"Mandi Bunga"

I went through one of the worst unlucky streak in my life during the past couple of weeks - both personally and business wise. I'm sure everyone goes through a period where somehow everything just goes wrong and anything that you do with good intentions just hits you back, smack in the face. For me it was pretty bad and I don't want to go into details - let's just say things that happened made me want to crawl into a hole, sleep and not wake up until next month. One or two days is not so bad, but for me it just carried on for a couple of weeks! From something simple to typo in emails, sending out the wrong sms to the wrong person to running around like a madwoman around town or a quiet day of sales. It was just bad news one after the other.

That's when I thought, that's it...I gotta do something about it! This is when "mandi bunga" comes in :) Sherin and myself have this ritual of "mandi bunga" or floral bath everytime we go through a series of unfortunate events. Call us naive or trivial, but when sh*t hits the fan, you'd do anything to make all this bad luck go away.

So, last Sunday I went to buy 7 different flowers (why 7? I don't know..ask Sherin hehe) and in the evening I made myself a nice floral bath.


Ouh, by the way here's a definition of floral bath or "mandi bunga" take from this link -http://themalaysianlife.blogspot.com/2008/03/mandi-bunga-ritual.html

Quote "The mandi bunga is performed to dispel bad luck (bad vibes) - "buang sui" or "buang sial". The rationale is that once a person is void of bad luck, he's able to attract good fortune." Unquote

Based on the write-up, I was suppose to put in kaffir lime and pomelo leaves..oh well. Maybe it'll half work..hehe

I don't know whether to believe it or not, but I do feel much better since yesterday. So far, there hasn't been any drama (touch wood!) til today. For what it's worth, even if it it's all in the mind, at least I had a relaxing evening bath ;)

Next time we go through another spell of bad luck, I'm gonna share another one of our rituals - moving furniture around the office..hehehe..but let's hope that we don't have to do that anytime soon or ever! We're runnning out of furniture and space.

For those who can't be bothered to look for flowers or draw their own bath, RedRibbon Days has an experience to help you shoo away any bad luck you've been experiencing, coupled with a body massage! Check out our Flower Blossom Spa experience. Ok, the picture in our website looks more inviting than mine. Should have bought more flowers..haha

Busy is Good!!!!!

Busy is good?! You'd never ever hear me say that sentence 2 years ago...but since RedRibbon Days, it's what myself and Sherin remind each other when both of us are swamped and overwhelmed with work. It's like our very own mantra that we probably (I know I do..hehe) chant to ourselves just to remind us that being busy is ALWAYS good for any business..and never to sigh when things get a bit crazy or when you just feel deadbeat..

Speaking of which, this is just about the same time I left a stable job 2 years ago to venture into the unknown..and looking back, i have not one ounce of regret :). It's been an awesome journey and it hasn't ended, in fact we're just at the start of the trip....which is why I have to admit, sometimes when you just feel so tired, you can't help think to yourself "are we there yet?!" - but then you realise that you've only reached Karak Highway when the destination is Kelantan..so you move on and enjoy every bit of the journey. Heh, my point is: it's takes a lot of patience, determination and persistence (not to mention a good business partner to push you when you're suddenly driving 50km/h on a 110km/h highway ;) to strive on. We keep telling ourselves it's too early to stop for a break now and being tired a few days a week is such a petty thought.

What I actually need is a lifestyle change...a healthier life i mean...I know this is sooo cliche, but I have to admit, if I lead a healthier lifestyle, I wouldn't be feeling as tired as often and wouldn't have to keep chanting to myself..'busy is good, busy is good..because you wouldn't be feeling it if you were always pumped up! Another thing I think I should give a try is our new Wellbeing experiences - Energy Treatments.

Energy Treatment – Fractal Wellness Therapy or this
Energy Treatment – Body Wellness Therapy

Sounds really good and I'm scheduled to try it out. I've always been a believer of - if you're surrounded by positive energy or if you're a positive person, you attract positive things in life.

Oh yah, and I also need sleep, which I should be doing now...gnite!