"Why do you want to change?"If it works,don't change it". Said my former boss.Period. Change scares a lot of people. Everyone has his/her own inertia to change.Newton's law still apply here,but I forgot,the first or the second Law?

Being a young man at that time, so I said: Yes,Sir!Being new on the job,I accepted it and felt that I need to learn a lot from him.After a few years,I got used to the job and the problems associated with the job.The Malay proverb said: Alah bisa tegal biasa.Later on,I realised that only new people  will notice certain things are not right,they do need change.After more than eight years on the job,everything become 'normal' to me.So my former boss is 'right'.May be I should formulate a new mathematics integral that all variable parameters will become constants as time (t) approaches 8 years.Any comments from fellow mathematicians/engineers out there?

I think it is just like the route you travel everyday to work.Most of us will religiously follow the same road to our office and go  home the same way.Once we got used to it,we just accept it.Just like the poor people-they are so used to poverty that they just resigned themselves to it;some called it fate.

From my limited experience,the are three ways to initiate a change in our life.First is to change the route and second is to change the vehicle you travel. Both can enrich your experience of life for better or for worse.On my way to New York from Boston,I took the plane from Boston Airport to La Guardia Airport in New York;then I took a boat ride to Manhattan and got on a a taxi to the hotel.To complete the journey, on the way back to Boston,I took a  3 hours train ride.It was a wonderful experience!I wish I could do it again.

The third one  is change your destination.This requires more thought.It all depends on where you want to go.Personally I have explored one small corner of cyberspace.It was a worth while experience; the most you can lose is a few hundreds ringgit but not your arms and legs. If one does not know where to go,any road will take him/her there. Sometimes,some people misunderstood lay-byes as their final destinations and some enjoy the journey so much that to them,the journey itself is the destination!(My apologies to Harley Davidsons/big bikers owners who are born to ride).

Actually,you don't have to visit New York to experience that.Just leave your car and hop into  a bus,Komuter train or LRT to work.Or just go to your office using different roads every other day.You will see,hear and even smell different things and meet more people along the way.A friend told me that he just realised that there are a lot more beautiful ladies out there(in the train?).If you wish to see how good or bad our roads are,just ride a bike like I do every Sunday morning.As one cycles along the road,one can smell the odour from uncollected rubbish and stench from the clogged road-side drains.Back lanes would be worse.Now only  I know(I think) why our Sasterawan Negara Encik Samad Said(he does not own a car but has a collection of 20,000 books at his home) always travel by mini bus.I tried once on mini bus(when my car was in the workshop),but it was a bad experience when the dusts got into my eyes and nostrils as the bus stopped in front of me!!

In fact,there are thousands and one things that we can do,but we have not done.Some,we dare NOT do.Another way is we can do the same thing in different way,like having a shower together with your spouse;-)) -(as recommended by a famous motivation speaker )

These are some of the "roads" less travelled.In fact,one PhD guy wrote a book on it.Any body dares to try?.

Please do not misunderstand me.In fact,I hate when people can *read* me like a book.I love to be misunderstood(sometimes)!I leave to your choice how to *read* my writings above-reading on the lines or between the lines(apa yang tersurat atau apa yang tersirat).

By the way,I am NOT asking anyone to join the next expedition to climb Mt. Everest or to change your job/spouse just for the sake of change. Talking about spouse(wife/husband),why not take her/him to a candle light dinner alone?I know of a few of my friends(men) who have not done this romantic stuff for more than 10 years(or even 20 years).No wonder you guys are complaining that life is getting stale and bored.If you happen to do this after reading my article,please let me know what happen after the dinner...

One does not need to be a genius to add spice to one's life.Just create a small variation from time to time.Let us borrow Dr Edward De Bono horizontal thinking approach-to explore new dimensions and locations.Even in the normal vertical thinking method,we can vary the order of things;like the top goes to the bottom and vice versa. Instead of eating the dinner cooked by your wife,why not you(men) cook the dinner once a while.I tried once and that was the last time my wife allowed me to mess up her kitchen!Any way,you may have more creative ideas than I do.

The roads less travelled are full of suprises. They are waiting to be discovered.In fact,we need not go very far;new discoveries can be found even at the back of our home.How nice it is,if you are a member of the expedition team.It is your choice either be a participant or just a spectator.It is very sad indeed if we are just couch potatoes or bystanders watching the world goes by...