Maslow's Hierarchy of needs...

Hi everyone...long time no see!! I dont really have time to blog lately...Today..i wana talk about people and their needs. According to Abraham Maslow,the hierarchy of needs is depicted as a pyramid consisting of five levels: the first lower level is being associated with Physiological needs, while the top levels are termed growth needs associated with psychological needs. The higher needs in this hierarchy only come into focus when the lower needs in the pyramid are satisfied. Once an individual has moved upwards to the next level, needs in the lower level will no longer be prioritized. If a lower set of needs is no longer being met, the individual will temporarily re-prioritize those needs by focusing attention on the unfulfilled needs, but will not permanently regress to the lower level.

i just want to talk about the third level of the hierarchy,which is the social needs.. Humans need to feel a sense of belonging and acceptance, whether it comes from a large social group,or small social connections.They need to love and be loved (sexually and non-sexually) by others. In the absence of these elements, many people become susceptible to loneliness, social anxiety, and Clinical depression.

No man is an island...we all need a sense of belonging..need to feel attached to an individual or a group..I just want to tell my family and all of my friends...i love you guys so much..without you guys..i am not who i am today..thank you!!

London.....Here i come.......

Like i said...went london for my weekend...its nice but i still prefer Reading as the lifestyle in London is hectic and busy....but its nice for sure...joined the city tour organised by St.Georges of University of London...so..got to visit a lot of places...passed by London eye...forgot to take pictures of it..arrrrgggggh..anyway...managed to take others...so..enjoy..


my friend Shirlie and her sister Nellie..

tower of london built by William the conquerer...used to be the palace of King Henry vIII and as prison for aristocrats..

the statute of Julius Caesar in front of the London wall



the tour guide..

the tower bridge

the well known london bridge

HMS Belstaff which has been used in Korean war!

streets of london



the bank of London

Magistrate's court

St. Paul's Cathedral



the double decker...


middle temple inn...

the court of Royal Justice...

streets of London





Lesceiter Square - China Town..



went to have dinner in a chinese restaurant which costs GBP 50.60....for what we have eaten..!!

Char Kuey Tiaw

tofu with minced pork

roasted pork

roasted duck

china town at night...

Long long journey....

last Friday went to london for the weekend with friends..the journey started from Reading station to london Waterloo and ended in Tooting...we were at the wrong bus in the very beginning so we arrived Tooting late..My friend's sister studies medicine in Tooting so we went to 'tumpang' her place..met some great friends over there...have a really fun weekend..we have birthday party for a friend over there( Xin Loong) and we even played truth or dare...and before that, i never know that i can be that wild in playing games...haha..cheers!!

posing at the bus stop where me and my friend missed the bus...haha

the scary london underground

mouth watering home cook dish by my friend's sister Nellie during our stay in Tooting...its really nice and feel like crying after the dinner..haha

the Xia Long Pao..

Chinese cabbage

chicken in garlic sauce

Char Siew Chicken...yummy!!

this is the birthday cake we baked for our friend Xin Loong...i decorated the cake meself...hehe



the birthday boy - Xin Loong..He turned 20 on 4th of Oct...

blowing candles....

make new friends in tooting...Nellie,TJ,Xin Loong, Chun Hsien, Mun Ling and the couples...nice ppl!!

Happy Birthday!!! ( 05 Oct)

Happy Birthday to u...k2....tried to call...but cant..anyway..wish u good health,peace and happiness...have a nice one...dun celebrate alone..take care..;)

heavy breakfast....yes? no?

this moring..i woke up early to make my own breakfast with my friends...which is..tagliatelle with dumpling....hehe..the fusion of western and chinese food...then someone came into the kitchen and saw us eating our meals...she gave us a look and said:'wow...what a heavy meal..!!' Well, i do admit that i eat a lot n i m trying to make my meal as interesting as possible..it actually tasted good.(sounds a bit like Gordon Ramsey) Anyway, we did enjoy our meal...!!

took a pic of it..

actually two..so full of my self..hehe

God is amazing...!!

i have been to some countries during winter but i never experience autumn before...well, its great...its really beautiful in Reading now(autumn)..i just cant find any words to express their beauty..cuz i m not William Shakespears...God love us so much as he gave us such a beautiful place to stay...Here are some pics to show u guys...enjoy:D

breath taking park

tree 'on fire'....

me and the tree!

me and another tree....

the lake in my uni - Whiteknights lake and the duffy ducks..haha

sitting on the dried leaves...

arrrgggghhhhh.....the sun...

02 Oct 2008

Today is an important day to me...i did something that i never thought i will do it throughout my life...dunno where did i get the courage to do so..haha,but am glad that i did it..Thanks to someone..

life in the hall.........

Well, i am not a stranger to living in student hall as i used to stay in Taylors' student hall for two years....But, one thing for sure is, Wessex Hall( the hall i m staying now )is way of better than Taylors student hall!! Here are some pics of my hall.. the main entrance of Wessex hall at night( obviously,duh...)

my ROOM---

ThE view from my window..nice?!

The kitchen...

The corridor i walk through everyday..like the nice wooden smell here!!

cook my own dinner..mushroom soup and alfredo(according to my friend)...

Alfredo...never know that i am talented in cooking..haha.just joking!!;p

mushroom soup

Cant wait to eat..Hungry!!

A tree outside the hall. Dunno what is it..but its some plants u can normally see in the christmas cards..

My hall

Another pic of my hall.

Camo..haha..posing for fun..its 5 degree celcius but still wearing shorts..cool leh..