It seems like I am not really actively updating my blog. Instead of giving excuses, I am coming out clean. Keeping a blog updated and beautifying takes alot of energy and diligence. It is never wrong to say that money follows those who excel at what they do! Apparently, the lack of advertisements on mine clearly suggests that my blog is one of the trillions blogs out there that are just surviving. We are hoping that the kind souls who are keeping the server alive will continue to be so kind! LoL! Why? We their servers and space to store our memories and our work. It will be so sad to find out one fine day that all those that were written are gone! I really do not know what I will do.
Anyway, today is a special day. As the title suggests, my family and I had a mini celebration at 492. It is a block where there is a coffee shop. However, the story is not about the coffee shop, the block or about the food. Ha! Basically, I just want to share how God still speaks to me despite my absence from His house. Hehe...
I am not taking that for granted. In fact, I am thankful for the experience. The thing was that the 9th of Nov is my sister's birthday and I have always wanted to get her something really nice and meaningful. Why? Because I have really shortchanged her. She had always blessed me every year during my birthday and I had not been returning the favour. LOL! However, this year, something happened and this is the thing I am sharing.
She had been rather moody and sad for the past month or so because of some personal issues. Being her brother, I really do feel for her. My family and I were also there to encourage her. She seems so lifeless and she was always complaining about how much life sucks. She did not even enjoy her trip to KL. With these in mind, I decided to do something or buy something special for her. Buying gifts or planning something can really wreak your brains. This is no exception. However, one fine night, all of a sudden, a thought came into me and suggested that I get her one of the Precious Moments figurines, as it contains meaningful text, which may uplift her spirits. So it happened, I went to a shop in Jurong Point to get her that.
To cut the long story short, when I passed her the gift today, I told her to guess what it is inside. She told me that it is a Precious Moments figurine. Despite the fact that she was right, I keep mum. When she found out what it really was, I asked her about her guess. You know what she told me? She told me that just recently, she was thinking to herself if she should collect the Precious Moments figurines. Ha!
Praise God. Thank God for putting that idea in me. Never would have thought about getting her that. Moreover, I believe that it will really be a blessing to her, something to encourage her. I pray that she will feel the love of God and start to be hopeful again. =)
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Celebration @ 492
It seems like I am not really actively updating my blog. Instead of giving excuses, I am coming out clean. Keeping a blog updated and beautifying takes alot of energy and diligence. It is never wrong to say that money follows those who excel at what they do! Apparently, the lack of advertisements on mine clearly suggests that my blog is one of the trillions blogs out there that are just surviving. We are hoping that the kind souls who are keeping the server alive will continue to be so kind! LoL! Why? We their servers and space to store our memories and our work. It will be so sad to find out one fine day that all those that were written are gone! I really do not know what I will do.
Anyway, today is a special day. As the title suggests, my family and I had a mini celebration at 492. It is a block where there is a coffee shop. However, the story is not about the coffee shop, the block or about the food. Ha! Basically, I just want to share how God still speaks to me despite my absence from His house. Hehe...
I am not taking that for granted. In fact, I am thankful for the experience. The thing was that the 9th of Nov is my sister's birthday and I have always wanted to get her something really nice and meaningful. Why? Because I have really shortchanged her. She had always blessed me every year during my birthday and I had not been returning the favour. LOL! However, this year, something happened and this is the thing I am sharing.
She had been rather moody and sad for the past month or so because of some personal issues. Being her brother, I really do feel for her. My family and I were also there to encourage her. She seems so lifeless and she was always complaining about how much life sucks. She did not even enjoy her trip to KL. With these in mind, I decided to do something or buy something special for her. Buying gifts or planning something can really wreak your brains. This is no exception. However, one fine night, all of a sudden, a thought came into me and suggested that I get her one of the Precious Moments figurines, as it contains meaningful text, which may uplift her spirits. So it happened, I went to a shop in Jurong Point to get her that.
To cut the long story short, when I passed her the gift today, I told her to guess what it is inside. She told me that it is a Precious Moments figurine. Despite the fact that she was right, I keep mum. When she found out what it really was, I asked her about her guess. You know what she told me? She told me that just recently, she was thinking to herself if she should collect the Precious Moments figurines. Ha!
Praise God. Thank God for putting that idea in me. Never would have thought about getting her that. Moreover, I believe that it will really be a blessing to her, something to encourage her. I pray that she will feel the love of God and start to be hopeful again. =)
Anyway, today is a special day. As the title suggests, my family and I had a mini celebration at 492. It is a block where there is a coffee shop. However, the story is not about the coffee shop, the block or about the food. Ha! Basically, I just want to share how God still speaks to me despite my absence from His house. Hehe...
I am not taking that for granted. In fact, I am thankful for the experience. The thing was that the 9th of Nov is my sister's birthday and I have always wanted to get her something really nice and meaningful. Why? Because I have really shortchanged her. She had always blessed me every year during my birthday and I had not been returning the favour. LOL! However, this year, something happened and this is the thing I am sharing.
She had been rather moody and sad for the past month or so because of some personal issues. Being her brother, I really do feel for her. My family and I were also there to encourage her. She seems so lifeless and she was always complaining about how much life sucks. She did not even enjoy her trip to KL. With these in mind, I decided to do something or buy something special for her. Buying gifts or planning something can really wreak your brains. This is no exception. However, one fine night, all of a sudden, a thought came into me and suggested that I get her one of the Precious Moments figurines, as it contains meaningful text, which may uplift her spirits. So it happened, I went to a shop in Jurong Point to get her that.
To cut the long story short, when I passed her the gift today, I told her to guess what it is inside. She told me that it is a Precious Moments figurine. Despite the fact that she was right, I keep mum. When she found out what it really was, I asked her about her guess. You know what she told me? She told me that just recently, she was thinking to herself if she should collect the Precious Moments figurines. Ha!
Praise God. Thank God for putting that idea in me. Never would have thought about getting her that. Moreover, I believe that it will really be a blessing to her, something to encourage her. I pray that she will feel the love of God and start to be hopeful again. =)
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Post-Birthday!
9th October 1981 marks the day when I popped into this world! 25 years later, I am still popping into people's life, which can be a good and a bad thing! Ha!
Yesterday, which was the day of my birthday, I had a great and joyous day. Many friends popped back into my life with wishes from SMS, Friendster and numerous other ways. I felt really blessed because I treasure all these relationships and I will never take any wishes from any of them lightly! Most of them, I have not really contacted for a year plus but they still managed to find a spot in their 5-6% of their brain matter to remember MY DAY! How grateful I am for that! :)
I just wanna thank everyone and anyone who wished or wanted to wish but did not have the chance to! I thank God for making things happen in my life, e.g. bringing my family closer together than before, protecting my relationship with Vivian, giving my good health... and many others.
I got a testimonial that I want to share to mark my 25th birthday. For those who know about my sickness, I wanna share a good news with you. I have not gone into my dissociative state for more than 2 years now! *Applause* I really thank God and I know that I cannot keep my sanity in check by my own strength. There were times when I thought I would have it again but by the grace of God, I got through it. I am really glad.
All these are not possible without the supports of my friends, family members, loved ones and many others who love me! My life and my world is made colourful with the existence of you people and I thank God for it. However, without the canvas of my life that God has gave me, all these colors would have made any sense. Therefore, I thank God for His unfailing love and grace.
Yesterday, which was the day of my birthday, I had a great and joyous day. Many friends popped back into my life with wishes from SMS, Friendster and numerous other ways. I felt really blessed because I treasure all these relationships and I will never take any wishes from any of them lightly! Most of them, I have not really contacted for a year plus but they still managed to find a spot in their 5-6% of their brain matter to remember MY DAY! How grateful I am for that! :)
I just wanna thank everyone and anyone who wished or wanted to wish but did not have the chance to! I thank God for making things happen in my life, e.g. bringing my family closer together than before, protecting my relationship with Vivian, giving my good health... and many others.
I got a testimonial that I want to share to mark my 25th birthday. For those who know about my sickness, I wanna share a good news with you. I have not gone into my dissociative state for more than 2 years now! *Applause* I really thank God and I know that I cannot keep my sanity in check by my own strength. There were times when I thought I would have it again but by the grace of God, I got through it. I am really glad.
All these are not possible without the supports of my friends, family members, loved ones and many others who love me! My life and my world is made colourful with the existence of you people and I thank God for it. However, without the canvas of my life that God has gave me, all these colors would have made any sense. Therefore, I thank God for His unfailing love and grace.
Post-Birthday!
9th October 1981 marks the day when I popped into this world! 25 years later, I am still popping into people's life, which can be a good and a bad thing! Ha!
Yesterday, which was the day of my birthday, I had a great and joyous day. Many friends popped back into my life with wishes from SMS, Friendster and numerous other ways. I felt really blessed because I treasure all these relationships and I will never take any wishes from any of them lightly! Most of them, I have not really contacted for a year plus but they still managed to find a spot in their 5-6% of their brain matter to remember MY DAY! How grateful I am for that! :)
I just wanna thank everyone and anyone who wished or wanted to wish but did not have the chance to! I thank God for making things happen in my life, e.g. bringing my family closer together than before, protecting my relationship with Vivian, giving my good health... and many others.
I got a testimonial that I want to share to mark my 25th birthday. For those who know about my sickness, I wanna share a good news with you. I have not gone into my dissociative state for more than 2 years now! *Applause* I really thank God and I know that I cannot keep my sanity in check by my own strength. There were times when I thought I would have it again but by the grace of God, I got through it. I am really glad.
All these are not possible without the supports of my friends, family members, loved ones and many others who love me! My life and my world is made colourful with the existence of you people and I thank God for it. However, without the canvas of my life that God has gave me, all these colors would have made any sense. Therefore, I thank God for His unfailing love and grace.
Yesterday, which was the day of my birthday, I had a great and joyous day. Many friends popped back into my life with wishes from SMS, Friendster and numerous other ways. I felt really blessed because I treasure all these relationships and I will never take any wishes from any of them lightly! Most of them, I have not really contacted for a year plus but they still managed to find a spot in their 5-6% of their brain matter to remember MY DAY! How grateful I am for that! :)
I just wanna thank everyone and anyone who wished or wanted to wish but did not have the chance to! I thank God for making things happen in my life, e.g. bringing my family closer together than before, protecting my relationship with Vivian, giving my good health... and many others.
I got a testimonial that I want to share to mark my 25th birthday. For those who know about my sickness, I wanna share a good news with you. I have not gone into my dissociative state for more than 2 years now! *Applause* I really thank God and I know that I cannot keep my sanity in check by my own strength. There were times when I thought I would have it again but by the grace of God, I got through it. I am really glad.
All these are not possible without the supports of my friends, family members, loved ones and many others who love me! My life and my world is made colourful with the existence of you people and I thank God for it. However, without the canvas of my life that God has gave me, all these colors would have made any sense. Therefore, I thank God for His unfailing love and grace.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Moving On to the Next Chapter...
After about a year plus of not going to school, I am finally going back to one! It will happen next Friday! Guess where? It will be at the Singapore’s fourth university, SIM University! The last time I attended school was when I was doing an Advance Certificate in Theology at City Harvest Bible Training Center. It was a short course spanning 1 year and I am happy to say that I really enjoyed and learnt a lot from that 1-year.
Now that I am going back to school again, I am really looking forward to the new people I am going to meet and a host of information, which I am going to acquire. I am taking a Degree course in Marketing. I am actually very excited about this course. I have always wanted to know more about marketing, the art of promoting and how one goes about bragging about itself. Some people say that marketing is like sales. I beg to differ. I have done a fair share of sales during my time in Prudential and I have to admit that selling was not that fun. Ha! Ironically, selling is the most essential part of a business. Closely following it is the company’s marketing department.
If a product is not properly packaged or promoted, selling, by itself, does possess much power. To me, doing sales is a challenge. However, I am more interested in the planning of how a product can be sold rather than the actual selling of the product. Thus, the interests in taking up a Degree course majoring in marketing.
Having revealed the first few sentences of the new chapter in my life, I ask for your prayers and guidance. Share with me your insights and advice, as I begin to tread on the road littered with valuable knowledge and information. I will be going down this road for 3 years and if at any moment you were inspired to share something with me, just email or contact me. I will gladly receive it with open arms and ears. For my brothers and sisters in church, continue to pray for me. Pray that I will have the strength and the capacity to make the most out of the course.
As I prepare to end this entry, I would like to thank you people for the interest and concern you have upon my life and for all the prayers and encouragement!
Now that I am going back to school again, I am really looking forward to the new people I am going to meet and a host of information, which I am going to acquire. I am taking a Degree course in Marketing. I am actually very excited about this course. I have always wanted to know more about marketing, the art of promoting and how one goes about bragging about itself. Some people say that marketing is like sales. I beg to differ. I have done a fair share of sales during my time in Prudential and I have to admit that selling was not that fun. Ha! Ironically, selling is the most essential part of a business. Closely following it is the company’s marketing department.
If a product is not properly packaged or promoted, selling, by itself, does possess much power. To me, doing sales is a challenge. However, I am more interested in the planning of how a product can be sold rather than the actual selling of the product. Thus, the interests in taking up a Degree course majoring in marketing.
Having revealed the first few sentences of the new chapter in my life, I ask for your prayers and guidance. Share with me your insights and advice, as I begin to tread on the road littered with valuable knowledge and information. I will be going down this road for 3 years and if at any moment you were inspired to share something with me, just email or contact me. I will gladly receive it with open arms and ears. For my brothers and sisters in church, continue to pray for me. Pray that I will have the strength and the capacity to make the most out of the course.
As I prepare to end this entry, I would like to thank you people for the interest and concern you have upon my life and for all the prayers and encouragement!
Moving On to the Next Chapter...
After about a year plus of not going to school, I am finally going back to one! It will happen next Friday! Guess where? It will be at the Singapore’s fourth university, SIM University! The last time I attended school was when I was doing an Advance Certificate in Theology at City Harvest Bible Training Center. It was a short course spanning 1 year and I am happy to say that I really enjoyed and learnt a lot from that 1-year.
Now that I am going back to school again, I am really looking forward to the new people I am going to meet and a host of information, which I am going to acquire. I am taking a Degree course in Marketing. I am actually very excited about this course. I have always wanted to know more about marketing, the art of promoting and how one goes about bragging about itself. Some people say that marketing is like sales. I beg to differ. I have done a fair share of sales during my time in Prudential and I have to admit that selling was not that fun. Ha! Ironically, selling is the most essential part of a business. Closely following it is the company’s marketing department.
If a product is not properly packaged or promoted, selling, by itself, does possess much power. To me, doing sales is a challenge. However, I am more interested in the planning of how a product can be sold rather than the actual selling of the product. Thus, the interests in taking up a Degree course majoring in marketing.
Having revealed the first few sentences of the new chapter in my life, I ask for your prayers and guidance. Share with me your insights and advice, as I begin to tread on the road littered with valuable knowledge and information. I will be going down this road for 3 years and if at any moment you were inspired to share something with me, just email or contact me. I will gladly receive it with open arms and ears. For my brothers and sisters in church, continue to pray for me. Pray that I will have the strength and the capacity to make the most out of the course.
As I prepare to end this entry, I would like to thank you people for the interest and concern you have upon my life and for all the prayers and encouragement!
Now that I am going back to school again, I am really looking forward to the new people I am going to meet and a host of information, which I am going to acquire. I am taking a Degree course in Marketing. I am actually very excited about this course. I have always wanted to know more about marketing, the art of promoting and how one goes about bragging about itself. Some people say that marketing is like sales. I beg to differ. I have done a fair share of sales during my time in Prudential and I have to admit that selling was not that fun. Ha! Ironically, selling is the most essential part of a business. Closely following it is the company’s marketing department.
If a product is not properly packaged or promoted, selling, by itself, does possess much power. To me, doing sales is a challenge. However, I am more interested in the planning of how a product can be sold rather than the actual selling of the product. Thus, the interests in taking up a Degree course majoring in marketing.
Having revealed the first few sentences of the new chapter in my life, I ask for your prayers and guidance. Share with me your insights and advice, as I begin to tread on the road littered with valuable knowledge and information. I will be going down this road for 3 years and if at any moment you were inspired to share something with me, just email or contact me. I will gladly receive it with open arms and ears. For my brothers and sisters in church, continue to pray for me. Pray that I will have the strength and the capacity to make the most out of the course.
As I prepare to end this entry, I would like to thank you people for the interest and concern you have upon my life and for all the prayers and encouragement!
Saturday, June 03, 2006
The Journey...
indulging in self-gratification can distort your perspective...
what you want in life... what is good in life...
it can also change the way you love things...
love can get selfish... always looking at the gains and not the sacrifice
most importantly, self gratification is pointless...
you get all the highs but only temporarily...
you feel empty after that...
the path in front only leads to the next self gratifying moment...
it is worst than running a rat race... at least, you are doing something different at different parts of the race.
self-gratifying acts come in all sorts of color and kinds.
to some, shouting at another person for personal relief is one...
to others, it may be the thought of being able to get involve sexually...
there are so many other ways and methods of self-gratifications.
while some of these acts may seem morally more wrong than others,
they all stem from the same root... Self-pleasure, self-gain or like i have said earlier, self-gratification
however, being humans, to indulge in self-pleasure/self-gain is a weakness everyone seems to be fighting.
the key word here is "fighting!"
the day we stop fighting it is the day we let these known problems be unknown...
it would be like to have your conscience seared by an iron!
knowing what is wrong is just the first step,
changing is the next logical step...
but the most important step is to defend the knowledge you have against the wrong, which you know!
knowledge brings light to a certain matter...
losing it then bring darkness back to it!
there is nothing wrong with being wrong,
there is nothing wrong with trying to change,
there is nothing wrong with failing at some points,
there is nothing wrong with being disappointed at those failures.
however, something is wrong when you stop seeing the wrongs
i am not writing this to change or teach others...
(though i hope that in doing so, it may help others)
conversely, i am writing this to encourage myself...
to remind myself of the pits that lie ahead of me.
in my sanity, i write to keep me from falling into insanity
throwing markers on the road, building fencing on both sides
as i journey along this winding road called LIFE
what you want in life... what is good in life...
it can also change the way you love things...
love can get selfish... always looking at the gains and not the sacrifice
most importantly, self gratification is pointless...
you get all the highs but only temporarily...
you feel empty after that...
the path in front only leads to the next self gratifying moment...
it is worst than running a rat race... at least, you are doing something different at different parts of the race.
self-gratifying acts come in all sorts of color and kinds.
to some, shouting at another person for personal relief is one...
to others, it may be the thought of being able to get involve sexually...
there are so many other ways and methods of self-gratifications.
while some of these acts may seem morally more wrong than others,
they all stem from the same root... Self-pleasure, self-gain or like i have said earlier, self-gratification
however, being humans, to indulge in self-pleasure/self-gain is a weakness everyone seems to be fighting.
the key word here is "fighting!"
the day we stop fighting it is the day we let these known problems be unknown...
it would be like to have your conscience seared by an iron!
knowing what is wrong is just the first step,
changing is the next logical step...
but the most important step is to defend the knowledge you have against the wrong, which you know!
knowledge brings light to a certain matter...
losing it then bring darkness back to it!
there is nothing wrong with being wrong,
there is nothing wrong with trying to change,
there is nothing wrong with failing at some points,
there is nothing wrong with being disappointed at those failures.
however, something is wrong when you stop seeing the wrongs
i am not writing this to change or teach others...
(though i hope that in doing so, it may help others)
conversely, i am writing this to encourage myself...
to remind myself of the pits that lie ahead of me.
in my sanity, i write to keep me from falling into insanity
throwing markers on the road, building fencing on both sides
as i journey along this winding road called LIFE
The Journey...
indulging in self-gratification can distort your perspective...
what you want in life... what is good in life...
it can also change the way you love things...
love can get selfish... always looking at the gains and not the sacrifice
most importantly, self gratification is pointless...
you get all the highs but only temporarily...
you feel empty after that...
the path in front only leads to the next self gratifying moment...
it is worst than running a rat race... at least, you are doing something different at different parts of the race.
self-gratifying acts come in all sorts of color and kinds.
to some, shouting at another person for personal relief is one...
to others, it may be the thought of being able to get involve sexually...
there are so many other ways and methods of self-gratifications.
while some of these acts may seem morally more wrong than others,
they all stem from the same root... Self-pleasure, self-gain or like i have said earlier, self-gratification
however, being humans, to indulge in self-pleasure/self-gain is a weakness everyone seems to be fighting.
the key word here is "fighting!"
the day we stop fighting it is the day we let these known problems be unknown...
it would be like to have your conscience seared by an iron!
knowing what is wrong is just the first step,
changing is the next logical step...
but the most important step is to defend the knowledge you have against the wrong, which you know!
knowledge brings light to a certain matter...
losing it then bring darkness back to it!
there is nothing wrong with being wrong,
there is nothing wrong with trying to change,
there is nothing wrong with failing at some points,
there is nothing wrong with being disappointed at those failures.
however, something is wrong when you stop seeing the wrongs
i am not writing this to change or teach others...
(though i hope that in doing so, it may help others)
conversely, i am writing this to encourage myself...
to remind myself of the pits that lie ahead of me.
in my sanity, i write to keep me from falling into insanity
throwing markers on the road, building fencing on both sides
as i journey along this winding road called LIFE
what you want in life... what is good in life...
it can also change the way you love things...
love can get selfish... always looking at the gains and not the sacrifice
most importantly, self gratification is pointless...
you get all the highs but only temporarily...
you feel empty after that...
the path in front only leads to the next self gratifying moment...
it is worst than running a rat race... at least, you are doing something different at different parts of the race.
self-gratifying acts come in all sorts of color and kinds.
to some, shouting at another person for personal relief is one...
to others, it may be the thought of being able to get involve sexually...
there are so many other ways and methods of self-gratifications.
while some of these acts may seem morally more wrong than others,
they all stem from the same root... Self-pleasure, self-gain or like i have said earlier, self-gratification
however, being humans, to indulge in self-pleasure/self-gain is a weakness everyone seems to be fighting.
the key word here is "fighting!"
the day we stop fighting it is the day we let these known problems be unknown...
it would be like to have your conscience seared by an iron!
knowing what is wrong is just the first step,
changing is the next logical step...
but the most important step is to defend the knowledge you have against the wrong, which you know!
knowledge brings light to a certain matter...
losing it then bring darkness back to it!
there is nothing wrong with being wrong,
there is nothing wrong with trying to change,
there is nothing wrong with failing at some points,
there is nothing wrong with being disappointed at those failures.
however, something is wrong when you stop seeing the wrongs
i am not writing this to change or teach others...
(though i hope that in doing so, it may help others)
conversely, i am writing this to encourage myself...
to remind myself of the pits that lie ahead of me.
in my sanity, i write to keep me from falling into insanity
throwing markers on the road, building fencing on both sides
as i journey along this winding road called LIFE
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Meaningful story...read on
Every thing that happens to us must be allowed by God. If he had allowed something hard for us, he is preparing us for a better tomorrow. This is a good story and is true, please read it all the way through until the end! (After the story, there are some veryinteresting facts!):
I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree.
The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with.a
Her last project of the term was called "Smile."
The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway, so, I thought this would be a piece ofcake, literally.
Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning. It was just our wayof sharing special playtime with our son. We were standing in line,waiting to be served, when all of a sudden, everyone around us beganto back away, and then even my husband did. I did not move an inch... an overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved.
As I turned around I smelled a horrible "dirty body" smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. I looked down at the short gentleman close to me. He was "smiling". His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance. He said,"Good day" as he counted the few coins he had been clutching. The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation.
I held my tears as I stood there with them. The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted.
He said, "Coffee is all Miss" because that was all they could afford.(If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm). Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action.
I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's cold hand.
He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, "Thank you."
I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, "I did not do this foryou. God is here working through me to give you hope." I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, "That is why God gave you to me, Honey,to give me hope."
We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give.
We are not church goers, but we are believers. That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love.
I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand. I turned in "my project" and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, "Can I share this?"
I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part ofGod share this need to heal people and to be healed. In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald's, my husband, son, instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.
Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS - NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends
will leave footprints in your heart.
To handle yourself, use your head.
To handle others, use your heart.
God Gives every bird it's food, but He does not throw it into its nest.
I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree.
The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with.a
Her last project of the term was called "Smile."
The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway, so, I thought this would be a piece ofcake, literally.
Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning. It was just our wayof sharing special playtime with our son. We were standing in line,waiting to be served, when all of a sudden, everyone around us beganto back away, and then even my husband did. I did not move an inch... an overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved.
As I turned around I smelled a horrible "dirty body" smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. I looked down at the short gentleman close to me. He was "smiling". His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance. He said,"Good day" as he counted the few coins he had been clutching. The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation.
I held my tears as I stood there with them. The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted.
He said, "Coffee is all Miss" because that was all they could afford.(If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm). Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action.
I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's cold hand.
He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, "Thank you."
I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, "I did not do this foryou. God is here working through me to give you hope." I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, "That is why God gave you to me, Honey,to give me hope."
We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give.
We are not church goers, but we are believers. That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love.
I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand. I turned in "my project" and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, "Can I share this?"
I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part ofGod share this need to heal people and to be healed. In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald's, my husband, son, instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.
Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS - NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends
will leave footprints in your heart.
To handle yourself, use your head.
To handle others, use your heart.
God Gives every bird it's food, but He does not throw it into its nest.
Meaningful story...read on
Every thing that happens to us must be allowed by God. If he had allowed something hard for us, he is preparing us for a better tomorrow. This is a good story and is true, please read it all the way through until the end! (After the story, there are some veryinteresting facts!):
I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree.
The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with.a
Her last project of the term was called "Smile."
The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway, so, I thought this would be a piece ofcake, literally.
Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning. It was just our wayof sharing special playtime with our son. We were standing in line,waiting to be served, when all of a sudden, everyone around us beganto back away, and then even my husband did. I did not move an inch... an overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved.
As I turned around I smelled a horrible "dirty body" smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. I looked down at the short gentleman close to me. He was "smiling". His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance. He said,"Good day" as he counted the few coins he had been clutching. The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation.
I held my tears as I stood there with them. The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted.
He said, "Coffee is all Miss" because that was all they could afford.(If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm). Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action.
I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's cold hand.
He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, "Thank you."
I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, "I did not do this foryou. God is here working through me to give you hope." I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, "That is why God gave you to me, Honey,to give me hope."
We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give.
We are not church goers, but we are believers. That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love.
I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand. I turned in "my project" and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, "Can I share this?"
I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part ofGod share this need to heal people and to be healed. In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald's, my husband, son, instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.
Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS - NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends
will leave footprints in your heart.
To handle yourself, use your head.
To handle others, use your heart.
God Gives every bird it's food, but He does not throw it into its nest.
I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree.
The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with.a
Her last project of the term was called "Smile."
The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway, so, I thought this would be a piece ofcake, literally.
Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning. It was just our wayof sharing special playtime with our son. We were standing in line,waiting to be served, when all of a sudden, everyone around us beganto back away, and then even my husband did. I did not move an inch... an overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved.
As I turned around I smelled a horrible "dirty body" smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. I looked down at the short gentleman close to me. He was "smiling". His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance. He said,"Good day" as he counted the few coins he had been clutching. The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation.
I held my tears as I stood there with them. The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted.
He said, "Coffee is all Miss" because that was all they could afford.(If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm). Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action.
I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's cold hand.
He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, "Thank you."
I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, "I did not do this foryou. God is here working through me to give you hope." I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, "That is why God gave you to me, Honey,to give me hope."
We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give.
We are not church goers, but we are believers. That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love.
I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand. I turned in "my project" and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, "Can I share this?"
I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part ofGod share this need to heal people and to be healed. In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald's, my husband, son, instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.
Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS - NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends
will leave footprints in your heart.
To handle yourself, use your head.
To handle others, use your heart.
God Gives every bird it's food, but He does not throw it into its nest.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
What happened!!!?
“Pok, pok, pok...”
Argh! What is happening to me? My curiosity is activated as I begin to slap my tummy with my hands again.
“Pok , pok, pok...”
Then I begin to pinch myself… Am I dreaming? Is my worst nightmare coming true for me?
“Ouch!”
I guess this is for real. Let me try on my pair of jeans, which is meant for 32-inch waists.
“ARGH!”
This cannot be real! I breathe in as I try to push the button towards to the slit. As I begin to try harder, I start to feel a choke from the waist up.
“Ah...”
Finally, it is in! I breathe a sigh of relief. At least, I am not going waste money to get a new pair. However, this fit is at the expense of my comfort. My thighs and buttocks feel like they are going to burst out from those cleverly engineered Levi’s Jeans. What’s worst is that the tightness of the jeans is forcing extra pounds of fats (from my buttocks and thighs) up onto my waist, which is already flooding the banks of my jeans.
This is getting really uncomfortable. Imagine the jeans shrinking after a wash... Oh boy! I will have to try twice as hard to fit into them. What could happen next? For now, I am not really sure. This has spurred the once energetic soul lost inside of me to start working hard; to find a way out from the abyss to regain control over this laid back body. However, the comfort of not having to exercise and the mouth watering draws of those delicacies are definitely not acting as a gravitational force in aid of the once energetic spirit in its acts to resurface. In fact, they are doing the opposite. They are forcing it back in...
I guess I have to find a way to help the once energetic soul in its quest to surface! I have to yank out my eyes! I have to set aflame my buttocks! Can I do it? Hmm... I really doubt so but I am going to try. Yanking out the eyes may seem hard but the least I can do is to stop feasting my eyes on those juicy meat and those delicious candies! Setting myself ablaze seems to be another daunting task. However, I can try to start to move more now. Make moving my body a habit is what I am going to tell myself from now on! Be active!
With my facial features squeezed in, in enthusiasm, I make a warrior shout and cried out, “ARRRRRRRRRRRR-GGGG-HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I WANT TO WEAR MY 32 INCH JEANS EASILY!”
Argh! What is happening to me? My curiosity is activated as I begin to slap my tummy with my hands again.
“Pok , pok, pok...”
Then I begin to pinch myself… Am I dreaming? Is my worst nightmare coming true for me?
“Ouch!”
I guess this is for real. Let me try on my pair of jeans, which is meant for 32-inch waists.
“ARGH!”
This cannot be real! I breathe in as I try to push the button towards to the slit. As I begin to try harder, I start to feel a choke from the waist up.
“Ah...”
Finally, it is in! I breathe a sigh of relief. At least, I am not going waste money to get a new pair. However, this fit is at the expense of my comfort. My thighs and buttocks feel like they are going to burst out from those cleverly engineered Levi’s Jeans. What’s worst is that the tightness of the jeans is forcing extra pounds of fats (from my buttocks and thighs) up onto my waist, which is already flooding the banks of my jeans.
This is getting really uncomfortable. Imagine the jeans shrinking after a wash... Oh boy! I will have to try twice as hard to fit into them. What could happen next? For now, I am not really sure. This has spurred the once energetic soul lost inside of me to start working hard; to find a way out from the abyss to regain control over this laid back body. However, the comfort of not having to exercise and the mouth watering draws of those delicacies are definitely not acting as a gravitational force in aid of the once energetic spirit in its acts to resurface. In fact, they are doing the opposite. They are forcing it back in...
I guess I have to find a way to help the once energetic soul in its quest to surface! I have to yank out my eyes! I have to set aflame my buttocks! Can I do it? Hmm... I really doubt so but I am going to try. Yanking out the eyes may seem hard but the least I can do is to stop feasting my eyes on those juicy meat and those delicious candies! Setting myself ablaze seems to be another daunting task. However, I can try to start to move more now. Make moving my body a habit is what I am going to tell myself from now on! Be active!
With my facial features squeezed in, in enthusiasm, I make a warrior shout and cried out, “ARRRRRRRRRRRR-GGGG-HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I WANT TO WEAR MY 32 INCH JEANS EASILY!”
What happened!!!?
“Pok, pok, pok...”
Argh! What is happening to me? My curiosity is activated as I begin to slap my tummy with my hands again.
“Pok , pok, pok...”
Then I begin to pinch myself… Am I dreaming? Is my worst nightmare coming true for me?
“Ouch!”
I guess this is for real. Let me try on my pair of jeans, which is meant for 32-inch waists.
“ARGH!”
This cannot be real! I breathe in as I try to push the button towards to the slit. As I begin to try harder, I start to feel a choke from the waist up.
“Ah...”
Finally, it is in! I breathe a sigh of relief. At least, I am not going waste money to get a new pair. However, this fit is at the expense of my comfort. My thighs and buttocks feel like they are going to burst out from those cleverly engineered Levi’s Jeans. What’s worst is that the tightness of the jeans is forcing extra pounds of fats (from my buttocks and thighs) up onto my waist, which is already flooding the banks of my jeans.
This is getting really uncomfortable. Imagine the jeans shrinking after a wash... Oh boy! I will have to try twice as hard to fit into them. What could happen next? For now, I am not really sure. This has spurred the once energetic soul lost inside of me to start working hard; to find a way out from the abyss to regain control over this laid back body. However, the comfort of not having to exercise and the mouth watering draws of those delicacies are definitely not acting as a gravitational force in aid of the once energetic spirit in its acts to resurface. In fact, they are doing the opposite. They are forcing it back in...
I guess I have to find a way to help the once energetic soul in its quest to surface! I have to yank out my eyes! I have to set aflame my buttocks! Can I do it? Hmm... I really doubt so but I am going to try. Yanking out the eyes may seem hard but the least I can do is to stop feasting my eyes on those juicy meat and those delicious candies! Setting myself ablaze seems to be another daunting task. However, I can try to start to move more now. Make moving my body a habit is what I am going to tell myself from now on! Be active!
With my facial features squeezed in, in enthusiasm, I make a warrior shout and cried out, “ARRRRRRRRRRRR-GGGG-HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I WANT TO WEAR MY 32 INCH JEANS EASILY!”
Argh! What is happening to me? My curiosity is activated as I begin to slap my tummy with my hands again.
“Pok , pok, pok...”
Then I begin to pinch myself… Am I dreaming? Is my worst nightmare coming true for me?
“Ouch!”
I guess this is for real. Let me try on my pair of jeans, which is meant for 32-inch waists.
“ARGH!”
This cannot be real! I breathe in as I try to push the button towards to the slit. As I begin to try harder, I start to feel a choke from the waist up.
“Ah...”
Finally, it is in! I breathe a sigh of relief. At least, I am not going waste money to get a new pair. However, this fit is at the expense of my comfort. My thighs and buttocks feel like they are going to burst out from those cleverly engineered Levi’s Jeans. What’s worst is that the tightness of the jeans is forcing extra pounds of fats (from my buttocks and thighs) up onto my waist, which is already flooding the banks of my jeans.
This is getting really uncomfortable. Imagine the jeans shrinking after a wash... Oh boy! I will have to try twice as hard to fit into them. What could happen next? For now, I am not really sure. This has spurred the once energetic soul lost inside of me to start working hard; to find a way out from the abyss to regain control over this laid back body. However, the comfort of not having to exercise and the mouth watering draws of those delicacies are definitely not acting as a gravitational force in aid of the once energetic spirit in its acts to resurface. In fact, they are doing the opposite. They are forcing it back in...
I guess I have to find a way to help the once energetic soul in its quest to surface! I have to yank out my eyes! I have to set aflame my buttocks! Can I do it? Hmm... I really doubt so but I am going to try. Yanking out the eyes may seem hard but the least I can do is to stop feasting my eyes on those juicy meat and those delicious candies! Setting myself ablaze seems to be another daunting task. However, I can try to start to move more now. Make moving my body a habit is what I am going to tell myself from now on! Be active!
With my facial features squeezed in, in enthusiasm, I make a warrior shout and cried out, “ARRRRRRRRRRRR-GGGG-HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I WANT TO WEAR MY 32 INCH JEANS EASILY!”
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Birthday planning - Fun?
In about one and a half month, I will have the "blessed and honoured" opportunity to celebrate a very special lady's birthday. This lady is special because she has always been my clutches when I was facing my crippling storms of life. As my blog title suggests, I have always been running in this journey called life and there are times when a small pebble comes along to trip me, which brought some serious injuries to me. Not literally though.
In any way, let just start by saying that she, the lady, has been a source of joy and pain! Oops. Haha... Ups and downs, eh? Haha. Okay! To prevent any misunderstanding, which may arise towards the lady, let me just say that the pain I am referring to is the kind of pain you will feel when you felt that you could have done more for her in a particular situation. Simply put, it hurts me when I indirectly or direct hurt her. Oh! Before you start to point your finger and hurl insults at me, remember that there are 4 other fingers pointing back at you! *Chuckles* Don't forget that you are not perfect yourself!
So now, let's get back to the topic at hand - Birthday planning. The question is, do you find that planning a birthday for such a special person is stressful? Ha! Okay! It could be stressful due to several reason, so before you arrive at a particular reason, please know that origins of the stress can be rather diverse. It could be a good kind of stress, just like it could be the bad kind of stress. Whatever it is, I believe that the joy you experience during these "stressful" times is inevitable because you are doing it for that special someone.
For me, all I can say is that I really want to give her a great day. Before and after that, I also want to be sure that she never regrets the choice the she made by making me her special someone too. I am stress, to say the least. Stress because there are thousand and one ways to celebrate birthdays. However, I believe that like everything else, there is that special one, which will sweep her off her feet and blow her away! Haha.. See that literally and I would be like some psychopath. Of course I don't mean it literally! Haha! I am still in the midst of researching for the ONE! I guess time is still on my side. With the powerful Internet, information, too, is on my side! Oh! With the goverment latest splurge on me, the Progress Package, I guess resources, namely money, is on my side TOO! Wahaha... what can I say. Everything seems to be on my side. I guess I have no excuse to fail then. Stay tune! We shall see the outcome at the end! Will it be one romantic day or will it be a flop?! I hope that it will be the former. Fingers crossed though.
Oh! If you guys have any great - let me emphasis again, GREAT - ideas, please do feel free to drop me an email at damng4444@yahoo.com. In the meantime, have a blessed Labour Day! I guess I will have all the time in the world to think more about this sacred task at hand - Birthday planning - since I need to work tomorrow, a public holiday! Ha! God bless! Love you all!
In any way, let just start by saying that she, the lady, has been a source of joy and pain! Oops. Haha... Ups and downs, eh? Haha. Okay! To prevent any misunderstanding, which may arise towards the lady, let me just say that the pain I am referring to is the kind of pain you will feel when you felt that you could have done more for her in a particular situation. Simply put, it hurts me when I indirectly or direct hurt her. Oh! Before you start to point your finger and hurl insults at me, remember that there are 4 other fingers pointing back at you! *Chuckles* Don't forget that you are not perfect yourself!
So now, let's get back to the topic at hand - Birthday planning. The question is, do you find that planning a birthday for such a special person is stressful? Ha! Okay! It could be stressful due to several reason, so before you arrive at a particular reason, please know that origins of the stress can be rather diverse. It could be a good kind of stress, just like it could be the bad kind of stress. Whatever it is, I believe that the joy you experience during these "stressful" times is inevitable because you are doing it for that special someone.
For me, all I can say is that I really want to give her a great day. Before and after that, I also want to be sure that she never regrets the choice the she made by making me her special someone too. I am stress, to say the least. Stress because there are thousand and one ways to celebrate birthdays. However, I believe that like everything else, there is that special one, which will sweep her off her feet and blow her away! Haha.. See that literally and I would be like some psychopath. Of course I don't mean it literally! Haha! I am still in the midst of researching for the ONE! I guess time is still on my side. With the powerful Internet, information, too, is on my side! Oh! With the goverment latest splurge on me, the Progress Package, I guess resources, namely money, is on my side TOO! Wahaha... what can I say. Everything seems to be on my side. I guess I have no excuse to fail then. Stay tune! We shall see the outcome at the end! Will it be one romantic day or will it be a flop?! I hope that it will be the former. Fingers crossed though.
Oh! If you guys have any great - let me emphasis again, GREAT - ideas, please do feel free to drop me an email at damng4444@yahoo.com. In the meantime, have a blessed Labour Day! I guess I will have all the time in the world to think more about this sacred task at hand - Birthday planning - since I need to work tomorrow, a public holiday! Ha! God bless! Love you all!
Birthday planning - Fun?
In about one and a half month, I will have the "blessed and honoured" opportunity to celebrate a very special lady's birthday. This lady is special because she has always been my clutches when I was facing my crippling storms of life. As my blog title suggests, I have always been running in this journey called life and there are times when a small pebble comes along to trip me, which brought some serious injuries to me. Not literally though.
In any way, let just start by saying that she, the lady, has been a source of joy and pain! Oops. Haha... Ups and downs, eh? Haha. Okay! To prevent any misunderstanding, which may arise towards the lady, let me just say that the pain I am referring to is the kind of pain you will feel when you felt that you could have done more for her in a particular situation. Simply put, it hurts me when I indirectly or direct hurt her. Oh! Before you start to point your finger and hurl insults at me, remember that there are 4 other fingers pointing back at you! *Chuckles* Don't forget that you are not perfect yourself!
So now, let's get back to the topic at hand - Birthday planning. The question is, do you find that planning a birthday for such a special person is stressful? Ha! Okay! It could be stressful due to several reason, so before you arrive at a particular reason, please know that origins of the stress can be rather diverse. It could be a good kind of stress, just like it could be the bad kind of stress. Whatever it is, I believe that the joy you experience during these "stressful" times is inevitable because you are doing it for that special someone.
For me, all I can say is that I really want to give her a great day. Before and after that, I also want to be sure that she never regrets the choice the she made by making me her special someone too. I am stress, to say the least. Stress because there are thousand and one ways to celebrate birthdays. However, I believe that like everything else, there is that special one, which will sweep her off her feet and blow her away! Haha.. See that literally and I would be like some psychopath. Of course I don't mean it literally! Haha! I am still in the midst of researching for the ONE! I guess time is still on my side. With the powerful Internet, information, too, is on my side! Oh! With the goverment latest splurge on me, the Progress Package, I guess resources, namely money, is on my side TOO! Wahaha... what can I say. Everything seems to be on my side. I guess I have no excuse to fail then. Stay tune! We shall see the outcome at the end! Will it be one romantic day or will it be a flop?! I hope that it will be the former. Fingers crossed though.
Oh! If you guys have any great - let me emphasis again, GREAT - ideas, please do feel free to drop me an email at damng4444@yahoo.com. In the meantime, have a blessed Labour Day! I guess I will have all the time in the world to think more about this sacred task at hand - Birthday planning - since I need to work tomorrow, a public holiday! Ha! God bless! Love you all!
In any way, let just start by saying that she, the lady, has been a source of joy and pain! Oops. Haha... Ups and downs, eh? Haha. Okay! To prevent any misunderstanding, which may arise towards the lady, let me just say that the pain I am referring to is the kind of pain you will feel when you felt that you could have done more for her in a particular situation. Simply put, it hurts me when I indirectly or direct hurt her. Oh! Before you start to point your finger and hurl insults at me, remember that there are 4 other fingers pointing back at you! *Chuckles* Don't forget that you are not perfect yourself!
So now, let's get back to the topic at hand - Birthday planning. The question is, do you find that planning a birthday for such a special person is stressful? Ha! Okay! It could be stressful due to several reason, so before you arrive at a particular reason, please know that origins of the stress can be rather diverse. It could be a good kind of stress, just like it could be the bad kind of stress. Whatever it is, I believe that the joy you experience during these "stressful" times is inevitable because you are doing it for that special someone.
For me, all I can say is that I really want to give her a great day. Before and after that, I also want to be sure that she never regrets the choice the she made by making me her special someone too. I am stress, to say the least. Stress because there are thousand and one ways to celebrate birthdays. However, I believe that like everything else, there is that special one, which will sweep her off her feet and blow her away! Haha.. See that literally and I would be like some psychopath. Of course I don't mean it literally! Haha! I am still in the midst of researching for the ONE! I guess time is still on my side. With the powerful Internet, information, too, is on my side! Oh! With the goverment latest splurge on me, the Progress Package, I guess resources, namely money, is on my side TOO! Wahaha... what can I say. Everything seems to be on my side. I guess I have no excuse to fail then. Stay tune! We shall see the outcome at the end! Will it be one romantic day or will it be a flop?! I hope that it will be the former. Fingers crossed though.
Oh! If you guys have any great - let me emphasis again, GREAT - ideas, please do feel free to drop me an email at damng4444@yahoo.com. In the meantime, have a blessed Labour Day! I guess I will have all the time in the world to think more about this sacred task at hand - Birthday planning - since I need to work tomorrow, a public holiday! Ha! God bless! Love you all!
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Finally... updates!
It has been a while since I last posted. There was really nothing interesting enough that would spur me to write up an entry. However, since I have finished my work for today and I still have some spare time, I guess I will just rant off anything that comes to mind.
Why not I start with a quick update for those who want to know what is going on in Damian's life? Nothing much has changed since the last time I posted. I am still attached to a beautiful lady. Ha... I am still church-less. Oh! Thank God that I am still working in Creative. Just renew my contract that will see me through 24 April 2007. However, the pay remains the same... Okay, it is certainly better than wage-less. Let me see if there is any thing else. Nothing much... Oh! I am on an exercise regime. One that I hope I can stick to. I really need to lose some weight because I have ballooned ever since this beautiful lady came into my life and stuff me with her unfinished food. Ha! Now you see why there is this phrase, “Beauty and the Beast.” The beast cannot help it... Beauty does not want to eat, so the beast has to step up to the plate and help the beauty. Ha!
Just recently, I just sat through a rather eye opening event. I thought that such drama would only happen in the movies! I was wrong! I do not think that it is necessary for me to go into the details, as I do not want this post to hurt anyone. I never thought that I would see someone, especially a girl, go into a relationship only to give up suddenly, so that the person could get back into a previous relationship the following day. The person must be really cold and emotionless. All I have to say is that I do feel bad for my dear friend. If I were to go into this story, I do not think that this one post would be enough, as there was a history to it and to miss out on any of the points would be unfair to those involved. Anyway, I still think that love is such a mystery. I have recently just drawn a picture of a love being engulfed in flames with the caption, “Rub it the wrong way and it will burn you; Catch it the right way and it will ignite your heart with passion!”
Love is indeed something that no one can fully grasped. The process of love, how it is built up, how it move about... in fact, love is so mysterious, it does not have a standard path. So now, for those inquisitive minds, let me make this clear. I am talking about love on a human level, love that can be beautiful and at the same time, ugly. To be able to behold love is a blessing one would dearly grab on to. To be burnt from it, one would then question its existence. Such is the power of love.
I am amazed! Once I started to pen my thoughts, words will flow like an unstoppable river... gushing and overflowing its bank. I, however, have the power to stop this from becoming too overwhelming, so I think I would just stop here. I will be looking forward to the next time when I have the luxury to sit down with no distractions and the time to paint out the pictures in my mind. I guess I would leave you all with something I wrote to a friend, in reply to a statement a friend of mine made while we were discussing about how we view a relationship.
I don't control every step that I take for I believe that God will lead me.
However, I don't take a step at a time, wondering what my next step would be for I have a journey, a path in front of me.
The path may change. Yes! But still there is a path that I am on.
I don't get dishearten when my path changes.
Rather, I learn to adjust and adapt, so I can continue to walk down the new path.
Why not I start with a quick update for those who want to know what is going on in Damian's life? Nothing much has changed since the last time I posted. I am still attached to a beautiful lady. Ha... I am still church-less. Oh! Thank God that I am still working in Creative. Just renew my contract that will see me through 24 April 2007. However, the pay remains the same... Okay, it is certainly better than wage-less. Let me see if there is any thing else. Nothing much... Oh! I am on an exercise regime. One that I hope I can stick to. I really need to lose some weight because I have ballooned ever since this beautiful lady came into my life and stuff me with her unfinished food. Ha! Now you see why there is this phrase, “Beauty and the Beast.” The beast cannot help it... Beauty does not want to eat, so the beast has to step up to the plate and help the beauty. Ha!
Just recently, I just sat through a rather eye opening event. I thought that such drama would only happen in the movies! I was wrong! I do not think that it is necessary for me to go into the details, as I do not want this post to hurt anyone. I never thought that I would see someone, especially a girl, go into a relationship only to give up suddenly, so that the person could get back into a previous relationship the following day. The person must be really cold and emotionless. All I have to say is that I do feel bad for my dear friend. If I were to go into this story, I do not think that this one post would be enough, as there was a history to it and to miss out on any of the points would be unfair to those involved. Anyway, I still think that love is such a mystery. I have recently just drawn a picture of a love being engulfed in flames with the caption, “Rub it the wrong way and it will burn you; Catch it the right way and it will ignite your heart with passion!”
Love is indeed something that no one can fully grasped. The process of love, how it is built up, how it move about... in fact, love is so mysterious, it does not have a standard path. So now, for those inquisitive minds, let me make this clear. I am talking about love on a human level, love that can be beautiful and at the same time, ugly. To be able to behold love is a blessing one would dearly grab on to. To be burnt from it, one would then question its existence. Such is the power of love.
I am amazed! Once I started to pen my thoughts, words will flow like an unstoppable river... gushing and overflowing its bank. I, however, have the power to stop this from becoming too overwhelming, so I think I would just stop here. I will be looking forward to the next time when I have the luxury to sit down with no distractions and the time to paint out the pictures in my mind. I guess I would leave you all with something I wrote to a friend, in reply to a statement a friend of mine made while we were discussing about how we view a relationship.
I don't control every step that I take for I believe that God will lead me.
However, I don't take a step at a time, wondering what my next step would be for I have a journey, a path in front of me.
The path may change. Yes! But still there is a path that I am on.
I don't get dishearten when my path changes.
Rather, I learn to adjust and adapt, so I can continue to walk down the new path.
Finally... updates!
It has been a while since I last posted. There was really nothing interesting enough that would spur me to write up an entry. However, since I have finished my work for today and I still have some spare time, I guess I will just rant off anything that comes to mind.
Why not I start with a quick update for those who want to know what is going on in Damian's life? Nothing much has changed since the last time I posted. I am still attached to a beautiful lady. Ha... I am still church-less. Oh! Thank God that I am still working in Creative. Just renew my contract that will see me through 24 April 2007. However, the pay remains the same... Okay, it is certainly better than wage-less. Let me see if there is any thing else. Nothing much... Oh! I am on an exercise regime. One that I hope I can stick to. I really need to lose some weight because I have ballooned ever since this beautiful lady came into my life and stuff me with her unfinished food. Ha! Now you see why there is this phrase, “Beauty and the Beast.” The beast cannot help it... Beauty does not want to eat, so the beast has to step up to the plate and help the beauty. Ha!
Just recently, I just sat through a rather eye opening event. I thought that such drama would only happen in the movies! I was wrong! I do not think that it is necessary for me to go into the details, as I do not want this post to hurt anyone. I never thought that I would see someone, especially a girl, go into a relationship only to give up suddenly, so that the person could get back into a previous relationship the following day. The person must be really cold and emotionless. All I have to say is that I do feel bad for my dear friend. If I were to go into this story, I do not think that this one post would be enough, as there was a history to it and to miss out on any of the points would be unfair to those involved. Anyway, I still think that love is such a mystery. I have recently just drawn a picture of a love being engulfed in flames with the caption, “Rub it the wrong way and it will burn you; Catch it the right way and it will ignite your heart with passion!”
Love is indeed something that no one can fully grasped. The process of love, how it is built up, how it move about... in fact, love is so mysterious, it does not have a standard path. So now, for those inquisitive minds, let me make this clear. I am talking about love on a human level, love that can be beautiful and at the same time, ugly. To be able to behold love is a blessing one would dearly grab on to. To be burnt from it, one would then question its existence. Such is the power of love.
I am amazed! Once I started to pen my thoughts, words will flow like an unstoppable river... gushing and overflowing its bank. I, however, have the power to stop this from becoming too overwhelming, so I think I would just stop here. I will be looking forward to the next time when I have the luxury to sit down with no distractions and the time to paint out the pictures in my mind. I guess I would leave you all with something I wrote to a friend, in reply to a statement a friend of mine made while we were discussing about how we view a relationship.
I don't control every step that I take for I believe that God will lead me.
However, I don't take a step at a time, wondering what my next step would be for I have a journey, a path in front of me.
The path may change. Yes! But still there is a path that I am on.
I don't get dishearten when my path changes.
Rather, I learn to adjust and adapt, so I can continue to walk down the new path.
Why not I start with a quick update for those who want to know what is going on in Damian's life? Nothing much has changed since the last time I posted. I am still attached to a beautiful lady. Ha... I am still church-less. Oh! Thank God that I am still working in Creative. Just renew my contract that will see me through 24 April 2007. However, the pay remains the same... Okay, it is certainly better than wage-less. Let me see if there is any thing else. Nothing much... Oh! I am on an exercise regime. One that I hope I can stick to. I really need to lose some weight because I have ballooned ever since this beautiful lady came into my life and stuff me with her unfinished food. Ha! Now you see why there is this phrase, “Beauty and the Beast.” The beast cannot help it... Beauty does not want to eat, so the beast has to step up to the plate and help the beauty. Ha!
Just recently, I just sat through a rather eye opening event. I thought that such drama would only happen in the movies! I was wrong! I do not think that it is necessary for me to go into the details, as I do not want this post to hurt anyone. I never thought that I would see someone, especially a girl, go into a relationship only to give up suddenly, so that the person could get back into a previous relationship the following day. The person must be really cold and emotionless. All I have to say is that I do feel bad for my dear friend. If I were to go into this story, I do not think that this one post would be enough, as there was a history to it and to miss out on any of the points would be unfair to those involved. Anyway, I still think that love is such a mystery. I have recently just drawn a picture of a love being engulfed in flames with the caption, “Rub it the wrong way and it will burn you; Catch it the right way and it will ignite your heart with passion!”
Love is indeed something that no one can fully grasped. The process of love, how it is built up, how it move about... in fact, love is so mysterious, it does not have a standard path. So now, for those inquisitive minds, let me make this clear. I am talking about love on a human level, love that can be beautiful and at the same time, ugly. To be able to behold love is a blessing one would dearly grab on to. To be burnt from it, one would then question its existence. Such is the power of love.
I am amazed! Once I started to pen my thoughts, words will flow like an unstoppable river... gushing and overflowing its bank. I, however, have the power to stop this from becoming too overwhelming, so I think I would just stop here. I will be looking forward to the next time when I have the luxury to sit down with no distractions and the time to paint out the pictures in my mind. I guess I would leave you all with something I wrote to a friend, in reply to a statement a friend of mine made while we were discussing about how we view a relationship.
I don't control every step that I take for I believe that God will lead me.
However, I don't take a step at a time, wondering what my next step would be for I have a journey, a path in front of me.
The path may change. Yes! But still there is a path that I am on.
I don't get dishearten when my path changes.
Rather, I learn to adjust and adapt, so I can continue to walk down the new path.
Friday, March 03, 2006
A tribute to my Grandmother
1st of March 2006 marks the passing on of my grandmother. The FIRST time losing someone close in the family. I had mixed feelings about the news. Although I was glad to know that she would no longer had to suffer the pain anymore here on earth, I am sad that she has to leave!
I have been close with my grandmother since young! To look back, many things happened between us. I remember that when I was young, I would kick her when I was in my bed, whenever she wanted me to wake me up, so that she could bring me to church for mass. I was too young to know her well intentions and too lazy to attend sunday masses with her. There are times when I would extort money from her during Chinese New Year too. Haha... Well, I wouldn't say these were proud moments of my life. I would, however, like to thank my grandmother for being the wonderful lady she had always been. Someone who would always take my full load of nonsense, someone who really took care of me, someone who was always there to pray for me and someone who LOVES me DEARLY! Thinking back, I am really at a loss right now! I will no longer be able to talk to her and touch her.
It hurts to have to go through the death of someone close but I am encouraged and delighted to know that she has gone to somewhere better, somewhere peaceful... into the arms of God! This sunday will be the day of her cremation. Until then, I will be there to accompany my grandmother at the wake.
It feels so different to see someone lying there motionless, not responding, not looking back at you when you want to interact with her. I will always miss the days when I tried to tease her. I will also remember the days when she would say 'Thank you' when I went to visit her while she was sick. Certainly, I will remember her as someone who is strong, someone who is devoted to God, someone who can take hardships and someone who loves us very much! I want to thank God for blessing me with such a wonderful lady! One who took care of me since I was a baby. I LOVE YOU, GRANDMA!
A warm smile
was always there to embrace us.
A gentle touch
was all she had for us.
A devoted heart
showed us your passion for God.
This is our grandmother.
Your fighting spirit
encouraged us to be stronger.
Your peaceful body
will always remind us of the wonderful times.
You are our beloved grandmother.
Now that you are gone,
the fond memories we had with you,
we will hold it closely to our hearts.
We will always love you;
pray for you;
miss you;
think about you
and we will always thank God for you.
I have been close with my grandmother since young! To look back, many things happened between us. I remember that when I was young, I would kick her when I was in my bed, whenever she wanted me to wake me up, so that she could bring me to church for mass. I was too young to know her well intentions and too lazy to attend sunday masses with her. There are times when I would extort money from her during Chinese New Year too. Haha... Well, I wouldn't say these were proud moments of my life. I would, however, like to thank my grandmother for being the wonderful lady she had always been. Someone who would always take my full load of nonsense, someone who really took care of me, someone who was always there to pray for me and someone who LOVES me DEARLY! Thinking back, I am really at a loss right now! I will no longer be able to talk to her and touch her.
It hurts to have to go through the death of someone close but I am encouraged and delighted to know that she has gone to somewhere better, somewhere peaceful... into the arms of God! This sunday will be the day of her cremation. Until then, I will be there to accompany my grandmother at the wake.
It feels so different to see someone lying there motionless, not responding, not looking back at you when you want to interact with her. I will always miss the days when I tried to tease her. I will also remember the days when she would say 'Thank you' when I went to visit her while she was sick. Certainly, I will remember her as someone who is strong, someone who is devoted to God, someone who can take hardships and someone who loves us very much! I want to thank God for blessing me with such a wonderful lady! One who took care of me since I was a baby. I LOVE YOU, GRANDMA!
A warm smile
was always there to embrace us.
A gentle touch
was all she had for us.
A devoted heart
showed us your passion for God.
This is our grandmother.
Your fighting spirit
encouraged us to be stronger.
Your peaceful body
will always remind us of the wonderful times.
You are our beloved grandmother.
Now that you are gone,
the fond memories we had with you,
we will hold it closely to our hearts.
We will always love you;
pray for you;
miss you;
think about you
and we will always thank God for you.
A tribute to my Grandmother
1st of March 2006 marks the passing on of my grandmother. The FIRST time losing someone close in the family. I had mixed feelings about the news. Although I was glad to know that she would no longer had to suffer the pain anymore here on earth, I am sad that she has to leave!
I have been close with my grandmother since young! To look back, many things happened between us. I remember that when I was young, I would kick her when I was in my bed, whenever she wanted me to wake me up, so that she could bring me to church for mass. I was too young to know her well intentions and too lazy to attend sunday masses with her. There are times when I would extort money from her during Chinese New Year too. Haha... Well, I wouldn't say these were proud moments of my life. I would, however, like to thank my grandmother for being the wonderful lady she had always been. Someone who would always take my full load of nonsense, someone who really took care of me, someone who was always there to pray for me and someone who LOVES me DEARLY! Thinking back, I am really at a loss right now! I will no longer be able to talk to her and touch her.
It hurts to have to go through the death of someone close but I am encouraged and delighted to know that she has gone to somewhere better, somewhere peaceful... into the arms of God! This sunday will be the day of her cremation. Until then, I will be there to accompany my grandmother at the wake.
It feels so different to see someone lying there motionless, not responding, not looking back at you when you want to interact with her. I will always miss the days when I tried to tease her. I will also remember the days when she would say 'Thank you' when I went to visit her while she was sick. Certainly, I will remember her as someone who is strong, someone who is devoted to God, someone who can take hardships and someone who loves us very much! I want to thank God for blessing me with such a wonderful lady! One who took care of me since I was a baby. I LOVE YOU, GRANDMA!
A warm smile
was always there to embrace us.
A gentle touch
was all she had for us.
A devoted heart
showed us your passion for God.
This is our grandmother.
Your fighting spirit
encouraged us to be stronger.
Your peaceful body
will always remind us of the wonderful times.
You are our beloved grandmother.
Now that you are gone,
the fond memories we had with you,
we will hold it closely to our hearts.
We will always love you;
pray for you;
miss you;
think about you
and we will always thank God for you.
I have been close with my grandmother since young! To look back, many things happened between us. I remember that when I was young, I would kick her when I was in my bed, whenever she wanted me to wake me up, so that she could bring me to church for mass. I was too young to know her well intentions and too lazy to attend sunday masses with her. There are times when I would extort money from her during Chinese New Year too. Haha... Well, I wouldn't say these were proud moments of my life. I would, however, like to thank my grandmother for being the wonderful lady she had always been. Someone who would always take my full load of nonsense, someone who really took care of me, someone who was always there to pray for me and someone who LOVES me DEARLY! Thinking back, I am really at a loss right now! I will no longer be able to talk to her and touch her.
It hurts to have to go through the death of someone close but I am encouraged and delighted to know that she has gone to somewhere better, somewhere peaceful... into the arms of God! This sunday will be the day of her cremation. Until then, I will be there to accompany my grandmother at the wake.
It feels so different to see someone lying there motionless, not responding, not looking back at you when you want to interact with her. I will always miss the days when I tried to tease her. I will also remember the days when she would say 'Thank you' when I went to visit her while she was sick. Certainly, I will remember her as someone who is strong, someone who is devoted to God, someone who can take hardships and someone who loves us very much! I want to thank God for blessing me with such a wonderful lady! One who took care of me since I was a baby. I LOVE YOU, GRANDMA!
A warm smile
was always there to embrace us.
A gentle touch
was all she had for us.
A devoted heart
showed us your passion for God.
This is our grandmother.
Your fighting spirit
encouraged us to be stronger.
Your peaceful body
will always remind us of the wonderful times.
You are our beloved grandmother.
Now that you are gone,
the fond memories we had with you,
we will hold it closely to our hearts.
We will always love you;
pray for you;
miss you;
think about you
and we will always thank God for you.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Post- Chinese New Year
Just a quick review of the past week. So many things happened in the past week. I did an ad-hoc project for my department. It was a pilot programme to test if it is viable to have phone support here in Singapore for the US region. Then there was Chinese New Year!
Firstly, I have to praise God that the pilot programme was a fun and, for me, successful one. I am not sure how the management rates it but for me, I managed to resolve about 90% of the issues faced by our US customers through the phone. For the rest of 10%, they had to get back to us. I did, however, have one or two which I needed to escalate their issues to our advance support team for further assistance. Therefore, based on how happy the customer sounded and the many thank you I got from most of the customers, I have to give myself a pat on the back and congratulate myself on a job well done. I have to point out that this is the first time I am doing phone support and I have to admit that it is not something, which one can just take up the phone and start providing support. Yeah… Praise God for His anointing!
Secondly, Chinese New Year was very special this year! Why? The reason why it was special is because it was the first time I brought my girlfriend along! It was so special to me! We spent a great day going from house to house to “bai nian.” My grandma, as you would know, is really sick but I am glad that she was able to spend Chinese New Year with all of us! Though she was in a little bit of pain when her children when to visit her, I could see the joy in her eyes when she saw different people visit her. It was indeed something that money could not buy and I can see that it was really precious to her.
As I am typing this post, I have a heavy burden in my heart because my grandma has since being hospitalized. She was in pain after the third day of Chinese New Year and my aunt admitted her to the hospital. I will be going to the hospital after work today and I do really pray that the strength of God and the love of God will be there to strengthen and encourage her. God kinda lifted the heaviness in my heart this morning after I said a prayer for her. I just hope that she will go peacefully and without much pain if that is the next phase for her. However, if her time is not up yet, I do hope that she will pull through strongly and painlessly too!
To end off, I just want to testify of God’s ever goodness in my life. Two nights ago, I found out that was not able to find my work pass. I called my brother and requested him to help me check if it was in the house to no avail. I checked my bag and I checked with a fellow friend whom I was but the results were negative. While I was on my way to work yesterday, I was certain that my pass must be lost but I wanted to go home and check one last time before I order a new one. During the journey, I decided to pray and ask God to help me in my search for the pass. I said a short prayer and continued the day as per normal, waiting for the day to end, so I could go home and check on the pass. Halfway through the day, the reception in my office building called and told me that someone found the pass and had made the way down to my office to return it to the security office. When I heard that, I was so thankful and blessed! I could not stop praising God for His favor and His mercy! Despite so many things, He remains faithful and gracious! I am indeed thankful! I do really treasure God not for His ability to help me retrieve that which was lost but His merciful and gracious love He has for me!
Though 2006 did not start right for me in more than one ways, eg. computer broke down, had a huge argument with my mum, etc, there are instances and moments that showed me otherwise. I am hopeful always that conclusions are not only drawn from what I know or what I see. Sometimes, things are so complicated and there are others, things are just so simple. In either time, I do not think that I will be able to draw a concrete conclusion to that part of my life story. God, who has the all-powerful pen, will be able to change and alter the ending of that part of my life story. I am hopeful that whatever He pens, I will get what He thinks is best for me!
Firstly, I have to praise God that the pilot programme was a fun and, for me, successful one. I am not sure how the management rates it but for me, I managed to resolve about 90% of the issues faced by our US customers through the phone. For the rest of 10%, they had to get back to us. I did, however, have one or two which I needed to escalate their issues to our advance support team for further assistance. Therefore, based on how happy the customer sounded and the many thank you I got from most of the customers, I have to give myself a pat on the back and congratulate myself on a job well done. I have to point out that this is the first time I am doing phone support and I have to admit that it is not something, which one can just take up the phone and start providing support. Yeah… Praise God for His anointing!
Secondly, Chinese New Year was very special this year! Why? The reason why it was special is because it was the first time I brought my girlfriend along! It was so special to me! We spent a great day going from house to house to “bai nian.” My grandma, as you would know, is really sick but I am glad that she was able to spend Chinese New Year with all of us! Though she was in a little bit of pain when her children when to visit her, I could see the joy in her eyes when she saw different people visit her. It was indeed something that money could not buy and I can see that it was really precious to her.
As I am typing this post, I have a heavy burden in my heart because my grandma has since being hospitalized. She was in pain after the third day of Chinese New Year and my aunt admitted her to the hospital. I will be going to the hospital after work today and I do really pray that the strength of God and the love of God will be there to strengthen and encourage her. God kinda lifted the heaviness in my heart this morning after I said a prayer for her. I just hope that she will go peacefully and without much pain if that is the next phase for her. However, if her time is not up yet, I do hope that she will pull through strongly and painlessly too!
To end off, I just want to testify of God’s ever goodness in my life. Two nights ago, I found out that was not able to find my work pass. I called my brother and requested him to help me check if it was in the house to no avail. I checked my bag and I checked with a fellow friend whom I was but the results were negative. While I was on my way to work yesterday, I was certain that my pass must be lost but I wanted to go home and check one last time before I order a new one. During the journey, I decided to pray and ask God to help me in my search for the pass. I said a short prayer and continued the day as per normal, waiting for the day to end, so I could go home and check on the pass. Halfway through the day, the reception in my office building called and told me that someone found the pass and had made the way down to my office to return it to the security office. When I heard that, I was so thankful and blessed! I could not stop praising God for His favor and His mercy! Despite so many things, He remains faithful and gracious! I am indeed thankful! I do really treasure God not for His ability to help me retrieve that which was lost but His merciful and gracious love He has for me!
Though 2006 did not start right for me in more than one ways, eg. computer broke down, had a huge argument with my mum, etc, there are instances and moments that showed me otherwise. I am hopeful always that conclusions are not only drawn from what I know or what I see. Sometimes, things are so complicated and there are others, things are just so simple. In either time, I do not think that I will be able to draw a concrete conclusion to that part of my life story. God, who has the all-powerful pen, will be able to change and alter the ending of that part of my life story. I am hopeful that whatever He pens, I will get what He thinks is best for me!
Post- Chinese New Year
Just a quick review of the past week. So many things happened in the past week. I did an ad-hoc project for my department. It was a pilot programme to test if it is viable to have phone support here in Singapore for the US region. Then there was Chinese New Year!
Firstly, I have to praise God that the pilot programme was a fun and, for me, successful one. I am not sure how the management rates it but for me, I managed to resolve about 90% of the issues faced by our US customers through the phone. For the rest of 10%, they had to get back to us. I did, however, have one or two which I needed to escalate their issues to our advance support team for further assistance. Therefore, based on how happy the customer sounded and the many thank you I got from most of the customers, I have to give myself a pat on the back and congratulate myself on a job well done. I have to point out that this is the first time I am doing phone support and I have to admit that it is not something, which one can just take up the phone and start providing support. Yeah… Praise God for His anointing!
Secondly, Chinese New Year was very special this year! Why? The reason why it was special is because it was the first time I brought my girlfriend along! It was so special to me! We spent a great day going from house to house to “bai nian.” My grandma, as you would know, is really sick but I am glad that she was able to spend Chinese New Year with all of us! Though she was in a little bit of pain when her children when to visit her, I could see the joy in her eyes when she saw different people visit her. It was indeed something that money could not buy and I can see that it was really precious to her.
As I am typing this post, I have a heavy burden in my heart because my grandma has since being hospitalized. She was in pain after the third day of Chinese New Year and my aunt admitted her to the hospital. I will be going to the hospital after work today and I do really pray that the strength of God and the love of God will be there to strengthen and encourage her. God kinda lifted the heaviness in my heart this morning after I said a prayer for her. I just hope that she will go peacefully and without much pain if that is the next phase for her. However, if her time is not up yet, I do hope that she will pull through strongly and painlessly too!
To end off, I just want to testify of God’s ever goodness in my life. Two nights ago, I found out that was not able to find my work pass. I called my brother and requested him to help me check if it was in the house to no avail. I checked my bag and I checked with a fellow friend whom I was but the results were negative. While I was on my way to work yesterday, I was certain that my pass must be lost but I wanted to go home and check one last time before I order a new one. During the journey, I decided to pray and ask God to help me in my search for the pass. I said a short prayer and continued the day as per normal, waiting for the day to end, so I could go home and check on the pass. Halfway through the day, the reception in my office building called and told me that someone found the pass and had made the way down to my office to return it to the security office. When I heard that, I was so thankful and blessed! I could not stop praising God for His favor and His mercy! Despite so many things, He remains faithful and gracious! I am indeed thankful! I do really treasure God not for His ability to help me retrieve that which was lost but His merciful and gracious love He has for me!
Though 2006 did not start right for me in more than one ways, eg. computer broke down, had a huge argument with my mum, etc, there are instances and moments that showed me otherwise. I am hopeful always that conclusions are not only drawn from what I know or what I see. Sometimes, things are so complicated and there are others, things are just so simple. In either time, I do not think that I will be able to draw a concrete conclusion to that part of my life story. God, who has the all-powerful pen, will be able to change and alter the ending of that part of my life story. I am hopeful that whatever He pens, I will get what He thinks is best for me!
Firstly, I have to praise God that the pilot programme was a fun and, for me, successful one. I am not sure how the management rates it but for me, I managed to resolve about 90% of the issues faced by our US customers through the phone. For the rest of 10%, they had to get back to us. I did, however, have one or two which I needed to escalate their issues to our advance support team for further assistance. Therefore, based on how happy the customer sounded and the many thank you I got from most of the customers, I have to give myself a pat on the back and congratulate myself on a job well done. I have to point out that this is the first time I am doing phone support and I have to admit that it is not something, which one can just take up the phone and start providing support. Yeah… Praise God for His anointing!
Secondly, Chinese New Year was very special this year! Why? The reason why it was special is because it was the first time I brought my girlfriend along! It was so special to me! We spent a great day going from house to house to “bai nian.” My grandma, as you would know, is really sick but I am glad that she was able to spend Chinese New Year with all of us! Though she was in a little bit of pain when her children when to visit her, I could see the joy in her eyes when she saw different people visit her. It was indeed something that money could not buy and I can see that it was really precious to her.
As I am typing this post, I have a heavy burden in my heart because my grandma has since being hospitalized. She was in pain after the third day of Chinese New Year and my aunt admitted her to the hospital. I will be going to the hospital after work today and I do really pray that the strength of God and the love of God will be there to strengthen and encourage her. God kinda lifted the heaviness in my heart this morning after I said a prayer for her. I just hope that she will go peacefully and without much pain if that is the next phase for her. However, if her time is not up yet, I do hope that she will pull through strongly and painlessly too!
To end off, I just want to testify of God’s ever goodness in my life. Two nights ago, I found out that was not able to find my work pass. I called my brother and requested him to help me check if it was in the house to no avail. I checked my bag and I checked with a fellow friend whom I was but the results were negative. While I was on my way to work yesterday, I was certain that my pass must be lost but I wanted to go home and check one last time before I order a new one. During the journey, I decided to pray and ask God to help me in my search for the pass. I said a short prayer and continued the day as per normal, waiting for the day to end, so I could go home and check on the pass. Halfway through the day, the reception in my office building called and told me that someone found the pass and had made the way down to my office to return it to the security office. When I heard that, I was so thankful and blessed! I could not stop praising God for His favor and His mercy! Despite so many things, He remains faithful and gracious! I am indeed thankful! I do really treasure God not for His ability to help me retrieve that which was lost but His merciful and gracious love He has for me!
Though 2006 did not start right for me in more than one ways, eg. computer broke down, had a huge argument with my mum, etc, there are instances and moments that showed me otherwise. I am hopeful always that conclusions are not only drawn from what I know or what I see. Sometimes, things are so complicated and there are others, things are just so simple. In either time, I do not think that I will be able to draw a concrete conclusion to that part of my life story. God, who has the all-powerful pen, will be able to change and alter the ending of that part of my life story. I am hopeful that whatever He pens, I will get what He thinks is best for me!
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Season of Receiving!
Chinese New Year is just round the bend and it is another season of harvest. ;) For the benefit my American friends, Chinese New Year is time where the Chinese will visit each other's families. A pair of oranges will be presented to the host by the guests as a form of wishing the host good luck and prosperity. The married adults will also give red packets or what we, Chinese, call it, ANG BAO, to the non-marrieds in the family. This is the reason why I said that this i a season of harvest! Haha... we will be moving around from house to house to collect our LONG-AWAITING rewards! Haha... Just kidding! It is going to be a great time of gathering, where most of the family members will gather at one place to chat and to eat!
This year, it will, however, be a bit special. Our grandma's health is still not that good but we will still be celebrating this New Year with her. She will be at home and I believe that she will have a great time, despite her health. We will definitely make this a memorable one for her. We wanted to do it during Christmas but she was admitted to the hospital on the day when we wanted to celebrate for her. I believe that this time round, everything will go as plan. I am definitely looking forward to it.
I have been rather tied up lately with work. I have not been hitting the gym and running for a while. :( That's demoralizing because it is evident on my waist! This absence from gym and the running track is have adverse effects on my physique! Haha... man... if my dad's taxi has a flat tyre (not sure if this is the correct spelling for the rubber thingy that wraps around the metal wheel of a car), I would believe that I will be of much use! :) Haha...
I hate this state of me! I will certainly squeeze some time out the within the rest of the week and next to do some exercise. Oh! I registered for my company's aerobics kickboxing too! This will be my first aerobics class in my whole entire life! I am so excited! At last, I can throw some mean punches and get those kicks done without having to look stupid! :)
Be joyful always! Hopeful in ALL things! To have joy is not to seek for the source. Rather it is to delight in the whatever you are having NOW!
This year, it will, however, be a bit special. Our grandma's health is still not that good but we will still be celebrating this New Year with her. She will be at home and I believe that she will have a great time, despite her health. We will definitely make this a memorable one for her. We wanted to do it during Christmas but she was admitted to the hospital on the day when we wanted to celebrate for her. I believe that this time round, everything will go as plan. I am definitely looking forward to it.
I have been rather tied up lately with work. I have not been hitting the gym and running for a while. :( That's demoralizing because it is evident on my waist! This absence from gym and the running track is have adverse effects on my physique! Haha... man... if my dad's taxi has a flat tyre (not sure if this is the correct spelling for the rubber thingy that wraps around the metal wheel of a car), I would believe that I will be of much use! :) Haha...
I hate this state of me! I will certainly squeeze some time out the within the rest of the week and next to do some exercise. Oh! I registered for my company's aerobics kickboxing too! This will be my first aerobics class in my whole entire life! I am so excited! At last, I can throw some mean punches and get those kicks done without having to look stupid! :)
Be joyful always! Hopeful in ALL things! To have joy is not to seek for the source. Rather it is to delight in the whatever you are having NOW!
Season of Receiving!
Chinese New Year is just round the bend and it is another season of harvest. ;) For the benefit my American friends, Chinese New Year is time where the Chinese will visit each other's families. A pair of oranges will be presented to the host by the guests as a form of wishing the host good luck and prosperity. The married adults will also give red packets or what we, Chinese, call it, ANG BAO, to the non-marrieds in the family. This is the reason why I said that this i a season of harvest! Haha... we will be moving around from house to house to collect our LONG-AWAITING rewards! Haha... Just kidding! It is going to be a great time of gathering, where most of the family members will gather at one place to chat and to eat!
This year, it will, however, be a bit special. Our grandma's health is still not that good but we will still be celebrating this New Year with her. She will be at home and I believe that she will have a great time, despite her health. We will definitely make this a memorable one for her. We wanted to do it during Christmas but she was admitted to the hospital on the day when we wanted to celebrate for her. I believe that this time round, everything will go as plan. I am definitely looking forward to it.
I have been rather tied up lately with work. I have not been hitting the gym and running for a while. :( That's demoralizing because it is evident on my waist! This absence from gym and the running track is have adverse effects on my physique! Haha... man... if my dad's taxi has a flat tyre (not sure if this is the correct spelling for the rubber thingy that wraps around the metal wheel of a car), I would believe that I will be of much use! :) Haha...
I hate this state of me! I will certainly squeeze some time out the within the rest of the week and next to do some exercise. Oh! I registered for my company's aerobics kickboxing too! This will be my first aerobics class in my whole entire life! I am so excited! At last, I can throw some mean punches and get those kicks done without having to look stupid! :)
Be joyful always! Hopeful in ALL things! To have joy is not to seek for the source. Rather it is to delight in the whatever you are having NOW!
This year, it will, however, be a bit special. Our grandma's health is still not that good but we will still be celebrating this New Year with her. She will be at home and I believe that she will have a great time, despite her health. We will definitely make this a memorable one for her. We wanted to do it during Christmas but she was admitted to the hospital on the day when we wanted to celebrate for her. I believe that this time round, everything will go as plan. I am definitely looking forward to it.
I have been rather tied up lately with work. I have not been hitting the gym and running for a while. :( That's demoralizing because it is evident on my waist! This absence from gym and the running track is have adverse effects on my physique! Haha... man... if my dad's taxi has a flat tyre (not sure if this is the correct spelling for the rubber thingy that wraps around the metal wheel of a car), I would believe that I will be of much use! :) Haha...
I hate this state of me! I will certainly squeeze some time out the within the rest of the week and next to do some exercise. Oh! I registered for my company's aerobics kickboxing too! This will be my first aerobics class in my whole entire life! I am so excited! At last, I can throw some mean punches and get those kicks done without having to look stupid! :)
Be joyful always! Hopeful in ALL things! To have joy is not to seek for the source. Rather it is to delight in the whatever you are having NOW!
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Some reflections...
The first few days of the new year have been sweet! I even chanced upon my sister's blog. I never knew that she has one! I never even thought that she would start one! Ha! How wrong was I!? As I was reading her blog, I was deeply sadden to see how much she is suffering in her relationship. I posted some comments to encourage her and I really understand how she feels.
Like her, I guess we are both extremely emotional creatures. I understand that everyone has emotions. Ours, however, are abit more intense and hard to shake off. If it goes to the extreme, we will even become very insecure and negatives thoughts will eventually enter our minds. I have always wonder why I am so emotional... Why can't I be like some others, who do not have to go through these emotional turmoils. Some people tend to take things so easily. Yes, you may say that they are positive and all. I am too! =) In fact, I have been exercising that too! However, emotions are still there to bother me! I chose to ignore it but the thoughts kept barraging! I remained positive and tried to deflect them. In the end, the constant barraging will just overwhelm me.
I guess I should not be focusing on the fact that I am emotional. I should, instead, focus on how to deal or prevent these negative thoughts from getting near to me. I am still clueless. Whenever I am overwhelmed, I would turn to God. Apart from Him, I really do not know who to turn to. He never fails! Whenever I am defeated, He would take away the pain and at times, He would make me forget about why I became so emotional! Ha... There are even times when I tried to recall because I just want to wallow in my own misery and really have a good cry over it, but it was too hard... the memories just could not be found!
I am currently learning how to start leaning on God not only at the moment of defeat but at the moment of attack. He is my Shelter, my Refuge my Portion forever! I am hopeful, like always, that I will be strong. I hate myself for being so emotional but I do also accept me for who I am!
Negative emotions are killers! They can really bring you to places so dark that you cannot even find any hope. Nevertheless, there is hope! God is my hope and my source of strength. I have been through these emotional patches or dark valleys so many times that I have learnt how to look for Him and where to look for Him whenever I am in it. Never once had He failed to deliver me. It may not be immediately at times but I am always grateful that for the wretched man that I am, He always come true for me! Praise God!
I am definitely not looking forward to these emotional roller-coasters but if they do come, I will face them HEAD ON, with my shielf of faith and my sword of the Spirit!
Lord, I pray for strength when emotions hit me! I know that you, being the Almighty God, is able to bring me out of rugs and that Your love will fill me when I am in need of it! Lord, I also want to pray for my sister. Though, she has not really proclaim You her personal Savior, I prayed that, being the Merciful God, You will lift her up and refresh her soul. Enlighten her about Your love and Your everlasting desire to want us back in Your arms, happy. Thank you Lord for Your love and your strength!
Like her, I guess we are both extremely emotional creatures. I understand that everyone has emotions. Ours, however, are abit more intense and hard to shake off. If it goes to the extreme, we will even become very insecure and negatives thoughts will eventually enter our minds. I have always wonder why I am so emotional... Why can't I be like some others, who do not have to go through these emotional turmoils. Some people tend to take things so easily. Yes, you may say that they are positive and all. I am too! =) In fact, I have been exercising that too! However, emotions are still there to bother me! I chose to ignore it but the thoughts kept barraging! I remained positive and tried to deflect them. In the end, the constant barraging will just overwhelm me.
I guess I should not be focusing on the fact that I am emotional. I should, instead, focus on how to deal or prevent these negative thoughts from getting near to me. I am still clueless. Whenever I am overwhelmed, I would turn to God. Apart from Him, I really do not know who to turn to. He never fails! Whenever I am defeated, He would take away the pain and at times, He would make me forget about why I became so emotional! Ha... There are even times when I tried to recall because I just want to wallow in my own misery and really have a good cry over it, but it was too hard... the memories just could not be found!
I am currently learning how to start leaning on God not only at the moment of defeat but at the moment of attack. He is my Shelter, my Refuge my Portion forever! I am hopeful, like always, that I will be strong. I hate myself for being so emotional but I do also accept me for who I am!
Negative emotions are killers! They can really bring you to places so dark that you cannot even find any hope. Nevertheless, there is hope! God is my hope and my source of strength. I have been through these emotional patches or dark valleys so many times that I have learnt how to look for Him and where to look for Him whenever I am in it. Never once had He failed to deliver me. It may not be immediately at times but I am always grateful that for the wretched man that I am, He always come true for me! Praise God!
I am definitely not looking forward to these emotional roller-coasters but if they do come, I will face them HEAD ON, with my shielf of faith and my sword of the Spirit!
Lord, I pray for strength when emotions hit me! I know that you, being the Almighty God, is able to bring me out of rugs and that Your love will fill me when I am in need of it! Lord, I also want to pray for my sister. Though, she has not really proclaim You her personal Savior, I prayed that, being the Merciful God, You will lift her up and refresh her soul. Enlighten her about Your love and Your everlasting desire to want us back in Your arms, happy. Thank you Lord for Your love and your strength!
Some reflections...
The first few days of the new year have been sweet! I even chanced upon my sister's blog. I never knew that she has one! I never even thought that she would start one! Ha! How wrong was I!? As I was reading her blog, I was deeply sadden to see how much she is suffering in her relationship. I posted some comments to encourage her and I really understand how she feels.
Like her, I guess we are both extremely emotional creatures. I understand that everyone has emotions. Ours, however, are abit more intense and hard to shake off. If it goes to the extreme, we will even become very insecure and negatives thoughts will eventually enter our minds. I have always wonder why I am so emotional... Why can't I be like some others, who do not have to go through these emotional turmoils. Some people tend to take things so easily. Yes, you may say that they are positive and all. I am too! =) In fact, I have been exercising that too! However, emotions are still there to bother me! I chose to ignore it but the thoughts kept barraging! I remained positive and tried to deflect them. In the end, the constant barraging will just overwhelm me.
I guess I should not be focusing on the fact that I am emotional. I should, instead, focus on how to deal or prevent these negative thoughts from getting near to me. I am still clueless. Whenever I am overwhelmed, I would turn to God. Apart from Him, I really do not know who to turn to. He never fails! Whenever I am defeated, He would take away the pain and at times, He would make me forget about why I became so emotional! Ha... There are even times when I tried to recall because I just want to wallow in my own misery and really have a good cry over it, but it was too hard... the memories just could not be found!
I am currently learning how to start leaning on God not only at the moment of defeat but at the moment of attack. He is my Shelter, my Refuge my Portion forever! I am hopeful, like always, that I will be strong. I hate myself for being so emotional but I do also accept me for who I am!
Negative emotions are killers! They can really bring you to places so dark that you cannot even find any hope. Nevertheless, there is hope! God is my hope and my source of strength. I have been through these emotional patches or dark valleys so many times that I have learnt how to look for Him and where to look for Him whenever I am in it. Never once had He failed to deliver me. It may not be immediately at times but I am always grateful that for the wretched man that I am, He always come true for me! Praise God!
I am definitely not looking forward to these emotional roller-coasters but if they do come, I will face them HEAD ON, with my shielf of faith and my sword of the Spirit!
Lord, I pray for strength when emotions hit me! I know that you, being the Almighty God, is able to bring me out of rugs and that Your love will fill me when I am in need of it! Lord, I also want to pray for my sister. Though, she has not really proclaim You her personal Savior, I prayed that, being the Merciful God, You will lift her up and refresh her soul. Enlighten her about Your love and Your everlasting desire to want us back in Your arms, happy. Thank you Lord for Your love and your strength!
Like her, I guess we are both extremely emotional creatures. I understand that everyone has emotions. Ours, however, are abit more intense and hard to shake off. If it goes to the extreme, we will even become very insecure and negatives thoughts will eventually enter our minds. I have always wonder why I am so emotional... Why can't I be like some others, who do not have to go through these emotional turmoils. Some people tend to take things so easily. Yes, you may say that they are positive and all. I am too! =) In fact, I have been exercising that too! However, emotions are still there to bother me! I chose to ignore it but the thoughts kept barraging! I remained positive and tried to deflect them. In the end, the constant barraging will just overwhelm me.
I guess I should not be focusing on the fact that I am emotional. I should, instead, focus on how to deal or prevent these negative thoughts from getting near to me. I am still clueless. Whenever I am overwhelmed, I would turn to God. Apart from Him, I really do not know who to turn to. He never fails! Whenever I am defeated, He would take away the pain and at times, He would make me forget about why I became so emotional! Ha... There are even times when I tried to recall because I just want to wallow in my own misery and really have a good cry over it, but it was too hard... the memories just could not be found!
I am currently learning how to start leaning on God not only at the moment of defeat but at the moment of attack. He is my Shelter, my Refuge my Portion forever! I am hopeful, like always, that I will be strong. I hate myself for being so emotional but I do also accept me for who I am!
Negative emotions are killers! They can really bring you to places so dark that you cannot even find any hope. Nevertheless, there is hope! God is my hope and my source of strength. I have been through these emotional patches or dark valleys so many times that I have learnt how to look for Him and where to look for Him whenever I am in it. Never once had He failed to deliver me. It may not be immediately at times but I am always grateful that for the wretched man that I am, He always come true for me! Praise God!
I am definitely not looking forward to these emotional roller-coasters but if they do come, I will face them HEAD ON, with my shielf of faith and my sword of the Spirit!
Lord, I pray for strength when emotions hit me! I know that you, being the Almighty God, is able to bring me out of rugs and that Your love will fill me when I am in need of it! Lord, I also want to pray for my sister. Though, she has not really proclaim You her personal Savior, I prayed that, being the Merciful God, You will lift her up and refresh her soul. Enlighten her about Your love and Your everlasting desire to want us back in Your arms, happy. Thank you Lord for Your love and your strength!
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