It has been quite a eventful series for me to think deeper and realize that how unfathomable and vulnerable life can be. I am truly shocked and at the same time, thankful for what I have now.
Shangz
It was rather last min and impromptu. I didn’t know that she went thru that much and I am glad that she found her God at her wits end. It has not been easy for her to cope with the rare kidney transplant and the harsh break up after that. Worst still, she almost lost her 10k to an unreliable colleague. Thankful she managed to retrieve the money back.
I see the stronger side of her. She was frank enough to tell me that she just got out of her 4 years of depression. To me, she doesn’t look like she has gone through that much, probably due to her ‘party’ outlook. I am surprised!!!!
For every storm in her life, God sustains her and praise the Lord that God has again brought her back to Him, soften her heart and learn to trust God to carry her thru every problem. Now she seems to be tougher and able to encourage and empathize with others. In retrospect, you can also say that she become numb or immune to the other issues, not because she has a bigger and stronger heart and mind to withstand all these but she has learnt to take it easy.
Oh, she will be jobless soon, in 3 days time. Hope she can find a better place for career advancement. Nice time spending with her and because of her, I tasted the yummy salmon belly miso soup, yumz.
QingMei
2 weeks ago, Poh told me QM just gave birth to 2nd child last Dec. Poh called me again in a weak voice which scared me. QM died in an accident last Saturday. I didn’t know what to say, I just feel sad. How could that be happening! Poh was saying it is unimaginable that such incident can actually happen around us! I agree. Later YW told me that the mum was on the car too, unconscious now.
I knew QM since form6 days. She always tried to put up a strong front and maybe that’s her character! Her dad passed away during first day of CNY and that was when she was in form 5. She has been quite 纯朴 all this while. She has lots guy friends which really amaze all of us. She is just so boy-ish, not that she is tomboy but her character is very guy-like. In fact, she is the oldest among our clique as she was born on 2nd Jan. Ironically I was the youngest yet I have the biggest build. Isn’t that weird we call her Qing妹instead of Qing姐?
I am unsure how her surviving husband and kids will be in future. I hope time will heal and they can slowly accept the fact. I am worrying about her young kids yet I am unable to help at all.
She is just 32 y/o and near 2 mths before she met the accident. Isn’t that young? Good bye, Qing Mei!
“Shoe size” Nest
I am actually proud that I am an asset owner. Ha. Though I was forced to own it at first. Still, thankful for the fact that I need to own it. OK, there was a GCF gathering at my place last Saturday. Glad and honored to have so many uncles and aunties visiting my humble nest. The amusing part is I got a crude and blunt question from one of them. She was caught surprised that how small my unit is, and its market value.
It is simply unbelievable for her to see such a small unit? I mean I understand that most, if not all of them stay in either landed or condo apartment, but why are some of them so shocked about the size of HDB? Aren’t at least 80% of the Singapore residents stay in HDB? Even if you stay in private placement, can’t be that you never ever any other HDB before? I don't really find it offensive but rather, amusing.
Rev He talked about ‘基督徒经商’, I felt embarrassed. Most of them are already retired and isn’t that obvious that the topic was meant for younger alumni? There wasn’t many of us around. I am in no position to question why is that so.. but I just sensed the bitterness in them. In some ways, we upset them as they have tried their best to better accommodate us with our needs. Well, it happens.
No matter how, I am glad I am able to host them :) and I am happily staying in my shoe size nest!
ECC
Due to the need in DG, we have to dig our heads in Ecc. Somehow I felt that God is speaking to me. All the effort spent chasing after wind is actually meaningless. There is nothing new under the sun. things happen, history repeats itself, and ultimately one thing which we all have to face is death. No one is exceptional.
Each is accountable to their deeds and words on the judgement day (ch 12).Even then it does not mean that our lives are futile. The preacher has clearly advise us to enjoy our fruit of labour and fear the Lord in our daily life. Receive whatever God gives us (Gifts) in thanksgiving and gratitude, walking in the light of God. And remember your creator!
ahTat just told me he was at QM’s wake last weekend. He said we just got to cherish what we have today and do not be fearful.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wind blow wind
Actually it is very obvious, recently the wind is kind of strong in BPD despite the hot and humid weather in Singapore!!!
Apparently people start to plan for their future. even GolfVV is one of them. ha. Today she dressed so smart till we know that she is going for interview. Ha. come on, please, K session does not require you to dress in long shirt and pant. keke.. and with make up on!
Ah well, so be it.
I mean with this kind of people movement, it sometimes creates opportunity. why not??? so is that a sign again saying that God will put a stop to my N steps to ICD? I am not sure.
2 days ago Birdnest outline to me that the latest VC and it requires my involvement in the arch phase. Ah well, what level of involvement ler? much effort? little effort? ha. sounds like the soy fruit bar advertisement. Satelite team in Shanghai? it sounds good. Job is definitely pretty secured but what kind of satisfaction we want? hoho...individual has different needs.
Next week is the new opening window for advancement. Hmm is that a sign again??? Telling me that whichever path i am taking, it would be a specialist role? hoho...
DirectPeow could be the black horse. Good for him to advance to next round. To be very honest, i am quite sick of the IHM term. We all know NO knobs and ya, more of barrier removal. Please don't torture us anymore. Ha. Either DirectPeow or TeeTee, whoever get advanced is good.
Let see who get to advance first? haha. it's still a myth. Only God knows who is the next one :)
Be Still
Apparently people start to plan for their future. even GolfVV is one of them. ha. Today she dressed so smart till we know that she is going for interview. Ha. come on, please, K session does not require you to dress in long shirt and pant. keke.. and with make up on!
Ah well, so be it.
I mean with this kind of people movement, it sometimes creates opportunity. why not??? so is that a sign again saying that God will put a stop to my N steps to ICD? I am not sure.
2 days ago Birdnest outline to me that the latest VC and it requires my involvement in the arch phase. Ah well, what level of involvement ler? much effort? little effort? ha. sounds like the soy fruit bar advertisement. Satelite team in Shanghai? it sounds good. Job is definitely pretty secured but what kind of satisfaction we want? hoho...individual has different needs.
Next week is the new opening window for advancement. Hmm is that a sign again??? Telling me that whichever path i am taking, it would be a specialist role? hoho...
DirectPeow could be the black horse. Good for him to advance to next round. To be very honest, i am quite sick of the IHM term. We all know NO knobs and ya, more of barrier removal. Please don't torture us anymore. Ha. Either DirectPeow or TeeTee, whoever get advanced is good.
Let see who get to advance first? haha. it's still a myth. Only God knows who is the next one :)
Be Still
The Isolation Chamber By Os Hillman
Be still and know that I am God.... - Psalm 46:10
There is a time and place in our walk with God in which He sets us in a place of waiting. It is a place in which all past experiences are of no value. It is a time of such stillness that it can disturb the most faithful if we do not understand that He is the one who has brought us to this place for only a season. It is as if God has placed a wall around us. No new opportunities--simply inactivity.
During these times, God is calling us aside to fashion something new in us. It is an isolation chamber designed to call us to deeper roots of prayer and faith. It is not a comfortable place, especially for a task-driven workplace believer. Our nature cries out, "You must do something," while God is saying, "Be still and know that I am God." You know the signs that you have been brought into this chamber when He has removed many things from your life and you can't seem to change anything. Perhaps you are unemployed. Perhaps you are laid up with an illness.
Most religious people live a very planned and orchestrated life where they know almost everything that will happen. But for people in whom God is performing a deeper work, He brings them into a time of quietness that seems almost eerie. They cannot say what God is doing. They just know that He is doing a work that cannot be explained to themselves or to others.
Has God brought you to a place of being still? Be still and know that He really is God. When this happens, the chamber will open soon after.
There is a time and place in our walk with God in which He sets us in a place of waiting. It is a place in which all past experiences are of no value. It is a time of such stillness that it can disturb the most faithful if we do not understand that He is the one who has brought us to this place for only a season. It is as if God has placed a wall around us. No new opportunities--simply inactivity.
During these times, God is calling us aside to fashion something new in us. It is an isolation chamber designed to call us to deeper roots of prayer and faith. It is not a comfortable place, especially for a task-driven workplace believer. Our nature cries out, "You must do something," while God is saying, "Be still and know that I am God." You know the signs that you have been brought into this chamber when He has removed many things from your life and you can't seem to change anything. Perhaps you are unemployed. Perhaps you are laid up with an illness.
Most religious people live a very planned and orchestrated life where they know almost everything that will happen. But for people in whom God is performing a deeper work, He brings them into a time of quietness that seems almost eerie. They cannot say what God is doing. They just know that He is doing a work that cannot be explained to themselves or to others.
Has God brought you to a place of being still? Be still and know that He really is God. When this happens, the chamber will open soon after.
Monday, February 22, 2010
finding you RooTs
I enjoyed the lesson by Rev Francis Wong. Yes, it is very chinese based and it actually uses those terms which I was quite familiar with during the good old days in secondary school. haha.
I am thankful for the chinese roots and culture and probably brief education i had in my studies. It helps me to better appreciate the rich heritage which our ancestors has passed down for years. I am not too sound in my literature, even my colleagues are surprised that i know pretty little on those classic. ha.
oh, when he mentioned about the 春联, i miss my caligraphy days!! Imagine when we were still young, we actually pasticipated in the caligraphy competitions every year. dad, brother, sis and myself will just join. Kekek.. so fun!!!!
With the advent of technology, we hardly practise this tradition. what a waste!!! With just a simple click away, you can get whatever clause you want in the font you desire and it is not necessary in Black! whoohoo... is it a curse or a blessing?
I am thankful for the chinese roots and culture and probably brief education i had in my studies. It helps me to better appreciate the rich heritage which our ancestors has passed down for years. I am not too sound in my literature, even my colleagues are surprised that i know pretty little on those classic. ha.
oh, when he mentioned about the 春联, i miss my caligraphy days!! Imagine when we were still young, we actually pasticipated in the caligraphy competitions every year. dad, brother, sis and myself will just join. Kekek.. so fun!!!!
With the advent of technology, we hardly practise this tradition. what a waste!!! With just a simple click away, you can get whatever clause you want in the font you desire and it is not necessary in Black! whoohoo... is it a curse or a blessing?
Friday, February 19, 2010
People Movement
Nic just left. Good for him as he has found another greener patch out there :)
To my surprise, this morning he passed me a movie ticket for showing his gratitude! He thanked me for 'bring'ing him in. hoho, i felt a bit paiseh. the current workplace has not been a best fit for him as i think he can perform better elsewhere, with his calibre. Yes, he was a dean-list person!!! AND he actually completed his master with company sponsorship. bond free :)
Definitely Nic wont be the last one to leave. Heard sara left too. hoho.. and i discovered my moti left also!!! oh man!!!! ha.
Recently mrMark had a new directive which is to oust those contract workers (>2yrs). it is kind of cruel ah. In this 现实world, is $$ the only concern? so sad.
Therefore with people leaving, we may not have rack for perm HC but ETW. sighhh... where is the career path ler? recently ming2 said she just wants to hire a technician to take instructions and free her from those not so important cum tedious job.
Well, i just have this sentiment, as we try our very best to climb the corporate ladder, be it a PE or Mgr, we should learn to think for others. Juniors or new hires also need opportunity to grow and learn, how can we deprive them and add our inconvenience to them? 己所不欲，勿施于人. We wont be 100% selfless but we should at least give others some chances to grow. Aren't we given those opportunities by our seniors when we were still pretty junior? I dunno.
Anyway, i just heard that HR changed the policy recently. If you left company, your record (years of service etc) will be reset, even if it is an internal transfer! Another horror part is you have to sell all the stock options and shares you have!! wowo, muscleOng is lucky. the share px is actually pretty decent now. USD51+
I am unsure what would it be if IT happens...
Yeah, did some C programming these 2 days. pretty fun. my brain got rusted. cham. imagine i proclaim i am a CE grad. hahah
Off for a swim soon :)
To my surprise, this morning he passed me a movie ticket for showing his gratitude! He thanked me for 'bring'ing him in. hoho, i felt a bit paiseh. the current workplace has not been a best fit for him as i think he can perform better elsewhere, with his calibre. Yes, he was a dean-list person!!! AND he actually completed his master with company sponsorship. bond free :)
Definitely Nic wont be the last one to leave. Heard sara left too. hoho.. and i discovered my moti left also!!! oh man!!!! ha.
Recently mrMark had a new directive which is to oust those contract workers (>2yrs). it is kind of cruel ah. In this 现实world, is $$ the only concern? so sad.
Therefore with people leaving, we may not have rack for perm HC but ETW. sighhh... where is the career path ler? recently ming2 said she just wants to hire a technician to take instructions and free her from those not so important cum tedious job.
Well, i just have this sentiment, as we try our very best to climb the corporate ladder, be it a PE or Mgr, we should learn to think for others. Juniors or new hires also need opportunity to grow and learn, how can we deprive them and add our inconvenience to them? 己所不欲，勿施于人. We wont be 100% selfless but we should at least give others some chances to grow. Aren't we given those opportunities by our seniors when we were still pretty junior? I dunno.
Anyway, i just heard that HR changed the policy recently. If you left company, your record (years of service etc) will be reset, even if it is an internal transfer! Another horror part is you have to sell all the stock options and shares you have!! wowo, muscleOng is lucky. the share px is actually pretty decent now. USD51+
I am unsure what would it be if IT happens...
Yeah, did some C programming these 2 days. pretty fun. my brain got rusted. cham. imagine i proclaim i am a CE grad. hahah
Off for a swim soon :)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
N-6 & N-7
N-6
I was still pretty troubled on what my dress code be. Hee... in the end, I wore my Tommy Hilfiger top and H&M denim jacket.
So Richard looked like Roberto Benigni, my favourite French director cum actor in life is beautiful (La Vie est belle). Richard actually had his spec on, hmm a bit different from my imagination! He actually made full use of his 1hr by kicking off with introduction and the process. Then… he started to shoot. Shoot is a strong word, ha. He is quite kind and 慈祥 actually. He clarified on certain issues politely. Oh man, the moment he told me Joan is the master, I was a bit panicked as I think chief engineers always ask tough but fundamental Qs… some more is physics…
Talking about the growth in the next 5 years is challenging. Not to mention when you need to itemize and list down your achievements, innovation, team work, challenges, behavioral thinking etc. I must say it was quite mental draining. I can hear my stomach actually growled as the first hour passed.
Interesting they are open to talk about the relocation package. I share my concern on the intermediate vs specialist. I thank God for the courage to put that across. Well, one comforting fact is Richard agreed that the WS opening is a specialist level job. So that is his AI :)
Thank God, it was enriching. I gave my up most best to it already!
N-7
To my surprise, Joan wasn’t someone who is senior in age and a fat guy. Instead, he is quite a good looking, tall master!! Whoohoo… he brought along his Macbook. Cool, are all the masters like that? So young?!
He knew that I must have exhausted. Ha. Good la, it was pretty casual and relaxing. Thank God that he is a nice guy too, he bother to repeat his statements and probe further. He kept emphasizing that he want to ask various aspects which I may not know but not too worry since he just want to have a good idea on how much I know. Ha.
The moment he mentioned ‘dynamics’ and modeling. Oops, I know I am going to 玩蛋 le. Hehe… I just be frank to him that I know little about modeling since we always use brute force (暴利插置法) & trial and error method. Well, luckily I manage to blurt out the PPS which is the keyword. Else, hard to imagine. Haha… then he asked me about the pipeline flow. Phew, the past learning actually help me to better appreciate the whole workflow. The 3sigma and PQ prediction Q almost scare me away. Thanks to the previous mysterious white speckles issue, I know that bad nozzle does not translate to bad PQ. Bingo!! Hehehe… then it’s on lots ICC profile thing. Waaa… can’t imagine that I am still able to utilize those aged info and learning from Dr Zhang.
I realize one thing. I still like those color workflow and customer interactions. Something different from what I am working on now. haha…
Today I found out that I actually spoke wrongly on the ICC profile. Tsk tsk. Well, I wasn’t trying too hard to smoke Joan. I remember I keep emphasizing to him that ‘if my memory never fail me..it should be….” hehe…
Joan ended by telling me that it’s up to Richard now. Hmm does that mean I clear his? Haha… dunno.
All in all, I am grateful and thankful. So I am granted the technical meet up which I asked from God. What is next? I will know soon in 2-3 weeks time. Oh man… there may be another few hurdles to cross in whichever case.
I dunno. I am scared but I have been telling myself I got to accept whatever the outcome is and trust that God always make the right decision for all.
I love Halo room :)) Halo ROCKS!
I was still pretty troubled on what my dress code be. Hee... in the end, I wore my Tommy Hilfiger top and H&M denim jacket.
So Richard looked like Roberto Benigni, my favourite French director cum actor in life is beautiful (La Vie est belle). Richard actually had his spec on, hmm a bit different from my imagination! He actually made full use of his 1hr by kicking off with introduction and the process. Then… he started to shoot. Shoot is a strong word, ha. He is quite kind and 慈祥 actually. He clarified on certain issues politely. Oh man, the moment he told me Joan is the master, I was a bit panicked as I think chief engineers always ask tough but fundamental Qs… some more is physics…
Talking about the growth in the next 5 years is challenging. Not to mention when you need to itemize and list down your achievements, innovation, team work, challenges, behavioral thinking etc. I must say it was quite mental draining. I can hear my stomach actually growled as the first hour passed.
Interesting they are open to talk about the relocation package. I share my concern on the intermediate vs specialist. I thank God for the courage to put that across. Well, one comforting fact is Richard agreed that the WS opening is a specialist level job. So that is his AI :)
Thank God, it was enriching. I gave my up most best to it already!
N-7
To my surprise, Joan wasn’t someone who is senior in age and a fat guy. Instead, he is quite a good looking, tall master!! Whoohoo… he brought along his Macbook. Cool, are all the masters like that? So young?!
He knew that I must have exhausted. Ha. Good la, it was pretty casual and relaxing. Thank God that he is a nice guy too, he bother to repeat his statements and probe further. He kept emphasizing that he want to ask various aspects which I may not know but not too worry since he just want to have a good idea on how much I know. Ha.
The moment he mentioned ‘dynamics’ and modeling. Oops, I know I am going to 玩蛋 le. Hehe… I just be frank to him that I know little about modeling since we always use brute force (暴利插置法) & trial and error method. Well, luckily I manage to blurt out the PPS which is the keyword. Else, hard to imagine. Haha… then he asked me about the pipeline flow. Phew, the past learning actually help me to better appreciate the whole workflow. The 3sigma and PQ prediction Q almost scare me away. Thanks to the previous mysterious white speckles issue, I know that bad nozzle does not translate to bad PQ. Bingo!! Hehehe… then it’s on lots ICC profile thing. Waaa… can’t imagine that I am still able to utilize those aged info and learning from Dr Zhang.
I realize one thing. I still like those color workflow and customer interactions. Something different from what I am working on now. haha…
Today I found out that I actually spoke wrongly on the ICC profile. Tsk tsk. Well, I wasn’t trying too hard to smoke Joan. I remember I keep emphasizing to him that ‘if my memory never fail me..it should be….” hehe…
Joan ended by telling me that it’s up to Richard now. Hmm does that mean I clear his? Haha… dunno.
All in all, I am grateful and thankful. So I am granted the technical meet up which I asked from God. What is next? I will know soon in 2-3 weeks time. Oh man… there may be another few hurdles to cross in whichever case.
I dunno. I am scared but I have been telling myself I got to accept whatever the outcome is and trust that God always make the right decision for all.
I love Halo room :)) Halo ROCKS!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
N-4-1
好不容易等到了个消息。等的过程真不好受！因为我几乎不懂得该如何走下去，因为被悬挂在半空；要打消念头不是不可以，而是要有比较明确的暗示明示嘛，不然如何心死啊？
Step # N-4
After some thought, I wrote to Sara to check the status. I can still remember vividly the whole scenario that day. I was so scared and nervous upon clicking Sara’s mail. To be very honest, I got to have the courage to accept the outcome. The waiting days has been real lousy, you just don’t have any motivation to do others but to wait for the notification. Be it good or bad, at least there is something.
Tata, she said Richard will contact me on Friday or this week. OK, The waiting prolongs but thankfully I have got some sort of confirmation.
I can hardly imagine how my day would be if the mail turn out not to be in favour of me. As much as I can try my very best to prepare self for the worst, I seriously hope it can be smooth sailing. Richard actually dropped me a mail last Friday :) so two F2Fs are in the line waiting for me. Ha.
Many thanks to msJC to help to rephrase the q to Sara. I am simply too blunt.
What's next?! Step #N-5 = N-4-1
God actually places angels around to encourage and help. I am deeply moved and grateful to those gifts. Mel has kindly brief me ICD stuffs and showed me the org chart. For that moment, I am truly shocked and speechless. This is very diffferent from ICS and BPD. Mel asked me one question which I fail to answer. What kind of growth i see in myself in BPD? wowow, i am sure birdnest may not be able to answer that too. Then again, since i have been in SCF for 3.5 years, i should know. ha. Else how to lead the group? how timely it is!
Told msJC about it and she said isn't that what i expect to see? Ha. yahor,maybe I have not gone that far in worrying that aspect.
Then willT helped to brief me on the kind of technical stuffs. Wowo, i reliase how little i know and how am I going to boast about myself? well, bible teaches us not to boast too mcuh about self. God is the determiner and ya, if it is of God's will, He will take care of that.
I may go ahead and write my plans with pencil and i should also let God have the eraser
Guess what, i start to dream and imagine what will happen next? AM i thinking too much? I dunno. Eh, i am just wondering, can i just dream wildly for these 2 weeks and then, pray for a calm and obedient heart when the reality reveals itself.
jiayou jiayou!! DO your part, give your best!!!
Step # N-4
After some thought, I wrote to Sara to check the status. I can still remember vividly the whole scenario that day. I was so scared and nervous upon clicking Sara’s mail. To be very honest, I got to have the courage to accept the outcome. The waiting days has been real lousy, you just don’t have any motivation to do others but to wait for the notification. Be it good or bad, at least there is something.
Tata, she said Richard will contact me on Friday or this week. OK, The waiting prolongs but thankfully I have got some sort of confirmation.
I can hardly imagine how my day would be if the mail turn out not to be in favour of me. As much as I can try my very best to prepare self for the worst, I seriously hope it can be smooth sailing. Richard actually dropped me a mail last Friday :) so two F2Fs are in the line waiting for me. Ha.
Many thanks to msJC to help to rephrase the q to Sara. I am simply too blunt.
What's next?! Step #N-5 = N-4-1
God actually places angels around to encourage and help. I am deeply moved and grateful to those gifts. Mel has kindly brief me ICD stuffs and showed me the org chart. For that moment, I am truly shocked and speechless. This is very diffferent from ICS and BPD. Mel asked me one question which I fail to answer. What kind of growth i see in myself in BPD? wowow, i am sure birdnest may not be able to answer that too. Then again, since i have been in SCF for 3.5 years, i should know. ha. Else how to lead the group? how timely it is!
Told msJC about it and she said isn't that what i expect to see? Ha. yahor,maybe I have not gone that far in worrying that aspect.
Then willT helped to brief me on the kind of technical stuffs. Wowo, i reliase how little i know and how am I going to boast about myself? well, bible teaches us not to boast too mcuh about self. God is the determiner and ya, if it is of God's will, He will take care of that.
I may go ahead and write my plans with pencil and i should also let God have the eraser
Guess what, i start to dream and imagine what will happen next? AM i thinking too much? I dunno. Eh, i am just wondering, can i just dream wildly for these 2 weeks and then, pray for a calm and obedient heart when the reality reveals itself.
jiayou jiayou!! DO your part, give your best!!!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Quest for Immortality
Visited an exhibition @ National Museum of Singapore -> Quest for Immortality - The World of Ancient Egypt
To my surprise, there were quite a number of visitors!!! Didn’t know that many like to frequent museum. Ha. So it is so unlikely that it will be in my agenda.
Ancient Egypt has always been a myth to me and little that I know that it was eventually under Rome empire! It all started with the outer court where we see lots of incomplete statues. As what JC said, why are they not showing us the actual picture so that we can have a better appreciation on the actual image?! *Nod nod* I agree. Ha.
According to the lady tour guide, Egyptians like to associate themselves with God and animal, this is different from Asian. They believe that the King exhibit certain attribute of some animal like falcon and lion. Horus is some sort of God with a falcon head. And guess what, he is the one who will be waiting for you at the judgement day, assessing if your heart either heavier/lighter than a feather on the weighing scale.
I learn something new. The scarab. It is some kind of bug, 圣虫 which is placed on top the ‘heart’ of the corpse. The purpose is to protect the heart so that it can speak the right thing when it comes to Horus on judgement day. How interesting!
The drawing & painting on coffin itself is also interesting. You know what, the drawing is actually based on decease’s ideal face. It’s like how this person want to look like when they are in another world. Menu are inscribed in those plate and you need magic to turn those items into food for the decease. Also, Egyptian emphasis alot on their ritual and proper burial. The mummification process is quite interesting too. Those important body parts are placed inside 4 special jars, to be buried together with the mummy.
Do you know why is it called Mummy? It’s actually originated from Iran and because when they first discovered the mummy, it is black in color and they thought it is tar. In Iranian language, Mummy is the word for tar :)
One more interesting fact about the rites. Some figurines are buried together with the mummy. The number of figurines who served as servants can be up to 401. Why 401? 365 servants for each day, and 36 overseers for each group of ten servants. Ha.
The lady guide was saying how blessed is the servant since they only need to work one day each year. Hehe... well, not many Egyptian can afford that much of money for rituals et others.
I would say it definitely worth the money and time :) http://www.nationalmuseum.sg/nms/nms_html/nms_content_6c.asp?content_template=4&content_id=23&tab_id=23&cine_id=2360&fest_id=0
Oya, there’re other exhibition at the upper level. The showcase of photo shoot on Singapore landscape are quite good also. I am not a good photographers but i am really wonder how they manage to capture such moment in artistic way!
The paper bag exhibition brings you back to the 80s where most shops like CK Tang, Robinson has their own kind of style paper bag,. How time flies and how technology has evolved, we are into the ‘plastic’ era!! Gone are the days of paper bags. Kekek...
Ok, it’s educational and enriching :)
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Currently it is still N-3. When will it become N-4 uh?
To my surprise, there were quite a number of visitors!!! Didn’t know that many like to frequent museum. Ha. So it is so unlikely that it will be in my agenda.
Ancient Egypt has always been a myth to me and little that I know that it was eventually under Rome empire! It all started with the outer court where we see lots of incomplete statues. As what JC said, why are they not showing us the actual picture so that we can have a better appreciation on the actual image?! *Nod nod* I agree. Ha.
According to the lady tour guide, Egyptians like to associate themselves with God and animal, this is different from Asian. They believe that the King exhibit certain attribute of some animal like falcon and lion. Horus is some sort of God with a falcon head. And guess what, he is the one who will be waiting for you at the judgement day, assessing if your heart either heavier/lighter than a feather on the weighing scale.
I learn something new. The scarab. It is some kind of bug, 圣虫 which is placed on top the ‘heart’ of the corpse. The purpose is to protect the heart so that it can speak the right thing when it comes to Horus on judgement day. How interesting!
The drawing & painting on coffin itself is also interesting. You know what, the drawing is actually based on decease’s ideal face. It’s like how this person want to look like when they are in another world. Menu are inscribed in those plate and you need magic to turn those items into food for the decease. Also, Egyptian emphasis alot on their ritual and proper burial. The mummification process is quite interesting too. Those important body parts are placed inside 4 special jars, to be buried together with the mummy.
Do you know why is it called Mummy? It’s actually originated from Iran and because when they first discovered the mummy, it is black in color and they thought it is tar. In Iranian language, Mummy is the word for tar :)
One more interesting fact about the rites. Some figurines are buried together with the mummy. The number of figurines who served as servants can be up to 401. Why 401? 365 servants for each day, and 36 overseers for each group of ten servants. Ha.
The lady guide was saying how blessed is the servant since they only need to work one day each year. Hehe... well, not many Egyptian can afford that much of money for rituals et others.
I would say it definitely worth the money and time :) http://www.nationalmuseum.sg/nms/nms_html/nms_content_6c.asp?content_template=4&content_id=23&tab_id=23&cine_id=2360&fest_id=0
Oya, there’re other exhibition at the upper level. The showcase of photo shoot on Singapore landscape are quite good also. I am not a good photographers but i am really wonder how they manage to capture such moment in artistic way!
The paper bag exhibition brings you back to the 80s where most shops like CK Tang, Robinson has their own kind of style paper bag,. How time flies and how technology has evolved, we are into the ‘plastic’ era!! Gone are the days of paper bags. Kekek...
Ok, it’s educational and enriching :)
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Currently it is still N-3. When will it become N-4 uh?
Thursday, January 28, 2010
要实际一些。。。
thought this is well said and shall keep it for reminder...
Sometimes 不会爬就想要走路，太不实际啦！做人真的不可以太贪心。如果我选择相信上帝会带领和看顾，我应该放心将自己交在他手中；不管结果如何，他的道路总是高过我的.
Sometimes 不会爬就想要走路，太不实际啦！做人真的不可以太贪心。如果我选择相信上帝会带领和看顾，我应该放心将自己交在他手中；不管结果如何，他的道路总是高过我的.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
EXP
最近闹得沸沸腾腾的EXP job opening 再度成为大家茶余饭后的课题，许多的揣测和推想，其实还真可怕！
我也陷入其中，我有点迷失了方向，差点忘了自己不久前才想要追逐的梦想，怎么在这极短的年日被动摇了呢？也许是太着急了，缺乏耐性。不过等待得过程真的不好受。
难道是妒忌。。应该。。。可是我们都觉得the one有点不称职，CY明明就是要扶他上位，可以大伙儿都无法信服；看来有一小啜人想要gate crash，我嘛，就是其中一个。哈哈。
感谢神，昨天下班下车时，看见树叶的摇曳和那蔚蓝的天空，在再加上那阵大风吹在我脸上，这似乎再次提醒我赐福供应的是父上帝；我应当放心将自己交给上帝，上帝的道路高过人的路，神的意念高过人的意念，他的心里有蓝图，他的时间不错误。这首歌来的很适时，很好的提醒。
暂时打定主意，就乖乖的等吧！
我觉得人言可畏，我觉得我有点可怕，尤其是我的舌头；要小心啊，祸从口出，还是少八卦，多说造就人的言语，不然就多应用我的耳朵，这样的安排可好吧！呵呵。。。
听KP说muscleOng于婚礼前一周的风流史，我只能摇头叹息，更让我讶异的是上海小姐竟然是那刘小姐。哎，真希望这不是事实！好惊人，好可怕啊！愿刘小姐也能对那痴情英俊的男友有个好交待，至于muscleOng 吧，接踵而来的桃花应该不少，撇下他和太太分居的事实（希望他们复合了）不说，他最好监察克制自己的举止，搞不好被召回就颜面尽失啊！
今天是周四，KP的生日！生日快乐啊！
我也陷入其中，我有点迷失了方向，差点忘了自己不久前才想要追逐的梦想，怎么在这极短的年日被动摇了呢？也许是太着急了，缺乏耐性。不过等待得过程真的不好受。
难道是妒忌。。应该。。。可是我们都觉得the one有点不称职，CY明明就是要扶他上位，可以大伙儿都无法信服；看来有一小啜人想要gate crash，我嘛，就是其中一个。哈哈。
感谢神，昨天下班下车时，看见树叶的摇曳和那蔚蓝的天空，在再加上那阵大风吹在我脸上，这似乎再次提醒我赐福供应的是父上帝；我应当放心将自己交给上帝，上帝的道路高过人的路，神的意念高过人的意念，他的心里有蓝图，他的时间不错误。这首歌来的很适时，很好的提醒。
暂时打定主意，就乖乖的等吧！
我觉得人言可畏，我觉得我有点可怕，尤其是我的舌头；要小心啊，祸从口出，还是少八卦，多说造就人的言语，不然就多应用我的耳朵，这样的安排可好吧！呵呵。。。
听KP说muscleOng于婚礼前一周的风流史，我只能摇头叹息，更让我讶异的是上海小姐竟然是那刘小姐。哎，真希望这不是事实！好惊人，好可怕啊！愿刘小姐也能对那痴情英俊的男友有个好交待，至于muscleOng 吧，接踵而来的桃花应该不少，撇下他和太太分居的事实（希望他们复合了）不说，他最好监察克制自己的举止，搞不好被召回就颜面尽失啊！
今天是周四，KP的生日！生日快乐啊！
Thursday, January 21, 2010
My Lord knows the way
N steps to ICD
Step #1
Surfed @HP portal and found it miraculously during 2010 first WS meeting. Ha. It was posted on 17 Dec 09. Wow! So I start to seek Mel and Cheryl for their advices. I am very thankful for such friends and mentors.
Step #2
After much thinking and guess what, the mind games actually caused pimples on my forehead! My skin suffers! Hehe… I have decided to take the risk being portrayed as unfaithful, whereby the fact is I am not! I am very much look forward to the upcoming opportunities yet in order to be accountable to myself, I have decided to give it a try!
Tata, I wrote to Richard and Sara!
Step #3
Sara said she will call me. I was totally freaked out! She called. Thank God for the grace and mercy He has showered on me. I realize that being grounded here in BPD for the past years actually enrich myself by a lot. Despite all the grumbling and perhaps, unfairness, I learn by being part of the team, program and organization. All the opportunities given to me simply equip me to be a better person.
Oh ya, getting a K might have helped while securing the next meet up with Richard. Sara actually asked for the FPR rating.
OK, that’s all for now. Will there be more steps to share? It’s up to my Lord in heaven. My Lord knows the way!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
埋在內心深處的感情
Since I am waiting for a ride to sakuraya, I came across these quotes. Interesting ah. Ha.
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我們可以選擇不愛某個人，卻無法選擇不去遇上某個人。
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愛情自然會成為一種關係，但是，關係並不等於愛情。激情是短暫的，強烈的感情卻是悠長的。讓兩個人相依的，是那種埋在內心深處的強烈感情。你就是非愛這個人不可。你就是不會倦他。你就是看盡大千世界之後始終想念他的懷抱。你就是醉後跌倒猶想掛在他身上微笑，縱使笑得多麼淒涼也無悔。
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男人的終極勝利據說是看到一個當年拒絕他的女人變得又老又醜。
下一次，當妳所愛的男人對你說：『即使有一天妳變得又老又醜……』妳可以微笑說：『我答應你，我不會變醜。』
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我覺得某人幸福，並不代表我嚮往那種幸福。每個人追求的東西也不一樣。我覺得某人悶，也不代表他真的悶，只是我們住在兩個不同的小行星之上罷了。
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我們可以選擇不愛某個人，卻無法選擇不去遇上某個人。
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愛情自然會成為一種關係，但是，關係並不等於愛情。激情是短暫的，強烈的感情卻是悠長的。讓兩個人相依的，是那種埋在內心深處的強烈感情。你就是非愛這個人不可。你就是不會倦他。你就是看盡大千世界之後始終想念他的懷抱。你就是醉後跌倒猶想掛在他身上微笑，縱使笑得多麼淒涼也無悔。
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男人的終極勝利據說是看到一個當年拒絕他的女人變得又老又醜。
下一次，當妳所愛的男人對你說：『即使有一天妳變得又老又醜……』妳可以微笑說：『我答應你，我不會變醜。』
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我覺得某人幸福，並不代表我嚮往那種幸福。每個人追求的東西也不一樣。我覺得某人悶，也不代表他真的悶，只是我們住在兩個不同的小行星之上罷了。
Monday, January 18, 2010
My 2 SBFs
It's interesting. I have 2 SBFs for the past 2 years. I am amazed that so many people are so concerned about it.
SBF#1
I did not know that mrLoud and Dadajie were so curious about who the person is. Ha. Little that I know that they tried quite hard to 套 my words during the journey to Woodburn!
Haha. So amazing. Ya, the camera owner was the SCF#1.
SBF#2
Presumeably the person stays at Braddell and that is why a free ride is needed most Tues evening! Ha.
Ya, the SBF#2 lives in palace! We enjoyed the food and jokes whenever we meet!
SBF#1
I did not know that mrLoud and Dadajie were so curious about who the person is. Ha. Little that I know that they tried quite hard to 套 my words during the journey to Woodburn!
Haha. So amazing. Ya, the camera owner was the SCF#1.
SBF#2
Presumeably the person stays at Braddell and that is why a free ride is needed most Tues evening! Ha.
Ya, the SBF#2 lives in palace! We enjoyed the food and jokes whenever we meet!
Friday, January 15, 2010
The girl who leapt through time
Previously I blogged about the immutability of God and how it links to prayer. I guess the greatest comfort we can get out of it is he is dependable and can be trusted.
It is hard to grasp that idea until you are willing to step out and trust.
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The hypothesis is correct.Handsome boss is the youngest ever SM in IPG, if not HP! Ha. It is amazing how he climbed thru the corporate and landed himself with this job! Good for him!
If I continue to work on SCF stuffs, i bound to get request from him to support Q3 products since he already enquired info on that. well, see how it goes. not a bad idea too. Ha.
Submitted the entry to ICD, finally. OK, Be still ya. Be patience and obedient to His higher way.
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The girl who leapt through time
Interesting fable cartoon by Yasutaka Tsutsui. Sometimes we hope we have the magic to reverse the decision made at the split second. we hope to rewind and eventually change its outcome. Most often than not, we try to prevent something from happenned.Yet we forgot to discover how our different actions can adversely affect others. Well, the character, Makoto Konno showed that she eventually invited more troubles and lots damage control to be done. So what's the point of going back in time?
The crux is... Time waits for no one. You're responsible for your own decision and actions, regardless of which path you take.
Back to the immutability thing. Many a times, we hope to change God's decision when it seems to be misaligned as us. it is either His will or my will. My guess is as we aslwoly mature in Christ, we will slowly reliase, as long as He journey with us, for He is stable and dependable, whom shall i fear?!
It is hard to grasp that idea until you are willing to step out and trust.
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The hypothesis is correct.Handsome boss is the youngest ever SM in IPG, if not HP! Ha. It is amazing how he climbed thru the corporate and landed himself with this job! Good for him!
If I continue to work on SCF stuffs, i bound to get request from him to support Q3 products since he already enquired info on that. well, see how it goes. not a bad idea too. Ha.
Submitted the entry to ICD, finally. OK, Be still ya. Be patience and obedient to His higher way.
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The girl who leapt through time
Interesting fable cartoon by Yasutaka Tsutsui. Sometimes we hope we have the magic to reverse the decision made at the split second. we hope to rewind and eventually change its outcome. Most often than not, we try to prevent something from happenned.Yet we forgot to discover how our different actions can adversely affect others. Well, the character, Makoto Konno showed that she eventually invited more troubles and lots damage control to be done. So what's the point of going back in time?
The crux is... Time waits for no one. You're responsible for your own decision and actions, regardless of which path you take.
Back to the immutability thing. Many a times, we hope to change God's decision when it seems to be misaligned as us. it is either His will or my will. My guess is as we aslwoly mature in Christ, we will slowly reliase, as long as He journey with us, for He is stable and dependable, whom shall i fear?!
Friday, January 8, 2010
The constant in life
Thank God for the first week in 2010.
主是我的力量 高台 坚固磐石 他是我的拯救
他是我患难中随时的帮助
上帝必围绕我到永远
God shows me that no matter how hard I try to overcome the hurdles ahead by myself, He manifest His character of omnipotence and omnipresence in our lives. How great and amazing is our God!
Proverbs 19:21 says:Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purposes that prevails.
While i am still immersed in my fantasized nightmare, I heard some rumours...
Rumours saying HandsomeBoss might be leaving. You sure? I had better quickly get birdnest and him to find uncleNelson a replacement else I think I will continue to be a phatom in MHB program!
Thank God I am able to confirm the not so grounded comments. It's a great surprise to have an open talk with birdnest. Truly grateful and thankful for how I experience His guidance in this.
Also, I heard raging PHDlin has started his attacks. Hmm.. hope that the seasonalDen & birdnest are able to rebut and justify. Sigh... I dun really understand the rule of game, i just hope that there wont be too many casualties.
主 求你帮助信靠你 永不动摇
Looks like there are some opportunities ahead, I shall treasure it and try my best. He knows what I need in His time.
Been reading John Maxwell's book on 360 degree leader. Quite interesting. shall share more next time.
OK, I am supposed to work on my ICD cover letter. ha. oya, thank God for an encouraging mentor, I look forward to hear more from her coming Monday ;) Failure is not everything but most importantly is the process and having to go thru it.
The only constant in life is CHANGE
Nothing is new under the sun, as what bible says.
主是我的力量 高台 坚固磐石 他是我的拯救
他是我患难中随时的帮助
上帝必围绕我到永远
God shows me that no matter how hard I try to overcome the hurdles ahead by myself, He manifest His character of omnipotence and omnipresence in our lives. How great and amazing is our God!
Proverbs 19:21 says:Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purposes that prevails.
While i am still immersed in my fantasized nightmare, I heard some rumours...
Rumours saying HandsomeBoss might be leaving. You sure? I had better quickly get birdnest and him to find uncleNelson a replacement else I think I will continue to be a phatom in MHB program!
Thank God I am able to confirm the not so grounded comments. It's a great surprise to have an open talk with birdnest. Truly grateful and thankful for how I experience His guidance in this.
Also, I heard raging PHDlin has started his attacks. Hmm.. hope that the seasonalDen & birdnest are able to rebut and justify. Sigh... I dun really understand the rule of game, i just hope that there wont be too many casualties.
主 求你帮助信靠你 永不动摇
Looks like there are some opportunities ahead, I shall treasure it and try my best. He knows what I need in His time.
Been reading John Maxwell's book on 360 degree leader. Quite interesting. shall share more next time.
OK, I am supposed to work on my ICD cover letter. ha. oya, thank God for an encouraging mentor, I look forward to hear more from her coming Monday ;) Failure is not everything but most importantly is the process and having to go thru it.
The only constant in life is CHANGE
Nothing is new under the sun, as what bible says.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
A . for 2009
Just a glimpse of my eyes and we are now in yr 2010! Whoohoo...
the past 2 years had been eventful although I always grumbled that my 2 weeks plant shutdown week is a waste since no overseas trip. Well, God 's plan is better than my plan, always!
3 services @ 3 different places
#1. It was held at indoor stadium, big bunch of ushers were very friendly! It started off with a giant parcel passing game. It slowly built up the atmosphere and 3 guys singers appeared and sang "You Raise me up" I like that song! And their voice are superb! Followed by 3 ladies singers. The whole worship team were very well dressed, something like gown.
Then it came to preaching time. I must admit that pastor prince or glen look-alike has his own charm and his stamina is real good. He is a good presenter, imagine he can preach for an hour without peeping his scripts and he can cite every verse accurately! Cool :) Quite a good exposure.
#2. As we stepped into the church, wow! To our surprise, we sang Malay Christmas song and the whole service has Malay translation. Kinda shocked, to be very honest. I wonder how many Malay or Asli are there and who are in need of that? Oops, i dunno. Since I have not been visited Galilee for long, I'd better keep my mouth shut.
#3. They call it MASS, not service OK! I was a bit uneasy coz i am unsure what to expect like what i do when they kneel and do i follow what they 'chant' and i am nervous about the so called 'rites'. Oops... i found the stain glass of the Church of Holy Family is very nice, colorful and it tells the stories of Jesus via the picture. eh, i think Catholic and Anglican and perhaps Lutheran are alike, they SING instead of READ. So soothing when all followers are singing.
I saw George Yeo and the family. Kekeke...Think he dozed off. They are sitting right at the front row of the seats man, so prominent and yet he zzzz. ha. I also thank God that I did not violate the rule for taking the Eucharist. Hmm although i am baptized Christian, I guess i should still respect church tradition and ya, fear God!
God works in all places and all human being!
House Visiting
mdmCakeLeng stayed @ marine parade. Very convenient location, just off the ECP exit. From her expression, ya, she is a xin fu xiao nv ren. ha. With the arrival of Jayna, I am sure her life will be centred around Jayna and Jayna. ha. What a small world. I met pei fern, my hall4 mate there! hehe...
After visiting mdmCakeLeng, impromptuly we said wanna go dadajie's place which is like 5 min away, just opp East coast beach! kekek.. It was a nice afternoon to peep into their lives. Ha. we know the whole family since both dadajie and KokKok are our colleagues and the kids photos are publicly hang in office. Ha. best best. we made almond chocolate muffins, chit chat, had fruits. ha. nice bonus of the day!
Usual Nantah gathering is a heart warming one. You see how God has brought every family thru the trough and peak. I am glad to see ChaoYou uncle has slowly recovered from the operation, meanwhile i admire aunt wenshu for her persistence and care for standing by his side. thank God for the couple!
Late night hanging out is always not in my list as i need to zzz. I thank God for the decision to chill out on 31 Dec. It was a different gathering since i don't usually hang with them. Thank God for the friendship and the openness to have me intruded into the circle. Honour sia. kekeke... guess what, we left around 4.15am. Oh man!! hahah...
Arrival of sasa
I can say a few of us really go thru this with the wongs and glad to have our little friends joining LBOs! Thank God for the smooth delivery and thank God for the precious friendship for a few of us. It's gonna to have some changes but i like what ahXian said: Friends are for life! Amen to that!
Wanted to quote what Lee Wei Ling said in yesterday article. "Friendship is more than mutual Goodwill and exchange of favours"
I like it :)
Wise word from mr TaiSungHung as we passed thru Pekan-Kulai Shortcut. he said something like this..
Sometimes it is not good for the road to be too straight, having a few turns will make you more alert especially when you are driving!
I thought that really knocked some sense onto me. A simple fact yet meaningful!
Princess & the Frog
I watched it together with kor, KYue and yaoyao. Ha. eh, i think they cant comphrehend the story la. Too young. Well, it's still a nice story.
So it's the prince who kissed himself a princess and Teana wasn't a born princess. It broke the spell! kekeke...
This blind lady said something. You must know who you are so that you know what you need.
Yes, it's important to know our identity and thus understand what we really need and ask appropriately from God :)
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Fear is the last thing i ever thought it will occur esp at work. hoho... it starts to overwhelm me. maybe it is due to the unknown challenges ahead! Hmm... Father Lord knows and He sure sustain me, for He is my Rock & stronghold. M strength comes from Him. Who else should I fear apart from Him? Amen.
the past 2 years had been eventful although I always grumbled that my 2 weeks plant shutdown week is a waste since no overseas trip. Well, God 's plan is better than my plan, always!
3 services @ 3 different places
#1. It was held at indoor stadium, big bunch of ushers were very friendly! It started off with a giant parcel passing game. It slowly built up the atmosphere and 3 guys singers appeared and sang "You Raise me up" I like that song! And their voice are superb! Followed by 3 ladies singers. The whole worship team were very well dressed, something like gown.
Then it came to preaching time. I must admit that pastor prince or glen look-alike has his own charm and his stamina is real good. He is a good presenter, imagine he can preach for an hour without peeping his scripts and he can cite every verse accurately! Cool :) Quite a good exposure.
#2. As we stepped into the church, wow! To our surprise, we sang Malay Christmas song and the whole service has Malay translation. Kinda shocked, to be very honest. I wonder how many Malay or Asli are there and who are in need of that? Oops, i dunno. Since I have not been visited Galilee for long, I'd better keep my mouth shut.
#3. They call it MASS, not service OK! I was a bit uneasy coz i am unsure what to expect like what i do when they kneel and do i follow what they 'chant' and i am nervous about the so called 'rites'. Oops... i found the stain glass of the Church of Holy Family is very nice, colorful and it tells the stories of Jesus via the picture. eh, i think Catholic and Anglican and perhaps Lutheran are alike, they SING instead of READ. So soothing when all followers are singing.
I saw George Yeo and the family. Kekeke...Think he dozed off. They are sitting right at the front row of the seats man, so prominent and yet he zzzz. ha. I also thank God that I did not violate the rule for taking the Eucharist. Hmm although i am baptized Christian, I guess i should still respect church tradition and ya, fear God!
God works in all places and all human being!
House Visiting
mdmCakeLeng stayed @ marine parade. Very convenient location, just off the ECP exit. From her expression, ya, she is a xin fu xiao nv ren. ha. With the arrival of Jayna, I am sure her life will be centred around Jayna and Jayna. ha. What a small world. I met pei fern, my hall4 mate there! hehe...
After visiting mdmCakeLeng, impromptuly we said wanna go dadajie's place which is like 5 min away, just opp East coast beach! kekek.. It was a nice afternoon to peep into their lives. Ha. we know the whole family since both dadajie and KokKok are our colleagues and the kids photos are publicly hang in office. Ha. best best. we made almond chocolate muffins, chit chat, had fruits. ha. nice bonus of the day!
Usual Nantah gathering is a heart warming one. You see how God has brought every family thru the trough and peak. I am glad to see ChaoYou uncle has slowly recovered from the operation, meanwhile i admire aunt wenshu for her persistence and care for standing by his side. thank God for the couple!
Late night hanging out is always not in my list as i need to zzz. I thank God for the decision to chill out on 31 Dec. It was a different gathering since i don't usually hang with them. Thank God for the friendship and the openness to have me intruded into the circle. Honour sia. kekeke... guess what, we left around 4.15am. Oh man!! hahah...
Arrival of sasa
I can say a few of us really go thru this with the wongs and glad to have our little friends joining LBOs! Thank God for the smooth delivery and thank God for the precious friendship for a few of us. It's gonna to have some changes but i like what ahXian said: Friends are for life! Amen to that!
Wanted to quote what Lee Wei Ling said in yesterday article. "Friendship is more than mutual Goodwill and exchange of favours"
I like it :)
Wise word from mr TaiSungHung as we passed thru Pekan-Kulai Shortcut. he said something like this..
Sometimes it is not good for the road to be too straight, having a few turns will make you more alert especially when you are driving!
I thought that really knocked some sense onto me. A simple fact yet meaningful!
Princess & the Frog
I watched it together with kor, KYue and yaoyao. Ha. eh, i think they cant comphrehend the story la. Too young. Well, it's still a nice story.
So it's the prince who kissed himself a princess and Teana wasn't a born princess. It broke the spell! kekeke...
This blind lady said something. You must know who you are so that you know what you need.
Yes, it's important to know our identity and thus understand what we really need and ask appropriately from God :)
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Fear is the last thing i ever thought it will occur esp at work. hoho... it starts to overwhelm me. maybe it is due to the unknown challenges ahead! Hmm... Father Lord knows and He sure sustain me, for He is my Rock & stronghold. M strength comes from Him. Who else should I fear apart from Him? Amen.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
A Blessing in Disguise
Hoho, i've got a K!
It's only after we had that controversial discussion during the xmas party that I reliase after that, it's not too bad. As in, God's gift to me.
I admit that I sulk and sore since bumblebee gave me a highP only and didn't get me to the Speacialist level. I suffered thru another year by taking up the asset lead role.
Ya, once awhile I whine about the delay in 'GettingUp'. As I got the slip yesterday from mrBirdbnest, i wonder how come he didn't say about my flaw?! Er. surprise! and i don't believe it la.
Then just now dajieChin told me about what HandsomeBoss commented. I seriously doubt what had happenned. ANyway, it does not matter for now.
Back to the K thing. If i got a K last year and got myself a specialist star, i may not be getting my K with jackfruit today. Ya, bigger than peanut. ha.
So i am still thankful!! Kekeke... comparing to AM who got a K, becoming a specialist in Aug without pay increment and no peanut at all, i think... afterall, it's not a bad deal.
haha. OK, truly a blessing in Disguise!
We have a much heated topic on the rating system again just now. masterZhu was very pissed off and seriously i think both he and nicnic do not deserve a P-. What a lousy excuse Birdnest and handsome gave. Sigh. I see the fire spark and a time bomb, projected to explode soon after the shut down. hmmm...
Some of them are trying to strategize and get even with the bosses. hmmm... it's so complicated. sigh...
I cannot say i am the only one who deserve a K but i think those who faithfully deliver what they supposed to deserve a pat on their shoulders. Ranking is always relative and you dunno the kind of game you're in and the rules and the taboos. hoho...
I must agree that given the asset lead role definitely expose me and giving me a better advantage in securing the K. well, everyone will have a chance, i hope. The game will be even more exciting when it comes to specialist level. see if most of us get to 'watch' it!
It's only after we had that controversial discussion during the xmas party that I reliase after that, it's not too bad. As in, God's gift to me.
I admit that I sulk and sore since bumblebee gave me a highP only and didn't get me to the Speacialist level. I suffered thru another year by taking up the asset lead role.
Ya, once awhile I whine about the delay in 'GettingUp'. As I got the slip yesterday from mrBirdbnest, i wonder how come he didn't say about my flaw?! Er. surprise! and i don't believe it la.
Then just now dajieChin told me about what HandsomeBoss commented. I seriously doubt what had happenned. ANyway, it does not matter for now.
Back to the K thing. If i got a K last year and got myself a specialist star, i may not be getting my K with jackfruit today. Ya, bigger than peanut. ha.
So i am still thankful!! Kekeke... comparing to AM who got a K, becoming a specialist in Aug without pay increment and no peanut at all, i think... afterall, it's not a bad deal.
haha. OK, truly a blessing in Disguise!
We have a much heated topic on the rating system again just now. masterZhu was very pissed off and seriously i think both he and nicnic do not deserve a P-. What a lousy excuse Birdnest and handsome gave. Sigh. I see the fire spark and a time bomb, projected to explode soon after the shut down. hmmm...
Some of them are trying to strategize and get even with the bosses. hmmm... it's so complicated. sigh...
I cannot say i am the only one who deserve a K but i think those who faithfully deliver what they supposed to deserve a pat on their shoulders. Ranking is always relative and you dunno the kind of game you're in and the rules and the taboos. hoho...
I must agree that given the asset lead role definitely expose me and giving me a better advantage in securing the K. well, everyone will have a chance, i hope. The game will be even more exciting when it comes to specialist level. see if most of us get to 'watch' it!
Monday, December 14, 2009
Interesting article from 张晓娴
I am kind of boerd now. so I am surfing... :)
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當靈魂那根弦被撥動 文◎張小嫻
當一根小提琴的琴弦被撥動時，會引起同一房間裏所有弦樂器的共振，即使這個振動微弱到肉耳根本聽不見，但是，最敏感的人都能感受到這種共振。當靈魂那根弦被撥動了，身體和愛也會共振……
●我和你的共振
有時候，你說不出為甚麼喜歡一個人。他長得並不特別好看，他並不完美。然而，他把你完完全全吸引住了，因為他有靈魂。
只有靈魂能觸動靈魂。
有些人，也許出身大富之家，也許在世界一流大學畢業，也許儀表不凡，也許有一個光明燦爛的前途，也許擁有以上所有的優點，可是，你感受不到他的靈魂，他只有一個耀目的軀殼。
另一些人，相信自己非常有內涵。他充分掌握潮流資訊，知道現在最流行的掌上電腦、數碼相機、名車，甚至最流行的球鞋。他知道甚麼是好東西，隨時可以唸出一串現代最有名的畫家、建築師、室內設計師和家具設計師的名字。可是，他不過是個資料蒐集員，沒有靈魂。
靈魂是一個可能性、一種智慧。它也可以很簡單：就是兩個人的契合。
為甚麼你覺得甲有靈魂而乙沒有？因為甲的靈魂能與你的靈魂共振。
當一根小提琴的琴弦被撥動時，會引起同一房間裏所有弦樂器的共振，即使這個振動微弱到肉耳根本聽不見，但是，最敏感的人都能感受到這種共振。當靈魂那根弦被撥動了，身體和愛也會共振。
我們愛上的，是一個能撥動我們靈魂那根弦線的人。這種感覺太奧妙了，很難去解釋，以至我們只能說：『他有一種屬於靈魂的東西。』
有一天，當你不再愛眼前人，也許是因為，靈魂那根弦已經斷了。
●喜歡和不喜歡
朋友約一位女士吃飯。那位女士應約赴會，剛坐下來，便先旨聲明：
『你不是我的類型，所以，不要打我主意。』
朋友愣了一下。他並沒有打算追求這位女士，他只是覺得她是個聊天的好對象。可是，人家這樣說，假如他說：『我不是想追求你！』那便似乎欠缺了男士風度。他惟有微笑表示明白。
『先旨聲明』也是一種態度，免得對方會誤會或日後大家尷尬。然而，這得要對自己非常有信心才可以。否則，碰到一位沒風度的男士，他說：『我對你根本沒意思！』那便很尷尬了。
我不是那種有信心『先旨聲明』的人。不喜歡一個人，我不會赴他的約，答應赴約，便是對他有好感。當然了，這種好感不一定發展成愛情，它也可以是友情。
不喜歡的人，無謂給他機會。事實上，一句話也嫌多。做人還是簡單一點好，我的一切，都可以分成喜歡和不喜歡：喜歡和不喜歡的人，喜歡和不喜歡的書，喜歡和不喜歡的地方，喜歡和不喜歡的食物，喜歡和不喜歡做的事，沒有模稜兩可。
一旦喜歡一個人，我會對他特別包容。不喜歡的，我會很挑剔。
喜歡的食物，我可以連續吃幾年才換口味。喜歡的書，我會一看再看。喜歡做的事，我可以不計代價。幸好，我喜歡的東西不多，喜歡的人更少。
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當靈魂那根弦被撥動 文◎張小嫻
當一根小提琴的琴弦被撥動時，會引起同一房間裏所有弦樂器的共振，即使這個振動微弱到肉耳根本聽不見，但是，最敏感的人都能感受到這種共振。當靈魂那根弦被撥動了，身體和愛也會共振……
●我和你的共振
有時候，你說不出為甚麼喜歡一個人。他長得並不特別好看，他並不完美。然而，他把你完完全全吸引住了，因為他有靈魂。
只有靈魂能觸動靈魂。
有些人，也許出身大富之家，也許在世界一流大學畢業，也許儀表不凡，也許有一個光明燦爛的前途，也許擁有以上所有的優點，可是，你感受不到他的靈魂，他只有一個耀目的軀殼。
另一些人，相信自己非常有內涵。他充分掌握潮流資訊，知道現在最流行的掌上電腦、數碼相機、名車，甚至最流行的球鞋。他知道甚麼是好東西，隨時可以唸出一串現代最有名的畫家、建築師、室內設計師和家具設計師的名字。可是，他不過是個資料蒐集員，沒有靈魂。
靈魂是一個可能性、一種智慧。它也可以很簡單：就是兩個人的契合。
為甚麼你覺得甲有靈魂而乙沒有？因為甲的靈魂能與你的靈魂共振。
當一根小提琴的琴弦被撥動時，會引起同一房間裏所有弦樂器的共振，即使這個振動微弱到肉耳根本聽不見，但是，最敏感的人都能感受到這種共振。當靈魂那根弦被撥動了，身體和愛也會共振。
我們愛上的，是一個能撥動我們靈魂那根弦線的人。這種感覺太奧妙了，很難去解釋，以至我們只能說：『他有一種屬於靈魂的東西。』
有一天，當你不再愛眼前人，也許是因為，靈魂那根弦已經斷了。
●喜歡和不喜歡
朋友約一位女士吃飯。那位女士應約赴會，剛坐下來，便先旨聲明：
『你不是我的類型，所以，不要打我主意。』
朋友愣了一下。他並沒有打算追求這位女士，他只是覺得她是個聊天的好對象。可是，人家這樣說，假如他說：『我不是想追求你！』那便似乎欠缺了男士風度。他惟有微笑表示明白。
『先旨聲明』也是一種態度，免得對方會誤會或日後大家尷尬。然而，這得要對自己非常有信心才可以。否則，碰到一位沒風度的男士，他說：『我對你根本沒意思！』那便很尷尬了。
我不是那種有信心『先旨聲明』的人。不喜歡一個人，我不會赴他的約，答應赴約，便是對他有好感。當然了，這種好感不一定發展成愛情，它也可以是友情。
不喜歡的人，無謂給他機會。事實上，一句話也嫌多。做人還是簡單一點好，我的一切，都可以分成喜歡和不喜歡：喜歡和不喜歡的人，喜歡和不喜歡的書，喜歡和不喜歡的地方，喜歡和不喜歡的食物，喜歡和不喜歡做的事，沒有模稜兩可。
一旦喜歡一個人，我會對他特別包容。不喜歡的，我會很挑剔。
喜歡的食物，我可以連續吃幾年才換口味。喜歡的書，我會一看再看。喜歡做的事，我可以不計代價。幸好，我喜歡的東西不多，喜歡的人更少。
So long... 2009
It's amazing. Another year has passed.
God has been great to me and I am learning to focus on what has been given to me and not what I never get.
It has been a fulfilling year?! I hope.
I took on mentu class which almost drives me nut although I portray myself as the prober and not so much as a teacher. Think I am perceived as a daoshi who always ask questions without knowing the answers! So i am thankful that uncle Wesley is around to be the dictionary ;p
I reliase I have been lazy in many areas too. lazy to sms, lazy to talk, lazy to join, simply too bo chap. Bad.
Hopefully i can improve in the coming year.
God has never shortchange me, never. I gotta see it from a different perspective. ha. Like what UncleWise said, sometimes the door is only opened to me and not others. So be thankful!
Yup. i am going for my FPR soon. What should I expect ler?
God has been great to me and I am learning to focus on what has been given to me and not what I never get.
It has been a fulfilling year?! I hope.
I took on mentu class which almost drives me nut although I portray myself as the prober and not so much as a teacher. Think I am perceived as a daoshi who always ask questions without knowing the answers! So i am thankful that uncle Wesley is around to be the dictionary ;p
I reliase I have been lazy in many areas too. lazy to sms, lazy to talk, lazy to join, simply too bo chap. Bad.
Hopefully i can improve in the coming year.
God has never shortchange me, never. I gotta see it from a different perspective. ha. Like what UncleWise said, sometimes the door is only opened to me and not others. So be thankful!
Yup. i am going for my FPR soon. What should I expect ler?
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Beauty & The Beast
Finally I am hitting the theatre again!!!
W!ld Rice presents Beauty & The Beast. Directed by local comedian Hossan Leong, the classic fairy tale gets a modern twist and some local flavor with Emma Yong in the lead and RJ Rosales in the role of The Beast.
I love Chua EnLai for the desiree role. SO hilarious and I am so glad to too see on the stage! So bitchy, together with 'his' sister, Brandy!!
Karen Tan, is another actress whom I like, since her appearance in Cabaret. Her voice is unique and she is able to engage the audience!
Emma Yong, yup, she is pretty. This time round I sat in the first round and I actually can see her facial expression very clearly. she has good complexion and yes, good voice too!
RJ Rosales has good voice too. I pity him for wearing the beast mask.
In short, I enjoyed the play very much!
Well, though it is a fantasy tale but it is always nice to have indulge self in such unreliastic dream! A happy ending is always favourable, what's more it is based on a famous Disney tale!
W!ld Rice presents Beauty & The Beast. Directed by local comedian Hossan Leong, the classic fairy tale gets a modern twist and some local flavor with Emma Yong in the lead and RJ Rosales in the role of The Beast.
I love Chua EnLai for the desiree role. SO hilarious and I am so glad to too see on the stage! So bitchy, together with 'his' sister, Brandy!!
Karen Tan, is another actress whom I like, since her appearance in Cabaret. Her voice is unique and she is able to engage the audience!
Emma Yong, yup, she is pretty. This time round I sat in the first round and I actually can see her facial expression very clearly. she has good complexion and yes, good voice too!
RJ Rosales has good voice too. I pity him for wearing the beast mask.
In short, I enjoyed the play very much!
Well, though it is a fantasy tale but it is always nice to have indulge self in such unreliastic dream! A happy ending is always favourable, what's more it is based on a famous Disney tale!
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