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i am struggling to stand on the line, to stick to what i believe, without being exclusive, and i pray that i am not being conceited. because all i really want, is to be the man He want me to be. i can afford humans' judgment but i fear for His rebuke.

Bangun pagi ku terus..

Kena scolded =P It was only last week that I felt as if I was cruising with wind at my back. But the property market has taken a twist recently. The price suddenly shoot up, and the buyers who missed the lowest price are enraged. Si buyer pikir gw yg maenin harganya. Ya elah Bapak.. Saya jg pengen bisa close deal. Ngapain naek2in harganya. Orang bkn saya yg punya rumah. Ngerasa ga enak bgt jg seh sama si Bapak ini. Tapi namanya bisnis, emank ga bisa selalu berjalan sesuai kemauan kita. Bumbu2 jadi kambing item ky gini harus diterima juga. Suddenly we r back to the challenging time for property agents. Seems like we are back to the 'running on empty' challenge again. Suddenly the job offer becomes interesting again. tapi yah.. bukan petualangan kalo jagoan sukses terus. jadi keliatannya.. sekali lagi kita kembali ke posisi tersungkur.. dan percaya.. Allahku kan memenuhi kebutuhanku menurut kekayaan dan kemuliaan Nya. By the way, semalem sblom tidur gw ber-nubuat, Barca pasti men...

Don't Give Up

When things go wrong as they sometime will When the road you are trudging seems all uphill When funds are low and debts are high And instead of a smile you have a sigh When care is pressing you down a bit Rest in God's love and never quit Life can be strange with its turns and twists And many a failed man have turned away When with God's help he'd have won the day. Never give up though the pace seems slow For you may succeed with another go Success is the failure turned inside out The silver line in the cloud of doubt You never can tell how close you are The goal may be near when it seems so far So turn to the Lord and when you're hardest hit Put your trust in Him and never quit

it's about tomorrow

it was so clear. it was david versus goliath. and just like the original story, the humble boy won. when i watched the final performances, it occurred to me that kris allen would snatch the title. not because he outperformed adam, to be honest. but idol is about vote. and the Americans would vote for someone they could identify themselves with. and that is kris. but in the grander scheme of things, the title means little for both of them. what means more is the road ahead, the tomorrows as adam put it. will they be another ruben, fantasia, or hicks? or will they be another kelly clarkson, or underwood?

It's in the Valley I Grow

Elah Valley- where David battled Goliath Sometimes life seems hard to bear, Full of sorrow, trouble and woe It's then I have to remember That it's in the valleys I grow. If I always stayed on the mountain top And never experienced pain, I would never appreciate God's love And would be living in vain. I have so much to learn And my growth is very slow, Sometimes I need the mountain tops, But it's in the valleys I grow. I do not always understand Why things happen as they do, But I am very sure of one thing. My Lord will see me through. My little valleys are nothing When I picture Christ on the cross He went through the valley of death; His victory was Satan's loss. Forgive me Lord, for complaining When I'm feeling so very low. Just give me a gentle reminder That it's in the valleys I grow. Continue to strengthen me, Lord And use my life each day To share your love with others And help them find their way. Thank you for valleys, Lord For this one thing I know ...

Dahsyatttt.....

LOL I am not sure how they did the calculation, but for some inexplicable reason, for the first time since I joined dtz, I find myself in the top achiever page here wakaka ^^ whatever the mistake or reason be, I am just so happy to be up there, this time top rookie, next time top producer! ;)

Treetop

for those who has not been to treetop. time does fly. it has been 9 months since i went there. it was around national day time.. hence the flag. gosh.. i am so singaporean.. oh yeahh.. i just got my reentry permit extended for another 5 years ^^ hoho lega sekali.. ternyata kekuatiran selama ini terhapuskan dalam beberapa klik. tampaknya jodoh gua sama pulau ini belom saatnya berakhir. memang bener kata si Boz.. kekuatiran itu ga ada gunanya. kesusahan sehari cukup buat sehari.
without knowing, he has made your voice his lullaby. without knowing, he has made your eyes his beautiful sunset. without knowing, he has made your trusting heart his reason to fight.

6th and leaping

wowww..... amazing..... this is truly another display of God's favor. as always, God.. extend your favor and blessing to this family so that the process goes smooth and they got themselves a blessed house. thanks to you (you know who you are ^^ ) for bringing me this business. and also.. for the chance of knowing such inspiring auntie hoho. i only spent little time with her and i have learned a lot. it has been forward and upward. but one year in the desert teach me not to be taken away. tonight is my deadline to decide on one important matter. and i think God has just shown me the way, just in time.

Today's YRC

Great sermon by Isaiah. Great crowd. And just think I need to say that.. I am really impressed by Ricci today. I have always thought of her as an exceptional talent and character. And I just loved her worship leading today. I stood there smiling.. it reminds me of Meli (though they are quite different), a worshiper who just deeply love her God. ehem.. before I begin to sound 'wrong'.. let me end this by congratulating Anton hoho.. you have made a great choice bro ^^

cyclone

one of jay chou's very first song i think. it was during the time when darvin just started learning flash animation. and he was making this 'congratulation animation card', for a new couple. he asked me for the names i wanted to put there. there could only be one combination i had on my mind. heh.. every time i remember this, i never fail to smile. i was so clueless and foolish back then. in our own way, we have both loved and lost and moved on. love comes and goes like cyclone..

And here they come

just went through my blog archives.. it's quite fun to re-read your past thought. march 16 was the first time i recorded down a breakthrough in 2009. from then on things had been anything but ordinary. and the best part of all this, was to be asked by my vice president to share my story during the award presentation session for our branch's top producer. these were people who earned like 50-60k a month (i didn't earn that much for the whole 2008).. but God set the stage for me to tell them about His great work. Not for once did I mention 'God'.. but as I finished my story, one of the top producers asked aloud, "are you a Christian?" to which I said, "yes". and she said, "No wonder." I think she continued by telling the others that it is God's protection and favor that earned me the deal. so the mission was accomplished. God's name was glorified. one top producer came to me after the session and told me she was inspired by my st...

captivating

Today was a breather. I had for almost two months spent my Sat and Sun going from one house to another, from east to west. And the weekdays were also full of cases to settle. But for once, I was able to put aside all those and just.. enjoyed my break with these folks. it felt like the 2008 time when we used to spend our unplanned sundays at mr tea or braddell. this time we found ourselves at sentosa, with totally wrong dressing code. but we had great time with luge, and catching attention with our bible camp tshirts. and i listen to many interesting stories from them. really enjoy it. and now.. time to turn in, gotta start early tomorrow for appointment with hdb. it's another week, it's another fight! *truly, captivating*

Buffet's Piece of Wisdom

Maybe this is a lil bit too late to post. but I just came across this piece when I went thru Kong Hee's previous blogs. This is what Warren Buffet said to his shareholder for 2009: "We begin this New Year with dampened enthusiasm and dented optimism. Our happiness is diluted and our peace is threatened by the financial illness that has infected our families, organizations and nations. Everyone is desperate to find a remedy that will cure their financial illness and help them recover their financial health. They expect the financial experts to provide them with remedies, forgetting the fact that it is these experts who created this financial mess. Every new year, I adopt a couple of old maxims as my beacons to guide my future. This self-prescribed therapy has ensured that with each passing year, I grow wiser and not older. This year, I invite you to tap into the financial wisdom of our elders along with me, and become financially wiser. * Hard work: All hard work bring a profit...

Beyond Blessed

Rini, whom I have not spoken to for some years, suddenly dropped me a happy birthday msg with these verses: No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:37-39) The most precious thing about our Christianity is not the promise of blessing. And it's also not the knowledge of the Law. And neither is it the sensation and manifestation of God's presence. it is His steadfast love that does more than anything we could ever know. After all, I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me? (Jeremiah 32:27) Freely you gave it all for us, surrendered Your life upon that cross, great is the love, poured out for all.. This is Our GOD. Lifted up high from death to ...

Every dog has its day

I saw this movie poster at Lido just now. The title read: Muay Thai Dunk. I stopped to think.. and I looked at the basketball in the poster. Oh my gosh.. I shivered. jay Chou must be proud. The movie may not be too bad but the lack of originality is terrifying. especially because this is East copying East. Do we really need Tai chi Dunk, Silat Dunk, and Yoga Dunk to follow? And you wonder why they bother to produce such movie. But well.. we just have to accept that for all kind of things, there will be people who appreciate them. build a pyramid of poo and show it to everyone, there will be people who think it's art. and that's why this world is interesting. we all stand a chance. it's just a matter of when.. and when the destiny comes knocking, are we ready?

5th and Praising

Thank you God.. and 'you guys'.. for sticking with me. I am praying that God would bless all of you with these big decisions you have made, and at all time.. He will be your provision, He shall return you ten fold of what you have blessed me with. Amenn.. More than anything, I always wake up everyday fearing that I might do any mistake that cost any of you dearly. (that explains my mushrooming gray hair) So more than anything, I would go to bed every night, thanking God that He has made sure everything is in control. oh and let me thank my friends here for making my 28th birthday such a wonderful day. starting with the ladies who made tiramisu. and then the two ladies who visited us late in the night, for that 'historic event'. and of course tan tong meng big bro who also take part. oh i regret the tiramisu mess hoho. and i had lunch with a special friend, the only person i call 'my twin'. later that night.. i would find myself blindfolded and made walking aroun...

4th and counting

thank you God, been a fruitful weekend. I am thankful that this time around, the countless trips to Jurong West finally showed result. I am sorry that I had to anger some people in the process, but it's really difficult to please everyone. So at the end of the day, I can only ask God to forgive my limited self, and to increase my capacity, capacity to be righteous and wise. and pray so i would stay hungry and work harder. a humble agent shared her success story with all of us the other day. 'i am not very clever. so i work hard.' she paused for a moment. 'ya.. i work very hard'. hard work is one thing that you can be proud of, without being conceited. and i believe it's not our intelligence, or talent, or good look that impress God (why would he be impressed with what He gave us freely?) rather.. it is quality such as our hard work, dedication, and persistence that impress Him.

the crazy little russian

i just want to say that.. Arshavin is so bloody good. no one has ever come and exploded the way this guy did. not even Thierry Henry, not even Ronaldo. so i kinda feared for him, he rose to fame too fast, he earned his hero status way too fast. may God protects our little russian. now we just need a bloody good centre forward, bring on Zlatan! ;)
what does a man look for, in a woman of his ever after? i asked myself this question the other day. and i have yet to found my answer. i wonder if solomon ever figured that out.