..my battle stance..

It rains every day here. How I wish I am now comfortably sitting at one of our weird-colored sofa, with aircon blowing and conversation flowing with my family, in our home sweet home. villa sunter mas.. feels like it's been ages! Family is still.. the best treasure God gives us on earth. Our house is clean enough to be healthy, and dirty enough to be happy. ~Author Unknown

So finally it's Sabbath. How wonderful God is.. to have a 'resting day' as one of His Ten Commandments. That goes to show how even when He gave Israelites the Law, He had them in mind. Sabbath has been particularly meaningful this week because it has been such a stormy week. It began on ascending mode from Monday to Tuesday and suddenly Wednesday came and Bang! Every single mistake that I made was 'punished'. Every time there was chance for important things to go wrong, it went wrong. And being a broker or middle man, you just have to bite the bullet, take the punch and be the scapegoat for everyone at times. Everyone demands explanation and result from you. And no one would stand for you unless he gains something. But God is close to the brokenhearted, isn't He? The hardship endured at Bedok Residences bore fruits eventually. And it was not even because of my hard work, God simply made it happen in the way only He knows how. Also, The constant terror aka Mr OI,...

If you never heard of the words (I never heard about AQ before I went for Hori san talk), http://www.peaklearning.com/about_aq_story.php Interesting I must say.. and at such a timing. This is probably, emotionally and mentally, the toughest week I can remember from works point of view. Never had I felt like quitting as much as I did yesterday. I felt like just disappear into somewhere hah. Oh.. and it's thanksgiving week. The irony. But as we always know.. His grace is sufficient. Heroes are born out of adversity, so they say. As Walt Disney said, "You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you". So.. here we go. We don't quit, we don't cope, we overcome.

the year 2000. summer. the year 2008. summer.

in the spirit of Mandopop, I return to this song by Gary Cao And our very own Ajay!! And er.. juz incidentally found this song. dun even know who sing it but I think it's nice in a mellow way. Time to stretch my vocal chord muscle, update my song vocabularies, and prepare for karaoke at Taipei!

in a parallel universe, ^_________^ below translation belongs to this guys http://top10pinyinlyrics.blogspot.com/2011/09/translation-of-hu-xia-na-xie-nian.html 又回到最初的起点 you hui dao zui chu de qi dian Back to the starting point 记忆中你青涩的脸 ji yi zhong ni qing se de lian In my memory, I see your young face 我们终于来到了这一天 wo men zhong yu lai dao le zhe yi tian We have finally reached this day 桌垫下的老照片 zhuo dian xia de lao zhao pian The old photographs under the table 无数回忆连结 wu shu hui yi lian jie Linking to countless memories 今天男孩要赴女孩最后的约 jin tian nan hai yao fu nuu hai zui hou de yue Today, a boy will keep his last date with the girl *又回到最初的起点 you hui dao zui chu de qi dian Back to the starting point 呆呆地站在镜子前 dai dai de zhan zai jing zi qian Standing in front of the mirror dumbly 笨拙系上红色领带的结 ben zhuo ji shang hong se ling dai de jie Clumsily tying a knot on a red tie 将头发梳成大人模样 jiang tou fa shu cheng da ren mo yang Combed hair to appear as an adult 穿上一身帅气西装 chuan shang yi shen shuai qi xi zhuang W...

in that awkward smile and moment, and those few spoken words across the time, was an inexplicable sense of familiarity, a destiny as certain as december rain. yet destiny is an invisible thread that take a blind faith to see clearly. isn't life.. interesting? ^___^ *ah it's my 111th post of the year!

Had lunch with the 'makan grup' guys together with their wives, and kids. So one thing that they ask each other is: "did your baby ever fall from his/her bed?" apparently, ALL of them had that experience. you would think that if we all have accidentally dropped our mobile phones at least once, that's normal. but babies?? well.. seems like they are no exception. I myself fell in a way Jackie Chan would have been proud of when i was a kid. yeah.. right through the stairs from our 3rd floor house. when my mum picked me up, i couldn't or didn't cry. If it wasn't for God, the fall could have paved way for my PHD aka permanent head damage. And so it was with these babies. so fragile and yet, they all fell from their bed. According to my friend, it makes him feel relieved to know that all the other guys also had the same experience. at least it means he wasn't that bad as a parent. I suppose it's true that each infant has his/her personal guardian ang...

Actually I wanted to post something melancholy before I sleep tonight. But I think my sleepy head has upper hand over my mellow heart. So.. I guess we do it another time. Pretty proud of myself today. Woke up relatively early (by my standard), Swam at sengkang, And er... Did some work. Survey new condo at Bedok reservoir (no floating body detected), And still got time to blog this crap. Let me close now with a profound question. How come Christopher lee always take my pie one???? Last time I like Fann Wong, you married her. Then I now like Jesseca Liu, You keep getting paired with her. Wah lao... Sian ce pua.

now that it seems i am not getting called, i will confess that i accidentally apply for job at google last week. interesting position, based in Singapore OR JAKARTA! well.. I was thinking to apply. but not without cover letter. I uploaded my CV, then trying to fill up the rest of info, and poof.. dunno what happened, suddenly it was sent. but since the CV was already there. I thot.. okay.. let's see.. if this incomplete application gets me an interview, that's it then. here's the eternal struggle between running your own business and learning at one of the most admirable companies in the world. seems like that incomplete application ain't getting me a call. Scoot would have been interesting too, with SIA being one of my dream companies. But well.. we are at the wrong side of twenties. not just wrong side, but offside ^__^

When a man follows his emotion, he is asked, "are you a man?" When a man follows his rationale, he is asked, "are you human?" Darned if you do, darned if you don't. Darned if you say, darned if you don't. "I guess what I be saying is there ain't no better reason. To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons. It's what we aim to do, our name is our virtue" - Jason Mraz, I am yours.

We all heard of the story of how husband and wife quarrels because of toothpaste. And in Christianity, we also have a fair share of somewhat similar issues. Like.. whether or not a Christian should be rich or poor? Well.. I think they fall into similar category of problem. Problem which biggest issue is that.. It shouldn't have been a problem in the first place. The only solution to such problem is to realise that it is never a problem to begin with.

Oh well.......:)

Two good movies in the last 5 days. When I am in dire need of inspiration, I need to watch some good movies. Or read some good books. Or do some traveling. Obviously movie is the most instant one. I wasn't a big fan of novels like Notebook or Dear John. But One Day has interesting premise. This guy was a mess for almost twenty years. This girl, as one of the famous lines in the movie goes, "made him decent.. and in return he made her very, very happy". By the time Anne Hathaway's character died, the guy had turned decent. but deep inside, he was in bigger mess than before. he had decent living, but he lost the spark of his life. So that was 'One Day'. 'Warrior' is quite a different story. It also takes on 'slow boil' approach (with 2 hours++ duration, it has plenty of time), but it's pretty much a story of father and sons. of brothers. of family. It has no fancy robot, no catchy dance or theme song, and no charismatic lead. But it was gripp...

Poetic words have no point, Even if they intoxicate your senses. Hundred years old wine has no charm, Even if it paralyzes your mind. sharpness of words are measured by Change that they brings. Change will not happen, Unless heart is enlightened.

Everyone needs a good life partner. If you don't have a good life partner, you need a good child. If you don't have a good child, you need a good friend. A good friend is like sky and earth. With a good friend, you can stand tall underneath the sky. A good child is like wind and rain. When a mother has a good child, she can call upon wind and rain. (These statements make more sense in Chinese). - A woman's words.

He has that "template smile" all the time on his face. And his church is famous for that rotating golden globe at the center of its stage. Who is he? I give you a hint. It's not stephen tong :P

I like what Pst Kong has been tweeting lately. About not just being truthful but also tactful. Right+Rude= Wrong. That statement is so true. In this information era where everyone seems to have opinion for everything, let's remember that we don't always 'know', and even when we know.. let's be tactful in what we say. It's not that easy to be in someone else' shoes, unless you are his socks.

Ahh... Eits.. and not to forget: Lingua. Somehow I used to like watching Amara a lott.

I have many friends whose name begin with Nov.. And mostly were born in November. But apparently I have more friends born in Sept/Oct? Finally it's the thanksgiving month. Oh God.. may I fix my eyes not on what I will eat and wear. Rather.. may I fix my eyes on Your grace, grace that satisfies me with goodness, and clothes me with righteousness. For everything I have yet to understand, I thank you.. Jesus.