Girls are like tea leaves...
Tea leaves from Japan, Cameron Highlands, India,China....
A flavour for every season, take your pick - apple, strawberry or kiwi
Or chamomoile , mint, earl grey,
Tea leaves are packaged in every pack you can imagine
It has a shelf life and an expiry date
Once taken, you can only boil it once
When the flavour is released, tea leaves are worthless
It is up to the teapot to discard it and get a new pack of tea leaves!
Boys are like teapots
Only the best teapots will be able to blend with the best tea leaves
Metal teapots dont make tea as well as ceramic teapots
But ceramics are expensive and hard to come by
Some tea leaves prefer ceramic ; others prefer metal pots
thats why you have to decide if you want to have in your teapot
If you want apple tea, you can be just a metal teapot
But if you want to cook a pot of great Earl Grey , u'll just have to upgrade yourself and be a ceramic.
But being a teapot is better than being the tea leaf
At least teapots have no expiry date
The longer the teapot is made, the higher the value of it
The tea leaf , on the other hand, decreases in value as the years go by
Quite saddening ....
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Thursday, December 09, 2004
*Ahuhhkk ahuuhhkk*
Yahhooo!!No need to work today.No need to study also cos the book is in office, hahahahaha.. Temperature yesterday night at 8.15pm was 38.5 degree Celcius.Hmm.. my typing synchronization is a bit off today too...Hope tomorrow will be better, I need to go to work!!! Got a seminar and a metting to attend tomorrow...
Fifth Day in Singapore - Monday , 6 /Nov/2004
730am : Woke up to get ready for Bukit Timah hiking session. Still feeing unwell, but heck, I'm already in Singapore!
840am : Bro in law fetched me to Angmokio bus terminal. Desmond only arrived at 10am!!! It was drizzling when he arrived so we cancelled the plan to the hill and headed towards the hot spring at Sembawang instead.
1045 am: Reached Hot Spring.It's located behind an army training camp.this place is nothing like the normal hot spring you might imagine.It's a cemented area with pipes outflowing hot water.There's plenty of plastic chairs and big basins for you to soak your legs in.It's popular among elder generation and working adults who come in to rest their poor soles.
12pm : Head towards lunch , then to Little India.
1am: At Little India, we walked past many streets with cheap budget hotels, sari shops, spices and sundry shops, Indian vegetarian shops,casualwear shops and so forth. ONe particular street worth mentioning here is the Desker Rad , it's like Lorong Haji Taib of KL.Girls of China ,Thai,Malaysia, Myanmar,etc do their 'stuff' here at night.Indeed, the Street of Vices. We visited Mustaffa Center , the only shopping mall which is open 24/7 in Singapore.A big variety of perfumes can be found here at a cheaper than usual price.I got myself a Davidoff Woman and a BourVita.
5pm : Got home using MRT.Reach home about 6pm. Very exhausted.
Fourth Day in Singapore - Sunday, 6 /Nov/2004
820 am: Slumped on the bed ; still listening to the boom boom of Van Dyk's music. Needed some classical music to unwind.Body very heaty. Think I got a bad cold coming my way.
1130 am: WOke up. Clean up. Called Dad. Ate spaghetti made by Agnes..yummy.Fever getting bad.
2pm : Fever not any better. Had one panadol.Went out again with Seng while Carol and Lil headed towards Beach Road.We had lunch at Jurong Point ; Seafood Platter cost us SGD 37++. (*Ouch*) A very big portion. Later , we headed to Golden VIllage.Seng wanted to watch Shutter , but we missed the 2.45 pm show.So we watched the Incredibles ; hmmm.. in actual fact maybe only 40% of it cos most of the time I was sleeping cos I was fatigued.
6pm : I took a train back while Seng headed to work.
720pm : Was floating on the road , feeling a bit dizzzzzyyy...Reach home finally. Bathed and dined with Cousin Ching and her hubby.Thought I hsould sleep early but MSN poved to be a great temptation. Hehe... Later had another chat with Agnes.Went to bed only at 2am.
Third Day in Singapore - Saturday , 5 /Nov/2004
8am : Woke up. GO online. How to break the habit??
10.30 am: Ordered 2 LARGE Canadian pizza(2 for the price of 1) for breakfast.Delivery reached at 11.45am.I had 4 slices, Carol and Lil each had 2 while Seng had 8! Growing boy la..
Noon : Went out to get return bus tickets at Beach Road. Wanted to get Grassland tickets, but Sri Maju charges SGD 3 cheaper, so we took Sri Maju(SGD 25) instead :) For an even cheaper ride, you can opt to take a public bus across the straits into JB and take a bus from Larkin there. Only RM25 from JB to KL. That's less than half the price!
1pm : Don;t know where to go, so decided to go to some famous tourist attraction. I suggested Ming Village, where they used to have a man-made fort of the dynasty.We headed towards Jurong with a cab.
1.30pm : Reached an Industrial Park , Jurong. There's alot of factories and very few traffic. Quite a deserted place. Looks funny coz I dont remember the fort being situated at such an obscure place. Well, that was 10 years ago, but then .. Definitely not this place? Keep my fingers crossed.
1.35pm : We reached Ming Village. OMG, it's the wrong place!!!!!! There's no such fort as I could remember! The place was a deserted , even dilipated Chinese mansion which sells pottery and artworks probably. It looks dark on the inside and the red giant doors were only half open.One lady which stood at the doorlooked at us with curiosity.She must be wondering why we got there but didn't get down.Sooo PAISEH man. 10 years of memory canot guarantee you permanence. ahhaha... After apologizing to all in the cab, I asked the driver what happened to the tourist site which depicts a famous dynasty in China. He said the place was closed down many many years ago, as its boss went bankrupt.He later sold that park to some filming house.He suggested that we either go to the bird park, the crocodile farm or Haw Par Villa.We decided on the latter.
2.00pm : Reached Haw Par Villa. The colorful 30 feet-long Dragon which I remembered was erected at the entrance of the park was gone. It looked so different now.Entrance fee is waived now.We walked in to enjoy the scenery of the once majestic looking memorial park.What is left now are just statues of yesteryears depicting CHinese folklore and legendary characters such as Journey to the West (the magical Monkey, the perveous Pig,the industrious Sand Monk and the obedient White Horse accompanying their Master Tong Chen on the commissioned foot journey to obtain the Buddha writtings),the 3 gods of Happiness,Wealth and Longevity (Fuk Luk Sau) , the 10 Courts of Hell (Kuai Moon),8 Immortals Crossing the Sea, Lady Kwan Yin (Chinese Madonna) and Buddha himself. A worthy place to visit if you're interested in knowing Chinese folklore stories. You only need to pay SGD 1 to enter the 10 Courts of Hell and the Jade House.
5pm : Headed home to get ready for the party at Sentosa.Reached home at 545pm.Wanted to wear the tube over the bikini, but the tube was wayyyyyy to transparent and tight, so I wanted to wear a t-shirt over it and then wear long hawaiian pants. Arrhhh, kena kutuk by cousins alike saying I look like aunty cos its too old-fashioned! dang! So I said I'll wear the bermuda khakis.Also aunty! Die die die... in the end wore Agnes's spaghetti top and a pair of hot denim pants.Shortest ever in my history.Felt so exposed. My brother in law and my nephew gave me one weird kind of look ... eee..
630pm : Got out of the house , headed for Harbourfront MRT Station.Train was quite packed.As we arrived, we can't see Desmond anywhere so we walked til we reach the bus station at the entrance of Sentosa Islan; the off-limit to pedestrians. Later we took a bus into the island, had dinner and then took another bus to the Tanjong beach where the party awaits.:D
8.30pm : Reached Tanjong beach. Headed directly to the public changing room to lock our bags.We were quite qorried that all lockers might already have been taken by other patrons. Luckily there's still penty to go around when we arrived. No point bringing all those jackets or big water bottles ; you wont be able to carry so much when you dance. At the party, it was still early so we strolled around the beach and checked out what's in store for us. A few rumored facts:i. Attendance at Zoukout Singapore this year : 25000 -30000 people.
ii. 4 stages for party goers: Main Arena (International and local Guest DJs), Mambo(80s and 90s music + love songs) , Trance (pure dance music), and local live band stage.
iii. Zouk dont make money out of this event; at best they only break even.
iv. There's going to be a Zoukouk KL in Genting this coming February.
v.Drinks are fro SGD3- SGD6.
vi. No swimming is allowed. They sealed off the beach and put patrols around the area to prevent drowning.Last year, a drunk patron swam and drowned there.
vii. The Tanjong Beach is a reclaimed land ; sand from Indonesia (very coarse) and coconut trees are from Malaysia(ohh beautiful , hehe)
9.00pm : Yiing arrived! She looked gorgeous, as always..We chatted and took some pictures at the Main Arena.
10pm : Danced at Mambo stage area.After a while , we moved back to main arena.
12am: Tired of dancing. Walked to the locker. We saw that the lockers prepared by Zouk themselves cost SGD 10 / locker.With that money, I can open the public locker 10 times!
1am: Lined up for a drink. I had a tequila.But not shot. Don't feel anything , only a bit hot at the throat and the stomach. Don't feel anything at the head. Maybe it's just dilluted tequila.
2am: Danced at Mambo stage again.Carol got a few uninvited dance partners , hehe... some quite lengchai wan wor.. ;P later two more guys came and joined our crowd.
3am : Time out.Tired. So I had a power nap by sitting on the sand.
355am : Time to dance again at the Main Arena. Timo Mass was spinning.The next one up is Paul Van Dyk!
430am : Paul shows up finally! Yeayy! The crowd went crazy!!! His music is intoxicating.
630 am: At last count , all of us danced nonstop for 2 1/2 hours and counting...
7 am: Sun is rising. We're still dancing! I had to go to the washroom. On the way back, we got ourselves some drinks. I got a VOdka Redbull which was supposed to make me feel energised again; but it made my head spin.... woooOOOooooo...
715 am: Headed home.Long queue going up the bus provided.Luckily service was quick.
745am : At Harbourfront MRT. I was too tired, so I sat on the station floor.Beh tahan lerr.. We headed towards Chinatown for a morning breakfast. I was hoping for a nice , hot plate of chee cheong fun.Alas... when we reach Chinatown, all eateries were still closed. We ended up having only a cup of hot drink each. I find it difficult to stay awake. In the end , we took a cab back to UBI.
10.30 am: Ordered 2 LARGE Canadian pizza(2 for the price of 1) for breakfast.Delivery reached at 11.45am.I had 4 slices, Carol and Lil each had 2 while Seng had 8! Growing boy la..
Noon : Went out to get return bus tickets at Beach Road. Wanted to get Grassland tickets, but Sri Maju charges SGD 3 cheaper, so we took Sri Maju(SGD 25) instead :) For an even cheaper ride, you can opt to take a public bus across the straits into JB and take a bus from Larkin there. Only RM25 from JB to KL. That's less than half the price!
1pm : Don;t know where to go, so decided to go to some famous tourist attraction. I suggested Ming Village, where they used to have a man-made fort of the dynasty.We headed towards Jurong with a cab.
1.30pm : Reached an Industrial Park , Jurong. There's alot of factories and very few traffic. Quite a deserted place. Looks funny coz I dont remember the fort being situated at such an obscure place. Well, that was 10 years ago, but then .. Definitely not this place? Keep my fingers crossed.
1.35pm : We reached Ming Village. OMG, it's the wrong place!!!!!! There's no such fort as I could remember! The place was a deserted , even dilipated Chinese mansion which sells pottery and artworks probably. It looks dark on the inside and the red giant doors were only half open.One lady which stood at the doorlooked at us with curiosity.She must be wondering why we got there but didn't get down.Sooo PAISEH man. 10 years of memory canot guarantee you permanence. ahhaha... After apologizing to all in the cab, I asked the driver what happened to the tourist site which depicts a famous dynasty in China. He said the place was closed down many many years ago, as its boss went bankrupt.He later sold that park to some filming house.He suggested that we either go to the bird park, the crocodile farm or Haw Par Villa.We decided on the latter.
2.00pm : Reached Haw Par Villa. The colorful 30 feet-long Dragon which I remembered was erected at the entrance of the park was gone. It looked so different now.Entrance fee is waived now.We walked in to enjoy the scenery of the once majestic looking memorial park.What is left now are just statues of yesteryears depicting CHinese folklore and legendary characters such as Journey to the West (the magical Monkey, the perveous Pig,the industrious Sand Monk and the obedient White Horse accompanying their Master Tong Chen on the commissioned foot journey to obtain the Buddha writtings),the 3 gods of Happiness,Wealth and Longevity (Fuk Luk Sau) , the 10 Courts of Hell (Kuai Moon),8 Immortals Crossing the Sea, Lady Kwan Yin (Chinese Madonna) and Buddha himself. A worthy place to visit if you're interested in knowing Chinese folklore stories. You only need to pay SGD 1 to enter the 10 Courts of Hell and the Jade House.
5pm : Headed home to get ready for the party at Sentosa.Reached home at 545pm.Wanted to wear the tube over the bikini, but the tube was wayyyyyy to transparent and tight, so I wanted to wear a t-shirt over it and then wear long hawaiian pants. Arrhhh, kena kutuk by cousins alike saying I look like aunty cos its too old-fashioned! dang! So I said I'll wear the bermuda khakis.Also aunty! Die die die... in the end wore Agnes's spaghetti top and a pair of hot denim pants.Shortest ever in my history.Felt so exposed. My brother in law and my nephew gave me one weird kind of look ... eee..
630pm : Got out of the house , headed for Harbourfront MRT Station.Train was quite packed.As we arrived, we can't see Desmond anywhere so we walked til we reach the bus station at the entrance of Sentosa Islan; the off-limit to pedestrians. Later we took a bus into the island, had dinner and then took another bus to the Tanjong beach where the party awaits.:D
8.30pm : Reached Tanjong beach. Headed directly to the public changing room to lock our bags.We were quite qorried that all lockers might already have been taken by other patrons. Luckily there's still penty to go around when we arrived. No point bringing all those jackets or big water bottles ; you wont be able to carry so much when you dance. At the party, it was still early so we strolled around the beach and checked out what's in store for us. A few rumored facts:i. Attendance at Zoukout Singapore this year : 25000 -30000 people.
ii. 4 stages for party goers: Main Arena (International and local Guest DJs), Mambo(80s and 90s music + love songs) , Trance (pure dance music), and local live band stage.
iii. Zouk dont make money out of this event; at best they only break even.
iv. There's going to be a Zoukouk KL in Genting this coming February.
v.Drinks are fro SGD3- SGD6.
vi. No swimming is allowed. They sealed off the beach and put patrols around the area to prevent drowning.Last year, a drunk patron swam and drowned there.
vii. The Tanjong Beach is a reclaimed land ; sand from Indonesia (very coarse) and coconut trees are from Malaysia(ohh beautiful , hehe)
9.00pm : Yiing arrived! She looked gorgeous, as always..We chatted and took some pictures at the Main Arena.
10pm : Danced at Mambo stage area.After a while , we moved back to main arena.
12am: Tired of dancing. Walked to the locker. We saw that the lockers prepared by Zouk themselves cost SGD 10 / locker.With that money, I can open the public locker 10 times!
1am: Lined up for a drink. I had a tequila.But not shot. Don't feel anything , only a bit hot at the throat and the stomach. Don't feel anything at the head. Maybe it's just dilluted tequila.
2am: Danced at Mambo stage again.Carol got a few uninvited dance partners , hehe... some quite lengchai wan wor.. ;P later two more guys came and joined our crowd.
3am : Time out.Tired. So I had a power nap by sitting on the sand.
355am : Time to dance again at the Main Arena. Timo Mass was spinning.The next one up is Paul Van Dyk!
430am : Paul shows up finally! Yeayy! The crowd went crazy!!! His music is intoxicating.
630 am: At last count , all of us danced nonstop for 2 1/2 hours and counting...
7 am: Sun is rising. We're still dancing! I had to go to the washroom. On the way back, we got ourselves some drinks. I got a VOdka Redbull which was supposed to make me feel energised again; but it made my head spin.... woooOOOooooo...
715 am: Headed home.Long queue going up the bus provided.Luckily service was quick.
745am : At Harbourfront MRT. I was too tired, so I sat on the station floor.Beh tahan lerr.. We headed towards Chinatown for a morning breakfast. I was hoping for a nice , hot plate of chee cheong fun.Alas... when we reach Chinatown, all eateries were still closed. We ended up having only a cup of hot drink each. I find it difficult to stay awake. In the end , we took a cab back to UBI.
Second Day in Singapore - Friday ( 4/Nov/2004 )
7.30 am: Woke up at 7.30 am. Can't break the habit hehe. Slept again after a while until 8+.
Morning: Laze around til noon. Then took a cab to Far East Plaza, Orchard Road. This place sells alot of clothes and apparels for teens and young adults.Was very tempted indeed. Their variety of bags and clothes beat the likes of the ones in Sungai Wang . Lunch at a chicken rice shop. Lousy but expensive.Easily beated by any store in Malaysia. Total spent: SGD22.70 for 4 pax.
Noon : Went window shopping at shops and boutiques along Orchard Road. can't get anythg since it's only the first day in Singapore.The decos are already up, only minor things need to be touched up.Stalls are being set up along the pavewalk.Boys Brigaders and several churches held joint charity bazaars along the road.Malls which we visited:
1. Far East Plaza
2. Takashimaya
3. Duty Free Shop (DFS)
4. etc.. cant remember their names.
If u are a fan of great interior designing, I suggest you visit DFS. It's nothing like your Midvalley or KLCC or 1-U; it's splendidly designed. Spacious and classy, it exudes charm and sophistication.Anyone who walks in , whether you are indeed a serious buyer or just a curious on-looker , they welcome you with arms wide open. You want Tiffany diamonds for your girlfriend or Cartier watches to impress your future-in-laws? No problem , just head to the 3rd floor's showrooms. Girl, you feel like carrying a Paris Hilton bag? Head on to Level 4 where they sell Guess merchandise, you'd find the image of Paris pouting her silvery pink lips. A wide range of brands , some of which I've never even heard of. (real jakun) To purchase an item with a discounted price, you'd have to show your passport.
3pm : Ice-cream time in Swensen's.Wanted to order Earthquake ( One big bowl of ice-cream with 8 balls of ice cream with toppings) . We ordered many flavours: Vanilla, Choc Fudge, Thin Mint,Orange Sherbet , Lime Sherbet, and a few other flavours; most of whcih are only available at 4pm that evening.Which ice cream shop does not have vanilla ice cream , for goodness sake?!!! Haihh... we were so frustrated so we ordered a topless 5 and an Apple Crumble instead. Ohh man, the Apple Crumble was fantastic! The crumble came in a hot pan topped with an ice cream. Before they served us, they poured the apple sauce together with the cooked apple cubes. Ohh .. hot crumble plus cold cold ice cream.. heavenly!
4pm : Continue window shopping. Went to a complex which sels only sports and surf items with brands like Stussy, Rip Curl, QuikSilver, Roxy, Nike and Mambo.Standard wear for the youngsters of Singapore. then went to Takashimaya to redeem our free gift from Wacoal. Got 2 paper tissue packets each. hahaahaha~ Saw some bikinis over there ; their selection is wider than ours in KL. Tried a jumper in MNG , not to nice . Lil bought a pair of pants in Bossini. Q cheap as they are having sale.We also bought nail paints and body stickers from Watson's.
530pm : Decided not to go home to bathe since there might not be enough time. Took a train to the Esplanade. Got a little lost when we reach City Hall MRT station.An uncle was kind enough to walk us along the underpass . On the left and right of this tunnel, there are more shops!Talk about shopping...
6pm : Reached The Durian (nickname for the Esplanade).Collected the Mamma Mia tickets.Then decided to take a walk along the Esplanade bridge towards the Merlion park.Saw Fullerton Hotel, self-declared 6 star hotel.Michael Jackson stayed here during his visit to Spore. Along this bridge , you can see Maybank and HSBC buildings , as well as a bridge on the opposite side with a heavy traffic.
7pm : Look for dinner place. Finally found one. I had fried chilli noodle with soft shell crab. Ohh yummy! Total price : SGD 48 for 3 pax. My self: SGD11++.
8pm : Mamma Mia! here I go again.. You are the dancing Queen , young and sweet only seventeeennnn....~~
1030pm : End of show.Went home , tired and happy. Hahah...
ALmost 12am : Slumped to bed like a sand bag.
First Day in Singapore - Thursday ,3/Nov/2004
6.15pm: Wanted to get on the bus. Stopped by bus conductor.
Pegi mana?
Singapore.
Singapore mana?
Err....
Hah!!! Apa apa?!!
bus terminal lah..
Mana ? Wood lands kaa ?? Beach road??
Err.... bus station lar...
Beach road lar!(*mumble mumble*)
(*Rude uncle on the run*)
6.30pm: Boarded Sri Maju bus at Pudu berth Number 17. Quite comfy and spacious. Hungry,so had a hot dog; must be the best I've eaten in the world.
9.45pm: Reached Yong Peng ; stopped for food.
12.00 am : Reached Johor immigration station.Traffic jam for a while. Could see Eden Garden Hotel at the far end of the straits.Clearance at the immigration was swift. Just need to swipe the passport.
12.15 am: At Immigration of SIngapore, Woodlands to clear the custom. Was 5 meters away from the custom officers when my hand luggage's handle broke in front of them. !@#$%^& SOOOOOO embarrasing!!!!! Wonder if they were laughing at me!
12.30 am: Reached Beach road. In a second , all passengers were gone. Only the three of us remained. Tried calling my cousin but my phone got "Active Barring" voice message from M1.Darn! Tried sms, luckily that can work.Cousin Agnes and Nephew Seng came later. Went and eat dimsum. Quite yummy.
1.30 am: Reached UBI Avenue 1. Finally. We're welcomed by Ah Boy. Cute and tame dog that didn't bark despite us being strangers.Didn't sleep tonite, was chatting with Agnes the whole night til 5.30 am.
Pegi mana?
Singapore.
Singapore mana?
Err....
Hah!!! Apa apa?!!
bus terminal lah..
Mana ? Wood lands kaa ?? Beach road??
Err.... bus station lar...
Beach road lar!(*mumble mumble*)
(*Rude uncle on the run*)
6.30pm: Boarded Sri Maju bus at Pudu berth Number 17. Quite comfy and spacious. Hungry,so had a hot dog; must be the best I've eaten in the world.
9.45pm: Reached Yong Peng ; stopped for food.
12.00 am : Reached Johor immigration station.Traffic jam for a while. Could see Eden Garden Hotel at the far end of the straits.Clearance at the immigration was swift. Just need to swipe the passport.
12.15 am: At Immigration of SIngapore, Woodlands to clear the custom. Was 5 meters away from the custom officers when my hand luggage's handle broke in front of them. !@#$%^& SOOOOOO embarrasing!!!!! Wonder if they were laughing at me!
12.30 am: Reached Beach road. In a second , all passengers were gone. Only the three of us remained. Tried calling my cousin but my phone got "Active Barring" voice message from M1.Darn! Tried sms, luckily that can work.Cousin Agnes and Nephew Seng came later. Went and eat dimsum. Quite yummy.
1.30 am: Reached UBI Avenue 1. Finally. We're welcomed by Ah Boy. Cute and tame dog that didn't bark despite us being strangers.Didn't sleep tonite, was chatting with Agnes the whole night til 5.30 am.
Thursday, December 02, 2004
...
Some words should be left unsaid, unheard, un-thought of.
Some things should be left as the past.
Some people should be left gone.
Some relationship should be left as memories.
Some wounds should be left to heal.
Some things should be left as the past.
Some people should be left gone.
Some relationship should be left as memories.
Some wounds should be left to heal.
Thursday, November 25, 2004
Why the pebble?
I hope u have read the poem below before reading this:
I know it's weird that I call myself a pebble. (I used to be in a group of friends who called outselves the Pebbles.But that's beside the point) But just
Do you feel lonely sometimes? Or perhaps you think you have the worst life in the world? You're dry and down, nothing to look forward to? You wish someone would just sit with you and listen to your problems and not bother about talking about themselves or what they think of your problem?
We sometimes feel this , occuring more so often during festivals when you see people having a great time partying, and then you wonder, why am I feeling so down deep inside? Why am I not like them? Or perhaps you're standing in a noisy crowd but feeling lonely and sad ? The crowd can't cheer you up? Is there something wrong with with the crowd or is it you?
I've this feeling sometimes of not fitting in, but sticking out like a sore thumb. We go through this sometimes in every part of our lives, our family, our job, our relationships. We find no satisfaction in whatever we do, or we have broken relationships. Our lives feel dry and we are exhausted on the long and hard life journey.
A friend said, one pebble cannot fill another pebble up, nor satisfy it. The pebbles need each other, but they still could not satisfy that inner most desires of their lives. The pebbles need water ; we need the LIVING water.
Jesus offers himself as the LIVING water for everyone.
Jesus said:"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." (Matt 11:28 -NIV) Jesus also said "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, "Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." (John 4:10)
We often look at other sources for the fulfillment of our desires, and we wonder why they cannot be fulfilled. Humans have desires, because God gave them to us. However, God also wants us to look for Him first before looking at others as a source of fulfillment. We tend to look for answers in things like fengshui, 'prophets' , geomancy, fortune tellers, or stretch out for friends and family members for answers.
Isn't it time to look for the answer at THE source itself?
I know it's weird that I call myself a pebble. (I used to be in a group of friends who called outselves the Pebbles.But that's beside the point) But just
Do you feel lonely sometimes? Or perhaps you think you have the worst life in the world? You're dry and down, nothing to look forward to? You wish someone would just sit with you and listen to your problems and not bother about talking about themselves or what they think of your problem?
We sometimes feel this , occuring more so often during festivals when you see people having a great time partying, and then you wonder, why am I feeling so down deep inside? Why am I not like them? Or perhaps you're standing in a noisy crowd but feeling lonely and sad ? The crowd can't cheer you up? Is there something wrong with with the crowd or is it you?
I've this feeling sometimes of not fitting in, but sticking out like a sore thumb. We go through this sometimes in every part of our lives, our family, our job, our relationships. We find no satisfaction in whatever we do, or we have broken relationships. Our lives feel dry and we are exhausted on the long and hard life journey.
A friend said, one pebble cannot fill another pebble up, nor satisfy it. The pebbles need each other, but they still could not satisfy that inner most desires of their lives. The pebbles need water ; we need the LIVING water.
Jesus offers himself as the LIVING water for everyone.
Jesus said:"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." (Matt 11:28 -NIV) Jesus also said "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, "Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." (John 4:10)
We often look at other sources for the fulfillment of our desires, and we wonder why they cannot be fulfilled. Humans have desires, because God gave them to us. However, God also wants us to look for Him first before looking at others as a source of fulfillment. We tend to look for answers in things like fengshui, 'prophets' , geomancy, fortune tellers, or stretch out for friends and family members for answers.
Isn't it time to look for the answer at THE source itself?
If I'm the pebble, you are the...?
I'm a pebble
I sit inside a glass
I feel very empty
Sounds so hollow in this glass
When I speak there's only echo
When I'm silent , I hear nothing
Gosh , I yearn for a company!
How would it feel if there are other's like me
Would I feel happier
Would I cheer
Would I never fear
Would I be merrier?
Then another pebble came into my life
We look like one another
We speak pebble's language
We do things normal pebbles do
We sometimes insult each other too
Soon 1 became 2, 2 became 8, 8 became 100
There's many pebbles in the glass now
It's almost full
I hear a deafening sound
Pebbles' gibberish pebbles' squibbles
and now as I sit here
I realise there's no difference
So many pebbles around me
How come I can still hear the word 'lonely'
I dont feel happy
I still feel empty.
One day , someone poured water into the glass
The empty spaces disappeared around me
And I begin to see
It's all because I never had the water
The living water in me.
I sit inside a glass
I feel very empty
Sounds so hollow in this glass
When I speak there's only echo
When I'm silent , I hear nothing
Gosh , I yearn for a company!
How would it feel if there are other's like me
Would I feel happier
Would I cheer
Would I never fear
Would I be merrier?
Then another pebble came into my life
We look like one another
We speak pebble's language
We do things normal pebbles do
We sometimes insult each other too
Soon 1 became 2, 2 became 8, 8 became 100
There's many pebbles in the glass now
It's almost full
I hear a deafening sound
Pebbles' gibberish pebbles' squibbles
and now as I sit here
I realise there's no difference
So many pebbles around me
How come I can still hear the word 'lonely'
I dont feel happy
I still feel empty.
One day , someone poured water into the glass
The empty spaces disappeared around me
And I begin to see
It's all because I never had the water
The living water in me.
I'm back!
Hi! I'm back!!! Not from a holiday, but from a BLOG break. Been quiet for a few days , and now it's back to journalism, diary-writing, self-biography.. whatever.. wahahaa
Ohh.. go watch The Incredibles please, it's a great show. I cant help but loving Helen Parr, she's so human(she got a big butt like many of us), lovable ( like our pets) and heroic ( like mum).Won't do a review here, but I like the way they presented the movie: It's an animation but with a strong focus on its family story. It's very much like my own family at times, how my mum always shouts so that we go to our dinner tables, how my parents "talk" to each other sometimes, how I behave when I was young, and sometimes also now.. hehe.Great show by Pixar.
Ohh.. go watch The Incredibles please, it's a great show. I cant help but loving Helen Parr, she's so human(she got a big butt like many of us), lovable ( like our pets) and heroic ( like mum).Won't do a review here, but I like the way they presented the movie: It's an animation but with a strong focus on its family story. It's very much like my own family at times, how my mum always shouts so that we go to our dinner tables, how my parents "talk" to each other sometimes, how I behave when I was young, and sometimes also now.. hehe.Great show by Pixar.
Saturday, November 20, 2004
When I was at your age, I'd...
We could all look happy and cheery on the outside, but who knows what we're actually are on the inside.
Tom Cruise might be the most eligible metrosexual guy on the outside , but who knows what problem he has on the inside?
Paris Hilton might be Guess girl, heiress of Hilton chain of hotels, gorgeous babe whom every men covets and every woman would love to hate.But I'm just wondering what's her biggest problem - would it be the zits? The money? The boy she admires? The simple life she wish she has?
Everyone has a problem, and we wish we'd live in someone else's life. Someone better than us, someone who's more beautiful, richer, more famous, smarter, funnier, (sarcatic-ier???) , the list of superlatives goes on... and so is our appetite for better living. We bat our eyelids when we see a young executive driving the latest Merc class-S or the BMW 7-series, we'd be gossiping that perhaps this girl has a rich sugar daddy or the guy has a golden spoon in his mouth when he was born, but in the same time wishing secretly in our heart that it was us behind that wheel, and not that rich-spoilt-brat. Ever felt that way? Hands up! You're not the only one.
In our pursue of good living, we almost certainly tell ourselves everyday that success only comes with hardwork, perseverance,alot of sweat,blood and tears.That's what our grandma and our parents used to tell us. "When i was ur age, I used to ..." - cook, clean, sweep, walk 10 miles a day - all suggesting that we , the younger generation has no idea what life is all about.There's no hardship in our lives ; we barely need to know how to cook our own meals cos there's always McDs , nor do we need to sweat under the sun because we have the air-conds in cars, if not LRTs. Our maids take care of our clothes , we save the time of washing and ironing to "do better things" such as playing online games or watching Astro.Guilty of that too?
Somehow , the past generation believes that you gotta be sad, down and out in order to achieve happiness in the end. All our books says so, how we have to endure pain to achieve happiness. Maybe the time has changed. Maybe some people has happiness readily in their lives. Not by hardship, but by grumbling less and appreciating simple things in their lives . I need to learn that too.
Tom Cruise might be the most eligible metrosexual guy on the outside , but who knows what problem he has on the inside?
Paris Hilton might be Guess girl, heiress of Hilton chain of hotels, gorgeous babe whom every men covets and every woman would love to hate.But I'm just wondering what's her biggest problem - would it be the zits? The money? The boy she admires? The simple life she wish she has?
Everyone has a problem, and we wish we'd live in someone else's life. Someone better than us, someone who's more beautiful, richer, more famous, smarter, funnier, (sarcatic-ier???) , the list of superlatives goes on... and so is our appetite for better living. We bat our eyelids when we see a young executive driving the latest Merc class-S or the BMW 7-series, we'd be gossiping that perhaps this girl has a rich sugar daddy or the guy has a golden spoon in his mouth when he was born, but in the same time wishing secretly in our heart that it was us behind that wheel, and not that rich-spoilt-brat. Ever felt that way? Hands up! You're not the only one.
In our pursue of good living, we almost certainly tell ourselves everyday that success only comes with hardwork, perseverance,alot of sweat,blood and tears.That's what our grandma and our parents used to tell us. "When i was ur age, I used to ..." - cook, clean, sweep, walk 10 miles a day - all suggesting that we , the younger generation has no idea what life is all about.There's no hardship in our lives ; we barely need to know how to cook our own meals cos there's always McDs , nor do we need to sweat under the sun because we have the air-conds in cars, if not LRTs. Our maids take care of our clothes , we save the time of washing and ironing to "do better things" such as playing online games or watching Astro.Guilty of that too?
Somehow , the past generation believes that you gotta be sad, down and out in order to achieve happiness in the end. All our books says so, how we have to endure pain to achieve happiness. Maybe the time has changed. Maybe some people has happiness readily in their lives. Not by hardship, but by grumbling less and appreciating simple things in their lives . I need to learn that too.
Friday, November 19, 2004
What u doing this Christmas???``
Arr.. today's date 19th November 2004, more than a month away from Christmas but that doesnt stop me from feeling that Christmas is near hehehe.....
Last year's Christmas and this year's would be totally different , cos last year not single.. this year I've plenty of time to plan and spend with my family. A cousin suggested that I cook for them, (God ,how do u stuff the stuffings into the un-stuffed turkey before u stuff it into the oven?) so I started giving them reasons why i SHOULD NOT cook for them - no oven at home la... no experience in cooking la.... dont wana mess up ur appetite la... dun wana mess up the kitchen la.. bla bla bla...
but then again, i think cooking would be cool... with the whole bunch of family and cousins together... well it doesnt have to be great, it just has to be good so everyoen in the famiy can come and celebrate Christ in a traditional way... Maybe i should make bread and butter pudding + lasagna (ask Sam to teach) , and probably a turkey... stuffed with something.
Last year's Christmas and this year's would be totally different , cos last year not single.. this year I've plenty of time to plan and spend with my family. A cousin suggested that I cook for them, (God ,how do u stuff the stuffings into the un-stuffed turkey before u stuff it into the oven?) so I started giving them reasons why i SHOULD NOT cook for them - no oven at home la... no experience in cooking la.... dont wana mess up ur appetite la... dun wana mess up the kitchen la.. bla bla bla...
but then again, i think cooking would be cool... with the whole bunch of family and cousins together... well it doesnt have to be great, it just has to be good so everyoen in the famiy can come and celebrate Christ in a traditional way... Maybe i should make bread and butter pudding + lasagna (ask Sam to teach) , and probably a turkey... stuffed with something.
Thursday, November 18, 2004
On Gandalf's wisdom
As Frodo looks down at the ring in his hand he says that he wish that the ring had never come into his possession.
Wise Gandalf says, "So do I, and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for us to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/2624.htm
People ask this all the time:
1. Why this bad thing only happens to me?
2. Why God punish newborn babies and young children by inflicting them with illness, allowing them to have a hole in the heart,leave them crippled with AIDS?
3. Why would God allow famine and floods, lost of lives, wars,sickness?
4. Is there a God? Or is it just man-made image of a superbeing who don't really care?
I hope these questions come into your mind once in a while, stinging you to your core. They often come to me, and I still have no direct answers about them. But I do get clues of answers by reading the book of Job, and by having faith that God will restore.
We often blaim the circumstances and react hostile towards them, feeling that injustice has been done against us.( I do have that feeling sometimes.) However, a wise man says, we cant chart the course of the wind, but we can change the direction of our sail. We choose what we want to do, how we want to react to the given circumstance - for the benefit of the parties involved. There's no point in blaiming others for what has happened because pointing fingers can only help you to aggravate the situation even more.
All we do is just step up in faith , and pray God will deliver, yet again.
Wise Gandalf says, "So do I, and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for us to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/2624.htm
People ask this all the time:
1. Why this bad thing only happens to me?
2. Why God punish newborn babies and young children by inflicting them with illness, allowing them to have a hole in the heart,leave them crippled with AIDS?
3. Why would God allow famine and floods, lost of lives, wars,sickness?
4. Is there a God? Or is it just man-made image of a superbeing who don't really care?
I hope these questions come into your mind once in a while, stinging you to your core. They often come to me, and I still have no direct answers about them. But I do get clues of answers by reading the book of Job, and by having faith that God will restore.
We often blaim the circumstances and react hostile towards them, feeling that injustice has been done against us.( I do have that feeling sometimes.) However, a wise man says, we cant chart the course of the wind, but we can change the direction of our sail. We choose what we want to do, how we want to react to the given circumstance - for the benefit of the parties involved. There's no point in blaiming others for what has happened because pointing fingers can only help you to aggravate the situation even more.
All we do is just step up in faith , and pray God will deliver, yet again.
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Comments?
Dear all,
Would appreciate if you drop a comment if you find something interesting to share with me on this humble blog. It'll at least tell me that I'm not really writing into the thin air.. heheh... so much for self-confidence.Thanks.
Love alot from me,
xoxoxo
Would appreciate if you drop a comment if you find something interesting to share with me on this humble blog. It'll at least tell me that I'm not really writing into the thin air.. heheh... so much for self-confidence.Thanks.
Love alot from me,
xoxoxo
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Jesus the Baptist
We had the privilige to listen to Mr David Pawson, a renowned evangelist-pastor-author on Sunday in FGA.This blessed man of God spoke of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit which such grace and simplicity, anyone in the church would understand it instantly.
According to David, we must understand the Trinity of God by understanding the threesome -
God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Most of the time we only
understand God the Father and God the SOn, but seldom do we actually speak of
the Holy Spirit, even though it's as important as the former.
We constantly hear about John the Baptist at the River of Jordan during Jesus's
time.John baptised with water - as a way to clean our sinful past and make us
new beings again, whiter as white. It can clean our past but can't KEEP us that
way. That's why Jesus spoke of the holy Spirit which will be our guide when He
leaves us for Heaven. How many of us actually heard about Jesus being spoken as
Jesus the Baptist? He baptises with the Holy Spirit - read book of Acts(120
people including his discliples and Mother Mary got baptised in the Spirit and
instantly spoke in tongues)
Conditions of Baptism of the Water:
1.Confess yur sins - specific sins
2.Put right whatever you have to - repentance
There's 3 theories of the happening of Pentecost:
1. Sacramental view :Pentecost is a one-off event.Happened only once during the
baptism of the 120 people , and therefore now Holy Spirit has been transfered to
the church.You will receive the Holy Spirit from church through the
sacraments.This means that Roman Catholics receive their Holy Spirit when a
new-born baby is baptised and Anglicans receive theirs during confirmation of
the faith.
However, David argues that this also means that Jesus isnt the Baptist , but
it's the church.He quite disagreed with that.
2. Evangelical view :Pentecost only happened on four occasions , to the Jews,
Samaritans(Acts 10),Gentiles(Acts 10) and his disciples(Acts 14).It is said that
when you give your life to Jesus(at the point of accepting Jesus as personal
saviour), you receive the Holy Spirit.
However , David noted that this means the Spirit is not being poured out or
flown from then on.
3. Pentecostal view:The Holy Spirit is for all. Jesus Christ still baptises every day.It's a
privilige to receive the gift from Holy Spirit.
Which is your belief? Read the bible to find out what is the truth.Check out this links for answers on your doubts: http://www.rbc.net/ I only pray that I may be water-baptised soon before I'm baptised by the Holy Spirit.
Booooooooooooks!!!
Do you know who Warren Buffett and Charles Munger is?
Read an comic-biography about him in MPH .. pretty gutsy fellow who followed his analytical mind and sound logic rather than basic instincts when it comes to investment of his money.I've got to get hold of one of his theory books one of these days.. now I'm just too loaded with other books in the backlog..Can't even buy David Pawson... dang! Gotta make a list of wishlist books to get for myself.
1.David Pawson - Unlocking the Bible
2.Warren Buffet - ...
3. Ben Graham - The Intelligent Investor
Wow.. Midvalley was just swarmed with people yesterday!Celebrating Raya in KL looks more popular than balik kampung for the Chinese community.
Monday, November 15, 2004
Where's the book?!!!
Arrrggghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!
Where's the book?????Can't find it! Cant find ittttt!
It's one of my favourite books- The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel....and I CANT FIND IT!!!!!!!!
Did I leave it somewhere? Did someone take it from me? can't it be just disappearing from the face of earth just like that , right? :( :( :(
Why is the book so important? Well. It's a book for sceptics like me who want to know the evidence that Christ is who He claimed He is. A friend introduced that book to me, and since then I think that's one of the great books I read about the evidence of Christ.His birth,works , resurrection.Miracles performed by him.What the biblical scholars says.What historians says.What sceptics say.
If you have stinging Qs about God and you doubt Jesus's reality, check this book out. Now should I get another copy of this book? Hmm..
Things we all take for granted
1. A good family
2. Happy relationship
3. Our health
4. Our own body
5. A peaceful country
6. A supply of friends
7. A peace of mind
2. Happy relationship
3. Our health
4. Our own body
5. A peaceful country
6. A supply of friends
7. A peace of mind
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