My Clone

Me and Susan wore same color on Sunday and i decided to take this pic... :)

We only have the people around us for a season. I learnt that recently when Ling Ling left. It was a busy season for both of us and we always try to make time to meet up for a meal and stuff. Unknowingly, she became part of my life and routine that i will call her and find out how she's doing in school every week. I teared a bit when i tot of it the night before she left. So treasure the people and relationship.

Your grace is enough
More than I need
At your word I will believe
I’ll wait for you
Draw near again
And your spirit made me new

Your presence in me
Jesus lead the way
By the power of your word
I am restored
I am redeemed
By your spirit I am free

And I will fall at your feet
I will fall at your feet
And I will worship you here

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 on high from death to life
Forever our God is glorified
Servant and king rescued the world
This is our God

Sometimes I don understand why come people can throw their tantrum at you when they are down. And they expect u to be able to take it. If you can’t take it you are either weak or unforgiving. Another moment when they decided that they are ok again, they come to you and tried to be nice and they also expect u to switch to their mood immediately if not you are holding resentment and unforgiving.

Jaded.
Tired.
I need jogging.
I need fresh air.
I need God's strength.
I need anointing.
I need wisdom.
I need understanding.
And understanding from someone.

Obama's new Pet!! His daughters named this new 6-month-old Portuguese water dog "BO"... :) Cute dog.

Special Entry for Cai XingNi, Alan Chan and Evelyn Tan

Tips to Chase away the Blue Spirit

1. Check for eyestrain by putting your hand to your forehead in a salute. If your eyes feel relieved, your work space is too bright.

2. Sit up straight with your shoulders down — every time I adjust my sitting position, I instantly feel more energetic and cheerier.

3. Get a phone headset. I resisted for a long time, because it looks so preposterous, but it’s really much more comfortable. Also, it lets me pace while I talk on the phone, which also looks preposterous, but is energizing.

4. Don’t keep candy on your desk. Studies show that people are much more likely to snack when a treat is within easy reach, and a handful of M&Ms each day could mean a weight gain of five pounds by year’s end.

5. Never say “yes” on the phone; instead, say, “I’ll get back to you.” When you’re actually speaking to someone, the desire to be accommodating is very strong, and can lead you to say “yes” without enough consideration. Along the same lines…

6. When deciding whether to say “yes,” imagine that you’re accepting a job that you’ll have to do next week. Don’t agree to something just because it seems so far off that it doesn’t seem onerous.

7. Don’t let yourself get too hungry. My husband goes without eating for hours and hours at a time, so once, trying to be helpful, I bought him a big bag of granola to keep in his desk. He ate the whole bag in one day and ended up sick as a dog. Lesson: eat regularly.

8. Take care of difficult calls, tasks, or emails as quickly as possible. Procrastinating makes them harder; getting them done gives a big boost of relieved energy.

9. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, think hard about how you spend your time. Be honest. How much time do you spend surfing the internet, looking for things you’ve misplaced, or doing a task that’s really someone else’s job? Also…

10. Let yourself stay ignorant of things you don’t need to know.

11. Go outside at least once a day, and if possible, take a walk. The sunlight and activity is good for your focus, mood, and retention of information.

12. Say “Good morning” to everyone. Social contact is cheering, and if you feel that you’re on good terms with all the people in your office, you’ll be happier each day. Also, it’s polite.

Being Well Read

I was having a conversation with Weijun this morning. He is another morning person i know. We were in the topic of reading books. I always feel that wj is much of a thinker. We were talking bout how important reading is and it really adds value to a person. But read and PRACTICE.

I am reading a book "Audacity of HOPE" by Barack Obama, first African American to become President of US. I am not that sort of person who is interested in politics. But after reading his book, my mindset changed. What stir me to buy this book is because my dad has a copy and my intention was to have a good conversation and a common topic. It was difficult reading his book coz the language he used is a bit chim but i learnt a few new words... what i called the "politics lingo". Ha! Can talk to my dad.

The conversation i have with my dad.. 3 things: 1) Family 2) Business 3) Politics. He will chat with me late into the nights about people, gossips and the actual stories which are always different from what the newspapers said. And i do miss him. Pretty interesting though!

I am on the chapter "VALUE".
- It becomes tempting to assume that those who disagree with you have fundamentally different values - indeed, they are motivated by bad faith, and perhaps are bad people.
- It is that language of values that people use to map their world.
- Values should be the heart of politics, the cornerstone of any meaningful debate about budgets and projects, regulations and policies.
- Change the values in people if we really want the kind of society we want.
- Values of hard work and delayed gratification?
- A sense of empathy - a value. A call to stand in somebody else's shoes and see through their eyes. Obama's mother always get him to ask himself this " How do you think that would make you feel?"

"If we aren't willing to pay a price for our values, if we aren't willing to make sacrifices in order to realize them, then we should ask ourselves whether we TRULY believe in them at all. We hang on to our values, even if they seem at times tarnished and worn; even if, as a nation and in our own lives, we have betrayed them more often than we care to remember. Those values are our INHERITANCE, what makes us who we are as a people. we recognized that they are subjected to challenge, can be poked and prodded and debunked and turned inside out by intellectuals and cultural critics, they have proven to be both surprisingly durable and surprisingly constant across classes. and races, and faiths, and generations." Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama.

I don't get to spend a lot of time with my dad as a child. But one value that he taught me was the value of hard work and delayed gratification. Which stands till today.

In my busy schedule, i will remember my CORGI... heh... I really think she's overweight. I went jogging the other night and i saw this corgi. It looks really smart.. But my JW corgi looks a bit clumsy... lie down everywhere. But i heart my corgi!

The very piggy look of hers. See her fatss...

Corgi looking out for friends who were in for their grooming sessions...

First time corgi has strength to lift up her ears.. Look at her legs.. short and cute.

This was cute. Coz she was attempting to make friend with this poodle but the poodle was dragge away for her grooming session.... and the ear fell... haha

Corgi corgi...

ChiLL

I am happy to be chilling out w twins and RZ yesterday aft my very last service of the day @ Expo. Anyways, the drama was really good. I thought this week is gona b so busy that i won't get to see them and i feel short-changed. But i think i really paced myself very well this Easter. As in i rest well, eat well, exercise well. It was packed and busy looking after kids again. BUT it was relaxing! :)

Nev really intro RZ yet for the knowledge of A&W and xingni. She is another of my best friend in sec school. Really long time friend. She see my "chao kuan" and i also see her "chao kuan" but we love one another still. The way we met was coz i went to the wrong class and i think she laughed at me but helped to get settled in the right class. u see, there are 2 Evelyns... And i sa the name "Evelyn" nev bother to check the surname and i just went into the class. Think bout it, I am glad it happened, if not i won't get to meet her.

Ron was a drunk yday and roland took his arms and put it around his shoulder.. so sweet right. Nowadays u seldom see siblings being so close to one another. I miss my brothers all of a sudden... hmmmm...

Alan's Entries

I really like Alan's entry on Wed.. Yah sometimes people do say things to you which makes u feel like "huh?" like hmmm why must u say these things which makes me roll in the brain, in the eyes, on the floor, flip a few times...

Names

Caleb Toh becomes Car Lip Toh.
Evelyn Tan becomes if-Fling-Tan.

Received a call from Jennifer last night and i really miss her. She was my secondary school best friend. We kinda lost contact with one another for a while but thank God it is easy for us to connect again. I really thought it is impossible for us to talk again coz we've not been talking for long time i presumed coz we went to different schools and all and the topic will change a bit coz i don know her friends and she don't know mine. But i decided to contact her after talking to yy coz he asked me why am i not talking to Jen anymore. I told him there are friends you just got nothing to talk to anymore. Thanks to him for asking me. But i am happy that i actually tried contacting her and found out that she was leacing for aussie on time. An we started talking again...

I will always remember the days when we pia ten-year series together and how we will attempt all the A and E maths qns. ha. It was really fun.

Saturation
Training
Working
Errands
Crowded Trains
Dazed
Tired
Sleep
Jogging
......................................

The BLUE Spirit

I like the blue spirit entry in Alan's blog... Blue spirit. Mine comes in every monday morning! And it is with me now... And the blue spirit stays till friday night. This week is EASTER!!! Here's the Ethan boy who is one of the cutest baby boy i know. I like his outfit.

The Pace of Life

I like this big strawish looking hat... How nice if i can wear this hat and stroll down the street somewhere and with a cup of latte.. Next buy? Huge straw hat which i might never get to wear.

I like morning prayer meeting together with Mac Breakfast with winnie! :)

Being "Carpous"

I usually just read the new word sent to me daily. But this word got me thinking... we can't be "acarpousing"... we need to be "carpous"... some of my friends will scream "bad english" here haha...

A.Word.A.Day

with Anu Garg

acarpous

PRONUNCIATION:

(ay-KAHR-puhs)

MEANING:

adjective: Not producing fruit; sterile.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek akarpos, from a- (not) + karpos (fruit). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kerp- (to gather or harvest) which is also the source of harvest, excerpt, carpet, and scarce.

A&W

"How Long?" - Alan falling asleep on Willy...

Hanging out at TCC... Alan was asking "Why u all so quiet"... I think friendship will progress to a point when we are comfortable even when we are quiet. As the bible wrote "spirit communicate to spirit"... and as long as u are a human being, u have a spirit. :)

This week is going to be a "hard-working week" coz Sun is going to be a whole day work day for me. So i really hope that i can have a good Fri and Sat and i am already looking forward!

Pro21:5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.

God will bless the work of the diligent man. Work hard Work Hard... I speak Multiplication, i speak Expansion...

Went out with A&W last week for dinner and there is this question whether we will be not as close when we get married and all. Well after much thought and as much as we want to be this close i think it all takes effort. Of coz family will come first but i will try my best to spend time with my friends even when i get married coz they basically made your life come together, they basically grow together with you.

I don't know bout other people but being away from my family, friends are like my foundation. They speaks "home" when i see them. But of coz i still love my family members and i always thank God that although we meet only once or twice a year, the connection is still there.

WIDTH and LENGTH and DEPTH and HEIGHT

yup. Width. Length. Depth. Height.

I want to increase!

Being Evelyn Tan Being Happy

I was just having this conversation with this particular friend... And was also thinking bout something which Daryl said... Now it reminds me that God really wants us to be happy. as in it is really His joy if we are happy. Oh.. it reminds me of the movie i watch "A Walk to Remember". This girl with Leukemia and how above all else remind all so kind and having faith and trust and having joy.

Not as in we live our lives just being happy and not know what is going on and not chastened, not changed, don go through any difficulties. But that we may find joy in everything that we do...

This friend of mine is always very mindful of the thoughts of others towards her. so much so that she always try very hard to please the people around her and it makes her unhappy most of the time... hmmm i do hope things will get better though. :)

LOVE

1 Corinthians 13:3-7

If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.

Love is patient and kind.

Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude.

It does not demand its own way.

It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.

It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.

Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

I like the sermon Pastor Kong shared today. Especially the part on love.The best definition for the word "LOVE" can be found in 1Cor13. One of the things that i always pray for is that i will learn to love even more, more, more. Loving God, Loving the people around me, loving my life, loving myself. Not being judgmental. But being able to accept differences even if i may not like it. Not being fake. But to sincerely LOVE. Oh ya, seriously i am not born a loving person. haha! But i did change a lot when i know God.

I also like how The Message bible put it to be:

Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.
Love doesn't strut,
Doesn't have a swelled head,
Doesn't force itself on others,
Isn't always "me first,"
Doesn't fly off the handle,
Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn't revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.

Walas

Really love the band in wala-wala. Have been wanting to visit and i finally made my first visit yesterday!!! I think i am going back there again and again... :) cheap drinks w/o cover charge and no service charges also. Relaxing... Some pictures....

Fav drink... Little Creature...

Roland, Evelyn, Ron and Weijun (Left to Right for both top and bottom)
Top taken by WJ and bottom by Roland.

Anyways i am most excited about the trip to Jakarta in June... So many people are going! :)

Being Willy Being Alan Being Evelyn Tan's Friends

We were having our conversation in MSN again and we came out with this wondrousness, awesomeness drawing.. what great artists we are.

Being Evelyn Tan Being An Overcomer

I was reading Alan's blog and was reminded of this line that "either we overcome the situation or we let the situation overcome us"... I remembered years ago when i come to church i tell myself i want to be an overcomer. Beginning of this year i was really down to the deepest valley. I feel i have been walking round and round and i have thoughts of just staying in Malaysia with my mom where i can be laid back, i can enjoy, i can do things at my own pace, i can be a princess.. etc etc... But i made sort of like a promise to someone that i will be back to see him off before he flies to aussie. Everyday i tell myself... u made a promise, u made a promise... and i crawled back to sing.

And i decided to walk even if it is the darkest valley. I don know where i am now, but i am happy that i am walking still and loving God. Not consumed by bitterness. Still having the spirit of love in me. Still have the strength to counsel.

Of coz it was due to the many people who hav stood by me too.. :)