Continue-ing...

Ok so I was interrupted..as I was saying..I got into a car accident few days ago..not with another car though...it was with the curb...yup...at the Maybank Shah Alam..was doing some work there...darn it right?

Anyhow, straight after that, my boss and I went for lunch with some clients...(big shot)....then guess how much the lunch cost? From what I heard, it's RM1,600.00!! Crazy right?! Goodness me..even my biggest dinner probably cost less than that...and this is only lunch..just lunch..nothing but lunch..had suckling oink oink, then got lobster, fish, vege, toufu, etc. I guess it's a reward from the curb? Its way of apology? Hahaha!! I'm going nuts..

Anyway, another new week..at work..didn't go to work in cafe last night..was simply too sick..headache and coughing quite badly..wouldn't want the customers to catch my germs *eww*...

However, had a blast cos got to spend time with my sis...*muaks muaks muaks*..love her to bits..we had thai food for dinner..then went shopping around for a while...only her friend bought things la..we bought FOOD...apa lagi?! hahahaha.....

Well I better go off before some angry mob hunt me down for using the Internet...like I said:

Internet = Luxury

Internet = Luxury

Finally!!! Woo hoo!! I'm here to blog again...goodness me, it's been another century it seems from the last time I blogged...how long was it ago anyway? Err...not a single clue.

Anyway, let's cut the chase and let me summarize from when I think I last blogged. Errm...when is that? Err..dunno ..dun care la...

Anyway (again), I've started working...working in a legal firm now...in the conveyancing department...used to be in the litigation department (last year, i.e. 2006). It's more relaxing in this department...at least for me anyway though I constantly see other colleagues of mine running back and forth in the office, especially the litigation department (phew..thank goodness i'm outta there).

Life has been tough for a while....but thank God for His grace and mercy for this while...I got into a car accident yesterday...

Have you ever been in love?

I'm sure many of us has fallen in love at one point of our lives or at least think we had. I was talking to a dear friend of mine, Cissie about relationships one night at the spur of the moment. I was then revealing to her what has been on my mind in the past few months and what is my current stand on this subject. We didn't or at least I didn't leave her place empty-handed. I found out what kind of a man I would want if I am to be married someday. So now, there are 2 questions I'd like to post and hopefully obtain some response(s) to those questions.

The questions are:

(a) What qualities/characters/values do you look in your partner in life should you be married someday?

(b) What did/would you do when you fell/fall in love with that person?

Judge and be judged...

There was a little old cleaning woman that went to the local church. When the invitation was given at the end of the service, she went forward wanting to become a member. The pastor listened as she told him how she had accepted Jesus and wanted to be baptized and become a member of the church. The pastor thought to himself, "oh my, she is so unkempt, even smells a little, and her fingernails are not clean. She picks up garbage, cleans toilets - what would the members think of her." He told her that she needed to go home and pray about it and then decide. The following week, here she came again. She told the pastor that she had prayed about it and still wanted to be baptized. "I have passed this church for so long. It is so beautiful, and I truly want to become a member." Again the pastor told her to go home and pray some more. A few weeks later while out eating at the restaurant, the pastor saw the little old lady. He did not want her to think that he was ignoring her so he approached her and said, "I have not seen you for a while. Is everything all right?" "Oh, yes," she said. "I talked with Jesus, and he told me not to worry about becoming a member of your church." "He did?" said the pastor. "Oh, yes" she replied. "He said even He hasn't been able to get into your church yet, and He's been trying for years."

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Though this is supposedly a joke, it holds true as to what has been happening around churches - they judge. We humans are very capable in judging others. What should we do if we are starting to judge? Or what should we do to prevent ourselves from judging others?

There are also questions like, why do churches put up a show just to get people to attend their churches? What would happen to the members of the church?

Crack-A-Chuckle: Philosophy Class

A college student was in a philosophy class, where there was a class discussion about whether or not God exists. The professor had the following logic:

"Has anyone in this class heard God?" Nobody spoke.

"Has anyone in this class touched God?" Again, nobody spoke.

"Has anyone in this class seen God?"

When nobody spoke for the third time, he simply stated, "Then there is no God."

The student did not like the sound of this at all, and asked for permission to speak. The professor granted it, and the student stood up and asked the following questions of his classmates:

"Has anyone in this class heard our professor's brain?" Silence.

"Has anyone in this class touched our professor's brain?" Absolute silence.

"Has anyone in this class seen our professor's brain?"

When nobody in the class dared to speak, the student concluded, "Then, according to our professor's logic, it must be true that our professor has no brain!"

The student received an "A" in the class.

Confession of A Drama Queen...

Right....hmm...Well I'll have to confess that I haven't, at all, been wanting to blog for sometime. Is this what you call procrastination? I'd say so.

From the last post, which was in December and way before Christmas even, lots have happened. Let me try and recall all those ecstatic, wonderful, memorable times and those which are painful, sad and horrible too.

When I got back from the Pearl of the Orient, i.e. Penang, got sick la..what else? Like duh?! Been eating non-stop and not getting enough sleep. Inevitably, this frail body but yet big sized surely had its limit. Yup, the trip took a toll on moi (french for me for the ignorant ones..hey, at least you get to learn a french word!)

Well anyway, I got back then had my garage sale cos I'm moving out, which I'm still having for those who are in KL or PJ area. The garage sale is in Kelana Puteri Apartment, PJ. Yup...spread the word around (almost begging)...it's gonna be til 25th Jan 2007 only!! *calling for advertisement*

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I am currently having a garage sale due to my moving out. There are lots of clothes, shoes, jewellery, books, kitchenware and lots more. If you are interested, please do not hesitate to contact me!! Please also spread the news to all your friends who may be interested!! Thank you and God bless you."


So as I was saying, I worked for the next 3 weeks and quit thinking that I'd be going to Australia to study but alas, things didn't work out the way I would want it to but God is greater and I shall embrace His greater plan for me. So now, I'm graping and having my garage sale..now selling in a garage sale is not a job so yeah..still graping (is it grapping or graping?).

Beyond all that, I got to spend the end of the year at my friend's wedding. It was beautiful...she was superb with the husband. *sob*. It was tiring but truly a memorable and touching time to share with those you love. I teared a few times along that trip down to Segamat and then up to KL.

Back from Pearl of the Orient

Yup...I'm back from Penang with my cellgroup....left on Friday night at 10.30pm after having dinner...long drive..had to stay up to keep the drivers up...and when we're in Penang (on the way to Melody's house), I totally konked out. Arrived only after 3am...by the time we showered and head for bed..it's already close to 4am.

Woke up at 8.45am to get ready....dim sum hear I come! Hahah....had a great breakfast...the lotus pao super good..then the prawn rolls also nice, wah...makan all the way...then when it was almost over, we took a guess at how much the food would cost...there were guesses of RM50, RM60 and even RM65...guess how much it cost? It was RM51.30...Hahaha...we ate a lot compared to the other table...we really know how to makan ma! Haha...plus I'm there! Hahaha!

After that, we head to Melody's church to meet up with her and head for a drive round town...or is it a town? I have not got a single clue...we just go jalan jalan la...dun even remember the shopping complex...oh ya ya..KOMTAR...didn't buy anything ...it's a good thing..haha...after that we head to...MAKAN...again! We had asam laksa, char kuey teow and chendol...the asam laksa was good...yummy..after that we went to Feringgi...the pasar malam or whatever it is called...so cool..haha...i ended up buying a hair band (super shiny one) and also some earrings (super cute one)..hahah...Bernard, Melody and Rachel ended up buying lots of DVDs! All in all, the 3 of them probably have spent about RM250 on DVDs!! Nuts! Hahah...after that, we went to makan hahah...non-stop one la..how can stop?! If not, not fun oledi!

Anyway, we had the roti canai banana with ice cream and honey...it was nice..very different indeed..after that ah...guess where we went??? We went to makan again! Hahaha...this time we went to makan at New Lane...had 'o jien' (eggs and oysters and lots of starch), super spicy balitung (crawling clams or shell ...oyster family..you should've seen James, Melody and Ronald..Ronald and James had Angelina Jolie lips! ), both of which I only took one then cannot tahan oledi...dun like oysters...hehe...then i had curry mee...so so good...and the chicken wings!! Gosh...heavenly!! Hahaa....

Then back home we went...you would've thought we were all tired and should be heading to bed...nope, Shinyi and I were nuts...we stayed up and do what?! Nope...tak makan lagi la! We watched "Material Girls"!! Hahah...until like 3am...baru we went to sleep. Some more we had to wake up early to go to church! Haha...

We did make it to church...just a bit late..haha...not that the girls were late. The boys were late also! Haha...Service was great...after that, makan lo! This time we went to Sua Tow Land to eat..I ate curry mee again....gosh it's super yummy also!! Different though. Then had some of James' popiah, had a piece of Lorbak (not carrot), had ice kacang and chendol...and the "meng chang kueh"(basically pancake with peanuts inside)...it's soooooooOOOO nice~!!! The ah pek really know how to make good meng chang kueh! Had a taste of the muar chee there also...nice and sweet...

Then went Gurney Plaza...nothing grand...i love food more..haha!!!

Then at night, we headed to Ipoh to eat "ngah choi gai" (taugeh chicken)..haha!! So yummy!! After that ah...tak larat dah..need to go home...so home we went...by the time we hit the road, I konked out...no idea what happened around...was too tired...lack of sleep ma...too busy enjoying and making full use of the time there..haha!

But really praise God that we are all safe and that we had a great time together!!! Thank you BIG DADDY!!! *muaks*

A New Light - Part II

Ok so I'm back to tell the story....

That adventurous night, we examined the validity of the statement Ken made:

"Hope is the first step to failure."

I was stunned when I first heard him. Here is a young man who would choose not to hope because he's afraid of failure. Then I told him that if he doesn't fail, then he will not grow! He then said that growth need not failure to proceed. Then I said, "Without failure, how would you know if you have grown?!"

A man without hope might as well be dead. I asked him if he's hoped before. He sounded evasive. He said hope creates distraction. If you hope, you will be thinking of that hope that you're hoping for and not do other things. He didn't want hope; he wants action.

I then said, "Hope without action is an empty hope. What I mean in my context of hope is when you have finished doing what you are doing, you are to wait for an outcome which you are not sure would be favourable to you but you HOPE that you will get a good outcome." He then said, "I don't need to hope. I know what the outcome is." I felt hurt. Not because he's attacking me or anything; it's his attitude towards life itself. So hopeless, so sad.

I told him, "You can choose what you think but let me tell you what I think. Things change. What you think now will not be what you think 20 or 40 years down the line. Don't say no to any possibility of what might happen in the future."

From the above, it may seem that I did all the talking. Yes, I did MOST of the talking. BUT I did let him say his piece. He's the eldest of the two brothers. Father retired. Mother housewife. And he wants to take care of his uncle who is single at 50 years old. He's still currently in uni - 1.5 more years to go and he'll be done. All he wants to do now is to finish his studies and earn good money. He need not hope he said. He just need to put it into action.

When one hopes, one will strive to realize such hope. If you hope to have a happy family, you need to be proactive in realizing such hope and not just sit there doing nothing, and HOPING that you will have a happy family. That will not happen OR let's say you wanna be rich, you don't just sit there and wait for money to fall from the sky! Haha!!

My dear friends, don't lose hope because you and I know that there is a greater being who is at work!!!