Ever wondered why people say O.M.G. （我的神啊！）but not O.M.B. （我的佛祖啊！）or O.M.MG （我的孙悟空啊！）？
I actually like the latter better.
Monkey God is kinda cool.
Definitely one of my favourite character (only 2nd to Piggy which I find rather cute).
Lets build a trend and start saying….
O.M.MG!!
我的孙悟空啊！！
Quick review before its too late to work on this…
1. Lose weight? Maybe a couple of kgs. Need to work on this!!
2. Residual physical damages… not fixed. Ongoing treatment but back into badminton.
3. ‘The’ gal of my dreams… have to say ‘yes’ for this one as my gal’s reading this blog. Haha.
4. Golf handicap… should be around the 60mark. Still a fair way to go.
5. Charity – ongoing (hopefully thru the recession).
6. Good food in Perth… still the same old but trying out new stuff.
7. One additional investment… does a gf count? if not then I’ll still need to work on this.
8. Trying out something new… haven’t done anything about this yet.
9. Spicing up life in Perth… there’s definitely some extra spice in my life now I guess!
You guys have any luck with your resolutions?
十年前觉得那时候好帅气的新车，
现在看它们实在老土。
十年前觉得很入流很时髦的衣裳打扮，
现在看它们也实在老土。
为何人们总是在潮流里兜兜转转？
是人类眼光在进步？
还是人类眼光已经商业化了？
潮流根本就是商人赚钱的工具。
别把自己捆所在潮流里，跟从潮流。
如果要的话，就带领潮流吧！
俗语说：天无绝人之路。
正所谓：山重水复疑无路，柳暗花明又一村。
因我自己知道我為你們所定的計劃，是使你們得平安，而不是遭受災禍的計劃；要賜給你們美好的前程和盼望。’這是耶和華的宣告。- 耶利米书29：11
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. - Jeremiah 29:11
Everybody desires happiness…
Everybody seeks happiness…
But where did this imprint of joy come from?
How did this imprint of happiness come into our memory?
St Augustine had a long contemplation and discussion regarding why we seek and desire a happiness life. In a nutshell, it basically asks why one desires and seek happiness even when one may never experience real happiness. It is therefore concluded that Happiness itself is imprinted into our memory which means we can recognise happiness when we experience it (e.g. we may see a familiar face but have forgotten his name, however, if the name is mentioned, we will instantly recognised the name as it is still in our memory which means we have not fully forgotten).
Did God left this imprint of happiness to us?
Or was this memory of happiness left in our genes by Adam during his time in Eden?
Watched Cirque Du Soleil in Perth.
Its amazing what the human body is capable of…
Finally had a chance to watch the acclaimed most popular musical of all time…
When I demanded of him how it is that many things foretold through natal star charts come true, he answered that the simple rules of chance that are part of the nature of all things will tend to fulfil some of the predictions. If a man haphazardly opens the pages of some poet, who sang and thought of something wholly different, he will often notice a verse that has amazing parallels to whatever he has been thinking about. This isn’t something amazing. It is the soul of the person at work, unconsciously seeking out by some higher intellect to look for answers to direct the actions of the seeker. The answer comes by happenstance, not art.
- by Augustine in Confessions
I believe that He has been leading my steps..
guiding me in everything I do (almost anyways)..
I remember how hard it was to look for a job.
I’ve joined a marketing company,
shit job shit pay but I’ve actually learnt a lot from it,
was an eye opener and it has shaped me for the better…
to shape me for my future jobs to come.
I have to admit that without this job,
my future jobs would not have gone so smoothly.
Then I came back to the world of Oz,
Worked closely with mother Earth,
Wasn’t really a great job,
but the experience was worth it as well.
Greatly benefited me in my next job.
Bought a house.
That was a bit more than I could chew actually.
Fortunately God provided me with another job.
This was a relief as it has greatly decreased my burden.
The job didn’t last too long before another job was offered to me.
This is really God-guided again I’d say.
Recession came just after I resigned and accepted the new offer.
This is a much smaller company but my position was pretty secured.
Heard from the news that my last company has retrenched quite a number of employees due to the recession and termination of one of its projects.
If I’d stay I’d probably be made redundant.
I’ve been looked after so to say…
God has guided my steps.
God has provided.
Thank you Lord.
Amen.
For seekers:
“God, open my eyes to who you really are, and then I’ll open my life to you.”
For believers:
“God, here I am, fully submitted to you; use me as you have never used me before.”
Left Behind - this was the book I read a couple of years ago. There are 16 books altogether in the series.
This series ‘literalises’ the book of Revelation. It is the story of those who has been ‘left behind’ from the rapture.
It challenges the reader’s faith to accept God’s words literally and not giving excuses saying that most things in the bible are just metaphors or saying that God didn’t really meant that literally.
This series is definitely a definite must-read for those who’s interested in the Revelation and the End Times.
Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount,
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
Matthew 7:12
He did not say,
“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others”
(see Ethic of Reciprocity)
The negative form would teach behaviour like this: If you do not enjoy being robbed, don’t rob others. If you do not like being cursed, don’t curse others…. If you do not care to be clubbed over the head, don’t club others over the head.
However, the positive form teaches behaviour like this: If you enjoy being loved, love others. If you like to receive things, give to others. If you like being appreciated, appreciate others.
The positive form is thus far more searching than its negative counterpart. Here there is no permission to withdraw into a world where I offend no one, but accomplish no positive good, either.
- D.A. Carson 1982
The door may seem closed, but it’s only closed the way a supermarket door is closed. It stays shut when you remain at a distance, but as you deliberately move toward it, a magic eye above it sees you coming, and the door opens. God is waiting for us to walk forward in obedience so he can open the door for us to serve him.
– Anonymous
Extracted from Lee Strobel’s “God’s Outrageous Claims”.
Let us all walk with God, in obedience and faith.
Do you know
do you understand
that you represent
Jesus to me?
Do you know
do you understand
that when you treat me with gentleness
it raises the question in my mind
that maybe He is gentle, too.
Maybe He isn’t someone
who laughs when I am hurt.Do you know
do you understand
that when you listen to my questions
and you don’t laugh,
I think, “What if Jesus is interested in me, too?”Do you know
do you understand
that when I hear you talk about arguments
and conflict and scars from your past,
I think, “Maybe I am just a regular person
instead of a bad, no-good little girl
who deserves abuse.”If you care,
I think maybe He cares –
and then there’s this flame of hope
that burns inside of me
and for a while
I am afraid to breathe
because it might go out.Do you know
do you understand
that your words are His words?
You face, His face
to someone like me?Please, be who you say you are.
Please, God, don’t let this be another trick.
Please let this be real.
Please.Do you know
do you understand
that you represent
Jesus to me?- Anonymous
Extracted from Lee Strobel’s “God’s Outrageous Claims”.
We are all God’s witnesses and Jesus’s representative to everybody we know.
I have noticed for a long time,
that all (except one) the guys in my current company,
have beer bellies and moobs.
For those who is unfamiliar with moobs,
its just m(an)+(b)oobs.
No I dread to become like them.
Everytime I look at them,
I see myself.
NO I REFUSE TO BECOME ONE OF THEM!
To love at all is to be vulnerable.
Love anything,
and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken.
If you want to make sure of keeping it intact,
you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal.
Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries;
avoid all entanglements;
lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness.
But in that casket —
safe, dark, motionless, airless — it will change.
It will not be broken;
it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.
C.S. Lewis in ‘The Four Loves’
Who is the better Christian?
No, not the theologian who knows all there is to know about the doctrine and history of Christianity;
No, not the artists, singers, song writers, poets who glorifies God with arts and music and poems.
It is simply the one who loves one another.
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." – John 13:34-35
友人问: 你抵挡得了诱惑吗？
那要看是哪种诱惑了。
美食的诱惑我绝对抵挡不了。
美女的诱惑我大概也无法招架。
毕竟英雄难过美人关嘛！
说实话，
其实我没必要担心，
因为根本就是魅力有限，
无缘经历美人劫,
与桃花运无分。
Just came back from a church seminar,
the pastor was Indian and apparently is the prophesying type.
Just googled him (not gonna mention his name here),
apparently he does have a fair few prophesies on the net.
not gonna check them out now cause its not important.
Main theme was about walking or being with God.
Being able to listen to what God says (hence prophesying/healing/etc).
End of talk he prayed/prophesied to every individual in the room.
Some hearts were moved,
some souls were mended,
some eyes were wet.
It was a remarkable scene.
For me, can’t remember the exact words,
but the gist of it is…
I’ve been running around in circles getting nowhere…
there’s plans and ideas (business) but cannot realize them.
this year I’m gonna make it happen.
Its a bit eerie because I did had some ideas and plans but they never did work out.
I guess knowing whats going on in one’s life is just simply helping one see better of one’s situation.
It is still up to the person to take the initiative.
He can obviously bless someone,
but in the end, if the ‘blessed’ does not have a willing heart to change,
it is still useless.
Dear Lord,
Grant us child-like faith,
so that we can open up our hearts to You,
and accept Your guidance in our life.
Amen.
Sometimes when we feel that we are at a dead end,
we need to trust and believe in God,
and make that leap of faith.
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11
有谁可以说他可以抵挡诱惑？
我想只有经得起诱惑的人吧！
没经历过诱惑的，不可能知道自己经不经得起。
经历了诱惑，抵挡了诱惑，
才知道自己的抵抗力。
不是说，没经历过诱惑的，
就要去寻找诱惑，测量自己对诱惑的抵抗力。
反而，应该尽量远离避开诱惑，
免得自食其果，伤了身边的人，后悔莫及。
有时做个傻人也不错，
没有忧虑，没有顾忌，
没有烦恼，没有畏惧，
天真烂漫，天真无邪，
就是这样才有傻福。
我想做人该以傻人为学习榜样，
不是学习他们的傻，
而是学习他们的天真烂漫无邪，
他们的单纯无私，
这样才会有福气吧！
如果, 我没有你想象中完美, 你还会喜欢我吗?
在男人眼里，我想情人都是完美的吧！
尽管情人如何的不完美，都会被爱包容或蒙蔽了。
没有人是完美的，没有人有资格要求对方完美。
女人说：如果，我没有你想象中完美，你还会喜欢我吗？
男人说：会的。
Gal - I don't wanna complicate your life.
Guy - No, I want all the complication you got.
Gal - Maybe you should go.
Guy - Maybe you should stay.
Quote "Deception" movie
The saying goes... 'follow your heart'..
I suppose this is a good saying,
but it doesn't necessarily lead to fairytale-like happy endings.
When our conscience intrudes,
I guess that's when we should follow our conscience instead.
'Follow your heart' can become our biggest excuse or reason to hurt others, the ones we love, and also ourselves.
After all,
our conscience is God-given.
Conscience will always tell the truth,
(perverted mentality excluded)
following it will never go wrong.
They say 'follow your heart',
I say 'follow your conscience'.
[The Secret] is basically a new age self-help book claiming it holds the 'secret' of the universe. In a nutshell, the secret is about harnessing the huge potential of our mind to get us whatever we want (calling this the 'law of attraction').
Is this really the Secret?
Personally I think its a blend of truths and falsehoods.
It has one of the biggest truth in it but it also blends in the biggest falsehood or sin there is.
Of course there's some truths in it.
That's what makes it persuasive and believable.
But how much truths and which are truths are up to the reader to find out.
Don't believe something because it is different,
or cool, or easy, or unique, etc.
Believe simply because it is the Truth.
友人甲说女人真笨。
明知吃亏牺牲也心甘情愿，死心塌地。
男人知道友人甲的弱点。
就善加利用，详细过程不方便在此叙述。
友人甲明知如此，也只埋怨自己笨。
但说了嘴角还挂着一丝甜甜的微笑。
我对友人乙说了。
友人乙说女人恋爱中IQ最少减低一半。
让我想起李紋‘美丽笨女人’这首歌。
其实何止女人笨。
男人有时也很笨。
一段感情里有笨女人，聪明男人；
但也有笨男人，聪明女人。
我想只要一方懂得珍惜保护另一方的天真‘愚笨’，
那过程结局一定十分完美美丽。
当然，如果有两个笨男人笨女人在一起会更好吧！
1. Lose some weight. At least 10kgs. Better diet and less meat!
2. Fix up all residual physical damages and get back into sports.
3. Successfully pursue 'the' gal of my dreams (This comes after the above because looking fit maybe a crucial criteria to my success).
4. Getting a handicap of 30 at least in golf (Currently around the 70-80 mark).
5. Charity.
6. Try out all good food in Perth and beyond!
7. Having at least one additional investment.
8. Try out something new.
9. Spicing up life in Perth!
9 resolutions for 2009. No 1st or last in this list.
It will be a very wonderful year. Don't you guys think so too?
