..the beads and p*sses of dumbo-no-more: October 2006

Monday, October 30, 2006

hossan leong presents

a cocky performance

Saturday, October 28, 2006

deletable abcz post

who knows i might just die tmr?
u see, already there were two people who died suddenly in their sleep. one in his teens another in his 30s.
so who's gonna be the 20s?

it's so scary not knowing the someone u love just go like this. no saying goodbye, no last kiss, no last instruction, no-thing!!

think clearly, with a clear perspective, objectivity, for the betterment of individuals.
the options are there. choices, that's what life is about...
one wrong choice doesn't mark u a total failure.
is undecided a choice?...afterall it's undecided.

abling yet zapped
benign yet 'yet'
committed yet xtra
devoted yet wilful
emotional yet vexed
fun yet unbridled
gratifying yet transitory
heavenly yet satirical
irresistable yet radical
jovial yet questionable
kind yet precarious
love yet overmuch
melting yet nervous

this post is deletable
......i can't cont le...

Friday, October 27, 2006

lecture

ha! my korean kid has just transfered to a mainstram class. That is an upgrade. HE was previously from a class where the students are weaker in their grasp of EL. Initially, we were aiming for him to enter the mainstream next jan...but i guess God's grace has allowed him to enter a class where i believe he can be more exposed to english language. Thank God.
and i prob asked for a increment in pay after he transfer school next yr......hmmm

i'm blogging during my 3209 lecture...he did cognitive bhv therapy. now he is on Intervention in Family Settings.

take a look: Some observations about marital relationships

stability vs satisfaction

passion, intimacy and commitment.

role distribution

decision-making and influence power

the above are factors that can shake a marital r/s

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

no offence...

2nd mins onwards

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Personal Reflection of the article "Death"

Personally, as a Christian, my old life would have been crucified along with Christ who died on the cross and then rose again 3 days later.
The life I have now is a life that is made right with my Creator who, because of what Christ did, has accepted me as His own.
Now, as Christ liveth in me and as in all who acknowledge him, he is a new creation: the old has gone, the new has come! Death, inevitably as it is, is not something I would tremble and fear…cos I know I will be meeting Christ and welcome to paradise where a place in the kingdom of God has been prepared for me. Amen.

I guess, as human as u readers, I would be saddened that my departure on earth is abrupt.
And true enough, I think there are many things on earth that are still uncompleted and I dun think I am ready to enter heaven. There are people who I love, I care, I am praying for but I haven’t a chance to see them accept Christ. The harvest is plenty, the workers are few…

We are only here for a short visit- yea- we are transiting in this plane. We are having a rehearsal for eternity. Should we be smelling flower along the way…. Well…we should be wise to know which type of flower is right to smell…
Once we learn how to die, we’ll learn how to live.
Once I knew how Christ had die, WHY he died, I learn What to choose and Who to believe. For Christ, who had no sin, suffered in our place ONCE AND FOR ALL.
At the Singapore Hospice Council, they believe it is neither morbid nor fatalistic to contemplate our own death.

While sudden deaths might seem appealing, in reality they leave a great many things undone, and they are very often the hardest deaths for families to accept.......
We all pass away alone only to see Jesus waiting for us…… Death is, by its very nature, the loneliest experience man was ordained to endure… well, it will be eternal separation from the Creator God…whether it will be lonely, I dunno…but I know I expect day in day out of celebration in heaven for me! Of course, they want to talk about it; they are about to enter the great unknown – well, the issue is what truth one subscribes to…and talking can therapeutic. (the underlined part is added by me)

"I forgive you". "Forgive me". "Thank you", "I love you". "Goodbye". Those are the five steps of relationship closure

I leave with u 2Cor 6: 2
For he says, “In the time of my favour I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favour, NOW is the Day of SALVATION.

Choice, that’s what life is all about…

Saturday, October 14, 2006

death

Death

Why are we afraid of the dark? Why do snakes and spiders frighten us? If we were to trace all our fears down to their very root, we would inevitable come face to face with the Spectre of Death. To be no longer numbered amongst the living haunts us like no other demon. The knowledge that one day we will al cease to be has turned some of us philosophers and others into priests. Mostly, though, death has made cowards of us all. We pop vitamins, eat fibre, run three times a week: all the while looking warily over our shoulder to be sure that death's long shadow isn't gaining on us.

Our vigilance and all the advances in medical science make no difference. The statistics on death are still a hundred per cent, just as they used to be ten thousand years ago. Whoever is born, dies. A birth and a death, in fact, are the two only requirements for a life. Once we accept our demise as a certainty and a part of the cosmic deal; death becomes a friend who sits on our shoulder to remind us that, as we are only here for a short visit, shouldn't we be smelling the flowers along the way?

At the Singapore Hospice Council, we believe it is neither morbid not fatalistic to contemplate our own death, As Morrie so wisely puts in Tuesdays with Morrie, "Once we learn how to die, we'll learn how to live." So to help us mull over our mortality, we have assembled some useful information and friendly advice on the subject.

The best place to die, Given a choice, most of us would rather spend our final moments in the comfort of our own home, and certainly not in our least favourite place: the hospital................

Quick exits. When asked how we'd like to go, most of us would hide behind dark humour. " I want to live to be a hundred and ten, and be shot in the back by a jealous husband." Or, "I want my last words to be" "A truck!" While sudden deaths might seem appealing, in reality they leave a great many things undone, and they are very often the hardest deaths for families to accept.......

So long. "I forgive you". "Forgive me". "Thank you"."I love you". "Goodbye". Those are the five steps of relationship closure. Under hospice care, we........

Never walk alone. We all pass away alone. Unless we die in a car accident with others, we are the only one dying at that moment in time. Death is, by its very nature, the loneliest experience man was ordained to endure. It is a loneliness that's compounded by the fact that we isolate the dying at this crucial time. We isolate them by no longer listening to them. Sometimes we're not with them physically, but more often, we're no longer with the, emotionally. The widely held notion that the dying do not want to talk about death is a myth. Of course, they want to talk about it; they are about to enter the great unknown and talking can therapeutic.

above are extracts from an article "DEATH. A user-friendly guide" The Sunday Times, 8/10/2006, Singapore Hospice Council.

any comments on the parts in maroon

...feel free to do so... i'll be penning my thoughts some time later...

at the mean time...i have two more matters to ask:

Q1: Why do teenager these days show PDA more than yesteryears?

Q2: Why doesn't a Christian shares the love of God as easily as telling others where the best char kway tiaw stall (an example) is in Singapore?

a bit too heavy for tonight

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

misc

howdisappointing...ihafenkickedthehabitofcarelessness...andiknow
somereadersouttheredunreallygiveadamnastohowwelltheyscoreinatest...
numbersthecallit.trueenough,theyare...justthattheymightbeontheunpleasantsideofthebellcurve
...andthatdoesn'thelpwiththepullingupofmyCAP...
idunseemyselfgraduatinginthenearfuturelikeinmay08.

iprayicandowellenoughtostayforthehonoursyearandeventuallygraduatewitha2ndupper.
isthattoomucharequesttoask?therearesomewhosimplygettingtheirAs(i'mtalkingaboutAAAB+B+),iguesstheyREALLYREALLYpiah.andguesswhat...
mycarelessnesshelpsabitofthatachievement.

so, now after my econs test...yea, guess what my last econs test was in Nov02...差别了3年半，我再次与它相逢了。。。

shocked man...why? cos DAWNWONG, a xxx i see her as, ...hmm, a fac capt in vj, one hell of an athlelic, above average bowler, a graduate from one of the universities from down under is back.. back where? ON TV...超级superstar！

黄川美
22岁
银行职员

well, i thought i hear her sing b4...yea..can make it wan..now depends on her popularity... she's like the second classmate i know who is tasting stardom...

the first one is...

gosh, i didn't know he had a fan club.

there was a couple of times when my frens say they will be doing one for me when i manage to get pass superstar audition...when that day come le then say la...

well...

pple...i have a piece of news article to share with u but i hafen the time to type it out. it's called "DEATH"....and my fren wants to use her laptop le...till next time. i gotta go back to do my readings...

Saturday, October 07, 2006

i heard this...

“爱的感觉就是开心，动心，放心”
- 法庭俏佳人

now is 2300hr on 7th OCt ...

=)

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

at this pt of time

madness.

2 appreciation dinners within the week which i have to hand up my term paper.
one at vivocity (maybe i can watch world trade centre, the movie there...)
the other one on a cruise...

the one on a cruise clashes with a 'paint old houses' project i told my fren i might be helping
so now see can leave early from one place to go to another.

DO U KNOW THAT PHANTOM OF THE OPERA IS COMING TO SINGAPORE AFTER 11 YEARS... MARK OUT ON UR CALENDAR ALL ARDENT MUSICAL FRENS...MARCH 2007.
tickets will be on sale on 6 nov.
so exciting!

rmb i wanna start singing at a smaller scale competition...
hmm...the chance is there le...the annual impresario 07.

Event Date
04 Dec 2006 12:00 AM (Mon) - 31 Dec 2006 11:59 PM (Sun)

last day to reg
26th Nov

but my dec is exam and musical...and a retreat and new yr countdown.

aiyo..............God! i know u nv forsake me

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

this is EMIL. he had a past. he has moved on. Will u give the others chances too?

we call our KEYS. this name reflects the unlocking of the second prison of the ex-offenders.Key is formed so that we can use our passion in singing in such a way that contribute to the yellow ribbon cause.

hi pple...the yellow tee shirt has nothing to do with YELLOW RIBBON..but it is a tee shirt worn by youth volunteers of ISCOS

Monday, October 02, 2006

yellow yellow dirty fella

i say there are 4 times in between jan to dec that i can be rather stressed with work.
they are times when datelines are perpetually coming and the other wan is exam...
result wise not so stressful... cos they are in the hands of my God...aiya, actually everything is la...
but u see...
nvm...it's ok..

months of the datelines: oct, mar
exams: end nov, end apr...

I threw away the chance to enter within the prison bar vicinity last sat.
instead, i took my time to view the exhibit at the Prison Link Centre at Changi Prison which was open to the public (see http://www.yellowribbon.org.sg )
My 'accidental' involvement in this project has revealed a side inside of me which i hadn't figured b4. i would think it is equally reflective...and having to share it with one is like a burden lightened.

"He already served time but
will YOU still be passing judgement?"

"An ex convict worst obstacle is to be imprisoned by his past."

You see, the offenders and ex offenders are human.
human makes mistake.
All the talks about a nation forwarding as one, how can we leave out the ex offenders? I was told not to be surprised that there are ex offenders who walk, live, eat and work with and amongst us.

This is not just giving them a second chance...this is a cause which is about grace and forgiveness.
and this is wat God did. He forgave us no matter how bad, ugly, good, successful we are as long as we believe in His Son Jesus. Allelujah!
He sent His Son to die..so that ALL who believe in Him will have eternal life.

"With rehababilitation, doing time is not a waste of time."

So, let's 'tie a yellow ribbon' ... give them a chance.

also,

give urself a chance to know Jesus and what He did...

with the truth, u can be free.

adopt your own virtual pet!

..the beads and p*sses of dumbo-no-more