Fearless

Spent my evening watching "Fearless" by Jet Li with M, ck, H, F and F's fren-Ben. The show was quite predictable but the last fifteen minutes was touching with Jet continuing........shld not say too much over here for the benefit of others planning to watch.
One key message that the show was trying to tell the audience was that is there a need to fight for the so-called No.1. Wat's the purpose behind it? Is it worth it? How abt the friend ard you? Are those that hang ard one others for drinks and food reali friends? What are we pursuing in our lives to make it purposeful?
Been a enjoyable nite with some interesting things happening around. Guess that's life and we have to make the most out of it instead of wasting it. Ganbatte!!

Alpha Launch Once Again

Saturday start with a game of soccer wif my colleagues at TP. It's been ages since I had such feeling where I almost vomit due to over-exercising. I guess age is catching up on me. Haha!!
Met up with CK & E at ard 2 plus in my hse to discuss abt the alpha. The atmosphere was not reali very good as we faced some issues & problems that need to be resolved. To make things worse, we had only one friend coming to join us and she came not bcos she is interested but reali bcos her fren (who is me) "FORCED" her to come n support. Of course, we were abit discouraged and dissappointed.
Nevertherless, God will always provide a way out where there seem to be no way. E suggested going to ktv which ck & I supported (can have some fun too!!). The next three hours was spent at the ktv where everyone of us had our share of fun. M was kind enough to join us and to keep WL company as well. So nice of her rite!!
Proceed for dinner at the coffeeshop nearby where we began our Alpha after everyone had eaten their fills. The atmosphere was fantastic where JY & WL were able to participate fully by asking lots of questions that E was able to explain to them in a such a good way that the question was answered yet not challenging their religion at the same time.
At the end of the session, WL was even so interested to find out more & to come for the next session. Praise the Lord for what He done. Indeed He always work in ways I never expected.
One thing I learned is that we should be flexible in the ways we carried our work and not be bound by my own perception that Alpha can only be carried out in a cosy place or even having lots of info to feed the people. Most important is to let them be interested to find out more by making them feel appreciated and sense of belonging. I'm looking forward to the next session too. Hee!! Back to work once again.

Challenging Week

Times reali flies. Today is friday once again. The week seem to get busier and busier as my work seem to start to drive me crazy. Piles of work on my desk now yet I can still blog now. Amazing rite....take a short break lah!!
The past few days was spent discovering some stories that had happened ard me without me noticing it. I guess I had been too engrossed in my own world that I simply 'bo-chap' others. Tried to brighten others up without getting myself too strained. It's always important not to get too emotional affected by others. What I can say is that experience is accumulated through pains and hurts therefore it is unforgettable. And what don't kill you will only make you stronger. Sounds familiar rite!!!
At the same time, Alpha is launching tomolo. I had to do some preparation at the same time which make my week even more busier. I still prefer the peaceful and relax lifestyle that I used to enjoy and tink I most probably take a short break in March for me to "ROC".
That's it for nw and it's time to go back to work once again. Bye!!

Rational Vs Emotional

This week had been a quiet and peaceful week of me cutting down on my outings. Personally I think it's kind of good as it allow me to rest more and to really have more time to reflect more on myself. Sometimes it's funny to realize that people tend to remember more of what I had written on my blog instead of myself. Is my memory starting to fail me or do I have selective memory.....watever?
During my ktv session on sat, E commented that I had a negative thinking towards love as it seem that I do not trust in forever love . At the same time, my opinion toward relationship is based more on "bread" rather than feelings. Perhaps he is right to a certain extent. Personally I still think that a stable relationship is built upon a strong financial base rather than relating to emotional needs. How can two persons be happy and caring for one another when they have problem trying to support for themselves? Of course there was once a time when I believed in everlasting love relationship and that a couple can survive on 'love' rather than 'bread'. But that was when I was still in Poly and when I was still young and innocent. ( I can sense a lot of disagreement at this point of time oredi...haha!!)
Whatever the case, I might be too rational at this period of time. As I looked around me recently, there was times when people's hearts are touched and moved yet I felt nothing in my heart at all. Am I being too unfeeling or has my heart hardened so much that it can't sense anything oredi?

*The below message is from Prince J to his family* (Just for laughs)
"Sad to announce, I want to tell my 3 wives and 7 concubines that you are all fired. Haha!! Is that a good or bad news to you all? Dun be too sad, k? Life will still go on without me by your side. Though your future partner can never be the BEST, but you must be content with perhap the second-best."

The Wise And Foolish Builders

Today is Hari Raya Haji and I spent the whole day slacking at home sleeping, watching tv and the most 'amazing' thing.....reading the Bible. It's one thing I know it's important and urgent but many a times, I would just kick it aside. Nevertherless, I read some verses that I felt it is appealing to some of us.

Luke 6: 46-49
"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete."

The verses not only relates to christians but I believe that it applies to all the people in all areas of our lives regardless in our works or studies. It's important to laid a strong foundation in every thing we do as it will result in the results it produces.
Last but not least, one area that I would want to improve on is to listen twice as much as I talk. It's important to learn to listen rather than to speak our own views. It's not going to be easy but I would want to work on it.

Choices for 2006

Many a times we heard people saying: " No choice lah, bo pian.. ". Is that the case? Are people really left with no choice or do they simply take the choice that is the easiest to them?
Sometimes in reality, people are too scared to step out of their comfort zone for fear that they may fail. The fear of failing often prevent people from taking the first step out to pursue their dream. That's apparently the reason that many people dislikes their jobs yet they continue to drag their tired bodies to work every day. Is that the way I'm going to live my life? Going to my workplace at 9am & leaving at 6pm for dinner, then going back for tv and go to sleep......and the whole process continue and continue.........!!
No way!! I would never never allow this type of thing to happen. Though I'm unsure of wat's type of biz and how am I going to accomplish it. One thing I'm sure is that I'm definitely capable of greater things in life. That's rite!! That's the way and the correct mentality I should maintain. I should not allow myself to be swayed about by the surroundings and be conformed into it. Year 2006 will be a year to strieve harder!! Amen!!

End of Year 2005

The chalet retreat was fun, enjoyable, interesting but extremely TIRED. Arrived at the chalet on fri nite only to find that the bungalow was much BIGGER than I imagined. Thanks God for the place. For the next three days, it was basically eating, watching dvds, singing ktv, mahjong, cards games but insufficient sleeping. My sleeping hours from fri nite onwards was 3, 4 and none on sun nite. A couple of us that includes Minhui, Faye, Meryl, Weimin, Web, Jianyi & Me decided to stay up the nite as the nite is still young by playing some cards games etc. It's been a long long time since I stayed up the whole nite. The results was that by the time I reached home by 11am, I dropped onto my bed and slept till 8pm. Woke up for dinner and went back to sleep again from 11plus till the next day. What a good way to spend my holiday.
Wishes for 2006:
1) To cut down more craps....(I hope so!!)
2) Have more money
3) Have more wives & concubines...(someone stop me!!)
4) Bring more joy to people around me...........