Loved beyond measure

Forget it, its over...

2008-12-26T03:50:00.000+08:00

Forget it, its over.. all over.. never thought this will happen to me.. but like a drama serial show, it happened.. haha...

Nvm, its all over liao... life goes on... let's move on too.

Jia you..

结。束。的。爱。不。会。消。失。

2008-12-10T13:47:00.002+08:00

遇到了你，你喜欢的我也喜欢了。那样和你一起分享的时光，兴趣，感受，全部都成为我的。我们要看更大的世界，爱更大的爱。不要回头，回头看会成为石头。
向前走吧！

Jesus loves me (Adult version)

2008-12-04T13:25:00.001+08:00

JESUS LOVES ME (Adult version)

Jesus loves me, this I know,
Though my hair is white as snow.
Though my sight is growing dim,
Still He bids me trust in Him.

(CHORUS)
YES, JESUS LOVES ME...
YES, JESUS LOVES ME...
YES, JESUS LOVES ME FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO.

Though my steps are oh, so slow,
With my hand in His I'll go.
On through life, let come what may,
He'll be there to lead the way.

(CHORUS)

Though I am no longer young,
I have much which He's begun.
Let me serve Christ with a smile,
Go with others the extra mile.

(CHORUS)

When the nights are dark and long,
In my heart He puts a song.
Telling me in words so clear,
'Have no fear, for I am near.'

(CHORUS)

When my work on earth is done,
And life's victories have been won.
He will take me home above,
Then I'll understand His love.

(CHORUS)

I love Jesus, does He know?
Have I ever told Him so?
Jesus loves to hear me say,
That I love Him every day.

Have you told Him yet ? ...

More creativity !

2008-11-19T12:22:00.001+08:00

… sung to the tune of Santa claus is coming to town …

You'd better watch out
You'd better not cry
We don’t have cash
I'm telling you why:

Recession is coming to town.

It starts with overdues
Credit limits are a vice
It doesn't care if you've been careful and wise

Recession is coming to town

It's useless to have POs
Sales we have to make
But don’t trust the govt linked companies
So be safe for goodness sake, HEY

You'd better watch out
You'd better not cry
You'd better keep cash
I'm telling you why:

Recession is coming to town!

Finance does not understand the scene
Their measures are so vague
We all wind up with lots of stock
So keep out for goodness sake, OH

You'd better watch out
You'd better not cry
You'd better keep cash
I'm telling you why:

Recession is coming to town

How creative !

2008-11-19T12:06:00.000+08:00

… sung to the tune of Santa claus is coming to town …

You'd better watch out
You'd better not cry
You'd better keep cash
I'm telling you why:
Recession is coming to town.

It's hitting you once,
It's hitting you twice
It doesn't care if you've been careful and wise
Recession is coming to town

It's worthless if you have shares
It's worthless to keep bonds
It's safe when you've got cash in hand
So keep cash for goodness sake, HEY

You'd better watch out
You'd better not cry
You'd better keep cash
I'm telling you why:
Recession is coming to town!

Finance products are confusing
Finance products are so vague
The banks make you bear the cost of risk
So keep out for goodness sake, OH

You'd better watch out
You'd better not cry
You'd better keep cash
I'm telling you why:
Recession is coming to town.

傻瓜 - Je Crois Je L'aime

2008-10-08T01:44:00.001+08:00

其实他做的坏事我们都懂
没有什么不同
眼光闪烁
暧昧流动
闭上眼当作听说

其实别人的招数我们都懂
没有什么不同
故作软弱
撒娇害羞
只是有一点别扭

傻瓜也许单纯地懂
爱得没那么做作
爱上了
我不保留

傻瓜我们都一样
被爱情伤了又伤
相信这个他不一样
却又再一次受伤

傻瓜我们都一样
受了伤却不投降
相信付出会有代价
代价只是一句傻瓜

好痛

2008-10-06T00:50:00.000+08:00

我的心真的受伤了。。。

Praise God !

2008-09-26T08:28:00.000+08:00

Everyday there are many things we give thanks to Daddy God for. Today is one special day too..

Mummy R and baby Asher are both out of ICU ! Mummy R is out to normal ward, her BP is much lower and controlled now. Baby Asher though still in incubator, but had "downgraded" to a not so serious ICU ward already. Praise God indeed.

Thank you Daddy God for preserving them both.

Graduation ceremony - Tung Ling Bible school

2008-09-25T23:26:00.000+08:00

Congrats my friend ! After 3 months of study, finally graduated from School of ministry.
I knew you could do it ! God bless you richly in your ministry.

Mummy R & Asher

2008-09-25T17:28:00.003+08:00

Visited mummy R today in hospital. Still in pain, giddy. BP still high. I pray that her BP will be back to normal again and she will be discharged soon.

Couldn't see baby Asher cos he is premature and had to stay in the incubator for now. But saw pictures of him that his daddy took. I teared.. cos he is so small and tiny, yet he has so many wires plugged on him.

Baby Asher, u are a fighter yar ? Fight ok ? You have one aunty here waiting to hug and cuddle you.. to pinch your chubby cheeks... hee hee..

You are in good hands.. Daddy God's hands... amen.

Announcing arrival - Asher Ng

2008-09-23T17:26:00.000+08:00

Asher Ng - Thank God for bringing you to this world, a bundle of joy for the parents.

Elle à tombé

2008-09-20T17:03:00.000+08:00

Oui, ma tante à tombé hier semaine en vendredi (19 Septembre 2008). C'est trés mauvais. Hospitalisation maintenant. Pas bon tout. J'ai inquiete mais il ya a rien pour ma faire. Sigh.. J'espère bien qu'elle reçoit bientôt. Amen.

Restoration - Earrings

2008-09-05T20:20:00.000+08:00

I lost one side of my earrings on Monday. Very sad. It was my very first pair. I like it a lot. Though small, but got diamond. Shining. Sparkling. I like it a lot. I prayed to Daddy God for restoration.

Called my dad to ask him to look out for it at home. He only managed to find the earring stub in the bathroom. My parents told me most likely the earring is washed down the hole. Sigh.. I was disappointed but i remembered i told Daddy God, that He will restore it for me.

If it matters to me, it matters to Him.

On Wednesday night, my dad told me he found the earring at the wash basin ! Its amazing the small little earring didn't get washed down the basin hole. To me, its a miracle.

Thank Yu Daddy God. I am most sure that it was Daddy God that restored the earring back to me ! I even had the opportunity to testify to my parents that it was Daddy God who restored it back.

Indeed, if it matters to me, it matters to Him ! Praise God !

You pay your money, you get your seat

2008-09-04T22:23:00.001+08:00

Yeah, that's what i heard from an uncle on board bus 143 yesterday night. I was on my way home after my french class and during the stops along orchard road and chinatown, a lot of new passengers boarded the bus. Soon, the bus became very crowded.

Suddenly i heard an uncle sitting a few rows behind me said these words, "You pay your money, you get your seat". I wondered what had happened that made him said this. Then i realised that some inconsiderate passengers had put their bags at the seat next to them, not allowing other passengers to take the seat besides them.

Thank God for this uncle who dared to stand up against these bullies or inconsiderate passengers. We see them everyday on the bus, BUT how many of us really dare to speak up ?

I wonder.. how about myself ? Will i speak up ?

Boss condition update

2008-09-03T11:56:00.003+08:00

Everyone in office was shocked to learn what happened to my boss. I informed HR, my boss's boss who is based in Beijing, all my boss's working contacts as work now needs to be re-assigned.

Later, we found out what had actually happened ...

10Aug08 (Sun night) - After working out for 30 mins at the cross-trainer machine at home, my boss went to wash her shoes. Suddenly she felt something amiss with her head (a feeling between giddiness and pain), but couldn't put her finger to it. Anyhow, she got up, and walked towards the living room sofa for a rest. On the way, she called to her husband to turn off the tap at the toilet (she remembered she forgot to turn off the tap as she was washing her shoes earlier). When the husband came out of the room, she had already collapsed in the living room. He quickly called for an ambulance, and also called my boss's brother to inform him what happened. Both of them accompanied my boss to the hospital (TTSH).

They were shocked to hear that a blood vessel in my boss's brain had ruptured, her whole brain is filled with blood and condition is very very critical. They were even asked to contact all their family members immediately as my boss may just pass on like that.

11Aug08 (Mon morning) - After assessing my boss's condition, the doctors decided to perform an operation to insert a coil clapture (platinum wires) to mend the ruptured blood vessel). Doctors are also on standby in case if the above method is unsuccessful to immediately perform a open head surgery. Thank God the 1st method worked and the bleeding stopped. My boss regained consciousness also. Praise God.

14Aug08 (Thurs lunch) - A whole group of us from the office visited her. Prior to the visit, we also arranged to send her food and fruits hampers, on company behalf and on our own. She looks great and can move and talk perfectly well except for the throbbing pain on her head (due to the operation). Really thank God to see her so well. We even took some pictures with her in the hospital room.

Doctors say the next 10 days after the operation are very crucial as it will determine if she had suffered any side effects from this blood vessel rupture. So, besides the daily intake of painkillers and all, she also needs to go for ultrascans, MRIs etc to ensure that no other blood vessels are having any risks of collapsing or rupturing as this would then mean another stroke and would be very very dangerous.

Thank God that all went well. Despite the pain my boss had been complaining, which the doctors say is perfectly normal, the scans and all check-ups turn out to be good. Praise God indeed.

20Aug08 (Wed) - Boss discharged from hospital. Praise God ! Received a sms from her around 4pm in the afternoon to inform that she is finally back home. Home sweet home. Am she glad to be home finally.

Told boss not to worry about work. Although in her absence from work, this means that i have to cover her scope of work, but i have decided that i shall managed this additional workload by Daddy God's grace and wisdom, one step at a time, slowly. So far its been good. I have great help from my colleagues whenever i need any help in preparing the worksheets, schedules, tables etc. Phew... Nonetheless i must say that i am learning quite a bit now, which on hindsight its good for my career advancement too.

I'm glad that my boss is recovering well. Thank you Daddy God for answering my prayers.

I really pray that she will be able to come back to work soon. BUT not before she is fully well and rested from this whole event. It's definitely not worth risking her life to come back to work at the expense of her health, agree ?

Phuket (16-19 Aug 08)

2008-08-20T12:38:00.001+08:00

Finally its time to go on our Phuket trip. Just realised that we booked the tickets online (Tiger) in Mar'08 (5 months before the trip) !

Bright and sunny weather awaits us in Phuket. It's even hotter than Singapore. At least over there one can see the blue skies and very few clouds. Sun, sand and sea ! It's simply great. I love the weather.

In fact, i was a little sick (mild cold) the night before i went on this trip and i was a little worried. But i prayed and gave thanks to Daddy God that He had taken this sickness when He hung on the cross and so this sickness cannot be on me ! I woke up completely well (with no symptoms) the next morning of the flight. Praise God !

16Aug08 - Upon touched down, we checked-in at our hotel (Patong Bay Garden Resort) and proceeded to walk around the place. It was then that i realised that the Patong beach is DIRECTLY in front of our hotel ! So near ! One of my friends, C, had been to Phuket and so she guided us around the place. We had lunch at food court and bought 4 dresses and 2 sarongs in total. Hee hee..

17Aug08 - We went one a day tour with one of the travel desk at 700baht per pax. We were brought to 2 view points where we were able to take very nice pics of the beaches (Rawai, Karon, Patong etc). We went to Wat Chalong. A place with many temples. It was here that where i first heard what what fire-crackers sounds like. Back home here, fire-crackers had long been banned and at most, one can try to squeeze at Chinatown during Chinese New Year eve to catch them being lited and going off. It was truly an ear-opener for me ! Haha

We also went to Safari reserve park, where we took the ox-cart and elephant ride. we even witnessed the ox shitting right in front of us ! Hee hee.. no problem, not as smelly as we thought it would be. The elephant ride was fun but kinda dangerous and we were so high up. Elephants are really HUGE and STRONG indeed. We also watched the elephant and monkey performances.

Lunch was at a shopping centre (Big C) . The place was not very well managed and there were still much space for renovations and expansions. However, the food court here is much cheaper compared to the one we had for lunch yesterday.

Lastly, we were brought to a crystal, precious stones jewellery shop where there are jewellery & souvenirs for sale. We were then transported back to our hotel after this.

For dinner tonight, we decided to have KFC and ate at one of the outlets balcony overseeing the most "happening" street that was cordoned off after 7 pm. It was fun watching the angmos, the ah kuas, and all the rest of the people from this high vantage view point. Hee hee... There were many pole dancings by skimpily, gayly or elaborately (like with feathers??) dressed ladies (or men) on the many pubs and discos here. The whole street is brightly lited and very happening. We also saw many very pretty ladies (or men) touting for business with the men along the streets... it was a new sight for me and i feel so "mountain-tortoise" at that very moment. They were so open with sex here.

18Aug08 - Spent the day walking around the place, the beach, and in the afternoon, we boarded a taxi uncle who took us to one of the view points to see the spectacular sunset. However, before that, this taxi uncle brought us to a local foodstuffs shop to buy some local foodstuffs too. My friends managed to buy some food back. At the view point, my friends and i also managed to buy some very nice T-shirts as gifts for our family and friends back home. I had initially thought it would be more expensive here as it is a touristy place afterall. But i am wrong, the stuffs sold here are generally cheaper than that of Patong beach.

Tonight's dinner was at a seafood restaurant at the foot of the view point where we just saw the sunset of the day. It was recommended by the taxi uncle. We had 2 blue crabs (400grams) cooked with black pepper, 1 steamed fish (700 grams) cantonese style, tom-yum soup, and a plate of veges. We also had fresh fruit juices. The restaurant was by the beach and it was great to hear the sound of waves hitting the shores, enjoying the sea breeze while having our dinner.

After reaching hotel tonight, we decided to walk to the most happening street again. This time, we did not see so many "sights" compared to the night before. But still the place was bustling with lots of activities, drinking etc.

We decided to sleep earlier tonight as our flight was 10.25am the next morning.
We had our breakfast at the hotel. They served good american breakfast. I like their omelettes a lot. Hee hee... We booked the same taxi uncle who took us the day before for the trip from hotel to the airport. Thank God he was punctual.

All in all, it was a good trip. The only pity was that we did not bring enough $$. We wanted to see Fantasea, but it was expensive. 1500baht for just the show, 1900baht for show+dinner, transport was 250baht (but most travel agency waive the transport charge). We also did not do island hopping or canoeing which i wanted to do very much. The next time i will want to do all this.

Oh before i forget, we had KING-sized bed in our hotel. It was superby comfortable. Hee hee..
Next time my own house, i will get a king size bed too. Yeah..

Chalet : 7-11 Aug 08

2008-08-12T22:45:00.000+08:00

Finally the day came for the long awaited Changi chalet ! My family gathered and played mahjong, kids running up and down the stairs, the rest of us simply mingled around, watched TV programs (Opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics & Singapore National day parade), DVDs (thanks to Tim). Such a boisterous crowd ! Haha..

For the 1st time, we catered for BBQ stuffs instead of preparing them ourselves. It was fun and am glad that all understood to contribute $$ for it. Food was good and sufficient. Thank God.

I went fishing with my aunt and cousins too. It was fun. I think i would have caught a few fishes if not for me not being sensitive enough to know if its a tug of the fish when they ate the worm or the waves.. i couldn't feel the difference. A bit jialat. But a new experience though. Will definitely go fishing if we get a chalet there again.

4 days 3 nights.. very good relaxation period from work.. thank you Daddy God.

Bad news

2008-08-11T23:53:00.000+08:00

Yeah.. received the bad news this evening in the midst of my French class. My boss collapsed at home, admitted to hospital, brain blood vessel ruptured, had operation, now in ICU.

Oh no...................

0837 的一通电话

2008-08-06T11:47:00.001+08:00

难过。。。难过。。。

不要哭，要加油啊！

I want it back !

2008-07-31T22:26:00.001+08:00

Dear Daddy God,

I lost something. Something that is very precious, very personal to me. Daddy God, You know what it is. And how much it means to me. But I choose to trust You Daddy God. I know it will be restored cos You paid for it for me on the cross too ! Thank You Daddy God ! I love You !

Gros bises,
Your beloved

UP up - 19 Jul 08

2008-07-21T12:56:00.000+08:00

Yeah.. sick.. started with sore throat yesterday. Then today woke up with high fever, 39 degrees. Slept most of the day. Took panadols. Perspired a lot. Changed 4 shirts. But fever remains high at 38 degrees.

Finally saw doctor. Temperature dropped back to normal. Appetite returned. Praise God.

Daddy God is my healer ! Amen.

18 Jun 08 - Finally connected !

2008-07-18T23:46:00.000+08:00

Am finally connected at home ! Connected to ..... internet !
Very happy.

开始

2008-07-14T14:14:00.000+08:00

当我要开始一样东西的时候，我是最胆怯的。

但我也是最勇敢的。

加油了！

安全带

2008-07-11T15:21:00.000+08:00

知道吗？

据说，眼泪是我们心灵的安全带，是为了不再伤心。

你最近有在系安全带吗？

Bon anniversaire, mon ami !

2008-07-01T08:30:00.000+08:00

01 Juillet 1974 - Bon anniversaire, mon ami !

Quand j'etais ado, j'aimais beaucoup vous. Maintenant, vous êtes déjà mariè avec une jolie belle. Vous avez toi enfants et un bon travaillér. Je suis heureux pour vous.

Ah za ! J'ai dois connaître quelqu'un vit et mariè aussi ! Sourire...

Bon anniversaire !

我好奇

2008-06-27T12:44:00.003+08:00

人的心思能像砍萝卜那样那么痛快吗？

花开花落后的树枝也会留痕迹，

小溪干枯后的沟渠里也会留痕迹吧。

人的感情怎么能那么快整理好呢？

我好奇。。。

Tongue Twister

2008-06-24T10:01:00.002+08:00

Essayer ceci :

1) Les chaussettes de l'archi-duchesse sont-elles sèches, archi sèches ?

2) Un chasseur sachant chasses dois savoir chasser sans son chien.

Langue-vous déjà torsadée ? Mon etre.

Hurt people "hurt" people

2008-06-02T11:22:00.001+08:00

That is most true. I see it in office everyday. Sigh...

Will you please stop ?

Big Fat Old Ass

2008-05-31T23:51:00.000+08:00

That was what a 13 year old girl from a famous secondary girls' school said to me today.

Surprising, i was not offended nor angry. I know this is not true. I am secured and righteous in Daddy God's eyes. As long as i am accepted in His presence, i have nothing to fear.

While it is very rude of the girl to say that of me (my aunties were very angry when they heard from me after the girl left) , but i choose to forgive the girl. I pray they forgive the girl too.

Nonetheless, thank you Daddy God.

You have, I have also

2008-05-30T13:46:00.002+08:00

Just as you are, so am I. That's what Daddy God says.. so i confess that what He is, so am I, I will be... amen.

+++++++++++++++++++++

You have, i have. I am reading it, but you are not. You are asking me for what you also have.. Come on, don't be lazy, bring them out and read them yourself !

Okie.. finished my murmuring... hee hee..

Cherish your loved ones

2008-05-30T09:56:00.002+08:00

Yesterday had dinner with some friends. We had a little discussion on treating each other well, sometimes even too well that misunderstandings may occur. Nonetheless, i feel this should not stop us from treating each other well.

But one thing struck me was this sentence that J said, "I treat people well, cos i feel we should cherish them". Indeed this is so..

This morning, my mum told me that one of her friends had passed on yesterday. I guess, this brought the message home again..

Life is fragile, treasure each moment with your loved ones.

He still loves me..

2008-05-22T10:20:00.000+08:00

French lessons for level 4 is getting more tough.. i know i have to work hard at it. Nonetheless, being human, sometimes i feel 心有余而力不足. But Daddy God is so good, He uses different people, methods to encourage me, to tell me despite all, He still loves me. Thank you Daddy ! I will ganbatte !

Malaysia - Cameron Highlands Trip (15-18 May 08)

2008-05-20T13:00:00.001+08:00

Woah.. finally back in Singapore. While i am glad to be home, yet i missed the cool weather especially back up in Cameron Highlands.

Finally realised this trip with my 2 other friends, J & L. We have been talking about having a trip together since last year... due to many factors, schedules, committments etc, we finally made it this time round, praise God.

15 May 08 (Thursday)
We boarded bus at Konsortium (Golden Mile) at 10.30pm. Finally on our way !

16 May 08 (Friday)
After 9 hours of bus-rides (with 3 toilet breaks), we finally arrived at Cameron Highlands. It was cold... brrrrhhhh... We were introduced to some local tours by the boss (Jennifer) of a local tour agency, Titiwangsa. We decided to upgrade our tour package by paying an extra RM$130 per pax to join the Agro & Sunrise Spectacular tours.

As it was still considered non-peak yet, we managed to check-in at Strawberry Resort very quickly. Room 112. There is a queen-sized bed for the 2 ladies and one extra bed in a separate room for the gentleman. Just nice. A balcony that overlooks a small car-park and scenic mountains. I like the room for its simplicity yet practicality.

Agro tour brought us to many places. The traditional method of growing vegetables (chye-sin, broccoli, butter lettuce, maize, sweet potatoes etc) in the soil, the new hydroponic method whereby no soil is involved, only water with fertilizers in them to irrigate the seedlings. The tour also tells us the various methods used by farmers to stimulate faster growth of the vegetables (such as by turning on the lights at night to stimulate sunshine etc). We also visited strawberry farms, where we get to pluck our own strawberries and eat them (of cos after paying for them!). Also, the cactus farm, flowers plantations etc. Very interesting. Agro tour ended with a steamboat dinner at a local restuarant. We were hungry and the vegetables were so fresh ! Cool weather + hot steamboat. Combination fantastic !

17 May 08 (Saturday)
Woke up at 5.00 am this morning as we signed up for the Sunrise Spectacular tour. The tour transport picked us up at 5.45 am at the resort lobby. We drove up to one of the mountains and waited for sunrise. Cool winds, misty, and sounds of insects greeted us as we stepped out of the van.

After a brief explanation from the guide, we walked down the slope and waited with our cameras to capture the sun. Unfortunately there were huge clouds blocking the sun, thus we couldn't see the whole red sun as it rose.

Despite that, as the skies slowly lited up, we could feel God's presence enveloping the whole area, it is an awesome, spirit lifting moment... words are not able to describe the feelings then. I stopped taking photos (using my handphone), cos nothing beats seeing the whole process with your own eyes.. i don't want to miss the moment by staring at the small little screen in my handphone busy taking down shots while i can take in the full-shot of the atmosphere, surroundings with my senses and memory.

As the skies slowly lited up, we even saw great droplets of dew condensations on the leaves of the big lettuces plantations next to us. The wonders of nature...

We were also served a cup of tea/coffee/milo of our choice together with some cakes and pastries. It was just so peaceful, so surreal..

After that spectacular sunrise, we were sent back to our resort/hotel for our breakfast (breakfast included in the room package). Strawberry resort's international spread for breakfast was good. We ate to our heart's content. Then we proceeded back to our rooms to catch a nap before going for our leisure tour in the afternoon.

Anyhow, we decided not to go for the leisure tour in the afternoon but to roam around on our own in Brinchang town itself. Brinchang town is not a very big place. We walked and explored the various areas, spotted various hotels, discovered new makan places and shops. We stopped for a afternoon break at a strawberry themed restaurant that serves everything with strawberries. We had green tea, fresh strawberry juice, fresh passion fruit juice and a strawberry crepe. Superb !

After resting our feets, we decided to walk to the nearby pasar malam. There were many stalls selling their fresh vegetables, all kinds of them, flowers, cactus and many food stuffs. We had smooth beancurd soup and bought some cherry tomatoes, chilli, and strawberries. We also bought some souvenirs.

Dinner was a simple affair of zi-char at one of the local restaurants. We ordered 4 dishes, sambal prawns, fried spring rolls (with meat inside), asparagus beans fried with chilli and chicken slices fried with spring onions. It was delicious. The food was so fresh ! I could easily turn into a vegetarian over there and have a detoxification program ! Haha..

But of cos, for the canivores kind, this place is rather kind too, they have a KFC outlet here too. There is also a small bakery, many steamboat restuarants and indian restuarants, even a vegetarian restuarant here to satisfy our different tastebuds. No worries for not enough foods ! Hee hee.. guaranteed to find something you like.

We sleep early on the 2 nights here as it was so relaxing. Nothing much to do after dark really..

18 May 08 (Sunday)
Holidays passed by quickly. Its the day of our departure. We had breakfast at the resort. Checked out by 9 am and waited for our transport to pick us up from the resort lobby. The number of guests had greatly increased since Friday cos its the weekend plus holiday.

We finally boarded our bus at 11.00 am and made our way down the mountain towards home. I find the road down was more narrow and winding compared to when we were climbing up the mountain. Perhaps due to the heavy traffic, perhaps due to the mood of the driver. Whatever it is, i thank God that we made our way safely downhill to the base of the mountain.

Reached Golden Mile finally at 9.15 pm. Hitched a ride with J (he is going home) to Chijmes as i had a wedding dinner to attend. When i reached home (after the wedding dinner), it was close to 12 midnight. What a day of travel ! Phew.... nothing beats home sweet home, own bed. Hee hee..

All in all, i find this trip very relaxing. What more to go with good travelling companions, praise God indeed.

J & L, are you reading this ? When's our next trip coming ? Next year ?

First trimester completed !

2008-05-15T10:03:00.000+08:00

Praise God ! Thank Daddy God for a smooth first trimester, no morning sickness etc. I pray for a smooth 2nd, 3rd and 4th trimester all the way to delivery ! Amen and amen !

C'est fini !

2008-04-24T09:34:00.002+08:00

Yesterday night was the last lesson for my french class elementary level 3. Praise God.
Also found out that our next level (ie. 4) teacher will be our level 1 teacher, Jerome.
Il est gentil et patient. Praise God.
Will have a break of 1 week before the next level starts again.
Ganbatte !

What have you given up ?

2008-04-14T10:01:00.002+08:00

Went to the zoo last saturday (12 apr 08) with my cousin, R and her husband, K. Their friend, G and his wife, B, with their 2 toddlers (2 and 1 years old), came along too.

We had a great time in the zoo. So many animals to oogle.. haha.. Chimpanzees, baboons, orangutans, white tiger, leopard, jaguar (no, its not a car), otter (very small and cute), hippotamus, crocodiles (got some name.. but cannot rem), flamingos, zebras, rhinocerous, polar bear, giraffe (K's favourite), penguins, deers (many different species), squirrels (small little ones), turtles, tortoises, various species of snakes, and much more. Particularly liked the elephants. Watched their show, Elephants of Asia at work too. Very smart and well-trained.

But the one thing that struck me most was actually just one sentence from G. On that day, both G & B were busy looking after their 2 kids who were both very active and keps running around, so none of them took care of their 2 prams. R offered to take care of the prams for them, telling G not to worry.

G said something that struck - "I have given up (on worrying) on a lot of things (prams & stuffs). The kids are more important.".

Very wise indeed. What is a pram for if there is no child to enjoy it.

I asked myself, what have I given up ? What is more important in my life ?

Is it worth it to lose your temper at your parents when you actually meant well for them ?
Is it better to just talk nicely instead of shouting ?

Lifelong lesson ... jia you !

6 semaine !

2008-04-05T23:17:00.000+08:00

Felicitations ! Attendez que votre annonce.
Je suis heureux pour vous.

看

2008-03-28T11:04:00.005+08:00

我很少看不起别人。因为我觉得“人之初，性本善”。但生活上总会遇见些人或事令我得不得不颠覆我这个想法。

譬如说当朋友遇到困难的时候，你会伸出援手吗？还是会袖手旁观地不去理会，反正不管你事。就算你自知无能为力，至少一句问候的话总该说说吧。

最近就发生一些事情，真的让我看不顺眼，看不过眼，且看不过去。真的真的太太过分了。

算了，我也不想多说什么。跟谁过不去都是跟自己过不去。

His timing is always right !

2008-03-13T09:56:00.002+08:00

Read on today's newspapers that kindergartens and schools in Hong Kong had announced that they will be shut down for 2 weeks due to the recent bout of flu bug.

My cousin and his family (my niece attends kindergarten over there) came back yesterday from Hong Kong for their 2 weeks holidays, how coincidental can that be ? I believe it is not just plain coincidental. It has to be God's timing ! God brought them home to protect them from the flu bug ! Indeed when you believe in Him, believes that He loves you more than you love yourself (or rather you know how to love yourself), He sets you apart from the rest.

Remind me, i am forever His beloved, His precious, His special gal.
Love you Daddy !

生气

2008-03-07T11:11:00.000+08:00

生气是拿别人的错误惩罚自己！

群岛，离岛，孤岛

2008-03-06T14:02:00.002+08:00

你是怎么样的人呢？

群岛 - 喜欢与大伙儿结伴同行，热爱群体生活 (多一个朋友好过多一个敌人)

离岛 - 比较习惯一个人，但不介意偶尔大伙儿的热闹

孤岛 - 讨厌热闹，拒绝结伴，宁愿一个人 (或许也“不屑”与他人接触吧)

虽然说，人们是群体动物，但万事总有例外。能遇上这些“稀有品种”，纵然可能会生气，会埋怨，但换个角度来看，或许也是我们人生的另一番体会。

打起精神吧，明天一定会更好！

Passed !

2008-03-05T23:57:00.000+08:00

Praise God ! I passed my french exams ! 78 points out of 100 points ! Hee hee..
Of cos some of my classmates scored better than me, but hey, i am not complaining !
As i went through the mistakes i made, i really thank God for giving me the wisdom in my answering of so many questions. I passed, definitely by His grace, not my works.

Add oil add oil !

Elementry Level 3

2008-03-04T09:52:00.000+08:00

School started yesterday evening. 8 students from the previous class stayed on, 4 dropped out :(
However, we have 6 new students (5 ladies, 1 angmo guy) joining our class. They were either from the day classes or from Tues & Wed classes originally. Due to the number of students in their classes shrinking to a small number, they had no choice but to merge with our class.

We still had the same teacher as last level, so my friends and I were pretty comfortable with him. We could also understand him better. Thank God.

I pray that my french will really improve as i continue to work on my vocabulary, grammar and most importantly listening and speaking. Jia you jia you !

Level 2 game over

2008-02-27T22:03:00.001+08:00

Finally, my french exams are over. Results ? Not released yet. Maybe next week bah.. hopefully i will pass. Written portion, i should be ok, but i was rather nervous during the conversational portion though. Was asked to describe myself, hmm... not too bad, just that i felt i could have done better than what i said just now during the conversation. You'know, the mental block thing when one is super nervous. Well.. am not going to be worried about it. Its over, so just thank God for it and move forward.

Anyway, level 3 starting next week. Yes, there is no break.. ggrrrrrrrrr...

J'ai besoin travaille grammaire et pronounciations, ce n'est pas bon. Mais un jour, je veux ecrire comme ma chef !

记得还有我

2008-02-27T13:25:00.001+08:00

当没有人帮你打气的时候，记得还有我。

2 more days

2008-02-25T09:00:00.002+08:00

2 more days to 27 Feb 08. My french exams..

Written :
24 questions - MCQ
Short passage - Fill in the blanks

Oral :
01 passage - Reading
Dialogue session (between teacher and student)

Grace grace..

Thank You Daddy !

2008-02-24T22:02:00.000+08:00

After service yesterday, i picked up a copy of the Solid Rock magazine on my way out. Took train to YCK mrt station to meet my colleagues for our lunch gathering. The train was not crowded, so i managed to get a seat and soon started to read the magazine.

Suddenly i was approached by a lady who asked me if i am a christian, which church i am from, what denomination etc. She was actually attracted by the Solid Rock magazine i was reading. I decided to pass her the magazine to read and told her i am worshipping at New Creation church and our church services timings. She seems really interested and one thing she said that really touches my heart.. ie, "I am searching...".

As she was alighting in the very next stop, we could not chat much further, but i trust that the Solid Rock magazine will touch her heart and help her to find whatever she is searching for. Indeed, sometimes it is not us who finds God, its HIM who finds us, no matter where we are...

I thank God for allowing me to be at the right place and at the right time. Praise Him.

Bare..

2008-02-22T08:51:00.000+08:00

15 days of CNY is now over.. office decorations were all taken down today. Now the office looks a little bare.. un petit triste. I prefer to have some decorations.. at least the office would look a little more lively. When's the next holidays ? March 21 - Good Friday .. what's the decor going to be ? hmm.... any suggestions anyone ?

T-shirt

2008-02-20T21:45:00.002+08:00

Passed by a new shop today that sells many cheap t-shirts (one for S$1.90, buy 10 get 1 free).
Saw this t-shirt with these words :

I AM IN CHARGE

but out of control

Cute ! Suits someone to the tips ! Hee hee...

活动

2008-02-18T15:03:00.002+08:00

要活就要动。

你今天动了吗？

Un petit inquiete - 27 Feb 08

2008-02-13T23:30:00.001+08:00

Je suis un petit inquiète des examens qui est à venir bientôt.

- étude dur
- mémoriser les conjugaisons irrégulières
- travailler sur mon français prononnciations

Jésus confiance !

Flying off...

2008-02-11T11:00:00.000+08:00

Hong Kong, here they come !

We'll see you all again on Good Friday (21Mar08) ! Meanwhile, take good care, and know that you are all greatly blessed, highly favoured and deeply loved !

CNY 2008

2008-02-10T23:45:00.000+08:00

06Feb08 - CNY eve
Left office at 1.30pm. Was a little upset as i particularly came back to office today to finish up some work only to realize that the system was not ready. Seems like time wasted but i still managed to clear up my workstation plus the filing cabinets next to me. Praise God ! All prepared for CNY now !

Had a simple reunion dinner at home. Went out with 2 friends (JW & PS) around 10.30pm. We were surprised to find many malay families having gatherings or simple chilling out at East Coast Park. Cool ! We then proceeded to T3 (Changi Airport Terminal 3) as my 2 friends had never been there before. Reached home close to 2am.

Very quickly, the first 4 days of CNY passed us by. What did you do during these 4 days ?

07Feb08 (Thurs)
Visited paternal side's relatives in early afternoon. Proceeded to maternal side's relatives after that. Took bus 143 home. Reached home at 10.45pm. Record - every year we will end up taking taxi home cos my dad will finish his mahjong game close to midnight, by that time it will be too late to catch even the last bus or train. But this year the mahjong game ended at 9.15pm. Miracle indeed. Hee hee..

08Feb08 (Fri)
Visited my uncle's place at Admiralty in the afternoon. Watched Stephen Chow's CNY movie, CJ7, at Woodlands, Causeway Point shopping centre. Decided to drive down instead of taking bus since the costs is almost equivalent, probably even cheaper to drive & park. As we were there early, we played at the Arcade. The car-racing game, Daytona, all time favourite. I even raced and was 1st in the race with 2 of my cousins ! First time... hahaha..

CJ7 was ok. Though not as funny as i expected. But still good as it was pretty touching on some parts. But i think the more touching thing is that all 14 cousins plus 2 of my aunties came along to watch the movie together. Its not everyday that we can manage to gather altogether for a movie show. Especially one of my cousin (CK) and his family (Q & E) will be moving to Hong Kong cos of his work. Will miss them (esp E cos she is so cute & very intelligent).

09Feb08 (Sat)
Spent the morning lazing at home. Afternoon met up with 3 of my friends to go another friend's house at Sunset way. Very nice place. Had a great sharing session plus plenty of good food (south africa marinated chicken thighs with peri-peri sauce, fried dried mee siam, curry chicken, sirloin steak, grapes, almond longan jelly & kueh lapis, not forgetting plenty of CNY tidbits ! Its really just eating and eating and eating... phew... I am not weighing myself !

10Feb08 (Sun)
Didnt go church today as i had to help my parents prepare food. My parents had opened our house and invited all my relatives to come over for makan. We had curry chicken (not the normal curry, this one had more spices in it), roasted duck, big pot of soup that has fishballs, quail eggs, button mushrooms, fish maw and vegetables in it, fried vegetables (kangkong+sambal chilli & another plate with black fungus, mushrooms etc). There were also some fried prawn balls, sotong balls, vegetarian balls and spring rolls. Dessert was almond longan tofu. Thank God the food was enough to feed everyone.

The adults played mahjong, cousins played cards (21 points & in between), 2 of my aunties and myself brought the 3 kids downstairs to play sparkles. A lot of smoke, but very fun !

Looking forward to our next gathering on Good Friday (21Mar08) at East Coast ! Picnic plus cycling... hee hee..

Ahhh... cycling ! I need a revision crash course before that ! hee hee

“不露”的歌手

2008-02-06T16:44:00.000+08:00

好久没从电台里听到他唱的歌了。他那把干净，简单，温文尔雅，书生般的歌声深深地吸引我。真的真的好好听。对，就是欧得洋。可惜，社会是现实的，人也太常以貌取人了，虽然欧得洋并不是那种长的非常非常帅的形，至少也五官端正。别人我不敢说，但我还是会支持好声音，好音乐。加油！

昨天在报纸上看到本地又将出现一位新进的女歌手。她将不会露脸。如果要露的话，就会选择露眼睛，因为她觉的眼睛是灵魂之窗，看一个人的眼睛便能看出那人的心里。听起来相当有性格。我期待从电台那儿听到这位新进歌手的歌声。拭目以待！

3 gateaux - Mon l'anniversaire

2008-02-02T11:24:00.000+08:00

31Jan08 - Dejeuner avec 3 amies à Tung Lok Signature restaurant. Bon appetit ! 1st gateau.

01Feb08 - à l'Alliance Francais l'ecole avec classmates. Chocolat parfum gateaux ! Bon appetit ! 2nd gateau.

01Feb08 - Avant l'ecole à l'Allicance Francais, dans à la maison avec parents. Mini voiture en gateaux ! C'est jolie ! J'aime beaucoup ! 3rd gateau.

Felicitations !

chouchou

2008-01-30T22:58:00.000+08:00

Chouchou ? Ah.. favourite ou preferre..

p/s : can be used to describe both homme ou femme.

Famous quotes - 29 Jan 08

2008-01-29T12:54:00.000+08:00

What's the hurry ?

I cannot be responsible for everyone's problems.

I don't know...

Un rat pour le Nouvel An Chinois

2008-01-23T13:35:00.000+08:00

Ma tante m'apprendre à faire un rat en utilisant angbao hier. L'intention de faire quelques pas à donner à mes patrons.

Maintenant, plus besoin d'acheter angbaos.

L'anniversaire - Leçon

2008-01-22T08:53:00.000+08:00

Un peu triste. Pourquoi ?

Découvert hier que j'ai leçon sur mon anniversaire.

Excusez-moi...

2008-01-18T17:06:00.000+08:00

Get on bus, you nbr 1.

On bus, u choose to sit on the outside of the 2 seats, why can't you move in to take the inner seat ? Most people are getting off at the train bus-stop anyway, so what's the difference ?

Okie, no seats available on bus. But can you pls move "INTO" the bus ? No one else can move in if you hog the area around the front of the bus or at the exits. Sigh.... Do we really need the bus driver to "scream" to remind us to move in so that others can get on the bus ? Well, maybe we do...

MRT trains. Let the passengers get off first before you board the train can ? If they cannot get out, you cannot get in too, you understand or not ?

03 Jan 08 - Level 2 French class commence

2008-01-04T17:01:00.000+08:00

Level 2 started..

7 students from my class... 5 from another class.
Seems like my classmates are more vocal and ask more questions during class. In short, we make more "noise" compared to the other 5 students. The professeur this round is not our previous level 1 professeur though. But he seems ok. I couldn't really catch what he is speaking sometimes. Maybe am not used to it yet. Maybe haven't been hearing french for too long (2 weeks break... )

Gotto catch-up fast ! I don't want to be left behind !
Decided.. next lesson, sit in front (then pray that teacher won't call me.. hahahahaha)

Blessed New Year 2008 !

2008-01-01T16:46:00.000+08:00

080808

Date set. Go...

God is faithful

2007-12-31T02:45:00.000+08:00

Indeed.

Each time i fear, He is there.
Each time i sigh, He is there.
Each time i cry, He is there.
Each time i fall, He is there.
Each time i am discouraged, He is there.
Each time i feel like giving up, He is there.

God is faithful. Indeed.

Don't ever doubt it.

Family Trip : Vietnam (15-19 Dec 07)

2007-12-21T16:49:00.000+08:00

Chose Vietnam cos all other places are fully booked.. haha..

However, i discovered that i like Vietnam. We visited Ho Chi Minh City. The food, people, culture.. very simple. We really don't need a lot of things to be happy, i realise. Cheap, simple things are enough to make them happy. I really hope they do not become as "materialistic" as we do...

Among the venues that really impressed me (as i think most of you would too) is the Chu-chi tunnels. These are the tunnels that were built by the Vietnamese during the war. They are really small and one had to bend down to crawl in. Mekong river ride was good too (thank God no sea-sick !).

Most of all, i enjoyed going with my family. We tease each other, get one each one's nerves but its part and parcel of being a family yar ? Haha

I am looking forward to my next family trip...

12 Dec 07 - End of level 1 French class

2007-12-13T16:59:00.000+08:00

Last day of class ! Yippeee... no test ! Only test in Level 2 ... phew.

But most of my classmates are continuing onto Level 2, so we have decided to sign up together so we will be in the same class again next year. Good.. then i won't be alone..

Looking forward to my Vietnam family trip this coming saturday (15 Dec 07) !

上课啦！

2007-11-12T12:36:00.000+08:00

上了三个星期的法文课，虽然还不大会说法文，但至少听得懂。班上我年纪最大，不过很庆幸的，跟其它同学都挺合的来，还不至於有所谓的代沟，哈哈。

为什么要学法文？那还不简单，原因只有一个！因为帅哥是法国人啊！哈哈。

哪位帅哥？噢，这我可要暂时保密！嘿嘿。

你不会这么容易被骗了吧？虽然那是理由之一，但学法文也对我的工作有帮助，毕竟在法国公司上班，会点儿法文，应该也不错吧。

数数看，还有五个星期，十个课堂，就结束基本初级课程的第一个学期 (Basic Beginner Level Term 1)，要多多加油，努力学习！到时考试可要及格啊！哈哈。

安安 - 2

2007-11-02T13:29:00.000+08:00

原来安安也有份参与“My wife is a gangster 3” 的拍摄。昨天看了这部片子才发现的。

真是两个完全不同的诠释，两个完全不同的角色性格，非常新鲜。

赞！

安安加油！

14-17 Oct : Suzhou, Wujiang

2007-10-24T13:04:00.000+08:00

14 - 17 Oct 07

Went on a business trip to Suzhou, Wujiang. Weather was great, cooling, 24 hours air-con. A extra thin jacket will do. Meetings & visits for 2 whole days at my company's factory office. Tiring.. plus i was sick. Sore throat, mild fever, splitting headache, cough & flu. Had to take panadols 3 times a day. Couldn't sleep well at night too. I missed home. Still, i thank God that He sustained me throughout this trip, i still managed to work, complete all the necessary meetings, schedules & reports. Praise God indeed. God is good ! :)

Due to the air pressure in plane on my way back from Shanghai, i went deaf on both ears and had difficulty breathing. I was scared. Very scared. But there was no one i could talk to (my colleague who was on the same flight sat very far away from me). Can i get out of the plane pls ?? I prayed and asked Daddy God for His shalom peace... and decided to take a walk on the plane. In the end, i stood at the back of the plane with the air-stewardess and felt much better (though still deaf).

Plane finally landed in Singapore. So did my heart. I'm so glad i am home ! Checked out, and quickly went home to see my family doctor. Condition was more serious than i thought. The sore throat led to ear infection and fever shot up to 39 deg celsius. Phew... but i'm back home, back on my own bed... i'm home.

Announcing arrival of Baby Clive - 15 Oct 07

2007-10-15T13:25:00.000+08:00

Baby Clive is finally born to this earth ! Cheerios !

Congrats RS & PK ! One more addition to your family ! :)

安安

2007-10-11T14:46:00.000+08:00

安安虽然有点矮，但我喜欢！

How much can a person eat in one meal ?

2007-09-25T13:50:00.000+08:00

One packet of char-siew rice
plus
One packet of instant noodles (出前一定,500 grams)
plus
One cornetto vanilla ice-cream
plus
One apple + One pear

Phew.. steady, don't burst your stomach !

Mid-autumn present !

2007-09-24T15:58:00.000+08:00

Got a little orange-flurry bear (3.5 inch height) from my american colleague.. now its sitting in front of me facing me as i type this note.. welcome to the family !

走了。。

2007-09-20T17:16:00.000+08:00

帅哥今天要回了。。有点伤心。。

不过呢。。。

我们有拍照！haha

动力，动力！

2007-09-19T15:43:00.000+08:00

高大

温文尔雅

精明能干

好帅啊！

让我天天上班有动力！

Guangzhou (01-04 Sep 07)

2007-09-07T18:00:00.000+08:00

The main purpose of this trip is to bring my aunties & uncles back to our China kampong (Panyu) for visit. It's been many years for some of my aunties since the last time they went back. My eldest aunt is especially excited and couldn’t keep still for a moment… like small kid. But then, come on, aren't we all like that sometimes ? Haha…

Total number of people = 10 (1st aunt, 3rd aunt, 5th aunt, 5th uncle, FF, PF, my parents, sis and me)

DAY 1 (01 SEP 07 - SATURDAY)

8.05am flight, so we met at the airport at 6.05am. Had BK breakfast. Been long time since I had their breakfast, yummy ! Arrived at Baiyun International airport at 12.25pm. By the time we went through the China custom, collected our luggage, met our local tour guide, Xiao Zhang, and finally checked in at Furama Hotel, it was already 2.15pm. After a bit of settling down, we met again at 2.30pm to make our way to visit our relatives in Panyu.

I didn’t realise Furama Hotel was so far away from the mrt train station (Haizhu Square) till we started walking from the hotel. I think it took us approximately 20 mins (which eventually shorten after a few days of walking cos we walked a lot faster then ! Haha). At the beginning I was still a little skeptical if I could remember the way, but thank God I did and we found our way through the Yi-De Lu bazaar to Haizhu Square mrt train station. Phew !

Next came the buying of tickets for the train ride. Yes, it is similar to our Singapore mrt station where we buy tickets through automated machines. However, the machine only "eat" RMB10.00 and RMB5.00, nothing else. Arrghh… for visitors like us, we would not have any loose change. In the end, after searching in all our pockets/wallets with all the aunties and uncles, we managed to have enough change to get tickets for all 10 of us (actually we could have changed loose change with the station control, but it was empty at that time). Btw, its RMB7.00 per pax from Haizhu Square station to Panyu station.

Finally met up with our China cousin, Ah Meng, at the Panyu mrt station control (3.35pm). 1st aunt was so excited to see him. Soon we were on our way to his house. That took us another 40 mins, arriving at 4.15pm. This time, we met up with Ah Meng's father (Ah Qiang), mother (Sai Wei), and the younger sister (Ah Fen). The last time I visited them, I only met Ah Meng and his mother.

After giving them the stuffs we bought and brought for them, the aunties and uncles caught up with one another while the younger ones (4 of us + 2 china cousins) made our way up to the 2nd floor and 3rd floor (with a big roof top), took photos etc. We also visited the old house which is just round the corner. No one stays at the old house now, the place is in ruins but the place is huge.

We then decided to visit the temple in which my grand-aunt's (my maternal grandfather's younger sister) ashes were kept before the temple closes for the day. We returned back to the house after that and it was time for dinner.

Thankfully prior leaving for this trip, I made some correspondences with my China cousin to arrange for this dinner as I estimated that by the time we met up, it would be close to dinner time. The restaurant is not far from their house, only about 10 mins away. The cooking style of food is similar to what we have back home so we all ate happily, had a couple of drinks, made a lot of noise and soon made our way back to the hotel. Btw, the whole dinner for 14 of us (splitted into 2 tables) costs only RMB515, ie approximately SGD103, which means its only SGD7.36 per pax. And we had like close to 10 dishes (excluding desserts which is actually cherry tomatoes) ! Cheap cheap !

Just when you think the day ended like that… no no no… the oldies wanted SUPPER ! So all 10 of us headed out of the hotel again in search for some more food. We ended up in a small eating joint about 5 mins away from the hotel.

DAY 2 (02 SEP 07 - SUNDAY)

We had breakfast at the hotel at 8.00am. Didn’t know our tour package includes hotel breakfast but it was good ! Save us some money too.. Hee hee..

We were brought to visit one temple (六蓉寺 Liu-Rong-Si) and then a park (with 7 rams statue). Took plenty of pictures ! Saw some elderly dancing in the park too ! Energetic ! I like !
We were then brought to this Beijing Lu bu-xing-jie (北京路步行街). There were so many shops here that with the limited time we had, we couldn’t finish all of them, so we had to choose wisely.. Hahaha.. I bought a handbag for RMB30 (SGD6 only !), my sis and cousins bought various blouses at a reasonable price too.

We were then brought to have lunch. Food was good, not too oily or salty as I expected. The vegetables were unlike the ones we have back home that are "slimmer" in their stems, the ones here are much "thicker" and "bigger" in diameter. Very crunchy too.

After lunch, we were brought to a place selling silk. We were introduced to silk-worms, how they look like etc etc. There were silk pillow-cases, silk mattresses covers, silk material blouses and also plenty of different types of teas. Nothing interesting there … boring.

After all those silk-worms, we were brought to a chinese medicine hall where they chinese physicians try to sell us their medicines for aches, pains, burns etc etc. This is where one of my aunt and uncle brought medicine which costs them SGD330 (ie approx RMB1650), only later to find out that the medicine had expired and had to go through much trouble to get them ex-changed for new ones. Sigh. To each his own I suppose.

As it was only early afternoon by the time all the above itineraries were covered, we were given about 3 hours free time to wander on our own before dinner. My 2 cousins, sis and myself quickly went to order some stocks for my aunt's store. She already gave me a list of items to buy from the various stores.

We met again at the hotel lobby for our dinner at this famous, supposedly one of the best restaurant in Guangzhou, Lian-Xiang-Lou (莲香楼). It is situated in this stretch of busy shopping street called “Shang-xia-jiu-bu-xing-jie" (上下九步行街). Vehicles are restricted from entry from 6pm onwards, thus allowing plenty of shoppping space. We decided that we had to come back here to walk around one of the days !

After dinner, we were ushered to take a ferry ride across the whole Zhu-Jiang-river (珠江河). It is actually made up of 3 different rivers. We passed by at least 5 big bridges which were all beautifully and lighted with bright neon lights. Took many pictures at the top deck (open-air) of the ferry too. Thank God the weather was good and skies were clear that night ! It was just simply picturesque ! The whole ferry ride took us close to 1 hour and we stopped at 2 stops to pick and alight customers before we finally alighted at the 3rd stop.

By the time we made our way back to our hotel, it was already close to 10.00pm. However, the oldies are hungry again ! So off the whole troop of 10 in search for food ! This time we went to another one of those small little joint that were still open. I much prefer the food we had in the first joint on the previous night. But its ok, everything also try out then can know the difference and what you prefer right ? Hee hee..

Couldn’t sleep well tonight as I was plagued with worry. Worry about what ? Money no enough leh.. My aunt didn’t pass me enough money to buy the stuffs she wanted. I was getting worried that I would not have enough money to pay for the stocks I ordered. There is nothing I can do, but to pray really. I pray that God will somehow just multiply my money to make it enough to get the stocks. And mentally I had started to "ration" my money out to fully maximise what I have to get. Stress..

DAY 3 (03 SEP 07 - MONDAY)

Time flies quickly, its already the 3rd day. Brought the oldies to walk around at the Yi-De Lu and we splitted up to look at what we are interested in. Its diffficult to walk together (all 10 of us). So we decided to split up and meet again at a designated place & time for lunch. I quickly went around with my sis and cousins to source for the stocks I need to get, followed by the collection of the stocks we ordered the day before. God really did multiply my money. Somehow I had enough to pay off all the stocks I wanted and still have leftovers ! Praise God. He really took care of us.

After much shopping in the morning, the oldies were tired.. So we made our way back to hotel, washed up a bit.. Then decide to go to the Shang-xia-jiu-bu-xing-jie (上下九步行街) for more shopping + dinner. My aunts and uncles, and my parents bought shoes, blouses and pants. We then pop into one of the many restaurants there for dinner. It was cheap still. Only approx RMB356 (approx SGD7.12 per pax) for all 10 of us. Cheap cheap !

A little saga happened here before we had dinner. I was angry and upset cos I feel I am not in the wrong yet had to take the blame. Nevermind.

DAY 4 (04 SEP 07 - TUESDAY)

Today is our last day in Guangzhou. We decided it to be free and easy for everyone. The tour transport bus came and picked us up from the hotel at 3.00pm and we were off to catch our flight at 7pm plus. Prior to that, we had a little misunderstanding with the hotel concierge though. They were careless and threw away the message & contact number that was left by the tour agency for us, yet they were so rude at us, refusing to offer any help, as if it was our fault. This is really bad service ! I will not want to stay in this hotel in the future.

That rounds up our short Guangzhou trip. I look forward to the next one soon !

Collin Raye - Love Me

2007-09-05T22:31:00.000+08:00

I read a note my grandma wrote
Back in 1923
Grandpa kept it in his coat
And he showed it once to me
He said boy you might not understand
But a long long time ago
Grandma's daddy didn't like me none
But I loved your grandma so

We had this crazy plan to meet
And run away together
Get married in the first town we came to
And live forever
But nailed to the tree where we were
Supposed to meet instead
I found this letter and this is what it said

If you get there before I do
Don't give up on me
I'll meet you when my chores are through
I don't know how long I'll be
But I'm not gonna let you down
Darling wait and see
And between now and then
Till I see you again
I'll be loving you
Love me

I read those words just hours before
My grandma passed away
In the doorway of the church
When me and grandpa stopped to pray
I know I'd never seen him cry
All my 15 years
But as he said these words to her
His eyes filled up with tears

If you get there before I do
Don't give up on me
I'll meet you when my chores are through
I don't know how long I'll be
But I'm not gonna let you down
Darling wait and see
And between now and then
Till I see you again
I'll be loving you
Love me

Between now and then
Till I see you again
I'll be loving you
Love me

蔷蔷 - Ella (S.H.E.)

2007-08-31T16:01:00.000+08:00

还记得你喜欢咬著我的手
给我你嘴里的球
要我陪你玩丢丢
你喜欢我摸摸你的小耳朵
窝在我的身旁
没有烦忧
在梦里遨游
好狗狗好狗狗
谢谢你陪妈咪这么久
你明明要离开我
是搬到天堂生活

蔷蔷你要记得我
不要走丢
快快找到天使
在天堂给我(们)保佑
蔷蔷不要忘了我
还有亲爱的阿姨叔叔和你的朋友
你永远活在记忆中

动力火车-那就这样吧

2007-08-30T10:38:00.000+08:00

不要哭了吗
该哭的人是我吧
你都坦白爱上了他
我有什么办法

我也同意啦
既然你提出想法
我们不要拖拖拉拉
就从明天开始吧

那就这样吧
再爱都曲终人散啦
那就分手吧
再爱都无需挣扎
不要再问我
怎舍得拱手让他
你走吧
到了记得要给我通电话

那就这样吧
再爱都要sayonara
再给抱一下
闻一闻你的长发
不要再哭啦
快把眼泪擦一擦
这样吧
再爱我有缘的话

快去把东西收拾一下
再耗下去都天亮啦
这里的钥匙
你先留着吧
怕你有东西
假如你有东西
忘了拿

I still hear you, I always will

2007-08-26T23:21:00.000+08:00

Woke up with sore, swollen eyes this morning. Red like rabbit's eyes. Quickly went to see my family doctor, thank God after the eye drips, my eyes got much better (at least no longer red!), though still watery. Sigh.. becos of this, i had to inform my ministry leader i cannot make it for my camera duty today.

Anyway, seeing my eyes are much better, i decided to go for 3rd service in church. Could't find any seats in the auditorium initially, but just before service started, the usher managed to get a single seat for me, thank God !

Service started..and i had a shock ! The guy next to me (approx late teens or early 20s, tall, medium built, cute and handsome) started singing at the TOP of his voice ! Yes, i am NOT exaggerating. He was practically singing as if he is one of those male sopranos ! I nearly fainted.. piangz.. I thought maybe he don't have "stamina" to last through all 4 songs in the Praise & Worship session, but he did ! The girls (campus ministry) sitting in the rows in front of me all turned, looked at him and giggle among themselves.

Best of all, there was this group of young boys (also from campus ministry) sitting at the row behind me "challenging" this guy for volume. Ok lor.. suffice to say, i had "surround sound" system (speakers) all around me for the entire P&W session. Hallelujah !

Thank God this guy sings in tune with the P&W songs.. not out of pitch, tone deaf or "zao-sia" kind.. if not, with his kind of singing ability, most people will give him plenty of space around... haha.

Just in case, you think i am angry.. nope, not a bit bit at all, in fact, i was amused and i actually admire him for his courage. Indeed, not many people sing that loud during P&W sessions. Though i must say i had this naggy feeling inside me that screamed "show-off ! distracting !" I decided to give this guy the benefit of doubt by believing he is truly worshipping Daddy God at the top of his lungs !

Compared to him, i am singing in a tiny, weeny bit volume. But i heard this distinctly inside me : "I still hear you. No matter how tiny your volume is."

I believed that was God telling me so. No matter how small a sound we make, a whimper, a groan, a whisper.. all these our Daddy God in heaven hears them.

Thank you Daddy God. You still hear me. You always will...

Happy Birthday !

2007-08-22T11:23:00.000+08:00

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to yoo.....uuu
Happy birthday to all 63 years of you !

Many more best years ! :)

100% guaranteed !

2007-08-21T16:27:00.000+08:00

Everyone has secrets, everyone had a side that only Daddy God sees, but we do not want others to see or know about... with that in mind, i have been considering to have another "secret" blog somewhere on the web where i am not going to let anyone of my friends know about (ok, perhaps 1 or 2 closer ones, hee hee).

With this "secret" blog, i can freely put up whatever nonsense or secrets i want to.. haha.. However, there is still this naggy feeling that someone i know may just find out about my "secret" blog and ..... in other words, it is not 100% guaranteed, right ?

The only person who knows my secrets thoroughly is only Daddy God. He lives in me, He knows what is going on in my head, those ugly thoughts i have, the funky ideas i have but too lazy to carry them out.. etc etc.. He is 100% guaranteed ! To keep secrets of cos ! I can trust Him not to leak out anything !

And the most beautiful part is that though Daddy God knows all that is going on inside me, He DOES NOT CONDEMN me at all ! (Romans 8:1). Thank you Daddy God ! He DOES NOT REMEMBER my sins anymore too ! (Hebrews 8:12). What a relief ! Phew phew phew.

Final conclusion ?? Start a secret blog or not ?? hee hee... still thinking... maybe started one already... ha ha...

心的距离

2007-08-20T10:27:00.000+08:00

偶然地在报纸上看到一篇文章，写了关于“心的距离”，很感动，所以想跟大家分享一下。

人为什么在吵架的时候总是对彼此大声说话或喊呢？
那是因为他们的心在这时候是距离最远的。为了要让对方“听”到自己所要表达的，大声说话或喊便是必然的。

相对来说，一对恋人在对彼此说话时，却总是轻声细语的。如默契好的话，有时连一句话也不用说出口，只要个眼神，一个动作，就知道对方要表达什么了。这时候的他们，心得距离是最近的，同意吗？

有时，不是大声喊就会赢，小小声也可让你取得胜利的啊！毕竟心的距离才是关键吧。

失败

2007-08-17T20:21:00.000+08:00

失败只是暂时的不成功而已，再努力看看吧！

胆小鬼

2007-08-16T22:16:00.000+08:00

我不要当胆小鬼，在水深不及小腿的河水前面害怕自己可能会淹死而放弃过河！

你呢？

魅丽

2007-07-31T10:12:00.000+08:00

认真工作的人 = 魅丽！

我们一起加油！

加油！

2007-07-30T09:32:00.000+08:00

失败总是不好受的，但没失败过，又怎么知道胜利的喜悦呢？

想东西的时候要学着想反方面，从另外一个角度看同样的事情，情况其实也不算太糟糕。

加油，加油，加油！

鼓励 vs 责骂

2007-07-29T23:41:00.000+08:00

不要以为做对是理所当然的，一句简单的鼓励，有时会比严厉的责骂来的更有效。该鼓励的时候记得要说出口！

加油，加油，加油！

明天的叶子不会今天掉落

2007-07-25T10:39:00.000+08:00

好美的一句话。与其担心明天可能会发生的事 (其实很多时候，都是我们自己其人忧天，根本不会发生的事)，倒不如好好把今天要完成的事做好。明天的事明天才来烦恼吧！

Matthew 6:33 (NIV)
But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Inspiration - y.e.s. 933

金玉良言

2007-07-24T09:53:00.000+08:00

拥有固然快乐，但幸福源自珍惜

Child in His eyes

2007-07-23T10:37:00.000+08:00

You are always a child in my eyes
When you need some love
My arms are always open wide
One day when you are old
I hope you realize
You are always a child in my eyes

The world tells us we have to be strong, to be independent, to be self-reliant, to not cry. This is tough.. in fact sometimes even impossible.. we may be able to depend on ourselves, our own strength for a while, but we do get tired. We get frustrated. We get upset. The people around us "suffer" (as they are usually the direct recipients of our "goodness/badness").

Wouldn't it be a better idea if we have someone we can TOTALLY depend on ? Someone who knows it all, in control of all, knows us best yet does not look down on us, does not condemn us, does not give up on us even when we make the same mistake over and over again, yet loves us even more, if not the same throughout ?

I don't know about you my dear friend, but i want HIM.

He can only be the "I can" in our "I can'ts".. am I ready to give him my "I can'ts" ?

Are you ready ?

加油

2007-07-23T10:34:00.000+08:00

风雨会让彩虹更美。。别气馁，别放弃。。

Plsssssssssssssssss

2007-06-25T13:12:00.000+08:00

Wait... wait... wait... that's what i have been doing lately. Waiting for someone, waiting for some things, waiting for something to happen...

Do you know its tiring to be waiting?

Make time concessions ? Perhaps. But it would be nice if everyone keeps to the appointed time. No doubt sometimes traffic, or other issues pop up unexpectedly causing us to be late. However, if these kind of "unexpected issues" pop up EVERYTIME for an appointment, then its time for a evaluation isn't it ?

I am not writing this to ask for any apologies. I am not writing to pin-point anyone too. Neither am i writing this to prove the point that i am always early, so-and-so is always late.

I am just venting some frustrations here. I am just tired of waiting.

So plsssssssssssssssssssss... keep to appointment time, can ???

Japan (Hokkaido) 10-16 June 07

2007-06-18T10:27:00.000+08:00

Hi, me back from my Japan, Hokkaido trip ! I was there with my 3rd aunt & uncle, my cousin CK, his wife Q, baby E, his friend W, cousin R and her hubby SK. Total 9 of us.

Hokkaido is beautiful, relax, slow moving & picturesque ! There are plenty of beautiful diasies everywhere you go, so pretty that we took lots and lots of photographs with them as the background ! Heehee..

Taking a flight from Singapore to Tokyo took us approx 6hrs 55mins, followed by a domestic transit plane from Tokyo to Hokkaido of approx 1hr 30mins. It was messy during the transit from international to domestic flight at the Tokyo airport. We had to collect our luggages and check them in again for the domestic flight, then proceed to go through long queues of security checks before we can finally proceed to the departure gate. Phew.. what a challenge.

Some of the highlights of this trip:
1) Fireworks @ Lake Toya Hotel (Crater lake) - Awesome ! I always love fireworks.. even wanted to buy some fireworks (yes, they sell in their Seicomart, which is similar to our 24hrs 7-11 stores) but didnt in the end.

2) Bear Ranch - Many many big black bears kept in big cages. We bought some biscuits to feed them.

3) Foxes & foxes holes - They were free to roam around unlike the bears. We even witness one of their "fighting scenes" among 4 foxes. They can be really fierce !

4) Waterfalls (Shooting Star & Silver River) - Situated at the foot of Mount Daisetzu-zan (Sounkyo Gorge), very awesome waterfalls, all the way from the top of the mountain downwards.. I decided i like them !

5) Sounkyo Ropeway - We took a Gondola (can take up to 100 passengers at a time) & a chairlift ride (2 at a time) up to the Mountain Daisetzu-zan. I like it a lot. During winter, many people will flock to this place to take the chairlift right up to the top of the mountain and ski downwards ! Wow... should make a trip back to Hokkaido during their winter season ! The tour guide told us that many Japan olympic competitors for ski-ing comes from Hokkaido. Hokkaido has 6 months of winter every year.. so every kid here knows how to ski !

6) Ishiya Chocolate Factory - The fresh and rich aroma of butter, flour and chocolates fills up your whole senses as you walk through the whole building. The owner of this factory also has a great collection of toys on display on every level, so many were they that if i could, i will definitely take a picture with each of them ! There was also a period of time where bubbles (yes bubbles) will be released from a machine in the garden (filled with lots of flowers) that is so beautiful, you just had to reach out your hands and burst them ! I feel so like a kid at that time, and i believe i must really be grinning from ear to ear !

7) Otaru Music Box Museum - This place has the largest numbers of music boxes i had even seen to date. The music was so nice that i wanted to buy everyone of them back.. but too expensive lar of cos ! hee hee...

8) Kitachi Glass Shop - The types and colours of glass items in this shop is humogous ! Spoilt for choice. I finally decided on a glass container for my sis. She could use it to store all her earrings, necklaces, bracelets etc. Beautiful !

9) Lavendar Ice-cream - Japanese called them "soft-cream" not ice-cream. Purplish in colour and lightly flavoured with lavendar taste, i would say its unique and something that i would try again if i do go back to Hokkaido.

So far, i had visited Japan twice. Tokyo (4 years back), and now Hokkaido. The next trip ? Hmm.. maybe to Osaka or some other parts of Japan. Till then...

Japan (Hokkaido) 10-16 June 07

2007-06-08T15:12:00.000+08:00

Going to Japan (Hokkaido) from 10-16 June 07 with my relatives. My family is not going this time round as my dad doesn't like japanese food, so mum not going too, sis and sis-in-law will be busy with their renovations. So its just me, me and me..

Nevertheless, me going to enjoy myself there ! Amen.

Okie.. now better hit my work and complete them... ganbatte neh !

Campus Superstar begins.. 04 June 07

2007-06-05T09:06:00.000+08:00

Campus Superstar is back !

Alas, 1st preliminary round and a handsome boy (his name is Xu Bin, if i did not remember wrongly) was kicked out.. okie.. no need to watch liao lor.. hee hee..

Its not the winning part.. its the process that is most memorable .. years down the road, this whole event will become some interesting part of your life's memory !

That's what i think..

I say a BIG "Jia-you" for those contestants still remaining in the competition.

I shall continue to watch and play "judge" for myself.. hee hee..

Guangzhou Trip (11-15 May 07)

2007-06-01T15:00:00.000+08:00

Made a business trip to Guangzhou from 11-15 May 07. Purchased many stuffs. Opened my eyes. The way people conduct their business dealings and how hard they work.

Briefly, Guangzhou is a BIG wholesale centre, you can find shoes, clothes, accessories and all kinds of items there. I was told, many business people from Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia marks Guangzhou as one of their main buying areas for their goods. Its amazing how many variety of items you can find there.

Visited also my China relatives in their kampong, Punyu. MRT train ride (approx 45mins), change to bus nbr 3 (approx 20mins), alight and walk for another 20 mins to reach their house. 3 storey house, 4 rooms in total, even had big balconey and rooftop that can be used for BBQ and gatherings. Met up with my relatives also and had a good catching up session.

Food is good and cheap. Where else can you eat 2 big bowls of wanton noodles (with at least 1 dozen of big and full wantons in it) plus a big plate of vegetables for just mere SGD3.00. No kidding ! That's where me settled most of my meals ! Piping hot meals. :-)

Before i went there, i was told the security level was not too good. Many pick-pockets and snatchers, need to watch out for own hangbags and belongings. However, when i was there this time round, i saw many security officers around. Do not think they are policemen though, but they sure make their presence felt as there were many of them in the streets. Of cos, no matter where you go, even in own country, we should always be careful and to take care of our own belongings.

Pollution is high in Guangzhou too, esp for the heavy traffic and the ever-increasing population numbers there. The air was so bad that just half an hour walking out in the streets and you can wipe a layer of dirt (black colour) off your face ! That's how bad it is.

Nonetheless, if need be, i am most willing to pay a visit to this place again, to excercise my bargaining skills and shopping limits ! Hee hee...

The happiest people on this planet are not those who live on their own terms but are those who change their terms for the ones whom they love

2007-05-09T08:43:00.000+08:00

My wife called, 'How long will you be with that newspaper? Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?'

I tossed the paper away and rushed to the scene. My only daughter Sindu looked frightened.
Tears were welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a bowl filled to its brim with Curd Rice.

Sindu is a nice child, quite intelligent for her age.She has just turned eight. She particularly detested Curd Rice. My mother and my wife are orthodox, and believe firmly in the 'cooling effects' of Curd Rice!

I cleared my throat, and picked up the bowl. 'Sindu, darling,why don't you take a few mouthful of this Curd Rice?Just for Dad's sake, dear. '

Sindu softened a bit, and wiped her tears with the back of her hands. 'OK, Dad. I will eat - not just a few mouthfuls, but the whole lot of this. But, you should...' Sindu hesitated.

'Dad, if I eat this entire curd Rice, will you give me whatever I ask for?'...........Oh sure, darling'....'Promise?'.................

'Promise'. I covered the pink soft hand extended by my daughter with mine, and clinched the deal.

'Ask Mom also to give a similar promise', my daughter insisted.My wife put her hand on Sindu's, muttering 'Promise'.

Now I became a bit anxious. 'Sindu dear, you shouldn't insist on getting a computer or any such expensive items.Dad does not have that kind of money right now. OK?'

'No, Dad. I do not want anything expensive'.Slowly and painfully, she finished eating the whole quantity.

I was silently angry with my wife and my mother for forcing my child eat something that she detested.After the ordeal was through, Sindu came to me with her eyes wide with expectation.

All our attention was on her.............'Dad, I want to have my head shaved off, this Sunday!' was her demand.

'Atrocious!' shouted my wife, 'A girl child having her head shaved off? Impossible!' 'Never in our family!' my mother rasped.'She has been watching too much of television. Our culture is getting totally spoiled with these TV programs!'

'Sindu darling, why don't you ask for something else? We will be sad seeing you with a clean-shaven head.'

'No, Dad. I do not want anything else', Sindu said with finality.

'Please, Sindu, why don't you try to understand our feelings?' I tried to plead with her.

'Dad, you saw how difficult it was for me to eat that Curd Rice'. Sindu was in tears. 'And you promised to grant me whatever I ask for.Now, you are going back on your words. Was it not you who told me the story of King Harishchandra,and its moral that we should honor our promises no matter what?'

It was time for me to call the shots. 'Our promise must be kept.'

'Are you out your mind?' chorused my mother and wife.

'No. If we go back on our promises, she will never learn to honor her own. Sindu, your wish will be fulfilled.'

With her head clean-shaven, Sindu had a round-face, and her eyes looked big and beautiful.On Monday morning, I dropped her at her school. It was a sight to watch my hairless Sindu walking towards her classroom.

She turned around and waved. I waved back with a smile.Just then, a boy alighted from a car, and shouted, 'Sinduja, please wait for me!'

What struck me was the hairless head of that boy. 'May be, that is the in-stuff', I thought.

'Sir, your daughter Sinduja is great indeed!' Without introducing herself, a lady got out of the car, and continued,' That boy who is walking along with your daughter is my son Harish.He is suffering from... ... leukemia.' She paused to muffle her sobs.

'Harish could not attend the school for the whole of the last month.He lost all his hair due to the side effects of the chemotherapy. He refused to come back to school fearing the unintentional but cruel teasing of the schoolmates.'Sinduja visited him last week, and promised him that she will take care of the teasing issue.

But, I never imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of my son!Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a noble soul as your daughter.'

I stood transfixed. And then, I wept.

'My little Angel, you are teaching me how self-less real love is!'

Giving up..

2007-05-02T14:06:00.000+08:00

Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak; sometimes it means you are strong enough to let it go. - Author unknown

Interesting quote..

你有吗？

2007-04-27T18:20:00.000+08:00

你有一个常记在心里的人吗？

我想暗恋也是一种伟大的力量吧。
一种让人更积极，更有勇气的力量。
一种让人有重新生活的勇气。

他让我有继续努力下去的勇气！加油！

Give me back my ..

2007-04-11T14:42:00.000+08:00

A shepherd was herding his flock in a remote pasture when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of a dust cloud towards him.

The driver, a young man in an Armani suit, Gucci shoes, RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie, leans out the window and asks the shepherd, "If I tell you exactly how many sheep you have in your flock, will you give me one?"

The shepherd looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing flock and calmly answers, "Sure. Why not?"

The young man parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook computer, connects it to his AT&T cell phone, surfs to a NASA page on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite navigation system to get an exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution photo.

The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg, Germany. Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has been processed and the data stored.

He then accesses a MS-SQL database through an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with hundreds of complex formulas. He uploads all of this data via an email on his Blackberry and, after a few minutes, receives a response.

Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP LaserJet printer and finally turns to the shepherd and says, "You have exactly 1586 sheep."

"That's right. Well, I guess you can take one of my sheep," says the shepherd. He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on amused as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car.

Then the shepherd says to the young man, "Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give him back to me?"

The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, "Okay, why not?"

"You're a consultant," says the shepherd.

"Wow! That's correct," says the young man, "but how did you guess that?"

"No guessing required," answered the shepherd. "You showed up here even though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already knew; to a question I never asked; and you don't know crap about my business.

"Now give me back my DOG."