Monday, October 22, 2007

Mailing Lists

I think most of us would have experience receiving pamphlets, brochures, catalogs or letters from certain companies that would advertise or promote their products. Some products are not of my interests but there are some products that would definitely catch my attention. I definitely look forward to receive the brochures or catalogs of new products that are of my interests. One of the products that would catch my interests is computer stuffs.

I am not sure from where my mailing address got listed in the companies mailing list but I do enjoy receiving their brochures. Most probably they get the mailing lists from the list brokers, one of them is Martin Worldwide. If you have a business and would like to market your products using mail marketing, Martin Worldwide is the company that you should go to. They have various types or categories of mailing lists for you to choose from. Just choose who your target customers are and Martin Worldwide will provide the mailing list in according to your target group.

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Jephtah & his status

Today, the message is about Jephtah from the book of Judges. Sister Guat Lan preached it. One points that stands out about Jephtah is this.

Jephtah was an illegitimate child but that does not stop him from becoming a great warrior. Sometimes we let our circumstances to dictate our actions. Being an illegitimate child could cause us to feel inferior or have low self-esteem. That should be the way. There are many things that could not be changed and as such we should accept it. As a result of not being affected by his status, Jephtah eventually led the Israelites to victory against the Moabites and Amorites.

God can use us no matter what our status are in society. Do you feel low self-esteem? Take heart in knowing that God still loves you and have wonderful plans for you.

Saturday, October 20, 2007

You have the right to remain silent

My uncle was a police sergeant. Now he is retired but he still keeps contact with his former officers and colleagues. One thing about the security force like the army or the police is that it is not easy to buy their clothings. He told me that most of the time, he has to tailor-made his clothings. Of course he has not heard about LApolicegear.com.

At lapolicegear.com he can buy a ready made clothings like the 5.11 Tactical clothings which he can do so without any problems. Guys, check out the website. They not only have clothings but also cool gadgets that you can buy. The tactical pocket grappling hook is shown in the picture.

Young coconut water for my children

Clarissa vomited again just now. I think it is because of the Yakult drinks that she drank. Maybe her stomach could not take that drink yet. Oh well, the rest of the Yakult drinks would be consumed by me then.

Since the doctor advised to give coconut water to the children or isotonic drinks like 100 Plus or Isomax, I decided to pluck young coconuts for them. There a few low coconut trees near the fish ponds at the back of my house. Tried using the existing bamboo stick to pluck it but it is too thin and not suitable to pluck the coconut. So I had to cut a new bigger thicker bamboo stick, trimmed its' smaller branches. With this new bamboo stick I managed to pluck 4 young coconuts. Hmm....the water taste refreshing and the coconut flesh is delicious too.

Ah... the joy of staying in a village. Free coconut water.

Friday, October 19, 2007

Strum that guitar

After the birth of my first daughter Annabelle, I bought a guitar hoping that I will be able to catch up on my guitar skill. Yes, I did use it for awhile, mostly playing worship songs to my daughter. I have yet to tell her that the guitar is bought using the money given to her as a gift. Maybe when she knows the truth, she will just take the guitar as her own. Praying that she will pick up some musical talents.

If your children wants to play electric guitar, you can buy it from Shopping.com. They have various brands of good Electric Guitars for you to choose from. If you are not sure which one to choose, here is a pointer for you.

The guitar you should pick partly depends on what style of music you wish to play and what kind of sound you want to create. If you are still unsure what this sentence means, read on.

An acoustic electric guitar is essentially an acoustic guitar with an electric pickup mounted on it. Its tone is usually mellower than that of other electric guitars. Look at acoustic electric guitars if you want to play jazz. Try out a Fender Stratocaster or a Gibson Les Paul if you want to play rock or blues.

Oh ya, please try out several types and models to determine what tone you prefer before you make the final decision.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Real Travel Blog

What do you get when you combined three people who loves to travel and love to share their experiences? Answer: A travel blog or website about the wonderful and exciting travels that they experienced. Real people experiencing real travel, holidays and escapades. And if you are planning for a getaway, this travel blog or website is a must to visit first. You might get a few ideas and tips on what to expect when you reach your destination.


The destinations listed in the website is quite extensive, covering almost all the countries in the world. There you can find comments and reviews by other travelers (not only from the three editors) about the places, hotels and local people. You should also consider contributing your comments in this travel blog or website after your came back from your holidays.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Show me the shoes!

Not all shoes last forever. My old soccer shoes that I have been using for more than a year finally got torn during a soccer friendly match. The sole of the shoe broke to few pieces due the pressure of my weight while running during the game. Now, I have a new pair of soccer shoes from Bata.

If you play basketball, one shoe that you should consider buying is the the Air Jordans. In basketball Air Jordans are without a viable competitor. Air Jordans are the ultimate shoe for basketball use. Of course there are other good quality shoes like Air Dunks and the Air Force Ones.


And if you are into hiphop dance and looking for cool sneakers, do check out Bathing Apes. Not sure where you can find these shoes. Just check out www.kickstime.com. They do have other shoes like Evisu Jeans, Red Monkey Jeans, Prada Shoes & Gucci Shoes.

Visit Australia - Brisbane & Melbourne

Okay, here are more places of attractions that you can find in Australia. Will share about Brisbane and Melbourne is this post. I do hope that this post will whet your appetite to visit Australia.

Brisbane: An overview of what you can do in Brisbane.
You can explore the city by foot, by river cruise or by a speedy ferry. I would suggest that those who are healthy and are up to it to explore the city by foot. Smell the air, enjoy the city folks and be daring to meet new acquaintances in this city. Or you can take in the sights and discover why the river is so central to Brisbane life. If you are not afraid of heights, why not take a champagne breakfast balloon flight over the city. Please include in your itinerary activities like historic walking tours, specialist art tours with fine food and wine, adventure trike tours, ghost tours and eco-tours.

Melbourne: Phantom of the Opera
Those who loves theaters should not miss this musical show in Melbourne. Okay, for those youngsters who have not heard of this show before, here is the short sypnopsis of the story.

Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a disfigured musical genius, known only as The Phantom, who haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House. Mesmerised by the talents and beauty of a young soprano, Christine, the Phantom lures her as his protégé and falls fiercely in love with her. Unaware of Christine’s love for Raoul, the Phantom’s obsession sets the scene for a dramatic turn of events where jealousy, madness and passions collide.

More than 80 million people in over 124 countries around the world have seen this musical. So, if you are interested to watch this show, do so when you are in Melbourne.

When: From 19 July for a limited season
Where: Princess Theatre, 163 Spring Street, Melbourne

Oh ya, for those who are looking for good and cheap accommodations, do check out this places:
In Sydney, do check out the Hotels in Sydney
When you are visiting Brisbane and Melbourne, you can check out Hotels in Brisbane and Hotels in Melbourne

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Daddy's Turn

After eating smoked ham, 3 cheese sausages, and one fried egg for dinner, I had to attend to my children’s purging and vomiting. I thought everything would be okay for me. Almost midnight, I started to feel nauseas and giddy.

By the time I managed to write one post on my blog, I already feel like vomiting. Went to the toilet immediately and there all the smoked ham, sausages and egg went down the toilet bowl. Ewwch … I really don’t like the smell and taste of the vomit.

Thank God that everything come out…from the mouth and also the ass. Felt slightly better after that. Arggh… maybe my wife wants to poison me. Must be careful from today onwards. That cunning lady….trying to use my children situation to poison her husband.

Tappy Tappy Shoe

I overheard my wife telling Clarissa that if she stops whining so much and drink her medicine, she will buy tappy tappy shoe for her.

Must tell her I found one nice tappy shoe from Zappos.com.

With Zappos coupons, we can get it for only $39.95. I am sure Clarissa would love it even though it is not purple. If only we live in US.

With Zappos discount codes, you can enjoy great saving when shopping at Zappos. All you need to do is visit eDealFinder.com to get those coupon codes.

A Day of Vomit and Diarrhea

Yesterday should be declared A Day of Vomiting and Purging. All my three children are sick. Barnabas, Clarissa and Annabelle vomited from the morning till late at night. One after another will cry out for attention.

“Mommy, my stomach pain pain”, Annabelle groaned.

“Mommy, I got stomach egg”, whines Clarissa.

And Barnabas will just cry and cry and look for the mother.

Then Clarissa will come and tell me that she want to go ngk ngk (poo-poo). Send her to the toilet but nothing comes out. A minute later she will come again and say that she wants to go ngk ngk again. The cycle continues almost every 2 minutes once for about 1 hour. Then suddenly, Annabelle vomited. Had to take the mop and mop the floor. After an hour or so, it is Clarissa’s turn to vomit. I think each of my children vomited twice yesterday.

Never had I had to clean up the vomit so many times in my life. And never had I brought my daughter to the toilet so many times in a day. Therefore, I shall declare 15 October as the Day of Vomiting and Diarrhea.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Hunting for a chair

The chair that I am sitting right now is not comfortable at all. The cushion is giving way and there is not enough support for my butt. It is not good for my body if I have to sit on it for a long period of time, doing my online research. I have already experienced a few incidences of leg cramps after sitting too long on the chair.

Since my wife is on holiday today, I told her that we will be going out to hunt for a chair. We need a good solid comfortable chair since we will be using the computer always and for a long period of time. She said, "Why don't you check out the designs on the net. I know we can buy furniture online, I'm sure they have some nice chair designs that we can go and buy." Sure enough, there are many online shops that I can check out.

One of it is furniturefromhome.com. They have a wonderful array of furniture designs for me to choose from. Check out the Sleigh Beds that they sell. I would go for the King Beds as I want to have bigger size bed. Yes, they do have the Queen Beds also for you to choose from.



I found one office chair that I am interested.







P/S..looks like my wife do not want to go out. Will hunt for the chair another day.

Still Preparing

Still have not started on preparing the sermon. Yes.... I would be preaching. Date given by Pastor Lee Neo is 4 Nov. Got 3 more weeks to be prepared. Roughly I know the topic that I am going to preach but the content of it have yet to be written on paper. Well, not sure about my feelings about having to preach again. It's just that its been quite some time since the last time I preached. Well, maybe that is good since I have to depend on God to empower and anoint me for the preaching. Right now, I am just thinking through and meditating on the verse that I'll be preaching. Hope to get everything written by end of this week.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Do I need a break?

My wife is asking me to go for a holiday. She is having a long break during this Hari Raya holidays and is wondering whether we could go for a holiday somewhere. Not really sure where we will go or whether we will be going at all.

During dinner last night, we talked about it again. Suddenly she said, "Lets go to East Coast for the weekend breaks". For a moment my mind rushed to think about what she meant by "East Coast". Could she meant it as going to Trengganu or Pahang situated east of Malaysia Peninsular. Then I realized that she is talking about East Coast, Australia.

"Wah... go Australia?" I remarked back.
"Yalo...its cheap to go there. We can take take any of the cheap flights to Australia, stay there for a few days and then come back lah", she replied.

"But what about our children?" I asked her. With that question the thoughts of going for a holiday vanishes into thin air.

Another RM10 from online game

Hahahaa... another customer bought MS money from me. I did not have much MS money left but enough for the amount that he wanted. So, I decided to sell it to him. Got RM10 from the sale. Maybe from the sales I can buy MS points card and buy various item mall. I can then sell the item mall for MS money. Can earn extra MS money selling item mall stuffs. Or alternatively, I can help other player who wants to earn RM from selling MS money. Will have to ask for some commission from the seller.

Woman as explained by engineers - Part 1

ALZHEIMERS' EYE TEST

Count every " F " in the following text:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...








(SEE BELOW)




HOW MANY ?






WRONG, THERE ARE 6 -- no joke.
READ IT AGAIN !
Really, go Back and Try to find the 6 F's before you scroll down.

The reasoning behind is further down.






The brain cannot process "OF".

Loan shark or CashAdvance

I have been blogging about finance and business lately. It is not easy for a businessman to expand his business without money. I cannot expand my internet shop business as most of the profit is used to pay back the capital loan. I am thankful to God that I do not have to suffer loss from the business. And I definitely would not start the bakery business on my own as I do not have the capital to start it.

I know that certain bosses have to face tougher situations than me. When the business is not doing well, they have to figure out how to get the money to pay the expenses especially the staffs’ salaries. They can borrow from the loan shark. This action would put their business and even their lives in danger when they failed to pay back the loan. Now, there is another option available for them. With CashAdvance1500.com, they can get fast payday loans or any other types of cash advance. Once approved the money would be directly credited to their bank account. And this transaction can be easily done online.

Another progress made

Yes, the business plan is moving albeit slowly. Yesterday, we (my partner and I) went to the bank to create a bank account for the business. There were some problems though. We were not able to include both the partner and my name as the account holders. This is because he has yet to have a working permit and as such the bank would not be able to accept him as an account holder. After much discussion, he finally agreed to open the business bank account. This is indeed a great step of trust for him as he would not be able to have any legal control over the money in the account.

As for me, I am a bit reluctant with the situation as I would be responsible for the money (which is not my money). However, this gives me comfort that he (my partner) is really serious in doing the bakery business and not trying to cheat me. He would be bringing in more money from overseas for the business.

Now, the biggest hurdle is to get his working visa.

Can I Borrow From You?

One of my brother approached me and inquired about my financial status. Why? It is because he is buying a new house and is short of a certain amount to cover the whole purchase price. Due to a miscalculation and certain factors being overlooked, he bought the property but then realized that he is short of money to cover the whole purchase price.

Of course, there are various options available to him. If he does not want others to know, he can use his credit card and withdraw cash money whenever needed. However, this is a little bit risky as he would have a bad credit status should he failed to pay the credit card company in time. Another option for him would be to seek help from family members, which he did. This is where family bond and love comes into action. At this moment we are trying to figure out what is the best way to help him out.

Sunday, October 07, 2007

LOL... sold another item

Wah... good business lah playing online game. Looks like the market is growing now. Another customer just asked me about my old Wolf Harness Armor. I have two unused Wolf Harness Armor, one of is it quite a good armor to use. I bought it quite sometime ago when my character level is only level 32. After buying a new and better armor, I tried to sell the old ones but without much success. Partly also it is because I concentrated more on increasing my level than selling stuffs online.

After discussing the price and he asking for a discount, I agreed to sell the armor for RM32. Deal. Hmm... time to play more and get more MS money so that I can sell to my customers.

Are you a smart person?

I thought I need to know how to write English in a proper way. Well, actually no. Why don't you try reading the below passage. I do hope you are a smart person. Hehehehehe.


Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.

cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,

it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.

Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if
you can raed tihs psas it on !!

Saturday, October 06, 2007

New Business opportunity

Well, looks like there are many opportunities available for people who wants to earn money. No, it is not the easy money scam that most people are attracted to. This is legal and depends on your hard work and creativity. Are you interested?

Hahaha...do not worry! I am not asking you to start playing online game and sell online game stuffs for cash. That opportunity is for me. Even if you do starts playing online game, you might find it difficult to get people to buy your online game items for cash. It is different for me as I work in an internet cafe and most of my customers play the same online game.

The new business opportunity is from AlwaysHD.com. Check out their HD Stock Video Library and you will roughly know what I am writing about. If you are good in cinematography and do have good high definition movies or video clips, you can sell those video clips to the public. You need to sign up first before you can sell your footage through AlwaysHD. But please ensure that it is original footage and by all means do not infringe any copyrights laws.

So what are you waiting for? Take out those video cameras and start shooting.

Woman as explained by engineers - Part 2

A PRE-SCHOOL TEST FOR YOU

Hi..!

A PRE-SCHOOL TEST FOR YOU


Which way is the bus below traveling?

To the left or to the right?





Can't make up your mind?

Look carefully at the picture again. ?



Still don't know?




Pre-schoolers all over Australia were shown this picture asked the same question.

90% of the pre-schoolers gave this answer.

"The bus is traveling to the right ."

When asked, "Why do you think the bus is traveling to the right?"






They answered:

"Because you can't see the door to get on the bus."





How ?do ?you ?feel ? now ????
I know, me too.

Keeping Fit

Being a sports person, I tried to keep my body fit and healthy. It is not easy but it is something that needs to be done. As the years passed by, I bought one home fitness equipment at a time. Now I have a number of them at home. There is one that I brought to the internet shop. It is the Ab King Pro where I do sit ups on the bench. It is much easier and more effective than the traditional sit ups exercise. And I only have to exercise for 3 minutes a day. Within a few days I can already see the difference on my abs.

Unfortunately, due to the change in my working schedule the Ab King Pro is no longer used by me. I think my staff or his friends do use it from time to time. Most probably I would bring it back home.

When Fairy Tales Lie - by Betsy St. Amant

I received this article from a friend. A sweet reminder that we live in a real world with real challenges.

As little girls, we all dreamed of our future husbands. We pictured ourselves in a Cinderella or Snow White costume, waiting patiently for Prince Charming to come galloping up on a white stallion. There didn't even have to be a reason for him to "rescue" us. In our dreams, it was enough for him just to find us.

Young boys didn't usually dream about being Prince Charming, but most entertained thoughts and acted out fantasies of being the "hero". They wielded swords made of cardboard and wore capes that had worried mothers insisting the piece of cloth didn't really give them the ability to fly. These male/female instincts are God-given and natural. But left in an unrealistic, fairytale world perspective, they can cause many dangers to a marriage.

Prince or Toad?

Too often as married couples, we blame our spouses for not being what we dreamed of all those years ago. At some point, even subconsciously, we will realize that the man who blanched at our latest cooking attempt and "forgot" to help fold the laundry isn't Prince Charming after all. There is no white horse to admire, just muddy paw prints left on the carpet from the dog. There is no handcrafted sword for protection, just the rifles on the gun rack, waiting for hunting season. There is no fancy costume, just the same clearance rack items from last season.

The reality check is shocking as we realize things will go wrong in life. The plumbing will go haywire, the in-laws will stir up drama, and your job will stress you out. These situations, and others, are guarantees in our lives. Patience runs short and money runs out. This is marriage! This is what you signed up for when you claimed your vows before God and witnesses.

Couples today believe their lives should be a fairytale, and are thoroughly disappointed when they realize they are wrong. When the surprise wears off, they have a simple choice: stay or leave. Some choose to take the easy way out. They say, "Maybe Prince Charming is waiting for me at the ball" and bail out of their marriage. They think, "Perhaps there is a Princess who actually needs me down at the local bar" and abandon their families. But they are in for an even ruder awakening.

The Other Side of the Fence

It's not that the grass isn't always greener on the other side -- it's NEVER greener. I've learned from watching those close to me that the problems you leave in your first marriage will follow you to your next. Why is this? Because you're still the same person. You don't get to leave your baggage in the form of a suitcase at your old house. It's delivered priority to your next relationship and usually becomes heavier along the way. We look up in surprise in the middle of our new choice and think, "hmm, this wasn't what I had in mind, either."

This type of discontent comes from the heart. A human soul not in fellowship with God will never be happy. One might be able to fool themselves temporarily, pretending that they're satisfied with their new boyfriend, new wife, even their new car or house. But without a living, breathing, soul-deep relationship with God, they will never find true joy and contentment.

The Cure

It is painful to watch those close to you make bad choices -- decisions that you instinctively know will come back to haunt them. We can't change what others do, but we can make positive examples of our own lives and marriages. How? By not leaving. By staying when times get tough. By arguing and having fights but not walking out of the house. By being real and honest and not worrying about the public mask of "yes-we're-doing-great-thanks."

If you and your spouse are having problems, get help. Forget what others might think and take care of your marriage. A healthy relationship with your mate is more important than your reputation in the church or at work. Don't let pride keep you from getting counseling or talking with an older, wiser couple. Learn from your mistakes and those of others and try not to repeat them. But most importantly, spend time developing your own walk with Christ. Without God in your life and in the center of your relationships, you have zero chances of a healthy, happy marriage.

So next time your Prince Charming "ribbits," kiss him anyway. Know that the way you see your spouse is up to you. Put on the rose colored Princess glasses, realizing that no one is perfect, but that it sure makes things easier if we overlook a few faults. You might not always feel like a Princess, and your life might be far from a fairytale, but a thriving relationship with God, our true King, will make our lives, and marriage, much sweeter than any happily ever after you could find in a book.

Ekzos pipe is costly

This morning I went to look for the ekzos service centre. There is one near my place. Went there and ask him whether he can go out and bring the car back to the shop. He said no and asked me instead to drive the car to the shop. He asked me to tie up the ekzos and drive the car. That is it.... with that kind of reply, I will not give him the business. So, I went to search for another ekzos service centre near the place I parked my car.

Managed to find one. Thank God that the shop owner is willing to drive the car to the shop. Went with him to the car. He managed to tie up the ekzos and drove the car to the shop. At the shop he told me that I have to change the front portion of the ekzos. He also advise me to change to a new ekzos pipe as the existing ekzos pipe is quite old. After consulting with my Finance Minister, we agreed to do so. Total cost is RM460.00. Waseh....

Credit card is useful

Had to change the ekzos pipe for my car. It is not only the front portion of the ekzos that needs to be changed but also the back portion of the pipe. In other words, the ekzos service centre guy told me to change to a new ekzos pipe.

"How much?" I asked him.

After calculating and adding everything, he told me, "Only RM450".

"Wah, so expensive kah?" I told him, hinting for a discount. "Give discount a bit lah".

"No lah, that is very cheap already." He insisted.

Knowing that he would not changed his mind, I give up on asking for a discount. I asked him whether he accepts credit card payment. He said yes and even tell me the various credit cards that is accepted at his shop. I thanked God that I brought my credit card with me. It is useful in times of emergency like this. I did not expect that the cost could be so much and did not bring enough cash. When my existing credit card expires, I would look for the best credit card offers and apply for one. It is very handy to have one in the wallet.

Ekzos pipe dropped

On the way back from work last nite, the ekzos pipe dropped. While driving, suddenly the screeching sound was heard from underneath the car. I know that it is the ekzos pipe that had dropped. I didn't know that the ekzos pipe is in such a bad condition. Managed to drive the car to a nearby restaurant parking lot. Called my wife and asked her to fetch me home. Waited and waited for more than half an hour. Thank God that we have another old junk that we can still use in case of emergency like this.

Addicted to the Word

Corinthians 16:15 "Ye know the house of Stephanas...and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints."

Additional Scripture Study: Hebrews 4:1-12

Good addiction that I want you to begin to develop today--an addiction to the Word of God. That may sound odd to you, especially if you don't have much of an interest in the Word right now. But, believe me, it's possible. I've done it myself and I've seen others do it, time and again.

All you have to do is make a decision to give yourself to it. To focus your time and attention on it. The more you give yourself to it, the more your desire for it will grow. Eventually, it will consume your thinking.

Surprised? You shouldn't be. That happens with anything you totally give yourself to. It happens, for example, with people who give themselves to pornography. As they focus their attention on it, the spirit behind it moves in on their consciousness and eventually draws them from mental activity into physical activity. Finally, they come to a place where they can't be satisfied. They can't get enough.

That same principle works on the positive side when you begin to give yourself to God's Word. You can give yourself to it to the point where it totally consumes your mental and physical life. The more of it you get, the more you want. The Spirit behind the Word, the Holy Spirit, will draw you and lead you closer to Jesus than you ever imagined possible.

All of the man of God that is walking in faith and power would have developed that kind of addiction by giving themselves totally to the Word for an extended time. I don't mean just a few minutes here and there either. I'm talking about some serious time.

So determine to do that. Determine to become a Word addict. Once you do, you'll never be willing to live without it again.

Cool Break-up letter. & nice moral !!!

A soldier stationed in Afghanistan recently received a letter from his
girl friend back home. It read as follows:

Dear Ricky,
I can no longer continue our relationship. The distance between us is
just too great. I'm sorry. Please return the picture of me that I sent to
you.
Love, Becky


The soldier, with hurt feelings, asked his fellow soldiers for any snapshots they could spare of their girlfriends, sisters or ex-girlfriends.

In addition to the picture of Becky, Ricky included all the other pictures of the pretty gals he had collected from his buddies. There were 57 photos in that envelope along with this note:

Dear Becky,
I'm so sorry, but I can't quite remember who the hell you are.
Please take your picture from the pile, and send the rest back to me.
Take Care,
Ricky

Moral of the story:

If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.

Gold Watch From My Father

When I was young, my family has not much to spend. We were kind of poor with only my father working to support 10 of us. Though we do not have much on luxurious things we were quite happy with what we have. When I say "luxurious" I mean the normal slightly expensive things that other children would have like ice-creams, eating out, movies, nice shoes, nice set of clothing and things as such. What I have are the hand-down things from my older brothers, especially my clothing. Things get a little better when my older sisters started working. My parents get to have something more valuable from the children like a good watch or gold jewelleries.

When my father passed away, he left a watch. It is not a gold watch. It is only gold in color. As the size of the watch fits my wrist, I use it for a year or so. It was precious to me as it reminds me of my father. After a year or so, the watch stopped clicking and I kept it in my mother's drawer. Unfortunately as time passed by, somehow the watch got lost. I can still remember that watch and my father.

Blessed Wherever You Are

Deuteronomy 28:3 “Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country"

You may have heard of people who think that to have better “luck”, they have to move to a new home, work for a certain company or even migrate to another country. The truth is that it is not the place that gets you the blessings, but whether God’s blessings are on you. And for you, child of God, you are already blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 1:20) He has paid for your blessings with His blood. So the blessing is not on the land but on the man! It was in the city of Jerusalem that Jesus was whipped, cursed and spat on. And it was outside the city on Calvary’s hill that He was pierced and crucified. That is why you are blessed in the city as well as outside in the country! In fact, you are blessed regardless of the location. Perhaps you work in a non-Christian company and your boss doesn’t quite like you. In fact, he sometimes mistreats you. But God can still bless you in spite of your boss. You get blessed because you believe God for it. It has nothing to do with your boss or the company.

And when you get blessed with a fast promotion or fat bonus, some friends may ask you to recommend them to your boss. They think that it is your boss or the company that is blessing you, not the Lord. “But Pastor I don’t see the blessings.” If you don’t see the blessings, check what you have been believing and saying. Have you been complaining and blaming everyone and everything around you — your parents, race, gender, environment and government — for your lack of blessings? You need to believe and confess that you are blessed because of Jesus’ finished work on the cross, not because you are of a certain race or work in a certain company.

My friend, it does not matter where you work or live, what colour your skin is or what you do for a living. If God blesses you, you are blessed! And it is all because of Jesus. So say to yourself, “I am blessed wherever I am — blessed in the city, blessed in the country!”

I Failed

My wife sends a chat to me saying that she scored 100% in one of the online quizzes. Wow, I was quite impressed. Later that day, I chanced upon an online quiz about internet knowledge. I was quite confident that I would score high marks for this quiz. But lo and behold, I failed. The questions were quite difficult and tricky too. One has to be a real internet geek to be able to do well for that quiz.

If you think you like to do quizzes, check out Quibblo. There are lots of quizzes that you can find at that website. You can even make your own quizzes if you want to. If you watched a lot of anime, do give yourself a try at the anime quizzes. You may be surprise to know the result.

The Secret Things

Deuteronomy 29:29, "The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law." (NIV)

This verse serves as a gentle reminder that: -

1. Humans are not all-knowing. There are many things that we would not be able to know. There are the secret things that only God knows. To strive or attempt to know these secret things would be futile. By saying this, I am not, in any way, saying that we should not strive to find knowledge. We should continue our research in the various fields of knowledge. It is also written that in the last days, knowledge would increase manifolds.

2. We may not need to know everything before believe God and follow Him. God has given us enough information and knowledge for us to know His love and plans for us and to believe in Him. Of course there are things that we are curious of and we can try to find more information about it. However, these unanswered curiosities should not hinder us from believing and obeying God.

3. We are without excuse not to follow God and obey His laws. This verse by Moses was given at around 1406 B.C. It has been more that 3 thousands years that God has given His laws for the people to follow. We are indeed having no excuse at all to say that God has not told us how to obey Him.

p/s. Note: The words was spoken by Moses when he is going to be called (die) to God. During the 40 years in the desert, Moses spoke to God face to face like a friend. As such, there are many things that God might have revealed to Moses about God's being. Moses had the privilege and honor to know God is such an intimate way. He has seen more of God than any of us would have. Even after speaking to God almost everyday face to face for about 40 years, Moses knows there are so many things that remains a secret. God has chosen to keep it a secret. So let it be.

Be prepared with CouponChief

People say that time flies. In a way I do have to admit that it is true. It has been a year since I started the internet shop business. Wah…so fast a year passed by. I thought it was only a month ago. And soon Christmas would be arriving. Do not say that it is 3 months more to go before Christmas for it would arrived very fast that most of us would be caught unprepared. We would be cracking our heads on what to buy for our family members and loved ones.

If you want to be better prepared, check out the many coupons offered at CouponChief.com. You can easily browse through the various deals offered at the website. Either you search by checking out the stores or by the products categories. I know what I will get for my wife. Guys, check out Figleaves.com if you want to make your wife feel sexy this Christmas. Better still, do not wait till Christmas. Get the Figleaves coupon and surprise your wife with sexy lingerie. Ladies, it is not difficult to please your husband. Just get a Dell coupons and get a laptop or any handy gadgets and your husband would be pleased with you. Christmas, please do not come too fast as I have not got my salary cheque yet.

Got my 3rd Real Skill

Yahooooo!!!! I got my 3rd real skill in Mosiang online game. The 3rd real skill is for the Zu Fon skill. It took about 4 days after I reached level 12 before getting its real skill. It feels good to know that my character has 3 real skills. Maybe if I ever want to sell it the price of my character would be higher. As for now, I am going for the 4th real or level 40, whichever comes first.

Which Disneyland?

“Daddy, I want to go to Disney World. Please Daddy, can you bring me to Disney World. Bring me, Mommy and Clarissa and Barnabas too.” Wah, my children want to go to Disney World. Hmmm….a tough decision to make. I would love to bring them if I got the chance and means. I know a trip to Disney World would a trip that my children would never forget. Now, there are many options as to which Disney World Park to go to. There are the Disneyland Tokyo, Disneyland Hong Kong, Disneyland Paris and of course Disneyland in Orlando.

I think the better choice would be to go to Disneyland Orlando. Firstly, everything would be in English and I would be able to read and understand the signs and information. Secondly there are other places of attraction that I can visit in Orlando. I can quickly do a search on hotel orlando at www.orlando.com and be able to find suitable hotels for my family during our visit there. I can even get a good deal when booking online at the website. If you are going to Orlando soon, do check the website. And do not forget to tell me your experiences so that I can be better prepared.

Friday, October 05, 2007

Finding jobs in London

I wonder how it is like to be working in London. Would it be easy to find jobs in London? My sister and brother-in-law who are staying there seem to find it difficult to find a suitable job for themselves. My brother-in-law is a qualified project consultant but most of the opportunities given to him are more on ad-hoc basis. I guess that is the nature of his type of profession.

Maybe they should check out gumtree.com website to find any London jobs that are available. Gumtree.com is an online community website. You can do a search for any available London jobs. Or you can also browse through the information that is of your interest. You can find flats to rent, things for sale, services available or even finding a new friend at the website. Click on the city of your interest and find what you want there.

Trusting the Source

In a world where people seems to be unconcern with sincerity and integrity, it is important to be concerned with authenticity, reliability and truthfulness. Do not be naive to accept any news or information as the truth. We have to be vigilant to sift the false informations from the facts. Yes, it is hard works at times but it is necessary to safeguard our knowledge, beliefs and actions.

That is why Trustsource.org is a helpful source to get the true facts. People who have experienced first-hand the products or visited the places could give their comments or reviews. This is important if you are not sure of the products that you are enticed to buy. Products and services like loans, provillus, cigarettes and many others could be checked at trustsource.org. You too should give your comments and reviews on the product that you have tried or used. Spread your knowledge to benefit others.

Discharge note for Mother

Send mother to the hospital on Thursday morning. Reached there at about 10.45am and lo and behold there are already about 80 over patients waiting to be examined by the doctors. Managed to get a number. Told mom to wait for her number to be called.

I then went to find a motorcycle mechanic to fix my punctured motorbike tyre. Went to two shops but they are unwilling to send someone out to fix the motorbike. Thank God that the 3rd shop owner is willing to go. Of course there are additional charges but I am willing to pay for it. If not I would have to push the motorbike for about 1.5km to the mechanic shop.

After the motorbike was fixed, I went back to the hospital to find mother. To my surprise she was still waiting for her number to be called. There are about 20 more patients before her number. So we waited until her number is called. The doctor told us that the blood result was good. All the possible viruses, bacterias or chemicals that could cause the liver infection was gone. Then the doctor gave mother the discharge note. Mother is now certified healthy.

Don't bug me please

It is very irritating when you are bugged by someone or something. I really hates people who simply wants to bug other people. They are very inconsiderate and insensitive. Thank God that I have not come across many of this kind in my life. However, there is another kind of bug that always seems to appear in my life, or should I say, in my bedroom. It is the bed bug.

The fact is you will never be able to have a 100% free of bed bugs in your bedroom. It is there all the time. If you consistently and regularly clean your bed sheets and pillow casings, the number of bed bugs will be minimized that it would not be a cause of irritation to you. Should you failed to clean it, then the bed bugs will bug you. Check out the bedbugsguide.com for more information on bed bugs and how you can get rid of them.

God is good

Ride the motorbike to work last night. Nothing unusual about the trip to work. At the shop everything is as usual. Andy, the new staff is manning the station. He is still getting to know the server system for the internet shop. I guess there are many things that I has yet to teach him but he should be fine.

Waited until he closed the shop. Then as I wanted to ride my bike home, I felt that there is something wrong with the motorbike. Sure enough, the back tyre punctured. Wanted to call my wife to come and fetch me home. Thank God that Andy drove to work that night. The past nights he rode his motorbike to work. When asked why he drove on that night, he said that somehow he felt that he needs to drive the car to work. Praise God for His providence. Andy drove me home.

Thursday, October 04, 2007

Places to visit in France - part 1

The thing that comes to my mind when people mentioned about France is the legendary “The Three Musketeers”. The devotion, loyalty, bravery, and skills of the Musketeers in protecting the king of France make them an inspiration to all. And if ever you visit France, make sure that your tour includes a visit to The Fontainebleau Castle, which is the largest of the French Royal Castles. You will feel as though you are back in time centuries ago.

I am sure the thought of staying a night at the castle will cross your mind but that privilege is not available yet. For a place to stay, you can choose from any of the Hotels in Paris. In France the Paris Hotels offer good and affordable room price that you can choose according to your budget or preferences. The French would say it in their language and accent “Hôtels en Paris”. It is said that French is a beautiful language, associated with love and romance. It is good to learn at least a few of the French words or you might have a problem in communication with the locals.

Another place to visit in France that is worth mentioning here are the beautiful gardens. The Jardin des Plantes is the Ancient Royal Garden which contains the garden itself, the Museum of Natural History and the Menagerie. And if you are there in June, do not forget to go to Parc et Jardins de Bagatelle, a park that is known for its rose garden and the international rose contest every year in June. You will be surprised to discover its theme gardens, the iris garden, the flowered kitchen garden, the garden of perennials.

Will write more about France in other posts.

Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Made another RM7

Another customer wanted to buy MS 1 million gold. Sold to him for RM7.00. Looks like more and more of the players prefer to choose the easy way. Instead of accumulating the MS by killing the mobs (which is slow), they prefer to just buy the MS money with cash. Good for me, having extra income and earning from playing online game.

But recently, I am not in the mood to play MS. Maybe because of other things that I need to give attention to.

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Furniture for home

A house without furniture is not a home. It is a vacant lot. The furniture in the house will indirectly reflect the taste of the owner. Every new married couple would want to have their own new set of bed and furniture. They can find new sets of furniture from Home Furniture website. Choose from the various sets of furniture available to suit your own taste and preferences. The website is easy to use as you can search your furniture by Room, Style or Color. Try searching for captains bed in the website and you will see what I mean.

Whatever type of furniture that you are looking for, be it Dining Room Furniture or Living Room Furniture, you would be impressed with the furniture collections that are being sold at the website. The advantage of buying from Home Furniture is that there is a Free Nationwide Delivery. Check them out now.

New Business Registered

Went to the Registrar of Companies to register the new business name. After much thought about the new business and the target customers, I decided to expand the name 'Starhawk" to include the bakery business. I managed to register Starhawk Bakery with the ROC. Was contemplating on the name Starhawk Bakery and Starhawk Bakery House but in the end I decided on using just the name Starhawk Bakery.

My future business partner will be making breads and buns to cater to the taste of the Middle East students. It will be the Lebanonese type of bakery. Frankly speaking, I know no head nor tail about bakery, just know how to eat it when I am hungry. I am not a food expert and I do not think that I have the ability to discern the taste in any food except the basic tastes.

Well, the next step would be to open a joint current account.

Just for fun

It is a joy to have a lot of siblings. And when everyone is married and has their own children, it is definitely a cheerful and noisy gathering when all of them come together. That is what happened every time all my brothers and sisters come back together once a year. During the last count, there were 48 of us (including children) together at one house celebrating the CNY festival. For those who are quiet and loves to be alone, this is not the place to be.

And as usual, the adults will try and plan some games for everyone especially for the children. It is quite easy to plan for the children as they would want to play any game. They are not so choosy and will join in for the fun of it. It is different for the adults. The adults are a bit choosy. Most of the time the adults would not join the children in the children’s games except those who are in charge of the children games. The adults prefer to chat among themselves.

During the night time, it is either watching a movie on the big screen or playing poker. It is fun to see them playing poker especially when someone wins big. I guess some of my siblings would play Mac Poker online when they are back to their own homes. There are many sites of online games like Pacific Poker, Fulltilt Poker and PokerStars that they can sign up and play.

Do I play poker? Well, only if it does not cost me any money. I do play poker for fun.

Monday, October 01, 2007

Daddy, Ride Carefully!

I prefer to go to work using my bike rather than driving the car. Firstly, it saves time as I can reach my shop faster. I do not have to wait long at the traffic lights or slowly follow the snail-moving lorries. Secondly, it is cheaper to ride a motorbike than driving the car.

One night before going to work, my daughter waved goodbye to me. She told me, "Daddy, ride carefully okay. Don't fall down." Wah... so touching. My own daughter telling me to be careful. Maybe she does not want to see me met with an accident again. Hehehe... with "commands" like that from my daughter... I sure ride carefully.