Friday, October 28

The Irony of Life...

How Can I Tell Her (Him)
- just heard this song... and it sparks me... life is ironic!

She (He) knows when I'm lonesome, she (he) cries when I'm sad
She (He) is up in the good times, she (he) is down in the bad
And whenever I'm discouraged, she (he) knows just what to do
But girl (boy), she (he) doesn't know about you
I can tell her (him) troubles, she (he) makes them all seem right
I can make up excuses, not to hold her (him) at night
We can talk of tomorrow, I'll tell her (him) things I want to do
But girl (boy), how can I tell her (him) about you?
How can I tell her (him) about you?
Girl (Boy), please tell me what to do
Everything seems right, whenever I'm with you
So girl (boy), won't you tell me, how to tell her (him) about you
How can I tell her (him) I don't miss her (him), whenever I'm away?
How can I say it's you I think of, every single night and day?
And when is it easy, telling someone we're through?
Ah girl (boy), help me tell her (him) about you
How can I tell her (him) about you?
Girl (Boy), please tell me what to do
Everything seems right, whenever I'm with you
So girl (boy), won't you tell me, how to tell her (him) about you

Wednesday, October 26

A Story of Possession...

You enter a boutique (where there’s only 1 piece of each item). As you walk pass the cashier, you see a piece at the counter and you like it so much you wanted to buy it. However, someone is already paying for that piece.
Isn’t it irony, sometimes, you just can’t have the things you want.


If you dare…
You see the buyer with that item you fell in love with. You approach the buyer; ask if she is willing to give it up for you.
Maybe you need to bargain or coax her a little while. Then, she agrees to let you have the item, seeing you like it so much. And you get your item and the buyer gets the money and search for another piece.


Alternatively...
The buyer pays for the piece and turn around, ready to leave. Suddenly, her eyes caught something attractive at a corner. She walks over to have a look at the item. A thought strikes her.
“Why didn’t I notice this piece earlier?”
She likes the item very much. She then checks the price.
“Oh, I don’t have enough to buy this piece.”
So, she just leave with the piece she has already paid for.


Or…
You see the buyer with that item you fell in love with. You approach the buyer; ask if she is willing to give it up for you.
And she says, ‘No.” Probably being possessive, although she likes the other piece better.
So, you look around hoping to find another item that suits you.


Another ending…

You see the buyer with that item you fell in love with. You approach the buyer; ask if she is willing to give it up for you.
As she has also fallen for another piece in the boutique, she says, “OK.” Then, both of you go home happily with your items.
You go home, try it on, wear it a few times then feel it doesn’t suit you anymore. Then, you leave it aside, probably throw it away on later days. And you are back on search for new clothes.



Yet another ending…
You see the buyer with that item you fell in love with. You approach the buyer; ask if she is willing to give it up for you.
As she has also fallen for another piece in the boutique, she says, “OK.” Then, both of you go home happily with your items.
You go home, try it on. And you can't stop showing off the item on your body. Years later, you realise you still have that item and still wearing it whenever you have the chance. You’ve found it!


Feel free to add your versions…

Sunday, October 16

Have you heard of...?

By the way,
we have heard many stories of children
running away from homes or
having the intentions to run away from home.
But I was taken aback when
I heard a parent wanting to leave home!
I was surprised!
But I also realised that
every person on earth has a limit
to their level of patience and tolerance.
I just hope that a family will
always remain a family.
Pray for the best for this family...
The family can be harnessed with
the effort put in by every member.
Because only with the existence of each member
can there be a FAMILY.
I can't do much as an 'outsider of the insider',
but only to continue praying for the unity of that family.

Cherish the family you have because
there's the only family you'll have.
You will not find the same family if you lose it!

Saturday, October 8

Confirmed!

Just glad for that.
Had a huge dinner last night.
Went to Matsuki for a sumptous meal.
Had a great time with Honey.
Haven't really spend much time together.
But last night, we had a great time...
The future is full of hope.
Thus far, it's just the beginning...
the best is yet to come.
Just have to work harder and
keep the passion flowing.
It's just a treat from the Lord.
The best is yet to come.
Thank you, O Father...
who Art in Heaven.
Amen!

Saturday, September 24

WHY??

Why Daniel?
It's really an IDOL contest.
It's not a contest for talents, is it?
So, people...
Those of you who have been following Malaysian Idol,
in hope that the best and the most talented
will be named the next Idol...
Don't be dismayed!
It's an IDOL competition anyway...
Talented performers don't win
in competitions seeking for IDOLS.
Great performers win in actual performing contests!
Cheers to those talented singers in Malaysian Idol
who succeeded in not labelling themselves as IDOLS
Because they are not idols... they are true performers...

Friday, September 23

Gym: A Need or A Fad?

Is going to the gym a fashion trend or healthy conscious?
I’d say 50-50, but leaning more towards the fashion trend.
To get that Barbie figure, to get Angelina Jolie’s toned legs,
to get Jennifer Aniston’s toned arms… etc.
Well, I have that in mind too.
Gym is my option to stay healthy and IN SHAPE!

*wink*wink*

It’s just every girl’s dreams to turn heads,
keeping the guys (and girls)
drooling over them.
Who doesn’t want attention?
Even the guys do!
Otherwise, why’s the hard working out to get those
abs, chest, arms, legs and what not...
Going to the gym has become a fashion statement.
And here I am, joining the pool of fashion victims!
And it’s self-satisfaction… or else,
why pay so much for the membership
when you don’t achieve something in return!

*wink*

Monday, September 12

I'm coming back~~

Today, another boring day at home
with MC.
Went to the clinic again this morning,
the doctor said I'm fine.
Just need to rest.
My eyes showed
I'm fatique.
So, took more medication today...

Spent some time on the Word...
Feel refreshed!
Other than that,
have been sleeping the whole day.
And the good news is...
I'm going back to work
TOMORROW!!
yay~~

While I was lying on the bed
I thought of college days.
I miss the "no worries" season,
the breakfast we always shared
and lunch driving around
undecisive of what to eat.
Those were the days...
Now with my closest buddies all
left for their education,
I'm here in Penang to reminisce
those laughters and
on some Saturdays,
I'd go to Sunrise McD's for breakfast alone
and thought of those "high-in-coffee" mornings...

I miss you all...
Be happy because
I have you in my heart!

Saturday, September 10

down again...

Have been attacked by fever again...
Have been in pain for 2 days...
Headache and back-ache
and I thought I've forgotten these kind of pain!
But it was so bad, i barely could sleep last night.
But when I woke up,
first thing came to mind was WORK!
I just can't get enough of work...
The doctor said,
I need more rest.
Don't stress myself, then pimples will not be so bad.
And change my eating habit...

As stiffnecked as I am,
I don't rest,
and I'm blogging now...
My back is killing me, need to lie down.
Will write more when I'm feeling better...

Saturday, September 3

Am I blur or what?

Last night, left the studeo at 8:45pm.
Went to Greenlane McD’s for dinner.
After a sumptuous dinner…
Why sumptuous?
Because I didn’t eat anything the whole day.
Was just too busy with work.
And dinner was the first solid thing that went into my body =P
Anyway, after dinner...
I couldn’t find the car keys.
Thought I left it on the table.
But NO!
Scavenged my bag.
NOT there too.
In a flash, I thought…
I must have left it in the car…
Don’t remember locking the car.
So, we hurry to the car.
And there it was!
Still in its position.
I just got out of the car,
slammed the door shut
and charged for my dinner.
Maybe I was just too engrossed to eat
or I was just stressed,
too many things in mind.
But we had a brief laugh.
And he was worried about me.
And I know…
I am loved!
*wink*

Tuesday, August 30

It's been so long~~

Haven't blogged for so long...
I've attempted to write
but when I'm in front of the PC,
my fingers seem to type
nothing.
Now, as I start to type again,
I feel, I don't know how to blog
anymore...
But I'm a writer!
How can I lose that "writing" essence?
Anyway, I've been writing a lot at work.
Cracking my brains
for creative writing.
I never thought I'd be where I am.
But I am glad I am where I am.
Hope I'm not confusing you
as you read.
I'm a bit out of my sanity.
Have been working hard
that I fear my work will become an idol.
I need to find my way
and make my stand to let Christ lead me.
I fear I lose my spiritual sanity.
The world is full of temptations and
at times, I feel I'm yielding to
its deadly attractiveness.
Lord, do have mercy on this poor soul.
It's not by might nor by power,
but by Your Spirit!
Thank you, Lord,
for the Cross...

Wednesday, August 17

Happiness Is A Daily Decision by Andrew Matthews

I remember waiting for my life to get easier. I thought, “When I have less problems, then I’ll be happy!”Then I noticed something fascinating. The happiest people I knew had more problems than I did!Maybe you have noticed the same thing - that people who seem to get the most out of life have often had it tough. They have lost loved ones, they’ve gone broke, they’ve suffered major illnesses – and most likely, they still have big problems! But they are happy because at some point they decided “happy” is the only way to live.

Happiness doesn’t just happen to you, like some “accident”. It is something you choose.I was recently chatting on radio in Cleveland, Ohio, with a lady called Rena. Rena said to me, “I just got divorced, I am currently being sued, my house just burned down and now my doctors tell me that my cancer has returned for the third time.” But she said, “You know, amongst all this, I am happy!” Rena was saying, “You don’t find happiness in the absence of problems, you find it in spite of your problems!” You choose it.If you wake up saying, “I hope I have a good day, and then I'll be happy”, you never will be.

IN A NUTSHELL
You make the choice to be happy first. Happiness is a daily decision.

Monday, August 15

Is it human nature...?

I don't know whether this is true...
Majority of us (both men and women)
are like little children...
We play with toys,
Barbie dolls, teddy bears,
remote-controlled cars, planes
or anything else you name it...
Sometimes, we get bored with it after a while
and start asking for new toys...
So, the poor old toy is left in the corner
not getting any of your attention anymore.
As the new toy comes and has your full attention...
the old toy is left behind.
Now, one day, your mum's friend
brings her kids to play in your house
and it happens that they saw the old toy that's left
in one corner with no one playing it.
So, they take it and play with it.
In that instant, you see them playing with your toy,
and you got upset and being selfish,
you don't want anyone to touch it or to play with it
eventhough you don't want that toy anymore...
But rather have it left in that secluded corner
collecting dust than to have someone else play with it...

Ponder this as a life story, it can be any phases
in your lives.
As straightforward as the story,
you really demand ownership on your toys.
Or, in school, friends, work, relationships,
pets, cars, clothes...
It can be anything...

Are you letting something precious in your life slip away?
Are you being selfish?

*wink* It keeps me wondering and pondering myself...

Thursday, August 11

Human touch…

I looked through the photos on The Star website and it’s really bad! The API recorded at 11 this morning recorded 44 in Penang (which is hitting near to the moderate status, be careful!) and 531 in Kuala Selangor (which is an emergency status and poses a danger to health).
We hear about people suffering in other parts of the country and it becomes our conversation. How many actually imagine themselves there at that place? How much torture it is to be there!
Yesterday, we just brought up the 9/11 incident. Just listening to their conversation gives me the creeps. I shivered as I thought of those “little” people on TV jumping off the building. What if that person is someone dear to me? What if I am that person and everyone else on earth is watching me plunge from WTC?
Have you ever thought of that? - That your last day on earth might just be the next hour or creepier, the next second. I just pray that when I breathe my last, I’m on my way to heaven. Otherwise, thinking of going the opposite way is even more fearful!
We never know what will happen next, not even the next second. You can be laughing now with your boss over a joke, the next second, you are screwed so badly you don’t even remember you have shared that laughter.
Anyway, I’m glad we are working so close in the CW (Conceptual Writing) Department. So far, we have been able to solve work-related issue diplomatically. It’s a good workplace that can make you want to grow with the company.
I’m sure I’ve found the place I want to grow with. Although I’m still thinking of getting that paper (degree!), I’m starting to think of my long-term commitment with SG.
Back to the subject – my point is, human are becoming so insensitive. They care so much about themselves and do nothing for the betterment of other people – even as near as a neighbour needing help. Some people just shut their doors despite listening violent arguments and breaking objects. Have they ever thought that someone might be killed during the heated argument? Oh, well… it might be a domestic husband-and-wife having a row. But you’ll never know what one-second-mistake can do to two human’s lives. One dead – either in heaven or hell, and the other – in jail. But then again, it’s not your problem if one is dead and the other is jailed, no harm to you right? Imagine it’s one of your family members or loved ones.
Don’t take things for granted. Your concern and care may change someone’s life for better. Never stop offering help, you don’t know how much miracles your little can do. Never stop giving advice, you don’t know how encouraging your advice can be.
Re-examine your humane self. It’s somewhere deep inside your heart. God created man in His own image. I’m sure God created us with some attributes He has – caring, gentle, gracious etc. But man are contaminated in this tainted world.
I believe there is “beauty” in every one of us. No matter how bad or notorious we can be, there is a soft side that we ought to discover.

Monday, August 8

The Island - a promise?

I watched it in GSC on Saturday. Well, it’s a nice movie, worth watching. After watching the movie, I knew I had to blog on it. Cloning living creatures is an act of acting as God! When God created Adam, He breathed into Adam the breath of life.

Genesis 2:7
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.”


From the beginning of humankind, God was the Creator of heaven and earth. How can man take over God’s place? For example, the surgeons function to operate surgeries. Now after so many generations, the veterinarians decide they can operate human body after working with animals for decades.
You understand what I’m saying? Sometimes, it’s just about being who we are and continuing what we do. Humble ourselves and know that there are experts who have done it since the BEGINNING. We are in no position to play smart and outsmart God.
Just look at man’s creations… Automobiles have killed thousands and thousands in collision since its introduction in the 19th century. Whatever man created never lasted long and worse, some brought undesirable effects. I define man's creation as DESTRUCTION.
Every action was supported by good-natured “motives”. As years passed, we’ll start to see truth from the Book of Revelation unveil itself. It’s beyond just cloning – there’s the micro-chip implant on animals (which gradually will be implanted on man). First, there was Dolly the Sheep. Now, Koreans are cloning dogs. What lies in the future? Except man’s dreams to play God. And when we see man is putting on the shirt with a huge label of PRIDE, they will soon be clothed with a nice shirt with a huge label of FALL.

Genesis 11:4–8
4 And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”
5 But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.
6 And the LORD said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.
7 Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”
8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city.


Humble ourselves and know that God is a gracious God. He only confused the builders. He didn’t strike them. See how merciful God is and His love for all humankind was proven when He sent His Son to the Cross for the final sacrifice.

As I’m busy pursuing my dream (at work), I miss God’s presence. I know deep in my heart God is the one who brought me through storms and floods. I felt an overwhelming need to humble myself and submit to Him who has pulled me out from drowning.

I love you, Lord!

Wednesday, August 3

simply JOY~~

Ask me why I happily
reach early to work
and never hesitated to
stay till late...
It's simply JOY.
I love my work,
I like the people,
I am just so into SG.

Reflecting on simple little things
that brought smiles to my face
when I was young.
How grateful was I to receive
a small candy...

Miracles of life...
Now, nothing seems satisfying anymore.
We keep wanting more.
Better mobile,
better car,
better house,
better PARTNER!!
I have come to a point to let things
grow as it wills.
I live each day doing what I love
and living a simple life.
I may not be satisfied
but I'm willing to settle
for whatever I already have.
What I already have is so much
blessing to me...

Everyday is a day full of challenges.
We don't know what will come tomorrow
so, be happy today.
And enjoy life to the fullest!
Cheers to those who have realised
what they want
in LIFE..~

Tuesday, August 2

A winner among the losers...

Sunday, Donald Trump told Alex in The Apprentice 3
that he was a winner all along
when he was with Magna Corp.
Now, among the losers - Angie and Chris -
Alex was dragged to the board room week after week
with Nett Worth being the losing team.
Trump said,
a winner put among losers,
will in turn become a loser.

Yesterday, Wes told the Grafix team,
which I happened to be there,
that he didn't hire a guy who has no business ethics
even though he has potentials.
Why?
Because Wes does not want that "bad" virus
to contaminate his people in SG.
I'm so happy to be a part of this family,
knowing my leader has a vision
and he shares his vision with all of us.
And I share SG's vision as a family.
I have to be in a good company
to produce quality performance.

Even in the Bible, it is written,
bad company corrupts good attitude in Proverbs 13:20.
"He who walks with the wise grows wise,
but a companion of fools suffers harm."

Choose your friends and companions wisely.
They have influence to make you better or worse.

Thursday, July 28

Who am I?

Sometimes, I wonder who I will be if I were bornt in another place, another time and another day. Would I still be the self I am today? Would I still go through the same failures and succeed the way I did today? Most importantly, will I know God?!
It's a scary question, sometimes, but I'm so thankful I am who I am and I've known the Lord Jesus Christ who went to the cross for me. Even before I was known to the world, He knew me and because He loves me, He had made a priced sacrifices. Not only for me alone... but He sacrifice for the entire mankind.
Just ponder on the grace and mercy God has on mankind. Many things, we do not have to ask but we have it, as simple as, AIR, WATER or SOIL.
Thinking of God's grace and mercy makes me examine myself and my relationship with the Almighty.
I am made perfect because of Christ Jesus who lives in me. So, no matter who I become, as long as Christ is with me, I know I'll have a good life on earth.
Thank you, Lord.

Monday, July 25

my favourite - daisies...
Graduation cum yearly gift... smiless

Sunday, July 17

Psalm 139

1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
2 You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thought afar off.
3 You comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.
5 You have hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, "Surely the darkness shall fall on me,"
Even the night shall be light about me;
12 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
13 For You formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother's womb.
14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.
17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.
19 Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God!
Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.
20 For they speak against You wickedly;
Your enemies take Your name in vain.
21 Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
24 And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.