Entries from March 2008 ↓

[feeling | befriended]

This is the third tag for my blog, the other two tags can be found at the header named tagged. Man-D, a hot and sexy lady, tagged me. Aww, I feel honoured.

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This is the easy way and the fastest way to :
1. Make your Authority Technorati explode
2. Increase your Google Page Rank.
3. Get more traffic to your blog.
4. Make more new friends.

Rules :
1. Start copy from “Begin Copy” until “End Copy” to your blog.
2. Put your own blog name and link.
3. Tag your friends as much as you can.

Picturing of Life
Juliana’s Site
Shower Your Children With Love - The Right Way
Life’s a journey, not a destination
Simple Life
Life is beautiful; Life is love
Lovely Mummy
Lemonjude
Faith,Hope,Love
Newife Blog
Good things in life…
…the Guru-Guru life…
ezooone@seweng
Emelda
Unpretentious Me
Daniel’s Ground

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Man-D tagged bongkersz, cibol, drumsticks, suituapui, angeles, mar and melbie

Aduh.. Cracking my head as of who to tag and who not to tag. Some of my friends don’t see it as a priviledge when being tagged and some don’t even like the idea of being tag. I take it as a courtesy to answer just every tag which I am able to. But some people just don’t treat tag as I how I treat tag as, never mind the differences for everyone is unique.

Here it goes, I now pin and point: looney, yikyang, ingchia, didi, cbenc12, moja, shinsekai, and 大爷手扎.

[feeling | beautiful]

Life goes on after Easter. Basically my life was very much into going to church from Thursday until Saturday as we observed the death and ressurection of Jesus Christ. Okay, this post ain’t going to be too religious because I have written quite long a post in Maundy Thursday and She’s Leaving. I promise to make this one as light and as relevant as possible. Though I try to make this interesting but it does not mean that I want to write something for the sake of satisfying you but instead to share some advice I have learned this week with you.

Do you like sandwiches? Tasty aren’t they? Your mum made you sandwiches when you were a kid, now perhaps your loved one make a sandwich for you as you have your own family. What is sandwich anyway? Simply, it is two slices of bread with fillings between them. You can have tuna, mayonnaise, ham,  tomato, egg, olive, and others which you can name. You can have whatever fillings you want just as long you sandwich them with two slices of bread.

The art of sandwich talking is something which I have long heard of but never bothered to apply it. If I do apply, usually I just apply the first slice of bread followed by the fillings and I forgot to top with another slice of bread to hold the fillings in place. On Friday, this art was further reinforced in my head when I went for a supper with Zhili, Cloud and Gabriel. Zhili and Cloud are my ex-coursemates while Gabriel is the Director of the famous motivational and leadership camp among undergraduates.

The art of sandwich talking is basically a good art of conversation especially when you wanted to “screw” or to tell that person his mistakes or bad attitude in a nice way. The first slice of bread signifies that you should say something appreciative or acknowleding to that person so as to open up his heart. Next you apply the fillings in which now you should tell him his wrongdoings or something you don’t like about him. Lastly, you put on the last slice of bread, now you should use positive words to let him know how appreciative you would be if he could improve. The two slices of bread would then hold firmly the fillings.

Why is this important? First you don’t make yourself look like a mad person with all those yelling and screaming part. Secondly, with this soft skill approach, you are making friend instead of creating more enemies. Third, those person around you are more willing to change or try to change.

As the end of March is approaching, let’s see how I spent my money? I spent RM49.90 on Jay Chou’s World Tour DVD, RM29.90 on Sodagreen’s CD, RM15.00 on Flexitones’ A Cappella Ensemble, RM25.00 on Foon Yew High School Choir’s CD, and Edward de Bono’s <How to Have A Beautiful Mind> for RM59.90. I also spent RM25 to attend Flexitones‘ Hi! Cafe Concert II at the Johor Tourism Information Centre (JOTIC) on March 15, 2008.

An excerpt from Beautiful Mind by Edward de Bono: “What is beauty? Beauty is something that can be appreciated by others. What is beautiful mind? The beautiful mind is a mind that can be appreciated by others. It is not the mind of a person who sits in a corner and solves very complex puzzles. It is a mind that can be appreciated by others - usually through conversation.”

For one moment, I think I am getting more and more artistic rather than technical. I can spend the following week reading the entire 231 pages of How to Have A Beautiful Mind. I feel happy when it comes too indulging in self-help and motivational books. Yummy!

Wait… Wait… I want to thank you for reading until the last line. If my post have benefitted you please feel free to share it with other as well. Yesteday, before and after celebrating Easter Vigil, it came to my knowledge that there are a few religious (priest and brother) who are reading my blog. You know who you are… Hehe…

To concude, let us rejoice and live in the presence of the living Jesus who has defeated death and darkness.

[feeling | solemn]

How should I write this post. Today has been a very solemn day for me as I spent about two hours in the church for Good Friday service. The altar was stripped bare of its cloth while the cross was taken down and wrapped in purple cloth. The church looks gloomy and is filled with an atmosphere that you can taste its sorrow and sadness. The whole world mourn for the death of Jesus Christ today.

I am twenty-three this year, having attended every Good Friday since I was in my primary school, I had not shed a single tear except today. There’s nothing wrong for a guy to cry okay…  Though the love I have for Him can’t be compared with the love He have for me, it is still a bond established between us. Would you be so hard-hearted when the one you love most die?The liturgy today was simply touching when a short movie clip of the Passion of Christ was played. When the movie clip was played, I was so taken with the scene. I reflected on certain questions in life while watching the movie…

Very often we wanted to see miracles unfolding in front of our eyes before we actually believe in HIM. There are several occasions whereby I dare not live out my faith especially in a mixed community of different races and religions. Sometimes I am so reluctant to offer a hand to those who are carrying their cross (burden) because I always say to myself that I have my own burden to take care of. We human are always so keras kepala until we heard Him says “It is finished” (John 19:30). It is only through his sacrifice on the Cross that we learn to put down our pride and arrogance.

He LEFT us today! (Solemn and mourning for His death)

He will be ressurected from death on the third day! (Glorious and happy!)

Now she’s LEAVING us also!

But this is will be good for her. My second youngest sister, Edwina, is leaving for South Australia tomorrow evening. She is going to pursue her Diploma in Nursing at Hosanna International College (HIC). Well, the reason why I said it’s good for her is that I see it as an opportunity for her to develop her self-confidence, broaden her world view, as well as learning English, of course learning to be independent without family members by her side. There are a lot of things she needs to learn there.

Limpei parents have four children, me being the eldest followed by three daughters. At present, I am studying in Johor while my sister is in Sabah. Now my second youngest sister is heading to Australia, it simply means that only my youngest sister is staying with my parents. I guess my house will not be in its usual state whereby we always have laughters and arguments after tomorrow.

Well sis, I hope you try your best in whatever you do and never stop learning. This journey may be hard but you have to learn to move on and survive. My prayers will always be with you. Papa and mama, don’t worry. I will come home soon.