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Saturday, February 27, 2010
Lotteries are sinister. "LOTTERIES in Singapore have made more than 200 people instant millionaires in the past five years, with five big winners in the past week alone." -The Straits Times I always wondered if the newspaper runs a column about the fates of these instant millionaires 5 to 10 years down the road, what would I be reading about? Don't you think that will be REALLY interesting? I wonder how many of them are able to preserve their wealth coming from such "instant" methods. I hope I'll be proven wrong, but I feel that my hypotheses will be right. 1) Majority of them will end up losing most or all of their instant money given time. 2) Some of them will be backstabbed, deceived or hurt by their friends or relatives. 3) Other winners become paranoid about their money won which lead to attitude or personality changes for the worse. Of course, these are just intuitive guesses not backed up by real statistics. Just a thought that it'd be a really interesting area of investigation, which, if found valid, proves THE point that if a person doesn't have the ability to contain wealth, that is probably the reason why he/she isn't gaining wealth. And that we should start gaining wealth by expanding our ability through hard work, not shortcuts...coz eventually you're still gonna lose it all without the knowledge and wisdom to preserve your wealth. My conclusion? Lotteries are sinister. Labels: contemplative 4:38 PM
Thursday, February 25, 2010
 Kevin Woo of U-KissI WANT HIM AS MY YOUNGER BROTHER IF I COULD. I can totally see myself pinching his cheeks everyday although that is tantamount to abuse. As though he jumped out of a manga or anime. He would be my younger brother when I meet him in Heaven (when my time would be up and coz he is a God lover too). I'm going to tell him that I was a U-kiss fan when I was still alive. Kaka. That's the ONLY way he would ever become my brother, right? Comeon I'm realistic. Labels: information, inspiration, music 11:33 PM
I rang up Aydel and said this to her "No more safe and boring. You're going to live a dangerous and exciting life for Jesus." Labels: contemplative, revelation 10:43 PM
Jesus Culture Somehow we are bought into this thing that we see our lives as insignificant and inferior. The problem with that is that if you don't see your life with the eyes of Jesus, you find yourself resisted from giving your life to Him. He is calling you He's saying come, give Me your life. I want to use your life to impact the world. I want to use your life for My glory. And we find ourselves resisting because you're like "God, I'm like two small fish. There's like 15,000 people and there's two small fish". Lord, my life is on the altar. Take it. I don't want to serve you only when I'm dead & lifeless. I want to be a living sacrifice. Labels: contemplative, revelation 10:16 PM
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
3 Reasons why you should go for MORNING prayer meetings IN the house of God 3 Reasons why you should go for MORNING prayer meetings IN the house of God 1) When I go for MORNING prayer meeting, I feel like I am submitting my entire day into the hands of God. Him being the controller means I am in control of any problem or obstacle coming my way, well, at least for that day! 2) When I go for morning prayer meeting which is IN the house of God, I feel encouraged to pray because when I see others around me praying hard, it encourages me to pray hard and seek God with all my heart too. It is different from praying together at the same time but different venue. And of course different from praying alone. 3) When I go for morning prayer meeting in the house of God, I must discipline myself to adopt the right = healthy lifestyle of sleeping early and waking up early. Most Singaporeans don't practise this I know...especially with work and assignments, it can be difficult. But on the other side, it actually forces me to see what is truly priority in my life. Some of the things I do may actually not be that urgent or important, but I do them late into the night & that causes lack of sleep. So? GO FOR MORNING PRAYER MEETINGS IN THE HOUSE OF GOD! Well, at least make effort to make it possible! Labels: contemplative 12:12 AM
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Had an awesome weekend Sunday and Monday were very well spent. Sunday was a great time at church, then lunch with N119, then L4D2-ing with 2 cell groups, then meeting up with WLBR peeps for our 1st birthday. Yesterday, I had morning prayer at HOGC then lunch with my Chinese girl pals after almost 2 long weeks of not meeting up with them due to my thesis deadline...on some days, I literally skipped my lunch or had very late lunches. In the evening, I went over to Vivocity to meet my close pal Joan for shopping, a movie and dinner. It was a meaningful time together and I'm glad she updated me about some of the things that has been happening in her life. So today is kinda like a rest day for me. I'm heading out to Riverwalk later for evening prayer though. Felt like this time, God is telling me to pray and pray and pray a zillion times until my breakthrough. It's amazing to believe God for something even if you don't see the whole picture as of now. And you're so excited to keep that thing in prayer because you know it's definitely a God thing. That's the beauty of it all! Gotta get working on my module project after I come home from prayer and leaders' meeting. Need strength for a very packed Wednesday, coz I'm hoping to make it for Wednesday morning prayer! Hmm maybe I'll head over to Riverwalk since it's opened for morning prayer too! Idea. Labels: updates 5:04 PM
Saturday, February 20, 2010
To Aydel Just with a flip of a coin Drawing of the shades, Destiny is staring right in front of you! Come on man, you got to know what you stand for. I've said it more than twice now and I'm saying it again: LISTEN TO YOUR HEART!!! It always speaks truth. But you did not take heed... Now don't look back. Do not attempt to blend in. You are made to be distinct so don't die a copy. Labels: message 7:21 PM
Friday, February 19, 2010
I want to be HAPPY. "Happy" - Leona Lewis Someone once told me that you have to choose What you win or lose You can’t have everything Don’t you take chances You might feel the pain Don’t you love in vain ’cause love won’t set you free I can’t stand by the side And watch this life pass me by So unhappy But safe as could be So what if it hurts me? So what it I break down? So what if this world just throws me off the edge, My feet run out of ground I gotta find my place I wanna hear my sound Don’t care about all the pain in front of me I just trying to be happy I just wanna be happy, yeah Holding on tightly Just can’t let go Just trying to play my role Slowly disappear But all these days They feel like they’re they’re same Just different faces Different place Get me out of here I am sick of living the safe life. But am I sick of it enough to cross over to the other side?.... I believe that a crisis is necessary for growth and maturity into something bigger and better. I believe that the process of frustration is integrated in every crisis. I believe that crisis is the only way to provoke a change radical enough for that bigger and better something. And it has to first begin with the mind. I believe that I will emerge out of this crisis with a strong personal conviction to be radically different from what I stand for today. Labels: contemplative, music 2:25 AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
U-Kiss (ft. Xander and Kevin) ZOMG this song has got great groove....HOOK is dope!!!!!!!! U-Kiss (ft. Alexander and Kevin) "Finally" WHY ISN'T THIS SONG A HIT SONG BY U-KISS. OH MAN A HUGE WASTE............anyway, showing you their hit song below. I think I know why...coz hit songs are suppose to feature EVERYONE in the group...but the song "Finally" only features Xander and Kev. "Man man hani" Labels: music 5:55 AM
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Health of Kpop industry Health of Kpop industry Kpop may be very happening now, but I don't think that it is a healthy industry. As in the relationship between entertainment company & their artistes. Honestly, I sympathize with the artistes and I am critically disapproving most Korean entertainment companies except for JYP. I get a sense of it from reading online articles about treatment of artistes, and how certain pop groups are engaging in lawsuits against their entertainment company. Very recent example is Super Junior's Han Kyung. I'm speechless...another group also..TVXQ. Both from SM entertainment. Seems to me SM entertainment has ALOT of lawsuits going on against them. These are just the more recent examples. It's very sad that companies SEEMINGLY value talents, but are exploiting talent for MONEY. As I've learnt from church yesterday, it's called second benefit. Alot of entertainment companies have this mindset: Since there are so many young Koreans that want to live the dream, and since they ARE flocking by the dozens for auditions, I don't have a problem getting talents at all. So, I can take advantage of their eagerness to be famous and popular by locking them in my company's contract for 10, 15 years. SLAVERY. JYP entertainment is the ONLY company that abolished slave contracts. That's the reason why Wonder Girls' Sunmi could leave the group indefinitely to focus on her studies. Though I was sad coz of that, at least it shows JYP entertainment's respect towards the rights of the artiste's choice, whether right or wrong. That's more humane, isn't it?? I feel that the industry will only become healthy when the relationship between artiste and entertainment company is like father and son, not capitalist and slaves. It is not right to judge the health of the industry by looking at the quality of music, MV and style. Cos by that standards, yes, Kpop is blooming and VERY impressive, I must say. BUT...what is the source of all these? What is the thing that Kpop industry CANNOT do without? It is the entertainment company, and their artistes! No company, no artistes = no music! We must benchmark the industry's health against the level of treatment the artistes get from their companies. Labels: sociological perspective 4:43 PM
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Xiao Zhu funny This is so O M G funny. Labels: Funny lah 6:19 PM
Monday, February 8, 2010
SINGAPORE AIRLINES SILVER KRIS LOUNGE (MANILA) THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE IN SINGAPORE AIRLINES SILVER KRIS LOUNGE (MANILA) But i think it'd be the same here in Singapore! *Drooling* Labels: information 11:28 PM
Avatar's "I see you" by Leona Lewis I see you I see you Walking through a dream I see you My light in darkness breathing hope of new life Now I live through you and you through me Enchanting I pray in my heart that this dream never ends I see me through your eyes Living through life flying high Your life shines the way into paradise So I offer my life as a sacrifice I live through your love You teach me how to see All that’s beautiful My senses touch your word I never pictured Now I give my hope to you I surrender I pray in my heart that this world never ends I see me through your eyes Living through life flying high Your love shines the way into paradise So I offer my life I offer my love, for you When my heart was never open (and my spirit never free) To the world that you have shown me But my eyes could not division All the colours of love and of life ever more Evermore (I see me through your eyes) I see me through your eyes (Living through life flying high) Flying high Your love shines the way into paradise So I offer my life as a sacrifice And live through your love And live through your life I see you I see you Labels: music 10:32 PM
Sunday, February 7, 2010
How do you perceive your experiences? How do you perceive your experiences? I did up my resume and visited the NUS career centre for the critique session. I remember the first time when I did it, my resume was horrendously long (i thought the longer, the better. even after having already attended the workshop beforehand haha!) Anyway. I have never felt confident about my aspiration to enter the marketing/advertising industry with my degree course and results. I knew my chance was by citing relevant experiences. I mean it's either you study the subject or you have hands on experience right? So for me, education's kind of out. But what experiences do I have that I can bring out? That time, I felt there was none. Seriously. So i asked her whether I stand a chance. I wanted an honest and truthful opinion from someone reliable. She replied me as though it wasn't an issue worth talking about. To my greatest surprise, she told me I am far better off than most people whom she knew wanted to enter the marketing industry but has no real relevant experience or education. In fact, I stood a good chance. I was like eyes open wide and smiling gleefully on the inside. Haha. My point is, the way I viewed my experiences, I felt that they were too insignificant. 3 months temp job as customer svc officer in Aviva? 2 months temp job as the same job title in Singtel? And they were like done so long before NUS! But the way the resume consultant viewed my experiences is that they are actually not just relevant, but VALUABLE. and I have every reason to trust her for the career centre's knowledge and sensitivity towards the job industry of today. This made me think about how sometimes we are in a situation/experience - good or bad - and we may have belittled it far too much. Maybe it's time to trust the opinion of others and see what can we get out of our experiences through THEIR eyes. I believe self-pity, bitterness, anger and the likes of them are always because we refuse to change to a different perception and see our experience from a different point of view. Is the glass half empty, or is it half full? =) Labels: contemplative 12:46 AM
how do you perceive yourself? How do you perceive yourself? I had a brief, unimportant conversation with my close pal a week ago. i was telling her i wish i know how others view the way i look with certain accessories, clothing style or shoes. and if its the same way as how i viewed myself. there r certain looks i am just avoiding or not willing to try coz of that. she replied that its always different and we can never have the same perception or the full picture. which i agreed tremendously to... anyway, this led me to the fact that (this is very honest) when i see myself in a reflection surface - think mrt glass doors, shop entrances with mirror walls and the likes of em - i see a person that has a great destiny. and i think thats a great feeling and thought to have. but most importantly, i do actually believe in that. That i have a great destiny. i dont know how or why or when or where...neither do i know how far away i am right now from "there". But to be so assured of that great destiny everytime i take glances of myself is very encouraging. It makes me think everything is worth it. My belief and faith in this God that i serve, who has plenty of hope and aspirations to give to those who believe. I would not have perceived myself as such if not for God. He is the source of my confidence and dreams... Labels: contemplative 12:44 AM
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Shifting Paradigm - Employment and job industry today Shifting Paradigm - Employment and job industry today I went for a career talk named "Building your Career Roadmap" in NUS. The guest speaker is Mr Mark Sparrow, Senior director of Kelly Services (Singapore). I went in expecting to know more about the potential of different industries and how it might orientate me further towards what I want in my future career. However, it was not so. The focus instead was on the globalization of work today, and it was only towards the back bit that Mr Mark talked about the different potential industries in the different countries. Although what I received from the talk wasn't what I initially expected, it was not time wasted. In fact, I was glad I turned up because it has reaffirmed all the sayings flying around that it is important to have a global outlook. Employers are crossing countries AND industries...they are seeking to expand globally AND across different industries. I believe no companies want to stay small. Candidates that can add value to these 2 overarching goals are therefore in demand. They don't need more coffee and photocopy girl or boy in the company. They need people who has the breadth (knowledge/expertise crossing industries) AND the depth (specialized experience) in a particular field. Such people will be valued today by large companies. It is important to me to know what companies today value. I want a position in the company that nobody or only a few worthy ones can replace me. And that definitely isn't some job that an average person can be up to easily. I'm not being cocky here...I just believe very strongly that everyone of us have a unique combination of talent, abilities and knowledge that can make us a niche in our industry and company. That way, we actually become more and more indispensible. That is not difficult in today's context, and even more so in future. It is just like everyone of us have a unique mix of personality traits that makes you who you are. Yes, there may be categorizing of personalities into D.I.S.C and the likes of it when we do psychology tests...but that isn't going to give you a full picture of who you REALLY are exactly. I believe that when everyone of us functions at our optimum (being in a job that maximizes our capabilities), nobody will HATE their job & are just in it because they need to bring home money. I'm glad I learnt alot from the talk. I don't want to be an average worker in the old work paradigm - a job that is simply a job...like, you're in it because of the money, or you are not really enjoying what you're doing because it doesn't give you the chance to put your talent and abilities to good use. In other words, a mismatch. Or the mentality that "it's better to have a job than to have no job". Which is true in the current job market, I must say. But that's still within the "mediocare mentality", isn't it? This is mere survival mode, a mid-range level of expertise that anyone, given a meritocratic society in most nations today, can do. What's going to happen when the job market picks up? Are you going to remain in your job and being unhappy for the rest of your life? Or are you going to begin by planning towards getting "there"? The old paradigm emerged from a social background of people that wants to make alot of money because we want to upgrade from a 3rd world to a 1st world nation to being a TOP 1st world nation. And everything that we do, we align it to whatever can make the most money. In terms of jobs, it will be the classic ones - lawyers, doctors, bankers, IT, etc. These jobs that your mum or your dad have been trying to persuade you to do at some point in your life. Right? Mine did lar. Which I personally do not think is healthy if they are egging you to these classic jobs for the sake of mere prestige, reputation and money. So what do I mean by a shifting paradigm? It means finding a job that suits ME. Not the other way round. For too long, people are trying to fit themselves into a job. That's the conventional mindset. But that's going to change as job scopes now are more overlapped...there are more grey areas between what used to be 2 distinct jobs. For example, you could be a lawyer specializing in the area of Construction industry's contractual dispute. Very niche, but very valuable to the company. I believe the marketplace today is evolving. And I believe it to be VERY divine. You don't have to agree with me on this, but I believe this to be a prophetic change since the formation of the Bible, which mentions about the "New Jerusalem" during End Times. I'm not at all trying to be a doomsday Christian, but Christians do believe that Christ will return and reign for 1000 years in this same earth, but with everything and everyone in its original order and intention. It will be a new yet old world order. Old as in the original way...which isn't right now. What we have today is still a perversion of the original. Think 9-11, financial crisis due to greed, etc. But, new as in an even better version of the old. In that New Jerusalem, everyone is going to work just like how we are used to now....but we will be functioning at our optimum which leads to maximum productivity from every person on Earth. Not grudgingly, but passionately working. And I wonder how that can actually happen if you don't LOVE your job. Agree? The moral of the story is: Plan your career path. If you need training or education to get yourself "there", go for that training or education. If you need experience, go for internships and expose yourself to that kind of job scope first. Gain experience and build up your value for your future position. Do anything except to sit on your current situation. You may start small, but remember you're doing so for your greater future. Do what you love and it's going to be all play and no work. I believe in this and I am envisioning myself in a position like that. Labels: career, contemplative, revelation 4:14 PM
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