Fun Theory Really Works

If we make things fun, we won't mind working harder.
If we live happier, we won't mind life is harder.




'And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God' ~ Colossians 1:10

Get a Paradigm Shift

I have a paradigm shift after listen to this talk, I hope you too. Life sometimes put us in a box and we really need a little help like this to think out of the box, to learn new things.




'If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.' ~ Matthew 21:22

Somebody...

Somebody said it takes about 6 weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby. Somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, normal is history.

Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct. Somebody never took a 3-year-old shopping.

Somebody said being a mother is boring. Somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit.

Somebody said if you're a "good" mother, your child will "turn out good". Somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a guarantee.

Somebody said "good" mothers never raise their voices. Somebody never came out the back door just in time to see her child hit a ball through the neighbour's kitchen window.

Somebody said you don't need an education to be a mother. Somebody never helped a 4th grader with his maths.

Somebody said you can't love the 5th child as much as you love the 1st. Somebody doesn't have 5 children.

Somebody said a mother can find all the answers to her child-rearing questions in the books. Somebody never had a child stuff beans up his nose.

Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labour and delivery. Somebody never had a child get on the bus for the 1st day of kindergarten.

Somebody said a mother can do her job with her eyes closed and one hand tied behind her back. Somebody never organized 7 giggling Brownies to sell cookies.

Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married. Somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or daughter in-law to a mother's heartstrings.

Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home. Somebody never had grandchildren.

Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell her. Somebody isn't a mother.

- author unknown


'May your father and mother be glad; may she who gave you birth rejoice!' ~ Proverbs 23:25

How Big are You?

I recently received an email from a friend about planets, find it really really useful.. beyond academically for kids.

'Have you ever wondered where we come from and how we came into being?

Have you wondered how awesome is the universe and what is eternity?

Do you ever think how we fit into the big picture or think how great we are (sometimes)?

THIS is fascinating - it's rather dazzling to see it presented this way.







I certainly thought this was enlightening. Beyond our sun, it's a big universe.





ANTARES is the 15th brightest stars in the sky.

It is more than 1000 Light Years away.

How big are we?

... ...

Try to wrap your mind around this...


This is a Hubble Telescope ultra deep field infrared view of countless 'Entire' galaxies BILLIONS of Light Years away.



Below is a close-up of one of the darkest region of the photo above.



Humbling, isn't it?

And yet, God said He knows how many hairs are on our heads, and not even a single sparrow dies apart from His will!

So,
How big am I?
How big are the things that upset me today?'

I am so amazed. Imagine HOW BIG GOD IS then!

Keep life in perspective, my friend.



'By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.' ~ Hebrews 11:3

'Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.' ~ Matthew 10:29-30

Everyday is a Special Occasion

When I go to my mom's house, I see year-by-year those beautiful plates and bowls, and nice tea pot sets that she keeps at the cupboards; many perfumes unopened in her drawers... Then one day, I got an opportunity of having family dinner, and took out her plates and bowls for everyone to use. I told mom every time we meet should be considered as special time to use them, and I mean frequently.

If you want to understand what I mean, read this story..

A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:

'This' - he said - 'isn't any ordinary package.'

He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.

'She got this the first time we went to New York , 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on, was saving it for a special occasion.

'Well, I guess this is it.' He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died..

He turned to me and said: 'Never save something for a special occasion. Every day in your life is a special occasion'.

I still think those words changed my life.

Now I read more and clean less.

I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.

I spend more time with my family, and less at work.

I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through. I no longer keep anything.

I use crystal glasses every day... I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like it.

I don't save my special perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to.

The words 'Someday...' and ' One Day...' are fading away from my dictionary. If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now..

I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell.. I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends. She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels. I'd like to think she would go out for Chinese food, her favorite. It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had come.

Each day, each hour, each minute, is special. Live for today, for tomorrow is promised to no-one.


'He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.' ~ Romans 14:6

Message to A Sister

To my dear sister,
Most people have heard of the story of a professor putting the big stones into a hugh glass jar. He then poured in smaller stones, then poured in sand, then poured in water. This is not to show his student no matter how full it looks, there is still room to add (improve); But is to show them, if you do not put in the big stones first, you will never get to put them in at all.

I believe there are big milestones in life we put in - Birth, Maturity, Career, Marriage, Pregnancy, Child-Birth, Health, Knowing-God. Some of these happen at specific time. If we miss any of it, we may feel some regret in life.

One thing I learned not so early was:
'If you don't manage your life's milestones, decide and chart your path... life will pass you by.'

Are you marrying him? Dunno.
Do you love him? Dunno.
Do you plan to find someone else? Dunno.
When do you think you should get married? Dunno.
Have kids? Dunno.

These are the answer I get from you. Is it a trend now?

Actually in olden days, like mom and dad, people were somewhat unconsciously aware of marriage milestone. They plan their path, aim to marry specific person at a specific time. May be life is easier nowadays, so people takes things for granted... until one day when they get old, no matter how much money they have... they will fall back to face certain milestones they miss - marriage, pregnancy, kids.

TV, movie, novel sometimes beautifies things. People are forever waiting for things to happen by itself... forgetting that milestones need them to plan to achieve.

Stop waiting for your lover to knee down asking for marriage, you two can actually sit down and plan for it. Stop looking at oversea just because you feel that there is no equal opportunity in this country. There is no one place in the world that has equal opportunity. Every country has people succeed and become millionaires, and every country has beggars too. Do you know poorer countries says here is heaven?

One do not need to be equal to go for success. One just need an opportunity and hard work to be successful... remember that. Read books of successful people, their mind set is different than usually what people thought things were. That's why they are successful no matter where you place them in the world. Upgrade your mindset, not only career updates, you will have a wiser view, and you will be happier without all the complaining.

Love,
Your sister.

Temptation is everywhere?

I used to think that if people live properly, follows God's principle, they will not need to face the temptation on adultery. But I was wrong.

Some time ago, my 2 girl friends whom are air stewardess told me about the "real world" out there. Yeah, I mean the seductive world in the Service Industry, regardless of men or women. Especially job in marketing, film, airline, hotel, maid, etc.

They told me that, in the airline industry, if you do not hold a set of value, it is very easy that you fall into the sin of adultery and become a high-class prostitute. Imagine the customer can be multi-millionaire that can offer money and any luxury things. In their industry, everyone know who hold the value and who don't.

While the air stewardess had long flight, the airline will provide them each a separate 5-star hotel room to stay. Outsiders (the local) are able to get their hotel phones and door numbers. People do knock at their doors late night, or call them on the phone...

The other day, I brought my maid to the dentist. While waiting I went out to buy something. When I came back, I notice the fat man sitting at the corner had moved to sit next to my maid. But he have not do his move, and my maid is afraid to even lift her finger. My maid told me, maid agency also had warned them, there will always be men 'hunting' or 'fishing' them, especially when they know she is a maid. Man includes the construction worker, garbage collector, etc. So, what happen then will all depend on her own moral.

This reminds me of an incident. Many years ago, I went to a 5-star hotel in KL to look for a friend working there. While waiting at the lobby, the hotel manager called me from his desk, requested me to do some Chinese-English translation for him. He passed me his phone. I heard from the other side a man with heavy China accents, asking whether the hotel can provide ladies for his 2 business partners whom going to stay there next week. I told the manager about the man request, and the manager ask me to inform him, they do not provide such 'service', but it's alright if he bring his 'friends' over.

Well, this is the real world. We really need to use our brain and ask God's help to strengthen us. If you refer to the great bible, you see these mentioned so many times in different chapter again and again, even kings fall short in this area. Remember how we are supposed to pray? "...don't let us yield to temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."


'But remember that the temptation that come into your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can't stand up against it. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you will not give in to it.' ~ 1 Corinthians 10:13

Credit Card Danger

"What?! You do not have a credit card?" This was a surprise respond from my ex-colleague when I told her I do not have a credit card for 9 years in the workforce.

What's wrong with credit cards if they provide a convenient way to cover unexpected expenses when we are short of money? Isn’t that flexibility a good thing? I guess if you have it as a backup in case you do not have cash in hand is ok (as long as you have the actual amount of money in the bank).

However, credit cards become dangerous when people use it to avoid working on solutions to their debt problems. Rather than adjusting their lifestyles, people rely on credit cards, thus piling up more debt. Besides, The interest on credit cards often piles up faster than people can afford to pay it back, creating a hole nearly impossible to dig out of.

Sometimes I wonder, will credit cards become one of the cause that make people not to rely on God to provide when in need? God will wants us to seek Him in our time of trouble instead of turn to our card, right?


'Look at birds. They don't need to plant or harvest or put food in barns because your heavenly Father feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than they are... , and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.' ~ Matthew 6:26, 33.