Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
折衣服
Ah cob is really shy when he knew I was snapping him. He mentioned that I shall not publish this, so that I can tell everybody that I am doing all the housework (actually I am not, :p) Hehe, so sweet of him.
I know the photos are meaningless. You can’t even see his face. Since Ah Cob is so insisted not to show his face, I shall respect him. haha.
I am wondering how a man can be so “MAN” when he is doing this “remeh temeh” housework. I really enjoyed myself seeing Ah Cob doing this. I felt so sweet. Haha
The work is done within few minutes. Bravo, Ah Cob!!!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Batu Ferringi @ One Day Trip
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Forgiveness
The Bible instructs us to forgive as the Lord forgave us:
Colossians 3:13 - Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
How do we forgive when we don't feel like it? How do we translate the decision to forgive into a change of heart?
We forgive by faith, out of obedience. Since forgiveness goes against our nature, we must forgive by faith, whether we feel like it or not. We must trust God to do the work in us that needs to be done so that the forgiveness will be complete.
I believe God honors our commitment to obey Him and our desire to please him when we choose to forgive. He completes the work in his time. We must continue to forgive (our job), by faith, until the work of forgiveness (the Lord's job), is done in our hearts.
Philippians 1:6- And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
How will we know if we have truly forgiven?
Corrie Ten Boom, a Christian woman who survived a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust, said, "Forgiveness is to set a prisoner free, and to realize the prisoner was you."
We will know the work of forgiveness is complete when we experience the freedom that comes as a result. We are the ones who suffer most when we choose not to forgive. When we do forgive, the Lord sets our hearts free from the anger, bitterness, resentment and hurt that previously imprisoned us.
Most times, however, forgiveness is a slow process.
Matthew 18:21-22 -Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
This answer by Jesus makes it clear that forgiveness is not easy for us. It's not a one-time choice and then we automatically live in a state of forgiveness. Forgiveness may require a lifetime of forgiving, but it is important to the Lord. We must continue forgiving until the matter is settled in our heart.
What if the person we need to forgive is not a believer?
I have found that prayer is one of the best ways to break down the wall of un-forgiveness in my heart. When I begin to pray for the person who has wronged me, God begins to give me new eyes to see that person and a new heart to care for that person. As I pray I begin to see that person as God sees them, and I realize that person is precious to the Lord. I also see myself in a new light, just as guilty of sin and failure as the other person. I too am in need of forgiveness. If God did not withhold his forgiveness from me, why should I withhold my forgiveness from another?
Is it okay to feel anger and want justice for the person we need to forgive?
This question presents another reason to pray for the person we need to forgive. We can pray for God to deal with the injustices, for God to judge the person's life, and then we can leave that prayer at the altar. We no longer have to carry the anger. Although it is normal for us to feel anger toward sin and injustice, it is not our job to judge the other person in their sin.
Luke 6:37 -Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Why must we forgive?
The best reason to forgive is because Jesus commanded us to forgive. We learn from Scripture, if we don't forgive, neither will we be forgiven:
Matthew 6:14-16 -For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
We also forgive so that our prayers will not be hindered:
Mark 11:25 -And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.
In summary and in closing, we forgive out of obedience to the Lord. It is a choice, a decision we make. However, as we do this "forgiving," we discover the command is in place for our own good, and we receive the reward of our forgiveness - freedom
By Mary Fairchild, About.com
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Cliff
I am writing this, just in case that I had forgotten this person…
Cliff was my ex- team mate and cub mate. He was one of my minority friends who can tolerate my “nge nge lai” style.
He is so positive, but I felt that there was something wrong with him. He was either trying so hard to psycho himself to be positive or he was just a hypocrite that never shares things truthfully with people. Haha.
I was sitting beside him for about 3 months plus. I had tried to challenge his positive thinking by analyzing those incidents in some negative ways, by sharing other opinions with him. To my surprise, he is really a positive thinker, not pretending. I am happy for him. Of course, he will “gossip” a bit with me after my challenging.
He is really generous person. I can just show my true color in front him.
We’re talking, sharing something personal, but not too personal. I can remember that one day; he was so passionate to share something with me, by calling me “Ah Dia, Ah Dia…” However, my face turned into black and answered him “Don’t call me Ah Dia!!!” He was stunned and get shocked as everyone calls me Ah Dia. Then I answered to him “Call me Mrs. Lee!!!” Haha, it was really fun to fool him.
I can just simply ask him to assist me finding some part numbers for certain spare parts.
I had utilized him when he was still working with us. One time, he answered me “The part is Y1338 or 4M010, not sure which one got part now…”
My emotional was not stable when hearing this answer. I ask him with unfriendly tone “Then what part to quote now?? You like that, I very CONFUSED one!!” haha, I get the FIRM answer immediately from him.
Sometimes, he felt frustrated to check some deep enquiry for me, I can just tell him “Now I am suffering period pain, you still want to bully me??!!” He just checked for me without complaints.
Since he left us, I am so disappointed, I can’t really find a person who I can perli kuat kuat. Calling him “No taste”, “Psycho”, “Chao Leng Tai”, commenting his saliva is too much…he will never get angry. Syok!!! Cliff, I refused to say sorry. If you still here, I will do the same things to you. Haha!
Cliff, I have high expectation that you will be successful in your career one day. Please don’t forget to share good things with me that time, haha!!
You please bear with me that I have short term memory; I may not remember you one day (when I become success). Hehe, you wont kira kira with me one. Thank you, thank you!
Friday, August 14, 2009
Today's Nasi Lemak
Today, as per usual, I went to café bought nasi lemak. I had so high expectation on the nasi lemak as they never disappoint me.
However, I feel so bad when I started to uncover the nasi lemak. Please see the photo below.
The nasi lemak with NO ikan bilis and NO spicy source…just with few pieces of dry chilis...
How can that be? The nasi lemak like this cost RM 1.20.
Well, today is Friday; I don’t want to spoil my day just because of the nasi lemak. Thus, I finished it without making any complaint.
这一包 nasi lemak,让我深思。 因为我只想过着我低调的生活,我吞下了这个不公平的交易。 所以,那个卖nasi lemak 的人, 还是会继续他的坏行为; 会有更多人面对同样的事。我应该带着nasi lemak 去投诉。我错了!!!
在工作,在生活,什么样的人也有。今天,我同时看到心地不好的同事,欺负心地善良的同事。我很难过。善良的你们, 不应该忍气吞声,一定要做出正确的投诉。 也许,情况不能改变,但至少心地不好的他们, 会alert, 没法如此的明目张胆欺负你们。心地不好的你们,祝愿你们早日醒悟。
今天,我学了...要世界和平,不要欺负别人,也别让别人欺负你。谢谢!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Shuttlecock
You must be wondering why…Sigh, this is not a good nickname ...
However, I would like to give a credit to Ah Cob, as I found that he became more and more creative, like me, haha. Even this is not a nickname that I shall be proud of, I appreciate his thought. This made me and my friends have laughers when we mentioning it.
The reason is I am very “kiam pak” to him, so he said that I were like a shuttlecock, every player wants to “pak” the shuttlecock.
True or Not? Well, you know that I am not a “kiam pak” person…hehe thank you, thank you.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Thank You- to Ah Cob
Last few weeks, I received a mail from "Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia". The letter was mentioning that my “Cukai Kena Dibayar” is RM 2147.00.
This is impossible, as I am a low income worker, this shall not be the truth. Ah Cob immediately brought me to LHDN to have further clarification in the next day. The officer was kind enough to check for me. She confirmed that I had submitted the wrong information via website. She gave me the direction on how to appeal and resubmit for the correct income tax that i shall pay.
Too bad, I need to write a letter in Bahasa Malaysia and post to LHDN. I feel so lazy and troublesome to do this. Thus, I put aside this case for about 1 week…
Haha, today Ah Cob was doing this for me, he was brainstorming all the malay wordings. Finally it was done. I am so happy. Haha!! Seeing his fat fingers dancing on the keyboard, I feel so great!!
Thank you very much, Ah Cob!!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
贫穷的好处
今天的Sunday church preaching, 我听到下面这些, 我现在是穷人, 与穷人们共勉之:
Spiritual Advantages of Poverty.
1, The poor know they are in urgent need of redemption.
2. The poor know not only their dependence on God and on powerful people but also their interdependence with one another.
3. The poor rest their security not on things but on people.
4. The poor have no exaggerated sense of their own importance, and no exaggerated need of privacy.
5. The poor expect little from competition and much from cooperation.
6. The poor can distinguish between necessities and luxuries.
7. The poor can wait, because they have acquired a kind of dogged patience.
8. The fears of the poor are more realistic and less exaggerated, because they already know that one can survive great suffering and want.
9. When the poor have the gospel preached to them, it sounds like good news and not like a threat or scolding.
10. The poor can respond to the call of the gospel with a certain abandonment and uncomplicated totality because they have so little to lose and are ready for anything.
—Philip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew (Zondervan, 2001, p. 115)
我非常同意。
我是穷人 (重复第二次, 呵呵), 我觉得好处如下:
1. 依靠上帝。 当我的bank account 的钱,越少,我越需要神。 我知道, 上帝是最富有的。
2. 安全感。我没有什么好失去的,靠近我的人, 不会是贪图我的钱,智慧或美貌 (刚好这些我都没有) 。
3. 耐心。无论工作多么压力,上司多么无聊,我还是会继续下去。我会忍,忍你这个X$%^#@!!!
4. 同理心。 明白别人的苦难,因为自己也在贫穷中。
5. 慷慨大方。少数富有的人,一毛不拔,因为地位的关系,小心翼翼...贫穷人绝对没有这包袱。
6. 快乐很“便宜 ”。 只要一餐不到 RM 20 的Japanese food, 一杯Hot choc, 一片cheese cake...就会让我开心久久。
好不容易才想到6 个好处。 所以,我还是在追求---变得比较有钱。
每天晚上,我与ah cob 手牵着手, 一起祷告入睡。我不晓得这是不是因为贫穷的关系。也许, 有一天,我们会更富有,可是,我愿上帝不会改变这一切。
“耶和华使我心里快乐,胜过那丰收五谷新酒的人”(诗4:6—7)。
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
忙 vs 闲; 长vs 短
忙的人很羡慕闲的人; 闲的人也羡慕忙的人。因为世上没有完美的事...
忙的人不必担心没有sales, 可是得做到很迟; 闲的人,work & life 很 balance, 却担心quota 不能 hit, 没有钱。
我现在是闲人。我听到一个忙人说,她宁愿没有commision 也不要忙。我听了, 想跟她调换岗位。
人就是看人好。我竟然忘了,上帝对我说 “我的恩典够你用 ”。
这时候, 我想到了一个小故事:
有一次林肯总统的朋友們聚在一起,并谈论起另一個朋友。不久大家就七嘴八舌的批评起那個人。有人说那个人的腿太短了,简直就是矮冬瓜。
这是林肯也加入他們的谈话。有一个人于是問林肯:「人的腿该有多长?」
林肯的回答很妙,他說:「人的腿只要长得夠到地就可以了。」
默想:上帝早就预备了最适合的东西给我。
朋友们说,我的语言,动作,表情...都很欠打; 可是, 因为上帝的周到,他给了我“无辜 ”的脸,以及短短的腿,而不至于被人打。更好的祝福是, 还有一大票的人对我好。哈哈。上帝真是聪明又有幽默感。谢谢上帝!腿只要长得夠到地就可以了。 林肯,有你的!
又是快乐与平安的一天。真爽,yeah!!!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
我的好朋友-丽敏
丽敏,是在读college 时认识的朋友。我不会放弃她当我的朋友。所以我时不时会联络她。当她的电脑有毛病时,也一定会联络我及ah cob。
她, 到底有什么魅力,导致我会主动保护我们的友谊?
她的心肠很好,又善良,又直率。
她很好笑。笨拙, 做事情认真,可是不一定作对啦。
在别人眼中的小事情, 可能对她,是很大的事。 谦虚, 有点笨,却很真。
跟她在一起,绝对没有压力。
今天,我打电话给她,如往常一般,问起她有没有八卦可以update 我,然后,我当然关心她, 有没有男朋友。她的反应很激烈 “没有啦!!” 呵呵,语气中有怨气,无奈,感慨,忧心... ... 哈哈。
她的梦想是在25 岁结婚,今年24岁的她, 会不爽是难免的。哈哈。
这么漂亮的女生,性格好,为什么没有男朋友?还有这样好康的事? 是的, 不要怀疑, 就是这样好康。当你读到这里, 如果,你还单身,又是“纯正”的男生,又想跟她当“朋友”, 来,告诉我。哈哈。缘分, 很难讲 :)
丽敏,我知道你在看我的blog, 谢谢你的支持。 祝你早日遇见你的Mr Right。
Monday, August 3, 2009
不小心怀孕就结婚?!
我的妈妈是个很好的 '播报员'。 这个,我举脚也得承认。 哈哈。
我想,这件事情,她一定讲过很多次。 可是,当我回家时,她又耐心的跟我“分享“。
我的表妹,今年16岁,她怀孕了。她的未婚夫,也是16岁。
那怎么办? 结婚。
我感到很paiseh, 也很感叹。要是, 大家都认识耶稣, 哪有多好!
我今天,读上帝是如何,为何要创造 “婚姻”这件事。
神造了男人,然后用男人“骨中的骨”造了女人。(创世纪2:21-22)
“亚当说,这是我骨中的骨,肉中的肉,可以称她为女人,因为她是从男人身上取出来的。因此,人要离开父母与妻子连合,二人成为一体”(创世纪2:23-24)。
一个人要进入婚姻,在神面前作一个独立的人,离开父母不是不孝敬父母,而是告诉父母,让儿女自己面对神,学习面对婚姻中各样的难处。进入婚姻的人,凡事不可依靠父母,须要尊敬父母,但要自己作决定。
二人成为一体: 神何等盼望每一个夫妻所进入的光景,是有血有泪的路,十字架的路。 家庭的功课是为永远的旨意,不只是享受,每一个家,基督的爱,丈夫如何舍己的爱自己的妻子,妻子如何去顺服丈夫,作父母懂得怎样不若儿女的气,作儿女的如何孝敬自己的父母。
神让我明白他美好的旨意,让我找到他为我预备的人生伴侣。 谢谢上帝的爱。
上帝是如此的浪漫, 呵呵。