The strong one doesn’t win, the one who wins is strong …

Someone in life

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.

What goes around comes around

He was tired and aching and on his way home from a long day at work, so he almost didn’t see the old lady stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His old Pontiac was still sputtering as he approached her.

Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe; he looked poor and hungry.

He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.

He said, “I’m here to help you, ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.�

Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire.

As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn’t thank him enough for coming to her aid.

Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.

He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, “Pass it on.�

He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn’t erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan ..

After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.

There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: “This isn’t a tip, it’s a gift. You don’t owe me anything. Somebody once helped me out and if you feel you want to pay me back, don’t let this chain of love end with you, pass it on.�

Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.

Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it to closing time.

That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard….

She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a gentle kiss and whispered soft and low, “Everything’s going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.�

There is an old saying “What goes around comes around.� Today I sent you this story, and I am asking you to pass it on. Let this light keep shining.

The Wooden Bowl

I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table.

But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.

The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. “We must do something about father,� said the son. “I’ve had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.�

So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl!

When the family glanced in Grandfather’s direction, sometime he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.

The four-year-old watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, “What are you making?�

Just as sweetly, the boy responded, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I grow up.� The four-year-old smiled and went back to work .

The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took Grandfather’s hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.

On a positive note, I’ve learned that, no matter what happens, how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles four things: a rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.

I’ve learned that, regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life.
I’ve learned that making a “living� is not the e same thing as making a “life..�
I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.
I’ve learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But if
you focus on your family, your friends, the needs of others, your work and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.
I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I ussually make the right decision.
I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
I’ve learned that every day, you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch — holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.
I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.!

Life is a gift

Today before you think of saying an unkind word
Think of someone who can’t speak.

Before you complain about the taste of your food
Think of someone who has nothing to eat.

Before you complain about your husband or wife
Think of someone who’s crying out to God for a companion.

Today before you complain about life
Think of someone who went too early to heaven.

Before you complain about your children
Think of someone who desires children but they’re barren.

Before you argue about your dirty house, someone didn’t clean or sweep
Think of the people who are living in the streets.

Before whining about the distance you drive
Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.

And when you are tired and complain about your job
Think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job.

But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another
Remember that not one of us are without sin and we all answer to one maker.

And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down
Put a smile on your face and thank God you’re alive and still around.

Are u really old?  

For your reading pleasure…some might be true. Hope you will all enjoy reading it. This might bring you back the old memory especially during those school days…..

And teacher…. please compare these with your students now…

Signs that you are a 70s’ or 80s’ baby:

You grew up watching G-Force, He-man, Transformers, Thundercats, Silver Hawk, Woody Woodpecker, Chipmunks and Mickey Mouse. Not to forget Ninja Turtles, Mask, Smurfs and Voltron too.

Girls watched Japanese cartoon like My Little Pony, Jem, She-Ra.

You grew up brushing your teeth with a mug in primary school after recess time.

You squatted by a drain with all your classmates beside you, and brushed your teeth with a colourful mug.

Remember the days when the school nurse, comes with a list for the dentist appointment, the sound of the drilling when your friend has a fill in his tooth.

You remember the packets of milk we get in primary school to encourage us to drink more milk. (It is only cost 30 cent per pack)

In secondary school, girls go to the library to borrow their favourite romance storybook.

In secondary school, girls altered their school skirt to shorten it and guys will go to the school appointed school uniform tailor shop to tailor make their school trousers to the then fashionable “baggy pants”!

During primary school days, the teacher will punish you using a ruler to hit your palm.

A bowl of noodles soup cost only 30cent in primary school days.

When you were in primary school, girls like to go to the bookshop to buy cute stuff such as animal erasers, various shape sharpeners, colourful notebook etc.

Hankyu Jaya, Yaohan departmental stores used to be a favourite hangout for families during weekends.

In secondary school days, you buy the Bata BM Turbo or Pallas Jazz school shoes. Some guys like to wear those china made ankle high shoes. Some even like to wear those very thick socks with their school shoes.

Internet? E-mail? What the hell is that?

So you thought a decade or more ago, your friends don’t have pagers or handphones in school.

CDs? What’s that? Cassette tapes were the norm. Movie tickets used to cost less than $5 last time.

The goodies from Mama shop used to be Chickadees, Mamee , Kum Kum, UFO, O-Ya , Ding Dang chocolate balls with toys in the box, colourful hard “egg”, cigerette” bubble gum, KIKI Bubble Gum, pink bottle of bubbles c/w a small tubes with yellow sticks to blow “more lasting” bubbles that you can pop more air in or slam it on.

You never forget ‘Ti Kam’.

When exams are over, the board games (e.g Monopoly, Donkey, Transportation Comparison Card) & held video games will be all over the class room.

Your favourite sound is the bell! For it’s the homemade ice cream man. The cream that tops Haagan Dazs!

Another bell is the recess bell, a time to get away from school work and to eat.

Another time when there is no bell but all guys will anxiously wait for it…The PJ (Pendidikan Jasmani ), PE time (time for football)

Your favourite childhood games were playing “guli”(marbles) , five stones, five bottle cover, zero-point, catching, “Pepsi-Cola one two three” and/or “Police & Sentry”!

The best thirst quencher of all times is the yummy colourful ice tubes you can buy from provision shops for only 10 cent. To eat them, break the tab and suck while holding the freezing tube!

All gals have a girl doll/strawberry shortcake/my little pony/pound puppy, while all boys have a soldiers figurine (combat) or a rubber band catapult that shoots folded paper!

Once was the era whereby ice-cream sticks were valueable items, then came the paper aircrafts, chalk fights.

Some boys made their own guns from wood, and used ‘Bacali’ as the bullets.

Let’s see, the majority of students in universities today were born in 1987 / 88…. They are called “youth”.

For them, they have never heard of the song “We are the World, we are the Children…” And the “Uptown Girl” they know is by ‘West Life’ but not ‘Billy Joel’.

For them, there have always been only one Germany and only one Vietnam.

AIDS exists since they were born.

CD exists since they were born.

Michael Jackson is already whitened.

John Travolta is always round in shape and they can’t imagine how this fat guy could be a god of dance.

They believe that Spiderman and Incredible Hulk are just new films.

They can never imagine a black and white screen for a computer.

They never know what is Atari or ‘Game & Watch’.

They can’t believe a black and white television ever existed and they don’t even know how to switch on a TV without a remote control.

And they never understand how we can go out without a mobile phone when we were in university.. .

Let’s check if we’re getting old…

1. You understand what was written above and you smile.

2. Most of your secondary school friends are getting married.

3. You are always surprised to see small children playing comfortably with computer.

4. When you see teenagers with mobile phones, you shake your head.

5. You spend less and less time talking on phone with your friends daily.

6. When you meet your old friends from time to time, talking about the good old days, repeating again and again all funny stories you experienced together.

7. Lastly, having read this mail, you are thinking of forwarding it to some other old friends. You think they will like it too…..

Hahaha !…. Yes! We are getting old too……… ..

Brings back old memories huh?

Cheers to the 70s n 80s babies!!!

心�測驗-你�熟嗎

很多人的心智年齡跟實際年齡其實是有�離的，今天的隨堂測驗就來測驗出你幼稚的程度有多高？

題目：如果你是童話故事中，想�掉3隻�豬的大野狼，你覺得用哪一種方法�以�掉他們？

1. 模仿豬媽媽�音騙開門
2. 用槌�把門整個砸壞
3. 從煙囪��爬進屋內
4. 等�豬沒戒心自己出來
5. 用煙把�豬燻到暈倒

ANSWER
1.
�＜模仿豬媽媽�音騙開門＞的朋�
�你的心智�熟，足以當別人的心�導師了】
你的幼稚指數40﹪：這類型的人會用言語��通的方�跟人家�進一步的交談，處�事情的時候會很有�心而且能夠抓�人性。

2.
�＜用槌�把門整個砸壞＞的朋�
�直到被撞到滿頭包傷痕累累，你�會知��長大�行了】
你的幼稚指數80﹪：這類型的人比較大男人或大女人，表�上很�熟，其實內心是�常幼稚的。

3.
�＜從煙囪��爬進屋內＞的朋�
�你自知已經�大��，必須學習�立自主】
你的幼稚指數55﹪：這類型的人知��事情�利用方法，在人生的路途中他會慢慢的讓自己學習�長

4.
�＜等�豬沒戒心自己出來＞的朋�
�你�但�幼稚，而且�熟�了頭，�心未�先衰】
你的幼稚指數20﹪：這類型的人�很多事情已經懂得放手，以�爭�強求其實是沒有用的，因此會用等待的方�來�任何事情，�管是工作或者是愛情。

5.
�＜用煙把�豬燻到暈倒＞的朋�
�你活在童話世界中，幼稚到了極點，讓大家都擔心】
你的幼稚指數99﹪：這類型的人憑著感覺走，想��什麼就�什麼。

Funny …

Caller : Hello, can I speak to Annie Wan? (anyone )

Operator : Yes, you can speak to me.

Caller:No, I want to speak to Annie Wan!

Operator: You are talking to someone! Who is this?

Caller: I’m Sam Wan( someone). And I need to talk to Annie Wan! It’s urgent.

Operator: I know you are someone and you want to talk to anyone! But what’s
this urgent matter about?

Caller: Well… just tell my sister Annie Wan that our brother Noel Wan(no one) ?lt was involved in an accident. Noel Wan got injured and now Noel Wan is being
sent to the hospital. Right now, Avery Wan is on his way to the hospital.

Operator: Look if no one was injured and no one was sent to the hospital, then
the accident isn’t an urgent matter! You may find this hilarious but I don’t
have time for this!

Caller: You are so rude! Who are you?

Operator: I’m Saw Lee. (sorry )

Caller: Yes! You should be sorry. Now give me your name!!

Milli Vanilli - Girl you know it’s true …

I’m in love with you girl ’cause you’re on my mind,
you’re the one I think about most every time.
And when you pack a smile in everything you do,
don’t you understand, girl, this love is true.
You’re soft, succulent so sweet and thin
that’s kind of like a vision upon your skin.
It lightens up my day, and that’s oh so true.
Together we’re one separated we’re two.
To make you all mine, all mine is my desire.
‘Cause you contain a quality, you that I admire.
You’re pretty plain and simple, you rule my world so try to understand.
I’m in love girl,
I’m in so love girl.
I’m just in love girl, and this is true.
Girl, you know it’s true.
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh I love you.
Yes, you know it’s true.
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh I love you.
Girl, you know it’s true.
My love is for you.
Girl, you know it’s true.
My love is for you.
This is some sort of thing, girl, I can’t explain,
my emotions starts up when I hear your name.
Maybe your sweet sweet voice would ring in my ear,
then delay my system when you are near.
Come with your positive emotion, love, making enjoyin’
that’s for me to bust it’s like a girl and a boy.
These feelings I get I often wonder why,
so I thought I might discuss this, girl, just you and I.
Now what you’re wearing I don’t care, as I’ve said before,
no reason that I like you, girl, just for what you are.
If I said I’d think about it, you rule my world so try to understand.
I’m in love girl,
I’m in so love girl.
I’m just in love girl, and this is true.
Girl, you know it’s true.
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh I love you.
Yes, you know it’s true.
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh I love you.
Girl, you know it’s true.
My love is for you.
Girl, you know it’s true.
My love
Girl, you know it’s true.
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh I love you.
Yes, you know it’s true.
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh I love you

Rednex - Wish you were here …

Wish you were here
me oh my countryman
wish you where here

Wish you were here
don’t you know the stove is
getting colder
and i miss you like hell
and i’m feeling blue

I’ve got feelings for you babe
do you still feel the same
from the first time i laid my
eyes on you
i felt joy of living
i saw heaven in your eyes in
your eyes

I miss your laugh i miss
your smile
i miss everything about you
every second’s like a minute
every minute’s like a day
when you’re far away

Wish you were here
the stove is getting colder baby
wish you were here
a battlefield of love and fear