had a short trip to KL over the weekend after attending Jimmy's wedding... went with one of my good friends and both of us enjoyed the trip and we laughed a lot, remembered school days, talked about old school mates... had fun... just that my back ache is recurring... otherwise altogether it was fun...
but, i did miss sunday service at church... for me, if i don't attend service on sunday, its kind of missing something for the rest of the week... and indeed i am missing that something now... don't know what exactly that something is though...
heard from mom that dad is getting better... still in hospital... mom is struggling but she is keeping herself strong... same like my sis... hopefully everything will be fine soon... don't know whether i will be able to go back in december... very hard to find tickets... almost all sold out... have to wait and see whether i will be able to get any soon... otherwise will look for some short trip to some neighbouring country...
hope everyone of you guys are doing good... till u get to read something here next time, keep smiling and make someone laugh... God Bless
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
I WILL PRESS ON!!!!
a tough week ended... but at the end of the week, i still survived... so nothing to complain about... i may have messed up things... but i choose not to stay in that mess... and i am hoping for an amazing week ahead... and thats a good thing about being a christian... i got hope... i am hoping for the best... sometimes, reality strikes as if i have been thrown out of my position and bashed onto a wall... but i won't remain in my ruins... coz i got hope for a better tomorrow...
heard from mom today that dad was discharged from hospital... thanks to all who prayed... especially my cell... his haemoglobin level increased and pains reduced... so, i am happy about that...
my back pain is pestering me... may be will have to see a doctor soon... hopefully can be better with physiotherapy or something... now again have to think of stopping soccer... but i will try playing with flextronics people since they have been asking me to join them for long time... hopefully pain won't get worse...
today had steam boat with cell group members.. enjoyed it... and i enjoyed the anderson's ice cream most... rum and raisin... my fav... got to see baby zach... he is looking good... have grown up a bit too...
will update here, if something happens... till then smile and make someone laugh...
heard from mom today that dad was discharged from hospital... thanks to all who prayed... especially my cell... his haemoglobin level increased and pains reduced... so, i am happy about that...
my back pain is pestering me... may be will have to see a doctor soon... hopefully can be better with physiotherapy or something... now again have to think of stopping soccer... but i will try playing with flextronics people since they have been asking me to join them for long time... hopefully pain won't get worse...
today had steam boat with cell group members.. enjoyed it... and i enjoyed the anderson's ice cream most... rum and raisin... my fav... got to see baby zach... he is looking good... have grown up a bit too...
will update here, if something happens... till then smile and make someone laugh...
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Everything Happens for a Good Reason
from www.timepassmails.com
sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there...to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be but you lock eyes with them, you know that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.
and sometimes things happen to you at the time that may seem horrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles you would never realize your potential, strength, will power or heart.
everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of luck. Illness, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test limits of your soul.
without these small tests, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless.
the people you meet affect your life. The successes and downfalls that you experience can create whom you are, and the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact they are probably the most poignant and important ones. If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them because they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart.
if someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but also because they are teaching you to love and open your heart and eyes to little things. Make every day count. Appreciate everything that you possibly can, for you may never experience it again.
talk to people whom you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high. Hold you head up because you have every right to.
tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you. Create you own life and then go out and live it.
sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there...to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be but you lock eyes with them, you know that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.
and sometimes things happen to you at the time that may seem horrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles you would never realize your potential, strength, will power or heart.
everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of luck. Illness, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test limits of your soul.
without these small tests, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless.
the people you meet affect your life. The successes and downfalls that you experience can create whom you are, and the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact they are probably the most poignant and important ones. If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them because they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart.
if someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but also because they are teaching you to love and open your heart and eyes to little things. Make every day count. Appreciate everything that you possibly can, for you may never experience it again.
talk to people whom you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high. Hold you head up because you have every right to.
tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you. Create you own life and then go out and live it.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
ALWAYS HAVE A DREAM !!!
Forget about the days
when its been cloudy, but
don't forget your hours in the sun
Forget about the times
you've been defeated, but
don't forget the victories you've won
Forget about mistakes
that you can't change now, but
don't forget the lessons
that you've learnt
Forget about misfortunes
you encounter, but
don't forget the times
your luck has turned
Forget about the days
when you've been lonely, but
don't forget the friendly smiles you've seen
Forget about the plans
that didn't seem
to work out right, but
Don't forget to Always Have A Dream!
when its been cloudy, but
don't forget your hours in the sun
Forget about the times
you've been defeated, but
don't forget the victories you've won
Forget about mistakes
that you can't change now, but
don't forget the lessons
that you've learnt
Forget about misfortunes
you encounter, but
don't forget the times
your luck has turned
Forget about the days
when you've been lonely, but
don't forget the friendly smiles you've seen
Forget about the plans
that didn't seem
to work out right, but
Don't forget to Always Have A Dream!
Always Have a Dream!!!
Forget about the days
when its been cloudy, but
don't forget your hours in the sun
Forget about the times
you've been defeated, but
don't forget the victories you've won
Forget about mistakes
that you can't change now, but
don't forget the lessons
that you've learnt
Forget about misfortunes
you encounter, but
don't forget the times
your luck has turned
Forget about the days
when you've been lonely, but
don't forget the friendly smiles you've seen
Forget about the plans
that didn't seem
to work out right, but
Don't forget to Always Have A Dream!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Everything has got a Season
happened to remember a few verses from the bible that kept me strong during tough times in the past… thought of typing it down here… from NASB version…
Ecc. 1: 1-7, 14 –15
1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity."
3 What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?
4 A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth remains forever.
5 Also, the sun rises and the sun sets; And hastening to its place it rises there again.
6 Blowing toward the south, Then turning toward the north, The wind
continues swirling along; And on its circular courses the wind returns.
7 All the rivers flow into the sea, Yet the sea is not full. To the place where
the rivers flow, There they flow again.
14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun,
and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.
15 What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking
cannot be counted.
this was the passage that that kept me going when i was to leave my home for the first time aged 17… mom taught me this passage… when i cried, she told me everything around us is meaningless and only God is real and asked me to hold on to him… i held on to this passage… every time i feel i miss something or someone, i hold on to this passage coz everything around me is an illusion which will be with me for short time or as long as i live… nothing is permanent… tough to think that way but i am trained to think that way…
Ecc. 3:1 – 8
1 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every
event under heaven--
2 A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot
what is planted.
3 A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance.
5 A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones; A time to embrace and
a time to shun embracing.
6 A time to search and a time to give up as lost; A time to keep and a time to
throw away.
7 A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to be silent and a
time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to hate; A time for war and a time for peace.
this is another passage taught by mom… when ever I complained to her that i didn’t get what I deserved, she told me that there is a time for everything… for anything to happen beneath sky, there is a time… was tough to digest in the beginning… i struggled to give up on things which I felt I deserved…but the last 10 years away from home was good enough to teach me that there is a time for everything… since i am taught how to give up… now, it’s a very small struggle only to give up… at times i don’t even have to struggle even when its something i feel i deserve… so its much easier to give up on something i know i don’t deserve at all… coz by now i learnt that nothing is permanent and everything got a time… a time predestined by the Almighty… and this was the same passage which made me sign up for cclt… someone told me from this passage that i shouldn’t let a season pass by without knowing it…
btw, attended an interview yesterday… wish i could get that… but not pinning much hope on that... company is smaller but job scope is better… i would rather choose a better job scope than a bigger company… so fingers crossed now… lets see if that’s God’s will for me…
after the interview, i chose to walk till the mrt… it was a good 45 minute walk… even now don’t know why i chose to walk… it was bright and sunny… once i decided to walk, it became dark and clouds came up… i wanted to change my mind… i saw a empty cab driving towards me… but something within me was asking me to continue walking… so i didn’t get the cab… continued walking… during that time i kept thinking about the ways God has led me till now… provided everything that He felt would be beneficial for me… both big and small… those days, when i kept looking out through the window of my room without knowing how i will buy my next meal, He provided… when autumn started and i didn’t have money to buy jackets, while i was shivering inside my clothes, He provided me with jackets and sweaters… not 1 but 3… like that lot of things came to my mind… i kept on walking… seemed that it will rain anytime soon… but it didn’t rain till i reached a sheltered way which led to the mrt… another 15 minutes walk till I reach mrt… it didn’t wait to rain till i reached mrt but not even a single drop of rain fell on me coz i was already in the sheltered way… while i was walking under the shelter, He told me that He even cares for small things such as me walking in rain too…
so it was a fruitful day altogether… but not all fruits are sweet, some are sour too… haha... do keep praying for me and for dad too in case u read this one… just pray that I won’t loose my focus… and pray that dad will be out of hospital soon… thanks in advance for praying…
till u get to read something from here next time, keep smiling and make someone laugh… God Bless
Ecc. 1: 1-7, 14 –15
1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity."
3 What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?
4 A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth remains forever.
5 Also, the sun rises and the sun sets; And hastening to its place it rises there again.
6 Blowing toward the south, Then turning toward the north, The wind
continues swirling along; And on its circular courses the wind returns.
7 All the rivers flow into the sea, Yet the sea is not full. To the place where
the rivers flow, There they flow again.
14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun,
and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.
15 What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking
cannot be counted.
this was the passage that that kept me going when i was to leave my home for the first time aged 17… mom taught me this passage… when i cried, she told me everything around us is meaningless and only God is real and asked me to hold on to him… i held on to this passage… every time i feel i miss something or someone, i hold on to this passage coz everything around me is an illusion which will be with me for short time or as long as i live… nothing is permanent… tough to think that way but i am trained to think that way…
Ecc. 3:1 – 8
1 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every
event under heaven--
2 A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot
what is planted.
3 A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance.
5 A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones; A time to embrace and
a time to shun embracing.
6 A time to search and a time to give up as lost; A time to keep and a time to
throw away.
7 A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to be silent and a
time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to hate; A time for war and a time for peace.
this is another passage taught by mom… when ever I complained to her that i didn’t get what I deserved, she told me that there is a time for everything… for anything to happen beneath sky, there is a time… was tough to digest in the beginning… i struggled to give up on things which I felt I deserved…but the last 10 years away from home was good enough to teach me that there is a time for everything… since i am taught how to give up… now, it’s a very small struggle only to give up… at times i don’t even have to struggle even when its something i feel i deserve… so its much easier to give up on something i know i don’t deserve at all… coz by now i learnt that nothing is permanent and everything got a time… a time predestined by the Almighty… and this was the same passage which made me sign up for cclt… someone told me from this passage that i shouldn’t let a season pass by without knowing it…
btw, attended an interview yesterday… wish i could get that… but not pinning much hope on that... company is smaller but job scope is better… i would rather choose a better job scope than a bigger company… so fingers crossed now… lets see if that’s God’s will for me…
after the interview, i chose to walk till the mrt… it was a good 45 minute walk… even now don’t know why i chose to walk… it was bright and sunny… once i decided to walk, it became dark and clouds came up… i wanted to change my mind… i saw a empty cab driving towards me… but something within me was asking me to continue walking… so i didn’t get the cab… continued walking… during that time i kept thinking about the ways God has led me till now… provided everything that He felt would be beneficial for me… both big and small… those days, when i kept looking out through the window of my room without knowing how i will buy my next meal, He provided… when autumn started and i didn’t have money to buy jackets, while i was shivering inside my clothes, He provided me with jackets and sweaters… not 1 but 3… like that lot of things came to my mind… i kept on walking… seemed that it will rain anytime soon… but it didn’t rain till i reached a sheltered way which led to the mrt… another 15 minutes walk till I reach mrt… it didn’t wait to rain till i reached mrt but not even a single drop of rain fell on me coz i was already in the sheltered way… while i was walking under the shelter, He told me that He even cares for small things such as me walking in rain too…
so it was a fruitful day altogether… but not all fruits are sweet, some are sour too… haha... do keep praying for me and for dad too in case u read this one… just pray that I won’t loose my focus… and pray that dad will be out of hospital soon… thanks in advance for praying…
till u get to read something from here next time, keep smiling and make someone laugh… God Bless
Sunday, October 12, 2008
A Win after Long time... 4 - 3
after a long time, i am back here... nothing has been happening in life... then what to write??
today played soccer...it has been quite a while since any of the teams i played for won a soccer match... either we lost or we drew... today, happen to play for one local team... playing with them for the first time and from the league table itself, knew that they are not good... they conceded 29 goals in last 3 games and scored none and thats where i was going to play... i was expecting the opponents to score at least 5 goals and win comfortably as the opponents were Credit Suisse and they were much above the team i played for in the league... seems to be good team with lot of Caucasians... first half, they created plenty of chances but somehow didn't score... we scored somewhere in between... the first goal by this team in this tournament... second have saw 6 goals shared equally by both teams... and hence our team emerging the winners... to be honest i don't know how to pronounce our team name even now... they asked whether i can join them on a regular basis... its hard to commit... i told i will join when possible...
today service was very good... i enjoyed it... happened to see eric after long time... quite happy to see him... Ps. Bee was good... Ps. Gerald's message was good too... these day's i am starting to like his messages more... if u ask me a year back, who is the pastor whose message i would want to skip... first name that will come out of my mouth without any hesitation will be Ps. Gerald... but for last few months, his messages has been awesome...the way he puts his messages has changed and guess he will soon become my favourite pastor in trinity...
enjoyed lunch today... food was good... fellowship was good... so all together sunday was good...
yesterday also was good except for Eagle Eye... went with jer, sun, eve, alv and reb to K Box... first time i've been there... even though i don't sing, i like it when i spent time with my cell members... so like every time, i enjoyed the time i spent with them yesterday... and after that went to meet vasu, my batchmate from undergrad... got to laugh a lot...lot of undergrad memories... had dinner from Carls Jr... was craving for it for last couple of days... i enjoyed it... watched Eagle Eye after that... first of all i don't like those kind of movies... and somehow, most of the things in Eagle Eye didn't make sense to me... so didn't enjoy it at all...
but other than that.. weekend was good.. enjoyed it... thank god for every good times He is giving me in my life... i don't know when i will type in something here next... so, till then, keep smiling and make someone laugh...
today played soccer...it has been quite a while since any of the teams i played for won a soccer match... either we lost or we drew... today, happen to play for one local team... playing with them for the first time and from the league table itself, knew that they are not good... they conceded 29 goals in last 3 games and scored none and thats where i was going to play... i was expecting the opponents to score at least 5 goals and win comfortably as the opponents were Credit Suisse and they were much above the team i played for in the league... seems to be good team with lot of Caucasians... first half, they created plenty of chances but somehow didn't score... we scored somewhere in between... the first goal by this team in this tournament... second have saw 6 goals shared equally by both teams... and hence our team emerging the winners... to be honest i don't know how to pronounce our team name even now... they asked whether i can join them on a regular basis... its hard to commit... i told i will join when possible...
today service was very good... i enjoyed it... happened to see eric after long time... quite happy to see him... Ps. Bee was good... Ps. Gerald's message was good too... these day's i am starting to like his messages more... if u ask me a year back, who is the pastor whose message i would want to skip... first name that will come out of my mouth without any hesitation will be Ps. Gerald... but for last few months, his messages has been awesome...the way he puts his messages has changed and guess he will soon become my favourite pastor in trinity...
enjoyed lunch today... food was good... fellowship was good... so all together sunday was good...
yesterday also was good except for Eagle Eye... went with jer, sun, eve, alv and reb to K Box... first time i've been there... even though i don't sing, i like it when i spent time with my cell members... so like every time, i enjoyed the time i spent with them yesterday... and after that went to meet vasu, my batchmate from undergrad... got to laugh a lot...lot of undergrad memories... had dinner from Carls Jr... was craving for it for last couple of days... i enjoyed it... watched Eagle Eye after that... first of all i don't like those kind of movies... and somehow, most of the things in Eagle Eye didn't make sense to me... so didn't enjoy it at all...
but other than that.. weekend was good.. enjoyed it... thank god for every good times He is giving me in my life... i don't know when i will type in something here next... so, till then, keep smiling and make someone laugh...
Friday, October 10, 2008
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