The Excitement Of Christmas Getting Closer

We don't live in a country to enjoy winter. I have grown up thinking when winter is near, Christmas is already here. Well, i cant help it, I might sound abit biased as I am a catholic and I love Christmas. One would only assume that since I am christian, obviously I would love Christmas. Believe me, I am really a half past six one. Yes, I do go to church every sunday to fulfill my sunday obligations. And I am very sure heaven would tell me there is no vacant lot for me when i knock on their door when my time is up. Oh my god, what such deviation......my actuall post was on what is celebrated before Christmas. In the christian calender, we celebrate Advent before Christmas. It's 4 weeks before Christmas.

The colour in church during advent is usually purple and pink. There is an advent wreath with one candle representing each of the four Sundays of Advent. The pink candle is lit on the 3rd Sunday of Advent.

To all those who are in the midst of Advent, Have A Blessed Advent To The Birth Of Christ.

God Always Answers Prayers

This is by one of my very most favourite authors. The first book i read by him was Tough Time Never Last But Tough People Do.

God Always Answers Prayers By Robert H Schuller

When the idea is not right, God says, "No."

No-when the idea is not the best.

No-when the idea is absolutely wrong.

No-when though it may help you, it could create problems for someone else.

When the time is not right, God says, "Slow."

What a catastrophe it would be if God answered every prayer at the snap of your fingers.

Do you know what would happen?

God would become your servant, not your master.

Suddenly God would be working for you instead of you working for God.

Remember: God's delays are not God's denials. God's timing is perfect.

Patience is what we need in prayer.

When you are not right, God says, "Grow."

The selfish person has to grow in unselfishness.

The cautious person must grow in courage.

The timid person must grow in confidence.

The dominating person must grow in sensitivity.

The critical person must grow in tolerance.

The negative person must grow in positive attitudes.

The pleasure-seeking person must grow in compassion for suffering people.

When everything is all right, God says, "Go."

Then miracles happen:

A hopeless alcoholic is set free!

A drug addict finds release!

A doubter becomes as a child in his belief.

Diseased tissue responds to treatment, and healing begins.

The door to your dream suddenly swings open and there stands God saying, "Go!"

What I Know For Sure

• I know for sure, that there is a merciful God, Creator Of All Things.
• I know for sure, that one of the reasons we're here is to love, respect and honour each other.
• I know for sure, that there is so much more between heaven and earth.
• I know for sure, that everything we do in this life, was written before we were even created.
• I know for sure, that there is no such thing as coincidence.
• I know for sure, that everything happens for a reason.
• I know for sure, that my life has meaning and purpose.
• I know for sure, that somewhere out there, there is someone who will love me for me.
• I know for sure, that this life we live, is fueled by the energy and power given to us by our Creator.
• I know for sure, that you reap what you sow.
• I know for sure, that there are good spirits out there who watch over us.
• I know for sure, that the power of the word 'hate' is very much underestimated.
• I know for sure, the grass is not greener on the other side.
• I know for sure, that some situations does not favour us but we move on.
• I know for sure, that to move on, you have to let go of your past.
• I know for sure, that when you don't have anybody to lean on, your family will be holding your hands
• I know for sure, that everybody has a story worth telling.
• I know for sure, that what you give comes back to you
• I know for sure, that its a small world after all.
• I know for sure, that everybody wants to be appreciated.

Palm Of His Hands

The Tongue Can Be Your Worst Enemy

Your words, your dreams, and your thoughts have power to create conditions in your life.

What you speak about, you can bring about.

If you keep saying you can't stand your job, you might lose your job.

If you keep saying you can't stand your body, your body can become sick.

If you keep saying you can't stand your car, your car could be stolen or just stop operating.

If you keep saying you're broke, guess what? You'll always be broke.

If you keep saying you can't trust people, you'll always have someone in your life to hurt and betray you.

If you keep saying you can't find a job, you will remain unemployed.

If you keep saying you can't find someone to love you or believe in you, you will attract more experiences to confirmyour beliefs.

If you keep talking about a divorce or breaking up then you might just end up with it.

Turn your thoughts and conversations around to be more positive and power packed with faith, hope, love and action.

Don't be afraid to believe that you can have what you want and deserve.

Watch your thoughts, they become words.

Watch your words, they become actions.

Watch your actions, they become habits.

Watch your Habits, they become character.

Watch your Character, it becomes your Destiny.

The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settle for.

Thought I would share this with you."In the search for me, I discovered truth.

In the search for truth, I discovered love.

In the search for love, I discovered GOD.

And in God, I have found Everything.

Be Blessed & Bless Others

Watch how your circumstances and situations begin to change when you change the way you speak.

"Life is like melted butter. . .once things cool down, it can be reshaped!"

Sipping Vodka

My all time fav forwarded joke. Cracks me up every time i read it. Jus love it.

A new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak.

After mass he asked the monsignor how he had done.

The monsignor replied, 'When I am worried about getting nervous on the pulpit, I put a glass of vodka next to the water glass. If I start to get nervous, I take a sip.'

So next Sunday he took the monsignor's advice.

At the beginning of the sermon, he got nervous and took a drink.

He proceeded to talk up a storm.

Upon his return to his office after the mass, he found the following note on the door:

1) Sip the vodka, don't gulp.

2) There are 10 commandments, not 12.

3) There are 12 disciples, not 10.

4) Jesus was consecrated, not constipated.

5) Jacob wagered his donkey, he did not bet his ass.

6) We do not refer to Jesus Christ as the late J.C.

7) The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are not referred to as Daddy, Junior and the spook.

8) David slew Goliath; he did not kick the shit out of him.

9) When David was hit by a rock and was knocked off his donkey, don't say he was stoned off his ass.

10)We do not refer to the cross as the 'Big T.'

11)When Jesus broke the bread at the last supper he said, 'Take this and eat it for it is my body.' He did not say 'Eat me'.

12)The Virgin Mary is not called 'Mary with the Cherry'.

13)The recommended grace before a meal is not: Rub-A-Dub-Dub thanks for the grub, Yeah God.

14)Next Sunday there will be a taffy pulling contest at St. Peter's not a peter pulling contest at St. Taffy's..

Celebration of Life

I got the below as a forwarded mail today. It was really nice. Maybe its time we started acknowledging life and the good things around us.

Have a good read.......

I woke early today........
Excited about all that i get to do before midnight........

I have resposibilities to fullfill that are important. My job is to choose what kind of day i will have.....
Today I can complain because its raining..... Or I can be thankful the grass is getting watered for free!

Today i can feel sad that i dont have more money..... Or I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste!
Today I can grumble about my health...... Or rejoice that I am alive!

Today I can lament over all that my parents didnt give me When i was growing up...... Or I can be grateful that they allowed me to be born!
Today I can cry because roses have thorns..... Or I can celebrate that thorns have roses!

Today I can mourn my lack of friends..... Or I can excitely embark upon a quest to discover new relationships!
Today I can whine because I have to go to work...... Or I can shout for joy because I have a job to do!

Today I can complain I have to go to school...... Or I can eagerly open my mind and fill it with rich new knowledge!
Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped..... I am the sculptor, ready to do the shaping....

What today is like is up to me because I get to choose what kind of day I will have......... Celebrate Life....... Life is good...... Keep that smile.

Random Thoughts

Maybe....

Maybe. . . we were supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

Maybe . . . it is true that we don't know what we have until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't knowwhat we have been missing until it arrives.

Maybe . . . the brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past;after all, you can't go on successfully in life until you let goof your past mistakes, failures and heartaches.

Maybe . . you should hope for enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enoug hsorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy.

Maybe . . . the happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Maybe .. . . the best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

Maybe . . . happiness waits for all those who cry, all those who hurt, all those who have searched, and all those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of all thepeople who have touched their lives.

May be . . you should do something nice for someone every single day, even if it is simply to leave them alone.

Maybe...there are moment in life when you miss someone -- a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child - - so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real, so that once they are around you, you would appreciate them more.

Maybe … giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but, if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours.

I Believe

I Believe... That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other.And just because they don't argue,it doesn't mean they do love each other.
I Believe...That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I Believe...That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I Believe...That true friendship continues to grow, even overthe longest distance. Same goes for true love.
I Believe...That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
I Believe...That it's taking me a long timeto become the person I want to be.

I Believe...That you should always leave loved ones with loving words.. It may be the last time you see them.
I Believe...That you can keep going long after you think you can't.
I Believe...That we are responsible for whatwe do, no matter how we feel.

I Believe...That either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I Believe...That heroes are the people who do what has to be donewhen it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
I Believe...That money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I Believe...That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
I Believe...That sometimes the people you expect to kick youwhen you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.
I Believe...That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I Believe....That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
I Believe...That it isn't always enough, to be forgiven by others.. sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I Believe...That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I Believe...That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,but, we are responsible for who we become.
I Believe...That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life Forever.
I Believe...Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I Believe....That your life can be changed in a matter ofhours by people who don't even know you. I Believe...That even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.
I Believe...That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I Believe...That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

Simple Instructions

One day I asked God for instructions
On how to live on this earth...

God brought His voice close to my ear
and said…

Be like the sun. Arise early, and do not go to bed late.

Be like the moon. Shine in the darkness, but submit to the greater light.

Be like the birds.
Eat, sing, drink, and fly.

Be like the flowers,
Loving the sun, but faithful to your roots.

Be like the fruit.
Beautiful on the outside,
and healthy on the inside.

Be like the day, which arrives and leaves without boasting.

Be like the oasis.
Give your water to the thirsty.

Be like the firefly,Although small, it casts its on light.

Be like the water,
Good and transparent.

Be like the river,
always moving forward.

And above all things,
be like the heavens:
A home for God.

Beautiful quotes to live by

• Enjoy life, this is not a rehearsal


• Learn to accept the reality of yourself as someone with strengths and weaknesses who will have some good days and some bad days


• Don't fear pressure,for pressure is what turns rough stones into diamonds

• Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall


• Believe that your life is worth living and your beliefs will help create the fact




• Wherever you go, take your whole heart along


• If you love life, life will love you back


• Heal the past. Live the present. Dream the future
  

• Don't count the days, make the days count
  
• Don't allow guilt to eat away at your happiness. Accept your mistakes. It will make you feel
  much better..
  
  



• The key to happiness is having dreams. The key to success is making dreams come true
  
• The world is like a mirror. If you face it smiling, it smiles right back


• Happiness is not having what you want. It's wanting what you have


• Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly

• Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen


• Good times, become good memories. Bad times, become good lessons


• It‘s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast


• Success is to get what you want. Luck is to keep what you get
  
• I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life


• Live your life to the fullest!
  
• Always believe there is light at the end of the tunnel and you will have a better chance of continuing to move forward when faced with obstacles
  

Have a nice day

Welcome, Maegan Clare Jason

Megan Claire came out at UMMC on the 9-Nov-09 evening. Definitely a bundle of beauty and cuteness, following the footsteps of the elder sister, Melanie :)

I am excited thinking what's in store to see both of them growing up. I am sure the journey is going to be very eventful and amazing, no doubt. Of course, the tonnes of presents i am gonna bust in the coming years. No words will describe the feeling i have to see what is up their 2 little sleeves :) Amazing.

Arrogance

Each of us have a certain degree of this not so kind of nice attitude. And it depends how we show it at times. I am not saying I am perfect and again i would like to stress on the degree each of us use this not so kind, unfriendly attitude.

I should have written this blog yesterday and i was so fired up. Listening to St Thomas by Sonny Rollins on sax really dont help one bit. And moreover, wearing my new brightly coloured top is going to describe this story of mine as a sober one.

The real definition of this in the english vocabulary is offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride. By the way, i am taking this definitions from the internet so we can't go wrong on the way it is explained rite.

I am writing this story because I have come across so many of this sort of individuals around.
Another question that comes to my mind is are you people or not?

I am writing this story because yesterday was the heights of all mother of arrogance. And this goes to the bloody son of gun, Mr. C whom me and my colleagues put up with nearly everyday. What the heck are you trying to prove? We slog day and night to get the projects done for you. Well, at the end of the day, when you get the god damn bloody golden P.O from customer, its your name which is being sung in everyone's lips.

Nobody actually looks at the back and sees the unsung heroes which is actually US, the people who slog to get the P.O for you. Piece of shit. And to think about your horrendous ways of doing work. Instead of touching your nose the easy way, you would go around the world and touch it. I mean sometimes we do come up with logical ways of how the project can be run but do you ever listen? You are so caught in your god damn world of arrogance that you REFUSE to see the logic we show you. I have nothing to say other than you are a piece of shit. You should be thankful that we have put up with the shit you give us everyday with so much of PATIENCE in all of us. Nobody should ever work under you because its really painful, hurting and traumatizing.

When i woke up this morning, i suddenly reliazed, maybe you show this shit, because you recommended me for this job. Hence whatever you do is TOTALLY RIGHT and i am TOTALLY WRONG. HELLOWWWWWWWW, I HAVE BRAINS AND I HAVE A HEART AS WELL. How much do you think one person can take? Eventhough you recommended me for this position, I work my ass out to what i am today. I didnt do it the easy way, i didnt sit idle around, shaking my legs. I slogged my heart out. Neither did i lick up to anybody's arse to get where i am today.

The basic fundamental rule for any human beings, you give respect, you get respect. Its as simple as ABC. What is so hard that minority of you cannnot understand?

What's the point of this attitude? I cannot really cannot digest any explanation given by anybody.
Are you trying to show you are far more greater than anyone of us around?
Are you showing that you have got a far bigger ego than me? What's the god damn bloody point?
Are you showing you are smarter than me? In what way? You are so stupid to think even think that you are smarter than me by using your 15 years of knowledge in the control valve business industry. You of all people should know I am only 3 years old in this industry and there is so much for me to learn. HOW STUPID CAN YOU BE? You definitely didnt earn any respect from me and neither will there be any ounce of respect shown to you at all from yesterday onwards. Enough is enough
Are you trying to step on people so you can climb up the corporate ladder? Just look around and see how many people actually like you. If you think there are some who like you, please check your facts again, they might be faking it. Like you fake it to the world.

Most of the time i see arrogance as a way of controlling another person, superority, dominance over another human being. Is this really very necessary?

It boils down to do we accept this sort of people the way they are? Give them the same amount of respect like we do to others yet.

At the end of the day, you have to find it really deep in your heart to forgive and forget this attitude shown by the people you know cause you know, you are far more a bigger hearted person than them.

Last but not least, for you people out there, where your arrogance is bigger than yourself, GROW UP or SHIFT OUT FROM PLANET EARTH. GO AND LIVE IN YOUR OWN PLANET. THERE IS NO PLACE FOR YOU HERE.