| I know who holds tomorrow |
[Oct. 21st, 2009|12:23 am] |
I don't know about tomorrow;
I just live from day to day.
I don't borrow from its sunshine
For its skies may turn to grey.
I don't worry o'er the future,
For I know what Jesus said.
And today I'll walk beside Him,
For He knows what is ahead.
Many things about tomorrow
I don't seem to understand
But I know who holds tomorrow
And I know who holds my hand.
Every step is getting brighter
As the golden stairs I climb;
Every burden's getting lighter,
Every cloud is silver-lined.
There the sun is always shining,
There no tear will dim the eye;
At the ending of the rainbow
Where the mountains touch the sky.
I don't know about tomorrow;
It may bring me poverty.
But the one who feeds the sparrow,
Is the one who stands by me.
And the path that is my portion
May be through the flame or flood;
But His presence goes before me
And I'm covered with His blood. |
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| 040506070809 |
[Aug. 5th, 2009|08:17 pm] |
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AT 5 MINUTES AND 6 SECONDS AFTER 4 A.M., ON THE 7TH OF AUGUST, THIS YEAR, THE TIME AND DATE WILL BE: 04:05:06 07-08-09
THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL THE YEAR 3009!!!
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| New Scam |
[Jul. 28th, 2009|04:46 pm] |
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From a Malaysian friend:
NEW CHEATING SCAM
A few days ago, one of my friends received a sms with the message:
You've stuck 1st prize with a prize money of RM 200,000 cash. The sms came with a contact no. My friend ignored it since he had heard of too many bogus scams using similar tactics.
After a short while his handphone rang, a Miss Fang asked: "Sir have you received a sms telling you that you've struck 1st prize?"
My friend answered: "Yes, I have"
Miss Fang: "Please let us have your bank account number so that we can deposit the money into your account."
My friend thought, why not, let's see what you can do. My friend has a buddy who works in that bank. Hence, he gave her his accound number.
Ten minutes later, my friend's handphone started ringing again.
Miss Fang said: "Sir, we have deposited your prize money into your account, please check and verify."
My friend checked using his handphone and found that RM 200,000 was really deposited into his account. He was euphoric, just like that and he's RM 200,000 richer!
30 minutes later, Miss Fang called again.. She was crying: "I'm sorry sir, I made a mistake, I forgot to deduct the tax before I deposited the prize money, 20% of RM200,000 equals to RM 40,000. Now the company wants me to reimburse the money. Can you please return the RM 40,000 tax? I beg you."
My friend thought f or a while and felt pity for the lady. Thinking of the money in his bank account, he went to the bank.
Suddenly he thought of his buddy working in that bank and decided to ask his buddy to double check and confirm for him first.
Upon checking, his buddy found out that the money was deposited using a cheque of a different bank.
Even though the cheque was deposited but the actual amount of money can't be transferred into his account on the same day. If the other party decided to cancel the cheque, then he'll not get this RM200,000.
My friend was shocked. He almost lost RM40,000.
Before my friend left for home on that day, the cheque was actually cancelled. If not for his buddy, if not for him being a professional.
or if he was scared of letting others know of striking the prize then this bogus scam could be successful. This is a true story, please beware.
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| Random Barrage Sights |
[Jul. 13th, 2009|12:22 am] |
Spotted on a windy, not so hot Sunday afternoon at the Marina Barrage
1. An ang moh groom and Chinese bride having their wedding pic shoot.
2. A security remarking that he sees at least one wedding pic shoot there every day.
3. A cute, fat bunny running around.
4. A group of NUS arts grads having a really LOOOONGG pic shoot in their gowns.
5. A group of young girls posing with their picnic mat a la America's Next Top Model.
6. A toddler running while his pants were falling off.
7. Cars cycling the full carpark waiting to pounce on a lot.
8. "Terrorist" kite flying towards the Benjamin Sheares Bridge.
9. Sotong, shark, lizard, gold fish, eagle kites!
10. Killer frisbees flying around.
Fun fun fun! |
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| Two Cows |
[Jul. 8th, 2009|09:12 pm] |
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TRADITIONAL CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies and the economy grows.
You sell them and retire on the income. AN AMERICAN CORPORATION You have two cows.
You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.
You are surprised when the cow drops dead. A FRENCH CORPORATION You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows. A JAPANESE CORPORATION You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow
and produce twenty times the milk.
You then create clever cow cartoon images called 'Cowkimon' and market
them World-Wide. A GERMAN CORPORATION You have two cows.
You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and
milk themselves. A BRITISH CORPORATION You have two cows.
Both are mad. AN ITALIAN CORPORATION You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.
You break for lunch.. A SWISS CORPORATION You have 5,000 cows and none of which belong to you.
You charge others for storing them. A CHINESE CORPORATION You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them..
You claim full employment and high bovine productivity.
You have the newsman who reported on the numbers arrested. AN INDIAN CORPORATION You have two cows.
You worship them. A MALAYSIAN CORPORATION You have two cows.
You signed a 40-year contract to supply milk at RM0.06 per litre.
Then midway through, you raised the price to RM0..60 or you cut the
supply.
When the buyer agrees to the new price, you change your mind again and
now want RM1.20.
The buyer decided you can keep the milk and they go look for milk that
comes from recycled cows or the cow urine instead.
Your two cows retire together with the Prime Minister. And last but not least, A SINGAPOREAN CORPORATION You have two cows.
One cow-peh and one cow-bu. |
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| Hoax? |
[Jun. 19th, 2009|05:20 pm] |
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Is this a hoax?
STARTS:
The world saw the disappearance of an A330 Air Frane during a trans Atlantic flight between Rio to Paris .
Here's "two shots" taken inside the plane before it crashed.
 
The two photos were apparently taken by one of the passengers before the aircraft crashed. They were retrieved from the camera's memory stick.
You will never get to see photos like this. In the first photo, there is a gaping hole in the fuselage through which you can see the tailplane and vertical fin of the aircraft. In the second photo, one of the passengers is being sucked out of the gaping hole.
These photos were found in a digital Casio Z750, amidst the remains.. Although the camera was destroyed, the Memory Stick was recovered. Investigating the serial number of the camera, the owner was identified as Paulo G. Muller, an actor of a theatre for children known in the outskirts of Porto Alegre . It can be imagined that he was standing during the turbulence, he managed to take these photos, just seconds after the tail loss the aircraft plunged. The structural stress probably ripped the engines away, diminishing the falling speed, protecting the electronic equipment but not unfortunately the victims. Paulo Muller leaves behind two daughters, Bruna and Beatriz . |
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| 28 Consolations |
[May. 25th, 2009|11:44 pm] |
28 REASONS WHY REDS SHOULD BE PROUD
Paul Eaton 25 May 2009 |  | We all know first place is everything at Anfield, but despite missing out on the Barclays Premier League by the slenderest of margins there are still plenty of reasons why we can look back with pride on our 2008-09 campaign. | Whether it be amassing a record points total, leading the goalscoring charts, enjoying our best away form for over one hundred years or completing memorable league doubles over both Manchester United and Chelsea, the past nine months have provided numerous reasons why we can look forward to the new campaign with hopes and expectations high.
We may not have ended the season as champions of England this time - but here are 28 reasons why we should feel positive when reflecting on the latest season in our glorious history.
The Reds amassed their highest points total ever in the Premier League (86) beating the 82 set in 2005-06. It is our highest in the league since 1987-88.
The total of 86 points is more than we needed to clinch 12 of our 18 league titles (all seasons based on three points for a win).
We won 14 points against the other members of the ‘Big Four’. It was as many points as we had won against Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United in the previous three seasons put together.
Liverpool scored 77 league goals this season – our best since 1990-91 when we also scored 77, and finished second in the title race to Arsenal.
16 players scored in the league this season – one fewer than the club record set in 1911-12.
We finished the campaign with a goal difference of +50 - our best for 21 years when we amassed +63 in 1987-88.
The Reds went through a league campaign at Anfield undefeated for the 10th time in their history and for the first time since 1987-88.
We extended our unbeaten run of league games at home to 30 – the best run for 28 years and equalled the fourth best sequence in our history.
We amassed seven more points than when we last won the title in 1989-90 (then it was 79).
We equalled the club record set in 1904-05 by winning 13 away league games.
Liverpool amassed 43 away points this season - the most in our history.
We finished the season averaging 2.26 points per game – the second best ever average in our 94 seasons in the top-flight. The best is 2.33 points in 1978-79 (98 points from 42 games based on 3 pts for a win).
We scored at least three goals in five successive league games for the first time since 1987.
And we netted at least three goals in six successive games in all competitions for the first time in the club’s history.
We only lost two league games this season - our best record since 1987-88 when we also lost twice. That season we drew 12 games but still won the title by nine points from Manchester United.
We became the first team ever to lose only two games in a season and not go on to win the league. Chelsea in 2007-08, 2006-07 and Nottingham Forest 1978-79 were all runners-up having lost three games.
Liverpool ended Chelsea's 86-match unbeaten home record with a 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge.
We recorded the club's first league ‘double’ over Chelsea for 19 years.
A Yossi Benayoun goal ensured we became only the second English team to win in the Bernabeu.
And at Anfield we inflicted upon Real Madrid their biggest ever Champions League defeat as we went goal crazy with a 4-0 win.
Overall we sent Madrid crashing to their heaviest two-legged European defeat in the knockout stages for 20 years.
We recorded our biggest win at Old Trafford for 72 years. It was also the first time four Liverpool players had scored at United in the same game.
Rafael Benitez broke Bill Shankly’s record of 65 European matches as Liverpool manager.
The boss also broke Bob Paisley’s record of 40 European wins.
Rafa recorded his 100th league win as manager in his 181st game. It was the 3rd quickest ever by a Liverpool manager and 50 games faster than Alex Ferguson.
Liverpool have lost only six league games in total in the last two seasons. Manchester United have lost nine. Arsenal have also lost nine and Chelsea eight.
Liverpool finished the season as leading scorers in the Premier League. They scored 77 compared to Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal, who all scored 68.
The Reds boast the highest goals per game average of any team in all four divisions in England (1.93 goals per game) and will finish the season as such unless one of the following happens – Manchester United score nine in the Champions League Final or Chelsea score six in the F.A. Cup Final. |
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| Purposeful Living |
[May. 2nd, 2009|03:50 pm] |
In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, Rick said:
People ask me, What is the purpose of life?
And I respond: In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were not made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven.
One day my heart is going to stop,and that will be the end of my body-- but not the end of me.
I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going to spend trillions of years in eternity. This is the warm-up act - the dress rehearsal. God wants us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity.
We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn't going to make sense.
Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one.
The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than your comfort; God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy.
We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that's not the goal of life. The goal is to grow in character, in Christ likeness.
This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also the toughest,with my wife, Kay, getting cancer.
I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go through a dark time,then you go to the mountain top, back and forth. I don't believe that anymore.
Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it's kind of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have something good and something bad in your life.
No matter how good things are in your life, there is always something bad that needs to be worked on.
And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something good you can thank God for...
You can focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your problems:
If you focus on your problems, you're going into self-centeredness, which is my problem, my issues, my pain.' But one of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your focus off yourself and onto God and others.
We discovered quickly that in spite of the prayers of hundreds of thousands of people, God was not going to heal Kay or make it easy for her- It has been very difficult for her,and yet God has strengthened her character, given her a ministry of helping other people, given her a testimony, drawn her closer to Him and to people. You have to learn to deal with both the good and the bad of life.
Actually, sometimes learning to deal with the good is harder.For instance, this past year, all of a sudden, when the book sold 15 million copies, it made me instantly very wealthy.
It also brought a lot of notoriety that I had never had to deal with before.. Idon't think God gives you money or notoriety for your own ego or for you to live a life of ease..
So I began to ask God what He wanted me to do with this money, notoriety and influence. He gave me two different passages that helped me decide what to do,II Corinthians 9 and Psalm 72.
First, in spite of all the money coming in, we would not change our lifestyle one bit.. We made no major purchases.
Second, about midway through last year, I stopped taking a salary from the church.
Third, we set up foundations to fund an initiative we call The Peace Plan to plant churches, equip leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and educate the next generation.
Fourth, I added up all that the church had paid me in the 24 years since I started the church, and I gave it all back... It was liberating to be able to serve God for free.
We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions? Popularity? Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt? Bitterness? Materialism? Or am I going to be driven by God's purposes (for my life)?
When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and say, God, if I don't get anything else done today, I want to know You more and love You better. God didn't put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list. He's more interested in what I am than what I do.
That's why we're called human beings, not human doings.
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| Friday was Good |
[Apr. 11th, 2009|01:04 am] |
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What if all Fridays were Good Fridays?
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| Dying Trade? |
[Mar. 20th, 2009|06:18 pm] |
From Seth Godin’s book The Dip ,If you work at a big city newspaper, you can see that there’s no light at the end of that career-choice tunnel. Circulation is dropping, and it’s going to drop ever faster. Most papers have little chance of replacing their traditional business with an online alternative.
As a result, every day at most papers is going to be just a little bit worse than the day before.
Every day you stay is a bad strategic decision for your career because every day you get better at something that isn’t that useful-and you are another day behind others who are learning something more useful.
The only reason to stay is the short-term pain associated with quitting.
Winners understand that taking that pain now prevents a lot more pain later. Scary man... thankfully it refers more to the American newspaper industry than ours. |
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| Shot dead before shooting |
[Mar. 17th, 2009|03:13 pm] |
This is really tragic, I hope other fans don't get the same idea:
Police say an Iraqi soccer player has been shot dead just as he was about to kick what could have been the tying goal in a weekend game south of Baghdad.Police Maj. Muthanna Khalid says a striker from the Buhairat amateur team was facing only the goalie during a Sunday match in Hillah when a supporter of the rival Sinjar club shot him in the head in the final minute of play. Sinjar was leading 1-0 when the shooting occurred. Khalid said a spectator was arrested. More Iraqis are turning out for sports events now that security is improving. Major matches in Baghdad are heavily guarded but security in amateur games in smaller cities is often lax. |
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| Amazing Football Week |
[Mar. 15th, 2009|12:44 am] |
Liverpool 4 Real Madrid 0
Real's biggest Champions League defeat.
Manchester United 1 Liverpool 4
Liverpool's biggest victory at Old Trafford since a 5-2 success in the 1936-37 season. |
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| Irony Redefined |
[Mar. 12th, 2009|11:46 pm] |
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Define irony - Having to write and report on your own pay cut.
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| Peculiar Truths |
[Jan. 12th, 2009|03:42 pm] |
Funny truths about life in Singapore 1. Night - Sleep with air-con; Day - Bathe with heater on 2. Day - Cannot wake up; Night - Cannot sleep 3. Cigarettes - Convenient to buy; not convenient to smoke 4. Chewing Gum - Can chew, cannot buy (Restrictions on buying) 5. Smell of rubbish beside letterboxes; Rubbish inside letterboxes 6. Private Cars - Cheaper & cheaper to buy, but harder & harder to maintain 7. Education - Teachers teaching less but expect students to learn more 8. High-tech barbaric singaporeans - know how to use state-of-the art equipment, but dunno how to use a simple dustbin or a toilet 9. There are quite a number of rich/poor in spore - They have Car, Credit Card, CPF .... but no Cash and lots of loans 10. Translation is needed between Singaporean Chinese and Mainland China Chinese 11. S'poreans never like to vote, but like to complain 12. Half of Spore rushed to buy Hello Kitty toys, but the other half are busy killing stray cats. |
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| Open Mic |
[Dec. 28th, 2008|12:16 am] |
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A big thank you to all who came to support Miri and I at B*n&Jerry's tonight!
Your presence helped calm my nerves, and brought great encouragement!
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 3rd, 2008|06:35 pm] |
In Zimbabwe, everybody's a billionaire....
500 million dollar bill, just printed in May 2008.....everybody can have it.... just enough for breakfast/lunch (equal to about US$2)
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| A New Christmas Carol |
[Nov. 19th, 2008|03:24 pm] |
You'd better watch out
You'd better not cry
You'd better keep cash
I'm telling you why:
Recession is coming to town. It's hitting you once,
It's hitting you twice
It doesn't care if you've been careful and wise
Recession is coming to town It's worthless if you've got shares
It's worthless if you've got bonds
It's safe when you've got cash in hand
So keep cash for goodness sake, HEY You'd better watch out
You'd better not cry
You'd better keep cash
I'm telling you why:
Recession is coming to town! Finance products are confusing
Finance products are so vague
The banks make you bear the cost of risk
So keep out for goodness sake, OH You'd better watch out
You'd better not cry
You'd better keep cash
I'm telling you why:
Recession is coming to town. |
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| Audition Audition |
[Nov. 18th, 2008|12:25 am] |
We were a bundle of nerves...
We were capable of better...
We had to do a tricky number...
But we made it!!!
So save the date for the open mic : Sat, Dec 27, 8pm - B&J Cathay |
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