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* Wednesday, June 28, 2006 *
I read this email today which I want to share with my special friends. This passage is religious but I hope it brings meaning to you. And I think it is good to share with people i care about. This year has been really difficult but God really give me strength and many blessings along the way to keep my mum alive. And I am grateful. For those who has no religion, just take it as a story to ponder what is the purpose in life. Marcus has ask me time and time again.. here is his answer.
About Rick WarrenYou will enjoy the new insights that Rick Warren has, with his wife now having cancer and him having "wealth" from the book sales. This is an absolutely incredible short interview with Rick Warren, "Purpose Driven Life” author and pastor of Saddleback Church in California.
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 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 mountaintop, 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.
I don'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. Happy moments, PRAISE GOD. Difficult moments, SEEK GOD. Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD. Painful moments, TRUST GOD. Every moment, THANK GOD.
About Rick WarrenYou will enjoy the new insights that Rick Warren has, with his wife now having cancer and him having "wealth" from the book sales. This is an absolutely incredible short interview with Rick Warren, "Purpose Driven Life” author and pastor of Saddleback Church in California.
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 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 mountaintop, 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.
I don'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. Happy moments, PRAISE GOD. Difficult moments, SEEK GOD. Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD. Painful moments, TRUST GOD. Every moment, THANK GOD.
Cindy
* Friday, June 23, 2006 *
Cindy, your destiny is to be a Provider
Whether you know it or not, this is the role that is most in tune with who you are at your core. As a Provider, you have a genuine nurturing concern for the welfare of others and you're eager to serve them. You can recognize exactly what people need and your friendly, helpful, social nature makes them feel comforted. With your kind and generous heart, you are personable, talkative, and outward with your emotions, and your openness and sensitivity makes you concerned about the way others view you. Along these lines, be careful not to blame yourself when things go wrong. You cannot prevent bad things from happening, even though your tendency to be orderly with a strong sense of right and wrong may lead you to believe you can. Accept that you do what you can to take care of things and that this will get you far in the world.
* Thursday, June 15, 2006 *
FTMin, your destiny is to be a Provider
Whether you know it or not, this is the role that is most in tune with who you are at your core. As a Provider, you have a genuine nurturing concern for the welfare of others and you're eager to serve them. You can recognize exactly what people need and your friendly, helpful, social nature makes them feel comforted. With your kind and generous heart, you are personable, talkative, and outward with your emotions, and your openness and sensitivity makes you concerned about the way others view you. Along these lines, be careful not to blame yourself when things go wrong. You cannot prevent bad things from happening, even though your tendency to be orderly with a strong sense of right and wrong may lead you to believe you can. Accept that you do what you can to take care of things and that this will get you far in the world.
Hey guys, I happen to take this test and through the test, it reflects tt I'm the Advisor! Read through the contents and found it to be quite accurate, try it and tell us what's your destiny yah?
Pauline, your destiny is to be an Advisor ...
Whether you know it or not, this is the role that is most in tune with who you are at your core. As an advisor, you are a quiet and reserved person who loves to help others achieve their potential through interpersonal connections. Others value you for your wisdom, integrity, and sound advice, as well as your genuine concern for people's welfare. You are a thoughtful person, trust your gut feeling about things, and have extremely acute intuition. You are somewhat of a poet in your way of thinking, finding beauty and meaning in simple things. Because of your sensitivity and soft-spoken ways, you may experience mood swings and the inability to get out of bad situation from time to time. Just be aware of that and you will get stuck in fewer unsatisfying ruts.
Visit: http://web.tickle.com/tests/destiny/?test=destinyogt and take the test yah?
Pauline, your destiny is to be an Advisor ...
Whether you know it or not, this is the role that is most in tune with who you are at your core. As an advisor, you are a quiet and reserved person who loves to help others achieve their potential through interpersonal connections. Others value you for your wisdom, integrity, and sound advice, as well as your genuine concern for people's welfare. You are a thoughtful person, trust your gut feeling about things, and have extremely acute intuition. You are somewhat of a poet in your way of thinking, finding beauty and meaning in simple things. Because of your sensitivity and soft-spoken ways, you may experience mood swings and the inability to get out of bad situation from time to time. Just be aware of that and you will get stuck in fewer unsatisfying ruts.
Visit: http://web.tickle.com/tests/destiny/?test=destinyogt and take the test yah?
* Sunday, June 11, 2006 *
Yo Min, this is your fav. 'ice milo' performance last Monday, "Shen Bian", enjoy.
Alternatively, u can go to this URL and search for other songs u like:
http://www.youtube.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD36Nf1ntrE&search=milopeng
I also find this song nice, "Hai Lang"
Looking forward to our next meeting soon yah FTMians! And thank you guys, I know ppl like Marcus, Wende and James may want to stay home to watch soccer, but still u guys spent the time with the rest of us, thanks! Tt's the spirit yah?
Cheerios!
Ah Bao
Alternatively, u can go to this URL and search for other songs u like:
http://www.youtube.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD36Nf1ntrE&search=milopeng
I also find this song nice, "Hai Lang"
Looking forward to our next meeting soon yah FTMians! And thank you guys, I know ppl like Marcus, Wende and James may want to stay home to watch soccer, but still u guys spent the time with the rest of us, thanks! Tt's the spirit yah?
Cheerios!
Ah Bao
* Monday, June 05, 2006 *
yo yo FTMians, haha, i have forgotten to remind u guys to watch the superband tonite as promised, sorry!
But anyway I m glad tt MYKK n myself came out with a good plan instead. Yo guys! We shall meet again next monday at FTM headquarter (guess where) where FTMians all time favourite Lontong will be served, and our ever ONz chairman ready with his satay too... Then we can all watch "fei chang superband..." together, great idea right???
Then before tt, i wanted to make a bet with MYKK, we shall bet which group will be disqualified this round then the one lost on the bet wil treat fellow FTMians satay. But then he aaid he sure lose, nvm MYKK let me tell u my prediction for this week : BRODS or MAN TOU will be OUT!!! We shall see... hehe
AND YO, INTRODUCING MY FAV BAND:
But anyway I m glad tt MYKK n myself came out with a good plan instead. Yo guys! We shall meet again next monday at FTM headquarter (guess where) where FTMians all time favourite Lontong will be served, and our ever ONz chairman ready with his satay too... Then we can all watch "fei chang superband..." together, great idea right???
Then before tt, i wanted to make a bet with MYKK, we shall bet which group will be disqualified this round then the one lost on the bet wil treat fellow FTMians satay. But then he aaid he sure lose, nvm MYKK let me tell u my prediction for this week : BRODS or MAN TOU will be OUT!!! We shall see... hehe
AND YO, INTRODUCING MY FAV BAND:
QINOBE
* Sunday, June 04, 2006 *
Jie is the Wish Bear, (Your Wish is MY Wish)
Do you have a wish? Then Wish Bear is the bear you should wish for. She knows that sometimes wishes come true, and that even when they don't, making wishes can be a lot of fun. She shows this with her tummy symbol—a smiling wishing star.
Caring Mission: Helps wishes come true.
Symbol: Wish Bear's shooting star with a rainbow tail reminds us to believe in our dreams.
Personality: Quiet and shy.
Character Quirk: Can sometimes "magically" make the wishes come true—but not always, and sometimes the wishes come true in funny ways.
Color: Aqua.
Best Friend: Cheer Bear
Relationship Challenge: Sometimes Good Luck Bear teases her into arguments about who is luckier.
Motto: Your wish is my wish!
De is the Funshine Bear (The Fun Starts Here)
Funshine Bear is the Care Bear's class clown. This playful bear really knows how to be funny and to have fun. Funshine Bear works hard to make sure that people have a good time. "Enjoy each day" is Funshine's motto and it's shown on the bear's symbol—a smiling sun!
Caring Mission: Helps people have fun.
Symbol: His smiling sun symbol reminds us to find the fun in each new day.
Personality: Fun and funny.
Character Quirk: He can do perfect impressions and sound effects.
Color: Yellow.
Best Friend: Grumpy Bear
Relationship Challenge: Share Bear, he teases her constantly but has a secret crush on her.
Motto: The fun starts here!
Do you have a wish? Then Wish Bear is the bear you should wish for. She knows that sometimes wishes come true, and that even when they don't, making wishes can be a lot of fun. She shows this with her tummy symbol—a smiling wishing star.
Caring Mission: Helps wishes come true.
Symbol: Wish Bear's shooting star with a rainbow tail reminds us to believe in our dreams.
Personality: Quiet and shy.
Character Quirk: Can sometimes "magically" make the wishes come true—but not always, and sometimes the wishes come true in funny ways.
Color: Aqua.
Best Friend: Cheer Bear
Relationship Challenge: Sometimes Good Luck Bear teases her into arguments about who is luckier.
Motto: Your wish is my wish!
De is the Funshine Bear (The Fun Starts Here)
Funshine Bear is the Care Bear's class clown. This playful bear really knows how to be funny and to have fun. Funshine Bear works hard to make sure that people have a good time. "Enjoy each day" is Funshine's motto and it's shown on the bear's symbol—a smiling sun!
Caring Mission: Helps people have fun.
Symbol: His smiling sun symbol reminds us to find the fun in each new day.
Personality: Fun and funny.
Character Quirk: He can do perfect impressions and sound effects.
Color: Yellow.
Best Friend: Grumpy Bear
Relationship Challenge: Share Bear, he teases her constantly but has a secret crush on her.
Motto: The fun starts here!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE NEWEST MEMBER - JAMES!
Today, we celebrated a birthday of our newest member's birthday JAMES! This is also the 1st time we have took so many pictures of him.
1st round of food we went to Sushi Tei Far East Square to celebrate. 2nd round Liquid Kitchen. 3rd round Xin Wan Hong Kong Cafe. BOY are we full!
These are some pictures and video to share:
Look at him memorising our card!
Our video of JAMES!
His Happy expression when he received our present!
Finally a group photo before leaving Sushi Tei. THE PEOPLE WHO MADE IT HAPPEN! - James Dun doubt us. we really did it for u.. not because we want sushi tei!! haha...
The Happy Couple
Hope James had enjoyed himself though we all know he thinks that it is uncool to ceLebrate birthdays! haha..
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES FROM ALL OF US AT FTM.
U HAVE OFFICALLY BEEN CELEBRATED FOR BY FTM IN 2006!
* Friday, June 02, 2006 *
FTMIN is a Share Bear~
You are generous and unselfish,with a bubbly and energetic personality.Nobody knows how to share like Share Bear. She is a friendly bear who knows how much fun it is to give some of her good things to others. She thinks that sharing is such a treat, that she shows it with her symbol—two heart-shaped lollipops!
Caring Mission:
Shows people how to share.
Symbol:
The hearts on her two, crossed lollypops symbol shows that the root of sharing is caring.
Personality:
Generous and sharing.
Character Quirk:
She collects little things to give away,
but gets distracted by the strangest things at the worst times.
Color:
Lavender.
Relationship Challenge:
Funshine Bear—he's always playing jokes on her.
Motto:
Do your share of sharing!
I am.....
Good Luck Bear is loaded with luck and he loves to share it with anyone who can use a little more good fortune. You'll almost always find this bear with a big smile on his face. Even the symbol on his tummy is lucky—a four-leaf clover!
Caring Mission:
He shares his good luck with others.
Symbol:
His four-leafed clover symbolizes the luck that's always with him.
Personality:
Happy and self-confident.
Character Quirk:
He can make broken machines work with a snap of his fingers.
Color:
Green.
Relationship Challenge:
Cheer Bear—for some reason, his good luck doesn't work when she's around.
Motto:
Lucky for you I'm here!
You are happy & self confident with a winning personality that makes you expect success. Things usually go your way....... Mykk
Good Luck Bear is loaded with luck and he loves to share it with anyone who can use a little more good fortune. You'll almost always find this bear with a big smile on his face. Even the symbol on his tummy is lucky—a four-leaf clover!
Caring Mission:
He shares his good luck with others.
Symbol:
His four-leafed clover symbolizes the luck that's always with him.
Personality:
Happy and self-confident.
Character Quirk:
He can make broken machines work with a snap of his fingers.
Color:
Green.
Relationship Challenge:
Cheer Bear—for some reason, his good luck doesn't work when she's around.
Motto:
Lucky for you I'm here!
I am ...
Love-a-lot Bear believes in the power of love, but is not afraid to help it along. She's a pretty and perky bear who loves everything about love and tries to make it grow wherever she goes. Love-a-lot Bear loves her tummy symbol too—two hearts!
Caring Mission:
She helps spread love.
Symbol:
Love-a-lot Bear's two intertwined hearts stand for the closeness and loyalty of true love.
Personality:
Spunky and energetic.
Character Quirk:
Like cupid's arrow, she can create a crush in no time. She can bring the most unlikely couples together.
Color:
Pink.
Best Friend:
Friend Bear
Relationship Challenge:
She has a bit of a crush herself, on Tenderheart Bear.
Motto:
Love will find a way, and if it doesn't, I will!
Your're spunky, energetic, full of the innocent spirit of first love..Cindy
Love-a-lot Bear believes in the power of love, but is not afraid to help it along. She's a pretty and perky bear who loves everything about love and tries to make it grow wherever she goes. Love-a-lot Bear loves her tummy symbol too—two hearts!
Caring Mission:
She helps spread love.
Symbol:
Love-a-lot Bear's two intertwined hearts stand for the closeness and loyalty of true love.
Personality:
Spunky and energetic.
Character Quirk:
Like cupid's arrow, she can create a crush in no time. She can bring the most unlikely couples together.
Color:
Pink.
Best Friend:
Friend Bear
Relationship Challenge:
She has a bit of a crush herself, on Tenderheart Bear.
Motto:
Love will find a way, and if it doesn't, I will!