Singapore 100m Sprint! :)

There we go :) The Merlion Island early in the morning. Well, i wasn't feeling that well on Monday- guess it's because my body knew i was heading to a stressful country where people run for their lives in the immigration. I got a culture shock. I never been to Singapore by bus, normally was by car. -_-" And there came the aunties and uncles ran for their lives just to get their passports verified. Omg. O_O Back in my mind, i was thinking was it the impact of the casino-$$?

grandma, cousin, aunts and uncle boarded on the same bus as us but different destinations in Sentosa.

Anyway, we bought an Underwater World package for that day. It was quite an disappointing one if we were to compare with Malaysia's. Nevertheless, the species were unique but it wasn't as huge as ours. When we asked "Do you have penguins here?", guess what the person said? "Miss, Singapore's weather can't accommodate penguins." I was like... "Oh I see..." -_-" I love the conveyor belt tunnel in Sg's Underwater. As for the types of fish, it's more or less the same. I still feel the service attitude needs to improve a lil :)

the anemone is sleeping comfortably. Very warm to see him sleeping like this :)
hehe! ever seen a cobra in the water? :)
obor-obor! :D

this is called the Rainbow Crab. Don't think it's edible =D

Then, we headed to Vivo City for shopping and makan. Hmmm... i love this Food Republic design :) Very bold and asian'ish! :)

Towards the evening, we headed back to Sentosa, to snap photos :)
This candy street is very pretty :) Sugar-rush! ^^

Candies!

Gigantic & majestic entrance of Universal Studio of Singapore ;)Universal Planet :D

Camwhore time :D

New profile pic? :)

All in all, i think it's a great family outing :) I feel, it doesn't really matter the place that we go, it matters when it's just with family members to spend some quality time together :)

2 Samuel 12

Last Sunday service was refreshing. It talked about how David failed as a king and how he repented to God. I find this verse interesting. 2 Samuel 12: 4

"Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him."

I find this verse is so applicable in this modern era. The selfishness of man that always refrain one's to do something good. I had a relative who asked my parents to "try" to use the broken machine. The relative knew it's gonna break down soon and yet he still insisted them to try. In the end, the machine spoiled and they asked my parents to throw it on their own. This incident is vividly showing the selfishness of the men. Sometimes, out of the good will of people, we wanna help, but how does the world consist of people like this? It's like making use of your relative that has blood relation? o_O" this kinda extended family, i'll choose not to be bothered.

Pastor Daniel shared an analogy with us on Sunday- "The experiences of the chair". That chair resembles a few things in life: 1. The way we brought up; 2. The work life we have; 3. The church.

When we were young, we sat on the "chair" that's placed by family. Some family used to compare with us and somebody, some don't. Some always fight, some were peaceful and harmonious. What kind of family are you coming from? :) Family culture is very pivotal. It affects us in long term basis.

The 2nd "chair" would be the career. If u're coming from the type of family that always compare you with others; when you're a leader in the organization, u'll tend to give less compliment to your subordinates but more criticism and comparisons.

The 3rd "chair" would be in church. You might think that this is not good, that's not perfect, so, you hop and hop to many many churches. In fact, church has only one purpose- to worship and serve the only God with your heart.

I find these few stories have such a good linkage in life. The first chair is so important. We can determine the next generation with God's help. Thus, we ought to choose the values and cultures that are healthy and positive to create a better world.

Meal Coupons at Sweetree

And so, we really went to this ramadhan buffet thingy. Purchased the coupon to dine in at this place called Sweetree. Hmmmm it's a very common msian-style of buffet with more malay choices of food. Well, it's not cuisine, but it's foooood. I don't quite recommend this place to all of you because i felt that the portion was a lil bit pathetic. Nevertheless, the boss is very very friendly! He's a Korean! :) Interesting, isn't it?

I thought this restaurant is quite a good place to hangout :) The decoration and the presentation was really goodie =) If only the food was that worthwhile... Anyway... we had a great time chit-chatting while eating. Haha! =) so yea, it's still considered as a good time spent! :)

Seeing at those below pics, you should know that the food wasn't that amazing to be posted as compared to human =D

A big pink panther :)

Dr. Biles & Ms. Eileen =)

It was an inspiring night for all of us. The presence of Dr. Biles & Ms. Eileen was really superb! The analogy given by the both of them in terms of counselling was down to earth. To me, both of them are the angels from God sent. They came to Msia to share their knowledge with Malaysians. It's my first time meeting Ms. Eileen, she's an Italian, living in U.S. A crisis intervension expert, a music therapist, a good friend of Dr. Biles, a great counsellor and i love her learning attitude.

We met Dr. Biles for quite a few times, she's a respectful mentor of ours. :) Her spirit in spreading the seeds of love and knowledge really motivates me to elevate my mission in life. The selfless characteristic makes me feel that the world is indeed beautiful with people like her :) She is forever pleasant to me. Her hug really warmed me, just like a mummy to us. She has 9 children, mind u, only 2 are biological, the rest are adopted. I've got a shock when i heard that. We shall always share good things with others =) Never ever fail the essence of sharing :)

As a counsellor, far more often we concern a lot on the approach stated in the text. In our education, we're taught to have a counselling approach. That night was an eye-opener for me. Both the experts said approach is always the next thing as a counsellor. Being a counsellor, your hand is like a rope. When a person is in danger, you throw the rope to the person and grab that person out. Just like your best friend, what he/she needs is very simple. Our best friend simply needs our ears and heart. Isn't it simple and precise? Same goes to the r'ship with client and counsellor. Client wants a listening ears and a truthful heart.

Supposed to be a formal discussion on the upcoming National Counselling Conference and research discussion, we ended up listening and sharing of experiences :)

so, we went for a good dinner that night with the both of them :)

a group pic with all of us at wee hour :) almost 12am @_@" and we gotta work the next day too O_O so happening right...

Self-discovery & Enrichment Workshop

Everyone deserves a chance to speak and express. I believe this workshop has reached the climax of the year. Exploration of life journey can be interesting yet distressing at the same time. It's really depending on an individual willingness to open the heart and share with others. We're glad that these bunch of peeps are really dare to share.

Past, present and future, which one do you prefer? For me, i love all of 'em. Yes, i believe we shall move on in life, but it's not meant for u to waste your past. We ought to pick up some good lessons from the past, well, we all always learn a hard lesson then only will realise it was actually a good lesson. That's.. us. Of course, we shall grab our present because we may not know when an opportunity may just slip away! :) Oh yes, we shall also look forward to the future! :)

Like i just mentioned, sharing of life journey is never an easy task for some of us. Being a facilitator in this counselling related workshop, i felt awesome. It's great to be a company to the students, to just listen and be empathetic. To me, i still feel that i've gained so much of blessings from people around me. I love my life and i appreciate the journey that i've gone through :)

thank you, guys :) You all made this workshop worthwhile :)

Tree of Life: a very good tool for exploration purpose

a very thoughtful gift to the participants: self-drawn stones :) with some motivational purpose behind :)

the booklet

my group members :) thank you for opening your heart to us =)
i learned a lot through the workshop even though i'm a staff :) I guess the impact could be bigger if we conduct the session in the camp! =)

May's Birthday :)

First time using macaroons as birthday tool, replacing cake! :) It's quite precious lil 6 biscuits... very very special for me. Haha! Anyway, it's not my birthday, so, it's alright =)

Well, we sort of planning May's birthday, but in the end, due to her unnecessary intelligence (sometimes it's non-applicable), she had quite a wild guess of her birthday. Mission half-passed, half-failed. O_O" I guess macaroons as cake was quite a good surprise! :)) Thank you all for the effort! =)

just like macaroons, the 6 of us also were quite colourful without our knowledge... haha!

the ever-cheerful and respected leader and friend of mine :)
wish you have a great birthday
God bless you abundantly :)

why give?

The other day, we were having some counselling related training. It was such a great session that each of us got the chance to do some self-discovery :)

During my turn, i mentioned to spread the seed of love to my surrounding because i've been given enuff to people around me. I wish i can give as well. Question arise. "Since you've received abundantly, what makes you to give?"

At that split sec, only 1 sentence came to mind. "Simply because there are people around me who're lacking still."

I must thank God for His grace and mercy. I always receive tonnes of loves from people around me. Everytime when i see people who's lacking, I always think I've had enough. It's time to give your love out for people to share. One thing i must learn and reiterate will be my thought of repayment. Sometimes, love is not meant to be repay. In this context of love, it's a vast operational definition. It can mean a lot of things to me. Thank you God for giving me a lil heart, that always auto-count the blessings that i've received. One day, i must give out to the community no matter what.

Today, i saw a pair of old couple, walking at a side of the main road, very very slowly. I was driving and i thought how come an old man was holding the hand of the kid (but can't see the head). I was shocked to see, actually, the hand that he was holding was actually a hand of an old lady who had a hunchback that close to 45 degree. My heart was drenched at that moment. That grandma's head was tilted in front with her back faced flat towards the sky. I felt so sad for her and for her loving man. I pray that they're ok. I pray that God gives them a longer life, for them to spend time with each other.this tree will matter a lot one day :)

Later in the evening, some men came over to my house to mow the lawn. There were 3 men- a local and 2 international guys- labours. The worker was about to start the mowing machine, that boss smacked him coz he did wrongly. I was thinking to myself, we're all adult, why do we have to hit or scold? Is it very difficult to just teach? It's just the steps and instructions that matter. Physically smack a person was so childish. The more i witnessed this, the more i felt how important it is to educate our generation the value of courtesy. Be courteous to people. Keep a positive attitude to treat people.

Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7)

Sunday Service: I Stand in the Awe of You

A powerful song during Sunday Service.

It made me raised up my hand and honoured You.

split personality

Sometimes, it's great that we can gather together, just to have some moments of insanity. I appreciate my team a lot, they're the one who pull me through thick and thin (when i said thick and thin, it really means it). What's more to say besides I LOVE YOU ALL? :)

Like i said, counsellor is also a human being :)

don't you think sometimes a bouncer-looking counsellor are also quite stylish?
From right to left:
Fatt Mee: the most gentle counsellor ever, transform to be a "gentle bouncer" as well.
Chyun Fang: the naughty ones also look quite evil with this look.
Ker Shin: People asked her to look like bouncer, she did her own modeling pulak!
Amy: We can only label her the typical "BIG SISTA!"
May: We said, you're like a serial killer that kills the lens!
Shan Na: They said, i'm like the coward type who only dare to act cocky but not daring to do!

attitude in us

People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.

John C. Maxwell

Been reading about the "The Winning Attitude" by John C. Maxwell. I find his piece of work is really wonderful. It's ever simple and precise with many applications to serve as a reference in life.

In my sphere of life, i find attitude is the biggest chunk of life that will eventually build you or kill you. Imagine you have the most brilliant brain on earth but you never own a willing-heart to learn more, you're nothing from where you stand- be it past, presense or future. Positive attitude will bring you to a higher end.

One of the chapters in this book shared about adult acceptance/affirmation. "God demonstrates His own love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8)". Acceptance and affirmation are something that we, Malaysian are lacking of in life, especially working life. A friend told me the company never give praise if the event was greatly conducted, all they did were to give "feedback".

Maxwell shared this: Long before we understand teaching we reach out for understand; Long after we have forgotten the teachings we remember the feeling of acceptance or rejection. Most children's psychological problems risen from their lack of acceptance and affirmation from parents/peers. At times, we paid so much attention to what we will EARN, instead of what we will LEARN. With the "L" on, it makes so much of difference.

I wish i have a good attitude. I am praying for that. Father Lord, I want to change some of my negative attitude. I wanna sit down quietly and pray about it. I want to find more joy in what I do. I want to work under a positive attitude by increasing my understanding and acceptance towards my peers. I want to be a listening ear and giving constructive comments. Amen.