Baking is a Therapy

 

When I am feeling sad... I start to cook and bake. I feel happy when I am baking...

When I was young, I had always been wanting to bake cakes, cookies, tarts, etc. However, last time how could I afford to have an oven, thus just baking cake in the air...

Last year, bought a conventional oven, however had not had any chance of using it till recently when I was back in Singapore.

This was my first attempt in baking...Chocolate Chip Brownie!!!

As I did not understand the baking instruction, e.g preheat oven?, did not know how to use the oven, no proper baking utensils, most of all I am stupid hahaha~, thus top layer became volcano eruption and got burnt, and in the center, like lava, thus kept taking it out and checked then put it in again, in the end supposed to be baking brownie, became cake-like brownie. hahaha~ still edible.

My second attempt was baking wild berry muffin. Final product turned out to be quite good and encouraging.

Then I tried to bake chocolate chip cookies.

Supposed to have 36 2inch cookies, not giant cookies...errhhh...never knew that they expanded !!! I should have separated and baked in 2 rounds.

Supposed to be chocolate chip cookies and not chocolate cookies...errhhh...as when time was up, I touched the cookies, still very soft, thought that they were not cooked, thus extended the time again, and again, never knew that when the cookies were cool, they harden..hahhaha~

Bought a mixer few days ago. Last night, I tried to bake a lemon cake, ended up another volcano eruption again. hahaha~ turned it over and spread the icing sugar on top. Though the end product did not look alike with the picture on the box but still can eat lah~ hahaha~

Poor Little Puppy's Love

I can't wait to show you this cute 18sec video.  I laugh and laugh (and seriously laughing aloud) each time I watch it.
The kitty must be not in a good mood that day, so fierce, and poor little puppy, he just wanted to show some love and care to the cat, but ended up being slapped, slapped and slapped.

In reality, we people are facing the same problem...
I have no other intention, just purely wanted to show some care and love to you, but always being face with rejection and avoidance...

 

 

Church Service... I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever

I had always been troubled by many things on and off, very easily feeling moody and upset. I told myself that I need to have a change in my life, question is just when and how? After some encouragement from M (Thanks M), going through many attempts and overcoming numerous hesitations, last week, I managed to overcome the "obstacle" and made a step forward, I attended a church service, which I have been hesitating to go, not because of the church but more of I am afraid of facing the people.  Thus it was a brand new experience and a mixture of feelings, peaceful, lonely, motivating, like a kid who wants to know more but feeling scared, ...

This morning was my second time to the church, reached there by 11:20am, just feeling a bit lonely and odd, like out of the place, as nobody I know...(however probably it was my fault, as myself wouldn't believe, God really did give me a chance this morning when I had been led me to an "ideal" seat, but I was a coward and changed to another seat.)

I started to wonder:~ Am I really ready to face the people or should I still stay at home confine to myself? Am I doing the right thing? Well, next week I will be going again, hopefully will be feeling better.

After the service, I checked out some information regarding New Believer Class however the registration already closed for this round.  1.15pm I took the free shuttle bus service to the Subway station.

I got to know about this song "I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever" from the church service last week, feeling touched when singing along.


I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever
Written by Martin Smith 1994 Curious? Music UK
Sung by Delirious?

Over the mountains and the sea,
Your river runs with love for me,
and I will open up my heart
and let the Healer set me free.

I'm happy to be in the truth,
and I will daily lift my hands:
for I will always sing of when
Your love came down.

[Yeah!]
I could sing of Your love forever,
I could sing of Your love forever,
I could sing of Your love forever,
I could sing of Your love forever.

[Repeat]
Oh, I feel like dancing -
it's foolishness I know;but,
when the world has seen the light,
they will dance with joy,
like we're dancing now.

Go shopping when feeling moody !

It is true that when you are in bad mood or somehow feeling bored, avoid going out, especially going to the shopping mall...
 
Work...when then can I stop this frustrating and boring task? Recently there were too many things need to be done at the same time but just did not feel like doing any one of them.
 
Last week I bought laptop till now had not started using it.
 
Last Saturday, I bought a handheld mixer for cake baking。

Yesterday, before going to Plaza Singapura to fetch HQ at 9pm, went to Bugis Junction to pass time, ended up mostly at Kinokuniya Bookstore browsing books and in the end bought 2 books, one recipe book (Desserts for Beginners) 

 

 

and one Chinese book - 天使遗留的笔记 translated version of "Notes left Behind: 135 Days with Elena".

Can't wait to start reading the book as I would think it should be very touching as what the synopsis described : it is a true story of a 6-year-old girl named Elena and her battle against cancer. In her last days, she showed a community how to love and how to live. Written through the eyes of her parents as a remembrance for her younger sister, her daily story tells one of humility and inspiration as she lives each day, one at a time. In her short time she painted a masterpiece that would hang in an art museum, she accomplished a truly spectacular series of wishes that she alone created, and she inspired a cause that remains today to help children everywhere in their fight against brain cancer.
 
Then went to Gramophone CD store to but Chet Lam's latest CD "Back to Stars".

    

Nine Ways to Give Church another Chance

Last Sunday, I thought of going to the church service, but sorry M, I just chicken-out again....
I don't know why. I used to go to the church with my aunt when I was young, and besides, my 4-years of secondary education was in one of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus schools.

Actually, I am not afraid of going to church, but I just feel uneasy alone facing a big crowd of unfamiliar faces. I believe in God and trust God, but I just can't trust the people.

Recently, I came across this article. Probably, I really need to give church another chance...

Nine Ways to Give Church another Chance

by Whitney Hopler - Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer

The following is a report on the practical applications of Todd Hunter's recent book, Giving Church another Chance: Finding New Meaning in Spiritual Practices. (InterVarsity Press, 2010).The time you spend at church should draw you closer to God. So when church is boring and frustrating for you, or when you drag yourself there out of sense of duty rather than desire, it may be tempting to give up on church and pursue God on your own. Doing so will cause you to miss a wealth of spiritual practices God has designed to help you grow, however. Rather than giving up on church, find new meaning in its spiritual practices to connect with God in fresh ways. Then you can do more than just attend church - you can be a vital part of the church wherever you go.

Here's how you can give church another chance:

1. View church not as an end, but as a means to an end.

God intends for the church to be much more than just a place you visit on weekends to check in with Him. Church is meant to be like an embassy that helps empower you to grow closer to Christ and serve as one of His ambassadors in the world. So church should impact you far beyond each weekly worship service; it should be a training ground for you to mature in your faith and a launching pad for you to jump into every other part of your life, following where God leads you and putting your faith into practice.

2. Give the quiet prelude another chance.

The quiet time before each worship service begins at your church is an opportunity to connect to God in the silence that can help you focus well on His voice. But you can take the listening skills you develop during the quiet prelude and carry them over into the rest of your life, paying close attention to the divine appointments that God brings your way in a variety of situations. Make time regularly to tune out distractions and tune into God's voice speaking to you.

3. Give singing the doxology another chance.

Many generations of people have been singing the doxology in church to praise God. But you can do much more to praise God than simply repeating the words of this classic sung prayer. Let the doxology motivate you to live in a way that glorifies God, as a way of thanking Him for His greatness and reflecting His character to the world.

4. Give Scripture reading another chance.

When you hear Scripture read in church, let it remind you that the Bible is a story that God wants you to embody in your life outside of church. Be open to learning whatever God would like to teach you through your church's Scripture readings. Pray for the Holy Spirit to use the words of Scripture to speak to your soul in fresh ways and empower you to put them into practice. Every day, do your best to live in God's story.

5. Give hearing sermons another chance.

Listening to the sermons at your church can become exciting when you remember that the messages are much more than just a set of principles. Sermons can help you think of new ways of how you can interact with God. When your hear a sermon, ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand how it relates to you personally and how God is calling you to respond to it after you leave church for the day.

6. Give following liturgy another chance.

Every church - even those without a formal liturgy - follows a prescribed order for public worship. Recognize that worship can happen anywhere and anytime, however. Worship isn't just something that you do during a structured worship service at your church. Worship, at its core, is serving God by growing to become more like Christ in order to be one of His ambassadors in the world. So let your church's order of worship remind you that your worship has a much greater purpose than just glorifying God in church; God calls you to glorify Him in the world, as you go about your everyday routines.

7. Give offerings another chance.

Dropping a donation into your church's offering plate is about much more than just the money. It's about opening up your heart to say "yes" to God when He calls you to do something, and growing into a more generous and loving person who trusts God more deeply. It's also about learning how to live simply and be content with what you have, willing to make the sacrifices God leads you to make and discovering the joy that only come from being spiritually rich.

8. Give taking Communion another chance.

Through Communion, you demonstrate your unity with God and your fellow believers through Christ. And as you receive God's grace by taking Communion, you're empowered to walk out of your church's building and demonstrate solidarity with God's fallen world by serving people in need.

9. Give receiving the benediction another chance.

When your pastor or someone else gives you a benediction (a formal blessing) at the end of one of your church's worship services, remember that it's more than a pious wish for you to have a good day or week. A benediction isn't just for you; it's meant for you to pass it along to others. Let the blessing you've received motivate you to bless people in need by serving them however and whenever God leads you to do so

 
Adapted from Giving Church another Chance: Finding New Meaning in Spiritual Practices, copyright 2010 by Todd Hunter. Published by InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, Ill., www.ivpress.com.

Bishop Todd D. Hunter (D.Min., George Fox University) leads Churches for the Sake of Others, a church-planting initiative of the Anglican Mission in the Americas. He is also a teacher, writer and consultant for his ministry, Society for Kingdom Living, which helps pastors and lay leaders reach a generation that has been disenfranchised from the church. Formerly national director at Vineyard Churches USA and then at Alpha USA, Hunter serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Alpha as well as on a number of other ministry boards, including RENOVARÉ and Soul Survivor. To find out more, visit his website: www.toddhunter.org.

 

Heaven's Grocery Store

 

Last Christmas, I received a pin-up poster with the following poem, as a Christmas present from my boss. hereby I would like to share this lovely poem with you.


 Heaven's Grocery Store

I was walking down life's highway a long, long time ago. 
One day I saw a sign that read, "HEAVEN'S GROCERY STORE".
As I got a little closer, the door opened wide,
and I found myself standing inside.

I saw a host of ANGELS. They were standing everywhere. 
One handed me a basket and said, "My Child, shop with care."
Everything a human needed was in that grocery store. 
And if you couldn't carry it all, you could come back the next day for more. 

First, I got some PATIENCE. LOVE was in the same row.
Further down was UNDERSTANDING, you need that everywhere you go.
I got a box or two of WISDOM, a bag or two of FAITH. 
I just couldn't miss the holy ghost, for it was all over the place.

I stopped to get some STRENGTH and COURAGE, to help me run this race.
By then my basket was getting full, but I remembered I needed some GRACE.
I didn't forget SALVATION, for SALVATION was free. 
So I tried to get enough of that to save both you and me. 

Then I started up to the counter to pay my grocery bill.
For I thought I had everything to do the master's will.
As I went up the aisle, I saw PRAYER; and I just had to put that in,
for I knew when I stepped outside, I would run into sin.

PEACE and JOY were plentiful; they were last on the shelf.
SONG and PRAISE were hanging near, so I just helped myself.  
Then I said to the angel, "Now, how much do I owe?"
He smiled again and said, "My child, Jesus paid your bill a long, long time ago."
 

by Ron DeMarco and friend

Just Stay 留下来

The next time when someone needs you ...
 just be there.  Stay.

Have a Great Day and Bless You in some little way or another today.

Just Stay
 
A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside.

"Your son is here," she said to the old man.

She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened.

Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.

The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed. All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward, holding the old man's hand and offering him words of love and strength.  Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest awhile.

He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious of her and of the night noises of the hospital - the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other patients.

Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night.

Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited.

Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her.

"Who was that man?" he asked.

The nurse was startled, "He was your father," she answered.

"No, he wasn't," the Marine replied. "I never saw him before in my life."

"Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?"

"I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn't here. When I realized that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I stayed."

留下来

当年轻的陆战队员走进医院的门厅时，夜色已深。护士把疲惫不堪却心急如焚的军人带到了病床边。

“你的儿子来了。”护士轻轻地告诉老人，接着又重复了许多遍，直到老人睁开眼睛。老人被注射了大剂量镇静剂，恍惚间发现身穿海军陆战队制服的年轻人站在氧气罩外面，于是向他伸出手。

年轻的陆战队员马上用他那有力的手握住了老人。护士拿来了椅子，陆战队员在床边坐了下来。

医院的夜是漫长的。漫漫长夜中，年轻人就一直坐在灯光昏暗的病房中，执着老人的手，向他传递着希望和力量。护士几次让年轻人休息活动一下，他都谢绝了。

每次护士来到病房时，年轻的军人都坐在那儿，时而喃喃地对老人说几句。对她的到来和医院夜里的一应声响都浑然不觉——无论是医务人员换班时相互的叮嘱不是其他病人的呻吟抑或是鼾声。而老人却始终缄口不语，只是紧紧地握着儿子的手。

黎明来临前，老人去了。年轻的陆战队员从床边挪开已经被老人握得麻木的手，然后去通知了护士。护士去料理老人后事的工夫，年轻人点了支烟——这还是他来到医院后的第一支烟。

料理完老人后，护士回到了办公室，年轻人还等在那里。她正要说些节哀之类的劝慰之辞时，年轻人打断了她：“这人是谁？”年轻人问。

“他是你父亲啊！”护士很诧异。

“不，他不是我父亲。”年轻人很平静，“以前我从没见过他。”

“那我带你见到他时，你怎么不说呢？”

“我当时就明白了，这是个误会，但是，我也知道——他需要我。所以我留下了。”

The Barber Who Didn´t Believe 不信上帝的理发师

This is one of the best explanations of why God allows pain and suffering ...

The Barber Who Didn´t Believe

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed.

As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation.  They talked about so many things and various subjects.  When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said:"I don't believe that God exists."

"Why do you say that?" asked the customer.

"Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist.  Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children?  If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain.  I can't imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things."

The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument.

The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop.

Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt.

The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber : "You know what? Barbers do not exist."

"How can you say that?" asked the surprised barber.  "I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!"

"No!" the customer exclaimed.  "Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside."

"Ah, but barbers DO exist!  That's what happens when people do not come to me."

"Exactly!" affirmed the customer.  "That's the point! God, too, DOES exist!  That's what happens when people do not go to Him and don't look to Him for help.  That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."


不信上帝的理发师

一个男士去理发店削剪头发和胡须。理发师剪发时，他们开始谈话。

他们谈了许多事和不同的话题，当他们话题最终触及到上帝时，理发师说：“我不相信上帝存在。”

“你为什么这样说？”顾客问。

“你走到外面街上，就会意识到上帝不存在。告诉我，若上帝存在，会有这么多病人吗？会有遗弃的孩子吗？若上帝存在，就不会有悲伤和疼痛。我无法想象一个充满爱的上帝会让这些事发生。”

这个顾客想了一会儿，没有回答因为他不想引发争论。

理发师理好发，顾客离开店。

离开理发店之后，他看见街上有个人留着很杂乱的长发和邋遢的胡须。他看上去很脏乱邋遢。

顾客又回到理发店对理发师说：“你知道吗？理发师不存在。”

“你如何能这样说？”理发师很奇怪地问，“我就在这儿，我是理发师。我刚给你理发。”

“不！”顾客大声说。“理发师不存在，因为若他们存在，就没有人会如门外那人一样，有脏乱的头发和邋遢的胡须。”

“噢，但理发师确实存在！若人不来找我理发，才会如此脏乱邋遢。”“正是这样！”顾客确定地说。“这正是关键！上帝也一样确实存在！当人们不去找寻他，不依靠他的帮助，就是为什么世界上有如此多的悲伤和疼痛的原因。”

Forever Road （2009）

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Music
Genre:	Indie Music
Artist:	曾轶可

这几天在听这位相当年轻（19岁），来自中国的创作歌手的歌。她的名字叫曾轶可 Yico，是2009年度湖南卫视“快乐女生”选手，创作型歌手。

在比赛中自弹自唱的都是自己的原创歌曲。曲风清新，歌词动人，文字浅白，演唱风格“软绵绵懒洋洋”，很朴实，还有待“修饰”的独特嗓音，但听了很舒服。

发行了几张单曲专辑，在2009年岁末发行个人全创作专辑《Forever Road》，希望能将自己历来的作品呈现给所有听众。

曾轶可的博客

专辑歌曲列表：

.01.狮子座
.02.最天使
.03.还能孩子多久
.04.新的家
.05.Good Night
.06.你是我最好的朋友
.07.白色秋天
.08.电车计划
.09.视觉系
.10.Forever Road

喜欢的歌曲：新的家，还能孩子多久，白色秋天，狮子座


新的家

词曲：曾轶可

找了好久的房子
终于决定停在这里
落满灰尘也没关系
因为我已经没有力气

随意扔墙角我的行李
随意在吧台倒杯水给我自己
随意换个频道旧电视机
然后
睡到明天起

*
打开灯和关上灯
它是两个样子
打开门和锁上门
我是两个样子
希望这个地方
没有人会问我的过往
希望这次能够住到

树叶变黄
窗子变亮
天气变朗
忘掉过往

树叶变黄
窗子变亮
天气变朗
忘掉过往

找了好久的房子
终于决定留在这里
突然好想知道
这房子以前拥有谁的回忆
谁在这个吧台上和爱的人甜蜜
谁把这个厨房布置得浓情蜜意
谁在这个厕所里低声抽泣
然后
搬离这里

REPEAT*


我还能孩子多久

词曲：曾轶可

给我个拥抱好不好
不要嘲笑我的偶尔发脾气和撒娇
我还是个孩子
给我个KISS好不好
把友情爱情的分界线用力的擦掉
我还是个孩子
别生我的气好不好
玩具给你糖果给你我还是爱你的
我还是个孩子
给我个电话好不好
虽然我脸上不屑口上随便
可是心里
好想要

大人们
没什么了不起
满了18岁又怎样

我还能孩子多久
我的温柔不够
大人总喜欢把任性都没收
我还能孩子多久
我力量不够
头发还没长长
时间就要带我走
我还能快乐多久
我还能孩子多久


新的家



狮子座

Weekend..3-D Dragon..Chicken Rice..Icecream

Saturday, if in town, as usual, sent my boy to Yamaha at Plaza Singapura for piano lesson, and spent my whole afternoon hanging around there.  I think I can just close my eyes and walk around already, after going there almost every weekends since past 6 years :D

After lesson which was already 4:30 pm, went to Queenstown, thought of going to Church of Our Savior, however service already ended when I reached there.

Called J out to have the famous chicken rice, oh~ the standard dropped, This stall was actually opened by the ex-worker of the original famous margaret drive chicken rice stall (which now located in meiling street) and frankly, I still prefer the original owner chicken rice stall to this stall.

Went to BukitBatok WestMall to eat that Uaddr ice-cream, just 1 scoop of ice-cream cost $4.80 so expensive~ Then we went to watch the 3-D animation movie "How to train your dragon" .

Wow! another expensive stuff. 1 adult ticket $14 and 3 of us, already cost us $52 !!! Probably I have not been watching movie for quite a long time thus don't know the market price. hahaha~ But imagine just to watch a 1.5 hour movie cost you $14, that is too ex to me.

But nevertheless, it was a new exciting experience watching 3-D movie and "How to train your dragon" - a nice movie.

"...all the things they said about you is wrong~" emm that true in life, we should not believe totally, blindly in whatever had been told, till we take a closer look and experience it ourselves. I liked that part "on-the-job training", sound familiar to me hahaha~.
 Initially, planned to go to Hougang for church service on Sunday morning, but could not make it as I had to sent my boy to Yamaha at Paya Lebar for recording in noon time till 7 pm, and there, gone my whole Sunday sitting, reading while waiting there, by the time reached home so tired.

 

Life's Railway To Heaven

I received a PowerPoint presentation slide from my colleague and later I found it in the web, thus would like to share it with you.
Amazing and beautiful scenery.  Lovely song sung by Patsy Cline.
I like the lyrics.
It is true, life is like a railway to heaven, there may be curves, falls, tunnels, we shall not be panic or discourage, we shall be the brave engineers to ensure to make the run successful till we reach the blissful destination.



Life's Railway To Heaven
Patsy Cline

Life is like a mountain railroad
With an engineer that's brave
We must make the run successful
From the cradle to the grave

Watch the curves, the hills, and tunnels
Never falter, never fail
Keep your hand upon the throttle
And your eyes upon the rail

Blessed Savior, Thou will guide us
Till we reach that blissful shore
Where the angels wait to join us
In that land forevermore

Blessed Savior, Thou will guide us
Till we reach that blissful shore
Where the angels wait to join us
In that land forevermore

John 14:27 约翰福音14:27

I remembered once I was feeling down and troubled, my friend used to share with me this verse and brighten me up.  From then onwards, I promise her that I will try to remember it and "use" it when I am feeling troubled and afraid again.

每回当我感到紧张，心中不安，就有如这云海般波涛汹涌，我就会想起于玲曾以约翰福音14:27这句来开解我，我就会尝试静静地坐下来好好地思考与背念这句，使心灵慢慢地得到安宁。。。
 

How I spend my time on plane

Early December, due to work, made a trip to Sydney. As could not sleep throughout the whole plane journey for both ways, thus in the end have watched the following 8 movies in total.

 

 

Mao's Last Dancer - A very good film that is worth seeing
The Time Traveller's Wife - Disappointed, prefer the novel
Harry Potter Half Blood Prince - Boring zzzz
District 9 - Excellent Science Fiction movie
Ice Age Dawn & Dinosaurs - so so
Transformer Revenge of the Fallen - great visual effect
Shorts - interesting
Aliens in the Attic - just another adventure film

Here's a brief introduction of the film which I recommend.

Synopsis from the official website :

From internationally acclaimed Australian film director Bruce Beresford comes the inspirational true story of a small boy’s extraordinary journey from poverty to international stardom.
From a grueling apprenticeship as a classical dancer in communist China, to the glory of creative freedom in America. But, there is a painful price to be paid for his quest for self expression. Mao’s Last Dancer captures the intoxicating effects of first love and celebrity, the pain of exile, and ultimately the triumph of individual endeavour over ideology.
 Filmed in China, the US and Australia and with a brilliant performance from Chi Cao as Li Cunxin, Mao’s Last Dancer is an exhilarating exploration of what it means to be free.

Li Cun Xin - Mao's Last Dancer
Mao's Last Dancer Website

Have A Little Faith

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Books
Genre:	Nonfiction
Author:	Mitch Albom

Two very different men: Albert Lewis, a rabbi who he has been asked to write a eulogy for, Henry Covington, a former drug dealer and convict who became a pastor, two different worlds, two very different religions, but one strongly shared similarity: a life of faith.

I finished the book in 6 (50 mins each) subway trips to and fro my house and office.

Probably I had set a high expectation on Mitch Albom, somehow I felt a bit disappointed after reading this book, I did not get much out of it.

Personally, I felt like as though Mitch was trying to create another Tuesdays with Morrie, but too bad, one Tuesdays with Morrie is enough.
Thus no surprise, no excitement, a bit draggy.
Common questions had been raised, but not deeply discussed.

One part that touches me is when Mitch and Lewis were discussing about war, during a trip to Israel in the 1960s, Lewis, toured some enemy ruins and found an Arabic schoolbook with some family photographs contained therein.
He keeps the schoolbook and photographs for years to remind him of the costs of war. When Mitch says that those people were in fact the enemy, Lewis responds, "Enemy schmenemy. This was a family."

Well, probably, as what the book title stated "Have a little Faith", just a little...not much.

Some questions and quotes:

What makes a man happy? happiness

Self indictment is worse than an unanswered prayer?

Why do bad things happen to good people? no one knows

What do people fear most about death? Being forgotten.

It is far more comforting to think God listened and said no, than to think that nobody's out there.

When a baby comes into the world,its hands are clenched...bacause a baby, not knowing any better, wants to grab everything to say "The whole world is mine."
But when an old person dies,....With his hands open....Because he has learned his lesson...."We can take nothing with us."

I'm really sick of what's going on with my life.

I 'm really sick of what's going on with my life.
I'm both physically and mentally tired, just do not know how long I can still hold on ...
I need 玲‘s advice and booster again...
I bought this T-Shirt, is it true that sometimes life is not so fun but it won't be so terrible?

 

 

Just one simple example happening today...

As mid last week just back from Indonesia after ore than 2 weeks stay there, thought at least for next 2 weeks, I would not be traveling, thus replenished my fridge and bought these 2 Lilies on Monday evening after work.

Yesterday took medical leave and was back to office this morning. 谁知道, 我有如被剑刺伤的戴罪羔羊，The Australian staff don't want to support, the Holland staff don't want to go, thus I was being arrowed to be the scapegoat to be sent to Australia tomorrow morning to look into some production issues at customer site of the product and system which I had not been touching for more than 1 year after company reorganization.

With such short notice, I need to pack the luggage, settle some personal matters, dig out previous information regarding the product and customer environment, clear the food stuff inside the fridge and also there goes my lily ... :(

水木年华 - 生命的意义

Age of Water & Wood 水木年华 - 生命的意义 (The Meaning of Life)

我是从CVC中文广播台那里听到一首“启程”的歌曲，才开始认识这个优秀出色的演唱组合 －－卢庚戌和缪杰 －－ 水木年华。

介绍给你他们演唱的这一首相当有意义的歌曲：“生命的意义”

的确，无论是亲人、朋友、爱人、喜欢的人、讨厌的人、敌人、陌生人，爱这个世界所有人们，这就是生命真正的意义。

A very simple yet meaningful song.
Love your family, your friends, your lover, love everyone in this world, that's the real meaning of life.

It's true, and I would add on, besides loving your family, your friends, your lover, but also love your enemies, the people you dislike, the people you do not know, any stranger your do not know, love everyone no matter who they are. and that's the greatest love of all.



生命的意义

词曲：曹秦
制作人：水木年华

黑夜来临是否感到孤单，
独自一人是否你会彷徨，
这世界有多少这样的你我，
就让我们彼此关爱。

爱你的家人，爱你的朋友，
用心去爱你的爱人，
爱这个世界所有人们，
这就是生命的意义。

没有人愿做离群之雁，
谁又愿靠向无人港湾，
当这个世界越来越冷漠，
就让我们相互关怀。
爱你的家人，爱你的朋友，
用心去爱你的爱人，
在这个世界彼此温暖，
这就是存在的意义。

爱这个世界所有人们,
这就是生命的意义。


以下成员简介摘取于水木年华的官方网站~~

水木年华最初是由两位毕业于清华大学、酷爱音乐的才子卢庚戌和李健组合成的。他们的组合不是偶然的对音乐的执着、对生活的热爱，在清华默然的熏陶中，卢庚戌、李健如约的走在一起，他们从大学中的惺惺相惜到签约后的相得益彰，无不向我们展示着过人的才华与人文的风范。在李健沉静忧郁的嗓音中，冷艳华美的气质瞬间显现，在卢庚戌热忱沙哑的演唱里，往事的追忆扑面而来，令我们的心怦然而动。在他们和谐的编配下，水木年华拥有了自我的光辉。在他们身上，我们同样看到了深厚、和谐、高贵和健康，这些优秀属于水木清华，这些优秀同样也属于这支正积极进取的新组合—水木年华。

水木年华在失去了优雅的李健后，增添了两名充满动感与活力的成员—缪杰与姚勇。相应的，音乐的风格也因此开始有了变化，新成员缪杰出色的高音与姚勇个性的吉他充实着卢庚戌更新的音乐理念，而卢庚戌自己本身的嗓音也追求着技巧融合情感的变化。水木年华的最新面貌，而我们再次体会的，将是一个即熟悉又陌生的群体：依然的细腻，依然的感性，却更多了一份激情，一丝摇滚。吸收了以前作品的精华，尝试了今后发展的方向。

现在的水木年华由卢庚戌和缪杰组成，延续了水木年华一贯的清新曲风，流畅旋律，以及略带忧伤的演绎。缪杰出色的高音，以及卢庚戌自己本身的嗓音所追求的技巧融合情感的变化在歌曲中体现的淋漓尽致。

兰思 : 死后才能获得重生

忘了上次哭是何时，我只晓得刚刚哭过。以为已经蒸发干的泪水，又细细的从眼角流出，无需太多的言语，我能懂它的悲痛。

心情不佳的时候，特别想听音乐。独自一人静静地呆在房间，放下世俗的烦躁，卸下心灵的防备，陶醉于音乐的世界里，感伤的情绪在音符和歌词间流动，静静地品味歌曲带给我的震撼和感动，从中体味到一份安宁的孤独，一份幸福的寂寞。

前几天，脑子里又一直浮现一个意念，很想抛开身生所有的束缚，独自一人离家出走，漫无目的地走得远远的，与世隔绝，让心放空。

常听于玲说人死时也就是与上帝同在的时刻，也就是感到真正的安宁与快乐的时候。

人若活得那么不快乐，为什么不能一开始就依偎在上帝的身边，感受那份安宁，快乐与呵护，何必还要到世间不快乐地活着呢？

来也空空，去也空空。所谓挥挥衣袖，不带走一片云彩。。。
眼睛一闭，呼吸一停，一切所拥有的都归零。既然如此，何必那么在意那些荣华富贵，金钱名利，何必那么在意得失多少呢？

在世时，何必认识那么多人，反正到最终，不是个个离开你，你也会离他们而去，增加大家的悲伤与痛苦。

在世时，何必学那么多东西，反正到最终，你也不能把它们一一带走，一切所学的，所知的，会随着年纪而渐渐的忘却，归回有如刚出生的婴孩，对一切一无所知。

我真的不知道来到这世界的真正目的是什么？

是我太愚蠢，还是太聪明，亲手将自己的真心葬送。
无论是亲情，友情还是爱情，我彻彻底底都是个失败者。
为什么人与人之间总是要有戒心？
为什么就不能真诚相待呢？
难道对任何事情都要想得那么深奥吗？

我真的不知道为什么要来到这世界？

我真的希望早点挣脱这沉重累赘的躯壳，让灵魂有如飞奔出鸟笼的小鸟一样，得到解脱，重获自由。

我真的希望能像一只投向火海燃烧的火鸟，死后才能获得重生。

为什么往往在我最需要的时候，不但得不到反而失去更多？为什么？

十年前。十年后。

十年前我骑着自行车，吹着欢快的口哨，走在回家的路上
十年后我开着私家车，接着不断的电话，走在应酬的路上

十年前我渴望住进五星饭店
十年后我住进五星饭店，却想回家

十年前我渴望坐一次飞机
十年后我最害怕的就是坐飞机

十年前我顿顿想着吃肉
十年后我顿顿想着吃青菜

十年前我们面对的唯一问题是考试
十年后我们除了考试所有的问题都要面对

十年前我们谈及爱情，总是羞涩
十年后我们谈及爱情，却是生涩

十年前我对父母大吵大嚷
十年后我希望父母再骂我一次

十年前有做不完的复习资料需要完成
十年后有理不清的人际关系需要打理

十年前我们为打一个电话四处寻找公用电话
十年后我们有了手机，依然四处奔波

十年前我月薪的目标是1000
十年后我月薪6000元，依然无法快乐

十年前我以为自己是一棵大树
十年后我才明白自己只不过是一棵小草

十年前我唯一可以浪费的就是时间
十年后我除了时间什么我都可以浪费

十年前我们可以说青春无悔
十年后我们只能说青春不在

十年前总是计划着十年后
十年后总是怀念着十年前

五块钱

五块钱

美国的海关里，有一批没收的脚踏车，在公告后决定拍卖。 

拍卖会中，每次叫价的时候，总有一个十岁出头的男孩喊价，他总是以「五块钱」开始出价，然后眼睁睁地看着脚踏车被别人用三十、四十元买去。拍卖暂停休息时，拍卖员问那小男孩为什么不出较高的价格来买。男孩说，他只有五块钱。

拍卖会又开始了，那男孩还是给每辆脚踏车相同的价钱，然后被别人用较高的价钱买去。后来聚集的观众开始注意到那个总是首先出价的男孩，他们也开始察觉到会有什么结果。直到最后一刻，拍卖会要结束了。这时，只剩一辆最棒的脚踏车，车身光亮如新，有多种排档、十段杆式变速器、双向手煞车、速度显示器和一套夜间电动灯光装置。

拍卖员问：「有谁出价呢？」这时，站在最前面，而几乎已经放弃希望的那个小男孩轻声的再说一次：「五块钱」拍卖会停止唱价，只是停下来站在那里。这时，所有在场的人全部盯住这位小男孩，没有人出声，没有人举手，也没有人喊价。直到拍卖员唱价三次后，他大声说：「这辆脚踏车卖给这位穿短裤白球鞋的小伙子！」此话一出，全场鼓掌。

那小男孩拿出握在手中仅有的五块钱钞票，买了那辆毫无疑问是世上最漂亮的脚踏车时，他脸上流露出从未见过的灿烂笑容。我们的生命中，除了「胜过别人」、「压过别人」、「超越别人」之外，我们是否也同时能抱持着「不肯放弃最后一丝希望」的决心呢！

作者看到的是小男孩的不放弃希望，我、可您有没有看到那些最后不愿意出价的可爱的群众？一定有人想要也有能力出到五块钱以上的金额以买下那部崭新的脚踏车，可是大家却都很有默契地帮助小男孩完成他的心愿，这不就是人性可爱又温暖的一面吗？