The Dilbert Blog

Recently, I stumbled upon The Dilbert Blog while searching for Dilbert's Cartoon on the internet.

http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/

It is a wonderful blog with a number of thought-provoking entries. It is as fun to read as the Dilbert Cartoon. Definitely my recommendation. I will add it as a link. :)

One year has passed

My goodness, just happen to check my last post and realised that I have not posted anything since Aug 2006. Hmm.. it seem like it was one month ago when I posted the last post. Time flies.

One year, one year ... I found myself asking me this question," What is different in my life now compared to one year ago?" Well, I grew older, a little fatter, run slower, eat lesser (not exactly true)... and then I been to more places, like Coronation Plaza (along Adam Road), Clementi Ave2, Osaka (Japan), Mae Sot (Thailand-Myanmar border), etc, etc ... Attended more funerals, weddings, full months parties .... Made more friends, have more friends becoming brothers and sisters (praise the Lord) .... and etc etc etc ...

So... one year .. not long but not that short either. I certainly hope that one year later ... I can add "more blog postings" into that list. :)

His peace He gave

What a dread, yet another meeting
Datelines and deadlines, ain't make no difference to me
Why can't I have a day where I can just work
Without the bugging and nudging and people calling me

Good colleagues, bad colleagues, you get them all
You probably can't have one and not have the other
Friends and not so friends, you won't want anymore
Good thing is they are not my mother or father

Today is one of those cloudy rainy day
Where everywhere is wet and most uncomfortable
Days like that rarely come my way
But today is the day its undeniable

But then I remember that God is Good
And His love endures forever
And then I remember that He is near
Forsake or leave me He will never

And then I recall that He cares for me
That His yoke is light and His burden is easy
Rejoice! O my soul, Rejoice!
Praise His name for He is worthy

Oh what's the fuss about meetings and all
What's the rumbling with this cloudy rainy day
Just lay them all down at the foot of the Cross
His peace He gave and my fear He takes away

Coffee fix

I just doused myself with hot, steaming MacDonald coffee with cream and now I am wet and emitting coffee fragrance (or to some, stench). Smells pretty good to me … and maybe, I do not need to drink coffee today. I just need take a few licks on my pants anytime I need some fix.

This incident happened this morning when I was getting myself comfortable in MacDonald, preparing to spend some time with God. As usual, I’ll get the $2 breakfast (Sausage Macmuffin with coffee), physical food, to go along with my Spiritual food. Placing the coffee in front of me and after removing the cap on the cup, I proceeded to tear the tube of cream. 1st tube was a success, then the second … Somehow, the way I hold the tube was directly behind the cup and instead of tearing it away, I torn it towards myself. The path of travel for my hand so happen to coincide with the position of the cup and SPLASH!!! … Hot steaming “supposed to go into my stomach” coffee is now all over my pants and scalded my legs…

Well, the coffee did its job nonetheless … of waking me up.

Lefty Me

Just read an article on left-handed people and it arouses in me much interest and memories. You see, I am a lefty too. If you know me, you would probably realize that I am a lefty only when I use the scissors, play badminton or use an electric drill. Reason is because I write with my right hand. A feat “forced” out of me because my dad used to cane me whenever I used my left hand to write.

Well, this world had designed products, devices and gadgets for the right-handed. Camcorder, camera, scissors, guitar … talking about guitar, I was always the slower learner in class not knowing why. Another is the rifle. Being in NS, I remember I had to always remember to draw this thing called a “Deflector” whenever I go for shooting practices. Without the Deflector, lefties will have the hot shells come crashing into our face.

The article also talks about how the industrial assembly lines are designed for right handed people. No wonder when I set up one few years back in my ex-company, I am the only one who seems to enjoy teaching people how the process should go. I am an Engineer and I do product design. I wonder how many products will turn out to be in favour of lefties in the near future.

And do you know that some of the famous lefties in history include Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Ludwig van Beethoven, Benjamin Franklin, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin. Not bad huh!!

The World Cup and I.

I have no love for soccer and thus, no enthusiasm for the coming World Cup. The other day, a friend asked me if I watched the “whatever team against whatever team” match the night before, I was put in a dilemma of whether to tell him the “unacceptable” truth of me not interested in World Cup or to just simply say “No”.

“Unacceptable” because, it is like a social norm that boys … or rather guys … ok,ok men, to be interested in the World Cup and if you are not, you must be some kind of a freak. I had tried to embrace the sport in the past but it simply bores me and so I stopped trying. I had also put in efforts to try play the game, and in the entire 90mins game, I probably come in contact with the ball not more than 10 times (with 5 times being hit by it). And when I finally had the ball under my foot, I will be so uptight I simply ramp it with maximum force, in an unknown direction.

Now it is the season again: The World Cup Fever. Everyone will be talking about Ronaldo and David Beckham and Francesco Totti (yes I did my research on the internet to get those names) and I will be among them trying to “catch some (soccer) balls”. (speaking of which ... maybe I will make an excellent ball-picker.)

A sprained ankle

My right ankle was in bad shape yesterday. Can’t really figure out how or when I injured it. Little did I know that it was actually God’s intention till this morning…

You see, I have been feeling pretty stressed-up lately. I do not know why or what causes the stress. Many times I would find myself straining my eyes, gritting my teeth, tensing my muscle while reading, working or even watching the TV. I also walked very fast. Because I walk fast, I think fast and as I think fast, I walk faster…. chasing after the wind.

This sprained ankle slowed me down an awful lot. I literally limped my way from point to point. It was so bad that I actually noticed a difference in my traveling time from home to office and from office home. That was how fast I walked before I sprained my ankle.

As I did my devotion this morning, God brought this verse to mind, “"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, ".. Luke10:41”. And while I limped towards my office pondering on the verse, I suddenly realized God’s intention for my sprained ankle… to slow me down, to make me reflect and appreciate the simple things in life. And of course to re-align my focus in life, my stressed-up life to be specific, …. “but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her. ".. Luke10:42”

Luke 10:38-42
38As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. 40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!" 41"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, 42but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."