4 strikes and 6 spares. A total score of 208 out of two games. That was my achievement from today's bowling competition within the unit as part of our 6th Anniversary celebration. Considering that I have not bowled since a very long time, I think my attempt today is somewhat encouraging.
I am getting a new phone tomorrow however am still tossing between the E618i and E800i from Sony Ericsson. Tough choice actually considering that I only want a phone that allows me to sms and call people. Perhaps take a picture once in a while when I ain't feeling shy of the camera.
Finally, the month of October is here and I cannot wait to start clearing my annual leave for the rest of this year, a total of 12 days, before the very important day of 5th November 2006.
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Why is it the principality of things?
In everything that we do, that has to be a fundamental reason behind it. If without, we find ourselves lost while in its midst and eventually throwing in the towel. The principality of things is simply an expression that govern the reasons behind why things happen. The idea behind it is to give an impression of a straight-forward attitude towards things.
I stumbled upon my kindergarten Report book today while I was searching for my Health Booklet. I read with interest in particular the comments written about my level of interest towards school and my teacher's general comments about me. It seemed that I was a rather energetic and active child that required teachers to assign tasks to me to quiet me down. I wonder where this energy has been channeled to today. One mentioned that I was a rather sensitive child and I guess it is quite true considering that I used to react in a rather awkward manner towards things that I didn't like or concur with. However, the most thought-provoking one was that 'I did not like to be corrected'. It made me think for a while, and most definitely not about whether I preferred the tick of acceptance of Nike over Puma or Adidas, and I guess it is somewhat an oxy-moron and paradoxical statement.
Who likes to be in the wrong? Who prefers crosses to ticks? Why is it that Nike chose a tick to represent its products and not a cross? To put it simply, it is about the perception of what a tick means to us. In school, a tick represents a correct answer on a written assignment. More so during examination scripts; you wish to see more ticks than crosses. It is primarily about this innate human nature of seeking acceptance from others that makes a tick so much more important in our everyday lives. It is also no wonder that Nike would choose a tick to represent its products for the same reason of acceptance and if not an over-powering statement of superiority over its market-competitors that makes Nike a successful and renowned brand apart from its aggressive consumer advertising strategy.
The question one should ask then is not about the liking towards being corrected. Rather, it should be about the approach and mind set towards being corrected. This mind set and approach should be one which stems from a positive attitude where the idea of learning from ones mistakes ought to be the primary objective. This is something that cannot be taught overnight. Just like moral education, it is no doubt a topic taught in school, however the fundamental layer for moral education starts from our very own family upbringing. It is the values that our family imposes upon us that results in our public attitude and hence moral righteousness or lack of.
Perhaps the next time you are corrected, you should ask yourself the reason why.
I spent my Thursday and Friday this week staring at the computer for 12 hours straight in office editing a document that is 70 odd pages long. Yet, this document has a classification that I should not even have access to. It is complete ludicrousness that I should leave any semblance of my paw print on this document when the credit will eventually go to a person with three bars on his shoulders. It is as good as piracy.
My Motorola E398 decided to fail on me last week. The parts inside the phone had corroded and when I collected it today, it still failed to work. Strangely, it did not dampen my spirits as I had this premonition that I would need to get a new phone soon. However, I have problems in choosing a phone that is not Nokia for its ubiquity.
I like to have my things managed in an organised and structured manner. Not that I am a structured-freak but I like things placed at where they ought to be placed and not misplaced. Essentially, it makes finding things a little less difficult and a more pleasant experience.
I have came up with a list of things I ought to do after the 5th of November 2006. Such a glorious day, the 5th of November would be. This list is by no means exhaustive but includes, driving lessons, learning how to kayak, relief teaching and eating whole lots more ice-cream. I have many more wacky ideas but guess they are just meant for humour-sake.
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Who determines or who sets the standards to define what we perceive as good and bad moral values. Who are we to judge or even criticise others for having poor morality when we are not without flaws to even begin with. As the adage goes, one man's medicine is another's poison. In our quest of trying to re-define and re-shape ourselves to meet societal expectations, consider the fact that what society has in placed is in fact an opinion that majority of the people within the society agree upon. Just like how you would define good and bad moral values.
The IMF is currently held in Singapore. The government has spent numerous resources on sprucing up the venue and its surroundings and painstakingly educating its people whom they represent as voices in parliament to put up warm and inviting smiles to our guests. Guests whom we hardly know by name or even in person. Yet, all the hype. Hosting an international event here is encouraging for a country like Singapore. In an economic perspective, it does in some ways attract foreign investors to pay a closer attention to Singapore. However in a social perspective, all I see is only the teaching of the people of Singapore how to conduct ourselves in front of guests as would a mother to a child when in front of relatives to avoid unnecessary embarrassment. Are Singaporeans such an abhor bunch of people that the government has to discourage us from being near the venue on the pretext of security reasons? Are Singapore such a rude bunch of people that even the government recognises it and is trying its best to cover this up by putting up a 4 million smile facade? Are we that repugnant?
With all the hype and publicity on courtesy and service excellence, the government should consider a more practical approach that is not wholly incentive-based towards encouraging service excellence. One way is to promote the service industry and recognise this industry for its efforts in its entirety. Through appropriate recognition and public awareness, can then we talk about Singapore being a gracious and polite society and then can we see ourselves out of the ranking for the world's most impolite country.
The Most Loved
1 Corinthians 6:19 " Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own."
From the book of Genesis, we understand that Abraham's faith was tested a total of 3 times. In all 3 tests, God wanted only Abraham's heart. Likewise, God wants out heart.
God will have the faith of believers tested in many ways. However, in all the ways in which He tests us, he is looking at the following areas:
1. Whether we choose to love God or choose to love the things God has given us,
2. Our willingness to give to God what we love the most,
3. Our provisions to God without limit to those who give their all to Him, and
4. Whether we give to God things that cost nothing to us i.e. the value of the things we give to God.
God does not permit sin. However, he does allow Satan to permit sin to show the sinfulness of our heart. With true repentance, God can reduce or even forgo the punishment he originally set his mind upon. Our God is a forgiving God.
As much as God has bless us according to our wishes and prayers, God is asking us to put him first above all else, especially above the things in which he has blessed you for.
God's blessing has an overflowing effect to others. Be blessed, receive your blessings, but do not horde your blessings.
Teacher's Day is the first of September every year but schools celebrate it on 31st August. So much for wanting to go back with ying yi to national to see how the school has been ever since I last came back which was last year when I had to collect my results.
Let's talk about multi-tasking today. I like to multi-task simply because it makes the economic sense of time given that we only have that many hours in a single day. I like to multi-task because it gives my brain the opportunity to work effectively and allows it to function to the best of its ability. I like to multi-task simply because it allows me to complete my assigned tasks in a shorter amount of time.
Nay-sayers will say that multi-tasking will only complicate matters simply because the person is not completely focused in what he or she is doing. While I agree that there is some truth in this, yet, the ability to focus varies for each individual. Essentially, it is whether one can complete a task or not.
Multi-tasking is something that many people do. Especially students. Doing tutorials while on msn and listening to the radio or plugging to your ipod with the television switched on. Ain't that a common sight?
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