~another harassment!!!~

arrrggghhh.....sian man...juz now i received a call from sum1 called Bendy...duno hu sia...pte number somemore...i answered cos i thought it might be sum1 else i know...but is not...
anyway...my mood is already quite bad liao...plus with dat call...i really duno how to explain...wana cry sia...(my mood bad cos alot of stuff crop up at work...many changes....sigh...plus it's month end...sian)...
k...it goes like dis...i answered the call in quite a nice but abit irritated tone...cos no mood mah...den dis person juz kept on talking...duno wat he toking sia...all super broken english...i asked him how he got my number, he told me is from Jack...i said i duno this person...even if i noe...i noe my frens wldnt anyhow giv away my number...he asked me not to care who gave the number...he juz wana make frens with me...i told him i wont entertain him at all...he asked y...den i said if i duno whose the one who gave him my number, i have no obligations to entertain him...den cos i sumhow dun really understand wat he's talking abt...i didnt really listen...but i heard a part where he said the 'f' word...i was so angry and hung up immediately...
sooo angry lor...n i suspect(my colleague suspected too) that is either that idiot guy from the previous post or he gave my number to this person to harass me...wah...my mood totally gone even worse lor...so pissed off...sigh...think my life is really in danger...
really stressed...2dae is a super bad dae for me lor...early morning stomach unwell till now...den whole dae rush some stupid work n no time to do my daily work...den got those stupid missed calls and smses...den alot of changes in some reports by my boss...den the stupid call(if onli i noe it wldnt be my fren)...den mth end report doing tmr and some reports are messed up...i really duno how sia...really being pushed to the dead end...shld be in class now...but really no time to go...n cos i'm angry n really no mood, so i blogged this down...sigh...bad day...sigh...HELP!!!
brothers n sisters in Christ...pls pray for me...i really need the strength...sigh...

k gotta shift my attention to work liao...byee

~oh no...life in danger...being harassed by unknown!!!~

eeekzzz....scary man...there's even danger by being nice!!! sigh...how???
ok...it goes like this...on Saturday, 25th Nov 2006, i received a call while i was doing my Cafe duty at The Edge...he's an Indian lah...den i told him wrong number and hung up...then on Sunday morning, while preparing to go church for class, i received an sms saying he's sorry as he's trying to call the number XXXXX204 instead of mine which is XXXXX205...so as i'm sum1 who's kinda easy going, i replied 'It's ok. No worries :)'...thereafter, he replied and said i'm so kind and understanding lah...*rolls eyes*...i didnt reply him...den he smsed again and ask if he could have my name to know me as a good fren...to me i thought no harm telling my name so i told him...den he goes on introducing himself and asking alot about me...i didnt care lah...den cos i'm bz with my class and duty(teach the kids in church),i didnt noe i've got lotsa missed calls and smses...all from that guy lor...*shivers*..den i got kinda scared...he kept msging y i didnt ans my fone, he wana tok to me...this n dat lah...i was quite pissed off so i replied to him saying i have no obligations to do so...but...i duno if he understands my english or not(i dun understand his super broken english lah...all sentences dun link at all!)...he still kept on msging...i juz ignored after telling him i'm bz...and guess wat? till now he's always msging and called me...juz like dis morning...he msged 'good morning.how are you?'...the thing is not only 1 msg...is 3...as i'm bz...i juz ignored...den juz now while having meeting with my boss,and when i came back to my desk, i saw 8 msges!!! plus a missed call which i ignored as it's from him previously...kaoz...8 msges leh...and is the same msg!!!...i deleted all...canot remember wat is the content as i totally dun understand his sms!!!lousy english lah...but its sumthing like y i didnt ans his call or wat...duno lah...kinda pissed off...harassment man...scary...i juz totally ignored lor...sigh...wonder will my life be in danger sia...haaaa...*thinks too far*...keke...sigh...sian man...thru fone also can kena harassed...grrr...wonder when will it stop...think he's a psycho...*shivers*...hahahahz...

k will stop here...juz now was super bz n stressed...my boss lah...anyhow blame me and insisted it's my responsibility...grrr...den my stomach still unwell...sigh...dying soon...hahaha...joking....bleahz...haaaz....

take care n God Bless~

~still unwell~

sigh...my stomach still feeling v uncomfy...pain...sigh...and really feel like vomiting...trying not to though...if not i will sure cry again...sian...came to work quite early...got some stuff to rush though...n still doing...but too uncomfy liao...so juz slack abit n blog...

k will stop here...

will blog again...

Take Care n God Bless~

~arghh!!~

aaaaarrrrrgggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

still very pain lor...all i can do is TAHAN!!!...and also distracting myself by doing my assignment...chatting...but...still...feel the pain...sigh...thought of going to see doc later in the morning...but...no time!!! doc usually arrives at 9am...and i needa be in office by ard 8.30am cos it's Wednesday...doing report day...sigh...means gotta tahan the pain for another day...hope i can take it...*prays*...

sigh...this is bad man...my condition really keep going up and down...duno when will i ever recover...sigh...BUT...i believe there's a purpose for me to 'suffer' from all these...i know that God will eventually bless n heal me. Amen!

kk...it's late...muz sleep if not canot reach office early...*argh...work*...but nevertheless...i still love to work more than to study...haaaz....

nitez to all!

take care n God Bless n Love all of u!!!!!

~better...but not much though~

sigh...pain...my tummy area...i duno how to explain the pain...it's where the walls of my stomach is feeling the pain...sometimes when i eat or drink, i can feel the food moving down to my stomach...cos it's painful...but cos of such pains being very usual, i still can take the pain and not be rolling all over the floor...haaz...but i juz hate the pain lor...and i keep feeling nauseas at any time...esp when i feel a lil stress or some stuff keep bugging me...
i juz really feel super bad lah...then such feelings caused me to be soo stressed that it aggravates my condition...sigh...sometimes juz feel like crying...still as usual, i held back my tears and keep my cheery look...sigh...

k gotta work...will stop here...canot eat snake so i've typed as fast as i could...haaz...

take care n God Bless~~~

~sigh...another round of vomitting~

sigh...sick of it...think i shld go ask my doc whether there are any anti-vomitting pills...haaz...
lalalalala...
anyway...tomach feeling uncomfy le...plus i onli ate like 1/5 or mayb 1/4 of my food...mostly the soup n veg...thereafter i vomit liao...sian man...hmmm...


anyway...'depression' mood is back i guess...actually quite a few weeks ago already...but not that serious...but recently past few days i kept feeling sad...usually if i'm alone...like last week...while waiting for my fren, tears juz dropped...same as b4...duno wat thoughts juz whizzed passed my mind...plus since morning, my colleagues said dat i looked super pale...and juz now while crossing the road they said i didnt see the car coming towards...lucky she(the driver) stopped in time...but i thought i saw the car was goin quite slowly so i juz cross the road...*shrugs*...they said my mind was away...maybe...sigh...and every now and den i feel like crying...juz holding back my tears to put up a strong front...sigh...
and i'm constantly seeking God...really need Him alot...if not i guess i'll juz break down...and totally not be able to work(as in do anything) anymore...hmmm...

juz feel bad in some personal stuff...keep on blaming myself...sigh...

~...vomitting spoils my day...~

sigh...guess wat? vomitting starts again...when i thought i'm getting better...it comes back...but i also think it's cos i chose not to take medicine for the past 2 days...now going back to taking medicine...sigh...
actually last nite already dun feel really well...juz dat i didnt tell anybody...juz tahan...den coming to the time b4 i going to sleep, i felt super nauseas...tried to vomit but nothing came out...so quickly went to sleep...didnt sleep well i guess...den comes morning, which was juz now...there's abt a half an hour period where my eyes still cant open but i feel very uncomfortable...i noe when i wake up i will vomit anytime...true enough, when i woke up, when i was brushing my teeth, i vomitted...gastric juices...sigh...bad sign...cos the night b4 already nothing to vomit but yet this morning i vomitted gastric juices...and it's alot...cried as usual...sigh...and cos i'm afraid i might vomit again, i ate only 3 mouths of food for breakfast...feel totally unwell...even now...sigh...
suddenly juz feel like lying on my bed n juz sleep...sleep for very very long...even till my stomach condition gets fine...sigh...even now while i'm typing, i'm tahan-ing the pain...feeling weak...but i guess i wun be taking mc...juz wana work to distract myself...hmmm...guess i have to be good and always take my medicine...if not it will get worse...hmmm...
anyway, exams are around the corner...and i am still unsure what i have learnt so far...blame myself for not listening in class...*worries*...hmmm...
k guess will stop here...gotta work and not remind myself i'm not feeling well...hope the day will be fine...

take gd care peeps...God Bless n Loves u all!

~how do u judge maturity?~

sigh...kinda sad...in fact, am really sad...duno wat to sae...not long ago juz had conversations with afew of my colleagues...it's thos kind of after lunch chat...to relax abit...as usual...those small gossips...women lah...den suddenly attention comes to me...which really hit me alot...n i really dislike them saying abt me...but i will juz pretend to be ok and laugh it off...
they are always bugging on the fact that i'm not mature...which i dun think so...but mayb i am...but not to the extent to what they think...as usual for mi, i like to be kinda lame...talk alot of nonsense...but that's me...i juz wana 'entertain' ppl to prevent them from being stress mah...but cos of all my actions and how i talk, they kept insisting that i'm not mature...guess i tried too hard to de-stress them...they can be lame themselves yet when i'm being lame, they juz think i'm a kid...sigh...n yah it's true i like to say and be proud of myself being the youngest amongst them...but they will say that i'm immature when i keep thinking i'm young...but i am young as compared to them what...sigh...thereafter, they will say a joke of out me...though i juz smiled it off...the feeling is really juz like a knife piercing through my heart...feeling damn hurt...but i cant say anything...they didnt feel how i felt...actually during those times, i really feel like crying...but i juz put up a brave front...and do not wana make a big fuss out of it since i think they juz treat it as a joke...
sigh...sometimes i see even older people acting even more immature but i didnt hear them saying that they are immature...really wonder wat's with them...y r they using me as the target to laugh at?they always tease me in alot of other areas too...hmmm...they r nice people...i like spending time talking to them, eating with them, and working with them...but when it comes to this kind of jokes...i really hate it...sigh...cant say much abt ppl lah...cos i myself also got say ppl at times...hmmm...duno lah...but sometimes i realy wonder how ppl judge others whether they are mature or not...i dare say that for work i do handle them maturely...however there are exceptions that i handle them by my mood...in which i noe it's totally immature...but...human nature wat...sigh...when will i ever be regarded as mature by them? sigh...

anyone got any views on maturity?
or any comments on my maturity? (but i first admit i can be immature at times...only dat i'm unhappy they always think i'm immature)...

will stop here...gotta work...take care...
God Bless~

Facts abt eating fruits

We all think eating fruits means

simply buying fruit, cutting it and

just popping it into our mouths.


You will benefit much more

if you know how and when to eat.


Eat Fresh Fruits







Fruits should be taken

in an empty stomach…

not as dessert after the meal

as is often done.


If you eat fruit like that, it will also serve

a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy

for weight loss and other life activities.


Correct Way of Eating Fruits







Let's say you eat two slices of bread

and then a slice of fruit.


As fruit digests faster than bread,

the slice of fruit digests quickly

and is ready to go straight through

the stomach into the intestines,

but its passage is blocked by the bread which takes longer to digest…


Fruit is the Most Important Food







…In the meantime the whole meal ferments and turns to acid.

Consequently, when the fruit comes

into contact with the food

in the stomach and digestive juices,

the entire mass of food begins

to spoil.


So it is better to eat your fruits in an empty stomach or

before your meals !







You have heard people complaining –


every time I eat water-melon I burp,

when I eat durian my stomach bloats up,

when I eat banana

I feel like running to the toilet etc –


actually all this will not arise if you eat

the fruit in an empty stomach.


The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat !







Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst,

dark circles under the eyes

all these will not happen if

you take fruits in an empty stomach.


It is incorrectly presumed that some fruits

like orange and lemon are acidic and will enhance acidity in the stomach.

Research however shows

that all fruits become alkaline

in our body.








When you need to drink fruit juice –

drink only fresh fruit juice,

NOT from the cans.


Don't drink juice that has been heated up.

Don't eat cooked fruits because

you don't get the nutrients at all.

You only get to taste.


So stop making 'durian porridge'

if you want nutrients.

Cooking fruit destroys all the vitamins.







If you should drink the juice,

drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly,

because you must let it mix

with your saliva before swallowing it.


Eating the pulp or whole fruit

is far better than drinking the juice

as the fibre is good for you.







A 3-day “fruit fast” is

a very simple and effective way

to cleanse and de-toxify your body.


Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and

you will be surprised when your friends

tell you how radiant you look !


During the “fruit fast” you can eat different fruits at different times, although occasionally mixed fruit salad would

also be permissible and more interesting.







If you have mastered

the correct way of eating fruits,

you have the secret of beauty,

longevity, health, energy,

happiness and normal weight.

dancing with god

dancing with god



when i meditated on the word guidance,

i kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word.

i remember reading that doing god's will is a lot like dancing.

when two people try to lead, nothing feels right.

the movement doesn't flow with the music,

and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.

when one person realizes that, and lets the other lead,

both bodies begin to flow with the music.

one gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back

or by pressing lightly in one direction or another.

it's as if two become one body, moving beautifully.

the dance takes surrender, willingness,

and attentiveness from one person

and gentle guidance and skill from the other.

my eyes drew back to the word guidance.

when i saw "g: i thought of god, followed by "u" and "i".

"god, "u" and "i" dance."

god, you, and i dance.

as i lowered my head, i became willing to trust

that i would get guidance about my life.

once again, i became willing to let god lead.

my prayer for you today is that god's blessings

and mercies be upon you on this day and everyday.

may you abide in god as god abides in you.

dance together with god, trusting god to lead

and to guide you through each season of your life.

this prayer is powerful and there is nothing attached.

if god has done anything for you in your life,

please share this message with someone else,

for prayer is one of the best gifts we can receive.

there is no cost but lots of rewards;

so let's continue to pray for one another.

and i hope you dance.





...let us not walk off the path (again) - be always assured and hopeful as the big one up there is watching over us and everything will be alright - great or small.

~some sudden thoughts to share~

hey all...duno y...juz suddenly feel like sharing...

juz the sudden urge to really praise God here...in my blog...for all to see...whether you r a believer or not...i really would like to tell you that YOU are God's creation...and He loves you no matter what...

for all Christians here...juz a reminder to you all that u r not alone...cos God is with u...all along...always...thu eternity...there are some of you who are seeking Him with enthusiasm...there are some who are stagnant...there are some who really feel like giving up as you are sick and tired of many things you are going thu...but pls don't(for the 2nd and 3rd grp)...cos pls always remember that God loves you alot...His agape love for you is always there...don't give up on God...as He never give up on you(BUT...Do Not forsake Him)...so please...hang in there...seek in him...
in 1 Chronicles 28:9 "And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.also, in Matthew 7:8 "For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."so all fellow Brothers and Sisters in Christ...never give up on God...keep on praying...Pray Until Something Happens (PUSH)...i believe God will always be there to shower you with blessings and miracles...never give up...God Loves You!

as for all non-Christians out there...don't worry...am not here to Force you to believe in Him...but at least i have my part to do...which is to sow the seeds in you to let you know that God loves you too! i wana do my part which God has sent me to share about Him to all of you!...after which from here...it is YOUR choice whether you wana believe in Him or not...but i dare strongly and firmly assure you that if you truly believe in God, truly love Him, and always have faith in Him...your life will be totally different...you will be a changed person...really...to let all of you know, my life is changed totally by God...God has actually planned how is my life going to be like even before i was born..though at the start, right at the beginning, my life doesn't seem as good...however, it ends up to be a blessing in disguise...God blessed me with a family who took good care of me and even spoil me alot...since young till now, my family have a maid to settle those household chores whereby i do not need to do anything...if God hadnt planned it this way, my life would be really different now...never know how it will be like...but i really thank God for all...since young, He placed me in schools where i'm exposed to the Gospel, and from there i believe in Him...however, for certain reasons, i was unable to convert till about 3yrs ago where i can make my own decision, i chose to truly accept Chirst, my life was even changed, for the better...from then on, i'm really into God...having a personal relationship with God is really good...i can talk to Him whenever i need someone to talk to...and He never fails to answer me(but there are many times in which He answers but either i refuse to listen or for other reasons) and bless me...Thank You Lord...but 1 thing to remind you...do not think that your life will ALWAYS be good if you accept Christ...there are many things we have to go thru too...life is not so easy...BUT with God in us...He will see us thru...sometimes i really cant imagine what would my life be like without God...
hey...u people...let me remind you...NOTHING is too difficult for God...He is the 1 hu created EVERYTHING...He knows each and every detail of the world better than any of us...He thus sure can overcome Anything! Agree? i agree to this anyway...so people out there, esp those who feel that they are sure unable to accept Christ due to certain reasons, pls do remember that NOTHING is IMPOSSIBLE for God...believe in Him...believe in the miracles He can do for you...it will sure be a breakthrough for you...i've seen such circumstances b4...so i truly believe...do believe too...juz be more open and allow urself to hear more abt God...allow Him to let you experience His presence...all in all, the ultimate choice is still yours...

anyway...i really juz cant stop thanking God for everything He has done for me...and cos of this...i will continue to always love God, serve Him, Worship/Praise Him, and always seek Him no matter what...muz always have a close personal relationship with God...yup...I Love God...heez...

k...will stop here...these are just my sudden thoughts which i feel that God is using me to share all these to all of you people out there...so yup...i'm happy to do this...hope you people are more open after reading this...

take gd care...n remember, God Loves ALL of YOU!

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Teaching Your Daughter Modesty and Responsible Consumerism

Teaching Your Daughter Modesty and Responsible Consumerism
Shannon Ethridge
Author

I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.
~ 1 Timothy 2: 9-10

The "guards" were heavily armed and ready to protect the bank from any "bad guys" that might wander in. Matthew (four years old at the time) stood on one side of the entrance to the bank lobby with a toy bow and arrow in ready position. On the other side of the door stood his friend Cameron, also four, with an impressive plastic sword drawn from its sheath. As I stood in line at the teller window, I noticed that all the bank patrons, relieved that they were in such capable hands, were looking on appreciatively at these self-appointed guards.
Then she walked in, a long-legged young woman in high heels, a formfitting miniskirt, and spaghetti-strap top. The young guards glanced at each other with eyes wide. The rest of the onlookers turned their heads back and forth between the little boys and the young woman as if watching a tennis match, eyeballing the woman, then the boys, then the woman again. As this scantily-clad bombshell strutted across the bank lobby, made an ATM transaction, and then strutted back out through the armed doors, I sensed that everyone in the lobby was holding their breath and wondering, What could those boys be thinking right now?

As soon as the door closed and the woman was out of earshot, Cameron satisfied everyone's curiosity as he leaned over to Matthew and loudly exclaimed, "The Bible warns about women like that!"

Of course, the entire bank erupted in laughter! The incident happened years ago, but it's no laughing matter that today we often see young women dressed more like stereotypical hookers than modest young women.

Here are two of the most valuable principles we can teach our daughters when it comes to how they dress:
You teach people how to treat you.
and
Whatever bait you use determines the type of fish you'll catch.
If a young woman dresses seductively, guys are likely going to treat her as if she wants to be seduced. She's going to get attention from lustful guys, not godly ones who want to guard themselves against sexual compromise. If we want our girls to be treated with the dignity and respect they deserve, we'll teach them to dress modestly. If we want to protect them from boys who are more interested in their bodies than in their minds, hearts, or spirits, we'll teach them to shop for clothes that present a passion for purity rather than a plea for attention.

I want to challenge you, the parent, to consider what you can do to help your daughter become a smart shopper who values modesty and responsible stewardship.

Who's in Charge?

On occasion when I speak to parents about encouraging our daughters to dress modestly, some will retort with statements like these:

• Wearing the latest fashions doesn't make my daughter less sexually pure. If we look at sexual purity in strictly a physical sense, then granted, a girl is no less a virgin if she wears immodest clothes. But as followers of Christ we are to pursue not just physical purity, but mental, emotional, and spiritual purity as well. Do you want your daughter dressing in such a way that boys flirt wit her and try desperately to get her attention? Do you want older guys noticing her? I believe that when parents let their twelve-year-old dress like she's twenty, they are not protecting her from vulnerability to unhealthy, premature relationships.

• I don't want to spend my hard-earned money on clothes that are going to just hang in the closet. If this is our mind-set as parents, we need to reconsider what we value most. Will we sell out our daughter's sense of modesty and her reputation so that she'll get more mileage out of what's hanging in her closet? While inappropriate clothes may get worn more often by an attention-seeking preteen, eventually a parent's hard-earned-money may have to go toward professional counseling to get her out of the relational messes she'll find herself in if she continues to dress provocatively.

• I can't control what clothes she wears. Funny how some parents say this about their preteen daughters, yet in truth, these same parents facilitate their daughters' bad choices by driving them to certain stores, whipping out the credit card to buy the clothes, and standing at the door when their daughters leave for school in the morning, wearing those clothes. Regardless of how powerless we may feel, we do have control over our daughters' wardrobe as long as they're living under our roofs. We simply have to be secure enough in our role as parents to exercise that control.

If you feel that your preteen daughter is calling the shots when it comes to what she wears, you may need to seek counsel for how to regain the parental control you've abdicated to her. Remember, the battles will only get more significant, and if she's accustomed to getting her way, you will certainly travel some bumpy roads ahead.

• But my daughter wants to wear what all of her friends are wearing. One of the most significant ways we can help our daughters is to teach them to lead rather than follow, especially when it comes to fashions. Think about it. If your daughter looks to others to determine what she should wear, she will be more likely to look to others to tell her what to do in other areas of her life. She will be more likely to follow the crowd into sexual compromise. Teach her to blaze her own trail through life -- one that will steer clear of the many pitfalls to sexual compromise.

• She doesn't even have breasts and hips yet, so I don't think she's turning any guys' heads by what she wears. News flash: your daughter may not have a rounded figure just yet, but guess what? That's only temporary. Better to prepare her for modesty in the near future by expecting it today, during her tweener years. In addition to teaching a sense of modesty we can also teach our daughters to value practicality and quality, as well as how to be responsible stewards of resources.

Taking Charge of Your Investments

It alarmed me when my daughter developed a hearty appetite for shopping when she was only eight years old. Anytime we went into a store, Erin felt she had to pick something out for herself, regardless of whether she needed anything or not. If I told her I didn't have the money for the purchase, she'd sometimes say, "But Mom, you can charge it on your credit card!" She had no concept that at the end of the month her father and I would have to pay the entire bill or we would start accruing interest on those purchases. Greg and I knew we were heading for trouble and that we needed to teach our daughter how to spend money wisely.

So when Erin turned nine, we started an annual tradition for back-to-school clothes shopping trips. We buy the basic updates she needs (new socks, underwear, and bigger shoes if necessary), but she has to make nonessential new clothes purchases from the cash we give her for those shopping excursions. We determine the amount of money she gets each year by multiplying her age times ten dollars, so when Erin was nine, she received ninety dollars. She could spend that money however she wanted, as long as her choices were modest. She could either buy one pair of jeans for forty-five dollars and one sweater for forty-five dollars from an upscale store and be done with her shopping trip, or she could shop in stores where clearance sales and bargain racks abound. Fortunately Erin proved to be no dummy when it came to math. She figured out quickly that she could get lots more bang for her buck by steering clear of brand names and posh department stores. That year she purchased two pairs of jeans, a dress with a jacket that could be worn with other things, two casual shirts, a sweater, and a pair of capri overalls with her ninety dollars. She was proud of her new clothes and her shopping savvy.

A pastor and his wife recently told me how they teach their children to appreciate the limited value of a dollar. As soon as their children are old enough to have a checking account, the parents begin depositing a set dollar amount each month. The kids are expected to tithe 10 percent off the top, and anytime they need something, it comes out of their own account. When they walk into Wal-Mart, they each grab a cart and go their separate ways. Mom purchases the family groceries and household items, but personal items such as makeup, toothpaste, hair-styling products, clothes, and school supplies come out of the child's own checking account. While Greg and I have not implemented this plan with our children yet, we do plan on asking the bank about the minimum age requirement on a checking account! What a great way to teach kids valuable skills, such as comparison shopping, budgeting, and accounting.

Make sure your daughter understands that money doesn't grow on trees. Teach her to discern her wants from her needs. As parents, we always want to provide for our kids' genuine needs, but when it comes to their wants, we must teach them moderation.

The Power of Responsible Consumerism

We also need to teach our girls responsible stewardship and consumerism. The money we have to spend doesn't really belong to us, but to God. He owns everything. Therefore tithing isn't a matter of how much of our money we are going to give to God, but how much of God's money we area going to keep for ourselves. I believe God blesses us financially so we can be a blessing to others. Tithing and charitable giving should not be options but regular acts of worship. The more money we spend on ourselves and our selfish desires (things we don't really need), the less we have to help those who truly are in need.

Because all of our money belongs to God and He entrusts it to us, I feel we have a responsibility to channel our resources in directions that honor Him. One day I had an incredible opportunity to teach my daughter this concept. We were shopping, and Erin found a T-shirt that she liked. It wasn't overpriced and was relatively modest, but I suggested we continue looking to see what else we could find. As we made our way toward the back of the store, we saw young girls looking through racks of shirts and bins of miscellaneous items, so we thought we might find some cool stuff there. Upon closer examination, I discovered that many of the shirts broadcast sexually graphic messages and the bins were filled with gag gifts such as "boob pasta" and "gummy penises." I wondered where the parents of these girls were, and if they knew their kids were rummaging through such things.

Trying to keep my cool, I walked back toward the front of the store, and Erin followed right behind. I asked her, "How much do you like this shirt you are wanting to buy?"

She replied, "Mom, I don't want the shirt that badly. I can find something better at a store we can feel good about. Come on, put the shirt back, and let's go." I breathed a prayer of gratitude that she and I were on the same page.

Unfortunately, many people don't make the connection between how we spend our money and the explosion of irresponsible sexual messages in retail stores. For example, many kids (and parents) know how offensive Abercrombie & Fitch catalogs and graphic window displays are, yet they are still regular patrons of the store. They say it's okay because they don't buy the really seductive clothing. However, they are fueling a business that is contributing to the moral decay in our country. If Christian consumers don't send the message loud and clear that they want clothes and companies that support their values, no one else will.

For years Calvin Klein has targeted young adults and teens with sexually provocative black-and-white advertisements. The company manufactures clothes, yet their models rarely have any on. They blatantly use sex to sell their products. I coach consumers of all ages, "I don't care how great their clothes look on you or how good their cologne smells, don't pour your dollars into Calvin Klein's pocket so he and his company can continue putting borderline-pornographic advertisements in kids' faces."

Again, we teach people how to treat us, and retailers are no different. If we reward them with our business, they are going to assume we like being bombarded with sexually inappropriate advertisements. We can turn the tide by channeling our dollars away from rather than into companies that use sex to sell their products.

Lessons That Last a Lifetime

As a parent, you may feel it's not worth the fight to try to control where your daughter shops, what clothes she buys, and what she leaves the house wearing. It seems so much easier just to give her the freedom to make her own choices and hope for the best.

The same could be said for many other parts of her life. It would be easier just to leave her alone and let her do her own thing rather than getting her out of bed, taking her back and forth to school every day, helping her with her homework, and attending teacher conferences. Why do you make education a priority? Not just because it's the law, but also because you want the very best for her and you know a good education will take her where she dreams of going in life. It may seem easier to let your daughter do whatever she wants on Sunday rather than dragging her to Sunday school and church every weekend. Why do you make church activities a priority? Because you want her to develop a strong spiritual life and enjoy an intimate walk with the Lord.

Are values of modesty and responsible stewardship any less desirable? Of course not. Since you are reading this book, I know you want to develop the strongest character possible in your daughter. You want her to have a sense of pride in how she presents herself to others, to enjoy the respect of peers and adults, and to attract like-minded friends and a healthy, future romantic relationship.

Every struggle you may experience along the way toward instilling these values is worth the fight. Every ounce of energy you pour into encouraging these concepts is a worthy investment. These lessons on modesty and responsible stewardship will guide your daughter not just through puberty and her upcoming teenage years but also throughout her lifetime.
From Preparing Your Daughter for Every Woman's Battle. Copyright © 2005 by Shannon Ethridge. Used by permission of WaterBrook Press, Colorado Springs, CO. All rights reserved.

~my weekend~

YAWNZZZZzzz....tired sia...but...yup...i love my weekend...including Friday...heez...kk...will start with Friday first...

juz another day...go to work...do my work...and i left for lunch on the dot...cos went to meet up with Serena for lunch at United Square...we had Subway...YUMMY...love it manz...only Subway Melt...wahahahaha...always Hearty Italian bread, all ingredients except green chilli and onions...Honey Mustard sauce...heeez...YUM YUM...k after lunch, we walked abit...den Serena gotta go back to work liao...she has to reach office by 1pm...very strict office rules...so i continued to walk and find cards for Kelly n Terry...took me very long lor...plus nowadays cards are even more ex than some prezzies...sianz man...after i got 2 cards, i went to get a book from MPH for Terry as a prez...hope he likes it...i'm not really gd at choosing books...haaz...he's kinda biz-minded person...so get a book abt leadership by Welch...hmmm...after all these 'shopping', i didnt realise i've spent alot of time liao...and is abt 1.45pm liao...i quickly left to the mrt to go back to office...on the way to mrt, i saw a lady trying to 'carry' the pram with her kid in the pram down the stairs...step by step...and guess wat?many ppl juz walk past and look and walk away...nobody offered to help!inconsiderate man...so i quickened my steps and offered my help...luckily at that time another man saw and helped...she was grateful...i was happy...cos i've helped sum1 in need...*smilez*...anyway...i reached office at 2pm...felt bad though...but that day nothing much to do sia...finished my stuff...den helped tracy abit with the invoices...den prepared to go for the Bull Run...heez...anyway...it rained super heavily...however, God blessed the weather...and it stopped b4 the time we should start running...so the run resumed...heez...at first i was quite resistant to run liao...cos of the rain...plus my aching ankle...but i juz ran anyways...along the way my ankle really hurts afew times...but i juz tahan...even my left start to pain...but i carried on with my pace...managed to complete it in 24min (what i saw from the time board)...however, i think the timing abt 20mins ba cos the start was like so many ppl in front n delayed quite long b4 we start running...so yup...abt there lah...glad that i maintained my timing despite both ankles aching...haaz...satisfied lor...thereafter, i rushed home and bathed and rushed to Kelly n Terry's bdae party...thanks Leon for the rides...sorry for the trouble...haaz...he even sent me home after i left Terry's place...anyway...Terry surprised Kelly with flowers...happy to see them happy...think they shld quickly get married...haaz...but they still studying sia...abit difficult...hmmm...but am happy for Kelly...really wish u happiness with Terry...heez...so this is my Friday...fruitful...

on saturday was kinda tiring...but fun lah...cos i went JB...a so-called virgin trip out of sS'pore with frens and no family members...wahahaha...fun...altho i onli noe 1 person in the group...Zhi Hao...from my uni classmate...he gona grad liao lor...*envy*...haaz...i went in with ZH first...we met at woodlands den take 950 in...i feel quite swa ku though...cos i dun always cross custom 1...wahahhaa...anyway...i really thank God for 1 thing when i reached m'sia...we were walking past the mobil station to a building after the custom...and when we stepped into the building...there was a HUGE downpour behind us lor...so loud too...i was totally shocked...cos was so unexpected...ppl behind us kena the rain lor...haa...anyway we still got caught in the rain when we took a cab to Holiday Inn Plaza(think is called that)...anyway we went City Square first...had my lunch at Coffee Bean...den we walked abit...den go Holiday Inn Plaza...guess wat?when i was there, in awhile, i spent all my money n even go into debt...wahahaha...cos i purchased a pair of specs there...cheap leh...as compared to s'pore...haaz...and can get in an hrs time...good...i bought a pair of heels too...anyway ZH's frens joined us abt 2hrs after we reached m'sia...we walked and shopped...they are a bunch of nice ppl...funny too...haaa...at first was quite worried i cannot click with them...in the end bcame frens w them...heez...oh yah...dinner i wasnt able to pay too...cos broke...poor ZH...gotta pay for me first...hope he doesnt charge me interest...wahahaha...sigh...really broke still in huge debt...sian man...but going to m'sia is fun...next time should jio frens go liao...provided muz be familiar with the place...haaa...oh yah...now there's a new system to go past custom liao...use thumbprint...smthg which i dun like actually...but boh bian...if not i'm stuck in m'sia...haaa...thereafter we go on our ways...ZH n me took bus back to woodlands...den he went back n Leon came n fetch me home...thanks once again...n yup...that's how my saturday is spent...heez...

as for today...another packed day too...early morning went for class...oh yah Leon came n fetch me there too...paiseh ar...always trouble u...den after class was service...den had lunch with Winnie(my gan jie)...n family...really love her kids alot...heez...den Leon came to join us...funny him...duno how to come Singapore Post...haa...now a new place he's learnt today...haaz...after lunch Leon sent me home...i fell asleep man...totally tired...i even nearly gave up going for rollerblading lessons...but Leon came liao...so boh bian...i dragged my feet down...sleepily...and he fetched me there...when we reached, there's a little little bit of drizzle...actually is afew drops lah...they were contemplating whether to cancel the lesson or not...but in the end...God blessed the weather...it became good...den we continued with our lesson...halfway thru, we went for urban blading...ok lah...not very exciting though...haaz...but alot of ppl were hurt while going down the slope...hope they r ok now...after blading...i went home...had dinner...n in front of my laptop till now...wahahhaa...lazy me...tmr got test still nv even study at all...best liao lor...duno y i'm juz so lazy...wahahahz......

k lahz...will stop here...these are my updates for the weekend...hope it doesnt bore u...haaz...


take good care

God Bless all of u!!!~~~

~stress~

SIGH!!!

so sad sia...soo stress lor...last nite my idiot boss...fyi, is not my supervisor hor...he nagged n nagged ask me to change some reports...OT-ed to do...den today completed it...however, when i showed him again juz now...he wanted other changes again!!! i 'hao bu rong yi' do those changes which took me hrs...yet he wants me change again...means the WHOLE thing muz change lor...sigh...i was so angry and pek chek...plus totally no strength to argue with him much...so naggy machiam woman like dat...kaoz...cannot tahan...very sissy leh...den cos of these changes, i feel super duper stress...stress till i duno wat to do...den find lotsa food to eat...twisties, cheezels, and double decker...my whole dustbin full of those food packaging...thereafter i went on to do other stuff where i have to leave my table...when i'm back, my supervisor n team mate stared at me...they were actually shocked to see so many chips packaging in my dustbin n thought what had happened to me...anyway...really glad to have them around...they tried to help me and cheered me up...made me laugh...but just now still cannot tahan n i went to vomit...sigh...but really wana thank my team mate and supervisor for being so 'cool'...haaa...my supervisor keep askin me to keep my 'cool'...i'm trying though...hmmm...and they always makes me laugh...fun...love them...heez...n they are Christians too...nice ppl...except for some(or one)...wun mention hu...haaz...hmm...anyway am de-stressed already...but will still think of how am i gona do the changes...not gona OT today...muz relax...tmr den settle...oh yah...tmr got Bull Run!!!...heez...3.2km...ankle pain still run...hahaa...but i'm insisting on running...hee...k...byeeee


take care

God Bless

JUST FOR LAUGHS!!!

CAR
Beng and Seng excited and locked the car in a hurry, forgetting
to remove the key which was in the ignition. Realizing the mistake, Beng asked, 'Why don't we get a coat hanger to open it.'
No, that won't work' answered Seng. 'People will think we're trying to break in.'
Then Beng suggested, 'What if we use a pocket knife to cut around the rubber, then stick a finger in and pull up the lock?'
No,' said Seng. 'People will think we're too dumb not to use a
coat hanger.'
The kan cheong Beng shouted, 'we'd better think of something fast.
It's starting to rain and the sunroof is open!'

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PIZZA
Ah Beng ordered a pizza and the waitress asked if she should cut
it in six or twelve pieces. Six, please. I could never eat twelve pieces.

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DEAD BIRD

"Oh, look at the dead bird."
Ah Beng looked skyward and said "Where, Where got?"

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NOT MY BROTHER!

A pregnant woman gets into a car accident and falls into a deep coma.

Asleep for nearly six months, she wakes up and sees that she is
no longer pregnant. Frantically, she asks the doctor about her baby.
The doctor replies, "Ma'am, you had twins! A boy and a girl. The babies are fine. Your brother came in and named them."
The woman thinks to herself, "Oh no, not my brother, he's an
idiot!"
Expecting the worst, she asks the doctor, "Well, what's the
girl's name?"
"Denise," the doctor says.

The new mother thinks, "Wow, that's not a bad name!

Guess I was wrong about my brother. I like Denise!" Then she asks
the doctor, "What's the boy's name?"

The doctor replies, DeNephew.

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ITALIAN


To impress his date, the young man took her to a very chic
Italian restaurant. After sipping some fine wine, he picked up
the menu and ordered.

"We'll have the Giuseppe Spomdalucci," he said.

"Sorry, sir," said the waiter. "That's the owner."

~Muttons in the Morning~

hey hey~

wonder if u people listen to the FM in the morning...98.7fm...the BEST!...heez...nearly every weekday morning, i will turn on the fm w my hp and listen to the morning program called Muttons in the Morning...hosted by 2 funny DJs...they are practically very LAME...stupid jokes and actions...cannot tahan them at times...but...they are fun...and super nice!...

guess wat? on wed morning, i am selected by their computer to be sent to work today! y? cos i smsed them and gave them a reason why i need a ride to work...my reason was cos i have a sprained ankle...kekez...and so...yah...i managed to get my free ride to work...Vernon A came to fetch me...supposed to be at 8.30am...but...he's late...due to the slow traffic...but nevermind anyways...along the way to work, we talked, and went on air to update Justin Ang (Vernon's co-partner) about our journey...yup...it was real fun...his car is kinda cool...i mean some devices...paiseh i abit swa ku lah...haaa...hmmm...anyway, i was given of a Today paper, and not only that, when we reached Toa Payoh, he bought me Macs for breakfast...heez...thereafter dropped me off at HDB Hub (where i work)...the whole journey was fun and funny...plus when going on air...now i sorta understand how the host their 'show' on air liaoz...heez...lame people...nah...should be lame MUTTONS...heez...

anyways...i really enjoyed the ride alot...heez...God blessed me with it...not only free ride with free breakfast (from Vernon's own pocket money and not sponsored by Media Corp!)...i'm blessed with a good day to start off with...heez...yup...

kk will stop here, and last but not least, i'm gona intro all of you to strongly tune in to 98.7fm...esp the morning session from 6am to 10am...Muttons in the Morning!!!kekezz...

take care n God Bless~

*pics below of me n Vernon...*smilez*

Life is a Gift...Good to share !!!

For sharing ....
There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she's blind.
She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He's always there for her.
She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend.
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she can see everything, including her boyfriend.
Her boyfriend asked her, "now that you can see the world, will you marry me?" The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend is blind too, and refused to marry him.

Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her saying.
"Just take care of my eyes dear."
This is how human brain changes when the status changed.
Only few remember what life was before, and who's always been there even in the most painful situations.

Life Is A Gift
Today before you think of saying an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.

Today before you complain about life - Think of someone who went too early to heaven.

But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another - Remember that not one of us are without sin and we all answer to one maker.
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your face.

Life is a gift.

~sick~

sigh...down with flu...hopefully wun lead to throat pain and cough and fever...sigh...right ankle still pain...but not as bad as past few days...mayb cos of the painkillers ba...however, when my right ankle is healing, suddenly my left knee cap hurts...sigh...i'm getting old...oh no!...haaz...

k no mood to type liao...

take care n God Bless!

~my poor foot~

hellooooo people...

here i am...typing nonsense again...heez...k...will update abt my past few days...or maybe the week...heez...actually nothing much happened except that cos no driving lessons for the week (all fully booked), i OT-ed instead...plus the OTs are really needed lah...cos month end work...really bz...so it's actually good that i do not have driving lessons...plus my supervisor thinks i'm getting more hardworking...hmmm...anyway...i'm already hardworking liao...am i?(or am i not?)haaaz...anyway...other than having classes after work, the days without class will be OT days for this week...worked till 10plus 11plus...n is non stop...nv leave office cos da bao back...(my 2nd home sia)...and really stress during the period...cos really got lotsa reports to do...sigh...weekly and monthly report dues on the same day...super stress lorz...but luckily i managed to complete it...keke...

den on friday, was not a bad dae...reports are nearly done...so can slack abit...had lunch with my team and a couple other colleagues...my supervisor drove us to Whampoa hawker there...the guys were so excited to eat there lor...the lunch was nice though...thereafter went back to work...and cos on that day i got test too...kinda worried cos i totally did not study at all...as usual lah...i'm like dat...haaz...but i did tried my best to skim thru those mcq qns...haaz...den during test at nite i juz smoke my way thru by anyhow choosing answers lor...hahahaz...test starts at 9pm...actually finished it at abt 915...haaz...but waited till got ppl leave den i hand up...which is ard 930...haaz...b4 leaving, i got my new timetable for nex yr...sian man...my intensive lesson falls on my bdae...sadz...very rare my bdae hits a saturdae n guess wat?got class...sian...my 3yrs of studies in UC all kena lessons on my bdae sia...sadz...really sad...but nvm lah...dun even noe will celebrate anot...hahahhaaz...plus the lesson is fri,sat(my bdae), and sun lor...grrr...means the nex dae(sun) cannot go church...sadz...so suay sia...nvm...wait till nex r comes den i complain again...wahahahaz...

as for saturday, as i was so eager to train for my Bull Run this coming Friday...(always too bz to train -- 3.2km), i 'forced' my gan didi, Mr Teck Hiang, to join me for running(jogging)...i went over to his place nearby park to run...each round is approx. 400m...jogged 8 rounds and walked 2 rounds...guess i over-exert myself and run too much at a go that my right ankle hurts abit...bu it always happens always after a run...sigh...but i ignored it...den went for Amore class...went for Hi/Lo class...first time...not bad...but cos jump too much and stuff, my foot hurts even more...keep stopping halfway...sigh...Hi/Lo was from 1130 to 1230...Hip Hop starts at 1pm...so went for a small walk at East Point...but b4 i could decide going for my Hip Hop lesson...my foot hurts till the feeling is like hell when i walk...in the end did not go for my Hip Hop lesson...went for foot massage though..but didnt help abit at all...den i went home limping...i tried the electirc foot massage at home but it did not help too...sigh...fell asleep while the massage goes on...haaz...thereafter i woke up to prepare to go for 2 of my frens bdae parties...one at Veerasamy Rd (Yi Xin's 21st Bdae) and another at Upp Serangoon Rio Vista Condo (Joshua's 21st bdae)...went to Yi Xin's place first(took a cab cos canot walk) and stayed for abt 2hrs...den my fren came and fetch me to Josh's place...stayed longer over there...we even played 'zhong ji mi ma'...yucks man...i was so damn lucky i never kena the right number...if not i will have to eat or drink down those disgusting stuff they mixed...got Boh Boh Cha Cha, Mee siam, Peanuts, Curry, Fried Rice, Veggies, and many more...yucks! guess pics will be uploaded in my photobucket soon if i'm free...haaz...but i really take my hats off those ppl who have to swallow down those disgusting food...daring...thumbs up...haaa...we played till 10plus...(security gaurd chasing us away)...his SIM frens left...den we ex-yjcians gather above the function room (open space) and chit chat...till forget what time...went off earlier but still reached home at 2plus am...haaz...actually dun really noe the time cos i fell asleep in the car...tiring day indeed...anyway...i'm always limping all the way lah...sian...very lame lor...haaaz.....

den as for 2dae, there should be rollerblading lessons, but i guess it's really God's grace lah...He knows i'm still super in pain...that is why the lesson was postponed to next week...i mean actually i was still determined to rollerblade despite my foot condition...still very very pain when i walk...i brought my blades along with me...but at abt 3pm i received a call from Felix (one of the instructors) that it's postponed...Praise God!...heez...it's really God lah...cannot deny...cos actually i guess in the end west coast park there did not rain...haaz...I Love You God! heez...just hope and pray that my foot will be healed soon...so can go for my Bull Run...haaz...anyway, i went Vivo City today...super alot of ppl lor...find parking lots also difficult...went with Leon btw...he'e actually supposed to send me to West Coast Park, but we went Vivo first since there's still time...was looking for ankle guard...and a prezzie for my fren's bdae...alot of ppl's bdae sia...n i'm really broke...sigh...and since i got a call that lesson cancelled, we went Marina Square after that...there's stock for the prez at Marina and not at Vivo mah...so went there instead...exciting journey on the way there though...haaz...anyway...got my ankle guard at Marina Square too...after some walking (and still pains from my foot), Leon sent me home after that, and thereafter i went dinner with my family...and now i'm at home slacking...thought got test tmr...but found out is the following Monday instead..yay...haaz...cos i didnt study...as usual...keke...
oh yah...forgot to update on this morning...i got CW duty...3-6yrs old again...i bought cheese balls for them...snacks lah...kids' fav...haaa...anyway...during duty, there were lotsa kids lor...and anyway...some as cute as ever...and as notty as ever lah...haaz...we did alot of crafts...fun...juz love this duty...hee...just love serving God in these ministries..heez...and also...just Love my church frens around me...heez...i thank God for all these ppl in my life...heez...i'm just so blessed...heez...

anyway...will stop here...above are my updates for the week...yup...hope u njoyed reading...haaz...

take gd care...and remember...God Loves ALL of YOU!!!
God Bless!!!