Food for Thought

There was a young woman who had been diagnosed
with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live.

So as she was getting her things "in order",
she contacted her Pastor and had him come to her house
to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes.

She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service,
what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in.

Everything was in order and the Pastor was preparing to leave
when the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her.
"There's one more thing," she said excitedly.

"What's that?" came the Pastor's reply.

"This is very important," the young woman continued.
"I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand."

The Pastor stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say.

“That surprises you, doesn't it?" the young woman asked.

"Well, to be honest, I'm puzzled by the request." said the Pastor.

The young woman explained.
"My grandmother once told me this story,
and from that time on I have always tried to pass along its message to those I love
and those who are in need of encouragement.
In all my years of attending socials and dinners,
I always remember that when the dishes of the main course were being cleared,
someone would inevitably lean over and say, 'Keep your fork.'
It was my favorite part --- because I knew that something better was coming ...
like a velvety chocolate cake or a deep-dish apple pie.
Something wonderful, and with substance !
So, I just want people to see me there in that casket with a fork in my hand
and I want them to wonder "What's with the fork?"
Then I want you to tell them: "Keep your fork, the best is yet to come."
The Pastor's eyes welled up with tears of joy as he hugged the young woman good-bye.

He knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death.

But he also knew that the young woman had a better grasp of heaven than he did.
She had a better grasp of what heaven would be like
than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge.
She KNEW that something better was coming.

At the funeral people were walking by the young woman's casket
and they saw the cloak she was wearing and the fork placed in her right hand.

Over and over, the Pastor heard the question,
What's with the fork?" And over and over he smiled.

During his message, the Pastor told the people of the conversation
he had with the young woman shortly before she died.
He also told them about the fork and about what it symbolized to her.
He told the people how he could not stop thinking about the fork
and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either.

He was right.
So the next time you reach down for your fork,
let it remind you, ever so gently, that the best is yet to come.
Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed.
They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.
They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their hearts to us.
Show your friends how much you care.

Remember to always be there for them, even when you need them more.

For you never know when it may be their time to "Keep their fork."

~ May 19 ~

There are three kinds of faith in Christ:
1. Struggling faith, like a man in deep water desperately swimming.
2. Clinging faith, like a man hanging to the side of a boat.
3. Resting faith, like a man safely within the boat (and able to reach out with a hand to help someone else get in).

D. L. Moody

sigh...

sigh...so pek chek...and it's ALL abt work...grr...
really can't stand my boss nowadays...duno wat's w him again...think PMS again...he really piss me off...big time!...i really duno wat i shld do sia...sigh...
help! it really sucks having such a boss...sigh...isn't it sooo suay to have such a job in ur very first perm job?anyhow blame...anywayhow scold...anyhow push responsibility when we are notin the loop for such things...new work pass to me without me knowing the background...
thereafter...always get scolded...not only by him...but by ppl of other dept...ruining my reputation....grr...

~sick~

i got Tonsillitis...sian...fever fever fever...grrr...
mc 2 days...but today i worked the whole day...lots to do...wat to do?...

~back again...~

heya...backie...paiseh only blog abt fwded stuff these days...wayy too lazy to update abt myself...actually shld be super bz now...but juz canot get myself to start work...not feeling dat well too mah...
anyway...i forgot (or cant remember) wat realy happened during the period of time i last update abt myself...hahaha...but lets say abt the past few days...have been great...and i've been driving ALOT!...and guess wat? the cost of petrol is burning a super big hole in my pocket!!!sianzzz...
hmmm...on sat after giving tuition, i went for my Amore lessons...thereafter...i drove home...till abt 6pm, my frens came over and we head off for dinner...den to NTU to help a fren get his stuff from hostel to his place...guess wat? the journey was super long lor...wahz...scary...not scary actually...but juz super long journey lor...den i sent them back...pump petrol too...
the next day (sunday), i drove to church...nearly canot find parking...but got one after making another turn...thank God...hee...after dat, me, serena, joanne, jess, and mark went to raffles city to walk walk...den went for evening...on the way there was damn funny...was driving along the expressway...joanne was the direction giver...however, when we saw the exit to Xilin and Tamp, i thought there are other exits to tamp ahead (cos i remember on sat i was at an expressway w alot of other tamp exits but guess is the wrong one...wahahaha)...so we continued...n guess wat? cos mark was in front...he suddenly say..."eh, how come i see changi airport?"...wahahaha...funny lor...we were like laughing...made a u-turn...actually we shld exit the first exit (TPE,SLE) but duno y we went the next one instead...to bedok...after turning here n there...we reached vfc...haa...we went to get some bubble tea and nack to vfc building...we had nursery duty...ooo...i missed the kids...soooooo cute lor...esp Johann...missed him soo much...but he's soo quiet...always wana cry...the rest are as cute...really love those kids...hee...after service we head off to marine parade for steamboat dinner(mei,hui, and joel were already there)...yum yum...ate the tomyam soup one...alot too...after dat went macs to chill...den homeeee...oh yah...n pump petrol again... :(
the next day was a working day...but guess all of us were in holiday mood (cos tue is labour day)...i left on the dot...went home till abt 8plus...den drove down to Lagoon food centre w Joanne...met up w Serena, Jinlun, Mei, Hui, Joel,Leon, and Mark...after food we went to the beach to 'chui feng' awhile...den i went home...sent Joanne home...and Leon to the bus stop near my place...
then comes Tuesday...PH lor...but actually wana sleep till late...but cos i missed the last epi of a show the nite b4, i woke up early to watch it...but guess wat?i did not have a gd start of the day...woke up at 830am to watch...but afew mins later my mum came back w breakfast...n my dad purposely asked the food to be put at the dining room instead of the living room (where i watch tv)...n wanted my to go over to eat...but i dowan...he got angry...so i switched off the tv...den walked over...while he's still angry and saying some stuff...den i mumbled...he got super angry...slammed the pair of chopsticks in his hands on the table...it broke into 6 pieces! den scolded me super loudly for 15mins...sigh...niwae...wun talk abt wat he scolded...but thank god after dat all was ok...(shldnt have woken up to watch it...if i hadnt known there was a repeat!arghh...)...thereafter i became a chauffeur for my mum...went out with her till abt 2plus i think...den i slacked at home...oh did i say that my dad did a 'stand' for me to put my lappy?though it's abit wobbly n doesnt look appealing...but it's cool...wat i wanted...there are foldable 'legs' and i can put it on my bed while lying on my bed...my legs will be under the stand...hee...can easily fall asleep while using my com...wahahaa...thanks dad! muacks!
anyway...while slacking...i feel totally not well...actually had a v bad throat pain in the morning...den bad bad headache while out w my mum...nv did i noe it will become fever thereafter...i was soo disappointed to get the fever...cos got bbq w the group at nite...but i was waiting for Joanne n Jocelyn at that time...so i sleep...wore jacket n socks...sweat it all out...n i keep praying for God's healing touch...n phoom! i was ok after 2 hrs...really Thank God!cos joanne called me abt 5pm...telling me they will be done at 6plus...so i went to sleep...woke up at 6...still as bad...but cos they have yet to call me...i continued to sleep...n drink lots of water...was thinkin dat if they were to be done earlier, i wld tell them i'm not going...but when they called at 7plus...i was already ok! hee...so i prepared...they came over n i drove them down...hmmm...n yup...we reached Mei n Hui's place...the food were v nice...but i didnt eat alot...cos i'm not totally well...plus i ate too much heaty food liao...mayb dats y i got sick...i went back earlier though...so sad didnt join them for tea session...cos i need rest n dowana go home late...but i've had fun...really hope i can have more time to spend time w them...but i always no time...sigh...n no money...hahaha...hmmm...
anyway...dat's abt wat happened the past few days...n now back at work...still feeling abit weak...but wun die lah...gotta start on my work liao...byezzzz...

take care...

God Bless~