eccl. 1

1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
3 What does man gain by all the toil
at which he toils under the sun?
4 A generation goes, and a generation comes,
but the earth remains forever.
5 The sun rises, and the sun [...]

it’s an asian thing.

“moving home. my mum commanded me home. haha.”
I thought that was a pretty funny response from a friend who’s moving back to S’pore fr Aussie land. I’m about to move home soon, for good reasons. And no, I didn’t get fired nor did my mom command me to move home. It’s not uncommon for us [...]

alz.org

Been reading about Alzheimer’s—an increasingly common disease in aging societies. First noticed it on my daily email thingy from the NY Times and then saw a link to alz.org on tv. It’s sad to see a person gradually lose touch with the world around him.
The more instant everything becomes, the less patient or tolerant we [...]

a.d.

about 2-3 weeks ago, ML and I were talking about artistic depression. I stole that expression from my friend, Chris. Artistic depression is when you feel like you can’t design anymore, you can’t draw, can’t think, have absolutely no creative juices in your system, everything you do sucks, and everybody else’s work is so much [...]

four posts ago

I mentioned something about faith. Interestingly enough, my devotionals have been sorta related to that topic. This one in particular that stuck in my head the most.
In that post, I said that I went from very optimistic, to hopeful, to maybe not. But remember in Rom 5 where it says “tribulation worketh patience; and patience, [...]

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I met a 15 year old Singaporean girl at church and she asked me if I was Singaporean. Duh?! She insisted I was from HK and started asking a whole lot of questions about whether I did my ‘O’ & ‘A’ level exams before coming, where I lived, and how old I was. She then [...]

ch 11

J taught me a new word today: ensconce
definition: establish or settle someone in a comfortable, safe, or secret place
I like to think of it as a sanctuary. Kind of like the secret dwelling place in ps. 84.

chapter 10

The 2-day retreat was a good way for all of us to learn about the company—the history, culture, mission statement, clients, processes, understanding why we do what we do, and getting to know each other better. I enjoyed it thoroughly. I thought it was important for a company to have such a retreat because it’s [...]

it’s easy

to be thankful when things are going well. But when relationships turn sour or when you’re faced with uncertainties, it’s not as easy to be patient and persevere.
Congrats to C for being patient! A new beginning…
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as [...]

I’m merely human. Like you.

A couple of friends have commented that my life seems to be pretty good, full of fun, no worries, etc…. you get the idea. Heh… I wish.
If life were that easy or smooth sailing, we wouldn’t be who we are today. If we didn’t have trials & temptations in life, we wouldn’t have grown.
That said, [...]