Women are Clever... right.

An absolutely Brilliant Joke, ENJOY!!!

A Woman was out golfing one day when she hit the ball into the woods. She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap. The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes."

The woman freed the frog, and the frog said, "Thank you, but I failed to mention that there was a condition to your wishes. Whatever you wish for your husband will get times ten!"
The woman said, "That's okay."

For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world. The frog warned her, "You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis whom women will flock to". The woman replied, "That's okay, because I will be the most beautiful Woman and he will have eyes only for me." So, KAZAM-she's the most beautiful Woman in the world!

For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world. The frog said, "That will make your husband the richest man in the world. And he will be ten times richer than you." The woman said, "That's okay, because what's mine is his and what's his is mine." So, KAZAM-she's the richest woman in the world!

The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, "I'd like a mild heart attack."

Moral of the story: Women are clever. Don't mess with them.
Attention female readers: This is the end of the joke for you. Stop here and continue feeling good.
Male readers: Please scroll down.

















The man had a heart attack ten times milder than his wife!!!
Moral of the story: Women think they're really smart. Let them continue to think that way and just enjoy the show
PS: If you are a woman and are still reading this; it only goes to show that women never listen!!!

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heh. hope you enjoyed it. i chuckled when i read it in the mail. no offence to all the female readers... jus thot i'd share it with everyone to have a mid-week laugh. :)

In Course... Day 2

Hi people! heh. i'm bloggin from my stay-in course... apparently there IS internet and it's quite relaxed after dinner time so we can use the time to do our project or whatever la.. and whatever includes MSN and blogging. haha so yeh here i am, blogging.

So far it's been quite good. there's 20 of us, the smallest batch so far, and we're from all over la. different camps and different vehicles that we work on and stuff like that. :) I've got a bunch of 3 frens here i already know so no problems with frens and people to cover my butt. getting to know the rest of the course mates so that's quite interesting. :P Jus glad that i'm here i guess. Apart from getting my rank and rank pay after i'm done with this 5 week course, i'm also learning more and more about leadership and how to handle the men under me so it's not a totally useless course. :)

Other than that, i'm doing ok la. of course i wish i could be at home staying out... or going out dinner with frens.. but i'm ok here and i guess it's a small sacrifice. it helps also la. that i dun need to spend money on weekday nights and that i get to wake up and do my QT here in camp. If anyone wants to date me out, please come to vivo coz by right, i'm not supposed to leave camp but there's no one checking so vivo's like 10 minutes away. :) yup. ahaha jus a suggestion. :)

That's all from me for now. Great news from my dad today. :) COE's secured at $8200... that means the car's on the way! going to settle the deal this sunday and if all goes well, i'll pass my driving test on the 24th of sept and can drive around after that! haha. yayz. but i'm kinda worried for my driving coz i'm stay in.. so less time to drive. but i'm gonna talk to my boss to see if i can go out of camp on some evenings for lesson. :) anyways, that's all.

Take care people and all the best to all the Sec4s out there having their prelims soon. :) My prayers are with you all.

On Course

I'll be on a leadership course from today [21st aug] till 17th sept. The course is a stay in course... means i'll be staying in the camp on weekdays [mon-fri]... heard there's internet there la but no promises. See ya!

1 month more till 3sgt! haha

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VERA SHAW!

Though this day will pass,
though it won't ever last,
This day just goes to show
how much you mean to us.

You've brought me smiles
you've brought me joy
being your friend on this special day
has only made me a very lucky boy

so thanks for being who you are
for shining so brightly like a star
you'll always be special to me
happy birthday my dear Vera.

Sorry hor, did this in like.. 2 minutes. haha apologies. but still, vera... happy birthday you crazy thing. This is to many more years ahead. whether with us physically or not, you'll always be part of us yeh? :) Happy birthday mei.

WHATEVER!

Oh gosh, this is cuter!

Psalm 23 done by a child

Got this off www.Godtube.com GOSH. so cute.

Communication and Trust

So here i am, waiting for a fren to watch a movie with me. I'm outside starbucks coz i'm too cheapo/poor to pay for a drink and a wall socket.. so here i am, using my lappy's battery [sumthing i dun normally like to do] and thot i'd jus blog. :)

recently, a thot has been going thru and thru my head. Also, i've been able to use this sentence to quite a number of people in different circumstances and situations that i believe it's sumthing that's been popping up time and time again for a reason.

The 2 important things in a relationship is trust and communication.

Isn't it true? i know some people will view other things above those 2 but to me, that's what a r/s needs to be not only healthy, but lasting.

Trust

Trust must exist in the absence of communication because once one party is unaware of what the other is doing, doubts and misconceptions can easily creep in and grasp a person's better judgment, strangling it to the floor in lies, it sometimes tells a person things they would never have thought of by themselves. Trust is something gained, earned and obtained mostly over time and not forced. Trust is cultivated through experiences and circumstances revolving around a couple. I believe that when a person can trust another to not ever doubt that whatever the person says or does is true, then that frenship has reached a very healthy and almost perfect state of being.

Communication

Well, communication is vital to a r/s because without it, there can be little or no way of knowing what it on the other's mind. Whether it be through emails [for long distances], sms or calls [non-daily meetups] or verbal talking [frequent meet ups] communication establishes, maintains or can break a r/s up. What goes on during communcation is another important aspect. However, it is very closely connected and intertwined with Trust. If one trust the person they are talking to, communication is very easy and can reach to very deep depths. When a person is uncontactable, this can lead to frustration or irritation which causes the other party to lose trust in them and thus, communication is also important.


With all that said and done, i believe we can also learn from these and apply them to the frenships or relationships we make with those around us. Learn that people desire trust from you and before you demand trust and communication from them, also learn first to give it to them before expecting it. :)

Secret Lyrics

this is lyrics from the song from the show Secret. it's ABSOLUTELY great. few shows can really tug at the heartstring and i was almost tearing. it's a really nice show. sigh. go watch it. i want to watch it again. really... u prob won't regret. i didn't. it's a really sweet story line and the lead actress really really really grows on you. i remember telling shawn that she wasn't that fabulous during the first scene... but by the end of the movie, she was jus stuck in my head so deeply.. goodness... i wish i had a girl like that and an experience like theirs... sighz... i can only dream... go watch it NOW.

不能说的秘密

冷咖啡离开了杯垫
leng ka fei li kai le bei dian
As the cold coffee leaves the coaster

我忍住的情绪在很后面
wo ren zhu de qing xu zai hen hou mian
I desperately tried to hold my emotions far behind

拼命想挽回的从前
pin ming xiang wan hui de cong qian
Fighting hard to restore the past

在我脸上依旧清晰可见
zai wo lian shang yi jiu qing xi ke jian
On my face you can still see ever so clearly

最美的不是下雨天
zui mei de bu shi xia yu tian
that rainy day wasn’t the most beautiful

是曾与你躲过雨的屋檐 oh~~
shi ceng yu ni duo guo yu de wu yan
It’s the shelters that I once shared with you in the rain

回忆的画面
hui yi de hua mian
The pictures in my memory

在荡着秋千 梦开始不甜
zai dang zhe qiu qian meng kai shi bu tian
While on the swings dreams become less sweet

你说把爱渐渐 放下会走更远
ni shuo ba ai jian jian fang xia hui zou geng yuan
You told me that by gradually letting go I’d be able to go further

又何必去改变已错过的时间
you he bi qu gai bian ni cuo guo de shi jian
and why bother changing the times that you’ve missed

你用你的指尖 阻止我说再见
ni yong ni de zhi jian zu zhi wo shuo zai jian
you used your fingertip to stop me from saying goodbye

想像你在身边在完全失去之前
xiang xiang ni zai shen bian zai wan quan shi qu zhi qian
imaging you being by my side before you completely disappear

你说把爱渐渐 放下会走更远
ni shuo ba ai jian jian fang xia hui zou geng yuan
You told me that by gradually letting go I’d be able to go further

或许命运的签 只让我们遇见
huo xu ming yun de qian zhi rang wo men yu jian
Perhaps life’s destiny only allowed us to meet

只让我们相恋 这一季的秋天
zhi rang wo men xiang lian zhe yi ji de qiu tian
(and) Only allowed us to love this one season of fall

飘落後才发现 这幸福的碎片
piao luo hou cai fa xian zhe xing fu de sui pian
only after the pieces drifted down that I realized these are the pieces of happiness

要我怎麼捡
yao wo zen me jian
How do i pick them up

Updating

Wow... it's been quite a long time since i blogged. why? well it's been quite bad hectic recently... jus a few major things that happened...

1. My 21st birthday
2. Laptop

Yeh so the birthday was great.. i mean, they say that the 21st is a big thing. but i think not la. i guess it's coz my parents have already given me a lot of freedom since young so the whole independence thing isn't really that impt to me la.. nothing much changes. :P i didn't get a car so yeh. haha... so much for that key of independence when ya hit 21 years old. :P it's a lie! haha k k jus kidding.

yeh so the next big thing is that i got a laptop for my birthday present from my parents and it's pretty neat la. this is the first blog post from this laptop. it's a dell inspiron 1420 yellow colored. :) i love it la. it's a bit heavy and stuff but it's so cool that i can be carrying my computer around me wherever i go. esp when it's in the oh so cool crumpler bag that sab and ivan gave me for my birthday. :)

yeh... other than that, it's been quite ok. i'm quite pleased with how life is going these few days. get to catch up with frens here and there so that's nice. like talking to older frens... as in, age older.. coz they always have some fun new insight that they can share with me. spent a day with august today and it was nice catching up, listening and sharing with him too... i guess the problems we face are across the board and sumtimes even though there's this age gap, it really seems like the same problems experienced by different people... i mean, it's like sometimes there can be little difference in the situations and it jus seems like what's bothering him is bothering me too. or whatever la. :)

thanks for reading till here, i dun even know why you are here coz i mean, i'm getting lazy and bored even typing this. haha.. yeh, sorry but the blogging mood or motivation is kinda dwindling... dun really see the need to blog much nowadays... :0

i'm thirsty. i need a drink. slurp.

My 21st Birthday Party

Wow... thanks for everything that everyone did. It was really a great blast... i thank everyone for making the time and effort to make my 21st such a memorable event.

My event planner said this during the day before the guests started arriving... "I'll remember this day forever"... and i chuckled and agreed... but it's true... and i thank God for wonderful friends and family that i could share it with. :)

i'd love to say more but i think words are very.. limited.. :) thanks to everyone for making it a special day and a special time for me to remember the blessings God has given me over these many 21 years... for how He was close to me whilst i grew. :)

jus a treat for you guys... this is proof that people CAN lose weight. :)

Listen... being led.

Listen
I am alone at a crossroads
I'm not at home, in my own home
And I tried and tried
To say whats on my mind
You should have known
Oh, Now I'm done believing you
You don't know what I'm feeling
I'm more than what, you made of me
I followed the voice
you gave to me
But now I gotta find, my own..

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Love this song by Beyonce. If you dunno it, give it a listen. HAHA ok that was totally unintentional. but seriously.. it's great. it's called LISTEN. Anyways, i feel that at points in this song, it really describes my situation or life now.. sumtimes i feel so.. led by people, things, circumstances till i dun even know where i am or what i'm doing anymore. it's like being led on a leash only to be left alone at the last part to fend for myself and find my way home.

it's like this...
Imagine a dog. He was a good dog who seldom left home. Till one day he found a person who would take him out once in a while. He loved the feeling of walking with that person. He would be so captivated by the trip that sometimes he realized that he was far away from home and thus tried to find his way back. Sometimes, he strayed so far he forgot what it was like back home. However, sometimes, it was even worse. Sometimes he wasn't even being led by the person but following on his own will. The point of the matter is, this poor dog keeps finding himself being led away from the home he loved so much and felt safety in only to be left alone in the wide world that would eat him up.

That's me. And now, i'm starting to realize that once again, the leash has been let go and it's time to get back home. The sky's getting darker than i thought and i dun think i can fend for myself if i dun run along home soon. But i dunno who will hear my whimper... i know the way back, i've walked it so many times

yup. :) Birthday's coming. 21st. big deal... or so they all tell me. i think it's no great thing to me la. but i know i'll regret it if i let it pass without doing sumthing. :) so yeh... yayz. it's almost here. ahah

big presents this year. such a difference from normal years.. but i thank God for giving me a chance to recollect my life and jus be thankful for God, Family and Friends. :)

p.s. sorry for not blogging. it's tough to find purpose and enough reason to. :) Days are long and tiring... bloggin isn't really a priority to me now. but hey, i'm still here. haha.

Estimated Delivery Date

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for choosing Dell.

Estimated Delivery Date : 02 AUG 2007

mwhehehe. it's coming it's coming.

It's necessary to go through

When it gets tough and you just keep telling yourself not to worry coz God has it all planned, it isn't easy. It tugs at your heart strings and that ache you always laugh about pulls the corners of your mouth down. You fight and struggle to keep them up knowing that sometimes, it's all just a show to hide what's really inside.

When it gets that tough and you know this is the only way, what do you do? Carry on smiling and push those thoughts away? Even when you know it kills you to do so?

Then you remember a prayer you said previously. Asking Him to help you forget and move on. Then you realize, God gives patience by sending you through trials. He gives peace by taking you through the storm. He comforts by first letting you crumble. There can be no patience if there wasn't a chance to exercise it. There can be no peace if there was never turmoil and there can be no comfort if there never was hurt.

Then it makes sense. the heart ache, the sighs, the downcast disappointed face every week you hide. That's when you know it's necessary and God really does have something better.

If i have not charity...

Sorry i haven't updated in a while. haven't been really inspired to write much about anything. Got to sometimes commit to blogging too rite? otherwise why have a blog? :) things have been going pretty much ok for me. nothing huge to report. :) jus sumtimes i struggle with what frenships i have and who i interact with. Constantly asking myself whether who i am at work is who i am in church. How to gel the two till there's no difference, that's what i'm working on now. it isn't impossible.. but the people at work really sumtimes bring out the worst in you, considering how it's army, i'm sure you understand.

Thankfully i'm still able to at least pay attention to it rather than to let it slip and slide out of control. :) On other news, been doing QT regularly.. finally! haha it's been like forever since i had a regular QT time la.. i'm ashamed to say it but yeh, it was tough and it ate at my soul everytime i thot of why i wasn't spending dedicated time with the Lord. It's sometimes so easy to make excuses like, "oh, well... i pray to God every day and frequently through out the day. QT doesn't always need to be time set aside, it can be done thru-out the day."... or "material not very good la.. what to do?"... but yeh, deep down inside your heart, you know that's where the problem lies... and recently i've been quite convicted about a certain idea...

The answer to almost every kind of question asked during BS or sharing is that it's all about the motivation and the internal decisions you make. You can come to church, give offerings, attend YF meetings and stuff but that doesn't make you a Christian. It makes you a church going, giving, member of the YF or church. You have gotta settle the reasons why you do things. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, believing in God does. It's like the verse says

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

yeh, so a thot to ponder upon as we go on our daily lives yeh? :) Oki, long entry.. hehe see ya guys. Don't stop shining for the Lord!

Farni Harry Potter Clip

Does Anybody hear her? Prison Break

Hey, i chanced upon this video while doing my preparation for Youth Worship. Since the youth worship is over, i can finally post the video here and share it with you guys.

A must watch for all prison break fans. it's real sweet and nice. Enjoy

Pink Pouch to give away!

Hey, after clearing my room for an Auntie who's staying over, my sis and I found this... she wanted to throw it away la.. but i thot it was a waste to throw coz it's still quite unused and in relatively good condition la... so here i am, posting it to see if anyone of you like it and want it... it's free so dun worry bout cost. :)

Crocodile leather outside design with a fashionable white strap.

Strap is detachable so if you dun like it, just click it off and you can change it to another strap or have it go solo.
The pouch opens up with a magnetic clip. So that means no movable parts, and seamless locking device.

Inside is furry leather and it has a plastic holder so that whatever you have inside won't fall out the moment you open it. If you can see, the bottom of the pouch has a hole to connect your charger so your player or what doesn't need to be removed from the pouch.
Measurements:


Anyone interested? i'll give it a week or two, then i'm throwing it away. so if you want, i can pass it to you then if you dun like it, you can also give it away... or promote it on your blog like what i'm doing.ahhaa... yuppers. very nice...

3SG Here i come!

YAYZ! My 2ic [second in command of my company] made a formal announcement yesterday that i will be taking over as 2ic of my section.
Background: Company of 50 men, split into 3 sections of about 8 working men. Each section has a Section Commander [SectCom] and a 2ic [2nd in command]

Yeh so I will be going for a 1-2 month long course to learn about leadership and all soon la. Dunno when yet, i'm hoping August or Sept. :P Dun wanna spoil my birthday stuff. Then when i pass out of the course, i'll rise in rank to a 3SG!!! Wootz! that means pay rise! haha... but that also means added responsibilities.

Just thankful to God for giving me the chance to be something more than a normal man in NS. Must take this 1 year more to learn as much as i can too. :)

Hot Fuzz with a Happy Friend

Dun ask why the title's as such... i just needed a HF to match with the HF in the title hotfuzz. haha...

Today was fun i guess. had quite a bit of running around. i actually had a crazy packed day today.. this was WAD was supposed to happen.


10am - Meet Daphne and Yvonne for breakfast
11.30am - Go do my Townhouse's gate security registration
1pm - Meet Meliza and Lydia for lunch and outing
5.30pm - Meet Vincent for driving lesson


what REALLY happened.

10am - Woke up coz Daphne couldn't do breakfast.
12pm - Go to office and realize cannot do security coz got long queue.
1pm - Met Lydia for some Creative window shoppin and movie and Tampines jalanjalan
5.30pm - Had driving Lesson
7pm - Shopped around alone in central and bought a top
7.30pm - Met Adrian, Ben, Shawn, Joash for dinner
8.30pm - Went to Adrian's house to see his new digital drum set.

yah.. it was a fun mad day. hah.. had fun jus hanging around for a few hours with that lil girl. Lugged her guitar all around la! heavy can! you owe me! HAHA jus kidding la.. it was so light can. made me jealous of my guitar. haha... anyways, the show was alrite. quite funny. i recommend it for people who need a laugh and time to spare. i won't say it's great.. but it sure made the both of us laugh quite loudly at times.. british humour can sumtimes be crude, but hell, it's funny. ahaha

yeh.. then managed to catch up with her for a bit and then had to part ways coz i had my driving. so sorry hor Bangthe.. really felt bad leaving you wandering for an hour before your class.. but bo-bian. :S
Driving was great. gettin more and more confident on the road. :) yayz.

After that shopped at central and met up with the guys to have claypot. yummy! ahha.. drum sets are cool.
Yeh, tomolo's a cool day. why? coz there's YF. :) yayz. haha and mei's coming... not only that, she's pulling along Alicia kok too. cool stuff can. :) haha..

take care people. be safe yeh? Dengue's crazy dangerous recently.

Grenadier

I'm a Grenadier. :) So funky cool.

I'm on course to learn how to handle, fire and maintain a M203.. wad's an M203? well.. this.

Image has been taken down so i dun end up in jail.

heh. how funky cool is that? The first thing when we started the lecture... the warrant officer was like... gentleman. from this point forward, you have to change your mindsets. You are no longer Firers... you are now Grenadiers. so when i call for Grenadiers, i am talking about you. Understand?

wah!! when he said that ah. i was like... woah man! that is SO cool. like... damn! i'm a Grenadier! and he was saying la.. we're all very lucky... not many people will ever get to fire a m203 or be called a grenadier.. so like some special grp of elite soldiers... hahah talk bout bull... they really know how to make you feel good.. it worked for me...

So yeh, jus a short request for safety... i'll be going for live range on thurs... shooting like 4 rounds at least... so it's quite cool la. coz each round is a grenade.. and a grenade can kill... shred your body... stuff like that. but they've assured us with all the specs of the grenade i can't talk bout here... to ensure it won't blow up. :) Yup. so that's bout it.

LCP Joel, Technician, Grenadier.