Opening my FB today made my heart extremely heavy...

We are so used to looking at friends' wall post that's full of Happy Birthday wishes. But today for the first time, I opened to a friend's wall post that's full of "RIP".

Though that's not someone who's extremely close to me, and I din even know about the news till it was a bit too late... However, the impact is still unbearable.

What made it worse is the fact that this friend is only around my age.

Which got me thinking, do I care enough and appreciate the people around me enough, before it's too late? What should I do if one day such misfortune happens to people that I really love?

May God bless her soul. R.I.P. my friend.

If something is important and precious to you, would you rather own one which is broken? Or would you rather lost it completely, so you won't need to bear the pain of holding on to the broken one?

Sometimes I really envy those who've lost it completely.

Happy V-day to that special you ^^

很想輕撫你 所以避開你
寧願用距離 去令你好奇
迴避過眼神 先偷偷喘氣
吩咐手臂 放在原地
傳聞浪漫太快 愛戀都走得快
才會 遲遲未步向你 說一世愛護你

情太過洶湧像深海 而我卻會忍耐
但求來日你醒過來
這份情像翅膀打開
還沒有相擁別意外 神教會我等待
待情流像細水 才去承諾你
拿一生兌換愛

很心急擁抱 所以在禱告
求甜蜜以前 帶著你慢步
遊歷過旅途 等一天終老
生老病死 一起細數
原來慢慢靠近 更珍惜這一吻
而我 停留是為了你 要給予你護蔭

能為愛戀學習按捺 情信寄進心內
但求能學會倚靠神
愛被馴服過更精采
連地老天荒亦不更改 時間永遠等待
等你情願那天 才去承諾你
無止境那份愛

我用沈默叫醒愛情 你用期待做你反應
繼續行近直至開始愛

2 important questions before the million dollar question

Recently a newly-wed missionary couple was sharing with me about their journey of relationship.

What inspired me most was when he proposed, instead of the usual one million dollar question, he actually asked 3 questions:

1. Will you go with me to where God wants us to go?
2. Will you serve God with me?
3. Will you marry me?

I shall copy this.

Christianity is not a religion

Today a friend asked me an interesting question, "can I have a relationship with God but don't want to become a Christian?"

I can so relate to that, when I first came to church, I vowed that I'll never want to become a Christian. My whole universe turned around when someone told me that Christianity is not suppose to be a religion, but a relationship with God.

It was when I fixed my focus on a relationship, ignore religious thinking, God became real in my life.

I sincerely pray that with my little explanation, she would be able to look at this question in a different light and one day she will get to experience the realness of God in her life.

Christmas Wishlist 2010

To whom it may concern,

I know you are thinking of what to get me for Christmas present. So I am gonna make it real simple. Here's what could make me a happy boy this Christmas:

1. Books vouchers (Borders, MPH, whatever)

2. Treat me a really good meal (Price is not a concern, preferably involve killing some pigs)

3. iPad (If you love me too much and have too much spare cash)

Thank you and Merry Christmas in advance :)

Samurai principle in the corporate

The Samurai believe in living as if they are already dead.

Here's an excerpt from a book that talks about this belief of the Samurai.

"Those who are reluctant to give up their lives and embrace death are not true warriors.... Go to the battlefield firmly confident of victory, and you will come home with no wounds whatever. Engage in combat fully determined to die and you will be alive; wish to survive in the battle and you will surely meet death. When you leave the house determined not to see it again you will come home safely; when you have any thought of returning you will not return."

Interestingly, the Bible talks about the same thing too...

"The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life."

- John 12:25

To apply this at work, I've learned to practice this principle of working as if you've already been fired. Do what is right and necessary, don't need to try to please anyone just because I am afraid of losing my job.

I feel so powerful because of that.