Talking bout' Swine Flu

Talking about creativity. Actually for many times, Mrbrownshow has been one of the more hilarious entertaintment (i haven't watch TV regularly since like, 7 years ago?) that has made me laugh heartily when listening to them. There was the 'Tur Kua' issue, the 'Mai Hum' issue and many more which really tickles me especially when you live in the environment which they portray, sometimes very aptly through satirical parodies. 

Then now this. Yes swine flu was a major issue (btw, Singapore just got their first confirmed case) but the MOH decided that it wasnt as severe as the severe acute respiratory syndrome so we're still at yellow. 

Being a rather lame person, naturally i'd find this not just entertaining, but really rather creative. Seriously, to come out with a lame joke is not easy (unlike some friends of mine, who are naturally talented at this kinda thing) and that is why i enjoy some other satires such as South Park. And some other lame but rather entertaining 'documentary' - Top Gear. 

After all, a cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bone =)

Lau Kui Max

Imagine yourself in front of national television, and after that, 4 million views on youtube. and you did that. -.-

My first reaction when i watch it, like a lot of people, i presume, would be to gawk and say 'huh'? really so confident arh. and because i've already read the title about getting the first question wrong, i didnt pay much attention to the question but more to his expression, especially when he realised he got it wrong but lock it in liao. GG.

Really, sometimes pride leads to over-confidence and it kills. Its been commonly said that 'Assumption is the mother of all Failures' and i truly believe that when we don't humble ourselves before the Truth, we will know nothing. More often than not, we find ourselves stepping into that poor guy's shoes and realising that we something wrong half a second later.

i really pity that guy cos he just did something which all of us might have done. except he did it on national television. and after that on youtube.

Prawn with Wings

I have been a faithful (though not very willing) subscriber to caterer's food for the past 7 years of my life. starting from my very first hostel (which is still my favorite so far despite the initial complaints and all) at CJC, continuing to the very 'exciting & haps' RI Boarding and finally moving on to Kent Ridge Hall, i have been eating caterer's food for dinner, (most of the time) willing or unwilling.

Now working at BD, i still eat caterer's food from the canteen. So is there anything wrong with caterer's food?? No of course not. if not i wouldn't be here anymore. However, i believe that it's really not easy to maintain a clean, safe and healthy cooking environment (i believe that extends to restaurants as well), more so to caterers, because most of the time they are paid a fixed price and they dont care whether people eat their food or not.

so what is prawn with wings? i'll leave that to your imagination - just note that it's not something you'd find extremely tasteful in your lunch/dinner plate, and you'd most probably go to complain or change or sue or go to the toilet - depending on the severity of the issue. i've recently encountered 2 prawn-with-wings issue in the caterer's food. i wasn't the victim, but i would assure you of the priceless facial expressions of those who had got this rare chance to find them in their plate.

however, when i pondered again on the issue, it reminded me of "What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean', but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him 'unclean'" what can prawn with wings do to you? diarrhea? bad experience? it can even be jokes over conversations. But sometimes what comes out of our mouths on the other hand, can be so cruel, so haphazard, so brainless, that it leads to broken relationships, silent hatred, jealousy, slanders and countless unclean stuff.

May God grant us wisdom in using our tongues in our lives everyday.

One more one more month

Updates on stuff which is happening around me:

I still have one more month to go for my IA.

Everyone is shifting into my block (being the holiday block this year) and the corridor is packed to the maxxx.

I have decided to go on Operation: NO FACEBOOK for a while because it is sucking up too much of my time refreshing, clicking, refreshing, clicking, refreshing etc..

I have Stardust 09 finals tomorrow.

Looking forward to the Shabu Shabu weekend!

Growing is Painful

Too many times we like ourselves to be used as His tools; but we never really want to pay the price of equipping ourselves.

Too many times have we thought that we knew what He wanted; but we never really kneel down on our knees to pray.

Too many times have we given thanks for the things He had done; but we never ask for forgiveness for the things which we did not do.

Growing is painful. Are you still willing to do it?

Christian Classics Ethereal Library

I have found a place where the jewels of these world has been given out freely to all, begging for us to read.

when i first saw it, i really couldn't believe it. an e-book of 1000 over pages of theology given out for free?! and it only costs u a fraction of your pocket money (yes it is only a fraction) for you to download into a pdf.

i feel saddened and happy at the same time over such discovery. saddened because nowadays, any book u buy from COOP will cost you at least 2 digits, and yet these great classics lie there online anytime from your com for FREE. what has our value degenerate into?

Happy because God is so gracious to us, wanting us to pursue His will and His words in our lives.