一切完美

i confess. I have been watching this 13-part series religiously.

why?

its privately produced (Wa Wa Pictures),
got good natural acting (Thomas Ong & Michelle Chia),
realistic storyline and character developement,
with something to think about after watching.

Unlike the usual fare from MediaCorp,
over-acting,
ridiculous storyline,
wonder why waste time watching shows only aunties can identify with.

each episode has a sub plot with the main plot linking the episodes together

one of the main plots is the successful plastic surgeon of the rich and famous Dr Alex Tan, who is a bachelor, discovering he has a 9 year old daughter, Coco, out of the blue, unable to accept her existance initailly, to loving her, enjoying fatherhood, adjusting life priorities and eventually losing her when her mother, his ex, came back for her.

throughout the series, a few scenes that touched me most were the father - daughter scenes. developing perternal instincts? lol.... neh

the most memorable one was when Coco approach Alex with her piggy bank.
Coco asked how much it would cost for Alex to help her friend restore her face damaged by abuse.
Alex told her it would cost her 100 piggy banks.
Coco was disappointed.
Coco asked Alex to lend her money.
Alex wont lend Coco money, cause Coco's money is Alex's money anyway.
Touched by Coco's compassion for her friend, Alex offer to do the surgery free of charge, a first for the materialistic Alex.
Alex commented, hugging Coco, what to do, my daughter asked.

Success to Significance
creating phyical perfection to restoring the soul

The perfectionist in me was able to identify with the journey.

the series ended with this quote
"As long as you learn to tolerate imperfection, everything will be perfect"

Dead Leader Running

last night for cell we watch a video from Leadership Summit 2006 Dead Leader Running by Wayne Cordeiro

"attended" CHC 3.30pm service online just a while ago, Derek Dunn spoke on "Running the race to win" and brought out the exact same 5 principles Wayne Cordeiro spoke about last night.

I was like, no way, in the less than 24hrs i heard the same message twice, how freaky is that. But i know God is speaking to me using His loud hailer :)

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the 5 principles for sustainable living

1. Know what fills and drains your tank.

Who am I with? Where am I going? Why am I doing this?

what are the things that makes me feel most alive & full!
when we get to busy & the drain increases...we tend to drop things that fill us.
when my schedule increases...i must increase my fill

Lord help me identify what fills me and what drains me. Remind me Holy Spirit to up my fills when my drain increase.

2. Understand balance in life.

my family is my ministry. If my family isn't healthy, then im done.
out of balanced feeling..when a storm comes in my family, i have to move my fulcrum, heart towards it....then i can still be in balance.
as i move my heart to what the Holy Spirit is putting pressure on...i stay balanced.

Lord help me to be sensitive to the Spirit prompting to work on areas of my life that needs my attention.

3. Lead out of rest.

Schedule in my rest points first before my schedule fills up. God intended activity to come out of rest. Rest needs to come first.
our day begins in the evening

Genesis 1:5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

In my retreat last year when i read the above verse, i never understood why God wrote evening first then morning, now i know why....

sleep in on the front side (we get our best sleep between 11pm -3am)

Lord help me to watch less TV and sleep early

4. Find a lightning rod.

These are a few select people in our lives that we can be completely open and honest with and trust that they won't share the details with others. That protects us from releasing inappropriate thoughts to people who shouldn't be in the loop with those thoughts.

Thank you Lord for my shepherds, few in my inner circle and faith sharing.

5. Be disciplined in your daily devotions.

www.lifejournal.cc

S - Scripture
O - Observation
A - Application
P - Prayer

we won't have the wisdom necessary to finish...we did to start but we have to add it
along the way

how do you do your sharing? is it scripture to the people or scripture to you then to the people

Lord help me to be more disciplined with daily devotions. Lord forgive me for the times when i share from the scripture to the people direct. Now i understand why during my retreat last year, i was doing bible study but not hearing what God is saying to me.

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during the Olympics, the torch bearer should not be concern with running faster than what he did previously... running beats his time but his torch has been snuffed out...the people are there...where is the fire?

his response was i don't know but i beat my time...the goal is not the time but to bring & protect the flame.

the goal is to run in such a way that you protect the flame.

some of us are running with an extinguished wick...we are running fast...but the wick is out...your heart is not there

how do you re-ignite it? you need to draw near to the throne of grace

some of you have been running with an extinguished wick to long.

Lord thank you Lord for the timing reminder. Help me Lord the regain the flame and continue my run after my break

1995 Irony swatch watch, Ocean Storm YGS103

last night before going for cell group, i discovered my usual weekend watch was missing. as my mum have "borrowed" it before, i asked if she "borrowed" it, she said no. i told her its missing.

i next asked if any stranger entered my room during the week, as i was wearing it last Sun. she said she had some visitors but wasnt too sure. feeling responsible, she offered to buy me another one.

you see, this watch is unique. it was bought with my first bonus, and i change the blue leather strap to a metalic elastic one.

well from the missing watch, mum and i had a good talk this morning on what the future holds for me, her and us.

you know what, i am sad that my fav watch is missing, but im not really devastated. its call detachment :)

unlucky in love

i have always been unlucky in love

when i was younger, girls i like dont fancy me, too immature

so much so that i wonder if its more blessed to be loved

as i mature, there are girls who like me but i dont find them suitable beyond just friends

my conclusion, its better to love than to be loved

the most ideal would be to find love in return



friends who have gone to KTV with me would get to hear this song always if they are observant, its my usual warm up song

but i think most dont know why i almost always start with this song

well this song bring me memories of my first love, both good and sad memories

just a sentimental guy i guess

鄧麗欣 方力申 - 十分．愛

fell in love with this duet

there are only 2 types of duets, the really good ones and the rest

this is consider a really good one, though i dont understand canto lol

to the lovers out there, enjoy :)



十分‧愛 (方力申+鄧麗欣合唱版)

曲：金培達
詞：陳少琪

合：分手後一分鐘　便有後悔聲音
　　能傷我最深的人　應得我心
女：應該漠不關心　然而還著緊
男：當攬緊他人 想起跟你熱吻

合：愛過太深 原來身體會疑問
　　再沒法可適應別人
　　願醉掉了　能容許你憐憫

男：早知不應試愛　(女:未放開) 便節哀
女：有情人
合：日日夜夜同分開感慨
男：避開　女：願你改　男：一個　女：小小意外　
男：未悔恨我未會知
合：不散不愛
男：心　女：話放開　男：未放開
女：雨驟來　
合：才能提示真愛是確實存在
　　愛滿分竟是換來　痛亦滿分
　　可否錯一次以後 一直愛

合：分手後天天都　是最重要起身
　　皮膚有你的指紋　刻得太深
女：應該漠不關心　然而還著緊
男：當攬緊他人 想起跟你熱吻

合：愛過太深 原來身體會疑問
　　再沒法可適應別人
　　願醉掉了　能容許你憐憫

男：早知不應試愛　(女:未放開) 便節哀
女：有情人
合：日日夜夜同分開感慨
男：避開　女：願你改　男：一個　女：小小意外　
男：未悔恨我未會知
合：不散不愛
男：心　女：話放開　男：未放開
女：雨驟來　
合：才能提示真愛是確實存在
　　愛滿分竟是換來　痛亦滿分
　　可否錯一次以後

男：早知不應試愛　(女:未放開) 便節哀
女：有情人
合：日日夜夜同分開感慨
男：避開　女：願你改　男：一個　女：小小意外　
男：未悔恨我未會知
合：不散不愛
男：心　女：話放開　男：未放開
女：雨驟來　
合：才能提示真愛是確實存在
　　愛滿分竟是換來　痛亦滿分
　　可否錯一次以後 一直愛