30/04/2009

Motivation for the Day


MOTIVATION FOR THE DAY



When I woke up in the morning lying in bed
I was asking myself

"What are some of the secrets of success in life?"

I found the answer right there, in my very own room




Carry a Heart that never Hates

Carry a Smile that never Fades

Carry a Touch that never Hurts




Have a PURPOSEFUL & BLESSED Day!
~ author unknown ~

23/04/2009

The Window









~ author unknown ~

21/04/2009

The Seed


I received this from a friend via e-mail. A bit long but worth reading ^-^


A successful businessman was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business. Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together.

He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you". The young executives were shocked, but the boss continued. "I am going to give each one of you a SEED today - one very special SEED. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed I have given you. I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next CEO."

One man, named Jim, was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly, told his wife the story. She helped him get a pot, soil and compost and he planted the seed. Everyday, he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow.

Jim kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by, still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't have a plant and he felt like a failure. Six months went by -- still nothing in Jim's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Jim didn't say anything to his colleagues, however. He just kept watering and fertilizing the soil - He so wanted the seed to grow.

A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company brought their plants to the CEO for inspection. Jim told his wife that he wasn't going to take an empty pot. But she asked him to be honest about what happened. Jim felt sick to his stomach, it was going to be the most embarrassing moment of his life, but he knew his wife was right. He took his empty pot to the boardroom. When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful -- in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and many of his colleagues laughed, a few felt sorry for him!

When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted his young executives. Jim just tried to hide in the back. "My, what great plants, trees, and flowers you have grown," said the CEO. "Today one of you will be appointed the next CEO!"

All of a sudden, the CEO spotted Jim at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered the Financial Director to bring him to the front. Jim was terrified. He thought, "The CEO knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me fired!"

When Jim got to the front, the CEO asked him what had happened to his seed - Jim told him the story.

The CEO asked everyone to sit down except Jim. He looked at Jim, and then announced to the young executives, "Behold your next Chief Executive Officer. His name is Jim!" Jim couldn't believe it. Jim couldn't even grow his seed.

"How could he be the new CEO?" the others said.

Then the CEO said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone in this room a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds; they were dead – it was not possible for them to grow. All of you, except Jim, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Jim was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new Chief Executive Officer!"

If you plant honesty, you will reap trust
If you plant goodness, you will reap friends
If you plant humility, you will reap greatness
If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment
If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective
If you plant hard work, you will reap success
If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation

So, be careful what you plant now, it will determine what you will reap later.

"Whatever You Give To Life, Life Gives You Back"

20/04/2009

Station of the Cross 2009

We began our Station of the Cross around 7.30am
and it was already hot


' He ain't heavy, He is my Brother'

There are 14 stations
and each station's prayer was led by
a chosen family

the background scenery is the
Inobong Old Graveyard

'No problem for you, Mr George Pipin!'

Half of the crowds

Heading for the last station

Singing at the last station

It was hot, I tell you :)
We finished at around 8.30am

Getting ready for the group picture

17/04/2009

Vote for Esther


Thank God it's Friday! Really looking foward for the weekends. I think I need rest. Cepat penat bah nowadays, maklumlah usia meningkat :)


To those of you yang mengikuti TV reality show 'One in a Million - Season 3', don't forget to watch the concert tonight at 8TV @ 9.30pm.


And if you are happen to be Esther's fan, vote for her. We want her to be in the finals. She is really talented and would make us (Sabahans) proud of her! One vote also count bah ;)


Until then, happy weekends everyone!

14/04/2009

Birthday Wish


I got this birthday wish's tag from Mama Mia. My birthday is not due yet. It's in September [if you're interested to know hehehe].

The rules ~

1. Make a list of what you want on your birthday
2. The list should be 10 numbers
3. Post the image of this award in your posting
4. Give it to 10 friends of yours

So, here it goes ~

1. Good health
2. Happy and loving family
3. My children success in studies
4. Out of trouble & danger
5. Out of debt
6. Good fortune ;)
7. A DSLR camera
8. Lose weight a bit
9. Long Holiday
10. Wishing all above granted ASAP LoL

I invite whoever is interested, to do this tag and let me know so that I can go and read you :)

12/04/2009

Happy Easter

the Catechist sprinkled holy water to the congregations



'The Lord is Risen'

Happy Easter
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!


10/04/2009

Remembering GOOD FRIDAY


Wishing everyone
a Blessed & Happy
Good Friday

09/04/2009

I was Dying........

God wants to save us at all costs
even if His Son has to die for us
Wishing everyone
a Blessed Holy Thursday!

02/04/2009

In a Light Mood ^ _ ^

A disappointed salesman of Coca Cola returns from his Middle East assignment. A friend asked, "Why weren't you successful with the Arabs?" The salesman explained "When I got posted in the Middle East, I was very confident that I would make a good sales pitch as Cola is virtually unknown there. But, I had a problem, I didn't know to speak Arabic. So, I planned to convey the message through three posters..."

First poster: A man lying in the hot desert sand, totally exhausted and fainting.

Second poster: The man is drinking our Cola.

Third poster: Our man is now totally refreshed.

And then these posters were pasted all over the place.

"Then that should have worked!" said the friend. "The hell it should had!?" said the salesman.

"Didn't realize that Arabs read from right to left"

01/04/2009

Club AGM & Bowling Tournament

Our office club held an AGM recently
One of the staff proposed that we should
make a trip to Bandung - the proposal was accepted
and the trip is scheduled in November this year :)

the most awaited event - Lucky Draws!

Great! my colleague dapat sabun Top
I wasn't lucky that day :(

one of the parents receiving token from the club
for her children's achievement in exam

I received RM75.00 for my daughter's achievement
in PMR last year

THE FOLLOWING DAY

our club organized a Bowling Competition at CPS Bowl

one of the group photos

warming-up session


The competition was launched by our officer

One of these belongs to me :) Lucky me!
I wanted to take a picture of it at home
but upon reaching home my nephew Xander
'attacked' it first LoL

this is me - getting ready to throw the ball
I didn't realize my son took this picture ;)