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i wouldn’t know what to make of it. Exciting in a sense? Doubtful? it’s been full of emotions. can’t believe i’ve submitted the application for SOT. it’s a huge step. i hope in all sincerity that it would all turn out well. =)

and i hope i can be a better friend after turns of events in October. =) it’s going to be an good end of 2011, – i believe with all my heart.

there’s a need to sit down and catchup on bible reading, slacking behind 2 days..

i shall do that..

i await a exciting end of dec 2012

i guess that was goodbye.
it was a painful night 05082011.
i watched him breathing his last in my arms. yet he was so strong.
even though he had no strength to walk, he never wanted to pee in his own bed, and the place he slept.
he would try to walk towards the kitchen, though he would fall but he gets up every single time. till he made it there.

he was frail but never failed to greet me in his last days.

his whines echoed through the night, and it was deafening to my heart.
i knew his time was about to be up.. and i sat by him and accompanied him. he was strong, a very strong boy.
he struggled to live on, but as he heard me telling him to go, he howled and went. there he was, in my arms. his body went cold.. and it was goodbye.

i first got him when i was only 12.

i remembered when he first came, this tiny little furball was shivering in my sister’s arms and whined the entire night the first night he was here. had to sleep on the floor to accompany to ensure he’s not scared..

soon he got used to us, and started to be a little naughty but way smart..
kept him in the kitchen door but he figured a way out the next day.
i couldn’t leave any tissue papers lying around because he would shred them apart.
i couldn’t give him soft toys that was filled with those small beads/beans as well as he would tear the toy apart and make a mess out of the whole house.

he didn’t know how to jump up the bed, i taught him how to, and the next day i came home, he peed and poo-ed on my bed. then all hell broke loose as he would jump everywhere in the house. including up the dining table and finishing every single dish except the vegetables. he broke 2 dozens eggs when eggs costed 50cents for one.

he bit a panasonic gd 88 and broke off the antenna of the phone, he was naughty. very naughty.
though he knew how to jump up and down the sofas and the beds, but he never knew how to go down the stairs. had to coax and teach him. by placing apple slices one by one down the steps, and he would try to go down one by one down the stairs upon calling him and he would take one tiny step .. only to take large steps and nearly ran away when he was 2years old.

he was a naughty boy but yet a darling to my heart.
he slept with me by my side every single night. he would bark and whine to get his way.
he would stay by my side as i worked late.
he would wait for me by the door every single day.

he made a house into a home for me.
my house, a quiet and cold place was made into a place i would want to go home and see him and be with him.

as i was growing up, many things happened but he stayed as a friend and as a family.
he. was the epitome of loyalty and friendship to me.

i guess that was goodbye.

goodbye my friend, my boy and my family.
i’m missing you a lot, your smell, your companionship.

but i’m glad you don’t have to suffer anymore.

goodbye cino..

The Little Red Book of Wisdom offers time-tested principles for professional and personal fulfillment.

Mark DeMoss gathers insights for living wisely from history, Scripture, and a lifetime of listening. The result is a handy, accessible book that gives readers a new way to enjoy lasting success in the work world and beyond. Topics include finding and keeping your focus in life, building a winning corporate culture, and setting aside time for good thinking.

we only learnt wisdom in 2 ways in my opinion

1) through hard lessons like experiences

2) through a mentor or through learning from others.

i love the way Mark DeMoss explain the principles through stories and also loved the principles given in the book, wise advice, and how the wisdom is divided into the professional and personal life, we all need books like this in our life to remind us to pursue wisdom and knowledge.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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A note from Franklin Graham: “My father, Billy Graham, is known for speaking out about the one and only thing that matters in this world: the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. He remembers the call of God seven decades ago to preach the Word of God to all those who would listen about salvation that comes only through Christ. He took this high calling with seriousness and boldness in obedience to God and once said, ‘I will travel anywhere in the world to preach if there are no strings on what I am to say.’

“My father has always prayed that his words would reflect God’s standard of truth as the basis to claim, ‘I have given them Your word’ (John 17:14). In this book, I believe you will see that he has faithfully spoken God’s Word that quenches the thirst of those seeking to draw from the wellsprings of Life. It is highly meaningful to see these statements now collected in one volume.”

Drawn from an unparelleled collection of both personal and published works, Billy Graham provides input on more than one hundred topics, such as suffering, joy, money, addictions, peace, and many more.

My Review

who have never heard of the great Mr Billy Graham?

the world renowned evangelist, one of the hero of faith in the modern times.
i’m a huge fan of quotes, what’s more now to get my hands on Mr Billy Graham’s quotes.

if you’re a preacher, buy this book, the quotes will help in your preaching
if you’re a christian, buy this book, the quotes will challenge.
if you’re a leader, buy this book, the quotes will inspire.

i loved the fact the book is categorized into topics, it’s in my ipad now, and i love looking at the quotes for inspiration.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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An entertaining, touching memoir of life with an alcoholic father who secretly works with the CIA, a dark pilgrimage through the valley of depression and addiction, and finding a faith to redeem and a strength to forgive.

At the age of sixteen, Ian Morgan Cron was told that his stockbroker father actually worked with the CIA. The story of this world-rocking discovery is the stepping-off point into a fascinating exploration of one man’s alternately heartbreaking and humorous journey to faith and spiritual growth.

Born into a family of privilege and power, Ian’s life is populated with colorful people and stories, including the account of an alcoholic father who takes his family on a wild roller-coaster ride through wealth and poverty and back again. Includes tales of a nearly blind English nanny who teaches him what love means, a famous New York radio personality who saves his life, a simple carpenter who leads him to faith in Jesus, and his own personal journey from addiction to twenty-three years of sobriety.

Believers and seekers alike will be moved by how Ian uncovers and honors what is sacred in his story, how he discovers God in the struggle to find redemption, and how the mysterious movement and presence of God is woven throughout the adventure of his life.

My Review

This book is a MUST READ, MUST BUY

In this surprisingly funny and forgiving memoir, Ian reminds us that no matter how different the pieces may be, in the end we are all cut from the same cloth, stitched by faith into an exquisite quilt of grace, in all honesty i’ve thought lesser about the book looking at the cover and the title

However, what Cron packed inside was mind blowing, it’s a story of acceptance, forgiveness and yet at the same time his humor injected made sure you’re able to swallow the truths contained in the writing. It’s the kind of reading when you read about others yet at the same time, it’s so thought provoking for yourself. a page turning book, buy it.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

So yes, I’ve been up many nights this week cause my heart feels troubled.

But in the midst of all that, when I was about to ask myself, how is it that when I’m a little older, life seems to be more complicated, then I realized, you know I’m the one who complicates it.
Life is simple, why complicate it?
Love is simple, why complicate it?

When I was younger, love and life was simple because I viewed them in a simple perspective, you either love or hate, there’s no in between, life isn’t fair but God is fair in giving chances.

So now that I’m a little older, why did I complicate it?

Of which, of course I don’t know how to answer. But I prayed a little prayer today, it goes..

“Dear God,
I rarely pray about things I want, but today I want to ask of You of one thing, that is that You give me the grace to be able to dwell in Your house all thew days of my life, and God, give me the strength and grace to never forget to a keep a simple love for You. In Jesus’s name, Amen”

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