Sunday, April 29, 2007
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(173) just for laughs...
Hi, handsome!
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
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(172) not junk mail...
Some weeks back, I received an email from a friend. We have known each other since kindergarten, primary and secondary schools' days. She had gotten a divorce after years of marriage but she still keeps her spirits high....
Dear All
This is a very good story (which you may have heard before). Have a look at yourself, are you a carrot, egg or oolong tea...!!?? We all have our trials and tribulations but am sure with encouragement, we will tread our path with courage and success. May you all have an enjoyable & blessed weekend.
Warmest regards / XXX
OOLONG TEA……
A carrot, an egg, and a cup of Oolong tea… You will never look at a cup of Oolong the same way again.
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed Oolong tea. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
Then she ladled the Oolong out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, “Tell me what you see.”
“Carrots, eggs and Oolong tea,” she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the Oolong. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma The daughter then asked, “What does it mean, mother?”
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The Oolong tea was unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water color and taste.
“Which are you?” she asked her daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a Oolong tea?
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the Oolong tea? The tea actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the tea, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a Oolong tea?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can’t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end, you’re the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
You might want to send this message to those people who mean something to you; to those who have touched your life in one way or another; to those who make you smile when you really need it; to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down; to those whose friendship you appreciate; to those who are so meaningful in your life.
If you don’t send it, you will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someone’s day with this message!
May we all be OOLONG TEA !!!!!!!!!
But Laogong said being an egg is the better option! What if one was originally weak and soft? But after facing adversity, he toughens up and is now able to face any hardship or challenge!
Laogong says, "I am an egg. My shell looks the same, but on the inside I am brave and tough with a fighting spirit and unwavering heart!"
the pig oinked at
5:18 AM
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Friday, April 20, 2007
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(171) retards...
There are many.
Adults included!
the pig oinked at
2:28 PM
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Thursday, April 12, 2007
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(170) monster aunt...
I've been minding Edward for the past 2 weeks. He is going home tomorrow as his parents will be back.Edward is in Primary 3 but as he is the youngest in his family, Judith and Emily mollycoddle him all most of the time.
Me? Just because I made him do his school and tuition work every day, he tells everyone I torture him! >.<
the pig oinked at
1:28 PM
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
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(169) a raw deal...
We brought the paternal grandparents to Nihon Mura @ Revenue House for dinner last night. As it was their first time there, I was their 'tour guide'. I showed them the self-service sushi belt, the wide array of 'ice-cream sticks' and how orders were placed. The in-laws didn't want any sashimi or sushi, they wanted only cooked food. When dad-in-law asked if that green paste was wasabi, Laogong said (with a straight face) it was Japanese chilli!
Ben, Emily, Jon, Iggy and Edward headed straight to the belt and picked off mostly salmon sushi. Then they went around collecting the 'ice-cream sticks' like nobody's business. I did not order anything, I ate whatever everybody could not finish. No wonder I can never lose those excess fats.... I'm the family's trash bin.
Laogong has been introducing his parents to new stuff. So what's next?
the pig oinked at
6:38 AM
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Monday, April 09, 2007
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(168) rain, rain, go away...
Don't you hate it when it rains everytime
right after you have washed your car?
the pig oinked at
1:08 AM
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Hi, handsome!
I've been minding Edward for the past 2 weeks. He is going home tomorrow as his parents will be back.
We brought the paternal grandparents to Nihon Mura @ Revenue House for dinner last night. As it was their first time there, I was their 'tour guide'. I showed them the self-service sushi belt, the wide array of 'ice-cream sticks' and how orders were placed. The in-laws didn't want any sashimi or sushi, they wanted only cooked food. When dad-in-law asked if that green paste was wasabi, Laogong said (with a straight face) it was Japanese chilli!
Ben, Emily, Jon, Iggy and Edward headed straight to the belt and picked off mostly salmon sushi. Then they went around collecting the 'ice-cream sticks' like nobody's business. I did not order anything, I ate whatever everybody could not finish. No wonder I can never lose those excess fats.... I'm the family's trash bin.
