Seeing is Believing? (4D Projection)

Steve Jobs 1955-2011

The story of a man who took on the IT world with iPod, iPhone, iPad;
and made technology looked so awesome.

Steve Jobs, Part 1

Steve Jobs, Part 2

A note about Greatness

Even the great that lived among us and left, are not 100% great. Humans are full of flaws. Nonetheless, since humans need role-models and super-heroes, we reason, learn love and acceptance, exercise grace and finally, make decisions about who are our heroes.

Deep down inside, we know, there is none except The One, who was accused, bruised, mocked, pierced and crucified for our transgressions, Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God. 

Have a Great! weekend.

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The Beauty of Blogspot

Yes, Blogspot is beautiful.
It still has its appeal. It is different from Facebook.
Blogspot allows you to write, edit, update, return, review, update, add, minus.
It feels more like a personal journal and you can change the background etc.
More importantly, there is something beautiful about Blogspot.
It is hard to explain.
But, when you return to your blog and look at it, emotions well-up...
Thank you Blogspot. Press on and never give up please.

"The Boy & his Flyers"

It was Tuesday, Oct 18, 2011 and about noon time. 

A bespectacled young Boy aged about 10-11 yo was under a void deck and counting some stuff. "What is he doing outside at this time of the day? Why is he not in school?" I wondered. "O yes! It's PSLE marking days (17-20 Oct 2011)! But, shouldn't he be preparing for his exams at home?" I thought to myself.

The next day, I saw the same Boy. This time, he was underneath my block. "Why is he seated here with his shirt on his back full of perspiration? Hey, is he holding a stack of flyers? It looks like adverts for gas service. Wow! He is actually distributing flyers to earn some money. I guess his family maybe in need..."

Upon reaching my doorstep, I saw the same flyer that the Boy was holding onto placed on my gate. Apparently, he'd just distributed flyers in my block and was taking a short break at the void deck. Somehow, something that this young Boy is doing touched my heart. I wish him well and success in life. More importantly, I wish every young person in Singapore will grow up and be a little like "The Boy & his Flyers". I do not know what it is. You cannot see or touch it. But it is something really beautiful on the inside of this Boy. It's intangible yet tangible. You can feel it.

The Lord bless and keep him, his family and loved ones.

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

Aging, Jobs Creation & Becoming a Gracious Society

Moving forward, the way to go will be to set aside Annual Budget, to purchase wheelchairs to be stationed at all major bus interchanges, MRT stations, not just airports etceteras and to create jobs for the Able, by employing "Ambassadors for The Elderly" at these places, to assist The Elderly from bus interchanges to MRT stations, vice versa, and thus, showing kindness to a greying population and making us a world model of how to become a Gracious Society, not just aiming to be one.

That's just the way I see it.

MRT Downtown Line 3, 2, 1

Click to view the EXACT locations of future

Downtown Line 3

Downtown Line 2

Downtown Line 1

It can assist you in buying a good location for your future generations.

God bless!

The LORD's Great Love!

It is not just about how right we live or how much we love our Saviour today.

It is the understanding of what God had done in the past, just to make us right with Him

and how much our Saviour loves us, now and always.

It is written, "Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fails. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23

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H11:18

• Hebrews 11:18, is the verse of the entire chapter!

• What do I mean? This is what it says, God had said to him, "Through Isaac your descendents will carry on your name." {God's Word Tranlation}

• The key question is, since through Isaac, Abraham will have many decendents, why did God request him to SACRIFICE Isaac?

• Have you ever been in a situation before where you try to look for answers in your life? What did you do? Didn't you try to reason out everything? Simply because we cannot live and act without a reasonable explanation for everything, isn't it? What did Abraham do? What was his reasonable explanation for what he was about to do?

• It is written, "Abraham believed that God could bring Isaac back from the dead..." Hebrews 11:9 {God's Word Translation} No wonder Abraham obeyed! For not only he knows God, but he believed that God could! Selah!

• Do you believe that God is able to perform miracles in your life?

• If yes, will you do what Abraham did? It is written, "When God tested Abraham, faith led him to offer his son Isaac..." Hebrews 11:7 {God's Word Translation}

• Today is a timely reminder to keep believing God, for "HE is able" regardless of the situation we are in right now. Do not stop believing, for we do not know how close we are to our finishing line.

• Do you not long to hear this? I do! "Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!" Matthew 25:21, 23 {NIV, 2011} Thus, Timothy uttered, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 {NIV, 2011}

• iPray: "Dear God, in Jesus' Name, thank you for Your amazing grace that will help us not only to finish the race and to keep the faith, but also finishing well. Glorify thy Name in all the earth. Amen."

A Pilgrim-in-Progress

• In Feb, 1678, John Bunyan published his book entitled, "The Pilgrim's Progress: From this world to that which is to come." The book was divided into two parts and it chronicled the Christian journey here on earth.

• On 7 Jan 2011, a sneeze in the early morning while I was brushing my teeth, had resulted in the most unthinkable thing in my life! In medical term, I have suffered a L5 over S1, lumbar slipped disc.

• I was on medical leave since 10 Jan 2011 and it ends on this coming Saturday, 12 March 2011. Meanwhile, I am awaiting to see if my employer is able to re-deploy me to work in another department. In addition, to fill up my time meaningfully, apart from attending physiotherapy sessions at SGH, "exercising" at home and swimming at Safra Tampines to "get-well", as advised by the professionals, I had managed to catch up with a few "good-old-friends", i.e. Chia Poh Siong, Pastor Ang Eng Hoe, Francis Tan Hung Seng.

• I got to know Poh Siong during my young days at Bethesda (Bedok-Tampines) Church or BBTC. We attended many church and youth camps together. The most memorable being "the YFC camp!" Poh Siong is currently running a fish farm business, which was featured in the papers and married with two kids.

• Eng Hoe is now a Pastor in a Presbyterian Church! This is simply the amazing grace and work of God! When we became "mentor and protege" in the early days at BBTC, I remember he had done badly for his primary education! But God has blessed him so much that he has completed his "Bachelor of Theology" at Trinity Christian Centre and can be ordained as a Reverend in the future. O yes, Eng Hoe is married with two kids as well. Praise be to God!

• Francis went to Tasmania with me from 1995-1997. We will never forget those "good-old-days" in Tasmania. There was never really a dull moment! Life was very simple and yet meaningful. The asians worked closely and relied heavily on each other for all kinds of support! E.g. Mental, social, emotional and even spiritual support! Francis was then the guitarist and worship leader and I was the cell-leader. He may not know this, but I do really appreciate him so much for all those years of support as a brother while in Tasmania. More importantly, he has proven time and again, to be "a friend indeed" when I am in need.

• On 10 Jan 2011, while I was at SGH's A&E Observation Ward, I was very touched that he drove down to SGH, to give me, my younger brother (Simon) and two of my BB guys a lift home! It was really very wonderful and kind of him to do so as a friend. The following weeks, he even invited me to join him for fishing at Bedok jetty; and with his wife, they drove and showed me around in town! Thank God for a good brother-in-Christ!

• This is my "Pilgrim-in-Progress" to date. I thank God for helping me to continue to trust in Him despite of my previous spinal injuries in 1985 during army days i.e. L3, L4 & T12 hairline compression fractures and my current lumber slipped-disc.

• C S Lewis wrote, "It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad."

• In short, with God, all things will work together for good! (Romans 8:28)

• To God be the Glory! For "He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold. My feet have closely followed His steps; I have kept to His way without turning aside. Job 23:10-11

Building

"Never, never pin your whole faith on any human being: not if he is the best and wisest in the whole world. There are lots of nice things you can do with the sand; but do not try building a house on it." - C.S. Lewis on Building

The best and wisest in the whole world is none other than Jesus of Nazareth. He is truly the only human being to whom we can pin our entire faith in.

Apart from him, many will disappoint us along the way.

Therefore, we truly treasure those who are not self-seeking nor stick with us with all kinds of hidden agendas. In short, we need to invest our time wisely in humans and not waste time building a house "on the sand".

"Thank you Jesus for your true love and friendship."

First flight out to Shenzhen, China

9-16 December 2010
Shenzhen International Airport (Above, Front View)
It was a journey to my roots, a place where my late father once lived.
Thanks be to God for the visit to my dad's hometown; and

"Guang Ji Bridge in CHAOZHOU"


"Truth Art Gallery"


"My very first meal in Shenzhen & China!"

Details about China
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1.1.11 + H11:1

Whenever I see a series of ones, it reminds me to activate "Faith'!

In this world that we are living, He has another name and that name has many other meanings. As fellow dawn treader, it is our duty to voyage the unknown with no fear and believing that He is always there, ready to help us when we are tempted.

For without faith, it is almost impossible to bring to pass those dreams that have yet to come true. Thank God for 2010. In the new year, know this, "You are about to be tested once more!"

May the end of 2011 brings true joy, filled with many fruitful stories of adventure where you experience the presence of the One who is also called, "The Faithful One".

Absence

What does your absence mean to those around?

This is one of life's important questions to reflect on if you want to live life to the fullest.

Have yourself a blessed December 2010!

Regards,
Caleb