Relax

'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice..'

1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
5. Delegate tasks to capable others..
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11.. Separate worries from concerns . If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety . If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
14.. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line..
17.. Get enough rest
18. Eat right.
19 Get organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good 'Thank you Jesus .'
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most)
32. Sit on your ego
33 Talk less; listen more..
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.
36 Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before.

Tiny frog

There once was a bunch of tiny frogs who arranged a running competition.
The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.
A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestant.
The race began. Honestly no one in crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower you heard statements such as "Oh. way too difficult! they will never make it to the top or not a chance that they will succeed. the tower is too high...
The tiny frogs began collapsing one by one Except for those who is in a fresh tempo were climbing higher and higher the crowd continue to yell "It is too difficult no one will make it.
More frogs got tired and gave up.
But one continued higher and higher and higher. This one wouldn't give up at the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower except one tiny frog after a big effort was the only one who reached the top.
Then all of the tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how that one frog managed to do it.
one contestant asked the tiny frog how the one who succeeded had find the strength to reach the goal.
It turned out that the winner was a DEAF.
The wisdom of this story is
never listen to other people's tendencies to be negative or pessimistic
cause they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you. the ones you love in your heart.
always think of the positive points. Because everything you hear and reach will affect your actions.
Therefore Always be positive and above all be DEAF when people tell you that you cannot fulfill your dreams...
ALWAYS THINK I CAN DO THIS.

dont judge

during a tour there was a father and a 25 years old son with them are newly wed partner.
before the start of the tour the son told his father "Papa papa look the clouds color is white and the skies are blue what a wonderful color" then the father smiled and said "YES Son". then the wife of the newly wed partner whispered to his husband and says "why this boy say such things which are normal?" then the husband says "yea i wonder why"
during the tour the son again told his father with excitement "papa papa look there is a tree and there is a cow"... and the son continue to tell his father what he sees in the tour. and the father will just smile nod and respond "yes son it is". Because of the noise the couple started to get irritated and annoyed with the boy and the wife says "what a stupid boy hes old and hes acting like a child." the husband responded "yes indeed what a weird boy."
then the rain poured and the son shouted with joy and told his father "PAPA PAPA look it is raining and it touches my arms." the father smiled and says "yes son it is". with great annoyance with the noise and weird behavior the son made the newly wed wife with irritation shouted to the boys father and says "excuse me I think you need to bring your son to a mental hospital and have a check up." and the husband told the father "he is acting weird with his old age i believe he has a mental problem.
the father replied humbly "Yes just a few weeks ago we are in the hospital he just have an eye operation because after 25 years it is his first time to have an eyesight it is his first time to see the wonders of the world."
This is life we tend to judge people on how they act or what they say or what they look like and mostly we judged them negatively until such time we realized that what we judge is totally the opposite...
Moral dont judge because you will be judged
friendly reminder from bham :)

Lesson to learn

When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle,
When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,
Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class
and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly,
He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar
And proceeded to fill it with golf balls.
He then asked the students, if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured
them into the jar.   He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full.  They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively
filling the empty space between the sand.  The students laughed.
'Now,' said the professor,   as the laughter subsided,
'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things - family,
children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions –
Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car.
The sand is everything else --The small stuff.
'If you put the sand into the jar first,'  He continued,
there is no room for  the pebbles or the golf balls.
The same goes for life.
If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff,
You will never have room for the things that are important to you.
So...
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.
There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.
'Take care of the golf balls first --
The things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.
The professor smiled.
'I'm glad you asked'.
It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'

Ash Wednesday

In Western Christianity, Ash Wednesday marks the first day, or the start of the season of Lent, which begins 40 days prior to Easter (Sundays are not included in the count).
Lent is a time when many Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline. During some Ash Wednesday services, the minister will lightly rub the sign of the cross with ashes onto the foreheads of worshipers.
The Wednesday after Quinquagesima Sunday, which is the first day of the Lenten fast.
The name dies cinerum (day of ashes) which it bears in the Roman Missal is found in the earliest existing copies of the Gregorian Sacramentary and probably dates from at least the eighth century. On this day all the faithful according to ancient custom are exhorted to approach the altar before the beginning of Mass, and there the priest, dipping his thumb into ashes previously blessed, marks the forehead — or in case of clerics upon the place of the tonsure — of each the sign of the cross, saying the words: "Remember man that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return." The ashes used in this ceremony are made by burning the remains of the palms blessed on the Palm Sunday of the previous year. In the blessing of the ashes four prayers are used, all of them ancient. The ashes are sprinkled with holy water and fumigated with incense. The celebrant himself, be he bishop or cardinal, receives, either standing or seated, the ashes from some other priest, usually the highest in dignity of those present. In earlier ages a penitential procession often followed the rite of the distribution of the ashes, but this is not now prescribed.
The ashes serve a dual purpose. First, as the above words imply, we are reminded of our mortality and humanity as we begin the Lenten Fast. Second, the ashes are a Biblical symbol of repentance, sorrow, and humility. There are many cases in the Scriptures of wearing ashes as a sign of penitence, often while wearing sackcloth. In 2 Samuel 13:19, Tamar puts on ashes and tears her clothes as a sign of sadness and repentance. In Esther 4:1-3, after learning of the king's decree to kill all Jews, Mordecai tears his garments, and puts on sackcloth and ashes. His fellow Jews do the same thing, as well as beginning to fast. The prophet Jeremiah (6:26) urges his readers to "gird on sackcloth and roll in ashes."
Fasting is a major component of Ash Wednesday, and Ash Wednesday is an official fast day of the Church, along with Good Friday. In Acts 13:1-3, it was while "worshipping the Lord and fasting" that the Holy Spirit led the Apostles to set apart Paul and Barnabas for their work. In Matthew 9:14, Jesus assumes that after he leaves the earth his followers will fast. The history of the Church is filled with stories of fasting and its spiritual value. However, Jesus warns us not to be obvious about our fasting, or only fasting to impress others. Thus, Ash Wednesday is based on the biblical concept of repentance, and the ashes and fasting that are associated with repentance.
Ash Wednesday is unknown in the Eastern Church, and developed only in the West. Orthodox Churches begin Lent on a Monday, known as "Clean Monday." Ash Wednesday as an official fast day dates to at least the 8th century, since it appears in the Gregorian Sacramentary from that period. Originally, Lent began on a Sunday. However, in order to bring the number of days of Lent to 40 (the days Jesus fasted in the wilderness), the beginning of Lent was eventually transferred to a Wednesday.
Originally, Ash Wednesday was the day when public penitents in Rome began their penance. Recall that in the early Church, penance was often public and protracted. It was only later that private confession and penance began, for pastoral reasons. When public penance gradually fell into disuse by the 8th century, Ash Wednesday became a day of penitence and fasting for all members of the Church. Today, Ash Wednesday is a universal Fast day in the Catholic Church. Many Western Protestant churches also observe Ash Wednesday, including Anglicans, Lutherans, Presbyterians, and United Methodists.
Not all Christian churches observe Ash Wednesday or Lent. They are mostly observed by the Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian and Anglican denominations, and also by Roman Catholics. Eastern Orthodox churches observe Lent or Great Lent, during the 6 weeks or 40 days preceding Palm Sunday with fasting continuing during the Holy Week of Easter. Lent for Eastern Orthodox churches begins on Monday and Ash Wednesday is not observed.
The Bible does not mention Ash Wednesday or the custom of Lent, however, the practice of repentance and mourning in ashes is found in 2 Samuel 13:19; Esther 4:1; Job 2:8; Daniel 9:3; and Matthew 11:21.
The earliest date Ash Wednesday can occur is 4 February (in a common year with Easter on 22 March), which happened in 1573, 1668, 1761 and 1818. The latest date is 10 March (when Easter Day falls on 25 April) which occurred in 1546, 1641, 1736, 1886 and 1943. Ash Wednesday has never occurred on Leap Year Day (29 February), and it will not occur as such until 2096. The only other years of the third millennium that will have Ash Wednesday on 29 February are 2688, 2840, and 2992. (Ash Wednesday falls on 29 February only if Easter is on 15 April in a leap year.)

chat with my beloved student :)

Kwak

hello teacher

5:34pmBhamster

yes my beloved favourite student

how are you

5:34pmKwak

fine

5:34pmBhamster

that’s great to hear

how was your history and geo exams

5:35pmKwak

75 geo 71 his

5:35pmBhamster

what

why only like that :(

5:36pmKwak

teacher what international school in philipine is good?

how much

5:36pmBhamster

well international schools in manila is better than malaysia

5:37pmKwak

how much

5:37pmBhamster

depends on the place'

why

?

which part of manila

coz when you say manila its big

and most of the international schools are not in manila but in other cities

5:38pmKwak

in term 3 iam leaving school

5:38pmBhamster

whoa

you will b e here in manila

???

5:38pmKwak

which school is better

how much

5:39pmBhamster

ohh yea first is where you ganna stay so i can recommend you

international school here in philippines is much cheaper than fairview

5:39pmKwak

can you fine some info

5:39pmBhamster

yea sure i can give you information

just tell me where you ganna stay

so that i can tell you the nearest international school

5:40pmKwak

i dun no where iam gonna stay depends on school

5:40pmBhamster

ohhh yea ok

ill give you the best schools with the cheaper fee

5:41pmKwak

do u noe subic

5:41pmBhamster

yea but its far from manila

subic is in the north of manila i think 3 hours far

5:42pmKwak

r u in philipine now

5:42pmKwak

is north safe

wat r u doing in taiwan

5:43pmBhamster

north is safe :)

dont worry the not safe place in philippines is south the muslim part

but do you really want to study here can advise you go to FEU - Cavite silang we are open for high school and pre school ill be teaching there in june

5:45pmKwak

where is this school

5:45pmBhamster

in cavite silang 1 hour from manila

most of the teachers in fairview who left will teach there

im one of them

5:46pmKwak

north or south

5:46pmBhamster

north

haha the south one is very far near malaysia

manila is all north

5:47pmKwak

brb

5:47pmBhamster

ok

5:49pmKwak

teacher can u tell me that FEU school deposit fee school fee apartment average fee(rent)and can u send it to e-mail;kwj9920@naver.com

even my father is going does he need guardian visa and student visa

5:51pmBhamster

ohhh FEU i tell you everything alot of korean here also so i think that is easy

i can tell you go to FEU-FERN College its near my house in fairview renting in Philippines is cheaper too

ok ok ill inform you ill out all details in that email

send me your email

5:52pmKwak

kwj9920@naver.com

5:52pmBhamster

if its FEU there is no deposit fee

only international school got deposit :P

FEU means Far eastern university

5:53pmKwak

then wat school is this

5:53pmBhamster

FEU is a private school dont worry everything there is english

is a school also

ill give you all details of international school and good schools in manila ok

trust me private school in manila is better than international school in malaysia

5:55pmKwak

fairview is so bad at teaching

5:55pmBhamster

dunno and most in philippines good teacher

5:55pmKwak

i miss u u teach best in geopn his

5:56pmBhamster

thank you jun lee :) i miss you too

dont worry philippines teachers are all good only Americans Filipinos and chinese :) and you will learn here better

5:59pmKwak

for question can u give me all info in philipine. house , visa , guardian visa,etc .i wish i can eat dinner wif your family and my family some day

5:59pmBhamster

yea sure thing ill give you all detail

5:59pmKwak

i'll be there in agust or september

5:59pmBhamster

when your here in manila that can be done i can even give dinner everyday

6:01pmKwak

thank u n can me all the detail in e-mail and i'll chat wif u siome day again thank u

6:01pmBhamster

do you want it in ringgit

or in peso

??

the details

6:01pmKwak

doesn't matter

6:01pmBhamster

ok sure

6:02pmKwak

bye see u ^^

6:03pmBhamster

see you bye

Friends

When we look back at the things that happened in our past having the knowledge of what we know now, we often find it funny, difficult to understand, and at times regretful of how we made the mistakes done.
This is so because we know better now based on our experiences. We know now how to handle compromising situations once we have learned how to handle it, we often times desire to be back at that moment to correct the errors made. It is like those moments when we were spanked by our parents to be disciplined, which made us either hate them or fear them for it, and wonder nowadays how they could have thought that was a good idea to instill discipline on us. Similarly, our personal pasts are full of mistakes we can’t believe we made. We did things then that we would never do now, and this is precisely because we learned how to manage those things now that we didn’t know how to handle before, or weren’t able to access to said new insights then.
From new methodologies in coping with our development to making means to treat the environment, our collective past experiences sometimes reads like a document on what not to do. In many ways, this is exactly as it should be. We learn from living and having experiences. It is from these past actions that we garnered the information that guides us to live differently now. Just so, in our personal lives, we probably had to have a few unsuccessful relationships or jobs, learning about our negative tendencies through them, in order to gain the wisdom we have now.
In order to live more peacefully with the past, it helps to remember that once we know better, we tend to do much better. Prior to knowing, we generally do our best, and while it’s true that from the perspective of the present, our best doesn’t always seem good enough, we can at least give our past selves the benefit of the doubt. We did our best with what knowledge we had. Beyond this, we serve the greater good most effectively by not dwelling on the past, instead reigning our energy and knowledge into our present actions. It is here, in this moment, that we create our reality and ourselves anew, with our current knowledge and information.
In our journey of knowing things, many of us have had the good fortune to have encountered people whom we became friends with in a level we alone can gauge them to be. Sometimes it’s hard to come straight out and tell our friends how much we love and appreciate them. We might feel awkward expressing deep feelings, even to our nearest and dearest, because it is not a common practice. We might get choked up or embarrassed in the process, or we might fear we will embarrass them. Still, we all have those moments when we realize how fortunate we are to have the friends we have, and we may long to express our gratitude. Moreover, it may be of tremendous benefit to our friends to be at the receiving end of our appreciation. At times like these, having an intimate moment with them over dinner of your cooking at your pad or hosting a coffee party one afternoon, can help us say what we want to say. Additionally, your sincerity in making an effort on this gives your friend the space to really take in your expression of love and the gift of being able to return to it time and again.
As you sit down with them, take a moment to consider the qualities you most value in your friendship. It might be the fact that you always laugh when you talk or that you feel safe enough to confess your worst problems and always leave feeling better about everything. It might be the new ideas and experiences you’ve been exposed to throughout the course of your friendship. Whatever it is, really take the time to express to your friend their unique impact on your life. You don’t have to use big words or fancy metaphors; all you need to do is say it from your heart and your friend will feel the love in the words.
Rekindling your friendship in intimate moments, are now rare. Friends help us grow a lot in knowledge, wisdom and experience. In this New Year 2010, let us rekindle our friendship with one another and learn from that friendship what we need to learn to aide us face our coming days ahead with confidence and warmth of a grateful heart.