To the pure, all things are pure

I finally have some personal time to myself..this few days have been crazy! sleeping late and waking up so early and having all my days packed! I am glad it is all over..just feel like slacking and having some personal time.

Went to watched GI JOE today. It was below my expectation. Somehow my taste for movies has changed. I no longer enjoy those no brainer action movies as much. They are good, CGI wise. I feel the plot is really soso, in fact, it does not really make senses. Maybe because it is based on some kids toy, so it does not really have an indepth plot. Any tom dick or harry can make an action packed movie if they pump in alot of money, but to make one with great storyline is a tough soup to brew.

Was reminded of the saying tgar Pst mentioned for a period of time, "To the pure , all things are pure...". One impt thing that i realised that is that one's perception and thinking is what ultimately guides a person. Basically there are 3 group of ppl in this world

1) Those who perceive they are wrong all the time.
- they are the one who are crazy. They lost their senses and orientation. They no longer believe in anything about themselves. That's why depression can lead to mental breakdown. Depression causes one to lose all hope of life and they start to think they are wrong(hence losers) all the time.

2) Those who percieve they are right some of the time.
- They are the "normal" ppl. They don make judgement on the spot. They consider viewpts.

3) Those who perceive they are right all the time.
- Those who always think they are right all the time.They are CONFIDENT that their knowledge and experience will prove them right. They think ppl are always in the wrong or they are deceived or naive. They will argue all the time to prove their pt. They have strong determination, but they can be soooooo strong in their view pt, that they are ssoooooo teribly wrong.



In fact, everyone has a combination of the 3 kinds( obviously if you constantly think in viewpt no 1, you need help!). I feel i am the 3rd kind most the time, be it whether i know it or not. It is a result of overly-confident(pride), the refusal to accept things as they are presented to me and lack of trust in ppl. To counter this problem, I will ponder alot. To grill and grill what viewpoints, ideas or stance i am taking, to be very sure that i am not being biased. Occasions( trust me, there are MANY) will come that i meet similar kind of people, they will show aggressiveness, talk in loud voice, display alot of emotions and they usually end up not wanting to carry on talking.


End of the day, you must know what kind of viewpoints do you hold most of the time. This will help you to become a better communicator and at the same time, allows you to learn from flaws that might have escape your radar.

God

Finally I am blogging. Work have been pretty busy and this few weeks there have been events going on that kept me rather busy, from 21st birthdays to weddings to FOP and of cos CHC 20th anniversary!

Looking at the calender, I realised almost 2 months have passed since i started work and i thank God for everything at work. People are pretty nice, working environment is pretty challenging and there are lots(understatement) to learn. For ppl who are looking at stocks to invest, do check out COSCO.Will be handling my 3rd ship tml till fri and this is pretty challenging, hope i can do well.

Was pondering about things and it is amazing how God put thoughts into my mind, thoughts that i never think of. These includes areas that i need to improve on, thoughts and revelation of life journey, lessons from past experience and of cos the things that you realised that He has placed in your path, things you realised only when you go past and look back.


Keep smiling, life is all about training and what separates the weak and the victorious is the word Attitude.

If you feel you are going through hell, take joy that God is giving you a crash course on life. And the best thing?

He knows you will complete it.

Akiane

Work

Finally i am back home early from work! don't get me wrong, I have been busy for the last few night and i usually sleep after 12! and i have to wake up at 6 plus to work! I am glad i finally can have an early night!

Work has been pretty good today! quoted my second ship! it is a "one-dollar" project to my company but still i feel i achieved something! Neo have been pretty encouraging and not forgetting my "GodFather" at work, Raymond! haha..he never fails to teach me about work and also the way we should lead our lives. I have been reading and trying to quote old job which the senior have quoted before.

Other than the routine work, there are also pretty much events going on in my company sports club. Almost wanted to join the pool competition but too bad we sign up late. Oh ya tml we are going to have a photoshoot!!! Must try to dress smart!

The highlight of the day is and always will be to read the circular in my department. Before you think it is some crap, it contain everything about the company in a nutshell. The circular contin all the emails between my company and other companies, major news in the shipping line and all the relevent stuff such as new regulation etc. not forgetting that the magazines and insider info about shipping industry! Even though i have been in the company for about 1.5 months only, my knowledge about the shipping industry has growth by 400% or so! The way ppl do business is so darn cunning! Really learn so much !

I hope I can learn as much as I can. I need to constantly keep in mind about the big picture!

Funny conversation at work

Raymond: hey Titus you go to church? < shouting from other end of office)

Me: Yes.

Raymond: Kim hock you also go church?

Me: no la, he go to mosque.

Raymond: you all never sign up for the 7th month ghost festival dinner but you are always welcome to join us.

Me: ok.

Raymond: Remember Buddha loves you no matter who you are...

LOL!!!!!

Work

First of all,

Happy 5th month anniversary Dear!

Too bad i can't post pictures here..but we had great fun playing hide and seek! haha...next time we will hava a relaxing session watching movie at your house and order take away ok? hehe...


Going to type a short entry before going to bed...work is getting busy. Continuing to learn new stuff. Was pretty glad the first ship i help ti quote(ok i did jus abit) was awarded to my yard! there is so much things to learn and i am glad that my boss are patient with me and the diff managers are helpful. Really hope i can speed up the process and get the stuff done. I just want to learn as much as i can before my two years is up. I mean i might just stay put or move into another industry. See how God direct.

Saw a nice shirt at G2000 going on sale. Will be getting. That will make my shirt collection to a grand total of 7. Not too much i guess!!



I can do all things through christ
I can move the mountain
if i put my trust in you..

living the lives of others

Just watched "No limits". Frankly speaking, it is only slightly above average. The show, however, did stirr up many thoughts in me.

1) I feel like running.
"Pre" just instill the running fever in me. I mean i run but not for a cause. Watching the show input a vision for running, a thought process for running, a way of running and how to run your own race. Though he lost, but if he had kept to his own pace, he would have won!

2) Living the runner life
This show makes me wonder how it is like to be doing what i m not doing now. Been born and bred in singapore, i can't help but feel that what we can do is pretty limited. I wonder how would it be like if i pursue a running career? To become a full time basketball player? to start my own store? to make my own shoe? I
thank God for what i have now but i can't help but ponder, is the surrounding restricting my dream? or is my dream being restricted by the surrounding? :P


I think i should step out and do what i always wanna do. I like to work in the banking sector, cos i like the nature of the job. I want to start my own business bcause it suits what iam looking for. I really hope to get something going on by the end of this year. But i am not in any hurry to do it, just want to be sure that i am doing what i really want and not dive into any pit i can find.

Tell me what you hope to have in life!

The art of thinking

Just book out from my reservist and i am heading back again tml morning for IPPT. If not for the H1N1 case, i think i should be still inside there doing cohesion stuff. This past one week had been pretty tiring. Sleeping on average 4 hrs per night due to the tight schedule. I guess it will be all over soon tml once i out-pro.


Anyway reservist has always been a good chance for me to meet up with old friends. People whom i have not met for years and new friends whom i have not seen before. It is through this yearly "gathering" that you get to see the different opinion and way of thoughts among us all.

I think generally the perception of army among many has always been bad. I think this is partially due to the fact that army is never self imposed but "duty" for the nation. I am the few among my friends who think that army is impt. Yes, the chance of war is low but there is still a possibility. Think about Citi group and Lehman Brothers. 1 year ago who in their wildest dream will think they are going bust?


I am a firm believer that how you think, shape who you are. I look at those who curse and swear and complain about how this in camp is making their lives like hell on earth, they are making only their lives more miserable. You can come in and complain about the food, the bed, the people , the organisation, the pay, the way things are done, the uniform and blah blah blah, i dare say the only person who is going to lose out is you!


Instead of having a bad impression from the start, why not try to look at things from a more positive view? if a simple ICT can make your life miserable, how are you going to face the storms in life? As a spec(middle man between man and officers), i can see the difference in the thinking of the man and officers generally. I think one have to remain strong in thinking and know what is the best thing to do.

Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.

Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.

Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us.

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

Commencement 2009

I will be conferred my degree on the 11th July at University cultural center at 10am.Do come support me if you can!

Went to Myrna's one today and she took quite a number of photos. After that we went for dim sum lunch, a treat by her parents.

I was pondering about commencement and realised there are mixed feelings from differetn people.

Most are feeling as per normal, kinda feel it is nothing special and not that life changing. I believe they feel that degree holders are everywhere and there are much more exciting milestones ahead. Or they simply don't see the thrill in it.

Some , on the other hand, feels damn excited. Like it is a very very important thing in their life. They cannot understand why the first group of people can even have the idea of forgoing the ceremony. To them, they have work hard and earn their way there. This ceremony is to reward and formally declare they have been there and done it.

The remaining ones, are the in between. We believe in the importance of going thru the motion and try to make the best out of it. We don think it is a waste of time to go yet we aren't that excited about it. Most of us sees it as a chance to make our parents feel proud. And that makes up the main motivation behind it.


Personally I am the 3rd group of people. I don see having a degree as "been there and done that". With all due respect, degree is not easy to get. I just see it as a phase of life. In the different phases, there are goals we want to achieve and the commencement is just an event to tell me i have met my goals for this phase and only this phase. I hope my parents will feel proud of me.

God really made me so effective during my uni life! With the various camp i organised, CCA i joined, the church committments I had, yet I did relatively ok. I see this as a training process and I believe that the best has yet to come!


Deeper in love!