Puppy hit by car accident fractured leg treat

I have determined to post up beautiful things in my blog. Even if 10 ugly things happened in my day, I shall still post the one beautiful thing that happened.

Puppy hit by car accident fractured leg treat

This morning two young guys walked in nervously – Do you guys treat dog?

“Yah, we do,” I replied.
“Broken leg, you do?”
“Yah, we do.”
"How do you treat it?”
“Bring it in and let us see it.”

Then the two guys brought in 2 puppies – one with a leg badly fractured.
“I reversed my car, and found these two puppies crying after that.” One of the guy said.
“These your dogs?”
"No, they’re stray. I don’t know where they came from. Suddenly they went underneath my tyre.”
“Treating a fractured leg would cost much. You willing to do so?”
“Yah, what to do? I banged onto him.”

”Yah, what to do? I banged onto him.” These are the words that are so lacking in today’s society. These days out of 100 hit-by-car cases, 99 are hit-and-run. And today I met some unfortunate nice people who are so responsible they are willing to spend a thousand to treat two puppies. The most intriguing part was, they are ordinary factory labourers with low income.

It is the morale behind the story that brightens my day. It was their responsible, compassionate spirit that twisted my ugly glasses toward mankind.

Although 9 devils roam around, I manage to bump into 1 angel.

That’s good news to me! ;-)

Venus Jupiter Universe Halley's Comet return

Mark your calendar now if you want to see the next celestial convergence of Venus, Jupiter, and the moon. On November 18m 2052, you'll be able to peer through the evening darkness as those solar system neighbours "gather" in a tiny area of the sky. That remarkable juxtaposition of reflective spheres last sparkled the night sky on December 1, 2008, and it will happen again 4 decades from now.

This predictability, as well as things such as eclipses and the return of Halley's Comet (July 28, 2061), prove the orderliness of the universe. If no fixed set of laws governed the movement of eerything in the universe, such predictions could not be made.

Are these set rules more than random standards? Can we see God's hand in these celestial certainties? Look at Jeremiah 33:25-26. God has in view the covenantal relationship between Himself and His people, and He uses a scientific fact in the analogy. In effect, God says that His fixed universal laws, "the ordinances of heaven and earth," have the same certainty as His promises to His covenant people.

God's laws have governed the universe since its creation - and continue to do so with astounding predictability. So mark your calendar, and be amazed by God's unchanging control.

-Dave Branon

A prayer: Dear Lord, I marvel at the wonders of Your creation. You are such a great and awesome God who does not change. As I place my life in Your hands, I will trust You to be faithful. Amen.

The wonders of creation reveal God at work.

What grace is this? It's the Father's grace - Paderewski, great pianist

What grace is this? It's the Father's grace.

Years ago, in a large southeastern city, the great pianist, Paderewski, was scheduled to perform. The city was alive with excitement and the day finally came. In the crowd at the concert was a young mother clutching the hand of her small son. Hoping to inspire him to practice, she had brought him to hear the master perform. As they sat and waited for the concert to begin, she turned her head to look at the people as they filled the auditorium.

The little boy saw his chance to escape. He quietly slipped from his seat, walking down the aisle toward the stage. Just as he reached the orchestra pit, a spotlight hit the grand piano and he gasped at the beauty of the instrument. No one noticed the little boy as he slipped up the side stairs to the stage and climbed up on the piano stool. No one noticed him at all, until he began to play "Chopsticks".

The concert hall fell silent. Then people began to shout. "Get him away from that piano!" Backstage, the Master heard the crowd and grabbing his coat, rushed to the little boy's side.

Without a word, he bent down and, placing his hands on either side of the boy's, began to compose a beautiful counter melody to "Chopsticks". As they played together, he whispered in the little boy's ear, "Don't stop! Keep on! Don't quit!"

Right now, right where you are, understand that your Father is standing beside you, with His arms wrapped around you. Listen as He gently speaks, "Don't stop! Keep on! Don't quit!"

Blood clot / stroke - indicator early treatment

B lood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue
อาการบ่งชี้ 4 อย่างของเส้นเลือดอุดตันในสมอง


I will continue to forward this every time it comes around!
ไม่ว่าจะได้รับเมล์นี้อีกกี่ครั้ง ฉันก็จะส่งต่อไป

STROKE:Remember the 1st Three Letters....S.T.R.
เส้นเลือดอุดตันในสมอง (Stroke) ให้จำไว้ว่า อักษร 3 ตัวแรกคือ S.T.R

My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word.
I agree.
เพื่อนพยาบาลส่งเมล์นี้มาให้ และสนับสนุนให้ฉันส่งต่อไปอีกเรื่อยๆให้ทั่วโลกเลยยิ่งดี ฉันก็เห็นด้วย

If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.
Seriously..
ถ้าเราสามารถจำสิ่งง่ายๆเหล่านี้ได้ เราจะช่วยชีวิตคนบางคนได้..อันนี้เรื่องจริง

Please read:
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
อาการบ่งชี้ของเส้นเลือดอุดตันในสมอง

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) .she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.
ระหว่างงานเลี้ยงบาร์บีคิว เพื่อนคนหนึ่งสะดุดล้มลงไปกองกับพื้น แต่เธอบอกกับทุกคนว่าเธอไม่เป็นไร (เพื่อนๆถามว่าจะให้เรียกแพทย์เคลื่อนที่มั้ย) เธอบอกว่าเธอแค่สะดุดก้อนหินเพราะยังไม่ชินที่ใส่รองเท้าคู่ใหม่มา

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening
ทุกคนช่วยกันปัดเศษสกปรกออกไปจากตัวเธอและไปตักอาหารมาให้ใหม่ ตัว Ingrid เองหลังจากนั้นรู้สึกว่าจะมีอาการสั่นเล็กน้อย แต่ก็สนุกสนานดีตลอดเย็นวันนั้น

Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die. they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.
หลังจากนั้น สามีของ Ingrid โทรหาเพื่อนๆทุกคนว่า ภรรยาเขาถูกนำตัวส่งโรงพยาบาล (และเสียชีวิตในเวลา 6 นาฬิกา) เธอมีอาการของเส้นเลือดอุดตันในสมองตั้งแต่ตอนที่อยู่ในงานเลี้ยงบาร์บีคิวแล้ว ถ้าทุกคนรู้ว่าเธอมีอาการนี้เสียตั้งแต่แรก บางที Ingrid อาจจะยังอยู่กับพวกเราในวันนี้ก็ได้ บางคนก็ไม่เสียชีวิต แต่ต้องใช้ชีวิตอย่างคนสิ้นหวังและช่วยเหลือตัวเองไม่ได้

It only takes a minute to read this...
ใช้เวลาอ่านบทความนี้เพียงไม่กี่นาทีเท่านั้น

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
แพทย์ด้านประสาทวิทยากล่าวว่า ถ้าแพทย์สามารถไปถึงตัวผู้ป่วยเส้นเลือดสมองอุดตันได้ภายใน 3 ชั่วโมง แพทย์จะสามารถช่วยชีวิตผู้ป่วยได้แน่นอน ที่สำคัญก็คือต้องทราบว่าผู้ป่วยมีอาการของโรคนี้ วินิจฉัยได้ได้ จากนั้นก็ให้การรักษาภายใน 3 ชั่วโมง ซึ่งเรื่องจริงนั้นเป็นไปได้ยากอยู่

RECOGNIZING A STROKE
ต้องรู้ก่อนว่ามันคือเส้นเลือดสมองอุดตัน

Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn!
ขอบคุณพระเจ้าที่หาวิธีจำง่ายๆมาให้ STR

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
บางครั้งอาการของโรคเส้นเลือดสมองอุดตันก็เป็นการยากที่จะรู้กันได้ แต่ที่ร้ายแรงกว่านั้นก็คือ การไม่รู้อาจหมายถึงหายนะได้ สมองผู้ป่วยอาจจะโดนทำลายอย่างรุนแรง แต่คนรอบข้างไม่ได้รู้เลยว่านี่คืออาการของเส้นเลือดสมองอุดตัน

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
หมอบอกว่า คนที่ยืนอยู่รอบข้างก็สามารถรู้อาการได้ โดยคำถาม 3 ข้อ ดังนี้

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
S คือบอกให้ผู้ป่วย ยิ้ม

T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e.. It is sunny out today.)
T คือบอกให้ผู้ป่วยพูด โดยอาจจะเป็นประโยคง่ายๆ เช่น วันนี้อากาศดีนะ

R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
R คือบอกให้ผู้ป่วยยกแขนทั้งสองข้างขึ้น

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
ถ้าผู้ป่วยมีความลำบากในการทำข้อใดข้อหนึ่ง ให้โทร.หาเบอร์ฉุกเฉินทันทีและแจ้งไปว่าผู้ป่วยมีอาการอย่างไร

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue
สัญญาณใหม่ของเส้นเลือดสมองอุดตัน -- แลบลิ้นออกมาดู
NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.
หมายเหตุ: สัญญาณอีกประการหนึ่งก็คือ ลองให้ผู้ป่วยแลบลิ้นออกมา หากลิ้นมีลักษณะม้วนงอ ตกไปด้านใดด้านหนึ่ง นั่นคือข้อบ่งชี้ว่ามีอาการเส้นเลือดสมองอุดตัน

Cherokee legend youth rite (red indian)

Cherokee Legend
Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of Passage?
His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him an leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He cannot cry out for help to anyone.

Once he survives the night, he is a MAN.
He cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because each lad must come into manhood on his own.
The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear all kinds of noises. Wild beasts must surely be all around him .. Maybe even some human might do him harm. The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could become a man!
Finally, after a horrific night the sun appeared and he removed his blindfold.

It was then that he discovered his father sitting on the stump next to him.
He had been at watch the entire night, protecting his son from harm.

We, too, are never alone.
Even when we don't know it, God is watching over us, Sitting on the stump beside us.
When trouble comes, all we have to do is reach out to Him.

Moral of the story:
Just because you can't see God,
Doesn't mean He is not there.
"For we walk by faith, not by sight."

Government Service Tax (GST)

I got this from an email. If i'm not mistaken, GST means government service tax. I know tat we're being surcharged for tax for everything we use, but i never imagined that it's at such an absurd rate. N why is a rich country like Singapore charging a lower tax than us? sigh ...
Go, Squeeze Them (GST).

Our Rakyat do not fully understand the implication of GST, until it is implemented and prices of goods spiralling upwards. By then it is too late.

A rich country like Singapore introduced GST at 3%.

A poor Malaysia wants to implement GST at 4%

GST is a multi-stage tax system. ( TRY TO UNDERSTAND THIS !!!!!)

Everything the sellers sold, from manufacturer, wholesaler to retailers, collect GST for the government. Unlike the the current sales and service tax (SST) is a single-stage tax. Only one party along the supply chain collect the SST for the government. If the manufacturer collects the tax, the rest are not allowed to collect.

Just imagine every seller add GST when they sell. ( READ N TRY TO UNDERSTAND THIS !!!!! )

For example: The current Sales Tax for Toilet soap is 10%. With GST, the manufacturer pays 4% to the govt when he sells it to the Wholesaler, the Wholesaler pays the govt another 4% when he sells to a Retailer; and when the Retailer sells it to the Consumer, he pays another 4% to the govt. The Consumer actually ends up paying more than 12% in cummulative GSTs for the same piece of soap or > 20% more in taxes. (10% vs 12%+++)

1) Manufacture to Wholesaler - RM 1.00 + 4% ( RM 0.04 ) = 1.04

2) Wholesaler to Retailer - RM 1.04 + 4% ( RM 0.42) = 1.082

3) Retailer to Consumer ( idiots like you and me )

- RM 1.082 + 4% ( RM0.043) = 1.125

YOU AND I HAVE TO PAY A TOTAL TAX OF 12.5% or RM 0.125 FOR EVERY RINGGIT OF THE MANUFACTURERS PRICE ON THIS THREE TIERS SYSTEM

If the supply chain is longer than 3 stages, the consumer ends up paying 4% more for each addition stage. Eg Manufacturer to Agent (4%) to Wholsaler (4%) to Retailer (4%) to Consumer (4%).. Total 16% ++++ (vs 10%) or 60% more in taxes!!!!

( This final price that idiots like you and me have to pay is

RM 1.17 equivalent to 17% TAX or RM0.17 for every Ringgit of the manufacturers price) on this FOUR tiers system

If the GST is not stopped, the Rakyat will ended up paying very very very high prices for everything. ( that is why it is call the GO, SQUEEZE THEM - GST )

The Relevance of Augustine Paul (judge, lawyer, malaysia)

The writer must be another lawyer !!

The Relevance of Augustine Paul

A meditation about the difficulty of celebrating the accomplishments or
mourning the death of Augustine Paul, the Federal Court Judge, who passed
away on 2 January 2010 from pancreatic cancer.

There is no denial that Datuk Seri S. Augustine Paul, was an accomplished
man. I have reproduced the write up about him from the Federal Court website
below in case they remove his bio-date in
due course. But let's just run by some of the highlights all the same.

Augustine Paul had a wide and varied legal experience with stints as a
Federal Counsel and thereafter sitting as a Magistrate, Senior Assistant
Registrar, a Sessions Judge before being promoted to Judicial Commissioner.
His rise after that from the High Court Judge to the Federal Court was
meteoric. He was active in hockey and church. Sacrificed his time to be an
external examiner for universities. He was intellectually active and wrote
prolifically, writing and editing several books that have become standard
references in practice, presented papers whenever he had time and
opportunity. All that on top of his job as a judge.

We would and should ordinarily be mourning his death and celebrating his
accomplishments and what he stood for in life on his death. This is natural
for such accomplishments are deserving of a celebration.

But I, and I suspect others too, have difficulty in either mourning
Augustine Paul the Judge or celebrating his achievements. But truth be told,
we want to mourn or celebrate him. After all, he is a human being like us
when we get down to it. The passing away of one is always occasion for
either, more so when that person is a Federal Court Judge, one of the
handful of judges who sit in the highest and most powerful court in our
country. But why this difficulty?

Sadly, it is due to the man himself. Augustine Paul was a judge. As one, he
was tasked with one of the most challenging and difficult job in civilized
society - to be a fountain of justice; to ensure that the waters of justice
run freely, deeply and clearly into society; to direct its course so that it
may cleanse the stained fabric of our nation. It is not a task for
everybody. It is a task for only the ablest of men and women in our society
- those who not simply possess but exemplify the virtues of honesty,
intellect, courage, a strong will, emotional stability, humility, patience,
incorruptibility, mercy and always remembering their humanity. Many fail.
Few escape with their reputation fully intact. Only a rare handful will have
the privilege of walking down the corridor of history.

Augustine Paul will not walk down that corridor. Though he may have believed
he was doing right, in the final analysis, his conduct on the bench and his
written judgments will show that he had little to do with striving for
justice. We will find that his conduct and judgments were very much in
favour of the government in power in crucial cases. This was seen most
vividly when he was a Judicial Commissioner hearing the Dato' Seri Anwar
Ibrahim trial and reinforced throught his career. And for his abilities and
judgments, he was rewarded magnificently - a Judicial Commissioner in 1996;
High Court Judge in 1998; Court of Appeal Judge in 2003 and Federal Court in
2005. A Sessions Court Judge to a Federal Court Judge in less than 10 years.


And that is where our difficulty lies: he was a judge; he took an oath to
uphold the Federal Constitution and the cause of justice; he may have
thought he did it, but that is not enough. We, the public, must feel he did
it too. If not that is not justice but merely favouring one over the other.
His oath (which can be found in the 6th Schedule of the Federal
Constitution) reads as follows:

"I, ....., having been elected (or appointed) to the office of ......... do
solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully discharge the duties of
that office to the best of my ability, that I will bear true faith and
allegiance to Malaysia, and will preserve, protect and defend its
Constitution."

'Malaysia' in that oath does not just mean the Chief Justice, the Prime
Minister or Barisan Nasional; it means all of us. That's whom his faith and
allegiance should have been to, each and every one of us - the rakyat. And
there lies the difficulty - how do you celebrate or mourn for someone who
has betrayed you so irretrievably, so steadfastly, without even a shudder of
remorse? How?

You may rightly ask, why should someone like me, who didn't like him and
complained about his judgments most of the time now feel sad about not being
able to celebrate his achievements or mourn for him? I confess I was
surprised I felt this way at all. I really thought that I would be quite
happy to read of his death and even celebrate it with friends. But when I
actually read the news report, I felt quite sad but didn't understand why.

After thinking it over, I can't claim it is the answer but the following
explanation does carry some resonance with me. As I have pointed out
earlier, Augustine Paul for all his failings, was a human being. As I am. As
we both are. And therein lies our commonality - our bond of humanity. But
obstructing our bond, are his accomplishments.

So where does this sadness come from? It burns from my inability to
reconcile myself to him because of what he did as a judge. It festers
because, for me, he refused to redeem himself as a judge by doing justice in
his final act as one. If he had written one powerful dissent despite its
futility in one of those crucial cases, that would suffice to celebrate
Augustine Paul the judge. If he did one heroic act of justice like lodge a
police report revealing the corrupt acts that have gone or are going on in
the judiciary before he left us all, we would not simply mourn Augustine
Paul the judge, but the man as well. But he did nothing.

I must make it very clear that in the above, I only consider him as a judge.
Not in other capacities. This is because I, like much of society, only know
him as a judge, nothing else. He was not my father, friend or family. He may
have been great in those other roles. But I don't know and it is none of my
business.

And this brings me to the part I cannot understand. Why do people blessed
with such power, influence and such abilities to do great and good things to
further the cause of justice do otherwise? Why do men so possessed of such
wealth of intellect, eloquence and learning soil their entire familial
heritage in the pursuit of mere money and superficial privilege?

Do they not see that they soil their own name when they do so? Do they not
see that they disgrace the name of their fathers and mothers and their
children's as well (because their names are contained there)? Do they not
see that all that money, title and things will eventually dissipate and the
only good thing we can leave our name and the good we brought to others?

Have they lost knowing the pleasure and wholesome pride it stirs in someone
when they are told their father/mother was good and honest, dependable,
someone who can be counted to act in the cause of justice, not just her
name?

I can only feel for Augustine Paul with what he has left us.

And that is an irreconcilable sadness of what could have been.

warmest regards
Lynda

Trust in Jesus (God)

"After Jesus crossed over by boat, a large crowd met him at the seaside. One of the meeting-place leaders named Jairus came. When he saw Jesus, he fell to his knees, beside himself as he begged, "My dear daughter is at death's door. Come and lay hands on her so she will get well and live."

Jesus went with him, the whole crowd tagging along, pushing and jostling him." (Mark 5:21-24, MSG) Along the way, Jesus healed a woman who had suffered from a bleeding disorder for twelve long years. Jesus said that her faith made her well. "Daughter, you took a risk of faith, and now you're healed and whole. Live well, lived blessed! Be healed of your plague." (Mark 5:34, MSG) "

While he was still talking, some people came from the leader's house and told him, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?" Jesus overheard what they were talking about and said to the leader, "Don't listen to them; just trust me."

There are times when things happen, we're thrown into a mud of confusion - so many people blabbering different "truths", doing different things and we wonder - what am I doing here?

Perhaps this is wat God is telling me today - don't listen to them, just trust in Jesus.

Perhaps that's the best word of comfort I have so far.

Lovely dog picture - shetland sheep dog

Pets are really good friends.. but sadly.. when reality sinks in, we find many dog owners abandon or give away these faithful buddies of theirs whenever they have a child.

This is a shetland sheep dog playing with a child - so adorable! =)

Please save this for the next time you hear someone say:
They have to get rid of their pet when they have a child.

Psalm 23 - the Lord is crazy about you!!

Psalm 23

The Lord is my Shepherd = That's Relationship!

I shall not want = That's Supply!
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures = That's Rest!
He leadeth me beside the still waters = That's Refreshment!

He restoreth my soul = That's Healing!

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness = That's Guidance!

For His name sake = That's Purpose!

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death = That's Testing!

I will fear no evil = That's Protection!

For Thou art with me = That's Faithfulness!

Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me = That's Discipline!

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies = That's Hope!

Thou annointest my head with oil = That's Consecration!

My cup runneth over = That's Abundance!

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life = That's Blessing !

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord = That's Security!

Forever = That's Eternity!

Christmas Day - celebratioN!

Is Christmas about Santa? About Claus? Or is it actually about Jesus Christ?

Who is Jesus? What is Christmas all about? What's the history or origins of Christmas? Why does Hush Puppy call it the season of love? The season of joy? The season of peace?

The Wicker Basket and the Bible

The Wicker Basket

The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning, Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading from his old worn-out Bible. His grandson who wanted to be just like him tried to imitate him in any way he could.

One day the grandson asked, 'Papa, I try to read the Bible just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Bible do?'

The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and said, 'Take this old wicker coal basket down to the river and bring back a basket of water.' The boy did as he was told, even though all the water leaked out before he could get back to the house.

The grandfather laughed and said, 'You will have to move a little faster next time,' and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the old wicker basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was 'impossible to carry water in a basket,' and he went to get a bucket instead. The old man said, 'I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You can do this. You're just not trying hard enough,' and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.

At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got far at all. The boy scooped the water and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, 'See Papa, it's useless!' 'So you think it is useless?'

The old man said, 'Look at the basket.' The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket looked different. Instead of a dirty old wicker coal basket, it was clean. 'Son, that's what happens when you read the Bible.. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, it will change you from the inside out.' Moral of the wicker basket story: Take time to read a portion of God's word each day; it will affect you for good even if you don't retain a word.

Thought for Today: God's Love is like the ocean, you can see its beginnings but not its end.

I really like this story because I don't remember things like I used to....but then I thinkGod isn't concerned about my brain anyway, He's more concerned about my heart...

Leadership people management motivation : Watch Them Blossom

Watch Them Blossom

I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:6-7

People rise or fall to meet our level of expectations for them. If you express skepticism and doubt in others, they'll return your lack of confidence with mediocrity. But if you believe in them and expect them to do well, they'll wear themselves out trying to do their best. And in the process, both of you benefit.
If you've never been one to trust people and put your faith in them, change your way of thinking and begin believing in others. Your life will quickly begin to improve. When you have faith in another person, you give him or her an incredible gift, maybe the best gift you can give another person.

Give others money, and it's soon spent. Give resources, and they may not be used to the greatest advantage. Give help, and they'll often find themselves back where they started in a short period of time. But give them your faith, and they become confident, energized, and self-reliant. They become motivated to acquire what they need to succeed on their own.

And then later if you do share money, resources and help, they're better able to use them to build a better future.Become a believer in people, and even the most tentative and inexperienced people can bloom.

EQUIP

World shame - animals, are sometimes, kinder than the so-called higher-human.

Denmark is a big shame.The sea is stained in red and in the meanwhile it's not because of the climate effects of nature.

It's because of the cruelty that the human beings (civilised human) kill hundreds of the famous and intelligent Calderon dolphins.
This happens every year in Feroe iland in Denmark . In this slaughter the main participants are young teens.WHY?To show that they are adults and mature.... BULLLLsh

In this big celebration, nothing is missing for the fun. Everyone is participating in one way or the other, killing or looking at the cruelty “supporting like a spectator”

Is it necessary to mention that the dolphin calderon, like all the other species of dolphins, it’s near instinction and they get near men to play and interact. In a way of PURE friendship

They don’t die instantly; they are cut 1, 2 or 3 times with thick hocks. And at that time the dolphins produce a grim extremely compatible with the cry of a new born child.

But he suffers and there’s no compassion till this sweet being slowly dies in its own blood

Its enough!We will send this mail until this email arrives in any association defending the animals, we won’t only read. That would make us accomplices, viewers.

It's the season!! Christmas is here!!!

The long-waited season is here!! Christmas day is coming.. very soon! I'm so excited! =)
Just came back from the Curve - and I got this in my handphone - I simply like singers n musicians, esp those who perform in public, in a team. And wow... the music was nice, the voice of the lady was... enchanting. ;-)
Do you really know what Christmas is about? How it came about? What lies behind this wonderful day?
Check it out. You'll be surprised... that Santa Claus is a myth, a fairy tale, with no basis and no connection to Christmas.

Thought for the day - what can you do?

Let me share with you a story about a 19 year-old boy named Johnny who works in a supermarket as a bagger. One day, he attended a training where he was challenged to think about something he could do for his customers to make them feel special.

One month later, the trainer received a phone call from Johnny. He proudly informed her that he was a Down syndrome individual and that he liked what she had shared in the training. However, initially, he did not think he could do anything special for his customers. "After all," he shared, "I'm just a bagger." Then he had an idea!

Every night after work, he would go home and find a THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. If he couldn't find a saying he liked, he would just think one up. When Johnny had a good THOUGHT FOR THE DAY, his dad helped him print out multiple copies. He would then cut out copies of each quote and bring them to work the next day. After bagging someone's groceries, he would put a THOUGHT FOR THE DAY in the bag and say, "Thank you for shopping with us."

As a result, Johnny's checkout line was 3 times longer than anyone else's! When the store manager opened up more lanes and tried to get the customers to change lanes, no one would move. They said, "No, it's okay. We want to be in Johnny's lane. We want his THOUGHT FOR THE DAY." One customer said, "I used to stop at your store once a week, but now I come in every time I go by, because I want to get Johnny's THOUGHT FOR THE DAY."

Because of Johnny's example, a wonderful spirit of service spread throughout the entire store. This happened because Johnny chose to make a difference! Johnny's idea wasn't nearly as innovative as it was loving. It came from his heart - it was sincere. That's what touched his customers and his peers. Great service comes from the heart.

Will you, by God's enabling, choose to make a difference in someone's life each day?

Yours sincerely,
Tan Meng Poo
Director, Asia-Pacific Region, RBC.

Rawhide/ beefhide for dog chewing habit

Most dogs love to chew, at least in their puppyhood. However, some dogs love to chew through out. Dog owners out there, you know what kind of dog your dog is! ;-)

My dog is not very large, he's only a medium breed, but the rawhide that I choose to get for him? It's the GIGANTIC rawhide. Look at this picture below!

When I saw this rawhide at the petshop the other day, I couldn't help but to drool... and then started giggling myself. I imagined my dog's drools, and of course, how he's going to chew this raw hide out?

Boy, didn't i had a good laugh!

Jesus knows you're here.

A burglar broke into a house one night. He shone his flashlight around, looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said,
'Jesus knows you're here.'
He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze.
When he heard nothing more , after a bit, he shook his head and continued.
Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard
'Jesus is watching you.'
Freaked out, he shone his light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice.
Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight beam came to rest on a parrot.
'Did you say that?' he hissed at the parrot.
'Yep', the parrot confessed, then squawked, 'I'm just trying to warn you that he is watching you.'
The burglar relaxed. 'Warn me, huh? Who in the world are you?'
'Moses,' replied the bird.
'Moses?' the burglar laughed. 'What kind of people would name a bird Moses?'
'The kind of people that would name a Rottweiler, Jesus.'

Why I am a Christian - John Stott

Why I am a Christian - John Stott

I was reading this book, when suddenly a phrase became so real to me, my heart melted, I could see myself in the book. The author was telling my story in his book. This phrase goes like this...

Why am I a Christian? Some readers will expect me to answer like... ... ... Others may expect me to reply something like this... ... ... That also is true, but it constitutes only one side of the truth... .. Why I am a Christian is due ultimately neither to the influence of my parents and teacher, nor to my own personal decision for Christ, but to "the Hound of Heaven". That is, it is due to Jesus Christ himself, who pursued me relentlessly even when I was running away from him in order to go my own way. And if it were not for the gracious pursuit of the Hound of Heaven I would today be on the scrap-heap of wasted and discarded lives.

How true it was. Over the years, I have been "blind" and yet, Jesus persistently "pursued" me. It is a pursuit, patient but purposeful, affectionate but relentless. It was as if He have been trying to win over my heart, even after my solid rejections. He never gave me up, until the point where I had no one to turn to - Jesus was still there for me. Who am I, that He should be so mindful of me?

When I read the Scripture, I found that, I was not the only one here. Many thousand years ago, King David have written: When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? (Psalm 8:3-4)

Who am I, that God, the Almighty Lord Jesus who created the heaven and the earth, should be mindful of me? That He should be a man, and die for my sins? Who am I that I am worth His life? Why did God not just let man perish in his sins? It was man's fault that sin came into this world, but why must Jesus pay the price for us?

Questions stormed my heart and created a turbulence that I could hear my heart sobbing in a feeling, which I could not describe. Then I heard a still, small voice... "Because I love you."

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16.

Jesus, I believe in you.