Faith, Hope and Love Building Quotes

If Columbus had turned back, no one would have blamed him. No one would have remembered him, either. Trying times are no time to quit trying. The elevator to success is not running; you must climb the stairs. Do the best you can - angels can do no more. Great things are little things done with a desire to please God. Monday Psalm 63:1 O God, You are my God; I earnestly search for You. My soul thirsts for You; my whole body longs for You in this parched and weary land where there is no water. Tuesday Psalm 63:2, 3 I have seen You in Your sanctuary and gazed upon Your power and glory. Your unfailing love is better to me than life itself; how I praise You! Wednesday Psalm 63:4 I will honor You as long as I live, lifting up my hands to You in prayer. Thursday Psalm 63:5 You satisfy me more than the richest of foods. I will praise You with songs of joy. Friday Psalm 63:6 I lie awake thinking of You, meditating on You through the night.

Susan Boyle - the hope and courage that the world needs now.

Susan Boyle - one of the 'Britian's Got Talent' contestants (a spinoff from 'America's Got Talent') - is making headline news around the world with her singing; and she's also one of the hottest topics buzzing in the internet space lately. Just what is Susan Boyle about? Why is this frumpy and granny looking woman causing such a big sensation in the world? I mean how did she even get herself on the contest??

After seeing her interview reports in the newspapers and on cable TV a few times, I decided to check it out online. So I caught her video and boy I was blown away! I know why she's causing such a big hoo-ha now, simply put she is someone who can melt away every hardness in people and cause them to reflect on themselves.

I can't believe how this video is so brillantly captured, everything from the audience's reactions and judges' comments, to Susan's image, the way she talks, her chosen song, singing and the lyrics, it all fall in place perfectly. It speaks loud of our superficial world and how shallow we are. But it also captures many facade of a human being - from the good, the bad, the ugly to the hopeful, the courageous and the inspirational - the latter are just what the world needs now.

If you not have seen this, you really ought to, check it out below:

The winner of Berlin short film festival 2006 - Chicken a la Carte

In February 2006 at the Berlin International Film Festival, film-makers were invited to join a short film competition on the theme: Food, Taste and Hunger. 3600 filmmakers around the world participated, but only 32 were short-listed. This particular film came in first and won the most popular short film award. (extracted from http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/1081/Chicken-a-la-Carte#videoDetail)

This video was forwarded to Dith by her previous cellgroup member. The first 2 minutes of this film will make you wonder why it is a winner, but watch on and you will know the reason...may we always be reminded of how blessed we are and also be a blessing to others.

Cellgroup Drama Night

Our dear cellgroup leader Chee Foo prepared a special word for cellgroup last week on 'How to succeed in your career'. What's special is that he and some of our cellgroup members also prepared a mini drama to complement with his preaching! The first half of the drama is about how to ace an interview, the what-to-dos and what-not. The second half is about good and bad working attitude in workplace. Of course, this drama could not be made possible without our exemplary cast:

1. Joshua - as Caleb, who is a fresh graduate with good EQ and is very well prepared for the interview, and later as a good worker who displays excellent work attitude.

2. Grace - as Sharon, a blur and sloppy candidate with low EQ and is very ill-prepared for the interview, and later as a sloppy worker who displays lousy work attitude.

3. Benny - as the boss who interviewed the two candidates, and later as their superior in the workplace.

(also not forgetting Shao Qin who is helping out as the narrater in describing the scenerio details to the audience.)

Want to see them in action? Check out these video snippets below...

Scene 1: Ms Sharon's disaster interview

Scene 2: Mr. Caleb's winning interview

Scene 3: Ms. Sharon's sloppy work attitude

The last scene, which is about Mr. Caleb and his excellent work attitude, was not recorded as the camera-lady ran out of memory space in her camera. Anyway, the moral of the story is to have a successful career, one got to be well-prepared in every situation and have good and winning attitude even right from the start from interview stage to the workplace itself.

Sounds easy but hard to follow right? The fact is a winning attitude does not come naturally, it needs to be developed and requires much effort, change, discipline and willingness. The bible says 'Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth (Proverbs 10:4).' So every time we feel like compromising, we only need to remind ourselves with this verse to get back on track.

Most importantly, we can't have true and lasting career success without good work-life balance! If we work hard, we need to play hard too. So remember to take time to smell the roses, spend time with God and your family, pursue your hobbies and exercise. (Tip: If you don't have time, pray to God and ask him to help you come out with more time!) :)

Anyway, below are some shots taken that day....enjoy!

The 'human knot' game forfeiters

And their forfeit is...eat lime! Lime is good ar...can help to slim down! :)

Yummy spread - courtesy of CF after getting his bonus.

Getting the food ready...

Our 3 colorful bottles of 'wine'

Enjoying the yummy spread...

Boy boy...our doggie host of the house

Michele...trying to feed the dog with lemon!? :P

Fellowshipping...

More fellowshipping...

And more....

Faith, Hope and Love Building Quotes

Every day something is being done that couldn't be done. Be bold in what you stand for, but be careful what you fall for. The hardest thing about climbing the ladder of success is getting through the crowd at the bottom. Any dead fish can float downstream-it takes a live fish to swim against the current. It's not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog. (**Source: www.ziglar.com) SCRIPTURE AFFIRMATIONS Monday Psalm 62:2 You alone are my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken. Tuesday Psalm 62:3 So many enemies against one man - all of them trying to kill me. To them I'm just a broken-down wall or a tottering fence. Wednesday Psalm 62:4 My enemies plan to topple me from my high position. They delight in telling lies about me. They are friendly to my face, but they curse me in their hearts. Thursday Psalm 62:5, 6 I wait quietly before You, God, for my hope is in You. You alone are my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken. Friday Psalm 62:7 My salvation and my honor come from You, O God, alone. You are my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.

Double Birthday Celebrations

This week's cellgroup meeting is a special one because we celebrated birthdays for our two lovely ladies - who are none other than Jennifer and Belinda! Why is it special is because they are both serving as the birthday coordinators in our cellgroup and yet have birthdays close to each other. Finally they both can get a 'rest' on the same day and enjoyed the celebrations the rest of us had prepared for them.

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Happy Birthday Dorothy!

It was our dear host Dorothy's birthday last week . We are really thankful for her because without Cheng Yan's and Dorothy's generosity in opening up their lovely home,we will not be able to have a such a big, sprawling and comfortable place for our cellgroup meeting every week! So thank you Dorothy, and may you receive lots of blessings from God this year. :)

Our lovely host Dorothy

Mango birthday cake

Birthday speech giver #1 - Jennifer

Birthday speech giver #2 - Shao Qin

A special gift from Mr. Lim - Shopping vouchers

More shopping vouchers from the cellgroup!

Virtual Makeover Site

Here's a great website for all the ladies. Its a fantastic virtual makeover site where you can upload your pictures, do a DIY digital makeover and see a realistic beautiful transformation of yourself! There's an incredible number of high tech features that allow you to change hairstyle, apply different eyeshadow, lipstick, blusher, concealer, contacts lens and even fake eyelashes! 

Unfortunately, this site is for ladies only. Well guys, you can help your wives or girlfriends with their makeovers, I'm sure they will appreciate that. Buy hey if you are curious how you will look as a crossdresser, now is your chance! :D 

Well really, I think the guys will be impressed by the by the superb technology and the business & marketing components behind this. Ladies will of course have lots of FUN with this site! 

And uhhh...did I mention this site is absolutely free? Sites like these usually come with monthly membership fees and this actually comes free at the moment, so it's a rare find. Now, are you excited to start your makeover? Check it out now at www.taaz.com. 

Faith, Hope and Love Building Quotes

By Croft M. Pentz Not to be out-and-out for Christ is to be down-and-out. King Saul thought Goliath was too big to fight - David thought he was too big to miss. Have the courage to let go of the things not worth sticking to. Aim for perfection-half right is always half wrong. God is more ready to forgive the blotted page of endeavor than the blank page of giving up. (Published with permission by Tyndale House Publishers) ** Source: www.ziglar.com **

Photos....;)

CG 6 February 2009

Zhifu briefing everyone before watching the video..
Combined V-day Zone Meeting

Our newly-wed in n116 got sabo-ed to play a couple game, where they have to finish up 2 muffins, 2 bananas, and 2 bottles of water - by feeding each other - and the winner will walk away with dining vouchers.

Previously on "Showing your support to Le Daniel's Creations...."

We had the members showing us one way to show your support by showing your thumbs...

Today, we have Greg showing us how to show support to Le Daniel

Step 1:
Scrap everything left on the plate with plastic knife and spoon..
(**Important: Please use only plastic knife**)

Step 2:
Scrap everything on the knife with a spoon...

Step 3:
Eat everything up!!

I wonder who's hand that belongs to tho...