At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures. When the child saw his father… with painful eyes he asked, ‘Dad when will my fingers grow back?’

The man was so hurt and speechless; he went back to his car and kicked it a lot of times… Devastated by his own actions …sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches; the child had written ’LOVE YOU DAD’.

The next day that man committed suicide. Anger and Love have no limits; choose the latter to have a beautiful, lovely life. Things are to be used and people are to be loved, But the problem in today’s world is that people are used and things are loved.

Be sure to keep this thought in mind: Things are to be used, but people are to be loved. Be yourself. This is the only day we HAVE.

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

Excerpt taken from a forwarded email. Copy and send to your friends, or share on Facebook!

Intelligent MCQ Guessing

• Alternatives with absolute or universal qualifiers are usually wrong (“all”, “every”, “never”, “in no case”, “in every case”, etc.)
• Alternatives that seem impossible or that seem completely unrelated to the question are usually wrong (watch out for alternatives that are true, but have nothing to do with the question).
• If two or more alternatives say the same thing, each is probably wrong (you can have two that are wrong, but not two that are right on m/c tests).
• The answer to one question is sometimes given away in another question (tests contain a lot of information – use it).
• When 3 or more alternatives deal in different ways with one concept, one of them is usually right. The instructor usually doesn’t waste 3 alternatives on single incorrect concept. In this case, he or she most likely wants to have you discriminate knowledge.
• If two answers contain a similar sounding word, such as “subordination” and “subrogation,” choose one of these.
• If two answers are almost identical except for a few words, choose one of these.
• If two answers seem extreme, they should be eliminated, and a guess made as to the remaining answers. As an example, if the answer is to be a number, and 3, 57, 89, 1103 are the choices given, you should eliminate the 3 and 1103, and take a guess at one of the remaining choices.
• If you are unable to eliminate any answer on a 4 answer question, choose the third. Experience has shown that it has a better than 25% chance of being the correct answer.
• Don’t try to apply definitions from outside the course. Answer the questions found on your lecture and class reading; not based on educational knowledge that you have.
• Never argue with a question. Accept it at face value.
• When all else fails:
  1. choose the alternative that makes the best sentence, when added to the open-ended question.
  2. look for subject-verb agreement.
  3. know the instructor’s quirks of language.
  4. choose the longer answer. The instructor may have used more words to make the answer precise; thus the most correct.
• None of these rules works all the time, so use them only if you must.

When you are thinking of doing something (gray area) that the Bible doesn’t state whether is right or wrong, ask yourself whether does it glorify God and whether it will stumble yourself and others around you.

After reflecting, I went ahead and use the power of Google to find this good article on the net regarding gray areas, and to summarize its key points:

Will it benefit me spiritually?
All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things edify. (1 Cor. 10:23)

Will it bring bondage?
All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. (1 Cor. 6:12)

Will it defile God’s temple?
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. (1 Cor. 6:19-20)

Will it cause anyone to stumble?
Food will not commend us to God; we are neither the worse if we do not eat, nor the better if we do eat. But take care lest this liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. (1 Cor. 8:8-9)

Will it further the cause of evangelism?
Give no offense either to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God; just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved. (1 Cor. 10:32-33)

Will it violate my conscience?
He who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin. (Rom. 14:23)

Will it bring glory to God?
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31)

John MacArthur, 2003. What to Do in the Gray Areas. Bible Bulletin Board, [internet].
Available at: http://www.biblebb.com/files/MAC/mac5.htm
[Accessed 15 June 2010]

Anyway, this semester has been quite normal for me. Nothing really that interesting or exciting, so let’s keep it to a point-summary.

• I auditioned for FCC’s worship team keyboard position. Hope I can get in as understudy. Nope, the results are not out yet.
• Completed a uni project that was quite fun. Had to build a simple search engine with RPCs and involve parallel processing. More info.
• Added some Facebook functionality onto my website. Notice blog comments are now powered by Facebook, and you can “Like” certain pages on my site.
• Updated the wordscramble game on Facebook to make it look cleaner. Also because the previous service provider clearspring.com is closing down.
• Made a Top 10 Scammers List Facebook app for the Friends For Sale Official Scammer List page.
• Got my driving license and bought a second-hand car
• Singapore Connection sailing (not really) and BBQ event
• Had breakfast at IKEA several times and met up with Justin, Chin Wah, Joshua, Si Rui on separate occasions.
• Joined the “Singapore Facebook” so that I can say that I’ve “been there, done that”

Coming events

• Exams… (second and third week of June)
• FCC youth camp (one hour drive from Perth!)

Have been thinking questions about what if I were to die suddenly, what should I write to be read after passing away, what would I be leaving behind, what instructions should I pass on to my family, what to do with my works (i.e. website), etc.. I was thinking of creating a procedure in the admin section on my website to automatically do stuff when I am no longer around.

It’s almost halfway through the year, and it’s a good time to take some time to reflect and evaluate the resolutions we made at the beginning of the year. How easy to make goals and resolutions but not carry them out! The other way is to be content with everything you have, and live with no regrets, which is currently my mission statement.

Most of the people I know around my age, some younger, are already in some relationship. For me, I am still kinda clueless and lost. My current view on this is that I strongly believe in never rushing any relationship, but to properly learn to truly appreciate and love the other before committing. The three magic words, no matter how magical it sounds to the other person, should not be said without meaning it. Besides love, trust and honesty are the keys to a successful and long-lasting relationship. Just as there are different levels of friendship, there are similar levels of love. Never take love at face value, for beneath it there might be unspoken words and motives.

Sometimes, I wonder if I am too clever for my own good, or stupid without even realising it. Maybe clever in same ways and not so in others. I wish I had friends who will be really frank and honest with me. I’d rather have that type of friends than those that are ‘lukewarm’ and the play-safe type. Plus, there is constructive criticism anyway.

Oh, it’s raining again…

I redo high fives if they weren’t good enough the first time
I Hate Getting Texts That Only Say “k”
I really hate slow computers
Whenever You feel Worthless, Remember, You Were Once The Quickest Sperm
A Computer Without Internet, Pointless.
A Lion would never cheat on his wife.. but a Tiger wood.
I walk into a room. I forget why I went there. I walk out. I remember.
“What’s up?” “Sky, Ceiling, Fan..”
I hate when I don’t know how to comfort an upset friend.
“Let me copy your homework” “My answers might be wrong.” “Its okay.”
Walking round in circles when on the phone
biggest lie ever: “i have read and agree to the terms of use” ?
Ooooooooh, That sounds a bit harsh, I better put “lol” on the end of it
“Dude that song is so old.” “so is your mum but you still listen to her”
Girls-”he’s so hot” Boys-”he’s gay”
When I was younger I used to take my mum or dad’s phone to play Snake
MY SISTER SAID IF I GET ONE MILLION FANS SHE WILL NAME HER BABY MEGATRON
“Did you do the homework?”, “Yup”, “Dammit you said you wouldn’t!”
Why do we have to be quiet during a fire drill? Will the fire hear us?
Parents only say ‘don’t answer back’ when they know they’re getting OWNED
I stand in the shower aimlessly for ages just because its warm
Im telling the truth, but then i smile , and then they think im lying
After an argument I think about clever things I should have said
I don’t suck at the subject, my teacher just sucks at teaching it
Please don’t pick me, please don’t pick… Aww Crap.
When i turn off the light, i run to my bed incase something eats me
Im quite aware you are staring at me, but im pretending not to notice
I want to Become a Fan. But I think i should keep that a secret.
Why learn algebra? Finding X is only useful if you’re a pirate!
You think i did a crap job? Do it yourself then.
OH CRAP . you just said something really sweet, now what do I say ?
I say things that make no sense when I’m over tired
Tom, Its Been 30 Years … Your Not Going To Eat Jerry
Yes, I do feel better when theres a smiley in the text you send me
I Try To Finish My Dream By Trying To Sleep Again After Waking Up
We talk to each other on the computer, but in public it’s awkward
I was waiting for a reply and then realized I never even sent the last text
Dear Math, I Don’t Want To Solve Your Problems, I Have My Own To Solve