Still Adding

I have not used Tagged for years but there is an Indian man from Ipoh (I think) who still keeps on adding me up until this day. When will he give up?

Social Networks

Recently I received a lot of emails in my Hotmail account asking me to join Fxxkbook. Some people’s minds can be so twisted. I just ignored and deleted the emails.

Gmail has started something like FB as well. It is called Buzz.

This morning the DJ on LiteFM was commenting on people who asked him should they join this social network.

He said if people are staying up until 1a.m. facebooking, they might as well join Buzz as well so that they can stay up another two hours using Buzz. :)

Translating from Chinese to English

Sometimes when people write Chinese characters, especially in FB and I want to know what they mean, I use the following link to translate the words from Chinese to English.

http://translate.google.com/#

I had tried other links as well but I find that this one is more accurate than the rest.

At least it gives me some inklings on what people are trying to convey and I can understand the gist of their stories.

My Attorney

Received this via email.

After living what I felt was a "decent" life, my time on earth came to the end. The first thing I remember is sitting on a bench in the waiting room of what I thought to be a courthouse. The doors opened and I was instructed to come in and have a seat by the defense table.

As I looked around I saw the "prosecutor." He was a villainous looking gent who snarled as he stared at me. He definitely was the most evil person I have ever seen. I sat down and looked to my left and there sat My Attorney, a kind and gentle looking man whose appearance seemed so familiar to me, I felt I knew Him.

The corner door flew open and there appeared the Judge in full flowing robes. He commanded an awesome presence as He moved across the room. I couldn't take my eyes off of Him. As He took His seat behind the bench, He said, "Let us begin."

The prosecutor rose and said, "My name is Satan and I am here to show you why this man belongs in hell." He proceeded to tell of lies I told, things I stole, and in the past when I cheated others. Satan told of other horrible perversions once in my life and the more he spoke, the further down in my seat I sank. I was so embarrassed, I couldn't look at anyone, even my own Attorney, as the Devil told of sins even I completely forgotten about. As upset as I was at Satan for telling all these things about me, I was equally upset at My Attorney who sat there silently not offering any form of defense at all. I know I was guilty of those things, but I did some good in my life - couldn't that at least equal out part of the harm I'd done?

Satan finished with a fury and said, "This man belongs in hell, he is guilty of all I have charged and there is not a person who can prove otherwise."

When it was His turn, My Attorney first asked if He might approach the bench. The Judge allowed this over the strong objection of Satan, and beckoned Him to come forward. As He got up and started walking, I was able to see Him in His full splendor and majesty. I realized why He seemed so familiar; this was Jesus representing me, my Lord and my Savior.

He stopped at the bench and softly said to the Judge, "Hi, Dad," then He turned to address the court.. "Satan was correct in saying this man sinned, I won't deny any of these allegations. And, yes, the wage of sin is death, and this man deserves to be punished."

Jesus took a deep breath and turned to His Father with outstretched arms and proclaimed, "However, I died on the cross so this person might have eternal life and he accepted Me as his Savior, so he is Mine."

My Lord continued with, "His name is written in the Book of Life and no one can snatch him from Me. Satan still does not understand yet. This man is not to be given justice, but rather mercy."

As Jesus sat down, He quietly paused, looked at His Father and said, "There is nothing else that needs to be done. I've done it all."

The Judge lifted His mighty hand and slammed the gavel down. The following words bellowed from His lips... "This man is free. The penalty for him was already paid in full. Case dismissed"

As my Lord led me away, I could hear Satan ranting and raving, "I won't give up, I will win the next one."

I asked Jesus as He gave me my instructions where to go next, "Have you ever lost a case?" Christ lovingly smiled and said, "Everyone that comes to Me and asked Me to represent them, received the same verdict as you, "PAID IN FULL."

Regina Brett's 45 life lessons and 5 to grow on

(Read these notes in one of my friend's page in Facebook)

Originally published in The Plain Dealer on Sunday, May 28, 2006

To celebrate growing older, I (Regina Brett) once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.

It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolls over to 50 this week, so here's an update:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.

17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.

18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

36. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.

38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

45. The best is yet to come.

46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

48. If you don't ask, you don't get.

49. Yield.

50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router

Finally found out the passkey for CTY to have access to the internet in Jeff's room. I can breathe a sigh of relief.

Actually the technician had already given me the passkey when he passed the router to me last December. But we both forgot about it. I had to go to the IP Address of the router and obtained the information from there under the technician's instructions.

Internet Access

When I switched on the modem at work this morning, not all the four lights on the modem were blinking. Therefore we did not have internet access the whole day. The lady boss and I thought that it was modem problem but later on the day, Telekom Malaysia Berhad confirmed that it was line problem.

Normally if I do not have internet access, I would have withdrawal symptom but thank God I finally conquer this addiction of mine. I did not miss it one bit.

The Beauty of Technology

My cousin Seekan from London arrived here yesterday for holiday.

While chatting with him on MSN (he was somewhere in Warisan Square, maybe at Starbucks or San Francisco Coffee), I was at the same time making room booking for him on the phone to Sutera Harbour Resort.

While the person from the Reservation Department was asking me questions, I could type and Seekan can reply by typing his preferences.

By using my name to book the room at Pacific Sutera Hotel, he could save over RM100 for three nights stay. From my point of view, the amount of saving is not that much if converted to pounds. But in Seekan's point of view, the amount is good enough for a nice dinner for two. :)

I will have to check in with him next Monday night after he comes back from Sandakan.

Hotmail Pain in the Rear

For the past week I have been having problems accessing my hotmail account at home at night. Most of the time I cannot access to the website, let alone read or reply my emails. *sigh*

When I access it at the office in the morning before I start work, everything is ok. *sigh* *sigh*

Today for the first time I was able to chat with Sophia Tsen in Yahoo Messenger while at work. I usually do not chat esp. when the bosses are in the office unless it is concerning work with associate colleagues. Sometimes I do make the exception when they are not in the office but I make sure I make up for the time I spent online eventhough I am usually multi-tasking.

Offline for more than 24 Hours

Last night after I came home from work, I was online for a while before I had my dinner. During dinnertime, my niece and mum told me there was something wrong with our telephone line. We cannot hear the voice of the caller when he/she is calling. After that the phone line went totally dead which meant that I cannot be online the whole night last night and therefore I slept early.

This morning first thing after I arrived at work, I lodged in a complaint at Telekom. All throughout today, I called home to see whether the phone line had been fixed but all I could hear is the ringing sound but no one answered the phone, which meant the Telekom technician has not fixed the phone line yet.

When I arrived home from work today and cell group tonight, I also checked but there was still no dialing tone.

I thought I will update my blog tonight in Microsoft Word first and upload the updates before I start work in the office tomorrow. I was surprised when I saw the green light blinking (indicating that the external modem is working) when I switched on the pc just now. I quickly used my mobile phone to call the house number and true enough, the phone line is working once again. Yippee!