Yesterday, there was a big warning sms sent to me regarding someone who needed to borrow money from anyone he could find. At first, I thought it was an elderly beneficiary but then that person who sent the sms told me it was a volunteer.
After much thinking, I found out who that person who was borrowing from others. I had in fact lent him money last month, using cash advance. Yah, stupid right? I thought since he could do so well in his career, paying that sum of money should not be a problem. But that proved me wrong today.
I found out from some other people that this person had been borrowing money from several people and one of them happened to be someone I know. When it was time to repay the loan, the money never came. I became frightened. Somehow, there was a feeling that I would never be able to get back this amount and repay the advances. I shared this with my colleague. At first, she also wanted to help him out but somehow, something just stopped her. Thank God that she did not lend the money, else she may have cash flow problem for her wedding preparation.
Today, when I talked to one person, she told me that I should not have done so easily. The amount was quite huge and I would never be able to see that amount back from this person. I feel sad but since I have already given out the money, I have to treat this as a lesson learnt. Now, I just pray that this person will pay me the monthly subscription fee.
Lord, I pray that You will give me the money to pay off the debts I have created. I am too softhearted and easily believed in friends. Let me learn from this experience and not fall into this anymore. I pray for Your divine provision. I don't know how I am going to clear the debts, but I pray that You will let me win the RD's cash draw of $200,000 so that I can use this amount of money to pay off bro's debts, bills and my debts and bills. I pray that after clearing the debts, there will not be any more debts to pay. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
How safe is Singapore food now?
Recently, there have been news reports on food stalls and restaurants where people suffered diarrhoe after consuming the food there.
Well, I can't help but wonder what happened. First, let's see the food stalls in hawker centers. We have been brought up eating in hawker centers and find it such a bliss. But then came the news that there were people who died after eating the Geyland Serai Rojak. What's more shocking was that there were many rats found in that market. My goodness! When I read that there were 61 rats killed during the cleaning exercise the other day, one question popped up. Why? How come the place is so infested with rats? According to reports, the stall holders in the market had reported this before but nothing was done. Why is there a lapse? All fingers are pointing to the stall holders, urging them to clear and clean their stalls properly. But what about the company which was responsible to help the cleanliness in that area? Are they not to be blamed as well?
This brings me to another point. I find that Singapore is becoming quite dirty these days. It could be due to the fact that there are now more people living in Singapore now. But what makes me very sad to see is that rubbish/litters are not cleared on time or have been left for sometime. Well, in the area where I live, just at the bus stop alone, I can see litter being there for as long as I can remember. It seems to be that no one is cleaning that area at all. Maybe the company in charge of cleaning this estate only cleans the area that can be widely seen by all. But to those areas not so 'obvious', they may rather wait until something happens. Nowadays, my whole family is being visited by mosquitoes at different times of the day. This is worse at night. In fact, my sleep has been so disrupted that I wonder when this whole ordeal will end. I have tried to solve this problem by spraying infesticides but to no avail. Can something or someone do anything? I wonder. Before fingers are pointing at the people staying in Singapore, I think the company responsible for cleaning the area should do their part as well. Not all people throw litters on the floors that they step on. Some litters that are thrown into the rubbish bins are blown unto the floors by winds.
What seems more interesting is that since the report on the food poisioning, there may be more coming up to report that they have been having food poisioning after eating at certain food stalls or restaurants. Like the steamboat restaurant that was reported. I do not find this surprising though. You see, it is very easy to have stomach upset after eating steamboat. I remember once when I went to eat steamboat with my friends and one of them ate pig's intestines without fully cooking it. Guess what? Within minutes, he had to go to toilet to wash up the food that he had consumed. So cook fully before you eat.
What is written here is purely my opinion and observation. No one may agree with me. But I sure hope that Singapore can be a clean place to live in once again, both in food hygiene and its environment.
Well, I can't help but wonder what happened. First, let's see the food stalls in hawker centers. We have been brought up eating in hawker centers and find it such a bliss. But then came the news that there were people who died after eating the Geyland Serai Rojak. What's more shocking was that there were many rats found in that market. My goodness! When I read that there were 61 rats killed during the cleaning exercise the other day, one question popped up. Why? How come the place is so infested with rats? According to reports, the stall holders in the market had reported this before but nothing was done. Why is there a lapse? All fingers are pointing to the stall holders, urging them to clear and clean their stalls properly. But what about the company which was responsible to help the cleanliness in that area? Are they not to be blamed as well?
This brings me to another point. I find that Singapore is becoming quite dirty these days. It could be due to the fact that there are now more people living in Singapore now. But what makes me very sad to see is that rubbish/litters are not cleared on time or have been left for sometime. Well, in the area where I live, just at the bus stop alone, I can see litter being there for as long as I can remember. It seems to be that no one is cleaning that area at all. Maybe the company in charge of cleaning this estate only cleans the area that can be widely seen by all. But to those areas not so 'obvious', they may rather wait until something happens. Nowadays, my whole family is being visited by mosquitoes at different times of the day. This is worse at night. In fact, my sleep has been so disrupted that I wonder when this whole ordeal will end. I have tried to solve this problem by spraying infesticides but to no avail. Can something or someone do anything? I wonder. Before fingers are pointing at the people staying in Singapore, I think the company responsible for cleaning the area should do their part as well. Not all people throw litters on the floors that they step on. Some litters that are thrown into the rubbish bins are blown unto the floors by winds.
What seems more interesting is that since the report on the food poisioning, there may be more coming up to report that they have been having food poisioning after eating at certain food stalls or restaurants. Like the steamboat restaurant that was reported. I do not find this surprising though. You see, it is very easy to have stomach upset after eating steamboat. I remember once when I went to eat steamboat with my friends and one of them ate pig's intestines without fully cooking it. Guess what? Within minutes, he had to go to toilet to wash up the food that he had consumed. So cook fully before you eat.
What is written here is purely my opinion and observation. No one may agree with me. But I sure hope that Singapore can be a clean place to live in once again, both in food hygiene and its environment.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Movie: Knowing
Today, I went to watch the movie 'Knowing' and I am filled with many emotions.
This movie was about this guy, his son and a note which his son got from his school. During the 1959, the school 'William Davies Elementary School' wanted to celebrate the opening of this school by asking the students to draw what the future would be like. One girl, Lucinda, was the only one who did not draw anything. However, she wrote many numbers. The drawings were then put into a time capsule box and put into a hole underground. 50 years later, this capsule was taken out. Each student were then given an envelope inside the capsule. The guy's son happened to take Lucinda's list of numbers. At first, the guy took no notice of it. But then one night as he stared into the numbers, something striked him. He checked the internet and found that the numbers stated in Lucinda's list consisted of date, month, year and number of casualties. He told his colleague and friend but he was given a fallen ear.
Then one day, something happened; something in the list of numbers occurred right before the guy's eyes, something that he was very frightened of. An aircraft with passengers in it crashed. People were running out of the plane. There were explosions and people were burnt. Then another incident happened at the junction of two roads. A rail track was faulty, causing the train to collide with another train waiting to fetch passengers. Many people were either killed or injuried. The guy was terrified at what he saw. At the end, he realized that the last and final disaster would be related to the sun rays. It showed that the sun rays would kill everyone on earth. Only those who were selected would be spared from this disaster.
As I viewed the images of the incident of the aircraft, I had a very uneasy feeling. People who managed to run out the plane thought that they were saved. However, there was an explosion, causing the debris to fly and burnt the survivors. Those who thought they were saved were now dead. Then when the screen on the rail track appeared, the feeling went strongly. Disasters happen in a second and most of the time, we do not have the time to react. What will it be like during the end times for those who do not know God? They will not have the time to react and say the sinner's prayers. Why do they resist God when they have the time to? I feel sad for them but like the guy in the movie, there is nothing I can do to help. After asking them to come to church and know God, they often reject me. What they don't realize is that they are not rejecting me, they are rejecting God. When I see the scene where many people were being injuried and killed in the track, I ask myself seriously, 'Will this happen during the end times?'
Lord, I don't know what the future holds. I don't know how many of my oikos will be saved when they have the time to. I pray for Your angels to guide them. Lead them nearer to You. Let them know that You are real. I pray that they will be sober when You come again. Lord, I pray that though there are many disasters in this earth, let Your comfort be our comfort. Also, I pray that we, Your people, will not be distracted by these disasters. Let Your sovereignty reigns, Lord. In Jesus' Name I pray, Amen.
This movie was about this guy, his son and a note which his son got from his school. During the 1959, the school 'William Davies Elementary School' wanted to celebrate the opening of this school by asking the students to draw what the future would be like. One girl, Lucinda, was the only one who did not draw anything. However, she wrote many numbers. The drawings were then put into a time capsule box and put into a hole underground. 50 years later, this capsule was taken out. Each student were then given an envelope inside the capsule. The guy's son happened to take Lucinda's list of numbers. At first, the guy took no notice of it. But then one night as he stared into the numbers, something striked him. He checked the internet and found that the numbers stated in Lucinda's list consisted of date, month, year and number of casualties. He told his colleague and friend but he was given a fallen ear.
Then one day, something happened; something in the list of numbers occurred right before the guy's eyes, something that he was very frightened of. An aircraft with passengers in it crashed. People were running out of the plane. There were explosions and people were burnt. Then another incident happened at the junction of two roads. A rail track was faulty, causing the train to collide with another train waiting to fetch passengers. Many people were either killed or injuried. The guy was terrified at what he saw. At the end, he realized that the last and final disaster would be related to the sun rays. It showed that the sun rays would kill everyone on earth. Only those who were selected would be spared from this disaster.
As I viewed the images of the incident of the aircraft, I had a very uneasy feeling. People who managed to run out the plane thought that they were saved. However, there was an explosion, causing the debris to fly and burnt the survivors. Those who thought they were saved were now dead. Then when the screen on the rail track appeared, the feeling went strongly. Disasters happen in a second and most of the time, we do not have the time to react. What will it be like during the end times for those who do not know God? They will not have the time to react and say the sinner's prayers. Why do they resist God when they have the time to? I feel sad for them but like the guy in the movie, there is nothing I can do to help. After asking them to come to church and know God, they often reject me. What they don't realize is that they are not rejecting me, they are rejecting God. When I see the scene where many people were being injuried and killed in the track, I ask myself seriously, 'Will this happen during the end times?'
Lord, I don't know what the future holds. I don't know how many of my oikos will be saved when they have the time to. I pray for Your angels to guide them. Lead them nearer to You. Let them know that You are real. I pray that they will be sober when You come again. Lord, I pray that though there are many disasters in this earth, let Your comfort be our comfort. Also, I pray that we, Your people, will not be distracted by these disasters. Let Your sovereignty reigns, Lord. In Jesus' Name I pray, Amen.
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