Joyus day it is.
A relative baptised and a friend knows the Lord; though he is still seeking for whatever he is finding before committing himself fully.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Haha, managed to get back in.
Realized alot of people are watching, even a simple blog. Which is all the more why we must watch our every action.
Why blog? Why now? I don't know, free time I guess.
So many things are changing from my point of view. Perhaps the world does revolve around us, in such a unique way that it revolves around each and everyone of us.
Indeed to my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ reading this (especially from Poiema), God be with us for the work He is about to do in changing our walk with Him and may we be receptive to what He is going to do. Let us all run this race in faith, together. Being silent in our free time to listen, to search for God in the silence.
To my friends, I want to be someone who makes up a big portion of your life (not to the extent I'm irreplaceable but rather be by you when you need someone).
Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due.
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
Realized alot of people are watching, even a simple blog. Which is all the more why we must watch our every action.
Why blog? Why now? I don't know, free time I guess.
So many things are changing from my point of view. Perhaps the world does revolve around us, in such a unique way that it revolves around each and everyone of us.
Indeed to my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ reading this (especially from Poiema), God be with us for the work He is about to do in changing our walk with Him and may we be receptive to what He is going to do. Let us all run this race in faith, together. Being silent in our free time to listen, to search for God in the silence.
To my friends, I want to be someone who makes up a big portion of your life (not to the extent I'm irreplaceable but rather be by you when you need someone).
Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due.
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Plain, unassuming, unpretentious, unostentatious, Simple
Compendious, laconic, succinct, Concise
A short sentence would suffice, you have given me more. Grateful.
Even if you don't, i will understand in time.
I will not be distracted, i will be thoughtful.
I will do my best or i will not do it at all. Thank you once again.
Issac Newton: If i have seen further it is by standing on ye shoulders of Giants
Compendious, laconic, succinct, Concise
A short sentence would suffice, you have given me more. Grateful.
Even if you don't, i will understand in time.
I will not be distracted, i will be thoughtful.
I will do my best or i will not do it at all. Thank you once again.
Issac Newton: If i have seen further it is by standing on ye shoulders of Giants
Thursday, April 17, 2008
God seems to be telling me something.
The loss of a loved one is indeed heart breaking.
Thank you Joel Ng, Nicholson Lim as well as all those brothers and sisters from cell who were with me.
Most of all, thank You God for being with me.
I pray You be with my friends as well in the future.
Guard my friends and grant us all faith and passion.
The loss of a loved one is indeed heart breaking.
Thank you Joel Ng, Nicholson Lim as well as all those brothers and sisters from cell who were with me.
Most of all, thank You God for being with me.
I pray You be with my friends as well in the future.
Guard my friends and grant us all faith and passion.
Friday, April 11, 2008
We shall not fear death, but acknowledge it
We shall not fear mere man, but respect one another.
We shall not fear fear, but grasp it.
It is however fearful to walk through life and at the end of the journey, find that we have accomplished nothing. For the journey is irreversible and whats done is done.
We shall not fear mere man, but respect one another.
We shall not fear fear, but grasp it.
It is however fearful to walk through life and at the end of the journey, find that we have accomplished nothing. For the journey is irreversible and whats done is done.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The story of the boy and the starfish.
Before that I would like to say, I hope this blog will not be just to "Attract Attention" and reiterating events that are of insignificance to others out there. I want to be able to share an inspiring story each day and I hope all will be motivated in life no matter the troubles.
Sometimes our lives get too busy and we become distracted from the things that should be the way it is, we forget many things.
The past is sometimes a stumbling block, people like to harp on it. Remove that stumbling block and start afresh, life is never too late for second chances. You just have to admit it.
There was once a boy at the beach, picking up starfishes and throwing them back into the sea.
A man came along and told the boy: "Boy, there are thousands of starfishes all along the beach. You are not possibly going to be able to save every one of them."
The boy continued, picking another starfish and throwing them back into the sea and said "It matters, to that starfish."
What the story means? Simply, while you may not be able to impact the whole world in a way like Thomas Edison, Issac Newton or even Winston Churchill. You can still impact others and even a small "fry". You may not be able to save the entire world, but the one soul you bring to Christ is alot. Why? As it matters to that one soul and also the kingdom of God will rejoice even if it is just one soul saved. Thank you my friend.
Have a nice day ahead.
Sometimes our lives get too busy and we become distracted from the things that should be the way it is, we forget many things.
The past is sometimes a stumbling block, people like to harp on it. Remove that stumbling block and start afresh, life is never too late for second chances. You just have to admit it.
There was once a boy at the beach, picking up starfishes and throwing them back into the sea.
A man came along and told the boy: "Boy, there are thousands of starfishes all along the beach. You are not possibly going to be able to save every one of them."
The boy continued, picking another starfish and throwing them back into the sea and said "It matters, to that starfish."
What the story means? Simply, while you may not be able to impact the whole world in a way like Thomas Edison, Issac Newton or even Winston Churchill. You can still impact others and even a small "fry". You may not be able to save the entire world, but the one soul you bring to Christ is alot. Why? As it matters to that one soul and also the kingdom of God will rejoice even if it is just one soul saved. Thank you my friend.
Have a nice day ahead.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Homework Question (A)
Ok, hi Miss Zarinah, this is the homework. As continue from next line onwards.
Firstly, i will be talking about the principle i'm looking into and the policy that has something to do with the principle, afterwards would be why there is this policy and some of the preventive measures that the government has taken as well as some of the steps the government has taken to ensure the success of the plan. And lastly is my thoughts and feelings on this policy and the principle.
I'm looking into the principle of being forward looking, so i have decided to pick this policy as the policy that is related to the principle. It is the baby bonus scheme that the government has started since 2001 and enhanced in 2004. http://www.mcys.gov.sg/MCDSFiles/Press/Articles/34-2005.pdf, this is the link to the details of the policy. Basically it talks about giving incentives to parents who have more children, for example, the first child receives a cash gift of $3000. BUT the second and subsequent children ,up to the fourth, receives more cash gift as well as a co-saving that the government will match dollar for dollar up to a certain amount. The government has also made it easier for parents to register their child for this scheme, the government hopes to ease the burdern of growing a family as well as to encourage married adults to start and grow a large family.
It is imperative that the problem of the declining birth rate must be solved, because if it isn't, it would sap our country of it's vitality and resilience. The government acknowledges it would be difficult to have procreation, but it is necessary, if we do not have sufficient people from the next generation, when we grow old, who will look after us? Who will continue the job opportunities we have opened for them? Therefore it is of utmost importance to have a baby bonus incentive that would encourage parents to have more children.
Although having more children is good, the government also aims to bring up a core group of Singaporean citizens that would continue to build and defend Singapore, so the measures taken by the government includes that as one of it's focus, otherwise it would be pointless to groom a generation that is not loyal to Singapore and instead feed on Singapore's strength and use it to grow other countries. Singapore is already small enough and our only resource is manpower, while it does not mean to say that Singaporeans cannot migrate, i'm trying to say that we have to ensure that a vast majority of citizens continue staying in Singapore and such rootness and sense of belongning begins when the child is young and the parents still wish for the child to grow their next generation in Singapore as well, and so on and so forth.
Another point to take note of is that while more children is good, if we have suddenly a population explosion and have too many people, it would be bad as well as it would mean severe unemployment, and would lead to an increase in overcrowding, crimes and diseases. Therefore the government would have to have extremely good planning in order to have a successful increase in population to reach the optimum population level, that it would have just the right amount of people, not too many and not too little.
Other than enhancing the tax incentives, the government has also sent civil service teams to other countries to survey them, countries like France and the Netherlands have managed to bring their birth rates up, while Italy has not, the Singapore government is interested in knowing why so that it can use the knowledge to bring up it's population. Through the observations of these countries, lessons can be drawn up on how to prevent the plan in bringing the population to be resulting in a failure and how to make this plan a success. Also the government is reviewing how they can rearrange civil service work arrangements without affecting essential public services civil service work arrangements, without affecting essential public services, this is so that families can have more family time together.
In conclusion, i would like to add that the government is doing it's best to support the families in Singapore in growing their own families, and the government has also heard the people's views and why they are not growing their families as much as the government would like them to. The government has heard their replies and has decided on what could be addressed to and what cannot be done, to me, this is a good point for me to take note as it shows the government is doing something to excel in something, and that is our only resource: manpower. The government wants to ensure that we have sufficient manpower to continue working in our workforce and defend this country when this generation pass on. This is also a good example that the government is looking into the future and what problems Singapore could have in that future, and because growing a generation is not a task that can be accomplished within a short time, the government has decided to start now to make lives better for all the citizens. Furthermore, this should encourage us that the government while looking into the future, is still grasping one link at a time and not neglecting the current needs of the people as they still listen and hear our requests, and also they are looking into a future that may change due to current circumstances, so they do not make any definite plans but make plans accordingly and carry them out only if it fits the situation it has been planned for.
Thank you.
Firstly, i will be talking about the principle i'm looking into and the policy that has something to do with the principle, afterwards would be why there is this policy and some of the preventive measures that the government has taken as well as some of the steps the government has taken to ensure the success of the plan. And lastly is my thoughts and feelings on this policy and the principle.
I'm looking into the principle of being forward looking, so i have decided to pick this policy as the policy that is related to the principle. It is the baby bonus scheme that the government has started since 2001 and enhanced in 2004. http://www.mcys.gov.sg/MCDSFiles/Press/Articles/34-2005.pdf, this is the link to the details of the policy. Basically it talks about giving incentives to parents who have more children, for example, the first child receives a cash gift of $3000. BUT the second and subsequent children ,up to the fourth, receives more cash gift as well as a co-saving that the government will match dollar for dollar up to a certain amount. The government has also made it easier for parents to register their child for this scheme, the government hopes to ease the burdern of growing a family as well as to encourage married adults to start and grow a large family.
It is imperative that the problem of the declining birth rate must be solved, because if it isn't, it would sap our country of it's vitality and resilience. The government acknowledges it would be difficult to have procreation, but it is necessary, if we do not have sufficient people from the next generation, when we grow old, who will look after us? Who will continue the job opportunities we have opened for them? Therefore it is of utmost importance to have a baby bonus incentive that would encourage parents to have more children.
Although having more children is good, the government also aims to bring up a core group of Singaporean citizens that would continue to build and defend Singapore, so the measures taken by the government includes that as one of it's focus, otherwise it would be pointless to groom a generation that is not loyal to Singapore and instead feed on Singapore's strength and use it to grow other countries. Singapore is already small enough and our only resource is manpower, while it does not mean to say that Singaporeans cannot migrate, i'm trying to say that we have to ensure that a vast majority of citizens continue staying in Singapore and such rootness and sense of belongning begins when the child is young and the parents still wish for the child to grow their next generation in Singapore as well, and so on and so forth.
Another point to take note of is that while more children is good, if we have suddenly a population explosion and have too many people, it would be bad as well as it would mean severe unemployment, and would lead to an increase in overcrowding, crimes and diseases. Therefore the government would have to have extremely good planning in order to have a successful increase in population to reach the optimum population level, that it would have just the right amount of people, not too many and not too little.
Other than enhancing the tax incentives, the government has also sent civil service teams to other countries to survey them, countries like France and the Netherlands have managed to bring their birth rates up, while Italy has not, the Singapore government is interested in knowing why so that it can use the knowledge to bring up it's population. Through the observations of these countries, lessons can be drawn up on how to prevent the plan in bringing the population to be resulting in a failure and how to make this plan a success. Also the government is reviewing how they can rearrange civil service work arrangements without affecting essential public services civil service work arrangements, without affecting essential public services, this is so that families can have more family time together.
In conclusion, i would like to add that the government is doing it's best to support the families in Singapore in growing their own families, and the government has also heard the people's views and why they are not growing their families as much as the government would like them to. The government has heard their replies and has decided on what could be addressed to and what cannot be done, to me, this is a good point for me to take note as it shows the government is doing something to excel in something, and that is our only resource: manpower. The government wants to ensure that we have sufficient manpower to continue working in our workforce and defend this country when this generation pass on. This is also a good example that the government is looking into the future and what problems Singapore could have in that future, and because growing a generation is not a task that can be accomplished within a short time, the government has decided to start now to make lives better for all the citizens. Furthermore, this should encourage us that the government while looking into the future, is still grasping one link at a time and not neglecting the current needs of the people as they still listen and hear our requests, and also they are looking into a future that may change due to current circumstances, so they do not make any definite plans but make plans accordingly and carry them out only if it fits the situation it has been planned for.
Thank you.
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