By Bernard

Dear all,

Thank you for taking time to read our blog. So sorry for the lack of updates as we have been both very busy. Last Saturday, after Corporate Worship Practice in Sembawang and after having an early dinner with some of our church friends, we decided to go for a walk near Selatar Country Club.

The weather was cooling. Next to the reservoir, we saw many families having their pinic and some were even "BBQ"ing (using their own make-shift pit). Many were there for fishing. We stopped along the way to talk to an uncle who caught 5 relatively medium size fishes (edible). According to him, he just knocked off from work and it took him about an hour before he caught these fishes. It was good effort for him considering that this type of fishes in the market is usually sold for $22/kg.

As we were walking, we realize that the sky is changing its colours gradually. God is so amazing. He is such a great painter/artist. Check out the photos below. =)

Lesson 1:
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to
lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes
out.
The Genie says, 'I'll give each of you just one wish.'

'Me first! Me first!' says the admin clerk. 'I want to be in the Bahamas
, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.'

Puff! She's gone.

'Me next! Me next!' says the sales rep. 'I want to be in Hawaii ,
relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of
Pina Coladas and the love of my life.'

Puff! He's gone.

'OK, you're up,' the Genie says to the manager.

The manager says, 'I want those two back in the office after lunch.'


Moral of the story:
Always let your boss have the first say.

 

Lesson 2
An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit
saw the eagle and asked him, 'Can I also sit like you and do nothing?'
The eagle answered: 'Sure, why not.' So, the rabbit sat on the ground
below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on
the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the story:
To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.


Lesson 3
A turkey was chatting with a bull. 'I would love to be able to get to
the top of that tree' sighed the turkey, 'but I haven't got the energy.'

'Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?' replied the bull.
'They're packed with nutrients.'

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him
enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day,
after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.  Finally
after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the
tree. He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.

Moral of the story:
Bull Shit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there..

 
Lesson 4
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird
froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying
there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird
lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was.
The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy,
and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and
came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird
under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.


Morals of the story:
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!

By Bernard

Dear family and friends, thank you for your well wishes and presents. Hui Zhi & I celebrated our birthdays together the previous week. For those of you whom may not know, Hui Zhi's birthday is on the 14th while mine is on the 16th of April =)