Agape-International

Stay Strong !

2010-06-23T00:53:00.004+08:00

Accept the Pain and the Future will be Fruitful

Don't feel the work that you are doing is pain, because there will be always a reason for that pain or work.

So face the pain, for the pain you face, there will be definitely be happiness ahead.

"Don't ask for a lighter load, but pray God for a stronger back"

2010-05-14T00:57:00.001+08:00

CHERISH WHAT WE HAVE !

2010-05-09T00:37:00.012+08:00

A TWENTY DOLLARS STORY

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill.

In the room of 200, he asked, 'Who would like this $20 bill?'

Hands started going up.

He said, 'I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.

He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill.

He then asked, 'Who still wants it?'

Still the hands were up in the air.

Well, he replied, 'What if I do this?'

And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.

He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.

'Now, who still wants it?' Still the hands went into the air.

we have all learned a very valuable lesson.

No matter what the speaker did to the money, the audience still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.

Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that comes our way.

We feel as though we are worthless.

But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.

Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased,

you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you.

The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know,

YOU are SPECIAL

Don't EVER forget it !

2010-05-05T16:32:00.005+08:00

ART & DESIGN

Hi Mui Peng ! These are some references you can use for your prepreation work =)

picture below- look at the stairs, notice where is it heading to ? it totally fits into your theme(ascending) as the stairs are leading upwards to the cafe. You can consider this style for your artwork but please do not copy.(eg. draw starbucks)

Picture below- i am totally in love with this piece of artwork. look at it , what can you tell ?
picture below- I like the background, look at the way the artist blend the colours. look at the composition, can you see that the stairs is leading you to another world ? since you are drawing staircase, the next thing you can think of is where does the stair leads to ? perhapes to a virtual world ?picture below- this picture clearly shows a woman walking up the stairs. i like this unique view. try to draw interesting view instead of the normal front view. you don't want your marker to fall asleep=p

picture below- look at the way the artist colour this artwork. you need to start practising your colouring skills =) jia you =)

Cheers

JIA YOU

2010-04-06T08:33:00.001+08:00

2010-04-04T16:52:00.002+08:00

Welcomes " Teacher Priscillia " into the staff team!

Can't wait to see her !

Support wildcards

2010-03-15T23:38:00.005+08:00

CHEERLEADING
COMPETITION
2010

COME DOWN AND SUPPORT TEACHER JASMINE !!

Where: Singapore Expo Hall 2
When: 20 March 2010 (Sat)
Time: 1pm onwards, but try to come before 4pm!

hi Agape! hope that you all can come down to support WILDCARDS! Many teams will be there too !

KR Steppers (NUS)
Legacy All-Stars Cheerleading Team
MGS
NP Magnum Force (NGEE ANN POLY)
Aces (NTU)
Alpha Verve(NUS)
Rexaz (REPUBLIC POLY)
Gusto (SINGAPORE POLY)
VJ Knights (VICTORIA JC)

More................

For any enquries pls contact me at 97805925
Your support would be greatly appreciated
Thank You

CHECK US OUT !!
http://www.wildcardscheerleading.blogspot.com/

2010-02-03T12:10:00.001+08:00

Whenever you feels that life is against you,

take a look at this video

you will realise that you are so much fortunate then you think

Let's not take things for granted !

2010-02-03T11:11:00.004+08:00

DO YOU KNOW ?

Healthy adults need less sleep as they age?

Healthy older adults need less sleep than their younger counterparts and, even with less sleep under their nightcaps, are less likely to feel tired during the day

The time spent actually sleeping out of eight hours in bed declined progressively and significantly with age

Older adults, aged 66-83, slept about 20 minutes less than middle-aged adults (40-55 years), who slept 23 minutes less than young adults aged 20-30, the study said.

The older adults woke up significantly more often and spent more time awake after initial sleep onset than younger adults.

Deep, or slow-wave sleep, thought to be the most restorative phase of sleep, decreased with age, the study said.

But although older adults slept less deeply and less overall, and their sleep was less continuous than their younger counterparts', they also showed less need for a quick kip during the day.

________________________________________________________________

The study was conducted at the Clinical Research Centre of the University of Surrey in England and involved

110 healthy adults without sleep disorders or complaints.

Forty-four of the participants were young,

35 middle-aged and 31 older adults.
They slept normally one night, the baseline night, then had two nigths where their sleep was interrupted, followed by one recovery night.

During the baseline night, younger adults spent an average of 433.5 minutes asleep compared to around 410 minutes for middle aged adults and 390 for older adults.

On the same night, the younger adults had 118.4 minutes of deep sleep, compared to 85.3 minutes for middle-aged adults and 84.2 minutes for older adults.

But when asked to lie in a comfortable position on a bed during the day and try to fall asleep, young adults nodded off in an average of 8.7 minutes, compared with nearly 12 minutes for middle-aged adults and just over 14 minutes for older adults.

2010-01-11T09:46:00.001+08:00

BEST OF LUCK

TO OUR

O LEVEL STUDENTS !

2010-01-10T23:57:00.000+08:00

CUTE KITTEN TO SPICE UP YOUR DAY !!

Happy 2010

2010-01-01T14:43:00.005+08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR

EVERYONE !

This post is especially delicated to :

Teacher Sherry

Teacher Grace

Firstly, lets welcome our New photocopy machine! Yeah !!!! Mrs Yeo can really make miracle !!

i wanted to print noteS for my sec 4 students but there's no much ink left =(

then, Mrs Yeo took out the cartridge from the machine and start to

SHAKE IT !!!!!!!

SHAKE IT

BEFORE(LEFT) & AFTER(RIGHT)
unbelievable ??

while everyone went out to celebrate New year eve, our painters came in to give our center a
NEW LOOK !!!

Look at the VIBRANT yellow wall ! thank you uncle for wiping away all the stubborn stains !lets thank Aunty Irene and Mrs yeo too for the light pinkish wall. don't be surprise if you feel very loved sitting there ! (our second room)

NEXT......................

OUTDOORS PAINTING !!!!!

The team went out while i (tr Jasmine) stay indoor packing notes.

however, not forgetting to take take photos of our very busy team !
UNCLE, we know you are the best ! =)

Lets look at the result !!!!!!!!

i am in love with the light pinkish wall..

no more stains

to end off the post let me show you..

Picture 1: the neatly arranged books by mrs Yeo !

Picture 2: the notes thrown after packing my pile of notes !

picture3: the light pinkish wall by mrs yeo & Aunty Irene !

Please come back soon Teacher Sherry & Teacher Grace, we are sure you wouldn't want to miss the fun here ! =)

Love,

Teacher Jasmine

2009-12-25T01:26:00.003+08:00

HI EVERYONE !

MERRY CHRISTMAS !
MAY ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE !
HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME AND ENJOY YOURSELF!
MAY YOU BE BLESSED WITH PEACE, JOY AND LOVE THIS SEASON !

AGAPE !

2009-12-18T01:22:00.003+08:00

Time to build up your General Knowledge !!
It may seems easy but how many do you really know =)
Sit back and Enjoy !

2009-12-12T09:44:00.004+08:00

THE CUTEST PET
HEDGEHOG !!
Hedgehogs are funny small animals with prickly spines everywhere but for their face, bellies and legs. They are so well-known because of their peculiarity to curl into a tight ball in order to protect parts of their bodies without spines. Thus, neither enemies nor predators will attack it.

Interesting facts about hedgehogs:

eat mice, worms, birds, slugs, adore eggs and various plants/fruits;hedgehogs are nocturnal animals, hibernate from November to the end of March;

hedges can be found in woods, parks, farmland, gardens;in the wild hedgies live up to 3 years and in captivity - up to 10 years;

make various rather loud sounds (snorting, sneezing, squealing, purring, and etc.);many people like to own hedgehogs as pets (they are extremely interesting to look at, they are not aggressive and have no odor);

when hedgies are born, their spines are very soft and not long at all;are capable of climbing trees and swimming;

scientific name is Erinaceus europaeus;prefer leading solitary lives;
hedgies are born with their eyes closed;possess amazing sense of smell;

George the 5-pound hedgehog

Hedgehogs are generally pretty small animals.

But George here is a 5-pound monster!
He’s 4 times the weight of what he should be and is now living in a wildlife sanctuary thanks to his impressive size..
He is so fat that when he eventually sheds the excess weight vets may have to give him a tummy tuck to remove the excess skin..
Staff at the Wildlife Aid centre in Leatherhead, Surrey, have placed him on a controlled diet of cat food in the hope of bringing him down to his ideal weight of 1lb 5oz within six months.

THEY ARE AMAZINGLY CUTE !
DON'T YOU AGREE ?.

TOO BAD, ITS ILLEGAL IN S'PORE

99 ballOons

2009-12-09T01:51:00.003+08:00

These people are a great example of true unconditional love.

2009-12-04T18:22:00.005+08:00

NEW LAYOUT FOR THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON

DO YOU KNOW ???

MANUFACTURING OF FAKE EGGS IN CHINA !

In China there are fake schools and classes that teach a variety of blatant fraud technology, even eggs can be modulated by chemical materials, but also be able to fry cook, is currently the most popular False course.
Step 1 modulation of raw materials Using 7 kinds of chemical materials, see pic below :

Fake egg was made from calcium carbonate, starch, resin, gelatin, alum and other chemical products.

Step 2: egg production Raw egg into the mold to 2 / 3 full, put calcium chloride, colouring die, the egg appears on the film been announced.

The 'yolk' is shaped in the round mould. 'Magic water' containing calcium chloride is used.

By adding a yellow pigment and become raw egg yolk...

Step 3: fake egg shape In the mold into 1 / 3 raw egg white, like the first package, like dumplings into the egg yolk, egg white into another, into the magic water, a shell eggs will come slowly. Naked egg shape to 1 hour to dry after washing with water, at shells ready.

Step 4 :Sewing lines through the use of eggs, immersed in paraffin wax, calcium carbonate, such as modulation of the eggshell into a solution, repeated several times until the shell a little dry, immersion in cold water pumping line shape, this point, the egg has been put on a false cloak ,

Hard shells are formed by soaking in paraffin wax onto the egg, which are then left to dry.

You're done...

Oh yeah The Egg is ready... The artificial egg shell is very fragile and break easily but who cares!! Look so real

Many small bubbles is formed during frying the egg but not many people can tell the difference. The egg look exactly the same, and the eggs taste better than real but you are adding to the statistic of food poisoning person.

Why make fake eggs ?

Because of money.

The cost of fake egg is only 0.55 Yuan/kg, while the true eggs’ market price is 5.6 Yuan/kg.

Cases of problem foods and food poisoning are widely reported in Mainland China over the last few years.

In 2001, there were 185 cases of food poisoning, affecting about 15,715 people and causing 146 deaths.

The cases doubled in 2002. In 2003, the number of reported cases was ten times more than that in 2001, and the number of people suffered was as high as 29,660, including 262 deaths Now In Sept 2008 Nearly 53,000 Chinese children sick from contaminated milk; 4 have died

BEWARE !

Only 6

2009-11-25T18:24:00.001+08:00

Britains Got Talent ♥ Connie Talbot, age 6

blind girl play piano

2009-11-25T17:59:00.004+08:00

Whenever god closes a door, he opens a window

2009-11-11T16:28:00.005+08:00

THIS STORY IS ABOUT A DOG NAME FAITH He was born with 3 legs - 2 healthy hind legs and 1 abnormal front leg which needed to be amputated.He of course could not walk when he was born. Even his mother did not want him.He was rejected and scorned.

His first owner also did not think that he could survive. Therefore, he was thinking of putting him to sleep.At this time, his present owner Jude Stringfellow came into his life and wanted to take care of him.She was determined to teach and train this dog to walk by himself. She thought, all we need is a little faith.Therefore she named him 'Faith.'
In the beginning, she put Faith on a surf board to let him feel the movements of the water. Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure and to reward him for standing up and jumping around. Even the other dogs at home helped to encourage him to walk.

Amazingly, after only 6 months, like a miracle, Faith learned to balance on his 2 hind legs and jumped to move forward. After further training in the snow, he can now walk like a human being.

Faith loves to walk around now.No matter where he goes, he just attracts all the people around him. He is now becoming famous on the international scene. He has appeared in various newspapers and TV shows. There is even one book entitled 'With a little faith' being published about him.

He was even considered to appear in one of Harry Potter movies.

His present owner Jude Stringfellow has given up her teaching job and plans to take him around the world to preach,'that even without a perfect body, one can have a perfect soul.'

In life there are always undesirable things.Perhaps a person who feels things are not going as well as they could will feel better if they change their point of viewAnd see things from another perspective.

Perhaps this message will bring fresh new ways of thinking to everyone.Perhaps everyone can appreciate and Be thankful for each beautiful day that follows.

Life is the continual demonstration of the power of thinking positive and having faith.Believe in yourself.Never lose faith.

Love simply makes the world goes round ! this is my cute little dog !

T Jasmine

2009-10-27T14:31:00.006+08:00

Hi all Next year N and O LEVEL ART STUDENTS..

please make good use of the coming holiday to do ur preparation work..

This is a picture made by me... For art students you can explore your microsoft powerpoint to make this effect and draw it out...this can be put in as your preparation work. those who need help can contact me . 97805925..

Of course the pictures created must relate to your theme =)

2009-10-02T00:50:00.001+08:00

A Music Event done by PL YOUTHS

SATURDAY, 26 DECEMBER 2009

6PM-10PM

@PAYA LEBAR METHODIST GIRL'S SCHOOL

(primary)
298 Lorong Ah Soo S536741

tickets are @ $5

To Purchase ticket please contact :

Teacher JOEL

96376834

joelkehhan007@hotmail.com

2009-09-30T03:30:00.000+08:00

Many of us give up on ourselves just because we did not live up to our own
expectation or even others expectation...

The 2 dancers are just like anyone of us

Just because of an accident one of them lose his leg while she lose her arm..

Many of us would think that that's the end of our life.. no point living...

They didn't... Despite of all the difficulties, they still believe and they persevere.

This is their achievement !

Never give up. When you are still alive, there are still hope.

idioms/vocabulary

2009-09-29T16:16:00.004+08:00

1)get the show on the road and get this show on the road
Fig. to get (something) started.

Let's get started! Get the show on the road! Get this show on the road. We don't have all day.

2)bore someone stiff and bore someone to death; bore someone to tears
Fig. to be exceedingly dull and uninteresting. (Stiff means "dead.")

The play bored me stiff. The lecture bored everyone to death.

3)keep an act up and keep one's act up
Fig. to maintain behavior that is a false show; to continue with one's facade.
(The an can be replaced with the, this, that, etc.)

How long do I have to keep this act up? I am tired of fooling people. I am weary of keeping up my act.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

TGrace

2009-09-29T14:19:00.000+08:00

Hi Student ..

Please call or message the teachers at least 2 days in advance if you need any notes so that we can print it for you =)

Work hard for your studies !

2009-09-22T11:00:00.000+08:00

You may be the one in the world
But you may also be the world to someone

Love,
T Jasmine

=)

2009-09-18T14:53:00.000+08:00

A HEART-RENCHING VIDEO TO SHARE WITH ALL OF YOU

2009-09-17T11:40:00.000+08:00

PARADIGM???

It is the way you see something, your point of view, frame of reference, or belief.

Our paradigms are often way off the mark, and, as a result, they create limitations.

Paradigms are like glasses with the wrong prescription. That lens affects how you see everything else. As a result, what you see is what you get.

If you believe that you are stupid, that very belief will make you stupid

If you believe that you are hopeless, that very belief will make you hopeless

If you think that you will never do well in your studies, that very belief will retrict you from progressing.

ON THE OTHER HAND, IF YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE SMART AND ONLY THINK POSITIVELY THEN YOU WILL REALISE HOW THINGS CAN BE ACHIEVE EASILY. YOUR CONFIDENCE LEVEL WILL INCREASE TOO !

Paradigms of self

STOP right now and consider this question: Are yours paradigms of yourself helping or hindering you??

if it is hindering you, spend time with someone who believe in you and builds you up. You can also speak to any teachers in the centre.

We are more than happy to help alright !

T Jasmine

2009-09-08T12:20:00.000+08:00

Hi students, i understand that now is your subject selection period.
Many of you are still deciding whether to take F&N , D&T or ART

At the end of the day

Art
1)you need to submit about 7 preparation work (Double the size of ur A3 Drawing block)
2)a Final product (eg. painting, sculpture, Mixed media , installation )
3)exam(drawing)

D&T
1)You need to submit your preparation work
2)make a product
3)exam(theory)

F&N
1)you need to submit a folder on the dish that you are preparing(with all nutrition value etc..)
2)after that you need to cook the dish
3)exam(theory)

I am going to show you my Olevel artwork
this is a A1 standard

MY THEME-A GYMNAST

Gracefulness and gentleness is what people think of a gymnast. A gymnast is filled with the power to perfom differents sommersault, flips also at the same time able to showcast their beautiful dance ending with a confident posture. They are just like the flowers blooming in the summer outshining everything around them. The stage belongs to them.

If anyone were to put their shoe in the gymnast, you will then realise how much fear they have. They are just like a clown, showing different emotion infront of the crowd. In addition, its not easy to master a flip and sommersault. It may seem beautiful but the process to getting that is tough. It is just like a big fat woman trying to jump up and reach the air.

In my art piece, you will see the life of a gymnast...

BOARD 1
-Note that different medium was used and also pictures was put to enhance my work

Every single piece of work is important (effort must be put in even if it is a small piece of work)top-ARTISTS INSPIRATION- Vincent Van Gogh (stroke style for the plant)
top-Putting myself into my work

BOARD 2
Show your creativity ( look at the man with his hands pulled )

BOARD3

Below-Try Optical ILLUSION (Dali inspiration)BOARD4

Notice i use crayons,marker,pen,pencil,paint,colour pencil( you must be gd in most of the mediums)
style known as ektching
BRAIN STORM and come out with your own style( turn into all direction)

BOARD5
Combining the gymnast with fear and the difficulties like fat woman

BOARD6
GRACEFUL YET MIGHTY ( CREATE UR OWN FONT ) show more creativity

BOARD7

LAYOUT

After all the research and development, you need to create a final art piece. The coloured one is the one that i choose ( it is just a guide to your final art piece, it don't have to be exactly the same)

My final art piece ( I TOOK CANVAS PAINTING )

SOME A1 standard art pieces taken in my secondary school(ZHSS)

Art is time consuming, take art only if you have the passion and you are willing to spend time on it.

CHeers,

T Jasmine

2009-09-07T23:23:00.000+08:00

These are the pictures taken today..

To those who will be taking their N Level tomorrow,

Good Luck alright !

We have faith in all of you.

Have a good rest tonight..

YOU CAN DO IT !!!

ART RESOURCES

2009-09-06T22:27:00.003+08:00

Hi students.. some resources here to help you..

have fun !!!

CHEN XIAO

JIA JI

MUI PENG

2009-08-11T01:53:00.000+08:00

Hi Shirlia..some ideas for ur prelim pre-work. Go and do more research..

During your next lesson

1)you must bring all your research and show me (more than 8)

2)bring ur art material-start early

if you need me to bring my lap top , pls let me know

cheers,

Teacher Jasmine

2009-07-25T02:05:00.000+08:00

OPTICAL ILLUSION !!!
LETS HAVE SOME FUN

What do you see ? hint- there are 2 images

HINT-2 animals..

Can you identify a face in this coffee beans pile? Take your time, it is there

This is one classic one

See the face of a soldier and a man that is bending over on the below eye illusion

This is one of classic optical illusions - it is called dancing elephant. Try to count the number of his legs

There should be 11 faces on this picture. Average people see 4-6, sensible 8-10. The best see all 11, schizophrenics and paranoids 12 and more. And you? (don't take this one too seriously, I have even heard that there are 13 faces)

Can you find "the hidden tiger"? Not the obvious one that everyone sees. Look for words in stripes (by Donald Rust).

Step away from your computer screen. You should see the two faces swap over! Come closer to the screen again and they swap again. Spooky, isn't it. It proves that we may not be seeing what's actually there, all the time.

There are 2 images. What do you see ?

2009-07-07T11:41:00.000+08:00

Hi Shirlia..

i have found this really good website to help you understand the topic that you are doing for your art.

http://www.theworld-underneath.blogspot.com/

Read through and think of more ideas alright

Cheers
T Jasmine

2009-07-05T12:20:00.000+08:00

Hi , i am not teaching on Saturday (11 July 09)

Shirlia you need to preapare at least 8 drawings for me, all coloured and painted.
when you are done, i will meet you to improve your work alright =)

For those who need to hand up your SS essay to me, pass it to any teachers and they will pass it to me ok =)

Cheers !
T Jasmine

2009-06-29T09:25:00.000+08:00

THE WARRIORS !!!

Peer Teaching(top)

One Big family(Top)
T Sherry & T Jasmine
Teacher's Malaysia Trip

T Jasmine & T Grace

Teacher's Malaysia Trip

Pose !

Agape

Sentosa Outing

T Grace & Mrs Yeo

Huang Lao Shi

Student's all time favourite= T JOEL !

2009-06-29T09:18:00.000+08:00

Here I am
Running in the dark tunnel
Towards the beam of light
Shining brightly
Getting closer as I run the race of life

Here I am
Standing on the hard battle ground
In the midst of all challenges of life
Fighting every stroke of my sword of faith
Fending each arrow with my shield of hope
Winning from battles to battles

Here I am
Refusing to retreat
Refusing to relent
Refusing to retrack
There is only one way to go
No looking back into haunting memories
Only marching into the path where future hopes bring
Holding the gift of present

Here I am Cherished and Treasured
Knowing I am a masterpiece
Denying all lies that I am less than worthy
Embracing the gift of love
Consuming my life with its blaze

Here I am
Naked and Unashamed
Precious beyond all truths
Living as a torch of fire
Warming the hearts of the ruthless reality
Reaching to the hungry and the thirsty
Loving the rejected, abandoned and unloved

Here I amLiving the life I am called for
Waiting in expectation
The fulfilment of the desires of my heart
Making leaps and soaring high
into the skies where passion burns
into the realms where it holds
the key to the secret garden of my heart

Here I am
More than conquerors.

Posted by T Sherry

2009-06-28T09:54:00.000+08:00

hi ! some funny pictures to share with all of you =)

Wheelchair? Safe enough ??

GO or STOP
SO WHICH WAY ?? EATING BABIES ? FREE??

WALKING ON CEILING ? HOW ??

CUTE TATTOOS
CAN HE STOP THE FIRE ?

OH MY GOD, DADDY AND MUMMY!! I AM SCARE!!

SHOOT KIDS AND BRIDE ?

2009-06-25T01:41:00.000+08:00

When you are still alive, there are still hope
Take this opportunities to do what you want in life.
Ask yourself, what do you want actually...
If you are lacking behind, just work Xtra hard to catch up
I know the journey is tough and tiring
But believe me..
As long as you don't give up..
As long as you believe..

As long as you trust yourself..

Nothing is IMPOSSIBLE..........

i went through it before and i have succeeded

No matter how tough it is, just remember that, you are not running the race alone
The teachers are always there for you,even if you can't see us..
But just remember, if you need

someone to talk to,

someone to cry on,

someone to share with

we are just one mile away ...

Love,
T Jasmine

2009-06-25T01:07:00.000+08:00

Hee....these are some mind food for sharing... after my long day... we only finished work over 11pm today.

25 June 2009

Significance means of great importance, valuable.

3 Common Characteristics to Significance:

1) A sense of urgency ---- translates into a passion for the moment

2) A sense of the whole of life --- perspective of eternity, looking things at a different picture

3) A sense of significance

26 June 2009

The Long distance winner gains success by gaining endurance. Endurance helps the long distance runner grow stronger by increasing his or her capacity to run, often by weathering pain.

Rousseau stated, "Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet,"

Matthew 5:16 "Let your light shine before men, that they may like your good deeds andpraise your father in heaven."

27 June 2009

There are no victories at bargain prices!!! No cheap victories on sale!!! Pay the price or get lost!!!

Price----> Self Discipline

Which path of self discipline would you choose?

1) Pain of discipline which comes from sacrifice and growth OR

2) Pain of regret which comes from the easy road and missed opportunities.

Self Discipline needed in two areas:

1) EMOTIONS

Effective leaders recognise that our emotional reactions are our own RESPONSIBILITY.There is no true freedom without self-discipline.

2) TIME

How effectively our minutes are used? MAXIMISE THE USE OF OUR TIME.

-- Create long and short term goals

-- Plan to achieve goals

-- Desire that motivates us to continue working to accomplish the goals.

28 June 2009

ADDICTION

Everything involved in addiction is good. Addictive behaviors seem natural to those capturedby them.

The Seduction of Addiction : SENSATION IS EVERYTHING---> as long as u feel happy, tats the most impt.

The Gift of Pain

- Pain reminded Adam to look for Eve. Before the Fall, pain was a sensation; after the Fall, pain became acatastrophe.

- Every desire has discomfort with it, and every painful physical sensation carries with it a powerful warning.

ADDICTION IS THE LEGACY OF UNADDRESSED PAIN.

PAIN+PLEASURE = ADDICTION

Pain was intended to wake us to the needs and threats of life but addiction mismanages it.Take the pain away, the addiction loses its strength.

Loneliness is painful. For by its very nature when a person is tempted, they have turned inward to an appetite to find relief and pleasure. Real people complicate temptation.Appetites were morally neutral as gifts of God. Its is what we do with them that matters!

CONDEMNATION---> CONFUSION---->DELIVERANCE

No matter where a Christian is in sin and addiction, he or she cannot be closer to God than they are right now.

We do not lose the presence of God. We are the inner sanctuary of God!! Sense of God's withdrawal produces HOPELESSNESS AND HELPLESSNESS.

THE CYCLE OF ADDICTION

PAIN(NEGATIVE MOODS) eg. shame, loneliness, boredom, high anxiety, bitterness

becomes

DISASSOCIATION (using mismanaged pleasure to drown the pain)

becomes

FANTASY WORLD (it justifies the rush into appetite)

--- the most dangerous n powerful weapon in addiction

--- the inner world becomes self contained

--- gives permission for the pain, encourages and enslaves the person.

becomes

INITIAL ACT

--- mindlessness is what is needed.

--- goal is to not interfere with, but instead to heighten the pleasure for the person

becomes

ACTING OUT!!!

We can discuss more on this topic of addiction. But now, I need to get ready for my beauty sleep. Cheers.Way

posted by T sherry

2009-06-23T12:52:00.000+08:00

23 June 2009

FEAR AND DISCOURAGEMENT KEEP US FROM DOING THE RIGHT THINGS.

Let no fear hinders us from reaching our goals nor discouragement dampens our spirits. :)

It is so easy to get bombarded with the noise of our circumstances. Not only are we pressuredinto decisions by others, but the voice of our ego also deafens our ability to listen to Godwith a totally honest heart. It takes courage to listen to God with a totally honest heart. Ittakes even greater courage to follow through on what we hear.

Sometimes it is not about choosing right and wrong decision. It is about having the courage to seeand follow through with the decision that had been whispering in our heart all along.

For example,

When I first went into teaching at the instruction of the Lord, I lost touch with the syllabus.And guess what I hated to teach most??? SCIENCE.

At that time, I had a class of 2 sec two students, teaching them science 2 hours every week. And every time, this gal always asked me things I dunno, and when I couldnt answer, she would justlaugh mockingly. And almost every lesson, I would excuse myself to go toilet to cry to God...

Each time I asked God, "Papa God, do I really have to continue?"

Then a reply will come, "Yes"I would say, "fine. You asked me to go, You take care of the results."Then each time, I dried my tears and went out to teach. Never was I so weak and ill-prepared inmy entire life.

Then one day, the gal came into class n kept sobbing in tears. In my heart, I wantedto go n hug her, but my mind was thinking "she likes to mock at me, she would probably reject myhug. I be so stupid to love a person who dislikes me"... But I asked God what should I do.

Then He replied, "Hug her and show her you love her."I said fine. I stopped my teaching, went to her side, took some tissues and simply hug her... jUSTlet her cry in my arms... From that day, she never mocked at me again.

By end of 3 months, both of them scored A1 for their science!!! haha.. Thats the result of a weak crying teacher and a strong and powerful God.

Zechariah 4:6 "Not by my might nor by power, but by my Spirit," says the Lord Almighty (NIV)

24 JUNE 2009

Compassion without accountability produces sentimentalism.

Accountability without compassion is harsh and heartless.

Compassion teamed with accountability is a powerful force to excel.

Teachers, this is a very important lesson to me.

All of us are softhearted, it is very easy for us to want to help everyone in our lives. But we are not SAVIORS.

I remember my dad likes to tell me, "Even God can only help those who want to be helped. So before we canchange for the better, we must first want to change." A friend also told me, "Dont give a person fish, teach him how to fish. And if he doesnt want to learn, let him starve but dont let him die.

"It is the same thing for our students. Most of our students are producing good results or shown excellentimprovements. And if you look at the attitude of these ppl, there is one common thing: they want to changeand willing to pay the price for the change.

So if we want to help the student with love and compassion, we need the student to be accountable to us.This is why we need to see some parents and want all results to be updated with us every term. They needto know their failure and their victories are not their own business only, we committed our time and effortsso we have the right to call for accountability. In my eyes, when they fail, I fail. When they win, I win.

And in my eyes, all of them should win cos we are made more than conquerors...

We are responsible for the effectiveness and efficiency for our time. For those who dont want to beaccountable, we need to spend time behind the scenes to pray cos we cant change anyone but God can.We dont have to give up on them or condemn them, we simply have to put in more efforts to pray n bless them.

Some ppl would say, pray pray until when.... hee.... I learnt this "Pray until God speaks." cos Every word thatGod speaks will never return empty handed.

So my role is to pray until deep in my heart, I know by faith that "it's done. it's won." Then I will go and sing Hallelujah, praise the Lord.

Take for example,

Few years ago, I taught a p6 gal in a class. When I taught her, she cried n felt very stressful. She came in endJune to prepare for mid october PSLE when maths, science n chinese failed very badly. only english borderlinepassed. She was scared of being accountable to me too. At that time, I prayed more than I pray now! haha...each time, I would pray to God how I can help her... then I would know what to do.Then 5 weeks before PSLE n few days before prelim exams, her dad wants me to personally coach herchinese cos she scored only 25/100 in her mock exam. I felt so stressed, and I waited until I felt God speaksHis blessing into this situation. First two lessons very tough, she couldnt take my strictness and she criedvery hard in lessons. Then after first two lessons, her prelim chinese scored 50/100. She started seeing hope.Then we continued another 16 hours of hard drill. and PSLE, she scored B for her chinese! It was a tough run with her. Since then, she told me she felt confident to study by herself n she did it.

Praise God. Hallelujah.

Hi guys, I am tired of typing so I will stop first. Will try to update more tomorrow. I still have to do my daily workout.Please update me when u have mind food to share and I can forward to the rest. Thank you for reading.Teachers, I would encourage open clarification of any doubts to this mail with me before any discussion behind me. Cos this mail is written out of good motive to support and build up one another in love. So I would not want the purpose to be misinterpreted in doubts and misunderstanding. I appreciate your cooperation and kind understanding.everyone, JIA YOU!

Teacher Sherry

22 June 2009

2009-06-22T11:22:00.000+08:00

HI EVERYONE..SOME INTERESTING PICTURES TO SHARE WITH ALL OF YOU...

THIS IS A CEILING MURAL IN A SMOKER LOUNGE

The lady is getting ready to ENTER!

Now that you've seen the outside view,
lets take a look at the inside view ...

It's made entirely of one-way glass!

No one can see you from the outside, but when
you are inside it's like sitting in a clear
glass box!

PS: SO YOU DARE TO SETTLE YOUR BUSINESS HERE???

would this mess up your mind???
would you even dare to step in ??

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2009-06-20T10:56:00.001+08:00

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POSTED BY :T JOEL

2009-06-13T01:54:00.000+08:00

OUR MALAYSIA TRIP LAST YEAR

2009-06-12T04:28:00.001+08:00

Hi all .. the blog is still under maintenance