New Strings

My guitar has new strings... yummy! It's always nice to have new strings. The last time I changed my strings was 2 years ago! Yes! It's been that long. I spent a bit of money getting some really good strings. Now that the strings are changed, it sounds really really good! Wow! It's not so dull, but bright and punchy!
That got me thinking... what are the strings in my life that might need to be changed or serviced? Yes, perhaps a vision, or a dream, or a desire, or a relationship, or an area of knowledge. They need to be taken care of, if not they'll be dull and they won't be as effective.

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's....

We recently spotted something... looks familiar?

Michael Jackson...

The TV is on... one of the rare times that it's on in my house :) And there's a Michael Jackson concert on. It's suppose to be a tribute to him. Unless you've missed the news, you'll know he passed away very recently. I was on the way to work when I got the news via sms. I checked out the news on a news portal via 3G and yes, he had passed away (along with Farah Fawcett, but that seems to be a less talked about news).
Anyway, back to the concert. It's amazing to see how devoted and crazy his fans are. They are screaming and just delirious. It's amazing. He's of course doing an amazing performance. It's just insane! (The way people are reacting in his concert). Such was his influence.
There's also sms dedications scrolling across the page on the TV. People just pouring out their thoughts and feeling for MJ. They're paying tribute to him. What an impact he had.
My wife has just stumbled upon a recording of the 911 called made to get him to the hospital. Fancy that.
Malaysia also has a drink called Michael Jackson, or MJ - soya bean milk with black/grass jelly. The ultimate honor in Malaysia!
I can still remember many of his hits. He was an entertainer. He was a star. Yes, he had his problems. Many have written about it. I don't profess to know them in detail. I never knew the man well. But was he a star, yes. No doubt.
I guess many will miss him...

6 bulbs

This week I changed 7 bulbs... and I still have one that's not working. Arrgghhhhhhhh!!!
You know, that when one bulb goes out, it was still ok for us.. But when more bulbs went out, the room slowly got darker and darker until the point I realize that it's half the brightness it used to be. That's when you go and buy bulbs and replace them!
I guess that when we neglect things in our life we don't feel it at first, until things start to change drastically. Sometimes they can be as easy to fix as buying some light bulbs and changing the faulty ones. Sometimes, it's harder to recover.

Relationships, relationships!

Yesterday morning I had the chance to go to HELP University College to share a little about relationships. It's always a great topic to share with young people because it's interesting to them and there's a lot to talk about in relationships.
You know, dating is an important part of a young person's life, when they are ready. Being ready and healthy enough, increases their chances of having a good relationships. If someone is dependent on the other for completeness, then the relationship may become unhealthy. Oh my, so much to say to explain those statements, oh nevermind!
But important thing is that learning about relationships help us to be more effective and healthy in them. They become a contributor to the overall purpose of our life, rather than a contaminator :)

Ryan and the Family

Updates: Ryan is continuing to grow well. He just had a runny nose and now he's recovering. Not really that bad, so we're thankful. Dad is also recovering from a runny nose and sore throat. Must be all the running around recently. :)
Here's a pic from about 2-3 weeks ago which I think is really cute! (Oh no, I'm using girl language -cute! arrgghh!)

Delay of the blogger

Yes yes, it's been some time. I guess this is going to be pattern for a while yet. Being so busy, I just have to accept this.
Talking about busy, I just recently had the chance to share about this. I think the important thing is not whether we are busy or not. The important thing is, what are we busy with? Are we busy with things that are worth it or not? Are we busy investing in things that will last or will not last. Are we investing in things that are perishable or imperishable.
Are we investing in things that will just last for a short while, or at the most this lifetime? Or are we investing in things that will last beyond this lifetime. IF we have eternity in view, then it makes sense that we start investing in eternity and the life we will have after this life.
What are you investing your life in?