Interesting and very thoughtful message for all to read.

Interesting and very thoughtful message for all to read.

                                                                                                    

This is special

   

A successful business man was growing old and

Knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business.  

Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together.

He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you. "The young executives were Shocked, but the boss continued. "I am going to give each one of you a SEED today - one very special SEED. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed I have given you.  

I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one  

I choose will be the next CEO."

One man, named Jim, was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly, told his wife the story. She helped him get a pot, soil and compost and he planted   the seed. Everyday, he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk about their seeds and the plants that  were beginning to grow.  

Jim kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew.  

Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by, still  

Nothing.  

By now, others were talking about their plants,

But Jim didn't have a plant and he felt like a failure.

Six months went by -- still nothing in Jim's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing.

Jim didn't say anything to his colleagues, however, he just kept watering and fertilizing the soil - He so wanted the seed to grow.

A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company

Brought their plants to the CEO for inspection.

Jim told his wife that he wasn't going to take an empty pot.

But she asked him to be honest about what happened. Jim felt sick to his

Stomach, it was going to be the most embarrassing moment of his life, but he knew his wife was right. He took his empty pot to the board room.

When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful - in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and many of his colleagues  laughed, a few felt sorry for him!

When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted his youngexecutives.

Jim just tried to hide in the back. "My, what great plants, trees and flowers you have grown," said the CEO. "Today one of you will be appointed the next CEO!"

All of a sudden, the CEO spotted Jim at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered the Financial Director to bring him to the front. Jim was terrified. He thought, "The CEO knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me fired!"  

When Jim got to the front, the CEO asked him what had happened to his seed, 

Jim told him the story.

The CEO asked everyone to sit down except Jim. He looked at Jim, and then announced to the young executives, "Behold your next Chief Executive Officer!  

His name is Jim!" Jim couldn't believe it. Jim couldn't even grow his seed.

"How could he be the new CEO?" the others said.

Then the CEO said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone in this room a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds; they were dead - it was not possible for them to  grow.

All of you, except Jim, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Jim was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new

Chief Executive Officer!"

* If you plant honesty, you will reap trust  

* If you plant goodness, you will reap friends

* If you plant humility, you will reap greatness

* If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment

* If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective

* If you plant hard work, you will reap success

* If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation

So, be careful what you plant now;

it will determine what you will reap later.  

Think about this for a minute.  

   If I happened to show up on your door step crying, would you care?

If I called you and asked you to pick me up

because something happened, would you come?

If I had one day left to live my life, would you be part of that last day? 

If I needed a shoulder to cry on, would you give me yours? 

This is a test to see who your real

friends are or if you are just someone to talk to you when they are bored. 

Do you know what the relationship is between your two eyes? 

They blink together,   

they move together, 

they cry together,   

they see things together,   

and they sleep together, 

but they never see each other;  

that's what friendship is.   

Your aspiration is your motivation, your   

motivation is your belief,   

your belief is your peace,   

your peace is your target,   

your target is heaven,

and life is like hard core

torture without it! 

Who is your best friend? 

BEAUTIFUL SOUL WITH BEAUTIFUL HEART

Only a beautiful soul with beautiful heart shines up everyday;

Enables one to spread seeds of happiness and joy,

One shines like a star of hope to the peers,

For the encouragement and hope one gives,

That causes the peers to accomplish

Stronger faith like a rock.

One's laughter and words will drive dark clouds away;

Turn every troubled mind to a rosy one.

Only a beautiful soul with beautiful heart have life,

To serves our God and peers

With humble and full of grace.

The world needs such a person

Who lifts the heart from gloom,

And turns barren places into plants

One's good deeds will shine forever.

Come and join with this person.

I AM SO BLESSED

I AM SO BLESSED

Hi! Everyone,

In times of difficulties, I don't tell God that I have problems.

It is not because,  I am super duper capable,

Instead I should be graceful that I have God.

I am so blessed because

there is nothing bigger than God,

My issue is always solved through God who strengthens me.

Therefore I hope you can see exactly what I see,

So, let us walk together by faith and not by sight,

Trust God who is standing at our sides.

Who  always shines through us,

Because God is within us,

And we hold steadfast in God.

We know that nothing can stumble us,

As long we walk with God,

God always lead us and wouldn't abandon us,

We are clear that God allow these uncertainties to mould us,

And strengthen our faith in God.

It functions just like our muscle

Keep on exercising,

This is the way to strengthen your muscle

Similarly, the adversity is meant to strengthen our faith,

Do not worry and fear,

Let us face and conquer it,

Together with our God.

Come and sing this song,

Which glorifies God,

And let it sinks into our hearts and souls.

Amen.

James Oh

Skype me at james.oh18

195-YAER-OLD, YET RELEVANT AND USEFUL

Hi Everyone,

This 195 year-old building is none other than St. George's Church, in Farquhar Street, Penang. It is also the oldest Anglican Church in South-East Asia, built in 1816.
Some of you may recall my preceding article on this church, which was under renovation at that time. Just click at the title of this article to bring you there, if you choose to do so.

As promised much earlier, I shall update you of the progress. In this connection, I am pleased to inform you that the church had weathered all storms, still stand proudly there to serve its visitors. Last Sunday, Feb 27 saw its first service at the reopening of the Church to its congregation, another milestone of its long history after 10 good months' rest for the restoration project of RM 1.8 million under the National Heritage Department's Ninth Malaysia Plan allocation which began in April last year. This blessing came in as the result of the church being declared as one of the country's 50 National Heritage treasures in 2007.

With this, it not only offers comforts to its congregation during their services and other church functions, but now, its night view will be equally bright and grand as the colonial style State's Council Administration Office, not a far distance from its location,  when the church is lighted up from 7:30 pm to 10 pm every night. This exercise not only restores its former glory, but also restores the estate's glory as well. The spirit of cooperation should make all Malaysians proud, as their efforts have paid off within a short span of time. Well done and thanks to all parties that were involved.

This remarkable building also taught me important lessons. First it serves as a reminder to take time to equip myself with knowledge and skills.  I should do it, so long as I can last and stay relevant to serve, regardless of my age, exactly like nearly two centuries old, yet relevant and useful. This vision become clearer to me as I aged, in line with the slogan we are built to last. This is another case of "refirement" and not retirement besides Toyo 99 years Japanese Author, which you may read from the link below.

http://liftyouup.blogspot.com/2011/02/best-selling-author-at-99-toyo-shibata.html

Thanks for your precious time to read this inspiring article from my perspective. Please do share with me regardless whether you see the way I see or not. Your feedback is valuable to me so as I can improve further in order for me to serve you better.

Seeing you again.

James Oh

Skype me at james.oh18

VERY INTERESTING AND THOUGHT PROVOKING

VERY INTERESTING AND THOUGHT PROVOKING

One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice

on the door on which it was written:

"Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company

passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been

prepared in the gym".

In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their

colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who

was that man who hindered the growth of his colleagues and the company

itself.

The excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to

control the crowd within the room.

The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up.

Everyone thought: "Who is this guy who was hindering my progress? Well,

at least he died!".

One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when

they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood nearby

the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the

deepest part of their soul.

There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it

could see himself.

There was also a sign next to the mirror that said:

"There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth:

it is YOU.

You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the

only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your

success. You are the only person who can help yourself.

Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends

change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when your

company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond

your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one

responsible for your life.

"The most important relationship you can have, is the one you have with

yourself"

Examine yourself, watch yourself. Don't be afraid of difficulties,

impossibilities and losses: be a winner, build yourself and your

reality.

The world is like a mirror: it gives back to anyone the reflection of

the thoughts in which one has strongly believed.

The world and your reality are like mirrors laying in a coffin, which

show to any individual the death of his divine capability to imagine and

create his happiness and his success.

It's the way you face Life that makes the difference.

THE MOST POWERFUL HAND PHONE - PRAYER

Hi Everyone

It not only works 24 hours a day,

7 days a week,

Has Unlimited coverage,

Wider than any phone service provider,

No technical maintenance is required,

Yet the most affordable one, if you choose to have.

No language barrier, even body language accepted.

As long as it is from your heart,

Whether you voice out from your mouth or Keep it in your heart is not important,

What is important is your sincerity and it is from the bottom of your heart,

It will not run out of fashion,

From Adam's to present age,

Humans are still using it, without any upgraded version.

It will remain unchanged even in the future.

It will work if you believe in it.

Ask and He shall answer,

That's His word.

He is the Sovereign who keeps every of His promise,

In the past to present and even to the future,

So practice it daily,

And you will agree with me one day.

Or you may agree to it already.

Please step forward to vouch for it,

Don't be shy, but be proud of it,

Let the light shines everywhere,

And let Him do it through you effortlessly.

Be patient and let patience complete the task,

That makes you complete and holy,

Without lacking anything

And peace with you always.

Acknowledge prayer and let it be part of your life.

So that you live meaningfully and lively,

Let us pray together,

That He always communicate with us through prayers.

Amen.

UNIQUELY AMAZING STORY - DRAGON GREETS MALL PATRONS

Happy day and welcome to this amazing story blog.

In today's article, I decided to let you know of this uniquely amazing story of Giant Dragon of 20m-long and 35.5cm wide displayed at the Berjaya Times Square mall's boulevard entrance.

It is so fascinating because it was created by the pastry team of Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. It took them one whole month to complete, weights over 600 kgs and is made from chocolate from head-to-tail. According to the Chef, En. Mohd, the chocolate used are from various countries like Begium, Indonesia and Malaysia. In this context, may any reader tell us more about the differences of these chocolate in term of colour, taste and etc. Thank you in advance.

It is worthy to note that this entire cake was meticulously done with handmade chocolate scales that are cut in precise shapes and sizes. To make it glaringly attractive, the chef painted the dragon with edible gold paint. Please do let us know its taste if you have the chance to try it. Please come and see yourself and tell us your view regardless whether you agree or disagree with us.

This cake was made in conjuction with the celebration of the Berjaya Founder's Day. The proceeds from the sale of voucher booklets worth RM 10 each will then be channeled to various charity organizations. Big thanks and congratulation to the parties that were involved in this program.

This eye catching item proves the point in case that we can deliver whatever our minds can think of, which we must always be graceful to the one above who has given us such a powerful and invaluable gift out of His grace.

As such, this news again remind us to working toward our ends which we dream about. Your hope is always waiting for us to materialise, so long as you don't give up.

James Oh

Skype me at james.oh18