Jerry is the manager of a restaurant. He is always in a good mood. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would always reply: "If I were any better, I would be twins!" Many of the waiters at his restaurant quit their jobs when he changed jobs, so they could follow him around from restaurant to restaurant. Why? Because Jerry was a natural motivator.
If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was always there, telling him how to look on the positive side of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him: "I don’t get it! No one can be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, I have two choices today. I can choose to be in a good mood or I can choose to be in a bad mood. I always choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be victim or I can choose to learn from it. I always choose to learn. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I always choose the positive side of life."
"But it’s not always that easy," I protested. "Yes it is," Jerry said.
"Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk every situation is a choice. You choose how you reach to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. It’s your choice how you live your life."
Several years later, I heard that Jerry accidentally did something you are never supposed to do in the restaurant business. He left the back door of his restaurant open. And then in the morning, he was robbed by three armed men. While Jerry trying to open the safe box, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him.
Luckily, Jerry was found quickly and rushed to the hospital. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body…….. I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I’d be twins. Want to see my scars?"
I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied. "Then, after they shot me, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or could choose to die. I choose to live."
"Weren’t you scared?" I asked /Jerry continued, "The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine.
But when they wheeled me into the Emergency Room and I saw the expression on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read He’s a dead man. I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything." "Yes, to bullets," I replied.
Over their laughter, I told them: "I am choosing to live. Please operate on me as if I am alive, not dead." Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude.
I learned from him that every day you have the choice to either enjoy your life or to hate it. The only thing that is truly yours – that no one can control of take from you – is your attitude, so if you can take care of that, everything else in life becomes much easier.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Thats When The Fight Started
Get ready for a good laugh! ^_^
THAT'S WHEN THE FIGHT STARTED
My wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping channels.
She asked, 'What's on TV?'
I said, 'Dust.'
And that's when the fight started
....................................................
My wife and I were watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in
bed.
I turned to her and said, "Do you want to have sex?"
"No," she answered..
I then said, "Is that your final answer?"
She didn't even look at me this time, simply saying "Yes.."
So I said, "Then I'd like to phone a friend."
And that's when the fight started ...
......................................................
I asked my wife, "Where do you want to go for our anniversary?"
It warmed my heart to see her face melt in sweet appreciation.
"Somewhere I haven't been in a long time!" she said...
So I suggested, "How about the kitchen?"
And that's when the fight started...
....................................................
Saturday morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my lunch, grabbed the
dog, and slipped quietly into the garage...
I hooked up the boat up to the truck, and proceeded to back out into a
torrential downpour.
The wind was blowing 50 mph, so I pulled back into the garage, turned on the
radio, and discovered that the weather would be bad all day. I went back
into the house, quietly undressed, and slipped back into bed. I cuddled up
to my wife's back, now with a different anticipation, and whispered, 'The
weather out there is terrible.'
My loving wife of 10 years replied, 'Can you believe my stupid husband is
out fishing in that?'
And that's when the fight started....
.................................................
A man and a woman were asleep like two innocent babies.
Suddenly, at 3 o'clock in the morning, a loud noise came from outside.The
woman, bewildered, jumped up from the bed and yelled at the man 'Holy Crap.
That must be my husband!'
So the man jumped out of the bed; scared and naked jumped out the
window. He smashed himself on the ground, ran through a thorn bush and to
his car as fast as he could go. A few minutes later he returned and went up
to the bedroom and screamed at the woman, 'I AM your husband!'
The woman yelled back, 'Yeah, then why were you running?'
And that's when the fight started.....
..................................................
I tried to talk my wife into buying a case of Molson Canadian for $24.95.
Instead, she bought a jar of face cream for $17.95.
I told her the beer would make her look better at night than the face
cream..
And that's when the fight started.....
..............................................
A woman was standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.
She was not happy with what she saw and said to her husband, 'I feel
horrible; I look old, fat and ugly.
I really need you to pay me a compliment.'
The husband replies, 'Your eyesight's damn near perfect.'
And that's when the fight started....
.................................................
I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some reason, took my
order first. "I'll have the strip steak, medium rare, please."
He said, "Aren't you worried about the mad cow?""
Nah, she can order for herself..."
And that's when the fight started....
................................................
My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion, and I
kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a
nearby table. My wife asked, 'Do you know her?'
'Yes,' I sighed, 'She's my old girlfriend.
I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years
ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since..'
'My God!' said my wife, 'who would think a person could go on celebrating
that long?'
And that's when the fight started....
.....................................................................
After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply for my SIN
The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver's license to verify my
age..
I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home.
I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have to go home and come
back later.
The woman said, 'Unbutton your shirt.' So I opened my shirt revealing my
curly silver hair.
She said, 'That silver hair on your chest is proof
enough for me' and she processed my Social Security application.
When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at the Social
Security office.
She said, 'You should have dropped your pants. You might have gotten
disability, too.'
And that's when the fight started.....
...........................................
When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her someplace
expensive... so, I took her to a gas station..
And that's when the fight started....
.............................................
My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary.
She said, 'I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in about 3
seconds.I bought her a bathroom scale.
And that's when the fight started....
..............................................
One year, a husband decided to buy his mother-in-law a cemetery plot as a
Christmas gift.
The next year, he didn't buy her a gift.
When she asked him why, he replied, "Well, you still haven't used the
gift I bought you last year!"
And that's when the fight started...
THAT'S WHEN THE FIGHT STARTED
My wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping channels.
She asked, 'What's on TV?'
I said, 'Dust.'
And that's when the fight started
....................................................
My wife and I were watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in
bed.
I turned to her and said, "Do you want to have sex?"
"No," she answered..
I then said, "Is that your final answer?"
She didn't even look at me this time, simply saying "Yes.."
So I said, "Then I'd like to phone a friend."
And that's when the fight started ...
......................................................
I asked my wife, "Where do you want to go for our anniversary?"
It warmed my heart to see her face melt in sweet appreciation.
"Somewhere I haven't been in a long time!" she said...
So I suggested, "How about the kitchen?"
And that's when the fight started...
....................................................
Saturday morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my lunch, grabbed the
dog, and slipped quietly into the garage...
I hooked up the boat up to the truck, and proceeded to back out into a
torrential downpour.
The wind was blowing 50 mph, so I pulled back into the garage, turned on the
radio, and discovered that the weather would be bad all day. I went back
into the house, quietly undressed, and slipped back into bed. I cuddled up
to my wife's back, now with a different anticipation, and whispered, 'The
weather out there is terrible.'
My loving wife of 10 years replied, 'Can you believe my stupid husband is
out fishing in that?'
And that's when the fight started....
.................................................
A man and a woman were asleep like two innocent babies.
Suddenly, at 3 o'clock in the morning, a loud noise came from outside.The
woman, bewildered, jumped up from the bed and yelled at the man 'Holy Crap.
That must be my husband!'
So the man jumped out of the bed; scared and naked jumped out the
window. He smashed himself on the ground, ran through a thorn bush and to
his car as fast as he could go. A few minutes later he returned and went up
to the bedroom and screamed at the woman, 'I AM your husband!'
The woman yelled back, 'Yeah, then why were you running?'
And that's when the fight started.....
..................................................
I tried to talk my wife into buying a case of Molson Canadian for $24.95.
Instead, she bought a jar of face cream for $17.95.
I told her the beer would make her look better at night than the face
cream..
And that's when the fight started.....
..............................................
A woman was standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.
She was not happy with what she saw and said to her husband, 'I feel
horrible; I look old, fat and ugly.
I really need you to pay me a compliment.'
The husband replies, 'Your eyesight's damn near perfect.'
And that's when the fight started....
.................................................
I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some reason, took my
order first. "I'll have the strip steak, medium rare, please."
He said, "Aren't you worried about the mad cow?""
Nah, she can order for herself..."
And that's when the fight started....
................................................
My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion, and I
kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a
nearby table. My wife asked, 'Do you know her?'
'Yes,' I sighed, 'She's my old girlfriend.
I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years
ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since..'
'My God!' said my wife, 'who would think a person could go on celebrating
that long?'
And that's when the fight started....
.....................................................................
After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply for my SIN
The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver's license to verify my
age..
I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home.
I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have to go home and come
back later.
The woman said, 'Unbutton your shirt.' So I opened my shirt revealing my
curly silver hair.
She said, 'That silver hair on your chest is proof
enough for me' and she processed my Social Security application.
When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at the Social
Security office.
She said, 'You should have dropped your pants. You might have gotten
disability, too.'
And that's when the fight started.....
...........................................
When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her someplace
expensive... so, I took her to a gas station..
And that's when the fight started....
.............................................
My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary.
She said, 'I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in about 3
seconds.I bought her a bathroom scale.
And that's when the fight started....
..............................................
One year, a husband decided to buy his mother-in-law a cemetery plot as a
Christmas gift.
The next year, he didn't buy her a gift.
When she asked him why, he replied, "Well, you still haven't used the
gift I bought you last year!"
And that's when the fight started...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Did You Know?
E-mail Print Font Style
Following a report dated 25 March 2010 from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay on a cost-efficient environmentally-friendly practice [http://new.whbl.com/news/articles/2010/mar/25/green-enhanced-uw-green-bay-font-change/http://new.whbl.com/news/articles/2010/mar/25/green-enhanced-uw-green-bay-font-change/> ], we would like to encourage all staff and students in the NUS community to consider changing the print style on their e-mail system from the Arial font to Century Gothic.
According to the report, the university’s information technology director asserts that it costs a lot less when e-mails are printed, as Century Gothic uses 30% less ink than Arial. It means less ink and plastic cartridges to be thrown away – and the IT director says the ink in those cartridges adds up to about US$10,000 a gallon. Century Gothic uses even less ink than the widely-touted “Eco Font.”
Article contributed by Mrs Lee Cheng Ean, Associate University Librarian (Resources), NUS Libraries
Thanks to MJJ for forwarding that article out, let's all practise some green habits to save this poor mother nature yah! :)
Following a report dated 25 March 2010 from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay on a cost-efficient environmentally-friendly practice [http://new.whbl.com/news/articles/2010/mar/25/green-enhanced-uw-green-bay-font-change/http://new.whbl.com/news/articles/2010/mar/25/green-enhanced-uw-green-bay-font-change/> ], we would like to encourage all staff and students in the NUS community to consider changing the print style on their e-mail system from the Arial font to Century Gothic.
According to the report, the university’s information technology director asserts that it costs a lot less when e-mails are printed, as Century Gothic uses 30% less ink than Arial. It means less ink and plastic cartridges to be thrown away – and the IT director says the ink in those cartridges adds up to about US$10,000 a gallon. Century Gothic uses even less ink than the widely-touted “Eco Font.”
Article contributed by Mrs Lee Cheng Ean, Associate University Librarian (Resources), NUS Libraries
Thanks to MJJ for forwarding that article out, let's all practise some green habits to save this poor mother nature yah! :)
Monday, April 5, 2010
Quote
"I always wanted a happy ending... Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity! "
Gilda Radner
Gilda Radner
Sharing this fab quote with you all, live it breath it! :)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Randomly Neglected
Omgosh, am such a S-L-A-C-K-E-R aint i?! So much for my 'perserverance' in blogging more frequently...Am sure you guys can understand why the hell i deleted my previous blogs aye lol
So anyway this is a short blog post coz once again am stealing some time out from busy schedule to do some quick update yah.
Oh u know what? My official results are finally out and am gonna be wearing the LONG-AWAITED si fang mao! But seriously, am not exactly elated, but more of that i no longer have to fork out the expensive $3K every quarterly. So friggin siong on my financial health lor! So now, just need to repay remaining study loan and look for a new job :)
Anyone got lobang for marketing/account servicing positions?
Dont really wish to leave my current company coz of firstly, familiarity and secondly, the fab benefits, but...aiya if i dun spread my wings out now to try out new experience in another environment, then when right?! I dont wanna be those whom work in 1 single company their whole life. I believe there's so much more waiting for me out there! :D
Oh yeah, am still feeling disgruntled but not being able to purchase tix for Adam Lambert showcase. He's like the bestest voice in American Idol history (well, to me actually...) They only allow people to call in and win the tix. Where got time?! Tsk
Lastly, here are some shots of pix taken during post Xmas '09 with girlies at Sun & Moon Jap restaurant and later at Helipad (sorry babes, i know am so OVERDUED on this...lol)
You know you heart moi!
Xoxo
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Quote:
"Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new."
"Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new."
Came across this quote and i just have to comment how applicable it should be for everyone, and even more so for me now.
The 1st time in anything is never easy, mostly wobbly steps are felt. But i believe in striving on, pushing yourself outta one's comfort zone to experience a new height in life. Wish me luck peeps! :)
The 1st time in anything is never easy, mostly wobbly steps are felt. But i believe in striving on, pushing yourself outta one's comfort zone to experience a new height in life. Wish me luck peeps! :)
CNY shots coming up for the next blogpost, stay tune! :D
You know you heart moi
Xoxo
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