Click

JJ and I were planning to go see "Cars" tonight but decided to check out "Click" instead. He likes cars but I think Click will be more fun to watch. Turned out I was right! Despite all the PG-rated stuff, the movie is touching and meaningful. Don't want to give too much away. Tell me after you've seen it.

Coins

My manager who sat next to me got up yesterday and said, "here you go, Kevin." Then he took a few things out of his pockets and put them on my desk. "You are going to need these," he said. They were one 2-dollar coin and three 10-cent coin...not CAD but HKD! He might have gotten them from his dad. His dad worked for Air Canada as a pilot and frequently flied the Asia route.

Light of the World

by Watermark

(Another great song!)

Giver of creation, bringer of salvation
Word of God, eternal life
Praise the Son of God
Promised One of Heaven
To bring us to your Kingdom
Rescued us from darkness
Praise the Son of God

(chorus)
Jesus, light of the world
Shine on us, shine on us
Word of life, spoken for love
Breathe on us, breathe on us
Light of the world, King Jesus

Darkness will obey your voice
Weakness will in you rejoice
You have bound the broken heart
Praise the Son of God
Jesus
You have shown your father’s heart
And to us you will impart
The holiness of all you are
Praise the Son of God

(chorus)

Shine, breathe, live through us (4x)

(chorus 2x)

God’s beating heart, live through us (3x)
Light of the world, King Jesus
King Jesus, shine on us, shine on us

Gar nar dai doe heep

Finally an official apology.

"On behalf of all Canadians and the Government of Canada, we offer a full apology to Chinese Canadians for the head tax and express our deepest sorrow for the subsequent exclusion of Chinese immigrants. "

Unmet need

Just received the notification of assessment from BC Student Assistance Program. I was told, based on the education costs and my "minimum expected contribution" for next year, I have a negative dollar amount of "unmet need." And I'm eligible to receive$0 for my program! The bottom line is I am not eligible for financial assistance at this time. Yay! So far I've achieved 0% ROI on the 30 minutes I spent filling out the application form.

Speed reading

During my unemployed days a few years ago, I spent many days "speed reading" at the local bookstore. By that I mean reading a book quickly, sometimes from cover to cover, to try to suck as much useful knowledge out of the book as possible. Of course this is no way to read a book but you've got to be creative when you have a limited amount of time and a serious shortage of $ to spend on books.

I actually got a kick out of "speed reading." You get to read the latest and sometimes the greatest titles in the market. You can also become an instant expert in an area in a very short time.

Tonight, after dinner, I was only planning to check out the magazines. But I saw this book in the business books section -- The Bear Necessities of Business : Building a Company with Heart. The book is very easy to read. The cover is cute too :) I speed-read this from cover to cover. A couple things I learned from the book -- writing business plans and listening to the kids.

Are you working or watching?

Thanks to the great work the folks on my team did, our office is now WiFi enabled. That leads to more and interesting places where people can use computers and still connect to the corporate network. So far I haven't seen anyone typing away on their laptops in the washrooms. However, you can still hear people thumb typing and using the scroll-wheel on their blackberry. So resist any temptation to use other people's bb at all cost :)

We have several TV's in the office. Of course people gather around the TV's to
watch the games these days. I saw some people using their laptop while they were
watching the game. Are they working or watching?

How Great Is Our God

The band opened with this song at the Sunday service. Great song...

How Great Is Our God
by Chris Tomlin

The splendor of a King, clothed in majesty
Let all the earth rejoice
All the earth rejoice

He wraps himself in Light, and darkness tries to hide
And trembles at His voice
Trembles at His voice

How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God

Age to age He stands
And time is in His hands
Beginning and the end
Beginning and the end

The Godhead Three in One
Father Spirit Son
The Lion and the Lamb
The Lion and the Lamb

How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God

Name above all names
Worthy of all praise
My heart will sing
How great is our God (x2)

How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God (x3)

FIFA

I can never imagine myself waking up so early and watching so many world cup soccer matches. A group of 10 of us showed up at MC's place to see the England vs Paraguay game. I got there late but everybody was already there. We went to have breakfast together and then watched the other 2 games at my place. And then some of us went to HL's place later. We played frisbee, softball, and basketball at the school backyard. Had dinner and then went to fellowship. AK asked if we wanted to go to his place Sunday morning to watch the first match that morning. I told him I'd try. I got up today and saw the first match with them. So many soccer matches so little time.

10 Commandments

Went to see a stage production of the first 2 Commandments, an SSOP production. I'm glad I bought the VIP ticket. I was second row from stage. The first play (somewhat related to the first commandment) was also somewhat forgettable. It was also plagued by audio equipment problems. The second play had many comedy moments in it. The dialogues were witty and funny. The actors delivered their lines with ease and great timing. I look forward to the other 8 episodes. William, I understand now why you guys were so desperately looking for a stage manager now :)

Crackberry addiction

This is so me ;) And just by pure coincidence, that guy's name is also Kevin!

Textbooks

First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my friends for the well wishes and encouragement. I am back up and running. I knew a beer would do the trick. :)

Second of all, the students at the B-school forum were discussing where to find the best deals for text books. www.half.com offers books at around half the regular price. I'll check it out for sure.
The Financial Accounting book is listed at around $130 on Amazon.com but it's only $59.60 at half.com.

Third of all, a couple brothers suggest doing a FIFA World Cup TV watching this Saturday morning. I am in. The afternoon will be spent watching the Jays vs. Tigers. Nice!

Sniff sniff

They asked me how I knew
My true love was true
Oh, I of course replied
Something here inside cannot be denied

They said someday you'll find
All who love are blind
Oh, when your heart's on fire
You must realize
Smoke gets in your eyes

So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed
To think they could doubt my love
Yet today my love has flown away
I am without my love

Now laughing friends deride
Tears I can not hide
Oh, so I smile and say
When a lovely flame dies
Smoke gets in your eyes
Smoke gets in your eyes

by Jerome Kern and Otto Harback

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• Long distance calling card -- $5
  
  
• Electric outlet adapter -- $11.50
  
  
• Pre-flight dim sum lunch -- $34.00
  
  
• Parking at the airport -- $5.50
  
  
• Witnessing your loved one take a big step to fulfill her dream -- Priceless