To have a Forgiving Heart

To live a healthy life, we need to have a forgiving heart so that we are not consumed by anger and hurt. The poisonous emotions can eat into us and take the vitality out of our lives. We need to forgive those who have hurt us for our own good - not theirs! This is so that we do not carry unnecessary burden or baggage in our hearts. Jesus has told us to forgive unlimited times because in life, we are bound to get hurt by those around us or even petty strangers. Hence, for a peaceful mind, it is better to forgive and forget and then move on with life.

My Hobbies to Keep Me Occupied

I have been a collector of coins (numismatist) and stamps (philatelist) since I was young. But my stamps collection are much bigger than my coins since I could get free stamps when people send letters to my parents. My hobby has kept me busy and usefully occupied. In my later years, my wealthy uncle in Singapore who is a doctor gave me gold coins during Chinese New Year instead of 'ang-pows' or red packets of money. The gold coin is about 10gm and round in shape. These are my small collection of treasures since childhood and I will cherish them in my possession. The other day, someone was interested to buy my stamps but I am not willing to let them go since they remind me of my childhood.

He Could not Pass the Interview and Get a Job

My mother's church friend's son who studies in UK and graduated with a Master's degree could not pass any interview and has not been working since graduation. What a waste! He is about the same age as my youngest sister. I guess he is just not blessed to hold a job. Perhaps he has very high expectations and salary during the job interview that they could not afford him. Being the only son, his parents did not pressure him to take up lower paying job like working in Mac Donald's. I guess he is lucky that his parents love him regardless of the situation and still support him when they are still alive.

Dream Job to Work from Home

I thank God every day for my blessings to work at home while getting an income every month. I don't have to commute to work, dress up or get stuck in nasty traffic jams. Hence I work in my pajamas. It has been like this for the last 6 years where I wake up to have breakfast and then off to switch on the computer and log into the internet to check emails on a daily basis. Whenever I need a break from work, I just go upstairs to take a short nap and then continue to work again. My job responsibilities include calculating prices for sports quotations, entering financial data to MS Excel worksheet, emailing brochures to potential clients and printing out enquiries for my boss to reply.

Gold as Your Investment?

There are several types of investment. With the inflation rate at about 4%, and your value of money decreasing by the year, have you ever considered to put your money to buy gold instead? Gold is a good hedge against inflation and the value of gold has been increasing steadily for the last 10 years. When I was small, a gram of gold costs only RM21.00 which has now balooned to RM126.00 per gram. So, if you have invested your money in gold at that point in time, you would have made money today. India is the biggest consumer of gold with its citizens wearing gold accessories to look attractive. I have also open a Gold Investment Account with Public Bank and bought about 40gm of gold to be put in the bank for at least 1 year.

Blogging Marathon

Now I have to blog in a marathon mode before the offers are taken up by the minute in some of the programs. Being able to type fast and my training in IT before helps to a certain extent. I took typing lessons for free in Singapore and this has helped me a lot in my work. I can work more efficiently plus using the keyboard short cuts to reduce the time taken. I also have to think fast and on my feet so that what I type here makes sense and not nonsensical ramblings. Working by the computer has its blessings especially when you work at home - no more traffic jams, office politics or back biting by colleagues. And I am literally being my own boss working in my pajamas.

What Really Matters

I followed my 2 younger sisters to a church in Ipoh while we were on weekend holidays there. The priest spoke about the economic system of God's kingdom is to share your wealth and not to hoard it. And what really matters is trust in God and not in money. As we cannot carry all our wealth with us when we die, it is good to share it with the needy and for the extension of God's kingdom. This is to save more lives and lost souls into eternity. We need to have faith and trust in God and the way God works. Blessed are the generous in heart as stated in the book of Proverbs. When you bless others, you will yourself be blessed in return.