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April 4th, 2010
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Be Thankful for the Resurrection Day

On this Resurrection Sunday I want to share a video by one of my favorite gospel singers, Nicole C Mullen, singing My Redeemer Lives. It’s a wonderful song and perfect for Easter time.

This video actually isn’t in the best quality, there are other better videos found on YouTube but I like this one since it shows her singing and doing sign language at the same time. She always does that while singing this song. So watch her singing and signing and be blessed!

My Redeemer Lives ~ Nicole C Mullen

Who taught the sun where to stand in the morning
Who told the ocean you an only come this far?
Who showed the moon where to hide ’til evening
Whose words alone can catch a falling star?

Well I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives
All of creation testify
This life within me cries
I know my Redeemer lives

The very same God that spins things in orbit
He runs to the weary, the worn and the weak
And the same gentle hands that hold me when I’m broken
They conquered death to bring me victory

Now I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redemer lives
Let all creation testify
Let this life wihtin me cry
I know my Redeemer, He lives

To take away my shame
And He lives forever I’ll proclaim
That the payment for my sin
Was the precious life He gave
But now He’s alive
And there’s an empty grave.

And I know my Redeemer, He lives
I know my Redeemer lives
Let all creation testify
This life within me cries
I know my Redeemer lives

March 20th, 2010

It’s Tax Reporting Month

March is always a busy month at the office. It’s time to submit the yearly tax report so everybody, especially those at finance/accounting department, is busy preparing company’s tax report. Though I’m at legal dept, somehow they manage to drag me into this crazy season. I’ve been working late lately checking documents submitted by our auditors. Oh I really wish this month to be over soon.

I also need to submit my own yearly tax report by the end of the month and up till today I still haven’t had time to meet my consultant yet. Sometimes I think it’s easier to combine my tax report with my husband’s. As a married woman I can and been advised to do that.  However, since I got my own tax ID before I got married, I chose to submit my own tax report and I’m telling you it’s so time consuming and getting more complicated year by year.

I’m not sure, maybe I should reconsider the “combining” option and let my husband takes care of my tax. But the idea of him knowing every penny I make just doesn’t work for me. He knows, or at least has a general idea, about my salary, but there are other income that related to my side of family that I want to keep it for myself. Does it sound right? Does your spouse know all of your money?

March 4th, 2010

We Never Know When

You woke up on Sunday morning and saw the sun was shining brightly. After days being stuck in the house because of endless rain, you thought it was a perfect time to have fun outside. So you brought your kids to a new public swimming pool around your area and let them had fun there.  Not only that you also invited your parents and sisters along with their kids to join you so it became a one big family outing.

Everybody was happy, kids swimming with their fathers while mothers chatting under  a  gazebo by the swimming pool enjoying lunch from the pool’s cafe. It was a perfect family outing, until suddenly the weather changed. Rain started to fall. Some visitors ran into the pool’s building/cafe while some others, including your family, chose to stay under the gazebo instead. You thought everybody was already wet from the pool anyway so it did not make a difference if you got wet from the rain.

Then the rain got heavier accompanied by strong wind and thunders. Yet, you did not move from there hoping it would be over soon. Suddenly lightning struck  the top of the gazebo causing the whole heavy roof to fall on you and your family. You felt pain and started screaming for help then everything became black.

February 14th, 2010

Happy Chinese New Year

Year of Golden Tiger

It’s been raining all day long since the last couple of days now. My late grandfather used to say rain before the Lunar New Year (or Imlek, that’s how it formally called here) meant a good sign, because rain brought blessing!

I don’t know for sure if that’s a common belief among Chinese or just his optimistic way to welcome the new year, never had a chance to ask him. As far as I can remember, we always have rain on Imlek, so I guess we always have a blessed new year :) .

GONG XI FA CAI!