finally i start on my new job as an admin...
1st day, nothing much was done in the morning.. just some plain reading n understanding.. was only given some work in the afternoon after lunch.. tried my best to do it.. almost time to knock off after getting certain stuffs done up..
2nd day of work.. waited for my manager to check and go thru the stuffs i did ystd.. there were mistakes... but managed to understand more from the mistakes i made and managed to learn from it... got to do some other filing too..
guess my workload will start soon... hoping is managable.. =)
the staffs here seems friendly.. the pantry is nice..
11:04 PM
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Grandma's Hands
Grandma, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. She didn't move, just sat with her head down staring at her hands. When I sat down beside her she didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if she was OK.
Finally, not really wanting to disturb her but wanting to check on her at the same time, I asked her if she was OK. She raised her head and looked at me and smiled. "Yes, I'm fine, thank you for asking," she said in a clear strong voice.
"I didn't mean to disturb you, grandma, but you were just sitting here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK," I explained to her.
"Have you ever looked at your hands," she asked. "I mean really looked at your hands?" I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. I turned them over, palms up and then palms down. No, I guess I had never really looked at my hands as I tried to figure out the point she was making.
Grandma smiled and related this story:
"Stop and think for a moment about the hands you have, how they have served you well throughout your years. These hands, though wrinkled, shriveled and weak have been the tools I have used all my life to reach out and grab and embrace life. They braced and caught my fall when as a toddler I crashed upon the floor. They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. As a child my mother taught me to fold them in prayer. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots. They held my husband and wiped my tears when he went off to war.
"They have been dirty, scraped and raw, swollen and bent. They were uneasy and clumsy when I tried to hold my newborn son. Decorated with my wedding band they showed the world that I was married and loved someone special. They wrote my letters to him and trembled and shook when I buried my parents and spouse.
"They have held my children and grandchildren, consoled neighbors,and shook in fists of anger when I didn't understand.
"They have covered my face, combed my hair, and washed and cleansed the rest of my body. They have been sticky and wet, bent and broken, dried and raw. And to this day when not much of anything else of me works real well these hands hold me up, lay me down, and again continue to fold in prayer. These hands are the mark of where I've been and the ruggedness of life.
"But more importantly it will be these hands that God will reach out and take when he leads me home. And with my hands He will lift me to His side and there I will use these hands to touch the face of Christ."
I will never look at my hands the same again. But I remember God reached out and took my grandma's hands and led her home.
When my hands are hurt or sore or when I stroke the face of my children and husband I think of grandma. I know she has been stroked and caressed and held by the hands of God. I, too, want to touch the face of God and feel His hands upon my face.
--Author Unknown
11:25 PM
11 Aug
yawnzzz... i'm so tired.. went for morning jog with sarah den after had breakfast at mac.. den proceed on to tampines..
there r things i wan2 get but nothing catches my eyes.. in de end, nothing was bought.. sort of half way thru the shopping, dear rang me up.. actually didn't plan to meet him.. but in de end i still went to look for him.. but den when i reach his place i was so tired dat i went to my lala land..
...a simple day...
10 Aug
early in the morning, my darling agent rang me and reminded me about my interview at the later part of the day and also the place.. [i'm so in love with her.. she is super nice.. heez]
next, sms dear and told him the place i going for interview den he offer to come pick me n drove me there.. [so nice of him :) muackz] went down to town after my interview.. PS was so crowded so decided to go over to cathay to see if there's any chance to catch a movie.. in de end got tickets for it! [movie watched: Rush Hour 3] i wld say is a nice show coz i was laughing from the start to the end? haha.. [1st time entering the grand cathay theatre.. and was like wow.. so big.. i noe i mountain tortoise.. but definately a nice n memorable experience..]
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