Brave Your Storm

Fix your eyes on Jesus...so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 

Certainly, squalls and storms await us in this life. But in Jesus, we outlast life's tempests by standing in Him. 

Jesus, You calm every spiritual storm.
When tempests rage, speak peace to my soul as I put my hope in You. 

When Love Never Ends

God always makes time for us.

You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all His ways and faithful in all He does. 

God's goodness and thoughtful attention sustain our lives each moment, providing us with air to breathe and food to eat. Because He is rich in love, the Creator of all things mercifully crafts even the most intricate details of our existence.  

God's love is so deep and unending that in His kindness and mercy - He's even opened the way to eternal life and joy in His presence - as if to say: I love you so much, I just want to be with you forever, and let time go by.  

Better Than Gold

Blessed are those who find wisdom...she is a tree of life to those who take hold of her. 

A wise choice is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold - making wisdom more precious than any earthly desire.

Long life is in her right hand...and all her paths are peace.

Heavenly Father, when I'm blinded by the lure of shiny wishes, inspire me to take hold of wiser choices, walking the path of wisdom back to Your blessed peace. 

God's Right Hand

For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you - do not fear; I will help you. 

He promised His presence, strength and help through His own righteous standing, symbolized by His right hand. Elsewhere in Scripture, God's right hand is used to secure victories for His people.  

From God's righteous right hand to our broken and needy right hands, God promises to be with us and to help us. 

What Should I Say?

The Bible encourages us to pray on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and request. This includes moments when we need courage, self-control or sensitivity. Praying before we speak helps us give God control of our attitude and our words.

Dear God, I surrender my word to You. Use them for Your glory.  

A Worthwhile Wait

 

The Lord longs to be gracious to you...blessed are all who wait for Him.

Stuck in a stressful job with long hours and an unreasonable boss - let's hang on and see what God will give us.

I waited for God's plan to unfold in His time.

Waiting for God's help in the midst of trouble is hard; it can be tempting to try to find our own solution first.

Waiting for God takes faith and patience. But when we see His answer at the end of it all, we'll realize it was worth it. And what's even more amazing? God is waiting for us to come to Him!

Father, give me the patience to wait for Your answer. I know You're a good and loving God whose timing and will are always perfect. 

Rescued From Powerful Enemies

God rescued me from my powerful enemy.

From my foes, who were too strong for me.

All powerful God, I need to be rescued. If You don't help me, I'm finished. I have no escape. So I'm turning to You. Please help me. 

Ecclesiastes 12:1-8

Life is precious, but fragile. Life can be delightful, but there will come a time when our powers fail and our horizons shrink. Life also contains much that is routine (lighting lamps, drawing water), but for even the most routine tasks there will come a last time. And then we return to the dust.

Remember your Creator in the days of your youth.

Think how you will live your life: it will be over soon enough.  

There are foolish and wise paths in life, and it is vitally important to choose our path well, acknowledging our Creator in the way we live. 

Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

The world is an unpredictable place - wars break out, there is injustice and corruption. 

You cannot predict, still less control, the weather, but there comes a time when you must make your decision and act. If you wait until you are sure of the outcome, you will wait forever and lose everything. The right response to uncertainty is not to do nothing, but to factor the uncertainty into your planning. You cannot assume that everything you do will succeed - some things will not succeed - but if you spread your risks, that  may bring gain in the long term.  

Everything is subject to uncertainty. There is no time, and no climate, so favorable that you can be certain of success if you sow your seed then. There are limits on how much gain you can reasonably expect to make. 

The Teacher goes behind the individual uncertainties of life to the most fundamental uncertainty of all - we don't know what God is doing.

God is the Maker of all things - everything that happens ultimately comes from God. Precisely for that reason we must acknowledge that we cannot understand the work of God. We can see (or think we can see) the reasons for some things that happen, but none of us can explain everything that happens in God's world.

All our ventures, then, are subject to the caveat - God Willing.

We must make decisions, plan as best we can and go for it. But we must also expect the unexpected and reckon with life's uncertainties. 

As The Teacher has often reminded us, our knowledge of God's ways is limited, and to accept this limitation - unwelcome though it may be - is the way of wisdom.

After all, if it is a choice between seeing God's purposes fulfilled or our own plans succeed, surely we would prefer the former. 

Ecclesiastes 10:12 - 20

The sensible response to an uncertain world is to be modest and cautious in one's plans. 

You cannot charm a snake by slapping it, so don't bad-mouth the king. Don't even think of it.

Recognize your limits; work out what you can realistically hope to achieve and stick to that. This is the course of wisdom. Giving way to frustration (in this case, voicing criticisms of the king) may undermine all you have worked for. Saying what you really think may be satisfying at the time, but later it will hurt you and perhaps others as well. Foolish words are never a good idea.  

Ecclesiastes 10:1-11

Rulers who cannot tolerate disagreement and leaders who make bad appointments, such that wrong people have power and wealth. 

Under such a regime the courtier's role is a thankless one. His attempts to guide the ruler wisely may backfire and cost him dearly. His task is like digging pits, dismantling snake-infested walls, quarrying stones and splitting logs - hard and potentially dangerous work, but also necessary.

Like someone using a blunt axe, he cannot achieve nearly as much as he would like, but with persistence and wisdom he can accomplish something. He has to become skilled in charming the 'snake', exerting subtle influence on the king, learning how to placate his wrath when necessary.  

Drammen videregående skole, Drammen

This Mr. Horton's Secretary also another one...

Mr. Horton's Secretary was on compassionate leave for a few days...

I WatsApp Mr. Horton's Secretary - will Mr. Horton's Secretary be coming in to the office...

Mr. Horton's Secretary commented that Mr. Horton's Secretary was very tired, would like to request to work from home...unless there is anything urgent...fine...

The reason that I texted Mr. Horton's Secretary was to check-in whether Mr. Horton's Secretary have already signed in on Miss Chew's greeting card or not...which Samuel have already done on behalf of Mr. Horton's Secretary...fine lor...

Then, Mr. Horton's Secretary ask about me - I updated Mr. Horton's Secretary that I will be going down to KD store...Mr. Horton's Secretary then ask for what...I replied back for CNY 2023...then Mr. Horton's Secretary kata nak ikut sekali...I terus tolak and say it's ok since you are very tired...hahaha...ya mah...masuk office tak mahu...pergi store, knowing that The Eagle will be there, pula nak...ish...ish...

Then, when Samuel found out about the floor walk...and ask whether Mr. Horton's Secretary got join or not...I terus jawab on behalf...hahaha...

Samuel actually got commented that I need to align everyone in my new role - the Feature Promo Space need to give up...it's a good idea...then the question is - give up to who? You all both want to do or not? Pandai cakap jer...  

Buskerud videregående skole, Modum

So, now the Marketing Department will have 2 Pillars: Trade Marketing & Brand Marketing.

Both Samuel & Mr. Horton's Secretary decision one...and now pula say that the Brand Marketing Team - they can refuse to start any work if the department budget is insufficient - and must always make them busy...susah lah mereka berdua...

Then for the A&P - haiz...the A&P colleague also upset with me...both Aidan & myself are motivated to move things forward but the A&P colleague don't see it that way...the A&P colleague claim that we syiok sendiri only...cannot blame everyone because there is no email, no black & white, no official announcement...only Aidan is moving fast...I will assist as much as possible because I get to learned...otherwise, I don't learn anything... 

Maybe Uncle Andy & Stephane is right...the structure is indeed too hard to come out...all of them are too highly paid due to their length of service, given the increment based on favoritism previously...and their current job scope does not match that...it is way cheaper in hiring new grads...

Even for the Brand Marketing Lead - one of them; their salary...just add a couple of hundreds - also already can pay for that lead position jor...haiz...

Academy of Commerce - Drammen, Drammen

This is a very awkward conversation & situation...but there will be many more like this in the future...with Samuel & Mr. Horton's Secretary...because the both of them will never and cannot acknowledge me...veterans yang banyak cakap, lots of complaints, want to do easy work also...haiz...

Even the other day - Samuel got share - that Samuel keep on brainwashing Aidan to build me up to replace Miss Chew...don't know what is the intention...and anyway, I just want to retire in G13...hahaha...

Ok, so the CNY 2023 is coming soon...as usual...there is the Joint Consensus Forecast Review between Commercial, Supply Chain, Ops & Marketing...so, on Wednesday evening - I need to attend a floor walk in Kinrara store...so I pun minta tolong to Samuel & Mr. Horton's Secretary to be in the meeting, just in case lah...

Terus, I think Samuel also tahan lama already...condemn the purpose of the meeting in a very light manner...and of course, I can read in between the lines...somemore doing it in front of Mr. Horton's Secretary and the A&P colleague...

Now, even though it is not that functioning - or how it should be...but as all of the cross-functional team are all fire up & charge up - we definitely have to be perceived of doing something...and in one of those meetings...The Eagle was there...so, hopefully got brownie points up for grabs...hahaha...

I don't know whether Samuel got took this up to Aidan or not...because when I had a 1:1 session with Aidan and updating Aidan on this particular topic - Aidan just gave me a smirk look...    

Åmli videregående skole, Åmli

This, I admit that I am the budak jahat here...I memang do on purpose one...it was intended...if no one makes Miss Chew realize this...and everyone starts to compromise and work-around Miss Chew...if Miss Chew does comeback...confirmed jia lat because the structure will be official and is a red carpet entry for Miss Chew...therefore, cannot...must speak up...even though I am the villain...lantak jer...

Miss Chew requested from me the list of LPTL for the radio media...so, I gave...

Then, Miss Chew drop an email - saying that it must be radio-friendly sentences...which was not in Miss Chew's earlier brief ya...I didn't open the email...I pretend that I didn't see...

Then, Miss Chew came over to question me...I raise my voice...why never brief properly in the first place...somemore Miss Chew wants the items; since when punya date - which was also not in Miss Chew's earlier brief...celaka betul...

Miss Chew still want to play defensive - this is not the first time we are doing radio - yes, this is not the first time for LPTL doing the radio channel but it is my first time doing it...Miss Chew wants to argue somemore...Mr. Horton's Secretary does it before...ah...that is Mr. Horton's Secretary...not me...hahaha...

In the midst of it all...as Miss Chew was at my workstation, standing next to me...I pat pat mildly on her arm...like a small kid...

Miss Chew very celaka betul...cannot give proper briefing...like Mr. Horton's Secretary always commented...it's always bits & pieces here and there...

Of course, Aidan jump straight in - making sure that I won't use brutal force on Miss Chew...hahaha...

I won't do that - just want to teach Miss Chew a lesson only...

This Miss Chew likes to babysit everything - everything want to take in BUT it is not Miss Chew who do all of the work but we all who do...ish...celaka betul...

Valle videregående skole, Valle

Anyway, on Wednesday; the following day...Miss Chew's email came in and ask Mr. Horton's Secretary to follow-up on something...

So, Mr. Horton's Secretary shared that...yes, Miss Chew do not have any handover list...so, right now...whatever Miss Chew can remember or cross Miss Chew's mind...Miss Chew will ask people to follow-up...hahaha....

Mr. Horton's Secretary also got shared...before Miss Chew left - Mr. Horton's Secretary got bump into Miss Chew...Miss Chew said that Miss Chew will be very busy, will still be working...alamak...

This is Miss Chew Out Of Office Reply:

I cam currently on leave, please reach out to Aidan & J___ for further assistance. For urgent matters. i'm contactable via mobile.

See lah - Miss Chew cannot let go...for me, it's not too responsible...its insecure...a leopard cannot change its spots...     

Tvedestrand videregående skole, Tvedestrand

Anyway, this Miss Chew also already berambus...itu pun senyap-senyap...dalam diam diam...very secretive like that...

Aidan only informed that Miss Chew's last day was on the 9th November...Heidi also mention the same...but rupa-rupanya...Miss Chew's last day was on the 8th November...9th November is the start of Miss Chew's Annual Leave because Miss Chew have 17 days...so Miss Chew will start Miss Chew's Sabbatical Leave in December...

Anyway, only the Digital Colleague, Arais & Heidi have a parting lunch with Miss Chew...Aidan got a medium-sized greeting card which everyone sign on it (except for Ah Beng who hates Miss Chew very much)...then, before I left the office on Tuesday evening, I just went over to Miss Chew and say my goodbye and thank you for everything...which ends with an embrace...tak ingin pun I...I just follow the rhythm...hahaha...

The Digital Colleague put their picture in the WatsApp Group...the rest of the colleague only bagi emoji...no one say a word...pun kesian kan...hahaha...

Strømsbu videregående skole, Arendal

On the other hand...I pula ter-dengar from Heidi's conversation with someone over the phone...Miss Chew did not provide Aidan with a handover list because Aidan did not ask Miss Chew for it...is this ego punya pasal? 

Hahaha...

Risør videregående skole, Risør

Hahaha...this is so funny...

The other day...Samuel ask Aidan to go over to Miss Chew and ask for a handover list...

You know what this Aidan replied back - I don't think Miss Chew have a handover list...I think Miss Chew also don't know what to handover...hahaha...

I can feel that Aidan also cannot wait for this Miss Chew to berambus...do work more easier without Miss Chew interfering...

This Miss Chew also, want to pergi - pergi lah...just handover lah...but yet this Miss Chew still want to do the present work and picking up the future jobs...ish...