Textual Thoughts

Wishing everyone a Happy and productive 2011.

“And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger” (Luke 2:12)

“Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace, good will toward men”(Luke 2:14).

Here are some panorama images created using Autostitch software, an automatic image stitching software for creating panoramas. A demo version can be downloaded from the website.

Ion Orchard, Singapore – using Nokia N85

Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur – using Nokia N85

Pavillion Shopping Center, Kuala Lumpur – using Nokia N85

It can even be used to create special effects: Pavillion Shopping Center – using Nokia N85

Here’s a link to download five wonderful self help classic, in e-book (PDF) format, for FREE.

1. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
2. Science Of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles
3. As A Man Thinketh by James Allen
4. Acres Of Diamonds by Russell Conwell
5. The Art And Science Of Personal Magnetism by Theron Q. Dumont

These are all self help classics – pioneering works in the field of personal development, highly recommended reading for people from all walks of life.

I received this via email recently. Thought I’d share it here for the New Year:

LIFEBOOK 2010

Health:

• 1. Drink plenty of water.
• 2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
• 3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants, and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
• 4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
• 5. Make time for prayer.
• 6. Play more games.
• 7. Read more books than you did in 2009.
• 8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
• 9. Sleep for 7 hours
• 10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day —- and while you walk, smile.

Personality:

• 11. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
• 12. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
• 13. Don’t over do ; keep your limits.
• 14. Don’t take yourself so seriously ; no one else does.
• 15. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
• 16. Dream more while you are awake.
• 17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
• 18. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
• 19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
• 20. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
• 21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
• 22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
• 23. Smile and laugh more.
• 24. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Community:

• 25. Call your family often.
• 26. Each day give something good to others.
• 27. Forgive everyone for everything.
• 28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
• 29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
• 30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
• 31. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:

• 32. Do the right things.
• 33. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
• 34. GOD heals everything.
• 35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
• 36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
• 37. The best is yet to come.
• 38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
• 39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Last but not the least :

• 40. Do forward this to everyone you care about.