I can’t remember when I bought this book but I would love to share with you the wonderful messages I’ve got from this book since I’ve started reading it last week. Anyway, this is one of those books where I thought I would read but at the end of the day, it took me so long to even turn one page of the book (till last week that is…)
Let me tell you how I ended up buying the book in the first place. I remember that I was going through some rough times last year and I was walking aimlessly around Taipan. I saw a Christian shop that I normally go to and I just went in to enjoy their music and window shop…well, going through their stuff, I found many interesting books but this one particular one caught my eyes… “The Purpose Driven Life…what on earth am I here for? by Rick Warren” Well maybe I thought I needed to find my purpose here on earth at that time and that was the reason why I bought the book. But surprisingly, it took me so long to even read the first page…
Anyway, today I am at day 4. I placed the book on my office table and last Wednesday I took the time to go through it and to my surprise, it’s pretty interesting but since it’s a Christian book…it tends to focus more on “the big guy” a.k.a God and sometimes it’s just too much (this is just my opinion…)
Oh…now I remember why I picked that book out from my mini library on my table…one day, a work mate actually sent one of those emails…those forwarded emails and I actually read it and it had a few tips of starting your day in a good note…bla bla…and the person wrote that everyday he wakes up, he reads for at least ½ hour in the morning…and if possible, make a habit of reading something spiritual…I just read it as another forwarded email…I didn’t know that it would somehow follow it…anyway, when he wrote spiritual…I was thinking the bible or some books from Church…I don’t think I’ve ever been interested in those kinda books…sorry God…sorry Mum… Ok ok before I dig a deeper grave for myself, let’s talk about the book shall we?
Day One:
Thinking about my purpose
Point to ponder: It’s not about me.
Well, it basically just says that everything starts with God and not yourself. Sometimes we are self centered questions like “What should I do with my life?” “What do I want to be?” “What are my goals, my ambitions, and my dreams for my future? Maybe it’s time to refocus these questions and ask “What is God’s plan for me?”
Verse to Remember: “Everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him” Colossians 1:16
Questions to Consider: In spite of all the advertising around me, how can I remind myself that life is really about living for God, and not my own?
Day Two:
Thinking about my purpose
Point to Ponder: I am not an accident.
Basically in day two, the topic talks about us being born for a reason and its not an accident even if your parents says that they did not plan for you…God DID! “Long before you were conceived by your parents, you were conceived in the mind of God.”
Verse to Remember: “I am your Creator: You were on my care even before you were born.” Isaiah 44:2
Question to Consider: I know that God uniquely created me. What areas of my personality, background, and physical appearance am I struggling to accept?
Day 3
Thinking about my purpose
Point to Ponder: Living on purpose is the path to peace
Day 3 tells us that many people are driven by something in their life. It can be guilt, problem, pressure, deadline…anything. Here are five common ones:
1. Guilt
2. Resentment & anger
3. Fear
4. Materialism
5. Need for approval
From knowing your purpose or that force that drives you, you are able to:
1. Knowing your purpose give you meaning to your life
2. Knowing your purpose simplify your life
3. Knowing your purpose focuses your life
4. Knowing your purpose motivates your life
5. Knowing your purpose prepares you for eternity
Verse to Remember: “You, LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you.” Isaih 26:3
Questions to Consider: What would my family and friends say is the driving force of my life? What do I want it to be?
Day 4
Thinking about my purpose
Point to Ponder: There is more to life than just here and now.
Day four tells us to prepare ourselves from now to face our Lord when our life on earth is over.
Verse to Remember: “This world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever.” 1 John 2:17
Question to Consider: Since I was made to last forever, what is the one thing I should stop doing and the one thing I should start doing today?
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Tuesday's Child
In January, Ken and I went back to his parent’s place in Brunei to celebrate Chinese New Year and that was the time I got the habit of reading story books for the first time (as I mentioned ealier, I’m not really a book fan) Well, we went out to check out the beautiful capital city of Brunei…there was nothing much to see but when you are at a new country, everything looks nice and beautiful. In a nut shell, the country reminded me of my home town because when we entered the shopping malls, you are able to go to every department and finish the whole building within 5 minutes or so…it was small, compact and…ah, nothing much to see…cute!
Anyway, I can't remember the mall that we were in (if you can call it a mall) but we were just walking aimlessly and we spotted a bookstore. We went in to look for a map around the country but I found a discounted corner that was selling 2 books for $4 (Brunei currency is the same with the Singapore Dollars by the way) I wasn’t looking for a specific book but that discounted corner was too good to be true and it was so hard for me to not buy a book. I was looking at the books and I didn’t know any of the titles and not to mention the authors but one book attracted me the most…”Tuesday’s Child by Louise Bagshawe”…I read the synopsis at the back of the book and it was rather interesting so I decided to just get it (because it was sooooooo cheap!) since it was 2 books for $4, I simply took another book which…maybe in the future I thought I might…a big might…want to read it some day…hahahaha...I haven't touched it till today :)
So sitting in Ken’s parent’s house, I started reading the book and surprisingly, I finished it! I truly can say that, that is the first book which I really did finish and it wasn’t one of those books which I said I would read but it would just end up in my bookshelf – untouched! Which always happen by the way...
Seriously, that was one of the first book which I really fell in love with and I told myself that I would get her other book called “Monday’s Child” when I get back but till today I haven’t seen then book in any of our book stores.
Ok, let’s talk about the book:
The heroine of this novel – Lucy, is a tomboy. She loves her Doc Martens, heavy metal, and hanging out with her best friend, Ollie. Ollie was also her house mate and since she was a tomboy, Ollie never did treat her like as a lady/girl. They hung out watching football, playing computer games and doing a lot of boyish stuff together.
I loved her job…actually I think my brother and Ken would love her job more. She wrote reviews on all the computer games that she played for a small review magazine. She played computer games everyday and she got paid to do it! How cool is that??
Anyway, once she lost her job, Ollie helped her to find a real job as a secretary. The boss in her new company was a wealthy American dude; tall, handsome and he had every girl going bonkers over him. He was interested in Lucy and somehow, he changed her to be a more feminine person – someone she is totally not but she did it anyway because she thought that this is what “they” would want her to be. "They" meaning her boss, Ollie and the whole world...people around her.
I think somehow, it would be very girl’s dream of being in Lucy’s shoes…from someone who had nothing, she suddenly had everything. She looked even more beautiful in all the branded clothing he got her…brands she never would have even dream of having in her life…he gave her money every month, an apartment to live in, he paid everything for her, brought her to the best restaurants, took her in his posh sports car, gave her a credit card to shop with...OMG…you have to read the book to go through her life when she was so called glamorous…
Everything seems perfect but she was not with the person she is in love with…so on top of all the stuff that she had, she was not really that happy and the twist in the story was…the boss was actually a womanizer. He was going out with all the girls in his office and he made them promise to keep their relationship a secret and she found that out when something happened that involved Ollie, all the girls in the office, Ollie's girlfriend Vitoria and --- (you got to read the book) things got complicated andmore complicated and more complicated…she quit her job, she went to stay with her family, she had her own business after that, she was finally happy and she forgot about Ollie…but then one day…jeng jeng jeng…Ollie came looking for her because he missed his best mate and he was getting married with that ***** Vitoria.
I wish I can write everything down, but if I do, there won’t be a point of asking you guys to read the book right? I would strongly recommend this book if you are interested in some light reading. It’s nice, hilarious, good moral, with an unexpected twist throughout the book. Somehow maybe some girls out there are able to relate to in their life experiences as well.
I was speaking to Kalai (the girl who sits in front of me in my office) she said that she saw "Tuesday's Child" and “Monday’s Child” in Kinokunia in KLCC.
The book cover. The book that I have doesn't have the line "...is full of grace" on it
Anyway, I can't remember the mall that we were in (if you can call it a mall) but we were just walking aimlessly and we spotted a bookstore. We went in to look for a map around the country but I found a discounted corner that was selling 2 books for $4 (Brunei currency is the same with the Singapore Dollars by the way) I wasn’t looking for a specific book but that discounted corner was too good to be true and it was so hard for me to not buy a book. I was looking at the books and I didn’t know any of the titles and not to mention the authors but one book attracted me the most…”Tuesday’s Child by Louise Bagshawe”…I read the synopsis at the back of the book and it was rather interesting so I decided to just get it (because it was sooooooo cheap!) since it was 2 books for $4, I simply took another book which…maybe in the future I thought I might…a big might…want to read it some day…hahahaha...I haven't touched it till today :)
So sitting in Ken’s parent’s house, I started reading the book and surprisingly, I finished it! I truly can say that, that is the first book which I really did finish and it wasn’t one of those books which I said I would read but it would just end up in my bookshelf – untouched! Which always happen by the way...
Seriously, that was one of the first book which I really fell in love with and I told myself that I would get her other book called “Monday’s Child” when I get back but till today I haven’t seen then book in any of our book stores.
Ok, let’s talk about the book:
The heroine of this novel – Lucy, is a tomboy. She loves her Doc Martens, heavy metal, and hanging out with her best friend, Ollie. Ollie was also her house mate and since she was a tomboy, Ollie never did treat her like as a lady/girl. They hung out watching football, playing computer games and doing a lot of boyish stuff together.
I loved her job…actually I think my brother and Ken would love her job more. She wrote reviews on all the computer games that she played for a small review magazine. She played computer games everyday and she got paid to do it! How cool is that??
Anyway, once she lost her job, Ollie helped her to find a real job as a secretary. The boss in her new company was a wealthy American dude; tall, handsome and he had every girl going bonkers over him. He was interested in Lucy and somehow, he changed her to be a more feminine person – someone she is totally not but she did it anyway because she thought that this is what “they” would want her to be. "They" meaning her boss, Ollie and the whole world...people around her.
I think somehow, it would be very girl’s dream of being in Lucy’s shoes…from someone who had nothing, she suddenly had everything. She looked even more beautiful in all the branded clothing he got her…brands she never would have even dream of having in her life…he gave her money every month, an apartment to live in, he paid everything for her, brought her to the best restaurants, took her in his posh sports car, gave her a credit card to shop with...OMG…you have to read the book to go through her life when she was so called glamorous…
Everything seems perfect but she was not with the person she is in love with…so on top of all the stuff that she had, she was not really that happy and the twist in the story was…the boss was actually a womanizer. He was going out with all the girls in his office and he made them promise to keep their relationship a secret and she found that out when something happened that involved Ollie, all the girls in the office, Ollie's girlfriend Vitoria and --- (you got to read the book) things got complicated andmore complicated and more complicated…she quit her job, she went to stay with her family, she had her own business after that, she was finally happy and she forgot about Ollie…but then one day…jeng jeng jeng…Ollie came looking for her because he missed his best mate and he was getting married with that ***** Vitoria.
I wish I can write everything down, but if I do, there won’t be a point of asking you guys to read the book right? I would strongly recommend this book if you are interested in some light reading. It’s nice, hilarious, good moral, with an unexpected twist throughout the book. Somehow maybe some girls out there are able to relate to in their life experiences as well.
I was speaking to Kalai (the girl who sits in front of me in my office) she said that she saw "Tuesday's Child" and “Monday’s Child” in Kinokunia in KLCC.
The book cover. The book that I have doesn't have the line "...is full of grace" on it
I found another version of the cover on Tuesday's Child...weird
The author - Louise Bagshawe
About Louise:
Louise attended local Catholic schools near her family home in London, before going to Oxford University in 1989. After graduating with a degree in Anglo Saxon and Norse, Louise worked as press officer with EMI records and then as a marketing official with Sony Music.On her 22nd birthday, Louise’s passion for writing was realised with a major publishing deal. To date, Louise has written twelve novels including a string of bestsellers. She has sold over two million books worldwide.
Louise is involved with charities which support the homeless, as well as child welfare and victims of HIV and AIDS. Louise also has a record of hospital and hospice fundraising. With other bestselling authors she has supported WarChild, a charity which provides relief for orphaned victims of the Bosnia conflict.
Source: www.louisebagshawe.net/about
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