A Lost Lamb

Recently I found myself lost in the deep woods, wandering deeper and deeper and not knowing what to do. I'm lost. Not mid-life crisis, I'm not there yet, but it's something worst. For the past few years, I've prayed and still praying, but it seems like my prayers have never been answered. I'm starting to feel the separation. My personal relationship with Him is no longer strong. Where's my shepherd?

Happy 1st Birthday to Caitlyn

One year ago at this time, I had a little bundle in my arms, crying helplessly for hunger. I spent nights and days comforting this little one and had to hold my breath everytime I put her down on the bed. Today, exactly a year later, I am still sitting on the same couch, still have the little one snugs in my arms, her face is still as sweet as a newborn when she sleeps. The difference is that she had turned into a little princess. All the memories, good and bad, came back as if they just happened yesterday.
Happy Birthday to my dear little princess!

Scams

This is not about MSN scams or emails from some security departments asking you to update your account info. This is a total scam from a large wireless service provider. A little more than a month ago, I called in to subsribe a communication value package and was told that I could get a month free trial. A month later, I called again and asked to switch to a lower price package since I don't need "Enhanced Voicemail" and they said I still have another 2 weeks before my free trial period expires...that's fine, and I thought everything is settled, until I received my statement today and noticed there were 2 charges, one was for the package I subsribed which was supposed to be free, the second charge is a prepayment for next month. My first response was to call them and inquire about the charges, and I was told that there were no messages in my file that indicated I have a free trial of the package and that I have to pay the full price. After complaining about the misrepresentation, they said they could waive half of the package fee, and that's it.

Lesson to learn: Always ask for the name of the representative. I didn't bother to ask for her name since I trust the company. But this tells me that business is business, always ask for proof or records of all things we do.

Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?

I've never experienced such an intensive interview, it was even more intensed than the one I had when I joined the bank. The whole process took 2 hours, a major part of it was answering HR's favourite behavourial questions, the final half hour was a 10 page written test. What type of questions? Hmm..it's everything, testing your proofreading skill, vocab, basic math calculations, problem solving, logic, comprehension, and analytical skill. Here's an example of a basic math problem. 10 boxes of apples weigh 300 lbs, when emptied, each box weighs 3 lbs. What is the total weight of the apples? If you can answer this question, congrats, you are smarter than a 5th grader. Hope to see you on the show :P