Be A Deaf Frog

Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs .... who arranged a running competition.

The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.

A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants....

The race began....

Honestly:
No one in crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower.

You heard statements such as:
"Oh, WAY too difficult!!"
"They will NEVER make it to the top."
or:
"Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!"

The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one....

Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and higher...

The crowd continued to yell, "It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!"

More tiny frogs got tired and gave up....
But ONE continued higher and higher and higher....
This one wouldn't give up!

At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top!

THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it?

A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal?

It turned out....

That the winner was DEAF!!!!


The wisdom of this story is:
Never listen to other people's tendencies to be negative or pessimistic.... because they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you -- the ones you have in your heart!

Always think of the power that words have because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!

Therefore:

ALWAYS be.... POSITIVE!

And above all:

Be DEAF when people tell YOU that you cannot fulfill your dreams!

Always think:

God and I can do this together !

Pass this message on to 5 "tiny frogs" you care about.

~Author Unknown

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Very Sophisticated Way Of Cheat

Normally, I would prefer to post interesting, fun or funny articles from my inbox but it strikes me that there are also some things that can be serious and important which are worth sharing in my posts.

I received the following message forwarded from a colleague of mine. Although I have no way to trace it to the root sender, reading it, I can imagine that this kind of cheats may really be happening. I hope this may help you, or perhaps if you share this story with your friends or loved ones, it may just help prevent someone from falling into such a trap. ~ JT

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Be wary of those who come bearing gifts.

Date: Thursday, 6 November, 2008, 3:07 AM

You may like to circulate this to your Singapore friends. Just happen last week in Singapore .

SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF.

Hi everyone,

I want to let you all know that Frank and I have been the victims of credit card fraud this week and felt I should warn you all about the clever scam.

It works like this:

Last Wednesday I had a phone call late morning from Express Couriers to ask if I was going to be home as he had a delivery for me. He said he would there in roughly an hour. He turned up with a beautiful basket of flowers and wine. I expressed my surprise as I wasn't expecting anything like this and said I was intrigued to know who was sending me such a lovely gift. He said he was only delivering the gift and the card was being sent separately (the card has never arrived). There was a consignment note with the gift. He went on to explain that because the gift contained alcohol he has to charge the recipient $3.50 as proof that he has actually delivered to an adult, and not left it on a door step if the recipient is out, to be stolen or taken by children. This seemed logical and I offered to get the cash. He then said that the company required the payment to be by Eftpos so he's not handling cash and everything is properly accounted for.

Frank was there and got his credit card and 'John' swiped the card on this small mobile machine that also had a small screen upon which Frank entered in his pin number. A receipt was printed out and given to us.

Between last Thursday and Monday $4,000 was withdrawn from our credit account at ATM machines in the north shore area. It appears a dummy credit card was made using the details in the machine and of course, they had Frank's pin number. The Bank has stopped our cards and I've been to the Police this morning, where they confirmed that it is a definite scam and many households were hit during the first 3 days of October.

So PLEASE be wary of accepting a gift you're not expecting especially if the card is not with it. We've all received gifts like this and would never dream that it could be such a despicable act. Please also let Other female friends and relatives know. Hopefully, these fraudsters have
ceased this activity by now but you never know.

I wanted to warn all my friends.

Who is rich and who is poor ...

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the expressed purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"
"It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.
"Oh yeah," said the son.
"So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.

The son answered:
"I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them."

The boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."

Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.

Appreciate every single thing you have!

~ Author Unknown

Pass this on to friends and acquaintances and help them refresh their perspective and appreciation.

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Some Laws that NEWTON forgot to mention

LAW OF QUEUE : If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you are in now.

LAW OF THE TELEPHONE : When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged tone.

LAW OF MECHANICAL REPAIR : After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.

LAW OF THE WORKSHOP : Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

LAW OF ALIBI : If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.

BATH THEOREM : When the body is immersed in water, the telephone rings.

LAW OF ENCOUNTERS : The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

LAW OF THE RESULT : When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will !

THEATRE RULE : People with the seats furthest from the aisle arrive last.

LAW OF COFFEE : As soon as you sit down for a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

Mexican Tattoo

You really have to try this, it is so much fun !!

No, I am not talking about getting yourself tattooed. It is this fun little .... ??? .... game?? ... trick?? ..... dunno what you would call it ??? ..... that one of my friends sent me and asked me to try. When I did, I was really puzzled how they could have done it. After playing it a few more times and studying it for quite a bit, I came to the conclusion that it must be some kind of special effects or something like that. Even then, exactly how they manage to get it so well done really baffles me. See it for yourself :)

Click here to access the Mexican Tattoo game.




Remember to pause my music jukebox at the bottom of this page before you start playing the game as it has its own music and sound.

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When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that the child was missing. Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, innocently picking out "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." At that moment, the great piano master made his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and whispered in the boy's ear, "Don't quit. Keep playing."

Then, leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child, and he added a running obbligato. Together, the old master and the young novice transformed what could have been a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative experience. The audience was so mesmerized that they couldn't recall what else the great master played. Only the classic, " Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."

Perhaps that's the way it is with God. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly noteworthy. We try our best, but the results aren't always graceful flowing music. However, with the hand of the Master, our life's work can truly be beautiful.

The next time you set out to accomplish great feats, listen carefully. You may hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, "Don't quit." "Keep playing."

May you feel His arms around you and know that His hands are there, helping you turn your feeble attempts into true masterpieces. Remember, God doesn't seem to call the equipped, rather, He equips the 'called.' Life is more accurately measured by the lives you touch than by the things you acquire.

So touch someone by passing this little message along. May God bless you and be with you always! .... and remember, "Don't quit." "Keep playing."

~ Author Unknown

Your Choice, Red Or Blue Sunglasses ?

Good and bad things happens all the time. Why do we sometime feel like everything is getting in our way (when we are feeling unhappy) and why do we feel like everything is beautiful and acceptable (when we are feeling happy) ?

When we are feeling unhappy, we interpret and see things through an unhappy filter. Just like wearing a red colored sunglasses (the interpretation), everything you see will be red, whether the good or bad things. Just like wearing a blue colored sunglasses (the interpretation), everything you see will be blue, not only the good. Even the bad things seems easily tolerable.

Knowing this, let us choose to wear a blue cool Sunglasses. Let us choose to see things through happy eyes, through happy minds. Let us do this by interpreting the things that happen around us with a positive, forward looking, creative, loving, understanding & hopeful perspective.
~ Ricomni

The Startling Uncommon Common Word ...

What common English word is 9 letters long, and each time you remove a
letter from it, it still remains an English word ?
Yes, from 9 letters all the way down to a single remaining letter.

The word is "STARTLING"

Observe ...

"STARTLING"
If you remove the letter "L", you get ...
"STARTING"

If you remove the second letter "T", you get ...
"STARING"

If you remove the letter "A", you get ...
"STRING"

If you remove the letter "R, you get ...
"STING"

If you remove the letter "T", you get ...
"SING"

If you remove the letter "G", you get ...
"SIN"

If you remove the letter "S", you get ...
"IN"

If you remove the letter "N", you get ...
"I"

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