ROMANCE MATHEMATICS
Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
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OFFICE ARITHMETIC
Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime
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SHOPPING MATH
A man will pay $20 for a $10 item he needs.
A woman will pay $10 for a $20 item that she doesn't need
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GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
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LONGEVITY
Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.
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PROPENSITY TO CHANGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
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DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
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Haha.. Had quite a lot to blog today. Mostly on my reflection on what happened last sunday.
The sunday school teachers performed a little skit for the children on sunday. It was a very simple story.
Once upon a time, there was a kindergarden called Sunshine Kindergarden. There, little kids came to learn and play. There was a little boy too. But the boy was very poor and always wear the same dirty, old shirt to school everyday.All the other kids found him to be dirty and smelly and called him the 'smelly boy'. Nobody played with him and sometimes the other kids would use broomsticks to chase him away. " teacher asked us to clear the mess, and sweep away the garbage hor?"The little boy was very sad and had no friends.One day, a new transfer student came to Sunshine Kindergarden. She was different from the rest of the other children. She talked and played with the little boy and even shared her food with him. The little boy was very touched and asked her. "Why are you so good to me?"The little girl smiled and told him that it is because she knows somebody who loves her very much. And she asked if he would like to know that sombody too. The little boy nodded his head and the little girl brought him to Sunday School.There, the little boy saw many other little children. And he got to know the sombody who loved him too. The sunday school teacher and children sang a little song called John 3:16 (which was composed by zhang pei!).From there, the little boy learned about how loved he was. That God loved him for who he is. And even though the little boy still wore the same dirty shirt everyday to school, he knows that there is someone up there who loves and cares for him.A very simple skit. After the teachers performed the skit, Gillian asked the children to close their eyes and pray. Gillian asked those who would like to accept Jesus in their heart to follow her prayer.
The room was darkened and the children had their eyes closed and their heads bowed. While Gillian was starting to pray, I noticed Q (shall not reveal name). Q had his hands clasped tightly and while Gillian was praying, a tear slid down his cheek.
I was shocked. While I was acting, I thought that the skit was just 'another entertainment' to the children. I did not really expect the kids to understand the message behind it, let alone be touched by it.
Q is a different sort of kid. He's hyperactive and finds it hard to focus and learn in class. He's a little plump and is not the type of kid people would describe as cute or bubbly. He's not exactly rebellious but I heard that he's difficult in class. And when I first knew that he's going to be in my class, I thought of ways to
discipline or
control him.
But after seeing him shed tears and praying so earnestly made me changed my mind and even made me feel guilty and ashamed that I had even thought of that. Q, unlike other children, didn't bawl or attract attention when he cried. It was just silent tears. But he prayed very earnestly and I know that he meant every word he said.
Perhaps Q had identified himself with 'smelly boy' in the skit. Q, being hyperactive, have very short attention span. As a result, his school performance and even his social interactions might have been affected. I heard from other teachers that Q was shunned by the other boys in class.
For a boy so young to know what pain and sadness is and even cry over it, he must have been through a lot. After this incident on sunday, I viewed him as a different boy. Not as a trouble-maker, just someone who need more love.
So God, I pray that you would grant me more wisdom and patience so that I can show more love and grace to this child.
::+:: You make my LiFe perfect ::+::
posted @ 9:29 PM
