A Valentine’s Wish

Today, millions of people around the world celebrate one of the most profound blessings that life has to offer – mutual love. And as you honour that love today, here are some things I wish all couples remember always?

“I love you” is easily spoken, but waking up an hour earlier to prepare breakfast for you is something else!

When you’re in love, you never question the meaning of life.

The greatest gift is one’s time.

If you truly love someone, you can never grow old.

Don’t just focus on the action? try to understand the spirit behind the action.

To keep the loving cup full, give a sincere compliment each day.

When you’re giving everything, you’ve got nothing to lose.

Though much ugliness, violence, darkness and hatred is possible in this world, someone is holding your hand.

Money can always be earned, but a beautiful moment, once past, will never return.

The most wonderful thing you can do with someone you love? is absolutely nothing!

The next time you’re moved to anger, think about how you’d feel if this person were no longer in your life.

Don’t save anything for a special day or occasion. If you have something good to do, say or give, do it now.

It’s easy to love someone for his/her strengths, but it takes true courage to love someone for his/her weaknesses.

Each time you part, there’s a possibility you might never see each other again, so part in love.

And finally, remember? that despite not being linked by blood, you have found someone who will love, live, laugh, and cry with you… and that itself is a miraculous thing.

The Guide to Wife Translations

The wife says: You want
The wife means: You want

The wife says: We need
The wife means: I want

The wife says: It’s your decision
The wife means: The correct decision should be obvious

The wife says: Do what you want
The wife means: You’ll pay for this later

The wife says: We need to talk
The wife means: I need to complain

The wife says: Sure… go ahead
The wife means: I don’t want you to

The wife says: I’n not upset
The wife means: Of course I’m upset you moron

The wife says: You’re … so manly
The wife means: You need a shave and sweat a lot

The wife says: Be romantic, turn out the lights
The wife means: I have flabby thighs.

The wife says: This kitchen is so inconvenient
The wife means: I want a new house.

The wife says: I want new curtains.
The wife means: Also carpeting, furniture, and wallpaper!

The wife says: I need wedding shoes.
The wife means: The other forty pairs are the wrong shade of white.

The wife says: Hang the picture there
The wife means: No, I mean hang it there!

The wife says: I heard a noise
The wife means: I noticed you were almost asleep.

The wife says: Do you love me?
The wife means: I’m going to ask for something expensive.

The wife says: How much do you love me?
The wife means: I did something today you’re not going to like.

The wife says: I’ll be ready in a minute.
The wife means: Kick off your shoes and take an hour nap.

The wife says: Am I fat?
The wife means: Tell me I’m beautiful.

The wife says: You have to learn to communicate.
The wife means: Just agree with me.

The wife says: Are you listening to me?
The wife means: [Too late, your doomed.]

The wife says: Yes
The wife means: No

The wife says: No
The wife means: No

The wife says: Maybe
The wife means: No

The wife says: I’m sorry
The wife means: You’ll be sorry

The wife says: Do you like this recipe?
The wife means: You better get used to it

The wife says: All we’re going to buy is a soap dish
The wife means: I’m coming back with enough to fill this place.

The wife says: Was that the baby?
The wife means: Get out of bed and walk him

The wife says: I’m not yelling!
The wife means: Yes I am! I think this is important!

In answer to the question “What’s wrong?”

The wife says: The same old thing.
The wife means: Nothing.

The wife says: Nothing.
The wife means: Everything.

The wife says: Nothing, really.
The wife means: It’s just that you’re an idiot.

The wife says: I don’t want to talk about it.
The wife means: I’m still building up steam.

What is Marriage?

1. Marriage is not a word. It’s a sentence (a life sentence).

2. Marriage is love. Love is blind. Therefore marriage is an institution for the blind.

3. Marriage is an institution in which a man loses his Bachelor’s Degree and the woman gets her masters.

4. Married life is full of excitement and frustration: In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year,the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the NEIGHBOR listens.

5. Getting married is very much like going to a restaurant with friends.You order what you want, and when you see what the other person has, you wish &nb sp; you had ordered that instead.

6. There was this man who muttered a few words in the church and found himself married. A year later he muttered something in his sleep and found himself divorced.

7. A happy marriage is a matter of giving and taking; the husband gives and the wife takes.

8. Son: How much does it cost to get married, Dad? Father: I don’t know son, I’m still paying for it.

9. Son: Is it true Dad? I heard that in ancient China, a man doesn’t know his wife until he marries her. Father: That’s true everywhere, son, EVERYWHERE!

10. Love is one long sweet dream, and marriage is the alarm clock.

11. They say that when a man holds a woman’s hand before marriage, it is love; after marriage it is self-defense.

12. When a newly married man looks happy, we know why. But when a 10 year married man looks happy, we wonder why.

13. Confucius says: man who sinks into a woman’s arm soon have arms in woman’s sink.

14. When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.

15. Eighty percent of married men cheat in America, the rest cheat in Europe.

16. After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin. They can’t face each other, but still they stay together.

17. Marriage is when a man and a woman become one. The trouble starts when they try to decide which one.

18. Before marriage, a man yearns for the woman he loves. After the marriage the “Y” becomes silent.

19. “I married Miss right, I just didn’t know her first name was Always.”

20. It’s not true that married men live longer than single men, it only seems longer.

21. Losing a wife can be hard. In my case, it was almost impossible.

22. A man was complaining to a friend: “I HAD IT ALL, MONEY, A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE, THE LOVE OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, THEN POW! IT WAS ALL GONE.” WHAT HAPPENED?” asked his friend. He says “MY WIFE FOUND OUT.”

23. WIFE: Let’s go out and have some fun tonight. HUSBAND: OK, but if you get home before I do, leave the hallway lights on.

24. At a cocktail party, one woman said to another: “AREN’T YOU WEARING YOUR RING ON THE WRONG FINGER?” The other replied, “YES, I AM. I MARRIED THE WRONG MAN.”

25. Man is incomplete until he gets married, then he is finished.

26. It doesn’t matter how often a married man changes his job, he still ends up with the same boss.

27. A man inserted an ad in the paper – WIFE WANTED. The next day he received a hundred letters and they all said the same thing – YOU CAN HAVE MINE.

28. When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing – either the car is new or the wife is.

29. They say women in the U.S. have a longer life expectancy than men … I think we just choose to die sooner!

What If You’re Dead Tomorrow?

Life is full of uncertainties, more so in this century. Almost every week, you hear of sad natural disasters like Cyclones hitting Myanmar, Earthquake in Si Chuan and many more. It’s a tough world out there. More importantly there are 6.6 Billion people living in this vulnerable world.

You are but ‘One’ of the 6.6 Billion people utilizing earth’s resources but are you making the best of it? How have you repaid the earth? No I’m no Al Gore and the purpose of this email is not in asking you to protect the earth’s and adapt ways to conserve energy.

Life is Fragile. What if you’re dead tomorrow? What happens? The first thing that comes into your mind is your wife, your children, your parents, your in laws… the list goes on and on. You think about money…which should be the least of your concern. Why?

As I said before, there’s 6.6 Billion people out there. You are but one of the 6.6 Billion. If you do your maths, it’s really insignificant. So, what are the things that matter? Money? How many certificates you have? How big your business is? How many assets you have? Friend, all these means nothing if you’ve not repaid the Earth!

What do I mean by that. It is simple, how many people’s life have you impacted? How many people’s life have you helped turned around? How many people have you helped. Basically, we come naked into this world and we’ll leave naked as well. We can’t take any of our physical assets, certifications, money with us. What we can leave behind is our legacy.

What legacy? It is what you want to remember for. I have a habit of taking a peep at the obituary everytime I see the newspaper. I always look at the deceased and wondered what have they accomplished in their life time. Sometimes, you see awards like BBM, PBM which accounts for nothing.

I have to confess I’ve got a self professed theory. That is, if you’re not contributing to mankind, there’s no meaning in you living on this earth. That is, you’re just a consumer of Earth’s resources and have not contributed to it. Then, God will kind of tell you to hand in your ICs earlier. (IC = Identity Cards)

The fact that you’re alive, is God telling you your time is not up yet. You’d better do something. You’d better contribute. You’d better help more people. You’d better leave a legacy.

I know there are many of you who are barely making ends meet. Remember, your current situation is the result of what you did for the past few years. The equation is pretty simple and you need to work backwards.

No Goals = Mediocrity = Barely Make Ends Meet
Big Goals = Life of Abundance = Helping More People = Leaving A Legacy.

Start building your legacy now. Set a big goal in how you’re going to help more people and who knows, during the process your life will change tremendously and you’ll achieve your goals and leaving a legacy at the same time. Be thankful you’re still alive and don’t assume the Angel of Death is not knocking on the door soon. Start working your butt off and contribute to the Earth by helping more people. Maybe God will see that and let you live longer to accomplish your goals.

It’s Never Too Late

Many of us have regrets in life. We look back on ‘what might have been’ and wonder how things would have turned out if we had made different decisions in the past.

One of the most empowering things you can ever learn is that…

Sometimes the only thing stopping you from becoming the person you might have been is the mistaken assumption that you have missed your best opportunities.

The moment you reject this negative assumption, a whole new world of opportunities opens up to you. Let’s look at some real life examples that will illustrate exactly what I’m talking about.

My friend Kate grew up with a love of dancing and musical theatre. Throughout her adult life, she often wished that she’d had the opportunity to sing and dance on stage when she was a young girl. However, for many years, she assumed that she had missed her opportunity.

After encouragement from her husband, Kate joined an amateur theatre company where she fulfilled a lifelong ambition to sing in the chorus of a musical production. Was it Broadway? – No, but for Kate it was one of the most satisfying and enjoyable experiences of her life.

Another great example is one of my music students Alan who started playing the clarinet as a young boy but had to give up when he left school to get a job. As an adult, Alan loved jazz and often regretted the fact that he had stopped playing. One day Alan came to see me and asked if I would consider teaching him. I agreed and over the next year he prepared for his grade one AMEB music exam.

Alan received an A+ in his exam and a special commendation for his effort. He was 74 years old. Will he ever play in a professional jazz band? – Probabaly not, but Alan now enjoys playing the clarinet a lot more than thinking about his lost opportunity.

Today I’d like to challenge you to think about ‘the person you might have been’ and I encourage you to reject the assumption that you have missed your best opportunities. Instead, become aware of the many opportunities that are still open to you and look for ways to reconnect with your childhood dreams and passions.

Always remember that your future holds far more opportunities than those you may have missed in the past. Once you understand this fact, you will discover that it really is never too late to become the person you might have been.