hello, everyone! i came across this story.. speaks of great love, great sacrifice. read on!

There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak...

'I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three little wild birds, shivering with cold and fright. I stopped the lad and asked, 'What you got there, son?' 'Just some old birds,' came the reply.

'What are you gonna do with them?' I asked.

'Take 'em home and have fun with 'em,' he answered 'I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out their feathers to make 'em fight. I'm gonna have a real good time' 'But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will you do?'

'Oh, I got some cats,' said the little boy. 'They like birds. I'll take 'em to them.'

The pastor was silent for a moment. 'How much do you want for those birds, son?'

'Huh?? !!! Why, you don't want them birds, mister. They're just plain old field birds. They don't sing. They ain't even pretty!'

'How much?' the pastor asked again.

The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, '$10?'

The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He placed it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone.

The pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley where there was a tree and a grassy spot Setting the cage down, he opened the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting them free.

Well, that explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit, and then the pastor began to tell this story.

One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting. 'Yes, sir, I just caught the world full of people down there. Set me a trap, used bait I knew they couldn't resist. Got 'em all!'

'What are you going to do with them?' Jesus asked.

Satan replied, 'Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna teach them how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!'

'And what will you do when you get done with them?' Jesus asked. 'Oh, I'll kill 'em,' Satan glared proudly. 'How much do you want for them?' Jesus asked

'Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no good. Why, you'll take them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you, curse you and kill you. You don't want those people!!'

'How much?' He asked again.

Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, 'All your blood, tears and your life.'

Jesus said, 'DONE!'

Then He paid the price.

The pastor picked up the cage he opened the door and he walked from the pulpit.

nice eh? (: yay. i love munchy donuts! love donuts! and rou gan(a.k.a. bak gua) very nice! yum! hahah. and the song, 'i cant take my eyes off you' is very nice((: HAHAH.

lucas and sharpay sings well okay! ahh, i like their songs! hahah.

hannah montana show is super funny too! and the suite life of zack and cody! hilarious lah!

i'm bored too.. i want to watch more hannah montana shows that makes me laugh!(: oh well.

oh oh! and my house is on the newspaper! hah. so cool(: on straits times 21st nov. home i think, third page. hmm, i gotta move house next year.. but i dont wanna move): no fair!

hmm, anyway. i still very bored with my life.. wanna take up a challenge this hols. only a month left. well, make the most of it, janice! HOHO.

hellooooooo..

i'm relieved! cos... today was sec 4 farewell! its over! hah. so i'm happy happy happy!

hehe.

'everyday' is such a nice song. i want HSM1 and 2 soundtrack.

ohwell. nvm lah. its hols now. heheh.

yup. maybe sec three EOY is the time where you stress for O levels. dont know lah. but, i'm doing my homework at a slow rate of 1/3 a HW per day. thats uber slow. hahaha.

and i've been doing my QT okay(: i'm so happy. i'm soaking myself in music everyday. hahaha. i want to learn aikido!

i miss my friends you know. i just dont feel like going out, but i really miss them. ohman): its just different somehow. there's like a gap.

oh, nvm. whats the most stressful job you can have?
ans: a miner, because he works under high pressure. read your chem tb!(:

heya.

my handphone working alr! PRAISE GOD! hohoh. yay yay okay.

i wont ever leave my handphone near the washing machine anymore. tsk.

yay! lucky i prayed okay.

and once again, the verse of today

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer andpetition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 (NIV)

cool right? i was super unhappy about losing my phone. He is my Reassurance(: thank you

hey. from now on, my handphone is not in use. dont sms me anymore. thanks!

happy hols!

guess what? the verse of today!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

thank you!(:

CL GCE O levels are over. and its sort of holidays now.

holidays are meant to be fun and relaxing. but somehow i have to struggle past each day. i'm just exhausted all the time and i cant seem to get to sleep. i want to do something meaningful this hols like take up sth new like aikido.. or find a job.

but now, all i'm thinking about is studying. whats wrong with me man.

perhaps i'm so happy with my result that i'm scared my results will drop next year. i keep wanting to study, which is so irritatingly weird. and i just let myself go to sleep instead. hahah. then i'll wake up feeling mean for sleeping. hahah. thats retarded!

i miss school but i dont like 2-hour lessons. hmpf. i only like physics lesson the most cos got break! whoo! hahah, such that it doesnt feel 2hours.

i cant believe i actually wanted to finish all my hw within next week. LOL, you wish ah, janice tay!

but seriously, i do feel bored with everything. everything in my life just seems so perfect suddenly, so serene. that i'm so scared to lose it all. i'm grateful but sometimes, i'm afraid that i'll wake up and its all a dream. or whatever.
sometimes, i feel so happy with every single thing in my life. and the next moment, someone's actions or words just pull me all the way down. maybe you suddenly dislike me, i'm fine with that but stop changing faces. one moment happy, one moment dao-ish. its making me confused.

oh, just in case, the person i'm talking about above, name does not start with letter 'y'. hahah(:

ah but yes, i should enjoy now and every moment. that i have a computer to use.. hahah.
at least i'm sticking QT now, it does make me feel more happier(: OHOHO.

okay, my newest obsession: HSM1 and HSM2! and also hannah montana series. and also the suite life of zack and cody! hilariously funny okay(: