Jesus is my God and my saviour, I am a sinner saved by grace
Posted by: thaishin | December 10, 2011
Jesus is my God and my Saviour, I am a sinner saved by grace
Posted by: thaishin | November 21, 2011
New Wiper Blades
Today just changed the wiper blades after 2 years 9 months on my corolla. This is the first wiper change after having bought the car new.
The old wiper blade was making a sound. Though it wipes the windshield dry after squirting washer fluid on it, it is not able to clean the windshield as well especially when there’s dew on the windshield in the morning.
The driver’s side and passenger’s side windshield cost the same at $11.99. After tax and after applying a 3 dollar discount coupon, I paid $22.96. The wipers are genuine toyota parts from the dealer. If I buy from auto parts shop, the driver’s side windshield cost more than the passenger’s side windshield. For a medium grade wiper, the quote I got from a parts shop is around 33 bucks after tax.
Posted in Driving | Tags: Driving, Toyota Corolla, Wiper blades
Posted by: thaishin | October 10, 2011
Facebook friends
As I scroll through the list of friends in my facebook account, there is a button that assist me to classify my facebook friends as either close or acquaintances. A thought came to mind, should there not be a category for in-process-to-be-close or in-process-to-be-acquaintance. After all, through time and interactions, friends will either drift apart or become closer, so there should be a in-between category.
Most of my facebook friends are on the island and I am so far away. I guess it’s more of reconnecting with some of my facebook friends that I have been close to before, meeting up with some of them personally when I am back there. I should be forward looking, maybe I should be making some facebook friends over my part of the world.
Posted in General | Tags: acquaintance, close, Facebook, friends, General, in-between
Posted by: thaishin | September 30, 2011
A third patch
Just realised air was leaking from my right rear tire and send it in to the dealership for a check. After the check, it was discovered that that there was a short screw embedded on the tire. They did a patch on it. The day was Friday September 30, 2011.
Posted by: thaishin | August 26, 2011
Thinking patterns
Biblical thinking means we act because it is written in the bible.
If we were to use normal thinking pattern, it may result in us not coming in line with God’s will. For example, one thinking pattern is to act because a certain way seems most advantageous to us. In the example of Abraham and Lot parting ways, Abraham did not choose what is to his advantage but he let Lot make the choice as in Genesis 13. As a result, Lot chose what seemed to him a better land and he did not get blessed.
Another thinking pattern is to act because other people are thinking in a certain way. This way of acting has an element of fear of men. If the early christians did not perservere because they wanted to placate powerful men, the gospel would not have spread so far.
Thinking patterns that are not biblical will often result in us acting towards what we think is the best way out. But what we think is the best way out may not be what God thinks is the best way out. Sometimes God’s way out requires us to suffer. If it is God’s way, so be it. Otherwise, we will probably choose the path of least resistance, and God’s will is not attained. So, final word is do the will of God as written in the bible.
Posted in thoughts | Tags: Abraham, Advantage, fear, God's will, Lot, Other people's thinking, Suffering, thoughts
Posted by: thaishin | August 22, 2011
Developing Reading Habits
A good read about developing reading habits in children:
http://www.educationguideonline.net/developing-reading-habits/
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Children, Habits, Other Sites, Reading
Posted by: thaishin | August 14, 2011
A second plug patch
The low tire pressure warning light came on friday evening and saturday evening and then this morning again. So I inspected the tire and found a screw embedded on the front right wheel.
This is the second plug patch for my vehicle. Took 45 minutes and cost $28.79.
Posted by: thaishin | August 2, 2011
High Revving sound on cold start on the corolla and experience on the nissan versa 2011
My toyota corolla is now 2 years plus old and just two weeks ago, it started to have a high revving sound at the end of a cold start after the tachometer goes to between 7 and 8 k range. Subsequent starts does not seem to have the problem. So, I send my car in to the dealership last friday so that they can check the cold start on saturday.
Renting out the Nissan Versa 2011 for the weekend proved to be an experience. Comparing the versa 2011 with the corolla 2009, the corolla automatically turns on the head lights by itself but for the versa, I have to manually switch on and off the head lights. There is no vanity mirror on the driver’s side for the versa as versus the corolla. The versa also does not have temperature indicator or meausres the average miles per gallon. There is rear windscreen wiper in addition to the defroger for the versa while the corolla does not have the wiper, only the defroger. The versa does have the power windows and power lock as the corolla. The corolla has more space on the glove boxes compared the versa. The versa is suppose to be a smaller car compared to the corolla though the driver compartment seems spacious enough. Compared to my corolla when it was new, this new versa seems to have an engine that makes more noise. The ride on the versa seems to be floating along while cruising at 60 plus 70 mph compared to the corolla.
Calling the dealership on the following monday, I was told that they narrowed the problem to the VVT gear and changed it. I was told that many people had the same complaints and it was covered under warranty. Thank God!
Posted in Driving | Tags: Cold start, Driving, headlights, High revving sound, Rear windshield wiper, VVT gear
Posted by: thaishin | July 12, 2011
Tender heartedness
I learnt something through my own reflections. As I reflected, I detected in my attitude that I was thinking along a line of thought and thought that it was my best way forward and I was persisting in it. Then I stopped and said to myself, maybe I could be wrong, especially after reading God’s word and it hit on my conscience.
We should learn to be tender hearted as versus hard hearted. It is only through tender heartedness that we are sensitive to God’s reproach through the word and circumstances and not persist in our own way. In other words, we should be teachable.
If we lack wisdom, we should turn to God’s word for guidance:
Psalms 32
8I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. -kjv
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. -niv
Posted in thoughts | Tags: Attitude, Conscience, Persistance, reflections, Reproach, Teachable, thoughts
Posted by: thaishin | July 3, 2011
When he says he’s not a picky eater
My son was telling me he is not going to be a picky eater. When the test comes and I ask him to eat the dumpling with rice, he says he wants another dish. So I spooned some chicken thigh with soya sauce for him and ask him to try it. He was already crying when I tried to feed him. So he is still a picky eater even though he says he’s not. It’s my fault. I should not have believed him so easily when he is not able to mean what he says. After all, he’s only 5. Eventually, he settles for chicken nugget with rice, one of his usual staples. At his age, I still have to constantly remind him to eat his chicken nugget and rice. He will spoon some into his mouth and then lie down on the sofa and lazing away before I have to repeat my reminder again. As a parent, one of my duties is to be like an old broken record that repeats and repeats until he gets done with his meal. But at least, he’s feeding himself already. Although at times, I still have to feed him, especially when he stops feeding himself.
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