A walk into.....

Cecelia Adhern- Where rainbows end

Since childhood, Alex and Rosie have stuck by each other through thick and thin. But fate separated them when Alex and his family move from Dublin to America. Rosie then is lost without the presence of Alex. When she is about to reunite with Alex in Boston, things happen. Marriage, kids and then divorce…

Sometimes Rosie is wondering at the back of his mind, thinking whether they were meant to be more than just friends. It seems than misunderstandings, circumstances, and sheer bad luck have kept them apart.

Personally, I think it can go a little too dragging and boring. Just imagine reading the whole chronology of Rosie’s life till she is 50 years old! It’s kind of pathetic that she only found her true love after 50 years of time. But Cecelia is smart enough to write in letter and messaging form so it is just nice for light reading. Nevertheless, it has some magical moments that I feel related to.

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Mitch Albom- Tuesday with Morries: an old man, a young man and life’s greatest lesson.

Maybe it was parents, a teacher or a friend who is older, wise and patient who understood you when you were young and impassioned. They may help you to view the world as a more profound place. They are the ones who give you words of wisdom. For Mitch Albom, it was Morrie Schwartz, the college professor who taught him 20 years ago.

Mitch Albom got the second chance, rediscovering Morrie in the last months of the old man’s life. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class: Lessons in how to live. Tuesday with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together.

I like how Mitch penned down his words. Simple as it seems but beautiful. It is a heart warming story. I did not cry reading it but my sister was moved into tears. I guess the story is more relevant to people who graduated from university and fighting to find their niche in working force. I will not be surprise if I have different thoughts if I read it again in 5years time. But I would like to end a quote from Morrie, “Don’t let go too soon; don’t hang on too long.” Well said.

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Bruce Wilkinson- The prayer of Jabez for Teens.

It is a terrific book for Christians where it will draw you into a deeper and intimate relationship with God. You will see that God wants to accomplish big great things through you. He’s just waiting for you to ask, and this starts from a simple yet powerful prayer. Next time include these in your prayer:

Please bless me indeed!
Please enlarge my territory!
Please put Your hand on me!
Please keep me from evil.

At first glance, the four requests might strike you as nothing remarkable. Yet just under the surface of each lies an amazing and powerful truth that many Christians don’t understand.

When you put this prayer to work in your life, you will experience the great plans that God has for you. And I’m experiencing now.