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The holiday movie offerings this year look really uninteresting.

So I queued the movies of last year to whet my appetite for the season. "The Holiday" came in the mail yesterday, and I had just finished watching it.

I had watched it +last year+ at the cinema. Didn't enjoy it in its entirety because of the chatty couple sitting next to me. This time round, I totally enjoyed it.

It's basically a story for the rest of us. As with any holiday movie, the show ended on a everybody-lived-happily-ever-after note. I wouldn't imagine having that same kind of ending in my life, but I do like the way the movie portrays the typical scenarios in relationships. Not just relationship between a man and a woman, but also the friendship that Kate Winslet shared with her neighbour in L.A., and how the relationship grew to become on that inspires the both of them in different ways.

Yeah, it's a feel good movie to get me going for the holiday season.

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I am not thinking much about it (holiday season) seriously, because there's still a lot to do at work, and many things are still unsettled. One of the challenges is having to handle a staff who is too used to run her own show (she was a freelancer before joining the company).

I want to keep her, yet, as the Boss said, she is very raw in her work, and it is a challenge to guide her. Things couldn't be better when the Boss added that he may let her go if he sees that she is incompetent, as he understands that I need someone who is more cooperative (yeah, he does know that I need a good helper if he wants his business to flourish).

AND to top off the icing, there are obvious signs that the Boss is giving preferential treatment to me, which can make things difficult if she does not understand that I have more responsibility than her.

I do pray that I would be able to handle this matter sensitively and delicately. Frankly speaking, I would rallied for her to stay, because, afterall, she has been with the company long enough to know our style. That itself is a plus point.

However, like I wrote in my email to her (yes it was to her), that I have given her the materials and tools to make her boat. It is entirely up to her whether it will sink or float. The final decision would be the Boss'.

Another staff will be coming in tomorrow, and another the following week. THANK GOD that the Boss is coming back from his trip next week. I'd be flustered to have to handle everything all on my own.

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It has been a mind-boggling flurry of events after my honey-moon week.

I've asked God for this kind of responsibility in ny new career, and He has granted me my desire. I want to do this, and do this good. I basically have nothing, and I need Him to send me something. And that requires much clinging on Him for strength and wisdom. This process has taught me to rely on Him, to call on Him, to be dependent on Him, no matter what.

All this has given me the opportunity to experience the joy and peace of knowing that He holds my EVERYTHING in His hand.

I couldn't be anymore ecstatic than this.