Tuesday, March 31, 2009 . 3:54 PM
Hey peeps,Ever since after February 14th Valentine's Day, I told myself that I don't want to get distracted again by the desires of my heart and redirect my FOCUS to God. Have been having "Mind Wars!" - if you all know what that means:)
That is why in order for me to redirect my FOCUS on God, seek Him more now and I have decided to fast 24 hours for 2 weeks but it seems I am not doing well, as I am being distracted again!! AHH!!
I have to recommit myself again! So starting from TMR I MUST DISCIPLINE MYSELF TO FAST 24 hours for 2 weeks!
My Vision for 2009 is TRANSFORMATION - A season of change and transformation and to do that I have to change myself and my mindset!
Well, that is all for now! Gotta go change now for PM later - A perfect time to get back the Presence of God and to seek His face!
BYE!
Friday, March 27, 2009 . 11:52 PM
MEN UNITED - Together Stronger!!
Joel 3:9 (New King James Version)
9 Proclaim this among the nations:
“ Prepare for war!
Wake up the mighty men,
Let all the men of war draw near,
Let them come up.
In the real world, there are bound to be difficult times and problems will definitely arise but as Pastor Phil preached today for ALL MEN!! - These problems are there to WAKE the MIGHTY MAN in each and every MEN of CHC!!
To me personally, I believe that whenever problems arise, they are not there to press us down or to throw us off guard but it is there for us to overcome it and thus making us stronger and to move on.
It is like a game - in order to move on, we have to fight every level as you know, whenever we pass one level, we gain a level (stronger) and the next level gets even harder than the first level!
This reminds me of the famous Martial Arts master Bruce Lee!! In one of his movie - Game of Death! He had to go through this tower and each floor an opponent awaited him. The lowest floor means the opponent is not that strong but as Bruce Lee goes on higher, it becomes tougher. He did not give up and he pressed on till the last floor! After going through every floor till he reached the last floor, I know that he became stronger and indeed he was able to defeat the last opponent!
We are in the times of rising up a strong spiritual army of God!! Our source of weapon is our bible! Once we fed on the bible for spiritual nourishment but now our weapon against the Devil!
Finally, before i go! Later is EARTH HOUR!!! SAVE THE EARTH!! SWITCH OFF ALL LIGHTS FOR ONE HOUR!!!
Thursday, March 26, 2009 . 2:20 PM
Back to blog and time to post belated things! Ha Ha! As you see at the picture, I watched Paul Blart Mall Cop with Aliff at Cathy! IT WAS HILARIOUS and I realized why the movie was HILARIOUS and nice because it was produced by Adam Sandler!!! Two thumbs up man - 5 stars! Must catch movie! Ha Ha!
Now another belated post - BLOOD DONATION @ riverwalk 22 March 2009
" If you donate money, you give food. But if you donate blood, you give life! "
On the 22nd March 2009, I went to Riverwalk to donate my blood for the second time! I was so excited! While I was donating, bad things started to happen all around me and I was kind of scared! When I first donated blood, everything was actually fine and nothing happened but on that day, I heard that someone's blood while donating WENT BACK INTO THE PERSON! Then another one was he fainted on the spot after donating. Also, heard from Terry, that he was attended by an inexperienced nurse and after donating, the nurse moved the tube ( still in his arm!) around and finally pulled it out!
Thank GOD that nothing happened to me while I was donating! After that met up with Xinying and so sad she could not donate because she was still having flu! Don't worry still got 13 June 2009!! Ha Ha! That will be officially her first time and my third time!! Can't wait!!
Well, that is it but I still have one more belated one which I will be posting it up soon!
Got to go soon to EXPO for chair arrangement! BYEBYE!
Monday, March 23, 2009 . 12:04 AM
BACK FROM CHALET on wednesday but lazy to blog and now got lots of thing to blog about but first about the movie Marley and Me!!
Kept hearing comments about this movie being nice and touching and I finally got to see the movie!! Met up with Layhwa and watched the movie at 5 25 and it was SUPER funny and TOUCHING until got people start to tear including ME! ><
The movie also reminded me of my own dog which exactly behaved like Marley in the movie!! Haha! Well, in the end my mom chased him out because he was too rowdy! Haiz so sad, wondering how my dog is doing now!
Anyway, through watching this movie, I also got a REVELATION!!! I mean how cool is that? God sure works in unique ways!! Well, at the end of the movie, the main actor said something that opened my eyes and I quote from that movie - Owen Wilson said that a dog does not need anything fanciful or expensive but only needs the master's heart which reminded me of God saying that He does not need our money or our material possessions etc but our heart and that we will take up His cross and WHOLY follow Him.
Also, through the movie, I have learnt that through trials and tribulations, we become stronger and form new characteristics like for e.g in the movie, Marley was a rowdy and unruly dog which does not listen to instructions but through this the Master actually builds up patience and tolerance thus becoming stronger and ever ready if there was a same situation.
It is just like God a potter putting His vessels (christians) in the furnace (The world full of trials and tribulation) and once we out, we become the most beautiful vases or vessels after going through the furnace!
Well, that is about it for today and later I have BTT!!!! which is Basic Theory Test!! Pray I pass man so that I am closer to getting my drivers' license!! WOOTS!!!
STUDY STUDY STUDY NOW!!
Monday, March 16, 2009 . 10:51 AM
Be back either tuesday or wednesday! Will be posting again:D
Sunday, March 15, 2009 . 11:50 AM
Yesterday went to SENTOSA RAIDERS (Something like Amazing Race) at sentosa around 10 a.m. and I brought TWO FRIENDS - Kien Chye and GuoDong! Overall the event was fun and Thank God for protection as after the last station I lost my SHOE BAG and in it had my wallet with $25 and my handphone. But thankfully, when all the Game masters/ Leaders came back, they told me that they found my shoe bag!After that, we went for service and it was a special guest pastor by the name of Rev Paul Scanlon and the service was great even though it was about how his church started and had a change of mind about the lost souls. I have learnt that History gives the benefits of causes and effects so that in the future, by learning from history. we would not repeat the mistakes of the past but instead through the mistakes of the past, we can make the future a better time.
Also, we don't need to wait for God to tell us what to do or make decisions for us as He has given us the free will to choose and decide for ourselves but in whatever decisions we make, He would bless us and guide us to that decision or choice we make. It was like the example that Rev Paul Scanlon gave - about a space shuttle to the moon which has a state of the art guiding system. BUT it does not activate until the shuttle starts to MOVE!
Well, the main matter of this post is about something that I was thinking about a few days back. I was thinking about how in those days when I was in secondary school, when I realized that there are things that are not meant for me and that it was impossible and pointless to think about it. Also, the same mistake repeated again and because of this, I became quite distracted and at the same time confused! I even told myself that I would put THAT aside but I realized that I was still holding on to it! Also, the thing that I was still holding on to affected the relationship of people around me - FRIENDS! Well, I have to decide now or I would forever not be moving forward and now that I thought about, I have decided to LET IT GO and come to a realization that IT IS NOT MEANT FOR ME and I CAN FORGET ABOUT IT!!
Well, if anyone wants to know what is IT, I will only tell to certain people:D!
Sunday, March 8, 2009 . 12:16 AM
Today I went to church very early for Usher leaders' meeting in which I thank God for the opportunity to rise up as an IC of SOUTH!! After the leaders' meeting, went for the whole usher briefing and later our own separate briefing - South and being the IC for the second time I thought I could do better so I was excited!! BUT AS SOON AS THE DOORS OPENED, everything became a mess!!
Well, firstly the south zone was supposedly to be closed and guarded. Also, when the doors open, the ushers are suppose to direct the people down to Alpha, East and West!! BUT APPARENTLY, south being the most wanted zone to sit! The whole congregation INVADED THE ZONE and it all became a BIG MESS!! But in the end, South was opened so now I had to go to every ushers in the zone - South 1, 2 and 3 and inform them that I need to know the status of reserved or if possible empty seats and I gave them 5 minutes BUT in the end, when I came back, THEY WERE NOT EVEN SURE WHEN I ASKED THEM!!
So I told them go and faster do!! But in the end they were SLOW AND NOT PROACTIVE!! Also, I TOLD THEM THAT BY THE END OF PRAISE, GIVE UP RESERVED SEATS!!!! BUT IN THE END, THEY WERE LIKE TOOOO BUSY COUNTING THE SEATS THAT THEY DID NOT EVEN DO WHAT I TOLD THEM!!!!! Also, they should have like the initiative to do that and actually I don't even need to tell them BUT IT WAS A MESS!!
I WAS SOOOO STRESSED TILL I ALMOST BROKE DOWN INTO TEARS thinking that MAYBE I was NOT CAPABLE to become an IC because I did not do my duty as the IC! I EVEN THOUGHT THAT MAYBE I SHOULD JUST BE AN USHER! Then after the service, I had debriefing with Li zhi and I got scolded!! Well, I DESERVED IT!!
Anyway, sorry for lots of CAPS! I really am frustrated with mostly myself and sorry to all ushers because it is actually not your faults. IT should be me for not delivering my instructions properly and also did not exercise my authoritative power as an IC! I did not mean to blame you all for this just pissed off with myself!!
I AM FRUSTRATED WITH MYSELF!!
Father I pray that you would expand my capacity as an IC so that I would be able to exercise my authoritative power and act more as an IC than a RUNNER OR AN USHER!! I pray that you would pour down your wisdom and knowledge so that during the service, I would be able to discern what is happening around me and know what to do in any stressful situation!!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 . 9:23 PM
Yesterday, played tennis with Yong Sheng at Republic poly!! It has indeed BEEN A LONG TIME since I played tennis let alone, touched my racket!! We played till 3 and then went over to South Food court to eat our lunch! After that, we ate desert and FYI it was also the first time I ate from the desert stall! HAHA! We were shocked when we got our deserts, well, instead of me telling you all, I will let the pictures do the talking! Ha ha!* AJ's Chocolate Kachang! *
* My Chocolate Ice Cream Kachang! *
Well, in the end we both did not finish the desert because firstly, it was quite a lot and also it was SWEET!!! But we ate the Atap seed and the Nata de coco that was in the desert! Not say we waste the desert ar, at least still got eat the atap seed and the Nata de coco!! Hahaha! Well, that is the end of this post!! oh and before I go:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
RAE!
I think I wish her a lot of times already! Ha ha!! Well, Happy Birthday Rae "Mommy"!! :p May God bless you every single days of your life!!