merry CHRISTmas

•25 December, 2011 • Leave a Comment

this Christmas…I have been pondering…what was God feeling on that First Christmas day??

God sent His one and beloved Son to this earth on Christmas day…with the Salvation plan of dying for our sins to save us from eternal death. This demonstrated God’s love for us, and is the greatest Gift to mankind. We hence rejoice and celebrate on Christmas. However, I suppose…it might be a joyful yet bittter day for God…as the birth of His Son, Jesus Christ, marked the beginning of the path to the Cross.

Admist this joyful season, may we reflect on the true meaning of CHRISTmas…and give thanks with a grateful heart.

天父的花园

•21 November, 2011 • Leave a Comment

heard this song playing in the car when returning to s’pore today from a church retreat…a pleasant reminder that we are God’s children…’Father God, He will always keeps us in His hand’ :mrgreen:

Matthew 6:28-34
28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

argh…

•20 October, 2011 • Leave a Comment

38.9 – highest fever I ever had (as long as I remember)

3 consecutive days MC – longest days of MC I ever had

feeling better now…but as I was lying on my bed, feeling terrible on the first day…I was thinking: ”This is just a small cold/throat inflammation, but I am already feeling terrible…How much worse would it be for those seriously ill and lying in the hospital!”

=]

•9 October, 2011 • Leave a Comment

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen, not merely because I have seen it, but because by it I have seen everything else.” – C. S. Lewis

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•25 September, 2011 • Leave a Comment

happen to come across this video on youtube :]

a good reminder to love & care for our parents…whom we often take for granted…

我們愛 [讓世界不一樣]

•14 August, 2011 • Leave a Comment

“你和我是天父愛的創造

每個人有最美的夢想

一路上彼此照亮 扶持擁抱

我們的愛讓世界不一樣

我們愛 因神先愛我們

雖你我不一樣 我們一路唱

走往祝福的方向

我們愛 因神先愛我們

心再堅強也不要獨自飛翔

只要微笑 只要原諒

有你愛的地方就是天堂”

Taiwan :: 7-10 July 2011

•9 August, 2011 • Leave a Comment

A beautiful trip with dear sis…

a rather short trip, but we both enjoyed :mrgreen:

You hold me now

•20 June, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Maromak hadomi Timor!

•20 June, 2011 • Leave a Comment

:: Timor-Leste (East Timor) 11th - 18th June 2011 ::

This is my first mission trip, and I know I would love to go back again someday. This beautiful land and its people has captivated my heart…and I have learnt so much from Lydia and the lovely people in Maubisse…about life, about love, about ministry.

We spent 4.5 days in Maubisse - a place around 1500m above sea level and 2.5 hour drive from the capital Dili, and 3 days in Dili…experienced both the coldness in the mountains and the hotness in the city. Indeed, God is good…and He knows what is the best plan for us. We see His hand upon us and leading us, so real and true.

Listed below is among the many more of His abundant blessing during this trip…

[1] We arrived at Maubisse safely at 7pm just before total darkness and despite driving in low lighting at the last 1hr.

[2] The landlord’s family at Maubisse received us warmly at our arrival, and prepared our dinner! 

[3] We met some UN police guards from China at Sara ‘restr’ at Maubisse, and learnt that they are now stationing here (previously were Indonesia). This is a blessing, because Lydia is unable to communicate well in bahasa, but is good at speaking chinese! They were friendly and exchanged contacts with Lydia.

[4] ‘Jamming’ at Lucia and Leonardo’s house, a blessed and wonderful evening.

[5] Lydia’s interview for work visa and the extension of her tourist visa went smoothly, and all settled within a morning!

[6] Managed to find the CHEGA exhibition by CAVR, and learnt a lot about the history and stories of this land.

[7] Met a Singaporean missionary couple when we were at Cristo Rei in Dili, and that eventually led us to visit Maubara the next day. We were amazed by what a Portugese community organiser has done in this village.

[8] The Portugese at Maubara noticed our flat tyre, and he also offered his help to change it. This is important, because our team is incapable of changing the tyre of a 4WD Pajero by ourselves!

[9] The tyre workshop which Lydia knows of were closed by the time we returned to Dili from Maubara. But we were told of another workshop and it is run by a Chinese boss! It is a blessing for Lydia to have this contact, because the workers in the previous workshop speak only bahasa which Lydia is not good at.

[10] While we were still roaming around and wondering where is the convent kindergarten which Lucia’s sister is working at…and then suddenly, we saw Lucia’s sister on that street!

    

      

    

   

   

   

   

   

                                                                    ”Love your neighbour as yourself”

Some people ask me why go for mission trip, and they wonder what difference could we make within such a short period of time…well, below would be my answers:

[1] Having first-hand experience and encounters with the people, I now have a better understanding of the condition in Timor-Leste…and the needs of the missionary there. This enables me to pray specifically with passion for this land.

[2] Meeting people and playing with the children…I cherish all those moments and friendships…and I can now pray by names and with faces from my memories with them.

[3] The children and the people are very happy to have foreigners visiting them and spending time with them. Their joy, laughters and hospitality are genuine and undeniable, which touches one’s heart.

[4] The time spent, our presence, and the little help and support we contribute, whatever small and minor…is meaningful and of great encouragement to the missionary working there.

[5] This trip changes my perspective…about life, about love, about ministry…and am blessed to encounter God’s leading, so real and true during this trip.

On facebook: Maubisse Yellow House

12 Jan 2011

•23 January, 2011 • 1 Comment

That is a special day :mrgreen:

Because my dan dan terrapin laid her first (unfertilized) egg on this date, at the age of 4.5 !!!

My sis called me that evening, while I was still in the office, and she said she had 3 news to tell me.

First, my dan dan is a female (I had always insisted that she is a male, coz “he” is always very active)!

Second, she had just laid an egg!

Third, before they (my sis & my mum) figured out what was that white object in the water, dan dan went to poke at it and bursted it! Yellow yolk flowed out (that was when they confirmed it was an egg), and then she started eating the yolk (my sis got traumatized by this) -_-”"

     

20 Jan 2011 is again a special day, coz she laid her second (unfertilized) egg! hahaa…keeping at this rate, I might be able to set up a business! turtle egg for sell, anyone?

   <<< my handsome dan dan, photo taken just yesterday…haaa…she still looks like a male to me…Lol :mrgreen:

[see previous related posts Some updates >>>dan dan terrapin]

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•26 December, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Enjoy…the quietness, the cool air, and the presence of God…under the stary night sky…

We are the reason

•24 December, 2010 • Leave a Comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z05Rnm2qgeo

As little children we would dream of Christmas morn
Of all the gifts and toys we knew we’d find
But we never realized a baby born one blessed night
Gave us the greatest gift of our lives

*We were the reason that He gave His life
We were the reason that He suffered and died
To a world that was lost He gave all He could give
To show us the reason to live

As the years went by we learned more about gifts
The giving of ourselves and what that means
On a dark and cloudy day a man hung crying in the rain
All because of love
All because of love

*Chorus

I finally found the reason for living
It’s in giving every part of my heart to Him (every part to Him)
And all that I do every word that I say (you know I’ll be saying)
I’ll be giving my all just for Him, for Him (every thing for Him)

We are the reason that He gave His life
We are the reason that He suffered and died
To a world that was lost He gave all He could give (all that he could give all)
To show us the reason to live

He is the reason to live
(don’t you know do you know the reason
that he came, oh he came to save us
when he gave his life for us) he suffered and died
To a world that was lost He gave everything (everything that He had He gave)
To show us the reason to live



Did you know?

•5 December, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Something interesting, which I learnt from guitar lesson yesterday (hahaa) :

Easter: Originally a Saxon word (Eostre), denoting a goddess of the Saxons, in honour of whom sacrifices were offered about the time of the Passover. Hence the name came to be given to the festival of the Resurrection of Christ, which occured at the time of the Passover. In the early English versions this word was frequently used as the translation of the Greek pascha (the Passover). When the Authorized Version (1611) was formed, the word ‘passover’ was used in all passages in which this word pascha occurred, except in Act 12:4. In the Revised Version the proper word, ‘passover’, is always used. (Easton’s Bible Dictionary)”

Conclusion: Although celebrated on the same day, Easter day itself has nothing to do with Christianity. The right word should be ‘the day of Resurrection of Christ’.

Christmas: One of the best-known festivals of ancient Rome was the Saturnalia, a winter festival celebrated on December 17-24. Because it was a time of wild merrymaking and domestic celebrations, business, schools, and law courts were closed so that the public could feast, dance, gamble, and generally enjoy itself to the fullest. December 25 – the birthday of Mithra, the Persian god of light, and a day devoted to the invincible sun, as well as the day after the Saturnalia – was adopted by the church as Christmas, the nativity of Christ, to counteract the effects of these festivals. (Encyclopedia Britannica – Carnivals and Saturnalias)”

Conclusion: Although we celebrate Christmas on 25-Dec, this is probably not the day Christ was born.

Out of the blue…

•5 December, 2010 • Leave a Comment

突然很想念十年前的某个人,
haha… 一个似乎已不存在的人。。。

当回忆也消失时,
剩下的,会是什么呢?

ermm… 我想。。。这已经不重要了。 :]

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•29 November, 2010 • 2 Comments

从 逼不得已的决心,
直 毅力而成的习惯,
到 如今的喜欢。。。

很不可思议地 爱上了 跑步。

hahaa…couldn’t imagine…but I really enjoy it now :]

后来。。。

•28 November, 2010 • Leave a Comment

thanks for coming to singapore…nice songs, nice concert tonight!

Simple yet Blissful

•25 October, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Knocked off early today, and had a bowl of Handmade Fishballs Kway Teow + Avocado Mikeshake from ThaiExpress…简简单单的,却足以让自己感觉十分幸福。。。hoho… :mrgreen:

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•23 October, 2010 • Leave a Comment

“人的念头像漩涡:善恶交替。
恶的念头会把人卷进万劫不复的涡底。
我们必须择善其中,并且牢牢企及。”

Sammi Cheng – 阿門

•17 October, 2010 • Leave a Comment

“《阿门》这首歌是我探访蒙古时,一群无家可归的小朋友唱的歌,听着听着我心内有很大的感触,心想他们没有家的人,要住在中途收容宿舍,但他们唱着这首歌,让人感觉他们的生命再次重燃希望。”

Windows Phone 7

•17 October, 2010 • Leave a Comment

HTC HD7

I think, this will be the phone I will be buying…

It is not yet launched in Singapore, but very soon…probably this month…

hahaa…not sure of the exact price, but I think I like it…just like I love my current HTC phone… :mrgreen:

没有嗅觉的日子

•21 August, 2010 • Leave a Comment

感冒一个星期了, 今天依然没有嗅觉和味觉。。。
这次生病很特别; 没有喉咙痛, 咳嗽较少, 鼻涕却不断地产生。。。令我无法用鼻子呼吸!!! 这星期至今,多半都是用口来生存。。。
这和平常我生病的症状恰恰相反。失去嗅觉很少发生在我身上。

从小我就很重视我的嗅觉, 嗅觉也很灵敏 (像狗和猪一样!hahahaaa -_-”"”)。
失去嗅觉的这些日子,不单让我生活变淡了,而且也真的让我有点不安,感觉有点危险。
我嗅不到我喜欢的气味,也不知道臭气, 烟味, 或毒气的来临!!! 但我也因此不会因为嗅到烟味而感到厌烦,也不需要闭气!啊,那算是福还是祸呢?!哈哈!

唉。。。
感冒啊。。。请赶快走吧,
嗅觉啊。。。请快回来啊~~~

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•15 August, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Sammi Cheng, one of the few celebrities I liked…
always with character and charisma…
but behind that front, lies a different Sammi…
one who has been through her darkest, but has now come out stronger and with a praiseful and thankful heart…all by God’s grace!

Check this out…
her testimony of how God saved her during the darkest period in her life, and changed her for the better :D


Count Your Blessings

•9 August, 2010 • Leave a Comment

“When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will keep singing as the days go by.

When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;
Count your many blessings. Wealth can never buy
Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.

So, amid the conflict whether great or small,
Do not be disheartened, God is over all;
Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.”

So often…especially in times of trouble or when things not going our ways, we will tend to forget how richly God has blessed us…those times we had jumped for joy and praised God aloud…those times we thanked God in relief…those times when we experienced God’s mercy, grace and timely provision in our lives…and the unspeakable joy when we witnessed our prayer being answered… And indeed, that’s how forgetful I can be…as I tried to recall the blessings I received, I have to admit that I have lost count of many. But yet, there are a few which I try to always remember…so that even when I’m lost, I will never doubt His goodness to me :D

anticipation

•8 August, 2010 • 1 Comment

After much procrastination and struggling with self-discipline….am now looking forward to the first lesson this month-end @ BelieverMusic !!

With reference to an entry posted last year [To be continued...], I did make the decision and executed the action…but it was nothing more than to buy that Maestro SA-3 and merely playing around with it…haaa. Alright, I reckon that it’s time to get serious about it…thanks to a good friend’s recommendation and encouragement :]

Now…I just hope that my determination will stay…. :mrgreen:

Toronto, Ontario Canada :: 9-17 July 2010

•22 July, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Singapore-Toronto-HK

Continue reading ‘Toronto, Ontario Canada :: 9-17 July 2010′

Emi Fujita Acoustic Live – Camomile Smile – 18 Jun 2010

•20 June, 2010 • Leave a Comment

2 years ago, I gave away my ticket…can’t make it at the last minutes due to work…yesh…work! urgh…

But this year, she’s back with another Acoustic Live on Camomile Smile, and I took half day leave just to make sure I won’t miss it again…haha!

She has a beautiful voice, and that’s what I like of Emi Fujita :]

Hidamari no Uta was her song, which was a great hit as a theme song of Japanese TV drama ‘Under the Same Roof II’…back in 1997… :mrgreen:

iPersonic Personality

•15 May, 2010 • Leave a Comment

iPersonic

haaa…heard of this online personality test from my colleague…and I would say…the result is 80% true for my case… :mrgreen:

Some e-commerce stores

•27 April, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Came across two sites…where one may find some interesting and unique items…

I had made a few purchases from Etsy…and the shopping experience there is good! :]

Hmm…think they are more for the ladies though…check out if interested! :mrgreen:

Etsy

Supermarket

復刻回憶

•5 April, 2010 • 2 Comments

你還好嗎 好久不見
又來這裡 這個老店
後來的你 喜歡了誰
我們 聊聊天

現在的你 一樣美麗
至於愛情 是個回憶
她不愛我 他離開妳
愛會來 就會去

在不同的城市努力
偶然也會想想你 Continue reading ‘復刻回憶’

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•28 March, 2010 • Leave a Comment

If one could listen carefully at the details, beyond the overall tune or rhythm of a song, one would easily be amazed by the beauty in the composition of a piece of music…just my two cents…give it a try :]

 
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