Sunday, December 21, 2003

As Bread That Is Broken

Many hearts are hungry tonight
Many trapped in darkness
Yearn for the light
So many who are far from home
And many who are lost
Oh Lord Your wounded children need
The power of Your cross

Chrous:

As bread that is broken
Use our lives
As wine that is poured out
A willing sacrifice
Empower us Father
To share the love of Christ
As bread that is broken Lord
Use our lives

Help us to begin where we are
Help us love the people
Near to our hearts
Then give our faith a mission field
Wherever You may call
Lord love Your world
Through each of us
Until we've touched them all

Sang this song many times during the camp...really spoke 2 me especially the 2nd verse...
Got reminded abt the Cat and Dog Theology during devotion on the 3rd day... =) Really really wanna be a Dog Christian - 2 glorify God in all I do coz God has blessed us so tt we can b a blessing 2 others...as well as 2 bless God 4 blessing us...

Malachi 3:10 kept coming 2 me during the devotion time...God wants 2 overflow us with His blessings if we allow Him 2...and like the pic P. Ian got during service a particular Sunday....a pic of a test-tube overflowing with water frm a jug....God is the jug and we're the test-tube....He's so BIG and we're so small....and He has blessed us with so much tt His blessings will overflow 2 the pple ard us....
WE ARE BLESSED SO THAT WE CAN BE A BLESSING TO GOD AND TO HIS PEOPLE!

Monday, December 15, 2003

Hey! i'm back!

Woah! it had been a really gd trip! God showed His faithfulness and opened our eyes 2 a lot of things...like how we can plan and plan but God has other plans 4 us....watever we hv planned 2 do earlier didn't really wk out lah...heh...

The 1st obstacle came when we almost cldn't bring the carton of multivitamins in2 Thailand....the Thai immigration even got a guy frm the pharmacy 2 check the pills....the only relented when Trish told us 2 show them our Laos visa...

The 12 hr train rides r really smthg....thank God 4 P. Ching Wah and Trish! they managed 2 get the train tix 4 us eventho it was so last min and 5th Dec's actually the Thai King's bday....
anyway....yah....12 hrs on the train is an experience... =)

We did a lot of stuff with the kids there....spent the most time with the kids living near ARDA...played with them...spent some time with the kids @ Khoutsambaht village - teaching them English and crafts...
Feel like ta-pao-ing them back 2 Sg... =) They're so cute and friendly! their smiles...their expectant faces....their innocence... really makes me think how bratty and disgusting Sg kids r....sigh...

Our aim was 2 b a blessing 2 the kids and 2 the pple there....we achieved it and more....
u noe when pple come back frm mission (gotta say fei bi bi in Laos... =p) trips and tell u how they've been more blessed by the pple there than they hv been a blessing?...nv knew wat it meant until i come back frm Laos and tell pple how we've been blessed by the Lao pple.... and how we've been blessed by God...
We're merely vessels 4 God 2 use and He used us 2 show His love 4 His children in Laos....and he has also used them 2 bless us.... we've been so blessed by the villagers at Ban Khoutsambaht (who LUV dancing!!!), by the street kids, by the lovely warm pple in Vientiane...

Am also amazed by how God is truely a God of ALL languages....we saw pple worshipping Him in Lao and Chinese when we attended 2 Lao services and a Chinese cell grp.... mind-blowing!!! we're worshipping and praising and serving the same God at the same time in our own language! Amazing!!

I'm really captured by God's majesty and faithfulness and might....how He can work even in a closed communist ctry like Laos.... =)

We had fun doing wat God has called us 2 do.... =) the weather's great! the pple r great! Love Laos is great! thnx guys 4 making my 1st mission trip such a memorable one! thnx 4 all the bridge and tai ti sessions...haha....
Thnx! -
Thammy (our ever diplomatic father-figure and photographer...heh)

Vic (our tax-collector mummy who pays 4 all our meals and ice-cream and peanuts and mineral water and...okie...u get the pt... =))

Jim Jim(our Monkey-Man-of-Faith and International Man of Irrelavance)

Josh (Joshie baby, inventor of early pearly, easy peasy and winner of the Limahdah game!)

Gracie (our 1st-aider whom all 3 guys wanna bring if they were 2 b on a deserted island....and the only person who can say khor toad and fei bi bi gently...)

Anne Anne (who had an encounter with God during this trip and a great fren 4 crapping sessions at the back of the truck... =) along with Gracie of coz)

Rachel and Evelyn (4 the baby-wipes...which we were so dependent on!)

And all who prayed and supported us in 1 way or another... =)

For more info...juz check out Jimmy's blog! =)

Am glad 2 b back....but wld luv 2 go back there again....
Next missions destination...hopefully 2 CAMBODIA!

Wednesday, December 03, 2003

Harlow!!

Hvn't updated in a while....hv been bz bz bz with mission prep and training... =)

Went to the Red Cross Home for the Intellectually Disabled last week... was really apprehensive before we went there.... i'm actually pretty scared of pple who r intellectually disabled coz i felt that they won't be able to control their actions...so they'll drool and stuff...and they'll smell bad... or u dunno wat they'll do 2 u.... Was jus praying 4 od 2 gimme His heart of compassion and love 4 His pple...
When we got there i didn't noe how 2 act ard them....my heart was thumping... i didn't wanna seem like i was treating them as exhibits...so i plastered a big smile on my face and went ard...tried 2 talk 2 them... some of them didn't or cldn't respond.... i didn't noe wat 2 do...so i juz kept smiling.... =)
Most of the gals stayed at the 3rd floor coz that's where the female residents r...talked 2 some of them.....it wasn't ez....but it was gd experience... =)
i ended up in the activity rm (where they undergo physio therapy)...spent 1/2 the time there...hee....think it was escapism...but i tried 2 talk 2 the residents who were there... managed 2 speak 2 the therapist there as well...

Really felt tt my heart's so small u noe....juz wished my heart's bigger...so tt i can give more love 2 the residents...
I actually felt a burden in my heart...had the intention 2 go back 2 do volunteer work...or visit them once a week or smthg...

My Love Laos team (Tham - our leader, Vic - our money person, Jim Jim - the monkey man, Anne, Grace, Joshua and moi) spent quite a bit of time bonding over food...heh... we're so slack u noe! we'll take breaks every 15 mins! haha!
Anyway we'll b leaving on Fri (5th Dec) 4 Laos...do keep us in ur prayers k? Pray tt we'll keep our focus on God, tt we'll learn 2 love one another with God's love, 2 love the Laotians as well... Basically Laos is a closed ctry so we can't proclaim our faith or evangelize in public...so we'll do it thru our actions! =) Really looking 4ward 2 the trip!
We'll b back on 13th Dec!!

Monday, November 24, 2003

Was really touched when i saw each youth bring their bottles out yest....offerings 2 God...2 His pple...
I guess this is also an expression of servanthood...serving God and His pple....

Counted the offerings....am so proud of them!!! they gave so willingly...so generously... =)
Thank u 4 ur BIG hearts!! thank u 4 taking tt BIG step of faith! thank u 4 ur commitment!

Collections from the missions fund raising flea mkt r really gd as well.... the adults esp, r really supportive of it.... buying food..and more food...and more food... =)

God is faithful!! =)
Yest...

Was a long day...pretty draining...conducted the "talk" with major help frm Dudley...had a quick lunch...and the 1st missions training session thereafter...did some stuff in the office...went off at abt 5.30...

Went 2 meet Jasmin!!!! she's finally back!!! yeah!!! met her at abt 6 at HV...had coffee and sinful oreo cheesecake at Breko...met Carole there as well... =) had a pretty gd time catching up...went hm at ard 8...

Was gonna meet her 2day as well but i was 2 lazy 2 step outta the house...heh...prob gonna meet her anyway...she doesn't mind coming 2 Westmall...hehe...

Lazy Mon afternoon....gd weather...pretty cloudy....gd time 2 take a nice nap........ =)

Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Brought the gals frm Henderson out 4 lunch and a movie...
Watched Cold Creek Manor....predictable ending...but pretty gd nevertheless... and Stephen Dorff is eye candy! =)

Watched Are You Hot? on channel 5...was it on Mon nite?...
Had a great time ogling @ the guys...esp the one with the 8-pack....woah!

Okie okie....sorrie...hormones raging.... =p

Tuesday, November 18, 2003

Can't believe All Blacks lost 2 the Wallabies!! it's so disappointing! thot they wld pick themselves up after losing the Rugby World Cup 2 England the last time...but i guess they juz went downhill frm there...

So frustrating... and P. Ian had 2 rub it in on Sun...so many times!! he practically took the salt and rub the wound inside out and then run a knife thru it and dig ard a few more times b4 he stopped... =p

Tho i didn't managed 2 catch the match coz....y ah?......oh yah...went 2 JB 2 do my hair...heh....
and the hairdresser with a name i can't pronounce till this day...she cut my hair (which was 2 short 4 my liking- a bit 2 wild 4 me lah...now old already...cannot look 2 wild)....i like the colour tho... =)
Moo wanted the same base colour as mine...but it didn't turn out v well coz his hair's 2 black....hehe...but u cld c a tinge of bown if u look carefully.... =P
Spent RM230 4 it (juz my hair)..cut, colour, highlight, treatment...not bad lah...we thot the price was a bit steep but later the gal msged him 2 explain y it was more expensive than the last time...and she offered give us a free hair mask the next time we go...hee...
Spent all our money on our hair and had no money left 2 shop...so sad rite?

Learnt the new camp dance on Sun...haha...was fun! =) cool moves....cool song!! very nice! can't wait 4 the rest of the youths 2 c it this Sun..hehe...

The missions training and prep's starting on Sun...and i hv yet 2 do anything...oops!....sorrie Tham!
Oh! Thnx Tham 4 changing my blog skin 4 me...heh...now everyone can c my entries properly...yeah!
okie...back 2 missions...really looking 4ward 2 it....we hv a dynamic team and think we'll hv a gd time in Laos... =) Sorrie 4 the boo-boo guys...can't stop over in Bangkok 4 a shopping trip 4 a few days b4 we come back... =p

I still can't post fotos on my blog!! i've uploaded them on geocities but i can't seem 2 b able 2 post my pics here...y ah?... help!!

All the best 2 u guys who r mugging 4 the exams!!! esp 2 my Laos team - Tham, Jim Jim, Grace, Joshua and Anne!! u guys r in our prayers!!

Counting down: 4 more days 2 Jasmin's arrival back 2 sunny sg!! yeah!

Tuesday, November 11, 2003

Sat...

Had BS with Carole n Ting @ 3pm...was pretty gd...
Missed the match betw NZ n South Africa...sigh

Went back 4 the JI closing dinner... JI's gonna merge with OI and the new sch will b called....r u ready 4 this?...
THE MILLENNIA INSTITUTE!!! how cheesy is tt??!!
Missed the match btw Australia n Scotland...sigh...
Anyway...had a pretty gd time... =) sang the sch song 4 the last time...did the kokomo...well...tried 2...heh...and then went 4 teh tarik with Jud, Gladys, Lala, Yat and Idris...

Sun...

Went hm after missions lunch with AL, Amanda, Reuben, Ori, Tham and P. Ian...were discussing abt the missions prep... Lunch was @ Transview Country Club - the place with the most fantastic fish & chips! haha... AL made me a new convert...heh...

Was watching Rugby World Cup the whole day... nice!! hvn't watched rugby in the longest time!! can't wait 2 c All Blacks trash the Wallabies this Sat! ha! but gonna go JB with Moo...sigh...nvm lah...maybe we'll go earlier and get back in time 4 the match... =p
Think the finals is gonna b betw NZ and England again... hope NZ will win this time...they were trashed so badly the last time...

Was on the fone with Moo till 4am...shiok! hvn't been hving late nite conversations with him in a while...prob abt 2 mths?

Mon...

Went 2 watch 15 with Vic and Tham.. it's so funny! but sad at the same time... it's ez 2 forget tt the boys r only 15...
The slashing wrist scene looks totally real...i didn't think much when the boy was juz cutting himself with the penknife...but when he started digging his flesh i got squeamish...

My innate Ah-Lian instinct kicked in when i saw the scene where the ah-bengs called their fellow gang members 2 back them up when they got beaten up by the RI boys (the English-speaking punks)... i still think it's really cool 2 hv ur whole gang back u up and beat up the guys who beat u up...
Loyalty....brotherhood man!! =)
My god-bro used 2 b part of a gang in sec sch and i've always wanted 2 juz call him and get him 2 bring his fellow gang members 2 beat up some gal/guy i hv a prob with... haha...so Lian rite? guess wat...i still hv my Sonia Rykiel bag frm my ah-lian days...hehe...

Went hm after the movie 2 watch Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory...heh...it's one of the old movies with singing tt Aunty Laura burned 4 me... =) It's so exciting 2 c wat u hv read and imagined coming 2 life on screen - the chocolate river, the Oompa-Loompas, the glass elevator, the chewing gum which taste like a 3-course dinner... how cool is tt? =)

2day...

Finally got my baptism and confirmation pics developed... =) v nice! Thnx Tham!
I was on 106 on my way hm when i realized i had 4gotten 2 send my pics 2 the photo shop...so i alighted 2 take a bus (189) back 2 Clementi....they told me the fotos will b ready in an hr's time...so i took 106 2 WestMall, jalan jalan a bit, bought my dinner frm Delifrance, got stopped by 3 gals frm CCC who were doing street E, took 106 back 2 Clementi 2 collect the pics....met my cousin Tracy and her cousin Jessie @ the Clementi bus stop...dragged them 2 accompany me 2 go collect my fotos...sat @ Mc's 2 c the pics and talk cock 4 a while....took 106 back 2 hm...arrived hm @ ard 9+...
I cldn't wait 2 c the pics and since i had time 2 spare and am using my bus stamp...might as well lah... =)

Thursday, November 06, 2003

I think Angelfire.com has a problem with me!! i started 2 accounts with them...and each time they stopped me frm posting pics on my blog... Y???
R there some other websites i can go 2? =)

Am really frustrated with mum as well...
Wasn't well yest...Vomited and had diarrhea...Dad said it might b gastric flu...so i stayed @ hm and slept the whole day...
Went 2 work 2day...Aunty Martha and the rest advised me 2 go c a doc coz i might spread the virus 2 them...so i called mum and told her i was gonna c a doc and then come hm and rest...she asked me whether i was feeling better...i said yes..then she asked me y is there a need 2 c a doc since i was feeling better...so i told her i was advised 2 coz i might spread the virus 2 the rest of the pple in the office...the nest question was whether i can claim the money bak frm the church after i c the doc...i said i dunno...but i'll go 2 the polyclinic coz it's cheaper...
Sigh...feel like mum cares more abt the money than my health...

Sunday, November 02, 2003

This week was really crazy!

Mon - went down 2 SMSS 2 help out in E-Life...it's this REW (religious emphasis week) event...it's stands for eternal life..yah...went down with Ailing 2 help out as counsellors...met Chloe and Alexia there as well..heh... got 2 noe Pastor Glenn Lim frm COOS...amazing testimony by this gal called Grace... very encouraging! =)
Met Carole 4 BS after the event... it's really gd 2 c her so hungry 4 the Word... =)

Tue - was supposed 2 go 4 PWF (pastoral workers' fellowship) @ the cathedral but 4got all abt it...heh...all 3 of us... went back 2 the office and did some more mission trip admin stuff...

Wed - SMSS again...last day of E-Life...the gals were not so self-conscious that day... Pastor Glenn shared abt the Father's love... he was prompted 2 write a letter from a father 2 his daughter... it was really moving... i 2 was touched by the msg...many of the gals who put up their hands during the altar call had problems with their dads...
Think was supposed 2 meet Carole 4 BS again coz she didn't hv 2 work..but i didn't hv time 2 prep coz i called it off...

Thu - went down 2 Henderson Sec 2 help out with their post-exam activities...AL and i prep games 4 them...like Taboo, charades, and win-lose-or-draw....abt 20 students per slot...we did 2 slots (8-10am, 11am-1pm)...the students were pretty receptive...but it was really tiring 2 b looking after 20 sec 1 to sec 3 students for 2 hrs... now i truly noe i DUN ever wanna b a teacher!!! the 2nd session had a gal, Ruzanna, who was frm the Rainbows programme... =) really glad 2 c her! after we dismissed them some sec 3 gals stayed 2 play Taboo with us... they're v funny! =)
Went back 2 church after tt 2 collect money 4 the mission trips... feel like a loan shark! had my last Revelations class at nite till 945pm... long long day....was totally drained....

Fri - collected the last of the mission trip $$...went down 2 park lane shpooing mall 2 meet Siew Lin's mum 2 collect the air tix 4 the Philippines team... then rushed back 2 collect $$ frm Vikram's dad...but missed him... he left the cheque and cash with aunty helen tho..
Oh! met Janet and Anne as well 2gether with p. Ian and AL... they're so nice!! think we'll hv fun in Laos!! =)

Sat - had time 2 relax and prep BS 4 cell...but we didn't hv BS in the end...coz i was feeling lazy and tired...heh...
Sue-Anne, Eric and HY came 2 church 2 do the camp pub stuff...stayed with them...left 2gether @ abt 6+... pretty fun! managed 2 get 2 noe Eric a little bit...

2day - prayed with Shin Yee, Huiyi and Michelle during cell...then had lunch @ HV @ the noodle house...ice-cream @ Bellagio (is tt how u spell it?) then 2 SY's place 2 rot...heh...finally had my orr-nee 2day!!! happy!!! was craving 4 it like frm 2 weeks ago...finally got 2 eat it 2day!! hahahaha!!

Hvn't talked 2 Moo in a long time coz he was bz with projs and revision 4 his exams....really miss talking 2 him...miss the late nite fone calls..heh...
Tmr's his last paper! yeah! hope 2 meet him since it's my off day 2 but he wanna go hm and rest... he deserves it lah...had been wking so hard and sleeping @ wierd hrs in the morning... will try 2 meet him during the week... =)

Will meet my god-bro and my god-niece tmr... =) prob in the afternoon...i need my beauty sleep... hee..

Saturday, October 25, 2003



A really CUTE recent pic of my 6-mth old god-niece... =)

Friday, October 24, 2003

Prophesy?....

Was really blessed 2 witness the slavation and baptism of Youya's grandma... it's really amazing how God works...how He used pple like Aunty Laura and Uncl Yan (who hv experience in intercessions like this) 2 touch her life...and the timing is really wonderful...God's timing is really wonderful!

Uncle Yan was mentioning in the car on the drive back 2 church frm Youya's grandma's place tt after watching it'll soon b my turn 2 intercede 4 pple in this way...tt was the 1st time someone entioned s/thing like tt 2 me...

Was talking 2 Emily after Revelations class yest and she told me tt Youya's grandma's story was really amazing...then she heard tt pple who follow Aunty Laura ard will get their turn 2 intercede and pray 4 pple 2 receive Christ @ their deathbeds...i mean...not nec in tt way...but like...yah...intercede 4 pple lah...and she said maybe it'll b my turn 2 pray 4 pple in situations like this...

Was thinking abt wat she said on my way hm...then the song Making A Difference came 2 me...

I want to run to the altar
And catch the fire
To stand in the gap between the living and the dead

Yah...i really wanna stand in the gap between the living and the dead...coz God is the God of the living and not the dead (Matt 22:32)...
I really do wanna c pple get saved b4 they go and meet our Creator... =)

Yup yup...will pray abt it...hee...

If u're reading this, pls pray 4 God 2 provide finances 4 my Laos trip coz gotta pay in 2 weeks time... Thnx!! Am really going in faith this time...in the past the major reason 4 not going 4 mission trips is coz of $$...yah... =)

Monday, October 20, 2003

She passed away early yest morning...
But God really has His way and timing...
She became His daughter and got her name written in the Book of Life b4 she went Home to be with Him...
Thank God 4 that.... =)

Sunday, October 19, 2003

Woah....

2day was a pretty mad rush...sending emails, confirming flights 4 the mission trips, type out stuff...
It's gd 2 b bz...makes me feel useful...heh...wierd i noe...but i do feel more useful if i hv things 2 do...

Anyway...Youya called me @ 1+ in the afternoon 2 say tt her grandma's discharged and tt she is in critical condition...the doc said she has only a few days 2 live...so it'll b gd 4 Aunty Laura and Uncle Yan 2 go down 2 preach 2 her in Cantonese...
So we went down 2 her grandma's place @ ard 5+...went 2 her rm 2 c her...she's attached 2 the respirator and looks like she has difficulty breathing...she's really weak...so weak tt she can't even turn her head...heard frm Youya's mum tt her grandma cld still talk yest but she juz cldn't 2day...
Uncle Yan felt tt he shld get everyone outta the rm and close the door, leaving juz him and Aunty Laura....which was exactly wat he did...guess they prayed 4 her....then he opened the door 2 let us in again...we prayed in tongues...
Uncle Yan cld sense tt she had accepted Jesus as her Lord and Saviour...so he spoke 2 her and confirmed it...he then asked 4 a glass of water so tt he cld baptize her by sprinkling...After tt we cld c tt she's more alert...her eyes were open the whole time...b4 we started praying she looked v drowsy...

It's really amazing how God works and how He uses His pple 2 do His wk...i told Uncle Yan that there was a string of Buddha beads near her bed and abt the altar on the living rm...Uncle Yan said he wasn't bothered by these things at all coz our God is greater than any of these things...we r serving a living God... Amen!!

It was a really gd experience...how the Holy Spirit moves and work when we allow Him 2....yah....

God has really been revealing more and more of Himself 2 me....and everytime He does...i'll b so awed..... =)

Woah!!
"...With man this is impossible, but with God ALL things are possible." Matt 19:26

Saturday, October 18, 2003

Pictures!!

These r the pics frm the retreat on Wed... check them out!


My 1st prawn!!


Seth and the prawns we caught!


Lunch time!!

Thursday, October 16, 2003

Retreat #2... =)

Went fishing @ Pasir Ris Park with P. Ian, Seth and AL...
We caught prawns...bbqed them....had tt 4 lunch! 2gether with AL's egg-mayo sandwiches, P. Ian's chicken rice chili and his famous pickled onions, and the chips i brought... =) Yum yum!!! very satisfying...
It's juz a day of nua-ing....slacking...hehe...all we did was fish and eat... =P

Throughly felt tt God provided....the gd weather...the prawns...the great fellowship...
All these things r not possible w/o God...can't rely on our own abilities...our own strength...

He reminded me tt He is my strength when i am weak during Staff devotion 2day...
Lewis was sharing on Matt 11:28-30...tt we dun hv 2 carry unnecessary load (burdens) or face physical and emotional fatigue (weariness) alone....Jesus said 2 go 2 Him....His love is free...it's unconditional...
U noe...a york is a piece of wood which is placed on the shoulders of 2 oxen and this enables them 2 carry heavy loads...
Jesus said tt his york is light...we r on 1 side of the york and Jesus is on the other side...We r carrying the load 2gether...

But only when we r weak can Jesus help us...
So often we go abt doing our own things...trying 2 slove our problems with our own strength and our own wisdom...and getting frustrated and anxious...only when we stop struggling...and totally surrender 2 God in weakness is He able 2 come alongside us...
He said in v. 29...2 learn frm Him...He went 2 the Father in prayer and He prays 2 receive frm the Father...if Jesus - the Son of Man and Son of God is able 2 juz go 2 the Father in prayer and petition...so muz we...

Psalm 62:5-8 says tt if we want spiritual rest, go 2 Him....4 His york is ez and His burden is light...

You are my strength when I am weak....i noe this is frm a song...but izzit in the bible as well? in Psalms?...hm...
Apparently not...asked P. Dan and he said it's not frm the bible...if he says dun hv then it's really not there lah...
sigh...i cld hv sworn i saw it somewhere....nvm... =)

Tuesday, October 14, 2003

Another Revelation...

Had ministry meeting as usual with P. Ian and AL ...and AL was juz sharing tt during the wedding service she attended last Sat, she received a picture and a verse for the couple...but she didn't tell them coz many pple were already sharing wat they heard God say...and it's somewhere along the same lines...

Felt really fortunate...u noe...like xing fu...
It's so different being a Christian....hving bdays as a Christian....marrying in a church....it's juz so different...
Pple coming along side u and praying 4 u on ur bday....pple hearing God speak and sharing wat God had said 2 them on ur wedding day....
Fellowship.....Family....we're all one big family in Christ! haha...sorrie...sound very duh....but it really means a lot 2 me... =)

U noe the picture P. Ian had during a particular youth service...can't remember which one...
Anyway....he saw a picture of a test-tube and a jug pouring into the test-tube and it was juz over-flowing...it's God saying tt we're like test-tubes and He's like the jug....pouring His blessings into our lives and coz we're so small and He has so many things 2 give us...the belssings overflow and in turn we bless others ard us....
It's a cycle....God pours His abundant blessings in2 my life...it overflows and I bless someone else...and tt person overflows and blesses someone else....and it juz goes on....it's a beautiful thing isn't it?

God reveals different things 2 different pple @ different pts in their lives....
Guess God is showing me His great love....His love for His pple....and His pple's love for one another...
God is love....He created us outta love...His unfailing love....
The question is not abt y God luvs us.... We were beautifully created in His love....He created us so tt we can hv a relationship with Him...He didn't luv us AFTER He had created us...He loved us even before He created us...

What a wonderful God! So giving! So loving!

Friday, October 10, 2003

In AWE of You we worship
And stand AMAZED at Your GREAT love
We're changed from glory to glory
We've st our hearts on You our God

It's juz blows me away!! God's luv 4 us....so BIG...so PERFECT!!
Yest's staff meeting we watched a video on homosexuality....felt really sad...dunno y...do u think God is saddend by this as well?....
Had BS with Carole...was still in awe tt God works in mysterious ways...tt the God tt we're wroshipping is a Living God!! Who speaks 2 us.....who luvs us...who comforts us...like a Friend...wow...
So during BS i was juz going on and on abt how God doesn't condemn...we were looking @ Luke 19...abt Zacchaeus the tax collector...Jesus wanted 2 stay @ Zacchaeus house even tho he was regarded as a sinner by the pple.... and then i was juz going on and on how God luvs us juz as we r...tt he doesn't condemn... Carole thot i was crazy...heh...
But i can't help it....am juz so blown away by how God luvs us....how big His luv is...u noe... it's really difficult 2 fathom with our tiny human brains how much He luvs us...how great His luv is....
The world judges us...by how we look...how we dress...our sexual orientation...how cool we r...how much money we have...how big our house is...wat car we drive... But God juz luvs us as we r...He looks @ our heart... He hates the sin but He luvs US!!!!! We're so precious 2 Him u noe....

I dunno...hehe...i'm juz so awestruck....like...wow....He's such a Big God...and i'm 1 outta a trillion pple on earth...and He luvs ME!! He luvs US!! He noes us by name...

sorrie...am blabbering again...heh...
I'm still in awe lah.... if u c me in a daze and going on and on abt how great God is liks a crazy person....noe tt i'm still in amazement.....

Wow....... =)

Wednesday, October 08, 2003

God is really Awesome!
P. Ian, Ailing and I had morning devotion this morning and we were juz praying 4 the youth leaders....and i was juz really irritated...since yest...tt Satan always come between u and God when u hv made the decision 2 follow Him or give Him ur life or juz say yes 2 s/thing tt God wants u 2 do.... That rat will always b there 2 discourage u frm following God...

Amazingly....i'm still in awe by the way....wow....God is so....WOW!!! anyway...i received the word... frm Romans 8:28-39... particularly v. 31 and 37.... juz then P. Ian's fone rang so he went out 2 ans it...so we stopped praying 4 a while...AL then asked me whether God said anything 2 me...so i told her abt the passage and tt God said if He is 4 us, who can b agst us...coz we're more than conquerors thru Him who luved us...
P. Ian came in after the fone call and AL told him tt i received a word frm God...i told him and he showed me his notebk... tt was exactly wat he had written down b4 the fone rang - "We are more than conquerors in God"....
AL received the same thing on Mon and she entered it in her blog....
Wow...it's so amazing how God spoke the same thing to 3 different pple...

AL then prayed 4 me...4 wisdom and knowledge........His wisdom and His knowledge....coz we can't do things juz based on our puny human minds....heh....

Another revelation......u noe when we say tt we submit our all 2 God....this doesn't juz mean our relationships, our finances, or family......it's mean our ALL...or EVERYTHING....even our THOTS!!!!! s/thing tt we can't control sometimes...we hv 2 submit them 2 God...
it's tough isn't it? =)
it really helps when u hv a grp of frens who can pray 4 u and keep u in track....2 think happi thots...think Godly thots...
P. Ian says devotion helps too!....begin each morning with God's Word...and align our thots with God's b4 we begin 2 do anything....

I'm struggling....i'm sure many of us r...but we're persevere....and allow God 2 change us...4 us 2 truly submit 2 Him...
Gotta pray!!!!!! =)
I was juz thinking abt Sam's prob...they hv differing views on their future 2gether...
Like her bf wanna retire @ 30 and live on the rent tt he can collect frm his property, and hv chickens running ard in their backyard...he wanna stay in a rustic cottage in the countryside, 35 mins away frm the city, by car....
She, on the other hand, wanna work and hv enuf $ 2 come back 2 Sg 2 visit her family and frens...she thinks tt he lacks ambition and tt he doesn't noe wat he wants 2 do with his life...
It's more than tt actually....2 long 2 type it out...heh...

Is this an inherent prob betw couples? do couples hv 2 share the same vision 4 the future? coz they've been living 2gether and HE wants 2 marry her soon (they're both 22)...but she doesn't wanna b tied down @ such a young age...she has yet 2 finish her degree and find work...and she doesn't wanna retire @ 30 and hv chickens running ard n her house...she doesn't wanna live in a rustic cottage in the countryside so far away frm civilization....
She's now hving doubts abt their relationship and wanna find another guy 2 test whether she truly luvs her bf or not...
As i listened 2 her yest...i told her tt she can't open another door b4 the one in Perth is closed.... I wanted 2 tell her 2 pray abt the relationship...coz she's not sure whether he's the One 4 her...but they're both not Christians...
So u think it'll b easier 4 Christians 2 deal with s/thing like this? wld it b different if God was the centre of their relationship? not tt i think non-Christians do not hv fulfilling relationships...juz tt it comes so naturally 2 me now 2 say tt we shld go 2 God abt this and ask Him wat we shld do or whether tt guy or gal is the One He had chosen 4 us...

I'm confused...heh... =p

Tuesday, October 07, 2003

Basically rotted @ hm yest...coz was my off day! heh... =) had dinner with mum and dad...was pretty gd...considering i hardly spend time @ hm now tt i'm wking...

oh! grandma might b coming 4 the chinese/cantonese svc this Sun! so exciting rite? coz she asked me whether i need 2 wk on Sundays as well..told her i juz hv 2 go 4 svc...asked her whether she wanna go..she said okie..provided my uncle takes her along when he drives my cousins 2 church...so tt my grand-dad (who's an anti-christ) wldn't suspect...
Oh! did i mention he asked me whether i've found a job? i didn't noe wat 2 say coz he'll kick up a big fuss if i were 2 tell him i'm wking in church...so i shook my head... it's not like i'm ashamed 2 b wking in church but he'll juz flip if he found out tt my cousins and i r Christians!
Anyway...i might b sitting in with grandma if she were 2 come 4 svc on Sun...but the chinese/cantonese svc is @ 11.15am (after youth)...so if she were 2 come with my cousins, wat is she gonna go betw 9 - 11.15am? hm...

Yah...P. Ian, AL and i had ministry meeting @ cafe 211 @ HV...was a refreshing change frm church lah...church was 2 noisy and dusty anyway (undergoing construction)...
Then met Samantha 4 dinner and coffee...hv known Sam since i was Sec. 2...she's facing prob with her bf back in Perth lah...yah...juz providing a listening ear...hvn't seen her in a long time...not since she came back abt a mth ago...heh...
Had a great time catching up... =) took a pic...check it out!

Friday, October 03, 2003

Hihi!

Yest was pretty fulfilling... had BS with Carole...4got 2 close in prayer coz we were talking and sharing and we rushed outta the office... dun wanna get locked in again...hehe...
dinner with AL, Vic, Carole, Jim2 and Tham @ Clementi...then went back 2 church 4 CE course on Revelations while the rest went 4 IDC...the speaker's frm SBC (S'pore Bible College) and he's rite! the turnout was really gd (was 165 when i last heard frm Karen...)! he said tt we gotta hold courses on knowing God's will 2 attract the youth coz they wanna noe who they're gonna marry and which college they're gonna go...and if we wanna attract the old pple, we hold courses on Revelations coz they wanna noe when the end is here... =) okie...it's not funny when i say it...sigh...
Juz took an online test - How funny are you?....the result: i'm not funny @ all! haha! so sad rite? =)

Anyway...yah...Revelations...was only the background info yest...he's pretty gd! =) will tell u guys more as i learn over the next 4 weeks okie? =)

Met Stephan and Pris 4 lunch with AL 2day...coz Stephan was gonna leave 2nite...yah...
He's really nice and chatty! am really glad coz my ex best fren's bf is so boring! he answers u in monosyllables...sigh...
anyway...yah...he's really nice! hope he'll b back soon... =)
Met Jud 4 dinner @ HV...went jalan jalan @ the new HV shopping place... =) saw many nice things...on a lookout 4 her pressie...heh....
Sorrie Jud! hvn't got ur pressie yet... will give u later k?... =)

Went hm...and discovered this getai downstairs!!! wah lao!!! so bloody noisy!! it's supposed 2 b some deity's bday lah...
so loud!!! so noisy!! brings back memories...was like this when i was studying 4 my 'A's...they were also hving some celebration 4 some deity's bday....think it's the same one...and they had the getai and the loud Chinese and Hokkien songs!!! so irritating!!! it's already 1030 and they're still going strong....hopefull they'll end soon lah...aiyoh.....

Wednesday, October 01, 2003

P.Ian's baby gal was born on Monday nite @ ard 9+... went down 2 c Cecilia and "Beautiful" (that's wat they're calling her in the meantime... Hee~) @ Mt Alvernia Hospital... (where i was born! Cecilia was born there as well!) with Ailing, Vicky, Tham, Jud, and Jen...
Anyway...i carried the baby...she's so cute! and pretty big considering she's only abt a day old... she's ard 7-8 pounds...

Here's a preview... =)


isn't she sweet? was told by Cecilia tt she looks like Seth when he was a baby... so cute rite?

Monday, September 29, 2003

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Argh!!!!! took a look @ my tagboard this afternoon @ my cousin's place....
Can't take toga's nonsense anymore!! finally decided 2 take down my tagboard...so told Beks 2 remove it 4 me.... had enuf! too many things going on!!

it's supposed 2 b MY blog! HAPPI THOTS!!! but after wat had happened with toga it was no longer abt happi thots! pple r juz frustrated when they come here and read the angry words on the tagboard...juz doesn't serve the purpose of calling my blog happi thots does it? hv tried 2 ignore wat was going on @ the tagboard by posting happi entries and only replying 2 happi or funny msgs on the tagboard (like the one abt Klem running in his red shorts)...thot this might deter toga...apparrently i was wrong...

I juz hope tt toga will juz STOP going ard 2 my frens' blogs 2 post nonsensical msgs! And it's really despicable 2 post rubbish msgs using other people's nicks!

Sunday, September 28, 2003

Yeah! got confirmed 2day!! now i'm a full-pledged Anglican! a member of the local church (SJSM) and the Diocese of S'pore! so exciting!!
Was sharing with P. Vincent that getting baptized and confirmed opens up a lot more doors 2 other types of ministry... coz Justin was talking 2 me abt singing @ SES...and u gotta b baptized AND confirmed 2 do it...so i told him i was gonna get confirmed on Sun...yah...the adults r v particular abt this lah...but it's gd! opens up a lot more avenues 2 serve... =)

Went 2 watch The Magdalene Sisters with Jim Jim and Tham on Fri...Lao pok was supposed 2 come but she abandoned us 2 go One Fullerton 4 a chio bu's (Jim Jim's words) dessert bday party... the show was a bit disturbing....it's basically a show abt "repressed nuns" (quoting Tham..hee)... i like it tho...
Then Lao pok came 2 pick us up after the show, as promised...and we went 2 Fong Seng 4 supper...got hm @ abt 430am....
Oh! met up with Su Lene, along with AL, 2 find out how she's doing in DTS...she seems 2 b hving fun... =) can't wait 4 me turn 2 go...hehe... Anyway...Su Lene and i went 4 dinner 2gether @ Westmall...she gotta get a pair of earrings 4 her mum's bday she we went 2 Watt's In...i spotted a pair tt i wanted 2 get but put it back coz it's not wat i'll normally wear...but thot since my hair covers my ears now i can afford 2 wear more elaborate earrings... =) So anyway....she paid 4 her stuff and while we walked outta the shop she passed the earrings tt i wanted 2 get 4 myself 2 me and said "nah...thisis ur early confirmation present"...so sweet rite? =)

Woke up @ 8 2 go 2 wk...can't afford 2 skip wk coz gotta stuff 2 do...then went 4 confirmation retreat and SES...thereafter went 4 dinner with JIm Jim, Tham, Yuen, Steve, Miche, Jud and Lao pok... Lao pok accompanied me 2 HV 2 get my confirmation skirt...yup! managed 2 get 1 last min... i like it! it's flowy and (hopefully) it doesn't make me look fatter than i already am... =)
Was v tired yest lah...so looked a bit moody... after dinner we went 2 Coffee Club 2 chill with Yuen, Lao pok, Tham, Jud and Steve and ate muddy mud pie...was craving 4 ice cream...Hee...think i'm PMSing...

Was contemplating whether 2 go 4 youth 2day... decided 2 go coz thot it'll b interesting 2 hear the stories of the married couples and how Angie is contented being single... guess wat? she had the same fear tt if she were 2 go full-time she'll b unmarried, like most of the female full-time workers in church....the stories were pretty amazing... When P. Ian said we cld go out and b prayed 4 for present and future relationships, my youth cell juz turned and looked at me...so mean rite? Shin Yee even siad that she wants 2 b an aunty soon... sigh... didn't go out 2 b prayed 4 coz didn't feel the urge...heh...

The confirmation svc was really s/thing...so exciting...not as exciting as my baptism tho....confirmation was juz a natural step 2 frm baptism...yah...but it was exciting nevertheless... =)
Thnx 2 all who came 2 support Miche and I!!! Esp 2 the NUS cell! Thnx guys!

Thursday, September 25, 2003

Hihi!!

Juz got back frm a 3-day staff retreat @ Sentosa....really fun! laughed so much!!

Here's a run down of wat we did these 3 days...feel free 2 skip this part if u want... =)
I'll try 2 summarize as much as possible...

Day 1: Ice breakers @ Agape hall....really fun 2 c Mon Peng dance the Ah-go-go, P. Voncent 2 do the twist, P. Ian do the disco and Aunty Laura geleks so well!! Lunch @ a chinese restaurant @ Sentosa... Dinner @ this fantastic place...can't remember wat ut's called...but woah!! the bread and butter pudding is WOAH!!!! Sat with Aunty Martha, Aunty Helen, Karen and Su Lee...had a gd time! laughed so hard!!! then went 2 c the musical fountain...gave a new nickname 2 Mon Peng - Monkey Mon! hee!

Day 2: Led worship....pretty okie lah...really appreciate their enthusiasm.. =) Sentosa day trip with P. Daniel, Lewis, Aunty Laura, Chee Poh, Aunty Margaret, P. Joseph....pretty fun actually... almost went round the whole island... had dinner and presentation on our day trip...really funny pics frm P. Ian's and Ailing's grp! haha!!

Day 3: Communion @ the chalet and lunch @ Jumbo...and then back 2 work!

Had bible study with Carole 2day as well (almost every Thu actually)...@ Daffodils...started @ 4.30 and ended ard 6.15....then...discovered that we were looked in! both of us were on our way out 2 go 2 the loo (high tide lah!) and realized that glass door was locked! so i called Ailing...she told me 2 call Monkey Mon or goatee man (P. Ian..hee)...called Mon but she was in HV...
and then....Aunty Nancy appeared!!! Thank God! the first song that came 2 mind - Jesus u r so gd, Jesus u r so gd!!! i'll b able 2 sing the song with more conviction now!!!

Was talking 2 Carole...went hm @ ard 7.30....showed my mum the pic i took with AL @ the Underwater World with my fone...i look fat! in fact i look pregnant! mum said i look fat....said that she had already told me that short hair will make me look fatter...u noe in that "i told u so" kinda tone...got irritated...
Anyway i like my new hairstyle... =)

Hv 2 go get my confirmation skirt tmr!!!

Sunday, September 21, 2003

Oh! my v gd fren, Jasmin, who's studying in Auckland, NZ, now...is coming back on 22nd Nov!!!!!!! can't wait!! miss her so much!!!! every time i pass by her block @ Ghim Moh...i'll start missing her and i'll always msg her on her mobile...hee..thank God 4 technology... =)

yup..that's all i wanted 2 say...hee...was ecstatic when she told me!!! okie...hee...i'm juz really happy 2 hear tt she's coming back...looking 4ward... =) *grin* *smile* wide grin* *squeal*

was writing ian & katrina waller's bday card....also saw a little gal, abt 3 yrs old, who was wearing a jumper and a pink tank top on the way 2 Jumbo on Wed as well...got reminded of the 2 gals...Jessica, 3, and Stephanie, 6 mths...sigh....
miss them so much!!!!
Harlow!!

Had our last confirmation class 2day! gonna get confirmed next Sun (28/09)...u guys muz come okie? Miche, Pris, Rachel, Melissa and Joshua r getting confirmed as well... so excting rite?
2day's lesson was on tithe and offering...spoke 2 me coz i'm a v bad steward of money....and since all of wat we hv belongs 2 God...it's really s/thing tt doesn't honour Him lah...so i've gonna tithe as soon as i get my allowance...otherwise i'll nv get down 2 doing it...

Was supposed 2 go 4 lunch with Ailing and Catherine (this pretty new gal frm UWC)...but went over 2 Moo's place 4 a haircut...feel quite bad abt it coz i hvn't really made any major effort 2 get 2 noe her...but i promised we'll meet up soon... =)

Yup! i did it! i finally got down 2 cutting my hair!! it's really liberating coz it's much shorter that it was (took off abt 5 inches) and my hair feels so much lighter! i've had long hair eversince...i dunno... 1998?...yah...and it's the 1st time after 5 yrs that my hair is this short...
I really like it! thnx Moo! =) looks so Jap...haha...
Wonder how everyone will react 2 it...Hee...

Ate a lot 2day...and Moo's sis kept tickling me...hehe...it's a gd sign tho... =) shows that she likes me...gonna celebrate her bday with her and the family tmr.. .she's born on the 22nd as well! =)

Pretty disappointed tt my parents didn't say anything abt my new hairstyle...but who cares?...i really like it!

Hope 2 get a confirmation skirt tmr or Fri...i hope it's gonna b Bishop John Chew... =)

Saturday, September 20, 2003

Worship Party 19/09/03

The worship party yest (19/09/03) was great!!!
Was held @ Eugene's office...he's one of the pple in Ailing's Tuesday Grp (yah...tt's the name of their grp...so orig hor...hee...sorrie Ailing!)...anyway it's a designing firm @ Mohd Sultan Rd above Rush... the office is super cool! am not great with description so will spare the details...but trust me it's cool! can ask Tham, Yuen and Jim Jim...Pris and Stefan were there as well...

The worship was really liberating!! we were encouraged 2 juz worship God freely...2 put down any self-consciousness...and 2 juz worship God in our own way...we cld stand or kneel or sit or lift our hands or dance or sing or clap....basically anything...pple were going with the flow...Jim Jim syas that it feels like Womad.. =)
Coz there were playing the guitar, the Tambla (some Indian drums tt James was playing) and some other drum tt George (this other guy frm Ailing's grp) was playing... it was juz liberating....
The worship leader, Kelvin, was juz commenting that we're like we're @ the upper rm...above the pubs and stuff...

The pple were really nice...and the're testimonies were like Wow!!! was talking 2 their grp leader Mark, who's an architect...he was telling me more abt the pple grp...
They're pretty cool! all in2 the Arts...Ronald's a photographer apprentice, George is a dancer, Eugene and Moose r designers, Kelvin works @ the Substation (i think)...yah...
Kelvin's wife, Brooke, is frm New Jersy and she's my age (23)...and she's in2 her last trimester of her pregnancy....she's got 4 more weeks b4 she pops....makes me wanna hv a baby 2... =)

The worship thing started @ 9pm and went all the way till 1+ in the morning...there were makan breaks in betw of coz...
Oh! this German gal who's doing DTS with Su Lene was there as well...looks like a model...tall, slim, fantastic voice (sounds like Steven's kinda gal.. =p).. but seriously...her voice is WOAH!!!

Yuen, Tham, Jim Jim and I went 2 Breeko's 4 supper...then went back @ ard 3+....tiring!!...
But it was gd...maybe we shld hv this kind of worship sometime in Heartbeat...wat say u? =)

Staff Devotion 18/09/03

Staff devotion on Thu was really amazing!
P. Rennis started by asking us wat will complete our joy at this pt in our lives...so i jotted down stuff like seeing my family and frens saved, seeing my cousins grow in the Lord, finding a husband (haha!) and seeing tt God is pleased with me...
But in Psalm 16:5-6 (New American Standard version), it says that the Lord is my allotted portion...He is our complete inheritance...
When David was writing this, he was being disinherted coz Sual was out 2 kill him...

1 Sam 26:9 also syas that it is possible tt pple wld wanna take away our share of inheritance...disinheritance (missing pieces in our lives) might b God's way of showing us our true inheritance, which is in God...
God teaches us 2 hunger and thirst 4 Him...

Psalm 16:2 syas that even the capacity 2 enjoy gd things comes frm the Lord...

Luke 7:11-17...the widow was disinherited from her husband and she is now disinherited from her son...the Lord cares abt our disinheritance...He luvs us perfectly....He gave the son back 2 the widow...
Therefore...accept Him as our complete inheritance...

Numbers 18:20 syas that our future is the Lord and our inheritance is the Lord....and it is well with my soul...

Isaiah 49:14-18 is God's promise that He remembers us forever...that we're engraved on His hands....how wonderful is that? =) it is a promise 2 us...
Wow! we're tt impt 2 Him...

Wednesday, September 17, 2003

hey pple!

pls ignore toga's msgs... thnx!

Tuesday, September 16, 2003

Met my baptism sponsor, Mon Peng, 4 lunch @ KFC @ Clementi...
Had an interesting talk abt tattoos and the tension betw Muslims and Christians...

The conversation was interesting... =) am glad! learnt many things 2day...
my off day yest...so went 2 c my god-niece...hvn't seen her in a month...
how she has grown!! i bought her a dress meant for 6-9 mth old babies...but my godbro said that she's already wearing clothes meant for 12-18 mth olds...sigh...dunno whether she'll b able 2 fit in2 it....juz msged her mum 2 ask...

went hm in time 2 hv dinner with my family coz i hvn't been spending time with them...
But my dad had 2 irritate me...
coz i happened 2 tell my mum that i'll b getting confirmed on the 28th...and mum asked wat benefits will i gain after i'm confirmed...told her that i'll b a member of the church as well as the Anglican Diocese in S'pore...she nv knew i was Anglican...
So she told my dad who wantd 2 noe wat "Anglican" is in Chinese...told him i didn't noe but will find out and get back 2 him...he was like how come u dunno these things...and then went on saying smthg abt Buddhism...can't rem exactly wat he said...then i was like how the he heck wld i noe u noe! y did he automatically assume that i wld noe! i attend the English svc...y wld i noe what "Anglican" is in Chinese?!

Next he said that in some churches pple look like they're possessed when they're praying...like tiao dang u noe...like they're being possessed by some diety coz they're b crying and jumping ard...he said that sometimes they'll get so outta control that they need pple ard them 2 restrain them...i got really agitated and said that they're not possessed!! not like tiao dang!! wah lao! how can u compare being moved by the Holy Spirit 2 tiao dang??!!

He's attacking wat i believe in and i'm trying 2 defend it...
Was talking 2 P. Ian and he said that there is no need 2 defend God...He's gdness can b seen thru us and out actions...he said b gentle and try 2 c where my dad is coming frm...sigh....it's so tough!
Mum was v gd abt it tho...she's more open than dad...dad id juz trying 2 impose his own ideas on me...

That was b4 the food came....when we started eating things went back 2 normal...

Sunday, September 14, 2003

Co-led worship with Ailing 2day... aaaahhhh!!! i screwed up! my voice broke when i was supposed 2 start Our Heart....sigh...
but it was a gd experience nevertheless... =) God was indeed moving 2day and I was so proud of Shin Yee and Huiling who came up 2 b prayed 4... =)
and it's really encouraging 2 c Huiyi and Shin Hui serving in church @ the Discovery Camp on Fri..hee...
Oh! Tracy, my cousin, came 4 service 2day! hvn't seen her in mths!! didn't manage 2 catch up with her tho..will do when the hols come..

Went 2 meet Moo and his sis in town after confirmation class 2day... was fun! primarily 2 buy her bday pressies...her bday's next Mon (22/09) so we went 2 get her pressies...i bought her a Sigg pooh bear bottle and Moo got her some stuff frm OP...
she's v cute! kept tickling me...
had a fulfilling lunch @ Breeks (yum yum! really loaded with carbo as well..sigh...was pretty gd yest when i went back on the low carbo diet...until Steven offered me bread...i took a bite and then...uh-oh...it's carbo!!! but he says it's gd carbo so...yah...he's the health freak... =p oops! sorrie Steve!
actually i wasn't that gd yest...had char siew rice...nvm...dun think u guys came 2 read my entries 2 c what i ate yest rite? =)
and then we had coffee and cheesecake brownie @ coffee bean....nt immediately after lunch lah!...aaaaahhhh!!!! bui si ah!!!! sinful!! will try harder tmr....muz resist temptations!!

gonna c my god-niece tmr!!! hee! hvn't seen her in a mth! can't wait!

anyway...was shocked 2 c toga'smsg on my tag-board...then i realized that it's in response 2 Faith'smsg... haha...
who's toga anyway? =)

Saturday, September 13, 2003


isn't she the cutest!!
not very clear tho...will put up a proper pic once i get my hands on it okie? hee..
woke up @ 830am this morning so didn't turn up 4 the prayer meeting this morning....it's 2 early anyway.... an unearthly hr of 730am!!!

went 4 cell @ 3pm...was pretty gd coz 2day' grp was smaller so we got 2 share then break up in2 grps 2 pray...hvn't done it in a long long time... so i's pretty gd... =)
Was grped with Xiaohui, Em and Youya...we prayed 4 a pretty long time...the Holy Spirit was definitely moving and it felt really gd juz coming 2 God and giving thanks and juz praying 4 one another.... =)

Then dinner @ red bricks coffeeshop...it's the one we went last week...the one where we had fish head curry... had dinner with Pris, Stefan and Steve...
Am really glad that eventho Stefan is pretty new 2 the grp he's really chatty and friendly...
after dinner Steve needed 2 buy slippers so we went jalan jalan @ Holland V...bumped in2 Klem...started chatting outside this new Chinese restaurant...
and i met my sec sch classmates as well! really happy 2 c them after such a long time...exchanged numbers and chatted 4 a while... =)

oh! my godsis-in-law juz sent me a recent pic of the cutest god-niece in the world!

happi pic #2 @ Redang!
lock, hock soon, diana (only 1/2 of her face can b seen), youya (ditto), miche (squinting), vic (looking nice and happi) & lao pok (looking like she's enjoying herself) =)

happy pic @ Redang!
Front row- frm left: hock soon, vic, jen, miche
Back row- frm left: lock, lao pok, eunice, youya, diana, jim jim

Friday, September 12, 2003

Wah lao! can't believe June Wong is actually thinking seriously abt missions!!! this has nv happen b4!

Think God spoke 2 me again on Thur during staff devotion...Justin was leading worship and he was juz praying and all i remembered was him saying "reaching the world in need of christ"... and as i was praying i thot i saw the word Laos....hm....is God telling 2 go 2 Laos in Dec?.... but i really wanna go 2 Philippines coz we'll get 2 do street e with drama and puppetry n hold youth concerts... so fun rite? not that i'm big on street e but it'll b fun juz doing dramas and holding youth concerts...
Guess it's a conflict again...betw wat God wants and wat i want...
need 2 pray 4 confirmation and yah...will trust and obey...coz God's plan is 2 prosper us....and no matter wat He'll carry us thru....

Learnt during staff devotion that the analogy of an eagle is often used in the bible coz it's exactly wat God does 2 us...
baby eagles started off with juz sitting in the nest and when they're hungry they'll juz hv 2 open their mouths and the mummy eagle will feed them....
but as they grow bigger and r ready 2 fly, the mummy eagle will juz shake the nest real hard so that the kids will fall out and learn how 2 fly...
the special thing is that the baby eagles will not die...the mummy eagle will always b watching them and will catch them when they can't fly and head southwards...

That's how God is with us....He'll feed us when we're still young Christians and when He noes that we're ready he'll give our nest (comfort zone) a nice shake...but we'll not die coz He'll b watching and will catch us when we fall...He has promised that He'll nv forsake us...that's how amazing God is!

Another revelation is that no matter how far u stray away frm the path that God wants u 2 go, He'll steer u back 2 where u're intended 2 go/do....
Sometimes tho,...when He's fed up He'll juz pick u up and plop u down 2 the path that He has planned 4 u....which was exactly wat He did 2 me....
I was so far away frm Him and frm wat He has in mind 4 me (despite me going 4 cell and being in the worship min) and one day He juz decided that enuf was enuf and picked me up frm where i was and put me 2 where He wants me 2 go...that was when i was convicted 2 join Tribute....

Had a pretty fruitful time doing bible study with Carole yest as well...rite Carole? i learnt as i prepared....
the realization that prayer is a conversation betw us and God is pretty enlightening.... i was like...oh.....yah....conversation = 2-way....so we can't juz do all the talking and then end the prayer with an Amen....we gotta allow God 2 speak 2 us as well as listen 2 wat God is telling us....
yah...it's quite duh lah....heh....

2day was quite fun coz got 2 c Yuen in a tortise suit!!! hahahahahaha!!!! it's hilarious!! the suit's spongey so it's v huggable...hehe....
can u juz imagine Yuen in a grean leotard and a tortise suit?? hahahahhaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
sorrie Yuen! promise will not disclose the fotos.... =p

2day wasn't v productive lah..heh...i was juz 2 kaypoh and kept going down 2 the sanctuary 2 c the kids @ the Discovery Camp....
Pearlyn Sunshine was so sweet! she gave me a hug frm behind... =)

Had worship prac...was pretty gd...despite being called monkey....it's all Jeremy's fault! kept calling me monkey...dunno wat gave him the idea that i'm a monkey.... =p
pretty stressed abt worship coz am gonna co-lead with Ailing and God told her when we were preparing the songs 4 worship that He will give the word 2 me....fact is i didn't really pray abt the songs and wasn't sure i heard God...haha... now u noe Ailing... heh...
yah...but thot God was talking abt the "world in need of Christ"...abt reaching 2 the lost...yah...

sorrie...am still finding me getting excited abt missions a bit strange...heh...

oh! am so impressed by Tham's pics on his blog!!!! u're a gifted photographer Tham! =) really nice pics!!!

Oops! sorrie! entry's a bit long 2day huh....heh...

Thursday, September 11, 2003


another happy pic of the NUS cell...BBQ @ Angie's...
really really like this pic...everyone's looking so happy!!

a happy pic of the NUS cell @ Youya's Confirmation... =)
Here I am O God
I bring this sacrifice
My open heart
I offer up my life
I look to You Lord
Your love that never ends
Restores me again

So I lift my eyes to You Lord
In Your strength will I breakthrough LOrd
Touch me now, let Your love fall down on me
I know Your love dispels all my fears

Through the storm I will hold on Lord
And my faith I will walk on Lord
Then I'll see beyond my Calvary one day
And I will be complete in You!

Wednesday, September 10, 2003

shoot! can't sleep...muz b the kopi @ ya kun juz now... luv the kaya toast..heh... okie...i'm still off the low-carbo diet...i'll b on it once i stop PMS-ing...hee =p

yah...really enjoyed juz talking cock with Moo...we had dinner @ Pasta Mania, followed by Ya Kun coffee and kaya toast...nd then we went 2 jalan jalan @ Junction 8...so happening rite?....hehe....

Went ga-ga over Yong Xiang as well...he's this guy who's way 2 young 4 me...J2 @ SAJC...but he's super cute! the camera really luvs him...v photogenic... =) Moo was showing me his pics lah....yah... *drool drool*
he's not juz a pretty face...he's talented as well...plays the clarinet in SA band, writes his own songs and has a great singing voice!

enuf abt my dream guy...hee.. =p
was bo liao...so went 2 do this online test....
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so adorable rite?

one of the nicer pics Moo and i took.. =)
Yo yo yo! hvn't blogged in a while...

Fri's Reloaded was really inspiring!! that woman Mariam who took 23 yrs 2 translate the bible in s PNG language is such an inspiration!! not that i'll go and translate the bible in some strange language which has no written form watsoever but wow...it has only gotta b God!! dun think we can do things like this in our own strength....
i then made a commitment 2 God 2 send me wherever He wants me 2 go...coz i was really inspired and convicted...and when i left the hall @ Wesley, i thot....man, wat hv i gotten myself in2!! God has really changed me... as i hv said many times, i was not one who is in2 overseas missions.... i've nv been on a mission trip and even when i joined Tribute i opted 4 the local missions one coz i dun wanna leave my comfort zone in sg...eventho i complain so much abt the weather and wanna migrate 2 a colder ctry...
but i guess God has other plans 4 me...

took Sat off coz was tired out by the early mornings and PE @ SA...heh...so lao pok rite? but went 4 cell and SES tho...
dinner was really gd! was with Morgan, Jim Jim, Miche, Youya, Jen and Xiaohui...while Yuen and Steven went off happily 4 some play... =p
had curry fish head, sambal kang kong, prawn paste chicken and sweet sour pork...yum! was at the zhi cha stall @ the red bricks....it's cheaper and had bigger servings than Dover mkt....and the Horlicks ping was woah!!! met Vicks, Da Wei and Klem 4 coffee @ coffee club...had fun teasing Jim Jim...hehe....
tehn had 2 meet Moo 2 go down 2 Central Police stn coz his models got in2 some trouble with some pervet...yah...went hm @ abt 3+...talked till abt 4.30 b4 going 2 sleep...and woke up on Sun @ 7...heh...

didn't fall asleep during sermon tho....but had a little nap *guilty smile* @ Shin Yee's place after lunch...thank God i hv Mondays off....

i've moved! frm sitting next 2 Aunty Laura 2 sitting behind Karen in the office...hehe...i've got my pics pinned @ my table...

okie..will try uploading pics on my blog now... =)

Friday, September 05, 2003

hey guys! remember the J21 Reloaded concert tmr (Fri) okie? We're meeting @ 6pm outside PS... c u!!!
My day started @ 5am...sigh...coz gotta get 2 SA by 7 for morning worship...yah...so slept really early the nite b4...
had 4 periods of PE 2day...2 periods of gym with a J1 science class and 2 periods of floorball and soccer with a J1 Arts class, which happened 2 b Lenise's class (Lenise is a v cute fren of Shin Yee's)...quite fun... turned darker as well... u noe how i am abt getting dark..hee... i always feel that pple who r fairer can carry off more pretty colours...altho i'm sure some of u wil beg 2 differ... :)

managed 2 talk 2 this counsellor, Doreen....heard amazing stories of how God had been so gd 2 her and her family...how He had been answering her prayers...like when she prayed in Sec. 3 that she really wants 2 c her whole family go 2 church 2gether and how she wants 2 b baptised... God is so gd that the whole family got baptised 2gether!! i shared with her how i'm afraid that God will call me 2 go full-time in church coz most of the ladies wking in church r single and how i dun wanna be left on the shelf...she shared how she prayed 4 the one God has prepared 4 her and how He prepared both their hearts....yah...really encouraging...

had bible study (Joel says 2 refrain frm using certain abbreviations...) with some of the bball gals coz one of the mentors is in charge of bball...this really pretty and sporty gal called Ruth... they're really nice and frenly...

I hv yet 2 do QT this week but God had been speaking thru the mentors...like we'll b talking abt random stuff and they will juz say s/thing that touches my heart...dunno whether they noe it or did it deliberately but yah...God spoke thru them... :)

Oh! thnx 4 ur prayers guys! things hv been resolved...i hope... :) yeah!

napkin man taught me how 2 post pics on my blog...will try when i hv time..prob tmr...

Wednesday, September 03, 2003

Wah piang! 1st day attachment @ SAJC is quite tiring...
am attached 2 SA till Fri under the mentors so that i can steal some ideas that can b used @ Henderson..hehe...
When Shirley, one of the mentors, told me that they join the students 4 PE i almost peng-san...i hvn't done PE since 1999 when i left JI!!!
We ran once round the track and played frisbee...was okie...didn't run much during frisbee...hehe...4 someone who's as unfit as i am, still okie...

BUT....tmr we'll hv 4 periods of PE instead of 2....sigh...hope i can survive... :)
the pple there r pretty nice...

oh! met my cousin Shin Yee during PE as well!! i was actually looking out 4 her coz Shirley told me that we were gonna join one of the J1 Arts classes 4 PE...was hoping that it'll b Shin Yee's class...but it turned out 2 b Danielle's class instead...
my dear cousin spotted me frm her side (she was hving PE as well) and ran and hugged me....haha...so funny...she was so excited 2 c me....
i didn't inform her that i was 2 go down 2 her sch..wanted 2 give her a surprise... :)

oh! learnt archery 2day as well....pretty fun... :) coz Shirley's attached 2 ODAC so they went 2 SAFRA Bt Merah 2 learn archery...

was feeling pretty down 2day as well...

wanna apologize 4 my harsh words...and guys, pray 4 me yah...pray that things will b resolved and i'lll b 4given... :)

thnx!

Monday, September 01, 2003

Sat's carnival was really fun! and tiring as well...as yuen and morgan can tell u...i was really zoned out after the whole thing... our stall managed 2 make abt 300 bucks frm our sale of balloons...
my gals were really gd abt it...they worked hard... :)

Sun's worship was really gd...the song Lavished by Love really spoke 2 me coz God had been speaking thru the bk of Matthew abt humility and servanthood... yah... hv i mentioned i finally finished reading Matthew? hehe...
was really tired frm Sat's carnival so went 2 sleep after lesson 2 of confirmation class...

Woke up this morning 2 news abt the break-in church....Ailing called me and told me abt it...asked me some qns....
was really peeved after the call...and told God 2 punish the pple who broke in... y did God let these things happen? can u imagine? stealing frm the house of God?
felt a bit guilty coz i technically was the last person 2 leave the office coz i went back @ ard 5+ to get Sarah and Seth's pressies... thot i didn't close the door properly or s/thing...
i'm still quite peeved abt the whole thing..sigh....God is watching...
the thieves will not come 2 a gd end...these pple oughtta be shot u noe!! it's disgusting!!

Saturday, August 30, 2003

God Speaks....

Had quite an eventful day 2day...learnt how 2 use the scanner...hehe...
sorrie lah...i'm slow can...

yah...then went 2 buy P. Ian's bday pressie....it's a N6610...the leaders r gonna share lah...rite?.... and bought Sarah and Seth's bday pressies 2...got Sarah a top and a Barbie wallet and bought some toy thingy 4 Seth.... :) they're such adorable kids!!

yup yup...then went 4 the Synergy dinner...which is hosted by YWAM and is held in conjuction with Antioch 21...
the food's really gd!! was held @ Marriott and we had some lobster thingy 4 starter, chicken and mash 4 entree and a white choc raspberry cake thing 4 dessert...hehe...
hving PMS lah...so had my chocs and carbo 2day.... :p
anyway....God is still speaking 2 me abt servanthood...eversince last week... the verses like....can't remember exactly but it means if u wanna b great u muz b a servant or s/thing 2 that extent... yah...
and Francis and Grace sent Su Lene and I hm...and he mentioned that verse again "whoever is first will be last and the last will be first"....

am seriously considering going 4 the J21 mission trips in Dec...and attending some SBS (S'pore Bible Sch) course...it's a 9 mth intensive BS on the bible frm Gen to Rev....gonna check it out....
Am really hungry 4 God's Word...i finally finished reading Matt...now gonna go on 2 Mark...hehe...cldn't stop reading Matt 2day....juz wanna spend the whole day reading the bible...i've nv felt like that b4...

seem 2 feel more liberated after my baptism...
hey! thnx 2 all u guys who came 2 support me!!! really appreciate u cheering me on when i got dunked... :) THANK U!!!!!!!

okie....here i am blabbering on and on when i complained that klem's blog entries r 2 long...hehe...

Stay tuned!!
God bless!!

Thursday, August 28, 2003

Revelations everyday!!!

Was doing my QT and God reminded me again that we are here to be servants. Was at the HB Leaders' Retreat and God spoke thru Matt 19:16-30...felt that God is saying that we are here 2 serve and not 2 b served and that discipleship is abt pple and not a matter of giving up our possessions. God reminded me again in Matt 23:11-12 abt humility and servanthood. God also talked abt it in Matt 20:26-28...

I was reading the bk by Loren Cunningham, founder of YWAM, "Is That Really You God?", and his wife Darlene was praying 2 God abt her role in her husband's ministry and God told her that she's a feet-washer. She was estactic abt! I was like...wow...if God told me that i was put here 2 wash pple's feet i'll b like "Wat?! I can do better than that!".... But God showed me thru His word that Jesus was a servant and he came 2 serve the pple and even paid the ransom 4 our sins....
It's not an easy thing 2 grasp....@ least not 4 me...that we r 2 b servants of the pple.... But we noe that God has great plans 4 us and being a feet-washer is one of them...

All these talk abt missions has got me excited and I was actually contemplating 2 go 4 one of the Fever 100 trips in Dec... :) Surprise surprise! I was nv one 4 going out in2 the field and bring in the harvest and now I'm actually THINKING abt going 4 a mission trip! Haha! How God is changing me... :)

For those of u who hvnt got my prayer card pls inform me coz they're all in my office cupboard...heh...
God bless!

Wednesday, August 27, 2003

A Pretty Fruitful Day...

Beks helped me design my blog and it looks so much better now!!! Thnx Beks!! :)

Went 2 look after Sarah and Seth after wk 2day so that P. Ian cld spend some time with Cecilia on her bday... Happi bday Cecilia!!
Anyway, took lotsa pics with my fone... will put them up once i figure how 2 upload my pics 2 this darn thing... I'm sure I'll b able 2 get some help...rite Beky? *grin*
Had a great time with the kids...and Sarah and Seth say the darnest things!! Sarah called me a teenager and when i helped her and her bro squeeze their toothpaste outta the tube, she said that i'd hv 2 do these things when i become a mummy....
Okie...it's not v funny now...u noe how i am with jokes...but it was really cute the way she said it.... :) Hee...

heh hello june! since im here, thot i mite just drop u a message from the designer! *grin* anyway happy writing and may yr blogging experience be a good one!!
[beks.]

Happi! Shalala...

Yippee!! I had my 1st Holy Communion @ St. Andrew's Cathedral during PWF 2day!!! So exciting!!!

Monday, August 25, 2003

AAHHH!!!!
Finally got my blog up!!! Yeah!!! Gotta do s/thing abt the colour tho...shall get someone to teach me...
Hee!
My very 1st post!!