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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Creative Zen X-Fi Creative X-Fi sounds pretty impressive! Crystallizer & expand mode, 36hrs of Audio, wireless in files transfer and using Instant Messanging, radio, woohoo!
I'm eyeing the 16gb. It's $329, $1 more expensive than a 16gb iPod Nano. but it has got more cool functions! I'm going to check it out at the IT exhibition. If i'm not wrong it's happening at Singapore Expo. http://sg.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=214&product=17811 http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.php?cid=2&id=11168 Labels: daily rantings 11:35 PM
Some random updates 1) I'm down with an awful throat caused by a virus YUCKS. (my dad taught me green color phgelm means virus, yellow means bateria caused) PLUS 2 ulcers, one at the left the other on the right. I haven't been able to eat without stinging pain. 2) I'm really sad that the Singaporean woman that was a hostage died. 3) I'm restarting my violin lessons this coming thursday yeah! Got time to hang around after svc on Sunday! 4) My mp3 spoiled.............. 5) My vintage chain BROKE!!!!!! I'm devastated. The tree branch fell off....:'(((((( 6) I got blessed with 2 pairs of Levis from gor2! I got a black and a grey one. Btw, if u wanna get Levi's jeans, they are having a $50 off promotion that ends tomorrow (i shld have posted it up earlier!!!!), u bring your old jeans to trade with any Levis store and they will deduct $50 from your purchase PER PAIR of jeans. :D:D:D 7) I'm going to get a Swatch watch, and maybe an Mp3. :) Labels: daily rantings 10:59 PM
Friday, November 28, 2008
What to get? wah...having a big headache thinking of what to get for my dad's 60th birthday. my bro reminded me that it's his SIXTIETH bday. he already has his own plan which i definitely cannot afford to chip in...lol...so i checked sistic, there's nothing nice to watch...not sure if my parents will think the Nutcracker is nice since they think that all cartoons are childish and Nutcracker is like a fairytale. What to get leh??? Osim massage machine?? Oh i know....maybe Sim Lim voucher or something. Hahaha. hmmm maybe something along that line where he can get a gadget that he fancies. Yeah.. Labels: daily rantings 9:53 PM
Thursday, November 27, 2008
2AM Sigh I can imagine the likes of Amy Winehouse, Michelle Branch or Sheryl Crow singing this song...just not me. There's a picture Right in front of me Yet I couldn't see Yet I couldn't see There's a song That's touching me Yet I couldn't speak Yet I couldn't speak [A-Em-G-D] There's a sweetness Rising from my knees Yet I couldn't breathe Yet I couldn't breathe Pre-chorus: There's a price to pay But it's okay Chorus: I fall under your wings I am saved from dyin' You are here for me Doesn't matter what they say [A-E-G-D] There's a silence I hear your call It's been 2AM But it's getting clearer At this moment My eyes opened Words are spoken Knees are broken Labels: Self-composed 11:09 PM
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
How did I spend Wednesday? I was out the whole day to do a few things! 1) Lunch with Cheryl 2) Shopping with WL 3) Got Huiling and Hannah's pressie 4) Gave Aileen from Recruit Express a big surprise! I must brag about this particular vintage charm necklace that i got while shopping at Far East with WL. It's sooooo beautiful!!!! I can almost imagine a blue sky with white clouds as the background. And me sitting under the tree.....ahhhh. Ok basically it's a tree with a bird on it, and there's a cage hanging on the tree as well. However, the bird isn't in the cage. So it has freed itself from the cage and is flying off to Mother Nature. I have to explain it verbally because the picture is taking eons to upload. -.- I hardly find vintage charm necklaces appealing because they are so common. Almost every person is wearing it. But this particular vintage necklace caught my eye the moment I saw it. It was love at first sight! So i bought it for 15 bucks. Altho I don't foresee myself wearing it often, I bought it for keepsake so I'll admire it at home daily. Heh heh heh. . Gonna go dad's clinic and help out tmr. There's a whole truckload of stuff I want to do within this hols too. They include: Finish reading 2 books - "Making Connections that Work" & "Sophie's World" Resume Violin lessons Research on Dissertation topic CLEAN MY ROOM Catch up on guitar Meet-ups with:- Charmaine, Ally, Joanie, 6BD pple, Fenglin EXERCISE THRICE A WEEK AT LEAST Take temporary duty over Golden in washing up & evening walks Take up a few temp jobs Labels: daily rantings 11:58 PM
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Untitled There's a picture right in front of me Yet I couldn't see Yet I couldn't see There's a song that's touching me Yet I couldn't speak Yet I couldn't speak There's a sweetness rising from my knees Yet I couldn't breathe Yet I couldn't breathe There's a price to pay But it's okay It's okay It's okay I fall under your wings I am safe from dying You are here for me Doesn't matter what they say There's a silence; I hear your call It's been 2am But it's getting clearer At this moment my eyes are opened Words are spoken Knees are broken Hmmmm should I name it '2am'? Hmmmm.... Labels: Self-composed 11:26 PM
Asia Conference [part FOUR] Part 4 is going to be about Pastor Phil's Sunday morning ordination service message. But before I begin, I'd like to say that you taggers have been very kind...I believe it must have been a hectic and exhausting 5 day conference from morning to night as much as it is exciting. I only went for like, 1.5 days out of 5. I suppose that's why i've got so much energy to write so much. i usually don't....haha. :p The Valley of Dry Bones Pastor shared that there are 4 reasons why the bones got dry. a) A wounded/broken spirit (Prov 17:22, Psa 64:3) b) A cutting spirit c) A bruised spirit (Isa 42:3) d) A poisoned spirit (Psa 143:3) As what have been mentioned in part 3 of the Asia Conference update, the purpose of AC is to revive dying visions and dreams. Pastor Phil didn't go detailed into the scriptures, but he shared that there are 2 things "the dead" will do: first they seek God in the old, and secondly they seek God in the negative (1 Jn 1:5). This message is a direct personal challenge to me. Many seek God. That's wonderful...but how many are seeking God in the new things? God is a God of the new. It can be difficult to follow Jesus because every single second God is doing something new through the Holy Spirit. Unless we really follow Christ closely, it can be very easy for us to think that the old wine is better than the new. What struck me most was the part when Pst emphasized to church leaders to have faith in the youths and allowing them to serve in church. He also spoke about it during the Fri midday session when he was prophesying. Man...I believe many church ministers will go back to their home countries and churches after the conference implementing radical changes. I love my church because it is one that that seeks God in the new constantly. The old is good, but God is creative (Elohim) and He has got many new ideas for us that we must catch from Him. Yup so that ends my 4 part series to Asia Conference! Hope u guys had a good read. I had a good time reading my own blog updates too....hahahha. ======================== I just finished my last paper today! No CGM this coming week....it's good to be given time off not just to rest after a hectic conference but that there is some time for us to meditate upon the messages. There were so many of them! Like a whole lifetime worth of messages has been preached forth already. Trying to make each and everyone make sense for myself personally. =) Labels: information 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Asia Conference 2008 [part THREE] I decided to dedicate part three to post about Benny Hinn's healing meeting on Saturday evening. There will be a final part four so watch out for it. :D Well, I wasn't there for the meeting that night, but one thing I know is that many healings took place, and those healings are divine and genuine. Jeremiah 33:6 says, "Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security." When there's signs and wonders taking place, it is always a move by God. 1) However, it was brought to attention that Benny Hinn that night gave prophecies so precise and exact that shook many people. The Bible tells us clearly- in 1 Cor 14:1 to "Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy." Prophecy is something we should and must desire, not just for big ministers only, but for us as Christians we should seek to move in the gift of prophecy as well. HOWEVER, for every prophecy given, the prophecy MUST bring about 3 things (1 Cor 14:2-3) :- 1) Comfort 2) Edification 3) Exhortation Also, the prophecy must come true in order to prove that the prophecy is true, and that you are not a false prophet. In the old testament times, false prophets suffer from a terrible fate; they will be stoned to death. This is how serious God is with false prophets. Hence, city harvest's stance as a church is to put the prophecies given by Benny Hinn that Saturday night on the shelf for now. If it comes true, then the prophecy is true. But if it does not, then we see a false prophet in our midst. In anyway, the point is: Wait and see. Time will tell. And don't take matters into your own hands. Ultimately, God is the only judge. By boycotting him even without giving him a chance by personally experiencing his ministry, we are already judging him by our actions. However, there is another issue that is far more serious than the prophetic utterances. 2. Benny Hinn declared during his preaching that his family is less important than his ministry, and that his ministry is more important than his wife and family. I heard from WL who attended the meeting that he was telling the congregation he actually engraved his ministry logo on his ring to remind himself that his ministry always comes first, and not his family. Pastor addressed this wrong doctrine very strictly this Sunday morning during service, including the issue on prophecies as mentioned above. 1 Tim 3:5 says, "If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?" Hence, God is FIRST, family is SECOND, then ministry THIRD. . So what can we learn from this incident? I can almost hear cynics and critics go "there you go City Harvest, I told you Benny Hinn is a fake. Still engage him for what? U are simply making yourself in a difficult position where people dislike you because they are against Benny Hinn." Hey firstly, EVEN if you treat Benny Hinn like an enemy, God never ask you to hate your enemies right? Instead, the Bible teaches us to love our enemies as ourselves! Now that's hard to do huh? Cynics. Sorry, but i really detest people like that. But even as I detest people like that, I make sure I practise what I preach and love these cynics the best I know how. I pray for them. As I've posted in part ONE entry, AR Bernard shared that there's a thin line between practising SEPARATION and ISOLATION. Do you isolate someone just because people around you are saying bad things about that person? Do you condemn Benny Hinn just because people are saying bad things about him, or do you say 'let's wait and see' meanwhile not passing judgment on him? You may say that you also think, sense and judge by your own thoughts and feelings towards this person or event. But the truth is that what you think/ sense/ judge is based on external perceptions and influences that you are exposed to. How then can you judge and think clearly if you deliberately expose yourself to negative stuff? The foolproof method is to judge a man of God by the BIBLE. The bible is our standard for lifestyle. Not youtube, not blogs, not the media newspapers. In anything we find deviate from the teachings of the Bible, we call it the wrong doctrine and the person teaching it a false preacher. Now the point is, how are you going to know that Benny Hinn is a false preacher of the wrong doctrine if we didn't give him a chance to stand on our church's pulpit and preach? You say that it's a tremendous risk to expose the church to wrong doctrines. I say that it is simply a stepping stone to affirm the right faith doctrines. In everything, there are always 2 sides to the coin. The issue is how you handle the situation and put it to good use. I admire and respect pastor Kong and I'm proud that he is my spiritual father. He managed this Benny Hinn hoo-ha really well. He does not owe anyone apologies because the Bible is the standard for the things he do for the church. By inviting Benny Hinn to come and speak and minister without putting on any glasses of discrimination against him. It is only when Benny Hinn taught the wrong doctrine to the Asia Conference congregation that Pastor Kong stood out to protect our faith and set things right. In everything there are consequences. We reap what we sow. I believe we will not be seeing Benny Hinn in action in our church any longer. But it's only after we have given him a chance when other people criticized him like crazy. Ultimately, it is about personal experience, not really about determining who's right or wrong. When you have personally experienced, you naturally will find out the right from the wrong. You should never condemn a person, church or event if you have never personally gone down to experience it. 3. In any way, there is no denial that Benny Hinn REALLY has the healing anointing in him. God works through anointed man. I have personally experienced the move of the Holy Spirit during a few Benny Hinn healing meetings. The presence of God was very strong. What is saddening is to see an anointed man with so much entrusted upon him fall into wrong doctrines. Likewise, a church that start in the Holy Spirit ends up stagnant in past visions and dreams. Pst Kong calls this a dying church. And that's the whole purpose of Asia Conference...to revive passion of church leaders with dying visions for a dying church. I think this incident has also given Pst Kong an unexpected opportunity to demonstrate to the foreign delegates the wisdom required in handling situations like that even in the face of a major event like the Asia conference. Labels: contemplative, information 9:32 PM
Asia Conference 2008 [part TWO] Part two comes immediately after part one. Just too many things to share! 1. I got myself CHC's latest and long-awaited CD called "Light of the city". It includes the song, The God I Know. It must be the best CD i've ever bought for personal quiet time. I love EVERY SINGLE song on it. 2. The Millennial Orchestra debutted today, Sunday morning service and they did SO WELL!!!!!!!!! So proud of them. Charmaine msged me that it was a miracle that the actual performance went so well, cos they sounded really terrible during sound check. =x Well, thank God for that. The composer of the music score "Sketches of Singapore" is Mr. Kelly Tang, and he was in our midst today!!!! So honored and I pray he has been touched by God and by the hospitality of the church to him. Click on his name above and you can see a short write up on Millennial Orchestra performing Sketches of Singapore @ Asia Conference. 3. The choir also performed an item, but I took the time to answer Nature's call. So didn't manage to catch the whole performance. But I could recognize the song, it's a beautiful classical song in some european language. Haha. 4. On Friday night, Veteran MEGA STAR Petrina Fung Bo Bo was the guest interviewed by Pst Kevin Loo, Senior Pastor of CHC KL. Her entire family is attending CHC KL. She's so funny omg. The way she spoke and laughed. =x But i was very touched by something she said: "How popular I am depends on how popular you think I am." Basically, she no longer wants to live after people's expectations, which she has been doing for most of her life and made her life hell as a result. Now that she has a new lease of life as a Christian, she and her family are actively serving God in church and being committed to bible study and church service. Ptl. -------------- Other guest stars like Jack Neo was interviewed. A pity i wasn't there on wednesday opening night. THANK GOD the next Asia Conference is in June 2010, that's when I'd have graduated already! So don't have to bother about clash with exams! And I'd have just graduated! YEAHHHHH. Looking forward to EMERGE conference next June first though. :D That's it for part TWO. part THREE coming up. =) Labels: information 4:39 PM
Asia Conference 2008 [part ONE] 2 words: Woo Hoo! 20,000 foreign delegates coming to join us all around the world for Asia Conference. Cool or what! That pretty much sums up everything. Lots of queuing up, patience, excitement in the air, high level of expectancy, great move of God. Astounding....:D But i still want to go into some details. Heh heh. I managed to attend whole of Friday, the sessions include: 1. Morning session with Rev. Dr. AR Bernard 2. Mid day session with Rev. Dr. Phil Pringle 3. Lunch session with Chris Pringle 4. 2 Electives: (which i attended): a. Songwriting for P&W b. Effective counselling 5. Evening session with Pastor Kong . 1. Morning session with AR Bernard (Michael Bloomberg's man & soon-to-be team mate of Barack Obama) You are in your culture, as fish is in its saltwater. But the fish does not have to be salty in order to live in the saltwater! So we are to be in the world, but not of the world. BUT. Look at the Christians in the world today. Are we practising: Imitation or Isolation? (with respect to culture) The church today is preaching separation but is in fact practicing isolation! (My notes: Double standard Christian living?) Under a culture that is not redeemed, we still love, but we love selfishly. We practise creativity and innovation and talents and abilities, but we use it for selfish means. Instead, let's practise INSULATION & PENETRATION. Insulation has two functions: To keep cold out, and to keep heat in. Insulation is spiritual layering to protect from the averse external environment. We are to be in the world, but we must insulate ourselves with layers of truth, revelation & understanding. As for "Penetration", another word for it is STEALTH. Stealth means "undetected by radar". We are to penetrate the world society and culture in such a way that we go undetected. People wonder: how to go about impacting culture, so as to redeem it and bring that culture to the Kingdom of God? The answer is: By education, qualifications, rise up in power and position to obtain that much required INFLUENCE in order to bring God into that society. And yes, we will find it challenging to believe and live out the cultural mandate...it will take a lot of passion, hard work and persistence. And that's the reason we cannot do without maintaining our spirituality and intimacy with God as we engage as salt and light. Rev. Dr. AR Bernard also mentions about his stance in this whole US presidential elect hoo-ha, since he would have a part in it. About PROVIDENCE which is something supernatural, and which is done by the hand of God behind the scene. So God is neither a democrat or a republican. He just uses people and events for His own doings in order to begin to set the world right once again. So even if Barack Obama advocates "spiritual puralism", God is still working behind the scenes to bring "Change" to the entire US. And I agree with AR Bernard's message...I could sense something is different in this election campaign than from the past. What struck me was the whole idea about "Change". I admit i don't follow the elections quite closely, at most I read of them a little online and in the newspaper and some youtubing here and there. But I did catch a little bit about the general essence of the elects' movement, which is to bring change into the country. I bet US had never been closer to the reality of change coming than this year's campaign. But at the same time I had doubts about BOTH barack obama and John Mc Cain's ability to lead and to fulfil their promises since the beginning. I thought Hillary Clinton would be a better choice actually. But nevertheless I did feel that this election would be quite different. Open doors, I suppose that's what i felt. And indeed....that's what it is. Dr. AR Bernard i pray will shine like Daniel, Joseph and Esther in the Bible. These biblical characters are the best examples for Christ in Culture: KRISTOS KAI KOSMOS. 2. Midday session with Rev. Dr. Phil Pringle He basically moved in the prophetic and prayed for foreign delegates that are senior ministers or wife of senior ministers of churches in Dubai, China, Malaysia, Indonesia. 3. Lunch session with Chris Pringle Pastor Chris Pringle is the wife of Pst Phil, she shared with us over lunch a very touching message for all women who has gone through miscarriages or death of children. She herself have gone through a miscarriage, and she said something which was a revelation to me. All mothers will definitely feel a lot of emotional pain and hurt after a miscarriage, no matter how much is done to bury that past....unless something is done to lift up that pain and hurt to God, and let healing flow down from Heaven into the soul. To me, the greatest reason to feel emotionally depressed for mums who lost children is that they carry alot of guilt and blame upon themselves for their failure in taking good care of the unborn child. And that is the self-condemnation that mothers need to release themselves from. It's definitely not easy, but with God, His healing will flow if we allow it. Pst Chris was controlling her tears as she shared this message with us during lunch...it was really brave of her to be able to share something so painful in her life. But as she received God's revelation and healing, she is determined to share it with as many women with the same experiences as possible. Her unborn child is named Jesse, a son. I want that book....I hope to be able to share this with my mum someday, when the timing is right. 3a. Elective: Songwriting for P&W I felt that most of the stuff shared I kind of know already....I mean seriously. But going there and realizing that alot of things I have already known gives me the assurance that I'm on the right track. But KC and Jeff Crabtree shared alot that's outside of songwriting but relates to songwriting. What stuck to me was: 1) Everytime you collaborate with people, always remember to CREDIT them! 2) Don't just think about having a nice melody. The lyrics is important too. *** 3) Song's tempo is like a human heartbeat. The song must reflect human condition, and therefore a tempo of 110-130 is liken to the heartbeat of a human dancing and exercising. Tempo of 60 is like a person on the bed, sleepy. But don't go below 60 cos that's like a funeral march for a funeral, not praise and worship. *** KC shared something that really inspired me deeply. He shared about last sunday service weekend when Cheryl Fox, the news anchor of Channel News Asia (CNA) came to city harvest church to experience and do an interview on religion and music for the very popular programme called "Get Rea!". Essentially, she was bent on concluding that religion depend alot on music to attract people to come and join the faith. She went around to different religious institutions, some buddhists, some christians, etc. But by the end of the praise and worship, she commented to KC who was beside her: "This is so beautiful." Well, why did she say that? She happen to sit just beside the deaf and mute section, and by seeing them stand through the entire P&W for like 30-45mins without being able to discern any form of melody since they are deaf, she was touched and realized that our faith is really not dependent on music. Yes, music is partly the reason to attract people. But there are other reasons. music can NEVER be the one and only reason to make people stay committed and planted in the church. So that really shook Cheryl Fox, and I hope that reflects during the "Get Rea!" programme. :) 3b. Effective counselling I've learnt alot about counselling from this elective. I realize that it's not just my problem, but alot of people's problem who play the counselor's role that we tend to see the root of the problem of the counselee, but many times we TELL them what to do. But they really do not need that. What they need is care and concern, basically a listening ear. One strategy is to use "What" and "How" questions, instead of "Why". Cos the people come to counselors to seek for answers! So if we phrase our questions in the "Why" form, they won't be able to explain. Even if they could, they would most probably choose not to unless the counselor is close enough to be trusted. The most important lesson for me to learn is: It is the counselee's own responsibility to want to change. We can only explain the consequences and benefits of their actions. We can only encourage them and be positive, but we cannot help them make decisions. If they decide to continue in their ways, it is not within our control. All we can do is to pray for them. 4. Evening session with Pst. Kong The title I gave to this message (it wasn't told to us so i just gave it a title) was: Redemptive value of our world & Eternity. This message is about the Holy City which Isa 60 talks about, and is similar to Rev21 where the New Jerusalem was mentioned. Both are prophetic utterances. Heb 11:13 also says that Heaven is a Holy City and that we must "actively seek after Heaven". Isa 60:14,19 Cedars of Lebanon - symbol of wealth power but also the symbol of a pagan world Ships of Tarshish - symbol of military power (=greed) These two items are historically really the symbols of power like today's gold bars and country's military power. Question: When God judges, is it a judgment for destruction or construction? Just like God's fire - is His fire to destroy or to form/mould us? Isa 10:34, 60:6-7 Both tells us that God's judgment is contrary to a typical Christian's belief. God cut down the trees in order to RESHAPE them in Isaiah 10:34! Items of pagan worship and pride will eventually be used to beautify God's house in eternity! (Isa 60:6-7) In fact, in v7, "Nebaioth" is the name of Ishmael's first born!! Rams are used for muslim worship. And v7 says "The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you, they shall ascend with acceptance on My altar"! Revelation HUH! ;-D And Jesus will only come back the 2nd time after everything on Earth is restored to its original purpose. :) Labels: information 2:46 PM
Saturday, November 22, 2008
"The God I Know" by CHC So sad don't have the part where "the Church He knows" is supposed to come in in this video...this is a simple song...but powerful! CHC should write more songs like that. Hee. The Church He knows... Righteous and Holy The Church He knows... Faithful and True The Church He knows... Tower of Refuge Hearts are Healed Christ revealed The Church He knows... Light of the City The Church He knows... Strengthens the Weak The Church He knows... His heart beats within me As He is, so are we. Labels: information 4:20 PM
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Memorabilia from MUM for 21st! Hohoho. EXCITED. For my 21st so far: Angbao blessings from my aunts and uncles Anointed for Biz book by Ed Silvoso Fujifilm camera from Dad! Soon to come: A pair of Levi's jeans from gor2! Memorabilia from MUM for 21st! (A very big budget for a very good watch. At least to me. I'm most excited about this one. :D Started to research a bit online already HAHAHA) Angbao blessing from mum and dad Thankful x1000000. Yippee. Actually the best birthday gift is to be able to attend Asia Conference for a WHOLE day. I'm so happy that I've done my part and got rid of procrastination. Well, most of it. Haha. I can attend church with a clear conscience! HAPPY! Labels: daily rantings 11:19 PM
A new composition It's still titleless, tentatively called "My Faith". Shall spend time to upload the mp3 to imeem only after exams. No eyes have seen No ears have heard Of all the things that is to come More visions and dreams Coming right after me And I declare Chorus: My faith Speaks louder than a thousand words My days Are filled with glorious love Rejoice Declare I sing of all that God has given to me His power reaches out to the weak And now Revival has come Labels: Self-composed 2:49 AM
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
So good~ So good~ I feel good! HUGE LOAD OFF MY BACK. I'm finally done with the last project report for the semester. Yahoo! I did a mini spring cleaning right after I settled all my stuff. Feeling great man! I also prepared my bag for tomorrow already. Lalalala. Gonna return all the heavy library books I borrowed for the report, submit report, return lab apparatus, transfer money, buy a present for a friend, then head to AMK lib to mug! Yeah lots of errands to run tmr morning, but it's ok when I'm feeling good. HAHA. My study table looks unusually spacious suddenly! O.o Gotta set my mind and heart on mugging for exams now.....I want to go to Asia conference on Friday without any burdens! That means I cannot procrastinate the revision which I must complete. Yes I shan't. Labels: daily rantings 12:45 AM
Monday, November 17, 2008
Fix your eyes upon Jesus now i feel so guilty for not touching my violin for such a long time. Sigh. Labels: daily rantings 2:53 PM
HURRAH! hurray! 1 test and 1 project report down. Left 1 more project report and I'm done mannn. Feeling accomplished to have managed to complete the report just in time. But now i'm having problems uploading to the online portal for submission (and it's over 12am!!! GASP!) hope i'm not considered to have submitted late.....crossing my fingers. I bet it's cos everyone's submitting at the same time, and our files are all huge due to Prof wanting 'lots of pictures'. Hahaha. Remember the picture says a thousand words lecturer? yeah. I've got one last report to chiong by Monday 12am...submit via online then tues go school have to submit the hard copy too. Then tues, wed, thurs shall go sleepless for exam prep...studying with a friend. And soOoooOo, that Friday I can devote myself to attending Asia Conference the entire day! Yahooo. I'm so glad i planned to bank on Friday! Pastor said today that his message is going to be super awesome on Fri night and Pst Chris Pringle have a great word to share during Fri lunch session. :D At least I manage to catch the super important sessions that pastor said don't miss out. I'm super sad that the Asia conference won't be broadcasted on the internet. SIGH. I was hoping to catch at least the opening night session online...but to my dismay... :( Okay doke. Should go catch some rest now...& wake up in the MORNING! (i usually wake up at noon or later.....=\) Labels: daily rantings 12:08 AM
Friday, November 14, 2008
Too stoic? I have been a very stoic person since young. But exactly when I do not know. Stoic is indifference and freedom from passion, according to the dictionary's definition. There are different degrees of being stoic....stoicism is the most extreme state. It is when one is repressive of emotion and indifferent to pleasure or pain. It is a philosophy stemming from 300 BC. Other than being unimaginably busy the past few days, I've also been thinking about a lot of things. Sigh I hate that phrase. I need to be less stoic and more emotional. It's amazing that I belong to a very emotional church despite being such a stoic person. I find that sometimes, I can become really repressive of my emotions and to the point of being indifferent to pleasure and pain. I remember Brutus from Julius Caesar...of all literature that I've read and the characters in the books, I find that I'm most similar to Brutus. I can almost identify with him, the rationale behind his deeds. Why am I such a different breed from others? What's wrong with me......are just examples of questions I ask myself from time to time. Is it my upbringing? Past experiences? Inborn personality? I really have no answers to them. . Back to studies.... This week is hell. 1 project report submission yesterday, and on wed 1 project presentation and 1 major test falling on the same day. Thank God they are over. Upcoming battles: 1 test today, 2 project reports (one by sunday one by monday), final exams (24th & 25th) Hello sleepless nights. Labels: daily rantings 1:29 AM
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Ranting... I'm not handling my priorities well... It's difficult to handle priorities when one of the many things on the list needs to be fulfilled urgently and it appears to supercede everything else, including never stop seeking God fervently. And if i don't find that balance...everything around me seems to start messing up all over again. I need more of His wisdom to handle more things...but I got to first seek Him FERVENTLY! Seek first the blessor, the God who provides wisdom. It will be stupid for me to think I can achieve excellence without first seeking Him. I am not settling for mediocrity. I want excellence. Labels: daily rantings 8:35 PM
Friday, November 7, 2008
Overcoming the giant Cross Cultural communication and discourse project - the giant in my life now! I gotta overcome it!!!! Can't stand myself wasting time and procrastinating because of it.....all because of it, my excellent mugging momentum got broken for 3 days now. And i feel futile once again. Exam on 24th and 25th!!! 16 more days! Gotta be prepared! Labels: daily rantings 1:15 AM
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
God is smiling over us today God is amazing! :D In the worst economic recession, my dad's patients are saturating his clinic like never before. How cool is that? Mum says that in 30 years since 1987 (the year which i was conceived and born :D) this november 2008 has been the record. And 1987 aka the year that i was conceived was also the worst economic crisis of the 20th century (i think?), but my dad's business was prospering the most that year. Business has never been ideal for my dad since the 1997 recession. My mum says I bring prosperity to the family. Hohoho. Including the Toto and 4D wins while conceiving me....*_* Hahaha...which she subsequently did not win much when i came into this world. [Away, evil spirits! Here comes a child of God! Prosper the right way!] I'm really happy because i know that it is something beyond the natural...to some point, it is quite miraculous to see the clinic so busy with people. And it may be coincidence to the eye that my family are prospering (the right way) just after I pledged to God. It may be coincidence that my dad mysteriously got his right knee swollen and painful until he couldn't walk and got a fever, and then recovered amazingly fast in 3 days time and could get back to work without delay. But to me, it is never so simple. Of course this is my perspective....but i believe that when our giving AND prayer touch God's heart, He will really work miracles around us. But i'm really praying my dad's completely healed and not having experienced some early symptoms to some horrible disease. =\ I can feel relationships at home strengthening....amidst a time of family crisis, when my grandma is still lying in the hospital but out of ICU now (PTL) and my dad's sudden knee problem which was a worry to all of us. God is really smiling over us today. I think i can expect to be tremendously blessed on nov 21! Labels: daily rantings 8:58 PM
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Self-awareness Day? Have you ever gone through a time when you think back about your interactions with people around you and see things abt yourself that you've never seen before? I think I did. Maybe it's the conviction led by the Holy Spirit, or maybe the reason is not so spiritual as I think...whatever it is, I know I will be doing something about it. Labels: contemplative, daily rantings 11:20 PM
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Let's Arise and Build I've decided on a higher amount than what I had in mind previously, but I still believe that it is achievable. :) Mum was sharing with me over dinner today about what was mentioned by a Father in the catholic mass she attended. They were embarking on a mini arise and build (but of course they don't call it that :P) as they are raising funds for a glass panel refurbishment so that people sitting outside the sanctuary can look into the sanctuary when it's full. The Father said, "giving and putting your finances in church is better than using it in investing outside with an economic crisis like this, because your financial investment in church will remain forever". It is something which now thinking of it is like an assurance from God that He will take me through these 6 months. and that when I give to the building fund, my investment in the Kingdom of God will not only be secure, but that it will go on to impact lives of people. Just thinking of this, I know that my sacrifice is more than worth it. There's just a line between intelligence and foolishness. I want to be the smart one. I'm believing in God to complete my giving within 4 months from Nov to Feb. To be honest, my best 21st birthday gift will be to complete my building fund within 4 months, and to bless a special someone with a love offering. I pray that God sees the intention of my heart cos I won't have the finances to bless that person if I give my all for the building fund. But i believe that if God is pleased with my sacrifice, I will definitely be blessed with more so that I can bless others as well. I know that I've got alot of things I wanna do....like go on a 21st birthday hols with my bestest best friends which we have been talking abt since eons ago, I want to get my own camera that I've been talking about for the last 2 or 3 years, and I've been wanting to bless others financially. But i realize that to love God wholeheartedly means that I choose to care for His desires first. It does not mean that I treat myself badly, but to believe that God will never shortchange us because everything in this world is His. :) Labels: contemplative 12:40 AM
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