Monday, August 29, 2005

My ex-boss is back!

Hmm just now had a great time talking to ex-boss. He came back to start off a new project. Finally we can work together again!

While briefing him some of the issues I encountered at work, i suddenly blurt a confession, saying that I want to quit! haha.... Then he sensed something wrong and asked if I have time for a talk. Yup, i am free today...so...

Was telling him how I fare for the past few months since he left and venting out some frustrations in front of him. Felt like i was bad-mouthing the management. But seriously I cant really see eye to eye to their strategy and goals. I told him how umcomfy I am with the bosses' conduct. Then I told him if there is a chance, I will choose to try out for new things.

Actually he is not surprised dat I have such thinking. Ehh...he is a good listener and a very kind cum nice guy. He shared some of his thoughts and insights. Hmm thank God for the wonderful time although i do feel bad and guilty for what I have commented on the management.

Haiz, now the move does not depend on me but the heavenly boss. I actually feel a bit discouraged after so many days of waiting. The feeling sucks. But I have told myself to have more patience and stay positive. =)

Sunday, August 28, 2005

Psalm 62 - a good reminder

Psalm 62

1 My soul finds rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from him.
2 He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
3 How long will you assault a man?
Would all of you throw him down—
this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4 They fully intend to topple him
from his lofty place;
they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
but in their hearts they curse.

5 Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my hope comes from him.
6 He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God [a] ;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8 Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge.

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

What happen?!

I dunno how happen to me? myself and my appetite?!

Dunno why, dun crave for food these few days, dun feel like eating and hungry, maybe! Hmmm... wonder why...

I think I am calmer and expressionless these few days. However, I do have peace in me. The peace which comes from God. I know I should be still and know that HE is GOD, the LORD of my life.

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Thank God for a freshie last night. She got to know us during ECA fair and she actually took the trouble to come and join our BS. Very touched and thankful =)

Had a good BS last night. Hmm we cant self proclaim our own righteousness. There isn't any righteous person in this world. Only by His grace and via His blood, we are cleansed and then justified by faith.

The book of Romans, the most recent sermon, QT readings and recent incidents again make me reliase that it is so tough to shine for the Lord in this world. Lord, please teach me and mould me into a better instrument, a better person. So that when people see me, they see God. Amen.

Sunday, August 21, 2005

If it is Your will

Lord, if it is Your will, please take me away from here. I feel a bit depressed and upset. I dunno how to shine for You!! I dun wan to be a quitter and yet I feel so lousy and shit about myself.

If the doors are not opened, please grant me a submissive and obedient heart. I found it very hard to manage self and them. Feeling directionless and swim to nowhere.

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

God and the Marketplace

There is a universe of difference between hearing a sermon about God and hearing the God of the sermon speak to our hearts. One tickles the mind and trips the ego; the other touches the heart and transforms the life

Recognise you need to hear what God has to say- you’re not going to figure it out – life is too complex
Stop complaining, be thankful, remember God’s goodness then listen carefully

Knowing about grace and experiencing it are two different things. Grace, when truly experienced, transforms you. We experience grace when we reliase how badly we’ve messed up, how ugly we are, how we do not deserve anything but JUDGEMENT from God and yet God chooses to bless us greatly!

Grace is getting what we do not deserve and mercy is not getting what we deserve.

Today the rewards of a job have become the all-consuming focus of a person’s life – we fight, fume and frustrate ourselves over it. Our identity, self-worth and self-esteem become tied up in our work. Our work becomes our security, the measure of success, our significance, status and substance. This was NEVER the purpose of work intended by God.

God is the ultimate provider – the be all and end all. He ordained work only that it might glorify Him. You should aspire for work excellence only because excellent work glorifies God. Yet today, work excellence is pursued and exalted above the God it is meant to glorify. The means has become an end.

This is the Satan’s greatest deception to make you think that you are holding the net and catching fish, that you are in caught. The reality is after awhile, you can no longer let go of the net. The ‘success’ of your day has solely determined by the amount of your catch. All you begin to think about is how to catch more and more fish. At this point, you’re caught in your own net. The fish you caught really baits you. In the name of efficiency, we have begun to compromise everything – our distinction (love, compassion, mercy, grace, justice), our relationships (God, family, friends), our being (our principles, purpose, personhood). Yes, we have compromised EVERYTHING!

God not only cared about the workplace, but He wanted to be right in the centre of it. Jesus can and wants to use our workplaces not only to share His word, but also to bless you and those who work with you – if only we would stop striving and trying so hard on our own. He wants us to stop getting all consumed with the fish, and stop relying on ourselves or our nets but rather, be guided by His word, His principles, His wisdom, His direction, His purposes, in all that we do.

Blessed is the man who ceases to strive and know that God is God.

-Taken from the article titled ‘God and the Marketplace’ by J.Kirk Tan, CEFC

Monday, August 15, 2005

Hewlett Packard?!

Went to HP to meet the APJ Training Manager. Hmm she is a nice lady. Somehow I feel that boss has overpromise & oversell. We are only good in HICIP, not all the training modules that HP offers.

He claimed that we are capable to deliever any training in AP. this 'we' includes me! *faint*

'I am not too sure with all the modules', I said. But boss told Celest, we are GOOD in everthing! Gosh.. after the meeting, boss told me not too be too honest. haiz..

I think I dun like to bull-shit too much. Boss has overdone it. I feel so umforfotable. It is something against my belief. *sob sob*

The 'best' part is HP will enrol me in this AP Train-the-Trainer course in Oct. Hmm thought I hope to leave this place soon, how am I to tell my boss that I dun wan to commit in such thing?

It is a good opportunity for me to expose to new stuffs and working wid big mnc like HP is always a dream to me. But I know deep in my heart is that my boss wont want me to involve too much in this training business. His purpose of involving me into this
TTT thing is to establish our company network.

Haiz...i dunno.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

太可怕了

[云上太阳]

无论是住在 美丽的高山 或是躺卧在 阴暗的幽谷
当你抬起头 你将会发现 主已为你我而预备

云上太阳 它总不改变 虽然小雨洒在脸上
云上太阳 它总不改变 哈 它不改变

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每当听到这首歌时,很自然的我会想到他
是他弹着吉他,口中哼啊哼,开心地介绍这首歌给我
这是一种很美好,很温馨的经验吧!

我感谢神
因着他, 我更认识自己的不足和软弱
更重要的是我被迫成长!! =) 认识何谓爱
因着这首歌,提醒我在大四时依然要相信
云上有太阳 雨后有彩虹 的真理

昨天我遇见了他和她 心中尚有些许的尴尬
但我深信
在神的旨意和时间里 祂的计划在是绝对无误的!



Monday, August 8, 2005

最好 vs 次等

God will always give me the best! It can never be the second best =)

Wednesday, August 3, 2005

Sunrise vs Sunset

There will always be another sunrise tomorrow after the sunsets. It may not be the same as the one today, but u would have learnt to treasure it by then.

Tuesday, August 2, 2005

又是新的一个学年

开始了!开始了! 南大团契的活动开始了!

在昨天的小组里,我仿佛看见昔日的我,很想念昔日在这很温馨的家庭中与弟兄姐妹相处的日子...记忆里马上浮现 Xinyi, Dennis, Jinyong, Jiange, Lionel, Gayle, Weisin, abu, Jiewei, Suming, Ciying, huiying, dashu, xiuzhen ganshi 的样子... =)

我发现其中二人比以往更稳重, 更成熟了...不知道是不是担子重了,还是他们真的觉得自己该长大,学习大人该有的态度与样式.

我知道神会继续陶塑他们!

还有,神会在不同的时候兴起不同的人为祂的国度拼搏.
祂的恩典是足够团契的大大小小所用的!

Monday, August 1, 2005

time to move on

I think maybe now it's time for me to move on le.

Not very sure but somehow I have more peace in me.

Sunday, July 31, 2005

what a lovely baby - kaiyue

Hoho, how time flies =) it is Monday again!!!

Last week wasn't too bad. At least I know what's in my mind and not so unsettled. But then I am not too sure whether the voice is frm my inner self or father in heaven. Ya, need wisdom to discern. Also, this color specialist said can recommend me to FX. Wow, my heart itchs again...haha...SO nice if I can work there! ;p

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Kinda enjoy my family time last weekend. Sis is back, auntie and 2 little cousins came and we had a big reunion last weekend. Jie bought me quite a lot of clothes from HK...kekek... Went to airport wid mum & dad, and kaiyue. Haiyo, kaiyue called me 'ma' and I am kinda paiseh coz dun wan people to mistakenly think I am her mum. Haaa.. Kaiyue is so adorable and pretty!!!!! She even imitate what I said! kekek...she has brought a lot of laughters and joy to Ng and Yong family since her birth. Thank God for this baby niece =)

Then it was Kaiyue's dedication at CEFC. So whole family attended the service there. Hmm baby has such a superb charisma, both grandparents from papa & mama sides, shushu and gugus, biao yis and yi po... wowo, all went to church becoz of bb... =D This shows that how we love bb and of course, the ultimate aim is to bring our kin to God as some are non-Christians. Then we headed towards Warren Golf & country club at CCK for family lunch. We had dim-sum. The food is not so fantastic and so so only. The service is terrible. We din eat much since they hardly push their cart/ trolley near us for order. Alamak... nvm lar...

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Get to spend some time chatting with jie since she is going back soon. I know I cannot take all these for granted. It is pure God's grace and mercy to my family. Glad that I am able to share some of my work-related issues with her and she gave me some insights.

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I think I am a bit overwhlemed with anxiety, worries, stress!!
I am scared! I am afraid that I am unable to handle things happenned in CCF in the way God desires. I am worried that I am unable to cope & advise CCFers wisely... How to understand and have effective communication? How to exert positive influence? How to be a God-fearing dajie? How to build up the relationship? How to help exco to come and serve together with one heart, one mind? Hoho, so many challenges ahead.

God is good. He is the nagivator and captain of my boat. Shine or rain, He is there! Since I have taken this path, I shall continue this journey faithfully. Meanwhile, I need to ask God for more wisdom and grace. I cant claim what I have done as It is God who makes things possible!!! Amen

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Give thanks

New issues arising at work. Tough tough, I do not have the knowledge to solve and troubleshoot it yet. Haiz, I am sorry, Lord. I have been relying on my own, which is no good

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Took a ride from Siu from HBF. Haa... Simply cant imagine that she drives!! Thankfully it was a safe ride and she was kind enough to make a big turn from Pasir Panjang and picked me up at HBF. Thank you, dear fren =)

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Hall visitations

New term kicks off and I gotta resume my routine @ NTU =)
Feel excited and eager to meet those freshies and oldies. Above all, I know God is going to create miracle again!!!!

Was feeling quite nervous while doing the hall visitation. Dunno what to say, how to approach them etc etc. Nah, I am no longer a student and how am I going to introduce myself?! Hee =) God just works in miraculous ways!!

First 4 contacts were not in so we just left a note for them. When it came to the fifth one, ah-ha... This freshie actually joined our FCO 2 weeks ago. He is kinda nice and frenly. He even invited us to sit and chat. WE had a good and sweet fellowship time!! He is so keen to join CF activities!! wowo..Praise the Lord! =) Met 2 chinese also, good to know they want to find out mroe about CF activities. Then I finally forced myself to call 2 freshies, Jon & ZM. Both sounded positive over the phone... phew... Oh ya, Uncle is very kind, he fetched us home again!!!!! we, the pampered and spoilt ASW & CCfers...kekek

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Had a good chat wid Kor. It was on relationship, work, family and church ministry. I had a nice time. What a precious moment. I am thankful for the time spent. It has been some time back since we last had a serious talk!!!



Monday, July 25, 2005

I found it meaningful...

Change is an inevitable part of life. We're being shaped every minute we live. Every thought, every decision, every action, every emotion, every response is shaping us into one kind of person or another. Either we're moving toward likeness to Christ or away from Him into some sort of caricature of the person God intended us to be.

It's true, we lose some things as we age: physical strength, quickness, agility. But think of the calm God gives us, the peace He leaves us, the benefits of His salvation, and His faithfulness to us (Psalm 71:15).


Sunday, July 24, 2005

blue blues...

Feeling lethargic and no motivation to work!!!

Is it a sign to tell me that I should move on or I should change and my attitude as my head controls my body??!!!

I do not know what I can do, to be honest. I am lost, lost in this choppy and stormy sea.

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Had a good time wid uni frens: Huijun, Steven and Siewwah. We joined this Heritage walk: Fun on foot last Saturday.

Can you imagine that we actually bring walkie talkie, map , bus guide, umbrella, food etc!! SO kiasu, we were hoping to get first prize! haaa... ah well, I dun think we manage to get into top 100 lo... haaa... Frankly, I dun think I have get to know more about Singapore thru this event, it's the delightful company i had that made it fun!!

Had a good worship yesterday too. I know that God's spirit works within us! He cares and our purpose of living is to worship HIM!! and HE alone deserved all the praises! Thank You, Lord =) Thanks for giving me a chance to serve you as a worship leader. I sincerely hope that You honours and accepts our sacrifices. Amen

Thursday, July 21, 2005

feeling weak

I am just feeling weak, physically and hoping to catch some rest over the weekend

I bought a nice pair of pant and a top. So happy... kekek...

Had a good family time last night. It is kinda rare that everybody is at home and watch TV together. So I am quite thankful for that. So staying at home at night time is always a very 幸福 and heart-warming experience.

Thank you Lord for giving me a supportive, caring and loving family!

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This morning, I saw this mother and son walking towards the MRT station. The mum always walked very fast whilst the skinny 10 y/o son walked in a slower pace with a very big bag on his shoulder. The mum juz bo chap him and never ever turn her head back to check how her son was doing.

This is not the first time I saw them. The mum always behave like that, i feel disgusted. Arghhh....

金玉良言 + 苦口婆心

So far It has been a peaceful day =)

These are the advices and golden words I got for the past week

1. Learn to manage your boss
2. Learn to manage self. Changing is neither right or wrong, but more is it the time to change!
3. Learn to manage dislike is also a vital lesson to learn
4. Have some patience
5. Take care of yourself
6. Please rest at home if you feel uncomfortable. We need you for Ricoh Demo tomorrow
7. Be contended and have confidence in yourself
8. She is an amazing lady... haa...
9. Filter what people said & self evaluate
10. Spiritual Vs Secular

From father in heaven
1. Those who look to HIM are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame Ps34:5
2. In all things God works for the good of those who loves HIM. Romans 8:28


Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Canon vs Kikuze

I have always wanted to work in MNC such as Canon, which is one of my current client.

Recently I have been grumbling and do not feel good at work. So hoping to see the greener side of another place...

Ironically a Canon executive offerred me a job yesterday when I visited them. Hmm isn't that what I want? Wish granted?! Hoho... I do not know... The job seems dun much much propects and exposure but Canon lei, not everyone can work there!!!!

Although I complain about my job but I do like what I do except the fact that the company benefit is no good and management sucks. Haiz...

God is nice... He is good... In All things He works for the good of those who love HIM. I am sure God wans me to learn something out of it. Thank You, Lord! =)

Monday, July 18, 2005

Hmm..finally

I thank God for the youth and yyxz people in my church. They're willing to serve God in music ministry and faithfully go for the worship practises twice a week. Very 难得啊!

Think I finally fall sick le... having flu and mild fever. Isn't that what I want? Ah well, I hope I can spend a day to sleep and rest at home! Hmm but it is kinda unlikely coz I gotta meet clients today and tomorrow and more testings to be carried out by myself...

Had a terrible experience yesterday. Not too sure was/am i too stressed out? Feel like puking, headache and mild fever...

Thursday, July 14, 2005

NTUCF FOC 2005 - Tight Rope walking

Had a good fellowship wid those xiaodis and xiaomeis in CF. We have lots fun!!

I am thankful that I can still gel well with them despite the fact that I have graduated for 2 years! I still have this sense of belonging and love from CF.

It is so amazing how God works within us!

Thank you, LORD! I pray that You can use Your this instrument to serve You better and bring people back to You. Amen