觉得好像又要被试验,测试自己对神的信靠和个人的耐力.
接到了电话,知道需要用325这个可爱的数字,我变得平静了. 因为我知道这已经是最坏的可能. 好吧,就乖乖就范吧! 我现在希望不要再有任何冬瓜豆腐了.有点灰心丧气,很纳闷.为何事情这么screwed up!!
还是要感恩, 因为我已经没有那么冲动了!
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收到你的简讯,知道你流产了.当时感触还没有这么深.拨了通电话给你,你哽咽的声音从电话的另一方传来,我的眼泪也夺眶而出.我体会到圣经所说的:与忧伤的人同忧伤.另一个感触是:我想,我们惟有在我们熟悉和信任的人面前才会敞开自己吧.
谢谢你对我的敞开.有时我想要放弃,但是我感谢神,我们并没有放弃彼此的友情.
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感觉上我们疏远了. 是太忙了吗? 还是我们开始无法好好的了解和聆听? 我知道我自己的问题在那儿. 哈... 有时我真的很固执,当别人不采纳我的意见时,我就会变得没有耐心,克制自己花多些口水说服你. 或许是自尊心? 嫉妒心作祟? 我常想, 开始质疑他人的言谈是一件可怕的事,因为这可能预表两者之间的不信任? 呵呵,小女子我想多了. 哈哈,请勿见怪.
感谢上帝.那天我还忧心忡忡地为此向他祈求. 我看见他在工作,他暂且舒缓了这有点紧绷的关系.谢谢上帝.
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谢谢你的来电,让我有机会发掘我的恩赐.仔细回想,仓促的回应绝对不是为了个人的荣耀.我没有很大的勇气,只是我发现很敢死,太adventurous.也许那就是我吧!我能够绝非因为我行,我能,而是因为我的上帝能! 谢谢上帝愿意透过各样的方式和环境来塑造,我还不是最佳,但我会继续向着标杆直跑!谢谢大家的鼓励,你们向我祝贺和握手,让我有点受宠若惊.上帝才是那位推动者.也许有人说我假谦虚,我觉得我需要学习谦卑,这是一项操练. XB很有趣,他说我应该已经出名了!哈...
是不是恩赐我还不敢说,但这绝对是一个挑战个人能力的考验.还是很感恩.
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从亚伯拉罕的实验中所得的宝贵教训
This is the sermon I translated for Rev Poh. Though his sermon is alwas short, I feel that it is quite concise and straight to the point. No playinga round words, the point speaks for itself. How amazing.
I am thankful for the given opportunity. As I prepared for the intepretation, I feel so excited yet nervous. I always have doubts on the rule of thmb for translation. Should I translate it word by word or extract the gist? Well, I guess there is no definite answer.
Note that God called Abraham name twice. Sherlyn has kindly reminded me God is telling me the same message twice ago!! Hehe... Yahor.
The key take-away of the Gen 22:1-19
1. I need to trust God
2. I need to trust God to provide
3. I need to trust God to keep His promise.
信靠顺服 以外别无他法 Trust & Obey, For there's no other way
The following is the sermon by Rev Poh on 29 Jun 08 (Sunday)
WHAT ABRAHAM’S TEST TELLS ME Genesis 22.1-19 (NLT)
I. Introduction
The passage I have been given this morning is a classic. It is one of the greats of the Old Testament. It has been used to inspire and encourage. It has been used to challenge many to a deeper understanding of God’s love.
It’s the passage about Abraham’s ultimate test of faith. To sacrifice even his son for God. Abraham of course passed the test with flying colors. But what we learn from him is not about committing human sacrifice. Of course not. From the very beginning, we are told that it was a test from God. Now how does God test a person? He tests a person by stretching the value or quality to its limits. In the case of faithfulness, God tests by expecting the person to obey in difficult or trying circumstances. A test not only reveals a persons true character. It also helps the person after testing to become stronger in that value or quality. The test is not about Abraham. It’s about trusting God.
Permit me to suggest 3 things we can learn from the passage.
I can trust God. (v 1 – 8); I can trust God to provide (v 9 – 14 ); I can trust God’s promises (v15 – 19)
1. I can trust God (v 1 – 8)
1 Some time later, God tested Abraham’s faith. “Abraham!” God called. “Yes,” he replied. “Here I am.” 2 “Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”
Abraham must have been more than troubled. He knows about child sacrifices. The Canaanite gods demanded this of the people in the land - I will bless only if you give me human sacrifices. Now God Jehovah would never require this of his people. It was unthinkable.
But God’s instructions were clear and specific. God was talking about my son. The son He knows I love. My only son. The son God himself has miraculously provided to fulfil his plans.
How could God be asking me to do this? Nevertheless, Abraham obeyed.
3 The next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him, along with his son, Isaac. Then he chopped wood for a fire for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had told him about. 4 On the third day of their journey, Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 “Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told the servants. “The boy and I will travel a little farther. We will worship there, and then we will come right back.”
The trip was a 3 day journey. Abraham could have retreated, changed his mind at any time. Moriah was obviously a place without firewood. Abraham could have reached there and said “oh, no wood too bad”. He didn’t. He brought wood along. Abraham could also have said, “I don’t know where”. He didn’t.
He obeyed and trusted God.
Notice Abraham’s faith. He told his servants that they (Isaac and himself) will return. And when Isaac asked “where is the sheep”? Look at his reply; verse 8a God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son,”..” Abraham’s obedience was 100% but he had also the hope that Isaac will not die. …
How can this be? I like to suggest that it’s because it’s about God.
Anybody here wants to be tested by God? No. Surely not. “Lead us not into temptation” we pray. But what if we are tested and fail. What if God has decided to test me and I do not have the faith to obey?
It’s never easy. Obeying God when everything around us tells us that it’s not possible. If you are in that place right now… learn this from Abraham. Abraham trusted in God. Why? Because God can be trusted. Why? Because God is God. And Abraham knows that. Our trust in God must begin with our knowledge of God. That is why our relationship with God is so important. That is why the longer I am a Christian, the more I should know God. And if that’s not true of you… let me suggest that it’s going to be hard to weather the storms of life. You have accepted God’s love. You now need to know Him more.
Abraham obeyed because he knew who God was.
Want to trust God more? Ok, begin by knowing God. He definitely wants to know you. Today, can you tell him that you want to know more of Him? Today, tell God that I need to know more of Him.
2nd lesson of faith I can learn from Abraham’s testing.
2. I can trust God to provide (v 9 – 14 )
Abraham and Isaac arrived at the appointed place. The bible tells us that Abraham was prepared to go all the way. And he nearly did. How relieved he must have been to be stopped by God’s angel.
His name was called not once but twice. The instructions were clear. Verse 12 “Don’t lay a hand on the boy!” the angel said. “Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son.” It was a test. And Abraham passed it!
13 Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son. 14 Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means “the LORD will provide”). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
So now all is revealed. What could have been a place of shame and horror; is now a symbol , a testimony of God’s grace. Jahweh-Jireh. Jehovah Jireh. The Lord will provide. From now on when God’s people ask.. “Where did the ram come from?” The answer would come loud and clear. God will provide.
Let’s be clear here.
What will God provide? Anything? Everything? No! God will provide what is necessary to help us pass the testing; grow spiritually.
Remember that verse? 1 Cor 10.13 (NLT) verse 13 The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
God does care.
Abraham believed that God will provide. The writer to the Hebrews 11.17-19 reads this way …
17 It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God’s promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, 18 even though God had told him, “Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.” 19 Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again. And in a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead.
Earlier we referred to v8a when Abraham replied to Isaac that God will provide. We find this word ‘provide’ again in verse 13 - as in “the Lord will provide”. The verb translated ‘provide’ has also another meaning ie “to see”. In other words, God will “see”. What does that mean? Well it’s like saying, “I will see to it.” I will take care of everything. In other words, God will take care of everything. That’s the meaning of ‘God will provide.’
Does God care for me? Things that are happening to me. Does He see my pain; my hurt; my suffering; the injustice? What is God doing about it?
Well, God sees. God will provide. Abraham learnt that lesson of faith. Is that what God wants me to learn today?
That I can trust God to see to everything. That I can trust God to provide what I need.
Our 3rd lesson revealed from Abraham’s test.
3. I can trust God’s promises (15 – 19)
15 Then the angel of the LORD called again to Abraham from heaven. 16 “This is what the LORD says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that 17 I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies. 18 And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed—all because you have obeyed me.” 19 Then they returned to the servants and traveled back to Beersheba, where Abraham continued to live.
God was pleased with Abraham.
You call me God. You have obeyed me. You have not hold back your son. Your only son (notice this point again?) In the end, it was not the sacrifice that God wanted of Abraham; it was his obedience. That was what God wanted to see. Obedience revealed the level of faith and trust. Obedience revealed the knowledge and strength of the relationship Abraham had with God.
Because of Abraham’s amazing act of obedience, God’s promises to him were even now more certain. God will keep his promises. But here God further seals it with an oath! God renews and even expands on the covenant made.
Turn your bibles to Gen 12.2-3 – read that; then look at 22.17-18. Noticed how the promises have been enlarged?
- becoming a great nation 12.2; now in 22.17 descendants will be multiplied, numerous like stars and sand
- The enemies? Not just cursed (v2) but conquered (v17)
- And the blessing of the families in 12.3? It’s now “all nations will be blessed.” 22.18.
God’s promises to Abraham didn’t change. Only got bigger. That’s God.
As beloved children of God, we have many promises given to us by God. It’s all in the Bible. We need to remember them. It’s so easy today to become distracted. To feel weak, discouraged, fearful and tired. Here’s just 3 of God’s wonderful promises given to us who call Jesus Lord. I am sure you have more.
Isaiah 26.3 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
1 John 1.9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
Matthew 11.28-29 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
What promise have you been holding on to? God does not lie. It will come true. God’s word is true.
I need to trust God’s promises.
II. CONCLUSION
I know my God. That’s why I trust him. I know that he sees what’s happening in my life. God will provide for my needs. God will keep his promises to me.
How are we going to respond today?
Can we thank God for all that he has provided and what he will be providing? For seeing our needs. For the promises he has given to us – everyone of us.
Can we obey what God wants us to do?
Through his word, what has God been asking you to obey and you have not? To seek forgiveness. To say sorry to your spouse. To love your children. To spend more time with God. To serve God and not money.
Learn this from Abraham.
You can Trust God.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday, June 8, 2008
信靠= 顺服神?
[Uncle & I]
Yesterday I had a short exchange with uncle. Hmm... I think what he said is always witty and insightful.
No one can tell you what is 100% obedience. But are you willing to submit 100%? This is a BEING question. We may not be able to do it now but are we willing? We move towards this aim daily, via renewal. If sometimes we fail, God's grace is still always there as salvation is pure grace. So be joyous...
Set your boundary, so you're not burnt out.
Saltiness is kept when first you need to know you're called. Then a willingness to keep learning. You also need others to as your mutual watcher.
God's word is always so true such that it reflects our current status and serve as a guideline and reminder on how should be become more Christlike in our everyday life.
There are only 2 choices (Matthew 7), which one do you prefer? The one with lots restrictions or the one with more and wider allowance which conveniently excuse you from having some kind of behaviours which dishonour God?
It is clearly stated in sermon on the mount that those who are willing to take up the cross are those who are blessed. It does not come easy. It takes lots patience, stamina, steadiness in order not to swayed by the world's values.
God honours those who choose to obey Him and His commands. It also implies that not only we agree (head knowledge) to His teaching, we also need to align with our heart and as a result, live the words. The last portion is the outward manifestion of His work in us. Remember always, not doing but being. We are imprefect, thus we make mistakes. But as long as we see Him as the axle of our life and we keep rotating around Him, we will be fine. At least we wont be disoriented. :) Chim uh... Haha...
[Being Christlike @ Work]
I feel a bit shattered and troubled. As I feel that my testimony is not so good at work, could it be I am too senstive? Actually...
I know I behave and react differently with different colleagues. I am OK and friendly to most of the people and I also wonder why do I react so badly towards OV. Do I have double standard? Ya, I think so. I tried to be nicer and equal but I fail to. Somehow I just dun feel like it.
Maybe I should just leave it as I know we can be colleagues but not friends. Hehe... Like I always said, you need to earn my respect, showing me that you're competent and justified for your worth. I am sorry if I am too critical and demanding. I know I am. I also understand that I cannot expect others to react according to what I want and prefer. OK, I throw in the towel for now.
Bumble Bee was funny. That day we were discussing why the team suggested AW to take up one of my action item. Since it is an high risk and important feature for SCF, why would anybody want a newbie to take up? We conclude that bcoz the original ownership belongs to me, so you also wont suggest yours to be taken up. I am surprised that bumble bee has the same thought. Haha...
Thankfully I can still have this kind of reliasation at work. It is not hopeless afterall. OKok, i shall give self some buffer and not to make self breatheless :)
[Random tots]
I have been thinking and drilling my own brain again... Esp when I am alone.
I applaud for ST's decision to leave for Canada. It really requires lots of courage and faith in God. Since no one can guarantee a happily ever-after life in future but one thing I am sure, it is still the same God who takes control over there and here.
If I were in her shoe, dare I take the step? :)
A few are leaving church for overseas studies. I thought that's a nice exposure esp when they are young. When is my turn??? Is Sdyney the next destination? ;) Lord, only if you open the door. In any case, I am willing to follow whatever path you've carved for me.
The thought of visiting eastern europe is so vivid in my brain. Oh man, maybe maybe I should just folow my head. Hehe...
Dropped by at the Cg17 retreat last weekend. It was well-planned and I am truly glad to see those younger daoshis has taken up the role to organise and execute the plan. While talking to Lena on the previous two retreat we had, tight budget and everything has to be 亲力亲为. I am happy to see that the new leaders are more creative and have more guts than us to try on the new stuffs. The games they planned are more fun and adventurous. Haha...
Ok, I wanna mention one more thing. I like the BBQ part, nice setting for fellowship and I can tell that the kids and in fact everyone enjoyed the meal!!
Yesterday I had a short exchange with uncle. Hmm... I think what he said is always witty and insightful.
No one can tell you what is 100% obedience. But are you willing to submit 100%? This is a BEING question. We may not be able to do it now but are we willing? We move towards this aim daily, via renewal. If sometimes we fail, God's grace is still always there as salvation is pure grace. So be joyous...
Set your boundary, so you're not burnt out.
Saltiness is kept when first you need to know you're called. Then a willingness to keep learning. You also need others to as your mutual watcher.
God's word is always so true such that it reflects our current status and serve as a guideline and reminder on how should be become more Christlike in our everyday life.
There are only 2 choices (Matthew 7), which one do you prefer? The one with lots restrictions or the one with more and wider allowance which conveniently excuse you from having some kind of behaviours which dishonour God?
It is clearly stated in sermon on the mount that those who are willing to take up the cross are those who are blessed. It does not come easy. It takes lots patience, stamina, steadiness in order not to swayed by the world's values.
God honours those who choose to obey Him and His commands. It also implies that not only we agree (head knowledge) to His teaching, we also need to align with our heart and as a result, live the words. The last portion is the outward manifestion of His work in us. Remember always, not doing but being. We are imprefect, thus we make mistakes. But as long as we see Him as the axle of our life and we keep rotating around Him, we will be fine. At least we wont be disoriented. :) Chim uh... Haha...
[Being Christlike @ Work]
I feel a bit shattered and troubled. As I feel that my testimony is not so good at work, could it be I am too senstive? Actually...
I know I behave and react differently with different colleagues. I am OK and friendly to most of the people and I also wonder why do I react so badly towards OV. Do I have double standard? Ya, I think so. I tried to be nicer and equal but I fail to. Somehow I just dun feel like it.
Maybe I should just leave it as I know we can be colleagues but not friends. Hehe... Like I always said, you need to earn my respect, showing me that you're competent and justified for your worth. I am sorry if I am too critical and demanding. I know I am. I also understand that I cannot expect others to react according to what I want and prefer. OK, I throw in the towel for now.
Bumble Bee was funny. That day we were discussing why the team suggested AW to take up one of my action item. Since it is an high risk and important feature for SCF, why would anybody want a newbie to take up? We conclude that bcoz the original ownership belongs to me, so you also wont suggest yours to be taken up. I am surprised that bumble bee has the same thought. Haha...
Thankfully I can still have this kind of reliasation at work. It is not hopeless afterall. OKok, i shall give self some buffer and not to make self breatheless :)
[Random tots]
I have been thinking and drilling my own brain again... Esp when I am alone.
I applaud for ST's decision to leave for Canada. It really requires lots of courage and faith in God. Since no one can guarantee a happily ever-after life in future but one thing I am sure, it is still the same God who takes control over there and here.
If I were in her shoe, dare I take the step? :)
A few are leaving church for overseas studies. I thought that's a nice exposure esp when they are young. When is my turn??? Is Sdyney the next destination? ;) Lord, only if you open the door. In any case, I am willing to follow whatever path you've carved for me.
The thought of visiting eastern europe is so vivid in my brain. Oh man, maybe maybe I should just folow my head. Hehe...
Dropped by at the Cg17 retreat last weekend. It was well-planned and I am truly glad to see those younger daoshis has taken up the role to organise and execute the plan. While talking to Lena on the previous two retreat we had, tight budget and everything has to be 亲力亲为. I am happy to see that the new leaders are more creative and have more guts than us to try on the new stuffs. The games they planned are more fun and adventurous. Haha...
Ok, I wanna mention one more thing. I like the BBQ part, nice setting for fellowship and I can tell that the kids and in fact everyone enjoyed the meal!!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
jUNe...
Finally it's jUnE!! I dunno what to look forward to at work. Oops..
A photo to cheer me up -yuchen and me-
Lishi camp
It was a relaxing one. I thank God for the opportunity to join this camp and fellowship with the rest. Also, it was a good timing for me to take a break from work. ;)
Thank God for the excellent partnership for the camp comm. They really did a good job. From planning to execution, though there were hiccups, we still see God's hands in all things and none of us were deprived from the holiday mood. I like their creativity in games, grouping and other programs. We aren't forced to rush here and there, instead we took our own sweet time for excursion, makan, taking photo etc. Tomorrow belongs to them! Whoohoo!! Hehe... Maybe it's time for me to step down? Haha...
I like the email game in particular. So fun though a few of us were quite blur, not knowing what to do. KH kept repeating 'Follow the format' but we simply couldn't catch it. Duh... Haha...
Rainbow
I tool GF's car back to Singapore. Though I know I wont be able to nap and I gotta keep him awake by talking to him. I thank God still for some of the quiet moment in the car. I was able to look out from the window and enjoy those nice scenery along the highway. It has been ages since I last took note of the plants along the road. Actually not only overseas has bluer sky and greener grass, the landscape is Malaysia is quite awesome as well since this is God's creation as well!
There were traffic at the causeway. Ohoh, initially I thought I can reach home earlier by hitching the car ride. Who knows we are stucked here in the causeway while those coash taker just bypass us and move forward to causeway without stopping!! Gosh... Hehe... Again, it wasn't too bad. We had a nice chat in the car, talking about work, church and Jayden! Hehe...
I saw RAINBOW as we cleared the custom. I was so touched by that. Each time I past thru 2nd link, and whenevr I feel unsettled about the future, I get to see rainbow!
It reminds me of God's goodness and covenant with me. He has never forget me, never. The rainbow reminds me that God is with me as I continue to journey courageously. I know this path can be alone and miserable at times, I pray that His presence be always with me and grant me what I need when I look upon HIM.
Recently during DG, a good question was raised. 'Where is your faith?'. Hmm I am those kind who worry and anxious about life a lot. I feel insecure most of the time. But Matthew 6 has clearly reminds us that God is responsible for our lives. Are we precious than all those? Seek ye Kingdom and righteousness first and He will give us what we need.
Hebrew 11:6... God will reward and bless those who trust in HIM.
So where is my faith? Buck up pls, ms pealow!!
IIC2
This platform has created much storm even before we go full force in it. Resource allocation is one of the trigger. Sigh... Human relationship gets tensed up and unnecessary misunderstanding arise. Sad sad...
Recently we talk about resource redeployment for SCF team. Hoho, skillset mapping is definitely a challenge for bumble bee and uncle Ong. Oop, hope they do have wisdom while ironing all these. Much unhappiness and complaints are all around. Sianz...
I get quite a bit sensitve towards how others treat me esp NP. Maybe I react too much but.. Hmm it is so threatening and I dun like him being hostile and sarcastic.
God, gimme wisdom and gentleness to embarce all these. Help me to watch my words. Amen.
Eastern Europe
It all started with the china eastern airline cheap ticket. I started to do research on my europe trip. Haha... Browsing thru the website for cheap air tickets and lodging, finally I got cheap air ticket to bring me to Copenhagen @ 1.6k. I was thrilled. So happy and eagerly want to pack my bag and go.
I started to find those affordable yet comfortable lodging at those must-visit place, checking out budget airlines, landing airport, train schedule. In the end, I drop sweden and norway and come out with this itinery.
SGP - Copenhagen - Prague - Krakow - Brastilava - Budapest - Copenhagen - SGP
Dreaming in the Tivoli visit, thermal bath in Budapest, concentration camp and Jewish quarter at both Prague and Krakow, Charles bridge at Prague... Hungarian dinner, czech folk dance, dannish food, cruise to malmo... Taking Star Alliance so that I can have more mileage for my free flight to other places.
OK, I can only do it next time coz we drop the plan to eastern europe le. Sob sob. Well, it saves 4k if I dun go. Nvm, still good as I get to learn more when I did those research ;)
Maybe I will visit Yellowstone park and grand canyon instead? Hehe... Stay tuned ;p
Clashing of Titan
Met up with ZL and JW. I thought it was a good catch up. Our paths did cross and we were one of the cast in one another's life during Uni days.
Topics were around work, love life, church and gossip. Nice food @ Mayim. Haa... I observe that we do change as we grow but the core values are still pretty much the same. At least we are yet to lose our first love.
We are adults already! Wowo, adult and late twenties somemore. Oops...kekek...
In short, God carves different paths for us but we still see His beautiful plan in our everyday lives. This is something we gotta be grateful for.
Also, thank God for NTUCCF which brought us together and everyone of us, went thru the 'tuanzhang' disaster in our final year, struggled hard to juggle both school work and serving in CCF. There were hard times and perhaps tears and anger in those days but I can guarantee that as we look back, we are glad that we were once the tuanzhang of CCF which complements our uni days and enrich our pilgrim experiences and what is more precious is, we were able to forge a closer frenship with the rest. To God be the glory! Amen
A photo to cheer me up -yuchen and me-
Lishi camp
It was a relaxing one. I thank God for the opportunity to join this camp and fellowship with the rest. Also, it was a good timing for me to take a break from work. ;)
Thank God for the excellent partnership for the camp comm. They really did a good job. From planning to execution, though there were hiccups, we still see God's hands in all things and none of us were deprived from the holiday mood. I like their creativity in games, grouping and other programs. We aren't forced to rush here and there, instead we took our own sweet time for excursion, makan, taking photo etc. Tomorrow belongs to them! Whoohoo!! Hehe... Maybe it's time for me to step down? Haha...
I like the email game in particular. So fun though a few of us were quite blur, not knowing what to do. KH kept repeating 'Follow the format' but we simply couldn't catch it. Duh... Haha...
Rainbow
I tool GF's car back to Singapore. Though I know I wont be able to nap and I gotta keep him awake by talking to him. I thank God still for some of the quiet moment in the car. I was able to look out from the window and enjoy those nice scenery along the highway. It has been ages since I last took note of the plants along the road. Actually not only overseas has bluer sky and greener grass, the landscape is Malaysia is quite awesome as well since this is God's creation as well!
There were traffic at the causeway. Ohoh, initially I thought I can reach home earlier by hitching the car ride. Who knows we are stucked here in the causeway while those coash taker just bypass us and move forward to causeway without stopping!! Gosh... Hehe... Again, it wasn't too bad. We had a nice chat in the car, talking about work, church and Jayden! Hehe...
I saw RAINBOW as we cleared the custom. I was so touched by that. Each time I past thru 2nd link, and whenevr I feel unsettled about the future, I get to see rainbow!
It reminds me of God's goodness and covenant with me. He has never forget me, never. The rainbow reminds me that God is with me as I continue to journey courageously. I know this path can be alone and miserable at times, I pray that His presence be always with me and grant me what I need when I look upon HIM.
Recently during DG, a good question was raised. 'Where is your faith?'. Hmm I am those kind who worry and anxious about life a lot. I feel insecure most of the time. But Matthew 6 has clearly reminds us that God is responsible for our lives. Are we precious than all those? Seek ye Kingdom and righteousness first and He will give us what we need.
Hebrew 11:6... God will reward and bless those who trust in HIM.
So where is my faith? Buck up pls, ms pealow!!
IIC2
This platform has created much storm even before we go full force in it. Resource allocation is one of the trigger. Sigh... Human relationship gets tensed up and unnecessary misunderstanding arise. Sad sad...
Recently we talk about resource redeployment for SCF team. Hoho, skillset mapping is definitely a challenge for bumble bee and uncle Ong. Oop, hope they do have wisdom while ironing all these. Much unhappiness and complaints are all around. Sianz...
I get quite a bit sensitve towards how others treat me esp NP. Maybe I react too much but.. Hmm it is so threatening and I dun like him being hostile and sarcastic.
God, gimme wisdom and gentleness to embarce all these. Help me to watch my words. Amen.
Eastern Europe
It all started with the china eastern airline cheap ticket. I started to do research on my europe trip. Haha... Browsing thru the website for cheap air tickets and lodging, finally I got cheap air ticket to bring me to Copenhagen @ 1.6k. I was thrilled. So happy and eagerly want to pack my bag and go.
I started to find those affordable yet comfortable lodging at those must-visit place, checking out budget airlines, landing airport, train schedule. In the end, I drop sweden and norway and come out with this itinery.
SGP - Copenhagen - Prague - Krakow - Brastilava - Budapest - Copenhagen - SGP
Dreaming in the Tivoli visit, thermal bath in Budapest, concentration camp and Jewish quarter at both Prague and Krakow, Charles bridge at Prague... Hungarian dinner, czech folk dance, dannish food, cruise to malmo... Taking Star Alliance so that I can have more mileage for my free flight to other places.
OK, I can only do it next time coz we drop the plan to eastern europe le. Sob sob. Well, it saves 4k if I dun go. Nvm, still good as I get to learn more when I did those research ;)
Maybe I will visit Yellowstone park and grand canyon instead? Hehe... Stay tuned ;p
Clashing of Titan
Met up with ZL and JW. I thought it was a good catch up. Our paths did cross and we were one of the cast in one another's life during Uni days.
Topics were around work, love life, church and gossip. Nice food @ Mayim. Haa... I observe that we do change as we grow but the core values are still pretty much the same. At least we are yet to lose our first love.
We are adults already! Wowo, adult and late twenties somemore. Oops...kekek...
In short, God carves different paths for us but we still see His beautiful plan in our everyday lives. This is something we gotta be grateful for.
Also, thank God for NTUCCF which brought us together and everyone of us, went thru the 'tuanzhang' disaster in our final year, struggled hard to juggle both school work and serving in CCF. There were hard times and perhaps tears and anger in those days but I can guarantee that as we look back, we are glad that we were once the tuanzhang of CCF which complements our uni days and enrich our pilgrim experiences and what is more precious is, we were able to forge a closer frenship with the rest. To God be the glory! Amen
Thursday, May 15, 2008
So long
Early in the morning, CL told me that wanna have a farewell for you as you're leaving 2 weeks later. Hmmm I gave a firm 'NO'. In a way, to give her a green light to go ahead meeting him without me. CL persistentlt talked about you in front of me and I am kinda annoyed.
Actually, even before today, I already decided not to go for any farewell dinner/lunch. I hope I am right in making such decision as I have not been that harsh and disheartened over a friend. At least I know this works best for me, for now.
Time flies quickly, so does memory. It will fade away as time goes by. And I pray that the next time I see you, I can embrace it with confidence, joy and a big smile on my face :)
Talented
I was telling CH abt the recent political decision made by bumble bee. hmm he said something and that really brought a big smile on my face
'I can see you are a very talented angineer and you can go far. So do not be bothered by those and do continue to do your best in things you do. Things will fall in places...'
I am flattered. haha...
Anyway had a chance to talk to HY on the hooha. Uncle Ong tried to eavedrop uh. kekeke... Anyway she is right. Why cant we re-deploy people and match the skillset to the task? there is no such thing as no cross-over. From Uncle Ong point of view, as long as we have people to work on product, just do it! hoho...
thank God for the chance to talk about that with both ONGs. hehe...
Then Mel sent me on what kind of opening his team will have in the coming months. Hmm should I go over to his team? I am not too sure. I know I need to be accountable to myself, boss, ICS people. but this should not hinder me from the next career progression right? hmmm.... I think I need to TONG for another 1 year. Like AW said, you need to plan you next move, ask them to take you as a Snr Engineer lo. haha... oops...
Yeh, long weekend is here!
Actually, even before today, I already decided not to go for any farewell dinner/lunch. I hope I am right in making such decision as I have not been that harsh and disheartened over a friend. At least I know this works best for me, for now.
Time flies quickly, so does memory. It will fade away as time goes by. And I pray that the next time I see you, I can embrace it with confidence, joy and a big smile on my face :)
Talented
I was telling CH abt the recent political decision made by bumble bee. hmm he said something and that really brought a big smile on my face
'I can see you are a very talented angineer and you can go far. So do not be bothered by those and do continue to do your best in things you do. Things will fall in places...'
I am flattered. haha...
Anyway had a chance to talk to HY on the hooha. Uncle Ong tried to eavedrop uh. kekeke... Anyway she is right. Why cant we re-deploy people and match the skillset to the task? there is no such thing as no cross-over. From Uncle Ong point of view, as long as we have people to work on product, just do it! hoho...
thank God for the chance to talk about that with both ONGs. hehe...
Then Mel sent me on what kind of opening his team will have in the coming months. Hmm should I go over to his team? I am not too sure. I know I need to be accountable to myself, boss, ICS people. but this should not hinder me from the next career progression right? hmmm.... I think I need to TONG for another 1 year. Like AW said, you need to plan you next move, ask them to take you as a Snr Engineer lo. haha... oops...
Yeh, long weekend is here!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
心语
今天不是超忙,所以我要写博客咯
在工作,多多少少我已经完成了核心的部分,终于可以开始翘脚,慢条斯理的工作!! 最近觉得自己相似变了个人,觉得自己很坏,尤其是在对同事V方面.也许她真的触怒了我吧,导致我有点情绪失调,真失理.虽然我没做上天害里的东西,也没什么损人利己的事,但这感觉就是不太好.我很少这样坏. 就连LS也惊讶为何我会如此投诉V.嘻嘻... 要反省,要反省!
寻求在工作上的卓越并没错,但如果一直踩在他人的肩膀上用力弹跳,这似乎不太合理喔;AW说当你曾经踩人以求晋级,记得上位后拉人一把哦,可别忘恩负义,将一切抛在脑后.试问:有多少人能做得到? 每个人都在向着眼前的利益和美好的未来拼搏,各自隐藏的agenda有别,有时真的不敢奢望他人对你说真话,因为到头来大家在老板面前都要做K或HI-P,天底下那有人不为五斗折腰咧?!
1-on-1
感谢神终于有机会与Bumble Bee会谈．当然她说话的时间远远超过我发言的时间．The good thing about is I was able to tell her subtly what I have done for Rainbow esp on the PRINT side. She actually reminded me something as I shared te problems I faced during copy pipeline definition. What she mentioned is quite valid. I am in R&D and do not expect too much spoon feeding. I am expected to explore and re-invent. That's what R&D for. Quite true.
AW said you gotta get high-P or K for 2 consecutive years for you to be promoted. Wowo, that's not easy since the Q is kinda long for all the intermediate engineers. Senior Engineer is the next milestone but to get there, you truly need quite a fair bit of visibility in BPD across all the functions. I know I should always strive for better, whether anot there's promotion ahead of me. Coz I need to be accountable to HP, myself, my boss and ya, my greatest boss above!
Sometimes it is not so much of how great the thing you can do but how you can do little things with great love. A key take-away from SBC convocation on 10 May.
Actually I thought I suppose to be more free after May. Judging from the past two weeks, I am still pretty occupied and feel drained after work. Typing email, rephrasing words so that you wont offend people, busily defining the new copy architecture etc. Oh, tired but I feel satisfied.
过界
Talked to PC on the IIC2 stuffs. One question popped up. Why does manager allow a SCF member come over to PMCM to work on pmode/cmap? Hmm interesting. I do not have the answer but I know I am interested in pmode/cmap in order to expand my knowledge base. On top of that, it is about job security. Hmm it is upto bumble bee to decide. Haiz, now people in PMCM team actually a bit unhappy wor. Oops...
"You should learn to turn a stone into a gold", that's what AW shared with me.
I am not too sure whether the stone I have i.e. SCF can turn into a gold. Hee... But I know God puts me here for a purpose and there are many lessons for me to learn as I grow technically in HP.
我知谁掌管明天
That day, it was Monday. I wasn't having any blues but somehow as I finished swimming and happily hopped on bus 188, the sicko feeling just creep in. I feel a bit weird, not knowing how to explain. Neither miserable nor lonely, just feel numb. Ignorant of what happens next. In short, clueless about the future. I imagine myself standing in this dark planning room. It belongs to the God. I couldn't see any ray of light, I dunno what steps to take and what to expect next. The insecure feel conquer me and I am pretty overwhelmed by that.
I have this article on my cube and it serves a timely reminder to me. The following is the excerpt
As you follow God's plan for your life., you do so by faith. It is important to remember that He is the guide and you are the follower. He does not need to bring you into His planning rom as a consultant to help Him deceide what is best for your life. God has called you to trust Him and to take the next step of obedience according to His will.
Honestly, this is where TRUST and FAITH come into the picture. As other always said, pilgrim's journey.
MINDS Cafe @Boat Quay
Yesterday a few of us went to Minds cafe. It was the first time we had casual game without mentioning any serious stuffs. All of us had fun, not only on those cards and games, but we do enjoy the presence and participation of everyone!
We laughed. But the table next to us laughed even louder! Hongchi tried to shhhh them down, so amusing. The meal we had there was reasonably priced. Soup/sald + drink of choice + main course + brownie with ice-cream! You can hardly get such a good deal wor :) Some mentioned that we are back to our old NTUCCF days. Yup, the ambience, food, game all matter but what matter most is the friendship we have built over the years and the similar memory and experience we shared when we were young. Haha, we are still quite young uh!
To impart the vision and shoulder the mission of FES is always a tough task! There is not suitable season under the sun. The better and more appropriate question is are you willing to give priority to this and stay commited. It's tough. Though I keep trying to pyscho others to join as comm members but I know that I am not the right person to ask coz I need to lead by example. Kekek... But hor, I am willing to support the activities :)
在工作,多多少少我已经完成了核心的部分,终于可以开始翘脚,慢条斯理的工作!! 最近觉得自己相似变了个人,觉得自己很坏,尤其是在对同事V方面.也许她真的触怒了我吧,导致我有点情绪失调,真失理.虽然我没做上天害里的东西,也没什么损人利己的事,但这感觉就是不太好.我很少这样坏. 就连LS也惊讶为何我会如此投诉V.嘻嘻... 要反省,要反省!
寻求在工作上的卓越并没错,但如果一直踩在他人的肩膀上用力弹跳,这似乎不太合理喔;AW说当你曾经踩人以求晋级,记得上位后拉人一把哦,可别忘恩负义,将一切抛在脑后.试问:有多少人能做得到? 每个人都在向着眼前的利益和美好的未来拼搏,各自隐藏的agenda有别,有时真的不敢奢望他人对你说真话,因为到头来大家在老板面前都要做K或HI-P,天底下那有人不为五斗折腰咧?!
1-on-1
感谢神终于有机会与Bumble Bee会谈．当然她说话的时间远远超过我发言的时间．The good thing about is I was able to tell her subtly what I have done for Rainbow esp on the PRINT side. She actually reminded me something as I shared te problems I faced during copy pipeline definition. What she mentioned is quite valid. I am in R&D and do not expect too much spoon feeding. I am expected to explore and re-invent. That's what R&D for. Quite true.
AW said you gotta get high-P or K for 2 consecutive years for you to be promoted. Wowo, that's not easy since the Q is kinda long for all the intermediate engineers. Senior Engineer is the next milestone but to get there, you truly need quite a fair bit of visibility in BPD across all the functions. I know I should always strive for better, whether anot there's promotion ahead of me. Coz I need to be accountable to HP, myself, my boss and ya, my greatest boss above!
Sometimes it is not so much of how great the thing you can do but how you can do little things with great love. A key take-away from SBC convocation on 10 May.
Actually I thought I suppose to be more free after May. Judging from the past two weeks, I am still pretty occupied and feel drained after work. Typing email, rephrasing words so that you wont offend people, busily defining the new copy architecture etc. Oh, tired but I feel satisfied.
过界
Talked to PC on the IIC2 stuffs. One question popped up. Why does manager allow a SCF member come over to PMCM to work on pmode/cmap? Hmm interesting. I do not have the answer but I know I am interested in pmode/cmap in order to expand my knowledge base. On top of that, it is about job security. Hmm it is upto bumble bee to decide. Haiz, now people in PMCM team actually a bit unhappy wor. Oops...
"You should learn to turn a stone into a gold", that's what AW shared with me.
I am not too sure whether the stone I have i.e. SCF can turn into a gold. Hee... But I know God puts me here for a purpose and there are many lessons for me to learn as I grow technically in HP.
我知谁掌管明天
That day, it was Monday. I wasn't having any blues but somehow as I finished swimming and happily hopped on bus 188, the sicko feeling just creep in. I feel a bit weird, not knowing how to explain. Neither miserable nor lonely, just feel numb. Ignorant of what happens next. In short, clueless about the future. I imagine myself standing in this dark planning room. It belongs to the God. I couldn't see any ray of light, I dunno what steps to take and what to expect next. The insecure feel conquer me and I am pretty overwhelmed by that.
I have this article on my cube and it serves a timely reminder to me. The following is the excerpt
As you follow God's plan for your life., you do so by faith. It is important to remember that He is the guide and you are the follower. He does not need to bring you into His planning rom as a consultant to help Him deceide what is best for your life. God has called you to trust Him and to take the next step of obedience according to His will.
Honestly, this is where TRUST and FAITH come into the picture. As other always said, pilgrim's journey.
MINDS Cafe @Boat Quay
Yesterday a few of us went to Minds cafe. It was the first time we had casual game without mentioning any serious stuffs. All of us had fun, not only on those cards and games, but we do enjoy the presence and participation of everyone!
We laughed. But the table next to us laughed even louder! Hongchi tried to shhhh them down, so amusing. The meal we had there was reasonably priced. Soup/sald + drink of choice + main course + brownie with ice-cream! You can hardly get such a good deal wor :) Some mentioned that we are back to our old NTUCCF days. Yup, the ambience, food, game all matter but what matter most is the friendship we have built over the years and the similar memory and experience we shared when we were young. Haha, we are still quite young uh!
To impart the vision and shoulder the mission of FES is always a tough task! There is not suitable season under the sun. The better and more appropriate question is are you willing to give priority to this and stay commited. It's tough. Though I keep trying to pyscho others to join as comm members but I know that I am not the right person to ask coz I need to lead by example. Kekek... But hor, I am willing to support the activities :)
Friday, April 25, 2008
Yeh, May is here!!
Finally, I am glad that it comes to the end of April.
Looking back, work life has been hectic. Thank God for His abundant grace. I am still surviving well.
Crazy, working on both Daimler and RMT concurrently. Meanwhile, still need to manage my own emotion and actively 'look out' for others' errors. Crap!! Why do I need to check for their mistakes, I thought we should trust them to do their work properly?!
OK, I am going to rant and keep ranting here!!
Actually I try to be nice to you liao ler, but sometimes you really piss me off is by not learning the skills properly, please... You need to make an effort to understand the script and refer to the available document. Also, please reply emails. It is kinda rude.
Maybe I am too objective. Arghhh... But if you dun do all the mentioned, it reflects quite bad on me esp from SD side. Arghh... I did teach you guys and as a learner, you guys have responsibilties also.
OK, I am done with all I should.
Looking back, work life has been hectic. Thank God for His abundant grace. I am still surviving well.
Crazy, working on both Daimler and RMT concurrently. Meanwhile, still need to manage my own emotion and actively 'look out' for others' errors. Crap!! Why do I need to check for their mistakes, I thought we should trust them to do their work properly?!
OK, I am going to rant and keep ranting here!!
Actually I try to be nice to you liao ler, but sometimes you really piss me off is by not learning the skills properly, please... You need to make an effort to understand the script and refer to the available document. Also, please reply emails. It is kinda rude.
Maybe I am too objective. Arghhh... But if you dun do all the mentioned, it reflects quite bad on me esp from SD side. Arghh... I did teach you guys and as a learner, you guys have responsibilties also.
OK, I am done with all I should.
Friday, April 4, 2008
牢骚一箩箩
工作的确比较忙碌,这毕竟不是一件坏事.开始有点喘不过气来,有点纳闷.发现自己对一些同事和老板的容忍度欠佳,该死该死! 谁叫老板一时的疏忽,忘了我们的辛劳,谁不生气! 老实说,没有奖励也就罢了,也不计较你在某项专业上什么都不懂,但身为people manager,基本的职责也不该不做好吧!岂有此理!
时间也相对的过得很快,忙忙碌碌,虽压力指数持续攀升,上帝的恩典够我用!
近日来火气稍微大了些,尤其是觉得自己好象是苦力一样.这观念好像不太妥咧!公司给我钱让我干活,我干嘛要比较同袍之间的工作量,虽然有点不顺眼,那又能怎样呢?日子还是要过,活儿还是要干,弄坏身子可就不好了!道义放两旁,利字摆中间,谈何容易! 总之到头来能和上帝交代更为重要吧!
我选择相信: 日子如何,力量也如何.人生就是这样, 上帝依然是那么奇妙,他借着环境,人事碉啄我!
我需要重新被建造,当然这之前,我需要完全的被摧毁.得里外清理干净,不然又如何重新上路呢?神没有应许平坦的道路,但他允许他永不撇弃!
我觉得你很可恶! 抓不清脑袋为何竟然有人如此势利,爱利用人.自私自利,很讨厌!! 不过,我会学习接纳你.因为我知道,上帝同样愿意接纳我这不像话的Y头!
我选择相信: 事情这样莫名其妙的进展,上帝还是在工作的!因这一切是与我有益的!
近日来的饭局多围绕在男女之爱中,难道这就是我们生命的全部吗?生命岂止这一环啊,我们的工作.家人,朋友, 教会等环节跑到哪儿去了. 也许我们应该学习放下那缠绕我们的意念,将视野放宽些,日子也许会过得潇洒些?
聊天的当儿,发现现在的我们其实暂时没有很多钱财上的束缚.毕竟我们不愁没$$出国,而是忧心于要往哪儿去玩耍享乐,谁是同伴,有没有假期等.买张机票越洋已不是遥不可及的梦想,而是近在咫尺的美梦.待其实不一定是美梦,搞不好可能是恶梦!
那天,我们分别前后走进我们熟悉的校园,参加校园聚会. 我远远的坐在沙发椅上,望着坐在那头的你.觉得很陌生, 少联络了,自然也疏离了不少. 没有觉得很痛心,毕竟我了解到这些年来,我们很多时候都像陌路人.初时的暧昧情怀已随风而飞逝,共同的回忆是我们的,回想起来还是有点心惊,但却不至于冒冷汗.
我选择相信: 这样的结局,还是美好的!
时间也相对的过得很快,忙忙碌碌,虽压力指数持续攀升,上帝的恩典够我用!
近日来火气稍微大了些,尤其是觉得自己好象是苦力一样.这观念好像不太妥咧!公司给我钱让我干活,我干嘛要比较同袍之间的工作量,虽然有点不顺眼,那又能怎样呢?日子还是要过,活儿还是要干,弄坏身子可就不好了!道义放两旁,利字摆中间,谈何容易! 总之到头来能和上帝交代更为重要吧!
我选择相信: 日子如何,力量也如何.人生就是这样, 上帝依然是那么奇妙,他借着环境,人事碉啄我!
我需要重新被建造,当然这之前,我需要完全的被摧毁.得里外清理干净,不然又如何重新上路呢?神没有应许平坦的道路,但他允许他永不撇弃!
我觉得你很可恶! 抓不清脑袋为何竟然有人如此势利,爱利用人.自私自利,很讨厌!! 不过,我会学习接纳你.因为我知道,上帝同样愿意接纳我这不像话的Y头!
我选择相信: 事情这样莫名其妙的进展,上帝还是在工作的!因这一切是与我有益的!
近日来的饭局多围绕在男女之爱中,难道这就是我们生命的全部吗?生命岂止这一环啊,我们的工作.家人,朋友, 教会等环节跑到哪儿去了. 也许我们应该学习放下那缠绕我们的意念,将视野放宽些,日子也许会过得潇洒些?
聊天的当儿,发现现在的我们其实暂时没有很多钱财上的束缚.毕竟我们不愁没$$出国,而是忧心于要往哪儿去玩耍享乐,谁是同伴,有没有假期等.买张机票越洋已不是遥不可及的梦想,而是近在咫尺的美梦.待其实不一定是美梦,搞不好可能是恶梦!
那天,我们分别前后走进我们熟悉的校园,参加校园聚会. 我远远的坐在沙发椅上,望着坐在那头的你.觉得很陌生, 少联络了,自然也疏离了不少. 没有觉得很痛心,毕竟我了解到这些年来,我们很多时候都像陌路人.初时的暧昧情怀已随风而飞逝,共同的回忆是我们的,回想起来还是有点心惊,但却不至于冒冷汗.
我选择相信: 这样的结局,还是美好的!
Friday, March 28, 2008
Busy work week
It has been a busy week, busy at work and tentertaining myself and others after work.
Thank God hat it has come to an end of this work week. I completed quite a few of stuffs. Phew, all by His grace!
Talking about Grace, i watched 'Grace is Gone' by John Cuask,. He is such a good actor!!
Shall blog more when i am more free. :)
Thank God hat it has come to an end of this work week. I completed quite a few of stuffs. Phew, all by His grace!
Talking about Grace, i watched 'Grace is Gone' by John Cuask,. He is such a good actor!!
Shall blog more when i am more free. :)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
US trip - Pre & Post
These are the entries i wrote sometime back during IIC2 meeting @ Longbeach rm @ HP Vancouver.
17 Feb 08 Worship leading
It has been 10 mths since I last lead worship in lishi. I was nervous, freak out as i was about to decide on the songs I want to sing!! God has been merciful. He sent liting, JianEn and Victor to be around to help with the music arrangement. I reliase I was a bit retarded. haa... consequences of not leading worship for long!!! i really hope that God honours the sacrifices we put before Him and congreagation can cme to Him to exalt Him. I think I had a good time leading worship esp 'This is Father's world'. It warms my heart but tear are not weld up in my eyes ;p
Air-flown Krispy Kreme Doughnut
Mr Coke got me a dozen of KK Donut from JKT!! Whoohoo... Kinda sweet, I mean. Ya, the doughnut. Thank you for the effort to fly those sweeties in. I truly appreciate that. As said, here is a virtual hug *hugs* WC commened that you are really 有心, coz all the way from JKT. A glimpse on the donut
Dinner @ Pasta De Waraku
This is a last minute CU outing. Haa... Wong was nice as he jio-ed people out for my 'farewell'. It sounds funny, isn't it? There are seven of us, usual CU hang out plus ms fang and mr JR. It was a heart-warming one. I am not leaving for good, but it's nice to have people remembering you. Ya, I am not alone in this world.
My third biz trip
777-300ER
Yup, finally the day has come. I have been having nitemares that I am unable to go for biz trip ;p Not say I am very enthu to go but this is definitely something I look forward to. What's more the WSR is at Vancouver!
Vancouver, Oregon (19-25 Feb)
Discover Columbia River, Mt Hood. The WSR venue: Fairgate Inn was not bad, we can see the sunset and it is simply so scenic.
Food that we had: Pork shank, Salmon Fettucini, Steak, Lobster, Shrimp, cheese mushroom, Ice-cream lava cookie, ham+cheese+egg croissant, supreme Fajitas, Carnitas, Magarita, Vietnamnese Beef noodles
Woodburn shopping
I reliase that I spent more on the little ones than myself! Crazy... busily hunting good deals for them ;) it was a nice shopping experience. I met jingwen@ Converse shop! What a surprise!! Imagine you meet your high school friend in oversea!! So unexpected! hehe...
I met my high school friend @ COnverse!
I finally get to drive! NP was a bit concern coz i drove too fast! kekek... 70mph! OK, i shall be more careful and don't follow the car too close :)
Multnomah Fall
NP, HY & CI are nice. Thet have been to the fall but they don't mind driving to Multnomah and Columbia Gorge for me!! It was quite freezing cold. Since Chris is wearin so thin, he caught a cold! I had yummy prime rib at the restaurant there. So yummy!!! the mushroom stuffed with goat cheese and salmon also tastes quite unique. Accidently ate that mustard, eeee... so horrible!
Downtown Portland
We drop the idea of going up to Mt St helen as we heard it gets quite cold and the road is slippery. We might need to snowchain the car! It was a short drive to downtown, we parked at Lyord Center and took the free train to downtown. We walked along the river, Chinatown, Niketown, Pioneer Square, Pearl District. Powells bookshop is quite impressive. It has a lot of books and the rack consists of 7 'level'
This is Mt Hood
San Diego, California (25-29 Feb)
Howard gave me a warm hug when I first reached SD office. Kinda surprised and I think not only myself, CH was shocked by that. Haha... anyway, very nice of him :) This is my third visit to SD, so things are not as unfamiliar. All is good. I met Ali at Hilton Garden Inn where he had his matlab course. He hugged me too. Haha.. he wasn't that 'nice' when he was on LTT in BPD. Good to see him coz he was the one who hire me and actually gave me some hard time. Kekek...
Scan summit was a boring one. Too hardware focus and I do feel a bit redundant. Well, get to see who is who, not too bad. There was this wine tasting evening. Wowo, those guys are horrible. They ignored me. Haha.. then in the end i chat with Bill and Hung meng whom i reliase he is a SM! haha.. i was so mei da mei xiao
Shopping at Carlsbad wasn't that great, probably it was the woodburn effect. You wont want to buy something with tax. Having said so, i bought 3 Coach bags! kekek...
Shien of Osaka and Pearl Restaurant, my must-visit restaurants in SD. Love the food there!
I thank God for this biz trip also coz I get to know CH more esp over the dinner. He is not as serious as I thought and others feel that I start to joke with him! hehe... Wanted to do hang gliding but it is a bit ex. USD 175. Since CH is not going for that, no point going alone too
WineTasting cum networking night at Rancho Berbado Winery
I wrapped up my biz trip at Seaport village by having a not-too-nice clam chowder and seafood basket! Kekek... Though it is not too benefiting but I thank God for the protection and travel opportunity. Not everyone get it and I have got such good treatment!
Hal - 憨厚的声音不语常先声夺人-ego
Scotts 开心豁达的笑声
John S 嚣张作风很老板
Volker 木纳沉默高高
Teresa 泼辣爱在会议时候针织
Continuation ... entry after US trip....
San Francisco, city by the bay!
I am on my way to San Francisco! A place where I wanted to go so long ago and ya, city by the bay! Yesh!! Many thanks to keith who told me not to book the hotel @ Fisherman Wharf, so I changed it to Bush st instead. Haha... imagine I walked up and down the hill with my big luggage, laptop bag and sling bag. I will die! hehe... Soon after I reach the hotel, i quickly dashed to Fisherman Wharf for dinner. The street was quite quiet till i was a bit scared. I thought it is supposed to be noisy since this is a beautiful city?!
To my surprise, there wasn't much people walking on the street at around 8pm!! 8pm!! Hee... I had nice red clam chowder and grilled shrimp at Pier market @ Pier 39. Nothing much to see except the lighting. well, my first night excursion actually made me wanting to change my return flight schedule! Not to postpone but bringing forward. haha...
1 Mar 08 Bike the bridge
Met Keith. He is such a nice guy that he prepared all the stuffs we need for biking. haha.. he brought extra clothing for me, thinking that I will feel cold etc. I really felt like i am a little girl! I rented a bike then we venture to sausalito and Tiburon! It was a wonderful experience, biking in a foreign country with a foreign guy! I love the feeling while we were on Golden Gate Bridge. Actually what's the big deal! It is just a bridge but it is a famous one. Hee... we stopped by halfway to take picture and enjoyed the wind!
The scenic route to Sausalito and Tiburon was great too! The houses are so nice and ya, you can tell only rich people can afford the price and view! I almost wanted to give up on some part of the journey. up and down the hill. The worst part is we have to rush like mad for the last boat leaving from sausalito, meaning extra 13km biking! The Tiburon dock is closed for repairng for that weekend. How coincedent uh... hehe.... As we were near to the Sausalito Ferry Terminal, guess what. The door is closed! can you imagine how we felt? haha... thankfully there was another boat leaving at 5pm. So thankful for that coz i think i cant bike anymore and no taxi will take us together with our bikes. hehe...
All in all, i cycled 40km. Bravo! kekeke... I took this photo while cycling on Golden Gate Bridge!
I am the owner of this boat!
Friends I met in SF
2 Mar 08 Taco uncle
I attend this church called xx United Methodist Church. Yucks, horrible. I did not enjoy at all. What's more I have to share friendship hug to those whom i dunno. I remember vividly there's this black who sat behind me. When i saw him coming towards me, i was like. HUH... hug?! haha.. ok, we hugged in the end. It's the event which they organise stunned me! Imagine calling volunteers for reach out event for Lesbian, gays, transexual people etc. Not that I discriminate them, I disagree with their behaviour but we still need to accept them as community right? =)
Then I went all the way to Nordstrum Rack @ ninth street. What a journey. I really went all out to look for Columbia Sportswear. I curse and swear that I will never do that again! Coz people might not appreciate what you do and sometimes I find myself stressing self too much on getting things done. I worry for nothing, just like I shop for others. In the end, I suffer. Well, I find joy in helping others too, just that when going gets tough, i grunble etc. haa...
World's most crooked st - Lombard street
Met this Taco uncle and his milky while I was on my way to Palace Des Fine Art. He bought me fish taco. Really thank God for the protection. I should not be that daring till I agreed to talk to him and allow him to buy me food and drink. I must be crazy. Haa... He stays in the boat and he actually invited me on board. Sorry, I did not have the courage to do that. Dajie and Fang Jie has repeated warmed me not to go on boat with a guy. Haha... that advice works! Oh ya, it is so disappointing to find out that Palace is under renovation :( Palace is a Must-visit place as we always use it as our test plot. so i must visit it personally. haha... too bad...
I really walked alot that day. thankfully I bought a pair of KEDS to reward self. Haa... I love Fishermans Wharf
3 Mar 08 Berkeley outing
Berkeley with Keith again. It was a lazing day. Basically just walked all the way up to Lawrence Hall and had a bird eye view on SF, Sausalito, Tiburon, Oakland Bridge! Fantastic view but the hike exhaust me! Hee... but thank God for the company and protection. I had a great time!
Took midnight flight to Singapore! Wowo, lots of Hongkonger and indians... sianz, flight so full! hehe...
5 Mar 08 Touching down
On my way back, i actually thought thru what had happenned esp in the last few days. I do see the big difference between you and K. This triggers me to think what kind of qualities or rather the person i am looking for. I dunno what is good and what is so bad. Just that it results different types of chemistry and sparks! Woman always talk about feeling, a sense of security and love.
That sms did brighten my day esp upon arrival. You never did that for my last shanghai and Perth trips but HK and this US trip! I was a bit unsettled. What do you want actually?! The cold shoulder i had during tat evening really turned me off. I wish i know how I should react :) But i know that my heavenly father will teach me how to.
6 Mar onwards... till now
I have been swamped by so many work-related stuffs. Eh, let me clarify. neither do i hold any senior position nor high flyer, i am just a basic team player who works on scan/copy imaging resources. =) Thank God for the opportunity to travel and meet with others. It enriched my life and increased my exposure and visibility. haha...
I have to jiayou, for the rest of the month till end Apr. Resource crunch and I will be working on Rainbow and Daimler concurrently. God will sustain me, i truly believe that. But this only happens when I am willing to surrender and trust in Him whole-heartedly :) Yaya, uplift me, my Lord.
Actually I do not know wich tense should I use while blogging. Present or past. haha... pardon my language ok!
17 Feb 08 Worship leading
It has been 10 mths since I last lead worship in lishi. I was nervous, freak out as i was about to decide on the songs I want to sing!! God has been merciful. He sent liting, JianEn and Victor to be around to help with the music arrangement. I reliase I was a bit retarded. haa... consequences of not leading worship for long!!! i really hope that God honours the sacrifices we put before Him and congreagation can cme to Him to exalt Him. I think I had a good time leading worship esp 'This is Father's world'. It warms my heart but tear are not weld up in my eyes ;p
Air-flown Krispy Kreme Doughnut
Mr Coke got me a dozen of KK Donut from JKT!! Whoohoo... Kinda sweet, I mean. Ya, the doughnut. Thank you for the effort to fly those sweeties in. I truly appreciate that. As said, here is a virtual hug *hugs* WC commened that you are really 有心, coz all the way from JKT. A glimpse on the donut
Dinner @ Pasta De Waraku
This is a last minute CU outing. Haa... Wong was nice as he jio-ed people out for my 'farewell'. It sounds funny, isn't it? There are seven of us, usual CU hang out plus ms fang and mr JR. It was a heart-warming one. I am not leaving for good, but it's nice to have people remembering you. Ya, I am not alone in this world.
My third biz trip
777-300ER
Yup, finally the day has come. I have been having nitemares that I am unable to go for biz trip ;p Not say I am very enthu to go but this is definitely something I look forward to. What's more the WSR is at Vancouver!
Vancouver, Oregon (19-25 Feb)
Discover Columbia River, Mt Hood. The WSR venue: Fairgate Inn was not bad, we can see the sunset and it is simply so scenic.
Food that we had: Pork shank, Salmon Fettucini, Steak, Lobster, Shrimp, cheese mushroom, Ice-cream lava cookie, ham+cheese+egg croissant, supreme Fajitas, Carnitas, Magarita, Vietnamnese Beef noodles
Woodburn shopping
I reliase that I spent more on the little ones than myself! Crazy... busily hunting good deals for them ;) it was a nice shopping experience. I met jingwen@ Converse shop! What a surprise!! Imagine you meet your high school friend in oversea!! So unexpected! hehe...
I met my high school friend @ COnverse!
I finally get to drive! NP was a bit concern coz i drove too fast! kekek... 70mph! OK, i shall be more careful and don't follow the car too close :)
Multnomah Fall
NP, HY & CI are nice. Thet have been to the fall but they don't mind driving to Multnomah and Columbia Gorge for me!! It was quite freezing cold. Since Chris is wearin so thin, he caught a cold! I had yummy prime rib at the restaurant there. So yummy!!! the mushroom stuffed with goat cheese and salmon also tastes quite unique. Accidently ate that mustard, eeee... so horrible!
Downtown Portland
We drop the idea of going up to Mt St helen as we heard it gets quite cold and the road is slippery. We might need to snowchain the car! It was a short drive to downtown, we parked at Lyord Center and took the free train to downtown. We walked along the river, Chinatown, Niketown, Pioneer Square, Pearl District. Powells bookshop is quite impressive. It has a lot of books and the rack consists of 7 'level'
This is Mt Hood
San Diego, California (25-29 Feb)
Howard gave me a warm hug when I first reached SD office. Kinda surprised and I think not only myself, CH was shocked by that. Haha... anyway, very nice of him :) This is my third visit to SD, so things are not as unfamiliar. All is good. I met Ali at Hilton Garden Inn where he had his matlab course. He hugged me too. Haha.. he wasn't that 'nice' when he was on LTT in BPD. Good to see him coz he was the one who hire me and actually gave me some hard time. Kekek...
Scan summit was a boring one. Too hardware focus and I do feel a bit redundant. Well, get to see who is who, not too bad. There was this wine tasting evening. Wowo, those guys are horrible. They ignored me. Haha.. then in the end i chat with Bill and Hung meng whom i reliase he is a SM! haha.. i was so mei da mei xiao
Shopping at Carlsbad wasn't that great, probably it was the woodburn effect. You wont want to buy something with tax. Having said so, i bought 3 Coach bags! kekek...
Shien of Osaka and Pearl Restaurant, my must-visit restaurants in SD. Love the food there!
I thank God for this biz trip also coz I get to know CH more esp over the dinner. He is not as serious as I thought and others feel that I start to joke with him! hehe... Wanted to do hang gliding but it is a bit ex. USD 175. Since CH is not going for that, no point going alone too
WineTasting cum networking night at Rancho Berbado Winery
I wrapped up my biz trip at Seaport village by having a not-too-nice clam chowder and seafood basket! Kekek... Though it is not too benefiting but I thank God for the protection and travel opportunity. Not everyone get it and I have got such good treatment!
Hal - 憨厚的声音不语常先声夺人-ego
Scotts 开心豁达的笑声
John S 嚣张作风很老板
Volker 木纳沉默高高
Teresa 泼辣爱在会议时候针织
Continuation ... entry after US trip....
San Francisco, city by the bay!
I am on my way to San Francisco! A place where I wanted to go so long ago and ya, city by the bay! Yesh!! Many thanks to keith who told me not to book the hotel @ Fisherman Wharf, so I changed it to Bush st instead. Haha... imagine I walked up and down the hill with my big luggage, laptop bag and sling bag. I will die! hehe... Soon after I reach the hotel, i quickly dashed to Fisherman Wharf for dinner. The street was quite quiet till i was a bit scared. I thought it is supposed to be noisy since this is a beautiful city?!
To my surprise, there wasn't much people walking on the street at around 8pm!! 8pm!! Hee... I had nice red clam chowder and grilled shrimp at Pier market @ Pier 39. Nothing much to see except the lighting. well, my first night excursion actually made me wanting to change my return flight schedule! Not to postpone but bringing forward. haha...
1 Mar 08 Bike the bridge
Met Keith. He is such a nice guy that he prepared all the stuffs we need for biking. haha.. he brought extra clothing for me, thinking that I will feel cold etc. I really felt like i am a little girl! I rented a bike then we venture to sausalito and Tiburon! It was a wonderful experience, biking in a foreign country with a foreign guy! I love the feeling while we were on Golden Gate Bridge. Actually what's the big deal! It is just a bridge but it is a famous one. Hee... we stopped by halfway to take picture and enjoyed the wind!
The scenic route to Sausalito and Tiburon was great too! The houses are so nice and ya, you can tell only rich people can afford the price and view! I almost wanted to give up on some part of the journey. up and down the hill. The worst part is we have to rush like mad for the last boat leaving from sausalito, meaning extra 13km biking! The Tiburon dock is closed for repairng for that weekend. How coincedent uh... hehe.... As we were near to the Sausalito Ferry Terminal, guess what. The door is closed! can you imagine how we felt? haha... thankfully there was another boat leaving at 5pm. So thankful for that coz i think i cant bike anymore and no taxi will take us together with our bikes. hehe...
All in all, i cycled 40km. Bravo! kekeke... I took this photo while cycling on Golden Gate Bridge!
I am the owner of this boat!
Friends I met in SF
2 Mar 08 Taco uncle
I attend this church called xx United Methodist Church. Yucks, horrible. I did not enjoy at all. What's more I have to share friendship hug to those whom i dunno. I remember vividly there's this black who sat behind me. When i saw him coming towards me, i was like. HUH... hug?! haha.. ok, we hugged in the end. It's the event which they organise stunned me! Imagine calling volunteers for reach out event for Lesbian, gays, transexual people etc. Not that I discriminate them, I disagree with their behaviour but we still need to accept them as community right? =)
Then I went all the way to Nordstrum Rack @ ninth street. What a journey. I really went all out to look for Columbia Sportswear. I curse and swear that I will never do that again! Coz people might not appreciate what you do and sometimes I find myself stressing self too much on getting things done. I worry for nothing, just like I shop for others. In the end, I suffer. Well, I find joy in helping others too, just that when going gets tough, i grunble etc. haa...
World's most crooked st - Lombard street
Met this Taco uncle and his milky while I was on my way to Palace Des Fine Art. He bought me fish taco. Really thank God for the protection. I should not be that daring till I agreed to talk to him and allow him to buy me food and drink. I must be crazy. Haa... He stays in the boat and he actually invited me on board. Sorry, I did not have the courage to do that. Dajie and Fang Jie has repeated warmed me not to go on boat with a guy. Haha... that advice works! Oh ya, it is so disappointing to find out that Palace is under renovation :( Palace is a Must-visit place as we always use it as our test plot. so i must visit it personally. haha... too bad...
I really walked alot that day. thankfully I bought a pair of KEDS to reward self. Haa... I love Fishermans Wharf
3 Mar 08 Berkeley outing
Berkeley with Keith again. It was a lazing day. Basically just walked all the way up to Lawrence Hall and had a bird eye view on SF, Sausalito, Tiburon, Oakland Bridge! Fantastic view but the hike exhaust me! Hee... but thank God for the company and protection. I had a great time!
Took midnight flight to Singapore! Wowo, lots of Hongkonger and indians... sianz, flight so full! hehe...
5 Mar 08 Touching down
On my way back, i actually thought thru what had happenned esp in the last few days. I do see the big difference between you and K. This triggers me to think what kind of qualities or rather the person i am looking for. I dunno what is good and what is so bad. Just that it results different types of chemistry and sparks! Woman always talk about feeling, a sense of security and love.
That sms did brighten my day esp upon arrival. You never did that for my last shanghai and Perth trips but HK and this US trip! I was a bit unsettled. What do you want actually?! The cold shoulder i had during tat evening really turned me off. I wish i know how I should react :) But i know that my heavenly father will teach me how to.
6 Mar onwards... till now
I have been swamped by so many work-related stuffs. Eh, let me clarify. neither do i hold any senior position nor high flyer, i am just a basic team player who works on scan/copy imaging resources. =) Thank God for the opportunity to travel and meet with others. It enriched my life and increased my exposure and visibility. haha...
I have to jiayou, for the rest of the month till end Apr. Resource crunch and I will be working on Rainbow and Daimler concurrently. God will sustain me, i truly believe that. But this only happens when I am willing to surrender and trust in Him whole-heartedly :) Yaya, uplift me, my Lord.
Actually I do not know wich tense should I use while blogging. Present or past. haha... pardon my language ok!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
起起伏伏
别人说我现在所处的地位好的不得了
我不以为然
因为我觉得这其间并没有太多有趣且有挑战性的玩意儿
我不觉得我占了什么优势
这绝非是因为个人要求高
我还是理不清楚
可以参与IIC2可说是上帝的恩典
毕竟我真的是很想参与product design和definition这环
但老板肯不肯放人么
我倒不这么认为
衰就衰在只有我一人会cut copymap
真不知道是好事还是坏事
少过一个月我又即将征服太平洋
听说这回能搭SQ
内心当然兴奋不已
Vancouver是个知识库
听说经常乌云满布告天气寒冷
那儿都是HP的开山元老所在之地
45分钟的车程就能抵达免税的Oregon
Coach Gap Osh Kosh Guess Levis 我来了哦
开车3小时就能知道Seattle是个什么天地
再加上Python和IIC2的讨论
肯定很精彩!
这回可说是三游SanDiego
还是很期待
因为喜欢她的气候
更爱当地的日本料理
能与PICS成员再次面对面切磋
当然开心
这趟是专程为Scan Summit而来
肯定更有看头
我倒想看看我这黄毛Y头
对Hardware 丁点都不懂的Writing System 代表
会如何应付这大场面和与与看似expert的江湖大侠较量
呵呵
还有还有
这回应该要到San Francisco走走
渔人码头 Yosemite 等等我哦
时间允许的话
也希望到赌城和大峡谷一览
我爱California!!
至于ＬＡ嘛 有机会有时间才去探望你
哈哈
抱歉 请问
这到底是Biz trip 还是 vacation啊?
再来
也许我真的无法送你了
因为你需要在三月初离别
而我也许需要呆在SD做一些事
难道要为了你而舍弃SF之旅
我想 我应该没有这么伟大
也没有必要那么做
毕竟 我们还是朋友
也许是特别的朋友 也可能是泛泛而交
虽有不舍 不甘 伤感
是时候该坦然 大方的放手了
我真的累了
尽管还是有憧憬 但是带着恐惧和害怕
我晓得我必须认清事实
我深信
上帝知道以后会如何
上帝的恩福是满满的
上帝的道路是最美好的
我可能会偶尔陷入低潮 胡思乱想
但 我相信
我的上帝是我的主!
还有
我常常忘记感恩
要改 要改
学习凡事谢恩哦!
我不以为然
因为我觉得这其间并没有太多有趣且有挑战性的玩意儿
我不觉得我占了什么优势
这绝非是因为个人要求高
我还是理不清楚
可以参与IIC2可说是上帝的恩典
毕竟我真的是很想参与product design和definition这环
但老板肯不肯放人么
我倒不这么认为
衰就衰在只有我一人会cut copymap
真不知道是好事还是坏事
少过一个月我又即将征服太平洋
听说这回能搭SQ
内心当然兴奋不已
Vancouver是个知识库
听说经常乌云满布告天气寒冷
那儿都是HP的开山元老所在之地
45分钟的车程就能抵达免税的Oregon
Coach Gap Osh Kosh Guess Levis 我来了哦
开车3小时就能知道Seattle是个什么天地
再加上Python和IIC2的讨论
肯定很精彩!
这回可说是三游SanDiego
还是很期待
因为喜欢她的气候
更爱当地的日本料理
能与PICS成员再次面对面切磋
当然开心
这趟是专程为Scan Summit而来
肯定更有看头
我倒想看看我这黄毛Y头
对Hardware 丁点都不懂的Writing System 代表
会如何应付这大场面和与与看似expert的江湖大侠较量
呵呵
还有还有
这回应该要到San Francisco走走
渔人码头 Yosemite 等等我哦
时间允许的话
也希望到赌城和大峡谷一览
我爱California!!
至于ＬＡ嘛 有机会有时间才去探望你
哈哈
抱歉 请问
这到底是Biz trip 还是 vacation啊?
再来
也许我真的无法送你了
因为你需要在三月初离别
而我也许需要呆在SD做一些事
难道要为了你而舍弃SF之旅
我想 我应该没有这么伟大
也没有必要那么做
毕竟 我们还是朋友
也许是特别的朋友 也可能是泛泛而交
虽有不舍 不甘 伤感
是时候该坦然 大方的放手了
我真的累了
尽管还是有憧憬 但是带着恐惧和害怕
我晓得我必须认清事实
我深信
上帝知道以后会如何
上帝的恩福是满满的
上帝的道路是最美好的
我可能会偶尔陷入低潮 胡思乱想
但 我相信
我的上帝是我的主!
还有
我常常忘记感恩
要改 要改
学习凡事谢恩哦!
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
First entry in 2008
<< Be faithful >>
Just now we went to May Ling for lunch. Auntie was so forgetful that she didn't collect $$ from me. I was comtemplating should I be honest over this. After volunteering myself to treat others cai tao kuah, I was counting in my heart. Ok, I saved $4.50 and now I treat others $2 food. Still quite OK right? Haha... Then then I start to hear little voice saying that I should be honest and be faithful in this. I know myself too well, I detest the guilty feel. So I walked towards auntie's stall and paid her back the $$. Auntie cant remember at all that she din collect $$ from me!
I feel so proud of myself. I know God is watching on me, so does the evil spirit and my fellow colleagues. But thank God that I did not fall into this trap. God has more to offer for those who obey His commandment. I should continue to be faithful ya... ;)
I told Melvin about that. He said I did a good job. haha...
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<< Lapis Surabaya >>
Always hope for a yummy lapis surabaya and my wish was granted. And with some mangoes too!! Thank you for the kindness to bring back all those coz I always feel that you tend to be quite forgetful esp on what you said before. Hehe...
Anyway, I appreciate it. Ahem, I will try not to be bribed by the food k :p
I hope this friendship can last wherever we are :)
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<< Dec 07 Shanghai trip >>
In short, I had a good trip. I have never idled and wasted that much time before. Or rather, i did not waste time, I am just enjoying myself by drowning myself in sleeping, eating, walking and ya, watching dvd!! :p even sis and mum complained that I was way too relax ;p 我从来没有这么奢侈和嚣张的过日子!
Visited a few nice places i.e. WestLake @HangZhou, HeFang Jie & ShanTang Qie @SuZhou, ZhouZhuang Near Suzhou and yeah, the bund. hehe... The weather is quite cold, arnd 0 degree. Whoohoo... Everyone has to wear scaft and thick cashmere clothings. To me, once awhile is fun, but not always.
I actually has some thoughts to share but lazy to type in chinese. I shall keep it to self or maybe share to those I meet face to face ba. Lazy... ;p
Just now we went to May Ling for lunch. Auntie was so forgetful that she didn't collect $$ from me. I was comtemplating should I be honest over this. After volunteering myself to treat others cai tao kuah, I was counting in my heart. Ok, I saved $4.50 and now I treat others $2 food. Still quite OK right? Haha... Then then I start to hear little voice saying that I should be honest and be faithful in this. I know myself too well, I detest the guilty feel. So I walked towards auntie's stall and paid her back the $$. Auntie cant remember at all that she din collect $$ from me!
I feel so proud of myself. I know God is watching on me, so does the evil spirit and my fellow colleagues. But thank God that I did not fall into this trap. God has more to offer for those who obey His commandment. I should continue to be faithful ya... ;)
I told Melvin about that. He said I did a good job. haha...
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<< Lapis Surabaya >>
Always hope for a yummy lapis surabaya and my wish was granted. And with some mangoes too!! Thank you for the kindness to bring back all those coz I always feel that you tend to be quite forgetful esp on what you said before. Hehe...
Anyway, I appreciate it. Ahem, I will try not to be bribed by the food k :p
I hope this friendship can last wherever we are :)
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<< Dec 07 Shanghai trip >>
In short, I had a good trip. I have never idled and wasted that much time before. Or rather, i did not waste time, I am just enjoying myself by drowning myself in sleeping, eating, walking and ya, watching dvd!! :p even sis and mum complained that I was way too relax ;p 我从来没有这么奢侈和嚣张的过日子!
Visited a few nice places i.e. WestLake @HangZhou, HeFang Jie & ShanTang Qie @SuZhou, ZhouZhuang Near Suzhou and yeah, the bund. hehe... The weather is quite cold, arnd 0 degree. Whoohoo... Everyone has to wear scaft and thick cashmere clothings. To me, once awhile is fun, but not always.
I actually has some thoughts to share but lazy to type in chinese. I shall keep it to self or maybe share to those I meet face to face ba. Lazy... ;p
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Water * Coke * Coffee
Looking back...
2007 is quite an eventful year, I have been grumbled a lot and it's only last few days that God knocks some senses on me!
He has been quite faitful and kind to me, actually, start from Jan-Dec. Some highlights..
- Safe and enjoyable biz trip in SD + catch up wid CY in LA
- Good health esp mum n dad
- New addition - Eechen
- Finish my first half marathon
- 4 vacations: SDLA, HK, Perth and Shanghai!
- Accomplish discipleship course
- Promotion
- Peanut for year end bonus
- Struggle & challenges in matter of heart
God has been very nice to me. Really!! Thank God for the angels who walked me thru this year. I truly appreciate that! =)
Water, Coke or Coffee? Hmmm I think I still prefer Water. Once awhile I like Coke, so just treat that as the special one as it is quite addictive. I actually prefer Sprite more. As for Coffee, I am training my tastebud. So I only opt for that only when I have a strong craving!!
Yeh, I shall leave for my year end vacation soon. See you next year!
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I wrote this sometime back. Must upload it before 2007 is over :)
<< A Crazy Christmas >>
It was a concert, I always thought it is a play until I went for it. Quite a cool surprise for me. Dim sum dollies, Lim Yu-Beng, Tan Kheng Hua, their daughter, Hossan Leong, Lim Kay Siu et others.
It is quite broadway & Jazz feel. I like that part whereby Selina Tan tells a story about Jesus Christ. She incorporates some of the broadway songs while spreading the good news to audience that Jesus Christ is born, for you and I. Quite cool =)
Think that guy is called John, he sang and play piano quite well. Yubeng's daugther also sang quite well, kinda sweet =)
I also like the last part, little Christmas carol. What is Christmas without carol? Hehe.. They all dressed in White. Nice nice
<< Cell Group >>
We were at Liqiuds cafe. My first visit there and I thought the baked spaghetti plus sausages is quite yummy! Anyway I thank God that we had a nice chat, at least we say something which are true to ourselves. We shared about our struggles and vision for the cell. Of coz I was kinda pissed off when someone said I should continue to lead till others are ready to serve. I was like? You do it at my expenses?! I feel that you're simply too selfish. Ah well, we ended the stuffs peacefully =) Eh, they wanted me to cont to be their leader ler, errr... What I should do?
Oh ya, we sort of 'celebrate' Jess bday there =) Thanks for being there, my dear.
<< Singapore Marathon 2007 >>
I survived the run!! I thought It was simply great!!
This is my first time taking part in 21km run. Before that, I was like..oh man, I am going to die since I occasionally run around 10km+ only. My legs will give way anytime if I were to give up.
The first leg was pretty OK. Marina south route. Not as bad since I ran almost the same route during shape run. I prefer to run in the middle of the lane, more air and space. Haha...
Second leg of the run is from Shenton way all the way to Nicoll Highway and turn back to Padang. I would say it is kinda tough as I start to feel that there would be cramp anytime and waaa... It is such as long way to go. I am not trained at all in anything more than 13km!!
Nevermind, I persevere through. My mind keep telling that I can make it and actually 21km is amanageable. I should try to give my best and endure endure endure.
I almost walked in the last 2km coz it was really too tiring and I have no more strength. Somehow I have inner momentum, keeping me up. Hehe.. In the end, I finish my first half marathon in 2:34hrs, without stopping!! Praise the Lord!! 37% of the finishers were ahead of me. So I am still not as bad uh ;p
In the course of running, I saw many people struggle...
In short, I complete my first marathon gracefully! Yippie!
2007 is quite an eventful year, I have been grumbled a lot and it's only last few days that God knocks some senses on me!
He has been quite faitful and kind to me, actually, start from Jan-Dec. Some highlights..
- Safe and enjoyable biz trip in SD + catch up wid CY in LA
- Good health esp mum n dad
- New addition - Eechen
- Finish my first half marathon
- 4 vacations: SDLA, HK, Perth and Shanghai!
- Accomplish discipleship course
- Promotion
- Peanut for year end bonus
- Struggle & challenges in matter of heart
God has been very nice to me. Really!! Thank God for the angels who walked me thru this year. I truly appreciate that! =)
Water, Coke or Coffee? Hmmm I think I still prefer Water. Once awhile I like Coke, so just treat that as the special one as it is quite addictive. I actually prefer Sprite more. As for Coffee, I am training my tastebud. So I only opt for that only when I have a strong craving!!
Yeh, I shall leave for my year end vacation soon. See you next year!
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I wrote this sometime back. Must upload it before 2007 is over :)
<< A Crazy Christmas >>
It was a concert, I always thought it is a play until I went for it. Quite a cool surprise for me. Dim sum dollies, Lim Yu-Beng, Tan Kheng Hua, their daughter, Hossan Leong, Lim Kay Siu et others.
It is quite broadway & Jazz feel. I like that part whereby Selina Tan tells a story about Jesus Christ. She incorporates some of the broadway songs while spreading the good news to audience that Jesus Christ is born, for you and I. Quite cool =)
Think that guy is called John, he sang and play piano quite well. Yubeng's daugther also sang quite well, kinda sweet =)
I also like the last part, little Christmas carol. What is Christmas without carol? Hehe.. They all dressed in White. Nice nice
<< Cell Group >>
We were at Liqiuds cafe. My first visit there and I thought the baked spaghetti plus sausages is quite yummy! Anyway I thank God that we had a nice chat, at least we say something which are true to ourselves. We shared about our struggles and vision for the cell. Of coz I was kinda pissed off when someone said I should continue to lead till others are ready to serve. I was like? You do it at my expenses?! I feel that you're simply too selfish. Ah well, we ended the stuffs peacefully =) Eh, they wanted me to cont to be their leader ler, errr... What I should do?
Oh ya, we sort of 'celebrate' Jess bday there =) Thanks for being there, my dear.
<< Singapore Marathon 2007 >>
I survived the run!! I thought It was simply great!!
This is my first time taking part in 21km run. Before that, I was like..oh man, I am going to die since I occasionally run around 10km+ only. My legs will give way anytime if I were to give up.
The first leg was pretty OK. Marina south route. Not as bad since I ran almost the same route during shape run. I prefer to run in the middle of the lane, more air and space. Haha...
Second leg of the run is from Shenton way all the way to Nicoll Highway and turn back to Padang. I would say it is kinda tough as I start to feel that there would be cramp anytime and waaa... It is such as long way to go. I am not trained at all in anything more than 13km!!
Nevermind, I persevere through. My mind keep telling that I can make it and actually 21km is amanageable. I should try to give my best and endure endure endure.
I almost walked in the last 2km coz it was really too tiring and I have no more strength. Somehow I have inner momentum, keeping me up. Hehe.. In the end, I finish my first half marathon in 2:34hrs, without stopping!! Praise the Lord!! 37% of the finishers were ahead of me. So I am still not as bad uh ;p
In the course of running, I saw many people struggle...
In short, I complete my first marathon gracefully! Yippie!
Friday, December 14, 2007
迷茫 * 无奈 * 讨厌
我觉得有点迷茫，无奈，感觉很讨厌。
渐渐的，我对周遭的事物越来越不满，越来越无期待，很糟糕吧！
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我觉得这种关系很奥妙，虽然当我从你口中知道你的事情、去向多一些时，我会感到很开心；但心中也有一丝的无奈和感慨。最近我在想，要是我愿意耐心的等，也许事情会另有转机？我不知道。因为那也许不是最明智的选择，至少我知道如果我若莫不吭声，我会死的很难看。至少我无法睡得好。
又再次闯进下一关，我的确为你高兴，但这也意味你离要远行的日子也快到了。也许我还是没有这么潇洒吧 =X
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我似乎知道自己要期待些什么，希望什么会发生，但我又不知道上帝要如何让它发生，难道又要等久久不成？
渐渐的，我对周遭的事物越来越不满，越来越无期待，很糟糕吧！
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我觉得这种关系很奥妙，虽然当我从你口中知道你的事情、去向多一些时，我会感到很开心；但心中也有一丝的无奈和感慨。最近我在想，要是我愿意耐心的等，也许事情会另有转机？我不知道。因为那也许不是最明智的选择，至少我知道如果我若莫不吭声，我会死的很难看。至少我无法睡得好。
又再次闯进下一关，我的确为你高兴，但这也意味你离要远行的日子也快到了。也许我还是没有这么潇洒吧 =X
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我似乎知道自己要期待些什么，希望什么会发生，但我又不知道上帝要如何让它发生，难道又要等久久不成？
Monday, November 19, 2007
Updates =)
It has been quite some time since I last updated. 这几个星期简直就是玩暴了，生活过的太轻松，偶尔会觉得有点颓废。哈哈 =) 但也不至于浪费时间，毕竟我还是做了几件有意义的事。
Perth trip
We had a relaxing trip from 22nd till 30th Oct. It was the first time for me taking Jetstar with no water and food unless you pay! =)) A big thank you to Ms Xie who planned the itinery nicely and we dun really need to worry about anything!
Highlights
- Farmstay @ Uncle Paul & Auntie Marion's farm!! Though you can't really spot anyone in 2km radius, I enjoyed the quietness and the scenery. The cows, wildflowers, rabbits, kangaroos, plants, landscape reminds me of how great our God is. I like the Aussie BBQ and Breakfast too. Oh ya, I learnt about quisch this time round. Auntie Marion baked us apple pie and spinash quisch. Yummy!!!
- Green Pool, Elephant Rock. The view at these 2 places are simply awesome!! The sea color looked a bit bluish-greenish. Ehh... I do not know how to explain it but something like both side of the tides meet at one place.... sth like that. Haha... We did star jump there. I thought i was a bit crazy and wild...
- Sorrentos Quay. We saw 2 rainbows at one go. I can still remember that the rainbow colors are so defined and nice!! Whoohoo! It is not very often that you get to see 2 rainbows o =))
- Nice vineyard
与晨满月
She is one of the GEM in NG's family. Hehe... Glad to share Cheong & Ck's joy, afterall, we are one in the family. She is very chubby and has already drink 4oz of milk!! Imagine yaoyao only drink one and he is ONE y/o but YC is One mth only ;)
I like to sing lullaby to YC whenever I visit her. Kekeke... even CK dun do that, only gugu does. Hope YC grow up well with good health and obedient heart, of coz becoming a beautiful and wise girl!!!
Chitty-chitty Bang Bang @ Esplanade
To me, this musical is kinda special, not because it is about a flying car but it really has more to offer!! We can see so many props being used on stage, coupled with the songs and dances. Hmm definitely worth the ticket though I bought a rather cheap ticket. Kekek... call me cheapo, whatever it is, I am not as cultured but I hope to expose to this thing.
Watched it with ChinLee and Andrew. Hoho... Thank God for the courage. During our journey back, again I see the different views and value systems we both have. This discovery is still in time. Oh ya, I bought two shawls before the show!! haa..i reliase something, I also spend money whenever I go for a musical, be it on clothes and shoes. Haha.. terrible
Malacca trip
A big thank you to CiYing, and her family for their hospitality and kindness!! I enjoyed myself though we didn't really do much in Malacca! Going out for excursion is not my trip objective but more for a relaxing and makan trip. In short, I have achieved both my aims which are having meals @BeiZhan and Nonya food!! Oh ya, I found out that the duck noodle and kaya toast also very nice, satay celup is a test of faith... kekek...
I would say the faimly is truly very nice to me. From the conversation we have esp during Drama cum tea time and over the meal, they will make sure that I am well taken care of. Kekek. I observe something, simple can be very beautiful if you choose to believe that ;)) We do not need to be that complex and difficult to ourselves in our lives. As long as you do your part and be responsible cum accountable to God et others, that shall be it. XiaoYing is one of those very optimistic type, to me, she is like a little young sister but she shows her dignity and authority when she is with the younger ones. So what does it tell us? 在什么样的情况下就做什么样的人
If you give a mouse a cookie @ BlackBox
This is something different. They do not have a big cast and crew except THREE people who are running behind and appearing on the stage!! It is interesting to see how they present the whole story. The children are fascinated with the 'mouse'!! Haha... Also, another worth mentioning part is they have Q&A session after the play. It allows the audience to post any sort of questions and the cast are there to answer the queries.
If you give a mouse a cookie, he will ask for milk; If you give a mouse milk,, he will ask for a napkin... so on and so forth... There is a series a book by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Went with Wen, WoonChair & Kaiyue... kekeke... I do not need to pay =))
Teaching in CG17
I was supposed to teach the kids on James Lesson 6 - Patience (Wait). After drilling much, I must admit that I do not have any idea on how to bring across the message. It was so stressful!! So I told myself to spend whole day (saturday) at home to prepaer for the lesson. To look up on the commentary, read bible, find picture and relevant info online, laying out the info using ppt, rehearsing ... waaa.. it really took me a good 5 hours to complete that! Still, I was worried that students dun like it and find it BORING. haha...
Sunday morning, I cabbed to church so that I can have more time for prreparation. I truly thank God for the lesson delievry. I feel that God's spirit was with us and I thought all went well. At least we tried something new by getting people to share on the topic, showing online clip and putting more interesting picture in the slides!! Thanks to Getty Images!
I must admit that preparing and brainstorming is not easy and it is so time and brain juice consuming! The best part is you wont know how receptive the kids be!! Having said so, I must also say I enjoy teaching and preparing for it though I am not really gifted, I think. But I am willing to try and I hope it inspires others to step out and do so!! I was complaining that I am so scared coz I dunno how to teach but someone said: you will scared one mer? ahahah... so funny. Maybe my tough outlook tells a different story :)
Anyway it would be my last lesson for CG17 till the next notice... and I wonder when will it be. OK, I already decided that I shall take up one of the DG subgroup and lead the fellow students. Maybe, i shall take on a module to teach too!! Yippie, hope they wont feel sad... haha...
Meeting
The feeling just creep in quietly. I am not too sure since when I feel very awful whenever I attend church EXCO meeting. The feeling sucks. Somehow I feel more and more reluctant to attend the meeting coz I find myself a redundant person. Heee... I do not mind leading and attending CG17 or even DG meeting, maybe not EXCO meeting ba. We are supposed to be a good steward before God and take care of the nitty gritty stuffs. But sometimes too much details are able to kill a person!! Kekek... Just grumbling, I know we need to be that detailed la. Could it be I no longer like to be a leader? The urge has subsided? haa.... Maybe maybe... time to fade off and be faithful in doing other stuffs. Stay focus!
Nokia 6120
I accidently dropped my hp into a pool of water! Guess what, it is my new Nokia HP and it has been with me for less than 3 weeks! I was so careless and super panicky. I used papers to wipe and trying hard to power up. How silly I am! Colleague told me not to power up till it is all dry up, if not, it will be short circuit lo. True enough, the LCD went off though the hp is able to start up. Ok, 2 days. I will give myself two more days before knowing the fate of my new hp. Ciying was so humourous. She was saying probably God is hinting something?! Could it be I forgot to give tithe or... haha.. Yaya, i forgot to give for Oct & Nov. So i guai guai brought my tithe offering to church on Sunday, hoping that by the time I try to on my hp again, it will work...
In fact, even if it doesn't function properly, I wouldn't blame anyone except myself. Maybe it's a lesson to learn. After 2.5 days wait, i press the button. Whoohoo, the LCD screen was lit up, so thrilled!! Kekek... then slowly i reliase that it is unable to detect the SIM card and thus no connectivity. It is as good as a useless phone! Haa... ok, time to get on my way to Nokia Care Center. hehe...
What a wait... 2.5hrs for 5 min servicing and it takes another 3-5 days before I got back my phone!! God is mischievous. So happen that I was teaching a topic "Patience in Suffering" last Sunday, haa... God speaks to me in real life. A lesson on WAIT
Random
Recently heard about the break-ups. Hmm why is human relationship so fragile and vulnerable? Is it because we have different needs and wants in various stages of our lives and thus the break-up will make things better?
Dear friends, I admire your courage to end your relationship and I want to assure you that God will take you through the journey, be it a dark deep valley or green pasture or even cold mountain ;) Each of everyone of us has our own set of problems which we do not go around and tell all but we do share with some close friends. God is impartial, He gives sunshine and He gives rains. In between these two, there is a rainbow to bridge it together. We are not too sure how long will the rain last but we can sure that God will grant us endurance and grace as we journey with Him in faith.
December is coming!!
A couple of stuffs which I look forward to from end Nov till year end.
- Meet up with Xinyi & Gayle
- Sg Buloh Excursion
- A Crazy Christmas play
- Lust, Cautious & Heroes & Golden Compass?
- First Half Marathon
- EQ & YJ + Khar Hoa's wedding
- Bonus Bonus Bonus
- Shanghai trip
- Many more... haha....
Perth trip
We had a relaxing trip from 22nd till 30th Oct. It was the first time for me taking Jetstar with no water and food unless you pay! =)) A big thank you to Ms Xie who planned the itinery nicely and we dun really need to worry about anything!
Highlights
- Farmstay @ Uncle Paul & Auntie Marion's farm!! Though you can't really spot anyone in 2km radius, I enjoyed the quietness and the scenery. The cows, wildflowers, rabbits, kangaroos, plants, landscape reminds me of how great our God is. I like the Aussie BBQ and Breakfast too. Oh ya, I learnt about quisch this time round. Auntie Marion baked us apple pie and spinash quisch. Yummy!!!
- Green Pool, Elephant Rock. The view at these 2 places are simply awesome!! The sea color looked a bit bluish-greenish. Ehh... I do not know how to explain it but something like both side of the tides meet at one place.... sth like that. Haha... We did star jump there. I thought i was a bit crazy and wild...
- Sorrentos Quay. We saw 2 rainbows at one go. I can still remember that the rainbow colors are so defined and nice!! Whoohoo! It is not very often that you get to see 2 rainbows o =))
- Nice vineyard
与晨满月
She is one of the GEM in NG's family. Hehe... Glad to share Cheong & Ck's joy, afterall, we are one in the family. She is very chubby and has already drink 4oz of milk!! Imagine yaoyao only drink one and he is ONE y/o but YC is One mth only ;)
I like to sing lullaby to YC whenever I visit her. Kekeke... even CK dun do that, only gugu does. Hope YC grow up well with good health and obedient heart, of coz becoming a beautiful and wise girl!!!
Chitty-chitty Bang Bang @ Esplanade
To me, this musical is kinda special, not because it is about a flying car but it really has more to offer!! We can see so many props being used on stage, coupled with the songs and dances. Hmm definitely worth the ticket though I bought a rather cheap ticket. Kekek... call me cheapo, whatever it is, I am not as cultured but I hope to expose to this thing.
Watched it with ChinLee and Andrew. Hoho... Thank God for the courage. During our journey back, again I see the different views and value systems we both have. This discovery is still in time. Oh ya, I bought two shawls before the show!! haa..i reliase something, I also spend money whenever I go for a musical, be it on clothes and shoes. Haha.. terrible
Malacca trip
A big thank you to CiYing, and her family for their hospitality and kindness!! I enjoyed myself though we didn't really do much in Malacca! Going out for excursion is not my trip objective but more for a relaxing and makan trip. In short, I have achieved both my aims which are having meals @BeiZhan and Nonya food!! Oh ya, I found out that the duck noodle and kaya toast also very nice, satay celup is a test of faith... kekek...
I would say the faimly is truly very nice to me. From the conversation we have esp during Drama cum tea time and over the meal, they will make sure that I am well taken care of. Kekek. I observe something, simple can be very beautiful if you choose to believe that ;)) We do not need to be that complex and difficult to ourselves in our lives. As long as you do your part and be responsible cum accountable to God et others, that shall be it. XiaoYing is one of those very optimistic type, to me, she is like a little young sister but she shows her dignity and authority when she is with the younger ones. So what does it tell us? 在什么样的情况下就做什么样的人
If you give a mouse a cookie @ BlackBox
This is something different. They do not have a big cast and crew except THREE people who are running behind and appearing on the stage!! It is interesting to see how they present the whole story. The children are fascinated with the 'mouse'!! Haha... Also, another worth mentioning part is they have Q&A session after the play. It allows the audience to post any sort of questions and the cast are there to answer the queries.
If you give a mouse a cookie, he will ask for milk; If you give a mouse milk,, he will ask for a napkin... so on and so forth... There is a series a book by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Went with Wen, WoonChair & Kaiyue... kekeke... I do not need to pay =))
Teaching in CG17
I was supposed to teach the kids on James Lesson 6 - Patience (Wait). After drilling much, I must admit that I do not have any idea on how to bring across the message. It was so stressful!! So I told myself to spend whole day (saturday) at home to prepaer for the lesson. To look up on the commentary, read bible, find picture and relevant info online, laying out the info using ppt, rehearsing ... waaa.. it really took me a good 5 hours to complete that! Still, I was worried that students dun like it and find it BORING. haha...
Sunday morning, I cabbed to church so that I can have more time for prreparation. I truly thank God for the lesson delievry. I feel that God's spirit was with us and I thought all went well. At least we tried something new by getting people to share on the topic, showing online clip and putting more interesting picture in the slides!! Thanks to Getty Images!
I must admit that preparing and brainstorming is not easy and it is so time and brain juice consuming! The best part is you wont know how receptive the kids be!! Having said so, I must also say I enjoy teaching and preparing for it though I am not really gifted, I think. But I am willing to try and I hope it inspires others to step out and do so!! I was complaining that I am so scared coz I dunno how to teach but someone said: you will scared one mer? ahahah... so funny. Maybe my tough outlook tells a different story :)
Anyway it would be my last lesson for CG17 till the next notice... and I wonder when will it be. OK, I already decided that I shall take up one of the DG subgroup and lead the fellow students. Maybe, i shall take on a module to teach too!! Yippie, hope they wont feel sad... haha...
Meeting
The feeling just creep in quietly. I am not too sure since when I feel very awful whenever I attend church EXCO meeting. The feeling sucks. Somehow I feel more and more reluctant to attend the meeting coz I find myself a redundant person. Heee... I do not mind leading and attending CG17 or even DG meeting, maybe not EXCO meeting ba. We are supposed to be a good steward before God and take care of the nitty gritty stuffs. But sometimes too much details are able to kill a person!! Kekek... Just grumbling, I know we need to be that detailed la. Could it be I no longer like to be a leader? The urge has subsided? haa.... Maybe maybe... time to fade off and be faithful in doing other stuffs. Stay focus!
Nokia 6120
I accidently dropped my hp into a pool of water! Guess what, it is my new Nokia HP and it has been with me for less than 3 weeks! I was so careless and super panicky. I used papers to wipe and trying hard to power up. How silly I am! Colleague told me not to power up till it is all dry up, if not, it will be short circuit lo. True enough, the LCD went off though the hp is able to start up. Ok, 2 days. I will give myself two more days before knowing the fate of my new hp. Ciying was so humourous. She was saying probably God is hinting something?! Could it be I forgot to give tithe or... haha.. Yaya, i forgot to give for Oct & Nov. So i guai guai brought my tithe offering to church on Sunday, hoping that by the time I try to on my hp again, it will work...
In fact, even if it doesn't function properly, I wouldn't blame anyone except myself. Maybe it's a lesson to learn. After 2.5 days wait, i press the button. Whoohoo, the LCD screen was lit up, so thrilled!! Kekek... then slowly i reliase that it is unable to detect the SIM card and thus no connectivity. It is as good as a useless phone! Haa... ok, time to get on my way to Nokia Care Center. hehe...
What a wait... 2.5hrs for 5 min servicing and it takes another 3-5 days before I got back my phone!! God is mischievous. So happen that I was teaching a topic "Patience in Suffering" last Sunday, haa... God speaks to me in real life. A lesson on WAIT
Random
Recently heard about the break-ups. Hmm why is human relationship so fragile and vulnerable? Is it because we have different needs and wants in various stages of our lives and thus the break-up will make things better?
Dear friends, I admire your courage to end your relationship and I want to assure you that God will take you through the journey, be it a dark deep valley or green pasture or even cold mountain ;) Each of everyone of us has our own set of problems which we do not go around and tell all but we do share with some close friends. God is impartial, He gives sunshine and He gives rains. In between these two, there is a rainbow to bridge it together. We are not too sure how long will the rain last but we can sure that God will grant us endurance and grace as we journey with Him in faith.
December is coming!!
A couple of stuffs which I look forward to from end Nov till year end.
- Meet up with Xinyi & Gayle
- Sg Buloh Excursion
- A Crazy Christmas play
- Lust, Cautious & Heroes & Golden Compass?
- First Half Marathon
- EQ & YJ + Khar Hoa's wedding
- Bonus Bonus Bonus
- Shanghai trip
- Many more... haha....
Monday, October 8, 2007
Concert & Cabaret
I reliased the power of Mr M last weekend, it really brings some conveniences and leisure. Ya? =)
Eric Moo concert @ Max Pavilion
Had a nice time, singing along with the crowd. I enjoyed myself, as compared to caiqin concert. At least I can relate better to those songs. It brought back my good old memory during primary & secondary days. Yeah, I grew up watching SBC dramas and listening to xinyao.
Qiu HaiZheng and Fang Wenlin were the guests. Whoohoo, like their fei yang de qing chun. Too bad Yi Neng Jing wasn't here. Ah well, good to see them on the stage again.
Kumar The Queen @ Esplanade
I don't really know Kumar, let alone his talkshow. But since CL jioed, I just went with them. It was a hilarious show. Admire his courage to admit he is actually a gay and dare to make fun of Lees & PAP. Quite daring!! But he was a bit rough too, those vulgarities and silly jokes, I really take my hat off!! The audiences enjoyed the jokes he made, in a way it shows that we agree with him and identify with his thought. Probbaly the obvious difference is we do not dare to comment and protest openly, else we will end up in jail!
Also, I must highlight a great observation for these 2 events. The former event started @ 730pm while the latter one commenced @8pm. Guess what?! Most of the concert-goers are late! Some came in @830pm... Tsk tsk. Horrible. But those who attended Kumar's show, by 755pm, it is already 98% full. Kumar even teased the latecomer and embarrassed them by saying "Ok, the show will wait for you"... Haha... Let me analyse a bit. Could it be the audience crowd is different? Could it be the venue which makes the different? Hoho...
Something happy to share!
New addition in the family, ms Ng Ee Chen. =) Praise God for His grace and blessings to Cheong & CK ;) She is so lovely, resembling her mum more. Kekeke... Too bad I cant see her everyday...
Last note, life is all about making choices. You have the choice and no one else can force you into any decision!! Rev Liu Yu Jiang also mentioned something during last Sun sermon. As for follower of Christ esp Youth leaders, there are 3 traits which you need to observe:
1. Independent thinking
2. Control your own emotion
3. Dare to make decision
Ya, never look back and always put your hope in God. Trust that actually God was and is with you when you make any moves. Was He not there when you face life challenges? No, He was always there and He is, forever He will be.
I wonder, what do I hope for in life? *puzzled*
Eric Moo concert @ Max Pavilion
Had a nice time, singing along with the crowd. I enjoyed myself, as compared to caiqin concert. At least I can relate better to those songs. It brought back my good old memory during primary & secondary days. Yeah, I grew up watching SBC dramas and listening to xinyao.
Qiu HaiZheng and Fang Wenlin were the guests. Whoohoo, like their fei yang de qing chun. Too bad Yi Neng Jing wasn't here. Ah well, good to see them on the stage again.
Kumar The Queen @ Esplanade
I don't really know Kumar, let alone his talkshow. But since CL jioed, I just went with them. It was a hilarious show. Admire his courage to admit he is actually a gay and dare to make fun of Lees & PAP. Quite daring!! But he was a bit rough too, those vulgarities and silly jokes, I really take my hat off!! The audiences enjoyed the jokes he made, in a way it shows that we agree with him and identify with his thought. Probbaly the obvious difference is we do not dare to comment and protest openly, else we will end up in jail!
Also, I must highlight a great observation for these 2 events. The former event started @ 730pm while the latter one commenced @8pm. Guess what?! Most of the concert-goers are late! Some came in @830pm... Tsk tsk. Horrible. But those who attended Kumar's show, by 755pm, it is already 98% full. Kumar even teased the latecomer and embarrassed them by saying "Ok, the show will wait for you"... Haha... Let me analyse a bit. Could it be the audience crowd is different? Could it be the venue which makes the different? Hoho...
Something happy to share!
New addition in the family, ms Ng Ee Chen. =) Praise God for His grace and blessings to Cheong & CK ;) She is so lovely, resembling her mum more. Kekeke... Too bad I cant see her everyday...
Last note, life is all about making choices. You have the choice and no one else can force you into any decision!! Rev Liu Yu Jiang also mentioned something during last Sun sermon. As for follower of Christ esp Youth leaders, there are 3 traits which you need to observe:
1. Independent thinking
2. Control your own emotion
3. Dare to make decision
Ya, never look back and always put your hope in God. Trust that actually God was and is with you when you make any moves. Was He not there when you face life challenges? No, He was always there and He is, forever He will be.
I wonder, what do I hope for in life? *puzzled*
Thursday, September 13, 2007
An entry for you
Dear Mr Coke,
This would be my last time blogging at my current cube near 6C17. I am shifting to somewhere near 6C16, 2 aisle away from the current one.
I still remember what you said before when i lamented about the new cube size
7x8 -> 7x6 = 42 -> 4+2 = 6 -> 6 sigma = GOOD
What a silly formula =)
This is a cube whereby I have fond memory where people will just come by to discuss work, chitchat and gossip. Nice to see you guys around when it's tea break time. nice to have someone comeby to ask for coins for vending machine, nice to have someone pop by and tell me it's time to go home, and ya, chatting like no government like that. I will miss those days.
I thought of throwing the photo we took during poster fair, but i can't bring myself to do that. Probably I wont be putting up again in my new cube...
Recently so much has happenned and there are so much to tell in BPD in particularly WS but I guess I would not have the chance to do so. Perhaps there is no need to do so too.
OK, just want to be true to myself. I miss you, miss your presence, miss tea-break time with those kakis, miss homing time...
But I guess I shall put a stop to it. No matter how reluctant I am, I know I need to, as of now.
The past weeks has been tough, very tough. But God has never failed me, He carries me through. I hope that you are able to rely on God for granting you wisdom and grace in your daily lives. Ultimately He is the provider and we shall give glory to Him and let Him take the honour!
Hope you're well. Do continue your passion in the industry and sky the limits!
Cheers,
Pealow
This would be my last time blogging at my current cube near 6C17. I am shifting to somewhere near 6C16, 2 aisle away from the current one.
I still remember what you said before when i lamented about the new cube size
7x8 -> 7x6 = 42 -> 4+2 = 6 -> 6 sigma = GOOD
What a silly formula =)
This is a cube whereby I have fond memory where people will just come by to discuss work, chitchat and gossip. Nice to see you guys around when it's tea break time. nice to have someone comeby to ask for coins for vending machine, nice to have someone pop by and tell me it's time to go home, and ya, chatting like no government like that. I will miss those days.
I thought of throwing the photo we took during poster fair, but i can't bring myself to do that. Probably I wont be putting up again in my new cube...
Recently so much has happenned and there are so much to tell in BPD in particularly WS but I guess I would not have the chance to do so. Perhaps there is no need to do so too.
OK, just want to be true to myself. I miss you, miss your presence, miss tea-break time with those kakis, miss homing time...
But I guess I shall put a stop to it. No matter how reluctant I am, I know I need to, as of now.
The past weeks has been tough, very tough. But God has never failed me, He carries me through. I hope that you are able to rely on God for granting you wisdom and grace in your daily lives. Ultimately He is the provider and we shall give glory to Him and let Him take the honour!
Hope you're well. Do continue your passion in the industry and sky the limits!
Cheers,
Pealow
Monday, September 10, 2007
沉闷的 Monday * 恩福满满的 Everyday
今天不想做正经事，觉得有点无聊
经过这么多年以后，终于能够与欣怡、金涌和嘉逊轻松用餐。之前其实也没有什么芥蒂了，毕竟都过了这么久，大家也更加成熟和理智吧！感谢上帝，这一顿饭，吃的很平静。感谢上帝，我周遭这些校园团契的朋友都是您所差派的天使。谢谢您 =)
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9 月7 日 FES大家庭聚会
依旧看到那几幅熟悉的脸孔，还有许多青涩年轻的脸旦，长江后浪推前浪，这是一个很好的现象。虽然见是见了面，满嘴的客套话，诚恳度有减低吗？我不知道咧！我只晓得那感觉已渐渐的疏离我，有点陌生，但也说不上是什么感觉。
9 月8日 双莹相会
终于等到与次莹单独吃饭、聊天、闲逛和看电影。这些日子以来，因着科技的发达，我们一般都是透过MSN, skype 和sms联系，缺少了些真实感。
谢谢上帝把这位朋友放在我身旁，时不时她会提醒我上帝在我身上那奇妙的恩典和再次向我肯定，我在神面前是珍贵的；更欣慰的是，她常说我们其实知道上帝是我们的超级保惠师 (super mentor) 以及他知道什么对我们最好，我们怎么可以质疑上帝的带领和野蛮的向他开出那无理的要求呢？哈... 我就是这样假厉害... 还亏我说要与上帝摔跤咧，真不知天高地厚，无知的小丫头！
Ratatouille，曾经想因一些的不愉快，罢看。真的有点气愤，之前的期待和兴奋多少也减去了一半。多亏次莹指点：真的有必要为着这样的人和理由而让自己这样懊恼吗？我承认，因为我在乎，所以我生气、恼怒；我选择了怒气和埋怨作为这事的了结。也许我的另一种回应能造就另一种结果uh，但我选择忠于自己。我想，他也选择忠于自己的决定吧！
9月9日 SHAPE RUN 2007
临阵退缩的意念曾在脑海里闪过，干嘛要早起，睡迟些啦。。。
好不容易等到9月9日，这是我第一个公开的处女跑，10km也! 担心身子不能负荷，害怕小腿会抽筋，万一晕倒扭伤该怎么办，这是又惊又险啊！
跑在 Esplanade Drive, Shenton Way, Prince Edward Rd 和 Marina South 的感觉还不错。边跑边心里哼着歌，慢慢的pace myself，告诉自己别着急，你的对手就是自己，尽力一鼓作气的将全程跑完，那便是对自己最好的交待，时间固然重要，但不是最重要的，毕竟第一次跑10km嘛！
主啊你配得一切的尊容赞美... 野地的花穿着美丽的衣裳... 我主与我同行... 在压力中仍能平静... 上帝的儿女何等有福... 心中充满平安和喜乐的跑... 奇怪的是，这回不比上周在HP x-country 时吃力，尽管路程较远些，但还是能从容，保持能耐的向终点奔去。 一路上看到一些选手冲啊冲，本小姐约在2.5km时，他们已经完成了7.5km， 不可思议也！有者先上路，有者等着人群疏散些才奋力向前进，有人中途上接不接下气，开始步行起来，有人则咬紧牙根继续上路，我属于后者。就这样，不知不觉完成了10km，对我而言，壮举咧！感谢上帝的保守，谢谢他赐予的能耐，真有点自豪！我好像花了1：12小时，没关系，已经很不错了。呵呵。。。
虽然疲乏，还是得要到上帝的殿去敬拜他。很高兴回到这个大家庭里！当天是圣餐主日。记得严牧师是这么祷告着：上帝啊，求你建立，扶持和医治我们每一个人。
我需要上帝的重建，再次建立我在他里面的忠心和信心。忧伤痛悔的灵，上帝并不轻看。
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上帝，
请原谅我常常把我的问题看得比你大。不顺意时就到你面前又哭又闹，满口埋怨和不忿的情绪冲斥我整个脑袋儿，我忘了你过去的恩典和所给予我的福分，忘了我的上帝是常常与我同行，悲伤时你与我共泣，欢笑时你与我同喜，别人都说有耶稣就足够，我自认我就是没有这样属灵，坦白说，我挺属世的。
求你教导我如何在跌倒的地方站立起来，尝试明了你的心意。
我心里是这样求的，但我知道当试探引诱和事情不顺我意时，我又会重蹈覆辙。您知道我的软弱，您知道我的心思意念，就求你刚强我，让我能如鹰展翅上腾，重新得力！
这样的祈求祷告，是奉主耶稣名求，阿门。
经过这么多年以后，终于能够与欣怡、金涌和嘉逊轻松用餐。之前其实也没有什么芥蒂了，毕竟都过了这么久，大家也更加成熟和理智吧！感谢上帝，这一顿饭，吃的很平静。感谢上帝，我周遭这些校园团契的朋友都是您所差派的天使。谢谢您 =)
-----------------------------------------------------
9 月7 日 FES大家庭聚会
依旧看到那几幅熟悉的脸孔，还有许多青涩年轻的脸旦，长江后浪推前浪，这是一个很好的现象。虽然见是见了面，满嘴的客套话，诚恳度有减低吗？我不知道咧！我只晓得那感觉已渐渐的疏离我，有点陌生，但也说不上是什么感觉。
9 月8日 双莹相会
终于等到与次莹单独吃饭、聊天、闲逛和看电影。这些日子以来，因着科技的发达，我们一般都是透过MSN, skype 和sms联系，缺少了些真实感。
谢谢上帝把这位朋友放在我身旁，时不时她会提醒我上帝在我身上那奇妙的恩典和再次向我肯定，我在神面前是珍贵的；更欣慰的是，她常说我们其实知道上帝是我们的超级保惠师 (super mentor) 以及他知道什么对我们最好，我们怎么可以质疑上帝的带领和野蛮的向他开出那无理的要求呢？哈... 我就是这样假厉害... 还亏我说要与上帝摔跤咧，真不知天高地厚，无知的小丫头！
Ratatouille，曾经想因一些的不愉快，罢看。真的有点气愤，之前的期待和兴奋多少也减去了一半。多亏次莹指点：真的有必要为着这样的人和理由而让自己这样懊恼吗？我承认，因为我在乎，所以我生气、恼怒；我选择了怒气和埋怨作为这事的了结。也许我的另一种回应能造就另一种结果uh，但我选择忠于自己。我想，他也选择忠于自己的决定吧！
9月9日 SHAPE RUN 2007
临阵退缩的意念曾在脑海里闪过，干嘛要早起，睡迟些啦。。。
好不容易等到9月9日，这是我第一个公开的处女跑，10km也! 担心身子不能负荷，害怕小腿会抽筋，万一晕倒扭伤该怎么办，这是又惊又险啊！
跑在 Esplanade Drive, Shenton Way, Prince Edward Rd 和 Marina South 的感觉还不错。边跑边心里哼着歌，慢慢的pace myself，告诉自己别着急，你的对手就是自己，尽力一鼓作气的将全程跑完，那便是对自己最好的交待，时间固然重要，但不是最重要的，毕竟第一次跑10km嘛！
主啊你配得一切的尊容赞美... 野地的花穿着美丽的衣裳... 我主与我同行... 在压力中仍能平静... 上帝的儿女何等有福... 心中充满平安和喜乐的跑... 奇怪的是，这回不比上周在HP x-country 时吃力，尽管路程较远些，但还是能从容，保持能耐的向终点奔去。 一路上看到一些选手冲啊冲，本小姐约在2.5km时，他们已经完成了7.5km， 不可思议也！有者先上路，有者等着人群疏散些才奋力向前进，有人中途上接不接下气，开始步行起来，有人则咬紧牙根继续上路，我属于后者。就这样，不知不觉完成了10km，对我而言，壮举咧！感谢上帝的保守，谢谢他赐予的能耐，真有点自豪！我好像花了1：12小时，没关系，已经很不错了。呵呵。。。
虽然疲乏，还是得要到上帝的殿去敬拜他。很高兴回到这个大家庭里！当天是圣餐主日。记得严牧师是这么祷告着：上帝啊，求你建立，扶持和医治我们每一个人。
我需要上帝的重建，再次建立我在他里面的忠心和信心。忧伤痛悔的灵，上帝并不轻看。
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
上帝，
请原谅我常常把我的问题看得比你大。不顺意时就到你面前又哭又闹，满口埋怨和不忿的情绪冲斥我整个脑袋儿，我忘了你过去的恩典和所给予我的福分，忘了我的上帝是常常与我同行，悲伤时你与我共泣，欢笑时你与我同喜，别人都说有耶稣就足够，我自认我就是没有这样属灵，坦白说，我挺属世的。
求你教导我如何在跌倒的地方站立起来，尝试明了你的心意。
我心里是这样求的，但我知道当试探引诱和事情不顺我意时，我又会重蹈覆辙。您知道我的软弱，您知道我的心思意念，就求你刚强我，让我能如鹰展翅上腾，重新得力！
这样的祈求祷告，是奉主耶稣名求，阿门。
Friday, September 7, 2007
杯
我是一个杯子
当上帝要用我的时候，这些是一些基本的步骤
首先
他需要用双手把我拿起 大力的擦
用水、清洁剂和海绵又浇又搓
为要将我洗干净
这是净化的作用
若我是如此的不洁 上帝怎样用我呢
本以为这样的献上已是很难得
怎知道还要被洗涤一番
这是那门的道理啊
也许这过程一点都不好玩
有时甚至难耐不堪
但要知道在这清洗的过程
上帝的手从来没有离开过
他一直确保我不会溜出他的五指山
尽管有泡沫的浮现 污渍的痕迹尚存
也许不是那么的完美
他还是愿意用
当他清洗过后 也许还要稍加替我打扮一番
他要如何使用这杯
我一点概念都没有
那天我可能已有缺口
只望我能继续相信这主人不会弃我而去
TRUST
I find that the journey ahead is a bit tough. Today JE msged me these...
The journey is tough in wordly term... but it's enjoyment in spiritual terms... when you fully let go of what you can and want to hold... He will show you how the path to walk and how much more better it is to walk for Him than for yourself.
This is trust.
当上帝要用我的时候，这些是一些基本的步骤
首先
他需要用双手把我拿起 大力的擦
用水、清洁剂和海绵又浇又搓
为要将我洗干净
这是净化的作用
若我是如此的不洁 上帝怎样用我呢
本以为这样的献上已是很难得
怎知道还要被洗涤一番
这是那门的道理啊
也许这过程一点都不好玩
有时甚至难耐不堪
但要知道在这清洗的过程
上帝的手从来没有离开过
他一直确保我不会溜出他的五指山
尽管有泡沫的浮现 污渍的痕迹尚存
也许不是那么的完美
他还是愿意用
当他清洗过后 也许还要稍加替我打扮一番
他要如何使用这杯
我一点概念都没有
那天我可能已有缺口
只望我能继续相信这主人不会弃我而去
TRUST
I find that the journey ahead is a bit tough. Today JE msged me these...
The journey is tough in wordly term... but it's enjoyment in spiritual terms... when you fully let go of what you can and want to hold... He will show you how the path to walk and how much more better it is to walk for Him than for yourself.
This is trust.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
感冒
这回真的感冒了
病毒不知不觉地侵蚀我那以为不朽的身子
忽冷忽热
有时热得让我喘不过气来
更有好些时候我需要躲在厚厚的被子里取暖
有点吃不消
这场感冒到底要持续多久
到底病因何在
我可以撕破脸皮问个明白么
还是默默地等待免疫系统重新被建立
药 我需要解药
常言道 心病还需心药医 解铃还需系铃人
不管是什么病 药还是派得上用场
虽然久久一小病能促使我更爱惜那造物主所给的身躯
难道一定要生病才能理解吗
不惑 不安 不乐
病毒不知不觉地侵蚀我那以为不朽的身子
忽冷忽热
有时热得让我喘不过气来
更有好些时候我需要躲在厚厚的被子里取暖
有点吃不消
这场感冒到底要持续多久
到底病因何在
我可以撕破脸皮问个明白么
还是默默地等待免疫系统重新被建立
药 我需要解药
常言道 心病还需心药医 解铃还需系铃人
不管是什么病 药还是派得上用场
虽然久久一小病能促使我更爱惜那造物主所给的身躯
难道一定要生病才能理解吗
不惑 不安 不乐
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