i'm going for creative arts camp! whoohoo!
should be pretty fun.
just that i hardly know anybody there.
ok. let's see...i know jeremy...i know eugene...i know mark...i know reginald...ah. i think that's about all. ohwells. i'll get to know more pple. i guess. haha. if i open my mouth. and not be uh, shy. and uh, lalala.
i better go sleep now. i have to wake up in like, what...less than 4 hours time? oOo.
hello everybody, let God be proud of you :)
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His eyes
by steven curtis chapman
Sometimes His eyes were gentle and filled with laughter
And sometimes they cried
Sometimes there was a fire of Holy anger
In Jesus' eyes
But the eyes that saw hope in the hopeless
That saw through the fault to the need
Are the same eyes that look down from heaven
Into the deepest part of you and me
And His eyes are always upon us
His eyes never close in sleep
And no matter where you go
You will always be in His eyes
In His eyes
Sometimes His voice comes calling like rolling thunder
Or like driving rain
And sometimes His voice is quiet and we start to wonder
If He knows our pain
But He who spoke peace to the water
Cares more for our hearts than the waves
And the voice that once said, "You're forgiven."
Still says, "You're forgiven", today
Today
Sometimes I look above me when stars are shining
And I feel so small
How could the God of heaven and all creation
Know I...
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i can't go for ipc now...coz i got design school orientation camp. bah. and apparently, the camp's messed up...according to joshua. or it won't be very great.
so school starts 16th june. ahhh.
ohwells. at least not like republic poly...started in may...eeps.
i am typing too much rubbish.
i should spend my time listening to music. as in, really listening. i need too. and oh. time to call the band. ahh. lalala
ok. bye.
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ok...let's continue the worry thing. seems like everyone is worrying (of course). worrying about the chinese o's. worrying about the future. worrying about the decisions they have to make. worrying about....blah blah blah
what can we do with our worry?
1. turn our attention to God
- God is in-charge! nothing is beyond the knowledge and control of God. worriers feel that things are out of control= that smtg terrible is about to happn(might happen) and they can't stop it.
- 3 impt truths about God :
1. God is everywhere ...we can't get to a place where God is not. there is no place, no matter how alone we may feel, that God cannot be. he is everywhere!
2. God knows everything ...he knows how afraid we are, what scares us. the more worried we are, the more we act as if God were ignorant of our situation. we don't know the future. but God does. Hes knows how everything is going to turn out. [remember romans 8:28...all things work for the good of th...
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my favourite breakfast food is roti prata. the best : just cook one. :) so it's crispy. i guess it's my fav coz..i've been eating it for breakfast since young? [i mean, apart from the fact that roti prata IS delicious] coz just opposite my house were quite a few roti prata stalls. kosong. eat with sugar. yum yum. i think mark can fit one whole prata in his mouth. that time at uh...adam rd after jogging? dunno. or maybe he had to split it into 2 first.i split it into many many pieces. my mom used to tear them apart for my brother and i.
my God is faithful and true. and so am i.
geddit? geddit?
i can only say that i'm faithful and true coz THAT'S MY NAME ! :)
eh. ha
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"what can i do with my worry?" by rbc ministries...
found it quite interesting. so here's parts of it...
what do we worry about? generally,
1. threats : physically threatened (safety), threatened by what others think of them. they want to look good and do well at all times. worry about being abandoned.
2. choices : many pple worry when they have to make a decision. they will do anything to avoid making a wrong choice. this is true even when they are faced with two good options....worried about making the wrong choice and ending up unhappy (haha. now now. why does this sound so...familiar?)
3. past experiences
why do we worry?
1. because we're vulnerable : as human beings, we're susceptible to many things....
2. because we become aware of our vulnerability
3. because we distrust God : confronted with our vulnerability, we have a choice. we can turn our safety over to God and trust Him with our pprehensions. or we can take our wel...
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ok.if anyone is thinking of buying a cd, but doesn't know what cd to buy...get this.... it's "new season, with israel and new breed". it's pretty cool. ok. it's really cool. the songs are great. uh, according to eugene, you need to know how to appreciate this kind of music la. as in, coz there's a lot of cool punches and chords and solos and blah blahs in it. =)yeaps.
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qns set for interviewees trying for a job at microsoft
courtesy of reader's digest
1) how do u make m&ms
there is no acutal answer coz the employer doesnt even noe the answer. u r supposed to give some stupid answer that shows how creative u are
2) why r manhole covers round rather than sqaure.
coz if its square, it will fall into the hole. n when the square is slid diagonally in, it cannot cover the hole. so the round cover is better
3) how to design bill gates' bathroom
ask bill gates what he wants. then design it
[coz they say smth abt serving your customers' needs and wdv]
4) mike and todd have $21 between them. mike has $20 more than todd. how much does each have? u cant use fractions.
0.5 and 21.50. but when i say its fractions. u r supposed to argue wif me that its decimals. n it has to be a strong argument. to show that u stand on your ground n defend your answers.
pretty interesting huh?
[courtesy of larissa]
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"chengsu chengsu" - pheobe, from "friends"
transalation : "smelly cat, smelly cat"
jurassic park on tv now!
before the jurassic park kind of dinosaurs, it was land before time! anybody remember "land before time"? baby dinosaurs trying to find their way to dunno blah blah. ah. haven't watched that in eons man.
and before that, was those cranes that you see at construction sites. car rides...my mom would suddenly go, "aye! look! huihui! didi! look there! dinosaur!" hahahaha. yeaps. pretty cool ey. haha :)
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there you go bardee. but uh, it's kinda blurred. yeaps
the purpose driven life
day 34
thinking like a servant
being a servant requires a mental shift, a change in your attitude.
1. servants think about others more than themselves
- true humility : not thinking less of ourselves, but thinking of ourselves less
- phil 2:7 "(Jesus) made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant..."
- don't try to use God for your purposes
instead, let God use you for his purposes
2. servants think like stewards, not owners
- remember that God owns it all
- 1 cor 4:2 " ...be faithful to their master..."
3. servants think about their work, not what others are doing
- don't compare, criticize or compete
- don't comlpain of unfairness, pity yourselves, or resent those who don't serve. your service to Christ is never wasted, regardless of what others say (eg. mary pouring the most expensive perfume on Jesus' feet)
4. ser...
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HI BARDEE! how are you? here's one of the neoprints we took together ( i hardly take neoprints. i think they're mostly a waste of money. haha) at j8 after bells prac. ah. i miss handbells! i wanna play the syf songs together again.so fuuun! studying hard for chinese? chinese chinese chinese. then soon, tamil tamil tamil. har har. my bardee is a racist. actually, no la. she just tells racist jokes. rite bardee? bardee, you rock! melissarium and chinhuirium. whoohoo! *hugs*
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the purpose driven life
day 33
how real servants act
(i like this lesson :))
"you can tell who they are by what they do" - matthew 7:16
Jesus measures in terms of service, not status.
While you may be gifted at a particular task, you may be called to do it if no one gifted is around.
primary ministry : where you're gifted
secondary ministry : where you're needed
(to myself : hmmm. ahhh. uh. ladidum~ ok. like, dotdotdot [hah! bardee! dotdotdot!])
anyone can be a servant :)
1. real servants make themselves available to serve
- do what's needed, even when it's inconvenient
- are you available to God anytime?
- being a servant means giving up the right to control your schedule and allowing God to "interrupt" whenever he needs to
- agenda each day : whatever God wants to bring into my life!
2. real servants pay attention to needs
- when God puts someone in need right in front of you, he is giving you the opportunity...
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the stupid thing about studying for chinese is that you study just about a million words and then fill in the blanks...5 words. like, eh. i rather they give more words. that'd mean more chances of getting words i know!
i jogged. my mom was super enthu about joining me but well, uh, i ran one round then she just met me at the end of the straight path la. she said i tortured her and it was the first time she sweat so much in 20 years. hahahahaha
sally loh says smtg like,
even if you make the wrong decision, God will still turn it for good. He looks at the motives and the attitude. :)
i won't be able to come for band pracs so often and whatnots when school starts on 21st july! ahhh!!! sob.
ohwells
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4 days of the purpose driven life thingie here...be patient and read through it properly and those just decide to scan through coz it's so loonng.
the purpose driven life
day 27
defeating temptation
1. focus your attention on smtg else
-don't fight the thought. every time you think about it, it gets driven deeper in. the more you think of smtg, the stronger it takes hold of you. so, ignore!
2. share with someone else
(if it's a really beeeg temptation i guess)
3. resist the devil
- he can only suggest. he can't force you
4. realize your vulnerability
-1 cor 10:12 "...forget about self-confidence, it's useles...cultivate God-confidence..."
day 28
it takes time (to grow)
why it takes so long :
- we are slow learners - we need repeated exposure
- we have a lot to unlearn (hmm)
- we are afraid to humbly face the truth about outselves - need humble, teachable attitude
- growth is often painful and scary (sometime...
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In the Secret
(Andy Park)
In the secret in the quiet place
In the stillness You are there
In the secret in the quiet hour
I wait only for You
’Cause I want to know You more
I want to know You
I want to hear Your voice
I want to know You more
I want to touch You
I want to see Your face
I want to know You more
I am reaching for the highest goal
That I might receive the prize
Pressing onwards, pushing every hindrance aside
Out of my way
’Cause I want to know You more
:(
i think that's the first time i'm putting a :( here.
*shrug*
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tired. haha. customers whole day long today. non-stop.
washed dunno how many pple's hair today. you'd think that a person's hands would get tired from the washing. but surprisingly, no. it's the back that aches. coz like, gotta bend down a bit. and aniwae, i can always lean my elbows at the side.
aunty mary had to watch her chinese show at 4.30 huh. when i wanted to watch my english show. i kept thinking...i want to smack her man. hahaha. and so, i was scolding myself a lot. haha. maaan. i'm so terrible. lalala...
i don't feel like blogging anymore. byebye. :)
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Lord I stand in the midst of a multitude
Of those from every tribe and tongue
We are Your people redeemed by Your blood
Rescued from death by Your love
There are no words
Good enough to thank You
There are no words to express my praise
But I will lift up my voice
And sing from my heart
With all of my strength
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
To the Lamb
Hallelujah hallelujah
By the blood of Christ we stand
Every tongue every tribe
Every people every land
Giving glory giving honor
Giving praise unto the Lamb of God
Lord we stand by grace in Your presence
Cleansed by the blood of the Lamb
We are Your children called by Your name
Humbly we bow and we pray
went for this prayer class thingie at church today
the part where we blessed others was pretty good man :)
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He's got the whole world in His hands
You broke the night like the sun
and healed my heart with Your great love
any trouble couldn't bear
You lifted me upon Your sholders
Love that's stronger
Love that covers sin
and takes the weight of the world
i love You
all of my hope is in You
Jesus Christ take my life
take all of me
You stand upon mountain tops with me
with You i walk through the valleys
Your grace is all i rely on
i love You so, and i give up my heart to say
i need You so, my everything
thoughts.thoughts.thoughts.
ah. i must learn to complete my thinking. as in, finish thinking what i'm thinking about. come to a conclusion. unless it's smtg to incredibly in-depth la.
i think i just want to sit at that somewhere and look up at the clouds and try find some meaning. i think everything here on earth...you look at it, you can see God saying smtg. as in like, a few days ago the purpose driven life thingie said smtg ...
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read psalm 34...it's a very nice psalm :)
psalms have been popping up a lot. so maybe i should go and read psalms. :)
i actually woke up early today. like, 40 mins early, by myself, like last week (even earlier actually). see, God helps even in the littlest littlest things. lalala
lunch at fish and co. today. and next sunday too...ah. i couldn't finish my food. in england, i couldn't finish all my food..chinee had to finish almost all my food for me. haha. and talking about chinee. whee. it's may already. that means she's coming back like, next month! wow. fast man. :)
gotta call bak kim ho and gotta go back to sae. grrr.
oh yes. the sound stuff? ah. the studio. well, it's this small room. and there's this window facing in. well, there were this group of guys + one girl. and among them was this half crazed guy. ok. well, he was drunk. then he'd just stand at the window for a while. and look in. and lift up his bottle of whatever alcoho...
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haha. i jogged for an hour today. haha
ok. i didn't jog for a whole hour.
i jogged for like, 20 mins.
then i was like, "jogging" at a super slow speed.
then sprint a short distance.
then "jog" at super slow speed.
then sprint a short distance.
repeat repeat repeat.
haha. yay! it's the first time i went so long. blah blah.
my sis is maaad! she can jog for a whole hour continuously and not die. sheesh. :)
andrea, ben and joanne popped by the shop just now coz they were around...it seemed like they were going to buy smtg to do with golf...for mother's day. i think. haha.
and i? i haven't gotten anything. hmm.
poks rock!
hahaha
my piggy bank's really full. full of God's blessings.
:)
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the purpose driven life
day 26
growing through temptation
temptation simply provides the choice.
God develops the fruit of the Spirit in your life by allowing you to experience circumstances in which you're tempted to express the exact opposite quality. the proces of Character development involves choices, and temptaion provides that opportunity.
eg. love : by putting unlovely pple around us
joy : when we're in the midst of sorrow
stuff like that
how temptation works :
1. satan identifies a desire within you
- temptation starts when satan suggests (with a thought) that you give in
- we think that temptation lies around us, but God says it begins within us. if you didn't have the desire within, the temptation would not have been able to attract you.
2. doubt
- satan tries to get you to doubt what God said about the sin
3. deception
- satan is the "father of lies" -john 8:44
- a little sin is just like being a little pregnant...i...
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the purpose driven life
day 25
tansformed by trouble
" it is the fire of suffering that brings forth the gold of Godliness." - madame guyon
God uses circumstances to develop our character
God uses problems to draw you closer to himself.
"the Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." - psalm 34:18
Your most profound and intimate experiences of worship will most likely be in your darkest days - when your hear is broken and you feel abandoned, the pain is great and you're our of options and you turn to God alone. it is during our suffering that we learn to pray our most authentic, heartfelt, honest prayers.
"when life is rosy, we may slide by with knowing about Jesus by imitating Him and speaking about Him. but only in suffering will we KNOW Jesus." - joni eareckson tada
everything that happens to a child of God is
Father-flitered , and he intends to use it for good even when Satan and other...
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"...(blah blah blah bad whatever unhappy stuff happen.) what you really need is a period of feeling sorry for yourself, a day of mood swings so everyone knows how unlucky you are. but there's always some cheery, ever-pleasant person who wants to tell you to count your blessings and look on the bright side - after all, everycloud has a silver lining - but all you want to do is strangle him."
jonathan brant writes in the "backstage pass to the bible" about philippians. "the main theme of philippians is joy. although Paul is in prison and could soon be executed, he is still joyful and unconcerned - to live is Christ, to die is gain (phi 1:12). He wants the Philippians to experience the same joy he has."
i wanna be like that :) heh
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my ear's at C weighted a lot.
my mind shall be filled with good thoughts, and good thoughts only. good, happy, lovely, admirable, considerate, honest, helpful, holy, kind, noble, praiseworthy, proper, right, thougtful...ok. i'm like, typing from "the oxford children's thesaurus". heh :)
it's nice to have time to think :)
quiet moments
that's why i walk home sometimes, like, when i get back at 10, 11+
time to be alone, with God :)
i like this a lot a lot a lot :)
"Be still and know that I am God."
tralala
friday night : band prac :) and then, stay over at sae studio. bah. baaaaah. bah bah black sheep have you any wool? yes sir yes sir. three bags full. patty patty patty khoo.
andrea, the purpose driven youth min conference seems to be for leaders! as in, older leaders! i dunno. and is it subsidised :P but it seems quite cool...lots to learn :)
He is exalted
He is ex...
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God's Boxes
I have in my hands two boxes,
Which God gave me to hold.
He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box,
And all your joys in the gold."
I heeded His words, and in the two boxes,
Both my joys and sorrows I stored,
But though the gold became heavier each day,
The black was as light as before.
With curiosity, I opened the black,
I wanted to find out why,
And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole,
Which my sorrows had fallen out by.
I showed the hole to God, and mused,
"I wonder where my sorrows could be!"
He smiled a gentle smile and said,
"My child, they're all here with me."
I asked God, why He gave me the boxes,
Why the gold and the black with the hole?
"My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings,
The black is for you to let go."
IPC...international prayer conference. 16th - 19th june. go! :)
hi bardee! i love you!
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the purpose driven life
day 24
transformed by truth
spiritual growth is the process of replacing lies with truth.
God's word, unlike any other word, is alove. when God speaks,m things change!
abiding in God's word :
1. receive - listen and accept with an open, receptive attitude, our receptiveness determines whether God's word takes roots in our lives and bears fruit (parable of the sower - matthew 13)
2. read - daily
3. research - studying the bible...thinking about the stuff in it
4. remembering - if God's word is impt, you will take time to memorise it.
5. reflect - meditation, focused thinking (if you know how to worry, you know how to meditate =] )
"be doers of the word." - james 1:22
must apply it's principles!
this is the hardest step coz Satan fights it so intensely...
"if you hold on to my teaching, you are really my disciples. then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. " - john 8:31-32
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