Jesus Loves Me =)

2006-02-07T05:10:00.000-08:00

hey, guyss.. im gonna blog again noww.. since i have the time!! hmm my mood's kinda wierd right noww.. dunno why also.. today went to school at abt 1 pm.. hmm!! was late!! mornin lesson cancelled last min cos teacher sickk!!

lesson ended at abt 4.. and very strangely, my clsmates all went off straight after e lesson.. u see, normally they would hang around before gng our separate ways.. ahhh, but well.. i slacked in school for abt an hour with a few of my frens b4 meeting up with chowtee for dinner..

i kinda feel that in my heart, i have to grow a deeper relationship with God.. an eveyday quiet time is not enuff.. sometimes i would feel dry, not really feeling His presence and worshipping God.. my daily prayer would be the same everytime...

i feel that i must do something different.. maybe during my quiet time, write a letter to God about my daily life and "send" it to heaven.. haha, this "revelation" i got it from chowtee.. :) hmm tonight i shall do just that!! Not just that but praying as welll, worshipping and spending time alone with God.. He's just all that i need..

actually things in my family is not gng v v well, my dad's business gng chaotic and my parents are feeling the stresss.. im gng thru quite a bit right noww.. but i know that at the end of the day, everything's just gonna be alright!! things will change for the better!! Definitelyyyy!!! :::))) YEAH!!

im feeling kinda like v messy in my heart right now, lots of things gng thru my mind.. i really desire God's presence right noww.. worship Him, to be totally drenched in His presence.. Cry, weep, laugh!! :)

i feel that i have a lot of things to tell God now, so i'll write the letter to heaven and let our Heavenly Manager read it!! :) He will definitely make a way for mee!! YEAHHH YEAHHH!!!
The devil lose and we win!! No weapon formed against me shall prosper!! yeah i like tt verse! haahha! kinda builds up my faithh!! :)

alright, that's just wad im gonna blog abt tonight! yeah yeah! feel like shouting His praises now.. erm but neighbours will say im mad :D

anyway, signing out!! ciaoz!!

-Joachim :)

2006-01-30T10:44:00.000-08:00

hmmm, alright.. it's really been quite long since i really blogged.. or acually blogged at all.. so im just gonna do this at one mighty shot!! whahaaah! oh well.. i'm actually just wondering why my tagboard is pertruding out of the area.. so funny rightt.. dun really know how to rectify the prob.. so i'll just not bother at all and leave it as it is.. STYLE MAH!! whahah..-_-"

well.. it has been quite a stagnant CNY this year for me!! visiting, boring dinners and lunches and getting angpaos.. well, that's actually the best part out of this CNY.. oh yah, and rest too, i can take offs from cg and school..whoa!! i big big good rest i tell u!!

hmmm, CNY eve until the 2nd day of new yr was really kinda "all-time-boring-CNY!!".. i really mean it, gng to relative's hse for meals and them coming over.. steamboats steamboats and MORE steamboats!! mann!! are they lazy to cook or smth!!? but well, 5 to 6 free meals a day seems interesting!! and nice ones in fact.. so i cant really complain! HAHA! gotta lose some weight mann!! :D

alrightt.. that was just the intro! hahaa.. today's the 2nd day of CNY!! did some visiting.. visited 2 houses today with my family.. hmmm, my angpao money wasnt really a lot though.. compared to the past few years, cos my parents wanted a quite new yr this yr.. but at night, i went to ct's hse, reached abt 5 plus... played a few games of daidee and got to know a few of her clsmates inc zhining, wilson and joshua! they were cool ppl!! really glad i got to know them..

sorfian and serene and joshua come later abt 8 plus or so.. haha, sorf and joshua took a really long time to find the place!! OKAY, serene reached ct's place and we were playing uno at tt time..i mean she claims tt our style of uno is different from hers..HAHA! so funnyyy.. she didnt know the rules and we really laughed over it!! it was really a great day!! :D

i din had fun with my frens for quite some already.. alright, after we played card games and had dinner at her place, we watched tv and some recorded shows.. played summore daidee and simply just hung ard her place.. not literally though.. bet u guys did have fun too right?! lol..

later at night, we decided to watch the ten ten movie at TM, but after reaching TM, then we realised there wasnt enuf tix cos we only decided to watch the movie only last min! oh mann oh mann.. so after cabbing to TM, with 2 cabs, we decided to BUM ard at TM BK.. we chatted anf ate, and this was my 5th or 6th meal of the day mann!! really gotta lose some weight!! HAHA!!

oh well, after tt, we set those ppl tt are staying at the west off first.. they all shared a cab back.. after which, we went to CHANGI RISE for a nice cool relaxation!! haha.. aka ser's place also! it's really v v v v v v v comfy there i tell ya!! u'd wanna sleep there overnight!! hha, but i do feel more comfortable typing at home here though! :D

well, after some nice ghosts stories and jokes, we went home with a cab.. the cabby really looked like a malay in chinese disguise!! haha, really!! oh well.. it was a great and wonderful day though.. had lots of fun tgt..

i wld be looking forward to another outing like tt..ahahh.. really glad tt i got to know many nice ppl like them.. hahaa, and we kept laughing and laughing like no one's business.. i really feel that these kinda outings are really fun and staying out late is definitely cool... but my mom waited for me to be home, then she wld sleep..

frens are definitely v v v fun to be with but do rmb that your parents will definitely not slp well if ur not home yet.. your family shud be the most impt in your life.. so always rmbb.. dun take them for granted until u really lose them.. if ur a christian and your parents are not, dun always think that there's time for them to get saved.. u wld always think that your parents will always be there and u can jolly well take ur time.. nah, not true.. seize every chance u get to ask them to church and let God do the rest.. your family's salvation will be the greatest joy in your life!! TRUST ME!!

well, im just gonna blog this much today, hope u guys enjoyed my post.. hahaa.. it was really a great day!! thanks for all the fun guys!! :D stay cool!! signing out!! :p

-joachim-

AMANDA!! STOP READING!

2005-11-10T13:59:00.000-08:00

Amanda!! Stop reading my blogg!! haha.. she's high and im high too..lol.. madness.. all old posts larr...hahaha... NINCOMPOOT! =p=p=p=p=p=p=p=p=p

Tues 13th Sept

2005-09-13T14:51:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, im back...Hahahaha...Erm..actually, im at mcdonalds using my com..lol...Sucking on their free wireless...hahahahaha... Erm okay nvm..:p Let's see... today i wasnt really feeling very well.. woke up at 845 when i've got a sketching test in school at 9.. took about hmmm... 15 mins to get ready and took a cab to school... reached school at abt 920 i guess... but i wasnt the only one that was late..lol..yuzhuang was later than me... well, nth to be proud of though... haha, kinda coughed out blood in the morning at abt 730, then went back to bed till 845... feeling really sick....

Well, the sketching test today was alright... Looked at Garry Tan's face and Liu Jie Hong's face and i got nervous...lol... but i managed to finish the test... With confidence in getting good grades.. ahhahah... Well, left school at abt 1 pluss... but i had nth to do till 7... which was the time i had to report to church for my audition... Hopefully i can get thru...hahaha... heard it's easy.. So another barrier crossed..!! Hmmm....i havent fail any modules yet.. so far..hahhah...even Soon Tats Fah's module also can pass... PTL lahh!!! lol....hmm.. Okay now im at mac..using my com... playing FM.. hahhaha...killing time...arghh...shud have brought my bible so i can read and rush thru sept devotion...lol... must be a very good bible reading ic to w300...! show them good example..lol...

ermm..okay... im really bored noww... might go play FM again.. long time since i had time...lol... if i were at home, i wld definitely cheong Ayob's work but arghhh...didnt bring the stuffs... errmM..well, alrite then... c ya guys again!!! glad i blogged? yeah.. im glad too..:p chaoz!

Ministry Articles

2005-07-27T23:45:00.000-07:00

Out on a Limb: The Highs and Lows of Zacchaeus
David Jeremiah

Here's a short story about a short man-short on friends, joy, and fulfillment. It's also about another person, One who towers over time and history. Each man had a rendezvous with the other, and they both had a life-altering appointment with a tree.

The short man, Zacchaeus of Jericho, was a scoundrel who climbed a tree and, in so doing, found eternal life. The other man, Jesus of Nazareth, was a Savior who was nailed to the tree of Calvary and, in so doing, saved Zacchaeus from sin, death, and hell.

Zacchaeus wasn't about to miss the excitement of a spontaneous parade as Jesus came to Jericho. So he scrambled up a tree to see the procession. Suddenly Jesus stopped right under him, looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house."

That moment changed his life. Have you had such a moment? Jesus knows your name, too. He knows where you are and He cares for you. He wants to come into your life and invade your home. His "standard operating procedure" is to seek us out.

His Lows

He was the chief revenue officer for that district, and any Jew who worked for the Romans in extracting taxes from his fellow Hebrews was disdained. He was also dishonest, defrauding the people and pocketing the profits himself.

But perhaps Zacchaeus felt cheated, too. We get the idea from Luke 19 that he was fed up with the way his life was going.

A. W. Tozer said: "The average person in the world today, without faith and without God and without hope, is engaged in a desperate personal search throughout his lifetime."

His Highs

When Jesus came by, He called Zacchaeus down. Luke says Zacchaeus hurried down and threw a dinner bash for Jesus. The very worst people of Jericho came-just the ones Jesus wanted to reach. During the party, Zacchaeus made a speech: "Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold" (Luke 19:8).

"Today salvation has come to this house . . ." Jesus said, "for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost" (verses 9-10).

Zacchaeus realized he had a lot of be thankful for. His desperation turned to exaltation, and his sullied life became a testimony of grace. From a low point, he had risen high, on the wings of grace.

Consider these high points: Despite his wealth, Zacchaeus felt a hungry yearning for Jesus. Zacchaeus sensed there was something about this charismatic Galilean that could fill the God-shaped void in his heart.

Notice his haste and happiness in finding Jesus. Luke 19:6 says, "So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully." For Zacchaeus, a very dark room was finally flooded with light. It's like that when we find Jesus. Light and joy come into our lives.

Notice Zacchaeus' hospitality and home. The Lord went home with him, saying, "Today salvation has come to this house." When we joyfully receive Christ as Savior, it touches our family and affects our home.

Then there was Zacchaeus' new-found honesty. To everyone's surprise, he agreed to make restitution to those he had cheated and give half his money to the poor. When Jesus comes into our lives, it changes our ethics.

Finally, notice his hope. From that day, Zacchaeus was a changed man with a new future and an eternal promise. According to Christian tradition, he later entered the ministry and used his considerable skills as Bishop of Caesarea.

Have you met Christ? Is your life a testimony to your salvation? Are you willing to see the spiritual worth of those whom others disdain and despise? Are you willing to make restitution to those you've defrauded? Are you willing to use your home and influence to bring others to Christ?

Sometimes there's no better place to be than out on a limb.

That's often where Jesus finds us.

This article was excerpted from Turning Points, Dr. David Jeremiah's devotional magazine.

Funny Stories

2005-07-27T23:35:00.000-07:00

Shipwreck Groaner

A guy gets shipwrecked. When he wakes up, he's on a beach. The sand is dark red.
He can't believe it. The sky is dark red.

He walks around a bit and sees there is dark red grass, dark red birds and dark red fruit on the dark red trees. He's shocked when he finds that his skin is starting to turn dark red too.

"Oh no!!" he says . . . . .
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"I've been marooned!!"

Top Ten Things You'll Never Hear A Dad Say

10. Well, how 'bout that?... I'm lost! Looks like we'll have to stop and ask for directions.

9. You know Pumpkin, now that you're thirteen, you'll be ready for unchaperoned car dates. Won't that be fun?

8. I noticed that all your friends have a certain "drop dead" attitude... I like that.

7. Here's a credit card and the keys to my new car -- GO CRAZY.

6. Father's Day? Baahh--don't worry about that--no biggie.

5. Your Mother and I are going away for the weekend... you might want to consider throwing a party.

4. Well, I don't know what's wrong with your car. Probably one of those doo-hickey thingies -- you know -- that makes it run or something. Just have it towed to a mechanic and pay whatever he asks.

3. No son of mine is going to live under this roof without an earring -- now quit your belly-aching, and let's go to the mall.

2. Whaddya wanna go and get a job for? I make plenty of money for you to spend.
And the #1 thing you will never hear...

1. What do you mean you wanna play football? Figure skating not good enough for you, son?

Signs You're Getting Too Old To Drive

It takes more than four minutes to get out of your car.

When backing into a parking spot, you just back up until you hear something.

It scares you to drive the speed limit.

The only thing you pass on the road anymore is the Amish.

You use cruise control because your leg fell asleep.

You use cruise control at 25 mph.

You inquired if the dealership could install magnifying glass for the windshield.

Your turn signal has been on since 2003.

Your bumper sticker endorses Eisenhower.

2005-07-22T01:05:00.000-07:00

Oh i guess i've not been blogging..haha.. Fine then i'll repent..!

Well, today's quite a stressful day in school.. But well, how stressful can school get..? hahaha.. Well, supposed to be at school by 9am.. But i also dunno why.. I overslept..Hhaha.. i know it's not a good testimony to share but i'm gonna tell u.. Hahahaa..

Well, i reached school at abt 1230pm.. Discussed abt the class outing during the term break..They were deciding on sentosa or steamboat or monday..haha.. and i voted for both.. haha.. expected...

After school... Went to meet Felicia at TM but she's late..Oh MY!!! late's alright but she's late for an hour! CooOol Right!? hahaha... i shall not elaborate on why we missed the bus 38 to serene's hse... hahaa.. oh yah..thks for the ice cream cone though..hahah... i had that to fill my stomach till i got home to have my dinner... which is like 11 plus? haha really late...

Upon reaching serene's hse...ct came to pick us up..haha... We changed guit strings and found that my 5th string's gone missing..haha at first we thought that they din give me the 5th string..hahah but serene's found it in the end..really funnyy..haha... after the changin strings sesson, we had the learn guit from serene session.. hahah...

We left her place close to 11..hahaha.. serene's bro sent us to tamp mrt..thanks a lot..haha! from there we went our seperate wayys.. really glad that i blogged today...hahahaha...breakthru huh!? hahaha... kkies, i gng to bed noww.. Will blog again soon! :) Goodnight!!

Interesting E-mail

2005-07-12T11:48:00.000-07:00

Guys, I thought this e-mail is really very relevant to our everyday spiritual life, so I’m gonna post it here.. Read on! Enjoy! =)

God, when I received this e-mail, I thought,"I don't have time for this. This is really inappropriate during work."Then, I realized that this kind of thinking is exactly what has causedlot. We try to keep God in church on, Sunday morning? Maybe, Sunday night. And, the unlikely event of a midweek service. We do like to have Him around during sickness. And, of course, at funerals. However, we don't have time, or room, for Him during work or play. Because that's the part of our lives that we think we can, and should, handle on our own. May God forgive me forever thinking that there is a time or place where HE is not to be FIRST in my life? We should always have time to remember all HE has done for us.Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father."Not ashamed? So how about passing this on later?Yes, I do Love God. HE is my source of existence and my Savior.He keeps me functioning each and every day. Without Him, I will be nothing. But, with Christ, HE strengthens me. [Phil 4:13] Christian -- Without Christ, I Am Nothing. Do You love Him?

Poem

I knelt to pray but not for long,
I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work
For bills would soon be due.

So I knelt and said a hurried prayer
And jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done
My soul could rest at ease.

All day long I had no time
To spread a word of cheer.
No time to speak of Christ to friends,
They'd laugh at me I'd fear.

No time, no time, too much to do,
That was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need
But at last the time, the time to die.

I went before the Lord, I came,
I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book;
It was the book of life.

God looked into his book and said
"Your name I cannot find.
I once was going to write it down...
But never found the time"

Now do you have the time to pass it on?

Easy vs. Hard

Why is it so hard to tell the truth but Yet so easy to tell a lie?

Why are we so sleepy in church but just when the sermon is over wesuddenly wake up?

Why is it so hard to talk about God but yet so easy to talk about nastystuff?

Why is it so boring to look at a Christian magazine, but yet so easy tolook at a nasty one?

Why is it so easy to delete a Godly e-mail but yet we forward all ofthe nasty ones?

Why are the churches getting smaller but yet the bars and dance clubs are getting larger?

Do you give up?

Think about it.

Are you going to forward this, or delete it?

Just remember - GOD is watching you.

Prayer Wheel - Let's see the devil stop this one!

Here's what the wheel is all about.When you receive this, say a prayer for the person that sent it to you.
That's all you have to do - Are you Up to It?
Of all the free gifts we may receive, Prayer is the very best one.
There are no costs, but wonderful rewards!

Story

There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak."I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this birdcage. On the bottom of the cage were three little wild birds, shivering with cold and fright. I stopped the lad and asked, "What you got there, son?" ”Just some old birds," came the reply. ”What are you gonna do with them?" I asked."Take 'em home and have fun with 'em," he answered.” I’m going to ease 'em and pull out their feathers to make 'em fight. I'm gonna have a real good time.""But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will youdo?""Oh, I got some cats," said the little boy "They like birds. I'll take 'em to them."The pastor was silent for a moment. "How much do you want for thosebirds, son?""Huh?? !!! Why, you don't want them birds, mister. They're just plainold-field birds. They don't sing. They ain't even pretty!""How much?" the pastor asked again.*The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, "$10?"The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a ten-dollar bill. Heplaced it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. The pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley, where there was a tree and a grassy spot. Setting the cage down, he opened the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting them free.Well, that explained the empty birdcage on the pulpit, and then thepastor began to tell this story.One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting. "Yes, sir, I just caught the world full of people down there. Set me a trap, used bait I knew they couldn't resist. Got 'em all!""What are you going to do with them?" Jesus asked.Satan replied, "Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna teach them how tomarry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!""And what will you do when you get done with them?” Jesus asked."Oh, I'll kill 'em," Satan glared proudly. "How much do you want for them?" Jesus asked."Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't any good. Why, you'll takethem and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you, curse you and kill you. You don't want those people!!""How much?" He asked again.Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, "All your blood, tears and yourlife."Jesus said, "DONE!"Then He paid the price.The pastor picked up the cage he opened the door and he walked from the pulpit.

Isn't it funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Isn’t it funny how someone can say, "I believe in God" but still follow Satan (who, by the way, also "believes" in God).

Isn't it funny how you can send a thousand jokes through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing?

Isn't it funny how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it to them.

Isn't it funny how I can be more worried about what other people think of me than what God thinks of me. I pray, for everyone who sends this to their entire address book, God will bless him or her in a way special for him or her. And send it back to the person who sent it, to let them know that indeed it was sent out to many more.
Let's do more for the Man who died for us.

Extraordinary!

2005-06-10T02:35:00.000-07:00

Wow! Wow! Wow! Wowwwwwwwwwwww!!! Extraordinary!!! Hehss.. The 3-day conference was superb! Sleep, wake up, then go to church.. Sleep, wake up, then go to church... Sleep, wake up, then go to church... Hahaha.... It was a life-changing experience, i must say... I really did learn a lot thru out this conference though...

It's not just the hype in the youths during the conference, but we're a big army.. Strong.. United.. For God... In the marketplace, for the marketplace, to penetrate the marketplace.. We really do need a bigger place.. When i first heard that our church will be moving to expo, i was grinning from ear to ear... But for the wrong reasons.. I felt good cos it would definitely be more convenient for me.. We need a bigger building cos we're growing as a church.. Together as ONE church! This conference really changed my thinking for the better.. We have to EMERGE as ONE!

Many other pastor and full time church workers from other countries like M'sia and Indonesia came for this conference... Sidney from Indonesia came to lead us in worship and praise for some of the services... Even Pastor Kevin Loo from CHC-KL came to give us his support... What an honour! Well, Sidney wrote the song Amazing.. God's really amazing? Amen... Lol..

I really regret not joining the Parade of Schools... Sigh.. But well!! Next year i'll join yayy!! I say N! I say Y! I say NYP!! Wahahaha.. We had all sorts of interesting events like Talentime,Word Power, Preaching Challenge, Biathlon and Winning 11 X-Box Challenge!! And of cos! POS! (parade of schools!) We're just a big bunch of Ordinary teenagers, changing the world, doing Extraordinary things for God! Everything that's in us may be small, but God takes it and make it big.. Because He's BIG! :)

Okay okay..i guess that's abt itt.. Can't wait for the weekend services! Hahaha.. Im hungry for the Word i tell ya! I WANT MOREEEEE! HAHA!! Kkkies.. I've got school tmrr... See ya guys soon...~ :) God bless! You're a conversionist! Lol....

First Time Doing Visitation!!!

2005-05-26T23:07:00.000-07:00

Heyy guys.. Hahah.. Well, today's my first time dng visitation.. Haha...I guess i really liked it.. And im gonna blog abt it! Really kinda excited... Hahaha.. Hhmm... I followed my visitation partner to visit a total of 18 children! Haha.. But we skipped a few..:X Hhahaa.. I met her at 630 at harbourfront mrt..from there, we went to Normanton Park!

Hmmm.. That was my first kid tt i visited... Then we went along visiting areas like erm... Dover, Ghim moh... And the area around there... Cos it was already quite late, so we decided to skip a few houses.. that were "out of the way"... in a sense... :D

Actually i did learn a lot thru this first time experience.. Hahaha... Some kids didnt even switch on their lights at home cos they couldnt foot the PUB bills.. And the MIC class really made me understand why certain rules are rules.. They had to be followed... For eg, for two guys going together is not allowed cos it really looks as if they're some kinda police officers or something.. Makes the children feel scared.. Haha...

Yeah! So, im really looking forward to my next visitation! Although we need to walk a lott! But.... It's all worth it! Serving God is definitely worth it! Hhahaha.. Yeap, so i guess tht's abt it... See u guys soon... Good nite ppl! Haha! Cheers!

2005-05-16T21:29:00.000-07:00

Hey you ppl out there! haha.. it's finally time to revive my blog..Wahaha..!! Oh well, i've probably been busy for the past few days! or weeks? to be exact..:p Busyyy.. excuses or reasons?

Well.....haha... last week, there's this 3 day conference at my church..City Harvest Church...Pastor Phil Pringle preached at it.. It was really greeeattt..! He's the senior pastor of Christian City Church... The best church in the world..:D HAHA! except for one! You know wad i mean.. :D

He preached a lot of very convicting messages.. Thank God that i was able to attend ALL of the sermons.. But kinda regret not gng for all the 6 services he preached during the weekend.. Well, i tink i can watch it online.. :p

Okay ppl..this is a really short entry.. Cos im really very very tired NOW!Byeeeebyeeeee! take care peeps :)

Happy Birthday To Handsome Joa!

2005-04-24T23:07:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to me~!Happy Birthday to me~!Happy Birthday to me~!Happy Birthday to me~!
God is blessing me now~!God is blessing me now~!God is blessing me now~!God is blessing me now~!

Yes! It's my birthday! Handsome Joa's birthday! Lol...
Well, today was really awesome.. Although i was sabotaged my my cell group members..Argh!! It was really very malooating!
Geez.. Let me tell u guys wad actually happened.. Well, as usual, we had service till abt 4 plus.. Announcements as usual.. Then.. Thenn..THEN!!! Blindfolded... They led me all the way to Jurong Point..!! Blindfolded on the bus!! Can u imagine?! The shame! The agony!! THE DARKNESS!!... Lol...

Arrived at JP.. With my blindfold still on.. Btw, my blindfold is made up of Fuhua and Tanglin tie.. Waahaa.. Well, they put lip gloss on my forehead.. *JO ROX!* Lol.. And all kinds of funny cosmetics make up...Arhh! Then..they got me all WET!! Eeeeeeh! Just to make me wear the present, a t-shirt..Mann oh mann! Purple lah! Eeek!

We had our dinner at Kopitiam.. Then went to Swensen's for Michelle's ice-cream treat! Thanks Mich! =D And my free treat from Swensen's..Thks for the b'day song btw! And the balloon!.. Lol...

Went home, had dinner outside with my parents... Then it's time to rest..With a long memorable day!! Thanks W300!! Oh yah, btw.. thanks Melissa for the presents! And Yvonne! Woo~! Lol... And of cos.. W300!!! Yayy! :D

God's Plan For Me??

2005-04-23T01:57:00.000-07:00

Hey guys.. I've not blogged for a while cos i've been a bit busy these few days...haha... but i guess i found the time now.. hmmm.... wad am i gonna blog today...oh yeah! the live recording... wow! it was really a very gd experience... although i was v tired throughout the whole week but God gave me the strength to pull me through.. felt rather guilty cos my study hrs for this week is only 8 hrs... it's okay... i shall buck up next week! no more procrastinating! study!!! on tues, during the rehearsal, we got quite good seats... right in the centre of the auditorium...! whoO!! hahaha.. but wed, i had to sit on the floor... but i volunteered... there wasn't enough seats for all of us..lack of ONE! =D anyway, was hoping that we could get better seats the next day! still not enough! lack of ONE again! i volunteered again! well, although it's a lil squeezy but nvm! i'll do anything for God!

actually i didnt expect myself to feel His presence during the recording.... but it just hit me that day! i was praising Him with all my strength! wow! amazing! although i was really perspiring like crazy, but i didnt care... my leg was hurting, it also didnt bother me... it's the sacrifice of praise.... praising Him even when u are going thru the deepest point of the valley of ur life....that's the kinda praise that really means a lot to God!

YOU'RE MY LIGHT

YOU'RE WITH ME EVERYDAY

YOU'RE MY ROCK

YOU BLOW THE STORMS AWAY

MIRACLES ARE NEVER TOO FAR

THE ONLY PLACE I WANT TO BE IS WHERE YOU ARE

YOU BRING JOY

YOU BRING HOPE

YOUR LOVE SHINES DOWN WHEREVER I GO

EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT I'VE GOT JESUS WITH ME

EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT MY SAVIOUR IS WALKING WITH ME EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT

EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT

EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT~!

today, my dad discussed with me abt his business thingy... he told me that more or less it's confirmed that we're gonna move to australia...to expand his business there... and he wants the whole family to move with him... moreover, my mom was offered quite a high paying job there.. by her current company here... so, it's like, i have to go there with him... he told me that i will have to study in australia...the universtity there..i'm gonna have to do my A Levels.. then i'll have to serve my NS..then most prob i'll be doing multimedia design in Curtin Uni.. but i really don't know if im gonna find peace there... is it God's plan for me to go there? will i make a difference in my 3 yrs there? will i be back? many unanswered questions... it's really a v impt decision that i have to make... but i doubt i have any choice... it's my dad's plan for us (my bro and i) to go there and further our studies... although my future is quite certain already.... but does He want me to go there? well, i dun know.. all i know, i have to really SEEK GOD! He will plan my paths for me... like wad Serene told me, everything will work for those who love Him...v true indeed... i do love Him, and everything's gonna be alrite! amen!! if God doesn't want me to go, i wont.. that's it...

LORD YOU ARE ALWAYS HERE WITH ME

THERE IS NO CHANGING GOD IN THEE

YOU ARE THE SAME YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND FOREVERMORE HERE ON YOUR PROMISES I STAND

YOU HOLD MY FUTURE IN YOUR HAND

MY SOLID ROCK

ALMIGHTY GOD

I WORSHIP YOU

WHEN TROUBLES COME I TRUST IN YOU

FOR I KNOW YOU WILL LEAD ME THROUGH

AND I KNOW YOU ARE FAITHFUL

TILL THE END

AND WHEN THE STORMS ARE DRAWING NEAR WHEN I'M WITH YOU I DON'T HAVE TO FEAR

YOU'RE MY SHEPHERD ON WHOM

I CAN DEPEND

THROUGH THE DAY

THROUGH THE NIGHT

I KNOW YOU'RE ALWAYS BY MY SIDE

2005-04-04T21:08:00.000-07:00

Hey ppl... I really felt kinda convicted after readding chowtee's blog... So im gonna blog out my thoughts now... Hmmm... Sometimes i feel that i made a very rash decision by deciding to take my A Lvls this yr.. lol...im always like that.. but since i already made that choice, y not go all out...? I believe that God will put me thru this since He has put me to it... But let's be realistic? Can i get Bs or Cs in 7 months or at least pass? Maybe? Maybe not... I'm gonna be juggling between my poly and A Lvls... So i guess i'm gonna be really stressed out... But listen guys, if i really cant cope or manage both my A Lvls and poly, i'm gonna have to drop the idea of taking A's this yr... And concentrate on getting a good grade in my Diploma and get my fat arse into uni... I think that i will have to sacrifice a lot of my leisure time cos i made this decision... But i believe God will put me thru this... I keep reminding myself about that sister in church that got 4 As and a B3 in GP.. I think to myself, if she can do it.. y can't i?? i'm gonna use her testimony as a motivation for myself.. God will put me thru, He will....

2005-03-27T02:09:00.000-08:00

Hey there guys.. Im gonna blog a short entry today cos im not really feeling very well 4 the past few days... Sigh, i really need to get well..Feeling giddy now while typing this.. God, please heal me!! Well, today's service was really v good... The drama was really v touching.. Weeped and weeped at the thought of Jesus dying on the cross just for us... The whipping, the nailing.. All for us... He's just so amazing... You might ask why didn't Jesus come down on the cross when He was crucified... He could have come down from the cross and proved to the ppl that He was the messiah and the true son of God... But He had his reasons for doing so...

4 reasons why Jesus didnt come down from the cross:

I. To wash away all of our sins.
II. To free us from every bondage.
III. To heal us from our sicknesses.
IX. Redeems us from curse and failures.

To all who is reading this, Jesus died for us.. He died for YOU!!!! I could nv imagine the pain and the suffering that He went thru..And the humility.... He even washed the feet of His disciples... But the greatest humility is to come down to earth as a mortal being.. God gave His only begotten son to die for us... And cleanse us of our sins....

There's no room for 2nd best.....

2005-03-20T02:35:00.000-08:00

ARGHH!!!!!!!! Damn the com lah!!! Die down on me twice!!! TWICE!! ARGHHH!!!! TWICE!!!!! I was bloggin halfway and it died down on me!!..And i was bloggin halfway and it died down on me AGAIN!!! Damn the com.... Everything that i blogged for the past 20 mins is gone...! Damn, gone just like that.. Gone!!! I'm gonna sue Blogspot.. Or izzit Windows?? Or shud i sue Hewlett Packard??!! Arghh!! s2pid com!! If it dies down on me again, i'd probably throw my computer out my window.... It's really getting on my nerves..Dammit mann!!! Damn the com...Pardon me using this "D" word but...DAMN THE COM!!!!! Sheesh... I guess i'm gonna have to rmb wad i blogged about just now... I was almost gonna click on "publish post" and it died.. It just died.... Damn the com!! Damn, i'm gonna have to get my mood back and blog! AGAIN!!

Okok.. Joa, cool it boy...

Blog.
Blog.
Blog.

This word has been dancing inside my thick skull when i was on my way home just now... I can't wait to get my fat arse back home, glue my eyes on the com screen and start blogging... Hahahaa.... I can't really describe how i feel... Happy just now..But now, i'm pissed.. After having to blog about the same thing again and again... Sigh.. I'm gonna tell u guys abt what happened just now... So u can be the judge abt how i feel just now... Before the freakin com died down on me... Well, in summary.. We won!! Whoo hoo!! We won, we won.. Neh neh neh poo poo.. :p Hhahaha.. I guess victory's getting over my head now.... I guess it's just the self-assurance that you tell yourself that no one is better than you when you are awarded the first prize in anything...

Well, here goes....

We were supposed to gather at Palawan Beach by 1230 today but we were late... Well, we're only late weren't we? Better late than never... Hahhaaa.. I think if Michelle reads this she'd probably crucify me... Well, it isn't that bad... Hhaha..

Before the games actually began, we had some sort of a cheer competition.... I used what i have learnt during my orientation and used it in the cheer.. Hhahah.. We kinda modified it and came out with our very own cheer that suits our team name which is "Ji"..Which means lucky... :) Ahha...W300 really did a good job... Didn't we guys?? I guess they were looking for the creativity in the cheer and the enthusiasm in the members.. I checked the scoreboard and we got the highest among the other teams!.. Hehh.. I wonder why is it so difficult to lose!? Hahah..Stop it Joa, you'll get your members into trouble.. Hahhaa...

If i didn't rmb wrongly, the next game that we played was the "Dog and Bone" Game.. Cool game... We had 4 teams in each area.. Each team, ten members... We had to rush for the bomb bags when we were called out our numbers.. We got quite a few bags.. Well, didn't really took the time to count... They annouced the winner for that game and we won.. Yayyness.. :p

Next was the Blocking Game.. Each team has the chance to "attack" as well as defend... We were allocated 5 mins for the game and we had to successfully go pass the team that is defending... 6 members were allowed to defend and all ten members had to "attack".. 6 of us successfully got past them.. Kinda like touch rug.. Haa.. Well done..

Followed by the treasure hunt i think...Well, i'm not sure about that game coz i didn't them.. I was a lost sheep looking for its shepherd... Ahhaha... But i heard from Bernard that we were awarded quite high points for that game as well, close to full marks... Teehee...

The last game was the best of all.. We had to tie our legs together and walk crab-style to each station as a team... Ahahha.. The first station, we had to think of 50 words from the verse, "By His stripes, i am healed." Kinda like Scrabble.. Lol.. We were ahead of the other teams but we had to forfeit 30 secs... Coz we broke the cloth that tied our legs together...The next station we had to piece the puzzle together... Kinda simple coz there were like only less than ten pieces.. It's actually the Easter Service "brochure"... After piecing the pieces together, we ran all the way to the last station...Hehh..This was the best.. We got all our beautiful faces covered with flour..We had to blow to flour off the bowl to see wad was buried beneath the flour...Bernard was the best.. He blew like he had nv blown before..Blowing his lungs out...Hahhaa.. Alryte, we got 3rd for that round... Yayy!

Now it's time for the prize presentation ceremony...The names of the first and second runner-up were announced and we were grinning from ear to ear... Hhaha..Coz we knew that we were the champions... The prizes were mainly all food stuffs.. Predominantly snacks.. Yum! OREO!! :p

Overall, we did a good job...Unity is the key.... We had friends joining us for the games and i'm surprised at their enthusiasm.. They were just great.. Good job guys! We couldn's have done it w/o u ppl.. And of cos we also couldn't have done it w/o God... 1st!!! We were so proud of ourselves!!

After that, we all bathed and headed towards Harbourfront for fellowship... At subway... Ahhaha..The six-inch thingy...Lol... Just my luck that there wasn't any red wine sauce...Lol.... Then we headed to RC (Recreational Centre) at West Coast for a short game of pool...Then we headed home.... We were all tired, esp the organizers.. Yayy! They did a great job!! :)

I guess it's just the fun that u have that really bonds relationships tightly together... For example, before the games we didn't know the new friends that well, but after that, we were happily chatting together during fellowship... God is really doing something in our lives... The harvest is already there, waiting for us as labourers to reap the abundance that God has promised...

Alryte, i'm finally done blogging for the night.. Or shud i say morn..? Well, i'm gonna be expecting a great sermon later on... Praise the Lord, i didn't throw my com out the window..Hahaahha..

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved." - Helen Keller

2005-03-14T13:18:00.000-08:00

Hey there guys.. Oh, i guess i haven't been blogging for the past few days.. But its a blessing though.. God really gave me the chance to sing in such an important crusade and i must really thank Him.. God is really a good God... The two-day crusade in the Singapore Indoor Stadium had been a wonderful experience for me.. I havent been blogging coz ive been quite busy lately with choir rehearsals and ive been coming back home really late every morning at abt 1 or 2 am.. Yes! 1 or 2 am.. Sigh, for one simple freakin reason tt i live at Tanjong Katong.. geez.. sometimes i really wish tt i hadn't move hse at that period when i used to live at Lakeside.. Okay, im back home now.. Finally getting some quality rest here.. After bloggin im gonna jump onto my dear bed and snooze till the freaking cow comes home.. lol.. Moo? Damn! im lame... We were informed in such a short notice that we had to go for choir rehearsals last sunday, monday, tuesday and thursday for the Rev. Benny Hinn's Healing Crusade on friday and saturday.. There was supposed to be only 2 services but the church's approval to have another extra service had been approved.. So.. we had 3 services...Which means that the choir has to sing for one more service on saturday.. Wow whee! One more service is like 5 more hours of continuous singing.. Oh gosh... Hahaa.. But i dont regret it.. It has been a great priviledge to sing together with Rev. Benny Hinn and his team.. The anointing of God is so strong that even my frens that were seated all the way back of the indoor stadium could feel it... Practice, practice, practice... Sing, sing, sing... The service was jam-packed with our church members.. On friday, the service started at 7.30pm but there were ppl queueing at 11am!! Wa kao!! Nutcases.. But thank God that i got the special CHC choir pass so that i won't have to queue...haha... :p Okok, i think if my cell group members were to read this they'd probably skin me alive... Hahhaa... The choir really worked very hard to create the atmosphere in the 3 services and i tink they did a very good job *claps*... Lol... We had to stand throughout almost the whole service.. Singing "Hallelujah" for about two hundred times non-stop.. On friday, Xiaoxin msged me telling me that he couldnt get into the indoor stadium... Yeah, i also heard from Pst. Benny that there were about 5000 ppl that couldnt get in.. On saturday, about 6000 ppl were outside.. Yeah, thank God that im able to serve Him in such a special way and that i can experience God differently.. And for the school holidays that i'm able to stay at home to rest for a week... Ahahha.. After the combined service on Sunday also at the indoor stadium, the whole cell group went to fellowship at Plaza Singapura.. Actually, i didnt want to join them coz i was really tired and i know i need rest!!! REST!! That word's giving me the motivation to lie on my bed now.. But im gonna continue blogging till im done.. Okay, where were we? oh, we went to PS had our lunch and decided to go to Cafe Cartel for a drink.. Oreo Frappe! Eeeew!! i'll never buy that again.. but the free water and bread's gooooood! Lol... We talked and talked till about 6pm and the rest made their way back home.. I accompanied Pierson to wait for his parents and at the same time, took time to try out the electric drumset at Yamaha.. Just one word to describe it... COOL!!!! haha.. Then i joined Bryant's cell group at Orchard for walk, an aimless walk... lol... We got out arses to Pacific Plaza.. Sat there.. And talked about how cool Tanglin was.. Hahaa.. Those were the days.. We sat there for about one and a half hour and it's already 9pm.. We decided to go to Bryant's house to stay o'ernite (lol..o'ernite), planning to watch The Phantom Of The Opera... But we were too tired for the first half hour of the movie and decided to sleep... Yayy! We were supposed to wake up at 8am today but instead we woke up at 10 am..haha.. Just imagine how tired were we... Lol... Then took no. 30 back home.. And im here bloggin away.. Good, time to sleep.. See ya ppl.. God bless.. :D

2005-03-05T23:57:00.000-08:00

Crap.

Crap.

Crap.

Crap!

That freakin website was under maintenance when i tried to access it last night.. Or rather, this morning.. Mann, this sucks! Well, i guess i have to do it again later..

Pray.
Pray.
Pray.
Sigh, i still can't decide on what i wanna do in poly.. Holy Spirit! Guide me.. Lol.. i shan't bore you guys with this anymore...

I'm gonna continue blogging about what happened today.. Woah! I must say that it was a really busy day for me today.. I had to print the song sheets in the morning, rush down to Jurong Point, take a quick lunch and rush down to Cell Group.. Then in the evening was Alicia's birthday party..

The printer was giving me a hard time.. Thank God the printer didn't die down on me.. I did find it strange though.. Many times i tried to print documents, the printer would just have this word ERROR, stamped on its forehead.. I prayed a short prayer, clicked on "print" and waited.. AND waited.. AND waited.. The two words going thru my mind was, "please work, please work!".. This two words kept circling thru my empty skull.. The few seconds seemed like days to me.. Hmm..okay okay! Hours.. Geez.. Fine! Minutes... I heard some faint rumbling noises, as if the printer had not eaten for days.. And after a while, it started printing! Way to go, Joa! Well, it was ur prayer that made it work! Praise the Lord!

After printing those song sheets, i frantically took a quick bath, spiked up my hair, left the house in a super rush.. Seriously, i've never took ten mins in all to brush my teeth, shit, bathe and gel my hair.. Wow! Miraculously i did it all.. Hahaha.. I reached the bus-stop, bus no. 135 came.. Whoo hoo! I hopped onto it and had to frantically dig my coins pocket for 55 cents.. *sweats* I couldn't care less and took out my wallet and tapped.. Sigh.. Tt's 63 cents off my EZ link card.. Well, thank God that it was only two bus-stops away from the MRT station.. Haha.. I couldn't risk taking bus no. 30.. It's a one and a half hour journey to Boon Lay lah! Well, i took the MRT and saved half the time..

Within approximately 40 mins, i arrived at Jurong Point.. Felix, Pierson and I had a quick lunch and rushed down to Sarah's house.. I have to say this, i took ten mins to gorge the Combo 1 down lah! Wa kau! I've nv eaten that fast also.. Hahaha.. You would have guessed, we had our lunch at Long John's.. By the time we arrived there, everyone else had already arrived..

Cell group meeting started a lil late today.. Praise and worship was awesome! "It's all about You, and the world you promise!" *slaps forehead* I'm going crazy.. Lol... Crazy for God! Haha.. The sermon as usual, had made a great impact in my life.. It took me a while to realise that i've been disobeying God by every single rebellious nature that's in my "old man".. Not "old man" as in "lao ren" but "old man" as in your oldself, the you before receiving Jesus.. Today, the "12 steps to a good year" series ended with 2 wonderful steps.. I personally love the one about praise.. I really feel that you don't have to praise Him only when you feel brightened up.. Praising Him when you're feeling down or depressed because He is worthy of all praise!! Cell group meeting ended with a short worship song.. I could really feel God's presence there in the room.. Wonderful.. God is really amazing... You will nv know how God will bless you in your life..

I now realise why MPV are MPVs and family sedan are family sedans.. Because for the simple reason that a family sedan is not supposed to be a six-seater! Ahahha.. Why do i say so? Simply because we tried squeezing Calvin, Pierson, Felix and I at the rear seats! Haha.. *raises an eyebrow* But we successfully "delivered" the 5 of us to Queensway... Amen! Whoo! Lol.. Really super funny la.. We were sitting with our butts one in and one out.. Haha.. We arrived there and took bus no. 961 to Alicia's place..

Her place was flooded with W250 members lah.. Hmm.. The food there was good.. For the one fact that it's free! Hahaha.. Opps.. Did i say smth wrong? *covers mouth with hands* Lol.. Full of shit lah! Sigh, i really gotta kick the bad habit of using that so unglam word, "lah".. But nvm, who cares? I'm proud of being a Singaporean, and a Singaporean needs to know some singlish... Haha..

We watched "Shutter" at her place while waiting to cut the cake... Both the cakes were ice cream cakes..! Yayyness! Wonderful.. One's a mango flavoured one and the other's a cookies and cream! I personally prefer the cookies and cream one.. *yum-yum*.. After the cakes were all gobbled down by rush-down-to-Alicia's-house-without-eating-their-dinner people, we sat down for a nice movie.. A full of shit movie.. Damn funny lah! Kung Fu Hussle! Hahaha.. Really crap, made me laugh my way throughout the movie..Haha.. After the movie, it was already quite late, and everyone left her place, i took bus no. 197 back and i'm back here at home blogging my way thru the night.. Sigh, i'm gonna try to access the JAE website again and hope it works *crosses finger*.. Yeah, i guess that's all for the night.. Tata~ ppl! Have a good night and God bless ya! Adios!

2005-03-05T02:14:00.000-08:00

Well, it's time to do some blogging again.. Hmm.. I really can't accept the fact that i'm never gonna be back in SA ever again.. Sad.. Well, life has to go on.. I can't exactly call SA my alma mater but i really think that i'm really gonna miss that college.. The people.. The nice teachers.. But sometimes fond memories don't normally last.. In case you people didn't know, it's 1:46 AM in the morning now... Hell yes, it is.. *nods* And in case you people didn't know.. I'm staying up just to wait for the freaking wretched JAE website to load...! Argh! And while waiting, i decided to do some blogging.. I am almost ready for a needing sleep that could do some help to eye bags that could ruin my image of a wake-up-early-in-the-morning-and-never-miss-my-bedtime person.. The JAE application really had me exhausted.. All those worries.. All the need to check out the courses in Poly.. Sigh, all the pain and the agony!! Ahaha.. I think i overdid that.. I actually kinda hoped that i had submitted the application earlier on.. I wouldn't be in this state of worry if i had done that earlier... Okok, i shall tell you abt wad happened today.. I had promised my dear mother the day before that i would accompany her to the temple.. Oh well, i kept my promise.. Yes!! So proud of you Joachim! We spent about half an hour there and the devotees there were mostly elderly people.. (P.S. I didn't offer any joss sticks!) Oh, where were we? Ok, Then my dad drove me to Bouna Vista MRT station and i waited for definitely more than 1 hr for Ken! Argh!! He's sickening..! Telling me that he would be an hour late when i already arrived.. Cool huh!? *rolls eyes* Yeah, well, i was late a number of times too.. We went to the MOE building and Ken did his direct application of the JAE thingy.. Sad to say, i didnt do it.. Coz i still couldn't make up my mind as to where i was gonna go.. Yeah.. Not many choices though.. Sigh, blame it on my laziness during o's that i didn't give my 100% attention to my studies.. Alrite, we were done with the application and of course, i only accompanied him.. We went back to Tanglin to get his Maths Olympia Cert and his testimonial... and i only accompanied him.. Anyway i had nothing to do even if i stayed home..The only thing i could do is rot at home.. And take on the duty as a couch potato.. Eating, sleeping.. Eating, sleeping.. And i'm really glad that i know it doesn't really do anything good to my buldging tummy.. Ok, he went to Ginza to meet up with Jin Cai and i knew that i would really be stoopid to follow them..Coz i knew that they would be playing DOTA at Aloha or smth.. Well, tired and smart Joachim went back home to get some sleep on my comfortable bed and woke up just in time for dinner.. See? Sleep and eat? Get wad i mean? Now you know where i get my tummy from.. It's not natural, guys.. I eat when i'm bored.. I eat when i'm stressed.. I eat then i sleep.. Haha.. Sigh, gonna kick that habit soon..Yeah, trust me, real soon... Alrite, it's time for me to access the wretched webbie now.. Hopefully the system's traffic won't be that slow anymore... Hmm, i do hope that my extreme entusiasm for blogging never dies.. Yes.. JAE!! Here I come!! Whee!! Well, don't give me that you-might-think-i'm-going-crazy look on ur face, but i'm perfectly sane .. Lol.. I'm just sleepy.. Good night guys.. *Yawns*

2005-03-03T22:52:00.000-08:00

Okay okay.. Time to put my fingers to work again.. It's been a few months since i blogged! Haha.. Well, sometimes i wonder why things always go wrong... Argh!! My com keeps disconnecting every 5 mins! And it's like pissing me off lah! WAH KAO!! Well, nvm Joa, u gotta learn to chill dude.. Seriously, i have to think of a way to fix the darn prob.. Sigh.. Anyway, Marcel and I went to crash TJ today.. The place is like damn cool lah! But i really have doubts whether it's the biggest JC other than the new RJ compound.. Well, the place is full of muggers.. Everyone would be studying during breaks, even when walking sia!! POWER!! Whereas u'll see ppl in SA playing carem during breaks.. Haha.. SA's still the best la.. Second to none... Well, too bad i screwed up my O's.. Well, i'm not disappointed with myself.. I'm just pissed that i realised i didn't do my best.. Sigh.. Well, wad's done cannot be undone.. And i really have to thank God for my grades still.. "Joa, just move on.." That was the most comforting phrase tt really made me feel much better.. Thanks guys! Anyway, the dateline for the JIS application has been extended.. Phew! My dad was like super gan jiong! Hahaha.. I was quite perturbed that the traffic was darn slow.. But oh well, we have another 3 more days to make our choices.. Honesty, i really did enjoy my 3 months here in SA.. Haha.. OG1 and 05A11 were like so gregarious...Really made me feel in place there.. I really really like Ms Soh lah! But i tink i let her down by getting such lousy results for my O's.. Was supposed to sms her my results.. But i didn't.. Well, couldn't be bothered lah.. I'll just tell her on Monday.. I'll bet tt during the last week of sch, everyone will be like, "Oh, i'll miss u!! Keep in contact k?" *hugs hugs*... Eeeek! Well, since there is a shortage of guys in SA, guys like us have to "blend" in with the girls.. Hahah.. Well, there's like only 4 guys in my class.. The girls are really excruciating!! I have to say this though.. I'll really miss u guys! All the best... Memories of my 3 months stay here in SA will really be ineradicable... Once again, all the best to all of u! God bless!!!

Saddest Poem by Pablo Neruda

2005-03-03T08:45:00.000-08:00

I can write the saddest poem of all tonight.

Write, for instance: "The night is full of stars,
and the stars, blue, shiver in the distance."

The night wind whirls in the sky and sings.

I can write the saddest poem of all tonight.
I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too.

On nights like this, I held her in my arms.
I kissed her so many times under the infinite sky.

She loved me, sometimes I loved her.
How could I not have loved her large, still eyes?

I can write the saddest poem of all tonight.
To think I don't have her. To feel that I've lost her.

To hear the immense night, more immense without her.
And the poem falls to the soul as dew to grass.

What does it matter that my love couldn't keep her.
The night is full of stars and she is not with me.

That's all. Far away, someone sings. Far away.
My soul is lost without her.

As if to bring her near, my eyes search for her.
My heart searches for her and she is not with me.

The same night that whitens the same trees.
We, we who were, we are the same no longer.

I no longer love her, true, but how much I loved her.
My voice searched the wind to touch her ear.

Someone else's. She will be someone else's. As she once belonged to my kisses.
Her voice, her light body. Her infinite eyes.

I no longer love her, true, but perhaps I love her.
Love is so short and oblivion so long.

Because on nights like this I held her in my arms,
my soul is lost without her.

Although this may be the last pain she causes me,
and this may be the last poem I write for her.

Friendship

2005-03-03T08:33:00.000-08:00

Friendship isn't always easily described. The Eskimos, they say, have a hundred different words for snow. Unfortunately, the English language isn't quite as innovative, though it has vast opportunities to differentiate meaning. Certainly, Love is one of those opportunities. And so, too, is Friendship. Instead of different words, however, we're stuck with simple adjectives. Close friend. Best friend. Childhood friend. Intimate friend. Trusted friend. Beloved friend. But whether you use adjectives or different words, few could deny the nearly infinite meaning in such a simple word. Friends are special people. We can't pick our family, and we're sorely limited in the number of them at any rate. Society and mores (and often our own conscience) dictate we select a single mate. But our friends can be as diverse and infinite as the adjectives we choose. Our friends, in a very real sense, reflect the choices we make in life.

It's God's Will Indeed

2004-12-20T01:58:00.000-08:00

Well, what have i got to say? Service day is always a good day, amen? I had to leave my house a little earlier because i got to make a trip to Jurong Point to get my phone serviced. Apparently, i received a bluetooth virus which corrupted the software of my phone. Yes, i was quite irritated by this situation, but what can i do? It feels wierd without my phone with me. Inconvenient in fact! Left Jurong Point at about half past twelve, reached church at about quarter to one. It was the first time that my sense of time was that accurate. When i arrived at church i saw Shannen, borrowed her phone to give a call to my cell group members. We made our way to basement 4 by taking the elevator. Surprisingly, we saw the rest of W300 at the "frontline". As time passes, more and more of our zone members arrived. We had a great time fellowshipping while waiting for the main auditorium door to open, although it was a little stuffy in there! As usual, service always started on time at two. We had a special guest Erana Leef to perform for us. Her voice is awesome, a telented vocalist. Pastor Kong shared about many Christians out in the world, which many of them are talented musicians and vocalists. God are using them in a very huge way. God has a plan and purpose for all of us in life. It was a fantastic sermon by Brother Sy Rogers, i loved his way of preaching and learnt about many things about sexualism. A wonderful man of God.

After service, it was time for the Street Soccer Tournament. All of us were excited as this was the last leg. Either we're in or we're out. We were given the "honours" by kicking off the first match. The whistle was blown, and after 8 minutes, the board showed a goal-less draw. We were quite disappointed with the score. We had to win the next match to get into the Semis. Praise the Lord! We won! By three goals to nil in fact! But it wasn't enough, we had to see how well the other teams in our group fared. Well, they won by eight goals to nil that kicked us out of the competition. The Jokers were officially eliminated. Disappointed as we were, but we are all winners! There are no losers in God's mighty kingdom! I had to play the substitution for Aspires as Jin Wen injured his ankle due to a rough tackle by Jamas. Jin Wen was quite furious and was crying in pain. All of us came to his aid. After the match ended, we realised that we had to win the second match to get through to the Semis. After the second match, it ended with a 2-1 win. But the referee argued that the penalty kick wasn't supposed to be awarded. Even after a heated argument, the score is to remain at 1-1. Which also implies that we didn't get through to the Semis. We did not feel very justified in the beginning but we realised that winning isn't the purpose of this competition. We left with a smile on our faces, headed to Yvonne's house for dinner as well as rest and relaxation. We deserved a good rest after the long hours of the competition. We had our self-prepared dinner after which we praised and worshipped at her house. We had a great time and i reached home abt half past twelve in the morning. Time for a warm bath and to jump onto my cosy bed! Good night!

"God doesn't excuse our sins but He looks beyond our sins and sees why we do it."

A Godly Dream

2004-12-12T23:50:00.000-08:00

The first thing that came to my mind when i woke up at ten this morning was, "wow!! it's a sunday again!!" Well, i can see that our cell group is growing. During the Holiday Zest Service, we had a total of 12 new friends. Is that wonderful or is that wonderful?! Praise the Lord! I arrived at church at approximately quarter past one. Everyone was already queueing at basement 2. We made our way to basement 4 and got ourselves good seats. Service started! Praise and Worship was just wonderful. I could really feel God's presence in this place. I was placed beside our new friend, Sheryl, she was quite interesting i can say. And on my left is Kimberly. She was cool as well. But i didn't really get a chance to talk to her much. Well, Sarah can do the job because Sarah's sitting on her left. The sermon was preached by Pst. Kong. It was a great sermon, "The Journey Of A Dream". What can i say? I just love his sermons!! I really learnt a lot from his sermons. He shared a testimony about one of the board chairmans escaping disaster. I will not elaborate on that, as we know, God will always be with us. And the devil will never be able to lay his "rubbish" fingers on us. Service ended with an altercall. Our dear friend Mikki got saved. I'm really very proud of him. He raised up his hand high up when Pastor said, "Raise your hand as high as you can if you want to receive Jesus into your life and be cleansed of all your sins!" I almost cried. I could see many people walking down the asile, to get all their sins forgiven. God is indeed a good God. There's nothing good about the devil and there's nothing bad about God. Praise the Lord!! We had fellowship in "Best", as usual. Although we didn't have the whole "squad" today. But we still had a good time fellowshipping in God's presence.

After fellowship, Felix, Bernard, Joel and I attended Samantha's birthday party. I was supposed to celebrate my brother's birthday but he couldn't make it simply because he had to do his project in school. We arrived at about half past six. Everyone was already there. I didn't expect so many people to turn up but we did have a lot of fun. Buffet dinner, pizzas, and even a birthday cake food fight! Wow!! I was the only one that went home "untouched". I smashed the cake at Samantha after she got "ambushed". =) I ran all the way into her room from the corridor outside. Camped there for a while until the war subsided. The party ended after a while of chatting. The four of us headed home. I reached home at eleven, took a bath, and ready for a new day tomorrow.

"Breathe, into my soul. Spirit of God, fill my life with Your presence. Hide, under Your shadow. Dwell in Your secret place. It's You i long to know."

Woo~! Special Service in S.I.S.

2004-11-14T01:34:00.000-08:00

woah! shiok larh! special service..wahahah...
hmmm.... the service was rather special...
it's was longer than everyone expected....
it lasted for almost 3 and a half hours... -_-''
hahhaaa.. Lulu was definitely a very good translater..hahaa...
she's pro i tell u! she could translate wadeva Ps. Ulf said very quickly!!!
hahaha.. Ps. Ulf Ukman was preaching abt God's calling today...
woah~! i could really feel God's presence..
especially during praise and worship..
wahaha.. i kept crying...but a bit paiseh to let the others see la..
so gotta quickly wipe away my tears..super lolz...
there were many ppl who responded to the altercall...
actually, i didnt expect myself to go for the service...
cos i'll oso be gng on sunday.. cos i had to study..
which i didnt...-_-"..but i went for it in the end...
praise the Lord!!! wahaha... i didnt regret gng for both services though...
hahaha..it was quite convenient for me cos i live near the area.. wahahah!!!
awww~! the rest had to take cab back.. and still reached home later than me..
i really pity them..! wahah..jus kidding..no offence..
yeah..anw, ken and sorfian took advantage of me..
and stayed in my hse for a night...-_-" FLY~!
lolz... well, i'm sure tmr's service will be a better one..
and the atmosphere will be superb...!
well, guys! tt's all folks! enjoy the service tmr..
expect revival and more new friends!
hallelujah~! AMENNNN!!!!!!!!!
good night everyone....!
God loves u and i love u too..~!
=)

national mondae!

2004-08-09T22:58:00.000-07:00

this is my country!! this is my home!!
whahah!
woke up at 12...
took lunch...
go alicia hse..watch sun's concert
then watch urban legend!
nice and scary show..
ppl "jerked" once in a while.. =)
ndp start...
but had to go off to meet feli and ray...
had dinner at bk..
talked a lot..
abt cell group multiplying..
quite sad and happy abt it...
shopped ard far east..
went home abt 10..
reached home at 1030..
well..that's abt it for the dae!
happy national day to all!!

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sundae service

2004-08-08T22:47:00.000-07:00

woah! todae really power sia!
had maths tuition at 8 am..
then i met ber at jp at 1030..
then we go church together.. for bs..
JOYCE WAS LATE! she summore tell us not to be late!
LOL!..
kidding...
bs started...we saw sister jace there..
kevin joined us after the bs..
oh ya..liqun, zhonghao and william were also there..
liqun oso late for her bs.. =)
then at 1, i had to go for the children's church interview..
with feli and ray..
we decided to serve on saturdaes..
service was great as usual, pastor prayed for healing..
we fellowshiped at BEST!
whahaha..
then i went to west mall to meet aaron and the gang..
they watched i robot.. "i'm allergic to bullshit" =)
met them for dinner.. then we had this crazy idea of cycling..!
whhaha..
went home to get changed and met the rest at kim teck's house..
we had 5 ppl but 4 bikes cos one jus died cos of tyre punchek!
bo bian! skate skooter.. had to take turns!
started cycling at abt 12... reached harbourfront abt 2..
slacked there for abt 2 hrs..
and back to west coast...reached there abt 6..
we were super shacked! oh mann!
but it was a gd experience..
reached home abt 7am...bathed and had a gooooood sleep!
first time i felt my bed soooo nice!

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premiership saturday

2004-08-07T22:25:00.000-07:00

hey there! didnt have time to blog for this whole wkend..
so i'm like mass blogging now alrite..? wahaha....
saturdae is soccer dae..as usual..
but there's one more thing, it's chua's bdae! LOL!
but i dun tink i will be able to play tt long anymore..
i gotta serve in children's church saturdae evening liao..
well, last sat we had the same usual soccer "training"..
actually quite glad tt my form is improving larh...
everyone was late..but we got more challengers in the late afternoon la..
there was this group of guys..
tt we didnt see b4 de..
this one malay guy...
super style..!
THROW THE DUSTBIN INTO THE COURT!
no manners!
but is for fun onli larh..
play play nia..
tt guy sia...got power hair..
gold to da core!
pierce the face till got so many dotts!
but he still got tok to us sia..
sae sth abt our ball control not up to standard yet..
then we shud go field train first..
so he invited us to go wcp (west coast park) to find them larh..
well, we played for a while then at abt 6, we went for dessert at hawker's..
chatted a while.. then went home to have some power boneless duck! woo~!
i realised tt aaron is not quite against chc anymore..
cos he didnt sae much abt it..
well, who knows?
tt's abt it for saturdae..

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cell grp was interesting!!

2004-08-06T12:48:00.000-07:00

hello guys!
yesterdae we had cell grp lar..
aft studying at imm for the whole dae...
but actually didnt do much lo...
sarah and i met SY at west mall aft he bot all the food ta cook later!!
then we took a cab there!
we fellowshiped a while while SY was cooking lar...
then the games started!! woo~!
hahaa..
i suaned liqun until she buay tahan!
hahahh! i ald told liqun tt grp 2 will lose cos of her!
cos we were playing charade...
and she was in grp 2 and me in grp 3
so the last person had to tell joyce the ans to it larh..
the final game was very impt for grp 2 if not they had to wash the dishes..
so apparently, sarah, ran up to tell joyce the ans....
BUT LIQUN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONE!!!
cos sarah was the 2nd last person..
not counted..
then i rushed over to tell joyce!!
then i told liqun,"see? i told u ryte? if u were there, sarah would be the last one!!"
wahahhaha!
then after cell grp....
shannon said, "fellowship has jus begun!"
we took out the cake and celebrated her b'dae!
her present was a fossil watch!!
she was shocked! whahaha!
shannon tot tt it ws bro wei boon who told us wad ta buy wad..
apparently it was him!
calvin said, "no la...we already tot of the present b4 we CONFIRMED with him!"
tt was so so funny!
later after eating, grp 2 had to wash the dishes...
liqun was washing and i continued to suan her!
i very bad hor?
tink so? then too bad lor!!
whahaha!
she was washing the last cup larh..
i kinda gived her a bit of chance larh..
so i said,"come! i help u wash!"
but i didnt realise she was finishing soon!
then i started agn..."oh not tt i dowan to help u larh! but u finished washing already!"
wahahah!
yar..and net was really a rascal mann!
during the cell grp i said," wah, u so small onli then so talkative!"
he even described sarah as "the cook that cannot cook!!"
cos her hash browns were "soggy"! well, it's the tot tt counts larh ryte?!
wahahah! and i added on, "the cook that cannot cook, and still want to cook!"
haha! during fellowship, calvin was playing with him larh..
then he did some moves on him like, rock's bottom and etc, stunner lar..
jus playing onli lor..
BUT!! net did a low blow on him!!
oh mann! he really has tt height for a reason!
hahaha....
yar then after talking for a while...
and helping with cleaning up...
most of us went home...
we took the mrt home..
abt midnite, i had a chat with michelle on the phone..
then i went to bed..ahh!! my sweet bed!!

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dinner cancelled

2004-08-05T21:42:00.000-07:00

hey there...
todae i had a lot of ppl to visit me at the office
hahaha...
firstly, xueying wanted to come..
but i din noe why she couldnt in the end..
and the dinner with her and feli was cancelled...
oh..mann..
yar..oh mann!
the kenneth and aloysius joined me at abt 2?
the took MC from polyclinic..LOL!
cheaters!
hahaha...
they went back aft lunch, ber joined me...
chattted a while...then we went for dinner....
tt's abt..
lazy to write in details...
mayb i'll edit it somdae..MAYB! lol...
kkiex..gd nite everyone!

wednesdae is a boring dae!

2004-08-04T19:04:00.000-07:00

hi all! it's a boring dae..almost nth to write...
so it'll be very short...
woke up at 8...
left hse at 830...
dad send mom to work...
then send me to office to study...
studied a bit of maths.....
had lunch...
did some history notes...
then went to pick my mom..
we also gave her asst.boss a lift back home to orange grove..
RICH!!!
then go home...
dinner... then TV...see? nth much...LOL!
byeeeee!

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back to tss???

2004-08-03T23:54:00.000-07:00

hello guys! todae isnt a very interesting dae...
the same as all other daes..
yeah..nth mush larh
after studying at my dad's office, went back to school with hairil and jeff to study there... the school really changed a lot...
but they were rather playful, so didnt do much studying.....
my dad was there to see ms leong oso...
business stuffs..abt the t shirts for joseph lor...
i oso went to get some HY ans SS notes from her...
they were all compiled into a CD...
she rocks..! hahaha..
aft studying, jeff, hairil and i went to opp. hawker's..
to eat supper... then went home..
hahaa... they crapped a lot mann!
hahaha... we also watched the rehearsal of joseph in the parade square...
it wasnt bad at all! hahah!
tt's abt it lahx!
ciaoz!

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mondae blues.......

2004-08-02T18:16:00.000-07:00

hello guys! todae's a rather boring dae...
same old routine again...
but at least kenneth came..and i used his lappy for a while..hahaha....
then we went for lunch together at bk...
it was his treat..
woah! i'm so blessed..LOL!
didnt do much studying todae..
feel quite guilty abt it...
so, have to redeem myself by doing more work tonite....
hahahhaa.. which means i cant be online for a long time..
awwww..
i realised something todae...
i have to have lots of sleep the nite b4....
so as to have energy to study the next dae and not fall asleep...LOL!
erm, wad a boring dae u see?
nth much at all...
so i'm gng to do my studies anytime now..
tt's all folks!
see ya ard!!
=)

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what a day!!

2004-08-01T23:45:00.001-07:00

hello there!! hmmm...
todae i woke up at abt 730...
went to clem(cage)..
that soccer court at sam's place...
i was there at 830...
when the meeting time was 930..
hahaha..
early lor...
waited for the rest..
it was ald abt ten..
took a bus to nus...hmmm...
reached abt 1030..
the field was taken up by some other teams..
so we had to wait till abt 1130 to start our match..
we won 3-0 on our first half..
but i had to go off early..
i made a gd save and made an important interception oso..
nth much la..
at least i got clean sheet mahx!
so i had to miss the second half..
took a cab to church...
praise the Lord...the CCH interview is postponed to nxt wk..
phew!!
hahahaa.. then kenneth msged me to tell me we won 4-2 aft the final whistle..
gd match..gd game..
took a cab..to church
reached there abt 130....
the rest were queueing at b1 le..
then i joined them...
the service was great..
with rev. mike connell...
sat with brandon..had to explain to him wad's the meaning of Holy Ghost..
and the Holy Trinity...
after the service..
go fellowship lor..
then go esplanade to watch fireworks..!
it's really nice..LOL!
alicia was like...waaa!! woo!! weeee!!
LOL! then we go bk eat at raffles city..
then we all went home..
sarah told me to send alicia home..cos it's too dark..
and alicia refused..
in the end i got off the train, and cg and ron had to do the job...
ber oso send sarah home...
we were worried for the girls mahx..
tt's abt it...
hmmm... must rmb, cg owes me ten dollars!! LOL!
and we swoped bags for a week!
LOL!..his idea!!
reached home abt 1045....
MMMM! home sweet home!! tt's abt it...!
see ya!!

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combined cell at alicia's place

2004-07-31T22:11:00.000-07:00

hey ya! hmm...
todae was a great dae..
hahaha...
i met ber at jp for lunch at abt 12 plus..
he said he couldn't eat fast food lo..
so we go to food court and eat..
LOL! my chicken rice cost 3.70...
met kelvin oso...but he had to do project with a fren...
so? PANGSEH! LOL!
no la.. tt wasn't the case..
we met him b4 gng up to the food court...
he said he wanted to meet us later..
and we waited for him at courts for a long time and we got impatient..
we siam! lol..
then he called and sae he go toilet..
well, not his fault! hahaha...
then we headed on to tiong bahru plaza...
then alicia called me to buy 2 packets of ice..
ok lor..buy lor..
we headed to mac to get some things to munch on..
after which, went to cold storage to get 3 tubs of ice cream..
and 2 packets of ice..
total? 21.95..
then i had to carry EVERYTHING myself cos tt ber didnt want to help me...
-_-" all the wae..! sweating and all..
(refreshment ic means i have to carry everything by myself mehx? zzz...)
praise the Lord!! we met sorfian and jin cai at the junction..
then they helped me carry lor...
thks guys... =) then after tt, reached ally's hse..
fellowshiped a little...there was someone new there..
her name is michelle.. we took some time to intro ourselves..
she was transferred from another cell cos her previous one had to break pup..so sad..=(
i oso dunno y..beats me..
then we started our praise and worship..
then it's time for william to preach!! amen!!
haha..i've nv heard william preach b4..this was my first time...
aft the whole thing has ended..
we went to eat!! hahah..
after saying grace, cheong the food!
great cooking by alicia's mom! wahahah!
nice food!
got erm, lychee + grass jelly as dessert..
small hash browns, nuggets, erm...
noodles.. and of cos..ice cream waffles!!
haha! and ju hua cha! LOL!
then the rest went back..
we were left with the few of us...
ronald wanted to transfer some songs to his mp3..
i oso wanted some new songs..
hahaha..
i took a long time and the rest were alreay waiting..
then they said tt i looked like some one hu's surfin' porn!!
NO OKAY!!!
then after tt, headed home...
jam cos of the ndp preview..
reached home abt 930..
home sweet home...
MMM!!
hhee..tt's abt it...
end of the dae for me..go home and rest..

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everyone's fallin' sick!!

2004-07-30T20:55:00.000-07:00

hello guys..! it's now 8.55pm....
talking to shannon and ber on msn..
shannon's condition has worsened....
bernard oso sick..
sian...
he told me he cough out blood this morning..
so i tink it's quite serious...
told them to go and see the doctor...
but both of them sae it's too ex...no money..
haiz...
shannon's got tonsilitis and her condition's not getting better...
she told me tt the doctor once suggested tt she may haf to go for op..
tt's really super duper serious....
to my cell group members, if you're reading this, pls pray very very hard for shannon...
thks...

friday the 30th

2004-07-30T18:01:00.000-07:00

hey ya! hello there!
wah~! it's now already 6pm..
jus reached home after picking my mom from work..
the whole family was in the car jus now..
hahahah~! we were talking abt changing a new car..haha
my dad wants ta buy a BMW 3.18...wootz~!
well, maybe it's jus a casual talk..hahaaa...
we went to beach road after picking my bro from home abt 4.30..
then he went to get his boots..
the old auntie there said sth abt onli earning 1 dollar..haha..
and i didnt really noe wad they were talking abt lah..
cos i dun really understand hokkien mahx.. oh mann...
cos i was brought up in an english speaking family u see?
cos my dad was trying to bargain..
trying to get a cheaper price..
the boots cost 23 bucks..
my dad's preparing dinner now..
so i'll soon be able to eat..
although im not tt hungry...so i'll jus eat a little..
due to the heavy lunch i had jus now..
it was my auntie's treat cos she won money at the casino on a cruise..
kewl huh!
haha... hmm...mutton soup!! yummy yum yum..
okok, i tink tt's abt all for now..
byeee! cheers!!

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cell group postponed!!

2004-07-30T13:55:00.000-07:00

heloo all! hahaha.. im at IMM now..
at my dad's office..
it's almost one pm already...
i haf been here since 930 in the morning....
supposed ta be studying lor..
but hor, it's getting a bit boring in here..
so i jus used my dad's com for a while lor..
anywae, i have to register for my ns then apply for deferment...
sian rite!?
hahaha..actually, this office macham mine lidat..hee...=)
got radio, com....hahaha
the air con free summore! wootz!
summore some stranger msged me todae sae dunno some mushy stuff..eeee!
givin me goosebumps leiz...
then the person send another msg saeing tt he send it to the wrong person...then i hack care lor...not my prob oso wad....
hahaha... aiyah..tt s2pid ber sick todae..
summore then oso dunno whether he can come ta my hse ta stay overnite leix..
a bit lag lah the com now..my dad's office one is 56k mahx.. tt's y....
summore todae's cell group has been postponed to tmr..
later i guess i'll be gng to beach road with my dad and bro..
tt bro of mine wants to get his new boots for his SJAB mah..
cos his one spoil liao..
then i jus follow lor..
can do some shopping too! hee....=)
hahaha...the aircon here is alwaes on 24/7 de...
cos controlled my the management lah..
and it's like very very cold here..
everydae put on jacket oso not warm enough...
jia lat lah..i still havent finish my POA hw lor..
a lot sia...5 qns of "partnership"....
so i tink i will not dilly dally anymore...
in that case, i'll be off now...
ciaoz!!! tata~!

Some Interesting Facts About the Bible

2004-07-30T05:12:00.001-07:00

The Bible is the only book that men labored diligenntly over in order to
produce unusual and interesting facts about it. An illustration of this is seen in
the following facts:

1. There are 66 books in the Bible: 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament.
2. Approximately 40 men, over a period of 1600 years, wrote the Bible. They came from various backgrounds, yet, their writings are all harmonious.
3. The book of Psalms is the longest book in the King James Version. It has 150 chapters.,
4. The shortest book is Third John, with 294 words in 14 verses.
5. The word “and” appears 46,227 times in the Bible, and is the most frequently used word?
6. The longest personal name is Maher~shallal-hash-baz (Isa. 8:1-3).
7. Portions of the Bible have been translated into 1,399 languages. In 1972,
5,519,909 Bibles were distributed.
& Esther 8:9 is the longest verse in the Bible. John 1135, in the English Bible, is the shortest verse.
9. The Bible contains 1,189 chapters, 31,102 verses, 773,746 words, and 3,566,480 letters.
10. A casual reader may read the complete Bible in 90 to 100 hours.
11. The Bible is the first book printed on the moveable type press. This occurred in 1455 on Gutenburg’s press.
12. Hugo divided the Bible into chapters in 1250. Robert Stevens divided it into verses in 1551.
13. There are 1,050 commands in the New Testament
14. There are 1,022 questions in the New Testament.
15. The word Hallelujah is Hebrew for "praise the Lord"
16. The Bible mentions waters being parted four times. In Exodus the Red Sea was parted so the Israelites could be led to safety. The Jordan River was parted when Joshua and the Israelites were going into the promised land (Joshua chapter four). The Jordan was parted a second time when the prophets Elijah and Elisha needed to cross (II Kings chapter two), and still another time when Elisha crossed back over when Elijah was taken up into the firey chariot.
17. Money is not the root of all evil. The Love of money is the root of all kinds of evil (I Timothy 6:10)
18. The only two books in the Bible that don't contain the name of God are Song of Solomon and Esther.
19. Despite the fact that most people believe that Jonah was swallowed by a whale, it is more probable that the "great fish" mentioned in Jonah chapter one was not a whale because whales are very rare in the Mediterrean Sea.
20. Two chapters in the Bible, II Kings 19 and Isaiah 37, are almost identical.
21. The oldest man recorded in the Bible was Methuselah. He lived 969 years (Genesis 5:27).

My God Is A Good God

2004-07-30T05:12:00.000-07:00

(written by Reggie Richardson)

My God is a good God
Let me tell you how good He is
He died on the cross for us
so that all of us could live....

There are some things He wants us to do
and that is to live our lives the right way
and when things aren't going right for us
all we have to do is "PRAY"

My God is a good God
you wanna know how I know
I know my God is a good God
because the Bible tells me so

He's there when I need Him
even if I take a fall
He's by my side when I need Him
all I have to do is give Him a call

My God is a good God
everything I am saying is true
My God is a good God
everything He does for me, He'll do the same for you......

Discovering the Bible

2004-07-30T04:47:00.000-07:00

hello guys! erm..actually i found this short paragraph from the net and found it rather interesting...hmm...search "www.biblenet.com" Well, happy reading!!
Your discovery of the Bible could be an adventure that lasts your whole lifetime! Sound ridiculous? Maybe, but there is an incredibly long line of people stretching for thousands of years who would insist it is true. Stop and think. Long, long before the world knew anything of television, radio, CDs, airplanes, automobiles, electricity, long before the world ever heard of Coca Cola, IBM, SONY, or microwave ovens, a book that later became known as "The Bible" was written that would be like none other. This book was even finished centuries before printing was available to mass produce books, and in those earlier centuries every copy of this book had to be done by hand. In every generation since it was written, it has been revered and looked to as a source of understanding our world, our humanity, our relationships, our reason for existence. Accept the possibility that the best things in our Western world, a world that slowly and painfully emerged from barbarism to an advanced civilization, emerged largely from the inspiration provided by the Bible. It played a central role in the formation of our culture. But now the flowers of that civilization, as someone put it, are cut off from the roots and are already beginning to wilt in the vase. Look at the solutions and cures that are typically offered. Do they give you much hope? Might it be that the way forward is to go back to the path we drifted from, to recover our roots, to rediscover the Bible?

it's already 9.30

2004-07-29T21:28:00.000-07:00

heloo! sian.. it's already 9.30 in the evening...
now at the com but dunno wad ta do lei..
so i decided post sth up lor..
dinner really wasn't very nice..
my mom alwaes caters food back and todae's dishes were..
erm, vege, satay chicken, tofu, mixed vege and egg...
hahaha..the egg was fried by my dad..
if not i wouldnt eat anything at all..
i had to sae a quick grace and quiet one so dad my parents wont hear..LOL!
after dinner used the come for a while..
then go watch double happiness liao lor...(PS:my dad fell asleep while watching =))
after then i went to go cook the,wad u call that?
chicken patty for my dad to eat..
cos my mom and bro didnt wanna eat..hmm..
tt's abt 9 o clock already..
i turned on the tv, the 'fiona xie show" was already showing...
dont really like the show la.. watch onli cos of her lor...
it's getting boring so i went to my parent's room to use com lor..
jus got scolded oso..
cos my bro was hoggin onto the com..and i rushed him, then?
mother scold lor...saeing tt i used for a long time already..
in fact ar, my bro was playing ragnarok all dae..
while my msn was signed in...
anw, i tink i'll be gng to carry on watching the show now....
tt's abt it then.. see ya'll!! cheers!

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it's about time!

2004-07-29T18:49:00.000-07:00

sorry sorry..
it's abt time i updated my blog..
hahaha..
have been quite lazy these few days lahz..
LOL! okok..
todae? nth much lah..
had POA tuition at 930 this morning..
then i had lunch with my dad lor..
hahaha...hokkien mee in newton hawker's centre.. nice! yummy!!
hmm...after a full stomach, my dad sent me to JE popular to get my POA tys...
which he said he will pay for me but he didnt bring money..
=( he still owes me $5.05..hahaha
then headed on to my dad's office to do some studying there..
got some work done.. and finished 2/5 of my POA hw..
strangely this china woman asked me if she could sell VCDs along the corridor..
well, i jus said i didnt know and walked awae..
hmm..
wonder if it's pirated anot..
hahaha..
she was carrying a small luggage between her arms..
guess they're those VCDs lor..
at abt 4.30, i hoped on my dad's car and we went to pick my mom at her office...
it's almost the same routine everydae..
erm, i tink tt's abt it lah..hahaha..
i guess i have to kick this "don't-feel-like-updating-my-blog" habit...
alrite, time to watch "double happiness" liao.. see ya!!

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It's hot ard here!

2004-06-21T08:15:00.000-07:00

erm.. jus got back from new zealand..
hahaha..
it's a very cold trip..
like 2 weeks and freezin' temps..
and i really missed home..
glad to be back and chillin' wif u guys.. haha..
erm..this is actually my first blog..so actually it is a lil lousy...
fret not, it'll improve..
haha..promise..got to sg airport at abt 8.10 at nite...by the time i collected my baggage it was already abt 9..
took a cab, reached home abt 9 plus?
cant rmb..
i rmb tt the taxi fare was abt 12 dollars..haha
my dad had ta pay..
when i got back, i contacted my frens..and life was becoming a bit more or less the same already...
i missed euro 2004..
and in NZ there's onli like rugby there.. haha..
surprisingly.. there's a channel on tv tt show's onli christian stuffs..haha kewl huh?
eh, btw.. NZ was fun.... but still cant be compared to s'pore..
cheers! g'day!

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