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Thursday, January 29, 2009, 3:02 PM
Hey everyone!
Ok, i noe.
It's been like a million years
since i last posted.
And i guess thats y my tagboard
is dead too. D':
Anw, CNY! :D
It was fun and better yet, got
like so many ang paos! (:
WEE!
Ok, so these past few days,
all i did was actually go visit
relatives.
Just like any other typical
Chinese New Year.
What i enjoy most is definately
the ang paos but the i like the
food too! ;D
I bet i gained like a 1000 pounds, k?
D:
And guess wad?
Ysd was health check up and we had
to check up our eyes.
So it turned out tt my left eye is
like not as good as b4(6/18 nw)
And i have to wear specs nw.
Like sad right?? D':
Ok, anw, better stop nw.
Have LD in literally 5mins. :D
Do not cast me off in the time of old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
— Psalm 71:9
I was having breakfast with a friend who had recently celebrated his 60th birthday. We discussed the “trauma” of the number 6 being the first digit in his age and all that the age of 60 implies (retirement, social security, etc.). We also pondered the fact that he felt so much younger than such a “large” number would seem to indicate.
Then the conversation turned to the lessons, joys, and blessings he’d found in living those 60 years, and he said, “You know, it isn’t really that bad. In fact, it’s pretty exciting.” The lessons of the past had brought a change in how he viewed the present.
Such is the aging process. We learn from our past in order to live in our present—a lesson reflected on by the psalmist: “For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth” (Ps. 71:5). He continued, “By You I have been upheld from birth; You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb. My praise shall be continually of You” (v.6). As the psalmist looked back, he clearly saw the faithfulness of God. With confidence in that faithfulness, he could face the future and its uncertainties—and so can we.
May we say with the psalmist, “I will praise You—and Your faithfulness, O my God!” (v.22).
— Bill Crowder
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father!
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be.
— Chisholm
© Renewal 1951 Hope Publishing Company.
As the years add up, God’s faithfulness keeps multiplying.
- http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb.shtml
Friday, January 23, 2009, 10:35 PM
Hey everyone!
Right, so i havent been
posting for a long time these
past few days.
I guess thats mainly cuz Sec 2
life is like so much more
stress-
er and buzier?!
D':
Anw, enough of my complains.
Im here to entertain u guys
again. LOL. (:
So met up with Yan lin and
Yen Yi on wed.
We met up around like 2+?
And went to macs.
Since i didnt have lunch yet,
i went to buy food and Yan lin
went to buy food too not long
aft tt cuz she said i was
tempting her.
Haha. ;D
While we were eating, we were
oso playing on my TPC!
Which is supposed to be fun but
its not.
Cuz we just couldnt connect to the
internet at macs for some reason.
We were like so pisssedd!
So we then gave up on tt since
we literally wasted like 20mins
of our time doing tt which is
totally hopeless in the end.
So we decided to play the games
on my comp - Cooking Academy.
Haha.
Yen yi was like the one teaching
us how to play at 1st.
She's like so pro! ;D
Haha.
And Yan lin was awesome at
Stabbing my screen with the stylusthe game as well. ;D
So aft awhile, some of their sch
mates came and yen yi had to go help
decorate the class.
So it was only me and Yan lin then.
We continued playing the game and
we had fun! (:
So like abt 5.30 i had to go home
but b4 tt, we were comparing our
muscles.
Haha.
And guess wad?
Yan lin has like so much more
muscle at her legs than me and
mine is just filled with fats.
Like how ugly is tt?! D':
I guess this is mainly cuz i dun
skip 300 times a day like someone.
;D
By someone i mean Yan lin!
Strong stamina man!!
Ok on thur we had ELDDS and learnt
miming! (:
It was so fun!
Enjoyed it lots. ;D
Aft Drama, it was like almost 6.
And i went with Ash to pick
up her new specs at Queensway mall.
We were like rushing there cuz its
so late already and when we reached
there, we kept going in circles.
The place is confusing, serious.
But we did manage the find the place
in the end. (:
And Ash, ur specs look awesome on u!
:D
Oh and i had to go with Ash to change
her specs again today cuz the nose
thing for the specs is chipped
off and it was hurting.
And like ysd, we were rushing like
crazy again.
I was so tired!
Ok, i guess thats abt it.
Happy CNY everyone! :D
The performance in sch today was
great {:
BYE!
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.
— Isaiah 6:1
After you placed your food order at a popular fast food restaurant, the cashiers used to ask that famous question: “Would you like to supersize that?” In essence, they were asking the customers if they wanted more of what they were already getting.
In a similar way, when we come into God’s presence, I believe He asks us: “Would you like to enlarge your understanding of Me today?”
Isaiah had one such experience with God. Through a painful event in his life, Isaiah saw the Lord “high and lifted up” (Isa. 6:1). Through this encounter, God supersized Isaiah’s understanding of His holiness. He saw God’s complete moral excellence that unifies His attributes.
God also enlarged Isaiah’s realization of his own sin (v.5). This led to an expansion of his understanding of God’s complete forgiveness and cleansing (vv.6-7). Only when Isaiah understood the depth of his sin could he appreciate and accept forgiveness and cleansing from God. Finally, his encounter with God led to Isaiah’s declaration of availability and commitment to reach out to others and to help them increase their understanding of God (vv.8-9).
Let’s ask God to supersize our understanding of His greatness today.
— Marvin Williams
Oh, I want to know You, blessed Lord,
Better than I’ve ever known before!
In Your Word I read of Your great purpose—
Help me understand it more and more.
— Hess
Knowing about God is fascinating. Knowing God personally is life-changing.
- http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb.shtml
Monday, January 19, 2009, 7:15 AM
Hey everyone!
Well, havent posted for
practically a million years.
I was seriously bz.
Anw, i few things happened
these past few days.
1st things 1st:
My b'day was on 14th Jan!
WEEE!;D
Thx so much to u guys hu
wished my Happy B'day! (:
U guys r so sweet man.
I got a new phone frm my dad.
Which is the G705.
And got a new bag from my grandma.
Hahaa.
And my mum gave me 20 bucks.
LOL.
Ok, and i went to buy my chi
new yr clothes during the weekend.
2 tops frm Mango and a skirt
frm there too.
And i got it like at a seriously
great price cuz it was like 70% off!!
SO i got the tops at $34 each
and the skirt at $24. (:
Oh and i oso got a pair of shoes
frm Timberland for like $39
which is a really good price.
Oh and we took our height and
weight!
And Flo, im as tall as u nw!!
In ur face! ;P
HAHAH!
But im like super fat man! D':
How can i lose weight
andtry growing taller at the same time?!
D:
Ok, since i have nothing more to say
BYE!
I dunno when i would be able to
post again.
Could be maybe a yr later or so.
LOL. (:
Wonderfully Made
READ: Psalm 139:7-16
I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
— Psalm 139:14
A quote in George MacDonald’s book David Elginbrod speaks to those who wonder, at times, why God has made them the way they are—and who wish they were someone else.
Lady Emily muses: “I wish I were you, Margaret.”
Margaret answers: “If I were you, my lady, I would rather be what God chose to make me than the most glorious creature that I could think of. For to have been thought about—born in God’s thoughts—and then made by God, is the dearest, grandest, most precious thing in all thinking.”
MacDonald may have had Psalm 139:17 in mind: “How precious . . . are Your thoughts to me, O God!” In this psalm, David is thinking about his conception, and vividly describes God’s thoughts as He wove him together in his mother’s womb, creating a unique and special individual to be the object of His love.
It’s a comforting thought to know that we’re not a terrible mistake, but a very special creation, “born in God’s thoughts.” David could stand before a mirror and say in all honesty and humility: “I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works” (v.14).
You are a designer original! As such, you are dear, grand, and precious to God.
— David H. Roper
Of all creation’s treasures rare,
Not one compares in worth with man;
In God’s own image he was made
To fill a place in His great plan.
— D. De Haan
You are one of a kind—designed to glorify God as only you can.
- http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb.shtml
Sunday, January 11, 2009, 9:57 PM
Hey everyone!
So didnt post for a few
days, huh?
Anw, just to let u guys noe,
im not gonna post as often as
last time anymore.
Cuz this yr is serious business.
So i'll most probably post like
2 days once?
I guess thats enough to keep
my blog alive.
Anw, more abt today.
Well, woke up at abt 12pm.
Used the comp for a lil while
and got ready for tuition.
I have to go her place every sun,
btw.
So hadn tuition for abt 2.5h and
went hm aft tt.
Went out for dinner at tiong
today.
Ate at Ajisen Ramen.
YUMMY!
And nw im at hm currently watching
American Idol.
(:
LOVE IT!
3 more days b4 Season 8!
Cool huh?
N guess wad?
Its on the same day as my B'day too!
WEEE! ;D
I hope u guys have prepared ur presents.
Ok, kidding. (:
Im not tt greedy.
Haha.
Ok since i have nothing more
to say, BYEEE!
Come and see the works of God; He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men.
— Psalm 66:5
The word awesome is tossed around a lot these days. Talk about cars, movies, songs, or food—and somebody will say, “That’s awesome!”
But if we call earth-side stuff awesome and then call God awesome, we diminish how truly awesome He is. A friend of mine has a rule in her house—the word awesome is reserved only for God.
Trivializing God is no trivial matter. He is far more than a companion who will fit into our “buddy system” or a divine ATM responding to our impulses. Until we are stunned by the awesomeness of God, we will be way too impressed with ourselves and lose the joy of the privilege of belonging to an awesome God.
A look at the Psalms puts it all in perspective. One psalmist declares, “For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth” (Ps. 47:2). And another psalm commands: “Say to God, ‘How awesome are Your works!’ . . . Come and see the works of God; He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men” (Ps. 66:3,5).
What could be more awesome than the love that compelled Jesus to go to the cross for us? Put Him in His proper place as the only One who is truly awesome, and praise God for His awesome work in your life!
— Joe Stowell
Holy, Holy, Holy! All the saints adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,
Which wert and art and evermore shalt be.
— Heber
If you’re too impressed with yourself, take a closer look at God’s awesomeness.
- http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb.shtml
Saturday, January 10, 2009, 12:14 AM
Hey everyone!
So didnt post for like 3
days?!
And thats quite a long time.
Was kinda bz these past few
days wad with sch work and
stuff.
And u noe wad?
Im actually forcing myself to
post right nw even though im
like super duper sleepy.
Serious.
Well, since im so tired, im
gonna make this post short n
sweet.
So lets see, sch was as per normal
today.
Lessons were fine.
Had our 1st Lit lesson, was alright.
Played this memory game. (:
Oh aft sch, i had to stay back
for awhile cuz of the CCA transfer form
thing.
So decided to stay with Felicia, Huimin,
Geraldine and Joan.
Geraldine, me and Simin oso went our
class to see the our juniors, 1C3,
do their cheers.
While im there, i was oso conveniently
choosing a mortal.
Anw, aft tt at 2.15, went to meet
Ms Yap and she signed the form and i
could go hm! YAY!
Im so very tired nw.
Ok, cya soon! (:
Judge not, that you be not judged.
— Matthew 7:1
What better way to tell people to mind their own business than to quote Jesus? People who seldom read the Bible are quick to quote Matthew 7:1 when they want to silence someone whose opinion they don’t like. “Judge not, that you be not judged” seems like the perfect response.
In context, however, the passage indicates that we are indeed to judge; we’re just supposed to avoid faulty judgments. Furthermore, our judgments are to begin with self: “First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye,” Jesus said (v.5). He then said, “Beware of false prophets” (v.15). This too requires judging—we need to be able to discern truth from falsehood.
Jesus used the metaphor of fruit to give us the proper criteria for judging. “By their fruits you will know them” (v.20). We are to judge people (including ourselves) by the quality of the fruit they produce. This fruit cannot be judged by earthly values such as how good we look (v.15). It must be judged by heavenly values—the fruit of the Spirit produced within us—love, joy, peace (Gal. 5:22).
Our tendency is to judge by appearance. But God judges by what we produce, and so should we.
— Julie Ackerman Link
They truly lead who lead by love
And humbly serve the Lord;
Their lives will bear the Spirit’s fruit
And magnify His Word.
— D. De Haan
Be slow to judge others and quick to judge yourself.
- http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb.shtml
Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 9:43 PM
Hey everyone!
Right, didnt post for quite
a no. of days cuz was bz as
usual.
Well, ysd i really didnt do
so it was like even if i post,
i wont have anything to talk abt.
Anw, today was kinda like ysd.
Came home, had lunch, went bathe
and had tuition frm 4.30 to 6.30pm.
And nothing much happened at sch.
Well, tmr gonna meet YL, WQ & JW.
At tiong aft sch. (:
Cant w8! :D
Oh and the worst thing just
happened to me.
My mum
banned me for watching
90210 cuz she thinks its a
"Bad Influence".
Like how sad is tt right?
And its not even tt bad actually.
So nw im kinda bummed out n stuff.
Ok, anw, BYE! (:
Unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
— Matthew 18:3
One Sunday I heard Mike talk about his relationship with his two fathers—the one who raised him as a child, and his Father in heaven.
First he described his childhood trust toward his earthly father as “simple and uncomplicated.” He expected his dad to fix broken things and to give advice. He dreaded displeasing him, however, because he often forgot that his father’s love and forgiveness always followed.
Mike continued, “Some years ago I made a mess of things and hurt a lot of people. Because of my guilt, I ended a happy, simple relationship with my heavenly Father. I forgot that I could ask Him to fix what I had broken and seek His advice.”
Years passed. Eventually Mike became desperate for God, yet he wondered what to do. His pastor said simply, “Say you’re sorry to God, and mean it!”
Instead, Mike asked complicated questions, like: “How does this work?” and “What if . . .?”
Finally his pastor prayed, “Please, God, give Mike the faith of a child!” Mike later testified joyfully, “The Lord did!”
Mike found closeness with his heavenly Father. The key for him and for us is to practice the simple and uncomplicated faith of a child.
— Joanie Yoder
Have you noticed that the childlike faith
Of a little girl or boy
Has so often shown to older folks
How to know salvation’s joy?
— Branon
Faith shines brightest in a childlike heart.
- http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb.shtml
Sunday, January 4, 2009, 12:49 PM
Hey everyone!
So anw, didnt post for quite
a few days.
Wanna noe y?
Well, on fri night, when i
wanted to put my hw in my bag,
only to find out tt i couldnt
find my hw inside my file.
I spent like abt 1h searching
for it and still NOTHING.
So later i realised tt it was
accidentally thrown away by
my maid. D:
When i found out i was like so
sad man.
Cuz i spent like so much of my
time doing those hw and its not
lil u noe, it was like 3/4 of the
hw just thrown away.
That was y i had to spent the
whole of ysd trying to finish all
the hw.
But the good thing was, i did
manage to finish everything.
YAY! ;D
Ok, so enough abt tt.
Let me tell u bout the 1st day of sch.
Ok, so as usual, i woke up abt 6am
and got ready for sch.
It seemed to diff waking up so
early cuz u noe im very used to
only waking up around 1-2pm.
When i reached sch, it was still
pretty early n tt was kinda a gd
thing cuz i got to choose seats.
Then aft some time,
Ash came and she sat next to me.
Oh and guess wad?
Nw during assembly, we get
to sit at the top part of the hall!
And its so cool cuz we dun have to
like cross our legs and sit down
but we can seat on big steps which is
like way more comfy and better still,
we get to see alot more frm up there.
Ok, so for the rest of the day,
we didnt study at all.
Which is obviously i gd thing.
So we just chatted and stuff.
I think it was quite fun,
wasnt tt boring ... for me.
LOL.
But i was still looking forward to
go hm which is now pushed back to 2pm.
D':
Sad.
Oh but i was kinda freaked out when
Ms Ang told us abt the streaming for
this yr.
I soo hope tt i could be in the same
class as my frens man!
I cant imagine if i was like in
a whole diff class and there's like
nobody i noe.
Tt would be like a major nightmare.
Ok, but other than tt,
i had a good 1st day i guess.
(:
BYE! :D
Have you found honey? Eat only as much as you need.
— Proverbs 25:16
When you walk into the bookstore and see a table filled with books on dieting, you know it must be January. After several weeks of overeating all kinds of holiday foods, people in many cultures turn their attention to not eating.
Food plays an important role in Scripture. God uses it not only to bless us but also to teach us. Our misuse of food keeps us from knowing God in ways He wants to be known.
In the Old Testament, God gave instructions to Adam as to what to eat and what not to eat (Gen. 2:16-17). Later He gave the Israelites manna to convince them that He was God and to test them to find out if they believed Him (Ex. 16:12; Deut. 8:16). In the New Testament, the apostle Paul stated the proper attitude for everything we do, including eating: “Whether you eat or drink, . . . do all to the glory of God”
(1 Cor. 10:31).
When we think of food as a friend that comforts us or an enemy that makes us fat, we miss the wonder of receiving with gratitude a splendid gift from God. Obsessive eating or not eating indicates that we are focused on the gift rather than on the Giver, which is a form of idolatry.
When eating becomes a true act of worship, we will no longer worship food.
— Julie Ackerman Link
You alone are worthy, Lord,
To be worshiped and adored;
We to You our tribute bring
As our hearts rejoice and sing.
— Hess
When food becomes our god, our appetite for the Bread of Life is diminished.
- http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb.shtml
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