Saturday, February 24, 2007
:: Changing Changing Environment ::
This is a picture of the BOON LAY MRT EXTENSION work-in-progress, which I took it out of my window. As you can see the maroon-gigantic thing there, it's to shirt the different individual tracks onto the foundational pillars. Take alook at the next picture..
Here's how the shifting process was done. The smaller tracks go through the maroon thingy and slide to the other end, onto the foundational pillars. The reason why the maroon thingy is there, it's also to even out the weight placed onto each pillars and tracks.
This is it when the track has successfully being placed on the pillars. They are now putting on the train trail tracks. Yes, you see nobody in this pic cuz it's was a Chinese New Year day, and it's raining.
Isn't it fun to have such an experience? woohoo~
Then I also had fun studying with Rachael and MinMin at NUS. This is where we were at Science Fac, cuz I insisted to find a place where we are close to nature. Hence MinMin brought me to the benches beside the office of Dpt of Mathematics.
How to get there? This picture will be very useful for the curious ones. wahaha..
Here's a pic of the massive messy studying done there. We had this sour-apple sweet from CO-OP. If you're sharp enough, you'll spot a cherry sweet in it, among the sour-apples. haha.. It was a mistake from the manufacturing. Both MinMin and I didn't dare to eat that cherry sweet. But someone dared, and she ate it. Guess who?
This is Chan MinMin. No-no it's not MinMin who ate the sweet, though you can possibly tell there's one in her mouth right now, and that's the sour-apple.
She's the one. That's Rachael, who ate the cherry sweet and find it tasting weird. haha..
We were here at the highest level in the Science Library, which was conducive enough for serious work. We stayed here almost everyday from 10am-5pm, while MinMin came from 7am-5pm. haha..
While I was a little bored during my studies, I drew this and placed it on my table, under the plastic cover (which has markings everywhere I know). Look carefully, it's not a palm tree. It's more of a modified tree. You'll see it much clearer in the 2nd pic.
Here's the 2nd pic. Can you see the road tracks on the tree? Think about it, what does it mean? Though no prize. haha..
Happy thinking... Tell me your answers in my TagBoard. Will post up the answers soon =)
posted at [2:11 PM]
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
:: CMs' CMers @ CM-ing ::
CMs' CMers @ CM-ing= Creative Ministries' Creative Members @ Creative Meeting :)
Woohoo~ I've uploaded the pics we took at ECP (East Coast Park) last Monday, "chu-er" of the Lunar Chinese New Year. The 6 CMers, Me, Rachael, Ellen, BigGrace, Kala, and Priscilla went down to ECP despite the gloomy weather, and pitch tents among the already-tented beach. Haha.. The entire place was filled with several families, non-chinese and chinese, pitching their tents for a picnic and some barbecue during the 4CNY Public Holidays. haha.. Though it was crowded, it was raining, it was muddy and dirty everywhere, it was noisy with so many people, we all had fun that very day (though Me and Rachael didn't stay over in the tent). 
That's me...woohoo~
This is Rachael...
That's BigGrace and Ellen:
Events like this allows us to grow together. It can be of simplicity, and that's where we learn to work together. We were so amazed that one of the malay family who tented beside us, actually came over to help us to start the fire for our BBQ. haha!! He's really smart, doing it the way my dad does, though I never will learn it. He placed 3 lighted fire starters, one above the two below, and have the charcoals arranged all around it, which forms a shape of a triangle. After a few minutes the fire was ready and we began to set up another on the left side of the BBQ pit. It's amazing that such skill can achieve great wonders. When the fire was ready for BBQ-ing, we got ready our otah(s), mashmallows, marinated the chicken wings, fish, beef, prawns, etc. Haha!! I was the first one who went searching for the readu-food before all was cooked, as I was famished from a light lunch. I grabbed Pris' chocolates, peanuts, sweets, etc. wahahha!!
Besides the preparation of all the food, we have people fan-ning the charcoal to bring up the fire. haha!! That was the funniest sight of fire-fanning I've ever come across, where Ellen, BigGrace and Rachael did so. Haha..here are some pics of that:
After much fanning..I had the 1st bite of the BBQ Otah..woohoo~
Here's Rachael blowing the Bubbles into the air, and they all flew in our direction..
Now..here comes the romantic pics:
Rachael then decided to go down to the sandy beach for a walk, and we ended up shouting across the waters to the other side where the Horizon is. Doing it the way ZhengYu and HaiLan did in Central Affairs II. haha!! Here's me shouting:
We also saw this group of siblings having fun in the muddy puddle, which signifies pure joy!!
We also had this pink of the day, the FM Radio.
The marinating of the chicken-wings:
Ending off with Rachael's "scary" face..
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Monday, February 19, 2007
:: Activities and More..Studies Aside ::
C'mon, give me a break. Who doesn't need it or doesn't want it at such a holiday festival on Chinese New Year? I'm not who you thought I am to be. Perhaps it's all in your mind. Don't worry, I will do well. I'll go through times where I'm disorientated and need a break as well. Please don't push me beyond my limits. The further you stretch the rubber band, it might end up breaking it one day. Take it step by step, and I'll meet Success.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
:: In Fathomless Billows of Love ::
Last Sunday was again another week with a new Oldies to pursue after. For the moment when it was introduced, all of us felt kinda strangled, and hung in displacement. Haha.. Perhaps it would be great if we knew the various types of CDs and old hymns he listens to. We will hence be able to grip onto any song he pops up with. Haha.. We will definitely have all songs internalized. However, that will only deprive all excitments. The thrilling moments we search online for the lyrics, for the melodies to be played, and to learn another new song as our volunteered homework. That will definitely be removed. Anyway, I've already gotten hold of all the oldies lyrics, chords and melodies, all at one go this morning. "Think About His Love", "Commune With Me", "Wonderful Peace", etc. Oldies are actually really rich songs, something I've never doubt about. Now who says oldies are for the old folks? They are also for the young folks.
It's Valentine's Day today. I'm staying all day at home, besides the trip to giving-tuition to that chubby girl. In fact I'm staying home all these days. Not that I'm grounded. I'm confined to home-revision, probably that is better way of saying this. Haha.. I said this a few posts earlier, that "I'm in Love". hehe, yep that's true. I'm spending this very VDay with Him at home. In fact, we spent VDay almost everyday, except at times when we as humans rejects Him in our occasion juvenile moods. I guess you will know what I'm talking about. *smiles*
Soaked soaked.. I can put that to describe the progress. The momental coming online and going offline, just to serve my saturated mind and restless soul. haha.. Perhaps I've done too much. It isn't so good to work into the wee hours, especially when it comes to mugging. TAWG becomes an antidote and a refreshing spectrum, which helps really alot.
posted at [9:29 PM]
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Monday, February 12, 2007
:: Sick Sick I'm ill ::
Headaches, coughs, flu, diarrhoea, etc. It all started with the flu bug pandemic, that created a chaos in the local society. In the parameters of a simple city, you'll see different ones experiencing the moments of sneezing, coughing, blowing their noses into a tissue. They are all victims of the flu "bug". It took several weeks for many to recover. HweeSan-jie took 2weeks plus, and I also had my 2weeks confined to the tissue boxes. After those weeks, came Sunday again, where I'll usually wake up really early at 5.30am to set off for serving. All was fine at home, having breakfast, and on the way to the MRT. I had to sit from Boon Lay to Paya Lebar. As I was reaching Queenstown area, my stomach suddenly hurt alot. It got so pain till I literally bent myself forward, while I was sitting. I knew I had all commuters looking at me. I was comtemplating with the idea to stop along one of the stops along EWL for the toilet. However, I didn't want to be late at the same time. Hence, I bore with the pain. The pain wasn't a consistent one, but it come and go very frequently. When I had reached Raffles Place, I really thought of getting down the train for the toilet, but I fought back with the idea and tried to hang on. Mind you, it was a whole 50minutes ride from Boon Lay to Paya Lebar. Hence, I really bear the pain till I reached Paya Lebar. At the same time, I took out some energy to sms HweeSan-jie and Ellen about my scenario; that I might be late and that I needed help. Ellen drove down to Paya Lebar MRT to fetch me after I'm done at the toilet there, and rushed me down to church. Amazingly I reached early, which surprised HweeSan. haha.. It was a whole time of challenge for me.
posted at [10:12 PM]
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Friday, February 09, 2007
:: I'm Sing ING Sing ING Into The Night ::
It's just so amazing that I'm singing into the night, and last night was another night. I'm so filled up with His presence each time I sing out a new song He put into me, into my life. I've put in the words into the songs He gave me, and recorded it all into my MP3! woohoo~
Each time as I write the words, as the hymn rings in my ear into my mind and soul, I feel myself being filled up with His presence. I can just drop everything I was doing and bring all focuz unto Him. I feel restored with His love, with His annointing, with Him. All perceptions of love on earth became aware that His is fully real and in total difference to all that I can think of. Love I see among couples, among friends, among families they all became second(2nd) to His within a fraction of a second(s). I can gladly and proudly say, "I am in LOVE"!! woohoo~ I am in LOVE with the Lord. woohoo~ All in live seems to not matter anymore, for I have Him! No more worries, no more frets, no more weakling spirits, for with Him more than a Savior, but is also my LOVE. woohoo~
I'm thankful that He first found me, before I even accepted Him. He knew it all, even before I placed a thought into my mind. He knew what I was about to say, even before I threw out a word of anger, a word of sorrow, a word of boredom. haha..
I am in LOVE!!
posted at [10:53 AM]
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Thursday, February 08, 2007
:: Lofty Glances from Lofty People ::
I'm so glad that my sister had helped me get my favorite song's HTML onto my Blog. It has now become musicalised. If you haven't realised, the song played is "How Can I Keep From Singing" by Chris Tomlin. This worship song was launched last Sunday, at the various services. It become a very engaging song, touching lives and ministering souls. Your heart will just melt as you see the various faces of the different ones within the congregation, worshipping Him in heartfelt praises. I just enjoy worshipping and seeing the others worshipping.
These days I've thinking about the words she said, and what happened then. However, whatever was said or done by her then; they didn't matter to me. Not even a single fibre in me was destroyed, neither does my spirit was crushed. Yep, it's futile. Challenges will only mean the drive to push me higher. Not staying put. Not drifting behind. I should actually thank her instead, because I'm now all geared up for revision. Thanks, "girl".
The entire 49days will be up soon, next Saturday. Yes, it's Chinese New Year's Eve, I know. I'm not sure if I can get over it then. I haven't been able to, although I get on with life and everything else, but there will be something I knew that it's lost and won't be found till I get there. You got there before I do, I will do all I can while I'm still here. I'll do the best I can. At the same time as I'm doing all for God, I'm doing for you too. Hence when we meet, perhaps 30years later or even longer or even shorter, I've accomplished something you can be proud of. I love you, Grandpa.
I want to be seeing things beyond the present. Hence upholding the mark that says "My Latter Will Be Greater". There's a song that goes "Everyday is a great day to rejoice and thank the Lord for". Total agreement. Looking ahead, it makes us all motivated with the heart for rejoicing. In the recent night, a song just came ringing in my ears. It doesn't really has words, but only a the finest melody with a celebration gest. It was 3am into the "night". I remembered asking God to give me something for our cell, with one of the many goals was to produce 2songs by June 2007. However, I find it really absurb initially, for the melody to inspire me at 3am. I wasn't sure if it's from Him, I didn't want to really care at first, and badly wanted to go into sleeping instead. I wrestled with the ongoing melody and the urge to record it into my MP3. After a whole good 3minutes, I took out my MP3, walked towards the windows (so that I do not disturb my parents who were asleep) and sang the melody into it. I've not put words into the song as yet, but I know it definitely a song with the means of celebration. Perhaps all were a start for the cell's goals, and also mine- I remembered me writing the word "visitation" and hearing that very word again on the first prayer night. Now who can say God doesn't exist, for He is real and showing.
Thank You, Jesus=)
posted at [10:22 AM]
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Monday, February 05, 2007
:: Chang ING Chang ING ::
Have all of you noticed the recent difference in the climate? January and February in Singapore is usually the Spring season, where it will be hot and sunny. However, what are we having here? Heavy rains, floods, cold winds, etc. Have any of you wondered why?
After searching from the different organisations and the CNA news, here's something to conclude: The change in Magnetic forces, the constant increase in Global Warming, the greenhouse gases effects, etc.
It's believed that the magnetic forces changed its direction. The needle on the compass which used to point North, will now be pointing Southwards. In other words, the usual cold regions will experience extreme heat, while the hot regions may even have snow for the first time. According to the IPPC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), they predict Sydney's doomsday to occur by 2070. Rainfall is forecast to fall by 40 percent and the number of heat-related deaths in the city of four million is expected to soar almost 800 percent from the current 176 to 1,312 by 2050. It will be followed by 20 centimetre (7.9 inch) rise in sea levels would result in storm surges of 22 metres on Sydney's beaches, leaving them eroded and inundating sea-side homes. The heat is expected to whip up 24 percent more wind storms and fuel almost double the number of severe bushfires in the state of New South Wales.
All these happened because of global warming and greenhouse gases CO2 emissions. The report from the IPPC’s first Working Group, released in Paris today, shows that the world has already warmed by over 0.7°C and is locked into at least another 0.5°C warming. WWF stresses the need for countries to keep global average temperatures below the dangerous 2°C rise compared to pre-industrial times.
Anyway, we will leave it all to God. We should choose this season for the outreach and to also treasure the present. Emmanuel, our God is with us!
posted at [1:19 PM]
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Sunday, February 04, 2007
:: Happy ING High ING Sing ING ::
Woohoo~ So so many days passed, here I am now. Today's service was woohoo, powerful. The atmosphere of God's significant presence, the flow of His Spirit leading during the praises and the worship, the blending of the singers, the results of internalizing the songs, hence give an ultimate Glory to God!! HweeSan jie was unwell, so she didn't serve today, but came for the 1st service with us. The weather was too far to be commented, so to speak. It's the most severe monsooon season ever. I was discussing this with Mr.Chan on our way home from today's cell lunch. He mentioned that the climate has been altered, due to many human actions. Global warming, greenhouse gases effects, etc. Hence, the seasons are gonna be different as well, and it's only gonna get worst and not better. Sounds familiar? Yes, it definitely sounds like one of the lines from the movie, "The Day After Tomorrow". However, it's really sad that it is more or less gonna happen.
Cell lunch was really cool. It was held at Quality Hotel, in Balestier. We have Charlotte jie, ZhiGuo ge, Mr.Chan, ZiYu, KaiPing, and of course the organizer, YaoShen. It was a buffet set, hence we got ourselves digging into the several items displayed. Woohoo!! The deserts are my favorite, with cakes, cocktail, ice cream, jellies, etc. The main dishes was nice too, and I had 2servings of chicken rice, and had the various items of curry mutton, fish in gravy, duck slices, Taiwan sausages, salted eggs, etc. Woohoo~
This morning I was given an invitation card from TiatHwee, to his WEDDING!!! ahhh!! haha.. You will never believe that this is actually my very first invitation to a wedding ceremony. I'm now rather confused on the attire, red packet, etc. haha..luckily I'm surrounded with adults who are experienced in this area. So fret not. haha..
I also heard from TiatHwee and a few other singers that Li NanXing came for the 8.30am service today, at Paya Lebar, though I didn't to spot him when we were on stage. (cuz TiatHwee was whispering to ZhiGuo about it on stage) Nah...We are in church to meet with God, so it doesn't matter anyway. However, he has been attending Trinity for quite some time already, as many people has spotted him a few times.
I'm also so glad that Singapore won Thailand ultimately in tonight's match. woohoo!! Salutes to Alliance. I wanna be a national player one day. Be it in tkd or in any other sports. 3cheers to that! woohoo!!
Then came the finals for Project Superstar, the winner is Daren Chen Si Wei. I was banging on Diya to win, but she didn't. Anyway, I'm quite satisfied with this year's batch of 24 finalists. Because their vocal strengths are better and stronger. 3Cheers to them all too. Woohoo~
Anyway, that's all for today. I'm so sorry Lydia, that I forgot to bring out my camera to the restaurant. Left it in ZhiGuo's car. Hence, I don't have any photos to share. *sobs*
posted at [11:27 PM]
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Thursday, February 01, 2007
Discarding the Key to the Door of Self-Defeating
I give the title to today's blog, "Discarding the Key to the Door of Self-Defeating". It definitely means alot from the what seeming two worded term, Self-Defeating. It hereby consist of these:
Self-Reproach, Self-Consciousness, Self-Deception, Self-denial, Self-Destruction. Yep, it's gotta do with one's self.
Self-reproach is where we often end up doing when we run into failures, mishaps, setbacks. We start the blame game entirely on our ownselves. The it's-all-my-fault mentality. Hence, setting us running round the track mill in circles, like Harry the hamster. It's only when we became tired after the whole of that cycle, then we realised that all was meaningless. It serves us nothing but aches and a whole drop in the spirit. Some will choose to move on from there, and achieve greater heights, however some chose to continue running on Harry's lifestyle, never getting out of it. We don't take control over our lives to be in Harry's state, but He's the Lord over our lives, and is sovereign.
Self-consciousness happens when we lose confidence in ourselves, and depend on others to determine it a yes or no. This is where we became so afraid of the public's view and reaction on ourselves. It's when everything is well with you, and you can seem that it isn't, as you become so so aware of every single one who looks at you. You became paranoid at how people look at you, and is constantly in panic that something or somewhere was wrong with you. It can be your hair, your dressings, your speech, everything. It's when we really need to come back to a place where we're confident of who we are in God, in His eyes most importantly, for a simple reason- He made us all.
Self-Deception is a more advanced stage reached when one becomes traumatised by one's failures in life, and was unable to move on. Hence, he or she when into a state of self-deception, trying to convince themselves that all didn't happen, that it wasn't their fault but it was others', that it was their fate, etc. They are doing so as to ease themselves with self-esteem, thinking that it will make them feel better. We don't have to do so. After any failure, we should analyse where went wrong, and move on to not repeat the mistakes. God is able to restore us and give us life and life abundantly. Self-deception isn't something He wishes to see in us, for we can seek Him for answers, for strength, for restoration.
Self-Denial is a stage where we abandon ourselves from doing or having the things we like, because of several reasons. It's perhaps we can't afford it, or it's something that do not belong to us for having or doing. We don't have to be in a state of self-denial, but we can be in a state of freedom and liberty. Freedom and liberty comes from the Lord.
Self-Destruction happens when the state of failure grips is so tight till it birth a hatred against ourselves. This hatred will cost us alot. It causes us to self-mutilate and to self-hate. Hence, healing becomes more challenging, to heal the physical wounds and the mental wounds. However, we don't have to even be in that state. Why allow the consequence of failure grip onto you? Break the chains, release in Him and receive His fullness and His blessings.
After looking through the entire list of self-defeating, we can see that there are many trapped beneath the claws of it. "Save me" they cried. We hear, but we didn't act to their rescue. How do we do so? Let them know this Man, Jesus Christ the Savior!
posted at [6:12 PM]
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