Joy of the Lord...

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Back to upload some new pictures taken last tuesday with C10..haha..
But b4 that..are some pictures taken in secondary school..with them..
Im glad to still be in contact with them =)

J Block Stairs

Graduation

Taken in Sec 2..after national celebration
day

And here...below are the recent photos...taken on the 20th May

At new york new york..

Grp photo..although not all present.

At the esplanade

Hui Li & I..in the toilet..lol..

We were rather fascinated by the body of the crab..

Acting stupid with layleng..ahha

we had a hard time taking this picture..

haha..tuesday gathering with them was great although we are short of 3 of them..

It's really great to see most of them again..

Crapping like we used to..and laughing about what happended in the past..

Listening to how all of us are going different paths..pursuing our studies..

I cant hlp but stand amazed at how fast time really flies..

soon..we will no longer be talking about studies..but we'll be talking about work..

and in the time to come..about starting a family..and etc..haha..

It's been like about 5 years since we knw each other..

and im glad we are still keeping in contact although it's a precious gathering..once in a few months due to the busy schedule we all have..

Im looking forward to the next gathering..

and more to come..

I cheered with joy @ | 6:24 PM

And as promised..im here to share a little bit about what i learnt during BS..
The 3 types of sheep(people) we may encounter in our groups of friends/ ministry..
Solitary sheep---sheeps who strays away from the flock. These are people who always isolate themselves..shortchanging themselves from fellowship from the rest of the sheep..they prefer being alone and wallow in self pity when they are in trials..
Hermit sheep--sheep who doesnt want to be hlp by fellow flock..they feel that the other sheep are unworthy of their company..and that they are always somewhere higher up..all they can see is the negative sides of the people around them, eliminating the postive and good intentions behind it..these are people who only choose to listen to things that are pleasing to their ears and entirely block out other things which they disagree with..and ended up harbouring hatred for what the people around them say..
Wandering sheep--always thinking that there's a greener pasture somewhere else...discontented with the people around them and always feeling envy of being somewhere else..not being able to see the actual situation in the place that they thought was better..this causes the sheep to always wanna slide away..hoping to go to a place with perfect condition..but....how can we ever get to understand the real meaning of perfect..when no one is perfect???
I like what pastor Kong always say...there are no perfect church..perfect place..because the moment we step in..it's imperfect...no one is perfect..

I guess everyone of us come across people like that b4..and in fact we may even be like that b4..
ahha..that's why i find this so interesting..

Dear God..you show me..
place me in the place you want me to be..
Your will not mine..
Because you are the best...only you will know what is best..
God..please take control..you take charge..
take away my anxieties..my worries..my dilemma..
i just want to focus on you..and i just desire for more of you..
Kill my flesh..raise my spirit man..
stir me up..encourage me..strengthen me..
In your name..
I give you my all..my everything..
Im all for you...
Use me and mould me..to the person you wan me to be..
And here..i surrender..
You are the Lord of my life..

I cheered with joy @ | 12:45 PM

Friday, May 23, 2008

Guess what.. haha
I’m actually blogging in the office..
Today is Maybank’s fire drill exercise..the bell is ringing so loudly..ahaha
So…everyone is have to walk down 27 floors and assemble downstairs...that's the level my office is at..
I thought how exciting it would be to be able to walk down 27 floor..ahaha..
I even brought slippers from home to replace my heels..ahaha..
Butttt....haha..in the end im asked to stay in the office to answer the calls while the rest go down..
Sooo sad... =( i thought this would like leave be one of the unforgettable experience i would have with ipac b4 i leave..ahaha but sadly...i gotta stay in..haha
but nvm im blogging now..aha =)

Well..this week's been a real busy one..
Especially during working hours..
In fact today was the worst..i took my lunch only at 2plus..
Was busy rushing out the meeting documents for 2pm..
However i was rewarded with good food..buffet from the event earlier on..
And till now im feeling so bloated..
Goodness..ahhaa..and this explains why i wanna walk dwn 27 floor??hahaha!!

This week's been a really fruitful week..
Tuesday was spent out with clique 10..good gathering at new york new york..it's really soo nice to see them again..shall upload pictures soon...
Wednesday was BS..very interesting lesson..
it was the second part on the lesson of the art of shepherding..
Through these lessons..i realise how great a role of a leader is..and how difficult it can get..
Wednesday's lesson talked alot about the sheep..which is us...the people..
There's a part which talks about 3 types of sheep:
1) Solitary sheep
2)Wandering sheep
3)Hermit sheep
I think it's really intersting..
Shall talk about it in the next post when im back at home.. =)
Thursday was spent with tiying,valerie and yiliang after work at PS..great =D
Friday..and that's today..there's celll group again later..ahaha..at Edwyn's very grand house..=)
Saturday would be spent with Daph in the morning and shopping with mich then off for ning's concert..
Sunday would be svc and pm..

and yeaaa...that's about all for this week..=)

I cheered with joy @ | 5:17 PM

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Was looking through my photos just now..
taken over the years..
indeed they bring back memories..
so i shall let the pictures speak.. This is a rather recent photo..yclique..renunion..ahha..
after May yreading..
With the two woman-s..Pastamania

tiying's bdae cum valentines's day at Harry's bar

val day and ty bdae dinner at cartel

yreading at scas

Mid summer's nite dream--picnic

With my best buddies in nyjc

tiying

nyjc anniversary

0602

Gredy ppl ready for food

sports day

CIP newspaper collection

NE trip

NYJC hall..J1--teacher's day celebration

2007..at the airport

Me,kangning,qiaofen

Kaiwen bdae 2008

Wongkok cafe

Evans almighty

First fellwoship with boss and ken

Mugging hard at my house after lunch

the 3 Alevelers 2007

Old S23

Newly multiplied e432

Mulitplication day

Fellowship

FOP

T30

Band performance

Rice matters...

the woodwinds..clarinets and saxophones..

Finally come to the end...ahahah
i had such a hard time loading all these photos..
and i deleted a number of them accidntally..
but argh ahhaha im too lazy to load themm...another time maybe..
and for more..log on to facebook..hahahaha..
But i think all these photos really bring back lotsa memories..
the band days with isabel and dozen stop..
mugging days with the cg members..
s23 and e432...our ups and dwns..
the C10..with mich and daphne..
yclique..all the ymca pppl and with val and ty..
ahahha.
the good old days..

I cheered with joy @ | 11:27 PM

it was ipac's 5th anniversary on Friday..
was rather reluctant to stay back for the celebration at first..
but im glad i did..
work was rather slack at the later half when the people setting up the place started to come in..
but it was rather messy tho..aha

so went off to polars to collect the 3kg cake with geraldine..
and thru that journey i gotta knw geraldine better..which was good..haha
but soo sad..she;s moving over to the ofc at oub on tue..
so i'l be alone again..

the celebration started off with a video conference with hongkong and Australia.
it was quite cool..ahah..
and came eating time..it was pizza and happy meals..ahaha..
and the main highlight was a bar..
so there were alcohol..

I think some of the drinks were realli nice altho they were alcoholic..
nice cocktails too..
they were realli good at mixing the drinks..
but they got me a little giddy..
haha

Attending the celebration made me come to a sudden but not so sudden realisation..
I have actually been working at ipac for about 6months alr..
time really flies..
i still rmb how i was frantically looking for jobs, going for interviews and etc..
haha..
and now..i'll be ending my contract in about a month's time..

No doubt..i've been complaining about how stressful work is..
the amount of workload given...
the scoldings..the mistakes..
disappointments with ppl at work and etc..
But i seriously think that i will kinda miss some of the ppl there after i leave ipac..

ahaha..honestly i cant wait for work to end..
cus working life is really not comparable to studying..ahaha
i wish i can go back to sch nw..ahaha
altho i knw i will say odawise when i really get back to school..ahah..

I will certainly miss those time snacking behind the counter with malva..
talking rubbish..
missing the time of crapping and laughing with thomas..
missing those time when i gotta run here and there to make drinks..ahaha..
i will miss my penyet chicken rice..ahah.
hahaha...

Experiences there are really precious..
My short 6 months..gave me a glimpse of working life..
the things that i will encounter..people..the stressfulness..
the countenance..professionalism..
it certainly has mould me in some ways...
my thoughts and speech..

hahaha..but seriously...
i still cant wait to get back to school..ahha
but well..i'll make my best out of the last monthi have with the company..
I'll press on..

And seriously i cant wait for July..
SO many things i wanna do b4 school starts..
My shopping spree with Michelle on the 2nd July..
Spending time with val and ty...ahaha..and most imptly our MMS!!
time at Ymca..
learning the guitar..
sleep!!
meeeting up with C10
outing with yclique
Make a new spec..
iya...so many things i wannnaa doo...hahaha

ANd yea..it's holiday on Monday..
meanssssss no work...wheee..haha

I cheered with joy @ | 2:48 AM

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Looking back at what God has been doing..and is still doing..
I cant help but stand amazed..

His thoughts are really higher than our thoughts..
His ways are higher than our ways..

Peace..
~thankful~

I cheered with joy @ | 11:45 PM

Sunday, May 11, 2008

was just in deep thoughts the other day..
and i realise how fragile relationships can be..
whether is it between family members both physical and spiritual..
best of friends..boy girl friends..even husbands and wives..

Relationships with such strong bonds and ties at one stage of the life can just be broken within a split second..
the worrds and actions..
However many times..relationships are strained due to misunderstandings between people..
such thoughts just make me feel sad..
what a pity it is to let a misuderstanding ruin the relationship you share with the other party..
whatmore if the person is someone whom you were once really close to..
Perhaps what all of us need is just a little bit more of understanding and tolerance towards one another..
and really putting our pride aside to come into reconciliation with the other party..

through the many services i attended in church..
i really realise the importance of reconciliation..
indeed God is a God of reconciliation..
and reconciliation comes with love..
and if we really love..there will be reconciliation..
that's part of the understanding of love...

I believe that when conflicts or misunderstandings surfaced between both parties..
both sides are at fault..
Similarly, it also takes both sides to come into agreement of a reconciliation..
being angry and closed up and pushing the blame around and running away from the conflicts doesnt help solve problems..
in fact it worsen things ..causing both parties to be miserable...

truthfully im a person who really treasures relationships with every one around me..
and misunderstandings between myself and another party that are unsolved are like capable of killing me..
ahah...
times and things changes..friends come and go..
i agree..
However..i believe that it is our part to maintain the relationships that we share with each other..
I dont believe in changing friendships..lost friendships with the passing of time if both parties takes the efforts to maintain it..
if we really treasure the relationships that we share..we will go all out to keep it going..
and i wanna keep all my relationships with the people around me going..

ALso..i wanna take this chance..to apologise to all my friends out here..
Those whom I may have hurt..i may have offended..
I wanna apologise...
Really sorry..
And given a chance..and if you are willing...
I would like to reconcile with you..
Im willing to step out of my comfort zone..to putting my pride aside..
to clear whatver misunderstandings and build this friendship with you again..
However..it takes 2 hands to clap..
Im willing..how about you??
I would love..whoever you are..back as my friend once again..

Last but not least..
I also wanna take this chance to thank a few special frens..who have always been so nice and tolerating..bringing much joy and comfort into my life..
I thank God for all these people..
And i look forward to seeing our friendships to a whole new level..
Michelle Lee----my long term buddy!!! ahahhaa..thank you for tolerating all my nonsense and always being there to listen to me and sharing things with me..You are really a God given friend..someone who's always there to support and run with in my walk with the Lord..Thank you friend.. =D
Valerie---woman!! ahahah...ur favourite word..lol..thanks for always being so gay..lol..altho i wudnt wan to be known as a les out there on the street..thanks for all the rubbish and constant encouragements..ur pretty postcards..our constant emails and ur companion for lunch..thank you so much..and yea..i wanna say dont worry..i will always be ur fren..ahahha..=D
Tiying---another woman!!! ahahha..thanks so much for being so gay too..ahaha..with all ur rubbish and acting..ahahah...really enjoy being out with you..seeing you do stupid things.. oopsss..ahahha..and yea thanks for the many encouragements and being so sweet to send me anE-card immediately when you heard that im down,,thank you sooo much..I will always be ur fren too..ahahaha
And to both tiying and valerie...for the first time..i wanna sayy i love you guys woman(man)!!!!hahahahahahha!!!
Daphne---hey..im so glad that you are back in Singapore..thanks for always being there and all the sharings we had..let's meet up more..and awww i really miss those time spent with you in school..and yea..i really wanna thank you for all the prayers you made in the past..sowing into my life..without ur prayers..i may not be where i am..doing wad im doing today..
E432--also wanna thank all in E432..though we've been through a lot..many ups and downs..and being in the midst of transitions..I really still wanna thank God for all of you..thank you for holding on..and let's continue to hold on..let's not give up..but let's hang on tight to one another..bonded..and to God..working towards a breakthrough..we allplay a part..=D i love you guys for who you are.. =D

God bless my friends..

I cheered with joy @ | 3:52 PM

im letting go...
and im letting God..
You are my comfort..
You are my strength..

I cheered with joy @ | 12:46 AM

Sunday, May 04, 2008

WHEEEEEE...
guess what..hahaha.im super happy now..
all thanks to my beloved miao ru and shengda..telling me that they will be staying for SOZO..ahaha
YEAHHHH!!!!!
ahaa
this means..for the first time.. there are more than 5 ppl from our cell grp going for zone camp..and staying overnite!!!!
GREAT!!!
I believe it's gonna be very fun!!
Esp with all these wonderful members around..
then we can have fun..cheer..stone..run ard..pray..attend workshops..and many more tgt..
The first time..my first time..camp with my cg members..
Im getting really excited!!!
Hopefully more ppl will be able to make it..
I seriiously believe this is going to be amilestone for our cg as well as our zone..
a great time of bonding..a great time of testing..s grreat time of fun and a great time of lack of sleep..!!! LOL!!
E432..ahaha..if any of you are reading this..and you are not one of those who have already made a decision to sign up for Sozo...sign up now...ahahhaa..
Let's come tgt for a great time of fun and bonding..
Let's step out of our comfort zone tgt..
Camp may not be smth which you always enjoy..but im sure this camp is gna be very different..
The 3 days are gna be the days we are gna experience God in a different and special way..
A time...we will get to know each other better and build unity and strong fellowship in our cg..
it's gonna be great..
soooo E432....you guys must try to make it k?????ahhaha!!!!!!
Cus im going..Ken is going..Michelle,Rena,miaoru,shengda and boss will also be going!!!!!
Let's rally more ppl to go!!!! LOL
I seem to doing an advert here...but well.....
What im trying to say is...
GO FOR SOZO!!!!!! ahahahaha

I cheered with joy @ | 12:30 PM

Friday, May 02, 2008

i need a good sleep..
However time never seems to be enough..
if only there's no work tml..ahhahaa...
"dream on" ahhaa...
Met up with Daph on mon and went to find mich, weeshi and emme..
had dinner..walked ard..then had a good chat
ooh how i miss those secondary sch days..ahaha
having sandwiches in class during recess..mugging..chionging dwn to buy food..
and the many many sharings we had and of course the bickerings of mich and daph..ahah
it was really good to see daph as she just came back frm Aust..
it was really good hearing abt her experiences...and sharing with her too..
i look fwd to the next time the 3 of us can come out again..
Tue was spent with CG sisters for PM..
Wed was interview at NTU..followed by lunch with fen..then mtg at YMCA and tuition at raffles and finally bs at riverwalk..
today was basically tuition the whole morning..and here i am..
Im exhausted..ahaha
i thank God today is a public holiday..ahaha
but i would even happier if there's no work tml..ahahaha..=x
Happy Labour Day

Sometimes all we gotta do is just to trust and wait..
It will certainly come to pass..

I cheered with joy @ | 7:44 AM