Thursday, October 30, 2008
With the voting judge Lim Peh Win Le!!.. Haa Kidding
The Winner is in Black Churchmates. CG leader is lady in blue.
Classmate and Churchmate
The Winner is in Black Churchmates. CG leader is lady in blue.
Classmate and Churchmate
Labels: Voting N Outreach in NTUST
Jus discovered a super nice Quiet time method. Listen to RBC ministry, just like how my mum listen to the radio every morning. Now I understand why my mum always listen. :) My mum is the best. I love her the most, because she is the best mum in the world. Thanks Mummy.
Back to the QT, the lesson learnt is that sometimes our problems seem to be bigger than God. The starting question is : Question: When is a bird bigger than a mountain? Answer: When the bird is closer than the mountain. In reality, the bird is not bigger than the mountain, but it sure looks that way when the feathery fellow is perched on my window ledge and the mountain is far away in the distance.
It is the same thing for our daily lives. Whenever we face huge tasks or difficulties, it seems like God is so small. Problems can exist in many forms, ranging from work, relationships to small issues. No problem is bigger than God. That includes the pilot problem my brother may be facing, unsure of how to overcome the test, unsure of how to get through the pilot selection. My brother is very strong and capable in terms of ability and determination. However, a pilot test is very different from what he may perceive it to be. You have to be able to stand G-forces and visualise things from a different angle. So brother, I pray that you will learn to depend on God rather than yourself. Don't forget that God is zillion times bigger than your pilot test. :)
For myself, I realise I have a BGR problem. My mind starts to wander to which girl I should pursue in Singapore. I am very clear that my relationship should start from a Christian perspective. The reason is because if I get involved with a Non-Christian girl, it is against what God commanded and there will be many differences in terms of opinion and beliefs. Next, for the practical issue, the timing has to be right, the other person has to be ready, the place has to be conducive. Many a times I missed out on timing. Because I wait too long for the Lord, and the girl zoomed passed me. If not, I become too impulsive and start to write song for the the girl I think I like. Perhaps its infatuation, perhaps its first love, perhaps its irrational.
I remember reading that Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy and it does not boast. I am learning to be patient and wait upon God to show me what I should do and how to show love to people around me. These people include my roommates Sasha, Vlad, Jan and Jen. Not only those, they also include my classmates who are mostly Taiwanese and I am the only Singaporean. The lone Ranger from Singapore. :)
Lastly, I want to end off today's writing by saying that God is Good, All the TIme. & All the Time, ?? Its Don Moen's classic, all ANgorians should know. HAhah
Back to the QT, the lesson learnt is that sometimes our problems seem to be bigger than God. The starting question is : Question: When is a bird bigger than a mountain? Answer: When the bird is closer than the mountain. In reality, the bird is not bigger than the mountain, but it sure looks that way when the feathery fellow is perched on my window ledge and the mountain is far away in the distance.
It is the same thing for our daily lives. Whenever we face huge tasks or difficulties, it seems like God is so small. Problems can exist in many forms, ranging from work, relationships to small issues. No problem is bigger than God. That includes the pilot problem my brother may be facing, unsure of how to overcome the test, unsure of how to get through the pilot selection. My brother is very strong and capable in terms of ability and determination. However, a pilot test is very different from what he may perceive it to be. You have to be able to stand G-forces and visualise things from a different angle. So brother, I pray that you will learn to depend on God rather than yourself. Don't forget that God is zillion times bigger than your pilot test. :)
For myself, I realise I have a BGR problem. My mind starts to wander to which girl I should pursue in Singapore. I am very clear that my relationship should start from a Christian perspective. The reason is because if I get involved with a Non-Christian girl, it is against what God commanded and there will be many differences in terms of opinion and beliefs. Next, for the practical issue, the timing has to be right, the other person has to be ready, the place has to be conducive. Many a times I missed out on timing. Because I wait too long for the Lord, and the girl zoomed passed me. If not, I become too impulsive and start to write song for the the girl I think I like. Perhaps its infatuation, perhaps its first love, perhaps its irrational.
I remember reading that Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy and it does not boast. I am learning to be patient and wait upon God to show me what I should do and how to show love to people around me. These people include my roommates Sasha, Vlad, Jan and Jen. Not only those, they also include my classmates who are mostly Taiwanese and I am the only Singaporean. The lone Ranger from Singapore. :)
Lastly, I want to end off today's writing by saying that God is Good, All the TIme. & All the Time, ?? Its Don Moen's classic, all ANgorians should know. HAhah
Labels: Lessons from from QT 30 October 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Woohooo Im doing the Lords work here again. I feel a sense of joy whenever I go and do mission work. Its very fun, cos we can get to know new faces and at the same time, preach Gods word. I followed my church mate, Chen Hong to go to this primary school and we reach out to the kids there.
I met a new few frens called Xiao Hei, and a few others. Im super bad at names. We had a simple but nice meal nearby their school. Its called "大河大面”。Super shiok. Anyway I recommend u all to go for a short term mission trip with me If u wanna try the noodles. ITs five hundred times better than maggi mee. And eating it at the cold night is super shiok. ANyway important thing is we met these ppl and talked to them bout the miracle of Jesus calming the sea. Im living out what God wants me to do, that is to preach the gospel. :)
The people of the school are interesting in me because I can play guitar n teach English. hahaha Thats the power of Singaporeans. Alot singaporeans have those traits. So any simple trait will do. All those reading my blog, if u can play any instrument or have gone to class before, U are eligible for Mission trip. Especially Frederick, Francis, Terence, Diana, Joachim, MAtthew, Andre, Xi Min, Nigel. JUs wanna share that its not that difficult after all. MAny things that we cant get used to, the Lord will help us get used to it. Im not used to writing or singing in Chinese, just like many of u. BUt then I have a heart to serve, so I follow God. Yeah :)
Cya. SMile big time :)
I met a new few frens called Xiao Hei, and a few others. Im super bad at names. We had a simple but nice meal nearby their school. Its called "大河大面”。Super shiok. Anyway I recommend u all to go for a short term mission trip with me If u wanna try the noodles. ITs five hundred times better than maggi mee. And eating it at the cold night is super shiok. ANyway important thing is we met these ppl and talked to them bout the miracle of Jesus calming the sea. Im living out what God wants me to do, that is to preach the gospel. :)
The people of the school are interesting in me because I can play guitar n teach English. hahaha Thats the power of Singaporeans. Alot singaporeans have those traits. So any simple trait will do. All those reading my blog, if u can play any instrument or have gone to class before, U are eligible for Mission trip. Especially Frederick, Francis, Terence, Diana, Joachim, MAtthew, Andre, Xi Min, Nigel. JUs wanna share that its not that difficult after all. MAny things that we cant get used to, the Lord will help us get used to it. Im not used to writing or singing in Chinese, just like many of u. BUt then I have a heart to serve, so I follow God. Yeah :)
Cya. SMile big time :)
Labels: Shiok Mission trip to SChool
Monday, October 27, 2008
The new week started with one class from 1030 to 1230am. Since its the only class for the day, I set myself to learn as much from it as possible. However, I realised the lecturer is boring me to sleep and the ZZz monster is really attacking me haa. Tried eating sweets but still fell asleep in some parts of the lecture. Rest of the day was spent revising for my test tmr and squeezing in time in between to play the piano at the student centre. Will aim to sleep at midnight. 早睡早起皮肤好。:)
Labels: Start of the Week
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Sunday came once again. Morning was church, and this time round me n my fren Xiao Gou managed to make it half an hour early to do some bible reading n meditation b4 service. It was quite a good time. My fren Xiao Gou is a new believer and Im hoping to help him grow and teach him how to do Quiet Time. I can tell he has the heart to learn n find out more about Christianity.
Sermon was on faith in healing and certain points which the speaker touched on were quite interesting. Like he was talkin bout the fact he didnt know how to pray for ppl who were sick. N he later on realised he jus needed to pray in Jesus name, for the sickness and pain to be removed.
LAter on in afternoon was sports with church ppl, like bball, 4*100 relay and volleyball. Had a short but good sweat-out. In the night went to a fren's fren bday party. Got to know a few more German frens as well as a Spanish fren from Barcelona. Enjoyed chatting with them. Most importantly, Liverpool won CHelsea 1-0. You'll never walk alone. 永不独行。
Sermon was on faith in healing and certain points which the speaker touched on were quite interesting. Like he was talkin bout the fact he didnt know how to pray for ppl who were sick. N he later on realised he jus needed to pray in Jesus name, for the sickness and pain to be removed.
LAter on in afternoon was sports with church ppl, like bball, 4*100 relay and volleyball. Had a short but good sweat-out. In the night went to a fren's fren bday party. Got to know a few more German frens as well as a Spanish fren from Barcelona. Enjoyed chatting with them. Most importantly, Liverpool won CHelsea 1-0. You'll never walk alone. 永不独行。
Labels: The Lord's Day
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Labels: Rally Videos
Woh, what a experience at the first mass rally I attended in Taiwan. The main reason for this protest is against the friendliness towards China. China sent its foreign minister Chen Yun Lin over to Taiwan to establish good relations. However, the hatred n dislike of the Taiwanese ppl towards China is clear. One of the reasons is the recent milk powder incident, which has harmed many innocent children. I believe there are alot other reasons which stem back from history and past incidents.
My opinion towards such a protest is neutral at first. However, as I hear about what the Taiwanese ppl have to say and explain about their dislike. I start to sway towards having the same opinion as them. However, I will not take an extreme view of things but will also hear what the Chinese have to say bout the issues and its rship with Taiwan.
Anyway its really interesting seeing all the speeches in dialect, the crowds, the Taiwanese ppl all dressed up for the protest as well as the atmosphere of the protest. Eye opener. :)
My opinion towards such a protest is neutral at first. However, as I hear about what the Taiwanese ppl have to say and explain about their dislike. I start to sway towards having the same opinion as them. However, I will not take an extreme view of things but will also hear what the Chinese have to say bout the issues and its rship with Taiwan.
Anyway its really interesting seeing all the speeches in dialect, the crowds, the Taiwanese ppl all dressed up for the protest as well as the atmosphere of the protest. Eye opener. :)
Labels: Rally Day
Friday, October 24, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Just before I go to bed, I jus wanna type my happenings n tots for today. This day started with me getting up around 10am for my 1030am lesson. I can feel my body going back to the original snoozy and sluggish me back in Singapore. Back in Sg my brother calls me the "Snooze King" because I often take a long while before I get out of bed. Heh. Classes were as usual boring, but the classmate beside me made it interesting. I spoke to one Taiwanese who told me about classes in Taiwan and his tuition after class. Alot of them want to further studies to do Masters because its very common to have Masters in Taiwan. I guess a Bachelors' Degree in Taiwan is way common due to the fact that there are 146 universities in Taiwan.
Other interesting things today is there was an activity organised by LuLala Social Club. It was a members recruitment thing. They wanted to select a few to go to a leaders training camp. So, all of us had to go thru a series of tests n interviews. There was a particular segment which tested on our awareness and how observant we were. We had to turn our backs and answer questions on the things we saw. It made me realise that I wasnt particularly observant but I could answer the basic questions. It was fun though, and we had to become Bruce Lee and salesman on the spot.
To end off today, Jus wanna encourage all those who are feeling down or sad today. Ur problem is small compared to the person who is facing the realness of death due to cancer. Ur problem is small compared to the kid in Africa who is facing starvation and lack of food. Ur problem is small as compared to a mum who has to raise 5 kids all by herself as her husband has abandoned her. Ur problem is not even a problem in God's eyes, for nothing is too big for God to do and nothing is impossible with God. Take care. Nitez.
Other interesting things today is there was an activity organised by LuLala Social Club. It was a members recruitment thing. They wanted to select a few to go to a leaders training camp. So, all of us had to go thru a series of tests n interviews. There was a particular segment which tested on our awareness and how observant we were. We had to turn our backs and answer questions on the things we saw. It made me realise that I wasnt particularly observant but I could answer the basic questions. It was fun though, and we had to become Bruce Lee and salesman on the spot.
To end off today, Jus wanna encourage all those who are feeling down or sad today. Ur problem is small compared to the person who is facing the realness of death due to cancer. Ur problem is small compared to the kid in Africa who is facing starvation and lack of food. Ur problem is small as compared to a mum who has to raise 5 kids all by herself as her husband has abandoned her. Ur problem is not even a problem in God's eyes, for nothing is too big for God to do and nothing is impossible with God. Take care. Nitez.
Labels: Reflections for Today
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Its a great day today. I was praying hard because I had lost some of my possessions for 1 week already. There were thoughts that my book, soccer shoes were taken by someone else to be sold. However, as I was believing and trusting in God, I found back all my things today. I found back my books at the Lulala Club and found back my shoes at the International Students Affairs Office. I was so esctatic and glad that I got them back. Praise God, n thank James yew for praying too. God answers prayers, and I know even if I never find them back. God is still soverign. :)
Labels: Thank God I Found All my Things
There was a church outing on Sunday 19th October. Destination was PingXi which included places like ShihFen N DOngmen. I would say it was a trip worth going although the journey took about 2hours. We had to transfer from bus to train twice and the journey kinda made us tired. However, when we reach the place and realised how nice n nostalgic it was, we forgot about our tiredness. Most memorable was when we put our lanterns into the night sky with all our wishes on it. I wished that my mum will have no pain in her legs at all and my brother will be happy in all that he is doing. There is a picture with my wishes on it, if u can spot it that is. ( In Chinese)
Labels: Picturesque Shihfen N DongMen
On 18th October Sat, I ventured alone to Xi Men Ding to see the Street Buskers Festival. My other friends had other activities n things on their agenda, so I could not Jio anyone to go with me. Its alright, cos I enjoy the freedom of walking alone n exploring new things. So here are some of the sights n scenes of what I saw n experienced that day. I did my first portrait which I felt looked like a Old n Fatter version of me. Haha.
Labels: Colourful XiMen Ding
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