Wednesday, January 14, 2009

changes

Inevitable. Yet we choose to avoid them most of the time. Cuz it may lead to conflicts, both internal & external..

Strangely I crave for some changes this year.. Not really talking bout breakthroughs here.. but those changes may lead me to breakthroughs.. who knows.. I just want, or rather, need some changes from routines: Experiencing some different stuff.. Meeting different people.. Expanding social circle.. after all it's my last term in college, and most probably the last 6 months in Cheras..

Been talking to and seeing Jong going through changes.. I hope it's the best solution for you, RooMate! It's tough I know, having to adapt to the new people, new styles, and leaving your comfort zone behind.. but sometimes it's only through challenges that we'll grow & mature, and that's what I want.. It's good to have a clique to lean on and share both good and bad times, but confining oneself to a certain circle of friends... isn't it a bit like.. "froggie under the well" (if youre Chinese-ed) or "froggie under the coconut shell" (if youre SK-ed).. hahaha.. cuz in your eyes there'll only be frogs and no one else...?

Well, havent succeeded in making changes but am definitely still seeking for them.. but to all my dearest friends and bros & sists out there.. if my changes affect you, my sincere apologies, because somehow in one way or another it would not just involve me alone.. and please dont take it personally, it's just me hoping for a new environment.. so thank you for your kind consideration & tolerance, you guys are simply the best! ^^

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Happy Frog :)

Friday, January 9, 2009

first-class breakfast

how would you like a 1st class breakfast to be?

a buffet in 5-star hotels like Hilton? or lazing in bed while having a maid to prepare everything for you? or having McD's breakfast set (sausage mcMuffin!! **mouth watering**)..?? or..

Well, to me the recipe of a 1st class breakfast would be..

1. having God's grace of making the day a holiday..

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2. munching on hot-ot scones (from our Communique sale :P) with butter & jam ..

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2. sipping tea or coffee (both boh or oldtown nanyang coffee are superb)

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3. having them with your loved one(s): my beau!

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4. while sharing the Word of God! (shared on Ephesians Chapter 2 on God's grace!)

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Simple yet splendid!

I'm starting to dream of having such times in the future if possible.. you know.. having this kind of luxury after 5 days of hard work.. ^^ what a motivation.. hahaa...

Thursday, January 8, 2009

being unrealistic

it's always when i'm financially unstable that i'll think of all the things i wanna buy.. for instance, a new laptop!!! current one is 3 years ++ and not exactly old.. but sigh.. compared to the new and quite-new laptops, it's a pathetic one, T_T and considering how much it cost me at that time... sighhh.. and now Dell is having promotion and hot deals!! Spotted this one...!!

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Dell™ Inspiron™ 1420!!

Love the green & pink color.. dark blue is also pretty! what drives me is that, at the price of 2300 online, you get free upgrade to 3GB memory and 250GB hard drive...! and the offer ends this Jan 12! not an expert in comps, but am impressed enough with these two features!

Argghh.. what a sad case... don have the guts to ask my dad to sponsor me one since he just spent big bucks last month..! Ego At Work: but well, instead of wasting resources, let's just try upgrading the ram of my loyal pc.. ^^

Next, I need a printer! My printer has been in coma since the past semester and I ended up using Caryn's & Doreen's the whole term for my assignments **bashful**.. you know how much assignments we have, not mentioning when it comes to designing tasks and activities and primary kids, you need COLOURS, a L.O.T of them! Sowee my dear friends, I owe it to you guys!ewgcbscn

Went to Low Yat that day with my beau and saw Canon all-in-one printers.. Love them!! I don know why I'm (again) so impressed by printers which not only print but scan and copy as well (it's not like I need to scan & copy a lot)! But yeah, saw sth like this one.. but I'm not sure if it's the same model.. this is MP145 i guess... but the price online is like double the price offered in the shop!

E.A.W.: On second thought, let's save money during this economy crisis and try repairing my bulky and heavy IP3000 first and see it wakes up from its coma..

Last and definitely not the least!~ My phone!!!! My poor Nokia 5610 Express Music is announced dead by the instant repair shop.. but I believe in miracles still..!! It got seasick as Karen calls it.. and the battery went oikk.. Never been sadder..! And it's not even 1 year!!! Thank God I still have my loyal 1100 to mourn with me... although sometimes it blacks out too due to fatigue.. I need a new phone to come my way! But not now though.. I want to pray this time around...

5610NOKIA

always in memory

14/2/2008 - 8/1/2009

Ah yea, that's it.. time to snap myself from all this!

Thursday, January 1, 2009

selling everything to own the Kingdom of Heaven


Happy New Year!


Blogging on the very 1st day of the month definitely feels different.. ^^ cuz everything seems new & motivating.. hahah.. but yea, that's how life should be lived each day right? For in Christ we're NeW!


2 Corinthians 5:17 says that "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"


Started my 1st day of the year wondering.. what're my new year resolutions this year?? clearly if there aint any planning, or goals to aim for.. then life would be without purpose it seems.. and breakthroughs and renewal would be far from reach..


Opened the bible and continued from where I've stopped 2 days back *embarrassed*.. my eyes fell on Matthew 13 on the Parables of the Hidden Treasure & the Pearl.. there're only 3 verses.. not interesting-looking all this while.. but yea.. read it.. goes like this:


"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it."


As I pondered on these 2 phrases, I suddenly knew what my new year resolution should be, or rather, what God wants me to do this year.. to sell my worldly interests and fix my eyes upon the kingdom of God in everything I do.. this is the only way to to have the right heart attitude for Him and my brothers..


Had not had an ideal semester start this time.. I felt that I was spending so much extra compared to others.. like there're pests in my pockets.. esp on transports.. dahlah cannot carpool with my frens, the usual road we have been takin is under some construction and we have to take a longer route.. but today I realise that until God grants us a car of our own, I must endure to pass this test! And when I have the right heart attitude towards his kingdom and his righteousness, all this would be given to me (Matthew 6:33)..


It's not on the issue of money alone.. the same thing goes to other aspects in life.. When I fix my eyes upon His kingdom, the conflicts in life and the weaknesses I see in the others wouldnt matter much anymore.. and that's how I want to live my life.. to surrender to Him and love Him so that I can love my brothers! Because love conquers all!


Pray for me, if you remember ^^ I need Heavenly strength in this!

changes

Inevitable. Yet we choose to avoid them most of the time. Cuz it may lead to conflicts, both internal & external..

Strangely I crave for some changes this year.. Not really talking bout breakthroughs here.. but those changes may lead me to breakthroughs.. who knows.. I just want, or rather, need some changes from routines: Experiencing some different stuff.. Meeting different people.. Expanding social circle.. after all it's my last term in college, and most probably the last 6 months in Cheras..

Been talking to and seeing Jong going through changes.. I hope it's the best solution for you, RooMate! It's tough I know, having to adapt to the new people, new styles, and leaving your comfort zone behind.. but sometimes it's only through challenges that we'll grow & mature, and that's what I want.. It's good to have a clique to lean on and share both good and bad times, but confining oneself to a certain circle of friends... isn't it a bit like.. "froggie under the well" (if youre Chinese-ed) or "froggie under the coconut shell" (if youre SK-ed).. hahaha.. cuz in your eyes there'll only be frogs and no one else...?

Well, havent succeeded in making changes but am definitely still seeking for them.. but to all my dearest friends and bros & sists out there.. if my changes affect you, my sincere apologies, because somehow in one way or another it would not just involve me alone.. and please dont take it personally, it's just me hoping for a new environment.. so thank you for your kind consideration & tolerance, you guys are simply the best! ^^

happy-frog-comic-cartoon-breadwig_com

Happy Frog :)

first-class breakfast

how would you like a 1st class breakfast to be?

a buffet in 5-star hotels like Hilton? or lazing in bed while having a maid to prepare everything for you? or having McD's breakfast set (sausage mcMuffin!! **mouth watering**)..?? or..

Well, to me the recipe of a 1st class breakfast would be..

1. having God's grace of making the day a holiday..

Image015

2. munching on hot-ot scones (from our Communique sale :P) with butter & jam ..

Image008

2. sipping tea or coffee (both boh or oldtown nanyang coffee are superb)

images images1

3. having them with your loved one(s): my beau!

DSC_0311

4. while sharing the Word of God! (shared on Ephesians Chapter 2 on God's grace!)

Image011

Simple yet splendid!

I'm starting to dream of having such times in the future if possible.. you know.. having this kind of luxury after 5 days of hard work.. ^^ what a motivation.. hahaa...

being unrealistic

it's always when i'm financially unstable that i'll think of all the things i wanna buy.. for instance, a new laptop!!! current one is 3 years ++ and not exactly old.. but sigh.. compared to the new and quite-new laptops, it's a pathetic one, T_T and considering how much it cost me at that time... sighhh.. and now Dell is having promotion and hot deals!! Spotted this one...!!

150

Dell™ Inspiron™ 1420!!

Love the green & pink color.. dark blue is also pretty! what drives me is that, at the price of 2300 online, you get free upgrade to 3GB memory and 250GB hard drive...! and the offer ends this Jan 12! not an expert in comps, but am impressed enough with these two features!

Argghh.. what a sad case... don have the guts to ask my dad to sponsor me one since he just spent big bucks last month..! Ego At Work: but well, instead of wasting resources, let's just try upgrading the ram of my loyal pc.. ^^

Next, I need a printer! My printer has been in coma since the past semester and I ended up using Caryn's & Doreen's the whole term for my assignments **bashful**.. you know how much assignments we have, not mentioning when it comes to designing tasks and activities and primary kids, you need COLOURS, a L.O.T of them! Sowee my dear friends, I owe it to you guys!ewgcbscn

Went to Low Yat that day with my beau and saw Canon all-in-one printers.. Love them!! I don know why I'm (again) so impressed by printers which not only print but scan and copy as well (it's not like I need to scan & copy a lot)! But yeah, saw sth like this one.. but I'm not sure if it's the same model.. this is MP145 i guess... but the price online is like double the price offered in the shop!

E.A.W.: On second thought, let's save money during this economy crisis and try repairing my bulky and heavy IP3000 first and see it wakes up from its coma..

Last and definitely not the least!~ My phone!!!! My poor Nokia 5610 Express Music is announced dead by the instant repair shop.. but I believe in miracles still..!! It got seasick as Karen calls it.. and the battery went oikk.. Never been sadder..! And it's not even 1 year!!! Thank God I still have my loyal 1100 to mourn with me... although sometimes it blacks out too due to fatigue.. I need a new phone to come my way! But not now though.. I want to pray this time around...

5610NOKIA

always in memory

14/2/2008 - 8/1/2009

Ah yea, that's it.. time to snap myself from all this!

selling everything to own the Kingdom of Heaven


Happy New Year!


Blogging on the very 1st day of the month definitely feels different.. ^^ cuz everything seems new & motivating.. hahah.. but yea, that's how life should be lived each day right? For in Christ we're NeW!


2 Corinthians 5:17 says that "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"


Started my 1st day of the year wondering.. what're my new year resolutions this year?? clearly if there aint any planning, or goals to aim for.. then life would be without purpose it seems.. and breakthroughs and renewal would be far from reach..


Opened the bible and continued from where I've stopped 2 days back *embarrassed*.. my eyes fell on Matthew 13 on the Parables of the Hidden Treasure & the Pearl.. there're only 3 verses.. not interesting-looking all this while.. but yea.. read it.. goes like this:


"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it."


As I pondered on these 2 phrases, I suddenly knew what my new year resolution should be, or rather, what God wants me to do this year.. to sell my worldly interests and fix my eyes upon the kingdom of God in everything I do.. this is the only way to to have the right heart attitude for Him and my brothers..


Had not had an ideal semester start this time.. I felt that I was spending so much extra compared to others.. like there're pests in my pockets.. esp on transports.. dahlah cannot carpool with my frens, the usual road we have been takin is under some construction and we have to take a longer route.. but today I realise that until God grants us a car of our own, I must endure to pass this test! And when I have the right heart attitude towards his kingdom and his righteousness, all this would be given to me (Matthew 6:33)..


It's not on the issue of money alone.. the same thing goes to other aspects in life.. When I fix my eyes upon His kingdom, the conflicts in life and the weaknesses I see in the others wouldnt matter much anymore.. and that's how I want to live my life.. to surrender to Him and love Him so that I can love my brothers! Because love conquers all!


Pray for me, if you remember ^^ I need Heavenly strength in this!