Gong Xi Gong Xi

Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

yeh... this is my favorite time of the year, just coz my family normally does lots of things together, and it is just real meaningful to me. I miss my family the most in this season. :(

well, this year, i had a pretty good CNY celebration here in the states! Elaine was in town, and jeanette, lynette, Ann, Alicia and i went to Agape Chinese Church for FOOD and we stayed to watch the performance they put up! It was really entertaining!! We just couldn't stop laughing! and lynette, this s'pore girl, kept adding "effects" to the performances and that made me roll!!!

On sat, I had a singaporean reunion lunch with jean, lyn & aunty joyce! yeh!! We went to China King, this Chinese buffet place and yum! we ate sooooo much! I was so full that i wasn't hungry till about 10pm... gosh! They really do have some GOOD chinese food!

I spend most of my time this weekend just catching up with my family & friends in s'pore! It makes me feel closer to home! Love talkin to my ah ma on the phone! She said "ling, u sound like u are not too far away coz i can hear u clearly" so i said "ya, i'll be coming to your house later!! and i want to eat lots of stir-fry sesame chicken!!!" :) love my grandma. Alright everyone, hope u've had fun for CNY too! eat pineapple tarts!

God's Grace

hey! do u remember my previous blog about "End of the Spear" ? Well, Steve saint & Mincayene (the actual person) came to Tulsa last week. I went to that service and was greatly blessed! It was not a publicity thing, but more of sharing of their testimony. Steve saint began with saying that " i do not have a story, God wrote this story" That was cool, i thought.. coz everyone seemed to have come to hear his "story". When i saw Mincayene, i think that he is a living testimony and reflection of the mercy of God. He reminds me of Moses & David, where although they kill, God redeemed them, and through them, many generations are saved. They can be catergorized as either murderers or men of God, whichever one might choose to see them as.. but God has definitely chosen them for their time.

huhz... i learnt so much just from their sharing and their presence. I hope that u've been blessed by my short blog about what i've learnt. :)

End of the Spear

Awesome movie! Powerful message. A true story of forgivness. What is forgiveness to us? It has again minimized my own troubles in life. This was the same feeling i had after i read "tears of my soul".

One of the most touching scene in this movie was when steve (one of the missionary's son) asked his dad "Will u shoot them if they try to harm you?" His father replied "No, because we are ready for heaven, but they are not". Wow! that blew my mind. It is so true yet it takes so much love & courage to claim it.

The message of God's love and forgiveness spread throughout the Waorani tribe. The message that "Jesus was speared, but He did not spear his enemies. This is not because He is weak, but just so that they may live" It was just beautiful. Jesus sacrificed so that we all could live.

ALright folks, time to get your own ticket and experience this true story. Well, don't forget your little hankie or packets of tissue. I bet u'll need them. Trust me. :)

my thoughts

I'm back to school. The first week was crazy, coz i was trying to move on and off campus and everything was chaotic. Thank God that everything works just fine :) Am glad to be back on campus again.

So much has been happening recently that makes me think more about life & God. As i get older, perspectives on things around me changed. I can't be the sheltered kid anymore. huhz... well, who says that being 21 will be fun? gosh! Was also thinking about the song "make my life a living sacrifice... the way u want me to be" well, realised how much i do not understand the real meaning of this till now. Had a snippet of what is might be like, to 'sacrifice' my time, my life, my comfort zone so that others around me may be blessed. ya.. sounds like GREAT! but it can be hard to fulfil. Pastor Wilard Jones reminded us in chapel that "you must be a servant to be a king" I was so refreshed by his sermon that day.

well, am not out here to preach to u, folks. haha. but this is truly something that i have been pondering upon.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me" -Matthew 16:24

end of vacation

Time flies... goodness. My parents have left the States :( sent them off at the airport the other day & broke down. haha. what's new huh? My parents cried too. What a sad parting scene. As always. I hate parting... huhz, but it has to happen so many times. But of course, i thank God that i was able to spend 3 weeks of vacation with my parents. What more can i ask for?

I am just relaxing in my aunty's house. Watch DVD, read, eat n zzz. Oh haha and guess what? I went for workout with my aunty in..... CURVES! ahhhhh!!! stop laughing, u people. yupz, pretty fun. hey i had muscle cramp after that k...so it's pretty effective. Nice to listen to all the experienced ladies. Nobody feels embarassed, and everyone's like a big family. haha. n i'm part of it now.

am leaving the sunny california soon. am gonna miss it so much. Will be missing uncle mike & aunty rose too :(