Thursday, December 27, 2007

The Reason for the Season

I just want to give thanks...
a heart filled with gratitude, i want to sing out a song to my Lord.
I believe that God is a God who hears and saves. I'm still amazed, still filled with awe and inexpressible joy.. for the salvation in my family, for the abundant grace poured upon my family.. Indeed, salvation belongs to God, and with Him, all things are possible!

I will continue to pray. I have received the best Christmas gift! All praises be to the Father =)

Blessed Christmas to all you guys! I hope that you've received what you've always been asking for as well.

"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayers"-Matt 21:22

i serve a mighty God. What about u?

Saturday, November 10, 2007

caffeinated post: read and stay awake!!



hehheeee... love this pic... fishie really needs coffee to stay awake! popping eyes!


oh... fishie's most loved starbuck's toffee nut latte.. Christmas blend is here!!! yvonne is probably the first to see my excitement over this special blend..


can you feel the christmassie kind of love and happiness?







3 cheers for starry starry coffee!
Merry merry day... =)

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

I love phuket

Phuket... good for the pocket!

budget tour with exceeding fun! I love the short trip to phuket... super relaxing and fun. Food was amazingly good and cheap! We think we didnt overeat, but we made sure that we did took every meal.. er ya...hehe.

never thought that weekend getaway could be so FUN! i loved the company. I think they made the difference. We totally enjoyed being silly, laughing and crazy together! It's great to see the fun side of stan & ros.. and of course miss pammie never fails to disturb me with her ever snapping camera!!!

we had fun.. walking along beaches, relaxing in boat, travelling in tut-tuts, canoeing through caves, strolling in the streets, sipping cuppas, slurping noodles and all getting sun-burnt!

you guys should link to pam's blog and take a look at some funny pics!

My fav part of the trip was the cave canoe! =) whhooo... so exciting! There were parts in the cave where we literally have to lie down before we could go through... coz the rocks were so low... fun!

a summary..

Thai food=amazing. i'll grab fresh coconut whenever i can. Amazingly yummilicious! seafooooooooddd...
Thai shopping=yay!
Thai people=friendly
Thai trip= ***** five star kinda experience! with five star friends
Tiger airline= er... budget kinda feeling. ya.

You should check out phuket too!

Thursday, September 06, 2007

OoSh.. @ Dempsey

oosh... so nice.

Yes, i was there with my friends :)
It actually looks better at night.
The dining area was dimly lited with candles.
With a touch of nature: water and trees, seemed perfect and romantic.

The food was alright.. dessert was... alright too :)
I guess it's just about the atmosphere.

We chilled on cozy couches after dinner. It was great.
time for chats and laughter...

I'll probably be there again with a different crowd.

Sunday, August 12, 2007

New Song

love this song...

Hillsong United - Hosanna

I see the king of glory
Coming down the clouds with fire
The whole earth shakes, the whole earth shakes
I see his love and mercy
Washing over all our sin
The people sing, the people sing

Chorus
Hosanna, hosanna
Hosanna in the highest

Verse 2
I see a generation
Rising up to take the place
With selfless faith, with selfless faith
I see a new revival
Staring as we pray and seek
We're on our knees, we're on our knees

Bridge
Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me
Break my heart for what is yours
Everything I am for your kingdom's cause
As I walk from earth into eternity

we sang this during service today.
my personal response- tears.

Thursday, August 02, 2007

So true!

This is an absolutely incredible interview with Rick Warren, "Purpose
Driven Life" author and pastor of the Saddleback Church in California .

His wife now has cancer, and he now has "wealth" from the book sales.

In the interview by Paul Bradshaw, Rick Warren said: "People ask me,
what is the purpose of life? And I respond: In a nutshell, life is
preparation for eternity. We were made to last forever, and God wants us
to be with Him in Heaven.

One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body --
but not the end of me. I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am
going to spend trillions of years in eternity. This is the warm-up act -
the dress rehearsal.

God wants us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity. We
were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn't
going to make sense.

Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just
coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one.

The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than
your comfort. God is more interested in making your life holy than He is
in making your life happy.

We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that's not the goal of life.
The goal is to grow in character, in Christ likeness.

This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also the
toughest, with my wife, Kay, getting cancer.

I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go through a dark
time, then you go to the mountaintop, back and forth. I don't believe
that anymore. Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that
it's kind of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have
something good and something bad in your life. No matter how good things
are in your life, there is always something bad that needs to be worked
on. And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always
something good you can thank God for.

You can focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your problems. If
you focus on your problems, you're going into self-centeredness, "which is
my problem, my issues, my pain."

But one of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your focus off
yourself and onto God and others.

We discovered quickly that in spite of the prayers of hundreds of
thousands of people, God was not going to heal Kay or make it easy for
her. It has been very difficult for her, and yet God has strengthened her
character, given her a ministry of helping other people, given her a
testimony, drawn her closer to Him and to people.

You have to learn to deal with both the good and the bad of life.
Actually, sometimes learning to deal with the good is harder. For
instance, this past year, all of a sudden, when the book sold 15 million
copies, it made me instantly very wealthy. It also brought a lot of
notoriety that I had never had to deal with before. I don't think God
gives you money or notoriety for your own ego or for you to live a life of
ease.

So I began to ask God what He wanted me to do with this money, notoriety
and influence. He gave me two different passages that helped me decide
what to do, II Corinthians 9 and Psalm 72.

First, in spite of all the money coming in, we would not change our
lifestyle one bit. We made no major purchases. Second, about midway
through last year, I stopped taking a salary from the church.

Third, we set up foundations to fund an initiative we call The Peace Plan
to plant churches, equip leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and
educate the next generation.

Fourth, I added up all that the church had paid me in the 24 years since I
started the church, and I gave it all back. It was liberating to be able
to serve God for free.

We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions? Popularity?
Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt? Bitterness? Materialism? Or
am I going to be driven by God's purposes (for my life)?

When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and say, God, if
I don't get anything else done today, I want to know You more and love You
better

God didn't put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list. He's more
interested in what I am than what I do. That's why we're called human
beings, not human doings.

Happy moments, PRAISE GOD. Difficult moments, SEEK GOD. Quiet moments,
WORSHIP GOD. Painful moments, TRUST GOD. Every moment, THANK GOD. "

This is beautiful and "food for the soul!" A friend sent it to me, I'm sharing it with you.

Friday, July 27, 2007

a shout-out

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh is an insufficient, insignificant shoutout for now.
however, in all things, i believe that AAAAAmen will be sufficient, significant forever.
i might not have to comprehend the power of amen. Just simply believe that God's love surpasses knowledge. yupz, my knowledge included. a pea-brained fish.

Knowledge is not be the key. By believing, my God will bring me to where i need to be.

"come, and i will show you great and mighty things.."-God.

Sunday, July 22, 2007

mY Getaway...

i'm away in aussie.. spending time with people i love! :)

one of the highlights for this trip was the stayover @pet's place! i love pet. we understand why. haha. i love her house. breathtaking view from her room.




hmm.. good to have friends and relatives all around the world! Stayed with uncle and aunty in sydney. great time. staying in my brother's wonderful big house in adelaide now.. so proud of him! :) i enjoy every moment of our family reunion!


i thank God for a time of relaxation and contemplation. i needed it. He knows. It's all coming to an end, but i do know that good things do sometimes end, but i have to return to reality. Holidays cannot last forever. :( but well, good news is that God's goodness really lasts forever!This is the one good thing that doesnt end. i love God. :)


"I'm your Abba Father, and that's all you need to know..."- God


Sunday, April 01, 2007

i'm back!

boy..

blogging always reminds me of my time in the States.. coz that was how i keep my friends updated of what i'm up to! haha..

weeding my blog. so old.. even the tag board is infested with nonsense!

just celebrated my birthday! so good to celebrate it in singapore where lots of my loved ones are with me!! :) so happy!! Thanks all of u who remembered and celebrated with me!

ok.. think this is all i can do for today. too tired to type. lala.