TAKING TIME
Take time to think...It is the source of
power.
Take time to play...It is the secret of
perpetual youth.
Take time to read...It is the fountain of
wisdom.
Take time to pray...It is the greatest power
on Earth.
Take time to love and be loved...It is a God-
given privilege.
Take time to be friendly...It is the road to
happiness.
Take time to laugh...It is the music of the
soul.
Take time to give...It is too short a day to be
selfish.
Take time to work...It is the price of
success.
Take time to do charity...It is the key to
Heaven.
Author Unknown 

inspired by piggy and owlie....

wrote this in class in college with someone who had a very special place in my heart...just didn't know it just then... God has a good sense of humour, eh? was reading david's and siew lee's blogs today... very inspired to share what i have written in the past...althoug it is very personal...believe now is the time to open up.... and to let go....

okies, here goes, it's kinda weird, dun ask me why...his writing in regular font and mine in italics...

life's so boring
it's so dull....
i'm rotting,
in this not so mouldy class.
why am i here?
only God knows...
sigh... wasting my time...
writing nonsense...

life's like a box of chocolate
u will never know what u r gonna get
with each sweet bite, comes a bitter taste,
with each swallow, extra calories plus...
sigh...it's a pleasure to savour
but a bitter pill to swallow...
70% only

rain, rain on my face
it hasn't stop raining for days
my world is in flood
slowly i become one of d mud.

sinking slowly, just waiting to drown
knowing someday a rainbow will form
somehow, it's just too late
never able to see it again.

lift me up when i am falling
lift me up when i am drowing
draw me back to safety
this feeling, so clam, so safe
as if the world's turbulence stopped
just for a spilt second.

but if i can't swin
after 40 days
and my mind is crash by the
crashing rain.
lift me up so high
until i can't fall.

then you'll be flying
floating among the clouds
looking down at this chaotic
world, wondering
would it be better to stay up here?
but the world needs you...

i am an empty vessel
nothing but to be recycled
making noise here
and there
shut me up and i
am no more there

life's not so simple,
vessels come with souls,
for eternity they last,
though they may be empty
touching hearts, leaving
signs on this earth...
what is existance?
Existance is God
God is the Word
the Word is God
and God is with us.

weird ya? hehe... one of my favourite writings though... got a special place in my heart... jus sitting during chem ( i think ), pretending to be taking notes.... thanks, dear for the wonderful memories... God bless you.... :) 

THEN JESUS SAID TO HIS DISCIPLES, "IF ANYONE WOULDCOME AFTER ME, HE MUST DENY HIMSELF AND TAKEUP HIS CROSS AND FOLLOW ME." ( MATTHEW 16:24 *NIV )

We all have crosses to bear in this life. Perhaps your cross may seen like a heavy one, however if you look around you will find others with a much bigger one thanyourself. Therefore when your "Cross" seems to heavy remember that God is there helping you carry it. After all God has said,

"NEVER WILL I LEAVE YOU; NEVER WILL I FORSAKE YOU." ( HEBREWS 13:5 )

So put your faith in God, and remember that Jesus said, "DO NOT LET YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED. TRUST IN GOD; TRUST ALSO IN ME. ( JOHN 14:1 ) Then let the wings of faith uphold you, uphold you indeed!

May the wings of faith uphold you
When your cross is hard to bear,
As temptations surround you,
And no one seems to care.
May the wings of faith surround you
And shield you from the pain
When sorrows overcome you
And teardrops fall like rain.
May you know that God is with you
In times of deep despair.
May the spirit, who's within you,
Confirm that He is there!
May the valley of the shadow
Provide angels unaware...
May the wings of faith uphold you
When your cross is hard to bear.
Poet, Clay Harrison

just an encouragement from my heavenly Father...You knew i needed to hear from You, tru Your word, tru the ppl around me.i needed to hear my Father's voice. not the voice of the liar, not my own voice, but the gentle, true voice of His Spirit speaking truth into my life... Thank you, Father that when my cross was too hard to bear, You helped me carry it.You brought tai ko to counsel me and to help me open my heart for You to minister to my situation... Thank you that you bore my cross for me... and when i was unwilling to bear my cross, You showed me the cross where you died for me... and that humbled me...that every tear i cried, You have cried more for me... and for every pain and hurt i had togo through, You went through more... i m encouraged that this journey i am walking... u have gone through the same path and even more...and came out not scarless.....hurt, injured... scourged, scorned....yet VICTORIOUS!!

i believe we are more than conquerors in Him who love us... amen.

may the wings of faith uphold me when everything around me falls apart.... only with You alone shall i stand....on the wings of faith... i love you, Father.
 

here's a vs for you...
"Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God. Everyone who loves is a child of God and knows God, but the unloving knows nothing of God. For God is love; and his love was disclosed to us in this, that he sent his only Son into the world to bring us life."
1 john 4:7-9

love in +,
ling

p.s :
this picture symbolizes the things given in love... my father's
bible, given while he did not believe (praise God, he does now), a tissue paper rose made on d spot in imu rooftop ( thanks say khai, my 1st rose from a guy too ) and a charm bracelet with a heart charm, given by my godma. 

thanks papa n mi dear~!

21st burfday at 32 mansion...had a wonderful time! been one of the bestest days of my life, being 21 feels great after all.it's not so much about the age, but more of knowing i'm loved by many, especially by God since He blessed me so abundantly, this is really...."my cup overfloweth with Thy blessings"...

thanks pa and mi, for being d best parents God has blessed me with (not perfect, jus rite tho)...i'm here cos of you guys... what do you think? ur dotter not bad leh? hehe....so perasan...anyways, even tho u guys prob never gonna read this...but, jus wanna honour all the love and effort you have invested in my life... love you, pa n mi...*muaks* 

remember this, ppl?

2 and 1/2 yrs in imu, many memories came flooding back when i look at all my pics... n so many of dem too...prob more 500... made this in sem 4... miscellaneous collection of d many events....remember jon? wanna die d n still stuck in ur apt at 3am... zzz....

hai zhi's b day, cf camp 2004. nchc 2004 imu book sellers, 3 teachers?, my beloved pets n i, imu seniors n juniors at nchc, cf outing in d rain, squeaks n i, tai ko n i plus thompson, ev's bear...hehe... all i can say, we started strong...we ended stronger....n it's not d end yet, the many friendsips built....will last...God willing, till eternity.... thanks for all the wonderful memories...kinda nostalgic....feelin kinda old d....*hinthint* wahahahaha...hopefully not everyone's blur...suddenly feel like singing barney song....haha....

i lap u,
u lap me,
we are a happy family,
with a frenly *smack!*,
n a *hugs* from me to u,
won't u say u lap me 2?

haha...cant remember so made up my own words... ya, i lap u, guys... :) 

happie burfday, bunny dear!

just wanna do stg different for you...u no besides the normal presents...altho my present oso kinda 'romantic' according to kat...hehe,remember last yr? got a not so romantic prez for u this yr... hope this will compensate... super BIG huG from me!
*HugS*
wanna tell you, you have been one of my greatest frens, and you'll be in suling's Bestest Frens List, dat is if i ever get down to writing one.... thank you for the past 15 yrs and more... next 3 yrs in adelaide, am sure we'll have the greatest time there! after all, with God and bunny... everything jus seem more beautiful! Happie burfday, my dear!

I took you from the ends of the earth,
from its farthest corners I called you.
I said, ' You are my servant';
I have chosen you and have not rejected you.
So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
Isaiah 41:9,10 

jus as i am....

lazing on my beloved sofa...being a "couch potato"....after a nice full meal, feeling kinda boneless and looking so "pink"! ug! i so hated pink when i was younger.... old age mellowed me a bit...okie, only certain shades of the blasted colour.... blue's still d best! was sorta slweepie and blur altho dun looked it...n sis dear jus has to take a photo.... din turned out so suckily after all....hehe....a slweepie and satisfied hurricane....very tame n mellow.... dat's me.... not for long tho, buddies! the hurricane will soon.....WHOooooooosSSSHHH!! go figure.... 

batu ferringhi never looked better...

When there are people called friends,
Where the heart sees the beauty in God's creation,
The beautiful sands of penang,
Thru the eyes of God.
Blessed me, blessed you, blessed lil' island of penang.

trying to be poetic...hehe, know it's sounds a bit cacat, o well...always marks for effort (taken from sloth^_^) 

dun we all look happie~?

yin,michael dog, sis dear, lx ting tong tiang.... thanks for loving me just the way i am.... u guys have given me much joy and love....

God loves you guys. continue seeking. He will meet you where you least expect Him... jus believe. :) 

....the golden sands of penang....

bunny, darlin n i at the beach....darlin went para sailing...had a great time yea.... shien nearly got fried....benjamin franklin experiment with lighting... hehe... :) 

thanksgiving 2004

Lord, I thank you for all your blessings in this past year. You have become more real to me and revealed yourself in ways that i couldn't even imagine in the past. i thank you for family, frens,good brothers and sisters and a great church. Thanksgiving was great last year. it will be greater this year. starting with a drizzle, you have opened the flood gates and blessed my life so abundantly....all glory to You, my Father.  

squeaks...n the hurricane

squeaks, this is specially for u.... for being squea-ki-ly.... you... thanks for all the times you were there for me... altho we are so different, you made a big effort to love me. thank you, dear. God bless you, my sister. 

a sea of heads?

surprising dat all our hairs sorta look kinda d same...hehe, jus a tot dat occured to me, n we look so happy n alive even at 3 am? hehe... had a nice time yakking n crapping... our slweepie looks still okie la...haha... altho poor hobbit kinda kena cut a bit... u made pg trip 2004 great! :) 

tennis gals...dam fierce rite?

haha... this is one of our funniest pics... gals, we r not the greatest tennis players except for jane...but i had a great time knowing you and being team mates... we din win, we built frenships...*brickbrick*, bunny, charlene n sqeuaks, u guys rock! :) n we look good in blue stripes ya? haha.... 

on d topic of Prayer...

One must remember that; THE PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN IS POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE!. ( JAMES 5:16 *NIV )

More powerful and more effective than anything else on this Earth, even when we must react As Soon As Possible.

Now, have you ever wonder about the abbreviation A.S.A.P.? Generally we think of it in terms of even more hurry and stress in our lives. Maybe if we think of this abbreviation in a different manner, we will begin to find a new way to deal with those rough days along the way. So when.......



There's work to do,
deadlines to meet;
You've got no time to spare,
But as you hurry and scurry-
ASAP - ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER

In the midst of family chaos,
"Quality time" is rare.
Do your best;
let God do the rest-
ASAP - ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER.

It may seem like your worries
Are more than you can bear.
Slow down and take a breather-
ASAP - ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER

God knows how stressful life is;
He wants to ease our cares,
And He'll respond to all your needs
A.S.A.P. - ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER.

ya, this is from my devotion today... never tot of ASAP as ALways Say A Prayer... for those who know me well, i am a very very impatient sorta person, always want things fast, efficient, competently done.... cant tolerate ppl and situations that are slowly, sloppilyy n boringly, annoying, incomptently killing me inside.....As Soon As Possible is sorta my motto...more likeAs Soon As Possible, as good as it gets, as far as everyone can, as great results as can be... all were what drove me on to succeed in the shortest time, the smartest way yet with the best results or equavalent to those who spent double or more the time doing the same thing, always felt they were kinda stupid, after all, if i can get the best results, studying the least andmore efficiently, and getting my projects done way before dem n yet get greater marks or same... y not? God changed my mindset...when things are fast forwarded, we dun learn His lessons or not as well as those who took their time... it sets into the heart, mind n soul.

God is teaching me patience, it's a fruit of the Spirit that'll take me a long time bear.... yea, i'm like one of d most imperfectplant in God's garden... He's a good Gardener...i'm sure things will work out jus fine... Thank you, my Gardener, even for the pruning which kinda sux sometimes...wish i could learn the easy way.... guess not, eh?

hopefully i will be like the alamandas....one day! they look so healthy and cheery even in d dark! yelllowwwwwww....flowers!

You know best, Lord. :)

neighbours forever!!!

altho u guys r no longer my neighbours... in my heart, we'll always be neigbours esp dear bunny, considering we r gonna be neighbours again in adelaide....muahahahaha...God has a good sense of humour ya... so altogether will be nearly 20 years....dat's long.... this yr we gotta take our bedroom slippers photo too ya! with ur bro's monsta's paws.... :)

Thank you for the wonderful memories...including peeping over the fence watching us feeding caterpillars, playing badminton over the fence and water sprinklers,riding bikes, playing lanterns n burning 'softies' together, n being such a great house mate!!*BIGHUGS* you are the best neighbour in d world! to me....

God bless you and your family....  

my darlin'..i love u lots! *HUGS*

darlin! hehe.... ya, i m sure u know i love u lots, tot this pic's cute....not dat i think u r slow... but it's jus so...u... to be cute n qwerky and still smile and luff about it...

i'm so glad to have you in my life...you have been such a blessing from orientation till now... u've been very encouraging n still is. by the way u jus love everyone no matter what and ur self sacrificing attitude. continue to persevere, God knows your struggles, He will help you make it home... dun worry too much bout studies, God wants the best for you! trust in Him...

trust in the Lord with all your heart and soul and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight!
proverbs3:5,6

Amen... totally believing for you... He will make your paths straight, my darlin... 

atan my "tai ko", thanks for everything...

decided i shall pay tribute to all d ppl dat have walked tru my life and have made my life more beautiful jus by being there... n of course most of all to God for blessing me with these ppl...

n 1 of them is u...ya, good ole pet kampung buffalo from sitiawan...who now i consider a very dear brother... "tai ko" whose sisters call him "jon!" no offense to jon's sisters. Jon love u guys loads.hehe...yea, at least u got someone to call u "tai ko" dat u dun have to coerce into... :)

i must say after the Great Explosion i thought our frenship was quite screwed. God had others plans ya... n i m glad He who is involve in d ministry of reconciliation made right our frenship... after all, we r one big happy family... this hurricane-ish sister shan't hentam my brother too much, unless he's too annoying, lame or bully me... always insult me insideously...jus as well i not that blur...all his "short" jokes...God loves short lil me la...u jealous izit? n He loves c'mas tree shoulders you too... me too... blessed life! 

i m so bored..n slweepie

actually i dunno what to write... i m kinda a bit brain dead, have been sleeping at 3 stg past few nites n 7 am 1 night cos was too itchy to sleep...think it's bedbugs....hehe, anyways, had d chance to tok to elaine so dat's a good reason to lose zzzz.

tired but dun wanna slweep...super stubborn as usual, if i'm not dead enough, i won rest unless i'm jus being lazy...amazed myself by the amt i can actually accomplish if i set me heart too...only tot those super power suit sorta woman can do so many things n still be successful juggling dem simultaneously.... i can too. jus think it might kill me 1 day. urti again...hehe... n the last bout of 3 wks of fever left me wid heat intolerance which is okie considering i'm going to adelaide. weather there kinda cold n my old thermostat setting jus x work there.new setting suits there jus fine. meantime i jus gotta keep to cooler places. n try not to get hyperthermia by being too smart. forever overexerting myself n falling sick after that... not dat anyone can stop me except for Jesus once i set my mind to do watever...

brain too slow...think for now liddat unless i start crapping all sorts of nonsense like telling sarinda i want a cute guy masseur giving me a massage for my b day...normally i dun like strange guys touching me...a sign, my brain is malfunctioning d...

need my beauty sleep desperately... thank Go for blessed sleep for the past few nites...no itches... jus conked till morning... n amazingly quite hyper as usual during the day... super natural strength from above!

bubye ppl.... going to visit dream land soon....zzzz....*yawn*.....slweepie smiles....

the power of prayer

                              Just A Little Prayer

                       God is ever there for those
                       Who really, really care,
                       He helps dispel your cares and woes
                       With just a little prayer.

                       Invite the Lord into your heart,
                       He has much love to spare,
                       A love He gladly would impart
                       With just a little prayer.

                       Let Him know when things go wrong,
                       No matter when or where.
                       He can fill your heart with song
                       With just a little prayer.

                       It matters not your race or creed,
                       God does not compare.
                       He can fill your wants and needs
                       With just a little prayer.

                       No power on earth can give to man
                       God's immortal blessings rare.
                       He is the only One who can
                       With just a little prayer.
                                           Poet, Joseph Ferrara

this is from my devotion today. i totally believe in the power of prayer especially
little prayers. i am not a person who is taken to long and boring prayers which i
some times zone out even before i say amen cos my mind jus wondered off
somewhere to what happened this morning, what i wanna eat for dinner, thoughts
on my family and friends and in the end feel guilty for not paying attention. one
thing i realised, we do not need to conform to the prayers of others. we can
agree, we can disagree. amen jus means, let it be, God. so i dun have to feel
 guilty...zzz....*snore*...

there is no condemnation for those who are  in Christ Jesus. 

prayer is a way of talking to God. God sees our hearts. He totally knows what is in our minds.Yet He wants us to come
and tell Him.Like a loving Father, He desires to have an ongoing relationship with us. not jus a one way communication.
if we only read His word, we listen to His voice...yet we dun tell him what we think, how we feel... about what He has said...
i used to have a distorted image of my God. i always believed i shudn't complain to Him, i shudn't say certain things, i
couldn't curse, i can't be me...who is a rebel at heart, curses like a....hehe...( u guys who met me after i received Christ,
u will never know) i repented d altho the temptation's always there....guess wat? who said i can be awful, howwible,
hurricane-ish suling before my God? myself. i wanted to be good enough for Him. God showed me...i was good enough
without doing anything, forcing myself to be good...because....i was bought with the blood of the perfect Lamb of God.
yes, i m good enough. we r all good enough cos God says so. if we r good enough for God, who is to say we aren't?
buzz off, bugger!(small voice in my head)


my God says...you are precious in my sight, you are wonderfully and fearfully made.

i m what He has given for me. something is only of value of what was paid for it. and God paid the price with all He had.
His one and only begotten Son. Thank you, God for agape.

my 2 favourite pets...

can't find a better pic. i look howwible here...anyways, piggy looks worse.these 2 guys are my all time favourite pets... piggy frowning n eyes half closed as usual, and buffalo with his kg boi pose...n his good old mbs watch which died...so sad... n ya, announcing buffalo has been promoted to be my "tai ko"... *BIGhugs* for all the times we had together. u have made my life..... beautiful. 

sam-uel chacko george @ k @ hor-sie!!

figured u play a big part in my life....driver!!! and ya.... dota buddy, badminton buddy, tennis buddy... and most of all..thanks for being my punching BAG!!

sam, we look professional wid our scrolls, eh? haha... i love u, buddy...so potong stim...*bsssskkkk* all the stim let out d... :) 

hehe... chris my best guy buddy!

ya. he's not my bf, will never be...but he's my best guy buddy which i m hoping...will go up to heaven wid me someday....u r best, chris!! :) 

the vision of a leader :)

What A Leader Must See

By Dr John C. Maxwell

And I said to the king, “if it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers tombs, that I may rebuild it.”

Nehemiah 2:5

Leaders who navigate do more than control the direction in which they and their people travel. They see the whole trip in their minds before they leave the dock. It seems remarkable, but Nehemiah could see both the problem and the solution even though he had never visited Jerusalem.

All great leaders have uncommon vision. A leader sees…

Farther than others see. Nehemiah was able to see the problem, and he could picture the solution in his head.

More than others see. Nehemiah knew that the wall could and should be rebuilt, and he knew what it would take to do it.

Before others see. None of Jerusalem’s neighbors wanted to see the Jews rebuild their wall, and several enemy leaders conspired against Nehemiah and the people. But Nehemiah saw the danger and planned accordingly; he refused to give in to enemy plots.

I was very inspired by this because i do desire to lead for God and i'm gonna start leading cell group next month. just 2 months but i do believe, a leader have to have 1 thing...a vision.

To be long sighted enough to see the future...what do i wish to achieve? to make strong and loud disciples that will shine for God would be my answer to this... and to be short sighted enough to see....the present. who are the people i am working with? How am i gonna minister to them? Are they willing for God to work in their lives?God is willing. i am willing. we are a great team together!( toking bout time here ya...not as in eye sight, slight technical problem with the language,haha...)

And just to have the right vision....after God give me his glasses to adjust to His vision for these people and also my life.

Let God lead, den i follow. By following the greatest Leader, I will be a good leader myself. after all, i learn from the best! I'm not dat dum dum, am I? wahahaha...ya, God can teach this dum dum yet.

I love you, my Leader. bring it on man!

A Friend Indeed

By Dr John C. Maxwell

So Jonathan told David, saying, “My father Saul seeks to kill you. Therefore please be on your guard until morning, and stay in a secret place and hide.

And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak with my father about you. Then what I observe, I will tell you.”

I Samuel 19:2-3

No leader succeeds on his own. Even David needed his Jonathan. In the dark days when he fled to escape the threats of King Saul, David turned to his friend for strength and encouragement. At great risk to himself Jonathan, hoping to pacify his father and reconcile the king to his friend, spoke well of David. And for a short while Saul relented, promising that David would not die by his hand.

Soon Saul’s old animosities reasserted themselves, and Jonathan once again risked his life to help his dear friend. Jonathan remained faithful to his comrade until the very end of his life.

Do you have someone who “strengthens your hand in God?” All leaders need loyal friends who can help them to persevere through the rough times.

Found this very true in my life whether i lead or follow, i need true frens around me, brothers and sisters to walk with me through different parts of the journey. And God has certainly been faithful, he has given me many godly frens to help me along the way. God knows we need people. He made us to be a couple, a family, a community, a people of God. He knows our needs...and one of them is friends.

thank you bunny, jon, squeaks, jean nee and darlin, u guys have really made my journey a lot easier. u picked me up when i fell...really badly flat to my face too. you were there when i needed a hug, someone to love me and accept me. Thanks for all the prayers, they were all answered in God's time. ....and for believing in me and our God.

i love you guys.

being honest with God

faith overcomes fear...but remember, FAITH in GOD.... and not in ourselves...take a step of faith, it's a leap spiritually! *boink boink* 

1 year ago...

atan, shien and julie-ann's surprise party which was so not surprising...thanks too....."jay..." and oink oink... sigh...blurness.... 

imu future docs!

NCHC 2004! IMU ppl, n eu pui our sufes worker...ep!!!!