Thursday, June 29, 2006
specially for cara and yingfang:well.. i was taught by my friend that you can go to ermm
ok.. try this website
and download TVUPlayer software.
of course you have to install it to your PC, there's a guideline on the web, very simple.
once it's installed, just open the program. do you see all the channels on the left side? double click on it (espn sports for WC, or you can even try others like CCTV, they show it too) and enjoy your match!
oh.. you can double click on the screen to have it full screen. another double click to change it back to normal size. but of course watching full screen is better, then it feels like real TV. haha.
yup as simple as that. enjoy~
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006
i woke up in horror today..never in my life i felt so pig lolx. the late nite soccer match really drained my energy. joel showed me a website to watch espn online, it was amazing. you don't need a cable tv to watch world cup after all, and the pic was quite clear mind you.. i guess nowadays internet can do anything. by the way do you know that lack of sleep can indirectly cause you to be fatter? i read an interesting article on losing weight (in summary):
1. control your food.. eat five mini meals a day -small nutrient dense meals.. avoid fried food... drink lots of water
2. exercise.. really work out
3. lift weights.. muscles at right place will be nice
4. walk walk walk
5. sleep properly
6. a supportive buddy to keep you motivated and focused on your goal
yeah man.. i'm gonna do this! at least i'll try my best.. haha.
i went to nic's place for the part time work, once again played with the kids.. some of them were really cute especially the boys. they were quite smart for their age. it's so important to lay a good foundation while they're still young, that's why being a teacher is a noble job indeed.
i guess it's the same as when we are guiding a new believer, or even older believer as long as someone that you guide, gotta take the role seriously and pass on the right thing =)
listening >> love song - third day
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
wah man.. that was a close shave.. i was prepared for the worst but italia won tonight!!! YEAAH!!! i don't really care what ppl say since it's such a late penalty and it's not like they played brilliantly, a win is a win.. and a team with buffon deserves to win, not to mention that they're down with 10 players only lolx. glad that my totti has redeemed himself tonite~
i hope that they will continue to buck up man, try to hang on there as long as possible azzurri!!
P.S. watching soccer is not good for health, that last penalty shortened my life.
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Sunday, June 25, 2006
no one is perfect. how far can you accept someone, which of course including the person's weaknesses?
that's a good sermon, as how we know that God accepts and forgives us, so we shall towards others.
who are we to throw stones anyway?
we had a lunch bday celebration for shuz and wenjun this afternoon, it has been quite some time since we gather together. seems like i've been meeting quite a no of old friends this week haha..
nic revealed a tragic truth on hope's married couples (not all of course), the way the guy propose to the girl would be "do you wanna go to MPC?"
aaaah.. so sad.. so unromantic hhahahaa... but then it's biblical, so i guess we shall forgive the guys. lolx.
(note: MPC is our beloved church' marriage preparation class just in case you're wondering)
i need to rest for now~
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Friday, June 23, 2006
diao.. i wanna pull my hair.. this is the side effect that i always get after going out with miss guo lixian.. hahaaa... sigh.. sometimes i wonder why we're so stupid.. or maybe why i am so stupid.. lolx.the funny thing is we met so many ppl at city hall. junhuang n ronnie were there, apparently the bros are having gathering tonight, watching soccer together, so fun. then we met dewen, my long lost brother haha.. i went to find a gift with him then had dinner together also, it's been so long since i really sat down and talked to him but it was good catching up with one another. friends are meant to be forever, no matter where we are =)
listening >> you are so beautiful - joe cocker
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i would be lying if i said i was not disappointed. but i guess there's always somethin better in God's agenda. faith is somethin that you cannot see right..the day that i lose hope will be the day that i die.
it was a great cg day.. i really enjoy cg time each week, as i can see how we've become more and more comfortable with one another. weiling got a new job praise the Lord.. it's about time.
with ess coming, i've started to crave for a new believer, someone to sow, bring to church, convert, teach and guide, grow.. it's been so long since i personally grow a person from 0.
not that mentoring a mature christian is not good, but being able to mature a total new believer is definitely more satisfactory, more than anything.
lastly, thank God italy won tonight.. hahahaaaa.... was having quite a heart attack at certain parts, not to mention all the missing shots from totti.. sigh.. oh well.. at least they are still hanging on! ^^
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Thursday, June 22, 2006
I lift my hands to the heavens for the LordMy God is here
I sing with praises of all creation
You're my everything.
i'm surprised on how much i like the new hillsong london album - Jesus Is. just spent a great time of pnw at home again, was listening to the whole album and i couldn't help but to lift my hands up. it's just an amazing experience.
and their how great is our God is really nice!!! haha.. i am so much in love.
my fingers are all painful now. after resting for more than a month, i've finally opened up my guitar case and did some practice again. since i still have time now, maybe i should put in more effort on it. it feels like i'm getting from bad to worse.
vannessa did a facial for me yesterday as she needed some prac with her beauty studies. the place was very comfortable and i just fell asleep there.. totally.. so i had no idea what she did to my face lolx. anyway, it was a good time spent, we had lunch together as well.
God reminded me again about being selfless, things that i do for the kingdom. it's never for myself and it doesn't matter if i'm given any credit. she'll do fine in any group that God has set aside for her.
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
"hey neighbour, what are you doing here? you play guitar now is it?" diao..
nel must be crazy to have that thought when she saw me at wam vision nite just now hahaha... i can't even play properly for cg and she's talking about playing for ss =p
anyway it was a good nite, a good pnw, a good learning and a good time getting to know rachel and priscilla (mm) more.
i did stay back for a while to celebrate hendra's bday too, he's very funny.
this morning i woke up with my back aching again, well at least my arms are much better now, was suffering quite a bit cos of the escape theme park trip with mei on sat. haha.. too old liao.
i got free tickets so two of us went there to explore. the place is not very big actually, we managed to ride almost everything within 3 hours. anyway it was really quite fun, something different once in a while.
we headed to kenny rogers for a nice side dishes meal after that and then walked all the way to nexus to burn all the calories lolx.
huurr my mind's going blank already, i gotta have some sleep...
listening >> where the love last forever - united live
this beautiful song is underrated...
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Friday, June 16, 2006
Blessed be Your name in the land that is plentiful Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name
And blessed be Your name when I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed be Your name
Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
And when the darkness closes in Lord
Still I will say
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
Blessed be Your name when the sun's shining down on me
When the world's all as it should be
Blessed be Your name
And blessed be Your name on the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
i was listening to kathryn scott and suddenly attracted to this song..
you know.. it is always a decision to praise God's name or not.
btw, i think this website has an impressive design, can check it out~
http://www.adidas.com/com/football
impossible is nothing =)
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Wednesday, June 14, 2006
there's something wrong with my tagboard, i can't seem to leave any message.. oh well i'll remove it if it can't be fixed. to clarify the misunderstanding, it's 'speed friendship' not really 'speed dating' so we did not only talk to opposite gender. i got to know a lot of ppl, honestly i can't really remember some of them already. too many names, too many things. gosh i have such poor memory.
in fact i have forgotten quite a few things these past few days. it's getting from bad to worse.
i went for video training last nite, steven reminded us that though video production (the thing itself) is not spiritual, the reason behind why we're doing it that makes it spiritual.
i prefer something straightforward, not fancy kind of production, considering that my creativity is near 0. sermon video, testimony, teachings will be good.. lolx.
another thing that came to my mind during the class was how i started this whole video editing thing. can't believe that it's been 2 years from the day wenjun and justin taught me the basics. am i going to turn 30 the next time i open my eyes? i'd better stop thinking too much...
soccer turns strangers into a family
it's a sports that you can't comprehend =)
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Monday, June 12, 2006
just talked to siew ling, she asked if i wanted to join her for baking class, with $32 learning on how to bake nice:- YOGHURT CHEESE CAKE WITH BLUEBERRIES
- CHOCOLATE BROWNIES
aaaawwww..... don't you think it will be a miracle if i can really bake those? haha..
anyway it's such a blessing that i got to know her better thru the camp. in fact i realized that i've come to know some ppl much deeper within these few weeks and of course during the 4 days in malacca.
kawan go melaka was definitely the most relaxing camp i've ever been to, with focusing much on building friendship, the whole camp gave me a warm feeling.. a family.. and i'm so glad i was there.
i have confession to make... the truth is i didn't set any objective for this year's camp, in fact i was not really anticipating it. it was a kinda last min thing that me and susi could make it to camp without problem. reaching newton at 7 am, we found out that weiling was having a high fever, she was there but half dead. we prayed for her and i was amazed with her determination to hang on. she spent her first day in malacca's medical centre and i realized one more thing from this, siew ling is such a good friend n sheep to her.. and it's just so great seeing how our unit was united and prayed much for her. indeed she was healed just within 2 days (as what she shared in last day's testimony)
God is really good =)
the camp was filled with many gatherings. i got to know lusi, anne, penny, catherine better from our QT sessions. not to mention those in ng8b considering that joseph (our ula) gathered us in his room for so many times lolx.
got to know the ppl thru the workshop too. we even had a 'speed friendship' sessions, that was hilarious man.. it's totally like speed dating, just that in a biblical way hahaaa...
anyway all of us did enjoy the camp much.
i saw many familiar faces, well more and more ppl stepping into the adults world. with only adults in the camp, i think it's very focused and the family factor's stronger..
thank God for the leaders for making such great performances and videos, don't think i'll ever forget the dance.
i had a chance to work with the media team again, they are very encouraging ppl.
spent some time talking to the girls as well and dear susi bought me a cheesecake haha.. i ate it while watching the world cup. suddenly my long lost interest towards soccer just came back.
by the way have i mentioned how much i loved the bed and pillow... for information we stayed in an apartment kinda room (with few bedrooms, living room, dining room n kitchen) and the view's good.
from this camp, i realized that there are a lot of couples in our church as well..
yup of course not forgetting the teachings, very simple yet applicable.
friendship. what a theme =)
a few things that i brought back home:
freedom in christ. everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial.
what it means to be in adults with all the different ways of handling life-
forgiveness.
healing and cleaning my heart-
how do i rate myself as a friend?
lastly, i saw a few nice posters made by the deco team.. couldn't help to take down some of them:
- friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer
- true friendship can afford true knowledge, it does not depend on darkness and ignorance
- my best friend is the one who bring out the best in me
- i value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but i cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar
- friends are God's way of taking care of us.
listening >> hang on to You - Delirious
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Tuesday, June 06, 2006
acoustic night.i bid farewell to esco today.. a place of nightmare. i don't want to self pity by sharing how terrible that place is and how worthless i feel, even until my last second being there. anyway i believe that since God has closed the door, there will be another door opened somewhere somehow and i will just continue on with my walk and stand tall. really pray for some of my ex-colleagues, eric, zoe, shei, aidal, elaine, lily, sisi and even shiela for being so encouraging. wonderful ppl and i will definitely ask them out in the future. it's a good experience and i am grateful for it.
just don't understand why is it so hard to be a little bit nice..
as i left the office really early, nic actually asked me to come down to her childcare to help out this morning, so i did. it was only a short 4 hours assisting one of the teacher but very fun indeed. took care of those 4-5 yrs old children, some of them are very cute but some of course not so lovable. it's really not easy handling kids.. anyway it was a good time and i earned some extra pocket money from it =p
i stayed in her office for a while in the afternoon, talked to her about a few things.. from jobs to relationship. it makes sense, really does.
went to meet shufen after that, we decided to buy some beauty products for mandy (her bday) lolx. too bad nic and susi couldn't make it so only 3 of us headed to hard rock.. lo and behold.. it's acoustic night!! fantastic man.. we purposely ate very slow so that we could stay back till 930 when the lights become dimmer and the stage is alive.
the singer (a gal) was very very good, i was totally impressed.. totally. i'd say she's good enough to win spore idol. as for the guy who played the acoustic... he made me melted.. wait correction, i mean his play made me melted. he was so good to the point that i didn't want to leave the place hahaha.. didn't expect to get such good performance there on mon night. you don't need the whole band, just a nice guitar and a nice voice will do.
ok.. i shall jia you again from tmw onwards. you can't break me.
listening >> desafinado - ella fitzgerald
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Sunday, June 04, 2006
i've just finished the whole set of honey and clover.. as i lied down and rest, pieces of my own memories came flashing back again. well not really memories, it's more like questions. loneliness comes over you like a wave but then disappears before you know it. so it goes, on and on.
i am a weird person. and i simply love to ask myself questions..
i have too many 'why' and there are no answers to my 'why'
people are complicated, if only everyone can be honest with one another..
listening >> your love endures - third day
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it's just hard to start sometimes. a few things have gone through my mind, some reminiscence, resolution, decision. a mixture of sadness and relief. sad because i can't have the things that i want and relief because it is over and i don't need to struggle with it anymore. i hate to admit that i'm giving up, but sometimes there may be better things to strive for and thus i don't need to endure.time really flies.. i went to visit alex again today. just love to be there and have myself pampered and beautified lolx. he's really one nice guy and i can say that he provides one of the best customer service in town. next appointment will be in september, shall wait for it.
met mei after that, haha.. dejavu man.. we got ourselves very cosy corner seats and spent almost 3 hours talking. i start to think whether my love language is quality time.. nah.. still think it's words. lolx. anyway, welcome to the family once again, i know you're reading this =p
it's funny how God has planned out our lives.
since yingsoon is asking for advent children, i checked on my cd and once again amazed by it. don't you just love beautiful graphics?
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