0203

Thanks Char~

2009-10-28T10:42:00.002+08:00

Thank you Char, for your sharing.
I'm sure, everyone felt as guilty as you did.
Just that you took the trouble and time plus effort to express them out in words...
Appreciated!!!

Yes, when we honor each other, we honor God!

2009-10-23T10:43:00.002+08:00

Confessions of a distressed teen

2009-10-08T01:54:00.001+08:00

Hi guys. I have a confession to make.

I don't know what came into me- whether it was Mushi's talk that night while we were eating mooncakes or the conflicts that I've been having with people I love or actually, just the distance I feel building up amongst us.. Whatever it was, when I'm currently losing sleep (yes, I'm supposed to be in bed 2 hours ago! Have a test tomorrow~), I found myself coming back to good old 0203's blog to read about our enthusiasm as youths just not too long ago (a few years)..

And somehow, all our posts shook me up and I started bawling. I can't believe how far I walked away from God and from all of you. I couldn't even recognise myself from my posts from which I felt so much energy and enthusiasm bubbling from, all for wanting to bring people closer to God and encourage each other and express concern for those who's been missing TQ and basically, for building God's kingdom.

When Mushi was speaking that other day, I asked myself and realised that I can come to no conclusion for what should be the kind of attitude we have for God at our age. It's like so many things have changed and only when I came back to read old posts did I realise that we can as we DID keep our lives filled with God's Word, our blogs filled with concern and discussions about building God's kingdom!

I feel really horrible. Like really really, for allowing myself to forget my enthusiasm, and for not trying hard enough to encourage and bring people closer together. I hope that's going to change. (at least I'm trying!!)

CL: You first, because you were the first to touch me in Charis. I feel really bad for a lot of things, like I can't remember the last time I allowed you to scold me for something I did wrong. Maybe something changed within the course of the last few years and I allowed my pride to build up so much that I couldn't let you in anymore. I wasn't truthful at all, cause I couldn't. Forgive me?

Mel: I never thought I'll be saying this.. But I really miss you a lot mel. I took a look at an older post when you were overseas and I was just complaining about you not being there so I had no one to text when I felt bored or upset in school. I was so shocked to realise that I used to feel like that, even more shocked to realise that I forgot that I felt like that, cause things are kind of different now.. And I haven't been putting in effort to encourage you at all.. Even though of all people I should be the one to know best how difficult it is in a new environment when things get confusing. I feel so bad I'm so sorry okay..

WW: Hi.. I think you're the one I took for granted. From when you stepped into my life all the way till now, after we've been through so many things, I think I haven't been very sensitive towards you at all. In fact, when I'm always complaining about you not telling me what's going on in your mind, I'm guilty for the same thing too. Somehow, I don't know since when we allowed other things to get in between us so we were neither able to share deeply nor exchange spiritual encouragements anymore. I really really missed those times when we prayed together for wisdom to lead our daoban cg, and those times right before I break down we'll just sit in a corner and you'll pray for me. You always made me feel so much better..

SY: Actually, I feel horrible towards you. It's like you were the only other girl who ended up in my new cg with me, and we promised to look after each other. When you started getting busy with your own poly life, many concerned leaders who didn't know what to do came to tell me that I should look out for you more since our ages are closer.. I really can't say that I did what I should have done. It's really insufficient. Sometimes when I have no one to talk to and you're there, you take care of me more than I do for you la. I hope you can give me a chance again.. If I don't bug you, you better bug me ah.. That's just the way to keep both of us going..

Victor: HELLO~ Quick switch from emotional to happy. Heard of your new status in the house of God! Really happy for you.. Really la. You're like this fresh air which always reminds me that if one has the heart to chiong for God, he really can. Thanks for reminding me again and again to post in forum. OK, I WILL.. I MUST.

ZL: Hey.. when I look back back back back and realise that way before, there was a time when we both had our first times leading prayer in a big group, and there was a time we were both excited about overnight prayer, a time when we were touched by someone praying for us.. I really want to shout: REMEMBER THOSE TIMES?? Afterall, we entered CYM at around the same time.. It's hard to bring back those times now, but I'm sure God is not far away.. If He was capable to touching us then (as gullible as we were), He has the ability to touch us again. Just wanted to say thank you, for your spiritual reminders all these years, especially those times when I told you to shut up. No, actually, I really appreciate them..

WJ: Stupid penguin.. honestly, you're making me tear up again. I sort of remember (vaguely) about that one time you flared up with 0104 at zx, you were scolding everyone for not cooperating with the leaders (ww, zl, me), for not appreciating the effort we put in. I remember my eyes popping wide open at your righteous-anger-kinda-thing. And then as I looked back at older posts that were actually not too old (only me n mel in JC), you were the one who actually took note of our exams and offered to sms the whole cg and Force them to pray for us. How could I have forgotten that you actually did that for us, just because you wanted to? Thank you.. No wonder I got through my As alive..

Alan: Ok, so most of the time I notice that you feel left out, but gave myself an excuse so that I don't have to be involved. It's always easier to look away, walk in an opposite direction, or change the subject. Sorry.. I didn't put in effort for your prayers requested.. Sorry.. These simple things that weren't hard to do, I just didn't do, cause I just wanted the easy way out. Sorry.. And yet hey, you do nice things in return. I think I have a lot to learn from you.. Thanks..

Nat: OKAY before you say I forget you ah here's your part. Ok Nat, putting aside the personal feud that my mum may like you more than she likes me, I actually think you're also another person that I often take for granted. I often only notice that I need you when I need to prepare food heh heh heh, or need to carry heavy stuff etc etc. Hai, so sorry.. Actually, no matter how much we've gone through, I must admit that you're indispensable in Charis. In short, You Are Useful Man! And, i think my mum still likes you.. -.- So tell me, what did you feed her?!?!?!?!?!

LX: Ah LX. HAHAHA. You were the first person (aside from CL) that I thought was really nice when I first stepped into Charis. So nice that I laugh thinking about it. If not for your banana boat ride, I might never have allowed myself to blend into CYM, and henceforth, 0203 or 0104. Actually, I owe you a lot of thanks! And then looking back at old posts.. even though sometimes you say you don't know what to say, except the fact that you always just stay on the blog to read our posts or just tell us that you're thankful.. I think small words can speak big things. Cause tell me how many of us are thankful for spiritual sharings and prayers? I certainly have lowered the value of these sharings because I forgot to be thankful.. So thanks.. for reminding me of that.

0203, or the big big youths la ok. This is my heartfelt confession.. I really really really miss you guys alot okay. That night that I wasn't allowed to stay to play sparklers or sit kiddy rides.. I looked at the facebook videos and emoed. After looking back at our history.. Although I'm not sure how much of that kind of enthusiasm I can revive in my close-to-dead self, I'm certain that you guys played a crucial part at my spiritual peak.. And I need those to move forward again- too important to be missed!

Emergency.. Need ALL of you guys back in my life, take me back please? :'(

2009-10-01T06:19:00.001+08:00

i miss 0203!
you guys should seriously go and reread all the posts below...

Clear Mission, Focus Strength.

2009-02-16T23:37:00.002+08:00

Ron Kaufman's inspiration in Customer Relation Management... There are 5 levels of perceived service quality:

1. Basic
2. Expected
3. Desired
4. Surprising
5. Unbelievable

Examples:
Pager showing who called with a beep sound - Basic
Pager with more music to choose from - Expected
Pager which can see messages from another - Desired
Pager which can reply like sms service - Surprising
Pager which messages can be read in inner glasses - Unbelievable!

But NOW, what was unbelievable becomes basic.

Direct quote from Kaufman,

"Your grandson will tell you, I read my messages from my contact lenses, big deal."

Beyond customer service, beyond rising demands, (Those who knows me know I'm really bad in being updated with Tech and am easily content, so who cares anyway?!) I had a deeper realisation. We can't please everyone everytime! You may say, "Comón, who doesn't know that? Nobody's trying to please everyone everytime!" But haven't in our day-to-day living that we sought to please? Bosses, parents, friends, collegues, or even strangers and organisations! (You wear nice-nice to please the eyes of people in MRT, I maintain 85% attendance to please NYP so I be allowed into exams hall -.-") Everyone does it unknowingly... In fact, everyone is subconsciously forced to do it.

I'm not saying pleasing people isn't good, they are! Many times, in order to please people we are set to a pile of restrictions. The restrictions... Restrict us la. And we become a better person with more discipline, determination, direction and drive! Also, I'm not promoting that we should only do things to please ourselves, ignoring others' requests and expectations. Sometimes we find happiness pleasing others, don't we? If not why do you celebrate your relatives' birthday parties and attend friends' weddings?!

What I want to bring out is...
We're not made to please the Earth.

Nothing on Earth deserves all our attention, we are incapable of pleasing the world anyway. So you and I should understand why we are so tired, why we get so frustrated, why things just don't seem to receive our efforts - We CANNOT please the world. More than that, "Your life is not about you." RW. Well, who ask us to be creations, not Creator...

Learning to say, "Well, who cares who's talking behind. Who cares who isn't happy about me. Who cares who I'm not satisfying..." isn't at all easy. But when you realign and remember your life's purpose, sometimes really "WHO CARES, just as long I can face Him" seems to run in my blood. The world can go on expecting, the people can go on complaining... But I'm still the one living my life, not them.

***

No longer an individual revival! But as a cg, as youths of Charis, as a church, WE SHALL REVIVE TOGETHER! It's enough time wasted, chances missed, energy lost... Let's be serious in 2009. Be sincere in building His Kingdom. You know people, most people build themselves as they claim to be building the church. Look into your intentions, motives, thoughts, heart as you serve. Let us not fall into S.A Tan's deceptions.

Daddy always remind me:
When someone hurts you in church, it's satan you'll have to battle against, NOT the person! Similarly, whenever you have any negative feelings, unpleasant happenings, dissapointing experience... KNOW WHO ARE WE AGAINST. It's the devil who's trying their best to tear us all apart, it's them who's waiting to see us fall, it's them who are waiting for you to join to disrupt church's growth. Don't hurt anyone, anymore.

2009 is a new start for us. Start good and walk strong. Be united in spirit and body, be Godly at heart and soul, be encouragement to yourselves and others, be joyous in your youths days... Enjoy every minute and not waste any second. Treasure your Fellowships, your ice-breaking chance, worship chance, treasure all your time with your new fellow cgers, cherish all your Sundays.

You won't have sufficient energy to build and tear.
You don't have the time to serve and grumble.
You can only choose to build up few things in life.

Let it be:

CHARIS

0104!!

2008-01-20T00:10:00.002+08:00

A New Year Comes....

We are no longer 0203........

we are......

0104!!!

And we Have Relocated!!!

Charis's 0104

By God's grace, we have made it through 2007..

And now, in 2008, we'll strive to make 0104 the best that it can be.

Amen?? (This is the part where you say "AMEN!")

I pray that God will, in 2008, bless our CG not just with the numbers we so longed for, but also with a spiritual life that God would smile upon. We did great in 2007, NOW....WE ARE GOING TO DO BETTER!!

So....Lets all Chiong for God, and 让我们多得灵魂！！

TL...

2008-01-13T02:43:00.000+08:00

Tonglin!

WE MISS YOU LAA...

When can we see you?!

Belated Christmas...haha!

2008-01-09T18:44:00.000+08:00

Nice christmas tree? Wahahaha..

2nd Part... In response to Orh orh's request.

2008-01-07T19:04:00.000+08:00

Thanks, ZL!

2008-01-07T18:26:00.000+08:00

Yup! No longer an individual revival! But as a cg, as youths of Charis, as a church, WE SHALL REVIVE TOGETHER! It's enough time wasted, chances missed, energy lost... Let's be serious in 2008. Be sincere in building His Kingdom. You know people, most people build themselves as they claim to be building the church. Look into your intentions, motives, thoughts, heart as you serve. Let us not fall into S.A Tan's deceptions.

Daddy always remind me:
When someone hurts you in church, it's satan you'll have to battle against, NOT the person! Similarly, whenever you have any negative feelings, unpleasant happenings, dissapointing experience... KNOW WHO ARE WE AGAINST. It's the devil who's trying their best to tear us all apart, it's them who's waiting to see us fall, it's them who are waiting for you to join to disrupt church's growth. Don't hurt anyone, anymore.

2008 is a new start for 0203. NO, YOU ARE NOW: 0104. (Well, I'll surely miss calling you guys 0203...) Start good and walk strong. Be united in spirit and body, be Godly at heart and soul, be encouragement to yourselves and others, be joyous in your youths days... Enjoy every minute and not waste any second. Treasure your Fellowships, your ice-breaking chance, worship chance, treasure all your time with your fellow 0104ians, cherish all your Sundays.

You won't have sufficient energy to build and tear.
You don't have the time to serve and grumble.
You can only choose to build up few things in life.

Let it be:

I know you love her...

Footprints

2008-01-07T12:42:00.000+08:00

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was onli one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it, "Lord you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I dont't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me."

The Lord replied, "My son, My precious child, i love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."

In our lives there are many instances that we might have trials and sufferings and we ask where's God..but our Father said..he will always walk with us..and when we find it too hard to walk..he will carry us..0203..this year might hold many trials ahead of us..we might fall below the deepest valleys of death and find it hard to come back on..but hold each other dearly we need each other in this path..its no longer being an individual in our lives..its no longer caring abt oneself on weeekdays..its abt living and having links in our lives..build each other spiritually..run on God's path hand in hand..when one falls put him or her back on..

God will make a way when there seems to be no way..He works in ways we cannot see!
COLOSSIANS 3:14- Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity!

2008 WILL BE A YEAR OF REBIRTH AND GREAT REVIVAL..0203.STAND STRONG!

1st part of YC photos...

2008-01-05T11:49:00.001+08:00

Ask, and you'll receive!

2008-01-05T11:09:00.001+08:00

Limited photos to share...
But hope these help!
People with the rest of the photos, DO SOMETHING!
Please... ... ...

Overnite prayers

2008-01-02T08:55:00.000+08:00

These few weeks may be a busy week, but i'm sure we learnt alot.

When Pastor talked abt the offering in the overnite prayers, i was then thinking abt wat we can do as a youths..

I really scare we cant give more thru money wise, BUT for these while we as youths didnt really even give our offering faithfully!!

Sorry Lord, for this small things we cant even be faithful..how can church and our Lord expect more on us..?

We can buy things and eat wat we wan when we hav extra..but we always go the opp way, and only give wat left to God.

Sorry Lord, we youths really need improvements in this..Nw in a new yr, let's make a differents and not be the burden in church.

Thank you Lord and please help us in tihs area..we wan to be faithful in small things and grow thru them.

Amen

领悟

2008-01-01T23:55:00.000+08:00

今天和汪讲了好多心里话。
心理的期待，梦想的期望。
看来，她好明白，也能和我有认同感。

建立教会本来就不简单。
倘若要在此工耍手段、搞东搞西。。。
那事工都变成非常贰心。

能够放下自我的人才能够建立教会。
理由很简单：因为一个人不能建立自己，也建立教会。
事奉到忘我的境界才能证明深的伟大。

所以，就是没有优雅的姿态、诱人的风格、完美无缝仪态。。。
然我更能够专心地把荣耀归给神。
Pretty face cost much.

0203，你们的表现震得非常惊人。
继续开起你的属灵眼睛，看看别人，看看自己。
你将渐渐发现周围有许多你可以建立的地方。

2008年了。
长大了。
加油咯！

3 Cheers and 3 Cheers For 0203!

2007-12-31T09:34:00.001+08:00

hiphip hurray..hip hip hurray..HIPHIP HURRAY..

A job well done people..very well done..this year was the first time we did a youth camp by ourselves..the results..amazing..

seriously i enjoyed this camp the most compared to other youth camps that i had gone....this year it was special..i felt more communication between us and the New frens..i felt that we went all out to make this camp a memoriable one for ourselves and our new frens..

The games we played led by cheryl, mel, yq and ly was fun wasnt it? i enjoyed myself the most at the wet games..even though i hate to get dirty but who cares ehh? i tried to support every activity in this camp and hey i found out that it encourages ppl..

leading worships was enlightening and joyful in this camp..despite having to stay up late to plan worships..i thought the sleep time lost was lost to good use..

The ubin trip was the highlight of the camp wasnt it? CL was telling me how amazing nat was wif the planning of the route when David onli did it once and it was when nat was still monkeying around..TO Nat: seriously i'hv seen u grow in this camp..and i feel that u r now an adult..i was really impressed by your involvment in this camp..your the best nat!

Despite the rain that God provided for the cool weather..haha we managed to still have our bbq..and i thought it was better compared to having it at the park..why? reason simple..i thought that having the bbq at the chalet could allow more time for communication and frenship bonding..ppl cant run too far away..haha..testimonies i seen BBqing food for people..trying to make the new frens feel welcome..really touched my heart..

On sun..when the worship started and i looked backwards..for once in many years i managed to let sumthing touch me till the verge of tears..i looked at how we have grown these years..from the day i stepped into Cym to 0203..from having little ppl in 0203 to now..and seeing 3 rows filled with youths..i really felt that 0203 is greatly blessed by God..the testimonies shared by zheng wei, zhi an, zhang yang and of course my bro..tell me how this camp was impactful to their lives..

So thank you one and all for making this camp a enjoyable one for me and yourself..take care of your health dun get too sick..haha and see u all at the next race..tonite..overnight prayer..!!

2007-12-28T11:59:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday Uncle Sam Miah Ho.

2007-12-25T17:21:00.000+08:00

THINGS TO BRING FOR YOUTH CAMP

COMPULSORY
Smart casual clothing 1 set for Sunday service (EG: Pants, polo shirt)
T-Shirts (at least 1 dark coloured for wet activities) x 4
Shorts x 3
Long pants (night cycling at night) x 1
Sandals / slippers
Towel
Toiletries as appropriate
BIBLE (unless you don’t have one)
Writing materials (notebook, pens, etc) as appropriate
Own medication

OPTIONAL
Extra clothing
Sleeping bag
Jacket/ sweater

MISCELLANEOUS (have is good)
Art materials for making of group identity (useable on cloth)
Anything you think would be useful for finale night
Around $20 (SUPPER!!)
Torch light

P.S. Valuables are to be brought at own risk. We will not be liable for any lost items.
P.S.S. Have a heavy lunch before coming.

2007-12-25T10:44:00.000+08:00

2007-12-24T12:21:00.000+08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

2007-12-23T22:39:00.000+08:00

I just wanna say

Thank You!!

I learned something in this camp, I hope you did too.

‘07 生活营过了，希望回到家的时候，不要忘记要继续，

破茧而出！

God Bless！

2007-12-17T16:53:00.000+08:00

--This walk of faith is never easy.跟随主的代价高过一切，除了不跟随主的代价之外。If u understand the meaning of being a Christain, you feel proud of doing silly things. You feel proud to be different or alienated by your friends. You feel good evangelising even when people spits on you. When every challenge becomes a motivation, when every discouragement encourages us. That's the level of faith we're aiming for, when nothing can stop us coming closer to God and living more like him.---

find tis familar?anyone?

anything stopping u going closer to God?

零二零三!!!!!!!

加油啊!

2007-12-16T22:56:00.000+08:00

Do You See What I see..?
We Sure know who tried his best here...

2 Crazy Guys..
And the Bunch of Crazy PPl...

=..-

2007-12-14T23:19:00.001+08:00

Let's not do this anymore...
To ourselves, and also to others.

sometimes

2007-12-09T22:22:00.000+08:00

sometimes.words are so hard to explain.i noe nth abt expressing myself.i noe nt the way to say the way i feel.i noe nt how to say when i dislike.i noe nt how to say i like.i feel far at times.nt noeing who to go to.nt noeing how to start.all i can do is let everything stay in my heart.ok.maybe u will say u will listen.but i jus not noe how to start.whenever i try to say.i lost my words.my mind go blank.so no words cm out of my mouth.how much i wan to say i dislike.how much i wan to say stop.how much i wan to jus leave u guys alone to die.i noe u wun die without me.but seriously folks.WE hav to change.for the better.actualli.ppl do tell me b4 how bad is our cg.u noe how mani times i heard (evesdrop)ppl saying that our cg cannot make it.i didnt mean to discourage u guys.but i cant bear it anymore.sumtimes.to tell u the truth.i use to hate a particular.or two.ppl in our cg b4.MAYBE not nw.i cant stand their attitude.i noe i m no better.but is like.cos i use to b the youngest in cg.then sumtimes i kinda feel bullied.i hate that feeling.seriousli.n ya.i hate it when ppl accuse my bro for nth.but tell u.dun tink u are older n u can bulli him.i noe he is mischievous.veri mischievous.but i believe his spiritual life may be better than sum of us here.u can laugh.but.u wun noe.but he can be real good.better than u ever can be.i m crying nw k.so.ya.n u noe.he dun act.like sum of us.like me.i feel so sick at times.i m feeling real bad sumtimes.but i still hav to smile.or else i get criticize again.he is as mischievous at home as u see in church.is my fault if u realli nid to say.i m a bad example for him.i m no gd sister.i hav bad attitude n everything.but ya.if u are at home wif me.see how patient he is.she how he care for me when i m sick.see how he cook for me.see how he kneel n pray.see how he got scolded for me.u wun get any better brother than he.sry to say all tis.i realli am nt feeling too gd.wanted to feel better.but ya.no better actualli.i wan to share but i dun realli noe how.i use to look forward to youth.cos.there are very little girls in sundae sch last time.so how i long to know u guys.how i long to share my secrets.but sumtimes.i dun feel.tat i can trust.u dun give me the sense of security.except suya.to be exact.maybe bcos her age is nearer.as for lingyun.i can trust her.but.ya.i noe her nt long enuff.so.she may not noe much.life is so unfair.i realli dun noe wat am i doin.but.its true lor.go ahead n complain if u wan.ask me during cg if u wan.i wun noe wat to say.pls.if u wan to question me.pls ask alone.pls.still i may not say a thing.cos.i wun noe wat to say.u may tink i m out of my mind.mentalli isane.mayb i realli am.but i jus cant hold it much longer.actualli.to say the truth.like cheng qin.dun tink u see me laughing n being able to "blend" in our cg.i dun feel the sense of belonging either.sry.mayb i m too tired.neither do i tink i did anything.but jus tired.seriousli.i cant sleep.but i dun noe who to go to.i dun noe.i m holding back my taers cos my dad is behind me.i cant cry.onli till i go in to the rm n of the lights.or the ppl living wif me may tell my mum.then ya.i dunno.i dunno.i dunno.i realli dunno.wat am i suppose to do.i noe i took not much responsibilities in church.but there is some kind of imaginary stress on me.its hard to explain.sumtimes i hav tis feelin that every1 is against me.i feel so weak.i feel useless at times.but too much work at times.sumtimes.i realli do feel tat my onli fren is God.cos everytime i feel bad.i hide in the toilet.then he will always accompany me.u noe.when i pray.but i hav to get out cos the rest of the ppl nid to use the toilet too.my toilet.to me.is the safest place on earth.but i do get scare when i bath.especialli at nite.cos i scared it will suddenli black out.i duuno.nvm.why am i sayin tis anyway.too random.nvm.perhaps i realli am too tired.tink all i can say is.jiayou.i will try to change for the better.but pls change for me too.pls.for the better.for the good of 0203 too.dun hav to worry for me.i m ok.jus feeling sick.tired.dunno.u can turn off the sun but we will still shine.take tis as our target then.shine.even if it is jus a tiny glow.but at least its better than no light at all.can we let them trust us.youths.that we can do better.much better.perhaps.

:)

2007-12-04T05:50:00.000+08:00

Steady laa!!!

Well Done People!

Unless we step into evangelism, we'll never fully understand feeling exceeding joy, excitement and smiling-in-dreams... "Therefore, my dear brothers(and sisters), stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." 1Cor 15:58 NIV

Yesterday Shannon received $300 and a MP3 player for getting the 2nd prize in the entire nation for NDP bag design. (Ya, that's why shimu and I couldn't make it for sanfu...) Not matter how long I walk to look at the other designs, Shannon's the best! WELL DONE, Shannon!!

2007-12-03T23:13:00.000+08:00

today's jie tou bu dao was a blast!
two people accepted christ!
both of them are youths..
three new friends to follow up on!
lots of grace and guidance from God!
keep them in your prayers yahx..
and don't forget to give thanks! =))

Benefit by reading this post: Guranteed!

2007-11-30T18:34:00.000+08:00

Ok. Let's start off with Ron Kaufman's inspiration in Customer Relation Management class... There are 5 levels of perceived service quality:

1. Basic
2. Expected
3. Desired
4. Surprising
5. Unbelievable

Examples:
Pager showing who called with a beep sound - Basic
Pager with more music to choose from - Expected
Pager which can see messages from another - Desired
Pager which can reply like sms service - Surprising
Pager which messages can be read in inner glasses - Unbelievable!

But NOW, what was unbelievable becomes basic.

Direct quote from Kaufman,

What I want to bring out is...
We're not made to please the Earth.

This is the way I distress, let me share:

1. Problem arise, people not pleased about me.

2. Restate problem to parents, ask if I'm wrong.
(If they're helpful that day, they'll tell me what to do.)

3. If not, 3 ways:
a.) I'm wrong: Apologise and make it up sincerely.
b.) I'm half-wrong, half-right: Apologise and make it up+ignore problem.
c.) I'm not wrong: Ignore problem and let it die, someday it will.

4. Refocus on more important stuffs. - Not that we don't want to be bothered, but that we can't be bothered. If we're going to be tied down to everyone's displease about us, dying is expressway to Heaven.

Hope it benefits YOU!
:)

the attitude of a winner...wat YOU must learn!!!

2007-11-29T11:48:00.000+08:00

输家痴痴地等人来爱，埋怨人们的冷漠。

赢家主动地付出关爱，引动了周围的人爱的回应。

输家敏感于教会的弱点，挑刺她的残缺。

赢家敏锐于教会的强处，以感恩的心欣赏她的优点。

输家疏远那意见和我相反的肢体，列之为拒绝往来户。

赢家耐心地营造双赢的可能，争取对方的合作。

输家把我跟对方之间的差异，看作对方的挑衅。

赢家把两造之间的不同，看作是互补的机会。

输家存心和主内肢体保持距离，以策安全。

赢家信任神的带领，敞开自己，创造了城长的环境。

RECEE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-11-26T23:50:00.000+08:00

For all who went to the recee at Pulau Ubin,

THANK YOU.

Thanks for all the burnt skin.

Thanks for all the injuries.

Thanks for all the crippled legs.

Thanks for all the bruises.

Thanks for all the orh cheis.

Thanks for all the broken slippers.

Thanks for all the rushing here and there.

Thanks for all the giving.

Thanks for making it all worthwhile.

Jus a few Pics to Share...

2007-11-25T22:52:00.000+08:00

hey hey..

2007-11-22T23:10:00.000+08:00

These few weeks have been really hectic for me. I know, as compared to many other people who have given up WAY more than I have, this is nothing. But, anyways, I've been out the whole day for almost all days of the week. That made me really tired.

And every morning, when I have to crawl up at 6 plus after only sleeping for 5 hours or less, I feel like getting back into the comforts of my quilts. But as I 赖床 a bit more, contemplating on whether to go to school, I think about the reason why I DO go to school.

Then, I wake up quickly (partly because I thought too long and was going to be late.. lol), and prepared myself for school.

My conclusion: I need to interact with people so that I can bring them closer to God.

The truth is, that's my motivation for studying. I keep thinking how good it would be if I was home-schooled. Then I wouldn't have to crawl up at unearthly hours.

Maybe it's a time for us to weigh our priorities: Why are we doing the things we're doing? Is it because we have to do them? And even if so, how do we make the best of the stuff that 'we have to do' to become the stuff that 'we want to do; because of God'?

"and then i thought about God.. and thought: i just want to go to Heaven and be with Him, want people to hear the Good News so that they can go there too. i want God's will to be done, cause that's like, the best.." ~char

"But there's one drive that wouldn't go wrong: Evangelism... The ONLY way to fulfilling life... For a simple reason: We exist to Evangelise and like you said, let His will be done on Earth. Just it is in Heaven..." ~ CL

:)

greetings from Thailand

2007-11-22T22:06:00.000+08:00

hello, for some network reasons, zl cannot access the web. he sent these phtos to me on msn and asked me to put it up for you guys. enjoy.

some random shopping mall.

another shopping mall.

transport system.

i think they copy sg!

road1.
road2.

dream!

2007-11-22T15:23:00.000+08:00

hi guys! here's some food for thought.

you know, i made a bunch of close friends in sec sch. though we are now mostly studying in separate schools, we make it a point to meet up and well, stay close.

recently one of my friends HQ came back from Perth. she's currently studying there, pursuing her dream to become a vet. i've not seen her for 10 months, and she's coming back only for a holiday. something about HQ really makes me admire her.. to tell you the truth, she's not very rich, but she sacrificed a lot to pursue her dream. and i understand her passion for animals, she loves them.. not only for their cuteness and company, but something more than that, really. if you see her house u'll understand. it's like a Zoo- she got birdS, rabbitS, fisheS..

i stayed over at her house last night, and over brunch we chatted randomly about life.

and then i mentioned that i really admire people who work hard towards whatever they have in mind. and then huiqian looked at me.. and she said, "ya! do you know how powerful dreams are? it's like, wow.."

i cannot describe how that hit me.. i dont know why either.. it was like, yea.. really.. very very powerful. like her, she dreamt to be a vet, and now, i looked at her notes, her stuff, HER, who's now studying in Perth. i can imagine her as Dr HQ already.. i know she's on her way.. it's just a matter of time.

and then another friend in my JC, XH (yea the one im inviting to youth camp).. she wants to get a scholarship, and head to London, so that she can enter the best accountancy sch, and support her family well.. she's working so hard for it, i actually believe that she can do it.

and then i start thinking.. what's my dream?

and then i thought about God.. and thought: i just want to go to Heaven and be with Him, want people to hear the Good News so that they can go there too. i want God's will to be done, cause that's like, the best..

i guess that's a rather big dream. so whatever la, gotta work towards it.. though i lack the discipline, sometimes very nuah.. i prayed for help, and for long term enthusiasm.

you too okay! think about your dream. dreams are powerful, and i believe, much MUCH more powerful when they are according to God's Plan.

"Let's take a good look at the way we're living and reorder our lives under God."
Lamentations 3:40 (Msg)

"Let your enthusiastic idea at the start be equaled by your realistic action now."
2 Corinthians 8:11 (LB)

Peeps!

2007-11-18T17:34:00.000+08:00

Oh man... 0203 rocks man!

Your enthusiasm. Your willingness. Your craziness. Your beauty. Your charm. Your dance. Your talent. Your effort. Your ideas. Your time. Your buay-bah-ness...

With you all, I've learnt:
Serving God can be fun, loud, crazy and enjoyable!

You, yes YOU!
I'll remember you...
(INCLUDING MEL AND ZL!!!)

_________________________________________________

P.S. Jus an alt. pic.

With Love,

-MaxX-

The previous sharing sparked this off........

2007-11-17T01:18:00.000+08:00

As I was reading Char's post, i was thinking of this particular part:
'As you face the problems of life, keep your eyes on your destination, just as Jesus did. Walk close to God and depend onHim. He will not fail you.'

I was thinking of how it feels like to 'keep your (my) eyes on your (my) destination'. I realised that when I do that, when I really REALLY focused all my attention on something. Even when there are distractions, noises etc all around, all I wanted to do is to GET THERE.

Even when there may be stuff blocking my way, I just wanted to move the obstacles away and reach where I want to get.

I think you get what I mean right??!!

Another sharing..

2007-11-16T17:54:00.000+08:00

Overcome That Problem You Face

I JOHN 5:4 NIV
4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the
victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

Yes, we do face difficulties in life, but they only give us an
opportunity to trust the Lord and overcome. Without problems we
would have nothing to overcome, and thus not be able to receive
all the blessings promised to those who do overcome.

There are seven promises given to overcomers in the second and
third chapters of Revelation. Here is the last one:

REVELATION 3:21 NIV
21 To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me
on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on
his throne.

As you face the problems of life, keep your eyes on your
destination, just as Jesus did. Walk close to God and depend on
Him. He will not fail you.

I JOHN 4:4 NIV
4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them,
because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in
the world.

I am an overcomer in Christ Jesus. The Lord is my
Helper. The One Who is in me is greater than any problem.

See you in no time...

2007-11-14T15:43:00.000+08:00

MEL! TAKE CARE!

Also take photos...

XD

2007-11-12T13:29:00.000+08:00

Hey guys! I was reading through the forum and the discussions we had over the past years of youth camp 2004 & 2005. WE NEED TO START DISCUSSING TOO.

We need to have this atmosphere that everyone's interested in the camp. Not just the ones planning are involved in their own areas, but EVERYONE INTERESTED IN THIS. We can't be inviting friends and expecting them to come when we ourselves are not interested in it. We can't have people saying 'I won't be going anyway' or people engaged in their own conversations other than our new friends and the camp.

We're losing focus, people. The planning is important; and so are all the times we're together. But, let's focus on getting people to come closer to God k?? Even if we've got the greatest games and conversations going on, nothing actually matters if we don't manage to bring our loved ones closer to the Gospel.

So far, we have Yuan Sheng (Melissa's brother), Cherry (Cheryl's schoolmate) and Xin Hui (Charlene's classmate). Please pray that they would be able to come for the camp (in case they pull out suddenly) and that they would enjoy being with us as much as we enjoy being with them. Most importantly, they would see God in us and thrist to know Him. So, be careful who we show God is k!!

2007-11-02T00:31:00.000+08:00

hey people!

in the midst of the mad rush of preparing for OUR youth camp..
with all the preparations and deadlines to meet..
don't lose THE focus alrights?
remember our ultimate purpose?if we want 30; pray for it!
don't doubt and limit what GREAT God can do..
his blessings are more than we can ever even think of!

"Ask, and it will be given to you;
seek, and you will find;
knock, and it will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives,
and the one who seeks finds,
and to the one who knocks it will be opened."
Mathew 7:7-8

2007-11-01T09:56:00.000+08:00

CHURCH CAMP '07 IS HERE!!

___________________________________________________

Space Reserved For Details

__________________________________________________

Visit http://huaen07.blogspot.com/ for more updates from the committee.

2007-10-30T22:10:00.000+08:00

Two Choices

What would you do?....you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice?

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: 'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?'

The audience was stilled by the query.

The father continued. 'I believe that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.'

Then he told the following story:

Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?'
Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, 'We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning.'

Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove andplayed in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.

However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game. Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, 'Shay, run to first! Run to first!' Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!' Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball ... the smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay' Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, 'Run to third! Shay, run to third!'

As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run home!' Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team. 'That day', said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, 'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world'.

Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice: Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?

A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them.

May your day, be a Shay Day.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
make the right choice!

Youth Camp Updates

2007-10-25T01:25:00.000+08:00

Well, I think we ought to share how's our booking of chalet for youth camp coming about to all. Hmm, how should I say?! Well? But also sweat alot?!

Well, WJ and WW has been the ones kana arrowed at to do all the calling and finding out of info, and they have been tolerance to the website and the customer service operator! Man, God must have know I have short temper to all these ting-ting-tong-tong that my call got through the 2nd attempt >..<>
*The below rates are dated 24/10/2007 and has yet booked.

Dates: 27th Dec(Thur) - 30th Dec(Sun)

27th and 28th nights we will be in a double story chalet.
The cost for these 2 nights is $338.
Of course, girls 2nd sty and boys 1st sty.
(Mind you, 1st sty is much much larger!)

29th night(Going back EARLY on 30th so we wouldn't be late for service, so don't ask for no ZZzzz...) we will be in a single story chalet as all double story booked.
The cost is for peak night $258.
Of course, girls in and boys out.
(Mind you, we had small area for the past 2 nights...)

So, the whole chalet cost alone ATE UP $596! T.T

Please, you have to know that as we are really investing lots of effort, time and $$$ into this youth camp, you people should also give all out inviting your possible friends to this camp! This is then the spirit of 0203! Those who are in charge of your different areas, please confirm your part(or at least have an idea) by this sat, 1pm at Charis Centre. We're having a youth camp commitee meeting there.

Last but not least, a camp with a purpose need no more than a focused purpose revealed. A camp without one isn't anywhere worth lift a finger. It all boils down to...

Bringing people to Christ.

I'm in.
Are you ready for it?!

Look Up!

2007-10-24T01:37:00.001+08:00

If you want rainbow, you should put up with the rain.

Think this way:
The more rain, the more rainbows await!

The tornado can take everything...
But the rainbow.

From The Rest

2007-10-19T10:10:00.000+08:00

You know, sometimes we really feel helpless watching you struggle with leading us, cheeky & naughty kids, and a few delinquents(me me me) :P.....yet, at times, all we are doing seems to make things more 凶 for you. So many times you tried to improve our physical and spiritual lives, but we jus don't seem to budge...(yes, was playin dota in the afternoon...and still playin next morning...) - MaxX

You did all you could(tinking from afternoon to next morn is doing all u could), maybe我们没有争气啦。

Sometimes its hard to understand how we are struggling in our studies bcos our face dun show,its hard to tell, cos we do look smart. We may say nothing,perhaps we find that it is no big deal and perhaps we are scared. However, just by watching,we know u are aware..by encouraging,we know u care..by praying,we know that everything is with God now, so there is nothing to b afraid.We are always growing,step by step.But bcos of u,our dearest cg leader, my dearest cousin,we are not afraid of failures,bcos we noe,when we are in trouble, there is u,there,always standby to help... Although i just join the cg, i feel that you are a great cg leader.. Always giving us advices.. Encouragements really helps u know.. it will let us know that you are there for us in times of needs and troubles.. we know that u care and love us.. we care and love you too.. yes.. like wad yiqi wrote..by praying, we know that everything is with God now, so there is nothing to be afraid.. - Yiqi & Lingyun

Sometimes, when I hold your hand, I just wanna let you know I care. Sometimes, I'm just silently giving thanks to God for having you here. Sometimes, I'm just thinking of you. But at other times, I really need to talk to you. Because talking to you just makes all the difference in the world. - WW

6 years have passed in an blink of an eye..I never fail to thank God for putting u in my life..without CL...there wont be the Zl Charis knows today..u have moulded me to become one, who is able to be someone who is different from boys outside church..u have changed the way I think, u have made me a winner among everyone...God knows what I would be if u weren't here..during my practical..u encouraged me, that is already very heart warming to me..who says u cant do any practical things to help..u made a move tats practical..I ensure you..even though the time left is little...the things that we will do in the future will show that ur teachings as a Cg leader is not futile..Love isn't just saying, it's showing and u have done it..One impt point..I stayed in Charis because of you, you made the difference. - ZL

sometimes i don't know how to put things across, i know you have enough burdens to bear. like now, im stuck again, no idea how to put my thoughts into print. ...
ever since i entered Charis, you've been a significant role, you must understand that. much as how much we mean to you, it works both ways, so reading your post made me cry. you've done enough, really.. if not more than enough. if i have a main reason behind all my holding back of frustrations, it's because you deserve much better than all that. your encouragements keep me going, your prayers keep me safe in God's arms, so, they are really much more practical than you think. (: thanks, for all that. you asked to be forgiven.. i forgive you! now it's my turn.. forgive me for all the worry caused, the sleepless nights; forgive me for my previous refusals to share, refusals to ask, refusals to listen, my nonchalance; forgive me for being too slow to react (at least towards God i'm trying my hardest to be fast now), for disappointing you; forgive me for the other burdens that i will create for you in future (of course, i'll try to minimise).. you asked for it.. ready? i love you- sister, mentor, leader, friend, confidante!
i really wished i could just say that what she said above had already covered all that i wanted to say.. but then.. it just doesn't feel right, especially after she warned me not to do so. but then again.. what she said above, is what i feel too.. but i would just like to add on. despite of all those i said that may have hurt you; worried you; harmed you.. deep down, that's not what i intended.. REALLY.. you are someone; someone whom i really hold close to my heart; someone whose mere presence would be enough to comfort me; to bring me closer to God.. even without words, you convey much more.. even though, sometimes i may not seem to take ur advices.. but they do take effect on me.. your cards; your letters; your sms. they made me go with faith; they made me stop; they made me go slower; they made me go faster.. even thousands of words wont be able to express all that i feel inside.. but there's one thing.. i must say to you.. i love you cause you love me cause God loves us.. hence, you know i'm always here to listen. no, i still dunno whether i need to listen more than you need to say or either way.. but i do know, that you need to say and i need to listen.. more than that.. i want to listen.. - Char & Mel

U know, U have done ur best and the rest R up to us.. Who would wan to see the one beside U go to Hell rather than Heaven? And U did ur part.. I'm sure everyone know....everyone know tat many things have been slacking. I can't imagine the day without CG (next yr), how will we grow by our own..BUT, the fact is..somehow one day we have to. U know its U tat keep us going, but by the end of the day we have to ans for our own life. Ya, time really flies.. I really miss the day we pray pray pray, worship kneeling and SHARINGS......i wish to have it so, cos i think it keep us going......BUT still, we need to grow up. Since we know it, let's us do it. I don think i have much to say, cos the best gift is still "OUR OWN LIFE" . :) - LX

We Thank God for you. For 0203 would not be if without you.

Thank You for giving your best. Thank You for giving your all.

Thank You for just being there. Thank You for being in 0203.

Thank You.

And From all of 0203:

WE LOVE YOU!!

From CL

2007-10-19T02:40:00.000+08:00

Sometimes I feel real helpless seeing you all struggle in studies, yet all that I can do is to stand aside and watch, encourage, pray... Can't do any practical things to help. At times I try so hard to improve our physical or spiritual health, yet nothing seems to help. (Yes, I have those times sitting in the afternoon thinking what I can do than to pray. And still thinking the next morning... )

Maybe I haven't do enough, maybe I didn't hit the right spot.

But just to let you know that even if oneday I'm dying on the hospital bed, or busy over big/small problems, or depressed myself... Please talk to me. Tell me whatever is bothering you, anything that's hindering growth, TELL ME. Yes, although I've proved myself utterly helpless countless times to lend a hand, but I'm still here if you need a pair of ears or shoulders.

Excuse me from guessing games, unless they are really hard to share, because I'm really bad at it. The next time you find yourself having no time to talk to me,(LIKE WW) hold my hand look into my eyes with that threatening face and say, "I'll burst anytime. We need to talk." I'll let you cut the Q in my that day's to-do list. Because YOU ARE MUCH, MUCH MORE IMPORTANT.

Yes, you are important. Everyone. Don't doubt how many people can squezze into my "Top Piority" listing inside my heart. Anyone is welcome. As for 0203, I've already reserved designated places for all...

Forgive my selfishness, my pride, my insensitive words, my foolish ways. Forgive when I neglect, when I overlook, when I have no time. Forgive me that I get irritated about all our barriers, and forgot the more important and thus tearing down our fellowship. Forgive my shortcomings, my strongholds, my weaknesses.

I'm giving my best in the remaining months, I hope you too...

Zhong Qiu Jie

2007-10-16T11:47:00.000+08:00

Thk's Mel for the decor...

Sorry ar..slow in posting the photos..lol.. BUT, Mel, really thank you.

群策群力；事半功倍！

2007-10-15T12:41:00.001+08:00

哈哈，你看陈琴。。。

What Does God Want From Me?

2007-10-13T23:50:00.001+08:00

just something to share..

HEBREWS 11:6 NKJ
6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who
comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder
of those who diligently seek Him.

You may be working yourself to a frazzle trying to be perfect
so you can please God.

You may have tried so hard and become so frustrated that you
are about ready to give up. Well, maybe you should quit trying
to be perfect on your own -- because none of us will ever be
perfect through our own efforts, anyway.

God knows you are human. He does not expect perfection out of
you. If you were perfect you would not even need a Saviour.

God loves you and accepts you because He made you. And He is
able to make you into what He desires for you to be -- if you
will trust Him and allow Him to work in you.

God wants you to trust Him. He wants your love and respect. He
has certainly earned it and deserves it. Don't let the devil
keep you from giving to God what He really desires: your love
and faith.

What does God desire from you? Not perfect performance -- but
total trust. God wants you to believe that He is good -- a rewarder!

SAY THIS: I trust You Lord God. Thank You for loving me. I will
rest in your love, instead of worrying about my performance.
Work your will in me.

photos on the loose!

2007-10-13T00:47:00.000+08:00

hair commercial..

cool eh?

awwwwwwwww.

(:

retards.

super retards.

more of jj's pics here!

jj with family.

jj with family2

jj and emcee. haha.

jj and friends.

jj and us! this is a rare one! cause she's smiling with her TEETH! heh heh!

Song for the weeks...

2007-10-12T21:06:00.000+08:00

在清晨求你聆听我的祷告

在夜晚求我倾听我呼求

离了你我迷失方向

来应允我再次将我寻回

求你使我得听你慈爱

求你使我明白当行的路

求你使我的心只仰望你

行出你的旨意

MoRe PiCs on JJ's b'day

2007-10-10T21:54:00.000+08:00

Actually got other photos tat JJ took woth her families de, but =.=" got someone's hand block a part of the photos.

2007-10-10T20:39:00.000+08:00

a little something from our dearest zl:
Days might prove to be stressing..but hang in dere...
creeping around the corner is that little sumthing tat u care..
those little things tat make your day....
are always around u when u need them..
so 0203..do your best cause i am that little thing tat cares...

sweet?

but wait!

look at the whole conver!
it all started with me asking him for encouragements..
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:27 PM):
u asking me for encouragements?

CHERISH.nv wait 4 regrets.- [i'll be e white sand among e black sands] .. [messy to perfection] says (8:27 PM):
if not?

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:27 PM):
i dun anyhow give de

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:27 PM):
haha

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:27 PM):
LOL

CHERISH.nv wait 4 regrets.- [i'll be e white sand among e black sands] .. [messy to perfection] says (8:27 PM):
okiies lorr..

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:27 PM):
dun so xiao qi la

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:27 PM):
hmm..

CHERISH.nv wait 4 regrets.- [i'll be e white sand among e black sands] .. [messy to perfection] says (8:27 PM):
wahahhahs..

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:27 PM):
jiayou very bored de lehz

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:27 PM):
let me think of sumthin else

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:30 PM):
let me think....hmmm....

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:31 PM):
Days might prove to be stressing..but hang in dere...

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:31 PM):
theres always a little sumthing to cheer u up when ur sad..

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:31 PM):
look forward to that little sumthing even though it might be lame..

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:31 PM):
but nvr give up till the very end..

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:32 PM):
^^

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:32 PM):
pro rite?

CHERISH.nv wait 4 regrets.- [i'll be e white sand among e black sands] .. [messy to perfection] says (8:32 PM):
hahas.. thanks!!

CHERISH.nv wait 4 regrets.- [i'll be e white sand among e black sands] .. [messy to perfection] says (8:32 PM):
i can post this up right?

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:32 PM):
sumthing different

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:32 PM):
wait

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:32 PM):
that lame thing

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:32 PM):
i think must change

CHERISH.nv wait 4 regrets.- [i'll be e white sand among e black sands] .. [messy to perfection] says (8:32 PM):
hahas.. okiies..

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:33 PM):
Days might prove to be stressing..but hang in dere...

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:33 PM):
creeping around the corner is that little sumthing tat u care..

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:33 PM):
those little things tat make your day....

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:34 PM):
are always around u when u need them..

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:34 PM):
so 0203..do your best cause i am that little thing tat cares...

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:34 PM):
!!

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:34 PM):
good

CHERISH.nv wait 4 regrets.- [i'll be e white sand among e black sands] .. [messy to perfection] says (8:35 PM):
hahs... okiies..

CHERISH.nv wait 4 regrets.- [i'll be e white sand among e black sands] .. [messy to perfection] says (8:35 PM):
grin

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:35 PM):
see talented

CHERISH.nv wait 4 regrets.- [i'll be e white sand among e black sands] .. [messy to perfection] says (8:35 PM):
hanah..><

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:35 PM):
i think wad cl said is true

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:36 PM):
nxt time my gf sure tio make until dizzy wif my words

The Time Will Pass..It Will... says (8:36 PM):
lol

the above has been slightly edited due to irrelevancy..

2007-10-08T22:34:00.000+08:00

日升之处

齐声赞美耶和华

赞美他圣名哦哦哦

赞美他，全地赞美

赞美耶和华的名

在日升之处哦哦哦

到日落，全地赞美

赞美我主

全地人类都当赞美他

赞美我主圣名

齐声赞美，赞美我主

赞美我主

直到永永远远

喜乐的源头

你要靠主常喜乐不要为生命忧愁

吃得穿的算什么主是万有的源头

且看天上的飞鸟天父尚且养活它

所罗门荣华时候穿戴不及一朵花

当将一切交托他心中应当无牵挂

凡是祈求和感谢还要紧记主的话

常常喜乐
常常喜乐向主高歌

不论环境如何

高山或低谷主都看顾

相信就能蒙福

常常祷告耐心等候

主做事有定时

流泪撒种必欢呼收割

相信就有喜乐

*下垂的手再一次举起来

封闭的心再一次敞开

抛开一切忧虑　放下一切重担

来到主的面前　我喜乐满怀

冰冷的心被主爱来温暖

干渴的灵被主爱充满

主是我的力量　主是我的高台

死荫幽谷一路有耶稣陪伴

他永不离开

有一位神

有权能创造宇宙万物

也有温柔双手安慰受伤灵魂

有一位神　

有权柄审判一切罪恶

也有慈悲体贴人的软弱

*有一位神　我们的神

唯一的神　名叫耶和华

有权威荣光　有恩典慈爱

是昔在今在永在的神

有一位神　

有权能创造宇宙万物

也有温柔双手安慰受伤灵魂

有一位神　

高坐在荣耀的宝座

却死在十架挽救人堕落

宝贵十架

主耶稣我感谢你

你的身体为我而舍
带我出黑暗进入光明国度

使我再次能看见

主耶稣我感谢你

你的宝血为我而流

宝贵十架上医治恩典涌流

使我完全得自由

宝贵十架的大能赐我生命

主耶稣我俯伏敬拜你
宝贵十架的救恩是你所立的约
你的爱永远不会改变

你爱永不变

你流出宝血，洗净我污秽
将我的生命赎回
为了我的罪，牺牲永不悔
显明你极大恩惠
我深深体会，你爱的宝贵
献上自己永追随
或伤心或气馁
或生离或死别
愿刚强壮胆永远不後退
哦你爱永不变
从今直到永远
深深浇灌我心田
或天旋地转
经沧海历桑田
都不能叫我与你爱隔绝

A Few Pics Taken At JJ's 21st.

2007-10-08T16:44:00.001+08:00

_____________________________________

-----------------------------------------------------------

2007-10-06T23:30:00.000+08:00

Happy 21st, JingJuan!!

Take Note all cgers...

2007-10-03T05:17:00.000+08:00

ATTENTION!

We'll be going to Jing Juan's Birthday Party after TQ this saturday.
Leaving TQ at 7pm.
There're somethings to take note:

Theme - White, Accessorised (Not sure can ask WW)
Present - Giving as 0203 (Price per head can also ask WW)
God's Word - Suitable for new friends, old friends!
God's Work - Will see if we have time... XD

0203，韦文爱你们。。。

Exams Timetable For This Week

2007-10-01T13:30:00.000+08:00

For those who have finished their exams:
Congratulations! Now we have time to make new bible verses!

For those still having their exams:
Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7

0203 加油！！

To my childrenS...

2007-10-01T03:03:00.000+08:00

HAPPY CHILDREN DAY!!!

Don't lose your kiddish-ness.
Don't give up your naive beliefs.
Be a Child in this sinful world.
Be simple while you can.

Because He said, :"Let the children come to me."
And the children just...

Go to Him.

Consider a Walnut

2007-09-28T00:04:00.000+08:00

Extracted from Cheng Min's children day's card:

I am common-looking, not attractive and certainly of no monetary value.
I am small.
My growth is limited by the hard shell that surrounds me.

Break me open.
You will discover how I've grown to fill every nook and space of the shell.
Given these limitations, I have achieved my full potential growth.

I count myself blessed to be a walnut.
As I am able to blossom and bloom in every space of life that is given to me.

Take heart, my friend. If I (a walnut) can do it, so can you...

faith, hope and believing

2007-09-24T23:06:00.000+08:00

"When it comes to faith and hope and believing, I am not the person you want to listen to. That would be Charlie Wade.

Charlie owns the bike shop about a half mile from my house. He calls himself a closet Pentecostal and loves to read books by Brennan Manning and Thomas Merton, and he loves to pray.

He believes that the impossible can and does happen. He believes that God can and will answer his prayers. If he prays for rain, he brings an umbrella."

-adapted from Girl on a Swing by Nancy Kennedy

if we pray for souls, we must expect them! and get ready for them.

Exams Timetable For This Week

2007-09-23T22:59:00.001+08:00

For Those Having Exams This Week:

"I can do everything through him who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13

For The Rest Of Us:

Let Us PRAY HARD for those having their exams this week!!

For we're all students for God!

Share-share...

2007-09-20T15:12:00.001+08:00

Mushi told me to be more expressive to show I care. To my parents, grandparents and you guys. I wonder how. I wonder why.(Don't start singing lemontree -..-) He told me if I don't, I'll start seeing the fruit of not being expressive in near years to come. In church, family, work, relationship... And that'll be a high price to pay.

Why do we have to express our thanks, our appreciations, our gratefulness to another when you're sure they got the message from the things you do? Is it to ensure they know? Or is it to train ourselves to express these positive attitudes so that we become positive? The latter I guess.
Yesterday many came to fetch us from the airport.(Mel, Char, WW, Nat, CQ, Darryl, CM, Auntie Mary) I told myself to be as appreciative as I can when I see them. And though I failed to the rest, I did it to CQ what I deemed 'out-of-my-limits'. I hugged her. I shocked her. I shocked myself too.

When can I allow my girls to lie on my shoulders I don't know, but I'm trying.(Don't you dare take advantage of this sentence!) When will I be more expressive to my boys I don't know either, but I'm trying. I hope you try with me too, so that 0203 become more expressive, more loving, more attractive, more in-depth into touching lives. And I should move further than where I think I can, for the benefit of the Lord's House. We shouldn't limit His expansion of work with our confined bounds.

Let's move beyond the puddle of self.

Move to others.

(How many pins fall is Lord's business. We just have to give it a try!)

2007-09-19T20:49:00.000+08:00

When i sit down, i keep thinking something..i keep thinking why the most exciting part of our CG is more of playing and having fun.. Maybe tat's nth wrong, but i just really miss the time we share our probs and pray 2gether bah.. I can promise tat i will keep trying to improve, but i can't promise i will get it done.

I just donno why, i hav a thinking tat we lack of spiritual communications wif each others.. Anyway, jia you everyone. Cos living in tis world nv easy and nv the way we want.

People i would like to thank

2007-09-16T20:48:00.000+08:00

FIrstly, ww for leading cg alone yesterday
Secondly, ww for coming early today to help with the sound system stuff
Thirdy, char for coming eariler than usual
Fourly, Mel for always coming before 9am
Fifthy, Everyone for their contributions to 0203

Try to make a difference in our lives, sometimes a change might be better..sumtimes changes made might be a wrong step taken..but those who took the correct step grow..! Take steps of faith in God..! REMEMBER!

I rather believe in the One

2007-09-13T23:11:00.000+08:00

Was watching this documentary, and it was talking about some unexplainable stuff and whether it was all in the mind or is there really Divine intervention.

At the end, there's this one guy who said something like, "If there's something wrong with you, don't waste your money and your time on other stuff. Believe in science. Go to the professionals and seek help."

If he was speaking to me in the face, I'd say, "Thanks, but no thanks. I'd rather believe in the One who invented science and created these 'professionals'. "

Miss Em??!

2007-09-13T22:48:00.000+08:00

I still like the statue better...Ahh, Breakfast at Breeks Cafe...(P.S. It's 3a.m....)
Breek's Big Breakfast.
Towering Cioccolato...at 3a.m!!(P.S. I had that too..)
She was experiencing Turbulence??!LOL.....
Don't ask me why there's a cow with a mummified limb in the picture...Not much of a customer service, you see...

The Official Departure.

Pray For Them.

He still...love us..

2007-09-13T22:32:00.001+08:00

Navigation: P \ Phillips, Craig And Dean \ When God Ran

Almighty God, the great I am
Immovable rock, omnipotent, powerful, awesome Lord
Victorious warrior, commanding King of Kings
Mighty conqueror, and the only time
the only time I ever saw Him run

CHORUS:
Was when He ran to me, He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest, said “My son’s come home again”
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice He said,
“Son do you know I still love you?”
He caught me by surprise when God ran

The day I left home I knew I’d broken His heart
And I wondered then if things could ever be the same
Then one night I remembered His love for me
And down that dusty road ahead I could see
It was the only time – it was the only time I ever saw Him run

And then He ran to me, He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest, said “My son’s come home again”
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice He said,
“Son do you know I still love you?”
He caught me by surprise as He brought me to my knees
When God ran – I saw Him run to me

Making a difference: Believing in & giving your attention to.‏

2007-09-09T23:05:00.000+08:00

read this.. got it from an email from xueyan..
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
I Corinthians 13:
1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
2And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
3If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
4Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
5or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
6it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.
7Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.
9For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
10but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. (等那完全的来到，这有限的必归於无有了。 )
11When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.
12For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
13So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE PERFUME

As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same.

However, that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he did not play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. In addition, Teddy could be unpleasant. It
got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big "F" at the top of his papers.

At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she put Teddy's off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise.

Teddy's first grade teacher wrote,"Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners... he is a joy to be around."

His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle."

His third grade teacher wrote, "His mother's death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken."

Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class."

By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy's. His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper that he got from a grocery bag. Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume.

But she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say,"Mrs.Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mom used to."

After the children left, she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing and arithmetic.Instead , she began to teach children. Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the
year Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one of her teacher's pets."

A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.

Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.

Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs. Thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he had ever had in his whole life.

Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still the best
and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer.... The letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard MD.

The story does not end there. You see, there was yet another letter that spring. Teddy said he had met this girl and was going to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit at the wedding in the place that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom.

Of course, Mrs. Thompson did. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. Moreover, she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together.

They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson's ear, "Thank you Mrs.Thompson for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference."

Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back. She said, "Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fly the Airplane!

2007-09-08T00:19:00.000+08:00

I started flying airplanes about the same time that I started driving cars. I probably had the most extensive preflight checklist that had ever been designed. We checked everything! It seemed to me that my checklist was a book.

But I will always remember that my father had only one checklist item when it came to the “emergency checklist”. The one checklist item was “fly the airplane.” It was a very simple, straightforward and basic statement.

You see, when an emergency happens in the cockpit, it is easy for the pilot to get distracted. A lot of airplane accidents happen when a distracted pilot flies a perfectly good airplane into the ground because his attention is momentarily drawn somewhere else. Hence, the first emergency checklist item reminds you of the very basics. First, make sure that you fly the airplane. Go back to the basics. Once you have the airplane under control, then you work the problem.

When you come to the subject of evangelism, it is difficult to know where to start. After all, there are so many different strategies that are out there. When is it a more relational strategy? When is it appropriate to be more aggressive? Should we argue evidences for the faith? The various approaches to evangelism can be like the distractions in the cockpit.
~The 7 Principles of an Evangelistic Life

Remember the Airport?!

2007-09-05T16:14:00.000+08:00

0203

If you don't know who we are, just remember.......Don't mess with us.

Earthquake at SWENSENS!! Kids playing by the pool.....until they realised it was dirty....lol..I think this is a cross between scary and act cute gone wrong.
The usual.....sadly......LOL. The BReak Dance Kid
Cheryl.....Don't resist the dark side....
Folks who were more 正经...

Group Photos

And, this was how probably how we looked like at the end of the day.

Courtesy of whoevers included in the pictures.

Thank you for a wonderful day.

photos to share!

2007-09-03T00:31:00.000+08:00

to the airport!
on the bus, we were bored.
this is what we do immediately; grp shot 1.
grp shot 2.
while waiting for others to get ready for the cam.
oh! dumpling soup!
which one to aim leh..?colourful taxi lines, the security guard was so annoyed (:
heh, what to order?
taking phto with that small tripod, lol.
the grownups.
the kids.
eh? what's she doing?
hohoho.

**
had an enjoyable time! more phtos with wj, pls post em up! :D

night, people (:

2007-08-31T02:43:00.000+08:00

There'll be so much to catch when you don't know what to catch.
Know what we're catching.

Really hate to do this...

2007-08-30T01:18:00.001+08:00

But it's the most effective and efficient way!
Will be collecting the below amount from you people on saturday 1/09/07 unless you have problems, we can understand. But please call to tell Char, if not, we're expecting to pay off all our debts using the money collected. Haha, Ah-Long is there to collect $$$...

People oweing to CG:
CL $5.70
Cheryl $13.40
LX $10
LingYun $5.70
Mel $3.40
SY $7.90
WJ $15
WW $5
YQ $15
ZL $7.90
ZW $13.50

CG oweing to people:
CL $26
WW $7.80

Congrates to Char, although you may be slow to understand jokes, slow to reach a place, slow to talk, slow to wake up... But! You are punctual in handing up CG fund xD 加油！

My Turn! My Turn!

2007-08-29T17:58:00.000+08:00

Its been raining these few days..hmm..Pls God let it rain on friday then no need to run cross country...

Having many exams these few days..really need yr prayers ppl..i juz realised i am really horrible at doing Maths..when i saw the paper just now..my jaws almost dropped..so that means i need to practice more..More motivation i guess..haha

Ok the main issue..sometimes we are really too busy engaged in our own activites..and we wonder wheres God? God is always there but its your activites that make u think that he is nowhere to be seen... Monday i was doing my MT paper after i finished..i began to think abt God..hmm..took the extra paper and began scribbing chinese characters on it..they reminded me so wad God told us..He Loves us no matter who we are..he will nvr forsake us..unless we forsake him..

Today i was waiting to play basketball so i decided to walk to one side,sit down and admire God's wonderful creations..i noticed the beautiful skies, trees, and grass...everything seemed quiet....it was a nice feeling..Admiring nature is a way that brings me closer to God easily..be it when i am busy or bored..

What is the thing that makes u think abt God? Look for that thing as it is important... Have a nice time admiring nature people..God created It!!

Light and Easy..

2007-08-28T23:26:00.000+08:00

the following is taken from my email. pls read and be encouraged, just like how i was!
these few wks i was given so many tight datelines that i didnt have time for myself. it made me tired, both physically and mentally..

but when i read the following i was pleasantly surprised- and once again strengthened by God's Word.
thank God..

**
MATTHEW 11:30 KJV
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Christians often struggle in their walk with the Lord, but it
should not be so. Have you ever thought, "It's so hard to be a
Christian!"?

I have.

At one time I believed it was so difficult being a Christian
that I had no motivation to tell others about the Lord. Living
for Jesus just seemed too hard for normal people.

How wrong and deceived I was!

Never forget that the message about Jesus Christ is the gospel
-- which means good news!

If you are having a hard struggle, it's not because of what the
Lord is requiring of you. The problem lies with yourself -- in
pride and unbelief, which the Lord will help you overcome.

Walking with the Lord is meant to be a joy, not a burden. Yes,
there are trials and difficulties. But the Lord always helps us
and delivers us. (Even if it results in martyrdom, we will be
delivered!) Therefore, we can always trust in the Lord and
rejoice in Him. When we do that, every day can be a joyful day.

Living the Christian life is not supposed to be just a matter
of our willpower, but a matter of trust -- faith in our Lord
Jesus Christ. He is the One who carries the load. We are not
qualified and capable of saving ourselves by our own effort.
That's why we need a savior.

Too many people are trying to save themselves, instead of
trusting in Jesus to save them and make them into what He wants
them to be.

PHILIPPIANS 2:13 NKJ
13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for
His good pleasure.

We do need to change -- to do better and be better. But our
focus needs to be on Jesus and not on ourselves. We need to ask
Him and expect Him to work in us and change us. The Christian
life is meant to be a constant fellowship with Jesus and
looking to Him in faith. Otherwise, in our own ability, it is
impossible.

Remember, Jesus is not out to condemn us, but to help us. He
loves us, and proved it by dying in our place.

***
have you relied on urself too much? is life getting too tiring?
the more tired we get, the more we gotta know that we have to turn to God for his strength and wisdom. the faster we realise this (and actually do it), the stronger we'll grow in Him.

today, one more person decided to take up sanfu (make a guess! LOL)
haha, glory to the Most High God!

When God steps in, the whole world steps out.

IMPORTANT REMINDER

2007-08-28T06:34:00.000+08:00

Remember we said we want to love our new friends?
We said we want to start loving growth?
And that we have to know more about our new friends?
Here you go:

Huizhen: WW
Huiyu: Cheryl
Weiwen: Mel
Zhenghang: CL
Kangsheng: ZL
Ann(Si Ying): Cheryl
Meimei: CL
Vivian: YQ
Junhui(Clement): WJ
Minru: WW

Cheryl is the first time contacting new friends, encourage her!
We can do this well, can't we, 0203?!
Any problems, worries, fear... Call me.
;)

Choose to be kind!

2007-08-28T06:15:00.001+08:00

Kindness isn't just a thought.
Isn't just a feeling.
Nor is it only felt in hearts.

It should be heard, seen + felt.
Kindness is practical.

It is giving some money to the tissue-seller.
It is smiling to the pushing crowd.
It is saying, "It's ok." to something not ok to you.
It is sharing your shoulders.
It is walking to the cross. Just like He did.

Kindness is love in action.
Be kind today, and every other day...

Monday BLues..

2007-08-26T21:04:00.000+08:00

tmr is monday and i am already counting how many days to sat again..haha..was trying to study juz now...quite hard to make my brain move after it being hibernated in me for so long..finally its working haha..

we really shuld keep our minds and heart defended against the devil using God's work..remember how the devil tempted Jesus when he was fasting? Our God resisted the devil with God's teachings.. we shuld all be like him..havin bible verses ready at anytime..ready to whip up the devil with the power of our God's words...

WHO DARES COMPARE WITH OUR GOD? WE WANT TO FALL ON OUR KNEES AND WORSHIP HIM FOREVER!

2007-08-26T18:34:00.000+08:00

i came across this in my email.
very strong reminder, please read on till the end.
**

             Destroyed For Lack Of Knowledge

Hosea 4:6 KJV
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge . . . .

Are people's lives destroyed because God does not love them? Do
people come to ruin and live in misery because God is callous
and uncaring?

NO!

People are destroyed for lack of knowledge -- even God's
people. What kind of knowledge? Knowledge that is available in
the Bible: how to walk in faith, how to overcome, how to get
prayers answered, how to resist the devil, etc.

God is not to blame for our troubles. God has already made
provision for us. But we must avail ourselves of what God has
provided.

How can we benefit from God's great provision if we don't even
know about it? So, we should seek the knowledge of God on our
own, and receive teaching from others, also.

There is not one among us who does not have much to learn. No
one yet is walking in the absolute fullness of what God has
provided.

This must be one of the saddest verses in the Bible. To think
that God's people are destroyed simply because of a lack of
knowledge. As God's children, they are our brothers and
sisters. It is our relatives being destroyed, and we should do
what we can to stop it.

Let us resolve to quit giving place to the devil by our lack of
knowledge of God's Word. Then we can share with others what we
have learned, and they can walk in freedom and victory, too.

SAY THIS: I will study God's Word so I can know the truth and
not let the devil destroy me for lack of knowledge.

Now's the season for L0VE..

2007-08-23T18:00:00.000+08:00

Just a compilation of recent photos, with a few exceptions.
It's trying to depict 0203's bonds, love for each other.
It's not exactly the best but, haha...Enjoy.

Some "extracted" thoughts, without copyright...

2007-08-22T03:06:00.000+08:00

What is life?
Life is a vessel that sustains us.

What is hope?
Hope is a force that instills faith.

What is knowledge?
Knowledge is a tool to evaluate ourselves.

What is real?
Reality s what we choose it to be.

YOU choose not to give up.
YOU choose not to be mediocre.
Everyone has that choice no matter how many times you fell
or how many steps you've missed.

Choose to walk facing the right direction in life.

Are we DeaD? Or ALive? Or Neither? Hmmm..

2007-08-21T18:37:00.000+08:00

hey guys..nvr blog for quite a while liao eh...hows everyone..?? during your weekdays..when we seldom see each other and sms or phone calls are our means of communication..

I feel that we shuld be more involved in each other's daily lives..juz yesterday i was telling Weiwen wad kind of interesting events happened in my school today..even though there might nt be any spiritual essence in it..but its building our relationships mah..

If u all would notice..wad i keep on harping on these few weeks is about our relationships..are we just brothers and sisters on weekends?..Can we be more involved in each other's lives..i can safety say that..my weekdays are full of thoughts of you all...no matter how busy or engrossed i am in studies or work..one side of my mind is always kept for u all..

I dunno whether i am weird or funny..but i tried something pretty interesting these few weeks..i call ppl and asked them whether they knew wad was goin to happen on sat and sun..replies were..tq lo...service lo...and if they didnt know, i would scream and tell them ITS TQ!!! or SERVICE!!...well i cant expect everyone to feel the way i feel but juz wondering if you all still look forward to weekends..i Look forward to weekends...even though sunday juz ended and monday's coming..i would already start counting down to sat..haha!

Jiayou Ba My Beloved CG..without each other's support, we cant get many things done!

some phtos to share..

2007-08-16T23:21:00.000+08:00

first thing..

HAPPY 18th BDAY ALAN BO BALAN AKA PATRICK. LOL
may God make you bold this coming year, so that you can overcome more boundaries for Him.
**
2nd thing..
WELCOME BACK MEL MEL. ok.. abit lag. LOL.
but still, i wanna post this phto, it's just different to see you in uniform sitting next to me on the bus. lol

**
third thing..
phtos of sanfu dinner phtos as follows. there's more, but i've selected these few to post.

groupie 1
groupie 2
groupie 3
my table!
ww's ice cream
lx's ice cream
MY ice cream
lx's retarded pose
zl's retarded post

our content and happy faces after eating

**
with this pleasant dinner, my batch of sanfu ends. of course, sunday's the actual graduation..

im thankful that i started taking sanfu in the first place. it may be tiring and taxing at times, but it's all WORTH IT!

thruout this course i learned alot, from shi mu, all the others around me, and from those in the streets. im thankful for all the experiences, all the encouragement, all the prayers, all the souls saved. glory to the most-high Lord, AMEN.

代祷事项

2007-08-14T14:04:00.000+08:00

My mind has to take a break from Quality Management. From TQM, ISO, QCC, IQC... Because grandpa's estimated 1 hour operation has not ended after 4 hours. Either doctors there have no brains to estimate properly or that they have no brains to operate within an hour. But either of that, they're still cleverer than me. So what can we do? Wait.

Waiting is the hardest thing to do when your heart and mind are racing. You know you have to wait, you know you should trust God has His plans, you hear people saying no use worrying, which are all true, but no longer do-able. And in the midst of all the waits, fear compose itself comfortably just in place, in us. That's what makes the whole waiting unbearable.

It's not what is there to gain, but what there is to lose that makes something special.
Grandpa is special.

Prayer requested.
Thanks.

耶稣的爱 The Love of Jesus

2007-08-13T12:13:00.000+08:00

耶稣的爱 The Love of Jesus
赞美之泉 Streams of Praise

是耶稣的爱，
是耶稣的爱，
带着希望，有平安，
就是耶稣的爱。 (x2)

副歌：
在这个迷茫世界人海中，
许多人带着伤口在角落，
破碎的心，
和生命，
需要耶稣。
我的双手能够做什么，
别忘记这个世界需要我，
主赐一颗心，一双手，
让我的爱像耶稣。

Verse:
The Love of Jesus,
the love of jesus
there is hope,
there is peace in the love of jesus. (x2)

Chorus:
Its a big old world,
filled with lots of people
and lots of people in a world of pain,
broken hearts,
broken lifes,
in need of jesus,
so when i feel i like cant do that much,
when i forget how much there is to do, lord,
give me a heart, and give me hands
so I can love like jesus.

2007-08-13T12:01:00.000+08:00

Amen...!

2007-08-12T20:17:00.000+08:00

today the youths were trying to do our work in zx when another group of people which consists of Zhang Shi mu, Yue Yan,Yuling and Furong were engaged in gospel sharing to Lx's dad..

They spoke abt God's love and his blessing and promises to us..whenever lx's dad is in pain or feeling lonely..hey! theres always Jesus Christ to talk to...theres Jesus to tell your problems to, theres Jesus to share your problems with you..

So..in the end..beads of tears flowed down lx's dad's face and he accepted Christ..miracle rite? the other day lx was like telling us how his dad wasnt responding to him and lx was doubting his dad's awareness to his surroundings..Today it prove otherwise..

In our daily lives, we can be people who are of blessings or curses to other people..we can help one grow or we can help one fall..i nvr believe in tat wadever we do which is good, it will be futile..let us influence our peers the Godly way..If u face a problem or situation that u think u wont be able to handle..think again..in that stituation WHAT WOULD JESUS DO...

(People who are filled With the Holy Spirit when faced with negative problems, they will change it to something positive..however when people are lack the Holy Spirit when given positive situations they will make it negative)

you're missed.

2007-08-12T01:26:00.000+08:00

dedicated to mel, suya, suen, cheryl:
(those that weren't with us at tq/service for the past few wks..)

sometimes some things just get you really down..

but 0203's always there to offer you a smile.. (:

0203's always there to offer you a hug..

0203 even tries to act looney to make you laugh.. (or maybe it's natural?)

dont you get it? w/o you, 0203 ain't complete!

just wanna say..

we miss you!
all this time while you weren't here,
you were Not forgotten.

(i hope you're laughing. miss your smile, sunshine!)

2007-08-12T01:15:00.000+08:00

Never regret a day in your life,

Good days give you Happiness,
Bad days give you Experiences.
Both are essential to life.

Keep going..

Happiness keeps you Sweet,
Trials keep you Strong,
Sorrows keep you Human,
Failures keep you Humble,
Success keep you Glowing,

But only God keeps you Going.

Hope right place.

2007-08-11T03:39:00.000+08:00

Today I did 3 pieces of art at zx. And I'll like to share one. Hopefully I can successfully picture it to you... First, I prepare few bright and attractive colours of water colour on a palette and a bottle of silver poster paint. Then I wet the whole piece of drawing paper evenly by brushing it with water. Following after, I starting drawing circles with the water colours, making the whole drawing paper colourful, bubbly yet fading. Then I use the silver poster paint to draw a few solid circles.

Title of the piece: From fantasy to reality.

We can live in our fantasy, and bet we have sufficient imaginations and dreams plus wishes to make our ideal life look as attractive as it can be. However, sadly, they aren't real. This explains why the fading illusions effect due to the moisture. But on the other side, we have a reality to live in as well. And it'll usually deem more dull, repetitive and uninteresting. This explains the silvery nice blend with the white background, not outstanding at all, as compared to the vibrant colours. I wish I had silver acrylic with me, cause I tried so hard to make the circles have a 3D effect. That's to remind us that reality is REAL.

People, we have 3 choices:
1. Live in our fantasy and try our best to escape reality.
2. Live in that boring reality and drooling looking into our fantasy.
3. Make our reality as vibrant as our fantasy!

Only those who dream, who wish, who hope, who fantasize in the same line as He does will qualify to request option 3 as a choice. The rest of them only get to choose from option 1 and 2. Which is sad.

People: dream, wish, hope, fantasize, imagine...
In accordance to His heart.

2007-08-10T16:10:00.000+08:00

Hey guys (specifically for boys):

Thanks for the present!!! Though I was very 'gong', but ya.. Thanks ar!!!

Err.. Would appreciate it if you all remembered to remove the price tag next time la.. LOL... XO

Reflections for 09/07/2007

2007-08-10T10:10:00.000+08:00

I was thinking of points we have done well and points we could have improved on, this morning..so...Ah hem..

Firstly, people to THank, Char for introducing the place to us..cheap and good isnt it guys? Secondly, Wj for the planning of everything..we all know planning for a outing is hard especially when u have us around haha...Third Lx and Wj for volunteering to pay the fees first to avoid worldly issues like $$ so tat we can concentrate fully on our New friends..Fourthly, ww and char and those who tried to bring up the 'highness' in the room...Fithly, those who tried to sing with our new friends to make them feel less shy..Lastly, everyone for making it a point to turn up for the outing.. things wouldnt be the same without YOU!

Now, sum points to take note of..
Lateness..i would say yesterday we did quite well in the factor..those who were late had i think apt reasons..

Spiritual content..wad u guys think of yesterday's spiritual content? well..i thought that the word God was missing from our mouths..we were deeply engrossed in our own fun and lets try harder hao ma?

Our communications..i realised apart from askin our new friends to pick a song to sing..there was hardly any form of communication..well..ok la..we did talk and poke jokes at each other once in awhile but i think we can improve on this point..which means we also have to improve on bringing out spiritual issues...

Our relationships...0203 i would like to ask..yesterday's outing in which way did it improve our relationships with each otheR?

We are people who need strength from God..without him we are nothing..there are point where we have done well and there are points we have to improve greatly on..think about these things 0203..keep your mind focused on God...for if u seek him first..he will bless you with blessings beyond your imagination..

just to share,

2007-08-09T23:11:00.000+08:00

hello! just to share, i think this song's pretty cute. check it out when u have the time.

歌名：改变自己
歌手：王力宏

come on

今早起床了
看镜子里的我
忽然发现我发型
睡的有点kuso
一点点改变
有很大的差别
你我的力量
也能改变世界

最近比较烦
最近情绪很down
每天看新闻
都会很想大声尖叫

但脏话没有
大家只会轻松
我改变自己
发现大有不同

新一代的朋友
我们好好的加油
大家一起大声的说
na na na na na

我可以改变世界
改变自己
改变隔膜
改变小气
要一直努力努力
永不放弃
才可以改变世界
come on 改变自己

今早起床了
觉得头有点痛
可能是二氧化碳太多
氧气不够
一点点改变
有很大的差别
你我的热情
也能改变世界

只能代表自己
没有政治立场
其实这世界
让我看得十分紧张

要调整自己

没想到一点
就能画龙点睛

新一代的朋友
我们好好的加油
大家一起大声的说
na na na na na

我可以改变世界
改变自己
改变隔膜
改变小气
要一直努力努力
永不放弃
才可以改变世界
come on 改变自己

我可以改变世界
改变自己
改变隔膜
改变小气
要一直努力努力
永不放弃
才可以改变世界
come on 改变自己

Happy Birthday!!!

2007-08-09T21:52:00.001+08:00

mind seein me bro?^^

2007-08-08T21:44:00.001+08:00

at a wedding..i ike me bro's smile..so nice n huge..^^
fresh air at last!!
"hey!!i m sitting on a mushroom!!"
tis is version no.3...ask C.L.
version no.2..i dun have the 1st 1..

use to be ulraman's no.1 fan..supporter of ultraman's fan behind..
shiney teeth huh!!
i forgot wat is tis called..human pyramid?
left:future model..right:future sell picker..
a man tat all girls desire..hahazz...

pretty me..^^..i tink me bro angry..
he n zheng win..both oso veri cute!!
cute la..sleepin on a pillow after drawing..^^
thats my bro!!sry but i kinda realli love to cross dress her..i mean him..
the thing is nt movin..seriously..

when he arrived on tis earth..i dun tink i m realli happy..
see..every1 is prayin except me..hahaz..nt my fault..the camera loves me..
i tink is his 1st genting trip with me..
he so cute la..
eating the moon biscuit thing..
jus to say..i actualli love me bro alot..but he dun blieve me..even if we still fight..but in me heart..i realli do love him..seriously..the cutest brother u can ever find in my heart..ha can never be replaced..never removed..never renewed..jus the same old shannon teoh tat i always love......

Congratulations to Graduating 三福 Class of Aug'2007

2007-08-08T21:06:00.000+08:00

得人渔夫，冲啊！

Please rent them out...

2007-08-08T01:55:00.001+08:00

Think twice if you think I uploaded the wrong picture...

From William's Ex-room: D.L. Moody was a man of prayer.

2007-08-08T01:38:00.000+08:00

Thank you people, for just being alive and breathing now.
Somehow think that still living is another thing to give thanks about.

Thank you God... For You have taken care of us!

Prayer Request:

1. Furong, Yuling and their family
2. 三福's dinner and prayer tomorrow
3. TQ1 prayer tomorrow
4. All TQs outings on Thur
5. Elders - 声华、蔡爸爸、锦铭 etc.
6. Leaders
7. Ourselves - Health in all areas
8. Korean Hostages & Taliban kidnappers
9. Shifeng's cousin - Injured in a fall in overseas
10. Give thanks, for His love endures forever...

(This week's about Patience, right?)

Some food for thought...

2007-08-07T18:00:00.000+08:00

decided to add some spirtual essence into this blog thus i decided to give some questions for thought..

0203..
Do we Still Seek God?
Do we STill Follow God and Keep our Eyes FOcused On him??
Do we STill do Good?
DO we Still Speak of the Truth?
DO we still say WOrds of encouragement?
Do we Still Bring Blessings to People who have Brought us Harm??
Do we STill Live in peacE?

DO WE STILL FEAR GOD??

Got the bottom stuff from a book..for kids haha

Q: Why do friends let each other down sometimes?
A: sometimes we expect too much from our frens; then we feel let down when they dont come through for us. Some of our frens may be having a bad day and are working on their own problems.At those times your friends will find it difficult to help you. At other times your friends may not even be aware of your problems. They may not know that they have let you down. It's all right to express your disappointment and explain to them how you feel. When you talk to your friends in a nice way about how you feel, it will help you and them learn how to be better friends

Verse: The godly give good advice to their friends; the wicked lead them astray.

0203 sometimes we might have oppsing comments and we might think that our choice is much better and more reasonable then others, however learn to accept other comments.
Self centredness only harms a person and people around him or her..share more..let your problems be our problems..and let our problems be 0203's problems..we help carry each other's burdens and we help one and other to be close to God..we might face troubles in studies, family problems, frenship and many others..but we know right,guys? WE Can always count on each other!!