Happy father's day

"He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children,

and the hearts of the children to their fathers;

or else I will come and strike the land with a curse."

Malachi 4:6

Open my ears Lord!

Love my cell. :) had cell in malaysia today.. oops! i mean Delia's cosy home.

What spoke to me the most was when Willard talked about us living in a world much too obsessed by practical concerns. one governed by a fallen ideology. I.e. our minds are shaped such that we do not included God in the physicality of life.. we don't see God as a reason for scientific experiments, if you get what i mean.

What matters most is that we have a genuine, living relationship with God. He quoted from 2 Kings.. The king of Syria was at war with Israel. Eeverytime he laid his battle plans, Elisha would tell them to the king of Israel. One day the king of Syria went right to the heart of the problem. He went to capture Elisha. When Elisha's young helper stepped outside one morning he found they were completely surrounded by Syrian troops.

"When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. "Oh, my lord, what shall we do?" the servant asked.

"Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them."

And Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he may see." Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha." --- 2 Kings 6:15-17

Spiritual reality is a type of reality that does not necessarily reveal itself to good eyesight. Every working of visible reality is a movement within the encompassing Logos, the Word of God, and it rests on nothing else but God through his Son (Heb 1:1-3). God CAN speak to us! and He should! and He does! and He would!

yay.

o Hallelujah!

o Hallelujah.. There is much rejoicing in heaven as a lost sheep is found. One of my unimates has finally allowed God to fill his heart :) Yay!

Was eating dinner with them <-- when he suddenly bowed his head and say grace. I was like, "huh!? YAY!".. i felt so happy, really really happy! hurray!

Pray and hope that God will continue to shine His light on my friend's life as well as the lives of all those who have yet to acknowlege and respond to His call.

wife training

I have no work. and unhappily so. and classifieds has become my new best friend. and the email too. Really do hope that one of the 12 job applications i sent out will respond postively.

hee.

Have decided to enter the most wanted training camp for potential wifeies (sp?)! the commandant's none other than my mother... okok. just joking. seriously speaking, i have a personal baking cum cooking teacher whom i haven't been vigorously learning from. hope it's not too late!

presenting ze' cheezecake! yummm. japanese cheesecake btw.

and say hello to Miss. green tea cum red bean cake! another loyal citizen of japonaise.

as you can see, Miss. GTRB is 2 layers green tea sponge and 2 layers red bean cream. :)

she looks prettier in light.

dedicated to the super cool wifey.. my mom, who even takes time to clean Billy (who was actually my responsibility)

Really thankful for a mom like my mom. Sometimes, I take her for granted (so sorry mama!); but really, she's wonderful. Thank God for blessing me with someone who's so dedicated to God and family; one who not only cooks and bakes so well but handles the home so beautifully; and gives excellent advice. Shortcomings yah.. but don't we all have? Anyway, Thank you God!

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bought these white school shoes and decided to paint them (& nooo... not with highlighters) :)

i fly

yummm... this says it all. haha. new york new york was crowded yet again but the food was good and we managed to charm ourselves out of the queue to the plush green seats, which according to my friend meryl (above) are really hard. ahh.. but the food was yummy and the fellowship was fun.

my dinner. roasted chicken sandwich which costs a bomb.

that's alina balina. my fellow sc red cross mate! :) heh.. we flew all the way to new york to eat sandwich. cool eh.. see even the scenary is so beautiful

and that's weiting and meryl :) the cool dudes.. i mean dudettes.

a lil' bird left this on my window sill yesterday morning..

Have been thinking about 2 things lately: Growing up isn't like what i expected it to be. Perhaps the one thing that disgruntles me the most is that I don't seem to be growing up.. I see how people can manage and administrate things so well, yet I can't seem to get my brain moving. Maybe it's motivation. maybe it's not. but I'd really really like to prove myself wrong.. I'd like to try initiating and admistrating for once. Maybe it's not my raw material (haha. according to ortberg, we are to honor our raw material and listen to the voice of God, inorder to discern our "calling"). but maybe it's got to do with stepping out of the boat and walking on water. maybe God wants me to step out of my sampan at the point of my fears and frustrations in order to overcome them. haiyah. i also dunno.

the second thing is not much of a bother to me but just a thought.. you know when Peter stepped out of the boat and walked on water? He actually lost his focus on Jesus and turned his attention to the looming storm which finally made him sink. Ortberg gave a really interesting point that drew my attention.. Resilient people find meaning and purpose in the storm. Sometimes, God comes, not in those moments when we are most lifted up, but when we are down lowest in the place of vulnerability and fear. Sometimes he comes, not on the mountaintop, but in the storm. So yeah, it's comforting to know that God is everywhere - wherever he wants us to be and not to be.

Church Camp: 29 May - 2 June

Surprisingly, i managed to get up early and pray with the comm and other enthusiastic early birds :) Really refreshing to start the day with God on the right foot, though sometimes (well, most of the time), i feel like dozing off whenever i shut my eyes to pray. :) Oh well..

Here's the rising sun in the early Putrajaya sky :) beautiful ain't it? The sky always remind me of the power of of our creator who covers each and everyone of us with his love and assures us with His presence.

This is what happens when you're bored in a 5-6hours bus ride from Singapore to Putrajaya. YAWNNNNNN...

My adorable roomie :) zaneta

Dorcas and oily me :) haha

efrem my partner in crime - just kidding!

Tada! Marriot Putrajaya... and her majestic curvy wurvy swimming pool which dorcas insists that it's not useful for swimming. haha. don't know. never tried! :) maybe next time.

Ballroom where worship was held :)
God is so awesome! Really thankful that God has given us an opportunity to have a life Holy and pleasing to Him!

Photo taking time... just look at the sea of people. haha I am so sure that God was with us all the time. imagine a couple of youths handling 450++ people (adults and children)... God 's grace man.

The leagues (Games) - notice the shrek ears? heaheahea.

Wee!!! From Left : robyn, dan, chang, jac, deb, efrem, claire

Smu shot. from left: fat robyn, dan, chang, yado, jac, deb, efrem

loving people

God reminded me that even as I am powerless and inadequate, even as I am tired and weary, or even when I feel at a loss, confused, in despair, God is ever present. I shall not dwell too much on work again (hee) but though it seems insignicant, work taught me the meaning of what truly depending on God means. It is indeed difficult and hard to surrender all my pride for the purpose of being humble and to actually truly love my neighbour.

A daily devotional from Words of Hope which i found apt:

External pressures abound in our world: job changes, financial stress, medical conditions . . . the list is endless. David had more than his share of troubles, too. Hadn't Samuel promised he would be king? Where was his palace, his wealth, his royal robes? Instead, David is hiding in caves with a ragtag bunch of outlaws. His territory is a barren desert, and his enemies are hot on his trail. Some kingdom, huh?

Despite the outward and obvious opposition, in many ways David's worst enemy was himself. Throughout his life, David—this giant of faith!—falls prey to just about every conceivable human frailty. But David's all-too-real and obvious sins are what make him all the easier for us, who are likewise weak and flawed creatures, to identify with. What temptations do you secretly battle? What inward challenges cause you to falter or stumble in your attempt to follow Jesus?

What begins as a psalm of praise ends in petitionary prayer. Here is what truly makes David a giant of faith and a model of hope for us. In the hour of deepest need, when "human help is worthless" (v. 12), it is God "who will tread down our foes"—whether those foes are external enemies or the inner demons of our own nature. God alone is the ultimate deliverer. Put your trust in him!

trust trust trust