Ben & Joanna's ROM

Did a short video clip for the ceremony with the limited photos that I have taken. But I quite like it since it's my first try. Hee. :)

Cute angel?

Is this cute? Haha... exploring some html stuff.

So why this cute angel? In this season of being SOOooooo busy with all the coming camps & Xmas SVCs, we should always remember to be an "angel" to those around us. Who knows? I may just need an "angel" the most this season. So if you are cute, be an angel too!

CHEERS!!!

Personality Test

Your Brain is 53% Female, 47% Male

Your brain is a healthy mix of male and female You are both sensitive and savvy Rational and reasonable, you tend to keep level headed But you also tend to wear your heart on your sleeve

What Gender Is Your Brain?

You Are Midnight

You are more than a little eccentric, and you're apt to keep very unusual habits. Whether you're a nightowl, living in a commune, or taking a vow of silence - you like to experiment with your lifestyle. Expressing your individuality is important to you, and you often lie awake in bed thinking about the world and your place in it. You enjoy staying home, but that doesn't mean you're a hermit. You also appreciate quality time with family and close friends.

What Time Of Day Are You?

You Are Incredibly Logical

Move over Spock - you're the new master of logic You think rationally, clearly, and quickly. A seasoned problem solver, your mind is like a computer!

How Logical Are You?

You Sometimes Don't Get Enough Sleep

You're often more tired than you'd like, and you're probably not getting enough quality sleep. Sleeping a little more could make you a lot more energetic and happy. Try having a bedtime, keep your bedroom cool, and only eat fruit before bed.

Do You Get Enough Sleep?

Xmas is around the corner!!

Saw this in a shopping mall on Sunday...

Xmas is COMING!!

Ding Ding Dang! Ding Ding Dang!

It's a HAPPY SEASON!!!!
Time to give gifts and love again!!

Feels like I could hear Sun singing "我們的冬天". So heartwarming.... Aw.....

You do what you ought to

My day started with cramps... bad cramps... it lasted till about evening before the pain subsided by half. Maybe it's the medicine that's finally working.

Went to attend a funeral wake with the CG in the evening. Somewhere in the midst of the pastor's sharing, I felt a tinge of incompetency in my heart. Well, it wasn't what the pastor was sharing that made me feel this way. In fact, i was half-hibernating and not listening(oops!).... But I was feeling somehow down. And i tried to talked myself out of it... "Von, it's one of your cycles of feeling low again. Be cool. Dun take it too seriously." Haha.. That's what you become capable of after being a CGL for so long. Haha.

Anyway, my night didn't end with just myself encouraging myself. After the memorial svc, we sticked around for another hour. Laughing and joking. And seeing a gentle side of Tim playing with his baby cousin. The sight is so sweet. So charming... We had never seen that part of him. Tim seems to have grown up even more over the last 2 wks. Haha.

Then Dennis shared 2 testimonies with us. Very encouraging. At least, for me it's uplifting in the spirit. Then Kianyong also shared a testimony. Hearing all these and seeing that they have grown up and broken through so much, i suddenly felt encouraged in my spirit. It feels good.

We left the wake for the public transport back home. While waiting at the bus-stop, Jackie returned a book, Our Holy Calling (written by Ulf Ekman). I haven't read it since i bought it 2wks ago. I read the intro of the book while on the bus back.

It left an imprint: "Our calling is not about ourselves".

My position as a CGL is not about my calling. It's never about myself. It's about the people, the church and its calling.

When you are young, you do whatever you want and desire. But now that you are old...

I read a story...

What do you score?

 

A young man had been to Wednesday Night Bible study.
The Pastor had shared about listening to God and obeying the Lord's voice the young man couldn't help but wonder, 'Does God still speak to people?'
 
After service, he went out with some friends for coffee and pie and they discussed the message. Several different ones talked about how God had led them in different ways.
 
It was about ten o'clock when the young man started driving home. Sitting in his car, he just began to pray, 'God...If you still speak to people, speak to me. I will listen. I will do my best to obey.'

As he drove down the main street of his town, he had the strangest thought to stop and buy a gallon of milk.
He s! hook his head and said out loud, 'God is that you?' He didn't get a re ply and started on toward home. But again, the thought, buy a gallon of milk.

The young man thought about Samuel and how he didn't recognize the voice of God, and how little Samuel ran to Eli.
 
'Okay, God, in case that is you, I will buy the milk.' It didn't seem like too hard a test of obedience. He could always use the milk. He stopped and purchased the gallon of milk and started off toward home.
As he passed Seventh Street, he again felt the urge, 'Turn down that street.'
 
This is crazy he thought, and drove on past the intersection. Again, he felt that he should turn down Seventh Street.
At the next intersection, he turned back and head! ed down Seventh.

Half jokingly, he said out loud, 'Okay God, I will.'

He drove several blocks, when suddenly, he felt like he should stop. He pulled over to the curb and looked around. He was in a semi-commercial area of town. It wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst of neighbourhoods either. The businesses were closed and most of the houses looked dark like the people were already in bed.

Again, he sensed something, 'Go and give the milk to the people in the house across the street.' The young man looked at the house. It was dark and it looked like the people were either gone or they were already asleep. He started to open the door and then sat back in the car seat.

'Lord, this is insane. Those people are asleep and if I wake them up, they are going to be mad and I will look stupid.' Again, he felt like he should go and give the milk.

Finally, he opened the door, 'Okay God, if this is you, I will go to the door and I will give them the milk. If you want me to look like a crazy person, okay. I want to be obedient. I guess that will count for something, but if they don't answer right away, I am out of here.'

He walked across the street and rang the bell. He could hear some noise inside. A man's voice yelled out, 'Who is it? What do you want?' Then the door opened before the young man could get away.

The man was standing there in his jeans and T-shirt. He looked like he just got out of bed. He had a strange look on his face and he didn't seem too happy to have some stranger standing on his doorstep. 'What is it?'

The young man thrust out the gallon of milk, 'Here, I brought this to you.' The man took the milk and rushed down a hallway.
Then from down the hall came a woman carrying the milk toward the kitchen. The man was following her holding a baby. The baby was crying. The ma! n had tears streaming down his face.

The man began speaking and half crying, 'We were just praying. We had some big bills this month and we ran out of money. We didn't have any milk for our baby. I was just praying and asking God to show me how to get some milk.'

 

His wife in the kitchen yelled out, 'I ask him to send an Angel with some. Are you an Angel?'

The young man reached into his wallet and pulled out all the money he had on him and put in the man's hand. He turned and walked back toward his car and the tears were streaming down his face.
He knew that God still answers prayers.

THIS IS A SIMPLE TEST.... If you believe that God is alive and well, send this to at least ten people and the person that sent it to you!!!!!!!!

This is so true. Sometimes it's the simplest things that God asks us to do that cause us, if we are obedient to what He's asking, to be able to hear. His voice more clear than ever. Please listen, and obey! It will bless you (and the world). Phil 4:13

This is an easy test - you score 100 or zero. It's your choice.

 

I croaked at Kbox yesterday

Well well... We went Kbox to celebrate Wenling's birthday yesterday... And I reali croaked while trying to sing... So demoralising... Haha. I must be too excited and exhausted after a 30min walk from Riverwalk to Marina Square. Woosh... Tiring man...

 

 

 

 

 

Went home and then, felt hungry again... So my dear MIL cooked for me using the leftover steamboat stuff from Joyce's birthday steamboat that same evening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YUMMY!!! SLURPPPP!!!

I had a hard time trying to sleep after that. Too full... Haha...

 

 

 

 

Before I slept, read a Psalm 77 and was very encouraged...

 10 And I said, “This is my anguish;
         But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.”
 11 I will remember the works of the LORD;
         Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.
 12 I will also meditate on all Your work,
         And talk of Your deeds.
 13 Your way, O God, is in the sanctuary;
         Who is so great a God as our God?
 14 You are the God who does wonders;
         You have declared Your strength among the peoples.
 15 You have with Your arm redeemed Your people,
         The sons of Jacob and Joseph.  Selah  

 

I like the attitude. :)

 

Celebration with Wenling @ Kbox

It's time to blog again

O got so much to write abt last 1 wk....

We had a birthday celebration at Dempsey Hut yestrdy for Pst YK and Wenling. (There are more picures in my photo album)

For those that do not know, they met when they have the same birthday except for the difference in the year they were borned. And they actually met each other when they were celebrating their birthdays with 2 different groups of pp outside... And there begin Pst YK pursuit of his love, Wenling. Hee... Such a nice beginning... Woooo....

 

 

 

 

We ended the night with a hilarious situation... Again it was Melvin Toh, the "HOT" guy of the night... Haha...

Melvin was sincerely trying to teach Cheryl how to aim and hit the ball right... But imagine him repeating this to Cheryl ... "Cheryl, qing qing. qing qing." Then suddenly, MK mimic in the most mushy tone, "Cheryl, qing qing. qing qing." Ok, we got it. We laughed out so loudly!!!

For those that still dun get it... Melvin sounded like he was tell Cheryl... "Cheryl, kiss kiss." "Qing qing" in chinese meant "kiss".

So Melvin became the joke of the night again... Hahahhahaa.... He's so "HOT"... whoo!

 

 

 

Besides, the celebration, we also celebrated Yieling & Terrence coming together in marriage!

 

Do you see the blue black on my finger? It was the "jie zhou" of my dear... He was a bit impatient and wanted me to shift my chair quickly so I shifted it as fast as I could and then I hit my finger against 2 mental chairs. OUCH!! Tears almost came down........

I didn't managed to catch Melvin on Video while he was being "sabo-ed" and performing a silly dance. Poor Melvin...

 

 

 

 

And lastly, just want to post some random pic...

That's Jed & Time when they were still adorable... Not so now... *Shake head* hehe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's $40 worth of pratas for our CG fellowship... The guys can reali eat...........

 

 

 

 

I'm hungry oreadi. Time for lunch. Later, going to celebrate Wenling's birthday at Kbox...

2007Nov20 - Birthday Celebration (Pst YK & WL)

We went to Dempsey Hut for the celebration. It rained and it was kinda a mess when we tried to shift the tables to a "better" place. Anyway, it was still nice fellowship. Gave many wonderful gifts to the couple. At the ending of the celebration, the gals had a billiard "match" which ended hilarious with some of Melvin's "Qing Qing" to Cheryl. Oops... Haha...

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On the way home in bus 133

Shocked and burdened as i'm on my way home in bus 133... Thoughts running through my mind as i see the passing buildings and the unreachable faraway skyscrapers...

I used to think tat there's no future for my life. Even tot i would end up among the shameless lot and having a lowly living. But somehow, i wouldn't give in to it. I fought with my whole heart for a life tat's different. And I made it. And i'm always grateful for what God has allowed me to have.

Still, it wasn't a battle won till many tough fights. It's very hard to put to words but i understand it's a tough battle within. It seems to take more of you than to comfort you. But it's a have-to-make decision in order to be truely free. I pray tat you will be willing to forgive and love as Jesus had.

I'm praying for you. All things work together for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.

p/s: I'm sure he still loves you very much.

I'm dead.

Dead in Christ Jesus.

What a timely msg Pst Ulf has preached.

Without going through sufferings, victories are not fully appreciated. Sufferings magnify the importance and the value of that victory.

Dun run away from defeats nor failures. Failed, you had. Defeats, you know. Go through it. Walk through it. Run through it. Choose. Just dun run away from it. Sufferings you must have. But in Christ Jesus, your shield of faith will quench the fiery darts.

Appreciate your failures and defeats. They are there to make you a better man.

A great purpose will draw great tribulations. You will become a better man.

Barry's Birthday

Start:

Dec 9, '07

once again, back to 7 years ago...

The emotions stirred... It's back to 7 yrs ago again.

In the service, as Pst Ulf spoke and ministered, I was brought back to that incident again. Tears welled up in my eyes and came tingling down my cheeks eventually. I was left so broken and destroyed. My dreams, my vision, my abilities, my calling. Whose voice have I been hearing all these while?

The bible says, your gifts and calling are irrevocable. Do you hear it? Do you believe in it?

Why are u down, flat on the ground? Crushed. Whose voice are you hearing?

Again and again, I have forgiven. I have lifted it up to God. I have. I reali had done it many times. I dun hate the ones involved. But yet the words haunted me again and again. I am afraid. I had ran away from myself. I have lost my strength. I stopped at wherever and remained there. Where do I go from here? I had sunk into the pitch dark depression.

I was left broken and crushed. Feels so real, even now.

"He left Judea and departed again to Galilee. But He needed to go through Samaria."
- Jn 4:3-4

He did it for that one woman. He will do it for you. He will rescue you.

Surely, my gifts and calling are irrevocable...

Waiting. We are stronger than all that.

I'm bored and waiting at SGH for my queue number to be called. Waiting waiting waiting again. Had my blood test and breakfast, and i'm still waiting.

Sometimes, it's reali quite cute to thk of all the waitings we all had gone thru or wld go thru. Waiting for a breakthru, a new building, and another building. Waiting for the prince in shining armor, romance, and the ultimate proposal. Waiting for a family to be formed, and an extension of it.

there are so many waitings and so many surprise happenings tat awaits us. Why give up now? Why let go at tis time when our life is still not even half gone? I am stronger than all this. I am.

I was very encouraged to hear tat Wai Teng is going thru a tough time during tis period yet she hung on to God. The pressure seems to be increasing in the family and the burden that is weighing heavily upon her heart jus gets more obvious. A youth tat's only 16 yet she chose to believe and trust in God. I'm so proud of her. She is stronger than all that.

We have gone thru much more. Surely, we are stronger than all these.

Ps 27:13

Service was great. Afterall, it's Arise & Build.

QT yesterday was tremendous. God spoke to me a few things... Blog abt it again when i can organise my thoughts better. I'm sleepy liao u knw...

CGM today was woohoo! It's about stress. I didn't preach nor look through the sermon at all. Johnson preached in the combine CGM. Worship was awesome. Minghui gave a word and I responded in confirming that word with a prayer of David in Psalms as I reali felt that God is speaking to the members on it.

Ps 27:13
I would have lost heart, unless I had BELIEVED that I would see the GOODNESS of the Lord in the land of the living.

I felt the presence all over me as I spoke that Word. And I was rather shocked that I could project my voice loud and clear. I haven't been able to reali raise my voice without "po yin". Haha. Anyway, I haven't gave a word for months... So silently, i prayed after I gave that word that if that word is reali for someone in the CG, someone will come and tell me about it. I prayed and wasn't bothered by it. Just chatted with KY over MSN and well well, i was glad that the word was a SPOT-ON-WORD for KY. I am just so glad that he felt so encouraged after that. And the sermon was on stress, and speak into his situation oso. Wa. Must be God la.

God is good.

Family Gathering

Today, we had a family gathering. 16 of us including 1 baby and 2 maids. Our hse is LITERALLY noise-filled! But I like it!!! NOISE!! :D HAHA. We had ALOT of food. Feel so FULL. Andrew and I were in-charge of the desserts portion. We attempted to prepare cocktail. Ok. Nothing special. We only poured F&N Fruitade into CANNED fruit cocktail, lycees, longans. We are simply hopeless. Haha.

We had a great time. Even drew lots for our Xmas gift exchange and who to bring what food for our Xmas celebration. This family is reali interesting. Everyone can be shouting and screaming like in a quarrel or argument, but they are actually just DISCUSSING. Nothing offensive. Sometimes it's like quite theruputic to be shouting and screaming like that. Cos in the midst of it, we will be laughing SO LOUDLY and hysterically. Haha. I believed we all enjoyed ourselves. I managed to snap 2 candid shots without their knowing. They looked TIRED. Well, it's already after abt 4hrs of active "DISCUSSION". All their "pattern" come out liao. Haha.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After this, Vic and I went to meet Pst YK, Wenling, Meiyan for dinner at Katong. 2 married couples trying to matchmake Meiyan while we were having the dinner. Well, we sort of "forced" her to list the possiblities. Ok, MY ldrs muz be wondering who she listed right... Well, you can keep guessing. :) Haha.

Thereafter, we went to Pst's hse house to wait for BK & Pauline to come after they had dinner with Pauline's family. It's BK first time meeting Pauline's family. Should be rather interesting. I'm sure they are very pleased with BK. Cute and rich. Ha. ;p

This is a Hama piece I did for little Daryl while waiting for BK & Pauline to come...

Not bad right. Ha.

 

 

 

 

 

 

While having our "Teh ah lya" at coffeeshop, we were discussing abt facebook!! Now even Pst is so "updated". He's in facebook! Haha. I think BK and Pauline better get into it soon to be updated... :) Or may be they are too busy pak-tawing to get into this new thing now. Ha.

Ended our night with heavy downpour. Will have a good sleep tonite. :)

2007Nov2-Fellowship at NewYorkNewYork

Supposed to pass Cheryl something. Ended up at NewYorkNewYork for a sumptuous dinner. *slurp*
Cheryl was very happy so she allowed herself to indulge in a good meal. SINFUL. Haha.
We had a good time of sharing and fellowship.
Thanks Cheryl for treating me to the meal!! :)

Jed running after 'chauffeur'.mp4

This is Jed and his supposing "chauffeur". He did this like 3 times before I attempted to record it down... This little boy, Jed is so funny....

The last one wk

Finally, I can try to blog abt last one wk...

Last Sat, after service we fellowshipped at BK @ Expo. And the guys of the CG are so lame... It's hilarious especially when it comes from KY and Jed!!! Haha... You can try watching the short clip in the video section... :) (PS: The high pitch voice is mua... :B)

I was on MC last 2 days cos of sprained neck. The medication works. So "corrupted James" is not so corrupted actually. Maybe we should change his nickname to "angel james" or "healing James". Ha. I very random.

O but yestrdy Cin & I went to Xinhui's place. Xinhui's dog, name Happy, is so big liao. Er. I am not reali a lover of dog and totally freeze when Happy tried to get near me. Hee. Some photos...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you can see, I am not inside. I dun like animals... :B

Went home and then decided to do some jellies for the CG. Not alot but still I am very happy. I haven't tasted it. I hope it's ok. Quite happy I get to do something for the members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haven't been able to lead CGM for last 2-3 months liao. So I feel happier if I can do something for my members. Must be able to contribute ma. Love overflows and it is not supposed to be kept within only... I did this for my members last wk. The most creative thing I have done for my members, so far. Hehe. I will keep trying. :) (So pleased with myself. Haha)

So excited for CG today!!