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It's almost customary to blog before flight for me :D So here goes.. Blogging from JT 151, seat 7E. On my right, seorang mbak manis berbusana batik. On my left, cowo bule yg skilas ky Rooney tampangnya. Alright, time to fly soon. Finally year end holiday is officially underway. Been a tough year surprisingly for me. But if 2012 has 'perfect storm' waiting, Then this is a perfect appetizer. My God is faithful for u and me. You can rely on that. Tuhan Yesus baik :)

Bleach, up to the point where Ichigo saved Rukia from Soul Society punishment, was as good as any anime/manga I know. Sigh.. I wonder if today's babies will ever have the chance to grow up reading great manga like the ones we used to read. Ahh.. it's good to be born in the 80s... ^___^ Reliving this once again..

I expected a resting month with little surprise but what do I know? Another roller coaster ride for the soul. But all is well. It is well with my soul. This little boat will float still. For the Lord is its captain.

Today we are taught the most expensive lesson yet in life. Expensive in the sense that it was such a short lesson hah. And probably for many people it wasn't compulsory. But I suppose in the journey of an entrepreneur, it's a must. Don't risk what you are not prepared to lose. Do or do not.. there is no try.

Averaging 10 posts per month for 2011 so far, not bad. Everyone has been asking 'why' recently, I can only say 'wait'. And I have also been asking God 'how' a lot, and I guess the answer is also 'wait'. Had a mini batch 5 reunion on Saturday. Thank you to vivy for organising it year after year. And glad to meet up with some of these guys.. my very first friends when I came here 12 years ago. Was surprised to meet Martin with his wife. He is more difficult to meet than Shen Cia Yi. So we were all pleasantly surprised when he appeared out of the blue. Martin, Hady, and Abuy were probably my closer friends when we pioneered youth service at NUS. Hady went on to NCC, Martin was MIA, and Abuy of course now is the beloved pastor of sunday school. Let's see how we turn out 10 years from now :) Maybe I will be a pastor too :P Anyway.. just want to say thank you to friends who have been blessing to me by recommending or giving me business this year. May God i...

Okay.. this is not very 'man' to do. To talk about 7pm drama on TV. But this story is really moving :( Maybe because I can really relate to the hardships that the two protagonists experienced. The heartless people around them. And the inexplicable difficulty after difficulty that seems to have no end. The story began with the two women drawing divination lot at their kampong temple. It ends with message about the Heavenly Father's heart.

It's officially here. The month of retrospecting, of meditating and of being restful. Things did not go as well as I hoped for, honestly, for the last couple of months. But in God's eyes, I am sure everything is less serious and much better than what I perceive. So I will learn not to take it too seriously either. And just.. be at rest. Life is funny, isn't it? There was this movie that we so eagerly want to watch that we booked it like.. 2 weeks in advance? And it's not even a box office or something. And amazingly.. we missed the date in the end LOL. There are things that you pursue frantically and often, you miss them in the end. And there are things that naturally happen or come to you. That's life. At the end of the day though, as the wife of a successful businessman said, "the persistent one will prevail". That's her conclusion when it comes to business and success. So the key is, I think, how we maintain our persistence while being at rest in Go...

It rains every day here. How I wish I am now comfortably sitting at one of our weird-colored sofa, with aircon blowing and conversation flowing with my family, in our home sweet home. villa sunter mas.. feels like it's been ages! Family is still.. the best treasure God gives us on earth. Our house is clean enough to be healthy, and dirty enough to be happy. ~Author Unknown

So finally it's Sabbath. How wonderful God is.. to have a 'resting day' as one of His Ten Commandments. That goes to show how even when He gave Israelites the Law, He had them in mind. Sabbath has been particularly meaningful this week because it has been such a stormy week. It began on ascending mode from Monday to Tuesday and suddenly Wednesday came and Bang! Every single mistake that I made was 'punished'. Every time there was chance for important things to go wrong, it went wrong. And being a broker or middle man, you just have to bite the bullet, take the punch and be the scapegoat for everyone at times. Everyone demands explanation and result from you. And no one would stand for you unless he gains something. But God is close to the brokenhearted, isn't He? The hardship endured at Bedok Residences bore fruits eventually. And it was not even because of my hard work, God simply made it happen in the way only He knows how. Also, The constant terror aka Mr OI,...

If you never heard of the words (I never heard about AQ before I went for Hori san talk), http://www.peaklearning.com/about_aq_story.php Interesting I must say.. and at such a timing. This is probably, emotionally and mentally, the toughest week I can remember from works point of view. Never had I felt like quitting as much as I did yesterday. I felt like just disappear into somewhere hah. Oh.. and it's thanksgiving week. The irony. But as we always know.. His grace is sufficient. Heroes are born out of adversity, so they say. As Walt Disney said, "You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you". So.. here we go. We don't quit, we don't cope, we overcome.

the year 2000. summer. the year 2008. summer.

in the spirit of Mandopop, I return to this song by Gary Cao And our very own Ajay!! And er.. juz incidentally found this song. dun even know who sing it but I think it's nice in a mellow way. Time to stretch my vocal chord muscle, update my song vocabularies, and prepare for karaoke at Taipei!

in a parallel universe, ^_________^ below translation belongs to this guys http://top10pinyinlyrics.blogspot.com/2011/09/translation-of-hu-xia-na-xie-nian.html 又回到最初的起点 you hui dao zui chu de qi dian Back to the starting point 记忆中你青涩的脸 ji yi zhong ni qing se de lian In my memory, I see your young face 我们终于来到了这一天 wo men zhong yu lai dao le zhe yi tian We have finally reached this day 桌垫下的老照片 zhuo dian xia de lao zhao pian The old photographs under the table 无数回忆连结 wu shu hui yi lian jie Linking to countless memories 今天男孩要赴女孩最后的约 jin tian nan hai yao fu nuu hai zui hou de yue Today, a boy will keep his last date with the girl *又回到最初的起点 you hui dao zui chu de qi dian Back to the starting point 呆呆地站在镜子前 dai dai de zhan zai jing zi qian Standing in front of the mirror dumbly 笨拙系上红色领带的结 ben zhuo ji shang hong se ling dai de jie Clumsily tying a knot on a red tie 将头发梳成大人模样 jiang tou fa shu cheng da ren mo yang Combed hair to appear as an adult 穿上一身帅气西装 chuan shang yi shen shuai qi xi zhuang W...

in that awkward smile and moment, and those few spoken words across the time, was an inexplicable sense of familiarity, a destiny as certain as december rain. yet destiny is an invisible thread that take a blind faith to see clearly. isn't life.. interesting? ^___^ *ah it's my 111th post of the year!

Had lunch with the 'makan grup' guys together with their wives, and kids. So one thing that they ask each other is: "did your baby ever fall from his/her bed?" apparently, ALL of them had that experience. you would think that if we all have accidentally dropped our mobile phones at least once, that's normal. but babies?? well.. seems like they are no exception. I myself fell in a way Jackie Chan would have been proud of when i was a kid. yeah.. right through the stairs from our 3rd floor house. when my mum picked me up, i couldn't or didn't cry. If it wasn't for God, the fall could have paved way for my PHD aka permanent head damage. And so it was with these babies. so fragile and yet, they all fell from their bed. According to my friend, it makes him feel relieved to know that all the other guys also had the same experience. at least it means he wasn't that bad as a parent. I suppose it's true that each infant has his/her personal guardian ang...

Actually I wanted to post something melancholy before I sleep tonight. But I think my sleepy head has upper hand over my mellow heart. So.. I guess we do it another time. Pretty proud of myself today. Woke up relatively early (by my standard), Swam at sengkang, And er... Did some work. Survey new condo at Bedok reservoir (no floating body detected), And still got time to blog this crap. Let me close now with a profound question. How come Christopher lee always take my pie one???? Last time I like Fann Wong, you married her. Then I now like Jesseca Liu, You keep getting paired with her. Wah lao... Sian ce pua.

now that it seems i am not getting called, i will confess that i accidentally apply for job at google last week. interesting position, based in Singapore OR JAKARTA! well.. I was thinking to apply. but not without cover letter. I uploaded my CV, then trying to fill up the rest of info, and poof.. dunno what happened, suddenly it was sent. but since the CV was already there. I thot.. okay.. let's see.. if this incomplete application gets me an interview, that's it then. here's the eternal struggle between running your own business and learning at one of the most admirable companies in the world. seems like that incomplete application ain't getting me a call. Scoot would have been interesting too, with SIA being one of my dream companies. But well.. we are at the wrong side of twenties. not just wrong side, but offside ^__^

When a man follows his emotion, he is asked, "are you a man?" When a man follows his rationale, he is asked, "are you human?" Darned if you do, darned if you don't. Darned if you say, darned if you don't. "I guess what I be saying is there ain't no better reason. To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons. It's what we aim to do, our name is our virtue" - Jason Mraz, I am yours.

We all heard of the story of how husband and wife quarrels because of toothpaste. And in Christianity, we also have a fair share of somewhat similar issues. Like.. whether or not a Christian should be rich or poor? Well.. I think they fall into similar category of problem. Problem which biggest issue is that.. It shouldn't have been a problem in the first place. The only solution to such problem is to realise that it is never a problem to begin with.

Oh well.......:)

Two good movies in the last 5 days. When I am in dire need of inspiration, I need to watch some good movies. Or read some good books. Or do some traveling. Obviously movie is the most instant one. I wasn't a big fan of novels like Notebook or Dear John. But One Day has interesting premise. This guy was a mess for almost twenty years. This girl, as one of the famous lines in the movie goes, "made him decent.. and in return he made her very, very happy". By the time Anne Hathaway's character died, the guy had turned decent. but deep inside, he was in bigger mess than before. he had decent living, but he lost the spark of his life. So that was 'One Day'. 'Warrior' is quite a different story. It also takes on 'slow boil' approach (with 2 hours++ duration, it has plenty of time), but it's pretty much a story of father and sons. of brothers. of family. It has no fancy robot, no catchy dance or theme song, and no charismatic lead. But it was gripp...

Poetic words have no point, Even if they intoxicate your senses. Hundred years old wine has no charm, Even if it paralyzes your mind. sharpness of words are measured by Change that they brings. Change will not happen, Unless heart is enlightened.

Everyone needs a good life partner. If you don't have a good life partner, you need a good child. If you don't have a good child, you need a good friend. A good friend is like sky and earth. With a good friend, you can stand tall underneath the sky. A good child is like wind and rain. When a mother has a good child, she can call upon wind and rain. (These statements make more sense in Chinese). - A woman's words.

He has that "template smile" all the time on his face. And his church is famous for that rotating golden globe at the center of its stage. Who is he? I give you a hint. It's not stephen tong :P

I like what Pst Kong has been tweeting lately. About not just being truthful but also tactful. Right+Rude= Wrong. That statement is so true. In this information era where everyone seems to have opinion for everything, let's remember that we don't always 'know', and even when we know.. let's be tactful in what we say. It's not that easy to be in someone else' shoes, unless you are his socks.

Ahh... Eits.. and not to forget: Lingua. Somehow I used to like watching Amara a lott.

I have many friends whose name begin with Nov.. And mostly were born in November. But apparently I have more friends born in Sept/Oct? Finally it's the thanksgiving month. Oh God.. may I fix my eyes not on what I will eat and wear. Rather.. may I fix my eyes on Your grace, grace that satisfies me with goodness, and clothes me with righteousness. For everything I have yet to understand, I thank you.. Jesus.

there is something melancholic about wuxia song, something special that resonates with the little child in me.

Was reading Numbers 12 and came across this verse, (Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.) (Numbers 12:3 NIV) There is no one else in the bible who was commended in such a way. This guy, through whom God turned the Egyptian and their gods upside down, Through whom God split the sea. The guy who.. In God's own words: he said, "Listen to my words: "When there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, reveal myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams. But this is not true of my servant Moses; he is faithful in all my house. With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?" (Numbers 12:6-8 ) I imagined, in his humility, Moses did not rebuked Aaron and Miriam his older brother and sister for speaking against him. But God.. He personally spoke up for Moses. He personally showed up to stand by Moses and tell them, ...

Literally, I have failed 1000 times in life. More than that actually. That's pretty amazing. Yet unfailingly, You hold me in Your hand. I am more than just forgiven. That's even more amazing.

If you read the article about court proceeding of ipad illegal sales in Indonesia, I am sure you would have one comment. 'Malu2in..'. Yeah.. the so-called expert called to testify in court were people who think ipad was a phone (coz it has sim card slot), with TV tuner inside (coz it can watch TV show). They never even use ipad before. Our country is quite pathetic really. Once we had a president not to be trifled with. Now we have a president you can always joke about. But come to think of it.. Aren't we partly responsible for all these? We.. the educated young people, who are ashamed of our countrymen. We.. the educated young people, who can't bring ourselves to return to our country and do something about it. It's a shame. Indeed.

Funny how this kind of thing happen so often in our walk with God. For reasons I do not know.. God spoke of that word 'shelter. For reasons I do not know.. that word led me to Psalm 62. And somehow.. I ended up eating at Plaza Singapura. Passing by the Orchard Presbyterian Church. And lo and behold.. this verse is printed on their trademark (er.. billboard?). Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. (Psalm 62:5) I don't know if it's for me.. or for you. But Psalm 62 it is.. the Words of the week. Blessings.

This morning, in between being awake and asleep.. I was reminded of a line from the song 'made me glad'. My shelter, strong tower, my very present help in times of need. God's loving presence suddenly just wrap me like a blanket. In that warming moment, this word 'shelter'.. It struck me. David could have said that God was his shelter in Psalm, because he knew exactly.. The feeling of being homeless, running away from every one you could count on. No family, no one to rely on. Anyone could have handed him over to Saul. He could have said that God was his strong tower because he knew.. The feeling of being hunted down by enemies from all direction. No fortress to protect him, no place to hide. At times he had to pass through valleys with enemies waiting to ambush him. Yet through it all.. Through barrages of arrows and swords and spears.. Even through the valley of shadow of death.. this is what the Lord said to him.. This is what he clung to '“Power belongs to y...

I am getting a bit obsessed with doing up my property wordpress site.. which of course.. doesn't really translate to sales so far heh. But still.. I like it. Singapore, KL, London, New York.. and soon.. Bangkok. Global property consultant. Hau lien! :P

'Don't worry, it will work out somehow!' That's the trademark quote from Asakura Yoh, a lazy and carefree protagonist from Shaman King. Yeah.. I draw inspiration from anime or manga a lot. Unfortunately, there isn't many good series to watch nowadays. Yoh's statement is something I hold onto dearly. And Darvin always remember this one too :D Every time we discuss something difficult, he will bring up this principle. I think that's another simple truth about life. Somehow.. no matter how unlikely it seems, things will work out.. somehow. Weeks ago, we were on the verge of seeing a friend getting into marriage that could potentially ruin his life. Bukan kawin ama nyi roro kidul sih.... But if you know the story, it was almost as amusing. Maybe it's not wise to say too much about his story. Simply put, everyone of us were desperate. At that time I could only tell his sister.. don't give up on him. yet I didn't know what to do either. Nothing but pra...

Disclaimer: I only blog this after I engaged the man directly hoho :D Okay.. so here's my posting on an indo forum: "Hi everyone, Kita lagi mencari 1 orang lady housemate to share a master room in our apt. You will be sharing with another Indonesian chinese lady professional. Very near Novena MRT & Novena Square. No owner, PUB sharing. Pte Apt. Spacious & renovated house. $600 per month. Japri lgsg aja ya kalo tertarik. Thank you =)" And here comes an sms: "Hi david terkait am private apt yg d novena,, kl untuk married man tp single stay d singapore boleh ga?" Wah Piang Ee!! Pengen selingkuh Mas?? @_@ Ato email gua yg ga jelas ya -__- Oh well.. I always got amusing respond from this forum.

I think internet encourages hypocrisy and cowardice. (don't know if the above sentence is correct, too bombastic words for me). You know.. things like twitter, online forums, etc.. it allows us to say things we would not have said in the real world. Say.. I get pissed off by this auntie queuing in front of me. Rather than telling her off, I go and tweet about her. Or take some pic and stomp it. But physically? I guai guai stand behind her. Maybe we should consider physical engagement before virtual. Not the other way around. Rather than tweeting or wall-ing things like "I don't understand why today's kids are bla bla bla". We probably should tell the kid off straight away. "The more tweet, the less truth; the wise measure their tweets." - Prov 10:19 (the Tweet)

Just to set the record straight.. I would not have traded that chapter for anything else. It probably wasn't perfect but.. It couldn't have been better.

Erm..jadi di sore yg ga jelas ini gua memutuskan untuk.. akhirnya.. mencoba menonton klip nya 7 Icons. Playboy.. playboy... Gua baru tau kalo ternyata klip ini kategorinya Horor. M18 with some gory scenes. Luar biasa.. Secara marketing, mrk punya niche market. Dan setelah ntn tujuh keajaiban dunia ini, gua mengikuti sebuah link ke another girls band yg namanya.. Cherry Belle. Tiba2.. si cherry belle ini terasa seperti the light at the end of the tunnel. Sjalan dgn usia, emank mesti kurangin ntn adegan2 horor.

I am quite sure this little matter began at City Bayview Hotel.

Here's a story of a senior I met at UPH. I remember one day, this senior girl went up and lead worship with a guy, singing "Rindu Slalu" in chapel. Somehow I was blown away. I thought.. woww.. that song was so touching. Btw.. my modern Christian songs journey began with 'Saat Menyembah' album by Franky Sihombing. Masi pake kaset, yg covernya item. I digress. Back to my senior. From that day onwards, I admired her. And she somehow looked gorgeous with her trademark bandanna. Maybe I always liked bandanna to begin with. And she was kind too. Type senior populer dah. And one day, I had a shocking revelation. That senior.. was actually the daughter of my mum's very close friend in Jambi. We met many times when we were much smaller.. but I couldn't recall her. Obviously she wasn't that pretty at the age of 10 or 11. Cut the story short.. After few months, I left UPH. And after few years, I heard from my mum that she got married to a guy who served in the s...

Somehow, somewhere.. I will come alive.

Well.. it's good to be serving in His church. And with some young singers too. Just enjoyed it so much today. Especially when for a moment, you are just lost in the sweetness of His presence. Grateful! :) Watched Real Steel with Andreas today. I can only say.. AWESOME! Oh man.. my manhood is challenged by Hugh Jackman's alpha male aura. Jadi gatel pengen bertinju juga :D We discussed how the script was so well written. Simple, but hit all the right button. No big words, no big dramas.. Moving nonetheless. May next weekdays be purposeful. May our motivation be pure and.. may we be passionate in everything we do. uhuy... blessed by om Djo's sermon today.

The last time I spent more than $1k for a trip was in 2006. So.. I suppose, all things considered.. I am justified to go for this Taiwan trip. 5 years leh.. (self-justification) Anyway.. excited for this trip. I missed so many trips with these 'Blessed' friends. Korea.. and HK/China one. Sigh.. now I want to go Korea also got no allies. If I can have it my way, really would love to explore Korea and UK. But the most urgent one is probably Israel. So.. pls friends.. pray for my business so I can go Israel next year. There are reasons why these trips are important to me.

Di bulan oktober ini ternyata saya dijadwal 3 kali pelayanan. Sebenernya, mengingat tekad utk rajin bekerja slama 3 bulan dr Aug-Oct, aga2 mikir juga.. mengingat kerja tu biasanya weekend. tapi.. kl dipikir2 lg.. sangat mgkn ini bulan terakhir gua bs involved di pelayanan bcs, krn 1 dan laen hal. jd gua malah sgt bersyukur buat jadwal yg extra ini. dan jd inget plan bantu ngajar KOM yg keliatannya ga akan kesampean. si nona mungil yang gua lupa namanya itu.. keliatannya terlalu sibuk. blum follow up dr wkt itu dan yah.. kalo skrg baru di kontek pun.. gua uda ga bs commit. kembali ke plynan singer td.. i am so privileged to be given chance to serve God in this ministry. lepas dari jatuh bgn, rajin males, dan segala fluktuasi gua, kemurahan Tuhan selalu lebih dr cukup utk gua. terima kasih jg utk dian yg uda mnjadi teman sepelayanan yg sgt encouraging. tentu saja gua becanda wkt gua bilang misi gua ikut p&w itu utk membantu dian :P tapi.. sesungguhnya dian memang play big part. dia j...

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. - Steve Jobs The first twenty years of our lives was honeymoon, generally speaking. Some people had their honeymoon cut short because of financial reason. But many of us had the opportunity to go to college or uni. I myself had 23 years of honeymoon. Well, almost 24 if you include my 10 months stay inside my mum's tummy. The moment we graduate, suddenly we have countless options, and a new sense of responsibility. I think 9 out of 10 fresh grads that I meet will tell me at least one of these things - I am not ready - I don't know what to do next - I don't know what I want to do in life or.. - I guess I will just apply as (insert the profession), what else can I do? The simple truth is, We all have options, though not all of us have option of being 'not ready'. And deep down, we always know what we want to become. It's the do...

How many turns, how many glances? Before you know if it is incidental or.. Inevitable. When do you find courage to try? Is it when you are breathing near, Or when you stare at thousand miles distance? Just like that, another year pass. Just like that, life takes another turn.

Last night iot said to me, 'I regret we didn't do this during our time.' Yeah.. I imagine it would have been awesome to do musical with iot and our other friends. It was good tho to witness this generation that surpass the former generation. This is how it should be. Kudos to ppl like bombe, Iie and menthol who have faithfully served the youth of this church. Is it no coincidence that they are all still not married? Well.. 2 years later they may all have settled down. But if it is not time to settle down yet, why not venture UP? the adventure is UP there!!!! ;) Back to musical.. Proud of my brother who have once again overcome his giants with such courage and bravado. He truly slayed his dragons and brought the princess home. Your best performance yet! Jend was a joy to watch. Your passion and talent for acting is unquestionable. The question is, 'where do you go from here?' :) As for the putri... From the first time I heard her sang Hosanna in audition till last ni...

Thoughts on world seen from my eyes. Travel: in 1999, we had family trip to Taiwan. the 1st and only time 4 of us go for overseas tour together. Moved to Singapore at the end of 1999. After 12 years, seems like I will revisit Taiwan again. A fitting closure to this chapter, I guess. Gadgets: Finally got my ipad2!!! :D they are no longer just something for you to see and and hear. They can now 'see' and 'hear' you. Beware! Thou shalt not use ipad2 in toilet. Football: Feel sorry for Mancini. He got fantastic players but no respect at Man City. Arsenal lost 8-2 to Man Utd last month. But still optimistic! Gold & Silver: Simple. Buy it not so that you can sell it on high price. Only because you believe it preserves your wealth through good and bad times. Just so that I remember ^^

The book I am reading, 'What the Dog Saw', has a lot of interesting stories to learn from. For example, one of the articles was inspired by this statement: It is not 'natural' for women to menstruate every 28 days, or every month if you will. Ok.. let me first clarify this. I am not, and have never been interested in such topic. I only found the article to be interesting. Just in case anyone doubt my gender conviction ^__^ According to some research, women in the past, or those currently living in relatively primitive tribal environment in Africa, would normally have significantly longer period for their menstruation. It's the food we are eating (especially those KFC and McDs), and the environment we are living in, that expedite women's puberty age and shorten the menstrual period. I thought it was peculiar because in Indonesian, we even call menstruation 'datang bulan', a reference to monthly nature of the event. But apparently, the monthly occurrence i...

Words satisfy the mind as much as fruit does the stomach; good talk is as gratifying as a good harvest. Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit—you choose. - Proverbs 18 Whenever someone says he or she is expert in NLP (Neuro Language Programming), or someone is speaking from 'Law of Attraction' books like 'the Secret', I would instantly be alarmed. While I agree with positive thinking and power of words, I tend to disagree with those teaching that seems to put man's words above God's sovereign will. Having said that, I must admit that I found it somewhat inspiring listening to a lady who gave 4 hours talk to us yesterday. She, of course, was believer of 'Law of Attraction' and all sort of new age teachings. But I realised a lot of her words made sense. Well.. a Christian who is absorbed in pessimistic thought and negative words is somewhat worse than a new age guy who live in principle of abundance. I thought.. Darn!! How c...

I hope this doesn't come across as pathetic. Well.. this weekend I got a pretty simple hope. I said 'hope' but it was more like 'prayer'. -__- I prayed that the climax of my weekend was not the Arsenal game last night (which we won, thankfully). I could have torn my shirt and covered myself in ashes if we lost again. Yeah.. I blogged about how pumped I was for September. But somehow I find myself in need of inspiration now. So to have Arsenal game as conclusion to my weekend would be.. just.. sad. But God.. How we love it when these two words appear on Bible. But God.. He just loves to give us that sweet little surprise. We invited our friend who is getting married soon for a small bachelor night. I expect some 'deep' talk but nothing too 'pleasant'. Well I can't explain the reason why in this blog. I wish we have that funny drug used in the movie Hangover, you see. But of course, we don't. Anyway.. as we talked, one of my friends pointed out...

kalo bahasa org2 skarang.. 'sesuatu banget' dahh. I know we shouldn't want to be somebody else. But COME ON... how can you not be inspired by him?? And that voice.. I WANT!! -__-

This song was sang at JPCC when we attended their Sunday Nite Service. I didn't straight away connect with the song. But my.. what a simple, deep worship song. Totally blessed! from my heart to the heaven, Jesus be the center. It's all about You. Yes it's all about You. Sidney's version

Somehow your words stuck in my mind. 'Life is supposed to be made simple'. I knew it all along. Or so I thought. But really.. I didn't think much of it, until you said it. The profoundness of truth is not so much in the statement. It is very much in the revelation. Well.. between a 20 yrs old and a 29 yrs old me (yeah I stop growing old at 29), I sure have learned, unlearned and relearned a lot. And I am sure I will still learn, unlearn, and relearn for the rest of my life. But at least I am sure this will remain the truth: Life is supposed to be made simple. now and then.. I will try to jot down simple principles that would make a whole lot of difference in our lives. So at least I can look back one day, when things are getting tough and life seems complicated. Look back and give myself a pat, telling myself; 'Life is supposed to be made simple'.

It matters HOW you are going to FINISH. Are you going to finish STRONG? The challenges in our lives are there to STRENGTHEN our CONVICTION. They are NOT there to run us over.

I just read Merry Riana's blog. You can find it HERE Well.. honestly the cow and horse part did not really click with me but I kind of think that the terms are catchy. Hence this blog title. But I do relate with her point about us always wanting to be in the elite 20% percentile, but not doing anything that separate ourselves from the common 80% percentile. I am not so concerned with being in 80% group in terms of my asset. True.. would love to own private jet, castle bla bla bla. But if that does not happen, life can still happen. But what about life as a whole? If we always listen to advise from those in 80% percentile, we will inevitably follow their path, living the 'common life'. Which is no disaster by the way. It's simply the matter of what we really want. We have a friend. She is the most open book, the most simple and easy going woman I know. And that is a compliment if you understand guys ;) She asked in one of our CG, "Can I ask God for a smooth life?...

As we walk closer to 2012, I feel that the shaking that Haggai 2 is talking about, is getting more and more real. Our stage of life does not matter. Our age, race, and family background does not matter. It applies to all of us. Everything that is shakeable will be shaken. Every worldly possession that you and I rely on will be shaken. So that the unshakeable within us will remain. It sounds abstract. But you'll see that it's unmistakably real. Rely on Christ and Christ alone. This is not time to be afraid. For the righteousness shall live by faith. But this is time to be wise. For His people perish because of lack of knowledge. And above all I pray that our love does not turn cold. We may have hundreds of reason to be bitter and angry. But let's surrender all unto Him. And may His love keep us together. Only by His Love.

The book has been very interesting so far. For example: The writer spoke about how today's church focus so much about teaching how to discover our Destiny, which primarily has to do with our career calling, with a caveat on Fortune. Our true destiny, he argues, is actually to become conformed to the image of Jesus. And here's another interesting point: Most pulpit ministries are unable to meet the real needs of Christian businessmen because most of them do not understand the difference between priestly income and business income. the pastor's income is priestly in that God commands His people to provide a reasonable living for those in fulltime pulpit ministry whereas the business/working man's income, is earned by the sweat of his brow. The businessman is battling it out for market share in the midst of a cursed financial system that he is trying desperately to understand. He does not need to hear about how to give more offerings to the church programs, but how to impl...

Interesting observation on illuminati influence on K-Pop: FOLLOW THIS LINK And things can either be amazingly coincidental or timely. Just when I was thinking about Korean entertainment industry for the last 2 days.

Four women are included in the genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1:2-17). Bathsheba is the fourth of these women. It took something special to be included in the genealogy. And apparently, Bathsheba is indeed.. special. Bathsheba, as the story suggest, means: woman who bathe. Well.. Not really. It means 'daughter of oath' according to some interpretation. Though I said before that Abigail was my favorite among King David's wives, surely Bathsheba was the most 'dangerous' one. Bathsheba was - the beautiful grand-daughter of Ahitophel, shrewd military and political counselor of David. Ahitophel would later help Absalom in his rebel against David, presumably as a revenge for what David did to Uriah. - the daughter of Eliam, a member of the elite warrior group called The Thirty. - the wife of Uriah (means: Yahweh is my Light), who was also one of David's mighty men and a high-ranking professional soldier. David wasn't simply messing with an 'unknown beautiful youn...

This is devastating. Now I can sort of understand how Elijah only wanted to sleep and sleep and sleep for days without having the strength to do anything. may God give us the courage to overcome this. Rom 8:28.

Everyone has compassion. They will feel pity when they see poor people. But tender heart is different. It's inability to turn your back on someone in need. Most of us will have pity but not doing anything. But someone with tender heart is someone who will not be able to turn her back on the unfortunate without doing anything. *I am so ashamed*

When it comes to money, it matter not whether you are believer or not. it matter not whether you are a good person or not. When it comes to money, there is only two types of person. the one that loves money. and the one that does not. Which type are we?

Take few minutes to imagine the setting in which David sang this song. Powerful! =) Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left. Psalm 34 1 I bless God every chance I get; my lungs expand with his praise. 2 I live and breathe God; if things aren't going well, hear this and be happy: 3 Join me in spreading the news; together let's get the word out. 4 God met me more than halfway, he freed me from my anxious fears. 5 Look at him; give him your warmest smile. Never hide your feelings from him. 6 When I was desperate, I called out, and God got me out of a tight spot. 7 God's angel sets up a circle of protection around us while we pray. 8 Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see— how good God is. Blessed are you who run to him. 9 Worship God if you want the best; worship opens doors to all his goodness. 10 Young lions on the prowl get hung...

Sometimes it's interesting to trace back everything that was being said and done with relation to certain thing or person. For example, we could probably search "Novena" on our email to list down every email that talk about our cellgroup, which my brother called Blessed Season 1, meeting at Novena. And then you search certain name, like "Alex Ilery"? and you would probably chuckle now and then while looking at the pieces of the past. Like comment on fb, or email reply, or tagged photo. You would come across some people who have deactivated their blog, or their fb account even. Maybe because it was too much of an emotional baggage to keep =) And I occasionally find myself asking, "Did this person ever said that?" Well.. the record said so. It's proof that we have really short memory. And unfortunately, our feeling is even less reliable. that very feeling that first elevated us, was the one that eventually fail us. It's scary...

Things are not particularly great at the moment. And nearby where I sit, there is this ugly cockroach which isn't inspirational really. Yeah, this the part when 'the ocean rises and thunder roars'. But inexplicably, I am pumped with optimism. Maybe because my soul is finding rest in Christ. I am full aware of the magnitude of the problem ahead. but I am glad that I never come close to knowing the limit of my God's power. I know how bad things could turn out, yet I praise my God for I could never measure His goodness to me. I also know that it's almost certain that I will fall and fail, yet.. this is my prayer: that I may have power, together with all of you, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that we may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Eph 3:18-19) Hallelujah!!!

Currently reading: Money & Wealth in the New Millenium by Norm Franz. Here's the amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Money-Wealth-Millennium-Norm-Franz/dp/0971086303 Or you can check out the guy on video here: http://www.amazon.com/Money-Wealth-Millennium-Norm-Franz/dp/0971086303 An interesting read especially for those who has interest in finance. You will either dismiss this as utter rubbish, or be greatly enlightened in the face of the end time financial shaking. Either way, time will reveal the truth. And time.. is not much.

“It costs almost nothing to become a writer, and almost everything to be a good one.” – Stephen Parolini I must first confess that the above quote, and this post, is wholly inspired by someone else' blog, titled "Yet I am a writer, so I write". People write for different reasons. I know some people who are immensely talented in writing like iot.. and yet I don't see his writing that much (maybe he just doesn't make them public). And sometimes I wonder.. does he consider himself a writer? Because if even he, with that kind of talent, doesn't consider himself a writer, I would be ashamed to call myself one. And often.. I wonder if I should even continue to write. Since I was small, I always loved to draw. When I was 3 or 4 yrs old, I used to force my dad to draw me a car or a swordsman (it's always either one of these) before he left for work. Somehow I can still picture those drawings in my mind now. So I grew up loving, and eventually bel...

kay.. now time to write song.. ^^

I will look up to God in surrender, To his will I will say "let it be done", But I will spare nothing when it comes to believing, Believing that my GOD.. He is Good and He is Able!

From time to time, we will come to a point where we have to choose between commitment and emotion. and Pst Bill Wilson says, "my commitment is stronger than my emotion". I think we have all been impacted by this man. in ways far exceeded anything I have encountered, even the more glamorous 'asia conference' that I attended. yet the most important message that he left for us, is simply... "Do Something Now!"

Sekalipun uda tinggal disini 11 taon, gua tetep kadang dibuat terpana oleh kejeniusan orang2 singapore. gua bingung.. ngga yg kaya ngga yg miskin. sama aja -__- so today i call a guy who is selling his house. call him TanKiaSu. our conversation kurang lbh bgini: me: hi , i got buyer for ur house. can view tomorrow nite? TKS: what's ur buyer profile ar? just for my info me: oh she is indonesian, stayed here for a while and now want to buy. TKS: why does she need to buy a house? (shows his Einstein IQ with this q) me: well.. coz she stays here? and her family often come also. TKS: at night usually they cant see the surrounding so they cant make decision immediately. they will need to come for 2nd time. can u do it in afternoon? me: no she is working. TKS: oh she is from working class ar? not businessman? me: well her parents are businessman and they are paying for the house. they got no issue with the money. TKS: so is her parents viewing or she ...

I must be crazy. A guy just left Arsenal for his beloved club and it feels as if I was being ditched by my lover. Oh gosh.. For many years, while the other boast about their Ronaldo/Rooney, or their Messi.. we proudly say we've got Cesc! Because he is such a great player and person. Now that he's gone, it's as if we just lost our soul. Even if for some crazy reason we got Ronaldo tomorrow, I don't think we can ever replace Cesc's place in our heart.

my impregnability is tested today. but I am gonna say this out loud: I have my faith rooted in the Rock of Ages and I will not be moved!

do you know what impregnable means? it means.. according to my trainer: cannot get pregnant! Yah.. so that's what it means. so i am now practicing my impregnability. in chinese they say: "blade gun no enter". not going to let any setback, any trouble, any disappointment.. stop me from running this race. i'm gonna break loose from every single thing that hinders me from running towards my calling. today i thought about mediocrity. contentment.. i thought, is no excuse for mediocrity. for mediocrity itself.. has nothing to do with status, or wealth. it's not about having much or little. mediocrity is the state of purposelessness. it is life without vision. greatness.. is also not about having much or little. it is everything to do with the fullness of God in my life. when His vision becomes my vision, and His desire.. my desire.

I read this sometimes ago. Today this article appeared again in my mailbox. A good one imo. __________________ Our Church was saddened to learn this week of the death of one of our most valued members, Someone Else. Someone's passing creates a vacancy that will be difficult to fill. Else has been with us for many years and for every one of those years, Someone did far more than a normal person's share of the work. Whenever there was a job to do, a class to teach, or a meeting to attend, there was one name on everyone's list: "Let Someone Else do it." Whenever leadership was mentioned, this wonderful person was looked to for inspiration as well as results; "Someone Else can work with that group." It was common knowledge that Someone Else was among the most liberal givers in our church. Whenever there was a financial need, everyone just assumed Someone Else would make up the difference. Someone Else was a wonderful person, sometimes appear...

We've got 5 months left before we welcome the interesting 2012! Make Aug-Oct your finest months in the year. The amazing 3 months that surpass everything you've seen and done for the last 7 months. I'm gonna give all I got in these 3 months. And this is what I am gonna tell myself each day: I know His favor goes before me, there beside me and right behind me. Every single cell in my body is burning with desire for greatness. Give yourself not 5 or even 4 months. You've got 3 months. Coz November is the month we will have our thanksgiving for the amazing work God has done in and through us throughout 2011. And December is the you-know-who's celebration month. It's joyful time with our loved one isn't it?

"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." - the Alchemist. the Alchemist is written by Paulo Coelho, a roman catholic supposedly, with some history of involvement with satanic group. (according to wiki) one of the main figure in the story is a king named Melchizedek. sounds familar ya. it's interesting how books like the Alchemist and the secret quotes bible in one way or another. one of the most interesting verses in bible in this context would be genesis 11:6. having seen the men building tower of Babel, God said: "and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do." another verse from Proverb was famously quoted by the book 'as a man thinketh', but as far as bible interpretation is concerned, the verse was simply misinterpreted. in new testament we will see many quotes from Jesus' teachings that basically says that as long as you believe, you can ask for anything and it will be gi...

Haven't reviewed movie for a while, and haven't been watching many summer blockbusters either. i did watch some entertaining Thai movies with ika in Jkt tho. Thais are really good at making comedy and horror movies. it helps as well that they got some good looking stars to work on. Laddaland and Loser Lover that we watched on my last trip to Jakarta were quite interesting, and I love Blitz' seats to bits. It is better than Cathay, and definitely much better than GV. Transformers 3 was the last movie I caught here. The special effects, actions, CGs, are near-perfect for summer blockbusters. Not much morale of the story though. Well.. if anything worth taking notes, it is the lesson NOT to praise your male boss in front of your boyfriend. And NEVER accept your boss' gift, especially if it's a super luxurious sports car. Not to mention that it's decepticon. Coz it's equally unwise to praise your lady secretary in front of your girlfriend. Accepting her gift? Yo...

it is not intelligence, nor wisdom, nor beauty. it is graciousness, and compassion, and kindness. the true wonders in life can we do a genetic engineering on that? could DNA be responsible for that?

so there is this part in Dong Yi, period korean drama I've been watching, where the king was under pressure to hand over a court lady Dong Yi, whom he favored, to the court ministers to be judged. they have accused her of crime she didn't do, and they were out to kill her. the king knew it. so in his attempt to protect her, this is what he did. he bestowed his grace upon her. Dong Yi.. who was suppose to enter the palace as criminal.. entered the palace in royal robe instead. once she was an ordinary court lady with no power, now she was the king's bride, bestowed with his grace. the evil ministers were enraged. a scandalous grace! she was now a Palace Matron.. and not just any palace matron, she is a matron of grace. when someone has received his majesty's grace, she is no longer subject to judgment and punishment. harming her equals to insulting his majesty himself. the king's grace is above and beyond all authority. what a scandalous, amazing grace.

you know what.. if i choose to care and observe, i would have been disappointed and let down in so many ways. so.. i choose to learn to act blur. it's one way or another, i can't stand in between.

it was ninth month night, where wind and dagger were inseparable. cold and heartless. then with one stroke, wind and dagger were shattered. swift and piercing. tune of two stringed fiddle, tear of the white chrysanthemum.

it's not fun really to be mature, or to be more precise.. to act mature. you know.. to act like you can understand, that you feel for other person, that you can put on the other' shoes. when what you really really want to say is: what the heck??!!!

Hmm.. I think twitter is really a good place to look for inspiration. One of the celeb that I followed today was saying things about social vs moral incentive. "Social incentive proves to have stronger push, but weaker foundation. While moral incentive is a stronger foundation but seldom a strong push" I dunno whether that was taken from books or just a personal thot. But I found it to be particularly interesting and meaningful.

A nurse on the pediatric ward, before listening to the little ones' chests, would plug the stethoscope into their ears and let them listen to their own heart. Their eyes would always light up with awe, but she never got a response equal to four-year old David's comment. Gently she tucked the stethoscope into his ears and placed the disk over his heart. "Listen," she said. "What do you suppose that is?" He drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled line and looked up as if lost in the mystery of the strange tap-tap-tapping deep in his chest. Then, his face broke out in a wondrous grin and he asked, "Is that Jesus knocking?" --author unknown

love couldn't have been the reason for it to begin. whatever it is.. it could not have been love because love can't 'just happen'. a perfect chemistry reaction could not have done it either. so when the 'honeymoon' was over, and you lost that fairy tale moment.. love is not the culprit, for love isn't fairy tale to begin with but we are trying, and learning, hoping to grasp a better idea of it that when we stand together at the end of it all we know it is because of love

maybe it's just me.. coz i never really watched 8 Miles. but when I watched it again tonite, I notice a rap song that was actually taken from the song above.. that is actually... the origin of a rap we used in bible camp with Mr Long. Oh my..

hah.. a fitting title for a bible camp weekend. though my last camp was 2 yrs ago. true to its theme, this year's camp is held at JB, which is UP there, rather than the usual East Coast which is down here. pretty excited too with a lot of changes I experience in terms of my property business. after 2-3 years of focusing in Singapore residential property market, I begin to acquire interest in overseas property. KL, Bali, and Melbourne are attractive. For Bali, I was offered a condotel at Seminyak area, managed by Harris Hotel. Haven't decided yet. As for today, we are visiting Philippines property exhibition. Asked Dave, my SOM friend from Manila, and he told me the projects are good ones. Woww... I got good feeling for Manila. Not prophesy lah.. but just.. good feeling. and price starts from 65k SGD :D :D :D ngilerrrr ^^ Rite.. bring it on. the adventure is UP there!!!

This is one of my favorite Stephen Chow's movies. Loosely based on 'Journey to the west' novel, it's a hilarious mo lei tau comedy, a trademark genre of Chow's movies. And of course, it stars Athena Chu, who was my favorite HK actress. Athena was always exceptionally charming in a period drama costume. And only now I know that she used to date Stephen Chow =D No wonder.. While my dad could boast that they got Bruce Lee in their era, we could probably boast that we got Stephen Chow in ours. maybe this generation could boast about Justin Bibir. If we assume that man's life span is 80 yrs, I'm almost half the journey. Interesting to find out what adventure awaits at the other half. In any case.. we've got no time to waste. That's why I believe I should see as much as I can, draw inspiration from as many source, as many place, as many culture as possible. After the adventure with Andreas to East Java (so grateful for Cuy and Wan's kindness), I am loo...

the key doesn't lie solely on whether or not you put your best effort. it also lie on whether or not you believe that the other party also put his/her best effort.

A: Jesus loves you. He died for u. B: Did He die for my dad too? A: Of course He did! B: But my dad doesn't believe in Him. A: Just pray for him.. God will open his heart. B: But my dad died two days ago. A: ... B: Can he go to heaven? A: ... What will your reply be if you were A? Yes? No? Dunno? There are dozens of other scenario where we come across complex issue of Christianity. Even on salvation alone, there can be so many tough questions even the most brilliant theologists find difficult to answer. And besides that, there is also issue of Holy Spirit, speaking in tongue, prophecy, trinity, rapture, etc. But we.. the 'charismatic' Christians, tend to either avoid these issues or we simply subscribe to whatever our Pastor tells us. One of my Tung Ling friends, in commenting on "Apologetics", said: "I dunno. Thinking is not for me. I can do the talking. Not the thinking" in church like ours, such 'complex issues' are deemed unimportant. What...

Just got full series of "How I Met Your Mother" from my housemate. I think it's pretty consoling to watch that series during this "Almost 30" period. Why? Coz when you get to season 6, Barnie was now 35 and so was Ted, I suppose. Both were still not married and that kinda give you assurance: "It's okay that you haven't settled down by now. Look at these guys!" Well, settling down aside.. the last 10 years have been FANTASTIC!!! Thank you God. Never deserved the friends, moments, and love I received for the last decade. Went to NUS with my bro last week. As we encountered Poh's greatest enemy, the never ending stairs at Arts faculty, my heart pounded. So many memories, the emotion was just overwhelming. And yet.. all was in the past. Now.. I am just itching for a new adventure. And for most of the things I've been talking or thinking about for the last 10 years, by God's grace.. I will actually make it happen in the next 10 years. He...

In the twenty years I've worked for you, ewes and she-goats never miscarried. I never feasted on the rams from your flock. I never brought you a torn carcass killed by wild animals but that I paid for it out of my own pocket—actually, you made me pay whether it was my fault or not. I was out in all kinds of weather, from torrid heat to freezing cold, putting in many a sleepless night. For twenty years I've done this: I slaved away fourteen years for your two daughters and another six years for your flock and you changed my wages ten times. If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not stuck with me, you would have sent me off penniless. But God saw the fix I was in and how hard I had worked and last night rendered his verdict.- Gen 31:38-42 When Jacob eventually moved to Egypt and met with Pharaoh, he was asked how old he was and here's his answer: The years of my sojourning are 130—a short and hard life.. While he managed to 'steal' Es...

Err.. nothing special about this date hah. I just have no idea for this entry's title. The last comment I got was from this 'anon' person who suggested that I add facebook link to my blog. well.. i suppose phoenixsphere is a place where I prefer to blog with minimal exposure. But I am thinking of starting a website where I can do experiments with all these social network tools. The only problem is.. I have lost touch with web programming world, like totally. Sigh.. my 4 years in NUS has gone down the drain -___- I wish I can ask someone to teach me how to get this started. anyway.. watched a china movie titled "Flowers" on cable this morning. the story was about an inspirational teacher. in a parallel world.. I would like to be a teacher. maybe in a village. Suddenly remember a conversation with iie the other night. I was saying that a mentor is really crucial, and I am still looking for one or two mentors in my life. he asked me.. would I be willing to be a mento...

life is too short to be spent.. fighting for someone else' dream, trying to be someone you never meant to be, and clinging onto that someone that was never meant for you. but life can definitely afford the time spent.. risking failures for your own dream, going against the crowds to remain the person you're supposed to be, and fighting all odds with that someone you believe in.

today i was reading this (sorry it happened to be citi, no offense to bombie hehe. anyway it happens everywhere nowadays) and the money involved here is peanuts compares to Lehmann bros case, or other more high profile cases. some of my friends know that i have recently been involved with a 'gold trading' company which many believe to be another scam or ponzy scheme, which reminds us of Madoff. maybe because for my family, such 'investment scheme' is not the first one we have been involved with.. and a return of 25% p.a. is not something new to us.. so i decided to jump on the bandwagon anyway. yes it may run away one day.. yes it may be a scam... so.. let's not be greedy and pray. that's all. i mean.. if even banks like dbs could be accused of misrepresenting the risk of lehmann bonds to their clients.. what then should we do? call dbs and all the other banks' products 'potential fraud'? can't be right? you don't pull out from a bank just be...

my definition of happiness is simple. my definition of good song too.. is simple.

And all I need is a way back to where I left my passion.

Someone tweeted today: Overheard "if u need me to do ur job, can I need u to get lost n gimme ur salary?" (I gave e complete stranger who said this 2 thumbs up) Woww.. make it 4 with mine ;)

Two very nice OSTs. My fave!!! ^^

wow.. I feel like buying the landed houses in Melbourne . Having a house Down Under sounds tempting. But well.. may have to wait another 3-4 years before we can realistically talk about this. I could use a wish right now.. wish right now.. wish right now...

all i need to keep going.. is a little bit of sunshine, and a gentle push of wind beneath my wing.

Some observation from this interesting chapter. v9- His (Abraham's) sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, Just read today about two bomb packages that were sent to ex- anti terrorism key police office (a Christian), and the office of a liberal islam organisation in Jakarta. One wonders if we will see the day when sons of Isaac and sons of Ishmael reconciles for good. If you read the earlier chapters, Ishmael had actually been sent away when he was still a young boy, along with his mother. I guess he would have hated Abraham, Sarah, as well as Isaac. Can't blame the boy for that. But what a surprise.. many years later, we would find this verse, telling us how Ishmael would bury his father, together with Isaac. Isn't it beautiful? And note that verse 2 tells us that Abraham did have other children. But verse 9 specifically mentioned only Isaac and Ishmael. After all is said and done, no one can ...

A Sunday school teacher asked her class if anyone could quote the entire 23rd Psalm. A golden-haired, four-and-a-half-year-old girl was among those who raised their hands. A bit skeptical, the teacher asked if she could really quote the entire psalm. The little girl came to the front of the room, faced the class, made a perky little bow, and said, "The Lord is my shepherd, that's all I want." She bowed again and went and sat down. That may well be the greatest interpretation of the 23rd Psalm ever heard. --author unknown

Could anyone get more unpredictably entertaining than him?

In the Outliers book.. it is said that what makes someone a world class pianist, or world class programmer.. is not necessarily their outstanding talent or intelligence. Talent and intelligence matters.. but there is another interesting factor that exists in the story of almost all world class talents. It's a magic number: 10,000. 10,000 is the key. 10,000 is the number of hours of practice it takes for someone to be able to reach top level expertise in whatever field they are in. Of course, some people can never be a top model no matter how many hours she/he spends for practice. But everyone has something they can work on, something in which they have that little bit of talent, and much bigger bit of passion. And once that 'something' is discovered.. the next defining factor will be the magic number. I did a simple calculation.. if someone practices for 3 hours every day, he would need about 9-10 years to hit the magic number. So.. be patient.. Just because you are not tha...

now that March is officially underway, it's time to up the gear and do our best for the next 7-8 months. So far the year has been like a suspense movie with make or break possibility on many fronts. oh God.. we need your favor. which reminds me of Naima's top 13 performance. She sang 'umbrella' and initially I thought ,"wow.. she was unbelievably pitchy".. and in a moment.. she blew my mind with her rap and dance. Not that she rapped or danced that well.. but I don't recall anyone, ever.. did that in such a risky way. the way she did it.. it's either a brilliant stroke or a free falling. I gotta say this voodoo-lady-like singer kinda impress me. back to life.. these few years have thought me some sad but truth lessons. Like... the risk of losing friend when business and money is involved. Nobody is immune to this.. apparently. No wonder some people I know made it a point not to do business with their close friends. Alright.. move on, march on.. this ye...

maybe it's a test to my patience, maybe it's a lesson for humility.. or it's a wake up call from God. in any case, it's time to do something about this.. (I have received feedback that sometimes such posting would cause some people to feel condemned.. well.. rest assured.. this is not about anyone in particular ^^ ) alrite.. I guess I need a good nap now. and hopefully I have clearer mind by the time I wake up later.

I think you can't find many women with name such as "Huang Xiao Hu", neither do you find many Chinese singers with such vocal nowadays. Well.. I am pretty sure "Ding Dang" is a stage name, unless her parents were Doraemon's huge fans. Her songs are not bad. I caught Casino Tycoon in cable tv yesterday. I thought.. gosh.. this guy is probably one of the biggest factors that defines my era :P Truly.. one of the all time greats.

Someone once said.. "Salvation costs us nothing, but discipleship costs us everything" To preach salvation without the call for discipleship, will be a compromise to Christ' great commission. To preach discipleship without the assurance of salvation, will be like preaching Christ minus the cross. One approach will be convenient, the other approach is virtually impossible. It takes His only Son's life to bring us salvation. It takes our entire life to live a disciple life. Both are costly, and only when both combines.. it becomes Gospel.

why does it feel like time has flown at top gear this year? in a way, it is only Feb and there has been so many major events taking place, like the arrival of dar-lie jr and ly-hong jr, as well as a-ci jr, and jo-lin jr. but as well.. i didn't realise that we are already looking at end of Feb. and OMG!!!!!!!! I forgot... like TOTALLY... it was dian's bday last Sat =_+ Yeah.. I only realise this as I typed the words "end of Feb". gosh.. let me stop writing now and do some searching.. what are the other stuff I overlooked lately -__-

http://www.teamdavid.com.sg/ Hoho that's not my website anyway. I wish it was though. Just randomly clicked on one of those fb ads. Whoever these guys are.. they look pretty good in making films. I was particularly drawn to their ministry film, there is something about india that.. gosh.. moves me -_- "the Love of Christ needs to go from the place of plenty to where there is lack" that particular message rang loudly. We love to hear the messages of abundance.. and yes.. our God is God of abundance. but truly.. just like the way the wind blow.. Christ's heart was always drawn to where and whom there is lack. He always seek to fill the void, satisfy the hunger, and embrace the rejects- for He knows and He knows and He knows that.. He is forever filled, forever satisfied, and forever secure in the presence of His Father.

if you are pure and anointed, you are the most dangerous person anyone can mess with. in the end, no one can stand against you. - philip mantofa help us Lord..

Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?” - Exodus 33:15-16 It's kinda hard to replace the verse of the year as I kinda like 2010's verse. It meant a lot to me.. and I felt I have not fully understood it yet. But.. it seems like 2011 has brought a new verse of the season to me. may God brings this verse to the fullness of its revelation in our walk in 2011.

Am currently reading this.. what a powerful story! and Moses.. what a relationship he has with God.

Finally got to watch NANA, which created quite a craze few years back. Pretty nice.. the songs. Glamorous Sky- the yellow haired bassist is actually Kenichi Matsuyama who became famous when he played as L in Death Note. Most people who listen to J-pop knows "Endless Story" and Yuna Ito.