..my battle stance..

There's always that new old stuff that I didn't know.. Like the english origin (at least melody-wise) of that song selamanya cinta. till my eyes are shut by the sand of time.. I will dream with you. good nite crazy world.

GOD DOES know how to JOKE! of all days, I reach Malachi 2 TODAY. Awesome. Well.. I have not read bible back to back a lot. Heard many preachers quoting the words 'God hates divorce'. But where did that verse come from? I didn't really know. So let me log it today. It's from Malachi 2:16. Didn’t the Lord make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth. For I hate divorce!” says the Lord , the God of Israel. “To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.” (Malachi 2:15-16). But... why does it have to be today? It is a cruel joke on me. That He would speak about marriage to me, today. Or so it seems to me. Well God Almighty.. I have no idea.  And I am totally shattered here. But it doesn't change the truth that.. You are t...

well... probably the only important thing that's left unsaid is this. that I forgive you.

I have not been to too many weddings this year. those 'wedding years' were over. which is good. and bad as well. because I was soo outdated with the angpao rate, I accidentally gave a very, very, er.. 'substandard' angpao to one of my friends. It was combination of my ignorance and unpreparedness cash-wise on that day itself. Still feel paiseh till now. But since we are not that close, also awkward to do anything about it afterwards. sigh.. Well.. if by some far-fetched possibility you read this blog, I just want to say sorry. And I would love to treat you dinner to partially make u for that hah. the last wedding I attended was that of Owen's. It was great in a way that it brought back so much memories. Almost like a recap of my 14 years journey here. All those familiar heartwarming faces :) Anyway.. of those couple of weddings I attended.. there was one that particularly stood out. It was my sembawang friend's wedding. or rather, kebaktian ucapa...

I should have gotten my hands on the latest invention that was said to be the next big thing after light bulb. Yeah.. BBM for Android. Why? Because I have a couple of clients in Indonesia who use only blackberry phone. Because I can then advertise my bb pin on my online marketing platform targeted at Indonesians. And above all, because it's free. But I have resisted doing so. Till today at least. The hype is just too much for me. Seriously, do we really need to be THAT connected?? oh well.. even our anti-social-media friend Ms Lo has embraced instagram. I am giving up hah.

If you have 30 mins to spare, you might want to watch the following video. I don't know what's the real agenda of the folks behind this video, but I am quite sure there are some truths in what they are saying. The world is running on debt indeed. We do not necessarily know what to do to make a difference now. But at least, we should remember that there is something horribly wrong with the whole system today. We may not see a great collapse today or next year. But who is to say that there won't be 'Great Depression' in our era? A wise king once said.. "there is nothing new under the sun". What has happened could and would happen again. "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heaven." This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of what is shaken, as of what has been made, in order that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken...

Well.. we all know this guy, right? Probably.. the greatest worship leader that our country has ever produced thus far. At least.. exposure-wise. A regular in Hillsong Conf, well respected by people like Darlene, Israel, et al. Despite his small frame, this guy is Huge. But when you attend his local church, you will see how 'ordinary' he is. One day, I was at his church when he was preaching. He shared with us about how his wife was often amused by his popularity. Coz as he put it, he was really.. really.. an ordinary guy. Nothing special. If you don't know any better, it will sound like a fake humility. Seriously.. he is probably the Most Famous Guy there is when it comes to Indonesian Gospel. But he was saying the true. His church has so much talent that if you simply talk about talent, he was indeed 'nothing special'. In terms of voice, there are some younger WLs with better techniques. In terms of music instruments, his guitar is, ...