what a great weekend it was

The weekend went by very fast. We had an awesome but tiring weekend. Too bad it went by too quickly till I have no time to enjoy every moment of the weekend becuase we were too busy trying to focus on the dinner.The christmas dinner was wonderful we had 90 plus people for the VERY first time we had it.We had more food and less people so some families took back some food and they no need to cook the following day.My commitee and I had 8 weeks of planning and running around like mad trying very hard to get everything ready as well as praying that it wont rained or else it wil be a nightmare where the drivers trying to fetch the families and everything will be in a mess. On saturday I spend 3 hours plus in the church doing deco with the other commitee members.For the past 8 weeks I spend the entire week emailing uncle bh and the team on the different logistics on the event.If you look at my inbox i can say there will be countless emails on the event itself. We took almost 180 pictures on event itself haha and all are good ones. The most amazing thing is we will be having some kids coming to our church next year and all the guest that we invited are hindus and buddhist and most of them work hadcore jobs(eg: washing the plates at a coffeeshop) .I was glad that Rosalind , Kelly and I could attend the dinner eventhough we are sick.
In the end after the dinner I was too tired till i slept the entire day on monday coz i have been working all 8 weeks long.

christmas dinner is around the corner

wow! few more days is the christmas dinner to blessed the poor.
I am excited coz we are doing this for the first time in 14 years. we had a very good number of 110(confirm last week)and after that we draw the line and not inviting anymore.I still cannot believe that we have almost the whole church coming for the dinner and we have 11 families as guest. I think it will be a good one as we are praying that all goes well.
Things are going well for the dinner meaning that all the preparations are in order.it seems that it was yesterday we as a team sat down to talk about it but its here before you know it. Needless to say that there are things that didnt go well 2 of my team mates are sick and so do I and uncle boon hong. Hopefully we can get well by sat(yes we can if we keep praying for the next few days). I cant believe my dad and uncle Boon Hong are sharing for the first time in Malay I cant barely wait to hear them translate & Aunty lily translating in mandarin.
Not only they are sharing for the first time and i have spend weeks doing the slides about SACC and i will give SACC a shock that i did the slides all by myself hehehe .
Some think that its less work to be in the commitee but if you are in the commitee you will be worse becuase you have to run around and do all the stuff and somemore have to attend meetings and meet the caterer and the person handling the gifts.
This whole week i have been very busy till i have been too 'manjang'(cantonese translation for grumpy) doing all the other stuff like seating arrangements, table numbering and not forgetting the slides about our church.
Here comes the next few days doing all remainding of the work for the dinner which includes saturday doing the deco and the final touch up. break record i wil be in church for 3-8(depends on the no of people coming on sat) this sat.If its less people than we take longer time to do if more people come than we can get things done faster

Pictures will be out after the dinner is over lol.

Where has the time gone..seriously?

For those who dont know what i mean. Let me tell you. Its been 2 yrs (coming to may 2010)since i am out of ACU. And also less than 30 days we are into 2010. When i came back may last year it was in the midst of economy turndown.From than on I tried my hardest to find a job but in the end i work in church till not long ago i got a contract job which i had thank god for it.Now i am trying to find another job which i think it will take quite sometime to find becuase the economy just bouncing back. Hopefully I can get a job by march 2010(thats my main goal for 2010).
Recently I realized that time flies so fast that I didnt do that much.Well god has a purpose for different people.I am hoping that i can have a more permanent career than at least i can keep my money for something else.
Actually this question has been asked often which is do you have a BoyFriend? Always i will tell them later. Lately i saw my friends profile which is more and more are changing their relationship status either to In a relationship or engage or even married. Why? is it becuase time flies too fast and i dont realized it. Yup it can be a possiblity becuase some have dated for a year and i dont know about it.Some had already second kid and they are below 30.One of them is my former schoolmate.

Leg injury

Sorry havent been able to update my blog lately.Wow fo the past weeks(almost 4) my leg has been injured.I have went to the same clinic but different doctors and guest what both also said the same thing which is taking a long time to recover(no promises as to when). I didnt have a scan becuase it was just a bad sprain.Now i just realize how did ever sprain my leg till its so bad
and still thinking either i play sports or doing aerobics.
Now i cant drive or exercise till i recover from my injury. I cant imagine i havent driven or exercise in like almost a month.Poor me now have to be more cautious with my leg this days when i have church responsibilities to do and we will be going for bowling for youth outing on the 12/12.Hoping that it doesnt extend the duration of my injury.

I guess i am kinda very lucky because christmas dinner will be served by the caterer so I dont have to serve the main dishes but the drinks and the other things.Hopefully that i can recover by than. Lets see for real when the actual time comes.
All in all this is the worse injury i ever had in a long time.

US experience

Its been 2 yrs i have been out of ACU. And I must admit that it is the best experience that I ever had in a long time. To be honest thats the first country i ever been out of malaysia. In form 3 or so i have been begging my dad to study in the US thats after i went to the education fair. The first time i went to the US I wasnt use to it and after one semester I got use to being on my own and try mixing around. The first time i ever experience being at home is when i when i went to my pastors house to eat and for christmas I went to my church members house for christmas party with my college mates and also for fall break i went to my friends house to have a break and we had homecook food plus a nice break without any studying. My first every friends i knew was hispanic/ mexican thats the group i ever went with for fall break. Still to say that my fav food is mashmallows with biscuits and you use the fire pit in the house to cook. And also i like mexican food a lot.

I also learn kayaking and the first time i did it was like i have kayak for many years and playing volleball which i do every thursdays. Sometimes if i am free i will play badminton or even tennis with friends. During summers i play frisbee and aslo sometimes i go salsa dancing in a town called oplin which i really missed it becuase i go there at least few times in a semester.Every fall we have ethnos and its the only show at school I must not missed. I was involve in different ways over the years and i really enjoyed it. One was i did the welcoming and also i was backstage. I was also doing indian dancing and I donthave experience at all. so each time before class i will go to my teammates room to practice and after that go to class.the last day of the run through was sucks.I regreted for doing such a obvious mistake and i almost got kick out. but i didnt becuase my leader talk to the director and he given me a chance and thankfully he is a christian if not i should not have been in and also he knows that i have work very hard for it . one reason i love ethnos is becuase we choreograph our own dance steps.i love singsong very much becuase i had a chance to be a director and guest what we have to set up and take down the equipments after the show is over.

Each break i dont really study that much and I try my hardest to do my homework before i go on my break unless there is exam or something.
There are a lot of things i learn in the US. First thing is US people learn to relaxs and also they love to try things that you havent try before. US people love party and they always invite friends to the house.And also most of the working adults will finished work at a certain time and after that they will spend time with their family.
The past four years have been very bad becuase couple of my friends passed away at a very young age. One of them had committed suicide due to too much problems and he didnt let it out.
The first test i got 97 and i was very surprise becuase i didnt put much effort.For many years I take a long time to write a sentence. After a semester of english thats where i started writing 2 pages in an hour with fewer mistakes.Thats where my grades started improving and most of them I got 90s.

One thing you musnt try. Do not misread your instructions for your paper: Let me tell you my experience. There was one time I write a paper for my class and it was a 11 pages paper. During the weekend I went to ask my classmate to see if i write correctly.Guess what? I wrote wrong content and sadly I sat at home doing homework till late nights and i didnt get to go anywhere the next day i went late to church.Another thing my school mate was doing a 20 page paper and he save his work and the computer corrupted and all his work is gone. in the end have to redo but thankfully got a rough copy.Same as me but mine is just a few pages gone not the whole thing.

When i was in the US my metabolism rate is very high after a few hours i must find something to eat.
After 4 years being the Us i have change so much in the way I think.I have learn a lot from different people at ACU.In the end it was a decision that i never regret doing it.I was very happy to make a decision to study in the US.

Ethnos 09

I am blown by your effort for ETHNOS 09. I wish I could be there. Its been 2 years since i am out of school and i have to admit it that i really missed the fun. As i look at the pictures and the clips of it reminds me of being there. I did ethnos for 4 years and I am madly in love with it. And also since i am out of school people are asking me for Advice for Chereograpy.
I am utterly blesss with the fact that you all are very creative when it comes to chereographing the dance. And you all did it from scretch.

Good job to all
Your hardwork for the past 3 months (8pm to 11pm each day and 6pm-1am the last week)is paid off.

Why are things arent the way they are?

There are so many things we cant understand.I just cant get it.Some things changes last minute. This whole week was just sucks. My fav goalkeeper from Germany paseed away on tuesday and funeral is sunday(euro time)where he will be buried near his house besides his daughter Lara. The last time i saw him played was EURO 08.I had my leg injury for 12 days already and I am so glad i can sing if i was was much worse i may not sing at all till i recover.Not long ago i was shock and speechless becuase my classmate from UNI diagnose with a rare leukimia disease called 'Evans syndrome'. Some of her friends knew that she was sick but not me. It wasnt the subject that we talked about in school.its like a taboo subject in school.She has been sick for the past 11 years going through tough times. There are many times i saw my friends who are sick and i thought that i must be luckiest garl ever becuase i am still healthy as i am.
I just cant understand why people are sick as young as 23 and they are gone.After the death of Robert enke(most ppl's fav) goalkeeper it was really a great lesson for everyone especially the footballers. We must learn to open up ourselves which one of the officials from Germany.My condolences goes to Germany on the lost of their goalkeeper. I wish to see him play next year but how sad he is gone and its hard to find a person to replace him. I guess i will understand when i go to heaven.

I am grateful for Pr Yahaya

Time flies and its 10 months ago a guy name Pr yaya came to our church. He was studying in the seminary in Penang. He is from Sarawak.The first time I saw him was in Feb. From there he started being involved in the youth till not long ago he has to step down from being involved and to focused on his studies.
I am sad he will flying back on the 18/11 but I dont know the rest of the church. But I am glad that he coming back when there is couses available next year.
He has been an example to me in so many ways till i have no way to expressed it. I love the way he sings when he is in the worship team and also the way he shares on sunday morning and in the youth.
I am thanking God for Pr Yaya for the way that he has contribute to the church. Eventhough its just a small contribution in so little time but it has meant a lot to me not just me i guess but the whole church. Eventhough he is busy but he tries his best to attend stuff like the wake service and the funeral for our church member.I am praying that God will bring more people like him to our church who can lead the youth to a higher level.

November begins

I cant believe one more month 2009 will be over.I am going to be filled of activities like preparing for the christmas dinner and also being a PA to senior pastor.It will be fun as i will be visitng the families that we will be inviting for the Christmas dinner. This is the first time we will be doing the christmas dinner for the poor and i very hoping that the responds will be sucessful.This month will be tough becuase my youth commitee supervisor will be away and i need to be around to keep an eye on the youth group.

Its been 1 year since i started working in the church. i enjoy it very much but the sad thing is that my income is not that much but at least i am blessing people that i met and also i prefer to keep all my stuff in heaven becuase it will last forever and things on earth are just temporary.

As the 29/11 is coming nearer its the memorial for our church member aunty annie who died in september. Its hard for us to just get that out of our minds.
But whatever it is she is in heaven, at least she doesnt need to suffer.

Tiring weekend

House=)

Next few days my house will be in a mess coz my house will be under minor renovation.

THURSDAY
-woke up 7am and clean the house
-Hacking done in the bathroom & kitchen
-cleaning up after the

FRIDAY
-fixing pipe and cleaning up


SATURDAY
-Church and hosting guest
-RENOVATION

SUNDAY
-Church
-RENOVATION

This week will be a tiring one as
my legs will be soar lol...
from cleaning and stuff
Thx to God for guiding me through this week and giving me a part time maid to help do some cleaning up.

Lost and Found

October 29, 2009
Lost And Found
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READ: Luke 15:4-24
This my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. —Luke 15:24A Wall Street Journal article by Jennifer Saranow chronicled the extraordinary efforts of middle-aged American men who are trying to find the favorite car they once owned and loved, but lost. They are searching on-line car ads, phoning junkyards, and even hiring specialists who charge $400 an hour to help them search for an automobile that once symbolized their youth. These men want the actual car they owned, not one just like it.

Some would call their efforts frivolous—a waste of time and money. But the value of a car, like many things, is in the eye of the beholder.

In Luke 15, people who were despised by their society came to hear Jesus. But some religious leaders complained, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them” (v.2). To affirm how valuable these “sinners” are to God, Jesus told three memorable stories about a lost sheep (vv.4-7), a lost coin (vv.8-10), and a lost son (vv.11-32). Each parable records the anguish of losing, the effort of searching, and the joy of finding something of great worth. In every story, we see a picture of God, the loving Father, who rejoices over every lost soul who is found.

Even if you feel far from God today, you are highly valued by Him. He’s searching for you. — David C. McCasland

I once was lost, but now I’m found;
Praise God! Christ died for me;
He valued me, redeemed my soul;
From sin, He set me free. —Sper

Those who have been found should seek the lost.

Forever Grateful

You did not wait for me to draw nigh to you
but you clothed yourself in frail humanity
you did not wait for me to cry out to you
but you let me hear your voice calling me

and I'm forever grateful lord to you
and I'm forever grateful for the cross
and I'm forever grateful to you
that you came to seek and save the lost

23rd September 09 and 26th September 09

Its hard to believe that time flies by so fast. Both of that days I will not forget for a long time as I lost both of my church members and both of the only in the mid 50s. Hiaz.. Honestly they are still very young and can live longer how i wish. My reaction was I was very disappointed especially my church members dad because the sons have been to my church for the past 10 years and I known the eldest one for the past 10 years since I was form 5.
During the worship practice we receive a call that my other church members mom passed away the same day that we went for the funeral for another church member earlier the same day.
All in all it was a hard week for us because we have to conduct the wake service all week and we hardly ever sleep and now we have another one to conduct one night of the wake service for another church member. So on sunday we sang draw me close to you and from then we had a moment of silence to pray for them.Till now I wish i could do something more for them.
I have learned a lesson from the death of my two church members. One of them is treasure your love ones or dad/mom while they are here, when they are gone its too late(whether sick or not).No 2 for us christians we should have more urgency to pray for our friends who have yet to receive christ.

Job search

Job search is going well. I still cant understand why i am so picky...haiz. I dont really like working in small companies,there isnt many people to talk to i guess and also there is no cafeteria in the office so have to go out and eat.And also i am choosy about the environment.
But now its not the time to be so picky since the economy is just starting to bounce back and it will take time to recover. Many people around the world are looking for jobs.
My purpose to work is to get experience of how working in the marketplace looks like and next time when i do Gods work i know how to reach out to the factory workers. Now I have applied to few places. The first job interview was not sucessful but now is the next few interviews.
My wish is to get a stablize career and the rest will settle later.

Muscle Cramp

Its been a long time since i walk. If i was in the US i have to walk almost everywhere which includes going to church on sunday night and dinner with my life group people.
Today went for a walk and suddenly got muscle cramp. Its not that bad becuase i go swimming and use my muscles.

Miserable day

I cant believe that i have been sick the past few days...haiz. I am so glad that i am better already. I just cant understand why that its taking up such a long time to recover. so in the end I took half the day to rest. I didnt go to an indian family's house, which my church has been supporting for Deepavali. So we ate at home and we have so much food left on the table to finished.In the end we ate almost everything on the table.

Go Beyond Reading

This will be a good bible verse to share with each and everyone.

ODB RADIO: Listen Now DownloadREAD: Colossians 3:12-17
As the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness . . . longsuffering. —Colossians 3:12
Pastor, where are the Our Daily Bread devotionals?” The words came harshly—almost in anger. The latest edition had not yet been placed in the rack outside the church auditorium. This led at least one reader to confront the pastor about their absence. Although it was not his responsibility to distribute the booklets, he felt terrible about the way this parishioner had reprimanded him for not making sure the devotional guides were there on time.
When I heard this, I was struck by the irony of this situation. Devotional booklets are meant to encourage Christian growth and godly grace. And as followers of Christ who read devotional materials, we hope we are moving toward spiritual maturity that leads to “tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering”—qualities Paul says we should “put on” (Col. 3:12).
Our spiritual disciplines—reading God’s Word along with accompanying study or devotional materials, prayer, and worshiping together—should not be ends in themselves. Instead, those actions are means to becoming more Christlike, more godly, more Spirit-led. Our spiritual practice should lead to having the “Word of Christ dwell in [us] richly” (3:16). That will show in everything we do and say. — Dave Branon
I want my heart to be in tune with God,In every stage of life may it ring true;I want my thoughts and words to honor Him,Exalting Him in everything I do. —Hess
Bible study is not merely to inform us— it’s meant to transform us

last day of work

I cant believe that 2 months of my contract is gone and how time has flown by. its time for me to start finding another job which is the hard part now. i know its hard to leave but i have to. God has provided me with good colleagues who can encourage me for the past 2 months. God has a purpose for me to leave. i am very thankful that i have good colleagues to mix with.
in the 2 months period i have learned something.The most enjoyable thing is that i dont have to always be infront of the PC but to do other things as well.

Its being a month

Its been a month since i work in plexus seaside as a temporary hr officer taking care of the factory workers affairs.oh my time flies. at first i didint like it than as time come i begin to like it more and more and the best part is i dont have to look at the PC screen all the time.
I got to do variety of stuff and each day is different but for some days each week have to do the same.
I got to know more of my friends and majority of them are buddhist but there are christians and malays too. all of them are so nice and its the first time that my colleague who is a malay say that this garl is so good.
My contract is finishing soon and each time i come home from work i say to myself that i will missed them next month and wishing that i can see them each day i come to work.

some pictures of my trip to cambodia last year 2008

the street kids waitng for their service to start at the buildin(rooftop). there were 200 kids in total.

the kid that i play with at the orpahnage started a korean guy

thats how we eat after painting the school.Sitting like a Japanese style eating tomyam food.

Thats how we travel around the whole week using the tuk tuk (motocycle with a cart).

How good my father in heaven is

Its been too long since i have been the happiest garl all my life. At last my prayer was answered few weeks ago i prayed for my friend's mom valerie to recovered from an operation. Not long ago i talked to her guest what she has return back to work as normal. she works half day at home and half day in the office. Yes she is still recovering but at least she is fit to go back to work.
One day in ACU i prayed for my senior to recover from her injured leg and the next day she is already. Not even up to end of third week she already recovered.
Another thing is My friend shannon's dad and grandmom had a sucessful operation. Now both are resting in the wad.
Now you can see what a great god we serve. we can find him no where but in heaven

God is good

Its unbelivable that 7 months of this year have gone by so fast and we are entering into the next half of the year. God is good. He provided our church with 2 extra workers which has helped us a lot in the worship ministry and the youth group and some of us can do other stuff. They are experienced workers. I pray that God will provide me with a suitable partner just like the both of them who like to serve God. I am so blessed to work with this group of people. To me they are the best people to work with in such a long time especially with the youth. I have learned a lot from them new and creative stuff.
Since the beginning of this year, I have seen changes in the youth and in the worship ministry.
God has seen us thorugh all the 14 years that i have been in this church.