Happy Birthday!!
Erm. Nice cake. The knife is stuck in the cake.
Nothing to do with birthdays. Sik trying to be funny.Never die before, mess with a DreamTeam jacket person.
What is LOVE to you?
16 years ago
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Fiona Banana and Guifang's birthday
Erm. Nice cake. The knife is stuck in the cake.Nothing to do with birthdays. Sik trying to be funny.Never die before, mess with a DreamTeam jacket person.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Updates and dates =)
Hey hey.. how have you all been?? Just some updates on the upcoming mtgs so that we will not be too confused.
22/29 Sept: Re-encounter (Val, jen gg)
23 Sept: Ps Debra congre (to pray for exams and careers) + Cell mtg after tat (the agenda will be further decided)
20-21 October: Upcoming leaders retreat. Theme "ratatouille" (did i spell it right?). This will be open to cell leaders and people who have been serving Gb (the officers).
For Our family time aka mel's G12.. i let you all know the dates again when i finalise stuff k.. It might or might not stay on fri. So it will either be a fri or thurs.. thanks for all ur understanding.
Please pray for Fiona's lesson observation +des, regina and nuanyi for directions in job. The family seem to be facing common obstacles esp in the aspect of work.. Keep posting yeah.. Prayer request/testimonies/updates.. heh.. crap can do too..
Love u all! DO encourage each other to keep reading the blog.. Don't miss out yeah!
22/29 Sept: Re-encounter (Val, jen gg)
23 Sept: Ps Debra congre (to pray for exams and careers) + Cell mtg after tat (the agenda will be further decided)
20-21 October: Upcoming leaders retreat. Theme "ratatouille" (did i spell it right?). This will be open to cell leaders and people who have been serving Gb (the officers).
For Our family time aka mel's G12.. i let you all know the dates again when i finalise stuff k.. It might or might not stay on fri. So it will either be a fri or thurs.. thanks for all ur understanding.
Please pray for Fiona's lesson observation +des, regina and nuanyi for directions in job. The family seem to be facing common obstacles esp in the aspect of work.. Keep posting yeah.. Prayer request/testimonies/updates.. heh.. crap can do too..
Love u all! DO encourage each other to keep reading the blog.. Don't miss out yeah!
Friday, September 14, 2007
it's us~
goliaths in our lives
El: has fears of rejection and hence the burden of having try getting people's acceptance. The fears come in the forms of having to make friends with strangers in classes, speaking up during lessons and initiating conversations with people she do not really know well, and ultimately, affecting serving in church to have (if) a cell of people she didn't begin as friends.
sik: has fears of having to make a time-termed commitment and being responsible for serious matters cos of burdens to meet expectations of consistently being able to do so.(often personal-induced)
regina...will share soon (:
El: has fears of rejection and hence the burden of having try getting people's acceptance. The fears come in the forms of having to make friends with strangers in classes, speaking up during lessons and initiating conversations with people she do not really know well, and ultimately, affecting serving in church to have (if) a cell of people she didn't begin as friends.
sik: has fears of having to make a time-termed commitment and being responsible for serious matters cos of burdens to meet expectations of consistently being able to do so.(often personal-induced)
regina...will share soon (:
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Mel's fears and burdens to not carry
dear daughters..
I think i have share most of it at cell.. For me i have a tendency to carry the responsibilities of the walk of you all, kai , my family and even the lives of my students which become really overwhelming, cos in school, as i was just looking at their profiles.. it pains to see their famiy backgrounds. i really realised that we are very blessed with our families.
For me, i have to over come my fear of gg back to teach and facing unresponsive pple in my life, cos the kind of people whom i fear most are angry people and unresponsive people.
it's great to know that we are spurring each other on in this race.. for those who haven got the posts up.. do keep it gg.. to stay connected.. hope that all in the family is viewing the blog.
love ya
I think i have share most of it at cell.. For me i have a tendency to carry the responsibilities of the walk of you all, kai , my family and even the lives of my students which become really overwhelming, cos in school, as i was just looking at their profiles.. it pains to see their famiy backgrounds. i really realised that we are very blessed with our families.
For me, i have to over come my fear of gg back to teach and facing unresponsive pple in my life, cos the kind of people whom i fear most are angry people and unresponsive people.
it's great to know that we are spurring each other on in this race.. for those who haven got the posts up.. do keep it gg.. to stay connected.. hope that all in the family is viewing the blog.
love ya
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Our Giants -that we need to face
hi there, i'm blogging our burdens on behalf of our group (fiona, des, guifang and me)
Guess its really a transitional period of the three of us in our work.
Pray for guifang that she will learn to conquer her maths problems that seems difficult to solve.
Pray for fiona, that she will be bold and courageous to face the giant in her life. her evaluation, that she will pass this evaluation and go to NIE happily. That she will persevere on to hang on to this dream of being a teacher.
Pray for Des, that she will be patient with herself in picking up the skills and training in her new working environment. That she will not put so much pressure on herself and that there will be favor between her and her colleagues and boss. That she will hang on tightly to God during this period of time.
Pray for me, that i will learn to let go of people who are close to me. Let go of cell members and surrender to the Lord knowing He can carry my burdens better than i do, letting go of them knowing that they do not belong to me.
Thats all i remember, p.s. please correct if there are any more that i mite have left out.
Let us be overcomers in Christ!
-val
Guess its really a transitional period of the three of us in our work.
Pray for guifang that she will learn to conquer her maths problems that seems difficult to solve.
Pray for fiona, that she will be bold and courageous to face the giant in her life. her evaluation, that she will pass this evaluation and go to NIE happily. That she will persevere on to hang on to this dream of being a teacher.
Pray for Des, that she will be patient with herself in picking up the skills and training in her new working environment. That she will not put so much pressure on herself and that there will be favor between her and her colleagues and boss. That she will hang on tightly to God during this period of time.
Pray for me, that i will learn to let go of people who are close to me. Let go of cell members and surrender to the Lord knowing He can carry my burdens better than i do, letting go of them knowing that they do not belong to me.
Thats all i remember, p.s. please correct if there are any more that i mite have left out.
Let us be overcomers in Christ!
-val
Monday, September 10, 2007
Not by might.
Here's what we have shared on Sunday, do keep us in prayer!
Xue Mei - feels burdened to do more for her grandma, but encounters guilt because of her own limitations. Grandma is really sick and doctors' prognosis isn't optimistic.
Gwen - feels that she should do more to spread Christ to her family members, worries that her family members will pass away before knowing Christ.
Yvonne - sometimes I feel responsible for the GB girls and the way that they have turned out. I feel bad that maybe I could have done more, and I feel guilty sometimes for not caring more about them.
Xue Mei - feels burdened to do more for her grandma, but encounters guilt because of her own limitations. Grandma is really sick and doctors' prognosis isn't optimistic.
Gwen - feels that she should do more to spread Christ to her family members, worries that her family members will pass away before knowing Christ.
Yvonne - sometimes I feel responsible for the GB girls and the way that they have turned out. I feel bad that maybe I could have done more, and I feel guilty sometimes for not caring more about them.
Our homework assignment
OUr burdens
We feel that we are responsible for the growth of our members and friends..like mel said, carry other people's monkey....
At times, when we dont see them grow, we feel unsure whether are we doing enough, are we good enough
We feel unappreciated at times....just felt prompted to share with u all something..hee..Working at uwc really taught me a lot..
There was once where i help a kid to get the ball from a steep slope..was really scared..though i am big..yup haha....
The next day, i tried to smile at the kid.but he didnt response..felt like he had forgotten what i did for him..because all he cares for was his ball...feel unappreciated...but God reminded me that He knows what i did...
Just wan to affirm u all that God sees all your effort...all the things that u have done..and He wants to say a big THANK YOU...hee..ok hope u all understand what i am trying to say..haha..
OUr fear
We fear losing the people we know..we are not afraid of death..but afraid of seeing our loves one dying especially if they dont know the Lord yet..Please pray that our family will be saved..pray for nuan yi's grandpa..he is very old already..pray that He will believe in God.
Pray for jen. She fears that she will go back to her old ways
Pray for me. I fear rejections, afraid of losin the people i know.
Pray for nuan yi that she wont fear failures.
By Cheong =)
We feel that we are responsible for the growth of our members and friends..like mel said, carry other people's monkey....
At times, when we dont see them grow, we feel unsure whether are we doing enough, are we good enough
We feel unappreciated at times....just felt prompted to share with u all something..hee..Working at uwc really taught me a lot..
There was once where i help a kid to get the ball from a steep slope..was really scared..though i am big..yup haha....
The next day, i tried to smile at the kid.but he didnt response..felt like he had forgotten what i did for him..because all he cares for was his ball...feel unappreciated...but God reminded me that He knows what i did...
Just wan to affirm u all that God sees all your effort...all the things that u have done..and He wants to say a big THANK YOU...hee..ok hope u all understand what i am trying to say..haha..
OUr fear
We fear losing the people we know..we are not afraid of death..but afraid of seeing our loves one dying especially if they dont know the Lord yet..Please pray that our family will be saved..pray for nuan yi's grandpa..he is very old already..pray that He will believe in God.
Pray for jen. She fears that she will go back to her old ways
Pray for me. I fear rejections, afraid of losin the people i know.
Pray for nuan yi that she wont fear failures.
By Cheong =)
Free Spirits
Been a rocky week, with ups and downs. Thank God sch is really getting better, and i'm so blessed. Being heckcare like always, i didn't bother to print lecture notes, but somehow 3 diff ppl in my 3 diff lectures happened to print extra/had to print for themselves last min so helped me print. In any case, i just went to class empty-handed and always ended up with lecture notes from a friend. And one lent me her RBR notes to photocopy--those in NUS shd know these are like rare treasures, plus i bumped into a yr 3 friend who lent me her book for this sem so i need not buy/hunt it down somehow. Praise the Lord! =)
Free Spirits. It's always a controversy, whether God's laws liberate or restrict. If the latter were true, wouldn't that make all Christians Dead Spirits? If one were to be too caught up in the rules, then i believe it would kill our spirit. But that was not what God intended, for it is truly impossible for us to abide by all the laws. Yet it is the Heart of the Law that matters, it is this that liberates. It's a matter of perspective, and maturity. It's a matter of wisdom. The difference btw seeing a law as liberating/restrictive lies in how far you see. For many of us in our infancy see only the immediate future. We want to yield to our pleasures. Now. But if we were to look into the crystal globe, the consequences of these temporary pleasures yield much destruction. Initially, it may appear liberating to be able to do whatever u want to, whenever. You could get into all sorts of nonsense and feel in control. But after awhile, who controls who? I'd think the nonsense controls you. And that hardly seems liberating.Still there were times when i was close to embracing something i know will not have a future. Sometimes it seems, even education can confuse you. Learning to be critical bout everything makes one wonder sometimes, who's to say what's wrong? Sometimes excessive knowledge, when mishandled, can cause destruction. It's like in the Garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, God said they would die. While they did not die in the way they'd imagined, which was what the evil serpent manipulated to cause them to doubt God, they died to innocence, they died to purity, they died to that intimate closeness with God. Once they'd everything they needed and wanted, a perfect utopia, now they were cursed and had to endure suffering in the world. God knew that they would not be able to handle the Knowledge of Good and Evil, so He commanded them not to. But they disobeyed, and while there remained traces of good in men, it was the evil that proliferated. So much obscenity in the world today, so much suffering and agony, because of that Fruit our ancestors couldn't resist. I'm not saying that we should thus quit studying, but that along with greater knowledge comes greater risk of stumbling, and we should hold on tight to Wisdom in those times.
But it is certainly Folly speaking when you know deep inside what your conscience, or the Holy Spirit, says and choose to drown out that small, still voice anyway. Sure your flesh will fight, you'd try to justify your own ends, and of course the devil will take the chance to join in and fan the flames. But i've chosen to yield to my flesh too many times and reaped the undesirable consequences, and no longer will i do that. I choose wisdom, i choose to listen to the small, still voice that is always right. But that does not mean i am thus a Dead Spirit. On the contrary, when i made the decision i felt free. Cos i may not be in control, but God is. And better Him than me, cos i trust Him more than i trust myself. I am a Free Spirit, because my Lord Jesus, He sets me free.
Free Spirits. It's always a controversy, whether God's laws liberate or restrict. If the latter were true, wouldn't that make all Christians Dead Spirits? If one were to be too caught up in the rules, then i believe it would kill our spirit. But that was not what God intended, for it is truly impossible for us to abide by all the laws. Yet it is the Heart of the Law that matters, it is this that liberates. It's a matter of perspective, and maturity. It's a matter of wisdom. The difference btw seeing a law as liberating/restrictive lies in how far you see. For many of us in our infancy see only the immediate future. We want to yield to our pleasures. Now. But if we were to look into the crystal globe, the consequences of these temporary pleasures yield much destruction. Initially, it may appear liberating to be able to do whatever u want to, whenever. You could get into all sorts of nonsense and feel in control. But after awhile, who controls who? I'd think the nonsense controls you. And that hardly seems liberating.Still there were times when i was close to embracing something i know will not have a future. Sometimes it seems, even education can confuse you. Learning to be critical bout everything makes one wonder sometimes, who's to say what's wrong? Sometimes excessive knowledge, when mishandled, can cause destruction. It's like in the Garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, God said they would die. While they did not die in the way they'd imagined, which was what the evil serpent manipulated to cause them to doubt God, they died to innocence, they died to purity, they died to that intimate closeness with God. Once they'd everything they needed and wanted, a perfect utopia, now they were cursed and had to endure suffering in the world. God knew that they would not be able to handle the Knowledge of Good and Evil, so He commanded them not to. But they disobeyed, and while there remained traces of good in men, it was the evil that proliferated. So much obscenity in the world today, so much suffering and agony, because of that Fruit our ancestors couldn't resist. I'm not saying that we should thus quit studying, but that along with greater knowledge comes greater risk of stumbling, and we should hold on tight to Wisdom in those times.
But it is certainly Folly speaking when you know deep inside what your conscience, or the Holy Spirit, says and choose to drown out that small, still voice anyway. Sure your flesh will fight, you'd try to justify your own ends, and of course the devil will take the chance to join in and fan the flames. But i've chosen to yield to my flesh too many times and reaped the undesirable consequences, and no longer will i do that. I choose wisdom, i choose to listen to the small, still voice that is always right. But that does not mean i am thus a Dead Spirit. On the contrary, when i made the decision i felt free. Cos i may not be in control, but God is. And better Him than me, cos i trust Him more than i trust myself. I am a Free Spirit, because my Lord Jesus, He sets me free.
Thursday, September 06, 2007
FAREWELL.... WE MISS YOU DEBBIE & SUET...+VONNE CONVO
VONNE's SPECIAL DAY!
At the airpot, where we bade farewell to suet and debbie.. i remember that it was an eventful day.. with yvonne's convocation and the send off... OUR family had some new additions..
Val +reg family.... Pray that they will grow strong together, regardless of distance.. God will close all distance, physically/spiritually and emotionally. Welcome back liling and mabel..
DEbbie.. a grandaughter i will remember, of that time at the beach where she shared something with me and i know that she is one after God's heart, and one who is steadfast in her values and will not settle for God's second best for her.
Suet.. One i will miss.. She often adds laughter, being herself, so candid and true.. ENcouraged by her emails to keep us updated.. Hope to see you back soon!! Moo moo ~
The prelude to the macs birthday celebration.. Peng puts together her secret invitation.
With much help, it was done...
PENG's BIRTHDAY
OUR FAMILY PARTY
OUR SPECIAL BIRTHDAY GIRL
ONE BIG FAMILY... SPOT YOURSELF =)
OUR SPECIAL BIRTHDAY GIRL ONE BIG FAMILY... SPOT YOURSELF =)
PRAYER WARRIORS AT WORK
BIRTHDAY GIRL AND HER BLESSEE
WE LOVE YOU PENG PENG!!
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