Sunday, March 30, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
God works in such wonderful ways that makes me feel so blessed to have come to receive Christ. The guess the things that I have been through as a relief teacher so far is God's way of training and affirming me of wanting a career as a teacher.
It's been quite tiring and demoralising, teaching my tuition kids who do not want to cooperate with me and help make the lesson productive. I guess it's me being to nice to them which gave them that chance to step over me. The thought of giving up teaching loomed in my mind. In school, many situations happened in a day which seems to test my critical thinking and problem solving skills. Just when I have half the mind of giving up like a weakling, God blessed me with wonderful teaching experiences for the next few days. I went to classes which are so willing to learn and I actually managed to help them with their chemistry and science and that heartens me. And I sort of realised that all these things that I am going through now are just learning experiences for me to take note and remember to help me further in future. To learn what to do and how to deal with situations both good and bad. I'm very very thankful for God's affirmation for me. Praise God! =)) And I'll have to thank Joanne too for her encouragement! =)
Anyway, here are some photos from the choir exchange last last last week and a small gathering with sett, kenny, andre and desmond a long long time ago this year (or is it last dec... hmmm...)
It's been quite tiring and demoralising, teaching my tuition kids who do not want to cooperate with me and help make the lesson productive. I guess it's me being to nice to them which gave them that chance to step over me. The thought of giving up teaching loomed in my mind. In school, many situations happened in a day which seems to test my critical thinking and problem solving skills. Just when I have half the mind of giving up like a weakling, God blessed me with wonderful teaching experiences for the next few days. I went to classes which are so willing to learn and I actually managed to help them with their chemistry and science and that heartens me. And I sort of realised that all these things that I am going through now are just learning experiences for me to take note and remember to help me further in future. To learn what to do and how to deal with situations both good and bad. I'm very very thankful for God's affirmation for me. Praise God! =)) And I'll have to thank Joanne too for her encouragement! =)
Anyway, here are some photos from the choir exchange last last last week and a small gathering with sett, kenny, andre and desmond a long long time ago this year (or is it last dec... hmmm...)
Monday, March 24, 2008
The Big Clean Up
Last week, I decided to tidy up my room because my study desk has things from 2004 pasted on it and my secondary school notes are seriously collecting lots of dust. I could have created Mount Dusty with the amount of dust collected in my room. It's totally disgusting. After throwing away all my English, Chinese and Literature (with much reluctance, because I love Romeo and Juliet!) notes, I managed to create lots of space for my JC notes. Notes from JC will never be thrown away because they are very very precious to me. All my sweat and blood is in there, especially my answers to the TYS questions. Wahaha...
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And so, with my study area cleaned up and organised, I've decided to decorate the piece of wooden wall in front of me. Now, I have so many pairs of eyes staring at me. This shall provide the extra pressure when I procrastinate. Wahaha...
This is how my room look like now...
Saturday, March 22, 2008
In life, you don't always get what you want. Sometimes, things that you ask for come so much later to the point where you've forgotten that it was something that you prayed for. I guess this is God's way of teaching us patience. There are also times when you ask but don't receive at all. This is why...
"When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get n your pleasures." James 4:3
In life, there are definitely many ups and downs. People tend to remember God whenever they are feeling down but forget about Him when they are happy. All experiences in life, be it good or bad are lessons which God wants us to learn. From bad experiences, we learn how to deal with them and how not to make the same mistake ever again. From good experiences, we learn how we do it right and how we should go about maintaining it that way.
However, man tend to repeat their mistakes again and again even though they made a vow to never repeat it ever again. Isn't it interesting when its always easy to say but never easy to do what you say? This often happens when you are really down and out, when life seems meaningless and you feel alone, when you seem to give up on the things you are fighting for because you can't seem to do things right. I guess this is God's way of teaching us perseverance, to persevere through and not give up.
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" Phillipians 4:13
Oh well, why the sudden emo stuff? I have no idea. Life can never be better without God by our side. Yep. I have decided to live each day to the fullest and not let anything get me down since the beginning of this year. And nothing shall get me down... wahahaha... And I praise God for allowing me to feel triumphant because I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! And I will have to constantly remind myself that, that worrying will not add a single hour to my life, that God is my provider and he is my strength and shelter whom I seek in times of need!
Again, why thes sudden emo stuff? I seriously have no idea... wahaha...
God will guide me through for He always provides us with a way out in every test and every situation that he puts us in. Praise God!
"When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get n your pleasures." James 4:3
In life, there are definitely many ups and downs. People tend to remember God whenever they are feeling down but forget about Him when they are happy. All experiences in life, be it good or bad are lessons which God wants us to learn. From bad experiences, we learn how to deal with them and how not to make the same mistake ever again. From good experiences, we learn how we do it right and how we should go about maintaining it that way.
However, man tend to repeat their mistakes again and again even though they made a vow to never repeat it ever again. Isn't it interesting when its always easy to say but never easy to do what you say? This often happens when you are really down and out, when life seems meaningless and you feel alone, when you seem to give up on the things you are fighting for because you can't seem to do things right. I guess this is God's way of teaching us perseverance, to persevere through and not give up.
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" Phillipians 4:13
Oh well, why the sudden emo stuff? I have no idea. Life can never be better without God by our side. Yep. I have decided to live each day to the fullest and not let anything get me down since the beginning of this year. And nothing shall get me down... wahahaha... And I praise God for allowing me to feel triumphant because I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! And I will have to constantly remind myself that, that worrying will not add a single hour to my life, that God is my provider and he is my strength and shelter whom I seek in times of need!
Again, why thes sudden emo stuff? I seriously have no idea... wahaha...
God will guide me through for He always provides us with a way out in every test and every situation that he puts us in. Praise God!
Friday, March 21, 2008
Good Friday
Good Friday. A day which Christians are reminded of the death of Jesus Christ. The day where we are reminded that God sent his son down to earth to pay the ulitimate sacrifice for our sins. The day which we reflect on our past wrong doings and what Jesus had went through to save us. The day which reminds us that He is the lamb who did not run away, knowing that He has to die for us. The day which we should repent.
How great is He who never fails to guide us through each obstacle we face? How great is He who blessed us constantly and answered our prayers in times of need? How great is He who is our comfort, our shelter, our shield, the One and only God who never forsakes us? How great is He who is omnipresent, constanly by our side and never leaving us?
Praise God for all the wonderful things that came into my life. Praise God for blessing me with such wonderful family members and friends, for always providing me a way out in times of need, for never leaving me alone in trying times. Praise God for all that He has done for me. Hallelujah!
Good Friday service is great. Great praise and worship, interesting mime and wonderful sermon. The company on Good Friday was great too. Friend and family. How good can this Good friday get. In fact, everyday seems to be filled with hope and joy as long as God is by my side. Wahaha... Nothing more I can ask for. All I need is You Lord! =))
Dinner at Botak Jones with my cousins today. Food was great. Wahaha...
How great is He who never fails to guide us through each obstacle we face? How great is He who blessed us constantly and answered our prayers in times of need? How great is He who is our comfort, our shelter, our shield, the One and only God who never forsakes us? How great is He who is omnipresent, constanly by our side and never leaving us?
Praise God for all the wonderful things that came into my life. Praise God for blessing me with such wonderful family members and friends, for always providing me a way out in times of need, for never leaving me alone in trying times. Praise God for all that He has done for me. Hallelujah!
Good Friday service is great. Great praise and worship, interesting mime and wonderful sermon. The company on Good Friday was great too. Friend and family. How good can this Good friday get. In fact, everyday seems to be filled with hope and joy as long as God is by my side. Wahaha... Nothing more I can ask for. All I need is You Lord! =))
Dinner at Botak Jones with my cousins today. Food was great. Wahaha...
Even with food in my mouth, hidden in the cheeks area, I don't look as fat as I thought I'd look. wahaha....
Thursday, March 20, 2008
I think the tired-ness of work has caused me to go a little crazy today. I think I did not portray the maturity of a teacher in the classes I went. All I did was laugh and laugh and do stupid things in front of the students. Then again, I've been to all of the 3 classes before. So the they were quite warmed up to me. Wahaha... But I seriously felt deranged. Oh my gosh... save me eh...
Jonathan's 21st birthday party was great. Finally I get to meet my dear understudy (though we just met not long ago... haaa), faizal, jothie, nio, ruting and of course our dear dear birthday boy. The company was great. I don't remember laughing so so much since the beginning of this year. Haha... It sort of made me miss my friends/colleagues in my office. The stupid things we do and the funny things we made my life in office much more easier and memorable. Haha... shall post pictures of the event when I get them from Jon. Great day it has been... Praise God!
Good Friday tomorrow!!! =))
Jonathan's 21st birthday party was great. Finally I get to meet my dear understudy (though we just met not long ago... haaa), faizal, jothie, nio, ruting and of course our dear dear birthday boy. The company was great. I don't remember laughing so so much since the beginning of this year. Haha... It sort of made me miss my friends/colleagues in my office. The stupid things we do and the funny things we made my life in office much more easier and memorable. Haha... shall post pictures of the event when I get them from Jon. Great day it has been... Praise God!
Good Friday tomorrow!!! =))
Saturday, March 15, 2008
A day with YOUNG people
And so it was an outing with people who are 5-7 years younger than me yesterday. Interesting enough, I didn't feel the age gap. So it's either I have not grown up, or I am young at heart. I choose to believe the latter, thank you very much. (haaa...) They are quit mature for their age too and most importantly is that it was a happy outing. Yep yep it was =)
You, the guy you siams cameras, jeans, with his plate of plain rosti and a cup of hot chocolate.
Therefore, trickery was involved to make them show their lovely faces. 1... 2... click... and this is what you get...
Marche for lunch is definitely not on my list of must do since moolah is very important if one is to dine there. However, i succumbed to pressure (thanks to you, jeans) and come to think of it, the last time I ate at Marche was like 5 hundred years ago. Therefore, it definitely qualifies itself to be under the "long long one time" category. Eat that we shall. Food was great, though I almost puked after finishing my brownie and it is not because the food sucked but due to the amount of food I ate (actually, it's not that much either... haaa). The brownie itself is very filling and together with that layer of chocolate (its not cream... is it icing? I don't know. Forgive me for my mountain tortoise-ness) on top, it gives you the "ahhhh" feeling (imagine light shining from the back, and you floating with a halo above your head), the way I lke it.
The crepe which you, jeans, christened as crappy tasted great! Yummilicious indeed. This ham and cheese crepe tastes a little like pizza. The crepe itself is quitethick and therefore, it does not give the feeling of ham and cheese wrapped in dry paper. What made this delicious looking crepe, crappy? I don't know... hahaha =p
Of course, swiss rosti is a must try because it is oh so nice. However, salt and pepper must be added to both sour cream and potato to eliminate the blandness. And here are our food testers...
Daren and his plate of rosti with an "I-can't-remember-what-it's-called sausage"
You, the guy you siams cameras, jeans, with his plate of plain rosti and a cup of hot chocolate.We were joined by Roy and Anthony towards the end of our meal. So we went to take lovely pictures of ourselves outside Marche. The effect of trying to siam the camera can be seen in the photo below...
Therefore, trickery was involved to make them show their lovely faces. 1... 2... click... and this is what you get...
And after some strong encouragement wtih firearms and knives (just kidding, I'm no terrorist), I managed to get you, jeans, to take a photo with me.
Explains the half not so fierce, half laugh, disgusting look on my face. So i quote, "I'm not photogenic." Haaa..
Explains the half not so fierce, half laugh, disgusting look on my face. So i quote, "I'm not photogenic." Haaa..
After the commotion we created outside Marche (with some people looking at us with interest from inside....), we, or rather, you, jeans, got an old uncle to take a photo for the 5 of us. It seems that we were emitting some dangerous aura (the uncle must have thought that we were deranged or something) because the result is as follows....
Note the miniature figurines, i.e. us, behind the nice red cow. I don't blame the uncle though. He is a very nice guy who accepts our request. So it doesn't matter at all. =)
We proceed to watch Spiderwick Chronicles, which happen to be a very very very nice show. So please do go watch it if you have the time. NOT stream/download, but PAY a price of $9.50 during weekends or $8 on Fridays or the cheaper tickets on weekdays to watch it. Piracy, NOT privacy,kills. Wahaha...
Photos from Tuesday's practice will be posted some other time when Keith has sent the nicer ones. Apparently, the ones that I have became 1 megapixel-ish though it was taken using a 7.1 megapixel camera. I quote, "the camera become 1 megapixel in your hands lar..." Explains the quality of the photos. Curse my shaking hands.
Alright, pardon me for my lame-ness throughout this post. I don't know what has gotten into me this morning. Must be the mee goreng last night. Oh well... no offence, especially to you, jeans. =)
"I'm on the top of the world looking down....." - if you get what I mean you sssss-chk people.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Thankfully, I managed to get the photos from wee ling again... And apparently, reformatting my computer doesn't seem to help. It is dead once again. Boo...
Module registration for special term starts next week! I am so excited and ready for it. Intend to take Physics in Life Sciences to fulfil one of my GEMs for part 1 of special term. Hopefully I will be able to get it!! Fingers crossed. If not, I really have no idea what I want at all because I simply have no interest in any of the other part 1 modules at all. As for part 2, i would have taken Understanding the Universe or Genese and Society if I am unable to get Physics in Life Sciences. If I am able to get what i want, I would go for the geography GEM which is quite interesting, thereby fulfilling the 8MCs for GEM! yay!! Hopefully, all goes well and I pray that God will guide me through the registration. =)
More photos of Tuesdays exchange programme at Macpherson Sec and today's outing tomorrow or something... haaa...
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Beautiful Saviour
Beautiful Saviour by Planet Shakers
Jesus, Beautiful Saviour,
God of all Majesty,
Risen King,
Lamb of God,
Holy and righteous,
Blessed redeemer,
Bright morning star
All the heavens shout Your praise,
All creation bows to worship you
How wonderful, how beautiful,
Name above every name, exalted high
How wonderful, how beautiful,
Jesus Your name, name above every name, Jesus
I will sing forever, Jesus I love you, Jesus I love you
This is a very very nice song. Thanks to Sophie for sharing =)
Jesus, Beautiful Saviour,
God of all Majesty,
Risen King,
Lamb of God,
Holy and righteous,
Blessed redeemer,
Bright morning star
All the heavens shout Your praise,
All creation bows to worship you
How wonderful, how beautiful,
Name above every name, exalted high
How wonderful, how beautiful,
Jesus Your name, name above every name, Jesus
I will sing forever, Jesus I love you, Jesus I love you
This is a very very nice song. Thanks to Sophie for sharing =)