Passion Reignited

Updated

2009-05-20T00:15:00.003+08:00

These are some photos taken recently, using my Nikon D60 DSLR camera.

Randomness

2009-01-27T23:59:00.004+08:00

Random shots of the KL skyline taken during CNY, using my Nikon D60 DSLR camera.

Happy New Year

2009-01-27T23:39:00.002+08:00

Here comes my first post of 2009!

A little too late, but a Happy New Year to all.

And Happy Chinese New Year too.

Currently listening to David Archuleta:My Hands

Paris Photos

2008-11-11T06:28:00.005+08:00

In the sky above Dubai

In the sky above Paris

In the plane from KLIA

Some Photos of Paris

2008-11-10T17:13:00.002+08:00

Paris 2008

2008-10-01T11:23:00.002+08:00

Me, Kristie and Ai Wei before leaving for Paris.

More updates when I arrive in Paris.

Bienvenue en France

2008-09-15T18:22:00.001+08:00

Teresa Kok a threat?

2008-09-15T17:54:00.003+08:00

Yeah right. The unwise (or shall I say stupid and brainless) BN government arrested her for making a comment about faulty PA system causing 'silent' azans in Kota Damansara.

Ahmad Said called the Chinese 'pendatangs' (squatters) during the recent Permatang Pauh by-election campaign. He was suspended for 3 years only. Why didn't the government arrest him under the ISA?

Why the double standards?

If the government is serious about reforms and equality, they should also arrest Ahmad Said under the ISA.

Teresa Kok is an MP. She is a representative of the rakyat, not a terrorist. ISA cannot be used against civilians.

Let her and RPK go!!!

2008-08-18T12:15:00.001+08:00

Qantas unscheduled toilet stop?

So much for the 'world's safest airline'.

2008-08-18T00:43:00.001+08:00

Welcome to my new blog template.

Passion

2008-07-31T01:18:00.003+08:00

What's your passion??

I am going for Passion Conference this Sunday at Sunway Convention Centre.

Acts 2:46-47

Stop blaming Malaysia

2008-07-27T23:39:00.002+08:00

I want to tell that Qantas pilot to stop blaming Malaysia for their own engineers strike action for causing the accident.

How can they blame us when their own aircraft engineers are not doing their jobs as they are supposed to?

We do not even handle the maintenance of any of their Boeing 747s.

Do not blame us since your own engineers are walking off the job.

I wouldn't want to fly Qantas if they continue to be like this.

Passion for Planes

2008-07-16T22:01:00.005+08:00

Ok, I think most of you all know that I like flying planes.
So, here are some pictures of them!

Anwar's Arrest

2008-07-16T21:18:00.002+08:00

Shocking to say the least.

He had given his assurance that he would turn up at the police headquarters at 2pm. Instead he was arrested before the deadline at 1pm at his house in Segambut.

Why would they do such a thing?

It's unprofessional, it's unethical, and this shows that our police force cannot be trusted to uphold law and order in this country.

And coming hot on the heels of the 1600 police officers causing so much inconvenience and public anger throughout the Klang Valley over the weekend.

I don't usually make comments about the political situation in Malaysia, but this and some other serious errors of judgment made by the government has made it untenable for me to continue my silence.

BN has made Malaysia a Police State!

2008-07-16T01:09:00.004+08:00

On Monday, we had a show of force from our "democratic" government. A charade of 1600+ police officers standing around KL roads like clowns performing a circus show for Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar and his cohorts in the Cabinet.

The "reason" for this:

A "planned" protest by the Opposition outside Parliament House.

No protest as is turns out. Instead Syed Hamid turned KL into a war zone.

I suggest that people put roadblocks outside his house and those of his colleagues.And blockade those clowns in there.

Syed Hamid said intelligence was also gathered from a July 9 meeting chaired by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. at the PKR headquarters.

“Anwar said at the meeting that some BN MPs would give support to PKR (on the no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister) and he would then lead the demonstration at Parliament,” he added.

Syed Hamid said the meeting was attended by various leaders, including DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, DAP vice-chairman Dr Tan Seng Giaw and PAS treasurer Dr Mohd Hatta Ramli.

“This proves that the threat was very real. The intention was clear, we had to take some action to prevent bigger things from happening.”

When challenged to reveal who was the organizer who organized the demonstration:

Syed Hamid said he did not answer in the Dewan as it would be against the rules laid down by the Speaker.

“You also can’t be asking how the police got their intelligence – the information also came from their own people. If you ask us outright to tell you who said all this, we can’t tell you.

“They send out all the invites but when they are in Parliament, they say things differently. We acted because of what they did and I think we were right.”

Why not? Is it really because it is "against the rules"?? Or is it because the was no planned demonstration?

This "show of force" by BN serves nothing, except for wasting the rakyats money on skyrocketing petrol bills and our time.

The CLP examinations started on Monday at 9am in UM. Many people, like this poor guy, failed the exam because they could not get there on time due to these useless "clowns".

Of course the idiot Badawi can blame the Opposition for causing the massive traffic jams, since he can travel to his office in his taxpayer-funded private jet. We the rakyat don't have such luxuries!!

Planespotting

2008-07-16T00:37:00.004+08:00

Bon Odori

2008-07-14T20:25:00.004+08:00

2008-07-02T21:16:00.002+08:00

"Lebih baik tidak ada BN di Malaysia."

Malaysia will be better off without idiots like Najib.

Recent developments

2008-07-02T18:03:00.003+08:00

Yes, I do have a lot to say about recent developments in this country.

On Monday, we had 80 PR MPs walking out of Parliament proceedings, out of protest for the Speaker's tolerance of the Deputy Prime Minister's abuse of the Parliamentary Standing Orders.

It makes me wonder whether the BN has learned from the March 8 election? Obviously not. The Speaker is supposed to be impartial and make decisions based on the House rules. He hasn't done that. It seems that he is more of a puppet for BN rather than a person of competence, impartiality and experience in handling affairs in Parliament.

If the Speaker is really interested in protecting the Chair, he should enforce the rules impartially. No one is above the law, be it the PM, DPM, MPs or ordinary Malaysians like us.

A recent case involving a Government MP in Australia caught my attention. She was forced to resign as chairman of a parliamentary committee there.

Recently, Anwar Ibrahim was again accused of sodomy, to the extent that he had to hide in the Turkish Embassy for his own safety. I know that this is a subject that is currently under investigation, but I do think that it is an attempt to stop him from contesting to become an Opposition MP. This will never happen in other countries like Australia, whose system of government is also based on British codes.

If the BN wants the world to see that Malaysia is a democracy, they should allow people to voice out and protest. There is no point having elections but acting like a dictator.

Najib said, "Lebih mudah tidak ada pembangkang dalam Dewan ini." I want to say this, "Lebih baik tidak ada BN di Malaysia."

Dejeuner du Matin

2008-06-03T01:36:00.002+08:00

Il a mis le cafe
Dans la tasse
Il a mis le lait
Dans la tasse de cafe
Il a mis le sucre
Dans le cafe au lait
Avec la petite cuillere
Il a tourne
Il a bu le cafe au lait
Et il a repose la tasse
Sans me parler
Il a allume
un cigarette
Il a fait des ronds
Avec la fumee
Il a mis les cendres
Dans le cendrier
Sans me parler
Sans me regarde
Il s'est leve
Il a mis
Son chapeau sur sa tete
Il a mis
Son manteau de pluie
Parce qu'il pleuvait
Et il est parti
Sous la pluie
Sans une parole
Sans me ragarde
Et moi j'ai pris
Ma tete dans mes mains
Et j'ai pleure

2008-05-31T17:45:00.003+08:00

I have always wanted to go to these two places.

I am glad that my wish will come true on the 13th of October 2008.

2008-04-24T22:04:00.001+08:00

I finally got my printer today!

Ball

2008-03-19T19:42:00.002+08:00

I like this ball.

2008-03-13T12:21:00.002+08:00

I found this article, which I think is interesting read.

Air Asia free flights to Gold Coast until this Sunday only!

Malaysia Decides 2008 : My Experiences

2008-03-10T21:00:00.005+08:00

I woke up early on Saturday at 6.00am. Prayed a little and prepared myself for the 2-hour drive to Ipoh (which is my hometown and where I was to cast my vote). I knew I wasn't really prepared for what was to come even though I had already decided on the candidate that I was going to vote for.

I left KL for Ipoh at about 8.30am. Arrived at my house in Ipoh at 10.30am. Traffic was surprisingly light for election day( I had expected a traffic jam).

This election was my first one as a voter. I took the short walk with my mum,who had voted many times before, from my house to SRK La Salle Canning Garden, which was my polling centre for the Ipoh Timur parliamentary seat and Canning state seat.

We arrived at my old primary school at about 11am, where there was a huge crowd of voters standing in line waiting for their turn at the polling streams on the ground floor (voting had started at 8am). We registered ourselves at the registration counter near the front gate. There was a policeman there, to make sure that everything went smoothly.

I managed to start a small conversation with this old Indian man. When he told me there was not much change since the 2004 election (the BN state assemblyman had promised to bring more development to the area), I was probably staring at the election outcome already. He also expressed his disappointment about the government's policies and their failure to fulfill their election promises from 2004, like weeding out corruption in the public sector, mismanagement of the economy and waste of public funds.Not surprisingly, they were things that I had to agree upon, although I had other things in mind (the indelible ink issue was one).

There were 8 polling streams at my polling centre. Polling streams 1-6 were on the ground floor, where mostly senior citizens were lining up for their turn. Polling streams 7-8 were on the first floor, where mostly the younger generation was to vote. My mum was assigned polling stream number 4 and I got polling stream number 8, which happened to be my old classroom.

What the Election Commission did was they made me climb up 2 flights of stairs to my polling stream while my mum had to wait in queue for her turn downstairs. There was only one person in front of me, and she was already casting her vote when I arrived at the door.

The polling clerk checked my Identity Card with the electoral roll that she had.My name was printed there, and she read out my details to the Election Commission officials that were in the room. I was then given my ballot papers, one for federal parliament and one for the state assembly.I marked X for the candidates that I voted for, then cast my ballots into the two separate ballot boxes.

And that was all I had to do. Waited for about 5 minutes and then casted my votes for both candidates. It all has come to an end after all the praying for who God wanted me to cast my votes for.

It was time for us to go home and wait for the results.

I am so happy!!!!!!!

2008-03-09T20:37:00.003+08:00

Yahoo!!!!!!!!

I am so HAPPY!!!!!!

BN lost in Perak, Penang, Kedah, Selangor and Kelantan!!!

It's time to let God change this country!!!

DAP & PKR, time to prove the government wrong!!

Sorry Samy Vellu and Shahrizat and the other ministers who got voted out....

Vote, Malaysians!

2008-03-06T17:43:00.003+08:00

Enough of these

Electioneering, gerrymandering, selfishness, insults, irresponsible-ness, laziness

More!!

Loving Jesus, righteousness of governments, checks and balances, Malaysia to be more confident - taking its rightful place in this world, secure in God's presence and love.

So Malaysia's 12th General Election will be held on this Saturday, and I shall be casting my vote for the first time as a voter. More importantly, as a citizen who loves Malaysia, vote for the future that Jesus has in store for this country.

Because of one reason:

Vote for change

Why vote for change??

The need for the younger generation to rise up for change. The need to have a stronger and better Malaysia than it was before.The need for more accountability to God.

I'm finished with all the unfulfilled promises. I'm finished with all the racism and insults in this country. I'm finished with the start-work-just-before-the-election-to-gain-votes attitude. Because I do not like to see people spending RM1.5 billion to hang up flags and posters everywhere.Because the money can be better spent for the future of the country. Because I want to save paper and the environment. Because I want this country to get the best for the future. Because I don't like wasting taxpayers money on unnecessary things. Because I want equality for all.

Because I want to see Malaysia change for the better.

And because, I really do love this country!!!

Malaysians, vote for change for the future of Malaysia!!

2008-01-28T21:37:00.000+08:00

Yep!That's me!

Kuching trip

2008-01-02T23:30:00.000+08:00

Photos from my maiden trip to Sarawak.

16 December 2007
Flew on Air Asia Flight AK 6206 from KL to Kuching.

17 December 2007
Went around the city.Visited the museum and the Waterfront.

18 December 2007
Visited the Bako National Park

19 December 2007
Visited the orang utans at the Matang Wildlife Centre. We were supposed to go the one in Semenggok, but didn't know the way to get there.

20 December 2007
Visited the Jong's Crocodile farm, which is quite an adventurous drive from Kuching.

21 December 2007
Drove 50km to Santubong. We were supposed to watch the cultural show at the Sarawak Cultural Village, but the RM60 admission fee meant we didn't get to watch. We went to the town and beach instead.

Went to Waterfront in the evening. I took photos of the cat statues and went hunting for some gifts.

22 December 2007
Went to town in the morning

Boarded the Air Asia Flight AK 6209 from Kuching back to KL in the afternoon.

That sums up my trip to Kuching!

Here are some photos.

Me and my niece

The Cats

Sarawak Mee Jawa

Waterfront

More photos here.

New Year 2008

2008-01-02T23:26:00.000+08:00

Here comes my first post of the new year!

Merry Christmas

2007-12-25T11:55:00.000+08:00

Just a little post here. I just came back from Kuching.

Merry Christmas to everybody.

More updates on Kuching later.

Penang continued

2007-11-21T20:59:00.001+08:00

Crap from Yap , Jon and Khye Shin

Penang

2007-11-21T20:42:00.000+08:00

Photos from my trip to Penang.

Looks like Andrew is scared of snakes.....ahaha...

2007-08-30T12:37:00.000+08:00

What does Merdeka mean to you?

To most people it just means the country is independent.

Much more so.

It means my identity. A place which I call home. A place where I can express my opinion without their fear of oppression. A place where I can mix around with my friends from all races.
A place where there is no discrimination. A country where men and women are treated equally. A place where I am free to move around without restrictions.

Yes, my country turns 50 tomorrow.

Wish all of you a Happy Merdeka :)

2007-07-31T03:13:00.000+08:00

Ok,

I know I have not updated for some time now.

I am going to attach a picture here.

Anybody know this picture? I got it from somewhere off the net. It's a pic taken in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. One of the places I would love to visit again in my lifetime. =)

Siemens Run 2007

2007-07-15T23:13:00.000+08:00

T.i.r.e.d.

2007-07-10T21:30:00.000+08:00

Yup.

The title says it all. After all, I haven't fully recovered yet from the Siemens run on Sunday. Did a slow jog around my area just now.I must admit it felt good to exercise. I want to exercise. I hope to improve on my time of 1 hour 20 mins in the 10km Subang run.

It may sound difficult to some, but with God all things are possible.

Philippians 4:13 says 'I can do everything through Him who gives me strength'.

I used to sometimes wonder where does the 'strength' come from. I now know that it only comes from Jesus through His providence. He gave me the strength needed to complete the 10km on Sunday. Without Him I would have probably have dropped dead after 1 or 2 km.

He is always true to His word.

Thanks to all my friends too....all those who ran with me. Siew Kwan, Clara, Wai Nyan, Wai Peng, James, Philip, Jeannie, Yee Mun, Debbie, Yee San and Jon.Thanks for all the companionship and encouragement, even though I was running alone most of the time on Sunday.

:)))))

1.0. KM

2007-07-08T19:33:00.000+08:00

Yes, I did a personal mile stone today. I went for the Siemens 10km run with the fellowsheeps!And I managed to finish it in 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Wai Yan was my 'running mate' for the first 3km. But I ran out of energy after climbing Bukit Tunku. Jon Lee caught up with me after 5km. But then I started running and left him and the rest behind.

I ran out of steam after passing Parliament House (2km left). So I jogged slowly until the finish line.That sums up my 1hr and 20 minutes.

But I praise God for giving me the chance to run. I shall tell you later why....

I ran the route with the blue arrows...

2007-07-04T23:50:00.000+08:00

I want to learn how to read and write in Mandarin.However I need people to practice with, as I do not have anyone yet.

I shall learn by myself for now. I am very determined to do so.

I surprised my friends from China today, since I said thank you to them in Mandarin :) .I have never spoken to them in their native language before.

Okies, am going to go off to zzz(sleep) now, see you all tomorrow.

2007-07-04T23:47:00.000+08:00

I find this disgusting!

I don't think anybody should do it, no matter what their circumstances are, unless they are prepared to commit themselves.

2007-07-01T16:05:00.000+08:00

I love plating futsal.

Yeah,I played futsal with the fellowsheep lifetime on Friday.

Siew Kwan, you don't have to feel so guilty for conceding the two penalties..haha...that's part and process of the game..=)

Actually my main sports is football.It's similar to futsal but the rules are different.

I like to play in defence.Because I just kick the ball to my teammates when the ball comes to me. But Clara is the woman of the hour.

Was in Wipes house yesterday. I played Boggle with Pei Ling, Yee San,May, Wai Lim,Wai Yan and Debbie but lost badly...haha...my first time.But I got the hang of it and did better as the game went on. I spotted the word Visor and nobody else did.Then I watched the fellowsheep people play Risk, since I did not know the rules of the game.But I enjoyed the game.Hopefully I can get to play it next time.

I got home at 3 am. Was stopped by a police officer near Mont Kiara on the way home (since I was driving alone), but thank God the officer just asked me where I came from. I told him I was going home from Wipes house, then he let me off with a smile. =)

Okies I am going to go for a jog now.

me....

2007-06-26T21:22:00.000+08:00

There's been a death in the opposite house
As lately as today.
I know it by the numb look
Such houses have always.

The neighbours rustle in and out,
The doctor drives away.
A window opens like a pod,
Abrupt, mechanically;

Somebody flings a mattress out, -
The children hurry by;
They wonder if It died on that, -
I used to when a boy.

The minister goes stiffly in
As if the house were his,
And he owned all the mourners now,
And little boys besides;

And then the milliner, and the man
Of the appalling trade,
To take the measure of the house.
There'll be that dark parade

Of tassels and of coaches soon;
It's easy as a sign, -
The intuition of the news
In just a country town.

This reminds me of some things.

2007-06-18T20:19:00.001+08:00

One more thing,

To my Dad.

Happy Father's Day.

A little more

2007-06-18T19:55:00.000+08:00

As I mentioned in my earlier post, I was in Singapore last week.

I was there to visit my sick cousin-in-law in Woodlands.He is married to my cousin and was diagnosed with a brain tumor just after Chinese New Year.He works for the Republic of Singapore Navy.The doctors say that they cannot operate due to the tumor's dangerous position, which is right on top of the spinal cord.If they do he will be paralyzed from neck down.

But one thing that disgusted me is the way his own family has treated him.His mother is forcing him to sell his car and his house so that they can hire a maid to take care of him (the mother wants him to move back to her house).If he didn't do so, the family will not take care of him.

How can a mother treat her own dying son like this??What kind of mother is that??

He refused to sell the house because my cousin would have no place to stay if he died.And they needed the car just in case of an emergency.

As a result of his decision, his own family dumped him just like that.Just like that!!

My God.

He is currently in ICU at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He injured himself while trying to turn on the TV in his home last Friday evening.

Pls pray for Him.He hasn't known who Jesus is yet.

Singapore

2007-06-14T16:41:00.000+08:00

I just came back from my Singapore trip today.

Man....I was impressed with the changes that the Singaporeans did to their country since the last time I went there.

Singaporeans are the masters of the planners.Some of the MRT Stations that I passed while travelling on the MRT won't open for another 7 years.Very good planning isn't it(not like Malaysia)??

Some of the things I did while doing my sightseeing there:
1) Bought an Ipod (at a very cheap price too....compared to KL)
2) Visited Orchard Road
3) Had dinner with my relatives
4) Visited the Singapore Science Centre
AND
5) Spent one whole day praying and talking to God in Jurong East

Yea...I took the MRT from Boon Keng station to Jurong East (which took more than one hour) to do just that.Ps. Edmund Chan's challenge.Fulfilled it.It was really refreshing time spent with Him.And I want to do it again.:)

Me @ Singapore Science Centre

On the MRT

City Hall MRT Station

I enjoyed my trip. =)

Be a Witness

2007-06-09T01:06:00.000+08:00

Ok.

Just a little ramble from me before I sleep.Yesterday my cousin Wei Cheng called from Melbourne,Australia.

We talked,talked and talked on the phone for almost 30 minutes.Things like what I've been doing and all that stuff. I then realized that I've got a lot of catching up to do with him!Well,we're not that close to each other.

Since I've just finished New Life, was wondering if I should share about Christ with Him.He's not a Christian.I have always wanted to call him in Melbourne but he called me instead....

To be continued......so stay tuned because I've got to go now.....=)

Tough situations is God's blessing...

2007-06-04T21:36:00.000+08:00

Today is the day that I am waiting for.

I finally finished my report on my internship that I did earlier this year.

The painful grief of losing my grandad is also finally gone. I still miss him, and always will.But God has finally taken it away.

I knew that He will not tempt me beyond what I can bear.

The day I have been waiting for more than one year is finally here.

I thank God for his Healing and His promises. =)

New Life

2007-06-02T13:10:00.000+08:00

I went for New Life yesterday.The final session.It was good!!

We were taught on how to share the gospel and how to be a witness for God.

Well, I thought this is a good example.

It was the Champions League final between AC Milan and Liverpool; the biggest football club championship in the world. It was watched by a television audience of hundreds of millions.

The man on his knees is Kaka, a Brazilian who plays for Milan; he's also widely acknowledged to be one of the best players in the world. Kaka is a Christian, and is known for being a very committed one. At the final whistle he took off his team shirt and spent the rest of the celebrations (Milan won) sporting this T shirt.

Such a short and simple way to reach out to so many people, isn't it?Who says it's difficult to do that?

"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes" - Romans 1:16 (NIV)

Lina Joy

2007-05-31T20:40:00.000+08:00

I read the papers today.

The Federal Court has decided to reject Lina Joy's appeal to have the word 'Islam' deleted from her IC in a 2-1 majority decision. She's a Christian but she was born to Malay parents.

I would say I disagree with the court's decision because God loves all of us and he wants us to spread that love to others so that they can know Him as their personal Lord and Saviour.

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.

Mark 2:31
The second is this:'Love your neighbour as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these.

I do believe than Lina Joy should be granted her wishes. After all, it is God's will for her to be saved. You may be able to imprison a person, but you cannot imprison the dreams that God has for him/her.

I simply do not understand why the appeal was rejected. After all, Malaysia is a country where a person can choose their religion, aren't we??

I don't think there is a justification for this decision at all. After all, this contradicts our rights as Malaysians to make a decision without duress.

Interesting Read??

2007-05-31T11:32:00.000+08:00

People,

I came across an article on Yahoo! which I thought would be interesting to read.

Any comments? =)

Blog Redesign

2007-05-30T14:13:00.000+08:00

I decided that my blog looks a little boring, so I'm redesigning it to give it a face lift!I shall complete it within the next few weeks.

Do leave some comments about what do you think ya..

Women as sex objects??

2007-05-30T01:45:00.000+08:00

I don't think so.

A reference to an article I read in the newspaper. Two Barisan Nasional MPs making totally unacceptable remarks against women in the House of Representatives (happened some time ago, just didn't have the time to write about it).

I read another article from a friend's blog here, also regarding women.

Well, I respectfully disagree. I simply cannot imagine why women are depicted as sex objects in both cases. The two idiots in the Malaysian Parliament made a joke about a fellow MP's menstrual cycle during a heated debate on the leaking roof in Parliament House.Just because she happens to be from the Opposition. Shame on BN.

How about women as dolls??I don't think so as well.God created both men and women to be equal.He didn't create Eve to be secondary to Adam.

I simply can't foresee why some people choose to look down on women. To me, they're just wonderful people.

I must say I have got the utmost respect for you all (women).=)

Ps: I am sorry if I have offended anybody in this post.

2007-05-06T09:05:00.000+08:00

Ok.

After a VERY busy month I've found a little time to rest.Am going for church service at 10.00am today.Good to go finally.

I've had a tough week (at least for me personally). But I managed to cope (am still coping so far).

I've got to go.Otherwise I will be late for service.

I'll be back later. :)

2007-04-30T19:03:00.000+08:00

After some time I have finally been able to find time to update my blog since earlier this month.

Amid my business (since my time in uni will be drawing to a close soon) God again revealed to me how good He is always.I've been blessed.=)

Yesterday marked exactly one year since my grand dad passed away.I cannot put my feelings into words in this matter up until now. Because one part of me died when he went home to God. And I have problems filling up that part of me (so pls continue to pray for me).

Moving on to other matters......

Sometimes I wonder what is happening in this world. Particularly since the Virginia Tech shootings in the US. I do not understand what was going on in Cho Seung-Hui's mind when he murdered all those people.However, I do pray for his family and the families of the victims that God will bring healing to them in these difficult times and touch their hearts as well.(It sounds like I'm being a missionary) =) Maybe I will go into the missions field one day, to reach out to the billions of lost people all over the world.=)

Siew Kwan, I will pray for you.=) Although you're busy preparing for your exams, always put God first.Ask Him to give you the strength to go through this period and the memory to remember what topics that you need to study.

Dear Father,

I pray for my sister in Christ Siew Kwan, that even as she goes through this period of exams. Lord I pray that you will be with her and guide her to the topics that she needs to study and remember.I also pray for your protection that she will not fall sick and that she will be able to concentrate on her exams.But most importantly I pray that she will not forget You as her priority in her daily life.I commit her exam results into Your hands and I pray that she will have a testimony to share to others when her results are released so that she will be able to glorify Your name.

In Jesus' name I pray.Amen.

It makes me wanna shout

2007-04-01T20:37:00.001+08:00

When I Think About The Lord.

One of my Favourite songs from Hillsongs dedicated to:

Chung Sook Meng

Yes,I did forget but at the same time I want you to know that I remembered.=)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

2007-03-20T22:27:00.000+08:00

Psalm 23

A Psalm of David

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want
He makes my life lie down in green pastures,
He leads me besides my quiet waters, he restores my soul.
He guides me in the path of righteousness for his names sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me,
In the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Gong,

It's been almost one year since you left us to begin a new life with God. I miss you very much, since I was not with you when you drew your final breath. But God loves you much more than I do.

That helps me to deal with the reality that you are now safely in God's hands in Heaven.

Dear Father,

I thank you so much for giving me the wonderful opportunity to share Your love with my granddad. But most of all his decision to accept You as his personal Lord and Saviour before passing away.

In Jesus' name I pray.Amen.

I shall stop here for now.=)

Cell Group

2007-03-16T16:50:00.000+08:00

I've always had a lot of things to say about cell groups in church.

One thing I definitely want to say about my cell group is that I've always looked forward to attending cell meetings every week.It's not just getting to know each of the members better, but about the fellowship that I get to enjoy with them. I may be a quiet person to most people that I've met, but they are surely helping me to get out of my comfort zone (albeit slowly, but surely).

The most important thing is they have always been there for me when I needed them.The support that they have been giving to me is beyond words.Their jokes and laughter makes my day.

It's been a privilege to be able to serve a good God with the people of Fellowsheep United.You guys and girls have been a blessing to me and will always be.Thanks for all the encouragement.

I look forward to seeing you guys and girls tonight. =)

It's all about Him

2007-03-15T22:34:00.000+08:00

I'm spineless.I'm incomplete.I'm weak.

I do realize that it is not about me at all, it's about Him. Recent events have shown that I need Him in my life more and more everyday.It's about glorying the name of the Heavenly Father and His kingdom. He's been wonderful to me in all the 5 years that I've known Him. His name is above every name.

For surely He knows the plans He has for me. (Jeremiah 29:11-12)

And that He loves all of us very much.

That has been a reminder to me and will always be.

Prayer Request

2007-03-04T15:40:00.000+08:00

To all my readers,

Please please please PRAY FOR ME.I am currently going through a bit of a rough patch, triggered by bad memories of past events in the last one year.I can't sleep and have been losing my appetite to eat. I've tried to pray but I keep being woken up.....late at night at 1am,2am,3am or even 4-5am...by all these memories but it hasn't really worked out.And I have been crying a lot.

I tried to get some sleep last night but couldn't get any at all.I'm worried.What's happening with me???:(

CNY

2007-02-20T00:10:00.000+08:00

Wishing all my readers a very Happy Chinese New Year.=) Enjoy the holiday.

David M. Sanborn

2007-02-04T23:25:00.000+08:00

A write-up about David Sanborn
-By Vincent-

David Sanborn is a fantastic theatrical arts performer from the US.He is the youngest son of missionaries who grew up in Thailand and in Penang.

He recently came down to KL to perform a musical titled King David - Song of the Shepherd, which is a musical about King David in 1 Samuel 16.

This was the second time I actually got to watch his musical.I did not realise what a privilege it would be to me. This is because I happened to bring along a non-Christian friend to the musical.I had been sharing about the love of God to her for the past few months. Too see her raise her hand up when David gave the altar call for those who had not accepted Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour moved me so much because I knew that God loves her very much.

I managed to share this with David after the musical before I left.Just to let him know that he has been a blessing to many people including me and my friend. John 1:4-5

He will be returning to the United States today where he has signed a multi-million US dollar contract for 11 months to perform a musical about Jesus Christ in Broadway.Not the Broadway in New York,mind you. This Broadway is even bigger than the one I mentioned!

I want to wish you God's best in Tennessee, David!=)

My thoughts, my life today and footprints left behind...

2007-02-01T21:05:00.000+08:00

Thursday, February 1,2007

One of the songs Vincent listened to in the car today:

Take It All

by Hillsong United

album: United We Stand (2006)

Searching the world 
The lost will be found
In freedom we live 
As one we cry out
You carried the cross
You died and rose again 
My God I’ll only ever give my all  

You sent Your Son From heaven to earth
You delivered us all
It’s eternally heard 
I searched for truth
And all I found was You 
My God I’ll only ever give my all

Jesus we’re living Your Name
We’ll never be ashamed of You Whoa o oh
Our praise and all we are today
Take take take it all 
Take take take it all

You sent Your Son From heaven to earth
You delivered us all
It’s eternally heard 
I searched for truth
And all I found was You My God 
I’ll only ever give my all  

Jesus we’re living Your Name
We’ll never be ashamed of You Whoa o oh
Our praise and all we are today 
Take take take it all
Take take take it all

Jesus we’re living Your Name
We’ll never be ashamed of You Whoa o oh
Our praise and all we are today
Take take take it all 
Take take take it all

Running to the One Who heals the blind 
Following the shining light
In Your hands
The power to save the world
In our life

Jesus we’re living Your Name
We’ll never be ashamed of You Whoa o oh 
Our praise and all we are today 
Take take take it all
Take take take it all  

Jesus we’re living Your Name 
We’ll never be ashamed of You Whoa o oh
Our praise and all we are today
Take take take it all
Take take take it all

Jesus we’re living Your Name
We’ll never be ashamed of You Whoa o oh
Our praise and all we are today
Take take take it all
Take take take it all 
Take take take it all

Vincent's daily list of to do things today included not having to go to work..=).Yes, he got a temp job at Malaysia Airlines for the holidays. It's a public holiday today in KL.So he decided to give his little Honda City a badly-needed spring cleaning and also to meet up with Dr. Chris Sekar today. Dr. Chris was the consultant who works at Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre in Jalan Ampang that he saw to help him deal with the grief after his grandfather's passing away last year.He was supposed to drive to Plaza Phoenix in Cheras for the 3pm meeting from his house in Sentul.

However, he managed to somehow lose his way after passing the Bandar Tasik Selatan STAR LRT station. He ended up heading in the wrong direction towards KLIA on the Seremban Highway.Sigh....he CONFESSES that he is not familiar with the roads in Cheras and badly needs The-Tourist-Guide from Heaven to guide him.And he DID NOT bring his road map with him!!How silly...he told himself that he is going to need it if he gets lost.But he ended up leaving the map on the table at home and forgot about it.

Vincent's car

Notice: the missing horn sign on the steering wheel..

So there he goes.....he prayed that God will guide him out of this and get him on his way to Cheras.He exited the Seremban Highway at Bukit Jalil, drove past the National Sports Complex (the complex was on his right and it was the first time he EVER went there), made a U-turn towards Sungai Besi....took a right turn at the traffic lights...and...wholla!!He ended up in Cheras!!He then managed to navigate his way around the shoddy and clumsy roads of Cheras to Plaza Phoenix.And got there ON TIME!!=)

Isn't Vincent so blessed??

P.S: He managed to get home in one piece. And without getting lost!=). He's also reading a book by Joshua Harris..Boy Meets Girl (the title of the book, that is).

Blogging Again

2007-01-31T11:54:00.000+08:00

Yes, I am in the office now. I am not supposed to be blogging, but my boss is on leave...so here I am.I just realized that it has been a while since my last post! I have sales call to make later.

I will update more.=)

Signing off!Out.

2007-01-13T20:04:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the no update lately.

The main reason for this is that I had to reformat my computer due to several errors in the system.

I have had a great start to the year 2007! I thank God for it=)..

I have just got a car.Not just any car,it's a Honda City.I use it to go to church and work. Sorry I do not have any pictures for now.I'll post them up when I have them.

However, I have had to send it in to the Honda service centre in Jalan Ipoh for repairs and maintenance on Wednesday. My brake piston jammed and I have no idea how did that happen. For those who do not know what it is, it is an essential part of a car's braking system. The car's brake system will fail if it is not working properly.The Honda service foreman had to change the parts and it cost me a hefty RM727.27 for the repairs.Sigh.....

I went for Lifetime meeting on Friday at Wai Peng's house. We were required to share a bible verse about what convicts us about our conversion in Christ. I didn't have a particular verse but rather a collection of verses from the book of James.

James 5:14-19

I have to go now.I have more stuff to write about and I will update this post later.=)

New Year

2007-01-01T00:11:00.000+08:00

One year has passed.Just like that.

I look back on the events of the past year as 2006 comes to a close.

January

Was back in Ipoh on hols. My English teacher during my school days passed away due to lung cancer. I was a little sad, due to the fact that we kept in touch over the years since I left school.

February

Start of classes

March

Had my mid semester exams and then holidays for 1 week.

April

Classes restarted for the last lap for the semester. Me and my family ended the month on a slightly sad mode. This is due to the death of my grandfather in Ipoh. Sometimes I still regret that I wasn't be able to see him as he wished. I miss him so much...tsk tsk. The up side, he got saved and knowing that he is now safely in God's hands has somehow helped a little.

This month also was the start of my assignment due dates and exams for some of my subjects.

May

The pain of losing my granddad was beginning to take its toll on me both physically and emotionally. Sook Meng sent her condolences all the way from the UK after we talked on MSN.

The pressure intensifies as more assignments are due and all the presentations that were coming up.

June

Exams!!And the FIFA World Cup starts in Germany.I was only able to watch the opening ceremony and the opening match with my cell. That's due to the need for me to study for my finals.I missed ALL the matches at the group stage.

July

I watched the FIFA World Cup Final which was held in Berlin on July 9. I was supporting Italy since France eliminated Brazil (my favourite team) in the quarter finals. And my team won!!YAY!!=)

Got my results..which turned out to be much better than what I expected. Classes start for the new semester.

August

All the assignments starts to pour in.It's as if the whole world has just came down crashing onto my shoulders.But again, I only relied on God to get me through this period, and He did.

September

Steve Irwin DIED. That piece of news came as a shock to me.The Crocodile Hunter was killed by a sting to the heart from a stingray while filming his documentary off the coast of the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia.

Needless to say, I had my mid semester exams again. Finished all my papers in 2 days and had holidays for 2 weeks.

I had the chance to fly all the way to BALI!!It was my first time to Indonesia.I enjoyed myself immensely even though the visit was only for 5 days.

And the start of my assignments marathon again.

October

Finished all my assignments and presentations at the end of the month.

November

Had to study for my finals, but I still managed to celebrate my birthday with a small group of friends.Was supposed to celebrate with some others, but the combination of heavy rain and the need to go home to study stopped my feet cold. =)

Went back to Ipoh after my exams ended to spend some much needed time with my family.

December

I passed all my subjects. Thank God for it.The news of Saddam Hussein's execution didn't really surprise me even though I am against the death penalty.

The 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan unfortunately screwed up some of the underwater internet cables in the area. So, internet connection has been at a crawl over the past couple of days in most parts of Asia (including Malaysia).

I am writing this post as I now watch the display of fireworks from KLCC right outside my window.As the world ushers in the year 2007, my prayers go out to the people in conflict areas around the globe. I pray that God will bring His love, peace and healing to the people affected.

I realize that I am growing a year older, a year more mature in the Lord and another year closer to Him.I avail more and more of myself to Him as I start another year and close a chapter of my life.

And for Siew Kwan and Sook Meng, do know that I am praying for the both of you even as you go through your exams.Hang on in there, sister in Christ!=)

Merry Christmas!

2006-12-28T00:55:00.000+08:00

Hello from Vincent

I know it's a little late...but Merry Christmas to all my readers!!!May we rejoice as we celebrate the birth of the author and the finisher of our faith Jesus Christ.

My Christmas Bible verse for this year:

Mark 12:29-31

v29. "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. v30. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. v31. The second is this: 'Love your neighbour as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these.

Back In Ipoh

2006-12-21T16:58:00.000+08:00

I am back in Ipoh now...the land of the good food!!I will be back here for 2 weeks, but I will be in KL this weekend for Christmas...=)

Need to recharge!

2006-12-15T19:15:00.000+08:00

The past month has been a super busy period for me...firstly with exams and then work in college.Had my last day today.I thank God for giving me the strength to see through this period.Now that all that is over I am looking forward to taking a break and spending Christmas with my family and friends.And recharge myself for the coming year ahead.=)

Féliciter le seigneur.Praise the Lord.

Current mode: Battery severely depleted, recharging.....

Switch!

2006-12-09T14:46:00.000+08:00

I dunno why my blog doesn't work in IE(Internet Explorer, that is). I have no problems when I use Mozilla Firefox 2.0(another web browser, which is much better than IE). IE gives me a big headache whenever there are problems(especially when it crashes). That's the exact reason why I switched to Firefox.

Thank God for Mozilla Firefox!For the peace of mind,switch to Firefox!=)

Changes

2006-12-09T01:00:00.000+08:00

I decided that my blog looked a bit too dull so I have made some changes.Added some graphics to make it look more interesting.

Going to sleep now.This is Vincent,signing out. =)

Ramblings

2006-12-08T17:29:00.000+08:00

Yea..I am in the midst of unprecendented craziness, yet I still manage to find time to post this entry.

Thank God I'll be getting a car later this month! Eliminates the hassle of having to travel on public transport and enables me to spend more time with my friends.

Thank God again!

Oh yea...I just came across this article.What's it about?? Well, a mother cooking her one month old baby daughter to death in a microwave oven!

Yes, the mother actually did that to her daughter. When I read that I was just shocked. My God. I just wonder what is happening in this world nowadays.

Signing off now.=)

I feel like Drowning...

2006-12-03T22:59:00.000+08:00

Drowning
By Backstreet Boys

Don't pretend you're sorry
I know you're not
You know you got the power
To make me weak inside
Girl you leave me breathless
But it's okay 'cause
You are my survival
Now hear me say
I can't imagine life
Without your love
Even forever don't seem
Like long enough

'Cause everytime I breathe
I take you in
And my heart beats again
Baby I can't help it
You keep me
Drowning in your love
Everytime I try to rise above
I'm swept away by love
Baby I can't help it
You keep me
Drowning in your love

Maybe I'm a drifter
Late at night
'Cause I long for the safety
Of flowing freely
In your arms
I don't need another life line
It's not for me
'Cause only you can save me
Oh can't you see
I can't imagine life
Without your love
And even forever don't seem
Like long enough

'Cause everytime I breathe
I take you in
And my heart beats again
Baby I can't help it
You keep me
Drowning in your love
Everytime I try to rise above
I'm swept away by love
Baby I can't help it
You keep me
Drowning in your love

Go on and pull me under
Cover me with dreams, yeah
Love me mouth to mouth now
You know I can't resist
'Cause you're the air
That I breathe

Everytime I breathe
I take you in
And my heart beats again
Baby I can't help it
You keep me
Drowning in your love
Everytime I try to rise above
I'm swept away by love
And baby I can't help it
You keep me
Drowning your love

Baby I can't help it
Keep me drowning
In your love
I keep drowning
In your love
Baby I can't help it
Can't help it no, no

'Cause everytime I breathe
I take you in
And my heart beats again
Baby I can't help it
You keep me
Drowning in your love
Everytime I try to rise above
I'm swept away by love
Baby I can't help it
You keep me
Drowning in your love

This song reminds me of a time when I was 16 years old. Honestly at that time I felt like just jumping into the swimming pool and let myself drown (a result of me feeling severely depressed then).But I don't know what stopped me from doing it then.Maybe it's just me afraid of it, or is it God?I don't know and I'll never know.Looking back at it now, I know that it probably made me into the person I am today. Not many people know about this, only myself and a few friends I am close to.But anyhow, someday I'll share it to everyone of you.=)

I know You'll come through for me

2006-11-29T19:06:00.000+08:00

Guess what I have on my table to keep me going when I feel down??A framed Bible verse!=)
2 Cor 12:9

God,

I commit every aspect of my life to You.

In Jesus' name,

Amen

By the way, je suis désolé au sujet de mon Français (I am sorry about my French). It's not up to scratch yet haha....=). Mais cela certainement ne m'arrêtera pas de l'essai (but that certainly won't stop me from trying)

Birthday Photo

2006-11-11T14:34:00.000+08:00

Birthday photograph taken with my friends in SS15 =)

List of things for my birthday

2006-11-08T21:04:00.000+08:00

Well, my birthday is coming up...it's actually this Friday(I'm 22 finally!!Yay!!=)).But I'm wondering to do besides studying for exams??I've got to attend cell at 7.30pm but apart from that have nothing else lined up.I've not planned to have a big celebration this year since it is my first birthday without Grandfather being around(for those of you who didn't know, he passed away in April this year and I miss having him around so much).

Wishing all the best to my friends who are having exams.....wherever you are.=)

Bali Pics

2006-11-03T17:49:00.001+08:00

Sook Meng,

I've promised you I will send you some of my pictures from Bali...Here they are..=).I also have pictures from some other places up there.Just click on the title or go to link that I have included under My Photographs.

Now it's your turn to send me your pictures.=)

The Time Has Come......

2006-10-27T01:14:00.000+08:00

Just in case any of you are wondering what the title is all about....it's the song by Hillsong United that I am currently listening to.It's one of their songs that I find to be the most inspiring.....everytime I listen to this song, I'll just feel like surrendering to Him....You're All I Need!

The Time Has Come

by Hillsong United

album: United We Stand (2006)

Found love beyond all reason

You gave Your life Your all for me

And called me Yours forever

Caught in the mercy fallout

I found hope found life

Found all I need

You're all I need

The time has come

To stand for all we believe in

So I for one am gonna

Give my praise to You

Today today it's all or nothing

All they way

The praise goes out to You

Yeah all the praise goes out to You

Today today I live for one thing

To give You praise

In everything I do

Yeah all the praise goes out to You

All we are is Yours

And all we're living for

Is all You are

Is all that You are Lord

When I was doing my quiet time this morning, He revealed to me this verse:

Habakkuk 1:5

Look at the nations and watch - and be utterly amazed.For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe even if you were told.

I thank You for everything that You've done for me. You've made it possible for me to get water baptized even though my parents oppose it.

Throughout the course of today, He has given me the priviledge of making a difference in the lives of people around me...my coursemates,lecturers.....Even my lecturers seem to be surprised!I thank You very much for this chance...and I know that You want me to be fishers of men (Matthew 4:19). It is a challenge but I proclaim victory because I know that You've made it possible for me to do it.

I just thank You so much Lord!

I also want to say thank you to some people. People like Sook Meng and my friends back in AYA as well as in SIB who have been there for me when the going was tough earlier in the year.I've grown more and more in my faith with God ever since Grandfather passed away.I would not have made it this far without your support and I would very much like to express my gratitude.
Thank you so much people.=)

Writing up profile

2006-10-25T14:39:00.000+08:00

I'm in the process of writing up my profile people.Should be done soon.=)

My First Post!=)

2006-10-23T11:53:00.000+08:00

Well, the title says everything!