I'm going to start by having a really standard beginning...

What's the purpose you have in life? To score flying colours for exams then get a dream job then slowly save up for a car and an apartment. That's what most people would say anyway and it seems like that's the road most ppl would strive towards to. Well, it wasn't supposed to be this way. All of us, we've been given a destiny by God. Yes, much as we want to oppose it, God has already set aside a purpose and a dream for each of us. He created us differently. He took time to carefully form our different physical features. But other than that, He gave us purposes which He want us to follow and to achieve in life. Knowing God is about knowing direction, having bearings over your future and having aspirations. Since each of us are created individually, we have dreams which are unique to our tastes and personalities too. We might not realise it but God has planted in us a dream which He would like us to fulfil. Needless to say, we often ignore God's calling for us. But whichever way we choose to run from, the dream which God has given us since long before he created the world will be the best path for us. We can only truly shine in doing what He, someone who knows us the best, has thought out for us.

This is the sermon for last sunday by Ms Landa Cope. I guess what she said would struck a chord in most of our hearts since most of us still dunno what to do as our career. Some people have jumped into a job, knowing that they're not really interested in it but they still did it anyway just for the 'branding' and $$. While still some others have what we call "mid-life crisis". They've been searching in the dark for some kind of satisfaction in life, whether they're looking for it in their jobs or their personal relationships. Then they come to a point where they don't know if what they're doing is really what they want for themselves. fancy moping around aimlessly doing something u're unsure of when u could've spent the last 20 years doing sth else which u really liked. Well, we could ask God what is His plan for us. Yes, doing so would seem as though we have no backbone since we can think for ourselves too why ask somebody with such unclear origins? But we're created by Him in the first place. We owe our lives and our everything to Him. We say grace before every meal beacause of the fact that He gave us everything, even the food we're eating, yes! (u could've been a starving poor kid in a 3rd-world country but yet u're born here, shouldn't u be thankful already?) He had planned a truly blessed route for us to take and if only we could be obedient to Him and forsake our self-centredness to follow Him, like we should have been doing. ppl think it's having no backbone, no opinions, no brains of our own dat's why we have to depend on some kind of divine power cos we may not be smart enough to think for ourselves or that we may be too lazy to have our own lives. but it's wrong! it's true humility that we can stop being prideful and mindful of ourselves. it's true recognition that we are infallible to wrongdoings and misjudgements that we can rely on someone whom u cannot see. God wants us to trust in Him, that really, whatever that comes our way, it's His ideal plan for us. It may seem like the worst kind of situation God has put u into BUT remember always that God's mind works brilliantly. We can never be able to fathom what He's really thinking unless we ask Him ourselves should we go to heaven. The thing is should we be able to trust him so that we should not grumble when we meet difficulties and we should know that what happens is for the best, then would we not have worries for tomorrow since what is there to worry about anyway? We've acknowledged that there's truly an amazing God who loves us the way we are and who would bless us should we give Him our trust and faith. Then all that matters to us would not be whether we'll make it through this particular trail but instead the only thing we need to concern ourselves would be whether or not we're living our lives the 'proper' way, the way He wants it. He'll only give us the BEST, not the second best option or the third, but the best and only the best.

yupps. Global Day of Prayer is over and im really glad i went. It was really gratifying to see so many children of God gathering and standing united, bonded by a common God and His love. We came from different churches, whether charismatic or non-charismatic, but we're still under the same God, the very same God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. We prayed for many people, especially the youth of this day. Young people today are bombarded with all kinds of present new age stuff which we think it's uncool not to be in it together with the other 'happenning' ppl. we can be influenced by them so much that come a day in the near future, we might think that killing the unborn fetus (or just a ball of undivided stem cells as they put it) in a mother is perfectly reasonable and that sex before marriage is just so normal since everyone is doing it and u'll really be an outcast should u stand by your old outdated views. gay marriages are becoming more of the norm even as more countries seek to legalise them. well, they say they're born that way but i don't suppose God made anyone that way since much as we like to think otherwise, He doesn't make any mistakes, particularly in creating the people whom He loves so much. Youths are really being tested by the Lord this day. Only time would tell if we're really His children and that our usual proclaimations of "I love Jesus" is really true to the heart and true to the test.

Ha, dunling and yiling in front. sneak peak. btw, why did my phone ever spoil. panasonic takes the clearest pics ever!! bwahaha.

wun be working after all. cos klutzy me thought that it was during june. can't have my sunday taken up. btw, i dun think i can go for cell advance cos we have to go back for classes. its my turn to present an article for econs tmr and of course ive chosen sth related to F1!!!!! this F1 issue about whether it was really coming here for the whole of last month really has seen its highs and lows. first, we were excited cos the very famous and the highest level of motor racing could actually be held in small little sg for one of its races. then it's all speculation when the ong tycoon and dear bernie ecclestone discussed abt the prospects and everything. then the discussion was taken to another level when it was revealed that ecclestone was quite positive abt a night race here and knowing him, he would have gotten things his way. then many F1 fans (including me) were disappointed when the government said that they might not support the venture economically after all. they said they would help but perhaps not to a large extent. a race was confirmed at Valencia at abt the same time and suspicions rose that now with another race on the calendar in running, there would be no need for a race to be held here. then hopes were raised again when ecclestone refuted talks that plans for a race here would be given up. then finally the sg govt found their conscious (they can't possible disappoint F1 fans any more, like they did last time) and decided to support F1 to the extent of bearing the largest share of the pie. this venture is really great since there are all the economic benefits and the possibility of sg becoming an international cosmopolitan country where the rich and famous would gather. finally! finally! ha, it's a bit belated to say this but still i wan to say that IM SO HAPPY!! just think, that alonso and gang would be here in our very own little dot! and they would be cruising around on the very roads which we drive on too! btw, i support lewis hamilton all the way, before, i was really neutral abt supporting a team or a racer cos i can't decide whom i like better, alonso or schumacher. now that lewis has come onto the scene, ive decided that he is the racer who has the real talent and raw power. his determination and will-power has already wowed ppl, even when he was still a kid. and i think above it all, he's humble. humble but not self-berating. he's confident that he'll win but yet he's not a bit proud of his record breaking achievements at all.

yupps. i have no plans of bringing back my dear little taggie. simply bacause im really tired of having to read the flames that u guys give me. they would all be centered around the same theme which is how disrespectful i am to other religions and beliefs. and i dun think any amount of retaliation or explanations are going to make u all understand. it's futile really because your hearts are already closed against Him. anyway, to cut the crap short, ill just say that this is my blog and whether u like it or not, im going to continue to talk about God and Jesus until the day i can't seem to find strength in my fingers to type. and so if u know that u are going to be really agitated/irritated/angry at what i post then i suggest u calm down first before reading. ha, ill still encourage u guys to read, just for interest's sake. i personally find the info i found very interesing. and, will it be too much to ask for u guys to be more open? rmb, it is by no chance of fate or simple coincidence that u're reading this.

How Archaeology proves the reliability of the Bible

1) The discovery of the Ebla archive in northern Syria in the 1970s has shown the Biblical writings concerning the Patriarchs to be viable. Documents written on clay tablets from around 2300 B.C. demonstrate that personal and place names in the Patriarchal accounts are genuine. The name "Canaan" was in use in Ebla, a name critics once said was not used at that time and was used incorrectly in the early chapters of the Bible. The word "tehom" ("the deep") in Genesis 1:2 was said to be a late word demonstrating the late writing of the creation story. "Tehom" was part of the vocabulary at Ebla, in use some 800 years before Moses. Ancient customs reflected in the stories of the Patriarchs have also been found in clay tablets from Nuzi and Mari.
The Hittites were once thought to be a Biblical legend, until their capital and records were discovered at Bogazkoy, Turkey.

2) Many thought the Biblical references to Solomon's wealth were greatly exaggerated. Recovered records from the past show that wealth in antiquity was concentrated with the king and Solomon's prosperity was entirely feasible.

3) It was once claimed there was no Assyrian king named Sargon as recorded in Isaiah 20:1, because this name was not known in any other record. Then, Sargon's palace was discovered in Khorsabad, Iraq. The very event mentioned in Isaiah 20, his capture of Ashdod, was recorded on the palace walls. What is more, fragments of a stela memorializing the victory were found at Ashdod itself.

4) Another king who was in doubt was Belshazzar, king of Babylon, named in Daniel 5. The last king of Babylon was Nabonidus according to recorded history. Tablets were found showing that Belshazzar was Nabonidus' son who served as coregent in Babylon. Thus, Belshazzar could offer to make Daniel "third highest ruler in the kingdom" (Dan. 5:16) for reading the handwriting on the wall, the highest available position. Here we see the "eye-witness" nature of the Biblical record, as is so often brought out by the discoveries of archaeology.

http://www.christiananswers.net/q-abr/abr-a008.html

How did all the religions and the numerous gods come about?

Romans 1:21-23

Yes, they knew about him all right, but they wouldn’t admit it or worship him or even thank him for all his daily care. And After a while they began to think up silly ideas of what God was like and what he wanted them to do. The result was that their foolish minds became dark and confused. Claiming themselves to be wise without God, they became utter fools instead. And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they took wood and stone and made idols for themselves, carving them to look like mere birds and animals and snakes and puny men.

Romans 1:24-27

So God let them go ahead into every sort of sex sin, and do whatever they wanted to—yes, vile and sinful things with each other’s bodies. Instead of believing what they knew was the truth about God, they deliberately chose to believe lies. So they prayed to the things God made, but wouldn’t obey the blessed God who made these things.”“That is why God let them do all these evil things, so that even their women turned against God’s natural plan for them and indulged in sex sin with each other. And the men, instead of having a normal sex relationship with women, burned with lust for each other, men doing shameful things with other men and, as a result, getting paid within their own souls with the penalty they so richly deserved.

Romans 1:28-32

So it was that when they gave God up and would not even acknowledge him, God gave them up to doing everything their evil minds could think of. Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness and sin, of greed and hate, envy, murder, fighting, lying, bitterness, and gossip. They were backbiters, haters of God, insolent, proud braggarts, always thinking of news ways of sinning and continually being disobedient to their parents. They try to misunderstand, broke their promises, and were heartless—without pity. They were fully aware of death penalty for these crimes, yet they went right ahead and did them anyway, and encouraged others to do them, too.


btw, i think the bible is just marvellous. it's written so long ago yet the ppl who wrote it knew what's gonna happen (yes, look around u and u would find that lots of things described in the bible are indeed happening NOW). There can be no other way around it. The bible is God's word.

oh, and logically thinking, it's weird to worship sth which u created. for example, u take a block of wood which is of top quality. u carve it into a resemblance of sth (animal/man). and then u use the best paint available to paint it with vibrant colours. add in the finishing touches and voila. u place it on an alter. u arrange other significant accompaniments. finally you got ur idol and alter done and u're set to worship it every day. just think, the sth which u created, should it be of a higher level or of a lower level than u? and why do ppl actually believe that gods will go live in the things which they created? dat's all i wanna say abt this. think think think..................

btw, i may be going to work for extra $ during the hols as a cookie promotor at the food fair at expo. it's 5 days only! quick bucks! bwahahahaha!!!

This post is dedicated to all unbelievers who don't understand why are there people like me who are so devouted to God. I personally have experienced the proof of his existence and i'm not deluded, nor am i having blind faith. pls read on!! (below are all taken from the net, mainly 'anything.logspot'.

Bible the 'word of God'?

The Bible was written by about thirty-nine persons over a period dating from about 1700 B.C. to about 100 A.D. KNOWING THIS FIRST, THAT NO PROPHECY OF THE SCRIPTURE IS OF ANY PRIVATE INTERPRETATION. FOR THE PROPHECY CAME NOT IN OLD TIME BY THE WILL OF MAN: BUT HOLY MEN OF GOD SPAKE AS THEY WERE MOVED BY THE HOLY GHOST-2 Pe 1:20,21. ALL SCRIPTURE IS GIVEN BY INSPIRATION OF GOD, AND IS PROFITABLE FOR DOCTRINE, FOR REPROOF, FOR CORRECTION, FOR INSTRUCTION IN RIGHTEOUSNESS-2 Tim 3:16. BUT I CERTIFY YOU, BRETHREN, THAT THE GOSPEL WHICH WAS PREACHED OF ME IS NOT AFTER MAN. FOR I NEITHER RECEIVED IT OF MAN, NEITHER WAS I TAUGHT IT, BUT BY THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST-Gal 1:11,12. Beware, for there are people that may TROUBLE YOU, AND WOULD PERVERT THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST-Gal 1:7. Beware, that you do not turn aside UNTO ANOTHER GOSPEL-Gal 1:6, for Paul tells us, FOR DO I NOW PERSUADE MEN, OR GOD? OR DO I SEEK TO PLEASE MEN? FOR IF I YET PLEASED MEN, I SHOULD NOT BE THE SERVANT OF CHRIST-Gal 1:10. BUT THOUGH WE, OR AN ANGEL FROM HEAVEN, PREACH ANY OTHER GOSPEL UNTO YOU (other) THAN THAT WHICH WE HAVE PREACHED UNTO YOU, LET HIM BE ACCURSED (or condemned)-Gal 1:8. Know, that a little false doctrine can cause great harm, as it is written, A LITTLE LEAVEN LEAVENETH THE WHOLE LUMP-Gal 5:9.

We are told it is the Word of God approximately 2,500 times.

A dying declaration is considered proof in a court of law. Why is this? When you are dying, it is the one time you don’t lie. Christ’s words as He was dying on the cross for your sins are evidence. Jesus said, FATHER FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO-Lk 23:34. Just before being hung on the cross, He said He was the Son of God-ref Mt 27:43; Mk 14:62.

http://www.anything.logspot.com/Documents/Bible_Desk/proof_bible_true.htm

There are over 10,000 prophecies in the Bible and every one up to this time has come true without a single exception. THE FOOL HAS SAID IN HIS HEART THERE IS NO GOD-Ps 14:1.

why are there different branches of Christianity? (catholics, orthodox, protestant, anglicans) christians are so devided among themselves.

When ancient scribes copied earlier books, they wrote notes on the margins of the page (marginal glosses) to correct their text - especially if a scribe accidentally omitted a word or line - and to comment about the text. When later scribes were copying the copy, they were sometimes uncertain if a note was intended to be included as part of the text. Over time, different regions evolved different versions, each with its own assemblage of omissions and additions. (wikipedia)

now, below is the timeline of the 12 major religions in this world taken from http://www.sacred-texts.com/time/origtime.htm, in order from the first religion.

1) Judaism-Moses 1500-1350 BCE
2) Hinduism-2000 BCE
3) Zoroastrianism-Zoroaster 628-527 BCE Jainism-Mahavira 599-527 BCE
4) Jainism-Mahavira 599-527 BCE
5) Taoism-Lao Tse 580-500 BCE
6) Buddhism-Buddha 563-483 BCE
7) Confucianism-Confucius 551-479 BCE
8) Christianity-Jesus 1-33 CE
9) Shinto-100 CE
10) Islam-Muhammad 570-632 CE
11) Sikhism-Guru Nanak 1469-1538 CE
12)Baha'i-Baha'u'llah 1817-1892 CE

Yes, there is it. and i know that u're gonna think,"HA! Christianity the first religion? LOL! it's like what, the 8th religion to be formed? and taoism and buddhism are like before it!!!!"

According to Jewish tradition, the history of Judaism begins with the covenant between God and Abraham the patriarch and progenitor of the Jewish people.

Jewish history and doctrines have influenced other religions such as Christianity, Islam, Samaritanism and the Bahá'í Faith.

So Christianity is just one of the 'spin-offs' from Judaism. But, realised something yet? God is still the central character. People at that time know only ONE God. There are no other gods, only Him and He alone. And the making of the first 'god' has been recorded in the bible. It's in the form of an ox, made from the various gold which the people have. Many religions also have the belief that all gods lead to one God, not that i agree with it but STILL!

Exodus chapter 32:1-8 (NIV)
1 When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, "Come, make us gods [a] who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him."

2 Aaron answered them, "Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me."

3 So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron.

4 He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, "These are your gods, [b] O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt."

5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, "Tomorrow there will be a festival to the LORD."

6 So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. [c] Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.

7 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt.

8 They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.'

Exodus 32:30-35 (NIV)

30 The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a great sin. But now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin."

31 So Moses went back to the LORD and said, "Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold.

32 But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written."

33 The LORD replied to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book.

34 Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin."

35 And the LORD struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.

Yupps, i thought that it was cruel of God to punish His people so severely. Doesn't He love them? Well, doesn't your parents ever beat up because of something wrong you did? It's the same thing with God too, just that He loves us more than any of our parents love us. We sinned against Him. We need to bear the consequences. Yes, Jesus died for us and our sins are washed away (no matter which century we live in). Yet, we have to suffer some kind of consequences, otherwise how do we ever learn from our mistakes? Other ppl might refer to it as karma or retribution and it's all the same!

Lastly, i must make myself clear. i do not intend to criticise other religions. i only wish to spread His word. btw, i took the tagboard down because not all ppl will agree with what i say and they will write things defaming me, that i have no respect for other religions. now, i don't want to be dishonest and so i shall speak my mind. actually, in my heart, i do not have respect for other religions. because i understand the 'truth' (note that ive put in quotation marks, i really am trying to show respect to ppl) ya many ppl will not like dat. so i hold my sadness/frustration in me. after all, i understand the hearts of unbelievers beacause ive been one before. God leaves u guys to make choices for yourselves anyway. however, if u've known the 'truth', yet still trying to run away from God, then i can't really say much.

There are just so many deceptions blinding our eyes. God loves each and every one of us. He does not favour one over the other. He loves you the same as He loves the ppl whom you think are great (pop-stars? supermodels? politicians? yes, even terrorists and criminals). Yet, we have these voices telling us that we're lousy, we can't make it, we can't hold a candle to so-and-so. Always rmb that even when everyone in this world deserts/laughs/makes fun of/humiliate/hates/looks down on you, you have someone who will always be there, waiting ever so patiently for his beloved child.

Someone said before that perhaps the true religions is love itself. never before has he been so wise. (just joking!)

You are a Believer

You believe in God and your chosen religion. Whether you're Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or Hindu.. Your convictions are strong and unwavering. You think your religion is the one true way, for everyone.

What's Your Religious Philosophy?

Your Brain is 53% Female, 47% Male

Your brain is a healthy mix of male and female You are both sensitive and savvy Rational and reasonable, you tend to keep level headed But you also tend to wear your heart on your sleeve

What Gender Is Your Brain?

what can i say when even a fellow sister in christ doesn't understand at all? i was thinking if i should vent more of my frustrations but i suppose it will not do anybody any good, it will even make me even less forgiving. lol, i dun wan to say anymore, otherwise i will really say things which will make ppl unhappy again. ya, it's 'not right' since im a christian and all. yeah, christians can't do this, christians can't do that, christians have no life of their own, christians are proud and emphasise on the wrong things for the wrong reasons, christians have to constantly follow rules and they lead a rigid and stoic life, christians act holy, christians are too religious for their own good, christians are deluded, christians are narrow-minded, and lastly christians are just too freaky to be called a normal person and their thoughts are just too warped.

sometimes, ppl have this standard template of what kind of person should u be since u're a christian and u're so obviously proud of it. but i would like to say that we are still humans and we still fall in to temptations, it doesn't mean that religious ppl are more 'holy', it's just that ive been found, picked up by God, saved by His grace and mercy and given a new life.

and ya i wan to say this to michelle. PLS! im not dat crazy as to scold u when u've read the words on my pencil box wrongly! i just got reminded of this and so yea. there is a line between being crazily obsessed and devout!

i noe that ive said this many times but STILL im not tired of saying it. i dun care what others think of me for being so devouted to christianity at such a young age where most ppl think it's much better to be free-thinkers. when a person put God as his first place, things will go smoothly for him since the blessings from Him will never run out.

priscilla said that i should blog more abt my daily life, ok, so i shall take her suggestion and write sth. i forgot to bring many things today, my purse (but thank god i have some $), locker key, foolscap pad and HANDPHONE!!!!! just a day without my hp and im feeling not right. how technology has invaded our systems! terrifying...

and mr shankar is really really really funny today when he said this word-obiang. it is just so difficult to associate him with singlish! and last time he said sth like 'ok la'. it's just so funny that i can't stop smiling later when the laughter had died down. even now, i still think it's very funny. ha, im just so easily amused.

i can't wait for the june hols to come. because there is BATTLEFIED 2007 YOUTH CAMP @ EAST COAST PARK!!!!!!! yea, it sounds a bit corny.. it's my first time attending youth camp!!! we'll be camping out so pls, pls, pls, God, pls dun make it rain.. bright sunny days and windy cool nights will be the best! YEAHYEAHYEAHYEAHYEAH!!!!!

also, there's WORLD PRAYER DAY at the singapore stadium this sunday. lots of christians will be there. so cool.

http://www.fcbc.org.sg/service_news.asp?newsID=203
http://www.fcbc.org.sg/service_news.asp?newsID=162

You Are Very Happy

Your life is totally together, and you enjoy every day. And you don't need a quiz to tell you that! You know how to find pleasure in the little things... And even when life isn't so great, you have a good sense of perspective.

How Happy Are You, Really?

Your Star Wars Name And Title

Your Star Wars Name: Kaywo Josin Your Star Wars Title: Gnocho of Rehtorb

What Is Your Star Wars Name and Title?

Your Scholastic Strength Is Deep Thinking

You aren't afraid to delve head first into a difficult subject, with mastery as your goal. You are talented at adapting, motivating others, managing resources, and analyzing risk. You should major in: Philosophy Music Theology Art History Foreign language

What Should You Major In?

You Should Drive a Red Car

You're the type of driver who isn't afraid to be the fastest on the road. You have a lot of energy built up, and you tend to get your adrenaline fix from driving. Moving at hyper speed, you tend to be annoyed with slow drivers and slow people. Life's too short to be slowed down by someone else!

What Color Car Should You Drive?

You're Kind of Stupid

You got 7/10 questions right! There's some things most people know... except for you.

Are You Stupid?

You Are 36% Gross

You're a tad gross, but generally you're a clean, hygienic person. No one can be perfectly clean all the time, and it's better to be human than a neat freak.

How Gross Are You?

Your Japanese Name Is...

Kimi Reizei

What's your Japanese Name?

You Are 12% Abnormal

You are at low risk for being a psychopath. It is unlikely that you have no soul. You are at low risk for having a borderline personality. It is unlikely that you are a chaotic mess. You are at low risk for having a narcissistic personality. It is unlikely that you are in love with your own reflection. You are at low risk for having a social phobia. It is unlikely that you feel most comfortable in your mom's basement. You are at low risk for obsessive compulsive disorder. It is unlikely that you are addicted to hand sanitizer.

How Abnormal Are You?

You Are "Wow"!

What Japanese Smiley Are You?

You Are 24% Cynical

Generally you give people the benefit of the doubt. But there are exceptions. You buy into many of the things that mainstream society believes, but you're not anybody's fool.

How Cynical Are You?

You Are An INFP

The Idealist You are creative with a great imagination, living in your own inner world. Open minded and accepting, you strive for harmony in your important relationships. It takes a long time for people to get to know you. You are hesitant to let people get close. But once you care for someone, you do everything you can to help them grow and develop. You would make an excellent writer, psychologist, or artist.

What's Your Personality Type?

Often, we look at the worldly things we have and think that to have them, we're so happy and satisifed.As long as we have the latest electronic gadgets, keep up with the latest fashion trends, have a hip boy-girl friend, we are happy. We think that there is nothing more to living our lives than having what everyone else has. We are so caught up with our world, where our lives revolve around ourselves, where everything we do, it's for ourselves, for our own good and for our own pleasures. "Oh, she has this thing and it's like so cool! I want to have it too. I don't care, i must have it." This kind of attitude is common place with most teenagers these days. We want to identify ourselves with the crowd, with our friends so that I will belong, so that I will not get despised, so that I will not be the odd one out. Our thinking is very self-centered. When have we ever done something which is actually selfless? When have we stopped thinking about our wants and desires, and for once, about something else which doesn't concern ourselves?
This is a materialistic world. Now, don't get me wrong. Christians are not monks that live in seclusion in temples or faraway places. We are not that extreme as to denounce all materialistic things that there are, neither do we forbid the occassional indulgence in something materiaslistic for ourselves. The point is that when we have these things, when after we got something which we want very much, we experience happiness, bliss even. But, will this satisfaction last? We feel temporary happiness, but will this last? No, they will not last, i doubt they will even last as time passes and as we age. After all, we can't die bringing these things along with us.

People can't give up their wants and desires. They're blinded by worldly things. The satisfaction they get is temporary. The trend changes. What is hot this season will not be so the other. What for do we pursue these things in our lives? They serve to satisfy our wants, not needs. To us, they are important and we can't give them up easily. Because when all these are taken away from us, there are nothing we can hide behind. What we have left will be ourselves only, our characters. And are our characters good enough to be proud of?

These are the things which separate us from the recognition of God, and that such a God really exists. We are consumed by what the world deems as important. We are so conscious of ourselves that we get prideful, caught up by our own ambitions and what the world has to offer. We love the world so much we get hurt by what the world says. We are afraid of rejection, of being a loner, of having no one close to our hearts, no one to turn to in times when we just need someone to listen. And we often forget that we always have a faithful friend around, yes, that is God.

Ha, shan't get too long with this post, else claudia will say that im longwinded and naggy again.

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God really answers prayers. i think for the first time of my life i actually felt pleased with myself over my 2.4 timing. position 12. timing abt 14 mins plus. not very impressive. but still i made an improvement! from like 15 plus to 14 plus. haha.. and the 12th position? i like this number so much. ha...

there's hist test the day after tmr and i haven even started. well, 100% man 100% god. as long as i do my part, He will do the rest. fer what reasons should i even worry.

wat got into me today... when seah asked me a question i can't answer for like so many seconds... think i was too nervous. he can be so scary at times. ask ppl questions.. and u dun know if the question u get is it gonna be difficult or sth simple. haiz. so embarassing.

omg omg omg. i just read the lyrics of a deicide's song.. i can't believe it... and im feeling disgusted by it. no, dun misunderstand, im not a weak-hearted person (in fact, i can laugh and think that gruesome bloody scenes are funny)... but to condemn god that way... these bunch of ppl are really... i dun know what happened to cause them to disbelief in god, even turn away from him 180 degrees. they are really blind... blind to think that Satan is the King of Kings...well, can't blame them. god cannot capture the hearts of everyone anyway, still it's.... haiz.....

ARGH! it saddens me.........................................................................................

im glad im born in singapore.... less of these kind of things..... nonsense.. atrocities.. tragic.. miserable... ok, now i also dunno what im talking abt.... better study fer sea hist now...

It's so not easy making a commitment, especially one to God. You have to put everything else behind Him. If you have something else on the day of your weekly church service, then that something else will have to go, even if it's something important like a class gathering. You can, of course, choose to go for your other commitments but God will know that He is not your Lord yet. You claim that you love Him, but God knows since He is the one who knows us the best.

Going to church has never been a more exciting event. It rocks. Between a Mayday concert and a church service, i would choose to go for churh, naturally, although that is not what i think last time. I thought that what's the big deal with services? It takes place every single week, and to miss it once is like nothing, since i can still go the next week. And it's like the same thing each week! Worship session, then sermon, then they will ask the usual things, then another worship session. Over and over it happens, so what's really the big deal if i dun go? It's not like i will stop loving God if i break my commitment to Him once in a while right?

Well, the thing is, if you really know in your heart that God loves you, and you really understand that He died for you, then naturally, you will put Him as your first priority, not your studies, not your family, not your career, not your friends and not your partners. If you think that you can afford to miss one session because you have something else to attend, or because you have to stay home to mug for a test which happens the next day and which you have not yet studied for then the answer is clear. You have not yet understood fully in your heart His love for you. You only know that in your mind.

Hmm, being a Christian is not easy, in fact it's so difficult that sometimes i feel tired and have thought of giving up. Many people are put off by the fact that Christians view their God as their first and their parents only take second place! They think it's weird, that our thoughts are twisted. Why is God so important to us? He's so domineering that even a close second place cannot do for Him? And it's not like He lacks followers. He is simply such a domineering God with some kind of 'King-complex'!

This is the sad thing. To others, they cannot understand the meaning of the cross. To your friends, they think you're trying to act holy and that you think you're more superior to other people. You try to say things to make them understand but they will just roll their eyes at you. Take my brother as an example. When i say that i've been to Jackie Pullinger's conference yesterday and that she is one who helps prostitutes and drug addicts, he scoffs. I can't explain my inner feelings without me sounding like a poor thing, subject to the mercy of others. The thing is that it doesn't mean that you are better and holier to the others if you are a Christian.The truth is you have to suffer what Jesus has to suffer. When you say that you are a child of God, you must be prepared to experience what Jesus has suffered before. Heartache, pain, and humiliation. If you choose to follow Him, there will be opposition, whether it's from your family or from people whom you don't even know. Whenever im faced with such situations, whereby there are so many things which i'll like to say and yet can't say, i will inevitably have the feeling that im alone and that there is no one else around to help me, or to even understand how i feel. Sometimes i forget that whatever things which i've been through, Jesus has been through all that years ago, except in a million times more. God understands it all. All these while, He's been by my side. When i face rejection, even from other Christians whom i know, He's always there. In fact all the way back, before He even created the world, He thought of me. He thought of us, yes, every one of us, all the thousands of millions of people around the whole world, ALL OF US. (Now, He's brilliant to even create the world so what are figures to Him?)


Brothers and sisters, when your heart turns cold and your passion is no longer for Him, just come back before the cross and let Him renew your heart. Sometimes it's indeed not easy to live up to the expectations of people so why not please God and do everything for His glory? When you really place Him at the top of your priorities, things will fall into place smoothly. After all, which loving Father will not want to give the best to His children?



Galatians 1:10
Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am i trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Sometimes we try so hard to win the approval of our friends, we don't want to face rejection. We don't want to be outcasted, we want to 'belong'. That's a sad thing with our generation. Many people are so afraid of rejection they go with the flow. What their friends do, they do, whether it's having the same food as their friends are having to something like taking drugs when everyone else are doing it. The thing is, which is a constant? God or men? Men can change but God will never change. He's still the same when he created the world. He's still the same when Jesus died and He's still the same now, in this century, this time. Similarly, His love for you will never ever change.

John 15:18-19
"If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it it, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.

John 15:21
They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the One who sent me.

Sometimes i feel like slapping people, including my friends, who question me and my God. Yet, sometimes i feel like removing myself from the stand that i have, that is im a christian, so that i can be spared from persecution. But, God's love never fails to rev me up like quality oil does to an engine. I want to learn to love people like how God loves me. That is to love them no matter what they say or did. When God's perfect love fills you, it would be difficult to hate someone and easy to forgive people.

2 Corinthians 4:8
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

I thank God for his strength which carries me over the stupid things which i have to, out of obligation. why do they have to have project work in the first place? is it really that effective? i dun think so, considering how there can be 'unenthusiastic' people. that's the worst thing.

This is Maya Angelou's version of Christians. I like this poem ALOT.

When I say..."I am a Christian."
I'm not shouting,"I'm clean living."
I'm whispering,"I was lost,
Now I'm found and forgiven."

When I say..."I am a Christian."
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
And need Christ to be my guide.

When I say..."I am a Christian."
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
And need His strength to carry on.

When I say..."I am a Christian."
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
And need God to clean my mess.

When I say..."I am a Christian."
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
But, God believes I am worth it.

When I say..."I am a Christian."
I still feel the sting of pain.
I have my fair share of heartaches
So I call upon his name.

When I say..."I am a Christian."
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
Who received God's grace, somehow.

What is a Christian?
The New Testament says, "And the disciples were called Chrstians first in Antioch."
Acts 11.26 KJV

The 'disciples' of the NT were followers of the teachings of Jesus. So, to truly be a 'Christian', you must live and practice Jesus' teachings.

Church membership does not make you a Chrstian any more than owning a piano makes you a musician.

Spending a few hours in a mechanic shop oes not make you a mechanic, not does spending a few hours a week in a church building make you a Christian.

Then said Jesus..." If ye continue in my word then are ye my desciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
John 8:31-32 KJV

Jesus said," By this all men will know that you are my discples, if you love one another."
John 13:35.

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hmmm.. why do we believe in astrology, horoscopes, feng shui, palm reading, fortune telling and other things of the like? they are all devised by humans, though some involve spirits. These arts may have taken several years to form, after lots of calculation and experimentation done on the parts of humans. Yet, humans cannot be completely sure that they can predict everything. it takes speculation and to a certain limit, some wild guessing. but yet we still place our trusts in these predictions. who cares if the predicitions are going to come out wrongly? at least we have a certain idea about a possiblity of what may happen. we just can't help not feeling worried about our future. how am i going to do for this test? yes, ive studied for it but still i may fail! perhaps not everyone of us is paranoid to the extent that we will go consult the online horoscopes whenever we need reassurance on what colours should we wear so that blah blah... but the source is always present, for us to dismiss any suspicions that we have and to gain a better grip on the otherwise murky future.

when we believe in these things, then where does god stand? we trust fortune telling more than him. at least we can see and hear for ourselves these things, how about god? he may not even exist! where is he then if he does exists? compared to a substantial source of comfort and security, what is the role of god even? we turn to reading these things, trying to understand them and decipher their meanings. to us, god will be unimportant. he will just be something associated with christianity, one out of so many religions. we will nt take an extra step to know who he is, who jesus is, and what exactly did he do for us. for the rest of our lives, we will remain faithless in what we don't see, clueless to what that has always been there, just believing in the things which we can see for ourselves.

faith. spoken so often by the disillusioned fools who call themselves christians. hmm u may think that faith is sth got to do with religion and stuff, and so that does not bother u at all so u shall not go deep into its meaning. haha.

the relevant meanings of faith as taken from dictionary.com

1. confidence or trust in a person or thing
2. belief that is not based on proof
3. belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion
8. Christian Theology. the trust in God and in His promises as made through Christ and the Scriptures by which humans are justified or saved.

i suppose i dun have to say much more. although i have a point to make. ppl say christians always have blind faith. blind faith... blind faith... it sounds negative. and it's not true! we have faith because we accept jesus as our saviour and father and before that, because we experienced for ourselves the proof of his existence and the fact that he loves us extremely. yes, its proof. there are lots of testimonials of non-believers, even anti-christ ppl, converting to christianity and who have never looked back since. i dun think that any kind of aggressive persuasion by anyone can make a person turn to christ and have absolute faith and trust in god. yes im referring to those ppl who always say,"oh, do u know that god loves you and he died for u? pls do come to my church!" (yes, they're my brothers and sisters in christ but still, they certainly put some pre-believers off) also, there are countless testimonials of ppl who have encountered near-death experiences (unconscious, coma kind) and when they come around, amazingly, they speak of their experiences with jesus in heaven before they came to. even more so amazingly, all these accounts speak of the same things... also, they are not biased views, not all of them are christians or caucasions.

like i said, there are lots of evidences and real-life testimonials of ppl actually meeting jesus for themselves. im also not one to believe in things with no concrete evidence. for what other reason do i blog so much about god? it's cos ive experienced the miraculous things god has done for me. i thank god always for giving me a chance to know him and im glad i did not turn him away like alot of other ppl. god will move mountains and the earth for u to know him. however the choice is still yours to make. believe or not, it's all in a person's heart. but im sure that god will never fail to touch a person.

btw, i can't believe what an idiot i am. i was just coming out of the side door of lt1 when i knocked the top of my forehead into the ladder. im sure i look a humourous sight. upon the impact, i let out a strangled cry and i staggered all the way to the other side. from now onwards, i will not look at the ground while im walking and i will keep my eyes open at all times. hrmp.

think im gonna change my blog song soon. 'tell the world' by hillsong is nice but there are more nice worship songs out there. heee...

It's my last feng shui lesson today. yeah. (cause for celebration!) it's a trip at the orchard area. Ok, im sure that what im going to say will not register well with some people because i will be very sarcastic and i will be blatantly criticising some of the things which the geomancer taught us today. well, feng shui is GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (as so they say),not anything got to do with religion or what so no one has the grounds to say that im bring disrespectful to their religions!! YEAH. Oh, and brothers and sisters of Christ, it's advisable not to expose ourselves to all these deception. Unless, like me you want to have a good laugh about how ridiculous it is. here goes...

i forgot what place this is. but then the geomancer is talking abt how water is important to the feng shui of company buildings. even better if the water is flowing. and he said that this fountain is one perfect example as to a good fountain which would help propel the company to greater heights because the water is flowing, and slowly too. he said that flowing water = flowing luck/energy and so the company gets good luck all year round. WHOA. What an amazing job this fountain holds. People hold them in such high esteem. Such a beatiful fountain from a talented designer and people has warped his intentions as to why he designed the fountain this way. He might not even know feng shui at all, to begin with.



According to the geomancer, this empty area of land has not been touched by any land developer as it has a poor feng shui. yeah, right. Everything is supposed to be connected to feng shui. Honestly, have they even considered some other explanations as to why this piece of land is untouched? like how the land is too small and limited for anyone to construct any buildings of purpose? And how it's near a traffic juncture and so there they don't want to risk having car accidents when they drive their cars out? Ok, i admit that im talking crap, they may be total rubbish. But, at least i know that they shouldn't jump to conclusions about bad feng shui or what. And to think that they say feng shui is a calculated science. i thought science is about experimenting and questioning, about evidences?

These are the suntec buildings, beside the suntec convention hall and the fountain of wealth. There are five buildings in total and the managers of this place have invited 3 famous geomancers from Hong Kong to design for them their empire of companies. They are designed to look like a left palm. Pity i didn't take a photo of the 'thumb' (i only dare to take photos from the bus and not in front of the geomancer and others, i dun want him to actually think that im keen in feng shui!) as it's supposed to be the most interesting of them all. Then this area has all the five natural elements blah blah.. and the round driveway around the fountain of wealth helps to bring the good energy around and everyone gets a touch of the good energy and so everyone is happy because everyone gets rich together, yeah, yahoo!

Oh, and buildings are not supposed to be built so that they have sharp edges because apparently, sharp edges are inauspicious because it means you are pointing dangerous energy to your neighbour in front of you. (imagine holding a knife to the person in front of you). sorry, but i think this is really, utterly, truly, thoroughly RIDICULOUS. And here comes the meticulous feng shui masters to the rescue!!! They have added some features to the buildings so they will not be directing bad luck to their brothers as they are like all next to each other. wow, what a brilliant plan. i dunno if it's childish or what. i really dunno. And it's not that i dared to say all these sarcasms when i dun have any sound explanation as to why i think it's crap. later, later.



The best part is yet to come. What comes next is really the worth-to-laugh-out-loud part. The 3 Hong Kong geomancers thought of an extra twist to keep the good energy and luck to themselves. (their bosses' rivals are the developers of millenia walk which is just next to them.) They built a wall to stop the energy from flowing onto rival territory. yeah, brilliant solution! so the rich good energy will be always be kept to themselves and they will all share it amongst themselves and forever and ever they won't have to worry about some of their good luck spilling to their evil competitor because they built a super duper mighty wall which will rebound back their good luck to them and at the same time prevent bad luck from the other evil side to reach them! great solution! brilliant! smart! absolutely marvellous!! how wonderful! eureka! *doubles over with laughter*

This is the super duper mighty wall.

See the wall in the center? The left side is suntec, the right side is millenia walk. Come on!!!!!!!!! Wake up!!!!!!! If this is not superstition i dunno what it can be called. calculated science?? haha...

This is the ground outside the 'thumb'. They have just recently changed the tiles to something smoother, before it's more rough, like cobblestone. Well, it's so that things will go smoothly for them.

People listening intently.

Something from the ancient chinese times. There are lots of these kind of interesting stuff in the classroom of W*y Academy. Now this time im not being sarcastic, i truly think that they are interesting. Interesting way of thinking,our ancestors.


I wonder, why do some people put their fates in the hands of other people (geomancers, astrologers, fortune-tellers etc..)? They believe what they see and hear and they change their lifestyles, their places of residence, even avoiding doing something, wearing something or even eating something because 'according to the masters, they are supposed to bring bad luck.' Have you heard of the myth that businessmen cannot eat frogs (tian ji) because their businesses will fail if they do that? Well, i think it's downright ridiculous... If we really have to govern our lives because of these superstitions, then what kind of a life would we have? There will be no joy in having to follow these strict and to me, weird, practices and believes. Horoscopes, the common thing which ppl believe in.. even some christians. Think, before you read the daily horoscopes on your love life, your luck and blah blah, you already have half a heart that believes that what you read is true. And after you read, because you are willing to believe that what you read is going to happen to you, that thing will most likely happen, out of imagination and out of the willingness of your mind to believe that little piece of information is real, i dunno. What i know for sure is that these kind of things (meaning from someone else, dun care if it's a master, an expert or a famous fortune teller) do not come from God. i would rather place my life, my destiny, my fate, in God, not someone God created. Who is more superior? Our creator or we, humans? The same thing applies to an idol and a human. Who is more superior? We who crafted that idol or the idol itself? Ok, i know this remark is really offensive. But in a way im not referring to religions. Im just referring to idols (me trying to deceive myself, lol). And ppl say that we christians have to abide by the ten commandments also so aren't we even more miserable cos religion this kind of stuff is so much more strict and confined? ha, i know that god loves me, jesus loves me, i understand his love and so i love him back. When u are truly a child of god, you will honour him and know that the things u do are all worth it, worth it for his glory as he deserves it. the holy spirit is with me, in me and i find it a joy to be able to live my life according to his will and his teachings. great, i sound so religious but heck.. BWAHAHA..

Also, there are so many interpretations of the star patterns astrologers see. One astrologer's view may not be the same as another astrologer's view. So whose interpretation is the right one? This goes to show that humans can never be sure of the future, even fortune tellers themselves. (ptn: if famous fortune tellers can really tell the future, why can't they know everything that there is to know, that is going to happen the next day? you cannot deny that most things they cannot be certain of, humans just cannot know what is going to happen.. the future is foggy. No one but He knows exactly.actually i have alot to say about fortune tellers but i dun think it would be wise to say that in my blog, i dun want to offend more ppl than i might have already offended..)

And one thing, i realise that they only dare to talk about and show us the companies which are successful. For eg, the united overseas bank. He said that the five ice-cream sticks of the symbols represent the five natures and that the fact that it's red means that it's a fire element and so no wonder uob is doing that good. i dare say they only dare to talk about those companies which are successful. And also, i think they could have come up with these things about the symbols only when the company gets famous and successful.

Ha, they are actually very creative. There's this side of the singapore river which is rounded and they likened that to the belly of a fish. Since all the good food is at the bellyof a fish, this means the shops around that rounded area are prosperous. How far-fetched can they get? and honestly, i can come up with this kind of thing also. Just take some company which is already famous and rich and prospering and use a bit of my imagination. There! Seriously. any kid can also come up with this kind of crap.

God is a constant (think physics.. a constant will never never never change, no matter what happens, it is NOT a variable). God is the same since the beginning and now. He is still the same God. He still loves us, he still wants to protect us and he will still move mountains to let us have a chance to know him. We just like to move astray, just don't like to think that someone else other than themselves know more than they do, and that to believe in him means believing in the air, nothingness. (if so, millions of ppl, including me, in the world are either seriously full of imagination or we are sick in the mind or we like to delude ourselves. if i say that god is so real to me because i can feel his miracles work in my life, i suppose ppl will go skeptical and all.)

Ok, ive missed watching 2 of my favourite tv programmes because of writing this post... ahhhh... channel u's engine!!!

Last things to say. God gives us choices. He doesn't want to force or compel us into converting to CHristianity or what.. What he could have done to bring us back to him he did and the choice is still ours to make. After all, He gave us our lives and also the freedom to choose for ourselves come with it. yupps. And he sure did not mean for us to come up with twisted logic and turn away from the truth when he created us and blew life-giving breath into us. ARGH!!! i get angsty when i think of so many deception that is happening around me. It all comes down to Satan and his falsehoods. He try to turn god's children away form him. He drives us apart with these falsehoods, lies and deceit. Yeah, i know i sound narrow-minded, that the only perception i see is from a christian's pov. Trust me, im as sane as ever and i question a lot. But at the end of the day, im still won over by god. how to make people understand his love? i suppose it's impossible if their hearts are closed against him.

Oh, i feel sad for someone, because never in his life will he know god.. *wink wink.. (the geomancer..)