Ohana Means Family ♥

Hello

2009-11-24T09:08:00.002+08:00

Hi Ohana's.

Its been a long while since I post anything. Its a relieve that I finally finish my exam yesterday and that I'm now officially having my break before the new semester starts on 7th December. It's been a very hectic semester and I only have the chance to post and update anything to the blog just now.

Before I go on, I would like to wish all of you enjoy your summer break OK. Use all the free time wisely.

I promised a few months back that I would post some of my pictures, I will post my pictures later.

Also, some of you are wondering where I'm studying now. I'm studying here in Brunei at a private college that offer courses in computer studies. The qualification is British based but I'm studying it locally. I'm taking IADCS or International Advance Diploma in Computer Studies. The course takes about 1 year. Hopefully, I will finish my course in September next year.

Enough of me waffling on and on. There will be more posts from me next time. Before I forgot, I miss cell and Ohana's especially. I'm shedding a few tears now...sob, sob, sob

Enjoy the pictures and don't forget to post me what you think OK.

Later Ohana's

Exams

2009-11-03T15:36:00.002+08:00

Exams are around the corner, and i know that most of u are now busy preparing for it. So first of all, all the best in ur preparations, and pls pls pls do remember that sleeping and resting is equally as important as well. Dont overwork your body or mind. Eat healthy, sleep healthy and spend some time outdoors as well. Last but not least, have a healthy dosage of my miracle medicine

~ the bubbletea ~

Angie 21st Birthday Celebration Part 2

2009-10-16T23:09:00.005+08:00

Angie Birthday Cake

Wishing time...guess what is she wishing for...hmm...

Willy and Angie...I am trying not to shake the camera...it gets blur if you shake them without the flash on....perfect picture... :-)

Me and Angie...personal picture together...my hair after swimming...*all standing up*...hahahha :-)

Birthday organisers ..thanks alot Mun Yee and Serene for organising this special birthday celebration for Angie.... :-)

Angie 21st Birthday Celebration Part 1

2009-10-16T22:50:00.004+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Angie....May the Lord bless you and enlarge your territory and give you peace in everything that you put your hand to do...You are very special to all of us and we want to thank you for everything that you have done for us...be it cooking meals for us....listening to our problems and advising us on issues in life, a prayer, an sms, phone calls, emails ...you have been a great encouragement to us... Philemon 1:7 Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you have refreshed the hearts of the saints....Keep up the good work that the Lord has set your heart to do... May you be filled with God's love each day and serve him faithfully in the years ahead....God Bless

Angie Birthday celebration together with the cell group (Evangeline cell group) - Super Anticlimax Leon Peng :-)

Angie and Kelly...don't they look like sister? :-)

WAAC - Willy Andrew Angie and Chee Phun

Ohanas get together celebrating Angie Birthday!!!

All the girls in the house...in Angie birthday surprise

Angie's Baptism 10.10.2009

2009-10-14T00:27:00.005+08:00

Last Saturday 10.10.2009 marks a very special and significant day for Angie....It is Angie spiritual Birthday...YAY!!...applaud applaud !! Just a note to all ohanas....Baptism is a step of obedience according to the word of God and also a fresh new begining in our walk with the Lord Jesus Christ...It profess our Faith in the Lord and never to leave in our faith in the Lord till coming of our Lord Jesus....We are indeed very proud of you ANGIE in taking this BOLD step of FAITH trusting JESUS for better and for worse till we meet him in heavan again...Pray that the Lord will guide you through this journey of life and that you will find PEACE, JOY, LOVE, HOPE, ENCOURAGEMENT BLESSINGS and FAVOUR in the Lord Jesus Christ...Keep up the faith and never stop growing in the LORD each day!!! You are his beloved princess and child of the most HIGH God...God Bless :-)

Me, Angie and Pastor Teo ... Pastor Teo is an amazing PRAYER INTERCESSOR and WARRIOR....A spiritual role model to all of us.... :-)

Angie proudly show her Baptism certificate and the flowers that we got for her Spiritual Birthday...yay!!

Yee Mei and Joshua baptising Angie in the Water..."Do you accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour?" says Yee Mei... "YES I DO!!!" says Angie...." By your confession of your FAITH I now baptised you in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit that you may rise in newness of LIFE" says Yee Mei....all into the water....splash....YAY!! smile in front of the camera.... :-)

Prayer time and photo taking session....Friends and Spiritual Family....

Testimony sharing by all baptism candidate... very touching life story....sob sob...

Galvin's Graduation 3.10.2009

2009-10-13T18:55:00.006+08:00

CONGRATULATION to you Galvin on your success and graduation....We are indeed very proud of you achievement in Curtin University of Technology...I hope that you had a great time in Perth for the duration(4 days) you were with us....Thanks for going shopping with me straight after reaching Perth...It is a blessing for you to come along with me to shop for Angie present...And YES we did it bro... we made a hand made bracelet for her birthday present.....hahaha...thanks for inviting me and Angie for the graduation ceremony...feels like our son graduating... :-) hahaha....Hope and pray that you will secure a job in Singapore soon....Please keep us posted and update us on Anabel and your progress towards marriage ya...YAY!! Red card... :-) hahaha....I will pass the rest of the pictures to you via Willy...Willy is returning back to Singapore on the 18 Nov...take good care Galvin and no matter where you will be let not distance draw us away from each other fellowship...we miss you alot bro...God Bless

Me, Angie and Galvin :-)

Ohana's Get together in Galvin Graduation

Me and Angie at the graduation venue...taking a picture before heading to the graduation ceremony...there is alot of proud parents walking and taking pictures all around Curtin...which include us...hahaha :-)

Galvin and the little graduation bear ....do they look alike? hahaha :-)

Proud moments together...Can you see Galvin smiling?....Well DONE Galvin!!

Dwellingup Camping Trip

2009-10-13T18:05:00.009+08:00

3 weekends ago, Me, Chee phun and angie along with my YA cell members head down to Dwellingup for a camping trip...The total journey to Dwellingup took us about 1.5 hours drive from Perth ....We were there for 2 days and 1 nite...For some of us this is our first outdoor camping experience in Australia...and YES, this is my first camping trip in the open here in Australia...At first i thought i wont be sleeping through the nite already cos I will surely MISS my Bed at home...suprise surprise...i slept soundly, snoring at the same time despite the cold, crying babies, barking dog and etc...haha...I believe i must have disturbed chee phun who is sleeping in the same tent with me.... :-) guess i was exhausted after a long day of driving, pitching up the tents, setting up the fire, taking a stroll down the stream and jungle trail with the rest of the members....and talking and playing games all nite .....and much more...It was a very memorable and eventful trip for all of us....the best part of the trip is I got to know some of my cell members much better....I am surely looking forward for the next trip....YAY!! hope and wish you could come together and experience this together with me.... :-) God Bless

Me, Angie, Chee Phun and little blossom (Chee Phun Car nickname) :-)

The BBQ Pit and place where we cook our meals

Streams of living water flowing over a man made bridge

Me and Angie along the jungle trail in Dwellingup...over looking the side are wild yellow flowers... :-)

Search For A Star highlights

2009-09-25T19:29:00.004+08:00

Dear Ohana's,

How are you? I hope that all is well with you...Just an update for all the ohana's....Last weekend some of us performed at the Search For A Star (SFAS)....It was truly a magnificient nite with lots of amazing performances that will blow your socks off...hahaha...Guess what...I was apart of the Young Adult Dance doing the bollywood dance...Mahevi....It was really an amazing experience dancing...and wouldnt believe that I could actually dance....hahaha...But of course my mussle always ache after a hectic dance prac...but i truly believe it is all worth it because, I can use my able body to glorify God who have created me in his image :)....And i was blessed that my neighbour uncle and auntie (65 year old) came for the event and enjoyed the whole session through...they was sitting and enjoying themself till the end of the session...Well done for all the ohana;s who have taken part in the SFAS...be it the back stage, front stage, cooking the refreshments or inviting ppl, you have played an important role in the success of SFAS this year...thank you...you have invested your time and energy in this event and i believe it will surely not go to waste as more people are aware of our Church Zion Praise Harvest and we will draw all men unto the Lord....Keep it up all ohana's...May God bless all Ohana's...GB

Me and my YA Cell Group

Good News

2009-09-11T21:36:00.002+08:00

Dear Ohana's,

How are you? I hope that all is well with you...It has been a while since i update anything over in the BLOG...Just want to share this good news with all of you...Today mark a very special day for my research...I finally submitted my thesis after 3 years, 6 months and 3 weeks researching about microchannels...I thank God for guiding me througout this timely completion of my thesis and he places people around me to help me pull through this period of time....especially my supervisors who have spend hours editing my manuscript...not forgetting Angie who have been taking good care of me during this period of time...It would be more challenging without Angie taking care of my personal needs (cooking meals for me) during this 8 months of writing up my thesis...thanks dear...and not forgetting all the ohana's who have kept me in their prayers during this time as well....thank you so much...this period of time ...being quite free, i am thinking of what would the Lord lead me next...what would be the next task that he has prepare for me to do....will trust the Lord with all my heart and not lean on my own understanding...js as the song that was posted earlier.....havent taken much pics lately....will try to post more pic on my bday...take good care alrite and God Bless...

Love Andrew

Its all about TRUST

2009-09-10T14:39:00.000+08:00

Room Inspection

2009-09-07T10:35:00.002+08:00

I had a room inspection early morning today. The lady came in, took 3 secs to look from left to right, and then walk out saying "Done!".

The whole ordeal took like.......5 secs!!! Wow...such efficiency :D

Yipee!

2009-09-05T20:37:00.002+08:00

As my fren is driving down to perth next week,I'll be coming back down to Perth this coming thursday night, and will be around till sun 3pm. It's not long, but i wouldn't waste any opportunity to escape my prison cell at all. How many of you are free??? i wanna either go for dinner, or just spend time with you guys with watever short amount of time i have in perth :D

OMGWTFBBQ Talent!!!

2009-09-03T15:55:00.002+08:00

I kena stun for 5 full secs. Holy moly bananas!!!!!

Letting Go

2009-08-16T12:49:00.005+08:00

Healing--Letting Go
God is constantly speaking to us every sec of every day. For some of us, we realise it almost immediately when God is speaking, and for others, it requires us to set ourselves aside and away from all the distractions before we can hear what God has to say. For me it was the latter.

I’m almost always caught in many distractions at a time that I tend to neglect my own personal time with God. Sometimes it takes God himself to intervene in my distraction- filled schedule, so that I could have some alone time with him. The biggest intervention of all times was him taking me to Kalgoorlie. Now that I’m away from everything, he is able to finally have a heart to heart talk with me, without me being distracted by anything else. Personally, I do not enjoy myself being drag all the way to Kal for God to make a point, but seeing as to how stubborn and hard headed I am, I guess God didn’t had much of a choice either. There are many things in me that he wanted to deal with.

Honestly, I expected things to fall out differently. I didn’t expect however, that God had a different approach in handling the issues in me. Before he even begun anything, he jump straight to the issue of healing. Healing me on the inside first, so that he could lay down a strong foundation in my heart, for the works that are to come over time.

But healing can’t take place until I acknowledge these areas and am willing to let myself be healed, or in other words, to let go of the things I held so defensively. Have any of you heard of the story about a monkey and the vase? I have a modified version of that story that was revealed to me by God during my quiet time.

At the start of the story, there was this young lady who had accidentally dropped her ring into a vase. Unknown to her however, was that the vase was an expensive piece of art........more valuable than her miserly ring that had fell into the vase. Instinctively, the young lady then stuck her hand into the vase to try and reclaim her ring. After a couple of seconds, she finally found her ring and held it tightly. However, though she had found a ring, her hand was now stuck in the vase. And because she couldn’t bring herself to let go of that ring, her hand remain stuck in the vase.

Now, the method to free her hand from the vase was simple. Simply by letting go of her ring, she would be able to then unclenched her fist, and slip her hands out of the vase. The other method however, requires her to smash that expensive vase in order to free her hand, but this method will not only end up with her cutting herself, but also placing her in a huge debt for breaking such an expensive vase. She failed to see the bigger picture of the puzzle. All she could think of was the ring. And she would have to continue living the rest of her life with her hand stuck in the vase, and carrying that burden where ever she goes.

Now, what would God do, if one of his beloved children were to be in the exact same situation above? Certainly he would have broken the vase (if the child refused to let go) to free the child, rather than to have them live an entire life carrying such a heavy burden. But the story doesn’t end here. If the vase was broken and the hands were freed, what happen then if the freed hand was still holding onto the ring like a clenched fist?

Surely as you all would know by now, that if your hands were in a fist shape, you are not capable of doing anything. God certainly can’t use you either, if your hands were a fist. The solution then, is to unclenched that fist, and learn to let go. Let go of your past, of your hurts, or your doubts, or your insecurity, of your fears........let go of it. The step to letting go is to trust God with that ring.

Now as I hold my unclenched fist here before you, I will briefly demonstrate to you what God can do with an open hand like these. These hands can be a hand of encouragement, of healing, of building up another person, of love, or worship, of service, of servant hood, of obedience, of grace, of acceptance, of friendship, of help, of support, of strength of happiness.........of many things. But all this can’t and will not happen, until we learn to submit, and surrender to God everything, not just partially, everything. Letting go of 1 finger will not help, neither 2 or 3 or 4, it requires you to unclench your entire fist to be able for God to not only free you, but to enable him to heal and work in you as well.

How do I fit into this story then? How did God reveal this to me? I was very much alike the young girl from the story. There are things that I have held unto so tightly in my life that I have refused to let go, even when it is hurting me. These things I refuse to let go, were my past, my hurts and my pride. Not only did I not want to let go, I refuse to confront this issues and refuse to let people come anywhere near them. Like a fist, I held it so securely and firmly, that no one can see or know what it is, and everyone will be threaten just by the sight of the fist, that why will not come anywhere near it.

Hence, I was dragged to Kal by God so that he can begin his first step as raising me to be a man of God----Healing! The process was undeniably painful. It stung me emotionally and spiritually. But when God begins a work, he also sees to it that it is finished to the end. One by one, he drew out the past and the hurts.

The first was my overwhelming incapability as a person and the fear in me to rise up against my adversities. I was devastated by the condition that I had to live with for the next 1.5-2 yrs here in Kal. I doubted that I would ever pull through this season of my life. I broke down before him and ask why he had me put through this and why I had to go through all this misery.

The second was about how am unable to find a guide out of my miserable life. Before, I had you guys supporting me. When I was wrong, you were there to correct me. When I fell, you were they to life me up. And when I was weak, you were they to support me. But now, all of you aren’t here anymore. Who was there to guide me now? I was overwhelmed with feelings for you guys, and I missed all of you tremendously here. This was my fear of loneliness.

The third was about my future. I thought about whether I could even make it out with a degree. I’m not exactly a bright student, and studying was never my forte, worst still, I’m a lazy person. If I do not make it in this course, I’m done for, I’ve not only wasted my parents money, I’ve also robbed the opportunity of my siblings to further their studies. And if I do graduate, I face the possibility of death every day. How can I go on leaving in fear like that? I was afraid of my future.

The fourth time was the one that ultimately stung the most. God brought up the issues between me and my parents. It is the deepest and ugliest scar that resides in me. It is a long story to tell you from square 1 how things when between my parents and I. They have said and done many things to me in the past, and over the years I had build up such deep hatred for them. In the beginning, I hated them, and I too became a source of pain to them. But the real problem does not lie here. For over my time here in Perth with you guys and with God, I’ve come to forgive them of what they did before. I have already reconciled with them. God has brought back many memories of incidents where they had demonstrated their love for me which overrides all other events. The real issue that God made me realized however was, though I had forgiven them and reconciled with them, I have never forgiven myself. And till that day, I hated myself, I despised myself I condemned myself for what I have done to them in the past and in the present. As I cried like an idiot, I asked myself over and over again, “Do I deserve to be called your son? Do I deserve all this that you’ve given me? Do I deserve your love? How dare I call myself your son? I have done nothing to make you proud and I all I have done so far was disappointments, failures, destruction and pain.” Indeed, all I ever did was hurt them. And because of this hatred for myself, I unconsciously restricted myself from becoming all that God wants me to be. Leadership, nah, I will only fail you guys and do more damage than good. Responsibilities, nah, I will disappoint you, so go find someone else who can do a better job than I can. You can see the trend here. I will continue to reject and turn away from what God wants me to do, because I have totally no faith in him and his providence as I’m clouded by own hatred for myself.

So what about the rest of you? what is it that your keeping so deep inside you? What are the things in your life that you refuse to confront and deal with. God can definitely free you from the chains of bondage just like he freed the lady from the vase, but he cannot work in you unless you let him in by unclenching your fist.

Pretty Boy

2009-08-15T00:40:00.015+08:00

We miss you ...
Smelly Melly
Pretty Boy
Dum Dum Pig
Self-proclaim hottie with masculine figure *where is my bucket to puke*

Not much words to say, just pictures.
Well, picture paint a thousand words, or even more :)

You look like a 10 years old kiddo :):)

Mel, trying to be more lady-like ???

Dear Pretty Boy,
Please take good care of yourself when you're over in ~~kampung~~ Kalgoorlie. Please do not shrink like a ~~satay~~ stick. Or else, it wouldnt be fun tickling you. ~~nor it is nice to see or hear a stick calling himself hottie~~ Study hard, and continue to seek the Lord. We miss you ~~not so~~ much.. All the best pretty boy.. You ll always be our pretty boy mel.. Update us about yourself yaaaa...

Lots of love..
Ohana

Hello People

2009-08-13T19:45:00.004+08:00

Still no internet for me, so i cant rally update the blog yet. But for the time being, this is pretty much what i go through everyday here in Kal

Monday :Class at 11am, finishes at 5pm.
Go back to accommodation, and feel like crap the moment i enter my room.
Feeling down and lonely = start reading the bible and doing my quiet time.
7pm-go back to uni for small revisiosn and use of internet.
Small chatting sessions with some of u guys drastically bring my mood backup.
9-10pm,go back to my room,and feel like crap again = More bible and quiettime.
10.30-11pm.. ZzZzZz time:D

Tuesday to Fri : repeat the same procedure above.

Sat : Worst day of the week. Get up and realize i'm still in Kal with nothing to do.Feel like crap even more = More bible and quiet time (seeking God for healing,courage and comfort). Random sms from you guys significantly improve my mood

Sun : 10am Drag myself to church alone for a 10.30am start!! jack either refuses/cant wake up to join me for church.Find it extremely hard to fit into church because there isnt any common ground between me and them (except jesus).I'm the only Chinese. No sense of connection watsoeva with them. But i need God's word, therefore i still drag myself to church.

In conclusion, i'm pretty much an emo person as of the moment. but what i really want to say is, thanks for all the random sms, phone calls, emails and facebook msgs. It may not look like much, but each of those msgs from you guys really gives me the additional strength i need to face my day.I even blew my phone cap for the FIRST time by talking to my mum.Just wanted to hear her voice, didnt really amtter wat we were talking about, just wanted to hear her voice T_T.Also whenever i'm feeling crappy, the bible reading and quiet time helps encourage me to continue to run my race.

Life here may be miserable, and somehow, i get this funny feeling that God is letting all this happen to me purposely for a reason. I believe its strongly related to healing me on the inside first, before starting to raise me as a man of God. But that will be another post for another day. So once again, thanks guys for all your encouragements :D :D :D what in the world will i do without frens like all of u :D

Adios!!

2009-08-05T04:09:00.005+08:00

Selamat Jalan

I hate saying goodbyes! Seriously! It happened when my best friend left for Perth when i was in secondary 3, it happened when i left for Perth Myself after Secondary 5 (14yrs as classmates together), and it happened so many times again during my 4.5 yrs here in Perth. People come and go, and having to say goodbye really stings. My priority in life has always been on friendship, and that is the reason why i have the verse " John 15:13~ Greater love have no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." hanging on my neck all the time. Sadly speaking , authentic friendship cant be build overnight. It takes a lot of time to nurture and sew friendship together. Some can be done relatively quickly, while others may take years. Regardless, it is undeniable that the more time it takes to build one, the stronger the bond that exist in that friendship. A true friendship requires many sacrifices, because friendship at its very core, is love, and love breeds sacrifice. Another verse that greatly emphasizes the importance of a friend is, Proverb 17:17~ "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born of adversity." and Proverbs 27:5-6~Better is open rebuke, than love that is concealed. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy."

You may then ask, Mel, "what is love? how do you define love for a friend?" The world has many definition and answers to that particular question, but i seek mine from God. Take out your bibles if you may, and turn to 1 Corin 13:1-8, 1 Peter 4:8, 1 John 3:16 and 1 John 4:18. I'm not listing down the verse here because i want you to work that fat ass of yours and open that dusty book that you keep somewhere a.k.a the bible. can you see the similarity in all those verses? The common theme in all of them? Love is not about I, is about you. It's not about what you can do fore me, but what i can do for you, thus the term sacrifice. Jesus, above all the other things that he calls himself, also calls himself our friend.

We can bare the image of being popular and being surrounded by many people, and be arrogant and proud of that sheer number of acquaintances that we have, but how many of these people are there to build you? having many people by your side doesnt necessarily means that they will stand by you, and being arrogant because of the sheer number of people that you know or knows you, makes you a greater fool. From past experiences, it is not the quantity that matters, but the quality. It is far better to have 1 solid friend, than to have a dozen noisy gongs. As i shared previously in my post "Remember the fishes", you have to be careful of what you let into your ears and into your lives. If what they say hurts, but is constructive, then humbly listen and learn, but instead, if what they say hurts, and is destructive, then rebuke it in name of Jesus Christ. For we were not made for lesser but for the greater . You will inevitably meet people that will put you down throughout your walk in life, even Christians. But always remember, during this time, we find our solace, our peace , our courage and our strength in a friend of which God has placed in our lives; Proverbs 18:24 ( A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother)

I'm pretty sure we all have our own past and history, and i dare not say that i understand what you guys have been through, because truthfully speaking, i dont, and no one except God can truly understand how you feel because each of us goes through a different ordeal, although similar, is still different in its own unique way. So in regard to this, i always use my own examples and experience of which i have been through personally. For it is rude otherwise to simply use the examples and experience of others, when i do not fully understand what they have been through.

So where was i ? hmmmm.....thats right, the importance of a solid friend by your side.

I have shared with you many times on my past, and how ugly and miserable it was. Generally speaking, i'm not exactly the type of guy that people would want to associate themselves with. And to say that i'm a super tough macho guy that is not affected by what others say about me, is an absolute lie. The sad truth is, no matter how much i twist and turn and lie, i'm still affected by what others say about me. Who isnt right? In my case however, i have let this voices linger within me for so long, that i've come to accept all the rejection and negativity as part of me. I've even accepted the fact that it is easier to prove a person right, than to prove them wrong. It took God to intervene in this vicious string of lies by using people like Andrew, Gen, Jimmy and Cindy, to call me out of darkness. He had to use them to make me realise that i have been living in captivity, bonded by chains of negativity and rejection. I have accepted a lie, and lived a lie, and i would have continue doing so if God had not thrown in people like them into my life to help me realize who i really was. Truth be said, i have not fully picked myself up from that nasty fall, but at least i now know my identity in Christ. If pride is what comes before a fall, then shame is what keeps you from getting up after one.

These are several phrases that impacted me during this week and challenged me to rise above my adversities. I hope they do the same for you guys as well .

"If you always lose, losing can be passed off as a lifestyle instead of a defeat." by Gordan Dalbey in "Healing the Masculine Soul"

"Linger too long in the stench of your hurt, and you will smell like the toxin you despise."by Max Lucado in " Facing Your Giants"

So guys, be that sort of friend to someone else. If you cant see it happening, or if you feel that so and so is hard to love, then please think of me. I wouldnt be half the man i am today if someone else didnt find it in themselves to love me. Surely it was tough to change me by loving me, but they did it anyways. I'm not perfect, and i'm not a saint, in fact, i dont deserve to call myself a christian, but their love and sacrifices for me created a change in my life, and although sometimes it is not visible to the naked eyes, i assure you, something in the spiritual realm is definitely changing, the moment you chose to act , pray and proclaim in the name of Jesus. :D

Hillsong Conference Highlights 2009

2009-07-21T13:48:00.001+08:00

Hillsong Conference Highlights 2009 from Alex Cvitanovic on Vimeo.

2009-07-20T18:55:00.011+08:00

It wasnt always work work and work

City view from Darling harbour ~Day time

God works in mysterious ways, but at Hillsongs 09, it wasnt just always about the heavy stuff! I considered the trip a business trip for God's kingdom, but i had my share of leisure and chill out time as well.

City view from Darling Harbour ~Night

The hotel room that Darrel and i shared wasnt all that glamorous, but it was very comfortable and cozy to live in for the 1 week we spend in Sydney. And i love room service.....God bless this people :D

The living room a.k.a Darrel's bedroom

My bedroom :D

And fun didn't just happen outside, it happened in the room itself. Having Jimmy and Jack in our rooms were like having 2 clowns with us. The things they did (especially Jimmy to Jack) were just freaking hilarious, and the opportunity to learn how to make a sandwich from Jimmy was immensely enjoyable as well.

Boon Wai and Darrel

This was my second trip to Sydney, and this time round, i didnt just spend my entire week in the city itself. We had the opportunity to actually get ourself over to a shopping mall located somewhere near the Bondi beach area. And Darrel had an interesting experience with an automated toilet on that day itself :D

In the arena

Inside and during the conference, we will all be caught up in scribbling down notes and being attentive, but outside, we all loosen up and start fooling around. I do not know much about how others felt, but personally for me, i've never felt so relax and free for such a long time. So free that i actually when cam whoring all over the place :D

Stanley, Tim, Amanda and I

And there are many more things and pics that i would like to share wif you guys, but i'm not gonna just stuff it all up in 1 post. I'll spread it evenly over a few post over the days and weeks to come.Just check back regularly and be blessed by your regular everyday people. :D

Sunset

( Oh! and btw, thanks Angie for the pandan chicken and fried rice, and thank you Andrew for delivering it to me .:D)

2009-07-19T20:29:00.002+08:00

Remember The Fish
By : Pastor Phil (Hillsong-Capetown)

Luke 5:1-11 (The sermon was based on this verse from the bible.Please read the verses first before proceeding, for a better understanding .)

Simon, James and John were fishermen. Not the casual sort of fishermen, but the real deal! Fishing was their career, their source of income, their life. If anyone in the world knew anything about the techniques and method of fishing, it would have been them.They knew when to cast the nets and the best time of the day or night to go fishing . So when Simon clearly said in Luke 5:5~ Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything, they clearly knew that there really wasn't any fishes up for grabs that day. And yet Jesus said to them in verse 4~ Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch. Common sense will they you that a fisherman knows more about fishing than a carpenter does! But never the less, Simon and co did just as Jesus commanded, and lo and behold, they caught so much fish that it says in verse 7~ They came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink! Can you imagine that? A bunch of professional fishermen who spend the whole day at sea, and caught nothing, suddenly has two boats fully loaded with fishes at a single command by Jesus! It was no surprise that this revelation immediately humbled all those who were present at that moment.Look at Simon's response to this miraculous feat, verse 8~ When simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus's knees and said, " Go away from me,Lord; I am a sinful man"

What voices are you listening to at the moment? Rational voices, cynical voices or God's voice?
Rational thinking gives no room for God to perform miracles in your life. By thinking rationally, we do not give God the opportunity to do more in our lives.A rational voice would have told the fishermen to just clean up and call it a day, afterall, they had already spent the whole day at sea and caught nothing.Who was the carpenter to tell the fishermen how to Fish? But Jesus said cast your net,they followed and we knew what happens after that.

An encounter with Jesus always requires a response. Jesus is always constantly knocking at the door of our hearts, he is always calling, and he awaits our responds to his voice. We can have faith, but we also need to respond and work on what is given to us, for us to be able to reap the rewards. As tired as they were, as illogical as it seemed, and as ridiculous as it all sounded, the fishermen heeded Jesus's words and cast their nets. And after that massive catch, they abandoned everything and followed Jesus, because from that point onwards, they knew that Jesus was all they ever needed.

The above aren't the exact sermon from Pastor Phil, only what i can remember from it.And from this sermon , God had made me realised a couple of things. Mainly, what have i been letting into my life? Cynical thoughts and rational thoughts? How often have i shut out Jesus's voice with all this unnecessary voices. Have i let my own and other people's negative comments and opinion eat into me so much, that i fail to let God work in my life. If i were to shut out all this voices, and only let the voices that matters, into my life, how much more would i have been able to accomplish?And how many times have i already missed out on this opportunity because i chose to trust my rational thinking?

When it comes to God, nothing can be rationalized. Nothing is logical at all when God starts to work. Countless times in the bible, God was able to perform far beyond rational and logical. The 12 disciples were 12 ordinary men. They were not scholars, not rich, not powerful not special.In fact, they were commoners and sinners. And yet Jesus appointed this 12 to be apostles, they spread the Gospel like wild fire.Persecution and threats couldn't put them down.12 Commoners and 1 Jesus = Exploding Miracles. Jesus was all they ever need.

Which brings me to my last point. Now that they have heeded Jesus's voice, they reaped abundantly.Far beyond what they could have imagined possible. But look in verse 11~ So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. They had just caught the biggest ammount of fishes ever recorded in their lives, and what did they do?, they left everything and followed him. The impact of this verse on me was astounding! Surely we all want to be blessed abundantly. But when the time comes, will we be able to let go of it? and pick up our cross and follow after Jesus? I know personally that i too want to heed Jesus's voice and be blessed to the the brim. But what is more important in life? my well being or the well being of God? Because the well being of God is his people. And we can only serve one master. So will i be able to let go of the comfort and luxury that God had undeservingly over-blessed me with and follow after him? Or would i be too absorbed by all these blessings that i couldnt care less of His kingdom? What will it be for you guys?You cant hold on to a little bit, or some of it. You gotta let go of everything

I'll repeat the verse again, Luke 5: 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.

Remember this, they left EVERYTHING and followed Jesus.

Footprints in the Sand

2009-06-22T20:55:00.001+08:00

foot print on the sand

2009-06-17T23:20:00.004+08:00

Foot print on the sand

You walked with me
Footprints in the sand
And helped me understand
Where I’m going
You walked with me
When I was all alone
With so much I no along the way
Then I heard you say

I promise you
I’m always there
When your heart is filled with sorrow and despair
I’ll carry you
When you need a friend
You’ll find my footprints in the sand

I see my life
Flash across the sky
So many times have I
Been so afraid ooh
And just when I
Have thought I’ve lost my way

You give me strength to carry on
That’s when I heard you say

I promise you
I’m always there
When your heart is filled with sorrow and despair
I’ll carry you
When you need a friend
You’ll find my footprints in the sand

When I’m weary
Well I no you’ll be there
And I can feel you
When you say

I promise you
I’m always there
When your heart is full of sadness and despair
I’ll carry you
When you need a friend
You’ll find my footprints in the sand x 2

Jesus still love you no matter what. God too

2009-06-13T09:52:00.004+08:00

I took 'The Shack' out of the blue and started reading it. Before i even knew it, the book has indulged me into it. Tears of joy and sadness fill my eyes, and Love from God fills my heart. Then, i came to a point where it states ..
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"But if she hadnt't died, I wouldn't be here now..." "Mack, just because i work incredible good out of speakable tragedies doesnt mean I orchestrate the tragedies. Dont ever assume that my using something that means I caused it or that I need it to accomplish my purposes. That will ONLY LEAD YOU TO FALSE NOTIONS about me. Grace doesn't depend on suffering to exist, but where there is suffering, you will find grace in many facets and colors"

"Actually, thats a relief. I couldnt bear to think that my pain might have cut short her life".

"She was not your sacrifice, Mack. He is and will always be your joy. That's enough purpose for her."

Mack settled back in his chair surveying the view from the porch.
"I feel so full"

"well, you've eaten most of the scones"

"That's not what I meant" he laughed, "and you know it. The world just looks a thousand times brighter and i feel a thousand times lighter"

"You are, Mack! Its not easy being judge of the entire world". Papa's smile reassured Mack that this new ground was safe.

"Or judging you" he added. "I was quite a mess.. worse off than I thought. I have totally misunderstood who you are in my life"

"Not totally Mack. We've had some wonderful moments, too. So lets not make more of it than it is"

"But i always liked Jesus better than you. He seemed so gracious and you seemed to..."

"Mean ? Sad, isnt it ? He came to show people who I am and most folks only believe it about him. They still play us off like good cop/bad cop most of the time, especially the religious folk. When they wan people to do what they think is right, they need a stern God. When they need forgiveness, they run to Jesus".

"Exactly," Mack said with a point of his finger.

"But we were all in him. He reflected my heart exactly. I love you, and invite you to love me"

"But why me ? I mean, why Mackenzie Allen Philips ? WHY DO YOU LOVE SOMEONE WHO IS SUCH A SCREW-UP ? After all the things i've left in my heart towards you, and all the accusations I made, why would you even bother to keep trying to get through to me ?"

"Because that is what love does," answered Papa. "Remember, Mackenzie, I dont wonder what you ll do or what choices you will make. I already know. Lets say, for example, I am trying to teach you how not to hide inside of lies, hypothetically of course," she said with a wink. " And lets say that I know it will take you 47 situations and events before you will actually hear me - that is, before you will hear clearly enough to agree with me and change. So when you dont hear me the first time, i am not frustrated or disappointed, I am thrilled. Only 46 times more times to go. And that first time will be a building block to construct a bridge of healing that one day - that day - you will walk across"

~~~

Our Heavenly Father love us even we are failure at times. He knews what we are going thru, and yet, He still try and try to enter into you crack hole, trying to plastered you with His love. Surrender yourself onto the Lord. He loves you, His precious princes and princesses

If i were the Boss

2009-06-11T01:56:00.001+08:00

The Lord is my Shepherd

2009-06-04T22:31:00.007+08:00

^{Psalm 23}
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,

3 he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.

4 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.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

6 Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.

Forfeit 2007

2009-05-28T02:19:00.002+08:00

Here are the forfeit videos i promised you guys some time ago. :P
I miss times like this. Its very hard nowadays to find people who are sporting enough to do this.
The only time that games and forfeit are fun, is when people participate whole heartedly. :D

Andrew's Forfeit

Melvin's Forfeit

Naryn's Forfeit

Galvin's Forfeit

Willy's Forfeit

Stupid Rain

2009-05-21T18:33:00.002+08:00

Was caught in the storm today while walking to school! Had to spend 3 agonizing hour in uni shivering from the cold,and being stuck in wet clothes, and without a sweater either.
What filthy luck !!!

2009-05-20T23:57:00.004+08:00

I found this on Pei Ren's blog, and since the exams are coming up, i'm pretty sure most of us are feeling the pressure building up by now. So here is a lil something that will help you through ths harsh times!

(again...this is from Pei Ren's blog, i do not want to be sued for plagiarism.So if you feel touched by what you are about to read, go and thank him, NOT me)

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.
He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.
As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up.
Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
Free your mind from worries - Most never happen.
Live simply and appreciate what you have.
Give more.
Expect less.

~ Super Pig ~

2009-05-16T01:16:00.008+08:00

I'm bored and happy at the same time.Haven been blogging for months,been lazy (as usual).

But i have something on my heart i tat wanna share wif you guys( and gals).

Before we get to that boring part. I would like to thank Kelly for her dim sum recommendation!
The awesomeness of the taste!! I'm still very high from it!! Feels like i can fly and touch the sky
** ~I believe i can fly~background music**

And now, a few apologies first,
1) Sorry Galvin, i don't do executive summaries.
2) My apologies for making some of you worry about me(for being so gloomy and lazy again!!)
3) Sorry for writing a long draggy post :P
4) I think tats it for now, haven been pissing anyone off lately.....i think!!

And now, my hearts content: Lets start with me;

It started with~ I feel like Moses. I think i am Moses, and then I am Moses~.
No! not the Humble servant Moses, Not God's friend Moses, Not the leader Moses, Not the Moses that lead Israel out of Eygpt, Not the Moses that God used to separated the Red Sea. I'm not referring to the Moses after, instead i'm looking at the Moses before. Before the Miracles, before the calling, before the burning bush. I'm talking about the Moses that was nothing more than a murderer, a coward, and a lazy useless fat pig.

The selfish and irresponsible Moses.
We share many things in common, excuses being the the one that tops the list. He killed an eygptian, and instead of repenting, he feared for his own life and ran to the wilderness. -Exodus 2:14-15-What a selfish act? How many times have i made a mistake, and instead of confessing, i chose to ignore it and ran away? How many times have i chose to live a lie? How many times have i placed myself first before others?
--Countless times--

The Coward with a Thousand Excuses.

In all honesty, God must have saw me, when he saw Moses at this point. The ridiculous amount of excuses Moses poured out before God!! Can you imagine, a burning bush that talks, is right before Moses, andstill he doubted!!In total, he gave 5 excuses in a single conversation with God -Exodus4:1-17-.
And as you all know too well, i have an excuse for almost every circumctances that i'm in. Always twisting words to dig and wiggle my way out of trouble, out or work, out of problems and out of people's life.

The Faithless Moses
All the things he said about himself is true to a certain extent. He wasnt lying when he said he was not a good speaker, or a good leader, or the right person for the job. Looking at his resume, he's probably the worst candidate for what God intended to do. So we cant really blame Moses for being so faithless, afterall, all he ever did in his life was to run, run and keep running away. I'm not so different here either. I see testimonies around me, i witness miracles blossoming around me, i watched as lives around me are transformed by the hands of God. And yet, i still doubt him. Hesitating to reply him, hesitating to listen, hesitating to believe. Afterall, my life has always been a mess. And what else can a lazy messed up man like me do, other than being more lazy. Surely no good can come from me. I grew up with parents telling their kids that about me, My own parents tells me that all the time before, Teachers in school warns other student to stay away from me, and occasionally, people around me says that as well. Surely they cant be wrong, so many people agreed, only God disagree right. And God's voice is irrelevant when compared to the noise of the bigger crowd. God isnt perfect, why? cause he made me!!
** hahahaa laughs at God for being a loser**

The Crowd or Christ

Well! i would love to continue living my life like that. I always believed : It is far easier to prove a person right, than to prove him wrong ! So if they say i'm hopeless, then i be hopeless lar!! Easy kua, they win, i win. And up till this point, it is indeed much much more easier to live life that way. I no joking !! really alot easier.If you try and prove them wrong, u would live a very miserable life. Simple fact, i can never seem to please them or prove them right. Can try and try and try and try till no more hair, they still dun think of you as anything! been there done that. Then sometimes u mangae to please one party, but the other party becomes upset. So die die also you lose. Why even bother, just prove them right. Easy, easier and easiest way to go! Who cares what God thinks of me. Not like it matters!!

Conclusion
Dont get me wrong, i'm not bashing myself up. Nor am i endulging in self pity. I just need something to relate my point to, and i cant use some other peoples names and examples! Cause some peopl extremely sensitive, and defensive and will most prolly hate me for life. So i chose the best example to relate what i wanna say to you guys, which is my own life. I'm not fond of it, not proud of it, definitely hate talking bout it.................but i dont have a choice. God is knocking at the door of my heart. T_T

God knew Moses. He knows of his past sins. He knows of his flaws. He knows of his weakness. And God called him by his name!-Exodus 3:4-5- God called Moses over by his name. The coward, the faithless, the selfishness, the irresponsible-ness....................before God this things are irrelevant, obsolete, pointless. And exactly like Moses, God doesnt see that in any of us. God only knows one thing for us, and that is love. Thre is absolutely nothing you can so do to make him love u more, or love u less. He made you, you! and he loves you just the way you are.Your past is history, your future is a mystery, and your present is a 'present'. Our future is not shaped by what we did, it is shaped by what we do! Why try to please the world? why please something that is temporary? why try and please the things that would never be pleased? Who do we serve? The crowd who sondemns, or The God who loves? Your call.

Watch, as Moses gave his excuses, God answered all of it with assurances and promises, of which he kept. Just like everyone of us. As we present to God our fears, our doubts, our worries, he returns it with promises and assurances. People may doubt us, but God believes in you. People may see a dysfunctional clock, but God sees a miracle. People may see a beast, but God sees a beauty. One worth dying for. And the story doesnt end here. Every promise that he gave to Moses, he delivered and fulfilled. Likewise, what has God promised you? Whatever he has or will promise you, be sure he will see to it, that everyone of it is fulfilled to its fullest.

And finally, are some of you still running away from him? Let me give you a sound advice; Dont bother trying! Ypu can never escape his embrace. There is no way in the world or universe where his love cannot reach you. When god calls, he means it, and he'll do watever it takes to grasp your attention, to Moses it was a burning bush, to Jonas it was a huge fish, to Mary it was an angel, and to you?.... who knows? So are you gonna answer him? or hide and procrastinate? Have you all you been doing lately is talk talk and talk, but fail to deliver? One can know the bible inside out, but still fail to apply it. One can move millions with a powerful speech or talk, but can he live the talk, and change lives? or does all his flowery words only amazes people but fail to change them? One can seem very well kept on the outside, but extremely foul on the inside.

~God is calling, what is your response?~

I'm Back

2009-05-15T00:06:00.002+08:00

I found some old forfeit videos on my laptop. But as my internet is currently shaped, i am unable to post them up yet. I promise you, once they are up, you be laughing your heads off. This is what forfeit really means :) :)

Hi Kids :)

2009-05-02T16:24:00.003+08:00

Short and simple :)

Matthews 6:25

I miss you guys so much.
Hang on there kay.
Help is on His way.
God Bless

ps :
i felt the title for the post is a bit, or rather ironic.
Most of you are much older than me, and calling you guys kids.. Hmmmm..
Eldest son is 29 ????????????????????????????????????????

the mOM Song...woohoo

2009-04-22T07:22:00.003+08:00

something to cheeer u guyz up with

good luck in ur exam guyz.,

God bless

Indescribable

2009-04-18T14:27:00.006+08:00

"Hand of God" - Picture taken from the sundaytimes.com.au

"Eye of God" - Picture taken from the sundaytimes.com.au

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. (Psalm 19:1).

You are the apple of God's eye and his hand is never too far away to reach out to you....God Bless all ohana's

Ring Ring

2009-04-09T00:59:00.002+08:00

We are call for His purpose alone.

John 3:16-21 states ..
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God"

God gave his one and only Son for us.
You are loved, each and everyone of you.
You are loved

~~
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up: To more than I can be.

There is no life - no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.

You raise me up: To more than I can be.

~~

You dont know what is ahead you, if you do not go forward and seek.
Do not runaway from your problems and obstacle when it hits you.
Its another test, after another.. Just to make you stronger.
He is calling you. He wants you to build His kingdom.
He is calling you people. Can you hear Him ?

I took up His call today. I took the leap of faith.
I dont know what is laid in front of me, but i do know that Jesus loves me.
And He loves you too.

Was it just me ?

2009-04-06T23:22:00.003+08:00

Was it just me ... ??

When i happen to read this message, i can see a heart so pure, so sincere, so beautiful.

Was it just me,

Or the sand carried by the wind that blew into my eyes, and set tears.

Was it just me,

Or i am just a little bit too emotional to handle this beauuutiful fact ?

You are beautiful for a reason,
you are who you are for a reason.
All this lies on our Creator's hand.
He created you this way.
You are unique, you are special indeed.

Happy Birthday Mel

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

However, i never made a difference in ur life or angie's. I have and always will be myself( a cold hearted asshole). If there is a difference in either of ur life, it is because u opened up ur door for me, and welcomed me into ur home, regardless of who i am, or was. God changed ur life by filling it with an abundance of blessings. I am nothing more than a pawn on a chess set. :D God was the one filling and blessing u guys, i am nothing more than a pawn, that God used for his plans.

Ultimately, the difference that you are undergoing now, is a direct result of ur own kind actions and faith in me. When everyone else doubted, angie and u believed, when everyone else rejected, angie and u welcomed, when everyone else despises, angie and u loved. I dont deserve the credit for making a difference in ur life. The credit rightfully belong to God and both you and angie. :P :P

Women Driver

2009-04-02T02:53:00.011+08:00

something i found in the net.....this is so cool

hahahahahaha

2007 women drivers contest

10th place

9th place

8th place

7th place

6th place

5th place

4th place

Bronze medalist

Silver medalist

AND THE WINNER GOES TO.........................................

HOW DID THEY DO IT !@!@!@!@!

hahahahaha

all the best in your exams guyz ^^

Nerdish Cell ^^... something to laugh about

2009-03-31T19:33:00.003+08:00

Hey OHANA - ians,
how is everyone doing out there?
busy studying for exams?..
GAMBATEH and ALL the best....
last week my cell had a "nerd" dress code for cell and it turned out real Good
here, something to put a smile on all of you who is studying so hard out there ^^

NERDCELL - Jiahuei's

Serious Post - yeah right!~!

Trecia + Jiahuei = 200% Nerd mauhahahaa

Nerd Of the Day - Champion - legendary and Born NErd

not forgetting me ^^ and Cindy.....Nerd studying ^^

Nerds STudying Our Bible - God's Great !!!
ignore the umbrella ^^

yeah so we did had a lot of fun and i hope it will lighten your burden and brighten your days
All the BEst for your exams guyz - will always Pray for ya ^^

A Blessing

2009-03-18T13:36:00.004+09:00

A blessing to each and everyone I love :)
~~~

~~~

Let's not say another word,
we don't need to question why.
Let us pass through this mome
like a candle in the night.
We don't need to wave it back.
This is not the final song.
Even though in the sadness tears may fall.
Take my smile,
hold it in your heart forever.
And I will be with you wherever you may go.

How much pain must we taste.
How much sorrow must we know.
Will be only nothing losing.
How to cherish when we go.
How agony is like the wind we can hold it in our hands.
In the light of a new day we will understand.
Take my smile,
hold it in your heart forever.
And I will be with you wherever you may go.

May the love rise to meet you on your way.
May the sun always shines upon your face.
And until the journey brings us back together.
May God holds you in the center of His hands.
May the love rise to lead you on your way.
May the sun always shines upon your face.
And until the journey brings us back together.
May God holds you in His hands.

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Our Heavenly Father holds us firmly at His hand, and He will be with you wherever you go.
Trust in the Lord for He will make your path straight :)
Have a blessed day guys ..

Love,
Angie

How to create a Post

2009-03-11T18:22:00.004+09:00

First,

Type in www.blogger.com

You will have this on your screen.

Type in your username (e-mail address) and password.

Then, click SIGN IN

You ll have this display on your screen now

This is the homepage to your profile in blog.

To create a post, click on NEW POST

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Type your desired TITLE on the TITLE heading.
Type your message on the space below.
(please refer to the image above)

Eg :
Title : To Angie
Message : You are beautiful :)

Click PUBLISH POST once you completed creating your post.

If you want to add pictures, click on the 3rd icon from the left,
that have a scenery tab.

A little window will pop up

Click on BROWSE and allocate your pictures.
Once you're done, click UPLOAD IMAGE

You will have something like this

Then, click PUBLISH POST.

You're screen will have this display.

Voila ~ Its done :)

We will wait for your post

Have a blessed day ahead guys. See you around.

With Love, From Andrew

2009-03-08T14:31:00.002+09:00

Hi guys,

I copy and paste this message directly from my e-mail.
Andrew wants to forward this message to each and everyone of you.
So, lets read together :)

~~~~

Melvin, i admire your courage to speak up and face the challenge that lies ahead of you with boldness...

Dear cell members,

I believe all of you will be able to get through this transition period...learn from the old cell group and bring the family spirit to the new cell group...the new cell leader would need all your help in getting the cell going...and i am trusting all of you to bring passion into the next level...rest assure that i will always be with you...and go through this transition with you...serve the cell as is it serving the Lord...i am very glad to be apart of your life here in Perth....and going through this journey of life together with you all...it has been the best days/years of my life together with you all...and i will surely be at the long haul together with you all...Our heavanly father surely has great plans install for us and he will surely not leave you nor forsake you...learn grow and mature in the cell ya...dun give up and dun give in to circumstances/challenges...press on this the finish line!!!....

love andrew

Something for Ohana

2009-03-06T00:25:00.003+09:00

♥

2009-03-05T14:09:00.005+09:00

Lolz, it's been a long time since i last posted here. So this post will be one heck of a long post
Well, i have many things to say, but my laziness always(if not,all the time) gets the better of me. :P

Holidays has finally reach an end after 3 whole month, and i'm still in my holiday mood!! And as we know, since the start of this semester, quite a fair bit of changes has happened.Firstly and the most obvious and pain-staking change, is that most of us are currently in different cell groups. Well, it's a pain in the butt, and i still find it impossible to even imagine myself in someone else's cell. But i cant go on sulking about it forever.

**Sulks for the last time**

Now that, that is over, it is time to start my long lecturing post.I'll start by sharing a short
(i think) story first;

Ernest Gordon groans in the death house of Chungkai,Burma. He listens to the moans of the dying and smells the stench of the dead. He shares a cot with flies and bedbugs and awaits a lonely death in a japanese p.o.w camp. In this camp, the allied soldiers behave like barbarians, stealing from each other, robbing dying colleagues, fighting for food scraps. Servers shortchanged rations so they can have extra for themselves. The law of the jungle has become the law of the camp.Death itself, became a more desirable option as the day passes by. But then something wonderful happens. Two new prisoners, in whom hope still stirs, are transferred into the camp. Though also sick and frail, they heed a higher code. They share their meager meals and volunteer for extra work. They cleanse Gordan's ulcerated sores and massage his atropied legs. They gave him his first bath in six weeks. His strength slowly recoverd, and with it, his dignity. Their goodness proves contagious, and Gordon contracts a case. He begins to treat the sick and share his rations. He even gave away his few belongings. Other soldiers do likewise. Over time, the tone of the camp softens and brightens. Sacrifice replaces selfishness.

The same applies to each of us, dont you think so??
I did nothing but groan,sigh,sulk and complains about having to change cell. It is true that i miss our cell very much, but it is a Devil's lie to make us belief that our new cell can never be like our old cell.

I ask myself one question, What made Andrew's cell so enjoyable and acceptable?
Is it Andrew himself? NO!
Is it The Food? NO!
Is it The People? Close, but not really!

I kept on thinking and pondering, untill i finally found the answer : Family and sacrifices
The whole concept of having a cell, is to have a family.And we succeeded in bringing this to reality in Andrew's cell because some of us were able to set aside selfishness and practice sacrifices in cell group. Let me be frank and give you some examples;

1)Andrew - Sacrifices time, patience, money = look after us as a whole, made sure we are fed
spiritually and physically

2)Angie - Sacrifices time and effort = to cook our meals almost every cell, plan and manages the
admin stuff of cell.

3)Chee Phun, Charlyn Willy, Janica, Darrel - Sacrifices time and money = to ensure everyone
has a transport back and forth from cell and other
venues.

The list will probably go on and on if i dont call it quits here.

So now that i have roughly sum up the smaller picture of things, lets move on to the bigger picture.

What if all of us, was to carry this attitude of 'sacrifice before selfishness' to our next cell?
Wouldnt we be able to yet again recreate the atmosephere of belonging?
Wouldnt we be able to form yet another loving family?

So what! if there is weird people in the cell. So what! if the cell is full of girls. So what! if the cell is full of guys instead. So what! if the cell is small. So what! if there is no transport in cell. So what! if it so happens that i have to do everything in cell. So! what if there is nobody i know here. So what! if no one understands me. So what! if the atmosphere is different. So what! if the cell is boring. SO WHAT!

Is that a reason to give up? Is that a reason to throw the new cell aside ( i almost wanted to stage a coup d'etat anda coup de grace **Gives an innocent look**).

Is there any reason at all for us to feel tired and defeated ?

Come on guys! i've been with some of you for three semesters already. I know that you guys can do alot more. I'm not innocent here at all. I'm guilty of all the things i mentioned earlier. BUt i know that we can do alot more than what we are doing at the moment.

So what is it going to be now huh? Give it our all? or Let some stupid excuses get the better of us? Only you can answer that question. :)

2009-03-05T07:31:00.003+09:00

Ohanasssss....
I miss all of you guyss..
Needed you guys so badly..

Been a bit down recently..
Nt feeling well, best friend just left n fitting into new cell..
It reminds me more about all the memories we had in previous cell..
All the joy, laughters & fun..
:(:(:(

How are you guys doing??
Hope you guys doing well in cell & in life..
Will miss ya guys always..
Take care & God Bless..

Much ♥
Jan

:)

2009-03-03T20:09:00.001+09:00

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Pull the shades down on the sun
Don't want to see the morning break to another day
I don't have the strength to face
Close the door and keep it shut
Lord this ache is just too much for me to take
How do I begin to pray
My way back to some kind of peace of mind
But then I hear love whispering through the darkest of times

You'll get through this
You'll break new ground
When you're lost within your weakness
Hope is waiting to be found
You'll get through this
No matter what it takes
I believe in you for heaven's sake
You'll get through this

When doubt starts tearing it
The faith deep in you don't be afraid
Just remember what I say
Nothing formed against you will succeed
As long as your hearts turn to me

Nothing formed against ya will succeed
As long as your hearts turn to me

Whats on Easter Break

2009-02-27T09:10:00.007+09:00

Good morning guys,

Hows first week of uni going ? Hmmm, keep on being productive, and stop growing mushroom alright. Buckle up and put on your thinking cap. So, whats for easter break ? We discuss over it and came up with this ..

ROAD TRIP...

Here are a few options. Just want to open this discussion with you kids before making the final decision.

Denmark, Stirling, Pemberton, Albany

Valley of The Giant (Tree Top Walk)

- A walkway that rises up to 38m above the forest

- Below, a broadwalk wind through a gorce of veteran tingle trees known as the Ancient Empire

- Open 9am - 5 pm (Last ticket in : 4.15pm)

- Admission $8.00

- Location : From Walpole, along South Coast Hwy, past Nornalup townsite

(http://www.denmarkwa.asn.au/treetopwalk.htm)

Pemberton (Karri Forest Explore)
-climb 60 metres to the Gloucester Tree Lookout
-See Beedelup Falls from suspension bridge
-Karri (Eucalyptus diversi-color) is 90m high, and its the tallest tree in WA. One of the tallest tree in the world.

http://www.pembertonwa.com/content/view/127/36/

Stirling Range National Park
-Mountain walking
-Bluff Knoll (1096m), highest peak in Stirling Range
-Admission $10

And a lot more

http://www.albany.wa.gov.au/about-albany/things-to-see-and-do/

*Whale watching season is May to Dec

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Margaret River, Augusta, Busselton

Whale watching
-sept - dec : north of Margaret River region in the waters of Geography Bay.
-can be view from Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse
-humpbacks and southern right whale.

Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, Augusta
-Indian and Southern Ocean meets
-nearby : old water wheel, supply water to the lighthouse
-9am - 4.20pm
-guided tour : $14
-general site entry : $5
-name after Princess Augusta, daughter of George III of England

Busselton Jetty Underwater Observatory
-Southern Hemisphere's longest wooden jetty
-Busselton Jetty Underwater Observatory is 8m below sea level

You guys can google on the places, and check it out.

Just get back to me in the plans you guys have in mind. Most desired date is the first week of tuition free week. We will probably stay overnight. Lets say 3 days 2 night, or 2 days 2 night, or just 2 days 1 night. Open for discussion. I ll see you guys around. Take care yea.. :) Have a blessed day ahead.

:)
Angie

Clap Clap

2009-02-18T10:18:00.002+09:00

Congratulations to our MUM and DAD :)

*lift wine glass up*

The road ahead is long and winding ma, but we are overjoyed to know that someone will walk alongside with you. Going through all the thick and thin together with you. Catching your teardrops as it fall. Mum, all these while you've taken care of us, and nurture each and every kids in cell. Now ma, is your turn to be taken care of, and still to take care as well. I am sure the care and concern you get is gonna be different with someone special beside you :) We are all very happy for you, well, at least i do.. So, dad, please take good care of mum. She is a wonderful mum. If we heard her crying from far, we know who to find .. hahahhahaa *giggles*

But i know ma, that we will receive a red envelope from you soon :)

Congratulations once again

memories live forever. So do us

2009-02-16T14:51:00.008+09:00

Hey guys, lets just try to bring back memories we shared for the past semesters.. We shall play a pictionary game to help us alright. So, this is how it goes Attach below are a few, i mean a lot of pictures.. Scroll down and look at the pictures below. Try to name all the events below. For example, Andrew's Birthday and so on. Then, leave your answer on the comment box of the post. Hmmm, shall we call it a competition ? For those who name all of it correctly, they will receive a gift from us. Only for the first 3 person. Well, to make it harder, lets include what month was the event held as well :)

All the best guys, and let the game begin..

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Open till February 28 :)
Till then.. Take care and God Bless.
Be good boys and girls

2009-02-16T02:18:00.000+09:00

T_T......missing the old cell......T_T
and its all Andrew's fault!!! :P

God Is With You At All Time

2009-02-13T14:55:00.003+09:00

*****

Many out there has been asking this question over again and again.

Where is the light that I'm searching for?

Where is the might that I'm looking for?

I can't do this on my own

There is a hope that I need

Will it ever be with me?

This guys, i gotta tell you. He is there for us. Always do. Its just that your vision in covered with your problems and your worries that you dont see His presence. So guys, when you feel you're defeated, you have to remember that our Lord Father is up there looking at you, and waiting for you to call Him. Pray and see for Him. Reflect back on the footprints on the sand. You thought that you are walking alone, but it is indeed that our Mighty Father who is carrying us all these while. You are so precious in His eyes, for you His beloved child. Do not give up, do not give in, instead step up boys and girls *oh my, i sounded like a mum* So, just call me or Andrew if you guys need someone to talk alright. Be good ya, and God Bless

The 5 Assurances

2009-02-05T15:38:00.007+09:00

Hi guys, how are you doing ? I think i am very very very super late to wish you guys Happy Chinese New Year, but yea, its better late than never.

So, we ...

wish a Prosperous Chinese New Year to all the Ohanas :)

May our relationship as a family be bonded even closer.

Lets leave all the worst-case scenario behind,

and charge forward to be a better you..

Take good care, and God Bless.

ps : those who still owes me mushroom, i ll redemn from you on SUNDAY !!!

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THE 5 ASSURANCES

Introduction :

As a new believer, it is important that you begin to build a strong foundation upon which you can build build your new life in Christ. To begin with, you need to have a full sense of assurance based on the Scriptures concerning 5 key areas of your Christian walk.

5 KEY ASSURANCES

1. ASSURANCE OF SALVATION

One of Satan's first attacks on new Christian is to raise doubts about their salvation. Feelings can go up and down, so we cannot rely on them for assurance regardsing our relationship with God.

Too many people make the mistake of measuring the certainty of their salvation by their feelings. Dont make this tragic mistake. Believe God. Take Him and His Word.

What does the Word says ? Read this verse together aloud :

1 John 5:13

"I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life"

Not guess or assume but KNOW that God has given us eternal life.

Now, explore 1 John 5:11,12:

"And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son, He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of Fod does not have life."

A. Who gives eternal life ?

God - He alone is the Author of Life

B. Where is eternal life found ?

In His Son - Jesus Christ. Only through Jesus Christ and His work on the Cross, life is made available.

C. Who has eternal life ?

He, who has the Son

D. Who does not have eternal life ?

He, who does not have the Son

Look at John 5:24

"I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not be condemed; he has crossed over from death fo life."

Pre-requisites = Hearing and Believing. Mixing hearing with faith.

"Condemned" = Found guilty

What are the 3 THINGS that resulted from you hearing and believing in God's Word ?

1. Has eternal life

2. Will not be condemned

3. Crossed over from life to death

2. ASSURANCE OF ANSWERED PRAYER

As a Christian, you can speak directly to your Heavenly Father through Jesus Christ. You can confidently enter God's presence and talk to Him about everything that affects your life.

EVERYTHING MEANS BIG & SMALL

John 16:24

"Until now, you have not asked Me for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will complete."

A. What did Jesus identify as a major need in the disciple's life ?

The need to ask in prayer.

B. In whose name should we pray and why ?

In the name of Jesus. Only on account of Christ and what He has done, are we accepted by God.

C. What results from prayer ?

We receive from God and find joy

3. ASSURANCE OF VICTORY

Sometimes Satan attacks the new believer when he is weak, and has trouble standing against some of the areas of their life. Again, the weapon that God has provided for us to use against Satan's temptation is the Word of God.

1 Corinthians 10:13

"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it"

Differentiate temptation and sin.

A. How would you define temptation ?
That which Satan sends to lure one into sin.

B. What is true about every temptation that you face ?
It is common to man - we often think that what we go through is unique but it is not.

C. Who can give you victory when you are tempted ?
God

D. What does God do for you ?
He would provide a way out so that we will not be overcome by the temptations that come.

4. ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
Sometimes, we miss God's "way of escape" and sin against Him. Does failure mean that you are no longer a child of God ? NO !! We will still love our children although they disobey us.

1 John 1:9
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to (1) forgive us our sins and (2) purify us from all unrighteousness"

"If" - conditional on confession
"Faithful and Just" = not to us but to Jesus Christ
(1) and (2) becomes a necessity because of the Cross

A. What does God want you to do if you sin ?
Confess

B. What does it mean to confess ?
To admit the wrongs that we have done

C. Why does God forgive us ?
On the basis of what Jesus Christ has done for us on the Cross

D. What else does God do when you confess your sins ?
He also purifies us (made clean) from all unrighteousness

5. ASSURANCE OF GUIDANCE
You may have questions about the future. You may wonder how this new life of yours is all going to work out. "What is God's will for my life ?" "Will God really lead me ?"

Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord with with all your hearts and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make you paths straight"

This verse is only applicable to the whole hearted.

A. What are the 3 things you are told to do ?
Trust in the Lord whole heartedly.
Lean not on our own understanding.
Acknowledge Him in all our ways.

B. When you do them, what does God promises you ?
He will direct our paths (Make our paths straight)

REVIEW THE 5 ASSURANCES
1. Assurance of Salvation 1 John 5:11-12
2. Assurance of Answered Prayer John 16:24
3. Assurance of Victory 1 Corinthians 10:13
4. Assurance of Forgiveness 1 John 1:9
5. Assurance of Guidance Proverbs 3:5-6

The 5 Assurances can be put in different order to see if the disciples have been familiarized with the verses.

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So, reflect on the 5 Assurances that our Lord Father has promised onto us, and witness the miracle that He is about to bless into our life. Be blessed Ohanas.

<3
Angie

Updates, Updates, Updates

2009-01-28T18:53:00.003+09:00

Hi Cell,

Sorry for not updating the cell for a awhile. Anyways, i have some news to share with you guys.

First of all, i took an aptitude test to determine whats my interest, my weakness and most importantly, what are the suitable course for me.

Got the result today and i was a bit surprised at the result. The test showed me that i should go to these fields:

(a) Politics Based

(b) Social Science/ social studies

(c) International Studies

(d) Hospitality/institutional management

(e) Philosophy & Theology

(f) English/ literary studies

(g) Marketing/ retailing

(h) Management

(i) Business studies

So now im doing a thorough research on all the fields above and I'll decide wat im going to do after the research.

Also, most probably I'll go to Malaysia to do my degree. However, rite now its still in the planning process. I'll inform you guys after looking through all the various information & the universities that offer those programs.

Till then, adious.

BTW, i hope its not too late to wish Happy Chinese New Year to all of you.

Back to Perth.....

2009-01-19T15:41:00.002+09:00

12 apostles, VIC (Great Ocean Road)

2009-01-19T15:03:00.001+09:00

Crabbing experience in Adelaide

2009-01-19T14:55:00.000+09:00

2009-01-19T14:09:00.003+09:00

Fiona's Graduation, Adealaide University

2009-01-19T14:03:00.002+09:00

Botanic Park, Adelaide

2009-01-19T12:38:00.003+09:00

Wheat Farm

Penguin Island - Granite Island

2009-01-19T12:29:00.003+09:00

Jacob's Creek Winery

Penfolds Winery

Melbourne and Adelaide Holiday

2009-01-19T12:18:00.004+09:00

Whispering Hall, SA

Lavender Farm

Adelaide and Melbourne Holiday

2009-01-19T11:40:00.010+09:00

Dear Ohanas,

How are you keeping? I hope that YOU are all doing well and in the best of health...Been a while since i posted up anything new in the blog...My holiday in Adelaide and Melbourne has been a good one...i think the best part of it, is being able to go for a holiday together as a family and celebrating the success of my sister Fiona...Pictures paint a thousand words... will do some posting here in the blog on my holiday journey in Adelaide and Melbourne...well have a blessed Chinese New Year celebration and Gong Xi Fa Cai...God Bless all the Ohanas

love Andrew

2009-01-13T01:03:00.002+09:00

I've finally arrived in Kl two days ago.Now the shopping and eating spree can finally begin!Everything is getting along fine so far,however, i did not enjoy the LRT at all.It is miserably unorganise and messy(unlike s'pore and HK), and cramped wif seriously smelly ppl, that fight to squeeze in like as if there is no tomorrow.

Newez, I was back to my normal wacky self when i feasted on this donuts from J.Co.Seriously!! it taste way way better than those from krispy kreme. It made krispy kreme donuts look like a joke.

Will be meeting up wif Andrew and co. this coming weekend.Hopefully he wouldnt drag me to some unknown place and sell me off to a pimp. :) If there is anyone else that is still in Kl and wanna meet up, just giv me a call at 0138099678.

Hi Ohana

2009-01-09T18:59:00.003+09:00

Finally, im able to update the blog eversince arriving in brunei last week. Apart from flying to singapore for a holiday with the family for 4 days & attending all sorts of function, i was too tired to even open my laptop & updating the blog. Since it's my first post, i'll save the pictures for my next post. Since arriving in brunei, i have been checking out brunei - man so much development with new buildings & shopping centres erected everywhere. Although, its been raining everyday, i was thankful after suffering from the weather & feeling very sticky indeed when i was in singapore. Well, that's my first post, i'll update later laa. Bye Ohana's

China says Hi to YOU

2008-12-29T23:57:00.005+09:00

Hello Ohanas,

Hows holiday so far ? My CCTV tells me that some of the guys are developing a mushroom warehouse over in Kuching. However, i just hope that it will not continue growing :)

So, whats the latest update from you guys ?

I am currently down with cough ~~coughing like lao ah ma~~
Andrew is back in Perth, from his holiday in Adelaide and Melbourne
Darrel is becoming more happy than ever, that he declares himself to be Darrelyn.
Galvin is singing happily with his new gold watch.
Kel has not dig into Satay Padang and Nasi Padang yet.
Ummi is going back for good to Brunei.
Panda is sick, but still kicking.
Doreen spotted CP in Jusco.
Mel is still Mel, i assume.
Char is figuring out how to post ?

And i wonder how is the rest of the ohana doing.

Anyway, please keep each other update ya. And Darrel, please update us MOREEEEE.

Till then, take care guys, and God Bless.

Love,
Angie

Greetings!!

2008-12-24T01:22:00.002+09:00

I'm here to wish all my dearest Ohanas

Merry X'mas

&

Happy New Year 2009!

Hope you guys enjoy the special days & have fun during your holidays..

See ya guys back in Perth!

Much Love,
Janica

My First Post

2008-12-23T23:59:00.004+09:00

Hey everybody, chee phun here!! This is my first ever post in a blog.. never written any blog before in my whole life.. hiak hiak.. Hope everybody is fine and enjoying their holidays... I fine here, but some days i got boring and went to grow, cook and eat mushrooms...

Well.. errr.. i got some problem lately....... my sis... MAYB.. taking Chemical Engineering in UWA... hmm.. jz wanan ask some opinion or help.. are the hostels in UWA good?.. or.. staying off campus is better?... I hope i can stay with her if i could but im not sure anybody got any 2 extra rooms in their house... and there is a prob of coZ she is studying UWA.. is quite farZZZZZ

The most headache @.@ thing is my sis havent got the confirmation from the uni for her course yet.. soo... im hanging in between whether to stay with her, or not, or is she really coming over...><><.. thanks bro and sis in the cell, and wish u all a HAPPY and MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE and CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

Back kicking asses again

2008-12-18T23:05:00.004+09:00

I'm finally fully recovered and is back kicking asses again. oh yeah!!

Actually, i'm just dead bored, with nothing to do here in kuching, except eagerly counting down the days till i finally fly over to Kl and meet up with some of you.Been wondering wat happen to willy and chee phun.Havent heard from them for quite a while now.i want to noe how was willy's holiday in langkawi and korea.Anyone has any idea what happen to those 2??

So for now, here is one of Kuching's renown drinks, although you may be able to obtain them else where in malaysia as well.

3 layer Teh c peng

Happy Birthday and Welcome

2008-12-15T15:09:00.006+09:00

Ohana would like to dedicate a warm birthday greetings for our dearest mum. She is none other than Charlyn.

Happy Birthday Char Ma..

You have been a great comfort to many of us, your little children here in Perth. Although Melvin may point out the burn food issue in feeding your children,

but the greatest comfort a mum can give for their chidlren is the love that is nurtured onto us. Food can be tapau, but love, tell me how can you tapau a mothers love..

Continue to be the light and salt in where ever you are.

Contine to make a difference in someone's life.

Who knows you might just turn their world upside down, and that they find the joy in life. And he might turn out to be your prince charming *wink wink*

Remember Ma, you always have us, your Ohana here in Perth.

You are not alone, never will be.

As our Heavenly Father has assured in us that

He will never leave you, nor forsake you.

You are His precious princess, and you are the apple of His eyes.

Continue to be a blessing in others.

Lastly, Blessed Birthday Ma :)

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And dear Ummi,

These people below

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The Ohanas

Welcome you with an open arms.

Its good to hear that you've accepted Christ as our Savior.

You are a brilliant child, and do not let any temptations out there

to be a boundary in your life.

Keep your eyes fix on the plans that God have for you ya.

Rest assure that God has prepared many fruitful plans ahead.

Do not be stumble by any illnews, but take it as a challenge for you..

To be a better someone, to be someone who is able to lead others.

Jangan putus asa ya.

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And guys, as many of us are away for holidays,

i just like to remind everyone to keep each other in your prayers.

Many of us will be leaving back home during the summer break,

and some are off for holidays.

If you do not know who to pray for and what to pray for,

i hope this will hep you :)

Andrew - Journey mercy (leaving to Adelaide on December 16)

Angie - Journey mercy (leaving to China on December 17)

Alex & Kimmy - smooth transition in their work and getting a house

Charlyn - Work placement in Merridin (leavin to Merridin on January)

Chee Phun - Health and update for Ohana

Darrel - Journey mercy (leavin to Kuching on December 19) ~~and safe labour of his baby boy~~

Doreen - Safety in Bukit Antarabangsa (collision to stop)

Feng Cai & Mich - Health and update for Ohana

Galvin - Breakthru in communication with family and love ones

Janica - Health and update for Ohana. Journey mercy (returning to Perth in 3 weeks)

Jo & Ka Man & Yong - Health and Update for Ohana

Kelly - Health and Update for Ohana

King - Health and Update for Ohana

Melvin - Get well soon

Michael - Stick to the rule book, and please please update for Ohana

Ummi - Journey Mercy (leaving to Brunei on Dec 29)

Willy - Health and Update for Ohana

Yong - Health and Update for Ohana

*Pray for health, in general*

Thanks guys, and i ll see you soon.

Have a blessed holidays and

please keep us update on your well-being.

And you can always post up good food or anything :)

Hero Dog Tries to Help Mortally Wounded Dog - Chile

2008-12-10T10:28:00.001+09:00

Hahaha.....even a dog can understand and apply the verse John 15:13 better than most of us.

Results 2009

2008-12-10T01:05:00.003+09:00

Hey Guys! Guess it will be another semester here perth with you guys again next year.Its a bittersweet feeling. Happy that i'll still be around with you guys, and unhappy, as i have to drag on another semester.How did the rest of you do in the exams??

A Dad's Love

2008-12-05T10:23:00.003+09:00

One day, a son asks his dad ..
"Daddy, would you like to run a marathon with me?"
The father says "yes"
And they run their first marathon together.

Another time, the son asks his dad again ..
"Daddy, would you like to run a marathon with me?"
The father says "yes son"

One day, the son asks his father ..
" Daddy, would you run the Ironman with me?"
The Ironman is the most difficult triathlon ever
( 4 kms swimming, 180 kms bikin, 42 km running )
And the dad says "yes"

The story looks simple until you watch the following clip.
Just amazing, how much can love be...

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Some of us might not have a father figure to look up, despite from the beating, scolding, rotan-ing, insult, slap and etc. Every single beating resulted in bruises and scars. However, no hatred should be kept in your heart. Everyone make mistakes in the past, as no one is perfect. So, forgive those who have hurt you and love them back. Truly, you always have a father figure to look up too. We always have our Heavenly Father to seek for the highs and lows in life. Love and Beloved Ohana.

Sharing is Caring

2008-12-03T23:00:00.003+09:00

Latest news update from Ohana Buletin Dot Com.

Just a couple ~~hours~~ days ago,
we received news stating that Pretty Boy got stranded over in LCCT
due to some unfortunate circumstances, but hey, look over the bright side,
he make use of his time in LCCT and posted up an update for us.
A long and eyes-tearing gratitude note to ohana *sob sob*
Thus, we want to thank you too Mel, in return.
But how ?
He is so far away in Kuching nibbling or rather gobbling down all the heavenly food.
~~Sarawak Laksa, i want you~~
We will just have to do the ohana way.
No hugs, no tickes, no worries.
Just a video of Pretty Boy's titanic with Pregger.
Enjoy :)

And as for Michelle who is currently in Bei Jing with her family for holidays,
enjoy your holidays ya, and get us a bei jing panda can ?
So what our Kung Fu Panda got acquaintance
*wink wink*

Hmm, i wonder how is DoDo, Panda, Piggy and Ah Ma ..

Last but not least, do take care ohana,
no matter where you are,
you are always as close as a family in our heart.

Ohana means family. Family means no one is left behind or to be forgotten

2008-12-02T12:29:00.002+09:00

The first morning back home
The first meal of the day

Sarawak Laksa...oh yeah baby!!

2008-12-01T16:11:00.002+09:00

It sure as hell suck being stranded in the KL LCCT airport. My next flight is 5 hrs from now at 6.25pm. T_T But that 5 hours gave me plenty a time to reflect back on this year.

Well, honestly speaking, 2008 has to be the worst year of my life. Nothing went well at all this year.
1)Fail all subjects in first semester
2) My Walk with God is passive this year
3) Best freb Jack left for karlgoorlie
4) pretty sure i wouldnt do so well in semester 2
5) Cant, and fail to keep my household together
6)unsure of 2009, plus not sure if i'm able to get a house in time too
7) Misunderstandings with a certain group of people
8) watch helplessly at the disagreement between Joel and Gen .Worst part is not being able to do anything to patch things up
9) and the list goes on

Pretty bad year!! But in the midst of brooding over all this rubbish, i realise that there are equally just as much things that i have been blessed with this year.

1) Well i passed my 2007 papers and was able to move on to year2 in 2008
2) although i failed all my units in sem 1 2008, i passed 2 of it through the subs
3) although my dear brother is gone to karlgoorlie, i have found a bigger family, which is none other than you guys.
4) although i'm always financially challenged, God blessed me with a job at nando's
5) because of that job, i have a 24inch HD monitor, a ps3, and no more worries about not being able to eat properly.( bye bye instant noodles)
6) Again, i'm so blessed to have a family like you guys around me, cheering me up, cooking for me, and making sure i keep up in the race.
7) I have friends that could bring me around all the time.You know who you are
8) I've been challenged multiple times to rise up and stop avoiding responsibilities by a number of people as well. (you also jnow who you are)
9) and the Fact that i have andrew and angie at my side.Always concern for me, always watching my back, always welcoming me when everyone else rejects me.
10) I got robbed of my dinner instead of my life,my money and my virginity
11) Brothers like Greg to help me get through my days, be it as a fren who is ready to listen, a fren ready to advice, afren ready to game at any moment and also as a studying partner.
12) frens like Cinderella, garfield and piggy who are always giving me words of encouragement. Even though you guys think that i teach you through the edification every week, i honestly and humbly confess to you guys right now, that you guys teach me more in one day, than i could teach you in my edification in 1 year.I learnt alot more from you guys, than you guys from me.If ever my edification skills has improved, it is because of you and your support.
13) and finally, i wouldnt be half the man i am today if it werent for you guys.

Realising this, all the accursed rubbish that had befallen me this year, seem so small and irrelevant now. If there anything important that i've taken with me this year, it would be;
"God makes miracles out of the mess i made" or to better phrase it "God turns my mess into miracles".

So again thanks Ohanas for your support and encouragement.May you guys have a blessed holiday filled with the love.joy and peace of God. May nothing stumble you in your walk with God. As Paul once said," keep running the good race"

edit: i forgot to mention Charlyn in the list , Thanks old lady for ur frenship and for your " Mel, we need to talk" sessions. Also thanks for being such a blessing when it comes to transport. however so, i still insist ur cooking skills needs improvement if you ever want to find that Knight in shining armour. Even knights in shining armour gets hungry you know. :P

Appreciation and Grattitude to all ohana's

2008-11-27T11:19:00.002+09:00

Dear Cell members,

It has been a great pleasure serving along side with you and being apart of this family really means alot alot to me... This 3 years serving as a cell leaders have been the best and the most colourful moments/memories in my life... Painted with many up's and down's in life...and the Lord always encourages me through his word and he often sends people like YOU to encourage me along the way to press on and persevere through the long haul...and I truly wanna thank you for being the support in my life here in Perth...Always remember that you can always give me a call if you would need someone to talk to....my phone line is always open to you and surely will be there to listen, build and encourage you.

I will be serving in the Young Adult (YA-connect) in the coming year and will be leading together with my discipleship group a new believers class...It is going to be exciting and at the same time there is alot to be done in the coming year... i hope that you will continue to support me as i began working and training new members in deepening their bible knowledge and also deepening in their relationship with the Lord...just wanna assure you that no matter where you are and where you go, I will always be your cell leader and my life is transparent before all of you.

love andrew

Of Ice Skating, Ice Breaker and Ice Kacang

2008-11-25T00:38:00.006+09:00

What happen on Saturday, 22nd November 2008 ?

BOM (Bureau of Meteorology) forecasted that it will ..

Thus, there is a changes of plan. Initially, we plan to head down to the beach and have our lunch. But, droplets of rain has directed us to a new plan.

We went for Ice Skating in Cockburn Ice Arena, Bibra Lake.

As many of us have ZERO experience in skating, many hands were held together to encourage each other throughout the whole skating session. Be it in guiding, supporting, or bro-mancing

And for some who had a little more expertise in it, they try to do the one leg kicking stunt

which looks more like a flamingo to me ..

But at the end of the day, lots of joy is drawn on everyone's face.
I hope that you guys enjoy the outing, and looking forward for more outing with you guys.

Summer break is here, and many of us are leaving for holidays. I hope that we will all keep constant communication with each other.

Ohana means family. Family means no one is left behind or to be forgotten.

ps : update us on your holidays ya. You can blog about it, and tell us more about it :)

Ohana's Glam and Joy in 2008

2008-11-19T22:17:00.000+09:00

Dear Ohanas,

Time passes so quickly isnt it ...
We've all been together for 2 semesters now, or more
and its truly a blessing to have met all of you here in Perth.

Flipping thru the album and
looking at the pictures just bring back so many memories..
Indescribable memories indeed :)
And i believe there is more to come.

Lets continue to build life together,
encouraging each other during the downtime,
and share the joy of glorious achievement.

As said,
We are family.
We stand together, we fall together.
And to you, Yes YOU !!!
You are not alone, you have us as your family.
We will go through the ups and downs with you.
Rest assure that our Heavenly Father will never forsake you nor leave you.
And we, your family will walk with you thru the hard time as well.

Last but not least,
*open arms and hug*
WELCOME OHANA :)

♥
Angie

recap of another funny and memorable moment

2008-11-18T11:57:00.000+09:00

do all of you remember we got one scene that taken from titanic last semester??
Actors: Melvin and Darrel

2008-11-18T02:02:00.000+09:00

(trial post)

Muahahha......the blog is up and running!!
and since i was unable to be the first in the chatbox, i shall then, at least, be the first to hammer up the first post!

LOL Moments!!

Pwned

kekekekekekeke!!!

No hard feelings!! I just wanted to have something to laugh at after the exams!
and for those of you who are still in the midst of it, well, God bless! and all the best!

P.s. you may delete this post anytime you want.I just posted it up as a trial post!