Thursday, July 31, 2008
♥ 9:54 PM
happy happy day!
1) i finally played badminton today! okay la, not realli PLAY but rather got play like 5 mins after pe with rijia. better than nth rite? hee hee!! and oso God is like super good la!! just last week He wanted me 2 rest rite? but i couldn't find anybody 2 play badminton wif me so i was kinda sad. den i was asking God.. if nobody play with me how can i have my rest? and guess wad? this morning when i woke up, e 1st sms i saw was from xiao ping who is a former team mate from hai sing. and she asked me whether im free 2 play badminton becox she's getting bored of e players in her school. yeah!!! Praise the Lord! When God gives the vision, He will give the pro-vision!
2) Had e rest of my napfa test stations today. shuttle run, sit ups, incline pull ups. i was a little disappointed wif my shuttle run dat i got 10.00sec cox for e past few yrs i've been running 9+ sec. must be due to lack of badminton. anw, dat's beside e point. while e rest of my pe mates were doing e other stations, i decided to play wif e standing board jump. so my 1st and 2nd attempts were slightly more than 200. den mr chew came along and praised me and he went on 2 say," jump 210". and i was like.. okay! 210! and 2 my amazement i realli crossed 210! den he said," jump 220". and when i jumped it was like 218 or ard dere. compared 2 my 1st 2 attempts it's like more than 10cm improvement la! and it just reminds me of the way God works. the Bible say, without vision the people perish. maybe at times we feel an inclination (led by e Holy Spirit) to do sth and we start out by doing things our way, setting our own goals and visions (which is good! cox at least we dare 2 take a step of faith). and we know dat when we move, God will move. so along comes daddy God encouraging us, praising us. den He puts his vision into our eyes telling us dat we can go beyond wad we're doing. and as we set our eyes on e new vision He has given to us, we start to operate on a higher level and we'll see ourselves accomplishing so much more!
3) i went back to hai sing today to get my SGC. im quite satisfied with my testimonial although it's a little exaggerated (I wonder wad was i thinking when i wrote my testimonial). anw, ya, the testimonial was like 90 % wad i wrote plus 10% chim-alogy from my form teacher. so after dat my frens and i went to find some of our teachers. and surprisingly, our bio teacher took time out of his super busy schedule to teach us mitosis meiosis and DNA and genomics! wow! and im seriously amazed by his teaching method la! he can make a 60min lecture understandable and memorisable in just 10 mins with very simple illustrations and sounds effects! i seriously miss his teaching la! he can like repeat e whole process 4 times within 10 mins! im even having trouble getting it out of my head la. hahaha!! so it was realli a fruitful visit back 2 sch and i think i'll probably do dat more often (for e sake of my bio). hahaha!
4) today i had extra bio tutorial from 7 to 830pm. it was super fun la! i super enjoyed myself! it's like usually in class it's always so quiet and nobody asks questions and nobody talks. but just now e class was like super hyper la!! they asked questions, they joked, they discussed! it was so fruitful! i wish every lesson can like dat sia. so much easier to learn. maybe it's cox ms sha gave us chocolates b4 she started e lesson. hahaha!! food is a very god form of motivation u noe! lol!!
okay, i guess dat's all for now. it's been a loooong essay post. tml fop! whoo!! praying for salvation of my classmates! enjoy e long weekend ppl!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
♥ 8:39 PM
Bubu is totally drained. super tired from land prac this morning. esp after 5pm, i can seriously slp while standing. haha! anw, today's land prac realli spurred me 2 re-run my 2.4km until i get below 12mins. cox when i told mr chua i ran 12min 51 sec, e look on his face was like in a state of shock or sth. hahaha!! shock in a bad way i mean. lol!! anw, i believe im able 2 run below 12mins! will keep u guys updated on this. hee hee!!
besides dat point, i oso wanna write bout some revelations which i got this week and last week. pst preached bout resting 1 day every week and my "rest day" used to be on sunday. but after hearing wad pst preached, i realise sunday's not realli a rest day for me. cox it's like early morning wake up go church. sometimes even wake up at 630am cox i nid 2 serve. followed by connect group meetings or bible study. and finally guitar lessons at clarke quay. and at e end of e day i will often feel so drained and e onli thing i wanna do is to lie on my comfy bed and slp, onli to realise e next morning is monday. This has been continuing for quite a long time and i realise i burn out very quickly. rem last week or e week b4 i shared with u guys this question which God asked me regarding my home? i finally get what He's trying 2 tell me. He wants to remind me of the things i love to do so much and it's those things which will recharge me for e week ahead. u noe when God asked me bout my home, e 1st place which came into my mind was e badminton court. whenever im sad i will wanna play badminton. i will even feel better just by sitting by e courts watching ppl play. e place just feels like home. and having so many commitments in my life i hardly have time to do e things i like. and often when i have time, i'll be busy doing church stuff or sch stuff. So last week, Holy Spirit told me," it is okay to to take a break. it is okay to do the things u like to do". So my dear twin sis, if u're reading this pls do make time to play badminton with me. dun spend all ur time studying and neglect me and ur beautiful racquet. hee hee!!
next point, u noe God is a God of times and seasons right? This week Holy Spirit opened my mind to another method which He uses to convey which season is it now. songs are often used for healing becox e lyrics relate to our circumstances. Similarly for God, it relates to the seasons He is bringing us through. if u notice, songs which are written during a fixed period of time roughly convey the same message even though the composers may be worlds apart. Hence it is not enuff to stay in our comfort zones and listen to all e old songs which we can all memorise so well. it is very important to listen to new songs so dat we are aware of the season God is working in.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
♥ 10:31 PM
Fun Fun!! Bubu has had a very happy week!
finally got hold of almost all e new songs we've been singing in church! yeah!! happy happy!! thanks eileen!! these few weeks the songs are like stuck in my head la. i got so addicted 2 them and yearn 2 hear dem so much dat i even recorded my own version. hahaha!! eh not bad okie. lol!!
anw, festival of praise is coming! whoo!! it's gonna be a super awesome week! packed packed! thurs night gonna go prepare hall, fri serving, sat morning cell group, sat nigh serving, sun going to enjoy. wow.. kinda packed sia. hahaha!! it's okie, i believe it's gonna be an awesome time of serving! ( just dun let me be runner can le)
wanted 2 update on some spiritual stuff but im like super tired now so im heading 2 bed first. will update again real soon =)
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
♥ 11:17 PM
Been busy catching up on my studies these days. it's like everyday study in sch library with my classmates till 845 la. even i think im turning a little crazy. haha!
today no sch. had college road run at east coast park. 3km. i came in 8th and my house came in 1st dat y got 1 trophy and 1 medal. anw, lucky is in the pic cox when i wanna take e pic he suddenly sit in front of me. had seoul garden lunch after road run wif e canoeists followed by water prac. few weeks of not paddling and i seriously suck now la. duno cap how many times at e pontoon. super malu. but it's gd 2 swim in such a hot weather oso la. hee hee..
this week has been like almost crazy la. tues morning run 4km, today run 3+km, tml morning got land prac b4 sch followed by pe lesson. whoo!! i think im realli turning into a superwomen la. and im like aching like shit now. was woken up by muscle cramp this morning. luckily e cramp did not come back during e road run. if not i'll be like super doomed.
okie, superwomen gotta go slp. feel so proud of myself for studying so hard and finishing 4 of my chinese homework in less than 1 hour today! yeah!!
Thank You Jesus for this wonderful day!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
♥ 10:44 PM
okie! this week has been kinda exciting. lots of activities. watched dark knight. not bad. although it was a little scary. had cell group outreach on fri! went settlers cafe to celebrate guo peng's and brandon's birthday. quite fun. den went clarke quay 2 celebrate wendy's birthday on sat. e riverside indonesian restaurant was nice la! e food is super nice. but price oso super nice. haha!! anw, we all enjoyed ourselves and dat's e most impt thing! hee hee!! next week's gonna be even more fun! hee hee.
share wif u guys a song which i realli love now..
MERCIES THAT RISE WITH THE NEW MORN
SET ME APART AS A NEW BORN
EACH MOMENT I LIVE
BY FAITH I BELIEVE
WITH YOU I'M NEVER ALONE
DARKNESS MAY COME, TRIALS SEEM SO LONG
YOU ARE THE LIGHT I DEPEND ON
THROUGH VALLEYS AND STORMS
YOUR WORD KEEPS ME STRONG
MY SHELTER, REFUGE AND SONG
I TRUST IN YOU
EVERYDAY I LIVE
I KNOW YOU ARE MY GOD
I LIFT MY FACE AND LOOK TO YOU MY LORD
EVEN WHEN THE MOUNTAINS TREMBLE
AND A THOUSAND FALL
I WILL STAND WITH YOU
MY JESUS
TAKE MY ALL
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
♥ 7:31 PM
i had a bad start today. was suppose 2 have land prac this morning 630am in sch. yet when i arrived on time, i onli saw 1 person. i was realli angry la. as in realli realli angry. cox b4 dat i was still feeling a little apologetic to the j1 gal canoeists for making dem wake up so early in e morning just 2 come down to train so i bought breakfast for every one of dem to appreciate dem for taking time 2 come down. and yet this is wad i saw. super angry. makes me feel like not doing so much for e team.
and as i was doing warm up run, i just began to question myself. y am i doing so much? is dere a point? it's like i've nvr put in so much effort even for badminton b4. i've nvr gone to sch at 630am to train b4. i've nvr bought breakfast to encourage my badminton team b4. and it's like canoeing is not even my passion! it's merely a cca to me. i could have chosen e easy way, switch to badminton, and i dun nid 2 train so hard, i can play e game i love so much.
However, Holy Spirit just began to remind me y am i doing all these things. it's becox here is where He has planted me in. i rem when i was choosing a cca, Holy Spirit confirmed dat He wants me in canoeing instead of badminton. And im doing all these things becox i honor Him. and out of my honor for His plans for my life, i honor the people He has placed around me. i honor their time dat's y i turn up early, dat's y i buy dem breakfast. and, ya, it's so true dat when we do things wif our eyes set on people's approval, we'll get upset and disappointed all the time. but when we get a revelation dat wad we're doing is not for man but for God's approval, we have e joy of the Lord as our strength! Praise the Lord dat wadeva im doing it's for Him and Him alone!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
♥ 9:45 PM
okie, church today was totally awesome!! im just so amazed by the sermon! live life must be ZAI!~ go toilet in e middle of service oso must be zai! hahahaha!! Anw, ya, the point is dat the way we carry ourselves is very important. and that we should be zai! be classy! speak classy, walk classy, behave classy! why? because our daddy God is a King! and that makes us princes and princesses! have u seen royalty speaking vulgarities? speaking broken english? walk as though they have a broken back bone? or even living life as though they are despised by the whole world? no!! and dat's precisely why we ought to have high self-esteem, high self-worth!
anw, just share with you guys some revelations i've got last week...
did it ever cross ur mind to wanna wake up one day and realise u have super powers? ya, i was actually hoping to have super powers one day while watching tv and Holy Spirit just asked me," what do super heroes do?" and my reply was.. "to use their gifts to help others?" den Holy Spirit said," haven't I already given u gifts to help others?" and it just came to me that, "ya hor! why din i realise ah?" okie, i noe. this revelation a little bit kiddy. but it's still cool la! hahaha!
another thing God told me this week is that He realli loves me. it's like every day i will hear God say," my dear, I love you." sometimes even more than once per day. and the feeling is just so amazing becox many ppl onli have head knowledge but no real experience. I just feel so privileged that i've many experiences of God working in my life all these years.
okie okie, 1 last thing b4 i head 2 bed. God just asked me bout 2 days back.. Where's your house? And where's your home? where do you run to when u're happy/sad? notice.. house is a building, home here is refering to a place where one finds rest. Maybe u guys can think bout this question and tell God ur answer too.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
♥ 11:05 PM
whole of last week was e canoeing nationals. i think dat it was a good experience. sth new at least compared to badminton. anw, i got 4th for my heats so din manage 2 get into semis. missed it by dat few cm. originally i intended dat if i came in 1st or 2nd for my heats i am gonna shout " Thank You Jesus!" and jump out of my boat. However, the race was so close dat my mind was too preoccupied with whether hua chong or I came in 3rd so i din capsize. a little wasted but it's okie. i'll try it next time=) im a little disappointed with myself cox through this competition i realised how weak i was.. my arm had not enuff strength to sustain after about 300m dat y hua chong caught up. meaning, i need to train up my strength = more push ups, more pull ups!
actually God has been very good to me throughout this whole week. b4 my race He even sang me a love song which cast out all my fears and anxiety. truly, His perfect love casts out all my fears! praise the Lord! He oso assured me, strengthen me, comfort me, and a lot more. Im just so thankful for Him in my life! JESUS I LOVE YOU!
Monday, July 07, 2008
♥ 10:39 AM
youth day!
well, the past week has been eventful. got back my mid year results and din do dat well. i was definitely sad but i believe God has a purpose because my Bible tells me that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
share with you guys some things which God taught me last week.
1)When bad things happen, it's not the end of the world. in fact, sometimes things aren't what it seems and every stumbling block can become a stepping stone. The Bible says his thoughts are higher than our thoughts, His ways higher than our ways. The kingdom of God is opposite from our world. Bible says give and u shall receive, if u want to be the head u first gotta be a servant. Dat's y when bad things happen, all the more we need to TRUST in Him. Because God is able to turn every bad thing around for our good! Praise the Lord!
2) Often we'll be faced with people with sucky attitude and we'll be like," this person gotta change!" However, Holy Spirit just began to ask me," what's the reason behind you wanting e person to change?" and to my surprise, my answer was anger. becox of certain things e person did, i was angry with him and so my motivation for him to change became anger. i mean, it's quite common sense that when u confront somebody out of anger u'll most probably condemn the person's attitude instead of bringing conviction right? But we all know dat God's method is never condemnation. but conviction through love! so when we desire change in the people around us, it must not be for our selfish reasons to suit ourselves, but our motivation must be love! Just like how it breaks God's heart to see us continue struggling with sins in our life when we can be living an even more fruitful and joyful life, our hearts should also be broken when we see people sinning because they are definitely more miserable than us.
Come on guys! let us be cross bearers for Christ! let's look at situations and people through God's eyes and not our own. Bible says it's not by our strength, not by our might, but by His Holy Spirit! Praise the Lord!
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
♥ 11:18 PM
Psalms 34:1I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Father, in good times i will praise You. and in bad times, i will still choose to give You praise.
