Pressing on with God's strength

Busy period now, cos quite a few of my students having exams these few weeks and I need to rearrange my whole schedule again... Slotting ppl in here and there, making changes here and there... Reli not easy... Plus juz received news that my grandma is going to undergo a major op on Wed... Its actually a simple op to join back the bones from her hip fracture, but due to her medical background, (ex-stroke patient, high blood pressure and a few other complications) it greatly increases the risk of this op =/ Going down tml night with my relatives and will be praying for her... Dad invited one of our church elders to be there to pray as well... I pray tat God will grant me the peace no matter the outcome of the op... Then still hav to settle payments for the hillsong concert... Well, I reli pray for more of His presence... Need to it to press on amidst all the busyness and uncertainties...

The Heart Of Worship

Verse:
When the music fades
All is stripped away
And I simply come
Longing just to bring
Something that's of worth
That will bless your heart

Pre-Chorus:
I'll bring you more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what you have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You're looking into my heart

Chorus:
I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about you,
It's all about you Jesus
I'm sorry Lord for the thing I've made it
When it's all about you,
It's all about you Jesus

This song reli reflects wad Chengxin shared with me juz now after he came back from Phillipines... Had dinner with him at 5 plus at cs food court then we talked for one hour plus... Apparently he had many insights after he came back... Well if u wanna noe can go ask him, cos it would take many pages of typing to explain everything, lolx...

After he left I saw Jason and Yile a few tables away so went over to say hi... Chatted for awhile b4 leaving... Then saw Jasmine's mum on my way to the interchange... Queued together with her at the POSB to deposit money... It's quite amazing to see so many within such a short time span, lolx...

Oh ya today my bro oso taught me abt the Rubik's cube... Quite interesing sia, not to mention challenging... But its quite fun when u actually see something happening to the cube in ur hand rather then juz anyhow turn here turn there, hahaz... Hopefully I get the hang of it soon...

Btw final count : 62 Agapians going for Hillsong United concert! Ultra cool la! =)

Simple changes...

Some updates in my blog... Added in one of the verses which touched me alot n oso managed to add in a list of songs by my fav songs by hillsong and planetshakers... Do enjoy the music!! =)

Anyway today I went down with my Dad to see my grandma at SGH... She had a fall not too long ago and was admitted to the hospital =/ It was not the first time that this happened and I reli thank God that she did not sustain any head injuries for the unfortunate times tat she fell... I was once again reminded of the importance of gd health... Think it makes alot of difference when u're like 70 years old? Well, better eat well and exercise more man...

After tat went down to Sim Lim Square with my Dad... He was looking for a 2GB memory card for his new phone... The lady in the shop couldnt get the memory card to work initially then she abit paiseh, lolx... We were oso puzzled cos the phone didnt read the memory card after we put it in... In the end spent like half an hour trying to 研究 and we tried other memory cards but still cant work... In the end we left the shop but then going down the escalator halfway suddenly can read liao the original memory card!! Then I realised tat we need to close back the back cover b4 the phone can read, lolx... Cos all along we tested without closing cos v mah fan, hahaz... Went back to the shop and got the memory card with 10% discount cos I think the lady paiseh then sell us abit cheaper, lolx... Summary: When testing Nokia 6500 Slide pls rmbr to close back the cover =)

Anyway here are some updates regarding the Hillsong United concert... As of the writing of this post, there are already 71 ppl confirmed going!!! =) 58 Agapians and 13 frenz... Had abit of trouble sorting out the numbers juz now, lolx... Those who still want tix pls let me noe asap if not we'll buy first liao...

Wonderful Creations!

The beauty of little things =)

*Calling again for ppl interested in the HILLSONG UNITED concert... U can view the details here!

Medical Checkup

Went down to NTU today with Wei Nian for lunch followed by our medical checkup... The waiting time was longer than the actual checkup la, lolx... First had eye test then took a number to go into the rm and see the doctor... He tested me for colour blindness then took my blood pressure and lastly used his stethoscope to check my breathing... After tat got urine test and the chest X-ray was the coolest la... Its conducted in this mobile van and all it takes is like juz a few seconds! Nowadays so high-tech liao, hahaz...

After tat met up with Raymond and went to his hall to take a look... Hall 7's juz beside the new SPMS (School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences) building la, in which I'll be among the first batch of students using it =) The 3 other nearest halls are 1, 4 and 5... Hopefully can get into either of these halls, if not stay at the other end of NTU everyday still muz take shuttle bus to sch... Then plus the morning rush sure super crowded one... Can u imagine taking 30 mins to reach sch when u're already in sch?

left NTU at 4 plus and went down to Bugis... Did some reading in the National Library for abt one hour b4 meeting Simon, Calvin, Sze Min and Li Shien Jie for steamboat at the usual place... Didnt reli eat much cos had to leave at 8 for driving... Sad rite? Anyway driving today was quite challenging... Cant reli get the parallel parking yet, and its quite irritating when I keep having to move forward and reverse juz to get the car in/out of the parking lot... Well at least I got to drive around in some new area today, lolx... So self-comforting =D

*Btw anyone interested in going for HILLSONG UNITED concert on 24th May at Expo?

Father's love! =)

It has been a great weekend! =) So many things happened but no time to update... Shall start with Friday night... The leaders' meeting was reli very gd... Li Shien Jie shared this with us :

        You are deeply Loved by our Heavenly Father
Demonstrated by his Only son Jesus Christ
            You are his inValuable child
                          and Eternally sealed by the Holy Spirit

Indeed there's onli so much we can do if we do not have God's love in us! It was a simple yet powerful reminder...

Then Sat morning went down to City Music together with Auntie Limin to look for the church keyboard... After identifying one of the keyboards, we played around with it for like half an hour? Hahaz... Actually we sortof decided tat we were going to buy it liao, lolx... So of cos in the end we bought it (more of a music arranger rather than a synthesizer cos we forsee tat we're gonna write songs and do our own recording in the future) it came with a bag, stand, headphones and a pedal which unfortunately was out of stock =( Anyway the both of us took a cab back to Agape and unloaded everything but didnt set it up yet... Now we have a new drumset, 2 new keyboards and we have ppl training to come into the worship team! Whee, God's timing is so perfect! =)

Come Sunday was another great day in the house of the Lord! I muz say tat the whole spiritual atmosphere of our 11.30am service is very different now... It has been reli great and I feel so blessed to be in the worship team where I can reli serve His people with His music =) Totally cool la! God is reli working as we can see from all the diff testimonies and its very diff when the Holy Spirit juz comes... Lives will juz overflow with love and joy, and tat's wad's happening now in Agape! =) So glad to be part of all this!

To top it all off, badminton was a totally exhilarating experience once again... Reli got a great workout and my legs are reli aching from all tat exercise, lolx... Today had abt 10 ppl so was sortof juz nice too... Could keep rotating and playing and nobody gets left out... Ate the claypot noodle after tat at the clubhouse... It was nice but super salty =/ Am reli glad tat I got the chance to exercise, hahaz... Well, tml I'm meeting Wei Nian (my company mate who happens to be going to the exact same course as me in NTU) 12pm at Boon Lay... Shall have lunch at NTU (YAY!) followed by our medical checkup... So so cool to visit my future sch, hahaz =) I noe I've been saying this again and again but juz cant wait for sch to start!! =D

Precision

Take a look at the world's most costly advertisement and the winner of this yr's best Ad of the world... It took 606 takes and re-takes to produce this 2 min commercial and the total cost was $6.2 million... Everything is real with no graphics used... A MUST-SEE!! :D

The Bucket List

Watched this movie ytd night and I muz say tat it is reli a very gd and meaningful show! Talks about 2 guys getting terminal cancer and then coming up with this list of things to do b4 they actually kick the bucket... Some of the things include skydiving, car racing, and all sorts of things tat one doesnt usually get the chance to do... Then there was this part of the movie when they were both at the top of the Egyptian pyramids and one of them (the more knowledgeable one) told the other guy abt the 2 qns Egyptians were asked after their death to determine where they go...

1) Have you found joy in your life?
2) Have you brought joy to the people around you?

As simple as it seems, I thought tat these 2 qns are oso quite profound... Reli got me thinking abt wad I've been doing with my life... Well in the end I think the both of them realised tat family and friends are much more impt then ur status, wealth and many other materialistic stuff... A very very gd movie that got me laughing and crying at the same time, lolx... A muz-watch for anyone and everyone!! =)

Well juz wanted to tell the people tat I noe, esp frenz and family and you, yes you, the one reading this right now... I cherish each and everyone of you for being a part of my life =) Love you guys! =P

*A very inspiring video sent by Jasper... Coincidentally related to the movie I think... Definitely worth your few mins watching it! =)

Watch his full lecture here!

Buffet after buffet

Gosh first time in my life had so many consecutive buffets, lolx... Last nite had buffet for family dinner then today lunch and dinner oso buffet... All at Jasper's Condo the function rm there... Lunch was Angela's baby gal Gabrielle's one month old anniversary then dinner was Jin Xiu's 21st! So much fd la, eat until super shiok, hahaz...

Baby Gabrielle

A closer look =)

Now tat's one BIG cake la!

with exactly 21 candles on it...

Sabo-ing time (there's like whipped cream, curry, mayo and many many more?)

"What shd I do???"

"Yummy! I like the bday cake!" =)

Dont take photo of me taking photo of u, lolx!! =P

Ok this was taken by Nicole (after a few tries she finally managed to get their faces)

After tat Jayden became the photographer =)

N he took a pic of himself (sooooo cute rite?) =)

Planetshakers Concert / Dad's Bday =)

Planetshakers Concert
Was reli blessed to be able to make it for the Planetshakers Concert ytd evening... N it was superbly good! Met Xin Hui, Jing Hui, Li Yun, Han En, Chengxin and Kaiqi at Expo MRT for dinner... Went to the fd court and ordered some unknown fd to eat =/ Regretted but finished it anyway... Super salty la =( Halfway thru Isabel came and I got my tix! =) Amos oso came and joined us while waiting for his frenz... After dinner saw Joelle, Kailin, Felicia and her fren... Went to the concourse area and crowded around while waiting for the rest... Soon Yi Yong, Joel came along and some of us then proceeded to go in first... Managed to book 2 rows of seats for all our latecomers, lolx... Was bored so took a few pics but nothing much la... Then was standing around then Joelle tapped me on the shoulder... To my surprise, I turned around and saw Chris! (my company mate) Went out and we talked and caught up for quite awhile... He went for some course during the last 3 months in bible college learning abt the various ministries... Quite cool rite? Then now he's teaching Math and Sci in St. Hilda's Sec... Apparently he's oso going for a mission trip tat he planned with 4 other frenz in May... So happening la!!

Anyway after tat the concert started liao... Planetshakers came out first and I tell u it was very good! We went out after awhile and there was reli lots of space to worship Him freely! =) Its reli been a long while since I could worship so freely, jumping around and all... After tat was Tim Hughes and his live band... Though I didnt reli know their songs, but it was quite good too... Had a great time of worship... Then suddenly a very familiar intro was played... Super nice la... Then it hit me! It's "Mighty To Save"... Slightly diff style from Hillsong but still very nice =) Though their songs are not bad, but whenever something familiar plays, tat indescribable feeling juz floods into ur whole being and u noe u're ready to give ur all...

After tat this guy shared his testimony on how Jesus found him... It was real nice his sharing... Simple yet powerful... N I suppose its always better to share your own true story, something tat u exp personally... Not too long, not too short, then followed by and altar call... Praise God for those who received his salvation! =) After Planetshakers came back and ended everything on a high note! Was sweating like mad and almost lost my voice by then but totally enjoyed the whole thing!

After the whole thing went for supper... Took bus 24 and then walked in to 85 market... Saw Hui Ting (sec sch classmate) on the bus and bombarded her with qns abt NTU... Apparently she was on her way home after studying at the airport... Oh man, cant wait to start sch, lolx... Ppl asking me to go this camp tat camp liao... Reli dunno how to choose la... Excited abt uni life but dunno wad to expect =/ Oh well, I shall find out for myself when sch starts...

Took this randomly when I juz went in

First attempt (apparently Kailin wasnt satisfied, lolx)

I tried again, but apparently I wasnt a very gd photographer =)

I thought this was ok, and Joelle saved me by letting the matter rest, lolx

Took this as it was abt to start (then the person said no photography, haha)

Dad's Bday
Had family dinner today to celebrate my Dad's bday... Decided on the restaurant in Paramount Hotel in the end... Had the a la carte Buffet... Choice of 52 items to choose from including dessert... Super fattening but I ordered like crazy anyway, hahaz... The food was reli good and super hard to resist, lolx... Treasured the family time together as well, cos its not everytime tat we can to eat together, lolx... After tat went to Marine Parade to shop... Had fun going around with my bro and looking at stuff, hahaz... I think he's a more exp shopper than me, lolx... Then in the end we all took cab home... I think its the first time my whole family took cab together oso, lolx... Oh man, my body hasnt fully recovered from the jumping and shouting ytd, but tat exp was totally worth it! =)

God's music does wonders!!

Was looking thru all the diff kinds of songs I had from Hillsong and this reli touched me... Quite an old song but very nice =)

You Are My World

My father I adore You more
Than anything my heart could wish for
I just want You
And Jesus my beloved savior
Everything I am I owe to You
I owe it all to You

And angels come and adore You
And we Your children worship You

You are my world
You are my God
And I lay down my life for You
You are my Lord
The one I love
No one could ever take Your place

And everything I have I give to You
My Lord, the One I live for
I live for You
And all my days are gifts from You
I pray Id use them as You want me to
Use them for You

And angels come and adore You
And we your children worship You

You are my world
You are my God
And I lay down my life for You
You are my Lord
The One I love
No one could ever take Your place

*Hear it here!

God is closer than u think =)

The past 2 days hav been super cool! And I reli thank God for being in my life! =) Sunday managed to hav breakfast with Chengyi after he played bass for the morning service (apparently he's coming back as a bassist) and asked him some computer stuff... Then during service I tried to sing as I played but apparently I cant reli do tat yet... So many wrong chords, lolx... But it was still nice worshiping the Lord, and the songs tat Yile chose were quite old but all v nice =) Quite surprised to see Hui San (Doreen's fren) again cos I thought she would be going to her own church... Anyway finally got the survivor pics (wont post yet cos waiting for more photos from Enz) and asked Doreen to pass to her 2 other frenz...

After service went shopping at Orchard with Ben, Chengxin, Nicholas, Han En, Li Yun, Jing Hui, Yilin, Xiao Yuan, Shu Qi and Winnie... Big crowd, hahaz... While the gals shopped, I mainly crapped around with Ben =P Left with Shu Qi close to 6 to meet Audrey and Donne to go NUS for this Chinese Opera... (but its actually in Eng) Audrey went to get the tix while we went for dinner first and tar pow for her... Made it juz in time (the play started at 8) and soon the story was unfolding b4 our very eyes... There were many diff songs edited to fit certain famous tunes and it was totally hilarious!! The acting was super gd too! Its been quite a long time ever since I saw something so fantastic and marvelous!! Thanks Audrey for recommending this to me! =) For $23.70, its super duper worth it, lolx... Ultra late after the play/musical ended but we still managed to take public transport home... I went back the East-West line with Donne and we toked abt life in uni... Upon reaching the interchange, I managed to catch the last bus home la... God is so cool rite? Its reli the last bus and everything juz fit so nicely till all the way back home =)

By then I was already asked by Liyun, Jing Hui and Chengxin abt the plans for today, cos I sortof wanted to plan some outing with Ben b4 he leaves for Taiwan tml... Took my shower upon reaching home and checked the movie timings b4 replying them while at the same time asking other ppl to join us... In the end, Chengxin, Ben, Kaiqi, Liyun, Jing Hui, Han En and me ended up watching Untraceable at Vivo this morning... I thought was quite gd though maybe abit too gory... Jing Hui was beside me and her voice got louder as the scenes got scarier and she was burying herself into Liyun too, lolx... Anyway after the movie we spent like half an hour deciding on wad to eat b4 we finally settled for Banquet at Harbourfront Centre... Went off first with Kaiqi after tat but then I realised tat I still had quite some time so we went ps to slack around... Shared one waffle with ice cream (cookie and cream) on top... Taste was not bad =) Then tok and chat randomly for 1 hour b4 I went down to Carrefour to meet Josiah and take my NTU course syllabus from him (printed and binded neatly)... After tat left for tuition liao... Oh ya my phone died at 4 plus after receiving a call from Simon saying tat he juz touched down (I was totally surprised, lolx)

So after tuition I went for my first night driving lesson! And guess wad? It went much better than I expected... Once again thank God for it! I was reli praying v hard on my way to the lesson and hoping that things would turn out fine... The drive on the road was smoother than I expected and I managed to learn my U-turn and start on parallel parking!! Super cool rite? =P During the U-turning was one of the few times when my instructor praised me again and again! Then for parallel parking on my second attempt managed to tycoly park until the car reli juz fit nicely within the 4 poles, centralised and everything! Gosh things are reli so different when we learnt to depend on Him and know tat He is with us in everything we do!! =)

Mavis' 21st!!!

Whee the prayer meeting yesterday was juz so so so cool!! =) Heard many ppl sharing their exp and was reli v encouraged by it... Today had cell and it was super too... I shall go and seek Him more and more... The peace and joy tat He brings is worth everything tat I noe of =P Anyway today the new drum set came (chosen and bought by Enz and Ben) and I helped to set it up at the 3rd floor... I thought the white colour was quite cool la, and after we finished setting it up it reli looked superb... Oh man, Yi Yong and Si Hao will so pleased to get to play on a new drumset! Now I'm waiting for my keyboard... Got budget liao but any other sponsors? =)=)=)

After tat went down to Mavis' 21st Bday party... Its been a long time since I had buffet liao, hahaz... The food was gd, and the whole party was juz fantastic la... Got a few random pics below =)

The meh meh cake

Mavis giving her speech =)

Germaine: "I shy"

So cute! (but Jing Hui looks distracted, lolx)

Well all I can say is,"Mavis, welcome to adulthood!" =)

Random Jokes =)

Who is cleverer? Teacher or student?

One Night 4 College Students Were Playing Till Late Night and Didn't
Study For The Test Which Was Scheduled For The Next Day.

In the morning they thought of a plan. They made themselves look as
dirty and weird with grease and dirt. They then went up to the Dean and
said that they had gone out to a wedding last night and on their return
the tyre of their car burst and they had to push the car all the way
back and that they were in no condition to appear for the test.

So the Dean said they can have the re-test after 3 days. They thanked
him and said they will be ready by that time...
On the third day they appeared before the Dean. The Dean said that as
this was a Special Condition Test, All four were required to sit in
separate classrooms for the test.
They all agreed as they had prepared well in the last 3 days.

The Test consisted of 2 questions with the total of 100 Marks.

Q.1. Your Name.........................( 2 MARKS )
Q.2. Which tyre burst?...............( 98 MARKS )

a) Front Left
b) Front Right
c) Back Left
d) Back Right.....!!!

True story from IIT Bombay ...Batch 1992-96

All of them mati liao!

Buyers Beware When in China

A man went on a business trip to China and wanted to buy some gifts for his kids.
He went to a shop and found a nice looking CD player. Wary of buying inferior goods,
he asked the shopkeeper, 'What would happen if this does not work?'

The shopkeeper quietly points to the only sign in English that reads,

'GUARANTEE NO SPOILT.'

Feeling assured, he paid for the CD player and returns to his hotel. He tried to use the
CD player after returning to the hotel but it would not even switch on.

He quickly return to the shop and asked for a refund or an exchange for another unit.
When the shopkeeper refused to give either, the man points to the sign assuring him
of a guarantee.

The shopkeeper then said, 'Brother, you are in China. We read from the right to the left.'

The sharing of marriage...

The old man placed order for one hamburger, French fries and a drink.

He unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half, placing
one half in front of his wife .

He then carefully counted out the French fries, dividing them into two
piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife.

He took a sip of the drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup down
between them . As he began to eat his few bites of hamburger, the people
around them were looking over and whispering.

Obviously they were thinking, 'That poor old couple - all they can afford is
one meal for the two of them.'

As the man began to eat his fries a young man came to the table and
politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple. The old man said,
they were just fine - they were used to sharing everything.

People closer to the table noticed the little old lady hadn't eaten a bite.
She sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns
sipping the drink.

Again, the young man came over and begged them to let him buy another
meal for them. This time the old woman said 'No, thank you, we are used
to sharing everything.'

Finally, as the old man finished and was wiping his face neatly with the napkin,
the young man again came over to the little old lady who had yet to eat a single
bite of food and asked 'What is it you are waiting for?'

She answered:















'THE TEETH.'

Life goes on...

Life is good, but giving tuition onli leaves me with lots of free time in the morning and on Fridays (cos I dont teach) and sometimes I wonder wad else I can do... Anyway juz some updates... Tuesday went to Sentosa and we built sandcastles again, lolx... Was quite random but fun... Buried Enz, then Shuqi drew the Agape Logo and we tried to capture ourselves above the water while jumping up, hahaz... Check out some of the pics below =)

Wednesday went down to church to clean and polish the drum set... Overslept cos was super tired from the Sentosa trip, lolx... Found out tat it can be addictive polishing the metal parts of the drums =P But Ying Dan reli polished her cymbals until I can literally use it as a mirror, so u can imagine how shiny it was... Lunch was KFC sponsored by the church and some rojak as well (we topped up the balance)... Had to leave after tat cos got tuition...

Then today I spent half the day summarizing and editing my NTU course syllabus... Finally managed to compile it all and sent it to Josiah who will be printing it and binding it for me... Cool rite? Free somemore, cos he's using the company printer... Shhhh =) Got the idea from him when I met him on Monday for dinner, lolx... He offered to "help" me since it was his last 5 days at Starhub, hahaz... Fully utilize the company's resources b4 quitting, lolx... N I realised I reli hav lots of modules to study =/ Gosh! Well, I Went down to Kailin's place for tuition for the first time today... Muz say tat its rather cool to still be able to get students... N the thing is her Dad is ok tat I can onli teach till July... So cool rite? God reli provides! =)

Anyway I think I better pull myself together and move on, though I muz say tat this wk has been a rough wk... Need to cling onto His faithfulness and walk on... 2 Bday parties to look forward to plus my upcoming medical checkup, lolx... N my students r having their mid-years soon, which means I may get extra busy... I haven't forgotten the idea of creating my own math notes! =)