Terence is the same as Terry

Did quiet time on the way to work Thursday morning..july 9th..

Revelation 22:1-6

1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. 4They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. 6The angel said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place."

Immediately, Michael Jackson's hit 'Heal the world' came to mind..

Thought? Jacko' sang to 'heal the world'; God has and will come to heal it.

:)

Also, on that same bus.. one-decked (lame).. i was seated somewhere near the front.. that was this girl (not pretty though, ok out of point) who was reading her book, titled 'He's not that into you' or something like that.. apparently, she wasn't really into her book.. her book propped open, but her eyes firmly shut, head nodding. heheheh, what a sight. such irony.

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD,

plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11

btw, He is.. into you.
If only you believe, captain.. If only you believe..

looking back..

at the path i ran, trudged, soldiered (at times)..

i feel relieved, that part of life is done. truly relieved. mm~

barring any anomalies,

i will graduate this august.

to God be the glory, honour, praise

for things (aplenty) He has done.

Numbers 9:15-23

the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped.

the cloud lifted, the Israelites moved out.

at times for a few hours, other times for a few days.

each time, they followed God's lead and waited upon Him.

remember, to do the same.

my commisioning.

Chien Chong's sermons last two sundays were a blessing.

1. God's purpose outlives God's people.
2. Moses knew his commission, and wasn't disappointed when his own people turned on him.

point to note.

a craze for the Christian race.

today's worship and sermon spoke to me, immensely.

thank God for the direct encouragement and words that put things into perspective once more.

these are some noteworthy points i took home:
1. Look at Him who is invisible, just like Moses did.
2. Look to the reward at the end, just as Moses did.
3. Look to God.
4. Say no, let go.
5. God pulled me through tough times before (sm and what not), He certainly has the power to do it again and again and again.
6. Continue, persevere, in the midst of worldly pressure, but anchored upon God's sure and saving Word and Work.
7. The situations and experiences I go through, they're just temporal. (thanks bk, for the timely reminder)
8. Look at the bigger picture - on the grander scheme of things, how does my current state weigh against that?
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Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:1-2

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:33

oh my goodness, i was looking for Matthew 6:33 and guess what followed it:

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Matthew 6:34

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Live for the audience of One. Jesus commands my destiny.

in Christ alone.

In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.

What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone! – who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save:

‘Til on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied –
For every sin on Him was laid;
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain:
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again!

And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me,
For I am His and He is mine –
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life’s first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.

No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
‘Til He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand!

seperating fact from fiction.

it hasn't been easy doing that this week, alone.

such is life, where we live by the decisions we make.

korean karaoke.

hilarious.

camel, gong li, water dessert..

what else can this park ji sung-lookalike come up with?

hee hee hee..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7oGx2dImE8

hair heh heh.

i have an obscene amount of shots of myself with different hairstyles.

i should put it up someday, and maybe do a poll for the public's favourite!

as if i'm like some celeb, huh.
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wondering how he/she always get his/her way?
freakonomics at play, perhaps.

i lost my virginity today.

not of the sexual sort, you wide-eyed, gaping-mouth, dummy.

won't say what, but nope, nothing of the sort where you'd wished that i kissed and told.

:) slim me slim, hopefully.

insensitivity.

seems like some people are plagued with that, without realising it.

very sad. very very sad.

saw it rife over the CNY period.

thankfully, though, it didn't concern me directly. I wouldn't have given them anything less than a piece of my mind.

i recall..

last year, somewhere late october-early november, during the final weeks before my term exams, problems arose from every possible area of my life..

from my health, to friendships, to relationships, to family, to diana's health (she had to go to hospital a week before my exams), to family appointments/errands, etc..

but by going through these situations, God taught me that when i work in future, and have my own career, these things will continue to remain and that i will have to prioritise them accordingly.

thank God for His wisdom to teach me this valuable lesson at the right time.

i survived my exams, and 5 semesters of university.

PTL.

shit.

seems like 2009's troubles are already here.

this song springs to mind:
i look to the shepherd
he meets all my needs
beside the still waters, He faithfully leads
bringing peace to my soul..

at this point in time:
i am not looking to the shepherd
i probably don't trust him to meet all my needs
i know he faithfully leads but i'm not following
that's probably why there isn't peace in my soul.
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on a brighter note, been stuck in front of the teevee past 2 days bringing myself and diana up to speed with 'The Little Nyonya' on mobtv, which by the way ends monday. think we watched something like 23 episodes in 2 days. going to finish the remaining 9 tomorrow. it's a good drama serial, good plot, etc. i should know. showoff.

more apparent.

don't know why history repeats itself.

situ's words stick in my head.

it happened once a few year's back, it's happening again.

what is wrong with me? were my motives wrong? did i crave something more than what i should?

all i know is that it may be time to take my hands off. not ideal situation - i certainly feel i could do much more for them.

not anymore, like last time, not anymore.

since you want it, i pass it on to you.

it's better this way. no more second-guesses, no more fears, no more concerns, no more interference for you from me, in whatever battles you are fighting.

a pawn,
no more.

take bloody good care of them,
make no mistake though, i know the motivation for the battles you're fighting.

nothing to lose.

been thinking about what someone once told me long time ago. i used to think that it didn't make sense, that it was a result of one drawing away from God. more so recently though, that person's words are starting to hold some truth, making some sense.

perhaps it's really better to slack off.
perhaps it's really easier on the heart if i didn't bother that much.
perhaps being a nominal youth leader would mean lesser problems.
perhaps life will really be more carefree without those concerns.
perhaps life will really be plagued with lesser worries if i didn't serve.
perhaps not investing so much time in people would protect myself.

then,
perhaps people will truly appreciate your work.
perhaps people will really know the difference that you make.
perhaps people will show concern for you because they really care for you and not because of some of other reason.
perhaps not investing so much time in people would protect myself.
perhaps it'll be cool to just come to church at 3.20pm, sit in, worship, listen to sermon, go home.
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i just like to say that in life, things aren't exactly what they seem to be. in fact, things are never what they seem to be. and before anyone thinks that i'm being an eternal sceptic, i'm not.

it's true.

just stating what i know for some time now of others & myself. things are never what they seem they are - with others and with me.

we're all pawns in each other's battles.
we make others pawns in our own battles, where we ourselves reign as king.

a vicious cycle.
who prevails?
who will declare 'checkmate' 1st?
whose 'checkmate' will matter most?

time will tell. for now though, i can tell.

what will 2009 bring?

a bumpy ride?

smooth & enjoyable times perhaps?

troubles & worries?

maybe viewing what life brings with a little indifference would help.

the year ahead's long. but heck.

just bring it.

JBe tempted.

last-minute planned trip to JB for foooood & shopppping with diana. it was a good time away from the stressed-up singapore. we spent an absolute fortune on food and clothes. diana reckons she doesn't need to do her cny shopping anymore. yeah right, everytime we stepped into a shop, we stepped out with an additional bag and piece of clothing.

i bought 4 polo tees, and fully satisfied myself with bak kut teh & chicken cordon bleu.

took a bus in from kranji.

causeway.

johor's slumps, next to the newly developed immigration facility.

the new immigration facility.

cleared customs, walked to city square and

jalan wong ah fook to catch a cab to taman sentosa

photo op: take 1 - open your eyes leh!

photo op: take 2 - you look here, lah!

photo op: take 3 - finally.

the cabbie dropped us off somewhere in taman sentosa.

couldn't find the bak kut teh shop. ended up walking around for 20 minutes plus.

up this street..

down this one.

onto this one..

till i finally saw this street and recognised the lead up to the bak kut teh shop. all the time we were looking out for a 'big duck' - a symbol of another nearby coffeeshop.

the duck.

shun fa bak kut teh.

all in rm40 for both of us.. 3 person's share of pork ribs, pig's stomach, fish maw, you tiao, giam cai, tau kwa pok...

as expected, we licked it clean.

drinking tea, lotsa' them.

me father's favourite tea.

at jusco tebrau city, diana hit the shops!

after all the shopping, we couldn't be bothered carrying. so i just dumped them bags into a trolley to push around. super unglam, but heck la, in m'sia who see?

wanted to watch 'Yes Man' but was greeted with this notice.

uhm, ahem.

(no comment)

Chicken cordon bleu.

i take 'U'.

secret recipe's lamb pie - rm6! wahahahaha.

baskin' & robbins ice cream afterwards..

with a generous helping of nuts.

so we took a cab back from jusco tebrau city, paying only RM20. the *&*%$ taxi driver TO jusco conned me - he charged me RM18 - tt bugger. Customs clearance was smooth till we reached Singapore. tt's cos i had some ah hem, dumb dumb eat gum gum in my bag. Tot they would make it through as they were in 'plastic medicine-like bottles'. Well, they didn't.

After coming through the passport checks, I then thought I select a scanner queue. Put my bags through the machine. Came through the human metal detector thingy, and proceeded to pick up my bags. The officer behind the machine uttered something to his colleague. The lady officer then said, 'Sir, can you please open up your bag and give me your passport'. siao liao. After rummaging through my bag, the lady officer found the offensive items. 'Sir, can you please empty your pockets'. I did as told. She then proceeded to pat me down. Feel around me pockets, then she moved her hand across my stomach area, near the zip of my berms. sick. good thing i sucked in at that time, not so fat.

anyway, jokes aside, i was then to follow her to the room. diana went on outside to wait for me. i was then told that the items i was carrying was not allowed and would have to destroy them. They took my particulars down, I signed a book, emptied the stuff into a bin and was let off. Phew. Tot i get into some serious shit for that. heh. glad nothing major happened.

on mrt home. our day's plunder sans dumb gum. right.

it was a good way to end the hols.

i was wrong.

vietnam beat the thais. outplayed them in the first leg in Bangkok; grabbed a plucky equaliser in the second in Hanoi to win the tournament in front of the partisan home crowd.

apparently, they drink much more of tomyam soup in vietnam than i originally thought.

there are many things to say, pictures to show.
hang around, drink tea.
there's lots of tea.

Angora Thanksgiving 2008.

a time of thanksgiving for all that He has done for us - individually, as a family, as a cell group, as a church.

sharing was too short - dominated (excessively) by individuals whose sharing took so long, that the true purpose of thanksgiving tt day became lost.

yoong huat & family's sharing moved my heart. A family man, baring his heart and revealing his shortcomings before man, wanting to lead his family in God's way from now on.

said heart mover & family.