Flirting w the world VS standing firm on God's word

Hello!!

It has been a great 2 weeks! Knowing people at a deeper level, facing fears and truths.

Have been reflecting abt how im living my life. How on one hand, I think the worldly things are fun and cool; but yet, I also know that there are definitely somethings I will not do bcoz God said so.

It took me really sometime to recognise how im "flirting" w the world. Sometimes in, sometimes out, sometimes everywhere. And im always thankful how God has placed "safe friends" ard me. They r not the wild kind, but wild enough like any other non christians.

So, what got me thinking the other way round was,

Psalm 103:2 "Praise the Lord , my soul, and forget not all his benefits."

Indeed! What was I thinking? Following God's word or surrounding myself w close christian friends is definitely something that has more benefits than disbenefits. Hahaha.

So, setting myself to seek the higher and deeper things of God. And I'm looking forward to where God will bring me. :)

The rest of the Psalms 103 reads...

Psalm 103:2-5 NIV
Praise the Lord , my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Some food for thought!! :)

Jesus, im thankful. :)

Philippians 4:8 NKJV

"Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are  noble, whatever things are  just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are  lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there  is any virtue and if there  is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things."

Amen.

I may not have everything of what society defines a average 28 year old, but im thankful for all that God has so graciously given me.

Firstly, very very very thankful for my family. These 3 very amazing people, who have had scolded me (and scolded by me), fought w me (and got hit by me), shouted by me, hated by me and I even thought of leaving them in a number of occasion, still loves me, care for me, thinks for me, provide for me, walk by me, speak for me, respect me and have never left me.

Its really only during the past year that God showed me the love that was so easily available at home.. I can finally trust the "妈妈是爱你的".

I've been through many stuffs especially with my mum. We fought the most and I can never feel loved by her..but when I realized how much lack of concern she hasnt received, I begin to give her more but she wasnt ready to receive and backed fire even more.

Until I begin to see how capable is my mum, how brave she has been, I see her in a different light.. she really doesnt need someone to give her attention, but someone tt respects her, support her and stand by her.

Lord, thank u for showing me all these. Im really very very 幸福 to have this family.  Thank U so much.. and I pray that they will know u and accept u and love u one day. :) I believe nothing is impossible for U, almighty God. :) in Jesus' name, amen.

Psalms 4

Psalms 4:4 NKJV

Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah

Wow.. mostly I would know "be angry and not sin" but this verse gave me more! Meditate within your heart, which means dont lash out yet... and tells me that I got to be on my bed! Haha maybe somewhere comfortable, so I can think properly... and not only that... the bible tells me to be still....

Oh gosh.. how hard would that be?!?!

Im those kind that will leash out or do something when im angry. So.. hmmm

In this psalms, it talks about trusting God..

In both verses....
Psalms 4:5
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in the Lord .

Psalms 4:8
I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord , make me dwell in safety.

So.. I guess when we r angry, it is our pride that is hurt.. but when we trust in the Lord, we submit out pride and rights to Jesus and trust him in that He will make things right.

Haha dont know how tt is going to pen out. But I will want to learn and I know God will teach me...

Oh gosh.. Lord, grant me wisdom and discernment in my anger!!

Tuition kids.... failing prelims..

Its nearing the psle / n levels.. im seriously panicking coz they failed their prelims and I recently found out that my t kids have been copying from answer sheets and they r not learning at all!!

Im totally freaking out, and being more strict on my kids now. I realized the value of  严师出高徒 .

Am praying..almost to the verge of my tears..

Also what im doing now is that im training my students mental calculation and if they didnt know how to do the questions I'll teach them but they will have to copy the answer for 30 times.

Because by this time (less than 3 weeks to exams) the should know how to do. If they dont, they will have to memorise it.

Most of them lack confidence and because I was too nice, they just left the question for me to "solve". So laziness needs to be punished, they have to do extra work and most imptly....

There is not shortcuts to learning..

Lessons I've learnt:

1. no matter how trust worthy the kid is.. kids will always be kids... answer sheets needs to be taken away for their own good. I need to know what they do not know, rather than having the kid be too afraid of making mistakes.

2. Be strict when teaching. Kids need to know to take learning seriously. If not there will be nothing they take seriously at this point of time.

Keep fingers crossed. Doing my best letting God do the rest. :(

Separate blogs

Haha. Decided to leave this blog as a personal blog after seeing my prayer lists, etc. I hope to retain what i set up. haha. i think this blog is 9 years old!! hahaha. when all the blogging is so popular. while it is still popular, somehow it has turned commercial, when famous bloggers get car sponser and like 10 thousands of people follow their blogs. hahaha. its fun to see how writing and bring out some really interesting characters. But anyway, this will be just a diary kinda blog. I've set up another blog - www.chunsjourney.blogspot.com, for my skin care review. the newest thing i'm in now. so feel free to follow. I talk about how bad my skin used to be and how it has improved over the years. its still left with some scars, and i'm hoping by God's grace, it will continue to improve. :) I believe in Prayer in everything i do. so do pray for yourselves too. Let me know if i could pray for you if you're reading this. :) Prayers for free!! Come get it!! :D I promise I will make time to pray. ;)

Days of my life!

Hello!!

Days have been good.

i think you'll know why. :)

photos time again!!

Ikea!!

Went Paris Ikea with yang yang today! so happy!!

We ate Salmon, Chicken Wings and fried rice!! Dee---li--cious!! hahaha

And a w0nderful view.. haha.. Happy day! - Loving you..

But I mentioned of my desires to want to have a normal relationship. I'm sorry. I'm confused. When I saw you and your friend again, it never fails to anger me. :(

I dun know how not to be jealous. But i never really felt that we're together.

I can't believe its not one year yet!!

Hahaha!!

I'm back.. its been..hmm less than one year.. disappointing.

I'm thinking to change my blog skin.. to something like my own space kinda thing.. but i haven't seen my blog for such a long time.. maybe i should go take a look first.. i still may like the old one.. hehehe..

Bye! for now...

Be Contented..

Sushi, sushi and more sushi...

APPLES!!!

Harrick's house view! Nice!

Wahahaha.. guess who's the new super hero?

Jiawen!! My best buddy!!

:)

I realized i'm so greedy and lost in my many choices and wealth..

The bible says to be contented

Thank you Lord, I'm so sinful yet you never give up on me. Thank you Lord.

Chinese New Year!!

Chinese New Year!! New bedsheets!!

Happy New YEar!

Meeting up with zr, tth and james!!

New shorts!

new pouch, dun know if it looks too old.. but its very functional!!

ZR new car.. looks nice to drive! hahaha

weeek before chineses new year

New pants from british india!! very comfy and nice!! :D

Mum said she spoiled some of my clothes..:( its ok to buy new ones.. -_-'" thats not the point ya?

Mr Joses Ho Ho Ho.. also known as stalker Ho.

Giant rabbit!!

Hand wash?? at Shell petrol Kiosi??

haha read upside down..

one of the best week in these 1 year! :D

Thank GOd!!

Jan 09! Overloading Season again!!

WORK!! MORE PILES OF work!! how can like that.. i'm stressed to my peak...

nice flowers at GAP!

Nice deserts at Chinatown!!!

Chinese NIU year 2009!! Ba Gua quene still as long... haha

First day off!!

Spent the whole day with my sister today. Haha.. firstly we went to look at wigs!! so funnY! my sister with long hair!! haha.. looks like my mum man.. hahaha take a look!

Then i tried the wig.. amazingly i think it looks quite good! but my sister say i look like philippino maid.. haha maybe coz too pretty ya? hahaha

Found this shrek hat. haha balded and ugly ears...

My sis bought this spects haha.. reminds me of my good old days! :D with spects! still so pretty! hahaha can't stand it! hahaha..
Super zhi lian.. hahaha

my cute sis! hahaha

You're a star!! a very interesting encouragement card.. from some social work project.. :)

Love my first off day!! many more good off days to come!!

Articles!

Keep The Romance
Jude 17-23

Keep yourselves in the love of God. —Jude 21

Is the romance still going on in our relationship with Jesus? When we first came in faith to Christ, we experienced the joy of knowing our sins were forgiven and we were adopted into His family. Our hearts were full and overflowing with love for the Lord. We longed to please Him.

As time passed, however, the zeal of our first love may have begun to cool. That's why we need to take to heart the words of Jude in his brief letter. He wrote, "Keep yourselves in the love of God" (v.21). Jesus used similar terms when He said, "Abide in My love" (John 15:9-10). We nurture that love when we focus on pleasing Him instead of ourselves.

Keep the romance going. — David C. Egner

"Keep yourselves in the love of God"Is what He says to do;Feeding on His Word each day,You'll find His love anew. —Hess

To renew your love for Christ, review His love for you.

Overcoming Envy
1 Peter 3:8-12

Be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers. —1 Peter 3:8

It's understandable to want to be a success like a neighbor. But it is wrong to have an attitude that says, "If I can't have it, I don't want anyone else to have it either."

I was about 13 when I began to realize that my 10-year-old brother Len's athletic skills were greater than mine. At first a tinge of resentment rose up within me, but it didn't have a chance to develop into a strong feeling of envy. Why? Because I loved Len. I soon began to take pride in his athletic achievements and felt with him the joy of victory and the agony of defeat.

That experience taught me that love and envy cannot coexist in the human heart. Now, whenever envy rears its ugly head, I recall how my love for Len drove it out of me. I also remember the admonition of 1 Peter 3:8, "Love as brothers." It enables me to "rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep" (Romans 12:15).

Being committed to loving others is the secret to overcoming envy. — Herbert Vander Lugt

From seeds of envy in the heartSpring up the noxious weeds of hate;So help me, Lord, to love the oneWhom I find hard to tolerate. —D. De Haan

A daily dose of Christlike love will heal the heart disease of envy.

Random stuff

• I miss Imee, God I pray that she'll find you.
• I miss my handphone.. like a pet that didn't come home feeling.. when i see the charger its like seeing an empty cage
• I miss my intimacy with God
• Its not about choosing my feelings or you. But its about because you are more important, I put your feelings before mine. I understand and see your feelings more impt than mine.
• An argument is not simply just who wins and who loses. Its an avenue to show love and feedback for change afterward.
• I love my friends! Janice, Hui Ching, Richelle, Laura, Joses, Eunice, Chelsea, Jen... etc.
• I feel like sleeping now...

Is it my emotions or lack of faith?

I think its a combination of things..

One week ago, i could still hear some of the things God is teaching me about being patient and if i dun enjoy what i have now but always thinking about what i can get, i will never enjoy them when i get them.

I could on and off hear things from God..but these days i feel so far away. I think becoz i dun act to seek God.

help me Lord..

You're are the most important God of my life. Not any man, nor my job.

fell down ystday while blading..

hp lost too..

life is tough

thoughts of God trying to teach me how to cherish are constantly in every circumstances that i face. I guess its a everyday decision that even though its hard, i will still choose you. Even though it hurts, i will still choose you. even though i'm angry, i will still choose you.

Even though whatever it is, because You are my choice, I will do it no matter I feel it or not. I guess what Ian says tt i can understand the general criteria, but it varies at different circumstances. I'm a person who changed too much. until i do not have something that i stand for, or someone i till stand for.

Only by that choice I can go through thick and thin, it is only when we can do that, we know what we truly value.

forget myself, just for you.

Holland Village - one of my favorite hang out!

Wa.. finally i've got an eraser in the office! and its that kind of big big ones... wahahahaha! so cool! and i think its really nice to rub to.. wahahaha.. happy blessing from my dear Lord! thank you Jesus! :D

Went to Thai express at holland v with my new colleagues! some of my very good friends now.. ;)
There they are.. from the left, its Eunice and Chelsea!! :)
oh.. my favorite chix wings! hahaha but i think the deep friend chix wings are better.. ;) but i'm really surprised how can the stuff so much meat into the chix wing and how did they remove the bones?

hmm.. anywayz.. saw this documentary about a micro chip today.. planting into the forearm or upper hand, just rite underneath the skin..

Its exactly like what the bible said. . its really scary.. nothing that was said in the bible which didn't come true.. :) God almighty, you're the one and true God indeed!

Anyway, i was hoping to find a picture of 2 muscians.. share some of my thoughts about relationships with you..

I think relationships is just like making a wonderful piece of music. Each of us are the muscians and the tune that we play comes from our hearts. In a band, we'll have to listen to one another and play the tune accordingly, softening at some parts, counter melody at some parts, carrying on the tune, blending in the chords, adding the little details to beautify the piece of music! haha,, Chim rite.. haha.. music always has to have a balance, and when the music ends, it leaves an echo of the last note, just like how wonderful relationship leaves its sweet footprints on our hearts and memories.

:D

Photos!

Went for changi air cargo building for IATA inspection.. the view was wonderful! its breath taking, i know the picture doesn't really speak that much.. but it did make my day better! wahaha.. but later on it was a tough battle to fight at work..

Monday, 8th sept, was Joses (not Moses) first day.. i was gone for the whole morning with some reports to rush coz it only came back over the weekend.. (wanted to die when i realized it) and then when i was back in office like 1130am (half an hour before lunch) i just got to know i'll be teaching Joses!! must be some joke my manager is making rite.. think they wana match make the both of us.. -_-'" anyway, he's a nice guy la.. can bully that kind!! hahaha!! ops.. better dun laugh too loud.. ;)

Anyway, this guy is good!! wahaha.. he picks up really fast (like me) haha asks stupid questions like me.. and asks confusing questions like me!! hahaha and my answers make it even more confusing.. hahaha i cannot la.. haha but i do really wish i had recorded winson's answers, so i can just cut and paste to Joses.. hahaha

Anyway, that was what happened on monday.. =]

Have been waking up at 4 am to do my reports! coz gab is sick i too pai seh to ask him to help me do my reports when he has his own to do.. :( feel really bad for him. But i really just thank God he can make it to work.. coz i really got no time to take over his work load..

With teaching Joses, doing the STUPID SI 100 Ranking, and my own reports.. the volume is average. but i can't handle so much when i spend most of my time now teaching Joses.. Dun misunderstand, I do enjoy teaching Joses, haha he's a good kid to teach, learn fast, humble, can bully! hahaha.. just that i can't cope! think i got to start leaving my weekdays free coz i got to start doing OT.. :( I start to not like to do OT le..

Speaking of which!! see below @-@

Supper after a late night of OT! wahaha! at one of my favourite lavender food court! haha actually i do enjoy my manager's eating habits but i got to keep fit man! at the rate we're eating all the good food.. I'm sure going to get round round! hahaha but I LOVE IT! wahaha! Love life! *muacks!

Haha.. but the bad thing i forgot to claim OT!! OH NO rite!! How can I do this.. I used to not mind it until I think i really need to.. haha.. ok la.. but very like me, but if its for Total Swimming, i think its ok.. but seriously.. I think my company doesn't pay well.. :( But i like the company for the family like feeling.. :) I think its warmer than home..just that it doesn't have a bed for me to sleep.. otherwise i would love to stay with my colleagues! hahaha they're fun, sporty, funny, entertaining.. ;)

"Cherish" what a tough word to keep.. I apologised today.. Finally.. I'm not sure it means anything anymore coz it has been a repeating scene for a thousand and one time. But I'm praying God will supernaturally change me. Like what terence say. And i got to stay humble and keep praying. I believe God can TRANSFORM ME!!

Mark 11:23 - 24 "For assuredly, i say to you, whoever says to this mountain ;Be moved and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whateer he says. Therefore i say to you, what ever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them."

Jesus and Xiuchun Jiayou!! Forever together! Nothing can stop us! for nothing is impossible! Wahahaha!! ^^v