meeting the Euro-gang later at Chompz. :)

the new chinese Justified Chinese worship album is really awesome though. :) will post up the songs on afs soon, once i stop procrastinating.

Work at bukit merah's been good :) blessed to have a mentor who's like-minded. He's from RI-RJ, and he's efficient. and somehow, his sister's in my batch, RJ, humanities. haha.. the world's too dam small. seriously.

Looking back, i've seen how much favor God has placed in my life. In just 2 weeks i've become pretty chummy with my colleagues, and i just got invited to one of my colleagues' wedding on Wednesday! :) sweet. they are cool people indeed. It will be a tough decision when I return, whether or not to stay in the department or head off to the IT branch. we'll see where the river flows.

and favor for my dad i pray. George Mueller, could pray in finances for his orphanages. And I believe i can do the same for my household. amen amen :) I pray for favor upon my dad and the fulfillment of the desires of his heart, for seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness (Jesus) and all the things we desire will be added. added.

Had an awesome catch up with a precious sister yesterday, dinner, as well. and as we shared, i realized how God's plan is unfolding right now. It's not my plan for my life, it's all His. and it's all good. :) though heartaches are experienced, but ultimately, ultimately, following the river of life on the inside will lead to my promised land flowing with milk and honey.
and i can be sure to obtain mercy and favor at the throne of grace in times of my need, for Jesus, has tore the veil. No stopping me, no more.

not-so-good key west diving

John 3:27 To this John replied, "A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

Psa1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Back from a magnificent spread at one of the Bukit Merah hawker centers.

Met Uncle Yang Hui and Dad for lunch, and we had a pretty amazing talk.

A year of new beginnings and wonders, indeed. :) Brought mum and dad for the last official bs last night. Hope they enjoyed it!

Pastor spoke about the river of living water, touching the river banks and causing trees of Life to sprout on either side. About receiving the blessings of God, the river first at your ankles, then knees, then waist, then finally having to swim as the river of living water carries you through. It's just amazing, and as I look back, I see how much of a river God has provided in my life.

True, some things didn't happen as (I had) planned, but more and more I see the plan and the will of God in my life as it unfolds. True, some things that had happened I can never understand, no matter how much I question (and I still do). Perhaps it's best to just behold the finished work of Jesus, and not worry. For everything happens for the good of the believer.

For now, enjoy, and follow where the river leads me. :)

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Ex 33:19 And the LORD said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

And the depth of grace and forgiveness found

To be called a child of God

Just makes me say how much I love You

Oh my saviour, my Lord and friend

Chased by Love

From entry # 11: Chased by Love (Please Don't Run Too Fast)

I had been invited to speak to a group of Muslims, specifically about the history of Christianity...I had been describing to them my own sense of disappointment with and even disdain of the religion of Christianity. They all quickly agreed that as a religion, there were deep problems and inconsistencies between beliefs and practices.But eventually, they wanted to know what exactly was the meaning behind the coming of Jesus.

Somewhat apprehensively I began my best effort to translate back into a Middle Eastern context the story of Jesus (after all, this was Jesus's home turf) and more specifically, why it would be necessary for God to become human. This from my vantage point, was the story of God. It's a love story, by the way.

"I once met a girl called Kim."

My translator looked at me confused. I'm sure he was wracking his brain, trying to remember some biblical character named Kim. He stopped translating and just looked at me. I encouraged him to simply translate.

"I once met a girl called Kim, and I fell in love."I continued, "I pursued her with my love and pursued her with my love until I felt my love had captured her heart. So I asked her to be my wife, and she said no."

I could feel their empathy, if not their pity.

"I was unrelenting and asked her again, pursuing her with my love, and I pursued her with my love until she said yes."There was huge relief throughout the entire room.

I went on, "I did not send my brother, nor did I send a friend. For in the issues of love, you must go yourself."This is the story of God: he pursued you with his love and pursues you with his love, and you have perhaps not said yes. And even if you reject his love, he pursues you ever still. It was not enough to send an angel or a prophet or any other, for in issues of love, you must go yourself. And so God has come.

This is the story of Jesus, that God has walked among us and he pursues us with his love. He is very familiar with rejection but is undeterred. And he is here even now, still pursuing you with his love."

Every human being longs for love. The possibility that God is love is an almost overwhelming prospect.In that moment the story of Jesus was not about who is right and who is wrong, what God's name is and who his prophet is, but what exactly God's motivation toward humanity is. If the message that God wants to get across to us is just about getting our beliefs right, then he didn't need to come himself. If God's entire intent was to clarify right from wrong, no personal visitation was necessary. If the ultimate end was simply to overwhelm us with the miraculous so that we would finally believe, then even God taking on flesh and blood and walking among us was far from necessary.

There is only one reason for God to come himself, because in the issues of love, you just can't have someone else to stand in for you.Religion exists not because God loves too little, but because we need love so much. In the end all religions misrepresent God. They either dictate requirements for love or simply become a requiem for love. I think many of us have rightly given up on God on this basis alone. We've been told that God is a reluctant lover and that his standards must be met before there can be any talk of love. This is lunacy. Love exists because God is love.

Our souls will never find satisfaction until our hearts have found this love that we so desperately yearn for.God is not passive, for love is never passive, but always passionate, and passion always leads to action.Erwin Raphael McManus, "Soul Cravings". Available from Life bookstore.

This entry reposted from http://lipkee.multiply.com, http://nephelim.multiply.com

the FA Cup final was ... a pretty boring affair to say the least. Best summed up by Uncle Lim -- it was by and large a great tactical game played by Mourinho and his Chelsea team. A little more on the defensive side, and working on the occasional counter-attacks. The best Mourinho could come up with against a fast ManU side.

Drogba took the honors at the very very end (the end of the extra time period in fact) to claim the FA Cup trophy for the Blues.

ManU - League Champions
Chelsea - Domestic Cup Champions
Liverpool - Champions' League Champions?

So I'm back home. :) and it has been a great time indeed. As mentioned, it's as if waking up from a dream, and into reality. Took some time adjusting to the climate over here but my time in Florida surely helped...

On the plane back to Detroit from Key West

Saying goodbye for now.

Lunch with my folks was good. Interesting to see how big my little brother has grown now.

Pretty big huh.

So yea, I'm back. Took approximately 5 days to get over jetlag, meeting people and all, then started my internship the week after. ORA on saturday was a blast. The mini-shootout with Joo Siang was nostalgic to say the least, though I didn't do very well. :) Was there with my cousin Trish!

Some random kid who was at the range.

Rusty

And meeting up with old friends...really topped it all off.

zigz!

Jon

I'll let the pictures do the talking. Need I say more? :) (ok I might just be too lazy)

On another note, brought my dad for bs on Thursday. It was so good... Pastor spoke on the transfiguration in Matthew 17 and the divine order of the stories contained in Matthew 16 and 17. I never knew that there was a link between the whole ark of the covenant, and the story, which Pastor brought forth. Peter James John. The law's been replaced by grace. wow. :)

Let's hear Him.

Arise. Do not be afraid.

awesome. blogger's working again.

Gen 15:17 And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that passed between those pieces.

a perfect covenant cut.

had an awesome time at bs last night. refreshing to hear the word again. pastor expounded on Luke 18 and 19, more treasures dug out of those verses. the significance of even the befores and the afters. i never knew. will give a summary when i feel like it, but in the meantime, just bumming at home, waiting for ujin to give the green light: gonna help him unpack at his new place. :) hope Uncle Lim's well and good to go soon.

Met up with Lyd, then Bene. It's been a long while. Then jem joined me and bene for bs. met a couple folks, jiahao, zhengjie. 4 months, plenty of time and plenty to catch up on.

walked by smu on our way for tau huay and saw samba masala and ujin. haha, cool stuff, cool stuff.


been a long while. feels like the past year at michigan has been a dream to which i've now waken up from. fresh new revelations await, more blessings to receive.
keep me strong and safe, and remind me only of the good things.

hmmm blogger still hasn't fixed it's publishing. can't post pics.

just watched the latest episode of death note. that yagami light, pretty nasty i must say.
haha...and the latest episode of bleach. i should start on something else. oh well. should get started on some exercise too.

bs tonight!

anyone else having problems with posting on blogger? hmm

anyway, ORA Family Day May 12th RGS. be there.

test

daaayyytona beach! + florida...

goofing around...

i'd say... pretty nice.

Derek Cheng! it's been a while... haha

"in the florida keys..."

"...in a place called Kokomo..."

well, not really. :) but close.

Going diving in a couple hours.

Just a shout-out to God, for His grace.
Grades out, and true enough, the faithfulness of God came through for me again.
Amazing.

I don't know how. but i sure know why.