Monday, December 29, 2008
Leaving australia
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
holiday
been watching movies at home and going out, tomorrow is surfing - round 2.
this is going to be my home in Singapore (well....not my home, but it would be my temporary home in the next one year)
Thursday, November 6, 2008
I need to focus
i need to focus ......
and yet....i just played guitar ...... and now i am blogging .........
i need to focus ...........
and yet .... i am surfing the internet and looking for new movie to download ....... (i downloaded this movie called "August Rush", is about this boy believe that music can connect people and can also help him to find his long lost parent ..... GOOD MOVIE
i need to focus .......................
and yet, i am checking out when is the next episode of heroes going to be released ...
i really need to focus ......................
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
student diary
I was looking through my student diary the other day, there are many advertisement you could find inside the diary.
I remember someone told me before that, if you want to advertise inside the student diary, you have to pay about 100 plus for 1/3 of the page.
and i guess one which occupy more space will represent the importance and interest of the reader.
another adv which also occupy one whole page is "unwanted pregnancy", hahaha
not long ago, there is a debate about passing the Abortion Law Reform Bill, and the bill was passed in the end.
has our value system changed over time? what wasn't considered as ethical might seem normal now. The law is suppose to guide our actions, and somehow it could also reflect the value system in the current society. If there isn't much issue about un-wanted pregnancy, would there be a need to enact the abortion law reform bill? how do people view relationship nowadays?
Saturday, November 1, 2008
my last exam of my entire course
I am still not very ready going to Singapore to work, it is just too comfortable for me to stay in australia, looking back to the past 4 years of my uni life in Australia, sometime I wonder how would it be different if I never got a chance to join OCF, I think OCF really play a big part of my uni life. I have made so many friends in OCF than I actually made in my course, just thanks God for giving me the opportunity to know about ocf.
I feeling excited about going to work, becoz I can finally apply what I have studied and continue to learn more, I like studying in general. (except the time when i was studying for my management exam ...... ><).
I still remember when I first arrived in Singapore, in last than two weeks after I was enlisted into the army, without knowing much about Singaproe itself, I was trying to adjust myself, it wasn't easy to me at first, I even had difficulties understand what other people were saying most of the time, there were like more than two dialects in every conversation.
After my ORD, I told myself that the two and half yrs of NS experience was really good, but that is enough, I will never come back for it or re-service anymore......but now...i am going back singapore to work ..... ><...that means I have to do my re-service and IPPT and all ........
again .......... God alwasy give me something I dun want .......
but I really looking forward to my new job in singapore, looking forward to meet new people, to learn new stuff, to be assigned to somewhere that I haven;t been before, looking forward to join a new church ......
...... and still looking for a place to stay there .....
Monday, October 13, 2008
14-Oct-2008
decided to work in singapore, it is not what I alwasy wanted from the beginning, but it turn out that there is a better opportunities, better offer in singapore than here in australia.....
i pray for one thing, but God always give me soemthing that i do not want, ...but i guess only God knows what is the best for me and i am sure i can see the benefits for it later on in the future
i went for the half marathon on sun, running such a long distance with just one hour of sleep the nite before, it was really tired, but i really enjoy it, even thought I didn;t have friend to run with me, but there were so many random people cheering you up as you running, giving you a high five as you going pass them ....... i enjoyed it so much, but I can barely walk after that .. ><
Monday, September 22, 2008
busy week
Monday, September 8, 2008
9-9-08
so i sent my laptop to the repair center ..... and i received a sms from the repaire center says that they have already received my computer, and it will take approximately 5 days to diagnose the problem....
i was like ..... how efficient is that .... -__-
this is a vid clip from this super old movie back in 1986 "CrossRoads"....a story about this boy who loves music, and i think this vid is really cool .......
so ...enjoy ....
Thursday, September 4, 2008
My favourite "HongKee" song
Here is song by Beyond call "海闊天空" ..... which sometime inspire me during "down" moment sometime.....
Dennis ... my guitar buddy, best friend and bro in christ, love this song as well, but because of the fact that he can;t understand a word of chinese, he was trying hard to read the subtitle.....and now, i am trying my best to do the translation for him, and to whoever reading and listening this song...haha ....
verse 1:
Today, I am walking by myself, it is snowing and I feel very cold, all I have with me now is just my lonely heart, and that makes me feel like I am on a remote place all by mysef
All these years, I been trying hard to fullfill my dream, and I feel lost now.Everything seems changing, except my dream and the sky still remain the same.
verse 2:
So many times, people laughting at my "childish" ambition, but I never give it up.For one moment, I thought I have lost everything, can I really fullfill my dream?As time goes by, I feel like giving up my ambition, can anybody understand me? can anybody hear me?
Chorus:
To the people who around me and care about me, please forgive me for my childish behaviour, my dream might seems impossible to you, but I am not going to give up.
However, I am really scared, I don't want to fail, but no matter what, I will never give up, even though there is not even one person in this world have faith in me.
Bridge:
I won't be intimitated, it is myfreedom to pursue my ambition, even if I have to walk thousand miles, I will still keep going and sing this song as an encouragement to myself
Sorry that my english isn;t good enough and I did my best for the translation .
hahhaha
enjoy !!
Monday, September 1, 2008
1-9-2008
and i just realised the different between happiness and joyful, the first one is depends on the circustance or the environmen around us, whereas the second is base on God grace and no matter what happen in the external environment.
so ...like I alwasy say to my friend on msn ... "alwasy look at the bright side" ...ha ..... and after u looking at the bright side, .....then look at the brighter side ......
recently the news about Mike Gug is all over the internet... I was really shocked by it .....but what amazed me the most is about Mike's wife....
after all the thing that has happen, she said to the media that "I love my husband, and I will stand by him at this difficult time " ... i wonder how many can say that .......
and ...somethng really funny .. ( at least to me is ..,)
i was in my tutorial for my advance accounting theory, which my tutor is also the lecturer, and she alwasy expect us to prepare all the tutorial questions before hand, as usual, she will start off her tutorial like this: ...
Lect: So, eugene , can you answer the frst question, ......
eugene: um ....sorry, I did all the question except the first one.....
Lect:...oh really ..... nvm, we will come back to you later >< .... how about david, can you answer the first question ...
David: um ....... I am sorry, I did all the question except the first one
Lect: um ...... ok ..we will come back to you later, how about you wendy, can you answer the first question, or you going to tell me the same thing?
Wendy: Yes I can answer the first question, because I didn't do all the questions except the first one....
and everyone in the tutorial started laughing....
hahahaha
ok ..is time to sleep
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Love one another
"To love people with no string attach".
I guess it is the hardest thing to do, to love with no string attach. What we do is usally has a motive or reason.
1 John 4:9
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
Well, God sent his one and only Son not only to particular group of people, but to the whole word, knowing that there are some people going against him or will still refuse to believe in Him at the end of the day, but He still chose to die for all of us.
I went to check the definition of "Love" from this online dictionaries, and this is the explanation that I got from it:
- a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person
- a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
- sexual passion or desire
- a love affair; an intensely amorous incident; amour .... etc
with mention of the attitude of sacrifice or whatsoever....
it seems like the world has a quite different view on Love than 1 John ....ha
really glad that I went to the LTC on saturday, it was really good, and there is alwasy something new to learn.
anw......just a song that I like from the new Hillsongs album
With Everything
Open our eyes, To see the things that make Your heart cry
To be the church that You would desire
Your light to be seen
Break down our pride, And ll ewalls we've built up inside
Our earthly crowns and all our desires
We lay at Your feet
Let hope rise, And darkness tremble
In Your holy light
That every eye will see
Jesus our God, Great and mighty to be praised
With everything, we will shout for your glory
Thursday, July 31, 2008
1 August 2008
Was having real problem with my project this semester...and also with one of my subject. It just seems to be so hard, and sometime i just have the feeling that ..no matter how hard i try , i am still not getting anywhere...
having some misunderstanding and lack of communication with my team mate, and therefore make the progress of the project even slower.
but really thanks God today that I had the opportunities sit down with one of my team member, and shared with her how i felt about the project, difficulties and stuff. So we sort of re scheduled our time line, at least thing seems like getting back on track now, which is good.
King David in the bible, from a small little character, to be the king over many people, and to the time where he was surrounded by thousands of enemies, but yet...no matter what his situation is, he choose not to be intimidated, does not run and does not keep slient.
"To the Lord I cry aloud"
sometime we got to make a conscious decision, declare who our Lord is.
"This is our God" Hillsongs 2008
I will fall at Your feet
Your presence in me
Freely You gave it all for us
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anw....check out this small kid...i wish i could play like him one day..... and i like Bon Jovi....
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Leaders retreat
serving in ministry could be really tired sometime, but together we could make it happen, and it could very fun too ......
and of course......we got so tired after the camp.....
"with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the throng at the house of God"
Monday, July 28, 2008
29 July 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
simple music
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Winter camp (clayton) 2008
Winter camp for me is like a stopping point, after 3 yeas in OCF, I must say that it is really tired to server in ministry , together with studies, sometime I just feel very stressful, and when you got too busy with stuff, it is very easy to forget the reason behind of your doing.
This year winter camp is like me driving a car, running out of petrol and needed a refuel, till now, this verse is still always in my mind:
I guess God spoke to me in this verse about three things:
- If God is standing right in front of me now, and grant me anything I ask for, the first thing that came to mind could have been: please make me the greatest person in the world, or something like that. I remember when I first led a bible study, it was so difficult for me, and I kept trying to be someone else because I just felt that other people is always better than me.
- "that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life" .........This is my last semester, I do not want it to be the end of my christian walk. To dwell in the house of the Lord all days of my life, not part of life.
- "to gaze upon the beauty of Lord"...when i am too busy in the ministry, we just forget that God is always there for us, and we become too lazy to seek Him.
"Your name high" Hillsongs 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Psalm 118
and sometime we dont need a particular reason to say Thank you to someone, but just because of love. God sent his precious son to die for us not because of what we have done, but because of who we are.
10 things to thank God for today.
-> the orientation at Hays college went really well today
-> birthday party at jasmine's place with all the awesome foods (so no more instant noodles)
-> preparation for welcome nite went well
-> i got myself a poodle dog!! (not a real one...haha)
-> learnt a new song today (hillsongs - run)
-> managed to find my text book in the library
-> weekend is coming !!!
-> added a new friend on facebook today !! (joel Gn)
-> manage to get the info about Hays college from cheekai, so that i can continue my work for them
-> found a way to send sms for free from the internet
Psalm 118 - Shane & shane
give thanks to the Lord for He is good
His love endures forever
He is my strength and He's my song
His love endures forever
i will proclaim what He has done
His love endures forever
i will enter and give thanks to Him
this holy gate the righteous may enter
i will give You thanks
You answered me, You are my salvation
this is the day the Lord has made
i will rejoice and be glad in it
this is the day the Lord has made
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
A new CD
But he saw the twinkling eyes of Jesus
The kindness in His smile
And the boy cried out With the trust of a child
Sometime I am tired of talking to other people, after you met so many people and old enough, just feel that some people like to wear a mask, when you go into the corporate world, people just get more complicated. We become more logical to the things that happen around us and like to reason throught many times.
However, somehow God just make me understand that something can't be understand in a logical way, micracle will happen in different form, and all we need is the childlike faith.
Children are very real, they say what they think. With the small little faith they have, it might change the world one day.
"By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land;but when the Egyptian tried to do so, they were drowned" Hebrews 11:8
just a random pic to share
The Eiffel tower, when something so big can be so small sometime
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
16 July, 2008
Here is a song that they alwasy like to sing in City life church, which I like it very much.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
First day of the semester .
The new challenge for me in his semeste is about tutoring, I had a chance to tutor one of the IT subject. I did the same subject in about two yeas, this subject is about how to store data in a computer by designing a database, which require drawing a lot of diagram conceptual diagram to represent some of the real world situation. I like this subject very much, I guess I just like drawing diagram and represent my thoughts in some sort of diagram.
And the best thing of it is that .... I have my own office !! ...well ...not exactly my own, I share the office with 3 other people, but I have the key to access to the office any time I want and free printing......And lastly, we went to pacific house for dinner on sunday nite, just to enjoy the last day of the holiday. The foods was so yummy.
Yummy foods doesn;t come with a cheap price, as a result, my menu for dinners this week will probably looks like this:
Come and meet Sam
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
My new DVD
The new Hillsongs live album is out and I got myself the DVD+CD, which i haven't bought any "original" CD for long time. I was very happy and cant wait to go home listen to the new songs.
so I rush back home and put in the DVD to my computer , then click on the play button............but.....
the DVD-ROM was not working anymore !!! ..... thats mean I can;t play my new DVD......... >< ar................................................................. my laptop is just 6 months old...and the DVD ROM is not working now. ....what the !!!!!
This lamp is given by derek (ex-ocfer).....haha....(thanks to derek)
I alwasy wanted an acoustic guitar, thanks God one of my housemate bought an acoustic guitar but seldom plays it, so I can have the guitar as if it were mine...haha .... (thanks to jesslyn)
This lava lamp was a gift from elaine and steve as Bday present ....... thanks to the couple...haha
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Tic Tac
Bought one whole box of Tic Tac, which has 73 of them in it and came with the rack !! Mango and tropical favour....haha
and...it was on discount, only 13 bucks for so many of them.....
9 July, 2008
and........"It is written, Christ is risen"
Science and Christianity ?
In the modern day, there is this nation call Egypt, and Iraq. Between them, there is a nation call Isreal.
Look closer to the map above, you can see Isreal.
Whn you look closer to Isreal, you can see the city call Jerusalem, to its right, is the city call Jericho.

Jericho city was a city mentioned in the bible and also archeologists have found prove for the existence.
Scientific view: The Jericho City was existed in the past and was destroyed in the late Bronze Age, about 1400 BC year.
In the bible: Joshua was leading his army for the invasion of Jericho city as God had promise them the promise land.
Scientific view: archeologists found in the region of the Jericho city with ruin of tumbled walls, preliminary conclusion for the reason of destruction of Jericho city was earthquake.
In the bible: Joshua, as instructed by God, led his army and marched around Jericho city seven times, they shouted on the seventh day, then the city collapsed,Joshua and his army went in to the city and destroyed everything.
Scientific view: To find prove for what it said in the bible, archeologists collected different facts.
They found enough evidencethat the walls of Jericho falls not by earthquake. Jericho city was in the high land, archeologists also found evidence says that the mud brick wall fell and became a ramp for a mean to be able to ascend to the city. A layer of burned ash was also found in the ciry, which the archelogist suggested that city was burned by fire.
In the bible: The bible said that Joshua led the Isrealites army into Jericho and destroyed/burn the city
The standing wall:
Scientisfic view: all the walls was fallen, but archeologists found a section of the mud-brick wall over two meters tall remained and it had houses built against.
In the bible: Rahab, who helped the spies from Joshua's army and let them escaped Jericho city to report back to Joshua, and she believed in God being faithful, because of that God promised to spare her and her family's life from the attack of the Jericho city.
Scientific view: the standing wall was the only wall remain standing without any damages. The location of it was at the North side of the jericho city, which was the direction where the spies from Joshua;s army went in to the city. It is believed that the standing wall could be the house of Rahab.
God is powerful and real, He does miracle in the bible, after so many years, scientist or archeologists trying to prove the Bible, and it seems like more and more evidence were discovered.
Bible could be just a story book to someone, but to me it is more like a history book which recorded what had happened in the past.
Jericho city was destroyed by Joshua and his army, which believe only in one God, the God who did, is doing and will do micracle.
God is the same for yesterday, today and tomorrow.