i love Your House,

its where Your glory dwells :)

i felt many different kinds of emotions as i sat in church this morning, thinking about the awesome celebration that is happening many many thousand miles away…

for a couple of weeks i was sad that i am not able to be there physically to celebrate with the church… i was irritated with myself for not checking the dates and planned my trip accordingly.. but mostly i was just disappointed that i am not part of it..

this morning while i was having pre-service prayer meetings with one of the connect groups, i came to a realization that i dont have to be there physically to thank God for bringing us through all these years, i dont have to be standing in the indoor stadium shouting myself hoarse to show my appreciation for the pastors and leaders of the church..and most importantly, i dont need to be there to remind myself of how awesome CHC is, and how important it is in my life…

everyday i thank God for placing me in the same room as eevien, and giving me the courage and boldness to ask her to bring me to church.. i thank God for Pastor YK who invited me back when i stopped coming after a week, and i thank God for all the leaders, helpers and members who had to put up with me while i was still immature… to put it simply, i thank God for loving me and not forgetting about me even when i did not know Him yet..

i am thankful for all the revelations and visions that God has impressed upon my heart, especially during my last two years in church.. i am amazed at how God has put different leaders in my life, in which they made different impacts and influenced me in different ways.. to put it simply, i am thankful that while God can choose someone who’s smarter, prettier, and more talented, He chose me, blesses me and anoints me.. 

i am always thankful for the friendships forged in church because to me, these are the bonds that will never break as they are bonds made in the Lord… i know and i know and i know that i can trust each and everyone of my friends whom i hold close to my heart because i can trust their character.

every single day i thank God for leading me to study in Singapore, and thus providing the opportunity to be planted in CHC, where my former understanding and idea of church and God is completely changed, where my mindset is renewed… where i became radical and just did ALL that i can for the kingdom of God..

i thank God….for CHC, because this is where i found love and acceptance.. this is where i started to release all the anger, bitterness, resentment and hurt within… this is where i started to heal, and learn how to love…not just God, or the people around me, but myself…

without CHC, my life will never be the same… and everyday i just thank God for such amazing pastors and leaders.. this is just our FIRST twenty years… the achievements we have made thus far, are only a small fraction of what we will see and achieve in the future years.. i believe that as we continue to grow and mature in the Lord both as a church and individually, we will continue to impact our nation, the marketplace and our schools.. we are not only celebrating the past twenty years, but we are celebrating what is to come in the next few twenty years!

i am very excited to be a part of what God is doing in CHC, and i will never trade anything for the experiences and things i have learnt in this place… but ultimately, its not just about the church, neither is the focus on the church… but its really about God and what God is doing..

a God who is not confined within the four walls of the church, a God who provides exceedingly and abundantly above all we can ask for or imagine… a God who loves people so much, that He hung on the cross and died for us.. the same God who raised up the leaders in this church and anointed them with wisdom to lead the congregation.. a God who held me in His arms while i was hurting, who cared when no one else was there… and loves me when i couldnt even love myself.. 

to this God alone i will pledge my whole life to serve and glorify! xx

singaporeeeee :)

i really had a great time in singapore, and i shall let my photos do the talking! the rest are on facebook, and there are really quite a lot.. heh.

first i must thank dearest angel for letting me stay at her house… and putting up with me as i come back at weird times of the night, and enduring all my nonsense and stuff… i am glad that i spent quite a bit of time with you this trip, all the late night chats, suppers, doing our nails together… much love! <3

no singapore trip will be complete unless i go to church, and in my honest opinion, CHC is really the BEST church in the whole wide world! celebrated sarah’s birthday, and look at how much the cell has grown in the past two years!

one of my FAV cells ever! ♥

 in retrospect, i realized that i spent very very little time with the cell (as compared to the past)… but its okay! i think there are some bonds that will last forever, and this is one of those instances where i know that even if we dont communicate often throughout the course of the year, i can count on these ppl for prayer and support because bonds made in cell are bonds made in the Lord! =D

i also met up with my first three months friends… and i’m glad i made time to meet you guys twice!

i thank God for putting you in my life;

words can never express how much i love and appreciate you guys.. sometimes even i dont understand the attachment between us… and i think its absolutely wonderful that we can always pick off from where we left off and still remain as close friends despite the distance and long periods of non-communication..

:)

 

i also met up with my GM friends and boy, we took hundreds of photos! (literally!) i had so much fun with you guys, and the food was AWESOME! i love ma maison’s… and i miss my blinky! (haha, inside joke)

 

thanks CY for the treat! and providing us with numerous polariods and photos :D

 

and we went to Clinic, at clarke quay, and we took one of my favorite photos of this trip!

 

hehe, i feel like a superstar!

i adoree the effects of this picture… haha :)

 

i met up with my PJ friends too, and i just realized that we didnt take a group shot! oh man… i feel like smacking myself for forgetting!

 

it was a really fruitful trip this time.. i managed to settle my passport and citizenship stuff, met up with most of my friends, went to sing k twice… :)

 

and on my last day, i even went to have Seoul Garden (korean bbq!) :)

 

good company = awesome time of fellowship!

sarah, yanghong and kelvin even stayed with me at the airport overnight to accompany me! thank you guys so so much! :) especially to kelvin cos he invited us to his house to take a shower first! i think i will not eat korean bbq again anytime soon… the smell is……… hahaa

as if my singapore trip wasnt exciting enough, i even appeared on 联合晚报!

haha yay im famous!

my trip to Singapore has reminded me of how important all my friendships are to me.. and highlighted to me the things i have yet to do in terms of my ministry and spiritual life.. fired up and excited for the things to come!

right now i’m getting excited about BU, and i think i will be staying in hall next year! :) :)

SINGA ‘09

I’ve been back in Hong Kong since Monday, and I must say that I have enjoyed myself tremendously in my trip to Singapore this year :)

It was a more balanced trip this time where I didn’t only spend time mostly with my cell group/ church friends, but I managed to meet up with friends from GM, PJ and others too!

It felt great catching up with my ‘old’ friends and its an awesome feeling knowing that our friendships can withstand time and distance! hahha… got to know a couple of new friends too, and some have definitely left me with a lasting (and good!) impression!

Will blog more about my trip soon, with pictures… but right now I shall pack my messy room and get ready to go out and have some fun! :D

(and hopefully I get to go on holiday on the 16th! :D)

there’s no place like home

I’ve been wanting to  blog about this for a couple of days now but I’ve been too busy with work and meet-ups.. but finally i got home early today! :)

so anyways, on Wednesday, i went for an evangelistic conference with Pastor Kong! in HK!!! :D

its really thanks to elvis that we have the opportunity to get to go for this meeting cos he was the one who got us the entrance tickets and he was the one who saved seats for us! on the third row! :D :D :D it was really awesome :)

entrance ticket! :)

i’m superly blessed by elvis cos early this year, i think around CNY, he got me the new Light of the cityalbums, both english and chinese… and the Destiny album came along with it!

the red one’s english, blue’s chinese!

so anyways, we got there like fifteen minutes before it started, and we bought a Light of the city DVD! i’ve decided to bless my friend with it….soon! after i’ve watched it..HAHA

i think she will like this! :)

so anyways, about the conference… we had a blast of a time! everything was CHC-style, the P&W (the whole team came!), the preaching (PASTOR KONG!!!!) and from what i’ve heard, even the queue! hahaha! it was truely great! have been away for so long, and *finally* i’m getting CHC LIVE! in HK! and man, the presence of God was just so strong, and many many many many responded to the altar call that night! and according to elvis, many more responded in the afternoon too! PTL!!!

the meeting really provoked me and reminded me that there is still loads to be done, and many things that we can do…can’t wait to see what God will lead me to do next, and everyday, lets love God and His people more and more each day!

after seeing the photos we took (and posted on fb), elvis commented that we looked as though we had more fun after the meeting.. not true okay! hahahaha. its just a different kind of fun.. you can check out the photos we took here:) we managed to take photos with pastor aries (!!!) and wing! :) pastor aries was really nice and it was awesome talking to him! i also amused myself buy taking pictures behind the pulpit… one day my turn will come! hahaha all in God’s timing :D

i’m very excited about my upcoming trip to singapore, i CANT WAIT to be in the house of God again! truely there is NO PLACE LIKE HOME! hearts CHC to the max!

and of course, i’m looking forward to meeting all of you guys! much love!

 

this little light of mine, i’m gonna let it shine; this little light of mine, i’m gonna let it shine; this little light of mine, i’m gonna let it shine; let it shine, let it shine, let it SHINE!

HFD!

To all the dads out there,

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

much love! ♥

its such a huge responsibility to be a dad, to provide for the wife AND kid(s) financially, physically, emotionally, and spiritually… i cant imagine the stress and pressure that fathers take upon their shoulders.. in the past, i used to resent my dad for the things that he did (or didnt do), and the decisions that he made… but now that i’m older and more mature, i am really really thankful for him.. he may not be the richest man, or the most affectionate one… but i know deep in my heart (and his!), that he loves me and that, really, is good enough for me…

so if you read this, DAD! I LOVE YOU! :)

also, not to forget our Heavenly Father, who is awesomely good in every single sense of the word and perfect in every way…

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!

heres a poem i wanna share with everyone :)

 

Only a Dad by Edgar A. Guest (1916) 

Only a dad with a tired face,
Coming home from the daily race,
Bringing little of gold or fame
To show how well he has played the game;
But glad in his heart that his own rejoice
To see him come and to hear his voice.

Only a dad with a brood of four,
One of ten million men or more
Plodding along in the daily strife,
Bearing the whips and the scorns of life,
With never a whimper of pain or hate,
For the sake of those who at home await.

Only a dad, neither rich nor proud,
Merely one of the surging crowd,
Toiling, striving from day to day,
Facing whatever may come his way,
Silent whenever the harsh condemn,
And bearing it all for the love of them.

Only a dad but he gives his all,
To smooth the way for his children small,
Doing with courage stern and grim
The deeds that his father did for him.
This is the line that for him I pen:
Only a dad, but the best of men.

update!

havent blogged for more than  week so here’s a quick update for everyone..

after booking my tickets for Singapore, i got a a teeny weeeeny bit freaked out cos i realized that

1. my passport expires on the 30th of Oct 2009
2. i am 21!

yes, i know my birthday was two months ago, but i completely forgot that i am supposed to settle my citizenship and take an oath before i turn 22! if not my singapore citizenship will automatically be cancelled…

this then leads to me sitting down and trying to figure out which passport to keep (i had 3), which turned out to be quite a waste of time cos all along i knew that i will keep my singapore one. what can i say, i love singapore!

and since singapore doesnt allow dual citizenships, i had to renounce my other two passports, which are the HK SAR passport and my british one…

my pretty passports :)

i had to pay HKD$145 to declare a change of nationality (for my HK passport) and HKD$815 to renounce my british one! craziness… and all because they have to mail my applications over to uk. ohwells, gotta do what you got to do right? :)

so anyways, i have been busy meeting up with people and watching my fav shows, etc, and trying to plan for my singapore (and hopefully,kl) trip! going to go for an interview for a part-time job tomorrow. finally decided that i should find some work so that i can have extra cash to do whatever i wanna do! haha. finally got over the mentality that my-parents-will-provide-for-me-anyways-so-i-dont-need-to-work, so thats great! PTL :)

the job that i’m hoping to get is to be a PT teaching assistant, which to me is a greaaaaat part time job cos it will not be frustrating (as compared to being a tuition teacher, teaching not-so-bright kids) and it wont be boring (e.g. telemarketing/clerical stuff). besides, im not familiar with hk’s education system/ syllabus yet so i’m not ready to be a tuition teacher! so guys, please pray that i’ll get the teaching assistant job at the tuition center, and that i can cope with schoolwork+ministry+work once school starts!

excited for my singapore trip but i will be busy busy busy in the meantime! :)

SINGAPORE,

HERE I COME!!!!

merlion, merlion, i miss you so!

in less than a month, I will see my beautiful Singapore again! i just hope the weather won’t be too hot :(

here are my flight details,

Hong Kong International Apt (HKG) To Singapore Changi Apt (SIN)
Airline:UNITED AIRLINES (UA)
Flight Number:UA 0895
Arriving:23:35 Sat 11 Jul 2009
Arrival Terminal:3

Singapore Changi Apt (SIN) To Hong Kong International Apt (HKG)
Airline:UNITED AIRLINES (UA)
Flight Number:UA 0896
Departure Terminal:3
Departing:06:40 Mon 20 Jul 2009

and as you can see, technically i will only be in Singapore 12-19Jul.. dearest friends, please make some time to meet me!

i am dying for:

1. Kbox
2. Balestier bakuteh
3. Thomson/opp beauty world prata (!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
4. Satay
5. Chwee Kueh (sp?) the white circle thingy that you eat with salty brown things.. yums!
6. Sambal stingray! (even tho i cant take spicy food, its delish!)

cant think of anything else, but please go out with me for local food k!

for this trip to singapore, i hope to accomplish the following stuff:

-take my oath and renew my passport

-go to kl :)

-eat all the local food i miss so dearly

and the most impt part:

MEET MY DEAREST FRIENDS!

super excited! :D

feeling a lil’

heavy-hearted and perhaps, burdened.

things are never as simple as it seems, and sometimes people fail to see beyond whats on the surface.. and they start to doubt and judge a person they once said they believe in.

:(

on a lighter note, im feeling much better, thanks to all who prayed for me/wanted to… and to make me feel even better, i’m going shopping tomorrow!

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and no matter where i am,

i will always know where i belong

man, national day songs are making me feel very nostalgic! i wish hk have these kinda songs too…

i remember when i first came to singapore to study in sec 1, it is the national day songs that made me feel that sense of belonging… as though i truly belonged in singapore… and after years and years of staying and studying in singapore, i do identify myself as a singaporean!

i love national day songs!