Thursday, October 25, 2007
20 October
Here are some of the pictures taken on Sat.
Kawaii Ade!
Oooh
Bah haha.
Jamie bleahs.
And bleahs again!
We went to Phine's Steakhouse at Liang Seah St for Jonathan. =)
My beer battered fish & chips.
The happy man and his food.
His medium rare steak is smoking!
After eating, it was time to celebrate Jonathan's birthday!
Cheesecake!
Black & Pink! =D
His present!
He wants to take a pic too!
Our new 'Disco Zoo Security'. =P
Thanks Adeline. ('-')"' Haha.
Contented smile. =) 
Group photo.
Gege & mei mei. =)
Our tallest supermodel! ;)
LOL. 
Sisters forever. =) Labels: Wendy
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nice pix!!!
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October 25, 2007 at 8:27 PM
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
In the pursuit of knowledge...
Hi guys,Popping by hot on the footsteps of all who have posted exam schedules here...I'm here to present Elicia's O Level Exam Schedule. And since all of us (except Hongxiu ;)) have already added GCE O's to our portfolio, been there done that taken the photo extra large, let's offer all the help we can to Cia with our prayers, support, surprise smses, love, etc...
Here goes:
24th Oct Chemistry
25th Oct Geography
29th Oct English/ Maths P1
30th Oct Maths P2
31st Oct Chinese
1st Nov Accounts
2nd Nov Physics
5th Nov Social Studies
6th Nov Physics
13th Nov Accounts P1
Yes, and so Cia did mention it is a long list, which I totally agree. That is one of the greatest challenges of O Levels, to have the tenacity to last through the full stretch. It sure takes alot of patience, so let's support her!
And to Cia, we REALLY can't wait to have you back with us again. Keep staying the course, your efforts will pay off we're sure. God's strength is made perfect in any weakness! ;)
Cheers,
Zoe
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Persist on..
Dear all,First and foremost, I wanna apologised for not blogging for eons of years. I've really missed out communicating to you guys whats happening in my life.
My point here today is not entirely about myself, but I want to encourage a few individuals.. Individuals who are undergoing exams, just like me. Some of the words I can immediately think of that strongly correlates with exams are "Stress, anxiety, flustered, multitudes of work load and etc.".
Well, we aren't entirely fighting this battle alone if you guys haven't quite realized that yet... Certainly, we are surrounded with a multitude of things to study, projects to hand up, but we are placed in great company, and of course a GREAT God who certainly understands and have compassion in what you are going through. The great company that I am talking about here is the cell group I am in. (For those non-e348, you have your great clique, so no worries yeah?).
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." ~ Reg Ansett
I am not the exact genius you find on the street, but I believe if you guys persist on, and work hard, doing your best, why won't God do the rest? Having gone through Os, As and university exams, I do know that straight As are for awaiting the Children of God to grab. With that, I hope I've encouraged you guys for the pending task ahead.
I just want to beseech you guys to pray for Jamie, she's having exams: dates are as follows:
Accouting-25-10.
biz computing -01-11
macroecons 06-11
marketing 09-11
Prayer works miracles.. and you can make a difference in someone's life by praying for him/her. One most important thing to pray for is wisdom, divine understanding and being an over-achiever in terms of scoring straight As. So start today, with the people whose exams are ahead. Make a difference. Cya guys around!
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=) thanks.
you are?
-zhinian
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October 25, 2007 at 8:29 PM
A levels' just around the corner, so may i request for prayers?(:
the specific dates are as follow:
30th oct: phy paper 3
31st oct: gp
2nd nov: maths paper 1
5th nov: chem paper 3
6th nov: maths paper 2
12th nov: phy paper 2
13th nov: chem paper 2
14th nov: econs
16th nov: chem paper 1
20th nov: phy paper 1
yups! I''m really looking forward to after exams where I can see you all, and fellowship with you all again(:
i love this family(:
val
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EHHH WTFISH!
I cannot log into my own cell group account?!?!?!?! WHY WHY WHY!
ZAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
We worship You (dum dee dee dum)
You are our God (dee dum dum dee)
You alone are good (dum dee dee dum)
Wahahahahaha God is good all the time, and all the time God is good! Oh I cannot stop praising God right now! For what reason, I don't really know. There's nothing much to be happy about but still I am so thankful that He is by my side always. I love you, God!
Yes, I absolutely agree that it is during the sad days, the rainy days when people cannot or find it really tough to praise God. But all it takes is just a minute, a second even to really breathe out, to really let out all your burdens, to tell God that you are giving the heavy work load into His hands. This sign of "giving up", to let God fill your heart (it might just be a tiny little space, since you are still holding to your burden tightly to yourself heh.) is significant to God. He will nevertheless, step into your confused self and touch you with His love, His care, His holiness.
He is Emmanuel.
He is Jehovah Jireh.
He is Love.
He is Everything (else that you cannot find in people, in animals, in non-living objects).
Hehe. Why am I sharing this? This isn't in line to yesterday's Word! BUT I DON'T KNOW! Ureshii, maybe. Haha! OH, God came to whisper things into my ears yesterday! Maybe thats why. Lol!
Ich liebe dich, God! Ok, enough of crap and laughing before my face mask breaks out and ruin my emo face. Heh heh!
love love,
adeline
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October 21, 2007 at 11:29 PM
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Latest Photos!! (AS in LATE)
N73 is not a good camera at night haha!Zoe's Birthday!
Charles's BirthDay!!
His CArd~
His Sabo!
Thats a Guardsman!
CreaTiVe CGM!
Presented by ur late photographer,
Joooo
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Simple Puzzle
To any with a passing interest in mathematics or logic (got my email? =P):Two bicyclists start 20km apart and head straight towards each other, each going at a steady speed of 10km/h. At the same time, a fly that travels at a steady 15km/h starts from the front wheel of the southbound bicycle and flies to the front wheel of the northbound one, then turns around and flies to the front wheel of the southbound one again, and continues in this manner until it is crushed between the 2 front wheels.
Question: What total distance did the fly cover?
Best answer with a good explanation gets a prize! =P
Yours,
Charles
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Haha yep that's it! Congrats Adeline! Prize goes to you! =P
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October 23, 2007 at 12:08 AM
This is the family...
It really blesses my heart and humbles me greatly to see people on fire for God. Especially so when these are new additions to the family, but the way they talk about God, the way they actions show how hungry they are for God; these really move me.I'm thankful for a family in E348 who, amidst all the imperfections, is so unique and special in its ways.
I'm thankful to belong to a family who seeks the creative and dares to be different, for people who are not just my members but very much my friends.
I'm thankful for the atmosphere of love that goes beyond weekends, but we are around for each other 24-7.
I'm thankful for the differences so great in every single individual, but how beautiful that they come together so bizarre-ly to form a body blessed to shine for God is every area, each playing our part so harmoniously.
Why wait for birthdays to share what your appreciation for each other? The time is NOW.
To Kingsley: Thanks for being such an encouragement to me in your hungry attitude and always thanking me. You sure know how to affirm me! ;)
To Hongxiu: Thanks for your faithful attitude, for always being around without fail. You may be youngest in age, but you are very much a part of us.
To Lewen: Thanks for being around whenever you can with us, and for adding some cool factor to the group!
To Jon: Thanks for being around to fellowship with us as much as possible and for being so easy-going and open to conversation with everyone. Do bless us more with your presense!
To Cia: Thanks for your sweetness to my life! ;) I understand you are currently going through your O's and may have less time with us, but we're at your beck and call for fellowship sessions yea? Jiayou for O's!
To Val: Thanks being an inspiration to me, in the way that you never fail to try your best despite limitations placed on your life. A's will be over in the flash of an eye, and in the meantime, we are praying!
To Nian: Thanks for your determination, perservering spirit and faith. Your fighting spirit and spunk is one thing we can all afford to learn from you. Again I say, keep pressing for your breakthru!
To Charles: Thanks for your willingness, sacrifices and most awesome attitude. Your undisputable faithfulness and humbleness will take you far, and we do see a budding preacher at hand! ;)
To YQ: Thanks for your selfless sacrifices and sensitivity to the people around you. You certainly are Mr SNAG, and you are one of the few who will look beyond the surface and ask the "Are you okay?" question. ;) Your concern for people is an inspiration truly to me.
To Terence: Thanks for inspiring me with your dreams, goals, and the things you are doing, and still making time in being around with us. Keep making a difference in your marketplace and being Mr President!
To Jo: Thanks for your ideas, contributions and always being so open and frank with me. Thanks for being willing to accept change in this new environment, and for always bringing joy and entertainment to us. Won't be the same without you!
To Wendy: Thanks for always being so willing to listen and be taught. You are someone I know I can count on to carry the vision and run together with me. Your passion for life itself inspires me!
To Ade: Thanks for being the always different, opinionated, quirky girl with an encouraging side seeking to emerge. ;) You have always been someone very close to my heart, and I've always enjoyed fellowshipping with you. More of it soon okay?!
To Jme: Thanks for always being the 1st in line to run this race with me, and for your patience and love for me and the cg. Thanks for bearing the brunt many a times (haha!), and for always seeking to understand my heart. My dear sis, I can't do without you around! Thanks for staying strong and breaking through.
With love,
Your cheerleader, friend, confidante, _____(fill in the blank)...
Zoe
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And thank you Zoe for teaching me so many things. I'm blessed to have you as my leader. =)
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October 21, 2007 at 1:55 PM
haha yes! i second that! haha e348 is THE family! ilu'all!! i'm proud to be part of e348 ;)
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October 21, 2007 at 3:00 PM
Haha; indeed! Thank you Zoe, for taking the step to throw stars long before Pastor Tan's sermon. And thank you, E348, for making a difference. =)
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October 21, 2007 at 9:03 PM
WAHH after reading this, i decided no matter how busy i am, i must upload the photos!
so here goes!
Thanks ZoE! u rock!
Jo serve
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October 21, 2007 at 9:41 PM
Monday, October 15, 2007
Food For Thought 2: WIkihow on "How to be Optimistic"
http://www.wikihow.com/Be-OptimisticOk folks do check out this. Came across it whilst looking through one of my igoogle.com segments :)
E348 is the best.
WOOOHooo
Why queueing...
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SRIRITUAL WARFARE part 2 ~zhinian
lol. this week's worse than the last. but thank God i'm still alive. haha. and i was really really happy to see all youy guys in the cell group last week! heh. the devil's drillin a hole in my head. things are getting unbearably unpleasant. and probably if i'm lucky, can publish a thriller of my persecution stories. haha. should be quite interestng.ok, here it is. last week i went to cell group and service, after missing it altogether for one week. however, when i came back, my mum was very upset. scarcasm first, followed by scoldings.
i would have to move out of the house if i go service this week. and she is serious. together with my bro. my bro is currently considering if he should go service this week.
things got so bad till i have churned out a EMERGENCY LEAVE-THE-HOUSE pasking list. gonna pack probably tonight, just in case she decides to throw me out of the house one fine day.
her perception of christians worsen, cuz we went out in spite of ber bojecting.
she went schozophrenic that night. sharted chanting the buddism prayers they whole night for probably one to two hours, and prayer walk around the house, paying particular attention to my room. it's crazy. she walk around chanting chanting, then came into my room and chant exceptionally luod and i was sleeping already. and she cried i think.
she is capapble of coming to me with a knife, so i dared not sleep. after her chanting chanting for dunno how many hours, she started banging on stuff. it was thundering. and it was almost 1am. goodness knows whst she's doing. it was very very loud(every blow was like filled with hatred or something). after that, she started listening to radio late in the night. ok, there's no problem if she does this everyday. but she doesn't. arrghh..
the next morning, she behaved normally. but i realise she became over-paranoid about me and my bro, especially when we are going to grandpa's house together, she thought we were going church. it's crazy.
now i'm thinking of moving out, cuz she made it very clear that if i ever go again, i can pack my luggage and don't come back. sigh.
ahh.. it's not easy to find time to talk to my friends still, everyone's so busy with project work and tutorials and if they can promote. zzz...
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the happier stuff. haha i realise i''m using this blog space more often tahn not! and this becomes a forum where everyone has their views expressed here. and it's experiencial. believe it or not, this is somewhat the first time in my life that i can know the whole cell group at equal depth, what's going on in life and stuff.
thanks wendy n charles, for reading my long long entries all the time.
to ade and jme,have fun in uni (and having black legs =))
to charles, have fun in camp! i know u're doing very well in guards, do better yea?=)
to hong xiu, thanks for learning to be a little more independent. god bkess ya =)
to elicia, thanks for smiling at me alll the time!! =) your cmile birghtens up anyone's day!
to val, thanks for sharing your life on the blog even though you're having exams real soon. all the best!!
thanks joseph, for all your wonderful stories and interesting things to share, and ur car ride n BK. lolx.
thanks wendy, for always encouraging me when everything's going wrong.
thanks yong quan, for your nice music with cool guitar skills. and that card game we had before the bbq. lols.
and zoe, thanks for being there for me...
to the rest (if i really did miss out any), hope to know youy more each day. lols.
nianz
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wah zhinian, ur indeed going thru alot...
Well like wat pastor said.. all circumstances we face will 1 day pass away!! hold on to ur faith!
maybe 1 day when ur mum has cooled down or something, u can go talk to her about ur beliefs and stuff, and hear wat she wants to say ;>
We'll pray for u.. but if u really no house haha its ok la.. i got plenty of em.. hahahaa jkjk listen to ur mum!
Joseph
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October 15, 2007 at 3:49 PM
wah. i'm really shocked to read what you are going through right now. yups! circumstances are just part and parcel of life and it'll pass away(: thanks for your encouragement girl. you take care too ya.
praying for you,
val
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October 15, 2007 at 7:37 PM
The battle is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers... Keep praying for yr breakthrough Nian! I believe Jesus together with you for it too!
U can come look for me if u ever need a place to stay too. =)
Take heart my sis...
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October 16, 2007 at 10:50 PM
Beyond reality
Some men see things as they are and ask why.Others dream things that never were and ask why not.
- George Bernard Shaw
Doesn't that encapsulate this week's sermon by Pastor Kong so well? Now, how shall we shatter preconceptions and challenge assumptions to transcend reality's glass ceilings?
Will time tell?
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As for the CG vision that was discussed the previous cell group, haha I didn't expect what I gave to evoke so much interest. Thanks to all for the affirmation. Here it is (apologies for the week-long delay), my vision of E348 for the next level:
Where everyone plays a part and is treasured,
Where lifelong friendships are fostered and maintained, and
Where potential is developed to excellence.
Well, if anyone has anything to add or edit, please do! If everyone agrees to this, perhaps we can pray for this to come into reality and endeavour to make it both happen, and last.
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Bookcast (Only if you're very, very free...)
I've been spending some time reading general books the past week or so in my free time and shall try to showcase them here:
1)Pigeon Feathers and other stories - by John Updike
(A short story collection by 1 of America's literary maestros)
Excerpt from story Lifeguard:
... But when I study the vast tangle of humanity that blackens the beach as far as the sand stretches, absurdities crowd in on me. Is it as maiden, matron, or crone that the females will be eternalized? What will they do without children to watch or gossip to exchange? What of the thousand deaths of memory and bodily change we endure - can each be redeemed at a final Adjustments Counter? The sheer numbers involved make the mind scream. The race is no longer a tiny clan of simian aristocrats lording it over an ocean of grass; mankind is a plague racing like fire across exhausted continents. This immense clot gathered on the beach, a fraction of a fraction - can we not say that this breeding swarm is its own immortality and end the suspense? The beehive in a sense survives; and is each of us not proved to be a hive, a galaxy of cells each of whom is doubtless praying, from its pew in our thumbnail or esophagus, for personal resurrection? Indeed, to the cells themselves cancer may seem a revival of faith. No, in relation to other people oblivion is sensible and sanitary.
2) Seven Lies - by James Lasdun
(Part political thriller, part meditation on the nature of desire and betrayal. Story of a young man growing up in the former East Germany in the 70s, whose yearnings for love, glory and freedom express themselves in a lifelong fantasy of going to America. Based on Martin Luther's quote: Every lie must beget seven more lies if it is to resemble the truth and adopt truth's aura.)
A novel of the brightest of dreams being entangled in a veb, and the vicious cycle of, deceit. Excerpt:
At any rate, my father wasn't. A few days after his return he was told that he had been removed from the UN team. My father must have guessed that that was to be his last trip; in addition to the usual case of miniatures for bribing Herr Brandt, he had brought with him presents of an especially poignant 'Americanness': a racoon-skin hat for my mother, a New Mexican turquoise pin for Kitty, a calculator for Otto, and for me a set of metal ballpoint pens, each in the shape of a famous American skyscraper. These joined the other knick-knacks and gadgets he had brought home on earlier trips, and because they were now part of a finite series, never to be further augmented, they acquired a hallowed quality in our household. They were sacred relics of a brief, visionary connection with a reality larger than our own; one that had tragically eluded our grasp.
3) A Beautiful Mind - by Sylvia Nasar
(True story, biography, of John Nash, the mathematical genius who was a legend by age thirty when he slipped into the madness of schizophrenia, and emerging after decades of ghostlike existence to win a Nobel Prize in economics. Also adapted in film.)
Reading now. Very fascinated by it.
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To Val and Zhinian and all the rest of you, from Pastor Kong's sermon,
2 Corinthians 4:16-18:
Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Cheers
Charles
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This blog is amazing... The intellectual side of charles.. the emo side of ade.. the wise side of zoe, the pretty side of jamie, the musical side of wendy, val and the sincere side of zhinian, the eccentric side of YQ, the pointless side of joseph, the cool side of lewen, the perserverance of terence, the motherly elicia
to those who havent post! please show us ur other side!
as i was reading charle's ultra intellectual post.. i suddenly realise that this blog is so precious to me.... its thru here i see deeper into the lives of e348 and what makes us so special.
This blog is indeed US
Joseph
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October 15, 2007 at 3:58 AM
joseph is speaking something that ain't science, nor economics, nor all the cool lame stuff. hah. yea i agree totally. this blog is really so precious. it's somewhere i got to know the most of the cell group members to a deeper level, and share my views.
believe it or not, it's the first glimpse i have of the vision of the cell group (by charles). amazing. yea... i think we really can work towards it and build e348 together.
hey charles. you're really well-read to quote so much. it's no wonder you're an A1 GP student. heh.
nice boooks you've gotten there. lol i'm probably not an avid reafer like you, but yea, i love books. nice to share common interest!
thanks for the verse. it is empowering. =) and all the best to your army days yea? have fun.
you know, you're always so ready to serve, so ready to show the real side of you, i think i gotta learn more from you. and learn to be more patient and longsuffering and so on... haha...
take care.
zhinian
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October 15, 2007 at 11:42 AM
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Food for Thought : An Unearthly Love
An Unearthly LoveMax Lucado
Your goodness can't win God's love.
Nor can your badness lose it.
But you can resist it.
We tend to do so honestly.
Having been rejected so often, we fear God may reject us as well.
Rejections have left us skittish and jumpy.
Like my dog Salty.
He sleeps next to me on the couch as I write.
He's a cranky cuss, but I like him.
We've aged together over the last fifteen years, and he seems worse for the wear.
He's a wiry canine by nature; shave his salt-and-pepper mop, and he'd pass for a bulimic Chihuahua.
He didn't have much to start with; now the seasons have taken his energy, teeth, hearing, and all but eighteen inches' worth of eyesight.
Toss him a dog treat, and he just stares at the floor through cloudy cataracts. (Or, in his case, dogaracts?)
He's nervous and edgy, quick to growl and slow to trust.
As I reach out to pet him, he yanks back.
Still, I pet the old coot.
I know he can't see, and I can only wonder how dark his world has become.
We are a lot like Salty.
I have a feeling that most people who defy and deny God do so more out of fear than conviction.
For all our chest pumping and braggadocio, we are anxious folk--can't see a step into the future, can't hear the one who owns us.
No wonder we try to gum the hand that feeds us.
But God reaches and touches.
He speaks through the immensity of the Russian plain and the density of the Amazon rain forest.
Through a physician's touch in Africa, a bowl of rice in India.
Through a Japanese bow or a South American abraço.
He's even been known to touch people through paragraphs like the ones you are reading.
If he is touching you, let him.
Mark it down: God loves you with an unearthly love.
You can't win it by being winsome.
You can't lose it by being a loser.
But you can be blind enough to resist it.
Don't.
For heaven's sake, don't.
For your sake, don't.
"Take in with all Christians the extravagant dimensions of Christ's love.
Reach out and experience the breadth!
Test its length! Plumb the depths!
Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God" (Eph. 3:18--19 MSG).
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hey yq,
this post is... amazing. it really encouraged me, and i hope, most of us. thanks for taking the time to post this and have a great week ahead!
zhinian
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October 15, 2007 at 11:27 AM
Friday, October 12, 2007
two things to share, whichever is more important...(from zhinian)
first thing. i missed cell group and service last week.reason: mum doesn't allow me to go when i ask her and tell her frankly
effect: i was super duper upset, and angry, and disappointed
cause for initiation: to walk in the light
God spoke to me since very l0ng ago, to want me to tell my mum the truth about me coming to church. it was hard, really. and i know she would never allow, thatt's why i didn't want to tell her. every time i had a breakthrough, it was only for a week, at most, a month. she is close to my heart, i really don't want to upset her. but i love God, much much more, that's why i choose church above my family, especially her feelings. yes, she is not what i look for in a mum. kinda sad, but what to do? God gave her to me(or the other way round). well, this time when i went for churchwide BS (victorious living), the preacher shared about walking in the light. and only by walking in the light can the holy spirit work, cuz you can find the spirit only in light. and we are to wear the GIRDLE OF TRUTH (truth=/ bible, but honesty). was very troubled and convicted in the spirit, so decided to believe in God for a miracle, a breakthrough, and that is to ask my mum for approval to come to church. friday, she said no. sat morning, she said no again. hey, i prayed. but it didn't happen. was devastated. called zoe. she encouraged me to persist on, and try another approach for a breakthrough instead. yes, this week i did. yesterday night. talked to her MATURELY (lol...so weird). it didn't happen. she got very emotional and told me, once and for all, if i'm gonna go to church, i won't have a mum anymore. she'll disown me. say christian sucks. very arrogant, no feelings, no compassion, look down on people, selfish, vicious, scheming. very bias right? humans don't like to find themselves exasperated. too bad this time i'm one of them.
decision: i'll stick to my policy. i've already been very very truthful, very calm, very democratic(or whatever), but she remains to be subjective and biased. so this period of time will be hard for me.
what u can do: lol, please pray for me that she'll be open (and by the grace of God she would realise that what she thinks is not true and she'll accept the fact that i go to church)
second thing. much happier stuff. and believe it or not, i told her this before i talked to her. and she doesn't care. zhinian knows nothing and thinks she knows everything. well, too bad.
promos results are back!! average math results in whole level: 30+. more than 75% failed, inclusive of me. lol...
i got 40! and passing mark is shifted to 35. and highest in my class got 48. lkol. i'm fourth in class. praise the lord! overall pass. maybe can get C even. haha =)
i would never do the tys again. cheated me. lol syllabus changed. i'm taking the graphic calculator syllabus. and it's tough. sigh. i finished half the tys u know? yet failed. lol... will try harder.
next best. biology. by the grace of God... 75/100. and there are, of course, many who failed. 75 is a grade i've never seen since j1. and i got it! think i'm second in class. but anyway, thank God for this!
and so, i passed. won't get retained. more than that, i'm offered H3 biology (proteomics and DNA). thinking of taking it up. still considering. but it was a nice surprise la...hehe
LAST BUT NOT LEAST....
chemistry...
i didn't study.
orh hor... sure die la... haha... you know what? quite a lot failed. last question super hard. haha... but, i managed to get 70% overall. and that means... i TOPPED THE CLASS! hallelujah!
thanks to all qho prayed(ahha...pls repent if u haven't) for my exams! finally over, and i passed! GP second in class (56.5%), geog failed (41%), chem pass, bio pass, math "pass". yay!! and overall, i think i did more than i could imagine. and this is God.
promos was hard. 5 out of 20 people in class may retain. failed all three H2. sigh. and one of them is my student. apparently an accident happened to her sis just the day before promos, and she flunk everything cuz she was very tired, stressed, distracted and worried. now i hope a miracle can happen, and she will find out God is real...average in class pass one H1 subject.
sorry ar, if this seem too juvenile. i'm in J1.and this is j1 life. lol. just sharing a little more while i can. hope to inspire everyone who's still studying.
my previous cell group leader asked me how did i manage to perform. well, it was really doing his will, trusting him for results, and holding on to his word. those having exams, don't be discouraged! the best thing is having God with u, cuz with him around, nothing will go wrong.
to all the uni students, do study hard yes? =) i believe God will move when u move. hehe.
another thing. reaching out. managed to share the gospel slowly. but it's really so slow. zzz... i know this is GOd's plan for me. but how can i make the gospel available before this year ends? and how can i be more effective besides studying well and meeting their needs and chillin out with them and blessing them and fellowshipping and sharing their burden and empowering them and encouraging them. funny right? do so much but can't find the opportinuty to share the gosel? so please help out by praying. i believe e348 will do big things for God.
thanks for hearing me crap/share/write. take care yea? i really hope to see u guys soon, and get to know all of u better, not just what you're doing, but spiritual walk, testimonies, vision, dream, and yes, shop if time permits!
zoe is a great leader. she is sensitive to the spirit and encouraging, and very wise. hehe. thanks zoe, for standing by me.
e348 rocks!
-guess who?-
it's from nianz_
i posted this at 3:47 PM
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Hello Zhi Nian, your life is in no way juvenile and whatever u said is in no way crapping. I'm sure that everyone else in E348 reading this would agree. I've learnt a lot from this entry and I now know how better to keep u in prayers.
Let's say what we want to say about our God-given life in confidence, without having to be apologetic about anything. =)
Thanks for being such a diligent student and for having such a big heart to love the people around you. You are a wonderful testimony.
Love,Wendy
By ♥ Lady Wen ♥, at
October 13, 2007 at 6:53 AM
Going through this tough period with myself is impossible because I know I myself is not perfect and I have limited strengths, I will fall and may not pick myself up again. But with God, everything becomes possible even the impossible. This year I started out as a normal,typical Christian going to church and cellgroups but slowly I drew away from God due to busyness, not having time for God. However I'm really glad that I'm relying so much more on God now (this doesn't mean that I don't study.hahaha), trusting Him so much more and to have the joy of the Lord in everything I do. so yups. Thanks for your prayers my brothers and sisters(:
Last but not least, just want to share with you all a few verses that have really encouraged me the past few weeks.
"Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you."-1 Peter 5:6-7
"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing."-James 1:2-4
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind."-James 1:5-6
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."-Phillipians 4:13
So remember to have the joy of God in everything that we do and in every circumstances(: love you guys(:
val
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hey val...
jia you for ur a levels k? gambatte!! you can do it!
thanks for all ur encouragements... always trust in the lord. things will urn out fine.
miss ya.
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October 12, 2007 at 3:43 PM
Wow Val, yr awesome. =)
By ♥ Lady Wen ♥, at
October 13, 2007 at 4:20 AM
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
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hi everyone, haha, i mia for very long from here oredi. Been bugged alot to start posting again =S.Anyway, life at SMU has been quite ok so far. Alot of work, and there's hoards of muggers everywhere. The scheduling and projects also mean its still difficult to meet your friends. I've been going to quite a few events in this SMUX group, something like an outdoor adventure club, and its been really fun. Should be joining their canoe polo team, and i'm really hoping they don't ever schedule training on weekends =/.
Haha, i really like the new style of our cgms, and i think most of us enjoy it too. Its much more interactive, and theres alot of humour in it. I think we tend to mix more and speak up more now than before in the old way. We've got new songs too, thought i still can't remember a single lyric, haha.
Hey charles, can share your mission statement again? haha, damn goood leh!
I do agree that we need more initiative...maybe we can all be on time this saturday? Haha, we seem to take turns to be late...
Cheers
LW
P.S To val and jo, maybe my next post should be at christmas? HOHOHO
i posted this at 10:33 AM
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Hahhaa hordes of muggers... lol
Yea they better schedule training on weekdays ;P
wah the song savior king is playing now, niceee
joseph
By , at
October 12, 2007 at 3:00 PM
hey LW!
thx for updating! been long since we fellowshipped! haix... miss the cg like siao. hope to see u guys soon...
enjoy ur new cca!!
By , at
October 12, 2007 at 3:41 PM
Sunday, October 7, 2007
cell group meeting
hey peeps! haha i know its been a long time since i last blogged here... haha altho i do update my own blog frequently. haha but today's cgm gave me sucha strong urge to blog here tonite!For all those hu were not here.... haha i dunwan to gek you... but it was Fab-bu-lous! haha k la... but i'm nice. shall update u guys too! i think today's cgm was really different from our normal cgms and think zoe and diana has put a lot of effort into planning and thinking out of the box to make it happen! haha so lets give them a big hand! Turn to your neighbours and say.... haha kidding. haha okae back to topic.
Anyway today we had kingsley and jonathan to join us in cgm and i think the first thing they felt was that cgm was super interactive today. haha and tts wad it was like! we all got to hear frm one another abt what we thot was the ideal cellgroup. a topic thats very close to our hearts and so today we got to know each other deeper in a way.. more than just the hee hee haa haa part u noe?
But one thing i realise is that many of us felt that our cg relationships can afford to go a deeper level...haha something which we had already shared since the start of the year. haha still remember our first meeting at val's hs. hahaa chinese new year lou hei. haha wad happen to the photos ah??? Anyways we all said we wanted to make the cellgroup a close knitted wan. haha and today... many of us talked abt deeper frienships again... haha and its nearing the end of the year! hahaa point is... like what jo said i think we need to put our thots and words into action! haha and like what ade said... lets be more sensitive to one another.... sometimes i think we dun even know that each other is going thru a rough patch or wad... and normally the person in the rough patch is unlikely to announce it unless we press into their lives!
well think one way to start is to get to know what each of our love languages are and den communicate in that language! haha key word: INITIATIVE!! i believe if we want sth den we got to do sth abt it. hahaa someone said this to me today...This cellgroup is yours! Be proud of it! haha and i am! But lets ALL take ownership of the cg! Cos its never going to be the same w/o any one of us since we make up the body of christ together and each of us play a very important role! The eyes, ears, nose, mouth, lungs, heart, etc. For those having exams, your presence is greatly missed!
haha and charles gave a super power mission statement for our cg today too. hehe but i'll leave it to charles to share w us!
cheers!
jme
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hey jme!!
thanks for sharing here =) i was one of the unluckies who missed cg :'( really really sad... haix...but glad everyone enjoyed themselves! yep...cheers and hope to see u soon!
*i think u're really great. really. =)
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October 12, 2007 at 3:37 PM
Friday, October 5, 2007
Savior King
Worship
LET NOW THE WEAK SAY I HAVE STRENGTH
BY THE SPIRIT OF POWER
THAT RAISED CHRIST FROM THE DEAD
LET NOW THE POOR STAND AND CONFESS
THAT MY PORTION IS HIM
AND I'M MORE THAN BLESSED
LET NOW OUR HEARTS BURN WITH A FLAME
A FIRE CONSUMING ALL FOR YOUR SON'S HOLY NAME
AND WITH THE HEAVENS WE DECLARE
YOU ARE OUR KING
WE LOVE YOU LORD, WE WORSHIP YOU
YOU ARE OUR GOD, YOU ALONE ARE GOOD
YOU ASKED YOUR SON TO CARRY THIS
THE HEAVY CROSS, OUR WEIGHT OF SIN
I LOVE YOU LORD, I WORSHIP YOU
HOPE WHICH WAS LOST, NOW STANDS RENEWED
I GIVE MY LIFE TO HONOR THIS
THE LOVE OF CHRIST, THE SAVIOR KING
LET NOW YOUR CHURCH SHINE AS YOUR BRIDE
THAT YOU SAW IN YOUR HEART
AS YOU OFFERED UP YOUR LIFE
LET NOW THE LOST BE WELCOMED HOME
BY THE SAVED AND REDEEMED
THOSE ADOPTED AS YOUR OWN
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