Monday, December 31

joined some friends briefly at orchard yest (yes, i'm at orchard again.........)..was so super put off not because of my friends, its because i'm at orchard yet again, entering the same shops, looking at the same stuff over and over again...have been shopping too much over the past few days that it kind of put me off if u ask me to shop now..i think its just a subtle feeling but i guess it'll be fine in a few days time...

a short excerpt from my reflections for dec...

One of the greatest joy this Dec would be my recent results. I believe the satisfactory results are not solely due to the efforts i put in for my studies. As mentioned to you earlier, my study methods were quite disorganized this sem and i was really not quite adequately prepared during the exams. Furthermore, this sem is when i learnt to trust in the Lord for my studies and put Him first. It was lk a learning phase for me and a 'testing' period cause its the first time sch and church happens tog.

And the Lord hasn't proven me wrong in the way i've chose to honour Him. Even after I was mentally prepared for the worst (after taking the disastrous examinations), the faith i still placed in Him led to relief and testimony of His goodness. It gives me great confidence to trust Him even more in the coming sem in all circumstances i face during my studies.

and although many pple keep labelling me as a mugger, i hope to be testimony that as much as i put in the time and effort to studies, it would be futile unless the Lord is placed first in my life. Thats why Psalms 127 has always been my key verse in my studies...

today is the last day of 2007, having done my plans for 2008, i'm all ready tonight to enter 2008 with a refreshed spirit...happy new year to everyone!!!

jel; 10:02 am

Saturday, December 29

learned a lesson today...

if God asked you to do a task, do it and complete it..even if it means you dun know the reason behind it or have to travel far and high in order to achieve it, persevere and ensure that you complete it..no special reason needed but simply because He called you to do it...

well, i'm not the character whom God has tasked, but i went through enough today to know what my purpose was for me and its a lesson for me to pass on to others...

jel; 11:23 pm

Friday, December 28

have been shopping ard town these few days..being bombarded by lots of post-christmas sale..in fact, the crowd is even bigger than before christmas..i guess singaporeans know it when it comes to gd buys..bought quite a few stuff these few days too..at rather gd deals too

in the midst of the buying frenzy now, wonder how many actually take the time to pause and prepare ourselves for the new yr ahead...not forgetting reflecting on the past yr as well...its only a few days before the end of 2007 and the start of 2008...take this time to think about how 2007 has been for you and how you wld want 2008 to be lk for you...as the church moves from the yr of victory to the yr of sabbath, i've been working on my plans for the yr ahead...hope more plans can be revealed in the days ahead..to bring the yr to a closure and enter 2008 well-prepared to restore and recharge..

jel; 8:57 pm

Wednesday, December 26

took lotsa pic yest in Orchard..the road was closed for the Christmas concert so i managed to find more spots to take pic as well as the floats which are displayed along the road..loved photography even more now after getting my camera...will be uploading all the pic on facebk...

jel; 10:23 am

Tuesday, December 25

Its Christmas time again..i've always looked forward to this time of the yr..this yr is my third yr spending Christmas as a Christian and with each yr, i've begin to appreciate the significance of Christmas..

Christmas definitely doesn't equate to Santa Claus..seeing decorations ard Singapore being splashed with Santa and his reindeers, we are losing true meaning behind Christmas...the worst has to the usage of the word X'mas..in many places, we often see the word X'mas in place of Christmas out of convenience..but little do they realize that they can't cross out the Christ in Christmas..Christmas without Christ would nv be Christmas anymore...

Christmas is only possible through Christ, through the birth of Jesus Christ..and its only with His birth that hope is brought to this world we live in..let us not let the crossing out of Christ in Christmas cause us to loss the significance of Christmas..thus i'm proud that Celebrate Christmas in Singapore (CCIS) has organized a string of events to promote the true meaning of Christmas to us through the Nativity Village at ps, daily night performances along various locations of Orchard Road as well as the floats which depict who Jesus Christ is...

as we celebrate Christmas this yr, let us remember who is the One who make this day possible...

jel; 1:58 pm

Thursday, December 20

came back from malaysia last night..it was a gd time spent at the muar prayer hs..though the time spent there was short, but i was refreshed in the spirit , listening to the Lord and simply enjoying the presence of God in that place...its a laid back place in muar and the serenity of the place brought a relaxing mood in me...and what i sense from the Lord is a reminder not to rush through many matters in my life cause i tend to fall into rushing for many datelines in life and end up fastening the pace of my life...with the yr of the Sabbath in 2008, the Lord reminded me this as an agenda for 2008, to rest and take control of the matters in hand, not to fall into the quick pace of life...

the kl part of the trip was enjoying as well...with no particular agenda, there was no need to rush through places given the time constraint...it was just purely shopping ard casually...i didn't buy anything but i enjoyed the photo-taking...beginning to enjoy more out of photography...and i thank God for igniting that passion in me and drawing leisure and joy out of photography...do feel free to view the photos which i've uploaded on facebk...

jel; 9:42 am

Sunday, December 16

was away at chalet on thur and then to the subtribe retreat...was only back just now and tmr morning, i'll be heading down to muar and kl...feeling very tired now...had only 3-4 hours of sleep for 3 continuous nights...had much thoughts regarding the subtribe retreat during the past days..but will blog abt it after doing my reflections...

i really thank God for the chalet on thur..so all of you know, for the past 2 weeks, it has been raining for the whole day or part of the day for every single day and i was kinda concerned over the weather for thur because i've already ordered the bbq food...but i was pleasantly surprised when it didn't even rain at the chalet at all..i really want to testify the goodness of God when He blessed me with the great weather..

i felt the chalet was a meaningful time of bonding and fellowship..had a chance to catch with many whom i've not met for quite some time..i am really thankful for this opportunity and hoped that i've being ablt to fulfill the purpose of organising it...

hope to get some gd rest tonight and looking forward to prayer muar hs tmr..

jel; 8:45 pm

Wednesday, December 12

went to alvin and the chipmunks today..they are really very adorable...i think just the chipmunks along are worth the tix price..haha..

was really regretting watching this movie before the movie started cause i had to spend hours alone wondering ard ps..not that i wanted but the schedule just became that..anw, i meet my cousin twice today and went back on the train journey with him..i think that alone makes today's trip worthwhile...and that alone brought joy in my heart..not the chipmunks but meetind him on the train was enough to be the purpose for going out today and waiting hours for the show to start..dun ask me why cause its hard to explain...

will be busy the week ahead..chalet, retreat, m'sia trip...

jel; 11:26 pm

Tuesday, December 11

have been busy hanging out and catching up with many friends for the past few days..have been rather meaningful since its been hard to meet up during sch time...but with so much that i want to do and progs that have been planned out, i realized there isn't much time left for this hol...its still back to the pt of having gd time management...but i thank God that so far my time has been rather well spent..managed to fulfill many tasks...


i love my newest tech toy which i bought yest..a sony dsc-h3...its a personal investment cause i've always loved photography and its an opportunity to explore my interest in this field..and i felt it was a gift from God..personally i wld nv bear to spend that amt of money on a single item...i'll treasure this gift dearly and take good care of it..

jel; 10:08 pm

Friday, December 7

I'm at the airport now..just went to t3 open house to take a look at the new structure and features..took lots of photos as well. Will upload them here as well as on facebk when i get back home..

jel; 1:55 pm

Monday, December 3

in less than 2 days, i'll finish my last paper...its quite an agony waiting for the last paper to come since my previous paper was last wed...can say that i have enough for studying for exams for this moment..thank God there's going to be a 5-weeks 'no studying-no homework' break before the whole cycle comes again...i'm looking forward to many things planned ahead in dec..chalet, retreat, muar/kl and christmas.

was very blessed by nick's message yest during service..he reaffirmed the words which God has been teaching me through the recent span of events..how i need to purposely use my life to be a blessing to others and through my life touch the lives of many others...to follow God's plan for your life, for it is a greater joy to live out God's life for us than to choose our own paths and deny ourselves of God's blessings..

i was very touched by nick when he actually offered to hug everyone who comes up and stayed to hug literally everyone who came forward and the entire session lasted for abt an hour...indeed nick was such a blessing to us yest and we were really blessed to have bring us the message on sunday...may the Lord continue to use his circumstances to bring forth God's love to the many who needs Him..

jel; 10:04 pm