Monday, March 30

was out having dinner at Fish&Co on Sat evening when i saw a notice to inform customers of the switching off of lights at its premises at Earth hour. It was then that I notice practical support for this movement and measures taken by corporate organizations. When I was on my way to Orchard Road, what surprises me was the extent to which support was given to Earth hour this time round. Many hotels and shopping centres had their external facade lights switched off and many eateries followed suit with their internal lights. Orchard Road seemed to have stopped operations for that full hour.

It is heartening to see the extent of support given and the awareness of this campaign. Indeed, efforts from WWF have not gone wasted and more people are taking notice and making practical steps to help conserve the environment. What I really hope for is that this hype over Earth hour would not die down soon and fade away as people continued with their standards of living. It is easy to follow suit in a one-hour effort but it is really the continued effort by all that will really make a difference to the conservation of this Earth...

Even as i share this, i'm guilty of leaving my room lights on for a few hours while i was away at patrick's room. May this be a reminder for myself and all that a little effort goes a long way...

jel; 2:27 am

Friday, March 27

really thank God for the end of the RAG exhibition...being a full week of little rest and trying to handle many situations at the same time...thankful for His grace that allowed me to understand matters in a broader sense and for the learning which i had through this week..

i think i kind of neglected blogging for quite some time and had forgotten this love that i had to write and share with many others through blogging...its kind of reflected through the lack of passion or interest in my blog entries and after a while, it became like an obligation to blog instead of out of passion and interest...really apologise to all..but i'm glad that today when the cell was sharing, the testimony from cheryl really spur me on in continuing this channel of sharing my life...

would want to make the effort to blog more frequently, even if its just a small thought...looking forward to seeing how God can use me in the areas He has blessed me with...

jel; 11:58 pm

Saturday, March 21

just to share one significant thing i caught during G12 conference last week and has been reminding myself through this week...

the significance of my life is not based on the abilities, the capabilities which i have, or even the achievements i may have..yes they are important but they don't define who i am as a person...the importance of my life is not based on all these..if we think it is, then we will easily be caught up with pursuing and trying to achieve everything and try to be the best in everything and become too caught up with our lives...what really defines me is my relationship with Him, the One I put my faith on..that is what truly defines my life and the purpose for my life...it doesn't matter what i can do with my own might but what God can work through my life...

understanding that truth indeed sets me free from a lot of baggage and allow me to truly pursue all that God has placed me in...

jel; 12:56 am

Monday, March 9

Another long break from the previous posts...being an eventful past 2 weeks...really thank God for the making the days meaningful to me and guiding me through my mid-terms and i really took a great break this weekend from studying...

one thing which really made my week was an sms conversation with one of my ex-student...was updated that she became a Christian just a month ago and i was really exited over the news...the main reason was because when i taught her back in nchs, i strongly sensed the need for her to receive the Father's love in her life after getting to know her..it was hard to share Christ due to restrictions and obstacles along the way so all i could do is to do my best as a teacher as well as to keep her in prayers. Even though when i left, there wasn't much changes, but i trust God that a seed has been planted and will grow in the days to come...

it has been 2 years since and i'm excited to hear of this news...what God has encouraged me is to know that my prayers were heard and it is answered now..although it is 2 years later, but it is in God's timing and plan...it affirms my faith to know that prayers are heard and sometimes, we just have to trust in Him and be patient :)

Hope it encourages all who are becoming discouraged from unanswered prayers...

jel; 12:27 am