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lalala

2009-07-20T10:21:00.000+08:00

Just got back from indo.. now starting a new phase in life.. will be teaching in school... and have recently moved in with a fren in our temporary rented place. location is super good.. but now while i am waiting for work to start, there aren't much things to do.. so i am super bored.

but after talking to the retired aunty who's also renting a room in my place. i feel that i have to give thanks. she's just basically watching tv all day.. at least i've got something to look forward to next week. so heehee.. hope everything goes well. Lord, please attach me to a good mentor! hehe...

it's so sad to break out of my comfort zone, but if i dun everything will go rusty. so I need to learn to give thanks for the job that He's given to me.. :)

shalom

Glory to God, my Lord Jesus Christ!

2009-05-29T11:56:00.000+08:00

Hi all. I've been missing from blog for a long long time. I just came back from a grad trip and is resting in Batam right now.

I had been having quite a few nightmares regarding my result. Perhaps because of my not so satisfactory result last semester, I was down with fear. I have countless of nightmares regarding not graduating and having no honours throughout the sem. Sometimes I wake up with tears. Fear was really gripping me. But all these while I've been holding on to His goodness and His faithfulness. Knowing that if I can't do it, God can give me the extraordinary grace. I know I can only jump a few steps from the stairs. But I know my God will run up the stairs to catch me!

Finally my worries have come to an end today, when I checked my result online. Better than I expected. Though it's not a good honours, but I am more than thankful for it. Cos I know I wouldn't have done it on my own. I am totally dependent on Him when I am studying and doing my projects. God always encourage me through sermons, people and His words. How wonderful is God. I can never say that He doesn't exist because He has shown to be so miraculous to me, even when I doubt Him.

I was so excited about the result, I had to call my mom. Because she has been asking her CG members to pray for me. Those aunties are so cute. They have also been praying for me for my Taiwan trip, so that I'll be save from swine flu. God has truly given my mom great sisters in Christ to encourage her along the way... God is great! My mom gave me a gym membership!!! heheh.. Now I can go for my triathlon everyday! After my taiwan trip, I have grown to like cycling more! I wanna continue exercising and don't want my enthusiasm to die off. So thank God for the gift from my mommy.

I have graduated!! Thank God. and thank Him for my parents who have given me parents scholarship to study. :D

So overjoyed!

NUS fight against swine flu!

2009-05-03T18:59:00.000+08:00

Every student has to take temperature before examination and update their contacts in a list, for tracking purposes. Well done NUS! HAHA. And students staying in hall are given free oral thermometer to check temperature everyday. We also have to logon to the website to key in our temperature. One suggestion.. can we be granted A immediately if we cannot take the paper in the exam hall? Haha.

Susan Boyle

2009-05-03T13:10:00.001+08:00

What a role model for us all!!
Youtube has disabled embedding for this video but here's the link
You gotta check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Don't judge a book by its cover

2009-05-03T09:19:00.000+08:00

Shame on us if we do!

Here's the link to show you why:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

moving on

2009-05-01T20:04:00.000+08:00

there are times when you think i know quite well
then there are also times when you are amazed at something greater
there are times when you think everything's okay
but there are times when you realize it's mediocrity
also sometimes you think you got it altogether
and one thing would just come to prove you wrong

that's life

re-think
re-evaluate
re-directing

just need a little grace and mercy to re-live the life I need to live

Hallelujah

2009-04-30T16:00:00.002+08:00

Now I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah...

Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you
To a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Hallelujah...

Baby I have been here before
I know this room, I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you.
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah...

There was a time you let me know
What's real and going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you?
And remember when I moved in you
The holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Hallelujah...

You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well really, what's it to you?
There's a blaze of light
In every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah...

I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though
It all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

Hallelujah...

Testimony - Stephen Baldwin

2009-04-30T11:51:00.000+08:00

what I learnt from this:

1) No matter how "small" you think the society thinks you are, you have to believe and be confident that you have a great call (the cleaner). That confidence can't be bought, can't be taught, but is to be grown in your time with the Lord.

2) It's true everyone is given a chance to know Christ. But not all will be willing to choose the narrow path. It's not a matter of God's calling. It's a matter of whether we wanna hear and do something about it. (And I am a firm believer in this. Very firm)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-vKiWNCMHA

pure things only

2009-04-30T09:41:00.000+08:00

Today, the media is filled with so many things that are unacceptable, but have made them acceptable over time. You know when you go into internet, ads at the side, waiting for bus, the ads at the bus stops, tv, movies, etc. Sometimes the pictures are just too lusty for the eye. I've been reminded today that in order to fully become a pure vessel, we need to examine our standards again. What is acceptable and what is not.

Desire for pure things only.

Do not be deceived. God is pure, we need to be really pure too. The grace of God is able to help us to change and to make the right adjustments in life. Imagine us as a cup of tainted water, as long as we're willing for God to do something to our cup of water, our lifestyle, what we're pouring into our lives. We need to pour ourselves out to God and He'll help us purify our hearts in the purest state. But first, we need to make a decision.. We must be willing to filter. It's hard to do in this "modern" society. However, He can fill us with His eternal joy, in exchange for the temporal things. Soap operas too hard to lose? Movies? What we read/ watch? Come to God and He can enable us. There's a price to pay to pursue a godly pure life.

我是一个大苹果, 小朋友们都爱我

2009-04-29T21:35:00.001+08:00

His great kingdom principle

2009-04-25T19:23:00.000+08:00

Just some random testimonies.. haha. taking a break from studying my computer vision.

Was jus talking to mom on the phone. And she was testifying how the Lord did miracles in her business. She was saying whenever she's in the shop, there are not many people buying from her shop, but when she goes out to serve the Lord in counseling and visiting, her business become so good. I think she's been worrying about finances because she wants to send my sis overseas for study.. that's why sometimes she's taking the burden herself. But the Lord is good. He's showing her that if she takes the kingdom matter to her hands, He will take care of the rest.

Such weird, but amazing kingdom principle.

Sometimes people may say, ah... I dun have time for cell group.. I dun have time for church. Work is killing me, I need some rest. Or... study material is piling up.. I need to study. Well.. I need to study hard to make God proud isn't it?

But God works in the most powerful way that we can't comprehend! Whenever we sow time into the Kingdom, He gives us the quality rest we need. He gives us the effectiveness and peace for studying. He blesses us with whatever we need. That's why we need to learn to trust.

Well, I've been taking matters into my own hands too. Like I was worrying about studying for Computer Vision because it's such a hard subject. I was losing faith. But after a friend pray for me, even though at that time I din have faith, I really feel that all those materials have started to register in my understanding. How did it happen? Dunno!!

When we trust God however, it doesn't mean we slack off. But we need to study hard, work hard. But we need to also consider this one thing... What is your will for me today God? Do you want me to bless a sister/brother? Do you want me to seek Your face today? Do you want me to be in fellowship, so that I can be encouraged or be an encouragement?

Start to put the priorities right in our lives and see the wonders of God taking place.

Have a great Sunday tomorrow!! :D

gothere.sg

2009-04-24T06:30:00.000+08:00

I just have to blog about this:

gothere.sg

if you are going to some places you don't know for the first time, you can check how to go, how long it will take, how much it will cost, and when you click at the camera, you can see 360 degree view of that place. isn't tt convenient?

For those who are facing exams.

2009-04-23T20:40:00.000+08:00

what a weekend

2009-04-21T17:48:00.000+08:00

I was supposed to hand in my project on Sunday midnight. My project mate and I discovered that there was a small mistake in our program, which caused a disastrous problem. That wrong variable used caused the entire data to be invalid. We have already realised that the data was weird, but really couldn't point out where was the mistake. And at 1130pm, we realised it's that variable used wrongly!!!

And then both of us spend the rest of the night running through our MATLAB simulation again. Until 5-6am. Then continued the next morning, and altering the report, until 2am yesterday. What a weekend! But thank God, for His grace we were able to do it and resubmit. We really had to put in extra effort because we were given 10% late submission penalty. But I'm still thankful for everything. For my project mate who was willing to go through the pain together. Though both of us were tired and quite in shock. At the end of it, we could still laugh. Not bad.

Then my mom also was very concerned. How sweet. Even my grandpa know about it and asked me how was my project. Awww. My grandpa is so sweet...

But one thing I realise is, no matter how big the storm is, Jesus is always in the boat. He's not sleeping. He just wants to see our faith arise. We don't need to panic and wake Him up. He will never leave the boat capsizing, and He will calm the storm.

just received my grade for arts gem module. b+. I am super happi. :D

Two Great Stories

2009-04-19T01:14:00.000+08:00

"The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '

"But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'

"This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."

(from Luke 12)

"There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

"The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.'

"But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.'

"He answered, 'Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father's house, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.' "Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.' " 'No, father Abraham,' he said, 'but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.'

"He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.' "

(from Luke 16)

Don't wait till death is knocking on our doors to realise our Heavenly account book is zero.

Last lecture in NUS (hopefully)

2009-04-17T16:58:00.000+08:00

This day came so fast.. I was just thinking how my FYP was going to wrap up. And this week I'm done with my FYP (well.. just have to update my supervisor, and do final draft). And today I attended my last lecture in NUS. It was a Video Processing class. Gee. I miss going to school already. Maybe because I dun wanna take exams so fast hhahahhaa. Sometimes I really dread exams, cos you have to mug really hard and have to study nonstop, about something you just picked up less than 4 months ago...

Though I will miss school.. but I really hope I can graduate.. People always think graduation is a SURE thing. But no, not for me. I have to work hard for it. Some of the modules I am taking this sem is crazy. Computer Vision, I was told was one of the hardest subject in the field of signal processing. And I am also taking Video Processing, which my lecturer said that it is usually a postgrad topic. But I really enjoy video processing. Love the project. Now I certainly understand why most videos always look so blocky, and why it can be compressed so much.. But Computer Vision is really a dreadful module. All the vectors, SVD, 3D coordinate, camera coordinate.. haix. I like the second part of the lecture better.

So, may the grace of the Lord be with me. I wanna graduate!!

be myself

2009-04-10T19:16:00.000+08:00

Some people want to be prettier..
some people want to be taller..
some people want to be skinnier..
some want to be richer..
I just wanna find a place where I can be myself.

And that's in You.

bunny don't steal the resurrection day

2009-04-10T19:06:00.004+08:00

Here are the statistics for internet search on the word "easter" and "resurrection" taken from google trends:

Scale is based on the average worldwide traffic of easter in all years.

For the word "resurrection "

We see the same peak occurring at the same time of the year, but sadly less people are searching for the word "resurrection".

Easter is a pagan holiday.. just like Christmas. 3 days after the crucifixion of Christ, it is supposed to be called resurrection day. Not Easter! Tho the bunnies are cute and the colored eggs too. But it is stealing the true meaning of Resurrection day away.
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From: http://www.history.com/content/easter/pagan-origins
Pagan Origins

Easter, a Christian festival, embodies many pre-Christian traditions. The origin of its name is unknown. Scholars, however, accepting the derivation proposed by the 8th-century English scholar St. Bede, believe it probably comes from Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon name of a Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility, to whom was dedicated a month corresponding to April. Her festival was celebrated on the day of the vernal equinox; traditions associated with the festival survive in the Easter rabbit, a symbol of fertility, and in colored easter eggs, originally painted with bright colors to represent the sunlight of spring, and used in Easter-egg rolling contests or given as gifts.
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Deut 12:29-32
The LORD your God will cut off before you the nations you are about to invade and dispossess. But when you have driven them out and settled in their land, and after they have been destroyed before you, be careful not to be ensnared by inquiring about their gods, saying, "How do these nations serve their gods? We will do the same." You must not worship the LORD your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods. See that you do all I command you; do not add to it or take away from it.

PEMILU 2009

2009-04-09T21:44:00.001+08:00

handed in draft thesis

2009-04-06T13:23:00.000+08:00

Yes. Praise the Lord. After months of doing FYP, editting, dragging my feet to my supervisor's office, MATLAB-ing, designing formula. Finally I've handed in my draft thesis and technical paper.

There are times when I just don't feel like touching my FYP. Perhaps it's because I am running away from it. Discouragement plus no confidence = procrastination.

but thank God finally, somehow it's done.

Last month it was a dreadful month because things were not just turning out right for my FYP. Sometimes I'd just call mom, asking her to pray for me so that discussion with my supervisor will go fine. Sometimes I'd just blah blah blah and pour out my heart to my friends. Thank God for friends! Thanks for hearing me out guys.

Somehow whenever I feel so confident walking into my supervisor's office, I'd come out disappointed. But whenever I rely on God more, things turn out to be fine. So conclusion is, no matter how you think you can do things well... always rely on God and acknowledge Him. And when things are not turning out right, hope in prayers.

Studying in NUS has definitely shaped me as a person. I always thought I can do it. But there are times when really I have to admit, I've tried but I still fail to achieve. Sometimes I feel bad, being a Christian underachiever. Hahah. Yes. But I have learnt not to care about going through failures, because it has taught me how to stand up, and how to not look down on those who fail. The only way failure can make you stronger is when you stand up again when you fall.

God is really wonderful. There are times when I wanted to give up on my project. But God reminded me through a book that "successful peole have overcome the temptations to give up". There are times when I fail, but He showed me the purpose of the failure I was experiencing. There are also times I think I let Him down, but He reminded me again that He's a God of second chances. Though it's hard to believe, cos sometimes we're so harsh on ourselves.

The reason I am still breathing today is really Jesus. So I'd forever be a Jesus freak.

hahaha

2009-04-02T16:07:00.000+08:00

Received an sms from my dad, he smsed me saying "my mom today open a new shop, quite alot of people came to buy from her, praise God."

I was about to reply him, then I realise.. hmm why is dad saying praise God?? hahaa.. (cos my dad is not saved YET)

Praise God! hehe. I'll keep praying! My dad, my grandma.. my relatives for Jesus! Woohoo.

what's its name?

2009-03-21T14:44:00.001+08:00

Spotted a very tiny bird. It may look big in this picture, but its actually very very small. Look big because I zoomed in. Caught my eye when I was doing project in my room. So cute..

2009-03-18T20:44:00.000+08:00

to live and breathe is truly a gift

2009-03-12T16:22:00.000+08:00

Today, just another day.. Meeting friends, going to school.
Tomorrow, it will be a mystery. I really don't know what will happen tomorrow. But I am thankful that my heart is still pumping and I can still breathe.
Dunno why I am saying this but.. oh well.

Perhaps it's the many tragic news I read in the media. This person ended his life. Another person suffering from depression, can't face life anymore... Somebody is sick. Somebody met an accident. It makes me all the more wanna do something about my life. Today is truly truly a gift. So if you're feeling that everything is crushing down on you, take a breather, the worst thing that can happen is not very bad.. There's always hope.

The fact is that, we only get to live once, so let us truly live and not waste it away.

Tell your parents you love them
Forgive the one who hurt you
Cheer your friend up with a simple message
Take some time to talk to God

Cos tomorrow, it may all be too late. Who really knows what tomorrow holds?

Faith of little boy moved me today

2009-03-07T02:12:00.000+08:00

Good morning world

This morning I slept at 5pm. Craziness. I just woke up. I left my computer to run to do simulation and when I woke up I checked my email. A friend of mine sent a mass email, the song Five Loaves and Two Fishes by Corrine May. I thought, nothing new? But when I watched the video, something got me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP6Z_OpZqls

It is indeed a wonderful video. I am sure the creator of the video spent lots of time drawing the illustration! Thanks, whoever that is.

There was a picture of a boy approaching Jesus with his bread and fishes.

I was astounded. Though the song was nothing new. In this picture I saw the boy with all his confidence that what he had could make an impact. How many of us are like this boy who could say "Jesus, are you in need of food? You can take my food to feed them all." It's just the same as seeing someone very hungry and you're confident that your cookie can make them full.

Maybe his disciples were like "hey little boy, don't you know those are not enough? Can't you see how many people we have here?"

Do we even ask Jesus, if He's in need of our service? Often times we become too "humbled" by our limitations we don't even trust that the Lord is in need of our talents. And often times when we don't have confidence, we don't have confidence in God, not ourselves. We don't believe that God can use our talents, He can multiply it and He gets the glory, not us. It's all about Him.

The faith of that little boy moved me today. I wanna start asking the Lord to use me in the places of my limitations.