Not Abandon...

This site is not abandon... it's just in a hibernating stage for a couple of weeks or maybe three. In the mean time, you can read the old posts dated back in year 2006... it will take you more than a couple of weeks to finish reading every single post.

The Lord IS My Strength...[85]

Don't freeze in the fear of your emotions but rely completely on the power and strength of God through His Holy Spirit. *I'm currently consoling myself*

Give yourself a 'pep-talk' several times a day.

*I AM currently talking to myself*

A-Bike from Shenzhen, China

Cute, ya... maybe I should get one of these then I can stop driving. I can save a lot from my petrol. That's bike costs 250yuan... It's foldable... so I'm thinking maybe you cycle until you're tired then decide to take a bus ride, so just fold that bike and you're good to go...

The seat is terribly small and hard... it's gonna hurt my.... what are you thinking??!!

The Power to Overcome..[84]

I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.

[Luke 10:19]

Satan can only buzz around us and that is usually enough to upset most Christians, but he cannot harm us, if we are truly in Christ.

Describing Badminton in Words...

Instead of swimming, we went for a little hike at Youth Park and a smashing-hour at the court. It was overall something I've never done with any of my frens who came back from wherever they're working. Usually my outings consist of makan, movies and shopping. I prefer doing sporting and adventurous stuff like this compared to the usual ones. I'm still waiting for ppl to accompany me to go jungle trekking, jet-skiing, wall-climbing, rock-climbing, flying-fox, stream-strolling, face-painting, paintball and kayaking....

We were thinking of taking the court for a couple of hours but then I had to rush home after that. So, we played for an hour. Mind you I've stopped playing badminton for more than a decade. I thought I was gonna be busy picking the shuttle cock but it was the other way round. Hehehee.... I can still play :)

The half an hour smashed-off easily. We got the kick of the game in less than 5 minutes. After that half an hour, we were sweating like pigs. Chun's palm got blisters all over. The next half an hour we were just smashing away, hoping that the shuttle cock wouldn't end up in our own court. Too lazy to pick up the shuttle cock. No wonder can hurt the back. We would do anything just NOT to let the shuttle cock land on our court. Let your opponent 'exercise' running from the left to the right, front and back. Then you'll have an evil grin stuck on your face when you see that the shuttle cock landed on the other side.

I don't play doubles. I don't share... so don't expect me to share half of that small court with another fella. I need space.. and a lot of space in fact. Same for squash.. no sharing.. I'll sure collide with that person or smashed that person up badly with my racquet. Hahaha.. LX, I remember accidentally hitting you with the squash racquet when we played at Eunice Lee's place in N-Park. Tennis... I still remember the tennis balls that went flying over the fence and landed dunno where... hahahaha... LX, COME BACK!! I WANT TO PLAY WITH YOU!

Moving Forward..[83]

God's powerful love will help you to:

1) Turn out of doors every fear and negative emotion

2) Expel every trace of harmful fear

Bah Kut Teh...

Just with meatballs and 'eu char koay' plus yam rice... Oh, Val... I wanted to show you the pic but by the time I remember, that's all that's left...

Fear Not..[82]

FREEDOM - Do not fear
There is freedom from fear and anxiety. We can expel fear and replace it with the power of God's love and what a release that is.

COMPANIONSHIP - I am with you
To have the Lord's constant presence and companionship is indeed a great privilege.

ENCOURAGEMENT - do not be dismayed
There are so many things that surroud us that can dismay and discourage us. But God wants us to 'cheer up' and not be dismayed.

RELATIONSHIP - I am your God
What a powerful truth. To have such a personal relationship with the great "I am". To every need you have, God says,"I am...". Truly, "He is our sufficiency"

STRENGTH - I will strengthen you
HELP - and help you
VICTORY - I will uphold you with me righteous right hand
Let this promise and the reality of it, fill your mind and understanding. Conquer fear and difficulties God's way and take hold of this daily programme.

No Plastic Bag Monday..

I've planned my day well when I woke up. Things to buy for the whole week... I've made a list in my brain. I'm not good in writing down shopping lists. I bought quite plenty of stuff to replenish whatever that's been used up. I kinda like going to the hypermarket on a weekday as there's not much of a crowd.

I was waiting for my turn at the cashier and I was wondering why didn't the lady in front of me put her stuff in the plastic bags. What was she waiting for? Waiting for her stuff to grow legs and jump into the bag themselves? Then, I saw her putting her stuff into the trolley one by one. And I thought she was nuts... until it actually dawn upon me... it's Monday... there's some kinda campaign every Monday...hhmmmm I've read it in the newspapers months back. AAAHHHH!! No plastic bags day.

That lady in front of me wasn't nuts. I did the same thing and I had more stuff. I felt like telling the cashier I didn't want all those things anymore. Maybe I'll come back the next day. It was so embarassing. Thank God there's a big plastic bag in the car or else the whole car will stink of prawns and fish.

Getting all the stuff back into the house was another issue. I'm never gonna shop on Mondays.

*The usual plastic bag cost 20 sen for one. I'm not going to spend my money on plastic bags. Call me stingy... I'm not the only one*

As Bold As Lion...[81]

...to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

[Luke 1:74-75]

God wants us to serve Him, without harmful fear affecting our lives. Again, His replacement qualities are holiness and righteousness. A right relationship with God frees us rom so much stress and anxiety.

Fear has been defined as the expectation or apprehension of evil.

False

Evidence

Appearing

Real

When you worry and dwell on fear you are actually imaging failure pictures.

The word 'snare' implies a trap or an entanglement. The devil longs to keep us in his trap and entangled because of the fear of man.

Are you fearful of what your familly, your friends, your work associates etc think of you and your Christian witness? If you are, this will cause a snare.

Remember...

and as a believer... as bold as a lion. [Proverbs 28:1]

~ Accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative ~

What Makes My Sunday Beautiful...

Snapping photos... I had my mee goreng for lunch and.... hehehe... then those two were surely difficult to order. I repeated my order four times... one egg with banana... another one cheese with corn. Then, both the man and lady came to take my order again. Repeated another four times... they kept on saying egg with corn and banana with cheese...????.... finally...
Books... I just love books... MPH or Popular Bookstore... will you just hire me as a part-time worker? I'll just wrap the books...*haih... sad case... I've never wrap books before* or maybe I just arrange the books then when there's no one I can hide under the table and read....
MPH invited Michael Losier, the author of the book "Law of Attraction" for book-signing session and to give a talk about his book. It's a great book... it's a pity I can't stay coz I....
had a movie to catch... I love movies... but this was really really disappointing. I'll just stick to the book...
Oh... dinner. I didn't do any grocery shopping. I changed Sunday to other weekdays... so there was not much left in the refrigerator or kitchen cabinet.. but I like what I had for dinner...
Who said that's for breakfast? Is it written anywhere? No, rite? I'm not gonna wake up early in the morning to prepare those... just not my style to wake up and prepare breakfast...