Pursue the future, moving on from the past

Exams are finally over!!
And I wouldn't have to touch those textbooks until at least September!

Weeeee.
Attachment is starting on April 10.
This means I have about 6 weeks of break!

And the meeting with Ps Ulf really came in time, to define my vision for the future.
Thank God I went for all three days, because He preached about calling on the last day.

It was tremendous, by the end of the meeting, tears ran down my face like a trickling watertap, dripping and wetting the chair in front of me.

I should let neither circumstances, finances, fear nor inadequacies get in the way of pursuing His calling.

I'm excited for this journey ahead.

Time to recharge my life, power up and serve my cellgroup more.
AND time to play drums!

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Well anyway, I found something that brought me a smile while tidying my room.

This is written in my journal to my teacher when I was in sec 1 in 2000, and the topic was "Two things I've gained(since entering sec school)"

........"I also gained basketball skills, discipline and integrity. When I mean discipline, I meant that I have to learn to stop talking so much in class during lessons because I was caught "talking" during Mdm Cheng's lesson. We were having Chinese spelling and after that we had exchanged papers to mark, so I exchanged with Alison. Alison's paper was full of mistakes and (...) so she asked me if she had failed as we passed back the papers. At that moment, Mdm Cheng (became furious and) asked to go out of the classroom. Then she asked us to meet her at the staff room during recess. Both our names were highlighted in pink on the class list and she warned us that if we did that again, she will request for us to be suspended from basketball. I love basketball very much, so I cannot bear to leave it. ......."

And that resulted in quite a big understanding because we thought that our Chinese teacher were biased against basketball girls.
and there goes...."Oh...those were the days."
Miss training with them. Miss running up and down the stairs. Miss queueing at the water cooler. Miss changing from school shoes to basketball shoes after school. Miss putting hands together before matches to shout, "Sheng Zhong, OuuuSh!"
Miss the 2-1-2, 1-4, 3-2, 1-1-3 blaaah formations. LOL.
Miss the girls.
All the best to those collecting A level results on Wed!

Time to study for exams once again.

Click here to read what I wrote last August. One of the lamest thing I've ever written as I was procrastinating to study.


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Love, not just for lovers.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!

Valentine's Day, as much as it seems to be a commercial strategy invented by the scheming marketeers, people still come together to celebrate their love and appreciation for one another...
You don't have to be attached or go for candlelit dinners to be involved in Vday, for the rest of us who are single and carefree, we should show love and concern to the people around us!
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Just felt let to write about this issue, which I've been pondering on for quite some time. This post is abit too cutesy for my liking, but I guess adding some pictures would liven up the reading a lil.

Not everybody is easily love-able or like-able, like your really tactful Hello Kitty without a mouth,



or your Mickey mouse, whose ears are always open so wide to hear you...

There are definitely times when you get offended by somebody's insensitive comments, irritated by one who has crossed over the boundaries, annoyed by another's know-it-all attitude, disappointed by a particular person's decisions...etc.


But we have to forgive, still.

We are to "be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of (our) love". (Eph 4:2)

We are all debtors of love.
And by holding a grudge towards a person, you can grieve the Holy Spirit.

"Always keep yourselves united in the Holy Spirit and bind yourselves together with peace."Eph 4:3

Especially in church, we are one body, and in order for breakthrough to happen, we must be of one mind, one Spirit.

As imperfect humans, we might still continue to see the faults in the person who offended us and think about how they should do this or that...even thoughts like "Call yourself a Christian!" might run through our minds.

Remember Mt 7:3 "Why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when you have a log in your own?"

We're not to play Holy Spirit, but as we continue to judge ourselves and renew our thoughts and attitudes(Eph 4:23), we are able to grow to be more mature sons and daughters of God, and eventually measure up to the full stature of Christ.

Eph 4:16 "As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts to grow."

As leaders, we are to walk in the light and lead by example.
As we fine-tune our own character, let the Spirit within us influence the people around.

Ephesians 6:12
"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."

after reading all these, it might still be hard to forgive and forget.

Hold on,

Phil 2:13 (NLT)
"For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and power to do what He pleases."

You can forgive and forget, if you choose to.

chapalang

isn't fitri sweet haha.. he made this with batteries

Ooh I finally got my drums back!!!
But I can't play yet.. Aloy's got my bass drum until march 12.
urggggh i miss playing..


Meanwhile this is the video I made for my project.

It was a one man show (if you don't count the talent in the vid that is)
I did all filming, editing, animation, blah. All those nights spent in school.
Not very well done, due to lack of time and having to juggle between the many deadlines, Chingay practices and cellgroup stuff..

Nevertheless, I shall share this. (PLEASE ON YOUR SPEAKERS BEFORE PRESSING PLAY)

Celest, enjoy watching yourself...

Strikeforce at Chingay in Chinese

Muuahahaha... I wrote this for my Chinese Newswriting feature article. I got an A for it!! Lol. Despite the lack of use of Chinese... Thank God. Hehe. Read it! Improve your chinese!!!

(click for better view)

the One

Took some time to pray and worship during the Chinese New Year period...
I was worshipping on the guitar and this song came out.. I grabbed my pen and recorded down.
Simple song, but it's really meaningful to me.

Enjoy. (click on picture for better view)

More heavenly songs to come!

Chingay is finally over!

It was a great show, all glory unto Him!

Despite a horrendous performance on the full dress rehearsal on Friday, God turned things around and rained anointing on us on the actual day for Chingay.

Moments to remember...

human flocks running for shelter during the frequent seizures of showers

UDM (ultimate drum machine) toppling over while Nick was deeply immersed playing his cross hands strokes at the climax of the performance

the cursed 4 injuries-in-a-row on 3rd day of CNY

1 - And - 2 - and - 3 - and - 4 - and - 5 - and - 2 - and - 3 - and - 4 - and - 5 - and - 2 - and - 3 - and - 4 - and........

the prata eating sessions at Iman (Yawn.)

the hair-raising experience when Michelle broke her egg yolk before my eyes. *vomit*

my few seconds of fame on National TV

the many shocked-and-at-a-loss-for-word-half-jaw-dropping faces when Bro Boon said sternly after the performance, "Guys...What were you doing....(tension arose. silent confusion.)...YOU GUYS WERE AWESOME!" the silence broke into intense cheers and joyful laughs instantaneously!

the bonding of relationships amongst Strikeforce members through the trainings, setting up and dismantling of equipments, perspirations, tears, comparing of OR-CHEhs (bruises), the jokes and hysterical screams, the frustrations and the overcoming.....

AND MORE.

Loveeeeee Strikeforce.
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Hallelujah! 3 performances in 3 days.
As I thought about it, God really is using us to make a difference in our community. As we performed, I looked at the fascinated faces in the crowds before me..
There we were playing, displaying what we've acquired after months of training. It was a trying time for many of us, juggling between various commitments, but as we availed ourselves to practice and honour the gifts that He has given, what we've sowed has indeed bore forth fruits...

And these audiences, the president, the prime minister, the people at Orchard Rd or AngMoKio, or those watching TV at home, whether they like it or not, when they cheered for us, they were cheering for God's masterpiece!


I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT STRIKEFORCE GIG.