CNY thoughts

Chinese New Year is here again and this is the year of the Rat.

Wow... this means that my mom is 60 this year... Gotta do something really nice for her.

This is also the last time I am celebrating CNY as a single...

Hrm... no more angpows for me.

Sien.

Sad

2 sad news this week affected me so far...

I will not say much on the first one but the second one I can...

I have lost touch with one of my former Swinburne housemate, Bari Yip, who is from Hong Kong.

Tried sending an email to him today but it came back with a failure message saying that the mailbox is unavailable. Sighs...

Sad.

Bridal clothes shopping

Choosing a shop to take pictures for our wedding is one of the most stressful activity ever...
Visited 2 shops in 5 hours... not good but I hope we can get this wrapped up quickly.
If not for my sake then for Su Yin's sake... she is also so stressed out.

I need strength

Heavenly Father,
I need Your joy to be my strength.
I need the Holy Spirit's guidance and counsel.
I want to seek and find You again.
Heed my cry Lord, incline Your ear to me.

Amen.

Guilty

Why is it that though its my decision to move on, there are some who think that I've done a great disservice and think it wise for me to feel guilty?

Have I really done something so wrong? Have I betrayed that trust?

Loyalty...

What's wrong with being a Man Utd supporter from Malaysia?

Happy New Year

New year, new beginnings.

Its going to be a challenging but exciting year for me.

There's going to be 2 major new chapters in my life.

One of them is happening soon, the other is happening later.

Just gonna commit both of them into God's hands.

Lord, let Your word be the lamp unto my feet and light unto my path.

So, here's my new year's resolution no. 1:
- Restart my walk with God - to read His word and spent time with Him consistently.

The meaning of success...

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.

This is to have succeeded.


Got this from somewhere... attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson. Meaningful... what do you think?

I think I love her

You know who you are...
Thank you for keeping faith in US.

Blessed be the name of the Lord

Dear God,

I am so glad that no matter how far we've fallen or how desolate we feel...

You are still God and You are true to Your word... and "underneath are Your everlasting arms".

Thank You, Father.

Random Ramblings Part 021107

1. End of the year is nigh...

2. I am not an eBay virgin anymore.

3. I only sleep 6 hours a day... despite my best effort to sleep more. Therefore, I am tired.

4. Raising a family is really, really TOUGH!

Boys and Girls

I dunno about you but I feel that there are lots of young people who worry about their face more than their hearts. They may look nice on the outside but inside leaves much to be desired. Sighs...

Pray

Lord,

Honour your servant's faithfulness...

Amen.

He is faithful

I found this song so comforting and encouraging...

It's called He Who Began a Good Work by Steve Green, written by John Mohr and based Philippians 1:6.

(chorus)
He who began a good work in you
He who began a good work in you
Will be faithful to complete it
He'll be faithful to complete it
He who started the work
Will be faithful to complete it in you

If the struggle you're facing
Is slowly replacing
Your hope with despair
Or the process is long
And you're losing your song
In the night you can be sure
That the Lord has His hand on you
Safe and secure
He will never abandon you
You are His treasure
And He finds His pleasure in you

Thank you Father...

That sinking feeling

I don't know about you but I think there are some things that are worse than death...

Its like being alive and yet not living...

I will give thanks to Thee

Give thanks with a grateful heart.
Give thanks to the Holy one.
Give thanks because He's given
Jesus Christ, His Son.
And now, let the weak say I am strong,
And let the poor say I am rich,
Because of what the Lord has done, for us.
Give thanks...

despite of and in spite of how I feel right now.

Give thanks!

Love...

• is patient
• is kind
• does not envy
  
• does not boast
• is not proud
• is not rude
• is not self seeking
• is not easily angered
• keeps no records of wrongs
• rejoices with the truth
• always protects
• always trusts
• always hopes
  
• always persevere
• never fails...

Thank you Lord, for reminding me of this again.

Raining

Its raining heavily now and the air is so cool. Wish I was at home... sighs.

Missing you

My dearest will be leaving for Kuching this evening to visit our friend Sarah's father, who is very ill. Its good that she's going back with the rest of her gang to be with Sarah.

Still... I miss her already. :(

Ball to feet?

If Man Utd manages to get the services of Carlos Tevez, it will be very interesting to see how a South American style of attacking play will blend with the defensive steel of a European defensive line, and how the rest of the clubs are going to cope with that.