Sunday, July 23, 2006

Amazing Week !

This week is amazing, I will just make it short for the things that happened in this entry.

Tuesday, I was completely out of money. So for the whole day until I reached home, I did not get to buy anything and eat anything. But thanks to God's grace, I was not hungry for that day. Some how even after watching the lot of people eating in front of me during lunch time, I was still not hungry.

Then came Wednesday, well I got money for that day, and so I was hungry when its time to eat hehe. But that was not the main point for Wednesday, the main point is, I cycle all the way home on that day. Yes from school to my house which is near kembangan, I cycled. I lend my friend my bicycle during the holidays a few weeks ago, and so he returned me on that day. So I had to cycle home, bring my laptop which is like don't know how many km. The whole journey took me around 2.30 hr. Thank God again that I did not get into any accident.

Then its Thursday. Thursday is a good day, I was late for school, and so I did not go for my first lesson. When I was waiting for my second lesson to start, I saw her. She was late for her lesson too. I went over, and talk to her. It is the first time; I believe that I talk to her alone with no one around. Did not talk much though, but it was good. Soon my classmate came and I had to go for lesson. Later at night, I went to bible study. I took down some notes on that service. The message was so good that I went again on Friday.

Then today! Yes today is MAD launch for campus. MAD means making a difference. Took lots of photo for the service. There was a lot of fun. It was different from other service. The chairs were taken away, well most of the chairs. So everyone sat on the floor. Then nearing the end, everyone were jumping and dancing with the songs. It was crazy and fun. The message I was not able to catch much, but it was still good.

(edit: link to photo taken down because it has expired, ask from me if you want the one i took)

So that’s all for this entry, I tried making it as short as possible.

THE END

Sunday, July 16, 2006

Various events

A few interesting stuff happened through the week from the last time i wrote my last post.

Lets start

The Friday before last Friday, I had sort of and reunion lunch with my year 1 classmates. Around half of my year 1 classmates went to jurong point to have lunch at pizza hut. It was really fun and had lots of laughter. Missed those days where we were in class laming around and joking. Playing with cameras and videos. Missed all the cold jokes that one of my classmate would make and the gay stuff the other classmate do and another who can imitate others real well. Well they are the guys in class and the rest of them too who makes my class a special one to me. So it was really fun, hope to have something like this again next time.

Later that night, I went to campus publication meeting. From that meeting, i realise something, that i am starting to serve already. It's amazing how god works, all I wanted when I first join was to only learn more on photography, or well the technical stuff. But it seems like I end up serving, and I am real happy about it. I can now go around taking photos legally haha.

So comes Saturday where campus became very high. There was jumping, dancing and so on. It was like crazy or something. The message was good too even though i can't really remember much except something like condemnation or something. Then stayed with coach Han until quite late that day too as we listen to him on relationship. Got me thinking for awhile.

Then its Sunday, i went around to take photos of people from campus that are queuing up for the main service. It was quite fun.

Then came Wednesday, school had this poly 50 thing. It’s a race where a group of 10 each will run 50 rounds relay type of race. I was asked to go helped last min to refill water so can give water to our MIT runners. I tried to make myself useful cause I see that the runners are really tired. Keep refilling and giving water to them. Well I though I was doing something very small. The next day I met up with some of the runners, then they thanked me for helping giving them drink. It was then I realise, that even just doing small things like this I am already helping a lot. Then I though it’s the same for me serving in campus, even though it’s only taking photos, but it’s also great.

So came Friday, before that I was a little sick, but I was healed, praise god man. Still have a little flu though, but praise god still. Anyway, Friday I found this book call mastering your digital SLR. Praise god for that, its something that I always needed, to know more on the technical as well as the photography side of the camera. Am i writing this correctly? Well whoever is reading you get what I am saying right, so never mind. Then i also borrowed the book boymeetsgirl from a friend. Always wanted to read this book and now i got it, god is good :) Had caregroup at that day too at night, a new guy joined us, from business, so I might be seeing him quite a lot I guess.

Then Saturday again, got the news that one of the guys in the gang is leaving to Australia to study Uni, so we would not be seeing him a lot for the next 4 years. Well a great guy, a fellow Indonesian and his leaving us, only back during his holidays I guess. We went out to hang out with him. Oh before this on that day, went with N to buy a NDSL plus various gears along so he can have more fun with it. So back again, we went to around cityhall area where we usually go. Walk around eat, play and so on till quite late to me at least, cause I cause the last train home. Think this coming Tuesday I will go and see him off at the airport, will miss a great friend like him.

So finally today, Sunday. Just as i forgot to message my brother to ask if he wants to go church together, he asked me in the morning what time I was going to church and said he wanted to go 4th service. I was overjoyed that he wanted to go man. Really man, just rest in god and he will do all the work for you. Isn’t it great that this is our god that do things in amazing ways. Well he did not go in the end, most probably because he wanted to sleep more or something, but it’s alright, I shall not worry about this cause he god will take care of it for me. Well service was good, erm once again, I don't know how to write about the message preach today mostly due to because I feel asleep for awhile during service and also I forgot what it was about except something like have Jesus in the center of everything or something like that.

Oh then erm I pray for favour with all the people around me especially lecturers and a certain someone hahaha.......

So that’s all for this entry got to be busy with assignments.

THE END

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

happy no mood day

How can a no mood day be happy, hmmmm contradicting? Yea, never mind i will explain at the later part of this entry. First on a few stuff before today.

I got only one of my test paper back, the result was not bad, thank god's grace for that. I did not really study, as usual my bad habit, only read through the slides last min the day before.

Then i had this small talk about some stuff with my mom when she takes me to school. She was telling me some stuff, and said that god is a jealous god and showed me some verse from the bible. She also said something like god will take away what he have given if we do something wrong or something like that.

I was confuse after hearing that, because this is not what i have learn. So i asked my caregroup leader about it. He said that god is jealous or should be more sad to see that we pray to other idol. Then he asks me why then after we are already in Christ he still is jealous. I did not know obviously to that, so he told me he is jealous because he wants our attention and really loves us. In fact he wants us to know him more then being jealous.

So that sort of answered my first question and confusion on the jealous god thing. Next is about the gift he gives us. So he told me that it is true in the old convenient, if we break the law, god will punish and take back. BUT NOW, he won't because of the perfect work that Jesus has done on the cross. He redeems and exchanges his blessed, prefect, spotless, free life for us. Oh when my mom talks about this, she also told me about this story about this Indonesia pastor to sort of prove her story. So i asked about it too why that happened to that pastor. He said he can only say that the pastor still believes in the old convenient, which is the law, and so whatever is in it apply to him. So the conclusion i got was to believe that Jesus had saved us and believe and receive what he had given, something like that. Anyway that solve my confusion and now i am waiting for my mom to come back from Indonesia to share with her :)

Hmmmm that should be enough for the stuff before today stuff.

Did not go for any lessons today. I had 4 lessons in total today, 3 in the morning and 1 after break. 1 was canceled for the morning lesson, so had only 2. I could not wake up in time, so i missed the 2 lessons in the morning, means i only have 1 more lesson to go. Went to school, but for some unknown reason, i am just not in a good mood since morning. So i decided to skip the last lesson too, and so did not go. Reached school, did not know what to do, so just walk around school listening to my mp3. Then i decided to pass some stuff to a precious sis in Christ, SL, so i waited for her to finish lesson. Finally her lesson ends and i met her. That is when i started smiling for the day. Then i walk with her, met up with Miss Toh and her friend cause they are all in the same lesson previously, and they decided to go eat somewhere. I followed them for awhile and decided to call another sis, marg, and return her CD. She was near the bus stop where we are and so she came to meet us. Then finally Miss Toh's bus came and they left. Marg and i decided to go back and then she notice that Miss Toh is the one i like...... and so she convince me to go find them. So instead of going home, we went to the place they are. Met up with them, they ate while marg went to find her stuff and i just stay there doing nothing, being stupid not knowing what to say or do. Well after some time, we left and i went to get a new file and some stuff and headed home with marg. Yes it was a happy day i guess for me; my not so good mood became very excited and a little high mood.

That’s all i guess.

THE END

Monday, July 03, 2006

I FEEL SO LOVED !!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOHOOOOOO

I FEEL SO LOVED!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOHOOOOOO

Wanted to write this entry since Friday, but was tired so waited till Saturday, but was lazy and so today.

Friday was a great day. There was this MoneyScence games thingy at the foyer, did not have any intention to play at first, but was pulled by a friend to play. Since i had quite some time before the MIT AGM start, i played along with him. It was alright at first, did not do really well except for the shooting game. Then i went to the last station where i had to answer some financial questions and i got full score for it too. So wrote my name on the score paper and drop it to the lucky draw box. The games were alright, and since i have alot of time to spare, i continue to play another round. By the way, the games are free and you can have unlimited tries until times up for the grand draw. So i went and play the second time. This time i did better, and got on to the high score board. I was the third, and no one took my place until the end of the event. As i went to drop my second lucky draw score paper and walk away, a small draw was being chosen for a $5 KFC voucher. My name was called out and i was right in front of the announcer. I was quite surprise and went to take my gift. Then i felt really blessed at that time. So making the long story short, at the end of the event, like i said, my name was not taken down the top scorer board and so i got a $20 times book shop voucher which i have not taken due to some unknown reason, but they will call me when i can take it. I also got some other free gifts from that event. As i walk to meet my caregroup friend, i just felt so blessed that god had shown me so much and give me so much in just a week.

So walk all the way from one end of the school to the other end at macs to meet up with the rest of the caregroup friends. Told my caregroup leader about this blessing that my family got about Angie's Choice and he told me one thing. This is not the breakthrough that Daddy God had given my family, but it is only the beginning of it. He is going to give so much more than this. At that time i just agreed but did not really felt much.

So it was time for AGM and i went. Yea i walk all the way from macs to the other end of the school again. The AGM was rather short, i expected more from the current president, guess they just did not have much to say i guess. So walk again back to macs and soon caregroup started. The message was good and everything, went to supper at clementi then went home. Saturday, i spent the whole day watching TV and then went to cut hair around evening time. Should had went to Reinhard Bonnke conference instead, cause i heard it was real good. Well i still heard a little about it from my CG leader anyway. Anyway, i prayed to father about my hair cut before i went, hoping the person who cuts my hair will make it nice. Well it did cut better then last time, but i did not really like it, maybe it was too short hahaz.

Then came Sunday, wore semi formal, cause it one of my CG friend going to NS, so we decided to wear formal for him. Well at least most of us did. The message was good and everything, learn quite a few things, pastor talk about the same thing as in bible study on Thursday. Oh N and Bob came for service too. Went to have a drink and chat with 2 of my CG friends and a few, or rather alot of the NP CG people. I made it sounds like we went to drink alcohol; well no we just went to long john. I bought WOW Worship RED and AQUA at only $37.40. 4 CDs with around 60 songs i think in total, that is a good bargain man, blessed him. So after the drink i went home. On the MRT station i meet up with a CG friend, a good sister in Christ. Though she had went home first, but found out she was lost to find the exit at some shopping centre and so end up going shopping around before going to the station. Anyway, took the train with her and went home.

After i went home, i started ripping the CDs i got and another that my mom bought. Took quite some time, cause i had to name the mp3 and stuff. Then i went to shit after that. While i was in the toilet, i remembered what my CG leader told me about on Friday, about that the thing my family is going on is not the breakthrough that God had given us, but it is just the beginning of it, and he is going to give so much more to us. Suddenly i just feel so happy, glad, loved, blessed. I just couldn't not stop smiling and laughing to myself in the smelly toilet while i shit. I just thought that Daddy God is just so good to me and my family. Maybe also that i finally bought the CDs that i wanted that also makes me so happy. Anyway he is just so good man. We just have to believe that he can and will take care of all things and we don't have to worry a single thing about it.

So yeah, after writing so much, i just want to say that i feel so loved right now.

That’s all for now.

THE END