Went to see I.D again..

LOL...

I think I've gone crazy with I.D...
Went to see I.D again with Boeing & Xiong Yao during nights off...

It wasn't boring... Still quite entertaining... Haha...

When will be the third time? haha

Found out abt Edison's fashion shop...

It's called "JuIcE"... Located @ Causeway bay, HK...
His merchandise aren't cheap... around SGD$400-$600

53 paterson street [2nd floor - shop a] - causeway bay - hong kong

Check out the photos here...

I am the most fortunate (God teaches me...)

Hope Store features:

Maximized Manhood - Ed Cole
To DI4 guys : Great book to work on...
(I reading this in camp plus 2 other Ed Cole books)

Met Jeremiah for caregroup today at AMK @ 1600hr...
Was suppose to join them for a jog... but i think, due 2 my back condition, i'd rather skip it.. As usual, the attendance present today was... Sigh... Only Jeremiah, Timothy & Me... (Plus Ricky, because I rather he come out to have some fresh air than to stay home playing that PC the whole day)

So Jeremiah shared with us about this topic called "ownership"...
'Ownership of our cellgroup'... It seemed like he was lecturing us initially...
So the atmosphere felt weird... but he was right...

"This caregroup is ours, not only you, not only me, not only "Jeremiah" but "WE"...

...A church is not just a white cathedral with a big bell on the top but a group of God's children worshipping him, praising him & loving him together... And that can be anywhere... and it isn't physical...

And it seems like we guys just seems to take this caregroup for granted & not seriously... "

Guys (including me), it's time we put down our playful & nonchalent ways of life & start serving God as a "man"... not just any man... but a "man of God"

We come to church not because we are being called to do so... We are not saved just by 'only believing that He is God & His son died for us'... And we don't sing, dance, jump and speak in tongues on Saturday because everyone does it...

We are doing all these for Him...

Let me just change the topic...
Where would we be now if He never created you?
Where would we be now if He never forgave u?
Where would we be now if He never loved u?
He gave us life, he gave us family, he gave us friends and he gave us comfort...
Be thankful that we are still living today and enjoying all the beautiful & natural art and sculpture he creates everyday...

So what is the least thing we shld do?

The purpose why we attend caregroup is that God wants to mould us...
Through the lessons we learn, and the time spent together with our brethrens... We'll matured in His eyes, in His plans...

For all the problems we are going through, let us all put them in His hands and believe that He will help and solve everything for us...

Currently, I am having some financial problem... but i've sort it out...
Even if i go bankrupt, I still have the church... I still have my brothers & sisters to help me out... God will never let me down...

Secondly. I'm longing for more wisdom... I long to be a shepherd or worst, to be CL... But I can't attend so many church courses, conferences and camps due to my army. Yet, God arranges a Hope-brother in my company of my camp to help me out... Praise the Lord

Guys, just think to the worst, even if he let the worst happens, God will never ditch us... And so, we should never ditch him for our own pleasure, time and convenience...

So guys, are u ready to put back the old you and start living in the Kingdom of God as a man of God... and take responsibilty for your own life?

If u are...

"Welcome to the BMT phrase of being a "Man of God"... There will be more to come... SISPEC, OCS , etc... LoL..."

Verses to help:
Facing a crisis - Joshua 1:5-9, Samuel 22:2-7, Isaiah 55
Family problems - Ephesians 6:1-4
The Prodigal Son - Luke 15:11-32
Worried about money - 1 Timothy 6:6-12, Luke 12:13-21

*Besides changing those old ways. encourage & care 4 ya fellow brothers too!*

A good example of how to be a man of God is "The Joseph story" (Genesis 37-50) Where God gave him the gift of understanding dreams, and however his life wasn't very smooth and peaceful, but it was all a test from God and yet he did Him proud. We all have lots to learn from Joseph...

Initial D rox!!!

Caught I.D. this morning 10:40 @ Yishun 10


Although Jay is the male lead for this movie... But Edison rulez...
Well done for this movie... Waiting for part 2...

For those who haven... GO CATCH THIS MOVIE!!!

After watching the movie, I think I've become a "Initial D-siao" liao... LOL

Went to AMK's arcade to play the game...

Screenshots of the game


and bought the PS2 game too... haha

My first audio blog... hehe

Click to play.

I am still the Naruto pro... LOL

Was playing the Naruto PS2 game with my platoon mates in the HQ bunk...



And yesh... I'm still the 'Pro' in the Naruto Game... Wahahaha... *giggles*



V.cool game...

Best senses

Who has the best senses? Everyone, take this quiz then leave a comment telling your score and please be honest. I had a hard time and got 8/20 and some of those were lucky.

Initial D opens today...

For those who went to the Gala Premier on Tuesday evening... Pls update me with the photos can? Pretty please... I am a big fan of E.C.

The movie finally opens TODAY!!!



Check out the showtime listings here

Bad news or issit God testing my character?

Things aren't going so smooth lately...
I missed last Sunday's caregroup due to difficulty in finance & time...

My campmates & I had to book in early for this week due to some "exercise" (Chiong sua), even though I'm not involve... (6:30pm, Sunday) back in camp... Sianz

I'm facing difficulty b'cos I've just got downgraded the week b4...
From my normal pay of $500... I'm being deducted $150 from excuse of combat...
So in total, I only get $350 per month...
How to survive? I pay up to $150-$200 for my bills. (Handphone, Internet & CableTV)
They are all under contract, so I can't terminate them yet else I'll have to pay penalty...
Thank God, my incoming is free...
Thus I'm only left with $150... minus $50 transportation... Left with $100... Minus tithing $35... I'm left with $65... $65 is not enuff to survive me for my expenses on weekends and I still have to give my parents some money...

Sigh...

Jeremiah doesn't seems too happy lately too...
Richard noticed he was quite gloomy last Saturday during service...
Strange... but he acted normal with my 2 friends... He's really "professional"...

Then when I couldn't turn up on Sunday, I think the response was pretty bad too...
'Cos He msged me many times... saying something like "This caregroup is not mine but ours, we must lead this caregroup together for God..." & "Watch your spiritual health"... blah blah blah...

I predicted that it's either that my absence was really bad on Sunday, or attendance from DI4 was very lousy again... Honestly, it's very hard to get us all on weekends... Reueben's going thru some problems with his family & loved one. Timothy's dad is in serious condition (God, help him...), Zephen's parents are muslim...

I'm just feeling so foul and down right now...

To add it on, (as u all know, I have back problem & now downgraded) so, I need not go outfield... But my CSM (Company Sergeant Major) isn't very "shuang"(happy) abt it.. As he had to go, and my friends & I need not to... due to our status. So he gave us guard duty for Monday, Wednesday & Friday...

FRIDAY!!! STARLITE NIGHT!!! Ahhhh.... Gone case... I'd apply leave b4 the notice of the guard duty but because of this stupid childish decision, I'm rejected...

I was really looking forward to "Starlite night" as I'd already planned to bring my friends there to support me as the DJ... Now... "Poof"... All my plans destroyed...
Thanks CSM!!! God bless you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hehe..

On top of that... the slinging of the rifle and the vest(SBO) is giving me great pain on my back... But My PC(Platoon Commander) won't excuse me, saving that these 2 aren't heavy at all, and unless I get the excuse slip from MO(Medical Officer) that I am excused from these 2 things or guard duty, the duty's still on... How kindred!!!

"I HATE THE ARMY"

Aiyah... 4get it... The more I think abt it... the more sad and frustrated I become...
But I shouldn't get so emotional... I'm a child of God...

Guys, all the best to the Starlite Night... I'll be praying for you guys!!!

Initial D gala pics in Singapore...

Check out the stars!!!
(Courtesy from the official Initial D the movie website)



Yes 93.3FM Upclose

"I've been having these weird thoughts lately, like... Is any of this for real or not?"

I've finally completed my Kingdom Hearts: Chains of Memories (GBA)
If u check out my archives, I started the game back during February... >_<
Wonderful game, a bit draggy, not v.friendly interface...
Also... you have to be a player or a fan of the original PS version to understand the flow of the story...

For those fans out there, KH2 will be coming out real soon...
Here's a sneak preview...


Enjoy...

Initial D...

I just can't wait...
23 June...

The stars will be in Singapore for the Gala @ Lido though... Sigh...
Why can't I be there?

Anyone wanna go watch next weekend? LOL

A beautiful day blessed by God...

Things seems v.good today...
Today's HOPE's G.O.D's service...
I managed to bring 2 of my ex-poly frens to Hope...
They are zhengliang & zhihan...

Seems like they had a great time...
Jeremiah was interacting with them...
So were James, Jeyeraj, Joseph & etc...
They like them... they told me... Very friendly & nice...

But honestly, they saw Meihwa & Xueqi @ Heeren b4 we went for service...
That drew them there... Hehe...
But least I'm happy they attended service & hope it impacted them...

Especially when...

Donnie shared with us his Testimony on stage!!! Shock sia...
Didn't know... V.good & touching...
3 cheers for DONNIE!!! Hehe...

After service, we went to play Pool @ Cuppage basement...
The guys exchanged numbers and I hope they will be going again next saturday...
I got for them each a book... Rick Waren's "What on Earth am I here for?"

Hope they see some light...

I just wanna thank God for today..

Really felt happy that finally I managed brought my friends to service...
Been turned down many times liao...

God Bless All...

Things seems to be getting better...

Surprised to see me out earlier? I'm surprised too...
For the first time, our scout PC has kept his promise... and it's PC Mite!!! 3 cheers for PC!!! Hip hip hooray... Haha... He managed to fight for us our off-in-lieu when the other platoons couldn't get it... Now, the scouts troopers and commanders will change their perspective being a scout trooper... But I believe he also went thru a lot of stress for just getting us this off-in-lieu but we Scouts are v.grateful liao, hor? Hehe... This really give us a lot of faith in him...

| Bunk 1 | Bunk 2 | Bunk 3(Mine) |

It seems like for this week... Bunk 2 has been the *center* of attraction... LOL
I noticed alot of changes lately... Everyone is kinda not so frenly with Spiderman & ZhenNan...
Spiderman(Mingxin) acts weird and prefers to be in solitude... while ZhenNan is someone who never keeps to his words... Owes pple money but tries to "smoke through"...
Noticed that there's some kind of "talking behind people's back" going on... I was involved too... Hmm... Hope it's gd...
I guess people would usually say me as "He's always having problems managing his time", "He's too childish or probably a little ah-gua"...
Hope my problems aren't as much as ZhenNan to get pple disliking me...
These guys here are kinda cool and nice too... But I feel I just dunno how to treasure them... Dun really wanna lose them...
Bernard & Guosheng is wise and are Mr. nice Guys, Jesper is cool and talented... (Expert in Guitar & Multi-media), Kenny is Professor X (Knows-it-all) & v.understanding to me (Really! He knows my characters so well as if he reads me like the back of his palm), Mark & Lawrence is Mr.cool... It's really hip to be hanging around with this 2 guys... Sensian, is IT-equipped... He knows everything from Hardware to Software... Gary and J.J. are just 2 SNAG... Haha...
Really! Majority of the scouts guys just brightened my day...
I would really miss them once I'm posted out... Sigh

Sweet Punk Revenge

This is my brother's punk band...
Well, he'll be performing next week...
You may get the tickets 2 hours earlier at the Substation box office.
$6.50 per pax.
Do give support... thanks!

Worship of a glorious church...

Some of the guys are at JB for the Church camp... Enjoy, guys!
So, the Tertiary service was exceptionally quiet today...

Today's sermon is by Shirley... Super inspiring, moving & motivating...



Title: Worship of a glorious church

Revelations 5:8-14

wor·ship (wûrshp)
noun.
1 a. The reverent love and devotion accorded a deity, an idol, or a sacred object.
  b. The ceremonies, prayers, or other religious forms by which this love is expressed.
2 Ardent devotion; adoration.

God prefers outward expressions/actions...
Some pple can worship in joy estatically and yet some pple just stand still... Although the "still" pple may think that they are also worshipping to God with all their heart, thinking that God would understand that they are passive... But God would prefers their outward expressions/actions...
'Cos in Heaven, the heavens will be a place of joy, dance and praise..
How will they get accustom there without getting used to it now? Hehe

1. Outward actions of worship (v8a)
   Psalm 26:12
   To remind us.... e.g.. Holy Communion
   
   
   
   • Psalm 134:2 - Lifting up hands
     When a gun is pointed at you, you lift up ya hands & surrender.
     Thus lifting up ya hands means surrendering ourselves...
   
   
   
   • Psalm 47:1 - Clapping hands and Shouting
     In a concert, you'll clap ya hands and shout for the star to encourage them.
     Similarly, we clap our hands and shout to Him.
   
   
   
   • Psalm 149:3 - Dancing with joy
     During the "Liverpool" match, Shirley's blog was flooded with tags exclaiming how happy her friends are for Liverpool's victory... Haha... How ecstatic and joyful they were.... But a victory in a soccer league won't get you eternal life. This makes us followers more ashamed of how much we adore Him yet we can't dance for joy...


2. Worship with music (v8b)
   God is the Lord of Music. (Amen) But Satan corrupts it...
   Hearing all those secular music on the radio. E.g. Sex, one night stand, hatred and revenge, etc...
   There is no such thing as "Christian Music" but "Christian lyrics".
   It's weird how people can do so much with music but yet, there isn't any rap song for God. LOL...
   Psalm 150:3-6 - Worship God with Music.
   1 Sam 16:23 - God provides healing through the music



3. Worship with prayer (v8c)
   Psalm 141:2 - Prayer and worship works hand-in-hand.



4. Sing a new song from our hearts (v9a)
   Psalm 40:3 - Singing without lyrics & it comes from the Holy spirit.
   When a young kid sings out of tune to his parents, the parents will never reprimand him or lecture him. But rather, encouraging him/her... similarly God doesn't care how awful we are gonna sing because of His love towards us.

Besides we are all worshipping for God, our audience is God himself solely-only. We need not care about how the people around us would think... (Too self-conscious) But rather care more of how God would think... (God-conscious)
Amen.

Codename : [C2L2]

It's been quite a "hot" week for this week...
"Hot" not as in tropically hot nor sweating hot but...
as in [my army platoon is all pissed off and "hot"]...

A week back in camp creates more tension and more stress... Sigh...
Just like I predicted...

First,
PC Soh and PC Jeremiah are moving on and out of scouts...
And we welcome a new PC 'See Mite' to take over... Interesting name, hehe...
PC Mite is kinda nice, quiet but kinda bullied by that stupid Fat'Soh'...
Throwing all his unfinished work to PC Mite b4 he go for his ORD celebrations...
For PC Mite, all I can say is "!@#$%^&"...

Secondly,
There's been some conflict going on in the Support Coy... Or shld I say politics?
The sergeants over in Mortar Coy (Especially the short one)is kinda having prejudice with our Scouts platoon... Sabohtaging us instead of helping each other...
For example, saying our bad words behind to our OC... When we did nothing to them...
Some other sergeants from Pioneer too...

And it seems like the Scouts MUST BE the elite forces in the batallion... and they must portray the BEST example, eg. no resting during free time, no buying of extra food from the canteen when the Cookhouse food is unedible, IPPT gold for all Scouts, and when mistakes are made, we have to sign 3 "extras" (Guard duty during the weekends), and yet the allowance is lesser than the Signallers...

What rational is behind all these? Sigh...

Thirdly,
The Scouts sergeants used to be kinda close with the Scouts trooper before the ISPC course and the Brunei trip... But now, there seems to be some kind of barrier between the both of them...
The sergeants are made to be more strict & disciplinary... No longer friendly towards each other... [All being forced to turn into another personalities whom they never were]
and well, returning from the Brunei trip, there seems to be also conflict between this person and that... Some are slower thus causing sabohtage to the platoon...
And since PS Heng Ka got handovered his Platoon Sergeant duities, he became irrational... totally not himself. He wanted to imitate PS Yeap, trying to act fierce and incorporating punishment for small things. But that's not his way, and thus he gets more pple disliking him... Sigh (I do understand he's under great stress, but he handled it badly.)

The welfare, the off-in-lieu they owe us so much... and now these...
Well, I can just say... Next week, the drama has more to come...




*Everyone is sad... God... Wat to do now?
Oh, Finally... I got my downgrade status today... Perm Pes C2L2... Sigh

Why am i so unlucky???

"Great"... caught fever again during my weekends...
God, can u pls let me enjoy my weekends more peacefully..?
Army is already stressing enuff...

38°Celcius, I woke up this morning...
Went to TTSH walk-in clinic.
The doctor there damn superficial...
Just took my temperature, check my throat and prescribed me some medicine...
I had woke up with half of my face cramped... and i had pain breathing from my right nostril... Even my right eye felt sore... and HE said it was "nothing much"...

Sigh...
Missed service for this week...
But because Jeremiah msg-ed me that he expected me to join them for the movie gathering... so i went down despite my fever...
We went to see "Madagascar"... Quite hilarious actually... silly animals...


Saw the Initial D poster at Shaw House...
So tempted...


Can't wait for the movie to come out...

A chinese song made from 23 songs... cool...

這是網路上最近非常流行的一首歌曲，由23首歌曲的精華組合而成。作者名稱，據說為趙英俊。
以下是他的歌詞：(而曲...就是用底下這些歌詞的曲來唱的～)



《刺激2005》

還記得嗎（最熟悉的陌生人）
我們在機場的車站（你的背包）
你找個借口讓我接受（愛不愛我）
直到視線變得模糊（至少還有你）
整夜都閉不了眼睛（聽海）
你與沃之間有誰（情人）
一九九五年（你的背包）
比以往時候來得更晚一些（2002年的第一場雪）
靜靜看你走一點都不像我（開始懂了）
盼不到我愛的人（愛我的人和我愛的人）
風再大又怎樣（流星雨）
我要帶你飛到天上去（小薇）
為你付出那種傷心你永遠不了解（痴心絕對）
感覺有那麼甜我那麼依戀（斷點）
相信那一天抵過永遠（江南）
只是他們還不夠單純（月亮可以代表我的心）
手牽手一步兩步三步四步望著天（星晴）
你卻把別人擁在懷裡（太委屈）
無論情節浪漫或多離奇（彩虹）
我的愛就是意義（分手快樂）
我唯一愛的就是你（愛的就是你）
讓我們忘了那片海（那片海）
只要你過得比我好（只要你過得比我好）

Flash 版本

From [Our Daily Bread]...

June 2, 2005

Five-Finger Prayers


Read:
James 5:13-18

Pray for one another. —James 5:16

Bible In One Year: Proverbs 4-7

Prayer is a conversation with God, not a formula. Yet sometimes we might need to use a "method" to freshen up our prayer time. We can pray the Psalms or other Scriptures (such as The Lord's Prayer), or use the ACTS method (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication). I recently came across this "Five-Finger Prayer" to use as a guide when praying for others:


When you fold your hands, the thumb is nearest you. So begin by praying for those closest to you—your loved ones (Philippians 1:3-5).

The index finger is the pointer. Pray for those who teach—Bible teachers and preachers, and those who teach children (1 Thessalonians 5:25).

The next finger is the tallest. It reminds you to pray for those in authority over you—national and local leaders, and your supervisor at work (1 Timothy 2:1-2).

The fourth finger is usually the weakest. Pray for those who are in trouble or who are suffering (James 5:13-16).

Then comes your little finger. It reminds you of your smallness in relation to God's greatness. Ask Him to supply your needs (Philippians 4:6,19).
Whatever method you use, just talk with your Father. He wants to hear what's on your heart. —Anne Cetas


Our prayers ascend to heaven's throne
Regardless of the form we use;
Our Father always hears His own
Regardless of the words we choose. —D. De Haan

It's not the words we pray that matter, it's the condition of our heart.