How a guy got my classmate

Just the past Saturday, I attended my Form 6 classmate's wedding dinner.

There was a session for the couple to share a few words. What my classmate shared and what happened after that was interesting,  i think. ;p You'll see at the end.

Before that, here are some wedding jokes you may have heard before.

Marriage is not a word. It's a sentence....(a life sentence!).

Marriage is a 3-ring circus - engagement ring, wedding ring and Suffering.

A happy marriage is a matter of give and take; the wife gives and the husband takes.

lolz

K k ..back to the story. My classmate told us of how the guy managed to get her to go out with her for the first time. Just the same old techniques lah....I hope I don't spoil the story though..I think I forgot some parts but it still won't change the story that much.

To keep it short, here's the summary. Kinda like a korean drama.

Guy and girl met at carpark after work. 

Guy asks girl if she is from Butterworth???...(we all know that is lame....)

Girl says No....

Guy asks if girl is free for coffee tonight.

Girl says No...

Girl drives off. Guy somehow seems to be following.

Girl make a detour to avoid guy from knowing where she stayed.

Guy contacts girl on MSN.

Guy reminds girl of lame question.

Explains why. (which is also lame)

Asks girl out for dinner.

Girl jual mahal...say No.

Guy somehow got girl's hp no.

Girl receives SMS.

Guy invites girls for movie.

Girl says yes wor....(she said she dunno why..............eleh....)

Guy makes it a dinner and movie in one night.

The rest is history.....

Watliau...

Wait wait wait...story not yet end...

It seemed that the story was an "encouragement" for some people...maybe just this particular guy.

That night, as I was hanging around, I overheard a guy talking to a girl.

She was already talking to another friend but he somehow joined in a while.

His first move was to hand her his business card.

After a while, as he was leaving, he asked how they would be able to keep in touch...(can you imagine that brief awkward moment of silence?)

He had to ask" Do you have MSN?"  ...lolz..

As i was listening, I was holding myself from laughing....

Anyway, the girl promptly replied that she will email him...(on business card got email ma...)hahaha

He then left...do you think he will succeed? who knows?....haha

I guess girls would want guys to have the guts to ask them out...

I only tried the "ICQ method" once lolz...guess what.....? it worked wor....but it wasn't for the purpose of asking the girl out lah...hehe...anyway,but that relationship didn't happen...that's a story some of you already know...hehe

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History's Most Spectacular Sin

It really wouldn't take much of your time to read through this.As a christian,if you don't ask questions and seek for answers, perhaps you've gone cold. I totally understand it. But we've got no excuse with technology at our fingertips.

The most spectacular sin in the history of the world is the murder of the innocent, pure, perfect, and infinitely worthy Son of God. And at the center of that evil is the Satan-empowered betrayal of Jesus by his friend, Judas.

What was Judas’ role in relation to Satan’s power in this betrayal? Why would Satan assist in bringing Jesus to death, when it would ultimately result in his own destruction? And, most importantly, where was God in all this?

In this 16-page outreach booklet John Piper considers these important questions, and arrives at the stunning conclusion that the invisible hand and plan of God are behind the most spectacular sins in all the universe.

Get it here. 

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being who you are

I was and am still down with "red eyes". It's really bad coz I was tearing so often since tuesday night. Had 2 days of MC. As I struggle to keep my eyes open, I'll just blog something.

If you're struggling not to do certain things which u know are wrong, you're not abnormal. You're being who you are. You know you don't wanna do things which will hurt yourself in the future.

If you're struggling to do what is right, you are being who yo chose to be. That is who you are. You chose to be a person who would suffer for the greater good. Even if you chose otherwise, can you really be at peace with yourself?

It does take a long time to mold your character. Life isn't fair. I think it will be kinda boring to have a fair world. I believe when you achieve greatness in the future, nobody can be like you coz they never went tru what u went tru.

We all need to be pruned in order to be who we are. Another long and painful process.

God wants to make the difference in our lives, so quit trying to be the same like everyone else.

I was complaining bout money issues. But then somehow i heard this story bout a man who complained that he couldn't give his daughter what she wanted, a pair of new shoes. She was always wearing the same old one everywhere she went.
This man's complains were overheard by a rich couple. They came to him and told him that they give all they had to see their daughter wear those old shoes that man was complaining about. Why? Coz their daughter had her 2 legs amputated due to an accident. That man walked away speechless.

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Why i haven't been blogging

Why? Coz really busy lah..


I just started my first full time job on Nov 16 and was going tru training. No more freedom as when I was an intern. 


My mom decided to redecorate the hse. So we had to do all sorts of stuff. I didn't know painting the walls and doors was so hard lah...


Other that that, bad time mangement and couldn't sleep well..dunno why...Of coz got many others but too lazy to explain lah


I'll be back with blog posts on how i got my job and to continue the parts I left...C ya


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Loveless Part 1

Is anyone of you out there feeling that nobody loves you? That you also find it hard to love due to so many disappointments? Had a broken family? Betrayed many times? Or maybe you're not able to be loved bcoz of a defect that u have? etc. U know what I mean...

I have friends which fit the above categories. I don't really know what to say when they compare themselves with other "happier" people who have good families, etc.

I would like to say that God's love is enough but clearly those words don't mean anything to them (even we ourselves are still discovering God and are so forgetful although God has shown His love in the past)

I was looking for examples or role models. If God is love, then how come I can't think of at least one person who has gone through tough times and seen God's faithfulness? How come? I prayed and asked God from time to time.

Guess what? The person I was looking for has always been there. Who else can be a better and reliable example than my one and only MOM????

Yup. The queen of my house. Since my bro and I were young, she has been telling us her life stories. She forgets and repeats them again and again sometimes. She even showed us all the love letters my dad wrote to her. Fuiyo, got macam-macam lo - cartoons,stickers,poems, etc. I never really saw that creative side in my dad.

I would like to tell every challenge my mom had to go through but some things are not that suitable to reveal here yet. I'll try to summarize.

She never stayed with her own mom most of the time but was stayed with her aunt. Life was kinda like Cinderella coz she had gone through tough times from the "evil" aunt, 1 cousin sister and 1 adopted sister. That aunt never treated my mom well. Of coz la, not her own ma. She was well known for her unpleasant attitude and foul mouth.

In a gist, my dad was in the picture and they left for KL to work when they were 17(if i'm not wrong). My mom never finished secondary school and had lots of red ink in her report book.

I don't want to go into details about what my dad did since those days till now. Only very few out there know. All i can say any woman wouldn't want to be in my mom's shoes. (There's just so much but i can't tell, so don't look down on the immense pain my mom had to go through)

Even my bro and I also contributed tomom's headache and heartache. Haha. Maybe I caused more la. lolz

What's the point of me telling you all this???????

Well, the story isn't complete if I don't tell you a few things she did right, which brought her to where she is today. This is no joke coz mom was really really hurt throughout her life.

I've heard people say that there's no point in loving, in sowing into others' lives, in doing good, in giving, etc. Mom chose to love. She chose to invest love into other lives. Indeed, she had to learn and be broken by God here and there in order to deal with certain "inner monsters" which developed due to her past and bitterness.

Among the things she did were as follows.
-she took care of her old and sick mom who didn't really take care of her when she was young.

-she also went back to that eveil aunt to share the gospel only to be bombarded. Mom faithfully prayed for her. It had to happen. The evil old aunt had cancer. Who brought her home and took care of her? Yup, mom did so and this time, the aunt accepted Jesus. Unthinkable.

-dad. Countless time already lah my mom forgave him. haih...Enuf said.

-she continued to invest in others' lives despite our financial difficulty

-she tried to reach out and love the cousin sister only to be betrayed and threatened. That's another story. All i can say is God avenged us.

-that adopted sister pula very ungrateful. Lazy to talk bout her lah.. -almost every time it was my mom who went to make right with "those women" who seem to love to step on my mom's tail.

ok..my mind is lagging now. Can't say anymore although there's more.

Conclusion, my mom followed Jesus when she was 17(i think)and never turned back despite so many many tough times. She learned and obeyed God's principles and most importantly, she never neglected love. She never received the love she wanted from people but as she chose to give first, she lived a better life instead of a bitter one. I don't have time to tell you the good things she received form God.

Clearly, she had to rely on the one and only person who really loves her,God. Even my bro and I fail her all the time.

That's all for now.
XOXO
gossipboy ( can't resist coz last nite i just watched it on TV)

lol lol lol lol

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Fighting your own battles

Do we really need people to support us all the time?

Sometimes I'm speechless when I hear people say that they aren't loved or don't have the support that the fortunate ones get from their loved ones. I can't say that I'm where I am today because of my own effort coz i needed support from other people.

But, there are many battles we have to fight alone. Coz when I think of it, I had to go through so many things on my own. Till this day I rarely have friends close enough to share everything with. It seems people can tell me so many things but I can't do likewise. I guess i was meant to be a listener. It seems I have to give advice and not receive advice most of the time.

They say u can tell you family members your problems and get support. Please, that only happens once in a blue moon. In fact, our parents can't understand many things we go through and they may even scold you or give you a lecture. Sometimes they overreact and get worried unnecessarily.

So, I feel we can't complain that we don't have people to love and support us. In fact, these people who "love" us can be a hindrance at times.

When you go to the gym,who carries the weights? Your gym friends? Or do you carry them alone? The trainer and others can only give you advice. The rest is up to you.

Not to forget, I have faith that God is my supporter behind the scenes. Clearly, He seems distant at times but He has proven to be faithful not because of what I did. Perhaps, all I did was believe. Perhaps it was just faith as tiny as the mustard seed. Oh yeah, really that small...

God can be your gym trainer, who at times lets you train alone. You think He should be always there to guide you. But, don't you think what He said to you was enough for a period of time? He gave certain instructions and advice earlier on and now it is all up to you to be disciplined.

I got no mood to blog bout my battles now la but I think you all have your own battles to fight ALONE. I mayhave gotten proud at times but I know that without God, I'd be nothing.

Here's a nice song I came across not long ago.

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Internal beauty

I don't think i have time to blog bout this coz portions of it are in the comments section for the "i'm fat" post.
I responded to a friend's comments. I don't think most of you knows her so it's ok la.
I'm certainly no expert but we all have opinions to share right?

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I'm fat (Part 1)

It's time for a controversial topic. ;p

Won't any girl get irritated when you hear a normal sized girl say that she's fat????
Haiyo, even i cannot tahan lo. From my eyes(and others), she is just fine. But why all the fuss??

Next. A friend made a comment bout something and it was related to a "fat" girl who among the people in the conversation. This girl was kinda pissed of by his comments.. This story was told to me by a friend, who is a girl. She in fact feels that that girl shouldn't react that way coz she is
clearly fat and that comment was not meant to criticize or degrade her at the first place.

Whether you're a guy or a girl, if you're fat, u know it. But why aren't you doing anything about it? Have you come to accept that you were meant to be that way? Why do you have to eat so much???

I know it's easy for me to say coz I have a normal weight. My mom says my face is a bit thinner than normal. This is another story.

Some say that they are single coz nobody wants them, coz they are fat. haih. It'd be great if everyone could say that inner beauty is what that matters most. Let's dig further.

I get irritated when girls say that guys only want the slim girls. Clearly, i also observe that gals also are picky when it comes to the physical attributes of men. Yes or not? They say they want a guy who loves them and understands them etc etc but don't tell me you don't mind his weight???
Ok ok. This is just a general statement. I have seen many couples happy together regardless of size; and the heart is all that matters. Both men and women should and will need to learn to love the person for who he or she is.

Is it really true that size doesn't matter when it comes to love? I know we all should love regardless of outer attributes. Yes we should and must learn to. But shouldn't we make more effort to stay fit?

Why? coz if you get any sickness or physical problems due to obesity, who suffers??? YOU and YOUR loved ones of coz. And if you're not insured, the hospital bills will be a burden. Also, time is wasted coz you can't do things at a normal pace and if u get sick, someone has to take care of you. (i know this is getting too far but it does affect some ppl)

Plus, girls, i know that it'll be harder to get those clothes u crave for if you're overweight. Or u can't wear them coz it doesn't suit your "michelin" body. lolz. My mom would scold me if i pinch the fat on her stomach and say "michelin". So mean rite? haha


This topic has suddenly turned into "being fit". Can you be fat and fit at the same time? I always marvel at how Sammo Hung manages to do all those martial arts moves despite his size. I know it'd be great if we could make him a role model. But he works hard to be as fit as possible. I really doubt he could do the things he did if he doesn't train hard for it.

I'm very sure there are people out there who are fat genetically. Fine. Clearly it would be so much tougher for you to lose weight. But if put enough effort, you'd still be fit( as possible), which is better that being fat and unfit.

Oh yes, then there's another group who'll be pissed at people like me coz we say things so easily, coz we're genetically normal sized.
They have come to a conclusion that inner beauty is all that matters. Life is too short to be anxious over your weight. Why should i care bout what i eat? They love themselves for how they are and don't want to care what others say. They sing the Christina Aguilera song "Beautiful".
Indeed, the song is inspiring. We should know that we are beautiful no matter what others say coz we don't want words to bring us down. Of coz, this song not only involves weight but other physical attributes.

Well, take it from a friend of mine. She can't stand girls and guys who don't make the effort to be fit. I saw her struggle as she fought to be strong and fit. I saw the results. It took lots of time and discipline. Most aren't willing to or just can't make the time. She says all these are just lame excuses.

People can always tell us stories of those who are happy in life despite their weight. It's like pointing at Bill Gates and saying that he is rich despite not finishing school. Whether we like it or not, we still had to study hard. If u still fail, then u look for other opportunities. Btw, i didn't study hard enuf but still enuf to get me to where I am. I tried. I'm sure we all have our reasons or excuses. But if we don't try at all, nothing's gonna change.

No pain, no gain. Remember, it's not only you who suffer but your loved ones.

I really wonder what people will think about how i see girls after they've read this topic. Am I the type who very choosy bout the physical attributes of a girl? This will be another topic for another time.

For those who think you are fat but you're not..."slap"

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Love and tests

Forgive me, friends who read my blog, if you're not a Christian and you seem to see God here and there is my posts. I'll blog other stuff whenever I can. Seriously, you need God too.

Even if you're a christian, u may get bored of it...haha. I would. But bear with me lah...I'm just making it a habit to blog down stuff as I think about them.

If you're too lazy to read all, then at least ponder these words.

Do we really love God?
We can never really love God without the Holy Spirit's help. If we were really tested,
we'd fail most of the time. So, just accept His grace and then learn to change step
by step. Don't just give up coz u don't feel love for God. Love is also a choice.
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Why are we tested?

Would you like your bf/gf/spouse to test your love for her/him?

If you really loved a person, you wouldn't test him/her right?

This question may have popped out: Why does God test his people?

A typical response would be that God wants to purify your faith. It is true but
people just aren't convinced. Honestly, who likes to be tested? Don't most of us
dread exams? (Especially if it's a new topic and there's no past year questions)

"Shit happens". A friend told me she saw a shirt with those words.

As much as we hate it, bad things/tests/whatever do happen.

1 Peter 1:6
...though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.

(May OR If need be — Means that trials are not always needful. It happens only when God sees it to be the best means for your spiritual profit.)

From this,we can see God loves us and He wants us to GROW UP! Therefore we are tested.

But then, if we say God tests us to see if we love Him, then how??
If your parents or gf/bf/spouse really tests you, do you think you'll pass the test?

My answer is I won't pass all the time! When you think of it, most of us fail to really love
others. What more if our love for God is tested?

People may say that they feel they can't love God. Honestly, who can really love God?
We were first forgiven. Then, we develop our love for God.

Ups and downs.
Feelings and choices. Sometimes you're on fire, sometimes you're not. We depend on the Holy Spirit to grow in love with God.

If you were forced to marry a person and then asked to learn to love the person, can you do it? Most of us can't and don't want to. You might as well be single.

Similar with God. Most people rather live without God. But with God, it's different. He
can't force us to love Him. It's more to accepting Him as the only way to be saved
(from eternal doom or hell). It's more to obeying Him for our own good. It's more to trusting that God will reward those who diligently seek Him.

We may feel like robots obeying God at times. But don't you realize that even in a
body-building or a sport you like, we get bored with the mundane routines and
uncertainties? i.e. practicing like robots? Discipline is all that's left when passion
disappears sometimes.

Perhaps it's the end result you're aiming for. You want to be a good player so you train hard. You wanna have nice body so you workout no matter how tough.

The end results for a christian is heaven,rewards on earth and heaven, character, spiritual character, etc.
We can't be so spiritual to say that we don't expect rewards lah...

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envy towards sinners

You and I are sinners, right? Don't u dare say that u're good just because there are people worse than u..

We're all sinners la. Even chrisitians tend to get over-righteous and forget that they are actually sinners.

Have you ever felt envious toward sinners, i.e. people who do wrong stuff? What's worse, they get away with it or enjoy it.

This ain't the first time. One night before i slept, i was kinda disturbed and dissatisfied with things others could do and i had to fight not to do. I'm mainly talking bout wrong things that others can do and we christians have to say NO to.

Remember, not doing what is right is also wrong. Therefore, we're also burdened if we ignore the right things we have to do.

That night, i talked to God bout it briefly. Immediately after that, i somehow opened a book on my shelf to the date that day and guess what? Yup, the topic was bout envy towards sinners.

Do not envy sinners in your heart. Instead, continue to fear the LORD.
Proverbs 23:17

Here's a cross reference.
Blessed is the man who always fears the LORD, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
Proverbs 28:14

Clearly, it is a struggle for all christians.
Let's be real. Don't u feel it sometimes when others get to do stuff and u tell yourself not to?
Examples:
-being unequally yoked (not wrong but unwise and can lead to sin)
-sexual stuff (i'm sure understand,if u have hormones)
-when ur friend says they enjoyed it ....
-when u see others cheat and do other dishonest stuff
-lie
-gossip (even guys do it)
-they don't need to go to church(don't be surprised. I never knew it was a challenge 'til i was given the freedom to choose in uni. I've seen many chrisitians neglect this simply thing)
-curse and swear
-etc etc...in short, do whatever they feel like doing lah....

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It takes the strong to love

In a previous post(my case against "chrisitians"), u might think i was offended by christians. Nope, I didn't write it because of me, i wrote it coz i was disappointed that a friend of mine was a victim of careless words, actions and lifestyles of my fellow christians. Of coz, i do have my share of problems with chrisitians la.

It's always tough to forgive but know this: God has forgiven us first.That's is why we learn to forgive others. Back to the title: it takes the strong to love.

What does it mean to be strong? I hear it used all the time. If a person can go through this and that, can do this or that, they're labeled strong. But let me say this: A truly strong person is one who can love despite the outcome.

If you really wanna be strong, learn to love others. Love is more of a choice than a feeling.

We know that we ought to love others as we love ourselves. It seems most ppl can only do the latter.

We can see that many people don't love themselves by taking drugs, doing this and that.But can u tell me how many really do not love themselves? If the bible can say that those who love themselves will lose their lives, then it is clear that many are lovers of themselves.

Some people don't bother about their outward appearance or how they live their life coz they think they are "ugly" or worthless or useless or etc. But they still do other things to so called love themselves e.g. : buy expensive stuff to pamper themselves; work hard at something to prove that they can do it. etc

I observed a "defense mechanism" developed by people who wanna prove they can do it( or that they are strong in a certain area). I have a friend who studied hard and was getting good grades. The reason behind it? She was always compared to her elder brother. So, she wants to prove that also can do it as good or better. She finally did it but i really doubt that she had the time to develop something more important: love for others.

So, to be able to love others, especially those who can hurt you, is the true trait of a strong person. U may achieve anything in life but if you fail to love, u fail...
This is not even a christian concept. Whether u wanna include God in your life or not, u can't live without love.

The christian life(or human life) was never meant to be lived solo. I know it's tough but God made humans for relationships. (Marriage is another issue altogether. It's a relationship that many find it better to be without.)

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This guy

Do u see yourself in this guy? I hope not. What would you say to him?

I wonder if it is right to talk about him?

I know a guy quite well, i think. I see him almost everyday. The days I don't see him is when there aren't any mirrors or surfaces which can reflect images.

He seems to be living aimlessly at the moment. I asked him why, he doesn't really know. I told him perhaps he just has to stop waiting for things to happen and start doing the small little things.
He asked,"like what?"
I told him," go play ur guitar, read a book, make new friends, help out in the house, do those things which u listed in you to-do list"

Haih, I keep hearing him complain that life in Penang is bored and UM life is better. I'm bored of it. I wanna help him but I don't know what to do. I advised him but he ignores it.

I also told him to not stare at the PC too often. He sits in front of the PC during work and at home, he can't leave the PC alone. If not the PC, then the TV. During the weekends, PC again?Why isn't there any other better thing to do? Is this the life of a working adult?

I asked him why he is still single. He'd always say the same few things like : " I just haven't met someone who really makes me fall in love. In the past and even now, there are girls who look attractive but I just am not attracted to the character/personality of the person. The closest I ever got to a relationship also didn't work out coz I didn't connect with the girl's character/personality. U can't say i'm so kayu, that I don't get attracted to girls. I do find myself liking 1 or 2 but they don't seem to be right. Perhaps I don't know them enuf."

For me, maybe he's just making excuses for being to choosy. I don't blame him coz it's one of the most important decisions in his life. Once the ring is put on,there's no turning back.

This guy plays football 6 times a week. I had to ask him why he loved football so much. He answered," Don't we all have something we look forward doing? Some love to go to the gym, some love playing games, some love reading, some love studying, some love working, some love going out, some love all sorts of food, some love talking,etc. I know not everyone has the chance to do what they really love to do. During my student years, I never had the chance to train and play as often as now."

Before I could ask him the next question, he continued, "I know very well that I can't do anything "well" if God doesn't approve of it. For me, "well" means having that peace inside and not ignoring the important things in my life. I don't wanna waste my life on the football field. It does feel like I've put too much time on football but I find that it is better than sitting in front of the PC. It is clear to me that God led me to the club I am playing for coz of the arrangements I see throughout the past years which led to where I am today. It's kinda too long to describe every detail."

What about God and church? He sighed and said," It has been tough coz I know I'm not doing certain things right. But i know He'll help me. The issue is still how I'm serving at my church. Must a person serve in church and then only he can feel good bout his walk with God? Perhaps not but I don't know what is missing. "

I observed him all this while and told him that he has left evangelism aside. He acknowledged and wants to improve.

²³ Suppose you listen to the word but don't do what it says. Then you are like a man who looks at his face in a mirror. ²⁴ After looking at himself, he leaves. Right away he forgets what he looks like.
James 1:23-24

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how to let

I was Googling for solutions for something and was surprised to see these suggested searches.
Lolz...
Perhaps one day I'll look tru one of it...definitely not one of those with "let go"...i hope...

Anger is quite a problem for many,as u can see from the search results. I'm generally a relaxed and laid back person but even I have moments in my life when I face anger problems. It's because i kept certain things in my heart and when the something triggers it, explosion happens.

Anyway, it will be the same few things which trigger us. I found it useless to hold on these things which cause me to be angry. It's not easy to do but I found that if you are willing to talk to God about it and be humble, you'll be better.

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My case against "chrisitians"

Dear "Christians",

I've always wanted to blog a post like this but i was reluctant and unsure. But I don't care, for now...

Just because u are saved by grace, u think u can do anything u like? Don't you realise other people have feelings? Or more specifically, don't u realise other christians have feelings too? Just becoz we are commanded to forgive, u can just step on anyone?

U judge all the time...u want things to go the traditional and comfortable way or actually, your way.
When something goes wrong, u blame others.
Why do u pamper those who u like? Those who look cute and nice? Those who seem manja? And then categorize some as "strong"? U allow some to do as they want but some others are treated the opposite...U are you to say someone is weak or strong?

Do u realise the things u say and do has caused or will cause ur fellow brother or sister to fall away?

U think going to church or playing an instrument is good enough? So what if u were the president of some christian organization or hold any other posts before? So what if u can song-lead? So what if your parents did this or that? You are accountable for who you are.

In uni, I always hear from some christians that their biggest failure or down times were always due to getting bad results in exams? Prayer requests are always bout exams...come on...aren't there so many other things to pray about?

I'm kinda dissatisfied when people thank God when they get good grades,etc but their lives don't reflect that they are true christians. Others also thank their gods for the good things in their lives.
What makes us different????

All these seem immature but I son't feel satisfied coz I haven't put it in a way i'd like to. I forgot what else to say actually...
I just keep seeing that it is christians who will hurt a fellow christian the most. How come???

In conclusion, I myself am guilty of so many things, whether or not it is mentioned above.
Our righteousness are like filthy rags la. We indeed need God's grace.

I'm sorry if I have hurt anyone out there. I also need to learn.

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Useful tool: OneNote's OCR function

Me? A Secretary? What???
Yup, just recently, i was appointed to be the secretary of Youngsters' United Football Club.
I won't be that busy lah coz meetings are very few. But there some things I have to do now but I'm too lazy or am not very good at.
One of it is to type out documents. I took half an hour typing 1 page of the Rules and Regulations from a hard copy. It was tormenting coz I was just too slow.

Suddenly, yesterday nite, I got the idea of looking for a software which can extract text from an image and convert it into an editable text document. I googled and finally found the simplest solution. Here it is:

You will need Microsoft Office 2007 with OneNote installed.OneNote has OCR(Optical Character Recognition) abilities built right in.
(If you don't have OneNote, i there's a website (http://www.free-ocr.com/) which allows people to upload the image and it will convert it to text. There are also other software which can do it but I haven't tried lah)

All you need to do is to save the image with the text you want in it as any standard format(usually JPEG) It can either be from an image you found online, from a scanned document or from a digital camera.

Insert the image into a new OneNote document, right click the image and select “Copy Text from Picture.” Depending on the amount of text this could take a while.



Once it has finished, open another new document in OneNote and select Edit > Paste which will paste the text that it gathered from the image into the new document.

Btw, make sure the Pic is aligned nicely la. I used a scanner to scan my docs so it looks pretty aligned.

Hope this helps.

;p

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Atheists Suck at Being Atheists

I would like to write these kind of stuff on my own but it's kinda tough and complicated. While i find more time and gather my thoughts for my next posts, i'll just paste what someone else wrote. Btw, it does sound kinda rude or arrogant to say others suck. But i think we know that is doesn't condemn anyone but atheism.

I honestly can't fully understand this article fully but i hope those of you whose "england" is very good, can understand more or less.

It's not meant to condemn anyone but to bring out the issues which we don't deal with and hide under our "chrisitan" coconut shells..(lolz)

Atheists Suck at Being Atheists
by Pastor Douglas Wilson

From the perspective of a Christian, the refusal of an atheist to be a Christian is dismaying, but it is at least intelligible. But what is really disconcerting is the failure of atheists to be atheists. That is the thing that cries out for further exploration.

We can understand a cook who sets out to prepare a reduction sauce, having it simmer on the stove for three days. But what we shouldn't get is the announcement afterwards that he has prepared us a soufflé. The atheistic worldview is nothing if not inherently reductionistic, whether this is admitted or not. Everything that happens is a chance-driven rattle-jattle jumble in the great concourse of atoms that we call time. Time and chance acting on matter have brought about, in equally aimless fashion, the 1927 New York Yankees, yesterday's foam on a New Jersey beach, Princess Di, the arrangement of pebbles on the back side of the moon, the music of John Cage, the Fourth Crusade, and the current gaggle representing us all in Congress.

If the universe actually is what the materialistic atheist claims it is, then certain things follow from that presupposition. The argument is simple to follow, and is frequently accepted by the sophomore presidents of atheist/agnostic clubs at a university near you, but it is rare for a well-published atheistic leader to acknowledge the force of the argument. To acknowledge openly the corrosive relativism that atheism necessarily entails would do nothing but get the chimps jumping in the red states. To swallow the reduction would present serious public relations problems, and drive Fox News ratings up even further. Who needs that?

So if the universe is what the atheist maintains it is, then this determines what sort of account we must give for the nature of everything -- and this includes the atheist's thought processes, ethical convictions, and aesthetic appreciations. If you were to shake up two bottles of pop and place them on a table to fizz over, you could not fill up an auditorium with people who came to watch them debate. This is because they are not debating; they are just fizzing. If you were to shake up one bottle of pop, and show it film footage of some genocidal atrocity, the reaction you would get is not moral outrage, but rather more fizzing. And if you were to shake it really hard by means of art school, and place it in front of Michelangelo's David, or the Rose Window of Chartres Cathedral, the results would not really be aesthetic appreciation, but more fizzing still.

If the atheist is right, then I am not a Christian because I have mistaken beliefs, but am rather a Christian because that is what these chemicals would always do in this arrangement and at this temperature. The problem is that this atheistic assumption does the very same thing to the atheist's case for atheism. The atheist gives us an account of all things which makes it impossible for us to believe that any account of all things could possibly be true. But no account of things can be tenable unless it provides us with the preconditions that make it possible for our "accounting" to represent genuine insight. Atheism fails to do this, and the failure is a spectacular one. Nor does atheism allow us to have any fixed ethical standard, or the possibility of beauty.

It does no good to appeal to the discoveries made by science and reason, for one of the things that reason has apparently brought us is atheism. Right? And not content to let sleeping dogs lie, reason also brings us the inexorable consequences of atheism, which includes the unpalatable but necessary conclusion that random neuron firings do not amount to any "truth" that corresponds to anything outside our heads. This, ironically enough, includes atheism, and so we find ourselves falling out of the tree, saw in one hand and branch in the other.

Contrast this with the Christian gospel -- God the Father is the Maker of heaven and earth. He sent His Son to be born one of us; this Son died on gibbet for our sins, as the ultimate and final human sacrifice, and He rose from the dead on the third day following. Having ascended into Heaven and taken His place at the right hand of His Father, He sent His Holy Spirit into the world in order to transform it, a process that is still ongoing. Now obviously, this is a message that can be believed or disbelieved. But the reason for mentioning it here includes the important point that such a set of convictions makes it possible for us to believe that reason can be trusted, that goodness does not change with the evolutionary times, and that beauty is grounded in the very heart of God. Someone who believes these things doesn't believe that we are just fizzing.

You can deny that this God exists, of course, and you can throw the whole cosmos into that pan of reduction sauce. And you can keep the heat on by publishing one atheist missive after another. But what you should not be allowed to do is cook the whole thing bone dry and call the crust on the bottom an example of the numinous or transcendent. Calling it that provides us with no reason to believe it -- and numerous reasons not to.

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-hitchens/collision-is-religion-abs_b_326673.html

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3 posts today

I dunno how i ended up with the 3 posts below but I just had to pour out some stuff. I spent almost half a day blogging. I've been busy with work the past few days and had no mood to blog oso la.

What i wanna do next is visit other blogs but I gotta continue with my work.

I'm sorry if any of you get confused (due to christian jargons) but do read them for your own sake or knowledge.

But to Christians, you gotta wake up. Help wake me up to.

I know my posts aren't really complete and can be narrow due to perspective or lack of knowledge.

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Why did God allow it to happen?

3rd post for the day..this one took really long.

We tend to say God gave us trials and problems. What if I say that God uses trials and problems for own good and brings out good from it? Meaning, he didn’t initiate the hardships and problems. We can blame the Devil or us or others or anything.

Of coz, God had to allow it to happen.

Saying this leads to a very tough and blur discussion. Many dare not discuss. I don’t know the answer but i feel i gotta say something bout it.

I remember a very tough example. Even I myself can’t bear thinking of it, but I’m not gonna avoid it.
There was a woman who was really on fire for God. On one missionary trip, something painfully awful happened. She was raped by men she was out to reach out to. What?? Where was God? Didn’t he promise to not leave her nor forsake her?

What next? She went through trauma and “hell”. During rehab she can’t help but ask God WHY??!!! To really cut the long story short, after years of suffering, she finally overcame and eventually became a Christian counselor to many rape victims out there. Many lives were transformed through her.

After saying all that, I can “hear” in my mind ridicules from people who would be totally disgusted at this issue. They can’t accept it. “Are we toys? Are we experiments meant for a testimony? Please…..”

I don’t have an answer to this or the many issues out there. Only God knows why He saved many women from rape and didn’t save this particular one. Was it for the good of many others? Then why didn’t he just use one who was already raped? Why allow one who was serving passionately to be the victim? I dunno.

The question is: if you were that woman, would you want to fight it all alone for the rest of your life OR cling on to God who can help you do so much more with your life? U can either stay bitter or rise up. Of coz u can do it without God. But how much can you do alone? Will it all matter when we will eventually die like any other creature?

I’ll try to summarize. Life on earth is a preparation for the eternity. Even I can’t fully understand what that really means. But one thing seems clear. Heaven has to be every Christian’s ambition. All we do is for that place we can’t imagine with our limited mind. Every verse below shows that at the end of it all, that woman found where her true treasures are. She knows she will have a new body. She knows that she is a soldier of Christ. She knows that a soldier faces danger in the battlefield and there is no guarantee of safety. Some soldiers will be shot, some will be bombed. Life isn’t fair. But, if heaven can’t be looked forward to, then all is meaningless. We might as well do whatever we want and die.

To deal with this issue, we must firstly get the bigger picture. Dealing with small pieces will lead to more confusion. I know there are many more bible verses but I’ll just use a few I googled for. ;p


-(A) Matthew 6:19-20 19
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

-(B) 1 Corinthians 2:9 9
However, as it is written: "What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived— these things God has prepared for those who love him"

-(C) Matthew 10:28-31 28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care. [c] 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

-(D) Phillipians 3:20-21 20
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

-(E) 2 Timothy:3-4
Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. And as Christ’s soldier, do not let yourself become tied up in the affairs of this life, for then you cannot satisfy the one who has enlisted you in his army.

- (F) Matthew 16:24-26 24
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save their life [f] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. 26 What good will it be for you to gain the whole world, yet forfeit your soul? Or what can you give in exchange for your soul?

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Success

And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person's envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. –King Solomon

Can a person really be successful without God?

Yes, if u define success in worldly terms. But what does success mean?

U’re rich because u were at the right place at the right time.
U’re smarter coz u were born with it or u somehow developed it as u grew up.
Etc
I know people say that talent is not enough. I agree. But, what I’m trying to say is that if God doesn’t allow it, you wouldn’t be where you are.

At the end of all our achievements, what have we really gained?
We came into this world empty and will leave likewise. BUT, something more could be added to this saying. We leave this world also with our SINS, to face judgment from God.

What good will it be for you to gain the whole world, yet forfeit your soul? Or what can you give in exchange for your soul? – Jesus

Where I am today is by God’s arrangement. Some of my hardships were due to my own mistakes and bad choices I made. Some hardships are just not my fault but I trust that God will bring something good out of it.

For me success means having enough for my family and extra to bless others; to be able to love my family, others and of coz God. The love part is the tough one and will always be a challenge.

In fact, love is the most important.
It will be a total failure to live a life without love. (love for yourself, others and God) Most people can love themselves but fail to love others. Love God, lagi susah. Come to think of it, we can’t really love God all the time. We always fail. It is His love which draws us to love Him. Jesus said by obeying God, we show that we love Him. Clearly, this is NOT a feeling.

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Freedom

Is freedom really in our own two hands?

Yes. We will reap what we have sown. But what does freedom really mean?

Is it when all fear is gone? Is it when u know u can do it on ur own through will power? Honestly, I don’t really know. Is it death? There are just so many relative meanings. I think freedom has to be equated with a specific problem or area. I don't have time to address all i want to so I'll just discuss a few.

Take drugs, smoking and drinking. Many people are bound to it. But I’ve heard of many who are set free by God immediately, not by rehab. But there are also those who are have to go through the hard way. The question here is, do you want God’s help to be freed in any area? He didn't say that it will be immediate.

People always say Christians cannot do this and that. They find all sorts excuses like that when at the end of it all, they actually love their sinful life. They “believe” in Jesus but they don’t want someone to interrupt their life. They want to be “free”. Indeed, they are free coz being a Christian means we are God’s slave. But don’t forget they are slaves of the Devil, whether they know it or not.

Take freedom from sin as an example. Christians say it all the time but why do they keep on sinning? So, are they really free from sin? Then why do we always fail? I thought bout this and it was really mind boggling. What makes us different from the world?

Being a slave to sin means you can’t live without sinning. You somehow have to sin to go on living, whether u like it or not. It’s part of you.

BUT, freedom from sin means that you can no longer live in sin, meaning you can’t go on sinning coz you’ll know it is wrong and you’ll feel guilty, you’ll know God doesn’t like it, you’ll be stuck in your life, you’ll lose “that peace”,etc. You found reasons to not go on sinning- to please God, to be blessed by God, to save your own soul.

We’re free coz Jesus is our righteousness by faith. He took it all and he wants us to trust Him.

Well, I myself can say a few things as I’m still learning. In my own words, I no longer can go on sinning coz it feels uncomfortable. Something is always bothering me whenever I hold on to a sin. God is dealing with me step by step. When I ask God to help me deal with my weaknesses, He does. In the past, as I look back, I realize that it wasn’t my will power to stop sinning that helped me, it was God’s grace. Meaning, things happened to help me turn back form my sinful ways. I dunno how to explain it but I know that I made a choice as well, the choice to follow God. My freewill was still mine.

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