Pig with cat's heart

Once upon a time, there lived a cute lil' piglet. It loved to play in the mud.

Its owner always tried to stop it from playing in the mud but always failed. She wondered if her pet could be as neat and tidy as a cat. She loved very much but could not do much to change its habits.

One day, her parents decided to send the pig to a surgeon who was very well known for "changing hearts". The pig was operated and given a cat's heart.

The pig now felt like a new being. It was so happy.

But as time went by, it felt constantly tempted to play in the mud. It felt lonely coz it had to turn down its other friends who enjoyed in the mud everyday.

Every time it passes a pool of mud, it wanted to jump in. But, something inside says YUCKz...

Blur???? haha. This story is actually an analogy about Christians. I'm sure those who attended Mr Lian's bible study would have heard it. Let me briefly explain.

We're all human beings. We naturally sin. The pig represents humans, the mud represents sin.

Our owner is God. He loves us so he gave us a new life through Jesus. The cat's heart in the pig represents Jesus in our lives.

Every new Chrisitan will feel new hope and joy when they accept Jesus. The have set all sorts of expectations towards God. They patiently wait for things to happen. They are "flying" high doing things for God.

But then,reality sets in. Their old habits start to tempt them. They feel left out in the "happening" world. God doesn't seem to anwer their prayers. Other Christians hurt them. etc etc. They start to wonder, " What is wrong with me? I thought God was gonna change my life. But now I'm in this S#$% !" . (Just an example out of the many)

Each time they want to give up or just go ahead and sin, there is an inner voice or more specifiaclly the Holy Spirit, will remind us not to do it. They feel guilty, disturbed, etc. That is what the last picture represents.

To everyone, by now you should understand that Chrisitians are still humans. They are still being changed from the inside by God as well as they have to make certain choices themselves to change. So, please don't blame God for every stupid thing that "chrisitans" do.

To christians who feel condemmned. Don't give up. It is natural that our weaknesses are the aim of the Devil. Jesus understands.

2 Corinthians 5:21 ²¹God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

When we feel good and things are going well, don't u think it is easier to obey God, to do good, etc? But when disappointments, tiredness, failures, relationship issues, hurt, etc etc come our way, we tend to feel like doing every other thing that feels good and leave God aside. Even as i was completing this blog post, I wasn't feeling very right with God and had some issues with my mom. I admit I have to face it and deal with it. No excuses.

I hope I painted (or photoshopped) a clearer picture of Christianity. The way to eternal life is indeed narrow. I don't agree with the statement "once saved, always saved" . We are not christians simply by attending Church. Sorry lah...

Philippians 2:12b-13 "...work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure"

XOXO
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Arsenal was unfortunate, Liverpool pula...

Arsenal was unfortunate, Liverpool pula...almost cost me lots of "bombs" at Facebook, especially from those Red Devils who beat the Gunners. Cis. Anyway, I just wanted to do something different, so here are some highlights of both the dramatic games.

ManU vs Arsenal 29 Aug 2009

Arshavin was the first to give the anti-MU fans a time to cheer. ESPN Soccernet put it this way "There was plenty of pace on the shot but England goalkeepers should really be doing better than pushing it into the roof of the net, as Foster did."

Just when I tot ManU weren't goin to do well after many bad plays from Giggs, he passed a nice one for Rooney to chase which led to the penalty, after Almunia tripped him.

Arsenal had what it takes to give ManU a good fight but an unfortunate event had to happen. Diaby, who played well in the past few games, scored an own goal. He wasn't even pressured laah..... I think he was so engrossed from scoring 2 goals last week till he just couldn't wait to score again. Only this time, it was into the wrong goal.

During the final minutes, every anti-ManU fan was hoping for something special to happen. When Van Persie scored, we all cheered but at the side, the linesman put up his flag to rule him offside. Adoi...I tot at least we could have one more cheer la...

Next, here's the Liverpool game, which was played b4 the above game. It was a tension-filled match coz Liverpool were trailing twice.
Liverpool defenders were caught sleeping. Look at them! A corner kick was flung in and there was only 2 players left against 4 Bolton players. What la...

It took a a beautiful left-footed shot by Glen Johnson to put them level. I hope his form continues and that he stays fit the whole season.

Aiyo, then the Liverpool defenders tertidur lagi. ESPN said "Bolton caught Liverpool asleep at the beginning of the second period. Liverpool's failure to clear a right-wing cross saw them go behind again just two minutes after the break. Davies was able to flick the ball across the box, where two defenders failed to stop Cohen lashing the ball home from eight-yards."

Bolton were reduced to 10 men about the 54th minute. The Liverpool luck again...
This time, Torres fired home the equaliser after he got to a chest-down by Kuyt.

A draw would have been devastating enuf for Liverpool. Cometh the hour, cometh the man. It had to be Stevie G. A corner by Benayoun was headed down by Torres into the Liverpool skipper's path to fire home a trademark volley.

I was so relieved at the end...Now,it's up to us to beat the Red Devils. Of coz, if we continue in this poor form, we won't stand a chance. Time will tell...

XOXO

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MEGA FOOD CARNIVAL!!!

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24

UM Grad & Superkids Grad

I'm already 24 years old dee loh. Didn't do anything special on my birthday. In fact, an argument with my mom the previous day almost ruined my so called special day. That's another story for another day.

Till next time. U know u love me, XOXO ....haha...btw, i only ,managed to watch bout 5 episodes of that show( if u know which one). No time for such shows nowadays.

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My Convo

I've been kinda "busy" although I have been shaking leg most of the time in office for the first week.

My holiday at UM was really awesome. It was nice to sleep on the hostel bed and smell the toilet and other places of the boys' dorm. Haha. It's wasn't really as stinky as last time coz it's only the first half of the sem. I didn't get to enjoy sitting at Sahur or go for 4am curry mee but I spent unplanned time doin this and that.

One of it was playing futsal with the chinese guys who hadn't played football/futsal since the last time i played with them last sem. Plus,that time was the only time most of them played since Pendidikan Jasmani in school. That long...adoi...anyway, it was fun to see them playing passionately. Half of us was shirtless after 12 midnite for 2 days in a row, playing under the spotlight behind block E.

I didn't get to spend time with everyone i wanted to but i met many lah...

The only setback from the holiday is that I lacked sleep which kinda affected my health now.

Thank you all for your support and the gifts some of u gave me. Whether u came or not, I'm glad u were part of my wonderful time in UM.

Anyway, here's a pic from my convo.

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11th - 16th Aug

I'll be at UM/PJ/KL from Tues to Sun (11th - 16th)

Yup...i will be enjoying my rare holiday in UM and KL before I enter the working world on 17th Aug. Will be doing my attachment with Dell.

So long lepak life...

My convo will be on Saturday afternoon , 15th Aug.

Finally, 4 years of among the best times of my life in UM is officially over....sobs...

All just for that piece of paper...haih. The experience and memories were worth it though.

College malay food, 4am curry wan than mee, here i come!!!

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Some of u may be wondering wat on earth have i been busy with till i don't seem to be updating my blog...

I've been goin tru lots of stuff la...so no mood to blog lo...

I just saw my break pass me by just like that...

If u're a christian, u'd perhaps understand more or less what I'm goin tru...

There's that inner dissatisfaction with the way I'm living my life...

Simple stuff like reading the bible has been a drag...added with a mom who talks a lot, gives orders , nags...etc and sometimes irritates me coz she always wants to be right. I know most of her actions are not wrong. Somehow,it is those few which really triggers unwanted feelings and thoughts...

And, imagine u gotta pray WITH your mom bout 3 days a week or more, whether u feel like it or not. This one is my personal battle to honour my mom.. I tell u..it is really really hard to do lo...

A pastor mentioned today that if u can spend countless hours on the internet,games,movies but can't spen time with God, u must watch out..

Indeed it is true..after all the bible says we must be watchful and pray so that we don't fall into temptation...

As usual,if i blog about it, means i'm struggling too...

There's so much to do here and there but I always leave them aside...

Hell...this is one topic which brings unwanted and uncertain feelings...U can't help but ask God why?

As a christian, u gotta tell people the truth that they will end up in Hell if they don't give their lives to Jesus. It has always been tough to do that.

They say if your life isn't under attack by the Devil ( spiritual warfare, etc) , then u gotta start questioning if u're living a fruitful Christian life...

Hmmm...I dun think many would agree. I think there's a season for everything. But I do agree that if u're living your life for God, u're bound to be a target for the enemy.

Besides spritual stuff, I am facing health issues. I seem to have difficulty to have full breaths and I have a one sided blocked nose. These lead to lack of sleep, which leads to bad mood and fatigue.

I mentioned that i will go to Dell for attachment in the tech support department. But recently, my classmate and I were put in the BPI (business process improvement)deapartment. We don't wat's it all about. I'm oso blur. Just hoping for the best.

All in all. My conclusion is - God knows Best. I'm sure I have more issues which I can't put into words now but I want to trust Him. I failed here and there but there's just no where else to go when u're gonna have to deal with so much.

I blogged a bit of these so that I can look back and see what has changed. So, let's wait and see.

Fuh...susahnya...narrow indeed is the road to eternal life....

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