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ok haha i am finally in yayyy :)
i got bored studying accounting, so here i am.. been listening to jay chou's 'an jing' since 10 plus haha! it is really very nice! alrighty actually i have a testimony to share! since this week no cell group, i might as well share here :)
ok as you all know i have bs with liyun & aaron on sunday mornings.. and it was rainin last last sunday so bs was changed to 830am instead of 8am! so last sunday i forgot to re-adjust my body clock haha.. i was supposed to leave the house at 645am but i just realised that when i was in the toilet! so oh no.. gonna be late :( ok nvm so i decided to leave the house at 715am and take a cab! ya so i was walking out this long & ulu road.. and there were no cabs in sight. (my house is in a real ulu place, think jungle-like) and it was already 730! oh my so gonna be late. While walking out I started praying in my heart, I prayed that God will send a cab so that I won't be late for bs! But no.. God decided not to send me a cab and I kept walking and walking..
*BEEP BEEP* (i'm trying to make the story interesting lol)
Lo and behold.. I suddenly heard this sound to my left. It was a small puny car with a harmless looking lady driving it. She wound down her window and asked me if I needed a lift out to the main road. So I said 'yes thank you' (ok maybe in a more excited way). I figured it'll be easier for me to get a cab from the main road.. ya so anw in the car Vivien (harmless looking lady's name) asked me where i'm off to.
Vivien: Where are you going?
Me: Oh i'm gg to expo, because I have church there.
*DRUMROLLS*
Vivien: OH! I AM GG TO EXPO TOO. (ok maybe in a less excited way)
Me: OH! how come?
Vivien: Oh because attend service at FCBC!
I was so happy! lol! could hardly contain my joy but i remained calm.. Vivien said she'll fetch me to expo and even gave me her hp number so that i can contact her on sunday mornings. Although she's moving house in 4 weeks time, she said she'll give me a lift for 4 sundays so praise God!
kk i guess i've learnt that sometimes God may not give us what we ask for, but no matter what, believe in your heart that He has something waaayy better to give you. Have faith! Alrighty hope you guys enjoyed my testimonial haha.. k i need to go sleep now before I get panda eyes :(
GOODNIGHT & sweet dreams!
with love,
sy
oh ya those having study woes/ work woes hang in there! you're halfway through the week! gogogo. :)
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
DONKEY CHASERS RECRUITMENT DRIVE
If u bring a friend, u give him fun!
More friends, more fun!
ahhh aaahhhh ahhh ahhhh ahhh ahhh ahhh ahhh ahhh ahhh~~
lil jed: Uncle, i want to bring a fren to haf fun!
Uncle: bt u onli haf enuff for 1 fren!
*Jesus uses His Visa card*
HUMMMMM~
lol. ok i wonder if u guys realise wad im toking abt. ANYWAY.
tis is sth for references. LOL. oh man. im so lame. yea. u guys get the idea.
so let's chase sum donkeys tis sun yar! GOGOGO!
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Thoughts - Nick Vujicic
well. actually im kinda glad tt he turned up to share his story in church today. i guess many are strengthened in our faith and liften up our spirits yar? i noe i am.
Im pretty amazed by the optimiscism of tis guy here. He smiles alot. to him. 'impossible' is nt rly a word to him. it's more of a sentence "I.M.POSSIBLE" i mean. if ure restrained wifout ur hands n legs. when u fall dwn. can u stand? can u swim? can u play soccer? can u even skateboard? ride a horse? Tis man has done it all my frens. Apparently. Impossible is not a factor for him! He makes joke outta his disabilities, like it doesnt matter at all u noe. For example here's a joke he made after he came outta the swimming pool.
"Man it's freezing. i cant even feel my arms!"
and owaes a hearty laughter follow him through.
He names his deformed leg as a chicken drumstick and jokes abt it all the time.
i mean when u guys see tis. hw sad can ur life rly be rite? i mean he can do it. why couldn't u?
He made alot of statements today. one which is impactful to me will be
"Teenagers, when u put on happiness on temporary stuff(Gucci belt, hp bag, nice tees, shoes, looking dope), ur happiness will also be temporary.
it definitely changed my life. i mean i noe all of tis. i KNEW it. bt yet. i didn't want to admit it. hw sad can tt be?
He shared alot. another will be
'Sumtimes u are put in circumstances, but u can still make best of wad u haf in the circumstances.'
To those of u tt might not know. I went thru slight depression for awhile. i started doing all the wrong things. i couldn't get myself smiling at all. Im juz tired of everything, of everyone. Thr are times at wee hrs in the morning i will juz go out of hse and slack arnd. To me at tt point, there was nth for me to return to at home. My worried mum will constantly ask, wad happen to u? why? i couldn't find an answer myself. I just didn't noe wad to do next for my life.
'For u are put in the circumstances. So u can relate to others!'
I'm owaes known as the people's person, Uncle Agony, uncle jed. One tt u can sought after when u haf a problem, sth u wanna share, or juz sum1 to pour ur heart out. I nv knew how come im able to relate to so many. Few yrs back, God made me realised. The people tt he brought to me, they haf the problems tt i used to go thru, so i will be able to relate n comfort! tt was it! Thing is i used to know tt. bt i lost the meaning along the way. Bt he made me realised it all over again.
Well guys. to end. Be of Good cheer! For u r SAVED! n live ur burden up to Him, for His yokel is light and easy to bear. =)
When u haf a struggle in life, when ure strapped by guilt and fear. Ure sick of everything in life. It's like if thr's another provoke, u might juz give up. But hey. Nothing in life is tt bad u noe, if tis guy, wif no limbs, can achieve such great things, holding 2 degrees, living his life to the fullest? why cant u? cos u gt sth extra tt he doesn't have? Cos ure normal n he's not? that shldn't be it rite? well, im juz wanna sae that wadeva ur situation might be, dun lose heart, for that's nt the end of the world u noe. and if u rly nid to find sum1 to talk to, u can owaes approach me. im uncle jed/agony! Well, dun worri abt me preaching to u. As i said, it's nt my style. Im here as ur fren, as ur comforter. =)
CHEERS
Im pretty amazed by the optimiscism of tis guy here. He smiles alot. to him. 'impossible' is nt rly a word to him. it's more of a sentence "I.M.POSSIBLE" i mean. if ure restrained wifout ur hands n legs. when u fall dwn. can u stand? can u swim? can u play soccer? can u even skateboard? ride a horse? Tis man has done it all my frens. Apparently. Impossible is not a factor for him! He makes joke outta his disabilities, like it doesnt matter at all u noe. For example here's a joke he made after he came outta the swimming pool.
"Man it's freezing. i cant even feel my arms!"
and owaes a hearty laughter follow him through.
He names his deformed leg as a chicken drumstick and jokes abt it all the time.
i mean when u guys see tis. hw sad can ur life rly be rite? i mean he can do it. why couldn't u?
He made alot of statements today. one which is impactful to me will be
"Teenagers, when u put on happiness on temporary stuff(Gucci belt, hp bag, nice tees, shoes, looking dope), ur happiness will also be temporary.
it definitely changed my life. i mean i noe all of tis. i KNEW it. bt yet. i didn't want to admit it. hw sad can tt be?
He shared alot. another will be
'Sumtimes u are put in circumstances, but u can still make best of wad u haf in the circumstances.'
To those of u tt might not know. I went thru slight depression for awhile. i started doing all the wrong things. i couldn't get myself smiling at all. Im juz tired of everything, of everyone. Thr are times at wee hrs in the morning i will juz go out of hse and slack arnd. To me at tt point, there was nth for me to return to at home. My worried mum will constantly ask, wad happen to u? why? i couldn't find an answer myself. I just didn't noe wad to do next for my life.
'For u are put in the circumstances. So u can relate to others!'
I'm owaes known as the people's person, Uncle Agony, uncle jed. One tt u can sought after when u haf a problem, sth u wanna share, or juz sum1 to pour ur heart out. I nv knew how come im able to relate to so many. Few yrs back, God made me realised. The people tt he brought to me, they haf the problems tt i used to go thru, so i will be able to relate n comfort! tt was it! Thing is i used to know tt. bt i lost the meaning along the way. Bt he made me realised it all over again.
Well guys. to end. Be of Good cheer! For u r SAVED! n live ur burden up to Him, for His yokel is light and easy to bear. =)
When u haf a struggle in life, when ure strapped by guilt and fear. Ure sick of everything in life. It's like if thr's another provoke, u might juz give up. But hey. Nothing in life is tt bad u noe, if tis guy, wif no limbs, can achieve such great things, holding 2 degrees, living his life to the fullest? why cant u? cos u gt sth extra tt he doesn't have? Cos ure normal n he's not? that shldn't be it rite? well, im juz wanna sae that wadeva ur situation might be, dun lose heart, for that's nt the end of the world u noe. and if u rly nid to find sum1 to talk to, u can owaes approach me. im uncle jed/agony! Well, dun worri abt me preaching to u. As i said, it's nt my style. Im here as ur fren, as ur comforter. =)
CHEERS
Nick Vujicic - Life without limbs Living Inspiration
hi guys! tis is a testimony from the motivational speaker Nick Vujicic. He was borned wifout limbs as sum of u guys might noe. anyway. here's the benefit for those who miss out on tis wonderful testimony today.
My name is Nick Vujicic and I give God the Glory for how He has used my testimony to touch thousands of hearts around the world! I was born without limbs and doctors have no medical explanation for this birth "defect". As you can imagine, I was faced with many challenges and obstacles.
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds."
To count our hurt, pain and struggle as nothing but pure joy? As my parents were Christians, and my Dad even a Pastor of our church, they knew that verse very well. However, on the morning of the 4th of December 1982 in Melbourne (Australia), the last two words on the minds of my parents was "Praise God!". Their firstborn son had been born without limbs! There were no warnings or time to prepare themselves for it. The doctors were shocked and had no answers at all! There is still no medical reason why this had happened and Nick now has a brother and sister who were born just like any other baby. The whole church mourned over my birth and my parents were absolutely devastated. Everyone asked, "if God is a God of Love, then why would God let something this bad happen to not just anyone, but dedicated Christians?"
My Dad thought I wouldn't survive for very long, but tests proved that I was a healthy baby boy just with a few limbs missing. Understandably, my parents had strong concern and evident fears of what kind of life I'd be able to lead. God provided them strength, wisdom and courage through those early years and soon after that I was old enough to go to school. The law in Australia didn't allow me to be integrated into a main-stream school because of my physical disability. God did miracles and gave my mom the strength to fight for the law to be changed. I was one of the first disabled students to be integrated into a main-stream school.
I liked going to school, and just try to live life like everyone else, but it was in my early years of school where I encountered uncomfortable times of feeling rejected, weird and bullied because of my physical difference. It was very hard for me to get used to, but with the support of my parents, I started to develop attitudes and values which helped me overcome these challenging times. I knew that I was different but on the inside I was just like everyone else. There were many times when I felt so low that I wouldn't go to school just so I didn't have to face all the negative attention. I was encouraged by my parents to ignore them and to try start making friends by just talking with some kids. Soon the students realized that I was just like them, and starting there God kept on blessing me with new friends.
There were times when I felt depressed and angry because I couldn't change the way I was, or blame anyone for that matter. I went to Sunday School and learnt that God loves us all and that He cares for you. I understood love to a point as a child, but I didn't understand that if God loved me why did He make me like this? Is it because I did something wrong? I thought I must have because out of all the kids at school, I'm the only weird one. I felt like I was a burden to those around me and the sooner I go, the better it'd be for everyone. I wanted to end my pain and end my life at a young age, but I am thankful once again, for my parents and family who were always there to comfort me and give me strength.
Due to my emotional struggles I had experienced with bullying, self esteem and loneliness, God has implanted a passion of sharing my story and experiences to help others cope with whatever challenge they have in their life and let God turn it into a blessing. To encourage and inspire others to live to their fullest potential and not let anything get in the way of accomplishing their hopes and dreams.
One of the first lessons that I have learnt was not to take things for granted.
"And we know that in all things God works for the best for those who love Him."
That verse spoke to my heart and convicted me to the point where that I know that there is no such thing as luck, chance or coincidence that these "bad" things happen in our life. I had complete peace knowing that God won't let anything happen to us in our life unless He has a good purpose for it all. I completely gave my life to Christ at the age of fifteen after reading John 9. Jesus said that the reason the man was born blind was "so that the works of God may be revealed through Him." I truly believed that God would heal me so I could be a great testimony of His Awesome Power. Later on I was given the wisdom to understand that if we pray for something, if it's God's will, it'll happen in His time. If it's not God's will for it to happen, then I know that He has something better. I now see that Glory revealed as He is using me just the way I am and in ways others can't be used.
I am now twenty-one years old and have completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Financial Planning and Accounting. I am also a motivational speaker and love to go out and share my story and testimony wherever opportunities become available. I have developed talks to relate to and encourage students through topics that challenge today's teenagers. I am also a speaker in the corporate sector. I have a passion for reaching out to youth and keep myself available for whatever God wants me to do, and wherever He leads, I follow. I have many dreams and goals that I have set to achieve in my life.
I want to become the best witness I can be of God's Love and Hope, to become an international inspirational speaker and be used as a vessel in both Christian and non-Christian venues. I want to become financially independent by the age of 25, through real estate investments, to modify a car for me to drive and to be interviewed and share my story on the "Oprah Winfrey Show"! Writing several best-selling books has been one of my dreams and I hope to finish writing my first by the end of the year. It will be called "No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!">> I believe that if you have the desire and passion to do something, and if it's God's will, you will achieve it in good time.
As humans, we continually put limits on ourselves for no reason at all! What's worse is putting limits on God who can do all things. We put God in a "box". The awesome thing about the Power of God, is that if we want to do something for God, instead of focusing on our capability, concentrate on our availability for we know that it is God through us and we can't do anything without Him. Once we make ourselves available for God's work, guess whose capabilities we rely on? God's!
Sunflower : We bloom most beautifully when we keep our faces toward the Son.
My name is Nick Vujicic and I give God the Glory for how He has used my testimony to touch thousands of hearts around the world! I was born without limbs and doctors have no medical explanation for this birth "defect". As you can imagine, I was faced with many challenges and obstacles.
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds."
To count our hurt, pain and struggle as nothing but pure joy? As my parents were Christians, and my Dad even a Pastor of our church, they knew that verse very well. However, on the morning of the 4th of December 1982 in Melbourne (Australia), the last two words on the minds of my parents was "Praise God!". Their firstborn son had been born without limbs! There were no warnings or time to prepare themselves for it. The doctors were shocked and had no answers at all! There is still no medical reason why this had happened and Nick now has a brother and sister who were born just like any other baby. The whole church mourned over my birth and my parents were absolutely devastated. Everyone asked, "if God is a God of Love, then why would God let something this bad happen to not just anyone, but dedicated Christians?"
My Dad thought I wouldn't survive for very long, but tests proved that I was a healthy baby boy just with a few limbs missing. Understandably, my parents had strong concern and evident fears of what kind of life I'd be able to lead. God provided them strength, wisdom and courage through those early years and soon after that I was old enough to go to school. The law in Australia didn't allow me to be integrated into a main-stream school because of my physical disability. God did miracles and gave my mom the strength to fight for the law to be changed. I was one of the first disabled students to be integrated into a main-stream school.
I liked going to school, and just try to live life like everyone else, but it was in my early years of school where I encountered uncomfortable times of feeling rejected, weird and bullied because of my physical difference. It was very hard for me to get used to, but with the support of my parents, I started to develop attitudes and values which helped me overcome these challenging times. I knew that I was different but on the inside I was just like everyone else. There were many times when I felt so low that I wouldn't go to school just so I didn't have to face all the negative attention. I was encouraged by my parents to ignore them and to try start making friends by just talking with some kids. Soon the students realized that I was just like them, and starting there God kept on blessing me with new friends.
There were times when I felt depressed and angry because I couldn't change the way I was, or blame anyone for that matter. I went to Sunday School and learnt that God loves us all and that He cares for you. I understood love to a point as a child, but I didn't understand that if God loved me why did He make me like this? Is it because I did something wrong? I thought I must have because out of all the kids at school, I'm the only weird one. I felt like I was a burden to those around me and the sooner I go, the better it'd be for everyone. I wanted to end my pain and end my life at a young age, but I am thankful once again, for my parents and family who were always there to comfort me and give me strength.
Due to my emotional struggles I had experienced with bullying, self esteem and loneliness, God has implanted a passion of sharing my story and experiences to help others cope with whatever challenge they have in their life and let God turn it into a blessing. To encourage and inspire others to live to their fullest potential and not let anything get in the way of accomplishing their hopes and dreams.
One of the first lessons that I have learnt was not to take things for granted.
"And we know that in all things God works for the best for those who love Him."
That verse spoke to my heart and convicted me to the point where that I know that there is no such thing as luck, chance or coincidence that these "bad" things happen in our life. I had complete peace knowing that God won't let anything happen to us in our life unless He has a good purpose for it all. I completely gave my life to Christ at the age of fifteen after reading John 9. Jesus said that the reason the man was born blind was "so that the works of God may be revealed through Him." I truly believed that God would heal me so I could be a great testimony of His Awesome Power. Later on I was given the wisdom to understand that if we pray for something, if it's God's will, it'll happen in His time. If it's not God's will for it to happen, then I know that He has something better. I now see that Glory revealed as He is using me just the way I am and in ways others can't be used.
I am now twenty-one years old and have completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Financial Planning and Accounting. I am also a motivational speaker and love to go out and share my story and testimony wherever opportunities become available. I have developed talks to relate to and encourage students through topics that challenge today's teenagers. I am also a speaker in the corporate sector. I have a passion for reaching out to youth and keep myself available for whatever God wants me to do, and wherever He leads, I follow. I have many dreams and goals that I have set to achieve in my life.
I want to become the best witness I can be of God's Love and Hope, to become an international inspirational speaker and be used as a vessel in both Christian and non-Christian venues. I want to become financially independent by the age of 25, through real estate investments, to modify a car for me to drive and to be interviewed and share my story on the "Oprah Winfrey Show"! Writing several best-selling books has been one of my dreams and I hope to finish writing my first by the end of the year. It will be called "No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!">> I believe that if you have the desire and passion to do something, and if it's God's will, you will achieve it in good time.
As humans, we continually put limits on ourselves for no reason at all! What's worse is putting limits on God who can do all things. We put God in a "box". The awesome thing about the Power of God, is that if we want to do something for God, instead of focusing on our capability, concentrate on our availability for we know that it is God through us and we can't do anything without Him. Once we make ourselves available for God's work, guess whose capabilities we rely on? God's!
Sunflower : We bloom most beautifully when we keep our faces toward the Son.
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