Fill your mind with things of God not Man

More solemn mood today.

Seek not the interests of Man, but that of God. Do you seek the praises of Man more than the praises of God? Do you fill your mind with things of this world more than the things of God? These suddenly came to my mind as I was listening to worship songs while working. I believe Holy Spirit is prompting me on certain things I need to be careful of in my life…. Think I should listen more worship songs than my rock songs … Fill my mind with the things of God and not of the world. Seek First His Kingdom that’s what God told me that time.

Received an email on what they have termed genocide in Sri Lanka. No matter whether the killings have reached a level to warrant the term genocide or not, but it’s nonetheless equally disheartening that once again there are governments who would not hesitate to kill their own ppl cos of race or political reasons. And what’s more disheartening is the fact that there’s a general disinterest by the world at large in the affairs of those affected. Especially in a climate when people are more interested in their own economy and rice bowls, it becomes an out of sight and out of mind issue for loads of folks. When I googled for genocide, was surprised to find the list of genocides that had happened that escaped my notice. Probably I was too ignorant and my history was poor, but was surprised that some genocides weren’t too long ago like say the Holocaust or Khmer Rouge’s regime’s killings. But they happen in the 90s like the bosnia and Rwanda case.

Anyway, let’s not dwell too much on topics like that.

aye. saya harus lebih belajar bahasa saya, mungkin pergi indo gereja?

Fun weekend =)

it's the monday work blues dun feel like working let me talk about weekend syndrome again hehe

Friday finally went to the long heard about aston grill to cellebrate our april babies ZL and Jadie girl.hehe poor benson queued 1 hour for it while i squeezed in some training .. ben n jerrys plus cake which was nice though =) funny ppl.. not our first day knowing and nt the first day some couples are together, but that night became a gruelling tell all session of how they know their partners hehe . had a couple of girls only shots and the only gp photo!

sat was lasik.. went h ome late cos had a drink with zl.. so anxious about my assessment keep waking up eveyr hour... but finlaly i was eligible! but different treatment cos of my scarring in left eye...looking fwd to next week for a brand new me! yippie!!

sun.. had an interesting session watching ben and his friends jamming.. damn his drumming is really good and i'm blown away by his keyboard.. sheeze he is a talent manz... now i'm addicted to warmness of soul which they played.. all of them can multi play many instruments which is amzing.. leader makes a good front man.. good looking and have the arrogance.. good to attract girls from the stage. hhahha .. its a good time for me to try n understand informal bahasa though.. which is shiok.. =)

getting on to me

so pek chek with myself. Can’t do the jumping back thrust .. ahh. End up whole night keep thinking about it… must really find time to practise.. must do my jumpings and spinnings stuff by red belt.. and need 2 gear up sparring.. it’s all in the mind, alben is saying when there are times when he felt another person is better, think to you self you can do it and have the confidence to do it then u’ll be better and my sis was saying I need to change this kia see kia su character of mine else can’t learn anything.. all right then chu chou jiu chu chou at least I got try..

So looking fwd to lasik. I really hope I can be eligible leh. =( wanna get rid of having specs and contact lens ! pls pls God, let me be eligible.. =(

And I really hope to be rid of driving and these eye and leg injuries issues, getting really tired, just wanna focus on training siah..

on Fire for God.

I need to be more on fire for God to be more desperate for God and to spread His word more. Once again I’m reminded that there are many people out there who are being persecuted, risking their lives to let people know about God and yet in my comfort I’m doing nothing. My prayers are not desperate cries for God’s will to be done.

When I was reading bible this morning, chance upon the battle that King Saul had against the Philistines. God sent a panic amongst the Philistines and the latter began to fight amongst themselves and thus God won the battle for Israel. Sometimes we can plan and strategise, but as long as we allow God to work His will in us, He can win an even more amazing victory in the most fabulous and mysterious manner. Meanwhile need to get rid a lot of nonsense floating around in my head before I can fill my mind of God’s things.

On a separate note, I got my blue belt! * punches the air in excitement*

grading weekend

Finally I’m done with my Grading. During the internal it’s a bit nerve wrecking cos Santos asked me and Stephanie to repeat which freaked me a bit, but it’s fun “collaborating” with Stephanie.. hope she don’t’ go back France, else I lose a nice partner to train with… aye.. It’s so hot that on Fri that when we(fasli, Liangpin, xiao jun and alben) walk to selegie to eat tau huay i sweat more than the grading.

The STF is fast, so fast I don’t have time to be nervous, which is good.. but I went in almost an hour early hahah thanks to Stephanie. =) but good time of thrashing and talking about the grading after that with LP, Sherie, Stephanie and Alben whom had amazing good temper. Didn’t flare still smiling despite waiting half an hour in vain for his lunch with an empty stomach… still can give excuse say understandable cos the hawkers are older actions slower.. kamu bagus lah . I can nvr do that , hats off, kowtow siah.

The rest of weekend pretty much spent either recuperating or preparing for these 2 gradings hahah. Next! Chiong TKD, driving lessons, birthday celebration and Lasik assessment!

ramblings again..

Never felt really burdened to pray for someone else besides for my parent's salvations, but recently i did. Maybe should start praying and fasting for my parents' salvation together with the prayer also. I also need to learn how to pray with faith and authority.

aye, the reality of my sis moving out is a step nearer, by aug my long time room mate, sister, best friend and buddy is going to move out soon.. sigh..

this week is chong tkd week cos got grading.. think never stretch properly or rest too long, whole body from shoulder to calf pain.. wonder why alben dont' pain even though we go roughly the same no of classes on mon siah..

which reminds me, kalau saya mau pergi indo untuk mission trip saya harus belajar bahasa indonesia. tapi sekarang tak ada dengan saya berbicara bahasa indo, jadi thankful ada alben become guru saya. tapi sekarang saya masih tidak lancar, saya lupar atau saya lepar, masih sedikit tak tahu :p sigh. saya kira saya confirm tak tahu dia bicara apa siah. oh, dia bisa drumming, tkd, bahasa dan juga suka rock music. saya harus give him big treat kalau dia agree to teach me a few of those interests of mine. hehee

anyway enough of my ramblings.. not that i can carry a super long paragraph in bahasa with my limited bahasa anyway even if i want to hehhehe ..

Additional notes: terimah kasih alben who corrected my mistakes above,

Routine, work out and other MA.

so happy, my gym session last marked a proper return to exercise routine, at least the cardio part. Even though i've still been going gym during this rest period of mine to tone up and build strenght, but cardio is still an imporant part of any exercise routine.

While i m giving myself a break from lessons next 2 weeks again, i'll probably be working out at gym more to tone and build strength, run more for cardio and build stamina and explore drills to build up my agility for sparring. I'm so not agile and so slow in my sparring i need to do something about it. And i need to lose weight, no longer solely just to look good, but i don't think i can do any jumping kick properly nor can i spar effortlessly with my current weight. Press on !

IF only i can find someone to work out with me, to spur me on and work out together in the crazy routine i've planned out for myself so i don't become de-motivated or at least to give tips on the agility and speed.... cos i'm still clueless on how to build this part up.

Anyway, really hope to reach Black belt soon.. then at least i've reached a milestone, and i can explore WIng chun, jujitsu &/Or Kapap/krav maga..

extended hols!

extended weekend?! gone just like! sunday is essesntial not weekend cos the dread of monday is upon you and looming around u the whole day.... didnt' do wat i want to do at all hahah. met up with ah mei aijia and jia shi on thurs.. long time no catchup with them le... miss talking to them.. stayed at coffee bean till 12 plus manz hehe

jiashi as usaul looking funny inpics hehe

GOod Friday went for service and my sister's baptism then meet up with LF Ali and zhao guang. wanted to sing K! but no room so went watch Fast n furious!! fantastic soundtrack!! hope and pray ali will go download.. and i forgot LF's CHRISTMAS gift!!! alamak!

anyway damn funnny cos i said want to look at M.A.C, ali and ZG happily say yah there's one at wheelock, damn wierd they kknow where being the typical guys they are , turns out they tot it's iMac! ha! should have known, esp that ALI! wahahha.. seems like

But so happy that are salvations across the services this GF. Hallelujah! thank God!! so happy for them. can't help but think of my parents, pray hard it's their turn soon manz.

saw this pic of bad bratz.. so cute!! and so 3D !!! hahhaha like him looming over something scary hahaha..

had a conversation with jiashi and aijia about why we blog.. got me thinking for a while, anyway that's another entry hehehe

Memory Lane

Saw a lanky Indian guy and suddenly reminded me of an Indian back in hillview. Don’t’ really know what he did back then, but I think he was a cleaner for hillview and he is a common sight there. As a kid, I was quite scared of him. He was really tall and lanky, I think I reached only his chest level and when he walked, he did with a swagger, moving his head in rhythm reminding me of the Ents, those walking Trees in LOTR. With a long, bushy beard at his chin, he looked really foreboding to a young child.


But for some reason, you can always see him hanging out at the coffeshop talking to the ah pehs and other Indians and you know you can ask him when u have issues with cleanliness. My perspective of him changed drastically after one incident. I had accidentally dumped my wallet down the rubbish chute and when I went down and asked him for help, without hesitation, he went to the big smelly chute, reached down with his bare hands into the big smelly bin, rummaged through the rubbish for my wallet and returned to me and thereafter just went off on his way.. ….. I never know his name nor reward him if only I can see him again, I wonder wat happen to him after we moved out of hillview.

driving city square and Final Destination

Sun as usual is housework day woke up at 7 plus to start ironing the clothes and hanging the clothes.. by 1030 met xb, jade and benson for breakfast hehe and service.. sheeze I’m first practice after my failed driving test it has to rain heavily ha! But It was good to practise with Mr Toh again, always has that nice fatherly feel hahaa..

Then after that whole family went to City Square .. my mum and sis went there do their hair.. cheaper and great.. I’m going there soon also.. but dunno got $ left for my hair or not siah.. hair vs crowning,, hmm which one more important siah.. anyway the jap food is cheaper, even at city square.. . and my dad, joked with us to take pic to tempt peter on the food we are eating hehe

Ended the night with Final Destination 3.. sheeze gory manz! I didn’t finish else I might get nightmare can’t sleep!! . the tanning salon one really will get stuck in yr head siah..

confessions and Joshua Ang

I tot I would have a pretty free weekend, funny how things turn out when u didn’t plan for anything, breaking thisinto 2 so it’ wouldn't look toooo lengthy… hehe

I didn’t have any anything urgent on Friday night, wanted to go PnP or go gym end up reach home too late can do neither, so had an impromptu “ confessions of a shopaholic” with my sister who ditched her husband at home wahahha..

Went ECP in the morning.. but funny how our club pac head’s definition of “budget breakfast” is actually going for Coffee Bean Breakfast set, which is like 7.30 per set! *Gasp * That could last me a whole week of BF siah! Then went shopping at parkway parade with denise till almost 6 pm.

Chanced upon chen taiming, guo shu xian and the I Not Stupid guy (don’t even know his name siah) there for a promo. Cute ah, but somehow I find the 97.2 radio DJ cuter wahahaha

See and Judge for yourself who’s cuter LOL!

swim swim swim

finally i get to exercise! i don't know how ppl live a sedentary lifestyle for long.. i can feel my fats accumulating and fluffing up like a bread fluffing up from the yeast. sheeze.. almost 3 weeks..

Yesterday already had insomnia.. dunno why, maybe from lack of exercise body too tense, or too much pent up unused energy from work or probably listen too much of craig david's insomnia..

"Because i can't sleep til you're next to me No i can't live without you no more Oh i stay up til you're next to me Til this house feels like it did before Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah "

oh yah, got distracted. what was i talking about? oh yah, swimming.. finally get to work out, doesnt matter it spoil my hair at least i'm moving!