7Oct07 - Sunday

I woke up an hour late today!!!!!! My alarm didn't ring at all. I was supposed to be at church for Sunday school at 9am this morning, and it was already 8:50am when I got up! I got to church at around 9:45am. Lucky that Elaina and Sophia were there to help out as well, so they were running the class when I got there. I felt sooooooooooooooooooooo terrible about being late!!!!!!!!!!

I guess I am getting more and more involved with the kids ministry at church these days. The kids at church are all lovely, but they can be quite out of control at times as well. I am still praying and learning how to love them and be a good role model and leader. I felt a bit discouraged at times, and felt that I am not well equipped or experienced for the ministry as yet... I guess I am still in the very early days of my involvement in the ministry. Hopefully, I will get more experience and skills in doing better in the future.

I got myself a new wireless router today as I am fed up with the problems I am having with my current one. The wireless signal on my current one is really weak, and there is actually no reception at all in the lounge area of the apartment! I am hoping that getting a new router will resolved all the problems I was having with my wireless connection. I was very ambitious in wanting to set up the router myself. In the past, I have always ask someone to do it for me. I thought it is about time for me to learn some new skills. I tried following the instruction and attempted to install it myself,but failed! For some strange reason, the installation program couldn't detect the modem. I have no idea why that is! I will have to wait until Tuesday and try set it up while Technical Support is available. Friends have offered to help me out with setting it up, but for various reasons, I want to try sort it out myself first.

Had yum cha with members of the extended family today after church. It was great seeing them. Haven't seen most of them for AGES! We used to meet up more often, but I guess the busyness in life these days have made us less motivated in meeting up and catching up. Walked around town with mom, Bill, Vida, and Auntie Grace after lunch. It was quite enjoyable and relaxing.

A fruitful and enjoyable day.

I had an early start to the day today, as I have to put my car into service at Richard's. I got to his garage at around 9:30am. Uncle Charles dropped me to Parramatta so that I can walk around while my car is being serviced. As I needed to do some last minute preparation for BS in the afternoon, I decided that I should find a cafe to settle down and do some prep. I decided to go to Gloria Jeans at Borders in Parra Westfield. When I got there, there weren't that many people at the cafe. I think there were only me and another lady. I guess it was just too early in the morning. I found myself a nice spot in the gallery level, and started reading the scripture passage again. It was great having the opportunity to spend time reading the Words in such a relaxing atmosphere. All in all, I spent around 2.5 hrs reading and preparing for my BS in the afternoon. It was GREAT! I guess the beauty of leading BS is the fact that I gain the most out of the group as I have to do more preparation and read more for better understanding of the passage. I must say, I enjoy the process of preparing for BS, but I am not sure if I am good or gifted at leading though.

After finishing my preparation, my car was done, and Uncle Charles came back to pick me up. I drove into town straight away to go to Leaders Cell at 1pm.

Today's leader cell was a come back for me after a few weeks break. I haven't been able to attend the last few times as I have different commitments. It was good being with the group again, and I enjoyed my time with them.

We had a 30mins break before fellowship started at 4pm. Anna couldn't make Fellowship as she is still not well. I was really surprised to see Echo there today. Jane wasn't there. I am not too sure if she is busy with study or whether she isn't feeling well either. Lisa, Rachel, and Cynthia were there as usual; so there were only 3 of us in my group. Frank decided to join us for BS since we have such a small group. To be honest, I felt a bit of pressure having him in our group. I was worried that I might not lead well, or I might say something wrong. Afterall, he is our advisor, so it was like having my big boss sitting through my presentation! I don't know whether the others enjoyed BS, or the way I led, but I enjoyed it myself. I still don't think I am gifted in leading BS, but I think I am learning something new each time.

I had to rush off really quickly after BS finished, ços we have the family gospel dinner on at CCC at 6pm. Vida has stressed over and over the importance for me to be there on time to take family portrait. I am really glad that Dad was there at the gospel dinner as well. It is really hard getting him to tag along to gospel events as he is not really keen on hearing the gospel, and is a bit annoyed when people try hard in evangelising to him. I think he agreed to go because Auntie Grace (my sister's in-law) is in town and my sister wanted us to go as a family. The theme for the gospel dinner was "Family full of Blessing's" (全家福). Bill, Vida, and bros and sis' at CCC have put in a lot of effort in organising the event. I was really touched by the various presentations, and the slide show and DVD which they showed. I had tears in my eyes as I was sitting there at the table, watching the DVD, and praying for dad in my heart. How I wish my whole family is in Christ, and is blessed with God's wonderful blessings. I really wish that Dad will come to know God before I head out to the field in the future. I guess I have to have patience and discipline in praying for him constantly. I trust that nothing is impossible in God and He is in control of all things. He will do things according to His will and timing. I am also reminded that I have to bear good witness at home as well.

While at the dinner, I saw Jeremy. It was GREAT seeing him again! Seeing him certainly reminded me of the good time we had in TW working on the mission team together. We managed to catch up briefly throughout the night. Mabel and Jerz are thinking of doing P/T at SMBC next year. If that really happens, we will probably become course mates from next year onwards. ^^

Apart from seeing Jeremy, it was great seeing old friends at CCC again. A lot of them has actually grown up with me. We were in the same Sunday school/ Bible Study group/ fellowship for many many years! I guess I will ALWAYS have a tie to CCC regardless of where I am or will be in the future. Afterall, it is where I was baptised!

I offered to drive Mish home after the event as I wanted to catch up with her while dropping her home. Mish just came back from Montreal. She has certainly had a GREAT time there. Mish is a lovely girl, and she is close to our family. I guess she is like my younger sister as she is really really close to Bill and Vida.

All in all, it was a REALLY enjoyable day, despite being a busy day. I wish all my weekends are as enjoyable as today!

Korean BBQ

Feeling a bit tired and not in the mood for blogging, so this is going to be a brief one.

Went out to dinner with Kel, Van, and June tonight. Had a great time. We had a lot of laughter. I haven't seen Van since we move to Nth Ryde, so it was good to see her again.

We had Korean BBQ for dinner. The food was really yummy, but I walk out of the restaurant smelling like a piece of BBQ meat myself! I guess it is the down side of going to a BBQ restaurant. As soon as I got home, I changed out of my smelly clothes and had a shower. However, for some strange reason, I can still smell the BBQ smell!

Oh btw, I loved Korean food, especially all the side dishes, Chap Jae and Bugolgi! So yummy!

Time to shape up!

I went shopping in the city after meeting up with Alan to give him his tickets tonite. I wanted to get some summer dresses. Tried on a few things, but didn't end up buying them as I wasn't happy with how I look in them! I look soooooooooooo fat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really need to do some serious workout to shape up. Summer is nearly here!!!!! What am I gonna do???????

Frustrated!

Been having problems with my wireless connection at home since yesterday. I have tried different things to make it become more stable, but failed!!!!!! I guess it is time for me to get a new router! Not being able to get onto the net from my room is soooooooooooooooooooo frustrating. It means that I have to go to the study room and connect to the net via LAN!!!!!!! =(

Day out @ Coogee.

Had an enjoyable day out with Pete, Chow, and Mish today. We had brunch at Coogee. Phil drove all the way from his place to Coogee to join us for brunch. It was very nice of him. We had a GREAT time. After brunch, Pete, Chow, Mish, and I did the Coogee to Bronte walk. The weather was perfect for it. I really really enjoyed the walk. There were a lot of people at the beaches, ços it was a really warm day! After the walk, we spent some time at the beach, but I didn't get into the water as I didn't have my gear with me. :(

Had dinner @ Vida's. She made Tom Yum noodles with prawns. Was really yummy! ^^

Labour Day long weekend - Day 2

We had family service at church today. It is so touching to see family, parents and kids, worshipping together in the service. The puppet talk was GREAT. I truly enjoyed it, and I hope that the families did as well! We still have a long way to go in terms of developing a good family/ children ministry at church, but I really pray and hope that things will get better and better in the future. Hopefully, I will be able to contribute more in this regards in the next few years while I am at college.

Attended the church prayer meeting in the afternoon. I think I am starting to enjoy prayer time more and more these days. I love praying together in the TW prayer group, and I have also enjoyed praying with brothers and sisters for different groups at church this afternoon as well. I pray and hope that I will experience God more and more through having a more devoted and organised prayer life. It is such a blessing and privilege to be able to to pray to God directly, whenever and wherever we want!

I went for coffee with some friends at Darling Harbour after prayer meeting. The weather was perfect for the walk around Darling Harbour. It was great to be able to catch up with Vity, Connie, and Daniel. I don't really get to see them often these days 'cos we are attending different services and fellowships. It is always good to be able to catch up with friends, but finding time to do it can be quite difficult at times. I am trying my best to fully utilise my term break in meeting with friends and catch up.

It was truly a relaxing day for me. I wish all my weekends are as relaxing! +)

Labour Day long weekend - Day 1

My day started with some disappointment today. Got a message from JS this morning saying that he won't be able to make it to the outing on Monday. I was sooooooo looking forward to it. He is the 3rd person who pulled out from the outing. I know it is something beyond his control, but I still feel a little bit disappointed. But I guess attending conference will do him more good than going to the coastal walk with us. Luckily, Chow, Pete, and Phil can still make it, so hopefully it will still be an enjoyable day out!

The day in Canberra with family was really enjoyable. The weather was good, and I think mom and dad enjoyed the time together. They haven't been to the Floriade for a long time, and was happy to be there again. I enjoyed the drive. I guess I am learning to enjoy spending time with family. It is hard to as it needs patience and also need to find time for it, but I guess it is something that I will have to do more.

My Grey's Anatomy Season 3 DVDs have finally arrived from the States!!!!!!! I don't think I have time to watch it till after my exam though, ços I know that once I start watching, I won't stop till I finish all episodes! It is better off not starting then!

Dinner and tea with Elaine

Dinner and tea with Elaine tonight was truly enjoyable! It has been a while since the 2 of us hung out together. Elaine has been sooooooooooo busy with her course. I guess among all my friends, she is one of the the most determined!!!!!!!!!! I wish I am as hard working as her! It is GREAT to have friends like Elaine, who is also studying full time. I guess we have a lot in common and we are able to share and encourage each other along our journeys. I am really thankful for having such wonderful sister in Christ in life. I do hope that we will learn to maintain a good friendship and be able to support each other in the years to come. ^^

Evangelism

I read this while I was doing my devotion last night:

'Evangelism is like a beggar telling another beggar where to find food.'

It is a very interesting statement.... it has certainly got me thinking. Am I that willing and eager to share the gospel with others? From my devotion last night, I learnt that we are obliged as citzens of his kingdom to share the gospel with others. Am I taking this obligation seriously?

25Sept07 - My assignment...

Got my assignment back from Stuart tonight. It was marked by Sue. I PASSED!!!!! I can't express how thankful I am in passing. I knew I didn't do well in this assignment. I didn't feel confident about it. I am so thankful for all the comments and feedback which Sue has wrote on my assignment. Those were such encouraging words! I have done a few things wrong in my essay, but Sue was very patient with me. I wasn't penalised heavily for such mistakes. Thank you all for praying for me while I was doing my assignment and for the nice words of encouragement which I desperately needed. Most of all, thank you Lord for granting me the strength, wisdom and perserverence in completing my essay and handing it in.

Silly me.....

I went to Mac Centre with Kel for lunch today, and forgot to save my workbook before I went. IT just happened to have to do system updates over lunch, and when I came back from lunch, I was forced to reboot my laptop. Thinking that the system is gonna auto-save my work for me while rebooting, I agreed to reboot. When I reloaded EXCEL, I realised that all the work I did this morning was GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I felt so devastated! I was supposed to send through the completed workbook to my boss after lunch, and of course I didn't managed to do so as I have pretty much need to start from scratch with my workbook! Licky that my boss is in a good mood today and wasn't annoyed with me. =P Thanks God! I think I have learnt a good lesson today. I won't go to lunch without saving my work ever again as Autosave can fails too! =P

Finally done!

Having struggled with it for the last 3-4 weeks, I have finally got my Church History assignment done last night! It is such a relieve knowing I won't have to stay up at night doing it anymore! Reading all the materials in my preparation for the assignment has been really enjoyable though. What I learn will certainly have an impact on the way I look at pastoral ministry from now on.

Thank you all for your prayers and care for the last little while. Most of all, thank you for keeping me sane while I am under stress! Love you all! xoxo

Me with braces...

I have finally gotten my braces on last night. Having the braces on is not as painful as having the pacers/separators put in. Thank goodness. My teeth are a bit sore at the moment, but the soreness is still bearable. I was preparing myself for worse.

I am still getting used to chewing with my braces on though.... as the teeth move, my bite changes as well. At the moment, I am not able to get a proper bite on my molars, hopefully, that will be corrected in time. I wouldn't say having the braces on is an enjoyable experience, but I hope that the pain that I am experiencing at the moment is gonna lead to gain in 12 months time. I look forward to see my straighten teeth in 12 months time. =)

New experience.....

Just realised I haven't written for a long time! I guess it is a result of my laziness and busyness in the last little while. August has truly been an EXTREMELY busy month for me. I was helping out as a committee for my church camp, I had assignment due at college, very busy at work, and also with a lot of other ministries. I was also bridesmaid and helped out at Eunice & Brian's wedding as well. on top of that, I was sick with the flu for 2 weeks!

I am glad that August is over, and am looking forward to enjoying the warmer Spring weather.

I attended the National OMF Conference over the weekend and really enjoyed it! It was great catching up with OMF friends during conference. It is hard to believe it is already 12 mths since my last mission trip to TW. So many things have happened in the last 12 mths. It has surely been a very interesting and enjoyable experience. Life is even gonna be more interesting with lots more changes next year, as I start my full time study at college. I am really looking forward to it. It is such a blessing to be able to learn among a bunched of God minded people. :)

Apart from all these, I am also gonna to a new acquire experience from today! I am starting my orthodontic treatment tonight. I will have some rubber loops put in between my teeth tonight and will have my braces on next week, only to my lower teeth though. The treatment is gonna be for 12 mths. I wonder how if it will be an enjoyable experience or not????? My lower teeth has been pushed inwards and became crocked because of my wisdom teeth, so that is why I need to put braces on my lower teeth to correct it.

I will see if I can take a picture with my braces on later to post up here. :)

熱愛903!

很奇怪﹐雖然自己都算是在SYD長大﹐但一直以來﹐我都留有我很HONKIE的一面。我想﹐這可能是因為我在大學畢業以後曾經在HK工作過兩年多吧!

Found it!

I found my iPod!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was hiding underneath the document tray on my desk. I am soooooooo sooooooooooooooo sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo thankful to have found it!

Dear iPod.... where are you??????

My iPod has been missing for 2 days already! I can't recall where I have put it. All I can remember is that I had it on Friday night, and can't find it on Sat when I went out to fellowship. In the past, I have misplaced it again, but I was always able to find it somewhere, either in my bag, in the car, or on my desk at home. This time, I have searched everywhere, even did a carpet search in the car but still can't locate it!!!! Don't know why, but I have got a gut feeling that I won't see it again, and have to get a new one. =( It is sooo sooooo soooooooooooooooo devastating!!!!!!!!

How long should I wait b4 considering getting a new one???????????

1st Anniversary of my TW mission trip tomorrow!

Time flies. Tomorrow marks the 1st anniversary of my Taiwan mission trip. This past year has been a truly amazing journey. There were a lot of life changing moments as well. In the past year, I have decided to go into college, started life @ SMBC (although part-time), participated in different ministries at church, moved into a new office, and many more.

Tomorrow also marks the first anniversary of my friendship with my fellowship mission team mates. It has been great knowing each one of them. I hope our friendship will grow in years to come. I also hope that I might serve with some of you again in TW in the future!

The journey in the past year has been interested, and I am sure there are gonna me more challenges ahead of me on the journey. Nonetheless, I know that my Lord is with me each and every step of my journey and I am NEVER alone.

I hope and pray that I will continue to grow in the Spirit in the next 365 days and beyond. When the 2nd anniversary of comes around, I hope that it also means that I am a step closer to going back to serve in TW for good.

Lord, please mold me and shape me according to Your will.

Please refer to the following link for details of my 2006 Taiwan mission trip.

http://www.hkflash.com/diary/diary.asp?id=md

期待...

期待著你的出現．我相信在茫茫人海裡面，衪已經會我預備了最好的，預備了你．不知道到什麼時候才能與你遇上，但願我學會安靜等候，因為我知道衪為我預備的你將會是最好的．

父神，求袮教我怎樣安靜等候，在等候的當中在袮裡面得著平安與喜樂．求袮教我在袮裡面得著滿足．父神，願袮監察孩子的需要，傾聽我有聲無聲的呼求．父神，等候的日子真的不易渡過．求袮教我怎樣去好好面對．　Amen!

Wonderful wedding....

I received an email from Jenn today which includes a link to her wedding photos. She looks sooooo sooo sweet and happy in them! Both Thomas and Jenn looked GREAT!

Rainbow => Promises...

I saw a rainbow while driving to work the other day. It is so beautiful. I love seeing rainbow. Every time I see a rainbow, I am reminded of the covenant between God and the earth. As stated in the verses below which can be found in Genesis 9:12-16.

And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."

God's covenant and promises never fail! Praise the Lord!

Long time no see....

After losing contact for nearly 7 yrs, I called Kit today on his cell phone in HK. It is such a surprise for him (and I am suprise that I called him too!) I got the number from Wesley, who happened to bump into him at Admiraty today! Wesley has only been back in HK for a month or so... what a coincident, right?

So many things have happened in the past 7 yrs.....at least a lot of things have happened in my life, a lot of changes, and challenges.

It was nice catching up with Kit. After all, we used to be close friends. We spent so much time together while I was working in HK... there are surely a lot of fun memories. =) Like Halloween at Lang Kwai Fong, camping at Lantau island, numerous afternoon teas at the cafe in CWB, shopping at Sogo, bowling at SCAA..... there were all fun times!

Will we keep in touch from now on?

Friends...

Things happened in the past few months have led me into wanting to search for the true meaning of friendship. Coincidentally, I read the follow passage on a friend's blog:

Many of us choose friends loosely, like magnets, cling on to anything that comes to us. But friends actually shapes us, molds us, and sometimes, are mirrors of who we are. One can easily know what kind of a person they are simply by looking around and see who their friends are. If they are gossipers, so are you… if they are worldly, then so might you be as well. As strong of a character you might be, friends have great influences on one another. On political views, religious views, and where you like to eat. Choose each friend as life time friends, not only can you have fun with them, but as people you can learn from, people you want to disciple, and people you want to be brothers or sisters with…

I very much agree with what this friend wrote. I think we are shape by friends around us. I believe that life influences life, either in a good way and a bad way. The people we hangs out with are really like a mirror, reflecting who we are. So, what kind of friends do you hang out with?

Recent photos

It has been a while since I have posted any post with my photos. Just thought I'd post one with my straighten hair. These photos were taken with Jan (and Bev) when she was in town a few weeks ago. It was so great catching up with you, Jan!

Once was blinded, but now I see!

Thank you Lord for the opportunity for me to find out the truth!

Now I understand why things have happened the way it did between me and DT. There were a lot of things about DT that I didn't know, and I am glad that I am now able to put all the jigsaw pieces together to see the whole picture. The process of finding out the truth hasn't been that enjoyable and easy though, but I am glad that I have got the answers to a lot of the questions which I couldn't figure out.

As much as I am disappointed with the whole situation, I feel sorry for DT as well. There must be something inside him that is causing him to behave and reacted in the way he did. I really hope that one day, he will come to realised what true meaning of friendship is.

Although I feel a bit hurt by all that happened, but at the same time, I think it was a good lesson for me. Perhaps I was trusting people too easily and came off guard too easily. Perhaps it is a good reminder for me to be more observant of how people is really like and not rush into things. Regardless, I am most thankful that I am learning the truth now than later.

Thank you Lord for helping me and guiding me through while I was lost throughout these few months. I trust that you are in control of all things and I pray that people will find out what the truth is and how everyone is. Lord, please guard my heart and grant me wisdom in knowing how to deal with DT and his friends at vball from now on.

Wonderful....

Autumn in Sydney is truly an enjoyable time of the year. The weather was perfect on the weekend. The sky was blue, the sun was warm, the breeze was nice, the temperature was just right. It was perfect!

I am really thankful for such wonderful weather, cos it made me happy. It is such a great feeling waking up to such nice weather. For 3 days in a roll now, I woke up praising God for His wonderful creation. His works are truly magnificent.

The past weekend is the 2nd weekend since DT and I had the massive argument. We haven't really been talking to each other in the last 2 weeks. I guess he is still feeling uncomfortable about me, perhaps he can't be friends with someone whom he has gone out with? Honestly, it feels weird that he doesn't like talk to me anymore. We used to chat so often in the past. Oh well, I still consider him a friend although I don't agree with how he handles things at times. I really hope that one day, he will come to know the real me and realised what type of girl I am. I guess as friend, I have to have patience in re-building the friendship with him. I trust that God is overlooking all things and He surely will work things out according to His plan and provides what is best for me.

A wonderful weekend! Thank you!

Spending 3 days with brothers and sisters, living together, learning, sharing, and praising God together was surely a wonderful way of spending a weekend. Thank you Lord for giving us another wonderful Manna camp. Thank you for the much needed break; time out from the busyness of life to spend time with you Lord. You are truly an AWESOME God. You know what I need, and you certainly listen to our prayers. Thank you Lord for strengthening me and helping me, and guiding me.

Thank you also for Rev. & Mrs Leung. Thank you for the messages you delivered to us through Rev. Leung. Father, I pray that you will continue to bless Rev. Leung in his ministries, providing strength and wisdom from you.

Father, I continue to pray for wisdom with dealing with others, praying that I will not be self-focus when I relate with people. Help me to learn to love others whole hearted, and not asking for self gratification. Father, I continue to pray for wisdom in knowing how to be friends with DT again. I sincerely commit this matter into your hand and pray that you will guide me through according to Your will.

We didn't make it to the final!

Our team lost the match tonight, which means that we won't be in the Grand Final next week! Tonight's match is actually the first match our team has ever lost in the whole season! But then the Giants team played really well. They were doing GREAT as a team and has certainly improved a lot.

I guess we were stressed about the game from the beginning. A lot of us were tired/ sick. I certainly wasn't feeling 100% for the game. I didn't think I play well tonite. I have done much better than how I played tonite. I guess I was feeling a bit anxious tonite, ços it was the first time I got to see DT after our big argument on Tuesday night. I didn't know how I will react or how he would behave, but luckily, I think I did well, and he was trying to be friendly as well.

God is truly an amazing God, and I know it is Him how is healing me and helping me get through things and not focused on DT anymore. I am still treating him as a friend, but I have certainly down graded him a lot.... into the 'normal' friends category. I guess that is what he wanted, and the most comfortable category for him. :)

I guess to me, it doesn't really matter anymore. I just want to be able to enjoy myself at volleyball or when we hang out with friends. I do hope that one day, DT and I can be 'normal' again and we can enjoy each others company and really hang out as friends. Perhaps starting from scratch is the only way. I know that I am off to a fresh new start already, but I guess it might take DT some time to get there.

I guess if I really want him as a friend in the future, I have to learn to be patience, and give him time to settle things and sort things out. I am most thankful for all the wonderful God sent angels which have helped me through, pray with me, and chatted with me when I was so confused, and frustrated with the situation. When I look back at things, I know that I am exposing myself into such devastation, as I wasn't letting go of my control and letting God leads. I am so grateful that I am starting to be 'me' again. :)

Having drinks at New Town tonite with the gang was REALLY enjoyable. I don't know if DT enjoyed it or not, but I have certainly enjoyed myself. I had a chance to chat with TL tonite, as I was sitting next to him at drinks. To my surprise, he was acting quite normal tonight, and I actually enjoyed my conversation with him! I guess I am starting to see other sides of him, and that is somehow changing my -ve impression of him. As time goes by, I am getting to know TL, Webber, and Janet much better. They can be quite friendly at times, but sometimes they are just not willing to open up to others.

The Thai food we had tonite from Sumalee was GREAT. I wasn't really hungry, so I only ate a little bit, but the guys have truly enjoyed themselves (esp. DT I guess! :)). It was truly enjoyable. If I can have dinner with DT in the future in such great atmosphere, and that we can talk normal and not go into any sort of argument, that would be soooooooooooo GREAT! I guess I just have to be patience and look forward to that day to come.

I can really tell that I am recovering, and I a soooooooo happy about it. :) Thanks for everyone who showed love and care (and concern) towards me in the last little while. Don't worry, I am ok now... and no matter what happen, God is there to watch over me, rite? I know I trust in a faithful God and He is faithful no matter what issues I am facing in life. This I really believe. I do hope that things are gonna be better and better from this point onwards. I really pray that I will have the wisdom to stay focused on God and nothing else.

Want to pray for DT too that one day, he will turn back to the Lord, and be able to enjoy the fullness of life in Him, the joy and peace of His gift of salvation.

Dunno what will happen in the next season... and which team I will play in yet.. but I am certainly looking forward to improving my skills and become a better player than what I am now. =)

Time to go.

The last 2 moths or so have surely been stressful and draining for me. I can't remember the last time I am this emotional. Perhaps there are personality clashes between us, perhaps, I have too much expectation of our relationship (either as friends or). I am tired....... extremely tired!

I can't recall another time when I am feeling as tired in dealing with another friend.... perhaps we can't be good friends.....perhaps it is not what you want.

As I said, it feels as if I am the only one treasuring and holding onto things. Thank you for sharing part of your private world with me for taking me to the dog park for breakfast. It was an enjoyable experience.

I have always looked forward in spending time with you, but things are telling me that it is time for me to go. I tried, but I have not succeeded.

I will surely miss you, and the time we spent together... Bye D............

你會想起我嗎?

將會有一個多星期見不到你，感覺真的有點怪．'Cos we have been seeing each other 3-4 times a week on average in the last 2 months or so. 你曾經講過你對我太好，我也覺得你對我很好，但我總覺得你對很多人（esp. gals)也是這樣．也許，自從你選擇了不跟我一起以後，我就一直覺得我對你來說跟本沒有什麼特別．也許，我只是一個揮也揮不掉我朋友而已．

有時候，我真的很想知道你對我的感覺是怎樣的．我是一個你所珍惜的人，還是我個可有可無的朋友？Am I really a pretty girl as you said? 在你見不到我的日子裡，你會想起我嗎？

我知道我會想你．．．Perhaps this is the much needed break for me to really think about what this all means to me... will this break leads to another ending?

Grey's Season 3

BTW, I have finished watching all of Grey's Season 3. GREAT STUFF! I really enjoyed it. Thanks DT for getting me the DVDs.

Morning walk with Indy...

I still get to see you quite a lot these days, as friends, but it feels like we are no longer communicating in the way we used to. Perhaps that is how things should be, right from the start. At times, I don't know what I should say, or what I should ask. I am scare of asking the wrong thing and annoy you again! I don't know how open up you would be, and what I should or shouldn't ask. I guess staying friends is not as easy as I thought it would be...

I enjoyed this morning though..... it was fun, although we didn't get to chat much. It is so strange. Even if we are doing something together, we don't really talk to each other. So strange man!!!

Oh well, thank you for buying me brekkie and taking me out for a walk. I know you have been shouting me a few times already. I promise I will treat you to a nice dinner one day, ok?

Grey's Season 3

Thank you for getting Grey's Anatomy Season 3 on DVD for me, DT. I have only got 1 out of the 3 discs at the moment, are you going to give me the other 2? or are you gonna not give those to me as a punishment?????

Hope to see you soon.

Miss you.....

I don't know why we end up where we are now. Everything just happened so quickly in the last 2 weeks, I didn't even have time to comprehend all that has happened.

As I mentioned, I don't regret meeting you, knowing you, and being with you, although very briefly! In a way, I should feel upset about things, but I don't want to be angry with you.... I don't even feel this way.... I just don't want to lose you as a friend.

Will we ever be able to get back to where we were before Valentine's Day? I really hope that we can be cool friends again..... just like how we were. You are so fun to be with, and I truly enjoy your company. =)

I am kinda looking forward to Tues and Thurs.... as I will probably see you... but then I am also worry that I don't know how you will react. Are we still in good speaking terms? Can we still joke around as we did in the past?

I just hope and pray that things will get back to normal between us........

God will make a way

God will make a way,
Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me
He will be my guide
Hold me closely to His side
With love and strength for each new day
He will make a way, He will make a way.

By a roadway in the wilderness, He'll lead me
And rivers in the desert will I see
Heaven and earth will fade
But His Word will still remain
He will do something new today.

God will make a way,
Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me
He will be my guide
Hold me closely to His side
With love and strength for each new day
He will make a way, He will make a way

http://my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis2/makeaway.html

不是美女

自問自己確實不是美女．從小到大，都是「肥妹仔」一名．小時後，別人也許會覺得我可愛，但長大了之後，那些可愛就變得不再可愛了．雖然很多人也覺得我的輪廓不錯，但以一個亞洲人來說，我也的確比較高大．Personally, I think God created each of us and we are unique in his eyes. I believe it doesn't really matter what size I am, I am still precious. However, I found that is not the general conception. Often, people look at me and think that I am bigger than normal Asian because I am not discipline in my diet and my exercise schedule. However, that is not true. I have been watching out on what I eat ever since I started working in HK. I classify myself as being rather health concious. In terms of exercise, I admit that I was lazy earlier on, but these days I am doing sports at least once a week.

I reckon appearance isn't everything. It is more important to have good inner qualities, good personality, sense of humour, a good heart, and most importantly a passion and desire in following God. But how many people out there (especially guys) share this my view?

I guess being stressed at work and being sick for the last 2 weeks has really put me into a bad emotional state. I feel incompetent, frustrated, and weak. For some strange reason, I am feeling defeated, in many areas of my life. I know I shouldn't feel this way, but this is exactly how I am feeling at the moment. It feels like I don't know where the sunshine in my life has gone.

I pray that the clouds will be blown away, and the sun will come out again soon. Real soon.

Father, you are a soverign God and in control of all things. You know my every heartbeat, and you know my every feeling. Father, I pray that your Holy Spirit be there to lift me up. Teach me to not be anxioius of anything but to trust in you and lay all my burdens to you through prayer. Lord, thank you for chosing me to me your precious daugther. I commit my future into your hand. I trust that you have the best plan for me. Teach me to wait patiently as the plan you have for me unfolds.

In Jesus precious name, Amen.

The Existence of MDGarage

I sometimes wonder how many people actually know this site exists. Number shown on the counter doesn't suggest this site has much traffic. I guess that doesn't matter for me. The reason I set up this blog is for me to drop down my thoughts at times, and also share with friends my life, my experiences, and some of the ups and downs in life. I believe that you can know people quite well from their writing, and I am hoping that others will come to know me better through reading my blog as well. I know that my writing is not interesting or good, but I try to be as sincere as possible when I share things.

Spending time in writing an entry here everyday is becoming a habit again. I am actually quite enjoying doing it, 'cos I guess it helps in getting my mind off the stressfulness of life for a few minutes each day. =)

Oh well, hope people who actually visit this blog will find my writing improved over time. ^^

Catch up @ Gloria Jeans

Met up with Matt tonight at Strathfield Gloria Jeans. This is the first time we met up since we got back from our mission trip. It actually feels weird that we used to see each other everyday while we were in TW, but even though we live only 30mins drive from each other, we still didn't manage to meet up in the last few months! It was good catching up with him though. He is surely a funny guy.

While we were at the coffee shop, it actually felt more like we were in Korean rather than in Sydney. I know that there are a lot of Koreans in Strathfield, but I didn't think the whole coffee shop would be fill with Koreans! Even the store manager there was Korean! I found that quite interesting...... I don't mind being among Koreans though. In fact, I quite enjoy the culture, the food, the Korean drama, Korean fashion, and the Korean songs these days. =) In fact, my good friend from high school whom I work with now is Korean as well!

Matt and I are going to do a presentation on our TW mission trip this weekend at the OMF Target Asia meeting. We will be showing part of the DVD which Jeremy made for us there. It will surely bring back a lot of good memories again.

Volleyball 13NOV06

We played against the junior girls rep team last night. It was the most enjoyable game we played since I joined the team. We won all 3 sets again. With the way we are going, it looks like we will get into the final this season. Although we won last night, I wasn't happy with how I played. My passes weren't good, and I wasn't setting the ball properly for spiker last night! I guess I need to work hard at training this Friday if I am to play better at next week's game.

Just got an email from Andrew this afternoon too. We are thinking of forming a team to go into the UNSW social comp next year. It is gonna be a fair distance for me to travel from work to get to UNSW for comp, but if we can really form a team of our own, I am willing to travel. It is not that I am not enjoying the team I am playing in, but I guess it is always better to play with people I know well. I suppose I play much better and more confidently when I am playing with people I know.

Oh well, see how it goes! But then, I am going to start college in February. I don't know if I can still afford to play sports 2 nights a week?

How to be an adult?

Read this from a newspaper article. I found the topic quite interesting. Have a read and see if you agree with them or not. Leave me a comment on what you think when you have time. Enjoy!

How to be an adult

Don't be affronted Being affronted (or offended, or complaining about 'inappropriateness') is no response for a grown-up. Only children believe the world should conform to their own view of it: a sort of magical thinking that can only lead to warfare, terrorism, unmanageable short-term debt and the Blair/Bush alliance

Mistrust anything catchy, whether it's the Axis of Evil, advertising slogans, or blatant branding ('New Labour'). Catchiness exists to prevent thought and to disguise motive. Grown-ups can think for themselves

Ignore celebrities, except when they are doing what they are celebrated for doing: acting, playing football et cetera. Skill does not confer moral, political or intellectual discrimination. (Except in the case of writers. Writers know everything and can lecture you with impunity.) If a celebrity is not celebrated for doing anything but being a celebrity, smile politely but pay no notice

We should not assume that market forces will decide wisely. The market is rigged by manipulation and infantilisation

Consider our own motivations. We may rail about being treated like children, ordered about, kept from the truth, nannied and exploited… but are we complicit in it? Could the reward actually be infantilisation itself?

Autonomy is the primary marker of being grown up. Babies, children and adolescents don't have any. We don't want to be in their boat

Suspect administration Its purpose is to free the organisation to do what it's meant to do: but the triumph of the administrators - the lawyers, the accountants, the professional managers - means that too many organisations now believe that what they are meant to do is administer themselves. This is a profoundly infantile attitude

Do not love yourself unconditionally. Such love is for babies and comes from their mothers. Ignore fashion, particularly in clothes. You don't want to look like a teenager for ever

Never do business with a company offering 'solutions' as in 'ergonomic furniture solutions which minimise the postural strain associated with sitting' (chairs) and 'Post Office mailing solutions' (brown paper). The word suggests we have a problem, but since we are grown-ups, that is for us to decide

Denounce relativism at every turn. Shouting 'not fair' is childish. Demanding respect without earning it is childish. Don't fear seriousness. Babies aren't allowed to be serious

Watch our language. Is there really much difference between a six-year-old in a fright-wig and his father's waders shouting 'I'm the Mighty Wurgle-Burgle-Urgley-Goo' and an ostensible grown-up demanding to be called 'Tony Blair's Respect Tsar'?

Hide Grown-ups are not required to be perpetually accountable, while the instincts of government and big business, both of which are, almost by their nature, great infantilisers, are to keep an eye on everyone all the time

Eat it up There is nothing more babyish than having dietary requirements
Never vote for, do business with or be pleasant to anyone who uses the words 'ordinary people'

Taken from'Big Babies' by Michael Bywater, published by Granta on 2 November.

Baby present

I went out shopping with Vida last night at Burwood. Vida needed to shop for a baby present for Angela's new daughter. We shopped at different shops, but decided to get something from Pumpkin Patch in the end.

The kids clothes at Pumpkin Patch are so cute!!!!!!! I am hoping that I will have niece/newphew one day. Man, my niec/newphew are surely gonna be spoilt!!! I am sure I am going be a really cool aunt and try to spend a lot of time with the kid. I am a big kid myself, ain't I? HAHA!

Vida has been married for almost 7 years already. We are all looking forward to her having kids, but I guess she has her own reasons for not having one yet. Perhaps she wants to ger architect license before having kids?

Anyway, really look forward to having a niece/ newphew.

Rejoice in the Lord.

Though the fig tree do not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

Habakkuk 3:17,18 RSV

Rejoicing in You all the time is not easy, especially when situations in life are not working out the way I want them to be.

Father, please help me in remembering these words and teach me to rejoice in you day after day.

Grey's Anatomy Season 2

My season 2 DVDs have finally arrived!!!! Really look forward to having a full on "Grey's Anatomy" weekend soon!

Long Distance

Feeling a bit blue tonight. This song came to my mind just then. it is one of the songs I like singing when I go to KTV. I thought I would post it here, since I managed to find the lyrics.

The song was written by Mark Lui for Leon Lai a while back and was in Chinese, but Justin wrote the English lyrics for it in 2004 and was releasd in one of Janice's album.
(http://us.yesasia.com/b5/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1004008686/section-music/code-c/version-all/)

I really like this song, so would like to share with you all. Enjoy!

Long Distance (情深說話未曾講)
作曲：雷頌德
填詞：側田＠On Your Mark
編曲：側田＠On Your Mark

When I'm feeling blue
Lost without a clue
Sparks between our eyes
Nothing can be as true
Sing my life for you
Paintings that I drew
One plus one makes two
How I wish to caress you
Tell me where we're heading to
What we do may seem so crude
Where's the good in our goodbyes
The time you leaves'sThe time you break my heart in two

#Even though we're far apart
Send my love with all my heart
When you miss me at night
Look at the stars shining bright
For the time you pulled me through
All the things I do for you
Running tears from my eyes
Thinking how will I survive next goodbye

Repeat * # #

一起走過的日子

雖然與你相處過的時間並不長，但當中卻在著很多有趣的，值得回味的片段．我們認識以後的很多對話，一起去過的地方，一起看過的電影，一起逛過的街，曾一起分享的各種美食，你睡著了的樣子，我到現在還全部記得．

懷念你的笑容，懷念你的聲音，懷念你的細心，懷念你的體貼．懷念你的cheekiness，懷念你對真理的那份執著，懷念你曾經在我不開心的時候哄我，懷念我共你曾有過的那種resonate的感覺．

真的很想讓你知道我想你．真的很想你！

Sweet memories...

Watching the DVD the Jeremy sent through tonight bought back a lot of sweet memories of my mission trip in July. It was certainly a really momerable month in my life. The time in Taipei was like living in heaven for me. Although I was in a foreign land, without any friends or family around me, but I felt joy and happiness in my heart. Throughout the time I was in Taiwan, I was only focused on what I was in Taiwan for.... it is not about ME, but for Him alone! I guess life was so enjoyable then because everyone on team was working towards the same goals. There weren't 11 of us, each with our own goals and agendas, but 11 of us with the same goal and focus. During that time, each of us have put down our ''selves" and become a part of the team, a piece of jigsaw of a much larger picture.

Days in Taipei were happy days. I really miss Taipei and friends in Taiwan. I miss my team mates dearly. Each and everyone of them. I also miss the kids in Wanhua a lot. I really pray that I can return to Wanhua and be involved with the ministry again in a few years time.

Really looking forward to being in Taiwan again....

Feeling a bit blue...

Feeling a bit blue and stressed after having the chat with my boss yesterday. I have told him in the past that I want to move into the product management area, and he has suggested me a few times to consider going out into the field for a year or so.

The company is setting up a new field force, and my boss has asked me again to consider going out on the field to gain some sales experience. To be honest, I don't really want to go out in the field. I don't think I am a good 'sales' person, I have learnt from experience in HK that I am not! Also, I am only gonna work for another 12 mths before I start full time college anyway.

These days I am feeling a bit stressed.... on the one hand, my boss is urging me to think seriously about my career succession, and where I want to be. On the other hand, I know that I am leaving the work force in 12 mths time, but can't tell my boss about it. I have to try my best in performing well at my job, and should aim for promotion and stuff, but then I know that I am leaving soon. I really don't know what I should do!?! Deep down, I know that I just want to do well at my current role, stay in this role for another 12 mths and resign. I think as long as I am doing well at my current job, I am happy. But then, my boss might think otherwise.

I have been in this company for close to 5 yrs now. I like the people here and I guess I enjoy my role too. I want to stay at this company for another 12 mths, then go into college. I think there is really no point in me changing job now, since I will need time to adapt to the new environment, and by the time I get used to the new environment, it will be time for me to resign anyway.

In a way, I am really looking forward to my full time college days. I know that life won't be easy then, but I am sure I will enjoy it. It is surely something I am looking forward to.

I really pray that life at work will be peaceful and enjoyable for the next 12 mths or so. Please help me Lord in knowing what I should do and help me to perform well in my job.

Volleyball...

After searching for a team/ club to join in the last few weeks, I finally decided to sign up with Baulkham Hills Volleyball Club. I went to training last Friday night. Man... it was soooooooo much fun! I got to play with players from different grades. Man, some of them are really really good players! We had drill practice for 45mins and started playing games after that. I can't remember how many games we played in total, but it was already past 11:30pm when I left. We started at 8:15pm.... that means I played for at least 2 and a half hours non-stop! I can't remember the last time I played that much volleyball in a day! If I can keep up with going to trainning every Friday night, I am sure I will get much better at volleyball and get much better in shape too... haha! =)

Tonight's match was the first comp. match I played in years. It was quite enjoyable but not as challenging as I thought. I thought the game would be much more intense and past paced. But then I guess that was because I am only playing in C grade this season. The match tonight was even easier than the games I played on Friday night.The team which I got placed in was already one of the better teams in C grade, but yet not everyone can play well. I guess that is one of the reason why Joe, the coach, wanted me to play in B grade in the first place. Oh well, now that I am playing with this team, I am stuck for the rest of the season. I guess I should take this opportunity to really get myself more familiar with moving around the courts and improve my skills on different position and change to a B grade team for next season.

Our team won all 3 sets tonight. I don't know how we are doing overall (the comp actually started 3 weeks ago, so I am joining half way through), but hopefully we will get into the grand final for our grade at the end of the season. I don't know anyone on my team yet as this is the first week I have joined the team. They all seems like a friendly bunch though. Hopefully, I will get to know them better as the season goes on.

I really hope that I will become a more proficient player by next season.

Really hoping to play a good game with you next time we meet up, JS. =)

Making progress...

I am making progress on learning the different functions and things I can do on my blog. :) As you can see from my previous post, I have learnt how to post video clips on my blog! This will certainly add more flavour to my blog and make things more interesting for readers. From now on, I will try my best to take some video clips from my day to day life and share with you all. Hope you will find reading my blog enjoyable and entertaining in the future.

My little angel

I want to write something about my neice, Valerie, today. She is the daughter of my cousin who is one day younger than I. She really is an angel!

She is now 3, and is attending kindagaten at St. Paul's Convent in Hong Kong. I have gone back to visit her twice since she was born. I took some videos while I went back to Hong Kong in July this year. Here are some of them. She is really an agel. Check them out! :)

Testing out the new function on beta version of blogger....

I wonder if this work??? According to the instruction this email will be posted on my blog automatically. see if it works.....

IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am still learning all the things I can do with my blog..... there are so many things I can add to it.... i guess I will have to spend more time looking up the help section to learn more.....

New features in Blogger???

I am using beta vesion of blogger at the moment. There are some new features which I really like, for example the ability to choose whether the post is a private post or a public post. I am still not used to all the functions though, seems like it is gonna take me a while to figure it out!

First SMBC Student Newsletter

I received my first SMBC Student Newsletter today. I was quite shock to have received it, as I won't start my program till February next year! I guess as they have accepted my enrollment, my details are not on the student database and I automatically get included in the distribution list.

It is quite a nice feeling to have received the newsletter. I guess it reminds me of my new identity - a bible college student! Although I am only doing part time next year, I really feel that I am being a part of the SMBC community. This feeling is VERY different to when I was going to start my associate course in Morling College. I guess I wasn't ready then, and I didn't know what bible college was about back then. I did it out of my own will, and not the Father's will. This time, I know I am ready and I am most certain that this is the road He wants me to be on.

Although I think college life is not gonna be easy, but I am sure my Lord in heaven will grant me the strength and wisdom to get through. But then I guess I have to learn the balance between dependence on God in prayer and taking hard-headed practical steps towards the attainment of the goal.

The road ahead is not gonna be easy, but I am sure "...life is gonna be infinitely more interesting and fulfilling."

Addicted to Grey's Anatomy

It only took me 2 nights to finish all 9 episodes of Grey's Anatomy Season 1. For some strange reason, I have always enjoyed watching TV drama about hospitals, medical cases, and about doctors. Even since I was little, I have enjoyed watching series like Doogie Houser M.D, ER, All Saints, Medical Emergency, and some Chinese ones like 妙手人心s just to name a few. But out of all the ones I have watched, I think Grey's Anatomy really stands out from the crowd. I guess I like it better because it has some sort of a story line and it is quite funny and entertaining.

I really look forward to having season 2 on DVD and watching it. But then it is not available in Oz yet as it is still showing on TV here. I know it is avialable from online shopping, from places like Amazon.com, but then I will have to pay for shipping cost.... :P

Oh well, maybe one of my friends out there can perhaps get it for me as a present????? ^^

Extra long summer...

It felt like I didn't have a winter at all this year, as I went on mission trip in Taipei for a whole month in July. The weather wasn't too cold by the time I get back, and the temperature has started to reach the late twenties, mid thrities this month! I am quite enjoying this warmer weather, but I am missing the humidity I exepreienced in Taipei, strange uh? Who on earth would enjoy the sticky humid weather there????? I do!!!!!! 'cos the humid weather is better for me as a sinus and hayfever sufferer. The weather here in Sydney is just too dry.

I was searching for some information on Google this afternoon, and found out that the weather in US is quite cold already. According to the web, the weather in Chicago has already dropped down to between 3C to 11C. Sounds pretty cold to me! I guess they will be getting their first snow rather soon. What is it like to be living in that sort of cold weather and have to go to work/school in the snow I wonder? It must be a pretty nice feeling and experience. Don't know if I want to do it for too long though....... A white Christmas in the States would be really nice, but then I don't think it will happen in the next few years. I guess my priority shoudl be college for the next few years, I probably won't have much spare money left to travel. :( I will certainly miss travelling, but then I am thankful that I have already traveled quite extensive around the world up to now. :) I was thinking of participating the SOP conference at the end of 2007 in LA. Bill and Vida went last time and said it was AWESOME! I guess I will have to pray about it and wait and see whether it is possible for me to go then!

You Are Flan Pocky

Your attitude: modern and offbeat East meets west... sweet meets salty. You're a pro at bringing unusual combos together!

What Flavor Pocky Are You?

Your Personality Cluster is Extraverted Thinking

You are: Organized and logical - a master at puzzles Competitive in almost any arena of life Objective when necessary, but passionate about what you truly love Intolerant of excuses and incompetence

What's Your Personality Cluster?

Badminton + Gym

Feeling GREAT at the moment. I went to badminton last night and just went for a 40 mins work out at the gym. It really feels GREAT after a good sweat! Summer is coming, and I am DETERMINED to lose some weight and shape up for summer. =) oh well, I guess I give people an image that I am very sporty (I guess I am in a way, at least I used to be really sporty anyway =P), might as well live up to it. HAHA!

My colleagues have been telling me that it usually takes 21 days before something becomes a habit, so I guess I will have to try hard for the next 20 days or so to go to gym or do some sort of exercise after work.

I really hope that I will go back to the shape which I used to have during my post grad years!


This is a photo of me taken at Fishermen Bastion at Budapest in August 2003. As you can see I am a bit skinnier then, right? I am hoping that I can get back into that shape this summer.

Really have to work hard on it!

I believe???

I know that things wouldn't happen no matter how hard I try if it is not God's will. I know that He is in control of all things, and He knows what I am thinking and how I feel. I have told Him my thoughts, my pain, my confusion, my desire, and my struggles. I know that I have to cast all these to Him and let Him take control, but why am I not willing to let go 100%? Why am I wanting to do things my way in hope to make things work? I know that I am wasting my effort here, if it is not His plan and His timing.......

Learning to wait patiently and not do anything based on my own limited wisdom is hard, REALLY HARD! How much longer should I wait or do I have to wait? I know that You are letting me go through all these to train my patience. Afterall, I will have to learn to be patient before I can move onto the next stage, rite?

Please change my heart Lord, and please help me to let go and leave things at your hand. Please teach me how to wait patiently, teach me to focus on You alone, and let go... Please help me to let you take the lead and teach me to follow. God, may your will alone be done. Please grant me the strength and wisdom, the peace and joy in time of waiting. Amen.

Cell Retreat @ Blue Mountains

Our cell group had our yearly retreat at the Blue Mountains over the weekend. We rented a holiday house which was HUGE! Although it rainned the whole weekend, we managed to had a lot of fun staying indoor. We played games, I led bible study on Sat morning, and we had a nice BBQ dinner on the veranda on Sat night. We also gave Alison a suprise birthday celebration on Saturday night as well (it is her birthday today). All in all, it was a great weekend away. I am really thankful to be in this all girls group this year. We have developed good bonding and trust among the group members in the past few months. I pray that we will continue to build trust among us and be able to enocurage one another in our spiritual journey.

Here are a few picutres taken over the weekend showing how much fun we had...... enjoy!

Been lazy!!!!!!

It has been 2 weeks since my last blog entry. Man! I am so lazy these days!!!!!! When I was using HKFlash.com, I used to update my blog everyday! So, what have I been doing in these 2 weeks? Let me think back.......

I guess I spent quite a lot of time researching on information about bible colleges. I pretty much made up my mind that I want to do a Bachelor in Theology at SMBC. I wanted to do a Master level course at first, but then I thought I probably won't need to go up to that level with what I want to do in the future. I am feeling a bit relieved now that I know which course I want to do. The next challenge will be for me to save up the $15,ooo which I will need for my accomdoation when I go into F/T study in 2008! Changing my lifestyle and real work hard at saving up has not been easy, but I am sure with God's help I will be able to do it.

I am going to the Blue Mountains with girls from my cell group for weekend retreat tomorrow. We are going to a Japanese Bath House/ Hot Spring on Sunday morning as well. I am really looking forward to it. =) I will post photos from the trip when I get back next week.

Change my heart O God

Change my heart oh God
Make it ever true
Change my heart oh God
May I be like You

Change my heart oh God
Make it ever true
Change my heart oh God
May I be like You

You are the potter
I am the clay
Mold me and make me
This is what I pray

Change my heart oh God
Make it ever true
Change my heart oh God
May I be like You

Puzzled!!!

Am I hard to understand or am I speaking in a language from Mars? How come people don't seem to understand what I am saying these days?

Is there something wrong in the way I communicate or??????

God, YOU know what I am going through and YOU certainly know my struggles. Father, please give me strength and wisdom in dealing with things/ people which I am finding hard to deal with. Pray that I will have the patience in helping others in understanding me better and vice versa.

Delay in getting my new toy! :(

I was really looking forward to getting my new toy tonight from Gwai. He was supposed to pick it up for the shop for me this afternoon, but I got a call from him this morning saying there are delay in my card payment. As a result, I won't be able to get my laptop until Tuesday at the earliest. (I have to go to Villawood with her after work to have my credit card verified before the transaction can go through?!)

I have got volleyball training on Monday after work, so won't be able to go to pick up my laptop. oh well, I guess I just have to have patience in using my old one for another few days. Disappointed, but can't help it. :(

Good bye to my VAIO

It is finally time for me to say good bye to my SONY VAIO. I guess my VAIO is some what special to me, as it is the first laptop I ever bought myself. It was very expensive (cost me $3,999 4 years ago!).

I guess the trip to Taiwan, all the transit was a bit too much for my VAIO. It decided not to function properly since the first day I got back.... there were problems booting it up, problems in charging the battery, problems with the AC power inlet, and problems with it hibernating from time to time (I guess that is b/c of the problem with power supply)! I was hoping that I will wait till next year to buy a new laptop, but all the signs are telling me my VAIO is probably not going to last till then!

I am looking forward to spending time on my new laptop. I have decided to go with ASUS this time. (I guess I am really turning into a Taiwanese, huh??!!!) The model I am getting is A6J. It has all the things I wanted on a laptop, and the price is quite reasonable. :) Hopefully, I will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed my VAIO initially. :P

Transferring data from my old laptop to my new one is gonna be a tedious task.... I think I will just leave that to Gwai and Griffon to fix for me. Haha.

Beef noodles (牛肉麵) set for 245NT?????

I went to a Taiwanese cafe near church for lunch with some church friends after service today. I was delighted in going to a Taiwanese cafe, thinking that it is going to bring back good memories of my time in Taipei. However, when I looked at the menu, I was shock to know how much more we have to pay for a bowl of beef noodles which is not even half as tasty as the ones we had in Taipei! At the cafe we were at, a bowl of beef noodles costs $8, which is approximately 196NT. A standard pearl milk tea (500mL) cost $5.5, which is approximately 135NT. The cafe offers a beef noodles set at a discounted price of $10.50, equivalent to 245NT. That is nearly 4 times what we pay in Taipei!!!

I really miss all the good food we can find at Shi Da! The Nicholsons are truely blessed to be living in such a nice area surrounded with good restaurants and night market.

I miss Taiwan. I guess Taipei has became my second home. Really look forward to returning there one day.

Roland's wedding

I went to my cousin, Roland's wedding today. I really enjoyed it. It was such a beautiful wedding. Although it wasn't as grand as the Fiona's, but it was really warm and loving. While I was sitting in the chapel listening to their vows to each other, there were tears in my eyes. I was so glad that they are finally together and tied the knot after being apart for a few years.

Roland and Gazal met in Nepal while Rol was working with AusAid over there. Gazal is a Nepalese born in India but grew up in Nepal. In the past few years they have been living in different countries, but that didn't stop them in loving each other. I guess they are meant to be together and God has really blessed them in their relationship. I pray that God will bless their new family and that the family will walk with the Lord for generations to come.

While at the wedding, I had the chance to catch up with a lot of my cousins and relatives as well. Many of them were interested in how my trip was. I shared with a few of them the wonderful experience I had, and mentioned to them that I am hoping to go into bible college next year if God is willing. All of my cousins were excited in knowing that God has called me to serve Him ful time, they were all willing to pray for me regularly from now on. My cousin Lyndon and his wife Kath even mentioned that they are willing to support me on a monthly basis while I am at college and when I go out in the field. How encouraging is that!!!!!!

I am so blessed by the Lord in having such wonderful Christians in my extended family. They have certainly been a great support to me. I have asked them to pray for my parents that they will have peace from the Lord when I share my vision and intention with them. I know that God is a gracious God and He answer prayers. I am sure He will perform miracles according to His will. May His name be glorified alone!

Tomorrow is my first day back at church after being away for 5 weeks. Pray that I will know how to share my experience with brothers and sisters tomorrow and that my sharing will be a blessing and encouragement to them.

Frist post on Blogspot!

I have finally decided to migrate my blog to Blogspot in order to cater for all my friends who don't read Chinese. In the past, I have been writing my blog on a site called HKflash.com. The site interface is all in Chinese, but since I can read Chinese, I didn't think it would cause problems for friends who can't read Chinese! Oh well, I guess I am just not thinking through properly when I first signed up on that site. Anyway..... here I am at the new MDGarage (yet again!!!!! It has migrated from My Space on MSN to HKflash, and now to Blogspot!)

I hope by migrating to Blogspot, all of my friends will find it easier to keep in touch with me, know my whereabouts, and also share with me some happy or unhappy things that are happening in life.

I haven't been keeping my blog up to date since mission ended about 2 weeks ago. I guess I have been really lazy! However, I will try my best to make sure my post are up to date. Hope you guyswil enjoy reading my posts.