ACTS - Adopt a Child To School

"Touching People, Changing Lives"

This is the theme of Full Gospel Church, JB this year. God, you know just how grateful I am to be so near you though i'm now further away from my peers.

Today, we have the special guests from Philippines ACTS.  How much have i missed ACTS church at Summit. How are you my dearest Elish, Steph, Ian and friends?  

Praise the Lord! The Adopt a Child To School Programme has been going on strong for the past 6 years, starting with 23 students to the current 107 students.  Indeed, not only do the ministry get to reach out for these students, they get involved with their families as well.  So, a family of 10 members X 107 students, can easily reach up to 1000 lives~! Hallelujah!!

As Sister Ellenita (sorry if i mis-splet) points out:

1.  We cannot do miracles, but God USES us to teach them about His works and it is God who does the miracles.

2.There are many who are not reached.  (Luke 10:2 "He told them the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few")

3.  "Let's not pray for lighter burdens, but for STRONGER bags." (Now, that's a powerful line i love!)

4.  "Marriage is not a word, but a sentence.  Life Sentence."

5. L.O.V.E. makes us do things BEAUTIFULLY :)

6. We can work.  We can teach.  We can encourage.  

7.  TEAMWORK is the goal for everyone.

8.  Be part of the mission of God. When? NOW!

Yay! Found my favorite pastor's FB!!  Haha :) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenneth-Chin/126204557371?ref=nf&sk=wall

DAIMAN

RM14 per hour, anyone wanna come to Daiman's court?

 Always wanted to be good at badminton, even berkobar-kobar and bought a good racquet with Yvonne back in UPM. But? Hardly get the chance to play back here in JB... sadness.. and thr's this marvellous badminton court just opposite my house here...but no kaki.... how to improve my badminton skills? enjoy seeing the guys do smashes and back-hand swings~ Dato Lee Chong Wei ( the one and only Malaysian sportsman i admire~! )

baby pool!!

Aha! you can imagine my joy when i stepped into the swimming zone! How have i missed swimming!! it has been more than 3 months since i last dip into a swimming pool~ RM9 per entry. Missed UPM's free entry swimming pool~ Ah.... Plan to go this evening/night :)

2 pools~ Wait for me baby!

Just seeing you makes my heart leaps with joy~!

Couldn't get enough of snapping down beautiful sights :)

Daiman Sports Club even offers driving range :)

Another sports i'm not good at but have interest in :) RM980 per month by a a coach, if only....

Swing your waist~!

But...

The best part is :

They offer PADI diving course!!!

Man, this IS one of my dream!

RM1390, 4 Days course. 2 days in-house training and 2D1N at Tioman Island, diving equipments and accommodation included, anytime. Excluding transportation to Mersing and food. Now, who is interested to get the diving certificate? :)

note: Last two days iPad 2 launched, i thought "man, i never wanted a gadget so badly. But now, entering the diving corner, i realized, i would trade in  10 ipads just to get to dive deep into the ocean!"

Santa Claus....guardian angels...my dearest samaritans...

http://www.padi.com/scuba/padi-courses/diver-level-courses/most-popular-speciality-courses/default.aspx

PADI has this special e-gifts for friends. *wink wink*

For.Give.

Forgiveness.

I used to think
Forgiving someone is hard
hard in the sense of laying down our pride

we may have forgiven him/her in our hearts
yet we dare not tell them
nor do we have the courage
to heal the relationship

however
after 'practicing' forgiving
and 'experiencing' being forgiven
i realized
it's not that hard after all

Just a simple
'I'm sorry'
or,
'Gohmeinasai
will do wonder

That word can tumble the wall
Strong rightO?

so to those who are struggling with forgiveness
perhaps you can have this in mind
'that we are all children of God
and He has forgiven our sins,
so are we greater than God
till the extend we couldn't forgive that someone?'

On the bright side
we feel happier
when we have one less enemy

i believe
every religion teaches us to be good
and the art of forgiving
tops the list of well-being

good luck to all

*this post is also a reminder for myself, always forgive, with an open heart.

God bless you all :)

10secs x2 downpour

It's freaking sunny out there
and the sun in blazing into my aircon-less room here.

So
I had a 10seconds x 2 downpour
Felt slightly better

No one to blame

I just miss home
I want to be back at my comfort zone

I don't dislike my profession
The notorious students, the RPH burden
The loneliness and hunger of concentration (trying to rhyme)
I ...miss my friends and family.


Can anyone take me away from here soon?
Thanks a lot!

It's alright.
Momentarily on Earth only, right?

-miss-

3D2N Scouts Camp

Departing from IPG Kampus Temenggong Ibrahim, Johor Bahru
to
SK Kampung Johor Lama, Kota Tinggi.

 This is the first time I participated in a scout's camping.  Though it is not located in a jungle where we can actually experience the wilderness, I truly enjoyed it~!
Thanks to my beloved B.Ed TESL IPG-UPM coursemates, I would really miss you guys once we graduate...Huhu..

Kalmeet & Dharmini. Side way and pull-able SWING~!

 I have always loved swings~! They are my favorite playground game! I love just swinging there and appreciating the nature surrounding me. Though I'd love to have a swing in my own house, but the idea of being 'fenced up...huhu..

Encik Yusof.

 There are many jurulatih who helped us alot throughout this 3D2N camp.  Thanks alot to you guys~ Though we just got informed by UPM that without gerko we won't grad, you guys immediately took us in your hands.  Sorry if  I didn't put in my best effort, esp the log book. Monday is approaching = practicum! Deng Deng~

Aruke. "Walk" - our favorite song :)

 I love the sing-along sessions~ Wonder if I'd dare to sing before my students like Encik Yusof. Haha. Alamak, no pictures of Encik Hamdan! He's my favorite non-TESL lecturer in IPG!! Charismatic sungguh!! Hehe~!

Looks simple? I'm super proud of us Singa(s)

 We worked on these gadgets till 6am dawn, a very memorable night we spent as a patrol! Though all of these hard work was off the ground in 20-30 minutes, I am still amazed we made a tables, penyidai pakaian, rak kasut etc, that is USABLE!! talking about survival skills? mastered 5%? haha!

The biggest table in the patrol. Re-construct after a heavy rainpour.

Life is like this bamboo table.  We have to have friends.  Bak kata pepatah, bersatu teguh, bercerai roboh.  And, sometimes we need to depend on the help of others; in this case, the rafia strings.  To be successful in life, we need to have a strong foundation (dipacakkan dalam bumi), or we'll tumble when we face challenges (heavy rainpour) unpredictably...and most important of all, i think, like the bamboo table, we have to have a sense of worth.  Are we important to the people around us? How can we help the make this a world a better place? By educating the future generation or by conserving our nature? Like this bamboo table, it served its purpose to 'serve' us teabreak (yummy cucur!) before it R.I.P.

Thank you for reading. Aruke~! (^_^)

Tears of Joy (^_^)

Today, 12.02.2011 Sunday,

I accepted Christ as my personal Lord and Savior.

My palms are cold,

when i stood forward onto the stage.

Acknowledging someOne who has loved me,

forgave me,

and heal me...

I could have been more proud

and shout to the world

that,

He saveD me.

From today,

I am a renewed person,

all my past are left behind, 

I'd change for the better!

May you all have a blessed CNY 2011,

welcome to enjoy the abundant life given by HIM!

Thank You, Jesus.

Praise the Lord!

I LOVE YOU~!

Special thanks to my spiritual life partners:

Darling Andrew,

Yvonne Ling,

Agnes Wong,
Aaron Lee,
Wilson Khor,
Charles Liew,
Foo Ying Ying,
Josephine Bong,
Albert Tiong,
both Christopher Ling (s),
Elisha,
Aunty Jennifer,
Aunty Lian Dai,
Miss Chong
........
.....
..
.
Malcolm Tang,
Richard Ting,
Lawson Chung,
Anna Bong,
Adeline Ho,
Wendy Ho,
Crystal Lau,
Ida Tan,
Joseph,
Samantha Yong,
Fam Bui Kwong,
Reverend Han,
Pastor Ming Tian,
Pastor Xiang Ping
(one way or other)
........
....
...
..
.
and many many others~!

May God bless you all abundantly~!

Happy Chinese New Year~!

My maternal cousins: Rabbits on the go~

Reunion dinner: at Da Jiu's House: Lao Yi Sang :)

Day 2: It is during festive seasons (CNY) that do i get the chance to meet up with my cousins :)

Day 4: Catching up with friends is one of my fav~!

Day 4: Visiting teachers during CNY is also a must-do :)

Day 10: My first FGC Tertiary Fellowship: CNY gathering


What more can i ask for?  Thanks to friends and family for being part of my life~ May God bless you all a prosperous and blessed Rabbit year ahead~ (^_^)