Finally! i have one and a half day to myself without listening to any customer complaining and facing the computer for the long hours! I still clearly remember how I hated my job last week. i was on the verge of quiting and MIA for the rest of my contract. When I was reading the Philippians 4:44"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!", I was telling God how is it possible? How is it possible to rejoice having to face ongoing complaints and meeting the demand of my team leaders. Going to work was the last thing I wanted to do. Customer complained to me and I complained to my friends and family! haha. Sorry to all for my not-so good mood last week. BUT..
God spoke to me during the sermon on Sunday.
"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments." Habakkuk 3:17-19
How could I miss out this? I can be as joyful as I want to be because my joy my strength and my everything comes from the Lord. When I met customers who were difficult to handle, I blamed myself for not doing my job properly. I wanted to help them to clear their doubts yet I am confusing them. I took it too hard on myself when things dont turn out the way I want them to be. But God tells me to leave everything to Him and He will guide me through.
This week was a great week for me! Though I am still facing and doing the same thing, but I grow to like my job a little and experience what is rejoice in my God no matter what circumstances I am in. There is still a lot for me to learn. Just like what my dad has said, if I cant even take this little hardship, how would I be able to take it when I step out to work in future. how could I accomplish great things for God? I pray that I would have a strong heart so that I am prepared to suffer for Christ in future..
No matter what, I want to give thanks to you God for I know that without you I would be jobless right now, without you I would have given up long ago.
Went to watch p.s I love you with aud and rn yesterday. Aud never fails to disappoint me! I expected her to be late everytime and indeed, she was late again. AKA27! It is really ok to disappoint me once in a while k? haha I was the only one tearing throughout the show and the reason both of them gave me was that the letters in the novel were much more touching. I promise I am going to read that book! =)
Looking forward to tmr's movie outing with fantastic four!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
I am back from malaysia!! Though this is not the first time I am spending my chinese new year overseas but it is one of the most memorable time. As usual, all the families will gather to spend this special occasion together. But this year is slightly different! We got to stay in the new house together. What I love most is the fireworks we lighted up on our own! That is super super super nice! How I wish all my friends are there to see the fireworks! It's just right in front of us and many people are doing the same thing at the same time. Imagine the dark blue sky filled with all the colourful fireworks..
We went to sedili on friday- the place that is filled with a lot of our childhood memories. The place changed quite a bit. From those kampong kampong village to a more developed one. There is even small houses built for tourists to stay and enjoy the quietness and peacefulness in the village. Went to tabalam beach to catch crabs and enjoy the sea breeze. Just like what I have expected, we have the whole beach to ourselves! My dad was drinking with some of his childhood mates and brothers. He talked to me when he was drunk and I realised how much he misses this place and I suddenly remembered what chae huah told me about my dad. Sorry dad that we are not as close to you as we are to mum!! aiya cause all females what so it is natural that we would approach first whenever we have problems. =) yay i exercised this week! Cycling around the village was fun but I kind of miss the rough road with all the cow dung, cows and sheeps moving around. Throughout the journey there was an unpleasant smell and we wondered where did that come from. Until one of my cousin sat on my lap and the smell remained on my leg did i realised that he actually shitted on his pants!! boohoo! haiz.
My grandparents are now in malaysia which means that I will have less chance to visit them especially when I still have to work full time. =( I will go back again soon. Hope that I will have more off days during the weekdays then I can have enough time to visit them.
touring outside our house
want to try my donut?
tabalam beach
Thank God that grace has arrived safely in Perth and that she seems to be so excited about studying there! That's a good start! Jiayou grace!
"He will quiet you with his love." Zephaniah 3:17
Our weak, impatient hearts cry out because we fail to see through our tear-blinded, shortsighted eyes that is for our own sakes that He does not answer at all or that He answers in a way we belive is less than the best. In fact, the silences of Jesus are as eloquent as his words and may be a sign not of His disapproval but of His approval and His way of providing a deeper blessing for you.
dear God, i am still waiting for your answer..please let me have the patience and trust that no matter what your answer is, I know that that's the best plan you have for me..
We went to sedili on friday- the place that is filled with a lot of our childhood memories. The place changed quite a bit. From those kampong kampong village to a more developed one. There is even small houses built for tourists to stay and enjoy the quietness and peacefulness in the village. Went to tabalam beach to catch crabs and enjoy the sea breeze. Just like what I have expected, we have the whole beach to ourselves! My dad was drinking with some of his childhood mates and brothers. He talked to me when he was drunk and I realised how much he misses this place and I suddenly remembered what chae huah told me about my dad. Sorry dad that we are not as close to you as we are to mum!! aiya cause all females what so it is natural that we would approach first whenever we have problems. =) yay i exercised this week! Cycling around the village was fun but I kind of miss the rough road with all the cow dung, cows and sheeps moving around. Throughout the journey there was an unpleasant smell and we wondered where did that come from. Until one of my cousin sat on my lap and the smell remained on my leg did i realised that he actually shitted on his pants!! boohoo! haiz.
My grandparents are now in malaysia which means that I will have less chance to visit them especially when I still have to work full time. =( I will go back again soon. Hope that I will have more off days during the weekdays then I can have enough time to visit them.
touring outside our house
want to try my donut?
tabalam beach
Thank God that grace has arrived safely in Perth and that she seems to be so excited about studying there! That's a good start! Jiayou grace!
"He will quiet you with his love." Zephaniah 3:17
Our weak, impatient hearts cry out because we fail to see through our tear-blinded, shortsighted eyes that is for our own sakes that He does not answer at all or that He answers in a way we belive is less than the best. In fact, the silences of Jesus are as eloquent as his words and may be a sign not of His disapproval but of His approval and His way of providing a deeper blessing for you.
dear God, i am still waiting for your answer..please let me have the patience and trust that no matter what your answer is, I know that that's the best plan you have for me..
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
chaehuah- chae huah here!^^like that i can find your blog when i type my name in google liao..haha
Xianjie: At Huishan's house now. A overnight gathering of my old church cell mates for Grace. I have a feeling this is going to be a memorable night/morning, full of bu4 neng2 shuo1 de3 mi4 mi4! "secrets". When Grace leave for Perth, the four of us will remember and reminisce this day for years to come as we grow older : )
I have not been blogging for quite a while! It's not that I dont want to blog, just that I dont know what to blog. Counting down..Grace will be leaving in 4 more days so we are trying to spend more time with grace before she left for perth.
squeezing ourselves in weixin laoshi's van on our way to nuh
dinner with grace at ps
grace isolating herself(pls dun be so antisocial in perth!)
I am awake for 24 hours! We are now listening to xianjie singing all the chhnl 8 drama songs. haha. I started answering calls today. Thank God for my buddy who is really patient with me and the calls I answered were quite manageable. Looking forward to my trip to malaysia tmr!!!
Alright! the rest are waiting for me to go and chat with them. grace, will update my blog soon i promise! =)
Xianjie: At Huishan's house now. A overnight gathering of my old church cell mates for Grace. I have a feeling this is going to be a memorable night/morning, full of bu4 neng2 shuo1 de3 mi4 mi4! "secrets". When Grace leave for Perth, the four of us will remember and reminisce this day for years to come as we grow older : )
I have not been blogging for quite a while! It's not that I dont want to blog, just that I dont know what to blog. Counting down..Grace will be leaving in 4 more days so we are trying to spend more time with grace before she left for perth.
squeezing ourselves in weixin laoshi's van on our way to nuh
dinner with grace at ps
grace isolating herself(pls dun be so antisocial in perth!)
I am awake for 24 hours! We are now listening to xianjie singing all the chhnl 8 drama songs. haha. I started answering calls today. Thank God for my buddy who is really patient with me and the calls I answered were quite manageable. Looking forward to my trip to malaysia tmr!!!
Alright! the rest are waiting for me to go and chat with them. grace, will update my blog soon i promise! =)
Monday, January 28, 2008
AmazinGrace on Saturday's tuanqi was a success! Good job to all the comm members. I felt a sense of achievement when all of us put in the effort to see everything went well. Sorry to those who were made to do frog jumps at my station. Some people were complaining to me about their muscle ache to me on sunday. haha. i really didnt know five laps would be so tiring man. Lighting up the sparklers when celebrating winnie's birhtday was like what always happen in tV dramas. Super duper nice. just that it dont last.
Thank God i managed to finish lesson 3 with the sunday school kids! My heart was filled with joy when the room was filled with the kid's laughter when I placed the 'magic book' in front of them and see that they are enjoying themselves doing the colouring and flipping the bible for the verse to memorise. Their enthu-ness in answering my questions really makes me feel that I am doing something for God. I love it. None of the worst scenarios I can though t of during the past few happen and I know I could not do all things without Him.
'For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation." psalm 149:4
"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." Luke 18:39
Just like what Chuan Dao has said, we should all learn to be humble and not boast of our abilities of gifts God has given us. Being humble in all circumstances is God wants me to learn i guess.
To grace, there's nothing interesting about my job this few days cause we are still having training! Believe it a not, we actually slept for one hour plus in the meeting room during lunch break today! But things will be different from next monday onwards. I dont know if I am looking forward to it a not. haha.
Also,
"Trans fat is found in margarine, vegetable shortening and partially-hydrogenated fats.
It raises levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and decreases levels of good cholesterol (HDL), increases the risk of heart disease, and has also been linked to female infertility, diabetes, obesity, low birth weight in babies, and Alzheimer's disease.
Trans fat is produced during the making of hydrogenated fat, Mr Seah said.
The hydrogenation process produces 'desirable features' for food, such as spreadability, texture, and a longer shelf life.
So it is commonly found in snacks, fast foods, fried foods and baked goods. These include curry puffs, biscuits, bread, icecream, potato chips, pastries, non-dairy creamer and even coffeeshop coffee.
'Local coffee is usually roasted in sugar and margarine,' Mr Seah added.
Thankfully, hawkers in Singapore don't cook often in margarine - except for prata sellers. "newpaper.asia1.com.sg
haha! Sunday school is a definitely a better choice huh? =P
Thank God i managed to finish lesson 3 with the sunday school kids! My heart was filled with joy when the room was filled with the kid's laughter when I placed the 'magic book' in front of them and see that they are enjoying themselves doing the colouring and flipping the bible for the verse to memorise. Their enthu-ness in answering my questions really makes me feel that I am doing something for God. I love it. None of the worst scenarios I can though t of during the past few happen and I know I could not do all things without Him.
'For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation." psalm 149:4
"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." Luke 18:39
Just like what Chuan Dao has said, we should all learn to be humble and not boast of our abilities of gifts God has given us. Being humble in all circumstances is God wants me to learn i guess.
To grace, there's nothing interesting about my job this few days cause we are still having training! Believe it a not, we actually slept for one hour plus in the meeting room during lunch break today! But things will be different from next monday onwards. I dont know if I am looking forward to it a not. haha.
Also,
"Trans fat is found in margarine, vegetable shortening and partially-hydrogenated fats.
It raises levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and decreases levels of good cholesterol (HDL), increases the risk of heart disease, and has also been linked to female infertility, diabetes, obesity, low birth weight in babies, and Alzheimer's disease.
Trans fat is produced during the making of hydrogenated fat, Mr Seah said.
The hydrogenation process produces 'desirable features' for food, such as spreadability, texture, and a longer shelf life.
So it is commonly found in snacks, fast foods, fried foods and baked goods. These include curry puffs, biscuits, bread, icecream, potato chips, pastries, non-dairy creamer and even coffeeshop coffee.
'Local coffee is usually roasted in sugar and margarine,' Mr Seah added.
Thankfully, hawkers in Singapore don't cook often in margarine - except for prata sellers. "newpaper.asia1.com.sg
haha! Sunday school is a definitely a better choice huh? =P
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
HaPpy bIRrthdAY tO min min and ziYan!
Birthday surprise at minmin's house was a success and i wonder how many more surprises can we give so that people will still feel surprised. haha. It was a fun day despite the fact that I have been having diarrhoea for almost the whole day. Thank God I am much better now!
I want to thank God for a phone call. A phone call which let me realised i am not doing enough for God. I am not giving my best, not even putting in much effort. Though I am ashamed to face God but I know that He is still there, willing to accept me for who I am and my failures. Thank you diSong for the verse. "Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me the heavenward in Christ Jesus" Philippians 3:14 I want to learn to give my best for God. And of course, I dont want to change for the worst in this year.(hor? zixin and grace?? haha)
just a randon pic=)
lisa our trainer: So do you all know how much is the subscription fee for the mioVoice with mio plan?
huishan(full of confidence): It's free!
lisa: free?!
i thought it was a trick for me to change my answer.
huishan: yup it's for free.
lisa: Wah singtel is your dad's shop is it? I dont think it will last long then.
colleagues all laughing at me..
I thought she was asking about the registration fee. haiz. malu.
prayer request: Pray that yuxi, wang bin and en hui will be able to join us for fellowship this sat and for those who are taking their O level results tomorrow, I pray that all of you will be able to accept God's plan for you and that no matter what, you would be able to move on with His strength! jiayou!
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7
Birthday surprise at minmin's house was a success and i wonder how many more surprises can we give so that people will still feel surprised. haha. It was a fun day despite the fact that I have been having diarrhoea for almost the whole day. Thank God I am much better now!
I want to thank God for a phone call. A phone call which let me realised i am not doing enough for God. I am not giving my best, not even putting in much effort. Though I am ashamed to face God but I know that He is still there, willing to accept me for who I am and my failures. Thank you diSong for the verse. "Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me the heavenward in Christ Jesus" Philippians 3:14 I want to learn to give my best for God. And of course, I dont want to change for the worst in this year.(hor? zixin and grace?? haha)
just a randon pic=)
lisa our trainer: So do you all know how much is the subscription fee for the mioVoice with mio plan?
huishan(full of confidence): It's free!
lisa: free?!
i thought it was a trick for me to change my answer.
huishan: yup it's for free.
lisa: Wah singtel is your dad's shop is it? I dont think it will last long then.
colleagues all laughing at me..
I thought she was asking about the registration fee. haiz. malu.
prayer request: Pray that yuxi, wang bin and en hui will be able to join us for fellowship this sat and for those who are taking their O level results tomorrow, I pray that all of you will be able to accept God's plan for you and that no matter what, you would be able to move on with His strength! jiayou!
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7
Thursday, January 17, 2008
I am EmplOyed!
I am finally employed as a customer service officer in Singtel! Training for the past few days has been slack yet tiring as we are required to learn and remember a lot a lot of singtel products! After working there for a few months I should have no problem answering any enquiry with regards to dial up, mio plan, singtel fixed line and mobile! haha. Slack because we are given long hours of lunch break and short breaks in between the training. And the food around my working place is considerably cheap so that means I can have more money to save. Thank God for my four colleagues! lingxi who always entertain us with her jokes, sharon who never stops asking lingxi to stop all her lameness, geraldine who is easy to talk to and lastly, poor alex! He is the youngest among us and is the only guy there! I think he feels quite uncomfortable with us. haha. ok i hope that I can learn to work well with my colleagues and have a great time with them for the next three months!"When He has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them." John 10:4
We got to listen to how our buddy answers the calls after lunch today and most of us received quite a few demanding and angry customers. I wonder how I would react and handle them if I were them. Probably freak out and not knowing what to do? Argh. I was reading Streams in the Desert and it says that So whatever awaits us is encountered first by Him, and the eye of faith can always discern his majestic presence out in front. I can imagine God going through what i will go through in future and He is just right at the end of the road telling me, Don't be afraid for I am here. So..jiayou ba huishan!! haha.
I went to meet rn and aud for dinner after work today and it's such a pity I did not get to try the mini donuts at Central. haha. guess who i saw on the train back? XuEwei! that is so qiao! Though we have just met each other last week but it seems like we have not seen each other for a long time. I love catching up with friends. Another sec sch gathering tmr!
sending ben off at Tekong
celebrating xmas
To weijie, ben, xingchen and weichong: Must jiayou in army camp! Train hard so that you can protect your loved ones in future! keep you all in my prayers! =)
Monday, January 14, 2008
zOo oUtinG
Saturday was a fun and packed day for me. Thank you WEIREN, CHAEYUN and CHAEHUAH for waiting patiently for the latecomers including me. Chae yun managed to get tickets and my cell group 07 can get to meet together maybe for the last time as a group. I want to thank God for each of my cell group member!
xuewei: who constantly shows me support and she's always there if there is anything I need help and indecisive people like me need people like xuewei to help me decide which is a better option when i have many choices to chosse from
grace: who always encourages me and motivates
me to be a better leader, her attendance in tuanqi and willingness to share and open up to the cell group really touched me a lot, when it comes to 4am in the morning, she's one of the few people who can HiGh with you!
chae yun: though she always gang up with grace to go 'against' me but I know that she dont mean it one lar..haha. She's a good cookie maker and is very 'On' in joining cell group activities.
dijie: he's a joy to our cell group and we will never get hungry with him around! haha. I still remember the time Elvin and him rushed up to the NTUC which was about to close to buy the ingredients for cookies despite having the risk of getting caught by the security. He is willing to take the extra mile to get things done.
weiren: though i always kena 'suan' and 'boo' by him, but i want to thank him for being frank and honest with each one of us and when we are going for outing, his bag is always filled with food and snacks for us! But....weiren ar, trust us k? Eating too many mentos is really not good for your health and brain k!
winchester: though he looks cool and seems to be very hard to talk to initially but that's not the case! can talk to him about anything and he talks to you as if he has been through a lot of experiences. he is sweet enough to prepare lunch for the cell group until 2am in the morning and willing to teach us the skills to cook delicious orea cheese cake and omelette. (if you happen to read this, Sry for being bu-yao-lian together with yueting to join you all for all the you-know-what! haha. But i bet you enjoyed our company! haha.)
zixin: his attendance for outings is high. I wont forget the times he tried to scare me so many times at east coast park! Watch out zixin! Whenever he sees me getting tensed up or worried because of something, he would ask me not to worry and i guess that helps me to relax a bit. ( I know i still owe you a treat lar so can you and wen stop reminding me! zhen shi de! haha)
xianjie: he is quite a busy man but will make an effort to join us for tuanqi and cell group activities. Thanks for all the sharings and advices you have given us.
jianhui: Even if she cant come for tuanqi and outings, she will still message me to tell the rest to enjoy ourselves. I thank her for that!
yubao laoshi: we are always entertained by her as she can laugh out loud at her own jokes even though they are not funny. haha. She has been taking good care of us and has helped us to grow spiritually. She never fails to share with us her experiences with God and i really learn quite a lot from her.
yong zhen laoshi: Thank you for the trust she has put in us and letting us to decide stuff on our own. She is thoughtful and will do many little things for us such as stocking up all the pizzas and yoghurts in her sis's house just to prevent us from getting hungry in the middle of the night.
Thank God for giving me the opportunities to be with and care for such a great cell group for the past year!! Cheers!
Back to the zoo outing, weiren suggested a photo competion which each one of us has to submit the best photo taken at the zoo. I left halfway for the kids ministry course so I am not sure if they did announce the winner. haha. i will post more photos once i get them from our photographer of the day- Weiren!
I love this emo pic the most! =)
Looking forward to my first day of work as a customer service officer! I pray that God will give me the wisdom to work well with others and let me remain calm when receiving all the complaint calls.
xuewei: who constantly shows me support and she's always there if there is anything I need help and indecisive people like me need people like xuewei to help me decide which is a better option when i have many choices to chosse from
grace: who always encourages me and motivates
me to be a better leader, her attendance in tuanqi and willingness to share and open up to the cell group really touched me a lot, when it comes to 4am in the morning, she's one of the few people who can HiGh with you!
chae yun: though she always gang up with grace to go 'against' me but I know that she dont mean it one lar..haha. She's a good cookie maker and is very 'On' in joining cell group activities.
dijie: he's a joy to our cell group and we will never get hungry with him around! haha. I still remember the time Elvin and him rushed up to the NTUC which was about to close to buy the ingredients for cookies despite having the risk of getting caught by the security. He is willing to take the extra mile to get things done.
weiren: though i always kena 'suan' and 'boo' by him, but i want to thank him for being frank and honest with each one of us and when we are going for outing, his bag is always filled with food and snacks for us! But....weiren ar, trust us k? Eating too many mentos is really not good for your health and brain k!
winchester: though he looks cool and seems to be very hard to talk to initially but that's not the case! can talk to him about anything and he talks to you as if he has been through a lot of experiences. he is sweet enough to prepare lunch for the cell group until 2am in the morning and willing to teach us the skills to cook delicious orea cheese cake and omelette. (if you happen to read this, Sry for being bu-yao-lian together with yueting to join you all for all the you-know-what! haha. But i bet you enjoyed our company! haha.)zixin: his attendance for outings is high. I wont forget the times he tried to scare me so many times at east coast park! Watch out zixin! Whenever he sees me getting tensed up or worried because of something, he would ask me not to worry and i guess that helps me to relax a bit. ( I know i still owe you a treat lar so can you and wen stop reminding me! zhen shi de! haha)
xianjie: he is quite a busy man but will make an effort to join us for tuanqi and cell group activities. Thanks for all the sharings and advices you have given us.jianhui: Even if she cant come for tuanqi and outings, she will still message me to tell the rest to enjoy ourselves. I thank her for that!
yubao laoshi: we are always entertained by her as she can laugh out loud at her own jokes even though they are not funny. haha. She has been taking good care of us and has helped us to grow spiritually. She never fails to share with us her experiences with God and i really learn quite a lot from her.
yong zhen laoshi: Thank you for the trust she has put in us and letting us to decide stuff on our own. She is thoughtful and will do many little things for us such as stocking up all the pizzas and yoghurts in her sis's house just to prevent us from getting hungry in the middle of the night.
Thank God for giving me the opportunities to be with and care for such a great cell group for the past year!! Cheers!
Back to the zoo outing, weiren suggested a photo competion which each one of us has to submit the best photo taken at the zoo. I left halfway for the kids ministry course so I am not sure if they did announce the winner. haha. i will post more photos once i get them from our photographer of the day- Weiren!
I love this emo pic the most! =)
Looking forward to my first day of work as a customer service officer! I pray that God will give me the wisdom to work well with others and let me remain calm when receiving all the complaint calls.
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