m.A.u.r.i.C.E's Kitchen

Good Looking Beach Boy, haha. Can cook abit. Likes Man United. Likes Mcdonalds. Likes Jogging. Likes Weight Lifting. Likes Music. Love my IPOD. Other then all this I Love God.

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Chinese Church

Forgot to mention, I just started serving in chinese church last sunday! Finally can start singing on stage. Still lots of things to look out for, what to do and what not to do on stage. Holy Spirit guide me in all the pointers given by Bro. Justin. Singing in chinese church for the very first time, it just felt so different from the english service. His Presence is also different, when i was singing the chinese version of Sanctuary, i just felt His presence like never before, His love just felt so sweet and tender. Haha as tender as a piece of meat, but really the whole time when i felt His love, i just felt like rubbing my hands upon my chest to just feel it. I wonder in a boy girl relationship would the love be just as sweet? Hope to find out.


Finally my project is finished and i can hand it up. Gonna meet Edward after hadning up my project togather with Jianli, pray for a good fellowship and then its off to cell group.





AND GUESS WHAT!!! The teaser trailer for Spiderman 3 is out!

The poster is really cool, they really portray Spiderman's moods and emotions into this poster so well. Can see that he is battle weary, heavily burdened. And the story line about the symbiote lifeform from space is gonna appear, along with sandman and the new green goblin. Anyway catch the trailer here http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/spider-man_3/

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

I can only pray right now, I pray for .... everyday, for ... needs, to open ways and doors for .... to do the things that ..... wants.

Is dissappointment going to come again?

God I focus on You right now. If its your will, guide me towards it and to also prepare for it.

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Friendship connection this weekend, I wonder if my sec sch friend can make it. He is working as a postman with SingaporePost right now, driving around on his bike everyday to do letter and parcel deliveries. God I pray that u will give him a break from his job this saturday.


Wah the past 4 days i have been rendering my 3D animation, if u don't know wat rendering is, it is sort of like converting my animation files into a format which can be viewed on DVD players, and also to give it the shadows, lightings , colour in its true form. I pray that that this time round it will be more than good enough to pass and get positive feedback from my lecturers. I have Faith in you God.

What is Faith? It is a time rebel. Faith is the substance of the things hoped for, it travels through time into the future, it feels the experience of a yet future event. But it feels the event in the "now". Faith is not rpetending that its there, or imagining its there, Faith know it's there because it has the substance of the experience, or the thing, in itself. Because it exist inside me I know that it exists. Faith travelled into the future, plugged into this thing and tanrslated the substance of it back to me here in the now. God lives beyond time. Time is a created thing and He can see the beginning at the end of the world all at once.

In Romans 4:17, God told Abraham;

"I have made you the Father of a multitude"

God told abraham this when he was nearly ninety years old and his wife past the age of child bearing, odds were stacked against them having children let alone a multitude. But in the verse God was talking to Abraham in the past tense, " I HAVE made you the father of a multitude"

Abraham could have easily have said God you havent done it, i have no children yet. But God was looking at Abraham's life from the end of time.

Faith is like a spiritual sense, that comes with a word from God. We walk by faith, an inner substance and reality that cannot be seen by anyone else. The conclusion is that we don't wait until we receive the thing before we believe that we have it. We get it before we get it. There may be no visible changes in the circumstances but it does not indicate that nothing has happened. For example, a hen sits on an unhatched egg for 21 days before it hatches, if a bird with a brain the size of a pea can figure out that it has to stay with the project even though there's no difference in appearances in the egg for 21 days before it hatches, how much more for us as humans. Its like we are working hard in a company everyday , working towards that promotion, the period before we get our promotion, everyday we are doing the same work but little by little we get more responsibilities even though we are still not promoted. Just like the egg, on the outside it still looks the same, but on the inside each day the little chick is forming its legs, body, eyes. at the end of the day the little chick hatches form the egg, likewaise our promotion comes.

Good Book by Pastor Phil

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Tagged

Tagged by Shuzhen.

Instructions: Name 20 people you can think of at the top of your head. Don't read the questions before you write, and tag 5 people to do the survey.

Now let me think of the names of all the beautiful sisters and handsome brothers. * denotes that u have been TAGGED.

1. Mother
2. Father
3. Sister
4. Shuzhen
5. Sis Xiaoyun*
6. Sis Huijun*
7. Khym*
8. Annie
9. Alison
10. Seth
11. Derrick*
12. Xinguang
13. Joachim
14. Zhi Chao
15. Rena*
16. Jeremy
17. Alex
18. Jian Li
19. Kelly
20. Janice


Questions :


1. How did you meet No. 14?

No. 14 - Zhi Chao
I met him back in secondary school when i just got transferred from
the normal academic stream to the express stream.


2.What would you do if you had never met No. 1?
No . 1 - Mother
I had to meet her, no matter what, she brought me, this handsome boy into this world.
And i am almost a photocopy of her. Thanks Mum


3.What would you do if No.20 and No. 9 dated?
No. 20 - Janice , No.9 - Alison
Cannot lah, both is sister, whats more alison is married to a handsome brother liao who is also fit fit one. And janice also cannot because of a musical instrument.


4.Would No. 6 and No. 17 make a good couple?
No. 6 - Sis Huijun , No.17 - Alex
No ,because of generation gap.


5. Describe No. 3
No. 3 - Sister
She is in crescent girls school. My beloved sister, she loves Rain, no not rain from the sky but Rain from korea, dont know why also, good looking meh. She likes shopping like me. She is more intelligent, clever, streetsmart, extroverted, leadership skills, than when i was her age (she is 16 this yr). She has taken part in so many CCA performances with the school band, went to japan to perform, perform at botanical gardens, perform in various schools in singapore. And she went to China last year on her own for a holiday with her friends!!! Where was i spending my holiday when i was 15?!!! Going to neighbourhood shopping malls! Youngsters really know how to live life nowadays. She has also gotten more bursaries than me in my sec sch years. Took part in science and math competitions. Always watch jap and korea drama on vcd and dvd at home, she hogs the TV.


6. Do you think No.8 is attractive?
No. 8 - Annie
Annie 1/4 of the Dynamic 4. She has attractive personality just like the other 3.



7. Tell me something about No.7
No. 7 - Khym
Great brother in christ, very close to the holy spirit. great guitarist.



8. Do you know anything about no.12's family?
No . 12 - Xinguang
Nope i don't.



9. What is no. 18's favorite?
No. 18 - Jian Li
He likes to lao bak sai.



10. What would you do if no. 11 confesses that he/she likes you?
No. 11 - Derrick
Oh man derrick is some sort of a gay haha, i think he tries to be one sometimes. I don't mind if he likes me, but i will definitely not agree to be his partner or anything. Why i don't mind he likes me, it will make feel like David Beckham, gays love him too and women.



11. What language does 15 speak?
No. 15 - Rena
She speaks with her laughters. and also english and chinese, other then taht i not sure



12. Who is 9 going out with?
No . 9 - Alison
She is going out with God.




13. How old is 16 now?
No . 16 - Jeremy
Wah jialat forgot how old is he, i will make a guess, if wrong pls correct me thanks. I think he is 20.



14. When was the last time u talked to 13?
No. 13 - Joachim
Mon night on msn.




15. Who's 2's favorite singer?
No. 2 - Father
It's Daniel Powter right now. If you had a bad day.




16. Would you date number 4?
No . 4 - Shuzhen
wah this is tough, i don't know leh, see how.
God will help me answer, its great to know i can count on God for answers to tough
questions. I lift it up to Him. Haha. But if she says that she will pay for the date i will go imeddiately haha, free food , free movie and free for all the activities in a date, haha just kidding
i am not a cheapskate.





17. Would you date 7?
No . 7 - Khym
Yes i am finding time to date him to sentosa soon. can't wait, both of us so white now.




18. Is 15 single?
No. 15- Rena
Yes she is.




19.What's 10's last name?
No. 10 - Seth
It's Yan, then the other is gan kian kok





20. Would you ever consider being in a relationship with 19?
No. 19 - Kelly
Nope.





21. What school does 3 go to?
No. 3 - Sister
Crescent Girls School




22. Where does 6 live?
No.6 - Sis Huijun
She lives in Chao Chu Kang, considered Northwesterner.




23. What's your favorite thing about number 5?
No. 5 - Sister Xiaoyun
She is a wondeful leader and mother in christ. She is also
a Woman Strong People.



Yep that is the last question. Please those who have been tagged do it, don't throw wet blanket. Thanks alot haha, half an hour of my time gone just like that. Very free hor Maurice!!!

WORLD CUP!!! Update

Yea, actually so far alot of matches abit boring, france was boring, brazil boring , but the Czech Republic really light up the world cup with their superb 3-0 victory over the USA, Australia too with their come back 3-1 victory over Japan, and the Koreans too with their 2-1 victory over Togo. Spain thrashed ukraine 4-0 , poor Shevchenko and company, they are depending on shevchenko alone.

England continue to move on even though i do not have much faith in u guys haha, but i think u all really need Rooney back to give more strength in going forward to attack. Beckham is definitely still needed by England for his golden right foot haha no matter what critics say.

GO ENGLAND!!!

Giving is not a one time event

Yeay gave jianli the last lesson for Getting Started BS yesterday, stumbled abit during the BS but thank God it turned out well yet again, praise the LORD! The last lesson talks about God's plan for prosperity for us, it covers the areas on tithing, offerings and how God wants to bless us.
When i was preparing for the lesson, the Lord just spoke to me about giving, ever since i started giving i have always wondered, i give my tithe every month faithfully, give my offerings every week but how come i don't get the very blessings that others have? Whether its financially or relationship areas with friends or relatives, and how come my blessings come once in a very long while.

But I now know He has a reason for doing this, its not to punish us or anything, but to actually mold us in to faithful givers and stewards, as why do we sometimes have to wait for certain periods before He blesses us? Its because He wants to remind us that giving to His Kingdom is not a one time event, its a lifestyle, its where He tests us, to see where our priorities are in our lives, as the Bible says, where our heart is, there the treasure will be. God is also able to test us in this area to see if we are result oriented christians, to see if we will stll continue giving to Him if we don't see any blessings, do we continue to obey Him , to continue to give to Him for the cause of His Kingdom, do we keep on going doing what He says in the bible, in the bible theres alot of emphasis on sowing , giving. Tuesday prayer meeting Pst Zhuang shared that the word BLESSING also means that God is empowering us , giving us the ability to get the things that we want, from this i reallised that sometimes we overlooked this other kind of blessing God actually gives us. So blessings are actually given to us daily, at our work place, at schools, when we are serving in church, everyday we have to face new things, but where do we get the ability to be able to do or adapt to all this new things? It's His blessing to us.

Thank God for the chance to give bible study, not only am i able to bring a person closer to God but at the same time i am also receiving, things which i do not see in the past, now i am able to. I pray for more renewing of my mind through BS giving, cg , svc, even in daily activities outside of church.

Wow yesterday after BS, Jianli blessed me to a sumptuous dinner at PS, forgot what is the name of the restaurant, but its the one selling seafood beside comics connection i think on the same level as the foodcourt. Initially, i thought he would just treat me to a main course dish, but then he went on to say lets have the soup of the day, then the main course, then the dessert, and a chocolate milkshake. Very filling dinner, the most filling dinner i had after breaking fast during this week of consecration and fasting for N211. On the way to meet jianli for bs , i actually i asked God if i could have someone bless me for food after bs as i was abit short on cash after paying for a courier service for solomon as i forgot to bring extra cash, thought of borrowing from jian li but praise the Lord, after BS he told me that the holy spirit prompted him to bless me a meal. God is Jehovah Jireh!

Prosperity : It's not just finances in abundance, it's a journey that God has called us to go into.

Sunday, June 11, 2006

WORLD CUP!!!

Its finally here after 4 long years of waiting, it was an explosive start with Germany beating Costa Rica 4-2. Ecquador beating poland 2-0 shock! England started off poorly with a 1-0 victory over paraguay, they must defnitely improve the way they play faster, Rooney needs to be back in the team soon. Sweden drew with trinidad and tobago, this gives england a lead in their group. Argentina got a scare in their 2-1 win over debutants Ivory Coasts. GO ENGLAND!!!

Since the world cup started , have been hearing people say it doesnt matter to them wat the outcome of each match is as it doesnt affect their lives, i agree on this but come on its just a game of soccer, stop trying to put yourself on some higher levels and distancing yourself from the people who likes watching soccer. Enjoy it, I believe God created this beautiful game for us to enjoy watching it, playing it.

Bible Study giving

It seems so fast, but i have already given jian li four BS lessons already. Thank God for this chance as i feel how should i put it, more fulfilled ? It is good i can serve the cg in a new way, besides handling the song sheets and bible reading. The first two times i gave were nervous moments as sister xiaoyun sat in to assess me, there were some moments where i face a mental block while giving bs. But now its getting better, i prepared some written notes for each lesson just in case i forgot what i wanted to say. But for the previous lesson i just read through the whole lesson without preparing notes, i thank God for the holy spirit guidance for leading me through the bs with jian li, in what to say, in thinking of various analogies on the spot to explain to jian li in greater detail. It is definitely not because that particular lesson's topic was an easy one to handle that i make do without any notes but its really the Holy Spirit guiding me.

Actually with the respsonsibility of BS giving, it gave me greater reason and conviction to be more focus during cg and svc when the message is being preached, i would go with greater desire to learn and be more expectant so that i will be able to bless jian li while giving BS, to reinforce what we learn during cg and svc.

This past few weeks when i receive from the cg and svc sermons, it just felt different , a whole new level. My fasting has also gone on to another level after emerge, fasting feels more important to me than ever before. This coming week is fasting and consecration week for N211, pray for new breackthrus in cg, spiritual walk with Him , career, choir ministry, friends openess.

EMERGE

Emerge just ended last weekend, it was a great four days of conference. I believe during the conferences we all got touched by God in different areas of our lives, studies, work, family and friends, these are actually some of the main areas of our lives where we can lift up to God as i learned from giving BS recently. I thank God for the encounter and anointing He has given me during one of teh sessions. As Pst Kong was praying towards the end of the friday night session, he was praying for the people in the marketplace as he shared that God cause him to prohesy over various professions the day before, and as he mentioned the various professions like business , administration, he then later mention specifically in the area of computer graphics and animation and that there will be people going overseas to work in this two areas, at this moment i just felt God's anointing coming upon me and tears just fell.

WOW! Pst Kong prays often for the various people in the market place but he has never gone specifically for computer graphics and animation. I pray that something will really happen , using animation in His kingdom, it will be something really really new. I don't know when it will happen but i know that as i recieve His anointing, i can't just sit down and do nothing, i will continue practising on my animating skills, there is still so much to learn and gain experience from, must get myself ready with the skills so that i will be ready to serve when the time comes.