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

Some Birthday cards i made

2006-11-28T22:58:00.001+08:00

2006-11-28T22:48:00.000+08:00

Found a website called www.maumau.sg . Never thought someone would use a name some of my cg and ex-cg members would call me. Anyway the website sells stuff.

Last weekend had my MM interview with Mark, but only Mark was interviewed, I guess Kim Hock did not have enough time for everyone as the leaders had a meeting , so only some of the people were interviewed, randomly picked by Gabriel, so i take it as everyone else passed it haha.

Casino Royale

2006-11-28T22:35:00.000+08:00

Just caught the latest Bond movie yesterday, best Bond movie yet, going back to how he started as 007, great story. I think it should be the first Bond movie without any nifty gadgets. And Daniel Craig beats all the other previous actors who played Bond. Catch it !

Moe Oshikiri !!!

2006-11-28T20:53:00.000+08:00

Wow just discovered a new beauty on tv today, Moe Oshikiri, you can catch her on the new Lucido-L Hair Makeup commercial. Visit the website here http://www.lucido-l.com.sg/index.html . Some pics to show,

Glamorous

Sophisticated

Natural

Dolly(love the name for this style, my current wallpaper)

Now I can switch to five lovely wallpapers each week, haha! @@

Shixiong Voice Acting

2006-11-12T01:04:00.000+08:00

Yea finally another update, been busy with my 3D Animation stuff, heres what I have been doing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX6DmzmYDhc

Would appreciate it if you guys can give some comments on it haha.

AMOS 33

2006-10-27T01:03:00.000+08:00

Lets go N211 !!! He has given us the Stamp of Authority.

How do we receive more love from Him?

2006-08-31T15:40:00.000+08:00

Yes how do we receive more of His love in our lives. I believe you people studied science back in sec sch. You should have come across the word Evaporation. How does it work, rain falls to the ground , the water then remains on the ground, sun comes up , the water gets evaporated back into the sky to form clouds and then fall down again as rain. I think i got it right haha, its been a long time. But if we keep the rain water in a fridge, theres no chance of it being evaporated, or maybe we just leave the water in a pail somewhere in our house and the water will soon become stale.

Likewise, we as Christians, we always ask for more of His love, without even first giving it out ourselves in the very first place. We must start loving His people, our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, the unsaved, family members, relatives, friends. As we love them, we are also loving HIM, and as He sees us showering the love He has place in each of us, He will begin pouring out more of His love upon us. So you can see, in this case, His love is the rain, and we are the ones who are to collect His love and pour them upon people, if we keep it in ourselves, the love will soon turn stale just like rainwater.

So whenever you want more of His love, no it should be all the time we want more of His love, just remember the word Evaporation, His love works just like the evaporation process. Amen.

David Beckham

2006-08-31T15:13:00.000+08:00

Oh yea love this new advert by 'got milk?' Becks popularity might be waning abit in europe, but i think theres a chance of a new wave of Beckham mania in the US now that he has appeared in this american ad. Pray for a chance to be able to have a photo like the above poster taken for myself haha, with the milk stain.

2006-08-13T18:54:00.000+08:00

Job 34:11

For He repays man according to his work,
And makes man to find a reward according to his
way.

How are each of us right now seeking after our own dreams, desires? Are we taking short cuts to get to that place. The verse says He repays man according to his works , it also says He wants each of us to find our own way to that reward. Many times we want to do little and gain alot, thats not how God works, like in my previous post , are we willing to sow the seeds of sacrifice.

If we take a shortcut, yes we might be able to get to where we want, but not the place where God intended us to be, theres a higher level He wants us to be at. If we keep taking shortcuts, we definitely need to keep going back to doing old things in order to get to the next level, then we take another shortcut, we go back again.

We should instead sow the seeds of sacrifice now, to really spend time working on the things we want to do, in studies, career, relationships. If we take shortcuts we will take a longer time to get where we want to in those areas. Instead we should make a decision to go through the whole process of paving our way towards the reward. Along the way we are definitely going to gain experiences like never before, yes we may stumble here and there through problems, but they are there to be solved, as we solved them we get another breakthrough. By the time we reach our reward , we would be well equiped to continue to build on it. Don't just work to get the reward, but work in a way that as we get the reward , we will be able to bring that reward to another level. Don't dwell on past glories. It's like going through school, during the school years, you just do enough to get a pass in every subject, choosing to play instead during those years. At the end of for example university, yes you get the degree, you get the certificate,you get the reward of the job . But during the course of your worklife, when you are placed in the challenges of work, are you able to handle it, are you able to use what you learn during your studies, to build on your degree. In this situation i think its a NO, from the way we go through the process, doing just the minimum in everything. We miss something between the start and finishing line of getting the reward, teh process.

Friends make the decision today, how are you going to make your way towards that reward?

FIRST

2006-08-13T00:43:00.000+08:00

FIRST

I LOVE, BECAUSE YOU FIRST LOVED ME
I LIVE, BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU GAVE
YOU DIED, SHOWED ME HOW TO LIVE
YOUR MERCY TAUGHT ME TO FORGIVE

YOU CAME AND POURED YOURSELF SO FREE
YOUR BLOOD WASHED AWAY MY SHAME
AND NOW I CAN LIVE AGAIN
I'M MORE OF YOU AND LESS OF ME

MY FIRST LOVE
FOREVER YOU WILL BE
MY FIRST BREATH
YOU'RE THE LIFE IN ME
MY FIRST JOY
THE WORLD CAN NEVER TAKE FROM ME
MY COVENANT WITH YOU
JESUS

YOUR LOVE FALLS DOWN
YOUR LOVE FALLS DOWN
YOUR LOVE FALLS DOWN OVER ME

Above is the new song we sang yesterday, FIRST. Really beautiful and sweet song. During practice when i looked at teh chorus, i thought to myself this could be a love song sung to your loved one, true enough Pst Kong called all married couples to sing it to one another changing the name JESUS to their wife's or husband's name.

Lord where is my helper haha, truely she will be my first love, first breath and first joy. I want to sing it to....

Its not the season now, so God just continue to mould and grow me right now.

2006-08-10T02:02:00.000+08:00

Had a revelation from God last night while praying. Its really a rhema for me. Here it goes, while praying i suddenly thought of what Pst Kong shared last weekend during the 17th anniversary, about getting the cash to pay for the renovation of the office, he mentioned that if the person is willing to give, he is willing to receive. Then God just spoke to me, that He is always WILLING to give to us but are we ready to receive it? Whether its in the area of our spiritual life, family, career, finances, relationships, studies. How many times are we always praying for these things or longing for them but yet we don't see it happening.

1. We are not faithful in the little things- Are we spending the time to read God's word and build
our lives upon it, fellowshipping with Him daily in our
quiet time.

2. Are we focusing on the right things now- Focus is really important, when you are doing
something for example like your career, yes
you might be doing things or practising on the very
things to get you closer to your career, but why does
it still seem so far away day after day? Its bcos
your mind is wanting to do and achieve other
things at the same time which are not relevent for
this season of your life. Its like a farmer planting
corns and another farmer planting rice wheats,
they all focus on planting just one of them in their
very own fields, i dont think you will ever see corns
and rice being planted together, the farmer would
have more than what he can handle.

Besides this two points, its about whether we really want it or not, are we hungry to achieve it? Are we willing to sow the seeds into the areas that we want to receive from Him, seeds of sacrifice - time, sleep, things that we want but its not the time for it now. When we go through situations , problems, do we draw strength from Him through His word, prayer, fasting or do we just make the decision to give up immediately?

I need to really be faithful in the little things, and also focus. Everyday I am thinking about and worrying about things which are not for this season. God give me strength to focus on my 3D animation, it really still seems so faraway. But i know that you are a God who is always faithful, i choose to continue to trust in you, and work towards it. The other thing God, i really want to lift it up into your hands but its really so difficult, God i pray for your sound mind to make a firm decision, i do not want it to keep coming back on and off.

God i choose to be faithful in all things, big or small, and also to have the right focus now. I confess again that You are always willing to give, i pray for strength to prepare myself to receive from you. I put my trust in You in all things. Amen

2006-08-10T01:51:00.000+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE!!! Lets sing the anthem, its been ages since i last sang it.

Majulah Singapura
Mari kita rakyat Singapura
Sama-sama menuju bahagia
Cita-cita kita yang mulia
Berjaya Singapura
Marilah kita bersatu
Dengan semangat yang baru
Semua kita berseru
Majulah Singapura
Majulah Singapura

Onward Singapore (English translation)
We, the people of Singapore
Together march towards happiness
Our noble aspiration
To make Singapore a success
Let us all unite
In a new spirit
Together we proclaim
Onward Singapore
Onward Singapore

The Pledge
We the citizens of Singapore,
pledge ourselves as one united people,
regardless of race, language or religion,
to build a democratic society
based on justice and equality
so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and
progress for our nation.

2006-08-09T01:57:00.000+08:00

I really don't know whats going on, maybe i am just over sensitive. Don't know where its heading, really puzzled. God let me continue to abide in you above all things, let me have the focus You have in the bible.

2006-08-03T21:45:00.000+08:00

Distracted and fear of dissapointment in certain areas....... I know what i want more right now, but God i really need your help. God i want your promotion, i will use what i have in my hands now to make it work, not just work, but to do something really really good that i will be satisfied. For the other thing, i really pray i will have my desire this time round, but i lift it up to you.

2006-07-30T22:22:00.000+08:00

Got hit by a food transportation truck today
Almost got hit by a tank

3 different vehicles came to knock me today, i don't want anymore to come my way. I want slim, beautiful, height must same, good complexion just like a Porsche. No trucks , no lorries, no tanks haha. Crazy liao, just no heavy duty vehicles!!! I want a Porsche !!!

Take back what i said today to khym and shuzhen after a terrible terrible mishap today, but then only for a select few.

Anyway something good, much better happen today, went for Pst Mike service today, and stayed for the special ministering service also. Thank God for the delieverance today, thank God for it really. But of course after being delievered we all still have to protect ourselves from those things being cast out , focus on the positive and not on those things again!!! When i was being prayed for , my neck to head area felt like a bottleneck with so much stuff wanting to come out from my mouth all at once, felt really tight in my head area at that point, God's presence was so strong. Thank God for the desire, and expectant heart for deliverance.

When the ushers were stacking up the seats on the floor area of the hall for the special service, it felt like they were preparing for a big open spacef or a makeshift fighting arena, well i guess it was in one sense, a spiritual battle arena with Pastors, leaders church members against the demons in our lives. Whats the outcome u ask? A victory for Pastors , leaders and church members. Really thank God for the service, as throughout the week i was having a fever on and off, so when i tried fasting i had to give up halfway as the medcine i ate made my tummy feel really uncomfprtable without a filled stomach, so initially i was worried that this might affect me from being delivered, but just like sis xiaoyun said, its Faith and belief that will get us delivered. Praise God!!! I won't take this deliverence for granted, will work and build on it, to be pure before Him always.

New jacket , or is it a blazer?

2006-07-30T22:00:00.000+08:00

Got hit by this truck today haha, only one person knows what i am talking about haha.

The pic above is of my new blazer, its the motif sewn behind the back of it, chosen by sister xiaoyun.
This pic above is the front view.

Got it from Zara for $179.90, i think its my most expensive buy for me throughout my whole shopping experience. But i think its a good long term investment, gonn ause it when serving choir, much more convenient then wearing a long sleeved shirt, can take it off after service then not so hot.

English service

2006-07-25T12:02:00.000+08:00

Its been a long time......

Yea finally got to sing for english service last weekend on sat and sun, sat was abit nervous, knowing that Bro. Hee Kwan was observing me, but sun was much much better i would say, feel myself again, just like how i always praise and worship on the terrace or floor area. Lots of things to take note while on stage, one thing i have been doing during worship is to change between my right and left hands while raising them up, to prevent them from getting tired. Wanna thank Hanxian for lending me his $400 plus ARMANI jacket on sat, i think i look great in it, and it suits me. But later this week gonna get me own jacket. Thank God for strength on sun morning, had to wake up at 6.15 am to prepare for choir, been a long time since i last woke up so early to go church.

Thank God i got a short term job offer from my animation school to help them with 2 chapters of the new textbook they are doing, my pay is $100 per chapter. The money came just in time cause i needed to get more clothes and a jacket for choir, this money really helped. Going back to school also helped me refreshed some of the things which i became rusty with regarding my animation, also got to see a new and systematic way my lecturer does things in his animation, very fruitful time.

Marriage BS over the weekend was really good, so many topics i think many others would shy away from talking about it. A covenant, preparing myself to be ready for a covenant, but this preparation is definitely gonna carry on through after marriage, thru parenthood, thru grandparenthood. I think there are 3 areas to work on, spiritual, career, household. I am ready for household. 2 more areas to go i guess.

Chinese Church

2006-06-29T16:08:00.000+08:00

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/

2006-06-28T13:56:00.000+08:00

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

Tagged

2006-06-15T11:46:00.000+08:00

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

2006-06-15T01:25:00.000+08:00

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

2006-06-15T00:33:00.000+08:00

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.

WORLD CUP!!!

2006-06-11T13:07:00.000+08:00

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

2006-06-11T12:48:00.000+08:00

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

2006-06-11T12:34:00.000+08:00

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.

There is JOY in prayer!!!

2006-05-15T23:29:00.000+08:00

Yea just finish preparing for my bs with jianlee tmr. Considered my first personal bs, prayed before i prepared the bs, prayer was really good, full of joy and delight. I feel i am drawing closer to Him. The whole of today i just feel like jumping and bouncing around, His joy is in me.

Jianlee pai seh you have to be my guinea pig tmr haha for my first personal bs. But i believe it will be good lah, i think even as sister xiaoyun sit in i will not be anxious or pai seh, i got pray so i know it will not happen haha.

I don't really know why, but after or even during the weekend with pst phil, as my desire and hunger for Him grew, somehow while i was doing one part of my animation project which i dread the most and was not very good at, i seem to now be pretty good at it. I was spending the past few days before the conference trying to get it right, but when i got one part right another problem came up and i did not know how to go about solving it, but now as i do it, i do it so systematically knowing what to do for this step and how to solve the problems i used to face. I believe as you put Him first, everything else will be added on to you, whether in finances, career, studies, in my case guidance in doing my project. Thank You God!

Spirit of Prayer

2006-05-14T19:15:00.000+08:00

Wow Pst. Phil Pringle's three svcs were tremendous! We come to Him in prayer for thanksgiving, solutions to problems, to make intercession but i do not want to just come and fulfill my daily prayer with Him as a duty. We need to connect to Him spirit to spirit, prayer is a relationship with Him. I feel that my prayer life is already on the way to the next level, during saturday's svc towards the end when Pst Phil was ministering to us, I felt as i spoke in tongues, it went from a lazy tone to one full of vitality, excitement, my tongues just increase in strength, then His love just fell on me. An encounter with Him is truly better than a thousand days in the world. I just sense the hunger to seek Him in prayer everyday now, and i look forward to the joy that is gonna come in prayer.

Today, Pst Phil mentioned about accerleration, he talked about our church taking the past 16 years to reach where we are today and mentioned that we need to go faster, to reach the growth we have today in 1 year, 1 month, how about in 1 day! Likewise for the cg growth, finances, career. I want to accelerate my career, to do that i got to make decisions to focus more on my animation, the learning, the practice. Like Pst Phil preached today , we got to put aside things which makes us look like a child at our age, likewise i got to put aside things which are distracting me in focusing on my animation. Thank God for the msg He brought to us over the weekend. It's really fruitful.

Before I go HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY to all the mums out there. You are our pillars.

CHOIR!!!

2006-04-29T05:55:00.000+08:00

YES!!! I am in the CHOIR!!! ministry, went for my first choir practice yesterday at our jurong church. Initially , i wanted to come up with some excuses not to go for the choir prac as during the day i received an email from my school telling me i had to redo my project for my 3D animation course, i was abit shock yet at the same time i was sort of expecting it as the project i handed up was kind of a rushed job. But then I remembered someone who shared her testimony during one of the cg last year, but in her case it was her failiing of her driving test, and why she is convicted that God did not want her to pass it then. The testimony reminded me that God doesnt want me to go into the market place with the kind of standard i gave for my project, with that standard i wont be able to glorify Him, He knows what is best for me and i want to give my best to Him and my future employer, I thank Him for the opportunity to redo my whole project, for the cahnce to learn again.

I thank God for this conviction and i went for choir prac, it was really good, fun, sister anabelle is really funny. Was abit lost at the start, didnt know whether i belong to tenor or baritone and the other groupings, i hope to find my vocal range soon, need to learn how to be more daring in projecting my voice. Now still concsious about whether i will go out of tune or not.

Sister Annabelle saw me and asked what my name was, and she said she sort of remember me, then she called me a second time and thought that i had been serving in choir for quite a long time liao. Chatted with her for a brief moment after the prac , and next week its gonna be a newcomers practice and orientation i think on fri and sat. Looking forward to it. Let me go up on stage soon haha. I want to wear nice nice and serve Him.

Finally BACK!

2006-04-19T13:20:00.000+08:00

Yes I am back after a long hiatus, been busy doing my animation project. Everyday from morning till the wee hours I stare at the computer screen, its really time consuming and sometimes tiring. But I Thank God for the everything that I have learnt for the past 6months in my animation course. I remembered the first day of my course, I felt like crying and giving up because everything seem so new to me, the software being used, the terms and everything. But despite all this I continued on, pushed on because I know God will not forsake those who are diligent in what their are doing.

So little by little I got myself familiarised with Maya , the 3D animation software I am learning and using. Through practising how to model a body, legs, arms, fingers and the head, building the character's skeleton struture for movement, really had to go through lots of trials and errors before getting it all right. But those were boring, animating is the part where it gets all fun and interesting, you can go crazy with what u wanna do with your character. Right now I just pray that God will bless me with a job in the animation industry where I can gain more experience.

God I really want to thank you for the past 6 months of learning, I thank you that i made the decision to step over the line of unknown to gain a new skill. I thank You for your promise , that You never stopped guiding me in something You have called me to go into, as I believe You will never stop guiding a person halfway through a journey, a path that You have called him to go into, You will always give the providence to go trhough each journey.

Beauty killed the Beast

2005-12-30T23:58:00.000+08:00

Beauty killed the Beast

Yeah , beauty killed the beast, just caught King Kong today with Ruijin our new friend in N211 brought by Hanxian. Nice movie, nice love story, Peter Jackson has done it again, a movie with nice cinematic feel just like the Lord of the Rings. Very nice animation done for the movements of all the creatures in the movie, for the city landscape too, the movie is set in roughly about the 1920s to 1930s? Admire all 5million strands of the hair on kong's body. Its a much better love story than the titanic, its like two little children in love.Anyway,the way Kong holds the lady in the movie while he is moving around makes it seem like he is carrying a barbie doll. Now to wait for Peter Jackson's next film, I think its HALO the Xbox game that he is gonna bring to the big screen, can't wait.

Yeah, next tuesday gonna catch C.S Lewis Chronicles of Narnia with n211, lets see how the two sons of Adam and 2 daughters of Eve save the land of Narnia.

My stomach flu still not fully recovered, still having to go to the toilet regularly, pray that i will recover before svc otherwise i will have to be sitting at the side near the toilet. Good Night.

Down with stomach flu

2005-12-29T14:37:00.000+08:00

Down with stomach flu

I have been hit by the flu bug, not my nose but my stomach. First time I have been hit with it, I think I ate too much after breaking fast yesterday. Went to see a doctor, felt much better after taking the medication, Thank God for medicine. My Mum boiled some rice water for me, not sure how it helps but drank it anyway.

Just realised haven't been exercising much lately, I miss my jogging and weight lifting. Can't stand it when I don't exercise, need to be more wise in time management. School work has been eating into my time, still need to do modeling for my project , not yet done, still need touching up on the body, hands, legs and i have yet to start modeling my face. Modeling the face is gonna be tough, need to take note of the facial line flow, where all the various muscles are. Got to get all these before next thursday when my classes resume.

This is the final week of 2005, its been a wonderful year for me, I think one of the best since coming back to Christ. I still remember the weeks leading up to my enlistment for national service in 2003, I had the yearning to go back to church. I did go back to church for about four weekends over at the St. Mary of the Angels, my old church. I believed that God was calling me back, but not to my old church. It was one year after I had been in army that I really went back to church again consistently, it was during CHC's 15th anniversary that i went back through the invitation of Seth, really wanna thank him. It was reallly life changing for me to be back in HIS house, the past one year has been really fruitful, I was able to serve others, I am truly able to experience God , renew my love for HIM, have prayer with HIM everyday. Right now I am able to go into other people's lives, gave my first bible study to a new friend afew weeks back. I really wanted to give bible study as I still remember the first time i received bible study from shuzhen togather with khym at international plaza, I asked khym if bible study teachers needed to go through any sort of training, I believe my wanting to give bible study started from there. I think there will be more chances for me to give BS with N211 growing larger. Oh ya, and I am about to finish reading through the bible for the very first time this year, even though I had the bible from about primary school I think, never opened and read it once. Pray for more revelations as I read through it again in 2006.

Christmas over

2005-12-27T00:28:00.000+08:00

Spiderboys
khym looked like a flattened lizard

Pic after baptising shi jie in the Holy Spirit

Christmas over

Another christmas over, it came so quickly, still remember last year's christmas celebration at church and boxiny day gifts exchange with my cell group members. I remember the purple t-shirt i got but ok lah, got wear. I wont reveal who gave it to me.

The christmas svc drama 2005 was nice, a look at mother mary and joseph from two mouses' perspective, then they used the chicken little song and the grasshoppers' songs with creative lyrics. hmm no friends for christmas svc this year,some last min back out. Must start working more in this area. One friend just came back from overseas, must try inviting this friend.

had bbq with n211 at tim's condo, cooked fried rice, marinated some chicken, and tried one new way of marinating chicken breasts and skewing them on sticks. hmm i think did not turn out too well for that, will try again. Then we sang christmas songs as we exhanged gifts like a game of musical chair, we passed the gifts around until the song stopped. I will post the pic of the gift i receive in the next post.

Last week was also tiring from thursday to saturday,

30,29,28,27..........5,4,3,2,1 huff and puff, every step follows a drop of sweat, no blood involved but hardwork is there. Ya i went doing door to door distribution of fliers for B-Ideas on the reccomendation of Shuzhen. Went to boon tiong, cantonment tower, everton park, sportis wood park, upper cross street, all these areas are within the area of b-ideas but still need alot of travelling. Wow it was really tiring, then i think i am the first distributer to lug around with a luggage full of fliers and a big bag pack, i look like a back packer. got alot of stares on the way walking abck to the office, alot of ladies looking at me and saying "wah who is this good looking back packer " haha no lah, but i did get alot of stares, dont know if they are wondering i am crazy or if i am a backpacker. Those places i went to for distribution were nice locations for HDB flats, all of them had nice views especially on higher floors. On my way to this flats also discovered other things, like the area around tanjong pagar, there were lots of shophouses which had shops selling bridal gowns, very NICE and PRETTY looking gowns for the brides. Overall even though it was tiring but i got to see another side of singapore, never been to those places before. So people out there looking for part time jobs, can do distribution for door to door, get to explore singapore and make money. Actually after doing the distribution for first two days, i suspect shuzhen of the trying to murder me with this assignment. From now when i see her, i will hallucinate and see a flier walking towards me haha, just kidding. And my luggage had to be retired, the wheels came off, the handle broke, the mechanism for hiding the handle also came off, poor old luggage, hope my parents won't mind, when i prosper i will get them a samsonite luggage, very durable.

Anyway for the payment i am getting for this assignment will be for my january building fund pledge, I believe it will be my most special pledge as the Lord spoke to me about it. This is the first offering which I really put alot of hardwork in to get, like David said I will not give an offering to the Lord which causes me nothing. And one of my favvourite verses is

Pro10:4 He who has a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich

God is always helping us keep track of various areas in our life where we need help or aid, even when we don't remember or totally forgotten about those things, He still comes and provide means and ways to help us out. This distribution job is how He provided a way for me to fulfill my pledge. Thank You Father.

EXPLODE

2005-12-08T12:43:00.000+08:00

EXPLODE

Wow just went for prayer meeting at the EXPO yesterday, really nice place, the stage looks very nice.I like the thing which i initially thought is a television screen but its not, its for the lightings. But really new atmosphere, can see seas of city harvesters in there when u turn left and right and also when u see the people on screen. Now when we jump during praise , if we are on the terrace can hear the thumping sound on the floor, Thump! Thump! Thump! Then heard this sat 5566 will be having a concert there, not sure but no prob, our Service 1 will turn them to 0000.
Anyway , EXPO is going to Boom , EXPLODE. See everyone there this weekend.

Back

2005-12-05T01:15:00.000+08:00

Helllo, everyone, back after a long time. Had a svc with Robin Harfouche last weekend, brought one of my closest friends for svc. Actually days b4 svc i have been praying about this friend and one other, really want them both to receive salvation from Him. But did not turn out as expected for my friend, his heart was not of stone, i think diamond, must use a laser beam to cut thru it haha. It was the first time i was so saddened when i see the way he rejected the alter call and when he just stood still during praise and worship. God really sort of like, how should i put it, hmm , renew my compassion and passion for lost souls, reallly burdened by it that day. God I am gonna have a new fire for reaching out now, though i might face alot of rejection, i will keep praying for my friends and fast for them.

Yeay and we are moving to Expo this weekend, finally get to travel abit b4 reaching church, for the past one year been going to St.91, very near, no time to listen to my ipod on the way to church or on the way home. Now theres plenty of time for me during the journey to Expo. But of course thats not the main point lah. But i believe even something simple like this,a journey to church, we are making time for Him. Ya Expo here we come, prepare to EXPLODE!!! Free food vouchers! free photo collection if am not wrong of our jurong premises.

Yeay!FInally got a bloggy up

2005-11-21T04:56:00.000+08:00

Mwah haha, finallly created a blog. I think I am abit swakoo, took so long before creating one. Hmm must start keeping up with popular trends but not be controlled by it. Anyway my blog is called m.A.u.r.i.C.E's Kitchen, look at the letters in cap which spells out ACE. Actually was wondering what name should i use for my blog, the other one was AXS Station after City Harvest made announcements during svc2 on 18thNov05 that we will be able to make our donations and tithes on AXS stations and coincidentally my name being sewn on my No.4 uniform was Ann Xiang Seow so i can get the short form of AXS, but i'm using it for my blog address instead. My blog might look boring now but give me sometime to do it up. thats about it for now.