Friendship

"The greatest gift you can give to someone is your friendship because you are giving them a portion of your life that you will never get it back"

My last day at work.......

No....today is not my last day at work but my last day in the office working without a boss since beginning of this month. For the past few weeks I had a relax time in the office except during the first week of Jan. People say without a boss means "I am the boss" or the most common words- "very relax or no work". How I wish! Come to think of it.....I realised that I have been so relaxed at work until I even have lots of time to blog. Hehe!! (my boss can never find out about this) She will return back to work on Monday (29 Jan). Sigh......this means more work to come!!

Yet Will I Praise Thee

Lord You are the one I long for
In your presence is
Where I belong

Lord Your love brings joy to my heart
And Your touch is all
I need to feel
Deep in my heart
Won't You satisfy my soul

Yet will I praise thee
Lift my hands to sing
Yet will I praise thee
I will bow before the King and praise thee
Give to You my everything
I'll lift up my hands to You
Yet will I praise thee

I Will Bless Your Name

I will bless Your name
I will bless Your name
High above my circumstances
I will bless You Lord

I will bless Your name
I will bless Your name
Give You all the praise
For Your mercy and Your grace
I will bless Your name

Followed by:
1) I will praise Your name
2) I will lift Your name

Eagle's Wings

Here I am waiting
Abide in me I pray
Here I am longing for You
Hide me in Your love
Bring me to my knees
May I know Jesus more and more

Come live in me
All my life take over
Come breathe in me
And I will rise
On eagle's wings

Through It All

You are forever in my life
You see me through the seasons
Cover me with Your hand
And lead me in Your righteousness

And I look to You
And I wait on You

I'll sing to You Lord
A hymn of love
For your faithfulness to me
I'm carrying in everlasting arms
You'll never let me go
Through it all

Hallelujah (4x)

Pangkor@18 to 20 Dec 06

Luxurious villa suite

The moment I stepped in, I felt like I was in paradise.....

Tranquility and privacy redefined

Check out the floating chalets and the beautiful scenery.......

How Did God Use A Problem To Bring Good Into Your Life?

God will use all your troubles in His plan for your life if you let Him.

How did God use your pain or sadness?
1) Did He fill you with empathy for others?
2) Did He draw you closer to Him?
3) Did He teach you to obey Him?
4) Did you learn to trust God and let Him help you?
5) Did someone else ask you about your strong faith during trials?
6) Did it cause you to bond with someone more closely?

I believe the answers are yes to all the questions mentioned above. God will use our heartache, whatever its cause to build our character, draw us closer to Him and make us pliable tools for His purposes. He will call on each of us from time to time to go through something, so we can better minister to others.

Scripture to ponder:
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose" (Romans 8:28)

Dear Lord, I know that in all things you work for the good of those who love you, those who have been called according to your purpose. Today I thank you for how you planned, in advance, to turn all my crisis and problems into good and that you have made that promise to all Christians. It gives me enormous hope. Help me always remember that you are my compassionate and caring Father. I give all my hurt and troubles to you to put to good use. Amen.

Reconciliation Prayer

Lord, I pray that you will bring us to a reconciliation with each other. There is a purpose for everything that happened and only You know what is the best for me. May You speak to us and move our hearts as we wait upon You. I place my trust in You and surrender everything to you because I know You are a God who is in control of my life. Change our hearts to be right with You, help us to forgive and accept each other as brother and sister in Christ. When the time is right, I pray that You will reveal to us the right thing to do. Amen.

Christmas 2006

My younger brothers

Ricky's Christmas party (left standing)

Christmas and Reunion Dinner @ Aunty Juliet's, Kota Kemuning with Yvonne and Jin Kai from Shanghai

Koinonians

Masterpiece 1

Check out our masterpiece decoration in church. Thanks to Su Lin (right) for leading us with the decoration. Although it was a last minute preparation, we manage to get it done. Su Lin, don't worry so much next time.....we were given the responsibility to decorate the church. Therefore...it is our responsibility to make sure the job is done.

Masterpiece 2

6 pretty ladies

Birthday Nov 06

I had a wonderful time celebrating my birthday with cg members at Pizza Uno, Taipan.

Thank you Koinonians!!

New Year's Eve dinner 2006

Alice, Cheryl, Jess & Joanne

Alberto's Pizza and Pasta @ Desa Sri Hartamas on 30 Dec 06

We decided to indulge ourselves on a sumptous and expensive Italian meal in line to celebrate new year's eve.....we chose 30 Dec because we expected most of the restaurants were fully booked on 31 Dec. It came to our surprise that we were the only customers dining in the restaurant. We were discussing among ourselves.....where was everyone in Hartamas on a Sat night? Then we realised that it was a long weekend up to 2 Jan 07 and most people had returned back to their home town.

Hooked, The Curve on 16 Nov 06

We had a great time catching up with each other. Each of us ordered a set meal each with refillable drinks. We spent 3 hours talking, laughing, sharing, eating and drinking.

I will always cherish the moments we have together.

May God bless our friendship always.......

Thank you!

Alice

Root: Alice
Origin: Greek
Meaning: "truth or of noble birth"

Majestic

She marches to the beat of her own drum

Personality
A pennant winner in any league

Genuine
Morality is her highest value

Style
Absolutely pure of mind

Ability
Someone who is clear in her explanations

Character
One whose ideals are paramount

Sentiment
A woman who envisions change

Physical
Looks forward to getting the job done

A Year Of Time

…Though even thinking on the subject of time may prove discomforting, it is not a bad idea—especially at the beginning of a new year.

As we look into 2007 we look at a block of time. We see 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes, 31,536,000 seconds. And all is a gift from God. We have done nothing to deserve it, earn it, or purchased it. Like the air we breathe, time comes to us as a part of life.

The gift of time is not ours alone. It is given equally to each person. Rich and poor, educated and ignorant, strong and weak—every man, woman and child has the same twenty-four hours every day.

Another important thing about time is that you cannot stop it. There is no way to slow it down, turn it off, or adjust it. Time marches on.

And you cannot bring back time. Once it is gone, it is gone. Yesterday is lost forever. If yesterday is lost, tomorrow is uncertain. We may look ahead at a full year’s block of time, but we really have no guarantee that we will experience any of it.

Obviously, time is one of our most precious possessions. We can waste it. We can worry over it. We can spend it on ourselves. Or, as good stewards, we can invest it in the kingdom of God.

The new year is full of time. As the seconds tick away, will you be tossing time out the window, or will you make every minute count?

Embracing the New Year 2007

20 days after the new year. A new journey begins. I feel that time flies really fast and 2006 marched on so quickly like as if everything had happened yesterday. Usually one will start the new year afresh and awake to take on the new challenges and changes of the new year. Most of us will ask ourselves, what will 2007 hold for me and what are the new year resolutions that I need to make? Questions such as "can I do this?" when the truth is "do I want to do this?" leave us to find out our own answers. Its at times like this that knowing God's purpose in our lives become essential and only then, can we embrace change with an open heart.

Towards the end of 2006 got me thinking what will year 2007 hold for me?......Will I face new challenges and trials in life? What are my new year resolutions? Will it be a meaningful year for me? Will it be a year full of blessings? What do I want to do differently this year? Will it be a year that I will find someone special in my life? And so on.

While I was finding the answers to all these questions, I was reminded by a powerful scripture passage in the bible that says: " For I know the plans I have for you, " declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. " (Jeremiah 29:11-13)

This powerful verse has impacted me and it somehow changed my views and perception about planning my own life. I realised I should have practice on relying on the Lord as much as I should have but instead, I was being too self centered and trying to figure out what is best for my life. I have always wanted this and that but I've never known what God wants for me. So, I have chosen to live this year trusting God and knowing what He has planned for me. It is not easy because new challenges have already started. It can be hurtful and sad at times and it sometimes lead me to question God why is this happening to me. If God had planned it in such a way, why did He let it happened? These challenges made me realised that God is teaching me to be patient and He wants me to learn from these experiences so that I am able to grow not only in spiritual maturity, but also to continue to seek and trust in Him. God's plans are always good. Unknown plans can be frightening, but when the plans belong to God, I can be rest assured that I can expect something marvelous.

So, I have decided to live this year knowing what is God's will for my life, learning to trust and wait upon Him as I walk the journey with Him day by day. Sometimes the best way to know God's will is to let go and let God have His wonderful way. I may learn more about His will for me as I allow Him to work out His will in my life. I understand that I would need to make some drastic changes in my life. I pray that He will continue to show me the right Godly change to embrace and helping me to grow as a woman after God's own heart.