the Beverly Bunch =)

Really like this photo...nice group one!! Thanks Johnson! Good quality camera too i reckon. Wonder who the photographer was actually! Most likely Shu =)
Hehe its a photo of the "Beverly Bunch" as i like to call them!! Was so honoured, so happy, that they came all the way from Hurstville!!! Thanks! Oh by the way, they're all from Beverly Hills except for HoYin and I



Hehe thanks to Dennis for sending me those pictures from your camera!! Hope it didnt take too long to send them in your email >.<

long time no blog =)

Long time no post! Reason being there's been so much going on =) Most important for me being my baptism! Was so clearly reminded of God's infinite grace and love for us, His perfect timing, and He answers prayers according to His good and perfect will!!! He really really does hear our prayers, and loves us so much...He does what is best for us all the time, even when it may not seem like it at the time!

Two to three years ago, i wanted to get baptised. I went through the baptism classes, and talked to my pastor, and got prepared, but as a mark of love and obedience to my family, i reluctantly waited to get baptised at a later date. A few months ago, it occurred to me that this time round was "it", but even though along the way God gave me assurance time and again, i was nervous and unsure. But God is so loving and powerful, hearing my prayers and moving hearts. My dad came along too, which was quite unexpected!! All my fears were unneeded because God was, always is, and always will be, in control =) We have nothing to fear from this world, and should not worry but trust in the Lord.

Then Jesus said to his disciples: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?

Thanks to all the people who were present at the ceremony!! It truly meant a lot to see u there! I'll put some photos up =) hehe i didnt have a camera...thanks heaps to those who took photos for me, and sent them to me so quickly!!! much appreciated =)

hehe there are more photos...mite put them up later!

hmm other than that i havent been up to too much else this summer break so far. been working, meeting up with friends, tidying up my room. about time i did hehe so much stuff lying here and there!! didnt realise i had so much =P ah well it's that which makes tidying up a room so much fun hehe! at tutoring lately, as well as through watching current affairs programs on tv, i've been realising how quickly kids today are growing up and maturing...like bulimia nervosa at the age of six?!?! wondering about what a condom is at the age of eight?!?! personally, im finding it worrying and somewhat scary and daunting...so is the recent violence in our society. i don't think there will truly be peace on earth unless there is peace with its wonderful creator God.

ohh another thing is exam marks! so happy and relieved! really thanking God for carrying me through! now for once i can look forward to the new year with excitement, cause there will be so much yay! so didn't deserve the marks got, overloading this past semester and being involved quite a bit outside of uni, too little studying done, too much left to the cramming period just before the assignments were due and exams hit. God is just so great!

been a bit bored these past few days (except for today, going out for lunch and running errands) cause i was under house arrest. hehe due to food poisoning! wonder what caused it hmm...but happy that it wasnt the bacteria that causes vomiting!! fever subsided after an evening and night, but i still get stomach pains occasionally. hehe been eating congee again =P

ramblings

bored at the moment...hehe just went downstairs to eat...again!!! lost count of how many meals i've had today so far >.< ah well...hmm lost like 1 1/2 kg over the past month hehe shall be happy if the weight doesnt come back one :P unless it's muscle mass i lost, but then ive been exercising pretty regularly these days :S

a friend called me the day before yesterday, asking about how you would support someone who's been diagnosed with anorexia and is now receiving treatment at a clinic. not sure actually, cause it varies. guess the main thing would be to support them and continually show them love. keep encouraging them to see what life is really about, and try and help them deal with underlying issues, cause very often it's those issues that has led them to be anorexic. but keep supporting them, and love them not because they are in need of it, but because you love him/her....they wouldn't want to be loved just because they are currently "sick". oh, and it's often when you're starting to come out of the condition, starting to put on the weight again, that's the hard part. but yeah....im not professional though hmm....no need to ask me this kinda thing :P hehe yet anyway!

sigh wot should a girl do when she has feelings for a guy...tell him, or keep it to herself? she believes that he doesnt like her "that way" though. it's not that she feels she's ready for a relationship, or really needs one at the moment, but feelings....grrrr. wondering how he feels, or felt, yet at the same time certain that he feels nothing of that sort. prayer. yet despite such certainty, the feelings linger inside her. she just wants to get to know him more.

no, im no counsellor

a forward from my employer

As you well know, we are getting closer to my birthday. Every year there is a celebration in my honour and I think that this year the celebration will be repeated.

During this time there are many people shopping for gifts, there are many radio announcements, TV commercials, and in every part of the world everyone is talking that my birthday is getting closer and closer. It is really very nice to know, that at least once a year, some people think of me.

As you know, the celebration of my birthday began many years ago. At first people seemed to understand and be thankful of all that I did for them, but in these times, no one seems to know the reason for the celebration. Family and friends get together and have a lot of fun, but they don't know the meaning of the celebration. I remember that last year there was a great feast in my honour. The dinner table was full of delicious foods, pastries, fruits, assorted nuts and chocolates. The decorations were exquisite and there were many, many beautifully wrapped gifts.

But, do you want to know something? I wasn't invited. I was the guest of honour and they didn't remember to send me an invitation. The party was for me, but when that great day came, I was left outside, they closed the door in my face .. and I wanted to be with them and share their table. In truth, that didn't surprise me because in the last few years all close their doors to me. Since I wasn't invited, I decided to enter the party without making any noise. I went in and stood in a corner. They were all drinking; there were some who were drunk and telling jokes and laughing at everything. They were having a grandtime.

To top it all, this big fat man all dressed in red wearing a long white beard entered the room yelling Ho-Ho-Ho! He seemed drunk. He sat on the sofa and all the children ran to him, saying: "Santa Claus, Santa Claus" as if the party were in his honour!

At midnight all the people began to hug each other; I extended my arms waiting for someone to hug me and do you know no one hugged me. Suddenlythey all began to share gifts. They opened them one by one with great expectation. When all had been opened, I looked to see if, maybe, there was one for me. What would you feel if on your birthday everybody shared gifts and you did not get one? I then understood that I was unwanted at that party and quietly left.

Every year it gets worse. People only remember the gifts, the parties, to eat and drink, and nobody remembers me. I would like this Christmas that you allow me to enter into your life. I would like that you recognize the fact that almost two thousand years ago I came to this world to give my life for you, on the cross, to save you. Today, I only want that you believe this with all your heart.

I want to share something with you. As many didn't invite me to their party, I will have my own celebration, a grand party that no one has ever imagined, a spectacular party. I'm still making the final arrangements.. Those who don't answer the invite, will be left outside. Be prepared because when all is ready you will be part of my great party.

See you soon. I Love you

Jesus

Share this message with your loved ones, before Christmas.

yawn...h'choo...yawn...h'choo...yawn

so tired these days >.< and sneezing quite a lot even though i've been taking clartyne on a daily basis. it was "really hot" today but at times i felt so cold...like being outside in the arvo today was so warm! i was quite happy just standing in the sun, comfortable with the warmth caressing my body, that is, until my mum thought i was crazy and dragged me inside the shopping centre. really didnt relish the transition...felt cold walking into the shops...felt really cold at times inside woolies. hmm i think my body's telling me something, maybe it's being pushed too hard?? maybe i should sleep earlier...but there's been quite a lot on these days, even though exams and assignments are all over.

hehe im thinking this is gonna be such a random blog...in one of those moods in which i know there's stuff to do, but i just can't be bothered...hate it when that happens >.<

hmm...a friend of mine wanted me to organise an outing to the beach or something, but really sorry, i don't have the time or energy to do so this week...happy to organise something when i get back from HK, but yeah, not before then >.< packed days this friday, saturday and sunday...but im looking forward to them =) like i mean fully packed....so im sorry if anything else comes up (hehe as of today) and i cant make it...baptism this sunday...it's sunk in now =) getting exciting about it!! the best thing would be to see friends there! like i know that most of the cumbo ppl wont be able to make it cos of NTE, and a lot of highschool friends wont be there either cause they're in QLD or overseas, but yeah im hoping that these friends (besides the Northside family) who mean a lot to me and who i know will be in sydney will be there... should go off to dinner!! shall rant on about random things more later =)

wing yuen tong hung

Went to Church dedication service this morning, was really good! The speaker was really good, it was great to see God working in him and speaking to us through him!! He told us a story based on someone's past experience...it was so...yeah. ill blog it as best i can...it won't be word for word for what he said though...hehe names are made up by me for one!



A 34-year old lady called Susie...she's really pretty, with a good stable job, and everything was going really well for her until one day a doctor made an incorrect diagnosis and she became blind as a result.

For her (as with most people i reckon) becoming blind was like the end of the world for her. All her days from then on were lived in darkness. Because she couldn't see, she couldn't go to work, she couldn't take part in her community activities, and she could no longer play sports. There were so many things she wasn't able to do anymore as a result of her blindness.

Susie had a really loving and supportive husband who stuck by her, never failing to encourage her. No matter how busy he was, he always had time for her, and continued to build her up. After a few months, Susie gradually emerged from her own little world of darkness, and began to discover new meaning and purpose for her life.

She wanted to return to work....by how? She's blind and cannot get to and from work by herself. It wouldn't be possible. However, her husband was really supportive, and drove her to work each morning, leading her up the steps and into her office, not leaving until she had settled in. Each day after work he would be there leading her down those steps, into the car, and into their home.

Her husband, however, was a military man, and soon both of them realised that he cannot afford to keep this up, driving her to work and turning up late...leaving work early to go pick her up. So after another month, she started to catch a bus. The first few weeks her husband caught the bus with her to work, and caught the same bus as she did when she returned home.

As she built up some confidence, her husband told her that it was time for her to do it by herself. She was afraid despite having become familiar with travelling on the bus and with the bus drivers. But she knew that her husband had his work to worry about. So from then on, each morning she would walk out to the bus stop with her husband, who would kiss her goodbye before she got onto the bus to work. And each day her husband would be waiting at the bus stop for her when she returned home. Gradually she continued building up confidence and self-esteem again.

One afternoon, the bus driver told her how she really admired her, and was envious of her. Susie was surprised...why would anyone be envious of her? She was blind! She couldn't see anything! The bus driver told her: "I'm envious of you because you have such a wonderful, handsome man with you every step of the way. He kisses you goodbye, but every morning he catches this bus and sits there behind you. And every afternoon he accompanies you home".

Her husband was always with her, protecting her, looking after her, even though she was blind and had no idea. In the same way God looks after us and is right there travelling with us through life despite our blindness and rebellion. His presence is eternally there with us on our walk (the phrase sounds better in canto =P "wing yuen tong hung" hehe).

sleeeeepy

*yawn*
so tired. slept for 5 hrs this morning before heading out...went to sleep just as the sun began to rise! hehe so thankful for the company last night though, as i tackled with HSC English all over again =)
*yawn*
must stop yawning!! maybe aerobics will wake me up!
hehe made chocolate peppermint slice today, turned out ok hehe! Next tues night is St John's last meeting for the year, gotta bring food. Thinking of chocolate cake (long story with my supervisor) ... wonder if i should make it or just buy one hmm. hehe was watching this chinese series about making cakes! ohhhh wish i could make cakes like that! was beating egg whites until they formed stiff peaks....after beating 2 lots of them on tues, i woke up with sore arms and wrists yesterday!! so much dedication and energy and efforts put into such a wonderful art!

had an awesome chat with someone on the phone last nite =) above all else, it was spiritually refreshing...was so grateful (and in a sense touched) that so much was shared!! was really amazing

anyway hmm wot else....a new chapter?
yeah kind of, in the sense that i feel as though im at the crossroads, especially with work. previously, there was a big reason keeping me at ACE. like i mean there were and still are many reasons for me to keep working there, but underlying those reasons there was a deeper but sillier reason for staying there. but now i feel i want to move on. having worked there for 2 years, i'd like to be somewhere different, do something different. hmm....maybe? maybe not?

hmm the other main thing...am i ready? do i want to? can i do that?
the short answer to that at the moment is 'no'

*yawn*