Wednesday, November 29, 2006

what can you do with that $?

I read a story that goes like this.

A king was not happy with his old palace, so he wanted to build a new one that would cost the country a few hundreds millions of dollars. All the followers applauded such idea and they were excited about the construction of the new palace.

At this time, there was one man who was courageous enough to question the proposed construction of the new palace. Unfortunately , his questioning was regarded by the followers as an insult to the king, and thus to his ppl, and therefore an insult to the country. A police report was lodged against him just because this brave man was trying to convey the opinion of a certain group of ppl which sounded like an opposition.

I find this very unbelievable and it is beyond my comprehension. There was a deep sense of disappointment in me as I came across this story.

How would someone/something grow to be a better version if he/she refused opposition out of pride/ignorance?

What can a nation do with a few hundreds millions of dollars? Perhaps they should work towards better education/ health care/public transport system...

Friday, November 24, 2006

Holiday part 2 - Singapore

Then I came back to KL and had very good rest from the food poisoning.
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SINGAPORE:

I can only conclude that God has surely planned this trip for me.Besides the making of new friendships and strengthening of relationship with old friends in Sg, God has done more to realign my life to His will.

Retrospectively, now I know God knew I needed this trip. Because He knew, He planned it for me. And because He plannned it carefully, it became so devine that everything fell into place.

As if He knew I needed a pause/rest from everything, He gave my heart and spirit a good rest in Sg. There was no need to minister to anyone, answer calls, reply emails etc...I was the recipient of love, words of wisdom as well as rebuke from my mentors.

I came home feeling tired physically but refreshed and naurished spiritually.

God has surely widened my horizon, opened my eyes to see things beyond my knowledge, and most importantly, revealed my weaknesses before my own eyes (That's why my mentors rebuked me).

The older I grow (spiritually and physically), the more God reminds me that 'Hey, actually you don't know many things at all, don't be proud.' Therefore I want a new start badly and I know I have already been granted one. I want to start walking this 2nd stage of my journey with humility, not that I have any now, but I wanna learn to embrace it.

Phew... :)

i am back, AGAIN - Holiday part 1

It has really been a long time. This holiday has really been a blessing to me. Now, I finally am in the right mood to say something about it.
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TAIPEI:

I had a very bad food poisoning on the 1st day of my arrival in Taipei. You know, food posioning, severe diarrhea+vomiting, I became too dehydrated that I passed out while I was rushing to the toilet. My mom found me lying unconscious on the floor...
So the first few days of my holiday in Taipei was well spent lying in the hotel bed :(
Thank God the recovery was speedy.
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HONG KONG:

This was one of the most meaningful trips in this holiday. I insisted of coming to HK for a very special friend ( of course I loved the shopping in HK but he was the reason I visited HK). We were good friends before he left Adelaide. 2 years ago, as an unbeliever, he attended our bible study group in the hostel. I remember he came faithfully every evening and asked a lot of questions abt God. Then he went back to HK for good and we lost contact...

What I did not know was, he eventually experienced God in HK and was baptised a few months ago.

Can you imagine how great my joy was when I heard this from his mouth...I hugged and squeezed him with all my strength.
It is not only the joy of him being a Christian; what makes me tear is the joy of seeing his change from a person burdened by questions, worries and sorrow to someone who rejoices in all circumstances.

I am truly glad for him. He no longer tries to understand and hold everything in his hand, now I see the real joy and relief in his eyes. I am truly glad for him.

On the last day I knew he was tired but we still walked on the streets that were crazily packed with people, took all types of public transport, tried lotsa food and had very very meaningful conversation. I almost wept as we said good bye at the hotel lobby. I really miss you, my very close brother in Christ.

I shall see you again in HK.

Monday, November 13, 2006

i m back

finally! i am back in kl...it has really been a crazy week.

this was my shcedule: adelaide -> KL (stopped for 1 night) -> taipei (a few days) --> HK (a few days) --> KL.. in a few days i will be going to singapore.

i just got back home, quite disorientated.

phew, have not been using the internet for days. finally got my fingers on the keyboard again.

will be blogging very soon :) lemme rest now.