Sorry for not posting lately. My hostel internet connection was down for a few days. Sigh, the management increases our hostel fees and yet the service provided is like $^%$@........
Anyhow, my college student's Christian Fellowship gathered together to farewell a Nigerian brother who had graduated and was leaving us that time. We went to a cosy Italian restaurant and had a great time. The food was great, despite a bit pricey for students though.
This Nigerian brother is a fun person. Despite coming to study in a distant land, all of us can see that he's really enjoying himself during his time here. He communicated well with everyone around him, a good friend he is. Taught me some Nigerian language from the tribe of 'Emu'(I think i got the spelling right) like Kedo`(How are you?).
After our food, He stood up and shared with us. Apparently, he applied for a student visa to continue his further studies in US, but was rejected due to unreasonable issue. He worked hard over here so that he could continue study there, a hope of his, an ambition of his. All of us felt kinda pity for him, but he felt otherwise.
He forbade us to pity him instead. He said that even he himself does not feel sad about it, and therefore all of us should not pity him. The reason behind this determination? He trusted in the Lord. He trusted all of the Lord's guidance. He shared with us two simple songs, which i forgot which song cause I'm not familiar with those songs(I grew up in a mandrin church background you see). In the end, he said that all things are made beautiful by God with His timing.
I couldn't help but wonder, do we, or do I, really patient in waiting for God's timing, or am I doing my stuff according to my own accord all this while? I wonder, if I were to be in a situation like him, in difficult times, would I wait for His timing, or I'll start complaining and blaming around? Recently, I'm having some problems with people relationships(I'll share them next time), and why did that happen? And how do I response to the problem? Do I really trust 100% in His guidance?
I admire his faith and determination. May God bless him further as he walk His righteous path. Take care my friend.
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power." Ephesians 6:10
" 神 的 道 路 高 过 人 的 道 路， 神 的 意 念 高 过 人 的 意 念.......... 耐 心 等 待 必 要 欢 呼。" From a song titled 神 的 道 路 (God's way)
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Falling Sick? Yeah ;p
Believe it or not, this blog wouldn't exist if not i feel sick last Sunday. Maybe the fever addled my brain and I started this blog. Lol.... Anyhow.
Started having nose block on Sat night, and got the feverish feeling in church. Well, made through it, and attend my choir practice after that, and when I know dead certain I'm having fever. Thank God that my voice is still intact and able to go through the vocals practice, choral practice, and the year's audition. Crap, bet I disappointed my choir teacher for doing badly in calculating my timing during sight reading and sight singing despite having a quite high qualification in music theory. =.=
The new year's first choral practise started off with learning a new song Faithful I Will Be by Cindy Berry from a new christian choral music compilation titled DOXA by Singapore Bible Conference. Well, try singing a hymn or choral song when you are sick. The lyrics and the music really really mean more than it seems in normal circumstances. Maybe this is God's promise that he'll comfort and lead those in need. Thought I'll be crying after singing, but I didn't, don't wanna embarrass myself in front of my team.
When I reach home from practise, gosh, the only thing I can do is just sleep and sleep, until my back aches. My parents called, nagged about it as usual, and made sure I went to see a doctor the next day, in which I did. Wow, the medical fees here are quite expensive, well, relatively compared to my hometown's. RM55 and gave 6 different kinds of medicine pills! Now I understand the saying of some Singaporeans, "Better be dead than sick", cause the medical bills is high over there. Lol...
The idea of having this blog came after I came back from the clinic, and felt the urge to write out everything I felt. And thus, the blog, along with 2 posts and the chat box on the left came out in less than one hour. Surprised by myself, I actually can write a fair bit of stuff.
Tuesday, still feeling not so well, but able to go for a 3 hours class in the afternoon. I hope I could remain as class representative this semester, but too bad, someone else from another group volunteered for the post, while I chickened out, mainly because I don't feel my classmates wanting to back me up. Well, I did my best for the class all the while, never extra-charge or syphon off class funds, do all those lifting and carrying around without complain, getting the attendance on time most of the time, reaching out to those people who doesn't seem to mix around with the bigger cliques and lonely..... But yeah, I won't be able to do most of those stuff anymore this semester. Sad? Maybe. Ah, and I lost a certificate of acknowledgement from the college to improve my profile later on. But that's still minor though.
Wednesday, most of my medicine has finish, yet still coughing and having a little bit of nose block. Was hiccuping for an hour plus earlier, don't know why. Hope I'll be feeling better tomorrow.
Falling sick might not be too bad maybe, exclude those body pains and the pain of drawing money from your pockets for nothing. I find that falling sick sometimes breaks down certain barriers, like what I feel and experience when singing the choral song when not feeling well, you can really experience God better when you are really in need. Just hope that this would continue whatever the circumstances are, the knowledge and feeling that God is with you all the time.
*cough, I think I should stop for tonight, until next time then.
Started having nose block on Sat night, and got the feverish feeling in church. Well, made through it, and attend my choir practice after that, and when I know dead certain I'm having fever. Thank God that my voice is still intact and able to go through the vocals practice, choral practice, and the year's audition. Crap, bet I disappointed my choir teacher for doing badly in calculating my timing during sight reading and sight singing despite having a quite high qualification in music theory. =.=
The new year's first choral practise started off with learning a new song Faithful I Will Be by Cindy Berry from a new christian choral music compilation titled DOXA by Singapore Bible Conference. Well, try singing a hymn or choral song when you are sick. The lyrics and the music really really mean more than it seems in normal circumstances. Maybe this is God's promise that he'll comfort and lead those in need. Thought I'll be crying after singing, but I didn't, don't wanna embarrass myself in front of my team.
When I reach home from practise, gosh, the only thing I can do is just sleep and sleep, until my back aches. My parents called, nagged about it as usual, and made sure I went to see a doctor the next day, in which I did. Wow, the medical fees here are quite expensive, well, relatively compared to my hometown's. RM55 and gave 6 different kinds of medicine pills! Now I understand the saying of some Singaporeans, "Better be dead than sick", cause the medical bills is high over there. Lol...
The idea of having this blog came after I came back from the clinic, and felt the urge to write out everything I felt. And thus, the blog, along with 2 posts and the chat box on the left came out in less than one hour. Surprised by myself, I actually can write a fair bit of stuff.
Tuesday, still feeling not so well, but able to go for a 3 hours class in the afternoon. I hope I could remain as class representative this semester, but too bad, someone else from another group volunteered for the post, while I chickened out, mainly because I don't feel my classmates wanting to back me up. Well, I did my best for the class all the while, never extra-charge or syphon off class funds, do all those lifting and carrying around without complain, getting the attendance on time most of the time, reaching out to those people who doesn't seem to mix around with the bigger cliques and lonely..... But yeah, I won't be able to do most of those stuff anymore this semester. Sad? Maybe. Ah, and I lost a certificate of acknowledgement from the college to improve my profile later on. But that's still minor though.
Wednesday, most of my medicine has finish, yet still coughing and having a little bit of nose block. Was hiccuping for an hour plus earlier, don't know why. Hope I'll be feeling better tomorrow.
Falling sick might not be too bad maybe, exclude those body pains and the pain of drawing money from your pockets for nothing. I find that falling sick sometimes breaks down certain barriers, like what I feel and experience when singing the choral song when not feeling well, you can really experience God better when you are really in need. Just hope that this would continue whatever the circumstances are, the knowledge and feeling that God is with you all the time.
*cough, I think I should stop for tonight, until next time then.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Wesley Covenant Prayer
Since I have not said that before, I'm a Methodist.
Had my first service of the year of 2008 yesterday. The current methodist church that I am attending while studying out here, has this custom of having this wesley covenant prayer on the first service of the year. Kinda amused by it as my hometown methodist do not have such.
I'll share the prayer here.
Hope that this would be your promise and commitment to God as well too!
Had my first service of the year of 2008 yesterday. The current methodist church that I am attending while studying out here, has this custom of having this wesley covenant prayer on the first service of the year. Kinda amused by it as my hometown methodist do not have such.
I'll share the prayer here.
- I am no longer my own, but thine.
- Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt.
- Put me to doing, put me to suffering.
- Let me be employed for thee or laid aside for thee,
- exalted for thee or brought low for thee.
- Let me be full, let me be empty.
- Let me have all things, let me have nothing.
- I freely and heartily yield all things to thy pleasure and disposal.
- And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, thou art mine, and I am thine.
- So be it.
- And the covenant which I have made on earth,
- let it be ratified in heaven.
- Amen.
Hope that this would be your promise and commitment to God as well too!
An Introduction
First and foremost, having a blog actually is something out of the space for me, since I have no habit of keeping diaries or sharing too many things to people. Nevertheless, this may be a start of something.
The purpose of this blog? Well, maybe to express some of my feelings and thoughts to nobody or somebody. Or maybe it's a form of prayer to me? Or maybe I'm hoping that some angels out there may give some constructive comments to me? Whatever the reason is, mostly, it's for my personal usage.
Well, in general, I'm just a guy in early 20s currently studying a professional accountancy course. I'm a Christian, and you can say that I'm quite devout to my Lord. Studied a lot of Christianity and scriptures quite a bit during my younger days, but lesser nowadays, most probably because of my indiscipline. Can't blame stuff like my studies, college, friends, ministries for that.
If anyone is wondering what's the meaning of Magnakai, it's just a series of game books by Joe Dever which is very popular in 1990s i think. Quite a fan of them when I was 12 though. And the main character for it is Lone Wolf, in which I use this name as my display name.
Well, Lone wolf does portrays my character a bit. I'm quite a loner, but not those extreme ones, ie I will prefer to be left alone when I am alone, which means I wont simply call/message anyone during that period, but in class or church, I'm still cooperative and relatively friendly enough. The term 'Lone Wolf' is quite contradictory in the animal world though, as wolves normally survives and works in a pack. Maybe these lone wolves are strong enough to survive, prey, and avoid its' enemies, or in the other hand, maybe they are just stupid enough to wander on their own, ended up being shot or eaten up. In which end I stand? Well, I don't know that for myself as well. Lol...
As for this blog's title, a sheep in wolf's skin, I like it personally. It's the opposite of wolf in sheep's skin as you noticed. Well, a lot of people might think that I'm a serious guy in outside, a loner, 'cool', lame, wise, good speaker, or whatever, but in reality, the true self of me, might not be so. Maybe you can see some of my true characteristics from my writing though. You judge on your own.
For those reading this blog, if, from my posts and description, you think you know who I am personally, please DO NOT sympathise me, but rather try to understand me, I'll appreciate it. And please do not 'advertise' my blog to other people. I don't want everybody around me bugging me or whatever. For those do not know me, please read as you wish, but keep those non-constructive critics to yourselves.
I'll not make much effort in decorating this blog, mainly I'm not an artistic guy, and secondly I'll not spend too much of my time trying to learn how to decorate this and that, find more pictures and stuff like that. But I do promise I'll post more of my sharings and thoughts as often as possible.
God bless all of us and have a good day.
The purpose of this blog? Well, maybe to express some of my feelings and thoughts to nobody or somebody. Or maybe it's a form of prayer to me? Or maybe I'm hoping that some angels out there may give some constructive comments to me? Whatever the reason is, mostly, it's for my personal usage.
Well, in general, I'm just a guy in early 20s currently studying a professional accountancy course. I'm a Christian, and you can say that I'm quite devout to my Lord. Studied a lot of Christianity and scriptures quite a bit during my younger days, but lesser nowadays, most probably because of my indiscipline. Can't blame stuff like my studies, college, friends, ministries for that.
If anyone is wondering what's the meaning of Magnakai, it's just a series of game books by Joe Dever which is very popular in 1990s i think. Quite a fan of them when I was 12 though. And the main character for it is Lone Wolf, in which I use this name as my display name.
Well, Lone wolf does portrays my character a bit. I'm quite a loner, but not those extreme ones, ie I will prefer to be left alone when I am alone, which means I wont simply call/message anyone during that period, but in class or church, I'm still cooperative and relatively friendly enough. The term 'Lone Wolf' is quite contradictory in the animal world though, as wolves normally survives and works in a pack. Maybe these lone wolves are strong enough to survive, prey, and avoid its' enemies, or in the other hand, maybe they are just stupid enough to wander on their own, ended up being shot or eaten up. In which end I stand? Well, I don't know that for myself as well. Lol...
As for this blog's title, a sheep in wolf's skin, I like it personally. It's the opposite of wolf in sheep's skin as you noticed. Well, a lot of people might think that I'm a serious guy in outside, a loner, 'cool', lame, wise, good speaker, or whatever, but in reality, the true self of me, might not be so. Maybe you can see some of my true characteristics from my writing though. You judge on your own.
For those reading this blog, if, from my posts and description, you think you know who I am personally, please DO NOT sympathise me, but rather try to understand me, I'll appreciate it. And please do not 'advertise' my blog to other people. I don't want everybody around me bugging me or whatever. For those do not know me, please read as you wish, but keep those non-constructive critics to yourselves.
I'll not make much effort in decorating this blog, mainly I'm not an artistic guy, and secondly I'll not spend too much of my time trying to learn how to decorate this and that, find more pictures and stuff like that. But I do promise I'll post more of my sharings and thoughts as often as possible.
God bless all of us and have a good day.
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