Wednesday, August 22, 2012
12 days holiday that feels both long and yet short. The excitement and adventure and fun time beats the sun burnt, itchiness and sickness at the end of the day (officially got the flu and sore throat with the slight headache). Not to mention the piling up of laundry that needs to be done
But well, time to rest for now. Work hard tomorrow (got less than 2 weeks to learn everything I can in order to take over the jobs that will be get left behind by some co-workers). Ahhhh.... Hopefully I will be refreshed, if not in body, then in spirit. To continue to strive in whatever purpose that is for me in this job. And hopefully, at the end of the day, I can look back and say, satisfied "I am not who I was".
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Lol.... Maybe it's because I've been baddd... I didn't wanna listened. So this time, when He finally gets me to sit down quietly and listen (and I hope I did listen well. Lol.), He starts to nyerocos.... Verbal diarrhea. Lol... (Just kidding. :p)
Anw, this month's started with Faith. How with Faith, there's Hope of a salvation/way out. And with Faith, miracles happened. And how with those miracles, we are empowered and enriched, so that we can help others. So with it, must come LOVE. For with love, we will be enabled to give and share with those around us. That we may be humble and compassionate.
The week than goes to share with the theme humility. Sometimes we are too enchanted with the miracles happening around us (the big ones, the wonderful, amazing ones... The attention grabbing ones...), that we forgot how God also came humbly to earth. He was born in a barn, of a common family, with no huge celebration around (well, except the Angels were singing and dancing. Haha...) He lived a simple life (kind of) and rejected by His own people. Paul was rejected too. Paul, who were a man of status, became little and got chased around and jailed for his Faith. Paul was taught to be humble as He declared "My grace is sufficient for thee, for my strength is made perfect in weakness."
With Faith, we look for purpose. Each of us has a purpose of our own. Each of us has a name that will be given to us on a white stone. A name no one else knows except the one who receives it (now that I think about it, it's quite cute huh? Like a nickname we give to the ones we are truly close with. Haha.) The name given to us will mean something God wants us to become, our purpose that we will need to fulfill. And that purpose, definitely is for God's greatness and God's glory. Not yours.... God's.... This is where humility comes along. We need to shift our focus to God's, not ours... So we will need to watch out... What our inner motivation is... For He knows.... Oooo, He does.... And He is a jealous God. He will ensure that it is embedded in your heart, that you can do nothing without Him.
So submit yourselves to Him and with His help, persevere and finish the race you are given. With Holy Spirit as your guide, fulfill your purpose and you will be rewarded. The race won't be easy. You will need to run until your breaths run out. Maybe fall along the way. And super tired with aching muscles. But have Faith, and prayyyy... And keep lovinggg.... (even if you're super tired and you ran out of any energy/stamina. Still love, and give....) Focus your eyes to God. And by God's grace, we'll finish the race well.
Amin.
So, the reason I made a recap of those above (love how it connected nicely although the above were taken from different speeches and sermons along the month of July) is to remind myself. If later I found myself down and tired. Sick of running. Hahaha. Because it is growing in me. That there will be trouble ahead. It will be hard and painful. As He shapes me more and prepare me for His purpose. To remind me, that even if I feel like I'm no body, He thinks I can still do great things and do His purpose in my life. And preparation is not niceee..... As gold has to be burnt to be shaped, diamonds have to be cut to be beautiful and shining. But, after that, it will be awesome! (Funny tho how I am still wondering what on earth is He planning actually. Lol.)
Anyway, and I hope it will also be a gentle reminder for you, that you also have a purpose of your own. Even if you think so little of yourself, He does not. He thinks great things about you. No matter what our role is in life, each of us have a purpose. It is a matter of having faith, finding it and fulfilling it. While hoping and loving all at the same time. :) With God as the center of our life.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth; 5
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same, 10
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back. 15
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. 20
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I am not sure if you have ever read the above poem, but it was one of the literature that we had to study and do an in-depth analysis during high school for HSC. (I think all those taking HSC-ers know what I'm talking about. Lol.)
Anyway, for years now, I've been wondering. What ifs....
What if I were not scared to do whatever I wanted to do.
What if I were more opinionated and courageous and bold.
What if I took the other road, less travelled, instead of the worn out one.
Well, I would have gained different knowledge, met with different people and maybe I will be a different person now.
Maybe....
But today, I've finally met her. The one person who travelled the road less travelled.
Who were courageous and bold to stand up to her own, to grab her passion and walked down the road.
And in that moment, our two roads crossed paths so that we could exchange our experiences and see what it's like on the other paths not taken.
Conclusions?
- Doubts, we all still have. Whether we really take the "right" path or not. And I guess, we still will never know what it's like on the other side. What it's gonna be if....
- Passions we might have it from the beginning, or maybe we did not have it, but we can find it along
the way anyway.
- But through and through, God's hands is never far. Which ever path we took, whether it goes along with our "passion" or "duty", God is still there, directing, guiding.
Sometimes I questioned myself. "What am I doing? Am I doing what I'm supposed to do?"
Then I looked back, and I see it. I see Him. There. Standing close. All along.
Maybe the road ahead is still dark, still many branches and paths to choose from. Decisions to make. Scary ones. Spontaneous ones. But I know for sure, as long as I made it with Him. As long as He's there, guiding me. I will never regret it. Even if it's hard and painful. If it's the yoke that I have to bear.
I will take up my cross and bear it. Till the end (with God's help).
Looking forward to what lies ahead. Because I can feel it.... This is the season.... Where He will hand pick the people, small people, His people, to do great things... Even greater than before. Amin!
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Oh nooo.. The second half of the album is not so happyyyy... >.<
Now I'm saaaddddd... Hueeeeeeee!!!! T_T
I finally bought it! The CD! Hahahahaha...
I've been listening to it while reading the lyrics. Just can't stop smiling....
Soooo haapppppyyyy :)
Maybe it's the guitar accompaniment? The light and easy to follow music.
It's simple but nice. Truthfully, I don't really find his voice amazing or anything. Unique maybe?
But I just love his sooonnggsssss..... Waaaiii!!!!
Banzaaaiiii... Hahaha...
It's very uplifting too.
"I wake up early get my coffee. My newspaper at the door. I feel great, and my mnd is in a good place. There's nothing that can make me feel any other way."
I think I know what I'll be listening to in the car on the way to office for next week. Hehehehehe... =)
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
ASAWAPAN HIRUWADON YORUWAMEN AH ARIGATO
ASAWAPAN HIRUWADON YORUWAMEN AH OYASUMI
ASAWAPAN HIRUWADON YORUWAMEN MATA ASHITANE
Apparently, the translations:
In the morning is bread.
At noon is pork.
At night is noodles.
Thanks.
Lol. I don't know why I found it hilarious.... Made me smile :D
Monday, January 9, 2012
Hmmmm ... Hmmmm ... Hmmmm ... Hmmm ...
When I look into your eyes
It's like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
There's so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you've come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?
I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up
And when you're needing your space
To do some navigating
I'll be here patiently waiting
To see what you find
'Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We've got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
No, I won't give up
I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use
The tools and gifts we got yeah, we got a lot at stake
And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did intend
For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn
We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in
I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not
And who I am
I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up
Still looking up.
I won't give up on us (no I'm not giving up)
God knows I'm tough enough (I am tough, I am loved)
We've got a lot to learn (we're alive, we are loved)
God knows we're worth it (and we're worth it)
I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up
Sunday, January 8, 2012
1. When a guy say to a girl: the day i will go on knees to another girl... is the day when I tie the shoelace for our daughter
2. When you're actually married for a long time, and you still have those moments where you just see each other's eyes and then suddenly you can't help but laughing heartily for no apparent reasons that your children thought both of you have become lunatics and could only shake their head in confusions
3. When your head are full of white hairs already but the guy still open the doors for the girl
4. When theey both still walk hand in hand
5. When they know each other so well that they don't have to say anything but the girl understands enough to serve the guy his favorite snacks and drinks in the afternoon
6. When they can finish each other's sentences
7. When they pray together for directions in troubled times
I guess the simple things are what makes it all worths the while...
Sunday, January 1, 2012
If last Christmas, I spent it in Beijing, eating at some spanish restaurant in the Village and spent new year splendidly at Marriot apartment, playing FO games, taking pictures, videoing, baking cookies, watching movies and waking up in a roomm full of people...
Well, this year unexpectedly I had another memorable events... Bali...
(Oh, Christmas sucks though. Ended up having Christmas eve dinner with some other family and stayed at home during Christmas. Hahaha. But then Bandung was a blast!)
I went without knowing anything and didn't expect anything (considering some of my friends are married with babies). But turns out it's super awesome!
Well... It was uneventful for the first 2 days. A bit disappointing. Then a random idea that somehow becomes reality. Lol. Awesome people I'm hanging out with.
So, there goes our 31st December 2011. Off to Padang Ba'I. With just a change of clothes for the beginners, and a whole luggage full of equipments for th experts/licensed, we reached there at 1pm as promised. Then turns out the DM(dive master) that's supposed to bring us had another guests who were late. So we had to wait for 2 hours. (Painfully long, but definitely worths the wait. Even later when we told our parents, they casually said "it's better to come back home then", one of my friend hastily replied "no way!" Lol. Love! Haha.)
So Dive Master finally came back, we choose our suits, googles, gloves (mine is only half coz the DM wife couldn't find the other half. And it had a hole too. -_- but better than nothing. Haha.) Then off we go to the fishermen boat.
It was raining. And the wave was quite big. So we had to relocate. Then after a 15 min crash course of how to put on your googles (you have to clean it with ypour own spit - yes, spit - then clean it again with sea water), how to breathe under water (never ever forget how to breathe and don't panic!), how to do equalizing (get the pressure out of your ear), how to clear the water if it goes into your mask, how to give signals underwater, etc. Then off we go... Into the water. (Seriously... It was so fast, I didn't even know that we were starting the dive. I thought we were still practicing or something. Lol)
So... Down we went... Corals. Fish. Nemo. Electric Blue fish. Down. Down. Down. Submarines. (Yep, actual submarines diving down. We saw it when we were still above water. Apparently they also dive around the same time as us. Lol.) Changed course. More fish and corals. Fisherman ship wreck, buddhist statues, weird stuffs. Then up, up, up, up we went. Back to the surface. It took us 30 minutes and 19m deep. Apparently with Open Water Licensed (beginner diver) the limit is 18m deep. Well. We don't have it. At least I don't. And another one of my friend. (Apparently I had really good buoyancy and breathes well too. Didn't used up too much oxygen. The gauge says I still had 1500ml of O2 left while another friend was only 1000ml).
I thought that was it (a bit disappointed. So fast >.<) And then apparently we changed location. And second dive begins after 1 hour resting (awesomeee!!!! Ooo. But I was badly dehydrated. Lol. My lungs felt like on fire. Apparently that happens because the O2 we were using is a dfry, compressed one. Hence...)
Second dive... We saw a wall of corals. Up to bottom, all we could see on our right is corals. Blue sea to the left. Lots of weird fishes. Long ones, colorful ones, ikan pari, garden fish that looks like worms, flounder fish that looks exactly like the sand, white-ish plants that opens up and goes red when touched, tubelike plants that closed up when touched... Awesomee... It's a whole different world in there. Amazing... God created one earth, but inside there are multiple worlds than what we know.
Night time, for the first time we bought fireworks and actualy litting it up. Not much, but still beautiful. :)
1st of Jan 2012. Went to the cathedral in the morning. Beautifully made with lots of carvings. They had statues of angels in balinese outfit. Haha! Who knew that angels actually wore kemben? Loll!
After lunch, half heartedly I go for rafting (because it was supposed to be 11 people, then it was down to 7. And I thought we were gooing to a place I've been to before). Smooth drive to the place, quick preparation - life jacket, helmet and an oar in hand. Down we go. Down, down, down to the river. First reaction? Omg, it's brownnn!!! Wth... I'm not touching that water! (Well, it's rafting... So... Lol.) 
Again, a crash course on how to raft and off we go. Not a few minutes, suddenly "Mundur! Mundur! Mundur! Stop!" Everyone was confused. Why are we stopping? Then we saw it. A raft supposedly with the most people on it, suddenly empty... People were overboard all over the river. "What? We were just beginning! What happened?"
All three rafts stopped side by side, some containing more people than it should coz of the rescued people. The fourth raft only has 2 people on it. A lady and the local guide. There were only three in our raft, 4 with the guide. So they add one more people from the other raft to balance it out. Oh, there were Russians too. And their knees were bleading. Scrapped by the rocks I assume. Another one had the inside of the mouth injured. Presumably from biting his own mouth due to the shock of falling.
The mom (lady who managed to stay on board) were moved over to our raft. She was still shocked. But after a (long) while she finally calms down and managed to smile and laugh with us. The rest of the journey was "quite" uneventful. (We just had to pass by strong currents with rocks... And do a manuever involving ropes. Lol. Very cool indeed). Oh, another friend fell over because he felt sleepy... ^^" Whatever. Lol.
Anyway... From the past two days, I find myself having trouble with steps (indeed diving and rafting were tirings. But from the rafting, I think it's more from the steps to and from the river to our bus. Lol.)
Anw, off to dinner with kids. Either at Wahaha (sounds like mineral water brand in China that usually has Wang Lee Hom on it) or Potato Head. Whichever.
Man, kids driving me crazy. Running round and round and round.
Anw... Lalalala.
Awesome, Awesome way to end 2011 and start the new year.
