One of the cultures that are growing more and more evident among universities is the dating culture, ok, I shall not speak on the behalf of all universities, but in UTAR, it’s like the hottest thing around.
There are so many couples, they are like ants, they are everywhere! I mean everywhere! There are so many that if you used a slipper to smack them, you cannot finish killing them all (They are not ants, just an illustration to show how many couples there are. All the couples out there, pls don’t get angry at me…)(maybe the reason I’m able to say this so easily is because I’m still single…hehe…) I’ve been here only two and a half months, and the number of new couples has been increasing rapidly.
Students came to university to study or to date? What is their ultimate purpose? Have they lost their focus? Are they having wrong priorities?
Are they getting too desperate? Can’t wait? Afraid if they don’t date now they will never get the chance to date? Afraid if they don’t date now they will have wasted their university life? If life were an empty piece of paper, would it be less colorful?
I’m not against dating (mind you) I’m just saying I have my priorities. God comes first, then comes my family (fei miao and dadi…I miss their nagging), then thirdly is my academic life, which is my studies, then I have my music and children ministry to take care of and maybe a bf will come after these, hehe. After that will be my other passions, guitar, running, designing and shopping?! Haha.
I’m definitely not a green-eyed monster, my point is that there is no need to put myself in a desperate situation, there are much more things more important than relationships. If I were to add one more line, I would say ‘relaaaaxxxe…man man lai’
Monday, July 28, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
birthday test
I'm a slug !
LOOK UP YOUR BIRTHDAY AND SEE WHAT YOU ARE..Sound true after I read it..
January 01 - 09 ~ Ass
January 10 - 24 ~ Slug
January 25 - 31 ~ Cockroach
February 01 - 05 ~ Parasite
February 06 - 14 ~ Bullfrog
February 15 - 21 ~ Skunk
February 22 - 28 ~ Snake
March 01 - 12 ~ Ape
March 13 - 15 ~ Cockroach
March 16 - 23 ~ Slug
March 24 - 31 ~ Parasite
April 01 - 03 ~ Ass
April 04 - 14 ~ Snake
April 15 - 26 ~ Slug
April 27 - 30 ~ Skunk
May 01 - 13 ~ Slug
May 14 - 21 ~ Bullfrog
May 22 - 31 ~ Cockroach
June 01 - 03 ~ Slug
June 04 - 14 ~ Skunk
June 15 - 20 ~ Ass
June 21 - 24 ~ Ape
June 25 - 30 ~ Parasite
July 01 - 09 ~ Slug
July 10 - 15 ~ Ass
July 16 - 26 ~ Bullfrog
July 27 - 31 ~ Parasite
August 01 - 15 ~ Ape
August 16 - 25 ~ Slug
August 26 - 31 ~ Skunk
September 01 - 14 ~ Bullfrog
September 15 - 27 ~ Parasite
September 28 - 30 ~ Ass
October 01 - 15 ~ Ape
October 16 - 27 ~ Skunk
October 28 - 31 ~ Snake
November 01 - 16 ~ Cockroach
November 17 - 30 ~ Parasite
December 01 - 16 ~ Ass
December 17 - 25 ~ Ape
December 26 - 31 ~ Bullfrog
If you are an Ass : A very loyal and sweet person. Your loyalty can never be doubted. You are quite honest and sincere when it comes to your attitude towards working. You are a very simple person, indeed. Absolutely hassle free, humble and down-to-earth!! That explains the reason why your friends cling on to you! You have a good taste for clothes. If your wardrobe is not updated with what is trendy, you sure are depressed. Popular and easy-going. You have a little group of dignified friends, all of them being quality-personified.
If you are a Slug : Always up to some sort of a mischief! The mischievous gleam in your eyes is what makes you so cute and attractive to everyone. You are an extremely fun-to-be-with kind of person. No wonder people seek for your company and look forward to include you for all get-together's. However, you are sensitive which is a drawback. People need to select their words while talking to you. If someone tries to fiddle around and play with words while dealing with you, it is enough to invite your wrath. God bless the person then!
If you are a Cockroach : Quite contradictory to your name, you are a peace loving person. You best try to avoid a situation wherein you are required to fight. An outdoor person, you dislike sitting at one place for a long duration. You are a born leader, and have it in you how to tactfully derive work from people. You love being loved, and when you receive your share of limelight from someone, you are all theirs!!!! Well, well... hence some people could even take an advantage, flatter you to the maximum and get their work done. So be careful.....
If you are a Parasite : An extremely lovable, adorable person, sometimes shy, with a passion for quick wit. At times, you prefer quietness. You love exploring various things and going into depth of each thing. Under normal circumstances you're cool but when given a reason to, you are like a volcano waiting to erupt. You're a fashion bird. People look forward to you as an icon associated with fashion. Basically, you mingle along freely but don't like talking much to strangers. People feel very easy in your company. You observe care in choosing your friends.
If you are a Skunk : You are near to perfect and nice at heart. The examples of your kindness are always circulated in groups of people. You too, love peace. You wouldn't like to retaliate even to a person who is in the wrong. You are loved due to this. You do not wish to talk behind one's back. People love the way you always treat them. You can give, give and give love, and the best part is that you do not expect it back in return. You are generous enough. Seeing things in a practical light is what the best trait of you guys remains.
If you are a Bullfrog : You symbolize a very happy-go-lucky approach in life. Whatever the surroundings may be, grim or cheerful, you remain unaffected. In fact, you spread cheer wherever you go. You are the leader of your group of friends and good at consoling people in their times of need. You dislike hypocrisy and tend to shirk away from hypocrites.. They can never be in your good books, no matter what. You are very methodical and organized in your work. No amount of mess, hence, can ever encompass you. Beware; it is easy for you to fall in love....
If you are a Snake : You are mysterious. You are someone who can handle pressure with ease, and can handle any atmosphere without going berserk. You can be mean at times, and love to gossip with your selected group. Very prim and proper. You like all situations and things to be in the way you desire, which, sometimes is not possible. As a result, you may lose out in some relationships. But otherwise, you love to help people out from difficult and tight spots when they really need you.
If you are an Ape : Very impatient and hyper!!! You want things to be done as quickly as possible. At heart, you are quite simple and love if you are the center of attraction. That way, you people are unique..You would like to keep yourself safe from all the angles. Shall your name be dragged or featured in any sort of a controversy, you then go all panicky. Therefore, you take your precautions from the very beginning. When you foresee anything wrong, your sixth sense is what saves you from falling in traps. Quite a money minded bunch you people are!!
LOOK UP YOUR BIRTHDAY AND SEE WHAT YOU ARE..Sound true after I read it..
January 01 - 09 ~ Ass
January 10 - 24 ~ Slug
January 25 - 31 ~ Cockroach
February 01 - 05 ~ Parasite
February 06 - 14 ~ Bullfrog
February 15 - 21 ~ Skunk
February 22 - 28 ~ Snake
March 01 - 12 ~ Ape
March 13 - 15 ~ Cockroach
March 16 - 23 ~ Slug
March 24 - 31 ~ Parasite
April 01 - 03 ~ Ass
April 04 - 14 ~ Snake
April 15 - 26 ~ Slug
April 27 - 30 ~ Skunk
May 01 - 13 ~ Slug
May 14 - 21 ~ Bullfrog
May 22 - 31 ~ Cockroach
June 01 - 03 ~ Slug
June 04 - 14 ~ Skunk
June 15 - 20 ~ Ass
June 21 - 24 ~ Ape
June 25 - 30 ~ Parasite
July 01 - 09 ~ Slug
July 10 - 15 ~ Ass
July 16 - 26 ~ Bullfrog
July 27 - 31 ~ Parasite
August 01 - 15 ~ Ape
August 16 - 25 ~ Slug
August 26 - 31 ~ Skunk
September 01 - 14 ~ Bullfrog
September 15 - 27 ~ Parasite
September 28 - 30 ~ Ass
October 01 - 15 ~ Ape
October 16 - 27 ~ Skunk
October 28 - 31 ~ Snake
November 01 - 16 ~ Cockroach
November 17 - 30 ~ Parasite
December 01 - 16 ~ Ass
December 17 - 25 ~ Ape
December 26 - 31 ~ Bullfrog
If you are an Ass : A very loyal and sweet person. Your loyalty can never be doubted. You are quite honest and sincere when it comes to your attitude towards working. You are a very simple person, indeed. Absolutely hassle free, humble and down-to-earth!! That explains the reason why your friends cling on to you! You have a good taste for clothes. If your wardrobe is not updated with what is trendy, you sure are depressed. Popular and easy-going. You have a little group of dignified friends, all of them being quality-personified.
If you are a Slug : Always up to some sort of a mischief! The mischievous gleam in your eyes is what makes you so cute and attractive to everyone. You are an extremely fun-to-be-with kind of person. No wonder people seek for your company and look forward to include you for all get-together's. However, you are sensitive which is a drawback. People need to select their words while talking to you. If someone tries to fiddle around and play with words while dealing with you, it is enough to invite your wrath. God bless the person then!
If you are a Cockroach : Quite contradictory to your name, you are a peace loving person. You best try to avoid a situation wherein you are required to fight. An outdoor person, you dislike sitting at one place for a long duration. You are a born leader, and have it in you how to tactfully derive work from people. You love being loved, and when you receive your share of limelight from someone, you are all theirs!!!! Well, well... hence some people could even take an advantage, flatter you to the maximum and get their work done. So be careful.....
If you are a Parasite : An extremely lovable, adorable person, sometimes shy, with a passion for quick wit. At times, you prefer quietness. You love exploring various things and going into depth of each thing. Under normal circumstances you're cool but when given a reason to, you are like a volcano waiting to erupt. You're a fashion bird. People look forward to you as an icon associated with fashion. Basically, you mingle along freely but don't like talking much to strangers. People feel very easy in your company. You observe care in choosing your friends.
If you are a Skunk : You are near to perfect and nice at heart. The examples of your kindness are always circulated in groups of people. You too, love peace. You wouldn't like to retaliate even to a person who is in the wrong. You are loved due to this. You do not wish to talk behind one's back. People love the way you always treat them. You can give, give and give love, and the best part is that you do not expect it back in return. You are generous enough. Seeing things in a practical light is what the best trait of you guys remains.
If you are a Bullfrog : You symbolize a very happy-go-lucky approach in life. Whatever the surroundings may be, grim or cheerful, you remain unaffected. In fact, you spread cheer wherever you go. You are the leader of your group of friends and good at consoling people in their times of need. You dislike hypocrisy and tend to shirk away from hypocrites.. They can never be in your good books, no matter what. You are very methodical and organized in your work. No amount of mess, hence, can ever encompass you. Beware; it is easy for you to fall in love....
If you are a Snake : You are mysterious. You are someone who can handle pressure with ease, and can handle any atmosphere without going berserk. You can be mean at times, and love to gossip with your selected group. Very prim and proper. You like all situations and things to be in the way you desire, which, sometimes is not possible. As a result, you may lose out in some relationships. But otherwise, you love to help people out from difficult and tight spots when they really need you.
If you are an Ape : Very impatient and hyper!!! You want things to be done as quickly as possible. At heart, you are quite simple and love if you are the center of attraction. That way, you people are unique..You would like to keep yourself safe from all the angles. Shall your name be dragged or featured in any sort of a controversy, you then go all panicky. Therefore, you take your precautions from the very beginning. When you foresee anything wrong, your sixth sense is what saves you from falling in traps. Quite a money minded bunch you people are!!
me me me me
this is me in melaka
me eating medicine
me in kampar
and me again playing guitar
this was in pavillion
after a manicure....
me in kfc (times square)
me in taiwan....
It's a buggy world
Recently there have been a lot of unwanted visitors in my house. Ants, bees, beetles, cockroaches, ‘water ants’ (Chinese), and other weird insects, etc.
My housemates were equally freaked out. Beetles?! Cockroaches?!
First the cockroach was in my room, it traveled from under my closet to under my desk, and then it crawled onto the desk, running all around my books, until it hid in a spot which we (me and housemates) couldn’t see. We had all these ‘primitive’ ways to catch the cockroach, pail la, hanger la, we on the light, off the light climbed on the chair, jumped on the bed, even ran out of the room few times screaming. In the end, we took the insect repellent (it was the only best thing available) and ‘cincai’ spray (cuz we couldn’t see where it was)
After much spraying…… it flew !!!!!!!!!!!
That big horrible scary freaky cockroach flew!!!!
And it flew into my housemate’s room.
Wakakaka, now they are more freaked out than me……(just now laugh at me lar…)
At first we couldn’t see where it was, then suddenly we saw two antennas waving at us, then we lagi freaked out. I was praying so hard that God will command the cockroach to run into the dustbin and die of a heart attack inside. But it didn’t happen.
The cockroach traveled to the doorframe of the middle room, then my other housemate opened her door! We were more ‘gan jeung’ than she was (she just woke up and she thought the cockroach was a tiny beetle @.@ big difference k?). She was either too sleepy to be afraid or too brave to be scared by a cockroach, either way, she forced the cockroach to expose itself on open ground, and we (3 of us) took a pail and covered the fella. Well, the cockroach is not dead yet but the story ends here, cause my mid-term test is on tomorrow…!
Note: The cockroach caused me to lose concentration; I was too nervous about the bug and couldn’t study.
My housemates were equally freaked out. Beetles?! Cockroaches?!
First the cockroach was in my room, it traveled from under my closet to under my desk, and then it crawled onto the desk, running all around my books, until it hid in a spot which we (me and housemates) couldn’t see. We had all these ‘primitive’ ways to catch the cockroach, pail la, hanger la, we on the light, off the light climbed on the chair, jumped on the bed, even ran out of the room few times screaming. In the end, we took the insect repellent (it was the only best thing available) and ‘cincai’ spray (cuz we couldn’t see where it was)
After much spraying…… it flew !!!!!!!!!!!
That big horrible scary freaky cockroach flew!!!!
And it flew into my housemate’s room.
Wakakaka, now they are more freaked out than me……(just now laugh at me lar…)
At first we couldn’t see where it was, then suddenly we saw two antennas waving at us, then we lagi freaked out. I was praying so hard that God will command the cockroach to run into the dustbin and die of a heart attack inside. But it didn’t happen.
The cockroach traveled to the doorframe of the middle room, then my other housemate opened her door! We were more ‘gan jeung’ than she was (she just woke up and she thought the cockroach was a tiny beetle @.@ big difference k?). She was either too sleepy to be afraid or too brave to be scared by a cockroach, either way, she forced the cockroach to expose itself on open ground, and we (3 of us) took a pail and covered the fella. Well, the cockroach is not dead yet but the story ends here, cause my mid-term test is on tomorrow…!
Note: The cockroach caused me to lose concentration; I was too nervous about the bug and couldn’t study.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Ding Dam Dam
It feels bad to be a ‘ding dam dam’(cantonese)
‘Ding Dam Dam means ‘mentol’
Someone who is kacau-ing people who is ‘pak toh-ing’
The third, extra person who is not supposed to be there, but is there while the two other people are dating.
Do you know what I mean?!!!
I can’t believe I’m caught up in a situation like this.
Summore one of them is my friend.
I tried so hard to avoid them d. how? Tell me how?
‘Ding Dam Dam means ‘mentol’
Someone who is kacau-ing people who is ‘pak toh-ing’
The third, extra person who is not supposed to be there, but is there while the two other people are dating.
Do you know what I mean?!!!
I can’t believe I’m caught up in a situation like this.
Summore one of them is my friend.
I tried so hard to avoid them d. how? Tell me how?
Prayer
As I was looking through my past devotions, I came across this verse; and it served as a very good reminder to me
James 4:3 (NKJV)
You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.
Thinking back on how I prayed, it seems that sometimes I pray really selfishly, pray for my own needs, always complaining to God, grumbling, praying only when I need a parking or when I lose something, praying on the day before a major exam… even to my shame, I put on a mask before I seek God, prayer that doesn’t come from my heart but from what I memorized. Lord please forgive me…
When I pray I should put Jesus first, others second and myself last, then will I have true joy. And by esteeming others higher than myself, will I overcome pride.
Don’t stop praying, for it's our power!!!
below is something i read on http://www.actsweb.org/ , daily encounter.
1. Praying the Right Prayer
"You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures."
One reason we don't get some prayers answered is because we are praying the wrong prayer. Not necessarily because of a wrong motive, but because we focus our prayer on the symptom and not on the cause of the problem or illness.
There's a well-known hymn that says, "O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer." We could also sing, "O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not pray the right prayer."
For example, if I have a stomach ulcer or a headache, I tend to ask God to heal my ulcer or my headache. This is what I mean by focusing our prayer on the symptom. While some ulcers have a biological cause, some are caused not by what I eat but by what is eating me, and then what I eat aggravates the problem. I've never had an ulcer and rarely have a headache, but when I do have a headache, it's usually because I am either mad about something or am under a lot of stress.
If I am going to ask God for healing, I need to admit not only the symptom, but also ask him to give me the insight to see, and the courage to face, anything in my life that is causing my illness, and then ask him for the help to resolve it.
It is unrealistic to ask God to heal my symptoms if I fail to face and deal with the causes. If he did, he would be irresponsible. It is possible, however, to exchange one symptom for another because if we don't deal with the cause of our problem, in time it will come out another way—probably a worse way.
I recall hearing one man claim that the moment he became a Christian, God delivered him from his alcoholism. He may have quit his drinking but it was rather obvious that he was now (or still) a rage-aholic, which quite possibly was a cause behind his alcoholism.
This principle applies not only to physical ills but to many other problems as well. I learned this lesson the hard way. After many years trying to resolve a frustrating situation I was in, I begged God to give me the courage to face the truth of what I was contributing to the problem. Within two weeks I saw what an enabler I had been for so long. Once I saw the truth, I knew exactly what I needed to do, which in the doing resolved my part of the problem.
Suggested prayer: "Dear God, with every problem, illness, conflict, and challenge I face, help me to pray the right prayer and see any cause behind my sickness or problem and what I am contributing to my situation. Help me to resolve whatever cause there might be so that I will clear the way for your deliverance, healing, and freedom. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus' name, amen."
1. James 4:2-3 (NIV).
how to pray? learn from the Lord's prayer
The Lord's Prayer
Matthew 6:5-15 (NKJV)
5“And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly I say to you, they have their reward.
6 “But you when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
7 “And when you pray, don’t use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.
8 “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.
9 “In this manner, therefore, pray:
Our Father in Heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
10 Your kingdom come,
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
13 And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 “But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
James 4:3 (NKJV)
You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.
Thinking back on how I prayed, it seems that sometimes I pray really selfishly, pray for my own needs, always complaining to God, grumbling, praying only when I need a parking or when I lose something, praying on the day before a major exam… even to my shame, I put on a mask before I seek God, prayer that doesn’t come from my heart but from what I memorized. Lord please forgive me…
When I pray I should put Jesus first, others second and myself last, then will I have true joy. And by esteeming others higher than myself, will I overcome pride.
Don’t stop praying, for it's our power!!!
below is something i read on http://www.actsweb.org/ , daily encounter.
1. Praying the Right Prayer
"You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures."
One reason we don't get some prayers answered is because we are praying the wrong prayer. Not necessarily because of a wrong motive, but because we focus our prayer on the symptom and not on the cause of the problem or illness.
There's a well-known hymn that says, "O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer." We could also sing, "O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not pray the right prayer."
For example, if I have a stomach ulcer or a headache, I tend to ask God to heal my ulcer or my headache. This is what I mean by focusing our prayer on the symptom. While some ulcers have a biological cause, some are caused not by what I eat but by what is eating me, and then what I eat aggravates the problem. I've never had an ulcer and rarely have a headache, but when I do have a headache, it's usually because I am either mad about something or am under a lot of stress.
If I am going to ask God for healing, I need to admit not only the symptom, but also ask him to give me the insight to see, and the courage to face, anything in my life that is causing my illness, and then ask him for the help to resolve it.
It is unrealistic to ask God to heal my symptoms if I fail to face and deal with the causes. If he did, he would be irresponsible. It is possible, however, to exchange one symptom for another because if we don't deal with the cause of our problem, in time it will come out another way—probably a worse way.
I recall hearing one man claim that the moment he became a Christian, God delivered him from his alcoholism. He may have quit his drinking but it was rather obvious that he was now (or still) a rage-aholic, which quite possibly was a cause behind his alcoholism.
This principle applies not only to physical ills but to many other problems as well. I learned this lesson the hard way. After many years trying to resolve a frustrating situation I was in, I begged God to give me the courage to face the truth of what I was contributing to the problem. Within two weeks I saw what an enabler I had been for so long. Once I saw the truth, I knew exactly what I needed to do, which in the doing resolved my part of the problem.
Suggested prayer: "Dear God, with every problem, illness, conflict, and challenge I face, help me to pray the right prayer and see any cause behind my sickness or problem and what I am contributing to my situation. Help me to resolve whatever cause there might be so that I will clear the way for your deliverance, healing, and freedom. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus' name, amen."
1. James 4:2-3 (NIV).
how to pray? learn from the Lord's prayer
The Lord's Prayer
Matthew 6:5-15 (NKJV)
5“And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly I say to you, they have their reward.
6 “But you when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
7 “And when you pray, don’t use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.
8 “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.
9 “In this manner, therefore, pray:
Our Father in Heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
10 Your kingdom come,
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
13 And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 “But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Do You Know How The Apostles Died?
Matthew Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia , killed by a sword wound.
Mark Died in Alexandria , Egypt , after being dragged by horses through the streets until he was dead.
Luke- was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous preaching to the lost.
John Faced martyrdom when he was boiled in huge basin of boiling oil during a wave of persecution in Rome . However, he was miraculously delivered from death. John was then sentenced to the mines on the prison island of Patmos . He wrote his prophetic Book of Revelation on Patmos . The apostle John was later freed and returned to serve as Bishop of Edessa in modern Turkey . He died as an old man, the only apostle to die peacefully.
Peter was crucified upside down on an x-shaped cross. According to church tradition it was because he told his tormentors that he felt unworthy to die in the same way that Jesus Christ had died.
James The leader of the church in Jerusalem was thrown over a hundred feet down from the southeast pinnacle of the Temple when he refused to deny his faith in Christ. When they discovered that he survived the fall, his enemies beat James to death with a fuller's club. This was the same pinnacle where Satan had taken Jesus during the Temptation.
James the Great, son of Zebedee, was a fisherman by trade when Jesus called him to a lifetime of ministry. As a strong leader of the church, James was ultimately beheaded at Jerusalem . The Roman officer who guarded James watched amazed as James defended his faith at his trial. Later, the officer walked beside James to the place of execution. Overcome by conviction, he declared his new faith to the judge and knelt beside James to accept beheading as a Christian.
Bartholomew also known as Nathaniel Was a missionary to Asia . He witnessed for our Lord in present day Turkey . Bartholomew was martyred for his preaching in Armenia where he was flayed to death by a whip.
Andrew was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Patras , Greece . After being whipped severely by seven soldiers they tied his body to the cross with cords to prolong his agony. His followers reported that, when he was led toward the cross, Andrew saluted it in these words: 'I have long desired and expected this happy hour. The cross has been consecrated by the body of Christ hanging on it.' He continued to preach to his tormentors for two days until he expired.
Thomas Was stabbed with a spear in India during one of his missionary trips to establish the church in the sub-continent.
Jude Was killed with arrows when he refused to deny his faith in Christ.
Matthias The apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot was stoned and then beheaded.
Barnabas One of the group of seventy disciples, wrote the Epistle of Barnabas. He preached throughout Italy and Cyprus . Barnabas was stoned to death at Salonica.
Paul Was tortured and then beheaded by the evil Emperor Nero at Rome in A.D. 67. Paul endured a lengthy imprisonment which allowed him to write his many epistles to the churches he had formed throughout the Roman Empire . These letters, which taught many of the foundational doctrines of Christianity, form a large portion of the New Testament.
Perhaps this is a reminder to us that our sufferings here are indeed minor compared to the intense persecution and cold cruelty faced by the apostles disciples during their times for the sake of the Faith.
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake:
But he that endureth to the end shall be saved. Mt 10:22
Mark Died in Alexandria , Egypt , after being dragged by horses through the streets until he was dead.
Luke- was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous preaching to the lost.
John Faced martyrdom when he was boiled in huge basin of boiling oil during a wave of persecution in Rome . However, he was miraculously delivered from death. John was then sentenced to the mines on the prison island of Patmos . He wrote his prophetic Book of Revelation on Patmos . The apostle John was later freed and returned to serve as Bishop of Edessa in modern Turkey . He died as an old man, the only apostle to die peacefully.
Peter was crucified upside down on an x-shaped cross. According to church tradition it was because he told his tormentors that he felt unworthy to die in the same way that Jesus Christ had died.
James The leader of the church in Jerusalem was thrown over a hundred feet down from the southeast pinnacle of the Temple when he refused to deny his faith in Christ. When they discovered that he survived the fall, his enemies beat James to death with a fuller's club. This was the same pinnacle where Satan had taken Jesus during the Temptation.
James the Great, son of Zebedee, was a fisherman by trade when Jesus called him to a lifetime of ministry. As a strong leader of the church, James was ultimately beheaded at Jerusalem . The Roman officer who guarded James watched amazed as James defended his faith at his trial. Later, the officer walked beside James to the place of execution. Overcome by conviction, he declared his new faith to the judge and knelt beside James to accept beheading as a Christian.
Bartholomew also known as Nathaniel Was a missionary to Asia . He witnessed for our Lord in present day Turkey . Bartholomew was martyred for his preaching in Armenia where he was flayed to death by a whip.
Andrew was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Patras , Greece . After being whipped severely by seven soldiers they tied his body to the cross with cords to prolong his agony. His followers reported that, when he was led toward the cross, Andrew saluted it in these words: 'I have long desired and expected this happy hour. The cross has been consecrated by the body of Christ hanging on it.' He continued to preach to his tormentors for two days until he expired.
Thomas Was stabbed with a spear in India during one of his missionary trips to establish the church in the sub-continent.
Jude Was killed with arrows when he refused to deny his faith in Christ.
Matthias The apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot was stoned and then beheaded.
Barnabas One of the group of seventy disciples, wrote the Epistle of Barnabas. He preached throughout Italy and Cyprus . Barnabas was stoned to death at Salonica.
Paul Was tortured and then beheaded by the evil Emperor Nero at Rome in A.D. 67. Paul endured a lengthy imprisonment which allowed him to write his many epistles to the churches he had formed throughout the Roman Empire . These letters, which taught many of the foundational doctrines of Christianity, form a large portion of the New Testament.
Perhaps this is a reminder to us that our sufferings here are indeed minor compared to the intense persecution and cold cruelty faced by the apostles disciples during their times for the sake of the Faith.
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake:
But he that endureth to the end shall be saved. Mt 10:22
Play with earthworms?
One fine Saturday morning I saw something that really made me feel that I was in a small town (I wanted to call it civilized perkampungan but I decided not to, in case kamparians read this)
I saw 2 little children playing in the field, playing what? Playing masak masak with their cangkul’s in the field and running around like nobody's business. They were so happy and carefree…. I wonder whether they played with earthworms anot… hmmmm… I mean most city kids grew up with computer games and television, have we not known the simpler joys in life? Like playing with worms…? aHAhahHa.
I saw 2 little children playing in the field, playing what? Playing masak masak with their cangkul’s in the field and running around like nobody's business. They were so happy and carefree…. I wonder whether they played with earthworms anot… hmmmm… I mean most city kids grew up with computer games and television, have we not known the simpler joys in life? Like playing with worms…? aHAhahHa.
10 reasons why i love kampar
I felt I was criticizing Kampar so badly that I decide to write back something good about this place, so here goes…
10 Reasons Why I Love Kampar
1. People are friendly, hospitable and warm
2. Things are cheaper here compared to KL
3. I got my Saturdays free
4. The “Harvest” is plentiful
5. Get to meet new friends
6. Easy access to food (2-3 minutes cycle)
7. Some really cool Korean singers that comes to Kampar but don’t go to KL
8. Parents won’t scold even if I go lepak (they will never know……kekeke)
9. I learned to be more independent
10. I have my own room :-)
10 Reasons Why I Love Kampar
1. People are friendly, hospitable and warm
2. Things are cheaper here compared to KL
3. I got my Saturdays free
4. The “Harvest” is plentiful
5. Get to meet new friends
6. Easy access to food (2-3 minutes cycle)
7. Some really cool Korean singers that comes to Kampar but don’t go to KL
8. Parents won’t scold even if I go lepak (they will never know……kekeke)
9. I learned to be more independent
10. I have my own room :-)
15 reasons why i hate kampar
15 Reasons Why I Hate Kampar
1. The only shopping mall in Kampar is TESCO, unless you consider the 2 mini emporiums in old town (which mainly sells household items)
2. No cinema, no TV (absolutely dreadful right?)
3. I have to cycle, and it always seem to rain when I cycle home from school
4. My driving skills will rust real bad
5. The terrible horrible burn-through-your-skin sun rays and heat which can cook you alive
6. Very limited food choice (eat until sien d)
7. Don’t get to eat fei miao’s (mama) home cook food
8. I have to go to school in order to have Internet access (Wanted to fix broadband in the house, but it turned out to be super expensive, even after sharing. And we still have to pay when we go back to our hometowns for the 3 months holiday)
9. I have to wash my own clothes
10. All the banks are in old town and I have to cycle there if I want to do any banking stuff except cash withdrawal (There is an ATM machine in school, which always runs out of cash; one university, one machine, so many students, where got enough?!!)
11. No one to listen to my whines and complaints
12. I need to say ‘bye bye’ to marathons (not entirely, but partially lar)
a. Less training (My late classes are exhausting)
b. I have to go back to KL to join marathons
(13 and 14 should be categorized under why I hate UTAR, but I put it here anyway)
13. Too many assignments which I don’t know how to do
14. Lousy time table (Classes end really late, on Tuesday it ends at 8 pm)
15. I miss everybody in KL !!!!!
1. The only shopping mall in Kampar is TESCO, unless you consider the 2 mini emporiums in old town (which mainly sells household items)
2. No cinema, no TV (absolutely dreadful right?)
3. I have to cycle, and it always seem to rain when I cycle home from school
4. My driving skills will rust real bad
5. The terrible horrible burn-through-your-skin sun rays and heat which can cook you alive
6. Very limited food choice (eat until sien d)
7. Don’t get to eat fei miao’s (mama) home cook food
8. I have to go to school in order to have Internet access (Wanted to fix broadband in the house, but it turned out to be super expensive, even after sharing. And we still have to pay when we go back to our hometowns for the 3 months holiday)
9. I have to wash my own clothes
10. All the banks are in old town and I have to cycle there if I want to do any banking stuff except cash withdrawal (There is an ATM machine in school, which always runs out of cash; one university, one machine, so many students, where got enough?!!)
11. No one to listen to my whines and complaints
12. I need to say ‘bye bye’ to marathons (not entirely, but partially lar)
a. Less training (My late classes are exhausting)
b. I have to go back to KL to join marathons
(13 and 14 should be categorized under why I hate UTAR, but I put it here anyway)
13. Too many assignments which I don’t know how to do
14. Lousy time table (Classes end really late, on Tuesday it ends at 8 pm)
15. I miss everybody in KL !!!!!
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Lousey Konsortium
Today I took Konsortium from Kampar to KL. The Trip took me 4 hours.......
Because the bus driver left something at the rest stop, so he had to patah balik to look for it.
We u-turned at the Jalan Duta toll, I bet it caused the bus driver a bunch (cuz he had to pay the toll twice ) (poor fella.....haha) but it really wasted our time lo, normally it would only 2 n a half hours to travel but now it took me 4 hours...haiz.
Because the bus driver left something at the rest stop, so he had to patah balik to look for it.
We u-turned at the Jalan Duta toll, I bet it caused the bus driver a bunch (cuz he had to pay the toll twice ) (poor fella.....haha) but it really wasted our time lo, normally it would only 2 n a half hours to travel but now it took me 4 hours...haiz.
Friday, July 4, 2008
QT is killing me
I think i'll die a early death due to QT (Quantitative Technique) Idon't know what the lecturer is talking about at all ..... !!! but today he got improve d ler......thanks to some of my veli daring classmates who told him he was utterly boring......today he tried to tell some jokes, n even had cartoon in his powerpoint slides ler !!! My exam is coming up next week n i still dun understand a thing @.@ Have to pray hard n study hard(and smart, according to than foong :-) )
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