Here's the premise: We are all, right now, living the life we choose.

This choice, of course, is not a single, monumental choice. No one decides, for example, "I'm going to move to L.A., and in five years I will be a waiter in a so-so restaurant, planning to get my 8-by-10's done real soon so that I can find an agent and become a star," or "I'm going to marry a dreadful person and we'll live together in a loveless marriage, staying together only for the kids, who I don't much like, either."

No. The choices I'm talking about here are made daily, hourly, moment by moment.

Do we try something new, or stick to the tried-and-true? Do we take a risk, or eat what's already on our dish? Do we ponder a thrilling adventure, or contemplate what's on TV? Do we walk over and meet that interesting stranger, or do we play it safe? Do we indulge our heart, or cater to our fear?

The bottom-line question: Do we pursue what we want, or do we do what's comfortable?

For the most part, most people most often choose comfort - the familiar, the time-honored, the well-worn but well-known. After a lifetime of choosing between comfort and risk, we are left with the life we currently have.

And it was all of our own choosing.

 
New Things
by Os Hillman, August 20, 2006

Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on
toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward
in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 3:13b-14

Our past can be a hindrance or a help in moving toward God's purposes
for each of us. For some, the past has meant pain and heartache, and
grace is required so that we do not let our past dictate our responses
to the future. If we allow our past to make us a victim, then we have
not entered into the grace that God has for us. If we live on memories
of past successes and fail to raise our vision for new things, we again
are victims of our past.

"See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland" (Is.
43:19). Our past should only be viewed for what we can learn from it. We
must move forward and avoid viewing the negative or the positive for
more than what we can learn. Many have allowed their past to dictate
their future. God is always about doing new things in our lives. He
gives fresh revelation of His purposes in our lives.

Do not live in the past. Do not hold onto bitterness that may hinder God
from doing new and exciting things in your life. He turns our wastelands
into streams of water to give life, not death.

How have you viewed your past? Has it hindered you in some areas of your
life? Have you relied on past successes to dictate what you will do in
the future? Put aside such thoughts and allow God to do a new thing in
your life. Ask Him to help you see the new things He wants to do in and
through you today.

"When your memories are bigger than your dreams, you're headed for the
grave" [Author unknown].

 
My Lovely Brothers & Sista, There's a verse that i want to share with u guys, 'forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead' (Phili 3:13).. I know is just a short n simple verse but i just wanna say that 'Forgive AND Forget', i know that u guys have heard before alot of time but Forgive those people who have hurt u and forget.. Yupps.. i know is hard but we must change e way we think and renew our mind.. So Ya, Brothers & Sista, That All i Wanna Say, i Know Is Short Post.. But its kks.. =)

` Me0wMe0w `

 
(report as on 12 Aug 2006)
I muz say lst tat im nt showing off or anything
As soon as I noe abt her bday,I make it a pt to rmber
Soon start brainstorming newer & much more creative ideas of hw to make it a special one
Past 2 nights haf been doing e lots of eyes effort giant card
I gt e idea from my pri sch,juz combine 2 together for her
Urgently nid to send to val hse
Oh no, abit late,I reach her hse @1130am,lve hers ard 12pm,then rush down to city hall
Get polar food-2 offers ckn pie,2 tuna,2 egg tarts,kitty design small cake @ citylink,crown,giant-plates,cups,forks,big mango juice(caz no small bottle),4 curry 1A crispy puffs,collects swensons cake
No hands leh,gt Edmund over from sundec,terry cum too
Gt e last thing-kitty balloon & quickly go
While on e way to city hall,actually I haf cfm ham coming
But who noe,both she & kitty actually arrive @ lakeside
Thkful kitty din see her & when she calls terry,I take over e call & asks her to mit mi @chinese gdn
2gether we go down to val hse,already quite late,near 230pm
I quickly decro while val does e shift of e kitty design to i/cream cake
Terry says they r coming,Edmund reports they r downstairs,ham u muz quickly gt into rm
I also muz do up e last few pcs
Previously asks ed to relay msg to wen to knock e door & enter when she reaches val hse
Everything in order,val lights e candles,I dress up as kitty,holding e big sweet present
Hui gives her wear crown & necklace,wen takes photos & since terry cum in,he holds e cake
We sing bday song as e door opens & she enters
Makes wishes,presnts her e sweet,card,also ed’s mum gives her present too,prays for her too
Continue wif cg proper,today combined cg again
Aftr cg ends ard 5pm,wen cut e cake while I pour e drinks,pour out those food on plates
Zheming & Joshua help to serve to ple
I begin to remove some of e decro
Bday girl did her lst v touching testi,all eys & attention on her
Then I ask her to guess e sweet & she continues to open all presents
Nxt follow by a gp photo then pack up







I lead ibraham,meow,yan,ed,his mum,val,zheming to eat dinner
Terry & wen din go
We sit e same place,same tb
Val & meow share e same salted fried rice,I eat tat too,ed-horfun,yan-ckn rice,ming &ibra decide to eat horfun also,ed;s mum-beehoon
Green tea for all,meow-calima ,there;s coke too,ed din drink,initially I also din,but too thirsty so gt green tea
E rest go hm,initially mi,meow & yan go see fireworks,but ltr ed & his mum decide to go
Wow today super crowded,we cnt gt on e bridge so go to esplanade park to see
Meow mit her ma & bro again outside city hall mrt,hands her all bags & we lve for hm

Nt abt my job,but my role as as a planner haf finally finish my tasks & most importantly ensuring it a smooth/success one
Its tired though running here & there,still it is e smile & happiness tat I cn see on bday girl tat is worth all e wrk & effort

Meow Meow:
hope u really enjoy urself,like all e arrangements,settings,decro etc today
its gonna be fun as wat I tell u on sms & msn heading

thks terry & Edmund
for lending e hands
and wen for all e prefect arrangement
val for e early hse placing & decro
yan for ur pleasant agreeing to cum as special secret guest
all others for making e ---possible

 
My Lovely W220, once again, thanks for everything.. Thanks God for letting me know W220 lols, i know i say alot of time le, budden i still wanna say, bcos i LOVE u all l0tsl0ts den everything, budden i Love Jesus to0.. Jesus Love u all to0.. Yupps, Thanks for everything, seriously, thanks for all e present that u all give me.. thanks l0tsl0ts.. i Love it so0 much!.! All is 'hello kitty' de, thanks.. Even is not 'hello kitty' or no present i will still Love it.. All i wan is u all de 'LOVE'.. Yupps.. Do u all know that now my bed is very messy bcos im opening e present? HaHas.. Its full of Hello Kitty,Its full Of u all de present, its full of all of u de LOVE.. thanks so0 much, and i read e card that u all wrote, and i feel very touch and i feel very happy, i donno why i half cry half smile.. Today, Thanks for everything, its my 16 yrs de most memories Birthdae i ever haf.. Yupps.. Thanks.. And i wan to say that 'no matter what, we must not give up.. God has a Plan For everyone.. He's there alway with us whenever we feel down, we feel sad, we feel happy.. He comfort us whenever we are sad, Have FAITH in Him.. Yupps.. He's Faithful, He die on e cross For us, Took away all our Sin that we have.. If we Love Him we Must Keep His Commandments, we must obey Him.. Yupps.. Love Him With all ur heart.. Turn to Him first den people.. And there's a verse that i wanna share, 'Do yourself no harm, for we are here..' Acts 16:28. For me, you all know that i like to do silly things to hurt myself whenever im sad, think negative thought, budden i came to this verse, 'for we are here..' 'we' means Jesus n W220.. u all are here with me wheneva i feel down.. Yupps.. I must Forgive & Forget, Forgive those people who have hurt you.. Love them as God will love u to0.. If u Love God, Not just only say with all ur heart but DO.. YuPps.. That all i wanna say, Thanks so0 much! My Lovely W220.. I LOVE U ALL!

` Sorry that if i say anything wrong, forgive me arghhs, bcos Forgive & Forget mahs `

 
When in sorrow, call John 14
When men fail you, call Psalm 27
If you want to be fruitful, call John 15
When you have sinned, call Psalm 51
When you are in danger, call Psalm 91
When you worry, call Matthew 6:19-34
When God seems far away, call Psalm 139
When your faith needs stirring, call Hebrews 11
When you are lonely and fearful, call Psalm 23 When you grow bitter and critical, call 1 Cor. 13
For Paul's secret to happiness, call Col. 3:12-17 When you feel down and out, call Romans 8:31-39
When you leave home for labor or travel, call Psalm 121
When your prayers grow narrow or selfish, call Psalm 67
For a great invention/opportunity, call Isaiah 55
When you want courage for a task, call Joshua 1
How to get along with fellowmen, call Romans 12 When you think of investments/returns, call Mark 10
If you are depressed, call Psalm 37
If your pocketbook is empty, call Psalm 37
If you are losing confidence in people, call 1 Cor. 13
If people seem unkind, call John 15
If discouraged about your work, call Psalm 126
If you find the world growing small, and yourself great, call Psalm 19

Emergency numbers maybe dialed direct. No operator assistance is necessary. All lines are open to Heaven 24 Hours a Day!!!

Feed Your Faith and Doubt will starve to death!! "When all else fails, read the bible!"

 
Still rber tat I used to b acting a drama based on this title when I was in sec 3

On 27/7,I saw ivan &Jeffrey again while I was in e library
I talked to them & gt to noe they r Christians too
Quickly I began to link tat they will nid a place to worship
I introduced chc & invited them to sun svc
Becaz they might nid to send their mums to e airport so they will let mi noe again
I went on to suggest abt cg,which we haf combined cell on fri
A bit diff becaz haf to show mums ard spore
I offered to do it,but they said mums shy
But e nxt wk,they surely joined
I was so happi & I thought of lia too while crossing e road
But could onli see her on sat,if nt msg her
Simply cnt wait for sat to ask her
I msg hui abt it & said I would cfm again when they reali came
I could nt believe it,I haf actually done it
When I haf nt accept him yet
I used to think hw cn I bring ple when I dun believe it
So onli applied to others whenever hui asked to bring frens
It was e 2nd time which I strongly believe & haf great satisfied in doing a thing
Lst was e 40 target & nw this
During fri 4/8 special teaching sess wif them,they assured mi abt their comings
I dared nt introduce too much things yet,onli small mention abt fop
3/8 on net when jimmy mentioned abt he attending his church frens gathering on 29/7
I asked abt fop & asked if he would like to cum
To my surprise he said would try & also bringing his fren
5/8 wen said she proud of mi-bringing frens,doing so well
happi to hear tat
I looked forward to jimmy ans & on 5/8 I cfm wif him again
Yes hes going,but nt meeting/sitting wif mi
Haf a feeling he joining other church frens
A bit disappointed,Edmund & meow meow encouraged mi
Mins ltr,lia msg mi & asked if she cn cum on sun to my church
I was delighted to hear tat
Sat 5/8,as usual I went early
Met e usher guy again on e train,but he stopped @ kallang,nt city hall
While I was walking up,I saw nobody,was I early,caz it was another 1 hr,compared to normal time @ expo
I saw ple,e same old guy who tried to stand beside mi during emerge…
There was this girl who would tell ple off when they tried to sit beside to cut
Soon I saw meow meow too wif e guide from her sms
Finally managed to gt her frens to move & joined mi,stronger my space area
@ last,wen,terry & ibraham arrived
I gave up my seat when francis,fren,new fren cum
Saw huiqin while walking down & shouted to her
Road passers attention her for mi
Continued to go city hall,mit my frens
Gt a msg tat val meeting mi too(b4 I left my seat previous,sort of hearing tat val might nid to mit someone)
Val arrived lst,lia(From toa payoh) & e 2 guys trains aft trains,mins aftr mins on screen(from paya lebar)
It was 10.15am & I walked fast,rather sori tat val haf to wait wif mi
Dun want her to be later for her ushering,took 2 cabs down wif no choice as 5 cnt be in a cab
Gt up from south entrance & waited a while b4 e Q started moving in
They said hall was big
There was giving of national flags too
Located e seats(a35,west entrance),but 2 guys nid to go toilets urgently
No choice walked wif them while lia took her seat lst
Rushed here & there,so warm & tired
2 other ple(we duno),Mi,Jeffrey,ivan,hui,lia,meow,Edmund then his mum on e 2nd row
from right in,3rd row,francis,tat guy,new fren(girl),wen,terry
we haf e same fop band & singer,some lucky draws scratch,simple planet wrds,babies dedication,big 17th bday cake,balloons flying down,line twice wif sun
we would love one another to tats wat frens r for
lia/Jeffrey & ivan would nt v used to our ways of shouldering one another
e ballons r so big tat it was hard even to step
e areas wif ballons,bulletins,messs,hw they cleared them for fop
hui asked mi to take them to e place lst
I was like a tour guide,waving my flag so they cn see mi
Nt easy getting on 16
Thought y meow went on road,actually she was fetching a taxi hm
Brought e gp to e place & as usual e uncle would ask ple to move so we cn haf bigger seats
Aftr sitting down,when I placed orders then noe they haf nthing left
Hui directed us to e bkt shop
Zheming came also
Boss there gave us e 2 big round tb tops
Some haf bkt(hui,mi,lia,val),ckn curry(ivan,ed’s mum),fried rice(jeffrey,ibraham),kwey chay(zheming),sesame ckn(ed?)
Hmm,e bkt nt too peppery,cn asked for add soup too
Took a while to figure out e total collection of $ to pay
Walked to bubble shop,I took their orders & 1 by 1 I told e uncle
Wow,Patrick would be joining us nxt sun too
I actually done it leh
Oreax3,green apple x2,green milk tea x2,cho ice blendedx2,normal milk tea,strawberry yoghurt(wen),latte,mango(zheming),peppermint(mi)
Wen , ed & val test on mon,terry no $ to go hm,jeffrey &ivan studying bc mid term,so left mi & lia to go fop
In e end,lia decied to go katong hostel,mi alone so sian,hui went back mit pastor herself
We walked to paya lebar & all went hm

its abt entering @ e right moment
if yingjie cn do it,so cn u
i so believe & faith nowadays

Fop
Attends fri then unwilling sat( arrives quite late & haf to make e various turn downstairs of south entrance) fop
Quite boring leh
Still feel tat pastor kong more powerful when he talks
Hears a diff type of songs from e don? Right
Fri-,terry,wen,meow,ed,his mum,hui & mi (sitting from outside,a row @ east entrance)
Sat(from right on e outside).terry,wen,ed mum,ed,mi,Kenneth,zheming,ibraham,together wif yuzhen members
I went off lst aft fop so as nt to arrive hm late again
Followed fri taking bus 138?
I think our own chc svc much better than fop

 
THANKS
Alex for being so serious towards all practices and doing a good performance for the night. You and your friend definitely stir up the whole atmosphere.





Terry for selecting the materials and designing my look, plus the costumes for the event.
Edmund for believing in me that I will be able to share the testimonial for having achieve the target of 40.
Jiahui, Huiwen and Ibraham for gracing the D&D.







So SORRY
I have not been a good host and letting you people sit outside the function room.
Also to Meow Meow and maybe Valerie , I should extend my invitation to you too so that you will not feel odd and will come to see.