June 25, 2009

打败仗

最近身体不怎么好,老是病倒,俗称打败仗。两天一小病,三天一大病。不是闹肚子,就是伤风咳嗽的,再来就是发烧,搞得象个林黛玉似的。虽然并不排斥林妹妹,但我是个俗人,需要赚钱养活自己。常此下去也不是办法,老板已出言暗示,吩咐人事部写一封信,让我到医务所去做个全身检查,看看我的身体到底出了什么毛病。

我好想对老板说,“你让我放个大假,应该就会全好了!” 如果能放个把两个月,到有阳光海滩的地方度假的话,就更棒了。可惜没能说出口,怕她立刻请我回家吃自己。完全是职业倦怠症的症头,都市典型打工仔的悲哀。

最近又发烧了,连续几天不退烧。医生已经开始怀疑我到底是不是患了骨痛热症,嘱咐我几天后若还不退烧,就要回去让他抽血检验了。不只是我,我的室友也有类似的症状,真是个多事之秋。

主啊,求您怜悯您的仆人,让您医治的大能临到您的使女身上,并赐我一份薪资高,自由度也高的新工作。奉主耶稣的名祈求。愿您的旨意被成全。阿们。

June 10, 2009

What Have I Done In Kuching? (Part 2)

After LC, we have one day off to tour around Kuching on Sat before my flight on Sunday morning (6:00 am!!!!!). So, I’d like to go to some place which I have never been to as this is my third trip to Kuching. Stephanie & Kia Ing suggested to bring us to Kubah National Park for hiking. So, my love for hiking has overcome my love for shopping and I went there excitedly… hehehe…

Kubah National Park

Kubah National Park

We reached the park HQ around 9.30am then started to walk along the main trail.  We saw quite a many exotic species of plants and animals. Will show you the pictures slowly… We even saw some traps for the butterflies along the way set up by a UNIMAS student for research purpose. He used pineapple as the bait for the butterflies and quite a few traps with victims inside…. Hmm… I didn’t know that butterflies love pineapple??!!

Some cute looking flower on the tree

Some cute looking flower on the tree

Trap for butterfly

Trap for butterfly

There are some interesting trees, plants and animals I have encountered along the way and here are the pictures…

Pitcher Plants!!! First time saw so many green colour pitcher plants lying together-gether...

Pitcher Plants!!! First time saw so many green colour pitcher plants lying together-gether...

The kind of friend we encountered a few times along the way...

The kind of friend we encountered a few times along the way...

Worm that rolled down from the path and made Stephanie scream... haha... I think it is a very colourful and beautiful creature personally...

Worm that rolled down from the path and made Stephanie scream... haha... I think it is a very colourful and beautiful creature personally...

Plant with seeds/fruits on the branches

Plant with seeds/fruits on the branches

Beautiful Tree... I like the shape of the roots...

Beautiful Tree... I like the shape of the roots...

Nature fresh

Nature fresh

Another Friend

Another Friend

Beautiful Fungus

Shiny Fungus

We walked along the waterfall trail so surely will end up at a waterfall… after around one hour… Tada…

Our Sweet Destination

Our Sweet Destination

The water is cooling

The water is very cooling

Awesome view!

Awesome view!

We played water besides the waterfall as this is a surprise visit, some of us did not bring extra clothes and wear proper attire and shoes… The string on one of Sue Mian’s slippers was broken just before we went down… but… we practised our survival skills…

Front View

Front View

Back View

Back View

Looks very cool right? It did sustain till half way and we strengthen it using a rattan string along the way down the hill… Yim Fong is so creative and innovative… It was fun!!

Walking down the hill...

Walking down the hill...

We walked for about two hours back as we wanted to try a new trail down. It skipped the main trail and it was much more adventurous than the one we took when we came. Some of us even thought of giving up half way but Sue Mian yang semangat kept us moving… I like your spirit sis!!! Hehehe… It was really challenging especially for the last 1500 meter… I learned perseverence… as long as we keep moving, we will arrive some day if we never give up!!!

Mission Accomplished!!!!

Mission Accomplished!!!!

I was really really fatiqued after we reached the Park HQ. Lied in the car and kept drinking 100 plus, almost dehydrated… ahahhahhaha… then we headed for our “antidode”=====> Food!!!!!!! Had a nice belacan bee hoon and ice kacang in Kuching town and headed back home for a shower and nap = Heaven!!!! Ahahhahahhahhaha….

Conclusion, it was a fun trip and enjoyable time suffer together as a team. You may consider to go if you have a chance to visit Kuching again next time. (Wink! Wink!)

June 2, 2009

What Have I Done In Kuching? (Part 1)

Pretty Cats

Pretty Cats

Attended Leadership Conference in Kuching from 20th – 22nd May. Was a bit dissappointed that the theme has changed from “Prophetic Worship” to “Leadership That Lasts”. But since I have purchased the flight tickets, better don’t waste it. So Kuching here I come…

I stayed at Sue Mian’s house throughout the whole trip with Yim Fong. So, didn’t really get to fellowship with other delegates from Serdang. However, I have a different objective this time so it is fine. Get to know Sue Mian’s family more and Raptor, the family cat as well. Had a first class hospitality at Sue Mian’s house, her father cooked dinner for us everyday, so pai seh but nice nice… Everyday sister Sue Mian, Yim Fong and their CG members brought us to visit the different places and not to forget the food in Kuching, so this trip is more of a holidays for me… ahahhahahha…

Cat City Escapade!

We joined the tour in LC with a bunch of International pastors and delegates. Heard that our group was the “old people” group coz it was the least walking route among all. Never mind, our main purpose to join the trip was to get to know more International pastors so that we can plan for a better hospitality for the coming MNC cum LC end of the year. We just toured around the main bazaar, Carpenter’s Street, Water Front, and go back to Riverside Majestic Hotel. While we were waiting at the Water Front, our team leader led us for a line dancing as she is the line dancing teacher. So interesting! Here are some pictures…

Ulat Sagu... heard that it tastes like prawn...

Ulat Sagu... heard that it tastes like prawn...

Eddy makan ulat...

Eddy makan ulat...

Catsssss in Cat City

Catsssss in Cat City

HIM is born!

There is something important that happened during LC also. HGI has gone and we welcome the new chapter of Hope. Hope International Ministries is born! Let’s see the new logo, vision statement, new tagline and the co-founders of HIM.

New Hope Logo

New Hope Logo

New Tagline

New Tagline

The co-founders of HIM

The co-founders of HIM

The three of us

The three of us

To be continued…

April 30, 2009

It’s been a while…

Recently has been really frustrated about work, the work I used to enjoy a lot when I first joined the company is not so enjoyable anymore. Thinking a lot about changing job lately. Though I have been expressing my desire to change job but never really seriously look into it and put into action. But somehow I think I really need to leave this place of comfort soon else I’ll lose all my joy, passion, creativity and motivation eventually. It’s a big thing for me. I have to admit that I can’t stand it anymore, I never like to do admin work. ;P

Before I make the move, God’s confirmation and direction is still the most important thing for me. I have been in the company for almost 4 years now as God called me to the job at the beginning. Guess I would enter into an intensive period of seeking God in prayer soon.

Expecting a time of breakthrough in life and in work. Amen.

October 13, 2008

Busy Mode

Recently is really busy busy busy… too many things to think through and to decide… family, ministry, MNC, work etc etc… really take up a lot of my time and energy… health is affected too… hope that it will get better soon… will update some of the happenings too here once I got the time… hehe… cheers ;)

September 18, 2008

Planning Mode

Feel really lousy recently. There are a lot of things that I need to think through and consider for CG transition process as this quarter is going to end very soon. KE2 is planning to move on to working group soon. There are still a lot of things that need to be finalised and to be planned. Really need a lot of wisdom from God and find out what God really wants to do with the group. I believe that this is a time to enter into a period of fasting and praying as well to seek God’s will for the group and what He really wants us to do for the next quarter.

One of the things that troubles me quite a lot is the relocation of some of the manpower to the pioneering CG which involves my own CG coreteam members especially my own sheep. Though it is still in the very beginning of the exploration stage of moving them over to support the group, but it is still not a very good feeling to send those whom I have built up since young to other place. Anyway, I don’t own the sheep and they should be released to serve God fully to answer God’s calling in their lives. Think that I just need some time to get over it and start all over again if it needs to be like that.

Guess that this incident will really test my faith and my trust in God for His provision in my life. I have a feeling that God is bringing me to experience something really new and exciting as I step into a whole new phase of the ministry. Again I am being reminded that ministry is just something created by men to serve God but my relationship with God is much more important than my ministry. If one day the ministry is gone and all the members left me, I am still the beloved child of God. Nothing can change that fact, nothing at all. God is all I have and more than enough for me. My fulfillment and satisfaction should not lie on how much I have accomplished or what I can do but the love relationship with Jesus shall be the sole motivation and the only reason of my ministry and work. Amen!!

September 16, 2008

Hope KL Tertiary Camp 2008 – One L1fe, Live It To The Max!!!!!!!

Found this promo video while I was searching for the recap video of the recent student camp online… like it very much, it is so cute lor… all the pastors and leaders are dressed up in military uniforms (thanks to Photoshop… hehe…) in the video and the song is really chun too!!!! Love it… Hope that you will like it too…

This is a blessed camp I would say and it is something really different from the previous student camps which I have been to. Many wonderful things had happened during the camp and after the camp. Most of us were touched by God and some desire to be more committed to Him. One of my CG visitors finally decided to be water baptised at the camp and one brother from UKM accepted Christ during Sunday Service the following week after the camp. Really happy for that… weeeee… ^_^

Actually I went to the camp one day later coz need to fetch some of the campers. Woke up at 4am on Saturday and departed at 5.30am to Bagan Lalang. It was so dark and we did not really know the place, just depend on the map given by Joshua. It was really an adventure… in the dark some more… we have overshot and almost reached Pantai Morib!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahahahha… 200m more to Pantai Morib… but finallly we have reached Bagan Lalang safely and on time for the programme of the day.

All of us were grouped together in a team of 20 the max and each group was named after a particular country. I was put into Turkey team with all the KE2, Nottingham and NEC members and visitors. It was hard at first to unite everybody as a team coz the group is too diverse already… we have different nationalities, languages, culture, and preferences in the team. But thanks to our Team Leader brother Ming Hau who has the never give up spirit and still trust that we can make it. We were the last fifth team at the beginning and became the 2nd Runner Up during the end of the camp!!!!!!!!

Actually most of the team members were astonished and shocked when the results were out… the team leader even asked bro Daniel for the reason of winning… ahahhahhahaha… guess the committee and God saw the progress of the team to be finally more united so we are granted the award to appreciate the efforts we all put into the activities as a team. Thanks to bro Heng Hong who treated us the seafood during one of the dinners and bro Ming Hau and Hen Seng who treated the team a luxurious seafood supper near the camp site. Thanks a lot, guys!!! It was so yummmmyyyyyy… It is a nice treat and a good choice for ‘reward on earth’…. akakkakkakakaka… Go go Turkey Team!!!!!!!!!

I had a good time throughout the camp even though there are some ups and downs here and there… but I still enjoyed it as a whole. One of the most unforgettable moments during the camp for me is the Fire Fighter session which all the firemen in the camp had to rescue the victims trapped in the building… We were briefed at the beginning not to let them save all of us within 30 minutes, else we will be punished. So everyone gave their best in acting to be the casualties… ahahhahhahaa… Some acted so well that nobody could move them… lol… I was supposed to be the victim who was injured at both legs and could not walk at all. Two sisters came to my rescue at different time but they did not know how to move me to a safe place by their own so they left. A brave brother came at last and saved me. He had to carry me out of the building… I was a bit worried at first, scared that he would drop me half way…. hahahahahha… but finally he managed to get me out of the building but sweated quite a lot… Very paiseh… ahahhahahhahhaha… I’m not as light as he thought… ;P

It will be my last student camp and for some of the group members as well, so personally I think that it is a good closure for us who are moving on to Working Adult Camp next year onwards… hehe…

Thank you to all the committees and wardens and leaders who had made this camp a great success!!!!!! Well done!!!!

P/S: BTW, I am looking for the cute little crab photo in the recap video… like it very much… if anyone has that, can send to me??? Thankssssss….

September 12, 2008

今天我心存感恩。。。 (派兔)

就是它啦,看起来还不错吧。^_^

嗯。。。 为什么是派兔(Part Two)呢?那件关于购买相机的事情,其实还有一些后续发展。原来优惠的相机数量有限,而想买的人太多了,所以公司一向都是先登记所有有心要购买产品的员工,然后选个黄道吉日再抽签决定花落谁家,这次定在九月十二日,也即是今天啦。上个星期,当弟兄把这个消息告诉我的时候,我心想: 就知道天下没有这么好的事。。。从小到大,都没有什么抽奖运的我,大概可以开始再留意看看其他预算内的相机了。

可是,弟兄鼓励我向上帝祷告,让神决定好了。。。 这也好,反正从神而来的一定是最好的。嘻嘻。。。 如果让我得了,固然是好,得不着,也无所谓啦,这只证明神为我预备了更好的。所以,就凭着信心向阿爸天父求了,心中也得着了平安。

今天午饭后,突然间就想起了这件事情,一问之下,发现弟兄还没回到公司,所以只好等了,还真的有点心急哦。。。 嘻嘻。。。不久之后,就收到了弟兄发来的信息说,我可以去留意一下记忆卡的价钱了,但是先不要买哦。。。 我还不大反应得过来,那是得了还是没有,脑袋中充满了??。。。 为免表错情,和本着科学家大胆假设,小心求证的处事原则,哈哈,所以还是打电话问个清楚的好。结果,当然是得了!!!!!!!!!!! Yeeeeaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! 谢谢耶稣!!! ^_^

所以,在这里我要感谢爱我的神,总是耐心地垂听我的祷告,给我安慰,听我诉苦,在我最需要的时候,差遣你的天使与神的仆人来帮助我,常常在我还没有说出我的需要的时候,就已经为我而预备好了。。。 谢谢你哦,亲爱的天父爸爸。。。 I know I am Daddy’s girl forever… 耶稣永远的心肝宝贝。。。 感恩~~~ ^_^

第二位要感谢的人就是瀚天弟兄咯,有好康的马上就想到我。。。 嘻嘻。。。真的很感谢你哦,虽然你说在新力工作了那么久,从来都没有留意过这些公司推出的所谓的特价品,这还是你第一次的购买行动。所以,我相信这次一定是圣灵的带领。;)而且,还好人做到底,答应替我查询记忆卡的价钱,提供全套一流服务,有前途哦你,弟兄,呵呵。。。也许弟兄也替我祷告过了,到底有没有呢??Hmmm…

第三位要感谢的人当然就是特伦斯弟兄或镇安兄了。在购买比较大件的物品前,我都爱询问他的意见,向他请教一番,上一次是关于买车子的事情。难得的是,他也总是不厌其烦地给我提供许多宝贵的意见。这次,他也同样地替我上网找了许多的相关资料,然后仔细地为我分析各大厂牌相机的利与弊。真是太感激你了,也感谢上帝安排了这么好的军师给我。感恩哦~~~ 好人有好报。^_^

谢谢各位的厚爱哦。。。 突然之间觉得我真的是很蒙福呢,神在我身边安插了这么多可爱的弟兄姐妹,在他们身上我学习到了不少宝贵的功课,也从他们无私的付出当中,感受到了神的大爱。

谢谢大家!!!! ^_^

马可福音 11:24 所以我告诉你们,凡你们祷告祈求的,无论是什么,只要信是得着的,就必得着。 

September 6, 2008

今天我心存感恩。。。

两天前接到妈妈从家乡打来的电话时,其实心中有点忐忑不安的感觉,因为最近外婆身体不怎么好,还好妈妈只是要告知我表姐的婚期,我顿时松了一口气。这才发现原来我是多么地害怕失去,尤其是还未领受神的救恩的亲人。

表姐的婚期定在今年圣诞节后两天,正是我一年中其中最忙的时期。但是,表姐结婚总得回去一趟,我们已经好几年没有回居銮了。一来是路途遥远,二来妈妈的健康也已经大不如前,这次藉着表姐的婚礼,正好和大家聚一聚,真是值得高兴的一件事。于是就和妈妈在电话里讨论细节,这才发觉原来已经好一阵子没有和亲爱的妈妈聊天了。于是,我决定出席了婚礼之后,要和家人找个地方好好地聚一聚,享受天伦之乐。印象中,好像都没有和家人一起正式地去过旅行,希望这次能够成行,妈妈辛苦了大半辈子,也是时候好好地歇一歇了。

当然,这一次回外婆家,除了出席婚礼之外,还背负了一个重大的使命,那就是–传福音。也许回去前就要好好地禁食祷告一番,祈求圣灵的带领。妈妈的生意最近也很需要祷告和神的带领,对于迁址的事情。值得鼓励的是,通过这件事情,妈妈似乎更加渴慕地寻求神了,也看到神如何为她开路与带领,去到比较适合的教会。感恩~~ 我心中也实在惭愧无法常常回家带妈妈上教会,可是神是信实的,他差遣了他的仆人来到我家带妈妈到教会去。从我家母亲大人身上,看到神如何在我的家庭动工,让我更加地能够在这里心无旁骛地侍奉上帝。

除了家庭蒙福之外,最近神也以超特惠的价格,赐予我一家著名厂牌的数码相机。虽然,最近发薪了,发现年终分红与年度薪金调整不尽理想,调整率竟然相等于通膨率,与往年实在是差太太太远了,心理难免有点不平衡。我可是对于今年的加薪寄予厚望的哦,倒也不完全是为了我自己,最重要的是我今年答应神所要给于的建堂基金还未付清呢。月尾就要到期了,还以为可以在这个月发薪时,一次还清,现在计划都泡汤了,可见有时真的是人算不如天算呢。现在我还真的好奇,神要如何为我供应这一笔金钱呢。(选择一,换一份高薪的优差,选择二,嫁个有钱人, 选择三,卖身:P,选择四,天下黄金雨) 二和三,看起来好像都不怎么实际的样子,一还在祷告中,只好寄望四了。哈哈哈哈哈。。。

话说回来,最近突然想添置一部数码相机,偶然在谈话中对一位弟兄提起。隔几天一早就接到这位弟兄的电话,告知我说他的公司现在推出了两款的相机优待员工,大概是市价的五十巴仙,问我要不要捡便宜货。于是,我上网查了相关资料之后,觉得还不错,为了慎重起见,还问了特伦斯弟兄的意见,终于决定订购其中一款相机。大概月中就能拿到了,感谢上帝,也感谢弟兄有便宜没有忘了我。嘻嘻。。。也许上帝也知道我们的小组和我本身的工作都需要一部相机,所以就通过这位弟兄来祝福我啦。有点惊讶,一点点惊喜,再一次感恩~~ ^_^

我们的上帝绝不迟到,也鲜少早到,他总是及时赶到。

~ 诗23:1〔大卫的诗。〕耶和华是我的牧者.我必不至缺乏。~

September 4, 2008

突然间想说文言文。。。

哈哈哈哈哈哈。。。

看到这个标题,我自己都想笑了。。。 天晓得我有多久没有打中文字了。。。 怕有N年了吧,如果平日用google搜寻网站不算数的话。。。其实还蛮想念从前念小学的时候,一行行一面面地抄课文写生字的日子。 虽然那时最最讨厌的就是抄写课文,视为苦差。现在反而感激我的中小学华文老师,逼着我们学习母语,许多诗词都是在学时硬生生地给背下来的。如果你今日还看得懂中文字的话,真该感谢你的中文老师。马来西亚的教育虽然还有许多可以进步的余地,但是比起很多的地区,华文教育还是搞得很不错的。

其中一首我最喜欢的诗是《秋思》

枯藤老树昏鸦

小桥流水人家

古道西风瘦马

夕阳西下,断肠人在天涯

活脱脱就是古龙小说里面的场景啊。。。 忘了说,我以前最喜欢看武侠小说了。金庸全集武侠小说我都拜读过了,还有古龙,梁羽生,当然还有卫斯理,亦舒。。。有时也会看看红楼梦,水浒传,基督传记,福尔摩斯之类的书。我有三天看完一套金庸武侠小说的纪录。平日不考试的时候都在看这些书,度过我的少女时光,结果换回深度近视。。。如果当初对功课也这么热情的话,现在老早就念完博士学位了。人家的少女时代充满约会,舞会以及忙着研究那个牌子的巧克力好吃或者是哪个牌子的时装好看,我却一头栽在书堆中,三岁定八十,注定当书虫。虽然我念的是修女学校,但也有的女同学夜夜笙歌。我当然也跳舞,但这是中学毕业以后的事了。哈哈哈哈哈。。。 现在都没有这种闲情了。曾经想过上大学选修中文系,当名作家。但是担心毕业后‘钱’途问题,另一方面,当了一辈子的理科生,也很难一下子弃理从文,就不了了之了。现在工作了,却是从事推广传播业,真是天意弄人啊。

中文对于我始终有着一股难以言喻的亲切感,就像妈妈的菜肴一样,有妈妈的味道,所以中文亦叫母语。另一首我所喜爱的诗词是王翰的《凉州词》

葡萄美酒夜光杯,

欲饮琵琶马上催。

醉臥沙場君莫笑,

古來征战几人回。

这短短二十八个字,涵括了美酒,佳酿,英雄,美人,荒漠,战乱, 豪情, 还有生离与死别。以现代人的眼光来看,也就是一篇绝佳的微型小说了。这就是象形文字的魅力,老祖宗的智慧。难怪从前汉人总爱叫外族人为蛮夷,外国喊作蛮夷之地。在五千年历史文化跟前,他人都是未开化的民族。但是,老祖宗忘了骄兵必败的道理进而故步自封,终铸成大错。

不管如何,热爱母语的遗传因子始终潜伏在我的血液里,常常伺机而动。。。 就像今日。 所以以前听说一些中文好的女生都一律要求伴侣能够读懂红楼梦,我的中文没那么好,只希望未来的配偶会用中文写诗,要求并不算高啦。呵呵。。。^_^