Wednesday, July 22, 2009 { 7/22/2009 10:48:00 AM }

Reading up albert einstein quotes now..

here's a few:
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value"
"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile."
"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."
"Human knowledge and skills alone cannot lead humanity to a happy and dignified life. Humanity has every reason to place the proclaimers of high moral standards and values above the discoverers of objective truth."

Worth a thought..

Saturday, July 18, 2009 { 7/18/2009 11:04:00 AM }

I've come to a conclusion that whenever i watch tv/movies, i tend to read subtitles instead of listening to what they say. If it's a chinese show, i read the english subs; if it's a english show, i read the chinese subs.. Haha! funny eh? :)
Well, i'm now in the process of training myself to listen more than read...

More importantly, i think it's highly impt that as leaders, we got to learn to be great listeners.
There's a great difference between listening and hearing..
Many people are great at hearing stuff... but not listeners... Notice, your parents can nag at you or some people just talk at you... it doesn't mean that you don't hear what they're saying, but you're just not listening.

Leaders, you can't just hear your sheep when they're down..
You gotta listen... listen to their hearts as they speak..

Definition of Hear = to perceive by the ear (whereby, perceive = to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses)
Definition of Listen = to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear

There is a clear difference between the 2...

Check out what God says...
"But whoever listens to me will dwell safely,
And will be secure, without fear of evil" - Pro 1:33
"Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors." - Pro 8:34
"Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD." - Psa 34:11

So, are you guys just stuck at the level of just hearing God?
I don't wanna just hear Him, I wanna LISTEN to Him..

God, I'm listening!!!

Labels: Hearing vs Listening

Wednesday, July 08, 2009 { 7/08/2009 08:49:00 AM }

I guess everyone's been caught in the Michael Jackson wave, following his death..
It's so funny, yet devastating, that people are reminded about his influence and talent only after he's dead..
He was once the King of Pop, but he died as a "strange man" living in a rented apartment..
All of a sudden, the media was no longer labelling him that "eccentric" man that they were accustomed to him but he was restored as the King of Pop. Hmm...

Well, it's strange that human beings seem to be like that..
Wasn't it the same when Jesus was around?
He was the King of kings, but yet few received him and loved him... people were ridiculing him and torturing him..

We may never see another King of Pop, nor will the King of Kings physically be around us..
But we certainly can cherish and love the Greatness that we are a part of - our pastors!
Pst How & Pst Lia are simply amazing..
Sat down and met Psts today to plan for this weekend's service...
Pst How is the best event planner of all, he thinks of all possible scenarios and goes into the smallest details to ensure excellence and perfection!
Pst Lia, on the other hand, always seems to be able to spot the errors that we all miss out.. Words of wisdom that will unlock the mysteries and problems we face..
Countless examples i can give. but nonetheless, We are living in the midst of greatness.. Let's cherish them RIGHT NOW and love them! :)

I love my Psts & Leaders!! :)

Friday, July 03, 2009 { 7/03/2009 08:24:00 AM }

"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."
- Winston Churchill

I'm a fanatic for Christ, are you??
Won't change my mind and won't ever change the subject!

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."
- Winston Churchill

=)

Thursday, July 02, 2009 { 7/02/2009 09:08:00 AM }

have not been blogging but i felt inspired to blog after so many amazing things that's been happening!! Too much things to twitter about!

gotta tell u guys how amazing Shuyi and her cg (d8) is! :) they've just been exploding with love...
well, they have Yvonne who is like the goddess of love! She draws/designs the MOST AMAZING birthday cards!! d8 doesn't need to buy birthday cards, Yvonne designs personalized cards for EACH and EVERY SINGLE person!! But more than that, she has now reproduced 2 little followers - Si Hui & Wan Chin who have taken over the cards "business" and designing JUST AS AMAZING CARDS!! you guys got to know that Si Hui is having exams this year - O levels and Wan Chin is one of the shyest girls i've met.. But they're all exploding with talent and creativity! More importantly, they're exploding with love... It's like a fuzzball of love... OVERFLOWING! Si Hui uses her free time when she's not studying to design these cards.. Wan Chin just keeps on drawing... They're doing all these just to love the CG!
Then there's Ying Xuan and Cheong Jing, who are both so amazing! They're around in church, always reliable... Ying Xuan is here for every single thing - CGs, services (sometimes 2 services!!), weekdays... It feels like she's been in church for years already!! Cheong Jing also... They only came during Red Rain, but it feels like forever and they've certainly have a unique place in d8! :)
Then there's Cavin, Julius & Deng Yao, our dear army guys.. still so on fire and radical even when they're serving the nation on weekdays! Julius is still loving all his people and on top of all his people work, calling into huddles.. always looking fresh and full of energy as if there's no army! Deng Yao and his nonsense... If you're wondering why he's so quiet last Sunday, it's because there's a FISH BONE (?!!) stuck in his throat!! haha only such things will happen to Deng Yao! The atmosphere was less exciting without his nonsense! Haha then there's Cavin, who's calling the WHOLE CG during weekdays, and like the GLUE, keeping everyone connected and ensuring no one's left out.. You guys are amazing!
GMSS people - Li Jun, Jen, Wess, Joseph, Si Hui, Chiu Wen, Janson... You guys are so gonna reach out to your school! Joseph, you promised me 5 yea? :) there's 7 of you now.. 20 in your school soon!!
On top of all these people, this week, D8 is having a "love yvonne week".. many people have just been going down to surprise her and love her.. tomorrow's surprise is exciting but i can't say, just in case she reads this post before they do it!! Hahhs!
Well, this cg has many other pple too.. Too many to mention!!
I believe you guys will explode to 50 people soon! :)


Then there's Janelle from D60, who has one of the most childlike faith i've ever seen!
i think more people should be like her! She would travel all the way down from her school to church just to hang out here and "breathe the air" even if it's just for 1 hour.. Mind you, she's in PJC! Not like a school round the corner and she's taking A levels this year! But she simply loves being around in church! Reminds me of all of us when we were younger.. we would just come to church to smell the air... :)


There's STILL more!!
Sidney... Always around in church.. Only in church for less than 6 months, but he's already everywhere in church! permanent feature.. Good looking too (minus the pimples! HAHAHA)
Augustine... Always faithful..
Anabel & Clara... Love their simplicity too! Smart, Talented but also loving God wholeheartedly! I wanna build a generation like that!
The tireless leaders... I salute u guys.. Always living a life of others..

Then there's Shi Hao, with his classic comment today!
"If megan fox is a guy, who wouldn't mind turning gay??"
HAHAHAHAHA


Well, if you think only D Evens is happening, there's G Zone too! We broke through 100 last week! WOo! and G2 had 6 new friends - WOW!
Louisa has just been growing and encountering God... From someone who first stepped in and asked Peck "What's the agenda for today?" to someone who's just so faithfilled... reaching out to her friends, changing lives.. Amazing! A true testimony that God is real! (on a side note, Christine said that Louisa looks amazing in a dress!! HAHHS!!)
Can you believe that Joyce Chua saw this old lady one day, carrying lots of stuff and had difficulty carrying them... She was in a cab.. She actually STOPPED the cab, got out of it.. helped the lady and sent her home! She doesn't even know the lady and she was in a cab... Certainly, a life of loving others!
AND! We're gonna have a PRETTY IN PINK party this weekend! :) Theme's BIMBO NIGHT! Everyone's gonna be in PINK & Silver! Gonna be at joyce chua's house! I believe it's gonna be exciting!! haha i'm actually quite excited about it! I believe it's gonna crazy fun for all the girls, but more than that, one of those everlasting memories as we all grow up and grow old together! :):)


So many more amazing people... Thoughts are all over the place!! hahhs
Just typing this post makes me inspired to grow and expand...
A multiplication... Exponential growth!! More people!! :)
DEvens 120; G2 CEG 25!

"Give me 100 men who fear nothing but sin, desire nothing but God, and I will shake the world..." - John Wesley