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---我的快樂 My Happiness --- OST on 命中住定我爱你 (Fated to Love You)

2009-01-03T18:25:00.003+11:00

---我的快樂 My Happiness --- OST on 命中住定我爱你 (Fated to Love You)

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---我的快樂 My Happiness --- OST on 命中住定我爱你 (Fated to Love You)

2009-01-03T18:23:00.001+11:00

In A Place Like This:

2008-05-09T00:01:00.004+10:00

Ever been in a place like this?
A place like the whole world is in motion, but you're stuck in yester-zone?
A place like time's moved on, but you're holding on to the past?

Ever been in a place like this?
A place where voices are speaking, but none of the words are sinking in?
A place where people are hurried, but you're sitting in a hospital bed?

Ever been in a place like this?
A place where trust & love once strong, but now shattered and wounded?
A place where used to bring peace & laughter, but now swirling in tears?

Ever been in a place like this?
A place where crowds cheer with smiles proudly captured, but now just a forgotten memory?
A place where KDX & RMX ruled, but now other priorities have overtook?

Ever been in a place like this?
A place where the head's nodding & lips moving, but the heart's sinking and drowning?
A place where the spirit's urging forward, but the body's frozen still?

How do you move from a place like this?
How do you remove images ingrained, eyes & smiles captured on film?
How do you remove life's journey past?
Do you ever? Should you ever?

Do you ever? Should you ever?
Ever been in a place like this?
A place where nothing else used to matter,
except for the dreams shared, hand in hand, step by step?
Now a distant memory but forever engraved.
Do you ever? Should you ever?
Maybe one day...I'll visit that place again.
oh no, yes I will.
One day, I'll enter that place again.

Activate08 Aftermath.........

2008-04-12T21:06:00.005+10:00

Wow has it been awesome!!!! After months of planning, Activate08 conference finally came & went! It started with a huge bang and concluded on an immense HIGH! Everyone who attended left with their hearts touched and transformed!

It brought real satisfaction and joy to see the vision of the conference coming to pass... altho' the conference is only gonna get bigger and better from now on!! What I've just witnessed is only a glimpse of where the conference could go! All praise and glory to God, for without Him, everything would have been impossible. Yet with Him all things are possible!

I love my God and love my church! Absolutely so proud of my church! See, it's the people that makes the church. I am so proud of every single individual who calls Kingdom Life Church their home. Without you, church would not be same. It's the joining of hearts to the Vision. Together we will turn nations back to HIM!

The speakers were fantastic, every word spoke into my heart. Indeed God's word always accomplishes what it has set out to do, and never returns to Him void! The creative team broke all barriers and took worship to another level! It was awesome to see people breaking free! God inhabits the praises of His people! The volunteers tirelessly worked with smiles on their faces. Whether in word or deed, it was for God that they were serving! I learnt much from them!

Tho' I was going in and out of the sessions, the message that Ps. Mike Grechko preached broke my heart. The main thing that gripped my heart is this:
In the battle that David conquered Goliath, and won the victory for the Israelites over the Philistines, it wasn't originally his battle to fight. It was actually King Saul's battle, but he was paralysed with fear. It crippled him and his army. He was too terrified to go against Goliath. But David stood up and fought the battle for Saul. He knew who he was in God, and that he had God with him. His confidence was found in WHO God is. Because David stood and fight, he claimed victory for Saul, the army and the Israelites.
So, whose battle am I helping to fight? Who do I know that is terrified, paralysed and crippled with fear? On whose behalf can I fight a battle for? Am I willing to stand and fight for them? Will I be just like David, being confident in Who God is?

God is the Great I AM!

Activate08 Conference Promo

2008-01-27T01:31:00.001+11:00

Counting down to Christmas!

2007-12-02T18:00:00.001+11:00

Christmas! Only 3 weeks to go!
Time certainly waits for no man.
My favourite holiday/ time/ season of the year!!!
It's a time of which I'm reminded of God's great love for me,
His great Mercy towards me!
It's a time of celebration of God's goodness & faithfulness.
It's a time of great food & laughter!
This year... I'm missing my awesome brothers, beautiful mum & great dad!!
Miss ya heaps, wish you were here...!
Love to all my awesome friends too!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a blast!
xx

Birthday!

2007-11-03T03:36:00.002+11:00

simply life...

2007-11-01T09:58:00.001+11:00

It's 1st Nov. Another year. Time swiftly moves.
In the year that past, it's been a celebration of sorts.
Just as there is a time for everything, there is a reason for everything.
A reason for every laughter, every tear.
A reason for every joy, every hurt.
A reason for every love, every pain.

I'll never understand somethings, but I don't need to understand.
I put my trust in my God who loves me.
I pray that I may have power to grasp how wide and long,
how high and deep is the love of Christ,
to know this love that surpasses knowledge.

Love is patient and kind.
Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude.
Love does not demand its own way.
Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.
Love does not rejoice about injustice, but rejoices whenever truth wins out.
Love never gives up and never loses faith.
Love is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
... And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.
But the greatest of these is LOVE.

Father I pray that your Love will dwell richly in me.
May the Love of Christ radiate brilliantly from my life.
By your Holy Spirit I ask that fountains of Love will overflow,
into hearts that are lost, hurting and searching.

shadowfeet

2007-10-21T22:33:00.000+10:00

Walking, stumbling on these shadowfeet
Toward home, a land that I've never seen
I am changing, less and less asleep
Made of different stuff than when I began
And I have sensed it all along
Fast approaching is the day

There's distraction buzzing in my head
Saying in the shadows it's easier to stay
But I've heard rumours of true reality
Whispers of a well-lit way

When the world has fallen out from under me
I'll be found in you, still standing
When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees
Every fear and accusation under my feet
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you

....Brooke Fraser: Albertine

Triple-braided Cord

2007-09-07T20:09:00.001+10:00

"Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their work:

If one falls down,
his friend can help him up.
But pity the man who falls
and has no one to help him up!

Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?

Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."
(Ecclesiastes 4:9-12)

A day, an opportunity of growing stronger.
A day, an opportunity of drawing closer.
A day, an opportunity of revealing true self.
A day, an opportunity of walking in faith.

In Christ, through Christ and with Christ,
He is the third strand in the triple-braided cord.
In Whom there is fullness of joy,
Through Whom there is love everlasting,
With Whom there is unbreakable strength forevermore.

Sofia Mulanovich #1

2007-09-06T15:16:00.002+10:00

Sofia Mulanovich (24 June 1983):
Sofia is the 1st Peruvian surfer to ever win an ASP WCT World event.
In 2004, she won three out of six WCT events and finished the season as World Champion!
That day, she went down in history, as the FIRST South American (man or woman) to ever win the World Title!!!
On 27th July 2007, Sofia was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame.
She is the first South American to have this honour.

Today she is still winning events, and has become a heroine in her hometown of Peru.
She has proven to those around her, that if you put your whole heart, mind and strength into it, you can achieve it.

It does not matter where you come from, or where you've been.
It's not the start that matters, it's the finish that counts.

*ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals)
WCT (World Championship Tour)

Cutting Through

2007-09-06T14:34:00.001+10:00

Through the motions of life, people go
Through the spinning of the wheel, people show
Through the ticking of the clock, people grow
Who will make it through, who will make it through?

Toils of labour will make it through
Beads of sweat will make it grow
Blood of pain will make the gain
Dedication of time will push through the rain.

It's the passion with the commitment
that will cut through the motions.
It's the passion with the commitment
that will rise above the notions.

One-Armed Surfer Chick

2007-09-03T18:21:00.002+10:00

Bethany Hamilton... she rips! Her love for the surf and her love for God has set her apart... she's a fighter and a true inspiration! U go girl!

Up close with Bethany @ Ripcurl Torquay, Bells Beach (2006)

Surrender for Success

2007-08-27T16:55:00.001+10:00

"Success: the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors"

What defines success? Who determines one's success?
To one success may mean the attainment of a position.
To another success may simply be the survival of yet another day.

To one success may mean the achievement of recognition.
To another success may simply be that taste of clean water.

To one success may mean the accumulation for retirement.
To another success may simply be that sound of falling rain.

May I never be caught up in an idea of success,
that I miss the simple sounds of plain.

"Surrender: to yield (something) to the possession or power of another"

My life is not my own. It is a gift that was entrusted.
My life is not my own. It was paid and bought at a price.
My life is not my own. It was ransomed by His blood.
My life is not my own. It is to be a blessing unto others.
My life is not my own. It is to be lived for His purpose.

My life is not my own.
I live by Faith and not by sight.
I move by the power of His Spirit.
My life is surrendered for His success, that His Glory may be seen.

Launching a Legacy

2007-08-01T14:30:00.002+10:00

What you build, you must protect.
Suffer the pain of discipline
or pain of regret.

Your world is created by your words
and composed by your choices.

Your vision is the compelling picture of your future.
If you have no vision, you have no future;
and one without a vision, will always return to one's past.

What is the legacy that you are leaving behind?

Year of the Lord's Favour!

2007-06-27T14:03:00.001+10:00

2007 is my year for increase more and more
Its my year for restoration as never before.

2007 is the year for my greatest barriers to come crashing down
A flood of God's presence to be all around.

2007 is my year for God's goodness to be out-poured
Every door that's been shut will be shut no more.

2007 I decree will be the year of great blessing for my family and me!

...Torn....

2007-06-17T21:45:00.001+10:00

Torn
Torn between what feels right
Yet knowing it's not right

Torn
Torn between what divides the soul and that of the spirit
Torn between the heart and the mess in the head
Torn between wanting what it can be
Yet knowing a promise, is a promise

Torn
Torn between words of truth and whispers of the soul
Torn between knowing and wanting
Torn between the now and the present
Yet knowing I can only wait

Surrender.............
Lay me down........
I am TORN...........

Deep into the Night

2007-06-17T08:06:00.001+10:00

Heart pounding
Deep breathing
Everything feels so right

Sweet whispering
Silence breaking
Deep into the night

Emotions longing
Mind spinning
Why not tonight

It's not a game
It's not a game!
But the cards aren't right

It's his journey
In his timing
Only he can seal it tight

Lead me to your Heart

2007-06-12T14:09:00.000+10:00

Savior I come
Quiet my soul remember
Redemptions hill
Where Your blood was spilled
For my ransom
Everything I once held dear
I count it all as lost

Lead me to the cross
Where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees
Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myself
I belong to You
Lead me, lead me to the cross

You were as I
Tempted and trialed You are
The word became flesh
Bore my sin and death
Now you're risen

To your heart
To your heart

Lead me to your heart
Lead me to your heart

...Hillsong United

Livin N Lovin

2007-05-21T17:45:00.001+10:00

A vision.
Vision of a whale.
Vision of a whale breaking across the calm.
Vision of a whale breaking across the calm waters surfacing.
Vision of a whale breaking across the calm waters surfacing for a breath of air.
Vision of a whale breaking across the calm waters surfacing for a breath of air, sun streaming across its back.
Vision of a whale breaking across the calm waters sufacing for a breath of air, sun streaming across its back, takes a bow diving back into the deep deep calm.

2007 brings the end of the wilderness.
Wilderness of Manna for survival.
Wilderness where life depended on God's miraculous provisions.
Wilderness of dusts, hardship, pain, long-suffering, tears.

2007 brings the promise land.
Promise land of Canaan.
Promise land of God's Fulfillment and Faithfulness.
Promise land of conquests, provisions from the land, rest, love.

Struggles against the currents have been brokenthrough.
With a deep breath, and sun streaming on my back,
I will be swimming and riding the waves.
Its a new chapter, another new journey.
With the light of His Glory, and His Faithfulness,
I am ready ready for this new journey.
With His Spirit and His Strength,
I will dive dive into another deep deep calm.

Livin Life N Lovin Life!

Life's a journey...

2006-12-01T16:52:00.001+11:00

Its been a wild 2006.
Lessons learnt,
Emotions felt,
Encounters faced,
Have all but made a stronger me.

Heart stirred,
Passion flared,
Tears flowed,
I'll never be the same again.

By the Grace of my Almighty,
graduation is in the horizon.
By His Lamp unto my feet,
another path will shown.

But I will Trust in Him,
the Author and Perfector of my faith.
I'm strapped tight for the next best ride!

MIRACLE!

2006-08-17T00:09:00.001+10:00

Thank you Lord for your Awesome Miracle work in my Uncle Alan's life!

My Uncle Alan had a ruptured Appendicitis which turned sceptic in his tummy, and when the docs did a surgery on him, his heart failed!
After resuscitating him, docs immediately put him in ICU (Intensive Care Unit).
His heart and lungs needed machine support, both kidneys failed and needed dialysis, and poison was in his blood stream! Docs said his condition was very critical!
BUT
The Lord answered many many prayers and did a MIRACULOUS WORK!!!

In less than a week, Uncle Alan's failed kidneys starting to function and OUT went the dialysis machine! And in the next 2 days, OUT went ventilator, tubes and all! He even asked for a can of Coca-Cola! Hahah!

Today, Mum and Dad said that Uncle Alan is sitting up and eating well, and he even ate a scoopful of Haagen-Dazs ice cream!!! AWESOME!

Hallelujah! Praise God!!
This miraculous healing is only possible through Jesus Christ the Lord!
He is the ultimate Healer!
AMEN!

Happy Buddies' Day

2006-08-10T17:43:00.001+10:00

Happy Buddies' Day to all my lovely friends!

Looking back,
My path in life have been crossed by many people.
Most of them are acquaintances.
Many are friends for a season.
Very few are friends for a lifetime.

To my true friends,
U have stood by me thru thick and thin.
U have never judged me, but loved me.
U gave me ur honest opinion when I needed it,
b'cos U love me.

Thank you for loving me for who I am.
Thank you for understanding me when I felt no one else did.
Thank you for opening ur heart to me and trusting me.

For all U have done for me,
I will always be there for you when u need me.
I will always stand by you when no one else will.
I will always love you for who u are.
I will always be praying for you and with u.

Lotsa love and hugz to:
My buddies for 15 years of friendship: Terese and Dennis!!
My lovely Henderson housemates: Mavis and Kim!
My hotwheels mates for 10 years of fun and laughter: Drace, Taupek, 'Dil, n rest of crew!
My awesome 'water-babes': Keiko and Clarice!
My wonderful new 'Aussie' mates: Shai, Lynn, Darrell, Deb!

Love ya'all!

Slow Dance

2006-07-18T17:20:00.001+10:00

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down. Don't dance so fast.
Time is short. The music won't last.

Do you run through each day on the fly?
When you ask How are you? Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores running through your head?

You better slow down. Don't dance so fast.
Time is short. The music won't last.

Ever told your child, we'll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste, not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch, let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time to call and say,"Hi".

You better slow down. Don't dance so fast.
Time is short. The music won't last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away.

Do take it slower.
Hear the music.
Before the song is over.

LOVE LIFE
LIVE LIFE!

Iceberg

2006-07-15T20:45:00.001+10:00

My time in Australia has been an awesome journey.
The word "SHIP" that Joshie (my bro) had for me when i was back in S'pore in Feb this year, is just sooo appropriate. It has been exactly that. I'm like this ship that is in the vast open seas.
I've got nothing. Nothing. Nothing to hold onto, ONLY the Lord to steer me over rough waters and calm seas.

I BELIEVE that beyond the storms and the crashing of waves, the calm that is beyond, over the horizon is absolutely worth it.
The journey beyond, the horizon beyond, where the Glory of God will be manifested will be all worth it.

Dear Lord, keep my spirit humble and my heart pure, draw me close to You. Holy Spirit, teach me to be an iceberg: The 10% that is above the waters, the 10% that people see will only reflect You. But may the 90% that is below the waters, the 90% that only YOU see, be solid and firmly grounded in the depths of the sea, standing strong in YOU, because this is the 90% that will sink any titanic that comes its way.

What really matters in life are the things that really matter to the heart of God.
I fix my eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of my faith.
May my faith be made complete.

Missin' ya!!!

2006-07-11T17:22:00.001+10:00

i miss ya guys terribly!!!
Joshua n Caleb.. my 2 favourite guys..
i miss jammin' with ya
i miss playing xbox with ya
i miss hangin' out with ya
i miss ur hugzz n luv
i just MISS ya!

arrrggghhh.......
for all u people out there...
i have the best bros in the world.. and i'm missin them heaps

know that i'll always lurve ya N
i'm always here whenever u need me...
ALWAYS...
lurve n xoxo .. che jie

Keys

2006-07-09T23:53:00.001+10:00

Just returned from Hillsong conference in Sydney!
Words can't even describe the heart-piercing moments when God's Truth was spoken,
the thought-stirring lessons learnt, and the life-transforming experiences felt.
It was truly God's divine plan for putting 6 girls (we couldn't be more different and unique!) together at 84 Enmore Rd, Newtown, NSW. These friendships will be greatly cherished and I pray that it will grow even stronger in the Lord. The divine pathways that were crossed and felt in the Spirit are also greatly treasured in my heart. Lord may Your will be done in my life.

Keys:
Find success in the heart of Jesus, and every miracle is found in the regeneration of hearts.
Life on earth is preparation for life in eternity.
My life's purpose is to fulfill the Great Commandment, and the Great Commission.
We have changeless Truth in changing times.
God, here I am, send me!
Success is an opportunity to be influencers for Christ.
See beyond, grab a hold of what really matters to the Lord, see what Jesus sees.
My identity: I am the daughter of the God Most High!
Obtaining and nurturing a relationship with the Holy Spirit is the way from Informational-existence to Transformational-abundance.
Personal evangelism is all about listening to, and cooperating with the voice of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus, U be in the middle of everything!
What can't I stand???

Faith is grabbing hold unto nothing until it turns into something!
And when U're down to nothing, God is up to something!
FAITH FRIGHTENS SATAN!!!

I love you Lord with all my heart, with all my soul, and with all my strength.
Anoint my eyes to always and only see what U want me to see.
Anoint my lips to always and only say what U want me to say.
Anoint my hands to always and only do the work that U want me to do.
Anoint my feet to always and only take the paths that U want me to walk in.
Let your will be done on earth in my life as it is in heaven.
I love you Lord with all my heart, with all my soul, and with all my strength.

Heart N Soul

2006-06-18T21:06:00.001+10:00

Lord I give u my heart
I give u my soul
I live for u alone

Every step that I take
Every moment I'm awake
Lord have ur way in me

Have ur way in me
Let me be a living sacrifice unto u
May the words of my mouth
N the meditation of my heart
Be pleasing unto u
Have ur way in me

Did I not tell u that if u believed, u would see my Glory?

2006-06-11T19:55:00.001+10:00

Ask and you shall receive
Seek and you shall find
Knock and the door will be opened to u

Ask and believe that you have received what u asked for

When u ask do not doubt, but believe

Draw near to me, seek me
and I will give you the desires of your heart

Seek first the Kingdom of God
and all these things shall be added onto u

Ask for anything in my Name and I will do it

Anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing
and even greater things than these

Ask in my Name that my Father will be Glorified

Did I not tell you that if you believe, you would see see the Glory of God

Amen!
My faith is based on the conviction that my God cannot lie
He is the Great I AM
Who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty

Mega

2006-05-29T23:57:00.001+10:00

Behind every mega storm is mega calm
Behind every mega situation is mega solution
After the waves roll and crash is the calm of the horizon

Most see only the storm and the waves
But do you see the calm and the horizon

Most see only the problem in the situation
But do you see the solution in the horizon

Look out for the mega horizon
Behind that horizon is the Glory
No eye has yet seen
No ear has yet heard
No mind can yet conceive
Glory in the horizon

FAITH

2006-05-26T22:56:00.001+10:00

Faith
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
信就是所望之事的实底，是未见之事的确据.

Words of faith must be expressed in corresponding actions sowed significantly to reach a supreme expression, to be complete, to be made perfect.

Katalambano: Taking Hold

2006-05-20T01:15:00.001+10:00

Journey's sweet, journey's bitter
Journey's life, journey's death
Journey's joy, journey's sorrow
Journey is but a journey

Let my head be lifted up
To the Glory above the clouds
Let my heart be touched
By the whispers of the Spirit

Journey is but a journey
Let me take hold of that
Which you have taken hold of me

None like you

2006-05-13T22:01:00.001+10:00

There is none like you
Seasons come seasons go
Will we pass this way again

There is none like you
Mountains shake rivers flow
Will we pass this way again

There is none like you
Hearts break spirits fall
Will we pass this way again

There is none like you
No one else can touch my heart like you do
I can search for all eternity long
but There is none like you

There is none like you
Let my eyes be fixed only on you

2006-05-13T20:09:00.000+10:00

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