Happy Daddy's Day!!

And there I was among the few hundreds of people sending the same message that Sunday morning at 11 am...

"Daddy, you're my hero. I love you. Happy Father's Day"

Then, half an hour later he replied.."tq.Take care."...hmmm.. okay...

Few hours later..."Dad has banked in RMxxx.xx in to your bank account.." (from Karen)..

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Hehehehe...

Price paid for L-O-V-E..haha..Love ya dad..Happy Daddy's Day!!

~Alice

For my dear friends..

When I saw you smile,

I see the blues.

When I heard you speak,

I felt your problems,

When I see your faces,

I saw your burdens.

I saw it all.

I saw your frowns,

As you turn away.

Tears of the heart.

I saw it all.

My dear friends,

Don't be disheartened.

Though the pain hurts,

Don't give in.

I'm here for you.

My dear friends

Don't be discouraged.

Though it seems hopeless,

Don't give up.

I'm here for you.

When you need a shoulder,

When you need a hand,

When you need a smile,

When you need a while,

I'm here for you.

If you need to share,

If you need a care,

If you need a moment,

I'm here for you.

One moment to hear you out,

One moment to say this out;

One moment to spend with you,

One moment to gain from you.

One moment, this precious time,

For my dear friends..

~Alice

Words, that's all I can say

The right words are hard to come by. There are moments that there are too much to say and you're so excited that nothing comes out.. I think that's where the expression "speechless" came from..

I've heard recently that we are living in the framework of our words.. Words are just words, true. The words that you learn along your life give limit to what you want to say. Vocabulary, that's what I mean. Lets say you want to express yourself but you have a limited vocab. For example, there's only the word "pretty" in your dictionary.. I'm pretty, you're pretty.. very soon the word wears out.. and the word looses part of the meaning because of repetition. Now imagine a wider choice of words... Georgeous, amazing, beautiful, handsome, adorable, cute, etc. The variety choice of the words adds the spice to our life. So learn up new words.. its fun when you try to use it for the first time.. but the fact is, learning IS trying it out. Take that step to add a little salt and pepper to your dictionary.

If we are indeed living in the framework of our words, why should we limit the framework? If I can encourage myself with a set of 5 words, what more can 10 words do? Not only that, its a way to encourage others as well. Thats why words are all I can say- I have the power to strengthen you, or bring you down. Just with words.

Imagine yourself holding a feather outside.. and you let go of that feather- it flies. Then you try to retrieve it but the wind blows it away.. Words, once said, its hard to retrieve; its not easy to take back what you say. Be careful of what you say, it may define who you are. Of course the part where you walk the talk equally defines you but that term speaks for itself. Still, not many realise the power of words.

The negative thinking, those negative words. If that's all you can say, keep it to yourself. No one wants to hear how difficult life is- because that's how life IS, don't make it worse. I'm not saying you shouldn't share your problems with your friends though there would be a thin line separating "sharing" and "complaining". Yet I wouldn't like people going around saying... "die lor, die lor.. how leh? sure mati kao kao wan!!... bla bla..". If thats all I can say, I'd rather keep my mouth shut.

Its a fact,

~Alice

The Finish Line

Everyday I see people rushing to work, rushing assignments, doing what needs to be done.. stressing over stuff.. I can see myself doing those things. What I'm always aiming to know now is- why am I doing this. Every day I think about this. I want my day to have meaning. To pray is one thing but does it have meaning for me?

Sometimes I guess, things are clearer when you get involved with the people around you. Where I am at in this marathon called LIFE..I realised I pause too long..

Marathon runners need high stamina but even as I run thus far,and if I stop too long, my body's compensation mechanism start to kick in, to replace the lactic acid buildup. Breathing becomes harder, the body becomes heavy and the muscle starts to ache- makes one feel not to want to resume the race... Then, I see the others running by..one, by one, by one..
And then I would wonder, where am I at on the track? How much more to go? Should I stay, or move out and resume the race to the finish line?

From the dates of the this blog entries (archives) alone, you can clearly see what is my status. Now I have resumed the race only to see the runners like dots in the distance. Needing some serious strategy to catch up. The race is still on.

p/s I've lost my touch on poem writing.. Got to get back on the patch and pull out the weeds.

Thanks Bro~CG was great. Looking forward to part 2- 19/06/09

Aiming for the Finish Line,
~Alice

A Grateful Joke.

This was embarassing..

My dear sis/roomate in her stress and business, told me that tomorrow was the prayer meeting. I believed her. Who knows better than she?

Haha..We all make mistakes.. and there I was stressing over the attendance for prayer meeting tomorrow.. somehow the net connection was sooo slow.. Haha.. until the point that we realised that it was next week! Then.. after the heartful laughter that fill the room.. the line was back to normal.. God's incidence... really.. If it hadn't been so, I would have spent more on SMS for nothing and would have sent the attendance to the leaders already.. Thank God it wasn't so..

There's going to be a laugh when I tell this on cell group this Friday..haha

Grateful,
~Alice

The Fullness of God

Friday yesterday was another free day for me. But I was glad to have gone to the service at CHC. Not knowing who Pastor Andrew Gray was or his preaching, I was expecting a good message. When it came to it- He "wow'ed" me. Straight on to a fast pace. He said, " I Couldn't be more excited when I preach a topic like this". Guess what it was?

The Fullness Of God-

Phrase after phrase caught me-

"God is CONSTANTLY looking for opportunities to bless you". He quoted many verses from the bible about the promises including 1 Peter 1 2-4, Ephesians 14-19 and Genesis 26-28. From these verses I read the promises of God~ to want us to be filled with His fullness and has a plan for us to be so. Which means, blessings and prosperity is coming my way..haha.. its just a matter of time.

Other than that, stressed on the power of words and Faith. God's first words were for creation and not communication. I agree with Ps Andrew. Words are power, and I am living in the framework of my words. What I say will be so, because I said it. What is in the heart, the mouth will speak out. Powerful, powerful. I know I've heard it many times before but its still the truth, and the fact. Words can either create or destroy. Sometimes its hard to control because I don't like something or fee annoyed by someone or just disaggree with anything. Yet, to control the heart is to know the promises; to have knowledge that would remind me not to do it.

He went on, "What you know means nothing unless there is a revelation of the knowledge put into you".. Its like learning something but without meaning or purpose. Reminded me of those days of reading just for the sake of it. I just want to get through life..until I got lost without purpose without direction. Haha.. that was the past.. but this is the present. Ps. did mention something about this but I couldn't catch it.

So, How do I know the Promises are coming my way? FAITH. Ps defined it. "you have it before you even see it".. like speaking into the nothingness with nothing but the word of the heart.

God does not wait for the circumstances to be perfect. He has the power in His mouth. The circumstances will align themselves to the my word of faith. But I must first make a conscious decision to believe.

......Speechless.....

The sermon was fast, I couldn't catch all of it.. yet, overall, the points were great. Its going to be different for Saturday and Sunday.. Don't want to miss it..

Prepared- Pen, Notebok, Heart,

~Alice

Journal'ing

This time round its journal reading... Highlighters? pens? pencils? Ruler?Ready? set? Zzzzzzzz.. That was my 1st impression of scientific journals- Reading someone else's work.
But to compare a story with a journal? haha.. The journal wins. Informative, Applicable, and Food for Thought. To learn to read a jounal is to bear through the language. Don't get me wrong.. the English is fantastic, I always liked colourful language (you should see the story books I have in my room) but this is no story book.
Processing through 3 journals at the moment for tutorials and exams-also preparing for the Final Year Project. Lets do this~~

Just Do It. No Excuses.
~Alice