rejoice

and it’s fri alr?!

the past five days had been truly enriching n fulfilling for me at the attachment:) there are lots of new stuff that i learnt in this short one wk…in fact, i’m excited about the next 3 wks of work. hoping that i will be able to handle the work assigned n oso go for school visits! but normal office hrs is certainly long in a way, cos it starts early at 830am n ends late at 6pm. n plus all the dinner mtgs with diff grps of frens, i realized i din relli have much time at home. n mum has been telling me to spend time with my cousins who came here. yup so tmr i have to spend some time with them…thking of bringing them to wild wild wet…it’s been a long time since i went there. n i realized how much i have “aged”, haha…i dun relli wan to join them in all the games, i’m imagining myself to just be someone bringing the kids out to play, so i shall just sit down somewhere n watch them have fun…:P

dao’s wedding finally!! happy n excited for him! hoping to capture some pretty shots of the bride and groom tmr:)

hmm it’s been 2 yrs overseas…i thk things have changed…n i thk i am also different frm who i was before i went bj, positive changes n growth i wld say… there are certainly many valuable lessons learnt thru diff events…so i thank God for all the thgs He allowed me to go thru. each sem at bj and each hol back in sg offers me new learning opportunities, be it mentally, emotionally or spiritually. all these just remind me that i need thee every hour, n He’s the only one who knows everythg n gives me wisdom n strength to go thru this 2 yrs n the yrs ahead…

I need Thee

1.I need Thee every hour,  most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine  can peace afford.

[Chorus]
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
Oh, bless me now, my Savior,
I come to Thee.

2.I need Thee every hour, stay Thou nearby;
Temptations lose their power when Thou art nigh.

3.I need Thee every hour, in joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide, or life is vain.

4.I need Thee every hour; teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises in me fulfill.

5.I need Thee every hour, most Holy One;
Oh, make me Thine indeed, Thou blessed Son.

last essay of the sem…

yay! finally i finished my last essay of the sem…haha for the past 3 wks, i had been writing essays n essays, like one wk one essay. relli thankful to b able to complete them one by one, more or less according to my own deadline. but actually, i just realized there isnt much time left for me to revise for the coming exams. there are 2 next wk, one on thurs n one on fri…n i havent relli started revising them. hehe hmm soooo next 3 days wil b no holiday to me…though it’s supposed to b 端午节hols, i haf to tell myself that no…it’s not a holiday, it’s study break, so have to spend on revision!

okies next 2 wks wil b revision n revision…i need concentration n discipline relli…

starting frm now…:)

still :)

here’s a nice song we sang during bible study tonite:)

Still

Hide me now
Under Your wings
Cover me
Within Your mighty hand

When the oceans rise and thunders roar
I will soar with You above the storm
Father you are King over the flood
I will be still and know You are God

Find rest my soul
In Christ alone
Know His power
In quietness and trust

When the oceans rise and thunders roar
I will soar with You above the storm
Father You are king over the flood
I will be still and know You are God

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yay now i’m left with one last essay before i can fully concentrate on exam revision! there’s gg to b 3 days holiday for 端午节, frm 14th to 16th, but haha i am not relli excited cos rite after that wil b when all the exams come in~ starting frm 17th, n ends on 29th, 7 papers in total..woaaa…. n then wil b real hols!!! cun wait for that~

moe attachment wil b frm 12th jul to 6th aug in a nt v clear-defined dept that i’ve yet to find out more abt. they din write e dept down in fact. but it’s to do with education n career guidance n i relli wonder wad my workscope wil b for that… hehe oki n now i’m once again back to the yishun-buona vista train ride routine after 2 yrs…

tmr wil b a new day! ^^

i know i have to…

yup yup i know i have to b more active in sharing gospel with frens ard me…

i must admit that some times, i always block off possibilities myself, thking that this or that person is nt open to christianity cos he/she is in this buddhist dharma class..n having that perception in mind, i find it hard to talk to them abt church n abt christianlity. but in fact, a sister just reminded me that actually most of them r v open to christianity, n oso shows interest, n r seeking for God. but what am i doing for them when they r just so near? relli thankful for the reminder n the encouragement frm that sister. n yup i will work hard towards being a light for God in beijing.

so kp me in prayers pray that i will have strength n wisdom frm God when i’m sharing with these frens. i have a few in mind, so i will start frm them now:) i thk i have to build a closer personal rlns with them first…so that i can understand their needs n their points of view.

haha i looked up at my calendar, n the verse for the mth of june is:”He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” Isaiah 40:29 ^^

蒙恩的人

蒙恩的人 （诗篇16：9-11，箴言3：4）

我的心欢喜    我的灵快乐   我要因我的神喜乐   我的灵魂    必不落在阴间    我必得见我的圣者

我献上赞美   我努力歌颂    歌颂主的恩典无穷    祂的话语    深植我的心中    得享主爱如沐春风

我是一个蒙恩的人    我有一位爱我的神     为我受死   领我进入永生的门     唤醒我   沉睡的灵魂

我是一个蒙恩的人    我有一位爱我的神     祂的慈爱   比天还高比海还深   我一生在祂眼前蒙恩

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王子音乐《青青草原上》的其中一首歌。

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“你要专心仰赖耶和华，不可倚靠自己的聪明 ，在你一切所行的事上，都要认定他，他必指引你的路。”~~箴言3：5-6

shepherd of my soul

Shepherd of my soul I give You fulll control

Wherever You may lead I will follow

I have made a choice to listen for Your voice

Wherever You may lead I will go

Be it in a quiet pasture, or by a gentle stream

The shepherd of my soul is by my side

Should I face a mighty mountain, or a valley dark and deep

The shepherd of my soul will be my guide

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this is one of the songs we sang during bs tonite. today we did on 1 John chap 3 n it talks about loving one another. “爱是在别人的需要上看到自己的责任”。 this is the second time that i heard this sentence. this is certainly sth worth conscious reminder to myself.

it was my first time teaching sunday sch at my house church this morn. relli thankful that the lesson went smoothly. there were 3 10-yr old boys present for the lesson today. i must say that they r relli smart kids n they r very 乖 n responsive oso. i enjoyed myself while tching them haha but while we were having the class, the 3 other 4-yr old boys were relli super active! hai…n one scratched the other while fighting for a small rubber toy, causing a small injury. hmm these little kids r hard to manage at times. thankful that another sister was there to look after the small ones while i taught the older ones, if nt i thk the whole rm wil relli b havoc…but still…they r relli super cute~~~round face, rosy cheeks, big n bright eyes…haha relli cute! i must take photos with them one day hai…n i’m starting to miss my best friend yirong n the cute ciyi…oki i shall play more with them in july!

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hmm just received the prayer letters frm the children’s village n oso a letter frm one of the kids. dunno why, tears just started to roll down while reading those updates about them…the memories we shared started to roam in my head…i relli miss those kids. 想到他们就会有一种很温暖很感动的感觉。好想快点见到他们。八月就能见到了。。。真的希望他们一切都好。愿神继续看顾他们。

pls keep me n the bro n sis who r gg for e mission trip in prayers. pray for a humble, sensitive and loving heart

I found it! :)

“An unbelieving smile flits on your eyes when I come to you to take my leave.
I have done it so often that you think I will soon return.
To tell you the truth I have the same doubt in my mind.
For the spring days come again time after time; the full moon takes leave and comes on another visit, the flowers come again and blush upon their branches year after year, and it is likely that I take my leave only to come to you again.(this is the part i like!)
But keep the illusion awhile; do not send it away with ungentle haste.
When I say I leave you for all time, accept it as true, and let a mist of tears for one moment deepen the dark rim of your eyes.
Then smile as archly as you like when I come again.”

~from “The Gardener” by Tagore

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I will always remember that I’ve quoted the underlined part for one of my chinese compo exams during sec sch… but it is onli so many yrs later that i finally found the complete poem! though i dun rmb the part in its exact words, it has sunk in my head since i first read it. and this is wad i told myself whenever the time for leaving zooms near…

是什么样的夜晚使我写下这样的文字

今夜又一次在卖笔记本的摊位前停下来

那种开心的感觉

就像一个正常的女生看到衣服鞋子皮包时一样

不，并不是非买不可

只是看看就好

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这是从少年时代就喜欢的

那是一种我无法抗拒的力量

只是因为那些美丽的包装吗？

不，是因为那些将会被写下的文字

是那些

在某一个黑夜里

在书桌前

在开心时

在难过时

在想不到是什么情绪时

在不想用声音表达内心的一切时，

所写下的一字一句

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字迹是那么的潦草

但情感却是那么的真实

仿佛将我带回许久以前的

那个

一个人

趴在书桌前

静静写着的

晚上。。。

这只是短暂的…

要开学了！想起来从小学到JC，每次开学的第一天我都会带着兴奋的心情，早早地爬起来去上学。哈哈但好像不是因为学校会很好玩，而只是因为妈妈买了新的鞋子或书包或铅笔盒。大学了，这样简单，甚至有点幼稚的兴奋却没有那么强烈了。但我仍然会为自己制造为开学兴奋的理由。因为知道自己的心态很重要。

其实，回来一个月多，时间真的过得好快，感觉昨天才回来一样。见了许多人，做了许多事，最令我感恩的则是有份参与新春晚会的节目。整个过程大家都很搞笑，真的很好玩！哈哈所以虽然自己看过了好几次的排练，当晚表演时我还是无法控制自己，因为真的很好笑！！！谢谢大家的合作与付出！:) 很感恩，虽然只有短短的2个星期，但神却一直带领，让我们的彩排一切都很顺利，很愉快。

新的学期，与之前一样，会有许多新的挑战。而这些挑战还有为自己设的目标都成为使我为开学兴奋的理由。

离别只是短暂的，我相信下次的重逢会更美丽。

eyeball-to-eyeball

today during our fellowship, we studied Hebrews 10. n one of the key points is the importance of meeting together with bro n sis in Christ. we listened to a part of pastor John Piper’s sermon on v23-25. n he mentioned 5 points.

1. we r commanded to meet together regularly

2. do not get into the habit of not meeting tgt

3. increase the frequency n seriousness of our meetings as the Day draws nearer

4. when we meet, empower one another to love, to love intentionally, to have thoughtful intentions

5. strengthen one another in the promises of God, help one another battle unbelief.

this acts as a good reminder to myself, it makes me thk abt what’s the purpose of our fellowship grp n what i shld bring with me everytime i meet them. n sophia shared abt the importance of seeing one another eyeball to eyeball. indeed by looking into one’s eyes, u can relli know a lot abt what this person’s thking n his/her feelings. r we too used to indulging in our own worlds, that sometimes throughout an entire fellowship time, we din even haf any eye contact with any bro or sis? these verses remind us to relli look at our bro n sis, consider them, n thk abt how we can empower one another towards love  n strengthen one another in our faith in God.

n the other learning is frm pt 3. the word “seriousness” relli got me thking abt how we shld conduct our bible study. as sophia said, it’s v easy to attract pple to cell grp by making the contents easier n simpler. but here it says abt increasing the seriousness of our meetings. our regular fellowship is not a game, n it shld nt become merely a habit. but we have to constantly be conscious of  why r we mtg n what we shld do during our mtgs.

“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider, how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let  us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another- and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” — Hebrews 10:23-25

anw, it’s xmas month!!!