Feedback from last friday's cg

Ok on behalf of Vera (was asked to post this on our cg mail box, but we don't have one, so I post it here), I'm supposed to ask you guys for some feedback on last friday's session. Please write your comments under this post, thank you.

Overall, did you learn anything?
Was the session too overwhelming?
How else could we improve on last friday's session?

And etc etc that you guys might wanna comment on.

Here is another post I got from Vera to be posted on cg mail.


Hi All,
(Pui Fun, Pls forward to all your CG members. Tks)

I hope I didn't take the Fun out fof CG last Friday. If you are wondering what I was trying to share.. well I have only one message : "Seek God to Discover His Purpose for you, especially in 2008"

For that I have made ref to the Bible, drawn examples and have tried to show you how God aligns all our plans for His purpose. (If you are asking Huh?? or Really ah?? then I have failed somewhere in trying to pass this message to you..)

I have drawn examples of the type of character we need to have to hear God when he speaks and I encourage you to chase after God with the important questions that you need answers to...

As I read and kept pondering about Noah, how he was a righteous man and yet later slipped up because he let his guard down (that was when he got drunk and lay naked - Interesting?? Go read your Bible to find out more)..

I wonder how God felt?? I wonder how Noah felt?? I guess I have to meet God and Noah to ask them..

But this one things I know.. no matter how close we are to God we need to realise that we can easily slip into sin any time.. Why ??... because Satan is waiting for our weak moments to make us slip / fall.. and our Human body is sinful..

So my dear Brother and Sisters Be on Guard.. Learn all the GOOD from the Bible immitate it.. Be alert on what can cause us to slip and don't copy the Bad..

Read on.. what I received as This week's promise..

This week's promise: Obeying God brings Great Joy
Could be as consistent as Noah?
So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him..
Genesis 6:22 NLT

A man of consistent obedience

Imagine someone who doesn't pay employees cheap wages event though he enjoys a fancy house and swanky cars. Someone who doesn't indulge in movies full of sultry sex scenes. If you know such a person, you may have found someone seeking consistent obedience to God and his Word.

Noah went against the grain of his generation. As Genesis 6:9 says, "Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless man on earth at the time. He consistently followed God's will and enjoyed a close relationship to him." He stood out from others of his time whose thoughts and actions were "consistently and totally evil." (Genesis 6:5)
Apparently folks had never seen rain fall out of the sky (Gen. 2:5), but Noah obeyed God's instructions: hammering, sawing, and building for 120 years (Gen. 6:3). Noah warned people of God's judgment (2 Pet. 2:5), but even if he had never said a word, his pounding hammer rang a warning of wrath to come. Later, the truth of those words echoed as the ark floated above a world of corpses.

After Noah's family of eight emerged into a washed-out world, he held a thanksgiving service. If God was pained by a world of ungrateful human beings (Gen. 6:6), he must have been consoled by a grateful Noah (Gen. 8:20).

Sadly, the father who was buoyed atop a world of water got drunk on land (Gen. 9:20-27). It only takes one indiscretion to mar a life of righteousness.

A bow with arrows was a principal weapon in ancient warfare. After the world was washed away in Noah's time, God set a (rain) bow in the sky to remind us that we would never again destroy the world by water. Our God is consistently faithful.


from Men of Integrity Devotional Bible with devotionals by the editors of Men of Integrity magazine (Christianity Today, Intl), Tyndale House Publishers (2002), p 13
Content is derived from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale Publishing House


Happy CNY to all and happy holidays. God bless.

No Cg!

halo halo! this friday no CG! ok! bye bye

Cg meeting (25/1/2008)

Hello everyone!!

Just to update you guys about cg meeting this friday (25/1/2008) at B2-9-3, 8pm as usual...

Ice Breaker : David Goh

Worship : Lily Chan

Guitarist : Troy Lim

I would like to ask you guys to prepare to share a Bible verse that speaks to you right now in this moment of your life. It could be your Verse of the Year, or something that has impacted you deeply recently.

Looking forward to see you guys then... God bless...

I think since the blog started, I've never post any thoughts or any sentimental stuffs (wonder why??... Isn't that why people have blogs?). I'm always telling people about cg meets and annoucements but never something from my heart... Hmmm...

Was just reflecting the other day and thoughts of being cell leader now made me cringed a bit... No idea why... Maybe becoz now I have to make decisions regarding cg most of the time, instead of consulting in Richard or Kenneth like in the past. I mean of course I can still consult Victor, but I can't call him every week before cg to ask him stuffs. It's like the responsibility on me is getting heavier.

And I fear.

Come on now... It's the start of my sem 5 as well! How am I gonna cope with sem 5 and being a cg leader at the same time? Maybe I'm exaggerating the situation, but for a rookie like me, being a cg leader IS a BIG thing. WHat if I'm a terrible leader? Crazy thoughts like leading the group astray haunted me for quite some time when I was an intern. I can't possibly take that kind of responsibility!

And then, there were Kenneth, Richard and Jui Jien who were with me. If we could all do this together, it wouldn't be so intimidating I guess. Along the way, I received alot of encouragement and advice from many different people. My ex-cg leader from pre u, Grace Yong and Elizabeth gave me alot of encouragement. They shared their experiences with me and help me cope with my fears. Of course, I've learnt a lot from Philip, Sarah and Kenneth too. Each previous cg leader actually help shaped me into who I am today. As for Richard, it's been great serving together with you (although you need to brush up you joking skills... hehehe). I really hope and pray that you'll be a good doctor in the future. All the best in Seremban!

The most important figure in this whole picture is none other then God Himself. Maybe I didn't see it then. But now as I look back, His hands has been with me, on me and behind me all the time. It's always like that, isn't it? We don't see God moving at that moment, but when we look back, all we can say is it wouldn't be if it wasn't for Him.

I still remember when a friend of mine once gave me this verse : Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity - 1 Timothy 4: 12. I have always fear because of my relative young age as a Christian. How could I, a mere Christian for less than 5 years possibly take responsibility as a cg leader? Till today it baffles me... My friend told me then, it's not about the years nor experience, but what has grown in the heart. If God gave me the responsibility, then He will provide the resources that I need.

Because of this verse, I stand today. Out of my comfort zone, taking each step in faith.

Thus I look forward to my new experiences as a cg leader, and I hope and pray that I'll do a good job. I ask all of you to pray for me, and also with me.

thank God for thank God its fridays even though its not a friday

i was blog surfing last night and saw this post..
tot it was pretty interesting so i decided to put it up here..

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this is my family in imu.they are the personsssss i love the most in imu.let me describe each of them one by one(soli,my english sux but it is the heart that does matter right?)

1st row,from the left

1.eugene and lily:this couple really sweet man!at 1st i think they are veli cool.then i found that eugene is actually veli naughty but when it comes to sth serious,he will be very serious.as for lily, she is super sweet and i think she looks like jolin tsai and her taste is good(just look at her clothes then u will get what i meant).(lily,u rmb the time when i did the ice breaking for cg,u chose my name,hah,i felt damn honourable lehh,heh)

2.sarah: oto i dun much chance to know her but i know she is a nice girl.she is soft and the cheese cake she baked (or steamed ?i duno,i know how to eat only =)) is as nice as my mum's.(not so many ppl can bake better cake than my mum k?).i think we are quite fated bcuz she stayed in my current room when she was still studying in imu.i hope i will have the same luck as her--to be able to go to unsw after 2 years(yes,i want to go to UNSW so badly !!!).

3.this part will be quite scandalous:pui fun and troy.see the pic agn now---can you feel that LOVE IS IN THE AIR???they are the super smart couple,A students,both look like rainie yang,both are skinny,even the taste oso about the same(look at their specs).they like to quarrel but the more they quarrel ,the more we (actualy not we,i dun kacau them=),i dun say anything,i only write something) tease at them,lol!!

ok lah,enuf of bluff,if i dont tell the truth now,pui fun will most probably shout at me or complains that i buly her again when she sees me. they are not te real couple yet lahhh.

actually,pui fun is a nice girl .she is our 'dai ga je' and she works so hard for a better 2ml of our cg.oto she owes says'i veli sienz oledy','it is not funy','dun play play' but we know that she forgives us all the time oto we are very naughty indeed.(pui fun,selfishly,i oso hope that u will get the 1st choice u told me jz nw bcuz tat means i can see you in the coming year agn)

troy is very innocent but talented.he is a genius.dont's look down on him. oto he is vely skinny,ask him how much coke can he drink per night?heh.he looks cute when he says he is angry or pretend to be angry but smile happily.may be tats y he owes kena zhat by us.=)

4.in btwn pui fun and troy,it is chris:he crazy one!!!u will never know how crazy is this guy unless u get to know him urself.he looks innocent?yes,i know but we know there is sth tat we call as 'look can be deceiving'.(ok lah,he is innocent most of the time but when it comes to buly people esp pui fun,ehem ehem,i dun wan continue oledy,i scare i will spoil UR good image)anyway,he really helps me a lot and i know it is very difficult to meet someone who is as nice as YOU(im saying this with my 100% sincere heart,so,dont sabo and buly me agn!!!)

2nd row:from right to left

1.this is our current dai lou richard:this dai lou is not so dai lou bcuz he owes kena zhat or bulied by us.he can tell u guys a lot of jokes but in the end,what happen?heheh,all the family members know then enuf oledy.by the way,he will be going to seremban soon .do take k ya man!oh ya,additional information,he is still single and definitely available!!

2.philip and his gf(soli,i duno ur name):he was the cg dai lou b4 i came to imu .so,i think i cant elaborate too much on him .anyway.10s for asking me if they all got buly me or not(but i think i m the one who buly some of them =) )

3.christine:the girl who loves her family members so much and the love is beyond description .she will definitely cry when u all are leaving.this girl is so looking forward to every friday and saturday now bcuz she likes to spend time with you all.she likes to zhat ppl but most of the time is bcuz of someone triggers her to start it.

4.adam:this one is not my senior but is one of my good friend in imu .his pick up line is 'im bored'.he is originally from sibu but his foochow is damn SUX,hah,i know u dun mind.

p/s:i want to have a cg trip ,the sooner the better,richard,u heard what i say???where is the penang trip??i want to go!!i want to go!i want to go!

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read all bout it here..
christine
(christine, see i publicize ur blog for u)

thanks christine on behalf of all of us..
its way too flattering for me to accept..
but thanks loads..
its GREAT to have you as a part of our family..
=)

ps: i din bully u, u bully me got la..
hmphhh..

Talking about failure

I had lied flat on my bed and starring at the ceiling for 15 minutes and it made me to ponder about one issue that's stuck in my mind. What if I failed my Winter Progress test? Touch wood... Exactly less than 1 week untill exam, and there is so much to read. This time, not only the reading material part, there is more communication skills role to do, aka briefing about how to use a inhaler to pts, or even explaining a procedure to a pt.

As my exam dates are drawing near, my symptoms are worsening: sleepless night ( Initative Insomnia) haha, tachycardia, sweating, extra alert to surroundings, sounds familiar to u guys? So yeah, all these feelings brings me back to my years in IMU. I thought I would not go to UK because I have failed not because I got an F, but not getting an A. So coming back to the present time, I remember that God is always a provider. Even though I didnt get the straight A's to get in to Man U, God is there. Even though I dunno nuts how to make a short concise explaination to pts, God send someone to help me out. Even though, even though...

I'll like to draw your attention to this simple logic: No matter how smart or how knowledgeable you may be, you will never be in control. So what do you do? Cast your worry to God, you do your best, and let God do the rest! Cheers...

Lord You are always here with me

Back in the days where I was still *cough* young and studying in IMU, this was a favourite song in CF and DUMC. It was a song that really spoke to me; a song I remember loving so much that I wrote down the lyrics and memorized on the LRT one Sat afternoon going down to Plaza Rakyat.

Yet, somehow we always couldn't find the origin of this song or who wrote it. Linda, Su Chuen (if u don't know who they are, it shows how old I am) all couldn't despite trawling the internet.

Two years later, I am no longer in IMU. Many circumstances have changed, difficult moments have shaken me. There seem to be no fast answers nor magic solutions to problems. The night seems to stretch more than days, more than months..going into years.

I must confess that when I heard this song again in DUMC, in our new building, my heart was numb. It seemed so long ago when I last sung this song with real hope.

Yet the song stuck in a forgotten part of my consciousness.
And today, on a whim, I searched for this song, praying that somehow I'll find it, but believing that I won't because I am so used to getting silence or the opposite from God.

Low and behold, somehow, this song is now on the internet!

A small gesture, but so important to my hope starved soul.

I pray that even as we (especially I) journey in this thing call life with its trials and storms, we will remember that God doesn't and has not forgotten us.


G
When the trouble comes
Bm7
I trust in You
Em Bm7
For i know You will lead me through
C G
And i know You are faithful
D
till the end


G D
Lord You are always here with me
Em
There is no changing God in Thee
G Am7
You are the same yesterday
Em D
and today and forevermore
G D
Here on your promises i stand
Em7 C
You hold my future in Your hand
Am7
My solid rock
D
Almighty God
G
I worship you


And when the storms are drawing near
When I'm with You I don't have to fear
You're my shepherd on whom I can depend

Em
Through the day
C D
Through the night
Em7 D
I know You're always be by my side

Cg meet this friday (4/1/2008)

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!

Sorry peeps I didn't wish you guys earlier on the blog coz I was out of the internet world for the whole week... Another year had passed, and now it's the new begining. Like Pr Daniel said, this will be the year of multiplying. Not just material things, but also the burdens that God put in our hearts. So look out for these!!

We will have a cg meet this friday yeah, same time 8pm at B2-9-3. We will do something very light, for example reflections on the year 2007 and what are our plans or hopes for the year 2008. Not only as individuals, but also the cg as a whole.

Hope to see you all there!! Have a blessed new year!!