it's Day 2 .. yeah

tonight I had a meaningful quiet time with the Lord.. 7 -day stay in the room, I am sure, is God's way to teach me something that will transform my life..

I am sure, He wants me to make use of this time to draw closer to him.

oh yah, friends, you can also listen to http://www.mriimelbourne.org/radio.html

for nice christian songs to accompany you at night before you go to bed..

Tonight I was reading this devotion on the net .. let me share with you..

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Mother Theresa said that the biggest problem facing the world today is not people dying in the streets of Calcutta. She says the biggest problem is what she calls "spiritual deprivation." She describes this as a feeling of emptiness associated with feeling separate from God and from all our brothers and sisters on planet Earth. There are people within the shadow of your church who know about that kind of emptiness.

Nels Ferre once wrote of a Christian missionary convert from Hawaii. This convert spoke on prayer to a seminary audience here on the mainland. "Before the missionaries came to Hawaii," she said, "my people used to sit outside their temples for a long time meditating and preparing themselves before entering. Then they would virtually creep to the altar to offer their petition and afterward would again sit a long time outside, this time to 'breathe life' into their prayers. The Christians, when they came, just went up, uttered a few sentences, said Amen, and were done. For that reason my people called them haolis, 'without breath,' or those who failed to breathe life into their prayers."

It may be that the reason many of us live such barren lives is that we rarely set aside time any more to breathe life into our prayers. We are so busy doing, so caught up in the race, so pressed for time, that we have cut out that which gives us the strength, the courage and the vitality we need to strive successfully."

just touched down in singapore last night,

after almost 2 weeks happy and meaningful holiday back home

it was nice time catch up with my family back home..

and old friends back in Jakarta...

last night, took same flight as Tahi and we took a cab to OH together.. together with his wife..

and now stay in my room .. for 7 days..hahaaha...can't believe it..

but never mind, just be positive..there are things to learn within this 7 day hibernation in the room..

it's day 1 now..!!

i went to lampung from 15 (night) to 18(night)
it was a nice getaway from Jakarta..
lampung is not such a fantastic place..but it's good to meet old friend and other friends too...

what did i do there?
played with the 2 dogs, i.e. Blower and Hoki..:D
one is big and the other one is small and cute .. but of Pitbull type.. my friend said Pitbull can be quite scary when they grow up..

oh yeah,
i also had chance to see Indo president, SBY, passing by the road, nearby my friend's shop..
it was first time for me to see SBY.haha..but I admired him..
a man of simplicity and integrity...

I also had chance to see some celebrities during lunch time on the same day, as those celebrities were supporting SBY for his campaign in Lampung..
:D


Holiday is about to end... oh no..

today I will welcome two "visitors" from Singapore :D

last night was a bit struggle for me to put my mind to rest..haha

body might be lying on bed..but the mind was so active.. yeah, i love thinking and planning..
i was planning for many things ahead..
although some plans may not work out..but it's fun to plan and think about it.
u know how it feels when at night u still hv lots to think about .. but these are all good thoughts.. plan for future..
i m sure you all have this "brainstorming" moment yourself.. and it's a bit wasted if you don't jot down all those ideas coming...
as for me, I would immediately jot them down in my PDA...

I also spent some time reading the word of God, which I want to put higher in my priority list now.. tho not no.1 yet, but I m heading thr..

keep it up ! keep it up!

just came back , catching up with old friend.. with his fiancee..
had nice nasi uduk + fried chicken indonesian style.. .wooozz.. shiokilicious..

continue my makan sutra trip again tomorrow... meeting another friend again...

but is life just about eat and eat? think again...


oh yeah, this morning I had refreshing service in Bethany Tampak Siring (kelapa gading). Thank God for speaking to me..
time is really really short now.. Jesus will come back for the second time...
signs are everywhere... are you ready??

going back home is always a good time to do self-reflection
of what I have done in the past 3 months.. (as I go back home once in 3 months, this year..yeah! )

time to set new direction when i go back to singapore again..
i thought this kinda time is really precious..

I always believe that, in life, there are small little things, that we do, that make big difference in the quality of life, of myself or people around me..
When i am home, i would ask myself, if there is anything that I can do at home, or I can buy my family that will make this difference..
The SHIOK feeling (or thrill) really excites me and this keeps me alive..

few years ago, I bought this therapy/massage bed for my family, and my mom is still using it until today..
this bed has made a difference to her health..as she has been using it consistently everyday...
this is one example of what I was talking just now..

for the past 1 year, my family has been connected to internet, thanks to Abi, my brother-in-law..
with this internet connection, my family has been well connected to me (in Sgp) and my sis (in Chicago) almost everyday.. isn't that amazing?
I love these kinda things and this keeps me alive n kickin'..


^_____________________^ and the world will ^__________________^ back at you

oh
i haven't gone in to this blog for loongg time.
and here I am in Jakarta now..

I feel inspired to start writing again..

i had a good time here back home.. meeting my family members, tat's first..
then I got chance to eat delicious Indonesian food ...

oh yeah, I had chance to relive the old days when I was in secondary school..yeah, I went back to my secondary school.. some things haven't changed... which is great, i.e. to preserve the heritage of the chinatown area, which my sec school was situated at
some thing have changed..e.g. some of the dark alley I was walking thru , is no longer there now..haha..

Then in Chinatown I went to money changer, eat my favorite minced meat noodle..omg..it was shiokilicious,
at night, spent time with my family, other than calling some of my old friends...

I just reached back Singapore this evening 6:05 pm local time...

and first thing I did after reaching home was eating some of the food I brought back.. dinner time! 

and not forgetting the strawberry .. I blended the strawberry and here you goo....

I am still in school, on duty for NCC Annual Camp

it's not easy..i wish i could be home now..but it's okay :)

I went out to Bethany church this morning..  

I enjoyed the service today..the pastor is Frederick Toke, a very funny guy. 

I find him really good.. I haven't met such a lively and funny pastor for so long..haha..

He taught us the buffers against Mental Disorder.

Many good points.. i will share with you separately ok?