die dao le jiu bu gan ji xu wang qian zou

跌 倒 了 就 不 敢 继 续 往 前 走

wei shen me ren yao zhe me de cui ruo duo luo

为 什 么 人 要 这 么 的 脆 弱 堕 落?

qing ni da kai dian shi kan kan

请 你 打 开 电 视 看 看

duo shao ren wei sheng ming zai nu li yong gan de zou xia qu

多 少 人 为 生 命 在 努 力 勇 敢 的 走 下 去

wo men shi bu shi gai zhi zu

我 们 是 不 是 该 知 足?

Be a 'Man'

A true man is not someone who doesn't make mistakes.
A true man is someone who admits his own mistakes.
It's ok to make mistakes but
it takes courage to admit that you are wrong.

Come on Carmen, be a 'MAN'!

You have called me

So I asked God, "Why?"

"Why, God?"


"Why me?"

....

.......

"Before I formed you in the womb
I knew you" Jeremiah 1:5

I am called.

fruitful trip

Went down to Kluang and Malacca for a short but yet fruitful trip! :) All these while, I never really like traveling. I felt it's a waste of time.. and I just enjoy staying in Penang.. ok, to be more specific - Farlim. But this trip has opened my eyes, I begin to love traveling.. there's so much to learn when you travel! I received a lot by just looking around, observing and talking to people that I met in Kluang and Malacca. It is good!! :D weee!



Kluang
It was a great time exploring a small town. Get to know how people in a small town think and get to exchange views with one another on certain issues :) Attended Tien's Church on Sunday and met a few local christians there.. I'm encouraged by the christians whom I met in Agape Presbyterian Church :) May God bless this church abundantly!

Boys and girls, please don't try this at home :)

It was crazy! Woke up at 6.15am just to see Sunrise...
but it's Sooooooo beautiful!! :) I felt as though I already conquered mount kinabalu..
macam di Sabah tau.

Together with Tien's church friends :)

Kasih Yesus indah indah oh indah!



Bubur cha cha ice! nice!!

Malacca
I think Malacca is a great place! Quite similar to Penang but very historical.. Yay! I was there, the place where super stars like Parameswara, Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat, Sultan Mahmud Shah, Tun Fatimah, Puteri Hang Li Po, Laksamana Cheng Ho appeared hundreds years ago :) my favourite subject was Sejarah tau when I was in high school! :D When I was young, I thought of going to China and become Sejarahwan :p korek things like Shih Huang Ti's treasure or something..i love historical places, so i think Malacca is really really cool!

Preparing to ride on the boat!

Super nice cendol! likes!

This is nyooooo nyaaaa restaurant in Malacca :)

Chicken Rice Ball, because the rice macam ball.

Malacca Laksa..which looks like Penang Curry Mee :O

Satay Celup! Ce-----Lupppp!

The Famous Jonker Street! :)

A-Famosa!

Puchong, Kuala Lumpur
Had Awesome Plan 2.0 where 9 sweepers gathered together just to share their lives with one another and to encourage one another! :) Great time of fellowship, playing silly games and buat lawak.. so encouraged by their sharing and how they are applying what they have learned from SWEEP :) Gooooo Sweepers!

Makan!! (Monica was holding the camera)

Carol :)

Ernest :)

Awesome :p

Patrick Tien :)

Carmen Winnie :)

Wai Yan :)

Mr.Jared Koh :)

The funny Jai :)

Awesome plan 2.0! :)

In Christ alone

What a timely song for me. This song was not inserted by me into the pendrive, but somehow..my brother has this song. And this song was played when I was on my way home from church.. Funny kan, he's not even a christian.. not yet, i mean :) I cannot explain what I'm going through now.. It's simply amazing how God uses Rev. Benedict Rajen to speak to me about the situation that I'm in. Amazing how God encourages me through this song. Amazing how God reminded me to depend on Him. To pray, to seek Him. Everything was just so timely..if it's not God, then what?


But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to Your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. Matthew 6:6

In every victory, let it be said of me
my source of strength
my source of hope
is in Christ alone.

open up my eyes

Today, I was out with Sheryn, Serene and Rose to get Rose a new pair of shoes. Personally, I'm very encouraged by the both of them :) I saw how Serene helped Rose to wear her old shoes. She reminded me of the story of Jesus washing His disciples' feet - Servanthood. I saw how the both of them helped Rose getting in and out of the car.. (I'm driving Satria now, so it's very VERY inconvenient) and also guiding her into the shoe shop.. I'm blessed and encouraged just by observing :)

I waited in the car because there was no parking. While I was in the car, I saw an uncle riding his trishaw.. I don't know what to call an uncle who rides trishaw.. trishawer? :S
I saw this uncle..and he was picking up a box from the dustbin.




And I begin to ask, "What is he doing with the box?" "Is he poor?" "Does he has a family?" "How long does he has to work each day under the hot sun?"
"Is the government helping people like him to have a better life?"


And this is not the first case. Nowadays, I will start questioning myself whenever I see homeless people, people who are not well-off, poor children, refugees... I think somehow SWEEP (Social Work Exposure and Embracement Program) has taught me to OPEN MY EYES and SEE the things around me, the community that I'm living in. Yes, was blind but now I see..learning to see. I cannot be ignorant.. I cannot afford to be ignorant, can I? Souls are crying out for help.

I was reading an article from Berita NECF that Tien posted on her blog.. and I think the writer is right. Perhaps instead of asking questions like "If there is so much unfairness, what is God doing about this?" or "Where is church in this?",

I think I should start asking, “What have you made me for, Lord, in such a time as this?”

What makes you happy?

Went to 'The Penang Home' with Sheryn this morning. It's a home for old folks. She went there the other day with her mum, and so she brought me there today :) I just want to expose myself to old folks' home in Penang since I haven't really been there to get to know the people. We met this aunty, her name is Rose or Mooi Kuai in cantonese. Haha, so cute. We were talking to her and found out that she needs a pair of new shoes.. So we decided to bring her to get her a pair of new shoes this coming wednesday :) She is sooo happy.
And she likes to eat corn. haha, so funny right.. i mean, of all food.. Sheryn and I laughed. Sheryn will ask her mum to cook/steam corn this wednesday :)


My good friend was sharing something with me the other day, she asked, "What makes our generation happy? A new Ipad? A new Iphone?"

Well, for Rose, it's just... a pair of cheap shoes and jagung :)

hearts, protect them.

I think i've posted this link last year. The five pillars of manhood by Pr.Jaeson Ma. It's basically about how men should love and respect women. As I was just re-reading it, I agree whole-heartedly on what he had shared. But I would also like to add on, I feel it's not just how men should love and respect women.. Women should also do the same... It should be both ways, since we are all so precious to God.

"A real man of God will not only protect his woman physically, but also mentally, emotionally and spiritually. He always has the highest good in his mind for her safety, well being and wholeness. This is for the Christian guys out there, don’t emotionally rape a sister, play with her heart and tell her you are just her brother or friend. That is BS. Man up. You either pursue a woman of God because she is God’s precious creation, or you don’t try touching it at all, or play with their hearts emotionally, unless you are willing to be up front and clear with your intentions and the direction of the relationship from the start. Emotional rape is as painful to a woman as physical rape. Women are emotional beings and their hearts are not to be played with. Protect your sisters heart." - Jaeson Ma


I think same goes to how women should relate to men? Personally, I'm still learning and this post serves as a reminder for me. We should not intentionally give wrong signals or message and give out fake encouragement to the opposite gender. We need to be clear with our intentions. As a girl, i mean, as a lady *ahem*, who doesn't enjoy being pursued? But love is simply NOT SELFISH. The bible says - Love your neighbour as yourself. "The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these.”(Mark 12:31). We also have the responsibility to protect our brothers' heart. If we need to flee from temptations, then FLEE. "Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart." (2 Timothy 2:22)


The unfailing love from Jesus Himself is enough to banjir our hearts. May we open our hearts and let Him fill us. We are made complete in Christ! Don't let the enemies tell us that we are not valuable or less valuable compared to other girls, because of look, appearance, etc.. You are VALUABLE. We are all equally VALUABLE to God. We are all first class in His kingdom, no second class. Cheers!

Father, I pray that I will learn to protect my brothers and sisters' heart.. through my actions and words. So that I will not cause them to stumble and fall..but to be drawn closer to You. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

So you would come

Before the world began,
You were on His mind.
And ev'ry tear you cry
Is precious in His eyes.

Because of His great love,
He gave His only Son,
Ev'rything was done,
So you would come.

Nothing you can do,
Could make Him love you more
And nothing that you've done,
Could make Him close the door.

Because of His great love,
He gave His only Son.
Ev'rything was done,
So you would come.

Come to the Father
Though your gift is small,
Broken hearts, broken lives,
He will take them all.

The power of the Word,
The power of His blood,
Ev'rything was done
So you would come.

where is the love?

I may not have all answers to these questions. But this I know,

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. 1 john 4:8-12

Where is the love? God is love.

We, though, are going to love—love and be loved. First we were loved, now we love. He loved us first. 1 John 4:19 (The Message)

Ps: I'm not a fan of Black Eyed Peas, but somehow this song spoke to me :)

Jadilah agen perubahan

Sempena NECF 40 hari Berdoa dan Berpuasa, lagu ini telah menemani saya sejak hari pertama..dan telah menjadi doa saya untuk gereja-gereja di Malaysia :) Saya berdoa agar gereja (termasuk saya sendiri) akan bangun dan bangkit dan menjadi agen perubahan bagi meninggikan nama Tuhan Yesus!

Satu Suara - Juwita Suwito

Strip down, start running - and never quit!

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:1-3

Somehow, I'm excited for next sem! :)
3 more years in uni..
Jesus’ ministry lasted about three and a half years
when He was on earth..
John 14:12 says,
"Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me
will do the works I have been doing,
and they will do even greater things than these,
because I am going to the Father.
And I will do whatever you ask in my name,
so that the Father may be
glorified in the Son.
You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it."

Your promises stand forever, they are Yes and Amen!

"The holiest moment of the church service is the moment when God’s people—strengthened by preaching and sacrament—go out of the church door into the world to be the church. We don’t go to church; we are the church."

-Canon Ernest Southcott-

malang tidak berbau

Berikut adalah apa yang anda boleh lakukan jika anda 'terbakar' tangan semasa menuang air panas ke dalam botol :


1. Jangan menjerit..tahan sakit. Jika tidak, anda perlu tanggung segala 'nagging' nenek anda. Kemaskan tempat kejadian terlebih dahulu supaya nenek tidak tahu kemalangan tersebut.

2. Lari dengan segera ke arah tandas dan sapukan ubat gigi ke atas 'kulit kejadian'.




3. Bekukan tangan anda di sebelah kotak ice-cream selama 3 minit untuk menyejukkan kulit yang terbakar.


4. Exercise tangan anda dengan aktiviti menaip ketika update blog.

5. Tangan anda adalah dalam kategori "tidak serious" sekiranya anda dapat berbuat demikian.

kami kan kawan..?

Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. Ephesians 4:14-15




It's so easy to be someone who constantly agree with what your friend does or says, even when you know that it's not right.(I believe truths are found in the bible because it is the very word of God) I realised that I'm not a good friend. I'm always tempted to avoid telling the truth especially if the truth might hurt because it would be easier to remain silent.. And sometimes also to speak less than the truth because I do not want to offend my friends whom I treasure.. I actually care how they view me, what they think about me.. what if they don't like me after I tell them the truth? For example, sometimes, even if it's not ok, I would say 'Ya..I think it's ok'... how can we tell our friends it's ok when we clearly know that it's not ok?? what kind of friend am I?? And sometimes because I delayed in telling the truth, I see my friends suffer.. I see them fall. Do I really love my friends? "Love" is not "compromise". "Love" is not saying "Yes, I agree with you" all the time. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

However, there is a fine line between someone standing up for truth out of love for the Word (the bible) and for the other person, and someone who knows that he or she is right and just wants to win the argument. So, before any talk of "speaking the truth in love", we are called to humility, which compels us to put others first.

We need someone in our life, who will not ALWAYS agree with what we do.. but someone who will constantly draw us closer to God and challenge us to soar higher with God. I thank God for placing people like that in my life, people who will correct me in love when I'm wrong.. although sometimes I refused to be corrected because of my own pride.. but I know it's good, I want to learn to accept corrections, so that I may be transformed to be more like Christ. May I also draw hearts back to God as God gives me the boldness to speak the truth in love.

Wounds from a sincere friend
are better than many kisses from an enemy.
Proverbs 27:6

sentuh hatiku

Bapa, sentuh hatiku, ubah hidupku
Menjadi yang baru
Bagai emas yang murni
Kau membentuk bejana hatiku

Bapa, ajarku mengerti sebuah kasih
Yang selalu memberi
Bagai air mengalir
Yang tiada pernah berhenti.

This is my home

si gemuk

I have a new name for my niece!

Say hello to fatty Reon! :p

Tua pui po! :p

cis..geramnya! sayangggggg :) :) :)

CPR - Committee Planning Retreat

USM CF
Persaudaraan Kristian Agape (PKA)
excos planning retreat,
indah khabar daripada rupa. hahaha

Don't be deceived by what you see :p
You only get to see our happy side not the how-come-meeting-cannot-come-to-an-end face :p
I think CPR is the longest hours of meeting that I've ever had in my entire life. Pecah record!
But I'm glad that we still can joke and buat lawak during the meetings :D Had fun joking, playing and laughing too! Most importantly, the direction that our CF will be heading next sidang!

May we expect great things from God and attempt great things for God! :)
we love you Jesus!