The brothers!

Was complaining to my eldest bro about my studies.. and then so funny the icon! :D

Sometimes I really cannot tahan him :p

Ernest gave me cash as christmas gift! YAY :D i am so loved!

Looking forward to family dinner this Friday at Khuntai!

Again? Yes, Khuntai! weeeeee :D

Merry merry Christmas! :)

Christmas countdown started on Thursday after my presentation :D went for counter strike with some pka-ians! So much fun! :D i like it when we only use knife to stab people instead of using guns and and and i like to hide at places where people least expect! :D

Not bad kan, I still beat Chew Yi Hong wahhahaha! Next time I shall name myself, Carmen the great III.

Met up with Joanne on Friday. She just came back for Christmas holidays :) Winter warmers, Yummy food! :D Thanks for everythingggg! 

Then at night, we went for PKA leaders outing at Khuntai..wahhh Yummy yummy food! and it's so cheap, my gosh! :) It was also a great time of sharing and testifying His faithfulness over our lives and also in PKA!

When we started in Sept, we were like the plain christmas tree that has no ornaments. But along the way, God causes us to bear fruit - in terms of shaping our character, in our walk with Him, seeing our members grow, etc. Tuhan Yesus memang baik :) :)

Serving alongside with a bunch of awesome people! what an honor! :)

Decorated my room with the tree after that hahaha

Saw this sweet little note on Saturday afternoon when I was about to leave USM to Batu Maung for church campus celebration. 

Helped out in the decoration and setting up the place... so I was showing off my girl guide's skill HAHAHA not bad, still remember those knots - square lashings, simpul manuk, all those :p (ps: Tien and Mike, pls take note)

My zaman kegemilangan :p

Unplugged: Under the stars! :) Great job to all those who worked behind the scenes and upfront on the stage! :)

Met up with Elaine on Sunday after service in the library.. study study study till they (pekerja library) switched off the air-conds :( So we went to Starbucks instead.

Had a really good time with Elaine! :D

Yes! Carolling in starbucks by Gateway City Church :)

Although christmas carols are always the same every year, I seriously can't remember the lyrics. I struggle the most with 'Feliz Navidad'.. so whenever the worship team in church sing this song, I make sure I can see the lyrics on the screen.. or else I'll go

Feliz Navidad (Feliz Navidad)

Feliz Navidad (Feliz Navidad)
Feliz Navidad pros.....zi dad!!! :D

Ms. Sun-Maid will accompany me this whole week! I don't normally makan raisins one but then according to Elaine, this is healthy snack! #pengaruhrakansebaya #truestory

Had christmas eve dinner with family yesterday, simple but nice :) and so relaxing! Not so productive in my studies yesterday but..oh well, it's christmas eve yo!

Went to church this morning and ta daaa, my favourite part! :) So cool to see people getting baptised..especially when they share their testimonies :') I'm very happy for Amos and Sheryn, especially Sheryn because the whole family was there.. her parents who are non-christians were there too :) 

My beloved June! :) God's awesome gift to me :) Thank you for the christmas gift.. most importantly, the gift of friendship :) :)

Blessed Christmas everyone!

May you experience the fullness of God as you celebrate the birth of Christ that came to give us life..so that we may have life and have it to the full! :)

Beautiful in its time

I will move ahead, bold and confident

Taking every step in obedience

While I'm waiting

I will serve You

While I'm waiting

I will worship

While I'm waiting

I will not faint

I'll be running the race

Even while I wait

RIP- my journals!

Read Wai yan's post on her journals.. then made me think about my journals. hahaa I always have this random thought - What will happen to them after I die? 

YES! What will happen to my journals after I die leh? will my family members read them? will my children read them? Hmmm kinda malu lo because I wrote things that are really really personal to me, some crazy and funny incidents, some random conversations with God and so much more! :O Nooooooo! hahaha but it will be good too, i think. I mean I will be dead by then so have nothing to be malu about kan? Good 'cause can help others to see how human I am, just as how they are.. struggles, problems, sins are so real! But at the same time, God is just as real! :D

And then, maybe by reading all these, can help my family members not to miss me so much..hahahaa at least got something for them to read, laugh and keep for the rest of their lives :p good idea right? Oh my, im so brilliant! :D

So it's ok if I don't have valuable stuff to pass down from generation to generation like what we always see in TVB series.. I shall pass down my journals! HAHAHAHA :p

So dear journals, you guys are so valuable! :D :p

despite the paths we chose :p

Ms.Woon will be coming back to Penang in 18 days! weeee! 

It was 6 months ago that u posted this: despite-the-paths-we-chose .
As I look back, I still remember that night when we had our last committee meeting.. the tears too. hahaha :p I still remember you said something like 'I can't be there for you.' Hmm.. yup, you were not here with me physically, but you were with me spiritually (in prayers) and mentally (in your moral support, advices, thoughts, etc) hehe so Tien, I really appreciate all that :) thank you!

I tell you something, there was one time when you shared with me that you might not be able to go to Australia..I secretly felt happy inside hahaha (Confession is good for the soul, they say :p). For a moment, I wanted to pray to God that you would stay..but in the end I did not.. because I thought it would be very selfish of me to do that. I sayang you :) so I prayed alongside you as you asked me to.
You know, even when I was in Camp cam, I kept asking God, "Why la, why not Tien?" haha I always compare myself with you and I feel you are so much better than me, more capable, more mature and wise :) really. But His ways are always higher than our ways. Maybe I should just stop this bad habit of trying to teach God what to do. 

Now, after 6 months, I'm glad that we chose the paths that we chose.. because I believe all these actually made us stronger in our walk with Him :) and it actually shows us how faithful God is in our lives. 

May our lives be a stirring testament to God's sustaining grace. 

I've decided to hug you first when I see you in Jan 

before doing the victory dance together :p

Happy Birthday, Tham Fong Wan! :)

To my dearest friend, 

my 'husband', 

my sanguine and loud species, 

my sister in Christ and 

my prayer warrior, 

HAPPY BLESSED BIRTHDAY TO YOU! :)

It has been a great blessing to have you in my life.

You're one of the greatest gift that I received from God in USM hehee

First Year

I remember us playing monopoly deal in this room during National Conference, shouting and laughing like nobody's business :p and you publicly confessed your love towards Justin back then hahaha so funny!

My first photo with you (only us)! and you made me your 6th wife. What an 'honor'! :p

I will never forget the first time when I met you at Tapak Convo! Sitting right in front of me with your yellow-dyed hair, so scary! With Audrey some more haha

And how you fell down at Michael's station during Theme Talk HAHAHHAHAHA

Second Year

And all of us grew closer after PKA farewell night. It has been a privilege to serve alongside you in this family called PKA :) a place where we also grow in our walk with God as we discover more of ourselves, the people around us and God Himself :)

We may come from different states..but in a way, we actually share the same 'background' hehe thank you for being able to relate to me..and encouraging me along the way :)

Third Year

Thank you for doing crazy things with me :) Thank you for also accepting me for who I am,  for being patient with my flaws and my weaknesses :) 

Thank you for standing alongside me.

Thank you for listening to me.

Thank you for being there for me when I don't know who to turn to.

Thank you for praying for me, my prayer warrior! :)

I always thank God for you.. because your life is such an example. You may not know the bible from Genesis to Revelation.. but you are so teachable and so eager to learn :) and you practice the little that you know.. You've grown so much from the first day when I met you in PKA :) I'm so proud of you! and constantly ask myself to learn from you :)

May Sophia Grace and Ultraman Bobo continue to be great friends even after Sophia Grace  graduates :) May we continue to surrender our lives to the Potter's Hands...His loving hands.

You are fearfully and wonderfully made, 

blessed birthday Fong Wan! :)

ps: Hopefully the next time when we dance, we won't bang into each other AGAIN. seriously.. LOL!

God knew how I felt.. so He sent encouragement! :)

why my God so good leh, you tell me?

:)


You know what I'm going to say

even before I say it, Lord.

You go before me and follow me.

You place Your hand of blessing on my head.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

too great for me to understand!
Psalm 139:4-6

Life is short

Going in and out of the hospital for the past 2 weeks (and I think for the coming weeks too) made me realised that life is so fragile. Accidents happen..things happen..and you can actually lose every thing just like that. 

Through this, I also realised 2 things about servant hood:
1. In order to serve people, you have to give up your own rights such as your precious time that you allocate to do your own stuff, sometimes involve investing your money, effort, etc. It's no longer about you but the people that you serve.
2. It requires you to go down to people's level to meet their needs. It requires a lot of humility.



Ah, I have so much to learn.
I hope I won't take too long in just learning and not practicing what I've learnt..because life is really short.