A Simple Act

Tues Sept 29, 2009
Daily Bible Verse -Christnotes

* Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3:12 *

today i saw a simple act that truly reflects how God wants us to be.
After finishing my class, i went back and on my way up to Block S 2nd floor, i saw one of the Malay cleaner in SBN green shirt, kneeling on her knees and massaging the ankle of a Malay jpa student.
Out of concern, i asked "what happened?"
Girl "oh, just sprained ankle."
me " how is it? wanna go clinic?'
girl "nah~ it's okay. thanks"

the cleaner smiled to me and continue massaging the girl's ankle. :)
such a simple act, that made me ponder.
i've seen this aunty cleaning our blocks for quite some time, but i've not even say "HI" or "Good morning" to her, maybe once in awhile smile , but that also depends whether i'm in the mood to do so ><
i believe this girl doesn't know this aunty any much better than i do.the most that they've done maybe just greet each other? but i guess not to the extend of ThaT close with one another.
what amazed me is that the aunty is willing to drop her broom aside to kneel on the ground to massage the girl's ankle for her when she sprained it. WoW~ such Great Love.
she amazed me.



What God is trying to say is this, try to look at what the aunty did.
Out of compassion, she thought of helping the girl when she sprained her ankle, so her kindness turned into an action, in humility, she knelt down to massage the girl's foot for her; she did it gently without any complain and even with a smile on her face, she showed her patience. Most importantly, she has LOVE for her neighbors.

Thinking back of how Jesus' humility has brought himself to wash the feet of his disciples. It is Certainly, NOt EAsY~
Today, have you clothe yourselves with compassion? kindness? humility? gentleness? or patience?

AwesoMe Pakpai, Makmai~!!

yesterday daddy brought me my Daily Bread for September- Nov 2009
and he passed me some other things too..
so happy and grateful to have great parents :)
i just happened to mention to makmai that i like to eat lou po beng^^ and i guess she told daddie to buy some for me
these are some foodies he'd brought me
everything comes in the package of 2 each.. guess is to bless Den den my rommie^^


my fav fav forrero rocher!!


some chocolatey cube biscuits. it's nice cos it's chocolate :D

YiPPy YAi!!! yummy lou po beng! yummy yummy~


dan tat and siew pau from seremban :)



kai zai beng from Ipoh oldtown. mummy says Sure nice! hmm~ i shall try some..
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btw, i bought some kai zai beng from ipoh and some sotong from penang too~ who wanna try some tell me k, while stock lasts xD

God is good all the time. daddie and mummy is Cool all the time;)

holiday updates

had a cool cool holiday!
met wonderful friends, went for awesome camps, had fabulous food, did meaningful things~! =D

as i think back how God'd led me through the past semester, i really Praise God for all the things He'd placed in my life, either good or bad, because all these are the things which had shaped me and helped me grow.

1)i wanna express my gratitude towards Yvonne, Sheila, and Madonna (who'd been my faithful daily devotion mates. girls, how're you all? really miss the time we spent together with God. hope to see u guys soon :)

2) wanna tell kelvin :Heyo man!! how're u over there? Georgia shiok or not? how's things going on for a brand new semester in a brand new country? u not here d kinda miss u la ><


wanna tell valerie and the rest of my friends who'd went to US(wui yarn, maria, suk sien, yih en...)~ take good care over there. we shall meet again if we've the chance. may God bless you in your future undertakings. take it easy and enjoy your life in US:)

3) wanna say thanks to the icsj gangs who'd made the WHY LOVE camp a success:D the most important thing is that God spoke to the campers! i really love the altar call session we had and pastor prayed for all. i think pastor handled great by explaining to the whole group of non-believers and prayed for them as a whole. God's there!

4) wanna say thank you to my new group of friends i've met in 30 hour famine countdown camp ( pooi kuan, siew yee, ivan, kok ding, shun bing and so on..) (the camp became more meaningful with the presence of you guys!;)

5) wanna say thankyou to ALLLLL icf nilai friendzzzz!!! you guys are awesome! the committee are awesome! the members are awesome!! everybody did wonderful job by standing as a whole and truly caring for one another and behaving like a Christ-like family.
To the members: i can't wait to meet you guys again for the new semester..with all the exciting things coming up and the marvelous journey we're gonna have with god and one another. i can't wait!!! ^^
To the committee: i really God had truly blessed me by placing you guys in my life. the experiences we've gone through and will be going through are indescribable! what i can say is just: let's join our hands, and learn more from what's yet to come. It'll be challenging yet it'll blow your mind off ;) God's glory is uncontainable!

6) wanna say thank you to all my friends whom i've went out with and kept in contact with. had fabulous time with you guys and wish that we'd more of this time together in times to come:) {adeline, anna, hui zee, peikuen, v-tjen, eunices, rachelle, eden, isaac...)for those who'd made it to further their studies overseas, congratulations! for those who'd met with any unforseen circumstances, i'm sorry to hear that but do keep God in mind that "and in all things God works for the GOOD of those who live him..: Romans 8:28
for those whom i've not managed to call u guys out for yum cha.. soweee er>< had been v occupied n don't really have a whole lots of time in ipoh, had been traveling around, so maybe, surely! we'll meet up when i go back the next time during Nov / Dec :)


7)wanna assure those who fell sick that i'll; continue praying for you, no matter what happen , i'll pray for God's strength to be with you for the rest of your war with the virus >.< F.R.O.G.- fully Rely On God!

8)wanna say HELLO to those friends who're back in their hometown and i've not seen them for quite a while of 2 weeks.. take good care of your bodies and make sure u stay strong physically and spiritually! (dudu, miss you~~^^)(maddie~ don't be naughty xP)

9)wanna thankyou those who'd taken care of me throughout the holidays, fetching me to and fro when i have so many places i wanna go, bringing me to eat, providing accomodation for me :) (thanks yiyi, yi chang, pastor soe and family... papa, mama!!)

10) finally, i wanna encourage everyone not to slack in your quiet time with God. continue giving Him yr best of everyday and listen to Him speak. and talk to Him bout your latest updates. My Best best friend I've ever have~!!:)

God rocks!!i love him.

I dont need an opening ceremony?

tagged by Denden~

Rule: Be honest no matter what, then tag at least 10 friends.
01. Who was your last text from?
Deric

02. Where was your default picture taken?
aunty's house

03. Your relationship status?
Single

04. Have you ever lost a close friend?
maybe

05. What is your current mood?
confused

06. How many siblings do you have?
2

07. Whats your brother(s)/sister(s) names?
Tarng Jiun, Jia Yi

08. Where do you wish you were right now?
ipoh

09. Have a crazy side?
how crazy is crazy?

10. Ever had a near death experience?
Noop, don't think so

11.Something you do a lot?
study?

12. Angry at anyone?
more to.. don't feel nice about someone

13. What's stopping you from going for the person you like?
the existence of that person

14. When was the last time you cried?
wanted to, but .. never mind

15. Is there anyone you would do anything for?
mum, hug her and say "thank you. I love you"

16. What are you thinking about when you are falling asleep?
the most recent things that had happened

17. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
kevin

18. What is your favorite song?
currently: there is none like you

19. What are you doing right now?
typing? and waiting at the same time..

20. Who do you trust right now?
God

21. Where did you get the shirt you are wearing?
hmm... from my beloved secondary school form teacher:)

22. Have you kissed someone in the past week?
ergh..my pillow

23. Who is your friend that lives closest to you?
hahaha... denden

24. Describe your life in one word?
Blessed =}

25. Who are you thinking of right now?
madonna (where is she? i'm waiting for her to go dinner. grrr..)

26. What should you be doing right now?
bathe then dinner

27. What are you listening to?
some engine sound from the car on the road

28. Who was the last person who gave you a hug?
this is weird.. but, madonna -.-

29. Who was the last person who yelled at you?
my sister?

30. Do you act differently around the person you like?
i wonder..

31. What is your natural hair color?
blackie

32. Who was the last person to make you laugh?
Deric?

33. Who was the last person to make you sad?
myself

34. What do you hear?
noise

35. Is your hair curly or straight?
straight+ a bit wavy

36. Has anyone ever called you "scrumptious" before?
it means delicious right? Ewwww

37. Do you have a best friend?
not really

38. Held hands with the opposite sex in the past 3 days?
err.. Noh~

39. Do you use smiley faces on the computer?
yea ;)

40. Have you ever changed clothes in a vehicle?
yesh. no time

41. Are you happy with life right now?
i should be

42. Are you currently jealous?
i thank God that He blesses me so much

43. What jewelery are you wearing now?
nothing

44. What were you doing on friday night?
friday night= now, getting lost

45. Have you ever had your heart broken?
guess so. but i think i try to forget it, and i think i've forgotten

47. Is there anybody you're really disappointed in right now?
erm, forgive and forget

48.What was the last reason you went to the doctor for?
terrible cough -.-

49.How late did you stay up last night and why?
1am. 30hour famine meeting

50. Have you ever dated someone longer than a year?
noh~

The 10 people are...
dunwan tag boleh tak?

Updates~

hmm, let's see..
have not been updating my blog since...before exam?
so, i'll summarize it up in these few things:
after finals, btn, then stuck in inti and finally went for leaders' retreat at home(bangsar)


BTN~learnt a lot which we might not have known if didn't go. rational mind is really needed to analyze and praise God, i went back out in a piece:)


leaders' retreat. sad, Abang and Zhu WHeeeee can't make it.

i'll mention some memorable random stuff~
it was during one of the study-week days that i prefered to stay in room cos i'm not hungry yet when Rhenita called me to join the CF-ians for dinner. i requested Mado to ta pau the "pai gu wang" rice for me. and it turned out to be a rice box with FULL of Comments!!
please do notice the one in chinese writing by "BRANDON"-- my new mysterious friend. lol. it's writing "How are you? When are you getting married?" =.= and the writer even checked his hp pinyin to make sure he wrote the right word. LOL! Swak's mandarin IS different xD
and the back part is written-- nothing's here. SWT!~!




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played mafia- one of the most wicked and evil game which can damage your trust and security on people. (especially with a good story teller as the game master x.x)
tsk tsk
And what's more geram is that they killed me the very for many rounds!


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Another was Stanley's birthday party. we waited until he finished his last paper and sang his burfdfay song outside the AO office.. and we actually waited until the candles almost finish burning.. u can imagine how long he took to walk down from the sports hall after finishing the paper.. xD

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took photo with Eric... the evil one who had left inti :(


took photo with Rhenita too^^


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hmm hmm, some nice photos taken at the 'romantic area' .






lol.. madonna sumpit out the moon.

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went to celebrate mummy's 50th bday back in bangsar (one day after final paper)
spent a night with chloe in bangsar then went shopping the next day~ mm~hmm



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a jpa magazine committee photo taken (for the photographer section)
and we actually got hold of the chance to camwhore a bit xD





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since didnt get to go home, so went to Whan Lee to trim our hair. the person actually did temporary straightening for me and encourage me to do rebonding.. hmmm~~ for Madonna, he cut a little layered for her and straighten it as well. so after the hsir-trimming and straightening session, we took some photo using webcam for remembrance. hah!
it actualyl only cost me RM18, i thought okay lar... but now, i really wish that the hair can grow longer fasterrrrrr~ish




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*when i was young, mummy actually told me drinking milo can make my hair longer. hmm~ mayb should try*
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100 Truths

well, normally i don't respond to tags
but i'm seroiusly boredddd~ (tagged by little miss H2O)*.*

001. Real Name : Ng Jia Lerd

002. Nickname(s): Lerdie, lerd lerd, lerdy-lordy-lirdy-lardy-lurdy,carrot, pumpkin, hamster?, gaunt..

003 Age : 19

004.Horoscope : Pisces

005. Male or Female : F

006. Elementary : St Peter's church kindergarten

007. Middle School : Ave maria convent (AMC)

008. High School : AMC

009. College School : Inti Nilai

010. Hair colour : Black

011. Long or Short : Long

012. Loud or Quiet : er, comparatively quiet i guess?

013. Sweats or Jeans : Jeans

014. Phone or Camera : phone to camera

015. Health Freak : not really

016. Drink or Smoke : tsk tsk tsk

017. Do you have a crush on someone : haha. don't think so gua..

018. Eat or Drink : Both

019. Piercings : there's one at each ear

020. Tattoos : nop

021. Social or Anti-Social : Social

022. Righty or lefty : Righty

023. First piercing : 12 yr old

024. First relationship : 0 yr old,with my parents

025. First Best Friend : i am not quite sure. 1st? Mei Yee i guess

026. First Award : 6 yr old, kindergarten fashion show champion woohoo^^

027. First Kiss : not yet

028. First Pet : eiks..animals~~

029. First Big Vacation : London, England

030. First Love at first sight : don't really think that works.

031. First Big Birthday : erm, 10 i guess, when my cousin brother was born on my birth date (25 Feb 2000)

032. First Surgery : 2 yr old, stitches below my lips (hmmm..)

033. First sport you joined : the game where you tie your legs with yr partner and walk as fast as u could.. yea, my kindergarten sports:)

034. Orange or Apple juice : Apple

035. Rock or Rap : depends how nice it is

036. Country or Screamo : Country

037. NSYNC or Backstreet boys : Wooh~ Both both!! ;D

038. Britney spears or Christina Aguilera : hmm, BS once sang nice songs.. CA, dunno?

039. Night or Day : i like day better

040. Sun or Moon : er..Moon (contradicts right..*shrug)

041. TV or Internet : i prefer TV, but no choice at the moment

042. Playstation or xbox : xbox?

043. Kiss or hug : hug i think..

044. Iguana or turtle : if really have to choose..turtle

045. Spider or bee : spider would b better than bee

046. Fall or spring : spring

047. Limewire or iTunes : iTunes

048. Soccer or baseball : haha. sports? erg..

Currently

049. watching nba game : Nop

050. Drinking : yep, water

051. Excitement level : 5/10

052. I’m about to : bored to tears

053. Listening to : From the bottom of my broken heart (britney spears ><)

054. Plan for today : finish my public speaking speech and start memorizing

055. Waiting for : myself to finish my speech

056. Energy Level : 5/10

057. Thinking of someone : no..

Future

058. Want kids? : yep

059. Want to get married? : yea sure! x)

060. When? : 26 or 27

061. How many kids do you want : 3 i guess (mummy's influence)

062. Any name on the mind : i used to search for babies names online and wrote down a lot of them xD but forgotten edi la..

063. What did you want to be when you were little : Queen~!

064. Careers in mind : Physics teacher

065.Mellow future or wild : Mellow

066. Something you would never try : sex before marriage! tsk tsk tsk..

067. When do you want to die : anytime when God says "welcome, my true and faithful servant"

Which is the better in the boy/girl you like (in the future)

068. Lips or Eyes : eyes

069. Romantic or Funny? : funny

070. Shorter or Taller? : Taller

071. Protective or Caring? : caring

072. Romantic or Spontaneous? : spontaneous

073. Nice Stomach or Nice Arms? : ah?? as long as its normal then its fwine

074. Sensitive or Loud? : half of both

075. Hook-up or Relationship? : hook up means like how?

076. Trouble Maker or Hesitant? : trouble maker is much better than a hesitant!

077. Muscular or normal : somewhere in between. hah!

Have you ever

078. Kissed a stranger : NO

079. Broken a bone : nop

080. Lost glasses or contacts : Yeaaa

081. Ran away from home : haha, i will prefer running home

082. Held a gun/knife for self defence : a fork (to alvin victor xD )

083. Killed somebody: Thou shall not kill

084. Broken some one’s heart : dunno?

085. Had your heart broken : err...mild ones yea mayb

086. Been arrested : by? mum! when i finish up the chocolates secretly

087. Cried when someone died : think so

088. Liked a friend more than a friend : yea..

Do you believe in

089. Yourself : yea. cos with God, i know i can do all things

090. Miracles : Yes

091. Love at first sight : Nop

092. Heaven : Sure!

093. Santa Claus : uh~huh, all those who gave me pressiess^^

094. Tooth Fairy : haha? never heard of it

095. Kiss in the first date : Wa!

096. Angels : mm~hmm, yep

097. Is there 1 person you want to be with right now? : Yea! God=)

098. Are you seriously happy with where you’re in life now? : Yea. Very! Praise God for everything

099. Do you believe in God? : Of coursieeee

100. Post as 100 truths and tag 10 people
(i don't want to tag la.. anyone who's free and bored to tears, just like me.. then you're invited to answer the Q :)

Missing Piece~

I read this devotion which really speaks to my heart.
It is the relationship that matters.
It was saying that what is missing Most in ministry are
people... who are Willing to build relationships
We tend to do so much for the Lord, saying that we are serving and working for Him, no matter how successful your event is, no matter how big your church may be, what's important to the people is
Someone, who is willing to stay back,
sit down with them and
start asking them "How are you?",
someone, who is willing to listen to them and
at least notice that they are actually facing come challenges in their life.

It is such a simple and minute piece that is missing... which makes a Large Difference!


The missing piece IS RELATIONSHIP.
Your Care and Sincerity towards the people.
Something so simple, yet many of us fail to do.


sometimes, we have to learn to Slow Down, Breathe In,
and Think...
am I being selfish by just caring for my own self interest?
or am I care-less towards what's going on in my friends' life?
am I thinking that, let them do what they want, who am I to invade and why is it important for me to know what they are going through?
they did not tell me so it is not my obligation to ask and know.
just live a life of simplicity and only care about my own business is the safest!
after all, if i were to care for them, who is there to care for me?

Wait! Stop there, and Let me tell you that YOU're So Wrong!!

You say you wanna serve God, you say you love your neighbor as yourself,
but yet you say you don't have time to even care for your friends, and it's not your duty to know about their life.......

God says
LOVE them
CARE for them

Remembering that,

You don't have to serve Him by impacting the whole world,
In fact, you've impacted Your world, by Caring for the ones around.

One measure of our likeness to Christ
is our sensitivity to the needs of others.

People do not care how Much you know,
until they know how Much you CARE.

Today, have YOU spare Your time and fellowship with anyone?