His Inheritence

A poem I wrote a few years ago

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Jehovah, He was
Jehovah, He is
Jehovah, He will be
He came from up on high
To dwell among His nation
He lived a holy life
No evil contemplation
When the time came
He made His Sacrifice
Hanging on the cross
Toward heaven He turned His eyes
Us forgiven, Him forsaken
He chose to die
He rose and conquered
All sin and death
Redeemed our souls, redeemed our lives
Restored our health
My soul waits in silence
For I am His inheritance

Mark Lowry Songs

I've been listening to Mark Lowry for a few weeks now and he is really good.

This is an amazing song. He has just put music to an amazing prayer that most of us utter.




Mark telling a wonderful story in his own special way.

Chirst(mas) is here

I am so in the mood of Christmas now. I am getting more and more excited by the day.

I was just browsing some of my friends' blogs and came about this link in Shayna's blog. You have to listen to the song. It moved me.

You May Now Kiss The Bride

I recently attended a colleagues wedding dinner and was reminded again of the wedding service. I realise that at every wedding (in one particular wedding, the minister ALMOST forgot!) that I have attended, the groom is asked to kiss his bride with words something like "You may now kiss your bride.""

What is the significance of kissing your bride at the end of the ceremony? I found this interesting article about the matter.

It is not JUST the kiss that matters, but the KISS while HOLDING HANDS and in the presence of WITNESSES that is important. It is to signify to the rest of the people present of the marriage and union of the two individuals.
It is also suggested that as the couple kisses, they exchange their breaths. This signifies the spiritual union of the two (the Greek word for spirit and breath are the exact same word).

So, this is significant and so I propose that kissing is sacred and should only be between a maried couple.

Kayaking

So this week, we headed out for the second part of our Kayaking Session. This time, the major portion of the trip was a 6km long expedition. The plan was for us to start at Pasir Ris Beach, head out to COney Island, beach up, have lunch then get back to Pasir Ris.

It was rather surprising for me that I struggled so badly to keep up with the group. This is especially so considering that last week I had no problems keeping myboat straight. I would love to claim that it was the boat that was the problem (cos I was using a different boat this time) but the truth is that it is the paddler that is to be responsible.

By the time we got to Coney Island, I was feeling really sick. In the words of one of the guys, "Merlion , liao!" I attribute this 'performance' to the 2x Fan Choy and 2 x Banana that I had for breakfast. I felt MUUUUUUCCCCHHHHH better after my performance. As soon as the stuff hit the water, it was obvious to me which direction the current was flowing at that time. I saw people get out of the water pronto!!!
The rest of the day was alright as far as the kayaing went. Like the instructor said, "Now you are lighter, easier to paddle right."

So there we were enjoying ourselves when we saw a bolt of lightning tear down from sky to earth way away at the refineries. That stabbed me with fear. We all turned around and rushed back to our landing point. Thankfully, we managed to beach up and get our boats back to the centre before the rain really hit us. Just as we started washing the boats, the rain fell. Hard.

Thank you captain for sending us all back home.

I was tired but not aching and really happy.

The Sump Non - Issue

I was woken up this morning with these wonderful words, "Giri, Patti's bathroom has choked. Appa needs your help. Please wake up."

I got out of bed and went down to the kitchen to see my dad with his hand in the sump , digging out chunks of icky stuff. Not the most appetizing site first thing in the morning.
Well, soon dad and I got into the system and we found the problem. The contractor (we suspect) had left a slab of concrete on the outlet leaving only a small hole for the water to flow out of. We broke that concrete and took out the stones and VOILA! the water was flowing free and fast.

Had a really GOOD shower then used antiseptic on my hands before coming back down to join the rest of the public.

Not quite tired, but not quite happy either.

Excellent Birthdays

Woke up in the morning and went to work. Still supposed to report to school for 5 hours.

After work, I headed out to town to return my Halloween and Staff Dinner costumes. Grabbed a cab to do so and the cabbie was kind enough to wait for me to return the costume and come back. He then drove me to Vivo City.

Anna had told me to being my Sequence and be at the Pacific Coffee joint by 1430. I was early, so I got myself a nice seat outside and proceeded to complete a Maths Exam paper that I was trying to do (I realise that I have forgotten a lot of my stuff. I had to spend time to go back to first principles at times just to get to some workable method.)

Anna had told me that it was a surprise for anni cos her birthday was tomorrow. Of he had told her that it was a surprise or me!.

Just before they got there, anna sent me as sms asking me to sit with my back against the door so that she would not see me as she walked in to the store. I did what he asked though at the back of my mind I was sure that I was in for a surprise too.

So anni said hello to me and we played Sequence. Well it was kinda for her birthday so I wasn't trying very hard to win, but she beat me two times in a row without any "kelong" from me! I was so happy for her yet I was upset. Go figure.
Then Lois brought out the cake and all of them sang HBTY. It was a really cool cake. All 6 of us had a good stuffing.

Anna then took out a box wrapped in newspaper. Before I could unwrap the gift, there was a post it on with a question that I had to answer. I answered that question, unwrapped that ;ayer of paper to find another layer of wrapping beneath with another post it on. Another question. I soon had answered 5 questions before getting to the gift box itself.
The box itself contained a myriad of gifts from a book, to personal time vouchers to a book mark. That was really cool.
The next gift was also really cool. Anna took out his set of Scotland Yard and we all played. I got to be Mr X (but they called me BB for that day). That was so much fun, though I got caught ! )c:

On the way back from there I gave Colin a call and we made on the spot plans to play board games at his place. Ended up there and got introduced to Khet (think chess but with Lasers!) and also Station Master. We ended up playing The White Lotus till late. Really enjoyed that.

Next stop (at 10pm mind you) was at Alfred's place. I just hung out there before Alfred and Esther prayed for me. Then went back home at about 1 plus. Had a good sleep.

I was tired but happy.

No Smoke Without Fire

I had gone to the costume shop in town to return my Pirate's costume and had decided to take a bus back home. I walked over to Bugis and boarded the 960 which was waiting there for me. I got on the bus, and true to form, I was asleep within 4 bus stops.

Sometime later, the bus stopped and the air conditioning system went off. I was like, "OK, are we at the interchange yet?" I cracked open my eyes and took a peek. We were somewhere on the expressway. I thought I saw the bus driver walk past my seat (on the outside) toward the back of the bus. My next thought, "Can sleep some more (c:" As I closed my eyes, I caught the smell of hot metal ( I hope you know what I mean) and I had to open my eyes again and look behind to see what was happening. I saw smoke.

"That's interesting!" One lady in the second last seat spoke up and said, "Can we pleased open the door and exit the bus. There is a lot of smoke here." She was so calm, I was impressed! "When we get off the bus, we should move to the front, aware from the danger." I was even more impressed. So cool.

Someone opened the doors and we stepped out. Within about 5 minutes, the next 960 came by, stopped and picked most of us up. Took that bus all the way home.

I was tired but happy.

So Amma gives me a call tonight and asks if I am able to talk 'privately'. She wanted to 'discuss' something with me. Of course by now I am all alert and wondering what is coming up next.

Soon Amma gives me the low down. She had gone for this extended family gathering over the weekend, and there she met up with some of her friends from some time ago. Chit-chat-chit-chat, they talk about their children. She finds out that one of the adults there is a Christian and this gentleman has a daughter named Jancy (alarm bells start ringing like mad!!!)

To cut the long story short, amma suggested that I meet Jancy and then..."who knows?" if something happens then ok, if not then you have a new friend....

My mom has started to look out for girls for me...she is even taking into consideration what I want....how cool is that!!

Mums will be mums!



PS : mum says she is "sweet looking". I wonder what that means?

Want to be EXTRA ordinary?

What a wonderful quote that I heard from anna yesterday.

Do you want to be extra-ordinary? There are only 2 ways.

1. Do the extra-ordinary under ordinary circumstances.
2. Do the ordinary under extra-ordinary circumstances.

How cool is that! When the going gets to be really tough, all I have to do is do the ordinary everyday stuff like I used to do when the going was not so tough. In this way I can be extraordinary.

Traffic Lights

I have realised that the traffic system actually does have a system and that there is a way to drive down a road and always be able to experience green lights. The trick is to find the "sweet spot" speed that matches the timing of the lights. If you drive at this speed (about 65 km/h for roads with speed limit 70 km/h), you should be able to drive through all the traffic lights without having to stop. Drive slower than that or even faster than that and you will most probably have to stop at a red light. You then have to wait till it is time to move again. If you still don't learn your lesson, you will have to wait at the next traffic light...and so on.

How interesting that this is the same way with God. We are all called to seek the Lord's face and to keep in time with His movement.
The Old Testament Israelites in the wilderness saw it first hand. When the pillar of God's glory moved, they moved too. If they moved too fast, they got lost. If they moved too slow, they got left behind. They had to keep pace with the Pillar.

Today we need to keep pace with the Holy Spirit. Not to try to move faster than Him, for He is the One that leads us to the land of milk and honey. Also not to lag behind Him, for this will casue us to miss the move of God in the right season. It is when we walk just a step behind Him, at the "sweet spot" speed that we will enjoy the fullness of His joy and the easy street of "having our paths made straight".

Relationship / Salsa Similarities

Learning how to salsa has been one of the most enriching experiences in my life. I have learnt so many new things that can be applied to so very many area of my life. Not to mention the new friends and also the increase in self confidence that has come out of it all!

I have realised that dancing salsa and being in a relationship have a lot in common.

Salsa begins with two individuals who both are able to dance and be on their own. The man then approaches the lady and asks if she would like to dance. The lady now has the choice of accepting or rejecting. Protocol usually dictates that lady says yes the first time that she is asked by a gentleman, but she ALWAYS has the option of saying No. IF she says yes, then there is a dance about to happen.

During the dance, it is the man's job to lead and for the lady to follow, but it is not so rigid. The man actually proposes a certain move or step and the lady has the choice of whether or not she agrees and so chooses to follow his lead. The couple looks the best if he leads well, giving her ample time to prepare herself, and if she follows well. This would mean that the couple would be moving in sync with each other and they would look fantastic.
I have also been taught the principle that it is the man's responsibility to make her look good. More so, the two people dancing learn to accommodate one another and to cover up for each other's mistakes. This means that though there may be disagreements confusion or miscommunication, only the couple are aware of it. No one outside, looking at the couple would be aware of it.

It is so cool that this kinda mirrors my philosophy of a relationship. I love it!!!!