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Thursday, June 21, 2007

HAHA! Today was really funny. Today nerine and i planned to go for a jog at macritchie. So at the meeting point, i met hao yi, who wanted to see me go off... lol. So it was 2pm (the meeting time). so we waited and talked, waited and talked. We saw every single bus go past us, but was NERINE THERE? NOOOOOO... she WASN'T! lol i'm just exaggerating! IT'S FUNNY!!!! So we walked to a bus stop before that bus stop that we met. Was she there? Nope... So we waited 40mins!!! Then hao yi received an sms from nerine cos i asked him to send a sms to her asking her where she was. Where was she? She just finished her tuition!!!! WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT?!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! She was seriously lame... saying it was last min. But it was funny anyway... so i walked back home from macritchie...
Well waiting needs patience. We wait for Jesus to come back down to Earth and save us from our sin again when he most likely dies on the cross. (Well He'll just die from something horrible to save us!!! HEHE!!!) So since the time of Paul to the year 2007, the long awaited arrival still hasn't come. He will come soon. He promised. So that's why we need to be patient. If we aren't, we'll complain about why he isn't here yet. If we're like this, we aren't good children of God. If we do this, we need to ask God for forgiveness.
God is waiting for us too. In Revelations 3:20 says "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me." Jesus is waiting for us to allow us to open our heart to Him. He wants to live in you and guide you in every choice, giving you advice to whether what you're doing is a good thing or bad thing. So wait upon the Lord. He is your rock and your salvation! Lean on Him. He is trustworthy, loving, forgiving, holy. You can share anything with Him. He will help you in any situation. I hope that you'll let him go into your heart and search you from within and open your door to him and welcome Him with open arms!

Lokey Boy @ 6/21/2007 08:29:00 PM.

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Woo Hoo!!! Wow! It's been a long but fun day for me today. Going out with friends to play bowling and watch Fantastic 4 (again... but it's okay) then go to Joel's house for dinner and some games...
Well, everything is alright, people have been asking me whether they can copy my chinese work... HAHA!!! Going to get serious now, preparing for the new term! 5 more days till going back to school!
Problems are everywhere. God gives you problems to test you and give you experience too! When you overcome these challenges you gain experience and know how to deal with these sort of situations. haha nothing to say now...
How you go through these problems.
1) seek help--ask your fellow friends or family members what they would do in these sort of situations. Ask those that have been through these sort of problems. But remember, ALWAYS ask God for help, if you don't ask God personally, you will take a longer time to get through the problem than not asking Him for help at all.
2) Share your problems-- Yes by telling your fellow friends and family members, you actually have to share your problems. If it's about your friends then share it with someone else before confronting the problem and talk to your friend that you have a problem with. Don't share things to your friends that you think aren't trustworthy because the problems you share are personal things. If you aren't in good relations with your family, or don't trust them so much, tell your trustworthy friends instead.
God will always be listening to you. He knows what you'll say even before you say anything. Sharing your problems with Him is the best as He will tell you suggestions through many things, example, the Bible, teachers, pastors, etc. So tell Him your problems and He will help you no matter what. He is your father! So share your problems, do what you think is right, keeping the burden to yourself and you will soon not be able to carry your load OR sharing your problems and burdens with your friends and family. The CHOICE IS YOURS!

Lokey Boy @ 6/19/2007 11:28:00 PM.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Well, there is 1 week left in the school holidays... Have you finished your homework yet? In my opinion, you guys should start preparing for term 3! Well i have to do finish some preparations and have to study hard.
On Sunday i went out with my 11 other church friends to go see Fantastic 4 at Plaza Singapura. We had an enjoyable and worthwhile experience. I was like so called 'in charge' of everyone as i organised this meeting. Like for instance when Nerine and Abigail stopped to look at the things that shop selled, I had to track back and tell them to next time tell me or someone so that they alert us to slow down and wait for them... haha. I was really a bit tired when i came home, maybe cos of that. We ate lunch at burger king and i was so hungry despite eating BK chicken sandwich UPSIZE!!! it was just too little i felt. I thought there was a food court and i was gearing up to eat Korean Food and something else but i couldn't find it and when i saw it on the 2nd top level, i was DEVASTATED!!! I wasted my money on a burger when i could've enjoyed a sumptuous meal of korean food!!! Anyway, we then spent time loitering around and the boys and girls splitted up to do what we wanted to do and Hao Yi, Mao and I were stoning as we couldn't think of what to do and where to go. (Well it was mainly me who was stoning... tried to kill time). Then after a while, Tye and Hao Zhong arrived. But as i was hungry, i ate Korean Food(Beef Set) when Hao Zhong came, Tye came soon after... Anyway, soon it was time for the movie and i was very happy that it was finally the start of the movie. I sat beside Hao Yi (i was at the corner)... And then David sat with Nerine... haha... Nerine before that betted with Jeanne that if David sat next to her, Nerine will pay jeanne $2, but if he sat somewhere else instead of next to her, Jeanne will pay Nerine $2... so Nerine lost but Jeanne said it was okay to pay... lol!!!
Well, it was fun being there, increasing our bond as one grp of siblings in the name of Christ. We need to show people what Christian values really are. I feel that as children of God, we must follow what God wants us to do and not disobey them when we are tested with challenges. We have to be firm, think before we act, don't choose the wrong path. Yes, we aren't perfect but we have to strive for better results, and that result is to be as perfect as we can be. When someone has problems, like when they fall down, we pick them up. It's simple really. But when you choose to ignore him and walk away, this isn't the way that we should act and we will be punished for our sinful deed.
We need to do what is right. We shouldn't let the voices of man, world and Satan influence us as the ultimate result of listening to them is--- DEATH! But if we listen to God, who created us, who sent His Son to die for our sins, will save us and prevent us from getting into hell but instead going to HEAVEN!!! So we should not say No to God but say Yes to what He says. Do your best to say Yes to God. If you say No, repent of your sins and ask God to forgive you and ask Him to let you start a new life. Strive to BE LIKE JESUS, though we are sinners, we are still children of God. We are like Jesus, who is the Son of God. So let God be your ruler. Don't let the likes of iPods, computer games, pumpkins, handphones, Nintendo's... Whatever you name it, make you worship it. Give them all to God, worship God alone. Don't let anything get in the way from Him and you. Matthew 4:17 "... Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." So go and repent of your sins, for God and Jesus are waiting for you. Confess to the Lord. Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." So now confess that you believe in God wholeheartedly and don't break that promise! For if you confess, YOU WILL BE SAVED!!!! God Bless you all and have a pleasant week ahead

Lokey Boy @ 6/18/2007 09:36:00 PM.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

hi everyone... 1 day passes quickly doesn't it. I had soccer training today, then went to the cage to play football with jon ong and his friends. Then i got lost cos i couldn't find transport but God made a way out and now i'm home!
God really is graceful. I took public transport from my house to the cage at kallang. When i went to the bus stop that i stopped at, i found out that the bus that i was supposed to take wasn't there. Strange right? So i took the bus that was available, 16, orchard and changed bus to go home! Isn't it amazing? how God's love for us is so great that he will provide a way out from whatever problems we face? I felt God's presence when i was lost. We are like the lost sheep waiting to be found. We wander around, trying to see but we can't because we don't see God clearly. But with God's power and love, we manage to see clearly again and enjoy the peace and harmony God has showered on us each and every day.
Finding a way out is a challenge. We must do our best to overcome it. So we pray and trust God that he will provide a way out for us, no matter what problem. Be it temptation, current problems, etc. It says in 1 Corinthians 10:13, "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."
This reminds me of a song:

God will make a way

When there seems to be no way

He works in ways we cannot see

He will make a way for me

He will be my guide

Hold me closely to his side

With Love and Strength for each new day

He will make a way

God makes a way out for us... how serious it is. Sometimes when you don't choose to go that way, the problem will get serious and soon it will be worse and you might not be able it to handle the problem anymore. What will you do if you were tempted? Will you say NO! or maybe say Yes!!! Please! I understand that you guys enjoy and long for earthly things. But these things cause addiction and these things might make you worship them and you will break the commandment "Thou shall only worship the Lord your God" I tell you this, enjoy these things, you can say yes to your desires but control them, don't make them control you!!!

Love is essential. You get it from God everyday, all the time. Especially in happy and problematic times does His love stand out. You see Him holding your hand, walking with you and working together with you to solve the problem. We see His love through many people. Be it your mom, your dad, your siblings, friends, strangers, anyone will show you his/her love when he/she does something that is good. Show love to your loved ones. Acknowledge the love that they give to you by thanking them and showing your undying love for them as well. Our parents shower us with their unconditional love. Show them that you acknowledge them. Say 'I love you' to them. Make them feel that they have a wonderful child that they will enjoy having.

In Mark 12:30, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all you r soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." How do you show this love for God? Yes worship Him, pray to Him. But i feel that we should love our neighbours as ourselves. This really shows our love for God. As God created all of us humans, He is within us as the Holy Spirit, so not loving friends, and other people means in short, not loving God. So LOVE EVERYONE!!! GOD CREATED US TO LOVE EACH OTHER, NOT TO HURT ONE ANOTHER!!!

Lokey Boy @ 6/14/2007 08:05:00 PM.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Well, 1 day gone, it's drawing closer to school term 3. What have you guys been doing? i've finished my hw, going to prepare soon. You guys must finish your hw by this week, best!
Anyway now that i've said this, continuing from yesterday's topic, by being a real friend, when others are in trouble, help them out, find out if they're okay, ask them to tell you about their problems so that their heart won't be heavily burdened. If they don't want to talk to you, it's okay. Take things one step at a time. 'Slow and Steady will WIN the race'. Be patient, patience is a character that must be practiced if you are a child of God. Whenever you find that your friend is a bit different than usual, pray for him. Ask God to take away any sin or whatever he/she is having a hard time to deal with. That will do good to your friend! Trust me, no TRUST GOD!
God has a plan in each of our lives, yes you have a choice but no matter what, there is always consequences, Good ones and most of them BAD ones. These are challenges, how we face it depends on our reliance and faith in God, asking him for help and guidiance to light our paths to be able to overcome these problems. Take for example me. I've been having a quarrel with my classmate for the past approximately 3 months! But on tuesday, i apologised for being a bad child in God and listening to the voice of Satan in my head and heart instead of hearing what the Lord is trying to speak to us! When friendships are tested, work things out with your friend, God is always beside you, whether thick or thin.
Being a friend shows that you love the person, that you will try your best to help your friend. No matter what happens, you will be there for him/her. If they have family issues, advise them to talk things out, don't go directly because it can hurt sensitive ppl. I know that you guys know that you will be careful but please, this is a very important reminder for you. I hope that you will take my advice seriously.
And for the friends with the problems, if your friends come and ask you if you are all right, you can say that you are alright but your tone will show that you aren't. So just talk to your friend, they will be all ears, they will do their best to understand but even if they do not, they will still be by your side, no matter what. So please explain it to them, lift that heavy burden off your shoulders and share it with your friend, God will always be with you too, but you also need your friends to help sometimes too. You have friends, treasure them. If you don't, they can vanish into thin air and you might not be able to see them again. So make use of this time to increase that bond of friendship. Challenges tighten that bond! Overcome it and be better and stronger childs, brothers and sisters in Christ. DO YOUR BEST AND LET GOD DO THE REST!!!

Lokey Boy @ 6/13/2007 07:58:00 PM.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Today's my mum's birthday! my parents took leave so that we can have time to celebrate her birthday together as one family! It was very cool... the night before, i copied a picture of happy birthday and drew it and i wrote a card to my mum!!!
Well before we went to eat, i had to go for soccer training... before that i apologised to jon ong... well i've been a bit sarcastic to him though he has been more sarcastic but i thought since i most probably started the whole thing, i might as well end it first before it gets even more out of hand... the soccer training was fun, with us playing against a team from woodlands... they were much bigger than us! I played striker for the last 1/2 hour and i had 6 shots throughout the game... the statistics were so poor!!! 6 shots, 5 on target, 1 off target... GOALS: ZERO!!! ARGH! i feel so enraged, how can i not score... irritated... oh well i need to work on my shooting then...
Talking to my friends and i found out that friends are there to be treasured... Wealth is not = happiness! to me true friends and family = happiness! well, with hols coming to a close, it's going to be exciting... got movie this sunday and tuesday... Going to be so fun! Anyway, friendship is there to be treasured... Cling onto your closer friends' bond, don't loosen it too much... let your new friendships grow and tighten more as you get to know each other better! That's my advice!
I feel that friendships will make you have closer friends as time goes by and when you bond together. Improve that friendship and make it the tightest you have ever made!
Well the preparations for this sunday's movie is going smoothly. i've book the tickets and we are occupying row 'J' with 11 people... haha. Anyway hope that u'll have a good time there and that this mini outing will increase our bond as better and closer friends... despite the different services we go to! Well, i hope that with my advice and sharing that u will understand that we can't buy things like friendship, family with money... Please treasure them, once they are lost, they take a long time to be found! God Bless you all

Lokey Boy @ 6/12/2007 11:05:00 PM.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

finally, camp finishes... it was meaningful... exciting too. Though it was only 1 1/2 days long, they were many lessons learnt. When i came, i just finished watching shrek 3, going for tuition and going for cell at my house. Then my parents fetched me from my house to BRMC church. We started the time there introducing the members of the camp committee, with abigail being camp com and jeremy wong being the deputy camp com, and other members too. then we voted for the movie that we were going to watch and we watched 'I Not Stupid Too'. The beginning part i was being stupid, playing around... haha. Then i found out i was group leader for my group, so i had to lead Quiet Time for my group. groups had 4-5 ppl cos it only was for sec 1s in the 8.30am service with 2 guests, hao yi and i... Quiet Time is not say so hard to prepare, but you really need God's guidiance in my opinion... QT is something that we discuss and God will talk to us through His word! So i skipped the middle portion of the movie and went outside to do QT! Seriously, it is enjoyable to lead cos you learn how to lead and God speaks to you more cos you prepare it.
There is something true and something that i find funny about. Girls mature faster than boys and i talk to girls in camps more than i talk to boys... SERIOUSLY!!! It is quite weird... yet funny... I find that i talk to girls more comfortable than some boys cos i've sat next to girls so often... DON'T TELL YOU WHY!!! Anyway, this has been going on for several years now... i find it cool! I feel by talking to boys, you get more childish then when you talk to girls.
Well, the nice part of the camp was the games. We played icebreakers, captain's ball, capture the flag and water bomb fight. It was fun... icebreakers was double wacko, which was totally funny, bully some people then very slacky when i am going to hit the person... Then i needed to do a forfeit cos i got chosen 4 times and the forfeit was meant for the bigger jaws (mine was too small). We had to pick up an apple from a bucket of water with your mouth... it was hard cos my mouth was small and in the end i used my hands to pick it up. Then came captain's ball. Boys vs Girls as usual (1st time playing captain's ball in church). Boys have been losing to girls since P5. However, there is something called third time lucky. We won 10-6. The main reasons were because of Alex (tall dude sunday school teacher... kept on blocking the shots) and ME!!! I helped by pressurising the people who had the ball and i kept shouting so that they will mark ppl not just stand and stone. HAHA!!! I was always the quickest but i was scared of dehydration of course so i went to the water cooler 2 times during the game. Thanks to me, i played a part in 5 goals (should be 5 or 4, assisted of course), blocked passes and shots 3 times and scored twice... my magic...lol! So then we played water bombs and i was drenched and totally soaked...
Then we had dinner. KFC and CANADIAN PIZZA! i was the last one to finish eating! And i was not full yet... haha.. cos i had no rice so not full... Ate 3 pizza slices, 2 chicken wings, 3/4 of a large whipped potato!!! After that was Theme Talk. It was about faith... learned many things. HAHA... don't know how to describe...
Then came the last day, today! We had 8.30 service worship then we ate pratas for breakfast... Ate 5 pratas in 50min... SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE! Then i blurted out something that when i think about it again, it was quite stupid... LOL!!! Next time never blurt out something that you never think clearly about! THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU SPEAK!!! Then, after that it was debrief and we were released! So that's what happened in camp! Going to sleep soon! 11.30 liao...lol! GOD BLESS YOU ALL

Lokey Boy @ 6/10/2007 10:39:00 PM.

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Once again, another day has passed. But tomorrow is the day of celebration! Despite the tuition at learning lab for english at 5, i will be going with some of my cell grp friends to watch the hilarious shrek 3 (based on nerine's pt of view... lol)... then it's rush rush rush to tuition!!! after tuition it's back home to eat maccaroni and cheese for dinner and then soon cell will start... and after cell ends, it's rush rush rush again but this time to BRMC... to do what? FOR THE LONG AWAITED SEC 1 CAMP!!!!!!! I should be the last to reach but it doesn't matter cos it will be time for a movie! 2 movies in 1 day!!! THIS ROCKS!!!!
Anyway time to tell you what happened for the past few days... Smsing more than usual... more friends means more talking over the hp... haha. Past few days have been spent to finish my one aim... finish my HOMEWORK!!! and i finished it! THIS MORNING! i did the maths worksheets today, signalling the end of homework! hooray for me!!! Hope you guys go and do finish your homework soon... JEREMY WONG YOU BETTER DON'T COPY MY READING BYTES IN SCHOOL!!! DO IT YOURSELF!!! haha... in school i'm the person who gets asked, "Can you lend me your worksheet? i wanna copy!" There was maths, chinese, physics (had to do 3 mindmaps)!!! haha so cool! but during that time, it was also time to watch tv, listen to music in itunes and there was time to play soccer with my friends... Super fun!!! Packed finish my bag for tomorrow's camp! I'm prepared!
it's been a wonderful time of holiday so far. So much fun to play, talk, play and talk and also worshipping God whenever, wherever i went to.... Don't mind the grammatical error (if there is at least)... HAIZ... lol i have nothing to say...
I hope that you will do your best and be the best you can be... Remember that Ihope for you!!!
haha... GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY (i'm not sleeping yet) AND GOD BLESS YOU!!!
P.S. for the the camp committee, please make this a pleasant camp for your guest, ME!!!(well i am the only one from 10.30 aren't i... HEHE)

Lokey Boy @ 6/07/2007 09:56:00 PM.

Monday, June 04, 2007

HAHA! not posted in a long long time!!! Anywayz, it's been a wonderful start to this holidays (slacking really)! I've just come back from camp... Church camp to be exact and it was so cool. There were many theme talks and workshops (theme talks were okay and the workshops was cool!!!) The worship was wonderful and the theme song is 'Make Us Holy'
My group was very youth type... and i was the only one that didn't hang out with them so often... SORRY!!! hanging out with me friends like Nick Tye, Jeremy, Hao Yi, Sabina, Hao Zhong, Justin Mao (mao mao mao), Nerine, Abigail... super cool... in worship take up the whole row! We talk and talk and talk... then during free time hang out with one another... playing table tennis, basketball, or just slacking in the hotel room... Just to let you know we were at the Marriott Putrajaya in KL (5 star hotel okay, don't pray pray)...
The theme for the camp was 'Personal Holiness (Changing Paradigms in our Marketplace)' and it was talking about holy spirit and those stuff... On the last night, i went up with my friends and asked the people at the front who were the altar ministers or something like that...lol to pray for me. Cry like mad! but it was worth it lah!
My dream is that i can get the gift of preaching the word of God to others from the holy spirit cos there are many friends out there who are non-christians and i want them to believe and confess that Jesus lives so that they will go to heaven and not hell! Well, it's a tough job, but with the holy spirit, i'm willing to do anything for GOD!!!
I made new friends in this camp like nerine, charmaine, justin mao mao mao and some others... Talking to them is like making the bond among us become more secure. Well, that's all i have to say... JUST HAVE A PLEASANT HOLIDAY AND I'LL SEE THOSE WHO ARE GOING FOR THE SEC 1 CAMP ON FRIDAY...but b4 i leave let me leave you with my church camps theme verse:

But just as He who called you is holy,

so be holy in all you do; for it is written:

"Be Holy, because I am holy."

Lokey Boy @ 6/04/2007 10:54:00 AM.