having some confusions over choosing a laptop for my own use... will pple pls help mi answer my queries....?

which laptop is suitable for mi now?

(i need at least 1 GB RAM, 1.8 GHz or above, and its CHEAP!!!)

PC fair is tmr, but i wanna widen my choices b4 i buy any.....


Sunday School Lesson #1

A Sunday School teacher challenged her children to take some time on Sunday afternoon to write a letter to God. They were to bring their letter back the following Sunday.

One little boy wrote, "Dear God, We had a good time at church today. Wish you could have been there."


Sunday School Lesson #2

The same Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan, in which a man was beaten, robbed and left for dead.

She described the situation in vivid detail so her students would catch the drama.

Then she asked the class, "If you saw a person lying on the roadside all wounded and bleeding, what would you do?"

Jenny, a thoughtful little girl broke the hushed silence, "I think I'd vomit!"


i went over to victor's cell yesterday evening & we discussed upon the topic of the Baptism of Holy Spirit...

we talked over many points tt we encoutered which led mi to wonder these...

well, we all know abt john the baptist in the bible... he baptised people with the baptism of water, which was known as the baptism of repentence... the baptism of the holy spirit occurred during the pentecost when the spirit brought a wind into the house & the disciples were filled with its presence... immediately, they could speak the languages of tongues...

in our modern world, we do practise the speaking of tongues in churches now... we also receive the baptism of the holy spirit... but come to think of tt, how often do we receive the baptism??? is it once in a while during the altar call when the pastors mentioned? or is it a daily routine tt we ask for God to receive?

there're quite a number of misunderstandings regarding abt tis issue... perhaps its quite sensitive to us now... do we really speak the tongues tt God want us to say? if its the case of doing tt, will we able to interpret wat we r trying say?

1 Cor 12:30

the verse was trying to tell us tt no... we r not called to speak in tongues... why is tt written?

speaking God's language is a gift from heaven, besides the fruit of the spirit... it is not indeed a bad gift, after all...

In Acts 1:4-8, it clearly says tt God enlightened us to b witness in judea, samaria & to the end of the earth... God is waiting to give us the gift of His power to spread His words... & also to baptise the people in the Holy Spirit...

Acts 19:1-7

tis verse also tells us tt we must be baptised in the Holy Spirit.

btw, maybe we can put it tis way.... e.g. when we got to know abt Christ, we receive His faith & get in touch with the Holy Spirit... perhaps after a few months/years, u received the baptism of the Holy Spirit... the question is: wat r we doing in the middle between the first encounter wif God & the receiving of the baptism??? perhaps tis is why many of us mistaken the fact of the baptism....

but still, the question points down to tis:

is speaking of tongues the evidence of baptism in the Holy Spirit?
is it the only sign tt the believers is baptised?

well, the reason im sharing tis on my blog is because we had already went thru tis topic during our sunday sermon... its kinda interesting when victor actually brought up during the cell & its always gd to refresh wat the pastors left behind...

well, a thought to note!! @_@


believe it or not... after only 2 classes as an assistant, i took up the role as a main trainer at corporation primary school tis morning... so happened when norain, who was on MC today, wasnt feeling well & ramesh was looking for someone to replace her... he got me, of cos, asking mi how confident am i taking a class... haha... well, i couldnt help saying yes & guranteed his assurances b4 giving mi the details of the lesson tt norain left over for mi.... =)

today when im taking the class consists of pri 5 students, i was quite nervous cos i was told tt the kids were too "smart" for themselves... anyway, its up to mi to find out... but it wasnt tt bad after all... at least the kids gave mi my attention during class... basically, i hav to teach the kids how to handle the cameras & its functions... frankly speaking, i put on a serious note on them due to the responsibilities of the cameras... i was so worried tt they might drop it... anyway, i tot the 3-hrs class was gonna b torturing, but it wasnt... =P thank God!!

some of them were quite keen to learn, but the rest were juz playing around... i keep my fingers crossed at times though.... =)

well, more classes to take now... gonna keep moving.... =)


seriously, there's nothing much to write for myself now... been living in a world of my own... spending time hanging around at town after church today... has always been going on for the past few weeks... feel damn lonely now....

watever....

anyway, besides saying all these... started work as an IT trainer, teaching IT classes in schools... got another assignment at broadrick sec tmr morning... if u think the class consists of students, u're wrong... its teachers!! tough challenge.... wat matters is ramesh always has places too far from my house...broadrick is at the east side... guess i hav to wake up damn early tmr morning...somemore the class is onli for 4 hrs till 12pm.....

haa... addicted to my phone's downloads now... zedge is a gd website for downloads.. its free too!! =) kenny did had something gd yeah......

my mum has been addicted in playing sudoku... everytime i see her playing tt in her papers, getting quizzes from her students... she even got herself a dummy guide book on how to play sudoku.... okay..... =P


how would i say this?

i met 2 persons tis week & i can tell u tt they had great plans in their future....

yesterday, i started working as an IT trainer & my lst assignment was at beatty sec, teaching video course to the students... well, tis boy came to tell mi tt he's interested in doing 3D animations after his N levels... well, he was normal tech.... anyway, i can see tt he's very very very keen in learning the video software tt mi & sofiyah (my main trainer) taught... throughout the whole course, i had been giving tips & advices on going into the multimedia line... he even told mi tt he wanna explore MAYA software... to mi, he had great visions in his life... i really hope tt he's working into tis target now... after the class, he approached mi to shake my hand.... can say tt he got a gd handshake..... tt shows his determination to mi..... =) im quite proud tt someone at his age would have so much dreams at tis time.....

another person i met was my long lost sec sch classmate... she was dropped out from probably when we were sec 4.... last time, i remembered she dun really wanna study... her parents came over to see my teachers many times during school hrs... in ur mind, u can visualised her as a very bad-tempered student in ur "blacklist".... from there, i nv seen her since she left sch.... i saw her at far east after my work today wif her frenz.... i called upon her when i saw something familiar... she turned to mi & she was very very surprised i could recognised her.... she looked different, compared to the times in sec sch!! i still can recalled she wore clothes tt really exposed herself when we were having class gathering.... but now, she even wore differently... more decent, in tt sense.... =) anyway, we talked for abt 10 mins....... perhaps i can tell u wat she told mi... she seems to be regretted abt dropping out from sch tt time.... soon after she dropped out from NH, she went ITE & after which she went to work after graduation..... her ITE results were quite unsatisfied... at tt point of time, she got herself enlighted when she decided to pursue her studies in polytechnic.... she hoped for maybe 2 yrs & finally she juz got admitted into poly tis yr..... wat touches mi was tt she was very keen in studying for a diploma.... she juz got admitted to SP business!! =) thank God for making her dreams come true..... =) im really proud of her now..... after finding wat she had lost..... although she felt tt a lot of time had been wasted, but it wasnt too late for her..... i gave her some encouragements though..... she seems so glad!! =) i really wish her all the best in her poly studies.... =)

great lives had met their dreams......

thank God....


well, juz got a new hp for myself... my dad bought it for mi though... i really wanna get it at my own expense, but he wouldnt mind paying for mi... anyway, its onli abt $368... haha.. =)

im satisfied now!! =P


the service was somehow a bit edgy as Pastor Leng preached yesterday... i dunno abt the entire congregation, but there's something amiss abt the sermon...

lst thing, ps leng kinda "scolded" the CA team during the lst service in the morning... saying tt its not rightful to walk off from the presence of God for breakfast after finishing the lst service worship... well, she did giving us some suggestions abt it... well, she kept emphasizing abt being a Levites on us.... she sounded very agitated... but it seems tt the matter had been brooding her for quite long... but wat i felt tt, she should hav tell us abt tis privately but not to the whole congregation in the service... not saying tt its very "paiseh" or wad... it can be done in a very low manner.... or even resolved it at tt level...

i can say it may disturbed her seeing us having our own sweet time chatting at the cafeteria, not caring abt wat time do we need to go up after the lst service's sermon.... it may be our responsibilities to carry it at a nice manner....

i felt tt ps leng wasnt herself.... during 2nd service, she actually stepped down from the stage after the worship & went to reprimand some of the youths sitting at their seats.... she caught them chatting away during worship, i guess.... wat i mean is tt, her actions made mi quite puzzled..... morever, the sermon had gave mi a very big misconception.... especially abt the "student" subject....

well, something was wrong... but still, we will have to pray for our pastors who brings us the Word of God every sunday... i mean, despite of facing struggles in our work lives, things may go wrong at a moment... i suppose pastors do make mistakes....

to those CP frenz who's reading my entry now, i dunno how u feel abt the sermon... does it really affects u deeply? still, let us pray for the understanding of the pastors.... =)

sigh....

enough of tt for now....

im waiting to get my new handphone... planning to get it at my own expenses... dont really wish my parents would pay for it now.... my mum had even thinking of getting a laptop for my upcoming studies and projects....so, cannot really expect she give mi money for my new phone.... after all, i need to start working b4 i hav money for tt......

claire, my little princess in the family......

she really grow up alot now.... i was transferring the photos i took at my sis's hse to her thumbdrive... claire came upon the photos on my mac & she liked it alot.... she was even laughing away at her own looks in the pix.... =) hahaha.... i didnt realise how happy she was when she looked at her own memories.... kid's mind are so fansinating indeed..... did i tell u this? during her b'day party, she even know how to sing "happy birthday"!!! i think my sis rehearsed wif her on tt day ba..... hehe.... =)


i came across this verse in the bible from the book of Ephesians, 1:19-20....

"That power is like the working of his mighty strength,....."

i asked myself this question.... how much do we need to do in order to succeed ourselves in our christian lives?

once, there's someone whom i know told mi abt this... in the early days after the death of Christ, christians followed the teachings of Christ as Paul led his missionary journeys to spread the word of God. Well, this "someone" made a gd point in the context tt christians at tt time believed a lot in receiving & giving.

"Receive the knowledge of God & Give to the ones who needs a refreshing of God."

Now, we do practise this in our churches & ministries... but Jesus, during his time, performed numerous miracles of healing & salvations. but, he added one more requirements which early christians had to do: perform miracles... so, there's 3 things, Receive the Word, Give the Word & Do Signs & wonders by the Lord.

We may seen video clips that anointed pastors in this world who perform miracles in churches & people in the House of God will come witness the miraclous works they had ever done. Im sure u heard abt Benny Hinn who came over to city harvest church & held his services at the indoor stadium. if im not mistaken, there's over 40,000 people came over to the place!!! Just look at the hunger of us, trying to see how pastor benny hinn performed his miracles of healing.

in my mind, in order to apply this context, those pastors whom i mentioned were considered only normal christians. So, what are we in God's eyes?

we can always play a part in prayers for our loved ones who are sick physically. Prayers are the powerful tools in us. always pray for the people who God put them in the lst thing of ur mind. every little visions tt God brings u is a ignition of prayers.

".... I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy." - ACTS 2:18

i have seen kids as young as 8 yrs old, giving the Word of God to their parents & other adults in front of the congregation in the church. the prophecy is in them!!

for mi, seeing my niece speaking to us was a amazing thing i ever heard... she was only 3 yrs old & she started talking like she had learnt all the different gestures & words from the kindergarden, besides the point tt she's smart.....

we can be God's messengers in time of needs to the people out there who doesnt know abt Christ. im not really emphasing abt evagelism. u might hav frenz who wanna find out more abt christian life or even curious facts from the bible after watching "Passion of the Christ"... share wif them the Word of God.....

Do spend a moment of prayer juz only 5 mins of each day....

Also, give the knowledge of God to the others out there....

~ Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom!


went down to my sis's hse for my niece's b'day party... it was so much excitement in the hse... my sis had been busy decorating the whole hse with banners & balloons... the funny thing is: the lst thing claire said when she woke up in the morning wasn't "Good Morning, mama/papa!", it was "LET'S PARTY!!!".... looking at her joy today really lightened up our hearts & filled the whole hse wif the right atmosphere.... =)

of cos, took a lot of photos for her b'day.....

playing with her frenz... claire in the yellow top



"i'm ready to party!"



claire's classmate, herself & cadence "mei mei" in the red dress... very cute rite? =)





that's the main theme today...



mother and the child



dad & mum



bro & jener



Oh... the birthday cake.. yummy! =)



"ready... 1... 2... 3... sing!"



"happy birthday to u....."



(claire) "i cant wait to blow the candles... "



cutting the cake...



playing with her present after cutting the cake... that's wat my dad bought for her... =)

compared to last yr's, i think she really grew up alot tis yr.... not to mention tt she knows how to even argue wif us....

well, got to go now... serving tmr..... gonna go slp now.... ZZZzzz


seriously, i really need to change my way of handling matters... although i may not be a gd listener for pple having advices...

recently, i talked to someone(A) on the phone & she was telling mi abt her family matters tt bothers her alot... she's also worried abt somebody else.... juz call her "B"

A was telling mi tt she scared B would learn astray outside cos of being hanging around outside till late nights... of cos, worried abt her uni studies & her health... & also how she changed to another person etc... the whole conversation went for a hour.....

well, i was telling A tt B wouldnt be a bad gal as wat she thought... i assured her tt everything will be okay as i really trust B tt she knows wat she is doing....

after the phonecall, i smsed B abt things she may wanna improve herself... i didnt really mean tt she's a bad gal who needs to correct ways or sth... i was telling her quite nice.... but B was accusing mi tt she was a bad person to mi.... i really didnt meant tt way....

i put myself in the middle between A & B.... i did not even side onto a person's story to judge things.... i really placed myself in the centre.... why would she wanna accuse mi???

i was so sad after tt when she blamed herself.... so hurt tt she even hates mi now.... =(

i really wanna help the both of them, but im really very useless in tis..... i prayed to God for forgiveness.... so hurt now....


well, 2 yrs of "National Slavery" is about to come to an end... finally, i got out of jurong camp after this week... im gonna resume back my civilian life & gonna be a full-time NSMAN!!! =)

after tis week, im gonna clear my leave & offs till 090607.... its also a gd time for mi to get back things tt had left untouched... meaning my studies & my own projects.... but still need to come back for clearance....

3 more weeks.....

NS will always end wif a 1 x happy ORD!!!

let mi look forward to tt..... =)


i really dun understand no matter how hard i tried keeping myself forward, there's always pple who's holding mi back.... im really feeling ok now, but my mum would juz kept asking things abt me... which makes mi feel even more discouraged... i admitted tt my feelings was playing wif mi all the times... tried many ways to move on... but the loneliness had indeed put a great hold on mi....i hate tt... i've been trying to occupy myself wif my own activities, but all these doesnt even help much... sometimes, when i wanna call up most of my frenz juz to pei mi hav meals, they werent free..... i really feel too lonely... sometimes, i almost wanna cry out.....

i really wanna move on, but i dunno how.... i still kept thinking of her... wat should i do?


btw, juz bought a new book from page one, vivocity.... Max Lucado's "Facing Your Giants"... i've been eyeing on tis book quite long... actually, i couldn't understand much on his books cos quite "chim" leh...

the story of david & goliath in the bible tells us how God did in david's life... goliath, the 3 metres tall giant was juz physical barrier for him... but when i read a bit from the content, it speaks more on the spiritual "giants"... the back of the book tt says, "Focus on Giant - you stumble. Focus on God - the giants stumble." this slogan hits mi greatly... so, i decided to buy tis book after so long of consideration....

well, i was looking for his book called, "Every Day Deserves a Chance"... but i guess its not out in singapore.... shall wait n see.... =)


went to sentosa in the morning wif kenny & eng koon to spend our time suntanning at palawan beach... haha... =) well, it's been quite long since i went sentosa to suntan... always go to clementi swimming complex to suntan & spend time reading book over there.... quite sianz.... so, take tis opportunity & the sun to get some "baking" session.... hehe... =) anyway, also wanna look for lander over at sentosa.... he's working part time at the Coasters at siloso beach... lagi best la... got bikini gals to see everytime.... cos coasters is juz beside bikini bar...!!! @_@... no wonder he got sore eyes la... =P juz joking....

spend almost 3 hrs suntanning & then went coasters to eat lunch.... damn ex sia... & the food is not nice also... to be honest... haha... lander was shocked to see us having some food there... he tot we couldn't afford it... but dun care manz....

in the evening, i suggested waiting for lander when he finish work... asked him to meet mi at vivo... can u believe it?? he nv ever came to vivocity when he worked at sentosa..!! Gone Case la!! who ask him stay so far like sengkang?? haha... =) anyway, tt was quite "paiseh" for him.... noob... ~~

nevertheless, had a great chat during dinner.... really so long nv see him liao... the last time i saw him was in camp, 2 mths b4 he ORD.... but really glad tt he's studying rite now at NAFA... but really hopes tt he'd come church for once..... everyone misses him.... =)

took a few pictures at sentosa today.... no time to take so much cos busy suntanning at the beach... even if got any pretty bikini babes around, no time drawing my camera out from my bag.... haha.... =) oops....


the morning palawan beach



took these from the sentosa express


chocolate fondue at swesens... quite nice... guys, should treat ur gals tis one day... she'll sure love it...


the memorable old sentosa arrival point... gonna miss tt place when the integrated resort is develop...



i came across tis article in Crosswalk & since Mothers' Day is coming, i might as well share tis article to people out there...

http://www.crosswalk.com/1198370/

please take some time to read it... i felt tt we need to know how important mothers are in our lives... sometimes, we do not have to remember wat our mothers did to us during Mothers' Day... if u twist it around, u might wonder abt ur birthday every year.... why did i say tt?

i remembered clearly my mum told mi abt these.... the day we were born is the day when our mother bore pain in labour to give birth to us... just like how Jesus died on the cross for our sins... our birthday plays a signficant part of our lives...

so, always think abt the greatest things our mothers did during our birthdays... we dun hav to think all these only on Mothers' Day...


believe it or not, i juz watched "Night At the Museum" today in camp... very late hor? shyan brought in the VCD & i watched it in my bunk... very funny sia..... =) it was indeed a nice movie when it first came out end of last yr.... seeing ancient statues & wax figures coming to life.... from the cavemen to theodore roosevelt.... from dinosaurs to the african mammals...... maybe interesting to see ur favourite history character in live action.... hmmm..... probably in ur dreams??? =P

anyway, gonna buy the DVD soon... so tt maybe can let my sis or my niece to watch.... its damn hilarious.... after all, its been so long since my sis catch a movie wif alan after having their child..... =)

tmr is dental FFI... here i am, staying at home to clear my off for tmr morning.... going down to SAFTI from home.... well, next week is my last week in camp.... whether its gd or bad, i dunno..... shall see wat im gonna do next week.... =)

after all, my NS life will always end wif a 1 x happy ORD!!!! Muahahahahaha.... =)

cheers!


how often do we complain about minor issues like, "How long do we have to wait for my medical appointment?" "Why is it raining today?"?

perhaps as a christian, you'd always grumbling at this like, "Why is God doing such a thing to my life?"

In Exodus 16:8, it's clearly stated that, "Your complaints are not against us but against the Lord."

Complaining is a killer! It will shorten the life of God in you! It indirectly tells to the Lord, "I don't like what you are doing to my life." It is nothing than a manifestion of insubordination to God's authority.

"Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; . . . . . . Do all things without complaining and disputing."
- Philippians 2:12-14

God warns us that not to allow complaining to take as a root in our hearts. The Fear of the Lord is the force within us to get rid of this killer.

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death. - Proverbs 14:27

Now, we all know about Joesph's story in the bible. After his brother sold him off to a foreign land, Joseph did not complain. When he lived in his own spiritual desert for more than 12 years, he, too did not complain a single word. That's because he feared God! Sometimes at dry periods of our lives, God will drew us to a fountain which provided the strength we needed to obey God. Joseph was able to avoid the pitfalls of hatred, jealousy, resentment and anger thru the waters of that fountain. Also, Joseph was able to minister to the others even in his darkest hours.

"The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom." - Proverbs 15:33

We would have to control ourselves from grumbling and complaining about little things in our lives. The bible told us to trust in the Lord & He will guide us thru the path of light.

Be like Joseph, the God-fearing man who withstand difficulties in the hardest times in his life.


finally, started a blog of my own....

a new beginning.... a new path tt God leads mi thru..... so gd to be in God's presence.....

btw, great plans ahead after my ORD in june.... SIM, here i come!!! =) haha....

b4 i move further on, a few pictures to start with my new blog....













well, hav to say goodbye to my NS life soon... wat's next?? i will leave tt to God now.... =)

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