2011 is here!

Year 2011 is finally here!!

I had done up my Year 2011 resolution as early as 2010 November, hoping to have a head start. It is already the 2nd day of the year !! no time to lazzzz around and procastinate. I had promised myself this year will be the more organised year. Got a new Organizer to start my year--- Blessed by Junwah. Lots of dreams to achieve... Top 3 personal dreams

1) 100k family income
2) Car by June 2011
3) SOT 2012!

God have mercy....

Muar Memory Revisit... Part 1: The Unsung Heros

Yesterday, i was listening to some chinese worship songs, i was suddenly reminded of the wonderful times we had in Muar. I realised that they are so many things that i had caught, but since then i had failed to live to what i had learned and inspired to become. Haiii... therefore before i totally forget what i had learn, i want to capture these memories in my blog and pray that it will really remind me of the lessons i had learn from the wonderful people over in Muar.

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Pastor Lilian

Tireless worker of God, just keep on going even when the team was down and needed to rest. She made sure we are well rested, then she continued going. She really lives as if Christ is coming back tml. Great Woman of God! She was the one who was so humbled to drive us to Johor Bahru. Making all the arrangement for our accomodation and transport to and fro Singapore and Muar.

Anointed woman of God who preached a message that really convicted a thief to return the stolen IPHONE on the spot. How powerful can it gets?!

Mei Zhu Mama

Powerful Ground player. She was on the ground to take care every needs of the team. She was really like our Mama. Her wonderful story of her actual prodigal son and how God uses her to be 'Mama' of many really touches my heart.

How can anyone forget the way she did her visitation to a bed ridden granny. She gave me a revision on the real purpose and the way a visitation should be done. Great woman of God. Powerful!

Xiulan Jie

I will never forget her willingness to serve the younger ones. Her pure heart to love and wept so uncontrollably in front of her own children for the move of God in her church, and the young people in the church.

''Don't just teach the young people. What about me? Can anyone teach me?'' Her openess to even learn from kids like us from CHC, remains a constant reminder that i should never take pride in the things i had done.

Ah Chuan

Being a male elder in the church, he took up the responsiblities of picking and sending the kids home at night. He did what a mature christian would do to us, a guest team.

Even though he is not educated. He firmly believes what a man should do and he do it well. Taking up The MAN'S responsibilities. Back in CHC, there are a lot of educated doing the uneducated. This man is truely the man of God.

 Peter

A business man, a very successsful one indeed. However he was always reminded of reaching out, doing visitation during office hours.

Heard that we are coming, he makes arrangements to take us out for lunch and treated all of us. Humble man. Not a lot of people drives BMW in Muar. He does and yet remains humble and teachable. This guy will SHAME those who are rich and proud just because they come from rich families.

The CHC Team

(Picture taken after session 2 with Pastor Lilian.

Can you see all of our faces are truely happy and satisfied with the Glory of God?)

(From Left) Zhipeng - Praise Leader/ Preacher

Logan - Sound/ Camara/ LED

Elaine - Games/ Children Church

Qifang - Testimony/ LED

Pastor Lilian - Preacher

Jonathan - Guitarist/ Testimony

Cindy - Offering/ Guitarist/ Worship

Jing - Praise/ Offering

Jackson - Camara/ Testimony

Zhenying - Worship/ Preacher 

Next Update - Day 1 of Mission Trip

Fast Facts on SUNTEC CITY

Suntec City Mall (Chinese: 新达城广场) is a shopping centre in Singapore, located within the Marina Centre. Opened in 1995 together with initial phases of the Suntec City development, it was the largest shopping centre in Singapore with of retail space until the opening of Vivo City in 2006. **It also offers a club house called the Suntec City Guild House located on the fifth storey.**


Popularity
 
Suntec City is one of the largest commercial developments in Singapore. Suntec City was awarded Prix d' Excellence awards for excellence in **all aspects of real estate development (Overall winner and Commercial / Retail winner) in 1999**. Suntec has claimed other prizes, including the 1998 Tourism Award from the Singapore Tourism Board.
 
 

Suntec City has featured three times on The Amazing Race reality television show. Once on the US version Season 3 and twice on the Asian version in both Season 1 and 2.

At the centre of Suntec City lies the Fountain of Wealth , which Suntec claims to be the largest fountain in the world; this claim has however been contested, with Fountain Hills in Arizona (Picture on left) also claiming the title.



Design


Suntec City was designed by Tsao & McKown Architects with emphasis on Chinese Feng Shu. The five buildings and the convention center are arranged so that they look like a left hand when viewed aerially. The Foundation of Wealth appears like a golden ring in the palm of the hand. As the fountain is made of bronze, it is believed that the balance of metal and water paves the way for success. Further, the specially selected Chinese name, 新达, means "new achievement".

Zoning

The large size of the mall boasts some 360 outlets spread over 3 floors in an L-shaped configuration. To help shoppers to navigate around the mall, it was divided into four zones, namely:

• The Galleria (Chinese: 画廊区), located on the ground floor of the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre offering high-end international labels targeted specifically at convention delegates and tourists.

• The Tropics (Chinese: 热带区) offers a more wide-ranging choice of outlets for a wider budget range, with added emphasise on lifestyle merchandise and services.

• The Fountain Terrace (Chinese: 喷泉区) is located around the Fountain of Wealth and specialises in food and beverage outlets.

• The Entertainment Centre (Chinese: 娱乐区) at the north-eastern end of the mall is dedicated to entertainment-related tenants such as a 5-theatre cineplex, a fitness centre, a gaming arcade, as well as the site of Carrefour‘s first outlet in Singapore, occupying 13,006 square metres (140,000 square feet) over two floors.

The Suntec Singapore International Convention And Exhibition Centre
 
 

The Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre (Chinese: 新達城新加坡國際會議展覽中心), branded as Suntec Singapore, was officially opened on 30 August 1995 as part of the Suntec City development. Previously known as the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre (SICEC), its current name was adopted on 29 October 2001 as part of a rebranding exercise.
 
Facilities


With over 1 million square feet (93,000 m²) of space, the centre is located in the central business district of Singapore. It has Asia's largest column-free space in the form of a multi-purpose convention hall with 12,000 square metres of space. The exhibition hall offers another 12,000 square metres of space, which can be subdivided into three smaller halls.

Events


Several high-profile events and exhibitions have been held in the venue, including the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1996, which was held just a year after the building was completed. The World Economic Forum's East Asia Economic Summit has been held there several times. Other major events held at the venue include the Asian Casinos Expo, CAREER, IT Show, Modern Living, NATAS Travel Fair, Singapore Motorshow, VoiceComm, the International Food Festival, COMEX IT Fair, the World Stamp Championship, IAAPA Asian Expo, the World Down Syndrome Congress, and the World Cyber Games Several events of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games will also be the focus of the Convention Centre.

LYL CAMPSITE REVEALED!

Finally, with the annoucement of our shift to the Suntec Conevention Centre... The search for our LYL Youth Camp in June is over!

THIS IS A GOD GIVEN MIRACLE!!!

LYL Overnight Prayer Meeting 24 March 2010

Last night, we had our 2nd LYL zone wide overnight prayer meeting for the year 2010, it was again a great encounter with God. I was the guitarist in the Picture! Always thank God to be able to serve God in this way. Played a total of 8 songs in the space of 2 hours!!

During the second session, We did something very refreshing! All present were to read finish the book of Philippians. And out of the 4 books of Philippians, we were to 'revelationalist' and apply it in our lifes. (later going to share more about my revelation in Philippians 3:20)

For the 3rd Session. WOOHooo my Bro Calvin Choo did a fantastic, wonderful, Godly, Spiritual, Revelational prayer meeting. The main aim of the 3rd session, was to pray for Easter. But God's Plans are always higher than our plans. God's presence was sooooo strong, in the end the stage was set for God to move and minister in our life. Members were so touched by the love of God, many including some LYL leaders responded and were moved to tears. God is Good!!  

Philippians 3:20

But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.

This is a very simple passage but 2 words/phrase actually stood out and hit me, and i was there dumbfounded by God's 'blog' (only some would understand).

Citizenship:

I check out the meaning of Citizenship in Wiki, it states Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities. "Active citizenship" is the philosophy that citizens should work towards the betterment of their community through economic participation, public service, volunteer work, and other such efforts to improve life for all citizens. Let us go through some rights and responsibilities and as i go through these, pls try to relate it to the heavenly citizenship.

We are to serve National Service. We are to fight for our nation when there are adversaries. Aren't we proud of Singaporeans when they achieve great things to do the nation proud? Each of us are issued with a NRIC card. Behind is a physical address (would God had already prepare a house for us in heaven?) In front of the IC card, is our photo (would God have memoried all our looks?) The list goes on and on. Are your bearing the responsiblities of our heavenly kingdom? Are you enjoying the rights of our heavenly citizenship?

Eagerly await:

This word eagerly await really stunned me. While we were waiting, how do we eagerly wait for the second coming. How do we eagerly wait? What must we do to wait eagerly.

For the pass 3 weeks, i had been going for interviews after interviews. (After writing finish this post i will be rushing to bugis for one interview again.) Before all interviews, i eagerly await for my turn.

1) In my head, i visualised myself in the interview room with the interviewer.

2) I fully anticipate what the interviewer is going to ask me.

3) Before i go into the interview room. I want to equip myself with the correct answers to all possible questions

4) I want to go in confident and without any fear

5) I want to look the best, dress the best

6) The only answer i want to hear is, well done i would like to offer this job.

Are we doing the same waiting to the second coming of christ, just like we did before all interviews? something to think about.

My Baby existed 13 weeks and 3 days in Tiffany's Womb

19 March 2010 - Second Visit to Gynae

I done a quick search in the internet and found a few things that are really true and worth taking a look at especially you are a woman... guys should take note also la....

How Big is the Baby at Thirteen Weeks Pregnant?

During pregnancy week 13 your baby is 2.9 inches long and weighs up to .8 ounces. Though the baby is significantly larger, he is still pretty tiny. Fortunately, there is plenty of room to expand in the uterus.
 
Baby's Growth and Development

By the end of pregnancy week 13, the baby looks like a tiny yet fully formed baby. While the baby's head is still quite large, his body is starting to catch up. The baby's eyes are starting to move closer together by pregnancy 13 weeks. Up until this point in time, they rested closely along the sides of the head. The baby's intestines are also moving further into the body, and the baby's tiny pancreas is starting to produce insulin, which will be vital for regulating the baby's sugar levels later in life!

Your uterus is continuing to grow at pregnancy week 13, and as it grows, you may start feeling some aching or discomfort in your abdomen. This is perfectly normal. The ligaments that surround your uterus will stretch in the upcoming weeks to accommodate your baby, and this stretching often results in what is called round ligament pain.


Round ligament pain is fairly common by 13 weeks pregnant, but it can be alarming if you have never experienced it before. It usually feels like a brief but sharp or stabbing pain in your abdomen, but you may also feel a dull ache in the lower abdomen that lasts for a short time. Most often women feel this when they get up suddenly or change position. You might feel this pain as you attempt to roll over in bed.

If you experience any pain that is accompanied by other symptoms, such as cramping, bleeding or vomiting, you should call your doctor immediately. Usually round ligament pain doesn't last more than a few minutes. If you have persistent pain, something else might be going on that warrants a trip to your doctor.

In most cases, simply relaxing can relieve round ligament pain. Be sure you rest comfortable and stop any activity that was causing you discomfort. Try to remember to get up slowly each time you get out of bed or move to the sofa. This will become more and more necessary as your uterus continues to expand and you grow larger and larger.

Congratulations! For many women, pregnancy week 13 is a time to celebrate. A pregnancy at 13 weeks means you are entering your second trimester, which means your risk for miscarriage drops substantially. You are much more likely to carry your baby to term now that you have made it to 13 weeks. Some women, however, are still at risk for miscarrying through their 20th week.

You will also probably start feeling remarkably better in the upcoming weeks. Instead of feeling tired all the time and nauseous, you may find that you have a newfound sense of health and vigor.


By 13 weeks pregnant, you will want to wear loose fitting clothing. You still might not be big enough to fit into maternity clothes, but chances are your favorite pair of jeans are no longer your favorite simply because they do not fit as well.

Your breasts will continue to change throughout your pregnancy week by week. In addition to the darkening of your areolas, you might start noticing the veins in your breasts are more prominent. Some women also start developing larger benign bumps on their breasts during pregnancy. The lumpy bumps surrounding the areola are glands that will grow and develop as your pregnancy continues.

Finally, my baby did a Scan, and found out to be 13 weeks and 3 days old. The baby is now 7.29cm long!

Our Memory vs PC Memory

This week CGM, we talk about forgetting not His Benefit. We must always remember the Goodness of God. What He had spoken to us through His word/ His Servants. I realised it was actually quite interesting to understand our memory and how similar it is to the PC/ Notebook memory.

There are several types of memories that used is used in a personal computer for different tasks. These are the basic types of memory:


•RAM
•ROM
•Cache
•Flash Memory
•Virtual memory
•BIOS

When i first read the different types of Memories, The first 3 kinds of memories stucked me hard because it seems like i can totally relate to these 3 in my personal life. Especially the ROM And the RAM, where its illustrations really comes in handy for my cgm :)
 
Cache
The cache in the computer is used a temporary holding space for frequently accessed data so it can be accessed quicker. Cache is usually stored as small files on the hard drive for easy access later.
I dont know about you, I always use this part of my memory when i study for exams. The notes i studied will always be stored in my 'temporary holding space'. Because for a short period of time, i need them to be at the tips of my fingers (liken to the computer's cache memory - for easy access).


RAM – Random Access Memory
RAM is most known type of memory for a computer. When someone is referring to how much memory is in their computer they are referring to RAM. The RAM is either connected to the motherboard by a socket connection or integrated directly on the board. Every computer comes with some amount of RAM that usually can be increased by the user. In general, the more RAM on a computer the better the performance. This is liken to our main memory, the capacity of our memory seems to be always limited. We tend to forget things because the RAM is overloaded. We stored almost everything inside this part of the memory. We choose what we want to store in our memory, the good, the bad, the ugly, the sinful, etc... sometimes we store too much unneccesaries, which reduced the perfomance of our 'PC'. (unused application/icon in your desktop?)

ROM – Read Only Memory
ROM is memory contained in a computer that is not easily modified and is usually used to store the initial program or information that a computer needs to run before the operating system is loaded. This is liken to our past. Can be good, can be bad memory. These are not easily modified and this part of the memory needs to be run before we really start our 'operating system'/ start storing in our 'RAM'. Isn't it true that majority of our past always runs in our mind first before we can actually 'load' and make decision of our life?

If we are not careful, there is always tendency to remember what we need to forget and forget what we need to remember. and that is because we stored what is to be stored in the ROM into RAM and vice versa.

The 'RAM' is an important part of our memory, we cannot store everything and anything inside our 'RAM'. Because it really reduced our performances as a person. Therefore, clear your desktop! clear the unwanted applications in your life. Applications of sin, lying, pronography to things like procastination, bitterness etc. Run the application in your life well! Be focus. Clear the unwanted things! Dont waste space!!

Putting ROM into RAM.
It is especially dangereous when we dont utilised ROM in our life. When we store all our past in our RAM. We cannot operate in the past be it good or bad. We must operate without the past BUT! we should always be reminded of the past. Thats why it is such a beautiful thing that ROM is run before the Operating System.

Are you constantly living in the past... if you are, maybe you had stored all your past in your 'RAM'. We need to put conscious effort to separate this part of our memory from our 'RAM' if not, it is really hard to operate and run the more important applications in our life.