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    January 31

    Fast Update

    Hey there,
     
    Just an update on my fast. So far it has been pretty good. 79 hours have passed and I'm still feeling fine physically. Praise God.
    Well, I'm challenging myself to extent my 72 hrs fast to Sat 2/2 0600am with a NEW record of 120 hrs. Never done before but I'm going to trust in Him.
    So far so good.. Not really tempted by food at all. Stomach's "praise & worship" is kept to the minimal level. And I'm still able to go for a swim yesterday! Lol..
    *mai siao siao.. still fighting fit k?
     
    My burden for my CG is still there. That's why I've decided to prolong my fast period. I really cry out to Him that He will cause every single one of us in the CG to rise up to a new level where our character are tested. I thank God that my members are flowing in the same vision with me and most of them are fasting together with me. I'm certain that we will receive our breakthrough if we do not loose heart. Keep us in prayers ya? W453 WILL grow! 
     
    pry
     
    With great anticipation,
    January 30

    Support needed

    Hey all...
     
    my friends (Sharon, Cindy, Joanna) has started a shoe business "SHINE EMPIRE"
    The very 1st pushcart can be located at "Level One" @Far East from 1st - 6th Feb!
    Do go and support to grab some new shoes for your Chinese New Year ya?
     
    Thanks,
    January 29

    A special thanks

    Dear netizens,
     
     
    A million thanks for all your support through these years to make this blog a success! Till date, it has accumulated 10078 single count views! This would not have been possible without your constant loyalty and passion to support me. To better serve you, I've done up a
    NEW POLL(on the center right of the blog). Please kindly vote so that I can use the  statistics obtained to further improve on my blog.
     
    As there's no tagging services provided by MSN Spaces, I've added a 
    NEW CBOX (http://guezznot26.cbox.ws )at the bottom of the entries in my guestbook. All you need to do is to click on the link and you can chat with me there! 
     
     
    I look forward to better serve you in the years to come
    Tks,
     
    January 28

    Congrats nick!

    27 Jan 08
    A special date for Nick and Cheryl.
    They had a wonderful wedding yesterday at the Asian Civilisation Museum.
    I'm really very happy for the couple.
    I would say that of all the weddings that I attended so far, yesterday's was the best and most enjoyable one.
    It was my first time helping to play guitar in a wedding!
    Yes! I finish my cycle! haha....from cg, pm, funerals and now weddings!

    woohoo! God is gd.
    Nick's wedding is just so romantic and fantastic..
    The "S"-ness of him is greatly magnified as he exchanged his vows with his wife. I thank God for a wonderful brother like him.
    A very dedicated Zone Secretary that is always so serving and patient to teach me when I was a young leader. I've learnt lots of things from him. Being the only brother that I can relate to in our subzone, I really owe it up to him!
     
     
    Its all worth it.. to skip the dinner at Roland!
    Haha....once again as usual, all-female table except for me.
    but its good.. i really love my subzone.
    its probably the last time we can have dinner as a subzone..
    I treasure every friendship that i have with all of you..
    Karen Sharon Bee Lynn CindyK CindyP Siew Grace Xuemin Shann Wend and of course Nick!!!
    You guys are magnificent!
     IMG_9360IMG_9478IMG_9565IMG_9794win shrnwin don grc xm bee shrn ckwin yzlynn winwin beeirene winIMG_9706IMG_9735IMG_9918
     
    I'm so looking forward for my breakthrough this year!
    With my fasting.. i saw it coming in the spirit already!
    my first day of fast, not hungry at all (thank God for His strength!)
    2 more days to gooooo...
    Whee..!
     

    72- hour war

    I'm going for a 72 hour fast for my CG revival
    13 by Feb, 15 by March.
    Binding and loosing man..
     
    28/1/08 Mon 0600am  -  31/1/08 Thurs 0600am
     
    Give me strength to carry on...
    January 26

    this is my prayer today..

    i dun want to lead a cell group anymore.
    i'm sick and tired of it already..
    God.. i want to lead a team instead.
    A team which is focused, strong, united, armour barrier for one another.
    Just like Gideon's 300 strong army, I want to build a team strong with Character
    Warriors that will persevere and fight through thick and thin side by side.
    Willing to sacrifice their own interest to fulfill the bigger picture.
    Able to plough through tough times yet gritting their teeth and not give up.
    Carving phrases of courage on their hearts, i.e. "Tough time don't last but tough men does", "Pain is weakness leaving the body"
    Father, I pray for a team that will be initiative and pro-active. More that just serving one another but loving one another with all their heart, all their mind, all their soul and all their strength. They will be there for one another when one's down. Regardless of how busy they are, they will stretch their capacity and prioritize their time with wisdom. Multi-taskers that will take ownership and be faithful in all that they're doing having a spirit of excellence.
    More than just that, they must draw their source from our Creator. Lovers of the presence, the Word and prayer, they will command things to happen at their sound of their voice. "Leader make things happen".
    Being discipled with a great attitude, they shall be high-acheivers and glorify the Kingdom of God. Lives will be radically changed. From zeroes to heroes. They shall stand high up to testify on how God has transformed their lives, giving Him all the glory.
    "The power to define is the power to validate" They shall be people of great influence. Changing lives, impacting others wherever their feet tread upon.
    God, we are just ordinary people that love an extraordinary saviour. We pray that you come and inject synergy in us and cause us to lead a zoe life in Christ!
    Facing every single day with greater challenges ahead but despite all these, we will be still remain joyous loving a beautiful saviour.
     
    I believe that our breakthrough is on its way. We will not only grow in numbers but will also grow from strength to strength. Together we will build strong character and impact this society. Let's work hard together for our revival!
    "Character: Cornerstone of Christlikeness"
    Mat 16:18  And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
     
    Amen,
     
     
    January 25

    Such audacity!

    Grr..
    Can't deny that i'm ageing le..
    Today went to play basketball at a nearby court.
    Unlike the past where I would play with my kah keys,  now I have to struggle to even form a team.
    my ex-bt panjang mates enlisted a few years back so we didn't really keep in touch 
    so now juz haf to try to find ppl and play w strangers...
    well, i came across this group of youth and I approach them to play together.
    they're very friendly and we enjoyed playing..
    but unlike last time when i'm fitter during my JC days when I'm still playing competitive basketball, now a lil old and rusty le..
    so i guess i kept emphazing that i'm old etc..
    and to my horrors of horrors... they called me "UNCLE!"
    i was like... WHAT!!!!
    Such audacity!!!
     
    so sian la.. 23 tis year and they're at most 16-17 yrs old only. call me uncle! jialat la..
    i guess i muz start to dress young and look young again!
    but its ok la.. this uncle here is still quite fit.. have been running, doing workouts, hitting the pool and play sports actively recently!
    i'm gonna shed weights and build myself up man!
    Just u wait little boys...
     

    Fall in this place

    Intro : D Bm7 A E


    Verse 1
    A D
    Take me to the place lord
    F#m7 D
    Where there’s nothing else but me and you
    A
    longing for your presence
    D F#m7 D
    I know that you’re calling me to you

    Pre chorus
    E
    Here I stand
    F#m7 D
    And long for your embrace
    E F#m D
    Nothing else could ever take your place

    Chorus
    A E
    Come holy spirit, fall in this place
    F#m7 D
    I need more and more of you
    A/C# E
    Fill me again with the power of your Spirit
    Bm7 F#m7 E
    Lord I’m crying out for more and more of you

    D Bm A E

    Bridge
    D Bm7 F#m7 E(G)
    Lord I’m crying out for more and more of you

     

    Check out my latest guitar demo.

      

    Njoy,

    -@win

     

    January 24

    1st outing

    Wheet! I did my job as a fellowship IC and organized my very first movie outing of the year.
    We went to JP to watch the new movie "THE MIST".
    the mist
    Attendees: Rayvin, Suryanto, Donny, Faji, Kelvin, Cynthia, Beeleng, Xuemin, Lynn and myself!
    Yeah... 10 for a start! *applauds..
     
    Well, i really have to comment on this show. 4.5 stars! Very good..
    I really like the plot of the movie. It makes me think a lot about humanity..
    Do listen to the lines that the actors say.
    When human faces fear, they will make lots of weird decisions in order to survive.
    Leadership will come into place. Bad or good leader, its still leadership. They can lead people to destruction or to solution.
    But sometimes your own solution doesn't really mean that its the right solution. When crisis hits you so baldy that you are forced into making a decision out of desperation, it can be a wrong decision that you won't forgive yourself for life!
    Its a must-watch movie and u'll unstd what I mean!
     
    Njoy,
    January 23

    emotional treshold

    Enlarging your emotional treshold.
    Ever heard of this termilogy - "EMO"?
    When we say that a person is emo, it means that the person is in a state where his emotions are ruling over his mind.
    Signs and symptoms include a black face, deliberate sulking, immediate withdrawl from crowd, state of depression, huge drop of "atmoshperic temperature"
     
    Why will a person become emotional? Simply because he has no self-confidence in himself. He gets emo over an act caused by his friends, insensitive statements that will trigger him to think of his past, remarks that pull his ego down or he simply just thinks too much.
     
    Most of the time, it is just a conflict between the heart and the mind.
    the heart is reacting very strongly to the situation and the mind is wondering into a state where its grieved.
     
    The best medicine for an emo person is when the person finds security in the Lord. A simple "I love you" for God melts the coldest heart. At the point of surrendering, you will have absolutely no control over your emotions and mind. When you give it all to God, He controls every part of your "member" in your body.
     
    A prayer I make to God:
    "God, take all of me, i give you my all for all of you. Take away my negative thoughts in life because my hands and feet does not belong to me but You. Take over the cockpit and may You direct my path. Lamp unto my feet, light unto my path. I know that I'm not perfect but with You around, Your love covers all. I need not be ashame and prove myself to others because it doesn't matter anymore. I live my life for You and not for men to see. I don't live to others' expectations so why do i need to be disappointed? In you, I've found my peace and strength. You are all that I live for! Thank-you Jesus."
     
    May the Lord bless you,
     
     
    January 21

    a new milestone

    haben been blogging recently..
    mmm.. will start by saying that this will be a great year for all of us.
    i'm expecting lots of changes to happen in my personal life
    greater breakthrus, opportunities will be coming to do new things that i've never tried doing b4.

    i had the greatest priviledge to song lead on Sun during our ldr's planning mtg.
    many great heroes, powerful CGLs and standing in front of them is never the easiet thing to do.
    but i really thank God for His strength and favor upon me.
    I shivered initially but slowly got used to it.

    we had a great presence that day.. prayed.. planned..
    wow.. i'm so excited for this new yr.

    My CG will grow.
    Growth will never be a struggle for me anymore. Breakthru in my mindset.
    Having the faith of not jus for the natural but supernatural..
    I will raise up stronger leaders..
    More male friends in my social circle this year. Last yr have been fantastic getting to know the great sisters of the zone but tis yr will be a year of focus.
    i'm gonna press in more into the brothers lives!
    financially strong, prosperous..
    studies will do well, preparing for my degree programme. gotta really pray n seek for directions..
    i want to oso build up on my confidence so that i can be ready emotionally as well.

    well.. will have to put in lots of effort and oso to depend on the HS's strength.

    -@win

    January 16

    Increase

    (CGLs, this revelation is for you!!!)
     
    Wow, what a tremendous week it has been for me!
    I'm on such high adrenaline now! The Holy Spirit's keepin' me pumpin'!
    God is gd? nah.... He's really surely VERY awesomely marvelously GUUUD!!!
     
    I was very challenged by Pst's call last sat. He encouraged me to have a great yr and he believed in me that my CG will grow.
    He gave me a vision and set a purpose in my heart. So this year is gg to an exciting year where I'm focusing on breakthrus!
    And God opened many doors for me..
     
    On Mon
    after my guitar class, I had dinner w one of my students(my 1st time eating w them). He's the most quiet of all in the class. And the amazing thing is that during our journey, he poured out many things to me. He realized that he was somewhat similar to me in many ways and he enjoyed my companion. Very open to change his life and get his life back on track again! i'm gonna start inviting him and change his life!
     
    On Tue
    after school, a friend went back tgt w me. On the bus, he began to share stuffs and we got hooked into a conversation. He poured out his heart on how much he wanted to be a Christian but faces a lot of objections and asked for my advice. Even in the midst of rushing for his appt, he stayed behind and we chatted for long at the bus stop b4 he took a cab off. I'm so blessed that my lil actions like praying for him during our exams for our past semesters actually made him felt the presence of God! Wow! I'm planning to invite him to my CG!
     
    On Wed
    I called up my mbr's fren that came for Christmas. Actually called him yest but he was busy. And he actually bothered to call me back! Amazing.. So today I called him to chat and we had a great talk.. Wow, I din noe that he came from the same backgrd as me and we could actually clique well! The 3rd guy consecutively in 3 days! I invited him for CG and he's coming!!!
     
    And God gave me this revelation...
    3 steps process for growth:
    1 Cor 3:6
    I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.

    God revealed to me that when my members bring their friends to church, they actually plant their seeds into the CG. It requires their leader, yours sincerly (Apollos) to "water" and reach out to them personally. And true enough that when I call them and meet them up personally, many of them have hidden potential that is yet to be uncovered! They are such wonderful pple! Especially those that I din really put much consideration to are the ones that shocked me most! And my GOD will surely give the increase. Retention and growth WILL COME!

    Praise God for this revelation!
    I'm gonna work super hard this year man! God, stretch my capacity to be a better CGL!
    W453, you can count on me!

    Yours Sincerely,
    -@win

    January 15

    Beautiful saviour

    Verse 1:  
    A        E/G#      F#m7
    Jesus, Beautiful Saviour,
    E             D
    God of all Majesty,
    A/C#    Bm7   E
    Risen  King,  

    Verse 2:  
     A
    Lamb of God,
    E/G#      F#m7
    Holy and righteous,
    E          D
    Blessed redeemer
    A/C#              Bm7
    Bright morning star

    Pre Chorus:  
              E      A/C#         D
    All the heavens shout your praise,  
             E   A/C#   D      F#m7      E
    All creation bow to wor---ship      You 

    Chorus:
           A              F#m7
    How wonderful, how beautiful
    E                 D   A/C#   Bm7     D/F#     E/G#
    Name above every name,       ex------alted    high  
           A           F#m7
    How wonderful, how beautiful, 
    E           D       Bm7            D     F#m7       E       A
    Jesus Your name,        name above e----very       name, Je--sus

    Bridge:  
    A             F#m7            D                 Bm7   E
    I will sing forever, Jesus I love You, Jesus I love   You

      

    I just love this song.. it rox.
    Here's a guitar demo that I did. Enjoy!

    -@win

     

    January 14

    video

    Talking about Change in my previous entries..
    Here's a video abt change that might really change ur perspective towards God and music!
    It simply blew my mind when I first watched it!
     
     
     
    PS: Tks fer the recommendation Cin!
    January 10

    Interpretation

    The right interpretation gives you the right motivation
     
    "We are in a world where we face new things constantly in life.
    The way we interpret these things is going to set our mind on how we look at it, do it and the fulfillment upon completion." - Edwin Ong
    (haha...sounds like some great author with great quotes)
     
    Let's give a well-known example:
    water
    A glass of water containing half volume of water.
    An optimist will see it as half-full. There's room for improvement to increase by 50% to hit optimal level, great potential.
    But a pessimist will see it as half-empty. There's lack, not enough. sianz..
     
    I rmb blogging about "Motive" before. It can be related in today's topic.
    When a person is good to you, you can choose to accept and appreciate his kindness or you can doubt the person's motive.
     
    How about this example..
    first day of school
    When you go to school since you were young, you get to mix around with people in a "fixed" environment that is being "customized" by some authority.
    What do you call it?
    An optimist will call it education. The government is good to us. They provide us with all-round education to teach us so that we can have more knowledge. We get to learn the languages, mathematics, sciences and social sciences so that we can one day contribute back to the society in our working place.
    A pessimist will call it brainwash, bureaucracy, dictatorship. The government is trying to influence the people so that they can work hard and slog for the government in return. We are slaves for the government, working so hard just to pay taxes.
    (if any govt official sees this blog, pls note that it is only an example given to educate the minds of an individual so that one can be more positive in life)
     
    Well, you see the power of interpretation? A fact can be interpreted in various ways depending on the individual's views.
     
    Last example..
    When a greenhorn finally gets a little success in his business, he faces criticism from his competitors/family/friends/public.
    So how can he react?
    Opt: "Wow.. Feedback! I can further improve my traits so as to better serve the community. People comment because they care about me and they want me to improve. And its cost saving! I don't have to spend money to do research! Thankiew people, I'll work even harder to meet needs and satisfication"
    Pes: "You pple sux! (*&^%$#!!#$%^&. Jealous of my success rite? Afraid that I'll overtake you? No worries, I won't be crumbled so easily. I'll prove all of you wrong that I can make it without your help! OR Why is everybody against me? Why am I so unloved? Am I really a failure?"
     
    As you can see, the right interpretation will give the right motivation. Same fact, different interpretation =)
     
    Friends, there's always 2 sides in a matter. Balance both of them and then decide which do you really want ya?
     
    I remembered back in 2000 when I was still a sec 3 boy in HKSS, I had a teacher, Mr Cheen, whom I respected a lot.  He taught me this principle on looking at both sides of a coin before making a judgement. I actually had a conflict with someone else due to an accusation and I'm very upset about it. It was actually a small misunderstanding and he made me realised that therefore I'm very grateful to him.
     
    I hope I managed to drill a point across: That you can choose to make your life a sweet one even in the midst of problems or you can make it miserable even when you're being envied by others.
    Success is not measured by money/recognition/position. All these are good to have. But perhaps my own definition of success is the process you take to acheive greatness and live to your life's fullest potential!
     
    Cheers,
    January 08

    Change

    Change is the only constant in life.
    When change is necessary, not to change is destructive.
     
    No one loves to change because we often stay comfortable at where we are.
    However when there is a need to change, your attitude towards change is going to determine how easy or painful it is.
     
    I have a revelation that I would love to share with all of you
     
    Surfboarding
    A surfer goes to the Australian waters to do surf-boarding. When the surf comes, he needs to position himself and prepare for the "big one" to do his stunts. He has to lay flat on his surf board and slowly "crawl" to the open sea perpendicularly and wait patiently for the wave to hit him. Once the wave comes, he stands firmly upright and does his stunts. "10 points" from the audiences and judges!!!
    On the contrary, if he is afraid and dare not face the wave, it is going to be catastrophic! Upon entering into the tidal zone, he MUST face the wave head on. If he choose to turn around and retreat, he will literally "fly" when the waves hit him!
    plan and move in at the right timeFacing your fears..overcoming your fearsvictory - ride on!
     
    There are only 2 results following a change: Successful or Unsucessful
     
    When you've made up your mind to want to change, you'll often face difficulties, obstacles, challenges, persecutions, objections, criticism whatever have you.
     
    1. Successful-
    You choose to hold steadfast onto your faith and move stealthily towards your "mountain".  The "mountains" will appear like giants and their size will often intimidate you. However you choose to remain optimistic and cling onto the past victories you used to have. You see many people ahead of you have already successfully ride on their waves. With faith boosting in your heart, you decide that there's no turning back. Carefully, you plan every single step you take and time yourself before you pounce on your prey. You stand upright and triumph over your "mountain" and over-come it.
    Just like how David overcame Goliath, God will give grace to the weaker vessel as long as you hold steadfast to the Word. Faith comes by hearing and hearing the WOG.
    When you have faith, your mountains will be like a mustard seed and to overcome it is like peanuts. The word impossible will turn into i m possible!
     
    2. Unsuccessful-
    On the contrary, when you are fearful to respond to your change, it will hit you hard and destroy you (When change is necessary, not to change is destructive).
    You approach your giants with doubts, fear, inadequacy.
    "What if I fail...?" "I don't think i'm up to the job.." "My friends will definitely mock at me.." "Who am I to do such a thing?" "I'm not talented nor gifted, I think I better quit now than to experience greater hurts"
    No pain, no gain. It is true that the greater the risk, the greater the expected return will be (Finance lesson 101)
    When you turn your back on the wave, it will hit you like a sledge hammer!
    Look ahead for a brighter tmr!
    Don't turn back.. Rmb Lot's wife? She turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back while fleeing (Gen 19: 1-26)
    The enemy is here to kill, steal and destroy. I'm sure most DOTA fans will know the lethal-ness of "backstab" - where you take your enemy by surprise. Yes, that's what the enemy is going to do and will only do! Put on the armour(Eph 6:14-17) and hold steadfast when the enemy fires fiery darts to you.
    Be prepared for the excuses that your enemy will give because it is lame! They will only repeat itself.
    Know who you are in Christ because in Him, you have victory!
     
    I hope that tis has been a blessing to all of you!
    May you ride on your challenges and enter into a great 2008!
     
    PS: Praise God for his beautiful creations. I thank Him that when I look at the things God has created, it will stir me into deep thoughts on how we as humans can relate to it.
     
    January 07

    frenz rox!

    I thank God for placing wonderful frenz into my life!
    u guys rock my sox! *whistles..
    I saw Mz Fan's blog and I was so featured!
    Really thank God for placing a wonderful talented partner like her in my life!
    She's in my opinion, the BEST song leader in the whole of WYZ and we can flow well w one another!
    Check out her blog!
    @lexis

    Went to hang out w a few frenz aft svc today!
    I simply juz luv to fellowship!
    (Win's 2nd love lang: Quality time! *wheet!!!)
    Beeleng, Lynn, Rae, Rayvin, Suryanto and Me!
    We hit Clementi's "Botak Jones" and gobble up all their fries.
    We chat, lamed, shared abt many stuffs and I simply luv to spend time w all of ya!
    After our meal, we went ova to Sury and Ray's place to play board games. Haha, I was ganged and bullied... Crying(shall not say who, u noe urself.. *lol)
    And there was a keyboard! My wonderful sister and I came tgt to flow and express our talents! Bee u rox! Apart frm Ms Fan, u're my next 最佳排档!

    One of my new yr resolutions is to engage greater friendship especially w the brothers.
    I want to build stronger friendships(existing ones), and brand new friendships as well!
    haha... Thanks for all ya fellowship!

    *tks bee and rae for seeing me 3 consec days! u gals rox!
    bee, what can i say. a wonderful sister that's oways there for me in times of need! thru all your guidances and love, you've made me who i am!
    raebook!! *waves... haha.. thankiew for everything! u're a great gift from God! tks for being a loyal fren to guezznot26 spaces!
    lynn, i thank God that our frenship has a breakthru! u're such a great and wonderful fren! I'll be a better fren tis yr too ya?
    thakiew for all the joy that u've shared w me, appreciates.. Open-mouthed. 2008's gonna b a gre8 yr fer us n we'll grow our grps tgt amen?
    rayvin u rox! u're my new fren since chalet! i look fwd for a greater frenship w ya!
    suryanto.. u're so charismatic, lame and so same flow as me! let's grow our frenship ya? And dun gang me to bully me again! *lol..

    clementi outingmusic time!

    I cant slp... so i've decided to do a video at 3am! haha..slightly dark.
    Check out more of my videos. Simply just click on "My Videos" on the left of my blog to enter Soapbox.
    Latest: God of ages, all that i am
      

    Cheers,
    January 05

    Breakthrough

    Hello pple!
    It has been a wonderful 2007!
    Haven't been blogging for quite some time. After all the hype of Breakaway camp, Christmas, tnxgiving appreciation, we've finally embarked ourselves to the much-awaited 2008!!
    Praise the Lord!
    I'm so excited and looking forward for a year of greater BREAKTHROUGHS!
     
    I realized that I haven't been sharing much of my revelations recently.
    So here's my 1st revelation of the yr!
     
    Have you ever felt "stuck" at times when you know that your life's not moving forward not backward?
    I believe most of us go through this moment of stagnation in our lives! In footdrill, we call this "henta-kaki" (static drill)
    What causes us to experience change?
    As I was reflecting on my life for the past few years, I realised that change is the only constant in life.
    Like it or not, we all HAVE TO experience change.
    Rmb the quadratic equation where we learnt in secondary maths?
    ax^2 + bx + c where we get our "U-shape" curve?
    We get a turning point where your dy/dx = 0, from a -ve gradient to a +ve gradient? (downward to upward sloping curve).
    Think about it, isn't it true that when we ourselves render powerless (dy/dx = 0), only will we have our "turning pt" in life?
    No point trying so hard to "create" your own breakthroughs.
     
    I remembered that there was this period of my life where I'm trying so hard to "create" a breakthrough. I served in CG and church actively every week. I went around playing guitar for CGs, abt an average of 3-4 CGs a week, led many pry mtgs, do my best to grow my group but I remained static in my spiritual life. I was still unable to be promoted to a MM. My leader had to ask me many times when will I receive my breakthrough. I was at my wits end.
     
    My breakthrough only came when I decide to "let go and let God" come into my life. I made the decision to stop relying on my own talents and start to focus and enjoy my everyday doing of "chasing donkeys".
    Soon after, I was promoted to MM, given many opportunities to grow and eventually within 2 years, became a CGL, actively serving in a wonderful zone. If you ask me how I did it? My answer will be, "I don't know". I just went about doing the mundane things in my life not focusing of wanting to push myself, stressing myself but to really enjoy every single moment and you realise that it was so much easier. Open doors will be opened to you almost at an instant.
     
    The key is to reach a stage of "uselessness" where "enough is enough" and you're just so sick of where you are and you're desperate for a change. God will come and change your life when you invite him into the cockpit of your life.
    After experiencing a breakthrough, everything seems so "chicken feet" to me.
     
    Let me cite you an example..
    When you were young as a toddler, you tried to learn how to walk on both feet. Imagine this that you're mature in your thinking and you begin to wonder, "Why is it so difficult for me to walk?! Look at the rest of the kids! They're happily walking from one place to another and everyone's smiling at them, wanting to carry them! But after so many attempts, I kept falling and falling! I even hurt myself while trying. There are moments when I just feel so sick of trying and I just want to give up! Let me crawl.. isn't it better to crawl on my fours? At least I won't have to risk failing in life! I'm just so discouraged....."
    But when you manage to walk eventually and reflect about your learning process, "Hey, it wasn't that difficult after all!"
     
    Friends, that's breakthrough.
    I pray with all my heart that you'll experience your breakthrough soon. Its never easy but keep trying and believing for one ya? When you finally get your hard-earned breakthrough, the joy on your face, the satisfaction will be indescribable! 
     
    Cheers,
     
     
    Bobdoglittle devil win!smilez
    (some cute pics drawn by a creative fren of mine =)  Njoy!)
    January 01

    2-0-0-8

    Gd mrng and hello 2008!! *echoes...
    i'm sooooo excited!
    woke up super early today to start a new and freshing day!
    can u blief it?
    its Day 1/365 now!!!
    i've got 364 more days to impact this world!!!
     
    haha..i'm high now..
    where shld i start?
    mmm...
    2007?
     
    Yes, it has been an amazing year!
     
    I ORD-ed from NDU and can finally lead a civilian life w/o having to be occupied in camps and doing duties.
    This year has been a great transition yr for me.
    God is indeed good for He has allowed many new things to happen in my life!
     
    SIM - Dip in Mgmt Studies(uniSIM)
    I started school in Apr. Got to know a group of young and cheerful people over there.
    It is never easy to get back to books especially after a bad A lvs 2 yrs ago but God is good Open-mouthed
    After 3 semesters, I've passed all my subjects on the first attempt w 3 As, 4 Bs and 2 Cs.
    Thankiew for all your great friendship:
    Linh, WeiJian, Cherie, Terence, Brandon, Jet, Alan, Brenda, Lincoln, Wenlisa etc(many more)
    bren wj lin winCAsjokes time!Presentation
     
     
    Work - Tutor, guitar teacher, relief teacher, pt actor
    After ORD, I've decided to find jobs to provide for myself to lighten my mum's burden.
    Therefore I got into some part-time jobs.
    It's never easy to balance PT jobs as a FT student as it can be very demanding on my time.
    But I thank God that He made it happen for me.
     
    Under my tutorage: Melvin, Yunting, Kailin, Qiuying, Vivian, Rosalyn, Francesca, Wendy did relatively well for their tests/exams.
    During the mid-yr, I lost more than 1/2 of my students and I really struggle w survival but never once was I in lack.
    Really thank God for expanding my circle of influence to impact the lives of these teens.
    QyRos QyFran
     
     
    Guitar students include Weijian, Gabriel, Delwin, Aqil, Rachel, Shaun, Zhi Yuan
    Though this is not the most stable source of income, but I really find joy in teaching these people music.
    I thank all of you for making my life so blessed =)
     
    Doing RT at Jurongville Sec, Fuhua Pri, Shuqun Pri is definitely an eye-opener for me!
    I get to meet different kind of students, get to inspire them and also change my perspective towards NT students.
    These people have so much potential in them to change the world and it is indeed my privilege to leave a "footprint" in their lives as they graduate to become great men and women of the society! I would oways make it a pt to share positive quotes w to change their mindset on education.
    Although I've been a RT for 4 yrs(b4 NS), tis is my best yr yet! Met more people and even invited Chao Chung to church! What can I say? God is indeed a great God that knows all our destiny.
    SQPSLightning house4T1Mr Ong
     
    Part-time in MediaCorp.. haha, less active nowadays. I guess I only did a few shows like "假如,这是真!", "U-turn", "Mygen TVC", "I cook 4 u" and "黄金路"
    bad income, did it for the experience only.
    policescene shoot
     
     
    Easter 2007
    Woots! I got an invitation to join back my ex ministry to act for the drama production!
    Tis is sooo exciting..
    Got to play the bridegroom and guess what? My bride's Andrea! lol..
    Thankiew Sandy, Jess and all the drama team for your warm welcome.
    I certainly do hope to be back acting tgt on the same stage w u guys again!
    DM rox!
    Easter 07
     
     
    Emerge 2007
    hehe.. 1st time i joined many events..
    bowling, captain's ball, songwriting and... MANHUNT!
    and of cuz, u guys all noe the result! All glory to God!
    Mr Emerge!
     
     
    W453
    Praise the Lord! The birth of a new CG! By God's grace, I was promoted to be a CGL and officially took over the CG in August 07!
    I thank God for Angel, Rosalyn, Jenny, Rebecca, Gary, ChaoChung, Seelan, Zexian, (Karen) because you guys made me who I am today.
    I thank-you that even as an inexperience leader, you guys stick thru thick and thin with me and praise God we've finally hit our tgt in Christmas!
    I want to thank W146 and Sharon for all the friendships that I have. W/o you guys, I won't be able to be who I am today.
    JennySeelanRebeccaChaoChungRosalynGaryAngelZexianNEW W453JWJurong Appreciation CGChristmas
     
     
    WYZ
    WYZ
    I guess this is the most wonderful part of the entire year for me!
    After transferring from CL zone to JO zone, I'm finally settled in a huge zone!
    Went into meeting ard March and get to meet a bunch of committed and dedicated leaders that simply love God to the max!!
    They're so inspiring as I learn many things from my seniors.
    Being under Pastor Zhuang was one of my greatest privilege in my life!
    nygel & kymberly
    ("God, You MUST bless him, Pst Audrey, Nygel and Kymberly")
    Pastor gave me the biggest opportunity of my life to play for his BS class.
    I never ever would imagine that I could be his guitarist at all since there are lots of seniors before me
    but God indeed revealed my destiny through this zone.
    I was given opprtunities to play for BS->Pry Mtg->Zone Mtgs->Events->Camps
    Expo(i'm behind)jump off chairsRain down..Tnxgiving
    Never would I expect God to hand me responsiblities at an instant and through projects like these, I get to learn and engage more from the senior leaders.
    I thank God for events like "Youth Edition", "Encounter", "Live your dream", "Inspire Youth Camp", "Exclusive party", "So you think you can sing", "Breakaway Youth Camp".
    With so many creative programmes, I'm literally thrown into the sea to learn survival. This is the place where I get stretched by God!
    But I really love to do all these as it enlarges my treshold. Seeing the number of people getting impacted, its all worth it =)
    youth camp 2007Breakaway CampAltar Call

    I thank God that in this short one year with WYZ, I've made tremendous good friends and I'm going to mention all your names here!!!

    In no order.. *lets give it up for...

     Cindy Png & SharonLynn ChooKelvin Tan & Fan YuzhenCindy Koh & Bee LengIrene ChiaKaren TaySuzySiew PengOng Wei RenEe ZhenyingRae

    Sharon, Karen Tay, Cindy Koh, Cindy Png, Bee Leng, Lynn Choo, Siew Peng, Rae, Irene Chia, Kel Tan, Weiren, Zhen Ying, Yu Zhen, Suzy.

    You guys haf oways been my best pals in the zone!

    n not forgetting the other dedicated leaders as well. I pray that I'll get to know you more in '08 ya?

    And for your guidances and leadership.. thanks Yilun, Eric & Carrine, Jairus, Karen and Pst

    Lee YilunEricPastor Zhuang

    I hope to continue to serve this zone in a great way, brand new level and do greater miracles in the coming year for the zone.

    Thank-you WYZ for your "Sparkling" award during appreciation nite and oso your nomination for "anything & whatever" award.

    It is my greatest pleasure to serve every single one of you

        

     

    Friendship

    How can I miss you guys out? You are my soure of strength in times of needs.

    Thank God for a friend like you!!!

    Naresh, Charmaine for always being there for me in times of need!

    And to you, Fajin, Germaine, Jasmine, Kimberly, I've never regretted knowing you guys!

    I really pray that our friendship will continue to grow into the light years!

    Charmaine WanNareshna win kim jinGer Jas

     

    Appreciate all of ya,

    -@win

    (wow.. 6hrs just to blog tis article!)