sumthin that inspired me this morning...

"koped" this frm sumone else's blog...paiseh to whoever you are...ur england quite powder..


I was young and naïve.


I spoke in request of fame and riches, but God reminded me of the breath that He was already giving me,"Request for the right things and riches and fame will follow."
He spoke and I trembled, The things of this world were not to be of priority.


I learnt of Solomon and the favour he received.I spoke in request of wisdom, so He gave me a problem,"Wisdom shall find you when you solve this problem."He spoke and I trembled,The responsibility was on me.The problem was tough and I could not bear its weight on my own.I spoke in request of strength yet He added more difficulty to my problem,"Strength shall find you when you conquer the fears that restrain you."He spoke and I trembled,It was on me to rise above my own past.


I felt as if I had been sowing but not reaping any good fruit.I spoke in request of the faith to endure, but He added more detail to my problem,"Faith shall find you when you look instead at the bigger picture, and focus on the glory at the end."He spoke and I trembled,It was not merely my faith - my attitude and mindset sure needed topping up too.


I comforted myself saying, "It will be fine, in His time."I spoke in request of patience and He added yet another time delay to when my problem would be solved,"Patience shall find you when you realise I am not in the business of months nor minutes."He spoke and I trembled,Time was not to be a factor, it was my relationship with Him that would make the difference.


I saw the need of fulfilling relationships that would uphold me along my journey.I spoke in request of love, so He placed me amongst people who were unlovable, rejected and hurt,"Love is but to have compassion; seek compassion and you will know no end to love."He spoke and I trembled,It was not about people upholding me, but how prepared I was to uphold the "least of these".


I found it very challenging to focus my energy on others, especially those who were different from me.I spoke in request of selflessness and He allowed for my problem to push me beyond my comfort zone,"Selflessness shall find you when you learn to stop making excuses to love and extend compassion."He spoke and I trembled,Jesus had made no excuse when dying on the cross for my neighbour and I.


Everywhere I go, I would think – I would try to seek and do His will.But never has He once told me what to do,"I speak only the truth. It is for you to decide what you shall do."He would speak and I would tremble,In all humility.

I felt compelled to compose this because I did not know how else to express my impatience with God.So I set out to vent my frustration, but once again, God punctuated me,"Through My Son, you have all you need to overcome and emerge in radiant glory."He spoke and I trembled, Every decision is an opportunity.

Gloria in excélsis Deo

My office part 1

guess it's abt time i show u guys my office.

first, i shall commence with the wonderful scenery looking through the office window.

it's a considerably good view, considering that we are at the fifth storey of international plaza. heard from my fren upstairs, that they can overlook PSA frm the 30th floor. !@#$%^&*...

and my wonderful colleagues...

this is Mark. my fellow designer. his designs are FANSTASTIC ahhh....which makes me seem lousy...hahaha..old bird...

this is his wife, Zen. She's our coordinator. Basically, she helps us to liase with the irritating customers. Apparently, she loves to eat local food.

so does Mark.

when the boss is not around.....eating is what we do...-_-'''

our company motto.....

as you can see...we are not passionate, definitely not fast and obviously not perfect...

my desk....i currently in love with BOA. there's a RAIN poster to the left...all rolled up...ready to be given to my sister, who is in love with him. there's the NIKE ad in front of me as a reminder to JUST DO IT...haha...cos most of the time, dun feel like doing my work....the poster sorta perks me up abit..really abit...

tt's all for the moment...the rest of my colleagues are on leave for the new year...sianz..

BLESSED CNY!!!

BOA...wat more can i say...

SEE BOA'S STORY

i am a child of the most high

周董有唱过, 要听妈妈的话.

前天跟老妈吃了晚饭, 在回家的路上忽然聊起工作上一些琐碎的事.

聊着聊着就谈起表弟找到了新工作, 薪水很高. 公司还供他一辆二手车.

then the inevitable happens...subtlely, 我的老妈子在拿我和他做比较.

说来说去就是要说我的薪水很低咯....

so the condemnation starts setting in and it felt terrible. sumthin inside
me din feel good abt the whole matter.

spoilt my mood the following day and i prayed in tongues on my way to work.

人算不如天算...到了公司, 发现同事把一些东西搞渣, 需要我帮他们收烂摊子...嗨
...

the atmosphere in the office the whole morning was grey. it wasnt until
i reached bs n pastor's msg was so timely.

jus buy the cd! haha...

all in all, to God be the Glory!!!

phew..selah..

finally got time to slack durin office hours...haha..

thnk God that the workload has sumwhat decrease tis week.

well...worklife is definitely different from studyin. really hope i can go back to studyin again...$$$$...God, i need the $$$$...no, actualli i need the opportunity more than the $$$.

workin makes you more responsible, mould your character, train your patience, at least for me lah..thn there are the different kind of customers/clients/typical singaporeans that you are oblige to meet everyday. makes you susceptible to scoldings, complaints, vulgarities, poverty mindsets, stress...and the list goes on...

not that studying doesnt "offer" the same kind of treatment, but perhaps working life jus adds on to it. your head gets bigger, you heart beats faster, and your hair drops more regularly...heh..

sumtimes you feel like retaliating but for the sake of the company's image and your ricebowl, you jus have to tah bolek tahan. you look at your colleagues who are reacting in a similar way and you start to wonder if ur God realli exists. does christianity make any difference in this dog eat dog world?

if you are fortunate enuff like me, you get a christian boss, who occasionally pats you on the back and compliments you for a job well done. even better, you get colleagues who dapaos lunch for you everyday, gossip when the boss is not arun or assist you wif the piling paper work.

gradually, you realise you are no different from everyone else. you go to work mon-fri, alternatively saturdays. go home after work. catch a couple of movies over the weekend. workout on sat mornin. attend church service on sunday. this routine repeats itself over n over again. n then it suddenly dawns upon u that you might be the onli person who realise that tis is happening, and loneliness starts to set in...

you tell yourself, " tis ain't happening to me! i am jus like everyone else!"

"no! i want to be special! God says i am special! i am one of a kind! there is onli one me!"

doubt arises.

aiyah...

ur life is not about chasing this, chasing that, accomplish this, accomplish that...

at the end of the day, jus remember...

do all things for the Glory of God....life would be easier tis way...

focus

today dr dennis burke tok abt discouragment, diversion and distraction.

so i tot i beta jot down the jolly good things i want to learn this yr, so that i can keep my focus and not anyhow steer the steering wheel of my life for this yr at least.

no.1 on the list is learning how to play the guitar.

been wanting to learn this for v long but no kind soul want to teach me.
so God heard my prayers and finally sumone frm cg kindly bless me to go for lessons at sum christian music sch in international plaza which is jus above my office, so i can jus go there after work! woohoo!

no.2 shld be makeup.

i know it sounds weird. but basically i guess it sorta links wif wat i'm doin in terms of photography, and knowin sum basics might actualli help me wif lighting...etc..i jus know it will help lah. n it's an extra skill.

no.3 animation

coolz..if u notice the prev entry gt a animation clip which i tot was quite romantic ah...so kenna inspired...another skill..

no.4 motorbike license

er...easier n cheaper way of travellin in singapore???

N THE LIST GOES ON...but i hope i can finish learning all these by the end of 2007 bah...by the grace n mercy of our Lord Jesus, He will bless me with ample time and finance to do all things tt moi the righteous desires to do..another courageous thought by derek! woo hoo!

nites...

work tmw! knn...pui..

God bless and shalom.

er...

dunno why...photog assignments have been comin in...sumthin i din realli ask God for due to my full time work schedule..but it jus happened...flowers, weddings, interior..

did sum amazing things recently. i surprised myself...

...more to come..amen!

meanwhile...check it out...www.rosebayflowers.com.sg