Just wanted to let the WHOLE WORLD know that my beloved sister and my best friend are finally married after 7 long years of courtship. It was such a beautiful wedding at the Hillsong Chapel. They are 2 of the finest people I know and I'm so glad that they found each other to love and cherish till death do them part. 
First of all I wanna say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dearest Mommy!! You are truly beautiful inside and out. You've been an amazing influence on my life, and I wanna thank you for taking care of me all these years. Seriously, you're the awesomest mom in the whole wide world!! Thank you again - for always being there!!
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Today, Ps Ashley Evans fr Paradise Community Church in Adelaide (www.paradise.asn.au) preached at Hillsong. When I laid eyes on him, I didn't think his message would be anything special...but how wrong I was!!
Rather than give a sermon with several key points, he told more of his life experiences. And I think that's amazing. You know, if there's one thing people can't deny, it's when you tell them your testimony...what God has done in your life.
Story no 1:
His first story was in the U.S. He was visiting a church there, and God put it in his heart to bless someone. God pointed out a woman seated 5 rows in front of him. Ps Evans then put a lump sum of $$ in an envelope and passed it to her. After the service, the woman approached him and told him her story. A few years back, she was attending Bible college and wanted to serve God. Then 1 fateful day, the car she was in was blown away by Hurricane Andrew. It hit a pole and she was heavily injured. All the $$ she had was spent on surgery. She was so poor she resorted to eating dog food to servive. She was so bitter about it that she swore never to serve God again. That night (for some reason), she went to church for the 1st time in 5 years. That night, what she needed most was $$. And God met her need. God sent someone half way around the world... and out of the hundreds or thousands of people in the crowd... God picked her out. So, the next time u think God doesn't care...think again!
Story no 2:
He lived across the street from someone who was wheelchair bound. God had impressed upon his heart to go visit that man. However, Ps. Evans kept putting it off. So for 2 weeks he did not go. Then one day, he couldn't take it anymore. His heart was too troubled. So he asked his wife to bake a pizza for him to bring over. When he went over, he found out that the man had motor neuron disease. He had only 4 weeks left to live. The man knew that Ps. Evans was a Christian and went to church. He had been watching Ps. Evans from his window. And he prayed this..."God, if you are real, send that man (Ps. Evans) from across the street to come visit me". There and then, Ps. Evans led him to the Lord. A few weeks later, that man went home to a better place...to be with God. With a simple act of obedience, a man's soul was saved for eternity. How awesome is our God!!
Kogarah Bed Racing
These are just some funny pics from the Kogarah street festival where the main event was a bed race to raise money for charity. I had a great time with my mom.
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Amazing Friends
A giant "Thank You" to Aaron, Ashley, Darrel, Nydia, Melissa and Jeanne for hanging out with me last Saturday! Just wanna say u guys are amazing and I'm honoured to do life with u.
I appreciate u all for taking time out cause I know for most of u, it's exam week. Really touched...=)
From left: Jeanne, Melissa, Nydia, and Ashley
For some reason, no one took pics of the boys...hmm...lol!
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Who am I? (inspired from the song "Who am I" by Casting Crowns)
That's a question that recently caught my attention. "Who am I?"
In the light of eternity, I am, but a 'vapor in the wind', 'a flower quickly fading', and 'a wave tossed in the ocean'....
Yet...
For my empty promises, I've received His blessings...
For my wandering heart and adultery, I've received His faithfulness...
For my ungratefulness, I've received His forgiveness; a second chance...
For my pride, I've received His mercy...
For my foolishness, I've received His divine guidance...
For my inability, I've received His favour...
For my idolatry, I've received His holiness...
For my torn heart, I've received His un-failing love...
For my broken body, I've received His healing...
For my troubled spirit, I've received His hope...
For my insanity, I've received His peace...
For my weaknesses, I've received His strength...
For my sins, I've received His grace and eternal life...
and having nothing of true value to give in return, I've received His only Son...
Truly I am nothing but a vapour in the wind...but I'm thankful that I have someone that places value on my life. Someone who catches me when I'm falling. Someone who protects me when I'm hurting. Someone who saves me when I'm drowning. Someone who watches over me when I'm sleeping. Someone who chooses to light the way, even when I go astray. Because of that someone, the sun shines for me, and life is worth living =)
Hey everyone, I'm announcing an engagement!! NO, not mine!! haha...=) Just in case u didn't know already, Joshua Ratilal proposed to my sister, Priscilla, last Friday night (25th August) and she said yes. (Duh!) So, to Josh and my dearest sister Pris, CONGRATS!!
So spread the good news around. The date of the wedding is yet to be determined, but it'll most prolly be sometime next year. keke...I think love is in the air. All of a sudden all the girls wanna get married. haha...I wonder who'll get married next? Either Daz & Nydia or Aaron & Ashley. Hmm...tough one. Anyway, I'm gonna put up some pics of their engagement weekend :)
I thot the "I love you" flower petals were really sweet. Well done, Joshy! And what's more romantic than the Sydney Harbour bridge and Opera House as background. In the last pic, God decided to include a rainbow. As some of may already know, the rainbow represents God's blessings and promises. There are 7 colours in a rainbow. 7 is the number of perfection. And indeed, although neither Josh and Pris are perfect people, but they will make a perfect couple. Because they've centred their relationship on a perfect God! :) Have a blessed week!
Hey all, its late and I just came back from studying with some friends, but for some odd reason I feel like blogging. First of all, I just wanna wish my mommy dearest a very Happy Birthday!!! You've been amazing in my life and I can't thank God enough for you. So thank you for being the great mom and person that you are. You've not only inspired me, but countless people around you. May God bless you abundantly in everything you put your heart and hands to. Love you so very very much!! *Hugz*
The past weekend was exhausting, but I had great fun with my friends. Eugenie (my friend from like the beginning of time...) came over to Gold Coast to visit. Thanks for dropping by :) So, we decided to meet up at Surfer's Paradise on Friday, go to Movieworld with a coupla my friends on Saturday and to Byron Bay with Alvin on Sunday. To fully view pics, just right click and open it in a new window or tab. Otherwise, left click it, and click again using the scrolly thing on your mouse (if u got one) and u can scroll the pics up and down.
Surfer's Paradise:
With Eugenie at the Surfer's Paradise Night Market
With Jeanne. Thanks so much...esp for the car. Really appreciate all u did :)
Movieworld:
Eugenie, moi, Shrek, Jeanne, Princess Fiona, Shirley, and the birthday gal..Miki
Batman. The guy didn't even get off his Batmobile. Was super disappointed, but what can I say...he's Batman :)
That scooby-doo ride was pretty scary, but I had fun :)
with Chris and Batboat
just being posers...
Byron Bay:
Pics are of Eugenie, Alvin and me :)
And to end this post off...well, I had heaps of fun those coupla days. But haha...I was sick the next day. Other than my classes, I just stayed home n rested. But it was all good, coz an angel took care of me...
This is gonna be a short post, coz I just remembered what I was supposed to blog about last night. Hahaha...no wonder I knew I had to blog about something but didn't even have a title. I wanna say congratulations to my beloved sister, Lim Lim che che (Priscilla), on graduating in her law degree from the University of Sydney. As you can all clearly see, 'smartness' runs in the family...lol. This is her second degree (law; arts was her first). Well Lim, may God continue to bless you and guide you in everything you do. =)
Hello people!! I'm back..woohoo! Well, here's my current situation. I just got my student card, so I finally have internet access in the library. But the computer which I bought last saturday hasn't arrived yet. Apparently one of the technicians broke his rib or something. Sigh...how unlucky. So I have to wait until next week to get it. But I guess I shouldn't complain. The past few days, I've been spending the nights reading my Bible and talking to family and friends. I never thought I'd say this but thank God for 3 (phone service provider). Haha! Nevermind that their customer service is super lousy, but at least the plan is good, and I have reception where I'm living. That's good enough for me.
My room is not too bad. It doesn't have an ensuite bathroom, but my room is next to the bathroom anyways so its ok. So far I haven't seen anyone around my hallways. I think they prolly haven't come back from hols yet but that means they are old students or they would have to attend orientation. The campus food is much better than expected. I can top up as many times as I want. Haha! and they also serve dessert like fruit, jelly or cake.
Ok. So enough about me. How's everyone back home? Thanks to everyone who sent me bye bye sms-es and online messages. Really appreciate it. I'm so lucky to have such good friends from church, uni, and capoeira.
A huge shout out to Josh and Pris for helping me so much for the past few days. I'd still be struggling if not for u both. ARIGATO!!! We took a coupla pics while they were here in GC with me, but I'll only post them up as soon as I get my computer.
To dad and mom, I miss u both so much! Good luck with the dancing lessons. Teach me when I get back ok? And to Khee Khee n Wai Choong, hope u both are doing well n I miss you too. You should have gotten 3. haha! To all my friends and my 'Family' in Sydney, I hope you guys are studying hard and living passionately for God. I'm trying to make new friends over here, but so far progress has been slow. Maybe tomorrow when we have the orientation day for the med students it'll be much better. Love u guys heaps!
Oh, and people, if u can, I have a prayer request. I'm feeling a bit sick these few days. Sinus problem again. Giving me headaches and all. I've been taking medication but not feeling much better. So pray yea? Coz prayer is the strongest and best medicine. And if u guys have any prayer requests please lemme know. If not, I'll just be praying very general prayers. Oh btw, when I was coming over I didn't have any pressure pain for the first time ever. Woohoo! So thanks guys for praying for me and all glory to God.
Well, take care everyone. Thanks for reading. God bless!
