L is for the way you look at me O is for the only one I see V is very, very extraordinary E is even more than anyone that you adore and
Love is all that I can give to you Love is more than just a game for two Two in love can make it Take my heart and please dont break it Love was made for me and you
L is for the way you look at me O is for the only one I see V is very, very extraordinary E is even more than anyone that you adore can
Love is all that I can give to you Love is more than just a game for two Two in love can make it Take my heart and please dont break it Love was made for me and you Love was made for me and you Love was made for me and you
manchesterunited 9:18 PM
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Friday, June 26, 2009
liz sms-ed me to ask when will be a good time to have arts comm meeting next week, and i realise that when i'm outside, i couldnt reply her. i needed to refer to my google calendar. which is such a fantastic invention haha. and when i came back and did a online survey i realise that i'm really quite reliant on technology. =x
so here's a shout out to the guys at google, fantastic stuff. and the one who intro-ed me to it, much loves. and God, for making every person mentioned in this post. =D
manchesterunited 11:56 PM
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Have you ever noticed the difference in the Christian life between work and fruit? A machine can do work; only life can bear fruit.
Murray, Andrew
manchesterunited 12:18 PM
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Monday, June 22, 2009
(Fm: MINDEF) You are reminded to attend your Annual ICT from 21/07/2009 08:00 to 24/07/2009 23:59 at Khatib Camp. For more details, go to www.ns.sg. Also be reminded that no image capturing devices, like camera handphones, can be brought into SAF camps and training areas.
yayy. am so looking forward to it. o.O
manchesterunited 10:21 PM
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
i quote from deliver us from evil, by ravi zacharias, pg 109:
when (abraham) lincoln was seventeen years old, he sang a song with a tender message at his sister's wedding.
the woman was not taken from adam's feet we see; so he must not abuse her the meaning seems to be.
the woman was not taken from adam's head, we know; to show she must not rule him- 'tis evidently so.
the woman she was taken from under adam's arm; so she must be protected from injuries and harm.
I LOVE YOU 我一直在这里陪 一直在爱你 I LOVE YOU(yes I do) 永远都不放弃 这爱你的权利
如果你还有一些困惑 Oh No 请贴著我的心倾听 听我说著 爱你 (yes I do)
manchesterunited 11:52 PM
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Religion is the story of what a sinful man tries to do for a holy God; the gospel is the story of what a holy God has done for sinful men.
Gustafson, Roy
manchesterunited 11:35 PM
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waiting for you to finish dinner, so... Xp
WHAT WAS YOUR: 1. Last beverage: green tea from my fridge when i got back home.
2. Last phone call: you! =)
3. Last text message: lester, telling me i can go his house tomorrow.
4. Last song you listened to: 传说 by 刘力扬 & 林宥嘉 . very nice duet song haha.
5. Last time you cried: cant rmb. or rather, refuse to rmb. haha MCP.
HAVE YOU EVER: 6. Dated someone twice: Ugh
7. Been cheated on: Not that I know of.
8. Kissed someone & regretted it: nope. no former so no latter. haha.
(oh you came online. but lemme continue. =P )
9. Lost someone special: all 4 grandparenst are still around. hmmm. the granny who stays beside me when i was still staying at serangoon? she became our de facto godma, always looking after us and all that. must have been tough on them to have stayed beside us then, we have a lot of family drama then.
10. Been depressed: I'm also known as emo-boy.
11. Been drunk and threw up: I drink in moderation. in army-speak we call this 'progressive training'.
LIST THREE FAVORITE COLOURS: 12. black
13. Maroon
14. White
THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: (2009) 15. Made a new friend: cant really rmb.
16. Fallen out of love: Nope
17. Laughed until you cried: I love to laugh
18. Met someone who changed you: =)
19. Found out who your true friends were: Love them
20. Found out someone was talking about you: not in the negative sense. sheng rong told me on the first day of LPC that i'm actually "quite famous". o.O
22. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life: not a lot actually, depends on how you define the word 'know'
23. How many kids do you want to have: soccer team. nahhh, kidding. ask God, not me.
24. Do you have any pets: No but I like kittens and puppies.
25. Do you want to change your name: ben and tom will give me hell if i do.
26. What did you do for your last birthday: last day of LPC, then choir practice.
27. What time did you wake up today: 9+ ?! dont really know. haha.
28. What were you doing at midnight last night: cant rmb. was i asleep alr? haha.
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for: July, although I can still wait, for now.
30. Last time you saw your Mother: just now. she asked me about some random towel that we havent seen for a very long time.
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: Nothing. I love my life the way it is and has turned out to be. Everything in its own time. reminds me of ecclesiastes haha.
32. What are you listening to right now: the sound of my keyboard typing. the fan. and the sound that msn makes when you talk to me. =)
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: everyone wants to be tom when they speak to me.
34. What's getting on your nerves right now: N.A
35. Most visited webpage: Gmail, NUS Exchange, Google Calendar, Facebook. not in order. haha.
36. What's your real name: Mm.
37. Nicknames: tom, ben, (add in extra word)-ster, my army nickname's a vulgarity that i didnt really like so nvm.
38. Relationship Status: No longer single
39. Zodiac sig: gemini.
40. Male or female?: male
41. Elementary?: yangzheng primary
42. Middle School?: zhonghua sec
43. High school/college?: nyjc, NUS Biz's next door.
44. Hair colour: black
45. Long or short: Probably too long soon. or rather, alr too long.
46. Height: 1.69 bordering on 1.7 depending on the ruler used.
47. Do you have a crush on someone?: didnt believe in crushes. haha. oh well.
48: What do you like about yourself?: nothing. i can always be better.
49. Piercings: n.a.
50. Tattoos: Nope
51. Righty or lefty: RHS.
FIRSTS : 52. First surgery: n.a.
53. First piercing: n.a.
54. First best friend: Lim Kee Chun. pri sch best buddy. went to same sec sch, same upper sec class. i tease him eternally about his crush at that time. ewil me. now we still play soccer on sats. and i'll always rmb his hse phone number haha.
55. First sport you joined: soccer. coke can/tennis ball during recess time.
56. First vacation: desaru during lower sec days. forgettable.
58. First pair of trainers: Uhm, I don't think of my shoes as trainers, but well.
RIGHT NOW 59. Eating: nothing, oh mourn my sad food-less life.
60. Drinking: no food in my room haha. plain water.
61. I'm about to: finish this and go shower.
62. Listening to: refer to 32.
63. Waiting on: july!
64. Want kids?: If it comes it comes. LOL.
65. Get Married?: =)
66. Career?: none to speak of.
WHICH IS BETTER : 67. Lips or eyes: Eyes
68. Hugs or kisses: Hugs
69. Shorter or taller: Taller
70. Older or Younger: younger. if not it'd be quite weird...? haha.
71. Romantic or spontaneous: "Depends on the situation, and the relationship, or what I want from the relationship." (Yingx, 2009)
72. Nice stomach or nice arms: Nice everything by my definition of nice.
73. Sensitive or loud: Sensitive
74. Hook-up or relationship: Relationship.
75. Trouble maker or hesitant: No comment.
HAVE YOU EVER : 76. Kissed a stranger: i wont get THAT drunk.
77. Drank hard liquor: Yea well, I drink sometimes. used to, anyway.
78. Lost glasses/contacts: not misplacing them, but having them smashed or destroyed, yes.
79. Sex on first date: I don't believe in that. i'm conservative!
80. Broken someone's heart: had it done to me quite a lot tho. not anymore i hope. =)
82. Been arrested: Nope. had my toilet cubicle door kicked in by a CNB agent once tho. happening stuff. =D
83. Turned someone down: Don't we all. >.<
84. Cried when someone died: Yes.
85. Fallen for a friend?: Friends first, then love? Or love first then friends and love.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 86. Yourself: nope.
87. Miracles: Yes
88. Love at first sight: Don't know.
89. Heaven: Yes
90. Santa Claus: I would like to, although I know it's not true. But I love presents. :P (but he IS a possible being. hmmm. philo stuff =D )
91. Kiss on the first date: First Real Date?
92. Angels: Yes.
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY: 94. Had more than 1 girlfriend/boyfriend at a time: Try not to do to others what I don't want to be done to myself. 1's more than a handful anyway.
95. Did you sing today?: of course!
96. Ever cheated on somebody?: Refer to 94.
97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go?: I like my life now, every point in time has it's good and bads. But I wouldn't mind time stopping for a little more in July.
98. If you could pick a day from last year and relive it, what would it be?: cant think of one at the moment.
99. Are you afraid of falling in love?: Always, when it becomes real.
100. Posting this as 100 truths?: it's too long to squeeze in as a reply, so yeah will post it on my blog then!
manchesterunited 10:40 PM
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009
"rest through recreation"
sermon text: "Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear as the sky itself. But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank." (Exo 24:9-11)
"When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, "Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him." Aaron answered them, "Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me." So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt." When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, "Tomorrow there will be a festival to the LORD." So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.' "
(Exo 32:1-8)
the pulpit theme for the month of june's on godly leisure, or rather, how do saints view and engage in entertainment. not a very good translation but my head's swimming with such stuff alr =x and i'm typing this to take a break from my article so... argh. haha. okay. anyway.
leisure shouldnt be seen as wasting time, or time that we engage in only because we have nothing else better to do. however, a recent phenomena is that people spend more and more time, money, and energy to go on overseas tours, come back, and find themselves even more drained and tired. this is an effect of utilitarianism, where the goodness of every decision is measured by its outcome, of how much utility has been derived out from it. the ends has justified the means, although the means would have meant that the intended end cannot be reached. now, for every action, we look at it through the lenses of cost-benefit analysis, picking the one with the lowest cost that gives us the highest utility.
but that was not God's original intention for work and leisure. (am reminded of jasmine's sharing during FT for this actually haha.) work first appears not after the fall of man, but before it, when in Gen 1:28 God commands man to "fill the earth and subdue it"
(to be continued; knock off time in church!) (and i forgot to bring my notebook to work! delayed another day then. =/ )
manchesterunited 2:37 PM
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God saved us to make us holy, not happy. Some experiences may not contribute to our happiness, but all can be made to contribute to our holiness.
Havner, Vance
manchesterunited 1:54 PM
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Monday, June 08, 2009
this is really classic dean.
Dean The Marxist Bean: Intergalatic says:
one of them keep saying lame jokes then she had leg cramps became really lame
jay.ee.arh.arh.why. i thank my God in all my remembrance of you. says: LOL
manchesterunited 11:16 AM
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Saturday, June 06, 2009
=)
as this special day draws to a close, i'm just reminded of this song once again. a pity that you cant be online to see this, but thankfully, our God is big enough for us always. =)
manchesterunited 12:08 AM
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Friday, June 05, 2009
jialat. now everytime i hear the two words "divine intervention", i think of the line in jason mraz's song "i'm yours". asdfghj. =/
