Mon, 19 Nov 2007
Was another Monday blue !!! Not till Cully told me about Raine !!! Ooo.... They got this baby Jack Russell !!! Aei... wat U doing later ??? wanna come & see our new son !! Kee... kee.. of coz !! mai tu liao.... I went to meet them & Oh... my !!! wat a cutie pie !!! Raine is 3 months old !!! So sweet lor he !!! His mummy, Cully soh handed me him & he resterd on my lap & b4 we all knew it, he Zzzzz le .... His a baby !! so sweet !! But he being a male !! typical lor ..... rested his head rite smack between my boobies !!! hiaz.... haa.. Prob more comfy lah !! haa.. haa.. watever !! Raine's only a baby !!
Off we went to meet his new pal !! woof !! woof !! We met Butt, Scout & mini ... they too had a baby ... A baby gal !!! haa.. haa Here comes a very princess looking Corgi was carried by her proud mummy !! Her name is co co !!!
Ohh... .Wee ... trust me !! They are too cutie bao beis !! Raine Ng !! & Co Co Tan !! haa.. haa.. does it ever work this way ??
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Monday, November 19, 2007
My Big BiG bIg Splash !!!
17 Nov 2007 - Another significant event in my life !! My Water Baptism !!
This day I stood before a whole congregation and testified what God has done for me in my life !! Here's an account of my full testimony although on the actual day, it was shorten lots....
Indeed God is good and had done & still doing mighty wonders in my life !!
It is with great joy I am able to receive baptism for the second time. In 2000, I had made the decision to be sprinkled in baptism. I had known the Lord, all my life but was never really serious in my relationship with God. My walk with God had always been like a roller coaster ride – goes up & down …. Down & up.
Having brought up in a Christian family, God is always mentioned in every situation at home and in school and so everything was about GOD !! and as a child, I don’t really know who this God is … except that he is a God who created the world & us, even through Bible stories (which was then like any other fairy tale story to me). On Sunday mornings, going to Sunday school was a chore to me as I would be missing out on all my favorite cartoons on TV. I went, to save my ears from being nagged by mum.
So all these went on till I went Secondary school …. I totally backslidden. Those were the years where I don’t even remember there ever was a God in my life. I just wanted my freedom, I was a rebellious youth!! Wanted things my way and I think the person I hurt most was my mum. I had been so rude to her, ran away from her and did many bad things to her and the family. I knew they all loved me !! But I just wanted things my way.
When the world gave up on me …. My mum didn’t!! and I knew then it was through God that had given her the strength, through her constant prayers that changed my life and because she didn’t give up on me like God didn’t let go of me …. I am who I am today.
So my turning point came when I felt God was real during the 911 disaster, I was working in a huge American firm then and some of our colleagues were in NY at that time. Some of my colleagues were Christians and called for time of prayer during lunch and those who were Christians went…. Though we may not know everybody, but the unity was there. We were like a big family going through this …. A week later our Colleagues came back safely. It was through this incident that God became so real in my life and I started going back to church.
I attended church, and was so on fire… It was also during that time I was assigned to work overseas. I packed and moved. The 1st month settling down was a little difficult and I knew I had to look for a church soon, but months passed … that never happened. I was overwhelmed by my work and any time left was for leisure. God was placed back into one of the closets in my apartment. The relationship was lost again.
Eventually I came back home, and was jobless, but very quickly got a job offer from my previous company. Life was the same for me. I worked long hours… But there was this feeling emptiness despite being kept busy all the while. I knew what that feeling and God was the answer. I didn’t know how to go back to God as I felt that I had failed HIM and forsaken HIM time and again.
I went back to the church where I was baptized but I couldn’t be spiritually fed there. I began Church-Hopping and finally together with my sister, came Trinity in 2004. The sermons preached each week were like God speaking to me … Every week’s alter call was so relevant that I would run up and receive prayers, I would be crying buckets. My life was touched by God and I really felt it. I have finally Home.
During these 3 years in Trinity, I have grown so much spiritually, through cell and Tenet classes. I have been encouraged so much by my leaders and friends in Trinity to go through Water Baptism, but I resisted. I could not understand why I needed to be Water Baptized again when I had already been baptized in sprinkling. I felt ridiculed as if my baptism was not true baptism. I had been battling with this thought even till the day I agreed to do this Water Baptism. And just a week before I even thought of pulling out. But I really thank God for sending someone who spoke with me on this and reminded me why I had wanted to do it in the 1st place.
As I was looking for my Testimony which I had written months ago, strangely I could not find it, instead I found an article on water baptism which I had printed to read then. I strongly believe this is the confirmation God is giving me to go ahead with this decision to follow Christ, with the entire article being so long – only this caught my eyes – Taken from Romans 6:4 “therefore we are buried with HIM by baptism into death; that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”
So as I proceed with this decision, in obedience to be water baptized today, I know I am being baptized into Christ and also baptized into His death, going under water is a type of being buried with Christ in death and coming out of the water is a type of being raised alive with Christ. AMEN !!!
Having brought up in a Christian family, God is always mentioned in every situation at home and in school and so everything was about GOD !! and as a child, I don’t really know who this God is … except that he is a God who created the world & us, even through Bible stories (which was then like any other fairy tale story to me). On Sunday mornings, going to Sunday school was a chore to me as I would be missing out on all my favorite cartoons on TV. I went, to save my ears from being nagged by mum.
So all these went on till I went Secondary school …. I totally backslidden. Those were the years where I don’t even remember there ever was a God in my life. I just wanted my freedom, I was a rebellious youth!! Wanted things my way and I think the person I hurt most was my mum. I had been so rude to her, ran away from her and did many bad things to her and the family. I knew they all loved me !! But I just wanted things my way.
When the world gave up on me …. My mum didn’t!! and I knew then it was through God that had given her the strength, through her constant prayers that changed my life and because she didn’t give up on me like God didn’t let go of me …. I am who I am today.
So my turning point came when I felt God was real during the 911 disaster, I was working in a huge American firm then and some of our colleagues were in NY at that time. Some of my colleagues were Christians and called for time of prayer during lunch and those who were Christians went…. Though we may not know everybody, but the unity was there. We were like a big family going through this …. A week later our Colleagues came back safely. It was through this incident that God became so real in my life and I started going back to church.
I attended church, and was so on fire… It was also during that time I was assigned to work overseas. I packed and moved. The 1st month settling down was a little difficult and I knew I had to look for a church soon, but months passed … that never happened. I was overwhelmed by my work and any time left was for leisure. God was placed back into one of the closets in my apartment. The relationship was lost again.
Eventually I came back home, and was jobless, but very quickly got a job offer from my previous company. Life was the same for me. I worked long hours… But there was this feeling emptiness despite being kept busy all the while. I knew what that feeling and God was the answer. I didn’t know how to go back to God as I felt that I had failed HIM and forsaken HIM time and again.
I went back to the church where I was baptized but I couldn’t be spiritually fed there. I began Church-Hopping and finally together with my sister, came Trinity in 2004. The sermons preached each week were like God speaking to me … Every week’s alter call was so relevant that I would run up and receive prayers, I would be crying buckets. My life was touched by God and I really felt it. I have finally Home.
During these 3 years in Trinity, I have grown so much spiritually, through cell and Tenet classes. I have been encouraged so much by my leaders and friends in Trinity to go through Water Baptism, but I resisted. I could not understand why I needed to be Water Baptized again when I had already been baptized in sprinkling. I felt ridiculed as if my baptism was not true baptism. I had been battling with this thought even till the day I agreed to do this Water Baptism. And just a week before I even thought of pulling out. But I really thank God for sending someone who spoke with me on this and reminded me why I had wanted to do it in the 1st place.
As I was looking for my Testimony which I had written months ago, strangely I could not find it, instead I found an article on water baptism which I had printed to read then. I strongly believe this is the confirmation God is giving me to go ahead with this decision to follow Christ, with the entire article being so long – only this caught my eyes – Taken from Romans 6:4 “therefore we are buried with HIM by baptism into death; that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”
So as I proceed with this decision, in obedience to be water baptized today, I know I am being baptized into Christ and also baptized into His death, going under water is a type of being buried with Christ in death and coming out of the water is a type of being raised alive with Christ. AMEN !!!
I had the longest water baptism that evening !! As I walked down the pool, My ZP was waiting for me. Prayed over me !! & then - I baptized you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit Amen - Down !! but I didnt ... U got to do it again !! I was stunned !! Hmm... Okie lor ... then she told me, spread yr legs abit more apart, bend yr knees !! & when I say Amen ... fall back k ... Okie !! I went !!
1st time ... I fell back ... then came up, Pastor said nope !! Not done !! I was like huh ??? She said I wasn't immersed !! Hmmm... so she said to spread my legs a little, bend my knees ... and when she say amen ... fall backwards ..... Okie
Then when I came back up, she said U didnt do it ... I told her I wanna go up liao ... she went... U have not been baptized !!! Ohh... Ohh... How ?? I went !! Standing very still !! Pastor say have to do it again .... & this time she asked me, are u afraid of water ?? I told her abit .... then I asked her can i hold on to something ?? kee.. kee.. No ... of coz not !! she went ... U hv to fall back & Immersed .... OMG !!!! Ooo.... Since I had this fear of water, she prayed over me arr.... & this time all went well .... Praise the Lord !! The power of prayer !!!
I had finally been water baptized !!!
As I dragged myself out of the pool.... I had difficulty coz I was heavier then usual.... almost slipped ... haa.. haa.. real joker !! Plus was blind as a bat coz my specs were removed !! While walking to the door for a change of dry clothes, my official camera lady was there waiting for me ... Mrs. Lim !!! She was really good .... waited for me to change & I was wondering why ?? Oh... so she waited for me patiently as I came out of the changing room and captured that moment when Pastor Ben handed me my baptism cert !!!
To me ... this cert didn't come easy for sure !!!
I wanna thank My Mummy & daddy for coming !! My Aunty Helen for being so excited about my baptism, my kor kor and my cheh cheh !! Mr & Mrs. Amos Lim - for ferrying my Aunty Helen , for that totful gift - again.. again .. again ... Mrs. Tracy Lim (I love to address U tat) for capturing all the precious moments !! Eleanor, Ginny for supporting me in their own special way !! Patsy & Jen (CBK), who made it all the way from the East, Ngo WK for taking time from his precious Sat and for that special fisher of Men bear!! Jac, for her lovely hand bouquet, Butt & Scout for that huge Sunflower, Steven, Amy, Josiah & Erna for representing the cell with that lovely handmade card & hand bouquet of tulips done by Samie. My Bozz for her presence & present. Kat who came w/ her mummy, Johnny & Max who congratulated me, Mini for her smiley cookie and all the way from the West by MRT, Bus etc !! Aiwei who rushed down just in time, Norman & Eunice for organizing the kai kai & mum mum after that, M&M for meeting us after ME at Adam and the precious moment gift. Pastor Bryan for that wave that brought forth abit more confidence, Dot for her prayers b4 baptsim and her wonderful gift. Pek Wan cheh cheh & Albert for coming YAS and their lovely gift. Joyce aka Tebak for taking time to come despite conflict of religion, & many many more .... Above all I thank u, Lord for this day !!! For this is the day that the Lord hath made !! I will rejoice in it !!!
1st time ... I fell back ... then came up, Pastor said nope !! Not done !! I was like huh ??? She said I wasn't immersed !! Hmmm... so she said to spread my legs a little, bend my knees ... and when she say amen ... fall backwards ..... Okie
Then when I came back up, she said U didnt do it ... I told her I wanna go up liao ... she went... U have not been baptized !!! Ohh... Ohh... How ?? I went !! Standing very still !! Pastor say have to do it again .... & this time she asked me, are u afraid of water ?? I told her abit .... then I asked her can i hold on to something ?? kee.. kee.. No ... of coz not !! she went ... U hv to fall back & Immersed .... OMG !!!! Ooo.... Since I had this fear of water, she prayed over me arr.... & this time all went well .... Praise the Lord !! The power of prayer !!!
I had finally been water baptized !!!
As I dragged myself out of the pool.... I had difficulty coz I was heavier then usual.... almost slipped ... haa.. haa.. real joker !! Plus was blind as a bat coz my specs were removed !! While walking to the door for a change of dry clothes, my official camera lady was there waiting for me ... Mrs. Lim !!! She was really good .... waited for me to change & I was wondering why ?? Oh... so she waited for me patiently as I came out of the changing room and captured that moment when Pastor Ben handed me my baptism cert !!!
To me ... this cert didn't come easy for sure !!!
I wanna thank My Mummy & daddy for coming !! My Aunty Helen for being so excited about my baptism, my kor kor and my cheh cheh !! Mr & Mrs. Amos Lim - for ferrying my Aunty Helen , for that totful gift - again.. again .. again ... Mrs. Tracy Lim (I love to address U tat) for capturing all the precious moments !! Eleanor, Ginny for supporting me in their own special way !! Patsy & Jen (CBK), who made it all the way from the East, Ngo WK for taking time from his precious Sat and for that special fisher of Men bear!! Jac, for her lovely hand bouquet, Butt & Scout for that huge Sunflower, Steven, Amy, Josiah & Erna for representing the cell with that lovely handmade card & hand bouquet of tulips done by Samie. My Bozz for her presence & present. Kat who came w/ her mummy, Johnny & Max who congratulated me, Mini for her smiley cookie and all the way from the West by MRT, Bus etc !! Aiwei who rushed down just in time, Norman & Eunice for organizing the kai kai & mum mum after that, M&M for meeting us after ME at Adam and the precious moment gift. Pastor Bryan for that wave that brought forth abit more confidence, Dot for her prayers b4 baptsim and her wonderful gift. Pek Wan cheh cheh & Albert for coming YAS and their lovely gift. Joyce aka Tebak for taking time to come despite conflict of religion, & many many more .... Above all I thank u, Lord for this day !!! For this is the day that the Lord hath made !! I will rejoice in it !!!
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
So Impressed ... yet Ashamed !!
today has been a rather busy day !! Even at work .... After running some errands for Bozz, I popped over to Bugis and grabbed those special papers for making things !! Then went Tecman !! Hiaz ... Tecman has this promo on ... buy books & get any photo frames of yr choice that equals the amount U spent on books !! so I had a hefty sum .... & had so many photo frames !!! Hmm... I'll think of wat I can do with them !!!
So I came back office & back to work !!! Then b4 I realized, itz the end of another day !! Today was supposed to go out w/ M&M & Sky !! Meeting a cell mate to catchup !! so since I was early ... met Sky at the kopi tiam at Braddell, the same place I met him yesterday to have our "face to face" tok !! haa.. haa
itz funnie lor .... Wat was expected to be a serious tok.... became a light hearted one !!! anyway !! I'll remember .... Thank God in any circumstances !! there muz be a reason for it !!! But the meeting was a good one somehow !!! At least I got to see yr dry sense of humor !! haa.. haa
And I hear him ..... that has always been what I wanted to !!! to hear him... on what he has to say & nt read what he is typing !! itz a huge difference !!!
Today, we arranged to go Mass Media to pick up some books .... so when I went to meet him, I was carrying all the barang barang ..... I had to bring my Mac'ie to office these days for some reason so I ended up having to carry lots of stuff !! The huge bag of photo frame !!! my Mac'ie, the stack of papers I got from Bugis ... wow !! so much stuff .. so heavy lor !!!
So as I approached Sky at his table, I heaved a sigh of relief coz i knew I cld depend on him .... to watch my stuff while I ordered my food !!! & then later on leave it in xiao jin !! So after our food ... we moved off & head down to the direction of our destination, while passing by Xiao Jin, I halted & waited for him .... but to no avail .... I had to carry all my barangs all by myself ... & my hands are full .... I couldn't reach for him .... he was on the line .... He couldn't even hear me!! I walked over to xiao jin & found my comfort in her .... juz standing next to her was so comforting !! I picked up my HP & called him lor .... called him but had no reply... he muz be on the line .... so I juz stood there by her side !!! then he called back .... Where are U ?? we both asked !!! hey ... I exclaimed !! I need to put my stuff in xiao jin !!! "But I am oredi at where I am supposed to be ... can U juz pack them over ... later we help U take lah" .... he said !!! I was like !! HUH ??? dbl HUH !!! No lor !! dun make sense wat .... gog to a book shop & coz I wanna shop ... how to shop when U hv so many baggages !! So I went ... no lor ... I will wait here for u all lor ... Okie !! then wait till 8pm !! meanz I hv to wait 45mins nx to xiao Jin !! Hmm... dun really make sense too !! I think would be best if I hail a cab & go home !!!
So I called Tammie & told her I mite as well go home ... & I called asking if she wanna get her book from me !! Then I think she jumped at hearing I wanna go home !!
Nx thing I knw .... Sky called !! says they are moving over nw to wherever I am ... put the stuff in the car !! "no lor!! no need leh .... I wanna go home !!" "Please dun come over ...." next thing I knew I see some familiar figures crossing the road !! Sky came took my stuff & put it in his car !! then meiling was w/ me .... comforting me !! itz ok .... But I juz wanna go home !!!
I was so mad !!! Almost driven to tears.... but good thing over the years, My tear-control method has finally paid off !! So I think I kinda wasted their time there !! They could have been at the bookshop !! eventually gave in .... coz didnt wanna make the situation more awkward.
As we walked along .... I really felt so "nei jiu" !! I have wasted their time in shopping !!
I was prepared to get a good tick off fm sky !! but it didnt happened & tat made me feel worst !! I think itz one of my greatest eye-opener on sky !!! I hv never seen him so patient in dealing w/ me !! I tot I was in for some scolding .... which I later on felt ... yeh ... I probably deserved it ... every bit of it ... but no lor !! It didn't happen !! SKY didnt scold me !!! He juz did his Shakehead-dot-com !! I guess only lah .. coz I didnt even dare look at him lor !!! But as I walked ... In my mind , I was thinking ... what made him changed his mind to walk back!!
But he sure had an innovative way of using books to tell me abt me !!! Tatz Sky lor !!
Things got a lil' lighter along the way !!! we headed to orchard !! then we had KFC !! While ordering ... I asked sky .. wat was he having !! As usual .... he will never wanna tell me directly !! So I hd to find my way ... & the KFC lady told me wat he ordered!! so funnie .... Then as I ordered !! KFC lady asked me .... is that yr husband ??? Oh no !! oh no !!! no lor !!! then she went yr boyfriend ?? NO!!! Yr friend ??? she asked for the 3rd time !!! I went .. no lor !!! my enemy !!!
Silly Toad !!!
Then we ate & waited for cell mate & chatted .... then we left !! As usual .... the journey was so silent, U cld prob hear a pin drop !! till I went home !! No sound was made !!! nt sure if U are still pissed w/ me ..... but in my head !! - what made him changed his mind to walk back ???
So I came back office & back to work !!! Then b4 I realized, itz the end of another day !! Today was supposed to go out w/ M&M & Sky !! Meeting a cell mate to catchup !! so since I was early ... met Sky at the kopi tiam at Braddell, the same place I met him yesterday to have our "face to face" tok !! haa.. haa
itz funnie lor .... Wat was expected to be a serious tok.... became a light hearted one !!! anyway !! I'll remember .... Thank God in any circumstances !! there muz be a reason for it !!! But the meeting was a good one somehow !!! At least I got to see yr dry sense of humor !! haa.. haa
And I hear him ..... that has always been what I wanted to !!! to hear him... on what he has to say & nt read what he is typing !! itz a huge difference !!!
Today, we arranged to go Mass Media to pick up some books .... so when I went to meet him, I was carrying all the barang barang ..... I had to bring my Mac'ie to office these days for some reason so I ended up having to carry lots of stuff !! The huge bag of photo frame !!! my Mac'ie, the stack of papers I got from Bugis ... wow !! so much stuff .. so heavy lor !!!
So as I approached Sky at his table, I heaved a sigh of relief coz i knew I cld depend on him .... to watch my stuff while I ordered my food !!! & then later on leave it in xiao jin !! So after our food ... we moved off & head down to the direction of our destination, while passing by Xiao Jin, I halted & waited for him .... but to no avail .... I had to carry all my barangs all by myself ... & my hands are full .... I couldn't reach for him .... he was on the line .... He couldn't even hear me!! I walked over to xiao jin & found my comfort in her .... juz standing next to her was so comforting !! I picked up my HP & called him lor .... called him but had no reply... he muz be on the line .... so I juz stood there by her side !!! then he called back .... Where are U ?? we both asked !!! hey ... I exclaimed !! I need to put my stuff in xiao jin !!! "But I am oredi at where I am supposed to be ... can U juz pack them over ... later we help U take lah" .... he said !!! I was like !! HUH ??? dbl HUH !!! No lor !! dun make sense wat .... gog to a book shop & coz I wanna shop ... how to shop when U hv so many baggages !! So I went ... no lor ... I will wait here for u all lor ... Okie !! then wait till 8pm !! meanz I hv to wait 45mins nx to xiao Jin !! Hmm... dun really make sense too !! I think would be best if I hail a cab & go home !!!
So I called Tammie & told her I mite as well go home ... & I called asking if she wanna get her book from me !! Then I think she jumped at hearing I wanna go home !!
Nx thing I knw .... Sky called !! says they are moving over nw to wherever I am ... put the stuff in the car !! "no lor!! no need leh .... I wanna go home !!" "Please dun come over ...." next thing I knew I see some familiar figures crossing the road !! Sky came took my stuff & put it in his car !! then meiling was w/ me .... comforting me !! itz ok .... But I juz wanna go home !!!
I was so mad !!! Almost driven to tears.... but good thing over the years, My tear-control method has finally paid off !! So I think I kinda wasted their time there !! They could have been at the bookshop !! eventually gave in .... coz didnt wanna make the situation more awkward.
As we walked along .... I really felt so "nei jiu" !! I have wasted their time in shopping !!
I was prepared to get a good tick off fm sky !! but it didnt happened & tat made me feel worst !! I think itz one of my greatest eye-opener on sky !!! I hv never seen him so patient in dealing w/ me !! I tot I was in for some scolding .... which I later on felt ... yeh ... I probably deserved it ... every bit of it ... but no lor !! It didn't happen !! SKY didnt scold me !!! He juz did his Shakehead-dot-com !! I guess only lah .. coz I didnt even dare look at him lor !!! But as I walked ... In my mind , I was thinking ... what made him changed his mind to walk back!!
But he sure had an innovative way of using books to tell me abt me !!! Tatz Sky lor !!
Things got a lil' lighter along the way !!! we headed to orchard !! then we had KFC !! While ordering ... I asked sky .. wat was he having !! As usual .... he will never wanna tell me directly !! So I hd to find my way ... & the KFC lady told me wat he ordered!! so funnie .... Then as I ordered !! KFC lady asked me .... is that yr husband ??? Oh no !! oh no !!! no lor !!! then she went yr boyfriend ?? NO!!! Yr friend ??? she asked for the 3rd time !!! I went .. no lor !!! my enemy !!!
Silly Toad !!!
Then we ate & waited for cell mate & chatted .... then we left !! As usual .... the journey was so silent, U cld prob hear a pin drop !! till I went home !! No sound was made !!! nt sure if U are still pissed w/ me ..... but in my head !! - what made him changed his mind to walk back ???
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