Solli !!

Dear Folks ,

Firstly , would like to apologize for the dormancy of my blog. It's been a while since I really write. I know , you probably are tired with my pics. haha..... Anyways , this is a test of your patience and endurance. Which I know most of you have passed because none ( except for a few ) of you have bugged me to update my blog. It's either that , or no one visits my blog anymore :(

However, the future is not as bleak as you might sense it , there is still hope ! I'll be back..... Yes , I'll be back !

Let me tell you a lame joke first.

One day , Mr Muthu asked Mrs. Karupayahthambichi whether his hair is messy .........
Guess what Mrs. Karupayahthambichi said ?
She said.................

"What to do ?
Go to Pudu
Look for Muthu
Lick his kutu
Fry a muruku
Solve the sudoku "

Yes, that's all she said :)

Balik Kampung

I went to China, and I felt like I was going back to my roots. Yeah, my first time in China. According to some old chinese men , if you are a chinese , you must visit China at least once in your lifetime. Or else , your ancestors won't be happy or something of that sort. And, so I've fulfilled the responsibility of every chinese man ( according to them ) :) . I went with my mum to visit my uncle who is living in Shanghai with his family , and also to meet up with my cousin uncle and his wife from Australia , who also happen to be there. We went to few places. We went to Shanghai , Nanjing , Hangzhou , Suzhou , and Xi'an. Yup, we had a great time there. Thank God for this opportunity. Here are some pictures....................


From left : Cousin Uncle , Cousin Aunt, Mum


My uncle and I


From right : My cousin , Aunt, little cousin


Mum and I at Shanghai Bund


At Terra-Cotta Museum


Terra - cottas


Cheeky cousin and I


Bronze chariots seen in The Mummy 2


So much food!

Furball update

My mother cat gave birth to another 3 kittens. 2 white and 1 grey. They are super playful at this point of thier 'kittenhood'. haha....... Anyway, these are few pictures for you to feast your eyes upon. muahahahaha!!!
p/s : don't be jealous k ? Cos I am not keeping them, thinking of giving them away. So, if you want to adopt one of these furballs , just register at www.myfurball.com.

No, I was just kidding. But really, if you are interested and committed to taking care of them, I am more than willing to give them to you. :D

Pictures !! here you go ...........

Pit Stop

For those who realize , F1 cars change their tyres, yes all 4 of them every time they come to a pit stop. Wait, that's not all, they also refuel and have mechanical adjustments. Sometimes, if necessary they change drivers too. Even machines get worn out, what more us, human beings. Most of the time, we wonder why we cannot love others the way we use to. We feel so dry, empty and powerless to even love and care for others. We lose that passion,that zeal, that excitement and enthusiasm that keeps us going.

That's when we ought to have a thorough self-examination. Ask ourselves whether we have been loving others with our own strength or God's. Because, only God's love will last ( for he has love us with an everlasting love : Jeremiah 31:3) .We love with a finite love, a love that will run dry if we do not constantly get our supply of 'loves' from Him. Therefore, when we run out of love , it's not difficult to tell. :) it's pretty obvious. To be able to love naturally out from our heart is to first experience His love and constantly refresh ourselves with God's love.

We have to arrive at the pit stop. Replace new tyres, refuel , tighten some screws and off we accelerate again into the track , back to the race. And then, when we are down and out, come to the pit stop again. And get yourself reconditioned. It is constant and repetitive. But it is necessary. When it rains , we have to put on tyres made for wet condition , when it is scorching hot, you have another set of special tyres. Depending on the weather.

Let's not wait till our tyres explode , or our absorber breaks , or when our car can't move anymore before we decide to drop by the pit stop. Because, by that time, it's quite too late. The tower has to come to tow you to the pit stop, you have to have a major repair, and the worst of it all, you are wasting time !! Come to think about it, does it make sense ? :D

Here's a song to encourage those who are hungry :)

Hungry ( Falling on my knees )

Hungry, I come to You
For I know You satisfy
I am empty but I know
Your love does not run dry

Chorus:
So I wait for You
So I wait for You

I'm falling on my knees
Offering all of me
Jesus, You're all this heart
Is living for

Broken, I run to You
For Your arms are open wide
I am weary but I know
Your touch restores my life

Chorus

I'm falling on my knees
Offering all of me
Jesus, You're all this heart
Is living for

Trinity?

From the left : Snowy ( the kitten),
his father,his mum.

You see, weird things happen to me. But this time it's a good thing. No, I didn't buy the these cats. They came to my house and gave themselves to me. Believe or not ? That's the fact! And the wonder of it all, they are all white.Plus, the couple has only one kitten,and the only kitten is white too. Haha...... I don't know what you call this , a coincidence? Maybe. But I am taking a different view. A view of symbolism. As the title has it. Trinity. And they white represents holiness , purity and stainless. Well, so far these cats are amazing. They are cute and entertaining. And the father caught a fat rat behind my house. Well, tell you a secret. I actually love cats. Just that my mum didn't want to buy me one, well too bad now. Because they came. :D
More pictures after the jump .............

The Repelling Factor

Have you met people who hate Christians to the core ? I am sure most of you had. Some of these people might be even Christians themselves. Personally, I had. And man , did I have a hard time! Well, not so much of convincing them that they misunderstood what 'real Christians' are, but just to even talk to them about God in general.

Hurting people are all around us. They are hurt not because of the fact that we are Christians, but more because we do not live out what we are supposed to be. Well , we all can argue that we are still human and that we are still sinners subjected to failures. But if there is no expectation, then why are we called Christians ? What is the difference between a Christian and a non-believer?

I think the biggest gospel repelling factor are these two: Bad tongue and Pride

As proverbs says ' the tongue has the power of life and death'. Why the tongue ? Why not the stomach or the liver ? Because the tongue is the most effective and accurate expression of the heart. For out of the tongue comes what is in the heart. When a person has a foul mouth filled with sarcasm and thorns in every sentence , who would dare go near him? Right away, people get hurt and offended. Our words ought to go through the filter of love,sensitivity,caution, and courtesy before coming out from our mouth with a purpose of encouraging, lifting and exalting a person. Like what chinese people say ' Go through your big brain first'. Well, it is very different from sugar-coating words. Because when you sugar-coat words, people can feel it. It smells fishy and inauthentic. But when you speak with love, it is a verb. :D

Pride. The greatest downfall of many church leaders. Why leaders? Because these are the people thrust into the lime-light, running the the so called ' show' of ministries. Often, the problem of people with pride is that they do not realize they have it. Why? Because it has become so assimilated and well-blended into them that they can't see it. Sadly, when they do realize it, it is probably the last few stages of severity. It is also the hardest time for them to admit because they are already hardened. And when they choose to hover on in pride, the deeper they fall, and the harder it is to humble themselves. Unless of course if God chooses to humble them. Actually, it is not very difficult to humble a proud person. Just some diseases,financial crisis,lost of someone they love,retrenchment and you see their world crashing down. Why? Because these are the things the proud hold on to, the shakable things, things that threaten their degree of loft. What they need are the unshakable things. The things NOT of the world.

Slippery Life

Have you ever wonder how easy a life can slip away ? Many of us do know the fragility of life but we do not realize how slippery it is. Let me explain. We are weak and powerless over the assurance of our life here on earth. We do not know whether we'll live another day tomorrow. We all realize that don't we? Yet, many of us do not cherish lives until we lose something or someone. And to cherish is to be thankful and grateful. To be grateful to who ? To the one who saves us. The one who watches over us by day and night. The one who never fail keep to His promises and words. The one who delivers us. And the one who dances over us while we are too caught up with 'life'.

Alright, that's all for today's sermon. I have something to share. Something to thank God for this week. Something I want to praise His name for. Here it goes. I was driving my car ( kancil ) along Jalan Niyor in a hot afternoon when suddenly I heard a loud noise from the underside of my car which became louder as I steered. I slowed down and tried to manoeuvre my car to the side of the road. The car behind me was very close. But good thing it managed to avoid me in time.

My car came to a standstill on some grass beside the road. I stomped on the accelerator and the car revved but motionless. I knew something was quite wrong. I got down and called my foreman. After a long wait in the scorching sun, the foreman finally arrived. He concluded that my left front wheel almost came out! The shaft , bearing and hub had completely wear out. That is really bad you know why ? Because , a few more meters and the tyre could have flung out and my car will immediately overturn. No wait, overturn while turtling. No kidding!! Oh yea, and it had to be towed.

The foreman, Eddie said something which rang the bell. ' Hey boy, you are very very lucky ' . And he said that 3 times. Well, I gulped as I imagined what would have happened to me. Then, I was reminded of Aunty Sze's sermon last week. Thankfulness. In my heart , I praised the Lord and I thanked him for his protection and covering. Indeed , this thankfulness and gratefulness had been translated into praise to God. And that is the true meaning of praise!!

As slippery as life is , I am reminded again. That God is full of grace and mercy. And for the little things He has given or done , be thankful. For bigger things are yet to come unless we are thankful for the little we have.