When was the last time.....

I must admit I lost interest in writing blogs. One of the main reasons is that the hectic schedule eats away so much of my time. You may be asking, "can't you spare even few minutes to update it?" Well, I just can't help, because I'm too lazy to even clean up my trash. I just want to sit there and do nothing, lay in my bed and stare blankly at the roof.

When was the last time you wrote blog? I can't remember.

So, here I am right now, right here sitting in front of my laptop trying to write some stuff. Actually, there were loads of stuff going on in my life, good and bad. But still, I wanna give thanks to God, because I sailed through life's storms, though with great pain and difficulty. It doesn't really matter how bad the situation is, it doesn't matter! Why? Because the Lord is with us. I'm glad because He showed me His wondrous work in my life once again. It humbled me completely. Who can fathom His work? Just as I was about to give up, He appeared and strengthened me, and renewed my faith in Him.

Let's ponder for a moment. When was the last time God did great and mighty thing in your life?

Two Reasons

My eyes were closed when the alarm kept bugging. I reset it again and again, in every ten minutes interval. An evil thought came and was trying to persuade me to be absent from service altogether. I almost gave in. Minutes later, Holy Spirit whispered, "you gotta go church today, God has an important message for you!"

Lying in my bed in partial disbelief of what the spirit had told me, little did I know that God has something serious to tell me today. I finally obeyed the spirit and forced myself to church, thinking it would be just another plain service. But God meant business. When He says He wanted to tell you some important things, He will reveal to you.

First, He spoke directly to the challenging situation I am in now in pursuit of career advancement. "In all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight."

Secondly, the preaching today emphasized a lot in reviving the "defunct" Nilai group. According to pastor, thousands of students are there and the work of revival is "up and running". It's heartstrings tugging when pastor Simon said, "how bout Nilai, jadi? Tak jadi?" He kept asking, what the progress is. I hope so much that time no one would notice or remember I was once from Nilai group. It felt like old wound reopen. Embarrassment filled me, doesn;t matter whose fault. Now the question arises. Who will take charge? I don't know. But one thing I know for sure- I will not be left out in this re-establishing effort which is taking place now. I can sense that something great and mighty will take place soon in this land of Nilai. Be prepared to be swept away by God's wave! Now the pieces of puzzles in my life are slowly coming together to form a complete picture. I now understand why I have this passion and burden for Nilai, for no specific reason, while everyone tries to stay as far away as they possibly could from Nilai. It's not a big town to start with, nor is it a populated and convenient place to live in. Being situated some 70 km away from city centre, it's hardly glamour. But the sole and major gateway to the land of Malaysia by flight has to be done via KLIA. For this reason, this town gains little fame, and there're fraction of airline's communities here. Somehow, I feel comfortable residing here. There're times when I ask myself when I should pack and go back hometown. But every time when I am back home, I have the feeling that that's not the place to Lord leads me to, and I feel uncomfortable.

And oh, the vow! It's a vow that was made when I asked for job in my current company. The vow requires me to serve in Nilai, which I promised God that I would. Years went by with no sign of that vow coming to pass. I witnesses the rise and fall of the ex Nilai group. I thought the fall of it means the end, and my vow won't be valid anymore. No, I shouldn't have thought so, because God remembers that vow, and He's causing Nilai group to rise again, under new leadership. Nothing can bury it if God doesn't desire it to be that way, the seemingly dead group is being brought back to life once again no matter how deep under the earth it's buried. Hey, it's a good news though. God sparks new hope in us, and I'm hopeful that it'd be great success, not just barely surviving.

You can't fathom God. I told Him before I wanted to serve more effectively. Now the door is open. I am not sure about you, but I foresee unprecedented favour in future, and I shall serve God like never before, because I want His will to be done, on earth as it's in heaven.

Be ready guys, exciting time ahead.

Failed with Pride

I may be stupid for not cheating. But I don't think that's God's will. You can do anything and everything in life. But if it doesn't please God, there's no point. Honesty is the best policy. So I'm happy and satisfied, though I failed. A lesson learnt, and success is awaiting in near future, this is the affirmation from God. Blessing will come, in due time. I'm proud of myself today, despite some failures.........Cheers !

I ain't smart

...... but I'm diligent. A friend of mine said, " I hope to be like you! But I ain't perfect and I'm just an average joe." I said, "I'm quite a slow learner, you're slightly better, if not much better than me!"

We laughed. I told him, "you know what? It's your effort that counts." I read a book, it says even a snail will reach the altar! Don't you think you're better and faster than a "snail"? Then, what is your excuse today? Lazyness perhaps? Or simply lack of enthusiasm and determination?

Yes, we can do it. Say to ourself, I can make it through, no matter how difficult thing appears.

What if Christmas......

I stood there motionlessly as the music played. My mind was overwhelmed by the minor setback in life. Then, he went up to stage and said, "friends, you're not alone in this Christmas, many came today with broken heart, hurt and disappointment! But I want you to know this!" He flipped his bible, and declared, "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!" Unconsciously, my heart's strings were pulled, and tears raced down my cheeks. I've never thought that he would say such things, not in Christmas especially. It all seemed pre-arranged, and God knew exactly what words could soothe my wounded soul and ease my pain a little.


But what if Christmas was not as joyful as you'd expected it to be? What if Christmas was down due to life's circumstances? Through my years on earth, my Christmas was spent with great joy. And it's devastating that someday, in somewhere, your Christmas was no longer a joyous season in your life. The day will come when you'll be put to test, when things doesn't go your way anymore.


Oh God, let your will be done. No matter what comes my way, I know that you are in full control. Even though Christmas was hit by some unexpected setbacks, life still goes on, and hope is still alive even in darkness.

Good deal

I don't know what brought me to SaSa, a place where I refuse to enter because it sells girl's stuff. I guess I had no choice. As I was looking for this particular perfume names AQUA, by CK, I went to Metrojaya and I was shocked to learn the price. It costs RM200 for 50ml. Damn damn damn, I call it "daylight robbery"! AirAsia sells RM157 only for the same size. I thought I could get it cheaper outside than to buy in aircraft, but I was miserably wrong!



Then SaSa came across my mind in the midst of my "anger". So I went in there without much expectation. But I was consoled and lightened for a while because the same perfume of the same size only costs RM180. Then the sales girl came, as they usually do (one of the reason I hate SaSa), so she introduced me some perfumes which are selling at promotional price. I glanced at them and took no interest. When I was about to turn, she said, "try this". She sprayed the perfume on a card and when the first scent of it reached my nose, it's like, damn, what was that, it smelled amazing and it "turned me ON". This fragrance releases the true male's identity and maturity, and it also brings out a sense of elegance, a pinch of trendiness, with some grains of freshness. It's definitely a perfume one shouldn't miss, and it's none other than the much talked about BURBERRY BRIT. As the names suggests, it's so British that symbolizes elegance and classiness. The Price? It's sold at rock bottom price of RM179, after 30 percent discount off original price of RM256, and wait, it's LARGE BOTTLE, 100ml !!



I grabbed it without second thought and about AQUA, forget about it for the time being, you're too expensive to me though you smell good. I'm sorry AQUA, I found new one which you couldn't beat. Maybe next time I would take a look at you again, the day when your shelf price drops.

Time Flies......

Time passes by, people change, things change, and perhaps you and me change, too. But one thing remains- the sweet memories that are kept in my heart. This year was a less challenging year in comparison to past few years. The key- learn to let go and look at the bright side. If I told you my life was a bed of roses, you may or may not believe. But I wanna tell you, it's a LIE. There are setbacks and there were times when I just sit there and cry, not because I was weak, but I was feeling depressed and sometimes people accuse you for what you've not done and being unreasonable to you. I'd just grin and bear, but over time, I couldn't take it and tumbled down. And I was happy that after some times, those wounds recovered and I dont hold on to them anymore. After all, what's the point of keeping them in your heart if it's going to ruin your happiness? Most importantly, I learnt to be stronger through each hardship and there're always wonderful lesson to be learnt, that's why I said in the beginning, look things at the bright side.

Putting them aside, there are just too much, so much, and over-flowing blessings and sweet memories to be embraced. I give thanks to God for His abundant blessing. It's almost impossible to tell you one by one, as there're just too many. One of the fondest memories I had was the time I spent in Bali and Perth, with those whom I love the most in my life, dad and mum, and wife to be, Charlotte. It totally went beyond my wildest dream to think I would be able to go abroad with them, especially my parents, because throughout all these years, they fought for more money in order to give us the best education that we'd ever get and they're having financial difficulties every time. Having vacation overseas is something "out of question" for dad. But I was amazed when he decided to join the trip, of course, thanks to free ticket. The best part of the trip was not how beautiful the place is or the weather, but it's the family ties and bond that strengthen the relationship of one another. I would always remember that trip, and I look forward many more vacations with family in years to come. Ironically, my unkind grandma, was trying to be sarcastic with mum. She said, "well, it must have been fun, to have your honeymoon for the first time since day one of your marriage." Well, naysayer, pure jealousy!



I couldn't be more thankful, really. Oh God, how can this be?? He did amazing things which never in my life would I thought possible. I wanna tell you something, something which I leant throughout these years. When life seems miserable and there's no hope, wait on God, wait, not just one or two days. Wait, even if you need to wait few years. God's working slowly, but surely. In His perfect timing, your prayer will be answered to the fullest, or even exceed what you've been asking for. I thought I wasted too much time and I compared my life with others and discovered how sorrowful I was. But God is never too late! And as Pastor Joel wrote in his book, God will make up your lost!



I hope you enjoy reading this little stuff. As Christmas is round corner, I wish you a happy holiday and I shall get back to you with more updates, soon.



Cheers.