walking with GOD ---- a GOD-centered life

Quite difficult to think of a title for this one....hmmmm...

2006-11-07T12:38:00.000+08:00

ok, a quick one. I have been studying for my tests and I approached this week quite fearfully, anticipating a rough week. But God has been good to me and I really have to rely on Him and His strength to bring me through.

I don't know if I am lazy or something, but I really don't feel like memorising. My lecturer's lecture notes are quite....hmmm...let's just say that they aren't the best. And I really don't have much time to memorise stuff. Just have to look through the lecture notes and see which is mentioned and study those. haiz. Is that what we call 'studying smart'? I don't know man, but I hope it works. Understanding the basic concepts and working myself from those through the various situations and problems the lecturer might come up with in the test.

Of course, I guess there is a bit of memorising to be done, but I am certainly not memorising everything. No way man. I don't think I have the time and I don't think I can do that either. So here goes!

Eh, siao eh, got a probrem lah.......

2006-10-30T12:11:00.000+08:00

The title of this post is probably the Singapore version of what we usually say

"Houston we have a problem!"

And that spelling error in the title is deliberate. wahaha..

So what's the problem? ('si mi tai ji!') ok, I should seriously cut down on the singlish and the hokkein and get right straight to the point, shouldn't I?

The thing is that I just sat for my basic organic chemistry test a few moments ago. Notice the word 'basic' in bold and italics. ok, maybe what they meant by 'basic' was that we won't go too deep into the concepts and the syllabus. Fair enough. But 'basic' doesn't mean 'little to study'. That's a total misconception. Lesson learnt? I hope so.

yep, so I sat for that paper just now. For you folks out there who don't know, I have been spending a lot of time studying for this test. Yes, a lot of time. I have been sleeping at four am for the past two nights. And it has been like almost nothing but basic organic chemistry, basic organic chemistry, basic organic chemistry. haha..like chionging anime like that, but there is a huge difference in the entertainment level. What does you expect me to say to a carbocation intermediate? ('Hey! You are so positive!!' ????) yep, a carbocation intermediate is positively charged. Hope you guys get the joke. :D

The test was quite a disaster. I didn't know how to answer a few questions and I think that's some considerable amount of marks gone down into the bin.

Actually, I should have done up my notes for this module as the lectures go by. But I didn't because I thought of leaving it to when I am preparing for a test. And the lecturer taught very fast. oh man, that's not an excuse. I know... hmmm...I guess the procrastination did finally caught up with me. Was busy preparing the notes during the past few days when I should be practising and doing questions and applying the knowledge.

haiz. No point crying over split milk. Got to pick up the pieces and move on! Yeah! And I am thankful that God has brought me through thus far in the preparation. There were times where I was really intimidated by the amount of stuff to study. There were times where I was angry. I mean, how can they expect us to study so many things for the test?! Ridiculous! But I guess the only person being ridiculous here is me. yep, and I think God, in His wonderful ways, brought me through the preparation and the test and I am still alive and kicking (typing now). And considering how much I have not been spending time with Him, He has been very very gracious towards me. I give thanks to God!! :D

I think I need a very very short break. Just to take a breather. But not too long a break. Just enough to relax a bit and then I have got to embark on another series of preparation for other tests!

Burning Fats

2006-10-25T15:24:00.000+08:00

ok ok, I am going to blog this down before I forget. I was reading the nickname of one of my contacts on msn and apparently, the nickname says that she needs to burn some fats on that day.

And this is what I said exactly, "Be careful, don't start a fire."
And then her reaction........
And then my turn, again in exact words, "If I start burning my fats, I guess I will start a really big fire. hmmm...."
And then it seemed that she laughed quite a bit and then she said, in her exact words, "no comments". And she had a smiling face after that.

That could mean two things: One, she does not want to make me too proud by refuting mycomment that I have a good and steady oil reserve, so that could mean that I am not actually too obese. Two, she thinks that I should just stay away from any exposed flames. You get me???

hmmmm....I guess that's for you guys out there (who actually know me) to know and for me to find out huh???

Wine....sweeter.....more aromatic.....flavour???

2006-10-23T14:04:00.000+08:00

I am in the science library now, studying with this friend of mine whom I studied with for my 'A' level examinations three years ago. Pretty amazing huh? haha. We used to study together in a small group in school from morning to late at night and I still remember those times. I remember that we called this group of ours 'Canto Study Group' because most of us are cantonese. And there was one time, we got hold of the big big umbrella from one of the benches and we started posing with that umbrella and taking photos with it on my camera phone! haha! yeah, it was really fun....

If only we can get the same group of us together again, that will be really awesome. Maybe study together or something! hahahaha..but I think some of them are graduating soon though. Yet I am sure that nothing will diminish or add to those memories I have of the times I spent with them - these memories will always remain in my heart and like wine, I am certain that they will only become sweeter and more aromatic with age and time. (ok, forgive me for my lack of adjectives for wine. My friend and I tried to search the internet, but..........yep....

So you guys get what I am saying, right? :D)

The Old Days (I am not too sure of the 'Good' part)

2006-10-20T10:13:00.000+08:00

ok, I am slacking away although I know I have quite a bit of work to do. oh man. But, I feel like typing this down.

I was at my friend's blog and reading that person's past entries just now. You know, certain periods of time in the past carry some particular significance in me. It was interesting to read what was going on in my friend's life during the time when I was enlisted into the army, clearing my leave during National Service (NS) and being released from NS. Yeah, it's just a strange feeling I have got just now. Not only just now, but bits and pieces along the way.

When I was serving NS, I just couldn't wait to be released from service. We have a term for that and it's 'ORD'. yeah, ORD seemed like the ultimate goal in every serviceman's heart and we just couldn't wait to live our lives outside of NS. All the freedom and stuff like that.

But now, when I look back, there is this sense of nostalgia in me. Of course, I am NOT saying I want to go back there again. But those two years and two months were memorable. It pulled my heartstrings a bit whenever I think about my days in the army. It wasn't enjoyable, but I was there, living two years and two months of my life there, doing those stuff for two years and two months, being in that culture and environment for two years and two months. (I deliberately added two months, because I really did two years and two months of National Service and also to emphasise that yes, two months in National Service is a considerable period of time.)

yeah....haha....But I like being a civilian. I like it that way. haha. As much as I know that it is every citizen's (male citizen, in this aspect) responsibility to serve his country, I like being a civilian. But I guess these memories of the time I spent in NS will stay with me for a very long time. And yes, I think I like it that way too. hmmmm....Maybe I will share them with my children in the future. (that's if I get married. And don't read too much into that.)

Updates

2006-10-13T16:04:00.000+08:00

heellllloooooo everyone!!!

wow wow wow, it has been quite some time since this blog has gotten fresh pawprints from me, so here it is! ok, a quick one. It was like the bombardment of the lab reports last week. I am just glad that I am done with my lab reports for now. By God's grace..... Thank God.

My friends from uni are coming to my place to shoot some hoops this coming saturday and just enjoy ourselves. Kinda looking forward to it. I haven't played basketball since the CCC sports day. Hope that the haze clears up by then. If not, then I think it would be wise to stay indoors.....

My mum is saying that I am gaining weight, or in another words, I am FAT! haha. Looking fat is one thing, but health is another. I am not so worried about looking fat. Health is so much more important than looking good. But looking obese and health are closely related, right? The thing is that people can be healthy, but they still want to look good and they create problems for themselves. Eventually, their health deteriorates and they suffer. I guess what I truely want in this aspect of my life is healthiness. Never mind if I don't look good and don't have nice abs. If I am healthy, I am fine with it. Of course, if I CAN look good, that will be a bonus!! wahaha.

ok, enough of fat and health. I have actually quite a number of things on my hands. Preparation for this sunday's worship-leading. Got to finish writing my part of the term paper by the end of this week. Got to study for an upcoming CA one week and a half away. And it's a big thingy.

yeah...and I am having a strange feeling since I met this person yesterday. hmmm...not sure if I am ready to share this here yet. I don't even know myself. hmmmm....anyway, that's all for now!

TGIF

2006-10-05T16:02:00.000+08:00

wow. It's finally friday! man, I need a breather, you know? Work is piling up and I have got to study for tests. I think life is going to get busier in the next few weeks. Lab reports, CA, test....yeah, basically just that. But notice that I said 'lab reports' with the 's' at the back. haha..

The haze is really quite bad. I don't think you don't need a psi reading to know how bad is. Visibility has dropped and you know that effect when you have light beaming across dust? yeah, I saw that from a street lamp when I was driving at night. Thank God I spend most of my time indoors. Even then, I might get some of the dust because of the air-conditioning, right?

oh man, I am tired. May the Lord grant me strength.
That's all for now. :)

Gum???

2006-10-03T21:46:00.000+08:00

ok, let me share this with you guys out there.

I was sitting with this person during lecture. And yes, I know this person. To protect that person's identity, I will name that person 'unnamed'.

yep, so I was sitting with unnamed and then unnamed turned towards me and asked me if I wanted gum (something like sweets). And I replied something like this, 'It's ok, I have a lot of gum in here.' And I pointed to my mouth.

Get it?

Unnamed, if you are reading this, don't get angry, ok?

yep..I thought it was pretty interesting and funny, so there you go.

Brain Spaceeee......

2006-10-03T14:58:00.000+08:00

oh man...it's cold in the Science library. Maybe it's because I have not had my lunch yet. Have been busy studying for my Biochem CA 1 tomorrow. It's quite a big CA, 20% of my final grade for this module this sem. There's quite a bit to study and there are so many things to remember. Things I have studied, I don't know if I can remember, but I am just going to go into the test hall anyway. oh man...

It's quite amazing how many things are there in this universe that people aren't aware of or just don't know and don't understand. It just shows how puny we are in our understanding and knowledge, how complex, yet wonderfully this world is made and how naive we are to think that we are supreme in this world.

I mean, you don't need to be an extremely smart person, or a genius, to realise the complexity of our universe, when you take a look at the enzyme mechanisms, enzyme inhibition mechanisms (yeah, I studied that just now and there is so much information! ahhhh...) etc. And all these...come from...evolution??? From a single-cell organism??? Oh man..pu-leasze...give me a break. You are telling me that I came from a single-cell organism and the transformation took place over time??? Just like that??? Over time??? Somehow, I find it difficult to believe. I think it takes an extremely high amount of faith to believe in that sort of theory.

So if we are not from a single-cell organism, then where does the universe come from? The universe must have come from someone really powerful and really smart to create those enzymes, cell organelles and not only of one organism, but of many types of organisms, right? Ah ha! That person must be God, who created all things in the universe, in such amazing order, with such creativity, displaying his infinite power and wisdom from the smallest particle, to the largest phenomenon.

Those who are in doubt, just sit through a semester of life science modules in university. You should get what I am saying.

ok, till next time!

Just Smile!

2006-09-17T16:50:00.000+08:00

I was driving home a few days ago and I was entering this two-way road with houses on both sides, and in front of me, about less than a minute drive away, was the back-door to the condominium where I live in. I think one house was under renovation along that road. Under usual conditions where there is nothing obstructing the flow of traffic on the road, that road is pretty narrow, the breath of it will be just slightly more than the breath of two cars. yes, it gets uncomfortable when you see a car coming in the opposite direction and you sort of have the feeling of just being able to squeeze through with just a little bit of lee-way.

yep, so what happen on that day was that I think a small part of the opposite lane was cordoned off and this construction worker was standing in my path on the road. So I slowed down, but I didn't horn at him. I think I have only used my car horn once and that was on accident. I really don't like horning at others on the road, unless it is necessary to warn a vehicle of possible danger. yep, we should just try to be friendly and accomodating on the roads. The reason I used the word 'try' is because I, sometimes get a little bit irritated when driving. But I feel it's not correct. I mean it's just bad for the soul.

So I was approaching this constriction on the road slowly (because one part of the opposite lane was cordoned off) and this construction worker sort of realised that he was in my way and he moved away to the side to let me pass. And as my vehicle went pass beside him, I looked at him and I smiled. I really smiled and remain in that expression for a couple of seconds (I didn't time.) and you know what? He smiled back at me.

How would you react in such a situation if you were me? Would you start horning at him and ask him to get lost? Maybe add a few vulgarities here and there to spice up the language?

I mean, I am not trying to blow my own trumpet here, but can a smile light up a person's day? Could that be possible? Maybe he was thinking 'what is this guy smiling at me for?' Or maybe he was thinking 'man, he looks funny.' He could be smiling for a number of reasons, which I don't know. But is there a remote possibility that he was reciprocating my smile with a smile? Is it possible that this incident made his day better?

I seriously do not have the answer. But I think as much as possible, I would not want to resist flashing a smile at someone. You'll never know, I might make someone's day a little bit more bearable among all the work, lessons and assignments. Could someone take me as a fool for smiling? hmmm...I don't know, but I guess I am willing to take that risk. It should be worth it. :D

Sunday School....... Summer School!!

2006-09-15T10:26:00.000+08:00

ok, this is a short one. I went to sign up for an interview for the summer school programme just now. I went to the counter and went through my schedule to see which time-slot for the interview will be the best for me. It happened that there was this lady nearby the counter when I was there and I asked her (to the best I recall), 'Is this where you sign up for the sunday school?' Then I sort of stopped there for probably a fraction of a second (no, I didn't time it).......and then oh yes! Sorry, summer school! haha...And then I think there was this man sort of giggling behind me. (Is that what you call 'laughing behind my back'? haha...but it's ok for me. This IS funny!) oh man......For those of you who don't know, I attend sunday school in church on sundays and it's a Bible study class. Summer school is basically like an exchange program. 5 weeks in Australia at University of New South Wales. I get to take modules worth of 8 MCs in total in an overseas university. (Now, that's way cool man. 8 MCs in 5 weeks? In overseas university? Actually, I wouldn't mind taking 8 MCs in 5 weeks at a local university, but taking it overseas is a bonus.) yep, it was quite embarassing. I wonder if the lady is a Christian, because she was quite puzzled when I said sunday school instead of summer school. haha.. ANYWAY, I went on with my business and signed up for the interview for the SUMMER School.

zzzzz.....

2006-09-04T12:18:00.000+08:00

Sleep! I need sleep. ok, I am not THAT sleepy. oh man, just tired. Haven't been sleeping a lot lately. Late nights and early mornings aren't exactly the ideal sort of sleep I should be having. If I am not wrong, the only time I had a long sleep was during the weekend. And no, I think it was only one night of long sleep.

I tell myself that 'ok, I should sleep early tonight, like 11 pm, 12 midnight.' But eventually, I ended up sleeping at three plus and waking up at eight-thirty something. You know what? I think a huge part of it boils down to discipline.

Why discipline? Because I could have studied much earlier during the day and KO-ed earlier! yeah, I wanted to. But I came back from the combined CG outing recee at early evening and I was sort of tired from the walking and the heat. Didn't want to do anything other than watching tv, doing stuff on the computer.

oh yes, did I tell you guys that I have a molecular genetics CA (Continual Assessment) coming up tomorrow? yeah, that's why I was up until so late. And this test is like sort of the first of my tests since the start of the acedemic year. I really don't know what to expect since this is the first one I am having. And if you read my previous posts, you would know that the lecture was partially incomprehensible.....to me. (ok, I guess the problem lies with me since I have heard that there are people who understood like totally what the lecturer was saying during the lecture.)

So yeah, got to work a bit harder to get good grades man. And I don't even know if I am working hard enough and reading enough. But I just know that I have to do my best and give it my best shot. I hope I will. You know, the tendency to slack and compromise (like 'yeah, I think that's enough.' OR 'I think I am doing great. I have been reading.') and everything.

Yep, I definitely want to do well, but I know that it's really difficult to be the best. In fact, you can't be THE best, you know what I am saying? I am indeed aiming high, like first-class honours? But if I don't get it, I am not going to let that get into me. What can a certificate do when you lose the abundant life? I want the abundant life that Christ came to give me. If you have the calibre to do great things and get extremely high qualifications, go do it. But if you don't have what it takes, and you still want to aim high, you can also go ahead, but at what expense? You see, living a life is more important.

The danger of it is 'losing your life' to the whirlpool of competition. I don't mean losing your life, as in death. But imagine watching your life go by just LIKE THAT. At the end of ten years, you are going to look back and say 'hey, that's what I did. I took over that company, sold that for a huge profit. I clinched that million-dollar deal. I climbed up the corporate ladder far quicker than anyone else I know.' so on and so forth. And you can say 'That can the definition of abundant life to some people!' oh yes, we haven't mentioned that different people have different definitions of 'abundant life'. I guess you can say that one man's meat is another man's poison. Just like many people have many definitions of 'illegal'. What does 'illegal' really mean anyway? Is it determined by the law of a country? That seems to be the case now. But there is a problem. What's illegal in my country, might not be illegal in yours.

Let us not talk about legal stuff and go down to the 'less legalistic and more relaxed' ones. Pre-marital sex? Divorce? I am sure in some countries, it is more or less a taboo kind of a thing. But I am also sure in other countries, it is quite a norm. 'You are pregnant? And you are not married? That's cool. No big deal!' Then what if drugs become so common in the future, that they are legalised? Which mean they can be used as frequently and commonly as smoking cigarettes! Is that still right? You might say 'No way! That's not right!' now, but who knows what will happen?

I hope you see where I am going in this. Subjectivity. Almost everything is subjective nowadays. You believe in yourself? Go ahead! You don't believe that there is a God? As long that is what you believe in, it's fine with me! I can't stop you. Everything goes! Eventually, there won't be any right and wrong. If it arrives to that, people cannot charge you in court for doing wrong because according to you, you think that you are right. Think that I am being ridiculous? Yep, maybe I am pushing a little bit too far. But think about it. Are there certain things that are absolute??

Yes! Abundant life! There is only one definition for abundant life and it is found in Jesus Christ. If work is the source of abundant life, why are there still depression cases, suicide cases, people who are stressed and pressurized by the constant need to perform, to excel, to become outstanding, to rise above the rest? I don't have to read a lot to know that! If work is the source of abundant life, shouldn' t it make us feel happy and fulfilled? oh yes, work DOES make us feel accomplished and satisfied. It CAN have that effect. Don't get me wrong. But don't push it too far, or else it might bite.

I mentioned Jesus Christ and you might ask why. Imagine this: that you made a machine, an instrument probably. You invented this instrument and you have the entire blueprint of the machine. You can tell someone what are its functions and what does it do and how does it work. And let's say someone were to say to you 'I think the function of this instrument is not what you have described to me. I think it is supposed to do other things instead and this is actually how it works.' You will be saying 'hey, wait a minute. I invented this instrument. I made this machine. I have the blueprint and I made it to work in this particular way to achieve a specific purpose. This machine is MADE TO DO WHAT I WANTED IT TO DO.' Can you tell this inventor who invented this machine that this machine is meant to function and do something other than what the inventor intended it to be? No, you can't. If you do that, that machine won't be fulfilling what it was created to do and to be.

Jesus Christ is God and God created us for a purpose. A purpose that He had in mind when He created us and the abundant life is in Jesus Christ. Apart from Him, it is impossible to lead an abundant life - The abundant life that God intended for us to live. This is what Jesus said... "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." (John 10:10b)

Maybe you, out there reading this blog, might feel like you are in this cycle of 'Why am I working? To earn money. Why do you need to earn money? To eat. Why do you need to eat? To continue living and to work somemore.' Maybe you are searching for a purpose in life. Maybe you are searching for an abundant life. Maybe you feel that there has to be something more. Maybe somewhere in your heart, you are searching, thirsting and yearning for something to fill the vacuum in your heart.

'Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.' (John 14:6)

Truth is not subjective. There can only be ONE truth. In John 14:6, Jesus did not say that He will show you the truth and He did not say that He will tell you the truth. Jesus said that He is the truth.

If you want to know more about Jesus Christ and how to have this abundant life that I have spoken about, do feel free to drop me a comment, but please don't abuse it. I appreciate it, thank you.

Maybe I should share more about my own testimony. But I guess that's for future posts. Stay tuned!

Unusual seats....

2006-09-01T23:19:00.000+08:00

hello everyone! man!, it has been quite some time since I posted something up here. (ok, it's just been a few days, right?) you know, I have been busy. 'Busy with what?', you might ask. Well, I don't think I have been busy being a busybody. Actually, I have been wanting to put things up here, you know, found some stuff pretty interesting around (not about me) me, but eventually, I end up only doing it now. oh well, now' s better than never, right?

I realised that I have been more conscious about the stuff around me. As in, I try to look for things that I can post onto my blog and I have been snapping away with my camera handphone (not 'snapping' as in getting angry with people), hopefully to add more colour to my blog. And if I see something interesting, I probably will think something like 'hey, I can add that into my blog.' and I start taking pictures.

And check this out...

I caught this photo when I was attending a tutorial and I think it was my first time in that lecture theatre and I saw this! Pretty interesting huh? I mean, it's like coming from a modern cinema with the cushion seats, nice nice (ok, I am just putting forth an analogy.) and then suddenly, 'wow, something's different. Time travel!'

I mean, they look old and definitely not the kind that you will find in schools nowadays, but I really don't mind sitting on them. We still managed to have our tutorial and it was really quite an experience sitting on these kind of seats. I had the feeling that they might give way to my weight. You know, I am not exactly very light and they look like they are made of very thin wood. I don't think most of the lecture theatres have such seats. Definitely an eye-opener for me in my first year of education in this institution.

Top floor of the science library and aging

2006-08-30T10:05:00.000+08:00

Check this out. This is the top floor of the Science Library and I really like this place. This is the place you would like to be in if you want to do some serious studying and reading up and just spending some time with yourself, away from the crowd.
It's a really nice place with tables like the ones you see in this picture (left). And there are other kinds of tables good for discussion (without partition) and there are those that can only sit one person.
And it's a good place for blogging! (Like what I am doing now.) oh well, I just wanted to do have some fun first before getting down on the real stuff.
well, I am not the only one in this place, just in case you might have thought so from the picture. There are some people seated here and there, but on the overall, it's just peaceful and I think I am making too much noise typing on the keyboard and shaking my legs (makes the chair noisy). And I could have some sinus problem now and then, so I think I am pretty much a noise pollution. Oh man, got to keep it down!
Anyway, that's the top floor of the science library for you people out there!
Got to go back to work!
(think about this: from what I know about theory of relativity (I might be wrong!), if someone moves faster, he will age slower than the person who moves slower. hmmmm...people say I look older than my age. Maybe I have been moving slower????)
Take care!

Parental ditype, non-parental ditype, tetratype........

2006-08-29T18:31:00.000+08:00

oh man, that's after two hours plus of molecular genetics lecture. And you can see a few students consulting the lecturer on the stuff we were through just now.
It was really heavy. I mean, I just followed the lecture as it went and I just managed to catch short takes of it here and there. You know, I manage to go from here and there and then I say, 'ok, I go that and that. But wait a minute...how does that come to here?' You know, something like that. wow.....it was quite terrible. But I tell myself I got to go back and do some intensive reading....you know, check it out and stuff! ya, I mean, it's quite difficult to catch everything right here and now. Just got to absorb as much as possible and go read up on my own. I guess that's how things go around here....I hope.
It's break now and then tutorial (oh man!)! And that's all, folks!

Laptops

2006-08-29T11:28:00.000+08:00

Laptops....many are using them now. I don't know about other places, but there are quite a number of people using them in NUS. I mean, it's so convenient, you can log onto the internet, donwload your work from your lecturers, chat online, do some notes, blog (like what I am doing now) and many other stuff. Take a look at the mobility man. It's so cool. But that's provided you have a wireless connection to play with. Or else, I think you are just stuck with laptop minus (-) internet connection ---> basic windows stuff. well, you still can type out some notes and stuff like that, but you will probably end up playing solitaire. hey, did I mentioned that I think solitaire is fun? I like playing it! :) ok, it's not THAT bad. It's still a card game.

ok! laptops....I wonder...do people still put their laptops on their laps? It's a good thing they don't. I mean, won't the heat and stuff be bad for your reproductive organs or something? Shouldn't people stop using laptops on their laps? Maybe that's why people are giving birth to so few babies! ahhhh!!

ok, maybe here at NUS, we have enough tables and benches, so probably I don't see so many people using laptops on their laps. hmmm...maybe that's why they call them notebooks now?

Notebooks....so we use them to take down notes. It's like an electronic notebook, right? I wonder, what about music notes? Do we use notebooks to take down music notes? They are all notes, right???? oh man......

Shouldn't we just call them Mobile Personal Computers? Short-form - MPC. In fact, in China, I heard from some of my brothers and sisters in Christ, they call computers the equivalent of what we call calculators. yeah, you got it. It's something like 计算机. ok, I am not exactly a mandarin expert, so mandarin experts out there who are reading this, if there are any mistakes, please pardon me.

I think I can see some light in this term, since computer operations are something like calculations, maybe that's why they call it 'calculators'.

yeah, so why not call them 'mo-cal' for 'mobile calculators'? oh man...I don't know. 'What's in a name?' ok, that's true. It does not really matter what we call them, as long as it works the way it was intended to be.

haha...oh man, I am so lame. I am reading up on my molecular genetics stuff and this thought sort of came to my mind and voi la!

ok, this is the first of the you-can-simply-ignore-this (YCSIT) article. Stay tuned for more in the days to come.

Back to molecular genetics, mitosis and meiosis! See you!

hello everyone!

2005-07-27T22:42:00.000+08:00

hey there! How is everyone doing? This is my first post to this new blog, so seriously, I don't really know what to put up for the first time. Maybe I will just do a slight introduction of myself.

I am a child of God, a believer of Christ, saved and redeemed by His love and grace, chosen by Him to be one of His children, justified by faith. Really, getting to know the Lord and coming to accept Christ is probably the best thing that has ever happened to me and I know that, many of my brothers and sisters in Christ, share the same sentiments as me for themselves too.

There are moments when I ask myself, why am I doing all this? Then God never fails to remind me of His love demonstrated to everyone on the cross. That old ragged cross, and the ultimate proclamation of God's love for His people, just draws me back to His loving arms. It is that old ragged cross that bridged the gap between God and His people and defeated the evil one for eternity. It is on that old ragged cross that Christ paid for all, one time for all time, the price of the sins of man.

Indeed, we have drifted apart from Him, but all praise be to God, that He has never moved, He has never changed. The God, who chose to create us in His own image, has never changed. His love still remains the same. And yes, He still loves us. Sin has separated us from God so much that we cannot seek Him ourselves. Thanks be to God that He always take the initiative to come to us. He has chosen me and I am now in a love relationship with Him that should be, and I hope to be, the most important thing to me.

It is a struggle for me to come before God, among all the work and the distractions of the world. How I hope that I can spend much more quality time with Him, talking to Him and studying His word, listening to Him as He speaks to me. I know that I need to let go of the things in my life that I spend so much time in, to the extent that I neglect spending time with my heavenly Father. It is a love relationship that I am talking about here! If I don't spend time with God, how can I be in a deep and intimate relationship with God?

I know I have to reorientate my life. I need to lead a life that is God-centered, not self-centered. I know I have to follow Christ day by day, because He is the way, the truth and the life. And I know it's all in God's timing and I intend to put before Him all these in prayer.

I hope to use this blog for sharing purposes, in the sense that if anyone of you have any thoughts or reflections after reading what I have posted, please feel free to post your comments. Please take note that you do not abuse it. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

That's all for now. Have a blessed week ahead!

serving Him,
Leonard :D