Please, don't stop the rain

 ' In everything, give thanks '

A short and simple phrase, yet it is one of those phrases which is a totally different ball game when it comes to applying it. In this past month, i have been hearing the words, "give thanks", "be thankful" and "be grateful" from various people and i do not believe in coincidences. So, how are we suppose to be truly thankful when the circumstances around seems to be against us? and is it even possible to be grateful when things just don't seem to go our way?

The short answer is : Yes, it is possible.

God certainly did not ask us to give thanks for everything that is happening in our lives as many of the trials we face are consequences of our disobedience. But indeed, we should be thankful in all situations for He has already given us the greatest gift, which is the gift of salvation!  He has also given us more blessings than we could ask for and if only we would just pause to count them (which i doubt we ever could finish counting) would we realise how much we actually have.

I think the question now is, how can we not be thankful when we have so much? That we as sinners are blessed with undeserved favour from Him whom we have failed so so many times. The trials and hardships may come but one thing for sure is that His mercies are new every morning and His love is unfailing. For that reason, i am thankful. :)

Thank you for letting me know that you are always there for me

even though i fail you time and time again.

Thank you for helping me through this month even though

at times i feel like giving up or letting go. 

Truly all glory, honour and praise belongs to you alone.

Thank you, Jesus.

Have a thankful day today!

Good bye, February 2009 :)

picture : credits to vivien lobster

Tell me, Which way?

credits to zert sontige

The time has come to choose which University to go for my third year.

There isn't many choices actually as I have already narrowed it down to three, but thanks to the fickle me, I just can't seem to decide on one.

"Come here", "Go there" or "What about here?", they say.

There is just so many differing opinions and suggestions that I have heard, which has confuse me further rather than help me in making a decision. 

At the end of it, I really think it does not matter what others say,

because the University must be right not for him nor her, but for me. 

My parents can't help me much in this nor can anybody else

but who else who know better of what's best for me other than God.

I'm glad he has answered me by opening the door for me to go 

to the University I wanted. All praise and glory to Him! :)

However, the next challenge is already around the corner as exams 

are only 2 months away and my year 2 subjects are so tough.

All that I can do now is to continue to trust Him to help me through the next challenge ahead!

" I can do EVERYTHING through Him 

who gives me strength"

Philippians 4 : 13

(and so can you!)

He Bites . . . Everything

If you know me well enough, 

you would know that i have a dog named Xabi.

And if you know my dog well enough, you would know 

that he isn't exactly the most obedient dog. :)

So, just as I was happily watching youtube one day,

he bit my mac adapter wire into two and survived!

and guess what? it cost RM300 for a new one!

absolutely ridiculous~

Anyways, after using someone else's adapter for more than 2 weeks,

a very awesome man managed to fix my adapter back for me!

Now my adapter finally works after the second attempt of fixing it!

Praise God! :) oh, the joyyyy! 

the culprit :

how can you stop loving something that looks so adorable?

sigh~

my mac adapter :

i know it looks funny but it works! ta daa~

Thank you awesome man,

you know who you are :)

TRUST me, no more.

The biggest reward for a thing well done is

to have done it ~ Voltaire

I realised that the going gets tougher after each and every assignment

because less assistance and guidance are given to us 

and each question seems to make less sense than the last.

But i got to say that the satisfaction of another task completed 

is just absolutely intense.

woo hoo!

i'm over and done with you, Mr Trust Assignment!

*does the silly dance*

I officially have no more written assignments for Year 2!

isn't it great? who wants to celebrate with me? :)

My Funny Valentine

Loving is not just looking at each other,

it's looking at the same direction.

~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Wind, Sand and Starr, 1939

i look like this; and i don't care.

(a very unhappy ning ning)

this is so hard.

i can't understand you, mr trust.

i just don't get you.

hmmph.

you are ruining my mood but

i shan't let you do this to me any longer.

Greater things are yet to come

A new season has begun.

A new challenge has been placed before us.

A new experience, we are yet to learn from.

It's a step into the unknown and honestly, i am scared.

It won't be easy but neither is it impossible, for it is

 yet another opportunity for us to grow and for God to work in us. 

Most of all, it is you whom i will take on this journey with

and for that i am truly blessed.

p/s : Even as you are in a new country and environment, I pray that you will continue to look to Him and to be a blessing to the people around you as you have been to me and so many others here. :)

vk 

Kick the ASSignment!

there goes the fifteen days of Chinese New Year . .

credits to vivien freakoko

*rawr*

yee sang; i ate this too many times

cousins : adria, adrian, elise, vivien, eunice & vickie

Jonathan and illegal stuff ;P

red chicken mee 

the "cook"

i had a blast while it lasted and i'm looking forward to next year's celebration!

chinese new year has been great this year, which was not what

I predicted because there weren't so many people around this time.

I really wish I could celebrate it with the Lokas though, as they

always brighten my CNY a little more than normal every year.

But truly God is good and gave me more than i expected, as always :)

Hmm, Guess what i was stuck doing the whole week while i went 'bai nian' ?

yes, the lovely land ASSIGNMENT of course!

vickie has officially said goodbye to her land assignment

*gives a hard kick to it*

yes, be gone, never to be seen again! :)

two down, one more to go . . .

______________________________

Blessed Birthday, David ! 

(i was tempted to put your favourite picture; hint : the "sign". haha!)

Thanks for your patience in teaching me how to play the guitar

and also for listening to my rantings/weird dilemmas.

Thanks for fetching me around and stuffing me with good food.

Thank you for psycho-ing me too. I think there is just too much to thank you for.

So, Thank you for everything. 

 You are truly a big brother with a big heart to me :)

Throw me a rope

As always, not everything goes the way I want them to 

but it's at times like these where all I can do 

is to make the best of what I have. 

I don't have much but i give the best I can but

sometimes my best just doesn't seem to be enough.

The more I try to give, the faster time slips away.

"I am not ready yet, just a little more", I say

but there will never be a time where I will feel ready for this.

When the time comes, I will hold on tightly.