Birthday Celebration

I just got home from GC, C'gatta to be exact.

Had a very nice and intimate dinner with Linna and Julie. It's day full of fun and surprises. I guess the highlight was that both of them managed to give me a nice surprise by singing happy bday to me when the waiter brought out the cute little mango something dessert with a sparkle on it.

It's my 4th bday celebration, yet it's different, pleasant, nice, warm and I don't know, I was surprised that they'd do that. ahahaa....

hmm... come to think of it, I truly thank God for blessing me with such beautiful friends, too bad Francis wasn't there.

2 nights ago, my group also managed to surprise me when they sang happy bday with a nice chocolate cake after the countdown.

Thank you Lord, thank you very much Lord.

random

A picture tells a thousand stories, a vision tells a story, a magnificent one that will direct a man's path forever.

How?

Just watched a video clip sent by my friend about this man who scavenge food from a restaurant for his family and friends.

Life is tough, that's all I can say.
I honestly belief the video will move many hearts, but it won't last long.

Life is truly tough, thanks to sin that entered the world. There's really nothing much we can do about it. But I believe if each and every one of us live our life according to God's way, we can make a bigger impact. When we put into practice God's greatest commandment of all, this world will surely be a much better place to live, and that is, love your God with all your body, spirit and soul, and love your neighbour as you love yourself.

Here's the vid-clip:
http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/1081/Chicken-a-la-Carte/TVE9PStP

late night thoughts

Been wanting to write down things in my heart and mind. Alright, better be quick as I'm getting so sleepy.

1. Just got home 30mins ago, few minutes before 12am (or 00.00). So tired. Came back from secret santa gathering at a friend's place in Sunnybank Hills. I love this group of people, they're not christian but they're pretty genuine. I cherish the friendship I have with them. I will always pray for them, pray for God's covering, protection and for Him to reveal to them who HE is.

2. Been thinking a bit about my group in the past few days. Ah... I thank God for this year. It's true when they say that the days ahead of us is better than the days behind us. I thought 2008 was awesome with Joseph 2, now I say 2009 is even better. And I can even say that 2010 will be even better than 2009. I got a feeling it'll be more challenging but it sure will be much better.

3. While with my friends at secret santa tonight, I got few ideas on what to do during the year with the working group in my church. Will definitely share it with my pastor and leaders.

4. I'm currently praying about something. Can't really share it now, but I really need His wisdom to discern. Will share more later.

5. I miss mum and dad, bros and sis in indonesia and all my friends in indonesia and other parts of the world. Merry Christmas to you all. You can't believe how much I miss you.

OK, I'm going to bed, it's 12.46am. good night. :)

Counting down

YES, I'm so counting down to many things. I'm counting down to:
1. Joseph 3 Christmas Tree Party. Wed, 23-12-09
2. Christmas Dinner with Shepherd and family. Thu, 24-12-09
4. Christmas Service at BCC. Fri, 25-12-09 (no plan for dinner yet, LOL)
5. Shopping in Harbor Town, GC. Sat, 26-12-09 (no plan for dinner yet, LOL)
6. Sunday Celebration Service. Sun, 27-12-09 (dinner with LG)
7. A friend's Bday Beach Party in GC. Mon, 28-12-09 (no plan for dinner yet, LOL)
8. Catching up with a long lost friend in day time. Dinner with Adrian and Sukian. Tue, 29-12-09
9. FREE. My me time. Sleep in, QT, breakkie, jogging, shopping in city, lunch in city, then arvo nap, then dinner, then sleep. No appointment please? :)
10. SPECIAL DAY. The day the LORD created me years ago. So it's my me time with God. God and me together. You wanna join? please take a number, Jesus is number 1, not sure what your number is. <3
11. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010

An intimate moment

I don't know how to describe this, but as I was just pondering upon my life while listening to Kari Job's song 'We Cry Out', I couldn't help but kneeling down before Him, asking for His grace and mercy to be upon me. I turned my back on him so many times, walked away from him even when he asked me to stay, rebelling against him when I did my own things.

Oh God, I rely on your grace to live this life. Noone can satisfy me but you. I love you Dad, stay with me please?

Not happy

I can't make everyone happy, it's as simple and as frustrating as that. ah... there's so much I need to learn. Learning to say no with full confidence is one very challenging thing to do.

Sometimes it's so hard to choose who you should be spending time with. ah... why is it so hard to build a friendship. Is it just me?

All I want is just to help people grow in their life, especially spiritually. But I can't be there all the time with them.