On a rainy day beside a very crowded city walk there he was. Down on bended knees, holding out a cap and pleading: please.. please.. I haven’t had lunch.. please.. please..
People walked by. Either in a hurry, or pretending not seeing/hearing, or simply couldn’t care.
After more thinking, I’ve deleted my wall link to Haydn’s recent interview by ABC. Reason is, that clip – eventhough well done and appeared to be genuinely objective about the subject (gay conversion) – could potentially be stumbling block to (young) readers of my wall.
In absence of K-drama dan its siblings (Dorama & T-drama), I’m back to old passion of writing (blog) again. Is it good? is it bad? well… depends on what is written I guess. As my audience is getting bigger dan more diverse here (FB) compared to the close-knitted fellows at old domain, I must be careful of how I speak my mind out loud here, lest I become stumbling block to others. To my fellow sis & bros, I hereby give you permission to warn and rebuke me (in gentleness and in private pls :p) if you think I’m sliding towards that. Thx in advance! :)
I couldn’t remember when was my last time being on campus during O-Week. Was it 2007? Anyway, I was absent for few yrs and decided to come back this yr. Simply because lack of Pelita girls power this time (for Mon-Tue). So I asked my manager for 2 days off work. Glad that it was granted.
sambungan dari P1.
2. The book of Romans. Kitab Roma (Surat Rasul Paulus pada jemaat di kota Roma).
a). Who wrote it? Sapa yg nulis?
Pas denger pertanyaannya otak gw lgs jawab: bah! of course Paulus! sapa lagi? lha jelas2 dia nulis “dari Paulus”. pertanyaan gampang amit? :p Eh trus pastornya ngomong: “jawabannya adalah.. GOD!”. Karena semua tulisan2 di Alkitab berasal dan di ilhamkan Allah. Paulus nulis dgn bimbingan Roh Kudus. Jadi Tuhan lah author yg sebenernya. Dual authorship, Tuhan dan Paulus. *fiuuhh* untung td gak tereak kenceng2. kalo engga mo di taroh dimana ini muka? hehuehehe :p
This year Our church is doing 20 series/talks on: “The Gospel according to Romans” and I’m planning to capture it as much I can. The aim is to re-write my notes in Indo (ermm., most likely mix Indo-English :p). Hoping that my friends and bros and sis in Indo will also benefit from it. Semoga teman2 & saudara2 di Indo juga bisa dapat berkat dari kitab Roma ini :)
Here we go, Romans #1: Why we need the book of Romans in 2010. Kenapa kita memerlukan kitab Roma di tahun 2010? padahal itu ditulis udah hampir 2000 thn lalu. Apakah masih relevant buat kita sekarang?
Life under this sun… can be so fragile..
I still can’t shake it out of my mind. We were joyfully celebrating Lina’s birthday yesterday when we heard the terrible news of little Kevin been struck by a motorcycle when waiting for bus with his mum and sister back in our hometown in Ambon. Kevin is a 2.5yrs old boy, son of my cousin Rudy who is a son of my mum’s elder sister. I met Kevin for the first time when I went back to Ambon Agt-Sept ‘08. His parents brought him and Irene (his elder sister) to visit ko-chen who had came home from Australia. He was a baby back then. A very cute good looking baby boy and a shy one. Never suspect that it would also be my last time of seeing him here on Earth.
So what’s your birthday wish this year?
That is an unavoidable question every year. I knew ppl will ask me and I myself have been asking me that question too, ever since the calendar turns January :p
It’s that time of the year again. Merrier than usual. Shopping centres are crowded with people. Carols everywhere. Gifts come and go. And people seems merrier (happier) than usual too. Perhaps they are really trully happier. Or perhaps they just pretend to be happy to join in the crowd for this festive season.
My day started pretty good. I woke up late but managed to catch the X99 (express bus to city) just in time! Was so happy, since I missed the X-bus for the last 2 days. Oh the feeling of catching a bus just in time is somehow priceless! hahaha :p
However my joy was short lived. A man with working shoes stepped on my bare toes! (I left my shoes at workplace and wear sandals to/from work since it’s summer here). I couldn’t blame him, the bus was very crowded. But still, my toes hurt!
The funny thing is my mind automatically think that: “bah! there goes my luck, today is going to be lousy for sure!“. Hmm.. why is it that when something “bad” happen to us in the morning we automatically think that the rest of the day is going to be bad?
Then I think more: “Hey, I am a Christian! I don’t believe in superstitious stuff like that! I believe that God my Father is the Ruler over my everyday. Bad thing, good thing, He allows them to happen for my good”.
If that is so, why should I afraid of a bad day? and why do I even believe in what is called “luck”? Aah MC.. what little faith you have in your good Father!
Anyhow, my day at work is as per normal. Someone annoyed me, and perhaps I had unknowingly annoying someone as well. It doesn’t really bother me unless they really cross the boundary.
Then came back home to find letters in mailbox, personally addressed to Chenny Thie in handwritting! *yay* finally something that is not bill and/or junk mail! hehehe :p
One is from Japan! thx Sarah :) that is soo sweet of you to send it. I shall remember them in prayer everytime I see the picture :) Really like the 2010 OMF Calendar too!
The other one is something for my new business heheh Thx Ade :) By faith and God willing, 2010 will be a year of great success in this venture.
So, my little misfortune in the morning was proven nothing! I had a pretty good day despite bad start in the morning. There you go MC, something bad happen in the morning doesn’t always mean that the day will continue to be bad. Time to change that mindset! :p
If a day brings me lemon (ie. sour), I will make it into lemonade! or better, get some ice and tea –> iced lemon tea :D