Work's still primarily a man's world?

(Alternative title: Guys' working shoes are boring.) :P

La Terre Vue du Ciel

my favourite Yann peek-ture! (top left)

Guys, finally we are seeing the earth in a splash of reality colors along Orchard Road, very much nearer God's perspective!

World-renowned photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s showcasing his aerial portraits of our planet in a stretch between Liat Towers and Forum Galleria along Orchard Road, from October 27, 2005 to January 17, 2006. La Terre Vue du Ciel, the exhibition title, means Earth from Above.

i think you can feel God's joy, tears, excitement and grief, in these peeks, over the land and people of His creation.

Springcleaning.

i thought of putting 'I HAVE MOVED' as my msn nick just now.

Then it dawned upon me that, just like in reality, i cannot move till i have brought everything i have 'to light', sieved the unwanted (or desirables-no-more), and packed the rest properly for my journey to the new place.

i am now only at stage one. (Screams within me: And The Big Move is only seven weeks away?!!!)

A major decision-making process very recently prompted the start of my life's springcleaning. i had to consider through almost every area of my life, though remaining quiet in my heart to hear God's small still voice was in fact, all that i really needed to do. Everything was brought to light, through the threshing machine...and much of the seeds of thoughts did fall to the ground to bear root in my God-given life purpose and His values of eternal value.

i thanked God so much that i became sure that i am free from the clutches of many worldly pursuits. Sieving the impurities - probably stage two has even begun beyond my consciousness. (Hey God You are preparing me for the Big Move yeah? :) )

Stage three? The Lord said to me,"From this day on I will bless you." (Haggai 2:19)

i think i have to lead my gals to initiate a life-springclean soon. God, bring to Light, and take away every spirit that is not of You. i sensed prayerlessness, and lack of faith. 'May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify us through and through. May our whole spirits, souls and bodies be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.' (1 Thessalonians 5:23)

Have you begun your springcleaning today? God is moving. Don't let excess baggage impede or even pause you. The airlines know that fully well.

que sera sera

When I was just a little girl. I asked my mother What will I be. Will I be pretty. Will I be rich. Here's what she said to me. Que sera, sera. Whatever will be, will be. The future's not ours to see. Que sera, sera. What will be, will be. When I grew up and fell in love. I asked my sweetheart What lies ahead. Will we have rainbows. Day after day. Here's what my sweetheart said. Que sera, sera. Whatever will be, will be. The future's not ours to see. Que sera, sera. What will be, will be. Now I have Children of my own. They ask their mother. What will I be. Will I be handsome. Will I be rich. I tell them tenderly. Que sera, sera. Whatever will be, will be. The future's not ours to see. Que sera, sera. What will be, will be. Que Sera, Sera

reality. meaning. and truth.

reality. how we see and thus perceive things and matters to be. (constrained to our worldly matters and concerns as we see things in our limited perspective)

meaning. what we find self fulfilment and personal satisfaction in. (as long as it quenches our thirst, it doesn't matter if we know it's not the truth)

truth. only God's Truth stands. only He knows the absolutes between black and white. Everything as His creation, only He holds the Truth to worldly matters, and far beyond into the divine.

And He also understands how much human likes to avoid hearing the Truth.

especially Truth like 'Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Him.'' (John 14:6).


Seeking only meaning in what we do, only means we will spend our whole life hopping from place to place, job to job, interest to interest, people to people...and yet lose sight of the initial meaning you sought to find in the first place.

Come on, which of you can deny having an insatiable and unquenchable thirst for meaningful knowledge and the fulfilment of personal desires?


Are you going to choose reality, meaning or Truth today? :)

ha-ha.

A ha-ha refers to the hidden deer fence that was a common feature of 18th-century English estates. Olin Partnership's (landscape architects) ha-ha for Washington Monument is an unobtrusive retaining wall that follows the paths that curve their way up the hill to the plaza, and is used as security from truck-bomb attack.
(courtesy of Witold Rybczynski in his article I Came, Eyesore, I Conquered at www.slate.com)

in the presence of One...sing!

God sang over me; He put a whole new spirit of singing in my soul, singing for Him.

it's an incredibly different sensation; i know it. Cos' when i worship Him now, my voice seeks to reach just the One.

In the audience of many, but the presence of One. that was exactly how it was for me last Saturday night. : )

haa...i can sing i can sing i can sing i can sing! lalala....


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God did it again.

Each time before He rose me up (from my comfort zone, my fears and skepticism, my past etc.), He would reduce me to the posture and mindset of a little girl, putting me face to face with all the inherent sense of inadequacy and frailty in me, before He restored me to reflect His glory in its highest form the next moment (almost).

Claustrophobia flooded me during my first practice with my good bro, joshua's band Free Fall (whom i sang with last Saturday) - in the physical (band) room and in the emotional bandwidth of my thumping heart. i was crutching the edges of my stool, and almost wanting to dash out of the room. i couldnt make the little girl in me sing. sweats.

But look how God made me soar that night....in the presence of One. : )

(2 Corinthians 12:9) But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore i will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

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to those who came down to MagicBox to support and watch, i really appreciate your presence! : ) Especially to my spiritual family, the youths in my network, carl, stacy, jia huey(!), dy, chee aikky, qingtian, weiliang, edwin, eunice, and of course my dearest amanda and ahqi, etc! *big grin* Not forgetting those who sent me such encouraging smses. hee. Thanks, Free Fall, for 'tolerating' me too ha! it was really fun working with you bros! Ooh jasmine sis, i cant thank God enough for you for this gig - thanks for teaching and spurring me on! *wink!*

(Photos courtesy of bro quanwei :> )

my dear sis jing did this....and i must say this again dear, simply looking at it touches me to tears. *hugs tight* :)

When you smile, the eyes smile first and lead the lips.

sniff.

i must really admit, that one of the most painful things a mother or spiritual mother can feel
is when
you know some stuff are not going fine in your daughters' lives,
and yet they hesitate to let you know.

*sniff sniff*

oh no, i'm going to cry.....

What do you hear when God sings?

What do you hear when you imagine the voice of God singing?

I hear the booming of Niagara Falls mingled with the trickle of a mossy mountain stream.
I hear the blast of Mt. St. Helen’s mingled with a kitten’s purr.
I hear the power of an East Coast hurricane and the barely audible puff of a night snow in the woods.
And I hear the unimaginable roar of the sun, 865,000 miles thick, 1.300,000 times bigger than the earth, and nothing but fire, 1,000,000 degrees centigrade on the cooler surface of the corona.
But I hear this unimag­inable roar mingled with the tender, warm crackling of logs in the living room on a cozy winter’s night.

I stand dumbfounded, staggered, speechless that he is singing over me—one who has dishonored him so many times and in so many ways. It is almost too good to be true.

He is rejoicing over my good with all his heart and all his soul. He virtually breaks forth into song when he hits upon a new way to do me good.

(Dr. John Piper in The Pleasures of God)

an angel in disguise

A N G E L I N D I S G U I S E

Written by Corrinne May Ying FooCopyright 2003, Corrmay Gourmet Music (ASCAP)

I woke up this morning feeling kind of blue

and I stumbled out of bed and dragged my feet across the room

Right outside my front door was a rose and a note that said

'Somebody Loves You'

But out on the street it starts to pour and before I get soaking wet,

A total stranger runs to give me the jacket off his back

I turn around to thank him

But he waves me with a smile

I can hardly believe my eyes

He puts on a halo and starts to fly

Take a look at the ordinary

Don't need to look at Paradise

You could be next to an angel in disguise

I met a good friend for lunch and we had a delicious meal

But I forgot to bring my wallet I felt like an imbecile

But she was sweet, she gave me a treat and

Bought me a chicken sandwich to take home for tea

But out on the street with nothing to eat

A man and his shopping cart go travelling to places,

Collecting social graces I give him my sandwich and we chatter for a while

I see a rainbow wash over his eyes

He gives me his halo and I start to fly

Take a look at the ordinary

Don't need to look for Paradise

You could be next to an angel in disguise

Don't try to hide away from me I know you're by my side

Take a look at the ordinary Don't need to look for Paradise

You could be next to an angel in disguise

Everyday can be legendary

Every minute, an endless surprise

You could be the next angel in disguise

I woke up this morning

Feeling kind of new.