MEG之部落格

瘀

2010-06-28T17:04:00.002+08:00

昨天在洗禮聚會前, 不小心狠狠的摔了一交, 狼狽之餘, 左上臂撞到一個大雞蛋般的瘀傷!! 唉呀, 真係好『瘀』呀 >.<
今天除了左上臂, 周身都痛, 好像被人家打了一頓, 走路都痛呀! 唉, 年紀大囉……

但都要感恩, 這樣一跌, 只是皮外傷, 辛好沒有弄傷臉! (我過往有太多弄傷臉的經歷, 心有餘悸)

很想快點下班, 休息休息….

My first beloved Keroro!

2010-06-22T09:35:00.002+08:00

準備

2010-06-21T18:19:00.001+08:00

估唔到自己今次咁ad-hoc and efficient, 上週四才和媽咪講七月頭ㄧ齊去台北旅行3日, 週五下午請假, 晚上便booked 了package, 今日收埋張電子機票, 就搞掂晒!!!
第一次同媽咪出外旅行, 有點excited….其實這個trip為媽咪, 也為了自己, 係時候出去玩下…睇下野…

帶着媽咪出外, 真係要好好計劃下

Lion dance in the office

2010-02-19T17:45:00.002+08:00

Today (the sixth day in Lunar New Year) has lion dance performance in the office, a gesture by the building management here in IFC.

My impression of lion dance has always been noisy, and still so now.
Though not first time watching it, but never had such a close encounter with it before like today, the "lion" threw his head towards me, kind of scary actually ~~
(the lady wrapped in purple shawl is me)

Octopus card

2010-02-17T11:55:00.002+08:00

我的迷你八達通唔見左, 連同好姊妹送的北京奧運零錢包都唔見埋, 仲有另一位好姊妹送的蛋糕仔吊飾都一同無埋! 唉….

事發於年初二晚上, 從深圳一日遊完後, 坐港鐵返屋企, 到尖東站出閘時才發現唔見八達通……哎, 都怪自己坐車時, 掛住玩手電的遊戲, 唔知幾時跌左或被偷左….

從正面諗, 好在唔係銀包唔見, 否則要補領身份證、回鄉證、信用卡等, 就煩上加煩囉!

Photo taken on 13-Feb-10 (tea time)

虎年來之前

2010-02-12T12:30:00.001+08:00

又很久無update blog了…

過去數個月來有不少重要的改變發生, 有段時間裡, 憂慮、壓力、重擔成了每天與我相伴的情緒, 感謝神, 總算熬過去, 當中不乏恩典。未來的日子, 繼續仰望….

最近屋企進行局部裝修, 所以地方亂七八糟, 好幾晚都睡得不好, 現在部份完成, 還有另一部份會過完年再開工, 但暫時地方總算收拾過, 心情都會暢快點, 睡覺都好點!

盼望新一年裡各方面都有一點進步, 不用多, 少少也很好囉 ^_^

Look beyond

2009-11-11T14:28:00.002+08:00

很久無blog了, 一來忙, 二來也無乜心機,唔想寫.

自知心裡為著家事有壓力,那份大壓力很難形容,我已盡量努力讓自己以平常心去面對,像平日一樣過, 有時會鼓勵自己: 生命中總會有經歷,神也從未應許天色常藍,盡量開懷一點吧.

昨天的查經,徒3:1-5, 帶查經的姊妹講到"look beyond the physical needs but look upon Jesus who is behind the man", 對我有提醒, 我最近煩的正是人的physical needs, 坦白講, 真的有好多physical needs的需要, 是很實在的, 但同時求神幫助我更能look beyond that...

my new netbook

2009-09-14T12:05:00.004+08:00

My new BENQ netbook, yeah ~~~ so happy!

Happy Birthday

2009-09-14T10:03:00.003+08:00

I have a very happy birthday this year, thank God for His provision ^_^ I had a wonderful bday and bday week!

Other than that, a few surprises to be grateful in this year's bday:

- sister Anna called in the morning to wish me happy bday!!
- sister Irene called at night to wish me happy bday!! what a big surprise, but I am very happy about it, we haven't chatted for a very long time, I think it's now time to 'reconcile'...:)
- my non-biological sister b-friend Mavis surprised me with a flower basket with a Minnie Mouse (ha, best fit for my disney bday this year ^^)
- a very good friend from afar sent me a text sms in the midnight hour, with no phone number to reciprocate, haha!
- the grace from my heavenly Father surprises me all the time, truly thankful.

「為何揀選我」

2009-05-26T08:25:00.003+08:00

為何你竟揀選我為我捨身，
為何要拯救如此罪人，
為何十架的愛是如此高深，完全猜不透何原因，
為何高天之主會為我犧牲，
為何以鮮血塗抹淚痕，
為何讓我一信便獲得新生，何等的不配被憐憫，
但我確信神話語的應許，讓我深知所信的是誰，
容我以後順從主，從不後退，
來為報答你為我奉上身軀，自耶穌的真光照亮我的心，
便決心要離棄舊人，唯求奉獻所有並付出一...

To listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flkkcncdTvU

Stress

2009-05-16T21:27:00.004+08:00

It's been a long while since I last felt stressful from work.

Recently different signs are telling me that I am "under stress", eg. waking early on a Saturday morning, thinking about different matters at work; got up thinking about work and wrote down reminders in the PDA before going back to sleep again; unable to express myself clearly; talking too fast....etc...

Oh, I need to relax ~~

Bailiff

2009-05-09T00:04:00.003+08:00

「執達吏」- 看電視看過、讀報紙見過…..但沒想到, 我這個平凡人有機會遇過。
前兩天「執達吏」帶著幾個所謂security guard到訪 (我用「所謂」皆因其中一位看來不到22歲的青年人, 進來後便大無私樣找了個partition坐, 然後整個1.5小時的過程中,很專心在'guard"(打)他的NDS),
他們介紹自己後, 我第一個感覺是很驚慌, 心在震….很久無這個感覺了。
後來發現「執達吏」叔叔也蠻有善, 還有點風趣, 心情放鬆了不少………不過, 事情還需要處理, 「滾水綠腳」的去銀行做本票, 再到法院付錢。
後來想想, 雖然件事都幾embarrassing和煩, 但也是個難得的人生經驗, 仲有, 學多了一個英文生字 – "Bailiff"

What a week, whew!

可愛的李其紅

2009-03-26T15:13:00.003+08:00

其紅回了天家差不多一個月了。

從與其紅認識到她離開，只有數個月，她的生命對我們這班有份探望她的人，都起了不同的影響。對我個人來講，我親眼看到一個生命力何等堅強的女孩子、在重病中，仍努力綻放出可愛的笑容。其紅，我會記住那些和妳一起的片段。。。

「來，我們快D上堂啦！」在病床上, 其紅主動地摧促說快點上『成長八課』, 她積極的態度令我這個『成長八課姐姐』有點不好意思, 我反而有點慢。其紅, 第一課有關《永生的確據》, 從妳離開的前兩晚, 當我看到妳對Connie的問題以用力點頭作回應時, 我知道妳有把握了。

「我遲D有精神, 帶妳地去爬那個山呀, 好靚架…」雖然我和少寶沒有機會和妳一起去爬山了, 但我相信那座從病房窗口都可看到的山是真的好靚, 從妳那快樂和期待的笑容我可以肯定.

「(我們將來會和主耶穌永遠在一起)….係….我宜家唔擔心囉, 之前我好多野放唔低, 最放唔低係我鄉下個阿爸,佢年紀大, 上個禮拜蘇總和我傾左好耐計, 我宜家知道主會照顧阿爸, 唔擔心囉…」這是妳離開一星期前的話, 當日我很想知道妳怎樣看死亡, 但又不敢問, 奇妙的聖靈引導我們進入這個話題, 妳主動的說出來。

其紅在地上的日子有27年, 算短, 她最欠缺的應該是錢(她很窮, 當知道自己快不行的前幾天, 她把每一個她欠了錢的人名寫下來, 請她堂家姐有能力的話, 幫她償還), 但她有很愛錫她的爸爸、哥哥、堂家姐、還有一班認識不久的Medicarers.

心情上落

2009-02-09T23:49:00.002+08:00

on and off 的唔開心...
是自己期望太多嗎?
但感覺卻很難控制.

初一的一天

2009-01-26T16:42:00.000+08:00

很久無update blog了…
今天是牛年初一, 但我卻病在家中.....鼻炎引至頭痛、牙痛、臉頬痛, 好辛苦喔。
從十二月到現在, 都好像未停過: 家人到訪、趕功課、湖北訪宣、新加玻工幹、office裝修煩事…..接二連三的來, 坦白說, 我是有點累了。
生病待在家中, 也未嘗是壞事, 因病而逼自己一定要休息。小病是一個警號, 身體告訴我, 我撐不住了, 要休息了。
除了睡覺, 也拿起本曾開始過的書來看 – "Having a Mary’s spirit in a Martha’s world”, 這本書的title不正是我的需要嗎?　忙忙碌碌的馬大，好像就是我的寫照。
但我這個人，又真的不習慣停下來，所以還是開了電腦，要找點事情做 - update 下個blog....

樂理......到過了

2008-12-18T10:31:00.002+08:00

The end of the year is a time to reflect on the year.

As I was going back to the old blog postings of January 2008, the post on Jan 27 was "樂理.....我又來了", I picked up the music theory again after leaving it behind for two years. Taking this exam was one of my goals for 2008, and now 11 months later, I can proudly say that I have accomplished this goal, and got a pretty good score too!

Thank you heavenly Father, for taking me through the process, I know that nothing is to be taken for granted.

Too much thoughts

2008-12-17T23:34:00.002+08:00

最近想得太多了, 很累, 思想要休息下

但事實上,又真係有好多野要唸.....

思想有時係最折磨人的東西,但要控制它,卻好難做到

主日學開鑼啦

2008-09-08T16:56:00.005+08:00

從個多月前知道Elaine會再執教鞭, 我便「拿拿林」報名, 期待以久....又有機會再聽Elaine以那把溫柔而帶著肯定的聲音, 和我們分享神的話, 感謝神!

今期主日學讀「使徒行傳」, 想起這卷書, 便自然聯想起「聖靈」和「宣教」。

除了經文解釋外, Elaine每次都會與我們分享她從經文中得著的各種「體會」, 盼能啟發我們自己再進深思想(昰次課程也要求我們寫下自己的體會, 如果我以my blog形式來交功課, 不知老師可接受乎?)

昨天的課, 提醒了好多在教會生活, 事奉中需留意旳地方。有一樣很奇妙的昰, 在早一晚和好姊妹於晚膳中, 各自分享了最近在教會中的一些經歷和感受, 第二天, 神便藉主日學的教導, 給我們指引, 解答了一些我們分享過的問題(God addressed to our concerns or doubts through His Words right in the next morning!) 坐在我旁的好姊妹也有同樣感受。

另外, 昨天的課堂也給了我以下的「體會」:

* 《我的救贖主活著》
「必須從那常與我們作伴的人中、立一位與我們同作耶穌復活的見證 。」(1:22)
今天我們少著重講主耶穌復活的見證, 比較多提的昰主耶穌為我們釘十架, 洗淨我們的罪這個真理; 其實, 「復活」一樣的重要, 主耶穌若沒有復活, 我們的信便昰徒然了。想起在剛過去的佈道會中, 和決志者陪談時, 我好像也沒有怎樣提到「復活」! 想想自己和人陪談或講福音的時候, 好似大部分時間都無講到「復活」, 為甚麼呢? 昰否「復活」這盼望我漸漸淡忘了, 還昰我把福音變得公式化了?

*《撒但最厲害的武器》
「這些人、同著幾個婦人、和耶穌的母親馬利亞、並耶穌的弟兄、都同心合意的恆切禱告 。」(1:14)
參與事奉有十多年時間, 深深體會到「合作團隊不能同心」往往昰令人灰心失意的點子, 見過本來熱心事奉的弟兄姊妹, 後來因著一些人事上的問題, 離開事奉, 甚至離開教會, 真是心疼(相信天父也心疼)。
記得一位神學生跟我講過, 神看我們的事奉, 不昰看我們能否把事情做得好, 反而, 神看重我們人的生命, 那份與祂與人的關係, 從事奉中我們彼此建立對方的生命。
如Elaine所講, 保守聖靈所賜合而為一的心昰唔容易的, 所以聖經說我們需要「竭力」的去做。

情

2008-08-28T18:22:00.006+08:00

最近一連串的事情, 真的令我心情有點「上上落落」, 中間夾雜了不同的「情」。

「情」昰一種很微妙的東西, 好似虛無縹緲, 但因著她, 你的情緒可以大大地被牽動著, 並影響你很多的決定….「問世間情為何物….」

看到媽媽越來越多白髮, 心裡真的有點酸, 不得不面對父母已老的事實, 覺得要對他們好一點, 昰「親情」嗎

排球隊女選手承諾受傷而變癱的丈夫, 一定會俾心機比賽去奪金牌, 並且不放棄去照顧丈夫, 這昰「愛情」吧, 堅貞不移；雖然金牌已無望, 但情比「金」堅

一個由始至終都對我好的好朋友, 不埋怨我向她發脾氣, 不介意我教訓她, 常常都遷就我, 永不放棄的要和我做朋友,這樣的朋友, 真是上帝給我的恩賜, 這份「友情」從未想過可以維持至現在, 縱隔兩地, 但那份情誼有加無減

如果公司開除了一個長期忠心的員工, 開除人的人會被罵「無情」

還有, 天父的恩情。

Typhoon day

2008-08-22T17:03:00.002+08:00

An extra day-off today! thanks to "Parrot"(name of the typhoon)~ ~

A big boss got mad about no phone-coverage, as no one comes to the office due to typhoon....well, an expected outcome of an unexpected weather change, who is to blame? Tried to comfort him by replying with a calm email, took good EQ.

What happened yesterday had surprised me a lot and made me a little happy :) Though I don't know if it's really true or not, but indeed am grateful for this. I know that in the coming days, will have ups and downs, but let God take my course...I am His.

List of recent "give thanks":

- finally able to swim (breast stroke), well, slow but at least I am moving forward in the water!!!

- peace of heart in the midst of uncertainties

- parents are stable physically and emotionally

- being appreciated

- able to forgive myself for the embarrassments

- got time to blog again!

然後怎樣

2008-07-24T14:13:00.001+08:00

然後怎樣 ~ 陳奕迅
作詞：林夕

完成了所謂的理想　放縱了情緒的氾濫
汗都流　天都微亮
然後怎樣
擁有了旅行的空檔　卻遺失流浪的背囊
沿著軌道　一直流浪
然後怎樣
假期過完有甚麼打算
走過一個天堂少一個方向
誰在催我成長　讓我失去迷途的膽量
我怕誰失望　我為誰而忙
我最初只貪玩　為何變負擔
為何我的問題　總得等待別人的答案
我的快樂時代燦爛　才領悟代價多高昂
不能滿足　不敢停站
然後怎樣

Some thoughts on a sunny Monday

2008-07-14T15:23:00.008+08:00

Finally….need to fulfill an “obligation” that was made awhile ago, starting to feel stressful, keep on telling myself to relax, relax….
Never say yes too fast.

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The book of Nehemiah is really interesting, many good reflections can be drawn from there. I’m getting a taste of the” joy of discovery”. Hope my group-mates could feel the same.

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Again, interrelationships / people’s management are the most difficult task to handle, it is an art to learn over time, and the skills may get improved after a number of mistakes

半年過去了

2008-07-01T10:45:00.001+08:00

這兩天裡, 終於把一些應該要說的話, 說了。
將一些話「卡」在喉嚨裡的感覺很不好受, 也不想自欺欺人(和欺神), 勇氣來了, 便抓緊機會按誠實說出來, 後果就交給上面。

而公司裡最近的「是非」, 聽得太多了。

突然好想在外地生活, 不知道那份無形的壓力會否減少一點、人又會少一點緊張嗎?

08年又過了一半...

Last Friends ラスト・フレンズ

2008-06-27T11:40:00.003+08:00

幾好睇
每個人都有著他/她隱藏的黑暗面
(野田妹作男性打扮,又幾man喔,真係佢估唔倒!)

Sleepy day

2008-06-27T09:52:00.002+08:00

Lack of sleep can really ruin your day and thereafter. It affects you by an unclear mind which may then lead to bad decision (well, also depends on how you see it), and repercussions come after a bad decision....

a previous late night + a rainy Friday = sleepy day

Need more disciplines.

More scattered thoughts

2008-06-24T14:01:00.001+08:00

* Last night, I finally caught the mosquito that had hovered in my room for few weeks already, with no second thought, bang! I killed it. Mom later said, “good catch”

* Human relationships, whatever types, are difficult to manage. Expectations, lies, the need to be in control, to win, fear…..all come into play.

* Promises made, promises broken. Does ”trust” still bear its meaning?

* The more you know, sometimes the more risky it becomes

* Repeatedly, the joy of discovery, how much I desire to be granted with that joy while discovering Thy Words?

* A temptation to read

* Stay calm.

雜亂無章的思想

2008-06-09T15:02:00.000+08:00

* 最近的崇拜裡, 聖靈常常向我說話, 那份力量, 讓我有點驚。

* 桌子下常有隻蚊子飛來飛去, 很煩。

* 最近常想起一個人, 有點down。

* 想參加某機構的義工服務, 但又懷疑我可以嗎？

* 要集中精神, 有點困難, 有問題嗎？

* 有朋自遠方來, 很開心。

* 有些決定, 很難抉擇…..「要試試嗎」？

愛♥跋涉 (上)

2008-05-15T14:10:00.004+08:00

短短幾天的步行籌款完結了, 但那「讓愛走動」的感動卻未完。

第四次踏足湖北的地土, 和以往不同的昰, 今次的行程可以說昰「又越過高山、又越過谷」, 徒步走過好多崎嶇的路; 但有樣不變的昰, 每次旅程中都看見愛的付出、愛的力量、和因著愛帶來的改變。

同行中有好幾位, 都已不昰第一次一齊參與, 很高興能和這些好伙伴又一同去體會不一樣的環境、不一樣的生命。

楊主任、劉院長、(奉節的)蘇太, 他們從小在一個把「愛」只當作口號的教育下長大，現在他們都因著Medicare多年來所作的, 從而親身經歷何謂「愛」真正的精神 – 奉獻。
他們願意延續這份感動, 把自己的時間、才幹奉獻去服侍老百姓, 讓愛走動在中國不同的角落裡。

而小小的我, 看見這些生命, 又怎能不被感動?

「走過傷心，走過淚水，讓每一顆心再次飛起來。
用你的心，伸出你手，讓每個靈魂再次活過來。
讓愛走動，讓你的愛化成希望的種子，
隨風揚起，編織美麗的夢。
讓愛走動，讓你的愛化成溫暖的擁抱，
綻放陽光，編織神所造的夢。」

全新的你

2008-05-05T09:25:00.002+08:00

當崇拜唱起這首詩歌, 很感動…

「你說陰天代表你的心情，雨天更是你對生命的反應。
你說每天生活一樣平靜，對於未來沒有一點信心。
親愛朋友，你是否曾經曾經觀看滿天的星星，
期待有人能夠瞭解你心，能夠愛你賜你力量更新。

耶穌能夠叫一切都更新，耶穌能夠體會你的心情，
耶穌能夠改變你的曾經，耶穌愛你耶穌疼你，
耶穌能造一個全新的你。」

憑信心仰望。

從冇返團契「說」起

2008-04-28T23:45:00.001+08:00

上週五晚冇返團契(冇報名去聽講座, 因想留在家休息下)
那天從公司回家後, 爸爸突然問「今晚禮拜五, 你唔係返教會咩？」, 我簡單的回應:「係呀, 今晚冇返教會」
感到「突然」, 因為年紀大、身體(心情)都唔好的爸爸近年很少主動和我說話。

隔了一個小時後, 爸爸再試問「今日禮拜五, 點解唔返教會? 你呢日通常都係返教會哦」。我答: 「係呀, 今晚想係屋企休息下」

沒有說出口, 但我心裡是感動的, 我知道爸爸是在關心我, 為何會唔返教會, 擔心我是否有甚麼事。平日他對於我放時間在教會雖然常表達不滿, 但過了這麼多年, 其實他都已知道上帝、信仰在我生命裡的位置, 看到我的「反常」行為, 擔心是可以明白的。難得的是, 已很少主動講話的他, 會主動的問我。

Made To Love

2008-04-26T16:50:00.002+08:00

Made to Love ~ tobyMac

Whatever happened to a passion I could live for
What became of the flame that made me feel more
And when did I forget that...
I was made to love You
I was made to find You
I was made just for You
Made to adore You

馬太福音七: 1-5

2008-04-23T23:23:00.003+08:00

Mat 7:1 你們不要論斷人，免得你們被論斷。
Mat 7:2 因為你們怎樣論斷人，也必怎樣被論斷；你們用什麼量器量給人，也必用什麼量器量給你們。
Mat 7:3 為什麼看見你弟兄眼中有刺，卻不想自己眼中有梁木呢？
Mat 7:4 你自己眼中有梁木，怎能對你弟兄說：『容我去掉你眼中的刺』呢？
Mat 7:5 你這假冒為善的人！先去掉自己眼中的梁木，然後才能看得清楚，去掉你弟兄眼中的刺。

今天的查經對自己有很多提醒。
姊妹們分別都分享了一些「論斷」的經歷, 無論是「論斷人」, 還是「被論斷」的, 有一觀點大家都認同 – 就是「論斷」只會傷害關係, 對生命成長沒有建設性。

自己也曾經陷入不同的「論斷」景況中, 特別是在教會裡 –
- 某某人點解會咁做架？
- 某某領袖點可以咁樣處理這件事架？
- 某某人都無應有的基督徒榜樣!
- 某某領袖看來不適合這崗位, 覺得他/她能力不足夠
- 他/她對神咁無信心既？

以上是自己曾被論斷過、聽過別的肢體去論斷其他肢體、(慚愧地)自己也論斷過別的肢體…
而通常百分之九十所論斷的的事情, 都不關乎於聖經的真理, 換句話說, 這些論斷的說話真係不用拿出來講的。

善於批評, 少有包容, 似乎是常見到的現象。

主耶穌責罵我們這樣做, 便是「假冒為善的人」(真係罪大惡極, 耶穌傳道期間, 常罵的就是那些假冒為善的法利賽人和文士)。
主耶穌要我們先「搞掂」自己(先去掉自己眼中的梁木), 才可以把事情看得清楚, 搞清自己出意見的動機, 恰當去衡量說話的輕重，這樣才去拔掉弟兄眼中的刺。
但是, 一般情況下, 我們先作的倒是第4節所提到的動詞 - 『說』, 不管後果, 先『說』(論斷), 和姊妹說, 和弟兄說, 和大家說… 然後multiply, 再 multiply, 後果不堪設想。
肢體關係要保護, 不要破壞。

還有一個問題: 當一班人「同心的」在論斷某人時, 自己應該有何反應呢? 怎樣可以去停止這惡性循環？

An affection that can never be earned

2008-04-21T21:18:00.003+08:00

A thought from chapter 5…(of the Kite Runner)

It is the servant boy's birthday, each year his master will give him a present. This year it is something unusual.
The servant boy is (unfortunately) born with harelip. To everyone's surprise, his rich master brought home a plastic surgeon on his birthday, as you may well guess, the present this year is something that last him forever.
The master’s son discreetly thought to himself, “it's unfair, what had the servant boy done to earn my father's affections? He didn't do anything!”

As the story goes here, I am then reminded about my Heavenly Father. I didn't do or neither can I do anything to earn my Heavenly Father’s affections. God is already affectionate about me. He freely gives and I freely receive, it is a present which I do not deserve but purely His grace to give it to me.

The Brick

2008-04-17T17:40:00.002+08:00

Today I have read this touching story which moved me.

~THE BRICK~

A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared.
Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door!
He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, 'What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money Why did you do it?'

The young boy was apologetic. 'Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do,' He pleaded. 'I threw the brick because no one else would stop...' With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. 'It's my brother, 'he said 'He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up.'

Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, 'Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me.'

Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. 'Thank you and may God bless you,' the grateful child told the stranger.

It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: 'Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!' God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not.

記在東京 - 4月11日

2008-04-11T15:48:00.003+08:00

Last day working in Tokyo, eventually…
and I suddenly start to miss the time here.
Leaving the regular life behind, and coming here is like taking a short break from some kind of realities.

Over these few days, I’ve kept thinking about a trivia – the quietness inside trains. Tokyo public train system disallows passengers to talk on mobile phones and mobiles must be switched to silent mode. I really like this policy and will miss it the next time when I ride MTR in HK!

The silly me will also miss the cleanliness that you can find in almost all the public washrooms in here! hehe^^

記在東京 - 4月9日

2008-04-09T08:19:00.000+08:00

東京天氣變得很快, 昨天昰狂風暴雨, 今天就已轉為雲上太陽, 但就仍然強風。
有人用天氣來形容心情的轉變, 我同意, 因我正是這樣, 今天低落, 明天又可以很高漲, or vice versa…

在返工途中, 心裡自然就啍著「雲上太陽」, 天氣變, 心情變, 環境變, 思想變, 每天變, 但聖經告知神的愛不變; 雖然變幻非一定不好 (其實「變」也昰自然的原則), 但知道有樣嘢係absolute不變的, 心裡就產生一種「敬畏」的感覺。

記在東京 - 4月8日

2008-04-08T07:46:00.003+08:00

Today is rainy and windy.

One thing that I have learned from here is how to cram into the train even though there seems no have no space, and how to force your way out (to exit) when so many people are jammed near the door. Just push, without any embarassment, then step your left foot in.
"sumimasen" is probably the Japanese word that I have spoken the most in here.

Believe it or not, I actually have started to feel a bit bored in here, a place that is supposed to be so attractive to most.

記在東京 - 4月6日

2008-04-06T22:15:00.004+08:00

A weekend with lots of walking.
Finally have seen the sakura in its full bloom under the sun. The part I like most is when the petals are falling, the view is just like snowing, but that also means the sakura season is ending very soon.

記在東京 - 4月4日

2008-04-04T13:48:00.001+08:00

終於來到禮拜五兒童節, TGIF! 香港放假, 但在這裡就要返工囉!

昨晚放工後去了皇宮附近看櫻花, 但看不清楚, 天色太暗了(明天daytime要再去看!!!)。倒看到一個有趣的景象, 原來日本人在櫻花季節, 好多公司會一大班同事去這些地方, 在櫻花樹下「打地舖」, 邊渴酒、邊吃東西、邊暢談、有些還在那裡吸煙(臭臭 :P)。所以, 看到了一片黑色的人海(日本上班一族, 男士基本上都昰穿黑色西裝), 脫了鞋, 坐在地上, 在嘻嘻哈哈, 每當下雪時(櫻花樹落葉), 就會「哇….哇…..」聲, 蠻好玩。

旁邊就是富爭議性的「靖國神社」, 我沒有進去 (後來老闆認真的跟我說, 這個不可以進去喔, 幸好無)。坦白說, 我發現和日本人話題講到近代史時, 真有點「唔知點講落去」或「呢樣, 果樣可以講嗎？」的感覺, 歷史真係有好遠的影響….

今晚office party dinner, 唔知會唔會好悶呢? 始終都係聽唔明。

記在東京 - 4月3日

2008-04-03T10:34:00.002+08:00

<約書亞記9章>

讀舊約, 常看到以色列民忘了耶和華的訓誨, 在重大或看似小事的事情上, 沒有求問耶和華的旨意。看得多了, 好像成了習慣, 反應一般昰：「噢, 佢哋又衰咗嘞!」、「唉, 佢哋真係呀!, 又係咁….」

讀聖經讀到這個地步, 很可怕啊, 只當作故事來看, 一副事不關己、己不勞心的心態。
求天父幫我能明白聖經, 將祢的話帶進我的生命、我的生活之每一部份；頭腦認知、心裏依靠。

請拿走我的麻木，加給我多一點感受。

穿巴叔叔

2008-03-29T18:01:00.001+08:00

這幾天坐了office大廈官理處提供的shuttle bus落中環好幾次(講開又講, 這shuttle bus服務是這棟商廈我認為做得最好的租客服務, 其他真是不藉得一提)

負責開車的叔叔(唯一的司機)已做了好多年, 至少有六年, 他每天的工作就是每20分鐘來回灣仔至中環, 每次車程10分鐘, 同一條路線每天開幾十次, 同一個地點每天堵車幾十次.......

若我是他, 絕對會覺得這份工作「超悶」, 工作滿足感係...零。
但我發現的卻是:

- 他每次都準時開車, 從不延誤
- 他每次都面帶笑容
- 有時見到陌生的乘客面孔, 他會盡責的問他/她是否在商廈辦公
- 他每次在到達目的地後, 一定會從司機位擰轉身, 與每位乘客講"Bye-Bye", 還不忘加一句: 「慢慢落呀, 小心D...」

從這位穿巴叔叔身上, 我明白到「敬業精神」, 不管工作本身有多麼無趣, 他仍「忠心」的以最好的態度把它做完。
真係又上了一課。

The Heart of Worship

2008-03-22T11:51:00.003+08:00

Awaken by doubts, this song seeped through my mind:

~The Heart of Worship~

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgs79jgEyPw

1. When the music fades
All is stripped away
And I simply come
Longing just to bring
Something that's of worth
That will bless Your heart

C: I'll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You're looking into my heart

C: I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus
I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it
When it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus

2. King of endless worth
No one could express
How much You deserve
Though I'm weak and poor
All I have is Yours
Every single breath

Yes, should have been all about You, Jesus. Sorry – shouldn’t have been me.

Maundy Thursday

2008-03-20T22:33:00.002+08:00

John 13: 1, 4, 5, 14, 15, 34
Just before the Passover feast, Jesus knew that His time had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, He now loved them to the very end....
He got up from the meal, removed His outer clothes, took a towel and tied it around Himself. He poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel He had wrapped around himself....
If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example– you should do just as I have done for you.
"I give you a new commandment – to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples – if you have love for one another.”

John 18: 3-9
They came to the orchard with lanterns and torches and weapons.
Then Jesus, because he knew everything that was going to happen to him, came and asked them, “Who are you looking for?” They replied, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He told them, “I am he.” (Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, was standing there with them.) So when Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they retreated and fell to the ground. Then Jesus asked them again, “Who are you looking for?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.” Jesus replied, “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, let these men go.” He said this to fulfill the word he had spoken, “I have not lost a single one of those whom you gave me.”

代禱人的心

2008-03-17T09:23:00.001+08:00

昨日的早禱會裡, 和一位姊妹pair-up祈禱, 與她不熟, 但印象中她家人有長期病患。當彼此分享代禱事項時, 她記念的是, 除了求上帝看顧她有病的家人外, 同時她想求上帝去醫治憐憫其他同樣有家人生病的家庭。很感動, 想起了聖經的話:

「各人不要單顧自己的事, 也要顧別人的事」腓 2: 4

「我們在一切患難中、他就安慰我們、叫我們能用神所賜的安慰、去安慰那遭各樣患難的人」林後1:4

再一次....「奇異恩典」

2008-03-09T23:27:00.001+08:00

今早崇拜是尖福堂16週年堂慶, 當唱著「奇異恩典」時, 心裡十分感動。除了感恩天父對教會的看顧, 還感激天父對女兒自己一直以來的恩典。

「初信之時,即蒙恩惠，真是何等寶貴」數一數手指, 信主返教會已有十七個年頭。這十七年裡, 傷了天父的心無數次, 憐憫的父卻每次赦免我的罪, 將我尋回。在祂裡面, 我明白到甚麼是堅定不移的愛, 經歷過甚麼是這世界不能賜予的平安, 還有領受了那無條件的接納。我感恩生命走到今天, 天父與我仍然同行。當年紀日漸增長, 除了所謂「老」了之外, 也看見自己所犯的罪越增多(罪性難移), 但更重要的是, 當中也經歷了天父的恩典和憐憫是何等的奇異、何等的深。

「將來在天安居萬年，恩光如日普照，好像最初蒙恩景況，讚美永不減少」

這盼望何等寶貴。

想

2008-03-07T09:45:00.003+08:00

最近好懶, 好多應該做的事情都沒有去做, 正確地說是唔想去做, 一拖再拖……昰有壓力的反映嗎？
想安靜、想慢下來、想享受簡單（早前看到一本書的標題這樣寫「簡單．昰一種幸福、也是一種享受」, 真美妙）、想自己有多一點愛, 多一點憐憫、想少一點容易動怒、少一點憂慮......有太多「想」了。

可能昰時候要去退修吧。

Twenty things to remember

2008-03-03T16:36:00.003+08:00

Read the following forwarded email today, I like it...

1. Faith is the ability to not panic.
2. If you worry, you didn't pray. If you prayed, don't worry.
3. As a child of God, prayer is kinda like calling home every day.
4. Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
5. When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot.
6. Do the math. Count your blessings.
7. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.
8. Dear God: I have a problem. It's me.
9. Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.
10. Laugh every day -- it's like inner jogging.
11. The most important things in your home are the people.
12. Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional.
13. There is no key to happiness. The door is always open. Come on in.
14. A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.
15. He who dies with the most toys is still just as dead.
16. We do not remember days but moments. Life moves too fast, so enjoy your precious moments.
17. Nothing is real to you until you experience it; otherwise it's just hearsay.
18. It's all right to sit on your 'pity pot' every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are done.
19. Surviving and living your life successfully requires courage. The goals and dreams you're seeking require courage and risk-taking. Learn from the turtle, it only makes progress when it sticks out its neck.
20. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting. Leave gentle fingerprints on the soul of another
for the angels to read. I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.

What a day..

2008-03-01T20:47:00.007+08:00

Nice weather today in Singapore, a bit of showers in the morning but the sky has cleared up in the afternoon. The weather is just perfect for a trip to Santosa.

Santosa is a theme park with different attractions, differs from what I had originally in mind (I thought it's resort area with beaches).

The butterfly place is very interesting, having seen and understood many different kinds of insects, and started to appreciate their importance in maintaining the balance of life. Every little thing has its role in life, mmm....

Like what a kid used to do, I took pictures with one parrot standing on my palm and one standing on my head, oh, how worried I was thinking that the parrot was going to leave me his/her droppings on my head as souvenir!

Curiosity has defeated fear today - I touched a snake. Unexpectedly, its skin was not wet nor slimy, but felt like a "handbag" - those made with animal skin leather ^_^

Last but not least today, I have pulled a false alarm for the first time in my life. No arrest, just that I've pressed the RED ALARM button in the hotel elevator when my finger meant to go for the "close door" button, stupid me.

Hahahahahaaa!

Big feet

2008-02-27T17:10:00.003+08:00

Today is very hot in Singapore. Over lunch time, colleague took us to see the Merlion (the symbol of Singapore, the legend have it that the man who discovered Singapore saw a creature which had body half like a mermaid and half like a lion, so he named it “Merlion”....(well, I guess that man must be very drunk at that time!)

My feet started to swell since yesterday, might be due to traveling or eaten too much salt? An already big size 7.5 now has expanded to an 8.5, couldn’t fit my big feet into the shoes, aches!

好心人

2008-02-24T23:44:00.002+08:00

昨日遇到了一個好心人。
話說我在鴨利洲上巴士, 因唔肯定方向, 就隨便問一問排在前面的女仔：「這巴士去到銅鑼灣地鐵嗎？」, 她答: 「可以, 妳於Sogo那個站落車啦」

上了車就冇再見到佢, 而到了銅鑼灣, 我這個「路盲」見好多人落車, 我又跟人落車, 落車後就立刻發現我早落了一個站, 正當開始發自己脾氣時, 突然有人拍我膊頭, 擰轉面, 竟然係剛才上車時我問路的女仔！
佢友善兼溫柔地同我講:　「妳落早了一個站啦，去地鐵站妳從這條路一直行，到紅綠燈位，過了大馬路就會見到地鐵站嘞。」

我很驚訝佢咁熱心，同時當然很感動佢咁關心我唔識路，我很感激的同佢講「唔該晒妳呀！」　（我又唸佢會唔會係基督徒呢？）

坦白講，係香港地，很少會有個「三唔識七」的人關心你；各人自掃門前雪這concept都幾強，又或者都係怕麻煩（這也可能只係我個人偏見）。　
幾年前，有次在屋企附近，突然好肚痛，感覺到自己要暈，已行到搖擺不定，好記得當時我好驚咁同神講：「神啊，祢唔好讓我係條街度暈低，呢度係唔會有人理我架」　可想而知，我係點唸．．．

但昨天的經歷，讓我知道好心人還在，我都要好好向她學習。

氣流~ ~

2008-02-19T21:43:00.002+08:00

從台北回港只需個半鐘, 而「氣流」就陪足我一個鐘頭十五分鐘, 仲要係無間斷過。
整個過程就係「好驚」、「好緊張」(緊張到連電視都集中唔到精神睇); 在搖搖晃晃震盪中, 負面思想就出晒嚟……『唉, 難道要返去見天父？(好誇張!但當時真係有咁唸; 同埋, 見天父唔係件好事咩, 點解會咁驚？)』…..身旁的友人仲因氣流搞到佢嘔吐。總之一句, 好驚, 我係好細膽。
希望下個禮拜果程機既氣流唔好咁勁啦~

我知誰掌管明天

2008-02-14T22:11:00.001+08:00

1.我不知明天將如何，每一天只為主活，
我不借明天的陽光，因明天或不晴朗，
我不要為將來憂慮，因我信主的應許，
我今天要與主同行，因祂知前面路程。

2.每一步越走越光明，像攀登黃金階梯，
每重擔越挑越輕省，每朵雲披上銀衣，
在那裡陽光常普照，不再有淚流滿面，
在美麗彩虹的盡頭，眾山嶺與天相連。

3.我不知明天將如何，或遭遇貧苦飢餓，
但那位看顧麻雀者，祂必然也看顧我，
祂是我旅途的良伴，縱遭遇各樣災害，
我救主必與我同在，祂寶血把我遮蓋。

副歌：有許多未來的事情，我現在不能識透，
但我知誰掌管明天，我也知誰牽我手。

明天是一個x or y (unknown), 無人能知道明天會如何。
每次唱這首古老詩歌, 都有種「不容易」的感受, 當靈性低落的時候, 根本唱不出來。
這真是一首好歌, 在人所懼怕的unknown裡面, 把人帶回上帝的身邊, 重申祂的應許, 按著信心相信上帝並沒把我忘記, 祂與我同在。

配得....不配得

2008-02-12T13:34:00.000+08:00

路7:1-10
「1: 耶穌對百姓講完了這一切的話、就進了迦百農。有一個百夫長所寶貴的僕人、害病快要死了。
3: 百夫長風聞耶穌的事、就託猶太人的幾個長老、去求耶穌來救他的僕人。
4: 他們到了耶穌那裡、就切切的求他說、你給他行這事、是他所配得的．因為他愛我們的百姓、給我們建造會堂。
6: 耶穌就和他們同去。離那家不遠、百夫長託幾個朋友去見耶穌、對他說、主阿、不要勞動．因你到我舍下、我不敢當．我也自以為不配去見你、只要你說一句話、我的僕人就必好了。
7: 因為我在人的權下、也有兵在我以下、對這個說去、他就去．對那個說來、他就來．對我的僕人說、你作這事、他就去作。
9: 耶穌聽見這話、就希奇他、轉身對跟隨的眾人說、我告訴你們、這麼大的信心、就是在以色列中我也沒有遇見過。
10: 那託來的人回到百夫長家裡、看見僕人已經好了」

兩星期前小組查經查了以上一段經文, 沒想到當日的查經帶給我很大的impact, 到現在一直都在腦海裡。

若去比較長老和百夫長的「求」,發現很不一樣。長老的「求」是跟耶穌說「耶穌、你要幫這個人喔, 他配得你幫, 因他做了乜..乜...乜...」; 反觀百夫長的「求」, 他說了一堆話講自己「不配」 (雖然按地上的條件, 他是個好人又有地位), 他所「求」的不只是耶穌的幫助, 相信他心底裡真正在求的是耶穌的憐憫, 因面對著耶穌, 他謙卑的自覺不敢當。

再反觀自己, 我不正是很像當時的長老嗎？坦白地檢視自己, 我心裡不就是暗暗地想, 覺得自己都蠻乖, 「所以神啊, 你要祝福我喔」; 或當神不按照我的祈求去成就或當遭遇困難時, 我不就心裡埋怨: 「神啊, 我已經咁樣、咁樣啦...祢點解唔咁、咁、咁或點解會咁、咁、咁？祢係咪唔記得咗, 有冇搞錯呀？」我以為自己的所作所為, 「配得」神的眷顧, 想到這裡... 真的很難過、慚愧, 信主多年, 原來我是要把神放在我手裡, 而不是把自己放在神的手裡。

耶穌特別的反應 (希奇並稱讚這百夫長的信心), 可能指的是這種知道自己在神面前不配, 但對神的憐憫有信心的祈求?

耶穌喔, 真的需要你在我生命中, 求祢常將祢的話教導我。

樂理.....我又來了

2008-01-27T22:02:00.000+08:00

兩年多前, 給自己「充分」的理由, 決定將學到2/3的五級樂理放低, 無限期地押後考試……
今年決定要重拾樂理, 好好的做練習, 好好的去考, 好好的拿個合格回來, 那明年就有機會考六級長笛了…

但點解樂理要好似數學咁, 要計數….哎呀…真係煩！

堅強的她

2008-01-21T18:00:00.000+08:00

今日在searched其他東西時不經意地讀了一個陌生女孩子的blog, 這個陌生人的blog吸引我讀下去的原因是, 她患有肝癌,很嚴重那種,她年記應該約20多30歲左右吧....

在她的blog, 你會感覺到生命力, 她有低落的時候, 但好多篇的日誌裡, 她都是很樂觀, 你會常常看到"Hahahahaha..."這類歡樂的表達在當中。頭髮因化療全都掉光了, 但她也可以從買假髮事件中發現有趣的地方! 就如她在blog裡寫「....將自己的經歷share 給大家.目的係希望讓更多人知道患癌雖然係辛苦.但有時都會有讓人開心及感恩的地方....」
同一個經歷, 用不同的角度去看, 出來的影響力很不一樣。

她雖然有個致命的病, 但她對生命負責任, 真正的在「活著」。
她是一個很堅強的人, 我自己忽然係度唸, 如果我有同樣的遭遇, 我估我一定係會好軟弱。

雖然我唔認識你, 但真的很希望你能夠好番。

喜歡『不能說的．秘密』

2008-01-19T19:20:00.000+08:00

回程在飛機上看了『不能說的．秘密』, 說實的, 我不是「周董」的粉絲, 但出乎意料之外, 我喜歡這部電影, 很浪漫、又帶著懸疑、音樂好好聽、還有那一點點的「笑位」。

小倫和小雨在舊琴室四手聯彈、騎腳踏車送回家、在海邊吃冰淇淋、還有他們那似是而非的對答, 都帶出了小情人的浪漫。

鬥琴那一場戲, 除了「周董」很厲害的琴藝之外, 在鬥琴的背後, 有著愛情 -- 原來小倫是為了要送那很難找的琴譜給小雨。

小倫每天放學都在同一個菜檔大嬸的手中拿已為他準備好的菜回家煮飯, 那場與父共舞的一幕, 都讓我看得很有意思。

故事發展下去, 那不能說的秘密慢慢的被揭露出來, 是不可思議的, 但無損電影整體的感覺。

桂綸鎂 - 第一次聽見她的名字, 覺得怎麼會有人的名字是這般的不平凡, 不過她真的把路小雨這角色演得很好。

回來後, 已急不及待要把電影soundtrack買回來…

百感交集

2008-01-13T20:37:00.003+08:00

A week in Tokyo has passed, different feelings come around in this week.

Frustration - Tokyo is a place that most would love for shopping and for food. But this time I find, not knowing the language has really caused a lot of hiccups at work. A meeting that can normally finish in an hour has been doubled in time. 還常有種書到用時方恨少的感覺;

Lonely - everyone around you are talking in a foreign language and you don't really have "friends" in here, makes you feel more lonely than you can imagine. The frequent travelling over the last few months brings me an "unsettled" yet routine feeling. Routine: pick what movie to see on the plane, buy bottled water to ensure not to become dehydrated, watch TV in hotel room; Unsettled: missed a lot of things back home.

Tired - the long day of work and the mental pressure of not being able to finish certain task can push you to the point of exhaustion;

Fear - the other non-Japan work issues are getting more complicated, all has come back to haunt me again; not knowing but thinking of what might happen is really emotionally draining;

While having all these mixed feelings, the weak faith behind the back of my mind that God is control and everything is possible in Him, has been the strength to continue on. Faith seems to come "live" in times of adversity.

Move on, another week to go....

Tokyo again

2008-01-06T18:43:00.000+08:00

In Tokyo again for work. The sleeplessness last night has made me very tired today.

Queued up for almost 1.5 hours in the Tokyo airport immigration, it's driving me nuts. While many other things in Japan are neatly handled, really can't believe the airport immigration can be so disorganized.

A long week to go.....

隱形的翅膀

2007-12-29T19:06:00.000+08:00

一個在孤兒院生活的小女孩清唱起這首『隱形的翅膀』送給叔叔阿姨們, 一路聽著, 心裡很感動。
小妹妹, 希望妳那雙隱形的翅膀, 帶妳飛到妳的夢想, 找到妳的喜樂。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
每一次都在徘徊孤單中堅強
每一次就算很受傷
也不閃淚光
我知道
我一直有雙隱形的翅膀
帶我飛
飛過絕望
不去想他們擁有美麗的太陽
我看見每天的夕陽
也會有變化
我知道
我一直有雙隱形的翅膀
帶我飛
給我希望
我終於看到
所有夢想都開花
追逐的年輕歌聲多嘹亮
我終於翱翔
用心凝望不害怕
哪裡會有風就飛多遠吧
隱形的翅膀讓夢恆久比天長
留一個願望
讓自己想像

工展會

2007-12-15T14:21:00.000+08:00

今天和媽咪去了工展會, 可能因為早, 人流還好, 並不擠擁。
記憶中我是第一次去工展會(可能小時侯去過, 但已無印象)。媽咪有感而發說五十多年前(還是十幾歲的學生), 她來工展會時覺得很興奮, 氣氛很熱鬧, 見到參展商擺出「白花油」, 也會感到很有趣, 但到現在, 她就沒有這樣的感覺囉。
我跟她說, 這好可能是因為現在物質豐富, 我們會被週邊事物引發出興奮、新奇感覺的情況就相對減低了。

在工展會我都有點收穫喔, 買了個減價的大背包、半價的濕紙巾、和吃了一大塊好味的燒魷魚！！

台北行

2007-12-04T23:12:00.000+08:00

今次台北之行認識了老細的初中好同學, 見到她們兩人的相處方式並不客氣, 常是你「窒」我一句、我又笑你一句 (但並非動真氣喔), 雖然好像在打打鬧鬧, 但看在我這旁人眼中, 除了覺得很逗以外, 也感受到她們的感情真是很好,很真。

從老細的大姐口中得知她們兩人如何成為朋友。在初中時, 她們兩人本來從不交談, 但有次老細患了重病, 好多天都未能上學, 這位同學就每天放學後都跑到老細家給老細送功課, 送了多天, 老細的姐姐們都覺得這位小同學真可愛, 沒停過每天來送功課; 後來小同學就常常來老細家吃飯, 她和老細(和家人)從此就成為了好朋友；在往後三十多年，她們兩人都在不同的地方，經歷了不一樣的人生；但彼此友誼一直保持到現在，她們的故事雖然說出來無甚特別，但這份長久友情確實很難得。

老細和她的好同學都有著台灣人的那份熱情，很厚道，她們帶我去吃的那家在永康街的牛肉麵，真的好好吃，我還被她們笑香港人總是吃湯麵都不喝湯哩！

誰曾應許

2007-09-23T13:31:00.000+08:00

今天帶著疲倦的身軀和心靈回到教會, 今日早堂負責主席崗位; 在早禱會時心裡在發抖, 心靈狀態並沒有準備好。

今日的詩歌敬拜唱「誰曾應許」, 這首歌可說是近代基督教最流行詩歌之一, 身邊不乏弟兄姊妹都選此詩歌為『我最喜愛詩歌』的No.1. 坦白說, 我一直都並不特別喜愛這首歌, 我相信這是一首好的詩歌, 因感動了好多人, 但對我來說, 這只是眾多詩歌中的其中一首。

今天崇拜再唱時, 卻有很不一樣的感受, 可能因最近的壓力和憂心指數「高企」, 就對歌詞所描述的,好有一種渴慕的感受。當唱到「連頭髮也數過」、「祢是...我隨時幫助」, 我就想起上帝在過往如何成為我隨時的幫助, 一直無變, 那刻聖靈藉這首詩歌在感動我。

Whatever.....Anything....

2007-09-22T22:17:00.001+08:00

"What do you wanna drink?"
"Oh, whatever...."
"well, anything"

They got "it" in Singapore! The name of the pop is called "Whatever"(non-carbonated) or "Anything"(carbonated). You don't know the content in there until you open it and drink. Inside could be coke, green tea, fruit juice, 7-up....etc.
Cool, eh?

Hehe ^^ but if you read the small label of ingredients on the can, then you can get a clue!

Broadway Spectacular

2007-09-17T23:18:00.000+08:00

「情迷百老匯」 - 很久沒有聽囉, 蠻期待耶.....

Happy Birthday, Kevin ~

2007-09-13T08:55:00.000+08:00

I wish you joy, peace, and much love come into your way every single day.

While ours fall on the same day, I wanted to say that it was a wonderful bday present to me when you were born to our families years ago.

Have fun in school, and continuing on with your passion on hockey, writing,...^^

God bless.

湖北五峰英文營日記

2007-07-29T21:26:00.000+08:00

7月20日(第一天)
• 在深圳機場的KFC食了個「極脆雞飽」(好熱氣) 後, 上機去湖北-宜昌
• 一落飛機, 嘩! 很清涼呀! 點解下午氣溫三十幾度,但夜晚卻會咁涼爽? 點解香港唔喺咁嘅?Vinus話可能因香港大多開冷氣,所以晚上都好焗。唉, 再一次體會到香港嘅空氣質素真喺好差

7月21日(第二天)
• 今早終於與美國老師們見面啦, 他們由17歲至60歲, 我的partner - Dan Early雖已年屆60, 但滿有活力,仲很風趣哩!
• 早上離開賓館下樓梯時因落雨太滑,人像冬瓜怦一聲「跣親」, 褲子濕了,無名指「扭親」少許, 小小意外更提醒我走路要留神; God is good
• 下午去了「祡埠溪」觀光, 「千層峰」很壯觀, 祖國真喺好多好風景,上帝的創造很靚
• 眾姊妹都在souvenirs store買了中國傳統衫, 又平又靚!

7月22日(第三天)
• 今早的worship用了不同的語言來唱Sing Hallelujah to the Lord, 很美麗, 感受到we are one in the Lord. God is good.
• 今天在Opening ceremony見到班上的學生了, 他們很有禮貌, 可愛!

7月23日(第四天)
• 今天是第一日上課, 學生都是比較shy, Dan很努力在搞氣氛,但學生們都需要點時間warm up
• 看到Dan滿頭大汗,每次上課都要走幾層樓梯, 真替他的健康擔心, 但見到他仍竭力事奉主、服事人, 真是感動。從他身上我看見何謂faith in action

7月24日(第五天)
• 從美國老師身上學了一些遊戲和表達方法,很好玩! The game of WAH!, Shoobi doobi shoobi doobi whop whop!

7月25日(第六天)
• 終於放睛啦, 來了幾天, 還是第一天看見太陽
• 下午學生帶我們去行山-「烈士塔」, 蠻多梯級, 真擔心Dan應付不來; 但從高處望下來, 見到很美的風景, 謝謝學生們!

7月26日(第六天)
• 今日覺得和學生的關係拉近了一點,在他們的字典裡留了些字, 祝福他們。
• 講完Easter後,有位學生問耶穌是真的存在嗎? 想知道老師們是否基督徒!God is good.
• 晚上本為了陪Stephanie Ryan 外出, 但最後自己也玩得很開心, 在街上與幾十人一齊跳舞, 真係一生人第一次, 土家族的人很友善, 兩位阿姨都不厭其煩地教我們跳, 很好玩!

7月26日(第七天)
• 同學生食蛋糕開party, 有些學生送了很有意思的紀念品, 真的很感謝他們對我們的接納
• 今晚約了學生和其他老師們去步行街跳舞,可惜早上的雷暴影響電線而引致停電,音樂播唔到,無得跳! 睇了一陣街頭雜技後,在街上又玩WAH!,很開心!

7月27日(第八天)
• 今天是感動又傷感的一天, 因為要離別了。我感謝神讓我能有機會和Dan合作, 看見一顆謙卑和願意付出的心, 每一位老師都讓我看見耶穌不同的面貌。 God is good.
• 學生們的面孔捨不得, 我好希望他們每一個都認識耶穌
• 高靖偉走的時侯, 她喊得很厲害, 只有17歲的Kyle說了一句既傷感又是鼓勵的說話: "Remember -- even if we don't see each other again, but because we are Christians, we will meet again in heaven"
• 探訪全國唯一一間私人辦立的孤兒院, 創辦人李伯伯很令人敬佩, 國家有這樣的人, 感恩; 希望李伯伯都認識耶穌
• 感謝神我能夠付出愛和接受愛, 「愛是恆久忍耐，又有恩慈；愛是不嫉妒；愛是不自誇，不張狂，不做害羞的事，不求自己的益處，不輕易發怒，不計算人的惡，不喜歡不義，只喜歡真理；凡事包容，凡事相信，凡事盼望，凡事忍耐。愛是永不止息。」

LOVE GROWS ONE BY ONE
TWO BY TWO AND FOUR BY FOUR
LOVE GROWS ‘ROUND LIKE A CIRCLE
AND COMES BACK KNOCKING
AT YOUR FRONT DOOR

出發了

2007-07-20T00:37:00.000+08:00

今天去了書展, 很多人, 真的有很多書都想看, 看到一些大大本硬cover圖文並茂的資料性書, 很想買回家, 但想想....哪有地方放呢, 還是放棄吧。
今天的收獲中有一本英文classic書- "The Catcher in the Rye", 這本書是第一年去加拿大上英文科讀過的書, 當時根本一點都不明白書的內容或作者的意思(老師還要我們寫甚麼鬼character analysis, 我唯有亂作一番)
今天再看到這本書, 心裡覺得不憤氣, 我一定要看明白這本書... 好, 我就努力吧!

明天出發去湖北啦, 求主賜我謙卑服事的心, 與人無私的分享我從基督裡領受的愛。

宮 - sarang een gah yo

2007-05-25T15:20:00.000+08:00

最近看了韓劇「宮」,好睇之外,首主題曲(사랑인가요)都頗好聽...

Remember the wonders He has done

2007-05-11T08:34:00.000+08:00

"Give Thanks to the Lord, call on His Name; make known among the nations what He has done.
Sing to Him, Sing praise to Him; tell of all His wonderful acts.
Glory in His Holy Name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Look to the Lord and his strength; seek His face always.
Remember the wonders He has done, His miracles, and the judgements He pronounced..." (Psalm 105 1-7a)

The Psalm has reminded me to count blessings. The "busy" life has consumed me to the point that I have forgotten of what my gracious Lord has done! As I look backwards over the last few days, I give thanks to God for some "small" yet great things which He has done:

- the India office has found the replacement of the "empty" position, and unexpectedly, he is a "returnee", that means he knows most of the background already;
- the water tap in the office's pantry is fixed and seems to be working well so far.
- a dear sister has found a job after searching for awhile;
- I was able to get up early for two mornings to do exercise;
- I slept early in the last 2 nights (I know this sounds trivial^_^);
- I found(again) God's Words are so wonderful in this week's Wed group bible study;
- I could get off work by 6:30pm yesterday and got rest afterwards

Thank God that this list can go on and on....

Bombay, India

2007-04-25T19:51:00.000+08:00

My first time spending a weekend in Bombay.

While last Saturday was devoted to work from morning 'til late night, I decided to take a break on Sunday. I didn't know where I can find a Christian church, and didn't dare to take cab to far distance alone so I didn't attend Sunday service. Instead, I visited a museum nearby the hotel, called "The Prince of Wales Museum". Inside there were lots of sculptures and pictures of Indian gods, and the religious stories behind each god are what I would describe as "mysterious". You know, Hindu has over eight hundred million number of "god", whew!
The architectural design of the museum (and many other old buildings in Bombay) however are beautiful, though they are worn-out and actually look quite spooky when you see them in the dark. They kind of remind me of those European designed buildings in the city of Chicago. And there is no air-conditioning in the museum so I was sweating all the way for 2 hours.

While walking around the street markets in the afternoon, I discovered a Christian church (Wesleyan denomination) not far from the hotel, so I know where to go next time :)

又要去印度了.....

2007-04-15T21:41:00.000+08:00

過兩日又要去印度工作, 今次仲要去10日,想想都覺得悶, 又怕那邊的老闆因工作上的問題責備自己, 煩惱便隨之而來。
唉, 無辦法啦, 同自己講 “This is my job”!
煩惱之餘, 都要感恩, 兩個禮拜前HK office個同事辭職, 我都好擔心趕唔切請番replacement, 到時d工作唔知點算, 如有甚麼麻煩, d老闆呀、同事們呀定會覺得是我的責任 –- 點解仲請唔倒人。
感謝神的看顧, 上星期找到個合適的replacement, 她仲立即可以上班, 謝謝上帝的預備, thank you my Lord!

針山 --> 草山之行

2007-04-07T21:28:00.000+08:00

條路對我來講真係唔易行, 初段的山路要步步為營,而上針山的數百級樓梯真係行到「上氣唔接下氣」,都想半途放棄, 行山真係講意志力和要有信心, 最後能完成全程, 真的感謝神之餘,都要俾『十個勁』自己。
風景很美麗, 今天可以吸到咁多新鮮空氣,好開心!!
參考:http://www.oasistrek.com/needle_hill.htm

和婆婆講耶穌!

2007-03-25T15:55:00.000+08:00

昨天早上和媽媽帶婆婆去「飲茶」, 婆婆今年95歲, 走路有點困難, 但精神倒不錯! 婆婆很喜歡說話,跟大部份長者一樣,同一句說話可以重覆5次或以上^_^ 我和她算是「雞同鴨講」, 她只會說鄉下話,可以聽懂60%廣東話,而我又只會聽40%的鄉下話(我們加起來便有100% 啦, 哈哈) , 但她見到我很是歡喜, 不停的講, 我也努力去聽。也不要看少我婆婆, 她雖然不會說廣東話, 但她卻可以自己一個人到麥記買魚柳飽吃!

因被Wendy姊妹早一晚的見證分享激勵, 深感不要浪費機會, 要和婆婆講耶穌。我也沒用甚麼引言, 直接就跟她說: 「婆婆, 你知道耶穌係邊個嗎？你要信耶穌呀, 耶穌愛妳呀…..」並強迫我未信的媽媽做翻譯, 我估媽媽也想我可和婆婆有多點溝通, 所以她也樂意充當翻譯員。

我婆婆的反應先是想起她以前有鄉里是基督徒, 然後說信耶穌唔可以「拜神」喔, 及說自己未讀過書, 個人又坐唔定; 我就和她解釋, 現在不是要妳返禮拜堂, 只是希望你知道耶穌是神, 祂可以賜你永生, 心裡相信祂.....。婆婆就問「同耶穌講咩？」, 我說「妳可以多謝祂俾妳有好的精神」…等等。正當我以為婆婆都是不明白我所說的話,媽媽也翻譯不了那麼多, 但婆婆竟然問「要幾時同耶穌講(多謝那些話)？」接著有趣的對話便發生……

我答: 「你起身時可以講, 睡覺前可以講」(我猜婆婆聽不到個『前』字)
婆婆疑惑地答:　「唔得，訓咗覺唔講得架嘞」
我澄清：「唔係, 妳訓之前講味得囉; 啊！妳都可以係沖涼時講多謝主耶穌的話架」 (因我想沖涼時個人比較精神)
婆婆立即耍手擰頭話:「唔得！沖涼時無著衫，梗係唔可以講啦！」

媽媽和我立時大笑，我也怪自己太不敏感老人家那種傳統思想，但覺得婆婆這種「舊式人」實在單純，思想直接，我們現在的「新式人」有時就是欠缺了這種『簡單』，以後真的要和婆婆多點溝通、溝通！

希望婆婆那單純的心見到耶穌。　

「禱告」 ~ 讚美之泉

2007-03-03T11:29:00.000+08:00

讚美之泉　禱告
(to listen, press the "play" button below")

禱告因為我渺小
禱告因為我知道我需要明瞭祢心意對我重要
禱告已假裝不了禱告因為祢的愛我需要祢關懷我走過的祢都明白
有些事我只想要對你說因祢比任何人都愛我
痛苦從眼中流下我知道祢為我擦
在早晨我也要來對祢說主耶穌今天我為你活
所需要的力量祢天天賜給我祢恩典夠我用

等待中的思想

2007-02-22T17:35:00.000+08:00

在等待可能是一個壞消息時, 當中的思想過程真的很折磨人。
在「未知」的情況下, 而又在「猜測」時, 可以令一個人睡不著, 吃不下....

鑰匙

2007-02-18T19:57:00.000+08:00

很有意思, 認同嗎?

『一把堅實的大鎖掛在大門上，一根鐵桿費了九牛二虎之力，還是無法將它撬開。鑰匙來了，他瘦小的身子鑽進鎖孔，只輕輕一轉，那大鎖就「啪」地一聲打開了。
鐵桿奇怪地問：「為什麼我費了那麼大力氣也打不開，而你卻輕而易舉地就把它打開了呢？」
鑰匙說：「因為我最了解他的心。」

(每個人的心，都像上了鎖的大門，任你再粗的鐵棒也撬不開。唯有關懷，才能把自己變成一隻細膩的鑰匙, 進入別人的心中，了解別人。) .............』

今天, 你「博」了嗎?

2007-02-17T14:33:00.000+08:00

電視節目打出來 - 『2006年關鍵詞語 : 博客』

從螢光屏幕中見到一個很可愛的小女孩, 短頭髮, 咪咪眼笑著接受主持姐姐的訪問; 這個僅有四歲的國內孩子已擁有自己的「博客」, 每天在博客裡寫寫寫(應該說打打打), 她的博客也有不少的訪客, 與她來來往往的互相「溝通」, 她祖母便是其中一人, 一句常用語非「今天, 你吃飯了嗎?」, 而是「今天, 你「博」了嗎?」

從訪問中不難看出她父母十分驕傲孩子這般聰明伶俐, 這也是事實, 小女孩對答如流, 沒有害羞, 答案都帶著成年人也未必有的肯定語氣。

至於我, 除了驚訝她會那麼多生字外, 也慨歎現今伴著大城市裡小孩子去成長的便是電腦世界裡的話和影像, 小小年紀談吐已是一個『小大人』, 將來「天真」、「漫爛」這些形容詞可需要來一個新的定義？世界變得真快, 開始覺得自己有點脫節。

「教養孩童, 使他走當走的道，就是到老他也不偏離。」箴22:6

日落時分的白帝城

2007-02-05T23:26:00.000+08:00

(Dec 23, 2006)
拍這照片時, 是行程的第二天, 剛走完白帝城一圈。
以普通話講述的歷史故事當時只聽懂了一半 (回來後再從他人口中聽懂了另外一半, 真是有點後悔以前的歷史課都在白日夢中度過)

記得當時下了數十級樓梯後, 很驚喜看到這日落情景, 覺得很美麗, 黃昏的陽光灑在江水上原來是這麼安靜和諧, 跟自己當時的心情剛好成了一個對比．．．

2007-01-16T08:12:00.000+08:00

~ 2 Kings 21

"Repentence, not proper behaviour or even holiness, is the doorway to grace. and the opposite of sin is grace, not virtue" (Philip Yancey, What's So Amazing About Grace?, Zondervan, 1997)

Cambridge, Massachusetts Nov 26 - Dec 1

2006-12-03T12:21:00.000+08:00

A few things to remember in this first-time visit to Boston...

* The BIGGEST steak which I had ever seen and ever eaten at The Smith & Wollensky is definitely the highlight in this entire trip. That Prime Rib steak is like one of those that you see in The Flintstones cartoon (聰明笨伯). As I ordered that steak to be cooked medium-rare so I felt myself like a barbarian while cutting the almost bloody meat, except that I wasn't eating with hands. And I was being asked by a puzzled eye, "Meghan, do you usually eat that raw?", speechless for a second, I answered "eh...sometimes....blah blah blah...." to bluff my way through - I ate the biggest piece among the whole table, EMBARRASSED

* The nice office building overlooking a small river, I love the hardwood floors there and the college-feel of the office build-out. Two interesting things I found from this office visit: (i) the CEO never sits to work, his computer was set up for him to work in a standing position, but seems no one around know why he works that way (ii) people can bring dogs to work, how nice to work with a puppy cuddling around you!! May be that syncs with "It's a hard day night, I've been working like a dog....."

* Nice friendly American colleagues, it's fun to have finally matched names with faces. Someone whom I thought was a lady turned out to be a guy!

* Spilled apple juice on my laptop, and now the spacebar key isn't working well, oh mine...

* Hotel Marlowe - an animal-friendly hotel with dogs food bowls sitting outside the main entrance, and leopard-print stuff inside the room like leopard-print cushions, leopard-print carpet, AND leopard-print bathrobe too.....a "wild" hotel!

* Slight regret for having no time to visit Harvard which is only a few stations away

* Unusual warm weather in Boston in Dec, in the high 60's F, guessing that it was due to the global warming effect

* The 3-hour flight delay due to snowy weather condition on the Canada side, I reclined on the chair taking a nap without caring my manners, and at the same time, overhearing the girl sitting next to me complaining about the flight delays to her parents, boyfriend and friends over the cellphone NON-STOP! However, I found it interesting that she could actually repeat the same story, yelling the same bad words for so many times....

That's all for now.

遊魂

2006-11-07T10:26:00.000+08:00

最近忙碌的生活,沒有令我感到充實, 而是越忙越感到無奈,就是那種很想完成一些事情,但卻辦不到; 被不同事情/期望拖著自己走, 恐懼感隨著增加, 接著便是遊魂.
發現原來我應付壓力的能立未有我想像那般好...

Daily Devotion 10-06-06

2006-10-06T08:52:00.000+08:00

While I'm swamped with work these days, I find it ever more important to spend time with God, even a little, in each day. There is the source of my strength, can never be compromised.

Galatians 1: 11-24
Learning of today:
Faith can never be received second-hand, but is the gift of a personal encounter with the Lord through Holy Spirit. Spend some time in quiet, and in prayer meet with Him.

Mother Teresa

2006-09-20T00:58:00.000+08:00

Just read some slides with quotes from Mother Teresa, whose life exemplified a faithful servant of Christ. I'm reminded once again of a few important things in life that has long been neglected.

"Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary, what we need is to love without getting tired"

"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies"

"Each one of them is Jesus in disguise"

"Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing"

"I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness"

"Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness"

"We need to find God, and He cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...we need silence to be able to touch souls"

Life is like a wheel

2006-08-28T14:16:00.000+08:00

Read a quote from a preacher, wanted to jot it down:

“Life is like a wheel, sometimes you will be on top of the wheel, sometimes at the bottom or even under the wheel… but don’t worry, you will go up again…..”

so, when will be the next turnaround?

From Night Safari to the Noah's Ark

2006-08-26T00:43:00.000+08:00

Night-time visit to zoo is a new experience, and animals in the Night Safari are a little fortunate than their counterparts in other conventional zoos because they are not caged.

During the tram ride in the zoo last night, apart from trying hard to spot out the animals in darkness, I was startled also by the numerous kinds of living creatures(other than human-beings) that exist in the world. The Night Safari alone has 135 species, can't imagine how many more in other parts of the globe, think about in Africa!!

Then I remember something...mmm....God instructed Noah, "You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along..." (GEN 7:19-20)
Oh, what a huge task!! If I were Noah, I would immediately get headaches and sleepless nights. Finding two of EVERY KIND of animals is difficult enough, let alone the next step of transporting them onto the ark. If Noah didn't receive help from God, that would have been just a mission impossible.
So, God was there with Noah...
God give us missions impossible all the time, but that's exactly how we can learn to "lean not on our own understanding" but to trust and experience His Might.

Who's in charge?

2006-08-18T08:33:00.000+08:00

Today is the anniversary of my baptized day, a milestone to remember. Looking back these years, I feel I am very blessed.

This morning the scripture is in John 18:1-11 - Jesus is about to be arrested in the olive grove, Simon Peter drew his sword and cut off the right ear of the high priest's servant. Then in v.11 Jesus commanded Peter "Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?"

Perhaps Peter had a good intention to protect his Lord but he did not understand the Father's will. I, like Peter too, impulsively tend to bring out my own weapons when I don't like the way things are going. I developed evil thoughts, tried to nag and manipulate others or speak in ways to achieve my own purpose. In those times when I didn't let God to take charge, I failed and made my God sad or even angry.
The author of the book writes "Going God's way is not always comfortable, but it is the path to which He calls us" - Lord, please show me your Way and plant in me an obedient heart.

奇蹟

2006-08-15T14:08:00.000+08:00

Got a forwarded message recently about 奇蹟, 每個人對奇蹟的定義都不同, 故事裡的小女孩之定義很簡單,卻又最有意思:
http://home.graffiti.net/eu30/7-miracle.htm

「我要稱謝你、因我受造奇妙可畏．你的作為奇妙．這是我心深知道的。」詩 139: 14

El Roi ~ the God who sees

2006-08-14T21:16:00.000+08:00

Reading "Lord I want to know You" Chapter 4, by Kay Arthur

The content of the coming Wednesday study is about He is El Roi, the God who sees.

Received a number bad news in these few months, sometimes do wonder "Where is God"?
Why are things have to turn out this way? Where is Your healing and where is Your comfort?

Today being reminded again that He is El Roi, His eyes are not shut, He sees, He knows, and I trust He cares. He is our Lord, omnipresent, both at good times and bad times.

"Where can I go from Thy Spirit? Or where can I flee from Thy presence? If I ascend to heaven, Thou art there....If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, even Thy hand will lead me, and Thy right hand will lay hold of me" (Psalm 139: 7-10)

Mi Kamocha Adonai.

Tokyo shopping spree!

2006-08-12T09:10:00.000+08:00

August 5 - 8 Wynne, Miss Chan Chan, Jean, me, and Charmaine ^_^

Back from the trip for three days already, yet I'm still savoring all the happy moments of that 4-day trip ~~

Crazy shoppiings: yelling "lovely!, pretty!, beautiful!...in almost every stores" then followed by "buy lah, buy lah".....that's how we ended up carrying loads of stuff back home =P

Long hours of walking: nobody can ever under-estimate ladies' potentials, we walked for almost 12 hours a day without sitting down properly for resting in between! Incredible!?!

Food: Japanese Curry, Sushi, Crepes in Harajuku, Ramen and Shabu-shabu...實在太好味啦!!The all-curry dinner (MCC must be having a hard time with the spices =P), the 105 Yen Sushi of Uni and Toro (simply irresistable).... and the Ramen, 3 bowls in one hour, their super-good tastes outweighed the risk of gaining pounds! The Shabu-shabu dinner with the Yeung's... I was saved by the veggies ^^ The crepes in Harajuku 竹下通 - strawberries, bananas and cream, mmm... nice to have that again after three years...

The late night-time gathering in MCC's room was sweet, though we're all having "bedroom eyes" already, the excitement of reviewing our day and the prayer together had kept us awake =)

Thank God for such a wonderful trip with such a bunch of wonderful sisters :-)
(and thanks to Sai Chu for being our tour guide^^)

Until next time...

Dim Sum lunch with CNEC girls

2006-07-30T21:10:00.000+08:00

Great to see those three lovely girls again, unfortunately the two guys couldn't make it, hope they're doing fine.

Judy attended Tsimfook's service today, PTL! May our heavenly Father work in her heart so she knows HIM and accept HIM one day. Judy, I enjoy talking to you, you are a matured-thinker (your mind is more matured than a F.7) and is forever patient with me and always so gentle :-)
Chung Lai Wah, I pray that your allergy will go away soon, I understand it is such a bothering problem. Continue to work hard in your part-time job and trust in the Lord, He will make a way for you.
Kelly, I can see the fruit of "joy" in you, and you know what? I am so encouraged and delighted to see your bold witness for God,even at your part-time workplace! God has planted in you a seeker's heart. May He greatly use you to be His witness everywhere at all times :-)

A wonderful day to remember and cherish, Thanks heavenly Father!

Some Lines to ponder on...

2006-07-29T01:22:00.000+08:00

Reading "What's So Amazing About Grace" by Philip Yancey - week of July 24, 2006

"Grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us more....And grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us less..." (p.70)

"Grace is free only because the giver himself has borne the cost....Why, then, do I so often act as if I am trying to earn that love? Why do I have trouble accepting it?" (p. 67)

"Yet if I care to listen, I hear a loud whisper from the gospel that I did not get what I deserved. I deserved punishment and got forgiveness. I deserved wrath and got love. I deserved debtor's prison and got instead a clean credit history. I deserved stern lectures and crawl-on-your-knees repentence; I got a banquet - Babette's feast - spread for me" (p. 64)

"Grace is not about finishing last or first; it is about not counting. We receive grace as a gift from God, not as something we toil to earn..." (p. 61)

2006-07-28T23:53:00.000+08:00

My very first blog....thoughts remain, memory saved.