It was the middle of working days, when I drove pass my so-called 'hometown', Kampung Satu, the 'new village' near Sungai Besi where I spend my first 20 years of my life. I decided to drive in to have a look, even though I knew exactly all the houses has been completely demolished few years ago.
I saw the tree where I used to climb when we were chased and scolded by my mom. This is also the house where we had 4 pet dog died and I remember that I buried one of them myself just next to our house. I literaly could hear the voice of my neighbour uncle accross the road, screaming "Chicken Rice for Ah Ming, Cha Siew for Ah Keong", the family was selling chicken rise inside the yard of his house. You know the new village style.
I remember the noise of our neighbour right hand side "Auntie Bull", they were selling wan tun mee then, one of the cheapest in town I always boast to my high school friend. and every "god's birthday", the elders in the temple would hire "Mobile TGV" team to play us movies in the middle of the road, with the very noisy projector and house-size projection screen, hanging on the right and left wooden street lamp pole...
Thousands of images and clips flashes my eyes at that split seconds. I realized that I was just a kid myself back then.
Now I am sitting in a more comfortable apartment myself, fully grown up (old in fact), watching 6 years old Cassandra lying down at the sofa still refuse to get up in the no school Saturday morning. Listening to Jefferson stumping his feets "applying permit" to 'kai kai', with his newly learn words "i wun sit car, kai kai... there.. " .... later was playing with lotion on his palm, tasting a little bit, thinking it was the same whipped cream of the Starbuck drink. Chii was busy preparing the breakfast for them while the kids were busy at their own things.
And now I remember these screens were like some American family sitcom that I admired during my high school time. Mom and Dad, daughter and son.
I have a boy and a girl, and a lovely wife. Even though we don't have the dream house or car that we were talking about that day, and dream lifestyle we wish to have.
Thank God for my wonderful childhood. Thank God for my family, cause He gave us one boy and one girl, a wonderful combination for Chii and I. Thank God for the grumpy Jefferson and super active Cassandra. Thank God for our good time at One Utama almost every weekend.
Hey, what's more can a man ask for when he can have all these blessing ? :- )
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Friday, 22 May 2009
unique
it's a unique world out there.unique people...unique characters...unique tastes...and the list goes on...
how i come into this topic??? oh ya! i did a lot of thinking recently...let's see...
why: not so pleasant encounters (directly & indirectly)
where: home, work, church, streets, highways..& etc ha! ha!
who: unique people
conclusion: there's no wrong or right in every encounters...it's just we unique people have our own unique thoughts...
so, i've decided to follow professor esther su's theory...everything refer back to the manual...THE BIBLE...
so, if u find this post unique, it's ok coz the one writing it is unique...
to all the unique people that i know, i appreciate you all & love u all in my unique way...
how i come into this topic??? oh ya! i did a lot of thinking recently...let's see...
why: not so pleasant encounters (directly & indirectly)
where: home, work, church, streets, highways..& etc ha! ha!
who: unique people
conclusion: there's no wrong or right in every encounters...it's just we unique people have our own unique thoughts...
so, i've decided to follow professor esther su's theory...everything refer back to the manual...THE BIBLE...
so, if u find this post unique, it's ok coz the one writing it is unique...
to all the unique people that i know, i appreciate you all & love u all in my unique way...
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
美好清晨Great Morning
感謝主,這美好的早晨
感謝主,賜新的一天
感謝主,因你名使我敬畏
感謝主,你名何其美
Thank you Lord, for this great morning
Thank you Lord, for this new day
Thank you Lord, for you are simply Awesome
Thank you Lord, for you are great
Thursday, 14 May 2009
五月的祝福
还记得这位美丽的新娘吗?他是十多年前当我们的拉曼学院小组刚成立时的其中一位成员之一,碧蕊。碧蕊是专读ACCA科系的学生,功课繁忙。讲真,很佩服攻读这一科系的人,因为要拿到这一张文凭实在不容易,非常的压力和挑战。
话说当年,小组组员不多,小猫两三只,有时还为了找适合的地方集聚而烦恼。那时碧蕊刚信主也有来小组,信仰的根基在两个半桶水的小家伙误打误导下慢慢建立了那薄薄的一层地基。当时我们的姐妹有许多关于信仰的问题,我实在有愧与她,没能一一为她讲解。就这样没多久毕业了,碧蕊去了新加坡工作,偶尔有联络。
过了没多久,收到她的电邮说她的家人信主了,要求我为她母亲的救恩继续祷告。又过了几年,她告诉我她在教会参与事奉并且是小组副组长。想起当年柔弱爱哭的碧蕊再看看如今在主里被灌溉健康成长的碧蕊,心里充满了感恩,欣慰。。。我们姐妹的根基真的被建立起来了!谢谢在新加坡一直帮助她鼓励她的弟兄和姐妹。
相片里,看她一身雪白的婚纱,我的心情。。。象妈妈看着养育多年的女儿要出嫁般的激动;是赞美,多年来神的一路同行。
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
一个双臂的故事
512 我身在中国广东,离四川至少还有5千公里。我想,当时我比许多人还要迟一天才知道这件事,因为导游不敢告诉我们。第二天,看到街上卖的报纸才知道。我想,那时候该把家人给吓坏了吧?一年后的今天,打开报纸犹如当年,看过的每一篇报道都还如此难忘。
今天,读到星洲日报其中的一篇文章:
摘下我的翅膀:献给张米亚老师
亲爱的孩子,不要哭泣
摘下我的翅膀,送你去飞翔
在雷鸣电闪山崩地裂中
灾难摧毁我们的校园
不怕,有我
我就是你们生命的雄鹰
张开我有力的臂膀
来为你筑起温暖的阳光
亲爱的孩子,不要哭泣
摘下我的翅膀,送你去飞翔
在杂乱的残垣断壁中
你们并不孤寂
不怕,有我
请相信未来
灿烂的明天又会回到巴蜀大地山川
在那时,到处都是花儿开放的气息
亲爱的孩子,不要哭泣
摘下我的翅膀,送你去飞翔
我也将去往天堂的路上
请你们原谅
我们未尽的师生情义
请看看吧
那些帮助我们血浓于水的解放军
是他们用血肉铸成了我们胜利的城墙
亲爱的孩子,不要哭泣
摘下我的翅膀,送你去飞翔
不是我不坚强
丢下你们独自离去
只是因为天堂太美丽
为了让你轻松的成长和站起
我必须折断我的双臂
那是我摘下的翅膀
我使用它
送你们自由自在去飞翔
记:
张米亚跪仆在废墟上,用双臂紧紧搂着两个孩子,象一只展翅欲飞的雄鹰。两个孩子还活着,而“雄鹰”已气绝身亡!由于紧抱孩子的双臂已经僵硬,救援人员只得含泪将之锯掉才把孩子救出。
“摘下我的翅膀,送你去飞翔:”张米亚用生命诠释了这句歌词。用血肉之躯为他的学生牢牢把守住了生命之门。向英雄的老师致敬!
亲爱的孩子,不要哭泣
摘下我的翅膀,送你去飞翔
在雷鸣电闪山崩地裂中
灾难摧毁我们的校园
不怕,有我
我就是你们生命的雄鹰
张开我有力的臂膀
来为你筑起温暖的阳光
亲爱的孩子,不要哭泣
摘下我的翅膀,送你去飞翔
在杂乱的残垣断壁中
你们并不孤寂
不怕,有我
请相信未来
灿烂的明天又会回到巴蜀大地山川
在那时,到处都是花儿开放的气息
亲爱的孩子,不要哭泣
摘下我的翅膀,送你去飞翔
我也将去往天堂的路上
请你们原谅
我们未尽的师生情义
请看看吧
那些帮助我们血浓于水的解放军
是他们用血肉铸成了我们胜利的城墙
亲爱的孩子,不要哭泣
摘下我的翅膀,送你去飞翔
不是我不坚强
丢下你们独自离去
只是因为天堂太美丽
为了让你轻松的成长和站起
我必须折断我的双臂
那是我摘下的翅膀
我使用它
送你们自由自在去飞翔
记:
张米亚跪仆在废墟上,用双臂紧紧搂着两个孩子,象一只展翅欲飞的雄鹰。两个孩子还活着,而“雄鹰”已气绝身亡!由于紧抱孩子的双臂已经僵硬,救援人员只得含泪将之锯掉才把孩子救出。
“摘下我的翅膀,送你去飞翔:”张米亚用生命诠释了这句歌词。用血肉之躯为他的学生牢牢把守住了生命之门。向英雄的老师致敬!
一个午餐的时间,我问自己;如果换了是自己,我会如此为了与我没有血缘关系的人而牺牲吗?我做到吗?什么时候,人的一双手臂可以发出如此强大的力量?什么时候,人的一双手臂可以发出如此有力的见证?爱,是一切的的答案!我祷告神赦免我。
Friday, 8 May 2009
當我們閉口不認罪時
我閉口不認罪的時候,就整天唉哼,以致骨頭衰殘。因為你的手晝夜重壓在我身上,我的精力耗盡,好像盛暑的乾旱。我向你承認我的罪,沒有隱藏我的罪孽;我說:“我要向耶和華承認我的過犯”;你就赦免我的罪孽。因此,凡是敬虔的人,都當趁你可尋找的時候,向你禱告;大水氾濫的時候,必不能達到他那裡。你是我藏身之處,你必保護我脫離患難,以得救的歡呼四面環繞我。我要教導你,指示你應走的路;我要勸戒你,我的眼睛看顧你。(詩篇32:5-8)
For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.I acknowledged my sin to you,and I did not cover my iniquity;I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found;surely in the rush of great waters,they shall not reach him.You are a hiding place for me;you preserve me from trouble;you surround me with shouts of deliverance.I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
身為一個愛神愛人的基督徒,内在屬靈生命的健康與否,是不容忽視的!内在的生命影響了我們外在的生命,影響我們在親戚朋友們面前的見證,甚至影響我們身體的健康!是的,不否認我們每一個人都有軟弱的地方,但是當我們遇到軟弱的時候,我們該做到不是逃避,乃是勇敢的面對,勇敢的向那賜永生生命的上帝求救!
很多時候我們都會覺得自己不配,覺得自己很骯髒,自己沒有這樣的資格來到懇求上帝原諒我們犯過的罪!但是當我們來到想一想當主耶穌被釘在十字架的時候,祂身邊的那個死囚,不是比我們還要來的不配,來的骯髒千百倍嗎?不要被這些消極的思想來到纏繞你,這些都是魔鬼的詭計,牠就只想要你離開上帝!主耶穌被釘在十架上,身體上的鞭傷,流出的那寶貴的血不都已經代替了,洗淨了你的罪,你的骯髒,你的一切一切認爲不配的原因嗎?
我們都明白這些的道理,但是當我們真的遇到這樣的問題的時,我們就被這些的謊言來到欺騙,我們甚至被這樣的思想蒙蔽了!我們會有這樣的情況,最主要的原因是因爲我們的屬靈生命的健康出現了問題,我們不夠健康以致被這樣的思想佔據!如果你說,我不喜歡禱告,不喜歡靈修,不喜歡讀經,那麽,我要如何調整我的屬靈生命呢?
有人告訴我,當你不喜歡吃叉燒的時候,你就要一直的讓自己吃叉燒,吃到你喜歡爲止!很多時候當我們不喜歡一件事情,或是一樣東西的時候,我們都不會去碰,更用不着“喜歡”這兩個字在這些事情或東西上!但是在另一個角度來看,所謂的日久生情,就是這樣來的!當你做一件事情久了,面對一個人久了,你就會習慣,你就會喜歡了!所以我們的屬靈生命不是一夜之間就會自己成長,乃是要不斷的操練,當你不喜歡禱告的時候,你就更應該殷勤的禱告;當你不愛讀經的時候,你就更應該讀經;當你覺得你親近上帝的時候,上帝沒有給你任何的回應,你就更應該花多一點的時間來到等候上帝。
我們每一個人都有自己的軟弱,我們時常都會犯罪,所以每當我們來到上帝的面前時,我們當向祂認罪,祈求上帝的原諒赦免,讓我們能夠坦然無懼的來到與祂親近!當我們選擇閉口不認罪的時候,就整天唉哼,以致骨頭衰殘。 因為耶和華的手晝夜重壓在我們身上,我們的精力耗盡,好像盛暑的乾旱。
相反的,當我們承認自己的罪,沒有隱藏的罪孽;我們說:“我們要向耶和華承認我們的過犯”;主耶和華就赦免我們的罪孽。 因此,凡是敬虔的人,都當趁可尋找上帝的時候,向上帝禱告;大水氾濫的時候,必不能達到他那裡。上帝是我們藏身之處,祂必保護我們脫離患難,以得救的歡呼四面環繞我們。上帝要教導我們,指示我們應走的路;上帝要勸戒我們,上帝的眼睛看顧我們。
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