Blessings? Many to share !

Hello !

During my stay here in Beijing , the blessings I had receive were truly countless.. from badminton to at home to my roundabout flights ! Although my two-weeks stay is relatively short , but I wanna share it !!

Starting from my departure from Singapore , I was kinda worry that I might go lost in the airport , or even juggle up some important procedures… like forgetting to fill in arrival or departure forms etc… but I was rest assured because I “ submitted the worry request” to God through my quiet time and prayers.. so whenever I was worried I would just pray in my heart.. and it works ! Even though sometimes my anxiety still remains.. but prayer is always easier to do than to remember my fears ! Amen !

God really blesses me in my badminton trainings… on the first day of my trainings I was really damm worried that I would find difficulty coping with the new environment and also.. scared of how the coach would train me … as you know.. china coach trains like as if next day would be the Olympics..

My coach and I :



Oops... distracted... !!



But day after day I kept on praying and praying… and I can only say God’s responses to our prayer - but we must be patient ! I was not confident with myself until the third day of training… and what I wanna tell u is that we gotta be patient for God to respond to our prayer… like what Matthew 5:8 says “ God blesses those whose hearts are pure”.. so the thing is when my seek God for anything , make our hearts pure , and we’ll see God answer through our prayers faster than we could imagine.

As days past , my confidence in badminton and my interest in it built up fast.. Everyday my uncle would drive me to the badminton hall at 10am EVERYDAY and fetch me back at 12pm… each day passes like that , but of course lahs with my computer at home , I would sometimes watch movies on Youtube or simply watch tv… So it’s a blessing that God blesses me with the computer mostly !

There was once I was really stressed out for serving the wrong stroke repeatedly and I think that the coach was really fed-up with me … I was really sad with myself… really disappointed… so from that moment onwards I decided to seek God’s mighty help… and in fact in turned out to be very mighty !

Some strokes :







Getting all ready... :)



Is this correct ? Look he has such great kinetic movement whie I'm just lazily standing ! ...



I prayed in my heart for God’s help and that he would be able to bring me confidence and more determination…. And so I “submitted this worry request” to God.. and yes ! He heard from my cry of help…. But honestly I did not feel the change so obviously… we need God to have some time right ? And so yup about 5 minutes later , I did one stroke , one stroke which really made a great difference… suddenly I heard the coach said “hao qiu” - which means good ball in chinese… I was like so so happy in my heart… I was like thanking God lots and lots for answering my call… and yes He will always answer ! Amen !

This was one which still remains in my mind… I couldn’t forget…

Every night I would keep all my friends in prayer… from my school friends to church friends.. to all the friends I have… its really too many to count… but I believe you are in my prayer as well..

Are you one of my friends I chat on MSN with ? If you are , thanks for spending time with me !

There are really blessings I have which maybe too many to write in this entry… but I believe we all experience blessings everytime right ?

Wanna say I really miss you all during Beijing !! So back in Singapore I’m all excited to catch up with you !

Today's Inspirational Quote:

"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions
as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing
them."

-- Dr. Denis Waitley

Its improvements and improvements.....

Hello !

Simultaneous improvements have been pouring over me again and again... one improvement that I had received is one that its so special.... to me... its also as a encouraging inspiration..

This special achievement is that I have completed the book of John of the bible... to say honestly perservering on to complete the book of John was never easy... there were times that I had complete no interest in reading on.. but I can say God saw my heart and He filled me with encouragements...

After since I conveted to christ in August , my reading had been very inconsistent... I didn't know the order of reading back then... until yunian realized this point while doing unit QT... new believers sequence is John , Matthew , Mark & Luke.. I thought to me that just slipping through the bible and finding any interesting chapters , I just read... but no no no..

While I was doing QT few days back , I didn't know I was fast to completing John... then I saw Matthew.. i was like so happy... finally ! At least I'm moving on and not lagging behind... but I still believe.. - QUALITY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN QUANTITY

So now... i am setting myself personal goals to complete book of Matthew...... as the days go by... even though I'm in BJ now but the word of God still comes in !



Second improvement is that my badminton improved ! After weeks of badminton , I have found that I fell more confident when i step into the court to play... I believe its because that PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT !! The more we practice , the more we train , the more we know about what we're doing and the more we are confident !

These few days of training there were almost-perfect strokes I had... some strokes were careless.. some because I was little distracted with the environment.. but to say... the coach loves giving UNEXPECTED strikes..which surprised me most of the time..

But... I will keep on improving.. until the day where I really give up.. TOUCHWOOD !! What give up ? Bullshit..

haha but if next year I feel that I still need to improve. , I will consider coming back during the June or Dec hols.. in deep consideration,..

well friends... time to knock off.. in whatever u do , all the best !

Today's quote : ( the quote's very good ) :

"Would you like me to give you a formula for... success? It's
quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You're
thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn't at
all... you can be discouraged by failure -- or you can learn
from it. So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can.
Because, remember that's where you'll find success. On the far
side."

-- Thomas J. Watson, American Businessman, Founder of IBM

My life in Beijing

Hellos !

Being in Beijing , I really miss Singapore , my home and my friends !

Well in Beijing , the temperature is around 7 degree.. today afternoon after training I was told that the temperature dipped down to 1 degree... at night is around 0 degree... will it snow ? maybe it will...lets just wait..

Well today training THANK GOD ! The coach did not comment anything bad.. just some constant reminders.. thats all... to me hearing compliments really encouraged me to go further ! What I found out between training in Beijing and Singapore is that I feel more confident when I step into the court ! I had more confidence in myself !

Well today I had some stroke drills with my coach , follow by he taught me dropshot , smash and the 6 corners.. he was patient with me throughout even though I committed some frequent repeated mistakes... And as I know with God blessings , my confidence level will be brought up quickly... cos He gives unlimited blessings ! Amen !

Well badminton is somehow a complex sports.. with many many techniques behind out... it may look easy on tv , but behind every step there is so many tricks...

haha for those who knows badminton i hope u gotta wad i mean..

Then tomorrow I'm gonna watch Broadway musical named " 42nd Street " haha.. aunty susan encouraged me to watch it as in SIngapore it rarely gets broadcasted..

See you soon and God bless !

Today's quote :

"Success, in my view, is the willingness to strive for
something you really want. The person not reaching the top is
no less a success than the one who achieved it, if they both
sweated blood, sweat and tears and overcame obstacles and
fears. The failure to be perfect does not mean you're not a
success."

-- Fran Tarkenton

At least I'm not so bored nowadays

HELLOS !

Being in Beijing now , I found out that bringing my laptop here is what a great decision ! In the first place , I thought that just the books that I brought over were enough to overcome my boredom , but I'm wrong ! Wanna thank my dad for encouraging and persuading me to bring my laptop !!

Hmm during these days I'll be logging on to MSN whenever I'm free !! For the people who consistently MSN me these few days , thanks for keeping me accompany !

Do enter my blog as well to see how my life has been spent and will keep on these few days ! Thanks and God bless.

( PS : My apologies as my blog is now currently under some upgrading works , some things like tagging and others are still not yet in ) Sorrie :(

Today's quote :

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope
that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could
say, I used everything you gave me."

-- Erma Bombeck

My first training !

Haha….. you may all wonder “first training” ? haha… if you have read my previous post , yes ! I’m talking about the training in Beijing !! Apparently Aunty Susan had found a China Coach , a former National Player , but backed out to be a coach , to train me ! haha.. I was like thinking , what ?! In Singapore my skills are already somehow quite poor comparing to others , going to China ??!! haha but I thought over it and felt that I should appreciate all these opportunities to improve !

When I went to the badminton hall to train , my first thought that came to my mind was that God will be always be with me and He always will ! I entered the court knowing that whatever doubts or fears or uncertainties I have God will help overcome it ! And He really did !

The coach will like quite cute to say larhs.. young chap .. any girlfriend ? haha… first he trained me lobbing … for about 40 times I think.. its was very tiring.. he commented that I was poor in my body positioning and delivery of the shuttlecork.. ok he spoke in chinese and certain times or the another I was unable to catch what he was saying.. but I managed to catch his accent sometime later..

Next he trained me on delivery of service and backhand stroke.. and some six corners… he was great.. although I committed repeated mistakes consecutively , but he did not show any signs of anger or impatience.. hmmm.. this is what a coach must always possess amen?

Second thing I realized was that my throat and lips went dry damm fast due to the cold temperature confined within the hall… like every 20 minutes my throat would go dry…. I also realized the coach was VERY observant of me !! even when I committed the slightest mistake , he would immediately notice and point them out to me. ! My confidence for badminton started to increase when I receive encouragements from the coach.. especially when he said “hao qiu” -that’s means good ball… haha God inspire me !

What I wanna be thankful of was that God REALLY overcame my fears ! When I touched down Beijing at around 7am , it was quite cold.. and haha I can honestly say I’m very kiasi !! at every half and hour I would check that I had my passport and boarding pass with me !! haha then I would be able to flight peacefully..

Wanna also thank Aunty Susan for also pampering me so much !! Not only she bought a tube of shuttlecorks for me to play , she also bought a new pair of Yonex badminton shoes for me !! Love you !!

What I really want to tell you this is that when we have worries or even doubts , lets all submit our worries to God , knowing that He is the mighty and capable God !! When I served a wrong stroke , I would always tell God in my heart to push me further !! and I do believe that if we keep on trusting the Lord , He will answer our call.

Lets trust in our Lord !

Amen !

Today’s quote :

“God blesses those who have pure hearts , for they will see God.” - Mat 5:8

Greatest hols of the year

Haha…. I got wonderful surprise even before Christmas arrives !! and that is nothing ordinary ! its extraordinary !! the difference between extraordinary - ordinary = extra ! And that extra thing is that I’m gonna go Beijing for my hols !! Hey its BEIJING !! haha… and adding to it, I’m gonna go there to brush up my badminton skills by going there to train !

I was like thinking… hey I’m already quite poor in Singapore’s training… going to Beijing to train ????

But I do believe that’s gonna be beneficial to me …. “If you are good at something , continue to strive , but if you are poor in it , continue to work hard !” - Eugene.S

My initial departure date is 20Nov-7Dec …. And I’m gonna train there for 2 weeks consecutively , 2 hours each daily… and I know myself that I can do it… YES I CAN DO IT !

I’m staying at my dad’s colleague house , Aunty Susan ! I love ya !

Hold on , wonder where I’m now ? Haha.. actually when I entered this post , I was getting ready to board the flight ! ahaha… my first time traveling alone… I was scared at first about getting my own travel all by myself , but I submit my worry to God ! Because the word of God will always encourage me telling me not to worry ! As I know God will be with me wherever I go , and where I will always be ! I’ll tell you about my trip there when I come back ! See ya !

All my friends , I’ll keep you in my prayer !

Today’s quote :

"Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy
to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect
alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings,
emotions, goals, and values are in balance."

-- Brian Tracy

Ah…. I’m so tired but grateful !

Well… Haha I’m back… I wanna thank God for these few enjoyable day I’d spent !

Well as you know Thursday was Deepavali ! haha….. I was invited by Prateek and Ram ( all my ex-primary school pals ) as well as my condo’s security officer , Aunty Santha ! haha then this year there was something special..

My mum told me that she gotta two tickets to watch Bee Movie! Haha it was really a funny movie larhs.. the animation was cool ! really fantastic ! its all about this bee, after realizing that people were stealing their own precious product , the honey of course , it was so angry that he went to “court” ! haha… also realized the importance of teamwork… yeah do catch it in cinemas !

Haha so Ram and I were entitled to free popcorns and drinks…. Haha it’s a norm right ?? the movie theatre was so packed about 100 over people I believe..

Next day I went to Ram’s house to celebrate Deepavali ! haha this was my 3rd time I attended Ram’s invitation consecutively already …!! I was really busy on the day itself.. before I went I gotta evax to do , then it came his invitation , after invitation I got to attend CG meeting and after head off to Aunty Santha’s invitation ! so it was like EVAX-RAM-CG-AUNTY SANTHA ! Haha… but I can only say the day was well-spent.. AMEN !

Next day was same as well.. only that I had only one invitation to attend…. EVAX-PRATEEK-PRAYER MEET-TUITION.. haha… ah ya.. but its already part and parcel…

When I reached Prateek’s place it was already 230pm , and I gotta leave by 335pm for PM , yeah.. so I pitifully ate alone.. while Alexis , Ahmad , Martin and Michael… yeah haha…

Really wanna thank God still for providing me such wonderful days in my life ! AMEN !

Today’s quote:

"When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the
reason of the thing into your mind, and then look forward.
Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed.
The future is yet in your power."

-- Phyllis Bottome

House where the children of God live

Haha !!!!!!! it finally time to say about my second family !! - my church !

Actually after I converted into christ , my life has just been filled with so much of God’s great wonders !! Sometimes when I’m too lazy to do my QT with God , He would never fail to motivate me the next day to do !!



Yup the church i'm currently in

Haha…… what really made me fall in love with my church is of the wonderful people , my shepherd , the caregroup , my brothers and sisters in church and the teachers !! ( Teachers = pastors ) especially my shepherd !

Here’s a pic of my shepherd ! - Yunian ( guy on the left in joseph ; joseph miss ya ! on the right is then my shepherd)



He’s just so great…. So loving to me as well !! sometimes also be able to withstand all my crappy jokes during shepherding… Love ya !

And my caregroup ! ( sorry as I do not have the complete picture of my CG) and some people in my church… not many… ☺




All the people are just so unique in my church ! In what sense ? in terms of attitude and character…. Haha you’ll find out if you pay a visit !

Today's quote :

"When we accept tough jobs as a challenge and wade into them
with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen."

-- Arland Gilbert

AMEN !

My precious one

Hi people !

How has your holidays been? Been spending the days wisely? Haha keep on enjoying yeah !

Well today I heard from my mum that we have to visit my grandma’s columbarium at Mandai Columbarium in the afternoon ( it was All-souls day actually where we visit our loved ones)… so I told my shepherd that I’m gonna skip evaxing.. you guys did well !

Same as usual , going to visit my grandma was something that was sad… memories of the past kept on flooding into my minds…. Well but one thing for sure - my grandma is enjoying life in heaven ! )

My dad borrowed his company car and we went to the columbarium… it was quite quiet at that time… my dad told me to prepare a prayer … haha actually this hit my mind while I was on my way there already… what I can only say that it really took me GREAT COURAGE to lead a prayer right in front of my parents ( who aren’t converted Christians yet)

Sad things come , but the new must arrive… definitely ! It was what a wonderful feeling to have successful complete the prayer… it was so well-done !! agrrh ! All thanks to God who filled my heart with words for my grandma and gave me strength ! Amen !



Remembering u always ! :)

Today's quote :

"There comes a time in each life like a point of fulcrum. At
that time you must accept yourself. It is not anymore what you
will become. It is what you are and always will be."

-- John Fowles, British Novelist

Keep on going badminton !

Haha !! it’s the holidays again !! well if you look at the word “holidays” , you will find out that holi + days = holidays.. !! which also means that our holidays is not only spend on enjoying ourselves , but also getting to know God more and more !! that’s what what holidays so holy ! ( Holy = holi )

Start of holidays is simply so great !! its time to spend to have fun to the MAX !!
So, lets all play out before the time runs out !

Well today it was my badminton training… it was supposed to start at around 2pm but somehow it only started at around 210pm… yeah… the great thing is that no warm up exercises today !! It just jumped straight into matches and matches.. and coach told us that hillgrove will be competing with Hong Kah Sec… from what is see , hillgrove did relatively better than hong kah !! Haha.. all thanks to great players like Si Yang and Yu Quan !! These 2 pros thrashed hong kah players !! I’m proud of you guys !! keep on going !! ( yu quan still needs room of improvement)

All of the great players in my school , lets keep on achieving for better results !

Ending quote :

"Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your
gift back to God."

-- Leo Buscaglia