Alexander having some Food at Tony Roma's

CPY Games..

Is it really very difficult to organize a short ice breaker?

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Of course it is!!!! without any planning, it will be a disaster!!!

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So is the games that makes the session fun or is it the people playing the games?

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Of course it is the PEOPLE that made it fun lar.. not the games..

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So with a FUN and RIGHT attitude, any games can be fun and crazy :D

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Coz I'm sure if I'm in the game and you all see me enjoying myself.. everyone else enjoys it also..

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RIGHT GUYS!!???

(you better say yes or else I'm gonna call u out for coffee..

...kidding kidding...hahaha)

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So wht game is this? just a simple fact finding game... ahahah i write something about you behind your back :P

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I wish I could play.. I was busy talking to James and His Mentor about Insurance.. Anyone needs anything from ING? Lemme know.. I'll intro you James.. His mentor got 10 years experience in this industry d.. so no harm meeting up...

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This game was actually invented by Joanna Chan, Nicholas wife.. :D We had it one day for our CG, you remember or not Joanna? :D
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Look at the train of ppl trying to write their thoughts about their frens.. stand, sit, stand sit stand sit..
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Why so long one Jenny... Faster lar..
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Still there?? ahahaha.. how many points you write for Stephanie?

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It looks like the saying " I scratch you back you scratch mine" :P

笨小孩

有幾個小孩很想當天使，

上帝給他們一人一個燭臺，

叫他們要保持光亮，

結果一天兩天過去了，

上帝都沒來，

所有小孩已不再擦拭那燭臺，

有一天上帝突然造訪，

每個人的燭臺都蒙上厚厚的灰塵，

只有一個小孩大家都叫他笨小孩，

因為上帝沒來，

他也每天都擦拭，

結果這個笨小孩成了天使。

原來當天使很簡單，只要實實在在去做就可以了.

Independence Day..

What does it really mean? Freedom? and what is freedom?

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I'm but a simple person and to me.. freedom to choose, is essential.. When Japanese invaded Malaya, we have no choice.. no freedom and no peace.. People were taken from their homes and forced to serve the enemies.. young women being raped and killed..

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We had to run and hide fearing for our lives.. Have you heard any war stories in your lifetime? I heard of many.. and it is heart breaking.. I don't even know where to begin.. because these stories were real..

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But without the past, we do not appreciate the present.. nor the future..

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My great Aunt lived during the war.. she was a teenager at the time when the Japanese invaded.. my mother side of the family have to run and hide.. the only food they find themselves having were kangkung (from the drains) and the sweet potatoes that is in the wilderness.. Their waters were from the streams and their home were on the hills and in caves.. for months they have to survive in that condition.. with much fear in their hearts.. they were very careful not to get caught by the enemies..

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There was once a lady carrying her baby while running from a group of Japanese soldiers.. her little baby can't stop crying and because they were running in a group (with a lot of other fugitives) she had to leave her baby behind and hope to get him back after they were safe.. I don't not know how long they left him there.. but when she came back to look for her baby... No.. He did not disappeared... worst.. he was dead.. eaten by ants.. gruesome? yes.. that is War.. that is a time when we had no freedom and many yearn for independence.. Free from fear and oppression...

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I suppose now that we have a certain peace, a certain level of freedom.. we want more.. more money, more privileges, more benefits, more power etc.. we forget... the only freedom we need... is freedom to live, to love, to choose. Freedom to have peace, joy and harmony..

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I am a Malaysian.. what are you?

Who are we to judge? But we are to rebuke? So how do we differenciate it?

So how ah?

JUDGE:
1. To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration: judge heights; judging character.
2.
a. Law To hear and decide on in a court of law; try: judge a case.
b. Obsolete To pass sentence on; condemn.
c. To act as one appointed to decide the winners of: judge an essay contest.
3. To determine or declare after consideration or deliberation.
4. Informal To have as an opinion or assumption; suppose: I judge you're right.
5. Bible To govern; rule. Used of an ancient Israelite leader.
v.intr.
1. To form an opinion or evaluation.
2. To act or decide as a judge.

Rebuke:
1. To criticize or reprove sharply; reprimand.
2. To check or repress.
n.
A sharp reproof.

Means? Better to scold directly then to gossip behind lar.. I dun think rebuking is judging. Rebuking is telling the person in the face what is wrong and hearing what the other person has to say then tt's it, everything is behind us. (of course need to find solution also lar..) Judgement is perhaps silently thinking about the wrong and interpreting it with our own opinion without confronting or hearing other's explanation. Being one sided I suppose?

So dun judge; got problem? confront.. that's the right way.. if not? then forgive and let go... life will be more joyful for us that way... What do you think?

Hitz..

You know about this Richard Reese that brings us the gossip every weekday morning?

There is a Local guy version.. wht's his name d ah?

This morning he was signing off and told JJ saying like.. " OK guys! Stay Handsome! muaks muaks~~ (kiss kiss lar tu)" the next thing you know... JJ saying "eeeeiiiiiii!!!!" akakakakaka..

You have to listen to it.. it's really funny, i just not good at explaning it.. normally JJ will kiss back to Richard but to this local guy... he said ""EEEEEEEEeeeiiiiii!!!!" aheheheeh jahat lar he... ahahahah...

Between You and Our Heavenly Father..

God is a wonderful Father, don't you agree?

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Just the other day as Nic was worship leading, I got this barrier between me and God because I keep thinking that the music is going to be really loud and I can't really hear myself worshiping God. haih~~ so I thought nothing special is going to happen that Sunday..

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Just then, God came to me in a vision. I saw myself as His little princess again.. (A vision I had before) but this time the settings was different.. it was not in the thrown room where all the officials were having the Kingdom's meeting.. but it was in a beautiful garden full of flowers...

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I was picking flowers and was looking down and The Father walked next to me... As I noticed His presence, I looked up, smiled and hold His hand.. and we stroll around the garden... Just the two of us..

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My tears begin to flow and my heart was filled with His love and joy... I truly feel like a child again.. a child with no care in the world, a child that is safe in her Father's arms, a child that is contented just being with her Father picking flowers in the garden.. Sweet and simple..

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In the end, I realized something... it really doesn't matter who is the worship leader.. It really doesn't matter how is the songs are played.. what matters is how we really want God's presence to be there with us all the time.. It matter how we truly love God.. it matters do we believe that we will see Him there...

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Sometimes when ppl pray for someone but do not believe it yet the person being prayed for believes it... God still answer the prayer. why? Don't give ourselves excuses that God did not show up because that person singing sucks, that musician is lousy, the drummer is bad at tempo himself.. etc.. If we are the musicians and etc then we can improve lar.. but if we are the ppl waiting to worship the Lord.. it should not matter coz only Jesus matters.. not the music, not the voice, not the skills..

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As musicians and worship leaders we MUST want to improve.To give our best to our Lord... but as worshipers, worship with what ever we have,with out heart spirit and soul; worship in spirit and in truth..