Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Relak....
for once today I could sorta relax in the afternoon... anyways I went to school in the morning to finish up my meeting for the review.. managed to finish the rest of the document within the hour!! thankfully!!! now I just got to get the draft report up to show to everyone by friday! man... anyways, after that then headed to the labs to do my testing for my demonstration tom... well that went on pretty smoothly, everything worked according to plan.. made some final adjustments and modifications to the interface before I called it a day for the demo.. we'll see what happens tom lah!! hehehe.. =)
then i decided to come home and relax... watched like about 10episodes of Gundam SEED.. now exciting parts man... then went on to pick up Milton, Norman and Mun to go to Rosalie to eat Fish Lovers for small group. Today there were only 6 of us, including Lung and John, but still it was nice. The food was very good!! it was like major fish and chips.. cos we bought bulk.. each of us had one battered and one crumbed fish.. and there were a whole lot of chips!! then some deep fried baby octopus and salads topped off the dinner.. =)
We sat and chatted and we shared about what characteristics we would look for in our future wife... cos xlr8 UQ is like having a series on sexuality and relationships, so we were just discussing about it.. OF COURSE, no details will be revealed here!! so dream ON!!! =P
then of course, came dessert at Cold Rock!! ok its an ice cream parlor... they make their own ice cream! that's one.. two is you can mix-in stuff like M&Ms, Kit Kats, Arnotts Tim Tams, Oreos, and a whole lot of other stuff, INTO your ice-cream.. and they manually mix it in on this marble table top... its so cool... of course not with their hands but with metal spoons.. and it tastes really good.. yumyum... hahahaha!!!
well, i'll watch somemore episodes of gundam seed before i rest.. got a long long day tom... as usual with every thursday.. hehehe.. =) ok till then!! gdnite everyone!!!
To the people in SG, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST IS OUT TOMORROW!!!!!!!
~~derek~~ at 3/31/2004 08:55:00 pm
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Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Updates!
just enough time to say, I've put in pictures from the BCC Cre8ive Beach BBQ up on my Pixum site!! go check them out!!
Got to wake up early tomorrow for meeting so gotta run!! just in case you don't already know... I'm 2 hours ahead so its already 1.10am.. gdnite!!!
~~derek~~ at 3/30/2004 11:08:00 pm
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Monday, March 29, 2004
It's piling...
yep my work is piling... and I actually thought I would be able to get some time to do some readings.. man I've been packed to the max this weekend... I've been working on the stupid demonstration thingy for the past 4 days straight man!!! code here code there... stare in front of the computer... trying to fix bugs and stuff... its a whole lot harder than I hoped it to be... but oh well.. with programming comes a price... i'm still at it.. mostly done already, that's why today can spare a bit of time to blog... but don't count on too much of it... not at least until friday!!
anyways just to update you guys on my week ahead... the creative ministries having beach bbq tom!! so that'll be fun, then there's small group on wed night... got my demonstration on thurs... fri is xlr8 back in UQ!! then over the weekend got to type out report for another assignment that's due next wed... see i told you it was piling... I went to school to do part of the review today.. my group took like 3 hours to go through about 10pages...
anyways that's enough for now.. pray that I can continue coping with my work man... !!! =) ciaoz!
ps: yeah i got the more than life cd!! borrow from my friend rina... got to return her tom.. hehehe.. =P
~~derek~~ at 3/29/2004 10:50:00 pm
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Sunday, March 28, 2004
Filming and happenings... Today's kinda fun! Got to be an actress (comedian) for a day- come to think of it.. I'm alwiz a comedian isnt it?! haha. The cast (actually they're my church mates la!) came to my house for lunch and prepared the 'set' for filming. The purpose of this video was for my church camp publicity. We came up with this funny advert so tt it'll appeal to our members to sign up for the church camp this June! hee hee
In this video, I was volunteered to be the posh daughter-in-law with swollen 'sexy' lips -in an exaggerated way making nasty comments on her in-law. oh man, I look terrible with the make-up esp the emphasis on the lips! (yes. think of Ronald Macdonald's red lips) LOL hahaha It was sooo funny laughing at myself - excellent way to distress...
The filming went on pretty smoothly even though Abriel has to leave the hse much earlier and we were like rushing through the first scene. hee... i think u cant see the link of swollen lips and church camp rite? Never mind tt's not impt.. it's meant to be wacky that's all. I shall skip the details & the story line of this advertisement. U might see it if I ever have the chance to upload into the web... (...hmmm...maybe not, dream on!!) haha =P
Cell meeting was interesting as ever, i guess having pre-believer in our mist definitely makes a whole lot of difference. In the way we present our answers, the questions we ask and issues we try to clarify in regards to our faith... it's oso a good exercise to remind ourselves the core purpose of being Christ's disciples.. To Fulfill the Great Commission! Present the gospel to anyone and everyone whenever they ask u for the account of ur faith.
What we did today was in Chinese, which was kinda challenging for me. But it's good, coz it sets me thinking for the right chin-a words in my memory bank to express my thoughts across... still cannot make it. but a good try with mixture of singlish.
and now another stressful moment... i have been sitting in front of the comp desperately thinking on how i can present the songs in the most appropriate way for TP campus Easter Outreach. Believe God can work wonders and He's in control no matter what others may think or feel. Maybe i was too anxious that's why i'm having mental block. i need prayers n peace!!
He will directs us and he will bring us through. Got to Pray for unity and harmony with the team. Discernment and the right words to communicate! so that we can progress with a common goal and common mindset. =)
Are you caught up with the Easter "PASSION"? Easter comes and goes every year. But make this year's Easter a special one!
nitezzz
~~Min~~
~~derek~~ at 3/28/2004 02:52:00 am
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Friday, March 26, 2004
Coding Siao!!
Ok.. here comes a virtual camera moment... get ready...
ARGH!!! I GOT A PIMPLE ON MY NOSE!!!!
Ok.. that's a once in a blue moon moment of EXTREME vanity coming from me... hahahahaha... need to relieve some stress... this morning went to school for lab.. that was pretty alright, but Joshua was quite pissed cos he did his code in another format other than the one specified in the prac.. its the same thing, but the tutor was just so rigid man.. dunno what's his problem... >P anyways after that lecture was boring... think guido is getting more and more boring.. i was playing game mostly for the first half and sleeping 2nd... hahaha!!! think i can understand more from his lecture notes.... somemore he very power, can talk 6 slides for like 20mins... madness man...
then comp3500 tutorial was fun.. played some card game to understand the problems involved in software development... interesting game really.. but very hard to understand... by the time we sorta got the hang of the rules, tutorial finish liao... so we're gonna play again for next week's tute... hehehehe...
then came the stressed out part.. went to the labs to do my coding for the demonstration part of my IT project, then so many bugs man!! that's what you get for being too confident and coding at home without testing.. hahaha.... so spent a good solid 4hours just sitting in the labs trying to get the thing to work... and its only one portion of what i'm supposed to demo!! so gonna spend a good time tomorrow doing the rest of the stuff.. and i've got the software so i can test at home liao!! woohoo..
well that was my day.. i'm tired.. stressed... and with a zit on my nose that's irritating the hell out of me... hahaha... well at least my consolation was Domino's pizza for dinner!!! yummm... so much better than singapore's... hehehe.. c", GDNITE!!!
~~derek~~ at 3/26/2004 11:15:00 pm
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Thursday, March 25, 2004
A long long day...
hehehe... well that's me mucking around during lectures with my camera phone... hehheehe.. I HAVE TO STAY AWAKE SOMEHOW!!! So i decided to take snapshots of the lecture rooms... hehehe... and luckily, I didn't sleep much during lecture.. normally I like sleep through the whole of the first hour after lunch... but today only was KO-ed for about 15mins tops!! All thanks to water ... yes min I drank lots of water today!! happy? c",) ... and of course Lindt dark chocolate... 70% cocoa.. but it was so heaty man.. i could feel my throat straining already... hehehe... but it was so good.. hahaha!!
anyways today went smoothly, nothing much went on other that rushing about here and there for lectures.. OO!! and I had curry chicken again for dinner!!! yep adrian decided to finish up whatever's left of his curry powder... so shiok... esp since today's quite cold... even in school walking also was like wooo... cold man.. hahaha!!! can't wait for winter... think i need to get a sweater... didn't bring one over here... kekeke... ok I'll keep today short, cos I've been busy doing work and stuff... man think Saturday cannot go out liao.. too much stuff to finish.. hehheehe =) ok then, till next time.. God loves you people!! ciaoz!!
~~derek~~ at 3/25/2004 10:20:00 pm
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Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Productivity Increase, All Systems Green!
hey everyone.. again I missed out on another day!!! hehehe.. but oh well, at least I'm back tonight!! so be happy!! hahaha... anyways i just had a great time at church... today was church training and my session topic was on Leading and Loving Cre8ive People: Church Politics!! woah kinda cheem right?! but it was really very informative, and really focused. David Evans really has got some excellent management views and studies, guess it comes with all the reading and from being involved in so many churches all over!! But yet it was really very practical about how the church functions, and the ploys and the dark side of politics that people use to fulfill their own agendas, yes even in churches!!! but there are ways and means to avoid being a part of that dark side and what to do to protect yourself and heal if you are a victim of such situations.
anyways throughout today I was at home.. cos I don't have any lessons today, so I stayed home and was up on my computer doing programming for my final year project assigment, have to do some demonstration codes by next week!! Well today I managed to finish just one major part of it!! woohoo!! but still got like another 3 more functions to go, so I really need to buck up... gonna start working after blogging to try and do a bit before I go to sleep... tomorrow is my busy day again, and I hope not to fall asleep in lecture.. hahaha!! =)
well, guess I'm really moving into things now... brain is picking up, productivity is increasing... still need to work on the multi-tasking of assignments and church stuff, but all systems green!!! even got some relaxation time from watching Gundam Seed anime... hahahaa!! Well its been a blast being here man.. no regrets... so far anyway... nowadays the weather has been getting real cold.. esp at night... so shiok man... and its only the start of autumn... hehehe... well ok then! i'm off back to work.. wish me luck!!! =) gdnite ppl!!!
~~derek~~ at 3/24/2004 09:33:00 pm
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Monday, March 22, 2004
Cool Cold Monday
unlike my dear Huimin, I didn't wake up early today!! hahaha.. cos got no classes today, so I woke up only at like 10am.. actually wanted to sleep in till about 11am, but couldn't get back to sleep so I got up... =) and yes Mackers is the short form for McDonald's here... anyways I was up, looking in the cupboards for some breakkie, but no milk for cereal and no bread for sandwich... darn need to go grocery shopping soon... so waited till lunch and made some instant noodles for myself. I then headed down to school cos had some project meeting discussion. Though short, it was productive and after that even got my codes working for another project!! woohoo!!
then as i was walking through uni on my way home... man the weather today is just so good man.. nice and cool.. the weather forecast predicted showers within the 3 days, so today was like cloudy throughout, and the wind was chilly!! refreshing man... hahaha even now, the breeze still blowing cold air.. like aircon like that... shiok.. hehehe.. and I don't need to wake up tom early too!!
anyways today's dinner was some solid nice and hot CURRY!!!! yep, adrian took out his stash of curry powder and made curry chicken for dinner... woohoo!!! its so good... of course the weather being cold and being australia, curry was like ultimate power man!! hahaha... miss all the hot stuff food back home... sambal stingray, sambal sotong, laksa, *slurrrrrp*
ok I shan't think of food anymore!! hehehe.. well projects and assignments are going well.. still in progress but I hope I don't slack too much.. hehehe.. =) ok lah going back to work a bit more before I take my rest for tonight... =) Hope all is well with everyone.. feel free to pop me a msg anytime!! and if you want to send me stuff and dunno my mailing address.. email me and ask for it!!! hahaha.. =P ok gdnite!! =)
~~derek~~ at 3/22/2004 09:50:00 pm
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Remembering
hihi, I got out of the house much earlier today. Actually, I woke up early for personal retreat at Mackers! "MacDonald's" in assuie term. A new term I learnt today. Hey Derek did I use it correctly? Hee... =)
The sun is out and my pace - much slower compared to the usual weekdays. I took my own sweet time as I walked to the train station cause i've got plenty of time to spare. Today I felt that I have entered into a completely new environment. It is the usual route but everything looks different. The air is smoothing and refreshing. The cone shaped plants along the cannel are blooming with little red flowers. That is one spot I have never take notice until today! =P They looked like giant strawberries - huge, yummy and juicy! The crows resting along the railing seems restless and satiated. hmmm had a hearty meal of worms for breakfast I presume. Hee... my imaginations running wild huh. Somehow, everything that crosses my path looks extremely beautiful. I was moved to utter a prayer of thanksgiving.
Anyway, I managed to spend some personal time reading the article on Biblical medicine for daily living and reflecting on Sunday's message. Some pointers on what I have learnt
Christ's love for his people: unconditional, sacrificial, divine, one single offering made once for all humankind, giving me the confidence to enter into
His Sanctuary.
His Sanctuary: a
sacred place that is
set apart as a refuge
"You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My Sanctuary: I am The Lord." Leviticus 19:30
We are all called to rest and take refuge in God. Adam was created on the 6th Day to entered into God's rest "SABBATH"
In addition, Sanctuary is used in reference to the Tabernacle or the Temple, can also be applied to the Promised Land itself.
The Promised Land itself was a type of Sanctuary. Uncle Raymond shared last Sunday about remembering God's promises. Caleb a man who held on to His promise for 40 years, not complaining, but re-collecting, confessing positively, meditating on God's faithfulness and trusting Him.
so what am i trusting God for? do i remain steadfast to the HOPE without wavering whenever i face circumstances? this is a spiritual battle and a very fierce one. This is the course of daily living in Christ. am i ready?
got lots to say but I think I better stop. till next time when i wake up early again and have lotsa time to spare. *hahahahaha*
Alritey! Have a gd day
~~derek~~ at 3/22/2004 07:56:00 pm
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Sunday, March 21, 2004
Tired Sunday
man i woke up this morning with great difficulty... firstly cos it was so shiok to sleep, cool weather and all... secondly cos all of us were really tired from the beach man... all our muscles stiff, never stretch.. didn't expect it to be that tiring at all!!! probably too long never exercise already.. hehehe =)
anyways today's worship was solid.. sang think it was 2 new songs.. and the fav by Tree63 - It's all because of You... that song is so powerful man... I'll probably post it up as my song sometime... =) anyways today's message was part 3 of the series on the Claims of Jesus... you know how you normally look at the passage in Jn 10 and concentrate on Jesus as the Good Shepherd? today Ps Wayne took verse 9 as the claim... Jesus is the door. and he talked on how the door came about... from seed, to shoot, to tree, to being cut down, so that the door can be made... it is an interesting perspective to look at the verses.. that Jesus is preached throughout the Bible, that His life and His purpose were made known way before He was ever born... its fantastic man... and indeed the Gospel is all about Jesus.. He is THE GOOD NEWS MAN!!! and He's the door, only through Him can we come to a relationship with God the Father...
after the service went to Asian House for lunch where we shared food... but very shiok... eat another 4 bowls of rice.. hahaha!! ok i'm getting fat.. haven't been exercising at all!!! argh!!!! less talk more action!!! hahaha.. then came home.. wanted to do some work... after doing a while was so tired that I went to sleep.. hehhehe... yep and that's why I'm going to do work now!! kekeke...
Site Updates
well anyway added links to Brisbane City Church as well as the site for Campus Christian Movement Brisbane... =) give them a visit and see what's going on.. =)
ok back to work!! gdnite everyone!! =)
~~derek~~ at 3/21/2004 10:20:00 pm
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Saturday, March 20, 2004
Friday Night
Allo everyone, its me again!! didnt' blog yesterday cos I was out of the house the whole day until about 12am then I reached home.. it was tiring man, but still fun!! After lessons, went to pick up Milton and Daniel to head down to church to get the eqmt for XLR8 which was gonna be held at UQ!! the service was awesome man... they're starting a series on Sexuality and Relationships, which is not an easy topic to cover at all!!! but Jeff really did deliver a solid msg... it was just awesome...
after that went to have a super late dinner with Rena, Khai Mun and Vanssa at Cybercity... had the japanese fried udon with beef.. that is surprisingly very good there!! hehehehe...
Sun, Sand and Sea
and yes today was Gold Coast!!!! went together with Campus Christian Movement... there were altogether 3 buses! It was pretty fun... good fellowship, getting to know people and stuff... and the beach was just solid man!! catch some waves, which was so very very tiring!! and then played some captain's ball, at the end of which i cramped my left calf.. hehehe... but alls well.. =)
Site Updates
ok then..i'm really tired... and there's church tom!!! so im gonna crash... anyways i've uploaded the gold coast photos and updated some photos of my house! Check it on my link to Pixum! Gdnite everybody!!
~~derek~~ at 3/20/2004 10:42:00 pm
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Thursday, March 18, 2004
More Quizzes...
Which Peanuts Character Are You?
Take the quiz: "Which American City Are You?"
Cleveland
You are blue collar and Rock n Roll. You Work hard and party harder.
~~derek~~ at 3/18/2004 06:40:00 pm
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Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Cheong Ah!!!
sorry that I didn't blog yesterday, cos I was really very busy doing my assignment, which I had to hand up by today.. so I was up until about 3am finalising the stuff... BUT its ONLY for like 5 MARKS!! that's why I only stayed up till 3.. my hsemates were up until about 5am man!! i couldn't care less.. hahaha..
anyways yeah got up at 11am today.. slacked until about 12 before I headed down to school to hand in my assignment.. also went to sign up for GOLD COAST trip this saturday with Campus Christian Movement.. gonna be fun man!! hehehee...
then after that came back home.. had lunch.. then i did some more work... tutorials and practicals for tom and friday...
Big Feast and Sueh Qi
then I went to meet my small group to drive down to Darra to have Vietnamese food!! man it was good... had 4 bowls of rice and the food was good!! hahaha...
anyways here comes the sueh parts... hehehe.. they were clearing my food and they spilled a little gravy on me!! so irritating!! then the 2nd incident came when I was sending Kai Mun home... I got pulled over by police ok!! was like freaking out... luckily it was only for a random breathalyzer test... and I got my documents with me.. so that went on fine...
anyways tomorrow's another long day... got 9 hours of classes.. 8 of which are lectures... OK time to sleep.. gdnite folks!! =)
~~derek~~ at 3/17/2004 10:23:00 pm
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Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Sawadi Ka.
I'm back from Chiang Mai... oh sooo glad to be home!!! Miss my bed, miss my guitar, miss mummy's cooking, and miss arguing with my brother on who should use the computer 1st haha
this one week trip was long and tiring. maybe because I was there for work and not on a holiday but i did enjoy some part of it =) Reached Chiang mai at 10.30am and started setting up in the afternoon - the place was humid and full of mosquitoes! Surprisingly these mosquitoes are not as deadly as those blood sucking mosquitoes in Singapore. its either I've got thick skin or my blood isn't sweet enough! i think it's both...haHa... whatever...
Basically setting up new display every morning just to give the presentation a fresh look. (Setting up and packing took us 2 hours) and for the rest of the day I was attending to questions, questions and more questions about books. i know i'm talkative but i've never talked so much before...Developed a slight sore throat for talking too much, but it's worth it.
It's rather happening to see women of different nationalities gathering together for one purpose -building connections that change the world. It's the first for me to witness an international conference specially planned for women. God has brought together quality, creative, dedicated women from all over the globe to plan and execute this great undertaking. They have laboured long and hard to make this happen. I'm sure those who went will agree that it's in complete dependence on our Lord that this forum has become a successful one. Knowing that we should NEVER SETTLE FOR LESS THEN GOD's BEST. He has Great plans for us!
My greatest regret is that I could not attend any of their workshops. Reason being I was too busy at the booth. Hiaz..wanted to attend the development workshop -"Sharing your Ideas in a way you are heard" interesting topic huh? but I was too tired to drag my feet to the convention hall, even if i did i might have difficulties staying awake. On the other hand i'm encouraged to know that there are many out there who are hungry for Christian literature and materials. I've come to comprehend how God reaffirm me of His plan for me to be here.
The Celebration and closing nite was incredible, wish I could be there once more. There was global flag parade and most of them dressed in their national customs dancing and singing praises during worship.
there was also a rapid spread of Stomach flu virus throughout the conference. About 65% were down with diarrhea and cough. Thank God for His protection, at least I've sufficient strength to look after my colleagues when they were sick.
But I'm feeling dizzy and having slight flu ever since I touched down. I better rest. pray that i will feel better tml. gdnite
~~derek~~ at 3/16/2004 11:43:00 pm
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Monday, March 15, 2004
Back to School
Well, after working till late last night.. almost about 3am... I managed to sleep in today.. cos I got no school!!! woohoo!!! hehehe.. but I still had to go to school today cos I went to do project with Joshua... we're just helping each other out so we decided to meet... also needed to get software from him... hehehe.. =) anyway this morning woke up at about 11am... the rest of my hsemates already left for school cos they got lessons... so i did my own lunch.. sandwich again.. hehehe... before leaving for school...
met joshua at gp south at 2pm then we went downstairs to use the labs... i consider myself pretty productive today... trying out all my codes and getting the database stuff right... hehehe even though that deliverable is only due on the 5th week, and this is the 3rd wk... that's why i'm gonna work on my documentations now, got to hand up by this thurs morn...
stayed in school until about 6pm, before coming home and helping out with the cooking of dinner.. I just helped with the stir-frying... hehehe all the what to include and what to cook is all my hsemates do...hahahaha... !! =P i do a pretty good job.. hahaha!!!! and now its back to work....
Site Updates
I've finally changed the song!!!! hahahhaha... its not too bad.. quite nice... =) Just a recommendation, go get the new United Live album More Than Life!! its an awesome album man... not that I have it, but my church is already singing some songs from there... they're really very good!! =)
ok then, till tomorrow! gdnite peepz!!
~~derek~~ at 3/15/2004 09:21:00 pm
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Sunday, March 14, 2004
Communion Sunday..
well today was communion sunday in church... but just getting to church itself was interesting enough... andrew called in at about 830am, saying he could pick me, alex and winston up from home so we didn't have to take the train.. so that was good... but when he arrived, there was already 2 guys in his car... so it was a squeeze man!! and we were trying to hide the fact that we got 6ppl in the car.. cos its kinda strict here about vehicle laws... luckily we managed to catch melissa who had another space in her car, so I dropped off at the petrol station along the way and changed cars.. hehehe..
anyways the service today was as usual just awesome man!! a really strong presence of God and His Spirit... and Ps Wayne today continuing the sharing of the claims of Jesus, spoke on Him being the Light of the world... a lot of focus on his detest for religion and what it does... religion enforces blame, puts down, points the finger, rituals and traditions... but relationship is the key man!!! It's all about having an active relationship with Jesus, having someone to count on, someone who will encourage you and draw near to you!!!
after service we had the welcome session for all the new students again... free food!! hahaha.. just some munching snacks.. well at the rate i'm eating, i'm gonna be fat in NO TIME... trust me... anyways after that went to Superbowl for lunch... the chinese food portions here are just huge man... costs like about $8 and its enough to feed about 1.5 persons... irritating man... not big enough to share, yet too big to finish by yourself... i've been finishing everytime I eat lah.. so that's why I'm getting fat see..!! =P
and I've been home ever since... been trying to get some work done.. but got totally no motivation.. think i'll do some work before I go to sleep tonight.. need to get some work done man!!! ARGH!!! yeah gonna call home too... haven't called home for quite a bit... oh well.. tomorrow i'm gonna go school to meet Joshua to do some work... hehehe... =) ok then.. take care peepz!! do feel free to email me or something.. heheehe.. ciaoz and God bless!!
~~derek~~ at 3/14/2004 09:01:00 pm
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Photos Update
another photos update!! added more photos at another spot... most of my aussie photos will go there.. check it out at
PIXUM.CO.UK!!
Got to get some assignment work done first.. blog again tonight.. =) ciaoz!!
~~derek~~ at 3/14/2004 04:08:00 pm
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Saturday, March 13, 2004
Photos Update!
just enough time to say.... I've added my house pics to
Our Photos on Webshots!! Go check it out!!! =)
~~derek~~ at 3/13/2004 11:03:00 pm
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Friday, March 12, 2004
XLR8 and Broadband ROCKS!!!
greetings to everyone again!! yes, finally my broadband at home is up!!!!! although got some problems with my wireless LAN card, so in the end had to plug in the straight cable to the router itself, but it works, so who's complaining!?!?! so finally I'll have my broadband up so I can update the blog more frequently.. hopefully if there's not too much work of course.. work comes first!! =)
anyways the past few days have been pretty easygoing... didn't have to go school on wednesday, but went to collect my car before going down to church for rehearsals again as well as for church training... thurs was my packed day at lectures.. total of 8 hours of lectures on that day alone man!!! tiring like mad...
today was more relaxed, with only 2 lectures and 1 tutorial... got to know my project group for COMP3500... and its all AUSSIE BLOKES!!!! well all I hope is that I can get along well with them and we'll be cooperative and be able to do some quality work!!! =) pls pray for me in this regard... ehehehe
then tonight I was at XLR8!!! tonight was dubbed 'The Connection' because it was the ministry's launch night to connect with other young adults and ministries... I was involved in the dance/drama segment which went beautifully I should say... didn't have too many hiccups.. hehehe.. =) all in all it was one awesome night...
well, i should be uploading the photos to the sites soon.. so pls be patient with me and let me consolidate the photos first.. hehehe.. =) just watch out for it ok?? =) ok then gotta sleep.. its late.. =) gdnite!!
~~derek~~ at 3/12/2004 11:41:00 pm
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Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Apologies
I must apologise to all of you avid readers who are wondering what in the world happened to me since I got to brissie.. hehehe.. well I didn't forget any of you!! in fact, I'm still popping by to read the blogs everynow and then if i'm in school cos they got LAN there.. I'm still surviving on the uni provided 56k connection until my broadband is up at the end of the month!!! so long man!!! bueh tahan liao!!
anyways what have I been up to?? well I'm mostly getting involved with a lot of church activities at Brisbane City Church... they've got a lot of meetings throughout the week man!!! But it's been really cool and happening, so I'm enjoying myself.. perhaps a little too much!! my money is depleting at a very rapid rate.. hahaha... i need to not eat out so much man... dunno how I'm gonna survive the rest of my time here, but by faith God will provide!! =)
I'm just pretty buggered with my car (wah slang liao.. buggered!!), cos its been giving me problems... still at the mechanic's getting sorted out... its already cost me close to $4k liao... oh well.. lesson learnt.. and its investment.. probably gonna sell it about $3k hopefully in future to dampen my losses...
anyways, church has been really awesome!!! things are picking up and happening man!! the whole atmosphere is just really beyond words, and so many things to look forward to... just to let you know what my church commitments are like at the moment... Tuesdays: Cre8tive (that's their creative ministries) Meeting and Rehearsals, Wednesdays: Church Training / Lifegroup (or cell group), Fridays: XLR8 (young adults service for 18 up), Saturdays: Internationals church, Sundays services morning and evening... why go evening?? cos its more for the youths! so its more happening in the evenings.. hehehe...
yeah so that's my church activities alone!! how i'm gonna cope? only God knows, but since He put me here, I'm just gonna step out and see His will be done man!!
The Passion of The Christ
just one thing i want to share with you before I signoff, and its about the upcoming movie (for those in sg) The Passion of The Christ. It was released here in Australia on the 27th of Feb, and I went to catch it on the 28th Sat... I must tell this to all of you...
PLEASE GET YOUR FRIENDS TO WATCH THIS!!!! It's really an AWESOME movie about the last 12 hours of Jesus' human life... when I watched it I was just blown away... the pain and anguish that He went through, it just stirred things in me and I was awestruck at God's love... warning: its a bloody show.. but don't judge it because of that, because Calvary was bloody.. and Jesus was a bloody mess.. He was mutilated more than any other prisoner.... its nothing like the Jesus film (for those of you who've seen it), but it really speaks a wondrous message.. even though I know its R(A) in SG, but pls get your friends who can to see it... should be releasing in SG in april if i'm not misinformed, again I say
PLS BRING YOUR FRIENDS TO WATCH THIS!! GO BEYOND the interpretations, GO BEYOND the cinematography, and SEE THE MESSAGE, the MESSIAH, the CHRIST...
ok this is a long post.. i'll sign off here... =) i'll update again soon hopefully... cos the 56k dialup is just killing me... hehehe... G'day mates!!!
~~derek~~ at 3/09/2004 09:02:00 pm
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Saturday, March 06, 2004
i had tea while the rest were having their dinner cum supper.. yup as u can see... i'm high on caffeine, cant sleep again.... here's some updates:
went for youth svc today; bible quiz den the message by warren - Challenging us to be on fire, let not fear hinder us from doing what we were called to do. i say this month is gonna b exciting!
Firstly, I'm leaving this Tuesday 9th for a 1 week international women's conference at Chiang mai -will have the chance to meet the President of Campus Crusade For Christ Dr. Steve Douglas n many other keynote speakers! Thank God for granting me favor in the eyes of my boss and giving me this opportunity. hmmm... and some shopping i hope. i'm very tempted to change more thai baht but we'll hardly have chance to go out. aww. (i'll c what we can do sHHHhhh...)
Secondly, I m just so thrilled this week... coming up with my media planning for advertisements in conjunction with the movie THE PASSION!. +ahem+ pls watch out for the advertisement dates! i shall announce it later when everything is finalised (in 2 weeks time)
Thirdly, all the
BLessings!
Thank God, oh i'm so blessed!! so blessed! didnt do anything to deserve this, God answers my prayers!
believe or not i was blessed with an electric Guitar Aria Pro2 and a tuner. yes~it's given to me. =) woohoo!! happy!! i'm jumping up and down
My Shifu is definitely one who 'walk the talk'. obedience even when it's required of him to give up his precious possessions! He truly wants me to use these resources wisely for my worship ministry. Appreciate you!
Learnt sumting tis week...
H.A.F.H =
Home Away From Home (have these pasted on the guitar to remind myself)
1. Know that we are not home yet -we will only be here on temporal basis.
2. Think about the Kingdom culture-what really matters.
3. living a childlike faith with obedience.
4. Staying online with God anytime, everytime and
5. have a teachable (humble) heart.
I was given these 5 words "To bless is to serve". Thus in all that i wish for.. God knows and he grants my desire in order to bring honor to His name. shall contd to delicate my service unto Him as a blessing unto His people. Lord, there's nothing much i can offer but pls Use me as U know best!
~~derek~~ at 3/06/2004 03:03:00 am
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