Doing and Saying

a sight of PJ i captured a few years back.

recently, while i was doing my devotion, this verse caught my attention. and i really got me thinking.

some people say things, make promises, and never get them done. NATO (No Action Talk Only) are written all over these people's face. i know some people who are in this category.

but i wonder; am i in the same boat? do i practice what i preach? do i keep my promises? do i say something, and do another?


The Parable of the Two Sons
28"What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.'
29" 'I will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
30"Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.
31"Which of the two did what his father wanted?"
"The first," they answered.

Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

Matthew 21:28-32 NIV

Love & Peace!~


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Handphone-less in PJ

i did mention before that i don't really want to be too handphone-dependent in THIS ENTRY. however, the unthinkable happened yesterday; i forgot to bring it along with me to class.

i mean, i did this a few times before. but being unable to contact or be contact is a totally different matter. i couldn't call up my friend to meet up. i couldn't contact my brother to pick me up. my friends couldn't contact me. and the public phone wasn't being helpful at all!

as i got back home, i discovered that i had a miss call and 3 messages left on my phone. in a newspaper article in Monday's THE STAR paper, people are more worried about losing their handphone rather than losing his/her wallet or IC.

anyway, i realised that my handphone has been intergrated into my life. and my handphone, Nokia 2300, or as i personal call it, "Zeal-ni" has been with me for more than a year now. it was a birthday present from my dad last year. thus, it has been a year and a week plus Zeal-ni has been with me.

hmm... and as i'm typing down this entry, i'm listening to Los Lonely Boys on the radio on my handphone. oh, excuse me while i answer this call.




Zeal-ni, my faithful Nokia 2300 handphone. but she has more stuff on her than this showroom model phone!


Love & Peace!~


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what we did last semester.

well, the past semester was fun for CF, despite a few disputes and mishaps, we had our CF meetings, and some events; official and not official. well, below are some of the photos from those events:



Orange Hunt: this was the event where we went running around collecting clues and solving puzzles, plus creating our own orange family! cute, eh? that's my atomic orange family.




Easter Day: all these eggies are the handiwork of the CF members. cool, eh? my eggster has my nickname and a mohawk on it!


Interfaculty Outing: held on 16th March 2005, we had the CF from Sg Long over for some catching up, prayer and FOOD!




Senior Farewell: though it was 1st of April, it was no laughing matter. the event was held for the seniors, most of the who were the pioneer batch, who proposed the CF to be established in the first place!


CF 3 years old Birthday Bash: held last week, this is among events that we have organised. held in Sg Long, it was to celebrate the 3rd year of CF. hopefully, mnay years of greatness and fun will come along CF's way. and it's held THIS semester.

well, for more photos, you guys can click HERE to check out the pictures. and we're in the middle of creating a BLOG for CF HERE!

pray that God's hand will guide us for this semester, give us a committed, outstanding and all-burning-for-Jesus committee, and a great time bonding with both Christians and pre-believers while we're still in UTAR.



Love & Peace!~


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pondering about drives....

yesterday was great, as after our Christian Fellowship meeting, we had the CF 3rd Birthday Bash in Sg Long. it was great to see new faces and meet up with old familiar faces once again. but what actually got me thinking was what we discussed about during CF; what drives you?

yeah, have you been asking yourself this question? what really drives you, in whatever you do. regardless whether it's your work, daily chores or any nonsensical shenanigan. could it be fear? wanting to gain recognition? fame? money? or God?

i've been asking myself this question since last night. who am i doing this for? am i gaining anything from this? and i too wonder about the future of the CF here. should i or should i not continue serving in CF? whenever i think about CF, i keep thinking of the fact that if i'm not there, the whole system would collapse. but that's just in my head, and i know it's not true. but i can't help thinking about that.

am i serving the CF for the sack of serving, or am i doing it to glorify God's name?

for now, this is on my prayer list.


"is this one for the people?
is this one for the Lord?
or should i simply serenade
for things i must afford?
you can jumble them together,
my conflict still reminds
holiness is calling
in the midst of courting fame."

excerpt from DC Talk, What If I Stumble

Love & Peace!~


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STATUS: contaminated!

it isn't bad attending class sick. it isn't bad if you're not bothering the person beside you with your frantic coughing and occasional phlegm flying around. what's worse is that the fact people around you are getting sick a few days later, and it could be linked to you!

yes, i'm experiencing this. my classmates, friends and family are getting sick. and yes, i'm getting better, though the cough is still hanging around. but i'm terrified to find out many of my friends are falling sick, dropping like flies, one by one.

Soo Yee is now on medical leave due to fever. John is recovering from one. Mei might be having one, and is afraid to tell her mom. Nic was sick. my brother, Ernest, is having a bad sore-throat. and could the threshold of this catastrophe be me? or is there something sinister going about?

i'm a walking abomination.

*cough! cough!*



Love & Peace!~


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check it out!

it was out yesterday.

Star Two section of THE STAR newspaper talked about blogging. and in that article, they talked about the blogosphere in Malaysia and some cool bloggers in it.

and this is something that i would love writing about: BLOGGING!

can't believe one of them mentioned that blogging is like masturbating in writing. i can't believe i used that word in my blog entry either!

do check it out!


Love & Peace!~


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one bird, two stones!

TODAY, 19th JUNE.

there're two things to celebrate about today. one, is the fact that it's Father's Day today.
the other is that i'm 21 years old today.

as much as i want to be young, i can't just keep lying to myself. i'm now 21. i should grow up. Happy Blessed Birthday to myself, Bernard.


Love & Peace!~


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the phases of me being sick.

as i'm typing this message, i'm covered with a blanket, sweating myself dry. i'm recovering from a fever.

i think it began on Monday night as a mild sore-throat after the night practice for this Friday's youth combined meeting. but as i got up the next morning, it transformed into a terrible cough. and i was coughing my way throughout the whole time in university. as i got back home, it mutated into a fever and my whole body was weak.

the next morning, i thought it was ok to go to class, only to discover in Interpersonal Comm tutorial that the sickness has mutated into a fever, weak body, sleepiness and unfocusness. i slept in class.

i had to see the doctor. i had to skip Journalism 1 tutorial class. i had to skip the final practice for the debate. i had to skip to attend the first CF meeting of the semester. *sigh*

well, after some good rest, and lots of medical insertions, i feel much better now. i guess it has devolved into a sore-throat and a cold. but the doctor said i could possibly have dengue fever! but then again, maybe not.

having a fever, it takes a terrible toll on your body. it takes 40-65% of your energy to heal and recover your body from the disaster.

now, i think i'll go and get some sleep now. the antibiotics is kicking in now.

*cough*




unlike Peter Parker, i didn't feel much better after getting up the day after he got bitten by the radioactive spider. but if he had a fever, he would be feeling that good that morning, right?


Love & Peace!~


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almost!

hahaha!~

i nearly forgot what to post up today. fortunately, my memory is still fresh. unfortunately, i forgotten a bunch of other things in order to remember this piece of information for this entry.

after watching MADAGASCAR, you would know who to hire to do your dirty job: PENGUINS! not only can they lockpick and decipher codes, but also slap each other, and people silly. literally. it's a good movie to cheer you up on a gloomy day, but it's just too short lah. if it was a little longer, it would be worth it, depending on how much you pay per ticket.

and to MEGAN, HAPPY BLESSED 15th BIRTHDAY!~

hmm... sushi makes a good and healthy substitute for steak! throw them at lions! "ROAR!"



from left, Melman, Marty, Alex and Gloria of MADAGASCAR.


Love & Peace!~


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back to the bus.

i sometimes take the bus to KL from PJ.
wind gets into the bus as it goes.
it's nice to have wind blowing at your face.
the cold breeze blowing on the face is nice.
but having hot air isn't.
and hot air and cold breeze mixes as the bus goes.
there should only be cold breeze.
the mixture of hot element makes me uncomfortable.
and i feel uncomfortable sitting in the bus.



Love & Peace!~


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how often do you see that?

what did i see? it isn't leprechauns or cow's flying, but it would be close to a leprechaun's pot of gold.

while my brother, Rowen and i had dinner at the mamak shop just now, i spotted a RM 10 note on the floor. i mean, that red piece of currency stood out of the blue floor. i told my brother to pick it up, and put it on the table. nicely, we checked the note, placed it on the table, and ate our chapati. after four chapatis and a cup of tea ice, it was still on our table. nobody came and claim it, and we realised that dinner's on the house... or rather, on the leprechaun who dropped that note. perhaps one of the mamak shop workers dropped it?

i do recall another time where i found money on the floor, in Mid-Valley Megamall to be precise, where my friend, not wearing his glasses, was kicking it. only when i stopped him to pick up the crumpled cash, did he realised that he thought he saw trash and was kicking it all the while. that was a lucky strike!

now, i guess dinner was a blessing from God. and i believe either the accounts at the mamak stall wouldn't tally, or a leprechaun would be really upset.


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it still hurts.

till today, my legs still hurts. guess it's because i didn't have enough rest. i hope i can get up walking properly tomorrow!

wouldn't post a lot. just want to say that HEAL THE NATION night (#2) concert was AWESOME! not only was the YA band great, but so was the hilarious Pastor Paul Goulet, and the presense of the Holy Spirit in the place. just amazing!

as we had supper last night, i told Edwin, Jeremy and John Reuben, "why is it that when one girl cries, her close girl friends also cries. and if i were to wack one of you, he will cry, and the others will just be laughing on the ground."

i'll have to get some rest now. there's church tomorrow. good night.

"if you ever had a miserable experience, then you have probably had it said that you would feel better in the morning. this, of course, is utter nonsense, because a miserable experience remains a miserable experience even on the loveliest mornings. for instance, if it were your birthday, and a wart-removal cream was the only present you have received, someone might tell you to get a good night sleep and wait until morning, but in the morning the tube of wart-removal cream would still be sitting next to your uneaten birthday cake, and you would feel as miserable as ever. my chauffeur once told me that i would feel better in the morning, but when i woke up the two of us were still in a tiny island surrounded by man-eating crocodiles, and i'm sure you can understand, i didn't feel any better about it."

excrepts from "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill (Book the Fourth)"

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of M.A.D. Concert, waits and aching legs.

it was MAD! Are You M.A.D? (Making A Difference) Concert that was organised by UTAR Christian Fellowship Society (CF) was held last night at Sg Long Golf & Country Club. although the ticket for the concert i have beg to differ, as it states' "Sg Long Golf Resort," it doesn't matter since Sg Long has only one golf resort. unless of course, if there is a plan to create another golf club, which means the destruction of hills for flat, grass-carpeted 18 holes, the name would matter. and Sg Long Golf & Country Club can get sued for this. but it was the typo on the ticket sold by the CF, so the CF can be sued. but CF's under UTAR, so....

before a drag on with more nonsense, let me just fill you in with more sensible facts. there were at least 150 or more students and lecturers and very familiar and new faces present that evening. and since this is a joint venture with FGA, we had bands like Heart Beat and Primary Circle leading the Praise and Worship. awesome! not forgetting JC Works dance team that grooved to Stacie Orrico's I Could Be The One.

but i believe the focus of the whole event wasn't the bands, dance team, or refreshment we had before the event started. but it was more of the testimony shared by Matthew Ong, one of the people in-charged of this drug centre (i totally forget the name!) and the fact that his testimony has touched the heart of some, that as Pastor Daniel Singh called out to people during the altercall, i see familiar faces responding to it, wanting to accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior. praise the LORD!

and after the whole wacky event, i skipped out on the CF dudes to have supper with my friends from CPS, TAR College. it was great catching up on them, since it has been awhile since i've seen them. and it's been awhile since friends there see me, that they're really surprised to see me in a place like Sg Long.

nonetheless, Are You MAD Concert was great! the presence of the Holy Spirit was there, and i pray that seeds planted in their spirit will sprout and grow.

as i'm typing this entry, i'm waiting for time to pass to go to Stephen's place for makan, wishing that i had no class so that i could attend HEAL THE NATION Conference in GTPJ, and my legs aching badly due to the concert yesterday.


PS the last entry was a total nonsense. Instant Rendang! as long as the poster is up there in PC Block, this joke wouldn't grow old.


was suppose to be here... perhaps being at the night concert is the next best thing.



Love & Peace!~


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