to my best friend in life. and gave me the chance to be where i am today.

i MISS YOU JENNY LOW.

HELLO BUD I MISS YOU. WHERE ARE YOU? SKYPE WITH ME SOON OKAY!!

Light of the world

I love this picture.

Light of the world
You stepped down into darkness.
Opened my eyes, let me see.
Beauty that made this heart adore You
Hope of a life spent with You

Here I am to worship,
Here I am to bow down,
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy,
Altogether wonderful to me

King of all days
oh, so highly exalted
Glorious in heaven above
Humbly You came
To the earth You created
All for love's sake became poor

Here I am to worship,
Here I am to bow down,
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy,
Altogether wonderful to me

I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
I'll never know how much it cost

This was the very song that I heard from Bern's church today. I went again for a Wednesday night service, and surprisingly, there was no sermon because it was the last Wednesday of the month. the entire service is thus worship onto the lord + holy communion.so it was good because everybody just come together to be quiet before Him.

It reminded me of what the Lord was teaching me in Auckland.

" But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for it is light that makes everything visible"
Ephesians 5:13-14

on what is dark in this world, what is seen by "oh, its just culture" in this world, will be exposed by the LORD in His time.

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And oh welcome to Munich, München. :)

The very famous and beautiful Neuschweinstein, which is only 1/3 completed till today.
and on the right, me with 2 beers (haha i only drink 1/2 a cup!)

and kudos to Eunice for the nice and pretty pictures.

Dachau on the other hand, was very informative. A concentration camp from 1930s-1945, it was a camp that was opened by all the victims after the war to warn the world that never should dare be a concentration camp ever again.




Dachau was not a place of "random torture" but it was part of the entire schools of concentration camps that had a system of torture. And when world war II was over, many memorial buildings were built up, some meant for catholics, for christians etc. but this particular statue was built by the victims themselves. it was for every victim, regardless of their religion, or if they were a jew or etc.

it was v interesting indeed.

Travelling can be a very big learning process internally

with love.

YAY a more flattering picture of her on her request. :D

I miss home.

today's not a very great day. sometimes, its bad days like these that mould you.

thank you Nuans for being there. haha i love this picture quite a lot.

One day I decided to quit....

One day I decided to quit...
I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.
"God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me...
"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"
"Yes", I replied.
When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them.
I gave them light. I gave them water.
The fern quickly grew from the earth.
Its brilliant green covered the floor.
Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed.
But I did not quit on the bamboo.
In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful.
And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed.
But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said.
"In the third year, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In the fourth year, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. "I would not quit." He said. "Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth.

Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant... But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.

It had spent the five years growing roots.

Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."

He said to me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots."

"I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you. " Don't compare yourself to others .." He said. " The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern ... Yet, they both make the forest beautiful."

Your time will come, " God said to me. " You will rise high! " How high should I rise?" I asked.

How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.

"As high as it can? " I questioned.

" Yes. " He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can. "

paris on Valentine's day

Fear of systems and rules have made me afraid. Actually, being a christian is very simple. it is about loving God with a pure conscience and mind.

"When the world has fallen out from under me
I'll be found in you, still standing
Every fear and accusation under my feet
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you"

Shadow feet by Brooke Fraser

Paris on Valentine's day :) The amazing people that God has provided.



Xiaohui, you have always been a blessing. gentle to correct, slow to judge. Would like to affirm you how i believe you are a woman after God's own heart.



Where did all the bread go?



Tah dah Counterpart ate them all up!

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And yes, thank God. Paris was beautiful. I don't think it was that romantic though but the architecture is beautiful. hehe. and there were many love birds around on V DAY!



And of course the family that the lord has provided. who brought me to church



and the church that I visited : Emmanuel International Church. :)



tah dah off now :)

Mannheim thus far.

Almost 2 weeks since I have been here.Mannheim is not what I really expected it to be.

I had a bit of a hard time trying to adapt the first 2 days. because the language was a problem + the people are not very very friendly + i needed the internet and it took so long to be okay.

But the third day, i had a bit more fun at IKEA! We went shopping for dustbins and pots and extra pillows. Subsequently we met some hostel mates and we cooked and do stuff together. I also went heidelberg to visit Bernie and Paris to see Xiaohui and Auntie Amy and her family. and I really want to thank God for His providence in my life, in Germany, thus far.

Picture above is a picture of my school. (hehe it used to be a castle a very very long time ago)

There are many things I want to thank God for ever since I arrived and here's a summary of it.

1) My friends who came along with me and an exchange buddy provided for SEP students
Without them, it would have been hard to figure out all the registration procedures. Also, the pple at the foreign office in Mannheim refuse to speak English. it is irritating raaar.

2)heidelberg on the very first Sunday. bernie, thank you for bringing me to your church. i think the sermon was a blessing. it was about celebrating what God has done in my life, and even to be specific in remembering. :) also, they sang an english song. guess wad? it was what charmaine bless me with before i left.

"Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things on earth
will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace"


3) paris with Aunty Amy. Thank God for the beautiful house and accomodation and the ba zhangs and jap food! shall upload some photos soon!

4) paris with Xiao hui. COUNTERPART, i love you. valentine day was such a blessing with you around :) i like our jumps at the Arc and our expensive meal and all our laughters.

5) paris in an International church on Sunday. I was very blessed by the service, because the pastor preached on a topic that have lingered on my head for sometime.
it was about not focusing on the systems of church and the world. but more than that focusing on my relationship w God. the people were very welcoming and the worship songs were all familiar songs. So it was easier to worship God with the songs. :) And I always have to keep in mind, who is my landowner.

6)For Mannheim. it is a beautiful university. I am just glad to be away from Singapore for awhile. from the stifling systems and regulations. Have also been reading the book fear of the lord.

and God taught me something very interesting thru the book.
"And David became angry because of the Lord's outbreak against Uzzah.. David was afraid of the Lord that day and he said, 'how can the ark of the Lord come to me?"
2 Samuel 6:8-9

David and his leaders and the people of Israel did not lack passion. There had been a great amount of preparation to restore the ark to Israel. Once the ark was repossessed by Israel, the people played music with all their might. so why did God struck dead Uzzah, one of the men that david chose to bring the ark back to Israel?

it is because one can have tremendous zeal for the lord, yet lack knowledge. Zeal and passion not tempered by wisdom and knowledge always lead to trouble. thus it is my responsibility to search out the knowledge of God. (Proverbs 2:1-5)

And also, why did Eli's sons sin against the lord but they were not immediately judge for their behavior, yet uzzah was? because in the case of the sons of Eli, the glory of the lord had departed. but with Uzzah, the glory of the lord was returning. The stronger God's manifested glory, the swifter and more severe his judgement for irreverance.

With this, i shall try to update soon again. Blogging is not really a passion HAHA.