Man of exceptional quality

Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. Finally these men said, "We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with...

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Funny Joke

In a worldwide survey, a single question was asked:'Please give your opinion about the food shortage in the rest of the world.'The survey was a huge failure due to the following reasons:• In Africa they did not know what 'food' meant.• In Western Europe, they did not know what 'shortage' meant.• In Eastern Europe, they did not know what 'opinion' meant.• In South America, they did not know what 'please' meant.• And in the US, they did not know what 'the rest of the world' mea...

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God’s love language?

God’s love language?Sometimes in the myriad of all the hustle and bustle of life, we loss focus on what God really wants from us. It’s like trying to woo a lady, you buy lots of presents and expensive gifts thinking that it will win her heart but only to realise that it’s not her love language.If we are indeed created in the image of God then, I would believe that God has a love language too. And throughout ages men have tried to expound the deep truth of God’s heart and come out with a formula to prove our love to God.Some say that if we love...

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God’s timing and God’s will.

If you were to ask most Christian, we would all agree that God’s has a plan for our life. His plan is often incorporated into His will for the world. God’s will does not change, He wants all to come to know him and that their life is changed and transform in the process of knowing him. God desires for us to have an abundant life.But sometimes men in their zeal, set the agenda for God rather than allowing God to work his will into our life. Abraham was promised a son, but did not eventuate until the time was right. We could try to cajole God to...

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Been a long time in coming

Its been almost 3 weeks to my post. After coming back from holiday it seems there is always somthing i have to do.Unfortunately today, i forgot to switch my carheadlights now am stuck in the office waiting for my wife to rescue me of sort. .... so praying that i can get out of office soon. i hope mine is not the only car in the field though.I should start blogging more daily and write some of what i learn daily as well. we alwasy seem to start well and sort of fizzle out... I plan to continue my blog and make time for it.Office is so quiet... no...

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Almost Home

We are almost at the end of our trip ... tghis trip was truly relaxing and tiring in a way... cause we had to take bus and travel alot.... but yet its was relaxing because we did everything at our own pace. Which was good.We manage to go to the 3 theme parks along the way and visited some nice places.... disney land and sea as well as universal studio.We are currently in the internet cafe.... trying to figure our way to the other hotel. I can only say its not very near, so hopefully we get there in time.Time to go for our one last shopping tr...

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Shopping in Osaka

Today we went to the Osaka Castle and also went to this place called Donotomburi and shopping.When i asked for an English menu, the english menu was something to behold... I seriously think they did not put much effort into the english . i really do not understand what they are trying to say but you figureLook at it... Hope you enjoy looking at the menu we ourselves have to struggle with....

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Universal Studio More Pics

Here are more pics from the studio ... enjoy ....

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Tokyo Trip and Photo

Here are the photos are Tokyo Disney Sea, we wanted to go Tokyo Disneyland but it was fully booked. So had to go to tokyo disney sea.... we will be back on Sat to go to Disneyland though and this time we will book in advance just in caseAlso now in Osaka... visited a lot of places good things is we need not wake up early but go at our own pace. We also visited Universal Studio and it was really fun... alot of rides never seen before in the Universal...

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Here in Japan Day 1

today is saturday. and both of us are very tired after 11 both of us are very tired after 11 hours flight. we are now sitting in the internet cafe typing this blog and its 12.30pm now. WE cant check in until 1.00pm so thought might as well update the blog. Everything here is in japanese and the signs are all japanese. So you can imagine the difficult we are facing. But where there is a will there is a way. we had Ramen for lunch and now planning...

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The reason I live

DevotionAs i look back at my Christian walk, i've come to reflect on the way i have lived my life. And as I ponder on the future that lies ahead, I begin to see how important a personal relationship with God is. When all is said and done, what is truly the question God would ask of me ? Job 1: 8 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil."Listening to Ps Greg Laurie, on the greatest stories every told.. and as he ran through...

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Interesting week

Today is friday morning, been so busy the whole week with work. That i have no time for anything else. Yesterday I cook hookien noodle which i made for my wife and myself, I let my colleague try and she said it was nice.Everyone been asking me to open restaurant but am not too sure. Cooking sure is my passion. I really enjoy the art in making simple taste awesome. Sometimes i watch the cooking show i think to myself ... maybe i can be the next " asian jamie oliver'' ... of course i would be more good looking.My friend Kris told me i would mention...

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The rush of life

Time really flies.... especially when you are busy.... its hard to believe that its over the hump week... and we are now going down the hump. ( Hump week is WED.. in aussie term... it means the middle of the week.. just in case someone is wondering)Went to look for car again this time for my wife... hahaha... she is facing the same problem as me ... choices.... so i taught her the principle i learned about the choices of life... set your mind on one car... and one car only... so your search would be easy.Life is always like that people who are...

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The Friends that are in my life

Yesterday Vic came over to help fix the pool fence. Council said the fence was too low so had to move the fence up to 1.5M. Sometimes its good to have friends who are handyman, who is mr fix-it-all. If left to me i think i would not have the time to do the fence at all. Well I sort of bribed him with KFC so i suppose that is one incentive.My housemate however is another type of friend...... one of them Kris enjoys reading Comics and doing a little housework... his life seems so relax even though he is as old as me.... Some say he looks much older.....

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The results are turning

Finally after weeks of frustration... it seems Manchester United is starting to show signs of revival... though a little slower than what i would have liked. With the imminent return of Ronaldo and also with Saha.. i believe we would have the result we are looking for.Isn't it weird that although on paper, we seem to have the strongest team, in reality its not always the strongest team that wins the game..... but the team that plays well together.This is so true in practical real life.... too.... its not important how talented a team of people...

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Daily Devotion

Jesus said, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves." (Luke 9:23 NRSV Bible) Many self-help books tell us that denial is good. Self-denial is the path to success. If you delay gratification, if you work hard, if you put your money into savings, if you wait to have your needs met until a time when you can afford it, if you cut down on your cholesterol and get plenty of exercise, then you can be successful. We all recognize the wisdom of that advice. To gain control over our desires--to subjugate them to some greater and...

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MY NEW CAR

Yes ... finally got the car i wanted... the Honda Accord EURO Limited Edition Tourer....Has a test drive and was blown away.. hee hee.. possibly easily... tempted by the gadgets of the car...Sat Nav, Touch screen console, dual climate... mmmmmmm.... reverse sensor.... and so much feature...Will post my new car when it arrives... feels like a groom waiting for the bride... hee hee...Anticipatiiooooonnnnn................................mm...

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New Car New Life

Reflecting on the choices of life.... i begin to understand that when you are unsure in life...things can get really messy and really hard. Recently, having to choose a new car to buy, i have to weigh the good and the bad... the worse thing was when you have more than one choice, and all the choices become available you start to see that it can really become confusing.Yesterday I made a decision, to choose the Euro Accord. Because of its resale value and because it is a limited release and would fetch a higher price if i were to sell it on the...

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The choice of life

In recent weeks, I learned some important lesson which has been a great blessing to my life. I was in a dilemma as to which car I had to buy. It seems that finding something you want is really going to take some time and choices for each car, every car has its own pros and cons.I could choose the sporty cars like the Focus XR5 Turbo.... or the family car Euro Accord....but both are in the 30K region. .... or i could get a second hand nice sports car ... like the subaru... WRX.. Turbo has power.... Euro has style..... one have higher resale value...

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Determining God's Will

Exerpts from a devotion i found...Christians sometimes find it difficult to determine God's will for their lives in certain situations. Times when you don't find a clear direction can be very confusing and frustrating. God gave Moses the burning bush, he showed his will to Gideon with the fleece, and he spoke to Saul with thunder and lightening. When he does this for us, it's easy to understand God's guidance. But he seldom does it this way. To truly find God's will for our life we often must step out in faith. This can be scary, but we need to...

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Photos from our recent Makan Night

OUR RECENT FOOD NIGHT ... WITH SOME OF THE CG MEMB...

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Willing to be Used

A person of changeMatthew 9:14-16 14Then John's disciples came and asked him, "How is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?"15Jesus answered, "How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast16"No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. 17Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will...

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To buy or not to buy

I am in the midst of deciding to buy a new car and sell off my Honda Prelude and the Nissan Sunny. I hope i can get at least 17K for both the cars. If anyone is interested let me know. Went to see new cars with my wife on Wednesday. 3 car stood out for me and its really tempting to get. What can we say, these cars are really top notchI was considering Toyota.. but i think the quality is not really there. the interior was really plain. Of course...

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Joke of the Day

Why do we have a leap year (as in this year) and why is it in February? The issue of leap year and the weirdness of February is always worth looking at because, coming so infrequently, who can remember the explanation for it from the last time? The earth revolves around the sun every 365.24 days, not an even 365. That produces an extra day's worth of hours every four years. We could distribute them as a bonus to everyone--a one-day time-out every fourth year in which the clock is stopped and we stay in bed all day. But we don't. Instead...

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The mind of a champion

Was listening to a sermon from Chuck Swindoll and was thinking about sports and competition. Somtimes as people we often see sports and competition as something nothing more than extra curricular activity. But looking back, I see that actually sports and competition often helps develop characteristics of the mind of champions.I think people who excel in sports and are leaders in their sports field or competition often if committed to Jesus would become great Christian.People who have been trained for competition would understand these verse and...

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Do you still believe God even when you can't believe what just happened?

Taken from Weekly Bible Devotion -Do you still believe God even when you can't believe what just happened?When something really awful occurs, you may use the word "unbelievable" to describe it. During those times, even if what happened may have shaken your life, it is very important to maintain your faith. Circumstances are volatile, but God is never-changing—the solid rock.You can't depend on your outward surroundings; however, you can depend on God. That's the purpose of faith. Hebrews 11:1 describes faith as being sure of what we hope for and...

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Made to Laugh

Recently I went to the Caversham Wild Life Park and got to see some interesting creatures. A couple of things stood out for me... one of course was this little Kookaburra. As I listened to this little bird, a thought came into my mind, does this bird know that it is being captured and put in a cage....Maybe it did, maybe it didn't .. i don't really know... what i know is it continue to sing its song and continue to what it was made to do - It was...

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How time flies

As you might have seen, the blog was updated recently to be more interesting. I will be posting also more general interesting stuff i find online. Of course being a Man U fan.... they will be many postings about the update of our favourite team.So you could say this site is dedicated for Man U supporters too. As for the non Man u supporters reading the blog... like my liverpool friends all i can say is God be with youI also catch up with some blogs of my friends..... there is some interesting blogs you can read... its really good.. especially people...

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Judges : The constant training

Judges 2 21I from now on will also not drive out from before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died.22That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.23So the Lord left those nations, without driving them out at once, nor had He delivered them into Joshua's power.Judges 3 1NOW THESE are the nations which the Lord left to prove Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not previously experienced war in Canaan; 2It was only that the generations of...

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Why did God cursed Canaan instead of Ham

Gen 9 :20-25 20 Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded [a] to plant a vineyard. 21 When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father's nakedness. 24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest...

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Japan here Come

Me andMy wife have been blessed by her dad.... we got a free tour to Japan ! Praise God. We are in the midst of planning our trip. Tickets are already bought, now is the anticipation of waiting for the day to arrrive.I think this is the first time i am going on an actual holiday... i think forthe past 8-9 years its always been thailand, singapore, and other states of australia. Come to think of it, most overseas holidays are to visit parents or go to convention...This time... its a holiday.Can't wait to eat the Kobe beef, visit the amusement parks......

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Sowing and Reaping

Everything in life needs hard work to make it work, if we want the farm to be fruitful we need to sow in hours of backbreaking work to plow the soil and plant the seed. Nothing in life comes just because we want it.Therefore to grow a care group or unit and even our own life, we need to sow into the things we desire, if we do not sow then we cannot reap the rewards of our labor. The amount of effort and time you put in determines the result.To build a strong group we need to sow - time and love into people's life.To build strong spiritual life...

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Testing and Temptation

Gen 2: 8 Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. 9 And the LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.Testing and TemptationI was wondering why would God plant the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the garden knowing well that it might be a temptation to Adam and Eve. And why would "Satan" or the serpent...

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Living a Legacy

7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. Living A legacyWhen you mention your name to people, what is the first impression that comes into other head? I know of people, whose mention of their name remind of people – a drug addict, a drunk, a gambler, a good-for nothing cheat, a lazy and spoilt brat.I know enough people...

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Being a far-sighted person

2 Peter 1 : 5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. 8For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed...

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Sick

Been sick these past couple of days... someone is passing on the flu bug... around... the church ..... God bless.Good thing is i get to rest... the doctors here are also atrocious.. i had a 9.20am appointment but onlny get to see the doctor after more than 3 hours of wait... The doctor took 3 hours plus to see 4 more patient in front of me !If had known i should have gone home and sleep...first...Will be posting the devotion later... need to zzzzzz......

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God's Timing

I recently watched a documentary on Exodus revealed by James Cameron. It really struck me as to the awesomeness of God.As i am currently reading the life of Moses, I look back on what the documentary tried to analyze on the crossing of the red sea. If indeed God used climatic events in the world to fulfill his prophecy,then everything Moses say to Pharaoh have to be right on time.In recorded history, there indeed was a pharaoh named Pharaoh Ahmoses, whose Hebrew name was - The brother of Moses. I did a search on internet and found the history...

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Learning to enjoy life

Matt 6:25-34 Do Not Worry 25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life[b]? 28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not...

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Kattaning Roadtrip

The roadtrip to Kattaning was pretty fruitful for the fact that we managed to listen to alot of sermons on the way there .... 6 hours worth of sermons...I find the trip to Kattanning really refreshing because i enjoy the occasional trip to the countryside. sadly though Kattaning has no cinema ... I wonder what the 4000 folks do for entertainment. Propbably counting sheep...Me and my wife and prossibly andy was thinking of investing in Kattanning... saw a block of land $29K. so cheap...there is a lot chinese there... the best part of the Sat evening...

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Stricter Law better country

One of the topics that came up during a dinner conversation during Care group was the protection criminals get in Australia. Somehow many people seems to have an understanding that the law here protects the criminal rather than the victim.Apparently unlike asian country, if somebody gets hurt trying to break into your house, or if you beat them for coming in, you can get sued. Maybe that is why petty crime is still rampant, because criminals know they can get away with it.I think police here just give up, I remember once when my housemate got beaten...

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Something interesting

Was doing accounts today, and found somtehing interesting about banks...The crazy thing is when you close a bank account, the bank account is never truly close, and people still can deposit money in it... sound wierd huh... but its true...Somehow i feel the bank is trying to scam our money... how in the world can Banks be so rich yet can't close an account properly.So guys.... please check your old "closed" accounts.. maybe you will have money in it from people who send money into that account.Maybe must ask some of my friends working in the bank...

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The life humbled - Listen to God

Exo 4:10 Moses said to the LORD, "O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue."11 The LORD said to him, "Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the LORD ? 12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.13 But Moses said, "O Lord, please send someone else to do it."14 Then the LORD's anger burned against Moses and he said, "What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can...

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Love is the visible attribute of an invisible God.

Love is the visible attribute of an invisible God.1 John 4:12 says, No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. In other words, even though no person has ever actually seen God the Father, we are able to see God's character as we love one another.Remember that God is love (1 John 4:8); so, when we walk in love, we are like God. Thus, although we can't actually see God, we can see his character in our love for each other (and in his love for us). Indeed, Romans 5:8 tells us that God...

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Some Daily update

For my Singapore friends who find that this seems like a devotion blog... thought i should update you abit about life here in Perth.We are about to have our annual church camp here and have been waiting for this camp for quite awhile, we got a very good speaker this year. And I can't wait for it. Apparently this camp is going to have lots of games and also lots of spiritual food.Also this Sunday, I have been asked to go to Hope Kattaning to share the word of God. Its six hours drive from Perth .... hallelujah. This time going with my wife, Andy...

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The Life Humbled II

Exodus 3 Moses and the Burning Bush 1 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. 3 So Moses thought, "I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn...

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A life Humbled

EXO 2: 11 One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. 12 Glancing this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13 The next day he went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, "Why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?" 14 The man said, "Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid...

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A life refined IV - Annointed Leader

Gen 39 : 2 The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did, 4 Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned. 5From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything...

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