The previous weeks - Part 2

Talk about Ellel training, it is a good training. To put aside all the busy stuff, I personally learn a lot from there. The most impact topic that I learn is about healing the human spirit. Well, we have some topics such as bitterroot judgment and bitterroot expectation, ---

In this training, it again reminds me that everything is spiritual. Sometimes we thought that things are not there but things are there even though you believe it with all your heart that it is not there. Sometimes, things are not only about your mind. Rev Titus, one of the speaker repeated many times about ---- the devils is like a hungry lion that come

It really stirs up my spirit to pray more and find more time to be with Him. It sound scary and it is scary when we treat things lightly. On the first or two sessions, I do doubt about it but after the whole training I guess what they said are right. Sometimes, it's not only about the mind.

As for children worship conference, wow… this is really excited. We have about 300 ++ kids and in my workshop, I have about 60-70 kids. In the morning, we all are like so excited and full of energy to jump, play and entertain the kids. But in the late morning, most of the staff started to feel tired. It really put me into a consideration that I should get a child soon so that I can have the energy to play with my own son and daughter. They are so cute… Watching and hearing them praising the Lord really make our heart melt. I think it melt God's heart the most. Some are so small, some are so naughty, some are so shy coz when I said hi to them; they are just too shy to say hi back to me and some cannot stop running. Wow, indeed it is a tired conference but watching them learns how to dance and do action for God is just sweet and speechless. I guess I am blessed by them too.

** Enjoy**

The previous weeks - Part 1

It was a super busy weeks. Follow up with my previous post about Ellel training and the continuous Children worship conference the week after the training. In these two weeks, life is all about run faster than time. Before Ellel training, we rush for the preparation of it. Photocopy all the books/notes, binding them, name tag for all the candidate and settle up the accommodation things for them. I have to rush for clergy meeting and attend the meeting as well. Before that also have to rush for the ordination service and have to make sure things is ok. In Ellel training week, during break time, I will be rushing back to the office to work on certain things then back to training. Then do the same thing during lunch time. The whole training took the whole day and sometimes, I drop by the office at night just to settle some other things.

About this week, it is also about the same. Break time I went back to office for awhile except lunch time because not enough time for me to run to and back because the kids eat very fast and the lunch period is only half an hour. Well, most of my night I am working coz there are lots to do when you are not working in the morning and afternoon.

Life for these two weeks is all about running here and there holding my laptop. Work, eat, training, conference and sleep. I didn't even get to talk to him more on the phone coz I am really exhausted. My heart would like to do more but my body seems to refuse just because I am exhausted.

** Busy weeks**

Workaholic?

It's another night that I am working in the office. These few days I am rushing for lots of work… Coming clergy meeting, Ordination service, Ellel Training and Children Worship Conference. It’s tiring but I kinda enjoy. Enjoy the busy life and enjoy the time that is pack with stuff with a long 'need to do' list. Have I turn to be a workaholic? Hmmm… Interesting…

**Turn to be workaholic? **

Children worship conference

We will be having a children worship conference soon and I am one of the trainers. I thought that this could be easy. Just help out this and that while the teacher in front trying to teach and I just stand behind trying to calm down those extra active kids and make sure that they did what the in front person says. Low and behold, I am the one that should be the person standing in front and teach and not supporting and helping behind. This is really scary. At first, I have no idea that I am the one standing in front to teach and I have no idea what to teach. The numbers of children coming in are higher and higher each day. Past few days, I received this email saying that 300++ people are joining and a few days later, the number increase from 300 to 400++. It’s getting scary and I got nervous trying to come out what to teach, what I want them to learn, what is dance and action doer and what is the purpose?

I guess when you are under pressure, you will sleep with it, eat with it, sit with it and everything you think is related to it. All over my mind was, what am I going to do? How to teach? When I ask the person in charge what to teach, she said, you are the expert. How come you asking me what to teach? Then I got think, ya… I mean, drum I don't know. Guitar I know half pale, piano is dreaming to learn but dance I guess I still can teach a bit with what I know.

Nowadays, other than thinking about the whole teaching kid's thing, I have to start to listen to kids songs, learn to communicate with them or maybe gain some of their interest in the things that I am going to teach them. Communicate with kids, wow… great challenge. Never ever thought that I will teach children in dancing but ya…

I think I am going to be crazy with them just to get their attention in what I am trying to plant in their life. Pray that this generation will have different point of view in dancing. With their gift, they will offer it back to God one day.
I guess I will learn a lot from them too after all. By teaching them, maybe they will teach me back how to worship God with who you really are. Faith like child…

** Freak me out**

Happy for them

Today I got a news whereby I think that I never want to know this news and I am afraid of what I will react to it when I know it. Today, an old friend of mine telling me the news that I never want to know. Well, not to said never want to know coz at the end of the days, I will still know but I rather not to know, like what I said, I don't know how will I feel and what will I react.

I go through the thought of how will I react when I get to know it. Maybe I'll get shock and not saying a word. Or maybe I will get very angry. Or maybe I will get back the same old hurt that kept haunting me when I thought I am ok with it.

Until today, I realize that I am ok. Ok with the news and not only ok but I am happy for them. It's kinda weird for me to realize that I am really that ok with it. I think and think, am I really ok? Then I relax myself to think again. I am ok and sincerely felt happy for him. I've lost count the days we separated after I focus on the moving on life. I guess when I count back, it's been 2 years plus. (I have to ask my best friend to double confirm the year… I guess I really forgot about it).

Some people will say that memories are the hardest thing you want to forget. Well, I will say, it's up to you to want to let it go and choose to forget or not. After all, it's your choice. It took me quite sometime to slowly let the memories fade away. I won't said that I forgot the pain but I am proud of myself that I almost forgot every important moment that we had and create new memories for my life now. I guess busy life do help. Other than trying hard to maintain the long distance relationship, I tried to settle down my emotions and lifestyle here. With those help, I almost forgot things what we used to have but to focus on what I am having now and trying to work things out.

2 years…. Wow… Now I realize that I really seldom think about him. Today's news leads me to think again about him. Not really about him that him but about me handling the past. I can say that I am fine, happy for them and I know what the best is for me now. I am happy with the decision that he made in the past although lots of pain and tears but those days lead me stronger and closer to God. Not only so, but I found the one I ever want, I ever prayed and I ever dreamed of. Till then, my journey with him ends without my realization.

** Happy for them **

Today better than yesterday

It is always a joy when you able to travel and able to be with someone that you love dearly. After a long countdown and lots of waiting, I able to have a few days off my body from Sabah and to be with him. It was a great joy and I laugh a lot. I have so much fun to be there. I adapted to the place and streets fast, I smile for every small little thing, I can find whatever types of fresh fruits there, I really like to be with him. Even though I didn’t manage to stick to my own plan and get sick the third day I reached, but I still laugh more than I used to.

After came back from a short holiday, I feel weird. Not only weird but terrible. I miss him like crazy. It's like I left half of my soul there. I can only pray that today better than yesterday and tomorrow better than today. I wish time can pass faster when I am alone and slower when we are together.

** Tomorrow better than today **

It's been a while now

It's been a while now that I stop writing my thought. It been a while now that I started to think about serious diet due to the fear of my friends and family cannot recognize me and it's been a while now that I started to stay alone to think about stuff and reasons.

Life has been a stable routine now. It’s calm and peaceful. I kinda enjoy the moment like this. But I know it will end soon with the pack schedule of Christmas season is coming and lots of training and meetings preparation. I guess, to stop myself for awhile it's not a bad idea after all.

4 more days… Personally, I am very excited and happy about this 4 more days. It's been 5 months now that I am in long distance relationship. I won't say that we scored excellent marks in the previous months but I can say that we did put lots of effort to make things work. It's never easy for both of us. I guess it will be tougher with the pack schedule and the heavy responsibilities that both of us are taking. Hope is always in front of us. God is always in control.

So, ya… it's been a while now that I didn't see him and I am very excited to meet him in another 4 more days.

** It's been a while now**

Today's lesson

He who cannot forgive others burns the bridge over which he himself must pass

**Interesting... **

The holidays

On the first day of Raya, I went to Pulau Manukan and Pulau Mamutik. I have fun to enjoy God's creation and a relaxing time to stay away from work and my room.
On the second day of Raya, i went to Tanjung Aru with the English zone staff to enjoy the time of being together. Thank God for a beautiful weather and also the relaxing time. Other than a relaxing time, I got sun burn. Until today, I still suffer from that sun burn.
So, this is it… two days of holiday in the beach.

** The Holidays **

Silent cry

Everyone have their own struggle, their own difficulties. The same goes to me.
I sometimes walk through a journey whereby I found myself screaming for a friend, screaming for an attention.

It is always easy to point at so and so saying that oh… he/she just need some attention. Then we will label him/her as someone that lack of love. In the actual fact, everyone is screaming for attention and everyone is craving for someone to love them, someone to understand them. Who are we to say so and so lack of love when we ourselves are also begging someone to take a look at us?

Sometimes when someone need a friend, as simple as a friend and yet we point at them saying that should blame back yourself for not spending enough time with us or should blame yourself because you didn't take the effort to make things work.

Where is the compassion heart that God placed it in? Where is the love from God? Where is my heart? Where is my love?

** Silently I cried out for love and attention**

The power of music

Last time I used to listen to certain songs and repeated it because I loved the song and I just loved to repeat it. So, every time certain songs are played, it will bring me back to the moment and also the thought. If I used to listen to this song and think about so and so… after a few years later, when I heard back the song, amazingly I can still remember this so and so and I will remember vividly why I used to think about this so and so and it bring me back to the moment. I guess I should call this the power of music.

As some of the old songs are played, my mind wondering around and my feeling go back the moment of my past. Hmm… should I say enjoying the moment? I guess every moment is precious. Even though that might not be a long lasting moment but still it is precious that time.

** The power of music **

Good news...

Yesterday I heard a great news. Well, there is a saying that no news is good news because when you have good of it, for sure you will also have the bad side of it too but then I will still prefer to look at it as a good news. I become someone's auntie already… Well, not blood related but still….Hahaha… Happy right… i just felt like screaming it out when I heard that because it's really a great thing. We used to talk about, when you will have a baby and what will you do when the baby comes and all these will because so real.

Aw…. i do wish to be with her in the process of nine month as a friend but then distance limited us. I still remember vividly the day they got married and the day she tried on the wedding gown. She even warned me not to cry coz she thought that I am over excited. Well, I nearly did but then I didn't cry on their wedding day. Hahaha… a bit over emotions some will say but I am truly glad and joyful for them.

This news really brightens my day. Have no idea why but I am happy for them. To see someone that you care happy sometimes will bring joy to you too… coz their laughter sometimes is what you need to make yourself happy again.

** Happy for them **

I love rainy day

This morning before I walked out my house, I heard the rain drops. It's another rainy day….

I love rainy day. It makes me feel comfortable. Other than felt like sleeping, it also make me feel cold and good. Imagine with some romantic music on, a cup of coffee or hot chocolate on the table with an interesting book and with someone that you love dearly holding you close to his arm as he whispering some sweet words to your ear. How wonderful that moment will be.

Wow, I can just stay in his arm forever, stay in that room forever, stay in this kind of weather forever….

Can't believe that after I finish writing this, the rain stops… Argghhh…. I guess it's good to dream a bit and to miss him a bit…

** Rainy day **

I have fun

Wow…

Tonight was a happy night for me. I just had a almost 3 hours chat with a long lost old friend that we used to be so closed when we were small and somehow, things change with the busy schedule and with the meeting up with new friend. We have so much fun in catching up with each other and we forgot that we actually study the same secondary school which both of us also forgotten and can't seems to find each other in or memory. But it was a joy to able to keep in touch with her again and meeting backs some old friends. Can't believe myself will join facebook but I did and I have fun in searching back all the old friends. The whole night we were like… oh no… she changes a lot… and he look so much handsome now those kinda talk. We really have fun. We even doubt one of our old classmate did a plastic surgery. Hahhaha…

Meeting back old friends are fun. I guessed joining facebook is not that bad after all. Other then trying to keep yourself up-to-date and can blend into any conversation, you can catch up and find back old friends. Not bad… not bad…

** Have fun**

It only left me breathless

In a beautiful occasion, amazing dress is put on, make up are on, hairs are all set up and jewelry are all around.

In the office, professional image is being presented out, laziness is the last thing you want your colleague and boss to notice it.

In a fellowship gathering, happy face is needed because no one wants to share your stress and problem when a happy gathering is on.

In a church service, a gentle and polite attitude is required to present on the table to reduce unnecessary gossips and pointless complaint.

In the ministry that you attend, friendly and open spirits are the expectations. Members of the church ministry will always want to see a joyful you, a beautiful soul that walks with God.

At the end of the days, who will love your weaknesses? Who will bear with the pain that you have? Who is willing to walk with you?

When certain expectation is required are not fulfilled, people coming in and out to say and comment what is needed to improve and what is need to put more effort. When effort is given, people will still point out mistakes saying that need extra effort and comforted with a continue statement behind God is with you, walk with faith.

It left me breathless… Why commented is given when you are not even in my life? Why expectations are requested when you are not there to walk with me? Where are you when I need a friend?

** It only left me breathless **

Differences Point of View

As I read through a book titled, winning with people by John Maxwell, I read through something like this;

It's said that a friend is someone…
Who knows you don't know what you're talking about but will let you reach that conclusion independently.

Today I have a conversation with a friend of mine. We have a different point of view on the above statement. I would says that it is always right to not hold on to someone so tight that he/she cannot breath even though it show that we care for him/her a lot. But her point of view is slightly different from mine. I won't say that we carry a wrong motive but I would say that we have a different character.

She stand strongly on we should do our part to take care and to remind certain people about certain issue whereby I think that it's no point holding it so tight where he/she cannot take it and we are just forcing him/her to change or reach the level of maturity that he/she has yet to reached. Her perspective is correct as for our discussion is no right and wrong but exchange information of how we see things.

As we are serving in this atmosphere whereby culture and generation are differences, it really burden people to serve. After all, we are all here for one purpose is to serve Him. Why certain people have to be over controlling whereby we all believe that God will also play his part to take care of us? Why do God gives free will choice and yet man force to become no choice? Am I over reacting or they are over reacting?

I know that this is a good place for a character mold as well as shaping our life to be more like Him. But why push too hard when God is in control? Why not give some space that we all learn to draw strength and faith from Him? After all, we all have given a choice to choose. I would say it's good that you care and remind but after all, the choice is still in my hand. It's not so much about disobedient issue but about the choice each individual will make when it comes to different things.

Difference perspective, differences method but one heart for God's Kingdom. There is no such thing as one ruler to measure everything.

**A different perspective to reach an ultimate goal**

Is falling in love only are more than enough?

This question comes across my mind today. Will that be enough for each couple to sustain the tolerance level, the spark to keep things alive, the problem that occur that they faced and the comments that people will gives? Is being in love would be enough when two person from different school come out with different kind of thought?

Today I heard about problem that we all will face when we can't check the "single" box anymore. Problem with the parents in law, problem with staying together, problem with tolerance and problems with sharing and giving. Although these are not new problem and we all know about this. But who really felt the pain when we are not in the list of those problems. We all know that these are the things that we will face but how many are ready to face and prepared to face before the wedding bells?

I wonder my heart knows about this when my mind already accepts the fact? … I guess only time will be the greatest helper as I grow every single day.

In love… enough?

Fruitful week

Today,4th September 2008 will be a fruitful day, not only a fruitful day but an excited day. I woke up with an excited heart knowing that I have a whole day off that I can at last spend some time to be alone, drop down some of my thought and some time to rest and relax.

It's been a busy week for last few days. I've been working for 16 hours non-stop in the office. And this is my first time ever since I came out to work. I have never worked that hard and long hour before. Wow…. Now I really know how it feels when you become workaholic and all your time is only work and sleep. Eat also not much time, can you imagine that? I even watched the fire works while I'm on my way walking home when they are celebrating the countdown of Merdeka. Anyway, it's a really busy and good past few days. Although quite numbers of minor mistake I did but it give space for me to improve and I offer to God a thanksgiving heart that overall its ok. This is my first Synod and I know what is Synod meeting means now. Hehehe…

Please enjoy the picture for the opening service of Synod that held on 31st August 2008, 6pm. From the whole process of getting ready for the meeting, in the meeting itself and out of the meeting I really thank God for what I have learned, what I have experience and what i am going to improve. I see myself clearer. How do I react when I am really stress, what will my respond be when I have to rush and work faster than time and yet I am bound by time, what will my attitude be when people complain more than appreciating the hard work and who is the supportive friend and who will remember me. I learned more than I expect and I gain experience. This is the way we all learn and from this whole process and the result. I really thank God that he gave me the opportunity to see myself clearer than before and how to improve myself to fulfilled a greater purpose of His. I know success doesn't come overnight but through failure and endurance

Sometimes things doesn't go the way we all planned, do we still give thanks and work without complain? A good questions to meditate on.

** Fruitful week*

The journey of two best friends

God’s will bought them together in meeting with each other
They meet when they are in the age of 10
Starting to be best friends in the age of 12
Never realize that both of them travel part of the life journey together
Holding on to each other strongly
Comfort and cry for each other when one of them needs comfort or tears
The path no longer as easy as they thought
Wanting to give up of the journey will come to a choice
A choice to let go and let God
Or a choice of holding on no matter what
Distance again be their enemy
As they grow
Material seems to be interesting
Getting to know new friends that caused them no more time for each other
Continue with they own dreams and vision
That brings them to a journey that they are forced to said goodbye
But both of them knows that this is a never forever goodbye
The word goodbye was spoken
With tears running down each other cheek
Knowing that things no longer the same
Things will never be the same
Hoping and praying that God will continue to guide them
As both of them go after their own dreams
One year later
They are no longer the best friend that they used to be
With something to hold back
That caused their trust been shaken
Their faith no longer the same
Surrounding people give comments
Good and bad, both of them took it
The journey for both of them
No longer travel together
But they walk apart with a broken heart
Distance has caused both of them to be apart again
That now it will be unknown duration of time
Praying and hoping that things between them will be better
When both of them are not in the same area
3 months later
Both of them meet up
Holding hands before God
Just like 10 years ago in the age of 14
They again hug and cry aloud to God
Knowing that they again have each other
By each other side
To comfort and to cry when a smile or tears are needed
With that hug and cry
They know gap between them
Are no longer exist
Love among them is now greater than before
With the assurance that what they have is a gift from God
That they will never want to let go
Never want to give up
But with a grateful heart to give thanks
For what they have
For what God gave
And for the trials that both of them goes through
With God’s grace
They become the best of the best friends
They continue the journey of life together
With comfort, courage and love
To face what is in the front of them
And to hold on to God
With an assurance that they are a present from God

**The journey of two best friends**

Love never fail!

The clock ticks every minute
My heart beat faster every second
My hand gets sweat
With an excited feeling of waiting
Able to meet him again
Can't believe the hour is here
When I can finally meet him
A day where tears that shed
Are worth and valuable
Knowing that I can have
That moment of "together" with him again
Believing that the promise
We used to have are still true
Still real, still accountable
With God in the between of us
We believe there will be a rainbow
In front of us
That keeps us hoping, perseverance
And keeping it alive

**LOVE ALWAYS HOPE, PRESERVERS, TRUST AND NEVER FAIL!**