Merry Christmas!!!~~~

This year Christmas, I have him beside me. That is more than enough...



** Merry Christmas to all **

Jeremiah 31:3b

"I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness."

Jenny Liau, you must hold strong to this promise eventhough there are times you could not feel it.

** Everlasting love **

Stuck

Oh Lord... I am stuck... Please come and help!!!

** Pray that i may find my way out **

Today's Word

Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

** 1 John 3:18 **

Pictures of the day # 5

It's been a long journey together with him. God is good. His grace is sufficient for us.

** 3 years and 8 months **

New Hobby

Christmas is a time of giving. I always love Christmas… This is the third year that I will be celebrating Christmas here. This year will be different…

Therefore, I would like to give a small gift to my dancers. I have about 20 of them. So, you can imagine how heavy the cost will be for one person to give 20 gifts. Some more it is not easy to find a nice and cheap stuff.

Low and behold, I decided to try to handmade some craft to them. Firstly, it’s cheap. Secondly, I can enjoy myself though it takes a lot of time but slowly, I started to like it. Last night I tried a made a present. I will think it is a successful one. I like it….

So, this shall be my new hobby. It can help me to release my stress, stay away from all the burden work, relax my emotions and meditate on God’s word.



** New refresh method **

Ridiculous

This world filled with ridiculous
Some people comments can be very ridiculous
Some people expectations can be very ridiculous
Some people ideas can be very ridiculous
Some people ways of caring can be very ridiculous
It’s just ridiculous

I wish I have reasons to tell myself, it’s ok Jenny… Just give up.

If can, I would have given up


** So help me, God **

Picture of the day # 4

I loves cute Dinasour. My puppy shall be called Dino when i have one.

** Picture No. 4 **

Christmas gift?

Since Christmas is around the corner, i want to post my wish list too. I am not greedy. I don't have a long list... But, just two items.

# Item No.1:

# Item No.2:

Do you feeling it? Feel to buy me one? You know who you are...

** Wish list **

Picture of the day #3

As I am preparing for tomorrow short testimony, I have to search back some old photos to make my testimony interesting. Low and behold, I found this. I knew her since i was 10 years old. We get to know each other well after about 16 years of spending time crying, laughing, scolding, angrying, holding the phone and not talking, hugging, encouraging, supporting, listening and more to come in the future.

** Picture No. 3 **

Confuse…

Sometimes, life can be very confusing. Mr Anonymous said you must do ABC in order to succeed in life. Then after a week or two weeks, he said you must do CBA. Then a few months later, Mr Anonymous said again, do BCA. Then a few months later, it change again.

Imagine this is only three words. In alphabetical word, there are 26 alphabets. How many times should it be changed in order to get the right one?

Hmmm… I better read my bible in order to get things right

** Seriously confuse **

Love it..

Last night, he sang me a song title ‘Angels Brought Me Here’ with my guitar on the phone.

** Sweet **

A joyful day

It is such a great joy to hear my dearly childhood friend is pregnant. The kind of feeling when no words can express.

I still remember vividly that when we were teenager, we discuss who is the first one that get married. Who will be pregnant first and we should be pregnant together... All these kind of discussion are funny and silly at the same time.

Now that we have grown up, we all have our own busyness and our own family. Friendship might no longer be the first priority in our life.

Nevertheless, growing up together with them are my blessing. We laugh together, cry together, encourage one another and love each other with a sincere and genuine heart. And we will still love each other though we are all over the place now.
** Congratulation Chok (Chin) Shiau Ching **

Today's word

1. Be joyful always;
2. Pray continually;
3. Give thanks in all circumstances

For this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.


** 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 **

Celebrate even though is a small achievement

Last night, we went for a celebration... We had sushi..

Firstly, we celebrate that he gets a distinction in his OT 1 paper.

Secondly, we celebrate 16th of October in advance.

I don’t really look good coz I am sick. Nonetheless, I enjoy the companionship and free dinner.


** Because it is encouraging **

Picture of the day #2

The first cartoon us... Look alike? Happy that i am holding an Ipad. Hehe...

** Credit to my little brother **

Picture of the day #1

Would like to try this ‘picture of the day’ thingy and see how long it last.

I asked her, how come one drawing I look smaller and another one I look bigger? She just smiles... I guess she don’t know too. She's adorable.

** Picture No. 1 **

A month plus already

Enjoying every moment with him...

** In love **

It's over...

I couldn’t believe that 4 days pass so fast. I really enjoy myself. Enjoy the time I spend being along and doing a non-routine job. I only manage to do some of my ‘to do’ list. I didn’t manage to finish the book I planned to read, couldn’t find enough time to play online games, plan my next year holiday, study other churches stuff and take some crazy photos for my blog but I did update my blog.

Though only considered 3 days leave and this 3 days every night also have to go to ministries and on and off have to go back to office for meeting, I enjoy myself with listening to music, arranging photos, checking out what to cook for the next meal and need not to think about work. I wish I took a longer leave.

After these few days of ‘out of office’ leave, tomorrow have to step back into my office and start to work like mad again. Christmas is coming, Children Worship Conference is around the corner and Clergy and Pastors in-charge meeting is even closer. It’s time to start back engine and work all my best. Hopefully I can take some time out again to do what I normally wish to do but do not have enough time to do.

** Back to reality... **

There is hope...

Sometimes, working in my field makes me forgot that there is grace, there is hope, and there is Jesus. Today, I thank God that I meet someone like Him. Someone that will not judge me or condemn me for things that I have not do or things that I have not done enough but to care for me and to care about my journey.

Working here for more than 2 years... sometimes, I get really tired and word of encouragement is the first thing I need but I don’t normally get it. Feeling of dry and empty seems like a normal issue and I have to learn to stand up myself and be strong again.

Today I realise that there is hope, there is grace. God is good. When I nearly forgot that I have Jesus, he shows me one with sending a person to encourage and to care. To always know that there is grace from God.

** May I be strong again **

First time cooking...

One of my listing in to do task is cook new stuff... And first time trying..

So, ta da..First day, I boiled salted vegetable and taufu. Successful!!!~~~ He said I scored 10 out of 10.

Second day lunch, I fried mihun. This is a failure. I put in long bean which taste weird... Consider this a failure through still can eat.
Then continue with dinner, suppose to be lotus root and peanut soup but I bought wrong stuff that turn out to be lotus root and cranberry bean soup. He said nice too... So, it’s ok.. Consider pass.
Third day, dinner that is today. I tried steam egg with carrot that taught by my dearly ex-housemate. Low and behold, it turn out become like this. It tastes nice though it look ugly.
The first time I fried chicken too and successful. It turn out taste really nice and very well cooked. Overall, I started to have fun in cooking and trying out new stuff. Some learn from friends and moms. Some learn from my common sense.

Next, gonna try master it and use lesser time.

** Started to enjoy **

Out of office...

I love 'out of office' leave... With a cup of coffee and the bible and my favourite food... This is so nice.. Should do this more.. Refreshed and relax..

** Yeah **

Break....

Yeah!!~~~ I WILL BE OUT OF MY OFFICE NEXT WEEK... Oh man.. I look forward for a few days of break so much and at last, it has come. These breaks are suppose to be a beautiful holiday but things change. And it’s ok, I can have fun too.

First thing, I gotta have a plan. Since I will be out of my office but still in the compound and with no transport, I shall start a check list of things that I should do but I don’t always have the time to do and also something out of the normal routine that I normal do.

1. Spend great time with God
2. Catch up with my bible reading
3. Plan next year goal
4. Finish a book
5. Sleep
6. Cook new stuff
7. Play online games
8. Watch movies
9. Plan coming Christmas presentation
10. Make Christmas gift in advance
11. Plan next year holiday
12. Study other churches stuff (Enlarge my knowledge)
13. Take some crazy photos for my blog

Hmm... I hope 4 days will be enough for me to finish those “out of normal routine” work.

Finger crossed hoping that I really have fun and get myself refreshed while doing it.

** Gonna take a break **

Good morning...

Good morning my heavenly father. Seeing a beautiful morning will make my soul praise Your name and count my blessing.

~ Faithful are You my beautiful king.
~ You are the prince of peace and the Lord of Lord
~ Heaven and earth bow before You
~ You are the most creative God that create this beautiful earth
~ Your name O Lord we praise and adore
~ Angels and Archangels cry out to You for You are holy and good
~ My soul rise up and praise You for You are a mighty God.

** Praise Him **

Yo dude....

This is so cute.... Totally....

** Yo dude.. Totally **

Chinese Food?

To be very honest... I don't really like Chinese food even though I am a pure Chinese. I like to eat bread but with too many of that, I will grow rounded. Recently with the need to change my lifestyle, I have to learn to cook. Low and behold, I found out that I don’t really like to cook. No wonder I don’t cook. Hehe...

To learn how to cook, have to start to pay attention to some of the mother’s tips. I have to go to book stores to find some cooking books, do online research about the cooking method and have to search some recipe in my Ipod. And because I am in love with a typical Chinese man which only likes Chinese food, so my research is only in Chinese food for this season. After i have master chinese food, i will manipulate him to eat non-chinese food with me. Hehehe...

So far, what have I learn? Seriously… not much… But am grateful that I am not learning it alone.

** Chinese food **

Cooking...

It’s been a very long time that I stop cooking until recently. Have to start to learn how to cook so that when the time has come, it will not be a major changes in my lifestyle.Hmm... Not bad...Through there are some failure in the fried rice, but overall, it is good.The egg is nice too... At least nicer than his egg..
And we enjoy the meal together.


** Cooking **

Exciting...

This is it... He is arriving in an hour time. Since until today we still can’t sort out the date, but from today onward we able to enjoy each other’s presence.

May God’s grace be sufficient for us as we enter another chapter of journey together.

** This is it **

I will miss long distance...

It’s been a journey of 2 years and 5 months. On and off, we have been travelling in order to meet with each other. I can’t believe that I said this, but I think I will really miss long distance.

Being apart from each other is really torturing. At the same time, we have learnt to enjoy it. Everything comes with good and bad, the same goes to this. I still remember that I cried most of the moment when we are departing and it took me at least two days to settle myself emotionally.

Being apart is a test, a test of faithfulness, commitment and communication. When things went wrong and both of us started to have work piling up, it is a test of commitment that do we still take out the small window of time to spend together even though we are tempted to use that small gap for a quick nap. Both of us have learnt a lot. I thank God for his grace that sufficient for us. Long distance used to be one of our biggest fears. Now, with God’s grace, we have tasted His faithfulness.

** I will miss... **

Giving up...

It is hard not to give up when you are not appreciated...
It is hard not to give up when people will only demand and not care...
It is hard to keep on hanging when I have no words in front of You...

** May Your grace be sufficient **

Last night prayer meeting

Ps Stella heard her youngest daughter, Deborah Lo prayed this when we are asked to pray for all the youth leaders;

“Lord, I pray for Jenny that she will be a good strong leader to the young people leading boys and girls to become men and woman that are Leader for God next time.”

A simple and powerful prayer that melt my heart. I think her prayer will be answered by God because I am sure that she melted God’s heart as well.

Precious...

On 13th July - 15th July 2010, i have a great time with them. Precious that the moment that we spent are priceless....
We went to cable car...And took some pictures about Langkawi..
It's such a beautiful trip and God is good..

Next trip... Bali perhaps?

** 1st Family trip **

Bonus...

Limited time in a tight schedule, we thank God that we can spend some beautiful moments together.

** Grateful **

Feelings….

Wearing your cloth hoping that I able to bring your presence closest to me.

** A close presence **

Blessed...

Grateful to know that after a long, tiring and stressful day, there is someone waiting and willing to hear about my day even we are far apart.

** Blessed **

Holidays

I have a few days of holidays which I long for it so quite some time. I really need a break so much and we went to the beach.
And a beautiful resort for a lovely sunset and walk.
** Get some rested holidays **

Siblings

I am so blessed that I have an elder sister and a younger brother. They mean a lot to me. Seeing them success and happy in their life is such a joyl. But to do that, lots of tears have to shed. At least today, I know all the prayers and tears worth waiting. Sometimes, we have to sow tears in order to reap a good fruit.
I am in a great joy to see my younger brother learning step by step to be a mature man. I pray that both of them will encourage each other and cling on to God.
** I love both of them **

It is sweet...

It is sweet to know that when I tell Him that I love Him, He reply me with a small voice in my heart telling me that I love you too..

** Sweet **

Tuesday day off…

A day off in starbucks with an iPod and a book.... What else I asked for more. I have a great day spending alone with my iPod and a book.

** A refreshing day off **

The opposite of love

Someone said this;

The opposite of love is not hatred but ignore and not caring for another person anymore.

** Kinda make sense **

Parenting Seminar

For past three nights, I went to a great parenting seminar. Coming back from the seminar, I called him and said I want our own baby. He replied, “Wow, that speaker is good. Coming back saying that you want baby.”

Couldn’t remember when is the last time I went to a parenting seminar and I enjoy listening to what other people experience in their parenthood. To raise kids, is more than just raising them up but to teach them to be a God fearing man and a great leader for the future.

It is indeed a good seminar with knowing and learning it in our preparation journey. I learned that a marriage decision is more important than any other decision is life. It is the most important decision. A happy marriage is heaven but an unhappy marriage is more than a disaster. Marriage is really a lesson to be learned for life. As I prepare, may God’s grace be sufficient for us.

I also learned that our life partner should be the most important person in our life and not our kids. So, gonna remember and learn that in the future. So, better drop this down. He should be my everything. Hmm… But we are not married yet but we are engaged, so, he should be my half everything.

** Parenting **

Psalms 91

He will cover you with his feathers and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

Jenny Liau, you must always remember, security is in the Lord and in His wings, you will find refuge.

** Psalms 91 **

Facebook…

Facebook has been a very popular trend. It is like the latest news you can ever get about so and so is from facebook. Somehow, people will get addicted. Hmm… I guess I am one of them. To stop from facebooking which I also have no idea what I am doing there, I think I will take a break for awhile.

Just to spend some time on some books….Books that I have been touching but not reading.

** Gonna take a break **

A day to remember...

My mother is not a perfect mother. She has her weakness and strength. But I have learned to love her. Her faith has brought the whole family back to God and since very young, she taught us who God is.

I love you, mom… Thank you for being our mother.

** A noble mother is the greatest gift from God **

Can I have this? Please……….

When I saw this… I asked him. Can I have this? Please…….He said… NO!

Ask a few times of asking, his answer is still NO!

Now, I saw this… I asked can I have this? Please……. This is way cute man. #Credit to Beatrice that she found this picture and show me#

He said, Oh my gosh…. The sesame street shoes?

This is really cool… I wonder how it looks like when I wear on my feet. Where to get it? Hmmm….

This is just cool, don't you agree with me?

** Oh man.. What have got into me? **

Assumption

Assumption can bring many problems. We assume things will be done by someone when that someone did not do it because he/she assume that they will receive a clearer communication later.

With all these assume, everyone ended up rushing for no better reason. I was being taught after instruct must inspect. Unfortunately, some people assume and expect and when things doesn’t fall into pieces, pointing finger session will appear.

No wonder people agreed that assumption is the mother of all failure.

Assumption will not move things… Follow up and inspect, will….

** Assume**