Jan CG Outing

20/01/2011, when other people go for Thaipusam holiday, we are going for our first CG outing of the year, organized by… ME!! Hehe…

Guess what we are going to do today? Yes, CNY cookies. 

And this idea originated from Ilex.

Our outing start with lunch in Seapark, try the special “Loh Pan Mee”, yummy yummy~

After lunch, heading to Karen’s house for cookies making.

Check out some of our materials/ ingredients.

So here is our chef today, welcome *clap clap*

The making, boys and girls in action.

Our delicious yummy CNY cookies.

If you wonder do I ever join in the making, I DO. 

Then why am I not in the photo above? Coz I am photographer of the day. Hehe... ^^

After done with the cookies, we are going for movie Great Day in Sunway Pyramid, 

with our fresh baked CNY cookies. *winks*

Some snap in Pyramid. Daniel tries to tell you he wears a FUNKY shirt. Haha...

Supper time. Craving for asam laksa, tempted by the movie. 

But we end up in Pontian, SS15.

And we shall call it a day. =)

相信擁抱

相信擁抱

你留下的淚水　有甜度　你值得　被肯定　被呵護
世界被創造之前　你就在祂心深處　Woo

看人生　一路上的風景　有耶穌的看顧　就不孤獨
世界被創造之前　你就在祂心深處　Woo

我們相信擁抱　相信愛能累積　過去那些年裡的付出終會有回應
我要用全部的力氣緊緊擁抱你　愛是誰　愛是你　愛是我們的上帝

看人生　一路上的風景　有耶穌的看顧　就不孤獨
世界被創造之前　你就在祂心深處　Woo

我們相信擁抱　相信愛能累積　過去那些年裡的付出終會有回應
我要用全部的力氣緊緊擁抱你　愛是誰　愛是你　愛是我們的上帝

脫去所有沉重回憶　看見祂微笑的表情　神看每個人都如此美麗
當我再次睜開眼睛　身旁的你如此清晰　願我們珍惜最重要的東西

我們相信擁抱　相信愛能累積　過去那些年裡的付出終會有回應
我要用全部的力氣緊緊擁抱你　愛是誰　愛是你　愛是我們的上帝

過去那些年裡的付出終會有回應
我要用全部的力氣緊緊擁抱你　愛是誰　愛是你　愛是我們的上帝

愛是我　愛是你　愛是我們的上帝

Words that hurts… Ouch!!

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

 ¹ There is a time for everything,
   and a season for every activity under the heavens:

 ² a time to be born and a time to die,
   a time to plant and a time to uproot, 

 ³ a time to kill and a time to heal,
   a time to tear down and a time to build, 

 ⁴ a time to weep and a time to laugh,
   a time to mourn and a time to dance, 

 ⁵ a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
   a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, 

 ⁶ a time to search and a time to give up,
   a time to keep and a time to throw away, 

 ⁷ a time to tear and a time to mend,
   a time to be silent and a time to speak, 

 ⁸ a time to love and a time to hate,
   a time for war and a time for peace.

There is a time for everything, a time to be silent and a time to speak.

Recently, there are too many stories that people use words as their weapons to hurt others while they try to protect themselves, these stories are all around me and my friends.

• When you have done something that they dislike, people backstab you.

• When you have done something that people think you have hurt them, people backstab you.

• When you have done something that people think you have hurt their close one/love one, people backstab you.

Words are powerful weapons that can hurt your spirit. They can create barriers in your heart and mind. If we are not careful, sometimes one little phrase can hold us back for years. Worst still, it will paralyze you from trust and love ever again.

I am not saying that I am always right or my friends are always right. For sure we have our part of responsibilities to bear in everything we do and say, in every decision that we make. But it goes the same to the other party.

Therefore, when things goes not right or wrong for you, or when any decision made that hurts you, don’t go to tell the whole world what that particular somebody has done to you and how hurt you are. Instead, think of your responsibility. Coz when words come out from your mouth, you hurt the somebody.

And before you go to spread the rumors you have heard, from your close one/ love one, think twice. Is what you heard the whole truth? Or there are hidden story? And what is the meaning to spread the words all over the world?

There is a time for everything, a time to weep and a time to laugh.

Friends, it’s hurtful to be backstabbed. It’s ok if we need to take some time to cry over it. But after all, we need to learn to get back up and go again. We must cast those words down, don’t let the words linger around our mind, get them off. If those people purposely said those words to hurt us, they will be happier than ever to see us get angry or hurt.

So, the question is, why you want to grant them the happiness they want in hurting you?

It's not up to us to control how people think or say, so JUST SMILE AND RELAX. 

Guide our heart well.

If there’s our fault, correct it.

If we have done our BEST, then God will do the REST.

Stand Up Again

Psalm 23

 ¹ The LORD is my shepherd;
         I shall not want.

 ² He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
         He leads me beside the still waters.

 ³ He restores my soul;
         He leads me in the paths of righteousness
         For His name’s sake.
       
 ⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
         I will fear no evil;
         For You are with me;
         Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
       
 ⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
         You anoint my head with oil;
         My cup runs over.

 ⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
         All the days of my life;
         And I will dwell in the house of the LORD
         Forever.

Have been down for few days because some comment from others. I am down because I know all those statements are true, I am just not good enough, not mature enough.

Yes, I have been beaten down. But it’s time for me to stand up again.

I found that indeed in my 3 years uni life, I have been busy around quite a lot of things. And this brings me lost my focus to my study, I am settled for average in my counselling course. It’s time to catch up in this last year of study.

January is the new beginning of my year 2011, with those closed doors in my life, I have the chance to realign my focus of life and start anew.

All those closed doors simply mean God has something better in store for me. Yes, God is nudging me into a better direction.

I don’t know you, but I LOVE my God, He’s always my comfort and He never fails me. =)

Stretching To The Next Level

Recently I am reading the book "Become a better you" by Joel Osteen. My progress is indeed quite slow, just finished chapter 1 “stretching to the next level” this afternoon.

Some of the highlights from the chapter:

- When disappointment or rejection knocks you down, get back up and go again.

- Just as God supernaturally opens doors, sometimes God supernaturally closes doors.

- When God closes a door, it's always because He has something better in store.

- Out of greatest rejection comes our greatest direction.

- When you come to a closed door, or something doesn't work out in your life, instead of seeing that as the end, regard that as God nudging you into a better direction.

Words of the season, they feed my soul at this moment when I got into disappointment and upset. Why? Let me share with you.

I am upset in terms of the facts that people around me observe and tell me that I am not good enough. When I think I have been gone through a lot of experience and I have grown up, people told me that I am not mature enough. I know there are things that I didn’t handle well, but the words I am not mature enough indeed leave quite an impact to me.

Have been down for few days. Just let me have some more time to get back up again.

荆棘

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画面当中是一片的荆棘，遍地遍满了荆棘。而在这一片荆棘当中站着一个人，站着一个女孩。女孩的身上被荆棘捆着，一圈又一圈的。而因着自身不断地挣扎，女孩身上布满了被荆棘划破的伤口。

看着女孩身上的伤口，天父感到很是心痛。

“孩子，不要再挣扎了。你愈加地挣扎，荆棘会愈加地紧，你身上的伤口会愈加地多，你只会愈加地痛苦。”

“Be still, and know that I am God.”

听到天父的声音，女孩尝试让自己静下来，不再去挣扎。可是虽然不再挣扎，荆棘依然捆在女孩身上，并没有因此而脱落。

这个时候，耶稣出现在女孩面前，他的眼神充满怜惜及心疼。当女孩见到耶稣脸上那浅浅的笑容时，整颗心即时得着了安慰。眼泪一颗颗地落了下来，之前所有的挣扎真的使得女孩很累也很辛苦。静静地，耶稣用他的双手挣断捆在女孩身上的荆棘，无视荆棘上一根根尖锐的刺，一条接一条的。当一条条的荆棘被挣断时，耶稣的双手同时也被划破了，鲜红的血不断地从伤口淌流出来。耶稣没有尝试把血止住，任由他的血滴在女孩的身上。当这一滴滴的血经过每一个伤口时，每一个被撕裂的伤口，每一个的伤痕渐渐地复原，得着医治。那一道道的伤疤不复存在。

当一条条的荆棘被挣开之后，心里很是疲乏的女孩浑身无力，整个人就要往地上铁。就在女孩整个人倒下以先，耶稣接住了女孩，而耶稣在地上的双膝也被遍地的荆棘给划破了。无论如何，耶稣那抚慰人心的笑容一直挂在脸上，没有离开过。

耶稣将女孩抱在他的怀中，紧紧地，像一位慈爱的父亲一样。而在耶稣怀里的女孩，感到很是安全。她知道在这个怀抱当中，她不需要再做任何的挣扎，她不需要再害怕，又或者是为自己再做任何的争取。她知道在这个怀抱当中，她只需要全心倚靠。

耶稣抱着女孩就这样地走着，一直地走下去，直到女孩再次得力，直到女孩预备好重新站起来为止。

-荆棘-

月芳

CWPM 17/08/2010

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在我写这篇部落格时，我在思考着，我的部落格的分享要去到多远、多隐私？

后来，我决定了，在这个部落格里，透过这些文字，你会认识到最真实的月芳。

在“荆棘”这篇文章当中，

故事里面的女孩可以是任何一个人，可以是你、我、或者他，可以是我们当中的任何一个人。

故事里面的荆棘可以是我们生命中所遇到的问题或者是挣扎。

故事里面的天父是我们的上帝 。

这一篇的文章是我在2010年写的。

那时的我在我的生活里需要面对很多的事，需要做很多的选择。很多的挣扎，也很多的无可奈何。所有的事情使到我心力交瘁，很是无助。而这时，上帝就亲自让我看见这一个画面。他亲自地要来安慰我。他告诉我说，其实我不需要为自己来争取，我可以把这一切交给他来为我争取。而如果我继续地在为自己争取，他不能为我来争取，因为只有当我停止为自己争取时他才能够为我来争取。而在我最软弱时，他要成为我强而有力的靠山。

JUST LEARN TO BE STILL…

起初的爱

2011年的第一堂课，lecturer问了一个问题:” Why do you want be a counselor?”

时间倒带3年，

回到我当初STPM高中考后，选择大学、选择科系的时候，

回到我当初 参与面试的时候。

那推动我选读counseling最初的原因，其实也最简单：

我想看见笑容和满足，在那些我所帮助的人身上。

身边总是围绕着需要帮助的人，

身边也总是围绕着需要鼓励的人。

很多时候，我总是会尝试着去帮助、去鼓励，

凭着自己微不足道的经验和知识。

日子久了，就会发现，其实，

仅仅凭着自己的经验和知识并不足够。

生命的经历使我成长，但是若要真正有效地去帮助身边的人，专业的知识和技巧是必需的。

而这，就是我选修这门课程起初的爱，起初的热枕。

写到这里，突然觉得有些惭愧。

4年的课程，已经第3年了，都没有好好地用心去学习。

Erm… 是时候好好反省，重新再来。

要把握好这最后一年半的时间。嘿嘿…=P

对了，忘了告诉你，我现在是马大辅导系第三年的学生。

Welcome 2011!!

Stepping into 2011, a brand new year.

Evaluating my year 2010

Though there are lots things that happen, all those up's and down's, LIFE still have to move on.

Though there are times that I struggle to be stronger, somehow, BE STRONG is not a choice, but a must.

There are not only falls in 2010, but also gains.

Throughout the year, I have learn my lessons through my failure. I am learning to stand up AGAIN every time I fail.

Throughout the year, I have get to know more valuable friends in the way I never thought of.

Throughout the year...

2010 is now a history, a past.

Stepping into 2011, I would like to start my life anew, and I know, it's never too late.

I love to write since young, so I'll start writing again.

Stay tuned and looking forward to my next blog, more to come.