Thursday, December 21, 2006
HI GUYS, I MISS YOU ALL ALREADY!!! ))):
(click on the images to view the larger version (: )
to all you n00bs who didnt go for the youth camp,
dont worry, WE STILL LOVE YOU :D
anyhow, an extra picture that i just GOT to put up.
read the post below too! ((: see ya'all at the sleepover <3<3<3<3<3<3
PEARLEENZ.
heyy impt!
slpova 2mr..
which is on e 22nd dec..
if yr wan can yr let me noe? n u guys take note of yr fellow cellmates dat r coming...
bring sum money along larx incase we needa go out n buy takeouts or smth..
my mom n sistah will b at hm budden dey sae dey dun mind..
so if yr dun mind yr can bunk out here...
set yr own timings yrself n let me noe okies? :D
if anithin..
CALL my HP cuz most prob im slpin..
hopefully e fone rings loud enuf to wake me uppp...
okies..
luvv ya all takkaire!
SLP WELL :D
thse hu hav PS2 games yr can bring yr games larx budden my 2nd player port spoil so yea...
sryy~
n board games too okies?
:D
my hse gt alot of cards so nvm :D
Monday, December 11, 2006
wahaha if u read my blog wld hav known im in e GREAT LAND OF CHEENA...
wahahhaa n i hav problemx having access here l0lx to reasons dat r still unknown..
its bad i cant b baq hm wif u guys bud i guess all is timely in Gods plans i need a timeout...
hahha i'll share sum stuff wif u guys here n hopefully it'll b of sum help to ur..
:D...
ok...
incase yr didnt noe i spend e last 5 daex or so in sum army camp bcuz of ncc...
yea on e overall it was farn n all gt to learn mre thingx mre ppl mre stuff abt how e world outside reali works bcuz im reali in contact wif ppl frm different woks of life..
howeva everithin was not onli abt farn larx.. we were all on a tight schedule n all e CLTS were severely suffering frm a lack of slp so working 2gether might nt alwaex b a breeze esp if u do smth wrong...
yea i started to get reali frustrated cuz my slpin hrs in dat 5 daex totaled up ix onli abt 10 hrs i guess n der were juz huge stressballs coming frm all ova e place larx n 2 make it worse weird trcherx frm no her oso come n scold us fer no apparent reason...
my life during dat 5 daex in simple words...
"in a complete mess" i w as lyk saein to myself juz kill me or juz take me out man
datx nt e worse... havin absolutely no 1 arnd u hu u can tok to iz definitely e worse...
hahha... yea n dat horrendous feeling followed me all e wae here to china...
until i finally gained access into here n was wondering wad i cld sae to u guys since i wld b MIA-ing fer 2 weeks..
i turned on my mp3 n i was listening to the freedom we know..
n 1st line areadi hit me so much in e head dat i realised i was holding onto unnecessary stuff lyk anger 2wards sum ppl haha or may i sae a certain guy wif e same surname as me 0.o...
Isaiah 40:29-31 reads He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak
Even youths grow tired and weary
and young men stumble and fakk
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength
They will soar on wings like eagles
they will run and not grow weary
they will walk and not be faint.afta reading tis i realised dat during thse 5daex which seemed lyk 4eva i was wrong abt not having ani 1 to tok to..
in fact God was waiting fer me to tok to Him abt all thse *sai* i had in my heart n brain or wadsoeva... mayb non believers will ask y God doesnt show up wen we're suffering lyk in my case... der were no obvious signs of Him act being der..
bt if we backtrack we act realise its act us hu are not letting HIm in... not lettin Him b part of it all... part of our lives... if yr were der e last time wen i was telling yr abt e Bruce almighty movie mentioning smth abt God giving us self will i guess u guyx will understand wad im tokin abt den...
come on guys... time to pour out yr biggest *sai* in yr lives to yr Redeemer Yr Best Friend...
i promise it'll b a great n wonderful feeling...
even if e whole world abandons u n sneers at you..
He'll be the ONLY ONE standing beside u onli if u let Him to...
:D..
luvv u guys.. all of u... haha i noe tis n3 'abit' long hohx...
hahhaa..
2 weeks worth of stuff..
:D..
dun bully pao!! haha n pao dun bully em!!!
i'll c yr during youth camp..
soooo...
MAKE SURE YR GOO!!! :d MUACKX
from
here:
A wealthy Jewish businessman in Chicago sent his son to Israel for a year to absorb the culture.
When the son returned, he said, "Papa, I had a great time in Israel. By the way, I converted to Christianity."
"Oy vey!" said the shocked father. "What have I done wrong??"
He took his problem to his best friend. "Ike," he said, "I sent my only son to Israel, and he came home a converted Christian. What can I do about it??"
"Funny you should ask," said Ike. "I also sent my son to Israel, and he also came home a Christian. Perhaps we should go see the rabbi...."
So they did, and they explained their problem to the rabbi.
"Funny you should ask," said the rabbi.. "I, too, sent my son to Israel, and he also came back home a Christian. What is happening to our young people over there??"
And so they all knelt and prayed, telling the Lord about their sons.
As they finished their prayer, a voice came from the heavens above: "Funny you should ask," said the voice. "I, too, sent my Son to Israel once upon a time .... "
anyhow, THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVENT PAY UP OR SIGN UP FOR CAMP DO SO NOW. AND THOSE WHO ARE GOING FOR THE CAMP WHO HAVENT GIVEN ME YOUR SHIRT SIZE DO SO NOWNOWNOWNOW! THANK YOU.
pearleen.
Monday, December 04, 2006
hello everyone,
just in case youre BORED and to reduce your temptation for searching about all things EVIL, here's a history about CHRISTMAS! :D (have i ever told you i quite like history? HAHA)
from
here:
The First Sunday of Advent(Just some thoughts as the Christmas season kicks in and churches prepare for pageants, nativity plays, etc.)
If you follow the Church's liturgical calendar, you'll know that today is First Sunday of Advent and also the beginning of the new liturgical year. Happy New Year to all of you!
Advent is a four-week period that ends with the dawning of Christmas Day. For those of you who, like me, have grown up in very traditional churches, you'd remember how on each Sunday of Advent, the pastor would light one of the four Advent candles at the beginning of the service, so when you see all four candles lit, you know that Christmas Day is less than a week away.
I've always wondered why the Church has a sort of fascination with candles. Candles are used at Baptisms, First Holy Communions and most memorably at Easter, when all the lights in the main church are turned off and the hundreds of candles, held by every congregation member, create a somewhat quaint sense of joyousness. And it always made you feel proud, knowing that your little light contributed to the newfound brightness.
With regard to this Advent season, candles bring to mind two ideas -- watchfulness and hope.
Being the Church's official period of preparation for Christmas, Advent signifies the Jews' wait for the Messiah to come to this world. We, too, are waiting for the Messiah to come, albeit a second time. In this way, the symbolism of Advent is twofold: just as the Jews waited vigilantly for the Saviour, we should likewise stay watchful for Christ's Second Coming.
'Stand up and raise your heads' is Jesus's instruction to us 'because your redeption is drawing near'(Luke 21:28). 'Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly'(Luke 21:34), Jesus tells us. Let us keep our focus on Christ instead of earthly things.
It is perhaps at Advent that we are also reminded of John the Baptist's words, 'The Kingdom of God is at hand: repent and believe in the gospel!'. Our awaiting for Christmas Day seems inextricably linked to waiting for God's coming Kingdom and it is only right that, as part of keeping watchful, we 'repent and believe in the gospel'.
Repentance and believing in the gospel are, of course, intrinsic to our faith. I pray that the
Advent season renews in us our fervour to continue being responsible Christians, constantly asking for forgiveness and persistently living out the gospel.
Advent also speaks volumes on hope -- hope in God that He will fulfil His final promise of salvation just as He did by sending His Son to die for us.
Jeremiah 33 tells us 'The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfil the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah... In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety.' As we look back on the history of our salvation, we find hope in God who fulfils all promises He has made to us.
Hope is also, I daresay, universally represented by Light. While most of us know how Christ's birth into this world is connected to Light (John 1 says it all), looking at how the early Christians, who lived side-by-side with the Pagans, viewed Christmas gives rich insight into the Light of Christmas.
Just a few days back, I received an email about how it is our duty as Christians to prevent the secularisation of Christmas and bring Christ back to the Christmas season. Interestingly, the Christmas season first started out as a Pagan festival.
The Pagans viewed the world as being in the middle of a cosmic battle between the Light and the Darkness. Whenever the sun shone resplendently, the Light was said to be taking the upper hand in the fight. At nightfall, the Darkness seemed to be pinning the Light down until it broke free at dawn.
As winter set in, the Pagans grew worried because daytime grew shorter and nights were longer. This meant that the Light was getting weaker and weaker each day.
But lo and behold, it was found that around the 21st of December, the tables would turn and the Light would regain its glory and power over the Darkness. Hence, that period became the Pagans' celebration of Light.
The early Christians did not know the exact date of Christ's birth, but were anxious to designate and devote a day in the calendar to celebrate Christ's birth. Familiar with this Pagan festival, it is no surprise that they found the Pagans' concept behind this festival of Light akin to their Christian beliefs. The only difference was, of course, that to them (and to us, no doubt) the only Light was Christ and the only Darkness was the darkness of Sin. And this was not forgetting that Christ's coming into this world meant the triumph over all Sin. Hence the early Christians chose the 25th of December, which was around the date when the Pagans celebrated their festival. In a sense the Church then 'baptised' this Pagan festival, reinforcing the belief that Christ is the Light that has outshone the darkness of Sin.
The candles then remind me of the true Light of Christ and how we, as Christians, are called to be part of this Light. Holding a candle of light in church is not nearly as important as truly being a light to others outside of church. Only then will we truly be helping Christ light up the darkest areas of this world -- this is what Advent calls us to do!
God bless.
mele kalikimaka everybody! (merry christmas in HAWAIIAN)
<3PEARLEEEEEENZ.
