You

I just found out that dad's troponin T test (a marker test for blockages in the heart) showed that there was a 95% chance his heart had blockages and of course that would mean severe implications and when the angiogram (heart scan) was conducted, it showed that the heart was clear.

I woke up crying on Thursday night crying for obvious reasons and now I'm sobbing again at the miracle that has happened.

Thank You.

The Watchman

The word of the Lord for today:

Isaiah 21:5-7

Prepare the table,

Set a watchman in the tower,

Eat and drink.

Arise, your princes, 

Anoint the shield!

For thus has the Lord said to me:

"Go, set a watchman, 

Let him declare what he sees."

And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen, 

A chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels, 

And he listened earnestly with great care.

God is coming soon. Are we listening to Him earnestly?

Are we being a watchman?

Dad complaint of chest pains on Wed and was admitted into ICU. He went for an angiogram yesterday and thankfully, there are no blockages in his heart. God-willing, discharged later today in the afternoon.

Praise the Lord, O my Soul.

I just wanted to say thank you to all the saints that have been praying with me.

Random gratefulness

Something that the Housemate and Joker came up with. Haha. See, i've got such lovely friends. 

Just completed the first week of a 4 weeks placement in Helping Hand, an aged care facility in Ingle Farm. It takes an hour and a half to get there and another hour and half to return. Nutss..

I'm doing a project for them whereby i'll be looking into all the residents kidney function and their meds list and highlight those who are on renally cleared drugs and come up with a list of things to watch out for the nurses. It dosen't sound too big a deal but oh well, at least i can contribute something back to the local community. I think i might have to go in depth a bit on the drugs too or something like that. 

Oh, did i mention, it's winter already. I absolutely love blowing out 'white smoke' from the mouth or nose but i get so annoyed by baju which are still wet even after a cycle in the dryer. Ish.

Woohoo, 3 more weeks and i'm back in dusty ol Klang. But wont be able to see the handsome fella whos Perth-bound. Sobs.

I'm horrible at remembering important dates; forgot her birthday. Sorry.

Yes, as you can see, these are just random fleeting thoughts that are currently running in my mind.

Someone shared with me this. 

Do you struggle with pride? How do we deal with it?  What's our attitude towards pride?

Phillipians 2

 5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 
 6Who, being in very nature^[a] God, 
      did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 
 7but made himself nothing, 
      taking the very nature^[b] of a servant, 
      being made in human likeness. 
 8And being found in appearance as a man, 
      he humbled himself 
      and became obedient to death— 
         even death on a cross! 
 9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place 
      and gave him the name that is above every name, 
 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, 
      in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 
 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, 
      to the glory of God the Father

A lifestyle of worship to Him would definitely help in keeping us humble.

On the bus the other day, I saw a mother who was struggling to keep her 2 young ones in check. They were literally crawling all over her and running around the place and she had so much trouble to get them on the bus and just to get them seated. She wasn't angry with them or shouting at them, but instead she was laughing and smiling all the way and joking with them. It was like the 3 of them were in their own world and they were contented. I was just brought to the past and had an image of Mum having me and doing her Masters at the same time. I must have been such a pain in the a#@$. Haha. Yet, i can also imagine her laughing and smiling and well, raising me up to be a man after His own heart. I still do crawl all over her at times and be a pain in the a#$%. Not to mention Pop who push me up and down in the sarong. I just hope to make Pop and Her proud. Someone told me that we Wong's are blessed to have such a heritage from our parents and I'm beginning to see that and understand that.

I am grateful for the amazing opportunities that i have been presented to mix with other cultures.

I spent almost the whole of last Thursday with an Australian and a Vietnamese.

I kicked the ball around the field with a Madagascan and a Korean.

I made friends with a Phillipino father of 2 young kids who has a heart for university students.

I had a free consultation with a Singaporean Physiotherapy student.

Not to forget, ALL THE BEAUTIFUL LOOKING MALAYSIANS. hehe. yes, we are a beautiful group of people.

It's not natural for me to open up just like that to new people. If you know me, I'm more of a shy person and my defence mechanism always comes into place when meeting new people. I go all reserved and into my own world. Trying to bypass that first mechanism too and slowly working through it.

I just told one of them, good friends = people who you absolutely love and adore and at the same time, you want to strangle them and kick their backside because they can become such a pain in the a#$%. haha

Forgive me for referring to the other end of the human body but i have been having problems there but thank God, its getting better. Haha.

God has been slowly directing me to things He wants me to do. Right now, it's be patient and wait upon Him.

I'm grateful to be Yours.

PIctures and such

I discovered a new way to wear my scarf to protect my ears from the blistering wing. haha

Uber- attractive socks.

Campus Prayer outing by the River Torrens. 

He moved mightily. 

Thank You.

Lunch at Aunty Lai Wah's with some leaders and friends. There were more aunties and uncles, just that i only remembered to take a picture when most of them left.

On the way home to good ol' North Adelaide

I dropped my guitar with the capo clipped on the top. Heart stopped beating for that moment. Sigh. The strap wasn't hooked properly and it just slipped off. My capo's slightly twisted now.

:(

I was frantically searching the whole house a couple of days ago for my house keys before going out. 

Lo and behold, it was in my pocket. Ish

I remember days when mum would be looking around for the house keys or car keys and asking us all to help look and we would later then find it in her hand bag or pocket.

I am my mother's son. Haha.

Just finished Wild at Heart by John Eldredge and finishing The Way of the Wild heart ( A Map for the masculine journey) soon.

Learning Lots. 

:)

Aquaman

I just have to make a mention of this.

 I got this t-shirt from Nad as a birthday gift. 

Everyone's saying, 'Ah-Kua Man!!!!' 

Ah-Kua = sissy in Cantonese or Hokkien i think, or something along those lines.

haha. :)

Loving the t-shirt tho'

Thanks again, Nad nad 

Just found out that petrol price back home has gone up. Rm2.70 per litre. 

Interesting times we're living in.

Psalm 46

Psalm 46

 

v10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

 

Why does the psalmist tell the reader that God is God? I believe because when in doubt and in turmoil, we as humans tend to forget that God is God. We think we are god and that’s why we blame ourselves for ‘losing control’ when things don’t work in our favour, hence, the unnecessary worrying and frustration. I’m not saying don’t worry but we have to see things from His perspective.

 

It’s interesting that in verse 2, the author uses ‘earth’ and ‘mountains’, two symbols of stability.

 

…..Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; …..

 

We all have something that we perceive to be our ‘earth’ and ‘mountains’. It could be our position/status, acceptance by the people around us, the ability to be wanted, our parents, our ability to do well in exams and such. When they are ‘removed’ or ‘carried into the midst of the sea’, what happens to us?

 

It’s interesting to note that the author uses negative words in the following verses: v3 mountains shake, v6 nations raged, kingdoms were moved, earth melted, v8 desolations in the earth, v9 wars cease to the end of the earth;..breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; . .  burns the chariots in the fire.

 

And suddenly,

 

‘v11 Be still . . …

 

Psalms was written in a poetic way, like a song.

You can feel the buildup leading to verse 11 and suddenly,

 

‘Be still…..

 

And it ends with a ‘!’

 

He is exalted indeed.

 

When all seems lost and you do not know what is going around or what is happening,

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

It’s all about Him, all for His glory.

 Psalm 46

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song for Alamoth.

 1 God is our refuge and strength,

         A very present help in trouble.

 2 Therefore we will not fear,

         Even though the earth be removed, 

         And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

 3 Though its waters roar and be troubled,

         Though the mountains shake with its swelling.  Selah  

         

 4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,

         The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

 5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved;

         God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.

 6 The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved;

         He uttered His voice, the earth melted. 

         

 7 The LORD of hosts is with us;

         The God of Jacob is our refuge.  Selah  

         

 8 Come, behold the works of the LORD,

         Who has made desolations in the earth.

 9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;

         He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; 

         He burns the chariot in the fire. 

         

 10 Be still, and know that I am God;

         I will be exalted among the nations, 

         I will be exalted in the earth! 

         

 11 The LORD of hosts is with us;

         The God of Jacob is our refuge.  Selah   

 

 

 

Thank You

It's been a week since i turned 21. 

haha.

I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank every SINGLE ONE of you that made this day EXTRA SPECIAL and MEMORABLE for me.  It really was a blast!!!!!!!! All the sms', emails, e-cards, calls, sabo'SSS (plural!!!!hahahahhahaha...i had fun tho'), birthday cards, PRESENTS!!!!!, hugs, wishes, simple gestures, efforts put into thinking of what to buy for MEEEE or what to do and so much more.

Thank You.

It really made this whole-turning-21-thing more special and memorable for me. 

Most of all, i thank You, My Heavenly Father for seeing me through the past 20 years of my life and i look forward to the next 20 years with much anticipation and excitement for all that You have in store for me.

Time to be a man.

haha

:)