인덜즈... ::僕の部屋::

마이걸

2007-01-13T09:00:00.000+08:00

This is the theme song of the drama "마이걸" a.k.a "My Girl". It is titled "never say goodbye" by Mario & Boram. It's a nice song.

Here's the lyrics:

Never Say Goodbye / 마리오&보람Yea, whats going on, 2006,mario and nasty, brand new classic,ride with us, its about two guys and hot girls,yo keep it up keep it up,two step with me, come on,lets do it do it do it like this1,2 baby clap ur handsEverybody lets go ha ha ha haI want yall ladies clap againLet me hear u say wut wut우리 단둘이 its my story또 너의 맘이 흠이 내 눈가의 눈물이너와의 시간은 너무나도 길어 너무 길어따뜻한 나의 맘으로 돌아오길 빌어the ghetto 너의 맘이 끌리는 대로 넌 그대로never say goodbye so get upif you go awayyou will see me crydon't you let me gobaby don't you let me down늘 함께 있어도 더 가깝지 않은어떤 의미도 없는 진부한 사랑don't you let me gobaby don't you let me downyou never say good bye한동안 멍하니 우두커니 앉아다시 생각했지만 멈출 순 없겠어온통 그대 생각 할 수밖에 없는내 자신이 미워don't you let me gobaby don't you let me down(Mario) And we the best aint no need to stressMario and nasty aint no need to impress(보람)Yo! 너의 맘을 받아 나의 맘은 변치 않아허나 맘 텅 빈 채로 비워 두진 않아(Mario)Call it a fling or a love thingI don't care I can handle any drama that you bring.밤 꼭 세워 맘 꼭 사랑으로 채워(Mario)with out u im better no one could do it betterhello cute nasty best mcMario right tight errnight that's right.I am still in love with you hey내 맘을 절대 이해 못한다고I'm still in love with you heyLet me hear you say hey hey heyYo check it 니가 나를 떠난다고오직 이 세상에 너란 여자 하나라고꿋꿋이 남자답게 포기하진 않아only u 오직하나 only u 잊진않아 baby 1,2,3,4 I got the mic checkif you go awayyou will see me crydon't you let me gobaby don't you let me down늘 함께 있어도 더 가깝지 않은어떤 의미도 없는 진부한 사랑don't you let me gobaby don't you let me downyou never say good bye한동안 멍하니 우두커니 앉아다시 생각했지만 멈출 순 없겠어온통 그대 생각 할 수밖에 없는내 자신이 미워don't you let me gobaby don't you let me down (one more time now)you never say good bye (come on come on)한동안 멍하니(wana ride with the homie right?)우두커니 앉아 (Wana get right then get high )다시 생각했지만 (ride with me ill ride with you)멈출 순 없겠어 (you go down on me ill go down on you)온통 네 생각만 (yeah~)할 수 밖에 없는 (just me and you come on)내 자신이 미워 (One more time now)don't you let me go (Say what)don't you let me down (One more time now)1,2 baby clap ur handsEverybody lets go ha ha ha haI want yall ladies clap againLet me hear u say hey hey hey사랑도 변치 않아 나의 맘도 변치 않아나의 꿈을 잃진 않아 절대 포긴 없다Ill logic real toxic switch quicker than tiptonichetero sexual the kids flow is incredible사랑도 변치 않아 나의 맘도 변치 않아나의 꿈을 잃진 않아 절대 포긴 없다 yea~http://www.aheeyah.com/lyrics/ost/ost_mygirl_kor.htm

GoongS opening

2007-01-12T11:08:00.000+08:00

This drama debut on Jan 10th 2006.

Christmas! 2006

2006-12-26T21:32:00.000+08:00

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen... YES, let us glorify the KING OF ENDLESS GLORY!

REJOICE! LOVE IS BORN!

a ray of hope flickers in the skya tiny star lights up way up high all across the land dawns a brand new mornthis comes to pass when a child is borna silent wish sails the seven seas

the winds of change whisper in the trees and the walls of doubt crumble,tossed and tornthis comes to passwhen a child is borna rosy hue settles all around

you've got the feel youre on solid groundfor a spell or two,noone seems forlornthis comes to pass when a child is bornits all a dream,an illusion now

it must come true,sometime,soo,somehowall across the land,dawns a brand new morn,this comes to pass when a child is born

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6

Candle of support

2006-12-11T22:31:00.000+08:00

WE DO NOT NEED YOUR MONEY, WE NEED YOU TO LIGHT A CANDLE OF SUPPORT

have u light a candle?
http://www.lightamillioncandles.com/

Secret

2006-12-04T00:03:00.000+08:00

浜崎あゆみのニューアルバム［Ｓｅｃｒｅｔ］ｆｅａｔｕｒｉｎｇ｢Ｓｔａｒｔｉｎ’]，[ＢｏｒｎＴｏＢｅ］，｛ＢＬＵＥＢＩＲＤ］，[ＢｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌＦｉｇｈｔｅｒｓ］，「ＪＥＷＥＬ］，［１ＬＯＶＥ］，｢ｍｏｍｅｎｔｕｍ]。１１月２９日ｉｎｓｔｏｒｅｓ．

WAD

2006-12-02T01:55:00.000+08:00

dec 1st marks world aids day.. i've wrote an entry b4 regarding it.. pls do read again..
http://self-indulge.blogspot.com/2004_12_01_self-indulge_archive.html
do pray for the global AIDS situations and the people affected by it.

Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise.

Promo Video

2006-11-07T11:33:00.000+08:00

This is the video which promotes the programmes during the period of Korean Lunar New Year..a.k.a 설날 on 2006 ..

2006-11-07T11:26:00.000+08:00

Goong 2

2006-10-19T17:48:00.000+08:00

<조이뉴스24>내년 초 방영 예정인 MBC 드라마 ''궁2''의 남녀 주연 연기자에 가수 세븐(최동욱)을 비롯해 허이재...캐스팅이 완료된 만큼 본격적인 촬영에 임할 예정"이라고 밝혔다. ''궁2''는 경기도 화성 인근에 연말까지 세트장을 완공하고 촬영에... <조이뉴스24>내년 초 방영 예정인 MBC 드라마 ''궁2''의 남녀 주연 연기자에 가수 세븐(최동욱)을 비롯해 허이재...캐스팅이 완료된 만큼 본격적인 촬영에 임할 예정"이라고 밝혔다. ''궁2''는 경기도 화성 인근에 연말까지 세트장을 완공하고 촬영에...

The casts of "궁2" which is titled "Prince Hours" are the above.. The story will be based on a worker at a Chinese restaurant who suddenly discovers that he is a member of the royal family, and enters the palace.None of the casts of "궁" is part of the casts in the sequel.
From top clockwise: 세븐(as 이후), 허이재(as 양순애),강두(as 이준),박신혜(as 신새령)

2006-10-13T21:33:00.000+08:00

This is the MINUTE MAID Commercial in South Korea.. qt similar to the one in Singapore.. but the leads are better looking... They're the "Dr Kim" and 유희진(Yoo Hee-Jin) in "내이름은 김삼순"

Seagull's Dream

2006-10-12T17:27:00.000+08:00

watched episode 20 of 궁 last nite and heard the poem recited by the tcher of 우주 정복 .. here it goes..

My foot does not separated from the ground,
I'm simply afraid,
I'm afraid to fly to the sky
Because i am used to the ground,
Sky is unfamiliar place,
Do not have the wing
Do not have the dream of mew before.

Chinese Version..
"海鸥的梦想"
我的腳不願離開地面
只是害怕而已
害怕飛向藍天
早已習慣了生活在地面
藍天早已成為陌生的地方
但我不是有翅膀嗎？
不是有海鷗的夢想嗎？?

goong opening

2006-10-09T11:37:00.000+08:00

'궁' 오패닝

IHM Camp

2006-09-12T18:01:00.000+08:00

wow yeah!... i had camp held in IHM retreat hse on (1st-3rd Sept)... . it was damn tiring for most of us but i guess it's all worthwhile.my exams r just few days b4 the camp and my session(on the first day) wasn't reallie prepared and i'm tired (due to the fact that i burn midnite oil for the exams)...but through God's grace, it turn out pretty well and some inquirers feedback that they actually enjoy the skit.. hmmm... julie ... daniellel.. haha. the water bomb simply stimulate us!.. all of us exchanging hugx(yea, Jesus Loves Us! ♥) ..singing praises to God (woohoo, How Great is our God!♪).. and the hands-tying dinner which eventually end up feeding each other wif hor fun.... ya... indeed, we had great fun! yep, after reading the warm fuzzies, i'm touched when the inquirers wrote that they experience the love of God...camp was fun... or when will be the next camp... etc ... and yes, the theme of the camp "We're one in a bound of Love" ... through the grace of God,it has achieved its purpose...and i guess all of us are looking forward for the next camp! to end off, i would like to say " THE CAMP IS AWESOME" cuz we're in the midst of our awesome Lord!

卒業写真

2006-09-05T15:05:00.000+08:00

this song is name [[卒業写真]] ... which is one of my fave old Japanese song!
この歌は＜卒業写真＞（ソツギョウ．シャシン）です。大好きです！

[卒業写真]

悲しいことがあると　開く皮の表紙卒業写真のあの人はやさしい目をしてる町でみかけたとき　何も言えなかった卒業写真の面影がそのままだったから人ごみに流されて　変わってゆく私をあなたはときどき　遠くでしかっって
話しかけるように　ゆれる柳の下を通った道さえ今はもう電車から見るだけあの頃の生き方を　あなたは忘れないであなたは私の　青春そのもの人ごみに流されて　変わってゆく私をあなたはときどき　遠くでしかっってあなたは私の　青春そのもの

love

2006-07-04T21:55:00.000+08:00

""the moment i see a smile

i've seen divinity

the moment i feel love
i've touched HEAVEN

the moment i show love

i reflect Christ to others

the moment when love is present

i know God, You are present

when i live in love

i live in God

and God lives in me"

Web Site Excess Ranking

2006-05-19T19:56:00.000+08:00

ウェブサイトアクセスランキング- Wed Site Excess Ranking(avex)
Top 3:
01. ayumi hamasaki
02. ai otsuka
03. koda kumi

Mercy Sunday

2006-04-23T20:03:00.000+08:00

Feast of Mercy

1. Celebrate the Feast on the Sunday after Easter;
2. Sincerely repent of all our sins;
3. Place our complete trust in Jesus;
4. Go to Confession, preferably before that Sunday;
5. Receive Holy Communion on the day of the Feast;
6. Venerate* the Image of The Divine Mercy
7. Be merciful to others, through our actions, words, and prayers on their behalf.

*To venerate a sacred image or statue simply means to perform some act or make some gesture of deep religious respect toward it because of the person whom it represents ‑ in this case, our Most Merciful Savior.

reproaches

2006-04-21T19:17:00.000+08:00

The Reproaches (Improperia)

O my people, what have I done to you?

How have I hurt you? Answer me.

O my people, what have I done to you?

How have I hurt you?

Answer me.

I led you out of Egypt,From slavery I set you free.

I brought you into a land of promise:

You have prepared a cross for me.I led you as a shepherd,

I brought you dryshod through the sea;I fed you manna in the desert

You have prepared a cross for me.I fought for you in battles,

I won you strength and victory;

Gave you a royal crown and sceptre:

You have prepared a cross for me.I planted you, my vineyard,

And cared for you most tenderly;

Looked for abundant fruit and found none:

Only the cross you made for me.

Then listen to my pleadingAnd do not turn away from me.

You are my people: will you reject me?

For you I suffer bitterly.

Easter

2006-04-16T23:27:00.000+08:00

Easter Day
"Since you have been risen up in company with Christ, set your heart on what pertains to higher realms where Christ is seated at God's right hand. Be intent on things above rather than on things of earth"

Colossians 3:1-2

My prayer

Father, may we continually posses in us the dying of Jesus so that in our bodies the life of the risen Lord may also be revealed.Amen.

Jesus' Promise to us...

Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life.Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?’

John 11:25-26

耶稣对他说：复活在我，生命也在我。信我的人虽然死了 , 也必复活，
凡活着信我的人必永远不死。你信这话麽？

約翰福音 11:25-26

예수께서 가라사대 나는 부활이요 생명이니 나를 믿는 자는 죽어도 살겠고
무릇 살아서 나를 믿는 자는 영원히 죽지 아니하리니 이것을 네가 믿느냐

요한복음 11:25-26

:: Christ is risen! Alleluia!::

Yume wo ...

2006-04-07T20:23:00.000+08:00

夢を失うよりも悲しいことは

꿈을 잃어버린것 보다도 슬픈 것은

自分を信じてあげられないこと...

자신을 믿어 주지 않는 것...

-jptown

ORICON

2006-03-30T12:44:00.000+08:00

浜崎あゆみ、女性アーティストのシングル主要3部門完全制覇！

ayumi's new single [Startin'/Born To Be] reached No.1 position of Oricon which makes her the female artist with the most No.1 single (26)--beating Seiko Matsuda and the most to reach Top 10 (37)and with the highest sale of total single.

Artist with the most number of #1 single

1. 浜崎あゆみ(26) 2.松田聖子(25) 3.中森明菜(21)

Artist with the most number of Top 10 single

1. 浜崎あゆみ(37) 2.小泉今日子(33) 3.松田聖子(31)

Top selling single artist

1. 浜崎あゆみ 2.安室奈美恵 3.松田聖子

(1977.7万枚) (1542.3万枚) (1532.8万枚)

아자! 아자! 화이팅~!!

2006-03-17T12:11:00.000+08:00

아자! 아자!

화이팅~!!

JJM

2006-03-15T12:42:00.000+08:00

JJM

짜장면 - Jja jang myeon...eaten on Black Day (Apr 14)... looks pretty delicious~~

opera.

2006-03-15T12:33:00.000+08:00

Opera

Guesss who iz she?...

Ans : Jang Nara

White day

2006-03-14T15:38:00.000+08:00

White Day

Mar 14 is known as "White Day" or 白色情人节...not that well-known...haha. basically when a lady receives a gift from a man on Valentines' Day, the lady will then return the favour by giving gift to the man. This day was said to began in Fukuoka in the 1960s whereby a marshmallow maker who started marketing to men that should pay back ladies who gave them chocolate or any gifts with marshmallows. hmmm.indeed a great 促销手法!!

there comes another day.. Black Day.. haha... celebrated onli in S.Korea. this day is when those who didn't receive gifts on valentine's day or white day will den gathered to eat Jja-jang-Myeon(짜장면)..a type of noodle with black sauce ....to commiserate their singledom~!...haha. most probably this 促销手法 by a jja-jang noodle stall....(?)

雪の華

2006-03-14T15:33:00.000+08:00

Yuki no Hana
i luv this cover of the single ＜雪の華＞by Mika Nakashima 中島美嘉。

곰 넷세마리가

2006-03-08T11:56:00.000+08:00

This is the <곰 네마리(4bears)> instead of the usual<곰 세마리 (3 bears)> lyrics...

곰 네마리

곰 네마리가 한집에 있어
할머니곰, 아빠곰, 엄마곰, 애기곰
할머니곰은 무서워
아빠곰은 뚱뚱해
엄마곰은 날씬해
애기곰은 너무 귀여워
으쓱으쓱 잘한다
할머니곰, 아빠곰, 엄마곰, 애기곰
할머니곰은 무서워
아빠곰은 뚱뚱해
엄마곰은 날씬해
애기곰은 너무 귀여워
으쓱으쓱 잘한다

律政新人王

2006-03-05T23:58:00.000+08:00

[律政新人王」主題曲

當　這感覺未發生　不知道你光臨
我大概還可繼續散心無奈我的心　
不經意著了燈為得不到的吸引　
令我不糾纏亦不忍
當　他手放在你身
才想到我是好友永遠沒權利去傷感
忘記受過傷害　
施捨最假的愛也會令我肯相信這段感情避不開
忘記如何忍耐
但期待一夜之間醒過來
我和你便已如戀人熱愛

cat

2006-03-05T22:19:00.000+08:00

　ネコ

2006-03-05T22:17:00.000+08:00

cat

the corridor of my house hav one cat that recently gave birth to 4 kittens. 2 white 2 iz the color of the above pic.
the mother cat is grey... therefore; the father cat shud b white lor. the kittens damn cute ... haha...my aunt say house gt cat will bring gd luck (???). aha. 招财猫?!?

2006-03-04T15:25:00.000+08:00

풀하우스

한지은 Han Ji Eun 한지은 Han Ji Eun

showdiary

2006-03-02T16:38:00.000+08:00

Show
Show(小猪)'s blog URL http://diary.blog.webs-tv.net/showsdiary

Ash Wednesday

2006-02-28T22:46:00.000+08:00

Ash Wednesday

T.S Elliot

http://www.pmms.cam.ac.uk/~gjm11/poems/ashwed.html

lenten msg

2006-02-22T10:51:00.000+08:00

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVIFOR LENT 2006

“Jesus, at the sight of the crowds, was moved with pity” (Mt 9:36)

Dear Brothers and Sisters!
Lent is a privileged time of interior pilgrimage towards Him Who is the fount of mercy. It is a pilgrimage in which He Himself accompanies us through the desert of our poverty, sustaining us on our way towards the intense joy of Easter. Even in the “valley of darkness” of which the Psalmist speaks (Ps 23:4), while the tempter prompts us to despair or to place a vain hope in the work of our own hands, God is there to guard us and sustain us. Yes, even today the Lord hears the cry of the multitudes longing for joy, peace, and love. As in every age, they feel abandoned. Yet, even in the desolation of misery, loneliness, violence and hunger that indiscriminately afflict children, adults, and the elderly, God does not allow darkness to prevail. In fact, in the words of my beloved Predecessor, Pope John Paul II, there is a “divine limit imposed upon evil”, namely, mercy (Memory and Identity, pp. 19ff.). It is with these thoughts in mind that I have chosen as my theme for this Message the Gospel text: “Jesus, at the sight of the crowds, was moved with pity” (Mt 9:36).
In this light, I would like to pause and reflect upon an issue much debated today: the question of development. Even now, the compassionate “gaze” of Christ continues to fall upon individuals and peoples. He watches them, knowing that the divine “plan” includes their call to salvation. Jesus knows the perils that put this plan at risk, and He is moved with pity for the crowds. He chooses to defend them from the wolves even at the cost of His own life. The gaze of Jesus embraces individuals and multitudes, and he brings them all before the Father, offering Himself as a sacrifice of expiation.
Enlightened by this Paschal truth, the Church knows that if we are to promote development in its fulness, our own “gaze” upon mankind has to be measured against that of Christ. In fact, it is quite impossible to separate the response to people’s material and social needs from the fulfilment of the profound desires of their hearts. This has to be emphasized all the more in today’s rapidly changing world, in which our responsibility towards the poor emerges with ever greater clarity and urgency. My venerable Predecessor, Pope Paul VI, accurately described the scandal of underdevelopment as an outrage against humanity. In this sense, in the Encyclical Populorum Progressio, he denounced “the lack of material necessities for those who are without the minimum essential for life, the moral deficiencies of those who are mutilated by selfishness” and “oppressive social structures, whether due to the abuses of ownership or to the abuses of power, to the exploitation of workers or to unjust transactions” (ibid., 21). As the antidote to such evil, Paul VI suggested not only “increased esteem for the dignity of others, the turning towards the spirit of poverty, cooperation for the common good, the will and desire for peace”, but also “the acknowledgement by man of supreme values, and of God, their source and their finality” (ibid.). In this vein, the Pope went on to propose that, finally and above all, there is “faith, a gift of God accepted by the good will of man, and unity in the charity of Christ” (ibid.). Thus, the “gaze” of Christ upon the crowd impels us to affirm the true content of this “complete humanism” that, according to Paul VI, consists in the “fully-rounded development of the whole man and of all men” (ibid., 42). For this reason, the primary contribution that the Church offers to the development of mankind and peoples does not consist merely in material means or technical solutions. Rather, it involves the proclamation of the truth of Christ, Who educates consciences and teaches the authentic dignity of the person and of work; it means the promotion of a culture that truly responds to all the questions of humanity.
In the face of the terrible challenge of poverty afflicting so much of the world’s population, indifference and self-centered isolation stand in stark contrast to the “gaze” of Christ. Fasting and almsgiving, which, together with prayer, the Church proposes in a special way during the Lenten Season, are suitable means for us to become conformed to this “gaze”. The examples of the saints and the long history of the Church’s missionary activity provide invaluable indications of the most effective ways to support development. Even in this era of global interdependence, it is clear that no economic, social, or political project can replace that gift of self to another through which charity is expressed. Those who act according to the logic of the Gospel live the faith as friendship with God Incarnate and, like Him, bear the burden of the material and spiritual needs of their neighbours. They see it as an inexhaustible mystery, worthy of infinite care and attention. They know that he who does not give God gives too little; as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta frequently observed, the worst poverty is not to know Christ. Therefore, we must help others to find God in the merciful face of Christ. Without this perspective, civilization lacks a solid foundation.
Thanks to men and women obedient to the Holy Spirit, many forms of charitable work intended to promote development have arisen in the Church: hospitals, universities, professional formation schools, and small businesses. Such initiatives demonstrate the genuine humanitarian concern of those moved by the Gospel message, far in advance of other forms of social welfare. These charitable activities point out the way to achieve a globalization that is focused upon the true good of mankind and, hence, the path towards authentic peace. Moved like Jesus with compassion for the crowds, the Church today considers it her duty to ask political leaders and those with economic and financial power to promote development based on respect for the dignity of every man and woman. An important litmus test for the success of their efforts is religious liberty, understood not simply as the freedom to proclaim and celebrate Christ, but also the opportunity to contribute to the building of a world enlivened by charity. These efforts have to include a recognition of the central role of authentic religious values in responding to man’s deepest concerns, and in supplying the ethical motivation for his personal and social responsibilities. These are the criteria by which Christians should assess the political programmes of their leaders.
We cannot ignore the fact that many mistakes have been made in the course of history by those who claimed to be disciples of Jesus. Very often, when having to address grave problems, they have thought that they should first improve this world and only afterwards turn their minds to the next. The temptation was to believe that, in the face of urgent needs, the first imperative was to change external structures. The consequence, for some, was that Christianity became a kind of moralism, ‘believing’ was replaced with ‘doing’. Rightly, therefore, my Predecessor, Pope John Paul II, of blessed memory, observed: “The temptation today is to reduce Christianity to merely human wisdom, a pseudo-science of well-being. In our heavily secularized world, a ‘gradual secularization of salvation’ has taken place, so that people strive for the good of man, but man who is truncated…We know, however, that Jesus came to bring integral salvation” (Redemptoris Missio, 11).
It is this integral salvation that Lent puts before us, pointing towards the victory of Christ over every evil that oppresses us. In turning to the Divine Master, in being converted to Him, in experiencing His mercy through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, we will discover a “gaze” that searches us profoundly and gives new life to the crowds and to each one of us. It restores trust to those who do not succumb to scepticism, opening up before them the perspective of eternal beatitude. Throughout history, even when hate seems to prevail, the luminous testimony of His love is never lacking. To Mary, “the living fount of hope” (Dante Alighieri, Paradiso, XXXIII, 12), we entrust our Lenten journey, so that she may lead us to her Son. I commend to her in particular the multitudes who suffer poverty and cry out for help, support, and understanding. With these sentiments, I cordially impart to all of you a special Apostolic Blessing.
From the Vatican, 29 September, 2005.

BENEDICTUS PP. XVI

Source: http://www.vatican.va

2006-02-21T17:52:00.000+08:00

haha, anione free pls help to do this ..
ＴＨＡＮＫＳ
多谢
有り難う御座います！
감사함니다．

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this is YJ's ... http://kevan.org/johari?name=Puji

and shereen's http://kevan.org/johari?name=shereen_963

HEAVEN PV

2006-02-12T16:36:00.000+08:00

HEAVEN PV
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This PV is pretty simple but has an essential message as ayumi is giving her deepest condolence for the victims of the London-bombing tragedy.

being Lord's servant

2006-01-16T16:13:00.000+08:00

Sunday's Readings (2nd Sunday on Ordinary Time Year B)

Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.’ (1 Samuel 3:10)

Then I said, "Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me. (Psalm 40:7)

The Lord told me to follow Mary's example in the adoration room

"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her. (Luke 1:38)

How Do Ppl C u

2006-01-10T18:52:00.000+08:00

Slow and Steady

Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy.

They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder.

It'd really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment.

They expect you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then usually decide against it.

meditation

2006-01-10T12:07:00.000+08:00

A MEDITATION

-By Cardinal Newman-

God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission - I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told in the next.

I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good, I shall do His work.

I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place while not intending it - if I do but keep His Commandments.

Therefore I will trust Him. Whatever, whenever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him; in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him; if I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what He is about. He may take away my friends. He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me - still He knows what He is about....

Mother of God

2006-01-01T17:46:00.000+08:00

Mother of God
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"And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? (Luke 1:43)"

Mary did you know, That your baby boy, will one day walk on water?Did you know,That your baby boy will save our sons and daughters?Did you know,That your baby boy has come to make you new?This child that you've delivered,Will soon deliver you.
Mary did you know,That your baby boy will give sight to a blind man?Did you know,That your baby boy will calm the storm with his hand?Did you know,That your baby boy has walked where angels trod?And when you kiss your little baby,You've kissed the face of God.
Oh, Mary did you know?The blind will see,The deaf will hear,The dead will live again,The lame will leap,The dumb will speak,The praises of the Lamb.
Mary did you know,That your baby boy is Lord of all creation?Did you know,That your baby boy will one day rule the nations?Did you know,That your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb?This sleeping child you're holding,Is the Great, I Am.

"Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death!"

Christmas

2005-12-25T01:17:00.000+08:00

Jesus Christ is born !
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What Child is this
What child is this who laid to reston
Mary`s lap asleeping whom angels breed with anthems sweet while shepherds watch our keeping
This, this is Christ the King
whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste'll bring him lordthe babe the Son of Mary
So bring him incense, bring him goldcome plesant king to him
The King of kings salvations bringslet loving hearts enthrone him
Raise, raise the son on highthe Virgin sings a lullaby
Joy, joy for Christ is born
the babe was Son of Mary
What child is this who laid to reston
Mary`s lap asleepingwhom angels breed with anthems sweet
while shepherds watch our keeping
Raise, raise the son on highthe virgin sings a lullaby
Joy, joy for Christ is bornthe babe was son of Mary

"Praise the Infant Jesus, Son of Mary, Son of God, Who comes to make all things new!Alleluia!"

wad's ur religious philosophy?

2005-12-11T21:27:00.000+08:00

You are a Believer

You believe in God and your chosen religion.Whether you're Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or Hindu..Your convictions are strong and unwavering.You think your religion is the one true way, for everyone.

What's" Your Religious Philosophy?

Wad Language Shud u learn?

2005-12-11T21:11:00.000+08:00

You Should Learn Swedish

Fantastisk! You're laid back about learning a language - and about life in general.Peaceful, beautiful Sweden is ideal for you... And you won't even have to speak perfect Swedish to get around!

What Language Should You Learn?

보고 싶다

2005-10-20T14:00:00.000+08:00

천국의 계단OST:- 보고 싶다

"아무리 기다려 도 난 못가

바보 처럼 울고 있는 너에곁에
상처만 주는 나를 왜 모르고, 기다리니 떠나가란 말야

보고 싶다. 보고 싶다
이런 내가 미워질만큼...
울고 싶다
네게 무릎꿇고 모두 없던 일이 될수 있다면

미칠듯 사랑했던 기억이 추억들이 너를 찾고 있지만
더이상 사랑이란 변명에 너를 가둘수 없어....
이러면 안되지만..

죽을 만큼 보고 싶다..."

Source: http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t28218.html

Asian Madonna and Child

2005-09-30T16:07:00.000+08:00

Our Lady of Japan 日本の聖母マリア
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2005-09-30T16:02:00.000+08:00

Our Lady of China 中華聖母
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2005-09-30T16:00:00.000+08:00

Our Lady of Korea 한국의 성모
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things to learn frm Jap Catholics

2005-09-26T15:19:00.000+08:00

angel
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日本のカトリック教会
How the Japanese kept the Catholic Faith without Priests or SacramentsThe Japa

The Japanese Catholics called themselves Kakure Kirishitan, or hidden Christians. They lived amidst terrible persecutions. Yet, they kept the Catholic Faith for 200 years without any Priests or Sacraments. How did they do it?
1. They passed the Catholic faith that they had received on to their children, who then taught it to their children. Thus, Catholics learned their Faith from an early age, and by keeping it a secret, assured that the Faith would be passed on to the next generation. Parents also baptized their children, and taught them to baptize their children, and this assured all the Faithful of their membership in the Church.
2. They prayed the Rosary. Japanese Catholics had a strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Under her patronage, they prepared themselves for martyrdom, and they put themselves under her care all their lives.
3. They lived in remote areas where government surveillance was weak or non-existent. The military Shoguns in Tokyo controlled outlying areas through local governors, but not all of these governors had a thorough and effective Office of Religious Inquisition.
4. They lived outwardly just like the other Japanese, yet without sinning against God, and so they secretly preserved their Christian belief and practice.
The lesson for us today is that it IS possible to preserve the Catholic Faith if you can't find a Priest to provide you with the True Sacraments.

Source: http://www.sspx-schism.com/JapaneseCatholics.htm#How%20the%20Japanese%20kept%20the%20Catholic%20Faith

quiz : Which J pop artist would u lyk?

2005-09-09T15:22:00.000+08:00

Ayumi Hamasaki - AKA "Ayu" - The Queen of
J-Pop (Japanese music). She's bigger than
Britney in Asia, and for totally different
reasons. She's talented, beautiful, honest,
writes deep and meaningful lyrics, has composed
and performed almost every kind of music in
existence, and is only 24 years old! Check her
out online at
http://groups.msn.com/Smithyssiteofstuff/ayumihamasaki.msnw

Which Japanese Pop artist would you like?
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First Love

2005-09-08T16:51:00.000+08:00

最後のキスはタバコの　flavor　がしたニガくてせつない香り
明日の今頃にはあなたはどこにいるんだろう
誰を想ってるんだろう
You　are　always　gonna　be　my　love いつか
誰かとまた恋に落ちても
I'll　remember　to　love
You　taught　me　how
You　are　always　gonna　be　the　one
今はまだ悲しい　love　song
新しい歌　うたえるまで

立ち止まる時間が動き出そうとしてる
忘れたくないことばかり
明日の今頃には
わたしはきっと泣いてるあなたを想ってるんだろう
You　will　always　be　inside　my　heart
いつもあなただけの場所があるから
I　hope　that　I　have　a　place　in　your　heart　too
新しい歌　うたえるまで

Now　and　forever　you　are　still　the　one

今はまだ悲しい　love　song

You　are　always　gonna　be　my　love いつか
誰かとまた恋に落ちても
I'll　remember　to　love
You　taught　me　how
You　are　always　gonna　be　the　one
今はまだ悲しい　love　song
新しい歌　うたえるまで

for the sake of the call

2005-05-24T14:11:00.000+08:00

For the Sake of the Call
(Matthew 4:18-22; John 12:26)

Nobody stood and applauded them
So they knew from the start
This road would not lead to fame
All they really knew for sure was Jesus had called to them
He said "Come follow me" and they came
With reckless abandon they came
Empty nets lying there at the waters edge
Told a story that few could believe and none could explain
How some crazy fishermen agreed to go where Jesus lead
With no thought for what they would gain
For Jesus had called them by name and they answered
CHORUS
We will abandon it all for the sake of the call
No other reason at all but the sake of the call
Wholly devoted to live and to die
For the sake of the call
Drawn like the rivers are drawn to the sea
No turning back for the water cannot help but flow
Once we hear the Savior's call we'll follow wherever he leads
Because of the love He has shownAnd because he has called us to go we will answer
We will abandon it all for the sake of the call
No other reason at all but the sake of the call
Wholly devoted to live and to die
BRIDGE
Not for the sake of a creed or a cause
Not for a dream or a promise
Simply because it is Jesus who calls
And if we believe we'll obey
CHORUS

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

2005-05-16T14:48:00.000+08:00

"Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and show me the way to reach my ideal.
You who give me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong done to me and who are in all instances of my life with me.
I, in this short dialouge, want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be seperated from you no matter how great the material desires my be.
I want to be with you and my loved once in your perpetual glory.
Amen."

*This prayer must be said for 3 consecutive days without stating one's wish. After the 3rd day your wish will be granted no matter how difficult it may be. Promise to publish this as soon as your favour has been granted.

pentecost sunday

2005-05-15T14:58:00.000+08:00

Pentecost

7 gifts of the Spirit...

Wisdom.Understanding.Counsel.Fortitude Knowledge. Piety.Fear of the Lord.

"No one can say: Jesus is Lord, except in the Holy Spirit." 1 Cor 12:3

Our Lady of Fatima

2005-05-13T14:37:00.000+08:00

Our Lady of Fatima

"A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head." Revelation 12:1

13th May is the day of the 1st appariation of the Blessed Virgin in Fatima....She came wif a message for the conversion and repentance of sinners and of Russia

The Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, appeared 6 times to 3 sheperd children; Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta; between May 13 and October 13, 1917. She came to the little village of Fatima which had remained faithful to the Catholic Church during the recent persecutions by the government. Our Lady came with a message from God to every man, woman, and child of our century. Our Lady of Fatima promised that the whole world would be in peace, and that many souls would go to Heaven if Her requests were listened to and obeyed. She told us that war is a punishment for sin; that God would punish the world for its sins in our time by means of war, hunger, persecution of the Church and persecution of the Holy Father, the Pope, unless we listened to and obeyed the command of God. At Fatima, Pope John Paul II said on May 13; " the message of Fatima is more relevant and more urgent " then when Our Lady first appeared. The message is an anguished appeal of our Heavenly Mother, Who sees us in great danger and Who comes to offer Her help and advice. Her message is also a prophesy, a clear indication of what was about to transpire in the 20th century, and what is still going to happen infallibly in the near future, depending on our response to Her requests.
THE MIRACLE
As a great sign of the whole message truly coming from God, a marvelous miracle was worked in the sky above Fatima before 70,000 witnesses on October 13, 1917 at the time, date and place that Lucy and the other two children had prophesised in the name of Our Lady of Fatima. The children were told by Our Lady that God would perform a miracle so that people would believe in the apparitions. The date the children was October 13, 1917, in Fatima. On that date, 70,000 people came to see the phenomenon. The miracle occured with the sun. All could stare perfectly at the sun without blinking, or even hurting heir eyes. While all were watching the sun, it rotated, got large and small, got close to the people, and got far away from them. The sun " danced ". Every single person who was there testified to seeing the sun dance, even non- believers who immediately dropped onto their knees and begged for forgiveness.
MIRACLES TODAY Our Lady of Fatima continues to work miracles today through Fatima water which is sent from Fatima, Portugal around the world. This Fatima water sprang up in Fatima at the spot the Bishop told people to dig, very near where Our Lady appeared at the Cova de Iria (the Cove of Peace) in Fatima. The water is known to cure people with sicknesses and poor health. Still, other people are cured when they go on pilgrimage to Fatima, which is about 90 miles north of Lisbon, Portugal.
A MESSAGE OF WARNING AND HOPE
If we do not heed Our Lady's warnings soon, the Her horrible prophesy may well be realized in the near future, even in our own back yards. She told us that God had chosen to use Russia as the instrument of chastisement to punish the whole world if we did not, by our obedience, prayers, and sacrifices, obtain conversion of Russia to the Catholic faith. She promises us: " If my requests are granted, Russia will be converted and there will be peace. " But She also warned us: " If My requests are not granted, Russia will spread her errors throughout the world raising up wars and persecutions against the Church, the good will be martyred, the Holy Father will have much to suffer, various nations will be annihilated. " She has told us that the whole world (the part surviving) will be enslaved by the atheistic tyrants of Russia. (http://www.christusrex.org/www1/apparitions/pr00011.htm)

15 Promises for praying the Rosary

1. Whoever shall faithfully serve Me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall receive signal graces.
2. I promise My special protection and the greatest graces to all who shall recite the Rosary.
3. The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.
4. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
5. The soul which recommends itself to Me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall not perish.
6. Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its sacred mysteries shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in His justice, he shall not perish by an unprovided death; if he be just, he shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of eternal life.
7. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the Sacraments of the Church.
8. Those who are faithful in reciting the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the saints in paradise.
9. I shall deliver from Purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
10. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in Heaven.
11. You shall obtain all you ask of Me by the recitation of the Rosary.
12. All those who propagate the holy Rosary shall be aided by Me in their necessities.
13. I have obtained from My Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court, during their life and at the hour of death.
14. All who recite the Rosary are My sons, and brothers of My only Son, Jesus Christ.
15. Devotion to My Rosary is a great sign of predestination.

Indeed, Rosary recitaion shud be done by all Catholics regularly.. wow.. look at the graces of the Rosary that God had promised through the intercession of Mary!!

Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us

Blessed Jacinta, pray for us

Blessed Franciso, pray for us

Sister Lucia, pray for us

interesting 'pope' pics

2005-05-13T13:37:00.000+08:00

JP II passed the cross to his next successor!
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2005-05-13T13:34:00.000+08:00

Pope Bear-nedict XVI !
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May

2005-05-04T12:37:00.000+08:00

MARY

"Ave Maria, gratia plena,Dominus tecum,benedicta tu in mulieribus,et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,ora pro nobis peccatoribus,nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.Amen."

May marks the month of our Blessed Mother. No creature knows Christ more than Mary,His beloved Mother. Let us imitate Jesus' love for His Mother and Mary's love for her Son especially during this month of May. Pray the Rosary and reflect on the life of Jesus, true God and true man and Mary, who is the purest of all creatures both in Heaven and Earth. Try to build and intimate relationship with Jesus through Mary.

For me, i'll try to know Mary better and to reflect on her faith and love for God!... =)

"The more I honour Mary, the more I desire Jesus"

Jesus-WAY TRUTH AND LIFE

2005-04-24T14:47:00.000+08:00

Posted by Hello

"Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” "

John 14:6-7

(Gospel Reading-Fifth Sunday of Easter)

ONE WAY

I lay my life down at your feet
You're the only one I need
I turn to you and you are always there
In troubled times its you I seek
I put you first thats all I need
I humble all I am, All to you
One way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for
One Way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for
You are always, always there
Every how and everywhere
Your grace abounds so deeply within me
You wil never ever change
Yesterday today the same
Forever till forever meets no end
One way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for
One Way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for
You are the way the truth and the life
We live by faith and not by sight ... for you
We're living all for you

talking to BVM

2005-04-21T15:41:00.000+08:00

A child 'talking' to a statue of BVM.
Source : http://www.diocese-edmundston.ca/humor/talking.to.the.virgin.mary.htm
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we have a pope

2005-04-20T23:26:00.000+08:00

Pope Benedict XVI (BENEDICTVM XVI)
Elected on 19th Apr 2005

Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum;
habemus Papam:
Eminentissimum ac Reverendissimum Dominum,
Dominum Josephum
Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalem Ratzinger

imposuit Benedictum XVI

Apostolic Blessing " Urbi et Orbi"

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
After the great Pope John Paul II, the Cardinals have elected me, a simple and humble labourer in the vineyard of the Lord.
The fact that the Lord knows how to work and to act even with inadequate instruments comforts me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers.
Let us move forward in the joy of the Risen Lord, confident of his unfailing help. The Lord will help us and Mary, his Most Holy Mother, will be on our side. Thank you.( http://www.vatican.va/)

"Thank You, LORD for our Pope!.. May the Holy Spirit help him to overcome all weaknesses and may he be given graces the strength he needs to guide the Holy Catholic Church to the way of everlasting life..through Christ Jesus...Amen"

Jesus, the Bread of Life

2005-04-11T15:39:00.000+08:00

"You should not be working for perishable food but for food that remains unto life eternal, food which the Son of Man will give you."

Jn 6:27

we often look too much on material stuffs on earth, and forgetting the eternal joy that God had prepared for us. we fear sufferings and poverty..

sometimes, we told a lie in order to protect ourselves or had thinking of "unorthodox" ways to get wealth and had not done wad God wants us to do..hence, hurting our soul..and making us stained wif sins

the wealth and power that we haf will soon perish... but the food that Christ given us promised eternal life

"Jesus, may i work for You alone and do according to Your will.Amen"

it is accomplished

2005-04-06T22:42:00.000+08:00

"When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is accomplished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. "

John 19:30

our pope, john paul II has returned to God's kingdom.. he will be free frm earthly sufferings....

really thank God that he had died durg Divine Mercy Sunday..i'm sure he'll be in heaven right nw....
led the Catholic Church well and had influenced both Catholics and non-Catholics with his charisma and his good deeds.

he had been doing God's holy will and had finally called back home to heaven to meet Jesus

from a report, his last words was "AMEN"... which means "may it be so"

father of spiritual fathers.. pope of popes...christ-likeness...shepherd of the people of God...may John Paul II rest in peace .... Amen

allowing death

2005-04-01T15:20:00.000+08:00

"Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing""

Luke 23:34

why did the US government allow terri to die?
why is terri's ex-husband supporting the death of his ex-wife?

wad's going on to mankind?.. isn't human life suppose to be more precious than any earthly creatures?...why can't they let her live...disallowing a God to work through her?does it mean that a 'vegetative' state of living shud be taken away?

these ppl who supported her death muz be ignorant abt their human senses.. and that life must be treasured . they might nt even know what they're doing to her...

may the lord welcome terri to His heavenly kingdom... Amen

Indescribable Joy

2005-03-28T19:59:00.000+08:00

"And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” "

-Matthew 3:17-

26th march is the day that i am presented to God Almighty as His child. Being His child, i have to accept the cross and to follow His Son, Jesus Christ.

This God that I've presented to is the true and living God who had saved the Israelites from slavary and had saved His people who accepted His Son Jesus Christ from the orignial sin.

The holy mother church had gave birth to thousands of new born infants and to be admitted to the family of the holy Catholic church on this day of Easter Vigil

This joy of being baptised was indescribable..... i'm sure that the rest of the ppl who were baptised had felt the joy that only God can offer in His Sacrament of Love

After taking my first communion .. i heard a voice saying that as i take Christ hidden in the bread, i have to be broken bread for others and to bring Jesus to the ppl around me.

God had prepared for me the eternal banquet in heaven.. and had freed me from the slavary of sins.

My journey in God had just started.. i will try to imitate Him and to do His holy will.

Praise and Glory to the Lord Forever and Ever ..... AMEN!

passion(palm) sunday

2005-03-20T15:49:00.000+08:00

"Hossanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord"

today officially marks the beginning of Holy Week and the last Sunday of Lent... known as Palm Sunday

about 2000 years ago, Jesus rode on a donkey as he arrived Jerusalem .. crowds holding palm leaves joyfully welcome Jesus.. their saviour and their king

however, on Friday of the same week, millions of ppl will reject Him and will lead Him death on the cross

look at the palm branches which symbolise the emblem.of joy and victory over death that Christ had won for us during His death on the cross.

third day of triduum

2005-03-20T15:27:00.000+08:00

"Only in God is my soul at rest

In Him comes my salvation"

i was really afraid as baptism draws near.. afraid of temptations. afraid that there will be obstacles that will refrain me from getting baptise

but.. after attending the triduum (3rd day) .. that novena church organised my fear was no longer that much.. i felt inner peace from God and i'm really felt that God is with me and His gentle voice to me... telling me not to be afraid of the Evil One

i guessed .. many ppl in the congregation that day, truly felt that peace that only God can offer to us.. the inner healing session was gd, as the Blessed Sacrament is presence throughout the healing session

realli thank God for choosing me to be His child in Christ.

christ-the perpetual sacrifice

2005-03-17T10:55:00.000+08:00

God initiated this Passover meal before the events took place that it was to commemorate.

Jesus initiated the Lord's Supper commemorating His death and looking forward to His resurrection before the events took place.

God told Moses for them to take a lamb four days before its slaughter. Christ entered Jerusalem on Sunday - four days before His crucifixion. Both took place on the 14th day of the month Abib.

Israelites were to sacrifice a male lamb one year old - in the prime of his life - when he was at his strongest. Jesus was about 33 years old - pinnacle of earthly strength and maturity.

Male lamb was to be without blemish. Jesus is our example of perfection and sinlessness - without blemish.

Lamb is patient, noiseless and submissive to death as was Christ.

Exodus 12:6 - whole assembly of the congregation of Israel were to kill their lambs. This was not done by a priest. Everyone was to witness and be responsible for the death of the lamb. Just as we are all responsible for the death of Christ on the cross. It was our sins that crucified Him.

The blood of the lamb was to be put on the two doorposts and lintel so that they might be passed over when death came to Egypt. It is the blood of Christ that keeps us from everlasting death.

Lamb was to be roasted whole - no broken bones. Christ was crucified and died with no broken bones - even though the soldiers were sent out to break His leg bones to hasten His death.

The meal was to be eaten with bitter herbs to remember the bitter slavery, suffering and hardships in Egypt.

During the Lord's Supper we are to remember Christ's hardships and suffering.

Eaten with unleaven bread. Leavening is a form of corruption, sin, impurity. Paul gives us the spiritual application in 1 Corinthians 5:7-8. We are to be unleavened - clean out malice and evil from us. Jesus alludes to this in

Matthew 16:6-12 when He says beware of the leaven of Pharisees and Sadducees.

The Israelites were to eat in haste with their shoes on, staff in their hand and ready to go, looking forward to their future as free men. We as Christians are to be ready to go - watching and waiting for Christ to come - looking forward to our future in heaven as men free from sin.

The Israelites put the blood on their doorposts several hours before midnight. The passing Egyptians must have thought that peculiar and ridiculous. It made them vulnerable to the spiteful Egyptians. But the blood of the lamb protected them from death.

We are to accept Christ as our Passover Lamb and let his blood protect us. We are perpetually being saved from the hand of the destroying angel when we have Christ's blood on our doorposts.

What does it mean to have Christ's blood on our doorposts?

It is the act of perpetually having a badge that can be seen, experienced, spit upon, and being made vulnerable like the Israelites were vulnerable with blood on their doorposts for the Egyptians to see and laugh, and revile.

It also means cleaning up our act, diligently searching for corruption and sin present in our lives - like the Jews meticulously cleaning their house of leaven with a candle and a feather.

It means doing everything that God commands us.

As we continue our study of Exodus, we shall observe many other things that are typical of Christ and the deliverance He has brought all men.

http://www.westarkchurchofchrist.org/wings/lbcexo11-12.htm

countdown~

2005-03-14T15:27:00.000+08:00

12 days to my baptism...i pray that i will be fully prepared for the sacrament of baptism & eucharist within these days

Lamb

2005-03-07T20:20:00.000+08:00

Mary had a little lamb

Little lamb, Little lamb

Mary had a little lamb

Its fleece as white as snow

hmmm... dat's something significant about this nursery rhyme.. it reminds me of the Virgin Mary, having the Lamb of God, Son of Man, King of Kings... .. (ignoring the later part of this song//)

verse of the day

2005-03-07T20:11:00.000+08:00

"What you adored looked beautiful to you

It became even brighter because you couldn't reach it"

akogareteta mono wa utsukushiku omoete te ga todokanai kara kagayaki o mashita no darou

-songs for lent-

2005-03-06T14:05:00.000+08:00

LAMB OF GOD

YOUR ONLY SON, NO SIN TO HIDE BUT YOU HAVE SENT HIM FROM YOUR SIDE TO WALK UPON THIS GUILTY SOD AND TO BECOME THE LAMB OF GOD YOUR GIFT OF LOVE THEY CRUCIFIED THEY LAUGHED AND SCORNED HIM AS HE DIED THE HUMBLE KING THEY NAMED A FRAUD AND SACRIFICED THE LAMB OF GOD O LAMB OF GOD SWEET LAMB OF GOD I LOVE THE HOLY LAMB OF GOD O WASH ME IN YOUR PRECIOUS BLOOD MY JESUS CHRIST THE LAMB OF GOD I WAS SO LOST I SHOULD HAVE DIED BUT YOU HAVE BROUGHT ME TOYOUR SIDE TO BE LEAD BY YOUR STAFF AND ROD AND TO BE CALLED A LAMB OF GODO LAMB OF GOD SWEET LAMB OF GOD I LOVE THE HOLY LAMB OF GOD O WASH ME IN YOUR PRECIOUS BLOOD TILL I AM JUST A LAMB OF GOD

HOSEA
COME BACK TO ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART DON'T LET FEAR KEEP US APART TREES DO BEND THOUGH STRAIGHT AND TALL SO MUST WE TO OTHER'S CALL
LONG HAVE I WAITED FOR YOUR COMING HOME TO ME AND LIVING DEEPLY OUR NEW LIFE
THE WILDERNESS WILL LEAD YOU TO YOUR HEART WHERE I WILL SPEAK INTEGRITY AND JUSTICE WITH TENDERNESS YOU SHALL KNOW
(chorus)
YOU SHALL SLEEP SECURE WITH PEACE FAITHFULNESS WILL BE YOUR JOY
(chorus)

John 3:16

2005-02-18T13:48:00.000+08:00

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life"

John 3:16

Chinese
神愛世人、甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們、叫一切信他的、不至滅亡、反得永生。

Arabic
لأَنَّهُ هكَذَا أَحَبَّ اللهُ الْعَالَمَ حَتَّى بَذَلَ ابْنَهُ الْوَحِيدَ، لِكَيْ لاَ يَهْلِكَ كُلُّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ، بَلْ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْحَيَاةُ الأَبَدِيَّةُ.

Haitian
Paske, Bondye sitèlman renmen lèzòm li bay sèl Pitit li a pou yo. Tout moun ki va mete konfyans yo nan li p'ap pedi lavi yo. Okontrè y'a gen lavi ki p'ap janm fini an.

English (King James Version)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Italian
Poiché Dio ha tanto amato il mondo, che ha dato il suo unigenito Figlio, affinché chiunque crede in lui non perisca, ma abbia vita eterna.

French
Oui, Dieu a tant aimé le monde qu'il a donné son Fils, son unique, pour que tous ceux qui placent leur confiance en lui échappent à la perdition et qu'ils aient la vie éternelle.

Porturgese
"Pois Deus tanto amou o mundo que deu o seu Filho Unigênito* para que todo o que nele crer não pereça, mas tenha a vida eterna.

Spainish
Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado a su Hijo único para que todo aquel que en él cree no se pierda, sino que tenga vida eterna.

Tagalog
Ito ay sapagkat sa ganitong paraan inibig ng Diyos ang sanlibutan kaya ipinagkaloob niya ang kaniyang bugtong na Anak upang ang sinumang sumampalataya sa kaniya ay hindi mapahamak kundi magkaroon ng buhay na
walang hanggan.

Vietnamese
Vì Đức Chúa Trời yêu thương thế gian, đến nỗi đã ban Con một của Ngài, hầu cho hễ ai tin Con ấy không bị hư mất mà được sự sống đời đời.

Croatian
Bog je toliko volio svijet da je dao svojega jedinorođenog Sina da nijedan koji u njega vjeruje ne pogine, nego da ima vječni život.

the day of ashes and lent

2005-02-12T21:47:00.000+08:00

"Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me. "

Psalm 51:10

yesterday (11 Feb) marks 'Ash Wednesday' in Singapore..officially mark the beginning of the Lenten season..

there was the imposition of ashes.. whereby the words, "Remember man that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return" are used. it reminded me that death shall come to every1,repentance,be sorrow for my sins and the vulnerability of humankind.. we shall return to dust one day.

Jesus fasted for forty days, forty nights...for me, may i prepare myself for the coming Easter and Baptism. may Jesus walk with me durg this season of lent of prayers.

after reading hazel's resolution, i'm thking of gg for the stations of the cross every Friday, and to pray more especially on the fridays of Lent. most imptly, bring Christ to my daily life...

"Almighty God and Father, may you give us,
Your children during this Lenten season the grace to pray more and to draw you closer.
May Your Son Jesus Christ walk with us in prayers and fasts.
May we, Your children resist temptation from the Evil One.
Protect us from the Evil One and from a sudden death.
I ask this in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ and through the prayers of Mary, my Mother.
Amen."

Spring

2005-02-08T18:14:00.000+08:00

"Then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and oil. "

Deuteronomy 11:13-15

tmr marks the New Year of the Chinese calendar..it also marks the beginning of the spring season in the Chinese calendar..it helps family to bond and to treasure our roots.. as a Chinese..

tmr oso marks Ash Wednesday of the liturgical calendar.. it marks the beginning of Lent..( which comes from the Old English word 'Lenten' meaning Spring)....but there's some difference this yr.. we begin Lent on Friday..(only in Singapore .. i thk?)

well..this yr we gotta feast on 2 days, an fast on the next day

happi lunar new year to all!

Iraqi Archbishop seized, vatican demands release

2005-01-18T10:57:00.000+08:00

Top Stories - Reuters

Iraqi Archbishop Seized, Vatican Demands Release
Mon Jan 17, 4:37 PM ET

Top Stories - Reuters
By Maher al-Thanoon and Philip Pullella
MOSUL/VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Iraqi Catholic archbishop of Mosul was kidnapped at gunpoint on Monday and the Vatican (news - web sites) demanded his quick release and deplored what it branded an act of terrorism.
Reuters Photo

Catholic Archbishop Kidnapped in Iraq (AP Video)

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Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa, 66, was believed to be the highest-ranking Catholic prelate to be abducted in Iraq (news - web sites), where churches have been the target of a bombing campaign that has rattled the tiny Christian minority.
"We have received news of the kidnapping of the ... Archbishop of Mosul, Basile Georges Casmoussa," Chief Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls told Reuters.
"The Holy See deplores this act of terrorism in the firmest manner and demands that the worthy pastor is swiftly freed unharmed to continue to carry out his ministry."
Casmoussa was kidnapped by gunmen in two cars in the northern al-Majmoua al-Thaqafiya district of Iraq's third largest city soon after 5 p.m. (0900 EST), a local Christian official said.
The archbishop was on his way to visit some families from his congregation when the attack took place, he added, but was not clear whether the motive was political, sectarian or financial, in a country where kidnapping for ransom is common.
Most of Iraq's Christians, who make up some three percent of the 25 million population, belong to the early Assyrian and Chaldean churches.
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While Christians had little political power under Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), they were free to worship and did not feel threatened by sectarian violence.
But Iraq's 650,000 or so Christians have been trickling out of their ancient homeland since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 as insurgents step up attacks against both Muslim and Christian holy places in an apparent bid to inflame sectarian tension.
On Aug. 1 five churches in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul were bombed in coordinated attacks that killed 12 people. Five Baghdad churches were bombed on the Oct. 16 start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Eight were killed in two church bombings on Nov. 8.
Midnight Mass was canceled last Christmas, as several cities were under curfew and Iraq's Christian religious leaders feared renewed attacks.
Last month the Vatican's foreign minister warned that anti-Christian feeling was spreading in Iraq and other Muslim countries because of the war on terrorism.
Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, the Vatican's second-ranking diplomat, said anti-Christian feeling existed where political strategies of Western countries were believed to be driven by Christianity.
Washington justified invading Iraq by saying Saddam had developed weapons of mass destruction and claiming there were links between Baghdad and al Qaeda. No such weapons have been found nor hard evidence of pre-war al Qaeda links.
Pope John Paul (news - web sites) strongly opposed the invasion.
Casmoussa is a member of the Syrian Catholic church.

There are two Syrian Catholic dioceses in Iraq -- one in Baghdad and the other in Mosul.
According to the Vatican yearbook, Casmoussa was born in the Iraqi city of Qaraqosh.
Source:http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=564&e=2&u=/nm/20050117/ts_nm/iraq_bishop_vatican_dc_7

Please pray for the Iraqi Archbishop ...

Exodus 20:12

2005-01-15T16:06:00.000+08:00

"Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. (Exodus 20:12) "

the first three commandments concern abt our relationship with God..the rest of the seven commandments talks abt all our other relationships which are located by the commandments within the context our our relationship with God.

therfore, one may be obeying the Sabbath but nt honoring their parents..iz he showing any virture of filial piety? is he loving God..? even if a man known to be a pious or holy man had been preaching abt God and doing all the stuffs to make him look holy but nt honouring his parents.. he is nt practicing what he preaches

When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Dear woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple,

“Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

(John 19:26-27)

Jesus, being a perfect a sinless man had been honouring His Father in heaven and Jesus' human mother Mary.. Jesus calling Mary , "woman" is nt being impolite.. durg the period of Jesus' time, it is being polite and a way of respect to call a female "woman"

Jesus appointed His mother to John (the disciple whom He loved). John represents believers of Christ. it is saddening to hear children without a mother, it is also a misfortune for a believer without maternal care.. which only expresses itself in masculine terms.

For true church instituted by Jesus Christ, it is impt for believers to call God(Jehovah), the one whom we as Father. Through Christ, God had become much closer to us. God is a loving Father, He is NEVER an unjust God who is distant from us. For Mary, she is our spiritual mother. As our spiritual mother, she is always there to lead us to her son, Jesus and Mary had a role as a mother to show us her heavenly maternal care for us believers. a believer who do nt acknowledge God as Father and Mary as Mother will nt be fully communion with Christ.. on the other hand, a believer who acknowledge , honour and love our Heavenly Father and spiritual Mother will have a spiritual communion with Christ... which make the believer be more Christ-like.

funny

2005-01-04T17:15:00.000+08:00

baseball..

wa..this is quite adorable...Jesus playing baseball with these kids..

Source: http://www.catholicshopper.com/products/inspirational_sport_statues.html

Mother of God, Mother of ALL

2005-01-01T18:24:00.000+08:00

Mother of God
Posted by Hello

"But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart."

Luke 2:19

thank God for giving me this year, 2005...

as we walk pass the bitter-sweet year, 2004... we oso celebrate the feast day of Mary: Mother of God

dun get mistaken by the word... "Mother of God"..nt in the sense the Mary exist before God... Mary is a creature of our race.. NOT A CREATOR.... neither she is the source of her Son's divinity.. she is the mother of Jesus.. who nt onli juz a human.. but who is God..

Mary was the mother of Jesus in 2 senses..nt onli Mary was the one who carried Jesus in the womb, she supplied all the genetic material and DNAs for Christ's human body..

i went for the mass on 31st Dec 2004, novena church.. wif aly and mx..there was a fund raising thingy whereby the RCIA ppl sell roses to raise fund for the tsunami victim.. the roses are specially offered to our blessed mother, whom christ appointed her to be our mother.. it was rather touching.. durg the Mass.. i can feel her presence ..can realli feel mary's maternal care for us ppl.. thank God for our spiritual Mother..

today, i went for the usual novena devotion... by Father Simon..it was indeed touching.. (ya, i nearly cried)Mary indeed is wif us and praying wif us ..for the tsunami victims.. and for us.. sinners

Mary, as the Mother of Christ, who is God .. is indeed the creature nearest to the Holy Trinity.. she's the favourite daughter of our Heavenly Father, Mother of the Son and spourse of the Spirit..

Mary, as our spiritual mother , treasured all our every little prayers that we pray through her intercession.. indeed let us ask Mary, the mother of God to intercede for us.. !!

"Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen"

...

2004-12-30T10:42:00.000+08:00

Posted by Hello

took dis pic wif michelle chia in a cafe yesterday..(i look pretty wierd)

fatal quake, killer wave

2004-12-28T13:47:00.000+08:00

Posted by Hello

The entire law is summed up in a single command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Gal 5:14

last year, sars killed abt 630 ppl in a few mths.. this year, the killer tsunami and quake in south asia killed more than 22,500 ppl in less than 2 days...

the monster earthaquake had left millions homeless..thousands were missing in this natural disaster

the death toll is expected to increase

durg this saddening disaster, many ppl had stretch out their hands to aid these ppl.. thank God for them

singapore is blessed.. she is not affected by the fatal tsunami

Jesus call us to love our neighbour.. these ppl r our neighbours let us pray for the victim(includg the ones who had lost their loved ones) of the earthquake and tsunami in asia..

CHRISTMAS

2004-12-25T14:52:00.000+08:00

"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord."
Luke 2:11

Christmas: Cristes Maesse, the Mass of Christ

today, we celebrate the soleminity of the nativity of our lord jesus christ..we praise our heavenly father today for giving us the greatest gift of all, His Son..the messiah that was foretold by the prophets long ago.

Jesus or Jehoshua means "Jehovah is salvation"... Praise the Lord for saving us!

may the birthday of christ, our savior remind us to remain joyful in this world of affliction,threat by terrorism and conflicts. may the light of christ shine among us.

wish everyone a happy and blessed christmas.....

Gloria in excelsis Deo

Do they Know it's X'mas?

2004-12-22T11:20:00.000+08:00

Posted by Hello

"So these three things continue forever:faith,hope,and love.And the greastest of these is love."

1 Corinthians 13:13

do you know that 50% of the ppl in Africa are children, and most of them will go to bed hungry tonight and that is intolerable

durg this festive season, let us pray for those who are suffering frm starvation..esp. the children of africa...chistmas is a time to think of others and giving gifts to those we love..we're told to love our neighbours..that is our fellow african neighbours we are suffering frm starvation,poverty,malaria,aids,TB..etc... here's a song lyrics dedicated to the african children.. durg christmas...

Do they know it's Christmas-Band Aid 20

Chris Martin:
It's Christmastime, there's no need to be afraid
At Christmastime, we let in light and we banish shade
Dido:
And in our world of plenty we can spread a smile of joy
Throw your arms around the world at Christmastime
Robbie Williams:
But say a prayer, Pray for the other ones
At Christmastime it's hard, but when you're having fun
Sugababes:
There's a world outside your window
And it's a world of dread and fear
Fran Healy:
Where the only water flowing
Fran Healy & Sugarbabes:
Is the bitter sting of tears
Fran Healy & Justin Hawkins:
And the Christmas bells that ring there are the clanging chimes of doom
Bono:
Well tonight thank God it's them instead of you
Will Young & Jamelia:
And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmastime
The greatest gift they'll get this year is life
Ms Dynamite & Beverly Knight:
Where nothing ever grows
No rain nor rivers flow
Group of ten and Joss Stone:
Do they know it's Christmastime at all?
Tom Chaplin (Keane):
Here's to you
Justin Hawkins (Darkness):
Raise a glass for everyone
Dizzee Rascal:
Spare a thought this yuletide for the deprived
If the table was turned would you survive
Busted:
Here's to them
Justin Hawkins (Darkness):
Underneath that burning sun
Dizzee Rascal:
You ain?t gotta feel guilt just selfless
Give a little help to the helpless
Joss Stone & Justin Hawkins:
Do they know it's Christmastime at all?
Tom Chaplin:
Feed the world
Tom Chaplin & Chris Martin:
Feed the world
Tom Chaplin & Chris Martin & Sugababes:
Feed the world
Tom Chaplin & Chris Martin & Sugababes:
Feed the world
Everyone in full chorus line.
Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmastime again ? repeated
Group of ten:
Feed the world
Everyone in full chorus line.
Feed the world ? repeated to end
Joss Stone
Ad libs over outro

rmb to dedicate prayers for the starving children of africa durg this season of x'mas

bye hazel

2004-12-17T12:12:00.000+08:00

hazel's last pic wif us on 2004 (alycia,kenny,hazel,meixia,juliet + me!)

went to airport last nite to send hazel off... (she's leavin' for a pilgrimage trip to france).. gt a chance to meet my band conductor, mr ng and waigeng... and oso mtv vj, utt...(we took a pic wif him)....and we took a lot of group photos...

realli glad to see that hazel's family going together..as there's a saying, "a family that prays together, stays together"..hazel's brother and herself had been devoted to their parish ..hazel's mum had truly raised her 3 kids into pious catholics through God's grace...i look upon hazel's family as the role-model for my family.

although hazel's nt my personal sponser, she had help me a lot through my faith journey. she taught me "marian devotions" ,indulgences..etc... etc.. and she's concern abt our faith as we're preparing for baptism..as meixia said ... "she's the world best sponser!!"..(.hmmm.. so cannot take her for granted )...yupp..realli thank her a lot!!

i pray that hazel and her family will have a safe trip i(no pickpockets).. and of cuz.. will enjoy this trip and to feel the presence of God through the intercession of our Blessed Virgin Mother ...Mary , saint bernadette , saint Thérèse of child Jesus.. all saints, martyrs,the blessed and angels... may hazel and her family grow spiritually through this trip to france..

aniwae.. i pray that God will grant our petitions that will be place on 19th Dec in the petitions box in lourdes..through the powerful intercession of mother mary. hope that God will offer me the grace to be prayerful durg this season of advent... =p

Amen!

My God.... I Love You!

2004-12-16T12:57:00.000+08:00

SAINT THÉRÈSE OF THE CHILD JESUS

"My God, I Love You!"

i was deeply touched by the final words of St. THÉRÈSE OF THE CHILD JESUS after reading her biography, i felt the warmth of my heart,and tears around my eyes..esp. her final words... here is an article of her life which i would like to look upon to

Saint Thérèse was born at Alençon in France on 2nd January 1873. Her parents were Louis Martin and Zélie Guérin. After the death of her mother on 28th August 1877, Thérèse and her family moved to Lisieux. Towards the end of 1879, she went to confession for the first time. Taught by the Benedictine nuns of Lisieux, she received First Holy Communion on 8th May 1884. Some weeks later, on 14th June of the same year, she received the Sacrament of Confirmation. She wished to embrace the contemplative life, as her sisters Pauline and Marie had done in the Carmel of Lisieux, but was prevented from doing so by her young age. On a visit to Italy, during an audience granted by Pope Leo XIII to the pilgrims from Lisieux on 20th November 1887, she asked the Holy Father with childlike audacity to be able to enter the Carmel at the age of fifteen. On 9th April 1888 she entered the Carmel of Lisieux. She received the habit on 10th January of the following year, and made her religious profession on 8th September 1890. She fulfilled in a very special way all the little aspects of daily life, with humility, a gospel simplicity and great trust in God, and she tried by her example and her words to impart these virtues to her sisters, especially the novices. Discovering that her place was to be at the heart of the Church, she offered her life for the salvation of souls and for the well-being of the Church. On 3rd April 1896, in the night between Holy Thursday and Good Friday, she suffered a haemoptysis, the first sign of the illness which would lead to her death; she welcomed this event as a mysterious visitation of the Divine Spouse. She was transferred to the infirmary on 8th July. Meanwhile her sufferings and trials intensified. She died, transported by love, on 30th September 1897. Her final words, "My God...., I love you!", seal a life which was extinguished on earth at the age of twenty-four; thus began, as was her desire, a new phase of apostolic presence on behalf of souls in the Communion of Saints, in order to shower a rain of roses upon the world. She was canonised by Pope Pius XI in 1925 and proclaimed patron of the missions by the same Pope in 1927. On 19th October 1997, Pope John Paul II declared her Doctor of the Church. Most remarkable is her biographical account, The story of a soul. In her autobiographical manuscripts she left us not only her recollections of childhood and adolescence but also a portrait of her soul, the description of her most intimate experience.

Source : http://www.ocarm.org/eng/index.htm

"O God, let me look upon your beloved sevant, Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus as my role model. Through her short life,she had offered for the salvation of souls and well-being of the church. may i imitate her love for God..and i ask this through the intercesson of st.Thérèse of the child Jesus .. In the name of Jesus. Amen"

quizzes..

2004-12-14T12:12:00.000+08:00

discover what candy you are @ quiz me
Which Bible Hero Are You?
PETER. You're a regular guy. Family oriented, steady job, yetwilling to grow and change. If anything, you talk before you think, but you're willing to own up to your mistakes and move on.

What's your faith?
1. Eastern Orthodox (100%) 2. Roman Catholic (100%) 3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (97%) 4. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (86%) 5. Orthodox Quaker (86%) 6. Seventh Day Adventist (82%) 7. Jehovah's Witness (82%) 8. Orthodox Judaism (76%) 9. Bah??Faith (74%) 10. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (70%) 11. Islam (66%) 12. Liberal Quakers (55%) 13. Sikhism (54%) 14. Hinduism (50%) 15. Jainism (48%) 16. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (40%) 17. Unitarian Universalism (38%) 18. Mahayana Buddhism (38%) 19. Theravada Buddhism (37%) 20. Reform Judaism (31%) 21. Neo-Pagan (28%) 22. Secular Humanism (23%) 23. New Age (21%) 24. Nontheist (19%) 25. New Thought (16%) 26. Taoism (15%) 27. Scientology (14%)
http://beliefnet.com/features/quiz/index.html

LOL... just being lame here...

passion!

2004-12-14T11:22:00.000+08:00

"You're the only one who satisfies my soul

You're the Alpha Omega beginning and end"

"i am starting to find myself as a person without passion...indeed.. my passion change through the years. "..this is what i thought not long ago.....

when i was little, i wanted to become a doctor... den later... hotel manager....and become very very rich....and live in a big house...to live like a king....live a life extravagantly .....izzit realistic..??

now, my passion on becoming a doctor is impossible (uh..maybe chinese sin-seh)..that is becuz i didn't achieve it..and my goals are set too high and too early..

durg secondary years.. i wanted to play my instrument well...perhaps, that's my passion at that time...but it started losing when i was in secondary 2.. i've tried to regain this passion... but it failed... am i a failiar?

now, i've met my savior... i've decided to put myself in the hands of God... to spread the Gospel and to follow the ways of Christ....perhaps.. to make christ's sacrifice worthy.....and....i've finally found my PASSION!....

Alleluia... praise the lord!...

feast of our lady of guadalupe

2004-12-13T10:39:00.000+08:00

our lady of guadalupe
He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

(Luke 17:6)

yesterday (12th December) marks the feast day of our lady of guadalupe
in 1531, "a lady from heaven" appeared to juan diego,a poor indian. the lady identified herself as the "mother of true God".she instructed him to have the bishop to build a temple on the site.. and left the image of herself on his tilma, a poor quality cactus-cloth, which should have deteriorated in 20 years but shows no sign of decay 469 years later and still defies all scientific explanations of its origin.it apparently even reflects in her eyes what was in front of her in 1531!

according to the first formal investigation by the church abt the events,juan diego seems to be a very religious man,even before his conversion to christianity.he used to walk from his village to a church, 14 miles away, on naked feet to receive doctrine and instruction...and for mass...

the blessed virgin mary, during her apparition, talked to him in his language. she called him, "juanito,juan dieguito ...the most humble of my sons."

juan diego moved to a room, attached to the local chapel that housed the sacred image.he spent the rest of his lifetime propagating the account the appariations of the countrymen.he died on may 30,1548..at the age of 74.

juan diego received the eucharist three times a week, it was rare in those times.

juan diego is simply the model of humility for all of us... his simple faith reflects to us abt the bible passage that i've posted on top.

"our lady of guadalupe,the mother of true God and saint juan diego, the model of humility, pray for us for the love of God, the Father,the Son and the Spirit...may our simple faith make a difference today through Christ, our lord. amen."

fun..

2004-12-10T09:53:00.000+08:00

"You make me feel like dancing

I want to dance the night away"

yesterday went 2 k-box wif alycia,meixia,hazel,shawn & juliet..kenny was unable to come.. at abt 5pm .i gotta sing songs lyk "an jing" bla bla bla.. and hazel was the one who sing oldies..juliet and shawn sang the mandarin pop and the 2 girls sang without using microphone (their voices r loud enuff).. we ended off with "she bangs" by william hung.. . realli dance our head off......man oh man..we were there for 4 hrs plus but i seem so fast...qt. fun..thx evryone for giving me such an enjoyable evening

realli thank God for bringing joy to us durg k-box session.for letting us to forget all our anxieties and stress.

cheers!...

temptation : my 'O' level masterpiece

2004-12-09T14:25:00.000+08:00

-my final piece-
"Temptation"

mary is embracing the cross.she represents purity, in contrast to the prostitutes in Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
the lady in blue, represents promiscuity who hide herself behind the robe of Virgin Mary, to seek refuge
the 2 fruits represent the forbidden fruit,the sign of temptation,which brought sin to the human race
the fire represents suffering that jesus had to undergo during crucifixion
the ghostly figure and the dragon represents the devil, trying to tempt jesus to avoid the cross during the agony in the garden of gesthamane
jesus is suffering. he is praying for strength from God.

thanks abby for taking this pic for me...

rciy (christ e king)

2004-12-08T14:48:00.000+08:00

-hazel's b-dae-
my bro + sis in christ
hazel,juliet(my sis),shawn,meixia,alycia & me
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feast of the immaculate conception

2004-12-08T11:15:00.000+08:00

" Praised & blessed be the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary!"

December 8th celebrates the feast of the immaculate conception of blessed virgin mary (BVM)..as of this year, 2004..marks the 150th dogma of the immaculate conception, progumulgated by Pope Pius IX in 1854. .This dogma states that the Blessed Virgin Mary, "in the first instance of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace granted by God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin, is a doctrine revealed by God and therefore to be believed firmly and constantly by all the faithful."

"Remember, My children, come to My Mother; for in Her memory of Her human days upon earth, She above all humans created—sinless, without the stigma of sin, a perfect life upon earth without sin, and assumed into Heaven, body and spirit—She above all can direct you because She is your Mother; She is the Queen of Heaven, and the Mother of every human being upon earth."

-Jesus, August 14, 1979 -

(Taken from Dom Gueranger's The Liturgical Year:)

this dogma procliams that mary's soul was the tabernacle created by Yahweh, himself, for the purpose of the incarnation, was never subject to original sin, but completely preserved from the original taint. In other words, the Blessed Virgin Mary was created immaculate by God as the new Eve,equal to the first Eve that was created immaculate by God.

"Que soy era Immaculado Conceptiou"

Readings : Gn 3:9-15,20/Eph 1:3-6,11,12/Lk 1:26-38

Festival of lights

2004-12-07T21:55:00.000+08:00

festival of lights or hanukkah is an eight-day celebration that begins with 25th Kislev of the Jewish calendar.

this year, hanukkah is celebrated on sundown of dec 7th through sundown of dec 15th.

hanukkah marks the legend of a miracle durg the rededication of the temple.den, the jews found out that the oil were only enough to last one day. however, the small portion of oil burned for eight days.. which is the length of time required to purify new oil. (miracle done by God, the almighty).

let us rmb this.. through faith, miracles can happen

"O Rock of my salvation, with delight we praise You.

Restore the Temple where we will bring offerings.

When You will eliminate our enemies,

Then I shall sing at the rededication. "

(Maoz Tzur-song for hanukkah)

Mary - devotion I

2004-12-04T18:12:00.000+08:00

Novena (from novem, nine)
Novena is a nine days devotion to obtain graces from God.

i went for the novena devotion to our mother of perpetual help every saturday and i've juz came back from novena church for the devotion wif meixia.

there are many pictures of our mother of perpetual help around the world. it is one of the most popular pictures that the catholic use to venerate our mother, the blessed virgin mary. being christian, honouring mary is important.. as we were told by God in the 4th commandment to "honour your father and mother". mary look pretty sad in the icon of our mother of perpetual help. some may find it scary. this icons shows how we can find refuge, just as Jesus find refuge when he was an infant.

mary is so close to her divine son rite now. in the bible, we can see how close relationship of mary and jesus. jesus' human nature is from His human mother, mary of nazareth. praying through mary is asking mary to pray for us as she is so near to jesus. mary has never failed to pray for us, just as God has never failed to answer our prayers.

i enjoy going to the church of st. alphonsus (novena church) for novena... to see how the devotion of both catholics and non-catholics to our lady and the faith in God.. and the thanksgiving letter that the church receive each week. although the temporary church of st. alphonsus may be small and humid (no air-con), i love to see the devouts sitting on the floor and crowding around the icon of our mother of perpetual help..it really gives me a feelg of the mother-and -child relationship between mary and the ppl.

mary is not only the mother of christians, but oso the mother of all ppl.

Prayer of Confidence
Mother of Perpetual Help,
we come to you and place our trust in you.
You are a Mother of mercy.
You are called by all the refuge and the hope of sinners;
be then our refuge and our hope.
Help us for the love our Jesus Christ.
Stretch out your hands to us poor sinners.
We bless and thank God for giving us this confidence in you.
In the past, we have so often sinned but with your help,
we can conquer,and you will help us if we pray to you.
In all our temptations, may we always turn to you and say:
Mary help me!
Let me never lose my God
Amen.

Let God's will be done

2004-12-04T10:10:00.000+08:00

about 2000 years ago. there lived an ordinary jewish lady who was humilated as she was found pregnant b4 marriage. she gave birth to her son not in a comfortable bed, but in a stable. not long after giving birth to her son, she had to travel all the way to a foreign nation. not by aeroplane but by donkey. she knew that her son is special but she did nt understand him well.few years later, she had to watch her own beloved son being sentence to death, a terrible death.

is she punished by God?

who is this lady?

she is mary of nazareth.

mary became the spourse of the holy spirit. she received the son of God in her womb before her marriage.she was humilated and joseph, her husband planned to divorce her secretly.

she had to travel all the way to egypt shortly after giving birth to Jesus.

mary did not understand her son durg the finding in the temple.

she had to watch her beloved son, being crucified....

is she rewarded?

YES, she is

she was assuemed into heaven. crown the queen of heaven. most imptly, got united with her beloved son, our lord and saviour, jesus christ.

"While Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, "Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed.But He said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it."

(Luke 11:27-28)"

indeed, not only mary was the one who nursed our saviour, she was oso the one who hear the word of God and observe it.

though mary's life may be sorrowful. she trusted God.. and she was rewarded.

let us take mary as our role model.. her trust in God.

AMEN.

Save the Humans

2004-12-01T11:52:00.000+08:00

"Heal The World

Make It A Better Place

For You And For Me

And The Entire Human Race

There Are People Dying

If You Care Enough

For The Living

Make A Better Place

For You And For Me"

december 1st marks World AIDS day. AIDS is the result of hiv. HIV virus is one of the most devastated threat to mankind.currrently, there are about 38 million ppl affected by this disease.the most alarming region of the spread of HIV is the sub-saharan ... a total of 25 million affected by HIV. wad are the ppl doing to slow down the spread of hiv?

nowadays, instead of educating ppl to stay away from casual sex, the public r taught to practise safe sex(using condoms). so, is the public being taught that .."causal sex is okie.. juz use condom if u r unsure whether u haf hiv or nt.... "

hiv can still be transmitted through condom. it onli reduces the risk by 90%. (u r still 10% at risk)

in kenya, where an estimated 20% of people have HIV - the church condemns condoms for promoting promiscuity and repeats the claim about permeability. The archbishop of Nairobi, Raphael Ndingi Nzeki, said: "Aids... has grown so fast because of the availability of condoms."

i agree with archbishop raphael ndingi nzeki. the ONLY way to prevent the spread of hiv is to STOP casual sex behaviour.

many hiv-positive indivisuals r being discriminated becoz of their hiv status.be aware of the ppl who r being discriminated. they r suffering from both discrimination and their illness.

during the season of advent, while we are waiting for the light of Christ, let us support and educate the public , abt this threat we humankind r having.pray for those surffering esp. the children of africa... who r ignorant of their infection and r oso nt responsible for their disease.

We must break the silence and the barriers to effective HIV/AIDS prevention and care. Only by confronting stigma and discrimination will the fight against HIV/AIDS be won.

*saint aloysious gonzaga, pray for the ppl affected by HIV. may they find comfort even they r ill.may the human race fight against the discrimination and stigma of hiv. we ask this through christ our lord. amen

As the deer

2004-11-30T11:03:00.000+08:00

From the bible passage, Psalm 42:2

As the deer panteths for the water,
So my soul longs after you.
You alone are my heart?s desire
And I long to worship you.

CHORUS:
You alone are my strength, my shield.
You alone are my spirit's yield.
You alone are my heart?s desire
And I long to worship you.

I want you more than gold or silver
Only you can satisfy
You alone are the real joy giver
And the apple of my eye

(Repeat Chorus)

You're my friend, and You are my brother
Even though You are a King.
I love You more than any other so much than anything

experienced the love of Our Father

2004-11-30T09:45:00.000+08:00

" As far as the east is from west,

so far has He removed our transgressions from us"

Psalm 103:12

juz came back frm my church retreat (or camp). it was held in st.teresa church for 3 days (27 Nov-29 Nov)initially,i wasn't looking forward for this camp.but it turn out to be an amazing camp which draws me nearer to God.

the highlight of the day was the 'faith walk'.we were blind-folded and was told to walk down a slope.i felt totally lost while walking(was afraid of falling down from the slope ah)..then walk alone in the bright columbarium...then later to the 'super dark' auditorium..heard the creepy voice of ben... "push...."..honestly speaking i wasn't afraid becuz i was walking in a church a.k.a the house of God..(hee, and i brought my rosary along wif me)

"Be not afraid, I go before you always,

Come follow me, and i will give you rest"

on the 2nd day, i was extremely tired 2 an extent that the moment i close my eyes,i was in dreamland..we were told to repent our sins.ltr the catechumens had a chat with father andrew (parish priest of christ the king) and the others who were baptised had a chance to go for the sacrament and rite of reconciliation a.k.a confession.i had a chat wif father andrew.didn't expect him to be friendly and fatherly.we had taize chant ltr in an air-conditioned room.taize is monotonous(which makes me feel lyk slping)but a beautiful prayer.we had the exposition of the blessed sacrament.the body of christ is truly present in the blessed sacrament.aniwae, we got to fast b4 our prayers.fasting is oso a form of prayer.i truly sense jesus' presence during the fast.to me,the fast is a highlight of the 2nd day of the camp.

"O God, in this wonderful Sacrament, You have left us a memorial of your Passion.

We ask You to enable us,so to worship the sacred mysteries ofyour Body and Blood,that we may constantly feel in our live the effects of your Redemption.You who live and reign forever and ever.Amen."

we had mass on the 2nd and 3rd day. 28th Nov marks the start of the liturgical calendar.(Year A).yupx, oso the start of Advent, the preperation of the nativity of our lord and saviour.

last but nt least, i enjoyed all the praise and worship sessions during these 3 days.all of us were praising and worshipping God wholeheartedly.

truly, the almightly God can satisfy us in our every need.all our earthly past times we enjoy (shopping,watching TV,surfing net.. bla bla..) is juz an occasional indulgence that we do on earth.wad is most important is the eternal reward that we receive thru faith.thru christ, we can acknowledge God as 'Abba' or 'Father'.

Jesus answered, " I am the way,the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

John 14:5-7

thank u sponsers,befrienders,facillitators and fellow catechumens for making this retreat a success. thank u guys for the warm fuzzies (iz this spelling rite?)..

-conclusion-: i've truly acknowledge and accept christ as my lord and saviour.i juz want to worship and praise God forever, from the bottom of my heart. Abba, pls lead me to Your way..

"Not my will but Thy be done."

music of the nite

2004-11-26T00:28:00.000+08:00

"Softly, deftly

Music shall caress you

Hear it, feel it

Secretly possess you

Open up your mind

Let your fantasies unwind

In this darkness which you know you cannot fight

The darkness of the music of the night "

i can't live my life without music.still remember the days when i was mugging, i started listening 98.7FM and i simply got addicted to it. it gives me the motivation and commitment to study.i enjoy all differnt genres of songs from rock to symphonic, from R & B to retro

i prefer listening to soft music at night wif the lights off. love the song "glory of love" and "you're my inspiration" by chicago.guess their songs realli r kinda inspiring.

got a cd which compromise soothing music (traditional hymns). it's pretty amazing when i play this cd while i'm reciting my rosary.it enhance my spiritual well-being.this is how God works while the music is being played.

how bout "satanic" music? hmmm, i dun realli noe much. perhaps, listening to these musics dun realli harm if u dun indulge too much in it.

inevitably, music influence us to a large extent.if u simply love rock, u will dress up like a rocker.

i shall end here.
Rock on =p

Days of my life

2004-11-25T17:21:00.000+08:00

"Are you desparate to find something more?

Before your life is over"

2 days after my 'O's, can't help thking abt the times when i was mugging in my room.. it's funny the way i hoped tt o levs will b over when i was mugging, but nw tt e "nitemare" is over, i actuallie feel lost. paradox of a typical sch boy isnt it?

aniwae, this is the list of things i wanna do.

voluntary work?..i dunno which organization to look forward
working and spend the money extravagantly
staying at home and watch MTV

Peace.