"O holy Child of Bethlehem,
descend to us, we pray;
cast out our sin and enter in,
be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels
the great glad tidings tell;
O come to us, abide with us,
our Lord Emmanuel!"

heh.. it's that time of the year again! Christmas! i guess Christmas has always been a time when i'm always rushing to write cards and buy presents, but yeah.. it's really more than that.. so much more than that! it wasn't until this year that it struck me.. how God in all His fullness, became one of us. the great salvation plan. Matthew 1:21

"Jesus is Lord - the cry that echoes through creation
resplendent pow'r, eternal Word, our Rock.
The Son of God, the King whose glory fills the heavens,
yet bids us come to taste this living Bread.

Jesus is Lord - whose voice sustains the stars and planets
Yet in His wisdom laid aside His crown.
Jesus the Man, who washed our feet, who bore our suffering,
Became a curse to bring salvation's plan.

Jesus is Lord - the tomb is gloriously empty!
Not even death could crush this King of love!
The price is paid, the chains are loosed, and we're forgiven,
And we can run into the arms of God.

Jesus is Lord - a shout of joy, a cry of anguish,
As He returns, and every knee bows low.
Then every eye and every heart will see His glory,
The Judge of all will take His children home."

And without faith, it is impossible to please God....


Hebrews 11


i'm at a loss for words..

Whats does your personality rate from 1-10? by morning_prayer
Your first full name
Your personality rates a	seven (you rock)
your best quality is	youre fun to hang around
your worst quality is	youre too sweet
this is because	youre unique
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i hope this works. haha. koped it from debra's page! that's what you do when you have nothing better to do! :)

heh. went for karaoke today with the 89s at daniel's place. it was classic. i think we made a fool of ourselves, but fun.. very fun. ;)

"set me like a seal on your heart
for love is unyielding as the grave,
the flash of it is a jealous fire
no flood can quench
for love is as strong as death..."

the girls who add lots of colour to my life. ;)

"God of wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy
Lord of heaven and earth

Holy holy holy!
Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy Name
In earth and sky and sea
Holy holy holy!
Merciful and mighty
God in three persons
Blessed Trinity."

bubble bubble bubble.....

hilmay and yeng wai's wedding.







just some random pictures. heh. i wanted to put a caption below each one but i realised they're all mixed up. :)

"My child, you never had to prove anything to anyone.
I made you just the way you are, and I love you"

we are... the thinkers!

alright.. time to pack for youth camp. ;)

"all i once held dear, built my life upon
all this world reveres and wars to own
all i once thought gain, i have counted loss
spent and worthless now, compared to this:

knowing You, Jesus, knowing You
there is no greater thing
You're my all, You're the best
You're my joy my righteousness
and i love You, Lord

now my heart's desire is to know You more
to be found in You, and known as Yours
to possess by faith, what i could not earn
all surpassing gift of righteousness.

oh to know the power of Your risen life
and to know You in Your suffering
to become like You in Your death, my Lord
so with You to live and never die."


let this be the prayer of our hearts, even as we look towards youthcamp05.

two couples i know are getting married within the next two weeks. as music director for one of the weddings, i have been thinking alot about possible wedding processionals and recessionals. and believe me, some of the ideas that popped into my head are rather ridiculous.

one of the images that flashed through my head before: the bride running in to rimsky-korsakov's "flight of the bumblebee" played maksim style! another processional i thought of: the bride sashaying in to tom jones' "she's a lady".. woah-oh-oh, she's a lady! or even the song that goes.. "if you wanna be happy for the rest of your life.. never make a pretty woman your wife!" that'd be REALLY offensive to us girls though.

i'd personally rather music from the classical genre, though not those cliched ones. but i'd like a funky recessional! where the drummer hammers on the bass drum or whump!kick (courtesy of lucas) in anticipation of the band breaking out into music the congregation can tap their toes to, when the minister goes.. "i now pronounce you........"

haha. oh well. just random thoughts that go through my head from day to day.....

"When the heavens shall ring and the angels sing
At Thy coming to victory,
Let Thy voice call me home, saying
'Yet there is room - there is room at My side for thee.'
My heart shall rejoice, Lord Jesus,
When Thou comest and callest for me!"


What do You want me to declare this Christmas?

just got back from prayer meeting. Psalms 66. as i sat there and reflected, i realised there is alot to thank God for this year. for His faithfulness, His love, His mercy. uncle eng wah's sharing really touched me. the faith of a man who is going through such a trial. yet he sings praise about a God who cares for us and knows every single thing about us, even the number of strands of hair we have on our head. (yes, lucas has lots.) indeed, every single day is a gift from God.

Give thanks with a grateful heart.

aaaaah!! breath-takingly beautiful. i wanna go there!!!

-courtesy of michelle lee's.... friend. :)

my exams are finally over. thank God. cos i'm sooooooo tired now. the next hurdle to cross would be my piano exam.. next wednesday!

this morning before our paper, sarah and i studied at the science canteen cos our usual spot outside the med library was too cold. i sat there rather fidgety, trying to absorb bits of nucleotide metabolism. then i heard snippets of a conversation nearby.. between.. little boys. yeah. it was quite funny. at first, i thought there were only two of them, but i later discovered there were four.

i overheard bits and pieces like "cannot run around! if not you will be fined!" and "do you know the meaning of *censored*?"astonished, yet amused, i continued reading my notes. then came the hilarious part. "eh! you better say your grace. don't say grace cannot eat! EH! SAY GRACE!! SAY SAY SAY!! QUICK! SAY IT!"(mind you, that was done rather forcefully.) i looked up from my notes. sarah gave me a rather bewildered look. trying not to laugh, i went back to reading de novo pathway..

after awhile, the little boys started walking around.. and disturbing each other. at one point, the chubby one turned around, looked in my direction (i think) and flashed me a mischievous smile. haha. kids... they do the funniest things at the most unexpected times.

'tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home.

and Lord we trust in Your unfailing love,
for You alone are God eternal
throughout earth and heaven above.

church was hectic as usual, and the month of december's just gonna send us flying all over the place. service today was really refreshing though. i went in there tired and weary and came out utterly encouraged by the worship and the sermon. relating who God is and what He does, with my personal life. yeah. we all need that. after all, what makes us think that the same God who put the stars in their place and fed 5000 people with just 5 loaves and 2 fishes can't see us through our difficulties?

had a very filling lunch after church. i think i consumed half a plate of baby kailan. bleah. no one is pro-vegetable. for now.. i need a nap before venturing into the world of legislations.

it's the time of the year
when uni students cower in fear
hold their textbooks dear
so that concepts become clear!

dfd, law, stats and biochem
a unique blend for the pharmers this sem
from one-way anova to acetyl-coA carboxylase
not forgetting the many laws our state has put in place!

last but not least, the philo GEM
and the many definitions Socrates slams
plato, berlin, descartes, mill
adds to my life.. a paradoxical thrill!

therefore, it is plain to see
the amount of stress under which everyone happens to be
camping out in the li-bra-ry!
for what seems like eternity!

goodness gracious. i don't believe i penned all that down!