Ah Quin Jie - lar…….

Anyone has any antidote for depression?

I am asking this because I am hearing many people are feeling depressed. Either from studies or work. I heard also that some have suicidal feelings because of the pressures…….pressures of being victimised? What can be done when one is feeling that life is unfair and why do we have to face with all this?

There are so many people around us and we all have different personalities. Some are able to cope well and some do not know how to cope. Some knows that there is still tomorrow but some can only see today. Some can only see "I" and some could see "we". Whatever personalities that we have, I think God did not mean for us to live alone. We need one another with all the different personalities to be together in this journey of life. We need our families and friends and also the people around us whether we know them or not to help us move on. We help shape one another’s life…whether towards the negative or positive side (hopefully towards the positive side..). We pray that God will give us at least one or two close family members or friends that we can really share our struggles with…

You know the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible? The first few chapters are quite depressing because it says that everything is meaningless…..but towards the end half of the book….we see that God really wants us to enjoy this life that  He has given us. And in chapter 3 it is written…there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven…

a time to be born and a time to die,

a time to plant and a time to uproot,

a time to kill and a time to heal,

a time to tear down and a time to build,

at time to weep and at time to laugh,

a time to mourn and a time to dance,

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

a time to search and a time to give up,

a time to keep and a time to throw away,

a time to tear and a time to mend,

a time to be silent and a time to speak,

a time to love and a time to hate,

a time for war and a time for peace.

Hmm….just some thoughts that were on my mind these past few weeks.

My friend’s dad passed away last Thursday and I went for the wake service after work on Friday night and then attended the funeral on Saturday morning. I do not like to go for funerals because I do not know what to say to the family members….but come to think about it…..I think they really appreciate our presence at this time of joy and sadness….actually we were all smiling and talking on all topics under the sky lar….=) During the wake service, the liturgist said the word ‘comfort’ in every sentence. I have never heard the word mentioned so many times in any service before =p There were smiles on people’s faces that night because of the memories of uncle who in his simple ways touched our lives. On the funeral day, the grandchildren showed clips of their grandpa and the eulogy was shared by one of the daughters. Now there were more eyes that were filled with tears….and as we took turns to say farewell to uncle, tears were freely falling down and another close friend could not stop her tears and made my friend cry all the more….then we followed to the cemetary and said our final good bye. Uncle is now in heaven with aunty….

On a lighter note, we had lunch after coming back from the cemetary at one of the restaurants. I sat at a table where all of them are senior citizens of the church…=) all of them were exchanging all the holiday trips that they went….some of them even went on the same tour…they really are enjoying themselves…I sat there amused listening to all the dos and don’ts and the good and bad of the places they went…hehe…but it is good to be in  a community where we can share our lives together…

Till the next time I blog….cheerios!!

Don’t know why but I feel like writing something about my dad. My dad is the ‘Macgyver’ of our home. He can fix anything in the house! Any wiring needed to be done, he can do it! He can also repair a car. Since his retirement a few years ago, he has taken out the whole engine of his car and put it back a few times….=) So his car although old but can run quite smoothly. Needless to say, he is also my car’s ‘mechanic’. Anything wrong with the car, he will fix it for me…changing of oil, timing belt, car lights, etc. At one time my car (Proton Iswara) was really shaky when I drive at only 100 km per hour on the highway….but he went to tinker with the engine, change this and that and now my car can run smoothly even when I drive 130 (oops..=p) I mean 110 km per hour on the highway. I think he also get tips of what to do from my uncle lar who is a mechanic. So anything from the house to the car, we (meaning my bros and sisters) will ask him about it and if he can fix it he will…but as you know age is catching up and his eyes also can’t see so clearly already I think but he will do whatever he can. What he can’t then we have to look into it. My younger bro is also the ‘MacGyver’ junior. Though he may not know to do some of the things that my dad can do, but he can survive lar….=)

My dad is now at our PJ house, just being there looking after my nieces and nephew. Buying them lunch everyday.

My mom is at home in Seremban alone. Must pray for protection for her.

So that’s it for now…..

It was raining when we came down from Fraser’s Hill last Sunday….I guess the heavens know that my heart was crying…..and the reason is because….I did not get to eat durians as I planned!!!!…=( boo hoo hoo….

I will be going to Fraser’s Hill this Friday to Sunday for the Counselors Retreat!! Yay! I want to eat durian! Hope to I can get my hands on some!! =D

Hi! How are you?

Oh, I am OK…

Hi! How are you?

Well, I am not good….there is just something that I feel that’s not right…but don’t know what….

Hi! How are you?

Do you care when you ask this question?

What’s your reaction when you are being asked back if you really care?

Will our answers be dissapointing to our friends?

Well my friends, I do care about you. Though I may not know how to advise you sometimes but I will listen and pray for you. I can only care and love you because God first loved you and I. And only God can give us understanding, wisdom and sensitivity to each others’ needs. I must continue to trust God in this journey of life.

I faced many dissapointments and asked hundreds of whys…=p…but the Lord ask that I continue to trust Him…..painful sometimes but I must trudge on….. 

The Lord is my Shepherd

Time to update my blog again…=p

I just came back from a relaxing and tiring holiday….hehehe…had a good time with my friends…I thank God for His blessings and His mercies in this trip…thank God for the friends that He blesses me with…:-D..they "rawk"..woohoo….!!!!

I have this friend who is a Joyce Meyer fan. She shares with us a lot of teachings from Joyce Meyer and also how the Lord has been guiding and teaching her in her family life. The Lord has indeed been blessing her in a lot of ways and she thanks the Lord everyday of her life. For the insights and new things she learn from the Lord and the struggles in her family life, she give thanks.  The Lord has given her the gift of being a bible study leader and also an encourager to the ladies in her midst. I pray that she will continue to rely on God for strength and wisdom in all areas of her life. She is and will be blessed.

"Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other. Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the Lord your God gives you for all time. "

Deut 4: 39, 40

The joy of the Lord is my strength……

I will follow you……. (song from Digi advert..) hehe

So far the DiGi adverts have really been farnee!!! I enjoy watching those adverts….hahaha…..

So would I be influenced to change my line to a Digi line? …… nah…. I still hear complaints about the coverage not good..=p

*I won’t follow you……*

It’s raining….it’s pouring…the old man is snoring……

Today’s lent meditation (from Meditations for Lent 2007 by Board of Worship & Music, TRAC) …"Giver of Life"…stories of how God brought back a small boy and Lazarus to life….

When we stumble in our walk with God and when we feel that we have backslided…we always feel we have to wait until we straigthen our lives before we feel OK to come back to God. It was written…"God does not ask us to come to God only when we have sorted out our life. God does not ask us to raise ourselves from the dead before we come to God. We just need God to come to us, just as we are…dead or half dead, and let God give us life".

So let us just come to God and let Him give us life. God sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross for us….just come…just come to Him…

Ps 17: 8 - Keep me as the apple of your eye, hide me in the shadow of your wings.