December Updates

Hi again .. after almost a month missing from blogging! :D

Tickets at Arsenal Matches!

Last night (12 Dec), I went to watch a Champion League match!!! Arsenal vs Steaua Bucharest LIVE at Emirates stadium! Yes, a CL game LIVE! It was another good (not great) experience! The 1st half was very exciting because Arsenal kept on attacking the opposition team; 2nd half was even more 'exciting' because somehow, Arsenal's attacking standard dropped so much that Steaua Bucharest kept on fighting back! In the end, we won: 2-1, scored by Diaby and Bentdner. Btw, it was freezing cold last nite.

Since becoming a red member at Arsenal, I managed to get a lot of match tickets. To date, i've FA Cup, CL's and I also got 2 Premier League ticket - 1st Jan against West Ham and 12th Jan against Birmingham City! Well, it does cost A LOT for the tickets, about £50 each! So, i'm not going to go to all matches ... cause there are my friends who wanna go watch! :D

Nicholas's testimony

Received an email from my brother, Nicholas, who's now in his 4th year medic in Adelaide, Australia! (Click on the following images to enlarge so that you can read the contents)


Congratulation! A year closer to become a doctor! Hopefully I can finish in 2 years as well for my PhD! :D

Freezing Cold weather

Always heard about the term 'freezing cold' weather - well it was really freezing cold last night! Instead of snow, there was ice every where! :D

Nevertheless, just wanna showed some photos of Hyde Park, especially when the ground was covered with icy leaves. This is my cycling route! So whenever I cycle to college, these are the scenary I see! :D

Beowulf in 3-D

Last night, despite heavy rain, after college, i cycled to Leicester Square's VUE to watch Beowulf in 3-D. I bought the ticket from http://www.lastminute.com/ which cost only £4.75 (normally is £12), a massive saving to watch movie in West End.

This is my first experience of 3-D long feature movie. I always go to those 3-D or 4-D movies (in Warner Bros village n Sea World in Gold Coast, in Thorpe Park) which lasted only 10 minutes. I sincerely enjoy the experience so much! The movie was really cool as well, staring Anthony Hopkins, Ray Winstone and Angelina Jolie ... all the big casts!

I particularly like one of the movie line: 'Pride is the curse!'. Always in the Bible, the downfall of men and angel (Lucifer) is caused by P-R-I-D-E! I have this weakness as well ... I really pray and try my best to be humble!

"God, please help me! Amen!"

Family - Korea + China Trip

Nope, i did not go to Korea and China trip with them .. wish i had. They had so much fun and nice scenary! :D So just wanna post up some photos!

Happy Birthday to ME! :D

I'm 28 years old ... older but not necessary more mature or wiser :D (for you to tell me whether i've changed)

I had the most unusual birthday countdown this year - in hospital A&E department! After church meeting, we drove to Homerton Hospital to accompany Twin, who was taken to hospital because she almost fainted on the street. Aaron and I stayed with Twin to wait for her to be examined by the duty doctoc, which too ages! As the clock struct at 12am, we started singing birthday song in Cubicle #2! Some how, I was quite glad a bit ... able to escape the 'sabo' from various 'enemies' i have made through out the years (because I sabo them). Haha ... in the end i got home around 1.30am n slept at 4am to prepare Sunday worship!

Because of facebook has this birthday reminders, i was flooded with wall messages; as well as msn n skype! Thank you very much to all of you :D

So far, i've cut 3 cakes! Ps. PK n Kim had treated me to Vietnamese food on Sunday. Anita will treat me to Nando's later for lunch ... while the 'G-hood family' will treat me Crepe for dinner! Woo-hoo ... time to feast!

Serious stuff now: 28 years old! Reflecting back ... I really thank God that He protects me, blesses me, guides me, teachs me n disicplines me! I've learnt that my ultimate goal in life is to adore God, to love Him with all my heart, strength, mind and soul! Really not so much of the achievements in studies n career ... but my whole life spending with God. Therefore, for my birthday wish, is simply to ask God, to never let go of me!

You Never Let Go (Even Though I Walk)
By: Matt Redman, Beth Redman

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

Your perfect love is casting out fear

And even when I’m caught in the middle of the storms of this life

I won’t turn back I know You are near

And I will fear no evil

For my God is with me

And if my God is with me

Whom then shall I fear? Whom then shall I fear?

Chorus:

Oh no, You never let go Through the calm and through the storm

Oh no, You never let go In every high and every low

Oh no, You never let go Lord, You never let go of me

And I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on

A glorious light beyond all compare

And there will be an end to these troubles

But until that day comes

We’ll live to know You here on the earth

Bridge:

Yes, I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on

And there will be an end to these troubles

But until that day comes

Still I will praise You, still I will praise You

Various :D

Time to update myself a bit! :D

1. PhD - after discussion with Prof. Duncan, realistically, i have another 2 years or less to go (Sep 2009, instead of 2008). If everything goes well, my graduation will be in May 2010. Right now, I need to get my upper human airway model done by end of the year. Then continue with various experimentation for about 9 months to 12 months, follow by 6 months of writing up. Then all sort of corrections on the thesis. Finally a viva! Although 2 years seems still quite a long way to go, but time flies! Pray for me! I want to finish quickly!
   
   
2. Hope IF Imperial College - Jacey, Anita and I started the CG in our college. Last Thursday (18 Oct), I was a bit discourage with the confirmation of people attending the care group, until a point, i told Jacey, "Today might not have alot of people, maybe 8. It's like every week reduce 2 person". Yes, very discouraging! A contact rang, said he's waiting outside, so i went out, and totaly surprise, he brought another 3 friends! In the end, we had 11 people joining the care group. I repented for not trusting in God. Nevertheless, students in IC are intelligent. The discussion has to be really a 'mind-blowing' type! I learnt a lot though.
   
   
3. Hope IF Hatfield - it has been just a month we did our outreach, and now we organize ourselves in 3 care groups! Amazing! Last friday, 37 attended with many visitors bringing new friends. All of them are excited for this Friday because we are organizing cooking competition between the CGs. Pray for us to have wisdom to bring Jesus into their life!
   
   
4. Mission Trip to Bristol - One sister from Hope PJ is now studying in University West England (UWE) for her final year. So i brought Herman and Jessie along for this mission trip, to understand the situation and challenge the people there to start a group. We woke up at 5.30am to catch a early bus .... once on the bus, we totally knocked off, cause we were exhausted from CG the previous night! It was good to be there, challenging people to serve God! Eventually, Michelle and Sohan take a bold step, make a courageous decision to start a CG! :D Pray for them as well, to perserve and grow!
   
   
5. Myself
   I've been cycling to college whenever possible, except Thursday when we have care group in IC, cause i need to carry the guitar. Since i'm more familiar to the route, i've cut short the journey time to 40 minutes (time start when i leave the house and end when i sit down in office). I've cycled in the rain twice as well! Body are getting fitter and healthier ... whether i've slimmed down or not, i'm not so sure :D
   
   Finance, since i've started cycling and all the 'lobang' that i've got ... i hope to save more money, so that I can embark on a backpacking Europe trip after my PhD. Still praying for Yayasan S'wak to increase my living allowance, like all other JPA scholars .... very jealous!
   
   As for girlfriend, currently no time, no money to have one! See how it goes lar! God will provide!

I realise i did not call home for more than a week .... will try tomorrow night! Tonight (Tues)doubt i can cause i'm going to watch Stardust ... a break from my hectic schedule!