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Merlvyn Kho Yueh Yang. 1 March 1987, remember that date. Pure chinese, I am sure, stop trying to convince me otherwise. Kuching boy.


5 things I'll fall for in a girl:
1. Spiritual maturity
Sometimes dating a christian just is not enough. She need not be better than I am, or the same level, but just not too far. Technically it would be fine, but if both are levels are too far apart it can be quite hard. An example would be if she is a on off church goer, and I on the other hand is at church at times 6 days a week (which does happen) all fired up, I dont see things going smoothly.
2. Independent, secure and up for adventures!
I'd like an independent girl who can do well on her own, initiate things on her own. Also a girl who is secure with herself and not too clingy. God made the earth like a big playground, with lots of challenges (be it outdoor challenges or other challenges in our daily life) so let's take it on and go for this adventure!
3. Smart + good artistic taste
Having intellectual discussions on science, politics, technology is sexy! Also able to give opinions (give, not necessarily share the same opinion) on art work, music and creativity.
4. Lady like
I'd fall for a girl who can carry herself well, the way she speaks, her posture, dress decently with a good fashion sense. I do not mean designer brands, its just simple things like color matching, clothes that compliments her body shape, etc. [note to girls: guys these days are well informed, we do know when your shoes dont match your top]
5. Hygiene
This will sound sexist: girls that are unhygienic are no way attractive, but guys can get away with it!

10 things BEFORE 30:
1. Get my degree in mechanical engineering so I can make my parents proud, and hence, pass them that piece of paper so I can go chase number 2 (read below)
2. Make my childhood dream of being an audio engineer and owning my own production studio a reality. Made the decision when I was 13, and had numerous fights with parents because they never agreed.
3. Maybe play in a few more albums. Still havent worked on something I can say I am truly proud of.
4. Take 1 year off, mission work.
5. I have a notebook with sketches of some ideas of inventions. Hopefully at least one does make it to production.
6. Write a book. Have a few ideas lying around, but never put the effort to start working on them.
7. Attend concerts. There are still some bands I need to catch them live, before I get too old for metal.
8. Bungee jump, skydiving. adrenaline is good yo!
9. Fall in love, get into a relationship, marry her. The whole love story thing. I believe dreams can come true.
10. Gain weight and look healthy and not this pathetic skinny ugly state I am currently in.

My Three Biggest Decision (that I have made)
1. Dedicate my life to God
Comes with alot of challenges and had to let go alot of things I hold onto in my life (but didnt Jesus already warned us that). Not easy, but so far its still the right choice.
2. Take a go, even when I know there's a high chance of me failing.
I made the decision to chase some of my dreams, even though people tell me I will fail, and I myself know that I have a high chance of failing, and there are people who mean alot to me who will say "there I told you so!" the moment I fail. I'd still take a go. I've had a fair share of failures, but sometimes, I made dreams come true. Examples range from me playing guitar to me turning down ASEAN scholarship to me going for the wrong girl.
3. Quit all the rubbish I was doing. (during my early high school days)
Quit bad habits like smoking and distancing from a group of people who were not good influences.

DISC night!

Candid photos during the DISC night.


Isaiah the Perfectionist, tilting his head to 3.01 degrees anticlockwise from the y axis and 4.76 degrees clockwise from the x axis. XD


DanLo the Organiser. Wondering how to file his results properly.
"should I file this under personal's, cell or misc??"


Lee HanRick the Individualist. ... I have no idea what he does. He's. Unique.


Millie the Individualist as well, doing what Individualist do, with her Investigator TJ and Organiser Nicholas.


TJ the Investigator checking up the latest case on his Iphone 3GS.

To his right, Strategist Mitch in his calculative stance while

Adviser Mel is wondering how to tell her patient he only has 2 days left to live and she is 47 hours late in letting him know.

Jolin the cold Persuader. That is the coolest personality type around. She easily manipulates people to her belief with as much effort as a hot knife cutting through butter.

Then there's another Individualist by the name of Wenly.
(Seriously, we have so many Individualist they should be called Communalist)

And finally there's a Motivator named Stephanie.
(Gosh look at her! So garang. People will surely be motivated not to get on her bad side.)

Gwen, the Cooperator who got persuaded by Jolin to adopt the same style.

Suresh the Specialist with another Individualist! Weng Hong.


Adrian, another Specialist. You can see what he Specialises in. GHOSTBUSTING!!! =D

And lastly,(actually not last but I could not take any more photos cause I got lazy to turn to capture images of people sitting behind me) Rachel, who is an INVESTIGATOR together with Tzy----
-further comments erased due to health concerns of the Author-

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DISC night!

On the 6th of November members of the GlowUnited cell had a DISC personality test =D

ps. please do click on the images to view them better. These were taken by a camera and not scanned. If you notice any information missing or wrong, feel free to edit this post but add the parts you edited(explanations to what and where) to the bottom of the post. thank you!

Here are the results!!

important notice: the names in the middle grey box columns are NOT High D, I, S or C. They are actually the low in whichever group they are in ...

High,
D's
ORGANISERs - DanLo, Jason, Nicholas

I's
AFFILIATOR - Melissa Kok
MOTIVATOR - Stephanie
PERSUADERs - Alex, Jolin

S's
INVESTIGATORs - Rachel Ng, Tzyy Jeng
SPECIALISTs - Suresh, Adrian, Nick Lee
ADVISOR - Mel Wong

C's
PERFECTIONIST - Isaiah
CREATOR - Jonathan

Low,
D's
COOPERATORs - Elisha, Gwen

I
STRATEGIST - Mitch

S
WHIRLWIND - Merlvyn

C's
INDIVIDUALISTs - Hanrick, Weng Hong, Millie, Wen-Ly


Now that you've identified them, how do you treat them ...?

COMMUNICATION WITH DISC people!





WHAT STYLES CAN YOU FIND IN A PERSON WITH D/I/S/C TRAIT?



AND NOW!! The MOST important of all important parts! The part you have been waiting for ... Relationships between the D-I-S-C people!!

What does the table mean? You might ask.
Example,
S - S is excellent,
C - I is poor.

Although C - D is poor, it does not mean they are bad together, it just means they have to work harder to make the relationship go smoothly compared to D - D.

Example,
Tzyy Jeng(S) and Mel(S) will probably have less problems and conflicts to click together in a relationship.
While Jonathan(C) and Stephanie(I) will probably find themselves harder to click together.

However, it will still work out if Jon and Steph grow to understand each other more. They just have to work harder compared to Tzyy Jeng and Mel.

Understand!??! XD

The next is Task compatibility which means who you'll be easier to work along with to achieve results =p Same explanation as that for relationships =)



Hope you had a great time reading this =D Have fun!!!



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Cell Party Venue

Request if you need more pictures. Don't wanna reveal too much of the place :)

hanrick

Letter From Hell

Your friend may be thinking "Why didn't you tell me how you became Christian", don't miss them out!

Glow people =)

Haha! Photos put here on requests =) No witty comments, please edit this post to add comments you enjoy!


~beep

A penny

(from an email ...)

Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to spend the weekend at the home of her husband's employer.
My friend, Arlene, was nervous about the weekend. The boss was very wealthy, with a fine home on the waterway, and cars costing more than her house..

The first day and evening went well, and Arlene was delighted to have this rare glimpse into how the very wealthy live. Her husband's employer was quite generous as a host, and took them to the finest restaurants. Arlene knew she would never have the opportunity to indulge in this kind of extravagance again, so was enjoying herself immensely.

As the three of them were about to enter an exclusive restaurant one evening, the boss was walking slightly ahead of Arlene and her husband.
He stopped suddenly, looking down on the pavement for a long, silent moment.
Arlene wondered if she was supposed to pass him. There was nothing on the ground except a single darkened penny that someone had dropped, and a few cigarette butts. Still silent, the man reached down and picked up the penny.
He held it up and smiled, then put it in his pocket as if he had found a great treasure.
How absurd! What need did this man have for a single penny? Why would he even take the time to stop and pick it up?

Throughout dinner, the entire scene nagged at her. Finally, she could stand it no longer. She casually mentioned that her daughter once had a coin collection, and asked if the penny he had found had been of some value.

A smile crept across the man's face as he reached into his pocket for the penny and held it out for her to see. She had seen many pennies before! What was the point of this?

"Look at it," he said. "Read what it says."
She read the words, " United States of America .."

"No, not that. Read further."

"One cent?"
"No, keep reading."

"In God we Trust?"
"Yes!"
"And?. . ."

"And if I trust in God, the name of God is holy, even on a coin. Whenever I find a coin, I see that inscription. It is written on every single United States coin, but we never seem to notice it! God drops a message right in front of me telling me to trust Him. Who am I to pass it by? When I see a coin, I pray. I stop to see if my trust IS in God at that moment. I pick the coin up as a response to God; that I do trust in Him. For a short time, at least, I cherish it as if it were gold. I think it is God's way of starting a conversation with me. Lucky for me, God is patient and pennies are plentiful!"

When I was out shopping today, I found a penny on the sidewalk. I stopped and picked it up, and realized that I had been worrying and fretting in my mind about things I cannot change. I read the words, "In God We Trust," and had to laugh. "Yes, God, I get the message!"

It seems that I have been finding an inordinate number of pennies in the last few months, but then, pennies are plentiful! And, God is patient.


Thought for the Day:


If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.

If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.

He sends you flowers every spring.

He sends you a sunrise every morning.
Face it, friend - He is crazy about you!

Send this to every beautiful person you wish to bless.

God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.

Read this line very slowly and let it sink in.


If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

~beep

Team Hoyt

~beep

A lil' bout me

I thought this would be fast.. But after doing this I realized its not.

Who is she??
Rachel (In Hebrew: Innocence of Lamb)
吉珍 (In Chinese: Lucky Treasure)
Child of God
The eldest daughter born from (though imperfect but) awesome and loving parents
The Jie Jie to her 2 talented sisters and 1 super adorable brother


What about her??
+ Loves God with all her heart, soul and mind
+ Dreaming she be held in God's arms every sec
+ Wanting to serve God all through her days, hrs n min (but is a student.. for now)
+ Has wonderful families at home, church, college (CF), etc
+ Passionate for the youth because she believe they can be revolutionist
+ Loves kids, animals, youth, cute and cuddly stuff, etc
+ Can have drastic mood swings (learning to make it better)
+ Either overly serious or overly playful (Nid Balance!!)
+ Not a on-stage person but back-stage person
+ Not very good with transferring the message across sometimes
+ Must have a balance of silence and noise

Err.. Thats all I can think of for nw. To know more, talk to me online or find me at Glow United ba =P.

5 things I'll fall for in a guy:
~ Loves God with all his heart, soul and mind
~ Respects and loves me for who I am =D
~ Active and not passive attitude yet humble
~ Loves kids and respects ppl elder & younger than him
~ Independent, knowledgeable, wise... (good character)

These are my main points, I guess (unless miss out something). Hm.. I think my standard a bit high XD.

Last but not least, 10 things BEFORE 30:

1. Graduate studies
2. Got a steady job (To support family and parents, I have a feeling I might nid to support my brother's education too >.<)
3. Steadily serving Him (fully - if He calls me to)
4. Get a lover
5. Married happily
6. Own a house
7. Has kids (I don't wanna be too old to have kids, later susah)
8. Make an impact on the youth
9. Achieve all my mom's recipes (if possible, her cooking is awesome and must not be forgotten ^.^)!!
10. Taking my family (prob parents too) overseas for holiday at least once

Its almost in order coz it was easier to think tht way @.@, but who knows what God might change.

Yay!! I'm done (after 2hrs..)!!

❤Rachel❤

A worthy Sacrifice

It's a really good video shown to me by Alex Tiew and posted by Danlo on facebook ... You guys should see it ...



~beep

3 Most important decisions....(Millicent)

*Bf vs God.... i've always had things my way. preferred it over God's. However,  i realized that my ways have limits and  just cant get me where and what i want. Only then i looked up to God to say  'Father please help here, i need some strength to continue the fight'  Of course with God its either Him or the World. My Bf (now ex) had always been my world. He really meant the whole world to me then,  and  I couldnt imagine anything worth living for, past our rltnshp. deep down i knew the rltshp robbed me of my passion for God. I had to reprioritize, put God first and just delete the rltnshp from the list. Just as simple as this, but it hasnt been easy at all. Finally after over a year i was bold enough to say.."look, i'm letting go of us so that i can live for God' (i thought, you know if its true love it will survive this test) Ever since, i feel like a conqueror! My time will come, i'll have a bf/fiancee when time's right.                     

  Seek God 1st, and make Him the foundation of your relationships. Or invite Him into the messes of your life and let Him take over.

*Completely surrendering my life to God. ( as in Romans 12, preferably NLT version) i've overcome the fear of any challenges and hardships that might come my way as a result of living for God.  2Timothy3:12 , in NKJV was discouraging at first but now i've made up my mind, the trouble will be worth double blessings!

*I feel so light now, i'm an overcomer! With God by my side, my career path will be straightened and i'll marry the right man at the right time. yes, seek God and you will be assured of this. All i needed was God. and in short my 3 biggest decisions were 1) letting go of all that distanced me from God, then 2.)actually committing myself to serving God and 3.)staying true to the person He has made me be. 

Halleluyah! I love God. He's amazing, beyond what any diction in this world can explain. He will fill that space in You, and through Him you will have peace and joy. God Bless y'all. I pray that He will touch you too like He touched me, and even better. in Jesus' name, Amen.

5 things i fall for  in a guy( not in any order)

1. he should make me laugh

2. love God & me too=)

3.  should be good to look at (handsome)

4. fun and adventurous...should like travelling

5. confident

10 b430

1. get married 

2. get a motor bike license and own a harley davidson bike

3. race someone on the fast lane, F1

4. drastic hairdo! maybe go bold.

5. full time minister of Gospel, touching lives, bringing hope, healing.....

i want to have all gifts of the Holy spirit, oh, even prophesy.

6. kids too, the sooner the better, dont wanna look like a granny to my own kids

7. play a guitar/drums...perfectly

8.own a chain of  boutiques for women lingerie and accesories.

9.brabus bentley, bmw6series,rangerover......

10. my dream house

(this list is subject to changes, for material stuff it will be the latest trends.)

DanLo's 3 Biggest Decision in life

Dear All,

In Every Season of our lives. As we grow, whether you like it or not. We some how will make decision. Decision to follow Jesus whole heartedly, trust in Him, surrender everything back to Him, turn away from wicked sins, what course to study, which uni to enroll, career paths, yes or no to the boy/gal, and etc.

If you determine to be obedient to God, honor him in every decision you make, I am glad for you. God will not shortage you. IF only we know and so clear of what he wants us to do, where to go and which DECISION TO MAKE.

HOWEVER, the journey in our lives is not as easy as we think, it has been so challanging for me. Especially when we are at the crossroad and God is silent.




After all, I know that God is telling me "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD (Jeremiah 29:11-14)

I remember that last year, I listened to John C Maxwell was talking about Managing Decisions. Some of the highlights in his talk was

The Secret of your successes are determined by your daily agenda.
The Secret of your successes are determined by what you do today .

Successful people make important decisions early of their life and they manage their decisions the rest of their life.

Making decisions is overrated, managing decisions is underrated.

Let's hear more from HIM! He is a good mentor. Christian leader and Business Man!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vl92wsQeWU [corrected]

I truly think it is very significant for you and I even at this age to make Godly decision that honor Him with our lives in every decision that we make in every stage of our life and manage them well. So that we can be successful in our marriage, career, to be good parents, in serving God, and more importantly the successful child of God in God's eyes.

There is a saying, the decisions that you made in the 1st half of your life will most influence/impacted of what your 2nd half of your life would be. Therefore, Make It Wise.

My Three Biggest Decisions in my life are

1. Confess my feeling to the girl that I would like to spend my life with.
   
2. Confess all my hidden sins to my mentor. I mean ALL! ALL!!
   
3. Choose to Trust the person when no one trust. (not by sight, by faith)
   

God Bless.

Love,
DanLo

Hanrick's super important decisions

1. Girl(s)
Be it relationship or life partner. She needs to have personality, character, values and most importantly, looks. I mean, she's got to look hot too cause, you don't wanna wake up every day and first thing you see's a monster. I'm still a guy with hormones. God made me this way :)

2. Future
Career or ministry, I don't wanna go against God's will cause I'm a good boy. And besides, you'll prosper in anything as long as it's God's will for you. So it'll be quite cool if God's will for me is in the marketplace and I end up making lots of money. Not saying that money's good, but it's definitely not bad.

3. My Entourage
Everyone have friends. Just whether good or bad. So I wanna surround myself with good people like these wonderful people from Glow United (yes, i'm being sarcastic :P). They're gonna influence you whether you like it or not so you better choose them carefully cause you don't wanna end up dealing drugs and getting shot in the head when you get caught. If you get caught. :D



Oh, I'm gonna just promote a little about my blog here since I took the trouble to do this.
Visit my blog at www.hanricklee.blogspot.com
Very, very nice. Lots of pictures for those who don't know or don't want to read.
Awesome. Ciao :)

3 biggest decisions........ah?! (WengHong)

honestly.... nvr think about it.... coz still young to think... and because i am an Aquarius.... typical Aquarius, i change my decision every 10 seconds :p thats my nature..... sorrry

but right now, i think lah...should be:

1. choose the right JOB (I happy with the working style, environment and the colleague, and i like the job very much)

2. choose the right FRIEND (they influence us the most..... get into wrong type of friend, it means you are gone forever...)

3. last but not least choose the right LIFE PARTNER (definitely the most most most important, dont u think so?)

as conclusion, all the decisions, i must happy with it, otherwise, it will make me suffer and regret in the rest of my life......

DUN LET REGRET OCCUPY UR LIFE.... BECAUSE U CONTROL UR LIFE.... (do sound like lindy isnt it? yeah......)

JW's 3 Biggest Decisions

1. Should I leave my country, my friends and family to somewhere else
Genesis 12:1

2. Should I 'shortcut' my goal, do things which the world say "It's ok to do it"
Genesis 16:1-3

3. To give up what the things which I find impossible to give up
Genesis 22:1-2

A love Affair

These are the points I remember from September 09's couz night event,
"A Love Affair!"!!

I think it's good to post this here for random blog browsers to read them XD and even remind those who went for the event!



(in random order)
1. Sometimes you have to let go =)

2. Sometimes its the right person but wrong time

3. You have to be satisfied with being single before you dwell into a relationship =p

4. Don't look for someone to complete you, like just say you are 50% complete and you're looking for another 50% from another person, that's wrong. Because the other 50% might not be the 50% you need and you'll just be looking to take, take and take to fulfill yourself to 100% which is WRONG!

5. You should have a list of non-negotiables. Like things that you MUST have in the person you want which totally cannot be negotiable. Such as you need the person to be a christian or/and a non smoker or the person must honor their parents and have good relationship with all his friends. Like the person must have a true face in front of you and not doing other things when you aren't looking.

6. When you go into a relationship you must already be ready for marriage. Like having marriage in mind. Don't just do it only to get the experience. Relationship is like a tunnel and marriage is the end of the tunnel.

7. Don't send mixed signals to the other party. Some people enjoy the attention they get and although they say no, they give mixed signals like "still got hope" and things like that.

8. The person you are with will not only bring out the best in you but also bring the worst in you. So, you must expect worse than worst =p And everyone has flaws. So don't expect them to not do wrong, you have to know if you can live with their shortcomings.

9. It's best to first wait, before committing into a relationship once the other party has shown interest(or once you show interest). Interest as in the person ask you directly to enter a relationship. This is the period you observe them and how they act.

10. Remember, in a relationship you have be careful and think before you act. When you're in love you're 95% emotional and 5% spiritual. In the heat of your emotions you might decide things or say things without thinking and probably send the wrong message or end up doing something you regret.

11.Be careful, a relationship can change, make or destroy a person's life. It is not a game.

12. Lastly, once you get into marriage, there is no such thing as divorce. There's no way back. So you have to really really make up your mind completely before get into marriage or engagement.

ps. please update what I missed and edit whatever that is incorrect!

~beep

3 Biggest Decisions in Life

...what will be the 3 biggest decision that you have to make?

...to choose the ONE to be with forever ☺
...to sacrifice my loved ones in order to live a righteous life
...to reveal my darkest secret to public

♥ Steph ♥

3 Biggest Decisions in Life

I'm still so young!! For now these are what comes to mind:

1. Is he the man God chose for me to be with?
2. Is this what God wants me to do/work/serve?

Biggest decision.. Biggest decision..

3. If God were to ask me to sacrifice the important people in my life
(reference Genesis 22:1-19)

❤吉珍❤

3 biggest decision in Life (Tzyy Jeng)

• Becoming a Christian (almost 3 years)
  
• Choosing my life partner in future
• Choosing which course I am going to take (career path)
  

Muslim Demographics

Repost

as asked...

1. choosin d career in d future... ( thinkin wanna to rule d wall street o as a humble tychoon.... )
2. choosin which gal... ( coz i hv more more chic than kentucky hv )
3. plannin how to spend my time wisely... ( coz sometimes waste too much time lepak2 )

ans from : J.C ^.^v ( guess who m i.... hahaha )

Roads of a Lifetime

In your whole life, what will be the 3 biggest decisions you'll have to make?

1. When to commit my life entirely for Christ
(as in full time in ministry)
2. Who to marry?
(too many choices) XD
3. (spot reserved for future use)
=p - come on, now only 18 and a half. you cannot expect me to know what will happen 70 years from now X) meh. =p

~beep!

In your whole life (age 0 till 100 or whatever age you wanna live to), what will be the 3 biggest decision that you have to make?

Isaiah's Answers:

1) Accept Christ (Accepted) and become a Christian
2) What to take up in Uni.
3) To marry X or not to.

See You Guys Soon!

Hey Glowers!

Hope you guys are having a great time when you're reading this. As most of you know, I'll be / I'm away to Hainan for work purpose.

Although this is my second trip, but this time I definitely feel harder to leave this place compare to the first time due to many reasons, but one of them are you people!

You all have been such a great people in cell, and you have no idea how much joy I have everytime I see all of you. Reason being is because you college people, willing to spend your Friday night in cell to learn the Word of God rather than other places where usually college students will be on Friday night :)

It's a joy to see also - that all of you have grown in character. I've seen you guys rising up, taking up responsibility, and also making cell like a family! I believe one day you guys will rise up as leader to lead the next generation!

You people has made GLOW United such a joyful place to be! That is why I feel harder to leave this time ahhaha. So you people take care ya! I'll see you all when I'm back, and I'll be waiting for the 'winning' sms :)

See ya !!!

- JW

Dodgeball - postponed

Thanks everyone for coming and I hope everyone enjoyed the mini-session, and really sorry for the inconvenience caused.

Don't worry we're planning 2nd round and we'll keep you updated, hope you guys had fun that nite coz I did hahaha.

-jw

Dodgeball Team (UPDATED 12/08/09)

Hi all, sorry for keeping everyone waiting, here's the updated team :)

UPDATE: hey GLOWers please take note of the new team list, (only slight change), updated on 12/08/09)

Cow Economics X)

TRADITIONAL ECONOMICS
You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies and the economy grows.
You retire on the income.

INDIAN ECONOMICS
You have two cows. You worship them.

PAKISTAN ECONOMICS
You dont have any cows.
You claim that the Indian cows belong to you.
You ask the US for financial aid,
China for military aid,
British for Warplanes,
Italy for machines,
Germany for technology,
French for submarines,
Switzerland for loans,
Russia for drugs,
Japan for equipment.
You buy the cows with all this and claim exploitation by the world.

AMERICAN ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.
You profess surprise when the cow drops dead.
You put the blame on some nation with cows and naturally that nation will be a danger to mankind.
You wage a war to save the world and grab the cows.

FRENCH ECONOMICS
You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.

GERMAN ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You reengineer them so that they live for 100 years, eat once a month and milk themselves.

BRITISH ECONOMICS
You have two cows. They are both mad cows.

ITALIAN ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You don't know where they are.
You break for lunch.

SWISS ECONOMICS
You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you.
You charge others for storing them.

JAPANESE ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You redesign them so that they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
You then create cute cartoon cow images called Cowkimon and market them worldwide.

RUSSIAN ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You count them and learn you have five cows.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
You count them again and learn you have 17 cows.
You give up counting and open another bottle of vodka.

CHINESE ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them.
You claim full employment, high bovine productivity and arrest anyone reporting the actual numbers.

DODGEBALL! RWARR !

As you all can see in the schedule, the Dodgeball has been brought forward earlier by a week, so next week (14/08/09) instead of having usual cell in church, we'll be meeting at Lindy's condo (Tropicana) for an extreme-ly ganas dodgeball session. In summary:

Date: 14/08/09
Time: 8 - 10pm
Venue: Lindy's place , will provide map later

More info will be announce in this week's cell, so do come ya, see ya guys!

Cell Schedule (Aug09 - Dec09)

Hi all, attached here is the cell schedule for the last quarter of 2009, take note of the changes ya, see u guys in cell :)
UPDATED (05/10/09)


-jw

Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?

Got this from an email long ago, thought i might share it with you guys!

Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection? I never noticed this... .

The Gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like the grave clothes. The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded, and was placed at the head of that stony coffin.

Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, 'They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and I don't know where they have put him!' Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see.. The other disciple outran Peter and got there first. He stooped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in. Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying to the side.

Was that important? Absolutely! Is it really significant? Yes!

In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to understand a little bit about Hebrew tradition of that day. The folded napkin had to do with the Master and Servant, and every Jewish boy knew this tradition.When the servant set the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it was exactly the way the master wanted it. The table was furnished perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just out of sight, until the master had finished eating, and the servant would not dare touch that table, until the master was finished.

Now if the master were done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers, his mouth, and clean his beard, and would wad up that napkin and toss it onto the table.The servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, the wadded napkin meant, 'I'm done'.

But if the master got up from the table, and folded his napkin, and laid it beside his plate, the servant would not dare touch the table, because..... .....

The folded napkin meant, 'I'm coming back!'

He is Coming Back!! Be Blessed!

Ten most unique churches

Harajuku: Japanese Futuristic Church
This futuristic non Catholic church is located in Tokyo and it was first unveiled by the design firm of Ciel Rouge Creation in 2005. The ceiling is specially made to reverberate natural sound for 2 seconds to provide a unique listening experience for worshipers and tourists.

Saint Basil's Cathedral: The Red Square 's Colorful Church.
The St. Basil's Cathedral is located on the Red Square in Moscow , Russia .
A Russian Orthodox church, the Cathedral sports a series of colorful bulbous domes that taper to a point,
aptly named onion domes, that are part of Moscow 's Kremlin skyline.

The cathedral was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of the Khanate of Kazan.
In 1588 Tsar Fedor Ivanovich had a chapel added on the eastern side above the grave of Basil Fool for Christ,
a Russian Orthodox saint after whom the cathedral was popularly named.

Hallgr mskirkja: Iceland 's Most Amazing Church
The Hallgrmskirkja (literally, the church of Hallgrmur ) is a Lutheran parish church located in Reykjavk , Iceland .
At 74.5 metres (244 ft), it is the fourth tallest architectural structure in Iceland .
The church is named after the Icelandic poet and clergyman Hallgrmur Ptursson (1614 to 1674), author of the Passion Hymns.
State Architect Gujn Samelsson's design of the church was commissioned in 1937; it took 38 years to build it.

Temppeliaukio Kirkko: The Rock Church
The Temppeliaukio Kirkko ( Rock Church ) is a thrilling work of modern architecture in Helsinki.
Completed in 1952, it is built entirely underground and has a ceiling made of copper wire.
It was designed by architect brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen and completed in 1969.
They chose a rocky outcrop rising about 40 feet above street level, and blasted out the walls from the inside.
It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Helsinki and frequently full of visitors.

Cathedral of Braslia: The Modern Church of architect Oscar Niemeyer
The Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida in the capital of Brazil is an expression of the architect Oscar Niemeyer.
This concrete-framed hyperboloid structure, seems with its glass roof to be reaching up,
open, to heaven. On 31 May 1970, the Cathedral's structure was finished,
and only the 70 m diameter of the circular area were visible.
Niemeyer's project of Cathedral of Braslia is based in the hyperboloid of revolution which sections are asymmetric.
The hyperboloid structure itself is a result of 16 identical assembled concrete columns.
These columns, having hyperbolic section and weighing 90 t, represent two hands moving upwards to heaven.
The Cathedral was dedicated on 31 May 1970.

Borgund Church: Best Preserved Stave ChurchThe Borgund Stave Church in Lrdal is the best preserved of Norway 's 28 extant stave churches.
This wooden church, probably built in the end of the 12th century, has not changed structure
or had a major reconstruction since the date it was built.

The church is also featured as a Wonder for the Viking civilization in the video game Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings.

Las Lajas Cathedral: A Gothic Church Worthy of a Fairy Tale
The Las Lajas Cathedral is located in southern Colombia and built in 1916 inside the canyon of the Guaitara River. According to the legend, this was the place where an indian woman named Mara Mueses de Quiones was carrying her deaf-mute daughter Rosa on her back near Las Lajas ("The Rocks"). Weary of the climb, the Mara sat down on a rock when Rosa spoke (for the first time) about an apparition in a cave.

Later on, a mysterious painting of the Virgin Mary carrying a baby was discovered on the wall of the cave. Supposedly, studies of the painting showed no proof of paint or pigments on the rock - instead, when a core sample was taken, it was found that the colors were impregnated in the rock itself to a depth of several feet. Whether true or not, the legend spurred the building of this amazing church.

St. Joseph Church: Known for its Thirteen Gold Domed Roof
The St. Joseph The Betrothed is an Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in Chicago .
Built in 1956, it is most known for its ultra-modern thirteen gold domed roof symbolizing the twelve apostles and Jesus Christ as the largest center dome.
The interior of the church is completely adorned with byzantine style icons (frescoes).
Unfortunately the iconographer was deported back to his homeland before he was able to
write the names of all the saints as prescribed by iconographic traditions.

Ruica Church: Where Chandeliers are made of Bullet Shells
Located over the Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade, Serbia, the Ruica Church is a small chapel decorated with... with trench art! Its chandeliers are entirely made of spent bullet casing, swords, and cannon parts.

The space the church now occupies was used by the Turks as gunpowder storage for over 100 years and it had to be largely rebuilt in 1920 after WWI. Though damaged by bombings there was an upshot to the terrible carnage of The Great War. While fighting alongside England and the US , Serbian soldiers on the Thessaloniki front took the time to put together these amazing chandeliers. It is one of the world's finest examples of trench art.

Chapel of St-Gildas: Built into the base of a bare rocky cliff
The Chapel of St-Gildas sits upon the bank of the Canal du Blavet in Brittany, France . Built like a stone barn into the base of a bare rocky cliff, this was once a holy place of the Druids. Gildas appears to have travelled widely throughout the Celtic world of Corwall, Wales , Ireland and Scotland . He arrived in Brittany in about AD 540 and is said to have preached Christianity
to the people from a rough pulpit, now contained within the chapel.

GLOW UNITED AT COUZ CAMP!!!(we produce champions!)


ps. Photo stolen from DanLo =)

BALANCE

Hey,

DanLo's here.

It’s going to be my 3rd year growing in this cell. From Simply Younited to Glow united. And soon, we are going to multiply again. And YES! I am prophesying. Happily serving with my be loving Pastor (Lindy) and my brothers (Jee Wang and Tzyy Jeng) and with a bunge of most happening cell members is such a privilege, a joy and blessing to see people grow as I do, the passion and simply loving God. Many have added to this family to believe that Jesus is our Lord and Savior, to worship and to fellowship together.

God has blessed us such a love and unity even those who are studying abroad are felt belonging to this family. Praise God! Everyone has left some foot prints in my heart. Sadly, though few have left us, I pray that you don’t leave God for no matter what, you are part of us. This reminds me of Luke 15:4 "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? Jesus loves you, He will never leave you nor forsake you, and He is waiting with his open arms.

I take pride and have to shout till my lung out, “I’m in the BEST cell group on earth.” Of cause, I am not saying we are great people but I just love my cell so much and humble to say that we are Ordinary people doing Extraordinary things for Jesus. And of cause, my Youth Zone TCIA is the best of the BEST.lolz! Just Kidding:) We do not think of ourselves more highly than we ought.

God has been constantly reminding me to be faithful in little things and the things that he has entrusted me. I hope I am faithful and pleasing God. I am still checking myself.

Few months ago, I resigned from my first job due to some reasons. Then, I was uncertain of my direction. I had pondered about it what I want to do in this economy downturn season. I was praying, fasting and seeking his will in my life. Dad and many friends of mine were supporting me to follow my dad footsteps in his business. I never thought of doing this at this early age, but I had tried for 2weeks working for my dad. As you know the feeling, it was really tough working for your “own dad”. Yet, I was working hard with a teachable attitude eagerly to learn more of skills and get familiar with the industry.

Things were in a progress until one day; my beloved mum told me that she wanted me to find a job to work. I felt that she was very selfish. Honestly, I was so upset and angry. I did not talk to her for few weeks. Ever since I was high school year 3, she always put criticism every time I told her of my dreams at every stage of my life. However, with a step of obedience, once again I obeyed my parents as God told so. God has opened the door and blessed me a job.


As I remembered I was crying out to God of all my hurts and sufferings, “Why My Mum Is So Selfish?” I believe God has answered my prayer recently and he is teaching me to have the “Balance”. Many times in the past, I had the gang-ho spirit to come out and work on my business plans and to pursue my dreams. But today, I know that God has putting my mum to have this “Balance” this part of my journey of life. She is stopping me from going wild, aggressive and making unwise decisions. She is helping me to go slow at times when I was impatient; humble myself to know that I am not ready for the big things.

Today, I learn about “BALANCE”.



You may be a person who doesn’t wait things happen, you make things happen. Excellent Attitude!!! But there is a phrase saying, “Do not act until God tells you to do so is the act of maturity”. We need Balance!

The books teach us to think positive. But sometimes over positive thinking might lead to over confident and you might miss out some unforeseen circumstances. We need Balance!

No one likes criticisms, and conflicts always create arguments/quarrels. But only through that, things will get better and they challenge us to think outside of the box. Constructive criticisms are good. We need Balance!

And of cause we must love ourselves as appreciation to God’s unique creation. But until you learn how to love others, then you will have breakthrough in your life, by knowing that we are having the same journey and you are blessed by God’s grace. As the bible says you must love your neighbor just as much as you love yourself." We need Balance!

In the corporate world, people take pride to perform excellent works. But humility is even better; you will gain more as the more you humble yourself. We need Balance!

Giving is blessing others and Receiving is blessing from God. In life, we give and take. We learn and teach. We make mistakes and contribute to success. We get wealth and bless the poor.

Once Again! We need Balance!

What about you? Are you having a “Balance” life?

I am blessed with my cell. I pray that we will continue to grow together as Iron sharpens iron.

Loves,
DanLo