Cant wait cant wait cant wait

Sometimes I wonder of my value. Then I tell myself, eh, its not the outward affirmation, its the heart, right?

Uh huh. Right.

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Am looking forward to my LAST DUTY in army and my last THREE WEEKS in army. Wadup. I think I’ll feel extremely lost for a day or two right after ORD. I’ll shoot out of bed at 630am thinking oh man cannot miss bus 85 and then… eh. No army. Nothing to do today. Hmmmmm.

Back to bed.

I really hope to make the most of this “gap year” to not only improve my relationship with God but with my closest ones. Sometimes…

Yeah, sometimes. Sometimes some things are meant to be buried. Or laid at the feet of God.

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Sometimes love isn’t two way traffic – it’s rush hour heading away from the buzz of the city, towards the comfort of home.

Oldies

I invested in a Canon 450d today. With great ideas and plans in mind. Hope it doesn’t fall flat on its face.

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I suddenly feel really old. Has it really been that long?

Slow and steady

I realised that all my life I’ve always been slow to catch up on, well, life. I picked up the guitar late in my teens. Got to truly know and enjoy God in my later years. Grasped language and confidence only after graduating (how ironic). Got into photography only after it died out as a trend (again, ironic). Only truly started enjoying worship and music in the past 2 years (after being in the music team since forever..). I was just thinking about this this morning, and was asking God, why am I so slow? If only I could have grasped this earlier, I would probably be legendary in many things by now (totally).

God placed into my heart this thought: now that you know you have lesser years left to do all the things you enjoy so much, doesn’t it start an overwhelming fire in you to want to do more, to work harder? Doesn’t the passion burn even brighter?

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True.

You just can’t win God in words. Only when you realised what you have lost will you truly appreciate. And now all I want so much is for the fire to burn in our youth! Truly I can feel what Sally does – what a shame when the youth idle away!

Shot to the head

Shot to the head..

And you’re too late.

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Am looking forward to more fun days.

Parrot for sale!

Insulting Parrot

Posted at: 2009-08-03 10:49:00 | 116 comments | Add Comment

Original ad:
PARROT WANTED
I am looking for a parrot for my two children. I used to have a parrot and loved her and would love to see my kids have one. Really any kind of parrot will do. I have a vet that can check it out – please email me if you have a parrot you don’t want!

Thanks!

From Me to **************@*********.org

Hi there!

I have an African Grey parrot that my wife and I do not want anymore. It would be great for your kids! Let me know if you want him.

Mike

From Sandra ********* to Me

Mike – tell me about your parrot! How old is he? Do you have any pictures of him? Why do you want to get rid of him?

From Me to Sandra ***********

Sandra,

My parrot is 2 years old. I don’t have any pictures, but he looks like a typical parrot.

We are getting rid of him because my wife does not like him. My wife and I argue a lot, and the parrot seems to have picked up some of the things I have said and just shouts them at my wife when she walks by. I think the final straw was when the parrot called her a “stupid fat twat.” She takes it personally, even though I tell her that she shouldn’t be self-conscious just because a parrot thinks she is fat. Now I will admit that I trained it to say “nice cellulite, bitch” whenever my wife walks by, but the parrot pretty much just curses at everyone now. Whenever I walk in the door, it calls me a “cocksucking grundle licker.” It kind of gets annoying when it is the first thing I hear after working all day.

Also, I let my friend watch the parrot for a week when I was on vacation, and ever since then, the parrot sings “The Final Countdown” by Europe every night at 4 in the morning. It often wakes me up and I am tired of it. I don’t even like that song.

The parrot also has an issue with defecating in its cage. It will wait until I let it out, and then immediately fly over to the kitchen and shit on my food. If I don’t let him out, he starts yelling “I have to shit!” until I let him out. It can go on for hours.

My wife pretty much told me either the parrot goes, or she will leave me. So I have no choice but to get rid of him. His name is Sam. I think he will be great for your kids, as long as they aren’t fat and won’t take the insults he yells at them personally.

I can set up a time for you to come check him out this week if you want. What day works for you?

Mike

From Sandra ********* to Me

Mike, I don’t think that parrot would be appropriate for my kids – they are only five and seven years old.

From Me to Sandra ***********

Sandra,

I think he would be great for your kids. I didn’t mean to scare you off with the bad description of the parrot. He really is a nice parrot. There is a way to prevent him from shouting obscenities. I found that if I soak his food in drain cleaner and then give it to him, it burns up his throat and he doesn’t talk for a few days. I can include a bottle of Draino and a few bags of bird food with him, if you want.

Mike

From Sandra ********* to Me

Are you serious? That can kill him!! He sounds like he was a nice parrot but you have no idea how to take care of him! Give him to the SPCA!

From Me to Sandra ***********

Excuse me? I know how to take care of a parrot. It sounds like you don’t know how to take care of your kids if you are always turning down free, lovable pets for them. THAT can kill their spirits. Why even put an ad up if you aren’t willing to be reasonable? Sorry this parrot isn’t perfect. You can’t expect people to give you Toucan Sam for free.

I can’t take him to the SPCA. They told me never to come back after I tried to give them a bunch of rats that my rat trap caught but didn’t kill.

If you don’t take my parrot, I’m afraid my only option is to release him into my backyard, and then shoot him with my shotgun for sport.

From Sandra ********* to Me

You are a lunatic.

From Me to Sandra ***********

Sandra please take my parrot. I just checked and I don’t have any more birdshot shells for my gun. Please don’t make me have to drive all the way to Delaware to get more.

This Is A Dare

We need to dare to do things that others will not. Isn’t that what we’re supposed to do as Christians? (I mean, in a good sense, being the light on the hill)

Reading Daryl’s blog inspired me. Quoth:

Craig Groeschel spoke about it tonight. He was speaking about the Power of God. The thing that seperates churches that thrive and grow from the churches that simply exist. He defined it as a hunger or passion that believers have. Immediately, I was reminded of the team of young poietes, the doers, in our church and it made me excited. He could not really define it but he knew what it did to the early church in Acts 2:42-27. People could see it in operation as needs were being met.The bible uses extreme words:
o everyone filled with awe
o all who believed were together
o they had all things in common
o giving to all who were poor
o had favour with all the people
o daily increase of those saved

This was the result of having it.

1. Churches and Ministries who have it have a LASER FOCUS
   - They know their calling. What to do and what NOT to do.
   - They reach people no one else is reaching by doing what no one else is doing.
   - They don’t duplicate what others are doing. When we start to compete with other churches or imitate blindly, we’ve lost the plot
   - If we are not making a difference, its time to re-examine why we are doing it.
   - Just because we can do something doesn’t mean we should do it
   - What are we doing that we need to stop doing?
2. Churches and Ministries who have it see OPPORTUNITIES where others see obstacles.
   - They are so passionate that they find a way for it to be done. They are not thrown off by hindrances or lack.
   - We must realise that God has provided everything that is needed for us to achieve what He has called us to do
   - The reason why we can’t is not because of what we lack materially or physically but because of what we lack in passion!
   - God doesn’t just guide by what He provides, He also guides by what He withholds. Acts 3:36 shows what Peter didn’t have and using what He had. The name of Jesus. Or limitations can become our greatest innovation!
3. Churches and Ministries that have it are willing to fail.
   - Those who play it safe will never get it. There cannot be increase without taking chances The person who plays it safe doesn’t fail but also achieves NOTHING. (Matthew 25:14-30 -> parable of the talents)
   - If we do fail, shake off failure and condemnation, sin and shame. Step up and keep going.
   - The greatest failure of the new testament, Peter, became a great preacher at Pentecost. (Acts 2:14-41)

Churches and Ministries that have it are led by people who have it.
- You cannot copy what others have. Learn & discover it for yourself!
- If you have it in your heart, you will start to see it in reality.

Immediately what came to my mind was Yes Yes Yes! That’s right! Thats what has been hindering our youths from worship, from experiencing the fullness of Him, from being  free.

I felt really sad for a while.

We have to make a stand.

Neon, neon

Strange how the weathers of life come and go. Like passing showers, like stormy nights and bright sunny mornings. Buzzing  just like neon, neon. Who knows how long, how long. We can go before we burn away.

Spending the last few weeks with church peeps has been nothing short of refreshing and awesome. Especially with family. Because family is where the heart is. God is good. He works in ways we cannot see, he will make a way for me.

This I know for sure: Nothing in life is predetermined, nothing is certain. Trust. Have faith. Dare to move. Dare you to lift yourself up off the floor.

Swim. Break through the current.

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I really, really want to watch transformers. But everyone has either watched it already or has no time. -sadfase-

Okay yes it has occured to me that I sound rather cynical and boring in that post.

So!

Check this out.

Enjoy. (:

Indulgence

Indulging the self, pleasing the body has become the norm of our generation. Don’t believe? Well my first thought as I strain to gather my rather hazy fazy thoughts when I wake up in the wee hours of the morning is usually “okay can I find some reason not to go to work today can I ask for a day off I feel a little sick wah lao why I have to wake up so early while my fellow pcs can sleep till afternoon why is everyone else in this house still sleeping omg its so unfair” yada yada. Reasons not to work, complaints. Even in love – what guys (and girls, you are definitely guilty of this too) look for in girls: LOOKS. What passes through a guy’s head “my girlfriend must be hot big chest nice body sporty and fun wah lao she’s too short how can” yada yada.

Does anyone know how to listen to the heart, listen to God anymore? Do the right thing though it kills your body? Choose a girl apart from her looks? Our world is naively superficial. Yet none of us can say we are innocent. None. Ours is a fallen world.

Step One

Firstly, I am not perfect and I have never been further from that and I have never presumed to know everything about everything. All I can offer are my honest opinions.

Secondly, praise the Lord for carrying me through everything. Indeed His presence is my greatest help in times when I feel like I cannot take it anymore.

Lastly, I kinda like Korean shows for a strange reason. My new favorite cutest actress:

Big eyeeeesssss.

Sung Yuri!