She starts the workdays with the same old line
I’m off to heaven and I’m seeing u tonight
Watch the car pull out the drive
Never imagine, never once crossed my mind
It was the last time I would ever see your face
But I’ll always remember how she says

I’m off to heaven
And I’ll see u tonight
I daydream about u
And that’s how I spend my time
When I’m away
But it’s only for awhile
I’m off to heaven
And I’ll see you tonight

The world around me seem to crumble that day
When I got the call
She passed away
She’s far away now
In a brand new place
With each passing moment
I can almost hear her say

I’m off to heaven
And I’ll see u tonight
I daydream about u
That’s how I spend my time
When I’m away
But it’s only for awhile
I’m off to heaven
And I’ll see u tonight

I’m off to heaven
And I’ll see u tonight

i know rene told me to write about how we're growing up and all that, but i guess i'll postpone it to a later date since i found something i wanna share about.

this is a song written by kevin skinner for his grandma when she passed away. listening to the song, it makes me tear as it is so pure and genuine.

many a times, we are surrounded by people whom we do cherish enough. and most of the time, we are spending more time with people we are not really close with than those that are close to your heart. some of us, loathe the time we spend with our families, though we do not know it. we find that we are better off using that time to do other things like using the computer, school work or even working outside, anything but just not spending time with family.

why?

the is no reason. the only possible explanation is that we do not think that they will leave us anytime soon. Just like the song goes, "never imagined, never once crossed my mind". It never occurs to us that one day, the people around us will one by one disappear.

my grandma passed away at one of my most trying times. for me, it was more of a additional hurt rather than a fresh one, and it does not help that in recent years, i have spoken to my grandma only for a couple of times.

She was the one who fed me when i'm young, played with me, protected me. but over the years, the adolescent child pushed her further and further away. and every time i want to close that gap, i have nothing to say to her, at most just the basic few questions. i'm ashamed to have done so, to have caused such a thing to happen.

looking back, i remember of the many times my parents would tell me how happy my grandma would be to see me. to see that young child she raised since young. but until when she was unable to speak much, then i began to talk to her.

that night, just before her death, while she was unconscious, i told her of the problems i was going through. the things that were slowly eating me up. she was the first person i actually confided in. but what's the point? it was all too late already. i reached home in the wee hours of the morning, unable to sleep, i sat on my bed. before long, a phone call came with the news that shes gone.

i cried.

for a brief moment, i just did not care about anything else, despite all the hurt and pain i'm going through. i cried to numb the feeling of helplessness in my heart. i just want to run away from everything and be gone. when the tears dried itself, i slept.

this wound, has since became a scar. painless upon touch. but yet it serves as a living memory not to neglect the people close to me. for those who still has that wound that hurts, know that it wont go away, but keeping it fresh wont help either. letting it go does not mean it will take away the memories as well, but it definitely will heal that gash in your heart.

YJ

Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks, now I'm trying to get back

Before the cool done run out I'll be giving it my bestest
And nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some

But I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and then you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love love

Listen to the music of the moment people, dance and sing
We're just one big family
And it's our God-forsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved

So I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm sure
There's no need to complicate, our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours

D-d-do do you, but do you, d-d-do
But do you want to come on
Scooch on over closer dear
And I will nibble your ear

I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and I laughed

I guess what I be saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do, our name is our virtue

But I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours

(I won't hesitate)
Open up your mind and see like me
(No more, no more)
Open up your plans and man you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find that the sky is yours
(It cannot wait, I'm sure)

So please don't, please don't, please don't
(There's no need to complicate)
There's no need to complicate
(Our time is short)
'Cause our time is short
(This is our fate)
This is, this is, this is our fate
I'm yours

sometimes we tend to clog our lives with so much unnecessary trash and junk that we fail to realize the simplicities of life.

How about looking back and thinking, when was the last time u had a real good time, enjoying yourself and not worrying about the many troubles that bog u down in life.

God said to place our burdens on Him, to exchange our yoke with His, as His is easy and light. Why? I tend to believe that it is because He knows how much it would trouble us if we do not do it. If only we can literally cut open our minds and dissect whatever we are thinking right now. How many things that are not suppose to be there, and that we can just pick them out and throw them away like thrash.

Its not about escaping from your problems, neither is it to run away from responsibility, but rather, its simplifying a complex problem, your complex problem.

don always think that you have to have a complex solution for a complex problem. take it slow and simple; be the tortoise that wins the race and not the hare that regrets his hasty actions.

give yourself a break sometimes, have a kit kat.

take a step back, look into the big picture. You might be that one speck of sand in the universe that God has placed you in, but if you look it from God's eyes, you are that one sand that adds up to make that wonderful beach He has placed you in.

You're His, and He's yours, its just that simple. Don complex things by adding other stuff into the equation.

open up your minds, think like Him and find the simple solutions to your complex problems.

get your attitude on life right, make it pleasant and light, not draggy and heavy.

Cos our time on earth is real short. but you gotta make it count. =)

Yours truly,
YJ

Hi ALL,
it's have been long that this blog been updated but let me (ahli aka ruth) update you!

Our Victor and Joel have enter into the ARMY and AIR FORCE on 22th June!!! A step to become A MAN!
Alan also gone to BRUNEI for 2 and half weeks and comin back on 29th June!

Anyway July have a lot of things coming up! Below are all the events:
1. Decentralised Service
2. Service with Dr AR Bernard (12th & 13th July)
3. 365 prayer meeting
4. Overnight prayer meeting

So let prepare for greater breakthrough coming!!!
C you all on tomorrow for the last lesson of SOS!
Nite!

Love,
Ruth

Hi! Joel here to update the blog. Since its so dead, goona update about last 2 wk's outing at Pastamania.

Easter is coming up really soon!
Wow, guys! Easter 2009 is here!

But this isn't the time to pass around little coloured eggs and dress in bunny costumes or have those little Easter Egg hunts, it's the Resurrection of Christ. & times like these, I really wondered how the little bunnies can get into the picture. Let's see if this equation works out..

Christ + Cross = Celebration of Bunnies???

But that's beside the point.
Coming to 2009 years ago, a man named Jesus Christ was crucified.

How many of you understand how severe is "crucification?"

Cause of death:

The length of time required to reach death could range from a matter of hours to a number of days, depending on exact methods, the health of the crucified person and environmental circumstances. Death could result from any combination of causes, including blood loss, hypovolemic shock, or sepsis following infection, caused by the scourging that preceded the crucifixion, or by the process of being nailed itself, or eventual dehydration.

A theory attributed to Pierre Barbet holds that, when the whole body weight was supported by the stretched arms, the typical cause of death was asphyxiation. He conjectured that the condemned would have severe difficulty inhaling, due to hyper-expansion of the chest muscles and lungs. The condemned would therefore have to draw himself up by his arms, leading to exhaustion, or have his feet supported by tying or by a wood block. Indeed, Roman executioners could be asked to break the condemned's legs, after he had hung for some time, in order to hasten his death. Once deprived of support and unable to lift himself, the condemned would die within a few minutes. Experiments by Frederick Zugibe have, however, revealed that, when suspended with arms at 60° to 70° from the vertical, test subjects had no difficulty breathing, only rapidly-increasing discomfort and pain. This would correspond to the Roman use of crucifixion as a prolonged, agonizing, humiliating death. Legs were often broken to hasten death through severe traumatic shock and fat embolism. Crucifixion on a single pole with no transom, with hands affixed over one's head, would precipitate rapid asphyxiation if no block was provided to stand on, or once the legs were broken.

Imagine that..
We mind even to get slapped out of love and sacrifice for our friends, but Jesus went through all that.

Imagine that..

I like YongJing's previous post about the galaxy and how God still loved us even though we're like micro-molecules compared to Him.


People worship because they believe in something, they know who they are worshipping, and they know what is the consequence of worshipping. Do you know what kind of God you worship? :]


We are not inviting our friends just because we are told to do so, but however, we are pushing for it because we want you to try, to taste the burden, to feel the harvest. We don't force, we encourage. We don't condemn you if you didn't bring any friends. We still love you. But we want to see us grow. Growth is important.
Let's us this illustration to better understand the point of growth.

Example 1:
When you were 5, $2 was all you needed daily at most.
When you were 10, you can't survive on $2.
When you were 15, you need $5 at least.
When you were/are 20, you need $10.

So on and so forth.. :]

Example 2:
If a company pays you double every day, starting from 10 cents on the first day and work for 23 working days, you'll be a millionaire. Pastor Tan demonstrated this before.

So if you do the multiplication...

1st day - $0.10
2nd day - $0.20
3rd day - $0.40
4th day - $0.80
5th day - $1.60

Just continue and you'll see. :]

Growth.

So "Pushers", don't push and stress them so hard until they freak out.
"Pushees", don't freak out when pushed, instead run in the direction of the push.

Suddenly thought about the movie "Push".. Rather random though.. Hmm..

-Derek Low

E448
Loves God wholeheartedly
Loves People fervently

We are a bunch of loving people who want to bring change into the people around us and shine like stars in the world we are living in today. To touch the lives of anyone who wants to be touched and raising them to become people of destiny.





Serene the leader =)
YJ the cassanova
Peifen
Ruth aka Chunli
Derek
Joel the Pirate! =P

Elaine
XiuWen
Benjamin
PengRu
Jason Chong
Jason Ng
Kenny
Victoria



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