Last Sunday of the year 2012

Such a productive day!

Morning:

went to the gym

Yes, I carried that almost for the whole 30 mins work out; 4kg on each hand walking on treadmill kakaka

And even when I wasn't on treadmill and doing other stuffs that required both hands, I'll put it next to me because...

One of the reason is actually just for self defense :p

since there were no guards there at the gym...

After that,

rushed back home and off to church.

And here's my favourite verse for today:

If someone says "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? ~1 John 4:20

And here's the song for today:

Note: this has been my favourite hymn song since when I was at a very young age. I literally was brought up listening to this song all the time.

-I hear it in church I grew up in when I was young

-I hear my parents singing it a lot of times

-I sang it in the church I grew up in

I'm so glad they played it in church today :)

...

At 19:00, watched performance by the church members,

and performance by HT Long!

while eating delicious dinner.

Will upload some photos on this blog post later...

Thank God for such a great day!

Dan Brown and his books

I know I promised I will post about the event I went for during the end of the world on THIS (← please click) blog post.

...BUT,

It may not happen in a while since I'm lazy gonna be busy indulged in a book written by one of my most favourite author: Dan Brown!

Oh gosh, I just love his books!

I have like a whole collection of them now:

Ta-da!

Literally my face is like:

(幸せ-face: which means I'm just filled with lots of happiness?)

I started off with the famous (or is it infamous?) book of his:

The Da Vinci Code

which may have caused some Christians to be upset due to the sensitive topic.

But anyhow, it's fiction.

Next I went on to Angels and Demons.

Which was also very famous; having a movie out of it.

Then, I read Deception Point;

which I got secondhand :p

And today I just bought:

YESS!!

It's quite heavy because of the 700+ pages:

THICK OR WHAT!? :P

(maybe not)

But I hope I can finish it before work starts!

I know nothing much about the author (Dan Brown), but I love the way he writes-

engaging you into the story.

(And very clever!)

So far, all these books I read by him are usually puzzle-solving mystery kind.

Those are my favourites!

puzzles

puzzles

and more puzzles

just bring them on! >:D

...

this makes me remember how I used to call myself a detective when I was at a very young age (about 6?) lol because I used to find stuffs my parents lose;

Then I'll ask them things like:

"where did you last saw it?"

etc.

Perhaps being a detective was one of my dream job then

HAHA

I shall go investigate the book now...

Byes!

Choco Chip Cookies for Christmas 2012!

I'm baking choco chip cookies!

At first I was wondering if I should make gingerbread man...

but I myself don't really like it (no offence to anyone or any gingerbread men),

and I found out not many people I know like it as well-

So then I decided choco chips cookies :p

so I put down all the icings (to draw gingerbread man) and went for soft cookies instead! wooo

My first batch!

They turned out with nice golden colour which I must say...

"THEY'RE SO PERFECT!"

*Self praise*

But they got stuck together...

thanks to my mum for the advise of sticking them so close :x

But I separated the stuck one and they all seem to look fine now~

But my next batch was a disaster...

NOT because I burnt them or anything (thank God) 

but...

I wasted probably 2 cookies :(

Too much water that I had to wash them off (so sad).

My next batch:

This one I tried to finish off all the choco chips lol which is why this batch has TOO MUCH choco chips (especially the top corner).

HAHAHA

*They're Hershey's choco chips.*

Hmm...

Let me repeat that sentence:

*They're Hershey's choco chips.*

Ok.

Just wanted to get the message through so people who eat these cookies would appreciate how much time and money I spent on it.

So I wrapped some of them in a cute small plastic bag bought from Daiso, preparing them to be given away:

OH!

I just realized: "CHIP" n Dale

Choco "CHIP"

Get it? Hahahahahahahahahaha...

Haha...

Never mind.

Last but not least, a close-up shot of my soft cookies:

Thanks for reading!

Merry Christmas 2012!

Blessed Christmas!

"And his name shall be called
 Wonderful Counselor, 
the Mighty God, 
the Everlasting Father, 
the Prince of Peace."

♥

*Going church later so shall update about the service later ;)

Another verse that is best for the season:

(it's from John 3:16)

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son..."

why?

Because:

God bless!

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Edit:

Okay, so I'm back from church! :D

It was great!

And look what I've got as a door gift!!

Oops, I forgot to take a photo of the pen.
There's also a custom made pen with the name of the church on it!
Cool or what!?

The book at the back...
I'm not sure if you can see it clearly;
but it says "Diary".

A diary to write all my thoughts during service?
I've never really done that before-
so I guess it's a good start for me next year ;)

So what happened in church today?

Well-

Of course, all faithful Christians would agree that:
Today is the day we celebrate the birth of Christ!

So they performed a musical reminding us that he's the reason for this season; and not because of Santa, or other myths that were created for Christmas.

*I still love Rudolf (although it's a myth character), so I'm not saying I'm against all that celebrations or songs played around;

But of course, we should remember in our hearts that the most important thing about today; and the best gift of all:

was the birth of Jesus Christ, our saviour!

And the verse I keep close to my heart today:

"...but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a servant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross." ~Philippians 2:7-8

The song that touched me for today:

The pastor shared a story that reminded me of a conversation I had once with a non-believer...

It was about

"Forgiving"

Yes, I do believe it's a difficult thing-
but I also truly believe that it's still 
POSSIBLE
as long as with the strength from God;
and our beloved Jesus Christ
who has done the same for us.

God bless!

Love Your Enemies

Blessed Sunday! :)

Here's a poem I would like to share by Mother Teresa which was shown today during service; and it truly inspires me a lot- and I really do pray I could take this as my guide for the coming years (and a great resolution for the year 2013)!

~ ♥ ~

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered; 

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; 

Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; 

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; 

Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; 

Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; 

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; 

Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; 

Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God; 

It was never between you and them anyway.

~ ♥ ~

The title of this poem is easy to guess.

Try guessing :)

BUT no reward points even if you guessed right-

because it's just too easy :p

The title is...

ANYWAY.

Hah!

(Here's a wiki page on Mother Teresa: click HERE.)

Being a person like in the poem is definitely not an easy task-

but I pray God could give me the strength and guide me through-

reminding me that it's between me and God,

and it was never between me and them anyway

Here's the verse for today:

Love Your Enemies

"But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you," - Matt 5:44

Ending this blog entry with the worship song for today:

God bless!

Guess it's the end of the world? Not

Guess what?

It's 22nd Dec 2012- 
and it was said that today would be the end of the world at 14:00 (Malaysian time).

Now guess what again?

I survived!

Thanks to Captain America :D

He left me this shield as a souvenir; and now off to save other people / species in danger.
or to kill girls with his great looks and body

Will definitely miss him- yeap.

lol

I also experienced another event today.

But I'll write it in my next blog update ;)

Below is the clue to where I was today:

Guess where!

Even cats have secrets

I have a cat.

He was with us ever since a kitten.

And now he thinks of us like a family;

and recognizes his own name when being called,

and will reply with a cute "meow"

Now here's a cat who thinks he can fool others.

*Note: this cat does not belong to me nor am I related to anyone in this video.

Just found it funny and cute :P