sUsHi FeAsT!!!!

Just finished my lab test... I suppose this would be the last lab test for my 4 years of Material Engineering course... HoOrAy!!!! I am not going to celebrate today because I think I have already celebrated yesterday night~~~ Guess where I went??? Haha.... I went to Sushi-Kin last night together with dear's coursemates.. Altogether 15 of us... I am not sure whether we are just so desperate for sushi or we are simply slumber... All of us actually will be having test today... I have LAB TEST and they have RELIABILITY test~~ But who CARES?? It's sushi!!! And the BUY 1 GET 1 FREE Promotion!!! Don't care so much when it comes to my favorite...
Since there were a lot of us, so we got a room on ourselves... Though I think it would be more fun sitting outside because I can take sushi NON STOP as they "pass by"... But it was still fun to have a room on our own because we can make as much noise as we want... And I also think we should get a room because SERIOUSLY, we were making a lot of noise... Everytime when we went out to take sushi, I think some customers must be cursing us because we always stand at the "starting point" and kidnap all the delicious sushi like Unagi and Salmon.... HAHA.... I just couldn't remember how much I have eaten.. But this was seriously the first time I just took the sushi without hesitating much about the "price"... It is just like eating buffet~~~ The Salmon Temaki handroll was very nice also with a big slice of Salmon.. Yum yum~~~
At the end of the "day", the 15 of us ate 126 plates of sushi!!!! Guess again, how much it cost?? RM336.90!!! Which means each person only need to pay RM 22.50 for what we have eaten... I was really full that night man!!! I just like sushi so so much... I'll never get boring of eating sushi.. Seriously, now as I think of it, I hope to go there again to have another sushi feast!!! I remember the first time I went to TAO, I was so happy to see sushi, so I ate a lot. But I got scolded because I am not supposed to eat so much sushi at TAO... But I still got to eat a lot of nice stuff at TAO... Maybe my next trip should be TAO!!!!

This is how much we have eaten~~~ Below: Dear and his coursemtes

Unagi~~ Yummy~~~

~~FiShErS oF MeN~~

"Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." Matthew 4:19

A Unique Breed
Fishermen: They're not always understood by the nonfishing fraternity. More often than not, they are looked at kind of oddly.
Fisher of men: They don't lend themselves toward neat ecclesiastical job descriptions.

Passionate
Fishermen: They are wiling to rise a godforsaken hours to pursue their love.
Fishers of men: They are passionate about their devotional life and are not deterred by their need for sleep.

People of knowledge and skill
Fishermen: They know the terrain of the stream and where fish like to hide out and what they like to feed on.
Fishers of men: They know the world people live in and the things they're being attracted to.

Characterized by singleness of purpose
Fishermen: They are focused and concentrated on the task at hand, consumed by one simple overarching concern, catching fish.
Fishers of men: They are highly singular, driven by one desire, to see people become mature disciples. That is, spending personal time daily with God, growing in prayer and understanding the Word, sharing Christ with others, and not only that, but going on to invest time and work in them until they too are reproducing those straits in others.

People of adventure
Fishermen: They are always looking for the next bed in the stream, never content with a fished-out hole but always on the lookout for the next productive place in the river.
Fisher of men: They are never content with maintenance but are always on the lookout for the next opportune spot in the world.

Stick to the basics
Fishermen: Old fishermen aren't particularly captivated by the latest fads and techniques.
Fishers of men:They are not easily drawn away from the basics of discipleship, prayer, scripture and evangelism.

Eager to share their knowledge and skill with others
Fishermen: They are only too eager to share their passion with someone of like passion.
Fisher of men: They know the great joy and exhilaration of catching men and are genuinely excited to share that joy with others.

Catch fish
Fishermen: True fishermen don't use the line, "You should have seen the one that got away." They, without commenting, just hold up their full stringer.
Fishers of men: They don't have any excuses or empty words, just a legacy of men who have been caught for Christ.


Everytime when I read this verse, I don't really understand the deeper meaning(or perhaps the real meaning) of the word "FISHERS OF MEN"... Now, I understand and I pray that God will teach me to be a good fisher of men...

Free Will or Predestination?

Yesterday night I was supposed to have night class - QC replacement class by Dr. Sabar, but I skipped the class... The reason being is we have invited Pastor Ian Bunton over to our CF to speak about the title "Free Will Or Predestination?". To me, this is kind of a big topic if I would try to understand it by myself... So I was eager to listen to him..
I have met Pastor Ian once in PBBC church retreat and found that he is really a humorous man. That time he told a story about the crack pot in one of the sessions. The story is very meaningful and still stays with me till now(As I said, I am very forgetful)... He came with another young handsome Hawaiian pastor, Pastor Blaine Deloach... By the way, Pastor Ian is a Canadian. I guess both of them have been staying in M'sia for years.
He started off the sermon by telling us some church histories.. Truly speaking, this is the first time I learned about all these histories. All this while, I only knew the existence of these people. I believe he managed to teach the history class in interesting way which actually caught my attention.. I always slept in history classes.... Haha...
So the argument about free will or predestination started when John Calvin and Jacob Arminius summarized the bible differently. According to Calvinism, the salvation is limited to certain chosen people only. When you're chosen, the grace given to you is irresistible which means no matter how you will still be saved by the grace of God. On the other side, Arminianism summarized that salvation is unlimited because God loves all His people and the grace of God is resistible because you can still choose not to be saved by the grace of God... People of those time, they are either on Calvin's side or Arminius' side. Both of them summarized from the same bible and came out with two different theology. So is God contracting Himself? I agreed with Pastor Ian that we, human beings, sometimes tend to think too rationally and systematically. All these things must make sense. It is already not making sense that the Son of God would come to the earth and died for us, the sinful beings on the cross... But He did and not asking us anything to pay Him back in return.. Why is this so??

This is the second last slide of Pastor Ian's sermon which I think is a very good answer to this question:

If Christianity is a relationship...

Then God's choices are a mystery....
(Just like everyone of us, when you are in a relationship, sometimes things you would do don't make sense at all and you just don't know how this happened...)

Then we too must have a choice....
(Even when He has the ability to know the outcome...)

Then he must necessarily limit himself in order yo relate to finite human beings...

God has given us the freedom to choose... Jesus did not die on the cross to make us believe in God. But it is because of LOVE that he came and died for us... He is the Way, the Truth and the Light.. No one goes to the Father except through Him... The choice is in our hands... We can choose to turn away and say that "I don't need the Way, the Truth and the Life.. I am fine with the way I am..." But if you understand why Jesus would die for us on the cross, if you believe that He is the only Way, the only Truth and the only Light that will lead us to the Father in heaven, all you need to do is just to LOVE Him back and do what He says... God will NEVER force us to LOVE Him or OBEY His Words..... It is your choice.... But the Father in heaven is grieving and says "Choose Life.."

~~LeaRniNg tO bE gRaTeFuL~~

Woke up this morning, struggled whether should I go class because it is just an one hour class... I'm so tempted to skip class. But since it is Dr. Cheong's QC class, so I think I should go because we will be having test this coming Wednesday. I dragged myself to the class and reached there at 8.55a.m.. To my surprise, no one in the lecture room. So I sat down and waited for awhile because I know my coursemates usually will come "on time". After 5 minutes, I have to accept the fact that there is no class today and I just couldn't remember when he said the class will be cancelled... Desperately I walked out to the corridor, hoping to see anyone of my coursemates. Then here come Wei Hua with his sleepy face.... He was just as blur as I am.. Haha... So I just "tumpang" his car back to hostel and start writing this blog. I am still grateful because since I am awake now, I can continue with my revision for QC. Or else, I think I will sleep until 12.oop.m. Haha...

Came across this verse, a good verse to meditate...
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore, I take pleasure in my infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
2 Corinthians 12:9~10

Most of my friends will be very busy this week, I just pray that God will give them strength each new day as they run the race.. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL~~~

sEeK yE FiRsT tHe KiNgDoM oF gOd

This morning's sermon actually spoke directly to me, or I considered it as answer to my previous post.. The main bible verse shared today is

"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you." Matthew 6 : 33

Pastor Roland talked about 5 reasons why we need to seek the kingdom of God which I really found all these reasons suit my condition.
1. Emptiness
2. Loneliness
3. Guilt
4. Fear of death
5. I have forgotten what it was. Something about improvement I guess....

I have been worried about a lot of things lately. I even thought I am suffering from depression since I fulfilled quite a few of the symptoms... But probably it is just because I have done my English presentation on the topic "Depression" few weeks ago that caused me to be "weirdo"...

Anyway, I really need to continue with my revision for the QC test this coming week.. I have wasted a lot of time these two days..... CONCENTRATE!!!

~~aNoThEr FaReWeLl cOmInG~~

Today, JP asked me whether I want to perform a dance during the farewell for seniors. I told him I will try to figure out something. So I came back and started looking for something from YouTube. Then I found the video clip "Thank You", a song by Ray Boltz. I have done this mime for my seniors during farewell when I was still a first year student. I almost cried when I saw my cell group leader, Siou Lian shedding tears... As I was watching the mime and listening to the song again, I felt like crying again...
I have been in USMKKj for 3 years. This is the 3rd year I am preparing for farewell.. For 3 years, I have been seeing my seniors left. It is kind of hard because when another new semester starts, the familiar faces are not there anymore. Sometimes it makes me feel kinda lonely.. Since this semester started, we have been teasing Sui Ying that she will be leaving Uni soon.. But now as I come to think about that, how I wish she could stay and further studies... First year, I felt hard when Siou Lian, Felix, Job, Tun Shin, etc graduated. Second year, I felt hard when Ah Lia, Max, Chee Khoon, Yee Wei, etc left.. Third year, Sui Ying, Claudia, Kok Mun the Lamest Joker & his gang will be graduating soon.. I feel hard again... And I believe soon will be my turn to graduate...
Time really flies... I still remember when I was young, I always think how will it like when I finished my secondary school, after my STPM.. How will it like to study in university.. and a lot of other things... Now, I will only have more than one year in Uni... Future is full of uncertainty... A little bit scared to think of the future... Because it is like I blink my eyes, then it will be 40 years later where I am sitting in the balcony thinking of this day that I am so worried about the future during my 3rd year of Uni.. Haha.... I also don't understand how all these feelings come by.... I think I better do something that will stop me from thinking all the weird weird things......
Just want to say to all my seniors : "I really miss all the time we had together serving in the CF.. May GOD bless you all~~~"