It’s that time of the year again – flowers, chocolates, cards flying all over the place! ;)
But did you ever wonder where our need to love and to be loved came from? Why is it that we go all ga-ga over cute little babies and shower our love over family and loved ones? And what about the yearning for that special someone who will be the love of our life? How can it be that this peculiar feeling called love is found only in us humans, especially when some scientists would have us believe that all living things evolved from some mutant bacteria or algae?!
Well, my dear friends, the answer is simple. These scientists are wrong! We were created in God’s image, not some ape’s! It seems illogical and far-fetched but isn’t that exactly what love is? God is love and He made us with the same capacity that He has - to love and feel loved. So as we celebrate the season of love, let us also remember to rejoice and give thanks for the love that our Creator has put in us!
annesoh
爱的季节
一年一度，鲜花、巧克力、情书满天飞的时刻又到来了！
你是否曾想过人为什么会爱和想被爱呢？这爱又来自哪里呢？为什么我们看到可爱的小宝宝时会忍不住想去疼他、呵护他？为什么我们会懂得关怀我们的家人？为什么我们会渴望遇见生命的挚爱？为什么许多科学家千方百计的设法证实人类的根源来自细菌的变异及海藻的进化，却无法解释为什么万兽当中唯有人类才能拥有“爱”这种独特的感觉？
亲爱的朋友，答案很简单，那些科学家都错了！我们并不是猿猴，而是神的孩子，是他按照他的形象所造的。这虽然听起来毫无逻辑，也有些牵强，但爱不也是毫无逻辑，无法用言语解释的吗？神是爱，他在创造人类时，同时也让我们就像他一样拥有爱。因此，我们不要忘了，怀着感恩的心与神一起共同庆贺这爱的季节！
Chinese translation by cheri
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Awkward Teenager No More!
A few years back, I was an awkward teenager.
I wore braces, donned large gold-rimmed glasses that took up half my face, had broom-like hair – dry and limp.
I had no fashion sense. Nada. Zilch.
So, back then, to make myself feel better, I came up with this list in my diary on what I like about myself.
Here are the things I like about myself:
1) Good sense of music/ keen sense of rhythm
2) Ability to be a peacemaker
3) The “leader” in me
4) My neat handwriting
5) My ability to draw and blend colours
I was always the quiet and awkward one whilst my younger sister was the more popular, more outspoken one, and still is. But I’ve learned to capitalize on other strengths and gifts that God has given me, instead of focusing on my inadequacies. Because of that, I am confident about myself.
Look through your life and count your blessings. Make up a list of them!
God has different purposes and gifts for various people because He loves diversity in His big family.
Have you found yours and capitalized on it?
esther
潇洒走过青春岁月！
多年前，我是个毫无信心的青年。当时的我，戴着牙套，戴着一幅占据半边脸的金筐眼镜。头发更别提了，像家里的扫把一样，又干又扁。更糟的是，我不懂得打扮。咳！
为了增加自信，我便在日记簿里写下自己的优点， 例：能欣赏音乐、善于协调纠纷、有领导能力、书写端正、知道如何搭配颜色。
妹妹开朗大方，很受欢迎，而我比较内向，但我不在乎这一点，而是专注于发挥上帝赋予我的潜能。我的信心也因此而大大增加。
大家切记，要回顾过往生命，数算恩典，甚至将它们记录下来作为提醒！上帝喜爱一个多元化的家庭，因此赋予每个人不同的使命、不同的命定及不同的恩赐。 你是否已寻见自己的命定与天赋并将精力投资其中？
Chinese translation by cheri
I wore braces, donned large gold-rimmed glasses that took up half my face, had broom-like hair – dry and limp.
I had no fashion sense. Nada. Zilch.
So, back then, to make myself feel better, I came up with this list in my diary on what I like about myself.
Here are the things I like about myself:
1) Good sense of music/ keen sense of rhythm
2) Ability to be a peacemaker
3) The “leader” in me
4) My neat handwriting
5) My ability to draw and blend colours
I was always the quiet and awkward one whilst my younger sister was the more popular, more outspoken one, and still is. But I’ve learned to capitalize on other strengths and gifts that God has given me, instead of focusing on my inadequacies. Because of that, I am confident about myself.
Look through your life and count your blessings. Make up a list of them!
God has different purposes and gifts for various people because He loves diversity in His big family.
Have you found yours and capitalized on it?
esther
潇洒走过青春岁月！
多年前，我是个毫无信心的青年。当时的我，戴着牙套，戴着一幅占据半边脸的金筐眼镜。头发更别提了，像家里的扫把一样，又干又扁。更糟的是，我不懂得打扮。咳！
为了增加自信，我便在日记簿里写下自己的优点， 例：能欣赏音乐、善于协调纠纷、有领导能力、书写端正、知道如何搭配颜色。
妹妹开朗大方，很受欢迎，而我比较内向，但我不在乎这一点，而是专注于发挥上帝赋予我的潜能。我的信心也因此而大大增加。
大家切记，要回顾过往生命，数算恩典，甚至将它们记录下来作为提醒！上帝喜爱一个多元化的家庭，因此赋予每个人不同的使命、不同的命定及不同的恩赐。 你是否已寻见自己的命定与天赋并将精力投资其中？
Chinese translation by cheri
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
New Year Prayers
1. We've been trying to record the songs for the CD all Dec but faced some obstacles along the way, including our vocal trainer's home got flooded when the water pipes burst, the person IC of the studio we were supposed to be using FOC mysteriously went missing, and when we tried to record at home on the 1st try the computer/software just wouldn't work properly. But thank God that we have managed to get some songs done and will continue to record for the next few days and into Jan next year. So our 1st prayer for next year is for the recording to be completed smoothly, on time and for Job to have time to do all the editing so we can produce a professional (or at least near-pro) quality CD at the end of it.
2. Even though our estimated budget for the whole project (ie incl both the Awards and Festival) seems really big, God reminded us that He has and will continue to provide for our finances at the right time. Our prayer is that we will not fail Him and will continue to do our part as we wait upon Him to do His part.
3. We saw the Parachute Band when they came to Singapore in Nov. They started like 20 years ago as a worship music festival and the current band is actually the 2nd generation consisting of the son of the founders of the festival and band! It was as if we were looking into the future of Destiny Music cos that's almost exactly the same vision that God has given us! We pray that God will use us to inspire and lead the young people of Singapore (and Asia!) to worship Him with the same passion and energy (as you can see from the video I took - with my hph so poor quality but can still see all the jumping and bopping):
annesoh
2. Even though our estimated budget for the whole project (ie incl both the Awards and Festival) seems really big, God reminded us that He has and will continue to provide for our finances at the right time. Our prayer is that we will not fail Him and will continue to do our part as we wait upon Him to do His part.
3. We saw the Parachute Band when they came to Singapore in Nov. They started like 20 years ago as a worship music festival and the current band is actually the 2nd generation consisting of the son of the founders of the festival and band! It was as if we were looking into the future of Destiny Music cos that's almost exactly the same vision that God has given us! We pray that God will use us to inspire and lead the young people of Singapore (and Asia!) to worship Him with the same passion and energy (as you can see from the video I took - with my hph so poor quality but can still see all the jumping and bopping):
annesoh
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Photoshoot
We had a great time yesterday with Gabriel (photographer) and J (make up). Really thank God for them cos they gave up precious time to do this for us (they're both in high demand in their own fields!)Here's a really awesome slideshow!
http://www.m-ilab.com/destiny/slideshow/index.html
Sorry that we couldn't get everyone on the team to be in. Pray that we will have another chance to shoot the rest sometime soon... :)
annesoh
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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