Update: Random Christmas Party 2009

Following Chen Li's announcement of our random idea of a random party at a random place at a random time on a random date, I would like to randomly inform every random person who would like to randomly drop by that there won't be a gift exchange this year. Because a gift exchange is not random enough since it's pretty expected every year.

Just come and be randomly happy!

It'll be random from beginning to end, so don't be randomly late!

Cheers! (randomly)

Random Christmas Party 2009

Hey guys, before I actually post up stuff from our awesome camp (I think everyone will agree with me that the 4 days were awesome possum!), I wanna announce to everyone who actually reads this blog about our

RANDOM CHRISTMAS PARTY!!

And it will be on a random date, a random place and a random time. Just kidding. I quoted this from Ah Derk. ==" The lameness of MGC-ians is actually pretty contagious. Anyway, seriously... The details are below.

Date : 26th December 2009
Time : 7.00PM
Venue : Melaka Gospel Chapel

I've dropped an event invitation to those in my Facebook list. Do invite your friends as well peeps. See you guys there. Oh, btw, when we say RANDOM... we really really mean random. So don't expect anything ordinary. :)

Ta!

-chen-

the need for change.

"change is the essence of life.
be willing to surrender what you are, for what you could become"

In most churches, passivity is a highly developed art. Tradition is revered. Change and innovation move at a glacial pace. Even the slightest change at church can make people very upset. Every pastor can tell you stories of members who've become hysterical over minor changes to a worship service. You might say that today's church is full of passivity activists whose greatest energies are devoted to fighting change.

- Murrow, David, Why Men Hate Going to Church, at p.71

i just felt the need to share this thingy i read. ^_^

Things you learn from the planetarium

Group Picture!

I think Jessica the mangkuk queen owns the place. Her signature is all over the place.

Give you one example.

What.Do.You.See?

...

...

...

...

A Mangkuk!

Somehow, the Mgcians were automatically drawn towards the mangkuk.

Wonder why. Some mangkuk effect. Scientifically unexplainable.

Juliana: *Gasp* We're all in Jessica's head!

If you hear carefully got echo.




 

If you look closely, you can see the planets at the background.

Or me camwhoring and Wei Jin helping me camwhore.




Again!

What.Do.You.See?

Shuen: That's Mercury, Venus, Earth........, and Pluto. Eh what's that orange thing at the front?

Shaun: *Jaw wide open* THE SUN la. *Smacks head in disbelief*

Shuen: Ohhhh. The sun. It looks like orange.

Shaun: *Still in disbelief* That's sun, mercury, venus, earth....

Daniel: Ohhhh, earth is third from the sun?

Shaun: *In greater disbelief and wider jaw* You didn't know?

Daniel: ^_^!

Ya people. The orange is the sun. Earth is third from the sun.

Now that's education.


Actually not suppose to take pictures in the planetarium. ^_^!

But since it's Jessica's place can la.

The SPMers are on the road!

The battle officially begins today, 18 *November* 2009 (Wednesday).

The brave albeit reluctant (actually brave cuz no choice, reluctant also cuz no choice) warriors are:

• Shaun
• Chai Hoe
• Xu-Zhen
• Sherilynn

Pray for Xu-Zhen and Sherilynn ya. They want to come for camp, but their parents say it’s a bit too rushed for them to ciao to camp right after their Chinese paper ends on the 14th. =(

National language paper is the first paper! Pray that they will be so filled with semangat patriotik until can answer everything. Shaun says he’ll stand up and sing the national song.

Remember when we had SPM? *brr*

Neway, pray!

This Saturday's mystery revealed

We are going to the Planetarium!

I know what some of you are thinking.

Sien. Boring.

-_- x 100 times


But I tell you it will be a trip you will never forget. ^_^


Because we have this.

FREE pizza vouchers! Thanks to Unc Rod!

I know I know. Save the drools for Saturday.


And fun people to go with.

The idea is FUN people ok. Hope Adrian and SIn Yee don’t kill me.

Hope to see many people there.

For those interested, meet at Wei Jin’s place at TWO pm.

Ah huh. 2pm not 4pm

2pm

2pm

2pm

(I heard if you say anything 3 times, can remember better)

Oh ya. Bring your student card.

Children (Below 12): RM5

Student: RM7

Student with no student card: RM10

Adult: RM10

Got discount if bring student card. So don’t forget your student card.

Bring student card

Bring student card

Bring student card

(Is it working?)

Oh and did I mention that t-shirt is ready?

MGC t-shirt is READY!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

^_^ Nice right.

For those going to the camp, it’s FREE!

For those not going, it’s cheap and affordable!

So either way, it’s win-win for everybody!

Of course, better if you’re going to camp.

Sign up now if you haven’t. ^_^

Sign up now

Sign up now

Sign up now

Camp09 #3: Banner for the weather.

The Original.

Taken from Chen Li’s flyer design.

 

 

 

The Original: Reflected.

The Power of PowerPoint 2003. Awesomeness.

 

 

 

 

Oh ya. Go update your Windows Live Messenger and get Windows Live Writer. The shadowed effects above are done using Writer.

 

 

The Original: Rounded.

Then you can do this! Ta-da! ^_^

 

 

 

Above all, remember to press [End], read, then sign up for camp! =D

 

 

*Psst – Websites*

Check up Camp09 on Facebook. (remember to RSVP, and be positive! =P)

Also, the MGC Group on Facebook has revived. (forgot about it for so long =P)

for those yang tengah rindu melaka.

 

Our Father

This would probably be my first post for the MGC blog.
Yesterday's sermon, presented by Uncle Dexter from SAGC, was about

How do you picture God??

Everything that he said really touched me. So I would like to share a little bit.
Firstly, God is omni-present, means that God is everywhere. You don't have to look for Him for He is always beside you.

And later on, he shared 4 'C's about God :

a) He is a CARING God
He knows your thoughts & needs and He knows what is best for you. As he elaborated further, I began to shed a tear or two...Somehow, I felt very guilty deep within..
Bible verse : 1 Peter 5:7
- Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (NIV)
- Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you (KJV)

b) He is a CONSISTENT God
He is someone you can count on, 24/7! He's not like the people around you who just come and go. He's always there!

c) He is a CLOSE God
We have this very close relationship with God until you can call Him "Abba Father", "Father" or even "Daddy" and "Papa". But God is a perfect Father, unlike our Earthly fathers here. So we can just share anything we want with Him, exams, work, personal problems etc..etc..

d) He is a CAPABLE God
God is capable of doing ANYthing! Nothing is beyond His reach! Uncle Dexter said never challenge God because God will answer "You dare me ah??"
Haha!! =)

Just some thoughts to share..
Oh well, SPM - 9 days remaining
STPM - 14 days remaining
May the Lord grant Shaun, Chai Hoe and Jessica strength, understanding and also intelligence as they prepare for their upcoming major exams! Remember to consistently pray for them!!

Last but not least, God bless all of you!!
Have a nice day! =)

God is good... really good.

Today I chose to write here because I want to testify that God is good. I've been struggling for so many years. 3 years to be precise. Many times I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel. But I know God will save me out of this. I fought and struggled and I was in denial. 

Know that the reason I've not succumbed to this temptation was not because I am strong. But He made it impossible for me to submit. These 3 years, He slowly, patiently and gently helped me to shed my excessive pride. Pride that I thought saved me out of the mess that I was in. Now when he stripped me of all these burden, I realized that He did everything according to His own time. 

For the past week, I was under tremendous pressure in regards with my emotions. I woke up every day praying to God that He will lift my burden. Every night I prayed that He make haste and bring me out of this trial. Many a time I told Him that I could not do it. I said He chose the wrong person. I will not stand and I will succumb one day. Bring me out I said. He did not. In fact, He made it so unbearable I didn't even want to wake up from bed. I just want to sleep the hours off. But His strength sustained me.

He said wait but I proceeded. And yet His restraining hands prevented me from making more mistakes. He knew my heart wasn't in the right place yet. And He knows best. What I thought I need turned out to be only what I wanted. No. What I needed was acceptance that when God said No; means No. In due time, what is meant to be will be. 

He did not choose the wrong person. He gave me will as graceful as a willow. Often bended by pressure but never broken. God is good. He will bring me through this. Only when I learned to accept this path that He chose for me, then He will bring me out of this. I was unwilling. I was afraid I might regret it. But God's chosen path is never a mistake. 

No, I am not being persecuted because of my faith :) But my faith was tested by something that I feared will happen. It wasn't an easy journey. But it's a journey worth taking. I regret nothing. Only through this I realized that I can put others above me. I realized that I am capable of putting my comfort at the back seat. I experienced first hand 1 Corinthians 13. Something I thought I cannot do. But I can. Because I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

I must admit that I failed to lean on God in many occasions. But I guess He has always known I will not be lost. His restraining hands will not allow me to stray too far. I thank everyone that prayed for me whenever I sent some weird and strange sms-es requesting for prayers. Despite the lack of details, all of you had been praying for me, I am sure. For all who knew of this issue, I thank you for not judging  me for my failure to overcome it for such a long time. 

In return, I hope that I can encourage each and every one of you through this post. The will of God will not bring us to where the grace of God will not protect us. He is good. Believe that He will bring you through. No matter how insignificant you think your problems are compared to others, admit that it matters to you. God will sort things out. Let go, let God. Not easy to do but possible. 

"Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the diference."

3 years. This verse was with me. In my Bible. Today, I can finally say that he granted me the serenity, courage and wisdom. So have faith my brothers and sisters. When all things failed, God never fails. Don't let guilt keep you away from Him. Never.

-chenli-

CAMP09 #2: T-Shirt Sizes!

Models | CelineTan SinYee WeiJin KahWei RodneyTan

Company | © MGCMangkukClub

note: XS is also red. the black is an eye illusion.

 

Barring any extreme changes, the shirts are selling at… cheap cheap nie la. hee.

K. Buhbye.

Public:

 

WAIT!!!

 

T-shirt design?

Wait till next week la. =P

Come for camp! =D

OI!

You there! Pray for Aaron See! He's having PMR this whole week, until next Tuesday. Exam started on Wednesday. Pray that he will remember what he's studied!

Camp09 #1: The Camp to Come

Yes.

A camp is coming to a town near you.

Ok. Not so near la.

Ok. Quite far la.

Believe me.

This is a camp you won't want to miss.

I know what you're thinking.

Now you'll be wondering,

What would Tse Shuen know about camps.


She hates the outdoors.

She hates mosquitoes.

She hates dirt.

She hates exercise. ^_^!

She hates the sun.

How can this woman possibly know anything at all about camps?

Because I was there. *Bangga*

9 years ago. Emphasis: *I'm still young*

If there is any camp that I would go, this would be it. :-)


Wanna be hero?

Date : 14th - 17th December 2009
Venue : Tapah, Perak

Visit to the Orphanage!

**UPDATE: For all who have been asking, this orphanage is called "Calvary Care Home". Their Facebook page is here.**

29 Sept 09 (Sunny Saturday)

We went to the orphanage at Bukit Beruang (or was it Bukit Baru? too many bukits in Malacca) overseen by Calvary Life. Main activity was to clean the orphanage home. That was the plan, at least. Not to say that we didn't clean the home, but it didn't feel like the main event. The main event felt like... oh wait. Let's do this in sequence. Hee.

We gathered at Unc Rod's place and left at 11am++.

the newspaper sandwiched in unc rod's gate.

outside the home.

the first face that greeted us was a jolly one.

joshua, the new kid on the block.

puan letchumy, the caretaker

There were ten children in all, and they all had fantastically Christian names. E.g. The four Gospel writers: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John (unc rod: "are you matthew, mark, luke or john?") and Old Testament heroes: Daniel, Isaac, Joshua. Ahaha.

eh. more than ten here.

Sharma fitted in very quickly.

look so cun here right. ahaha.

We were nervous enough as it was. Then we sat in a circle and smiled at each other. *awkward*

We introduced ourselves, age and all, with the relics (Mel, Sharma, Shuen, Sin Yee =P) repeatedly emphasizing that they're 24 but look 16. Then Uncle Rod started the singspiration.

It was terribly unfortunate that they didn't like to sing. Or more accurately, they didn't like singing "children's songs". In the end, we sang a youth song that they suggested. Hm.

Qi did the Ice-breaker, the one where you get a piece of paper with an animal's name and go around making acting like an animal till you find your group members.

They weren't very responsive also, which was understandable, given the circumstances and surroundings. We have gotta work on this.

The boys were shy, I suppose. We had quite a hard time getting some of them to move onto the field for our famous True @ False game.

We had an even harder time persuading the False team to chase the True team. (they had no problem running FROM the True team. ahaha.) But they loosened up in the end. Yay! =D

Then it was time to move on to the main activity. Aha. The Toilet Men (so termed by Uncle Rod, a Toilet Man) went to the toilets, the Sweepers went to sweep, the Rakers went to rake, the Moppers went to mop, and...

...Well, the Photographer went to photograph. =D

Eh, I attempted to be a Sweeper and a Mopper ok. But I got chased out of the house cuz I was leaving footprints everywhere. =(

(public: er, yalah, but at least take a pic of something more worthwhile ler.)

Bah.

Neway.

The boys were really good with cleaning, and I wasn't that surprised anymore when I found their duty roster.

ps2 roster on the right.

Then it was karaoke time!

Erm, without the singing though. ^_^

Uncle Rod and Shaun's teacher from GBS and the home staff (far end) talked about how to improve the discipline of the boys.

...While the young(er) socialized. With Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal playing in the background.

eh, shaun's in every picture.

We may look like we were seriously doing nothing, but we were actually rockin' to the likes of Akon and MJ. Aha.

Socializing ceased for awhile when Sharma arrived with the pizza for lunch.

Again, some of the boys were very good with cleaning up after themselves and the rest, and helping to make sure everyone had an equal share of pizza.

This is Issac below. Woohoo! He's only 15. Shaun was much grieved that day, on account of feeling vertically challenged.

when mel gave them their gifts.

Then we went for lunch ourselves, because we didn't have any in the home. US Pizza it was! =D I didn't take any pictures cuz takut goda our fasting friends who may happen to stumble upon this blog. Ahaha.

When we got back, Will Son (one of the boys) SMS-ed and said,

Thank you for coming we r very happy.

=)

p/s: i'm sorry if i sound awfully detached and factual. it' 1.33 am. i finally managed to upload the pics. whoo!

Updates

Michelle is alright! She's completely well!

Pray For...

Yen Mei with her sprained leg and skin problem.

Michelle who is having fever and sore throat. Uncle Tony say the doctor say if still not okay by tomorrow then will check whether it's the flu.

Thank God for Adrian and Andy who have recovered from the dengue fever. Adrian, no more holiday. Andy, get back to Form 6.

Partial Updates.

Adrian
School MMU, Management (branching into Accounts)
Down with dengue, and in Mahkota Hospital. Will be discharged in about three-four days. Fit enough to SMS in the hospital. Praise God!

Andy
School MHS (Lower Six)
Down with dengue, and in Mahkota Hospital. Yet to confirm level of health via SMS autopsy. Continue to pray!

Chen Li
School Sudah graduated
Work Gonna start work in October. Also in KL. =(
Attending Not sure. Will find out. =)

Hwei
School UM (Law)
Attending Petaling Jaya GH
Back! As I shamelessly announced today, I am still aching from yesterday's run at the orphanage. *ouch* Driving back on Monday. Pray, because every journey I survive on the road is truly a miracle.

Juliana
School UTAR (English)
Final year d, and seems quite busy. She still took time to plan our trip to the orphanage though. Praise God for her willingness. =)

Melissa
Work Ernst & Young, KL (Economist in synergy team)
She's busy like mad, though she just got rewarded with a week's training in Singapore. =) She's been back a lot, helping with camp and stuff, pokoknya been a great blessing to the discouraged youth in MGC. Pray for her as she travels back and forth every week ya.

Shuen
Work Lim Tau Lih & Co. (Accountancy)
She's aching too. Ahaha.

Sin Lan
Work Dumex, I think. (Food Science & Nutrition) Nilai punya. =(
Attending Nilai GC
Back! Sin Lan's tenancy at her former place has terminated, and she's looking for a place to stay. Factors under consideration include where she wants to serve. She feels that there aren't many avenues for her to serve in Nilai GC. But then her workplace is kinda far from any other place also.

And Chun Haw's back with hair and more fats. =)

Sin Yee
Update Training in teacher's college in Johor
Attending Johor Bahru GC
Back! And complains that she's fatter. But that means she ain't starving! =D

Yen
Work Uncle's company (Interior Design). Studying as well.
Attending Daya GC
Back! Yen sprained her ankle at badminton today after a few swings of her racquet. Er, her foot's sprained, not her hand. Long story.

!!Newcomers!!

Juana, Wen Zin and Wah Wah from UTeM, Malacca, joined us today. They're doing their first year in IT, and staying in Bukit Beruang, past the police station. It's kinda far, and though I think they enjoyed our company today, it might be a bit difficult to motivate themselves to come to MGC once they get their car next week. Pray that they may continue coming, but even if they don't, let's pray that they continue attending church elsewhere. =D

**CAMP 2009!**

Date 14 - 17 December 2009

Venue SUFES CAmpsite, Tapah (Perak)

Camp Fees RM150 (inc accommodation, food, transportation etc)

Promotion RM120 for registrations before 8 October

Camp Speaker Uncle Philip Lim

Theme Me VS. Myself: Zero to Hero

Committee is headed by Sharma and Melissa (romantic wahhhhh =P). The campsite was built for the primary function of outdoor activities, so we'll be doing some obstacles course thingy, stream-trotting, jungle-trekking, hot-spring-ing etc. It'll be fun for the active (almost everyone) and torturous for the passive (me), but yeah, no one can get more passive than me, so you'll probably survive. Camp is evangelistic this time round, so holler to your friends. =)

Jessica's doing the games, because Andy had to pull out due to personal restrictions, and she's having STPM this year. She's still putting her soul into it, (T_T), and now Ju and Qi have agreed to help her with games.

Most of the committee are working young adults, so pray for commitment and time-management.

Oh, did I mention that we've never planned an evangelistic camp before? Pray for that too.

Invite your friends ya. Pray pray pray banyak-banyak. We've set up a Camp Fund for every Saturday, and it'll go towards funding those who have financial needs. So tell your friends not to worry about the money ya.

PLUS the updates listed above are the ones with recent changes. Everyone not mentioned is important as well, hence the title "PARTIAL Updates". Anyone with updates, nudge me on MSN or drop any one of us MGC-ians an SMS ya. Don't downplay the influence of this blog. I won't have known the Maus were down with dengue if I hadn't read it on the blog.

That's all for now, before I head back to PJ tomorrow. Sayang you guys banyak-banyak! ^_^

Guys (Girls included)!

Please pray for Adrian. He's got dengue. And also for his whole family. Andy's having fever and blood test not confirmed yet.

We Shall...

Be going to the orphanage on Saturday! Main purpose is to go and help clean up the place. Hopefully the place wouldn't be so dirty. Updates on camp would be we are going to have a camp T-shirt that is red in colour. Because of the printing of this shirt, camp fees might increase to RM150. As an auditer, Sharma believes it can be reduced, so pray that God will give the committee wisdom in cutting.

By the way, Sharma and Uncle Anthony and his family are at Kampar today and tomorrow. They're there to check out the campsite. Pray that while they enjoy themselves, they will also know more about the camp grounds and use it to the best. Pray for those not in Malacca that whatever they are struggling with, God may give them the strength to do it. It's easier to list those IN Malacca so you just pray for those not inside the names I'm giving; Me, Adrian, Andy, Shuen, Jessica, Sharma, Celine, Aaron, and Chai Hoe.

Pray also for those having major exams like PMR, SPM, and STPM that they will prepare for it. Those are Aaron, me, Chai Hoe, and Jessica. Pray for those in their first years that they may pay attention as basics are always important. So pray for Adrian in MMU, Andy in Lower 6, and Celine in Form 1 (So young). So actually you're supposed to pray for all the youths.

To recap on what to pray:

For Sharma and the committee on cutting cost for the camp.
For Uncle Anthony and his family (Sharma included) as they check out the campsite and safety there.
For University students outside Malacca. Not forgetting working ones (Sin Lan and Yen Mei)
For major examination youths.
For those considered first-years.

DMSJ 2009: Day 4

*ahem*

this post took so long because i was gearing up for the last day of the camp. plus no internet connection.

*ahem*


i got the last piece of nugget-ball. so proud. and this nugget-ball is really sedap wan. yum.

um.

that's all i got.

er. wait.

tada!

this is the two drops of water on the table
cloth in the restaurant. tada.

the siahs went to malacca for a church dinner at night cuz my grandma (my mum's mum) wanted to go. which is a good thing, cuz she'd previously been responding negatively to anything that has to do with Christianity. =D

and er.

adi forgot what kah wei was trying to do.
prolly don't really want to remember also. hm.

went for satay celup with the two fellas from jbgc/kajang gc on day 5. (self-extended camp)




er that's all. sorrylah, potong stim. =P

public: you should've stopped at day 3.
me: ya, i wrote very well for day 3.