devotion sharing - part 2

耶 利 米 書 16

14 耶 和 華 說 ： 日 子 將 到 ， 人 必 不 再 指 著 那 領 以 色 列 人 從 埃 及 地 上 來 之 永 生 的 耶 和 華 起 誓 ，

15 卻 要 指 著 那 領 以 色 列 人 從 北 方 之 地 ， 並 趕 他 們 到 的 各 國 上 來 之 永 生 的 耶 和 華 起 誓 ， 並 且 我 要 領 他 們 再 入 我 從 前 賜 給 他 們 列 祖 之 地 。

Jeremiah 16 (The Message)

14"On the other hand, don't miss this: The time is coming when no one will say any longer, "As sure as GOD lives, the God who delivered Israel from Egypt.' 15What they'll say is, "As sure as GOD lives, the God who brought Israel back from the land of the north, brought them back from all the places where he'd scattered them.' That's right, I'm going to bring them back to the land I first gave to their ancestors.

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The Lord was famous for bringing the israelites out of egypt.
now the Lord is going to be famous for banishing israelites to other places and bringing them back.
u know.. israelites have gone through a "being banished" stage.
and this will be known for everyone in the world.
y the Lord has to kick them out?
coz they sin... upset the Lord.
have we ever sinned to the stage where the Lord has to punish us?

but grace is followed: the Lord will bring them back.
our Lord is righteous and love.
May we turn back to Him.... and allow Him to mold us.

devotion sharing - 3 weeks ago

I am on the book of Jeremiah for a while. n these days, i m touched by God through several verses.
This one gives me the biggest heart attack:

耶 利 米 書 12:2
你 栽 培 了 他 們 ， 他 們 也 扎 了 根 ， 長 大 ， 而 且 結 果 。 他 們 的 口 是 與 你 相 近 ， 心 卻 與 你 遠 離 。

Jeremiah 12:2 (New International Version)
You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.

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Yes. i think abt myself: i hope i won't turn into someone like this to hurt my dear Lord.
i think abt my fellowship: i hope our lukies can keep growing and walk closer to God even though some of them have reached the "ma luck lo" age.
i think abt my church: yes, we r big. we r a grown-up. but can we put into actions rather than chatting abt it only?

this is sth scary: always talk abt God BUT doesn't mean it.
i pray that our hearts are always close to God... no matter what happened to us.

bible study last saturday

we were studying the millionare story last week on the bible.
whether he invested on earth, store up $$ for the future is not wrong.
but he only thinks abt himself.
it's right: where your wealth is, where your heart is.
where did u put your $$?

who is right?

b4 i go to bed last night....
mom put a bowl on the stair rail.
dad walked by n his sleeve kicked it n so it fell on the brick floor downstairs.
it was broken.
mom heard it and shouted: how come u r so careless?
dad (yelled back): why do u put it there? there's so many places to put it!
mom (loud): can't u c it there? it's always been safe!
dad: ashdorp435098
mom: a9832470-897a

it continued on for another 2 min but most of the time, i only heard the angry voice of my dad n my mom's laugh... n i can tell his blood pressure must be "bo bo go sing"...

when i got home tonight, i asked mom if she's still mad.
she replied, "do not hold your anger beyond sunset ma..."
i said, "oh right.. u started after sunset last night and finished b4 sunset today..."

sport shoe update

following my exxxxx-blog message, i've found a pair of sneakers that i like at metro yesterday. yet i couldn't find them in RC.

chatting w/ friends and found what's the most important in a love relationship. i used to think that character, personality are the most important criteria to choose a partner. i don't mean that they r not important. but then point of view (gar jik goon) is sth that's more important! that's so true... everything else is adjustable. doesn't mean that both of u have to be exactly the same. at least, most of it should be...

but friendship is different. similar character n personality people tend to get along well together. even though they have different point of views, they can respect each other.

so.. whether a friendship can move up to the next level, up to God and up to our choice.

maybe sth i like is not here close to me.. but somewhere afar... just like where the sneakers are... so faraway that i m not ready to have them yet.

Lent

counting 40 days back from easter, this period of time is called lent.
some christians will give up sth that they like to do in these 40 days in order to remember Jesus dying for us. or they'll do sth that they don't normally do(of cos sth pleasing to God) such as reading a spiritual book.
so.. of cos giving up sleep to watch tv or giving up homework is not sth that count.
i've been thinking n trying to give up going online for the past few years n yet i fail w/in a week! haha!! (it's just too tempting)
n i've also tried to sleep b4 12 n i also fail when saturday came.
i've also tried to call a person each day n pray for them. i think i just kinda slack off when wkend comes...
so... what should i do for lent this year?
n what will u do for lent this year?
think abt it n let's think abt how and why Jesus would die for us.

ibook down

woo woo woo.. crying..
my ibook is not working!
have to spend another hundreds of dollars to fix it...

My first speeding ticket

can't believe that i'll get a speeding ticket for driving at 80km/h at a 50km/h zone.
though it is not the first time i've "committed this CRIME" for the past 9 yrs of driving, it's the first time that i got CAUGHT.
how lucky i m... i guess the policeman just wanna talk to this beautiful and going-to-lose-weight lady and stop my car.
n the last word he told me is "slow down, be safe".
yyyeeeeesssss... iiiiii'''''lllllllllllll tryyyyyyy toooooooo slooooooow dooooooown...

btw, u r always welcome to take part in paying my speeding ticket.
the 善款數字 is going to be almost $200...
i'll accept cash and cheque payable to Mandy Yam.
too bad that credit card, debit card and paypal are not set up yet.

continue to be hardcore

u know.. i m so excited to receive comments on my losing weight plan.
that's a record of 5 comments! (including myself)
so.. i m going to continue:

Tuesday - sleep in.. as all of my muscles hurt
Wednesday - i wake up b4 7 and i keep "biking" for half an hour
Thursday - i guess i've used up my energy and i slept in again then yum cha w/ my parents
was standing outdoor w/ no jackets on to fill up sth... super chilly today!

so.. do u think i'll get a cold soon... after being healthy for 2 weeks?

i m very hardcore

saturday - gym for almost an hour
sunday - jog for almost an hour
monday - squash for almost an hour

do u think i'll lose weight? =P

my first 溫暖牌

provided by sweetheart.

dear cinnamon buns

oooooo.. u r just great... sweet like honey...

Valentine's Song

last night, i was watching 3 men singing this song.
very touched.. n my eyes were filled with tears again...
do u remember this song?

永遠愛著您

獨白：
我唔知道點解你要咁對我
我只係知道　無論你點樣對我
我都係咁愛你
或者你根本無愛過我 甚至恨我
但係我仍然永遠永遠愛你

永遠愛著你　就算夢碎了都深愛你
永沒法地淡忘　對不起
恨我仍想你　恨我仍這般苦痛
因為愛你　深深愛你
也許現在或以後的愛全付給你
無論與你相對　無論與你別離
也許將一生的所有愛全奉給你
無論你會繼續去等　無論你已心死
〔愛著你〕
也許段段追憶哭笑全部因你
無論你愛戀我　無論你愛別人
也許現在決定一世留下給你
無論要我繼續痛苦　無論要我傷悲
愛著你

15% off dental cleaning

isn't it attrative?
that's the sign i saw when i was busing home on No.3 Road...
n i was wondering y there'll be 15% off dental cleanup..
n i was planning to go there for my next check up...
then i remembered this location is supposed to be....
n look above that sign...
right.. it's "Richmond Animal Hospital"
Afterall, I am also an animal....

The day after Valentine's day

As my mom didn't talk to my dad on the V-day night, when my dad was taking me to the bus-stop for school on the next day, he asked me some questions in the car.
Dad: Which "ching foo" did u go out with last night?
Me: a couple wor...
Dad: Are they younger or older than u?
Me: hmmm.. older...
Mom: (laughing loud)

after valentine's day

as i got home tonight, i was so tired n felt so uncomfortable w/ my teeth after dinner so i just rush to brush my teeth n wash my face to get ready to zzz.
my mom then rush into my room n ask me why.
i was like... y can't i?
she said, "oh, i thought u got a new bf n u were kissing b4 so u have to clean up right after u got home!"
-_-''' dic sai hon.... (sweating) XD
u know.. my mom does have a very good imagination.....

relatives

felt that there's an invisible bonding between me and my relatives.
since i have no siblings, i dunno how it's like.
so.. i'll just treat my cousins as my brothers and sisters.
i have only one biu mui n i treat her like my own mui mui as i've longed to have a younger sister when i was a kid.
when we were in hk last christmas, we shared the same bed n we had lots of fun probably like some elementary school kids! but u know.. we r both twenty sth already.
it's nice that she'll open up herself n tell me how she feels n her worries when we were in hk.
we've never got into such a deep conversation in the past.
i thought deep conversation can only happen between good friends.
u know for family members, the closer u are, the more difficult to share as u don't want them to worry abt u.
well.. i do wish her n pray that she'll get a job asap.. that could be sth that she likes to do!

just bought the ticket to halifax for my conference.
n i dunno y i just wanna stop by toronto to visit my biu dei.
although he always made me cry n drove me crazy when i was a kid... well.. n even 8 yrs ago when i went to australia w/ him... =P
i should hate him but i don't!
c.. there's somehow an invisible bond b/t us too.
love him so much that wanna c how he's doing...
keep myself updated w/ his latest gf.
give him a big hug...
well.. i just can't wait to c him!!!

God is so funny. i wish to have an older brother but HE didn't give me one.
instead, HE gives me 4 biu dei.
2 in australia, 1 in toronto and 1 in vancouver.
n i guess.. i m close to each of them... even though we don't meet or talk to each other everyday, there's an invisible bonding there.. that, i can talk to them freely n my love to them is pretty unconditional... just want them to be good.

secret admirer?

three of them are from my labmates...
what abt the other two!!!! =O ho gang.... they didn't sign!!!

old friends

was so happy to msn an old friend last night.
haven't been chatting abt our opinions on our church, our future career aka what God wants us to do for a long time.
just realize that i've known him for almost 10 yrs n we used to hang out in the same group of gangs n BS a lot... well.. i should say, i used to be just sit there n listen to those guys BS a lot... =P
but indeed, it's so weird or say amazing that even though u r not super close to a friend, but long time do strength the relationship! esp those spiritual friends u've made.
well... old friends r really treasurable n i guess i should spend more time to keep the friendship!

round moon before valentine's day

isn't it nice?

Pre-Valentine's day activity

My first Valentine's day card this year

Guess who give that to me?

attractive men...

u know.. these boys just walk to them...

my australian idol

eddie gor.. I LOVE U!!!!

Spring has arrived!

Yes!! I've been watching these flowers blossom on my walk to the bus stop at ubc....

MTR song

hahaha.. can't stop laughing when i found this from someone's blog:

https://webspace.utexas.edu/lokoo/mtr.mp3

Let's start from the very beginning
Though there s plenty of places to start
If you want to get around
You can get all of the town
Just by stepping on the ground onto the M-T-R (M-T-R)
MTRKCR Just follow me:

Tsuen Wan, Tai Wo Ha u! , Kwai Hing, Kwai Fong, Lai King,
and Mei Foo, Lai Chi Kok,
Cheung Sha Wan, Sham Shui Po, and 太子道 (change trains)
Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon Tong, Lok Fu, Weng Tai Sin, Diamond Hill, Choi Hung,
and onto Kowloon Bay, Ngau Tau Kok, Kwun Tong and Lam Tin, and then Yau Tong
change for Quarry Bay
North Point, Fortress Hill, and Tin Hau, 銅鑼灣, in English Causeway Bay,
Wan Chai, next for me - Admiralty, Central and then you have a choice

中環 but I like Tsim Sha Tsui
Jordan we're off to Yau Ma Tei
Mong Kok and here we are again
we've returned Price Edward Road
so if you want to get around just get yourself down to
the M-T-R

buying shoes

had a fun fun fun sunday afternoon for going shopping w/ the cute cute cyrus.
me and sweetheart were checking out sports shoes and cyrus was like an expert and explained many "shoes" facts to us.
we can't decide which pair to get.
then he said, "ai.. girls buy sports shoes? any shoes that r good looking is fine."
wow!
i replied, "nope, it has to be comfortable too" so i kept asking him which one is THE BEST.
he's annoyed n said, "buying shoes is like choosing boyfriend, u dunno which one fits u until u try them on"
wow wow!!
responding to this fact, i said, "well, if i know that those shoes r not comfortable, i won't even bother trying them on."
but then when i talked to sweetheart at night, i found that if the shoes r not that pricy, we would have bought them anyway even though they r bad but good-looking.
and what abt those in the shop today? we are not unable to afford the sports shoes in the store.
it's just... we think it's not worthwhile.
we are still looking for the best fit: comfortable n good-looking n reasonable cost ones.
in the mean time, i still stick w/ the old pair i wear for a year though it hurts me for a while, n i've overcome with it.

What can two men do together?

sunset boy

c fu da ng dou hak chi

what do u find if u don't sleep at night?

stayed up all night @ ubc...
1200 u'll find there's actually quite a lot of people not sleeping yet
0100 there's still people in hk online to talk to u but some of the vancouver people slept already
0200 u can turn the volume of your tv down to level 1 and u can still listen clearly
0300 all the night owls in vancouver must sleep n the hk people get off from work
0400 it's the coldest time of the night.. dunno where the heck the chili wind is coming from
0500 the sky turns dark blue... should i sleep?
0600 the sky is blue, the sun is coming out n people start waking up
0700 good morning, it's a new day
0800 what? so noisy, people start coming in to school!!!
n.... i head to a restaurant for a decent breakfast to end my "NIGHT"...

CNY decoration

how come there's lantern everywhere for chinese new year?
what about mid-autumn festival then?
does CNY steal it from mid-autumn?
i m confused :S