Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Seasons Greeting

Shalom!
I have been so busy during this school holiday...went up and down to my kampung, here and there in Miri town etc...... hehehe

Therefore, i would like to wish my friends and family BLESSED CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 in advance. May you have wonderful holiday and great time with your family!

From today onwards, me & hubby will be very occupied with so many activities around..
1. 2 Weddings of my bro in law Andy & Shirley and my best friend's wedding Maureen & Edwin both on 19th Dec. 2009
2. Sunday music practice
3. Music practise for Andy's wedding
4. Christmas music rehearsal & preparation
5. Leodian Annual Family Day on 22nd Dec 2009
6. Uma Belor Leodian Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 23rd Dec 2009
7. Christmas 24th-27th Dec 2009

huhuhuhu.... so many activities line up this coming week...

Anyway, enjoy your holiday!!!! God bless u & family


Here's our simple card for you :)

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Fruits

This post show how fruit season happened in Miri since August / September.... .and now its getting fewer.

Below is buah dabai. My friends Kavita asked me how dabai look like?
So here you can see what dabai is.
It is black in colour with yellowish top. It shows that its delicious (my opinion la..)
I bought this for RM10 per kg.


How to cook dabai?
Wash thoroughly then soak in luke warm water.
Wait till the dabai gets soft.
After few mins pour out water.
Mix it with salt or kicap manis. Well, i prefer with kicap manis.




King of fruits, Durian....sllrrrrrrrpppp my favourite



Last 2 weeks, we went back kampung.
During fruit season, its the right time to pesta makan buah.
This is buah avung (in Kayan) in BM i dunno how to call this buah. hahaha...




Rambutan...my fave too.


me and my grandma tengah makan rambutan dengan penuh feel.


Wednesday, November 18, 2009

A Song For Everyone This Christmas



There's a little girl trembling on a cold December morn

Crying for momma's arms
At an orphanage just outside a little China town
There the forgotten are

But half a world away I hang the stockings by the fire
And dream about the day when I can finally call you mine

It's Christmas time again but you're not home
Your family is here and yet you're somewhere else alone
And so tonight I pray that God will come and hold you in his arms
And tell you from my heart I wish you Merry Christmas

As I hang the tinsel on the tree and watch the twinkling lights
I'm warmed by the fire's glow
Outside the children tumble in a wonderland of white,
Make angels in the snow

But half a world away you try your best to fight the tears
And hope that heaven's angels come to carry you here

It's Christmas time again but you're not home
Your family is here and yet you're somewhere else alone
And so tonight I pray that God will come and hold you in his arms
And tell you from my heart I wish you Merry Christmas

Christmas is a time to celebrate the holy child
And we celebrate his perfect gift of love
He came to earth to give his life
And prepare a place for us
So we could have a home with him above

It's Christmas time again and now you're home
Your family is here so you will never be alone
So tonight before you go to sleep, I'll hold you in my arms
And I'll tell you from my heart, and I'll you from my heart
I wish you Merry Christmas

Monday, November 2, 2009

Temptation

Today, i was touched by the word of God preached by Rev. Johnny Pabia from the Philippine. His topic was on TEMPTATION. I went home and found these beautiful sharing.


If you're struggling with temptation in your life, take some encouragement from these verses and pray the prayer below, asking the Lord to help you deal with the temptations you face each day.


"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."
    1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)

“But remember that the temptations that come into your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can't stand up against it. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you will not give in to it.”
Dear Lord,
You know the temptations that I am facing today. But your Word promises that I will not be tempted beyond what I can bear. I ask for your strength to stand up under the temptation whenever I encounter it. Your Word also tells me you will provide a way out of the temptation. Please, Lord, give me the wisdom to walk away when I am tempted, and the clarity to see the way out that you will provide. Thank you, God, that you are a faithful deliverer and that I can count on your help in my time of need.
Amen

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Now.....

This week & next week will be our school exam week. Most of the time cikgu relax kepala & otak sikitla...

Today, after their exam, i spent one hour in my own class 2 Dedikasi. I didn't know how to spend that 1 hour....
thinking

Hmmmmmm.... i thought why not take picture of them with my laptop. At least it makes them smile happily. so apa lagi cikgu dia ni click sana click sini lah.....


Lihatlah wajah2 anak2 ku yang comel2 & nakal2 ni....hehehe

Mula2 beberapa orang saja yang perasan...

selepas 1 click, jumlah orang yang perasan bertambah....




Akhir sekali, almost semua datang dekat.....

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Acknowledgement



Thank you friends for your endless prayers & support. May God bless you!




Thursday, October 8, 2009

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

S'bab Tuhan Baik



Taken during Andy & Shirley's engagement on 19 Sept 2009 @ SIB Canada Hill.
Alvin Anthony (Worship Leader), Jane Ngo (Singer), Kenaina Adan (Piano + singer), Jonathan Anthony (Drum) and Gordon (Bass).

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

The Sand of History



Performance by: The Sand of History @ Central Market during Xmas Battle of The Band 2008. members: Alvin, Joshua, Eric, Perry & Ato

Friday, August 28, 2009

We Are Created For A Cause

Begini firman Tuhan: "Sebab Aku ini mengetahui rancangan-rancangan apa yang ada pada-Ku mengenai kamu, demikianlah firman TUHAN, yaitu rancangan damai sejahtera dan bukan rancangan kecelakaan, untuk memberikan kepadamu hari depan yang penuh harapan." (Yeremia 29:11).

We are created for a cause.

Tuhan bisa memakai seseorang yang tidak disangka-sangka, melampaui akal budi kita untuk melakukan sesuatu untuk menyelamatkan dan menyertai anak-anakNya. Demikian Tuhan menciptakan kita semua, pada tempat dan waktu masing-masing, demikian pula ketika kita saat ini ditempatkan di berbagai belahan bumi yang berbeda. Bukan kebetulan, bukan tanpa tujuan. Tuhan meletakkan kita di sebuah generasi tertentu, dan menempatkan kita di sebuah tempat tertentu, pada waktu tertentu sesuai dengan rencanaNya bagi hidup kita. Apa yang Dia rencanakan adalah sesuatu yang indah bagi kita.

Life is never a mistake nor is a coincidence.
Anda begitu berharga di mata Tuhan, dan Tuhan sungguh mengasihi Anda. Semua ada dalam rencana Tuhan yang menjanjikan segala sesuatu yang indah penuh harapan. Tuhan memanggil kita masing-masing untuk menjadi anak-anakNya yang mencerminkan diriNya dimanapun kita berada. Apakah di sekolah, pekerjaan, keluarga, lingkungan dan sebagainya, dimanapun kita ditempatkan, kita harus siap untuk menjadi berkat bagi mereka, dimana nama Tuhan dipermuliakan.

Tidak satupun rencanaNya yang akan gagal. Maka ikutilah rencanaNya, meski mungkin pada saat-saat tertentu tampaknya berat. Namun pada akhirnya, yang dijanjikan Tuhan adalah rancangan damai sejahtera yang memberikan hari depan penuh harapan. Kerananya, berdirilah tegak, bersyukurlah sebagai ciptaan yang ajaib dan dahsyat, dan hiduplah menjadi terang dan garam pada masa dan tempat dimana anda ditempatkan saat ini.

Tuhan memberkati!!

Monday, August 17, 2009

Thank God For The Technology

Shalom! Last Saturday, my hubby & i went to Sibu for his job purpose. We drove from Miri at 11.20a.m and reach Bintulu at 1 p.m. Then off to Sibu at 2 p.m. The next Sunday, we drove back to Miri safely. Thank God for the safe journey.

What i would like to share is, before departed from Miri, we prayed together for God's guidance especially on the road. My hubby know nothing about Sibu road, while myself knew about 20% of Sibu road.

We drove slowly as we were afraid to miss any of the junction. With little knowledge i showed him the direction.


Surprisingly, we managed to get to our destination without refering to any maps. Hey!!! God is good all the time!

We stayed overnight at my hubby's uncle place. After hours,only then we realised my hubby got his office's BlackBerry handphone. He quickly browsed for GPS online but couldn't find. Finally he downloaded Google Maps. The next day back to Miri we managed to find way out from Sibu city to Sibu-Bintulu road easily.

Halleluyah! HE made our journey easy and safe!

Thank God for the technology!
Praise the Lord!

Saturday, August 8, 2009

A Mask Is A Must!

Last Tuesday morning, i was on the way to work. This was the view. huh!!! terrible!
All caused by human. The pictures explains everything....very bad haze.

Today, we are facing air pollution (haze) and H1N1. So, just be extra careful.

A mask is a must!


blur

our school view





A mask is a must!


Monday, July 27, 2009

God's Promises

"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when
you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you
walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not
set you ablaze. For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of
Israel, your Savior ..."

-- Isaiah 43:2-3--

@->-->--------

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)


Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Andrea Mujan & Her Sape'

This is my cousin, Andrea Mujan. She plays Kayan traditional music called sape' during one of our family gathering at their house.
She can play it very well though she just got the sape' few weeks ago. My uncle bought the sape' specially for her... My first expression saw her playing was..... WOw!!!! becoz very rare to see young girl like her can play sape'. Go girl go!!!






Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Today....

Today....
i woke up at 5 a.m.
i knew its my Dad's 11th anniversary.
i didn't realize how time flies....
i text my brothers and sisters to pray for his soul....
i knew he's smiling and happy in Heaven
and now.....................
i miss my dad very much :(
i miss his jokes, smile and everything about my beloved father
i miss his hug & kisses :(
he is simply the best father!
i prayed so we could meet THERE!

Today.....
i received my housing loan letter
its approved! Hallelujah!!!
i know our house is still under construction and will be ready by middle of next year
its just a small and simple house
we knew God gave us the house
because He knows our needs best
i & my hubby visited the site almost every weekend :)
i am happy.....
my hubby also happy....
its all by grace of the Lord
Thank you Lord Jesus!
we can't wait to have our own house as others do
so we can plant flowers & trees as many as we could :)
by the way
families & friends are most welcomed to visit us one day!

Today.....
I thank God for giving me & u another beautiful and blessed day

Thank you Lord!
God bless u! :)

Jadilah Seperti Ruth

Karakter Terhormat

Ayat bacaan: Rut 3:11

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"Oleh sebab itu, anakku, janganlah takut; segala yang kaukatakan itu akan kulakukan kepadamu; sebab setiap orang dalam kota kami tahu, bahwa engkau seorang perempuan baik-baik."


karakter terhormat, rut, boasGajah mati meninggalkan gading, harimau mati meninggalkan belang. Itulah kata sebuah pepatah yang mungkin sudah jarang diingat orang hari ini. Ada yang melanjutkan pepatah itu dengan "manusia mati meninggalkan nama". Seperti apa kita saat ini dan terutama nantinya dikenang orang? Apakah kita dikenal dengan kebaikan kita, kerendahan hati, keramahan, atau kita dikenal sebagai orang yang sombong, egois dan sebagainya. Apakah kekayaan membuat kita semakin mengasihi Tuhan dan sesama, atau malah menjauhkan kita dariNya? Apakah segala berkat yang kita dapatkan sudah kita pakai untuk memberkati orang lain atau hanya ditimbun dan ditumpuk untuk kekayaan diri sendiri? Semua itu menentukan apakah kita tercatat dengan tinta emas baik di mata sesama kita manusia dan tentunya Tuhan. Gelar, status dan harta kekayaan kita saat ini tidak serta merta menjamin kita menjadi seseorang yang terhormat dan dikenang orang dari masa ke masa. Bahkan tidak berarti dengan itu semua kita menjadi orang-orang yang dikenal Tuhan secara pribadi. Rasanya tidak ada orang yang tidak ingin menjadi sosok berkarakter terhormat yang masih diingat orang bahkan jauh setelah kita tidak lagi ada di dunia ini. Hari ini mari kita melihat sisi seorang wanita dengan karakter terhormat, Rut.


Rut terlahir sebagai wanita bangsa Moab, sebuah bangsa yang jauh dari Tuhan dan menyembah berhala. Pernikahannya dengan anak Naomi membawanya untuk mengenal sosok Tuhan. Ketika bencana terjadi, Rut kehilangan suaminya sehingga hanya ia yang tinggal bersama mertuanya Naomi dan iparnya Orpa. Ketika Naomi memilih untuk pulang ke tanah airnya, Orpa memilih untuk pulang kepada orang tuanya di Moab. Sementara Rut memutuskan untuk tetap setia, baik kepada mertuanya maupun kepada Tuhan yang sekarang ia sembah. "Tetapi kata Rut: "Janganlah desak aku meninggalkan engkau dan pulang dengan tidak mengikuti engkau; sebab ke mana engkau pergi, ke situ jugalah aku pergi, dan di mana engkau bermalam, di situ jugalah aku bermalam: bangsamulah bangsaku dan Allahmulah Allahku; di mana engkau mati, akupun mati di sana, dan di sanalah aku dikuburkan. Beginilah kiranya TUHAN menghukum aku, bahkan lebih lagi dari pada itu, jikalau sesuatu apapun memisahkan aku dari engkau, selain dari pada maut!" (Rut 1:16-17).

Hidup di tanah orang lain yang tidak menganggap bangsa Moab sebagai bangsa yang terhormat tanpa modal apa-apa, tanpa kenal siapapun selain mertuanya Naomi. Sementara jika ia memilih untuk pulang, ia bisa mendapatkan kembali hidup tak berkekurangan. Ini tentu sebuah pilihan sulit bagi Rut. Tapi dengan tegas Rut memutuskan untuk mengikuti Naomi. Sekali lagi, Rut memilih untuk setia dan tetap mengasihi mertuanya dan Tuhan yang sekarang ia sembah.

Pilihan seperti ini merupakan sebuah langkah iman. Rut percaya ada rencana Tuhan di depan walaupun ia belum melihatnya. Dan apa yang terjadi sungguh indah. Rut kemudian bertemu dengan Boas. Ternyata karakter Rut bersinar terang di Betlehem. Karakternya yang bersinar dan terhormat tidak saja diakui oleh Boas, namun ternyata diakui oleh semua orang di kota tempat tinggalnya yang baru. Meski dia berasal dari Moab, ternyata karakternya mendatangkan kekaguman dari penduduk disana. Boas pun berkata demikian: "Oleh sebab itu, anakku, janganlah takut; segala yang kaukatakan itu akan kulakukan kepadamu; sebab setiap orang dalam kota kami tahu, bahwa engkau seorang perempuan baik-baik." (Rut 3:11). Dalam versi BIS, karakter Rut disebutkan sebagai "wanita yang baik budi". Pernikahan Rut dan Boas pun terjadi, dan hidupnya dipulihkan secara luar biasa. Langkah iman Rut membawanya pada berkat-berkat Tuhan yang terus mengalir dalam hidupnya. Kita tahu dari keturunan-keturunan Rut dan Boas kemudian lahirlah Daud hingga kemudian Yesus Kristus. Luar biasa.


Latar belakang masa lalu, harta, status dan kehebatan manusia tidaklah cukup kuat untuk membuat kita kepada sebuah karakter terhormat. Rut mendapatkannya dengan kesetiaan kepada Allah. Langkah imannya yang teguh kepada Allah yang belum lama ia kenal membuat dirinya hidup penuh pengharapan, tidak bersungut-sungut, rendah hati dan berbudi pekerti. Dan itu semua membuatnya menjadi sosok wanita terhormat yang diakui oleh orang lain, bahkan berkenan pada Tuhan sehingga lewat dirinyalah Sang Penebus lahir di dunia ini. Hidup ini tidaklah mudah. Setiap saat ada banyak keinginan yang bisa menjerumuskan kita kepada kemerosotan moral hingga berujung pada dosa. Ada begitu banyak penderitaan yang mungkin saat ini belum terlihat jalan keluarnya. Tapi kita diingatkan untuk tidak bersandar pada kekuatan diri sendiri, melainkan bergantunglah pada Allah dengan pengharapan tanpa henti. (2 Korintus 1:8-9).

Mata Tuhan tetap melihat segala yang kita lakukan, dan Dia selalu lebih dari siap untuk melimpahkan berkat kepada siapapun yang selalu taat dengan sungguh-sungguh kepadaNya. "Karena mata TUHAN menjelajah seluruh bumi untuk melimpahkan kekuatan-Nya kepada mereka yang bersungguh hati terhadap Dia." (2 Tawarikh 16:9a). Langkah iman yang teguh tidak akan pernah sia-sia. Karena itu kita tidak perlu gemetar dan khawatir menghadapi masa depan, tidak perlu terjebak pada keinginan menimbun harta lewat jalan-jalan yang tidak berkenan di hadapan Tuhan, karena tanpa itu semua pun kita mampu hidup dengan penuh kecukupan, karena Tuhan adalah Allah yang menyediakan. Karakter terhormat akan hadir jika kita mengenal Tuhan dengan baik, percaya kepadaNya dengan sungguh-sungguh, dan hidup dengan iman yang teguh kepadaNya. Terang Tuhan akan terpancar lewat kita jika kita mengijinkanNya hidup di dalam kita, dan kita hidup di dalamNya.

Yesus mengingatkan demikian: "Tetapi carilah dahulu Kerajaan Allah dan kebenarannya, maka semuanya itu akan ditambahkan kepadamu. Sebab itu janganlah kamu kuatir akan hari besok, karena hari besok mempunyai kesusahannya sendiri. Kesusahan sehari cukuplah untuk sehari." (Matius 6:33-34). Hal ini telah dilakukan Rut jauh sebelumnya, dan Rut telah membuktikan bahwa janji Tuhan itu bukanlah omong kosong. Lewat kisah Rut hari ini, marilah kita memiliki pribadi dengan karakter terhormat meski mungkin hidup terasa masih sulit hari ini. Percayalah bahwa Tuhan siap menambahkan segalanya kepada kita.


Langkah iman tidak akan pernah sia-sia, karenanya hiduplah selalu sesuai firman Tuhan

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Jurus'lamatku



Thank you Lord!!!

I am one of the BIG fans of True Worshippers.
So, i am in the process of getting myself an original copy of TW 2009 album.
Besides that, i also plan to collect all their albums before.
If anyone can help me where to get their previous albums, please contact me ya!
Thank you! :D

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Duo

This video was taken during Christmas eve in 2007.

Yesus Ku Memerlukan Mu

Apa yang Kau izinkan terjadi

Terkadang membuatku tak mengerti
Dan semua yang tak ku pahami
namun tangan-Mu menyertai

Kudengar suara lembut memanggil
bri damai sukacita di hati
satu hal ku tahu Tuhan hadir
tuk mendatangkan kebaikan

Chorus:
Kau mengenal hatiku lebih dari yang ku mengerti
KAu mengenal jalan2 dalam hidupku
dan semua yang terjadi membuatku lebih dekat pada-Mu
Yesus ku memerlukan-Mu

Friday, June 12, 2009

I Love May!

Why I love May? hehehe.... because I was born in May. :) so many things happens in May.... one of them is....... my birthday!!!!

I would like to share my simple yet sweet birthday celebration at home.
In fact, midnite of 21st May 2009, i was surprised by my hubby and 2 bro in-laws with their surprise birthday cake & song. it was sweet. i seldom got surprised on my birthday! thanks everyone. :)

This one is during our cell group (family cellgroup) at home.

Thank you Lord for Your everlasting love to me & my family. I'm counting my blessing since 31 years ago and its uncountable. Use me as blessing to others too... My wishes.... extra happiness, extra strength, extra blessing.... etc. :)

my dream became reality

i like my birthday cake

my favourite cheese cake... its marble cheese cake

the surprise birthday... this is around 12.30a.m.

during family cellgroup

malu-malu pulak

tolong cuci dishes ke saja mau bergambar?


this is our home

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

seeing is believing!

Shalom! I would like to share a true story which happens to me. I experienced this 2 weeks before school holiday (May 2009).

One morning, as usual I entered my class at 8.50a.m. After done with pre-class work, I sat at teacher's place. As I wrote my lesson plan of the day (biasalah lambat buat lesson plan), I saw something flew next to my class’ window. I saw with my ekor mata. It was in plain white… at first I just ignored. I remembered it was at 9.30a.m.

I looked around if somebody was running outside the window. (tak logik if ada budak berani jalan diluar). Then, I saw two of my pupils who sat next to the window looked anxiously outside the same direction. They looked pale. Other pupils didn’t notice what we had experienced because they were busy with their homework.

Then, I called them to my table. I asked them one by one what have they seen. The two boys said, they saw a ‘lady’ in a white long dress, white long hair with red face and red eyes flew outside our classroom's window. The moment they said it, I could feel bulu roma meremang. Ewwww…spooky!!! Then i knew it was evil spirit.


Thank God! GOD reminded me something. “Be strong and pray for the children”. I didn’t get panicked. I quickly called the two boys and pray for them. I didn’t want something bad happen to them (example: hysteria or trauma). I whispered to them not to spread the incident. During break, I shared my story with my close friends only. I didn't want the story spread all over the school.

Seeing is believing. I believe God will always protect me and everyone in the school. I pray that God will always protect the school too.


Recently, during our cell group, I shared this story. Our cell group leader said, “God wants you to be the salt and the light among others. Be strong!” She added, “if possible call all Christian teachers to get together and pray everyday/ every week.”


Friends, I know that’s such a big responsibility, but please pray so it could be possible. Besides that, I wish to start an ISCF (Inter-School Christian Fellowship) in the school. Anyone can help on how to start an ISCF?


Monday, June 1, 2009

Guru Pembina Negara Bangsa: Part 3

The peak of our Teacher's Day was a dinner. Our Teacher's Day Dinner took place on 23 May 2009. It was held @ Dynasty Hotel. The theme of the nite was White & Purple. It's really beautiful when everyone came in their white & purple attire. :) The dinner was fun! We had karaoke, exchange gift among teachers, lucky draw, poco2 & agogo. Most of the teachers were very sporting by dancing, singing and so on.

backdrop i like

prize give way (cabutan tiket bertuah)

prizes give away


the menu

grand prize consist of hi-tea voucher for 2 person at Dynasty Hotel

prizes to be won

with usherettes

with friends

wajah2 tenang menanti cabutan tiket bertuah

poco-poco

poco-poco led by mdm sinra

agogo ramai2

group photo

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Guru Pembina Negara Bangsa: Part 2

Hi! Here are pix taken during our teacher's day celebrated on22nd May 2009 (Friday). As a coordinator, I came early to school to ensure everything is ready for the function.
Let me tell u something! I know myself very well. Initially, i was lack of confidence when i was given this task as the coordinator. Then, during one of our cell group i asked our cell group members to pray over me & my team. I asked for wisdom & God's guidance to handle this event.
Hallelujah!!! God answered our prayers! I could say, the event went smoothly as planned. I didn't feel stress at all except lack of sleep & tired. I don't think i could do all these without HIS presence. All for the glory of the Lord!

Here we go......


i like this backdrop. simple but nice

our handmade banner

before we started, all teachers gathered in the staffroom

then, teachers paraded to the hall

Teachers welcomed by pretty girls and beautiful corsage

Teachers sat on the stage

hundreds of pupils watching

ikrar guru

then we sang theme songs Guru Pembina Negara Bangsa, Guru Malaysia & Pendidik Bumi Kenyalang


these are the 'orang kuat' of hari guru 2009

our talented MCs


followed by teacher's day cake cutting

pupils performances: Boria

pupils performances: tarian

pupils performances: Nasyid

Teacher's Performance: Choir

Teacher's Performance: Dikir Barat

Teacher's Performance: Ago-go

Teacher's Performance: Poco-poco


We even had Pertandingan Kumang & Keling Gawai 2009

Me... made an announcement to all teachers
after the function