- My dream holiday is to go on a cruise in Alaska

- The restaurant that I go to the most is Hills BBQ in Box Hill. Omgosh I’m craving the cantonese steak!

- My favorite SNSD member is Sunny. She’s always so happy =)

- I still have a favorite teddy

- I personally think that water is the best-tasting, most refreshing beverage

- I weigh 68kg, and am 178cm tall

- When I’m bored, I work out. No joke. Sit ups, push ups, calf raises etc

- My favorite artist is Chris Tomlin. That dude is a legend!

- My dream car is a BMW M6

- I bench press 70kg at the gym

- Harold Nguyen is my gym inspiration and the benchmark for aesthetics

- I have terrible handwriting. I’m jelly of all those people that have amazing handwriting

- I don’t use chopsticks correctly. At one point, I held one chopstick in each hand; I’ve improved slightly though :P

- I’ve actually never ever been injured while playing sport. I think I’m the one that ends up injuring people haha!

- I play Age of Empires 1 a lot in my spare time, although the game is more than 10 years old

- I like 3 ply toilet paper, but mom buys two ply  xD

- I litter a lot

- My favorite T.V shows are Man vs Wild and Top Gear

- I never learned how to tie my shoelaces properly, hence tie them in an unconventional way

- My favorite subject at school was Physical Education

- I reckon Papiss Cisse is currently the best striker in the EPL

The things that we do and choices we make essentially determine who we are. What kind of person do you want to be known as?

As Christians. we are called to live a life that is different from a ‘wordly life’; a life that is selfless in love rather than one that is selfish in hatred.
James 2:17-18 tells us that “faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”. We are challenged to show our faith through our deeds.

So many people call themselves Christians but can’t justify it through their actions. Once we genuinely make a decision to follow Christ, it is impossible to live the same life; change is inevitable into a person that is more like Jesus.

I admit that I sometimes struggle to live a life that God wants me to live. Sometimes I call myself a Christian but don’t reflect it through my actions. Something that I am working on is to ‘turn the other cheek’ when people wrong against me; to show love rather than fight back. Also, I need to look at others through God’s eyes rather than judge.

Do you really reflect your faith through your actions?
Has God changed the way you live your life since you met him?
I really do hope so, because that is the crux of Christianity. God bless you all!

I’ve been looking forward to these holidays for a very long time :P   It’s almost ridiculous how much time we have until we start Uni next year. I’m sure everyone has a huge list of things that they wish to accomplish during these holidays, and here are just some of the things I’m gonna get up to:

1) Go Gym!!

This is me on my on-season form :P   Yeah man I hope the fitness first holiday program is back on in doncaster again :P

2) Read books!!
I finally finished reading Wild at Heart by John Eldedge, but I’m gonna get into heaps more soon :P

3) Go running!
My fitness level is pathetic at the moment. I came 116/150 for my school cross country, and was actually trying!! :(

4) Going to Queensland with Dad and Bro
This is our annual tradition. It’s good fun, and I never get sick of it. Wet and WIld Water world for the win!!!!!!!!!!

5) Going to Malaysia, Singapore and the US
I haven’t been back to malaysia in like 2 years, and singapore in like 3 years! So i’m looking forward to seeing Grandparents/relatives again :)
And the US!! Going to west coast (LA, California, Vegas), but I really wanted to get a taste of ghetto america, and go to the east coast :P

6) Epic MEal Time

Bacon strips, and Bacon strips, and more bacon strips! I’m planning to make Epic MEal Time Lasagne sometime on the holidays. Gonna be EPIC

7) COD (black ops)
Although MW3 just came out, I personally prefer black ops, so im gonna stick with it. For all you Cod players, just wait till December 25th//26th when all the Christmas noobs come online. That’s the highlight of a gamers year

8) Speak/write like a FOB

if you hadn’t already realized, I really can’t be stuffed using correct grammar / punctuation anymore, because I’ve finished VCE english :P
Now I can talk like a Fob and not suffer the consequences :P

anyway all! Latersssss!! :D

“Love your neighbour as yourself” - Mark 12:31

Mankind is inherently selfish; that’s what the world influences us to be. Face it, before most people make a choice, they ask themselves: ‘what’s in it for me?’
No wonder the world is in chaos; world leaders fighting against each other because they want their way, and can’t be humble enough to compromise.
Sadly, many acts of ‘charity’ nowadays are even compelled by one’s self interest. It’s important to note that one’s motives are just as important as their actions

What’s the good news? Jesus calls us to an alternate way of living, to love others just as we love ourselves: selflessness. Imagine how much a better place our world would be if everyone treated each other with love. To be honest, when I look at my life, I realize that I’m actually pretty selfish, but I’m convicted by the love that Jesus shows me

There is no greater love that laying your life down for a friend; that’s just what Jesus did for us, and he calls us his friends. His love compells me to love others also, not with a worldly love, but with an unconditional agape love.

Agape love: what is it?
It’s the love that Jesus continually shows us; the love that is always there regardless of what we’ve done, and regardless of how angry or happy he is with us. One thing I’ve noticed about God is that he doesn’t act based on what he feels or what his emotions are, but based on what is right and just.

When you live your life, ask yourself: “what would Jesus do?” Honestly, it works.

Love is what keeps the world spinning~

Our world is full of tragedies; just watch the news. Natural disasters that kill thousands, terrorist attacks that leave many in a state of shock, or even accidents that occur amongst our families/friendship groups. The fact is, life is incredibly frail: in one split second your life could be changed forever. It only takes one small mistake to be killed.

Gaze around at our universe: mankind cannot fathom the extent of it’s complexity, yet alone uncover all of its mysteries. If God made all these things, surely life can’t just end at the point of physical death; surely there is a life after death.

The other day I stumbled across an amazing testimony of a dude who had been raised from the dead. It’s not the only story out there, but it caused me to consider what life is really about. You know, God has designed us as spiritual beings, although we temporarily live in a physical form. God is a spirit, as are us as human beings. Ever wondered why our minds are still working although we are sleeping through the form of dreams? mmmm fascinating

When we die, our spirits leave our body. We can still see, move, hear, except don’t actually have a tangible body.

It would be utterly foolish to ignore the reality of Jesus and the miracles he is still doing in our world today. So many people think that God only performed miracles thousands of years ago, but no, he is alive and active even today.
The media refuses to admit that miracles are real, thus suppress all the stories. But the truth is, they do happen.

Also, many of us think that miracles will only happen to other people who are holy, but the Bible tells us that all we need is faith.

What do you prioritize in life? I admit that I don’t always put God in the center of each day, although he so rightfully deserves to be there. Our life on Earth is temporary, but our life in heaven is eternal.

God bless!

I’m sure you’ve seen this before, but yeah, it’s funny nevertheless

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(Source: un-nerd-boricua)

I’ve always been fascinated by space and astronomy since I was a child. Gazing into the night sky on a warm summers night and observing the multitude of stars never fails to leave me speechless. Our universe is so vast that mankind fails to comprehend its magnitude. It’s almost hilarious how scientists are still trying to discover new universes and planets. All I can say is that it will take a very long time!

But ask yourself, who made all this that we speak of? Who is the awesome creator who made the heavens and the Earth? See that image above? It’s a picture of some of the many billions of galaxies in existence, and within each galaxy, billions of stars. Around each star (just like our sun), a whole solar system of planets revolving around. The planet Earth is so insignificant in size compared to the other planets in our solar system, but it is so significant in this universe because it is the only one that supports life.

Now we’re put into perspective of how small our Earth is. But to take it a step further, who are we as human beings? We’re just one of the many billion living on this tiny planet called Earth, in a tiny solar system, in one of the countless galaxies in the cosmos. We’re sinful and flawed; undeserving of anything, yet the God who made all of the universe cares for us. In fact, he loves us; he showed it on the cross when he gave his own life as a ransom for our sins.

I just finished reading the book of Hebrews. It’s one of my favorites to be honest. It really places the Old testament into context, and makes it applicable to our daily lives. One verse that stood out to me and inspired the topic for this post was this:

“What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?” - Hebrews 2:6

It reminds me of the song, Who am I by Casting Crowns. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU_rTX23V7Q&feature=related)
It describes how man is nothing more than a ‘wave tossed in the ocean’ or a ‘vapor in the wind’; so insignificant.

The power of the cross changes lives. It certainly changed mine, and I pray that it will leave you in awe of our wonderful creator, Jesus.