BE FRUITFUL

TO THE MAN AFTER GOD'S HEART

2009-10-14T07:30:00.000-07:00

Dearest Pastor Henry,

As you celebrate this very special day, I pray for God's richest and abundant blessings to fill your storehouse - good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over!

May God grant you: the FAITH of Abraham, the SPEED of Elijah, the EXCELLENCE of Daniel, the APOSTOLIC ANOINTING of Paul, the PATIENCE of Noah, and the STRENGTH of Samson.

May the Lord enlarge your territory and may His hand be with you always and keep you from all evil!

May God cause His face to shine upon you and give you rest and abundant grace! Continue to be God's instrument of righteousness, love, care, and salvation to the lost, unloved, and unwanted!

BLESSED BIRTHDAY TO YOU, PASTOR!

I love you, dearly!

With love,

David

I AM SO BLESSED

2009-01-23T09:23:00.000-08:00

I absolutely love my neigbourhood! You know, I am really blessed because each time I step out of the gate of my house, I am welcomed by so many wonderful, beautiful living things. There are so many unique creatures that are around my neighbourhood, and most of the days, I would literally come across unusual creatures - creatures I've never seen before. Sometimes I have the opportunity to get them on camera, but there are times I couldn't . Nevertheless, to be able to behold them with my eyes, I count my self very blessed.

I am so blessed because, I get the opportunity to see the sunrise in the eastern horizon every morning and sunset in the western horizon in the evenings. And my, the sun is most beautiful when it's setting. Such perfect spherical shape!

Sun rising in the east

Sun setting in the west

I am so blessed because everyday as I look out of my window in the cool evenings, from the clouds above will beam down light rays. Standing at the window and looking at those rays give me such a heavenly assurance of my Father's sovereignty. Rays are undoubtedly, one of the most beautiful sights in the sky. I could image the bright light that shone on Paul, blinding him.

Heavenly rays

I am so blessed that I have the opportunity to see a great variety of birds such as: kingfishers, eagles, sparrows, storks, magpies, swifts, grey ducks, humming birds and a few more which I cannot identify! I've not known of any neighbourhood with such varied kinds of birds.

I am so blessed because I am able to see insects that causes me to wonder in awe at how wonderfully God had made them. They come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. Each with its own uniqueness! To this date I've seen 7 different damselflies, 5 different flies, 4 different ladybirds, 4 different grasshoppers, 5 different dragonflies, 6 different butterflies, and 5 different spiders around my neigbourhood. They are all stunning in their own ways. I wish I could capture all of them in pictures but some wouldn't allow me to do so. However some were 'vain' enough to allow me to get some shots of their pretty faces! =D

hanging on for dear life

Most Vain Award 2009 goes to Mr. Green Grasshopper!

I am so blessed that I belong to an awesome God! I am so blessed that I am a child of the Most High God. I am so blessed that I was created by the Creator. I am so blessed that he made me in His image. If these creatures - which weren't made in His image are yet so amazingly beautiful - we then must definitely be His priceless masterpieces!!

Great blessings come from appreciating the little things

Sincerely: dpyc

YES WE CAN!

2009-01-20T03:31:00.000-08:00

The most historic event in the U.S probably the world - the inauguration of the first African-American president - President Barack H. Obama. The first black to sit on the presidency sit of the U.S. Obama's Inauguration is today. It's the final day for George W. Bush and a new start for Barack Obama.

I can hardly believe that I am about to witness the most historic Inauguration in the history of the United States. When I come to think about it, it's really hard to comprehend the fact that a Black now will lead the U.S.

You see, I'm a homeschooler under the American program; therefore, I do not learn about Malaysian history, instead American history. I've studied alot on the history of America - from the Age of Exploration, to the birth of America, and to the presidents that lead the country. Never have I read, an African-American taking the presidency seat.

If you are familiar with American history, you will know that the Blacks were not very well accepted and treated, instead they were mistreated. This lead to slavery, segregation, and lack of rights in the U.S. But as we read on the history of America, many great leaders, presidents, and civil right movement activists fought for the freedom of the Blacks, whom some of them were President Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., W. E. B DuBious, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, and others.

After 54 years, since the beginning of the civil rights movement in 1955 to this day, finally the dream that Martin Luther King Jr. had, came to pass. Barack Obama now sits on the presidency seat!

As I looked at his picture in Wikipedia, I find it hard to believe that the man I was looking at, who is a Black, is the 44th president of the U.S. It's really amazing!

Now, I'm just waiting to read about him in the Lifepacs. It will not be publish so soon, but I await to read it! =) I'm proud to able to witness and be a part of this historic event!

"Change we can believe in"

Have a most blessed day! God bless! =)

Sincerely: dpyc

(image taken from Wikipedia)

BE FRUITFUL IN EVERYTHING

2009-01-01T03:54:00.000-08:00

Just yesterday it was 2008, and today, its the start of a whole new beginning. =) A new year of many fruitfulness. This year's theme is: Fruitful in the midst of affliction. You might exclaim, AFFLICTION?? Well, don't get all worried and upset. As one of my friend had said in her blog:

Malaysia's economy might be hit hard. Parents may face difficulties in their career, finance, etc. Students may get stressed up due to school, especially those who will be taking PMR and SPM. Some may encounter conflicts. Some may succumb to illness but... Let just all commit our lives to God and ask Him for guidance and protection...He'll be there, for you, and for me in whatever circumstance, whenever and wherever. Let us all be fruitful in the midst of affliction! Have faith in Him and we'll walk a triumphant year yet again...because God will make a way! ( taken from YokePei)

This year may not be smooth sailing all the way. There will be times when you will be high up on the mountain, but there will also be moments where you will be in the deep valley, but remember to keep your eyes focus on the Lord and He will definitely carry you through from strength to strength and from glory to glory until you receive the mark of victory!

I'm ready and prepared to face what lies ahead of me this year, are you? =)

Stay tune for more and have a prosperous and fruitful New Year! God bless and do take care!

Sincerely: dpyc

Yea, eventhough I walk through the

valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil:

for you are with me;

your rod and your staff

they comfort me. Psalms 23:4

A PEEK

2009-01-09T03:24:00.000-08:00

It's been exactly ten days since my New Year's post. I had one asking, "What happened to posting everyday?" and another exclaimed "It's time to blog." So, I made it a point to update a new post today. =) So here you go!

What a busy first week it has been! There were so many things I had to catch up with. I had to complete my half-done work, take a couple of tests, and mark all the activities I did during the holidays. Getting back to work mode and laying off the holiday mood was difficult. =)

Well, nothing interesting really happened this week. No events, no outings, just studies. Last note, Chinese New Year is coming soon. All the food, the ang paus, and the shoppings! =)

This will be short one. Hope you guys have the most wonderful weekend! Stay blessed, k!

Sincerely: dpyc

IT'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE NEW ADVENTURE!

2008-12-31T01:10:00.000-08:00

It's the Eve of a New Year!

I love countdowns, don't you? Haha.The whole world is celebrating this important event! Without doubt, everyone is in such eagerness to see the clock strike 12:00 and hear the "gong" that will officially mark the entrance into a new, blessed year -2009. =)

2008 has been such a fruitful year for me! A year of many new beginnings and new trends. I must say that God has taught me a great deal throughout this year. I had many firsts this year, many priceless lessons, and many cherishable moments. =)

As many priceless lessons there are, one of the most vital lesson I've learned this year is summed up in the following quote:

When we ask God for strength,

He gives us difficulties to make us strong.

When we ask God for wisdom,

He gives us problems to solve.

When we ask God for prosperity,

He gives us brain and brawn to work.

When we ask God for courage,

He gives us troubled people to help.

When we ask God for favors,

He gives us opportunities

In truth we received nothing we wanted...

But instead, everything we needed!

Isn't He a wonderful God? He works in ways we cannot see, ways beyond our human- mind. We tend to be short-sighted, but our God is a far-sighted God! So, as the year draws to an end, let us look back one last time and be thank God for His goodness, His grace, and His mercy! Not to forget all the lesson that you have learned, remember it and carry it to the New Year 2009.

With that, let us together usher into a New Year with great confident and assurance, knowing that God has prepared a wonderful and blessed year for each an everyone of us!

So, put on your seat belts tight! Brave yourself! We are off onto a whole new adventure! =P

Have a blessed New Year's Eve and God bless!

Sincerely: dpyc

BLESSED CHRISTMAS

2008-12-25T07:30:00.000-08:00

I wish you a blessed Christmas

And a Blessed New Year

MERRRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!!!

It's finally the 25th of December! The season, the event, the day everybody's been waiting for! =) We had Christmas Celebration Service today! It was packed! Church members from PJ came over to attend our service, new comers came to hear the true meaning of Christmas, and an orchestra that came to perform a musical drama entitled, "the Sounds of Christmas"

It was fabulous! Oh, in case you didn't know, the orchestra that performed was from PJ church!

Later that day, my family and I had lunch at Boston, a restaurant in Aeon, B.T. That day, we bumped into so many of our church members. One after the other! Some were there for lunch, like us, others were buying gifts, and there were others that wanted to walk around! =)

The food was delicious. The portion was big and the price was reasonable. It was such a filing meal! Go try it out if you haven't! You won't regret! =D

I've not been posting up pictures lately. So I've got my pictures. I'll stop talking for now, and allow the pictures to do the talking! Enjoy!

The orchestra from PJ! Their outfit makes them look like professionals!

Joylene Teh as mother Mary

Lunch at Boston...

Doesn't the food look apetizing??!! I hope I'm not tempting you! =) 2009 is just around the corner!! I'll end this post and will be back for more updates! God bless!

Sincerely: dpyc

LOVE, JOY, PEACE!

2008-12-24T07:59:00.000-08:00

It's the eve of Christmas! Don't you just feel the feeling of joy and love?? The spirit of giving and blessing?? I sure hope you do! It's definitely a busy month for everyone since there is so much shopping to do! The malls are packed with people! My sister said Midvalley was so packed that at every turn, you'll literally bump into a person! Besides that, its the crazy sales and discounts that attracts so many people! Oh wells!

Remember the blog-post marathon that I mentioned in my latest post? haha! Today marks the day of the blog-post marathon! =p Come back every day, and you'll find a new post! And that's a promise! =)

For the first topic of my blog-post marathon is the surprise birthday I had! My birthday surprise this year was very simple but I have to say that I had a lot of fun, especially playing the water fight! haha! Before I move on, a little glimpse on how I was lured into the trap and being fooled!

It all begun on a beautiful, sunny, bright morning of 14 December 2008! Deborah, my younger little sister, came into the room and woke me up. She told me that she was going to the elephant sanctuary with her friends, and a guy from the Outback! Of course I immediately jumped off the bed! The elephant sanctuary?? What a way to start my day! I got ready, prepared the camera, and took extra clothes, just in case the "elephants" splashes water at me! When all was set, we left home and met at Deborah's friend's house!

Now, here was where everything begun to change! You see, I was so excited about the fact that I was going to the elephant sanctuary that I did not suspect anything! But that is what surprises are meant for, right?

So when I entered the door of the house, I was greeted by loud shouts that echoed, "SURPRISE"!! So loud was the shout that I actually backed-off! I was shocked beyond measure! And the first statement that I made after recovering from the shock was, "So? There's no elephants??"

The whole elephant sanctuary plan was just a big hoax. It was used to lure me to the house! How embarrassing to be fooled twice! =( But I was glad that I saw so many "special elephants"!!! You know what I mean, right??? ehehehe!

All in all, I absolutely had a great time! Special thanks to: Deborah, Crystal, Rebekah, Renee, Joel, Graham, Riley, and most importantly, Auntie Karen for giving the green light to use her house and paying the water bill!!
But the most important of all is God for giving me such thoughtful, wonderful, and loving friends!

Got to rush off now! Hope you'll have a wonderful Christmas eve! =) Stay blessed!

Sincerely: dpyc

STILL THE BEST

2008-12-21T08:26:00.000-08:00

Hey folks!!! I've not blog for almost 21 days! I know I've kept you waiting for my next new post, but unfortunately I couldn't! I was really busy the past few weeks! The preparation for the GY Camp '08, celebrating birthdays', spending time with my love ones, Royal Rangers Carolling and of course, the four days that I spent in Peace Haven, Genting Highlands for the Youth Camp! =)

I've really been enjoying my holidays. If you were to ask me, I'd say that this is one of the best school holidays that that I've had in such a long time! So many events kept me on my feet, hence prevented me from rotting at home due to boredom. haha! My friends had a simple birthday surprise for me. I actually got fooled again and this time by my younger sister! What a tragedy! I'll elaborate more on that in my upcoming post! This post is to give a glimpse of what has been happening to me during this past few weeks!'

Well, today's' already the 22nd which leaves us with 3 more days to the long await event, or season of the year which is - CHRISTMAS! 9 more days before a whole new year 2009 begins, and 12 more days before school reopens!!! Everything is going by so fast. Even before you realize it, it has already pass!

I've been taking alot of pictures because there has been so many events. Most people enjoy looking at the images, rather than reading the post. Therefore, I've made a point that each time any event comes up, I'd get ready my camera so that I can blog about it and have pictures for you to enjoy!! See, blog viewers, that shows how much I care for you! hahaha =D

This will just be another short post from me to you! I'll get the ready the pictures as soon as possible. Once that is done, I'm going to have a blog-post marathon! XD

So that is all for today! Don't forget to stay tune! You sure don't want to miss the blog-post marathon! It's my first, by the way!

God bless and have a Blessed Christmas to come!

Sincerely: dpyc

2008-12-11T07:06:00.000-08:00

I'M OFFICIALLY 15!

GOOD FOOD

2008-12-08T06:48:00.000-08:00

Here are the promised pictures of the dinner in...

Vietnamese Chicken Chop

XO Fried Vermicelli

Vietnamese Fried Rice

The Famous Vietnamese Beef Noodle

Good food, good life - Thank you, Lord

Stay tune for more! GY Camp is exactly 1 week away!! =D

Till then, God bless!

Sincerely: dpyc

1ST OF DECEMBER

2008-12-01T06:26:00.000-08:00

It's the 1st of December!!

Ooo..I'm getting all so excited!!! December is, in my opinion, the best month of all the twelve. December means lots of activities and events. Not forgetting, my birthday!!! haha. I've waited for 11 months and finally it is just around the corner. What else are there? Yes, the yearly Vacation Bible School is tomorrow and will last till the 5th of Dec. Next, comes the G.Y Camp! Last but not least, the best event, the best season of the year - CHRISTMAS!!! Christmas is just 24 days away! Aren't you excited? Thinking about Christmas gives me a great sense of joy. =D Sometimes I wish it would snow in Malaysia! =(

On a second note, today is a very special day for my little sister. She's officially 11 years old! Deborah, if you read this: Blessed 11th Birthday to you!!! You have played your role as a sister. =) May you grow in wisdom, in stature, and in favor with God and man! God bless abundantly!

To my mom, Happy Belated Birthday!!! Thank you for being the most wonderful Mom! God bless!

We celebrated both the ladies' birthdays in Vietnam Kitchen. I won't be able to upload the pictures today because I do not have the camera with me! But I will upload as soon as I get hold of the camera! hehe!

Today is a memorable and unique day because of an unusual celestial sight! If you were to look up the night sky, you would see two bright dots and a crescent moon. It's a spectacular sight because they are aligned in such a way that they literally form a 'smiley face'. The two dots are planets. The bright one is Venus, the dimmer one is Jupiter! It's really wonderful to see something so unusual which perhaps only occur once in a lifetime! Sadly, I did not take a picture of it. Argh!

Dearest Deb, thiiisss iiiissss a diviiiiiine birthday souvenir from your Father!!

With that, I'm going to end this short and sweet post because I'm dead tired and tomorrow is going to be a hectic and busy day! Good night, fellow readers!

Stay tune for more because I'm going to update on the VBS! God bless and have a most wonderful week!

Sincerely: dpyc

SOURCE OF JOY AND LAUGHTER

2008-12-05T04:08:00.000-08:00

Four days of absence and no updates! Where was I? What was I doing? haha

Well, you've guessed it! The Vacation Bible School which I mentioned in my previous post! I apologize for not updating from day to day as I have intended to do so. I was dead tired! I've been sleeping so early these four days. The earliest I've slept was at 8! Ya, that was how tired I was!

Anyway, today marks the end of another successful, fun-filled, joyful, exciting, and tiring Vacation Bible School! I'm pretty sure, many are looking forward to next year's VBS. I definitely am!! =)

Before I move on any further, a brief introduction to this year's VBS theme,mascots, and Bible verses would be appropriate. This year's 2008 VBS theme is : POWER LAB - Discovering Jesus' Miraculous Power!!! By the name, you can conclude that it involves laboratory devices and instruments such as test-tubes, vials, beakers, thermometers, microscopes, and all the other instruments that are found in labs. It also includes scientists, or professors, as it is called in some places.

We have mascots every year, and for this year, I'm proud to present the five mascots from the Power Lab and they are as follow: Fizzy the Test tube, Max the Battery, Electra the Electricity, Sparki the Lightbulb, and last but not least, Dewd the Bubble. I was the Crew Leader for Electra! She was one of the female mascot, together with Sparki and, in my opinion, the styliest of all! =)

Dewd the Bubble

Fizzy the Test tube

Sparki the Lightbulb

Electra the Electricity

Max the Battery

The three Bible verses for this year's VBS are:

- the power to be thankful
- the power to be helpful
- the power to be brave

It was such a joy working as a Crew Leader, though sometimes it may be tiring, and there are those children that literally drive you up the wall with their complains, demands, and annoyance! But I still love them and now as I am writing this, I'm beginning to miss them. I would love to name a few of them. Nigel Raveen, Mark Teh, Li Wei Hong, and Joshua Vinod. I am going to miss this four amigos so much! Please come back next year!!

All in all, the whole VBS was a complete success! The teachers, the helpers, and the volunteers all did a fantastic job in putting this big project together and launched it into success! All your effort, all your sweat, all your hardwork, all your time, all your strength, all your commitment, all your energy, all the stress, did not go to waste! Well done, everyone! God is definitely proud of you!

I have learned so much from these four days! Those were priceless moments! Being able to spend time with the children was most satisfying.

There is no greater joy then being able to bless and see the children blessed!

That's all! AHA! Hope all of you will have a wonderful weekend and have a good rest!

Sincerely: dpyc

PRICELESS GIFTS FROM GOD

2008-11-23T04:41:00.000-08:00

School life will definitely never be the same again! This post is dedicated to three people who has been a great blessing to my life, who has made school a better place, and made my school life so much more enjoyable! These three wonderful, funny, rocking, crazy, yet dearest people are:

JOEL BRYAN MOHAN

Joel, you have played a big role in my life. I still remember the first time I met you! You were so small, well I smaller then too, but I've seen you grown these past 5 years, to the young, handsome man you are now! I thank you for your friendship! We've been through so many ups and downs. Times of joy, of victory, of happiness, of craziness, of sadness, of misunderstanding, and of difficulties. When I look back of the past, I remember how we always got into trouble and the amount of time we spent in the office, getting reprimanded. All those moments, are priceless to me! I would never trade anything for them. You are indeed a blessing from God! I pray that God will lead you in the path He has planned and marked out for you. May you prosper in whatever field you are going into! May you have excellence and success and may you continue to be a channel of blessing!

Lastly, I've never said this to you before, but Joel - I dearly miss you! Lunch will never be the same again!

God bless, my dearest friend!

SAPPHIRA YEO

Even though you were in the centre for only a few months, but you have left footprints in my life. I remembered the first time you stepped foot into the centre. You were wearing your turquoise pinafore! At my first glance at you, I thought you were a very unfriendly and moody person. And I still remember those times when I was doing my test, and all of a suddenly I hear a burp sound. Not forgetting, when you got first for cross country! When I heard you got first, I was shocked! Immediately, I knew you weren't any ordinary girl! I was right! =) haha!

Well, I am going to be very honest with you, dude. You are the loudest, noisest, most talkative, boyish, and craziest girl I've ever known. Inspite of all that, people still love you, and honestly speaking, you are a very fun person to be with! You somehow know how to make people around you feel comfortable and entertained. You are just special, in simple!

Sapphira, I sure am going to miss you!! Like a lot cause I won't have anyone to bicker and fight with!!! I pray that you will continue to be a blessing to those around you!

Please try not to cry when you laugh, cause you might cause a flood if the joke is too funny!

Keep rocking, my rocker dude!!!

Last but not least,

CRYSTAL CHIN

Though we hardly talked to each other in school, but with all those little Godly and kind acts, you have been a blessing to me! I can remember so vividly the first day you stepped right in into the centre. You! With the "lala" clothes! and pigtails! Oh, how could I ever forget that sight! I'm sure you remember it too! However, I want to thank you for your encourgement, your concern, your help, but most importantly, for your friendship! It was really good to work with you in the same team! I thank God for bring you into my life! I pray and hope that you will excel in your studies and I wish you all the best in your coming SAT! God bless, my friend!

Some people just make the world a much better place just by being in it!

Sincerely: dpyc

THE NIGHT OF NIGHTS

2008-11-21T06:45:00.000-08:00

The Awards and Thanksgiving Night on the 20th marks the end of the academic year for all Grace homeschoolers! So much planning, so much hardwork, so much effort, so much sweat, so much tears, so much energy has been put in for the success of the Awards Night. And true enough it was a success! So many parents and friends came to support their individuals. The hall was almost full!

This year was much different than last year's. There were more muscial dramas, and recitation of Scriptures were introduced this year. It was good to see the little ones stand on stage and reciting the Scripture. The tense on their face makes them really cute! =p

This year, once again, Klang took the praise and worship! As a worship leader, I say that all my musicians and assistant worship leaders did a fantastic job. They did their utmost best for the Highest! I am very proud of them! =p

All in all, it was a night to remember! Before I end, I would want to thank God for His strength, for His help, for His wisdom, for His ever watchful eyes, for His grace! He has taken us through a year with so many exciting events, enriching experiences, challenging situations, and amazing victories! We thank for such a wonderful and fruitful year! He deserves all glory, honor, and praise!

Now, here are the Awards Night pictures! Enjoy! XD

MC's of the Night:

Mr. Joel Bryan

Mr. Dev Arul

Stephanie Ann reciting the Scripture

Isaac Wong waiting anxiously

a cute candid shot!

"time to give a bow la", whispers Isaac

poetry recitation by Tan Sher Wyn

famous speech recitation. His speech was one of Barack Obama's recent speeches

he did fantastic!

a trio by GRC PJ

a vocal choral by GRC PJ! The song was entitled " Days of Elijah" I must say that it was the best performance of the night! Well done!

the three muskateers/ amigos!!!

Isaac with his award!

Ethan being cheeky, as always!

i love them to bits!

Now the presentation of awards:

Congratulations to...

Joel Bryan

Deborah Poh

Crystal Chin

Daniel Marc

Ethan Wong

basketball champions!!

Fabian receiving the gold medal for basketball. I think its his first gold..=)

Thomas Ann

well done, juniors!!!

the Klang senior girls getting second place in basketball!

our gold for Ultimate Frisbee

Klang's best sports person of the year 2008 - Andrew Oon!!

David Low with his speech!

Graham Chin dedicating a speech to his supervisior!

the crowd on the night

notice any similarities?

That is all for now!! Stay tune for more and I hope you will have the most wonderful week! God bless!

Sincerely: dpyc

ITS JUST THE BEGINNING....

2008-11-21T06:14:00.000-08:00

SCHOOL IS OFFICIALLY

OUT FOR ME!!!

Tomorrow will be the start of my long, awaited HOLIDAY!

Wuhooo!! I am so elated!! =) I have, by the way, so much to blog! So many thank yous, good byes, and praises that I want to dedicate and say to my dearest, beloved, loved, and closest classmates, or should I say, brothers and sisters in Christ?! Erm...I think both will do!

And not forgetting, I have taken so many pictures this past few days. At least hundreds of pictures had been taken! I hope to post the good ones up for you, for you to get a peak of what has been happening lately! =D

Well, this will be one of my very short post. I do not wish to join all the dedications and pictures into one post! I will divide them in parts! So, do stay tune, cause you are going to get, if time permits, a lot of new posts!! =)

Till then, adious! God bless!

Sincerely: dpyc

A DINNER AT THE CRYSTAL CROWN HOTEL

2008-11-14T04:15:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday, my family and I were invited to a birthday celebration in Crystal Crown Hotel. We celebrated the birthday of Christina Gan's paternal grandmother. We had our own private room where there were three tables: two tables for the adults, and one whole table just for the children. =)

The food was absolutely scrumptious and appetizing. The 5 seasons and glass noodle were my favorites of the night. Later that night, the big cake was brought out and all of us sang the birthday song! The joy on the face of the old aunty was beyond words. =p

Now, a post would never be complete with pictures, am I right??!! haha..So here they are...

my pig! haha =)

the big birthday cake

isn't that lovely

posers of the night!

*I'm really sorry for this late post, I was held back due to fact that I the camera wasn't with me. I was unable to upload the pictures! Anyway, I've finally posted it!

Till then, have the most blessed Sunday and Happy Holidays! Mine is coming soon! =)

Sincerely: dpyc

A DOOR OF OPPORTUNITY

2008-11-10T07:55:00.000-08:00

I just know what lay ahead of me...

The year is drawing to a close and every year, when the school break comes, churches will have camps, outings, retreats, you name it!

I am elated because this year I am once again going for the annual GY Camp and what's more, it is being held in Peace Haven, Genting Highlands! Even the name sounds so soothing and relaxing! But.....

On one beautiful, sunny Sunday morning, my dream for a relaxing school break was shattered! I bumped into Zlwin Chew! As soon as we said our "Hi's and good mornings, he took a short pause and then continued speaking:

Zlwin: David, you are going for the camp, right?

Me: Yes! Oh , I have actually paid the camp fee to "this person" last week!

Zlwin: Oh ok, that's cool!

I was about to walk off, but he stopped me!

Zlwin: David, I've got something to tell you!

Me: Erm..yeah? What is it?

Zlwin: You have been chosen to be one of the group leaders of the camp! *smiles*

Me: (Pause for a few seconds, mouth a little wide open, eyes bigger than usual!) Oh ok! Thanks!

I was really hoping that they would not pick me because all I had in mind was to go for the camp, be a member of a team, enjoy and relax! In short - having no duties, no responsibilities and no worries at all!

Though I was a bit troubled but I still thanked God for this opportunity! I tried not to look at it as a burden but as a door of opportunity from God! I've been to 5 GY Camps and never have I been in leadership. I've never been an assistant leader either- always a member!

But now, I have been chosen as a leader all of a sudden. From a mere member to a group leader who would be leading and working with youths who are older and better than me! =p

Nevertheless, I am still grateful for this opportunity where I can be, for once, a GY Camp group leader! I can put in my cv that I had led a group of young people in a camp!!!

Lord, thank you for this golden opportunity!

Have a most wonderful week and stay blessed!

Sincerely: dpyc

A LESSON FROM THE BAMBOO TREE

2008-11-06T04:18:00.000-08:00

You take a little seed, plant it, water it, and fertilise it for a whole year, and nothing happens

The second year you water it and fertilise it, and nothing happens

The third year you water it and fertilise it, and nothing happens. How discouraging this becomes!

The fourth year you water it and fertilize it and nothing happens. This is very frustrating.

The fifth year you continue to water and fertilise the seed and then...take note.

Sometimes during the fifth year, the Chinese bamboo tree sprouts and grows NINETY FEET IN SIX WEEKS!

Well, life is much akin to the growing process of the Chinese bamboo tree. It is often discouraging. We seemingly do things right but nothing happens.

But for those who do things right and are not discouraged and are persistent, things will happen. Finally we begin to receive the rewards. Never be discouraged by bad situations around but let the joy of the Lord be your strength and assurance!

Those who give up never gets up, but those who gets up never gives up!

Stay tune for more, dear viewers and God bless!

Sincerely: dpyc

HE MAKES ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL

2008-10-30T06:07:00.000-07:00

Recently, I've been snapping a lot of pictures, of which many are macro shots of insects and flowers. I've come to appreciate and marvel at God's amazing creativity. I remember that at the end of Creation, God looked at all He had made and pronounced that, "It is good."

One evening, I was walking with my camera around the neighborhood in search of something to capture. As I ventured into the backyard, I found a grassy area with little, white flowers scattered here and there, and of course, there were lots of greens. The sun shone with a brilliant gold. When the sunlight touched the little flowers and grass,the greens glistened, making the place beautiful.

In hope of finding some beauties, I squatted down and waited for them to fly by. To my amazement, I spotted ( after some research in the internet) a hoverfly hovering above the little flowers. I switched on my camera, set the mode to digital macro and waited for the perfect moment to snap. It did not take long for the hungry hoverfly to alight on the flower and began sucking the sweet nectarine off the flower.

Then a damselfly and a butterfly came along. I was delighted. I spent nearly an hour working at getting the best macro shots. Unfortunately, the wind was a little too strong, causing the flower to keep swaying and I did not carry along my tripod. What a big mistake!!!

Nevertheless, in spite of these slight disadvantages, I've managed to capture the details pretty well. The pictures are not as sharp or clear as I have wanted them to be, but I'm greatly satisfied! =)

Ever since I picked up a camera, I've learned to appreciate the beauty and wonder of God's magnificent Creation. On that day, I learned two important attributes God. The first is, our God is a God of order and completion. What He starts, He completes. The second attribute of God can be clearly seen and read in the book of Genesis. At the end of the six days of Creation, God pronounced all that He had made - good! His work is always GOOD!! As I was trying to snap the hoverfly, the closer I zoomed in to the hoverfly, the clearer the beauty of the Master's workmanship is!! I saw that God created these little creatures with utmost details. Even for such a little insect like the hoverfly, of which not many people would take notice, God created it so magnificently. He did not leave an eye out, or a leg shorter.

God could have thought, "Well since this hoverfly is so small and I'm pretty sure not many people would even take a second look at it, or care about it, it's okay if the mouth is a little crooked, an eye is bigger than the other, or a leg is shorter than the rest."

I am very sure that such a thought would never cross God's mind, because the Word of God states, "He makes all things beautiful..." Such an enlightening verse isn't it! It is really awesome to knoe that when God creates, His handiwork becomes a priceless masterpiece.

Here are some of God's masterpieces:

hoverfly with both eyes full of freckles

beautiful

look at those little sharp hairs used for gripping

when you look me in the eyes...

Oohh..this is heaven..

Lord Jesus, thank you for giving me nectar! Amen!

An ending note to you - take time to step out into God's wonderful world and feeds on its splendor. Bend over a little and look intently when you pass by a thick bush or a cluster of flowering blossoms. Look out your window in the evening, look up into the heavens. You will see beauty lingering all around, and that's a promise!

Have a fabulous week and stay blessed always!!

Sincerely: dpyc

JUST SIMPLY AMAZING

2008-11-02T01:18:00.000-07:00

Do you agree that the starfish is both mysterious and unusual? I truly agree with that because what I am about to share with you is truly extraordinary. And to my surprise, many do not know of the unique abilities the starfish possesses.

I am pretty sure many of you know that when you cut off an arm of a starfish, another new arm will grow. That is not very difficult to comprehend! However, do you know that the piece of arm that was cut off from the body, does not rot and decay, instead that piece of arm forms another starfish, making it a total of two starfish. Erm, easy to comprehend? I hope so..

Now this might be hard for you to believe, but these are proven facts..

Now, if you cut a single starfish into 7 parts, there will 7 new starfish altogether and that goes the same for a starfish that is cut up into 10 parts! What if you cut a starfish into 100 parts ??!!??.....you know what the outcome will be!

There was once a team from an organization that wanted to reduce the population of starfish in the oceans. So this team set out into parts of the oceans where starfish was in abundance. When they found the starfish's natural habitat, the team began to cut and "kill" every starfish they could find.

Little did they know that they had caused the population of the starfish to multiply at an alarming rate! It was a fatal mistake to annihilate starfish by cutting them up or chopping them!!

Anyway, I felt that this was a rather interesting information to share with you! Oh yes, if you are wondering why starfish can be cut up into so many parts and yet do not die - well, this is the mystery. Starfish have no centralized brains! Well, I hope you have a better understanding of the starfish.

Till then adious! Have a blessed Sunday and week ahead, ya! And stay tune for more!

Sincerely: dpyc

IT STARTS WITH SOMETHING LITTLE

2008-11-04T03:11:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, I picked up a book entitled "An Enemy Called Average." This book teaches and helps us to defeat the enemy called Average in our lives so that we will move on to a more dynamic, prosperous, and healthy life.

As I was flipping through the pages, I stopped at a chapter entitled - Everything Big Starts With Something Little, hence the title of this post.

Many want the "Big Things" but absolutely disdain starting with the "Little Things." It is right to dream big but wanting the big dream without taking the small steps of "little things", is not the right attitude because in the Bible, all of God's people were found faithful in the small things. We often read of the Parable of the Talents found in Matthew 25. It speaks of three servants who were granted different amount of talents. The first and second servants sow their talents and reaped double but the third servant hid his talent and was rebuked by his master.

In verse 23, the master said unto his servants, " Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over the few (little) things, I will make thee ruler over many things..." Without a doubt, there is power in taking small steps.

It is tragic that many people these days are not moving with God simply because they are not willing to take the small steps He placed before them. Whenever you receive a call into any particular place, always step in and grab the opportunity no matter how small it is.

Never ever be afraid to take small steps because the Bible has promised us that if we are faithful in the small matters, one day we will definitely be rulers over larger things.

There is a saying that goes - Be faithful in the little things, for in them our strength lies. There's so much truth here!!

There was this teenage boy whom I met a few years back. He enjoyed playing the guitar and whenever he had the opportunity to play the guitar, he would - be it for a cell meeting or a chapel meeting. Though he wasn't as skillful as his other church members, he had the opportunity to play for Sunday Morning Services, Sunday School, and Youth services; he gladly continued to serve in the little tasks that were given him.As the months went by, bigger tasks were granted to him. He was given the opportunity to even worship lead and play the guitar during prayer meetings.Grow wherever you're planted!

Eric Hoffer said, Fear of becoming a "has- been" keeps some people from becoming anything. Most people don't succeed because they are so afraid to fail. Never let the fear of failure stop you!

Many times in our life, when we have some goals that seem unreachable we immediately stop making efforts. However if you would press on, you are more than halfway there. God wants to begin with you today no matter how tough and difficult your circumstances are because nothing is too big for God to handle.

"Winning starts with beginning!"

Have a most pleasant day and God bless!

Sincerely: dpyc

THE PREDATOR

2008-11-01T01:48:00.000-07:00

I just came back from a two-day conference - the National Social Works Conference that was hosted by Grace Assembly, in collaboration with CREST (Crisis Relief Services and Training). The HISG ( Humanitarian International Services Group) was the other organization that participated in this conference.

This conference has taught me the importance of being fully equipped and trained as a volunteer for relief work in a disaster/crisis. Without the proper training and preparation, a volunteer will not be effective in disaster relief work. Instead, it is disastrous for the volunteer worker. worsening the situation. Anyone can have a part in relief work after going through a basic relief handling course.

The last day of the conference, which is today, is much more interesting and informative with many video clips of relief works in recent Asian earthquakes, floods, and tsunami.

However, there is something that I would really want to share and show you! Today, one of the CREST members presented a very evocative image of a Sudanese child taken in the year 1993

This picture you see was taken by a photojournalist named Kevin Carter. He was a photojournalist to South Africa. He would travel often to South Africa to capture photos of the environment, the culture, the people, and the lifestyle of this South African natives and write about them.

So, when he was in Sudan one quiet, hot evening in March, he came across a dying, emaciated Sudanese toddler (as seen in the image). He said the girl was struggling to get to a feeding centre that was nearby. And behind her stood a hungry vulture, watching and waiting for its prey. Kevin, who was there at that moment, saw a great opportunity to gain fame and glory with this "unusual" scene. He waited 20 minutes for the vulture to spread its wings, hoping that this would make the image more dramatic. Unfortunately, it didn't. Nevertheless, he took a couple of shots.

His dream finally came true in 1994 when he received the Pulitzer Award for this image:

Now looking back at the picture, we see how totally helpless and lonely the suffering, little child was. One wonders where the rest of humanity is.... When this image was published, hundreds of calls were made to the New York Times concerning the fate of the little child.

Several months later, Kevin Carter took his own life. Many said he was overcome by guilt - when he walked away from the dying child. In his suicide note, he wrote, "I am haunted by the vivid memories of... starving and wounded children..."

Jesus said,

"...share your food with the hungry and...provide the poor wanderer with shelter -

when you see the naked......clothe him,

and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood..." Isaiah 58:7

ITS THE END OF HIGH SCHOOL

2008-10-24T08:08:00.000-07:00

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 - SENIOR YEAR

I was in a "big" dilemma today! As most of you know, if you have been following the movies lately, the most successful American Disney television film - High School Musical 3 is already in the cinemas.

My classmates planned to go out to the cinemas to watch HSM3 because they were really super "loyal" fans of HSM3, and enjoys musical dramas (films). As for me, I'm not quite that type of person who fancies musical dramas, and what more, HSM3! Anyhow, I thought to myself, maybe I could go tag along but instead of watching HSM3, I could go buy a ticket for another movie like Max Payne. It was a rather difficult choice, because I'm quite particular with how I spend my money on movies.

However, after considering and thinking over, I chose to watch HSM3 because the time for Max Payne and HSM3 was different and since I was following a parent, I did not want to cause the aunty to wait for me while I'm still in the theater. So, to prevent all the waiting and hasel, that was why HSM3 was my choice!

During the first 30 minutes, it was the french fries, coke, and popcorns that kept me awake. There wasn't much in the first half of the movie, just parts of singing, acting, and dancing here and there - quite similar to that of "Bollywood". It was quite saddening to think that I just allowed my RM 8 to go to waste.

However, everything change when Zac Efron (Troy) and Corbin Bleu (Chad) blew the screen with a duet dance and song. The dancing was very entertaining and the sort of dance that I love - a mixture of breakdance and hip hop. Very well organized.

From that point onward, I kept both my eyes wide open. It was getting better!

All in all, I have to say that, the songs were very well written, the choregraphers did a fantastic job in guiding and teaching the actors and actresses, organization and coordination was one thing I admired especially the closing end of the show. It even had some really good humor scenes. All in all, it was a good musical film. I give credit to the director- K. Ortega for putting in so much effort, time, strength, and sweat into this project!

The Seniors of HSM put up a brilliant show and really gave a big "BANG!"

Lastly, have a wonderful Saturday and God bless!

Sincerely- dpyc

RUN, KICK, JUMP AND PULL

2008-05-18T02:21:00.000-07:00

SPORTS FIESTA 2008

Pictures for thy eyes...enjoy!

cute little Daniel

the Mini Games organized by the Royal RangerS PJ

I don't want!!!

What are you looking at, huh??

Love this!

SMILE!!!

I had a wonderful time!!

Sincerely: dpyc