Lesson from babysitting my nephew - Obedience-

I spent my past 2 months babysitting my 4 and a half yrs old nephew. He is a smart, sweet, funny, and cute kid. But sometimes we (his parents and I) were made upset because of his rebellious attitude. Well, you know...he's just a kid. Whenever we told him not to, he always does the opposite. When he wants something, he just couldn't understand the meaning of "wait!". He wouldn't take "no" for an answer, and everything has to be fulfilled "now!" as he wishes. And of course, if we don't fulfill what he asks, he will cry, whine, scream, and probably throw his toys on us. When we explain the reason why we forbid him to do this and that, why we can't give him what he wants at the moment, and that it's all for his own sake, etc...., he just don't want to know.Well...., he's just a kid. However, we still love him no matter how he is. But of course it saddened us when he become a disobedient kid.

Prayer for your salvation

My prayer is that you would discover the author of love...the Lord Jesus Christ

His life and death represent the greatest gift of love the world will ever see

"This is real love - not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins" (1John 4:9-10, NLT)

God paid the ultimate price by sending His only Son, Jesus Christ, who died on the cross in our place, and rose again to prove His victory, restore our relationship with Him and empower us for life.

It is through Jesus Christ that we can know and be reconciled with God

All we need to do is believe in Him and accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour

It is as simple as praying a prayer, asking Jesus to meet you right where you are

It is a brand new start of living in a relationship with God

If you are not sure that you personally know the Lord Jesus, then I encourage you to make this prayer today

Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for me

thank you for Your amazing love

I repent of my sins and thank you for Your forgiveness

Please come into my life and give me a fresh start, a brand new life

I believe in You and accept You as my Lord and Saviour

I am now a follower of Jesus Christ and You live in me

Help me to live my life for You from this day forward. In Jesus name I pray. Amen

So if you have invited Jesus to come into your life, and accepted Him as your Lord and Saviour, you are now a new creation. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (2 Cor 5:17, NIV).

If you don't like yourself or your life, let God remake it, and give you a brand new one.

God bless you!

System Tool 2011 - How to remove/get rid of it

My computer had caught such an annoying malicious software recently, called "System Tools".
I didn't know where it came from, suddenly it just auto-installed in my computer without my permission.
Then it performed a computer scanning which I later found out that it was fake. It pretended that my computer has been infected with heaps of dangerous viruses as listed by its 'fake scanner'. The interface of System Tool pretty much looks like this

Then it said that if I want my computer to be secure, I need to remove those viruses by installing this software. If I click 'remove' button, it will lead me to a download page where I should buy the software. It even include the 'secure payment' option. Luckily I didn't do that.
But this System Tool was so annoying. It blocked all my applications, then gave an alert message

"Warning!
application cannot be executed. The file cmd.exe was infected
Please activate your antivirus software"

A Silent Lullaby

I was dreaming of your crystal-clear eyes

and the sweet smile from your tiny lips

I was looking forward to the day

when I finally hold your soft little hands

Can't wait to see the sparkle in your eyes

when I finally home and present you a Cinderella's dress,

brought from wonderland, miles away across the ocean.

I was dreaming of the day when you'll first call me aunty,

the sister of your father

then you will show me a dance you learn from school,

with a pretty ballerina dress

or sing me some songs you learn from your mom and dad

But God has chosen a better homeland for you

He has handpicked you to grow up in heaven

where there is no weeping, and no pain,

so you don't have to see injustice in this world

He, who has formed you in your mother's womb,

has chosen you to be His princess

and His mighty arms cover you in grace

Goodbye my dear,

though I've never seen you, I know you have my heart already

sleep tight..., I'll sing you a lullaby

-a lament for my niece-

7 Feb 2011 - 10 Feb 2011

Counting down NYE 2011 in Sydney-The longest 16.5 hours in my life

This is probably one of the most ridiculous thing I've ever done in my life

For the sake of New Year's Eve fireworks in one of the most iconic place in the world, I spent more than a half day waiting.....

31 Dec 2010

07.00 am : me and a bunch of friends caught a bus from Newtown, heading to Macquarie's Point. I know that place is the most wanted NYE spot, so we better be hurry up

The streets were quiet that morning though..., not so many vehicles or people around, so I thought we must be quite early :p

7.30 am : arrive at Art Gallery road, oh my gosh...., there are hundreds, and I guess almost a thousand of people already queuing :(. Geez, what time did they get there? I bet they spent overnight, and slept there. We joined the queue which already overflowed in the park nearby

7.30 - 10.00 am : queuing in the park, playing some board games with friends, eating, and people watching, just for killing the time.

10.00 am : the gate was finally open, and we started moving...yaaaayyy...., but it's still a long way to go to the spot.

Jalan-jalan ke negeri Kiwi

Last week gw sempet jalan2 ke negara tetangga, NZ, puji Tuhan...it's all by His grace. He gave more than I expected. dulu cuman minta ke Oz, dikasih bonusnya ke NZ. I spent 9 days disana, bareng temen-temen gw Cecil, Mei, Adit.

Day 1 : nyampe di Christchurch Airport, jalan2 di Christchurch. Bekas-bekas gempanya dah gak keliatan. kota ini kota kecil yg sangat asri. kalo seneng tinggal di kota kecil, CHC ini tempat yg ok lah.

pas pertama nyampe di CHC airport, jelas poto2, hehe. trus naik taksi, sopirnya cewek bo..., ibu2 yg cukup ramah dan berasa jadi tour guide singkat kami menuju motel. Pas udah nyampe motel, we're happy to unpack our luggage. cihuuuyyy....we're in NZ finally :).

trus habis itu keluar motel cari makan, maaakk....baru jm 5 sore dan jalanan udah sepi. terpaksa kami jalan ke city centre nya nyari mal (teteepp..).

city centrenya namanya Cathedral square. kenapa dinamai itu? ya karena ada cathedralnya spt gambar di samping, hehe. yah, Day 1 cuman muter2 Christchurch, dan cari oleh2 tentunya, keluar masuk toko.

Day 2 : Edoras Tour

Whoohoooo, sebagai fans berat Lord of The Rings we're so excited about this tour. Dan emang worth it lah. Tour guide kami baek dan lucu, namanya Paul. kami dijemput dari CHC naek 4 WD. pemandangannya selama perjalanan kereeen bo...., trus pas nyampe di Mt. Sundays (lokasi syuting Edoras), pemandangannya jg kereeen. gak salah emang tempat itu dijadiin lokasi syuting buat Edoras, yg katanya emang memenuhi 4 deskripsi Edoras spt yg ada di bukunya Tolkien.

gak jelas.....

pas temen-temen pada kuliah dan ngerjain tugas, gw banyak jalan2...
pas temen-temen pada libur..., gw ikut liburan juga
(lahh...kapan gw kuliahnya ya???)
fyi, gw emang gk pernah ada kuliah. jadi gw maklum kalo di fb temen2 banyak yg komen : "waah...ocha enak ya disana kerjaannya jalan2 terus". yaaaa.... memang begitulah adanya, hehe :D, as most photos uploaded on fb ya poto jalan2.
lha terus gw ngapain disini? makan gaji buta? eh bukan...makan scholarship buta? ya jelas tidak dunks....
program study gw itu full research, jadi kerjaan gw ya research, which is bisa kapan aja terserah gw berhubung supervisor gw result oriented. jadi gw mau jungkir balik ato tidur2an ya terserah gw yg penting kerjaan beres.
gw ke kampus senin-jumat (kalo lagi rajin), jm 9 pagi-jm 7 mlm (kalo rajin jg), dan gw gk mau bawa2 kerjaan ke rumah. naaahh..., sekarang lg ngerjain thesis yg notabene belum kelar2 juga, hihihi, kayaknya karena males aja siy berhubung hawanya hawa liburan nih menjelang natal

apalagi kemaren baru balik dr liburan yg menyenangkah. aaaakkhhhhh...., jadi tambah males
hu ha hu ha..., ini lg mengumpulkan semangat buat ngerjain thesis lagi. semangaaaatttt!!!!!
ehh, minggu depan aja lah kerjainnya. tanggung, udah wiken, hehe, mo packing aja dulu. ciao!!!!