vyie: April 2006

Thursday, April 27, 2006

i was waiting for a bus the other day. it was anzac day. i finished having lunch with a friend. so, i planned to go home straight.

a couple of elderly men were just arriving, plus two adults, in uniforms. one was rather drunk, not too bad, but enough to know that he just engaged with alcohol through his breath. he needed a seat, so i moved a bit, and there he sat beside me. he saw me with a book, lightly appeared to be interested (or just being nosy due to the effect of alcohol) with what i was reading, he asked, "what is that book you're reading?"

a bit hesitant, knowing he might be a bit drunk, i answered, "know and tell the gospel.. (by john chapman)", while showing the cover of the book toward his direction.

"oh, sorry, i'm not interested with that", and carried on, "yeah, i'm not."

"i enjoy today so much, so do you enjoy today?", he carried on.

"yeah, i do."

"what did you do?", he kept asking.

"i just had lunch with a friend."

"so, where do you come from?", he continued.

"... indonesia." [a rather long response, started to feel a bit annoyed..]

"yeah? i was actually in indonesia in 1947, obviously you weren't born yet.. yeah, surabaya.."

"oh, for how long?", i asked.

"hmn, two months..", he said. (my guessing was that he meant to feel a bit proud of his service, not that there's anything wrong with that :)

"oh.."

[then he continued chatting with his buddies..]

poor old man, i suppose he never realised of the trespass he committed toward the God of the universe, who created everything, and still sustains it.

and i suppose the lesson for me is that i needn't feeling so hopeless of the whole situation, realising that i wasn't any better than the elderly, and that God's grace should teach me to be prayful and rely on Him at all time, especially when people harden their hearts.

Thursday, April 20, 2006

easter - message

it remains! but it's good to be reminded..

that Christ suffered and died on the cross, raised to life, and He reigns! that forgiveness is made available through the death and resurrection of Christ and life is offered for those who trust in Him.

aside, the city bible forum in north sydney still runs a series to continue on the message of easter. in fact, it's the clever idea of wrapping the series in the big theme of a wordly-sounding niche as 'easter nest eggs - is Jesus a worthwhile investment?' by looking from the book of 1st peter. simon manchester is running the series. a sneak-peak into his upcoming talks is here.

on 'better inheritance' (1 peter 1:1-12) in minutes:

the God's elects are strangers in this world, chosen and sanctified for obedience to Christ.
a better inheritance awaits the elects in the future, one that can never fade.
behind present sufferings is God's purpose in keeping his people faithful to Him and longing for the better inheritance.

beware that sydney is a 'dangerous' place to live in because people are prone to living comfortably and feeling secure about their shabby 'future' not realising that Christ will come to judge one day.

easter - wrap

in food! but it's not all..

though it wasn't fancy, i suppose it had to be the people whom you spent with in having those meals that made the whole thing enjoyable, not the maccas, the jap's food, the super-bowl's, the tea-inn's, the take-aways, the bbq * 2, the hot-cross buns, the choc, the dinners at home!

was mostly out the whole four days, pumped till the last drop, early mornings late nites, walked the miles, twice sun-burnt, huffs n puffs, ate the loads, been sporty, watched half a film, sat at church services, while at the same time, missing those quiet moments, which i am looking forward to in this coming anzac's holiday.

looking backward, i'm thankful for all these peeps whom i know, and the chances to get into conversations with some. i guess this time it proves once again, that as i listened to what some had to say, it's refreshing to know the real them. the fact that indeed God always looks after their lives, and safe-guards their thinkings. that they stay true. that beneath, they are searching for more of real stuffs in life!

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

googlism

perhaps google is looking at one day to ambush the world through its empire. oh, if you have time, just read the help of Google Romance (beta).

Friday, April 07, 2006

random rumination #70406

the cost of traveling by public transports in sydney can well demean a well-intended motive to save up a bit. for a twenty-seconds late to catch my bus this morning, i had to spend $5 for a single ride to workplace. for today, that means the total cost is $11 for a day's travel, including a detour to city. gah!

unusually, i quite enjoyed the journey to workplace this morning, though by bus. could imagine the crowded epping rd., plus the on-going construction of land cove's tunnel. tried to look around throughout, the mobility of things that happened surround. it was a rather morbidly unruly setting, however, life goes on. everyone seemed to bear, some didn't care.

for a reason, i was intending to re-visit the 2WTL in my mind as my eyes wandered to look out the window. i didn't recall fully until the fourth attempts, believed it to have been almost a year since. hippocampus extension, the wonder of long-term memory.

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

easter break

apart from a couple of gatherings, i hope to spend sometime reading anything (and i mean anything!).

i googled these keywords 'evangelising commerce' and found this link.
(warning: they contain small-size fonts)

http://www.mcsi.edu.au/content/Research_Art9.htm

i've got heaps of vagued ideas planned in my mind, surely 4 days aren't enough! pumped.