TGP Youth Ministry Ends her Caroling

20.12.2010 - After few days together struggling in caroling, PCS TGP Youth Ministry Caroling Team ends her carols today. Waa.. What a very memorable moment together with all of the young youths and adults. Various style, various mood, various manner, various prayer, various experience & various etc(fikir-fikirkanlah sendiri ya) seen.

Aaa, I'll sing for you.

Kopivosian tadau Krismas

Kopivosian tadau Krismas

Kopivosian tadau Krismas

Om toun vagu

We wish you a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas

And a happy new year

Selamat hari Natal

Selamat hari Natal

Selamat hari Natal

Dan tahun baru

  Salam bagimu sekalian

  Selamat hari Natal dan tahun baru

Merry Christmas and happy new year my friends. May the joy of Christmas be with you. Don't forget to reflect yourself that Jesus Chirst born more than 2000 years ago to save you and me. Do you know that? Or you just celebrate Christmas without knowing about that? Wo ho...

Well, until then..

Barns J.

Rungus Service at PCS TGP (Taman Gereja Pusat)

s been so long since I ever attend Rungus Service in my church. If I'm not mistaken th last time I attend Rungus Service is in June. Waaa, what a good relief to ever attend Rungus Service after been so long been attend SIB OG at Kuching. It feels like 'Waaa, inilah rumahku.. Inilah di mana saya membesar. Inilah dimana keluargaku dibebaskan'. Erk, not meaning that my faith is not growing in SIB OG ya. My faith do grow there and it is greatly grow. But my mind and soul still with PCS - want to sIthare all those experiences that I got from SIBOG and any other church. Ya, I do love my church so much!!

Emm.. There are a lot of changes made the way my church doing their service. Ya from time to time we need to change maa.. Hiii, I love it. Changes that I've seen/heard:

1. Worship leader take part only at the beginning of the service..

2. Sermon take over after that.

3. Another one will come out to lead the next procedure/liturgy.

4. Mixed modern & 'the late' music.

5. Back up singers.

6. Holy communion once a month.

7. Church involvement quite 'mantap'.

8. Practice every Saturday afternoon for the service.

9. etc: Can't remember well.

Me? Usually I'm serving the Lord at music. But it is so hard to accompany the church in singing hymn. Need to practice a lot may be. 3/2 2/2, 3/4, 4/4.. Arghh.. Everything possible Barns, don't worry. Because you love music..

Well, until then.

Barns J

Radio Rungus Online Fixed Server

It's been so long since I actively listen to RRO (Radio Rungus Online). Yesterday I try to listen to it again using winamp but then I can hear nothing. Then I start think, what happenned to RRO? Haha, the answer is very simple. The URL that they provide few months back they didn't use it again. They fixed their URL server to one fixed server and that is http://78.159.111.125:8026. 

After I realized of what is happening, then I update my 'radio rungus online' page. Feel free to listen and view it here.

Tutorial on how to listen at Radio Rungus Online using Windows Media Player and Winamp, click here.

Well, until then.

Barns J

Caroling run by PCS TGP Youth Ministry

18.12.2010 - The 3rd day i came back to Sabah. Since then it's also the 3rd time I  took part in PCS TGP Youth Ministry's caroling around Kudat. But my first carol ministry this year took part in Kuching together with SIB Olive Garden Tertiary Youth Ministry. There are a lot of different between the way SIBOG and PCS TGP Youth Ministry in celebrating caroling but it doesn't really matter as our main mission in caroling are all the same - to remind that Jesus was born 2000+ years, died on the cross and rose again on the 3rd day just to save all of us from sins. Not just that but we also carol because we want to celebrate Christmas in a joyful situation/manner/condition.

Back to the topic, I'm really happy to have the chance to celebrate PCS TGP Youth Ministry Caroling although I am 3 days late. I'm happy because I can see my church members who are not really active back then but now, they are really active in the ministry. I'm also quite surprised to see many involvement from young youth (tertiary). Some i know but some others I don't know. It is like they are the new newborn youth born from PCS. I pray that the bond which are newly formed will continue and the bond will become strong from time to time.

When I look at the other corner, the way caroling made by my church (PCS) train the youth from a lot of aspects.  For example today when we carol at Mr M's home, there are tertiary who are being told to pray for the food. Hmm, the prayer that he made a lil bit funny but it doesn't matter as he is brave enough to pray. Hmm, when i think back, I'm also like him.. Not brave enough to pray in front of everyone - I have speech problems, my words suddenly cut down, etc. I salute him for his bravery.

The incident that happen today also make me somehow worry. There are church member who are being bite/stung by centipede. Waa.. I do respect this girl - being stung 3 times by the same centipede but she didn't even tears. Thank God shes well after being rubbed with 'minyak batu'. But then it is still swelling bha.. Hehehe. .Go girl! 

Well, until then.

Barns J.

We Thank God For You

To All Beloved Grandparents, Parents, Guardian and etc

Thanks for your support

and strengths,

when we are weak.

Thanks for your smile

and humor,

when we are down.

Thanks for your understanding

and concerned,

when we feel so confused.

Thanks even for your

seriousness,

which reminds us you care.

Thanks for everything,

ahemmm!!! Even the pain

from the rod

to teach us that we can be better than we are,

and can make

a difference in life.

Thank you for the precious gift,

your unlimited love!

Scientists and God..

Suddenly this story pop out in my mind as I read a book this morning. I heard this story from a sermon many years ago ( sorry, i forgot when and where).

There are a group of scientist who want to challenge God on how to create a man from the soil. So these scientist practice very hard to make a man from the soil until one day they finally successfully make a man from the soil. They a very happy of being able to prove that human also can create a man on their own..

So the day where these scientists want to show their creation has come. God ask them to show how they made their creation first. 

Scientist 1: We are very proud that we finally can prove that we also can create human from soils.

Scientist 2: Watch it out..

So the scientists took a soil then, phosphate, calcium, sodium, potassium and everything needed to create a man.

They are very careful in mixing up those component so that a perfect human can be made. 

The Lord watch and suddenly say: "Wait,wait... Is that soils? Thats is My Creation. I created it long ago when I created this world. You can't use that to create human because that is my creation. You have to create your own soil"

So the scientists confused.. How do they make soil.. Everything in this world is His.. 

Genesis 1 & 2.

Believe In Yourself

Believe that you have

the destiny, the innate ability,

to become all

you expect of life.

You may going through

some difficult time,

wondering about how things will turn out.

Find the meaning of life's

struggles and accomplishments.

Don't put away the

dreams inside you.

Be hopeful and determine

to make yourself exactly

what you want to be.

Believe in yourself....

Nothing is beyond

your reach.

A LETTER TO YOU FROM SATAN

A LETTER TO YOU FROM SATAN
I saw you yesterday as you began your daily chores. You awoke without kneeling to pray. As a matter of fact, you didn't even bless your meals, or pray before going to bed last night. You are so unthankful, I like that about you. I cannot tell you how glad I am that you have not changed your way of living, Fool, you are mine. 

Remember,you and I have been going steady for years. and I still don't love you yet. As a matter of fact, I hate you, because I hate God. I am only using you to get even with God. He kicked me out of heaven, and I'm going to use you as long as possible to pay him back. 

You see, Fool, GOD LOVES YOU and He has great plans in store for you. But you have yielded your life to me, and I'm going to make your life a living hell. That way, we'll be together twice. This will really hurt God. 
Thanks to you, I'm really showing Him who's boss in your life with all of the good times we've had. We have been watching dirty movies, cursing people out, stealing, lying, being hypocritical, fornicating, overeating, telling dirty jokes, gossiping, being judgmental, back stabbing people, disrespecting adults, and those in leadership positions, no respect for the Church, bad attitudes. 

SURELY you don't want to give all this up. Come on, Fool, let's burn together forever. I've got some hot plans for us. This is just a letter of appreciationfrom me to you. I'd like to say "THANKS" for letting me use you for most of your foolish life. 

You are so gullible, I laugh at you. When you are tempted to sin, you give in HA HA HA, you make me sick. Sin is beginning to take it's toll on your life. You look 20 years older, and now, I need new blood. So go ahead and teach some children how to sin. All you have to do is smoke, get drunk or drink while under-aged, cheat, gamble, gossip, fornicate, and live being as selfish as possible. 

Do all of this in the presence of children and they will do it too. Kids are like that. 

Well, Fool, I have to let you go for now. I'll be back in a couple of seconds to tempt you again. If you were smart, you would run somewhere, confess you sins, and live for God with what little bit of life that you have left. It's not my nature to warn anyone, but to be your age and still sinning, it's becoming a bit ridiculous. Don't get me wrong, I still hate you. 


IT'S JUST THAT YOU'D MAKE A BETTER FOOL FOR CHRIST.




Note: My friend sent this to me through email. But I can't forward it to anybody since my mail address book can be count by fingers.. So as a solution i copy paste it here in my blog..

Radio Rungus Online

Feel free to listen to the Radio Rungus Online (RRO) which can be heard at these site:

http://www.rungus.org

There are times when listening to the radio online, we are having trouble loading the radio player. But don't worry coz there are another way listening to RRO by entering the RRO server to this special player..

RRO Server

http://78.159.111.125:8026

1. Using Windows Media Player

• Open Windows Media Player
• Default way to open Windows Media Player is C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe
• In Windows Media Player
• File>Open URL> "Enter the RRO server address above" >Enter

2. Using Winamp

• Open Winamp
• Default way to open Winamp is C:\Program Files\Winamp\winamp.exe
• In Winamp
• File>Play>Open URL> "Enter the RRO server address above" > Enter

Enjoy listening to Radio Rungus Online..

Source: http://samora.bigforumpro.com/ict-it-dan-teknologi-terbaru-f35/menggunakan-media-player-untuk-mendengar-online-radio-t65.htm#163

Christmas Is Coming - Caroling

Christmas is always fun celebrated various ethnics and nations in the world. It also celebrated in various ways according their respective church leaders/movers. Christmas may have caroling, sports, home visiting, various contests, gathering of family and more importantly it is a time where we think about GOD's love where He sent His only begotten Son so that that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16).

As Christmas is coming this year I'm moved to share something about caroling.. I remember the first time i joined caroling, it was just so fun. So fun being with friends, being able to visit church members' house and it is so fun to eat foods as many as you can. I still remember the experience where we had to face the rain and flood just to go to the next village to carol there. As i think about it again, I smiled.

Now come to the topic. Why should we carol? Why should we face the obstacles? Is is just to be able being with friends? Being able to visit friends' house? Being able to eat many foods? 

Yup!! It is(hiiiiii :) - my perspective)!! But the most important thing is that we carol because we want to delivered the remembrance message that Jesus Christ is born so save us more than 2000 years ago to the people around us. More over we want to pray for that particular family/house so that the joy of celebrating christmas is there with them and many more which is related.. 

When Jesus is born more than 2000 years ago, the 1st caroling team is already been there. See Luke 2:9-14.

Luke 2:9-14

⁹An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. ¹⁰But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. ¹¹Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ^[a] the Lord. ¹²This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

 ¹³Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

 ¹⁴"Glory to God in the highest,

      and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

Text copy pasted from 

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2&version=NIV

Indonesian Version: Click Here

See? The first caroling team is a company of angels. They say/sing "glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests". Is there any carol song like this one that you know?

What I'm trying to tell is that we have the basis "Word Of God" in doing caroling..

Thanks for reading.

Barns J

A Question You Can Never Answer

1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?

2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?

3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?

4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?

5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?

6. Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?

7. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?

8. Why do "tug" boats push their barges?

9. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?

10. Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?

11. Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?

12. Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?

13. Why are a "wise man" and "wise guy" opposites?

14. Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?

15. Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?

16. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?

17. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?

18. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

19. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?

20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?

21. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?

22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?

23. How come abbreviated is such a long word?

24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?

25. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

26. Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?

27. Christmas - What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?




*Copied somewhere in a forum..

4 Question And 1 Bonus Question.

You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately. OK? Let's find out just how clever you really are.... Ready? GO!!!

Question 1: You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?

Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you are absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second!

Try not to screw up next time. Now answer the second question, but 

don't take as much time as you took for the first question, OK?

Second Question: I f you overtake the last person, then you are....?

Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST Person?

You're not very good at this, are you?

Third Question: Very tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only. Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.

Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000 . Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20 . Now add another 1000 Now add 10. What is the total?

Did you get 5000? The correct answer is actually 4100. If you don't believe it, check it with a calculator!

Today is definitely not your day, is it? Maybe you'll get the last question right.... Maybe.

Fourth Question: Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter?

Did you Answer Nunu? NO! Of course it isn't. Her name is Mary. Read the question again!

Okay, now the bonus round: A mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done. Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of sunglasses; how does HE indicate what he wants?

He just has to open his mouth and ask... It's really very simple.... 

Like you! PASS THIS ON TO FRUSTRATE THE SMART PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE!

A Story Of A Blind Girl

There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she's blind. She hated everyone except her loving fiance which is always be be there for her. This guy loves his fiance so much. When their relationship getting serious day after day, the guy ask his fiance to marry him but then the blind girl said that if she could see the world then she would marry her fiance.

So one day, the hospital told this blind girl that there is someone willing to donate a [pair of eyes to her. This blind girl accept it willingly and happily because she want to see everything in this world including her fiance.

Now that she can see the world, her fiance asked her "now that you can see the world, will you marry me?". The girl was shocked when she saw that her fiance is blind too. Then the blind girl refused it.


Her fiance walked away in tears and later wrote a letter to this girl saying "just take care of my eyes dear".


Moral: This is how human brain changes when their status of life changed. Only few remember what life was before, and who's always been there even in the most painful situations.


"You learn to love, not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect persob perfectly".


:)

Tho Unhygienic food eateries closed

Two unhygienic food eateries closed

by Jacqueline Raphael 
September 18, 2010, Saturday

Reference: http://www.theborneopost.com/?p=68760

MIRI: Two eateries in the city were yesterday partially closed following the launch of ‘Ops Patuh 3 (Bersih)’ carried out by Miri City Council (MCC) in collaboration with the Health Department.

ACTING TOUGH: Medical and MCC enforcement officers inspect a shop which was partially closed.

The shops are at Mosjaya Commercial Centre and Pelita Commercial Centre.

The unhygienic parts of the shops were closed to the public after they were inspected by the enforcement team.

A total of seven food shops which were warned by MCC before Hari Raya Aidilfitri due to poor hygiene were inspected during yesterday’s operation.

“More than 100 notices were issued prior to the operation and we have given the shop operators time to improve the cleanliness of their premises.

“Today, we are not issuing anymore warnings. The operators should not have any excuse that they were not informed earlier about our operation,” said mayor Lawrence Lai while officiating at the launching ceremony of the operation at MCC multi-storey car park yesterday.

He said the council would not compromise with any food shop operator when it comes to cleanliness because poor hygiene would tarnish the image of the city as adversely affect the peoples’ health.

“We are very serious about this and we will issue compounds to offenders.

“Unhygienic eateries deserve to be fined. There is no bias when carry out our enforcement operations,” he said.

He added that ‘Ops Patuh 3’ focused on back lanes which some irresponsible food shop operators use to illegally ‘expand’ their kitchen.

“The back lanes are for the public. It should not be blocked by food shop operators for their own use.

“This is very bad because at some places the public cannot pass through because the roads behind are blocked,” he said.

Medical officers from the Health Department who took part in the operation also inspected the interior of the premises. Some food shop operators were compounded for using illegal colouring in their food and drinks as well as for poor hygiene.

“We hope the operation would have positive impact on our city. We want all eateries to comply with the law on cleanliness.

“We want to clean up every corner of this city and we will do it without fear and favour,” said Lai.