goodbye....

for those that don't know, I'll be leaving for hk tomorrow morning. i havent been to hk in about 5 years. in a way, this trip will definitely be a journey to my roots. These past couple of weeks since finishing my last exam, this idea of going back to my roots have come here and there. met up with my high school friends for a mini reunion and even got a chance to visit my old high school and walk through those same halls once more. just seeing some familiar faces at a familiar place, definitely felt comfortable. haha i think this is just my way of coping with the change in my life. trying to hang on to the comfortable and afraid to embrace the "rest of my life". i don't know where God is calling me for the years ahead and definitely don't know what God has plan for me in terms of my career, but i know God will be there each step of the way n there's nothing more i could ask for.

i also finally got all my marks for this semester. so this is good bye to UofT, the ending of a major chapter of my life and the beginning for the rest of it. God has definitely used these 5 years to help me grow both mentally and spiritually.

this post will also mark the end of this blog. i will be moving to http://www.signed-tim.com. hopefully, my first post will be from hk, the place of my origin, the place where i first learned to speak, to walk, to fall, where i first took steps inside a church n got to know God.

O, if only we all open our eyes

amazing how a little comic strip in the Toronto Star can speak so much truth

some pictures from retreat..

the amazing game of broomball84'ers and our weird charlie's angels post

ron just love showing off his toe

Group #1
everyone present at retreat

full album is here

emotional rollercoaster...

after writing my midterm, which i probably failed since i didnt know how to do many questions and there was one question which i knew how to do but i did it wrong because i cant divide properly, we got our assignment back and i got 95% on it.

feeling renewed...

this past weekend i was at CollUni Winter Retreat which was held at Pioneer Camp. it was truly a blessed weekend, just the way how God always pulled through especially with so many uncertainty and doubts. this weekend was a time where we were able to retreat from the world and gather as a fellowship and renewed our relationship with one another and more importantly with God. i definitely enjoyed the time spent with my bible study group just discussing on what it means to be renewed and what it means to be a community of believers. just truly felt God's presence among us from the 1 on 1 conversations to singing our heart out to tubing to the insane broomball game to the bible study times to the discussions on the ride home.

thank You for answering our prayers.
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i will upload pictures tomorrow, right now i need to finish studying for my midterm

o prayer...

definitely one of the least, but most powerful, thing we do.

Happy Chinese New Year !!!

yesterday was chinese new year celebration at church. definitely good times. it was just so amazing to see so many ppl from the congregation come out for the event. originally we had set up seats for around 150 ppl. those seats were quickly filled and we had to scramble for more tables and chairs. more than 1/2 of the english congregation showed up and had a great time together. despite the fact that food was prepared for about 150 ppl, everyone left full and there were plenty of leftovers. we played some random games but everyone had a good laugh and enjoyed themselves. just before the whole event was over we celebrated pastor tim's birthday as well. we were definitely one big family that day.

on a side note: i once again lock my keys in my car. this time i was at church and my mom had to come all the way from home to save me. coincidentally i had to drive barry home n he didnt have keys to his home as well.

what would happen if everyone CARED?

Nickelback-If Everyone Cared
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I do love You more than these

So, I did end up going to the 24/7 Prayer event. I somehow found myself heading to school early and found my way to Toronto Chinese Baptist Church (where it was held). It was just a great time. They had separated it into two rooms: one was directed for more personal prayer and the other was more praying for the school, the city and the world. I was there for an hour and stayed only in the personal prayer room. It was just great to spend that time in there, in stillness, quietness, and semi-darkness (took me awhile to find the light switch, good thing my cell had a built-in flashlight). Just sitting there and reading the Bible verses, song lyrics and poems on the walls really helped in gathering my thoughts and focus on God. Ever since I came back from Urbana, I haven't been spending time with Him and just being in that room for an hour yesterday, really brought me back to that place again, feeling His presence and that connection with Him. One of the walls had a lot of things about laying down our fears, burdens, idols and sins before Him. There was this one verse that was on the wall "Do you truly love ME more than these?" ~ John 21:15. I found myself sitting there for the longest time reading that verse over and over again, thinking of what are the things that have filled my life and my heart. My pride, my future, my sins, school and I just laid it all down before Him, and it felt great. Pray for me, pray that I will love Him more than those things. And that I will live an obedient life as an expression of my love for Him.

Here's something else i copied off the wall (didnt copy title or author though)

Many things about tomorrow,
I don't seem to understand.
But I know who hold tomorrow,
And I know who holds my hand.

House of Prayer @ UofT

24/7 prayer has begun officially 6pm today. http://uofthop.wordpress.com/

one week, 7 days, 168 hours of prayers.

GRRR to my absent-mindedness

Sometimes when I have many things to carry out of the car, I would forget to pull the car key out and lock myself out of my car.

This happened once again tonight luckily I was only like 5 mins away from my house. However, I still think my parents are pissed at me.

I'M AN IDIOT !

saw "the last kiss" tonight, this one line really spoke out to me and it went something like this

"Every a**hole can say they love someone. What you feel only matters to you. It's what you do to the people you love. That's what matters. That's the only thing that counts." ~ Stephen

may my actions speaker louder than my words, may my words be a true reflection of my heart.

"If you love me, you will obey what I command." ~ Jesus [John 14:15]

First Camping Trip of 2007

so couple days after coming back from Urbana, i was off again to Woodland Trails with some of the st.john peeps for our first camping trip of the year. there was actually 3 divisions there including ourselves. luckily i had to work on saturday or else i would of froze my butt off for two nights. it was VERY cold at camp but for the short time i was there i had lots of fun, singing campfire songs (ma bee bu, ma bee bu, bee li ba la bop), sunday morning reflection time n first aid activity in complete darkness. they were so enthusiastic n had so much energy in everything it just made the camp so much more better. n apparently i missed a lot of good stuff too. o well here are two of the group pictures

[after sunday morning reflection time]

[right before we left camp]

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on another note, im 6th on the waiting list for ISTBO1 at utsc. i want to get into that course so badly because my PHL course is soooooooooo boring.

the aftermath

the last couple days since ive been back from st.louis has been restful whether i was just gaming at home or out with friends...this is just my way of preparing for the new semester starting next week

so how was my trip? it was amazing despite the fact that i was sick and the several nosebleeds i had during the week. it was just an incredible time of learning n getting to know other individuals better from my church. God has definitely open my eyes during that week to see what He is doing all over the world n to see 22,000 students gathering. at the same time, God has definitely spoken to me on a more personal level with the call to purity in my life n to unity within the church, as well as, just understanding my identity and how i may fit into His soveregin plan.

2006 ended on a major high note, who knows what God has in store for the year to come. it'll definitely be another year of change

[scac crew minus a few (stolen from karen)]

[utccf crew]

[at one of the services]

[new year's eve]

[update] here's the link to my pictures.