Sunday, November 27, 2005
Kiddy grade pic!!!
11/27/2005 03:47:00 PM
Anime Lyrics: Scrapped Princess
Little Wing
Opening Song
writer: Hironobu Kageyama, Masami Okuicomposer: Hironobu Kageyamaperformer: JAM Project featuring Masami Okui
Romaji Lyrics
New days Hajimari no asa Sekai to KISS shiyou
Blowing in the wind Hon no sukoshi no yuuki to ai wo POCKET niI wish Moshimo watashi ni Tsubasa ga attara
Kanashimi ya Kako mo Fuan mo Koeteyukeru no ni
Yeah! Ushinau mono nado Nan'ni mo nai yo
(Deta toko shoubu no Brand new day)
Take my way! Kono te no hira de Kiseki wo CATCH shitai
Hateshinai sora to daichi Soshite mirai wo tabi shiteku
Umaretate no tsubasa wa Oh! Kitto kitto kitto Someday Kagayaitekun'da!
Maybe Kitto doko ka ni Kotae ga aru hazu
Going on my way! Tatta hitotsu no shinjitsu wa Tooi kaze no naka
Sometime Makesou na toki wa Egao de shinkokyuu
Nakimushi de yowai jibun wa Suteteyukun'dakara
Yeah! Dekinai koto nado Nan'ni mo nai yo!
(Hachamecha dare ka no Everyday!)
Save my dream! Warawaretatte Mushi shite TRY shiyou!
Chiheisen ni mukau kumo wo Itsu ka oikosu sono hi made
Yume wo noseta tsubasa wa Oh! Zutto zutto zutto Keep on! Habataitekun'da!!
New days Hajimari no asa Sekai to KISS shiyou
Blowing in the wind Hon no sukoshi no yuuki to ai wo POCKET ni
Hateshinai sora to daichi Soshite mirai wo tabi shiteku
Umaretate no tsubasa wa Oh! Kitto kitto kitto Someday!
Chiheisen ni mukau kumo wo Itsu ka oikosu sono hi made
Yume wo noseta tsubasa wa Oh! Zutto zutto zutto Keep on! Habataitekun'da!!
English Translation
New days On the morning of the begining let's give the earth
Blowing in the wind Put just a little bit of hope and love in the pocket
I wish If only I had wings
I would overcome my sadness, my past, and my fears
Yeah! I've got nothing to lose
(Fight at the first chance Brand new day)
Take my way! On these, the palms of my hands, I want to catch the miracle
I will traverse the neverending sky and earth and then the future
These new born wings are, Oh! Probably certainly definitely {1} Someday going to shine!
Maybe Probably somewhere out there An answer exists
Going on my way! The one and only truth is in the faraway wind
Sometime When I feel like I'm losing I smile and take a deep breath
I'll discard my weak, crybaby-like self
Yeah! There's nothing I can't do
(Screwed up someone's Everyday!{2})
Save my dream! Even if I'm laughed at I'll ignore it and try!
Until that day when I pass up the clouds that go towards the horizon
The wings that support my dreams are, Oh! Forever forever forever Keep on! going to take flight {3}!!
New days On the morning of the begining let's kiss the earth
Blowing in the wind Put just a little bit of courage and love in the pocket
I will travel the neverending sky and earth and then the future
These newborn wings are, Oh! Probably certainly definitely Someday going to shine!
Until that day when I pass up the clouds that go towards the horizon
The wings that support my dreams are, Oh! Forever forever forever Keep on! going to take flight!
11/27/2005 02:53:00 PM
Thursday, November 10, 2005
The Secret Of Confession
"Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has it so much as dawned on man what God has prepared for those who love Him." (1 Corinthians 2:9)The daughter of a Baptist minister becomes a Catholic because of the opportunity to go to confession. A Presbyterian pastor involved in the healing ministry publicly announces his wish that his church have the Sacrament of Reconciliation. A middle-aged mother of three refers to confession as the turning point of her life. Do they know something we don't know?
O, THE BLOOD OF JESUS!"It is in Christ and through His blood that we have been redeemed and our sins forgiven." (Ephesians 1:7)Picture Jesus hanging on the cross, blood coming out of His nailed hands and feet, blood dripping down His face from His thorn-crowned head, blood seeping out His shredded back after having been whipped and scourged. One drop of the blood of Jesus can wash away every sin that has, or will be committed. One drop of the blood of Jesus can wash away wars, nuclear bombing, holocausts, abortion, hatred, and racial prejudice. The only thing that can keep our sins from being forgiven is our refusal to repent and confess them.WHY DO I HAVE TO CONFESS MY SINS TO A PRIEST?"Any forgiving I have done has been for your sakes, and, before Christ, to prevent Satan -- whose guile we know too well -- from outwitting us."(2 Corinthians 2:10-11)We confess our sins to a priest simply because Jesus said so. He gave the apostles authority to forgive sins in His name. (Jn 20:23) God, of course, does all the forgiving and all the healing, teaching, counseling, feeding, etc. Everything good is done by God's power, but He often works through people, members of the body of Christ, and He has decided to use people as His instruments in teaching, feeding, counseling, etc., and even in forgiving. We are open to God using a person to feed us but when it comes to forgiveness, we are reluctant to involve other people and think we should talk to God alone. But God commands: "Declare your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may find healing." (Jas 5:16)So, Biblically, we are to confess our sins not only to God but also to other human beings. But why a priest? A priest represents the family of God, our community, the local body of Christ. We confess our sins to a representative of the Christian family because our sins hurt others in the family, and to be reconciled fully we must ask forgiveness not only of God Whom we have disobeyed and those immediately affected by our sins but also of the church family hurt by our sins. It's impossible to apologize to each and every one, but at least we can talk to a representative of the family and ask forgiveness. Unless we confess our sins to a priest, we feel like there's something missing because there is something missing: reconciliation with the church family.HOW TO MAKE LIFE-CHANGING CONFESSIONS"All this has been done by God, Who has reconciled us to Himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation." (2 Corinthians 5:18)The priest is the minister of forgiveness, which is one part of the process of reconciliation. The Lord has delegated the priest to forgive in His name and on behalf of His body, the Church, but all of us have an important part in the larger ministry of reconciliation. When many parts of Christ's body minister reconciliation, we see many life-changing confessions.There are several steps in the process of reconciliation. These steps build on one another. The priestly ministry of forgiveness is in the middle of the reconciliation process. The lay person's ministry of reconciliation both precedes and follows the priestly ministry of forgiveness. Without the layperson's ministry of reconciliation, few people will receive the priest's ministry of forgiveness, and confession will not be completed by healing and freedom from guilt.1. CONVINCED OF LOVE AND CONVICTED OF SIN"We, for our part, love because He first loved us." (1 John 4:19)According to Pope John Paul II, we have lost the sense of sin because we have lost the sense of God. If we are aware of God and His love, we will be sensitive to the responsibilities we have in our relationship with Him and to our failures in that love-relationship. When we are aware of love, we become aware of sin. "Little is forgiven the one whose love is small." (Lk 7:47) Fewer people go to confession now, not because we commit fewer sins, but because we have less awareness of sin and of God's love for us.If we were love-conscious, we would be sin-conscious. We may have been taught to examine our conscience, but even more importantly we should examine our consciousness of God's love for us.For example, you are sitting with another person and gossiping about a third party. You really don't think you are doing anything wrong. The third party, unaware of what you are doing, suddenly walks into the room and gives you a gift. You feel like crawling under the table because that act of love suddenly made you conscious of your sin. In the context of love, our awareness of sin increases dramatically. For example, after Peter experienced Jesus' love when he caught the tremendous number of fish, he immediately was convicted of his sins. He fell at the knees of Jesus and said: "Leave me, Lord. I am a sinful man."(Lk 5:8) The more we love others, the more likely it is that they will be conscious of their sin.How are we convinced of love and thereby convicted of sin? The Spirit convicts us, proves "the world wrong about sin, about justice, about condemnation." (Jn 16:8) We should ask Him to do this through intercessory prayer. For example, a group met in a nearly deserted church at the time confessions were scheduled and prayed that God's people be convinced of His love for them and thereby convicted of sin. At first, there was only one confession during the hour. Within three years, people were waiting for confession at almost all the confession times. These times had to be extended. Few will go to confession or repent until God's people exercise the ministry of conviction in the Spirit, especially through intercession.2. THE BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE"Jesus appeared in Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. This is the time of fulfillment. The reign of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel." (Mark 1:15, our translation)Repentance is responding to God's love by making a definite decision to change our minds, our hearts, our lives. John the Baptizer appeared, proclaiming a baptism of repentance (Mk 1:4): an immersion, a bath in repentance. In the baptism of repentance, we let the Lord deal with the root of our sins, and not just the symptoms. We change our life-style. We give evidence that we mean to reform. (Mt 3:8) We can help each other repent deeply by speaking the truth in love (Eph 4:15), by prophetically proclaiming the two- edged sword of God's word which will judge the thoughts and reflections of our hearts. (Heb 4:12)3. TRUE CONFESSIONS
"As long as I would not speak, my bones wasted away with my groaning all the day, and night. Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Then . I said, 'I confess my faults to the Lord.' and You took away the guilt of my sin." (Psalms 32:3-5) After the baptism of repentance, we are ready to confess out sins. But a great spiritual battle often rages when we decide to go to confession. The devil makes a goal-line stand to keep us from victory. He'll remind us of bad experiences in confession, get us worried about what the priest will say, and even try to make us paranoid about someone overhearing our confession. The Church permits confession behind a screen to allay some of these fears. We need to encourage one another as we fight in the spiritual warfare surrounding confession.If the devil cannot intimidate, manipulate, or threaten us to prevent our confession, he will try to diminish its effectiveness. He will tempt us to confess our sins in only a general way so as to prevent us from taking full advantage of the possibilities that the baptism of repentance has opened. We should not be scrupulous about the exact details or number of our sins, but we are to express fully our experience of repentance and, as the Spirit leads, be specific and open about the details of our sins.4. HEALING AND FREEDOM FROM GUILTThoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me." (Psalm 51:4)Few people will experience the fullness of forgiveness, unless God's people take up the ministry of reconciliation after penitents walk out of confession. Just because we're forgiven, it doesn't mean we know we're forgiven; and even if we know we're forgiven, it doesn't mean we're healed, it doesn't mean we're completely free of guilt. How many leave the confessional doubtful about being forgiven and not joining in the joy of heaven over repentant sinners? (see Lk 15:7, 10) How many leave the confessional hurting deeply? Confession, although it can bring some healing, does not of itself always bring total healing. The priest is not the whole body of Christ; he is only one member. Furthermore, priests, being human and sinful, make terrible blunders in the confessional. They need our help. They need to send penitents into the body of Christ to receive more healing, assurance of forgiveness, and freedom from guilt.The devil accuses us night and day. (Rv 12:10) As we walk out of the confessional, the devil says: "It's not that easy. You're still no good. You're as 'dirty' as when you walked in here. If people ever knew what you did, you wouldn't have a friend in the world." We often don't see ourselves as God sees us and don't forgive ourselves. Our self-image may be distorted as we are hurting, ashamed, and guilt-ridden. God's people must rally to the ministry of reconciliation and bring healing to those who are forgiven, but still under attack. We should minister reconciliation, as the father of the prodigal son did. The prodigal son returned with the words: "I have sinned against God and against you (father); I no longer deserve to be called your son." (Lk 15:21) He confessed his sins, but he felt no good and not worthy to be called a son. The father immediately jumped to the ministry of reconciliation and healing and said: "Quick! Bring out he finest robe and put it on him. Help him respect and forgive himself. Put a ring on his finger and shoes on his feet. Show him in tangible ways he is loved and respected, not a slave but a free man." We have many prodigal sons and daughters; we need many ministers of reconciliation to love, honor, and heal them.5. CELEBRATION
But we had to celebrate and rejoice! This brother of yours was dead, and has come back to life. He was lost, and is found." (Luke 15:32)The first time I heard the _expression: "Let's celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation," I thought it a peculiar saying. Confession did not seem to be a celebration. Going into a dark closet and talking to somebody behind a screen -- what's to celebrate? And yet the Bible tells us that celebration is the fulfillment of the whole reconciliation process. As people emerge from the confessional, we should not only reach out with healing hands and embrace them, but we also join in the joyful praises of heaven over sinners who repent. We kill the fatted calf; we have a confession party. We put the final touch on life-changing confessions.I have had confession parties with many families and groups. We go to church, pray together, and go to confession individually. Then we fellowship to celebrate God's forgiveness. Confession parties promote frequent confession since we all like to celebrate. They also give us God's attitude toward reconciliation.GO TO CONFESSIONGod has chosen you to read this pamphlet. It is no accident. God is calling you not only to go to confession but to begin a new and frequent reception of the sacrament -- at least monthly. Then after you've removed the plank from your own eye, you can remove the specks from others' eyes. (Mt 7:5) Invite others to confession. God is calling you to be a minister of reconciliation, to celebrate and rejoice over one sinner who repents. Say "yes" to His call.
11/10/2005 05:50:00 PM
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
11/09/2005 03:48:00 PM
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
By the AltarA minister passing through his church in the middle of the day, decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray.Just then the back door opened, a man came down the aisle. The minister frowned as he saw the man hadn't shaved in a while. His shirt was kind a shabby and his coat was worn and frayed, the man knelt, he bowed his head, Then rose and walked away. In the days that followed, each noon time came this chap, each time he knelt just for a moment, a lunch pail in his lap.Well, the minister's suspicions grew, with robbery a main fear, He decided to stop the man and ask him, "What are you doing here?" The old man said, he worked down the road. Lunch was half an hour. Lunchtime was his prayer time, For finding strength and power, "I st ay only moments, because the factory is so far away; as I kneel here talking to the Lord, This is kind a what I say: "I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU LORD, HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN. DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY. SO JESUS, THIS IS JIM CHECKING IN TODAY."The minister feeling foolish, told Jim that was fine. He told the man he was welcome To come and pray just anytime. Time to go, Jim smiled, said "Thanks." He hurried to the door. The minister knelt at the altar, he'd never done it before. His cold heart melted, warmed with love, and met with Jesus there.As the tears flowed, in his heart, he repeated old Jim's prayer:"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU LORD, HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN. DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY. SO JESUS, THIS IS ME CHECKING IN TODAY."Past noon one day, the minister noticed that old Jim hadn't come. As more days passed without Jim, he began to worry some. At the factory, he asked about him, learning he was ill.The hospital staff was worried, But he'd given them a thrill. The week that Jim was with them, Brought changes in the ward. His smiles, a joy contagious. Changed people, were his reward. The head nurse couldn't understand why Jim was so glad, when no flowers, calls or cards came, Not a visitor he had.The minister stayed by his bed, He voiced the nurse's concern: No friends came to show they cared. He had nowhere to turn.Looking surprised, old Jim spoke up and with a winsome smile; "the nurse is wrong, she couldn't know, that in here all the while everyday at noon He's here, a dear friend of mine, you see, He sits right down, takes my hand, Leans over and says to me: "I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU JIM, HOW HAPPY I HAVE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND THIS FRIENDSHIP, AND I TOOK AWAY YOUR SIN. ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR YOU PRAY, I THINK ABOUT YOU EACH DAY, AND SO JIM, THIS IS JESUS CHECKING IN TODAY." If this blesses you, pass it on Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.May God hold you in the palm of His hand and Angels watch over you. But for those of us who are already His, He not only holds us in the palm of His hand, but has engraved our names there, and we are continually in His sight (Isaiah 49:16)Yes, I do love God. He is my source of existence and Savior. He keeps me functioning each and everyday. Without Him, I will be nothing. Without him, I am nothing but with Him "I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me." (Phil 4:13) This is too good not to share –May His grace, mercy and kindness be your portion in Jesus Name.
11/08/2005 05:59:00 PM
Are You Willing?The humble heart honors others.Again, is Jesus not our example? Content to beknown as a carpenter. Happy to be mistaken forthe gardener. He served his followers by washingtheir feet. He serves us by doing the same. Eachmorning he gifts us with beauty. Each Sunday hecall us to his table. Each moment hedwells in our hearts...If Jesus is so willing to honor us, can wenot do the same for others?The master will dress himself toserve and tell the servants to sit atthe table, and he will serve them.Luke 12:37
11/08/2005 05:29:00 PM
Sunday, November 06, 2005
FASTERIn Singlish,"faster" is often used in place of "quickly". Eh, your handphone spoi oreddy, faster buy a new one, lah!" (Hey,your mobile phone is already damaged. You should quickly gat a new one.)www.TalkingCock.com
11/06/2005 05:55:00 PM
FILM
A Popular local (mis) pronouncuation of "film".Sometimes also (mis) pronounced "flerm". "Aiyah, my cambera no more flim oreddy!"(Darn, my camera has run out of film!)www.TalkingCock.com
11/06/2005 05:52:00 PM
SEE NO UPTo look down upon something or someone. Possibly a transliteration of thr Mandarin phrase "kan bu qi"."You know me for so long and still treat me like that?You see me no up, is it?"www.TalkingCock.com
11/06/2005 05:48:00 PM
DON' MENTION/DUN MENTIONThe Singlish contraction of "Don't Mention it".Beng:"Eh, thsnks for treating me to lunch."Seng:"Aiyah,dun mention."(oh, don't mention it.)www.TalkingCock.com
11/06/2005 05:44:00 PM
ENGHokkien for being too free and having nothing better to do. "Wah,weekday also can go play golf. You so eng, meh? (Wow, you're able to play golf on a weekday?Are you that free?)www.TalkingCock.com
11/06/2005 05:40:00 PM
TERUK(ter-ro'h)Malay for "severe", or "tough". "The exam was damn teruk,man." (The exam was really tough.)www.TalkingCock.com
11/06/2005 05:36:00 PM
The perfect woman and her perfect manThere was a perfect man and a perfect woman.They met each other at a perfect party. They dated for two perfect years. They has the perfect wedding and the perfect honeymoon. They had two perfect children.One day, the perfect man and the perfect woman were driving in their perfect car when they saw Santa Claus by the side of the road. Being the perfect people they were, they picked him up because they didn't want to make their perfect children(who were at home with their perfect babysitter) mad as it was close to Christmas. Well,as the perfect man and perfect woman were driving Santa Claus, they somehow got into an accident. Only one person was injured. Who was injured? The perfect woman. Because the perfect man and Santa Claus aren't real.
11/06/2005 05:27:00 PM
Top 10 funny shop signs1.Outside a muffler shop:
NO appointment necessary, we hear you coming.
2.Outside a hotel:
Help! We need inn-experienced people.
3.On a desk in a reception room:
We shoot every 3rd salesman,and the 2nd one just left.
4.In a veterinarian's waiting room:
Be back in 5 minutes.Sit!Stay!
5.At the electric company:
We would be de-lighted if you send in your bill.However, if you don't you will be.
6.On the door of a computer store:
Out for a quick byte.
7.In a restaurant windows.
Don't stans there and be hungry, come on in and get fed up.
8.Inside a bowling alley:
Please be quiet, we need to hear a pin drop.
9.In the front yard of a funeral home:
Drive carefully, we'll wait.
10.In a counsellor's office:
Growing old is mandatory,growing wise is optional.
11/06/2005 05:07:00 PM
