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Initially started my first online boutique in the end of September 2009. Why online biz? Simple because I like to design webpage & artworks; I like to share good stuffs to friends; I like to ... move one step forward.

I've been thinking to do it long time ago, but I do not have the time (excuse!) and do not know how to start one (brain-blocked!) Until ... I started my first online "fashion" shopping in September, although it was the complicated one, because I like those clothing in Yahoo Taiwan but I do not have Taiwan credit card T_T ... until I ask my Taiwanese fren to help me on that. But I was so excited to receive those stuffs when it handed over to my hands. My first online shopping ever was a few years back, in year 2003? 2004? I can't remember, either bidding in ebay or buying some Christian books online.

It's common to buy online in UK, compares to Malaysia. From my 2 cents point of views, Royal mail is earning a lot from these parcel delivery.

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breathing ...

Opss... long time no see. Been busy at work, church, volunteering, lali lala .... for soooooo long.But yeah, I am breathing ...

Would like to post a secret recipe of my mom to cook 'cai dao kiam hu kari'(curry salted fish & long bean). Well, although the name only mentioned one vege, but it comprising a few vege, here you are the ingredients as below:



To prepare:

A) dried chili (blended)

B) shallots, garlic, lemon grass, yellow ginger (blended)

C) belachan (shrimp paste)

D) long bean, eggplant, salted fish

E) Cabbage, curry leaves and shrimps

F) Coconut milk (Santan)

G) Others: salt & sugar



To cook:

1) Add a small portion of cooking oil on wok, when it's hot, add (B) to stir fry it, until you felt your mouth watering

2) Add (A), until the red colour became a little bit maroon yet not over-fried, add (C) and press it til it scattered, add water.

3) When the soup boiled, add (D)...

4) Soup boiled again, add (E)... til boiled

5) Add (F)& (G), stir for 30 seconds, once boiled! It's ready to serve on table!

Busy

Satan called a worldwide convention of demons. In his opening address he said, "We can't keep Christians from going to church."
"We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth."
"We can't even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their saviour."
"Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken."
"So let them go to their churches; let them have their covered dish dinners, BUT steal their time, so they don't have time to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ.."
"This is what I want you to do," said the devil:

"Distract them from gaining hold of their Saviour and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!"
"How shall we do this?" his demons shouted.
"Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds," he answered.
"Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow."
"Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles."
"Keep them from spending time with their children."
"As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!"
"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small voice."
"Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive."
To keep the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going constantly in their home and see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical music constantly."
"This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ."
"Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers."
"Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day."
"Invade their driving moments with billboards."
"Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free products, services and false hopes.."
"Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their husbands will believe that outward beauty is what's important, and they'll become dissatisfied with their wives. "
"Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night."
"Give them headaches too! "
"If they don't give their husbands the love they need, they will begin to look elsewhere."
"That will fragment their families quickly!"
"Give them Santa Claus to distract them from teaching their children the real meaning of Christmas."
"Give them an Easter bunny so they won't talk about his resurrection and power over sin and death."
"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive."
"Have them return from their recreation exhausted."
"Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God's creation.
Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, plays, concerts, and movies instead." "Keep them busy, busy, busy!"
"And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences."
"Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Jesus."
"Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause."
"It will work!"
"It will work!"
It was quite a plan!

The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get busier and more rushed, going here and there.
Having little time for their God or their families.
Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus to change lives.
I guess the question is, has the devil been successful in his schemes?
What do you think?

Does "BUSY" mean: B-eing U-nder S-atan's Y-oke?


*By fwd email

為何上帝會讓此等悲劇發生？

“为什么”是我们很喜欢问的问题。我们不止问别人为什么，也很喜欢问上帝为什么。

愿这个真实对白给你带来答案。

美國著名牧師葛培理的女兒安妮，於911後被美國某電視台邀請出席節目。

主持人單刀直入問：「為何上帝會讓此等悲劇發生？」
她以神的睿智，道出一番見解︰

我深信神跟我們一樣，為此事極度痛心。
但美國人在這些年來，將神從學校中趕走、將祂從政府內踢走、將祂從我們生活中剔走。
我相信神只有默默地從我們的生活中無奈淡出。
當初是我們自己叫神離開，為甚麼現在又要問祂到底在那裡？
為甚麼我們有權質問神，為何不保護美國人？
不如讓我們回顧美國這幾年的道德發展，好嗎？

某年，有人提出，學校內不可祈禱，因為學校應宗教中立，學校無權要求學生祈禱。
我們說︰「無問題！」
某月，有人覺得教導人「不可殺人、不可偷盜、要愛鄰舍」的聖經落伍，不如把它從學校中拿走。
我們說︰「無問題！」
某日，有人說︰「孩子的自尊心很脆弱，我們不應使用體罰。」（說這話的人，他的孩子最終自殺身亡。）
我們說︰「無問題！」
某刻，有人說︰「時代變了，老師、校長不應責罰學生 ，學生承受太大壓力了。」因怕惹怒家長，引起傳媒報導，學校不敢處罰學生。
我們說︰「無問題！」
又有人說︰「孩子有人權，他們有權接受墮胎手術，更沒有責任通知父母。」
我們說︰「無問題！」
他說︰「與其閃閃縮縮，不如主動教孩子如何使用安全套。反正孩子都是好奇嘛，婚前性行為，沒甚麼大不了！」
我們說︰「無問題！」
有人說︰「工作跟私人生活應分開，只要那總統能搞好經濟.....我們幹嗎要管人家的私生活？！人人都有私隱嘛！」
我們說︰「無問題！」
有人說︰「瀏覽色情網站是個人自由，即使是兒童色情網站又如何？這都是個人言論自由，關你甚麼事！」
我們說︰「無問題！」
有人說︰「現代人應有開放思想，電視、電影的色情、暴力，只不過在反映社會實況。關於毒品、強姦、謀殺、惡魔的歌詞，也不過是宣洩情緒、紓緩壓力......為何要大驚小怪？想做就去做嘛！」
我們說︰「無問題！」
成年人為社會訂下以上種種「社會制度」後，我們又要追問︰為甚麼現今孩子沒有良知？為何孩子持槍殺人？為何13歲的孩子已為人父母？為甚麼911慘劇要發生？

神無奈地答︰「孩子呀！是你們不許我踏入你們的生命。」
若細心思索，不難發現這一切是我們自己做成的，我們親手摧毀了自己所栽種的。
人們離棄神，卻又質問神為何整個世界正走向地獄的門口。
有趣的是，我們相信報紙所說的，卻質疑經上所說的。
你可以透過電郵發出笑話，並且很快被廣傳，但當你發出與神有關的信息時，人們卻猶豫。
不雅及色情的文章在網上自由地發放；但在學校及工作環境中，對於神的公開討論卻被抑制。

你正在想什麼呢？

*Taken from forwarded mail.

This thing is from ME

“这事出于我”。（王上十二：24）

“得意暗藏在失意之中”——福克斯牧师

我的孩子，今天我有一个信息传给你；好叫你上面的黑云消散，前面岖路变平。这个信息是很短的，只有五个字，但是我要你铭刻心中；又把它当作一个枕头来安放你疲倦的头，使你真能高枕无忧。这个信息是什么呢？就是“这事出于我”。

你有没有想到过：凡与你有关的事，也与我有关？因为：“摸你们的，就是摸我眼中的瞳仁”（亚二：8）；“我看你为宝，为尊”（赛四十叁：4）。所以，我特别喜欢训练你。

　　 当试炼攻击你，“仇敌好象急流的河水冲来”（赛五十九：19）的时候，我要你知道“这事出于我”，你的软弱需要我的刚强，你的平安在乎让我替你争战。

你是不是正在艰难的环境中，四周的人都不了解你，都不遂你的心意，都看不起你？“这事出于我”。我是管理环境的神。你所处的境遇并非偶然的，都有我的美意在其中的。

你不是曾求我给你谦卑吗？你看，我已经把你反在一个学习谦卑的学校里了，你所接触的人和环境是被我利用来成全我的旨意的。

你是不是正感觉经济缺乏呢？“这事出于我”，因为我是经营你用度的，我要你向我支取，完全仰赖于我。我的供给是无限的（腓四：19）。我要你证实我的应许，我不愿意你“在这事上却不信耶和华你们的神”（申一：32）。

你是不是整夜忧愁呢？“这事出于我”。我是忧患之子，常经忧患，深知怎样担当忧患的。当你向世人寻求安慰时，我故意叫他们不给你同情，好叫你转向我寻求永远的安慰（帖后二：16／17）。你是不是渴望为我作些伟大的工作，结果倒反卧病在床呢？“这事出于我”。在你忙碌的日子，我不能引起你的注意力来；我要你学习一些更深的功课。事奉不是体贴自己的热心，乃是遵行我的旨意。我有许多顶心腹的仆人，都是关于最冷僻的地方，用祷告事奉我。

今天我把这个信息当作一瓶香膏送在你手里。你可以自由敷用。我的孩子，不顺的环境，扎心的毁谤，无故的逼迫等等，临到你的时候，你就敷上这香膏。如果你能在一切事上看见“这事出于我”，所有的痛苦便会立时消失了。——司诺



“This thing is from me.” (1 Kings 12:24)

“Life’s disappointments are veiled love’s appointments.” --- Rev. C. A. Fox.

My child, I have a message for you today; let me whisper it in your ear, that it may gild with glory any storm clouds which may arise, and smooth the rough places upon which you may have to tread. It is short, only five words, but let them sink into your inmost soul; use them as a pillow upon which to rest your weary head. This thing is from ME.

Have you ever thought of it, that all that concerns you concerns Me too? For, “he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of mine eye” (Zech. 2:8). You are very precious in My sight. (Isa. 43:4), Therefore, it is My special delight to educate you.

I would have you learn when temptations assail you, and the “enemy comes in like a flood,” that this thing is from Me, that your weakness needs My might, and your safety lies in letting Me fight for you.

Are you in difficult circumstances, surrounded by people who do not understand you, who never consult your taste, who put you in the background? This thing is from Me. I am the God of circumstances. Thou camest not to thy place by accident, it is the very place God meant for thee.

Have you not asked to be made humble? See then, I have placed you in the very school where this lesson is taught; your surroundings and companions are only working out My will.

Are you in money difficulties? Is it hard to make both ends meet? This thing is from Me, for I am your purse-bearer and would have you draw from and depend upon Me. My supplies are limitless (Phil. 4:19). I would have you prove my promises. Let it not be said of you, “In this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God” (Deut. 1”32).

Are you passing through a night of sorrow? This thing is from Me. I am the Man of Sorrows and acquainted with grief. I have let earthly comforters fail you, that by turning to Me you may obtain everlasting consolation (2 Thess. 2:16, 17). Have you longed to do some great work for Me and instead have been laid aside on a bed of pain and weakness? This thing is from Me. I could not get your attention in your busy days and I want to teach you some of my deepest lessons. “They also serve who only stand and wait.” Some of My greatest workers are those shut out from active service, that they may learn to wield the weapon of all-prayer.

This day I place in your hand this pot of holy oil. Make use of it free, my child. Let every circumstance that arises, every word that pains you, every interruption that would make you impatient, every revelation of your weakness be anointed with it. The sting will go as you learn to see Me in all things. --- Laura A. Barter Snow.

“This is from Me,” the Saviour said, As bending low He kissed my brow, “For One who loves you thus has led. Just rest in Me, be patient now, Your Father knows you have need of this, Tho’, why perchance you cannot see.--- Grieve not for things you'e seemed to miss. The thing I send is best for thee.” Then, looking through my tears, I plead, “Dear Lord, forgive, I did not know, Twill not be hard since Thou dost tread, Each path before me here below. And for my good this thing must be, His grace sufficient for each test. So still I’ll sing, Whatever be God’s way for me is always best.”

~ Streams In the Desert for 01Feb~

J.Hudson Taylor- A man in Christ

Recently I am reading a book called, J.Hudson Taylor- A man in Christ, in mandarin version. I borrow it from a sister- Giselle, which belongs to another brother-Ah Qiu. Would like to share a few things I read inside:

When Hudson Taylor wanted to send out a few missionaries to China, he replied a letter to them with a few sentences to remind them,

“如果你要作苦工，而不求人的纪念；要讨神的喜悦，而不害怕得罪人；并有充分的准备，甚至在有需要的时，愿意为主流血作见证；很多时候，又乐于接受财物的损失。。。但在救人灵魂的事工上，你肯定可以得到极大的收获，有不朽的冠冕为你存留，还会得到主人的赞赏。”

Here are the rough translation of mine as below:-

If you want to work hard, yet do not ask for the remembrance of others; willing to pleased God, yet do not afraid of offending others; and has a full preparation, even when needed, willing to bleed for the sake of testimony to our Lord Jesus; often, also willing to accept the lost of of your belongings...But in the missionary of saving souls, you will definitely obtain the enormous harvest, has the eternal crown to preserve for you, but also can obtain the appreciation of our Almighty God."

Also,

“我们应相信一切人为的事，以及一切在基督丰盛恩典以外的事，必须能帮助我们领人归主，才有益处。如果我们的医疗工作可以吸引人到我们这里来，让我们把他们呈现在基督面前，那么，这医疗工作就有益处。但医疗工作若取代了传讲福音，便犯了极大的错误。我们若以学校或教育代替了改变人心的属灵能力，也是极大的错误。如果我们以为人可以藉着教育过程，而不用经过重生，就能悔改归正，更是大错特错。我们不要本末倒置，那些途径只是辅助而已，让人能够接触基督。如此，我们才可以真的为这些途径感谢神。。。我们的心高举荣耀的福音，相信它是神的能力，使人得救。让我们把一切放在福音之下。。。如果我们确知基督是我们的依靠，我们就永不灰心。”

The brief translation of it are:

We should believe that all that humanbeing can do, as well as all the things that out of the grace of God, which may help us in leading others to God, will be considered beneficial. But if we replacing other things insteading of sharing gospel, it is a great mistake; but sees those things as a way of assisting to bring people to know Christ. Our hearts must lift up the glory of gospel, believing it is by the power of God to save souls. Let us bring everything below the gospel. If we believe Jesus Christ is our savior, we must not give up, ever.

What do you think?

China Earthquake Comic based on Real Story 3

China Eathquake Comic based on Real Story 2

China Earthquake Comic based on Real Story

清心守候的女人 Lady In Waiting

姐妹，当你在犹豫的时候，抽空阅读这一本书《清心守候的女人》

Lily's Wai Sek Hong

I've got this website from Regina. Pal, if you neeed any recipe, here you are! http://lilyng2000.blogspot.com/

TARC Welcoming Dinner 2008

Blackle

Have you heard of www.blackle.com before?

This is a energy saving search website, powered by Google. You can know more about it at http://www.blackle.com/about/

Blackle是個黑色版的Google, 雖然功能上跟原本的Google沒有差別，但據說能少消耗許多電力。

根據Blackle首頁的解釋:「在粗略估算之下，如果 Google 將他們的背景顏色由白色改成黑色的話，每年可省下 750 百萬瓦特小時（750000000 WH）的能源。」

心靈雞湯 - 每個女人都漂亮

A little boy asked his mother “Why are you crying?”
一個男孩問他的媽媽：「妳為什麼要哭呢？」

“Because I’m a woman.” she told him.
媽媽說：「因為我是女人啊！」

“I don’t understand.” he said.
男孩說：「我不懂。」

His mum just hugged him and said, “And you never will”
他媽媽抱起他說：「你永遠也不會懂。」

Later the little boy asked his father,
“Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?”
後來小男孩就問他爸爸：「媽媽為什麼毫無理由地哭呢？」

“All women cry for no reason,” was all his dad could say.
「所有女人都這樣。」他爸爸回答。

The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry.
小男孩長成了一個男人，但仍舊不懂女人為什麼哭泣。

Finally he put in a call to God; and when God got on ! the phone,
he asked, “God, why do women cry so easily?”
最後，他打電話給上帝；當上帝拿起電話時，他問道：
「上帝，女人為什麼那麼容易哭泣呢？」

God said: “When I made the woman she had to be special.
I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world; yet, gentle enough to give comfort”
上帝回答說：「當我創造女人時，讓她很特別。
我使她的肩膀能挑起整個世界的重擔；並且又柔情似水。

“I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up,
and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining”
我賦予她耐心，使她在別人放棄的時候繼續堅持，
並且無怨無悔地照顧自己的家人，渡過疾病和疲勞。

“I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly”
我賦予她在任何情況下都愛孩子的感情，
即使她的孩子傷透了她的心。

“I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart”
我賦予她包容她丈夫過錯的堅強，
並用他的勒骨塑造她來保護他的心。

“I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife,
but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly”
我賦予她智慧，讓她知道一個好丈夫是絕不會傷害他的妻子的，
但有時我也會考驗她支持自己丈夫的決心和堅強。

“And finally, I gave her a tear to shed.
This is hers exclusively touse whenever it is needed.”
最後，我讓她可以流淚。
只要她願意，這是她所獨有的。

“You see: The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,
the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.”
你看，女人的漂亮不是因為她穿的衣服、
她保持的體型，或者她梳頭的方式。

“The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes,
because that is the doorway to her heart the place where love resides.”
女人的漂亮必須從她的眼睛中去看，
因為那是她心靈的窗戶和愛所在之處。」

Every Woman is Beautiful.
每一個女人都漂亮。

"ODD" Spotsss

More odd spots for you!

ODD SPOT #136
Sound at the right vibration frequency can bore holes through a solid object.

ODD SPOT #87
If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white.

ODD SPOT #157
Between the ages of 30 and 70, your nose may lengthen and widen by as much as 1.5cm.

ODD SPOT #40
In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

ODD SPOT #32
Clouds fly higher during the day than a night.

ODD SPOT #17
1.5 billion kilograms of chocolate are consumed worldwide each year.

ODD SPOT #99
The King of Hearts os the only king without a moustache.

The Shrek 3 Foldover Campaign kick off TODAY!!!

Message from colleague:

"This global tie-up with DreamWorks has bore many fruits with Shrek themed products and packaging. Our Fairy Tale Foldover McValue Meal comes with a Foldover (Spicy Beef Foldover/ Grilled Chicken Foldover), Shake Shake Fries (French Fries with seaweed seasoning in a Shrek shaker bag) and Green McFizz (with crushed pineapple). We also have specially developed Green Delights - Double Lime Sundae, Lime McFlurry and Green Apple Flavour Twist. Add to that Shrek Cushy Pals (SLP cushions) and Shrek Happy Meal toys which talk, we have an all-round fun campaign going on. At McDelivery, we also have Fairy Tale Feast 1 and 2 plus exclusive memopads given out through McDelivery alone.

Our corporate website (www.mcdonalds.com.my) too will have a Shrek-ed element. When you click through the corresponding Shrek links, you will be brought to an animated microsite where all the above products are featured. You will also be able to click through and play Shrek Treketh To Adventure, an online game developed by DreamWorks and McDonald's just for this campaign.

Thanks for your time and attention. "

I'd my French Fries with seaweed sesoning and Green McFizz today, hehe. Not bad, I'm lovin' it!

Hotels in Taiping- with Map

If you love to visit Taiping- my hometown, here are some information to get accommodation:

Bukit Larut Rest House
Bukit Larut, Taiping. Tel: +60 5 807 7241

Furama Hotel
30, Jalan Peng Loong, 34000 Taiping.Tel: +60 5 807 1077 Fax: +60 5 807 1077

Legend Inn
2, Jalan Long Jaafar, 34000 Taiping.Tel: +60 5 806 0000, +60 5 806 2210 Fax: +60 5 806 6666

Meridien Hotel
2, Jalan Simpang, Taiping.Tel: +60 5 807 1133

New Champagne Hotel
17, Jalan Lim Swee Aun, 34000 Taiping.Tel: +60 5 806 5060 Fax: +60 5 805 5060

Hotel Panorama
61-79, Jalan Kota, 34000 Taiping.Tel: +60 5 808 4111 Fax: +60 5 808 4129

Pelangi Inn
14, Jalan Barrack, 34000 Taiping.Tel: +60 5 808 9335

Seri Malaysia Hotel Taiping
4, Jalan Sultan Mansur, 34000 Taiping.Tel: +60 5 806 9502





If you need a map, here you are!
1- Train Station
2- General Hospital
3- S.M. King Edward
4- SRJK St. George
5- Chinese Recreation Club
6- Trans Asia Pacific
7- Jabatan Pengangkutan Taiping
8- Wisma Persekutuan Taiping
9- Hotel Fuliyean
10- Telekom
11- Perak Museum
12- All Saints Church
13- Taiping Town Council
19- Hotel Furama
20- Hotel Panorama
21- The Store Taiping Supermarket
22- Lagend Inn
23- Meridien Hotel
Info from: Ipoh-Online

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When Consumer Reports magazine compared coffee from mega-chain Starbucks with java from three fast-food restaurants, the surprising winner was – McDonald’s. The magazine had trained tasters sample a medium cup of black coffee from McDonald’s, Burger King, Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, and found the best cup of joe under the golden arches. McDonald’s coffee "beat the rest,” according to Consumer Reports. It was "decent and moderately strong. Although it lacked the subtle top notes needed to make it rise and shine, it had no flaws.” As for Starbucks, its coffee "was strong, but burnt and bitter enough to make your eyes water instead of open.” © NewsMax 2007. All rights reserved. ~ After this article published, a lot of comments replied from Starbucks's fan at http://starbucksgossip.typepad.com/_/2007/02/consumer_report.html ~ Phew.... take it easy...

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