Isaiah 58 (The Message)

Your Prayers Won't Get Off the Ground

1-3 "Shout! A full-throated shout! Hold nothing back—a trumpet-blast shout!
Tell my people what's wrong with their lives,
face my family Jacob with their sins!
They're busy, busy, busy at worship,
and love studying all about me.
To all appearances they're a nation of right-living people—
law-abiding, God-honoring.
They ask me, 'What's the right thing to do?'
and love having me on their side.
But they also complain,
'Why do we fast and you don't look our way?
Why do we humble ourselves and you don't even notice?'

3-5"Well, here's why:

"The bottom line on your 'fast days' is profit.
You drive your employees much too hard.
You fast, but at the same time you bicker and fight.
You fast, but you swing a mean fist.
The kind of fasting you do
won't get your prayers off the ground.
Do you think this is the kind of fast day I'm after:
a day to show off humility?
To put on a pious long face
and parade around solemnly in black?
Do you call that fasting,
a fast day that I, God, would like?

6-9"This is the kind of fast day I'm after:
to break the chains of injustice,
get rid of exploitation in the workplace,
free the oppressed,
cancel debts.
What I'm interested in seeing you do is:
sharing your food with the hungry,
inviting the homeless poor into your homes,
putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad,
being available to your own families.
Do this and the lights will turn on,
and your lives will turn around at once.
Your righteousness will pave your way.
The God of glory will secure your passage.
Then when you pray, God will answer.
You'll call out for help and I'll say, 'Here I am.'
A Full Life in the Emptiest of Places
9-12"If you get rid of unfair practices,
quit blaming victims,
quit gossiping about other people's sins,
If you are generous with the hungry
and start giving yourselves to the down-and-out,
Your lives will begin to glow in the darkness,
your shadowed lives will be bathed in sunlight.
I will always show you where to go.
I'll give you a full life in the emptiest of places—
firm muscles, strong bones.
You'll be like a well-watered garden,
a gurgling spring that never runs dry.
You'll use the old rubble of past lives to build anew,
rebuild the foundations from out of your past.
You'll be known as those who can fix anything,
restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate,
make the community livable again.

13-14"If you watch your step on the Sabbath
and don't use my holy day for personal advantage,
If you treat the Sabbath as a day of joy,
God's holy day as a celebration,
If you honor it by refusing 'business as usual,'
making money, running here and there—
Then you'll be free to enjoy God!
Oh, I'll make you ride high and soar above it all.
I'll make you feast on the inheritance of your ancestor Jacob."
Yes! God says so!


VERY blessed by this passage.
Used to read it every time I fast, and today when I read it again in the MSG, really got blown away.
Not just about fasting but more about the Sabbath.
Truly Sabbath is resting in God.
Not a slacking kind of rest, but working with God = rest!:)

Hope you are blessed too!

lots of love, lil' miss geek :).

OMG..

Today, I went on a MEGA.. and I mean MEGA.. lol.. shopping spree.

So long since I felt so free to spend my money in Singapore. HAHA..must be scotland that changed me. :D lol

but i shall resolve not to become a shopaholic anyways!! CONTROLLED SPENDING!! YAY!

I bought a total of:
-4 dresses
-2 T shirts
-1 skirt
-1 black stockings

IN A SPAN OF 2 DAYS!! Woah.. i think i'm quite a shopper man. LOL..
but yea, think that's gonna last me till end of Christmas! :)

So happy with my new clothes!! I'm going to wear them soooonnnnn:)
Decided to try out new stuff, more prints and girly stuff!:)
Lesser of my rock chic look, more Sexy..:O

HOHO..hope I can pull it off yea!!:)

And ALSO..CHRISTMAS IS 22 DAYS AWAY!!:) WOOHOO! I CAN FEEL THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IN THE ATMOSPHERE!!:):)

19TH DEC FASTER COME!! CAN'T WAIT FOR OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY!! :)

OKay..shall go off now! Tata!

lots of love, lil' miss geek :).

你有沒有過這種心情。。。
明明很痛，明明很想兩個人，
卻只能一個人。

在倔強之後，在寂寞之前，
擦掉眼淚，告訴自己，

一個人就好。

lots of love, lil' miss geek :).

So I got a new app! Called Blogpress and so here I am blogging away!:)

Hoho ..I have to start studying for my exams already, and there's only 3 weeks left to exams!

Go go Darice! Chiong and do ur best cos God is with you!!!:D <3

Yay!!!!! And for all who are doing O levels and A levels, let's gambate together!:) you can do it too!! Yes u can!

Anyways, On my birthday, I went to catch This is IT! It was Phenomenal! MJ is truly the epitome of pop and of performance. He is a truly good peformer in himself. And I am blown away by how much love he has to offer to each dancer and also stage crew, and the message he has in his heart to bring to the nations about the Earth and about mankind.

MJ, I respect you, because you are truly God-sent to us, to show us that God is indeed Elohim- the creative God. And that God is truly able to do exceedingly abundantly in anything.
Have u ever wondered? If God created MJ, how much more creativity God must have?
I think my finite mind cannot comprehend it. All I can do is stand in awe of who He is.

Lord, You never fail to make me fall in love with You all Over again! <3

And and! I Can't wait for Christmas to come! The atmosphere is starting to get christmasy!! Hehe

"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas...."

So u can see I'm blogging rubbish. Just wanna test out the app. Hahahahah!!!

Okie Tata!

- Posted using BlogPress

lots of love, lil' miss geek :).

It's the time of the year again-- my birthday!:)

FIRST of all, would like to SINCERELY THANK EVERYONE who wished me, who spent time with me and who made me feel super loved over this weekend. (:

Especially to Mummy Poppy and Joy and Leo--> thank you for the digital camera! it's my dream come true!

To Bionic 6, thank you for the pretty trenchcoat dress :) LOVE IT loads.Thanks for the special arrangements, and always being there. you guys are really my prayers answered! still very amazed by this friendship!

To Huijuan, Kee liang and Jin Lih, thank you for the denim jacket!:) you guys are my forever friends, and you all mean alot to me :)

To Serena, Kenneth, Tina, Cheryl, jermain, Xiu Wen, Josephine- thanks for the really pretty watch!!!!!:) I love it!! Thanks!!

To Cell group N350 & W228, thank you for the pleasant suprise!!:) love you guys always always! thanks for supporting me in these few months! <3

To everyone else I didn't name, I thank you from the bottom of my heart too :)

And again, It's my annual reflection time, where I look back and see all that has happened this year, and what I would like to do in the next year of my life.

I think this year has really been one of the most exciting I've had in a lonnng lonng time.

Old Darice- stay home, go out with family, go school, go church, go home.

Now- Go lab , go school, go out with family, go out with BIONIC 6, go church, go SCOTLAND!!! hahahahahaa..

And here, I just want to say that Lord, I'm forever grateful for what you have done for me this year. It's been amazing, and I know it's the beginning of more amazing things to come.

Lord, I thank you for:
-good health, a successful operation and a straightened spine (after many years)
-for my beloved poppy, mummy, joy and leo..not forgetting grover, ah geok and ah peng:)
-for putting me in such a fantastic lab
-for letting me get to know bionic 6
-for blessing me with a taiwan trip
-for U21 conference to London and Scotland
-for CK/KT zone
-for a digital camera!! :D
-for ALL my friends!!!!:)

I really count my blessings, and please help me not to ever take it forgranted!!!!!

I must say that it has been a tough but absolutely mind blowing year, and many precious moments that I would never trade anything else for.


And this is my prayer,
Exodus 33:15 "Then Moses said to him, "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.

Search me, and know my heart
Try me and know my anxieties,
And see if there is any wicked way in me;
And lead me in the way everlasting.

Help me to be all that you want me to be:)

lots of love, lil' miss geek :).

Heyo Everyone!!:)

I'M BACK FROM LONDON AND SCOTLAND! AND I LOVE IT!

It has been a great eye opening and fantastic experience!
For more info please look @ Facebook Pictures!
Pictures paint a thousand words!!

BTW.. I GOT A NEW DIGITAL CAMERA FOR MY BIRTHDAY FROM POPPY MUMMY JOY AND LEO!!! WOOHOOO THANK YOU THE PUT FAMILY!!:D:D:D

totallly loved my new camera and camera-whored like crazy in london and scotland!! hahaha!

I just feel really grateful for this blessing from God, to be able to go and enjoy myself and also make new friends from universities all over the world!
It is a very enriching experience and inspiring at the same time to know that there are many people who are passionate about research in so many diverse fields, brought together by a common passion to ask and answer questions that can help the world to become a better place!!!

I've learnt alot, and become more aware of myself and also have had time to think about many things!
I also wanna thank Kai Yun and De xiang for helping me with my loads of luggage throughout the trip, especially cos i can't carry heavy things! Thanks for being great buddies on this trip together!:)

Love ya guys!!

And to Sam and Ben, thanks for taking time to come fetch me at the airport. It was honestly suprising cos I didn't expect anyone except my parents to come! But you guys really made my day and I was so happy to be able to see you guys again after 11 longggg days!!!:D

Thanks also to my parents, for taking leave to fetch me! You are always there for me!:) Love you mummy and poppy!!:)

Alright, now, its no time to lose and i gotta gain momentum quickly in my studying and also my lab stuff! No more time to waste cos exams are coming!!

AH! 2009 IS SUCH A DIVINE YEAR, a year of opportunities and relationships forged.
THANK YOU JESUS!:)

P.S:It's only going to get more exciting from here!

lots of love, lil' miss geek :).

ONE MORE WEEK..
7 DAYS..
6....
5....
4...
3....
2....
1...!!!!!!!

WOOHOO! LONDON AND SCOTLAND HERE I COME! WOOOWEEE(:

Hehe..:D

I'm so excited for this week, it's just super alot of exciting things coming up!
there's loads of things to be done before i fly, school, lab and packing my stuff!

And not forgetting, this week is Zhihong's birthday:) Happy birthday in advance(: I'm the first to wish you! muhahhahahha..

Well, really enjoyed yesterday and today, had Samantha staying over @ my place on Sat night, and we did our usual nonsense hahaa:)

Today i went to watch for the first time, a soccer match --Spartans!!
Must say i really enjoyed it, and the commentator (none other than Sam) was an educated one. hahahaha

yeah, never really knew why 11 guys go crazy over a ball. but after today , i think i know(:

JIA YOU SPARTANS! hope i can be there to watch at least one more! :D

HOHO..okie i'm off to do my stuff:)

*current mood*: SUPERCALIFRAGALISTICASPIALIDOCIOUS-LY EXCITED!!!!!

lots of love, lil' miss geek :).