Solidly Molded

last cell! ><

2009-05-22T02:18:00.003+08:00

Hey monkeys!
Can you believe it???
It's already the last cell already!

No more seeing ah let on Friday, and all her un-glamness...
haha..
just joking..

Hope all of you had a great time this sem!
I know I had...
It was always going to be a blast...

As we come together, under the same roof together tomorrow, I hope that all of you have grown since the beginning of the semester, and will be able to share what you guys have learn in cell tmr.
I bet the entire cell would love to hear what you have to say and share, and I believe that when we share, we can also learn more.

See you guys for the last individual cell of the sem, and remember to come in semi-formal for our dinner after cell. =)
Don't be late... =P

And always remember our cell verse for this sem.

Eph 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

So, as traditions go, I'll leave you with this question...
What have you learn this semester from cell?

Guest Speakers!

2009-05-14T02:13:00.002+08:00

haha...
Erm... forgot to mention..
Ah Let, a.k.a. Boss Monkey, really loves the speaker who is coming down this weekend.
It's none other than Ps Alejandro Arias...
haha..
For those of us who were at Broadway earlier in the day, and heard how Ah Let said that her highlight of the week is actually meeting her friend...
Well, I think she forgot about Ps Alejandro...
She's been so excited since the first day.

I've heard from others that he's a really really good speaker...
SOOOOOOOooooooo....
To determine whether if he's really good, or if Ah Let has questionable taste, you would have to come and listen to him yourself!!!!!!!!!
Seriously... Nothing beats listening to it first hand...
Don't take my word for it, since I've not heard him speak before...
Be there, and hear from Ps Alejandro Arias yourself!
haha..
You know how they always say that good things need to be shared...
Invite your friends too!
haha...

See you guys on Friday for cell!!!
=)

Here's the curious monkey question of the week:
If you had to choose someone to pay attention to, who would it be, and why?

Of exams and life...

2009-05-13T15:48:00.002+08:00

Hey monkeys!
How's everyone doing?

I hope everyone's doing well and everything...
By now you should have already known your exam timetables...
Please indicate when your exams are, together with the subject, so that we can all pray for one another! =)

Mine's pretty good and bad..
I finish like friday the first week.
Looking forward to the end of exams, but definitely not looking forward to the exams....

2 more cells left!
Does anyone want to go on a roadtrip during the winter holidays?
haha...
Prob do it the week after all the exams end...
Because there are people who will be going home and hillsongs as well...
Please indicate choice of where to go?
haha...
Maybe just a outing...

erm.. can I suggest... no aquarium please?
Leaving on Singapore, I suppose I've seen enough water in a large mass of body for enough years already... =X

See you!
haha... hopefully on friday...
Hope you all are looking forward to it...
haha..
Thai food!
Maybe I should go steal some tips from my thai friends...
haha...
=X

volenti non fit injuria

2009-05-07T17:30:00.002+08:00

Pardon my latin and verbose but his monkey has just spend the last few hours doing his back dated readings. One does wonder why the university bothers with lectures when all they tell you at the aforementioned event is to do your readings as we cannot be expected to cover everything. But alas, there i go again with the verbose pomposity.

I refer my fellow monkeys to the post on Of Mice and Men where our beloved Boss Monkey was being subjected to a confronting in your face interview. Here we carry on from where we left of.

......

Investigative Journalist: I see i see. So Kuching does mean cat in BM. Fantastic educational stuff here boss. where do you get these information from? Anyway, we noticed that you're wearing your hair a little differently today. Where did you get it done?

BM: Thank you for noticing. I actually went to my usual hairdresser and he got the job done there althought i must admit, he has done a better job than usual. Why just yesterday, i was hit on by 3 fellows while working at subway. Most displeased I was though somewhere deep inside i felt abit of love.

IJ: We come to the part where we throw out 10 words at you and you have to say the first thing that comes to your mind. are you ready?

BM: (steely look of resolve) You bet your last dollar i am.

IJ: Ok here goes. Blue

BM: Duck

IJ: Floor

BM: Home

IJ: Arms

BM: Shannon

IJ: Aletheia

BM: Furry Bear

IJ: Babies

BM: One day

IJ: Hor fun

BM: quite fun

IJ: Yellow

BM: Submarine

IJ: Food

BM: Yum

IJ: Men

BM: Yum Yum

IJ: and our final one, SNAKES

BM: On a plane

IJ: Wow BM, you sure out did yourself there, you did that at an olympic record time of 27 min and 30 secs for 10 questions. Surely that is in itself impressive. Of course friends, we cut out segments of this interview which was irrelevant. This included the frequent use of coarse language and some minor drug use.

BM: oh boy.....

IJ: So BM what do you think of the current global financial crisis

BM: aiyo

IJ: sorry what was that again?

BM: Wah lau

IJ: Im really sorry but im not comprehending

BM: Siao Liao!

IJ: Ok nevermind, maybe we'll come back to that later. Now for a really really serious question. Who will win in a fight. On one side, we have the gummy bear, care bear, and pooh bear. On the other side, we have ver bear, ale bear and black bear.

BM: (rolls eyes)

IJ: I say we have come to the end of another exciting juncture of this interview. Stay tune for more madness :)

Of spas and swimming pools...

2009-05-04T01:34:00.002+08:00

haha... ok, they didn't really have a swimming pool...
It would have been quite cold, unless it was heated...

Today was the day of baptism, where we saw Boss Monkey and Hungry Monkey being ~~dunked~~ baptised...
A day of testimony sharing, which only goes to show how great is our God.
How great is His Love... How wonderful the things that he has done for us.
This declaration of faith and love for Him...
I hope that those of us, who were at curtin just now, were being blessed with the many testimonies.

God loves all of us equally.
So if you feel that the love that God has bestowed on the person sharing his/her testimonial is great...
Remember this...
That same love, in the same amount of greatness, is also bestowed on you.
So, never feel unloved.
Never feel that you are alone.
For when God is with us, we are majority.
=)

THIS IS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU GUYS

2009-05-02T12:32:00.004+08:00

As we all would have known by now, our TWO beloved monkey heads (the cell leader aka boss and the cell intern aka asst. boss) will be baptized TOMORROW! Hehe. THIS is something that I, personally, do not want to miss - how often would you witness your cell leader and cell intern being baptized at the same time? I mean, like seriously.

I was in awe-shock when I found out that the two very important people to me were being baptized and I was not able to make it due to my work shift, which coincidentally was moved to the afternoon for this week only :( I thought - GG! (Haha. Pardon my overused phrase). So, in dismay, I was in a dilemma to choose between the fact that I would have to either forfeit my work (thus, earn less) or witness the baptism.

To go or not to go?

Well, I told my bosses, which wasn't very easy, and they were pretty much displeased with me. I apologized and prayed that they'd let me off my afternoon shift this week AND with heavy hearts and not-so-nice faces, my bosses allowed me to forfeit work and go! PRAISE THE LORD! (although, I did get stern warnings and "scoldings" which made me feel bad for half a day. HAHA. See. This is how much I'm willing to suffer for you guys >.< kidding!)

I'm sure it's gonna be worth it all, witnessing the baptism of our dear brothers and sisters this week. I am excited!

♥

And to Letitia and Jeremy, CONGRATS on the rebirth! :)

2 Corinthians 5:17 (New International Version)

¹⁷Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

BIG HUGS,

THE-MONKEY-WHO-ALWAYS-GETS-BULLIED-FOR-RANDOM-STUFF-LIKE-BIG-ARMS-AND-A-SHAGGY-MANE -_-"

profound.....>.<

2009-04-26T19:38:00.002+08:00

yeeeehaaaaa !!!!

are you ready for the week ahead?? =) no doubt it's gonna be yet another busy busy week BUT! ... friday is just 5 days away. yay! yeaps, it's gonna be passion combined cell this friday so we will be with all cells from all zones (uwa, curtin, murdoch, ecu). i think it's gonna be really interesting cuz we get to see what other cells are like AND THEY get to see how monkified we are. =) just a thought : who's in for maybe a picnic/ciao italia/dinner/coffee before combined cell? i would probably call it a get-to-know-ur-fellow-monkies-at-a-deeper-level session; let's love one another genuinely and hopefully gradually we'll get to that stage where we just feel so comfortable sharing our lives with one another. this takes time obviously; still, slowly but surely ! we need to have a PROPER cell outing soon!! think lester suggested sandboarding?

okies, here's a little contribution from boss monkey for this week and may the following pictures speak to u as powerfully as they did to me. =)

Be blessed..

(we sing in the song "Devotion" : I will take up my cross, and follow, Lord where You lead me..)

We complain about the cross we bear but don't realize it is preparing us for the dip in the road that God can see and we cannot.

Whatever your cross, whatever your pain, there will always be sunshine, after the rain.....

Perhaps you may stumble, perhaps even fall; But God's always ready, to answer your call......
He knows every heartache, sees every tear, a word from His lips, can calm every fear...
Your sorrows may linger, throughout the night, But suddenly vanish, by dawn's early light...
Your Lord is waiting, somewhere
above,to give you His grace, and send you His love.

Things may seem rough right now for many of us. we feel so lousy and overburdened and just so crap because of the heavy load we're carrying. it's easy to just give up and quit; but let's remind ourselves that whatever we're going through right now, there's a great purpose to that; ure in the preparation stage for something greater ahead. Take heart, keep persevering, perhaps even start prioritising rightly. because...we can do all things through Him who gives us strength! [Phil 4:13]
Have a great week ahead beloved monkies!

Love,
Let. =)

OF MICE AND MEN

2009-04-22T17:03:00.003+08:00

One bright and sunny saturday morning, our investigative journalist took to the streets of fairway to seek out the introverted but still alluring boss monkey for an exclusive one on one interview.

But first, what an investigative journalist is not about

Do you understand that the world does not revolve around you and your "do whatever it takes, ruin as many people's lives, so long as you can make a name for yourself as an investigatory journalist, no matter how many friends you lose or people you leave dead and bloodied along the way, just so long so you can make a name for yourself as an investigatory journalist, no matter how many friends you lose or people you leave dead and bloodied and dying along the way"?

I do hope some of you actually got that haha.

Anyway on to the meat and potatoes of things

IJ: Hello dearest boss monkey, how are you today?

BM: Why, im am feeling absolutely dreadful. Just today, i realise i had run out of cereal in a box. Then i had to walk 3 km to the store to buy milk and eggs. When i got home, i realise the check out person had put the eggs at the bottom! To make matters worse, i realise i had forgotten to get any bread. And then as i was walking out....

IJ: Sorry to cut you there, but for future references, when i ask how are you today? i just expect a fine thank you. Not a my depressing life in 60 seconds

BM: (Hurt) you're not very nice.

IJ: Anyway, our readers are really very interested to know more about the life of BM.

First of all, why BM?

BM: Well you see my son, back in the day where policemen wore shorts and McWaffles were everywhere, monkeys were very disorganized. I thought to myself, surely there must be a way to stop the madness.

IJ: By madness do you mean the wide spread epidemic of McWaffles?

BM: no you buffoon! i mean the disorganization of monkeys. Well anyway, i decided to start the School for furry haired warm blooded 2 eyes, one nose mammals and the circumstances just led ot me being appointed the Boss Monkey.

IJ: I see. Certainly very fascinating. I actually thought it was just a childish nickname given to you due to your resemblance to a certain species.

Well lets move on. Where were you born?

BM: Ah the passion of my life. i was born on the island of east malaysia. In a beautiful paradise called KuChing where there is milk and honey and birds chirp and its always sunny and dogs chill out with cats. For all you geo fanatics and enthusiast out there, Kuching is the capital of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. Being the most populous city in the state of Sarawak, Kuching emerged as one of the most vibrant cities in the region and it is the largest city on the island of Borneo and the fourth largest city in Malaysia. Kuching was elevated to city status on 1 August 1988 and carries the nick name of Cat City.

IJ: I fail to see the charm but anyway.

Due to time restrictions, mainly cause i have to go study, we shall continue this interview next week! Look forward to more Yap Yap Yap from the IJ and BM.

I leave you with some wisdom.

Words can only hurt you...if you try and read them. Don't play their game. Remember, it is always better to be illiterate, then it is to be emo.

Cheerio

Jerms

Last week this time...

2009-04-21T22:01:00.003+08:00

Hi fellow pri-mates...
Welcome to the cell blog...
=P

To get things running, in case you missed last week's cell, I have a joke for you...

Q: If all of the bible characters competed in a running competition, who would win?
A: Adam, cause he's the first in the human race... =P

haha... lame... =X
Anyway, if I didn't remember wrongly, last week this time, I would have just finished listening to Ps Harold Chaala speak.
He is truly a great speaker, and he will definitely move you.
If you have not heard him speak before, I strongly encourage you to go down for this Sunday's Curtin Sunday Celebration to hear him speak. =)
Even if you have before, I'm sure you would not want to miss out on listening to him speak for another time, right? =P
Please indicate that you're going to Letitia! so that we can hopefully arrange transport for you. =)

But this is really not what I want to blog about today.
For those of us who have gone for camp, Easter Service, and last Saturday's UWA service, surely you can agree with me that we have been blessed with an AWESOME guest speaker in Tony Anthony.
3 times he spoke, 3 times, I was touched by his message.
His word really spoke to me.

His message was always consistent.
Christ died on the cross for our sins.
Why?
How can we pay him back?
How can we repay a love so great, that he used his own life to exchange for our eternal life?
As he said during the first visit, all of us have a void in our life.
Many of us choose to use material stuff to fill that void, but what's the point?
When we die, all of these will be useless.
Only when we fill our life with Christ Jesus will we ensure that our life has begun, from now till the end of time, to eternity.

To truly fill that void with Jesus, we must surrender our life to Him.
We must be willing to turn away from all that is wrong in life, and say sorry to Christ.
We are made right by Faith, through Jesus Christ, who swapped his perfect record for our record filled with blemishes.
Without Him, we would not be able to enter Heaven, cause only the holy enter Heaven.
Which of us have never sinned?
In John 8: 34-36 (NKJV),

Jesus answered them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

He has come to make us free.
Picture yourself as a big slab of marble in a studio.
Hidden under all of that marble, is actually a beautiful statue waiting to be come out.
All it needs is a sculptor.
Well, guess what?
Jesus is the sculptor.
And you know all that excess marble?
It's actually your burdens. All the things that pull you down.
Christ basically chips off the excess bit-by-bit each day.
Until the day you have surrender all to Him, will he be able to crave you into that beautiful piece of art you were meant to be.
Remember, all of us were created in the image of God, and all of us are beautiful.

Basically, we have to surrender everything to him. Even that piece of paper in your pocket. =P

Tony Anthony has also reminded us about the main priority of the church.
Truly geng.
We shall not forget what we, as a church, have to do.
Don't be afraid that you would put someone off God.
His arms are long, and He will find.

And for those of us who are curious, or want to see the video that he has shown as during camp and sat service, here it is...
This is Team Hoyt, made up of Dick and Rick Hoyt.
If our father would go through this much for his son, what more would our Heavenly Father do for us, his sons and daughters?
Great is His love.

Someone asked Rick what he would do if he was able to walk and run, he said that he would want to do everything all over again, just that he would be carrying his father instead.
His father made him feel that he wasn't handicapped.
If he can do that for his son, what more will our heavenly Father do for us? =)

It's now the end of the entry. I hope that I have not bored you in anyway.
To end it, being the Curious Monkey, I would like you to ask yourself these questions.
Imagine yourself running a race...
Do you know what race your running in?
Do you know who or what you're running for?
What prize or goal awaits you at the end?

All of us are so caught-up in the rat race, that we fail to see what race we're suppose to be running in, who we're suppose to be running for...
As a result, we compromise our walk with God.
As a result, we forget what is our ultimate prize or goal in life.
All these so-called achievements and material stuff count for nothing when we die.

With that being said...
See you on Friday for cell!
Service on Sat! Rev George Ong is truly funny, in a malaysia/singapore sense.
and hopefully Service on Sun with Pastor Chaala as well... =)
There is also a dance workshop this Sunday from 3 to 5pm at the place where Food Feast was held...
Please indicate your interest! =P

Last week this time... I was probably studying in the cafeteria already... =X

WARNING: EMOTIONAL ENTRY AHEAD

2009-04-21T10:09:00.005+08:00

Dearest Monkeys,

I think you can tell from the title of this entry that you are hearing from a very burdened monkey at the moment. However, my point of this entry is not to pour out my sorrows but to share with you the faithfulness and magnificence of our God.

As you all know, I was made to lead a small group for the Easter Camp and one of the agendas demanded of me was to share the planned devotion with the group. The devotion focused mainly on SURRENDERING to God apart from the many other things that came along with it. So because I had to truly understand what surrendering was all about before I could even share it with others, I had to read up on it and discuss with Let. This gave me a chance to really reflect on my life and gain a deeper insight into what it's like to truly surrender.

Anyhow, I think I did pretty okay on my part sharing the devotion with the group. But despite really understanding what surrendering was all about, I still didn't know how it was like to truly surrender to God and let Him take control of things. I believe it takes trials and tribulations to really test your faith in God, just as how He tested Abraham. As for me, right after Easter Camp, He did.

I won't go into too much details but I'd just like to remind you of the following verse in Matthew 6:

³³But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ³⁴Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

We've read it so many times, we could even memorize it, but how many of us have actually incorporated it into our daily lives? I myself am guilty of not doing so until not long ago and trust me, it is NOT easy. To surrender something to God, it means seeking Him first, casting your worries and burdens upon Him in faith. In other words, it means letting go of your control over something no matter how much you want it, how much it hurts because you trust that God has His plans for you, He knows what is best for you. BUT by doing so, I can say it with uttermost confidence that our God will NEVER leave us nor forsake us. He is our source of strength, peace and joy and nothing could replace that. I may be going through a tough time but our God is so faithful, so loving. He's given me a chance to truly experience Him on a whole new level and just as Paul said in Phillipians 4,

"⁶Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. ...... ¹²I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. ¹³I can do everything through him who gives me strength.",

I believe the Lord will sustain me throughout.

So I urge each and everyone of you, that whatever circumstances you're in at the moment, to seek our God and truly surrender it all to Him. No matter how difficult it is, I want you all to remember that man may fail us, but our God will never do so. So if you have to entrust someone with something, why not God?

Have a good week ahead and see you all on Friday :)

With love from the Baby

Suite Life of Zack and Cody

2009-04-20T22:02:00.000+08:00

Hey Monkies,

Quick post. I shall write a full length yap yap yap one as soon as my exams are done.

First up, cell is at shannon's house this week. Big place at subi. No romantic lights though.

Refreshment theme for this week is

Uncle Billy's/Homecooked

1) Rice

2) Chicken Dish

3) fish Dish

4) Pork/beef dish

5) Veggies/tofu

6) Drinks

please blog what you want to bring

Remember Matthew 11: 28

Thanks Guys,

jeremy

-wassup! (bi)

2009-04-18T14:45:00.003+08:00

So, bye-bye,
Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die~

That was the song on radio when Nat was sending me home..
But i didnt kill myself yet... =)

Sheena was talking about "Destiny" yesterday and I was reminded of these quotes by famous people ( like Dr. Tan or Salvatore Dali) I saw during my road trip.

It says

"Destiny is not a matter of chance; Its a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for - it's a thing to be achieved."
-William Jennings Bryan, American Politician, 1860 -1925

Cell is gooder everytime...

New Monkey Heehee Monkey.

Thanks for all the washing everytime!

By the ways.. I wasn't Joking when i said "A can of pepsi exploded in my fridge."

=) Take care everybody! Especially Vera and all the people who are lacking sleep ok. Remember the way to go is.. EAT SLEEP POO. EAT SLEEP POO. You will recover in no time.

Enjoy the weekend.

Emo monkey.

EASTER CAMP!!

2009-04-13T21:24:00.004+08:00

I am sooooo excited for tmr !!! Easter camps are awesomeeeeeee! From games, to worship (megapraise!) , to powerful sermons, to skits, to night craziness (Hungry monkey's ridiculous games ideas and forfeits) wooooo!!!!!

Here are some great memories from the past camps. enjoy !! haahah

Mega praise!! *spot max* lol

anyways, let's get excited for camp and start seeking God; praying that through this camp, we will come to a greater understanding and knowledge of who Christ is (remembering that the slogan this year is "simply Him"). Let's prepare our hearts for the next 3 days of revival, amen?

love,

boss monkey

Of bouncing paintballs and 3 layer teh-pings...

2009-04-10T23:36:00.002+08:00

Hey gang of monkeys! =P
How's everyone?
Exhausted? Tired? Painted?
I meant like with all the bruises and everything.
Does everyone agree that ~~pain~~paintball is fun?
Maybe we should like do it again, like in the near future?
No? haha... probably after my blue-blacks heal...
It's like really painful!

But the shape is surely coming out nicely, like ranging from the shape of a plum blossom to a really bad mosquito bite... ><
But, I suppose all of us had fun? =)
Well, I know I did... =P

I remember like the gloriously fast flanking that my team did during one of the rounds.
So fast that we almost ran off the map...
Then I also remember this part of the game where I was like crouching down, surround by the heavy pelting of paint-bullets, but all of them just bounce off me...
Must be the fats at work... =X
Made me felt like rambo, except that I felt sores after that round, since the paintball fell like little stones being thrown onto me... ><
(P.S. Has anyone managed to clear all of their Or-Bi-Sai? =X)

And night fell, and we had free-and-easy night for cell.
I felt really blessed, as Easter is approaching, that we do not forget what He has done for us at the cross, and just continue to worship and praise Him.

Refreshments at Hawkers' was awesome! as always...
I mean... it's Hawkers'... haha...
How bad can it be?
Especially if you order the right dishes? =P
So I guess, Best Dish night was a success?

That being said, Easter Sunday Celebration is ON at Curtin University, Elizabeth Jolley Theatre. It starts at 10, and there will be a carnival after the service.
It's a combined celebration, so if you have friends in the other zones, like Curtin and Murdoch, you can get to meet them.
If not, may I suggest that you make some? =) =P
There will be performances being put up.
(NOTE: Boss Monkey, Baby Monkey, and Me will be performing, so try to spot us in the crowd. =))
A guest speaker will also be speaking on Sunday.
So, for those of us who wonder how a 3 time Kung-Fu World Champion, or how an Elite bodyguard looks like in person, you got to be there.

I promise you that it will be packed, so try to be there early.
If your driver is not nearing the speed limit, he/she probably isn't driving fast enough.

So for those of you who want to go to the petting zoo, BE THERE!
For those of you who want to ride the Bucking Bull, BE THERE!
For those of you who want to listen to our very own Untamed, consisting of Francis, Stanley, and Jon Chia, BE THERE!
But, I guess the last, but definitely not the least...
For those of US, the MONKEYS, who want to dunk Letitia, a.k.a Boss Monkey, BE THERE!
haha... =P

So, as Easter Sunday approaches, I pray that we have the heart to receive God.
I pray that we prepare our hearts and minds to receive his anointing.
I pray that every heart and soul that walks through the doors at service on Sunday will feel welcome, and feel His presence.

With that being said, I shall leave you with a song, which I thought is quite nice to listen to.
It's Yet Will I Praise Thee by Russell Evans and Paradise Community Church.
I took a while to find this song, cause it's not that easy to find.
I hope that as you think about what God has done for us at the cross, and what he did on the Sunday following, to overcome the grave for us, you will listen to this song, and prepare your hearts.
Essentially, it's a nice song to listen to as well. =)

Yet Will I Praise Thee - Russell Evans/Paradise Community Church

And don't forget...
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but monkeys curious about God and seeking Him will be protected... =P

Is that your Bicep?

2009-04-09T17:30:00.003+08:00

Its thursday and Hungry Monkey is back after a long hiatus to bring you some blog worthy news.

We are on the eve of a nice long university break. Good Friday cell is tomorrow and we have easter carnival coming up on the weekend. Soon after, we have the highly anticipated Passion Camp from tuesday to thursday. Now i assure you, study break week is suppose to be very relaxing. Heres an analogy to explain. In Smoke-free zones, people are not allowed to smoke, hence smoke free. Applying this general rule to Study break, it means a break off from study.

Jokes aside, im not advocating no study for a week. This monkey here has 2 assignments and 2 exams to prepare for the week after study break. All im saying is, take some time to chill, cook some food and eat some food. And of course, lets not forget to continue to spend some time everyday seeking God.

Now the question on everyone's minds, is this Hungry Monkey going for pain ball. After a very persuasive discussion with Boss Monkey where ideas were exchanged and opinions of both parties considered, HM "agreed" to go for pain ball.

At no time was HM under duress or threat.

Here are a few memories from my last pain ball experience

1) It was the first scenario and i was pumping with adrenaline. Here was a tribute to games like CS and Halo with the goal to capture the flag of the other team. Scenes from great films such as Saving Ryan's pirates and Band of Bananas as well as my all time favorite Planet of the Apes flooded through my mind as i prepared mentally for the battle ahead.

Soon, the game master blew his whistle, i motioned for my ally, Jackie Chong to cover me as I attempted to breach pass enemy's defences. It was a tense affair as shots were fired from both sides but up till this point, thankfully, i had yet to feel the pain of a pain ball.

Suddenly, i felt a sharp pain from my back as 3 shots were suddenly fired at me. The pain was stinging and i felt like my life was over. Truly this was how Ryan felt when Pirates shot him. The pain lasted for a brief moment and i got to my senses. Puzzlement filled my brain. I had been hiding behind a barrel and there was no enemy behind me. How did the pain ball find its way to my back.I turned around and saw my ally Jackie Chong. Suddenly it all made sense, the buffoon had shot at me!!! 3 times at that :(

And that is the story of how i got shot in the back.

2) Incident number two, i got shot again in the back of the head. Same buffoon......

3) Incident number 3, i had now gotten wise and avoided going in front of aforementioned buffoon. However, the enemy had breached our defences and i got shot multiple times in the hand, leg and lower ribs.

4) Incident number 4, i got shot in the leg again.

5) Incident number 5, Mr nipple got shot. I cried tears of pain though no one saw as i was wearing a mask.

6) Haha, i got my revenge as i sneaked up on a bunch of enemy blue shirts and unleashed the fury of my rifle. Unfortunately, one of them turned out to be the girlfriend of a overly zealous small man who then unleashed his fury on me. Tis was not my day.

After what seemed like eternity, the game finally ended. I limped back to the refill point thinking of a long cold night nursing my injuries. One thing did cheer me up a bit though. And that was seeing my long time best buddy BFF, ah bang Cody having bruises on the side of her arm. Good times hehe...

That is only a small portion of the going ons of that day. Fellow monkeys, i assure you that the name of pain ball is well deserved.

Let us stand together as we take on the rest of the world tomorrow, we shall be courageous, we shall be brave, we shall be strong......

oh yea and would one of you girls bring some tape for me please? Im still bruising.

Signing off with much bravado,

Jeremy "the conqueror" Tan

Answer: yes that bowling ball is my bicep

-Heyahz!

2009-04-07T20:03:00.003+08:00

Hello! Short monkey and me survived the monday submissions. =/ emo.

Wednesday Lunch!

These are better then RAMLEY'S!

See so much fun! So come come come to wednesday lunchies.

Probably more fun then pilates. =/

I want more long crabsticks.. !

Anyways I really cant do the monkey imposed with our face thingy.. not only it spoils the monkeys' cute images. We might not love monkeys anymore after you see this.

Before....

After...

Im sorry robs.. I tried my best. You really look like a human monkey now.. i got emo over this.. really.. =/

Cant wait for fridays... Heres a really cool picture i took and its for the all you monkey people. =)

Dont miss me and be remember to be emo a minute a day as it kips the doctor away and dont drink too much tehbotoh.. =/

Emo monkey.

2009-04-06T20:13:00.000+08:00

MY GOSH. YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG I TOOK TO WRITE THIS POST!

Well, I find it hard that I have a “deadline” to meet to post on this blog (!) And if you knew me any better, I don’t do well with deadlines whatsoever :P Hehe.

So yeah. It's season again when every one opens up their textbooks/supplementary books/lecture notes/notes in general to study for their upcoming tests or midsems. I, however, am guilty for not being an ordinary student as I've not been to classes or caught up with any lecture materials.. YET. (operative word: yet). I admit, as I look around to see all my fellow ape-ians and friends hitting the library till wee hours in the morning, I do feel that overwhelming feeling (also known as STRESS). Nonetheless, the power to procrastinate still beats the urge to study - hands down. Then again, most of you might think, "Ah, she's just an Arts student, she doesn't need to study. What does she have to study for?" Well, not true and true in a sense. I do have tons to study for (I think). But I don’t have any midsems. Hehe. And I do find myself worrying when I'm too free without any assignments due for weeks. It’s quite scary, when I don’t HAVE deadlines only up till the end of sem. Okays, so who am I to say anything about having tons of work as I’m sure almost ALL of you have way more than I do. But I’m stressed for you guys, too, kays?! LOL.

ANYWAYS, how was the weekend? I do hope you guys manage to catch up on rest, as well. I will constantly try to keep you guys in my prayers (nothing to do, might as well pray right? Haha). I’ve just got started on my 40 day journey with Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life today as I’ve always wondered why I was put here on earth for. WHAT IS MY LIFE'S PURPOSE? Well, it’s a really good book to get started on if you’ve always wondered if you had any use here on this earth or if you just don’t know what the purpose of your life is :) I’ll just leave you guys with two verses;

"It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ, ... he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone."

Ephesians 1:11

"... Everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him."

Colossians 1:16b

POINT FOR THE DAY: It’s not about me. Despite what the world tells me, how can I remind myself that life is really about living for God and not me?

Looking forward to seeing you guys this weekend. It's the holidays! Woot! :) Have a great week everyone :)

Love,
Bear (?) Monkey (I sound so weird)

2009-03-30T23:01:00.000+08:00

Hello fellow apes :)

Here's my little contribution to the lot. Just so you'd know, I've survived Monday and I'm still going strong. YAY and as for you guys, I hope you're doing grrrrreat too. Don't we all just look forward to Fridayssss? Not because it marks the weekend but more like, it's time for cell! Hah ;P

Anyhow, as if I'm not busy enough, I've decided to start my 27397958749857th blog. Just like the other blogs, I promise this will last (crosses fingers and toes and thumbs and big toes) so.. stay tuned. As a matter of fact, I'm just about to get it done up now but before I go, here's leaving a little something that happened to me today which I cannnnnnnnnNOT help but share with you guys.

Here goes..

So Peter, our Zone Supervisor, decided to catch a ride from me in the city to his workplace along Monash Ave. Our original plan was to leave the city at 7:30am so that we could make it to our destination at about 7:45am. That way, I'd have 15 minutes to prepare for my patient's appointment at 8:00am. However, Peter's bus was delayed and by the time he got to my car in the city, it was 7:50am. But way before while I was waiting for him to walk to my car, I prayed "Dear God, I know I'm going to be late already but I pray that my clinic tutor will be late" (just 'cos the tutor was a super mean guy and had the right to fail my clinic appointment for being late). So after I met Peter, we headed for Nedlands and yes, I admit I sped but Peter didn't seem to comment anyway ;P I parked in a "NO PARKING" spot, couldn't care less, and rushed to clinic only to realizeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.. my tutor was FORTY FIVE MINUTES LATE PRAISE THE LORD PLEASE THANK YOU

Alright that's my bit for the week. I should be able to join you all for lunch this Wednesday so yay to that. I'm definitely looking forward to catchin' up with you guys :) Have a good week ahead and may God bless each and everyone of you always.

Love, BABYMONKEY

Uh Oh Spagettio

2009-03-26T15:07:00.000+09:00

My fellow harebrained monkies. The time is upon us once again where mid semester madness hits hard. Sweaty palms, cold sweat, butterflies in the tummy and waking up in the middle of the night screaming letitia's name in fright (ok maybe not the last one) are the order of the day.

One has got to ask, where has the time gone. In a blink of an eye, week 5 is fast ending and week 6 is soon approaching. Without warning, assignments are piling up, tests are approaching and mothers are nagging. So ok, maybe its normal for the architects with their jaw- dropping number of submissions they have a week. But for us normal students, and especially our dental specialist who is very not used to stress and overwork ( Vera :"university exams? what exams"), this period makes us very EMO(kudos to Lester for the copyright).

But take heart my friends, bananas are coming. Word is that our inventories are increasing and the winter break promises riper and tastier yellow ones. All seriousness aside, I do believe that as we look to God and continue to seek him for his guidance draw our strength through him, and maintain that connection with him through our prayer, worship and quiet times, he will uphold us. His resurrection power is in us. Even through the raging storms that is exams, we know that we can look to God for that peace. And of course, take heart that your fellow monkey warriors are facing the same troubles. I say this with an amused grin cause seriously, how much trouble can cleaning teeth be. :)

I look forward to our next soiree where we can once again come and delight in him, and in fellowship with each other.

Love you Monkeys to bits.....even though i cant eat you.

Heres Hungry Monkey (so named by Chloe) signing off.

2009-03-25T12:45:00.000+09:00

greetings from monkey boss! =)

THIS is an aweeeeeeeeeesome blog!! Good job ! monkey boss(MB) believes that this semester is going to be an exciting one with her monkies! Let's keep the enthusiasm and passion going, guys. Keep up the good spirit ! yay yay yay! *pose*

Special thanx to each and EVERY one of u for ur contributions thus far; be it food, transport, house, or even just by ur commitment to cell ! My prayer is that we will all be one in spirit in this cell. Let's go the extra mile to get to know each other better; and believe me, im proud to call each one of u MY member because every single one of u is special and is uniquely different in ur own way. Im not just saying this to make u feel good or trying to go mushy mushy with u but, it's really what i see in each one of u & u know that ur MB won't say something if she doesnt mean it sincerely from her heart. so, let's share our lives together in this cell (and it WILL be kept within this cell only)

ok, MB has a few details to update her monkies with *pose*:

CELL (27/03) is at....... Robert's/Yugo's NEW house! =) (thanx a mil Robert for offering ur place!) pls be punctual, monkies... 730pm SHARP, okie?

28/03 Walk through bible (New Testament) = definitely still not too late to register! A SOLID monkey is one who is equipped with the Word (not just bananas). so why not come and get an overview of the whole new testament (in just a day!) so the next time someone speaks about something from there, u will know what he/she is talking about, where does it come from, which part of the bible to flip to..u will know ur stuff. And for those going, how abt challenging ourselves to early brekkie before the talk (how does neds sound, johnson?haha!!) let me know. =)

Mid-week monkies gathering ! let's come together during the week to share about how much we're enjoying uni life (vera..), or how far are we in psycho-ing ppl's mind (shannon..), or how fulfilled we feel in our lives (jeremy..)...[ ANYTHING! ] over lunch. so yeaps, every wed, lunch, venue tba during cell. this week's (TMR!) lunch is at Johnson's house 1pm. It's gonna be homecooked free lunch for my monkies!! come come!

12/04 is easter sunday. NO saturday service on 11/04. Service starts at 10am sunday. (and again, if u wanna have brekkie before that, just let me know. MB lovessss breakfastttt!!!!)

since our sat (11/04) is free, how about a paintball challenge with the other cells? Stanley's cell is already up for the challenge (boy, have they no idea how solid we are..) so pls pls let me know if ure up for that hopefully by this week cuz we need to start booking!

Jogging. i believe it's still on. every wed evening. very very fun!!!! our very own Aletheia has been very active in this, dont mess arnd with her, she's solid man. as in muscle-wise/strength-wise. dont get me wrong. haha.

alrighto!! thats all for now!! cya on friday (or tmr!!)

Love,

Let

Recap of the week past... 21-22/03/09

2009-03-24T21:05:00.000+09:00

hey guys...
haha... kudos to the new blog template...
I know where the help came from... =X

Anyway, I was so inspired by Louie Giglio's sermon from the previous week, that I spent the week thinking about it...
I was thinking about... What a great sermon that people had missed...
Indescribable is our God, and how small we are.
What a pity(sorry for a lack of choice of word) for those who had actually missed the service.
I mean... it was so good that I went to service again on Sunday.
But, that's besides the point...

Then I was thinking, why not, we have a weekly update on the sermons past, so that we can better understand the sermon, and share viewpoints, as well as discuss about points that we may have missed out.
Hence this blog, so that we can better understand what's going on.
If I miss some stuff, feel free to share and voice out your opinion...
~

21st March 2009
Saturday's service was actually a service about Bridges for Peace, where Keith Buxton was the speaker.
Bridges for Peace is actually an organisation that encourages people to go into Israel and do community work.
They have like various projects which help the people of Israel.
They really need help as the middle east is like a war zone.
Almost every other day, you hear about the situation there.
He showed us a video about how the Red Alert alarm would be sounded when missiles were sighted.
Can you imagine leading a life in fear, not knowing when the next alarm will be, or whether or not you'll be hit or not?
Amen to the fact that no school full of children have been destroyed.

He went on to talk about how Christianity has its roots deep in Jewish soil, and how the Jew has a special place in God's heart, and God's promise of everlasting covenant with them.
If you need notes on this, please ask Letitia. I'm sure her notes are quite complete.

The best part of the sermon was when he quoted James 2:17, which I think is quite true for any case.
Belief without action is deception.
In the NKJV version, it says

Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

which I think is quite true...
Everyone can say things, but if you don't do anything, what's the point of saying it anyway?
It's as good as dead.

~
22nd March 2009
So Sunday, the church woke up to an African beat...
I had like practice prior to that, cause I went to ZionKidz for a bit, and they were practising their actions.
Good warm-up.
I tell you...
African Worship is so different from Hillsongs man...
Like they got a lot of twist.
but there are similarities as well. There was clapping.
In general, it's quite a good experience. =)

So, the guest speaker for the Sunday service was Ps Harold Chaala.
~~Makes me think of chai latte... =X~~
He was saying how word in Africa is like 3 hours... minimum?
So, be thankful... =P

As his intro, he said that all of us were created to worship God.
Like, when we get to Heaven, there will be no preaching.
We will praise and worship God 24/7...
I think it's kind of cool... =)

Then he went on to talk about the theme of the day, which is...
Our Assignment
For those of you thinking about the dreaded deadlines and submissions, don't worry...
He's not talking about homework.
He's talking about God's assignment for each and everyone of us.
Ok lar...
Barring my hearing problems, this is what I heard...

1.
Like all of us, our assignment on Earth, are to be problem solvers.
We were created to solve problems.

Sidetrack abit... well, not really...
He went on to say...
2.
We all start small, but we will end big, because we serve a great God.
Every millionaire started from a zero-aire.
Every superstar started as a nothing star.
All of us start with what we have, in order to do God's assignment for us.
so...
What gifts do you have?

3.
Your assignment has a birthplace.
Eden was created before human were placed in it.
Your expectancy will help God give to you what you desire, and have been assigned to do.

4.
Your assignment will be a legacy to others.
Will you be just a number?
Your assignment is not for you. It is for others.
You were created to solve the problems of others.
People only remember the givers, not the takers.

5.
When you discover what is your assignment, you will discover your enemies.
You will discover who are the ones who are distracting you from your assignments.
Satan does not care if you go to heaven or not.
What he is more concerned is that you will help to bring others to heaven.

6.
Your assignment is original. ~~Can I have hot and crispy? =X~~
It is not for everyone.
God likes original, not copycats.
Your assignment is different from others.

7.
Your assignment has a place and time.
Sometimes, it may be delayed.

8.
Your yesterday (past) maybe pose as a problem to your assignment.
The enemy will use the past against you.
Say, for example, you had scars from your past.
You might think that it will stop you from doing your assignment.
However, that is what the enemy wants you to think.

9.
Stagnation
People are afraid when things are not moving.
God may be using that time to show and/or test you.
Go through fire and water with Him, and He will always be there.
When the fire comes, endure it, and shout His name, and know that He will always be there with you.

10.
Time
There's always time for God.
We were created to watch our time.
Don't waste the time and opportunity given to you.
There was this guy who accepted Christ when he was 70.
When he was asked what he liked to be inscribed on his tomb stone before he died, at the age of 73, he had this to say...
"Please inscribe that I have only lived for 3 years on my tombstone."
To him, he had wasted 70 years of his life, because he had not known Christ prior to turning 70.

Time is the currency of money.
What are you doing with your time?
Do you spend time with God?
~

That concludes the end of the summary of the sermons on both days.

That being said,
ask yourself this question...

Who are you a blessing to?

See you guys this Friday for cell!
haha... hopefully that we can interview the Monkey Queen soon..
haha... =P

-Its done

2009-03-21T18:59:00.000+09:00

Okays. The monkey blog is up. Eh.. I think it can be improved abit.. Comments? And while i was edit thing skin I accidentally deleted all the sidebar stuffs that was on the old board previously. >.<' The google bible and the tagboard were all deleted.. So sorry! Have to redo that part.

Next week is BREAKFAST WEEK.

This is the list:

Bacon & Ham(Jeremy loves it) - Vera
Fruit Juice(Jeremy loves it too) - Sheena, Vivek
Tomato(Guess what?) - Shannon
Toasts(This too) - Letitia
Cheese(And) - Johnson
Hashbrowns(And) - Jeremy
Eggs of all sorts(And) - Chloe
Baked beans and Sausages(He loves all of them..) - Lester

Hope you guys like this blog!
Looking forward to Friday!

Ster.

PS: To post pictures in this blog you have to resize the picture width to <--------> 350 x something to fit into the frame.

Bus 102 goes to wellington bus station

2009-03-19T15:22:00.000+09:00

Warm greetings from the enclaves of the law library. Its that time of the week again where our Monkey blog team brings you the muses and happenings of the week.

It was not too long ago where our fellow like minded monkeys (getting more solid as we speak) met up for a not too formal ( i think in some circles they refer it as informal) lunch at the Ref. now our Boss Monkey caused quite a stir by showing up in UWA on a weekday. This writer noticed that she got a few curious and quizzical looks. The questions flew fast and hard. "Ah let, why you so free. No uni or work ah?" It was of course far from the truth as the schedule of BM (we shall refer her as BM now) is rather packed.

Other interesting news include a plan by the fitter monkeys of the group to endeavor to run to the city every wednesday night. With the weather cooling down, perhaps this plan or idea des not seem so far-fetched or fanciful. One might even go so far as to suggest that it might be reasonable.

As spoken at the last cell, the next few themes for refreshements would be rather interesting. We have of course for this week, a western/european theme, i.e no weird smelling asian food. Look forward with anticipation to next week's planned breakfast theme. There have been of course a few other very reasonable (wow twice in one blog) suggestions such as salty desert night, no taste night, eat grass night, blend everything night (includes those aforementioned salty deserts) , and my personal favorite, no food night.

Something blog worthy for the week: Letitia is adopting a monkey child!!!

Stay tune for the next edition of SOLID.

Peace out,

PS: JT has a smart rider

the Yoga mat

2009-03-12T15:13:00.000+09:00

Kick it. Its been one week since our last gathering of like-minded monkeys. In the span of that one week, i gather that much has been learned at our precarious time at university.

The architects have to agree that perhaps when our vice-chancellor so graciously invited us in his opening speech to treat the uni like home, they did not think that this might actually be a foreshadowing of "home" in the studio.

Flashback to the friday before where Let first attempted to perform Yoga on a pink mat and then danced with a stuffed animal soon after. Surely that mental image would have left you guessing whats going to happen this week! Rest assured that cell will once again be held in the romantic setting of Aletheia's house, dimmed lights and all. One monkey has even suggested using scented candles to enhance the mood. Our Boss Monkey (Let Sim) has been searching high and wide for new inventories of bananas for our nourishment as our last shipment was unfortunately seized by overzealous members of the other cells. Word is on the street that the rival gangs are clearly intimidated by the emerging monkeys with talks about an inter captain's ball happening. I holla.

By now you would have realised that you have wasted the last few minutes reading drivel. Anyways, heres the welcome to our blog. watch this space for more empty drivel, and occasionally some thoughtful muses from our team at monkey sphere.

Jerms