Moonlight

Sunday, March 23, 2008

How Could I Live - Hillsong United

How could I live without You
How could I survive
Without Your love
Without Your touch
You're the One that heals me
And cleanses my heart
And sets me free

Now I come right before You
With my hands lifted up
With my heart humbly bowed
At Your work on the cross
As You hang there and die
You were paying the price
For my life, For my life

For Your love is higher than the heavens
Deeper than the seas
And all I want is You in my life
No one else can satisfy my soul
Can make me feel this way
Only You Lord, only You

- posted by Delia @ 10:02 PM

He Lives

He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today!
He walks with me and talks with me
along life's narrow way.
He lives, He lives, salvation to impart!
You ask me how I know He lives?
He lives within my heart.

The 2 days have really passed quickly and YES! He Lives within my heart. :D It is really amazing how deep the Lord loves us. We now have power over Sin, Death and Sorrow and if christians doubt that Jesus did rise from the dead, in Corinthinas 15 1:20 the bible says he did.

I realise that in my whole two years of JC life I didn't really post anything, but I have a testimony to share.

I'm not someone whom people would call "smart/clever/gifted/intelligent". I'm just average and sometimes I think that I'm even below average! I really struggled in my studies in my second year. I was still failing my major subjects. For Literature, I never, in my whole 2 years of JC life, ever saw a grade other than U which stands for ungraded. That was how bad I was. I just couldn't understand what was wrong and even when I tried changing my method it was still wrong!

Prelims came and boy were my grades horrible! Initially I was thinking of applying to Uni first but after seeing my grades, every door just slammed shut in my face. On top of that, I was facing a personal problem where my friend and I had a fall out, affecting our group project. (But that's another post another time)

I was literally and figuratively at the end of my rope. I didn't know what to do, I saw no way out. My parents and I were even discussing alternative routes besides As thinking of just using my o-lvl grades and try doing a foundation year. It was that bad. But we decided to pray about it and leave it to God. That was when I saw this movie "Facing the Giants" (come to think of it now, it really is an apt title to describe my position at that time. Me facing the BIG As)

And there was one line that really caught my attention. Revelations 3:7~8 "What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name."

When I heard that and read it in the bible the feeling was incredible! I can't describe that feeling for it is something you have to go through personally with God. My worries vanished, my strength replenished and He is my Hope. He brought me out of that deep end and the grades I got was something that I never thought I would ever get. Now He has opened doors for me!

This is for those who like me felt lost, confused, filled with doubts, take heart for there is hope. Let God work that miracles in your life today for He Lives. :D

- posted by Delia @ 8:45 PM

Via Dolorosa by Sandi Patti

Down the Vía Dolorosa in Jerusalem that day
The soldiers tried to clear the narrow street
But the crowd pressed in to see
The Man condemned to die on Calvary

He was bleeding from a beating, there were stripes upon His back
And He wore a crown of thorns upon His head
And He bore with every step
The scorn of those who cried out for His death

Down the Vía Dolorosa called the way of suffering
Like a lamb came the Messiah, Christ the King,
But He chose to walk that road out of
His love for you and me.
Down the Via Dolorosa, all the way to Calvary.

Por la Vía Dolorosa, triste día en Jerusalém
Los soldados le abrían paso a Jesús.
Más la gente se acercaba,
Para ver al que llevaba aquella cruz.

Por la Vía Dolorosa, que es la via del dolor
Como oveja vino Cristo, Rey y Señor,
Y fue Él quien quiso ir por su amor por ti y por mí.
Por la Vía Dolorosa al Calvario y a morir.

The blood that would cleanse the souls of all men
Made its way through the heart of Jerusalem.

Down the Vía Dolorosa called the way of suffering
Like a lamb came the Messiah, Christ the King
But He chose to walk that road out of His love for you and me
Down the Vía Dolorosa, all the way to Calvary.

When I first heard this song on Good Friday, it really touched my soul. I was crying when I heard it and saw the pictures of Jesus Christ carrying the own Cross. Bloody with whip marks, you could literally hear the crowd jeering. But all you'll see in His eyes is love.

God loves us so much that He had to give up the darling of Heaven. Even from the beginning, in Genesis, His covenant was unconditional. The covenant that He gave Abraham, the covenant that He gave Noah. Yet nothing was as great as the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross. (Amen!) For because of His love for us, we can now have a personal relationship with God.

- posted by Delia @ 6:13 PM

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Hi my friends! :D

It's been a really long time since I've blogged and so much has changed!! But right now i'm going to do this advertising so please keep your patience =)

I went to Cambodia recently with my school and the 24 of us who went were staggered by reality. Things that you don't see in Singapore: the poverty, the lack of proper school facilities and slums!

We came back to Singapore inspired to make a difference for the children in Cambodia. So we're currently selling things made from Cambodia like handphone pouch, cosmetic bags, wallets, key chains etc. We're also selling specialised key chains, no more than 8 characters, made from coconut husk only for $2.50!!

These key chains will be made in Cambodia and sent here around the end of August. You can even do your Chinese Name! (The keychains are supposed to be a bit curved but not sure if it's obvious in the pic)

So please place your orders, let me know what name you want designed on your keychains! This is to help the children in Cambodia and we'd really appreciate your help! :D Thanks.
It can be for: BIRTHDAY PRESENT,GIFT,CLIQUE IDENTITY,CCA IDENTITY

Keychains will reach latest by 3rd week of aug(=

Key Chain and Mechanical Pencil pic

THX PPL! (=

MAGIC PENCIL n PEN!
Mechanical pencil that does not need to click or shake or shapen!
Refill is made of GRAPHITE. only smooth to write and easy to erase!
1 packet has 1 pencil n 1 tube of 12 refills
each refill is twice the length of the normal refills $4
another packet 2 tube of refills cost $3

- posted by Delia @ 7:04 PM

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

OWENS OWENS OWENS IS THE BEST!!! ~The House of Owens ROCKS~ I'll tell you why. That's coz OWENS came in 1st for soccer, 2nd for basketball, 3rd for tennis and 4th for netball. Cool Right??

Chinese New Year is just 'round the corner, 'round the corner, 'round the corner :D lots of hong baos, lots of luck. lots of superstitions also involved ;) Cant say much 'bt it only that i dont believe it.

Sorry for the crappiness. That's coz being in the new sch has influenced me a lot *grinz* just j/k. Like my new sch. The people, the environment....it's awesome...can't say much abt the food thou. only that i usually eat from two stores and um....lets not talk abt the rest of them. I admit i miss sc thou, cant wait to go back only that i dont know when. so busy now. You'd think that first 3 mnths are for slacking. That's a dead wrong mentality coz we've got lots of projects in preparation for open house which takes place on the 3rd of feb. Really fast!!! Then also quite busy during chinese new yr. My cousin from perth's coming to stay for at least one wk during chinese new yr and have to entertain him......

that's where i wish my bro was here. Coz he's always free....ok that's not true but most of the time he's free. Oops gtg finish my project....

- posted by Delia @ 10:06 PM

Thursday, January 19, 2006

I GUESS IT'S ABOUT TIME TO BLOG AGAIN!!!! :D

Been missing for quite sometime coz after prelims, i was really hardworking ;) Just kidding but i did study the most from prelims to the Os and in a few wks time, the results will be out *shudders* I have not forgotten that time flies really fast. I've done lots of interesting things after Os and managed to do what i wanted to do....sort of: Limited Resources and Unlimited Wants. Okay i'll get to that in awhile.

AnYwAy, i went to Japan for one mnth! It was a great experience, coz i went without my family and stayed in three different homes in three different places. The first was in Oita, Fukuoka. I had to adjust quite a bit coz their culture compared to Singapore's is quite different. Like other there, the males are still dominant, but in terms of money the women keep it *grinz*. It's quite intimidating at times because when i go to welcome parties, I'm kinda like the only female in the whole room which is dominated by the males. So that was one thing i had to get adjusted to. Another thing was that i had no idea how to speak Japanese, i did not take any courses but still knew a few simple words like arigatocosimasu. I'm not sure if i'm spelling it correctly. Had a few lessons from my host family, who spoke a bit of English. We cheated a bit thou, used electronic devices as a translator and from there, we communicated.

In Oita, went to Usuki where all the stone buddas are as well as samurai housing. It was really beautiful. The scenery which you dont get in singapore as well as the housing. It's very different. The buildings are smaller in structure as well as narrower, but the decorations of the house as well as a japanese garden is totally amazing. Very lovely. I had the chance to dress up in a kimono (which was really tight, i couldn't really breathe at times) and learned the Thurusaki Dance, famous dance in Oita. The women who danced it in the concert were graceful, the feet and hand movements were all impressive. Managed to do a bit of exercise, which i was really thankful for. :D Can't live without exercise. I mean, seriously! Exercise is an essential part for humans. So anyway, went to Beppu to see the hotsprings know as HEll. There are 8 of them but i only managed to see 2. It was gd thou. At eggs and puddings which were cooked in the hotspring itself. One more very interesting thing was that i took Fugu (pufferfish) for the first time in my entire life and i'm glad nothing happened to me. It tasted really gd too! My bro was jealous when i told him that. Haha, he's into all the weird food like horse sashimi, chicken sashimi etc...

In Kobe, I stayed in Nada as well as Amagasaki. Cant write down everything coz i really did a lot in Kobe. I must say though, that the Japanese are very courteous people as well as sociable. I felt really welcomed in Japan. If they know that you're an outsider, they treat you with warmth and give you the best. Stayed with very lovely people and it was also because the lord was with me and i knew it. The lions club...Minatogawa Lions club bought me Kobe beef and cod fish(tala) to bring back to singapore and i was really touched because they knew that i liked it and took the trouble to buy it for me. Kobe beef is very expensive. It's really an experience which i'll never forgot and will carry with me for the rest of my life. Over there, you make new friends and you find that you do keep in contact with them. Not just those whom u get their business cards and not talk to them at all.

My advice to you is that if you ever have an opportunity to go to Japan alone for exchange programme, seize the chance because it's a once in a life time opportunity!

- posted by Delia @ 10:29 PM

Saturday, August 27, 2005

Bio prac was bad, it was really really bad! I hope they moderate the marks! Had no time to do my graph didn't complete one qn which means 7marks gone!!!! I was really nervous my hands were shaking and my carelessness caused me a test tube! I feel really guilty because i was holding the test tube and it slipped. I'm thankful that the prac was what we've mainly been studying so it was not so bad. At least now i know that i have to do my work faster for O level. So whatever mistakes i've made I must be careful not to make them again!

Just came back from eating supper, roti prata! *grinz* My fav. is plain and i love the curry! My sis was teaching me Hip Hop (I easily lose my focus which results in me forgetting stepts and if the beat is too fast, i sometimes lose the momentum), it's fun though, gives you a good work out. If i wasn't going to Japan at the end of the yr i was planning on taking Hip Hop and singing classes as well as learning piano again and not to forget aikido. It seems thou that i might have to choose b/w these four because i know that next yr i'm going to be real busy. I'm looking forward to prom night thou, it sounds really exciting, especially with a theme! :)

- posted by Delia @ 12:24 AM

Thursday, August 25, 2005

I've forgotten what it was like to be anxious, busy, stressed and having lack of sleep. Well now i guess i'm experiencing it all. :( Prelims has just started and tmr is my first exam...bio prac. Anything can come out and i've realised that it's really no use wondering, just let the new day bring in its surprises.

It's been a few wks since the Jap girls left and i'm finding the house rather quiet without them...oh, but i might be going to Japan at the end of the yr for a month (exchange trip/programme). I think it's going to be quite exciting, coz we'll be travelling round Japan but i'm afraid that i don't really know how to speak the language, only commonly used words. :$

I might not have time to log in during this period of time due to exam, it is very straining on a person, especially when it's time we're racing against. So only after exams will i relax but not by much because after that the Os will be here. I'm just glad that i don't have to retake Chinese. I did badly but i'm ok with what i got. Figured that if i retake chinese it'd be a waste of time and my grades would probably only improve by one so it's no point. I'd rather spend my time and concentration for other subs. I think it's better that way anyway. Well have to log off now, back to studying it is! :-

- posted by Delia @ 11:22 PM

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Yesterday was bad, very exhausting. Took them to school so had to wake up the usual time which is at 6.15pm and then after school celebration brought them to Marina. I think i spent a lot of money on bus rides and train rides since we got a bit lost. The place was really huge!!! We got off at the first place which was not to be coz the place wasn't really ready. Suffice to say that we got lost a few times. There were different Carparks, but I was loyal ;) so i decided to go see my bro first. There were really lots of people and lots of exhibition, but....hm...i guess i prefer my bro's tent the best *grinz* not because i was bias but because they had lots of unique equipments. I carried two guns, cant remember the names but it was really heavy but-but it was tolerable :D Learned to fire a missile....well sort of but it was a simulation thing, within the weapon...ok i'm not making sense. There was another place which i liked and it was archery, we stumbled upon it by accident, cause we were actually wandering around aimlessly. I took archery lessons before but that was quite a few years back so i wasn't sure if i could still remember. I nearly had bulls-eye! I probably would have if i did it a bit longer. :P For the two japanese girls, it was their first time, but they were good too. -_- I wonder what it'll be like to join the army, but i'll probably have to cut hair like boys hairstyle in army....that was what my bro said but i'm not too sure. It'd be fun to handle weapons, go on 'rescue missions' but obviously there are some non- desirable things we have to do too! like clean toilets, keep boots clean, clean the weapons and definitely cannot lose a piece of the weapon!!!!

There was really a lot of things to see and lots of rides too but didn't have the time to do so, had to go home and rest because at night we were going night safari, it is highly recommended!! Even though I've been to the night safari a few times, i'm still not bored of it, but what i really want to see is the zoo because my sis said that it was renovated and is much nicer now. So that probably shows how long i've not been there. Anway, back to the night safari ;-o the night show was really fun, different kinds of animals performing, like the ottos and we saw racoons, loveable creatures. Then the tram ride etc....after it all, it rendered me hungry *grinz* don't take it that i wanted to eat the creatures *yuck*! I prefer to see them from where i was standing... a safe distance away. It was all the walking that did me in. Thank the Father *thank you, Father* that today is a holiday or i'd be sleeping in class. It's national day!!! My relatives will be coming over at night to watch the celebration on the tv. Later in the afternoon, my sister's salsa friends will be coming over, to obviously dance salsa...um not taste. So i have to be off studying at about now. :D

Friends in High Places

I was in need
I needed a friend
I was alone
I needed a hand
I was going
But someone rescued me
My God cares too much to say
His mercies are new everyday
I get down to pray
And then help is on it's way

I walk by faith
And not by sight
If things go wrong
It'll be alright
'Cause someone greater is watching over me
My God cares too much to say
His mercies are new everyday
I get down to pray
And then help is on it's way

Now in faith I believe
That I've got everything I need
I walk by faith and not by what I see
I've got friends in high places
I've got someone I can call
I've got someone watching over me

- posted by Delia @ 10:20 AM