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Came back from my Saturday jog... mmm. Refreshing. :) Having RT off my schedules means that I'll have to take extra efforts to make sure I have sufficient work out each week... discipline. Heh.

When it comes to pull ups, it's easy to get a few more counts if you do it improperly, as in, you do not do the full motion before you attempt the next pull up. It's a resolution in the coming year for me to attempt to achieve a decent number of counts for proper pull ups... the count stands at three for now.

It can be pretty daunting when you've done two and you let yourself hang there on the bar... your mind starts to wonder if you can manage another one. So far so good... hopefully I'll break three to make four next week. :)

I am unfit la okay. Hahaha.

Raymond, a dear brother, turns 30 this year. Gpp and I celebrated for him a couple of days ago... and something that he wrote on his blog caused me to pause and nod in agreement:

I gave me the best gift of salvation when I was at the tender age of 15. I lived the next 15 years of my life with the new found faith and understanding of the Lord Almighty... Learning to be obedience to Him. Struggling through my sinful nature whom keep wanting to take control to the temporary happiness instead of striving for eternal joy.

The schemes of the evil one not can be, but is insidious and highly delusional in a sense that he makes the wrong look like the norm.

And as a result we tend to pursue transient happiness more often than not. Happiness that will not last... pleasures that'll last only for the moment. We set our goals and directions in line with temporary prizes, only to find that there's more and more to garner and laud over when we've reached our preplanned destination. Money. Power. Sex.

As one grows in his relationship with God, he'll find his perspectives of things change, his life "transformed", not that he's suddenly blessed with much wealth and health, but that he'll learn to see things from heavenly perspectives... and when that happens, certain things and goals that might have mattered in the past will not matter that much anymore.

He'll learn how to be content not in his situations and circumstances but in God, not that he'll end up slacking off, but he'll be constantly seeking His directions and moving as He leads, which can be really exciting. (*cough cough... personal experience. Haha*)

A great misconception and lie (told you the devil's pretty crafty) is that life will be free from struggles and suffering when someone follows after God wholeheartedly. The truth is far from that.

Where sinful nature resides together with the Holy Spirit in the body, there'll always be a constant battle in the heart and mind, a constant tussle in which one will be given the power to choose. Whereas it may be really hard to attain to the point of winning all the time without struggles, a constant struggling marks a healthy life in Christ, as it shows reality of the battle inside.

The scariest is when one engages in sinful acts and finds no sign of struggle or tussle within him.

Still... I hope for myself that the day will come (as in, before He comes again) when I will be able to stand in victory without that much of a struggle inside. And I'm reminded again that the way to do that isn't so much of focusing on battling those things and thoughts... but casting my eyes on Jesus over and over again, seeking Him, His Kingdom and His righteousness... falling in that love over and over and over again.

Aye. It's supposed to be a quick one. :| Hahaha... bleah bleah bleah.

thank God for three (One still in Oz land) very unique brothers that I met in the net through blogging. You guys taught me the meaning of friendship without expectation. You guys are always ready to pray and interact for each other even though most of us dun belong to the same church. Except Galv and me.

Thanks Galv and Chewy for preparing and planning the surprise dinner. Seriously, it didn't come across my mind that you guys are meeting me for dinner to celebrate my big 30. Thanks for blessing me with such a yummy chocolate cake.

WELCOME!!! 5 more years for me!!! XD

Once again I look upon the cross where You died
I'm humbled by Your mercy, I'm broken inside
Once again I thank You
Once again I pour out my life
And I thank You for the cross
Thank You for the cross
Thank You for the cross, my Friend...