What can you see?

It’s the end of 2005. My resolution for 2005 was make no resolution, kind silly I know. But I really didn’t make any. I have plans though, few of them.

1. Finished studies & graduated before getting married. Done
2. Get married June 2005. Done
3. Get a job after married. Done
4. Be His joy & testimony. Not done but on going
5. Get close to God. On going

Looking back now, 2005 was a great year to me. Really a year of restoration. So many things had happened & it all seems dreamlike. Thank God it’s not a dream or I wouldn’t be married to my wonderful pretty wife.

1. I had a slow start on my studies but praise God that I made good progress along the way. It was tough, working late nights or really early mornings. No experiments have to be repeated, viva was not as tough as it sounded.

2. Getting married was exciting & challenging to both of us. I’m still studying, so no big fat bank account. But we have a great Father in Heaven. He really settled everything for us, i.e. family & friends that helped with $$ & time, hotel bookings. Had a hiccup though, my mom had a minor stroke just few weeks b4 our wedding. But God is good, she recovered in time to attend wedding too!

3. I was part time working & a full time house-husband for almost 5 months. It was great time to be able to cook & clean for my wife. Try it husbands, your wife will love u extra more! That was a time of waiting upon God, not rushing into the job market. HE actually asked me to wait and I tell you it wasn’t easy to just wait like that. Praise God for He is just so good…. He gave me a wonderful job. A position with a foreign start up company – Infineon Kulim. Now I’m doing on the job training in Austria & Germany for 3.5 months. Hey there are not many chances one get to join a start up company, so they said.

4. Because of the job, HH & I will have our 2nd honeymoon around end of Jan 2006 within a year. Good eh? I tell you, His plans are so much better than anything.

5. HH & I prayed that HE’ll use us as His testimony to other people after we married. A reporter friend asked us to help with an article, we said yes and we came out in a local newspaper! Whole Malaysia read about it, long lost friends contacted us…. We were so glad & happy when there were others told us we were encouraging them.

6. Being closed to God allows me to be used by Him to minister to others, able to know little part of His plans for us. It was so fulfilling to be a tool for the Almighty God.

As for 2006, I’m not worried about it. For God has been there, He knows what’s in store. He is my source of insider news/tips about 2006. I know if I get close to Him, He will reveal what’s in store in 2006. 2006 is going to be great, greater than 2005. Don’t miss out on His plans for you in 2006. I heard it’s going to be abundance & completeness.

Happy New Year!

Do you see it as a problem or as a challenge?

That’s the question I’m asking myself. Wat’s that about? The car pool matter. I’ve been looking for ride to work & back from work for almost a week. Since I’m the odd one out in the area I’m staying. Kinda hard to join any car pool group.

But God is great, everyday I can go to work & back from work. Just got to make few phone calls. As of now, I’ll be going to work with another guy near my place until next month. Then I should be in a car pool group. So, this month I can save my transport allowance. Also sorted out about transport for next month too. God has prepared few good guys staying around my place as my transport helps. They are really good, giving some tips here & there (they’ve been here for at least 4 months). And my only housemate, he’s good too. Very ‘cincai’ and he stays at Hamna, Penang too!

At 1st I was worried, u know new to a foreign place. Don’t know how to get around, etc… but I remember James 1:2-5. So I just keep praying everyday lah, trusting HIM to ‘kau tim’ everything for me – since HE is the one who brought me here.

So from today onwards, I will see it as a challenge. Not for me alone to face but with the Almighty God. And not challenge is too big for HIM, AMEN!!

Merry Christmas & Happy birthday Jesus!

Here at last

Well, i've arrived on Monday in Villach, Austria. It's a small resort town, mainly for summer, winter also lah. It's just surrounded by the Alps, 30mins to Italy border.

Well, God is just awesome. Just the 2nd day, my landlady showed up at my place. usual for them, asked if everything is ok. Then she asked if i hv wife back home, i said yes. then she asked if she's coming to meet me. i thot 'wow', we are planning to get HH over for holidays. without me making the 1st move, she already asked me abt it. of course lah i said yes & ask her if it's ok with her. She just happily said no problem, even tell me that the 2 single beds in my room can join to be a bigger one.

Getting HH over to Austria for holidays has been our desire since i knew i'll be doing training in Austria. We prayed abt it. due to i'm working in Austria, company has asked us to check/ask the landlord if it's ok to bring family over. Even it's ok there might be extra rental. But my landlady never even mentioned extra cost. I tell you, God is just awesome. HE already settled HH's trip to Austria even b4 i ask my landlady. cool eh?

So my lovely wife will join me during CNY for our 2nd honeymoon. Thank you God!!

Soon

well, in another 3 more days i'll be starting my 1st full-time job. I'm very excited abt it as I know it's Him that prepared this job for me & I'm glad that i've waited upon Him on this matter.

Friends & family are also excited abt it as they found out that after a week of reporting to work, i'll be off to Austria & Germany for 4 months on the job training. I'm excited too, actually. Hey, what can i ask for? My 1st job & will be away for months overseas, working.

Soon, i also have to leave my lovely wife in Penang as she can't follow me there. This would be the down side but as ppl said 'a short period of away is much better than newly wed'. anyhow, we are planing to have her come to Austria for a holiday.

Thank God for this great chance & I pray that I will be His joy always.