Your Friendly Neighbourhood Guy

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Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Lesson 2

Lesson 2 of inline skate
Introducing the some of the crews of E151


Preparing for the first stunt

Don't be fool but the picture she is actually doing back sliding

We need a male lead here


We need a bullbozer too

Stuntman doing a A-frame turn


Female stuntman



Preparing for a E-break!

The director



Perrrr...

...fect turning

Realisation

My primary school life was pretty decent; I was a good boy and always did my homework. I was quiet back then, and didn't socialise with much people either. My circle of friends is that handful but we are good friends and hang around Geylang estate most of the time. Normally we guys will pay this uncle at this shop $2 per hour just to play video games. The girls would be hanging somewhere at the playground. Those were the days. Secondary 3 was the break through in my character, I mix with this group of happening guys and we are deeply bonded. I still remember the days we would hang out along Marina Square and we would sit along the riverside looking across Shear Bridge and chit chat. Still remember there was once I was almost involve in a fight with someone from the 18 gang(so called the famous society) but was neutralise by Chee Wee(The group foundation). Looking back, I think I am quite impulsive and childish haha. Well, time changes and I think a lot of things really did happen over all the years. And it kinda shaped my mind and lifestyle both good and bad. I am so much older now and maturity comes with age I guess. Lots of things that seem so important last time now appear to be insignificant. Things that were never in my priority list were now in the top few. Realisation is the key to change, and many things in my life I believe need to change. I lack knowledge in various aspect of my life because I had never dared to take risks. Life when I was young was too peaceful. A famous saying a champion is not someone who always win but just someone who never quits. Recently, I had been to an interview and it was a interesting one. Questions like "How old do you feel you are?", "What is the most common praise you heard from people" and "Describe yourself"," How do you measure success in life?". These questions really got me searching. How old do I feel I am? It doesn't really matter to me, what is important now is how much I am going to grow spiritually and in wisdom. Success? For me I think its achieving what you desire at now and look forward to the next achievement. Praises? Nowadays praises can be really hard to come by. For this question it really got me stuck for awhile. Describing myself? Well, he really did a good analysing test about me which I think its 90% correct. Now after that interview, the question is what job I should be looking for.

Thursday, February 23, 2006

The fun and contagious inline skating

Not only had inline skates created chaos in E151 but also everyone around us. A few years back I was having difficulty in finding people to go skating with me but nowadays people around me are mostly doing inline skating. Ok so inline skating is fun but besides fun inline skating actually has a caloric burn of 400 + calories per hour, strengthening of your core muscles, and improvements to your aerobic endurance.

Skating long distance
Let's say you weight 68Kg, and if you skates for a distance of 16Km for 1 and half hours you are going lose 500 calories per hour and in two hours you are going to lost 1000 calories wahahaha!
Of course two 15 mins breaks are included for the 1.5 hours skating.

If you skates for 2 0r more hours you are going to strengthen the muscle groups in the upper legs, hips, glutei, and lower back to a greater extent than a skate of only 1 hour. And there will be a noticeable improvement in your stamina and inline skating fitness level. Just increase on the distance will add a significant improve to your muscle group!

Skating twice a week and faster pace
Ok friends, let's do some calculation here. If we skate just twice a week for 1.5 hours each time you are going to burn around 1000 calories a week.

If you weight around 54Kg and going for 16Km at the speed of 19km/h you will burns 620 calories per hour, 1033 calories in around 1.5 hours, a 70+kg skater will burn around 735 calories per hour, and the 90kg skater will burn up 850 calories per hour. Increasing the distance and the speed will give a steeper curve to your calories burnt!!!

Check up http://inlineskating.about.com/ if you are hunger for more information on inline skating! So if you find that you had been eating alot recently ,now put on your gears and prepare to skates more from now on wahahaha!

My favourite Marvel Superhero

When was the last time that I told someone who is my favourite superhero? Long long time ago I think. This topic suddenly strike me a few days ago when I was talking to my friend about my Blog title "Your Friendly Neighbourhood Guy". I got this inspiration from of course the super friendly AMAZING Spiderman!

Swift and flexibilty
Quick thinking and spider sense
Humble and sensible
Filial and loveable
Powerful and incredible
smart and quick reflexes
Amazing and hero

Monday, February 20, 2006

I met an Angel

An angel decented yesterday and gave me this. The CDs are the collection over the years and the book was book bought sometime ago. Thank God! I am thankful to you Angel. You have shown great love for people and you really are amazing and incredible. May God bless you too! Amen!

The journey with God

For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible,... everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him.
Colossians 1:16 (MSG)

I am your Creator, You were in my care even before you were born.
Isaiah 44:2a(CEV)

I observed that the basic motive for success is the driving force of envy and jealousy!
Ecclesiates 4:4 (LB)

God has...planted eternity in the human heart.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NLT)

What is your life?
James 4:14b

LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered, and that my life is fleeting away.
Psalm 39:4 (NLT)

Everything comes from God alone. Everything lives by his power, and everything is for his glory
Romans 11:36 (LB)

You created everything, and it is for your pleasure that they exist and were created.
Revelation 4:11 (NLT)

May the LORD smile on you...
Numbers 6:25 (NLT)

Give yourselves to God... Surrender your whole being to him to be used for righteous purposes.
Romans 6:13 (TEV)


Since we were restored to friendship with God by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be delivered from eternal punishment by his life.
Romans 5:10 (NLT)

He offers his friendship to the godly.
Proverbs 3:32(NLT)

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
Mark 12:30(NIV)

The LORD has hidden himself from his people, but I trust him and place my hope in him.
Isaiah 8:17 (TEV)

God is the One who made all things, and all things are for his glory. He wanted to have many children share his glory.
Hebrews 2:10a (NCV)

No matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love.
1 Corinthians 13:3b (MSG)

You are members of God's very much own family, critizens of God's country, and you belong in God's household with every other Christian.
Ephesians 2:19b (LB)

Each one of you is part of the body of Christ, and you were chosen to live together in peace.
Colossians 3:15(CEV)

You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getthing along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.
James 3:18 (MSG)

[God] has restored our relationship with him through Christ, and has given us the ministry of restoring relationships.
2 Corinthians 5:18 (GWT)

You are joined together with peace through the Spirit, so make every effort to continue together in this way.
Ephesians 4:3 (NCV)

God knew what he was doing from the very begining, He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son... We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him.
Romans 8:29 (MSG)

God wants us to grow up... like Christ in everything
Ephesians 4:15a(MSG)

People need more than bread for their life; they must feed on every word of God.
Mattew 4:4 (NLT)

For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
2 Corinthians4:17 (NIV)

Happy is the man who doesn't give in and do wrong when he is tempted, for afterwards, he will get as his reward the crown of life that God has promised those who love him.
James 1:12(LB)

Run from anything that gives you the evil thoughts...but stay close to anything that makes you want to do right.
2 Timothy 2:22(LB)

Everything on earth has its own time and its own season.
Ecclesiastes 3:1(CEV)

It is God himself who has made us what we are and given us new lives from Christ Jesus; and long ages ago he planned that we should spend these lives in helping others.
Ephesians 2:10 (LB)

Your hands shaped me and made me.
Job 10:8 (NIV)

You shaped me first inside, then out; you formed me in my mother's womb.
Psalm 139:13(MSG)

Since we find ourselves fashioned into all these execellently formed and marvelously functioning parts in Chirst's body, let's just go ahead and be what we were made to be.
Romans 12:5(MSG)

Whoever wants to be great must become a servant.
Mark 10:43 (MSG)

My servant Caleb thinks differently and follows me completely.
Numbers 14:24 (NCV)

We are weak...yet by God's power we will live with him to serve you.
2 Corinthians 13:4(NIV)

In the same way that you gave me a mission in the world, I give them a mission in the world.
John 17:18(MSG)

Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony of God in them.
1 John 5:10a (GWT)

Jesus said to his followers, "Go everywhere in the world, and tell the Good News to everyone."
Mark 16:15 (NCV)

Live life with a due sense of responsibility, not as those who do not know the meaning of life but as those who do.
Ephesians 5:15(Ph)

Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.
Proverbs 19:21(NIV)

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Prayer Meeting

I attended my first prayer meeting last night and it was such a wonderful experience for me haha. I can feel the adrenline pumping in me after the prayer, or should I say the presents of the holy spirits was very strong. It was so wonderful for everyone to be praying together for one another in the church especially the healing prayer which really touches me. Simply wonderful. It was such a spiritual night and I had never experience something like this before. After the prayer meeting brother Zi Wei was so inspired by the holy spirited that he is going to bring our CG to the next level and that is to make all of us to step up in faith(by force). I totally agree with him even if some force is needed. The fact is God will always command us to do something even though we might be fearful or lack in faith but no worries He will be there to watch over us and that's is when we grow isn't it. We are going to have a half and hour prayer meeting every month and I believe that will make everyone more spiritual as mention by Brother Zi Wei. Amen!

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Dark days

I had missed the chance of sharing my testimonial on last sat CG, so I will share it with everyone who is reading my blog now. On the Friday evening, the day before the CG I was like going through another dark moment of my life. I was sick that days... attack of the FLU, so after I got home from the library I was so drowsy so I went for a nap. Around 6pm I was awaken by a shout from the kitchen. That voice I recognised it... It was mum. I got up and saw her mum leading dad to the bedroom. She took out cups, metal box, etc and accused that the scratches on them are made by my brother but what I saw was so minor scratches or even none and she vent her anger by throwing the items one by one on the floor. She was so furious that she was heating up the atmosphere. Next she took out the gold pendants and showed me. Indeed there was dent on it. So I didn't make any comments on that but I was thinking is it so important that these items to remain in perfect condition then to ruin the happiness of the family? The whole time she is accusing my dad for bringing my brother home and let him destroying her things. I was impressed with dad as he was surprisingly calm and was able to joke in the tense situation, I really admire that. As for me I was very affected by her actions... I was so desperate that I called my brother whom I had not spoken in years. I told him about mom problem, and asked him to come back and try treating her nice and hope that will solve the problem but he denied the suggestion and said he will talk to dad about it. I was full of emotion when I was talking to him, firstly, it had been a long time since I spoke to him, I was upset about the whole thing and yet I was happy to be able to have the chance to speak to him again. I thank God for giving me the opportunity to find joy in this troubled situation. On the same night, she was sitting there watch TV alone, and I felt sorry about what she had gone through and invited her to watch Jolin concert DVD with me and started to talk a little about the concert and she told me she like it, but the sorrow shown on her face was there. And on the "ren ri" I came home after the CG, the house was dark and my mom was watching TV alone again... so I went into my room. Something told me I should go out and watch TV with her, so I did. And I started to make small talks with her. I think my mom really needs someone there for her, no point having a house and everyone living their own life. I hope these little gestures will change her in everyway. What happen that day really posted a deep impact on me. I suddenly felt that since the day I became a Christian I had been given a numerous tough decision and problems, but the biggest problem is the one that I had just mention. But I believe that all this is under God's plan, I really believe he is planning something big to mould my life, to transform me and I am glad that all this is happening. For what's happening now is insignificant for the bible said "The ending is better than the beginning".