A New Beginning

Hmmm

Maybe my friends has heard this like maybe a "thousand" times about me transforming myself

In terms of being lazy and obviously being a bit on d chubby side

Yea...I know...many people have been saying 

"Wow!!Jameson!!Your fat!"

Well it didn't help me in any term except making myself feel bad...

Hahaha...but its good in a way

I realise that I gotta lose weight and start exercising to archive my desired body...hehehe

But thats not only it

There are many more to it

Like research found that guys who think that their on a chubby side feels less confident about themselfs

Well I say that bullshit!!

Cause we build our confidence no matter how skinny or fat we are

Another reason is to improve my back posture and reduce my back pains

Basically that the main factor i guess...hahaha

So!!starting today!!

I'll shall need your helps Matthew Sim and Foo Joa Wee

(I knoe your gonna read this =) )

in reminding me on my mission...

We can do this together Joa Wee(no offence la..but memang u said want to build body for next year) ^^

For our long beach trip next year!

                                                        (Left)Matthew, Me, Foo
p/s Jordan Foo don't fang fei kei again on this long beach trip sial like how u did it to d Penang trip...

Ohh!!!I forgotten that Legion Camp is today...

So you guys gotta forgive me and let me start next monday on the diets ya =)

The reason I wrote Prayer To Know One's Vocation(the link is below)
http://je-re-mi-ah-tan.blogspot.com/2010/07/prayer-to-know-ones-vocation-lord-jesus_1173.html

I felt that this prayer written by Bishop James Chan
This prayer was in a card form give to me by Fr.Christoper Lee


If you think that you might have a calling from God and your uncertain
and u have no direction in what to do and when you talk about this to your friends and your friends say pray and ask for His guidance

This prayer might really help you

Many people are afraid when they feel that they might have a calling from God
Including me. Some part of me was really happy that I might be called by God to serve Him
It was a great honuor and privilege if I was serving God as a priest or religious life

And most part of me was terrified and really scared
I was so uncertain about myself and this calling
Many thought came to my mind
Some reasons are

• I'm not holy and i'm always sinning...
• I'm not fit to be in the religious life
• I would be a bad example for others(since many people look up to priest and layman)
• II need a companion cause I get bored easily
• I want to get MARRIED

Then I realise that many of the "reasons" I have are actually EXCUSES because I was afraid to commit myself and entire life to God
I realise that I can give God a thousand excuses why I can't let Him use me as an intrument of His church
I actually should give a thousand reasons why I should and can let God make me an instrument of His church

So to those who think they might have a calling from God and u feel that you are unworthy or afraid
Trust me dear brothers and sisters
That God doesn't look upon our sins because He is Merciful and Loving
He has a plan for us all...
So do not be afraid to follow God and be his disciple
He has a plan for us all

Prayer To Know One's Vocation

Lord Jesus Christ

you are the way

the truth and the life

In your infinite love

you made the plan of life

and for my own life

from all eternity

Show me this plan

that I may do God's will

for my salvation

and the salvation of others

If You wish me to become

a priest or religious

or to enter the married state

I am ready and eager 

to do your will 

and follow your call

Only give me strength

and grace that 

I may always do what

is pleasing to you

AMEN

                                                                                                      imprematur:+ Bishop James Chan, D.D.

Dilemma I guess

So many things are going through my head right now
Actually I'm a bit troubled by all these problems

My mom went to d Parent-Teachers day to collect my report card
I found out that I failed 6 out of 10 subjects
I am so bloody worried right now about my future
What the hell am I going to do with my life with this kind of results
Plus my mom was extremely upset with my results
I really feel very bad
So she decided to take away my broadband meaning I can't on9 as often as I used too
I guess it is good also lah....so I can start to concentrate on my studies already
Time is really running out and I really need to run those books for the sake of my future and my mom
She sacrificed so much for me and my family
I got to repay her some how

Legion of Mary camp is coming and my friend aka president (Glenn Jude Kang)
asked me to give a talk
He'll give me a session around one and half hours
I was over joyed and was very anxious for this moment to come
Cause I feel that one day I want to be a speaker to tell the world what the Lord has done for me
I feel the urge to spread the good news to everyone
But some how I feel that I shouldn't give a talk because I'm not ready and i don't know what to say
I feel that my talk must motivate, inspire, touch and change people lives
Or maybe their perception towards life, the world, and their religion
Like how other speakers have open my eyes wide
example Jude Antoine, Sherman Kuek, Adrian Ng, Brother B, Brother Ambrose, Bro. Mic and many more
The have dedicated their life to God and for a good clause

Finally I think I might be falling for a girl
I know its the worst time possible
SPM is coming
And I don't like falling in love cause it will make me lose focus on everything and I'll be in a dazzle for a long time
I think the best is not to think about her and focus on my SPM

Finally

JESUS LOVES YOU

A mix of reaction

I set my alarm at 6.15 am twice and at 6.20 three times, 6.25 twice today and i still woke up at 7am
I manage to leave my house at 7.15 (ard there)
Obviously I was going to be damn late for school
So i quickly rode  my bike...then i reach the traffic light...

I don't know what made me do this...
But the clouds turn dark
But I some how really hoped that it will rain
Maybe I hope so that I wont be caught as late............I guess XD
True enough....It rained in 2 minutes
Damn...
So I decided to find shelter at a Shell petrol station...
I was wet but not soaking wet...
And I was abit hungry too
So I decided to enter d convenient store
I was looking for some chocolates
then I went to the counter
I picked up a black box
I thought it was chocolate
Then I wonder to myself that this was maybe a new brand or something
So I started to check it out to figure where was it from
Then I said "SHIT"
ITS A BOX OF CONDOM!!!


I was so embarrass!!!and I was wearing my uniform...
SO i quickly put it back
The uncle was staring at me man....damn!!!

PJK was canceled...waste my time bring my boots...

Attended Legion of Mary meeting
Bro.Ambrose gave a talk which really struck me


"Preach"
"If necessary talk"


He said that this was words from St.Francis of Asisi
Ponder on those words....
I'll tell its meaning later

When I wanted to leave school to go mahkota to help out with the fencing international competition
Bro.Ambrose stop me and gave me a ROSARY
It was from the holy land (jerusalem)and blessed
The rosary was really nice...will upload d picture soon enough

When I went Mahkota I saw IVY and STEF...
Ivy being a kind soul bought me a muffin from Kenny rogers

thats all la...I'm so tired...nights people

Cham

I realize that my results is very bad..
actually I didnt just realise it recently
I knew it all along XD
But I don't know why I'm not doing anything

Kinda worried about my future
I want to a Chemist and I realize that it will be a struggle
I don't really know what I want to do yet...but I like works that got to do with working in a laboratory 
I really find it interesting and it really amaze me


I also want to be a motivational speaker
Either for public benefits or religion purposes 


There is so much doing round my head...


I just hope I do my best for SPM and I pray for my friends too to give their best...
Cause I believe they can do it!

Why you must evangelize?




It was chilly in Manhattan but warm inside the Starbucks shop on 51st Street and Broadway, just a skip up from Times Square. Early November weather in New York City holds only the slightest hint of the bitter chill of late December and January, but it's enough to send the masses crowding indoors to vie for available space and warmth.

For a musician, it's the most lucrative Starbucks location in the world, I'm told, and consequently, the tips can be substantial if you play your tunes right. Apparently, we were striking all the right chords that night, because our basket was almost overflowing.

It was a fun, low-pressure gig - I was playing keyboard and singing backup for my friend who also added rhythm with an arsenal of percussion instruments. We mostly did pop songs from the '40s to the '90s with a few original tunes thrown in.
During our emotional rendition of the classic, "If You Don't Know Me by Now," I noticed a lady sitting in one of the lounge chairs across from me. She was swaying to the beat and singing along.

After the tune was over, she approached me. "I apologize for singing along on that song. Did it bother you?" she asked.

"No," I replied. "We love it when the audience joins in. Would you like to sing up front on the next selection?" To my delight, she accepted my invitation. "You choose," I said. "What are you in the mood to sing?" "Well. .... Do you know any hymns?" Hymns? This woman didn't know who she was dealing with. I cut my teeth on hymns. Before I was even born, I was going to church. I gave our guest singer a knowing look. "Name one." "Oh, I don't know. There are so many good ones. You pick one." "Okay," I replied. "How about 'His Eye is on the Sparrow'?"

My new friend was silent, her eyes averted. Then she fixed her eyes on mine again and said, "Yeah. Let's do that one."

She slowly nodded her head, put down her purse, straightened her jacket and faced the center of the shop. With my two-bar setup, she began to sing, "Why should I be discouraged? Why should the shadows come?"

The audience of coffee drinkers was transfixed. Even the gurgling noises of the cappuccino machine ceased as the employees stopped what they were doing to listen. The song rose to its conclusion. "I sing because I'm happy; I sing because I'm free. For His eye is on the sparrow And I know He watches me."

When the last note was sung, the applause crescendoed to a deafening roar that would have rivaled a sold-out crowd at Carnegie Hall.

Embarrassed, the woman tried to shout over the din, "Oh, y'all go back to your coffee! I didn't come in here to do a concert! I just came in here to get somethin' to drink, just like you!" But the ovation continued.. I embraced my new friend. "You, my dear, have made my whole year! That was beautiful!"

"Well, it's funny that you picked that particular hymn," she said. "Why is that?"

"Well . .." she hesitated again, "that was my daughter's favorite song."

"Really!" I exclaimed. "Yes," she said, and then grabbed my hands.

By this time, the applause had subsided and it was business as usual.. "She was 16. She died of a brain tumor last week." I said the first thing that found its way through my stunned silence. "Are you going to be okay?"

She smiled through tear-filled eyes and squeezed my hands. "I'm gonna be okay. I've just got to keep trusting the Lord and singing his songs, and everything's gonna be just fine."

She picked up her bag, gave me her card, and then she was gone. Was it just a coincidence that we happened to be singing in that particular coffee shop on that particular November night? Coincidence that this wonderful lady just happened to walk into that particular shop? Coincidence that of all the hymns to choose from, I just happened to pick the very hymn that was the favorite of her daughter, who had died just the week before? I refuse to believe it.

God has been arranging encounters in human history since the beginning of time, and it's no stretch for me to imagine that he could reach into a coffee shop in midtown Manhattan and turn an ordinary gig into a revival. It was a great reminder that if we keep trusting him and singing his songs, everything's gonna be okay.

The next time you feel like GOD can't use YOU, just remember...

Noah was a drunk, 
Abraham was too old, I
saac was a daydreamer, 
Jacob was a liar, 
Leah was ugly, 
Joseph was abused, 
Moses had a stuttering problem, 
Gideon was afraid, 
Samson had long hair and was a womanizer, 
Rahab was a prostitute, 
Jeremiah and Timothy were too young, 
David had an affair and was a murderer, 
Elijah was suicidal, 
Isaiah preached naked, 
Jonah ran from God, 
Naomi was a widow, 
Job went bankrupt, 
John the Baptist ate bugs, 
Peter denied Christ, 
The Disciples fell asleep while praying, 
Martha worried about everything, 
The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once,
Zaccheus was too small, 
Paul was too religious, 
Timothy had an ulcer... 
AND Lazarus was dead!



No more excuses now!! God can use you to your full potential. Besides you aren't the message, you are just the messenger.