MealZ on WillZ

When my world rocks, may it be You rocking me to rest, to sleep... I need to understand that You're in control of the shaking.

Coming to the end of the year, we normally find that things will slowly come to a rest, and we look forward to a brand new start. Guess I'm part of the hardly normals. Keep me seeking You at Your feet Lord. I need Your love and guidance each and every day. I need to know daily that I'm at the right place, at the right time. I need to see hope, I need to understand patience, I need to believe in running my own track, I need to believe I'm running the right track.

I'm looking at where I am now, and I need Your lullaby.


WillZ

...to the Chin family on the passing of their beloved grandpa, father and husband.

He will surely be missed.

The Chin family for a big part of my life was like a 2nd family to me, my closest friendships were formed there. Wann Kiat, Wann King, Wann Ee and Chrystal.. I'll be grieving with you. Your granpa was a person I'd visit and say a "hi" to if I could every year I was back. He is much honored.

Take care y'all...


WillZ

Lord I pray, let Your glory fill this place
Here I worship, touching heaven
Lord I long to see Your face


WillZ

Didn't know what to put as the title, so just put this la... programming buddies would know what that is..

Had a thanksgiving dinner tonight with the Young Adults. Was so hillarious sitting at the same table as Ted. Had so much laughter. It was really good talking to them both, Ted and Solveig, I reckon there's much more to hear from them and learn from them. I think Solveig's amazing as a person, she's genuinely interested in the lives of others and what they think. They really do form a great partnership. What really struck me was how much Solveig enjoyed Ted's jokes as well... it really portrayed to me how a couple can have so much life bouncing off each other.

That's what I want, one that enjoys me for who I am. Simple things like laughing at my jokes, laughing at me, laughing at us, laughing at them, laughing with me. I wanna make her and her life beautiful.

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There's a huge gap in between being alone and loneliness huh? Almost has no connection between them if you ask me...

...and which one again is good for the soul?


WillZ

For those who have always wanted to know....

Q :
How does a petrol pump nozzle know when to stop?

A :
The nozzle contains a small pipe that constantly sucks air from the end because it’s connected to a vacuum at the end of the hose.

When your petrol tank is full, and the nozzle is actually sitting in petrol rather than air, the pipe will suck this petrol through the pipe, rather than air, causing a drop in pressure that is detected by a valve, which shuts off the petrol supply.

(Audience): Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....


WillZ

Isn't it true? That we all long to have someone listen to us, but we usually want SOMEONE and not just ANYONE? We want SOMEONE to understand us, not just ANYONE? We want SOMEONE to know what our thoughts are, what we're going through, not just ANYONE? We want SOMEONE to celebrate with us in tiny victories, not just ANYONE?

We know God listens, but we still long for that one companion to sit with us. We want SOMEONE that is like Jesus with skin on, not just ANYONE. There'll always be ANYONE, but to have SOMEONE?... that's rare.

That, is the irony of it all.


WillZ

...make room for God.

More than often we tend to be guided by our emotions and we tend to interpret things on our own and think too much. Ok, maybe not you sanguines but the mels know what I'm saying. ;) But ya, at times like these we feel like ending our lives (probably not in a suicidal way) and going to heaven to escape it all.

But there's a Biblical way to handle this. Psa 22:3 proclaims that God is enthroned in our praises. Praise creates a vacuum for God to fill in the midst of our confusion. Praise is not about emotions, BUT praise does create emotions.
So when we feel sad, bad, fat; depressed, oppressed, suppressed; confused, reduced, bemused; we praise God. Meditate on His Word. A great verse to know is below :-

Phil 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! - The Message

We always think "rejoice" is about a smile, lalala, happiness and feeling very satisfied with whatever we're going through. But this "rejoice" here is about celebrating God, revelling God, delighting and gladdening ourselves in God - rather than in the situation. The focus is so much on our hope in God. Delighting in bad things is just being plain morbid, not rejoicing. We'll pull through (and excel!) our emotionally low moments by making room for God to sit with us.

I wanna break into praise when I don't feel like it. I want to make it a habit and a natural response. I wanna shake the prison walls down. REJOICE!


WillZ

Been there, done that.

The good :
~ Nice deco. Feels like what a normal KL restaurant would look like.
~ Food was ok. Arguably the best Penang style curry in Melbourne, but I'd say no where as good as what we can get in Penang.
~ Roti telur was tender where it should be tender, crispy where it should be crispy. The egg had a good texture to it, just right for a roti telur.
~ AUD7.90 for nasi kandar. Not too expensive for Aus prices.

The bad :
~ No roti tisu when I went.
~ No teh halia when I went.
~ No ice kacang, chendul or anything using shaved ice.
~ Teh tarik saiz besar = saiz gelai normal in Penang. I think the saiz kecik would've been served in a shot glass.
~ AUD4 for Roti Telur!!!

The ugly:
~ Very rushed effort in opening the restaurant. So many food tarak yet.
~ No special promotions for opening day.
~ No mamak fella serving us, all chinese only.

Would I go there again? Yes I would, to try their roti tisu, teh halia and to see if their nasi kandar tastes consistent. After that, maybe long long once.. when I got the craving for it. It's my favorite food after all.

No photos cos nobody sent me anything yet. Haha. Like the opening of Kayu, my review of Kayu is also quite rushed.. not much substance. No inspiration to write a good one yet, but didn't wanna keep y'all waiting. If I go again I'll write another one la ya.


WillZ

...is an open and honest place where I don't have to be strong.

I don't have the strength to carry on.
I will bury that dream.


WillZ

Booked... and going...

6.30pm.. Kayu..

No great expectations tho. Kayu's nasi kandar was never as good as Subaidah's. So since it's Melbourne, I donno how good it will be.

But ya, will give a report... and some photos...

Roti Tisu anyone?


WillZ

God's love knows no boundaries...

It is really something to be able to speak into someone's life. Had the opportunity to sit with a Year 12 Aussie and speak into his life... to see tears welling up in his eyes... to know God can use a Malaysian Chinese to minister in situations like that proves that God is no respecter of persons. I never thought it'd happen. In Malaysia when you see an Aussie you have this thought that he/she is there to minister to someone. The almost superior feeling. Living in Australia helped me understand truly that all men (including apostles, pastors, evangelists, prophets, teachers) are humans too. And God can use us to bring exhortation, encouragement and comfort.

To see them hold back their God-induced tears brings tears to myself. If I prayed for you and you cried, chances are I'm held back my tears too. It's moving to know God is moving... awesome...


WillZ

When God says no, it's not because He wants to deprive us of something. I don't understand why He says no, nor do I see now the beauty that will come out of it all - but I will push on...

...even if it has been years...


WillZ

GIVEAWAYS...

1) 2 port KVM switch - connects one keyboard, one mouse, one monitor to TWO PCs. The One I have doesn't do exactly what I want, but will be ideal for someone that has 2 PCs that are on ALL THE TIME. The switch comes with cables too.

2) 2 KVM cables! - No port for this one, just the cables. Anyone?

3) 15" monitor screen filter - Left at my place by Yuan. I don't need it either, maybe Ben might want it since you're using the 15" philips?

4) M&M's dispenser - Baseball player M&Ms dispenser that shoots out M&M's when you pull its arm. Refills go into it thru the head, just remove the cap. Those of you who have been to my place would've seen it before. It needs a new home, ya.. cos the owner doesn't touch chocs. And I've been contemplating on whether I should bin it for more than a year now!! Talk about a patience and perseverance.. or rather lazyness..

5) Computer cases that virtually does nothing. Has nothing inside except maybe Pentium 150s or something like that. AT power supply.

6) Harddrives, 1-2gig ones. Good for ermm... I DONNO, that's why I'm discarding them..

7) VCD player - Wearnes VCD player that plays VER 2.0 VCDs. Perfect for playing CDs too, just need to connect it to an AV device. Wearnes, how long ago was that brand name man?? I'm getting rid of it and OCF doesn't want it. Will be giving them a CD player already. Does Parkville want one?

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Doesn't seem like there's a lot of ppl here that wants freebies eh?? So far only the batteries and 5 port hub has found new owners, sorry Ben about the batteries.. they decided to leak so I can't possibly give you non working batteries haha... Don't be paiseh to ask things from me ya! If you take it home and find that you don't have much use for it... THROW IT AWAY.. that's what I'll be doing if nobody claims it.


WillZ

There is a God after all... miracles do happen... *jeng jeng jeng*

...Kayu is opening on the 7th of November 2005...

After 3 full months sinced it was announced that Kayu is opening in Box Hill, it finally decided to REALLY open after Hari Raya.

Business Hours:
Sunday – Thursday
8.00am – 10.30pm
Friday, Saturday & Public Holidays
8.00am – 11.00pm

So, 8am Monday morning... anyone? Imagine, being able to taste the first batch of Nasi Kandar ever made in Melbourne... that's like a history making moment. At least it's something I can tell my grandchildren about man.. considering how boring my life is at the moment.

To the not-so-smart ones, I've done some pre-planning pre-cautions like I always do. Do call up on the 7th of November before going ya, cos although it says it's opening on the 7th, it also states that Kayu is closed on the first Monday of each month. *kwa-kwa-kwa-kwauuauauauau*

Dun feel paiseh to offer to pay for my first Nasi Kandar meal in Melbourne.

I have a strong feeling tho I'd b disappointed... hahahaha... will they be importing water from Penang for the curry??

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As much as I hate to believe it, yes KewlZ, the bottomline is to never give up trusting in God and believing He's got it all planned out. Our turn will come... shoot some prayers my way some time ya? I'll be doing the same... a sense of peace... and ya... natural =) If you're reading this --> You should blog bro..

Picky or not, what would our lives be without ideals? It is what keeps us from setting our sights too low... and hlps us believe in a miracle working God..


WillZ