Clubmed Ria Bintan

Had a good break....
Went to Clubmed Ria Bintan with my wife.
Played tennis, snorkelling, golf at Ria Bintan Golf Course and spa...

Everyday is a new theme:
Wed - Sports Day
Thurs - Asia Day
Fri - French Day
Sat - Pirate Day

What so good was that drinks was included in the package...
ANY Drink!
We ordered mocktails throughout the day and evening.
Drank sunshine, fruit punch, conga, refresh, etc witha daily dosage of:
2 in the morning, 2 in the afternoon and 3 in the evening.










The sea & Swimming Pool










Trapeze activity!




















Golf @ Ria Bintan (The view is awesome)

Devotion @ AIT

I was looking through something I can share on prayer.
So decided to use Elijah's prayer in 1 Kings 18: 41 - 46.
His prayer had:

1. A Positive Vision
Elijah declared that he heard the rain even when there was not a cloud in the sky.

2. A Passionate Prayer
Elijah kneeled down and prayed passionately.

3. A Pro-active Response
Elijah asked the servant to go look out where the rain would logically come from.

4. A Persistent Will
Elijah persisted to get the servant to go look for 7 times.

And the rain came after 3.5 years of drought.

Lord Jesus, help me be like Elijah when I pray to you. Amen.

My Youngest Son is Registering for Primary One

WOW! Time Flies!

Ryan, my youngest son of 3 children will be registering for Primary One.

And he will just follow his brother to school...

SICK...

Got this stomach discomfort for the last 3 days and 'looning' it.
Went to my doctor and diagnosed as too acidic stomach so heartburn occurred.
Was given some anticid to drink slowly and some pills for gas and to clear the stomach.
2 days MC to rest.

SPIDERMAN 3

We went to see Spiderman 3, my children and I.
It was really exciting.
Usually the sequels are a let-down but this is unexpectedly good.

Quite a few lessons I learnt from the movie.
1. Revenge will not help us deal with our hurts and mis-givings.
Forgiveness will.

2. Sometimes having pride and overconfidence gives us a good feeling.
In fact it will cause us to neglect the ones we care and love.
But power will hold on and grip us until it destroys us.
And the only way to get out is to allow God to deliver us.

3. God gives us choices and decisions to make.
There will be good and wrong choices that we make.
When we do make wrong choices in life, we must learn to repent and put things right.
My son, Richard says that is responsibility.

Lord Jesus, help us to seek forgiveness when we wrong others and forgive when we were hurt. Help us all not to be overconfident of ourselves but to depend on you for strength, wisdom and guidance. Help us to make good choices and even when we make wrong ones, help us to put them right and move on in life. Amen.