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hey there. its 12 midnight and yet i'm still awake, checking on tumblr and youtube. i found this interesting article on tumblr and it inspires me a lot. Sometimes i have no clue what to answer when my friends questioned me about my faith. i know its long, but i hope this articles can inspire/help you and change the way you think about the 'world'. and i hope you'll be blessed :)


Should Christians go to nightclubs? Is clubbing a sin?


To put it bluntly, nightclubs are part of the world which is controlled by Satan. They are designed for 

the purpose of giving oneself over to sinful desires. Nightclubs exist primarily for two purposes: 
drinking alcohol and meeting members of the opposite sex, most often with sexual activity in mind. 
Yes, there is music and dancing, but primarily singles in particular go clubbing to drink and meet 
someone. Nightclubs are of the world, and while Christians are to be in the world, we are not to be of 
it. Being of the world means to be interested in and desiring those things that appeal to the sinful nature.

Paul, speaking to Christians, addresses the issue of worldly practices in Ephesians 4:17-24, “So I tell 
you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of 
their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of 
the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. Having lost all sensitivity, they have 
given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for 
more. You, however, did not come to know Christ that way. Surely you heard of him and were taught 
in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. You were taught, with regard to your former way of 
life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the 
attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and 
holiness.” Here Paul describes those who exclude God and give themselves over to sensuality for the
 practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. 

Obviously God does not desire us to give ourselves over to sin so easily and willfully. Notice what God
 says here, “put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires.” It’s interesting to 
note that God says when we give ourselves over to our sin nature, we are being deceived by our
 desires. Satan is a master counterfeiter. In other words, Satan presents something that appears on the 
surface to be attractive. The lure of clubbing is that it is very enjoyable, fun, and exciting. What we
 don’t see is the consequences because Satan keeps the sensual attraction at the forefront of our minds. 
Sex, alcohol, and drugs—all found in most nightclubs—are very destructive, both physically and 
spiritually. God has a place for sex where it is the most enjoyable—in marriage, where there are no 
STD’s, HIV, guilt, aloneness—and those who don’t believe God in this are short-changing themselves.
God desires for us to be righteous and holy because He created us to be that way. The benefits of living
 the life that God intended far exceed the petty short-lived thrills that this world offers. Many who are or 
used to be in the nightclub lifestyle say the same thing—there is no joy, there is no fulfillment; there is 
only emptiness. Only God can fulfill our needs and give us the joy and happiness we all seek. Clubbing
 offers nothing more than a very cheap imitation. There is no lasting joy to be found in nightclubs, only 
temptation to sin. 

Such places are most especially not for Christians. Aside from the obvious temptations, there is the 
issue of our Christian witness in the world. When unbelievers see a professing Christian engaging in a 
sinful lifestyle, Christ is maligned and demeaned. We are to let our lights shine before men so they see 
our good works and glorify our Father who is in heaven (Matthew 5:16). It’s hard to see how the light 
of our new life in Christ can shine in a nightclub. Even if the Christian is not indulging in the sinful 
activities, the witness he or she presents to the watching world by just being there is destructive and 
must be avoided.

Romans 12:2 - “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.”

God bless you :)

welcome back!

i'm back!

wow it's been 6 months since i update this blog. well lot of things happened in the past 6 months, i must say that in the past 6 months, i had the best time in my life. I went back home to Indo, I passed all the units in Diploma and i met new friends. Some bad things happened but i move on and found something new. Now i am starting to like perth, i know its hard to believe, but perth is not as bad as i thought.

anyway, there are lot of things to share but i just don't know how to start!

ok, let's start why i am leaving this blog for 6 months. Nothing much really, its not that i had a mental breakdown or ill; i found something new, something fun! and it kinda help in dealing with home sickness. say no more, i need to keep it private!

i left for indo on january for a month and i had the best vacation, the best time in my life! i went on a holiday and i met my fam and celebrate chinese new year with them, sigh, nothing better than home!


that's it for now, i'll be updating this blog in the next few days so stay tune!

... and happy belated 2012!

random random

good evening :)

my stomach is not feeling okay right now, it feels ticklish.. people called it butterfly in my stomach. i don't know why. it's really annoying. stop ittttt, shooo butterflies

anyway, in this half cloudy and half sunny evening, i'm laying around on my bed again.. listening to classic, old folk chinese song called  姚蘇蓉 -情人的眼淚 (valentine's tears by Yao Surong) although i don't really get what the meaning of the lyrics, but the melody is really beautiful. 

i share this video in my last last last post. haha, it's nice to listen old songs. it has deep meaning.. By the tones & rhythm of the singer, you can tell it's about a terribly sad full of tears love adventure :'(
pffft, why am i talking about random stuffs. 
this post will be another random post, so i hope you enjoy the song.. i'm moody right now, because SOMEONE didn't keep their promise and ignoring me. wek :p

Peak point.

hello :)

The sound of dogs barking; cars passing; gentle breeze, accompanying me in this cloudy evening..

this is my third week in diploma, and i found difficulties and problems in the units. i never thought that this unit would be hard.

anyway, this week and last weekend were the most roughest week i have ever felt. a lot of unexpected bad thing happened and it broke my heart. i lost focus, i cannot control my mood and mind. whenever i thought about it, i cried. i cried really bad that it left black puffy shadow under my small eyes. i sighed a lot and my heart is not feeling good. it feels heavy somehow.

i never ever want this to happened. but it did.

when my friends knew about this 'so called' problem happened, then they felt bad and they listen to my stories. some of them calm me down, some of them have been there and they knew how it feels, some of them try their best to listen to me. although, it does not makes me feel any better.. but i'm grateful. that there are people who actually care and be there for me. some unexpected people really do care for me and listen to my stories.

i think that God helps me in a mysterious way, He helps me by giving me nice and good friends that really be there for me.. although sometimes, i asked for more and less being thankful..

just remember that, whenever stress and problems strike you, always and always to be grateful for it.. because there are more people out there who are suffering even more than you do right now..

i hope that my problems will settle soon and this heart will get fix soon enough.. :)

cheer up EMI!

He does not know how lucky he is..

He does not know how lucky he is,

that she cares for him,
that he always in her mind,
how worried she is when he does not answer the phone,
that she always waits for him
that she is the one who understand him,
that she always been there for him,
that she is the one who fight for the relationship,
that she is the one who gives him the second chance,
that she never ask for any materials or things,
that she knows him more than anyone,

Can't you see that i'm the one who understand you,
been here all along, so why can't you see?  

You Belong To Me - Taylor Swift.

Cat and Cactus.

It was a sunny afternoon on Monday. She was in her room, as usual, laying on her small bed and watching another romantic Anime. Reaching you 君に届け. She had nothing to do and Anime is the only thing that can entertain her from boredom.. i think it's her way in killing boredom away. She laughed, she cried, she grinned, she thought and she bored. she bored because the anime was not that entertaining but somehow, she insisted herself to watch until the last episode. why? because she grew a fondness in Sawako. they both have the same character, personality and also experiences in high school. A shy girl who is in search of friendship, but because lack of guts and confidences, makes this difficult. 

Cat

it reminded her when she was in junior and high school. when she was desperate looking for a best friend. she had a best friend when she was in junior, they were like sisters. they joke and care for each other. Her name is "Cat" let's put it that way. Cat and Her were so close that no one can ever separate them apart. She was being her true self whenever Cat is around. they met for the first time during summer school, Cat was so loud and so tall with her Harry Potter glasses on. Cat was so cheerful and her english was so fluent. Cat spoke for the class as if she was the leader. did i mention that Cat REALLY LOVE drawing? Cat LOVES drawing manga, a Japanese comic and most of the characters have big, bold, clear eyes and small nose that you almost barely see it, and also a wide lip or mouth and don't forget the super long hair for the female character and super long leg. basically, most of the characters have big head and small body with long legs. err, back to the topic. Cat and her drawings. 


She likes watching Cat drew and she seems good at it. sometimes, she and her other friend were fighting over the drawing. because they have never seen such a good and detail drawing.. so anyway, since then they became friends and they met again in Junior high school. they became close and Cat always came and talk to her even though she was shy and quiet. then, as time goes by, their friendship became stronger and stronger. 


Cactus
When they were in grade eight, something new happened. a secret admire."He likes you!" that three words, surprised her out of no where. they were like putting on our "Yeah Right" face towards them and the boys were laughing so hard. she could see the face of, let's say Cactus, yeah, she could see cactus trying to chased them. Cactus was a new student in our school, he was the only new student in our class. she did not hang out much with boys, but the boys liked to bully her in a good and funny way. she somehow enjoy it.. 


it was semester break and she was on her way to Bandung with her family. it was late at night and she was bored yet excited. suddenly, my mom received a long message with "I like you" in it, and apparently it was Cactus. she did not own any hand phone yet, so she always wrote her mom's phone number whenever her friends asked. she was so happy because it was her first time and she was shocked because her mom red it. 


Junior high school became more interesting and fun to her, with all these new experiences going on. she experienced having a best friend and boys. Cactus never stop asking her out and he always put his attention on her during class, PE class and break time. there was this time, when she was hit by a soccer ball, and it hit her face so bad that she was thrown back. in her mind was her meatball spaghetti that she bought for lunch, she worried that the spaghetti would be spilled all over the floor. she saw Cactus yelling at him and looked piss off..


-To be continued-

Story #1

it was 8.23 at night. she was in her room, web searching some random website and end up watching some Korean TV show on Youtube. she kept on checking her Blackberry, back and forth. she did not realize that the time flew so fast, it was 10 already. she check her phone and sent a chat message. suddenly, she saw him online. she was glad and upset at the same time. she received a message in Skype saying and apologize. she grinned and reply back. suddenly the Skype video call ring, and they talked about some 'things'

she talked about their relationship and he listen. those time are so special for her because it felt like as if it will be the last time for them to talk. they have something serious to talk to and suddenly, he became quiet and his eyes looked heavy. yes, he was sleepy. she sigh and smile, she smile because she was waiting for him for two hours and he fell to sleep as if there was nothing special to talk to.. he did not know how special it was, to talk in skype, he did not know how long he made her to wait, he did not know such a skype video call meant a lot for her.

it was unbelievable... it's just not fair.


- To be continued -