:: God's fingerprints ::

... the time stopped ...

2009-12-19T11:32:07Z

:'(

A comedian? ... My name is not Achmed Peanut Walter ....

2009-11-06T01:29:09Z

I sent an email to few people at work about our secretary's job and she replied to my "post-scriptum" remark like this:

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Very funny Laza.
You should have been a comedian!
:-)
ps you have to make special allowances for blondes from New Zealand....
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btw, she's a blonde from New Zealand... hahahahaha.

John's visit

2009-11-02T01:53:40Z

Last week and the weekend was super busy, but when we are after God's business and reach out to people or spend time with Him, He gives us more time =)

John came from Melbourne and stayed at my place for 4 days. He's getting married in December, so I helped them "a bit" to move and transport Sammie's stuffs to send over to Melbourne as she's going to move to Melbourne after their wedding.
They treated me to different places for dinner and lunch, but as usual, I didn't bring my camera =P

Sammie wanted a BBQ on Saturday with her close friends, which was heaps fun with the nice weather in the middst of "business".

Then, Sonia showed us how to catch crabs without using any net...

... until she was bitten by a much larger one than this ... but she still smiled... lol

Looking forward to seeing you guys on your wedding day =)

My best salmon ever

2009-10-22T22:04:27Z

Have I started to go back to ...
Sugar Bowl and Hahndorf to makan??

yum!

Church

2009-10-18T10:54:56Z

I had a very interesting experience today evening. In the middle of the church service when people were singing, I didn't know why but I had this burden to pray for a friend. So I started to "silently" pray for him. It was quite "strange" because I didn't know what should I pray for him.

But as I was praying for him "silently" and thinking of what should I pray for, he came to me and whispered to my ear: "can you please pray for me about this..... and that.....?".

Surprised!!! I was again reminded of how "spontaneous" God is, and that He can bring light to everything!!!

Thank you Lord for the freedom to pray to You in Jesus'name!

Amen!

insurance...

2009-10-09T00:45:07Z

House insurance
House contents insurance
Car insurance
Medicare / health insurance
Life insurance (which doesn't garantee you "eternal life")
Travel insurance
Work cover insurance

why can't they be combined in one package?????

arrrrrgh!

lazagna @ 2009-09-21T15:20:00

2009-09-21T05:52:20Z

This is my baby for the next 2 weeks in New South Wales =(
It's very fancy but drives weird!!!

I wonder why the travel agent booked this one???

Now I feel like ZzzzZzzzzleeping

2009-09-15T06:31:46Z

Michael, who is currently on business trip somewhere on earth called me when I was still in bed, early today morning.

Michael: how long do we normally do such test?
Laza: yawning... good morning Michael!
Michael: did I wake you up?
Laza: 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 2 minutes and so on
Michael: until 26 minutes?
Laza: yawning =P

I hate politics, especially in Madagascar :(

2009-09-15T05:11:49Z

!~@#$%^&*+

Accounting: "The love of money ...."

2009-09-09T03:51:22Z

Have you ever calculated how much is 10% of your salary/income?

if you earn $10 000 per year, 10% of that would be $1 000
if you earn $50 000 per year, 10% of that would be $5 000
if you earn $100 000 per year, 10% of that would be $10 000
if you earn $150 000 per year, 10% of that would be $15 000
if you earn $200 000 per year, 10% of that would be $20 000
if you earn $300 000 per year, 10% of that would be $30 000

do you feel like it's a rip-off? Well, God doe NOT actually need your money whether it's 0%, 1%, 10%, etc.... But He is VERY CONCERNED about how do you use what you keep for yourself (be it 90% or 100% or whatever...)

"It is more blessed to give than to receive"

=)

Lost, lost and ... tired!

2009-08-30T12:34:15Z

Yesterday, I lost my camera and didn't know it until I wanted to take photos of the bird and its small baby inside its nest on the tree outside my window :(

Today, I went swimming, then played soccer...then went to prayer meeting at church

I didn't realise I lost my new pair of adidas at the soccer field...
until I saw I was wearing my soccer cleats at the church parking...hehehe!
I opened the booth and found a pair of boots so I put them on before I went inside. But I didn't feel like wearing boots with my sport attire so I removed them again inside the church building. hahahaha.

Then, Lucy challenged me to go for a jumping castle after church service...(maybe she was trying to show how efficient were her fitness trainings!!!! LOL).... Another mistake: "I was too ambitious so I went!"

Poor me! Now I realise it makes me feel very tired by the end of the day. Kesian body aches!

Where am I gonna get a camera again?

It's about my name AGAIN !!!!

2009-08-28T02:18:48Z

I have been using my Avis car rental's card without noticing there was an error in it...until the secretary had a lot of troubles and hard time when she was trying to get a car booked under my name this week. PHEW!!!

The travel agent wrote to the secretary:
I also contacted Avis to double check the spelling of Andry's name as they kept saying it did not match the Wizard number details - seems they were missing the "R" from his first name and the "N" from his last name! This has now been updated in their database so there shouldn't be anymore issue with this.

hahahahahahaha!

DSLR revolution at work

2009-08-24T23:35:51Z

I think we started a DSLR revolution here at work =)
It took Kev quite a long time to decide before he bought
his Nikon D90 with a Tamron lens 18-250 mm.
It's good if you don't have to replace lens when zooming.

But I still like my baby Canon. hehe. I am hoping that...
the gold producer company, North of Sydney, will allow me
to take photos when I visit them by the end of this month. hehe.

Swimming

2009-08-20T00:55:43Z

when i was in stuttgart, i used to go swimming every morning at 6 am, even during winter... and i skipped lectures and tutorials quite often. (i am not recommending anyone to imitate me here) hahaha.

in fact, most lecturers handed out all lecture notes before hand so i learned them before classes, and i went to uni only if there were anything i didn't understand in the notes. thank God they didn't reject my student visa because of "low uni attendance"! hahaha

i stopped going swimming everyday since i came to adelaide until...

two weeks ago, i started to go swimming every evening.
it feels sooooo good to eat and sleep after swimming at night =)

nevertheless, australian swimming pools are not big and i still miss diving from heights!!!!!! very sensational!!!!

People pretending to know sth make me laugh!

2009-08-15T09:01:51Z

This story always happens to me, not once, not twice but repeatedly!

people: where do you come from?
me: i'm from madagascar
people: oh really ah? cool!
me: do you know where it is?
people: that's very far away isn't it?
me: how far is it?
people: i actually don't know where madagascar is... i only know the movie

=> That's why i always want to say: "are you from KL?, i'm from south west =)" hahaha.

btw, i can't believe i finished 1 Kg marinated (home baked) chicken drumstick for lunch today

BOLD PRAYER

2009-08-12T00:44:42Z

Far be it from You oh Lord God, to allow so many people to be deceived and entertained by things that are not from You but from Your enemy... at a price of $120 to $256!!!!

I pray that You may turn David Coperfield's performance into a complete nonsense tonight and tomorrow night, so that people may realize that "There is none beside You".

Amen!

Tonight will tell...

2009-08-08T13:40:20Z

I had a fun night with Barry and Margaret, CEO of Wycliffe Australia, and a bunch of other fellows also. Barry was sharing about "how to ask God to show up" in a quite interesting way =P

I will meet Barry and Margaret alone tomorrow afternoon for a cup of tea...or maybe milk shake...

"Is God calling me to join Wycliffe Australia?" That was a question I've been asking myself for 3 years now. Tonight's (or rather tomorrow morning's) dream will tell the answer when God shows up =)

Shalom!

Lameness

2009-08-05T02:17:25Z

Hana is a Chinese Philippino. Her family migrated to Canada but she studies in Scotland, finishing her master. Rosemary invited her to our Bible Study group only last night so she didn't know our lameness .... and the conversation went on during dinner:

Hana: So what are you guys doing?
Mark: I am a doctor...
Hana: What about you Laza? Are you studying?
Laza: I am a patient

*LAUGHTERS* lol

LOLa once said that LOL stands for "Laza Olways Lame" *sigh*

=P

Big boy's toy =)

2009-08-02T06:54:50Z

Daniel returned the jeep cherokee and ...
because i've been busy lately writing a software,...
i didn't have to worry about "materialistic" people talking to me,
so i drove the BMW coz i didn't talk to anyone =P

I took the jeep to MIDAS for servicing and they replaced the engine oil and oil filter...but...
they also quoted me $2000 to replace the radiator saying it leaked.
So expensive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I told them not to replace it and i thought...as Cheryl would write: "@#$%^&*!@" (lol)

since i have the necessary tools...
i had to make my hands dirty and practice what i learnt from my dad's employees =P
i removed the radiator, cleaned and flushed it and checked but it did NOT leak.

then i checked the hoses and found out that...
the small hose's fitting was loose and leaked under elevated pressure!
that original yellow plastic joint was not good at all and it leaked.

so i replaced the fitting with a new connector and three hose clamps
i also emptied the transmission oil, flushed and rinsed the transmission
... and replaced the transmission oil...

i really like the power output of this big 4 litres, 6 cylinders' engine =)
overall, it took me about half a day to save $2000... Thank You God!

PS: guys, i am not a mechanic who can fix your cars ok? hahaha!

Stirling's birthday - Regency Park

2009-07-25T13:43:49Z

After playing basketball today...
we went to Regency Park for dinner...
to celebrate Mr. Ha's birthday! Ha..haha! lol

i had vietnamese prawns...the best prawns i've ever had!!!
it's like "marinated" prawns but i would say...
cooked/fried with such an excellent taste! Yum!

Selamat hari jadi!

Not so pleasant news

2009-07-09T06:31:01Z

1) The house on the east coast was broken into and the thieves stole everything, because nobody has visited/occupied the property (except the guard) since mom passed away.

2) The geranium plantation was vandalised

3) Dad's phone has been bugged by the xxxxxx who wanted to listen to all of our telephone conversations

4) Dad doesn't digest the news and got heart problem

5) i'm not in a good mood =(

Go-Karting

2009-07-07T00:24:13Z

i miss drifting and bumping into other people's kart ... hahaha.

=)

Brad has decided to quit his job again

2009-07-03T03:10:11Z

First, he left the defense and worked for UniSA.
Now, he is leaving UniSA to travel around Asia.

Originally, I thought he's a secret agent but ...
I think he and Miriam simply want to love people =)

Here is their new blog:
http://www.crouchpotatoes.com/

I am also tempted to go msia =P

"I am a man of unclean lips"

2009-06-23T02:09:49Z

Ohhh! Let me humble myself oh God! It is only by Your grace and praise and glory belong to You alone. Help me not to stumble anyone.

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Kev's response to my previous email:
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Laz,
Very wise words from you. I must admit, when I say you are religious, I really am trying to say that you have a belief in christian values which I believe I also have.
The difference is that you display those values whereas I think I just talk about it. However, with some brain surgery, I may come good!!
Cheers.

in season and out of season

2009-06-23T00:16:58Z

Our Laboratory coordinaator often comes to the office, asks a lot of questions and talks to me about belief. He came today to talk about a TV program he watched on ABC2 channel, which showed how religions in Nigeria greatly dehumanized children. It was a very sad story and he always thought that i am religious. I only listened to him but as soon as he stepped out of the office, I sent him the email below with copies sent to the people who heard what he said. Hoping that they will understand what is written in that email.

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Here is my email:
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Kev,
I am very disheartened to hear that story although it is nothing new to me as I have seen plenty of such cases in poor countries like mine.

I agree with M0RRIS C0HEN when he once wrote that "cruel persecutions and in-tolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims".

FYI, I am not "religious" as you may think I am because I have no rituals to follow. I am FREE to do what I want. To me, everything is permissible but that does not mean everything is edifying. That's how I see my belief as christian, to me christianity is not a religion, it's a relationship (that's my point of view but anyone can disagree with me).

Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Laza