Did my quiet time and happened to read this verse from the bible which touched me a lot.
Matthew 7:1-5
Judging Others
1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
Criticizing others is something I tend to do when I see something wrong with this person's life. I know that this is a bad habit that will eventually cause unpleasantness. Sadly, my unwillingness to change makes this bad habit deeply rooted inside me. Ask Qi Hao and he will tell you how many times I have reprimanded or criticized his mistakes. Although many times I try to tell myself that by doing so I am actually helping him, the outcome doesn't seem right. People tend to feel hurt after a scolding or criticism and it doesn't help this person to overcome his or her mistakes. It is pride that makes me think that i am better than the other person.
Judging people is wrong at the first place. Who has given me the authority to judge someone? no one! The bible clearly says that when you judge, you will be judged as well. After I judged someone and look into my own life, I realized that actually I am not faultless after all. I can be caught doing the same thing that I despised or criticized, like time-wasting, lack of discipline etc. If I myself do the same thing, who am I to tell other people to stop doing those things then?
An attitude of self-righteousness has no place in the Christian life. That should be plain to see.
A Prayer: Lord, help me not to get caught up in pointing out the “little” sins in others’ lives, while ignoring my own glaring sin. I’m thankful that with repentance comes forgiveness. Amen.
First road trip to Salzburg, Austria. Located south of Regensburg, Salzburg is surely a place u wanna go if u r a big fan of the alps and breathtaking sceneries. Salzburg is also the the native city of the famous composer- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
After a few days without internet due to shifting of house, im finally back online! and this time not from Esslingen, but Regensburg! my new 2nd home!
Shifting house can be something stressful if everything does not goes well. Was caught in a jam at the highway after the worst road accident in Germany, where 100++ cars got involved. It was reported in the news that it was caused by heavy fog and slippery + icy conditions on the road. The accident was so massive that the whole highway has to be closed and thus causing this traffic jam. Thank God that Jia Jin was quite patient and helped me till the end to move my things despite having exams this week. A big thank you to u!
Started my internship with Continental Corporation on Monday. Many ppl associates Continental with tyres, which is not wrong. But im working in the passive safety department, constructing Air Bag control systems using Pro-Engineer. 95% of cars in this world uses Air Bag control systems produced by Continental. woot.
After a hard day of work, it's time to pamper myself a little. We went to an italian restaurant to have our dinner, celebrating our first day at work and also Theng2's birthday. Look how big the pizza is:
Of cos we did not managed to finish it. Malaysian food is still the best! Missed them...
It's my last week here in Msia. Enjoyed the past few weeks a lot with friends and family. Sadly, all good things come to an end pretty quickly. Will be going bek to cold cold Germany on sunday. I hate to go back, especially when I can relax the whole day here, no worries about my next meal, no worries about studies and internships, etc etc... But then, wat to do? there are still many things that need to be done in Germany. How I wished time could come to a standstill.
I think I have grown "horizontally" a lot after all those nice food in Msia. Everyone treats me like someone who gets hungry easily, keep stuffing me with food. "You must try this n that, Germany dun have this one...". Especially Auntie Goh, always ask me to eat eat and eat. She cooked like 8 dishes for lunch? Got prawns ar, fish ar, and even wild boar meat! At nite brought us to eat satay summore... wow... I hope she will adopt me as her son, then i dun have to worry about makan anymore. :b
Shah Alam changed a little since i last went back. Those fortunate juniors got new Futsal courts. Back to our days, we had to play football at the old court, with rubbish bin as goal. And have to run for our lives when the guards come.
I wished that I dun have to go back to cold cold Germany. But then, I have to. Life goes on. Have to strive 4 excellence again. Thank God for the good results 4 last sem. It was a hectic sem and im glad to finish it w/out failing any subjects. The upcoming sem is another story. Hope to do well in it as well.
That's me... waiting 4 u in the snow... It's cold... It's freezing...It's unbearable... However, my heart feels warm because I know that the one I'm waiting for is worth the wait.
