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Multitasking is definitely one the traits I am most proud of. I find it very convenient to multitask all the time, especially when I travel. One time in India, I found myself using the airport’s WiFi ferociously as if tomorrow would never come and internet will be gone forever. Since I didn’t have much time before my flight back home, I walked fast to the waiting lounge dragging my luggage with one hand and checking my phone with the other. Things were pretty tensed as I was dividing my concentration to check on my phone without accidentally bumping into anyone, but that moment only lasted until I found a long moving walkway. I quickly hopped on to the moving walkway, stopped my walk and gave full concentration to my smartphone screen. Multitasking at its best. I was moving forward and having fun with my phone. In case you were waiting for something to go wrong, nothing wrong actually happened. But as I look back, I came to a realisation that even though I was movin...

Once, I heard a joke about the creation of mankind. As God walked on the garden of Eden, He saw that Adam was alone. We know what happen ed  next, He offered Adam a pretty, loving companion. Not just that, He offered to make a perfect woman that doesn't nag and shop. It doesn't stop there because God offered to create a woman who won't make Adam wait when she gets ready to go out on a date. It sounded to good to be true!  That was when Adam started asking God, "What's the price for this perfect woman?" God answered, "Not much, just give me your left arm." Since Adam was probably Asian, he bargained and agreed on giving his rib. That was how we ended up getting the i mperfect  women we have today. We don't deserve this. Kidding aside, this reminded me of an experience I had in India, where bargaining is a must. Without a set of bargaining tricks, you would be overcharged. As an Asian myself, I am proud to say that I quite master the ...

Having schedules noted in my calendar helps, but sometimes taking a look at them gets me  frustrated . I have been juggling priorities in the last 2 years now, mixing college, work, ministry, writing and social life at the same time. I found myself changing to 8 places in one busy day being productive from 6 AM to 1 AM the next day. Everything is moving fast for me, but I want it to stay that way for now.  I love  being productive, who doesn't? We get our things done quickly, rest better at night and chill without feeling bad about not doing anything productive the whole day. In our ever changing schedules everyday, we  adore  our  productivity  but  stress  over the  tensions . Not forgetting the traffic, the daily detours that pops out of nowhere and the ever increasing information whether its good or bad. Recently these information has been a bad one. US dollar has been strengthening in such major force leaving Indonesia poi...

Favor of God is in all of His believers. The Favor of God will open the door for you that may not be opened for someone else. God’s Favor will get us promoted even if we’re not the best worker in the office. What should we do to get this favor? First thing is to believe in Jesus . That’s the most important thing. The second thing is we have to expect it! We can’t have the underdog mindset. We have to expect that something great will happen to us. We have to expect God’s goodness every time. The last thing is we need to declare it. Declaring means saying to ourselves every morning that we have the Favor of God. Before we live the house we should say, “Father, thank You that I have your favor. Thank You that You open the doors for me today.”  We need to have a habit to declare God’s Favor. Sometimes God’s Favor didn’t happen when we asked for it. Don’t blame God. Be thankful to God that He may have another purpose for your life. God’s purpose is the best for yo...

One of the most fascinating movies that I watched when I was a kid was the Vertical Limit. It tells a story about several climbers  TRAPPED IN A STORM  during their climb on the K2, one of the world’s biggest mountains. As they tried to find their way out, they had to conquer their fear and survive the extreme weather, which made things worse. Hope was lost, friends became enemies and people show their true nature. I bet we can all relate to this kind of feeling, being trapped in our stormy life situations. This movie reminds me of the time when Jesus walked on water. After feeding thousands of people with 5 breads and 2 fishes, Jesus told the disciples go ahead and cross the lake while he prayed up on a mountainside. Isn’t this moment familiar? Most of the time, after seeing such great miracle occurring in our life, our faith is then  TESTED  by the  LONELINESS  that is about to come. As the disciples were  ALONE , a strong wind st...