Sunday, August 31, 2008

First of many

I did something crazy on Saturday night.. Never in my life have I ever did it.. But it felt good.. haha.. My two cousins gave me the courage to go through with it..

Friday, August 29, 2008

My Friend won 20K from Shell

WOW!! PTL!!!

Bergson just won 17K cash and 3k worth of Petrol from Shell..

Eh Bergson.. We go makan soon ya.. =)

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Fresh from the oven

My auntie from Ipoh and 3 of my nieces from Sri Damansara will be coming to stay over at my home tomorrow till Monday.. I won't be around as I'll be going to Ipoh for Sam and Shanti's Ipoh wedding dinner.. hmmm.. still need to sort out whether I'm gonna be wearing a saree for the dinner or just go in a punjabi suit or a dress..

Anyways.. this just came out from my oven..



Amma asked to make some cakes and cookies to keep in the house for the girls when they come so they have something to munch on.. Been wanting to make a chewy like chocolate chip cookie for the longest time.. and while surfing the net I came across this recipe from Martha Stewart.. the recipe seemed simple and believable enough so I decided to try it.. Thank God it turn out nice.. Although I think I'll modify it a little the next time I make it cos I found it a wee bit too sweet this time...

I thought I had enough chocolate chips but the recipe asked for 2 cups, so I substituted the 3/4 cups that was lacking with chocolate rice..

This is actually my first time making chocolate chips cookies this big.. usually I make them in small bite sizes but thought a big cookie would be fun to eat.. I found that I actually prefer the cookies this size..

Last week for cell I made a Baileys Cheesecake.. After tasting it at Apartment, The Curve, I loved it and decided I'll try one myself since I had Chocolate Mint Baileys at home.. So I surfed the net for so long for the perfect recipe.. Most of the recipe uses nearly or more than 1kg of cream cheese which I think is just too much.. especially for a first time try.. So I halved the recipe to 500g of cream cheese...

The Outcome:

I didn't like it at all..

My cousins said it was ok just that it was a bit overcooked..

Cellies didn't input much... But those that did said it was ok..

I don't think I would ever do that recipe again.. That's the thing with recipes online.. Some work out great and some just don't.. So it's best to do it in small portions so nothing is wasted..

Menu to do tomorrow for the girls.. A cake (haven't decided on what type yet) and probably Pulut Hitam Kanji.. Since I have lots of Pulut Hitam at home..

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Sam weds Shanti

A few pictures from Sam and Shanti's wedding last saturday nite..





Ps. Danny Guglielmucci makes a statement

Article below adapted from AdelaideNow

THE father of fallen pastor Michael Guglielmucci, Danny, read this brief statement to a packed congregation to explain his son's actions.


"Today is a very sad day for our family and church family.

For many years our son, Michael has suffered from unexplained illnesses. We have been worried as we have seen him suffer and spend periods of time in hospital.

Two years ago our lives were totally turned around by the sad news of our sons' cancer diagnosis. The love and support shown by our local church and all of our many friends around the world helped us get through a very difficult situation.

During the last two years we have experienced the favor of God, his love and grace, and also the constant pain of the possibility of losing a son.

On Tuesday 12th of August we received a call to come and meet with Mike and Amanda but weren't ready for what we were about to hear. Mike began to share how he has lived a lie for the last 16 years of his life because of addictive behavior he couldn't break free from.

He loved God and would throw himself into prayer, worship, and serving God with full energy and enthusiasm but still couldn't break free.

In September in 2006, Mike had an accident and went to hospital. It was at this time, because of his torment of living a double life, Mike thought he could escape the pain by creating a diversion from his addiction to adult pornography, so he created the cancer scenario.

The pain of this addiction was so deep that he started something he couldn't stop and proceeded on a downward spiral that led to him experiencing pain and suffering that resulted in constant vomiting and many other symptoms of a genuine sufferer.

Sharonne and I witnessed these episodes and pained and wept over his suffering. Michael wrote the song Healer because he wanted God to set him free from his addiction but hid it behind the lie of a fabricated illness.

Once he had started down this track he felt he couldn't stop so he continued to act out this sickness, feeling he had gone too deep into the lie.

I can't begin to tell you how much this is hurting us on the inside. A few weeks ago Mike had a dream of Jesus on the cross looking down on him saying, 'the truth will set you free' and so he decided to confess and bring everything out into the open.

I immediately contacted our National Executive and submitted to their advice and council. Church, our family needs your prayers at this time. We are so, so sorry to bring you into this.

I have lead you with openness and integrity and declare that we have not lived a lie before you. We fully understand the questions, shock, disbelief and even anger you may feel over this announcement. Please pray for us and we will pray for you.

Michael is struggling with a different kind of illness and is receiving professional help and will do so as long as is needed. On the council and advice of our executive and board, after our up and coming Edge conference, we will take time to be with Mike and get him all the professional and spiritual help he needs to come to full recovery.

We have an amazing team. Thank you, executive, board, staff and church, for your love and support. We will do what is right before God and man and see this situation turned around for the glory of God. We love you. "

Ps. Mike's statement on his fake cancer battle

God tells us that He is Jehovah Rapha, the God who heals. It is only by His grace through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ that we will ever be whole though certainly not in this fallen world, not in a life lived in this flesh. But to those who repent, there is hope and true healing.

The Biblical God is the God of a second chance - with accountability, healing and gradual restoration

Article below was taken from AdelaideNow

THE disgraced pastor at the centre of a fake cancer scandal has spoken for the first time about his "secret life of sin".


But fallen pastor Michael Guglielmucci only released a brief statement to explain his actions, four days after The Advertiser revealed the truth of his two-year web of lies.

The statement was read to a packed congregation at a pentecostal church his father, Danny Guglielmucci, founded - Edge Church International at Reynella.

Mr Guglielmucci says the reason behind his fictitious cancer story was to hide his 16-year obsession with pornography.

"It is with much pain and sadness that I make this statement today," he said in the statement.

"For over 16 years I have struggled with an addition to adult pornography as a result of this secret life of sin my body would often breakdown.

"I'd report the cause of my symptoms simply as illnesses and I've thrown my life into a ministry for many years trying to compensate for my sin.

"I believe that I do love Jesus and I know that he loves me and it is this love along with the prayers of people around the world that bring me to this place of confession.

"Two years ago, I reported that I was suffering from cancer, the truth is that although I was ill I did not have cancer but was again using the misdiagnosis to hid the lie that I was living.

"I know in my heart that it is the truth alone that will set me free and this is the reason for my confession.

"I've dishonoured God, my wife, my family and the church and I take full responsibility for my actions and would like to make it very clear that no-one else was in any way aware of my double life.

"I'm fully commited to a process of discipline, recovery and restitution and will see this process through to what ever extent is necessary.

"I am deeply sorry and pray that you will find it in your hearts to forgive me.

"Currently I am undergoing professional medical assessment and evaluation to help identify and begin to treat the real and much deeper issues.

"Please continue to pray for my wife and I and my family as we have a long, hard road ahead of us but a road that I'm thankful to God that I'm finally walking."

THE Sunday Mail revealed today that Guglielmucci has been addicted to pornography since the age of 12.

The disgraced pastor's father Danny Guglielmucci said the "severe addiction to pornography" was part of a bizarre double life his son had been leading.

Mr Guglielmucci said Michael had made a full confession to his family about his past, including revelations about the 16-year porn obsession and the lies over his supposed battle with terminal illness.

In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Mail this week, Mr Guglielmucci also revealed:

HIS son has been suffering "mystery illnesses" since the age of 12.

DOCTORS gave his parents the option of admitting him to a psychiatric ward for assessment as a child over the ongoing "illnesses", but they refused.

THE family's "absolute shock" at discovering Michael was not terminally ill.

Mr Guglielmucci said he and wife Sharonne – who founded Edge Church International – were struggling to comprehend what their son had done.

"When (Michael) rang me last Tuesday, I was on my way to New Zealand," Mr Guglielmucci said.

"He said, 'Dad you've got to come and see me'.

"I said to my wife, 'Maybe the doctors have told him he's only got a few weeks to live'.

"So we cancelled everything and jumped on the plane and went to see him in Melbourne, and that's when he told us the story.

"We were just in absolute shock and we still are. We haven't had time to get our head around it. He said, 'I don't have cancer. I've had two lives that I've lived'.

"His wife (Amanda), who has been with him for seven years, found out the day before we did and she's had no idea.

"Michael has had a severe addiction to pornography. The addiction to pornography started when he was 12.

"It's horrendous because we don't have that sort of stuff around. He was raised in a Christian home; we've never brought that stuff into our home."

Michael Guglielmucci was one of Australia's highest-profile Christian preachers, inspiring hundreds of thousands around the world as he performed his hit song Healer with an oxygen tube in his nose.

He was a pastor with Planetshakers, Christian youth movement that began in Adelaide and has grown into an international ministry. Guglielmucci was based in Melbourne.

But that all came crashing down this week when his deception became public.

Mr Guglielmucci said his son finally confessed after the guilt of his lies and addiction became overwhelming.

"He lived the two lives and he would get sick as a result of the guilt," he said.

"He was feeling like he was letting God down, letting his family down, his church, his friends.

"He's been living this for so long, feeling like he's had these two lives and now he's the one that's come out in the open. He confessed it, he didn't get caught.

"To deal with the guilt he would pour himself into doing good work. He's touched the lives of young people all over the world. Now they are all affected by this.

"He hasn't done this for any reasons that have been portrayed that he's a fraud.

"It was either keep pretending or come out with the truth and tell everything. He's come out with everything but now we've got the consequences of it all.

"We have to accept it. We're hoping to share with our congregation how it all started and how it got where it is.

"We understand people's anger, we understand their questioning.

"There's so many questions.

"An addiction like this is not going to be fixed overnight. You can't have a 16-year problem and fix it in a week."

Mr Guglielmucci said his son was undergoing psychiatric assessment with Adelaide doctors.

"They have said to me that he is very ill. They are assessing where reality stopped and fantasy kicked in and what's caused all this," he said.

"The doctor believes that at times Michael was totally convinced that he had this sickness."

Mr Guglielmucci said his son had a long history of "mystery illnesses", starting in childhood.

"When he was about 12 he did vomit all the time, he'd get really really sick," he said.

"He was in the Adelaide Children's Hospital for seven weeks at one stage; he didn't eat and we thought we were going to lose him.

"They took out his appendix, thinking that it might be that, but they realised that it wasn't.

"They gave us the option of putting him in a psychiatric ward to see if there was something psychological but we felt uncomfortable with that at the time.

"We signed him out from hospital and then he would go a few months and then he would get sick again.

"We'd always take him to hospital; we'd always do the proper thing but they couldn't get to the bottom of it until now."

Mr Guglielmucci said he and his wife were in "absolute shock" to discover their son was not terminally ill.

"We have watched our son go through what we thought was cancer," he said. "My wife and I, over the past two years, have watched him vomit in buckets, having nosebleeds, and even his hair fell out in clumps at one stage.

"Every time we saw him, we saw symptoms. He stayed with us for a while where we had to put a special air-conditioner in one of the rooms because he would heat up so much in the middle of winter.

"He had this cold air-conditioner blowing on him to try to keep the heat down. As a professional minister I've stood in front of my congregation and cried and said to pray for my son.

"I've travelled the world asking people to pray for him. Can you imagine what a horrible thing it would be if I was playing a game?

"To be honest, I ask myself as a father, `What did I miss, what did I not do? What could I have done better?' "

Mr Guglielmucci said Michael's wife was "getting really good counselling".

"She's not made any decision at this point," he said.

"It's happened so quickly. There's so many questions."

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Healer

You hold my every moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
And heal all my disease

I trust in you
I trust in you

I believe You're my healer
I believe You are all i need
I believe You're my portion
I believe You're more than enough for me
Jesus, You're all i need

Nothing is impossible for you
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is impossible for you
You hold my world in your hands

~Mike Guglielmucci~

I met Mike at 2001's Huge Camp at Penang.. And when a friend told me of this song and it's story.. I felt really sad..

Mike's been diagnosed with the final stage of cancer.. When his doctor told him of this.. he went home and just locked himself in his room and started break down and worship God... As he was worshipping God, this song Healer was birth..

Nothing is impossible for you Lord...

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Still Quite Wise

I got my upper-left wisdom tooth extracted yesterday.. It was humongous.. It wasn't as painful as I imagined it would be.. in fact, the dentist was so super that I didn't even realise it was out.. I'm recovering quite well.. so Praise God..

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Cell last night...

...was a really good bonding session with a pretty good turn out of 7.. With the multiplication that took place 3 weeks ago.. the dynamics of cell has changed.. (not so many lame ppl now... hahaha) so last night was great as we got to spend a lot of time just chatting and getting to know each one better.. I believe that God has awesome plans for this cell and I really really deeply thank God for those who have been coming so faithfully... you're really an encouragement to me..

Sometimes it can be really discouraging when we continue to try and connect to friends to no avail... But God reminded me during the week and I shared with friend that if God can be so ever patient with us (especially me) and never give up on us.. we too must not give up on those He has placed a burden in our hearts for.. So don't give up ya.. =)

On a happier note.. towards the end of cell.. 2 of my really good friends from high school gave a pleasant surprise by dropping by.. Was so gr-r-reat seeing you girls..

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Melting Marshmallows

Was surfing the net for cookie recipes and came across this..

It's called Surprise Cookies.. Found it on Martha Stewart's site.. There are some really good recipes there.. It seems simple enough to make.. Maybe I'll give it a try..

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Vanilla, Chocolate, Hazelnut



Loacker has to be one of my favourite cookies.. They just melt in your mouth.. YUMMY!!!

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Cheap Durians

DURIANS!!! DURIANS!!! DURIANS!!!
I just came back from Ipoh with mum and Ginger... Stuffed with DURIANS...

I bought 28 Durians for RM15!!!
How awesome is that!!! I remember times when I've paid more than RM20 for just ONE durian when it wasn't durian season..

My dear cousin in-law who patiently opened the durians with us taking the first and best pick from it..

Sunday, August 3, 2008

New Phase

Last Friday was our last combine cell.. It was a joyous moment as we finally are moving towards multiplication but at the same it's hard to part from dear ones that I've become so close to in this past year..

I joined this cell 13 months ago and I'm glad I chose this particular cell.. It was so easy to fit in as everyone was so warm and really took the trouble to make sure I felt comfortable and welcomed.. I cherish the bonds that I've formed with my cellies..

God has really blessed our cell with the numbers as well as the leaders.. I've learnt so much from my peers in cell.. and still am learning.. This is my first ever multiplication and I must say that I wasn't a big fan when they idea for multiplication was thrown in few months back.. In fact, I was not for it at all.. But as time went on, God changed my heart and I realised that there was a need for it.. A healthy cell is one that multiplies.. and multiplication is one of the best things that could happen in a cell... So PRAISE GOD!!!!

I'm really looking forward to cell next Friday.. It's gonna be exciting to see what God has in store for both our cells.. I must say that it's a little scary as we're starting of as a new cell.. But with God for us, I believe with all my heart that all will work out well.. Although we have multiplied.. I believe that we will still remain very closely knit and still be involved in each other's life..