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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Yeshua Mandarin Center - Kursus Mandarin

        Sepuluh tahun yang lalu tidak banyak orang yang menyadari pentingnya belajar bahasa Mandarin. Sekolah-sekolahpun lebih banyak berfokus pada bahasa Inggris. Tapi semenjak China mengalami terobosan ekonomi dan perkembangan yang pesat, pengaruh China di seluruh dunia sangat dirasakan. Sebagai negara dengan perekonomian terkuat di dunia saat ini, kebutuhan untuk berbahasa Mandarin sangat diperlukan. Bagi mereka yang dapat berbahasa Mandarin dengan baik hal ini merupakan suatu keuntungan karena mereka dapat berkomunikasi dan menjalankan transaksi bisnis dengan negeri Tirai Bambu yang penduduknya mayoritas tidak menguasai bahasa Inggris selain bahasa ibu mereka.

        Jika Anda ingin menjadi orang sukses, sebuah visi yang melihat peluang jauh ke depan sangatlah penting. Kunci kesuksesan adalah melakukan sesuatu yang belum diikuti oleh banyak orang tapi kita melihat adanya peluang yang besar di masa datang untuk menjadi trend. Bahasa Mandarin adalah salah satu visi yang harus ditangkap oleh generasi ini. Saat ini Inggris memang masih menduduki bahasa Internasional pertama di dunia, namun jangan lupa Mandarin akan menyusul dan kita harus mempersiapkan untuk masa depan itu, di mana segala transaksi besar yang menguntungkan akan berhubungan dengan orang-orang yang bahasa ibunya Mandarin.

        Oleh karena itu Yeshua Mandarin Center hadir untuk membagikan dan mengajarkan ilmu bahasa Mandarin.
Yeshua Mandarin Center adalah sebuah lembaga kursus Mandarin yang terletak di Ruko Paramount Glaze 2 Blok A no 17. Gading Serpong - Tangerang, Indonesia.

Berikut ini adalah program-program yang kami tawarkan:
  
1. School Program - membantu pelajaran sekolah (Mon - Friday) 2x seminggu @ 1.5 jam. Hari bisa dipilih
2. Regular Program - mengikuti kurikulum Yeshua Mandarin. 2x seminggu @ 1.5 jam

Primary 1 : Mon & Wed 4 - 5.30 pm Primary 2: Mon & Wed 5.30 - 7 pm
Primary 3: Mon & Wed 4 - 5.30 pm Primary 4: Mon & Wed 5.30 - 7 pm
Primary 5: Tue & Thurs 4 - 5.30 pm Primary 6: Tue & Thurs 5.30 - 7 pm

Junior High (SMP) : Tue & Fri 7 - 8.30 pm
Senior High (SMA) : Mon & Thurs 7 - 8.30 pm

3. Adult Program: Tue & Fri 7 - 8.30 pm
4. Morning Program utk ibu rumah tangga: (Mon - Fri) 10 - 11.30 am. 2x seminggu @ 1.5 jam

Untuk pendaftaran hubungi:
0812 9813 3293 / 0853 7087 5155 
pin BB: 23A15FA5 / 21397C4E

Promosi: FREE uang pendaftaran jika mendaftar sebelum akhir Agustus 2013 


Semoga informasi ini bermanfaat dan kami dengan senang hati membantu Anda untuk belajar bahasa mandarin. 

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Western Han Nanyue King's Tomb Museum 西汉南越王博物馆 – Guangzhou, China


        Are you a museum traveler? I am, and you might consider me a bit awkward since unlike girls in general, I prefer going to museums instead of malls. Yes, indeed my hobby is a little bit extraordinary.. haha.. Every time I asked my friends to visit a museum, they would refuse with various excuses. They were not interested to go there for they regarded museum as a boring place where there are only ancient artifacts and no entertainment at all (oopps… correct me if I’m wrong guys.. hehe). Is it 100% true? I don’t think so. Although museums display ancient things, they offer another side of entertainment to those who have special taste for history and culture. It is the place where you could see directly ancient stuff and catch a glimpse of past history.
        In summer 2009, I took my mom and my brother to visit a museum since I believe they were the only people willing to accompany to visit “museum”.. haha.. That museum did not look strange to me since I had passed it several times whenever I took public bus to go to Guihuagang, the wholesale center of bags. Each time I passed it, I wondered what that red building really was. After I searched on the map, I found out that that red building is actually a museum called the Western Han Dynasty Nanyue King Museum. Mmh.. what a long name for a museum.. The admission fee to the museum was only 12 Yuan.

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Independence Monument – Phnom Penh, Cambodia


        On the second day in Phnom Penh, we together with our Cambodian friends took a city tour by tuk-tuk. The easiest transportation tourists could take to travel short-distance from one place to another in Cambodia is tuk-tuk because of its practicality and cheap price. We rented a tuk-tuk for US$ 20 for one whole day tour. The driver could speak some English and had destinations map to offer to us. I asked him to take us to the Independence Monument in the center of the city.
        Known as Vimean Akareach in Khmer language, the Independence Monument was constructed in 1958 to celebrate Cambodia’s freedom from French colonialism on 9 November 1953. King Norodom Sihanouk successfully forced the French empire to grant Cambodia total independence without shedding any single drop of blood. This has become his highest achievement during his rule that he was rewarded the title “the Father of Independence.” Standing majestically at the heart of the capital on the intersection of Norodom Boulevard and Sihanouk Boulevard, this reddish brown lotus-shaped edifice was a masterpiece of the famous and influential Cambodian modern architect Vann Molyvann. He is the father of the New Khmer Architecture who also designed the Olympic Stadium and many other buildings in Phnom Penh during the 1960s – 1970s. Modeled after the central tower of the famous Cambodian world heritage Angkor Wat, the monument is 20 meters high and has five tiers decorated with 100 Nagas, a mythical multi-headed cobra in Khmer culture. Inaugurated on 9 November 1962, the monument was erected by the father of King Sihanouk, King Norodom Suramarit. Besides symbolizing as an independence memorial, the monument also serves to commemorate Cambodian soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the sake of the independence. For this reason, this monument is also referred to Victory Monument.

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Phsar Reatrey (Night Market) – Phnom Penh, Cambodia


        Prior to our trip to Cambodia, I suddenly had a gastric attack and felt extremely bad. I was staying in my cousin’s room for one night upon our arrival to Medan, Indonesia, after the flight from Vietnam. That night I was struggling with my stomachache. I was wriggling on my bed just like a worm trying to stand against that pain. The next morning, I still had this nausea and thought I would give up my trip to Cambodia. I was in dilemma since we had bought the flight tickets with a quite high price. But praise the Lord, finally I threw up and felt much better and we headed to Cambodia to continue our honeymoon trip.
        Going to Cambodia was a struggle for me because we almost cancelled our trip. Though the country is an infamous honeymoon destination among newly weds, we were curious about it. We do not speak any Cambodian nor knew much about the country. Apart from the knowledge that it is a poor and less developed country, we had no idea of what it really looks like. Fortunately, my husband has a friend who has been working there for years and he asked for his help. His friend then asked his subordinate to accompany us during our stay there. We flew by Malaysia Airlines and arrived at Phnom Penh International Airport. We found striking differences between Vietnam and Cambodia. The texture of the land was totally different. In Vietnam, the land was lush and green while in Cambodia it was dry and arid. I had some doubt in my heart about the country. The airport was also smaller and less modern than the one in Vietnam.

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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Mekong River Tour – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

 
        Another tourist attraction outside Ho Chi Minh City is Mekong River, which is the lifeblood of the country as it is the source of water that runs throughout Vietnam. Covering an area of 15,000 square miles, Mekong Delta is the place where the Mekong River ends its journey from the Tibetan plateau to complete its route to the South China Sea. The area around the delta is often referred to as the “rice bowl” of Vietnam because of its lush, tropical and fertile lands that produce a very high amount of rice crop production. Exploring the river and the islands is a relaxing activity because it is a suitable place to retreat from the hustle of the city. Visiting the site also provides insight into local life. Together with our friend’s family, we joined a local tour to explore the river. We set off early morning to gather at the meeting point. Then, we got into the bus and departed for My Tho. The journey took only two hours. As soon as we arrived there, we boarded a motorized boat along the river to go to Phoenix Island where we would observe coconut candy workshop and visit bee and honey farms. 

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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Saigon Central Post Office – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


        Just across the city’s main church, Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, we visited another French architectural leftover in the form of a main post office called Saigon Central Post Office. The post office is not only a place to deliver mails but more than that it has become one of the most inspiring landmarks in the city. 

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Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


        Visiting church, the house of God, has always been an exciting thing for me. To my amazement, in a predominantly Buddhist country like Vietnam, a cathedral built in French style architecture is the city’s iconic symbol and one of the most prominent landmarks in the cityscape. We rode motorbikes to tour around the city and visited the strikingly beautiful cathedral in the middle of the busy streets called Note Dame Cathedral of Saigon.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Binh Tay Market (Chinatown of Saigon/Cholon) – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


        Almost all countries in the world have migrated Chinese population living there such as Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and many others. Wherever you go, you will always find Chinese people and the community they build that we often call “Chinatown.” Whether you fly to Europe or travel to Asia, the Chinese exist and they give significant contribution to the economy in that region. Vietnam is a country of no exception of strong Chinese cultural influence. Vietnam is the first country in Southeast Asia that received the largest number of Chinese migrants and the country with the strongest Chinese cultural influence due to the close distance to the Mainland China and the facts that Chinese Dynasty ever ruled in Northern Vietnam for over 1000 years. The next morning we went to the Chinatown of Saigon referred to as Cholon. In Vietnamese language, the city literally means big market (big (lon) and market (cho)). The Vietnamese exclusively call it Cholon, while the Chinese in that area name it Di An which means “embankment”.

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Monday, June 24, 2013

People’s Committee Building – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


        We continued our journey to the city center where one of the stunning landmarks is located. Our friends took us to the famous People’s Committee Building near Dong Khoi Street.
        Built between 1901 and 1908, the building is arguably one of the most prominent French architectures and the loveliest structures in the cityscape. It is located at the north-western end of the Nguyen Hue street. Designed by the famous French architect, P. Gardes, it was modeled after the original Hotel de Ville in Paris. After the construction was completed, the building was used as a hotel, thus referred to as the City Hall of Saigon. However, since the communists took control of the city in 1975, it soon was transformed into the People’s Committee Building and has been used as the city government’s headquarters for the Ho Chi Minh City’s People Committee ever since. Unfortunately, the building is closed for general public visit or tourism. Only those who have official state business can enter the interior of the structure. So, we could only admire it from outside.

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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Vung Tau Beach – Vung Tau, Vietnam


        After exploring Jesus’ mountain, we went back to our room to rest. In the late afternoon, we went out to the nearby beach called the Front Beach. My husband and friends already prepared extra clothes to swim, but I refused to do so for I did not like to have sticky body after swimming in the beach.

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Friday, June 21, 2013

The Statue of Jesus Christ - Vung Tau, Vietnam


        From Ben Thanh Market, we took a tour around the city by motorbikes to enjoy the sightseeing. Then, we stopped at a ticket office to purchase bus tickets for four of us to go to a beautiful resort town called Vung Tau. They did not allow us to pay for the tickets. We were very thankful to have such good friends like them. Her husband even specially asked for five days off just to accompany us. What good friends they really were!!! The next morning we departed early in the morning and headed to the meeting point. We waited for the van to come and pick us up. We boarded into the car and got ready for the three-hour journey. Along the journey, the driver played Vietnamese songs and we could not keep ourselves from laughing because the sound of the language was funny to us. My husband teased our friends and we were all laughing. They were really kind-hearted and did not get offended by our jokes at all.

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Friday, June 7, 2013

Ben Thanh Market – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


        What comes across your mind the first time you hear about Vietnam? Is it war, turmoil, rice land or what? Indeed, when my husband asked me to go to visit his best friend in Vietnam, the first thing I thought was a poor country often engaged in wars. Relatives and friends who heard that we were going to spend our honeymoon in Vietnam were surprised and advised us to be careful there. However, my husband had bought the tickets for two of us and after our visit to Singapore we continued our journey to Vietnam. Surprisingly, when we arrived at Ho Chi Minh’s international airport, Tan Son Nhat, we were amazed at the magnificent and modern structure of the airport. It was far from our imagination and impression about the country. I could say that the airport is more beautiful than the one in my country, Indonesia. Along the way out of the airport, we could not stop comparing Vietnam with our country. When we arrived at the exit gate, our friends were faithfully waiting for us. They welcomed us with warm smile and big hug. We then boarded the car heading to their house. Vietnam is a developing country that nowadays starts to flourish as one of the top tourist destinations in Southeast Asia. For the past 10 years, the economy in Vietnam has increased tremendously supported by foreign investments in the country. Pubs, bars, restaurants, luxury hotels were built up to accommodate tourists.

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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Maranatha!!!Yesus Kristus Datang SEGERAAAA!!!!

 

        Suatu pagi Tuhan mengingatkan saya untuk menuliskan sebuah pesan yang sangat penting untuk kita semua, yaitu bahwa kedatanganNya yang kedua kali sudah sangat sangat singkat. Tidak banyak dari antara anak-anak Tuhan atau orang Kristen yang percaya bahwa Tuhan Yesus akan datang segera untuk kedua kalinya. Bahkan tidak sedikit dari mereka yang sudah mendengar berita tersebut namun hanya menganggapnya sebagai angin lalu. Mereka tidak terlalu ambil pusing akan berita yang sangat penting ini. Hari-hari ini banyak orang Kristen bahkan hamba Tuhan sekalipun yang terlalu sibuk dengan urusan pribadi mereka masing-masing sehingga mereka tidak memiliki waktu pribadi untuk Tuhan. Mereka tidak lagi memprioritaskan Tuhan dalam hidup mereka. Mereka lebih mengejar hal-hal yang sifatnya duniawi. Akibatnya banyak dari mereka yang tidak bertumbuh dalam iman dan kasih mereka. Bahkan tidak sedikit yang masih kompromi dengan dosa bahkan masih hidup dalam dosa dan menikmati hal itu.

 

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Mimpi tentang akhir zaman dan kedatangan Yesus kedua kali

        Suatu hari sekitar 5 tahun yang lalu saya bermimpi, di dalam mimpi itu saya melihat banjir yang besar datang melanda rumah-rumah. Rumah-rumah itu sudah hampir tenggelam karena air hujan yang begitu besar. Dan saya melihat langit begitu gelap, sungguh menyeramkan, sungguh berbeda dari gelap karena mendung pada biasanya. Saya begitu ketakutan dan terus berlari, tapi saya tidak menemukan keluarga saya ataupun seorang pun yang saya kenal. Lalu saya terbangun dari tidur. Saya menangis dan bertanya kepada Tuhan apa maksud mimpi itu. Tuhan hanya mengingatkan saya tentang akhir zaman seperti yang tertulis dalam kitab Matius 24:29, “Segera sesudah siksaan pada masa itu, matahari akan menjadi gelap dan bulan tidak bercahaya dan bintang-bintang akan berjatuhan dari langit dan kuasa-kuasa langit akan goncang.” Tiga bulan setelah mimpi yang pertama, saya bermimpi lagi mimpi yang sama dengan mimpi pertama. Setelah saya terbangun dari tidur, saya kembali menangis dan teringat akan pesan Tuhan tentang akhir zaman.

        Lalu sekitar 6 bulan kemudian, saya tiba-tiba bermimpi saya sedang berbaris untuk menerima cap materai dari petugas surga. Yang mengejutkan saya adalah ada seorang pelayan Tuhan yang berdiri tepat di depan saya, walau saya tidak mengenal orang ini, saya pernah melihat dia melayani di suatu gereja. Dan yang lebih mengejutkan lagi adalah dia tidak mendapatkan cap apapun dari petugas surga. Lalu tiba giliran saya dan saya mendapatkan dua buah cap, satu di tangan kanan dan satu lagi di tangan kiri. Kemudian saya teringat apa yang kitab Wahyu katakan, bahwa cap itu adalah materai untuk orang-orang pilihan Allah. Wahyu 7:3, “katanya: "Janganlah merusakkan bumi atau laut atau pohon-pohon sebelum kami memeteraikan hamba-hamba Allah kami pada dahi mereka!”. Setelah saya mendapatkan cap itu, saya langsung teringat pada papa saya yang belum bertobat dan mengenal Yesus, perasaan saya begitu sedih dan terpukul karena papa saya belum selamat. Lalu saya bertanya kepada Tuhan, “Tuhan, bagaimana dengan papa saya?”. Namun, Tuhan menjawab, “Sudah terlambat anakKu. Aku sudah datang kedua kali. Sudah terlambat.”. Lalu timbullah penyesalan yang begitu mendalam. Saya begitu menyesal mengapa tidak berusaha sekuat tenaga untuk menginjili papa saya dan membuat dia bertobat. Namun penyesalan itu sudah terlambat. Saya memang sudah beberapa kali menginjili papa saya dan mendoakannya setiap hari, namun saja saat itu saya merasa saya belum maksimal melakukannya. Dalam mimpi itu, saya melihat semua orang yang sudah menerima cap itu dikumpulkan di suatu lapangan terbuka yang besar dan saya melihat sebuah pesawat yang amat besar turun dari surga diiringi dengan para malaikat. Ternyata di dalam pesawat itu ada Tuhan Yesus. Dan saat pesawat mendarat, saya mencoba untuk masuk ke dalam karena ingin melihat wajah Tuhan Yesus. Saya menemukan Yesus sedang duduk di dalam pesawat. Saya melihat Ia berambut panjang dan keriting seperti yang ada di lukisan yang sering kita temui, namun saat saya ingin melihat wajahNya, saya tidak dapat melihatNya. Yang saya lihat hanyalah bayangan gelap yang menutupi wajah kemuliaanNya. Tuhan tidak mengijinkan saya melihat wajahNya saat itu karena mungkin jika saya melihatNya saya dapat mati seketika itu juga. Lalu saya keluar dari pesawat dan kembali berkumpul dengan orang-orang pilihan yang siap diangkat ke surga. Lalu sayapun terbangun dari tidur.

        Ketiga mimpi yang berturut-turut itu terus ada dalam ingatan saya. Hanya saja saya belum sepenuhnya mengerti akan arti dari mimpi itu. Belakangan ini di mana saya melihat tanda-tanda akhir zaman dan hamba-hamba Tuhan terus berbicara tentang kedatangan Yesus yang kedua kali, saya baru mengerti bahwa Tuhan bermaksud memperingatkan saya untuk bersiap-siap menyambut kedatanganNya melalui mimpi-mimpi tersebut. Saya bersyukur karena Tuhan memberitahukan hal-hal yang rahasia pada saya. Dia menuntun hidup saya dan membawa saya pada rencana dan perjanjianNya yang indah.

        Mimpi saya hanyalah salah satu dari sekian banyak mimpi tentang akhir zaman yang dialami oleh anak-anak Tuhan lainnya. Kesimpulannya adalah kita semua berada di akhir zaman dan Tuhan ingin kita semua sadar dan mempersiapkan diri kita untuk menyambut Dia di awan-awan permai. Kedatangan Tuhan Yesus yang kedua kali akan ditandai dengan “rapture” atau pengangkatan. Orang-orang yang sungguh-sungguh mengasihi Tuhan dan taat akan FirmanNya akan terangkat ke surga bersama-sama dengan orang-orang kudus lainnya. Sedangkan orang-orang yang tertinggal akan mengalami masa penyiksaan yang luar biasa yang tidak pernah dan tidak akan ada lagi di dunia ini. Teman, saya hanya ingin mengingatkan setiap kita untuk menjaga hidup kita sedemikian rupa agar saat Tuan kita kembali, Ia mendapatkan kita tetap setia dan membawa kita kepada kemuliaanNya. Hidup kita yang sesungguhnya bukanlah di dunia ini, melainkan di kekekalan nanti. Dapatkah kamu membayangkan bagaimana hidup kita nanti di kekekalan? Hal itu bukan hanya selama 100 tahun, 1000 tahun, 10.000 tahun, melainkan selama-lamanya, suatu waktu yang sangat teramat panjang. Saya tidak dapat membayangkan hal itu. Tapi sebagai seorang yang mengasihi Tuhan, saya mau memilih kehidupan kekal yang telah Ia sediakan bagiku. Permasalahannya, hidup kita yang kekal nanti ditentukan dari bagaimana kita hidup di dunia ini. Hanya ada dua pilihan kekekalan, yaitu surga dan neraka. Tuhan memerintahkan kepada kita untuk memilih kehidupan. Ulangan 30:19 “Aku memanggil langit dan bumi menjadi saksi terhadap kamu pada hari ini: kepadamu kuperhadapkan kehidupan dan kematian, berkat dan kutuk. Pilihlah kehidupan, supaya engkau hidup, baik engkau maupun keturunanmu,”

 

Tanda Kedatangan Yesus kedua kali

        Melalui tulisan ini saya hanya mau taat akan apa yang Tuhan suruh kepada saya. Tahukah kamu bahwa Tuhan Yesus atau Nabi Isa Almasih akan datang untuk kedua kalinya? Dan waktunya sudah sangat sangat singkat? Tidak ada seorangpun di dunia ini yang mengetahui kapan Dia akan datang, tetapi Yesus jelas berjanji kepada murid-muridNya yaitu kita semua bahwa Ia akan menjemput kita ke surga. Seperti yang tertulis dalam Matius 24:36 “Tetapi tentang hari dan saat itu tidak seorangpun yang tahu, malaikat-malaikat di sorga tidak, dan Anakpun tidak, hanya Bapa sendiri.”.

        Apa buktinya Yesus akan datang ke dua kalinya? Hal ini sudah dinubuatkan oleh Yesus 2000 tahun yang lalu sebelum Ia disalibkan. Ia berpesan kepada murid-muridNya dalam Matius 24:3-14:

“Ketika Yesus duduk di atas Bukit Zaitun, datanglah murid-murid-Nya kepada-Nya untuk bercakap-cakap sendirian dengan Dia. Kata mereka: "Katakanlah kepada kami, bilamanakah itu akan terjadi dan apakah tanda kedatangan-Mu dan tanda kesudahan dunia?" Jawab Yesus  kepada mereka: "Waspadalah supaya jangan ada orang yang menyesatkan kamu! Sebab banyak orang akan datang dengan memakai nama-Ku dan berkata: Akulah Mesias, dan mereka akan menyesatkan banyak orang. Kamu akan mendengar deru perang atau kabar-kabar tentang perang. Namun berawas-awaslah jangan kamu gelisah; sebab semuanya itu harus terjadi, tetapi itu belum kesudahannya. Sebab bangsa akan bangkit melawan bangsa, dan kerajaan melawan kerajaan. Akan ada kelaparan dan gempa bumi di berbagai tempat. Akan tetapi semuanya itu barulah permulaan penderitaan menjelang zaman baru. Pada waktu itu kamu akan diserahkan supaya disiksa, dan kamu akan dibunuh dan akan dibenci semua bangsa oleh karena nama-Ku, dan banyak orang akan murtad dan mereka akan saling menyerahkan dan saling membenci. Banyak nabi palsu akan muncul dan menyesatkan banyak orang. Dan karena makin bertambahnya kedurhakaan, maka kasih kebanyakan orang akan menjadi dingin. Tetapi orang yang bertahan sampai pada kesudahannya akan selamat. Dan Injil Kerajaan ini akan diberitakan di seluruh dunia menjadi kesaksian bagi semua bangsa, sesudah itu barulah tiba kesudahannya.”

        Tanda-tanda kedatanganNya yang kedua kali ditemukan dalam ayat-ayat di atas yang diberi warna merah. Kita semua melihat hal-hal tersebut sedang digenapi dan terjadi akhir-akhir ini.

 

Apa yang harus kita lakukan?

        Tuhan menyuruh kita untuk berjaga-jaga senantiasa karena Ia akan datang tiba-tiba di saat kita tidak mengharapkannya.

Wahyu 3:3, “Karena itu ingatlah, bagaimana engkau telah menerima dan mendengarnya; turutilah itu dan bertobatlah! Karena jikalau engkau tidak berjaga-jaga, Aku akan datang seperti pencuri dan engkau tidak tahu pada waktu manakah Aku tiba-tiba datang kepadamu.”

Wahyu 16:15, “Lihatlah, Aku datang seperti pencuri. Berbahagialah dia, yang berjaga-jaga dan yang memperhatikan pakaiannya, supaya ia jangan berjalan dengan telanjang dan jangan kelihatan kemaluannya."

Matius 24:42-44, “Karena itu berjaga-jagalah, sebab kamu tidak tahu pada hari mana Tuhanmu datang. Tetapi ketahuilah ini: Jika tuan rumah tahu pada waktu mana pada malam hari pencuri akan datang, sudahlah pasti ia berjaga-jaga, dan tidak akan membiarkan rumahnya dibongkar. Sebab itu, hendaklah kamu juga siap sedia, karena Anak Manusia datang pada saat yang tidak kamu duga."

 

        Saya berdoa biarlah setiap hari kita senantiasa dengan setia menantikan kedatangan Tuhan Yesus untuk kedua kalinya dengan mata yang selalu tertuju kepada Dia. Jangan biarkan iblis merebut keselamatan yang Tuhan telah berikan kepadamu. Jangan tertipu dengan tipu daya iblis yang membuat kita sibuk dengan urusan duniawi sehingga kita hanya fokus pada persoalan hidup dan masalah, sedangkan Tuhan mau kita hanya memandang kepadaNya dan melihat segala sesuatu dari sudut pandangNya. Jangan fokus pada dirimu sendiri. Berhentilah mengasihani diri sendiri. Fokuslah pada hal-hal surgawi dan bukan duniawi “karena yang kelihatan adalah sementara, sedangkan yang tak kelihatan adalah kekal. (2 Korintus 4:18)”. Saya berdoa kita semua menjadi 5 wanita bijaksana dan terangkat ke surga. Amin. Maranatha!!! Datanglah segera Tuhan Yesus dan angkatlah kami semua ke surgaMu yang mulia!!! Amin!!!

Friday, May 17, 2013

Universal Studios – Singapore


         On our second day in Singapore, we were firmly determined to visit the world-famous Universal Studios in Sentosa Island resort. Nowadays, it has been a travel trend for tourists to pay a visit to this theme park. Your trip to Singapore would not be authentic without a visit to this amusement park. Spreading over an area of 20 hectares within the Resorts World Sentosa on the southern island Sentosa, Universal Studios Singapore (USS) is the second Universal Studios in Asia after Japan, and it is the first one in Southeast Asia. As part of the US$ 4.5 billion Resorts World Sentosa development (with the owner Genting Singapore), the park began its construction on 19 April 2008 and was completed on 18 March 2010. Officially opened on May 28, 2011, within nine months from the first day of its opening, the USS has attracted over 2 million visitors. The park reputes itself as a one-of-its-kind theme park in Asia and will continue to be so in Southeast Asia for the next 30 years. Universal Studios Singapore accommodates 24 attractions, of which 18 are original. Besides that, there are also shows that can be enjoyed with family and friends. The park is largely divided into seven subthemes based on TV shows or blockbuster movies, with each features their own unique attractions, character appearances, dining and shopping areas. Those seven themed attractions encircle a picturesque central lagoon; they are Hollywood, Madagascar, Far Far Away, the Lost World, Ancient Egypt, Sci-Fi City and New York City. Let’s join me embark on the journey and explore each zone.

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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Marina Bay – Singapore


        Singapore city has progressed tremendously since the last time I visited it in 2004. Once again the Singaporeans came up with brilliant ideas to attract tourists to come to this small country. The idea is manifested by the opening of Marina Bay, an integrated business, shopping and entertainment area. The present Marina Bay used to be a fishing village and swampy coastline at the mouth of the Singapore River. Motivated by the envisioning of the rich potential growth around the CBD (Central Business Development), in 1970s the local government decided to reclaim the 360 hectares-land near the CBD (the present Marina Bay) to be transformed into a vibrant round clock. During the reclamation process, Telok Ayer Basin was removed and the Singapore River no longer flew to the sea but to the bay instead. Marina Bay is blocked off from the sea by the Marina Barrage. Located near Central area in the southern part of Singapore, Marina Bay is a bay that aims to promote the 3 premises of Explore, Exchange and Entertain. It has become the leading business, leisure and entertainment destination in Southeast Asia. Marina Bay is seen as a vibrant environmentally-friendly place where people live, work, and play. Tourists can encounter many attractions within this one area such as the beautiful waterfront promenade, the resplendent Marina Bay Sands Hotel, the magnificent Art Science Museum, the iconic Merlion statue, the unique Esplanade Theatres and the latest Garden by the Bay. 

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

Bugis Junction - Singapore


        Before we went to Marina Bay, we decided to have our lunch at Bugis junction. The foods here are known for their delicious taste and cheap price. We were sitting in one of the coffee shops in that area. While enjoying our meal, we watched people passing by. Bugis Junction is a famous pedestrian shopping mall that consists of three streets: Malabar Street, Malay Street and Hylam Street. Those streets are the first air-conditioned and glass-covered streets in Singapore and called “indoor streets”. Bugis Junction is an integrated area of shopping, business and culinary that belongs to Keppel Land and finished its development in 1995. It was opened on 8 September 1995 and managed by a Japanese company, Parco. Sidewalk cafes and shophouses are found along the street. Pricey restaurants and cheap eateries in this area attract a large number of visitors to come to this place to have various dining experiences.


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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

丽江的白水河

 

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六月暑假时我跟妈妈和弟弟跟着团一起去云南旅游。我们参观了三个城市,昆明,大理,和丽江。但是,对我来说,丽江的自然风景是最漂亮的。导游带着我们到一个地方去看丽江最著名的河,称为白水河。

上面的图片展示丽江的白水河。白水河的风景特别漂亮。虽然是夏天,但是那儿的天气很凉爽,也可以说有点儿冷。从上面往下面看,可以看到众多绿绿的圣诞树被雾遮盖的景色。它们如同大观众正在往下看欣赏河水的美丽。河水的颜色是白跟蓝色混在一起,好像在大地散开的茫茫蓝天空,显得 很干净, 真让人羡慕。 白水河的水一点也不动,看起来像一位入睡的公主那样安静。不管在它的周围有多么吵闹,它却依然不吭声。河的周围有些牦牛吃青草,还有各式各样的石头,便加强白水河的美丽。

当你到这个地方时,闭上眼睛,深深得呼吸,你一定会呼吸到那儿的爽快空气,而且感受到上帝的伟大,然后可以卸下来自己生活的担子。总之,丽江的白水河是一个值得去参观的景点。

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Chinatown – Singapore


        On our honeymoon last January 2013, we bought cheap flight tickets to Vietnam. The good news was the tickets were not direct ones but had transfers in Kuala Lumpur. Although we had four days before we flew to Vietnam, we chose to spend the most days in Singapore for we thought it was more fun in Singapore than Kuala Lumpur. We were right. I personally have visited Singapore in 2003 but I almost forgot how the country looked like. I was curious to know the present Singapore so I decided to visit it again. We departed from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore by train. As soon as we arrived in Singapore, we headed to Chinatown to find the cheapest lodging where we would stay for the next two nights. Chinatown is famous for its cheap lodgings, foods and stuffs!!! Since we had not booked any inn, we totally had no idea where we would stay. Praise the Lord, God brought us to meet two grandfather and grandmother who escorted us to their lodging. There was still an empty room so we just checked in. The room was very clean and comfortable.

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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Taipei 101 台北101 – Taiwan, China


        Can you guess what is the tallest building in the world now? You will find out the answer if you go to Dubai. However, before the construction of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, from 2004 to 2010 Taipei 101 in Taiwan had fetched the crown as the highest skyscraper in the world. Formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, the building is located in Xinyi District, Taipei. It was awarded LEED Platinum Certification and became the largest green building in the world. Designed by C.Y. Lee and partners and established mainly by KTRT Joint Venture, the building was finished in 2004 and cost approximately 1.7 billion dollars. It was officially opened for public on December 31, 2004 on the New Year’s eve. Ever since, it has become the icon of the modern Taiwan.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

National Palace Museum 国立故宫博物院 – Taiwan, China


        The next day our friends took us to the National Palace Museum. Just like its name, the museum is a national museum of the Republic of China that exhibits almost 700,000 pieces of Chinese antiques and artifacts dating back from the Neolithic age to the Qing Dynasty including ancient bronze castings, calligraphy, scroll paintings, porcelain, jade, and rare books. Due to its huge number of collections, the museum becomes the largest museum that exhibits Chinese ancient antiques in the world. The displays are among China’s best quality pieces collected by ancient Chinese emperors.
        The Palace Museum in the Forbidden City in Beijing, Mainland China shares the same origin with the National Palace Museum in Taipei. The National Palace Museum was originally founded in the Forbidden City in Beijing that explains why the word "Palace" is used in its name.The division of the two was caused by the Chinese civil war. The Chinese call the one in Mainland China, Beijing Gugong (北京故宮), while the one in Taipei is called Taipei Gugong (台北故宫). In 1931, when Chiang Kai Shek was the President of the Republic of China in Mainland China, he commanded the museum in Beijing to prepare the most valuable pieces of its collections ready to be evacuated out of the city to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Japanese Army during the Sino-Japanese war. Following that, the Chinese civil war in 1949 imposed Chiang Kai Shek to evacuate about 600,000 of the most prized items to Taiwan. However, before all the pieces could be transported to Taiwan, the communists had conquered the museum so not all collections could be evacuated to Taiwan. Since then, the collections have been a matter of dispute between the government of the People’s Republic of China and the government of Taiwan. The Mainland China accused that the collections were stolen and they actually belonged to the People’s Republic of China. Countering the accusation, Taiwan argued that they were just trying to save the collections from destruction during the Cultural Revolution. However, nowadays the tensions between the two governments have warmed and the Mainland China has agreed to “lend” the collections to the Taipei museum considering that the relics in both the Mainland China and Taiwan are China’s cultural heritage.
 
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Saturday, February 23, 2013

The National Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall 国立国父纪念馆 – Taiwan, China


        Our next trip after the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall was the National Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall. The Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall was constructed to commemorate the wisdom, benevolence, courage and spirit of the legendary revolutionary founding Father of Republic of China, Dr. Sun Yat Sen, who are revered by both the PRC and ROC. Dr. Sun Yat Sen was regarded as the pioneer of the establishment of the Republic of China after he led a revolutionary movement to overthrow the dictator leadership of the Qing dynasty. Until the present time, even the communist government in Mainland China hangs Dr. Sun’s portrait at Tian An Men on National Days. Most tourists tend to skip this site but if you are interested in the history of China and Taiwan, a visit to the memorial hall is worth it.
       
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

The National Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall 国立中正纪念堂 – Taiwan, China


        Of all the rainy days we had in Taipei, finally there was a good enough day for us to explore the city. Although it was not raining, the sky still looked a bit gloomy so it affected the result of the pictures. We grabbed our chance to visit the famous landmark in Taipei city called The National Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall. I did not remember how to get there from our lodging because my friends guided us and we just followed them. When we arrived there, I was amazed at the imposing structure of the building.
        Chiang Kai Shek was the former president of Republic of China (ROC) who escaped to Taiwan and established his own government in the island after his defeat at the hand of his communist rival, Mao Tze Dong in 1949. After his death on 5 April 1975, the government decided to build a memorial hall in memory to this legendary leader. A design competition was then held to select the best architecture design. Of all the models, the design of Yang Cho Cheng, who was also the architect of the Grand Hotel, won the committee’s heart. On October 31, 1976, the 90th birthday of Chiang Kai Shek, a groundbreaking ceremony was held and the construction began. The memorial hall was officially opened on April 5, 1980, exactly five years after the leader’s death. In 2000, Chiang's party, KMT, lost its presidency. Due to the political conflict between two major parties, the name of the memorial hall was at one point (between 2007 and 2009) changed to National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall. The reason behind the renaming of the hall is to suit the present ruling party who worked for the Taiwanese independence. Chiang’s figure is either seen as a brutal and dictator leader who applied martial law in Taiwan for over than 38 years or a brave leader who defended Taiwan against the Chinese communist invasion. Because of this controversy, a new name for the hall, the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall was unilaterally announced by President Chen Shui-bian on 19 May 2007.
        Located at the heart of Taipei in Zhongzheng district near the East Gate and occupying an area of 62 acres, the memorial park is the major attraction in Taipei. Besides the main hall, there are also nicely landscaped gardens, walkways and exercise areas. The park is open daily from 9 am to 6.30 pm but the plaza is open 24 hours for evening jaunts or jogs. The admission to the park is free.

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