Congrats Mr. & Mrs. Chieng / Good Media Friends

First, I'd like to wish Mr. and Mrs. David Chieng a very, very happy marriage :). Just got back from their sloshing party-cum-wedding dinner and I've got to say, they sure look like they are made for each other *tips my hat in their direction*.

Secondly, I just want to say what a great thing it is to have good (media) friends. Nigel Yap totally acted like my mommy - warning me off driving whilst still a bit sloshed (actually, I wasn't at all, otherwise I wouldn't be typing this) - but I really appreciated it. That's so touching man. (Oh, see, I got back in one piece).

But you know, it made me think, that, on the way home, as PR people its so often easy to just make "friends" without being "friends" (you know what I mean.) Yet, I have in about 4 years on the job made some really good friends whom the word "media" really takes a secondary role. One of them got married tonight. The other made sure I got home safely. Kudos guys, this is what makes our industry tick.

I'll have a pic up once I get round to uploading them to flickr. ;)

I'm a winner!

You know how your mother always tells you you're someone special and that you'll grow up to be a winner? Remember all those colouring contests you entered, when your mom crowed and cooed how beautiful your colouring was, but the judges didn't seem to appreciate it and you never won anything?

Yup, I entered quite a number of colouring contests, and my one win was a miserable skateboard which I never got around using.

Well, yesterday night, I did finally win something I would really appreciate! Props goes to Jeff Carroll, the host of this wonderful show - Podhammer.

As you may know, I'm a bit of a Warhammer junkie (for the uninitiated, it's a game where you have two grown men hunched over a "realistic" looking board and commanding little toy men to go into battle with each other). Podhammer is for fans of this game (particularly Warhammer Fantasy).

So Jeff ran a contest in Episode 4 of Podhammer where he said he'd offer an AUD$ 50 box set for the person with the best story about how he got into Warhammer. I was just listening to Episode 5, and... I won!

I'm so happy! This is the best prize ever - thanks Jeff!
Here's what the prize will look like once I'm done painting them - hopefully. If you like Warhammer Fantasy - or even 40k - I really encourage you to surf right over to www.podhammer.net and take a look.

Men's ego sells tickets

Ernest Wee explains to us why his Macho Macho Man game will attract lots of people in the upcoming PYP Carnival:

Not satisfied with life...

Just got back from our church family camp in Genting Highlands. There's a thought that I brought back with me - am I satisfied with my life?

We spent four days studying the book of Ephesians - taking us all the way from how God chose us to the war we wage in our daily lives. Being a Christian is about having the right perspective and the sort of life to prove it.

We often stumble on the first part of this. Yes, you prayed the sinners prayer. You said you wanted forgiveness for sins. And yet, did your perspective change? Do you still wallow in sin? Do you chase the things in this world that are meaningless - ultimately? Do you harbor in your heart wrong motives and misplaced goals?

Until you realise what a great plan God has laid out for you and that there is eternal life beyond this shell we live in, you can't get it right.

But I'm on the second part. So, if I know that ultimately nothing matters save the work that's eternal, why do I spend more time than I should enjoying myself? Why am I not urgent (or urgent enough) in sharing the gospel?

I've realised I can't be satisfied with this life I'm leading. Not enough. Because if there's one thing the Bible makes clear, it's that time is very, very short. It's time to buckle down and get down to business. Eternal business.

Be very careful, then, how you live -- not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

Ephesians 5:15-16

Me and my next most famous self

Talk about the biggest coincidence ever!

Today as I was scrolling into through my old posts and wierdly noticed an extra comment on a post I made in August about googling myself on the Internet. Apparently another David Lian did a google of his own name too and found me. :)

Check that post here.