rendezvous with God in JB...
just came back from yet another inspiring 3 days 2 nites in JB..it always amazes that how come our Hope elders can come up with such powerful and impactful teachings.its juz simply awesome. this time round, the theme is abt Reproducing Church. One main thing i got our of the whole series is that we need to be people who set the the prototype for reproduction. we are the generation that set the culture and pass on the baton to the future generation..And another thing abt LC is that you will always remember the Great Commission when you see so many people around the world serving God alongside with you, the joy to know this fact is unspeakable!!another thing that touched me is that we need to pray for people.Praying for those you love should be natural..so ya, i need to pray more...
that's it for now...wanna noe more?come ask me...hee...ciao!
life's greatest purpose...
when i look back at the past week, it's not as if its the smooth-est week that I went thru..but its surely a week that I realised much things with my Creator.
--Love my family.
--Love my sheep.
--Love the Word.
--Love the lost.
Sometimes, bad times are not as bad as that. Without bad times, i would have yet to be reminded by all of the above. Ps David came to s'pore again. He spoke to us in a the CLm yesterday. it was an inspiring sharing. Everything juz came to him like a professional narrator. But it was the narrating of his own life's experiences, testimonies and stories. Whatever questions the CLs asked, he answered them all. and hearing how he converted the Indian family, its amazing. its juz abt being faithful as a child of God, a christian. Who says that serving God is boring? If you feel that its boring, then you haven't served enough.
recent happenings...
this week hasn't been the best for me...
first of all, Sharapova lost in the Australian Open Finals to Serena Williams. But I am ok with it.It was a match that the better player won so I am not so sad after all. Unlike how Germany won Argentina in the World Cup 2006 Q-finals - the lousier team won!Crap!
Secondly, It was a hard week in my school assignments..I am unable to figure out how to do the OB assignment.Some one pls come and help me.It is difficult to find references for the assignment.Poured over the books at National Library on Thursday..but not much fruits!
Thirdly, my group did not do very well for the ESS this week.No visitors. But its ok.I know that the time will come when my group reaps the harvest.
But of course, there will be some good things that happen in the week too.
Had some great shepherding with my sheeps this week. With Gordon, Yunian, Yongle and Brandon...I enjoy spending time with them although may not be much time...hahaha...!!
Am able to watch some of the Sharapova's matches.I am contented to watch her matches.She is super cool..very focussed...
and fruitful shopping with the Mismatch gang on Friday at Bugis..it was a interesting sessions...Jacq got to know a sales gal too...we are thinking to SOW with her..She is from Bukit Panjang Govt High, Sec 3...Bought a nice shirt that day too..Hee!!
am expecting much more this coming week...am meeting my PCLs tml..whee!!revival is coming!!yeah!
Loves of my life...
Love No. 1
needless to say, God will definitely be the first LOVE of my life...He has become something that i cant live without...when i was young, i used to loathe christians, coz to me, they are very fake and they have a motive to get near to you. they are also very irritating people..little would i know that God has used His marvelous powers and people to turn the situation around...and now on the side of God's people, indeed, christians have a motive to draw near to people and this motive is a good one, not for themselves, but for the people that they want to be near to. Christians want their friends to have life to the fullest..that's the reason.
Love No. 2
close friends,group and family...they are an integral part of my life. Without my family, i wont be here. my parents are the one who gave me physical life thru their bodies and they were the ones who raised me up.i will never forget this fact.that's why i cant understand why people can bear to leave their parents in old folks' home or even kill them to get inheritance...and also why they can shout at their parents like no one's business. my frens are people who support me and give me help..they are the one who i enjoy my time with.my group are my beloved..they are the ones who i enjoy leading and playing with...hee!!!
Love No. 3
Maria Sharapova and Tennis.Realise that they have taken a place in my heart!!No more words that needed to be said!!I love them!
relationships...
relationship is a very interesting thing.today, am here to blog abt how i feel abt relationships.First of all, i believe everyone needs relationships, no matter how introverted you are, you need a friend.i believe so coz God created a companion for Adam.in relationship, there are many interesting flavours to it.sometimes, you may experience sweetness in the care shown towards you, when your friend/spouse remembers what you like or they juz drop a sms to ask about ur day. Sometimes, you may experience the sour part in the sense that you felt that your friend/spouse did not understand you in a particular circumstance or they failed to live up to your expectations.Sometimes you might even feel bitter coz you felt that they let you down or "betray" you in some ways.Somtimes, spicy-ness due to some conflicts and some viewpoints that you all dont agree on. These are part and parcels of relationships.
talking abt my own experience, recently i learnt some truths:
-We may not understand our friend/spouse fully, but the friendship is not abt fully understanding (if not, robots would be best friends, as long as you keyed in the data.) Though its not abt understanding fully, but we muz SEEK TO UNDERSTAND..
-Love and accept the person for he/she is God's beloved.Jus simply that.
-Clarify matters when needed. Don't let the other party play guessing game.Its not a nice feeling.Talk it out not juz for your sake, but for the other party's sake.
Conclusion is that Friends are gifts from God. There's a reason why you crossed paths with your friend out the 6 billion people on earth. Treasure them and you will not regret it...
First time in school since 2 yrs 8 mths ago!
2 yrs and 8 mths ago, i thot i was released from a bondage called the Singapore Education System. Then 5 months after that, i went to serve the bondage of the Singapore Armed Forces. Now 2 yrs 8 mths later, here am i starting school on the 9th of Jan in SIM.Nonetheless, it was a good feeling..i guess i am more mature to give my best in studying...understanding and knowing that studying is also a God-given ministry.School was ok today.Befriended some new people during orientation and had lunch with them today.also got to know a new friend.She was quite friendly..and hyper too.its great to meet new people.Will be praying that I will continue to know more new people and also learn much.this is a new start!!Pray together with me ok?am aiming for 4 High Distinctions man!!!
thanksgiving 1 & 2-mad people-siam cafe
was with 4 grps of different people in the span of 3 consecutive days.they are indeed interesting and important people in my life.
301206 - MY PCLs
had an overnite with my PCLs at Kai'en's place.the objective was to have thanksgiving for the 2006.but actually had a surprise birthday celebration by them. I really love the gifts and cards they made for me.These are the people that i appreciate and treasure along.They have been fighting alongside with me for the past 4 months and more to come.And i am glad that there are these people with me.I know they will never leave me alone(though they will always "suan" me).I enjoy the whole chatting session and the surprise..
311206 - MY SHEEP
supposed to have 6 of my sheep coming, but in the end 2 cannot make it.Its ok, will make up to them at a later date.4 of my sheep turned up for the zi cha dinner at a coffeeshop near my place. They are Aaron, Brandon, Gordon and Yongle.All of them are very fun loving guys. during dinner, we shared one incident that the word "2006" will remind us of and one dream we had for the yr 2007.Listening to them makes me laugh esp when u have Gordon in the setting.Aaron was usual very noisy and very expressive.Brandon (my new sheep) was not very close to the 3 of them..so he was slightly quieter, but guys will be guys, you know what i mean?haha.Yongle was the one with the contagious laughter.All in all, i had fun and i look forward for times with them again, be it in grp or individually.Sheeps, let's have grp outing often ya?
311206 - MISMATCH GANG
This team is the most hyper group i know of.This team consists of ME, Junyao, Jacq, Jinqi AND Jasmine Loh. if you know all of us, you will know how destructive this team can be. we met up on the new yr's eve at 11 pm at cck mrt.our initial plan was to go kbox..but lo and behold, we went up and check the price.it was a stunning $28+++ per person. we were all stunned. but the fact is that we had set aside this time and the money to play and to reward ourselves for the Mismatch.so we went in and sang..and thruout the whole sessions...you see 5 mad freaks in a room trying to dance,sing in a high pitch voice, throwing peanuts at one another and taking photos of stoned faces.It was a awesome nite,coz we played and played like no one's business.when our kbox session ended, we headed to our beloved Jinqi's place for some mahjong..i was thrashed by the mahjong queen Jinqi!!!watched a Stephen CHow's show too.slept at 6...and woke up at 9 plus..was fun..let's have more outing ok?movies chill out sessions watever..haha..
010107 - ARMY FRIENDS
went to siam kitchen for a dinner with them.total of 8 guys and 3 gals.Not that gals need to serve NS, but the 3 gals was the pretty galfrens of Ronald, Ong and Chai Chin.Siam kitchen is quite a nice place to eat.But realised that their staff aren't that smart coz some of us ordered ala carte and some of us ordered buffet.But the staff let us sit together. Meaning that the buffet people was passing the food to the ala carte people.so dumb rite?anyway, we talked and caught up with one another.After eating, we went to the Boat Quay's Mind's Cafe. Had some board and card games.Learnt a new game called Saboteur.it is a nice game.requires thinking and tactics.haha..next time shall intro to anyone whom i bring there...
Conclusion:
its important to have frens. Really really. People may think i am relational. But to me, frens are impt. One of my greatest fear in life is to be alone and without frens. Remember - A true fren is someone who walks in when everyone else walks out!
