hey guys, im back and as promised im going into wad ive learnt so far. just an update on life however, been busy planning to meet all my friends after wrk at night. so far met joanna today and meeting sarah on wed, cher on thurs and going back for CF on fri. tmr having BAK KUT TEH dinner with fam. have been craving bak kut teh for the longest time. anws hopefully i can confirm my meetings for next week and the week after soon. really have fun meeting up and catching up with friends. as u guys noe, i sort of prefer to meet up with pple one on one to just talk so it has really been a joy to just meet up with pple alone and not in groups where i can talk abt wadever.
ok so back to the point, the camp 2 weeks ago really spoke to me. basically it was abt other pple centredness, to take up the cross and deny oneself, and to be free to wrk for God. i have always seen myself to be someone who doesnt mind to inconvenience myself when it comes to helping friends. and although i try to do it often as i can, i might not be doing it all the time. i guess for myself, although i love helping other pple out, i dont really want them to rely too much on me or to take advantage of me. thankfully, after reflecting for some time, i realised tt i have been helping pple out out of love for them and not for selfish reasons. as most of u shld noe, in reality im not some egotistical proud guy though i make myself have this fake ego for pple to make fun of just for pple to have something to laugh at. so when i say tt i realised i have been helping pple out out of love, im not trying to boast or anything but im more of reflecting tt its a reflection of my love of someone. i noe its sometimes hard to gauge whether u love someone. since we are commanded to love even our enemies, how can we see tt we have truly loved them? so after reflecting abt the way i show my love, i actually realised tt it is an effective way to see whether u have truly loved someone. are u willing to go out of ur way and inconvenience urself just to help tt person do something? i guess if u are willing to put ur own self aside for tt person, u have truly come to love tt person. and by willing i dont mean begrudgingly.
then on fri at Connections, Mr Lim Chien Chong gave an awesome sharing on decisions and other stuff tt i cannot really rmb (forgot to take notes) but the main thing tt i can rmb now is tt truly one has to rely on God when making decisions and in one's everyday life. i rmb tt he was talking abt how one needs God in JC and i couldnt agree with him more. JC was the time when i really got connected to God and although it sort of stagnated at the end, it was a wonderful 2 years getting in tune with God. without AC i would have been aimless and not really having a relationship with God. u could say tt i was a good Christian in the sense tt i would having been making an effort to keep up God's laws but didnt really have a relationship with Him. He also made it so much better. after getting in tune with God, He gave me this peace tt His will is supreme and all i have to do is submit to it. He blessed me with this trust tt i could have in Him tt most pple would find difficult to do. i admit tt i did falter in my trust a few times but other than tt, i found tt it was this trust tt allowed me to submit myself to His will and not wry so much abt my studies which also allowed me to focus on my time in CF. i truly would not have survived without the Lord.
ok tts for the whole 1st week. lessons from last week will be posted tmr including today's lessons. its getting late alr so i gtg. cyas:)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Project Serve So Far
hey guys, this post was supposed to be posted up last week but i havent had the time. anws basically this post will be abt my past 2 weeks at project serve. ill be trying to post up once a day abt my life in project serve but when i cant, ill have a weekly one.
so the week started with staff meeting which was not bad but cos i didnt noe there was gonna be a msg, i didnt sleep enough the day before and so i was falling asleep. but after tt, i had an awesome time with my old ng of 2009, meeting up with my old ngls sophie and rachel again and with mano for the first time in a very long time. we had an awesome time of fellowship at settler's cafe at SMU and although it was a shame tt ian, ju and eve couldnt make it, it was a time well spent. so after mon came the super fun orientation camp with the cool project servants.
we had a nice time of worship and word about other people centredness at the YGOS place at woodlands and then we had the super fun (and tiring) "RACE!!" (which wasnt a race at all cos we all took our time (and my grp was last so we didnt consider it one so we didnt lose)) so it was basically a walk with tasks along the way, all leading to our campsite and the wonderful BB/GB Campsite which is actually where my church worships at. so i knew the area relatively well and had a fun time walking arnd 10-15 km to the various checkpoints and finally to the campsite. actually, something good came out of coming in last. since all the rooms were filled up, the guys in my group were given the air-conned bunk.
well on wed we had again worship and word and a time of reflection on the "Race" which really bonded the ministry together (just to clarify, we were grouped into our various ministries) we then had a raft building game which was fun except for the part where i was pumping up the inner tubes most of the time. it was an interesting lesson on how much we were willing to help and although it was a good activity to see how some pple would not go out of the way to help, there was a flaw in the fact tt there were too many pple in a grp so even if u wanted to help, there was no space to. i think the packing up was more fun for me but tts just me. and after washing up and everything we had another word session which was on freedom. Freedom from sin and into service. it focussed on like the secular contradiction of freedom and service but in reality, we have been freed from sin and now have the freedom to serve God.
ok its getting late and i have to sleep alr if not ill die at tmr's staff meeting. ill basically recap wadever happened to me this past 2 weeks but as of teachings and going into wadever ive learnt spiritually, ill do tt in tmr's post. ok so basically, this past week has been a time of learning new skills and learning of the word. on mon we had staff meeting, on tues we learnt camera angles and storyboarding and on wed we started filming for the advertisement for the PArts (Performing Arts) Valentine's Day Event. and on thurs we did street e which was super awesome. on wed we also learnt abt this evangelism tool called 2 ways to live which required us to memorise the whole tool and we had the test on thurs before we left for street e. ill talk more abt street e on the next post. on fri did devotions at bugis junction and finished filming for the advertisement. then we went back to edit. then on sat we did some additional filming and some editing and in the afternoon we had a thanksgiving session for those who helped out with CCIS last year where i met a few new friends and a new soon-to-be ACSian. oh yea the previous sat i did ultimate fristbee which was so fun. and i went back to acjc both on wed and fri for open house and CF respectively.
well tts like a summary of all i did the past 2 weeks. will talk more abt my growth in my spiritual life and wad i learnt tmr (hopefully). im gonna sleep now. cyas:)
so the week started with staff meeting which was not bad but cos i didnt noe there was gonna be a msg, i didnt sleep enough the day before and so i was falling asleep. but after tt, i had an awesome time with my old ng of 2009, meeting up with my old ngls sophie and rachel again and with mano for the first time in a very long time. we had an awesome time of fellowship at settler's cafe at SMU and although it was a shame tt ian, ju and eve couldnt make it, it was a time well spent. so after mon came the super fun orientation camp with the cool project servants.
we had a nice time of worship and word about other people centredness at the YGOS place at woodlands and then we had the super fun (and tiring) "RACE!!" (which wasnt a race at all cos we all took our time (and my grp was last so we didnt consider it one so we didnt lose)) so it was basically a walk with tasks along the way, all leading to our campsite and the wonderful BB/GB Campsite which is actually where my church worships at. so i knew the area relatively well and had a fun time walking arnd 10-15 km to the various checkpoints and finally to the campsite. actually, something good came out of coming in last. since all the rooms were filled up, the guys in my group were given the air-conned bunk.
well on wed we had again worship and word and a time of reflection on the "Race" which really bonded the ministry together (just to clarify, we were grouped into our various ministries) we then had a raft building game which was fun except for the part where i was pumping up the inner tubes most of the time. it was an interesting lesson on how much we were willing to help and although it was a good activity to see how some pple would not go out of the way to help, there was a flaw in the fact tt there were too many pple in a grp so even if u wanted to help, there was no space to. i think the packing up was more fun for me but tts just me. and after washing up and everything we had another word session which was on freedom. Freedom from sin and into service. it focussed on like the secular contradiction of freedom and service but in reality, we have been freed from sin and now have the freedom to serve God.
ok its getting late and i have to sleep alr if not ill die at tmr's staff meeting. ill basically recap wadever happened to me this past 2 weeks but as of teachings and going into wadever ive learnt spiritually, ill do tt in tmr's post. ok so basically, this past week has been a time of learning new skills and learning of the word. on mon we had staff meeting, on tues we learnt camera angles and storyboarding and on wed we started filming for the advertisement for the PArts (Performing Arts) Valentine's Day Event. and on thurs we did street e which was super awesome. on wed we also learnt abt this evangelism tool called 2 ways to live which required us to memorise the whole tool and we had the test on thurs before we left for street e. ill talk more abt street e on the next post. on fri did devotions at bugis junction and finished filming for the advertisement. then we went back to edit. then on sat we did some additional filming and some editing and in the afternoon we had a thanksgiving session for those who helped out with CCIS last year where i met a few new friends and a new soon-to-be ACSian. oh yea the previous sat i did ultimate fristbee which was so fun. and i went back to acjc both on wed and fri for open house and CF respectively.
well tts like a summary of all i did the past 2 weeks. will talk more abt my growth in my spiritual life and wad i learnt tmr (hopefully). im gonna sleep now. cyas:)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
CAMP!!!
hey guys, just a quick update. having the time of my life but struggling to fit all my friend meet ups with my busy schedule especially when some annoying ones cant confirm when they are available so i cant book my dates for them. anws going for camp tmr till thurs. quite excited!! anws pray for my safety and health and tt ill draw closer to God. thx guys. cyas:)
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Merry X...no Christmas!!!!
hey guys!!! Merry (belated) Christmas and a Happy (early) New Year!!! YAY!!!! hopefully i can make this post a long one but if not ill try to post a long one soon. ok so with Christmas just passing, i have received many Christmas greetings and stuff through sms. and quite a few with "Merry Xmas!!!" which got me thinking... why would u discredit the One who gave us Christmas? ok im sure most of us have heard sermons on the importance of Christ in Christmas and the disappearance of Christ in Christmas today and it could get repetitive but when u really think abt it, its really true.
with Xmas being a common term tt even Christians use it, it really is sad. there can be no Christmas without Christ. so Xmas really has no meaning. thankfully, ive noticed a strong Christian msg especially in this year's ccis (celebrate Christmas in Singapore). ive been to orchard most of the days of ccis and ive noticed tt when the floats go by, there are no Santa Clauses but instead most of them are based on the nativity story. and there is a whole nativity story theme throughout orchard. for tt i really thank God for helping all the Christian organisations and churches make this year's CCIS such a success. many pple now noe wad the nativity story is and have now heard abt the birth of our Saviour. most of u may think tt this is such a small thing but the importance of this whole event is to plant the small seed into the pple's hearts. and i noe tt this event has accomplished this thanks to the Lord's providence.
ok im a bit sleepy so i cant think of proper words and stuff to express how i feel so this might be a bit disjointed and stuff. well qt for today was on Psalm 121 being tt God nv sleeps and tt He is always available to help. as its like 4:40 am now, it cant be any truer. ive realised tt during this period, ive been thinking abt getting a gf and ive really given this whole thing to God but i have been frustrated tt its taking so long. God has brought me back to Him and reminded me to be patient but once in a while, i would be wondering why its taking so long. since i got over subway girl fully early this year, ive realised tt although im still attracted to some girls, i noe tt i do not like them. and for me to really like a girl, ive set quite high expectations and to date only one girl has met them. ive sort of 1 primary requirement, 2 secondary, one bonus, and sort of one tts redundant. the redundant one is of course tt we have to hit it off and have a certain connection... i mean if tt is not even met, how can i like her rite?
the other requirements are sort of requirements not really to like but for me to like so much tt im willing to get into a relationship with tt person. and for me, im dating to marry so im srs when i get into a relationship. well the primary requirement is for her to be spiritually matured. the first secondary requirement is for her to like at least one thing i do like but it'll be a bonus (not the bonus requirement) for her to like everything i do. the 2nd would be looks (which in this case is not beauty but it would be the fact tt i can stand to look at her). and the bonus as with every person in the world would be looks in the beauty sense. since early this yr, ive realised tt only one girl meets all the requirements, even the bonus and its.............not my mom (im not tt cliche, my mom's the WOMAN who meets everything since she's the best!!! awwww....). but yea obviously im not gonna tell who it is:P. but the prob is tt she's attached rite now. so i guess she's not the one for me.
so ive just got to keep waiting and praying. well to link back to my qt, ive realised how much i need God during this time. with Project Serve starting and NS nearing, ive gotta rmb tt God is always there looking out for me and caring for me and tt i can always look to Him for help. so yea ive been reminded to continue to look to Him for help with my gf prob and to just trust Him to settle it. well this is long enough. gotta wake up early tmr!!! cya guys:)
with Xmas being a common term tt even Christians use it, it really is sad. there can be no Christmas without Christ. so Xmas really has no meaning. thankfully, ive noticed a strong Christian msg especially in this year's ccis (celebrate Christmas in Singapore). ive been to orchard most of the days of ccis and ive noticed tt when the floats go by, there are no Santa Clauses but instead most of them are based on the nativity story. and there is a whole nativity story theme throughout orchard. for tt i really thank God for helping all the Christian organisations and churches make this year's CCIS such a success. many pple now noe wad the nativity story is and have now heard abt the birth of our Saviour. most of u may think tt this is such a small thing but the importance of this whole event is to plant the small seed into the pple's hearts. and i noe tt this event has accomplished this thanks to the Lord's providence.
ok im a bit sleepy so i cant think of proper words and stuff to express how i feel so this might be a bit disjointed and stuff. well qt for today was on Psalm 121 being tt God nv sleeps and tt He is always available to help. as its like 4:40 am now, it cant be any truer. ive realised tt during this period, ive been thinking abt getting a gf and ive really given this whole thing to God but i have been frustrated tt its taking so long. God has brought me back to Him and reminded me to be patient but once in a while, i would be wondering why its taking so long. since i got over subway girl fully early this year, ive realised tt although im still attracted to some girls, i noe tt i do not like them. and for me to really like a girl, ive set quite high expectations and to date only one girl has met them. ive sort of 1 primary requirement, 2 secondary, one bonus, and sort of one tts redundant. the redundant one is of course tt we have to hit it off and have a certain connection... i mean if tt is not even met, how can i like her rite?
the other requirements are sort of requirements not really to like but for me to like so much tt im willing to get into a relationship with tt person. and for me, im dating to marry so im srs when i get into a relationship. well the primary requirement is for her to be spiritually matured. the first secondary requirement is for her to like at least one thing i do like but it'll be a bonus (not the bonus requirement) for her to like everything i do. the 2nd would be looks (which in this case is not beauty but it would be the fact tt i can stand to look at her). and the bonus as with every person in the world would be looks in the beauty sense. since early this yr, ive realised tt only one girl meets all the requirements, even the bonus and its.............not my mom (im not tt cliche, my mom's the WOMAN who meets everything since she's the best!!! awwww....). but yea obviously im not gonna tell who it is:P. but the prob is tt she's attached rite now. so i guess she's not the one for me.
so ive just got to keep waiting and praying. well to link back to my qt, ive realised how much i need God during this time. with Project Serve starting and NS nearing, ive gotta rmb tt God is always there looking out for me and caring for me and tt i can always look to Him for help. so yea ive been reminded to continue to look to Him for help with my gf prob and to just trust Him to settle it. well this is long enough. gotta wake up early tmr!!! cya guys:)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Shorter Check-In
hey guys, really short check-in this time. cant believe im busier after As than before. anws if u guys see this, pls go down to the "celebrate Christmas in Singapore" (CCIS) booths in front of wisma and truly see the movement of Christians over this Christmas. the experience helping out on fri and sat night have been enjoyable. pls come for the CF Christmas party too if u can!!! ill be in malaysia tmr and coming back the day after just to let u guys noe. haha k ill try to post a long post next. cya:)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Short Check-In
hey guys, its super late alr and i gotta sleep. anws just checking in to say tt im making an effort to post regularly and almost daily but not for the next few days cos im not gonna be home tmr due to Decemberists (YAY!!!) and my church movie thingy on thurs will end really late and im not going home on fri cos im staying at Orchard Hotel after prom. so there may not be any updates for the next few days. doesnt mean tt the blog's dead again. anws im gonna sleep alr. have to meet someone from project serve at 9am tmr at Aljunied so gotta wake up early. cyas:)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
WHOOTS!!!!
hey guys, long time since i posted and since As are over (YAY!!!!), i can finally start posting regularly. i was thinking of doing a vlog kind of thingy but tts still in the wrks (with first purchasing a nice video cam - still yet to do) so stay tuned for my first vlog (hopefully before i get conscripted). anws have been going out almost everyday so havent had the time to put my thoughts into "My Thoughts" (get it?) so finally found the time to do it today.
well after purchasing lots (and i mean lots) of stuff, i accidentally maxed out my card. thankfully its with all permitted purchases so i didnt get into trouble. the threadless order of US$359 pushed it over the edge so had to use my sis's card instead. so yea life after As have been interesting with prom shopping and Christmas shopping and catching up with seniors and friends. like after catching up with my friends i realise how much i treasure one on one talks. yea going out in groups is fun and all but u cant really talk about personal stuff in grps and talking personally to someone is really different and so much better than going out in grps. so just by thinking abt this, i started thinking abt how to ask someone out without asking someone out. this issue of course has to do with my friends who are girls. of course i can ask any guy out to talk without it being awkward (since everyone noes im totally straight...i hope). as most of u noe, most of my friends are girls so the problem comes when just a thought comes into mind when i just wanna meet up with one of my girl friends to talk..."wad if she thinks im asking her out?". of course i AM asking her out but u noe wad type of asking out im talking abt here.
of course most of my closer girl friends wouldnt think twice abt my request and just treat it as just a normal talking session and tts why i dont hesitate in asking them "out". but its those tt im not tt close to tt makes me think twice in asking them "out". since the point of me asking friends out is to get to noe them and the friends tt are not so close being those tt i want to get to noe, u would think tt they are the main ones tt i wanna ask "out" rite? so yea tt apparently is the dilemma here. and btw by not tt close friends i do not mean friends i rarely talk to but wad i mean is those friends who i am good friends with but are not close to the extent tt i can ask them "out" without them thinking twice... sort of like tier 2 in my old tier system. the friends tt i only noe superficially. so yea to sum up this whole dilemma, the ques is "how do i ask someone out without asking her out?" btw its a rhetorical ques cos its just a thought and im not really looking for an answer.
anws this dilemma is no big deal since i havent finished going out with my close friends yet and ive got so many things to enjoy and do. project serve starts next yr and cant wait!!! oh yea i just registered for my basic theory test for a test on 1st Feb next yr. im taking it super slowly and not really rushing it since ive got 2 yrs to finish getting my license. anws tts it from me today. going Tecman tmr to finish Christmas shopping!! cyas:)
well after purchasing lots (and i mean lots) of stuff, i accidentally maxed out my card. thankfully its with all permitted purchases so i didnt get into trouble. the threadless order of US$359 pushed it over the edge so had to use my sis's card instead. so yea life after As have been interesting with prom shopping and Christmas shopping and catching up with seniors and friends. like after catching up with my friends i realise how much i treasure one on one talks. yea going out in groups is fun and all but u cant really talk about personal stuff in grps and talking personally to someone is really different and so much better than going out in grps. so just by thinking abt this, i started thinking abt how to ask someone out without asking someone out. this issue of course has to do with my friends who are girls. of course i can ask any guy out to talk without it being awkward (since everyone noes im totally straight...i hope). as most of u noe, most of my friends are girls so the problem comes when just a thought comes into mind when i just wanna meet up with one of my girl friends to talk..."wad if she thinks im asking her out?". of course i AM asking her out but u noe wad type of asking out im talking abt here.
of course most of my closer girl friends wouldnt think twice abt my request and just treat it as just a normal talking session and tts why i dont hesitate in asking them "out". but its those tt im not tt close to tt makes me think twice in asking them "out". since the point of me asking friends out is to get to noe them and the friends tt are not so close being those tt i want to get to noe, u would think tt they are the main ones tt i wanna ask "out" rite? so yea tt apparently is the dilemma here. and btw by not tt close friends i do not mean friends i rarely talk to but wad i mean is those friends who i am good friends with but are not close to the extent tt i can ask them "out" without them thinking twice... sort of like tier 2 in my old tier system. the friends tt i only noe superficially. so yea to sum up this whole dilemma, the ques is "how do i ask someone out without asking her out?" btw its a rhetorical ques cos its just a thought and im not really looking for an answer.
anws this dilemma is no big deal since i havent finished going out with my close friends yet and ive got so many things to enjoy and do. project serve starts next yr and cant wait!!! oh yea i just registered for my basic theory test for a test on 1st Feb next yr. im taking it super slowly and not really rushing it since ive got 2 yrs to finish getting my license. anws tts it from me today. going Tecman tmr to finish Christmas shopping!! cyas:)
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