Sunday, November 8
phew. these last remaining weeks of e year will soon fly past.
yk;
with army eatin up most of my time & ministry chewin much of e rest away, it wun b long before the realization of 2010 will dawn on me..
abt 2h half more to book in. guess time to pack & b prepared.
spent e day catchin up on tv shows, n clearin ministry stuff. now more or less cleared up.
now tat i m nt so busy, sian-ness is creepin up into me tat i'll b bookin in pretty soon.
tonite will b on my bed on e island off s'pore le. phewwww...
will b back on fri! :D
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Saturday, November 7
todae was a realli packed & 'numbed' sat.
yk;
duty & so much to do & oversee.
havin juz been back for a day, aft 2 mindless weeks, todae a lot of things do until kinda mechanical. tat y i say it's a numb day.
thankful though the bits & pieces of worship i could participate in were realli deep.
it's kinda illogical tat one hav to serve so hard right aft 2 weeks in army. but when u think abt how much Christ gav & how much the Kingdom meant, it is juz so hard to excuse urself.
it is juz so imperative to give n pour urself out, no matter how u feel.
of coz, amidst it all, always take time out to focus on the object of ur worship. to comfort myself in God's love n arms.
it's realli a great joy to know of a hope you r livin for daily, to know of a savior, to know of a lord who has e greatest plan in life for me.
juz wanna con't to love Him, to b soaked in His presence.
n above all, giv my very all for His church. it's gonna b tough saturdays ahead, but i'm forgin on in faith & i'll stay focus on my priority.
yupp. some thoughts of e day. things tat captured my heart durin e bits & pieces of worship.
priority. prioritize our time to seek Him.
tmrw's book in. n there is so much to settle tmrw :/
shall sleep soon, shall nt sleep in & take time clear ministry stuff (:
x11:31:00 PM
Friday, November 6
back from a sunny island off s'pore.
yk;
where e sun is so domineering tat even in light rain, e sun can still shine brightly. where clouds/rain wrestle hard wit it to gain control of e sky.
overall, it was a pretty reasonable stay. ask me more lah.
todae came back, wanted to find things to do. apparently due to in part of mood, accomplish little haha.. then again, nt tat much to do, onli tmrw meetin ppl then will hav.
passin out on 8th dec. n till then, a breakdown of my saturdays:
7th (tmrw) - duty + update meetings
14th - ministry drive
21st - duty
28th - all TLs away in GC, chances of ushering? hehe
5th dec - duty
wahaha...packed saturdays!
abt 40% of my stay is over le! thankful tat so far so gd. nt matter wat e other 60% may turn out, at least tis part is great.
managed to hav time here n there to read n nourish my mind spiritually.
coz i m readin tis book tat is kinda like a commentary on e book of Philippians. so it's interestin wat certain words actually meant n etc. yupp..
time to sleep soon..long day tmrw
x10:02:00 PM
Thursday, October 22
okie, a quick post before i disappear for 2 weeks hehe..
yk;
goin out soon for breakfast wit my family. as per our usual practice on thurs.
m kinda prepared bah. pray tat everythin will b fine. but all in all, wun die one lah. so dun worry! hehe..
yuppp...a new phase of life, n as always, i believe & know God will lead me all the way (:
smt like tat. see u all in 2 weeks time. juz pretend i go on a holiday to some rural place (like i did when i was in china) :D
x8:13:00 AM
Monday, October 19
Jon, Pete, James. hehe. my three ex-sheeps.
yk;
had a great time juz now at boat quay. hoppin ard three destinations, to eat, eat & drink. hehee.
we were sharin abt e old times. haha. all e funny things we did. well, immature we were. now grown up le. even james & jon quek r in army haha..
both of them were like sharin a bit of army stuff. juz so interesting tat yeah, we all matured here n there though there r still much of us tat had remained e same thru these years.
n e three of them insist so strongly on treatin me...n so my splurging fund always save le but like nvr splurge tat much leh :/ nvm, can save for missions hahaha...
okie, shall rest soon, tmrw needa wrap almost all e handovers n tie up e loose knots. hehe..
enjoyed spendin time with the three (:
x11:55:00 PM
i hadn't blogged much abt my weekend hur. except yest's water bap.
yk;
sat i missed out much of 2nd svc coz of admin briefing. to partially make up, i had gone for 1st svc p&w since eevoon wanted to meet me up for lunch.
but haha, was a disturbed p&w coz e ushers will still look to me when carmen's nt in sight. & also coz i can't concentrate seein such a huge amt of ppl in svc..
yet still, it's a time to connect my spirit wit God.
think e rebuilding our community is a very gd one for the church. our congregation seemed to b explodin like nvr before. n it's nt like coz one grp grow a lot. it's like every grp a little n tgt a lot. every lesson is like so applicable, n so practical.
back to e admin briefin....both briefings were very different. hah.. 1st svc was more entertain-able (if there's such a word haha)
tis time round, a lot of new changes n all. n there was nt much qn asked. either they r clear or too lost to know wat to ask haha.
next 2 sat i'm nt ard, n i realized i m kinda worried, mostly coz there is much details they hav to see to. dunno if they can grapple wit it.
then 7th nov when i'm back, it's my usher duty. 14th is ministry drive. so many to see to right aft i'm back from 2 weeks of hiatus.
think dec camp will come upon me very soon. e next 8 weeks may well go very fast.
pheww ok. tonite will enjoy myself. splurging. hehee.
ok. shall clear a few more admin matters..
x3:45:00 PM
Sunday, October 18
todae i kinda learn smt. excellence adds one value.
yk;
excellence goes beyond surface. all e tiny little things r seen to.
excellence gives people assurance. tat is smt y-admin so need. we dun juz wan to get things done on e surface. every single detail will also b probed into.
think it's a challenge for many. coz it takes lots of initiative & also a burdened heart.
hmm yeahh.
todae finally a sunny water baptism. nvr knew our usual reg table spot at ywca was so sunny. haha..
todae fielded an experienced admin team - zyann & yanyu. kinda relaxed coz nvr realli much to brief on haha.. they know like everythin they needa do. sometimes couldn't b bothered to step in, juz let them take a short while to figure out wat to do.
as e day grow closer n closer, i m kinda feelin mixed. excited yet a little nervous. for me, it'll b a gd experience. next time go africa doubt i can bring a filipino maid there hahaha.. n also easier find a wife haha
actually there is also a bit of anxiousness over my ministries. trainings n manuals do help, but there is so much more to leadership. there seem to b endless n countless things i wanna impart.
n i m kinda wonderin abt all e hk dramas i'll b missin....hahaha...but well again, no hk dramas in africa i guess, apart from online haha.
guess one gd thing..to nt b attached to anythin but God. hehee.
n if anyone's reading this. i'll b gone onli for 2 weeks max. nt 2 years or 20 years. juz like u dun send someone off for a holiday, u dun need to turn up. seriously.
it may nt b a luxury tour to europe, or a wine tour down australia or wat. it'll b like a volunteer trip to poorer nations like ___. in such ulu places, there is no internet or tv. yupp.
next few nights will b enjoyin myself quite a bit. my last few nights of freedom. hehe..
okie, guess i'll sleep soon. can't think of anythin to do tonite.
x9:35:00 PM
Friday, October 16
i received 41 b'day sms-es last month! haha...
yk;
todae i finally decided those sms-es r too bothersome in my inbox so aft typin them out in the past 45min or so (?), i deleted them all.
most were simple sms-es, so recorded their names. others were like cards! haha..
n if i can still make a b'day wish.....next year n for e rest of my life, pls either giv hardcopy or email! dun sms! haha..
email is preferred! coz i can archive them. hardcopy is gd, but my house got a bit limited space if wanna giv me big cards haha..
n juz thot to single out two senders here. dennis & dewen! dennis i served wit him a lot in e past when he was membership dept head. was both a fun but sometimes horrifyin experience servin wit such a cheeky guy haha.. but he's godly as well, passionate abt the Kingdom of God.
always very caring, n yeahh, a comfortable person to talk to (when he's nt being crazy)..
dewen is also another godly leader. actually think abt it, nvr realli worked wit him before. mostly is kinda indirect coz of camp. also a funny guy yet passionate leader.
think tat e church is realli a great place to serve in. wit so many passionate leaders, wit so many caring ppl n all. though we're from different backgrounds n all, Jesus unites us all as one for one purpose n mission.
phew yupp...
past few days been plannin & plannin till todae like nothin to plan le! lol. tat y settlin misc stuff like those sms-es, n also settlin my personal accounts. e.g. credit card bills to pay. hehe..
x2:43:00 PM