last day of the year!

dear bros and sis!
as we come to de end of this year, lets have a fresh start!

firstly, ive deleted tagboard 2 cos of all the annoying annonymous (alliteration!) pple who came by and tagged.
we can start afresh next year!
secondly, i wanna propose we write our thoughts on the message given every sat night so we can share and learn?
hows tt?
hahaha. if ok, we can start uh. next week! :D

Happy new year to all and may God bless us!
Peace be with you all (:P)
<3 ning

HI PHILIPPIANS!!!

just back from Area Planning Retreat :)
supposely marks the end of the medley of camps/overnight stay-away-from-home.
Phew!! what a month! my parents couldnt see me more than 10 days, not even 10 % of the time.

This year's planning retreat wasnt that tiring, in fact, it was way more relaxing & less taxing than the previous 1 2 years back. Probably this time it was more of like evaluation of this year;s work & some general sketch of the plan. We SLEPT & had good rest! The bible teachings by Chien Chong was very good- biblical prespective.

Just as i was hoping the pace will gradually siimmmerr down as the new school year reopens, i was 'assured' firmly and correctly that 'its only the beginning'. This intensity will be sustained & preserved at a proportionately high level.

besides the forewarning, i can forsee that quite clearly.

this afternoon, after a night & morning of reflections & evaluations & teachings, we were split into individuals & pairs, where we are entrusted with a school. Needed to plan, in 3/4 years' time a student ministry will be set up in the school. Which means, students leading other students in doing evangelism. Planning is in terms of phases, like the Stalin's 5 year plan for Russia. Its a challenging task, but we remain focused & passionate in wanting to bring the gospel to more youths.

1 major concern i have is my schoolwork though, balancing schoolwork & ministry work isn't easy, but with proper time management, its possible.

Thank God for Shao Ning's friends who came for Narnia screening. Hopefully they understood :D
Thank God for i'm 17 now!!!
Thanks guys for ur wishes!!!

alvin chia

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALVIN BOY!

you finally FINALLY caught up with the rest of us in philippians! hahahha. :P
anyhow hope you have fun today!

ning

Wishing!!!!! all philippians a happie Boxing day and belated merrie lil xmas!



AStonished!!! at the no. of dubious taggers wif mysterious identities,
and in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ...
( audacity spells A-U-D-A-C-I-T-Y )




May e Narnia screenin be a blessing to all non-christian frens goin.
Will keep them in prayers...

Cheers to multi-media evangelism!
may the Holy spirit touch the hearts of those who're catchin Narnia tomorrow!


huEy

NARNIA!

dear all, plsplspls pray for my frens who are going narnia tml!
we'll be 15 pple going (myself included) and 2/3 of them are Non- christians.
pls pray that they'll have the seed of Gospel sown in their hearts tml
and that i'll have the courage to share to them if need be.
thanks everyone!
and have a blessed (belated) christmas!
presents will be belated due to my inconspicuous absence on the 24th. =)
love ya all!


<333333333 ning

Happy Boxing Day to one & all.
as we mourn and remember the Tsunami disaster a year ago.
Lord, comfort the shaken, seek & guide the lost, piece the borken pieces.

Yesterday was Christmas. spent the evening at huEy's.

on Christmas eve, a Merry Christmas (from a particular friend) meant so much to me.

A.Chia

merry Christmas dear Philippians & all!

went to church early today, was helping in the deco, but was halted.
Parked myself at the English Assembly's event: Missing Peace
the game was highly attractive, watched the skit, cant wait to hear the message.
Just as the skit was about to be done, JiaYan came in and ordered me out to the briefing.
sorry guys, i wasnt paying much attention to what was happening over at our side, was too engrossed in another.

Amazing Race was alright, its beyond me how my group ended up with a prize, left my feet sogged & it was so painful walking home, this contraction so tight it burns(until now). Service was alright. Supper at Cafe Ctl was quite a chilling way to wind down, i was quite high throughout though: (when waiyin, dz, yeewah sitting with me)

This Christmas is a little unlike Christmas to me,
its like we're so so busy, holidays has been hectic really, and didnt have time to prepare gifts, not even a simple card was written, sorry guys, Alvin is a bad boy this year.
THANKS EVERYONE!!!
thanks to my church! kaiyiu, waiyin, leong, eunice, thanks for your gifts, showing ur love & care & interests & generosity, you all have surprised me 1 way or another, i'm grateful for putting in so much to prepare the gifts, not only for me, but for so many others. Thanks a million.
the best gift is the gift of salvation, what ya waitin' for?! haha..

thanks my brethren,

Christmas isn't Christmas if there's no Jesus Christ,
alvin chia

2 more days to Christmas event,
whoever i've met this week on the streets, sang carols to, has been told and pestered to come for it. Even called up some long lost contacts. O God, this IS a very good opportunity to share the Gospel, all the more as it is Christmas, bring more people, just have mercy and let them come to hear of the Gospel.

went Coffee Bean last night, had a dose of

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe (with 2 doses of 3-in-1 Nescafe earlier in the afternoon)

goodness, the coffee is so. badly posed, doesnt fit into its namesake.
Bitterness i expected, but its this diluted, slick & lacking aspect of it i cant accept.
Turkish Coffee, in which the bitterness is strongly & favourably brought out, can be much appreciated. Although way more bitter than the Ethiopian, at least i can savour the richness of it.

Anyway, its the company that matters, its about them.
Happy Birthday Hsiao Ling!
alvin chia

Hi Philippians!

Malacca trip was fulfilling.
thats the best word i can find to describe how i felt about it.

Met so many children,
shared to the Non-Christians,
encouraged the Christians

kinda sad that i cant follow up with the children

alvin chia

i just drank the last bit of water in my cherry coloured bottle
and my throat feels parched
like sawdusts
and lips are about to crack
my head is splitting

hey if you crack it
you might find a nut inside
cashew?
brazil?
hazel?

just as well
the time now is 6.04am
no kidding
my com shows it
and its no nut

and i didnt just wake up
and plonk myself in front of the com to blog
no
i surf for like half the night
that is surf the net
and i'm dropping here
before i hit my bed

if i get cranky later in the afternoon
if i get incoherent
please forgive me
*grins*

my face is probably gonna erupt in protest
oh well
*shrugs*

wait
i didnt come here to crap
was here to say
"i miss you guys"
cant believe it right?
even i cant't
its been only a week
but well
i guess since the camp
i've grow more attached (?!!?!?!) to church peeps
or like
i look forward to church more

oh my
its 6.08am
and its still pitch black
arghhh
i hate the dark

guess who i am
haha

and vinch
i dont really understand some of it
but the last pat
i think i understand a bit
sort of
a bit skectchy here and there
but ya
i think i sorta get the idea

and
i feel sympathy
but not that type thats lace by contempt
so ya
there is respect

oh
drop by
cuz its like
so advance into the hols (three weeks left)
and i havent been here since hols started
with all the crazy scampering about

can we go for outing before hols end
and i am back to the miserable place
+ve attitude
lol
i need plenty of it

i just yawned
second time since 4am
lol arh

i think i better not disturb vinch
least he really blow his fuse
even a long fuse gets burn out
so ya
haha

my hair is like wild grass
better cut it soon
looking forward to dec 22
mowning of the grass

looking forward to my chee kueh breakfast in about 2 to 3 hours time

better scamper off to bed before mum finds out

little sneak

who else
but
miss eunice

ps though ahem ahem wasnt there to do that last week
but i just realise
after searching my memory
that i did it before with ahem cousin and classmate
funny right
sorry ahem ahem is ahem ahem cuz some people dont get giddiness
so ya
ahem
geddit?
lol arh

AHEM
that was mum
just kidding

ahem ahem
lol

if ahem ever got winds of the above paragraph
i am so ahem man
ahem
*touch wood*

i'm not done yet. i'm catching my thoughts.
i'm gonna throw it at you all church people believe me.
(hopefully its just a moment of impulse)

i surrender all. collapse.
i'm serving 1 God.

i'm so angry now, super super angry.
i'm angry at myself, feel like kicking myself, slap myself. AH! GHHH!! please cane me, i need it.
I"M GOING TO MALACCA ON SUNDAY.
i'm fearful, angry, upset, disappointed, crazy.
pastor talked to my supervisor. He told me i'm going up on Sunday.
i didnt ask for more explanation. i don't wanna wake up tomorrow (Project Serve).
i'm seriously considering boycotting this mission trip.
i want to go on a strike.i need to go for counselling.
ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!
HOW AM I GOING TO BE ACCOUNTABLE !!?????!

WHY AM I GOING FOR THIS MISSION TRIP?
I'VE GOT MY COMMITMENTS HERE, WHY AM I GOING?!
GOD, STOP ME FROM GOING. i demand it. give it to me.
WHY? WHY? WHY DO I FEEL LIKE I'M FORCED TO GO?
take me out.

alvin chia

hi Ppians.

you guys have been a very caring and loving bunch of people. thanks a lot for all the concern and support and encouragements you've shown towards me.

i'm no longer blinded by my arrogance and pride, but raising self-awareness through humility.
everything is no longer bounded by my feelings, but growth is through being rational and thinking.

I see how God has tossed me into this web, causing me to feel so helpless & puny.
For 24 hours, i was alone, weeping profusely in confusion and in shame.
However God never fails to deliver me, even in dire circumstances.
He tore me apart, so that i can seek Him, with the knowledge of how disabled i am, how incapable, tiny & crippled i actually am, i can accomplish nothing without Him.

i've learnt to be humble, to come before the Almighty One to seek His help to empower me.
To be open to accept criticisms, rebukes.
To think wisely, not rashly & carelessly.

As what Hsiao Ling had mentioned, although she empathises with me, & knows how agonizingly painful i feel, I'll have to struggle through the pain myself, protecting me will not do me any good. Just like a child who is learning how to walk, falling is part of the learning process itself, a good mum just can't take everything into her hands, it may lead to the downfall of her child.

thank God for His perfect moulding plan for me.
thank God for He revealed what He wanted to tell me through talking with all my previous bible study teachers. it has indeed put into light so many things.

My discovery journey isn't completed yet,
its an arduous journey,

1 of my prev Bible Study teacher told me:

Repentance towards God,
Humility before Man.

Keep Discovering, (Emirates Airline Commercial)
Alvin Chia

hi dearest friends!

managed to slid myself home to spend the night on my bed.

2 reasons:
final campsite was at South View Pri, few stops away from home.
i've been a faithful at the toilet today, clocking 9 times starting from 4am.

i thank God for the timely awakening. really.
got to go off now... share with you all later on.

alvin chia

Going for Camp 2 tomorrow.
really dreading it, i'm afraid of the unknown.
the previous one ended on a note that shook me so bad, the hardest i've been hit spiritually thus far, in the 5 years as a Christian.
i fear this camp, my gut feeling tells me that i'm not gonna complete the camp without any emotional stirs and shocks.

been removed from being a group leader, because of my incapability in leading the students in failing to see my direction & purpose in being their leader. (at least that was how i viewed it)

i'm awaiting the impending earthquake to strike, i'm standing at the epicenter.

My father has got the whole world in His hands,
alvin chia

Hi philippians!
hi SuYING (the Great)

returned back home from camp Orion.
never thought that i would be hit so hard its so painful.
left me all confused and ashamed of myself.

wept at midnight, woke up and wept again.

but i've learnt to see these things in a positive light, as it happens for the betterment for the Christian worker.

I thank God for His reprimandings, though offensive, but its good.
thank God for my brothers & sisters in CT who helped me to clarify and organise my thought, enabling me to think from the right perspective, i couldnt have been more grateful to them.

change,
alvin chia