i've learnt to pray, i've learnt to love the living beings, and thank God for absolutely everything.

lately i've been thinking. have I been too stingy on my prayers to God? have I been taking the norms (including people) for granted? am i caring less about people in this ministry that requires love? have i been showing favouritism in my preaching of the gospel?

i wont bother to write everything down here... tsk tsk.

i wish my birthday wish will come true. dear Lord. will many more people come and know you as their personal saviour.
vin

I Love Baby Evan.

went out today with Hsiao Ling and Baby Evan. He's SOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSSOSOSOSSOSOSOSO cute. SO CUTE.

Celebrate C'mas in S'pore involvement was great, did manage to share to some groups of youths the Christmas story. But was only able to do so before the performances start at 7pm. After that can forget about sharing, unless people find you more attractive than the bright lights,tamborine dancers, bands,and choirs.

I'm rather concerned for our church youths who'll be going down on Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve scene in Orchard Road is notoriously dangerous for the people who do not party. Be very very careful.

vin

some Christmas errands

thank God that yesterday's BBQ went well. Even though I was quite concerned over somethings, but He's provided and delivered everytime. Through the process I was thinking, 'I shouldn't be worried coz God won't let His event fail, so nothing I do or didn't do will affect what His intended outcome for the BBQ will be'.
next week will be my last working week in camp this year, probably even my final full week staying in camp, which brings me ever closer to my ORD.

So i've gotten myself a facebook account finally. haha... still exploring... but concerned that it might be somewhat harmful...

there are also something I wanna do in the upcoming week. Hope I will set my heart and get down to doing them this time.

-write/post some Christmas cards
-plan a bible study
-Christmas Street-E on Saturday - i'm not going family camp
-something to give to the army guys to share with them the spirit of Christmas and the best gift from God
-get a few deliberate presents for the a few special ones (I havent gotten anyone anything for Christmas for so long)
-catch up with friend(s) over the open weekend

inshallah
vin

Can I Have This Dance

Go look at this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U_l-tr4LEI

among some of the songs in all the High School Musicals that I like, I think this might just be my favourite.

vin

There are some parts in that video which is largely similar to figure ice-skating (pairs). haha...

working hard, playing just as hard

this week is stay out week. There's practically nothing to do in camp, and we're made to be present in camp for the sake of clocking working hours. Its been 8-5pm everyday. But the travelling distance and time taken is long.

I don't see much action around in camp too. Many people are on offs, leave or just doing their own thing in bunk. Oh almost everyone is going/has gone for a holiday. Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, US, even Europe... - some of the places that my friends in army have went/ are about to go to, and it makes me wonder whether i'm still in army or not. For me, i'm not even thinking of going anywhere before I complete my service term. After that, i've got some things to think about too, so going on holiday is at the back of my mind at the moment.

Things will get back to normal next week coz our container from Australia will be back, so there'll be things to wash, unpack and keep us busy.

But when there's nothing to do in camp, I have to say that its exactly the opposite for the ministry side, when there's even more things to do in this period of time. I have 2 BBQs to plan, CCIS coming up, chasing after students as anxiety creeps in to ensure that this season don't just slip by without non-Christians hearing the gospel. those are the things that occupy much of my thoughts.

pray for Uncle Freddie, who'd just come down with an allergic reaction. Its quite serious :/
vin

Ending on a High

Just when I thought my hopes of watching High School Musical 3 on the big screen has died; when all this while I've been dying to watch it, I finally caught it in its dying days, today!

After feeling so lethargic and dead after yesterday's duty, the only thing that I was looking forward was watching the movie with a sick poor DZ, flanked by 3 girls who looked more tired & lethargic than me, namely Geok (yu) Lan Su Ying Jia Yan. <-goodness can u believe it none of them have a Christian name, now the name when put together looks like some medical concoction or some tourist site in China, I havent added in De Zhang yet. haha...kidding :P Can hardly blame them coz they'd woken up so early for combined church service. But thank God we watched it together, coz all of us fully agreed it was an immensely enjoyable show.

You know, that show is just what i needed really after reading 2 fictitiously true books which contained so many stories of people dying, blown up, raped, flogged, tortured. In fact, when I finished up my 2nd book over a cuppa at Toastbox this morning (while waiting for the rest), it left me with a sorrowful uncomfortable feeling. Its like something gripping at your heart and tightening it, not allowing your emotions to pour out. Furthermore, the last few shows i've watched, it'd always left a melancholic aftertaste in me. Like Forrest Gump yesterday, Million Dollar Baby on Tuesday.

I love High School Musical really. I treasure it. Coz I think I most prob won't find another show like this anymore in the future. A show with no hint of sexual content, no vulgarities/bad language. But all energetic hopefuls, believers that good will always triumph over evil, that its better to be a good guy always, that relationship in itself is so lovely. goodness. i love it entirely, it grows on you and me. But the danger is that they can be idols lor. They're all so clever in their studies, so idolised by people coz they can dance, win trophies, become the star player, and they're pretty and handsome people.

Stepping out of the dark cinema is like a rude shove and i'm knocked back to reality. Harsh realities of life that the movie doesn't show. Life isn't easy, and its the truth. So no point living a vicarious life in troy and gabriella i told myself. Get down to earth man.

sigh. thats the way things end.

but i believe in rainbows, and thats a reason for hope, and happy endings.
vin