A day of many occurences

Yesterday, there were so many disparate events that happened and overall it was a bad, bad day.

1. Met Stephanie Sun Yan Zi at a Holland Village medical clinic (at Silver Cross and she really disguised herself well, an aunty pointed her out to me before I realised that the dark, bony, tall girl with dark long fairly highlighted hair was the singer herself)
2. Told to go through a typhoid injection (and all this while I have been handling tea without a permit? )
3. Saw a group of ten guys buy bubble tea after a pretty girl bought a few with her mum from my shop. (must I say how amused I were, even though they were from ACS-International, they still seem quite infantile in their thinking. )
4. Given a lecture by my uncle about my obsession with Christianity (not the first time, but this time I made my stand clear )
5. Observed real terrible business and really sultry faces on everyone in boon tong kee. (thus I had to lower down my tone and optimistic expression)
6. Met Sandy while working at Boon Tong Kee (hahaha quite embarassing and funny)
7. Missed a stop and had to pay 10 cents more. ( All due to Short term memory! I thought I left my ezlink card on the seat and went back up to the 2nd level only to remember that it is on my bag's pocket. And so that 1 mistake cost me a lot)
8. Had a conversation with Jun Hao. Am worried and discouraged by his response, which led me think about how terrible I am in discipling people.

And I really enjoyed Valentine's day with my cell group. With Sybil and Joy, with Glenn, with Cornelius's family and with Cheryl, though it was a few precious minutes.

The joys and pains of serving God

I really enjoy saturdays and sundays, for this is the time that I can restore myself after slogging so hard for the entire week. I taught my cell group, Petra bible study on the topic: Applying God's Word into my life. Although I was jittery at the start since Ee Ling was there(stress), overall the lesson went quite smoothly(according to her:)). Hoped the point was driven across that God's Word is not boring if studied properly using SPACEPETS.

Grateful for God that He has brought Jasper, my 13 year old cousin to church with me. Really surprised to see him because his father is quite against Christianity for some reason. He joined my YPMS class and I hoped he made new friends and will continue to meet up with them and ultimately come to the saving knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Also thank God for the Petra core group meeting I had after church. Frankly, it was one of the more enlightening and encouraging meeting we had. Was clarified about certain nagging doubts once and for all, was he really sincere in the first place? My heart was broken when I knew what the leaders are going through yet at the same time I am stirred by their passion for their sheep, that they are still clinging on inspite of it. Reminds me of my family, which is supposed to be a place where love abounds, but choked with all kinds of malice, apathy and negligence.

God as you have entrusted Cornelius, Terence and Jun Hao unto me, help me to be accountable for them. I forsee so many obstacles and hardened hearts. Only You can tenderise their hearts. And also I am encouraged by Jeremy, Samuel, Glenn, Jun Hao, Sandy, Krystel's faithfulness in serving in YPMS. Help me to know them better too, I see some unpolished gems :)

Time to update!

As the Chinese spruce up their house with the dawn of the new year, I am going to embark on this tedious mission of updating the missing links and bits and pieces of my life.

Updates - on work
No longer working as an administrative staff at Campus Crusade for Christ. Kudos to no more bloodshot eyes but a hard burn to my pocket! Instead I'm working at my uncle's bubble tea shop. It was really God's special arrangement that my uncle happened to ask me to help him when I JUST ended my admin work! WoAh, God answered my prayer before I asked for it. Though the pay sucks ( at 3.50/hr as a trainee, 4/h this week, 4.5/h next week), it is a blessing in disguise as I have received a 20/hr tuition assignment from an aunty working there and the chance to bring a Vietnamese boy/guy to church next Sunday (prayerfully)

Yup, I started giving math tuition to Sybil and Joy at Bedok Reservoir road this sunday. It was initially 1 girl, but God is generous! He added one more girl so that I can be more productive in my time!

More Updates- on Ministry
Young People Ministry (Sunday) is more demanding than I thought! I have to plan lessons for every week, save for the first sunday of the month, and 5th sundays which comes quarterly. Slept at 3 -4 am on the days I did the planning and sending of lesson plans. Serving God really takes a lot of dedication and hard work. Now I realise how busy John Lam is, and yet he never fails to serve God faithfully.

Even More Updates- on Life
A tired body but an unrelentless spirit. Reason to lose hope yet positive. Optimistic beyond idealism. I have never felt my time more better managed and better executed. I am loving God more each day as HE surprises me with prayers answered and new opportunities to witness to people at work!

On Family
The crisis has been averted, God has prevailed and death is broken. Restoration is within sight. Salvation is here (my earnest belief, and this song has been replaying in my mind, so i guess indeed Salvation is here)

And its 2 am. Time to edit the hyperlinks

Chinese New Year Surprise

This was definitely a roller coaster Chinese New Year for me. I've seen my Chinese cousins for the first time and we managed to click quite well. I've seen my family crumble to its lowest and phew things could only get better from then.

My grandma, eldest uncle & wife, 6th uncle, eldest Aunt, my dad and mum sending off our Chinese relatives at Terminal 1. A sad scene.

Ding Shou, 2nd brother, the cheeky, playful, daring boy.

Ding Xiang, the fashionable, japanese hating, chinese trying to grasp english.

My grandma's house shall not be a gambling den! Its just a memory game-

Coerced to smile when my heart grieves

Lethargic

I am tired as of late. Have even developed true blue eye bags. I scared myself during the night when I gazed at the mirror, to see two dark hues under my eyes. The first of its kind, I better rest myself. At the right time too, when I am finally done from my admin job which is too straining for my eyes.