yrp fc
hi everyone!
days have been rather busy even though it's the mid term.
i just got done with my involvement in the yellow ribbon project. and what i took back from it was the reflection i did when i participated in one of their workshop in the afternn at Suntec.
naive someone called one.
innocence...
i think i was rather traumatised and all...but well...i know i am very blessed and fortunate for not having to undergo so much in my 22 yrs on earth...*yearning to join my Father in heaven soon...., then there'll be no sin and all*
Everyone needs the Lord.
Just believe...what's so tough and thereafter when we stripped our old selves and allow Jesus to work in all our lives.
yea..."what's so tough" do make me sound insensitive.
Yep, 6 of us kickstarted the yellow ribbon conference with a acappella rendition of "tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree" which was largely welcomed and appraised. Thanks to all...i felt i didn't quite present it up to standard...then again, i got that peace from God that He is there and the song no matter how bad i thought it was, was made pleasant to the ears of many.
apparently, there were a couple of directors from several agencies who approached and asked if we could do more shows. DUHHH..
yea, i finally watched a musical after more than a yr.
forbid den city
jo dong, a senior of mine from vj, was performing as part of the ensemble.
i think the ensemble was fabulous! kit chan and the person playing the 皇叔 were more than fabulous. i like cross duets. there were 2 of them last time... each of the voice sang different stuff...filled with emotions of different intensity...seeking to capture the attention of the audience (full house by the way！)...
the beginning of the second act was done v artistically and vividly. It was a scene where the young emperor (child of cixi) was having a high time at the brothel. *applaud to all*...
thanks for creating and be part of the the memories...*restricted*
more than just 2 chances
Recently I have been involved, one way or another, in the yellow ribbon project.
If not, then I have come in contact with frens who are very much active in this project, both within and outside school.
Even my lecturer, dr tim sim has contributed in this social service, participating as a panelist, a speaker if not…an attendee.
This yellow ribbon project began to raise awareness in this community at large that the ex offenders are like us. After they have finished their sentence, they will have to thrive in this society, live amongst us, earn a living… and many more who have to carry on their responsibility as a father, a son and a husband.
Now, has our community come to realize there are such a group of pple out there who are and might be trying hard to reintegrate back into the society. Are they still condemned? Are they not forgiven? Are they still not given the 2nd chance? Are they imprisoned by the community-at-large and eyes of their employers rather then the physical bars?
I read in the paper that yellow ribbon isn’t about giving them a 2nd chance…but it is about extending grace unto others.
These ex offenders need grace… a compassionate and gracious society yet lacking in grace? An embracing and involved society which welcome foreign delegates with smiles and commendable service, portraying the beauty of the far east… but lacking the simplicity of accepting and forgiving those who have once offended us and has already seen punishment meted unto them…
If one day we are able to extend that level of grace unto ppl who have offended us and forgive them…then we will prob be a nation that is truly compassionate and embracing society.
Can we boast of a world class prison institution? Can we boast of a prison service that uses rehabilitation as a mean to help those behind bars? Do we still present chances to those who have been in and out the prison 3,4 or even 5 times?
I’ll be realistic. Those who have committed hideous crimes and are real threat to the general safety of the public are needed to be kept longer behind bars……
This afternn, I was on the way to sarah’s birthday party…
There was a woman in her 50s. She spoke with an awfully loud, jarring and unpleasant voice. Whenever she opened her mouth and spoke… I felt that pple were trying to cup her mouth… cover their ears. There was a lady in her 30s sitting beside her…she was obviously trying to distant from her. Really, she was indeed behaving in a manner which will cause unpleasant transaction…
There are many such mis-fits in Singapore. They are either unnoticed or very conspicuous. They are both marginalized. MARGINALISED. SIDELINED.
And that is very tragic.
If my mum was to speak like this, I will surely feel embarrassed. In fact….going out with her might not be an option….i dunno. Then again…she is my mum…what do u think?
evaluation of imf
many has asked me how was imf? was it a fruitful exp
firstly, i'm relieved it FINALLY over. i can get back to become a student and not rush down to hotel like a mad man in office wear
secondly, it was fun SIMPLY cos the colleagues were great fun....w/o them, this short stint at the hotel would be =(
thirdly, it was quite boring as i open doors for them, breathe in CO at the side of the road, jotting down the time and the bus plate numbers of the buses that came and left.
fourthly, i think such event is prob a weeeeee bit too mega for singapore to take it up...we may portray to others a beautiful image...but u see the 'inside' arh...kns...lotsa miscomm, exchanging of heated arguments,......
fifthly, i think on the scale of 1-10, fruitfulness : 4.5...... there wasn't any super huge case for us to take charge...but it was the accumulation of minor experiences that chalk up to 4.5
lastly, i wanna to thank those who cared for me throughout those days...frens who visited me, who helped me talk notes from lectures...who will be helping me in catching up...and
u, who have been there...silently... appreciate all that was done
my dream come true...imf
i had a childhood dream and that was to wear a suit to go work. yup, and that includes hand-carrying a briefcase or sling a working bag on my shoulder.
looking smart, pple would greet me as i enter the lift, going to my office....
'would u like to have coffee or tea, mr ong...'
'you have a lunch appointment with xxx at 1pm followed by another meeting at 3pm at meeting rm 1...'
something to that effect...
NOW, a part of my dream has come true.
BECAUSE OF IMF,
i put on a grey blazer over a pink shirt with a bright pink tie and wear a grey pants.
OH! how can i forget this..
instead of being greeted, i greet delegates (rude ones too, they left their eyes at home...and perhaps, they haven't got words such as 'thank you' in their word bank.)
instead of taking the lift up to whatever office i thought i had dreamt of, i open doors for delegates and occasionally reply them 'my pleasure', 'u're welcome'...
instead of getting served with coffee and/or tea, i have mineral water, prinkles and sweet underneath the desk where i am deployed.
instead of smelling sweet, clean air in my office, i stand beside the road just to wait for the arrival of shuttle buses ..sbs 2480,1943, 2665, 2664, 2791...breathing in CO.
instead of knocking off at 5pm...my shifts are either 7am-3pm, or 3pm to 10pm....
ya, i told u....dreams do come true
in the midst of action
I am at hotel rendezvous.
at the lobby
in the midst of imf action.
spoken to zambians, tazmanians, vietnamnese.....
ya, and i have the time to blog.
goneth
imf 2006 will suck me dry
against, for...
against many wise counsel,
i have decided.
against many good advices,
i have decided.
living by my decision.
Lord! have i seek u?
I wanna to cry out to you God....
be my strength and not abandon me.
be my shield and protect me...
may my life be filled and overflow with goodness even with the decision i make.
may the holy spirit continue to speak thru me and guide me.
I plead to you lord! that u will nv leave me....u will carry me through....
i pray Lord that ur love can break through the hearts of Man.
i pray that Lord that ur love can make the blind see...make the sheep respond to the call of the shephard, and turn seek Christ instead of strife, seek Truth instead of
"I can see! I can see!!"
- my line in the musical.
What do i see...I see the Truth, Love and perfector of our faith.
The not-to-safe, BIG Father who lays His hand on all who comes to Him and acknowledge Him.
Faith without action is zero.
sigh...
with the decision i make.
I dun wanna any regret.
May the fruit of spirit continue to grow and that Christ be in me, work through me, and transformation continue to take place as i continue to
fight the good fight of the faith and take hold of the eternal life to which i was called when i made my confession in the presence of many witnesses (my baptism verse!!! how relevant this is to me!)
In the last days,
there will be crisis...and disasters...sorts of stuff that we have seen these 6 yrs...
ranging from plane crash, earthquake,tsunami, bird flu, upheavels....
as i was flipping the chapters in Tim...
this is what i see
But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure
rather than lovers of God—
having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.
They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,
always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth—men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.
--------who am i not the Lord of all the earth would care to know my name and look on me with love-----------
Indeed, there are times when pple know
ABOUT God and not
KNOW God. To know Him is to recognise that he
exists, creates,
rules and even
saves. To actually know God, however, means to
admit our inadequacy and our need for God and then to give ourselves up to God. To acknowldge the truth is the step that brings us into kingdom.
WHY IN THE FIRST PLACE PPLE DUN WANNA ACCEPT THE ALL TIME TRUTH?
Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.They will
turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.
-----who am i? that the voice that calms the sea would care to feel my hurt-----
wun u wanna reciprocate to Him? The Perfect Father in heaven who knows u when u were in your mother's womb? who knows the no of strands of hair that u have...didn't He sacrifice His son for u and me? so that those who loves Him fears Him, honour Him and that we can finally be reconciled with Him....
He loves u...yeah to all the readers out there....yeah...
u
life fr now on
just popping by to tell u readers that yr2 seems more difficult- the task and readings.
izzit cos i'm involved in too many activities?
or am i just too slow in my work...
i probably will wallow in my madness occasionally, thinking that i am sinking...beyond rescue...
"WHEN CAN I GET ALL OF THESE DONE!"
so i guess i'll not be able to blog as often as i did.
but trust me, my life will not be boring.
....and take care my frens.
workload in yr2 sux...learning's fun though
