thanksgiving.my way
2006 is coming to an end... and praise the King of Kings for all He has allowed to be done and all that had happened...
i know i am a sinner and so i need His touch daily and i pray that He forgives me daily...my imperfection and trespasses... Abba Father, i thank you for giving me the chance to reconcile our relationship thru ur Son, Christ. and i thank Him for His obedience; without it, i would be nothing. Now that i am known as a child of God ... i know u love me. The creator of all things in earth and in heaven cares how much hurt and joy i have...thank you.
Thank you once again for bringing the Thai mission trippers safely back home by watching over and protecting them. Thank you for the successful Clown musical which, thru Ur loving grace, saw the salvation of 90 souls...and many good seeds to be sown in the heart of those who came.
Thank you for watching over my family. I know there are some who have lost their dear ones thru sickness, old age, unnatural cause of death...but i acknowledge u are sovereign. Thank you for providing everything...and keeping this family of mine somehow intact.
Thank you for new frens, new bros and sis, new experience and a new relationship.
Thank you for her. Lord, i pray that u can help me scale this wall...(the unsuspected wall)...strength and energy to live a life that U can be proud of. For i long to seek the pleasure of Your heart than the hearts of men.
Thank you for blessing me with my results (my cap went up again!!woohoo!)... needless are fears and worries and i know i am learning how to trust ur Ways more and more. Small miracles like that happen to show that You answer prayers. And at the same time to be thankful for ur Grace has never stop flowing.
With the new year around the corner, there will be resolutions, new hopes and wishes...i pray that as You are the God who reigns forever and ever...ur Will be done on earth as it is in heavens. Amen
welcome to the clown musical picture galore...let the 2 blind men who had received spiritual sight and already had physical sight when borne show u the pictures
marianne li (ep camp mortal)
marianne hui (ep camp angel)
director: tony quek
sandra playing the "WOMAN ON THE STREET" who washed the feet of Jesus
david playing the "TAX COLLECTOR- MATTHEW LEVI" who was self centered b4 he knew Christ
joel playing the "SHEPHERD" who saw an angel that came announce the birth of the Son of God
jaime playing the "CLOWN" who shared about Jesus Christ
terrence playing the "CRIMINAL" who accepted CHRIST b4 BOTH DIED
kien seng playing "fellow BLIND MAN" who ALSO regain SIGHT
myself playing the "BLIND MAN" who regain SIGHT
is it PAST-ing or PASTE-ing???
me, david (matthew levi) and wife.
shepherd and blind man...joel n i ...the two rep fr covenant!
2 blind men in the changing room..chilling b4 last show
clown!!!! without the make up!!! JAIME!!! u're the MANman
eudora and i...great to have known u thru this musical...
rachel and me...a half thai and a full singaporean
inside the restaurant...EVIL...blind man...glenn..yien,bryan and lance!! the girl in pink has a perfect pitch..cannot rmb her name though...we were super happy la!!!
after celebration at a local restaurant at tiong bahru!! jasper (E).glenn and me!!!
post musical
After musical, our lives will never be the same again.
I miss my brothers and sisters, the stage, the backstage, the times we make-up, mic-up, did our sound check, our praise and worship warm up, performances and curtain calls.
I love the last three days when what I did was to wake up at 1030…washed up, traveled to Victoria theatre… WOW… spend my entire day there and after that go out for supper with the crew and cast before heading home for a good night rest.
I really miss all of them. Not only did we enjoy ourselves serving God as a family, we also enjoyed our fellowship with each others. New friendships formed, old relationship strengthened. Older folks meeting the younger ones and we all spent the last three days purposefully.
I was telling one of the characters, V, “today’s the last day le. How? Very soon, it’ll be over.” And she also wailed… “yah lor…, so sad…”
Highest honour and glory to God for there are 90 souls saved. 171 rededicated their lives, 201 interested to know more and 25 looking for a church.
It is my prayer that the seeds sown during the last few days have been on good ground and that, in His perfect timing and will…, more will come to know Him.
I was informed that a fren of my fren was moved by my the song I sang – Jesus has the power.
Do u know what it’s like to live in darkness?
Do u kjnow what it’s like not to see?
Have you ever long for sunshine to melt the clouds away?
Have you ever cried to someone. “SET ME FREE!”
Jesus has the power. Jesus has the power.
Understanding and compassion all the way.
Jesus has the power. Jesus has the power.
To help you see; to SET YOU FREE TODAY.
Do u ever telling urself it can be different?
Do u ever tell yourself u can change?
Have u tired it on ur own and found u can’t succeed.
Do u need someone to help u rearrange?
Listen to me now my friend, He has the answer.
Listen to me now my friend, hear my plea.
Jesus Christ can be your sunshine,
HE IS THE REASON WHY
MEN CAN BREAK THE CHAIN THAT BIND THEMAND BE FREE!!!
I am suffering from post performance syndrome.
I miss them.
I miss our performances.
…
And above all, “To God’s Glory!”
during musical
Dec 2001, caroling
Dec 2002, caroling and Prague Christmas Competition
Dec 2003, caroling (cadet)
Dec 2004, caroling (church)
Dec 2005, mission trip to Thailand
Dec 2006, the clown musical, an evangelistic musical at the Victoria theatre.
My Decembers are always filled with music and songs. I look forward to every December of every year. I wish I could witness the birth of Jesus in AD 0001 Dec, in the stable…
Jesus, the heart of God wrapped in human form- when He is crucified, my Creator’s heart is pierced too. Bled. Tears are shed. His tears are shed… the Almighty allowed Christ to die… every tear I shed matters to Him…
My Decembers are filled with fun and laughter…u see, the transition from a youth to a young adults also witnessed sort of a transformation I feel. The company I hang out with is different and the change happened when I settle down in a church. My involvement in church, in lives of brothers and sisters-in-Christ, in music ministry and outreach have seen me thru 3 busy Decembers in a purposeful, fruitful ways.
I dunno how I else I like my Christmas to be.
Tonight was the second night of the CLOWN MUSICAL. Tonight’s show was the 3rd show out of 5. Even though I have seen the play over and over again, listen to the choir and band umpteen times and watched the dances danced non-stop…I do not find it a bore. To be truthful, I am tired…physically tired, but I feel HAPPY, OVERJOYED that I have a part to play in God’s great plan. On top of that, He is watching us perform. I am thankful that He has brought the lost to the theatre and that HE is still reaching out to the lost sheep even though some might be anti-Christ…( yep, that’s what my one of my frens in the cast told me) God still loves the unlovable… that u and I. His blood has covered our sins and also reconciled us to the Father.
I am tired, yet happy. I am happy cos I know more bros and sis from other churches. OH WHAT GREAT FUN!!!! New bonds forged… and I pray in Jesus’ name tat the body of Christ grow and strengthen till the day of His second coming.
I have a fren who sprained her ankle but stubbornly still want to do tmr’s evening show. GUNGHO la. Everyone’s praying for her. I asked her if she is sure…and she said “aiyah, break ankle mah…for God…”somewhere along that line.
WOAH. Well… it was a subtle reminder for me that indeed it is the love of God that compels her to do that.
At this point of time, 20+ people have prayed to receive Christ as Lord and Saviour. “HALLELUJAH!!!”
Everyone is encouraged and excited to know that more souls are gonna be saved! Yay!! I trust that He is sovereign and His timing is perfect.
“I can see!! I can see” - Let those who have eyes see… and not turn blind to the cross
“Choices! That’s what life is all about. God doesn’t manipulate people like puppets on string” – Love is a choice. Forced love … is that such a thing?
So…the truth is that one either choose the way of the Lord or the way of the Devil. – that’s the truth…
“If you hold to my teachings, u are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth and the truth will set u FREE…”- John 15:7
Well the choice is urs… if anyone who hasn’t yet believe in Christ and strangely yet miraculously decides to give urself a chance after reading this blog entry…pls leave behind ur name in my tagboard… and I’ll get back to u. I cannot promise I can answer all ur questions but I believe Christ can.
Outta of the few things I have wished for Christmas… I can strike out umbrella le. MP3 too! I’m buying one from my fren!! WOOHOO! Oh! Dun need to get a bath towel too… cos I am using the green one that SAF gave to me.
Why do u want to watch it
Why do u want to watch it again…
Why do u want to watch it and cry again…
Why do u want to watch it and cry again by urself…
if I were to watch passion of the Christ again, I would also cry all over again…by myself…
titanic was stupid. I cried but doubt I will if I watch it the second time.
梁祝 was touching. One of the earliest Chinese movie that moved me.
I-not-stupid 1, 2 are productions that I can relate to, so I cry…at home and at the threatre respectively.
Passion…I watched it twice and teared twice…it’s just heart-wrenching to know Christ and to suffer…worst still for sinners like me.
The twin tower movie…I teared too, the perseverance of men in times of difficulty
Click…the importance to realize the importance of family…relationship over work and matters of consequences, figures. Thus forgetting how beautiful strolls after dinners with love ones can be, how fragrant the roses are and how shiny the stars can be.
Becos u enjoyed
Becos u can cry again
Becos u can relate to it
Becos u find it meaningful
b4 musical
hey guys i was driven by a KOREAN lady to Orchard MRT station yday. She's my student's mother and she was sending her son to a class at Orchard and she offered to drive me there. YES!!
KOREAN LADY drove me la..and i sat beside her while her son sat at the back. Culturally i dunno if i am right...cos the mother hesitated and she conversed in her native language...well for this, ignorance is bliss
then from the station, i proceeded to Borders. I flipped thru some pages from Mitch Albom's 5 pple i meet in heaven and Little Prince, a book which a
fellow being had bought for me as we enjoyed the slow and rather wet morning at Coffee Bean...sipping hot chocolate and enjoying each other's company, watching the pple go by, acting lame...well...it was n i c e.
then it was an afternn that kickstarted very slowly...frens thought that frens were with me...but the truth was: NONE was with me when i ate lunch and i had to wait 27mins before 2 souls came. Jacob thanks for ur attendence. Yingci sorry for not telling u who are coming..
Thus this MIND cafe session really started at 1445... and with ting, val, and drewjj joined us.
Dinner was quick and we brothers + the NG folks caught ERAGON which is worth a weekday tix... the CGI wasn't impressive...HP and LOTR are better.ERAGON - Over-rated movie.
Pseudo Christmas wish list:
a pair of sandal
a small umbrealla
a nice bath towel
a mp3 player...all those small small wans...
and a miracle.
dec 06
the last week was happily spent...memories of yesterdays are capable of making me smile and at the same time, tear...
pple, it is already half way thru holiday le...so enjoy...i wun be blogging much...cos there are so many things that i can't possibly put in words and i dun intend to upload the pictures... hahaha....
u all can slowly wait ba...but i guess all of u have better things to do than to wait my pictures rite.
all de best for my rehearsals and may those who will be going for the musicals will receive sight and hearing...
end of yr2sem1
Yesterday’s exam marks the end of my first semester of my second year.
I would simply summed up that having to go through this particular exams knowing that there are spiritual support, physical and emotional support is a very settling experience.
Spiritual: Prayer supports, God’s presence and peace even though I couldn’t finish 3 papers of which 2 of them are open book. I think one book examination is tougher (so is MCQ-based for finals).
Physical: I have a fren who graciously opened up his hostel for me to bunk in when I stay back in school to study at night. He’s my section mate in BMT and well… I could stay up, sleep more and attend a 8am thai class; Also, when my family is not around, I was kept companied…Emotional: There was no stress from my family and there is a reasonable pressure stemming from my course mates…I hope that I can secure a CAP which is >3.5 Not very hopeful in getting a zai result but I know I will have a zai future. Thank God.
This semester showed me that attending lectures by value-adding lecturers is great motivations and that there are still some of them out there. Humble, knowledgeable, Humorous, Professional and thus ADMIRABLE.This sem also allowed me taste the challenge of doing a language as a module. My weekend was spent doing thai assignment which can be rather stressful as I dun have sufficient exposure to a thai community although the thai staff in NUS are extremely frenly and endearing.Oh! I have this tendency also to used the skills I learned from one of my modules- interpersonal effectiveness in social work when I talk to frens and family memnbers.
So I deduce if I do not achieve an A, I have a life-skill which is even more important than a distinction on paper.
Well…I can go on and on…so I thank God for all the things that had happened thus far…the friends He gave us, the experience we shared though I admit there were times I felt I was no where near Him.
I have also dropped the idea of going for an exchange to HK in my third yr.
I would want to concentrate pulling up my CAP score, so that I can ultimately graduate with at least a 2nd lower (hons)… if it is God’s willing, then I shall achieve a 2nd upper.
Because, I do have wish doing a MSW or MBA (management) so having a honours is a platform good to have.
Well, I can just hope and submit my plans to Jesus.
With that, I end my semestral report! Hahaha….it’s happy and packed /holiday with kboxes, retreat, musical, movies and rest! OH YA!! How can I forget CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR!!
a letter for my Daddy , above
Dear abba,
i decided to write u a letter. a short one.
thank You for bringing me thru 2006 even there still a couple of weeks before 2007 comes.
Give thanks!
ref :1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.Yes, in ALL circumstance...cos dear papa You will never shortchange us.
Exam is still on-going. I didn't complete 2 papers. i have the last one on thurs...but this time i dunno why i dun feel that stressful...is it becos i dun feel that stressful. I think everyone will feel nervous the first time having exam in uni...aiyah, in fact we would feel anxious for doing things the first time. but Daddy, u have been faithful and i trust You will be... no matter what...WHY daddy...why...
ref: Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.I want to honour You. but at many times, i know i am selfish. and that the decisions we make break your heart. BUT Why do u always forgive? Daddy, my future and hope is in You and NO ONE ELSE CAN take it away... but You respect the choices i make...
I was reminded by one thing You wrote in the bible. But before i carry on... can i tell You that in school, there is a module called "
Bible and Christianity" Click on it and u can know more. I was quite surprised. OK... i was reminded about Abraham and Hebrews 13
8By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.17By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, 18even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned."Daddy, Abraham lived for 99yrs...Sarah was barren. But they finally had a son. well, i would think that no matter it's a baby boy or girl, Abraham would still obey and sacrifice his one and only child when instructed. I dunno if i will be able to do so. I doubt. Daddy, how did he do that?...We know Issac didn't die but Abraham then didn't know but yet he still obeyed... Did he struggle? How did he cope? He's human.
I remember that You are the Giver. When You give, You do it graciously and generously. You even gave Jesus to the world when it was in darkness... Jesus came and changed the darkest time on earth to the brightest known to men. Jesus is indeed the Light of the world.
And as You are the Giver, surely You have the authority to take away, for our good, no matter how close we are to them... when we are too self-centered and when we lose sight of You, You would draw us back... You take the initiative to do so. Thank you Daddy.
ref: John1:9,10 The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.ref: John 3:19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.Daddy, i'm on the phone. Will catch You soon... and hope to hear from You...Your child
William
time
ok...
my family was away for 3 days... thursday to sat.
confession: i do miss them.
how come? i dunno...it's not like i get to see them everyday...
but there is a 'type' of person u see everyday and not get tired wan...well... they were away at JB for their church camp while i am in singapore studying for exam.
thank God for 95-bv-tampines-291.....13hrs...ok..
then, u see i was coming home from cg on fri when i suddenly felt a sense of loss.
"WHERE ARE MY FAMILY MEMBERS WHEN I GET HOME!!!"
it's this tinkling weird feeling knowing that u are returning home without anyone there...on top of that, they are oversea.
SEE,
i am interested to go for a semester a exchange programme either at HK or Monash, Au so arh...
i would be going 'home' without anyone i care about, i love around me, near me (
like now), or in the same country...jialat rite....aiyo...
then i have to do chores like cooking, buying, cleaning, washing....on top of studying, mugging, adapting and socializing...
i am looking fwd for my post-exam plans once again. it's the time of the year where christmas carols fill the air, when the cool december breeze blows...times when u think a cup of hot milo,coffee or chocolate and a couple of close friends or special fren(
S)...would be quite sufficient to spend your day thru...
it's the time of the year, sigh, where Christmas is commercialised and well...let's hope the musical that i am involved in, the eternity production that covenant will be doing on Christmas service will once again remind folks around us that the true and beautiful meaning of Christmas that is the day of the Son of God is borne!!! =)
ladaladalada, obviously i am in the Christmasy and holiday mood...when i have one more paper on thurs. aiya...
i really hope that days ahead will be sweet and lovely even though this december would be rather packed. well...have fun catching up with frens...cos 'they have significant impact in our lives' we have many more days/months/years ahead...so what's with that few hours/days with ur frens huh huh huh rite rite rite.... =)well, for those who have completed their exam and are ready for overseas trip, or just a simple getaway...enjoy urself..and pray their terror(rists) dun strike.
