Friday, December 29, 2006

mIxEd

That's how I'm feeling at this time...mixed. I'm really glad..and feel at peace..cos thanx to my dear friends, a lot of my probs have come to a peaceful end. They've, knowingly or otherwise, been my source of strength and encouragement...they allowed me to be myself and i truly appreciate that. Thanx guys!
At the same time, some of the pple ard me have been behaving weirdly..in ways which do not exactly bode well for christians. I mean everyone can say that they wanna be as Christ to others..but how many actually do it? Some blatantly abuse their position in our social circles and juz screw things up...for everyone. Not good man..not good. The word hypocrite comes to mind. Well, lets all take this time to reflect and do some soul-searching..to find wat we truly need to do with ourselves..before anything else happens.
God bless




12:18 AM



Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Seek, and ye shall find ;)


What a day it was!! Poor Pam lost her Diamond (its her dog)..and it truly was a horrible thing to happen on Christmas day! BUT.... It wasnt for long ;)
Ant, Cheryl and I went over to Pam's neighbourhood today, to look for Diamond..and we didnt let her know we were coming ;) Mainly cos we didnt want her to feel like she was imposing on us or anything.
So there we were...3 hopeless Sherlock Holmes wannabes..scouting ard her estate looking for the poor fella. We even went into a Buddhist temple of sorts to enquire -_-' Everything was goin on pretty normally, without any luck, until..we saw Pam emerge from her house! We wanted to take cover but I decided that we should let her know of our presence..so that we could help her out.
So now, there were 4 of us...and still no sign of Diamond. Pam's dad came along and drove us to the Serangoon Central area so tt we could put up little signs regarding Diamond's missing status.
We went to a stationery store to get some blu-tac when pam got a call from her dad...and her expression said it all :D Although she also did say "What?! Dog found?!?!" haha! Her dad drove us back to her area and we heeaded to a house which was juz BEHIND her own -_- The nice folks had picked Diamond up and kept her there all along..
So there she was.. looking juz fine..Thank God! Diamond returned home..and our prayers were answered ;) Really man...The power of prayer is truly amazing..God REALLY delivers on His promises.
We juz sat around and chatted at her place after that..and also got to look thru (more like laugh through) her photo collection :) Look at it this way Pam, looking at u makes us happy! haha!
I'm glad the day ended on such a great note. Aren't we all?! ;)


Thank you father, for never letting us down.




12:22 AM



Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Its His Birthday!




Yes, its that time of the year again!! What a day it was man..
Went for midnight mass at CTK and got to attend it with friends cos my family decided to go for morning mass instead (phew!) ;) It was really nice to be in the company of pals...cos it made the night so much more special, truly. I was feelin really down before mass..and seeing all of them juz made my day/night ;) thanx guys! Here are some pics that say it all [Thanx for the pics, Cheryl ;)]




Headed over to Cheryl's plae after mass to spend the night there, with the likes of Leonard, Matt, Mel, Esper, Jac, Ant, Mabel, Van, Nic, Chris and Diane. Spent the night watching 'Supernatural' and playing a bit of Pictionary..couldn't have asked for more;) Special thanx to Cheryl's dad for letting us crash at his place..and being nice enough to offer to pay for our Mac's breakfast delivery the next morning!

Happy birhtday, Lord! ;)





11:27 PM



Saturday, December 23, 2006

Dwelling place...Of high fliers
Went over to Pam's place on Thurs..and I must say, it wasn't as menacing as i initially thought! haha! Well, I guess i cant be blamed when her family's made up of Doctors, co-pilots,accountants,nurses,psychologists..the works :)
Well, they were a warm bunch..and her dad is one helluva cook! He whipped up the entire spread for the evening and it was impressive, to say the least! Ant,Cheryl and I had a great time...thanx to the great food and great people...and the occasional suan-ing of Pam ;)
Her family had some people from their parish come down for some caroling and they were really good! Their singing really brought about a very nice, Christmas-y feel. Guess that's wat they're supposed to do right?!oh well..
But that wasn't exactly the highlight of the night though...Pam's 'brother in law' (well, tecnically,he is) proposed to her sister in front of everyone present! Cool! and he did it in style...he got a log cake and had the *Question* placed on it, replacing the usual 'Merry X'mas' wordings..man, what an idea! The guy got the girl, his parents' blessings AND his In-laws' blessings..wat more could he ask for?! Champion..
We headed over to the back of her place after dinner, to meet Pam's dog, Diamond...who is really befitting of the name as she's one tough rock! A role model for other dogs even! haha! u see, the dog has only one eye, can't smell too well, cant hear too well..and she's 11 years old!!! that's 77 'dog-years'...man!! The lil fella is adorable..all the more cos she's a survivor! ;)
We juz pretty much sat around and chatted after that..all the way till just after 12 (we were the last guests to leave) I remember Ant and I laughing when the cukoo clock started makin noise when it struck 12..we were like 'Ok, its 12..TIME TO LEAVE' haha!
Well, what a night it was..thanx Pam! Here's to more fun times as a CTK community, *Cheers!*
Thank God for Friends :)




1:08 AM



Wednesday, December 20, 2006

I'm back!..But I wanna go back!
Yes... I wanna go back to Youth Camp! haha! Yeah..I'm feeling really nostalgic bout the whole camp man..It was great, to say the least. Objectives were achieved, new friendships were made and old ones strengthened..all while we were feeling God's presence, Big time! Everything didnt really go as we had planned but came together juz as God had planned...and needless to say, it was perfect. The P&W session on the 2nd night was awesome! Good on u Addison, U got it together in time..and wat a session it was! Many pple were touched by the spirit and it was evident during the testimonial session...wow!!! My fav event was the water bomb game we played! It was uber-cool yo! haha! We rigged it soooo well tt the poor participants had no idea what hit them initially! haha!! Great work with the story guys..go 'LEFTOVERs'!!! ;)
The camp really provided me some time-out from all the goings-on in my life at the moment...and I needed it! It really 'emptied my recycle bin' of sorts. I feel so renewed and refreshed now..and I have only god and the YC to thank ;)
I met a lot of great pple these past few days and I'm really thankful for the opportunity. Pple like Audrey,Pamela,Benji (who make up 3/6 of the 'Mattress Gang' as coined by cheryl..the other 3 are Ant, Cheryl and me) Tiffany, who thinks she's a windmill (Daisy's her 'motor') and Kevin (who's a mild schizo..he'e got Elmo as an alter-ego). What great pple they are...Thank God for u guys man! And Pam, U belong in CTK la... juz stay OK??!! ;) It was real nice catching up with pple like Reg, Ant, Mel V and the rest of YC..couldn't really be there for most of the planning due to the darn army..sigh. But hey, well done guys, the camp came together fine...JUZ FINE ;)
Went to unpack the log items today. I somehow ended up being the earliest..with everyone else comin in bout 30 mins later! haha! I called Mel Wong only to have him pick up the phone while brushing his teeth -_-" Champion. Addison came along and juz wanted to 'Throw Away' everything tt was unused or juz lying ard in a mess..regardless of whether pple might need it! Reg and I had to kind of restrain him..haha! It was damn funny to hear him shout 'throw away' every few mins! So guys, here's a word of advice.. KEEP ALL UR ITEMS NEATLY PACKED OR TUCKED AWAY..COS ADD'S COMING, TO THROW THEM AWAY! hahaa
Headed down to Peninsular shopping ctr to do some much needed shopping aft tt.. It has sure been a while since I spent more than $100 bucks on myself at one go..but hey, I needed new stuff..oh well. Got 2 shirts, new pair of jeans and new shoes..and I'm glad ;)
Got home ard 7 and got a call from Robin..yeah the poor BMT boy ;) He was asking me bout reporting sick and other BMT related stuff..He did mentiopn tt everything was pretty ok though, and tt we should continue praying for him cos so far, its been working! Oh, he'll be booking out on Sun around 7pm, only to book in again on Mon evening..oh well, its the army man! As for new year's, he'll be bookin out on the 30th and he'll be free all the way to the 2nd!! Now, that's cool shit ;) I'm glad for u bro! Looking forward to meeting u and rubbing ur bald head ( while shouting ORD-oh!!) haha!
* Heard from Cheryl tt she's uploading some vids from the camp onto her blog..do check it out man!
Thank God..For Everything!




11:55 PM



Saturday, December 16, 2006

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBfdZHksr9Q&eurl=

Do check it out guys..its funny crap man..and it has cheered me up!!! haha





2:42 AM





In the mood for...myself
Guess its juz the current happenings tt have gotten me into this rather thoughtful mood again.. I dun quite like bein in this mood cos it kinda gets me down juz thinking bout lotsa things tt have been happening...bcos they're mostly 'bad'..
Of all the things tt were goin thru my mind, one thing bugs me the most.. friendship. Honestly, wat does friendship mean? As far as I'm concerned, it's love, care, understanding, warmth & support..and have I been a person of all these qualities? Maybe not all the time, but i guess so. Then i look ard me and i wonder if everyone else thinks of it the same way..& the way i see it, it's disappointing.
I know i can't expect the same from everyone..its unfair. But if u're gonna go ard sayin tt u wanna be a friend to others, u gotta at least put in a little bit of DECENT effort! Show some traits of a friend man.. I know pple fail and its human to make mistakes..but don't do things blatantly & hope u can get away with it ;) Its safe to say tt if u truly cared for someone, u wouldnt want to hurt the person in a 'destructive' way.
In recent times, i really feel like i'm bein made use of..having my 'nice-ness' taken for granted. Its hard being nice in this world, i know..but if I'm trying, y cant some others do the same?? Dont tell me its difficult..cos if u wanna be a friend, u gotta go out and try BE ONE..it's a commitment ya know??!
Honestly, I'm tired of being told wat to do by pple who have no friggin idea bout friendships themselves! So, to whoever it may concern, pls stop ur nonsensical behaviour and take steps toward being a better pal. It wouldnt hurt U, me, or the world. Try la...conciously..tats all I ask. Oh, and it'll help if could take that thing abt being as Christ to others seriously. I'm being stretched to my limits right now. Don't expect me to be quiet forever..so I'd appreciate if you could start making changes to your attitude NOW...If u truly care abt me..abt how i feel.. ABOUT BEING A FRIEND.
* This is aimed at no one in particular. But if u do feel offended or anything, maybe its time u did a bit of reflection..on how much of a friend u have been all along; not just to me, but everyone else as well




12:22 AM



Friday, December 15, 2006

Hmm..its almost 1.30 now and i juz finished having a long chat with my sis..its weird cos i dun really talk to her for more than 5 mins normally. She was tellin me bout stuff tts been goin on with my family and it has juz confirmed all my doubts/suspicions.. come on..did they really think i was stupid? oh boy..im really not doin too well right now..the hurt runs deep..real deep. Im tryin my best to be brave and keep the faith..alhtough its almost impossible right now.
All along, i've tried my best not to let the things tt happen at home affect me outside..for i always wanted to be MYSELF..a happy, cheerful lad to those ard me.. But i suppose, rite now, tt cant be done..i'm feelin it..
I really hope tt things would be resolved real soon..I dunno how much more i can take man. Im hanging on..for now.. Its a dumb thing to ask, but i really hope tt these events dun change anything for me.


Lord, be with me




1:25 AM



Thursday, December 14, 2006

Mann.. what a day it was! Hung out with shit-ryl in the aftrnn and i must say, it kinda brought back the memories of the times i had before NS. I must say, it felt good...thanx for the memories, chippy2..haha! It sure has been a very long time since i juz sat somewhere or walked ard a certain area (j8,in this case) with no agenda in mind! Well, shit-ryl and I didnt have an agenda till we spotted Diane and her pal Adam. Being the spontaneously crappy pple tat we are, the both of us decided to juz 'stalk' them...yeah, we really didnt have anything else better to do. All was fine till Chris popped outta nowhere and spotted us..oh well, no more fun already..haha! Now that cheryl and I had two more pple ard (i.e chris & diane) , we suggested watchin a movie at Diane's place..and so it was.
Headed over to video-ezy to grab this horror flick called 'The Nun'..after sifting thru countless chic-flicks & sad love stories, we decided on a horror genre..THANK GOD! haha! After watchin the movie, I must say it wasnt as good as i expected it to be..but well, it was enjoyable nonetheless.
Next up, we had council meeting. So cheryl and I decided to walk over to church and it was truly A WALK TO REMEMBER!! We came up with soooo many random lyrics and sang them to the tune of the phantom of the opera!! haha! We laughed all the way to church....goodness, i really wonder how pple like us can be so insanely crappy!...
Council meeting was pretty tense...with a couple of impt stuff still needing to be tied down. Everything's been pretty much settled tho..its mainly the events of the 1st day tt we're concerned with. I believe tt prayer is the key & we gotta leave it all up to Him..and everything will go on just fine. To YC : have faith guys, everything's gonna turn out just fine! God bless ;)


Give us strength, Lord




11:56 PM





FORGIVEN
Went for confession today...and I must say it felt good...it has sure been a while and I needed it! haha! I'm sure its gonna be tough to keep myself from sinning again..judging by the way pple ard me and I myself behave! haha!
I must say I had a GREAT time this evening..with the likes of Mel, Matt, Van, Ant, Cheryl, Chris, Diane and G.O. ;) (sad tt Jac had to leave us tho..) Firstly, It felt good to share some of my probs with Mel & Matt...it really got a load off my shoulders..thank u guys! And Mel, i'm SOOOOO glad u're back! Here's to many phone conversations and meet-ups (hopefully..haha!) CHEERS!! ;) Oh, and thanx for resurrecting the 'Black weh-weh' story.. I really missed it.. hehe!
And secondly...the whole lot of us juz crapped abt sooo many randomly 'wrong' things that I laughed till my throat went sore! It was the 1st time I had a Mc Donald's worker come up to my table to ask the lot to quieten down! haha! A few good points were brought up before the night concluded...here they are in random order:
  1. Matt wants the photo of a rather 'interesting' woman ;)
  2. Van can hit a shuttlecock so hard, it bursts into flames
  3. Ant and I simply are 'Not Funny" people
  4. We can play bad-min-ton while wearing slippers on our hands and use them as rackets
  5. Cheryl subconciously thinks abt detachable wee-wees all the time
  6. Robin and sports are like Cheryl and height (simply far la..)
  7. The simpsons and Spongebob are our heroes ;)

Oh well.....

Thank God for friends!!





2:12 AM



Sunday, December 10, 2006



And so, it has ended ;) I made it..juz like millions before me. But hey, it still stands... ORD OH!!!!!!!!!!

Beat that man..Every able-bodied NSman, above the age of 18 would know how it feels ;) 2 years of my life was taken away from me..And I turned green, quite literally. Now, as a civilian, I look back at my two years and I really wonder if it was well spent..Even tho I still feel tt it was a waste. Did i make the most of my time there? Well, not really, i gotta admit...but hey, its over now..time for me to start afresh. I know I'll carry a few things forward as I embark on a new phase in my life..the memories, friends, lessons learnt (spiritual and otherwise), Pink I/C and most of all, my Class 3 License!! haha.. It was issued to me courtesy of the SAF..but although i didnt have to pay close to 2k for it, I did have to work my arse off in the process. U see, clocking 7K KM using SAF vehicles isn't exactly a very easy thing. I mean gathering tt much mileage isn't really a prob..but, the problems tt we drivers run into in the process is amazing.. I mean, we can get charged for dumb stuff like not topping up the diesel, having a spoilt headlight, forgetting to bring along some weird 'Driver's Handbook' and so on.. It was tough, unpleasant and I had to work real hard..But the payoff was SWEEEEEET ;)
I suppose its time for me to hang up my boots, keep my uniforms and cherish the memories...till my ICT that is :) Even that is reduced due to my PES status; Thank you God!!
And talking bout memories here are a few that i find very hard to forget : The time in BMT when I was told that i'd have to spend 6 months on that dreaded island as a REC, When a BMT mate mistook a scorpion for a lobster..yes, a LOBSTER, When my bunk mate nearly got hit by a rifle-butt cos his snoring made the patrolling guards think he was a wild boar, When i had to rush a Cmbt Engineer with blood all over him due to a badly broken arm, to the nearest medical ctr and of course, the time when i got lost in a suurban part of India during an Artillry exercise..mainly due to the fact tt my officer's GPS device wasnt working. Ok, guess that's enough ;)

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been there for me through these past 2 years esp..I cant name all of ya'll now, but I'm sure you know who ya'll are and I Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Although i'd like to give special recognition to a very special group of people- my dear YLMers (old & new) ;) You guys have been my source of inspiration, strength and guidance. I dont know how i'd have made it thru those 2 years without all your prayers, countless phone conversations and weekly outings. You literally kept me going, week after week. I just cant thank ya'll enough for everything.... Thank God for all of ya'll :)

Now, i think its time for me to start giving back with my all! Rest assured guys, U're gonna see a lot more of me now..so u better start liking the idea! haha! Cheryl, lets re-ignite some chippy madness ya??! I found a new calling in the making of random dumbass videos..and jac, I really hope u get well soon..so that filming can resume :) here's to ur speedy recovery, cheers! Man...i really wonder how awful the world would be without friends..
Well, youth camp is in a week's time and fasting's gonna have to begin NOW. I'm actually very glad..for i'm sure this is gonna be a much-needed spiritual experience. Good on you, YC, I'm sure the camp's gonna be a success. God Bless all of us

P.S. I gotta say, blogging after such a long time is indeed pretty weird..but hey, im gonna try keep updating as often as i can ya? ;)

And God, Thank You




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