December has got to be the busiest month of the year. With Christmas and holidays and meeting up friends and family.

This has been the first day I had to truly relax and stay at home, reading, watching TV , sleeping.

I've had my results back, not as great as I would like, but its still ok. I do have rather high expectations after all.

The past few days just whizzed by, going to church for the two days I've been home. Look at how thousands of candle lights light up a hall that is otherwise pitch black! And That's the way to do it. Lighting up darkness, one candle flame at a time.

2008 comes knocking on my door too soon. What a year this has been! Somehow, it didnt seem as significant. Like, there wasnt a huge Punch when I looked back. A slurry of events that happened, but yet the image remains like frosted glass.

Looking back, I realised I'm glad Not for the things that happened, but really, for the people that I've come to known.

Hong Kong made me realised how incredibly blessed I am to have a bunch of Goof balls as my friends. How rare to have friendship at this level after 10 years. Ten years!



And university.

How do I start? Knowing UB people must be one of the turning points of my life! Everyone I've known is star struck awesome in their own ways! Like they say, a rainbow is beautiful cause of all the different colours in it.

But amongst them, two people really stood out.

Bryan, who shown me that , relationships goes beyond talent and hardwork. This is a guy who, once he sets his mind to something, doesnt stop until he's the best! And I do mean the best. From him, I saw that courage to follow one's heart, and how it pays off.

Many people would take the conventional way. Take a degree, get a job. It pays. But he chose to pursue photography, just caused he liked it. He didnt expect it to really pay off I guess, but he wanted to learn, to be good.

I wont say how much he earns. But its an impressive amount.
And it came from passion! Working for passion, not money.
That inspires me.



And then, there's Malorie.

Many people see her as talented and smart. Brains and looks to boot. Music and science and literature personified.

But perhaps the thing that struck me most, was how strong you are. Having known you, probably changed me in a way, that even I might not know. Your courage, gives birth to new hope in other people. Seeing you strong enough to have walk through your valley. It gives me courage you know. That I know I can be strong enough to walk through mine, and any that is to come.




And of course Church!

I had the privilege of knowing all the people in Yellow house! The fervency and love for God, overwhelms me. The guys that slept in the same room with me, Tidus, Simon and so many more that I have not mentioned. You guys wont read this i think, but but but. The camp was fun, because of you. The dancing to music, the sabo, the deciding of where to sleep! I miss camp all over again.

And of course there's team leaders! Yixuan, whoes favourite word is flow! And Jocelyn, our SUPERHERO!

We're the only house that met so much, and gelled so strongly, and its really all cause of her.

Oh! And how can I forget JEN! Who made supper fun-filled-overflowing!
And Fenky! Who showed me patience.

Lastly, definitely it would be E444.

Through the camp, Christmas.... Guys. You all have grown.
And its from glory to glory indeed.
Through the mad tiredness, we went through! And we went through it together.

Sticks bundled together, thread intertwined.
If one single person can make a difference.
Just imagine.
One cell group can make history.

Of course. What I am would really be nothing without my family! Who made me who I am! Literally! haha


God is good.

Jen thinks I write well!!

haha

Oh, and Joce thinks how can I possible write well when my spelling is horrible?

Which reminds me of Louis who likes to corrects Huanxin's spelling

Which at this point of time makes me realize that maybe blogging about HK would be more interesting for you guys to read.

BUT! Its gonna take AGES! And its Christmas EVE!

Its a day of lazing in bed, sleeping, and not doing anything.

So I'm gonna ramble and tumble and not write any sensible thing in general.

I'm supposed to jog, but my alarm didnt go off.

ok! Bye !

hahaha

In a matter of hours, I'll be off on my holiday!

It seems really fast, just a few days ago I said bye cause I was going camp, and now its HONG KONG BABY!

Anyway, I really wanna stay in Singapore as well, what a tearing feeling.

E444, go out there and do your thing ok? YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!!

E Triple Four Sccrreeeaammmmm!!!

hahaha

Joo, sorry I cant be around for your birthday. I realise we've never celebrated B4! I'll make it up to you!!

Weifen, remember ok? FIFTEEN JAN! Must be before that!

Junyu, Thanks for making the cards! Make the Birthdays HAPPENING ah, Mr Birthday Coordinator.

Ok, I cant go one by one, so ALL YOU REST OUT THERE, I'm gonna MISS YA ALL

Oh, Jhonny! Please dont get influenced and disallow Women to talk in public! LOL

Any Bryan! I wanna borrow camera! Stop working so hard and enjoy LIFE! hahaha

okok I'm off I'm off!!


Oh, let me include this extract before I leave.

" I slipped the picture back where I found it. Then I realised something: That last thought brought no sting about it. Closing Sohrab's door, I wondered if this was how forgiveness budded, not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night. "

Yup. Forgiveness buds with pain slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.
The last thought brought no sting.

Man do I have a story to tell.

The lack of pictures dampens my spirits though, I realise now that, hand phone cameras just do not cut it. I think having a camera at camp would have proved another gelling point in cell group.

Camp breakaway.

How can I describe it. I never understood, what breakthrough really meant, in a sense.
But camp breakaway, was a breakthrough for me.

I guess, a breakthrough means, doing things you never thought you could, going on even when you're tired, reaching a new level, changing the limits you set in your mind.

I guess breakthrough also means, when you see a dream come to pass.

It really isent something you can read or listen and understand, you have to feel it. Experience it.


To meet so many people, fervent in their love for God and people. It just blew me away. I saw how the leaders slept so little, just planning and planning, making sure everything is alright.
And i understood, why God used the word serve.

Sometimes people get caught up with the idea of a cell group leader. How glorious right? To be able to impact and influence people's lives. Who wouldnt wanna be one? People would respect you, admire you.

But with that, they miss out how, behind the scenes, the leaders plan for months. They sleep 3 hours a night. They juggle the stress of safety and fun. They ensure everyone is included. They deal with people telling them, they are doing the wrong things.

Cell group leaders lead, not for the glory, but for the serventhood.

If you're a Christian under a cell group in this place, always love your leader, always respect them. It really is a sacrifice.


I got crowned superhero of my house! Haha, not bad eh? My purple cape is on the top of my shelf, along with my newcomer award hahaha!

Oh! another occasion in the camp is definitely SHOOTING STARS!!

I dont know what occasion it was, but we saw 8 that day! Its the first time I've seen a real shooting star at night, and for the rest of us as well. You can guess how excited we were!

And they just streak across the sky. One blink, one lack of attention, and you'd have missed it!

How perfectly in season, considering we just heard " seizing your critical moment "

And I couldn't have asked for better company. All the way from a old 22-yr-old man like to me, to young 14 year old kristin. It goes to show, friendship has no age limit.

Its Hong Kong tomorrow! The city of the night. That, there will be pictures I promise. Ok tudios! I'm off to give aphro a much hate bathe!

Camp breakaway is in One day!!

I really hope there would be good weather and everything will happen smoothly. There's been so much effort, so much praying.

I need a breakthrough out of certain things in my life. Perhaps last night was a good first step.

I've got enough of everything that maybe losing one wont make a difference.
Although its held a big part of my life the past few months.

But its ok , everything is better in the long run! That's what i learnt!



Hvaen't been praying as much the past few days... Maybe that's why I feel lethargic today. Praying isen't equal to serving no matter how much I serve! Gotta remember that!


Happy Birthday Queenie!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for all the times you queued, all the help you gave, all the times you spent!
Keep loving God with all your heart and soul!

The joy of the Lord if your strength, and it never fails!


Hahhaa, this entry has no format or body or structure. But I dont care!! One more day to camp!!! I'm still thinking if I should drive...


Just a few more weeks to the new year... Man, what a fast year its been.
Feb is coming Wei Fen!! Dont Gooooooooo!!! hahaha
The last few months seemed long though, long and eventful. Still, what doesnt kill me makes me Stronger!


If God can bring me to it, He can bring me through it.

Through it all. I'm sick of the dark tunnel, sick of being pulled back, sick of crippling my wings.
I'm ready to see the light now.
I wanna fly!!

:D

Oh!

Bryan come ROCK MY SOCKS

lol

I want a DSLR for christmas, bryan. Notice how I keep praising you, and reminding you that u have a Spare Camera? LOL

I was browsing the net and came acoss this picture!
Way sweet! Doesnt it bring back memories?

Remember what it was like? To pray like a child?
To have innocence as your shield.

Where you didn't know anything , you have
not experience hurt, or seen an ugly side to the world?

Wont going back in time be sweet?



Then again... moving forward is not that bad
We grow up praying
We go along life praying
We grow old praying



In life, there's only one thing I think we need.
we need to ask.