My words for you guys...
Packing up the dreams God planted
In the fertile soil of you
I can't believe the hopes He's granted
Means a chapter of your life is through
But we'll keep you close as always
It won't even seem you've gone
'Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never
'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go
In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long
To live as friends
And with the faith and love God's given
Springing from the hope we know
We will pray the joy you live in
Is the strength that now you show
We'll keep you close as always
It won't even seem you've gone
'Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong
Monday, August 04, 2008
Sunday, August 03, 2008
The granny operation
Older people usually take a longer time to make any changes to their life. My granny.
I went for dinner with my family, all my aunts who are Christian and my granny at this "zhi cha" stall. We ate really fresh prawns, fish and bee hoon crab! Ok, the point of this dinner was to persuade my granny to go for baptism. So, everyone was really praying in our heart even when we were eating. Haha. The "persuasion" starts when we finally finished our meal. Initially no matter what my aunts say, my granny will keep saying no because she cannot put down "something" that her husband, my granddad, has left behind(i dunno what) and also my only uncle. My only uncle is considered a staunch taoist and my granny is the traditional sort thus she listens more to the only male heir of the family. I guess it supposedly mean following that someone who can carry the family name on for her husband. Anyway, my aunt's husband started telling miraculous stories he read from a book to my granny. Slowly, her heart began to soften towards God. After much assurance from my aunts, she finally said YES! That one hour at the dinner table was worthwhile... It's so great! Really God's timing...i do pray that she'll not change her mind and God's peace will continue to be with her. Also that my uncle will be willing to release my granny to baptise and it'll be even greater if he'll notice the changes God has done to her! :)
Had a chill out time at lynn's place with the same bunch of us after lunch today. Somehow i just feel that the atmosphere is really different. It's the same thing that we've been doing for the past few years actually, like ever since we were sec 2. However i could feel something different, i don't know how to explain though. Maybe because we all seem to be facing different situations in our life...like the guys in army, few of us overseas for studies, some in uni/poly while the rest are working. Boo.
Tml's bidding again! I really hope i can get the modules i wanna take!!! :)
Get well soon girly :)
Missing you :)
Looking back,
i miss the times we spent together.
Without much concerns and worries.
Will we be able to walk on together?
Will we be the pillars of our lives?
The sand will leave the waves one day,
to join the rest on the shore.
The leaves will wilt,
die away, so long.
The show will end one day,
the applause will fade away.
I went for dinner with my family, all my aunts who are Christian and my granny at this "zhi cha" stall. We ate really fresh prawns, fish and bee hoon crab! Ok, the point of this dinner was to persuade my granny to go for baptism. So, everyone was really praying in our heart even when we were eating. Haha. The "persuasion" starts when we finally finished our meal. Initially no matter what my aunts say, my granny will keep saying no because she cannot put down "something" that her husband, my granddad, has left behind(i dunno what) and also my only uncle. My only uncle is considered a staunch taoist and my granny is the traditional sort thus she listens more to the only male heir of the family. I guess it supposedly mean following that someone who can carry the family name on for her husband. Anyway, my aunt's husband started telling miraculous stories he read from a book to my granny. Slowly, her heart began to soften towards God. After much assurance from my aunts, she finally said YES! That one hour at the dinner table was worthwhile... It's so great! Really God's timing...i do pray that she'll not change her mind and God's peace will continue to be with her. Also that my uncle will be willing to release my granny to baptise and it'll be even greater if he'll notice the changes God has done to her! :)
Had a chill out time at lynn's place with the same bunch of us after lunch today. Somehow i just feel that the atmosphere is really different. It's the same thing that we've been doing for the past few years actually, like ever since we were sec 2. However i could feel something different, i don't know how to explain though. Maybe because we all seem to be facing different situations in our life...like the guys in army, few of us overseas for studies, some in uni/poly while the rest are working. Boo.
Tml's bidding again! I really hope i can get the modules i wanna take!!! :)
Get well soon girly :)
Missing you :)
Looking back,
i miss the times we spent together.
Without much concerns and worries.
Will we be able to walk on together?
Will we be the pillars of our lives?
The sand will leave the waves one day,
to join the rest on the shore.
The leaves will wilt,
die away, so long.
The show will end one day,
the applause will fade away.
Friday, August 01, 2008
100 cranes for you
Your cheery smile, your positivity.
Your endurance, your pain.
Your suffering, your weakest times.
My friend, i'll support you till the end.
Be strong, persevere.
Please, do not give up.
I pray for greater weapons for this battle,
greater protection,
peace and grace to be upon you.
May the 100 cranes bring you love, from us.
I'll remember your smile, your love,
the times we have fun together,
we train, we ate mango ice, we suffered muscle aches,
we gossip, we go crazy and made everyone mad,
we encouraged and supported each other,
we sing, sleep, eat, shit.
I'll wait for you on court,
wait for you to take modules together,
wait for you to go taiwan together again,
wait for you to craze together.
You'll pull through.
With you, 'nua-sai', fellow bimbo.
With love.
Your endurance, your pain.
Your suffering, your weakest times.
My friend, i'll support you till the end.
Be strong, persevere.
Please, do not give up.
I pray for greater weapons for this battle,
greater protection,
peace and grace to be upon you.
May the 100 cranes bring you love, from us.
I'll remember your smile, your love,
the times we have fun together,
we train, we ate mango ice, we suffered muscle aches,
we gossip, we go crazy and made everyone mad,
we encouraged and supported each other,
we sing, sleep, eat, shit.
I'll wait for you on court,
wait for you to take modules together,
wait for you to go taiwan together again,
wait for you to craze together.
You'll pull through.
With you, 'nua-sai', fellow bimbo.
With love.
We'll face this
The earth will not stop revolving, no matter what. So, get up, go on.
Ever since i leave raffles hall when year one ended for me, events after events filled my schedule totally.
First was the taiwan trip i went with my block friends-just the 6 of us, girls, without tour, on our own. It was a release from all the stress and busy life in Singapore!
Photo at the airport before boarding the plane to taiwan
Great bubble tea in Taiwan!
Then i came back Singapore for 2 weeks of handball training before going off for church camp at KL. A great refreshing empowering session i ever had. It was one of the few times where God really came and spoke to me, touched me and renewed me, in and out. :)
After coming back from church camp, i had another 2 weeks of handball training before setting off to Taiwan, again, for my handball training and competition! It was all about independence and dependence. Independent in a foreign land, without church for 16 days. Dependent on my only confidante, supporter and counsellor, Him alone.
Group photo of the girls and guys team
Singapore NUS handball team(Taiwan trip group)
We even went to "Guess Guess Guess", famous taiwan variety show by jacky wu
Photo with some of the taiwan girls team players
The taiwan team was a really great host! They brought us to good places to shop, eat and sing! We had fun playing around with each other, training together in the cold indoor court although the weather outside reaches more than 35 degrees, gossiping till late nights and exchanged jerseys for memory sake. I really miss those times in Taiwan, the people there, the food, the fun places and the late nights. It was even more assuring when i realised some of the Taiwan girls are Christians! :)
Now that i'm back in Singapore, it's time to get use to life here. The hustle and bustle life, the many commitments to consider and never ending tasks to do. With my new youth cell, i'm beginning to learn adapting to new environment fast. It's time handball comes to a pause in my life and odac is soon to an end. Besides handball, i would say that NUS odac has not failed to provide me with fun and great experiences in many adventures i've gone through. Great peeps in the committee and committed people, sorry for leaving the comm for a while for my handball competition. Thank God i made it for Race 6 and Desaru cycling trip so that at least i can contribute some help for odac. Desaru cycling is really fun! Made great friends, many pro cyclist and a seriously pro blader who bladed through the 100km rough and uneven terrains while we were all cycling! Salute! 11 out of 14 of the exco were there and we kinda had a mini gathering. Glad to have my passion for outdoor activities back! :)
Group photo at Changi village
More photos when my friends upload them! :)
A new stretch, a new start.
I commit them in your hands,
all over again.
May you come and take control,
may i not be weary.
For it is no longer i live,
but Christ who lives in me.
Ever since i leave raffles hall when year one ended for me, events after events filled my schedule totally.
First was the taiwan trip i went with my block friends-just the 6 of us, girls, without tour, on our own. It was a release from all the stress and busy life in Singapore!
Photo at the airport before boarding the plane to taiwan
Great bubble tea in Taiwan!
Then i came back Singapore for 2 weeks of handball training before going off for church camp at KL. A great refreshing empowering session i ever had. It was one of the few times where God really came and spoke to me, touched me and renewed me, in and out. :)
After coming back from church camp, i had another 2 weeks of handball training before setting off to Taiwan, again, for my handball training and competition! It was all about independence and dependence. Independent in a foreign land, without church for 16 days. Dependent on my only confidante, supporter and counsellor, Him alone.
Group photo of the girls and guys team
Singapore NUS handball team(Taiwan trip group)
We even went to "Guess Guess Guess", famous taiwan variety show by jacky wu
Photo with some of the taiwan girls team players
The taiwan team was a really great host! They brought us to good places to shop, eat and sing! We had fun playing around with each other, training together in the cold indoor court although the weather outside reaches more than 35 degrees, gossiping till late nights and exchanged jerseys for memory sake. I really miss those times in Taiwan, the people there, the food, the fun places and the late nights. It was even more assuring when i realised some of the Taiwan girls are Christians! :)
Now that i'm back in Singapore, it's time to get use to life here. The hustle and bustle life, the many commitments to consider and never ending tasks to do. With my new youth cell, i'm beginning to learn adapting to new environment fast. It's time handball comes to a pause in my life and odac is soon to an end. Besides handball, i would say that NUS odac has not failed to provide me with fun and great experiences in many adventures i've gone through. Great peeps in the committee and committed people, sorry for leaving the comm for a while for my handball competition. Thank God i made it for Race 6 and Desaru cycling trip so that at least i can contribute some help for odac. Desaru cycling is really fun! Made great friends, many pro cyclist and a seriously pro blader who bladed through the 100km rough and uneven terrains while we were all cycling! Salute! 11 out of 14 of the exco were there and we kinda had a mini gathering. Glad to have my passion for outdoor activities back! :)
Group photo at Changi village
More photos when my friends upload them! :)
A new stretch, a new start.
I commit them in your hands,
all over again.
May you come and take control,
may i not be weary.
For it is no longer i live,
but Christ who lives in me.
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