My dad... My dad went for an operation on Mon... Some of you may already know this... He could not lift his left hand due to an injury in his left shoulder... So he went for an op on mon... I'm not sure what the doctors did... But heard it's those kind where u insert camera in to do the op one... The op went smoothly... He was supposed to be discharged on Wed, but on tues, the doc says he can go hm to rest liao... Yep yep...
So on mon nite when I went... It was after visitation hours liao... Reached abt 9pm... Met my mom at the bus stop... She went hm 1st cos she workin in the early morn the next day. So I went into his ward and he was sleeping liao... Not wanting to wake him up, I just sat on the chair beside him. I laid my hands on his bad and prayed silently... For peace, for a good nite's rest, for quick recovery and for no pain... Then he stirred and woke... Talked to me for a while. He said he was alright, I didnt had to come down... Then he showed me that the bed was stained cos of his blood... He lost quite a bit of blood... Kept reassuring me that he was alright, just a little giddy... I just told him to go back to sleep and I'll be going back soon...
On Tues, I went to visit him after I completed my work for the day and so took time off to go... When I reached at 2+, I was quite surprised to see him sitting there, dressed in civilian. He told me he was ready to go home, the doctor had given him 44 days of hospitalisation leave... He was waiting for the medicine to come... Waited since 1pm... Ken rushed down to see him b4 we left... Bought him chicken of essence... I went back with my dad in a cab... Ken went off elsewhere to settle his stuff... My sis was home liao... Shortly after my mom came back... So she took care of him...
Today, I took leave also... Stayed home to attend to my dad... Just in case he needs anything. His sister, my gu gu came to visit him... So they chatting now... The op lasted 4 hours... And so on... Hahaha... I go listen liao....
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
For the past few days...
In the past few days... Lots of things have happened... We packed up nursery on Sun to move back to Hall 8... Then met up a few ppl at airport for lunch and to fellowship... Went shopping and waited for Ken to go back... Went to work on mon, then dinner with Ken then BS with na and Zhixing then went hospital to visit my dad. Tue went work, took half day then visited my dad and brought him home, went for a run and talked to a few members... Lots of things just went through my head during this period of time.
Quite a lot of ppl were involved in the packing... As a result, there were not so much work to be done... Cos everything was done up in a relatively short time. So some ppl just stood around waiting(on-lookers), some ppl went to see if other rooms need help (I'm going to make myself useful), some ppl just volunteered to help in ways they find would help me speed up the process (Whatever it takes to help the IC)... At the end of the day, we decided... Too many cooks spoil the broth... Maybe we can rotate the IC? Let the helpers do the job? Hahaha....
Then went shopping... Spent 60+... Heh... Bought lots of socks!!! Hahaha... 8 pairs... Opps... Sale ma... :p And lots of other things too...
Work was ok, quite free actually... :p Cos they havent figured out what's outstanding... I just wait lo... Hahaha... Cos the things they talk abt is high level one, I cant understand yet... So I wait...
Then went for dinner, ate dou hua.. Finally I got to eat it.... After almost a week of craving for it... Almost went mad waiting to eat it.... Heheee....
Then BS... Yeah... BK @ Raffles City... I felt I was shouting to them... The ppl ard so bu zhi dong, talk so loudly... Hahaha... I need to find another place man... But it was good, felt so encouraged by them... Cos they said Yes, read the verses loudly and looked up at me when I shared... I hope they leant something... :)
Then on the way back went hospital to visit my dad... He underwent an op... I'll share more of this in the next entry... This one getting a bit long...
Then called up a few ppl to chat and on MSN also... I really think that if you wanna do greater things for God, you got to remain humble. In everything that you do, give it ur best shot. Be detailed, be urgent... Remain teachable... You have your reasons for not doing things which others may not know but sometimes you got to reflect... Why would someone make such a coment? Instead of defending yourself straight away... If after reflecting, you think the comment is not justified, you can always talk to the person again... :)
Some ppl are quick to receive advice, some are not... But who is more teachable? Time will tell...
Quite a lot of ppl were involved in the packing... As a result, there were not so much work to be done... Cos everything was done up in a relatively short time. So some ppl just stood around waiting(on-lookers), some ppl went to see if other rooms need help (I'm going to make myself useful), some ppl just volunteered to help in ways they find would help me speed up the process (Whatever it takes to help the IC)... At the end of the day, we decided... Too many cooks spoil the broth... Maybe we can rotate the IC? Let the helpers do the job? Hahaha....
Then went shopping... Spent 60+... Heh... Bought lots of socks!!! Hahaha... 8 pairs... Opps... Sale ma... :p And lots of other things too...
Work was ok, quite free actually... :p Cos they havent figured out what's outstanding... I just wait lo... Hahaha... Cos the things they talk abt is high level one, I cant understand yet... So I wait...
Then went for dinner, ate dou hua.. Finally I got to eat it.... After almost a week of craving for it... Almost went mad waiting to eat it.... Heheee....
Then BS... Yeah... BK @ Raffles City... I felt I was shouting to them... The ppl ard so bu zhi dong, talk so loudly... Hahaha... I need to find another place man... But it was good, felt so encouraged by them... Cos they said Yes, read the verses loudly and looked up at me when I shared... I hope they leant something... :)
Then on the way back went hospital to visit my dad... He underwent an op... I'll share more of this in the next entry... This one getting a bit long...
Then called up a few ppl to chat and on MSN also... I really think that if you wanna do greater things for God, you got to remain humble. In everything that you do, give it ur best shot. Be detailed, be urgent... Remain teachable... You have your reasons for not doing things which others may not know but sometimes you got to reflect... Why would someone make such a coment? Instead of defending yourself straight away... If after reflecting, you think the comment is not justified, you can always talk to the person again... :)
Some ppl are quick to receive advice, some are not... But who is more teachable? Time will tell...
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Nike says 'Just do it', I say 'I did it!'
Hahaha.... I finally did it... After a few days... Hmmmm... Ok, ok... After a few months of procrastination... I ran today!!! I wasnt as good liao... So sad... Ran only abt 1.5km then started to walk... Haiz... Last time I could run at least 2 km b4 i really needed to stop...
But at least I got started... So proud of myself... Hahaha... Was talking to yuanxing just now... Then wanted to jio him to run... But he not free... He asked when I going... I told him when the sun not so hot... At 1830, he saw me on MSN... He asked... Still havent go? Haiz.... Bei fa xian le... Then ken called... You wanna meet? Then I was like 'hmmm.... should i?' Then I decided I got to run... I turned him down and told him I going to run... These were pushing me to go...
Finally, I took out my socks, wore them and did some warm up and wore my shoes... Opened the door and down I went... Across the road, back to the running track. And started my run... Did 30 sit-ups on the way also... Yeah! I did it... Alone!!! Nobody was encouraging me to go on... But the motivation came from inside...
During the run, I was reminded of verses to keep going... The joy of the Lord is my strength. God will not give me something that I cannot overcome. This is not too difficult, God is beside me. God is running with me now. God leads me beside still waters... (I was running beside a canal...) And the thoughts of God just filled my own mind... Think it was really a run where it's between me and God only... I didnt bring anything out, no distractions... A time totally devoted to God...
Think I should go running more... Wat abt you? Time to get those dusty sports shoes out and RUN!!!
But at least I got started... So proud of myself... Hahaha... Was talking to yuanxing just now... Then wanted to jio him to run... But he not free... He asked when I going... I told him when the sun not so hot... At 1830, he saw me on MSN... He asked... Still havent go? Haiz.... Bei fa xian le... Then ken called... You wanna meet? Then I was like 'hmmm.... should i?' Then I decided I got to run... I turned him down and told him I going to run... These were pushing me to go...
Finally, I took out my socks, wore them and did some warm up and wore my shoes... Opened the door and down I went... Across the road, back to the running track. And started my run... Did 30 sit-ups on the way also... Yeah! I did it... Alone!!! Nobody was encouraging me to go on... But the motivation came from inside...
During the run, I was reminded of verses to keep going... The joy of the Lord is my strength. God will not give me something that I cannot overcome. This is not too difficult, God is beside me. God is running with me now. God leads me beside still waters... (I was running beside a canal...) And the thoughts of God just filled my own mind... Think it was really a run where it's between me and God only... I didnt bring anything out, no distractions... A time totally devoted to God...
Think I should go running more... Wat abt you? Time to get those dusty sports shoes out and RUN!!!
Next wk this time
Wow!!! Time flies!!! Next wk this time, I'll be in taipei looking for the KDM Hotel Taipei... It's so exciting!!! I'm going to be flying off soon! Yeah...
Monday, July 03, 2006
Praise the LORD!!!
Thank God that my friend came today... After praying for half a yr... God answers prayers!!! Dun gif up... Your friend might come next wk!!! Hold fast and believe... :)
Friday, June 30, 2006
You think you know me well? Take the quiz too...
Haha... it's the season of testing huh? How much your friends know you... So I also did one...
http://www.quizyourfriends.com/quizpage.php?quizname=060630050648-117097&
http://www.quizyourfriends.com/quizpage.php?quizname=060630050648-117097&
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Are you friendly?
Just came back from bible study from YMCA... Had an interesting ride back... Sat beside a lady from another church... She saw that I was reading the chinese bible so started to talk to me. Share with me abt her church and stuff... I just shared a bit... Think from orchard to jurong, she talked 40 min, I talked only 10 min... But interesting la, got to know more abt her church... That one in Punggol area...
Hmmmm, I have an ex-classmate from there... Totally changed person after she started attending that church... No doubt she has become more self-assured, more confident. But the fact that she went for water baptism w/o her parents knowledge is something I cannot accept... I mean water baptism is a declaration that we now belong to God, to declare our faith in Him. And your parents dunno abt it?! Then how are you declaring your faith to the world?
Then I also remembered... There was once I was waiting for Ken at the Clementi bus stop... An undergrad from NUS came to chat with me also... And guess wat? She was also from that church... Hmmm... According to the lady on the bus, they dun really do street witnessing... But just chat with the ppl they meet on the bus, bus stop, restaurant, etc... Isnt that street witnessing? Or just being friendly... Hee...
After I alighted from the bus... I kept asking myself... Why did God arrange for me to meet such a person? I look at myself and the ppl ard me... Are we friendly ppl? Are we easy to talk to? Why are we talking to the ppl? So that we will not be scolded later on? To fulfil religious duty?
I feel so frustrated... Why do ppl act out of fear? Why do ppl talk cos fearing the consequences of not talking? I felt that the Lord just told me... You just got to be friendly and share... I'm not very comfortable with sharing things with a stranger I meet on the street... But surely there'll be some things that I can share with my friend's friend rite? And I really really just wanna get to know the person... To be his friend too... Talking for the sake of talking will lead to nowhere in a conversation...
In order to hold a conversation, you need a lot of factors... This is an art... No theory, no lesson... And it's impt to be knowledgable... So read!!! And have a life!!! Go and experience things for yourself, so that you can share... And getting the person to respond is another skill to learn... Not to make the person talk... Like force him into a situation where he muz respond... But be able to engage him so that he just wanna share... That's the best...
Just reminded that I too have to be friendly... I wanna have friends, genuine friends who will stick with me, be with me... And I wanna win souls... But, this muz come with relationship that has been built up... Being the influencer in a friendship... Love your neighbours as yourself... I dun wan my close friends to perish... So I wanna them to come!!! Give God a chance and give themselves a chance...
The bible says,
'A man who has friends must himself be friendly' ~ Pro 18:24a...
Be friendly!!! Smile. And invite.
P/S: Must pray for them 1st then do the inviting... You move, God move... And the Holy Spirit convicts... We work in partnership... It's nt an OMO...
Hmmmm, I have an ex-classmate from there... Totally changed person after she started attending that church... No doubt she has become more self-assured, more confident. But the fact that she went for water baptism w/o her parents knowledge is something I cannot accept... I mean water baptism is a declaration that we now belong to God, to declare our faith in Him. And your parents dunno abt it?! Then how are you declaring your faith to the world?
Then I also remembered... There was once I was waiting for Ken at the Clementi bus stop... An undergrad from NUS came to chat with me also... And guess wat? She was also from that church... Hmmm... According to the lady on the bus, they dun really do street witnessing... But just chat with the ppl they meet on the bus, bus stop, restaurant, etc... Isnt that street witnessing? Or just being friendly... Hee...
After I alighted from the bus... I kept asking myself... Why did God arrange for me to meet such a person? I look at myself and the ppl ard me... Are we friendly ppl? Are we easy to talk to? Why are we talking to the ppl? So that we will not be scolded later on? To fulfil religious duty?
I feel so frustrated... Why do ppl act out of fear? Why do ppl talk cos fearing the consequences of not talking? I felt that the Lord just told me... You just got to be friendly and share... I'm not very comfortable with sharing things with a stranger I meet on the street... But surely there'll be some things that I can share with my friend's friend rite? And I really really just wanna get to know the person... To be his friend too... Talking for the sake of talking will lead to nowhere in a conversation...
In order to hold a conversation, you need a lot of factors... This is an art... No theory, no lesson... And it's impt to be knowledgable... So read!!! And have a life!!! Go and experience things for yourself, so that you can share... And getting the person to respond is another skill to learn... Not to make the person talk... Like force him into a situation where he muz respond... But be able to engage him so that he just wanna share... That's the best...
Just reminded that I too have to be friendly... I wanna have friends, genuine friends who will stick with me, be with me... And I wanna win souls... But, this muz come with relationship that has been built up... Being the influencer in a friendship... Love your neighbours as yourself... I dun wan my close friends to perish... So I wanna them to come!!! Give God a chance and give themselves a chance...
The bible says,
'A man who has friends must himself be friendly' ~ Pro 18:24a...
Be friendly!!! Smile. And invite.
P/S: Must pray for them 1st then do the inviting... You move, God move... And the Holy Spirit convicts... We work in partnership... It's nt an OMO...
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