Some photos to share.. ...

This is where I study:


No la.. You think "Lord of the Rings" ah.. This is just one of the town. Hehee..


This is where I bath every night:



..... You are looking at Cataract Gorge.. One of the Tassie's beauty. Isn't God the greatest artist!

Another picture of the running stream:


The beautiful park located right smacked middle of Cataract Gorge. Haha. Beautiful ah!


The pie I had at Cataract Gorge; lovely pie, lovely place.


And then the boys paddle through the river. I want to try this.. I really do.. They are paddling along Tamar river which is very very long... I will find out how about to do this and will bring whoever that comes to Tassie. Part of the itineary.. hehe.


I took this picture of the Launceston Gas house to remind people like Dwayne and Bao that "Gas" is precious and people love it over here. Come and share it!


I was almost killed while taking this picture of the seagulls. I was crossing the road after taking this picture and forgotten that the road was bi-directional. I was looking at one side and forgotten the other. Suddenly, I feel a nudge to look over just in case. Thank God! A car was coming my way and I was in the middle of the road. Neither left or right lane and the car was like waivering here and there to avoid me. Tasmanians are real polite, they didn't even honk at me a single time.
Thank God for His grace upon my life. Karen and my aunt were there with me at that moment but I don't think they notice it. Hehee..This will really set them worrying if they do.


The school of ....:


and one of their courses:


It was 4pm and the morning glory at Jun Ming's backyard were still blooming. Really glorious for them to bloom that long.


This is like a shed directly outside the kitchen.
It is newly built and wasn't even completed when I first moved in.


The door to my kitchen:


A view of my block.. BLOCK S... Like chalet hor!? Another testimony to share. I was like complaining and murmuring when I know I was allocated S block. S block is known to have theft break-in and has smaller rooms that Q and W block. Sigh.. I really wanted Q block badly.. But thank God!!! Thank God ah!! Haha.. Cause Q block is where all the year 3s and 2s stays and is really noisy at night. Hahaa. So.. yah....



"Just one glimpse of my kitchen".. The girls are wondering why this asian boy take so long to cook everyday. I will make my spread of different dishes while they eat nachos with meat sauce. Hahaa.. And of the girl always make sandwich. One day, I finally saw here making burger.. But burger also a kind of sandwich what?? hhaha. so funny lor.
But today she finally decided to eat ..... ...baked potato!!


There are many living rooms and mine happens to be the main one. In the picture, you will be able to see the "pigeon holes" where all our mails are being put each morning.


And for the final dish.. The girls.. (From the extreme left: Lydia, Lyray, Kirby and last but not least Libby) Kirby was like asking me what caption I am going to put for the photo. She suggested " Sexy bitches".. I just smiled and told her.. "I'm not intending to put any captions". Haha.. These 4 are like my closest friends in Leprena. The rest are all like Hi! How's your dae? friends.

Yeah!

Can you imagine that?? She actually apologized this afternoon. I was preparing dinner and she came over and said "Sorry for last night, we were abit drunk". No! I'm not trying to imply that she is a meany or what. Contrary to it, I find her pretty sweet and pleasant. We chatted on how their culture is all about and how young people over drink at a young age even though it is illegal to purchase alcohol under 18. A while later, the few other girls came and they started talking to me too. Thank God that they did not think I was "Dao" by rejecting their invitation for a drink last night.. Whew!

Drinking Ang Mohs

Well.. tonight is the starting of the Ang Mohs's drinking spree. One guy from AMC brought a whole carton of alcohol to "S" block which I'm staying. The whole block was invited to join in the party. I was invited twice; once by cute female block mate and once by the guy from AMC. I rejected them twice and I felt really bad and mean. I hope they are not thinking that this China guy is trying to act cool or what..but I am by nature allergic to alcohol. As the group make their way to the main communal room, they made a big hoo-ha out of it. I tried peeping through the peep-hole and saw this half-drunk, obviously-obese ang Moh lady pointing to my room and shouting "I feel sorry for him". That's that! On the other hand, I felt so sorry for her. I got the feeling that she is the one blasting the heavy metal music down the whole corridor in the afternoon. She must be drowning herself with alcohol to hide her misery. Well...Another reason why I'm hiding in the room is because I run out of t-shirts and I am wearing sleeveless for the night. Paisei mah! It's me la.. What do you expect?

Barbie for Lunch

There was free Barbie for lunch today. You can choose between pork or chicken franks. And did u guess it correctly? Barbie is the Australian slang for BBQ. I am sure it is the same somewhere else too. Pretty cool huh! Lunch settled..
Till then..

Church

Looking around the areas of my campus, I noticed that there are only either Baptist or Anglican church around. There is also a Methodist church formed by students from Malaysian and Singaporeans mainly. However the service is held in chinese and I doubt I will be able to understand the terminology of it. I hope to attend it occasionally to learn some words but not intending to make it my main church. I remember chatting with Aaron on MSN and requested for him to pray. Well.. That very evening, I get to know a fellow Singaporean student who is attending a Zion Hill (an A/g church) http://www.zionshill.com.au/?page=13
One of the church members picks her up every sunday and I managed to hitch a ride from him last sunday. They invited me for men breakfast fellowship this sat and one of the elder volunteered to pick me up at my place on Sat morning. Till I get my own car, I will need to relay on people's kindness to get to church. There are simply no bus services that goes there. The Singaporean lady is moving next week and my transport to church this sunday is undetermine. Well.. I am sure God will path the way.. :)
Till then..

Free Movie Pass

There was an International Student briefing held yesterday. There were students from Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Demmark, Sweden, Poland, Indonesia and mandy moore (many more). Various presenters take turn to present the topics on Uni life and life as an International student. Representatives from the immigration department, Customs depart. as well as the medibank insurance were there too. The part I enjoyed the most was from the Medibank insurance rep. Why? Because at the end of the session he was giving out pairs of free movie passes and I got them by answering a forever "Yes" question. Yes! Movie passes are really costly over here in Tasmania. Hahaa.. So two movie passes are worth $20 plus.
Till then...

Tassie

Praise God for His provision so far! This is such a long story but nevertheless, I will share it with you. The day that I left Singapore was one of the hardest time of my life. To describe it in words will just do the "feeling" injustice. . My senses started to get emotional even at the sight of my void-deck. I'm just the simple sentimental guy that you can tell through my handkerchief. As I waited for the cab with my parents, my eyes begin to welled up with tears. Tears which I know I couldn't hold back any longer.
During dinner at the airport, I had a totally lost of appetite. I just sat at the bench and begin to cry uncontrollably. My dad and mum were comforting me yet in their heart I know they are feeling the same. Quite a number of love ones, youth & adults from church, secondary friend and cmpb friends came to sent me off. I will like to take this opportunity for their presences and gifts. They really mean alot to me. It was hard to enter the custom gate that very moment. It is not because of any illegal stuff that I am carrying but rather the feeling of leaving Singapore. I knew it is going to be a long time before I get to see them again. Thank God for my aunt and sister who were travelling with me. They really brighten up my spirit and helped me to hold back my tears.
Tasmania's weather is crazy and the elementals were all screwed up. It is suppose to enter into Autumn and the weather is suppose to get cooler. But these few days were extremely hot and unbearable. I took with me all my long sleeve shirts and only brought along 1 short sleeve one. God help me! Nevertheless, this did not stop us from exploring all the various places of Launceston. My Aunt, sis and I went shopping for homewares almost every single day. We wanted to go to the strawberry farm but none of were ready to drive. My aunt did not bring her licence, my sis does not have the confidence to drive and I do not hold a licence. So we were stuck in town. But thank God for Cataract Gorge which was walking distance from our hotel.. It simply amazing to know how such a huge and beautiful natural reserve actually exist beside the city. My aunt and sis left Singapore on Sat morning. I went to Jun Ming's place and we have our international reunion dinner in the evening. I helped to cook mashed potatoes and French Omelete with sausages. There were students from Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and China. On sunday morning, Jun Ming brought Yoke Chye, Edwim and me to a garage sale. I got myself a box fan with $5. Haha. It is really dusty but really worth it, especially in this hot weather. I thank God for His blessings! So far till then. Tata.

Tasmania.. here I come

"Tasmania! Here I come!" How I wish I can say this with enthusiaism but my heart is rock bottom now, at the moment, present and I mean it. No vocabulary or proper grammatical structure can express exactly how I feel. It's worse than army and I mean it. At least I can get to see those people I want to see when I bookout during the weekend. But now.. it's confine to a small screen and limited to the people who own one. Yes! Please get a webcam.
I guess I am not as God-dependant enough as I wanted to be. Well.. this 3 years will be the training phase and I know the Lord will give me the most holy faith and strength to go through.

Beautiful Changi Village Hotel

A few of us decided to have lunch at the Italian Restaurant at Changi Village Hotel on Sunday. Upon reaching, we discovered that it was closed. Blame it on me for not finding out about the operation hours before hand. Sigh. Nevertheless, I took a beautiful photo of the sceneric Changi Village Hotel.

How Do I say Goodbye

How do I say goodbye to what we had?
The good times that made us laughed,
Outweighed the bad
I thought we get to see forever,
but forever's gone away
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

And I'll take with me the memories
To be my sunshine after the rain
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

Leaving

Woke up this morning and found my family members missing. The house was empty. I felt abit wierd. I realized that this is how it is going to be in 1 week time. Yeah.. Leaving.

Farewell Gathering

My Cell group threw a farewell party for me last Thursday. Each of them quote me a memory verse which is meaningful to them. I really appreciate all of them, especially the ones given by my bible study students. It is good to know that they are growing in the Lord and each have a memory verse close to their heart.

Memory Verses

Daphne
John 15:16
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name

Dwayne
1 Thess 5:24
The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.

Chad
Colossians 3:1-4
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is your[a] life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Norris
Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

A. Kumlin
1 Thess 5:18
give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Joseph Ho
Philippians 3:7-14
But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. 10I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. 12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus

Lester
Isaiah 46:4
Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

Joel Loh
Psalm 4:1,8
Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer. I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

Lincoln
Psalm 1:1,2
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Max
Psalm 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows

Philbert
Psalm 18:1-3
I love you, O LORD, my strength. 2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn [a] of my salvation, my stronghold. 3 I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies

Lynette
1 John 4:7
7Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

Kiat
Isaiah 40:30,31
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint

Joshua Tan
Psalm 91: 9-13
9 If you make the Most High your dwelling— even the LORD, who is my refuge- 10 then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

Rachael Tan
Isaiah 42:16
I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.

Cheryl Tan
Psalm 46:10
Exodus 14:14
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."

Caleb
Psalm 139:1-12
O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD. 5 You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. 7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? 8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, [a] you are there. 9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, 10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. 11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me," 12 even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you

Joshua Lim
Psalm 121:1-2
I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Karington
1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."[a]

Ryan
Proverbs 3:3,4
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. 4 Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.

Abel
James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete not lacking anything

Rachelle
Deuter 28:6,13
You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.

Sansan
1 Thess 5:24
24The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.

Susanne
John 16:23
In that day you will no longer ask me anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name

Andrew
2 Corinthians 9:6-8
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work

Aaron
Deuter 4:31
For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath.

Fare-well Outing

The guys held a farewell outing for me at Suntec City today. We had dinner at New York (x2) and took a walk at Esplanade to enhance digestion (we hope it worked) Audrey had a $30 Anderson Ice Cream Voucher and we had ice cream again. Hahaa. So much food..
Then we went back to Esplanade again.. Played some song games and childhood games. It really brought back alot of memories, especially the "lao eng cho xiao ji"game. Thank you so much for all these memories guys.

After dinner, at Esplanade

Scarf from June, Audrey, Divinia and Philbert.
Gloves from Kiat (You're wow me with yr colour selection) Sweet Memories

Spice Girls

It has been quite a long time since I kept these Lollipops with me. They came

all the way from Australia, Perth and were bought during our choir exchange programme trip. These Lollipops were significant and special to me cause they symbolized my friendship with my 3 other friends. I refused to eat them and keep them since secondary 2. My mother was furious at me and the news about me keeping my sweets started spreading to my relatives and all. It is not that I am intending to eat it anyway. I just wanted to keep them. Just in case you are interested to know how long I have kept these sweets. YES!!! 10 years. Everything that is inside the packet has melted and became gluey. I didn't dare to open it up... and yah.. that leads to my next point. Well, I was packing my room and clearing my stuff before I leave for my studies and I thought that it is due time for me to throw them away. A decade of memories.. Yeah.. I took photos of them and then despose them reluctantly. After all, they mean so much to me. Well... All that is left are photos which I can always reminiscence on.

Pictures of The Great Christmas Escapade

Here are some pictures of my role as a wisemen in The Great Christmas Escapade Musical.

Taiwan Photo

I wanted to post up this pictures since December but couldn't find the time to do so. Anyway, here are some of the pictures taken in Taiwan. Enjoy !!: )

One of the streets in Ximen Ding

Fish Floss .. Yeah

A dessert shop in Ximen Ding

Yeah.. S.H.E immortalized !! :p

The early morning of Ximen Ding

Diff. types of beancurd sold in Pacific Sogo

3 Weeks More

Time just seems to pass so fast. I still have plenty of things left undone. My room to clear, my luggage to pack, my fish to sell, my plants to clear, friends and love ones to meet up with and so many unlisted stuff. God's blessing has been really overwhelming, both in church and out of church. He remains faithful to His word and I know that I can lean on Him. I am currently engaged to teach one of the primary school on "Fish Breeding" How interesting it is !! I thank God for the opportunity to teach, the experience to learn and the money to keep. LoL! Though I was pretty reluctant initially due to all the stress I had to managed with. I thank God that He had pathed out a way for me. Well... This friday will be my last lesson. It is indeed not easy being a teacher. All the shouting and talking had injured my voice. Hopefully, I will be able to recuperate as I feed on berries and honey in the land of Tasmania. Haha!
This will be a time of rejuvenation for me. Both physically and spiritually!
Yeah....

The Great Christmas Escapade

The Great Christmas Escapade.
Time flies.. Tonight is the last night of our performance. Show starts at 9pm and 11pm.
The past two nights were miracles. It had been raining for the past weeks and the weather forecaster predicted that the rain will continue to pour every evening and will only cease on friday. Chances of being able to perform seems slim, but hope and faith abound in the air as God's children gathered together for battle through prayer. Nothing can stop God's work and His purposes. True enough, the rain ceased few hours before the play on Wednesday. It was a cloudless night for Wednesday's performance. Thursday came and called for greater faith, the sky was dark and gloomy. Petition to God for the rain to stop were made as His children put up their request in prayers. The sun began to show her face as the rain subsided. Our first performance was enhanced by a slight drizzle and it was amazing to see how the rain begin to increase in intensity during the Grand finale. Most of all, it was amazing to see how our make-up were preserved inspite of the heavy rain.

I am what I am

I am what I am

I know I can stand up for my own rights
even to the extend of a fight.

I will not compromise
not to the standards of this world.

I desire to walk in the will of the Lord
not to be hinder by gossips or discouragements at all.

I am concern over God's opinion on me and I must not feed on men's praise.

I want to overcome my fear, my nervousness and my illness.

I know the Lord will provide a way out either in this world or the other.

I will wait for His timing and walk according to his guidance.

I know I'm in the process of the Lord's make-over.

XYQ Christmas Party

We had our XYQ Christmas Party last night and the theme of the night was "Hollywood Glamour". It was an exciting night, seeing all the young guys and gals dressed up in their formal wear. It was also a night of appreciation to our youth pastor, youth president and youth advisers. On top of that, it was also the graduation night for our leader apprentices. Congrats to all the new XYQ leaders. May God give you a fervent spirit and a loving heart to serve Him and His people.

To top up the event, Chun How was nominated as best dress and came in 3rd runner up while Stephanie won the best dress (female). I am really proud of her, not just because she took after me but rather she did it out of her uniqueness.

Well...Here's a photo of Stephy. (I know she is going to scream about this photo).

Driving Test

Yah.. I remember I am suppose to post more often..
I took my driving test today for the first time and the result was that I flunk it. I somehow expected this outcome though I really wanted to testify about it badly. I know that if I pass this first time, I will be able to glorify God totally. On top of the basic lessons I had, I had an extra of 16 revisions. (this is alot) Out of the 16 revisions, I did not pass a single trial test. Which means, if I pass this time round, it is going to be a miracle. So I was preparing to testify.."For me to drive, is to die and to pass is Christ." But in the end, I couldn't say this since I have not pass yet. Anyway, I believe that God has a purpose and plan for each and everyone of us. I will not be able to take it in Singapore anymore, since I am leaving for studies next Feb and the test available test date is in March. I tried to appeal, but to no avail.
I have decided that I will sit for my driving test in Australia.

Driving

This week has been a tremendously busy week..I have driving lessons every day (cause the TP test is this coming friday) To be honest, I am rather apprehensive about the practical test. I have never pass a single trial test before inspite of the many lessons. All the instructors find me an extremely hardworking student since I literally mug my way through revisions every week. Yes.. I am paying quite alot for it. All the instructors have the same word for me and I seems to make the same mistakes over and over again, despite my conscious effort of changing it. I just don't seem to get it right. Anyway, I have been praying real hard, even during the drive. 2 more days to the test and one more practise to go. I can't wait. This test is crucial since I wouldn't have enough time for a re-test. I will be going overseas for studies next Feb and the next available test date will probably be way over that. Should I have listen to my dad advice of taking "Auto" lessons instead of "Manual"? Should I take my test in Australia instead? Anyway, no point for the questions, since the day is already near.
To side track abit... Guess who I saw at the driving centre today? I saw my BMT PC.. LT Daniel Lau. It was a pleasent surprise. He couldn't really recognize me, perhaps due to drastic change in hair style as compared to the ones he saw in BMT. Everyone was botak (Bald-headed then). He looks abit dreamy and lost. He said that he was there to meet his driving instructor. We bid each other farewell and went our own way. Its really cool to see someone you know, especially someone who made an impact in your life. It seems just like yesterday. Those words he said to me. " Myself and on behalf on all the other commanders, I will like to thank you for making our life meaningful. Its' people like you and clayton and even Mingwei that makes our life and time worthwhile." Did he really mean it? Haha. Whatever.. I take that and its already over.

Oh well

Oh well... I know that the blogs are pretty hard to read and I have not been blogging much. But there aren't really any experts out there that can help me.. Even Ryan whom I deem as "expert" in blog-creating, fail to help me. So disappointing!
Anyway, life has been really exciting thus far. I am gaining satisfaction from my job, especially so when the trainers commended me for all the jobs well done. Praise God for the favour that He had bestowed upon me. I am learning to count my blessings day by day. Even at times when I feel that life can be pretty tough with those physical ailments coming up, I know I have a Saviour that can not only empathize but also remove them.
Feeling much better now.. I was down with a wierd problem on my neck recently. It started of as a strain-like thing. No pain but really uncomfortable. The strain slowly became a hassle and affected my breathing. Being asthmatic, I can easily tell the difference between asthma and what's not. NO!! I am not going to blame it on the haze. Well.. I got the cell to pray for me last night. They had a practical session with their newly-learned practical skills from Toronto. And yes.. ... I was the test model.. For the non-science people, test model is what you test on and not necessary a super model. The lab mice is a form of test model. Anyway back to topic, I was the test-model and the cell members laid hands on me as they prayed for God's kingdom and will to be done.. And yes!! It worked! I am healed. Not a single sign of breathlessness today, though I can still feel a little tightness on my neck. Praise God for His healing works!

Mobile Dental Truck

Cool mobile dental truck I thought.. Or Should I call it a bus. Oh whatever!
Here are some pictures..

Prawn Fishing

Went Prawn Fishing yesterday...... I was abit reluctant at first since it is going to cost me $14.50 an hour. I am unsure about my skills in prawn fishing. Nevertheless I went ahead. The man told me that if I use the "sand worm", I will get a good catch from it. However the "sand worm" comes in a tub form and it will cost me $4.00. I was not willing to pay $4 for a tub of worms since I will only be fishing for 1 hour. I requested for 1 worm but the man budge not. I took my share of fish cake (prawn bait) and went on my way. Even before I could hook the fish cake up, the man came and give me a super long worm.. :p Yeah!! He even taught me how to hook the worm. After a while, another indian man came long and taught me further. After a short and exciting 1 hour.. I caught 8 prawns. When the hour is up, I retrieved my net cage and saw the last prawn escaping from the hole found at the bottom of the cage. I was dumb folded. I went to the man and requested for a refund. He refused. He said that I choose the net cage by myself which is of course not the truth. I looked at him and then look at all the other fisher men and exclaimed out loud.. " You gave me a cage with holes and now all the prawns gone.... How?"
One old uncle spoke up for me and ask him to give me back the number of prawns I caught. I caught 8 and was expecting 8 in return. The man took out a large net and was netting the pond for more prawns. Out of the 8 prawns that he netted, one of them was already dead. I requested or a change but he refused saying that it is ok to have a dead prawn and that the pond has no more prawns. He then mocked at me by saying that since I do not want the prawn, he will feed them to his son. I was abit confused by his statement at first before realizing that he was actually referring to all the huge fish in the net cage. I insisted that he returns me the 1 prawn and refused to move. My sister (Stephanie) looked at me and asked me what can I do if the man refused to give in. I told her that I will stand beside the cashier box and not move. I recall the parable in Luke.
"Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, 6because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.'
7"Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' 8I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness[e] he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

True enough, the man finally relented and instructed his friend to catch 1 more prawn for me. On our way back, we saw 2 cute kids playing around with their make-shift rod (using a stick and some strings) The boy seeing me walking away started shouting "Bye Bye Kor Kok" continously". Lo' and behold.. I heard he shouting "Aunty Bye Bye".. I thought my ears were playing a trick on me. I stop and inch my ear towards the sound. "Aunty Bye Bye".. I was about to asked my dad to reaffirm what I heard. Even before I could, he turned around and laughed at my sister, saying that the kids were calling her aunty. Both of us burst out laughing ( which is of course my dad and myself and definitely not my sister). I couldn't laugh in a more hysterical and sissy way than this. The constant greeting by the 2 kids towards my sister kept on ringing in the background even though both my dad and I were already laughing uncontrollably.
While waiting for Lester and Co. to arrive, I saw Michelle Chia. She looks really glamourous and pretty. I was star-struck.. haha. Lester came and took his chance at prawn fishing. He took home 6 prawns and caught one small-sized tilapia, which of course he did not bring back.

Unequally Yoke

I was talking to one of the female church elder that day. I posed her the question on whether her husband has received Christ or not? She looked at me and then gave me a "depressed" NO!

Female elder: Well........ You know that famous phrase on being unequally yoke??? Its very true you know!

Me: Really?? !!

Female elder: Yes!! You know when you first fall in love.. You keep telling yourself that you will win the soul for the Lord! But after getting married .. ... its' very hard you know?

Me: Hmmm.. ya

Female elder: You will face alot of problem regarding family issues.. You and your spouse might have very different opinions towards life. Example..Pre-marital Sex issues.. My husband has a very egoistic character and has his own views on worldly issues.. This is very hard on our children.

Me: Yah.. !! I agree with you.


Well.. Lesson learnt.. I thank God for bringing classic examples into my life to learn about biblical values. I thank God for warning us before hand so that we will not need to go through all the troubling issues of being unequally yoke with your spouse. I believe I can spend more effective time on other issues.

Crazy Taxi Ride

I had a crazy Taxi ride on my way home from cell today. The air con was down, the windows were not open, the driver was swivering his steering wheel left and right continously. I felt like I am sitting in a boat. I felt sick and could empathize with my driving instructor now. LOL! Especially so when I had experienced an amplified version of my common mistakes made during my driving lessons.

I am having my driving lesson tomorrow morning.. or rather today morning.. since its already 12:43am. Well.. ... Got to improve..! Lord help me !!

Blessed Lord

The Lord had blessed me with a job! Well, I can't disclose much over here but I must say that I am enjoying and learning much from it. Without a doubt, this is definitely another blessing I am receiving from the Lord. Sadly, I am not going to disclose much for the sake of the employer. I guess there isn't anything wrong with it, but it's better not broadcast unless people specifically ask. Thank you Lord for blessing me with a job that is flexible, interesting, challenging, friendly and reasonably well-paid.
Thank you Lord!

Bon Jour'.. Calling from French School

I received a call from Sister Mei-I yesterday morning. She asked whether I can help out at the french school. I was told that they were lack of manpower and needed help. I thought it must be pretty cool helping out in a cookhouse. I bathed, changed and set off to my destination, "Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3".
Upon reaching, I gave Sis. Mei-I a call and was given the directions towards the school. The school stand out in the midst of all the industrial buildings. Sis. Mei-I was there to welcome me as I made my way to exchange for a visitor pass. I was then bought to the kitchen where all the action takes place. I thought to myself how cool.!! Which vegetable shall I cut? which meat to marinate? Where are the spices?
The boss came and directed me to help another C.A (Chef Assistant) This means I am a C.A.A (Chef assistant's assistant) How nice!!!! My first task was to sleep the floor, next to pour the rubbish, next to transport the used utensils, next to mop the floor, next to wash the utensils, next to collect the dishes and sort out the utensils. By then, I was shacked and trying to curb the murmuring spirit within me. The verse" Do it as unto the Lord" kept flashing across my mind. I purposed in my heart not to murmur. I carried on even though my back was aching like an old lady. I looked at the old indian lady beside me, hammering her back. What the heck! I can't be in a worse state than her, if she can do it why can't I? I carried on.
After having french cuisine for lunch, I carried on with work. Started by arranging and stacking up cups, followed by arranging trays, carried some tables, refill the water for the food warmer and called it a day. I received my pay for a day's work. $36 !! This much for a day of work!! The boss was nice enough to pay me $6/hr instead of $5.50 due to the last minute arrangement. I got my dad to fetch me. Thanks dad! Well.. What a day! I learnt alot from it. Thank you Lord!

A new bible.

My Aunt got me a new "NEW KING JAMES" Bible.. Yeah.. Its so cool !
Thanks alot Da Gu!

I shan't mention the price, lest my sisters get jealous. :p

Dreamz..

It seems like a dream.. All but a dream.. but reality has gladly sank in.
I have finally ORD..... Yeah!! Praise God!

MCC

MCC aka. Medical Classification Centre is my first point of contact with the army. Coincidentally, it happens to be my last too. After my training as a medic in SMM, I was posted to CMPB; CcoDTT. (Defence Technology Tower) I was given the reason that since I am a medic, I would most likely be found useful at MCC instead. I was then sent on a permanent attachment to MCC instead. This might shock most people but my initial experience in MCC was a horrible one. Though there were so many stories and incidents in-between. I wouldn't mentioned anything here, lest it stirs up some "Shit". I am glad that everything was resolved and now that I am about to ORD in a peaceful state of mind. I would like to thank all my colleagues for the invaluable lessons learnt and for the friendship that they had given to me.
I took photos with some of my colleagues this week. I would like to show my appreciation to Nasri for being my camera man that day. Great job! By the way, you look really photogenic and natural in the photos.

BBQ at East Coast

Went BBQ at East Coast Park yesterday. It was a bbq supposedly meant for my ORD farewell. However it ended up as a birthday celebration for KK. And Yes.. I am glad that the attention was shifted to him. Boy! I was glad.. KK got sabo by Jeslin with a whipped-cream pie on his face. (Woman are indeed the most vicious creature on earth... or are they not?)
The food were wonderfully prepared by Nasri. He did a great job.. The sambal sauce was superb! So were the chicken wings.. Many thanks to Jeslin for paying the food. It must have cost her alot. She is indeed a generous woman with people at heart.
On my way back on a cab, I ministered to the Taxi driver. I realized that he is a Christian. Instead of telling me that he is a believer. He started correcting me on my beliefs and was finding ways to contradict my statements. I could sense that this man lacks love though he brought up certain doctrinal stuff. I didn't want to argue with him and could sense pride over-flowing from his words. I questioned him about the church he is attending. He said that he goes from church to church occasionally but the current church he is attending is Salvation Army. He shared that he is bought up in a methodist family. I reached my place and told him that it was nice chatting with him. Gave him my well-wishes and left. I wonder what this man is doing this sunday morning..?

Futile Fishing Trip

Went fishing on Thursday with Liang. It was a beautiful day with beautiful weather. My dad came and bought along a new rod and reel in the afternoon. Liang's fishing mentor came and caught a grouper within 30 minutes. I was encouraged and continued trying but to no avail. I finally call it a day at 6.45pm (15 minutes before the end of the session) I had to rush to the airport to send Clayton off. My good friend, infact the friend whom I know the longest till date.
Clay is my K2 classmate. We meet during tuition at Mavis Tutorial centre. During secondary school, we were classmates for 5 years. Then he went to Ngee Ann Poly to do Biomedical while I went to Temasek Polytechnic and did Biotechnology. After being enlisted into the army, we end up as section mates (Yes.. God knows the reason why!) We end up becoming "medic" as a vocation. Now that both of us have ORDed. He is pursuing his studies at UK while I will be going to Australia. What's next?



I really have no idea but I am so excited. So excited on what God is going to do next! Lord! Thank you for such an interesting life!

Jonathan Pohs

Can you believe it? My sister did a search in friendster today and discovered that there are 8 Jonathan Poh in small sunny Singapore alone. I can't believe it !!! and to think that Jonathan is a common name.

Fishing Not Justified

Went fishing at Pasir Ris pond with Lester today.
We started at 9.30am and continued for 5 hours.
We caught nothing.
My dad came and took over.
Within 15 minutes !!!! He got a grouper that is around 3-4kg. OMG!!!
I can't believe it but nevertheless I am happy.
I am thinking of Sweet and sour fish, Fish with salted bean sauce, Deep fried fish fillet and more.

All in all, I enjoyed myself today. I enjoyed my tan.