Eventful Weekend

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"Bye Bye" MTV?
Wow, this weekend had been rather eventful. I am now sitting at Changi Airport Terminal 1 foodcourt with my trusty laptop blogging away when suddenly this group of people came, set their things beside me and started filming this MTV. Apparently, they were filming this Chinese MTV that keeps going "Bye bye, let's toast, bye bye". Hahaha... interesting. Maybe, can see me typing away on my laptop in the MTV, I don't know. Really, I don't really care, just stayed here and blogged as they filmed.

"Lomantic" scene at the airport
as it rained and I stayed indoors to blog

2 Years Old!
Anyway, this morning was my church celebration of its 16th anniversary and so fast it has been 2 years since I last came to the church and every time the church celebrates its anniversary, I celebrate my anniversary of coming back to Christ. Today's celebration is a simple and family like and there were several light-hearted and funny moments also when our senior pastor and his wife joked about one another :) Anyway, it is also a day of celebration for me and as the church celebrated, I have also come to realised that my journey with the Lord has been marked by transformation. Yes, things has not been easy... It started off all rosy and then I met with the calling to minister to my friend from a cult, then the "Da Vinci" incident came to make me doubt my faith, followed by a period of spiritual desert and then being called to cell leadership and then going through anger with the Lord and learning that He is ultimately in control, well, it has been a rough ride but then it is also true that I have grown quite spiritually and also personally as well. As pastor reminds the church about how our church is about transforming lives and we should not stray from this vision, I am reminded of how much my life has been transformed since 2 years ago. There were several meaningful songs but I also learn two meaningful and nice Chinese worship songs. To be able to stand together as a church and worship in Tagalog, Berhasa Indonesian, Mandarin and also English was an awesome experience.

主啊！我到你面前
主啊！我來你面前，獻上我今天，
我的身體、我的一切，獻上當作活祭。

主啊！我來你面前，獻上我的今天，
求主你更新，求你潔淨我的心思意念，
我與你同釘十字架，如今不是我活著，
因我知道你是深愛我，我只為你而活。

主啊！我來你面前，獻上我的今天，
願我一生蒙你悅納，成為你的喜悅。

我對祢的愛永不變

祢開了我的耳我的眼
我的嘴將稱頌祢到永遠
祢的意念高過我的思想
如同天高過地
全地都要來讚美祢
我跪拜祢面前稱頌祢
山雖動搖
地雖改變
我對祢的愛永不變

Quiet Chill Out @ Serangoon Gardens
I also had a wonderful time of fellowship with my friends last night. After having spent almost the whole day lazing around at home and updating my blog, had decided that maybe I should spend the evening with my JC friends in some quiet place to chill out. Decided to try chilling out at Serangoon Gardens. Had for a long time wanted to try this place called Ice3 but hadn't the chance. So decided to try it out today. Supposed to be this ice cream cafe where you can chill out with your friends featuring this cool bar-like blue lighted tables and desserts. Tried my hand at designing my own sundae. Looked up some food reviews of food in Serangoon Garden Way and decided to try this western food at the coffee shop there, called Astons Specialties, which serve cheap and good western food. Tried it and I quite like it though the portion can be a little larger. But in the end, I ended up being quite filled up with the coleslaw, baked potato and my hickory BBQ chicken :)


Excuse Me, You Have $2.80?
Then, as we made our way home, I was approached by this guy who was quite well dressed in polo tee and bermudas. He seemed to be in his late thirties. He asked me for $2.80 as he did not have change and needed to go to NUH to see his friend. Somehow, I do not know why but then I just took out money and gave him $2.60 because that was all I have in small change and I wasn't ready to give him anything more. He later even asked me for more. I kind of battered myself after giving him the money because I did not know if he was really genuine about it. And it was already 11pm and he is going to NUH?! Somehow, I do not know why I am always running into people like that and why I sometimes cannot be assertive and say no. I hate the feeling of being cheated but what if he is genuine?

Anyway, he told me he wanted to take 165 but later when 165 came into the bus bay, I saw him waited a while and then pretended to want to get up as the bus was departing from the bay, and said "aiyah! missed the bus". Slightly before the bus arrived, he even took out his cigarettes and lighted it. Something in me just kept made me feel uncomfortable able giving him money. He then later shared with me how his parents restricted him and gave him very little money and also restricted his usage of the car. Mentioned his friend is in hospital due to a car accident. Anyway, be it whether he is genuine or not, I didn't really care anymore but then somehow I just don't understand why I always have this "luck" to run into such people? My friend also wonder why I am always targetted by people (see here too). Sighhhhh.