our praises rise

saturday

church for cell.
a heavy, albeit important, session.

peeked at the youth day rehearsals,
one thing led to another,

and soon there we were,
jumping, singing, hearts praising;

in such splendid worship.

shaw towers for dinner
at this joint called 'creation'

the soup was yummy,
with the alfredo faring equally well.

an extra dose of cream, however,
would not seem unwarranted.

headed to aunt's.

enjoyed my subway, extra bacon,
over sips of good shiraz.

and of course, good conversation.

sunday

youth day service.

planet shaking, boat rocking
praise and worship.

the message shared
was something close to my heart.

our closing song, majesty,

and the rain of styrofoam beads.
glory, oh glory so astounding.

cleaning up was, of course,
another issue best left unspoken.

lunch was shepherd's pie,
brown cake, fruit salad and cookies,

courtesy of our pâtissier, huiqi.

i love the pie. the cookies.
the brown cake. the fruit salad.

maybe even the foil cover.

give me her confections anytime,
and it'll gratify my soul.

good riddance, exorbitant cafe food.

encouragement came today
on a yellow paper.



thank you.

later, we went to highpoint lor 21
for games. =)

then swing, swing and idle banter.
with joey, eugene and a cat.

no word, however beautiful,
can do justice in portraying this day.

but, where were you?
oh stars, hide your fires!

--

all beauty, glory and splendor,
comes from your hands,
almighty GOD.

alcohol flow, yeah flow

friday, a la t.g.i.f.

left my horrid camp
a little past midday.

ps, bhai and i went to
harry's at rail mall.

had a scrumptious lasagne,
kilkenny pints all round.

i ordered this cocktail..
harry's bellini.

really, really good.
if you love peach, that is.

back to my little abode,
caught a much needed forty winks.

den it was off to georges!
xD

gordon bleu for savoury input,
coupled with a heineken pint.

kelvin, ps + wife joined me.

we cleared the chivas bottle,
took a few swigs of the macallan,
and ended with the classic martell.

they left shortly after
cinderella's gown turned to rags.

i took a few more drinks,
and poof,

the soporific alcohol runneth over,

into sound slumber.

blessed sunday

first time i got up early on sunday.

got my haircut
and visited grandma. =)

den went to church..
thank GOD for a taxi,
else i'll be super late.

had a great worship,
and a super relevant sermon..

about man. yeah, man and woman.
that man.

and after service..
sam came up to me and gave me this.



the i heart revolution cd.
i've been wanting for oh so long.

thanks so much! =)

after that we had a cool debrief
for youth camp.

no matter what happened in the camp,
no matter how crappy we felt,
or how disappointed or frustrated we were,
this camp was meant to be this way.

i think we ended up learning a lot.
not only the campers,
but also our committee.

and GOD's presence and glory
was magnified through our imperfections.

if i were to have this youth camp again.
i wouldn't change a single thing.

=)

after debrief..
we went to airport for badminton.

xD

we had dinner there too.
kaiqi, yongjie and i left early..

back to camp for three of us.

and the sharing we had along the way..
was most touching and fruitful.

thank you DADDY GOD..
for this day you have given.

--

i can all things through HIM
who gives me strength
~ philippians 4:13

a special cell

last night my antique crt monitor
went up in smoke.

literally.
the house still smells of..
burnt plastic.

today went to sim lim..
bought a new lcd monitor
and got a 250gb external drive

den i went to church.
today's cell is special to me.

its the first time i said it.

however distorted and brief,
the load feels much lighter now.

i met a lady named fayth after cell.
an insurance agent.

we ended up talking about JESUS.
she shared how she 'shun fu' (obey GOD)

actually i remember more of that
than the insurance plan. =x

guess that is GOD's message.

i need to learn to obey.

after that we went to watch zohan.
it was wacky, hilarious nonsense.

this may not fit well,
but zohan is delectable rubbish.

=)

this is a song i wanna share.
祷告 from 讚美之泉.

GOD has brought me through
a lot of things lately.

youtube video

祷告 因为我渺小
祷告 因为我知道我需要
明瞭 你心意对我重要

祷告 已假装不了
祷告 因为你的爱我需要
你关怀我走过的你都明白

有些事我只想要对你说
因你比任何人都爱我
痛苦从眼中流下
我知道你为我擦

在早晨我也要来对你说
主耶稣今天我为你活
所需要的力量
你天天赐给我
你恩典够我用

do not be anxious about anything
but in everything,
by prayer and petition,
present your requests to GOD.

~ philippians 4:6

kung foo panda

sunday morning.

abby called to say olivia ong
was performing at dhoby ghaut.

i was still zZz on my bed.

so cool! olivia live.
wish i had accidentally been there.

oh well.

anw after church service
we decided to watch kungfu panda!

so 23 of us ganged on gv plaza.

delightful show.
i love these cartoons.

it shows i'm still..
very young at heart.

=p

i just did this personal dna test.
from xinhui.

i'm an advocating artist.
whoa. haha.

see explanation here

secret camp 08

everlasting,
YOUR light will shine when all else fades.
never ending,
YOUR glory goes beyond all fame.

--

the secret camp was fabulous.
really really rocks so hard.

it's actually my church's youth camp.

its called secret cos the campers
don't know the schedules.

monday

went to sentosa for recce.

after idling, chatting,
and otherwise wasting time..

after we found a suitable place..

we started to plan our games.

we started to play frisbee.

after a while..

we went back to vivocity for food
and shopping! =p

i saw a shoe i liked,
but my size was oos at vivo,

so had to go to heeren
to get it. =/

met mum for subway (yum!) at city,
and it was back to camp for me.

tuesday

in camp.

played wii so much my arms hurt.
training was so xiong my arms hurt.

=x

wednesday

went to changi village with enz.
collected the van we rented.

kewl stuff.
i never driven an L300 before.

the drive to agape was exciting.
(okay, i'm like easily amused.)

after ice breakers and lunch,
i drove the station masters out.

i got lost sending jo.

so lost that a drive to esplanade..
ended in a tour of maxwell
and ann siang hill. =x

thanks ping for navigating me back.

after dat it was off to east coast!

bbq + games + pitched tents.
i never camped at east coast before. xD

sent many ppl to many places,
and got lost again sending weiting home!
*paisae*

bought bedok 85 bak chor mee supper
when i picked lijuan up.

wahahahas. =x

--

delight in ME and I will give you
the desires of your heart

~ psalm 37:4

--

thursday

drove back to camp in the morning
after dropping jeffrey off at school.

after some -classified- training..

i headed back to agape.
thanks ps for giving me a lift.

there was an unfortunate incident..
but thankfully our LORD saw us thru.

went home later in the night..
got some sleep. =)

--

I am able to do more for you
than you could possibly imagine

~ ephesians 3:20

--

friday

drove mum and huiping to work.
enz followed on the journey..

we then returned the van at changi..
and proceeded to enjoy..

changi village nasi lemak.
bagus.

den i rushed back home,
changed,

and headed to suntec
for a scholarship networking session..

it was a fruitful luncheon.

met some very important people
who dispensed some life-saving advice.

after that it was back home,
change (again),

and off to agape for what was to be
the best night of the camp.

we had some presentations
that were totally hilarious.
like.. zomfg funny.

and we had the best worship session.
ever in youth history.

=D

--

all i want in this lifetime is YOU,
all i want in this whole world is YOU!

tell the world that JESUS lives!
tell the world that, tell the world that!

--

so would you break free,
would you break free

get up and dance, in HIS love.

--

saturday

the camp finally comes to a close..

the committee made french toast
for breakfast.

had a sharing session..
and den it was home sweet home.

u could see our zonked out faces.
(i'll post pics)

=x

thank GOD for this amazing camp,
for the weather,
for help in times of need.
for being our provider,
for being our father,
for showing us perfect love,
and for holding us in HIS hands.

i am honoured
to be part of a great committee.

thank you guys.

and it was a great pleasure..
knowing more of our youths. =)

at night..

we somehow mustered
some (almost none, actually) 'energy',

and went to watch 'the happening'
at tamp.

i strongly advise against watching it.
it was a horrible show, imho. =/

okie! time to go to bed now.
=)


--

dear DADDY GOD,

thank YOU for everything.
for YOU are the perfect Father.

thank YOU that
we're made wonderful.

thank YOU for carrying us through.

thank YOU for giving us hope;
and for being our provider.

thank you DADDY.

thank you ALMIGHTY GOD.

all praise and thanksgiving
be unto YOUR name.

--

if you seek HIM with all your heart,
and all your soul; you will find HIM.

~ deuteronomy 4:29

--

to GOD be the glory.
forever and ever.

of pride and complacency

saturday

was a fabulous day.

changi village hotel for huat's rom.
small and quiet affair.

i think thats the way it should be.

a room filled with ppl u know.
not a hall half filled with strangers.

den to parkway for retail therapy.
i got myself 3 pieces i really liked. =)

realized parkway has no subway!

anw brought a bottle of muscato
and a bag of tortillas to aunt's.

how classic. =)

sunday

church was interesting.
some amusing events.

followed by meetings for 'secret'.

den it was off to gmas.
had bak kut teh soup today.

den i received some calls..
that really upset me.

made a major error on friday.
one i should never have made.

i failed to check properly..
and thus made a configuration mistake.

now something is wrong.

it is supposed to be my 'expert' area.
and yet i screwed it up.

i guess i was too complacent.

and i didn't even realize.
until i was told by hao, ps and wan.

hope all turns out ok.
how am i to rebuild the trust?

gosh.

buddy, why so slow?

missteps.
i made too many.

hesitated too much.
waited too much.

too careful. too measured.
too calculated. too doubtful.
too slow. too incompetent.

maybe i think too much.

anyhow,
now i'm just too late.

adieu ma chérie.

life's a bitch

unpredictable.

that's life in a nutshell.

has been a week of i didn't know,
could have beens and should haves.

and i failed ippt. again.

listened to some sad stories.
i feel so helpless to help the emo.

oh well.

GOD save us.

in other matters..

picked my mum from airport today.
xD

den we went (albeit the long way)..
to cornerstone church.

sermon about the last days.
quite cheem (deep) so can't grasp.

supper at old hong kong.
*yum* =)

tmr is ah huat's rom.
time flies. and life is just so..

unpredictable.

narnia

went back to dental surgery today.
remove stitches! haha.

and the doc gave me this..



to inject myself with cyanide

for me to clean the little hole
where a tooth once was.

met kq, johan, yd, rick + andrew..
and feasted at cine's suki sushi

the food's better den sakae..
but serve damn slow. -.-"

aft dat we watched
narnia - prince caspian.

i didn't know its a sequel.
so i got a little confused. =x

a great show, nonetheless..
though i really suggest that u watch
the preceding movie first..

tmr is back to camp day.
oh well. my holiday is over! =(

omg. malu.

embarrassment is a horrid feeling.
=x

this morning in church..
thinking that service was over.

i returned a call to clay.

imagine in the quiet auditorium..
everyone is praying..

den a loud 'huh so far ar?'

reverberates through the hall.
>.<

din even know service still going on.
gosh. alvin + donne had to hit me.

can't explain my malu-ness.

i should apologize to the speaker.
but just.. duno how to start.

ugh. =(

in other matters..

today ps's son full month.
didn't attend. too far, too late.

okay poor excuses, but like, really.

anw went parkway with the youths..

'my eyebrow itchy'. lol.
inside joke.

left after a while to gma's.
dumplings season. yum. xD

lil reverie turns one

mylittlereverie
turns one this month!



also marks a year since the day.

a year of struggles.
a year of acceptance.

my dearest friends..

let me say now..
how much i appreciate you

for helping me pull through.

.. thank u so much.

=)