commit to community service

if only i could get to a point where i can be committed to community service. i know it's a crazy thought. i just hope singapore will be where it's a peer pressure thing and everyone around (at least 60% people around my age) finds it common to help the needy and poor. and on a more frequent basis. then it wont be so "weird" for me or "having intertia" when i want to help on a more constant basis. hmm.......organise a group or find people with the same interest? lol. i hope.

Talking to a lecturer from Brown university today at the hospital....who was more than 70 years of age....(i was just visiting a friend at hospital and he was in the neighbouring hospital bed). He was like "To enter some ivy-league universities you need to be committed to community service", and i was like, "hey we should have that too.....in singapore!" that would be serious motivation man. for all the jcs and polys.....whoa. haha......at least the action of doing the right thing would be right....even though the motive could be wrong...

Oh well there he was, despite having just undergone surgery, just giving a free lecture on history and religion....and well, he being jewish, there was a whole lotta updates about his latest research and readings into the latest research. and onto his fascinating life....i mean call it strange or whatever, but his life was actually fascinating to listen about. like how he got married at what, 50 yrs old (whoever heard of that in usa.....stats usually show a much lower range...but oh well. he's happy!). how he was arab yet believed in judaism....moved to usa at age 10.....hearing about the talmud and the dead sea scrolls....etc etc etc......

dance or not?

First.....i've finally mustered basic footwork for my salsa.....
but when it's too fast at the turns.......no........not at that turning stages....yet.

I've met up with old friends this week and adapting to the new room in the office....with a new supervisor. I get a new supervisor every two weeks!

For Him and By Him

Man are created For Him and By Him

"Wow" is one word i would say if i were to wrap up the brief but intriguing conference i attended at my own church recently. It dealt with deep research on the topic of Sound and DNA (How God used the sound of His voice to create our individual DNAs and how in USA, people's DNA were transmitted into a song using technology. And guess what? Every person's DNA was a different SONG! amazing.

Today's one.....wow again.....though i came really late, catching only the last 10 min of his sermon....the moment i stepped into the place.....i felt the uplifting presence of God, not just seen on people's faces and attitudes (later...every one was somewhat more joyful and positive) but i think i missed some very good minutes of the sermon and worship!! (according to others). oh well......it just goes to show God is big enough to transform any situation, place, or heart....in a matter of minutes or hours(!!)
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Process is more important than result

tuesday at tues group i Listened to a good sharing of the word "process".
in summary:
The world's greatest people who invented / changed mankind / achieved big exploits, were people who were childhood or youth failures. Take a look at Bill gates (dropped out of harvard), Tiger Woods (he wasn't fantastic as a youth or kid), Einstein (dropped out of school).....
the common thing about them?

They had to go through a PROCESS......of learning. Tiger woods' father used to praise him on his golf, not for his scoring but rather whenever his process of learning to hit the ball was right.

clown in the office

Thankfulness
I thank God once again for cheering me up when i had sore throat and runny nose today. (about 2 other people in my office had mouth ulcers for a few days, worse!) it could be we talk too aggressively or too much (while working). hahahaha.....i wonder how this kinda bacteria spreads by air and talking. ....anyway While i thought i was gonna have a bout of flu or something today, the usual clowns came to our office room and cheered all of us up.
i couldn't help it but was shaking with laughter.....i didn't wanna reveal i was laughing so hard. then my 'supervisor' saw me shaking (from hiding my giggling) she started giggling too.....then i couldn't control already and just burst out "hahahahha......" and after laughing 7 min straight, the effect wasn't gone and we all just couldn't really laugh much again. =p

festival of praise 2008

"I long to speak to you, into YOUR life. not just into 'others' or 'other people'."

Today marks a serious day in my life (as of 2008) where i seriously connected with God. and am very convicted and sure of it.

I wasn't alone though.....after the word was preached, the thousands around me (20 000?) at the Singapore Indoor Stadium were also in deep prayer, some arms raised, some hands to their hearts, some heads bowed, some whispering to Him.....and connecting heart to heart with their God.....our God.

When i gazed around at the masses, no one was looking at all, everyone were just eyes-closed, totally engaged, engrossed in the connection or conversation, heart to heart. then i had this strange thought suddenly, "hey it's not just about others. God wants to talk to ME."

then i felt sooo strongly and saw with my own eyes around me (the people connecting) that it was a "God LONGS to connect with the people he made...not just 'wants' but 'longs to'.

So yea i flowed with the crowd (Thank God for good peer pressure) and there and then, spoke my heart out to God and heard Him then He seemed to reveal this flashback...about my recent East Asia trip.............