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Jian hao wrote what’s on my mind. 
and anyhow, i got pissed today! 
finally.
Warning: This post is totally personal. It’s not tested and proven but what I have experienced just formulate the following thoughts.
I believe not. The world needs the same old hero, from the AD 1 until now – he is Jesus. However, prior to that, the world might need some new methods. Effective solutions are great but new problems > good old solutions. The way a theft group successfully robs a bank in the 80s won’t work again in this generation. Because technology has improved, defense systems have changed. Therefore I simply conclude that new problems this generation is capable of producing will oust if we fight it head on, thinking we know how to solve it.
“Yeah, I handled this issue before. I think I can solve it again. No problem.”
Will President Obama battle the economic crisis with the same old tactics used by former presidents who contributed to previous economic recovery? He won’t. He has new ideas up his sleeves. I think what I’ll need to use is a little bit of creativity and a lot of ownership. Ownership, as I discussed with Hoe, is not that simple. It gotta be throwing all your possible options on the table and think, which one is gonna work for this generation/problem/issue/person? And not which one looks easier to execute, sounds more feasible or ten year series (methods that have succeeded or were effective in the past).
I learnt not to call up my shepherd/leader for any problem that crops up and ask for solutions. He can give me some advice but he may not be the solution nor part of the solution. Like what Pastor Shirley mentioned, maybe I am the answer to the prayer. I’d like to phrase it this way I am the change I am looking for.
Ladies and gentlemen. It’s time to change your strat, reload your guns and take a shot.
Filed under: my endeavor
I love to play games- or maybe i don’t mind trying new games.
But honestly, the kind of game i hate playing is hide and seek. i meant it in a metaphorical manner
so if you would kindly take not a bow, but the mask off your face.
i wonder how true is this statement, if man are not liars then woman won’t love them.
just take that mask off.
if not, the masker would be the second person in my life who is extremely well at wearing such a nice mask.
alright, those are words that describe how i feel.
I REALLY HATE LIARS.
FOR THEY GET ME ON FIRE.
LALALALA.
Filed under: family, friends, just my favourites, likings, my endeavor, race, relationships
Gosh, the following pictures you are about to see are the main highlight of my day!
Spent few hours, eating, doing work and ’shopping’ around with my new family whom i truly love.
As mentioned to them, this care group is formed simply because every individual soul matters to God and myself.
so fasten you seat belts and here you go:
First mos shot:
next up, our ice cream party!
some random shots:
JIA LING WANTS TO KILL THE ICE CREAM- WAFFLE. SHE CAN REALLY EAT
the two person who ate cream. THEY LOVE IT. OH MY…
NC3, if you are reading this, do not forget our pact to each other.
hoehoehoe
Filed under: friends
means why should i not enjoy life?
Friends that have been running this race with me for the past 4 years? Share bitter sweet memories! Like those times when you just want to rant convictions, and everything else!
Some photos for you!
i like my smile hohoho LOOK AT THE FOOD
the salted egg crab! i have never eaten this before in my life. quite salty. like DUH.
WE ARE BLOATED.
ACTUALLY I’M TOO LAZY TO BLOG ALL THE PHOTOS ALRDY. GO TO FACEBOOK AND SEE.
GOOD NIGHTS WORLD.
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We must not bring people to church, but the church should be brought to the people.
I clearly remember how nervous i felt when i had to approach you and invited you for service.
We were from different worlds, but i knew you needed a God thing to give you a meaning to your endless chase.
When you agreed, i was overjoyed and kept calling you and remind you that we will be meeting in somerset mrt at 2pm.
That wasn’t the worse. As the service program proceeded, my heart begun to beat faster as if there were spikes underneath the pink flesh. I wondered to myself why would you even cross the line of faith, but i still tried. I didn’t know how did God touch your heart, but you decided to take the step of faith to know this loving God. Honestly, i seriously felt a great sense of relieved and joy bursting within me.
The next day, we met under your shelter at Toa Payoh Blk 2 and i gave you encouragement card and shared with you ACTS. I seriously remember all these happened. The follow up was horrifying though it turned out well.
I will never forget that incident at Toa Payoh swimming pool. You were reluctant to go swimming with our care group because you feared to be topless. On your biceps it engraved with 4 Chinese characters. I was lost for words, because you were only 14. You had the tattoo when you were 12.
I saw how God’s power changed your life that it came to a point that Miss Tuan approached me and asked me to continue to bring people to church. You turned away from smoking, fights, and all those stuff that would harm your body.
I used to think to myself that when i take a bus down yishun, there will be many memories that will eject out of the brain. This point was proven otherwise, when i took a run down Toa Payoh today to visit your wake. I literally remember the places we were at for shepherding, care group (and even once i had to use to butcher knife to control the horrible care group with gangsters), under the shelter, your house and so much more.
However, all these memories lasted for merely months and you then turn your back against his love. Well, for those reasons that you explained. I still remember the last shepherding we had at the Lorong 8 market.
Ever since i left Beatty, i have never seen you for years. Until few days back, when i could only see your on papers.
Dearest Gerald Chia, i honestly wish i could turn back time and be even more persistent to ask you to remain in his love and not fall into the world. Yes, i thought to myself that i might have lost a friend, sheep, brother and all. But that’s not the worse.
Now i have lost you eternally.
You know what, i hope that during that few moments when you were crossing life to death you remember that there this God that loves you and run back to him. Now my only hope is that we shall meet in Heaven. You are really one person that meant a lot to me because God showed me what his love could do.
God, i finally understand better what does it mean people matter to you.
hoe
Filed under: convictions, friends, just my favourites, my endeavor, race, random thoughts
though we keep searching, but there was no common topic
though we tried, but we just can’t connect the chemistry
as hard as we pull through those minutes, there was this moment of awkwardness that lingers despite the endless navigating conversation.
as uncomfortable as it might seems, it was certainly treasured. It felt that we haven’t talk for years, and that is true. What left a imprint in my heart over the few minutes is that i know this friendship is built upon something that is eternal.
Thanks for taking the initiative to move out from your seat, and walked the short distance to have a short conversation.
This makes church friendship different from the rest, because through the years of silence because of physical limitations i know that the friendship will never be lost.
It seems like it was years, but the connection and warmth restored within seconds.
Thanks Samuel.
hoe
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my generation of youths might be known as the self reliant or independent by the masses. What lies beneath those two words is a unsaid need for recognition which is infuse with insecurity burning deep within.
however, this is yet the worse. It only keeps going downhill with time. Who will rescue them from the drowning sea?
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the difference between child like and childish is ignorant
