Went to to get my (convo) gown with some of my friends, following which we went for lunch at soup spoon. Nice and simple, but really appreciate being able to meet up and just catch up like this.

As much as it is nice to spend time like this, I must not forget that showing care and concern goes beyond this. We must be concerned about them coming to know the truth about this current world, and the truth of the one to come.

It would be especially painful to see loved ones suffer in the end. It really would be.

Had some things to write about earlier...but I think it's better left for another day. Don't think I'd be talking about this here that soon..

Touched beyond measure

One of the things told to me today over dinner by CH, I can't forget.

When I changed church, Mr L said to leave a place for me so that I have a place and support to go back to if I needed it. That said in the face of a member choosing to leave for another place.

I know that we all need to keep improving in our knowledge of God from the scriptures, but the love shown here really encourages, and puts me to shame...

Blur

A sure sign that you're still sleeping is when you try to tap your mp3 player on the ez-link reader instead of your card... :-D

After a time of bottling up and not talking things out early, great pain ensues when the doubts are finally out.

But the time of mutual reassurance came together with it too. As late as it is to say it now, let this be carved deep into the recesses my heart and mind: there'll be ups and downs, pleasant times and (sometimes really) unpleasant times, kind and not so kind words said, but She.Does.Love.Me. =)

Thank God..this cannot come from anything else other than the renewing of the heart and mind with the truth about this world.

PS: Pardon me for the cryptic words and weird language, I think I need to go sleep really soon.

Fathers' Day

The fatherless Father's day does get a bit sad. Though felt only for a brief moment of two minutes, it is still there.

Looking back, it was through the early death of my father that started the long (or short depending on how you look at it) sequence of events leading up to the calling of my Father to truly believe in His Son for my salvation. Though I temporarily lost a father, the other was never far off, though I didn't realize for a long time.

Thank God for all that He has sovereignly done! Happy Fathers' Day :-)

The death of my father started from a really bad cough that led to other things, though nobody was able to determine the real cause. And now my mum has just gotten a bad flu and cough upon returning from our recent trip. As improbable as it is, I'm still praying that nothing will happen that we won't be able to handle, in every sense of it..

Much running through the mind, but no way to get it out.

Can't remember to talk about it when it's time, can't even write here.

Like constipation, really bad constipation.

Related to talking to Wai a few days back, and on thinking through the teaching issue:

I think one of the reasons why I need to spend more time than others in preparing bible study is because I'm not a natural teacher in itself... But if that's really the case...

I may be worse than others in this, but the fact that I currently have the opportunity to proclaim God's words to us in this manner, and the fact that I might be better at this in the future.... I should keep trying!

After all, that's exactly the mindset I had when I decided to serve by trying to teach in the CF (in a time which wasn't too long ago, but certainly feels like eons ago) - I may not know everything, but I'd want to share what I know about the glorious truth.

PS: I think I really really need to work on my communication skills =|

From CCE to SSE

I used to have the title "Crazy Computer Engineer" (CCE) not too far back. Well, i'm going to be a Security Software Engineer pretty soon (SSE).

Thank God for providing a job :-)

Reassured

Sometimes on looking at the older people around me, and looking at myself and where I am, the thought just comes to my mind:

How on earth can I become Christlike as we're supposed to be? It already seems really really impossible to be mature like them, how much more it is be be like Christ?!

Today's study was on 1 Peter 1:3-9. And that question had been squarely addressed: the only way, and the best way, for me to make it till the end is by God's hand. He definitively saved his people by the cross and resurrection, and He's the one who keeps his people till the end.

What great comfort that comes from hearing that! It's true also that we meet to obey him, to keep trusting in Him, but the end result being solely by God's work on the cross and in us lifts a great burden from us. :-)