Wanna give a shout out to Timmo. Maybe it is a mystery eh boy. And don't quit bathing. You may have more pimples to write about.
School starts on Monday with COMMON TEST!! ZZZ... Well, gives me another week to prepare lessons/ surf net a lot/ catch up with stuff/ make new friends in the staff room/ stone. Hopefully in that order.
What a bum holiday. I may have been caught by evil Traffic Police dude standing on overhead bridge. Must check letter box carefully for the next few days.. Grrr
Kim's Hokkien Mee is nice. But what sort of hawker fries Hokkien Mee for 12 hours a day in a long sleeve shirt and wearing a gold Rolex?!?
Friday, June 24, 2005
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
feel
Just realised, looking arn the M Group table, that everyone there was either going to get married or already married. It was a taste of reality that I soon will be moving away from this group (interest and emotionally) in a way. Not physically moving away, but definitely I see the gap between singleton and smug marrieds. Nobody's fault, its just the way life is and people are. Once you enter another phase in life, things change and things move. They never stay the same, so the lesson to learn is to treasure the time you have today, boys and girls. They will never last as long as you hope them to.
Sunday, June 19, 2005
Just a few random thoughts and updates again.
Reading a book by the late Mike Yacnonelli on 9 foundations for youth ministry. Things like the Bible, Veracity, Authenticity, Audacity, Humility and the like. Its good to read stuff to focus you once in a while, with people who have gone thru what you are going through. Not the best book in the world but appropriate for this time in life.
Went to Orchard Road and got ignored by the London 2012 people. Grrr.... They didnt want to gimme their free T-shirts though I am a self-professed Anglophile. Haiz.
Realised not getting any younger... Haha...
Reading a book by the late Mike Yacnonelli on 9 foundations for youth ministry. Things like the Bible, Veracity, Authenticity, Audacity, Humility and the like. Its good to read stuff to focus you once in a while, with people who have gone thru what you are going through. Not the best book in the world but appropriate for this time in life.
Went to Orchard Road and got ignored by the London 2012 people. Grrr.... They didnt want to gimme their free T-shirts though I am a self-professed Anglophile. Haiz.
Realised not getting any younger... Haha...
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
EvP
Just received the Events Vs. Process book that I ordered from Abundant Life. Bradford to SG in 2 days, must be a record. I finished it in 2 hours. That must be another record.
Paul's teaching was that we must adopt a process-driven approach to our Christian living rather than an events-approach where the believer is always seeking for the next quick fix of God to move him on in His Christian life. Life changing events, like falling under the spirit and such, must be regarded as part of a wide life-moulding process. If not, events by and of themselves, provide no foundation to withstand the storms in life. These storms will reveal who we are as believers.
Certainly,this is refreshing teaching that is counter to the instant-faith generation of the 21st Century. Scanlon goes on to urge the reader to seek the supernatural rather than the spectecular. As "nothing happens by chance" (Daniel Foo), it is all part of a process to grow us as believers and the supernatual should be incorporated into the process or it should kickstart one. We should not be junkies for the prayer line and altar call. People who do not go through the arduous process to deal with their problems will often come back to be prayed for again because they simply refuse to deal with problems that require a process to correct.
This is indeed an eye-opening read for people hooked on quick-fix Christianity
Paul's teaching was that we must adopt a process-driven approach to our Christian living rather than an events-approach where the believer is always seeking for the next quick fix of God to move him on in His Christian life. Life changing events, like falling under the spirit and such, must be regarded as part of a wide life-moulding process. If not, events by and of themselves, provide no foundation to withstand the storms in life. These storms will reveal who we are as believers.
Certainly,this is refreshing teaching that is counter to the instant-faith generation of the 21st Century. Scanlon goes on to urge the reader to seek the supernatural rather than the spectecular. As "nothing happens by chance" (Daniel Foo), it is all part of a process to grow us as believers and the supernatual should be incorporated into the process or it should kickstart one. We should not be junkies for the prayer line and altar call. People who do not go through the arduous process to deal with their problems will often come back to be prayed for again because they simply refuse to deal with problems that require a process to correct.
This is indeed an eye-opening read for people hooked on quick-fix Christianity
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
continuing on
Here's a vain attempt to try to sustain blogging for more than just a moment's fancy.
Nothing much happened yesterday, really. More marking of GP scripts with all the ecstasy and agony that that brings. I would have to say that certain groups of people being agony to GP teacher's everywhere but I guess that's what we are here for: to improve their lot in life but elevating their English standards. Sigh... A Herculean task indeed.
Read some pages of Aldous Huxley in prep for next term. It would make a decent flick, Gatacca-like. Slept through most of the afternoon.
Watched Saw at night. Interesting show, kinda like CSI meets Se7en with a smaller budget and less-sexy leads (no Brad Pitt). Interesting twist-ending that actually seems very improbable. Getting The Last Samurai tomorrow. Now that should be real fun.
Nothing much happened yesterday, really. More marking of GP scripts with all the ecstasy and agony that that brings. I would have to say that certain groups of people being agony to GP teacher's everywhere but I guess that's what we are here for: to improve their lot in life but elevating their English standards. Sigh... A Herculean task indeed.
Read some pages of Aldous Huxley in prep for next term. It would make a decent flick, Gatacca-like. Slept through most of the afternoon.
Watched Saw at night. Interesting show, kinda like CSI meets Se7en with a smaller budget and less-sexy leads (no Brad Pitt). Interesting twist-ending that actually seems very improbable. Getting The Last Samurai tomorrow. Now that should be real fun.
Monday, June 13, 2005
Cow
Another check in this week after a long while.
Camp seems to have gone well, with a few exceptions. Nice to see DLB had fun and hopefully they learnt something positive from the whole experience. Quite proud that so many of them made time for the camp and I think thats a reall good testimony for them as a group and as individuals.
I hope he learnt something as well about being a leader and as an individual. It is opportunities like these that will have help him develop as a person of he wants them to.
My Zen Neeon is now a cow, how nice!
Camp seems to have gone well, with a few exceptions. Nice to see DLB had fun and hopefully they learnt something positive from the whole experience. Quite proud that so many of them made time for the camp and I think thats a reall good testimony for them as a group and as individuals.
I hope he learnt something as well about being a leader and as an individual. It is opportunities like these that will have help him develop as a person of he wants them to.
My Zen Neeon is now a cow, how nice!
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Update
Just an update. Bought a Zen Neeon cos it looked nice. Settling into RJ nicely. Sold the laptop and got the one issued by the school. Marking GP papers. Life is pretty nice now.
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