Defile my Testimony? What the....

I just joined a cell group (CG) not long ago, in a bid to walk closer to God. In this CG, there is this secretary (he always takes minutes of our meeting) who I feel has some doubt about my intention to join them.

Perhaps is my sensitivity, perhaps is his language, perhaps is my job – Financial Planner, or perhaps that’s the truth.

Few days after the first meeting with them, he wrote an e-mail to all, mentioning about the stuff I said during our meeting that is related to the sermon of that week, and apologized on not minutes down what I have mentioned as he don’t agree with what I said. And clarified further that he didn’t repute me as the stuff I mentioned is new to him.

Now, he wrote another letter mentioning that he defile my testimony. This is also very new to me. It is the first time I heard that one can defile another's testimony. At the back of my mind I told myself not to be bothered with him, because as long as God knows I am grateful for His blessing and grace that will be enough for me. Yet, I can’t help but feel he is like a hawk watching me, and picking on me.

I just pray that God will take that thought off my mind and that I will not be bothered by him at all. And I wish my name will not be mentioned in the next e-mail again. For either positive or negative comments, the reason I want to join CG is to increase my knowledge of Christ. Even though it is wrong for me to hope that, but I really hope to be an invisible member of that CG, at least for the time being.

Today, by the grace of God, baptism was being mentioned in the conversation between me and my mom and I broke the news to her that I will be getting baptize soon. Praise the Lord for answering my prayers once again. Amen

Wild Wild Wet

After a mad rush from work, I headed to Jurong East to meet my Bro-in-law (BIL2) who was fetching me to Pasir Ris, Wild Wild wet. The weather was too good, but we proceed as planned. The enterance fees is exorbitant; $12+ and there was like only 6 – 7 games. It is another fantasy island but smaller in scale and you most probably get bored after 2 -3 hrs. After playing I went to check on my mobile and realized my boss AG has message me 3x and called twice. Feeling obliged, I called her back only to realize it is yet another bo liao stuff which doesn’t warrant her action. Sigh.

We went to bathe and then proceed to shop at the Barney’s mini sales, which Sis2 bought me my Xmas present, a small Barney bolster. After dropping my Sis1 and her kid, my BIL2 sent me to workplace to pick up my space CPU. I am tired and don’t want to go back and work and my home PC is down so that is the only resort. So I lugged the super heavy CPU home, check on my e-mails, reply her e-mail as promised.
The day end by us going Jurong Point to have our dinner, shopping for Baby Issac and Celest present; I bought him a sound mobile toy (like soft toy) and an Ariel pen for her. That girl asked me for her Xmas present!! Faint.

Hi Friend, Enjoy your holiday and sit tight to wait for my return okay….going to miss ya….

Xmas Dinner - 22nd Dec

A mad rush to Yew Tee Mrt started my journey to a wonderful evening. After reaching YT Mrt, we have strolled to Esther’s house in rain joking and talking along the way. Upon reaching, the first thing we did is to view her love nest, which was beautifully done even though it is not completed. Her house exudes a sense of warmth and soon it was filled with our laughter. When Joyce arrived, we started cracking and prepared the food for the lovely evening. We have a hard time trying to figure out how to use the microwave and in the end it is the most unlikely character that managed to crack the puzzle, LS, one of the two handsome men. Haha……what happen?? Keke. Anyway, we proceed to lay the food and waited for William to come back with a bottle of wine to add some glass to the heartwarming dinner Joyce has single handedly helped to prepare, while LS and Christine helped to add salad to the list. Fast forward to present exchange, we numbered all the gifts and placed the paper into the Yorkshire Terrier water fountain display and draw the number accordingly, and surprisingly everyone is very happy with the gift they drawn. Esther went almost hysterical when she realized William’s gift is the CD she very much wanted, while herself from Joyce, hand cream and buffer. Codyyukie received the gift from Jasmine which is towel, pen, and tissue holder, LS from me; 3 pairs of socks, Jasmine from Christine a cute dog door-stopper and lastly me a pair of dangling earring from Esther. After receiving the present, we have to explain in what way our present is related to Christmas and all the crappy story came running out. While all these is happening, LS is busy snapping picture, trying his best to capture candid shot and many of my ugly shot.It is indeed one of the best dinners I have been to in year 2005. Thank you for making this a lovely and enjoyable evening. With all these, I can’t help but being reminded that Christmas is a time of giving. While we are blessed to receive so much love, happiness and gift in this time, we should try to return back some to the others, in term of present or volunteering work. Perhaps the next year, I should try to do something for the society.

My Second Home

This is the office which i spent 4 years +, during these 4 years there are a lot of incidents happening. Some happy, the others not. It is my first real job and i have to say i adapted well. Recalling back, the department has changed me, as much as i have influenced them. I have gotten very well with my colleagues and they are all nice people with unique character and of course personality.

In a few more weeks i will be leaving this place into new a challenge, with a lot of up and down i can foresee, building my new career. It will be an exciting ride, and i am looking forward too it with my anticipation and apprehension.

Looking back, brain storming on the things I have to clear from this office, I can’t help but feel a tinge of sadness, I have nonetheless spent a great deal of time here, doing my best and hoping for the best turnout in my career. I can’t say I have accomplished what I wanted here or that I leave on a bad terms. But I am kind of disappointed in the management decision, and I know nothing can be done as it is a result of the culture.Overall, I am glad I came in here to work, and meet those wonderful colleagues and bosses. Throughout these years we build a bond, although most of them sadly is just working bonds. Hopefully we can still keep in contact after I left this place.

As simple as doves, as sly as foxes

Mathew 10:16
I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

I have been pondering about this phase for long, how can one be as innocent as dove and as shrewd as snakes? Another way of translating this is as titled, as simple as doves as sly as foxes. It is easier to understand why Jesus wanted us to be as simple as dove, treating others with a true heart, without any hidden agenda. It is much difficult to understand why He wants us to be shrewd or sly. Is it to prevent ourselves from being hurts by the others?

I went on to do some search on it, and this is one of the explanations found.
http://www.thewitness.org/agw/epting011405.html
Quoted: “the proverb probably had to do with both shrewdness and modesty, and with the need for the earliest Christians to have a little bit of both in the hostile environment into which they were sent. Sheep thrown to packs of wolves, persecution and scourging, imprisonment and even death. Christians in those early days had to confront all these and more. So they needed encouragement, not only to persevere, but to do so with confidence!

St. Paul, the festival of whose conversion we celebrate today, certainly knew how to be sly as a snake and simple as a dove! To be shrewd or modest as the situation demanded!”

Given the above it is quite hard to fathom how shrewd we are to be that we do not go against being simple. I mean we can’t harm another one just to protect ourselves, and we can’t escape being hurt and let the other take the blame, etc. This is the reason why this thing has been circling in my mind.

At the end of the day, I guess as long as we are shrewd against the animosity against us, with a clear conscious, with nothing to hide, then it will be the right way.

MOS

We went for steffie (lady in green) birthday dinner and proceed to the weekend opening of MOS.

The furnishing is very nice, and the place is huge, however while we are there, there isn't much crowd, thus it is not as much fun as it should be. But well, i did enjoy myself a lot after a long break from clubbing

Hello, My friend

Today I met up with a friend of mine (named B) whom I got to know through another friend, A. As I and A are kinda not on talking term, I haven't been beeping B and when I saw her in the vicinity of my workplace I will detour so as to avoid the awkwardness.

On Monday, B suddenly beeped me, and we chat about nonsensical thing, and I brought up A checking on how is things going for her, even though from her blog she seems to be doing quite good. Surprisingly, A and B has kinda fallen out too, due to some issues. And I confessed to B that I actually avoided her as I find it awkward to talk to her. And then one things lead to another we decided to meet up for dinner today.

Before the day is up, B beeped me again to go to a bazaar near our working place, so I bring my little bag and trotted to her meet up with her. As the bazaar has ended the day before we decided to eat lunch and do some pre-catch up. From these catch up, I realized that A has actually block me on her msn and in addition, she seems to be a different person altogether.

With that, at least I can feel better that I am not the one giving up on our friendship. And I am also glad that I have found back another friendship. : D