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Thanks
I give thanks
Not only for
What I have
But also for
What I will
Soon come
To find.

I give thanks
For trials
And tribulations
That have to
Be overcome.

I give thanks
For the test
That must
Be passed.

I give thanks
For happiness
And pain.
No matter the
Emotion - I
Give thanks
Just the same.

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

i just had the most wonderful saturday. i consider a day well-spent if it's been chock full of activities, meaningful ones of course. and today was one of those days. i went for this awesome lunch at jack's place with the family for Edison and Oliver's birthdays, and i totally loved the baked potato with the extra sour cream (sour cream ftw!). it was followed by a short shopping trip with my brothers where i bought a belt and a pair of slippers for their respective birthdays. i then went to church where we had baptism.

baptism was just great, i totally enjoyed it. i think what made it really special were the 9 (yes NINE) candidates who were up for water baptism. their testimonies were also very good and personal, and i really enjoyed listening how Jesus changed their lives for the better. it was also great because we more than filled up a whole bus. imagine how many youth we have now! some of us even had to tompang Uncle Philip's car in order to get everybody to the beach. but what was more important was the fact that we have so many candidates, and that they're ALL youth, whereas previously it was usually combined with Young Adults or Adults. the things God is doing in Livewire, how awesome is it? water baptism is always a very important first step for new believers, symbolising their dying to their old self and resurrecting to a new form. and, if we can really keep these people in God's will and get them to grow and serve, we have a generation that's ready to be set apart and do great things for God's Kingdom and maybe there'll be some hope for this world after all. i am so looking forward to the day we have our own missionaries, pastors, teachers, coming out from this former motley crew of young people and now a flourishing youth ministry. to God be all the glory.

i went, after baptism, to the Singapore v Thailand match at the National Stadium. the place is like stuck in a time warp. going there is a great way of feeling what it must have been like to watch soccer in the 70s and 80s. it's funny, that in a city teeming with modernity and cutting-edge infrastructure, Singapore still has a National Stadium that is very much the same as when it was built in the 70s. it's high time we got a more modern stadium that is more reflective of how far we've come. but that aside, Thailand was just the worst team i've ever watched, in terms of sportsmanship. their dives, arguments with the referee, taunts, and altogether unsporting behaviour was just to delay time to get themselves in the lead. it was despicable and an insult to soccer. FAS should lodge a complain with AFC and get them into some trouble. so what if you can score 3 goals but in between play like there are no rules or integrity needed in football. i so do not want to watch Thailand play, ever. i turn my nose up at a team like this, pathetic. there was absolutely no pride in winning that game, and if my team played like that, i wouldn't be too happy or proud about it either.

it's been a great Saturday, back to camp again tomorrow. hope this week will be slacker than the last. looking forward to service tomorrow. need to really reconnect with God again. i've been feeling distant, disconnected. i need Him again, always.

i want to sit at your feet
drink from the cup in your hand
lay down against you and breathe, feel your heartbeat
this love is so deep
it's more than i can stand
i melt in your peace, it's overwhelming
-The More I Seek You (Zach Neese)

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