I found my classmates...in Facebook :}

Many of us are in Facebook, Twitter or any social networking webbies, and I'm in Facebook too... Over the past few days, I tried to search for my secondary schoolmates, who although I had little contact with them, want to know if they are in and see their faces after almost 12 years of leaving school...

I managed to find them and their faces. As of my age, some are happily married, while others showed me (through their faces) that they are happy with where they are now. Guess life after a while really changes.. I will not put their names out, for fear that they come after me..heehee you know who you are...

Anyways.. tomorrow got to prepare a short sharing for the youth group's fellowship event.. Still thinking of what to share.. Stressed!! Pray that the sharing will be fun and interesting for the youth attending the session!! That's all for now... 8 days to Singapore Biathlon 2009!!

Yeo

A lost bike...

My 'bike' was stolen... It's not my Giant roadbike. It was my first bike (and my dad's commuting vehicle) and it was taken away by a stranger while my dad was in the supermarket buying some things. $200+ worth of coins and his working tools were inside the bike. I guess he was sad and 'ashamed' to go back to work as a result fo the loss.

It had been with him for the past 3 years or so and to lose it was a blow to him (even though he was not showing it)... Guess my dad was open-minded about it. He even told my mom that he did not lock up the bike prior to it (which he always does, citing that no one will steal it as it was old and dirty..). Pray that he will be able to get a new bike and be strong in his work.

As for me, I did not wake up early to do my run.. I went back to my bed when the alarm woke me up. I felt very disappointed.. There will be another opportunity tomorrow, as I go back to school to do biathlon training (swim and run) in preparation for Singapore Biathlon 2009. Actually, there are many chances of doing training.. It's the discipline to wake up from the cozy bed that is the challenge..

That's all for today.. Rest well and God bless!

Yeo

Tired Day...

My printer went 'berzerk' today, refusing to accept any papers that I put in the feeder.. Guess i have to print my stuff in school this time..

Midweek of term break, quite a few things that I have not finished though.. Hope that my mind starts working soon, if not my grades will fall like bungee jumping! What's up for tomorrow? A run in the morning, followed by discussion with projectmates in Orchard, then type assignment for another module.. Guess term break is not break!!

The weather has been wet lately, so for those who are out them, bring a brolly with you always, so that you can be dry. Take care and see ya!!

Yeo

What an Exciting Day!

Today got alot of things to do: An interview with interesting outcomes, a training swim that became a "race against time" and a body yearning to Zzz..

It all started with an interview with a child and her mom for our Eng. assignment. It was fearful at first, cause we have absolutely no idea what to expect from the child (my friends who did the same assignment had bizzare results, from repeated interviews to 'clamed' up kids who refused to speak!). Guess all the worry was unfound as the child was really really participative and enjoying herself with my groupmates Su and Shama! At the end of the wohole thing, all of us were really glad that the outcome was amazingly positive.. Now to the analysis!!

At the same time, I was racing against time. My NTU Mass Swim event would start at 4 and I thought I could not make it punctually(the interview started at 2 and I wondered if the interview would take long..). With the super smooth sailing interview finished, i was able to be at NTU SRC with 25 mins to spare.. Warmups and I was ready to go! Midway though, there were more swimmers and that got me a little excited! Heehee.. Acting like a dolphin makes the swimming process easier to manage. (I was like a "dolphin" asking for 'food' in the water, while the volunteers were like zoo-keepers, providing my 'food' when I reached them.)

My target was to complete 3.8km in the pool, equating to 76 laps of a 50m swimming pool. I clinched it with a time of 1hr 40mins.. Then the ultimate, swimming another 24 laps to make it 100laps (5km).. And I got it in another 50 mins. It was personal satisfaction when I complete the 100th lap...But the next thing comes... Aching body! Even as I am typing now, I am struggling to keep myself fresh, for the body is wanting me to Zzz...

Anyways.. Gotta take a few days off to recover and prepare for Singapore Biathlon 09.. See ya!

Yeo

A song which touched me...

Short one today, too tired from the busy-ness of studies.

Got to hear this song. It's name: How Many Kings from Downhere(http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=f45f26f55d0764f661f0). The lyrics are really great in my eyes and it reminded me that God gave up everything for me, to be reconcilled with Him. This affirms what my pastor Rev Joel Yong says in his prayers "..You are everything, and I am nothing.."

"but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
Romans 5:8, ESV

The weather is hazy recently. Take care of your health, especially those with respiratory problems..

Yeo

God and Valentine's Day?

Today's Valentine's Day, where couples generally meet together for a '2-person' world with each other. Buying flowers and chocolates, nice dinners and walking around hand in hand are possible activities that they do too during this day..

I had the priviledge to attend a polytechnic friend's wedding lunch, and meeting with my 'juniors' there was a great experience. As I observed, I realized that some were married and some were planning their weddding dinners this year. I thank God that He has brought them through this point in time.

As I walked into the wedding venue, I was reminded that God can also be the one that we can love, and He has done what many couples will have diffculty do for each other : He died on the cross while we were still sinners (Rom 5:8). As Christ gave Himself for the church, Christian husbands should love their wives, possibly to give up their lives for her (Ephesians 5:25).

Wishing all a happy Valentine's Day.. When will I find my ewe lamb?

Yeo

Life is Short, ? Hard!

Had a tough day on Tuesday.. Strained my MCL (medial collateral ligament) while swimming 2k.. Gotta rest the knee for the biathlon training on Friday (may cancel it if it does not heal well)..

Anyway, I signed up for a mass swim event organized by NTU and will be swimming laps from 4-8pm.. It will be on the 20th Feb and my target (Sounds a little pragmatic) is to complete 76 lappies.. Really excited about it..

I was reminded by the fragility of life when i heard that that someone was on life support, after an operation to remove a blood clot in his brain failed. So do not 'play play' with your life with unecessary things (glue, drugs, others), and use it for something useful!

Yeo

How to "God is personal again"?

Today was a long day.. Started school at 9.30am @ the library working on my E-learning Assignment (ALS101), and ended school at 7.30pm. There was a 3hr break in between though, but the time was used to complete part of the assignment...Tough life in Uni.

I was reflective upon what my Pastor had commented about the youth in my church, that some of them had not have taken certain practices in church service seriously. Reminded my level youth during Bible study time to really be still at times and not take the church as a 'marketplace'. Hope that they can take this to heart and be reminded that withOUT Christ, we will not be where we are now, worshipping and celebrating His Work on our lives...

I had been thinking of how can we make God personal in our lives again. Many a times we Christians can be engrossed about the things of ourselves, how to achieve things for our self-gains, and so on. As a result, people take pride in themselves and not put God in their 'credits'...Even for some, this resulted in a life that does not show Christ... How/What can we do to put God back into the centre of our lives? I need to ask God for it...

So long for the day... Tomorrow morning got to swim (Target 3k or 3.8k?). Let see how it goes..
Yeo

Wa seh.. after a year and a half...

Oh well, that's the life of a IT-blur and lazy man! After a year and a half of blogging inactivity, I managed to active the blog again.. Will try to put in postings as regularly as I can..

See ya around!!