Camp Theme Song

REFLECTOR
Planetshakers

Since I've found your love
I've never needed anything to fill my heart
Even when I fall
You're always there with open arms to pick me up
From the start I knew
No one else could make me feel the way you do
Everyday I want to grow
Just a little bit closer, just a little bit closer

I want to be a reflector
I want to shine with your glory
I want to let the whole world know that you're
Living in me

I want to burn with your fire
Shine my light a little brighter
I want to let the whole world know that
Jesus Lives in me

We've been REVAMPED!

"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." Genesis 1:27

Camp Revamp's officially ended yesterday! Yeah!

We were so exhausted, with only 1 hour 45 minutes of sleep yesterday morning after the night games. We pulled the campers out of bed at 2am in the morning to play games, since campers don't usually sleep on the last night of camp. Finished at about 4am and we had our debrief and planning meeting after that till about 5.15am. By then we were zonked out.

It was tiring but really satisfying! Was a great camp! But not because of what we've done, but because God showed up! How can anyone deny that there is a God when we've seen His faithfulness and grace? He held the rain during games on the first and second day. He brought the rain anyway on the third day when we have outdoor cooking. By the time the rain came though, most of the campers have already finished cooking. =) He really spoke through Gary and Pastor Joshua during the sessions! I'm sure the girls have more insight on how guys function and the guys, on why girls act the way we do. This really helps in how we perceive the opposite sex and how we should be relating to them.

Ailing and Sophie, and Rachel joined us on Saturday too!

Worship was great as well! Really great! The Holy Spirit was really moving the Auditorium! Johnson, Sue, Ngiam Ngiam, Min Sin, Kwang How, great job! Izzy, No-no, Del and Chris, you guys did great! We know that it's all God, ya!

Gary also brought up an important point - most of the time, campers will feel a high after a youth camp which will only last at most 2 months. After which, we'll go back to ignoring God and not walking in His ways. May this camp be one where the campers are revamped and transformed in their hearts. And this had been the camp comm's prayer from the start! Glory to God in the highest!

We couldn't have done it without God leading the way. We really need to have a thanksgiving prayer meeting to give thanks to our Creator, who created us male and female in His image.

Well, the camp had been mostly good, but not without its glitches. For one, who would think,by looking at the photo below, that Sarimbun is infested with mozzies. COMMANDO MOZZIES for that matter! I've got like at least 20 bites on my legs! Don't think I'll be donning any mini-skirts soon (though I wore one when I went tanning today.. Hmm.. ). Ok, I sound really ditsy but my legs really itch! And my legs which look like pig trotters on normal days look even worse with my souvenirs from Sarimbun Scouts Camp!

Behind the serenity lies a hidden agenda- a bunch of conspiring commando mosquitoes!

Thank you dear camp comm, for putting all the hard work and for your willingness to serve in any way that you can!

SK, Le Hottest - You've been a great first-time camp commandant! You've handled situations really well and have showed maturity in the decisions that you make! You may look like a push-over but you've definitely proved that you're not! Proud of you, bro!

Delci - You're wise beyond your age! Thanks for stepping up in faith to come alongside SK in leading the team! You're such a dear sister to me and I've been really blessed by your servant-heart!

Josco - Where do you get the energy from?! When the rest of us are willing ourselves to stay awake during debrief and can't wait to get back to our room to sleep, you're there munching on your chicken drumsticks and chatting with Chloe and Joe! You've been the sweetest! I've been blessed by your encouragement and your immense sense of responsibility!

A-man-da - You're so cute! Did really really well in your role as Welfare Head and Food I/C! Thanks for holding the fort at the food tent when the rest of us are doing other stuff, running off for worship practice or just about everywhere at Sarimbun but the dining area. Haha! Your laughter is so contagious! You see, God has not forgotten about you! He has used you well for His glory!

Izzy Isabel - Thanks for the sweet thank you note, dear! And for being our Wonder Woman, carrying the heavy boxes of logistics on the trolley on the last night when the rest of us are dying to get some shut-eye! Your meeting minutes are super cute! You're usually so quiet and serious during worship prac, so I was pleasantly surprised when I realized that you're so bubbly and sweet! You go girl!

The first Noelle, Le Hot - No-no! You've been a great Games I/C and a wonderful drummer girl! Thanks for taking on the responsibility of planning the games all on your own, only asking us for help after your brain juices ran dry! You've done really well! And your corny jokes! Wah.. Really kept us entertained and came in handy during the night games! What will we do without you? =)

Wei Liang - Thanks for getting the logistics organized! I've also been really blessed by your prayers! And for entertaining us over the walkie-talkie! Haha! Oh! And for carrying all the packets of solid fuel all the way from camp to church! Xin ku ni le! You've really put your sweat and blood into this camp! =P And yes, the mud pool is still open. *Snigger snigger*

Christopher More-bo Le-ttu-ce - Chris! You made me grow abs! Your humour and jokes kept us in stitches! And kept our morales up as well! Haha! Your ability to tell jokes with a straight face baffles me! And the quirky comments you make during the sessions perked us up and made them more interesting! You truly been blessed with the gift of the gab and this makes you the easiest person to talk to!

Hui Yi - Administration is in your blood! You're like a little sister looking after the older sisters and brothers! Think you'll be taking over Lydia's role soon! =P Thanks for your willingness to just do things without complaints! Really! It's amazing how you avail yourself to help us with whatever we need! Thanks for being such a great sister!.

(Photo courtesy of WL's blog)

Dearest Camp Comm - Love you guys!

From left: Wei Liang, SK, Noelle, Amanda, Delci, Isabel, Hui Yi, Me, Chris, Josco

Counting Down......

1 day to Camp Revamp!

It'll be a mad rush today! From SJSM to All Saints' Church at Tanah Merah, to Sarimbun, back to church for Music Min Family Dinner and Christmas rehearsal, and to Elaine's for hang out time with camp comm after that! Just typing it out makes me tired already. =P

Most of the stuff that we need to do have been done and we're only left with the nitty-gritties. Quite good considering that the camp comm was only formed in mid-October. And we've got great help from Lydia and Huan Yang! =) Not forgetting God's faithfulness in His Providence in every way!

We're really praying for TRANSFORMATION of hearts, for the campers, and ourselves, to be REVAMPED by God, for HEALING of relationships and FREEDOM from bondages. We're also praying that this transformation will be permanent, that from 10th December 2006 onwards, Heartbeat and All Saints' youths will lead lives that glorify Christ and truly allow Him to mold them into Godly Men and Women.

Oh boy! It's good to be back!

My computer decided to take a break because it had a burn-out.. literally!

There I was checking my multiple emails, as usual, when my nose caught a whiff of a burning smell. I tried to ignore it but it got stronger and seems to be emitting from my CPU! I panicked, thinking that my comp will explode if I were to continue stressing it. So I switched it off immediately. With a proper shut down of course!

So my Dad got his friend to come fix it. That guy removed my hard drive and I was without connection to civilisation for a week! Thank God Moo was nice enough to check important emails for me! =)

Good news on my side! No, I'm not getting married!

My lil god-bro (yes, another one), just received his PSLE results and he's got 3 As and an A* for Math, with an aggregate of 251! This might not sound very impressive to you high-flyers out there, namely Thammy and Jim! Haha! Kidding! But we're all very proud of him! He has done execptionally well considering his results in school and his family background!

Blondie with Me God-bro, Yixiang

(I know he doesn't look like he's twelve! But he is, alright!)

I've got myself a new hair colour, finally getting rid of the Ah-Lian blond that the stupid stylist did. Guess who did it? *Wink*

New hair, new make-up and flabby arms

It's officially 6 days to camp. And we've got ourselves 13 Revamp campers from All Saint's Church! SK's determination to go all the way to Tanah Merah to publicise the camp paid off! Looks like we're going to exceed the target that was set, which was a hundred campers. =)
Whoopee! Jesus never fails!

Sweet and Sour

Went for our second recee to Sarimbun this afternoon. Wah! So many mozzies! And Noelle got the bulk of the bites because apparently, mozzies are attracted to heat and blood that is sweet.She thinks it's coz she's both HOT and SWEET! Haha!

On our way out of Sarimbun and back to church, we decided to stop by Garden of Remembrance to visit Ah Yeh and Elaine's grandparents. It was my first time looking at Ah Yeh's condo. Ha!

I was feeling a little emotional about seeing him, first time in 5 months. But was too prideful to show it. Am still saddened by his sudden demise. And miss him lots.

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On a happier note, take a look at the cute picture Josco took of us! We happened to be wearing green (ok. SK and Del happened to be wearing green and I happened to bring a green top along and changed into it) on the day we're suppose to meet a t-shirt supplier to discuss about our camp tee. =) How cute is that? Haha!

The Greenies

Thanksgiving Application

Someone I didn't expect, nor am glad to see, popped by service this morning.

Instead of lamenting, I shall take Lydia and Elaine's advice and apply last week's sermon in real life.

*Deep breath* This is so hard!

Here it goes....

Thank You, God, that You are in control of this situation and in the current relatonship.
Thank You, Jesus, that You are faithful and true.
Thank You, Heavenly Father, that You are able to transform lives and that You are going to a miraculous work in both their lives.
Thank You, Holy Spirit, for leading them to be REVAMPED. I pray for a real desire in each of them to want to be revamped by You.
Thank You, Jehovah, for situations like this to show Your love and Your grace to Your children.

In Jesus' Name,
Amen.

June the Klutz

So I was walking back from Bethel after camp comm meeting on Friday with Del... when I tripped on the mini slope leading to Heartfriends' Lounge. Don't ask me how. I just did! Del was really concerned and I thought my left foot was just in shock. But nnnoooo.... It was fine when we were walking to Jumbo for dinner and back. Then it became worse after worship prac and when I got home it was really really swollen.
(See pic.)

So I decided to ice it before I go to bed. Which brought down the swelling slightly.

My swollen left ankle

To cut to the chase, I got my Dad, the TCM practitioner, to rub it with Chinese ointment, plaster it with minty medicated plaster (the kind old folks use when they have rheumatism) and bandaged it with..er..bandage. My foot looks like a sausage!

(See pic.)

All thanks to Daddy, my ankle was well enough to walk without limping this morning! =)

Your True Birth Month Is June

Fussy Abiding Friendly Stubborn Talkative Sensitive Executive Hesitating Easily hurt Active mind Easily bored Daydreamer Loves to joke Tends to delay Temperamental Brand conscious Loves to dress up Having lots of ideas Good debating skills Funny and humorous Thinks far with vision Prone to getting colds Polite and soft-spoken Able to show character Seldom show emotions Knows how to make friends Easily influenced by kindness Takes time to recover when hurt Choosy and always wants the best Those who love me are enemies; Those who hate me are friends

What's Your True Birth Month?

Surprise surprise.....

Boredom Makes One Do Wierd Things

You Are 40% Weird

Normal enough to know that you're weird... But too damn weird to do anything about it!

How Weird Are You?

Pictures from Irene's ROM

Irene, Derek and the Lim Family

The bride and her 姐妹s

The bride and I at the chalet

The 2 Mdm Lims =P

It really frustrates the hell outta me that someone close to my heart is allowing herself to slip deeper and deeper into a relationship that is doing her no good!

Which boyfriend will sneak his girlfriend into a club with fake IDs?!
Which boyfriend will claim that he is a Christian, yet do not believe in God and putting such nonsensical ideas in his girlfriend's head and pulling her away from God?!
Which boyfriend will allow his ego to get into the way when his girlfriend's grandfather is in a state of comatose on a hospital bed?!

Not having a mind of her own and getting together with a smart aleck really doesn't help at all! And an asshole who doesn't have a brain to think before he speaks!
Honestly, I'm just waiting for things to happen so that I can say "I told you so". I know it's mean but there's no way she'll listen to me, or to anyone of us who care about her.

Just the mere thought of him makes my blood boil! Who does he think he is to lead her astray?! Who does he think he is to know what's best for her?! Does he really think he's God?! Well, SHE obviously think so!

Argh!! He's so annoying! Even trying to speak on her behalf! Making decisions for her! Does he really think he knows her so well that he can speak for her or decide what she wants?! He's one big-fat-no-good-useless-bum! No money don't go out lah! Don't go around getting people to pay for your meals and entertainment! Loser!

ARGH!!

Witnessed another happy occasion 2 Fridays ago, when my gal, Irene, got hitched to her boyfriend of 5 years!

She's just the sweetest! And she's the one who cracks us up alol the time. Haha! Really happy for her! But I had to ruin her buffet dinner coz my wisdom tooth was really hurting. And they had to fuss over me. Thanks Irene, Jo, Francis and Derek!

Preparation for the youth camp in December is getting more intense now.
Presenting Camp Revamp!
Theme: Godly Manhood and Womanhood
Dates: 7th - 10th Dec
Venue: Sarimbun

Camp commandant is SK and assisting him is Delci! My favourite support singers!
So is yours truly involved as advisor? Nope, that's Huan Yang's job.
Then what is a 26-year-old doing in a youth camp committee? Collect money lor! =P

Saturday

Decided to join the gals to do the dance at KopiStop for the DeepaRaya celebration. Learnt the steps within 10 minutes and messed up anyway. Heh. But it was really fun teaching some of the old folks how to do the Malay dance! I was teaching this really enthusiastic lady who has her own style of dancing, and this sweet old lady, who happens to be Uncle Richard's mum and Delci's grandmother! She's such a joy to be with! She even went up to Peishan to learn more dance steps!

Actually, we were all pleasantly surprised by the enthusiasm of the folks there. They needed a little coaxing to get them to come up and learn the dance. But the old ladies were all very willing and ready to learn! We had the great time just talking to them and teaching them the dance. I'm sure Natalie and Pearlyn, the Sec. 1 gals, had fun too. =)

Sunday

Intergenerational Service.

The camp comm met up to pray before service because Pastor Joshua was going to make an announcement about the camp. We prayed for parents to be excited about the cam and for them to release their children to come for the camp.

The video was only showed after the service because there wasn't any time during announcements. It was really well done! Great jo, Noelle!

Daphne Kirk, who spoke during GoFest and Arise! was the guest speaker. She spoke of the bible as being a generational book, and how the gospel should be passed down from generation to generation.

After service, I had a semi-lunch with Elaine and Wan Lin before we met Vic at HV for Provance Bread. Heh. Then we're off to Sophie's first-month party at Rifle Range Road. She has grown quite a bit! And you know what the most amazing thing is? She slept through the adults' talking and Shanae and Emma's screaming! Such a good baby!

And then I went home, had dinner with parents, and slept at 8.30pm. Haha!

Update on Last Week's Activities =)

Tue, 10th Oct: Jojo's ROM celebration dinner/chalet

One of my buds from Pico got married to her boyfriend of 5 years! Really happy for her and she looked so good that day!
















Me with Mrs Jojo Yeo
















Sandra, Irene and me cam-whoring by the pool


Thur, 12th Oct: Spending time with Elaine

Was suppose to go tanning with Elaine. But the weak sun rays and haze deterred us from going to Sentosa. Actually, I was too lazy and unwilling to step out of the air-condition to make my way there. Haha! So we spent the day at Vivo City shopping and watching Singapore Dreaming. It's a great local flick! Catch it before it's over!

Er.. Is it still screening ah? Oh! If you've haven't heard, there's this great shop at Vivo City called Nichi which sells really cheap and nice clothes! Their basic spaghetti tops only cost a mere $2.90 each!!

Then met Ange at Holland for dinner before we head off to Leadership Summit, late!

















Fri, 13th Oct: Tanning and Dance

Finally got to soak up the sun with Elaine and Wan Lin at Sentosa! Basically, it was just myself and Wan Lin coz Elaine had to do her homework. =P

Then I joined the dancers to watch the great Wade Robson at Overdrive, Hip Hop Dance Finals at the Esplanade. He's so cute! And after watching him live, I can see why he's the one and only Wade Robson, chereographer of the stars! His moves are so controlled and tight. And his musicality is just great!














Sun, 15th Oct: Luncheon with Daphne and Zeng Jing

Met up with Daphne with secondary school, and her poly-mate for lunch at No Signboard Seafood Restaurant. Actually I met Daphne last Sunday for dim sum at Din Tai Fung and Ben & Jerry's after. *rubs tummy in satisfaction... and guilt*

As usual, it was sinfully good! We had Sechuen Spicy Crayfish, Oatmeal King Prawns, White Pepper Crab and pretty bad Ee-Fu Noodles.

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Isn't this pretty? =)

It's a graphic representation of my webby! How cool is that lah!

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This might look like 3 ordinary pieces of mooncakes to you. But they're anything but ordinary. My parents have gone and bought 6 麻 辣 月 饼 (Spicy Mooncakes) with hei bi hiam (Spicy Dried Shrimp) inside. So adventurous right?

Sounds strange but tastes surprisingly good! Really! The saltiness of the hei bi hiam compliments nicely with the lotus paste, so it's not too sweet. =)

Happy birthday to Sophie

Happy birthday to Sophie

Happy birthday to Sophie

Happy birthday to you!

Welcome Sophie Grace Lim Jing!

Just had a go at one of the 12 OSIM iDesire massage chairs
on Level 4 at Suntec. Wah! Shiok!

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No wonder it retails at S$7,800.00!

Lucky b******s!

The IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting 2006 officially starts in 8 hours' time.

And eventhough my graveyard shift starts only at 10pm (yes, our site office is open 24/7 during the meeting), my phone hasn't stopped ringing since 10am this morning! Requests from everywhere to add plants, remove plants that were requested, requesting plants that were removed, reducing the size of landscapes which were done a week ago, additional landscapes requested by some from the organizing committee and rejected by others, security clearances, vehicle clearances, missing passes, changes in security procedures, etc etc etc. Last minute requests before the delegates officially come to Suntec. I heard that daily meetings start as early as 7am! Siow!

Have the time to update bloggie because I've got nothing to do till 6am. I've promised Elaine not to snore too loudly. Haha!

Things I missed during this crazy period:

1) Spending time with God

2) Going to church

3) Going out with Moo

4) Having lunch with my colleagues-turned-friends, Irene, Jojo and Sandra

5) Having coffee and cake with Vic and Ange

6) Having farewell dinner with Sarah Ho

7) Spending time talking to Grandma

8) Hanging out with my cousins (Let's go to Romano's soon ok? =))

9) Meeting up with Deon and family, and having conversations with Feon

10) Going for dance training (Actually, I miss the hip-hop classes!)

11) Chilling out with Alisa and Saion

12) Catching up with secondary school friends

Sad case!

It hasn't been a bed of roses. But I'm surviving. =)

Thanks for your prayers and SMSes which are so divinely appointed! So timely! It's amazing how people just "happen to" be thinking about you and just "happen to" send you a text which brightens your day! Thank you!

Love you and miss you guys so much! Hopefully I get my life back after this event! =)

No time! No time!

Taking a breather from work to check my mail and to stop by to update. Things are heating up on site. 6 more days to the start of the IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting 2006 and everyone's in a mad rush to finish up last minute construction, deoration, landscaping (that'll be yours truly)......

Was even working on Saturday and Sunday (which was yesterday.. Duh) till 7.30, 8pm. First time in my life! If I were to be part of Pico permanently, then this will be part of the package. Sigh.

Grandma, the one who just lost her husband 2 months ago (it's been 2 months already?!) came over on Saturday to stay. Didn't have much time to spend with her coz of work. Didn't have to go for service and cell yesterday coz of work. Didn't have time to meet up with Secondary school friends ocz of work. Didn't have time.... Ok, you get the drift.

Busy-ness is good. At least mum and dad's not complaining coz I'm working. At least I'm finally able to make repayments to my dad's CPF. At least I'm doing something not too mundane. =)

An offer just came up last Friday. Quite timely I suppose. Pretty divine from what I was told and exciting to hear what's in store. Still praying about it. Somehow I seem quite unsettled coz of commitments to the family as well as my carnal desire for material things. Feeling a lack of satisfaction and a sense of discontentment that I am at this phase at the ripe old age of 26, turning 27 in 9 months.
I mean, if God's purpose for me is so, I'll obey. I guess I just need to learn how to be satisfied in Him.

I've been thinking about Grandpa lots these days.

Alright. Gotta run to check up on my plants and flowers now (how interesting... =P)!

Tu-da-lu!