Sunday, June 17, 2007
"good morning, sunshine!! the earth says hello!!!!""mmph. dont wanna."yeah, thats how i feel now. theres choir tomorrow...and all in all ive had and am only gonna get...1 day of rest this whole holiday.wowee.and i have this weird stomach ache...i feel like puking.anyway, i went for CAM retreat yesterday...it was kinda fun...although the turnout was...minimal.we had this private sermon by pastor Joel (Nat calls him PJ...which i think is kinda hilarious) about worship leading in the monring. then was lunch...4 pizzas and a whole lot of chicken wings for 8 people...and 2 more pizzas were ordered. i ate that and it triggered the stomachache.after lunch we had games. we built a raft out of straws, acted out a bible story and melted frozen black ink for pieces of paper. it was kinda fun. then i met Jian Xin and Hoeyong in the fellowship deck. then Valerie came. and then Shiping. wow. there was COP in the night...which was kinda inspirational and all. i guess it reinforced PJs point on what worship really should be.and now i think im ready to recollect on the Cebu trip.it really was an invaluable experience. Cebu has shown me, in 6 days, how life really is different under different conditions. singaporeans are so pampered in many ways. Cebu kids have much less. but theyre so much more grateful for whatever little they possess. strangers smile and wave on the street. people make nice friendly conversation. never before have i seen anything like that happening in singapore. all in all, Cebu has shown me how i should care. not just to those close to me, which i admit i havent really been receptive too, but even to others i barely know. or even to complete strangers. in Cebu everyone feels welcome. its really an atmosphere we should develop here in singapore.and nontheless, Cebu was a really fun experience. thanks to all of CO2, who each contributed in ways go make this trip unforgettable. hope we can all go again someday.ill post pictures when i get them from Hoeyong.and i think ill leave the song there...it holds too much meaning for me to remove it now.