Some Reflections

Just today, I saw this little girl of age about 4 years old when I was taking the same train as her while I was heading home. She sat with her mother at the reserved seat in one of the cabin while I stood in front of her beside the opposite door. She caught my attention. Her smile especially. She’s just so cheerful and cute. Hugging her mum’s hand and just smile for no apparent reasons. She shook her legs on the seat like any other normal child would do…

…but she’s blind.

I felt for her and ask God why He allowed this in the first place. She’s just a child and so cheerful. Can you imagine not knowing how your parents and yourself look like since born?

Looking at her in the train really trigger my thoughts into this reflection. This little girl does not have one of the most important senses that God gave everyone and Yet she is smiling and laughing. Her smile are smiles from within – no string attached – just plain happiness and cheerfulness. Her smiles also tells me she is satisfied with what she has.

If she is satisfied at her level (from what I saw), why wouldn’t we be satisfied even the more? So many complains in our daily lives only to mean that sometimes we are like a spoilt child who never satisfies.

I thank God for her condition that she is in. She might be blind, but her heart isn’t. God has wonderful plan for her just like He has for us. Praise Him for everything.

All things happen for a reason. No doubt it for His purpose. And indeed it’s good one.

Agape
eugene

One Love Got Talent (Champion!)

Title: Cho Bi Bi (in Hokkien) from En Community Church

Phillip Mantofa - A Trip to Hell

For those who do not know who is this person, He's one of the most famous pastor in the Indonesia who had recently came to Singapore for an event proudly organized by 17 Churches on the 18th - 20th June 2009.

For those who came for this event at Bethesda Church, you have gained much. For those who didn't, there will be more events coming up subsequently which the guest of honour would none other than pastor Phillip Mantofa.

The following video features his experience in hell when he was being revealed by the annointing of Jesus.

13th June 2009, Saturday

The day I have been waiting for has finally came. We jumped and threw our peak caps for the first and the last time of our lives.

We hugged, shouted in joy and running around aimlessly like never before.
I was happy. Too Happy. Its the joy that comes from within. Almost expressed in tears when we were at the formed up point before the parade started.

He knows that I can't thank Him enough for what He has done. And I have proclaimed countless time that getting the rank on my shoulder wasn't a coincidence nor my good conduct. For it is His goodness and flavor He has for me.

No sword of honour, or even the merits but I thank Him nevertheless.
Yes, feelings of disappointment was haunting me since the day the results were made known. I have blamed for the final exercise in Thailand that I did not do well and of my incompetency.
In the midst of it, He told me gently that He wants me to be an Normal officer who leads by His footsteps so that the glory I give will be more.

When I shared about how His grace is magnified in the parade square, a dear fellow Christian cadet of mine reminded me of how God wanted to give Abram the promise Land in Genesis 12:1-3. How amazing.

I have cherished every step I took in the camp and can't be thankful enough. Its only when I realized how limited human is when giving thanks and praise to the Lord is never enough. Its beyond words.

Perhaps the simplest word that can expressed the most gratitude is...

Thank You.


For those who have came down to my parade, you have my most sincere gratitude for you have witnessed His grace magnified in the parade square of SAF MI, OCS.

Most popular in camp (As deemed by EOCC only!)

Perhaps this is the latest 'in' thing in camp especially for the Engineer cadets.. I was curious why suddenly people around the bunk area started singing this song by themselves. When I asked my buddy who shared the same bunk as me and he showed me this (Youtube) video via his PSP.

During the PT Excellence challenge organized by the OCS school appointment cadets, we had a showdown to see who was the best for that particular IPPT station. And when it comes to the 2.4km station, two cadets from Combat Engineer formation ran in the first wave. They managed to take the lead till the 3rd round...

Upon running past the crowd, the PA system happen to play this song and the 2 leading jokers 'danced' (not bad la, as we the Engineers were thought how to multi task and do concurrent activities..) as what the 'Wondergirls' did in the video and were Disqualified. Reason being - inappropriate behavior.

That is why how this song ('Nobody' by wondergirls) became so popular among us.

It was memorable and funny though..

NOBODY, NOBODY BUT YOU! (EOCC, you rock my life!)