Thursday, August 25, 2005

Can't believe this. Des, if you're reading my blog, i can totally understand how you feel. Now i have this slight twist at my knee cap. It's really tight n feels locked. May i suggest to you and myself to attend e weekly Saturday Miracle Service tog so we can both get healed!

Aniwae guys, pls pray 4 me regardin this knee cap thingy k? Sincerely appreciate your prayers.

So, 23Aug weds was a 15km run wif Kenny n thurs was badminton. Sports day, n e feeling was superbly great. 15 clicks were covered frm tamp to pasir ris to loyang n all e way in to changi. We were like shouting for Kenneth near e prisons n Hendon camp, bt it was so dumb cos he's at Pasir Ris camp...

N we were like talking n adoring dada's 'mimi' eyes n how sexy it was! No wonder he's so adorable n attractive. Manz, i truly adore his gentleness cos it's such a rare virtue. So brudder, if ur reading this, know tt you're lifted up by your band of butters! Tho ur in green force, joined with many others, we're all missing you alright? When dada was young, he was chubby n cute in e historical photos! So if i'm a lady, he's in my choice anyway.

He ain't heavy, he's my brother...

First time running tt distance apart from Big Walk back in Sec 2 or 3 covering only 10clicks. We din account for speed,rather to train on endurance...tts when my knee cap went botak n needs a headdress. Our timing was like crap cos we took 1hr 53 mins. Let's say 15clicks in 2 hrs. It will be about 3.7clicks per half hr and 1.8 click per 15 mins! We took brother Xiong as our running model!...then we realized we're superbly way behind his time!

Was acheivement for both of us at least. E night was rewarded with sweet ice-jelly, which we had difficulties later tryin to stuff our dinner down n our legs were like 'jellified'. Army half-marathon is 21 clicks. We're hoping to at least clear e distance accordingly. Pray!

Crossed over to JB wif ddy(daddy) n mmy(mummy) after badminton. Back home,totally knocked out. Went searching for my passport n had Jia's help for it n to realise it was expired. So went down Tamp safra to extend before heading customs.

Guess wad?! i took e wheels all e way from home to JB! wow! bt i wldn't have made it w/o ddy. Its like, he's so experienced wif e traffic conditions tt i cannot do w/o his instructions. Ill simply be lost, totally. Ddy din't oppose me driving in, tho my mum was like, "gei papa jia che"(give daddy drive e car). I sense his silent approval wanting me to learn hw to adapt to another new environment wif him ard n guiding me along.

It's so true n according to wad Sy Rogers shared. God our Father willingly gave us e freewill to walk in directions, bt He aids in drawing e perimeters. Dad was simply reflecting God's purpose. Manz, tt is how God use authority in our physical life to reflect His love n course of action. Dad took over e after our early dinner cos i'm overly stressed out by e absolute traffic there.

Simple trip bt lessons were learnt in great favour of e Lord. I'm thankful n grateful. Live simple.
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Saturday, August 20, 2005

Helooh, gd morn, may i speak to Mr_____?

Hi Mr _____, I'm Alvin calling from KrisFlyer membership services Singapore Airlines, this is regarding to the email that you have sent to us dated ______, may i check with you first if this is a gd time to converse?

Thank you. Before we start off, we would require your DOB n Passport no. for verification.

(converse as per query...)

We would appreciate if you could revert to us by sending your orginal boarding passes to (address) and attention it to Alvin. We will then request on your behalf for the Retroactive Mileage Claim for the flights flown. Please note that submission of this claim is subjected to the partner airline's concern and the outcome will take a period of 6 to 8 weeks time.

We seek your kind understanding and patience regarding this matter.

(mbr respond...)

Alright, sure. Is there anything else i can help you with Mr _____? Thank you, have a good day, Goodbye!

According to Quality Assurance team, we are to conform to standard procedures. We aren't allowed to say bye bye cos it sounds too casual. I agree tho'. Goodbye sounds more professional. We hardly will address mbr(member) as SIR or MDM becos we follow american culture w/o e formality with e intial. It creates e conversation to be more personal.

Above is one such call in a typical day made to SIA loyal Frequent Flyer Programme members. You can literally rmb what to say, but subjected to how they would respond and e rest depends on your wits to address concerns. Ppl, pls do not copy or do anything with wad i have written, becos i can easily be sued by penning and sharing my daily activity with you all...

Anyway, i'm working with the programme support and handle correspondence. At times, outbound(call out) calls are necessary to settle cases w/o ding donging(reverting upteen times to and fro) around. What i love about my job is, they frequently review and assess our performance and help us improve on our knowledge n capacity to understand live cases and escalations.

Team leaders will conduct meetings to analyse escalations n hw to go about rectifying difficult cases. Our skills gradually improve n i like e way such corp. actually train staff. Small fry as you may be, they will continuously upskill ur abilities to handle member's concern. Monthly, we will have to do feedback regarding our job and every system training requires a survey to rate efficiency in aiding our work.

Interestingly, ul learn airline and department jargons like DAPO-Do All POssible, ISO-InStead Of, RMC-Retroactive Mileage Claim, Pax-Passenger, CEF-Customer Escalation Form, MCT-Minimum Connecting Time...Blah n blah...

Aniwae, if you're having a trip to Bali, the airpot code DPN is known as Denpasar. It's like learning geography when you're with the airlines. Things like-"is the flight sector a stopover of destination?" means if you fly from ___ to ___, will you transit in e airport or exiting airport for travel. There is an Open Jaw, meaning from place A to B, you will return from place C to A. N ul get to learn alot of new places...

Okie. tts all. Don't wanna talk too much abt work. Just sharing wif u guys.
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Thursday, August 18, 2005

Got a whole lot of lonliness e prev nite. Laid on e bed, reflecting memories tt flashed when least desired. Hoping to be awoken frm e dream but slapped straight back to reality. Legs would have gotten me much further, bt e hrt had long understood e journey.

It is heavy n heartening. E deep sense of longing filled by emptiness reflects e door being locked to keep Him away. Tt bitterness resides n is still contained. There is a lost of bearing. Mud covered pavement with fogs of imagery.

E healer is ready, bt i'm not...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005

i dun tink i'm gonna slow dwn...

somebody STOP me!

Okie. Special thanks to Douglas's and Gazel's camera n their superb fingers in precision shots. Was out musictions and choirites and took some really coolz shots. Utter fun! Couldn't stop climbing the walls!

Can't imagine myself so diff from work. ya noe, alvin put on ties during the week to work in e office? n he goes funky on sun when he's off formal wear? Haha..split personaility. Perhaps, i have traits of ADHD when i'm young...Just couldn't stop...

I had my bar of "Club" dark choc. It belonged to me, n i will have it during my break at work. Something tells me i shld share, so i did. I broke into pieces n shared it with my collegues. They simply love the choc! I only had a piece tho, but there was a joy tt is diff when u wld have e whole choc to urself.

God is like choc. So sweet yet mysterious. Jesus broke himself so that many others may reap his fruit. Perhaps, its e same way how God wants us to share our lives with others n do as accordingly. We could have Jesus's choc entirely to ourselves, but what about those who haven'ts tasted it?

Break yourself into pieces n share His fruit in your life to those who might not noe about it.

Enlistment on the 7 Oct. Everyone's in while i'm still out. Gotta get ready n start my butt shaking. Urgh...Dada's in OCS, ken in Commandos, Greg is POP-ing, Han is on standby, Ben is in Signals...Where am i?!?

Pressure.
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Monday, August 08, 2005

Levels

E above is a simple analogy. We would have realized at where we are, sometimes when we just carry on our church duties n sunday stuff, the continuity of e 'business' is at norm. Perhaps, sometimes our spirit got it right, and we get lifted up and in e diagram, it is only 4levels.

Many times, we count on our feelings about God. "I felt God was ard", "i feel gd about the music today", "i feel church today was not bad", "i feel there's something missing"..So on n so forth. But feelings fluctuate, n cannot be consistent, tt is for sure. So, if we really try hard n be in e lifted level, we're in a series of human conformity-knowing by man standards tt being lifted is just tt all. Look, we've really missed e heart of God. He is mightier, able and much more.

Our everyday growing environment even church itself can cause e stagnancy cos' we're not zero-ed in to His whole spectrum of Godliness n experience. Tom says you can go this far in worship, dick comprehends tt you can somehow try to understand e Bible and Harry proclaims God to be somewhere around. We failed to sight His heart n luring spirit. It's always other, others n otherers. Where is the I AM who I AM?

The piercing qns is, where are you in God and where is the HE in you?

When our spirit gets lifted a lil, we can get so excited and just let it hang at tt level. God is soooo much more. Thinking just about tt idea means so much! When He comes n minister more, surely we can be BLASTED, nt just simply filled. It is overflowing, abundant n majestic!

We fall. Yes we do. Everyone does it anyway. Tt circumstance must happen so that when we're lifted again, the level we gain is exceeding. 9 levels if you'll take for reference! We must fall so that we learn how to pick ourselves again n experience how much the Lord can carry us thru. We have to go thru the stagnancy, boringness n sianess and work with e Holy Spirit to catch His heart! Then when e next wave comes, we catch it and we're surfing higher manz! N do you have your surf board ready?

And its not just all, being lifted ain't enough, you gotta be really HUNGRY. We wanna be MAD, CRAZY and be tt FOOL for Christ if tt is what it takes to glimpse a moment of His glory n experience. Where is e once We WANT more, More and MORE?

Where is the sight where ppl just crave for the worship to not stop becos it's so heavy? Where spirits rejoice n just can't stop praising? Where is e enthusiasm for the Word of God when it is spoken over e pulpit and we take gladness because we are convicted?

And while we have have so much to look forward to, we're touching on "pls turn off your gameboy in service", "what shall we have for lunch later?", "switch off your Hp pls", "stop sms-ing", "today i'm not going for spdlight cos i have homework to do", "Sianess" ...blah blah blah...

If YOU would make it a point to wanna go experience God, you'll throw in wadever it takes to just BE THERE. Don't cheat me by telling me God is e one who is so unfair when He would only visit FOP at the stadium n NOT in e church you're going to? You mean there is this biasness? You're mad.

My members are going really tough times. Some wanna exchange their faith and be bitter about it. Some pain themselves by keeping e hurts when it is not aired. We all love them but they choose to put tt shield to stop themselves. Qns like "Alvin, why do ppl wanna change chr?", "alvin,do u think its a contradicting about ppl moving everywhere n keep saying its a calling?", "alvin,i am so disappointed with spdlighters nt being enthusiatic when i tried to first bring the cg on n i realized i was e idiot dancing with joy", "alvin, e whole issue of christianity is nothing but controversial issues", "alvin, i still don't really feel tt God is really there after years of being in e chr"..."alvin, i had enuff of e members!they cannot understand me!", "alvin, i think e leaders are just so unreliable"...n e qns continues n why let them stop anyway?=)

E ans perhaps ain't so diff. Where is God in those pictures n qns and importantly, why are all e hopes n desires placed on peers, leaders, church n environment? You obviously know man are afterall weak in e flesh n they're never perfect to fit your needs. N you also obviously know God has always been there but you simply want e easiest way by not seeking becos it takes a whole lot of effort to get there. One is bound to be disappointed when his hope is in man n e environment and not in God. He is perfect, we're NOT.

Who ever told you Christianity was easy? A bed of roses? Dream on. To date, i still find this faith toughest becos our God is one who is of standard. Never have i knelt down before idols with joss sticks clasp between both hands and receive a need for the longing deep within. Do you noe what Asoka association is doing across e street? Ever tried going to e website and typed 'Satanism' in e search bar?

What for?

Smile becos you are one of the toughest among many. To play bad, it is very simple and efforless. Just follow the trends and be in it. Peers vulgar, you vulgar back. They love their middle fingers n so you love them back with it. They sniff out those who are weaker n whallop them with insults n sacarsm, all you have to do is to be there, watch n join in e fun, how tough can it be? Ain't e devils smart? It's so easy for them to lure us. And to just imagine we can be so funky n cool about it...

Do you noe how long and much effort it takes to be good n obedient to the Lord? Madness. All e restrictions, dicipline and self-control you need to exercise are at times more than what you can bear! Be innocent of evil? I find it easier to be innocent of good n tt is nt even trying. Afterall, living in e world manipulates you when you try to not be in it. Did God not offer Himself 2000+ years ago becos He noe tt today YOU cannot go on w/o HIS Grace n Mercy? And all you can do is to quit n get be cool by mocking those who are trying over n again to reach and wait upon Him. You're outta of ya mind.

No ones perfect, it goes for me as well. I'm still trying n holding on to what He desires for me in this life. So i'm gonna be bold here. It's not gonna be about Bro Sam, not any of e leaders neither musicians on stage nor choir or any worship leaders, not about ushers, nt e announcer n surely nt e person next to you. It's about His heart! Chasing after His passion!

Jian Han said something very true n right. We aren't even worthy to even praise Him in e first place. N when you do tt, it is a privilege. So why make it at such you own any rights to do things e way as and when as you like? I'm nt agnst anyone. Afterall, no pt cos we're sinners anyway.

In conclusion, let's be positive n do our part to bring spdlight to another level. It's afterall up to the army if they wanna fight for a land tt is flourished with goodness. If our commander ain't with us, then forget it, we're bound to lose. bt if tt commander is still living n inspiring, look at e diagram again, plan n determine which level e army of spdlighters would want to be once more.

Youth Rocks
I leave you with His peace
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Tuesday, August 02, 2005

There came a need for sec sch students to make tt choice. They either moved on to JCs or they land themselves up in a Poly. I have no accliams, i got into Poly due to poor grading. However, that choice wasn't a regreful one.

We were buddies when we saw one another thru 3 years of tertiary. We laughed n joked at about everything. Mugged together, share tips tog n making sure no one gets left behind. We rejoice when one gets tt 'A' and we kept one another going with 'you can do it too'. Projects were always tough, but what more can you expect when these mates just keep you going on when they help you out with your work...

These same idiotic irritants were the same when you saw them in and lastly out. Their enthusiasm n irony sticks like glue n it sure makes them different. Special thanks to Desmond my good buddy for being almost there when i needed to rant. Thanks for Jackson who unfailingly exchange viewpoints about r/s and religion. I hate you, yet amused by you...

And to the class of BM0230, you guys simply rock. Not because you guys are stoid, but you all gave life to the class. Every task designated, you never fail to meet e expectations. You were e one who took pride as a task force leader, yet at the same time, friends when e need calls.

You tolerated, toiled n suffered under projects and exams stress. Yet, you rose to be an encourager n nv fail to offer tt hand to another who seemed lost n away. When tutors were our 'enemy', you kept one another with intellegece till you see your mission succeed.

To crankiness n tough roughs, i thank these yankies for bravery. Tests were like missions when secrecy was top-notch. That's e reason why we succeed when answers were under your table n you nv fail to share them in dire minutes. We obviously noe it's wrong, but tt proness tt youngsters like us seek in excitment kinda leave memorable imagery in the frames of our life.

Gym n soccer was our past time. We had no time, yet we wasted them all. TEP brudders keep a common motto :"Fundamental Phenomenon".-Our Black Jackjit passed it down to all of us. N we noe, forever n wadever that he do, "i pump, you run" rule rules. Jackjit jackjit...

Modules like Global Supply Chain Mgmt, Professional Services Operations Mgmt and Services Marketing Managment are killers. Yet, you guys show yourselves again that these are nothing but just peanuts. Now tt we got our Dip, we saw one another thru in e swift 3 yrs. I salute you n wish you all e best in your future endeavours!

May i present to you, the Class of 2005!:


Cody on stage. Teaching Entreprise Project dist award! Rock! 

Eugene,Jun long, Cindy, moi! 

Gay power!Desmond, jackson, two green frogs:xiao kang n jun long... 

My fav irritant!Vulgar but full of cougar!this muscle man rocks! 

Buddy Desmond~ 

minyi right between 

Dun ask me why,everyone calls him "keneena" while he is just, Ken.Smile ken! 

Ah jie of e class-Ellen Chung!E violenist n jackson chaser! 

Ken,ur nt smiling, again...Grad day pls! 

May i present, Mr Kavan-Fav n most desired sexy lips! 

Shi hui, e 'ah neh'. Forever black!why?!? 

E triple gang. Leader of e pack-Evelyn huang.On e left, we have our egyptian representative...extreme right, faded banana..-_-" 

Ah long! 

We haf another alvin in e middle..Soccer buddy, but he NEVER pass e ball when i tag him!oei! 

There you go!prisoner in green 

Band of bros! 

yi ting's graduating, we're jusz posers! 

Alright, old tep mate! I'm rather bright in tt picture ain't it? Told cha! my head looks like a bulb ya?! 

Fidzah! E only chance i look just a lil better cos i gained height! Rocks! 

Last but not least, Camy frm same TEP stopover in Entrpreneur Development Centre! I bet cha rmb Phenomen"US". E idiotic sch stole our idea! sue them for Intellectual Property Camy! 
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