Tuesday 26 May 2015
Sunday 24 May 2015
"perks" of teaching sun sch
it's really a joy to teach the younger ones in sunday school! :)
p6 is a class which i have not taught before but i think they have opened up to me pretty well so far~
i am very very very thankful for the relationship built through the lessons:)
i sat in a few classes before actually teaching them for 3 lessons (as of now)..
and every lesson just shouts in my face to give thanks!!
it's definitely not by me that the class went this smoothly.
very briefly..
in the first lesson, we each shared about our family dynamics. it was amazing how everyone shared so openly and i'm especially happy to hear the boys share about how proud they were of their fathers!
in the second lesson, we played an ice breaker game to "force" others to say yes to us. The heart-warming thing is... the class remembered what their friends shared in the previous weeks and used those prior knowledge to get their peers to sayyyy... yeeeessss!! i lost terribly, saying the most yeses eventually. but anyway.. please let me share that when I said 2 of my yeses, they were really emotional ones (most probably like the one when i say i do HAHAHA..)...
jm asked: you like to peel prawns right?
me: yes.
jm asked again: you like to peel prawns for your family during chinese new year right?
me: yes (and I was screaming in my heart YES YES YES!!!)
they remembered each others' sharing and mine too! i feel like an "accomplished" mother as i type this hahaha...
today, at the end of the lesson, i asked the class if there was anything i could pray for them.
xh... he responded by muttering something under his breathe!!
i think it must have taken a lot of him to say that. it was about something that bothered him so so so much a month back.
jm and jy shared something close to their hearts too!
really thankful that they are willing to open up :)
fourth lesson-> i'll be away. think i will miss them for a week. but i know they are in safe and loving hands of Shermin :)
why will i be away? family trip! we haven't planned anything except to book accommodation. crazy schedule recently.. anybody has got tips to share?
as a closure for the week that has passed,
i think it has been a good week.
got to meet an old friend and heard that he is well,
got to talk a little bit more to a new friend,
got a brightest smile from a little stranger,
got a surprise letter from a little girl who i do not teach,
got to meet up with my mentor (she is really not like my mentee but the opposite!) and had a great chat and 误打误撞 found a nice thai food place...
plus i am enjoying being able to travel to work with someone lovely in 2 out of 5 days of the week..
i think that the busy me is still really blessed and i should continually count my blessings =)
JIA YOU!!
p6 is a class which i have not taught before but i think they have opened up to me pretty well so far~
i am very very very thankful for the relationship built through the lessons:)
i sat in a few classes before actually teaching them for 3 lessons (as of now)..
and every lesson just shouts in my face to give thanks!!
it's definitely not by me that the class went this smoothly.
very briefly..
in the first lesson, we each shared about our family dynamics. it was amazing how everyone shared so openly and i'm especially happy to hear the boys share about how proud they were of their fathers!
in the second lesson, we played an ice breaker game to "force" others to say yes to us. The heart-warming thing is... the class remembered what their friends shared in the previous weeks and used those prior knowledge to get their peers to sayyyy... yeeeessss!! i lost terribly, saying the most yeses eventually. but anyway.. please let me share that when I said 2 of my yeses, they were really emotional ones (most probably like the one when i say i do HAHAHA..)...
jm asked: you like to peel prawns right?
me: yes.
jm asked again: you like to peel prawns for your family during chinese new year right?
me: yes (and I was screaming in my heart YES YES YES!!!)
they remembered each others' sharing and mine too! i feel like an "accomplished" mother as i type this hahaha...
today, at the end of the lesson, i asked the class if there was anything i could pray for them.
xh... he responded by muttering something under his breathe!!
i think it must have taken a lot of him to say that. it was about something that bothered him so so so much a month back.
jm and jy shared something close to their hearts too!
really thankful that they are willing to open up :)
fourth lesson-> i'll be away. think i will miss them for a week. but i know they are in safe and loving hands of Shermin :)
why will i be away? family trip! we haven't planned anything except to book accommodation. crazy schedule recently.. anybody has got tips to share?
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| seems that Booking.com is more excited than i am.. hahaha.. |
as a closure for the week that has passed,
i think it has been a good week.
got to meet an old friend and heard that he is well,
got to talk a little bit more to a new friend,
got a brightest smile from a little stranger,
got a surprise letter from a little girl who i do not teach,
 |
| she reached the school (with this envelope in her hand) at the same time as me. i felt that she was disappointed seeing me. little did i know that the reason is because this sweet surprise was for me! :') |
got another surprise from a little boy who didn't come to school (for many days) the day after,
 |
| i was close to being frustrated at the amount of things i had to vet as i sat before the computer. the sweet little boy came to me first to say hi, then came to me a second time with this thoughtful card :) |
i think that the busy me is still really blessed and i should continually count my blessings =)
JIA YOU!!
Friday 22 May 2015
why the slamming door?
Hopefully it does not develop into an "episode" that teaches me to see things in a totally different light and wake me up from my silly thoughts.. but if so.. then what's next? to a significant extent there lies anticipation actually..
I need people to be on my side. To understand where I'm coming from. To support what I'm doing, share my joy and struggles. Is that too much to ask? I know that my sister would certainly be on my side but then who else?...
I need people to be on my side. To understand where I'm coming from. To support what I'm doing, share my joy and struggles. Is that too much to ask? I know that my sister would certainly be on my side but then who else?...
Monday 18 May 2015
my love for trees
i like to look at trees...
a lot!
so much so that my sister is a little bothered by me and she says that she'll definitely send me my daily dosage of trees when she's in uk for exchange.
reason for liking trees?
i like it that big and tall trees 给人一种莫名的安全感。
或许是从那一棵小树开始的。。
因接着那一颗小树上帝提醒了我：
He will protect me.
travelling to work on a few days have been made much more enjoyable with a dear friend sharing the journey!
it's kind of out of the way for her..
but she has been really kind to travel with me.
一个人的时候，总会胡思乱想多一点嘛。。:')
我会继续留意身边的大树小树的！
你们等着我更多的照片吧！
P.S. 其实我的电话里还蛮多照片的呵呵。。
晚安啦！:)
uncertain situation certain in the Lord
If it's not, it's gotta be something else. I'll wait upon the Lord =)
Saturday 16 May 2015
my week
i started the week very low on fuel.. carrying forward some thoughts i had from the previous week..
and dragged my feel to work, literally..
a typical week of mine allows me to have some time for myself on mon/thurs/fri evenings, with monday set aside as preparation day.
editing/ vetting progress reports eventually used up monday and thurs but i had to squeeze little time for myself which i'm happy to share with you...
this is the card i made for a special someone.
she's just like my grandma. so doting and thoughtful :)
she's someone who has made work much much much more bearable,
and i don't think i can use words to sufficiently explain this to you,
but i hope you get what i mean...
aunty goh's a really special person to me and i hope you will know her too<3
this little effort made me pretty much a walking zombie for tuesday,
but there was something that made my day much better too!
tues evening went on with prayer and praise session and lots of sharing with requires heavenly intervention.
heavy hearted evening..
can only continue to commit in prayer.
water play wednesday is one of the most hectic days of the week.
with the ever insufficient staff and/or new helping hand,
water play is always a challenge but the day (literally) ended on a good note and led to evening's CIC! :)
dear reader if you're reading this,
i really like to share the following with you =)
part of the lesson was on spiritual reading and we reviewed Acts 8: 26-40.
my takeaway was fruitful and i'm glad to share it.
v27: when you are called to do something, you need to respond with action!
v28: many people actually have access to the Bible! so how can we tap on this and spread the Word?
v29: responding promptly- you could have missed the chariot!
are you ever ready to be dispatched? or reluctant due to inadequate equipping?
v30: respond swiftly, acting on it!! No procrastination!
v31: approaching others can start from the simple things (topics). nothing awkward!!
v34: the prompting qns: God-provided opportunities for us to share more!
v35: seize these opportunities!
v36: the initial drive in serving- where is it now?
v39: ever ready for relocation
we had to reflect/ think about why is our takeaway as such too.
i think i know the reason.
thank God for that :)
on thurs and fri, my "supervisory role" colleague was on mc.
being in the knowing of such a situation (of more shorthandedness) is definitely a test of the mind,
but thanks be to the gracious Father for leading us through these 2 days just like always!
today i met a colleague and her hubby to chat a bit more about setting up a business.
she's the same person who tgt with her husband, is so keen to introduce a bf to me!
it's really quite funny.. anw..
the POINT is,
it could have potentially been a really awkward setting for the meet up..
BUT they chose to talk about the topic mentioned above.
AND the conversation moved on to MY FAITH progressing from whether i have to find a Christian bf, etc, etc.
AND then i got to share with them why i go to church every Sunday,
AND CG,
AND Sunday school,
AND Bible study,
AND the different denominations and differences,
AND what helped me to push on at work,
WITH LOTS OF OTHER ELABORATIONS.
They naturally prompted me to talk.
And the opportunity just came like that.
It was just like my experience of Acts 8.
And i am super thankful for the meetup.
That though our intention to meet doesn't seem like it will go to sharing of faith,
It somehow did.
And it feels great to be able to share my God with someone else.
THANK YOU LORD! :D
a typical week of mine allows me to have some time for myself on mon/thurs/fri evenings, with monday set aside as preparation day.
editing/ vetting progress reports eventually used up monday and thurs but i had to squeeze little time for myself which i'm happy to share with you...
this is the card i made for a special someone.
she's just like my grandma. so doting and thoughtful :)
she's someone who has made work much much much more bearable,
and i don't think i can use words to sufficiently explain this to you,
but i hope you get what i mean...
aunty goh's a really special person to me and i hope you will know her too<3
this little effort made me pretty much a walking zombie for tuesday,
but there was something that made my day much better too!
 |
| thank you er yi for your love and noodles :) |
heavy hearted evening..
can only continue to commit in prayer.
water play wednesday is one of the most hectic days of the week.
with the ever insufficient staff and/or new helping hand,
water play is always a challenge but the day (literally) ended on a good note and led to evening's CIC! :)
dear reader if you're reading this,
i really like to share the following with you =)
part of the lesson was on spiritual reading and we reviewed Acts 8: 26-40.
my takeaway was fruitful and i'm glad to share it.
v27: when you are called to do something, you need to respond with action!
v28: many people actually have access to the Bible! so how can we tap on this and spread the Word?
v29: responding promptly- you could have missed the chariot!
are you ever ready to be dispatched? or reluctant due to inadequate equipping?
v30: respond swiftly, acting on it!! No procrastination!
v31: approaching others can start from the simple things (topics). nothing awkward!!
v34: the prompting qns: God-provided opportunities for us to share more!
v35: seize these opportunities!
v36: the initial drive in serving- where is it now?
v39: ever ready for relocation
we had to reflect/ think about why is our takeaway as such too.
i think i know the reason.
thank God for that :)
on thurs and fri, my "supervisory role" colleague was on mc.
being in the knowing of such a situation (of more shorthandedness) is definitely a test of the mind,
but thanks be to the gracious Father for leading us through these 2 days just like always!
today i met a colleague and her hubby to chat a bit more about setting up a business.
she's the same person who tgt with her husband, is so keen to introduce a bf to me!
it's really quite funny.. anw..
the POINT is,
it could have potentially been a really awkward setting for the meet up..
BUT they chose to talk about the topic mentioned above.
AND the conversation moved on to MY FAITH progressing from whether i have to find a Christian bf, etc, etc.
AND then i got to share with them why i go to church every Sunday,
AND CG,
AND Sunday school,
AND Bible study,
AND the different denominations and differences,
AND what helped me to push on at work,
WITH LOTS OF OTHER ELABORATIONS.
They naturally prompted me to talk.
And the opportunity just came like that.
It was just like my experience of Acts 8.
And i am super thankful for the meetup.
That though our intention to meet doesn't seem like it will go to sharing of faith,
It somehow did.
And it feels great to be able to share my God with someone else.
THANK YOU LORD! :D
Friday 15 May 2015
Wednesday 13 May 2015
something on my mind..
I keep thinking about something..
It's not that I intentionally think about it but it just keeps coming back!
But... the qn is... is that what God wants for me?
Monday 11 May 2015
phew!
This week is finally over.
Relieved.
Huge relief.
The party was something I was really excited for, but besides that and my serving opportunities.. I didn't quite like the other deadlines and events. After coming back from church today was such a relief. Tiredness immediately set in and joy too of course.. but these mixed feelings resulted in not being able to take a nap. Which is a cause of concern, because this doesn't happen to me.
Another thing that got me thinking a lot was how we befriended our new friend today. Reflecting but I've got no absolute answer yet.. how could we have better "transited him"? Was the numerous background liasing effective? Was he truly welcomed? hmm..
The work of the week is not over, too. Why? The vetting of the chinese teachers' work is really taking a toil on me. I have my deadlines to meet for English. And, I also have to meet that same deadline for vetting the 3 tchs' work. The thing is, they need lots of pushing and their work is not easily to vet because there's lots of room for improvement... I'm so limited. I wanna let God's plan prevail but it's so hard. Breathless. Not figuratively.
Upcoming family trip... I'm looking for a breather more than anything. But the other hard truth is also the implications to consider as I go on leave.. and the planning and bookings involved...
Lamentations 3:21-24 NIV
Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord ’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”
谦卑。顺服。祷告。
Relieved.
Huge relief.
The party was something I was really excited for, but besides that and my serving opportunities.. I didn't quite like the other deadlines and events. After coming back from church today was such a relief. Tiredness immediately set in and joy too of course.. but these mixed feelings resulted in not being able to take a nap. Which is a cause of concern, because this doesn't happen to me.
Another thing that got me thinking a lot was how we befriended our new friend today. Reflecting but I've got no absolute answer yet.. how could we have better "transited him"? Was the numerous background liasing effective? Was he truly welcomed? hmm..
The work of the week is not over, too. Why? The vetting of the chinese teachers' work is really taking a toil on me. I have my deadlines to meet for English. And, I also have to meet that same deadline for vetting the 3 tchs' work. The thing is, they need lots of pushing and their work is not easily to vet because there's lots of room for improvement... I'm so limited. I wanna let God's plan prevail but it's so hard. Breathless. Not figuratively.
Upcoming family trip... I'm looking for a breather more than anything. But the other hard truth is also the implications to consider as I go on leave.. and the planning and bookings involved...
Lamentations 3:21-24 NIV
Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord ’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”
谦卑。顺服。祷告。
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