Back from camp .. =) First camp in adults ministry..in Malacca.. it was a relaxing and refreshing camp for me.. Enjoyed the fellowshipping and was renewed by God, through teachings, through worship..



First time in camp, managed to squeeze in 'chill out' time in cafe.. watched Shrek 3, went for a jog in Malacca, went up A Farmosa and caught a performance of a few songs by 2 very talented street performers who looked abit like 'dong li huo che' =P Enjoyed every moment with my cg.. ha.. some events that happened along the way were really qt funny..

Yup.. initially before gg to this camp, felt quite tired.. primarily from adjusting to wrk.. felt a little far from God... bt thinking of the camp foreword, the word 'thrive' just struck me.. thrive gives me a picture of green grass, tt can flourish rapidly covering the field , weathering the storms and keeps growing.. think it just reminded me again tt i shldn't be a wishy washy Christian, to not only survive, but have to go beyond the ordinary.. the only way to do that is through the WOG.. think those times when i felt far from God is the time when i dun really have time to read the bible,quite hasty in reading.. but during the camp, the workshop that i attended really helped to stir up my interest in studying the bible in some new ways which i din really try before..=) want to do a biographical approach to studying the bible.. thinking of doing on Esther..hmm, have to ask ppl to keep myself in chk and make sure i do it.. if not will just remain contemplative.. ( my pathways to God is contemplative and creation.. =P)

Oh,mentioned abt the cafe ya, qt like the place.. thanx to the recommendation of Robert.. =P calathe is the name of the first hybridised orchid, so the owners named the cafe calathe...since their cafe is the first hybridised cafe and art gallery in Malacca.. in addition, it means promised land.. Then the owners started to share with us their story of setting up the cafe.. it was really inspiring and can see the amt of hard wrk that they have to put in..initially ppl were skeptical abt their ideas of importing coffee from all 13 states of Malaysia.. and abt the fusion of art and cafe, but they persevered on and nw, they are starting their 2nd shop within 2 years..



As they share, was just thinking, there are so many things that I tot of doing, or dream of doing, but in the end, i merely allowed them to remain as a dream...why is tt so? Why is it that some ppl can just go all out for their dreams, what is holding me back? still asking... think maybe fear failing, so dun like to venture out of comfort zone, fear of hardwork..



then as i think, it just linked to wat pastor simon eng talked about 20-30 years old are precious year, should use it to acquire experience and knowledge in all aspects of our life.. sometimes, afraid to try or learn new things, bcos think maybe qt prideful at times.. nt v teacheable.. afraid of how ppl look at me when i dunno or fail.. nd to really hope to grow in this area..bt thank God wor, sometimes He just provided some kind of opportunities to nudge me out of my comfort zone..to force me out of my boat..thru ppl, thru circumstances..looking back, think really need them though soem are qt 'unpalatable'.. =P



Then today saw how being inquisitive n humble will receive help.. went to see angioplasty and angiogram, then tried to ask as many qns as we can think of.. even qt dumb qns,we just asked.. so learnt alot today, from the technician, nurse, doc..they are really willing to teach us when we ask..even though we seem to be in the way as they do the procedures.. oops.. a sister also very willingly shared to us her experiences in her job that she thinks will help us... look forward to learning more tml abt cabg..