i really pray that i will get a lower deck in my bunk-to-be



anyway..

congrats to Vince who successfully cleared hell week... =)

quote: Been thru hell, ring no bell



here's a list from him regarding the things to bring:

Pricky Heat Powder.

Qin Chao Yiu.

Medical Oil.

Muscle Rub.

Alarm Clock.

Washing Powder or Liquid

Hangers (about 10) (dun need too ex one)

Hanger Clips, (a few can liao)

toothpaste, toothbrush

shaver

vitamin C tablets or pills

rug ( for wipping things during stand by bed)

buy 1 pair extra gaters ( dun have nvm. I got, can find me )

small sissors

torchlight (small one can liao)

girlfriend, family, friends photo and blue tag ( to paste on your cabinate) lol

gluclose ( this one is good , replenish your energy ) (bring a small spoon to put it into your bottle)

Some salt (if you want)

toilet paper ( dun show ppl you got until emergency) lol . cause always run out of toilet paper one.

shampoo, facial, bath things.

zip lock bags. (to pack your own things, bmt will use quite a lot but that one can buy later.)

small containers to organise your things better.

$1 coins (to wash clothes using washing machine. ) ($1 to wash, $1 to dry )

black & silver marker

fm receiver

special entry for vince...



hey man... hope you're doing fine midway thru hell week

am praying for you to get thru!

hopefully by the time you read this, you would have successfully made it thru as a hell-weeker!

jia you! =)

there's some pop up thingy going around with blogspot and dairyland..



i have updated my virus-scan, and spywareblaster, malicious active-x database

ran a full scan on my pc to see if the pop ups are internal, from my com

if not it could well be external, which would be server problem



it feels scary

cos i surfed blogger and diaryland for news on these pop ups but couldnt find any



i wonder if anyone else also have these annoying pop ups when you're surfing the pages...

so far... my brother, peixuan and myself all have the same problem

Romans 4:19

Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification



Romans 15:1 - 2

We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves

Each of us should please his neighbour for his good, to build him up

BINTAN



i knew that ivy will beat me to blogging this trip.. hehe



basically what we did for the two days...

jetskiing - i think i m hooked (and it was only half an hour!)... really shiok... the jet ski has a great motor... if it wasn't for dear who was hanging on so tight at the back, i would have stood up and accelerate all the way..



but well... i kinda figured i will get lots of "water sports" very soon



kelong dinner...

it was a very homely dinner... nice atmosphere

we got a corner table but it's quite different from sentosa's SEA village restaurant cos in bintan.. u look out to sea and all u see are just some small lights from the boats... everything else is pitch dark...whereas in sentosa... u look out and u see lots of lights...

hmmm...actually... everywhere in singapore is well lit...



ELEPHANTS...

very interesting! got a ride around the forest on elephant's back with dearie...

she din dare to let go of holding the shoulders of the elephant trainer and kept telling me not to let go of her too..

the spine of the elephant is pretty hard... we came back with sore thighs..

the whole place is open... so the elephants run around in the wild...

i've never been to a safari.. but i think it might most probably be the same...

bought some bananas for $1 a bunch (cheap!) and fed them

went back in the car that drove us there, with a new zealand couple who thought we were on our honeymoon.. hehe =P



overall... it was really fun

really enjoyed myself... dearie too rite? =)

yep..it definitely goes right up my list of most memorable holidays



k lah.. just back from work.. shall go rest...more details read dear's blog.. =)

guppymania



dear's guppy gave birth to 2 little ones!

=)



but unfortunately, one of the other guppy (the dad i supposed), for some reason, jumped out the tank last nite and dried up...

it looked like an ikan bilis...

haha



pics of the guppies will be up soon...

plus bintan pics... which most likely ivy will upload? will see lah huh... =)

i m still contemplating whether to go for my graduation on 19th



u see... my enlistment is on 18th aug

from what i know from vince(a guy i got to know who's in the previous batch).. he mentioned that first few days mainly just draw equipment and admin stuff..



well... i will call up NDU next week and ask the ppl there for advices...

if i may miss out much, i guess i will just give my graduation a miss and get someone in my family to collect it bah..



hmm.. decide next week..

after i call up NDU and discuss with my parents

i just gathered my whole family and prayed together as a family

gave thanks to God for His providence & blessing over this family and pray that He will continue to show His ways in this family



my dad is a non christian

my mum is a christian.. but she doesnt really attend church regularly... back-slided in some sense...



it was quite hard for me lah... i was nervous...

i kept praying for courage and God granted me just what i need...



just before my youngest brother went to bed.. i grab hold of him and my younger brother and went to my parents room and asked my dad and my mum if i can pray together with them and even bless the family through the prayer...

yep.. prayed in chinese as my parents are not that proficient in english..

struggled with my chinese vocab abit as i have not prayed in chinese for a very long time..

at the end of it... when we said Amen.. it was a rather awkward scenario but we just smiled at each other and i gave a light slap on lele's butt & said "off to bed"



it's really a pleasant joy inside me..





felt that i just want to share the above to all of you

especially those with non christian family members...

it doesnt mean that only when your family members are christians then can u pray aloud together..

most person would really love to be blessed and prayed over...

some may reject but many will obliged when they sense that you are really sincere to pray for them...

and i believe when we pray aloud with and for our family members... God's blessing and God's love will flow to their hearts...

and it leaves a "spiritual mark" there...

even if they may not respond instantaneously



when u pray... u are showing an outward affection of concern and love for them...

u are letting them know that "hey, even though u may not believe in God, i still sincerely want to pray for you"

and it's a form of spreading God's love to them..

especially in times when they need support... be there for them and pray for them..



and when God moves and answers their prayers...

they will just know that He is THE God...



don't be discouraged if u get rejected..

pray and try again...

remember what some of us who went to camp learnt?

"never give up!"

=)

been a long time since i did anything *much* to this blog



well.. here it is... a simple layout...

heh..i signed up for google's gmail service

1000mb



zhongfa@gmail.com



but i still love my yahoo account... that's still my primary address