always find the meaning, never lose sight of the purpose

today is the last day of one of our team leaders- serene. she is being promoted to senior manager in another cdc. i was moved by her farewell email in which that she shared about her passion in this line of work and cited a few real stories of her encounters with her clients. I was deeply touched as I was reminded of being a compassionate person in this job. how often, I was carried away by the numerous calls and requests from clients which i forgot about how a small gesture of care could bring an impact to someone's life.

i want to continue to find the meaning in what i do and never lose sight of the purpose here :)

help me, G.

girls jus wanna have some fun

last week, we met together for a belated birthday dinner for livi. ooh, i really like this picture alot. the colors, the pose and of course the ladies :p

another post- cny outing with some of my colleagues at KTV. we were belting out many chinese songs with some english songs sung by pin sung too :p hehe.

from left: yiping, peiru, esther, ruiling, me.

have so much to say, but don't know where to start

a surprise visit

i was very blessed by a few lovely peeps who popped by with a surprise visit :) :) its gonna be a nice sleep with lotsa sweet dreams.

ID2010

A very happy belated New Year to you! :D

Last weekend was really a great time at our first combined service 2010 at Suntec! I also had my first chance to sit among the congregation, a refreshed break for me. I danced so hard, not remembering that Suntec floor shakes. I recalled Shirls' sermon few weeks ago on The Worshiping Community. extreme Devotion with extreme Emotion = Extravagant Worship! Qianjin led really well for the second praise- Real. The lights effects were so creatively and aptly done!

Much thanks to the endless coughing & sneezing, I got to stay at home today to also digest ID2010 sermon by Ps Jeff. A very clear call for us all in 2010: To be a disciple and to be a disciple-maker. I was reminded of my own God's Aim, how am I doing in my personal God's Aim. As a believer for years, spiritual habits are really a personal responsibility. I need to faithfully and quietly read the bible everyday. God reveals alot (and really alot) through our personal God's Aim time. The truth that I need to hear, sometimes, is painful but needful. I'm excited to learn more in-depth about Matthew 5-7.

Next, i also evaluated how am I doing to disciple someone. how often, the word- "disciple-maker" sounds like a very huge word, its like only big shots like bill hybels or billy graham can be called a disciple-maker. however, the sermon changed my perspective. a disciple-maker encourages a heart. a disciple-maker adjusts a misconception. a disciple-maker affirms a right. a disciple- maker corrects a wrong. Now, these are some things which I can do. I can model a right attitude. I can share my past experiences or new things I learnt. All these can be done in DAILY living :) I need to add "intentionality" in doing so and not live my days anyhow. I don't mean to say that we need to get into the whole act of planning and scheduling and trying to slot in activities for our schedule. Rather, to ask God to heighten our sensing of Him everyday, so that whoever we meet, whatever we do, we are living in the present, at the moment.

I am excited about this year and what's is to come :)

4 days to Christmas!

aaaiiiyyyoooooo! i haven blog for so long >.<>

a week ago...

Shirls: "hello shuz ar, you and roy free for a dinner on 19 Dec? yups lor, i wanna go enjoy good food after my pre-cmas sermon..."

19 Dec...

After finishing our ramens, we were chatting over our green tea when suddenly, "he" appeared in front of us!!! *gasps* i let out a scream & roy stared in shock for a few secs.

Its SENG! :D :D :D

It surprised me because he told us he was coming back on 27 Dec. :) It was a very pleasant & happy surprise by a good friend! and shirls actually knew of the surprise plot. what a fun night!

Discerning leaders of artistic teams hold loosely the way things are done,

always recognize that if there is a better way to do process,

we need to be bold enough to

make the change.

Pg 83- An Hour on Sunday

Gangsters Paradise!

Attended my first D&D on 4th Nov! :) it was a whole lot of fun and laughter during the night! Everyone was dressed up for the theme "Gangsters Paradise" and KUDOS to Ian (aka iannie... hahaha ^^) for organizing the event for us. most of all, here are some pics to formally intro my great colleagues at CS CDC!

Pic 1

Extreme left is Jolain, one of our senior managers! She has a cute cute son~

2nd on the left is my kawaii team leader (TL), Chew Leng. her nick sounds as cute- "chew chew". She is the one handling most of my cases for approval and she is encouraging! sometimes, i'll make some careless mistakes here and there, she will patiently point out to me and guide me along, esp in my sentence structure (hoho~)

Next to ChewChew is Carina (the one with the biker look *whistle*). Just caught a movie- song of sparrows with her yesterday! so arty that we dont quite get the meaning of the ending. hahahah~

Next to Carina is Andrea!! my wonderful & always-so-bubbly covering buddy! In CS CDC, every officer has a covering buddy for our duties if we are on MC or on leave. She is really a wonderful person, very helpful in follow-upping on my cases or clients whenever i'm on MC. and oh, she luvvv KOI the bubble tea!! ^^

and then....we have Jane Tan! recently got married too! she won the first prize of the D&D- LCD TV!

Extreme right is Xiangru (aka xiangxiang or ah xiang). She specializes in our payment stuffs. a sweet lady who enjoy reading.

Pic 2

Posing with me is Jane Lee. She is from our employment dept. Just today, she brought me to her fav hangout- specs shop!! I cant wait to collect my specs!! :D Jane has a cheerful personality~
Pic 3

Welcome to the Ah-Lians gang! hoh! Lady in Pink is my Senior Manager, Elizabeth aka Eliz! Can you believe it?! she is the same age as me! Eliz is a very approachable person, patiently guide me in my assessment of cases.

Lady in green is Janelle! i always think that she has a eurasian look. maybe because of her sharp features :)

(we'll skip the lady in white first ;p)

Lady in yellow is Pei Ching aka Mdm Teo or ah teo. She is another very helpful person during my initial weeks in CDC.

Lady in blue is Ling Ling, sometimes we called her "Ms Neo". Also one of our senior managers, on most days, she will have her own kawaii pink lunch box.
Pic 4

here are the newbies who joined CDC this year!

(from left) We have Xavier (aka ah tiong), Adel, Joreen, Pin Sung, Jasmin (me la) & Kumaran! It was a good chit-chat time after the D&D in Joreen's room.
Pic 5

Tada! This is Adeline aka Adel. She is also the one in white suit during the event. My days in CDC have been filled with much laughter and joy because of Adel. we are toilet partners, lunch kakis, blah blah. 3 fun things about Adel: Adel LOVES to SHOPP! She could buy 3 things within 30 minutes! i have to pull her out of the shop. hah~ Adel LOVES to dragon-boat! She has been going for DB twice a wk to train for an upcoming competition in PA. Adel LOVES to say "Is my hair okay ar?" keke teeheehee!