Post connection Bowling & din.. Hv Fun... :-)

Notes from Makati - 3

Hi.. have not been blogging as much as I'd have liked, the weekdays have been crazy and the weekends.. slightly crazier. haha.. here's how I spent my weekend.. :D.

Had my trainee come over to my place to show her more stuff (and before you guys bombard me for being a slavedriver.. She was going to go to our workplace to "study" ok! I saved her!) hahah.. anyways she asked me what I'd like to have, and naturally I said MANGO...

Come Saturday..

She brought me EIGHT mangoes, and some stuff from Jollibee (this fast food kinda chain in Php - 3rd pix is its face! Does it look a little bit like me?)..

Waaahhahahahhahaha... So nice right? (I'm still so fierce to her at work)

Around 2+ I got her to go bowling with me and some Filipino colleagues... (the colls were nice enough to invite me.. super nice of them).. and I think the bowling lessons in SG paid off too (thanks bro!) .. at least not many gutter balls, so I don't throw our face right? right? right?

After that.. on to another colleague's house.. there was a party that day for 2 birthday celebrants. This guy damn rich lor, he lives in a huge place...didn't manage to get that in though.

I was thrashed at poker (when I actively gave it thought I was thrashed.. but in showhand.. the by luck kind.. I actually had quite the winning streak? I hope this doesn't mean my brains are bad .. )

Anyways we stayed till 2 am.. :S .. where my coll kindly sent me back. Along the way I got LOTS of instructions about how to take a jeepney (YES!) to church.. apparently it's more advisable to take it with a local beside, but I decided to hiong it..

And got to the Greenhills Christian Fellowship, a place near my hotel.. where the worship team there was.. wow pretty great. And about 8-9 member strong ok! Message was pretty cool, it was about learning to pray. :D There I met Deacon Joel who brought me out for lunch with some cool gals..

I have a stall in Makati! Selling.. er.. natural agriculture? I can only imagine what that is...

and during lunch, because it was a Manila holiday Monday, because I've never been to Tagaytay, and because one of the gals there had never been to Tagaytay....

They decided to bring us all to Tagaytay!!!!! That's a place to see the smallest volcano in the world, outside of Makati and an almost TWO hour drive!

And when we reached, it was kinda late.. the volcano could be seen at a distance, but due to the lateness and rain, we just saw it from this great viewing post nearby...

And on to food...

AND coffee...at this point they wanted to make me eat Balut! luckily one of the gals had to go to work the next day (and me, too..) so we went off.. that's another 2 hours' drive back.......

I just think everyone is super nice.. esp the church folks who were willing to do all this for a total stranger... snif. Oh, they don't have a senior pastor staff yet - pls pray for them ok? Also ah. .. I've committed you guys already ah.. if they do come over (which may very well happen..) you guys are going with me to bring them out OK! waaahahhahahaha...

And well that's my weekend. I just thank God everything came nicely and that I'm not dead yet from work and fierce bosses. That I wasn't run over by random jeepneys or blown away by volcano eruptions. And for the kindness and hospitality of the folks I've met over in a strange land, and for the goodness of you folks and family back in my own country. :)

One more mango-related pix for the road....

Shumei (seller of Natural Agriculture) signing out

Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

Matthew 7:20 (New International Version)
20. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

Will God’s people suffering from adversity? Hardship? Danger? Illness? Harsh condition?
The answer is: YES.

Then, what is the different? To be God’s people or not?

From Rev (DR) Maak and our Elder Yeoh HH, I think I found the answer…..

Rev (DR) Maak, lose his eyes sight since beginning 2010, this illness had has caused him much inconveniences and discomfort. During the luncheon two weeks ago with Rev (DR) Maak, although he was unable to see, his cheerful heart and positive attitude has given us a wonderful afternoon. Rev (DR) Maak and Mrs. Maak are always in our prayers.
Sunday morning, we meet Rev (DR) Maak again in Church, he shared with us a good new that God has answered our prayers, after an eyes surgery by eyes’ specialists, he has regain his eyes sight. This is a miracle and he is able to move around by himself freely, praise the Lord!

6th June, after sending Bee off from airport, Elder Yoeh left ankles suddenly swelled like a “water melon”; we have to send him to visit Chinese physician on wheel chair.
The next day, he was going to meet Doreen in Hong Kong…Although painful, Elder Yeoh was still cheerful and requests us praying for him. Amazingly, the next day before departure to Hong Kong, his ankles swell subside. Last Sunday, he was able to join in the post connection day bowling competition and enjoy the fun time with us, praise the Lord.

What make God’s people different is we have a mighty & awesome God to fall back in adversity, hardship, danger, illness, and/ or harsh condition.
Our heavenly father answers our prayer without fail and we are able to lives with a joyful, cheerful and positive attitude as we believed that with God, there are mercies and miracles.

Doreen is back, Cheers!!!

Psalm 77:14(New International Version)
You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.

Psalm 18:2(New International Version)
The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Notes from Makati - 2

Can I change my whole brain? :D

Vomitting blood today ...this person very hard to teach... *cough.. cough... gah, blood!!!*

on happier things.. this was.. yesterday. Today totally never eat... *weak*.. which is fine lah, I need a detox from all the frieds I ate yesterday.. and there's always... Milo! and Biscuits!

And room service! :D

Look! Skinny white hand! Disgust!

I went to Hard Rock! that's one down on my list, wahoo!!

What I ate.. didn't get to finish it all... :(

That's a shot .. of SUGAR, with calamansi! Cool huh?

And finally... me. Hi everyone!

Super Memory Seminar (In English)

WHEN: Monday, 21st June 2010
TIME: 7:30 to 10 pm
VENUE: Newton Life Church @ Level 4

FEES: S$20 per participant
For new friends (pre-Christians:) S$10
(inclusive of resource material & refreshment)
Tickets are on sale at the Information Counter outside.

SPEAKER: Mr. Eran Katz is a public speaker and holder of the Israeli Guinness Book of Records for Best Memory Stunt. Eran has run a series of public seminars to help students study better and adult seminar to help adults remember names, faces, events and so on. These seminars are aimed at expanding our brain power. Many major corporations have used Mr. Katz to help employees to develop greater efficiencies and productivity in the office, sales, etc.

Seminar topics will help you in the following:
Remember names and faces to achieve better connection and interaction with people

Remember everything to make a great presentation so that message gets across to people effectively, especially useful for sales.
Deliver eloquent speeches from memory.

Overcome memory blocks and eliminate distraction.
Use simple memory tricks to engage people (especially children), as ice breakers at social gatherings.

Master any foreign language in a month

Small group members please sign up via your SG leader

@ Airport, Bee, Bee’s family & Joyful gang …

Warming Words of reminders and concern from Bee’s mom, dad, sis and gang...

Taking warm breakfast @ AK before bee’s on board.

Bee, our prayers and concern are around you...

We are waiting you to be back with us, serve together, fellowship together and have fun and joyful times together…. Cheers!!!