Chingay was such a great event! Made many new friends, discovered alot of things about myself including my ability to put a smile on people's face. LOL. Group 1-1 totally rocks la. Although we are a group that is made up of different ages and different school yet the common goal of doing volunteerism made us quite bonded as a group. These 2 days has been quite fulfiling even though we do not get paid for it. The experience is one that riches cannot buy! I shall write down more about how I felt about the entire event next time. Shall go and take a nap too.

Anyway church sermon was damn good today. One thing I brought home today is the fact that Jesus was never poor during his walk on earth, because If I serve a poor God then I would be stucked in the circle of poverty. But my God is the creator of Heaven and Earth, all the riches of the earth, therefore, we will never be poor when we have Him in our life!

2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Romans 8:38-39

Too many goals yet equal amount of distractions with limited time. God please help me to stay focus and set my mind towards the goal in which I am called heavenward.

True love happens when we are not looking for it. For now, it will just be me, my basketball and my running shoes. Happy Valentine's Day.

Matthew 18:3-4
And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Been a tiring day today! But group was really fun to be with. Movie was terrible though. Made a bad decision. Next week will be a different week with many people leaving (ORD-ing). Hopefully Chinese New Year won't be too boring.

It feels good to be back in NJ. It feels just good to be able to breathe in air that is not of the military surroundings. The orientation indeed brought back nostalgic memories of the time when I was an OGL. Really miss those days. To be able to enjoy a good game of basketball with the people that I enjoy being with. And to lie down on the field and do nothing except to stare at the open sky and marvel at God's creation. Sometimes leading a simple life can be meaningful as well.

You need to come to God in faith and confidence when you pray. “But what if I don’t feel worthy?” you may ask. You are not blessed because you are good. Rather, you are blessed because God is good. Jesus sympathizes with your many weaknesses and understands the pressures of life that you go through every single day. His throne is a throne of grace, not a throne of judgment. His throne is a throne of giving, and only one attitude is required: an attitude of faith that believes that God is, God can, and that He loves you enough; so much so that, according to His will, He will do it. You serve a good God.

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Heb. 4:16).