Amazing Grace Batam
Ok...i finally gotten done to blogging(I STILL cannot get used to the word) about the Batam trip, prolly coz theres no one to play dota with at the moment...also,,,coz Juli was too lazy to pass me all the wonderful photos our group took during the camp..i'll have to wait till 27 june for her to get back from the Potato Farm...
Ok...Well...the trip was so amazing (Notice the PUN ^^) i dont really know where to start. Anyways...we all met at harbourfront...Clara wanted me to help out with Logistics so i like arrived 45 min earlier than everyone else...Oh well...at least i managed to get the meal at Macs...Ok...so we all met for breakfast and SET OFF!! Oh...before taht...i managed to get Pokemon adventures 24 on an impulse...and Sudoku for some weird reason i forgot...Oh..by the way...I'm team 2...
Oh ya...About the camp...it was a mission camp for the whole church...we split into 2 villages...the adults in 1 and the youth and the bb boys in the other....so...obviously...i went with the youth side... Our purpose there is to basically bless the community... which translates to we set up a funfair...and actually painted a house and furnished it...ok...My group consists of: Joshua, Our "cher" leader, Julianna with her killer calfs and unfunny jokes, Shu anne, tiff, Pearlyn, Cheng yew, Evers, Reuben, Chris, Nicolas, Anthony, Martin, Matt ( he can do 30 pull ups), Rui jie, Chin Yen, Hubert and of course me....So... off we went...
Well...i cant really rmb the whole trip, but there were highs and lows for everyone.. The first day wasnt much...we arrived there in the afternoon, had a service...then went to see our hotel..."sky view hotel it was called"...Sighs...its more of a motel actually...theres like ZERO facilities...and theres not even a roof access where you can view the sky...So..the funny thing was...guys is 5 pple in 1 room...while girls its 3 to 1 room....Funny huh...their like much smaller than us and they can have lesser pple in a room...shld be the other way round -.-...anyways... we only had like 2 single beds for all of us...so we just joined them like i did during sec 3 OEP, and all 5 of us can squeeze in liao...
Of course...i started playing all the mind games i learnt during the BINTAN WOW... really got them cracking their heads...Cedric took like 2 days to figure out the number game... boy was it hilarious....ALso...we played Tee's Tong ka/ bom chi game...dont really know the real name of it...heh...was super fun sia...also got the ice breaking....
Second day was more fun....we had the fun fair ^^...so...on the way there...it started RAINING....OMNIGOSH!!! How to have a fun fair like that.... so we PRayed and Prayed...and Prayed somemore....And God stopped the rain...Although it still drizzled a bit here and there... the rain actually helped to cool the place off... Amazing huh...Also...at that time...Nana suddenly had rashes... so had to be send back to join the adults where the medication is...also...our vans just SO happened to get mixed up...and it was sooo messy...Like clara said...COINCIDENCE?...its more like spiritual warfare man...so we used our most lethal weapon...we PRAYED!!! And it is effective...the rain slowed down...we sorted out the problem with the vans..AND clara actually managed to organize the whole fun fair by herself...smart girl..heh..we set up the fun fair with nary a hitch... man ...the kids there really were hyper... i mean..they seem so happy just like seeing us there...they even made a game out of the water bottles we threw away....so..we set up everything... got down and dirty in the mud...helped transport those 25kg bags of rice...packed everything nicely...and at 2, the fun fair started....Well...me and Matt were put in charge of FOOD Distribution...man...you can NEVER find such efficient and hardworking people anywhere else...before the fair even started..there was a queue of people....so...me and matt used our superior strengh...and 5 minutes later..they were all gone ^^... Effciency at its max if i say so myself..in some circles...they call us Flash...So...those people who unjustly accuse us of that vile term of "slackers", just know that its because we are fast and efficient ^^....yeah...so basically...we juz talked the afternoon...and periodically gave out the food when people came... Well...the thing that struck me th most was the joy in some of their faces...i mean...its not as if we gave them expensive stuff...a few packets of instant noodle...sugar...rice...cheap stuff...prolly wont add up to more than 5 bucks each... but then...they were grateful...and i think that by doing this...we are making a bigger impact than we think...And...its really the simple things in life that we can do to make another person's life a better one...
Well...after the fun fair...we all went for dinner...Well....before dinner came..we played our stoopid games again ^^...super fun..and it really gelled our group together...glad to see the bb people and our church people can mix together in the short period we had...Well...Animal game...Polar bear...Tong ka...it all served to make us more of a group....So...dinner came...and boy was it good... heh..i was sitting at the girls tables...so..more food for me ^^...anyways.. Nicholas...i CANnot believe the SHEER amount of food he can put away..."Feeding a Famine" i would call it...i have no idea how his mum feeds him...5 PLATES OF RICe,....and THATS AFTER 4 BOXES DURING LUNCH...stupendous i must say...so...after that..we went to the bible skool for activities...
Well...we started out with singsperation...then got our camp commandant give his nice talk...then just played really stoopid games lol...we went out...and played double whacko...well...i must say...that game wasnt really as fun as it could be..this was because some of the guys were picking on Reuben..on a serious note..i believed i shld have stood up for him right there and then...but then i was just so blinded by the fun that i totally missed just how much hurt he was going through..it was only until he walked off then i finally realised...sighs...anyways...we played finished our game...good thing Josh lee went to talk to him...i think it really helped him...Wel...later when we went back to the hotel...i talked to him...heard him out...and just helped him through it...ok...i guess this is what Christians do... we help people... anyways...during reflections at night..we brought it up...and i guess the guys realised the mistakes that they made...one of them apologised...and i think that brought that incident to a close...
The next day...we woke up late...and after breakfast...off we went to the other village..this time..we are gonna build tables and paint the walls...well...i volunteered to build the tables even though i didnt go for the training lol...and boy... its quite easy to pick up ^^...so...i finished 1 table...left it to dry..then started to help Maxine lacquer the top of the door since she couldnt reach,,,(Short girl)... so basically thats wad we did the whole day...sounds short...but building tables really take quite a long time...coz gotta sand paper and file the thing too...heh...during that time..i played the slapping game with cedric... One word of advice...NEVER play any game which involves hitting with a polo player...MAN he hits hard....i could tell he was enjoynig that...ANyways...by the end of it...both our hands were all red... Anyways,..,dinner time again ^^...some more fun games..and this time..all of us joined in..not just my table.....Polar bear...Tong ka...so much fun...sad thing the food came lol...it was how fun...after that had another seesion at the bible school...this time after the stoopid games 'cher came up with...we had serious reflection...Ha...at nite also had reflections again..and this time..i guess it was more upbeat...
The real highlight of the camp was after everything...on the last night..for some unknown reason...i found myself lookin for cedric..then found out that he was in the prayer meeting..so i dunno why..but i went to join them...lol...the funny thing was...i went there...and Joel just passed me the guitar for SOME reason...and i played lol....oh...i cant describe that night...the whole room was FILLED with HIS Presence...it was just so amazing...i just played...and prayed...such an enriching experience..im sure everyone who was there has their own sotry to tell...that time was what difining moments are made of....i guess God lead me to that place for that reason...even though i never planned it...
Well...prayer session ended...and thus feeling strangly energised...i wandered around....at the bottom floor..i saw people playing Murderer...so i went to join them ^^.... Heh..Cedric and Eucks (I call Euclid that now ^^) came and joined...funny thing was...cheryl was the only girl there.....oh well...the game was super funny...coz when i was murderer...Dan guess i was coz i was STRANGELY quiet... heh...never play this sorta game with people who have known you for 17 years...oh well...when Cedric was the murderer...the first person he killed was ME..so obvious... im kinda surprised people didnt take that as a clue....sighs....after that... we just wandered around somemore...eventually...bout 3.30..i went back to the room to go sleep...
Next day woke up with panda eyes...morning was just stoning...went back to church for service...for some reason..God became so present at that worship...i nearly broke.. right there and then...man...i never wanted that moment to end...after that... we had the msg...and lunch...was fun sia...was talkin to raj about serious stuff..then played with him the Bang Bang game...took some time for him and his fren to get it lol... after that... went back to the hall for the final debreif...me and cedric played the slapping game again...i still had my battle scars from the previous time... for some reason...everyone else also started playing lol...after a while...i played with Juli...man for a girl..she slaps hard... my hand was super red sia...after that..played with 'cher...bad choice man...he seriously WHACKED me... lol..after that..josh/ cher went to play with joel REALLY bad choice...he had to like stop playing after only 2 hits...thats how hard joel whacks...DONT mess with him lol.... after that we went to the harbour...for some reason..we started to CAM WHORE lol... like seriously...i'll post up the pics once i get them...me and Anthony were like acting cute all the way...of course..this was all Juli's idea...heh...oh...i forgot to mention about her killa calfs.... ok...Juls has SCARY calfs....slim but SUPER defined....its bordering on guydom...oh..i forgot to mention that shes really a guy =p...i mean..wanting a SIX PACK??? ha...the whole trip..we were all obsessing about killa calfs...and all the exercises related to it we can do to get them lol..esp DK and Tian yi....
Boarded the boat...and started playing stoopid games on the boat again lol.... i guess we really made a lot of noise...and SOOO fun...we really clicked together as a team....
ok....its seriously getting late...i better go sleep lol...tmr prolly cannot wake up..anyways....i'll post up all the nice pics once i get them..around the 27th....NITES
RYan
Ok...Well...the trip was so amazing (Notice the PUN ^^) i dont really know where to start. Anyways...we all met at harbourfront...Clara wanted me to help out with Logistics so i like arrived 45 min earlier than everyone else...Oh well...at least i managed to get the meal at Macs...Ok...so we all met for breakfast and SET OFF!! Oh...before taht...i managed to get Pokemon adventures 24 on an impulse...and Sudoku for some weird reason i forgot...Oh..by the way...I'm team 2...
Oh ya...About the camp...it was a mission camp for the whole church...we split into 2 villages...the adults in 1 and the youth and the bb boys in the other....so...obviously...i went with the youth side... Our purpose there is to basically bless the community... which translates to we set up a funfair...and actually painted a house and furnished it...ok...My group consists of: Joshua, Our "cher" leader, Julianna with her killer calfs and unfunny jokes, Shu anne, tiff, Pearlyn, Cheng yew, Evers, Reuben, Chris, Nicolas, Anthony, Martin, Matt ( he can do 30 pull ups), Rui jie, Chin Yen, Hubert and of course me....So... off we went...
Well...i cant really rmb the whole trip, but there were highs and lows for everyone.. The first day wasnt much...we arrived there in the afternoon, had a service...then went to see our hotel..."sky view hotel it was called"...Sighs...its more of a motel actually...theres like ZERO facilities...and theres not even a roof access where you can view the sky...So..the funny thing was...guys is 5 pple in 1 room...while girls its 3 to 1 room....Funny huh...their like much smaller than us and they can have lesser pple in a room...shld be the other way round -.-...anyways... we only had like 2 single beds for all of us...so we just joined them like i did during sec 3 OEP, and all 5 of us can squeeze in liao...
Of course...i started playing all the mind games i learnt during the BINTAN WOW... really got them cracking their heads...Cedric took like 2 days to figure out the number game... boy was it hilarious....ALso...we played Tee's Tong ka/ bom chi game...dont really know the real name of it...heh...was super fun sia...also got the ice breaking....
Second day was more fun....we had the fun fair ^^...so...on the way there...it started RAINING....OMNIGOSH!!! How to have a fun fair like that.... so we PRayed and Prayed...and Prayed somemore....And God stopped the rain...Although it still drizzled a bit here and there... the rain actually helped to cool the place off... Amazing huh...Also...at that time...Nana suddenly had rashes... so had to be send back to join the adults where the medication is...also...our vans just SO happened to get mixed up...and it was sooo messy...Like clara said...COINCIDENCE?...its more like spiritual warfare man...so we used our most lethal weapon...we PRAYED!!! And it is effective...the rain slowed down...we sorted out the problem with the vans..AND clara actually managed to organize the whole fun fair by herself...smart girl..heh..we set up the fun fair with nary a hitch... man ...the kids there really were hyper... i mean..they seem so happy just like seeing us there...they even made a game out of the water bottles we threw away....so..we set up everything... got down and dirty in the mud...helped transport those 25kg bags of rice...packed everything nicely...and at 2, the fun fair started....Well...me and Matt were put in charge of FOOD Distribution...man...you can NEVER find such efficient and hardworking people anywhere else...before the fair even started..there was a queue of people....so...me and matt used our superior strengh...and 5 minutes later..they were all gone ^^... Effciency at its max if i say so myself..in some circles...they call us Flash...So...those people who unjustly accuse us of that vile term of "slackers", just know that its because we are fast and efficient ^^....yeah...so basically...we juz talked the afternoon...and periodically gave out the food when people came... Well...the thing that struck me th most was the joy in some of their faces...i mean...its not as if we gave them expensive stuff...a few packets of instant noodle...sugar...rice...cheap stuff...prolly wont add up to more than 5 bucks each... but then...they were grateful...and i think that by doing this...we are making a bigger impact than we think...And...its really the simple things in life that we can do to make another person's life a better one...
Well...after the fun fair...we all went for dinner...Well....before dinner came..we played our stoopid games again ^^...super fun..and it really gelled our group together...glad to see the bb people and our church people can mix together in the short period we had...Well...Animal game...Polar bear...Tong ka...it all served to make us more of a group....So...dinner came...and boy was it good... heh..i was sitting at the girls tables...so..more food for me ^^...anyways.. Nicholas...i CANnot believe the SHEER amount of food he can put away..."Feeding a Famine" i would call it...i have no idea how his mum feeds him...5 PLATES OF RICe,....and THATS AFTER 4 BOXES DURING LUNCH...stupendous i must say...so...after that..we went to the bible skool for activities...
Well...we started out with singsperation...then got our camp commandant give his nice talk...then just played really stoopid games lol...we went out...and played double whacko...well...i must say...that game wasnt really as fun as it could be..this was because some of the guys were picking on Reuben..on a serious note..i believed i shld have stood up for him right there and then...but then i was just so blinded by the fun that i totally missed just how much hurt he was going through..it was only until he walked off then i finally realised...sighs...anyways...we played finished our game...good thing Josh lee went to talk to him...i think it really helped him...Wel...later when we went back to the hotel...i talked to him...heard him out...and just helped him through it...ok...i guess this is what Christians do... we help people... anyways...during reflections at night..we brought it up...and i guess the guys realised the mistakes that they made...one of them apologised...and i think that brought that incident to a close...
The next day...we woke up late...and after breakfast...off we went to the other village..this time..we are gonna build tables and paint the walls...well...i volunteered to build the tables even though i didnt go for the training lol...and boy... its quite easy to pick up ^^...so...i finished 1 table...left it to dry..then started to help Maxine lacquer the top of the door since she couldnt reach,,,(Short girl)... so basically thats wad we did the whole day...sounds short...but building tables really take quite a long time...coz gotta sand paper and file the thing too...heh...during that time..i played the slapping game with cedric... One word of advice...NEVER play any game which involves hitting with a polo player...MAN he hits hard....i could tell he was enjoynig that...ANyways...by the end of it...both our hands were all red... Anyways,..,dinner time again ^^...some more fun games..and this time..all of us joined in..not just my table.....Polar bear...Tong ka...so much fun...sad thing the food came lol...it was how fun...after that had another seesion at the bible school...this time after the stoopid games 'cher came up with...we had serious reflection...Ha...at nite also had reflections again..and this time..i guess it was more upbeat...
The real highlight of the camp was after everything...on the last night..for some unknown reason...i found myself lookin for cedric..then found out that he was in the prayer meeting..so i dunno why..but i went to join them...lol...the funny thing was...i went there...and Joel just passed me the guitar for SOME reason...and i played lol....oh...i cant describe that night...the whole room was FILLED with HIS Presence...it was just so amazing...i just played...and prayed...such an enriching experience..im sure everyone who was there has their own sotry to tell...that time was what difining moments are made of....i guess God lead me to that place for that reason...even though i never planned it...
Well...prayer session ended...and thus feeling strangly energised...i wandered around....at the bottom floor..i saw people playing Murderer...so i went to join them ^^.... Heh..Cedric and Eucks (I call Euclid that now ^^) came and joined...funny thing was...cheryl was the only girl there.....oh well...the game was super funny...coz when i was murderer...Dan guess i was coz i was STRANGELY quiet... heh...never play this sorta game with people who have known you for 17 years...oh well...when Cedric was the murderer...the first person he killed was ME..so obvious... im kinda surprised people didnt take that as a clue....sighs....after that... we just wandered around somemore...eventually...bout 3.30..i went back to the room to go sleep...
Next day woke up with panda eyes...morning was just stoning...went back to church for service...for some reason..God became so present at that worship...i nearly broke.. right there and then...man...i never wanted that moment to end...after that... we had the msg...and lunch...was fun sia...was talkin to raj about serious stuff..then played with him the Bang Bang game...took some time for him and his fren to get it lol... after that... went back to the hall for the final debreif...me and cedric played the slapping game again...i still had my battle scars from the previous time... for some reason...everyone else also started playing lol...after a while...i played with Juli...man for a girl..she slaps hard... my hand was super red sia...after that..played with 'cher...bad choice man...he seriously WHACKED me... lol..after that..josh/ cher went to play with joel REALLY bad choice...he had to like stop playing after only 2 hits...thats how hard joel whacks...DONT mess with him lol.... after that we went to the harbour...for some reason..we started to CAM WHORE lol... like seriously...i'll post up the pics once i get them...me and Anthony were like acting cute all the way...of course..this was all Juli's idea...heh...oh...i forgot to mention about her killa calfs.... ok...Juls has SCARY calfs....slim but SUPER defined....its bordering on guydom...oh..i forgot to mention that shes really a guy =p...i mean..wanting a SIX PACK??? ha...the whole trip..we were all obsessing about killa calfs...and all the exercises related to it we can do to get them lol..esp DK and Tian yi....
Boarded the boat...and started playing stoopid games on the boat again lol.... i guess we really made a lot of noise...and SOOO fun...we really clicked together as a team....
ok....its seriously getting late...i better go sleep lol...tmr prolly cannot wake up..anyways....i'll post up all the nice pics once i get them..around the 27th....NITES
RYan
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