*cApAcItY*

Just that Sunday itself, it makes me understand what’s really "capacity" and also fully understand the importance and the need of asking God to ENLARGE my capacity! I want to be grow stronger and more able to serve in His Kingdom and service to Him! =)

Isaiah 54:2
Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes.

^a WOWOWOW sunday^

The Sunday !!!

Is really not easy … even from the start when practicing with the musicians for praise, I felt so much to give up cause having no experience in leading praise- I don’t know the cue, I don’t know the flow, I don’t know this and I don’t know that … felt the ‘stress’ immediately!

*on stage ... I sang and did the actions to the best I know how ... "what a mighty God we serve!" and "I love you Jesus deep down in my heart!" =)
Thank God … I managed to sing and endure through the entire praise!
Hmmmm … how did it went then?! Hmmmm … super off keys! =( I totally can't hear the music beat when I sing!

When I came down … just felt my confidence level went zooooooooooom down! I just felt like hiding in the toilet! Just when I tried very hard to forget about it so to focus and get ready for tuition – the next challenging task in my hand ... I walked out and saw this familiar girl sitting beside the dusbin, trying means to dig out what inside! Yes you guess it! Is MISS CHIAM WENNIE! I was like … “Argghhhhhh! God, must everything happened at one time?! Cannot weekly installment?!”

Just when I managed to get her into the hall … she started her own "entertainment" – she beat pple around her, she said sorry, she beat, she said sorry, she pinched, she said sorry, she pinched, she attempt to open teachers’ bags, she untied all my shoes laces, she beat me, she tried flipping my shirt … you name it, she done it! Before I can do anything to “cool” myself … I got to standby for tuition!

The 1^st step is usually the most difficult - after a no-good praise by me, after a ‘war’ with wennie, I totally feel terrible! And the next thing I knew it is that I have to 'force' a smile and go up to stage to teach. Find myself having problem saying, “Boys and Girls, are you ready for lesson time” at introduction … but thank God it got better after that and the lesson turned out well … got good feedback too! PTL!

*the Joy of my Lord is my strength!*

^opportunity^

Usually in JAMs … I will take service segment like cheerleading, announcement or games. Ever did before offering … but was long way back – challenging cause can’t imagine Teacher Yanni being serious on stage and preaching God's Word. *oooops* heehee

Just recently, I was asked whether am I willing to take up tuition – another highlight of JAMs so of course there is a certain level of "pressure" in it. So typical Yanni’s first reply – “I am willing but I scare I can’t do a good job!” But thank God for Sis Santhi who believe in me and encouraged me all the way … so took up the challenge by faith!

Just when I thought everything is “calm” already … I saw this on the service duty roster:
Praise : Yanni

I was like … hmmm did I see wrongly or did Sis Lily typed wrongly ?!?!?!
I double check with Sis Lily … and it was not a mistake! It was another opportunity given to me to come up to the next level.

One thing hit me when I ask Sis Lily can I don’t do it - after listening to all the faith msgs by pastor and cgl (especially during this season), at the end of the day … if we still look at situation with fear, then perhaps we are just allowing the Word to touch and leave us and that we didn’t put our trust in God. So despite of all the fearsssssss I have, I took up the challenge!

F.A.I.T.H - Forsaking All I Trust Him

beauty of SILENCE

Down with fever so was on MC from school for 1 day … then is when I realized the beauty of silence! =)

Looking at the clock from 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm … there was moment of peace in my ear and surrounding – not the case if I am in school at this timings as I will be flooded by children’s talkingssss, children’s shoutingssss and children’s complaintssss! Argghhhhh …

The day before I was on MC … was experiencing headache IN school – for the 1^st time. I guess part of it was cause by the noise created by the children and even the persistent complaints from them. So bad that within seconds, this particular girl can come to you several timessss to complain, “Teacher Yanni, this boy like this”, “Teacher Yanni, this boy like that”, “Teacher Yanni, this boy and that girl like this”, “Teacher Yanni, this boy and that girl like that” etc etc. Trust me, it can really get you ‘crazy’ when they over-complain, especially when you are experiencing headache! Not forgetting in the midst of all this complainssss, there is still noise made by the rest of the children in the class. Despite several times of asking them to reduce their volume or even switching off the classroom’s lights to get their attention (cause tired of shouting) … for the most 5mins they will be still but after which they will be back to square one again!

My point of view- sometimes the children’s noise can numb you – so much so that when the class is super noisy, you can don’t feel anything and carry on with your own stuffs but when a outsider were to walk in, he/she will feel is super unbearable! But still sometimes the noise level can really get you MAD! Just imagine 23 little children talking and talking, shouting and shouting at the same time.

p.r.a.y

Do not pray for easy lives, pray to be stronger men!

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers … pray for powers equal to your task!

cHiLdReN's TaLk (part II)

ps: back by popular demand … haha … just kidding!

sCeNe #1
Jeremie (Australian K2 boy): Teacher! My finger got blood!
*saying it with super ang-moh accent*
Cher Yanni: What happened?
*trying very hard to say it with ang-moh accent*
Jeremie: Say!
*Cher Yanni failed*

(usually when Jeremie can’t understand why we said, he don’t said “huh?” or “sorry?” or even “pardon?” … he will say, “Say!” and then we will repeat until he got us)

Cher Yanni: Oh … What happened to your finger?
Jeremie: I also don’t know
Cher Yanni: Come! Follow me to office, I put plaster for you!
Jeremie: Say!
Cher Yanni: Come!

*after plaster-ing*

Jeremie: Teacher! I can’t work with my finger?
Cher Yanni: Yes you can, Jeremie!
Jeremie: *trying to move his plaster-ed finger* But I feel weird
Cher Yanni: *flipped*

sCeNe #2
*during transition, Gerald was caught running and knocked onto his friend, causing him to fall*

Cher A: Gerald, why did you run?
Gerald: Hmmm … because I scare you scold me.
Cher A: Then why you run so fast and didn’t stop?
Gerald: *ya-ya-papaya tone* Because you never tell me to stop!
Cher A: What?! You mean I need to ask you to stop then you can stop? You should know the school’s rules that you are not supposed to run!
Gerald: I forgot already!
Cher A: How come you cannot remember?
Gerald: Because I am only 5 years old!
Cher A: *flipped*: Then I am going to tell Cher B (senior teacher who most chn afraid of) that you forget the school rules!
Gerald: You want to ask her to do magic on me? *still with his ya-ya-papaya tone*
Cher B *talk logic to Gerald and explaining to him why he can’t run*: … You understand?
Gerald *fear in the face*: y … e … s

*Cher B left*
Cher A: So Gerald, are you happy now?
Gerald *innocent look*: She still didn’t do magic on me what!
Cher A *surrender*: Gerald ……………………………

sCeNe #3
*assembly time*
Nursery boy: *sing very LOUDLY*
We are happy little PIGS, having lots of fun!
Happy little PIGS in school
There are lots of happy things to do
We learn and play together

Cher A: Boy A, PCF song goes this way-
“We are happy little KIDS, having lots of fun!
Happy little KIDS in school
There are lots of happy things to do
We learn and play together

Nursery Boy: Hmmm … so I can’t sing “pigs” lahz?!
Cher A: Of course you no! !