I long to have Your heart, placed in me everyday

I long for

I long for You, O Lord

tImE wAiT fOr No OnE

Few weeks back I celebrated my birthday! =)
So scary, times realllllllllllllly files … I am already 2x years young!

Same like every years, I’m not expecting great bdae presents or surprises but rather who I will celebrate with & who actually remembers. (if you didn’t sms to wish … go REPENT! Haha!)

My celebration this year started with my JAMs kakis & Miss Lau. More than just the surprises (@ the carpark after movie, from 4 kakis then the rest came) … I am more happy to see almost all my kakis came despite their busy schedules.

to ALL my beloved kakis + Miss Lau : thanks for everything that night! Just by being there, it really made my birthday more completed. And not forgetting the big $$$ sacrifices you guys made!

Next was a simple dinner with my biblestudy group’s kakis, even my two Da-Jies was there. They actually planned a pleasant surprise– for my cake to be wheeled out on the sushi belt but miscommunication so I actually saw the manager sneaked out strangely.
Then was with my cg members … received a “I know what is it” present! So interesting, before I even open the present, I already knew what it is, exactly. You know why?! Muahahahaha! Cause I name what I wanted (they asked me to so not thick-skinned hor. hee!) and even I went to choose myself!

to ALL my great cg members … Xie Xie Ni Men! =) Always loved by you guys!

Lastly was with my beloved friends from e322 … seriously speaking, don’t know why, even before my bdae, I already have the idea of spending it with my close friends from e322 (maybe miss them too much. Heehee!). I was with some of them @ Changi Airport for a simple dinner. Appreciated their thoughts & efforts. Not forgetting the blessings Miss Lau, Yajing & Shihui gave. Thanks ladies! Thanks all!

Hmmmm… what are FRIENDS to you? Do you think FRIENDS are important? How important are FRIENDS to you? =) Treasure EVERYONE of them, dont ever take them for granted wor!

AmAzInG

Yeah! I cleared all my pledges to God! =)

So excited to share this - When I first pledged all the amounts for the 6mths Building Fund, I was still working in PCF Kindergarten where my pay was stable so everything was ok (for the first two months) until I changed to a new kindergarten where my pay is lower, much lower. And the last 4mths was a rather a struggle.

Especially for the last 2mths it wasn't that easy ... even terrible devil came to disturb me with a thought - “is ok! no need to fulfill all. you got excuse not to fulfill. just wait for pastor to release and you be fine.”

BUT I didn’t accept that … I kept telling myself that it is a pledge I made towards God, I don't want to break it. I want to fulfill it no matter how tough it may be.

With my ‘new pay’ – half of it go into building fund then plus other commitments like hp bill, insurance premium, my daily expenses etc, I actually don’t left much but was I in lack?
The answer is … … … … NOT AT ALL!

For the last 4mths, not only was I not in lack … I even had more than enough! Really thank God for all the blessings that came along the way! Looking forward for the next opportunity that I can give to Him! God will never shortchange us when we give!

pRaYeRs WoRks

Holiday Science Camp
Together with one of my colleagues, we organized a two-days Science Camp during the first week of holiday.

Per child’s #1xx which includes breakfast, snack, lunch, transport fees, excursion to Sentosa’s Butterfly Park etc. For the 1^st time we did something like this in school, we received quite good response of 11 children. No doubt is tiring but is all worth it when the children enjoyed & benefited from the camp.

Blessings from God – our trip to Butterfly Park, my colleague & I were hesitating should we or should we not hire a tour guide (eventhough the children will get a free activity sheet but it will cost much $). In the end, we decided not and went ahead with our tour. Is so amazing, halfway through our tour, there was this tour guide who came to us and after short conversation, he offered us a short FREE guide. Haha! He even went the extra mile to get us this “special aroma thingy” to attract butterflies nearer to give the children a upclose experiences. Not only him, there was this cleaner auntie who offer us great upclose experiences too- not once, not twice but quite many times, she will opened up “cages” to let the children feel the different insects. And can you imagine … all this are FREE! =)

Another amazing about this camp – it acted as a extra income for me. Whatever we “earned” from this camp was divided equally between my colleague & I. My principal was nice, not only was she concerned whether will we earn much after all the hard works, she also rejected when we wanted to pay some to the school.

All in all … in two days, ~10hours … I earned myself $3xx. Praise God for the extra income that came just on time! =)

eNd Of ScHoOl TeRm 2

Last 2 weeks of term 2 was suuuuuuuuper busy … on top of the daily’s school works, I still need to prepare for Parent-Teacher Meeting, compile K1 & K2 worksheets, write K1 & K2 report books and prepare materials for Science Camp. All in all, thank God for His strength & grace to finish all on time!

Parent-Teacher Meeting (PTM)
My prayer requests on my cg’s prayer list … 1) PTM to be a success. 2) wisdom & favor when I talk to parents.

Though talking to parents in “PTM-mode”, I had experienced it in PCF kindergarten but still I was super afraid & nervous for this PTM as new school = new parents. Towards this new kindergarten’s parents, I’m not so confident as most of them are highly-educated and can have high expectations. I don’t know what to expect for PTM.

Praise the Lord! God answered my prayers! The two Saturdays of PTM was a great success! I also received good comments from parents too! =)

cHeCk It OuT

This few days/weeks been busy, exciting & great! In the next few blog entries (go upward), you will get to see the "happening" event that took place! =)