Gracie's B-day Lunch

Here's yours truly again.

Yesterday, we had a delightful carnivorous session only slightly countered by the civilized demeanour suggested by the use of cutlery (quickly disposed by me when it came to the difficult chicken).

Yes, we were at Tony Roma's, and the lunch was marked by 4 special items (or appearances) : Grace our birthday angel's birthday remembered, an encouraging crowd of 15 people (whoa! =) ), 2 newcomers and a brief but succinct cell evaluation.

The yummy Family Fest shared by Benson, Jade and me (Can that is).Notice the skinning of the chicken in motion.

Here's the beautiful perpetuator...

Heheheh, though I wasn't sitting at their side of the world, I can safely infer that Father XB was in the midst of telling a possibly cold and probably funny joke to his brood of eager audiences. Amazing that it turned out that XB and JY knows Andy and Sherleen all the way from secondary school and NUS! This is serendipity that would have made the now-defunct SDU proud...

Haha, G&K, unbeknowest to each other, were actually doing mirror images of pensively nibbling on the corn on sticks. I couldn't resist but insist upon taking a picture of this human version of a pair of feathered lovebirds and here we have an artful pose with the pierced corns.

Grace getting ready to blow out the candles on her cheesecake. This was after Mike made her pose for a hundred glam shots whilst the candles were burning! Heh..

As usual, I forgot to take many pictures, but this is forgivable considering that Mike brought his gargantuan aperture which Benson nearly walked off with after the lunch. We can now await the uploading of the pictures by Mike after he has done his customary photoshopping to remove facial blemishes (which includes grimaces instead of smiles).

Till then!

Manda's place and Wii!!!

It was a thoroughly enjoyable lazy afternoon at manda's. I didn't take many photos, being caught up with the games myself. Here is evidence, though, of manda shirking in a corner to guffaw in delight at the unfortunate gamers..hehe.



This is the amazing giraffe from Korea which would put the hardest punk rocker to shame. Man I need a video to demonstrate what I mean..

Us enjoying durians. Realize that it is always provided by Mikey. I remember this bbq we had at zhaoli's sister's condo. We weren't spared from the mouth-watering durian either. If only Trigger were there to beg us with his mask of sad eyes...(by the way, when I place a durian seed with flesh near Peb's nose, she would repel as if jolted by an electrical current. She is an ang-moh cat).

The spoils of war....

Hmmm...can't really remember what game Mike is playing here with such grouchiness. It may have been the zombie game.

Ditto with Benson. He looks exhausted...

If you would remember this delightfully nostalgic Mario racing game. We don't need much creativity these days. We just need to transpose old games to new technology and sell them at triple the price! Green Dino and Angry Kong were our chosen characters and who can forget my drunken driving, making poor cute Dino bump senselessly from one wall to another.

Any more pics from the occasion anyone?

A park outing

This blog is still alive. Yea, decided to check back

Anyway, here are some pix we took during the Labrador Park outing that some of us were down for. It was a Grace 2 group community outing but we went ahead nonetheless. Hah. Do enjoy and if got any photos need place to post or anything, can always refer back to this blog :)

3 girls posing


Kevin receiving prize - we won for some treasure hunt thing

That's our team with some other members (where's mike?)


That's us stoning/nua-ing away for bulk of the time!

Paintball/go-kart/seafood shd be our next activity. Anybody welcome to sms me (Benson) details so I know the options available.

Arthur, Jade & Zhaoli Birthday Celebration

It was a night of celebration for the two birthday boys and one girl at Club 211 located in Holland Village shopping centre. Quite a number of us were down, but it was a pity that a few others weren't able to join us.

But fret not. Because if what was discussed that night materialized, we would be having a paint ball session soon!! Also was mentioned was a possible mission trip that will be discussed in further details in the coming cell session.

Altogether it was a night of good food and fellowship.

Are you Jesus?

Guys, came across this in rbc.org "Our Daily Bread" section. Just want to share with you guys.

The story is told of a Christian who was home on furlough from serving in the armed forces. He was rushing to catch his train when he ran into a fruit stand on the station platform, knocking most of the piled-up apples to the ground.

The young boy who operated the stand tried to pick up his scattered fruit but was having difficulty. The apologetic serviceman put down his luggage and started collecting the apples. He polished each one with his handkerchief and put it back on the counter. So impressed was the boy that he asked gratefully, “Soldier, are you Jesus?” With a smile the soldier replied, “No, but I’m trying to be like Him.”

Sometimes, as we hurry about our own responsibilities, we become too busy to care about other people. But we must remember that Jesus urges us to show kindness and concern for our fellow travelers. He set the example for us in John 13 by being a servant. We need to take the time to be helpful also.

Would anyone ask of us, “Are you Jesus?” And could we honestly respond, “No, I’m not Jesus, but I’m trying to be like Him”? Christlike kindness can open the door for a heart-touching testimony.

Nothing is more attractive than being like Jesus

CNY gathering

It's a BBQ actually. We came up with the following details during cell and more info will follow as things get confirmed. For now, here are the details:

Event: CNY BBQ
Date: 11th February 2008 (Monday)
Time: TBC
Venue: Jade's House (BBQ by the romantic pool)
How to get there: Details coming in soon

A New Start

Last Saturday, a few of us gathered in Grace 1 for the first cell meeting of 2008. During one of our discussion that Mike was leading, we shared what we would like to accomplish in this new year that would aid us in our Christian walk. Or quite simply, we shared our spiritual resolutions.

Some of us shared that we would like to dedicate time aside to read more into God's word, either through reading the accumulated pile of christian books or simply to spend more time reading the bible. Other sharings include to have an enriched prayer life and to read up more on church history.

We may all be excited in making resolutions at the start of a new year as it represents a fresh start. However, we must have the motivation to carry our resolutions through the whole 365 days and possibly way beyond. And when we talk about spiritual resolutions, it is all the more important. Sometimes sharing your spiritual resolution(s) helps as there exists a form of accountability which also serves to remind us of our own resolutions throughout the year.

In this new year, let us be a source of encouragement to one another.
Anything article that inspires you?
Anything experience to share?
Let's share them here in this blog.

-Benson-