a ragamuffin's journey

christmas with corrinne may

2006-12-17T02:56:00.000+08:00

yes! another sold-out performance, and another long queue of getting her autograph. She sang the songs from her latest xmas album, but she belt out other xmas songs she wrote which were heard by the audience for the first time, but not found in the album. In general, beautiful!

concert flyer

long long queue...

the sign ...

got my snapshot with corrinne ... hahahaha! (that is, after two hours of queueing up ...)

Interestingly, this is probably the only singapore scenario I've seen where the autograph session was so orderly, that people are so willing to queue patiently for at least 2 hours, and not heard of a word of complaint.

maslius

2006-12-14T01:57:00.000+08:00

His name is maslius ... as what he has told me. An orphan from Nias, he is residing in besteda orphanage. Either one or both of his parents are missing or have died during the asian tsunami in 2004. He caught my eyes when he sang during the Nias Christmas Celebration service on 9 Dec 2006. His eyes and facial expressions were very sad when they were singing a song dedicated to their parents who were lost, dead. The song got the whole congregation to break into tears.

At least I know, he still has a father ... the Heavenly Father, to watch over him, to father him.

doulos

2006-12-07T12:11:00.000+08:00

Dolous came to Singapore and opened itself to the public from 10 - 19 Nov 2006, besides the new VivoCity. Didn't get what I want, because all my money were loaned to Simon to buy his Christmas present for his cell kids - 16 copies of "prayer of jabez for teens" at S$4 each. Nonetheless, it was fun going aboard as it had been many years since I last stepped onto it.

christmas

2006-11-10T00:14:00.000+08:00

christmas is coming to town ....

blueberry cheesecake and monster burger

2006-08-21T12:32:00.000+08:00

Last Friday evening, I was on my way to the psycho lecture at prinsep street when I bumped into dori who was inside the koco cafe (opposite the new nafa campus) waiting for her friends. She began to rave about the blueberry cheesecake (koco's famous product) and that's it ... I was stuck there for a while, savouring their zao-pai-cai (their signboard dish), and the slurrpy yummy fattening monster burger which has succulent and oily PORK BEACONS !!!! (Dori doesn't like to eat PORK because she loves piggy ... hahaha).

The photos don't look so tempting, but just pop by that koco cafe, which is at sunshine plaza (bencoolen street, facing the new NAFA campus) and give it a shot. Go early before their cakes are sold out.

See that layer of blueberry ? (no, and it's not the stuff that comes out from your an*s and makes the grass grows green).

See the design? Too nice to eat le ..

MONSTER BURGER!!! BURRRRP.

ok, so my shooting skills sucks big time ... but who cares ... hahaha

the p6/s1 cg kids

2006-06-20T01:39:00.000+08:00

Just some of the kids from my Primary 6/Sec 1 cell group. All I can say is that, they are learning and growing ... and I believe that one day, they will become the soldiers whom God has created them to be, for His purpose and glory.

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That's jianquan ... snoring away during sermon

nicholas with his junior, kai ern.

caleb soh

sentosa

2006-04-05T22:46:00.000+08:00

Hmmm, couldn't make up my mind ... which way shall I take? The left or the right? ....

The pics were taken in January this year after I decided to make the visit as regular as I can ... to get away from the mainland and spend some time in solitude with God ... and to get some tanning, of course. That day, the weather was kind of wet and I was hiding at Bora Bora Beach Bar at the Palawan Beach. With all the jazz music being played off from their PC, I actually found it quite a nice place to hang around, with a price to pay, of course. :P

Sunset @ Sentosa ... taken this shot outside the Beach Carpark, situated between Palawan and Siloso Beach. I love sunset scenes ... reminds me of the beauty of the Holy One.

burrrrrrrrrrrrp

2006-01-05T10:06:00.000+08:00

Hmmm, yummy! Tim sum in Taiping looks appetising to me.

Hawker food near Gurney Drive for dinner. Under the dim street lighting, never mind if you can't see what's in the bowl, just give thanks to the Lord, gobble them up and enjoy.

snorxxx

2005-11-28T15:03:00.000+08:00

SNOOORRZZZZZZZZZZZ.....

Jian Quan slept openly right before the preacher during the youth service 2 Saturdays ago. Poked him few times also could not wake him out from the la-la-land. Thankfully, he didn't snore otherwise Ps Bee who was sitting just in front of him could have turned her head around.

On the other hand, just look at him .... awwwwwwwwwww... ain't he cuteeeeeeeeee and sweeeeeeeeeeet? Hahahahaha. :P

girl and crane

2005-11-10T13:39:00.000+08:00

This monument in Hiroshima was dedicated in memory of all the children who died as a result of the atomic bombing in 1945. But it also represents the voice from all the children around the world pleading for peace, for love, for hope and a future.

white hair

2005-10-24T00:52:00.000+08:00

Albert was pretty bored after the Sunday service. Plucked out few strands of white hair from my head at the school's corridor and showed them to me. It was kind of scary for me sctually... to see the white hair is as if I'm seeing myself with not much days left to live for. Made me felt like a super old man who really needed an umbrella and Tongkat Ali. :P

city hall

2005-08-01T00:38:00.000+08:00

Yeah, the photo looks crappy becos I was using the cam on my HP. That's City Hall decorated for the National Day Parade which will be held on 9 August 2005... 40 years of Independence ... 40 years which demonstrated God's faithfulness and blessings in this country.

youth meeting

2005-06-12T00:36:00.000+08:00

youth meeting in a village in Shan State, Myanmar. Uncle Richard's work in the house is bearing fruits!

whoopieeee

2005-04-20T02:22:00.000+08:00

... just don't crash and damage the suv.

pinky piggy

2005-04-01T01:59:00.000+08:00

Taken this in Eva's car while a group of us were on our way to TTSH visiting Ezekiel's mom on 27 Feb 05. Ain't this pinky piggy cute ? It's actually a tissue-box-holder piggy but if you feed it with some spongy stuff into its cavity, it works like a stuff toy very well too. Galv and Dori will love this one too.

the library

2005-03-26T09:57:00.000+08:00

Taken with the O2 xda mini. Looks kind of fuzzy when using this xda for night shoots. Anyway, the new National Library building looked so towering and magnificent.

journey

2005-03-15T00:54:00.000+08:00

It's a long long journey
Till I find my way home to You
- Journey by Corrinne May

steel bridge

2005-03-04T03:08:00.000+08:00

Taken during my Fever100 trip to Myanmar. I and the youth mission team members were on our return trip from Lashio going down to Mandalay. This single-lane steel bridge near the Hsipaw outpost is about 150m in length. Vehicles at the other end will have to wait for us and other vehicles behind us to finish crossing before they could use. Should not be a problem for pedestrains to walk on the bridge, but just pray hard that you wouldn't get knocked down by any vehicles.

It's old but still very hardy and rugged .. doesn't look as if it will give way anytime soon and collapse into the river below it.

raindrops

2005-03-01T13:53:00.000+08:00

saved

2005-02-28T00:11:00.000+08:00

See that kid ? safe in his father's arms. "You dare to bully me?" He said. Nobody dares because his dad is protecting him.
And that's how much the heavenly Dad would do the same for you ... and even more.

lamp

2005-02-26T04:15:00.000+08:00

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path" - Psalms 119:105

memories

2005-02-25T01:38:00.000+08:00

Taken on 31 March 2004 ... the last day for the National Library building @ Stamford Road to be operational. This grand dame which was officially opened on 12 Nov 1960, had since been demolished and made way for the new Singapore Management University. Sad to see this building go because it used to be my hideout during my primary and secondary school days.. where I used to work as a Library Technician for a short period of time. The most memorable "building fixture" was the Schindler's Lift which was only used by the staff - it was as old as the building, it broke down quite frequently. Once you stepped in there and the door was closed, you felt as if you were going to be trapped inside it for eternality.

Very soon, the new National Library building at Victoria Street (a stone throw from the old location) will be opened - more advanced, high tech and sophisticated - getting ready to serve the new generation with lots of challenging needs .. and that's good. But I am very thankful for the honour to grow up with this old building - an important landmark in my life's history.

Thank you for being part of my life.

Flowers

2005-02-24T02:00:00.000+08:00

Taken from the backyard of Christ Church Secondary School where Ps John had been watering and nurturing those plants. Flowers .. a beauty to behold ... reflection of God's beauty and love. But, they have a short life-span. They don't last forever. One day, they will just wither and die. If things of this world do not last forever, then what will ? "The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever." Isaiah 40:8