Sep 6.

Dark clouds gathered in the windy morning,
killed its freshness with shards of rain drops,
slashing through the morning hope we had to cycle.

However, evening came, and it was a fine day after the rain, clear sky clear air, we cycled. We went to Marina Bay Sands, drop by Satay By The Bay, love the Chendol!! Then Katong Immigrants.

A friend came too, was initially angry that he misread msg, as it was repeated.
Either he misread, or dont understand but didnt attempt to clarify, or didnt even read complete.
Sigh, so throughout he was rather quiet...... kindda spoilt mood.
Only till the end he talks more, but that was the time I needed to go Servathon.
Oh well, just nice today's sermon reminded me that I might be expecting too much.

Servathon is a 21 hour challenge to do Community Work.
We started off playing simple games like
treasure hunt among pile of real trash (smelly!!!!)
sieving rice and sand like some people do in our society
simulation of handicap
and some games we didnt get to play due to the rain like filtering water and medic.

Yes! A heavy downpour throughout the game. In a way, Im glad it rained, as it is so that we are able to finish the tasks and still have energy left, and have cool air in the night.

So we started packing the Love Bags, 5000 of them, consist of  Coffee, Milk Tea, Lemon Tea, Ginseng Tea, Biscuits, Moisturizer, Salonpas, Prickly Heat Powder, Toothbrush, Detergent, Soup, Lotion, Towel, Tissuebox..... woahhh cool right??

Yes, then we had to do the message cards to form the largest Mosaic Rainbow!!!

So the night is over, in the morning, we had to
Distribute the Love Bags
Door to Door greetings
Play games with elderly like Bingo and Balloon Volleyball
Doh making with elderly
Balloon Sculpting with kids
Play with the Kids
Door Hanger Decoration with the kids.

Angel, is one of the coolest person I seen,
that is able to host the games so well!!!
In hokkien, in chinese, in english, in malay!!!
Even the Doh making seems so engaging and fun!
And to the kids, how she ice break them,
get them to join in,
all the enthusiasm and passion,
UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Lives up to her name!

It's really cool, as what a member, Lit, mentioned,
to see that the residents are awaiting with hope for the Love Bags
or what the other girl mentioned,
to see every single faces of the elderly gleaming in the photo (not kidding!! literally!!)
and how the kids enjoyed our presence (itimidating at first cuz 7 kids 24 ppl).....
Really really enjoyable especially all these in 21 hours.
Makes me think that actually we can accomplish sooo much in these time frame.
I have to treasure every moment every day every hour more
to be more fruitful more accomplished, more joyful

Just as what I've learnt today,

But these small hours
These little wonders still remain~

It's thousands of small moments that makes a relationship strong.

So then today went to church.
Some message I brought home:

A desire for even for a good thing
Becomes a bad thing when
Desire becomes the ruling thing

True enough, obsessions.
Sometimes we expect too much that we feel disappointed when it was not achieved.

Like if career made you too obsessed in success
that you go home tired restless purposeless
and forgo your kids time family time love time
then it is wrong!

Like if you are so particular about cleanliness or punctuality
that you are irritated with the people around you
that do not observe similar obsession
and causes conflicts and bad feelings
that is wrong!

If I had so much community work to do
that I go home ignoring awaiting parents
feel annoyed of questions
that is wrong!!!

Luckily I didnt do that these days,
but used to, and I'm so guilty not to
continue my routine of 1h of undivided attention talking with them every day
these few days, so I continued after dinner just now.
On top of it all, my dad needs to work,
this hour of undivided attention is more and more crucial.

“A man is about as big as the things that make him angry”

Good Tree do not grow Bad Fruits
Bad Tree do not grow Good Fruits

It's called Organic Consistency,
the tree is our identity, what are we is all the way throughout,
we cant nail good fruits on bad trees it will rot!
no point of masking, our identity will surface,
from the roots to the fruit, from the heart to the actions,
though externally we are pressured,
but like a water container shaken,
the external forces can shake you,
but nothing would be spilled if there is no water in the first place,
similarly, if no anger, how to be anger no matter what?
Do not blame, search inside, look for the cause, cure it!

Then a friend came. With homemade lunch!!! Seriously he came at such a right time, when I had no lunch, and when I am trying to save up some money, he came with food!! Unexpectedly. Taught him maths, I guess he requests to do so intentionally, cuz I said that one of my biggest regret is not to teach him academically sooner, and alot of time due to fatigue, had to rest so he had to see me through my power nap without anything to do.

Few more days, hope I can make up for him!!