Wednesday, August 1
back to singapore
finally i'm back to singapore and i'm here to stay for quite a while. i had a meaningful time at X, we managed to build close friendships with the students. i was especially close to one of the girl students, she shared with me about her life and we spent many special moments together. i hate saying goodbye. especially to people who live in another country. i don't know if i'll ever get to see her again. how i wish i could buy an aeroplane ticket for each of the students there to fly to visit singapore! they'd love the plane ride and they'll love to see a place outside of X. the other 4 boys and 2 girls were so funny. just talking to them can make you laugh non stop. they're very thoughtful, always helping us get food, pour tea, carry our luggage, help with the dishes, play with us, sing with us, dance for us. and they have an innocent sense of humour! i enjoyed all the times with them.
spending 8 days with those from the singapore team was interesting too. after that trip i think christine, jo and i kinda built a closer relationship with one another. talking to jo is always so easy, i can just say what i feel and she'd understand. she's also good with chords and very creative too. and not forgetting our little secret of 'wrath'. hee. christine never fails to make me laugh. her hat flew off her head and she didn't even know it la! aiyo. she's so funny in her own special way. playing card games in the plane with her and aunty wendy was so fun! thanks christine for helping me with moving the bed! and teaching me how to deal with those situations. aunty wendy is so cute lah! haha. and BJ is really good with the students. all of them like talking to her because she has such a good sense of humour, and yet seriousness when the occasion calls for it. aunty C and her "ONE kuai(4)" always makes us laugh. she'd say the number in english and the dollar in chinese... she'll go ONE kuai(4), TWO kuai(4), THREE kuai(4) etc... cheryl's like our little mummy! she has everything! medicine, hand sanitizer, wet tissues, moisturizer, feng(1) you(2) etc. and she always cares for us by like anticipating what we need and ask if we need it. thank you cheryl! all of us got along well during the trip. no unhappiness or what-so-ever.
we had our fun times. jo and i loved the horse ride! we were talking about it in the plane! horses there are so special. they can walk on muddy paths, tiny paths, steep slopes up and steep slopes down, they gallop so fast and they are very obedient to the horseman. i like my horseman mainly because he has a cowboy hat and he speaks chinese in a singing tune! he's 18 and he's so cool! he's called nur jiang and he's really like a cowboy! as i think back of the scene, ha, it's really like in the movies, you've got a cowboy behind you and you're riding the horse up the mountain. and when you reach the top of the mountain, you see the marvelous creation of God. the waters, the sky, the special trees and the green grass.
the girl that i was close to showed me a species of special trees. these trees are very unique because during winter, all else is white with snow, but these trees do not become white with snow. they are still green. and she said these trees could represent a man's perseverance. to all Christians, persevere like those trees! in this fallen world, when stress and difficulties come in, to keep holding on to God. remain in Him. dwell in Him. do not let the worries of the world tie you down, just keep holding on, standing firm, until the day Christ comes back to bring us to our real home.
this song is for you... school's tiring, it really is. turn to Him ya.
o soul, are you weary and troubled
no light in the darkness you see
there's a light for a look at the Savior
and life more abundant and free
turn your eyes upon Jesus
look full in His wonderful face
and the things of earth with grow strangely dim
in the light of His glory and grace
i can't write too much about my trip because it's quite a sensitive issue at X. can't pen it out in an open blog and can't put certain photos. so, if you wana find out more about the students we met or see their pics, and to know what we did, just ask me personally. (:
help me to trust.