travelling light

5 days of church camp in malaysia. many thoughts ran thru my head but unable to write it all down. there is really too many to think about and too many prompting in my head. again, i am trying to do so many things at one go.

let's start with my impressions/opinions/lessons learnt from the people:

Shiang Shinn: a person who is worldly streetwise. he is knowledgeable with infomation of the world. he has great exposure to things and have tried many. Seen many people due to his line (service line in electronic engr), been to places and know bout the norms and ways of people. Has a wife and a son. (Ai Ping and Daniel)

Rev Quek: a man of faith and sensitive to God's calling. love the Lord and protect His word. seemingly undaunted by attacks in the Word and hold dearly in his faith in God.

Meijie: just get to know that she has a bf, erm.. named nick? not sure.

Jiannan: he is good. although he has the lack of the ability to express himself fluently, i can feel his strength in the Lord. (i have thought, if i am weak in my job e.g. studying etc, will i still find comfort in the Lord that he is actually giving me the best.) but now, i know, God really works in our hearts. and i am sure jiannan has found comfort in God. compared to him, i am weak. my excuses are no excuses compared to him.

Joel: a clean-shaven, funky looking guy. ya.. he looks cool, like the yappies. din get the chance to know him better. but i know he's a sporty, out-going person. i guess, athletic persons are normally more positive. (nowonder i am so pessimistic.. haha..)

Isaac/keturah: a couple. they have 2 sons, jeshua and javan. yet, it seems to me that their courtship times isn't very long ago. suddenly, i feel that i may be reaching his life stages very soon. haha.. dun know why. when i get to know that they were pri sch mates, and jc mates.. it sounds so familiar to me. it sound as if it is just a few years away only. not sure why is that so, just a feeling..

jeshua: a very pleasant kid. comparing him with javan, javan, being younger definitely looks cuter. but, when you talk to them, you see his "mature" behavior, you will see him to be so adorable. a fine gentleman to be.

javan: a menace to people, haven to me. hyperactive may be an understatement. but i can really understand him. i am justify for him that being talkative, over-inquisitive etc is nothing wrong. remembering that i was like him. (thinking back, i guess i was more happy to be that confident me who was willing to ask anything.)

amos: i guess he is definitely eligible to be my elder brother, yet he also behaves like teens.. dun really understand what is he like.

teck beng: (judging from the merger discussion) he's a person who also dun express himself well with words. but because he's so amiable, he is a big brother to the care-and-share members. a big brother to be identified with to learn from for some people. can see that he is stressful in his work. he shows to me that no matter how old do i start to commit my life to God, it's the same. same trials and testings....
-married to shufen, and behaves like a courting couple. haha.. and they definitely look young.

josiah: haha.. lookin at his attempts to assume leadership positions, his 2-cents worth of comments during discussions, tries to bring a group discussion to a conclusion, REMINDS me of my experience in sec sch days. those were the days that i also would be very willing to undertake leadership roles.. enjoying being nominated or just joked bout my appointments.. (well, again, it's years back since then)

tengyan: a typical sporty guy, who goes for sports and adventure and experiences. having confidence in his own psychomoto skills. likes to lead a group to attain goals. seems to be all geered to be in NS. haha.. erm.. maybe a typical poly guy. a typical poly guy supposed to be more streetwise and eq.

shuhui: emotional, subjective. . .

john: a person trying to live his life for the Lord in the difficulties of balancing with his normal (secular) activites. have a family to look after, daughters to teach and many items to take care of..

jhoon: erm.. aloof. (haha.. that's my subjective opinion). or maybe, it i who aren't humble enough to draw experience from adults.

alan: erm. dun know.

joelson: well.. it's a like a mirror for me NOT to be emulate. i may be bad to say this but i am trying to be ALL not like him. i am especially worried cos i do have his traits.. pessimistic, in his world, his own theology, most imptly, trying hard to get accepted yet worrisome bout people advances to know him better.

eddie: my buddy (supposedly) din get to know him well really. too bad
karen: eddie's wife, desmond's mother. ya.. same as above.

li mei: erm.. er.. ok lha.. haha.. surely, she talks like she is unhappy/ angry.

lingqin: erm.. she is on good terms with limei, kinda emulating her bahavior at times lor.. haha..

daniel: my room mate. impressed by his conviction in Christ. talk a bit during the nite. understand that he does have his own set of thinkings about the church e.g. the merging thing, pastor's leave. but he's so poor thing to suffer stomach upset for dayS.

nick: ---

honghao.bohao: a pair of interesting twins. i really think they, though differs in characters, converging in their preferences and common sense. it must be an eventful life for them to have a twin brother. haha.. they are sec 2 next year, in tchs. having attributes that i wish i have but i guess i shouldn't be thiking bout that. (reason: i have passed my time to be like them.) how is it nice to be in sec 1. to be like them,.. okok.. i am thinknin back my dhs days.

pastor: though i haven't know him long. his departure really touched me. his thanksgiving item, the song he sang, actually can caused me to tear. i see in him the tiredness labouring for Christ all the years. God bless him

miss leow.rachel.ezra: haven been talking to them. by right, miss leow should be my confidant and mentor when i struggle, but whenever i approaches her in the light of possible spiritual talk, the atmosphere, her speech seems to have caused me to turn away. i know that she is holding to God's word dearly, so much so that, she isn't erm.. much bothered by the human crowd. or the need to be in human crowd. One thing bout her: she thinks about things, and always hesitate to share to people, and yet there's a need for her to share in her heart. yu4 yan3 you4 zhi3. i should take note as well, i am behaving like that many times.. must correct myself.