recently, i have been asking God for a vision... i still am.... to a certain extend, i am unsure about the future and what i should do about it... the basic fundamental stuffs that i SHOULD do, i noe... but other than this, i am a bit blur...
something that pastor jeff spoke to me about when i was at kallang theatre struck me... he said, "ellson, what do you think of starting your own company? a decor or props company?"
hmm... my own company... this means i can have lots of fexible time to serve God... i can bless the church with bigger and better decor and props.... most impt of all, i can use my gifts to the fullest.... still contemplating about it... but it is something worth thinking...
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
carolling 2006
last minute christmas carol rehearsal....
with a smiley soooooo big.... how can you dun smile!!!
carolling @ marina square...
carolling @ raffles city shopping centre
3 men... 3 sparkling juices...
machos of NUS....
some Christmas Decor Pic
that's one gigantic door... guess wat this is!!! a lift... never use such a big lift before... 
the giraffe legs... the actors are suppose to walk on stilts... *heng* the idea was thrown away...
ellson and his giraffe
this is a very dangerous act... kids do not try this at home.... SHU SHU YOU LIAN GUO
ma chiam like rein deers....
zebra crossings....
Monday, December 18, 2006
life's a play...
can anyone rem this song? it goes "ren sheng ru meng, meng ............." haha... sorry i cant rem anything much more than this... but i believed it is by eric moo....
was reading a blog entry by liyan... it about was joshua harris's view that life is a play and God being the playwright... suddenly something struck me...
God is the playwright and we are the artistes, then....
^Jesus is the artiste nanny*
^Holy Spirit is the director
*artiste nanny is the one who fuss over us... checking our schedules.... making sure that our look their best.... the one who will stand by us no matter what....
unlike normal play.... we do not know the full story of the play... all we know is that it will be a WAN MEI DE JIE JUE.... due to our human limitation, we are unable to comprehend the full story at the moment.... we cannot "memorise" all the lines.... therefore, we will only know the current scene we are acting... this sense of uncertainity will of course pressurise us....
many will complain and say, "wa lau... how to act when i dun know the full story... i need to get into the mood to act..."
but the truth is... if we REALLY know everything... i think we will be too brothered by the sequence of happenings... the weight of memorising the whole script... worse still, we try to tell the playwright how to move from one scene to another.... then to act to the best of our abilities...
thus.... why not just believe in the playwright... this playwright is award-winning and has a track record of being the best.... if YOU do not believe... feel free to read his biography...
and now, on 1/8/2010...
i am reading that book which speaks of "a cast in rebellion"
interesting
a bit late, but interesting
Sunday, December 17, 2006
sisters from HOPE KS
thank God for the opportunity to meet up with Hope Christian from all over the world... i had the chance to meet up with:
^a group of Thai Bro and Sisters [only rem tony... haha.. am sure our NUS sisters can rem him as well... haha... am gald that we are still in contact...]
^a German Bro [Oops... cant rem his name...]
^a south african couple [Hendry and Lalendra*]
^a group of sisters from Hope KS [valerie, joyce, hui lee and huiling]
^valerie is the leader of the pack... young but serious about God
^joyce is the talented gal! can dance ballet, can play keyboard...
^hui lee is the aspiring church planter!
^huiling is the youngest but the most energetic... brought lots of laughter and joy through her child likeness
lunch @ kiliney
ellson, joyce, huili, huiling, valerie, liyan
pic @ orchard point
am always encouraged by the passion and the heart of them... on the last night that i met up with them, i spoke to hui lee... woah... she told me she is going to all the different service at nexus... saying that she wanna learn as much as possible... she is like a sponge... soaking up everything to make sure that her trip to singapore is as fruitful as possible.... really admire her spirit...
then it dawn upon me... if the PAP is so keen to make singapore an education hub for the world... we too can make Hope singapore a mission hub... a "recharging" hub... a rescource hub for the rest of the Hope counterparts.... pastor Ben always says that Hope has a church in singapore not by chance but by the power of God and that God have a purpose for all of us here... hmm... frankly speaking... at this moment in time, i do not know what to do about it... as in... wat is the next step... but i pray that God will annoint our leaders to bring us forward... towards the destiny that God has for us....
^a group of Thai Bro and Sisters [only rem tony... haha.. am sure our NUS sisters can rem him as well... haha... am gald that we are still in contact...]
^a German Bro [Oops... cant rem his name...]
^a south african couple [Hendry and Lalendra*]
^a group of sisters from Hope KS [valerie, joyce, hui lee and huiling]
^valerie is the leader of the pack... young but serious about God
^joyce is the talented gal! can dance ballet, can play keyboard...
^hui lee is the aspiring church planter!
^huiling is the youngest but the most energetic... brought lots of laughter and joy through her child likeness
lunch @ kiliney
ellson, joyce, huili, huiling, valerie, liyan
pic @ orchard point
am always encouraged by the passion and the heart of them... on the last night that i met up with them, i spoke to hui lee... woah... she told me she is going to all the different service at nexus... saying that she wanna learn as much as possible... she is like a sponge... soaking up everything to make sure that her trip to singapore is as fruitful as possible.... really admire her spirit...
then it dawn upon me... if the PAP is so keen to make singapore an education hub for the world... we too can make Hope singapore a mission hub... a "recharging" hub... a rescource hub for the rest of the Hope counterparts.... pastor Ben always says that Hope has a church in singapore not by chance but by the power of God and that God have a purpose for all of us here... hmm... frankly speaking... at this moment in time, i do not know what to do about it... as in... wat is the next step... but i pray that God will annoint our leaders to bring us forward... towards the destiny that God has for us....
Thursday, December 07, 2006
a few days after stand chart marathon...
Praise You Lord!!! for you sustain me... just very happy that i ran faster than i had expected!!! though not very fast in the eyes of pro runners... like that Amos guy... but i met and exceeded my target timing...
i saw my pic online.. woah! there are actually ppl who wanna take picture of me... maybe they just know that i am a sucker and i will surely buy photos of myself finishing the marathon... as a matter of fact, i did... to inspire myself to run next year!!!
i saw my pic online.. woah! there are actually ppl who wanna take picture of me... maybe they just know that i am a sucker and i will surely buy photos of myself finishing the marathon... as a matter of fact, i did... to inspire myself to run next year!!!
hey ppl!!! in case you din read the news, Hope Singapore came in 7th!!! woah X woah!!! last year we were 10th! thank God for all the runners... and thank God for sustaining all of us!!! let's improve the ranking and so that everyone will know that christians can run! haha... hmm... come to think about it.. got ppl say we cannot run meh? anyway... just wanna make a name for the church... bring glory to the church we all love sooooooo much!!! 
i am running next year... are you?
Monday, December 04, 2006
it is done...
"hey... who wanna join stand chart marathon? the 42km? we have to hurry to and sign up... before the early bird closes... "
"me... me... me... i wan to join 42km marathon..." as i keyed in the debit card number, i knew that if i want to finish the run with grace and dignity, i really need to train...
and trained hard i did.... as least for the first few weeks... i was very onz... i made myself a calender and a training schedule... about how much distance to cover per week and stuff... looked at website on running... bought myself a GT2110
then haze came... sigh... it turn the HQ into Genting... so foggy... haha.... it was actually quite romantic.... except for the smell... boy... was real irritated with it because i cant continue with my training... but it soon became convenient excuses.... anyway... the monsoon session took over and clear the sky of smog but filled it with rain.... again.. convenient excuses to skip training...
as days pass... i edited the countdown on my msn nickname... fear begins rises.... i had only cleared 19km during my so-called training... it is not even 50% of the marathon distance.... to make myself feel better, i said to myself... "at most walk lor... never mind what... can complete oredi an accomplishment" this thought actually calms me down! [it was a thought of defeat... a thought of giving up... bad thought!]
then came 2nd of Dec... the night where myself and Jan spent the night at zhengzhong's place before BIG day... ate lots of banana... drank lots of milk before sleeping... must be filled with carbo so that i will have energy to run... it feels kinda weird to sleep at 1230am... [for i have been sleeping at 4am lately] thank God that both Jan ZZ dun snore... haha... if not... how to sleep! haha...
at 4am... Jan's phone alarm rang... i opened my eyes... but i did not move a muscle... then i heard Jan turning off the alarm... silence... was expecting Jan to wake us up... silence... nothing happens... only the soft rumbling of vehicles in the distance.... i close my eyes.... expecting Jan to wake us a while later... maybe he just wan to snooze a little more...
420am... i woke up... the 2 are still sleeping... one of the biggest temptation revealed itself.... i want to give up... i just want to sleep in and then give the excuse that we over slept... it is not because of sleep... it is due to the fact that i know what is to come if i run the marathon... i can imagine all the pain... all the agony... the sweat.... the blistering sun.... the sheer torture.... i dun need to do that, do i? i am not obliged to run, am i? no one can force me to do so, can they?
i closed my eyes once again... suddenly... the story of Jesus praying in Gethesame came into my mind... Jesus being God... knows what is to come if He allows Himself to be captured.... i am sure He knows the physical pain... the insulting words from ppl... most impt of all... He knew that for a brief moment.... His Father will remove His Presence on Him... that perhaps is the greatest pain of all... but He remembered His purpose on earth... Jesus had volunteered Himself to save us... and i believe that had helped brought Jesus through... His sacrifice IS for the ones He loves...
i too remembered why i want to join the marathon... it is not the race that i am interested in... it is something that i want to do... i had lost the feeling of working hard for something... that persistence.. that determination... that spirit of wanting to complete something despite of hardship.... i had lost this feeling... i want to get it back... thus i prayed that through this physical breathrough... i too can have various breakthroughs in my life as well....
i am glad God reminded me of the story of Jesus's struggle as well... makes me feel at peace... that my God knows what i am going through and He had oredi set the example... :) anyway... if i dun wake jan and zz up... they will kill me as well! haha... most impt of all... i can never hold up my head if i were to give up...
oh oh... it was a spiritual breathrough because i prayed for 8km... haha.. at the 34km mark.. they actually ran out of DEEP HEAT! what is this man?!? no DEEP HEAT means that i had to endure the stinging pain in my right knee cap! how to complete marathon if every step i take is going to hurting like mad! but God somehow remove the pain.. and i was able to run and complete it... this dependence on God for comfort is in the physical sense.. but i know that spiritually and emotionally, God can provide the same as well!!!
thank God for the breakthrough... and i pray and commit my aching knee to the Lord... heal me and heal all those who suffered "marathonic" ailment. amen!
"me... me... me... i wan to join 42km marathon..." as i keyed in the debit card number, i knew that if i want to finish the run with grace and dignity, i really need to train...
and trained hard i did.... as least for the first few weeks... i was very onz... i made myself a calender and a training schedule... about how much distance to cover per week and stuff... looked at website on running... bought myself a GT2110
then haze came... sigh... it turn the HQ into Genting... so foggy... haha.... it was actually quite romantic.... except for the smell... boy... was real irritated with it because i cant continue with my training... but it soon became convenient excuses.... anyway... the monsoon session took over and clear the sky of smog but filled it with rain.... again.. convenient excuses to skip training...
as days pass... i edited the countdown on my msn nickname... fear begins rises.... i had only cleared 19km during my so-called training... it is not even 50% of the marathon distance.... to make myself feel better, i said to myself... "at most walk lor... never mind what... can complete oredi an accomplishment" this thought actually calms me down! [it was a thought of defeat... a thought of giving up... bad thought!]
then came 2nd of Dec... the night where myself and Jan spent the night at zhengzhong's place before BIG day... ate lots of banana... drank lots of milk before sleeping... must be filled with carbo so that i will have energy to run... it feels kinda weird to sleep at 1230am... [for i have been sleeping at 4am lately] thank God that both Jan ZZ dun snore... haha... if not... how to sleep! haha...
at 4am... Jan's phone alarm rang... i opened my eyes... but i did not move a muscle... then i heard Jan turning off the alarm... silence... was expecting Jan to wake us up... silence... nothing happens... only the soft rumbling of vehicles in the distance.... i close my eyes.... expecting Jan to wake us a while later... maybe he just wan to snooze a little more...
420am... i woke up... the 2 are still sleeping... one of the biggest temptation revealed itself.... i want to give up... i just want to sleep in and then give the excuse that we over slept... it is not because of sleep... it is due to the fact that i know what is to come if i run the marathon... i can imagine all the pain... all the agony... the sweat.... the blistering sun.... the sheer torture.... i dun need to do that, do i? i am not obliged to run, am i? no one can force me to do so, can they?
i closed my eyes once again... suddenly... the story of Jesus praying in Gethesame came into my mind... Jesus being God... knows what is to come if He allows Himself to be captured.... i am sure He knows the physical pain... the insulting words from ppl... most impt of all... He knew that for a brief moment.... His Father will remove His Presence on Him... that perhaps is the greatest pain of all... but He remembered His purpose on earth... Jesus had volunteered Himself to save us... and i believe that had helped brought Jesus through... His sacrifice IS for the ones He loves...
i too remembered why i want to join the marathon... it is not the race that i am interested in... it is something that i want to do... i had lost the feeling of working hard for something... that persistence.. that determination... that spirit of wanting to complete something despite of hardship.... i had lost this feeling... i want to get it back... thus i prayed that through this physical breathrough... i too can have various breakthroughs in my life as well....
i am glad God reminded me of the story of Jesus's struggle as well... makes me feel at peace... that my God knows what i am going through and He had oredi set the example... :) anyway... if i dun wake jan and zz up... they will kill me as well! haha... most impt of all... i can never hold up my head if i were to give up...
oh oh... it was a spiritual breathrough because i prayed for 8km... haha.. at the 34km mark.. they actually ran out of DEEP HEAT! what is this man?!? no DEEP HEAT means that i had to endure the stinging pain in my right knee cap! how to complete marathon if every step i take is going to hurting like mad! but God somehow remove the pain.. and i was able to run and complete it... this dependence on God for comfort is in the physical sense.. but i know that spiritually and emotionally, God can provide the same as well!!!
thank God for the breakthrough... and i pray and commit my aching knee to the Lord... heal me and heal all those who suffered "marathonic" ailment. amen!
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