The 50 Anniversary of FBC

So First Baptist Church is finally 50 years old.That's a long time.Heck I don't think most people reading this post have reached that age.Yup in the same year that we celebrated independence ,with God's blessing the founders of church established it from a small building which acted as a meeting place to a flourishing church of 1000+ people.The young, middle age and the elderly come regularly and on this night it was no exception.

So the night begun with the singing of hymns and this is where I sent out emergency SMSes in the hope that someone out there would rescue me.I mean after being exposed to Hillsongs and Planet shakers, I have no idea how I manage to stay awake during worship all this while. :P

With that came the main event which was dinner and there was a slide show of the church history from the past till the present .There was also performances by church members and Joanne Yeoh the famous violinist.Yeah it was good.

So then came the message and the cutting of the cake which marked the end of the event.Well as a whole it was a good event and that there was a lot of catching up and reunions between the old and the new members.

Yup, it was a good event.So I am hoping I will make it to the next 50th anniversary which will be held on 2057 making me 74 years old.Now that scary thought...

Pressure building up..

Now I am really feeling the tension in the air as the date approaches.Can I focus and keep a positive attitude and well as not lose focus? Can I safely say that everything is under control and that it will be all right in the end? While I was scrolling through my Msn list, one of the personal messages on one of my contact read:"Things will always go right in the end.If it is not going right for you, that mean it is not the end"

Yeah so maybe that got to be the attitude that I should adopt yeah.Do my part, trust in HIM and the future will sort itself out. Ultimately HE is in control I should remember that.

Prank calls..

Now I am sure that when you people were young,you have or at least attempted to make prank phone calls.C'mon I talking to you reading this post.999 calls, calls to the pizza delivery company(before they had trace systems), calls to the taxi service and so on.

Being the good boy that I was, I could not imagine doing something like that. :p
Anyway ,I just so happen that to notice that these days,kids aren't really into making prank calls.I could be wrong but that not what my younger cousins are doing.They are more interested in playing video games and watching satellite TV.

So anyway,do you guys have any memorable prank calls that you have placed or heard?I read one and it sounds like this:

Caller:Hello
Recipient:Hello
Caller:Is your fridge running?
Recipient:Yes,who is this?
Caller:It doesn't matter better go and catch it before it runs away...

;p

!!doink!!
Anyway, to you kids out there reading this, DO NOT TRY OR EVEN THINK OF PLACING PRANK CALLS. It is annoying,wrong and totally outdated it being a 20th century practice.Right gtg.Gonna leave you with a prank calls by the kid who never grew up, no not the one which flies around but the one in a dysfunctional family.You got to turn up the volume a bit in the beginning,cause it is a wee bit hard to hear.Thanks

5 month already...

Wow it has been 5 months since I stop working and went back to classes. Man time sure flies.I can still remember the beginning of the year and now and already half of the year has gone by.

Now I am sure that most of you people feel that as we get older time passes a lot quicker.It feels like someone increased the speed of the treadmill that I am running on.I have theories on why.It could be that as we get older there are more things to do,more people to communicate with,more planning and so on.So basically there is a whole lot more things to do in a day compared to the younger days.

So as such,one should value time more and make the best of it. Dang I am sounding like a Confucius philosopher.

I need a counter..

Yeah can anyone tell me how to get a counter which shows the number of people that visit a blog? Not to sure how to I get it and implement it into this blog. Thanks.

Airborne...

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Feels so weird...

Half of the church was empty today.Actually close to 3/4 of the congregation was missing.Most of them were at Emerge Singapore 2007, an annual youth conference held and organised by City Harvest Church, Singapore. www.chc.org.sg. I swore the first thing that came to mind when I saw the rows of empty seats and the leftover people in the congregation was I was one of the survivors of a Zombie rampage that significantly reduced the population of of church was too drastically.On the other hand, this could be the work of overzealous and hardworking aliens in abducting(sorry relocating) us to someplace else.Here is a tip you alien scum ,try China and India,I hear that they have a problem with their population.

Ahem.. Anyway, Keith preached and most people agree that today's message was good.He preached about mistakes and what are it's possible causes notably out of fear and worry,ignorance and fault,laziness,lack of self control and wrong value system.

He also preached about 4 reasons to celebrate mistakes which would be:
1) Noticing mistakes shows our commitment to quality.
2)Mistakes make powerful teachers.
3)Mistakes get our attention.
4)Permitting mistakes allows us to take risks.

Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.-George Santayana.
Man this quote is soo true.The past repeats itself.

Well I am hoping to hear more of Keith preaching in the near future.Keep up the good work.