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Friday, June 30, 2006

*~ Cebu withdrawal symptoms*~

It been almost 2 weeks since I've got back from Cebu. And i've been in a mad rush trying to finish assignments and accept the sad reality of school. Not that I've had much of a holiday either with all those assignments and reports. SIGH... I lead a sad existance...i need more sleep...

Anyways... i havent blogged about Cebu yet!!! For those of you are are unaware...O.o I went to Cebu for a 7 day mission trip. so, no! I did not go there to stay in a 5 star hotel or go diving and stuff like that....I stayed at good ole Phillippines Teen challenge on Carlos Heights. I went there nervous..big time. I'm not one who is used to cold water... insects and stuff. But I thank God so much for bringing me through. I survived the cold water...it wasnt that bad.. since we were hot and sticky by the end of the day anyway :) sported a sun burn by the end of the 3rd day. Ran away from flying insects..but overall..i had great fun! :þ

We went there to experience what the heart of mission is all about---serving the people and loving them. We had a chance to experience the culture of the country... their form of religion and what life is to them. Imagine doing a labour job say... 12 hours a day and bringing back only S$2++ for your family. But thats what trishaw riders do over there. And their cemetery... ... u wanna see human bones? go there. Their system works like this ---u rent this cement hole in the wall to place a coffin. This rental works in something like 5 year blocks. IF u do no renew the rental after 5 years...they move the body else where for a grace period of a year..and they move it here and there...and everywhere...and finally..they just dump in under the ground...in a large huge hole in the cememtery. So...u see lots of bags of bones in the cememtery... waiting for the grace period to be over and to be dumped into the lare big hole. So. What is the meaning of life then? especially for the poor... you're looked down on when u are alive..nOtHing when u die. Its really really sad.. But i was thrilled to see human bones for the first time~ *grin* and there was one skull that still had a shrunken brain in it. The guys shaked it like a rattle~ lol. And then they chased me around it it! O.O
We had to bring back a small bone each from the cemetery...assignment given by Kuya...>.<>.<

I truely experineced missions as the way it was in Cebu. We had a chance to really work with the street kids.. *kids who stay in the street...dumps and ya. the cemetery* We helped in a feeding programme...danced for them.. played with them... and there was one day when we brought them back to Teen Challenge where we bathed them..groomed them cuddled with them and stuff. They get a thrill from running water. * see how fortunate we are??* Ya i guess the children are smelly and dirty and sticky..and bacteria on them? I dont ecven wanna start thinking about it. hehe. But somehow..it wasnt hard to love them as they were. If a smile is what it takes to make their day, I wanna smile for them. They are so easily satisfied and happy about what they get each day... they really put s'pore children to shame. But oh..they are violent when they start fighting..O.o

We even went down one night to interact with the hardcore street gangsters..The guys danced hip hop and break dance with them. so funky right..hehe. Thank God there wasnt a fight thou *grin*

There's just so much to say about Cebu... to sum it all.. i would say that I wouldnt have wanted to be anywhere else but in Cebu for that week. God willing..i wanna go back next week.

Looks like for now..its back to the studying desk. I miss the kids...so much~~ and now i'll apreciated my warm running water alot more..yepyep...
yawn i need more sleep...

*dear God...let me sleep in Your arms where i'm safe and sheltered..*

Scribbled at 1:31 PM

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Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Gee..time is passing way to fast for me..There are like so many many things to do..and even more things that I want to do.Unfortunately, the world seems to be spinning too fast on its axles and before i know it...the morning sun is blanketed by darkness and it's time for bed once more.. Sometimes is just wish u can turn and say "Time! stop nibbling my tail~" bleah.

I just survived from a wirlpool of tests last week..barely. But I'm glad I'm still alive and hopping and haveing a huge spare tyre to boast of my studying spree >.< If ThAtS a good thing~ man..the hazards of studying...

Pretty much home alone this week... with my mommie and sisters off to KL for church family camp and my daddie home late everyday cos of work..hmm..not a bad thing really..not a bad thing.. I'm happie enough..being able to watch cartoons everyday! *grin* now..off to watch totally spies~~ hehe..

assignments...wait for mee....

Scribbled at 11:07 AM