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Saturday, July 07, 2007

The Reason

As usual, I had in mind more than a couple of things I wanted to blog about, but because I didn't type it into my mobile, most of 'em have slipped down the bath tub along with the dirt on my body...

Yep, went to Wishart [Philippa's (Melisa's church friend) house] for Melisa's farewell party. Judy picked me up, followed by Zhong Rong, Lilian and ST, then drove all the way there. Barbecued some really THICK pork loin chops, ST did the onions, Zhong Rong did the sausages. Haha! It was an alright time I guess. Then along came Brian, Jack & Douglas! Surprise surprise! Haha! It's good to see familiar OCFian faces again, y'know? K, Melisa, Tiffany, Patrick, Louis, Mei etc etc are also familiar OCFian faces. I meant the not-so-close-yet-regular-attendees kinda familiar OCFian faces. Pity Charles went back already... would've liked to see him there too. Ah wells... =)

Finished the BBQ, went upstairs where all of us started to feast on the food set before us. Viola (Melisa's choir friend from church also) made Honey Soy Chinken! Haha! So cool! It's nice, just a tad too salty, like what Judy said. Haha! But Honey Soy Chinken reminds me of the Red Rock Deli's potato chips! Haha! Yum yum! Karen... if you ever read this... haha! K, I dunno what. I'm just reminded of you when I think of Red Rock Deli chips coz u said u like it alot. Haha!

Anyways, spent some time taking random photos discretely (hmm... how do u spell it? It looks funny... d-i-s-c-r-e-t-l-y ?) with my super high ISO, weather-proof, compact, spoilt lens cover Olympus mju D800. Think at the end of the day, there were 40+ shots only. Haha! And I don't think I got everyone who were present coz some of 'em were just leaving early quietly... sorry Melisa.

But I think the highlight of the night for me was to see Jack & ST get into a prety heated debate on english words & chinese characters. Haha! K, Jack was for english being easier to read, thus not straining your eyes; ST was for chinese requiring less time to read, coz a few chinese characters would require many english words to replace, thus not straining your eyes too. Then they started a verbal war on what english words would require more characters in mandarin to replace. Haha! It was hilarious, I tell u... It went on to studies done by people, case studies where ST demanded the sample size and Jack just made up one & ST took it so seriously, and published papers and references and what-not... haha! It was craziness! The rest of us were just sitting around the living room laughing till our tummies ached. Haha!

Well, it all died down somehow, and we all left the place no more enlightened, nor any more caring about whether english or mandarin words strain our eyes more... I would summarize the night as not too bad... enjoyed it more than I expected to... =) Which is good! Yay!

Here're some nice photos of the night's going-ons! =D

Yep! And we all got home safe and sound... at least, for those in Judy's car... =)

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On the way back, I was talking to Judy & she was asking why I wanted to stay on in Brisbane so much... My answer was coz of OCF. I really really like it... and I would like to be involved with OCF for as long as I can, make a difference to people's lives, have them make a difference in mine, just a good place to challenge each other to learn & to grow & to be rooted firmly in GOD's word. Then Judy mentioned that OCF has a pretty high turnover rate... as in, people come & go very quickly, so if my interest is in the people in OCF, I need to consider the turnover rate too. And I got thinking, well, I guess there'd be at least a couple who'd be staying for a long time... Even now, there's Jasmine & Debbie & Mel & Vic & Cheryl & Jessica & Ernest & Rebecca... did I get them right? Yeah, I hope I did. A couple of years is alot of time to develop a deep-enough relationship... ya? Ya? *nods in self-conviction*

Yep... it is.

Hmm... see, there really was more than just 1 thought-provoking revelation. Thing is, I have yet to remember those issues... so-o-o... until I do, I think I need to sleep. 10am service at KBC tmr... yep!

Even a month or less can lead to unbelievable depths.

Love me if you dare... 21:27
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