NS Ministry

Wow! It's been 2 years and 6 months  in NS Ministry. I met lots of God loving brothers in this ministry and I feel that I've grown the most in NS. I came to learn of my strength and weaknesses, and that I wasn't the only eccentric person! =)

I think the Church is a place where all sorts of people can "survive" and be accepted. The world isn't that forgiving, make a mistake or two and you will be marked and hated like Cain. I have seen a lot of characters(myself included) which would be made fun and unaccepted if they were placed in the world. Thank God for His community of Love and Grace!

I think my eccentricity offended a lot of people when I was in camp, I have compulsions which makes me different in the way I do things. But, back in the Church I am accepted and my Ministry's brothers don't feel that I'm weird. It proves one thing: They met even weirder people in JC hahahaha! Or that they themselves are humming at my frequency.

Oh yes, my latest MBTI result was an ISTP, and I am amazed by God for putting me in Engineering! In fact, ISTPs natural career path is somewhere along the lines of Engineering and Police work. I find that I can complement the brothers in various ministry events.

God is really good lah!

I feel a bit sad to leave NS ministry but life flows on, I cannot hold it back. We have to grow up and move on in the Spirit. NS helped me to know what I want to do in the future, with so much time on your hands, you can actually choose to think. SAF was generous in giving me the vocation of a Signals Logistician, through this vocation I was able to stay in air conditioned rooms and plan out things.

On a side note, my unit was in charge of half of the cookhouses in SAF and every year there will be an IRON CHEF competition. I get to eat awesome food! Food that doesn't taste like camp food in any way!
Really blessed!

Anyways, I have to decide where to move on to...........

26/2/13

Edited 1/3/13

There has been a lot of "hoo-ha" with regards to PAP's policies. Well, for me I don't  have any thing against foreigners as I haven't really been exposed to working with them academically or within the market place. The ones that I meet are from church or martial arts academies. So, I don't have negative emotions towards them. The only negative aspect which I experienced was just the massive MRT congestion. Then again, Singapore has always had this problem even before the influx, so the imperative thing is for the Government to put on their thinking caps to solve or minimize it.

Perhaps, in my latter years I will understand the competitiveness or resentment my seniors are going through, but I know that I will not be swayed for I put my trust in the LORD, I have heard many testimonies of God putting people in places where their education could never allowed. I made mistakes which caused me to be delayed by a few years, but I believe that God will use my life to tell His story. He will elevate me and let Himself be known, I told myself that I will scale the highest mountains and proclaim that Jesus is God.

Part 2:

Reading notes from my Poly and Uni friends made me humble enough to know that I need to rely on God's strength in order to move forward. I know that even if I do badly in school, as long as I put my faith and trust in God; I won't die, in fact, when God's presence and favor is with you, you will be the head and not the tail.

God questioned me about something a few weeks ago:"Elvis are you living a life as if God is a fairy tale? Or are you living a life which shows that He is Real?" And my reply would be:"give me wisdom to live, a heart which listens to Your Spirit and love to show that You are real."

I think this question made me cringe a little, I repent for the fact that sometimes I answer non-believers in a  way which may seem like a mockery. Example: They share about this guy who does a lot of rubbish and I reply by saying :"He needs Jesus!" and everyone would laugh. Of course, I'm not trying to bring God down, I meant something good but I spoke in the wrong manner.

I conclude that I really need a lot of wisdom and love as I continue my journey into life.

Father, may You bless Your servant and let Your face to shine on me! Amen!

OK, I was bored and decided to make a video on how one can use everyday objects as a weapon. I think I've said for a million times that I do Filipino Martial arts. But, so far I'm still a beginner (3-4 months) of lessons only. September 2013 will mark my 1 year in FMA. I made a mistake on my last post. KALI means Kamut Lihok which means Hand Body movement. KALI/ESCRIMA and ARNIS mean the same thing or at least to me. 

It's a very time efficient art because the mechanics is the same for knife,stick or iphone! In a tradition art like karate or wushu, the form for empty handed combat and the form for sword play are totally different. The practitioner have to "re-learn" the forms every time they switch weapons. I don't have 20 years to spare, I only have a limited time so I had to choose an art carefully.

The funny thing was that I actually prayed and asked God to lead me to the right art to engage in. God has answered me through Kali. 

I don't want to spend too much time on martial arts in case I neglect my studies and fellowship with God. Everything I do , I hope to find a balance. God has been very good to me, His lead me to many disciplines which keeps me healthy and functional.

In terms of Martial arts I choose FMA and combative applications and in terms of physical training I'm doing Kettlebells/Clubs and Tactical Fitness. My body is a temple of God forged with weapons and health hah!

In terms of Spirit, I've came to like the NKJV a lot, I understand that Hope church is primarily using NIV but it's a very personal thing. I use a  NCV(cover to cover) bible to read the whole OT and NT. For academic study I use NASB. And when I'm in the toilet I read the KJV (I left it in the toilet so I can feed and crap at the same time!). At the end of the day if I could only use a specific version, I'll use the NKJV but it's all the same lah, only stylistic differences, as in the delivery. Same chicken rice recipe but different types of chicken.....bad example.

In terms of studying; I've started to do the poly notes which my friends have given me generously. I just need to cover 4 books: Basic maths, Engineering maths 1,2 and Principles of Electrical engineering. If I do finish them, I'll be able to be on par with the 2nd year students. My game plan is pretty simple: 1) Finish the 4 books, 2) Apply for all the scholarships and see which of them accepts me. 3) Do my best in God.

In terms of relationship: I want Susanna cheng to come here and be part of the white paper proposal! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Come dear, Singapore welcomes you and will give you big incentives!