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Mon nom est Benjamin Tan,
Dix-neuf ans cette année,
Juste accompli un cours sur l'Administration d;Hospitalité en Australie,
en attendant de servir mon service militaire bientôt,
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J'aspire à briller pour Dieu dans le secteur d'hospitalité un jour
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
, 5:31 AM
⇨1st proper post of singapore
Alright people,
Just to let everyone know (whoever that bothers to read this post),
BENBEN is back in Singapore!!! *claps claps*
Actually, it's something that happened 2 weeks ago..
I landed exactly 2 weeks ago at 0302 hours at Budget terminal of Singapore..
Just to update to everyone on how my life has been,
i would use these words as the perfect description for it..
1) BORING.. BORED TO TEARS!!!
2) Fruitful
a. Made New Friends
b. Caught up with some mates
c. Seeing people growing
3) IMPACTING
a. Service and CGs
b. Self-actualisation based on having reflections
c. Gestures and doings of people
Not forgetting I will also be talking about my future plans from here =)))
Alright, shall be talking about my doings the past 2 weeks and the thoughts that have hit onto my head recently.
These few days, I have been feeling really bored, as in YES, EXTREMELY BORED!!
Reason being that I have been really doing nothing really that productive and just staying at home, rotting in front of my internet, not able to sleep as my energy output compared to last time is so much lesser to now, thus, i really need to burn heaps of energy before i could really sleep.. I was so bored to the extend that I have officially accomplished to watched finish a whole 16 episode korean drama in just 4 days!! considering that it was over a saturday to tuesday and having heaps of activities..
(Credits to Google Images for the picture)
The korean drama which i've caught was Personal Taste, 4.7/5 stars in my opinion, a really awesome drama, got my emotions stirred along with the drama as i carry on watching each episode. I highly recommend it to people who feel bored like me to watch it.
This trip back has been extremely fruitful. I have made a few friends who are really really awesome people to meet. It first started from this girl named Jindee, who is half thai and peranakan, Singaporean, Physiotherapist at Changi Hospital and for the Young Lions (soccer team) as well.. We chatted the entire journey back and we even had a few drinks and awesome time chatting with each other, getting to know each other throughout that 5 hours on the plane. I added her on facebook even once I came back =)
Just a yesterday, I have made a group of friends who are karmen and esther's friends. They are from Choir Ministry in Church. Blythe and Aaron, the 1st 2 whom I've met were at Karmen's house ystd to give her a big surprise. Really awesome of them to come all the way down. After that, I was introduce to Gabriel and Weiye, whom are friends of Blythe and Aaron, from CHC as well. We had maccas for supper and went to Lan and played L4D2 till like bloody 5am, mac brekky. Really super good company and they will jio me out for more activities in the future as well.
Throughout the past week, I have caught up with a few mates, they are:
- Yong Gao,
- W193,
- N246,
- MSL Badminton (Teachers, Students and Coaches)
- Juli (met coincidentally at Waterfront)
- Mas (met coincidentally at RP)
- NJ and YK (not much, but awesome to see them!!)
- Shi Ni (Met up a few times to chat and makan supper tgt, ok lah, i eat, she watch)
etc etc...
I really look forward to catch up with the rest of my mates, everyone seems so busy with work and school lately, since considering most of my friends are either working or in poly year 3 already, rushing their Final Year Project (FYP).
I also manage to meet a cyber friend of mine, who was introduced by Fiona of E499. Yan Ee to me, is someone who's a really really really really awesome person. Her name is Yan Ee. She is someone who's really smart, talented in cooking, SUPER PASSIONATE about what she does. She loves food even more than me. She has a BIG BIG dream, of opening her own bakery one day. Something that I really respect her for. I will post her picture one day!! (I FORGOTTEN TO TAKE PICTURE WITH HER SO FAR!!)
These 2 weeks, I have also done these followings
- Went with Jermaine Mummy for Shopping at Orchard
- Movie (Knight and Day) with Alicia Khoo Shorty
- Coincidentally meeting Shi Ni, Yk and NJ at Cineleisure while movie with Alicia
- Fellowship with Reeve, Jermaine, Shi Han, Ming Fu, Pei Wen and a new friend of mine, Flinton.
- Movie, Pool, Makan, Bakerzin with Liwei, Jermaine, Vincent, Reeve and Shi Han
- Badminton and Makan with Pingping, Norine, Nson, Chowleng and Wei Ling
- Po po's birthday gathering with Family
etc etc
Here are a few photos from the occasions
With Alicia after the movie.. I feel she still looks the same over the years =X
Met Shi Ni and NJ coincidentally.. AWESOME friends to have =))))))
Bakerzin.. Jermaine with her Profiteroles!!! SUPER AWESOME!! SINFUL!!!
Profiteroles up-close..
Liwei with her Blackforest cake and latte =)))))
My waffle with ice-cream and strawberry coulis!!! AWESOME!! the waffle is so cripsy!!!
Expert reeve using his maths, physics calculations before he hit the ball.. HAHAHAHAHAHA =X
At City Hall on the way to Expo for service with Jermaine.. I love this pic a lot.. isn't she pretty??
___________________
As I return back to Singapore this time round, I began to see so many people around me growing. Not just physically, but mentally, emotionally and spiritually as well. It's something really really really AWESOME to see such a thing happening. I suppose at the end of the day, it's when you leave someone or somewhere for a certain period of time, you will actually only by then realise about such improvments and changes that happen to people who actually used to be around you every single day, where you will not really realise that they have truly grown over the time. An example will be my juniors, becoming taller, but also more mature in their thinking nowadays. Though they might have conflict, but they deal with it in a much more mature manner, just like an adult with effective conflict resolution skills, hopefully having a win-win situation based on the conflict.
These past 2 weeks has been really impacting for me, espcially towards my personal and spiritual life. At the end of the day, all i can say is, Praise God, Thanks for setting me free from my struggles. Especially in the area of Lust, Pride and Self-doubt and some self-esteem problems. Yes, I do have my own struggles as well, but however, I've learnt on Saturday during service to really lift it up to the Lord, and He is definitely with me all the time, guiding me along as I step into my Wilderness. Praise God for that Awesome Day. I feel realy different, someone really new. I no longer struggle with problems of self-doubt anymore. I used to tell people how bad am i but now, I strongly believe that Benjamin is created like that and that's what makes him unique, he is a child of the most high God the Father who's in heaven.
I realise I'm someone with this habit that once i start walking around alone, I will just start thinking and reflecting on things that has happened and try to find ways to learn from it to become a better person. Over the past few weeks, I truly began to realise what was truly missing from my life, at a point of time, I just feel that it might be love and I might have a need of having love from someone, hopefully a girlfriend, someone who truly love me. I was wondering, considering that I have been winning all those awards and prizes over the past year, I kept on having those empty feelings within myself. However, once, a revelation just hit me, I was prompted in the Holy Spirit and in the end, I realise this during one of my personal times walking aimlessly. I realised that I don't feel a sense of satisfaction was because I was doing all those things not totally relying on God at all, I realise that it was totally based on my own personal strength. Imagine how magnificient things will become if I rely on God instead.
So now the question most people will be asking me now is this - What is your next plan Ben?? What do you intend to do now since it's a few months before your national service??
My answer is going to be, work, earn some pocket money, spent more quality time with people around me, get myself all fit and ready for my National Service.
Alright people, have an awesome week ahead, best wishes from me to those who are having exams now =))))))))))))
Happy 20th Birthday to the Beautiful Karmen!!!! YOU GO GIRL!!! =)))) <3
Just to let everyone know (whoever that bothers to read this post),
BENBEN is back in Singapore!!! *claps claps*
Actually, it's something that happened 2 weeks ago..
I landed exactly 2 weeks ago at 0302 hours at Budget terminal of Singapore..
Just to update to everyone on how my life has been,
i would use these words as the perfect description for it..
1) BORING.. BORED TO TEARS!!!
2) Fruitful
a. Made New Friends
b. Caught up with some mates
c. Seeing people growing
3) IMPACTING
a. Service and CGs
b. Self-actualisation based on having reflections
c. Gestures and doings of people
Not forgetting I will also be talking about my future plans from here =)))
Alright, shall be talking about my doings the past 2 weeks and the thoughts that have hit onto my head recently.
These few days, I have been feeling really bored, as in YES, EXTREMELY BORED!!
Reason being that I have been really doing nothing really that productive and just staying at home, rotting in front of my internet, not able to sleep as my energy output compared to last time is so much lesser to now, thus, i really need to burn heaps of energy before i could really sleep.. I was so bored to the extend that I have officially accomplished to watched finish a whole 16 episode korean drama in just 4 days!! considering that it was over a saturday to tuesday and having heaps of activities..
(Credits to Google Images for the picture)
The korean drama which i've caught was Personal Taste, 4.7/5 stars in my opinion, a really awesome drama, got my emotions stirred along with the drama as i carry on watching each episode. I highly recommend it to people who feel bored like me to watch it.
This trip back has been extremely fruitful. I have made a few friends who are really really awesome people to meet. It first started from this girl named Jindee, who is half thai and peranakan, Singaporean, Physiotherapist at Changi Hospital and for the Young Lions (soccer team) as well.. We chatted the entire journey back and we even had a few drinks and awesome time chatting with each other, getting to know each other throughout that 5 hours on the plane. I added her on facebook even once I came back =)
Just a yesterday, I have made a group of friends who are karmen and esther's friends. They are from Choir Ministry in Church. Blythe and Aaron, the 1st 2 whom I've met were at Karmen's house ystd to give her a big surprise. Really awesome of them to come all the way down. After that, I was introduce to Gabriel and Weiye, whom are friends of Blythe and Aaron, from CHC as well. We had maccas for supper and went to Lan and played L4D2 till like bloody 5am, mac brekky. Really super good company and they will jio me out for more activities in the future as well.
Throughout the past week, I have caught up with a few mates, they are:
- Yong Gao,
- W193,
- N246,
- MSL Badminton (Teachers, Students and Coaches)
- Juli (met coincidentally at Waterfront)
- Mas (met coincidentally at RP)
- NJ and YK (not much, but awesome to see them!!)
- Shi Ni (Met up a few times to chat and makan supper tgt, ok lah, i eat, she watch)
etc etc...
I really look forward to catch up with the rest of my mates, everyone seems so busy with work and school lately, since considering most of my friends are either working or in poly year 3 already, rushing their Final Year Project (FYP).
I also manage to meet a cyber friend of mine, who was introduced by Fiona of E499. Yan Ee to me, is someone who's a really really really really awesome person. Her name is Yan Ee. She is someone who's really smart, talented in cooking, SUPER PASSIONATE about what she does. She loves food even more than me. She has a BIG BIG dream, of opening her own bakery one day. Something that I really respect her for. I will post her picture one day!! (I FORGOTTEN TO TAKE PICTURE WITH HER SO FAR!!)
These 2 weeks, I have also done these followings
- Went with Jermaine Mummy for Shopping at Orchard
- Movie (Knight and Day) with Alicia Khoo Shorty
- Coincidentally meeting Shi Ni, Yk and NJ at Cineleisure while movie with Alicia
- Fellowship with Reeve, Jermaine, Shi Han, Ming Fu, Pei Wen and a new friend of mine, Flinton.
- Movie, Pool, Makan, Bakerzin with Liwei, Jermaine, Vincent, Reeve and Shi Han
- Badminton and Makan with Pingping, Norine, Nson, Chowleng and Wei Ling
- Po po's birthday gathering with Family
etc etc
Here are a few photos from the occasions
With Alicia after the movie.. I feel she still looks the same over the years =X
Met Shi Ni and NJ coincidentally.. AWESOME friends to have =))))))
Bakerzin.. Jermaine with her Profiteroles!!! SUPER AWESOME!! SINFUL!!!
Profiteroles up-close..
Liwei with her Blackforest cake and latte =)))))
My waffle with ice-cream and strawberry coulis!!! AWESOME!! the waffle is so cripsy!!!
Expert reeve using his maths, physics calculations before he hit the ball.. HAHAHAHAHAHA =X
At City Hall on the way to Expo for service with Jermaine.. I love this pic a lot.. isn't she pretty??___________________
As I return back to Singapore this time round, I began to see so many people around me growing. Not just physically, but mentally, emotionally and spiritually as well. It's something really really really AWESOME to see such a thing happening. I suppose at the end of the day, it's when you leave someone or somewhere for a certain period of time, you will actually only by then realise about such improvments and changes that happen to people who actually used to be around you every single day, where you will not really realise that they have truly grown over the time. An example will be my juniors, becoming taller, but also more mature in their thinking nowadays. Though they might have conflict, but they deal with it in a much more mature manner, just like an adult with effective conflict resolution skills, hopefully having a win-win situation based on the conflict.
These past 2 weeks has been really impacting for me, espcially towards my personal and spiritual life. At the end of the day, all i can say is, Praise God, Thanks for setting me free from my struggles. Especially in the area of Lust, Pride and Self-doubt and some self-esteem problems. Yes, I do have my own struggles as well, but however, I've learnt on Saturday during service to really lift it up to the Lord, and He is definitely with me all the time, guiding me along as I step into my Wilderness. Praise God for that Awesome Day. I feel realy different, someone really new. I no longer struggle with problems of self-doubt anymore. I used to tell people how bad am i but now, I strongly believe that Benjamin is created like that and that's what makes him unique, he is a child of the most high God the Father who's in heaven.
I realise I'm someone with this habit that once i start walking around alone, I will just start thinking and reflecting on things that has happened and try to find ways to learn from it to become a better person. Over the past few weeks, I truly began to realise what was truly missing from my life, at a point of time, I just feel that it might be love and I might have a need of having love from someone, hopefully a girlfriend, someone who truly love me. I was wondering, considering that I have been winning all those awards and prizes over the past year, I kept on having those empty feelings within myself. However, once, a revelation just hit me, I was prompted in the Holy Spirit and in the end, I realise this during one of my personal times walking aimlessly. I realised that I don't feel a sense of satisfaction was because I was doing all those things not totally relying on God at all, I realise that it was totally based on my own personal strength. Imagine how magnificient things will become if I rely on God instead.
So now the question most people will be asking me now is this - What is your next plan Ben?? What do you intend to do now since it's a few months before your national service??
My answer is going to be, work, earn some pocket money, spent more quality time with people around me, get myself all fit and ready for my National Service.
Alright people, have an awesome week ahead, best wishes from me to those who are having exams now =))))))))))))
Happy 20th Birthday to the Beautiful Karmen!!!! YOU GO GIRL!!! =)))) <3