COSB Family Day! :)

Finally blogging about something current :)

We had our church's Family Day over the weekend. 8am was honestly alittle early to wake up on a Saturday morning, especially after a nice time out with the girls the night before. But it was worth it! I seriously think we all put on weight with the amazing food!

People of all ages were welcomed to Changi Beach with fragrant century egg porridge and fried bee hoon (i had 3 helpings! :P) With tummies full and happy grins on our faces, we started the day with a round of aerobics by a trained gym instructor. How the aunties and uncles managed it is beyond me.. but certainly, they were a bag of good fun!

A telematch that started and ended in record time ensued; the groups just ran amok! After a round of ice cream and drinks, the group settled down for an entertaining series of magic tricks by Uncle John, leaving them amazed and peeling on their sides in laughter. We rounded up the day with an intense game of Bingo; the closest i ever seen to the ones i read about overseas :) Kudos to the organisers who thought of Bingo, a game that transcends all age and languages. And really, kudos to them for such a wonderful yummy day :) It was perfect, the way we would like it!

To those who missed it, there's still next year!

The ones who were there before it all started

aunties who gave the workout their best

On to the Telematch!

the ice-cream man reminded us of our wedding :) the queue never stopped!

happy as can be with ice cream

Everyone wanted some. I had 3 helpings! woohoo!

Uncle John entertaining all of us

looking for grasshoppers!

proudly showing off her grasshoppers :)

Children do love their sand!

BINGO!

Eh why i never win?

And a hug to end off a wonderful day

Thank God for the wonderful weather - it was sunny, yet windy. Given the erratic mad weather, i wouldn't dare say this fell short of a miracle. Till the next post, have a great week guys :) Blessed Monday!

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It was brand new beginning where everything started from scratch, but not without the blessings and much wisdom given from God and everyone else. As we watched the youth put in their heart, time and effort in making this service work out, it really brought a sense of pride - pride that they are taking a step forward to declare to the world that Christ lives in them. Perhaps this is how one feels when they see their child succeed and make it big in the world - and maybe what we are feeling is a glimpse of God's joy upon us.

11th July shall mark a new chapter for the Youth. It's a new chapter because we are not leaving behind the many years of what our wonderful leaders what done, rather we bring the wisdom along with us as blessings from them :)

As long as God is with us, it's gonna be one amazing chapter! I can't wait for explosive services, amazing sermons and most of all, real love and friendship that comes from the center of you.

Ladies and gentleman, presenting to you, our brand new, [PoD] People of Destiny

Check out the strawberry cheesecake baked by our awesome Li Chang

Sneak Preview to Bartley Christian Church

Firstly, we have to say that it's only by God's blessings and grace, as well as wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ that we managed to get such a lovely place for the wedding.

We initially booked our mother-church.Unfortunately, as it underwent renovation not long after we made an agreement to use its premises, the place would not be ready for our wedding. While it wasn't entirely impossible to hold it there, it would look rather unsightly i guess.

So in came brother jon and brother ocx and a few other kind souls who introduced churches to us. Jon helped to call Bartley to see if it's possible. We were emailing alittle here and there, cos timing was a constrain... and meanwhile we held our unabated breaths, hoping for the best.

One fine day, Isaiah and myself were sleeping in the car (tooo tired) after a wedding when suddenly his phone rang. It was uncle sam from Bartley, asking us if we would like to go down to see the premise. And both of us did a silent 'yes!'... hip hip horray! And the rest i say, would be history.

Isn't God wonderful? Such a beautiful and sparkling new place :)

Welcome to Bartley Christian Church :)

This is where we'll seal the deal..

And in case i get cold feet, i found my escape route

This is where i'll escape to to grab some good food by CJS

And i were to eat so much till the gown bursts, i know there's always soccer to work out on :)

Check out the glee on his face!

And when all is said and done, just pop out of Bartley, hop on the circle line and head to wherever you want. Remember to take the NEL to Dhoby Ghaut, change at Orchard for the dinner reception at Four Seasons the next day! :)

Each time i look at this picture, i have this compulsion to tilt my head :P

Praise God for taking care of us :)

kiddos partieeee

The kiddos in church had an awesome awesome party on the 4th of October :) It was so fun that i barged into the event without the official tag :P Parents, if you are reading this, come to our next party! There's games, there's prizes, there's magic... and more importantly, there's sooo sooo soo much fun for your kids :) It practically made me a kid again!

So looking forward to the next partttieeeeeeee lined up for them! All of us are kids at heart aren't we? :)

Our 'guards' at the door before the event begun

hee hee. the kids were blindfolded and fed with a variety of food.
their task was to guess what food or drink they were being fed.

*heart melts*

*heart melts again*

*... and again*

Arent this the cutest pair of shoes?

Enthralled by the magic show

Not that i am anywhere near motherhood, but it does give me a great sense of joy to see kids warm up to me. There were toddlers who were initially frowning away at me, the jie jie (not aunty ok) with the big black camera... but towards the end of the day, they were all smiling and posing for me. I can't describe the feeling, it's just so awwwww.. :)

And then we started goofing around :)

Ladies and gentleman, lesson for the day - always give way! Especially on the roads :)

More photos can be found here. And even more photos both with the church office and me. Feel free to ask, i'll burn you a CD!