This is a list of items and "people" I will be getting from Korea.
Alphonsus wants 2 Korean babes
David wants Song Hae Gyo
Lawrence wants a jar of orange drink paste (??)
Phoebe, Pamelia, Susanti, and a couple of others want Kimchi
Ben wants one of these delicious squid dishes (I wonder if they will stink in the flight back)
John wants a "random souvenir"
Jeslin wants Korean snacks
And a whole lot of others who want snacks
I hope I remembered everyone's "orders".
If you want anything else, just holler or stay silent forever.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Off to the Land of Kimchi
In a few hours' time, I will be flying off to Korea to attend CM2007, the largest Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) conference ever with thousands of delegates from all around the world.I've been looking forward to this, not just because of the chance to visit a country that I've always wanted to go to since my secondary school days, but because of the opportunity to meet people from all over the world.
The Singapore delegation is around 240-strong, consisting of CCC staff and students from SMU, NTU, NUS, RP, and SP. Half of us will be flying to Busan straight while the other will be transiting at Incheon International Airport near Seoul before taking a domestic flight to Busan.
I'm with the other half so it will be a while before I hit the streets of Busan.
For the past week, I've gradually let me heart settle down and be more sensitive to His word. Reading from the book of Joshua and Mathews, I've chanced upon this powerful verse:
"I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you." (Mathew 11:10)
Prophets, inventors, scientists, entrepreneurs, economists, missionaries, among others, all come under the category of people who are the pioneering engines of change. As much as the world is not perfect, without these people, we will never have the current systems in place that has allowed Man to reach today's heights of success.
I'm sure He will teach me more at the conference. =)
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Rui Hong, you will be missed
Pain. Anguish. That's what we all felt when we heard the news.
That phone call came on Thursday afternoon. Suddenly, we were continents apart from you. Perhaps for all eternity. But that empty void that you left in us all can never be replaced because that can only be filled by you, and you alone.
Family, friends, loved ones gathered to pay our last respects to you and bid you farewell. Among those people who came to your wake and cremation were loved ones who knew you for years, others for months. We were people from all walks of life. Nevertheless, we were all similar in one fashion: you were a part of our lives before and you are now a part of our memories. Memories that will forever stay in the echoes of our hearts.
I remember the time when I first got to know you. You were a quiet, but unassuming and honest gentleman, who never asked for much in a friend, who never hesitated to help others in their work. Sometimes, I wonder at your laidback attitude and how you managed to do so well in your maths modules.
I wasn't surprised to know that you were from the Gifted Programme. Rather, I was impressed by your humility. You never put on any airs. In that quiet strength and confidence of yours, you shone as bright as any star in the twilight sky. But that shine of yours attracted friends, people like us, who saw in you more than just a friend: a buddy.
We were supposed to go to the gym together that day. I overslept and you guys went ahead. I called to apologise later on but you just said,"Let's go some other time."
But that "time" never arrived. I busied myself with my commitments while you busied yourself with yours. I could have called to arrange an online game with you, but I never did: I procrastinated. I could have heard your voice one more time. I could have gone out with you one last time. But you left so suddenly.
Wherever you are right now, I hope it is a much better place for you. No more worries, or sorrow, or stress, or the pain that inflicted you in your last moments. You had unfulfilled dreams but I know you would want us all to go on to fulfill ours. A friend like you would have wanted the best for his friends.
But do you know something? You were one of the best that came by us, who befriended us, and became part of our lives. Those times we shared studying, or having fun in class, or at the gym, are all good memories. And they always will be.
Rest in peace, Rui Hong. You will be missed.
That phone call came on Thursday afternoon. Suddenly, we were continents apart from you. Perhaps for all eternity. But that empty void that you left in us all can never be replaced because that can only be filled by you, and you alone.
Family, friends, loved ones gathered to pay our last respects to you and bid you farewell. Among those people who came to your wake and cremation were loved ones who knew you for years, others for months. We were people from all walks of life. Nevertheless, we were all similar in one fashion: you were a part of our lives before and you are now a part of our memories. Memories that will forever stay in the echoes of our hearts.
I remember the time when I first got to know you. You were a quiet, but unassuming and honest gentleman, who never asked for much in a friend, who never hesitated to help others in their work. Sometimes, I wonder at your laidback attitude and how you managed to do so well in your maths modules.
I wasn't surprised to know that you were from the Gifted Programme. Rather, I was impressed by your humility. You never put on any airs. In that quiet strength and confidence of yours, you shone as bright as any star in the twilight sky. But that shine of yours attracted friends, people like us, who saw in you more than just a friend: a buddy.
We were supposed to go to the gym together that day. I overslept and you guys went ahead. I called to apologise later on but you just said,"Let's go some other time."
But that "time" never arrived. I busied myself with my commitments while you busied yourself with yours. I could have called to arrange an online game with you, but I never did: I procrastinated. I could have heard your voice one more time. I could have gone out with you one last time. But you left so suddenly.
Wherever you are right now, I hope it is a much better place for you. No more worries, or sorrow, or stress, or the pain that inflicted you in your last moments. You had unfulfilled dreams but I know you would want us all to go on to fulfill ours. A friend like you would have wanted the best for his friends.
But do you know something? You were one of the best that came by us, who befriended us, and became part of our lives. Those times we shared studying, or having fun in class, or at the gym, are all good memories. And they always will be.
Rest in peace, Rui Hong. You will be missed.
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