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a pic paints a thousand words. 


what i've obtained at eve's house; clockwise direction:

- 1st row. pics of my dad when he's young. probably in his 20's. 1960 plus. i think dad is charming. haha. as in like, my dad is like, i duno la. the best one could ever have. he need not be the brightest, wittiest, quick or top guy in sg. but it's him that makes him unique. he places the family first. then his passion for inventing/making stuff. then his work. its really clear.

- 2nd row. its me. by then, the colour technology was out.

- 3rd row. 1st pic. a protrait shot of yvonne. this is a beautiful shot. i just love it. i'll elaborate later. 2nd pic, probably the rugby boys trng, and the student council meeting. its like.. ancient sia. the sa prefects uniform nv change. haha. 3rd pic. David marshall was Mr. Francis Thomas (former sa principle) gd friend. haha. i've caught a gd protrait shot of David M... and more shots of them making their rallies and stuff like that. its like. back at IMF-ancient



i've literally looked through probably close to 400 pics. old pics. as in those that is really like black and white kind. rare coloured ones. looked though the really old SAV.. and old boys, old sajc girls. haha. the girls were like in 2 standard pony tails and skirts are really high. the prefect's uniform, meetings and stuff.
i felt almost back there in 1960s, at the heart of the village.

the composition of the photographer is really excellent. given those kind of film cameras in the past. its like 'no room for mistake' kinda thing. no photoshop and stuff like that.. i really wonder how did the photographer had an inbulit stabilizer. some shots were shaky. but many were awesome.its like evening kinda lighting and still manage to capture still shots.

the protrait shot of yvoone... i'll give it a 9/10. its like. awesome man. it gives u a soft feeling. probably the filter? the angle is nice. the feeling of the shot is there. its like. man. no words to further describe. but.. totally way awesome.




so basically. i've 'travelled' back to the past of the Thomas-cum-Saints era. back to the old village-village. the boys never seem to change in some sense though. haha. seriously. i dun mind being a guy and study as st andrew's. haha. i duno why... but i feel really attached to st.andrew's. probably its where i grew up- the kindergarden then the occasion visit to church,and the frequent vist to the village now. plus. its a BIG part of my dad's life. afterall, my dad was an old boy who likes to zhao sch. he goes sch, mark his attendance, climb out of the gate to escape and play marbles. and back to sch to mark his end-of the day attendance.
Mr. Thomas always had to catch him back to discipline him, as his uncle, as his principle.
to my dad, mr. thomas has been like a father to him.his blood parents: one gd killed during the war as a solider and the other, an illness. i'm can sure say that if its not for mr. thomas, my dad won't be like my dad. haha. hmm.ya. w/o the thomas family, i doubt my dad wout be existing. hmm.err... would have existed?


i'm motivted to be a photographer. one that capture moments. one that inspire. one that gives hope. there's so much a photog can do, even after death, the msges are still living. i'm inspired. so motivated to capture moments in n. thailand. haha. i'm using a D70s. HAHHAHAAH. it felt so gd, somehow, compared to the D50s. haha.nikon. whole 7 days nikon and my casion pns. canon will still my choice as of yet.


ok enough of the Poon nv ending history.


basicaly, after sch had msn trng. i submittted my LOA as 'Overseas Community work- medical work; N. Thailand'. my cp signed it, like, jist like that coz he was sort of in a hurry, flipping through the 'attached documents'. now its left witht he Course Manager's signature. hmm. even if it's not approve, i cannot possibly turn a deaf ear to my call.

then went for eve's house for cell and to help out with e food for tmr's sa comm day. match tmr too though. ): so yea. pray for gd weather. thanks.


ANYWAYs. msn trng. our last official trng.
to share abti, rach shared, and then jasper. and i realised that the 3 of us, are facing with issues that are relative similar. conflicts PLUS, doing stuff that does not please God that we don't normally do.

seriously. looking back at this month. i've said/felt/done stuff that i dun think i would normally react to. eg. the swearing on the field. and conflicts here and there. the loneliness being alone or even with friends. plus, the exams, stress, eoy actitivties, rectials, matches. everything.

mainly, the team faces distractions. we are so distracted, or rather, too distracted. ultimately, does ur actions really honour God and put Him as a priority in our hearts. do we succumb to fatigue or even resorting to simply giving up?

s attack.

it is so real.

when i realised all these happpens concurrently, i felt afraid for a moment. i felt like. oh man. is my faith shaken? i can surely say NO. but am i up for it with Him?
i believe in prayer. the importance of prayer partner. i'm not sure if this whole thing has hit me, but for sure, i'm reminded. or rather, warned.

i know i'm still in the midst of preparing, being prepared. thats the contrdictary of it all. smaller team. eaiser targets. and really, i'm sure that s is gonna strike even more, trying to take opportunites. the harder we try, the harder he'll try.
but.

that's the whole point of it. put it as- a challenge. are u up of it? or are u just gonna give in to comfort. i cannot say i'm not worried. i am. but at the same time, i'm confident. coz the battle is like won. duh. its how we fight it. how much men can we save.


was sharing we some of them. its like. for me, now at this pt of time, one day.. i feel so enthu. one day, i feel so worried and unprepared. and the next day, i feel another kind of emotion. are all thses part of s' plans? sheesh. at the bottomline, i feel so thankful and assured with DA WORD OK. verses pop by. God's creative way of smsing me.


right now, keep praying. 4 msges recieved abt the weather in thailand. high 29, low 8. and we're goona be in the mountains. so the temp range is goona get trickier. and its like. possibilities of faling physically sick is high.
the team needs prayer. the leaders needs prayer. so pls, do pray.
lastly, the youth team. i'm encouraged by one, and yet discouraged by another. but i'm positive abt stuff la. (: i dun wish to elaborate further. one will know through one's conscience. i dun need to say anything but- pray.
pray for strength. unity. understanding. peace.



amen.