漫游牛车水 / 克拉码头

那天搭乘传道的顺风车到了牛车水一带的附近。下车后，立即发现自己迷失了方向。但碍于自己的冒险精神，我并没想路人询问方向，而是随自己的感觉走。走啊走啊，不知不觉就到了克拉码头一带。


克拉码头的靠河店屋


克拉码头有座新的购物商场，即The Central。第一次光顾这家商场是在两年前，那时正在为同学筹备庆生会。光阴似神射手的箭，还为做好准备，就已刺穿我的心。当我觉得痛时，我已经老了。想想看，很久没和他们联络了，是时候了。

I have nothing to do, so I take photographs.

船只从桥底渡过

好有外国感喔！如果新加坡天气能凉爽一点就好了。天天 25 degree celsius 我是不介意的。

Ahey? Is that the leaning tower of Piza in the background? Obviously not, it's Raffles City, I just tilted the angle a little. But it sounds fun.

总觉得今天这一趟不能就此结束，所以我步行至牛车水一带。但是到达牛车水是，我已经体会到汗流浃背的那种恶心的感觉。从地铁站出来，便是牛车水大街。一眼望去，不是旅客就是老人家。但最令人费解的是，为什么竟然在牛车水能找到泰国椰子、欧洲香肠与日本服饰？也许新加坡是个多元文化的社区。但这也会误导下一代喔。所以家长还是对孩子做出解释好。

牛车水是早期新加坡华人移民的集聚地。现在除了粉刷之后焕然一新的旧店屋之外，还有三轮车。但今日，我也想顺便寻找10 dollar KTV，只是找不到。之后，我经过正在下棋的老人家，本想拍照的， 但是最后还是没有。

珍珠坊大厦：以前陪 Ah Mah ( 婆婆）去推拿

牛车水的地面，已不是泥路或沙路了。但踏过的每一步，低下应该都有先驱们的脚印或血汗吧？不然就是工人的！先驱们来新谋生真不容易。我们有高楼大厦林立，也有他们努力的份。

牛车水已转化成旅游区，但文化保留方面还可以进步吧！

牛车水附近已是商业地区了。

许多的饼家因为没有继承人，或因生意惨淡，所以都关门了。夕阳无限好，只是近黄昏。虽然这些店铺保留了他们的味道，但都渐渐走入历史。以前有一家大华戏院是吧？只记得那时华语片与配音的卡通片都在这里看如 Pocahontas , Lion King。其实很好，老人家也能看得懂，合家乐！

牛车水还是有美食的。除了食物的香味，便是无穷的回味与人情味。

我有一位朋友住这里，但他服兵役去了。

走着走着，听到了一家CD Shop在播“心太软”这首歌。是的，前辈们似乎都是心太软，把所有问题都自己扛。他们的幸苦，我们应该无法完全地体会。但他们的贡献，却是有目共睹的。最起码的是，没有他们，哪会有我们？

Finally applied

I have submitted my uni application:

NUS: Chem Eng, Science, Material Sc Eng, Mech Eng, Arts and Social Science...

NTU: C&B Eng, Mech Eng, Chem, Chinese, Economics.

I have this interest in chem. But most likely, the results will turn out to be NUS Science and NTU Mech Eng.

And I will have an headache then. Please give me advice!!!!!Thanks

与主亲近

这是我第二首诗歌。去年的。

主啊我爱祢 求与我亲近
黄昏夜深至黎明 别远离
人若离了祢 他算什么东西
经试探 经困难 我有主带领
主同在亲近 我怎需恐惧

主我渴慕祢 求与我亲近
我的肉体是软弱 灵无力
主祢是活水 复兴赐我生命
每一天 祢话语 使我重得力
遵守祢吩咐 祢就添福气

主我需要祢 主你有能力
当我失败丧志气 别远离
我如此渺小 无能解决难题
唯靠主 祢宝血 将我罪洗净
又将我扶持 旷野开路径

主我需要祢 常与我亲近
十架道路多波折 苦难行
求主教导我 顺服祢的旨意
使我能 谦卑在 祢的宝座前
只求祢喜悦 祢就赐安息

主我全能君 主我智慧君
主祢对我的计划 请施行
使我这一生 与祢同步同行
若疲累 若困倦 我知还有祢
背着我同行 平安在心里

无论是市区 无论是山地
无论是在人群中 或独行
主与我亲近 直到我回家去
到那时 我因信 卧在主怀里
天天赞美祢 永与主亲近

Random

早上吃Prata
下午shop plaza
晚上打Dota

Random things....

前所未有的平安 The Peace I Never Experienced Before

Here is my little testimony. Two days before the collection of the A Level's results, I totally forgotten about it. The night before the day of collection, I was trembling with fear. What was in my mind was, I might not do well. And I started to fear of my reaction tomorrow. If I do well, will I remember to thank God? If I did not do well, will my faith be uprooted or stumbled?

There were mixed feelings in my mind, anxiety rushed through my body and I can feel my heart thumping in a rather unusually and uncomfortable manner. I was really depressed. I was really down. I prayed. I prayed not for results. But I learnt to pray for acceptance; that I would accept any results that I have obtained.

There was this song 神的道路by 天韵。And part of it came from a verse which I really like:

"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55 : 8 - 9

The song lyrics goes:

神的道路高过人的路
神的意念高过人的意念
祂的心里有蓝图
祂的时间不错误
一步一步带领你前途

祂立大地的根基
祂让云彩空中漂浮
是祂创造生命气息
是祂应许照顾赐福
神造万物各按其时
耐心等待必要欢呼
啊！耐心等待要欢呼

Yeah, the Lord really gives comfort to those who trust in Him. I prayed for the whole night that I will not deny Him whatever the result was but to trust in Him. Trust that my God have a plan for everyone and whatever the result is life still goes on, and He will still guide me along to acheive the plan He has for me.

The next morning, when i was on the bus to SA, while looking out to the forested areas along the expressway, I sang this song softly. I just thought of how great my Lord is; He created all the plants, with different features, He put clouds in the skies easily with His words. Since He is one almighty God, why don't I trust in Him? I thought. Then, I began to praise Him for how wonderful He is.

There was this soothing peace in my heart, I am neither nervous nor fearful. Even when I received my results. I thank God for my results and thank Him for sustaining my faith, for giving peace to me. This is the peace when you hand everything into the Lord, with a quiet trust that no matter what, God will guide us. Results does not mean end of the day. It is just part of the life journey. And the entire life journey is guided by someone who knows the best for us when we don't.

Glory be to the Lord!

回忆

刚到过了中文学会的部落格，惊觉发现学会因大本营的搬迁而逼不得已须将一些东西处理掉。这些道具、用品与材料或许已走入历史了，但我仍是对曾在学会的时光记忆犹新。于是，悲从中来的我，又乱写了段词：

时间 总会过去
过去 刻成回忆
回忆总是翩翩飞起盘旋心窝里
无人能网罗使它销声匿迹

一切事物总会走入历史课本里
一切人物风风雨雨瞬眼消失而去
不珍惜现今将来若有悔意
只能仰天长啸叹为可惜

带着回忆我却不留在过去
我要向前行创造新的天地
让回忆陪我一起去
让我知道我需珍惜

带着回忆困难时给我甜蜜
不知不觉地给我信心勇气
在我的回忆里有你
在我的努力里有你
在我到达目的地时，也有你

Several Outings in the Past few week

Science Centre Fun

Nice Hybrid Car

John, Wen Jie and Titus amazed by Science

Liquid Cafe.

Jia Han's Birthday Surprise at IMM

Group Photo 1

Group Photo 2

Our Hand-made wishes through the shirts

Jogging

I have ben jogging quite often. Jog about 6km yesterday. My route was from my house, all the way pass BPGH, Concord, down to Brickland Road, all the way to Gombak Station...about 3 plus km liaoz. Then continue around gombak, Little Guilin, Bukit Batok East, then round to the BB Botak Jones there, and then take a round around Central, out at the other end of BB MRT, continue down to Toh Guan Road across overhead bridge, loop to the JE market there, go overhead bridge back to Bukit Batok, then all the way to Church.

It was so long yet so shiok.

Results tomorrow

Arrr....A Levels results tomorrow.

Today. I am very restless. I bite my tongue and it kept bleeding for quite a while. And tomorrow, collection of A Level Results and it is going to be quite a hectic day tomorow. I had to collect results in SAJC then rush to SJI for Company Camp, then to church in Bukit Batok for Prayer Meeting. I will be tired. Hope to find peace in the Lord.

And please pray for me that I could accept the result and move on. Really, I need the guidance of the Lord.

我们对爱只是懵懂

今天搭巴士时，突然很想作词，所以乱写一通。

我们对爱情只是懵懂

窗外的叶凋落 爱情随之淡薄
叠起了一层层的回忆和迷惑
爱情是怎么一回事是怎样的生活
爱的定义又是什么

我们的脑海中 我们的深心中
对爱的定义总是截然的不同
分别那夜掠过阵风冷却我的冲动
让我面对泪海思过

是你的错还是我的过
爱情不是计较谁有错
是你给的多还是我付出多
爱情是付出不是只在乎甜蜜收获
是走向右还是奔向左
对爱的定义都太执着
经沧海桑田度过风起云涌
才发现我们对爱只是懵懂

Clouds and Rainbow

I like white fluffy clouds.

Rainbow reminds me of the covenant made by God with Noah.