Tuesday, June 07, 2005

I'm back!

Hi guys! im finally back from camp, and the camp was really funn :P!

i checked my tagboard, and as i expected, SPAM. no surprise. always happens. but anyway, i understand that people are reacting negatively to my posts. well, if it affects you so much that you need to spam my tagboard, then, for goodness sake! dont read it!

Okay, back to more important things. The camp was great! met a whole bunch of new people, such as : Marcus, Ming song, Daniel, Kwee Hong, Elson, Suat ting, Cindy, Amanda, Zhong yun, Wenyuan and ling ling jie! and of course there was Vivien, who invited me to the camp! They were great fun, some were lame and crappy like me! and some were just plain crazy! Hahaz!

Over the 5 days i really learn a lot from them, as well as from the rest of the camp. it was both spiritually enriching, as well as personally developing. the team work part was essential, and some times we had it (but most of the time it was a bit shaky). I enjoyed the Praise and Worship Session, enjoyed it ALOT! the whole camp would come together about twice a day to sing their lungs out with the band. some of the songs really touched me and im sure i wasn't the only one. i loved songs like "Above All" and "So you would come"

"Above all"

Above all powers, above all kings
Above all nature and all created things
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
You were here before the world began

Above all kingdoms, above all thrones
Above all wonders the world has ever known
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure what You're worth

Crucified, laid behind the stone
You lived to die, rejected and alone
Like a rose trampled on the ground
You took the fall and thought of me
Above all

well, this might be my ultimate favorite. i know one of my friends that reacted really emotionally to this song. it just means so much, sacrifice, and love.

I really thank vivien for inviting me to this camp. i do feel guilty of going through this camp and disappointing some by not converting. but i am not ready, i have my own views of the world, and it is not my time to become a Christian. However, through the 5 days, i have learnt a lot about the values and beliefs of christians. I saw a lot i could learn from them, even if i am not Christian.

I cant say that the camp was perfect, cuz then i would be lying. and there were points where i felt uncomfortable. It was during day 3/4, more during day 4. i felt very uncomfortable when they asked for those who wanted to "accept Christ", or in other words, convert. I have said that i was not going to, but all the other non-Christians in my group all decided to convert, and i felt very very awkward. i silently prayed to the lord that if he did exist, that he would understand that it was not my time, and that maybe it might happen one day, and maybe it may not. So i hope everyone understands.

apart from that, it was basically fun all the way. the various games were intriguing, such as "CSI: project mew" and the "amazing race". to have fun, and to share it with a bunch of good friends, that was the best.

well now that it is over, i am a little disappointed, but i still have the contacts of friends and still we share the memories of the past few days. Maybe one of these days we can go out for a lunch or something? haha yeah!

One more thing before i sign off.... DUMPERS RAWK!!! :P

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