10:10 AM
Bye 2008!As I am waiting for my FYP teammates in school library, I start to think and reflect back the things that I did and etc etc...
Indeed it's a fruitful yet challenging year for me because I faced lots of tough times, times where I feel like giving up, times where I had to suffer a lot..
Reflecting back on my school life, it's a very fruitful journey for me not just in Year 2008, but the whole of 3 years of RP life as it is coming to a end for me before I enter my next phase of my life.... which is N.S..
How I wish I can rewind myself to 3 years back and experience it again and again, but yea, once it has past, means it has past, and will never come back again... What I can do is just to treasure all my poly friends and spend more time with them especially to my closer ones..
Reflecting back on my life as a bus enthusiast, this year it has been a challenging one for me, especially after our 1st bus enthusiasts cell group is formed with some of the Christian bus enthusiasts. Conflicts and misunderstandings happening everywhere, from SGforums to MSN to face-to-face, all I have seen before (but thank God I don't have any conflicts with them, and I don't wish that to happen to me). Flame wars can be seen every month especially in SGforums and some of the bus enthusiasts starting to gang up together and deal with some other particular bus enthusiasts that they hate it to the core... All these things I have seen it all..
On the positive side, I have also helped in the organizing committee in organizing activities for the fellow bus enthusiasts to come and enjoy and at the same time, to foster stronger bondings among one another and to get to interact with more bus enthusiasts that they don't know. Things that I have helped out are activities such Amazing Race and the farewell tour for the various very old buses that are going to scrap in a few months' time. It's not easy to organize and make the activities a success..
Reflecting back on my Christian walk of life, I also faced lots of ups and downs, especially at the point of time when I told my parents that I have decided to be a Christian and to go for church service every Sunday morning and I just cried and cried at that night after I got scolded and threatened upside down...
But on the positive side, God has blessed me with lots of things, and I love my cell group (E447) so much because they really take care of me well, being the 2nd youngest (IIRC) member in my cell group.. In my spiritual walk, at times (I think is most of the time??) I negliect God so much that at times I don't treat Him seriously...
In Year 2009, I hope that things really start to change for the better, in all areas of my life...
In a few days' time, I am going to finish setting all my goals and resolution for Year 2009, and I really pray and hope that whatever new challenges that I am going to face it, I will overcome it with FAITH and not FEAR.... =)
Before ending this post, I wanna wish everyone here a Happy New Year 2009 and all the best in your future goals and dreams and every part in your life!! ^_^
Labels: BECG, bus enthusiasts, church, God, school, thoughts
Victor Lim
Thursday, December 18, 200812:09 AM
More and more busy!!Ahh... How I wish I can just migrate to Hong Kong to enjoy life and escape from all troubles and all the busy and hectic stuffs which make me ___________...
But... this is not the way... At least not the God's way....
Just went for bus enthusiasts cell meeting at Wilcent's house.. We watched 1 of the video for the My Hope Singapore campaign, about a ex-convict whose now is a pastor in his church.. I was so touched especially the part whereby he couldn't get to see his grandma/mum (I forgot who's the right one liao) for 1 last time before she passed away while he is still in prison, and the one in which he remembered his school times whereby his teacher said this to him "God loves you, Jesus loves you and I love you too". Immediately tears just went down my cheeks..
Right now, Sundown event has just finished successful and smoothly last Monday, and right now, more things coming ahead, in my CG, ministry, school, and all the outings that are coming ahead.. God, I really need more of Your everything, especially in the area of strength, because too many things just happening around, and at times, I may just feel very drained out and weak..
At times, especially during my quiet time or while I am in a long journey bus ride along expressway, I ponder and ask God, why am I going through all these things? But I believe that God does that because He has a purpose for me in every single thing that happens.. In times when I feel very down because of certain things that happened to me, God gave me this verse from Psalms 23:4-5 to really encourage me in my Christian walk...
Now I just really wanna finish this year fast, steady and good, and to start off a new year with a new year and resolution... A new year, a new beginning...
Just a photo to end off this blog post... With thanks to those NS Medical checkup people (the one who gave me injection to my right hand) to suck out 2 tubes containing my BLOOD! See how screwed these people can be?!? Before next Tuesday I will go to polyclinic if this persist on... 1 more thing!! For my left hand which is used for blood pressure test, thanks to that my last finger got a numb feeling until NOW!!~ Thank you CMPB for the "GREAT" (internal) injuries/hurts that were done for me!!! Well done.. (2x) **sarcastic**
Victor Lim
Monday, November 24, 20081:42 PM
Busy weeks..Hello all! It's me again... Long time no update cos I was super busy for the past few weeks, especially last week for Asia Conference 2008...
RP
- Things has been going quite well for me except for FYP..
- Pon 2-3 lessons with Dreamers for outings (except 1 time for FYP and other stuffs)..
- Went off 1-2 times during 2nd breakout/3rd meeting to rush off to settle some stuffs..
- Daily grades oso got ups and downs..
- UT1 grades worst (1 B, 1 C, 1 D, 1 D+)
- FYP weekly log haven touch yet.. Minutes of Meetings only submitted 2 to FYP portal..
- NAPFA test choose to postpone due to rushing off to collect refund (for IC) + parent's marriage anniversary dinner..
- Think it's just like that as far as I can remember ba..
CHC (E447) (CG - Cell Group)
- Chiong-ed 1 day for doing most of the part for CG blog..
- More busy (and stress?) thanks to Jia Yun who arrowed me to take over her as Birthday I/C for CG..
- Very soon I will arrow another person in CG to take over me as Song Sheet I/C liao.. Cannot 1 shot take too many roles because in Usher Ministry I still got some other roles..
- Other than that it's as usual..
CHC (Usher Ministry)
- Reshuffling of groups --> Re-allocation of groups.
- Previous group: G4S5-C
- Current group: G4S1-A
- Asia Conference, served for Wednesday night, Saturday afternoon & evening, Sunday morning.. Super tired after every night (when serving).. Really need to pray for strength man..
- Because of reshuffling of groups, therefore Welfare I/Cs part also somehow affected..
- New/additional roles to play within this new group of Welfare I/Cs dept = More responsibilities..
- Think that's all for now ba..
Bus Enthusiasts
- As usual problems keep happening..
- Some sensitive/private issues which are not convenient to say it out here..
- But it's not everything problems here and there, as there are still bound to have a bit of good things happening..
- Quite disappointed for BECG (West side).. Don't wish to say anything further here..
Other things which I wanna thank God for.. (for the past few weeks)
- A kind soul found back all my lost cards (when I lost my wallet about 3 weeks back) which includes the most important thing - IC.
- Because of IC found close to the end of the 2 weeks grace period (from the day I go ICA to pay $100 for new IC), I get my $100 refund!!
- 1 of my bus enthusiast friends whose has a open heart for Christ.. But whether he chooses to commit to which church (whether mine or Roderick's one), it's all up to him because we respect his decision and not to forcefully drag him in as we want to be fair to everyone..
- Asia Conference 2008 to be a anointing and impacting one as I learnt something great out from the sessions and in terms of ushering, having a great time too..
For the last 2 days after the night session, I don't know is it God's blessing or what, kena the only Service 24 bus with Asia Conference ad (ah I still haven snap that shot SBS8238E, with SBS8042C from Service 24 and 2 other buses from Service 128 with the crossovers to Service 265 and 269). More than just that, it's the various sessions that really impacted me a lot especially the opening session on Wednesday night and Sunday morning's session..
I think I will update till here first.. Got time I will post more... Lolx..
Some super overdue photos below.. Lolx..
JT's birthday:
Irvin's birthday:
Labels: BECG, birthday, bus enthusiasts, church, outings, school
Victor Lim
Sunday, August 24, 200811:46 PM
Touched.... Blessed... This whole week so great!Yeah! For this whole week, I went to the morning prayer meeting every single weekday... The feeling is super great, although we started as early as 7am every morning.. So happy that for this 1 week, I got to know more friends within our (Meiyan) sub-zone, and for the next sub-zone camp, I really (3x) wish to get to know even more people and interact with them ;-)
This whole week, I felt so blessed too... Blessed by everything that God has provided me..
Financial blessing for new guitar for me (as a beginner, my friends said that $200 is enough... Lolx..).
God has also surprised me with bus cameos (not only just saw but RIDE too). One afternoon when I wanted to wait for Service 171, a Dennis Lance (with Volgren bodyworks which there are only 2 of them in entire SMRT bus fleets, and their permerant route are all Service 851) came. TIB1017D for those bus enthusiasts reading my blog... (swapped with TIB820H on that day which went over to Service 851). There was also one late morning when a Volvo B10M Mk 4 (DM3500 bodywork) did Service 124, and I saw it while I was on Service 700, so I alighted at SMU and boarded it...
God has also enlarged my capacity as well... Just within this month, I was being called to be 1 of the welfare I/Cs in my church ministry (usher). I also gain more ideas for the past few weeks for my CG blog (E447) and it's more or less done, just that my CGL got suggestions which I can improve on, which is good, because even as the blog I/C for my CG, I have to admit that I do commit mistakes at times too. Even in my bus enthusiast CG, I am also called to be the leader to lead the West group. But for now, thank God that currently, Ben (our zone leader who oversees both East and West group currently) would be sitting by my side to guide me...
It's not easy to lead a group... And I really want to visualize that my West group is a very active CG, that we would be serious in our spiritual life, and lively + casual when it comes to CG casual/relax activities every month which I don't want to have anything related to bus for it, with a reason behind it..
This morning, was the graduation service for the graduates from SOT (School of Theology aka bible school), and when Dr Abraham prayed for our pastor Dr Kong Hee, it touched my heart a lot too to the extent of tears coming out when we sang "Although Thousand Collapse" during worship... Seeing all the SOT graduates, really makes me feel very motivated to join... When my 2 years of NS finish, I really want to go for it..
Well... Shall stop here for now... Got other things to do... Haha.. What a busy man I am.... =.="\
Meiyan's subzone Brothers and Sisters who went for the morning prayer meeting on the last day of 2nd week.. (Eeee.... I should post in that shot that way... Argh.. Haha!)
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ALTHOUGH THOUSAND COLLAPSES - CITY HARVEST CHURCH
MERCIES THAT RISE WITH THE NEW MORN
SET ME APART AS A NEW BORN
EACH MOMENT I LIVE
BY FAITH I BELIEVE
WITH YOU I'M NEVER ALONE
DARKNESS MAY COME, TRIALS SEEM SO LONG
YOU ARE THE LIGHT I DEPEND ON
THROUGH VALLEYS AND STORMS
YOUR WORD KEEPS ME STRONG
MY SHELTER, REFUGE AND SONG
I TRUST IN YOU
EVERYDAY I LIVE I KNOW YOU ARE MY GOD
I LIFT MY FACE AND LOOK TO YOU MY LORD
EVEN WHEN THE MOUNTAINS TREMBLE
AND A THOUSAND FALL
I WILL STAND WITH YOU
MY JESUS TAKE MY ALL
Victor Lim
Sunday, August 17, 200810:36 PM
Busy...Few days back I had been busying doing certain stuffs, and for the next 2-3 weeks of my semester break, I can kiss my break goodbye... More commitments in my church ministry, bus enthusiasts "cell group", FYP2 coming up, and my E447 cell group blog (which I expected to complete it before my 3 weeks of semester break ends), and not forgetting my daily quiet time which sometimes I have been neglected about it..
So which also means that I will not be updating my blog for quite some time... Anyway please do comment on my new modified blog template.. 1st time I put in so much effort to revamp my blog.. Thanks thanks ^o^
Victor Lim
Tuesday, June 10, 200810:07 AM
To The Ends of the EarthWhenever I listen to this song, it reminds me back of my bus enthusiast CG... The God's calling for me to serve in this CG.. Although it is just only the beginning of this CG since a few months back with Isaac, Ben and XY, but we have been starting to grow, and I believe this group of people will expand in numbers too.. We must know the purpose of forming this CG, and be able to go forth towards the goal that God has called every single one of us here to achieve it. Although we may have difficult times throughout this entire walk in this CG, but 1 thing we know, through all these times that as we overcome it, we will eventually be more stronger in terms of our spiritual level with you. I guess I will share more during this coming Thursday's meeting with the rest of them =)
As I was having my QT yesterday, God has spoken to me through this verse....
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
- Isaiah 10:27 (21st Century King James Version)
With more commitment towards my church cell group and ministry, and also my bus enthusiast cell group, my responsibility level gets higher and higher (especially for my bus enthusiast's one), and together with my school's Final Year Project and school stuff, I will have greater burden, greater worries perhaps... But this verse that God spoke to me yesterday, I really feel encouraged a lot, that once again, I am reminded of God's blessing for me, for that He shall take away all my burdens (and perhaps worries also?) that I have, and all my yokes (i.e. the influence of being heavily burden by troubles, etc..) shall be destroyed because of the anointing presence of the Holy Spirit.
Okay shall end off this blog entry here with the song "To The Ends of the Earth" by Hillsong..
Love unfailing
Overtaking my heart
You take me in
Finding peace again
Fear is lost in all you are
And I would give the world to tell you're story
'Cause I know that you've called me
I know that you've called me
I've lost myself for good within your promise
And I won't hide it
I won't hide it
Jesus, I believe in You
And I would go, to the ends of the earth
To the ends of the earth
For you alone are the son of God
And all the world will see
That You are God
You are God
Victor Lim
Monday, June 09, 20087:34 PM
Thoughts to share..Some thoughts which I wish to share about the sub-zone camp that I have just attended last weekend..
1st of all, from this camp, I really get to experience and have a deeper encounter with God, through all the praise, worship and prayer sessions that we had.. Before attending the camp, my spiritual and hunger level was only like this.. After the camp, I really find that my spiritual level start to grow stronger, in terms of prayer during QT and reading the word of God i.e. the holy bible.. I also somehow started to feel God's calling in serving even more in my bus enthusiast CG. (okay from now on I just use the term CG, as we don't just come together and fellowship only but really it has becoming more like a CG itself..) Speaking of which, this coming Thursday night, I am going to meet up with some of my bus enthusiast brothers-in-Christ to have dinner/fellowship with them and after that find somewhere to settle down to share our thoughts/problems and pray about it.. Although things has been improving lately, but still... Our prayer time together, we could never ever neglect it..
2nd, from this camp, I get to see a lot of CG in my sub-zone which are younger than me.. All the while throughout the camp, whenever I look at the Team 2 members, sometimes I really feel like sighing... Somehow it reminds me of my younger days in the past, the lively spirit that I used to feel, now... About 2 week back, my age still starts with "1", but right now, it's no longer a "1" anymore. It's a "2" instead.. Gone were the days of my youth.. Missed it so much.. Got to meet Shu Wen (from Cecilia's CG) in person during the camp, and chatted with her for a while at night.. Later on the next day evening time, she chatted with me in MSN, and I shared with her about the points I mentioned above.. She also shared the same sentiments with me, just that for her CG, it is still not too bad, as in the fact that most of her CG members are under the age of 18..
She told me that she is 1 of the eldest member in terms of age, in her CG..
I told her that I am 1 of the youngest member in terms of age, in my CG...
And after that, I sigh to her, and she sigh back to me in MSN.. What I really wish to say is, for those who are still in their young teenage days (i.e. Secondary school level or below), you must really treasure this period of time a lot, for it will never happen again once you reach 20 years old and above, really... I wouldn't want to see anyone of you here, regretting about your youth days just because of a certain thing..
I also have certain thoughts regarding my big family of bus enthusiasts.. Somehow I just feel that I need to serve even more in this family.. Some of them, they really lack certain things in their own personal life, such as love, care and forgiveness.. Maybe they came from a different family background which has really affected them negatively a lot, and hence their character, their attitude and behaviour right now... Perhaps, our this small bus enthusiast CG, we can do something to really be able to touch their heart, show them the love, care and forgiveness like they have never received it before, let them know that this big family is not just about flaming and criticize and shoot people back especially in SG Forums... Every single day when I view at this forum, I have been sighing, and I have always want to see at least 95% peace in this forum, but I always fail to see that, every single day.. Once I get a guitar, perhaps......I really feel like organizing a kind of session/meet up with as many bus enthusiasts as possible, let them share their thoughts freely, and let all of us have a open heart to receive all the thoughts, and help one another in a great way.. I can visualize......The day whereby all of us sit down peacefully at a quiet place, and as I play the guitar to create the atmosphere, let the rest of them share all their problems that they encountered in their life, and receive advices and words of encouragement from one another...
Okay... Time to log off my laptop and go off to a quiet place somewhere near where I am right now... I just wish to have a moment of QT with the Lord, tell Him all my thoughts, and seek His guidance in all the things that I do... Take care everyone and God bless!~
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way should go; I will guide you with My eye."
- Psalm 32:8
My whole team for camp A.L.I.V.E...
Victor Lim