S1aNSATION

A job well done to the vidoe team. The video was hilarious! Robert Chia really cracks me up. Thanks also to the ASPT for the very creative but convicting theme.

Thanks also to Stanley for sharing your life story. You communicate really well from the heart.

Thanks all for your work. I appreciate every bit of it.

Here's the defination from today's sermon....

SIAN
(see-en)
A wonderfully concise Hokkien adjective which conveys boredom, weariness, frustration and emptiness. The English equivalent would be "ennui".
1. “My job is damn sian, man.”
2. “Wah lau eh, I do A-maths, do until sian oreddy.”

SIAN JIT PUA (Contributed by Rene Sim)
(see-en jip poo-ah)
"Sian" describes something as boring. "Jit pua" is Hokkien for "half". Put together, and the phrase can be loosely translated as "too boring by half", meaning it is extremely boring.
"Sian jit pua, man! This disco is damn boring!" ("This disco is too boring by half.")

Also realised the some guys were twittering the sermon points and sayings on real time while I was preaching. Very creative...

Man U Fans Beware!

Wife stabs husband late home after Man U match

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Police have detained a Malaysian woman who allegedly stabbed her husband in the chest for coming home late after watching a football match between Manchester United and Malaysia, an official said Tuesday.

The man had promised to come back immediately after the match in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday evening, but his wife was "very angry" when he returned after midnight, said district police chief Abdul Jalil Hassan.

The woman stabbed him twice in the chest with a kitchen knife and then took him to a hospital, where a doctor reported the incident to police, Abdul Jalil told The Associated Press.

"He was with friends after the match, so that's why he came home late," Abdul Jalil said.

The man was recovering in the hospital, he said.

Police have not decided whether to charge the woman with any offense.

The English Premier League champions defeated Malaysia 3-2 on Saturday in their opening match on a preseason Asian tour.

One Of Fave Song From My Fave Band!

Have not seen this for a long time but still loving it as I watched it again...

Hope to meet Bono & the band one day :)

How To Be A Vision Carrier?

This is a very important sermon that we, in Hope Singapore, needs to listen to.

Some of us may not have attended the services where I preached this sermon, please do download it and listen to it. It is important for our church life.

http://www.hopesingapore.org.sg/audio.php

Roy Keane

You can have your own say but as far as I am concern, Keano is one of the best players that Manchester United can and will ever have. I am, of course, not proud of many of his trades (like violence and anger). But he does exhibits numerous selfless leadership qualities that we can all learn from.

Remember UEFA championships 1999. He was captain marvel to put the team through to the finals even though he would not playing in the final. That's leadership at its very very best!

Leading On Empty (Wayne Cordeiro)

As I was not feeling well for the past 2 days, I had the time to finally devour a book that Mike & Lean Choo bought for me. Thanks both : )

It is a book from Wayne Cordeiro (he also authored Divine Mentor). He shared some really personal struggles that many leaders would be able to identify with. Bill Hybels wrote that this book is “A must read for all leaders.”

Cordeiro expressed many things that I have gone through but may not have the language or expertise to express. It helps me sort out my inner thoughts and feelings. The book also gave many practical suggestions on how we can pace and rest better.

Looking back, it might be “divine” that I have to fall sick in order to take the time to complete this book. By the way, I hardly fall sick (once in a few years).

Read it and let you know your thoughts

I am also trying to lay my hand on the book entitled "Simple Church". Could not get it from SKS as it runs out of stock... lend ot me if you have one...