The Retreat.
11 June -13 June
The Grand Escape.
This was the first time the word Retreat meant anything to me in the retreats.
Well...retreats are meant to be fun and really enjoyable for me. Well it still is but this time I was a little desperate. I really wanted the retreat. Really wanted to just get away from singapore and to get away from all the thing and busyness.
This retreat was a rather short one but nevertheless I had great fun. Especially with the Chinese ministry kids and youths. Winnie the Tan, Daniel, Magdalene, Benjamin, Kai Kai, Evans and siblings and Rui Hang. I also got alot closer to them. Along side with Clarence, Samantha, Jonathan(Finally spelled correctly). It's also the first time in my retreat life that I made a decision to not stick the the usual more "noisy" group. I went instead to meet the other youths. It's really rewarding. Even ate apart from the norms. But I had more fun =D.
I learned alot of significant things as well as have loads of fun. Here are some of the accounts.
Day one
Went Swimming. I should have went earlier. The Keys to our room takes forever to come. I was delayed like 1 hour plus before I pick myself up to go and swim. Swimming was...wow...fun as always except...that this time I'm being mobbed by the kids and youths. Andrew, Darius, Zenneth, Matthew, Damien, Winnie the Tan, Samantha, Jonathan, Denise and Even Benjamin with his water gun. Darius, Andrew and Zenneth took turns to climb on top of me so that they can ride on me and attack the rest. HAHAHA. Am still the best carrier =D. It's a long time since I had water fun so drank quite a bit. Yuck.
Winnie the Tan and Denise are the occasional ...let me stress the word occasional victims of my waves. Haha. Water Fight!
The most dangerous pair that almost killed me are the siblings Jonathan and Samantha. The unlimited bunch of energy that attempted in all ways in incapacitate me in the swimming pool. Haha...they have no limits. They just keep coming and coming and coming.
But I had fun =D. Pillow Fight was cancelled in the night. Awww...Watched Chicken little with Stacia, Carine, Clarence and Jonathan instead. Then my maid Carine dirtied my pillow with her cakes!
Tsk Tsk.
Day 2
Feeling sad that we are halfway through the Retreat but that does not dampen the fun. =D
When Jutsco for shopping! The Uncle Kid and a few youths wanted to watch a movie. So do I but unfortunately, there was no good timing. However, I spent the 3 hours alone in the shopping centre (Never happened before) ....why? Cos I rushed off when we hit the shopping centre. My objectives are clear. 1 present for my brother, 2 presents for my friends. I scoured the Cinema for the presents and when everything was done, I realised that my phone died and I cannot communicate with anyone!!
~Fatality~
(The total domination or shut down of an object or person.)
So I begin to wander around... Looked at more things and I thought....let's buy something for myself with the 55 Rm I have left over... I walked and walked ..and walked and walked....to my horror....I realised that I do not know what to buy. I realised that nothing interest me.
Hmmm...I began to think...Have my live become only YFC stuff? Hahha...I walked the Arcade. Was not really interested. Met Matthew and Jurgen or Jordan there. Played Some motorcycle game and daytona. Did not too badly but later decided to give away my coins cos I do not know what to play in the arcade.
Then I approached the Harris Bookstore...Looks like Popular. Well...I decided to see if my childhood interest can catch up again. To my disappointment, there are no books similar to the kind of books I loved to read. The closest thing i can find is a kids book. "A Dragonologist Book". SO I brought it. Can't think of anyway to spend. Pretty depressing. Hahhaa. It's quite Ex but well...it comes with figurines so it should be worth it. =p
After the shopping came a really fun time. RETRO NIGHT!!!
Wow...for the past few months I've been lamenting how come my church ain't as cool as other churches that I've visited but that night, I remembered that my church is that awesome also....we have so much so much awesome people in church also.
Saw a side of Paul and his mom that I've never seen. Karen and Johnathan made great host. Can't stop laughing. Uncle Chee Meng is in his usual mood lifting stunts. AND CHRIS AND BERNICE OUR RETRO MODEL ARE JUST HOTT!!! WOOOTS!
HAHAHHA... Phew... they both may have taken second place but I think they are the best! =D
Eating with Winnie, Yang Kai and my bro is great fun too. Yang Hui is super funny with her super sensitiveness. And again I was mobbed by the kids that wanted to climb on top of me and make me a horse. Hahha...but this time I had Zhen Wei who is twice my size attempting to ride me too! AHHHH!!! PIYATTED!!!
Such an event cannot go by without me shining. Didn't know what possessed me...but I actually went up to compete with the games. Something that also had never happened before. The thing I compete is Limbo. Something that you got to bend backwards and go pass a horizontal pole which will get lower. Note that I do not know what I'm competing in till I got on stage. Hahha...The thing is this the competitors only consist of one person taller that me, one person...slighty shorter than me....and a horde of children around half my height...there was even a revival round for other teams to send in more kids... BUT I WON!! WOOOTS! It's my first time playing that too!!
It was something that made me famous overnight. Sorta Acheived the impossible. =D
Then if the Retro Night was not enough, the structured experience made the day worth it's cost.
We are put in an underground church situation where by we need to gather people to pray while avoiding the authorities. I was a pastor gathering the "Fellow Christians" around to pray.
I learnt alot...about being Organised, about Fear, about Duty, About standing up above Loving a fellow Christians and I am humbled.I realised also how much YFC has strengthened me. I realised that our youths ma not seem like it but they are strong people for God.
I am ... really humbled and I realised how small I am . I may have been given much but in their own ways, they have been given much.
The night again was a failure to properly meet. Ended up with Stacia/ Carine/ Joshua/ Pamela / my bro watching funny things on the net.
Day 3
Was Late...Arrghh...someone saboed my bro's alarm clock. Still we rushed down for lesson and yeap. Ate Lunch with the Chinese people again. It was a tight squeeze for all of us but it is really enjoyable.
The bus ride home ain't deprived of fun too there is UNO and UNO and more UNO!
Hmmm...Fun.
Tan