Next Simon, Calvin and I went down to Ikea Tampines to get chairs and decorations... We also shun bian buy some plates and bowls for the thanksgiving dinner on Christmas Day... Bought $100 plus worth of stuff but luckily got voucher so we didnt pay a single cent =) Went back and called for reinforcements to help us carry the stuff up... (by then more ppl had arrived) Apparently Simon's purifier suffered some injuries from some overly-creative gals (haha juz joking!) and there were 2 "hotspots" on it =P Anyway the work was split up and things started to happen... We (Simon, Calvin, Jin Xiu and me) had to leave at around 1.30pm for the worship prac on Sunday so we couldnt do much... It was rather stressful but I managed to sortof give them wad they wanted...
By the time we went back it was like "WOW!!"... The place reli looked so different! Simon called in a few of us and briefed us on our roles... Ben and Serene were MCs, Shuqi would be leading the mini song session, Xin Hui would be in charge of the door gifts and getting ppl to write their wishes... I was supposed to sortof take over the whole thing and make sure everything ran smoothly (when I didnt even noe the program by then, lolx) Anyway I clarified the program with Simon shortly after and tried to remind everyone of their roles... With that, we waited for our guests to come =)
Juz b4 7, dinner officially started... Food was gd (esp. the noodle) and I took quite alot =) Managed to join a group with Jason and Zavier (both Serene's friends) and got to know them better... Was mainly talking to Zavier (army was the common topic, lolx) and found out abit more abt him... Had a nice long chat with him and he was quite open too... The whole thing was reli cool =) After that had games (a round of intro plus zhong ji mi ma) Luckily I didnt get to taste the wasabi, if not think I'll puke, lolx... Had caroling after that and prize presentations... Shuqi won the "best wish" prize and Zavier won the "best-dressed" prize... After that Weiting shared her testimony with us... It was simple but impactful, about her experiences from young with church and christians... She became who she is today becos of her desire to want to make a difference in the lives of young people... I think its a very touching story; almost cried but didnt la cos later paiseh =P Anyway after tat we had something more fun - GIFT EXCHANGE!!! =) I got a "high-class" journal (160 pages of cream paper, wadever tat is, lolx) Ended the whole thing with the classic "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" but apparently there was still alot of ppl after that...
Serene suggested charades and after some question-setting by alvin and sing heng it begun... Didnt play but quite fun watching them act, hahaz... Well, all good things muz come to an end and in this case, the end came when the caterer arrived to clear up the food... Everyone started to take down the deco to revert everything back to normal... It took some effort to settle everything and we were exhausted when it was finally done... After tat bathed, ate leftovers (the mian reli v nice) and watched Evan Almighty till 2 plus b4 slping... Simon's room was cosy as usual =)
Woke up at 10 plus on Sunday to prepare for the celebration later... Borrowed a jacket from my brother and a BIG cross from Simon... Thought I looked cool, hahaz =P Anyway I was still v nervous in spite of the prac that we had juz b4 the service... Thank God that I didnt make any too obvious mistakes during the actual service! I actually managed to pull it off in front of like a few hundred people?? It was really by God's grace cos it was my first time playing in front of soooo many people... Felt super relieved after the whole thing la!! =)Anyway, by the time I went down there was no more rice left, onli mi fen... Luckily Weiting took rice and she me gave me some (Thanks Weiting!) and I gave her some of my mi fen... Managed to ask Benjamin (Amos' fren) to go for our mini celebration after that...(Yay!) We were supposed to meet 6.45pm at the from porch to board the bus but I almost missed it cos was talking to Xiao Yuan's mum... Mainly worship stuff, specifically abt playing the keyboard... It's reli gd tat she's so willing to learn more =) And I was so engrossed in the chatting tat Chengyi had to call out for me to board the bus, lolx... Told me they almost forgot abt me, hahaz... So lucky la if not like Cheryl muz go herself...
When we reached Agape I was surprised to see so many people helping out with the night service for the China workers... It felt like they were welcoming us, hahaz... We went up to the 3rd floor and played Taboo... Amazingly I can describe better than acting, lolx... Had quite a few rounds and I think my group did well (Moses, Amos, Yiyong, Jason, Li Juan, Doreen, Han Xin, Shu Ting, Kailin, Joey and me) Yiyong was sabotaged into acting out a mermaid and that was the most HILARIOUS thing I've ever seen!! =P Ask yiyong to demonstrate when u see him, hahaz... After that we had a short sharing sessions by Chengyi; think it was quite gd and thought-provoking... Are we gonna see new faces in church in '08? Or are we juz going to keep growing within the 4 walls of Agape? Com'on youths, lets JIAYOUS next yr to outreach to our frenz!! =)
After that we went down to the sub hall... There was excess food and we got to try some chocolate stuff, ham, and sausages... Then we had the card exchange, which was quite cool cos I've had many gift exchanges but nv had a card exchange... Most of us juz bought cards but I think Kailin actually spent time and effort into making it herself... Her card was super nice la! =) The whole thing ended shortly after that and I left with Jin Xiu for Jasper's place... Spent the night there b4 going home in the morning (after breakfast at SGH with Jasper, Simon and Jin Xiu) Officially was away from home for more than 48 hrs (Sat morning to this morning) which was a record, lolx... (not counting NS of cos) Alright, now I'm waiting for Enz to come pick me up me to go Danny's party... Thereafter will join the rest for caroling! Do remember to check back here for Part 2 =P
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