Blessed.. and the story of a mailbox..
Wow.. these two days have been so blessed.. it's such a nice feeling to have those from home come to visit. It was really a total surprise.. cos they were planning to visit me on Saturday, but Siow En only called me on thursday to ask if i'm free on saturday! haha.. so exciting..
Well, Rev Soo (my church pastor back in Singapore) brought his wife, whom we call Su Shi1 Mu3 (like wife-of-the-pastor) term, and of course Siow En to Christchurch to find me! They decided to bless me with lotsa things besides their company and their prayers.. and so the first thing I was presented with when I saw them was..... A bottle of New Zealand Manuka Honey!! (haha.. i bought honey before, but i'm too poor to buy the Manuka kind.. so this was such a blessing! Especially cos my own bottle of honey is going down cos of my post-dinner tea-drinking and Rebecca's sudden fetish for crumpets with butter and honey) I was just thinking that I need to buy honey soon on Friday!
Wow.. and so Rev Soo and family decided to bring me out for dinner in the city.. haha.. and they decided that I would haf had enuff of Chinese and Western food.. so they decided Korean-Jap would be a good choice! Woohoo!
Food Glorious Food! Unagi Teriyaki, Kimchi with Beef and Tofu, Roasted Saury Fish and Fried Chicken!!
Reverend Soo and Mrs Soo (yay!)
Well, Rev Soo (my church pastor back in Singapore) brought his wife, whom we call Su Shi1 Mu3 (like wife-of-the-pastor) term, and of course Siow En to Christchurch to find me! They decided to bless me with lotsa things besides their company and their prayers.. and so the first thing I was presented with when I saw them was..... A bottle of New Zealand Manuka Honey!! (haha.. i bought honey before, but i'm too poor to buy the Manuka kind.. so this was such a blessing! Especially cos my own bottle of honey is going down cos of my post-dinner tea-drinking and Rebecca's sudden fetish for crumpets with butter and honey) I was just thinking that I need to buy honey soon on Friday!
Wow.. and so Rev Soo and family decided to bring me out for dinner in the city.. haha.. and they decided that I would haf had enuff of Chinese and Western food.. so they decided Korean-Jap would be a good choice! Woohoo!
Food Glorious Food! Unagi Teriyaki, Kimchi with Beef and Tofu, Roasted Saury Fish and Fried Chicken!!
Reverend Soo and Mrs Soo (yay!)
Me and Siow En
Wow. Today, they went to church with me, but not before handing me a pack of milk and some instant cereal at the door. Haha.. after church, we went to the food court at Riccarton mall.. and Rev Soo INSISTED on paying for my lunch.. argh.. and so i ate normal Indian Lamb Madras curry and rice.. hahahaha.. we went to New Brighton beach.. and back to Riccarton mall again cos Rev Soo decided he needed to buy some things.. he bought some vehicle oil at K-mart and also shopped at PaknSave.. we finally landed up at Countdown where I brought Rev Soo to the Asian shop so he can buy baos for his breakfast tomorrow.. and the ever nice pastor insisted i take a meat bao and a red bean one.. so I have a breakfast for tomorrow!
hahaha.. nah dun get me wrong peeps.. it's not just about the food and treats, but really about their presence. it's so comforting to have people from home around you, and just talk about the randomest things.. u see.. we talked about our church in Singapore, food, New Zealand, Calvinism vs Arminianism, Rev Soo talked to me extensively over dinner last night about my future profession in social work.. and he really reaffirmed my life directions as well. we talked about our church's project on the AIDS village in Henan, and promised to bring me along when he next goes up to recce.. wow.. it's about life!
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On a much funnier note, here's a transcript of a conversation this morning.
Liren sitting at kitchen table eating his sausage-roll breakfast, and there comes a sharp rapping on the door at 815am.
*KNOCK KNOCK*
Liren opens the door, and sees a 17 year old white kid with curly hair in a rugby jersey standing at the door.
WK: howyadoin, mate? i'm erm.. yearh.. erm.. here to fix your mailbox.
Liren (who did notice the mailbox fell off in the morning when he woke up): Er... alrite, go ahead.
*thinks to himself: this white kid does NOT look like a mailbox repairman*
WK (sees Liren's bewildered expression): erm.. yeah.. erm.. yeah i kinda tore down your mailbox last nite (sheepishly stares at the floor)
Liren: HUH?!?
WK: Erm.. yearh.. i was kinda drunk.. at a party down the road.. and i walked along and decided to tear down the mailbox.
Liren: HUH HUH HUH??!?
WK: erm.. yearh.. the cops were just driving by as I was tearing it down.. yeah.. they just HAD to drive by and just about arrested me.. FUCK man..
Liren: alrite.. so they let you off?
WK: yeah.. kinda.. so i came to fix your mailbox.
Liren: alrite.. go ahead..
WK: erm.. (sheepish again) u got a screwdriver somewhere in there? i thot it was nails on that mailbox last night.. was kinda drunk man.. so i only brought a hammer.. but the mailbox's screwed on..
Liren: alrite.. hang on a sec..... Hey Michael! Do we have a screwdriver??!
*end of transcript*
haha.. drunk white kids!! oh man.
here's a pic of Mr 17-year-old-drunk-mailbox-tearer fixing my mailbox. He's e guy with the butt facing is.. the other guy is my good ol' flatmate Michael.. haha..
hahaha.. nah dun get me wrong peeps.. it's not just about the food and treats, but really about their presence. it's so comforting to have people from home around you, and just talk about the randomest things.. u see.. we talked about our church in Singapore, food, New Zealand, Calvinism vs Arminianism, Rev Soo talked to me extensively over dinner last night about my future profession in social work.. and he really reaffirmed my life directions as well. we talked about our church's project on the AIDS village in Henan, and promised to bring me along when he next goes up to recce.. wow.. it's about life!
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On a much funnier note, here's a transcript of a conversation this morning.
Liren sitting at kitchen table eating his sausage-roll breakfast, and there comes a sharp rapping on the door at 815am.
*KNOCK KNOCK*
Liren opens the door, and sees a 17 year old white kid with curly hair in a rugby jersey standing at the door.
WK: howyadoin, mate? i'm erm.. yearh.. erm.. here to fix your mailbox.
Liren (who did notice the mailbox fell off in the morning when he woke up): Er... alrite, go ahead.
*thinks to himself: this white kid does NOT look like a mailbox repairman*
WK (sees Liren's bewildered expression): erm.. yeah.. erm.. yeah i kinda tore down your mailbox last nite (sheepishly stares at the floor)
Liren: HUH?!?
WK: Erm.. yearh.. i was kinda drunk.. at a party down the road.. and i walked along and decided to tear down the mailbox.
Liren: HUH HUH HUH??!?
WK: erm.. yearh.. the cops were just driving by as I was tearing it down.. yeah.. they just HAD to drive by and just about arrested me.. FUCK man..
Liren: alrite.. so they let you off?
WK: yeah.. kinda.. so i came to fix your mailbox.
Liren: alrite.. go ahead..
WK: erm.. (sheepish again) u got a screwdriver somewhere in there? i thot it was nails on that mailbox last night.. was kinda drunk man.. so i only brought a hammer.. but the mailbox's screwed on..
Liren: alrite.. hang on a sec..... Hey Michael! Do we have a screwdriver??!
*end of transcript*
haha.. drunk white kids!! oh man.
here's a pic of Mr 17-year-old-drunk-mailbox-tearer fixing my mailbox. He's e guy with the butt facing is.. the other guy is my good ol' flatmate Michael.. haha..
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