The definition of buying 4D

A very interesting dialogue occured last week between my colleagues. You see earlier on, we celebrated Wendy Koh's birthday. Her birthday was on the 18th June hence i got the inspiration to buy 3 sets of 4d namely 0618, 1806 and 6018. A few days later, i was having lunch with my colleagues at the hawker centre and I commented that i better rush to the 4D betting station before my 1hr lunch break. Then one of my colleague who is a believer remarked that "God told us not to gamble ah...".

Later that evening, i mentioned casually to Aaron again regarding me buying Wendy's brithday date for 4D. Surprisingly, Aaron also gave the same reply, "God told us not to gamble leh". As i recollect, i realized that i did not feel any sense of guilt. I know in my heart that me buying the 4d is like akin to those harmless bets that friends make with each other. For e.g. " I bet James will be late again for the outing.", "Lets bet if the waiter will serve our table faster if we get the prettiest gal in our table to ask for him." etc etc.

I guess the bigger picture here is we still have the flesh in us and we still sin everyday. For example, the bible also tells us not to lie. But if you ask yourself fairly, i think on average you would lie like as many as 2-3 times a day. Be it a white lie (e.g. Boss tells you to work OT and asks if you are fine. You say you are "fine" , or a deliberate lie (e.g. hey this lady is coming to look for me in the office. Tell her i am not in".

We are no longer in the Law Era but now under the Grace Era. Daddy God knows perfectly well that us mortals cannot never adhere to the 10 commandents. Daddy God is also aware of our flesh issue. That is why He has sent his son Jesus to shed his blood for us on the cross so that our past, future and future sins are forgiven. The awareness is that through Jesus's blood, we have the righteousness of God (meaning we can stand upright, guilt-free to face Daddy God) through Christ 24/7. The moment one starts to wallow in guilt and self-condenmation, it will only led down the path of self-destruction and exposure to Devil's lies and attacks. Of course, i must clarify that it does not imply that we can and should simply commit sin at will. Rather, it is the appreciation that, when you have done the worst thing on Earth and Daddy God is there to completely forgive you, do you think you will still have the heart to want to sin again? Its like akin to say when you were little. You broke the vase but somehow your little brother got the rap. Your brother gets caned badly by your mum. Do you still have the heart to break any more vases in future; knowing that an innocent man ( in this e.g. your little brother) took the rap for you?

If you ask me: "Andrew do you feel bad or condemned that you gambled and bought 4D?". My answer is "No". I am not addicted and in my opinion, buying 4D is as good as a recreation or as good as one who participates in a lucky draw. But In anycase, I know at any one time, I will eternally have the Righteousness of Daddy God through Christ.

Post 46th Induction Withdrawal Syndrome

To be perfectly honest, this induction camp has been the most memorable event in my life. A few significant events took place in this camp and i doubt i can forget them even till the day i am about to lie down on the coffin.


List of Major events:

1) A big wild explosion occured in my r/s life. The repercussions of this "earthquake" are still felt far and wide till this every moment. The thoughts of making someone run a few thousand kilometers a day is really no joke. Many "firsts" encounters occured. Indeed memorable. My cravings for instant mee is going at an exponential rate by the minute. Damn I will miss the gong yuan

2) First time voicing my views and arguing against the Nacli trainer i.e. Mr. D in a bid to protect all the 46 th gin-nahs. I guess i never got the chance to properly rebute and stand up to our bosses at work. But hey this induction, it's free and i did that.

3) The first time i finally appreciated the word "Fate". As i said it, "Fate has brought us together and it is really hard for us to cross paths like this. We should treasure this destiny". I said this sentence at least twice during the camp. Once during the emergency meeting at dinning hall and lastly at the sharing and reflection session.

4) The first time i got so pissed drunk from Wala Wala. The first time i puked non stop into a zip lock bag and dumped it into the forest beside my bunk. The first time i felt i can't walk in a straight line. It is also the first time, i failed a person in my promise. Because i was drunk, i failed to honor my promise to one person that night.

5) The first time, i got nominated into Tekong Bunk 1XX (female bunk) as the top 5 candidate. HahA..

6) First time, i sang so well in KTV. First time, im so freaking addicted to KTV liao.

7) My first time performing exorcism in Brani 102 bunk. I guess it wasnt exorcism lar. Just that we held hands and prayed in tongues and we summoned all evil spirits to leave that room. That night, i heard that the girls slept well.

8) My first time sleeping in a girl's bunk due to some paranormal observations. There were separate discrete water puddles in the girls' room floor. The puddles were not joined and there was also a puddle underneath the bed. The strange thing is that by law of physics, if the water leaked from the aircon, the water should flow down in a continuous stream. There should not be separate puddles of water. Anyway, that night with my presence, i hope the girls slept well.

9) The first time my hp bill went extraordinarily high because of the high volume of gsms that i send. But i tell you, it was worth every penny.

10) The first time i exhausted all my cold jokes and learnt many more new cold jokes.

Just like to say this few words to my christian bros and sis in this 46th Induction => I see myself in this position as my way of serving Daddy God. Just as Daddy God wants us to submit to earthly authorities and pay our taxes, he also want us to submit to our bosses, our RC chairmen, GRLs etc etc. Take it in stride that at the end of the day, no matter how shitty your bosses are to you, Daddy God will be there to restore you like the Eagles. Psalm 103. The over-exceeding favor that behalfs you will supersede all the trash and stress you experience at work. In your most troubled moment, pause close your eyes, pray and ask from Daddy God to give you the wisdom and clarity of mind to settle those issues..

To the non-christian bros and sis, i just want you to know that you are in a very novel job. Sure you may be there just for the money or you have other intrinsic reasons. Anyway, just bear in mind that every ounce of work you put in will surely benefit someone and touch someone's life in your small significant way. Sure there are moments when we feel like slacking. Ha im guilty of that too!. But yeah... ;p

Alright i am indeed truly blessed to know each one of ya. OMG. that includes Mr. D and D.