God Bless The Pope

So the pope passed away on sunday. It was pretty much ALL over the news. Its funny how you never really have so many good things to say about anyone until they're gone. There probably have been as many tributes to him in the last 2 days as he's had in his 26 years of leadership. Prince Charles was said to have postponed his wedding for a day so he could attend the funeral. My guess is that if he hadn't postponed his wedding, his guests would have halved. Who the hell is interested in a wedding where both the groom and the bride look equally hideous? Grins.

We had our Prayer & Praise on sunday. I guess as far as we're concerned, it went off without a hitch. Tho I guess it drew a very very mixed response, with the majority of the people expecting a song session instead of a prayer session. Ah well. Der Biao suddenly decided to share his testimony about his grandma, and I for once was really taken aback to see him standing up there in front of 40 of us, weeping as he shared about his grandma. Commandoes cry!!! Hehz... Ah well. Not to make light of his situation, I guess, but his testimony reminds me that the very little things we do for people sometimes can mean just so much to them... and everytime we wanna be lazy and skip over the little gestures that show we care, it could take away the opportunity to bless someone so much. Who would have thought that he valued us going for his grandma's wake so much, and that it made such a difference to him?

I guess some people have read my previous rants and emssaged to ask me how I am... Mebbe God heard it too, cos I suddenly had a pretty good time saturday and sunday night and tonight. Saturday night at Bernice's place with her and Henry turned into a really good time of prayer. I think it was one of the very few times when I've really had a good, refreshing time of conversational prayer. I guess it really takes a group of people who've prayed together quite a bit, and who've come to know each other well enough, for conversational prayer to be natural enough to be enjoyable. Not that we've suddenly become best of friends, of course, but having worked together quite a bit on so many occasions lately, its become so much easier, at least for now, to have a good feel of what's on each other's minds. Unfortunately, its been again the classic case of The Boy, The Girl & the Big Lightbulb. I really dunno what the heck it is with me sometimes. Why am I ALWAYS unwittingly sandwiched between SO many couples????? I guess I could claim culpability in my friendships, blaming my preferences and inclinations. But when it even happens in ministry, then I really am left scratching my head.

What started as a DotA session late afternoon with Patrick soon became a really good time at night, just sharing and catching up with him. I guess its been one of the few rare occasions that we've shared a little more openly, and I've gotten to know him a little better. I think he's grown a lot since leaving ORPC. Man, do I miss having him around in church. And I don't just mean having another sugarcane to squeeze. Grins.

Met Weiqi for BS tonight, then had a couple of games wth Paul. Even as he continues to offer advice on the game, whining about how he can't possibly win, then being patronizing about it when I mentioned I was going easy on him already, I guess it was good to unwind. Its a little spastic when we walk around the neighbourhood for almost an hour, talking about DotA strategies and nothing else, but I guess sometiems spending the time together's good enough la.

Oh, met Serene AND Patrick (again) before that. They were having a drink and she messaged me, so I joined them. Yesterday I was just asking Patrick about the girls in his life that could have been but never materialised, then the very next day he asks Serene out. Hmm... Grins. Interesting.

Gonna have a few things on my plate again. I guess its time I start measuring and planning what are teh things I can afford to take up, and the things I can't. Shit. I really hate this.