Night fever

If anyone has any idea where Yung Sheng Road is, that will be my new home in late February next year. Thank God for his providence!

I have been bedridden all day and my head is still running slightly feverish but I’m hoping to be completely healed by tomorrow morning.

Goodnight.

No pain, no gain

I swear the pain can kill.

My Dad and I braved the physical storms, past the slow traffics along AYE, to the almost stagnant right turn towards my Aunt’s office, before it took me a few minutes to recall that I left home without my X-ray.

They both chided me for my carelessness and we had to make a big U-turn back home amidst the heavy downpour. It took me on an emotional roller coaster ride having to grapple with these dressing-down just minutes before the extraction which I was not totally prepared for, yet without squeamishness, qualms or fears.

The doctor first wiped some swipes over my gums before pointing a terrifying looking needle (almost looking like a gun) in my face. He did warn me to shut my eyes but my obstinate nature prompted me to leave them ajar, so I could witness some splashing of red water fountain to satisfy my barbarous nature.

I was just kidding!

The whole process took just minutes. Before I knew it, my two tooth were out, what initially appeared to be the tip of the ice berg was consciously stained red and eventually evolved into a bulky and colossal object just like the actuality of a titanic hitting an iceberg.

My duos are currently soaked in a mixture of bleach and pure drinking water.

The aftermath spelled disaster. After the anaesthetic was gone, the pain welled up and it was so unbearable I had to punch my mattress to alleviate the pain. This went on for a few hours before the bleeding finally stopped. I spent 45 minutes with a char siew bao before swallowing one painkiller to relieve the pain. It worked, but now the pain is back again. ):

New diagnosis by Dr Xanthe

 

I have an acutely severe problem at hand. Actually, make it two.

#1. I sleep late and that leads to me waking up late.

#2. I punch the snooze button all the time.

I need to change.

Nightmare of Xanthe

  

The doctor made me a mould and gave me a referral to get my x-ray done so I can prepare to meet my doom when I see him again on Wednesday.

On top of that, I have to do two other implants when I see him two weeks later, which is an additional 500.

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I was fretting over a handful of matters when Ben gave me these two verses.

1Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

2Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Thank you God for allowing me to claim my spiritual insurance!

Tales of Mr Bean

The game began before I left for Bangkok, when I entrusted six green beans into each and every of the ten pillars present. There was no specific instruction given, just a “take good care of it”, since growing green beans is such a no-brainer and everyone predominantly knew how to handle them.

Yesterday saw the closure of the green bean competition, which ended on a high note at Plaza Singapura Carls’ Junior, with an extreme variety of emotions from animosity to relief. I saw a distraught Desmond fluster with flying hands and feet as he bewail about the suffocation his beans, a lugubrious Lizhen grieving over the massacre of her precious bean sprouts by her dearest brother, a jolly Jingwen sharing her secrets to success of growing tall and desirable bean sprouts and an apathetic Alvern who was nonchalant about the loss of his beans from Day 1.

A teaching on faithfulness was administered before the debrief. I dissected the game into disgestable portions so we could all see the significance behind the game. 

From the moment we received the six green beans…
Faithfulness Test #1: Were we faithful to keep the six green beans entrusted to us properly?

Do we take the task of handling the beans properly or do we think of it as a small piece of matter?

When we brought home the beans…
Faithfulness Test #2: Did we grow them immediately?

The longer you delay the work on your beans, the lesser the growth.

When we water the beans…
Faithfulness Test #3: Did we do it on a daily basis?

We tend to be excited initially, but gradully the enthusiasm dies off. A daily dosage prevents (spiritual) dehydration.

When we are not watching the beans…
Faithfulness Test #4: Did we make sure it is protected against disasters?

If our beans are not well guarded, they would be easily led astray by things of the world (strong winds, humid weather, et cetera) and eventually, destroyed.

When we are preoccuppied with our work…
Faithfulness Test #5: Did we call to check or take a peek to see if our beans are in good condition?

Besides performing the duties of a bean planter, what else have we done out of our responsibilities?

When the competition date draws near…
Faithfulness Test #6: Did we bring it to the judge regardless of life or death?

When you meet the Judge, can you say that you have done your best?

Now you may replace the “beans” with “sheep”.

The fabric of our lives is built through small (and probably, insignificant) things. 

If you bother to check it out, 1Corinthians 3:5-9 .