G’s wedding

7 December 2014. Sunday. I attended G’s wedding held in the neighboring city in the north. He had chartered 2 buses to ferry some friends and relatives to the place, so transport was not an issue for me. We reached the church before 10am. The church ceremony was simple. I remember the flower girl, around…

Ah Koh’s wedding

I reached Ah Koh’s home at 7am, the agreed time. I was part of his entourage to fetch the bride. The first news I received was there would be a delay as the bride’s entourage was late. Ah Koh ran through the planned schedule with us. At around 8am, we set off to fetch his…

Ah Chng’s immersion ceremony

I arranged to meet Ah Koh at the church 15 minutes before the service was scheduled to start. He was already there when I arrived. When we reached the worship hall, we saw some of the immersion candidates (identified by the blue robe), including Ah Chng, taking a group photo. I thought of having a…

Dinner with SML

SML is back for a short holiday, a break from his doctorate studies. We had dinner together yesterday with Ah Chia and his wife, at a Japanese restaurant. The food was good, but what caught my attention was the ipads placed on every table where patrons can place their order and the orders transmitted to…

Dinner with friends

Ah Goh came back last month, and finally after 3 weeks he found a free slot to have dinner with us, his friends in the college. It was a good opportunity to catch up with the college friends as we have not seen one another for some months. I had joked with Ah Goh that…

Ah Koh’s immersion ceremony

The ceremony was scheduled to start at 10.45am but we had arranged to meet at 10am so that we had time for a short chat. His family came with him. I asked Ah Koh which area he would be serving in. I guess a big organization offers more choices that he needs to ponder. After…