NCS Ball and Japan Trip

everybody has a happy song or a few of them..this is one of mine..and a high candidate for a wedding song..(dat is, IF i do get married)..i'll reform the old Scout campfire band with Tsang on the guitar and myself on the Bass..maybe have to get a stand-in drummer and some singers..but it'll be fun..

anyways, this song was played again at NCS Ball..where Joyce, Matt and myself had a swell time dancing n going crazy..in part thanks to Chris Webb who started the crazy twisting and jiving like he was 16 or maybe 14 again..the idea of dressing up formally for dinner to bid farewell to graduates and then having a dance floor with amazing tunes where pple can just embarrass themselves doing their lil' 2-step shuffle like myself is a pretty cool idea..and its one of those things that work only with Australians where everyone is willing to be a fool for the fun of it..unlike us uptight Asians..i was not acting in character as an uptight Asian international last Thurs nite and i loved it..haha..even though my Australian frens' view of me probably dropped a few notches because of such undignified dancing..then again, dignity is NOT a fruit of the Spirit but Pommie cultural imperialism..haha

And, i feel sad to see my frens leaving, some of whom entered uni about the same time as me..i'll miss u guys, Bambs, Luke Marshall, Josh Allen, Claire Foster, Katie Pearson..its been a wonderful 3 years..just wish i'd gotten an opportunity to hang out with u guys more..and Chris and Karen Webb are leaving us to go to SMBC next year..and just as an aside, i got to know most of these guys through my first Wintercon where i was the Only international around..and i absolutely do not regret it..on a happier note, Steve Watts is joining NCS for MTS apprenticeship next year..MTS is a 2 year ministry apprenticeship programme to prepare graduates for Bible College and eventual ministry and i absolutely recommend it for pple who are contemplating ministry..its available in Singapore now u noe? and as a final note on NCS Ball, Julie Lindemann has got a Perfect voice..;)

Moving on..Japan!its coming up very very soon..i guess i'm kinda an Adrenalin junkie who needs his regular dose of excitement every sem..last sem i travelled to Cairns and dived plus snorkelled at the Great Barrier Reef..which kinda put my whole first sem in great perspective..dis sem there was Melbourne but it really was kinda a let down...but now, Japan is coming up!! and it looks like we're gonna be budget missionaries..Mission on a Shoestring sounds like a great reality TV Show huh..am looking forward to the culture shock and clash of civilisations between West and East..especially between doing church in Japan as compared to Australia (huge difference expected) and with the rest of Asia (still a critical gap expected)..and it would be nice being a blessing to other Christians and non-Christians rather than senselessly taking all the time..at this point my Social Democratic Conscience, Post-Modern Skepticism and Christianity meet..but enough about ideology..

ilook forward to staying in Tokyo and Osaka and Biwako and travelling on the Moonlight Nagara (sounds so culturally Japan, like Cherry Blossom Airlines) and serving in Megumi church...hmmm, i need to find out the actual church names where we'll be serving..anyways, check out FocusinJapan.blogspot.com for more info..dat is, if u give a damn..if u dun, forget it, (such bourgeois utilitarian-materialist self-interested schnobs)