Friday, December 7, 2007
Slapped By S. A. Tan
A bad afternoon. After the camp, I was asked to return to the sound equipment to CHC @ Jurong West. So I called Superman at 12 pm. Superman did not switch on his mobile phone. zero battery life in mobile phone + sleep like a log = uncontactable. I called his house number but no one picked up the phone. Wasted money on an automatic answering machine. The equipment rental receipt was with him too. Die. I drove down with Daniel Wu and Bee Get Even and caught a drizzle. Bee Get Even helped me cover the equipment with a cover. Bee Get Even looked cool even when he was holding down the cover in the rain. We reached the building at 2 pm. The security guard told me that the UFO was out of the building. The building was closed until 3 pm. 2 choices. Wait until 3 pm or send the guys home. I called WK for help. He told me that I was supposed to return the equipment at 4 pm. Oh my God. Worse. Daniel Wu was running out of battery life too. I decided to send them home. I realised that Daniel Wu's smile was not run by Energizer. First he stunned. Then he slept for 10 minutes, woke up and kept his smile for 10 minutes. Then he stunned again. After I drove them home, I went to the UOB bank. My second brother deposited S$9 700 into my bank account. My job was to withdraw this money from my bank account and deposit it into my mum's bank account. Sounds simple. But the trouble was this. The sound equipment was still on the back of my pick-up. I parked at a location where it was safe to leave them alone. A road with double yellow line. I queued for almost half an hour. I was unfortunate enough to wait behind a group of elderly people which took ages to complete their transactions. Sigh. I withdrew the money, left the bank and went to OCBC bank. Queued for 15 minutes. Just when I was about to write down my mum's bank account number, I realised that my mum's bank was UOB bank. Oh my God. I left OCBC bank and returned to UOB bank. Have to queue again. Sigh. I deposited the money and returned to my pick-up. A parking fine of S$50. Sigh. I drove back to CHC. Caught a heavier drizzle. Oh my God. I wiped the equipment dry with my shirt and return it to the UFO. Then I drove home to get changed for cell group. Self-pity sets in. Negative thoughts streamed through my mind. A & R season. Friends were sleeping soundly after the camp except me. I helped my second brother and got myself a parking fine. I wasted my working day. Now I understood why God led me to read Joshua 1. Be strong and of good courage indeed. Strength and courage pumped me up again. Then a change of events occured. I reached Plaza Singapore at 7 pm. My cell group members were late. I bought the tickets for the movie The Golden Campass just in time for everybody. Once again bomberben saved the day! I had one of my best dinner at the food court: a grilled chicken drumstick set. Delicious! The Golden Compass turned out to be an interesting movie. I did not know that it was inspired by the book Northern lights: a book that I read and enjoyed years ago. No wonder it had a familiar plot. After the movie, I drove Daniel Wu, I-Loh and Matching Pipes. I had a especially long chat with Daniel Wu. Other than discussing about the concept of vision, I shared with him what I felt about fellowship. Fellowship leads to a spiritual build-up. It is not just spending quality time with friends or a moment of fun and excitement. There is always a spiritual lesson to be learnt. After the talk, he was so excited that I thought he was not able to sleep that night. I returned home. I woke my mum up when I entered the house. She was sleeping in the living room. Dispute with my dad again. I accompanied my mum till 2 pm. Both of us felt asleep in the living room.
Posted by Benjamin at 2:00 AM