Egg Rice Keropok
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Can I whet your appetite with a food picture?Our first night in Jogjakarta - This was Mrs Gideon\'s dinner - rice wrapped in an omelette. Her son ate the keropok, of course. .. read more..
A non-profit organization in Jogjakarta
Saturday, February 20, 2010
I was in the city of Jogjakarta, (also known as Yogjakarta) in Indonesia recently and so I looked through my photos to see which ones I can post here and what I can write about.Oh dear, it still seems like my photo-taking skills hasn\'t improved one bit.But anyway... I woke up one morning, and found .. .. read more..
Blessed New Year!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Today is New Year\'s Eve. No, I am not one and a half months late.And these two dear ones, who shall remain unnamed but you know who they are, certainly looked like they were dressed for the occasion. The dinner we had that night was a great one, except that... I didn\'t know I was being invited to an.. .. read more..
Wet Day
Saturday, September 5, 2009
A couple of weeks ago we were in Batam, Indonesia (yes, yes, I confess, I travel too much!) and it was a rare, rainy day. We went sloshing through the mud to visit a kampung...And after that we went for lunch and this was on the menu. Um... I dunno how to eat snails (have to dig out the stuff with a.. .. read more..
Computer Class
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Our workers in Cambodia gave free computer classes to the community several years ago as a ministry outreach. I visited the work in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, and at a few old desktops, the students, mainly the young and teenagers, learnt English, typing and simple computer skills in the afternoons.Wh.. .. read more..
Singapore Abroad
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
I have no idea why the \'Singapore\' brand pop up so often in the most unlikely places overseas. Like the \'Singapore Optic\' signboard (above) I saw in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Does it mean that their eyewear are Singapore standard?And when I was in Batam, Indonesia a week ago, we went for breakfast and o.. .. read more..
Batam Weekend
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
My blogging lately had taken me all the way to the Middle East, a lot of diverse churches full of smoke and candles, and even up and down Mount Sinai, due to the nativity season and the holidays. Well, time to get back down to earth for a while, and to a place not very far from home. No, not Orchard.. .. read more..
PicK Of The Day: Goreng Gurami
Monday, November 17, 2008
This fellar nearly killed our pastor last year. He got the heart attack that night after eating it. Hmm, if I ever see it again, I\'d insist on having it all for myself. What to do, must make the ultimate sacrifice. .. read more..
Tearing Down The Church Building
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Sometimes it\'s necessary to break down a place to start anew somewhere else. We had been in this part of Batam for a while, but the land was repossessed.Our new church location was a long way away and was not near the sea, but that\'s fine. Because a couple of months after we moved, the Lord tripled .. .. read more..
Punggur Church
Monday, September 22, 2008
I\'ve just returned from a weekend trip to Batam, Indonesia and wow, this work has grown so much indeed!We had a meeting on Saturday evening which started with a sumptuous dinner and ended at 12 midnight Batam time. I was settling down in Kamal and Indri\'s apartment for the night when I spotted this .. .. read more..
Getting Around: Going To Batam
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Leaving Singapore is an easy thing to do these days. Just hop onto one of these at the Harbourfront Cruise Center and be in Batam, Indonesia in an hour.C@tF2008.5 All rights reserved.Oops, wrong pic. I meant to say, just hop onto one of these (see photo below) and be in Batam, Indonesia in an hour.B.. .. read more..
Discoveries
Thursday, January 10, 2008
In a rambling mood tonight. The year started with my not being able to do much at my computer for the first few days, and then things settled down enough by the time the weekend came around. :-) The great thing was I discovered several useful tools all within this week to enhance my blog, and I hope.. .. read more..
Bye-Bye!
Saturday, December 29, 2007
This may be my last post of the year, and due to busyness and upcoming overseas trips, I won\'t be very regular online for a few weeks, probably till the beginning of February.I\'ve been travelling a bit too much this month of December: first a day-trip to Batam, Indonesia, followed by four days to Ca.. .. read more..
A Short Little Trip To Batam
Sunday, December 2, 2007
I got back from the island of Batam, Indonesia, a couple of hours ago after a day trip. It\'s fairly easy for Singaporeans to get out of our tiny island country without even flying... head either north (via the Causeway) or west (the bridge known as the Second Link) by car for Malaysia, or else head .. .. read more..
Batam Missions Update
Friday, April 13, 2007
I’m going to start with a country which is actually outside the 10/40 window, which I haven’t been able to visit yet, and so after this, I guess I won’t be writing too much about it until I do get there one day! Apologies, Kamal, Dennis & brethren, I know you keep inviting me!Indonesia is the fourth.. .. read more..