I'm back from a great holiday in Phuket, Thailand.
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Things that we did:
1. Walk
2. Eat
3. Walk
4. Go Karts
5. Bungee Jumping!
6. Sleep
7. Did I say walk?
8. Eat
9. Watch movies (The Chronicles of Narnia, Goal, and King Kong)
10. Sleep
11. Table Tennis
12. Walk
13. Eat
14. Table Tennis
15. Jetski
16. Table Tennis
17. Eat
18. Table Tennis
19. Sleep
20. Table Tennis
21. Eat
22. Shop
23. Eat the best dinner ever!
24. Experience the night life
25. Table Tennis
26. Sleep
27. Table Tennis
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Yeah, and that's our trip to Pingpong, Thailand.
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So much fun!
Friday, December 30, 2005
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
The Terminal
15 mins to blog. Haha. Anyway, last chance to blog before leaving. Hope to have a wonderful time in Phuket. Had delicious chicken mayo for breakfast with orange soda.
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The Chronicles of Narnia is a super damn awesome show. The action is quite cool for a family movie. Has a nice story too. For those who have not gone and seen it, catch it on the big screen while you still can.
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The Chronicles of Narnia is a super damn awesome show. The action is quite cool for a family movie. Has a nice story too. For those who have not gone and seen it, catch it on the big screen while you still can.
Monday, December 26, 2005
Phuket leh!
Going on a trip. 4D3N. I can be contacted at www.oinkypig.blog-city.com/of_going_overseas_and_phuket_leh
Enjoy what's left of the holidays!
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I had a bad dream. I dreamt I was back in school.
Enjoy what's left of the holidays!
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I had a bad dream. I dreamt I was back in school.
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Thursday, December 22, 2005
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Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Monday, December 19, 2005
Sunday, December 18, 2005
The Importance of Meals
Hmm. Finally, a yummy topic. Well, it really depends on your tastes.
Anyway, the past few days, God has just been talking to me about the importance of meals. I do not mean to talk about the importance of eating, I want to talk about the importance of having meals with friends and family.
It may seem like a very common thing to share a meal with someone especially among friends, but there is more to the food than just being filled - there is fellowship.
In the context of church, when does a group really get to be close. Sure, there are the regular meetings where we can all gather, talk and share, but sometimes there is an atmosphere of formality in that kind of setting.
God showed me that bonds can form easily over a bowl/plate of or even over a cup of teh tarik. Over meals, someone can just talk (when they're not chewing) and everyone listens while they chew their food. Everyone can get to know a little bit about each other.
Thinking back, everytime after any service or meeting, we would go out as a group of persons having informal and usually close social relations (a gang lah) and eat together. We may not have noticed it, but that made us closer together.
I also realized that I got to know my caregroup much better over meals rather than during meetings. Just yesterday over supper I had so much fun drinking my mango shake while making fun of one of my caregroup person.
Also, the Holy Communion is a meal. (If you do not know what that is, come and talk to me.)
Do not take meals for granted.
I had lunch with my mum today. Not only was it good for relationship-building, it was also free. =D
There is so much power in meals. Some can even make you happy - for $4.95 only.
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I'm Lovin' it!
Anyway, the past few days, God has just been talking to me about the importance of meals. I do not mean to talk about the importance of eating, I want to talk about the importance of having meals with friends and family.
It may seem like a very common thing to share a meal with someone especially among friends, but there is more to the food than just being filled - there is fellowship.
In the context of church, when does a group really get to be close. Sure, there are the regular meetings where we can all gather, talk and share, but sometimes there is an atmosphere of formality in that kind of setting.
God showed me that bonds can form easily over a bowl/plate of
Thinking back, everytime after any service or meeting, we would go out as a group of persons having informal and usually close social relations (a gang lah) and eat together. We may not have noticed it, but that made us closer together.
I also realized that I got to know my caregroup much better over meals rather than during meetings. Just yesterday over supper I had so much fun drinking my mango shake while making fun of one of my caregroup person.
Also, the Holy Communion is a meal. (If you do not know what that is, come and talk to me.)
Do not take meals for granted.
I had lunch with my mum today. Not only was it good for relationship-building, it was also free. =D
There is so much power in meals. Some can even make you happy - for $4.95 only.
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I'm Lovin' it!
Saturday, December 17, 2005
The Great Wall
Chan was a gambling addict in China who went over the Great Wall.Until now, people wonder why he never came back.
Friday, December 16, 2005
Chain Letters
They've been around from the time pidgeons were used to send mail. The pidgeon mail or pee-mail as it was commonly called was used to spread this dreaded terror - chain letters.
Yes, chain letters. These horrifying menace on print spread faster than the black plague itself. (The black plague was spread by rats and mice through M-mail {pronounced Em-mail}, but that's another story altogether) Few could escape the utter irritation and frustration that came from receiving a chain letter.
Some letters promised the hope of love, some promised good fortune, some promised long-lasting friendship, all at a cost. Send them to others (average of 100 people per chain) and you will have all that's promised. To the superstitious, chain letters only had two sides, good or bad. They would believe that they will get the good if they send the letters and they'll be spared from the bad. There then arises the incentive of sending to not get bad.
Imagine a superstitious guy during the medieval times, let's call him Shan (a common name during the middle ages), and he receives a chain letter.
Shan: OBJ! (Oh, by Jove!) A letter! *opens letter and reads aloud*
[Ye will receive good luck by finding thy true love a love forged by lasting friendship.]
Yes, chain letters. These horrifying menace on print spread faster than the black plague itself. (The black plague was spread by rats and mice through M-mail {pronounced Em-mail}, but that's another story altogether) Few could escape the utter irritation and frustration that came from receiving a chain letter.
Some letters promised the hope of love, some promised good fortune, some promised long-lasting friendship, all at a cost. Send them to others (average of 100 people per chain) and you will have all that's promised. To the superstitious, chain letters only had two sides, good or bad. They would believe that they will get the good if they send the letters and they'll be spared from the bad. There then arises the incentive of sending to not get bad.
Imagine a superstitious guy during the medieval times, let's call him Shan (a common name during the middle ages), and he receives a chain letter.
Shan: OBJ! (Oh, by Jove!) A letter! *opens letter and reads aloud*
[Ye will receive good luck by finding thy true love a love forged by lasting friendship.]
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Monday, December 12, 2005
Do-re-mi (Bored Version)
Let's start at the very beginning.
A very good place to start.
When you read you begin with "A, B, C"
When you sing you begin with "Do, Re, Mi" "Do, Re, Mi"
The first three notes just happen to be "Do, Re, Mi" "Do, Re, Mi"
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do, Do, Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re, Do
Do, a deer, she's Bambi's wife
Re, you add it to a peat
Me, a name I call a prawn
Fa, some Football Association
So, The last bit of Toa-cao-soh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
Ti, Chinese for younger bro
That will bring us back to DO!
DO! Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re, DO!
John, go and DO your holiday homework! DO! DO!
A very good place to start.
When you read you begin with "A, B, C"
When you sing you begin with "Do, Re, Mi" "Do, Re, Mi"
The first three notes just happen to be "Do, Re, Mi" "Do, Re, Mi"
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do, Do, Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re, Do
Do, a deer, she's Bambi's wife
Re, you add it to a peat
Me, a name I call a prawn
Fa, some Football Association
So, The last bit of Toa-cao-soh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
Ti, Chinese for younger bro
That will bring us back to DO!
DO! Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re, DO!
John, go and DO your holiday homework! DO! DO!
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Holiday On Ice
Went to watch Holiday on Ice - Hollywood.
It's a good show if you enjoy watching and waiting to see skaters try to do flips in the air and then fall down. Kiddin, I'm not sadistic. It was really a nice show to watch. It's especially nice if you can watch for free. (I got the tickets free) I would not pay to watch it though. If you're a fan of skating and dancing, it's a show for you.
*queue Westlife music for Fool Again*
I wanna know... who ever told me that it was Disney On Ice?
I was there watching and waiting for Mickey Mouse to come out. No Mickey Mouse! That was major miscommunication, man. I was told it was Disney on Ice. I was told it was Disney's Holiday on Ice. I was told it was Hollywood on Ice. Let me tell you, there was a lot of f***ing ice. (Freezing ice), but there was no Disney, except for this knee *points to my knee*.
The closest thing to Mickey Mouse was the funny hats that the female skaters wore for this Moulin Rouge Bit. It was really Hollywood and no Disney. Do not let the Disney-like starting song fool you. There are no hidden Mickeys in this one.
All in all my only complaint is about the Star Wars bit. You can't have a Star Wars bit without LIGHTSABERS! Although everyone can tell you're doing Star Wars (the music from episode one where there was choir and symphony was playing, if you don't know what I'm talking about, join the other people in the cave where they don't watch Star Wars) you just can't do it without having two (or in some cases 2 vs 1) people whacking each other with giant light sticks that go cling, clang.
Eh, JG, this is Ice Skating lah, how do you expect to have something as lightsaber? I thought of that and almost forgave them until I saw the finale (pronounced fee-nal-leh). *spoiler alert* They had this really cool-looking suits that had neon lights. The guys looked like high-tech roman soldiers and the gurls looked like high-tech angels. You'll have to see it to believe it. Don't tell me they couldn't pluck one of the feathers of one of them robot angels and use them as lightsabers.
Oh, I must not forget to mention the inbetween act by these two "clowns". They had this two guys do some slapstick, stunts, comedy to fill in the time when the other skaters were changing costumes. Sometimes they were even more entertaining than the show itself. One of my cg people actually managed to sleep amidst the music. I almost kena oso, if not for the noisy children behind us.
Imagine the song from Moulin Rouge, "Come what may... Come what may... IIIIIIII wiiiiiiiiillllllllll llloooooooovvvvvvveeeeeeeee yyoooouuuuuuuuu." Normally it would be nice, until it is echoed by a kid that likes to imitate almost everything it hears.
For those planning to watch the show, I suggest bringing the usual stuff to keep you warm. You know the usual? A canteen filled with hot chicken soup.
It's a good show if you enjoy watching and waiting to see skaters try to do flips in the air and then fall down. Kiddin, I'm not sadistic. It was really a nice show to watch. It's especially nice if you can watch for free. (I got the tickets free) I would not pay to watch it though. If you're a fan of skating and dancing, it's a show for you.
*queue Westlife music for Fool Again*
I wanna know... who ever told me that it was Disney On Ice?
I was there watching and waiting for Mickey Mouse to come out. No Mickey Mouse! That was major miscommunication, man. I was told it was Disney on Ice. I was told it was Disney's Holiday on Ice. I was told it was Hollywood on Ice. Let me tell you, there was a lot of f***ing ice. (Freezing ice), but there was no Disney, except for this knee *points to my knee*.
The closest thing to Mickey Mouse was the funny hats that the female skaters wore for this Moulin Rouge Bit. It was really Hollywood and no Disney. Do not let the Disney-like starting song fool you. There are no hidden Mickeys in this one.
All in all my only complaint is about the Star Wars bit. You can't have a Star Wars bit without LIGHTSABERS! Although everyone can tell you're doing Star Wars (the music from episode one where there was choir and symphony was playing, if you don't know what I'm talking about, join the other people in the cave where they don't watch Star Wars) you just can't do it without having two (or in some cases 2 vs 1) people whacking each other with giant light sticks that go cling, clang.
Eh, JG, this is Ice Skating lah, how do you expect to have something as lightsaber? I thought of that and almost forgave them until I saw the finale (pronounced fee-nal-leh). *spoiler alert* They had this really cool-looking suits that had neon lights. The guys looked like high-tech roman soldiers and the gurls looked like high-tech angels. You'll have to see it to believe it. Don't tell me they couldn't pluck one of the feathers of one of them robot angels and use them as lightsabers.
Oh, I must not forget to mention the inbetween act by these two "clowns". They had this two guys do some slapstick, stunts, comedy to fill in the time when the other skaters were changing costumes. Sometimes they were even more entertaining than the show itself. One of my cg people actually managed to sleep amidst the music. I almost kena oso, if not for the noisy children behind us.
Imagine the song from Moulin Rouge, "Come what may... Come what may... IIIIIIII wiiiiiiiiillllllllll llloooooooovvvvvvveeeeeeeee yyoooouuuuuuuuu." Normally it would be nice, until it is echoed by a kid that likes to imitate almost everything it hears.
For those planning to watch the show, I suggest bringing the usual stuff to keep you warm. You know the usual? A canteen filled with hot chicken soup.
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Toothbrush
Heyz, it's me. I'm bored. I'm going to talk about one of my favourite hobbies!
Here are somethings about tootbrush/toothbrushing:
1. Toothbrushes need to be kept in a safe environment because bacteria from the toilet bowl can travel up to 6 feet! I'm not really sure, but I sure hope a plastic cup is safe enough. I should measure if it's at least 6 feet away.
2. Brushing your teeth more than two times a day is actually damaging to your gums. Ah well, a small price to pay for that Darly White Teeth.
3. Tootbrushes have an average life span of 3 months after which they must be replaced. Unless of course you eat durian. It will reduce your toothbrush life span to say 5 mins?
4. Bacteria start acting on your teeth 5 mins after eating. By that time you bite off that durian, your toothbrush is already dead!
5. If you want to get MC from NS, go pluck out that wisdom tooth. I think you can get like 2 days off or something.
Ok, number 5 isn't really that related. After all that is said, do I care? Nah, my toothbrush remains on that plastic cup. I brush my teeth after eating whenever I can because I can feel germs in my mouth after eating. (Yeah, right.) I've been using Greenie for more than 3 months now. I eat something every 5 mins that way the bacteria has to make way for the new bacteria coming so it's like there's no time to actually damage my teeth. =D I'm not going NS yet! Woohoo!
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This is just one of the things I do when I'm super bored.
Here are somethings about tootbrush/toothbrushing:
1. Toothbrushes need to be kept in a safe environment because bacteria from the toilet bowl can travel up to 6 feet! I'm not really sure, but I sure hope a plastic cup is safe enough. I should measure if it's at least 6 feet away.
2. Brushing your teeth more than two times a day is actually damaging to your gums. Ah well, a small price to pay for that Darly White Teeth.
3. Tootbrushes have an average life span of 3 months after which they must be replaced. Unless of course you eat durian. It will reduce your toothbrush life span to say 5 mins?
4. Bacteria start acting on your teeth 5 mins after eating. By that time you bite off that durian, your toothbrush is already dead!
5. If you want to get MC from NS, go pluck out that wisdom tooth. I think you can get like 2 days off or something.
Ok, number 5 isn't really that related. After all that is said, do I care? Nah, my toothbrush remains on that plastic cup. I brush my teeth after eating whenever I can because I can feel germs in my mouth after eating. (Yeah, right.) I've been using Greenie for more than 3 months now. I eat something every 5 mins that way the bacteria has to make way for the new bacteria coming so it's like there's no time to actually damage my teeth. =D I'm not going NS yet! Woohoo!
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This is just one of the things I do when I'm super bored.
Jump
I recently went for this CCA team-building and confidence camp organised by SA's ODAC.
The teacher in charge said that we all know what we were there for. We were there to learn about cooperation, team-work, and confidence. Duh. So he wanted us to go through the experience and looking out to learn other stuff that are not included in the name of the camp.
Things that I learned at the camp:
1. Chicken Briyani is not Curry Chicken.
2. Always bring your own water bottle for this kind of things.
3. Just because it looks like Ribena does not mean it tastes like Ribena. (more like purple water)
4. Most important. I should have joined ODAC. Because ODAC has nice flowers. Very much like a garden.
Ok, on a more serious note. We had to do high elements, I tried this one where I had to jump from a high plank to a hanging bar. Everytime I saw people do it on TV, I would tell myself that I can do it. I always see people try to jump for that hanging bar and miss. I always see how people are even too afraid to jump and they just fall without even trying to jump. Some even close their eyes and jump and expect to be able to grab onto the bar. How can you grab the bar when your eyes are closed?!?
Being up there myself, I felt a little bit scared. I hesitated for a moment. My CCA kinda knows me as this daring guy cause when they made Chung Chi Mih Mah soup (in case I did not spell it correctly, I'm referring to the "mixture" that people make with their leftovers and they use it to play the Secret Number game) I dare to drink it - or at least take a sip out of it.
Anyway, they were all telling me not be scared and that it was safe. I knew I could jump. I guess what I was more concerned about was that I might not reach the bar. Before I even went up there, I was saying that I could easily jump and grab that bar, but being there itself, it really felt like I could not. Maybe it was more of a fear of losing face. Super malu if I say I can jump and then suddenly miss the chance.
I also knew that I only had one chance at that thing. It was quite tedius to get into the gear and everything and also a lot of others wanted a turn at the thing. One chance to nail it and I was afraid to do it. Until I remembered that I was not alone. Not only were my belieghers ready in case I did not reach the bar, I had Jesus with me.
I remembered that I told Him that I do not want to do things by myself anymore. If it is not Him who will do it through me, then forget it. I do not care if people say I am nothing without God. I would rather be everything because He is with me than to try to be something by myself. So what if I did not do it myself? I know that He will never leave me and that He will always help through everything. Even if it was just a small leap.
Right there and then I told Him, "It's all you, Lord," and I leapt.
The most important lessong that I learned that day is that He always has my back. Even in the smallest things. That is why I know I can count on Him for the bigger things as well. He will be with me in every other "leap" that I might take, and I know that He will hold onto that bar with me.
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Johnny (guitar club president) and John wants to join ODAC.
The teacher in charge said that we all know what we were there for. We were there to learn about cooperation, team-work, and confidence. Duh. So he wanted us to go through the experience and looking out to learn other stuff that are not included in the name of the camp.
Things that I learned at the camp:
1. Chicken Briyani is not Curry Chicken.
2. Always bring your own water bottle for this kind of things.
3. Just because it looks like Ribena does not mean it tastes like Ribena. (more like purple water)
4. Most important. I should have joined ODAC. Because ODAC has nice flowers. Very much like a garden.
Ok, on a more serious note. We had to do high elements, I tried this one where I had to jump from a high plank to a hanging bar. Everytime I saw people do it on TV, I would tell myself that I can do it. I always see people try to jump for that hanging bar and miss. I always see how people are even too afraid to jump and they just fall without even trying to jump. Some even close their eyes and jump and expect to be able to grab onto the bar. How can you grab the bar when your eyes are closed?!?
Being up there myself, I felt a little bit scared. I hesitated for a moment. My CCA kinda knows me as this daring guy cause when they made Chung Chi Mih Mah soup (in case I did not spell it correctly, I'm referring to the "mixture" that people make with their leftovers and they use it to play the Secret Number game) I dare to drink it - or at least take a sip out of it.
Anyway, they were all telling me not be scared and that it was safe. I knew I could jump. I guess what I was more concerned about was that I might not reach the bar. Before I even went up there, I was saying that I could easily jump and grab that bar, but being there itself, it really felt like I could not. Maybe it was more of a fear of losing face. Super malu if I say I can jump and then suddenly miss the chance.
I also knew that I only had one chance at that thing. It was quite tedius to get into the gear and everything and also a lot of others wanted a turn at the thing. One chance to nail it and I was afraid to do it. Until I remembered that I was not alone. Not only were my belieghers ready in case I did not reach the bar, I had Jesus with me.
I remembered that I told Him that I do not want to do things by myself anymore. If it is not Him who will do it through me, then forget it. I do not care if people say I am nothing without God. I would rather be everything because He is with me than to try to be something by myself. So what if I did not do it myself? I know that He will never leave me and that He will always help through everything. Even if it was just a small leap.
Right there and then I told Him, "It's all you, Lord," and I leapt.
The most important lessong that I learned that day is that He always has my back. Even in the smallest things. That is why I know I can count on Him for the bigger things as well. He will be with me in every other "leap" that I might take, and I know that He will hold onto that bar with me.
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Johnny (guitar club president) and John wants to join ODAC.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
A Thing About Blessing
This entry is late and should have been here a few days ago.
I recently felt what it's like to sort of rob someone of being a blessing in my life. Although it's a small matter, it taught me quite a lot really.
Steve had wanted to pay for the cab fare for sending us all home a few nights ago after having supper and playing pool. He was in the front seat. It is common to share the cost when a few people are taking a cab together so I took out my wallet. Of course my wallet has velcro and makes a loud noise when I open it. Steve knew that I wanted to pay my share and he told me not to do it. I tried passing him money but he refused it. He really wanted to bless all of us.
I was in a similar situation a few months ago. I was in the front seat and wanted to bless my friends by paying by the cab fare. Blessing someone is kind of like blessing yourself because whatever blessing that we sow into people's lives, God restores it even more. That is why it is such a blessing to be a blessing. My friend had also tried to pass me money but I refused. When she was about to alight, she threw the money in my lap and quickly got off the cab. Of course, there was nothing I could do.
In the same way, I thought that I should do that to Steve. I was now at the other side of the fence and feeling what it was like to sort of try to pay for my share instead of just letting Steve bless me. In the end, I did the same thing and threw the money and jumped off the cab.
I did not feel happy after that. Seeing this whole cab sharing thing from both sides opened my eyes. By trying to pay my share I was robbing Steve of the blessing that would be restored to him if I had allowed him to bless me.
If anyone wants to bless, let them. The way to thank them is to let them bless you because the blessings will be restored to them. When you are blessed by another, you would feel blessed and you would go on and bless someone else. The chain goes on. Whereas if you were to stop people from blessing you, the chain is kind of cut. I'm not saying that there will not be anymore blessings, but just that the "blessee" is robbed of the blessed feeling of being a blessing.
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Thanks, dudes, for looking for me when I was "lost".
Just needed to be an island for a day.
I recently felt what it's like to sort of rob someone of being a blessing in my life. Although it's a small matter, it taught me quite a lot really.
Steve had wanted to pay for the cab fare for sending us all home a few nights ago after having supper and playing pool. He was in the front seat. It is common to share the cost when a few people are taking a cab together so I took out my wallet. Of course my wallet has velcro and makes a loud noise when I open it. Steve knew that I wanted to pay my share and he told me not to do it. I tried passing him money but he refused it. He really wanted to bless all of us.
I was in a similar situation a few months ago. I was in the front seat and wanted to bless my friends by paying by the cab fare. Blessing someone is kind of like blessing yourself because whatever blessing that we sow into people's lives, God restores it even more. That is why it is such a blessing to be a blessing. My friend had also tried to pass me money but I refused. When she was about to alight, she threw the money in my lap and quickly got off the cab. Of course, there was nothing I could do.
In the same way, I thought that I should do that to Steve. I was now at the other side of the fence and feeling what it was like to sort of try to pay for my share instead of just letting Steve bless me. In the end, I did the same thing and threw the money and jumped off the cab.
I did not feel happy after that. Seeing this whole cab sharing thing from both sides opened my eyes. By trying to pay my share I was robbing Steve of the blessing that would be restored to him if I had allowed him to bless me.
If anyone wants to bless, let them. The way to thank them is to let them bless you because the blessings will be restored to them. When you are blessed by another, you would feel blessed and you would go on and bless someone else. The chain goes on. Whereas if you were to stop people from blessing you, the chain is kind of cut. I'm not saying that there will not be anymore blessings, but just that the "blessee" is robbed of the blessed feeling of being a blessing.
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Thanks, dudes, for looking for me when I was "lost".
Just needed to be an island for a day.
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