more picture madness

reindeer
Originally uploaded by neonangel.

mob
Originally uploaded by neonangel.

hey thanks for sending the pics, alto! have done redux versions because i am a slacker who cant get out of holiday mood and go back to regular work. have put them in my personal blog already. :) will post one here too.

on more serious note, thanks for posting the where to help info regarding recent tsunami crisis. Was looking for info about that.... damn sad stuff man. My parents got back at 1am after our mad hatter party and the first thing they did was turn on telly. My mother kept saying "It's the end of the world. Si liao ah!" and proceeded to eat our leftovers, telling my dad to eat too before the tidal wave hits SIngapore. It would be kind of funny if it was not so poignant man.

Tidal Wave Disaster Appeal

if you can help in any way

1) Singapore Red Cross

2) Sri Lankan Airlines

"Request for Emergency Aid

The first of a series of tsunami waves hit Sri Lanka in the early morning of 26 December 2004.

Thousands have already been killed, and hundreds of thousands more have lost their homes. Whole families have been washed away into the sea in this catastrophe.

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has declared a State of National Disaster, and has already sent out an appeal for international aid.

We at SriLankan Airlines also wish to proactively help where we can, to do what little we can to ease the suffering of the people. To that end, we are appealing to you, our business associates, to open your hearts and contribute the following items to be airlifted to Sri Lanka.

1. Tents
2. Food (Pre-cooked or ready-to-eat meal packs)
3. Water Purification Tablets
4. Wheat Flour, rice, other staples
5. Drugs: Paracetamol, anti-biotics, wound dressing, suture material, disposable syringes, vitamins, and vaccinations for diarrhea, cholera and malaria.
6. Intravenous infusions (saline and dextrose)
7. Portable generators
8. Clothes and blankets

For small parcels/items, we would appreciate you sending your donations down to our office at 133 Cecil Street, Keck Seng Tower, #13-02, Singapore 069535.

For medium-sized and large donations, let us know at sin_sales@srilankan.aero and we will make arrangements to collect items from your office either with our personal vehicles or with a logistics operator.

Our grateful thanks,

Johann Wijesinghe
Manager Singapore and Indonesia
SriLankan Airlines"

christmas dinner madness

christmas dinner madness
Originally uploaded by waterside.

thanks neonangel for hosting dinner!

New Year QnA to do if you bored

maiden post! shout-out to redbeanfish and alto who set up my account for me.
came across one of these silly little QnAs that are actually quite fun to do and pass around like a slam book concept. I remember we circulated one way back in 2002 in IP DG and we got some interesting cryptic answers.... :) will post this on yahoo email list and see if we can get similar vibe going, kekekeke. (TM Popeye laugh)

1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
4. Did anyone close to you die?
5. What countries did you visit?
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
9. What was your biggest failure?
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
11. What was the best thing you bought?
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
14. Where did most of your money go?
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
24. What was your favorite TV program?
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
26. What was the best book you read?
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
28. What did you want and get?
29. What did you want and not get?
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
34. What kept you sane?
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
37. Who did you miss?
38. Who was the best new person you met?
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:

Waterside Glossary - Tres

i've been tasked with this entry. and no, i am not committing DG Adultery! (though am i flirting with it? hmm.)

Three-Chord Rock : referring to bands like Green Day who produce quintessential college/punk/emo rock that involve the use of three chords, sometimes two. all new bands learnt by DG members will be cross-referenced against this yardstick. For example, Third Eye Blind has four chord songs, so they rawk. per cheemoth.

A retreat at a Balinese villa...

Ok, not.

One of our church's elders very kindly offered us the use of his place for our DG's annual retreat. A gorgeous Balinese-style bungalow so artfully surrounded by foliage as to conceal its location right in the heart of Singapore.

The retreat was great. (Even though a few of us did doze off post-lunch while pondering over a list of tough questions taking stock of our spiritual journey thus far.)

The questions included:

+Am I Ensuring That I Am Disciplining Myself In The Things That Are Important To God (a difficult two-parter if there ever was one, cos you gotta first establish what's important to God)?

+Am I Reaching Out To People Even When It Is Difficult?

+One Word/Phrase To Describe Where I Am Now.

They will probably be fuel for more reflection, prayer and discussion in the days ahead, hopefully.

Today's sharing session, however, was pretty honest, illuminating and bittersweet. As one of the Watersiders put it so succinctly in his soul-baring remarks, the relationship between faith and application really all boils down to the question: Do I live this life to please myself, or to please God?

All in all, it was a good time to take stock of the past year *assorted moans and cheers*. Now we can say to 2005: Bring it on.

Weekly supper fix

Visitors to this site may wonder: Who or what is Waterside DG? What do Watersiders do?

Well, a group of us meet once a week for Bible study.

Robust discussion (at a mysterious place called Waterside) is usually followed by supper where some of the theological/life-application threads may be continued.

More often than not, though, supper conversation is usually "a free flow of crap", as Errol so succinctly puts it.

With all ARPC discipleship groups taking a break in the month of December, a few of us got together after work last night, quite by chance, for a rehash of our weekly supper fix.

Here was last night's brain-numbing poser, inspired by the movies.

For guys: Who would you rather be married to - Gwyneth Paltrow in Sliding Doors or Renee Zellweger in Jerry Maguire?

The gals have a choice between: Richard Gere in Pretty Woman or Johnny Depp in Pirates Of The Caribbean (ok, think a less fey version).

Chew on it. The answer is less simple than it appears, and reveals more about you than you care to admit.

lomo

lomo1
Originally uploaded by waterside.

lomo shot of the water polo match!