My Saviour King: March 2008

Reports from Dawn

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Well i am just here to promote my sister's entry on wad i did during the easter weekend. I think she said b4 she doesnt want me to publicise her url so i'll just paste them here and infringe copyright! =D OKAY I SAY AGAIN, SHE PAINSTAKINGLY UPLOADED ALL THE FOLLOWING PICS, NOT ME!

1st pic of the youth at the easter production... sorry about the rims ruining the pic, i just bought a new shiny set and didnt wanna leave the old pair lying around...

and b4 the cycling trip... i went about doing last min adjustments to the bikes at xian's driveway..

and then cuz of the powerful queue at east coast lagoon, we dao bao dinner and ate at bedok jetty...

here's the pic of the full group of cyclists b4 2/3 of them went home after dinner!!! LIKE B4 any real cycling started!! =.- okay for zhini she had a ton of work to do can understand... =D

sniper diong taking a pic wif some random sign near the sg flyer...

boon acting cute...

us eating at lau pa sat...

with the bikes in the background...

Dawn's commentary
9 of them then set out on a journey to the Singapore Flyer. one of them, caleb kong 15, dropped out as he was on roller blades and could not sustain the speed of the bikers. the team of night cyclers consists of,
the army boys - shaun lee 20, boonhwee 20, joel tan 19, shuxie 19, bingsheng 20, ian diong 21,
the under 17 - andre yeo 14
the girl - dawn 17

they started off around 10300pm from east coast, bedok jetty and cycled all the way through the roads of Singapore passing landmarks such as the National Stadium and City Hall, reaching Lau Pa Sat at 1plus am. pit stops included a very uluated part of somewhere by the beach, where the 8 of them sat at the breakwaters shouting into the open sea and stories of army life was traded.

there were 2 casualities on the way back. ian's back wheel got punctured and he had to take a cab home from Lau Pa Sat while bing sheng's chain almost broked and had to take his father's cab home from the National Stadium. left with only 6 people, the team persisted and cycled through the roads of City Hall and Kallang to reach home. one by one the team reached home, leaving only shaun, boon hwee and dawn to reach their home in simei at 4am. boonhwee and shaun then sat outside the house talking til 5am in the morning.

this is dawn, signing out! =D

posted by Shaun @ 12:33 AM

rarr cant sleep...

Friday, March 21, 2008

okay so i forgot to get the fan turning before i went to bed and then i woke up early in the morning, hot like mad... well, u'd if u spent 9 weeks in the middle of 3 ceiling fans turned to turbo speed haha... then the mutton murtarbark plus my cycle to yishun today made my throat super dry, couldnt ignore the pangs of thirst and lack of ventilation so i went to the kitchen to get a cup of water... which unfortunately, also wanst enuf to quench the funny thirsty senasation in my throat even tho my stomach was bloated...

oh well, i guess god loves joel tan... wake me up so early cuz i'm supposed to go help him inspect his bike... but its only 4 AM!!! oh well, i went to try to fix the badly aligned brake pads on my shiny new rims to no avail, still out of alignment despite my repeated tries to make them behave, guess i'll just bring to uncle pro say oon's shop near saint hilda's. oh ya just to sidetrack, there was this uncle changing his bike tires and he sold me his old pair for $10 a set (a steal cuz inner tubing were included and brand new they are $60 and only used for 6 months, mine are like 6 years old). so ya after doing a bit of devotion... i decided i should calculate how much my bike is worth now, after the years of zhnging it... like how i did with my tamiya cars, a $12.90 tamiya car can be worth $150 odd in like no time without me realising it haha... keep buying parts here and there to fix... =D and boy did the figure scare the crap out of me! and i really want to thank god for alvin man, like 3/4 of the stuff on my bike is like given by him man! stuff which i'd never haf the money to buy, so ya, lets check it out - prices are for the parts when they were brand new, of course most are like 5-8 years old now haha... And since i'm sooooo bored, i'll include links to the terms for pictures if you ever wanted to know what the terms mean. of cuz there are some stuff which i cant get the exact pics of so i shall not try... =D

My Bike
(well technically it's dawn's but soon i'll change the fork and frame, then it'll be 100% mine)

Bike Frame - $150
Rockshox Jett Fork - $100
Pazzaz Carbon Fibre Riser Handle Bar - $100
Amoeba Stem - $40
Formula Xero Element XSR-3 Wheelset - $185
Shimano Deore LX Front Derailleur - $30
Shimano Deore Rear Derailleur - $50
Shimano Deore 9-Speed Cassette - $40
Avid Speed Dial 7 brake levers - $30
Shimano Deore Shifter Pods - $50
Pedals - $20
Shimano Deore LX Crankset - $130
Shimano Deore V-Brakes - $30
Shimano 9-Speed Chain - $20
Serfas DDvado Saddle - $25
Setlaz Hand Sewn Grips - $15
Lizard Skin Chainstay Protector - $10
S-Sun L120W Front Light - $25
Sigma Sport Cuberider Rear Light - $15
Cateye Velo 8 Cyclometer - $35
Zefal Kiwi Saddle Bag - $30
Brake and Derailleur Cables - $32
Bearings - $30
Bar Ends - $20
Zefal Bottle Cages - $20
Tires - $20
Inner Tubing - $14
(MET Duello Helmet) - ($90)

(Fox Racing Inc Racing Tahoe Gloves) - ($25)

Total - $1266 ($1381 incl of helmet & gloves)

So now the next two items i'm aiming for would be a nice zhnged headset, bottom bracket and Avid Single Digit 7 V-Brakes to replace my creaky Shimano Deores.

OH YA I WANNA THANK GOD BOON BOON CAME TO CHURCH TO WATCH THE GOOD FRIDAY DRAMA! PRAISE GOD! =D

posted by Shaun @ 5:07 AM

a new way of thinking

Saturday, March 15, 2008

WARNING: This is gonna be a long long post, which i put alot of thought into after being detached from the world i was so familiar with and possibly, took for granted...

Devotion and prayer time in the army is ever so precious, its like either u get closer of drift further away from God, the later of which i am guilty of if i'm not careful.. More often than not, i'd opt to hit the bed after smsing as many ppl as i can after a long day of crazy work... But when i do choose to spend a few mins with God, it makes all the difference the next day. i'd feel more refreshed, less tired, bicker less with my section mates etc etc... its like u'll be able to see God's hand move in a tangible way when u put him first and commit your day to him in the morn and in the nite just b4 u sleep!

well me being me, acty i didnt wanna blog at all cuz of cuz i'd rather dota than spend like 30mins typing out all of this arrgh but oh well, perhaps some of these may help some other ppl so ya... I'd like to share a certain insight God revealed to me about myself during one day when i was doing my devotion... about how how wrong i had been living and thinking without even realising...

so wad's it about? To put it simply, common sense. allow me to explain. it dawned upon me that was using my gut feeling and instincts; my set of moral values and convictions, to make everyday decisions, be it in counselling friends or teaching a lesson during cell group. Well, not that it is wrong to do so, but i'd always assumed in doing so, i'm somehow in tune with the holy spirit and would make the decision god would have me make; its the right decision as long as i do not feel a strong sense of "do not do it" in my heart. Then it hit me. I should be praying and consulting God, instead of relying on my own intelligence!! What the heck is wrong with me man, guess i'm too stubborn and proud to realise this until now like oh boooooooy...

To quote Oswald Chambers, "We'd get in the habit of continually seeking his counsel on everything, instead of making our own common sense decisions and then asking Him to bless them. We become a prideful, arrogant person thinking we know what to do in every situation" So that was when it hit me like a brick and i asked God to forgive me and remind me not to live life that way. WHY WASNT I AWARE OF THIS BEFORE!!! Oh well, better late than never THANK YOU JESUS. For so so long, i constantly assumed that i'm somehow always connected with God, the decisions i make therefore are okayed by Him... Gosh what a fallacious assumption.

So ya that is basically the major thing that God revealed to me during my last week in the Army and so here i'm sharing it with you guys. =D Now i know i gotta prayerfully consider what is the next step i'm supposed to take with regards to my education. the conviction in my heart is to do a degree in social work, but whether or not that is God's idea, well... I'll have to ask him about that. I'm off for now. Tata!

Signing Off
Pte Shaun Lee

ps. you can check out my testimonies here. i blogged about them on the cell group's blog. =D

posted by Shaun @ 9:08 PM


		Reports from Dawn Sunday, March 30, 2008 Well i am just here to promote my sister's entry on wad i did during the easter weekend. I think she said b4 she doesnt want me to publicise her url so i'll just paste them here and infringe copyright! =D OKAY I SAY AGAIN, SHE PAINSTAKINGLY UPLOADED ALL THE FOLLOWING PICS, NOT ME! 1st pic of the youth at the easter production... sorry about the rims ruining the pic, i just bought a new shiny set and didnt wanna leave the old pair lying around... and b4 the cycling trip... i went about doing last min adjustments to the bikes at xian's driveway.. and then cuz of the powerful queue at east coast lagoon, we dao bao dinner and ate at bedok jetty... here's the pic of the full group of cyclists b4 2/3 of them went home after dinner!!! LIKE B4 any real cycling started!! =.- okay for zhini she had a ton of work to do can understand... =D sniper diong taking a pic wif some random sign near the sg flyer... boon acting cute... us eating at lau pa sat... with the bikes in the background... Dawn's commentary 9 of them then set out on a journey to the Singapore Flyer. one of them, caleb kong 15, dropped out as he was on roller blades and could not sustain the speed of the bikers. the team of night cyclers consists of, the army boys - shaun lee 20, boonhwee 20, joel tan 19, shuxie 19, bingsheng 20, ian diong 21, the under 17 - andre yeo 14 the girl - dawn 17 they started off around 10300pm from east coast, bedok jetty and cycled all the way through the roads of Singapore passing landmarks such as the National Stadium and City Hall, reaching Lau Pa Sat at 1plus am. pit stops included a very uluated part of somewhere by the beach, where the 8 of them sat at the breakwaters shouting into the open sea and stories of army life was traded. there were 2 casualities on the way back. ian's back wheel got punctured and he had to take a cab home from Lau Pa Sat while bing sheng's chain almost broked and had to take his father's cab home from the National Stadium. left with only 6 people, the team persisted and cycled through the roads of City Hall and Kallang to reach home. one by one the team reached home, leaving only shaun, boon hwee and dawn to reach their home in simei at 4am. boonhwee and shaun then sat outside the house talking til 5am in the morning. this is dawn, signing out! =D posted by Shaun @ 12:33 AM rarr cant sleep... Friday, March 21, 2008 okay so i forgot to get the fan turning before i went to bed and then i woke up early in the morning, hot like mad... well, u'd if u spent 9 weeks in the middle of 3 ceiling fans turned to turbo speed haha... then the mutton murtarbark plus my cycle to yishun today made my throat super dry, couldnt ignore the pangs of thirst and lack of ventilation so i went to the kitchen to get a cup of water... which unfortunately, also wanst enuf to quench the funny thirsty senasation in my throat even tho my stomach was bloated... oh well, i guess god loves joel tan... wake me up so early cuz i'm supposed to go help him inspect his bike... but its only 4 AM!!! oh well, i went to try to fix the badly aligned brake pads on my shiny new rims to no avail, still out of alignment despite my repeated tries to make them behave, guess i'll just bring to uncle pro say oon's shop near saint hilda's. oh ya just to sidetrack, there was this uncle changing his bike tires and he sold me his old pair for $10 a set (a steal cuz inner tubing were included and brand new they are $60 and only used for 6 months, mine are like 6 years old). so ya after doing a bit of devotion... i decided i should calculate how much my bike is worth now, after the years of zhnging it... like how i did with my tamiya cars, a $12.90 tamiya car can be worth $150 odd in like no time without me realising it haha... keep buying parts here and there to fix... =D and boy did the figure scare the crap out of me! and i really want to thank god for alvin man, like 3/4 of the stuff on my bike is like given by him man! stuff which i'd never haf the money to buy, so ya, lets check it out - prices are for the parts when they were brand new, of course most are like 5-8 years old now haha... And since i'm sooooo bored, i'll include links to the terms for pictures if you ever wanted to know what the terms mean. of cuz there are some stuff which i cant get the exact pics of so i shall not try... =D My Bike (well technically it's dawn's but soon i'll change the fork and frame, then it'll be 100% mine) Bike Frame - $150 Rockshox Jett Fork - $100 Pazzaz Carbon Fibre Riser Handle Bar - $100 Amoeba Stem - $40 Formula Xero Element XSR-3 Wheelset - $185 Shimano Deore LX Front Derailleur - $30 Shimano Deore Rear Derailleur - $50 Shimano Deore 9-Speed Cassette - $40 Avid Speed Dial 7 brake levers - $30 Shimano Deore Shifter Pods - $50 Pedals - $20 Shimano Deore LX Crankset - $130 Shimano Deore V-Brakes - $30 Shimano 9-Speed Chain - $20 Serfas DDvado Saddle - $25 Setlaz Hand Sewn Grips - $15 Lizard Skin Chainstay Protector - $10 S-Sun L120W Front Light - $25 Sigma Sport Cuberider Rear Light - $15 Cateye Velo 8 Cyclometer - $35 Zefal Kiwi Saddle Bag - $30 Brake and Derailleur Cables - $32 Bearings - $30 Bar Ends - $20 Zefal Bottle Cages - $20 Tires - $20 Inner Tubing - $14 (MET Duello Helmet) - ($90) (Fox Racing Inc Racing Tahoe Gloves) - ($25) Total - $1266 ($1381 incl of helmet & gloves) So now the next two items i'm aiming for would be a nice zhnged headset, bottom bracket and Avid Single Digit 7 V-Brakes to replace my creaky Shimano Deores. OH YA I WANNA THANK GOD BOON BOON CAME TO CHURCH TO WATCH THE GOOD FRIDAY DRAMA! PRAISE GOD! =D posted by Shaun @ 5:07 AM a new way of thinking Saturday, March 15, 2008 WARNING: This is gonna be a long long post, which i put alot of thought into after being detached from the world i was so familiar with and possibly, took for granted... Devotion and prayer time in the army is ever so precious, its like either u get closer of drift further away from God, the later of which i am guilty of if i'm not careful.. More often than not, i'd opt to hit the bed after smsing as many ppl as i can after a long day of crazy work... But when i do choose to spend a few mins with God, it makes all the difference the next day. i'd feel more refreshed, less tired, bicker less with my section mates etc etc... its like u'll be able to see God's hand move in a tangible way when u put him first and commit your day to him in the morn and in the nite just b4 u sleep! well me being me, acty i didnt wanna blog at all cuz of cuz i'd rather dota than spend like 30mins typing out all of this arrgh but oh well, perhaps some of these may help some other ppl so ya... I'd like to share a certain insight God revealed to me about myself during one day when i was doing my devotion... about how how wrong i had been living and thinking without even realising... so wad's it about? To put it simply, common sense. allow me to explain. it dawned upon me that was using my gut feeling and instincts; my set of moral values and convictions, to make everyday decisions, be it in counselling friends or teaching a lesson during cell group. Well, not that it is wrong to do so, but i'd always assumed in doing so, i'm somehow in tune with the holy spirit and would make the decision god would have me make; its the right decision as long as i do not feel a strong sense of "do not do it" in my heart. Then it hit me. I should be praying and consulting God, instead of relying on my own intelligence!! What the heck is wrong with me man, guess i'm too stubborn and proud to realise this until now like oh boooooooy... To quote Oswald Chambers, "We'd get in the habit of continually seeking his counsel on everything, instead of making our own common sense decisions and then asking Him to bless them. We become a prideful, arrogant person thinking we know what to do in every situation" So that was when it hit me like a brick and i asked God to forgive me and remind me not to live life that way. WHY WASNT I AWARE OF THIS BEFORE!!! Oh well, better late than never THANK YOU JESUS. For so so long, i constantly assumed that i'm somehow always connected with God, the decisions i make therefore are okayed by Him... Gosh what a fallacious assumption. So ya that is basically the major thing that God revealed to me during my last week in the Army and so here i'm sharing it with you guys. =D Now i know i gotta prayerfully consider what is the next step i'm supposed to take with regards to my education. the conviction in my heart is to do a degree in social work, but whether or not that is God's idea, well... I'll have to ask him about that. I'm off for now. Tata! Signing Off Pte Shaun Lee ps. you can check out my testimonies here. i blogged about them on the cell group's blog. =D posted by Shaun @ 9:08 PM	My 2008 Scott Scale 70 Tagboard Wishlist Refer to the post on the left! =D Friends' Blogs Adriene Anastassia Cell Group Chinyee Danielle David Emily Ezekiel Hui Ling James Li Qin Shu Ning Sylvia Yi Wen Previous Posts Bday presents! My Bday wishlist! 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