Launch of 40 DOP

28th June is the day when the BB 4th Miri Company launch the 40 DOP Campaign. We commit ourselves for the next 40 days to search for the answer of What On Earth Am I Here For?

Explaining to the Boys how the program will be run.

Playing games to foster better relationship.

Lt. Yong Hui as the Game Master.

Group photo taken by Bro William Ting. This is the shot with my camera. Will get the shots he took using his camera later, which I am sure will be of much better quality!

This is a small farewell party for WO Chia ~ his last day in BB today.

For the 40DOP Campaign, the Boys will be divided into 3 sections, namely (i) Senior, led by Lt Yong Hui and Bro Charles, (ii) Junior, led by WO Margaret and WO Simon, and (iii) Pre Junior, led by WO Roseline and myself.

"Save one more for Jesus!"

The last words of Jimmy Warren, on his death bed, to his son Rick, the author of

The Purpose Driven Life.

Also took the opportunity to award the Certificate of Participation to the Boys and Officers who participated in the BB Pesta in KK recently.

Farewell, Brother Chia !

I have come to know Bro Chia a few years ago in the BB ministry. He is humble and full of zeal to serve. He can be depended upon to carry out his tasks without fuss! Bro Chia is a gentle person who places relationship highly, and rightly so since we all belong to the body of Christ. Now it is time for him to follow his calling to pursue his theological studies in Singapore. We are going to miss him in BB (and other ministries, too, especially the BM ministry). Thank you for your support in BB ..... your efforts have contributed much to the development of the ministry. We pray that God's blessing will be richly upon you!

Bro Chia challenged Bro Simon to take over his position in the church office, which drew laughter from all, including the man himself!

Pastor Law, ex-Captain Clement Chin, GB Captain Siew Ping, were present to bid Bro Chia farewell.

Can you imagine fellowship without food? We all had a enjoyable dinner and fellowship.

Well, farewell to you dear Bro Chia! We will remember you in our prayer. It's a tough act to find a suitable replacement for you in BB. I pray that God will provide!

Tribute to a Good Christian Soldier

Today is the Christian Soldier's Sunday, a special day for us to give tribute to our Pastors and full time church workers. I have known Pastor Law for more than 4 years. He is indeed a true disciple of Christ. He works tirelessly to preach the Gospel and care for his sheep. I must say we are very blessed to have him as our pastor.

To me he is more than a pastor, he is also a friend. Unfortunately our busy schedules prevented us from having more frequent fellowship than we would like, but each time when we did meet up, we had a lot to share .... family, theology, personal struggles, social issues, etc.

Pastor always encourage me to serve, giving me many opportunities and support. However, I know I am still not doing enough :-)

Anyway, Pastor, I pray that God's blessings will continue to be with you, Julia and your children! It is my privilege to know you in my journey of faith.

A recent photo of Pastor Law and his family.

Photo Shoot

Owing to good weather, I decided to take a photo shoot this morning. My daughters posed as my models, and all I needed was my Canon 350 EOS and a good spot to take some photos. Here are some of the shots:-

With extra exposure and a bit of computer tricks .... well, I think it's not too bad.

Recognise this place?

Thanks to Min Jed and Min Waye for a good and enjoyable day!

BB Pesta 2008 (30 May - 4 June)

7 Boys and 4 Officers from 4th Miri Company flew off to KK on 30th May to participate in the 2008 BB Pesta. The Boys who went were John, Richard, Nick, Kenny, Egbert, Yong Shiuan and Ming Yih. The Officers who made the trip were Lt. Yong Hui, WO Margaret, WO Roseline and WO George.

(Some of the team members arriving at KK International Airport.)







One of the highlights of the event was the Bamboo Dance, which broke the Malaysia's Book of Records for the highest number of participants (more than a thousand).


(The team holding the certificate from the Malaysia's Book of Records.)

The opening ceremony ~ all the Boys and Officers are required to wear their ceremonial uniform.



Feedback from our Boys have been positive. They learn to take care of themselves, look out for one another, make new friends, etc. This has been an enriching experience for all of them.





We also participated in the Singing Competition. Although we did not win anything, it was an awesome experience for the Boys (and WO George) to perform in front of more than a thousand people! Watch a short video clip below.




All pictures and video are taken by WO Roseline.

Trip to KL (31 May - 3 June)

The purpose of this trip home was for Siew Yew to see a specialist. Since it was also a school holiday, we decided to bring Min Jed and Min Waye along (Ming Yih was in KK attending the BB Pesta 2008).

We stayed at the home of Siew Yew's sister in DU. Many thanks to you - Loi, Christine, Kah Hoe, Kin Hoe and Kit Hoe. Kah Hoe & Kin Hoe, we hope you had a great time at the DUCF's camp.

Although it was a short trip, we met many family members. My parents drove down from Ipoh to meet with us, and we had lunch at 1-Utama together with my elder brother Seng Cheong and his daughter Kyrina (who has just turned 21 only a week ago ~ happy belated birthday!). Siew Yew's family members also came to visit - her dad, Siew Kim, Siew Hwa, Kok Seng & wife, Ah Lei and Ah Eng. Siew Yew also bumped into See Luan, a childhood friend, at Centre Point.

We will be home again in August.