CNY is lame

With another Lo-hei at Robert's place followed by the Lo-hei at home this evening, I've already had 4x Lo-heis before CNY. Well, CNY for me is really lame. Let me explain: the only relatives that I have is my Aunt's family (4 pax) who live at a walking distance from my home (talk about the Kampong spirits)

For CNY eve, they will come over for Reunion Dinner

On CNY, we'll go over to 拝年 (usually takes 90min max)

On Day 2, they'll come over before noon before we go to some restaurant in Jurong for Lo-hei (again)

It's the same year after year, and worse still, we meet up for other silly reasons such that an excuse to meet up again to makan during CNY is really unnecessary. True, I can visit friends (or Pastor) but hey, we meet up even when it is not CNY and I see Pastor every Sunday anyway, so why contribute to the MRT/bus congestion?!?!?! Think I'll go for a long run tomorrow

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I'm not a spokesperson for my brother so I can't say anything about my brother's Facebook-official relationship (lol) But what I really want to say is that, I don't care if he eventually brings her to KY or that he moves over to her church. 

To me, God is no bigger in KY and what I am concern is not about quantity but quality. Who cares if we have 1 more member or 1 fewer member. We can technically be part of one church and let's not fool ourselves, some are not in the habit of meeting: some get attached and disappear, some get married and become too busy; what I'm concern is that they continue to grow, it can be anywhere and even if I don't get to see the same person every Sunday anymore. I just need the encouragement that they are growing somewhere.

At least, KY is attractive among the non-Mega-churches because of the energy level, at least, this is what I believe.

弟が彼女ができたからって焦ってきたのかなぁ？ぶっちゃけ最近彼女がほしくなってきた。別に弟と関係なく、ようやくジョアンのことから切り離したから次に進みたいだけ。なのに、合いそうな人はいないみたいよね(苦笑)どっちかと言うと見た目重視だよ(爆)その上、自分のことを大事にしてくれること、本当の自分を表すこと、気持ち悪そうな可愛げな行動をしないこと、話が合うこと、頭が良いこと、挑戦するのが好きとか……てかそんな人間はいないかもしれないなぁ。頑張れ俺

Saw Serena today and hey, she's the same as before. Just based in Brisbane and probably wouldn't come back. Managed to talk to Anton the Indon. He's a nice chap because he's smart and acts silly. I thought we have a lot of similarities and so I could get some advice from him:

He's been well-accepted in Singapore just like I'm well-accepted in Tokyo, so much so that Singapore is as much a home-ground to him as Tokyo is really my home-ground. He likes Singapore and Tokyo has is a better place for me too.

He shared that he was asking similar questions during his time in West Kalimatan in December and found that it is not the place because as long as he's serving, the place doesn't matter. I didn't manage to get an answer from him, just a realisation that we have the same struggle. Still, since I still have 3+ years of bond and that he has 3 years of bond upon graduation, there isn't a need to think if we will stay in Tokyo, Singapore or Indon. At least not yet.