People

After the sending off on Thursday, Prayer meeting and supper on Friday, Wii Party on Saturday, and going to church early to prep for the Tokyo Mission Trip sharing session, I needed a break from people. Needless to say, I'm an introvert who feels sapped of energy when I'm around people and at times I need to re-charge.

Sharing today, wished I could tighten it a little more. A few of my lines were not necessary and some repeated, probably due to the last minute coordination with Ben and Jachin. Hope the message was brought across, on how it was like there and all.

I couldn't share why Japan is special to me because I could easily derail as I speak and I was amazed because Pastor Sam just spoke for me with the same analogy I had in mind. We don't have to play church and the title of 'Leader' is not necessary. Moreover, books are written by men and truly, Pastor Sam is the anointed one whether he passed his O levels on the third try or not. Honestly, stewardship is different from being a lawyer or a doctor, credentials count for little.

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Julia asked if I were in the MA programme. I gave the usual response 'hey, I'm a farmer, not a scholar lol'. She tried to be encouraging and said that non-MAs do become AOs. I laughed because I had given up on pursuing a good career in the civil service.

Julia was right when she said that I am not the high-achiever type who'll break my back to climb the ladder better than the rest. She's right. Robbie had said before that I'm the chilled kind. True. Yuko mentioned something like that too.

But then, there is something about have a chance and having no chance at something. I had to motivate myself harder, knowing that I can't receive the same returns given the same level of performance than some of my peers. Not that I'm too concern though but life would have been so much easier if I wasn't born in Hong Kong or didn't spend 5 years in Tokyo.

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There is this article by Dr Date on today's New Paper. That within the first few minutes when a guy meets with a gal for the first time, the gal would have placed him under one of these five categories:

The Creepy Guy (To have as little dealings as possible)

The Normal Guy (Totally neutral)

The Friend (Good to hang out with)

The Guy with Long-Term Potential (Could seriously consider settling down long-term with him but nothing passionate at the moment)

The Lover (Passionate and intimate relationship, NOW)

It was written because it's the Valentine's Day week, and it indicated that though it is easy to fall from the Lover to be a Creepy Guy, it is never easy to move the other way up. So first impression counts.

And I was drawn to it because: Guys tend to group the ladies into such categories too, don't we?