City Harvest Church – 20th Anniversary

This weekend is going to be a busy one for all of us at City Harvest, as not only are we involved in the Festival of Praise, but we are also celebrating our 20th Anniversary.

It will be a great milestone for us…and we are all anticipating a great celebration!

In the last few years, we have gone through so many different trials, adventures and events …that it will be great to take a breather and see how God has blessed us in the last 2 decades.

Our last major event was the Celebrity weekend, where we celebrated the talents that we had in our midst.

It was great to see how celebrities could be used to give a voice to the gospel, and be a mouthpiece for God’s grace.

Here’s a video about the whole event:

 

Nicole also managed to get into the act as well.

She just loves being a princess, so I managed to let her take a photo with 1 of the Beauty Queens before we left Singapore Expo.

She was simply trilled to see the Beauty Queen in her tiara and her gown.

Thanks Celeste for the Kodak moment!

If you are free this weekend, join us at Singapore Indoor Stadium for the Nation’s Festival of Praise.

It will be on from Friday to Sunday at 730pm

Or

You can join us for our 20th Anniversary Service at Singapore Indoor Stadium on Sunday Morning at 9am or 1130am.

Seats are at a first come, first served basis.

It’s going to be really CROWDED!

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Try out the new Mcdonald’s Sandwich

Recently we went past Mcdonald’s in town and we wanted to order one of our favourite burgers.

We love the Quarter Pounder with Cheese, and it was back in only the Orchard Road/Town Outlets.

However, when we got to the restaurant, we realized that they have discontinued the burger (probably to a lack of sustained response) and the introduction of a new sandwich.

Called the Le Grand Sandwich, it is a meaty beef sandwich, which looks like a quarter pound of meet, and filled with onions, tomatoes and lettuce.

My wife and I both liked it, and if you happen to be in town, maybe you can try it out!

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Christianity and PostModernism

The 1st time when I saw the word Postmodernism…I was going like…Se Mi lai aa?!? (Colloquial for What is it?!?)

I remember when I was young, whenever I found a word that I did not understand, my mum would say:

“Go and check the Dictionary!”

Gone are the days when I need to go to the bookshelf and lug out the dictionary to discover a new word…

But today due to Modern Technology…We “Google it” and the answer is at our fingertips!

It’s so much easier for a lazy person like me!

With regards to Postmodernism and Modernism, you should check out Pastor Kong Hee’s Blog and discover his exposition on this issue!

He gives a good exposition on this issue and states how City Harvest Church should relate to Postmodernism.

Upon reflection, I am sure that you will realize that Postmodernism has crept into our society, and that all of us can relate to it!

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Canon Selphy Connections Blog Contest – I Won!!!

Thank you for all your votes!!!

It is now official – ED Unloaded has won the Canon Selphy Connections Competition

Many Thanks for all your Votes as now I am a proud owner of a Canon Ixus 95 and Canon Seply CP780 Photo Printer.

You can check out my entry for the Canon Competition here!

All you readers really made a difference, and your confidence in me is a real blessing! :)

Frankly, I wasn’t very sure that I would win, as all the entries from my competitors were very good as well. I particularly liked the one by Andy Storm, as I think he put a lot of hard work into his graphics! :P

Also..Many thanks to OMY for giving me a chance to join this contest.

I got to meet the manager for OMY at the photo shoot, and he even has a blog as well! How cool is that!

Here’s a picture with me and his partner.

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Cheap Milk Powder for Toddlers

Baby and Toddler’s Milk Power is really expensive, and so I am always looking out for good bargains!

Do I stick to a particular brand?

The kids all grew up on Mamil Gold, but to tell you the truth…I have no loyalties.

I am a real Singaporean, and I fill up all the forms in Parenting Magazines for FREE SAMPLES, and the kids have also tried almost all the Brands! (Except China Brands…for obvious reasons)

In fact, after the age of 2, we start them on Cow’s milk and normal powdered milk. From what I read, the Caucasians start them on normal powdered milk from an even earlier age.

Last night, I just bought a few packets of “Fernleaf” from NTUC, as it was on Sale!

We  always go for what’s cheap…and when there is a sale…We buy and stock up at home!

This is definitely a necessity, as the kids can finish a 1.5kg can in a week!

Every can that they finish…Daddy’s wallet feels the pain!!!

But there is GOOD NEWS!

Just received this advertisement from my wife!

Mamil is giving a:

Buy 1 Can & Get 1 FREE Offer!

It is on this weekend at Selected outlets from 2 to 6pm.

Offer is limited to 1 redemption per customer and only for 1st 80 customers!

It sounds too Good to be true!!!

Click on the link for more details…

I think it is definitely a good time to stock up!

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Kidz Amaze – Childrens’ Playground

Have you guys been to the Biggest Playground in Singapore?

Recently, we went with our friends to Kidz Amaze at SAFRA Jurong!

It is the Biggest Playground in Singapore with a 3 storey Maze and equipped with fun slides as well!

The kids loved it and the maze is super tiring.

What made it more tiring for me was Nathan did not want to do it alone! I had to climb through the various obstacles and go up and down the ramps together with him.

This maze is similar to the ones founds at Go Go Bambini or in City Harvest Church – except over here, we have 3 storeys of it!

Here are some photos of the place (Sorry, but did not bring my Camera with me, and these shots are taken with my Blackberry)

The last shot is taken from the 3rd floor of the structure.

The structure is actually quite immense, and I was frankly quite blown away with its size when i entered the playground.

The maze is also filled with a lot of Air powered Guns which shoots out balls. However,the sounds of the guns were a bit intimidating when I first entered the place.

Overall, the kids really enjoyed themselves, and the Daddies liked it too – as the 3 storey slides are really fun, and scary even for a adult!

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America’s Got Talent

Just went onto YouTube and I realized that America’s Got Talent has just started a new season!

Here are some interesting finds:

I thought that these 3 girls were really Good! And with them singing a Michael Jackson Song…I think it is a really good choice…Considering all that has happened…

Thei Megia, a 14 yo, with a big voice was also impressive…I think she can win Singapore Idol anytime!

 

However, overall…I think the present season does not seem to be as interesting as “The Brit’s got Talent!”

We all remember Susan Boyle, Flawless & Diversity…and they definitely had more touching auditions.

In fact, I think the producers tried to copy the same recipe with the current season of America’s Got Talent. Just check out this act below:

 

I have nothing against Kari and I think that she deserves her shot at stardom! But in terms of packaging by the producers of the show…It feels like the Americans are trying too hard!…What do u guys think?!?

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Win a Canon Ixus 95 Camera

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The competition closes on 19 July at 2359hours (which is this Sunday), so let’s keep our fingers crossed…so that we can all get our hands onto the new Canon Camera! Vote Today!

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Ps. Kong Hee is in the News

I think that it’s great that Pastor Kong Hee is so high tech, and always trying out new things!

Since he got onto Twitter and Facebook, we have seen him communicating with the congregation via this medium as well.

It was just featured in The Straits Times.

Check out the article below:

Tweet! It's your pastor

A few churches are using Twitter and Facebook to connect with their flocks

When City Harvest Church member Vanessa Sng needed spiritual advice, she did not just pray - she tweeted. Moments later, there it was: 'It is the work of God!' tweeted back her pastor Kong Hee (left). -- PHOTO: CITY HARVEST CHURCH

WHEN City Harvest Church member Vanessa Sng needed spiritual advice, she did not just pray - she tweeted.

Moments later, there it was: 'It is the work of God!' tweeted back her pastor Kong Hee. Like most young Singaporeans today, the 20-year-old student uses Twitter, a micro-blogging service that sends short messages, or 'tweets', to other users online.

Followers tend to be friends and family, but these days, churches are taking to tweeting too.

The phenomenon has gained momentum especially in the United States, where during 'Twitter Sundays', congregation members are asked to tweet questions about the sermon for discussion afterwards.

But the online service is still in its infancy among churches here. A check on Twitter's website found four with active accounts, set up as recently as two months ago. The churches - City Harvest Church, New Creation Church, Heart of God Church and Hope Church Singapore - use it to share short biblical quotations and activity listings once or twice a week.

And the online gospel is going further. A search on social networking site Facebook, which first introduced its popular 'wall', 'poke' and 'tag' features in 2004, turned up 67 profiles of Christian churches here. About a third were set up only this year.

The number of people following the churches' Facebook and Twitter profiles online were a fraction of its real-life followers.

City Harvest Church, with 25,000 members, had 4,469 friends on Facebook and 1,359 followers on Twitter yesterday. Most were under 30 years old.

Pastor Seow How San of Heart of God Church in Eunos said Twitter enabled him to be a better caregiver to his congregation. Since the church began tweeting in May, nearly 800 of its 1,400 believers have signed up to listen - and tweet back.

'It was a conscious effort to get people to use it,' he said. 'As pastor, I need to know how people are feeling. Now I know how they feel, how they think, even what they do, eat and drink. Having Twitter really helps if you have a big church.'

Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.

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Movie Review – Ice Age 3

Recently, upon the recommendation of a friend, we decided to bring the kids to watch Ice Age 3

I did not watch Part 1 or 2, but we were quite keen on checking it out in 3D.

The last time I heard about 3D shows was that you had to go down to the Science Centre and watch it at the Omnimax. However, 3D movies are now available at your local cinemas like AMK Hub.

As a result, we brought the kids down to town to catch the show. Tickets were priced at $13/ticket on a Sunday.

I actually bought a ticket for Nathan, but if u are bringing a kid who is under 3, don’t waste your money! He did not want to wear the glasses after 5 minutes, and was busy walking around the aisle soon after.

The 3D feature that comes with the movie is actually quite cool, as the Dinosaurs look like they are really jumping off the screen, and it adds a different flavour to the show!

Nathan watched it without the glasses – as a result, some of the scenes will look normal, but in other scenes, u will see a figure having 2 or 3 outlines.

Mummy was worried about his eyes…and tried to get him to wear his glasses!

However, the glasses were really heavy, and he doesn’t like them at all! In fact, even Daddy and Mummy found them heavy! After a while, we were holding on to the frames as well, to lighten the load on our noses!

Overall, the movie was funny, as the animation was very tastefully done!

Here is a spoof of their animation!

My Rating – 3 out of 5.

Watch it for the Kids!

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