hehe!!! i'm just randomly back after so many things have happened and also to check who has been looking out for my blog. haha! so if you are one of those faithful ones, pls tag! :D
as wad my post title is, i'm going to blog one thing i did todae which i didn't think would have such impact. :) on Wed, 4th Feb 2009, i was going school as usual. i took a bus from clementi to school and i was walking along the aisle of the bus when i saw this striking red motorola lyin on the empty one-seater just in front of the tv mobile. you noe wad's my first reaction?? i wanted to pretend i didn't see it and sit with someone else. can you believe this?? even i was stunned by it. i dunnoe wad this first reaction tells me about myself but i guess i was trying to 'resist temptation' haha!! oh well, in the end, i didn't. something propelled me to sit at THAT seat. and so i did. and since the hp is stucked at the corner, i sat on the seat pretending nothing happened and i reached out to the hp and stuff it into my left pocket. weird huh. was i trying to steal it? why so secretive? haha. maybe i'm just trying to act innocent and scared of confrontation. and i didn't dare to take it out until i alighted. i mean, nobody will noe that this hp i'm holding is not mine right?? haha! i can't imagine how i might react if someone at that moment slap my back and say, 'hey, that's my handphone!!' or 'that handphone is not yours right??' glad this didn't happen. and so i went for classes and i switched off the hp for fear it'll ring in the midst of lectures. and i was hoping someone will sms like how BRAder did to my hp when i lost mine and say 'pls kindly return to so and so..' school ended at 6plus and i rushed down to town to meet Xian. was going to visit Ai Tin and baby Gavriel at Mount E. and during which, i was contemplating on the bus to town whether i should just sms someone who frequently sms the owner of the hp. i switched on the hp and found that the service has been cut off. that means the owner has terminated the phone line. there's not even a single missed call or sms. aiyoh. so i browse thru the smses in the inbox, outbox, phonebook and photos. and i realised this hp belongs to a Japanese lady! the phonebook mostly has japanese names. the photos are flooded with baby's different expressions. at first look of the wallpaper, it was a VERY CUTE baby photo. i really tot it must be a girl's nephew or cousin smth like tat. didn't noe it's a mother who lost the hp! and so after must 'investigation and observation', i smsed this person who has been smsing the Jap lady and he's by the name of Bun Chan Chu. weird name hor? for a moment i really worry bout the language barrier and i was praying and hoping whoever i sms will reply in english. improper oso never mind. and so i typed, "Hi, Ban Chan Chu, i picked up a lady's red motorola handphone on the bus. i believe she's your friend. if she wants to collect it back, pls ask her to call me." sent on 5th Feb, 11:04am. after around 15mins, someone called and it's a guy's voice. he said he's the lady's husband (haha! see? so apt! i'm quite smart in guessing that this guy is somewhat close to her). apparantly i'm quite sure he's a Singaporean even tho there's no 'lah' 'leh' 'lor'. and he asked me when can he collect hp from me. i said 'tomolo at clementi bus stop opposite the shopping centre under construction at 1130am' he agreed immediately and he thanked me. next day, which is todae, i went to school as usual. and on the bus 185 i met Veronica! haha. no mistake coz she's wearing the Promise musical black tee. said hi but couldn't talk much coz her frens were there too. she told me she's having 3 hours of break so she went to fren's house. and when we alighted at Clementi bus stop, she left with her frens for lunch. and almost immediately, the guy smsed me and said he's there already and let him know once i'm there too. and so i called him and told him to come over to the magazine stand. and i saw a tall man in his mid 30s walking with a haversack and a pouch in front approaching me and said hi. i said hi and i asked him a question, 'what's the wallpaper of the handphone?' he replied, 'oh, that's our baby boy's photo!' haha. i smiled. it's as if i'm asking for a passowrd or something. HAHA!! and so i took it out and passed to him. i asked him to check since it's switched off when i passed to him. he said 'no need, i trust you' and then he reached into his pouch and took out an ang pao and said, 'thank you and happie new year' and i quickly blurted out and waved my hands, 'oh, no no.. it's okie.' he hesitated and 'oh.. no?' and i insisted no. tho i'm quite curious how much is my reward. haha! and then he kept it and said that it's not the handphone that matters but it's the MANY photos of his son that's so important to them. and he's grateful i returned the phone. 'no problem no problem' went i. and then he went off. and i waited for my bus to school. feeling light hearted now tat i have returned to the rightful owner something that doesn't belong to me. and then words and phrases occupy my mind. 'do unto others what you want them do unto you' 'if you are faithful when entrusted with the little things, you will be faithful in the big things' 'aiya! why didn't i accept the ang bao' 'aiyoh! never mind lahh.. it doesn't belong to me anyway. why should i gain any credit from it? my motive is not to get the reward (tho' it'd be good to have the money since i'm quite poor) but to be right with God. i'm sure if i pocketed the hp or sell it off (these are some tots that came into my mind too), i can get the money but i won't be at peace with God. and i noe God is testing me right from the time my eyes met the hp. haha. =) halfway
through lecture, i received an sms from him "Hi Miss, thanks again for returning my wife's hp. Sorry, was in a hurry and did not even get your name. Really appreciate your act of kindness. Thank you." i replied "no problem. i understand how it feels to lose something so precious. Your son is very cute! happie family :) may God bless you and family! :D"
then when i tot that's the end of the story, the same number of that guy called me at 10:17pm just now. a bit stunned and anticipative of wad he's going to say. instead, a lady's voice greeted me and introduced herself as the owner of the hp. and she thank me after receiving the hp from her husband and she sounded really glad and happy now that she has recovered it. i replied i'm happie when you are happie too. :) a bit entertaining along but i can really sense her gratefulness and joy. she said she's actually a foreigner and she finds that Singaporeans are really helpful. and i asked her, 'are you a Japanese'? she said yes. and i said oh, your son is sooooo cute! haha. and just laughed both we. and so the conversation ended which makes me more than determined to post it on my blog. told my mum bout it and as usual she asked east asked west. irrelevant things like 'wad did the man wear? does he look rich?.....' and i said, "MA!! it's not matchmaking leh!!! he's married with child le lahhhh!!!" she said yah i noe, but..... and i shooed off. haha. then she came to my room and told me to ask if they have brought insurance for the baby boy (since my sista is in Prudential and so this is a good chance to strike a deal with them) and i did ask. haha! no evil intention lah.. just asking no harm. and he replied, "Yes we did... and we are also leaving Singapore in March to go back to Japan for 5 years" for a moment i tot that's too much info leh.. but then i replied, "wow! that's one of my dream countries to go to! are you going there to work?" he replied, 'we're going to have a taste of the lifestyle there' ... then i asked him wad's his name and introduced myself only then. he replied, "i'm Boon Kit. thanks again, Serene." and i asked him if ever i have a chance to go Japan, will he show me around? maybe i can contact him thru email then?" and he replied, "Sure Serene. is email address>" "really?? thanks in advance! take care!" ended..
oh did i mention i started my first session of BS with my babes from YZ on 17th Jan? tomolo will be the 4th lesson and this Sundae we're all going to Botanic garden as a whole YZ to enjoy God's creation and tak LOTSa photos!!! :) everyone in my group (coincidentally as well as some others) is wearing orange! Yippee!! :) oh, i'm proud of the 7 lovely girls namely Debbi, Esther, Gina, Grace, Gracia, Kimberley and Vanessa! :) i realised every week just 2 hours of BS and sharing is NEVER enough. haha! we share quite a bit. that's very good!! thank God for them. that's why it's important to serve God in this area so as to constantly keep yourself in check, bearing in mind that you want to portray Jesus to them, not by being super holy in front of them but by sharing with them how God has been so faithful and loving to me thru my personal experiences! and also guiding them in the truth! :D
gotta sleep. goodnite! :D
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