good ol' archives
i love browsing through the old issues of my church's weekly bulletin from the 1980s! i'm supposed to look for some sermon outlines, but it's hard not to get distracted by all the other stuff, like little notes, announcements and reports of church happenings, etc. they were very personal and straight from the heart, and very narrative and humourous... i find the archives so cool. :)
and i came across one particularly funny report! it's of a car rally they held on 29 may, 1987.
...Uncle LS (Team A): His car was not as fast as Team C's new Honda, even though he was doing about 110 km/h (ahem, with kids in the car! Naughty, naughty.)...
...Uncle SM of Team B was so excited that he forgot to change gear when going downhill (dear me!). [my favourite! haha.]
...Team G's Uncle T was sent to buy the mangoes, although he was the only male in the team and had no knowledge of mango-purchasing, that did not deter him from gamely prodding and poking each mango he saw. Finally, the storekeeper told him that he would give him a free mango if he bought ten...
...Team H consisted of just one person - Uncle A. It was a blessing in disguise because at that moment Uncle ET desperately needed someone to man one checkpoint. He took up the offer to man the checkpoint at the Westin Stamford and plonked himself at the lounge and had tea - alone(!), making it extremely difficult for the participants to find him at that checkpoint. He conveniently had his red identification kerchief (which he was supposed to wear) on his table. He still dared to report that his job was the most relaxing for the longest period of time!
...Team I - alas, Team I - was headed by Uncle D. This team was distracted and fascinated by all sorts of strange things, like the gory 12 gates of hell at Haw Par Villa and the resemblance of Tiger Balm to recycled baby-food. Poor Team I got the wrong end of the stick - the lady at Jurong Bird Park was so fed up with everyone asking the same questions that she forced Uncle D to buy a $5.00 book on the Park for all the information he wants. Unfortunately all the information in it was outdated. Furthermore, Team I's car got stuck outside a mosque (it was Hari Raya) and was too late to finish. But it had fun, none the less...
...Elder Ang ended the day by reading Psalm 133 to us and commenting on the need for Christians to dwell in unity. He commended that the church had demonstrated much Christian love and unit in the activities of that day. All in all, it was a good day. Can we have another like it - soon? - A Ang
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THANKS. A vote of thanks to the Rally Team -
...Checkpoint men:
A Lim - Westin Stamford. Made the most of the luxury hotel's facilities.
Kong ET - Kallang Stadium. Had to wait in vain for the last lost sheep (car).
and i came across one particularly funny report! it's of a car rally they held on 29 may, 1987.
...Uncle LS (Team A): His car was not as fast as Team C's new Honda, even though he was doing about 110 km/h (ahem, with kids in the car! Naughty, naughty.)...
...Uncle SM of Team B was so excited that he forgot to change gear when going downhill (dear me!). [my favourite! haha.]
...Team G's Uncle T was sent to buy the mangoes, although he was the only male in the team and had no knowledge of mango-purchasing, that did not deter him from gamely prodding and poking each mango he saw. Finally, the storekeeper told him that he would give him a free mango if he bought ten...
...Team H consisted of just one person - Uncle A. It was a blessing in disguise because at that moment Uncle ET desperately needed someone to man one checkpoint. He took up the offer to man the checkpoint at the Westin Stamford and plonked himself at the lounge and had tea - alone(!), making it extremely difficult for the participants to find him at that checkpoint. He conveniently had his red identification kerchief (which he was supposed to wear) on his table. He still dared to report that his job was the most relaxing for the longest period of time!
...Team I - alas, Team I - was headed by Uncle D. This team was distracted and fascinated by all sorts of strange things, like the gory 12 gates of hell at Haw Par Villa and the resemblance of Tiger Balm to recycled baby-food. Poor Team I got the wrong end of the stick - the lady at Jurong Bird Park was so fed up with everyone asking the same questions that she forced Uncle D to buy a $5.00 book on the Park for all the information he wants. Unfortunately all the information in it was outdated. Furthermore, Team I's car got stuck outside a mosque (it was Hari Raya) and was too late to finish. But it had fun, none the less...
...Elder Ang ended the day by reading Psalm 133 to us and commenting on the need for Christians to dwell in unity. He commended that the church had demonstrated much Christian love and unit in the activities of that day. All in all, it was a good day. Can we have another like it - soon? - A Ang
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THANKS. A vote of thanks to the Rally Team -
...Checkpoint men:
A Lim - Westin Stamford. Made the most of the luxury hotel's facilities.
Kong ET - Kallang Stadium. Had to wait in vain for the last lost sheep (car).
and look what else i found!
just the kind of thing sentimental me likes to find! :)
