Today I went to the bank, and saw that I could exchange for the new $20 bank note, I did. They only allow two notes per customer though. Here they are, the front, and the back.
The face of the new SGD $20 bank note
And its back
July 31, 2007
New SGD $20 bank note
July 30, 2007
Singtel closing paging network
From 9 July 2008, SingTel has announced that it will close down its paging network. Really, in the world where you get $8 mobile phone and free 500 SMS a month, do anyone still use pager? Come to think of it, I have not seen that little device for probably since the turn of the millennium.
July 27, 2007
The power of love
From Rev. Ayub Yahya’s blog post, Bertarung Dengan Macan (Fighting with Tiger), he said:
Cinta kerap memberikan energi maha dahsyat untuk melakukan hal-hal luar biasa. Tapi tidak jarang juga membuat kita terlalu dikuasai rasa. Menjadi tidak rasional. Hingga sebaliknya malah melakukan hal-hal bodoh. Yang membawa penyesalan.
(Love tends to give terrific energy to do extra-ordinary actions. but not seldom also make ourselves too emotionally-attached. becoming irrational. thus on the contrary do stupid actions. which brings regrets)
July 25, 2007
MRT running on Windows
At least now I know that SBS Transit runs Windows for the MRT hehe… 
Ex-SMUK 5 – 1999 batch in Singapore reunion
It has been eight years since we graduated from SMUK 5 back in 1999. Since then, some of us have ventured to study in NTU or NUS. Some have gone to other countries to study, while most people stayed in Jakarta for further study. Last Friday, after over a month trying to organize a reunion for those in Singapore, most of us managed to gather in Modesto’s Vivo City. So glad that so many people turned up, some already brought their husband/wife/husband-to-be/wife-to-be. Well, you get the idea. It was fun, really fun, and we must do this more often
After pizzas, pastas, ice creams, crepes, the bill only amount to $14 per person, a very reasonable amount for this kind of place
Here are some shots we took.
The Beauty
and the handsome
Finally, everyone taking a group photo
July 22, 2007
Goodbye Rev. Amin Tjung M. Div.
A pastor who faithfully served God, a pastor who remembered each and everyone of us by name out of hundreds or thousands he knew, a pastor who shared the Good News about Jesus Christ to anyone and everyone he met, no matter how sick he was, no matter how hard it was for him to just stand up, a pastor who taught us to have strong faith, no matter what circumstances in our life are, a person who certainly have made a difference in this world, who have touched the life and hearts of so many people, a pastor who have brought so many people back to Christ. The world need more people like him.
However, God has other plan. When I visited him in Tan Tock Seng hospital last night, he was struggling in pain, unable to breathe, many internal organs has failed. When we visited him, we gathered around his bed, he can’t talk, but with his hand could only convey message: “Everyone of you ……” He couldn’t continue, clearly in pain. We sang songs, we prayed, we cried. He couldn’t sleep whole night, until about 8.20AM this morning, everyone in the room started singing praise and worship songs. After a couple of songs, about 8.30 AM, when the hymn “Bapa Sorgawi memeliharaku (Heavenly Father taking care of me)”, he held his wife hand very tightly, and seconds later slowly, peacefully, let go to be with our Father in Heaven. Everyone in the room cried, sad, lost, at the same time relieved that his suffering has ended.
What’s left now is his legacy, the memories that he has brought us, the role model, the example of a husband, a father, and most importantly God’s servant. We will certainly miss you, rest in peace, and we’ll see you again in heaven one day Rev. Amin Tjung (24 October 1965 - 22 July 2007)
Please pray for his family, his wife Bu Lita, and three sons, Ezra, Paul, and Kharis.
Feeling really sad
Just came back from Tan Tock Seng hospital, and I’m really really really really sad now. Such a good person have to suffer like that ….. *speechless* It has been a long time since I last cried ….. Will keep you in my prayers …..
