I'm 24 now... Thank you everyone...

Ok guys, I know it's very un-Ian to write a Blog, so far only a handful (less than 5 people) knew I ever had a blog. Perhaps its the hype and all and I do not want to be part of the trend (maybe its a Pisces trait in me right Chen Chin?). But yeah, like everything, including friendster and facebook, I have succumb to the trend though I believe Blogging has died down somewhat. *Hairul just laughed hysterically after realising I am blogging, there's nothing much I can hide from the roomie*

Before I start with the main topic of the post, I would first like to thank all my friends whom accompanied me for my birthday to Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. They are (in some kind of random order) Hairul, Anthony, Deborah, David, Mel, Jennifer, Xiaohui, Yongsheng, Yenwei, Xiaoying, Bernard, Michelle Zee, Zi Yang, Darryl, Yueying, Amanda, Michelle Choon, Samantha, Shan, Althea and Estee! Thank you so much for taking your time to spend it with me and I believe you had an absolutely MIND BLASTING party! :D Also like to thank Huimin, Kimberly, Shijia, Yeow Kheong and Shu Hui for sending me birthday cards for my birthday. Not to mention everyone that send me a facebook message! Sorry I couldn't reply all of you personally, it was just too many!!

And of course, I left a paragraph for my darling Julynn, cause she send me a card and a handmade gift through my friend Peihua. Thank you Love! MUACKS!!!

Now, the main topic.

Perhaps I've been overseas for a while now and have started to pick up reading more, I feel that I need an avenue to pen down my thoughts. Another reason though, which I think is the one that pushed to writing a blog that my friends can read is that, yes, to some of my friends who do not know, I am a Christian, a Methodist in that fact and I am proud of it. I will not come across to you as holy or Christian-like, in fact, rather the opposite. However, if you realise, even though I swear a lot, I never swear with the name of the All Mighty.

I believe as time has gone by, I turned from a young quiet boy who likes to sit at the back of the class to the class monitor, prefect/counsellor, an NCC cadet officer, a SAF officer and what a lot of people know me by, someone absolutely passionate about the Hospitality industry. But no one has known me as a Christian. I believe that God has a plan for me and he has prepared me to spread his word and I should get out of my lazy backside and start doing something.

Many years has passed and I remember being approached in an MRT station by two gentlemen, who were Christians, asking if I was a Christian. I said yes and that I was a Methodist and still they wanted me to go their church. I guess from that day on, I realised that these are really good Christians, doing their best to spread the word. But doing things like forcing/hustling people to go to church isn't the way to do it, in fact, it turns non-Christians off!

So what now? How then do we get our friends and people we love to accept Christ? Well, I believe its our job to give the information that God is real and He loves everyone and the occasional push. However, believing and choosing to follow Him, is an entirely personal matter and should not be forced upon, being forced upon would have, I believe, defeated the purpose.

I love God, without a doubt, with all my heart, for I am weak and he has given me strength. I do not ask much from Him, I just pray that He forgive me for my trespasses as I am a sinner, and to be even let in the outskirts of His throne in Heaven when I die, I will be contented for I know that I can forever be in his presence.

Perhaps what I want to let all my friends who are reading this know is that firstly, Ian Soh (not to sure why I put my surname) is a Christian and secondly, that there is someone out there who who loves you without question and loves you for what you are. The plunge and leap of faith is a difficult one, but the second you give up your all and allow Him to enter you, you will feel a warmth that will set you free.

My apologies to my friends that I might possibly freak out at the moment for reading this, this is not for my Christian friends, but for my non-religious friends. I think its just time for me to do something about it and I guess the time is now. Don't worry I am still the same person who swears all the time, this is just a glimpse of another side of me. Thanks for reading. God Bless.