It's my 100th post!!!

Initially, I wanted to post a post of gratitude with those pictures of people who made impacts in my life. But then, I came back from BK class last Thursday and got to know that the church library is going to be tear down. So, I thought why not I give a credit to my church library. And yup! Here am I blogging about my church library, who was once my favourite hideout and place that has lotsa memories.

Let's start off. I spent most of my Sunday School years in this building. I remembered I spent my Standard 1 and 2 in Aunty Labrooy's class. Aunty Labrooy used to teach us bible stories. And I remember everytime I'll go ino the class as early as possible to get a nice seat. A seat that can have a good view of her and is windy. Haha.. And I remember I enjoyed those colouring sessions in her class. I actually coloured Matthew's drawings which I thought Aunty Labrooy photostated it from any Sunday School material. This means that Matthew really has got talent in arts ever since he was.. hmm.. how old? Don't know. Give it a guess or go ask him. Gosh! I missed those times. I used to sit on those little little chairs with different colours. Can rotate the colours every Sunday if I wanted to. Haha..

When I was in Standard 3 and 4, Aunty Lim Mun was my class teacher. As we'd grew older in age, there weren't much colouring. Sigh.. Anyway, I still enjoy Aunty Lim Mun's class. I remember we girls like to sit one side and boys will sit the other side (but normally guys can't occupy one side so girls will go and fill up the empty spaces). I always liked to sit beside Aunty Lim Mun and I was rather bossy at that time. I don't let anyone sit at MY PLACE. Cause I think I should sit there. I know, it's childish. I admit it. I was a kid back then! What you expect? Aunty Lim Mun liked giving us stickers if we remember our memory verse well. And I'm still having them till today. It's collection (not childish okay!!!). She gave us chops for attendance, memory verses, asnwering question and etc. It was a system in our Sunday School back then. Then, you can redeem gifts using those chops that you have collected. Yea.. Those times were fun! And I celebrated my birthday in that building, too! It was when I was Standard 3 I think. I begged my mum to celebrate my birthday there cause it so happened to be my birthday fell on a Sunday. And I remember my mum bought a cake that I dislike - orange cake. Eww.. It tasted like medicine. Anyway, it was out of good intention.

Standard 5.. Guess who was my teacher? It's Adrin! Yes, Adrin Yeap! Surprised huh? I remember my class had Xie Li, Clara, Yan Hoe, Glenn, Shaun, Geraldine, Kimberly and etc. We had a classroom in the building but we somehow complained that it was hot and stuffs. So, we shifted to the hall for air-cond. Haha.. I remembered I quarrelled with Yan Hoe in that classroom until I cry. Yea.. So cool! Haha..

After that, I didn't spend my time in that building for Sunday School anymore. I remember me, Xie Li and Clara were once best friends. But, don't know what happened now. We're still friends, but not as close as before. Maybe it's due to our different involvement in church. I remember playing "1.. 2.. jus!" on the staircase of the building. It was fun! Haha.. It was sort of like a hideout for us. We used to chit chat up there after Elim Kids (which doesn't exist anymore). But, it have been years since I last went up there. Sunday School weren't there anymore. The second floor where we used to have our Sunday School classes was sorta closed down due to white ants attack! And, we weren't allowed to go up there. At first, I couldn't stop myself from going up there. So, I sneaked up and walked one round to gaze to my heart's content. Haha.. But, I can't do so when it was locked up when the adults found out that some people sneak up there (like me). So, for safety purposes, it was locked! Haiz.. So, cannot sneak up anymore.

We also had prize giving ceremony there for our Children Holiday's Club. Those were my time. Haha.. Imagine I was just in kindergarten or so? Yea.. Many years back. It's a place for breakfast, a place to chit chat for the older people, a place to cook for breakfast, a place to prepare tea, a place to measure blood pressure, a place to play and lots lots more. So, we'll have to bare with the months where we don't have a kitchen of our own to prepare breakfast like usual, no tea for months for breakfast in church like usual (doesn't affect me cause I don't drink tea), less place to chit chat, more prone to have accidents (choi!! choi!! choi!!) and etc.

In conclusion, this building is meaningful to me. It contains my childhood memories. It reminds me of how I got to know people like Shireen, Bernice, Glenn, Kimberly, Geraldine, Shaun, and etc. Now that it's going down, I wish you all the best and take care (what crap am I talking!?). As people always say, "Old don't go, new won't come". It's true! I'm looking forward to the new building. It will be a new hideout place for me and the youths. Heard that we're shifting there for our youth meeting. Wootwoot!!! Syok! It's not that I like new and abandon the old. I'm just being optimistic - think of the good things rather than the bad things. :) Anyway, we're gonna say goodbye to it on Tuesday. Sayonara.. my beloved!