This afternoon I went to Partyworld to Sing K with CCBC friends!! The atmosphere was great!! Then I went to have dinner with Bobby and Hangun at BY KOREA where Hangun is working. I remembered last year jihoon told me that I should go out and drink beers with friends more often because drinking can open up our hearts so that we can become closer and more honest. Somehow that is true.

They felt like I am a Korean when they speak Korean to me (actually many Koreans have said that to me). I admit that I know quite a lot of korean haha!! My Korean listening skills improve the most this year because I always hang out with Koreans and attending Korean churches!! I love Korean!! They are so good to be friends!!

Together they had 6 soju tonight!! We left the restaurant at 10.20 and went to FM karaoke bar for an hour of Karaoke!! I spent too much money today!!

ai…in less than a month I will be back to HK and start a new life lu...I will not have this kind of luxury lifestyle anymore lu…

This week I have been thinking which church should I attend regularly if I’m back to Hong Kong…

This year I' ve been attending ECF on a regular basis since April. I enjoy my Bible study group, the worship, the Korean food, the sermon and especially the time of prayer session after the sermon. It' s a time for us to reflect on what God has spoken to/ convicted us through the sermon and to cry out to God.  But the main problem I am still struggling with is the bonding with ECF people. We don’t get the chance to see each other outside of ECF. (或我沒有一個意識要特別想跟誰比較熟吧..During service or dinnertime, I always sit next to Cherry KIM or Sungpil..但他們都不是ECF 的核心成員…沒有跟其他ECF人有進一步的行動, 試問又怎能更friend呢!!) That’s why I cannot get closer to them. Also, it takes me a while to be open up and share my stuff, my real self…

(其實也要看遇上的人跟自己合不合…有時是自己未ready去做搞笑野去break the ice/ 或對方也要時間open; 有時卻真是合不來, 合不來就無謂逼自己blend in, 經驗告訴我, 我會很痛苦…

我不覺得硬著要自己留在一個自己不喜歡/返得不開心的小組/教會就等如是成熟的表現, 就等如神有功課要我學/什麽我可以默默地在背後代禱, 忍耐等候…anyway, 人與人之間的關系真是很微笑妙的呢…)

People have been asking me will I continue to attend my Hong Kong church when I go back to Hong Kong. I’m not sure. I enjoy serving as a pianist there and friends that I' ve known for many years. But the thing is my church in HK is very family-oriented. Therefore, the sermon is not tailor-made for youth and I don' t get much spiritual support from my peers. It seems to me that they are not very interested in the Kingdom of God/ spiritual stuff like praying, spiritual warfare, reading the Bible...and our sharing is quite shallow...I don' t feel like it provides me a strong spiritual environment to grow…also, I don' t enjoy much in socialising with Uncles and Aunties EVERY WEEK.  I want to be free from all these unnecessary conversations!! I just want MORE of God!!

One of the sisters at ECF recommended me a church in Hong Kong called Solomon Porch.  I looked up on their website and found that the style of worship, sermon, people there are very similar to what I' m experiencing here at ECF. I' ve downloaded and listened to some of their sermons and early morning prayer sharing. It is very inspiring indeed! I would check this church out when I head back to Hong Kong!

Joseph, you can become close friends with ABC/ABK!! Have Faith!!