Chinese service with Pst 张茂松

I just came back from Chinese service. Was there to support the service. But it was really good, though I really had a certain degree of difficulty writing the sermon in Chinese. I’m very serious in engaging in the service that I even brought my Chinese bible! Big mistake though, because I wasn’t really able to flip the bible really fast, and reading the bible! Because my bible is the 上帝版- 新标电和合本. Ok, I guess for this part of my entry, probably C***b will be able to identify what it is. The WORST thing is, the first page is on the backside of the book, and reads from right to left! Faint!

It’s of a totally different experience for me to attend a Conference!! Esp in chinese. Hehe… initially when Pst 张茂松 started to preach, I was a bit sad, because I WAS ALONE!! Boo! But, I thank God that I didn’t think of leaving. Because, I thoroughly enjoy the service. The first part wasn’t as good as the 2nd part. And there was healing in the house. Pst was really quick to lay hands on the people, and it was very chop-chop one. But the various areas of prayer, really tested the Chinese service Chorus board. Because Pst asked them to display screen of babies [for those who wanted children, but was rendered childless to be prayed for] and even money [for those in financial lack] I was really impressed, knowing what was going on in the media room.

Main thing is that he preached a great message…though half the time I was struggling with my Chinese words, in remembering how to write it, identifying the verses on my bible, as well as challenging my English literacy in literal translation with the correct form and meaning. All in all, I think he’s a really funny preacher to listen to, because he shares a lot of stories that we can really praise God for. After all, he’s the disciple of the Pst of the world’s largest church, Pst Yonggi Cho.

It was truly an enjoyable service.


Something about me…

Anyway, if u hasn’t really known me well, I used to dislike the use of my Chinese name. My Chinese name is 钟璧徽.Looks confusing right? With the characters? Yes, when there’s 52 strokes of the character in all! Because people always make fun of my Chinese name… always calling my middle name the 璧to be 壁[wall], 避[leave] and many others that I do not wanna make anymore mention. Even worse, people pronounce my name wrongly ALL the time, and I just stop bothering to tell them the correct pronunciation of my name.

The most horrendous moment with my Chinese name started when I started going to Kindergarten. The teacher will give us an exercise book with large boxes for us to practice writing our Chinese name. I remembered I hate it so much. Because after papa fetches me home, he will STARE at me while I write my Chinese name. And half.. no three quarter of the time, I’ll cry when I write, because I have to write so many strokes! Peng ah!

Though my name sounds unique, but … I can’t really bring myself to tell people my Chinese name when I was in primary school and secondary school. In primary school… people pronounced my 璧as 屁[fart] (This is the most hurtful and the worst of the worse interpretation of my name) which made me quite depressed, but then, to make friends with them, I try not to bother…

In secondary school, people don’t call me by my Chinese name, but my full name. Phew! That’s a great relieve. Because I guess, I won’t be mocked at because of my name’s pronunciation.

There was one time during cg, that there was several Taiwanese pastors that came to visit our cg… and S****** wanted them to feel very welcome. So he told all of us to intro ourselves in Chinese. Wha. that was nightmarish. Because all the cg members knew me to be just JEN… so, I was very paiseh about my name…And I hesitated. And to S****** and the pastors, it showed forth my body language that I was very hostile, which I’M NOT! Argh!

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Now, I’m not as conscious anymore about my name. I guess it got to do with age? Hehehe… I dunno. But recently during cg, we played the blanket game with a twist. We have to identify the other party, through their Chinese name. I was no longer like trying to hide my name’s pronunciation, yet I was feeling quite ok about it, because, I realize that it’s better to have a special name, that maybe one in at least one hundred thousand people will have a repetition?

BUT… but but but, I must emphasize, if u make fun of my name, it does not mean that I’m not offended. I still will be. Because it’s reserved for my family members to call me by that, simply because they know how to pronounce it the MOST CORRECT way.

I wasn’t made fun of anytime, but it’s just my heartfelt thoughts regarding my Chinese name, since we are in the topic of Mandarin. BTW, my Chinese is quite good.. I have B3 for O levels.

I could be an Ambassador for using Chinese campaign huh? It’s an asset lah considering that China is opening up. I’m learning to be proud of my Chinese name…my Chinese roots and heritage.