Raymond's Birthday Dinner

I intended to sleep longer during weekend. Somehow I just woke up and could not get back to sleep again. Oh well. That's a good thing though, in a way.

It is Saturday and Whitney is not around at the moment. She has gone home. So I am still wondering what to do today...

The title tells "Raymond's Birthday Dinner".

That was on Thursday (16.08.2012) night. That wasn't his real birthday. His birthday falls on Sunday. An advance birthday dinner for him.



We had our dinner at Canton Paradise which located at J-Cube. Not too many people actually turned up. It was weekday by the way.

I do not know Raymond well personally. We met few times at church. Ian invited me to join that small gathering. I accepted the invitation. Partly because I wanted to know people from Vincent's cell group more.

I think it is good to take the initiative to mix around and observe their characteristics. Relationship can only happens when one party takes up the initiative. I'd know never know who they are if I happen to choose to stay at home facing the four walls, right.

Dinner was so-so. I didn't take any photo of food this round. I am new to the group. It is rather rude for a new bird like me to have camera non-stop shooting. Ian has brought his own DLSR with him. So he is the main photographer of the night.







I don't have much saying about the above. Birthday cake, Happy Birthday song and making a couple of birthday wishes.. that's a typical must-do during any birthday celebration.

There was something really interesting about the way this cell group runs a birthday celebration. Everyone in the group gets a couple of minutes to share and encourage the birthday boy or birthday girl.

Obviously I was not ask to talk. I am a new bird. Man, what a privilege, what a privilege to be a new bird!









Everyone gets his or her chance to say something. I think that is a really good practice and a very good approach and opportunity to actually encourage the birthday boy/girl.



Everyone would pay full concentration and listened to what the person was saying to Raymond. They could share things like.. before this Raymond was this and that. For now, Raymond is this and that. And as for his future, a word of declaration or word of encouragement is given. Everything ended up sweet with a brotherly hug.



So.



Happy birthday, dude. =]