The Opera Populaire

Went to a church this morning here in the hazy capital of Java. It's actually a Chinese congregation, the largest Protestant church in Jakarta. Thank God to Dad, who was the one to sort of "recommend" me to it, though he is not a believer. Apparently his fren had been trying to invite him there, but has since passed away.

The service was of course in Chinese, with Indonesian translation. I was surprised to find that their language standards are very high indeed. On the other hand, it has been ages since I attended such a "normal" service. Anyone who has been to my church knows that we adopt a rather informal style of service...have grown to love and miss that :) I am sorry to say I actually got a bit tired towards the end ...oops :p It was mostly senior citizens and they were kinda reserved lot...din even laugh much when the pastor cracked some jokes. Missed our crazy service at the Third Place. And, with such a large congregation, it is inevitable that people do not have much time to notice a newcomer, though I did fill up my particulars for them. But it was nice worshipping in two different languages. I cannot expect to go in with the same mentality that I was used to; need to adapt. Hopefully, with His grace, things will be better in time. Am considering buying a Chinese Bible.

Thanks to Robert for mentioning me on your blog. Glad for the readers to my blog, though I think I am indeed a very boring person. Adrian Mole said something abt possibly making his life sound more interesting by writing it down and maybe that is how it is for my blog. Crave for excitement, something different. But I am doing fine, really. Thanks for some people's concern.