In a group of people, there will always be subgroups. Subgrouping is unavoidable, people do have tendency to mingle with people that they are getting along well with. In the context of church, subgrouping can be a good thing and a bad thing at the same time. Do subgroups need to cetralized and “controlled”? I’d say it depends, if they do something regular that looks as an alternatives for the main group, then for sure they have to inform the main group. But even if it’s PURELY social, the main group can use it for the benefit of all.
The worst victims of subgrouping is people who dont belong to any subgroups, they dont get invited to subgroups activities, even if they do invited, they feel that the invitiations are somehow done half heartedly. The are the outs.
I think I am guilty of the sin of subgrouping in the past. And now slowly I become the outs, whether it’s in the church or in the work place, but because of my personality, I don’t really care.. 😛 The truth is I always be the ins within my family ie me and Lina 😛 very small centered and selfish I know.. sigh

A new guy at work, he was my soccer buddy few years back whilst he was still in IPC, now attending Reformed chuch. He’s got a quite interesting life story, a life of struggles, sometimes I wonder how people on the surface can look very “normal” but have a life far from what I would’ve considered normal.
Been driving to/from work for almost a week now, pickin lina up one day too, driving is fun! Saves a lot of time! Thank GOd for protection, will ask for more. Sunday will be driving to Campbelltown, having a social with workmates.. it’ll be fun i hope.
Been hearing disturbing news from Pelita.. A good intention or initiative if it is done outside the knowledge of elders then it does seem quite “Fishy” and will undoubtedly raises the alarm. Pelita oh pelita, so loveable yet so troublesome.
I fed up with COMP9031 lecturer, on last lect, we spent 2,5 hours helping him make questions for exam, that’s right, he ASKED FOR HELP for MAKING questions for EXAM!!!! What THEE.. talking abt nub lect.. a long awaited hint for ass3 was given 1 day before it’s due, luckily it’s extended to monday, what a shocking lecturer.. will be coding like crazy this long weekend. sigh. * remember felix is an optional ass, don’t overdo it.

Today marks the first day that I drive outside Kensington, Kingsford area by myself (ie without my intructor, Lina was with me tho). Went to Maroubra to get my blood taken then went shopping to Eastgarden then visited HPA just to get a feel of the road.
I’m stuck with assignment 3, i du
o whatelse can I do.. sigh. My application just not downloading the stub from the webserver.. God knows why. Will try tomorrow at CSE lab, maybe better luck there.
Just finished playing DOTA, I was terrible using Clinkz, verbal abuses were thrown at me, couldn’t blame them, I did feed the other team a lot.. sigh, how do you use clinkz..
I think I dont have any choice but to quit from HPA soon.. i’ve been taking too many leaves I know.. not that I can help it.. was sick for 3 days last week, took day off for test yesterday, in 2 weeks time, also need another friday off for uni exam, then next month a week off for MYC.. i’m afraid of making the decision.. yet i think i need to make the decision. God will provide, won’t he?

Woohoo, got my NSW driver licence today, and it’s a full one too! I got the same tester that tested me before, but this time around he was in a cheerful mood. I made some silly mistakes with both reverse parking and return to kerb, I dont know why since I’ve been practicing both very often, anyways, I passed that’s all that matter. Thanks Father, this cheers me a lot after the Koorong saga 🙁

Lab was full today, so couldn’t print Jini stuffs that I wanted, went up to library to find intro Java book which hopefuly contains Jini explanation.. no such book exists in UNSW library. Came back home empty handed and picked up a letter from mailbox, it’s from Koorong, yep it’s a rejection letter.. sigh. Lina came home and told me that she too got rejected from Koorong.. double sighs.. Sorry for the people who have prayed for us, God has different plan obviously.
Hm actually why rejection letters always using this line:n”We are overwhelmed by the response that we received and the qualites shown by the applicants. We regret to inform you that we have found more suitable candidates for the position. All the best in finding the role that you are looking for”.
Oh well, back to square one. Was thinking of reasons why I wa
a quit HPA:n1. The position doesn’t give me opportunity to grow in the direction that i want to grow. It doesn’t challenge me intellectually. n2. Although the pay is quite ok, enough for both me and Lina at this moment, but it’s really on the borderline, once kids coming to the picture and Lina no longer working, we will be quite troubled financially. n3. People who are working there are bitter, they don’t want to be there.n4. Performance is not rewarded, manager looks only at group achieving target but individual contributions are not recoqnised. I’m quite glad that the ppl that I work with are hardworking, but the prev gal in our department was slacking off.. well she’s pregnant.. she should’ve quit earlier. n5. One thing that I hate from my workmates tho, is talking behind ppl’s back and most of them are either christians or catholics.. sigh. I was tempted to join in talking bad about other people.
sad.. sad.. what should i do.. should i go back to indo?