Where shd i tithe to?

btw, wife is ok and back to work now.

regarding this issue of tithing, had some discussions with my wife some days back. ideally, one shd tithe where he worships. in short, he shd tithe where he "eats grass" - i mean wherever he gets his spiritual food. however, i am kind of inclined to tithe a portion back to vfc or even, bethel assembly (an indian church here).

why?
1. the expat (mainly ang mo) church which i am attending now has lots of expats. the church has sufficient resources - in fact, she is rich.
2. I tend to see a greater need in vfc (esp in regards to non-stop missions, buildings and offerings...) and bethel assembly (this is a church servicing mainly indians. the building is pretty rundown and we all sit on the floor.) which i attended before.

one way of argument is that i am still in contact with friends and my dear AM in vfc - so in this sense, i am still getting spiritual food from vfc and this allows me to save the money till i return to tithe. a portion can be reserved for this.

as for bethel, i can attend their evening service once a mth or 2 mths. this allows me to tithe there as well. again, a portion for this.

the problem with tithing to vfc is that the money has to be "kept aside and accumulated" - this may not be healthy (as the tithe must be given first) and it gets "slightly more and more difficult" to give when the amt is getting big.

what do people in vfc think?

Wife sick

well, my wife took some minor medicine but turns out worse after it - because she is allergic to sth inside there. as a result, her eyes swell - really swell i mean, till you cannot see her eyes..! as it is on a sat, all govt clinics are closed. btw, it has to be a govt one because the company only recognizes govt clinics or hospital. so, we have to go to the a&e dept in the govt hospital here.

a bit messy there. poor signages. asked my wife to go down and register first while i parked the car. but i lost her somehow. also, mistakenly, my hp is left with her. i tried to ask around for the right place/reception but in vain. over here, sometimes, people just anyhow give directions to "get rid" of you. directions come before you finish asking..that's how you know that you need to ask another. anyway, got so frustrated that i drove home so that i can call my wife from the home phone.

anyway, good that i am back home as she needs to wait for a while. in total, she spent about 3 hrs in the hospital. her feedback is that the service is quite delicate and up to standard - with proper examinations and diligence to ensure that things are ok. all in all, 3 doctors seen her. and here is the best part- the entire treatment costs only qr3!! which is abt 1.2 sing dollars. superbly heavily subsidized..

who wants to come here for treatment?

Interesting observation

Qatar's Qtel is buying over Singapore's Temasek Holdings' shares of Indosat, an Indonesian telecommunication company. For this deal, Indonesian VP suddenly come out to support...hmm... well, not for Singapore's one. maybe, someone gave a call...

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=224515&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56

However, you got to give credit to Temasek this time as the sale is 3 times the bought price about 5 year ago. not too bad for an investment..

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/352992/1/.html

2 "I miss U" drawings

Both are pasted on the corridor as well. The first one is from Jervis and the second is from Jerdel (younger boy) - Both are my nephews in law. Really nice and cute of them to draw these for us. Make us remember home definitely. : )

somehow, seems to miss singapore more since return from mid term trip. maybe because of the weather or probably more because of you guys back in sing - after a short and good catchup with you all! being to miss again..

2 Favourite photos

Both taken with my nephews. Arent they cute and adorable?
Left is my sister son and right is my brother in law son..
Left is Rayne Rayne and right is Solomon baby.
Currently both pictures are along our corridor. so will see them everytime.. : )