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Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Oct 9, 2006
SITNews: S'pore adds a little magic to Japan ties
by Kwan Weng Kin

TOKYO - FAMILY MAGIC: The father-and-daughter team of Lawrence and Priscilla Khong easily overcame the language barrier at their charity magic show.

MAGICIANS Lawrence and Priscilla Khong are in the business of putting some magic into the lives of people wherever they go.

The father-and-daughter team from Singapore mounted an hour-long magic show in Tokyo last week that enthralled a nearly 150-strong audience of mostly pre-schoolers and the mentally handicapped.

The charity performance, held in Tokyo's Minato ward, was part of events marking the 40th anniversary of Singapore's establishment of diplomatic ties with Japan.

The Singapore Embassy, which organised the performance, is located in Minato ward.
'The embassy's objective is to portray a softer and kinder side of Singapore in the ward. We are also promoting the show as a kind of Singapore culture,' said an embassy official.

An interpreter was on hand during the show to help with translation whenever the magicians spoke in English.

But the illusions on stage hardly needed explaining.

Mrs Maureen Tan, wife of the Singapore Ambassador to Japan, Mr Tan Chin Tiong, was in the audience.

She said after the show: 'The audience was really responsive. At first, I thought they would be a bit shy. But you can hear the children's spontaneous shrieks of joy especially. There was no language barrier.'

The Singaporean magicians were here for a three-day run of their 'Magic of Love' musical extravaganza, following a successful tour in the US. The Tokyo shows ended yesterday.
The embassy also plans to invite two well-known Singapore chefs, including celebrated French chef Justin Quek, to prepare a series of formal lunches and dinners for distinguished guests in the next two months.

In December, the embassy plans to stage an event showcasing Singapore culture, which will include an opening night performance by the T\'ang Quartet, Singapore\'s highly acclaimed chamber music group.

In December, the embassy plans to stage an event showcasing Singapore culture, which will include an opening night performance by the T'ang Quartet, Singapore's highly acclaimed chamber music group.

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Pastor is on the newspaper again. This time round for the MOL Toyko trip. Gosh you know everytime i see him work so hard, my heart really bleeds. I am so proud to be in FCBC because i have leaders that love God so deeply to inspire me. At Ps Khong's level i think he has gone through even more heartaches than i have yet despite all these trials he has never one day says he want to quit. I cant imagine pastoring a church of 10 000 when just a few daughters under me i can feel the pain and joy they go through. I guess this is what they say as family ties. I never knew what was spiritual family until i came to FCBC,in my previous church i was like a phantom who wanders into the service and wanders out. But here i have the covering of my leaders and spiritual mother and i am so proud to have Aunna leading me because she always give of herself and this inspires to do likewise for my daughters. If you know i am someone who needs lots of personal space and time and asking me to fork out any free time to meet up with them is really a pain to start with. But now leh if one week i dont see my sisters or my daughters i will have withdrawal symptoms because each and everyone of you have been engraved into my heart.

What i can encourage each of you is that through my 24 yrs as a christian and 3 yrs plus as a spirtual mother, there will be times where you will hit rock bottom either because you choose to sin against God or God is undergoing his pruning process but the thing is dont ever look back but look forward. Look forward to where the cross is a place of solace and refuge. I could stand here today i must say a large part is this spirtual family and walking in intimacy with God. No one can rob God away from you unless you permit so journey further to experience the magic of God's love in your life. I am more excited than ever to serve God in my school or other school. I thank God that many students love me a lot. Hehe not something to boast about but it gives me a route to share more with them.

Let us make Joy's tribe ,Aunna's tribe, Ps YCYP's tribe ,FCBC tribe successful.

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