Finally, A Lion!!! Yay!

Hey everyone! After attending a monthly Dinner Meeting with the members of the Lions Club of Singapore North, a few amazing things have happened!

Because of my past contributions as a Leo Club member back in secondary school, and my experiences serving as a Leo Club President for 2 years in a row, the members of the Lions Club all agreed to start me off as an Immediate Lion. And along with the next Chairman of the club Jenn Lim, I will be inducted into the club next month. The greatest honor is that I have been given the opportunity to serve as the webmaster for the club, and to create a new website that will be interactive for the club and all its patrons and visitors.

And in exchange for my services as a webmaster for the club, the rest of the club has agreed to help me cover my membership fee for each year! What an amazing thing! God really works in amazing ways! He provided for everything when it comes to joining the Lions Club.

Anyway, the other amazing thing is that, they agreed to induct me next month, and Mr. Shiva, one of the most Senior members in the club, recommended that I be inducted by the District Governor of the Lions Club of Singapore/Malaysia/Brunei! What an honor! I was so humbled and honored!

Well, there was another issue that I brought up at the end of the meeting to Mr. Shiva as well as to Mr. Richard Kwok, the current chairman of the club. I can't use my dad's laptop to work on the duties as a Lions Club member. It's not right, and I will be seriously questioned by my father for it. It'll be equivalent to using the office equipment and time to do personal stuff. I can be fired if I'm working outside for example.

And another issue was that they recommended a PC used at one of the Lions' office. But I have a question for them to answer. I'm moving around with my dad in his car. And if I'm away at a location for a few days to work, without a laptop with me, I will not be able to do any Lions Club related tasks. I can lose weeks of productivity easily.

Another thing I told the lions to consider seriously is that a MacBook is strongly recommended for web design and development usage. And getting the MacBook pro 15" will be more worth it than an investment in the windows PC or laptop.

I challenged them with reason and practical advice as a webmaster. Ofcourse, I did my best, to remain humble and still give them the respect they deserve. But somehow, I felt the boldness and confidence in me to make such a request. I felt the confidence in the Lord to ask for it. I want to serve the club the best I know how. I want to put my heart, mind and soul into everything that I do, and I want to do all of them with excellence! I gave them an analogy, that not every situation is the same type of nail, and the same hammer cannot be used on every single nail. Sometimes, its important to invest in the right tool, for the benefit of the club and for the club's future benefit.

Well, now, I'm praying that God will bestow His favor upon me, and that He will move in the hearts of the decision makers and let them understand that I need a MacBook to work on the website and future club projects.