Excellent in service.

This morning I read the wise words of King Solomon in Proverbs 22 and 23. It was very coincidental that today’s reading reminded me so much what happened these past two weeks of very intense renovation and upgrading works in the school .

He who has a generous eye will be blessed,
For he gives of his bread to the poor.

When I read this, I thought of Suntrack Development Sdn Bhd. This company has generously contributed more than RM 30K this year to SMK Convent Sentul through fully sponsoring the newly built drains, awnings, repairs of the cement floors in 6 classes and many other sundry repairs in our school. They definitely have a generous eye towards our school and while we are not able to financially bless them yet, God has blessed this company. How so??
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Yesterday in the Star Metro, I saw Suntrack Development Sdn Bhd being highlighted for their five-star award during the Asia Pacific Property Awards 2011 in association with Bloomberg Television. Their award was in the category of Best Development – Multiple units in Malaysia for their current project on Summerglades at Perdana Lakeview West, Cyberjaya. The award was presented at a high profile gala to

at a presentation dinner at the Longemont Hotel, Shanghai on May 31st 2011

The handsome young man in the picture receiving the award in Shanghai is none other than Mr. James Tan, the Project Director of Suntrack, whom I had mentioned in earlier blogs. He has sweated much as he walked about Convent Sentul countless times to evaluate and plan about what could be done to improve the school. Shortly after he returned from Shanghai, he again came to the school to personally check on the progress of the work and the quality of the upgrading.

Similarly I am very impressed by the same commitment of excellence and leadership seen in the chairman of our board of Governors,Mr Lee Geok Ai. Often, unbeknown to me and others in the school, this quiet gentleman would come to the school to check on what needs to be done and how he can improve the school.

Last Tuesday in the late evening, Mr Lee dropped in to check on the progress of the upgrading works. He checked the paintings and then follow-up with coordinating with the both internal and external paint contractors to ensure the quality of the paint jobs. His comment led the painters to use this interesting gadget- the protimeter.

It has two little electrodes. We placed the two electrodes in the newly painted white base coat of the school walls to check on the moisture content. The little green light indicates moisture content at the value of 8 in the green zone. The green zone indicates the moisture content is low enough and good to begin painting the next coat. I had a bit of fun when the painter planted the electrodes into his bare skin and immediately the reading shot up to the red zone because our body has very high moisture content.

Mr. Lee checked the drains, the ceilings, the awnings etc. He saw things I didn’t see – the plumbing that needed to be done. On Friday evening, he sent two plumbers to the school and they immediately replaced a faulty sink at the canteen. Can you see the price tag on the newly purchased sink still sticking out from the hose? The two plumbers also promptly repaired the double sinks at the back of the KH workshop as well as the leaking storage tanks above the toilets.

How blessed we are to have Mr. Lee Geok Ai’s faithful and quiet service, his generosity and his sure leadership in the Board of Governors in SMK Convent Sentul

When I see both James and Mr Lee’s commitment and excellence to their work both professionally and also in charitable causes like our school, another verse in Proverbs 22 comes to mind.

Do you see a man who excels in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before unknown men.

Teachers and students, the main reason why I write this is to inspire and to remind you to grow up to become five star ***** men and women of quality, of commitment and excellence to tackle whatsoever jobs you are assigned to do. Your work for men and for God should commensurate with the level of five-stars awards. It really doesn’t matter if the job has payment like, for your salary or whether it is for charity. You should NOT do one any less professionally as the other. If you want to stand before kings, let your work be five stars quality.

This one thing I know with great surety.

God is a very good accountant and a very good paymaster! He owes no man anything!!

I have so often experienced how God has paid me very well for service and love I rendered, way beyond whatever I have ever put in. So ..... be excellent in your service!!! Aim for five-stars awards *****