Ladies and Gentlemen! School is officially open for me!!
HOw exciting! (Self psychoing...learn from sherm hahaha...)
Actually its not really self psychoing but rather looking at it from a different perspective.
Praise the Lord that he has brought me through 1 semester , it has been and will continue to be a tough journey.
Many people say that "studying overseas? easy one la..." i beg to differ.
but maybe it just me? the assignments seem more difficult and lectures difficult to understand (not taking into account the lecturer's accent haha..). have to handle people to people relationships. SOmtimes i just wonder how i'm going to get through it.
However in the midst of these situations, God grace , mercy and faithfulness continue to be evident. I really cannot do it on my own and began to depend on him more.
In learning to handle different situations and emotions, God revealed how flawed i am.
I used to think that i was "ok". Able to handle emotions well..it just went all downhill when i came here..haha..
This statement from Rick warren struck me a lot. "God is interested in building your character and not making you comfortable" (Rick Warren, 2006)
I'm definitely not comfortable at this moment.
Pray with me that the Lord would continue to work in and through me for his purposes.
and that i would face each day with Joy!
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Victor Harbour
JUst got back from victor harbour.
Had a fabulous time taking in the sights and the fresh air!
had been talking about going there for about 1 month now and finally we got to!
Was suppose to get there in 3 hours but sammi taking advantage of the no speed limit at the hills brought us there in 1 hour 40 mins. Goodness...
Had the role of backseat driver (literally) . We all thought that it was gonna be a long ride and packed 2 bagfuls of snacks and fruits. IN the end we didn't eat any. loL!
i brought my laptop along coz the map of victor harbour was inside and ended up getting a hard copy there and lugging my laptop and a super thick jacket around.
We suddenly went into a photo taking frenzy coz then scenery was just spectacular.
I can't even put into words the grandeur of God's creation!
I was at this place called Granite island and when we look out many many KM away is antartica already, coz its like the end of australia liao. (aiyo i think my engrish getting worse.)
We then proceeded to this place called Freemans Nob to whale watch! there were a few sightings of Southern right Whales this morning and we were encouraged to go see. But then we went there ...almost froze to death and all we saw were crashing waves. no doubt Still a beautiful sight! the whales prob knew i was coming and went home already. loL!
Super tired now..from all the zi lian photography and walking around lugging the laptop.
Till then
Had a fabulous time taking in the sights and the fresh air!
had been talking about going there for about 1 month now and finally we got to!
Was suppose to get there in 3 hours but sammi taking advantage of the no speed limit at the hills brought us there in 1 hour 40 mins. Goodness...
Had the role of backseat driver (literally) . We all thought that it was gonna be a long ride and packed 2 bagfuls of snacks and fruits. IN the end we didn't eat any. loL!
i brought my laptop along coz the map of victor harbour was inside and ended up getting a hard copy there and lugging my laptop and a super thick jacket around.
We suddenly went into a photo taking frenzy coz then scenery was just spectacular.
I can't even put into words the grandeur of God's creation!
I was at this place called Granite island and when we look out many many KM away is antartica already, coz its like the end of australia liao. (aiyo i think my engrish getting worse.)
We then proceeded to this place called Freemans Nob to whale watch! there were a few sightings of Southern right Whales this morning and we were encouraged to go see. But then we went there ...almost froze to death and all we saw were crashing waves. no doubt Still a beautiful sight! the whales prob knew i was coming and went home already. loL!
Super tired now..from all the zi lian photography and walking around lugging the laptop.
Till then
Thursday, July 13, 2006
COLD!!
Freezing!!!!!! and i've a blocked nose..loL!
Been busy bringing my parents around..
the past few days have been going shopping and i actually can find clothes that are my size!! yes!! lol...
We went to barossa Valley yesterday and i just realised that it had not only 1 vineyard but many many!! but it was kinda sad coz its winter and the vines were all botak!! haha...
In the 1800s, land and soil surveyors were called in by the english settlers to survey what can be done on the adelaide land. The result was that given the dry weather conditions and the state of the soil. IT was good for growing vines and making wine. So the settlers brought in vine shoots from original wine making countries like South africa and france to plant! and the wine industry boomed since then. The winery that i went to bottled about 1 million bottles a day, to be shipped out to about 70 countries..
I tasted a few kinds of wine , stayed sober and bought a nice wine glass!
Most of the trip was spent in the coach going through the beautiful Adelaide hills.
I can't help but see God's hand in all of it! Praise him!
Went past some herds of cows and sheeps and kangaroos. the bus driver purposely honked the horn to make them run! it was hilarious!!
NExt we went to a small german village called Hahndorf..Did u know that in the 1800s the german lutherans were persecuted for their faith and quite a number of them escaped to adelaide and now their descendants are living in that village! there are lutheran churches everywhere! so cooL!
it was also the first time i ate kangaroo meat...............in my opinion it tasted better then beef, but mum and dad thought otherwise..loL!
Got 1 more week before sch starts..and mum and dad are leaving on saturday..boohoo...........
then it will be back to learning and stressing...loL!
its gonna be tough but I WILL to praise God in every circumstance!!
peace out?? no way ahhahahh!
Peace be with you:)
Been busy bringing my parents around..
the past few days have been going shopping and i actually can find clothes that are my size!! yes!! lol...
We went to barossa Valley yesterday and i just realised that it had not only 1 vineyard but many many!! but it was kinda sad coz its winter and the vines were all botak!! haha...
In the 1800s, land and soil surveyors were called in by the english settlers to survey what can be done on the adelaide land. The result was that given the dry weather conditions and the state of the soil. IT was good for growing vines and making wine. So the settlers brought in vine shoots from original wine making countries like South africa and france to plant! and the wine industry boomed since then. The winery that i went to bottled about 1 million bottles a day, to be shipped out to about 70 countries..
I tasted a few kinds of wine , stayed sober and bought a nice wine glass!
Most of the trip was spent in the coach going through the beautiful Adelaide hills.
I can't help but see God's hand in all of it! Praise him!
Went past some herds of cows and sheeps and kangaroos. the bus driver purposely honked the horn to make them run! it was hilarious!!
NExt we went to a small german village called Hahndorf..Did u know that in the 1800s the german lutherans were persecuted for their faith and quite a number of them escaped to adelaide and now their descendants are living in that village! there are lutheran churches everywhere! so cooL!
it was also the first time i ate kangaroo meat...............in my opinion it tasted better then beef, but mum and dad thought otherwise..loL!
Got 1 more week before sch starts..and mum and dad are leaving on saturday..boohoo...........
then it will be back to learning and stressing...loL!
its gonna be tough but I WILL to praise God in every circumstance!!
peace out?? no way ahhahahh!
Peace be with you:)
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Living beyond myself
Finally updated! HAve been busy with exams...but finally i'm free!!!trying to enjoy as much as i can before school starts again! lol..My housemates and i are jamming daily on the guitar...laughing crazily and getting bored together wahahahahh!
However, in my time here, i have been able to reflect a lot on my life and attitude as a christian.I listened to a podcast by JOhn Macarthur about qualities of an excellent servant , something that struck me a lot was the pursuit of a life of Godliness.
Somtimes even Christians can found to be pursuing recognition by others, pursuing to be highly educated, pursuing wealth without even realising it..Godliness is doing things that are rite before God and that which honours him.
Its not gonna be easy going against the flow of the world, sometimes it can even mean going against Family and good friends.
Am i willing to do that to do wat is rite in the Lord's eyes even if it means hostility from others?
We should not live for the present but always have an eternal perspective.We discipline ourselves for the purpose of Godliness , for it holds promise for the present life and the life to come. (1 Timothy 4:6-8) and for this reason we Labour and strive, cause we have put our hope on the Living God! (V9-10).
Although we may be really involved in church stuff but take a moment to think.
what are you really pursuing?
You are not too young to start thinking about that.
What keeps me in perspective is knowing that this life is not mine.
Live beyond yourself coz we are created for our creator!
However, in my time here, i have been able to reflect a lot on my life and attitude as a christian.I listened to a podcast by JOhn Macarthur about qualities of an excellent servant , something that struck me a lot was the pursuit of a life of Godliness.
Somtimes even Christians can found to be pursuing recognition by others, pursuing to be highly educated, pursuing wealth without even realising it..Godliness is doing things that are rite before God and that which honours him.
Its not gonna be easy going against the flow of the world, sometimes it can even mean going against Family and good friends.
Am i willing to do that to do wat is rite in the Lord's eyes even if it means hostility from others?
We should not live for the present but always have an eternal perspective.We discipline ourselves for the purpose of Godliness , for it holds promise for the present life and the life to come. (1 Timothy 4:6-8) and for this reason we Labour and strive, cause we have put our hope on the Living God! (V9-10).
Although we may be really involved in church stuff but take a moment to think.
what are you really pursuing?
You are not too young to start thinking about that.
What keeps me in perspective is knowing that this life is not mine.
Live beyond yourself coz we are created for our creator!
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