.. Getting Ready for 2011 ..

Time flies!! It's the 31st of DECEMBER!!! Last day of 2010!!!

So many things had happened in this year alone. Though a very very challenging year for our church as a whole, still thanking God for the many many who had remained.

Had a meet up with 3 sisters today, we had been friends for one decade. Our paths crossed in church. Though things may have changed, all of us had matured & grown & changed through the years, I am thankful that our love for our church & pastors remains. And that is really really encouraging to me. :)

God is good, always good. All things will work together for good.

I am looking forward to an amazing year once again with Him. My awesome God. :)

Thank God for fulfilling my degree dream. He not only fulfilled it, He did it in a way that surpassed what I could ask or think.

2 years in Adelaide. This is indeed true. The latter days will always be better than the beginning. It was so tough initially, in fact for the first 3 semesters, but everything turned out so well in the last few months. I thought that I will never miss Adelaide, but now I do. Which is good, cos the harshness & (somehow) cruel reality of life I experienced were replaced by good & wonderful memories, especially those shared with my LG friends & Paradise Church. :)

It doesn't really matter how it started, but it's how it ends that matters more.

Adelaide is definitely a very beautiful part of my life. Thankful to God for that. :)

And now... 2011. Gonna be another awesome year! I'm excited! Really excited..... :)

Looking forward to a meet up!! Praying that, if it's the time, it will be, for me...

New Year! New Resolutions! Gonna start planning them! Still in relaxed mode! Hee heeee! :P

.. Back in Singapore... for GOOD! ..

I am back home!!! :) :) :)

Will blog again soon... Lots of things to update!

It's been such a great and blessed 2 years journey of my life... God is indeed good!

I've GRADUATED!!! :)

.. IT IS TODAY!!!! ..

Finally!!! Been counting down for sooooo long!  And my mum, aunt, Mad & Samuel will be arriving in Adelaide today! To be exact, 5 hours' time!!!!!!

Time really flies!

And I am going home in 6 days' time!!

Rented a car to serve us for the next 6 days of travelling...  It is a good car!  :)

Praying that indeed God's protection will be upon us...  Journey mercy with all the travelling.  Minimum car-parking fees (HAHA)...  Praying for His grace & favor indeed!  AMEN!

.. Last Day in Kim Wang! ..

Finally!  Today is my last day in Kim Wang.  :)

Am HAPPY, cos it is not a work that I really enjoy doing........ But for the sake of earning the income to cover the rental & expenses, I just got to do it.

Thankful to God that I can tahan so long.... HAHA. Many times I have a rush thought to just want to QUIT!

Started working in this supermarket since June last year.  Till date, I had counted.  I had earned close to A$10K!!  To be exact, it was A$9,823!  Woohooooo!

That's really one of my biggest encouragement...  A pat on my shoulder.  HAHA...

Of course, other than that, one great thing is the opportunity to know more friends!  :)

I always believe that God can definitely bless me with another good job, if He wants to.  But there must be a reason why He placed me here...  And it has indeed been a great molding to my character......

Nevertheless, I am thankful for this part-time job.  HAHA.  I used to be one who don't know the names of the vegetables!!  What to do when I hardly do any cooking at all before I came to Adelaide!! HAHA... But now I know a lot already.  Chinese Spinach, Chinese Broccoli, Snake Beans, Chives, Choy Sum, Bok Choy, etc etc etc....

I think next time when I go to NTUC, whenever I look at the veggie, I will definitely think of Kim Wang!

Family's reaching Adelaide on Saturday morning!!!  So.......  EXCITING!!! :)

.. 宿舍好静啊 ..

Yizhi left this morning... So her shoes outside her door were all cleared.  When I came back from work, I saw the stretch of rooms from room no.2 to no.7, the passage way was so "clean". No slippers. No shoes.

So many hostel mates had returned home for holiday....

The hostel is so quiet now... :(

Life's been pretty slow for the past few days...  Business at the supermarket where I worked was super slow too... Wonder where did all the people go?? Maybe a lot of students had gone back to their home country for holiday. Some also said that because AUD$ had gone so high, so more Aussie people took the chance to go travelling cos their money is BIGGER now!

2 more days working at Kim Wang. Looking forward to Thurs!!

I miss the sound and the noise of the hostel mates...  Miss the laughter, miss the birthday celebrations etc...

宿舍好静啊 。。。。。。

.. Wheeeeee! ..

Wheeeee! GOD IS GOOOOOOOD! :) :) :)

.. I HAVE GRADUATED!! (Part 2) ..

Results out for Ethics course!  Praise God for a Distinction!!! :) :) :)

.. I HAVE GRADUATED!! ..

Praise the LORD!!!

I have GRADUATED!!! :) :) :)

I had 2 dreams last night... and in each dream, I failed 1 of the courses. One was Global Issues, and the other was Management Control Systems.  When I woke up, I was a little nervous, because sometimes my dreams do come to pass....

But really thank God!  These 2 results were released already and I got credit for both of them!!!

Global Issues was really a miracle. I failed Assignment 1 (quite badly), and Group Assignment 2 was surprisingly not done well.  So for me to get a credit for this course, I calculated that I need to score at least 80% in the exams. I was prepared to settle for a pass for this course... but deep in my heart I really was hoping that I can at least get a credit so I can maintain a good GPA.  This is indeed a miracle, all glory to GOD!! :)

And for Management Control Systems!!  The course that got me really really stressed and depressed!  But thank God to the prayers of many, I scored a credit too!!! :) :) :)

Still awaiting the results for Ethics course, but I have already passed that course with my 3 assignments. So now just praying for a good grade!

WOW! GOD IS SO GOOD! He has fulfilled a long-time dream of mine!  THANK YOU JESUS!  :)

Looking forward to attending the graduation ceremony on 20th Dec!!  :)

Thank you for standing with me and praying for me!!  :)

.. First Cycling Experience in Adelaide ..

Being a cycling lover, it is indeed unusual for me to be cycling for the first in Adelaide today!

But I am thankful for the opportunity... at least get to do it once before I leave Adelaide in exactly 2 weeks' time! 2 more Thursdays, at this time I will be settling down in my Boon Lay house!

Wow. Time really flies. What a great and memorable 2 years it has been in Adelaide! These 2 years will indeed be such a great part of my life!

Thank God indeed...  He is so good. :)

.. Leaving Adelaide in 2 weeks' time ..

Hostel mates had left one by one, back to their home country during this summer break.

I used to be one of them.  I remembered I returned to Singapore last year on the 1st of Dec.  If I am not waiting for my graduation, guess I would already be in Singapore now!

But this time is different, feels really different for me.  Cos I know that I am graduating, and will be returning to Singapore for good.

Suddenly, I realized.  Just dawned upon me that I will missssssss here so much.  Especially the friends here.  :(

What an irony right?!!  I used to be counting down to the days of my returning.

Of course I am still looking forward to go back to Singapore!  But I really feel a little sad, very sad actually, that I will not be back to see my friends here anymore........

But, I guess it's a good "sadness" lah.  Cos I used to be very determined that I will not come back to Adelaide for holiday.  But now I think, why not, maybe I will come back for visitation again someday.  Come and see the city campus holding its service in the new building since I will not be able to attend the first service that's going to be held in January next year.  Come back and visit my church friends, especially Northrington LG.  Come back to visit my AOSA mates.  :)

Adelaide.  So many memories indeed.  Were really tough & challenging days, but, God is good and has always been so good.  Thinking back, I am really thankful to how He has brought me through, and the people He has brought into my life.

Results' going to be released this Sat!  Wah.  Really can't wait.

And family will be reaching Adelaide NEXT SATURDAY!  YES NEXT SATURDAY!  WAHHHHH!  Time really flies!  Can't wait to see them!  :D

Father God, thank You for the opportunity that I can have this overseas education experience.  Indeed I am blessed.  Thank You for the friends whom I had met here, especially those whom had really made a deep impact in my life.  There are so many so many things I can thank You for.  And as I make my way back to Singapore in 2 weeks' time, I pray You will guide my path, to where I should be in, and what I should be doing.  Father, it's really like a new and fresh beginning for me, once again.  I pray I will be able to adapt well and quick enough.  I do feel a little nervous.... but I pray you will give me Your peace indeed.  Everything indeed is going to be alright and will be alright.

In Jesus' name...  Amen.

.. The Farewell ..

Had the last Life Group meeting last evening... It was supposed to be a farewell for me, Rosadel & Rony who will be leaving at the end of the year. Rosadel had graduated and will be moving on to Darwin to work, while Rony is an exchange student and will be returning to India when the semester ends in December.

What a great night it was.... We had food (there will always be good food!!), games (I taught them the tribal game that YJ taught us many years ago... it was so fun! Thank you YJ if you are reading this! :) ), forfeit and some funny awards presentation... Then came the part that I dreaded the most and yes, the farewell......

Guess I knew that it was the last LG and I will be leaving soon, for good.... I just felt a little sad, real sad actually... Tears just started to flow naturally and though I was trying to hold them back, they still came.. Aiyoyo... As I grow older, I actually dread this kind of emotional scenario lo... Haha...

Anyway, it was really a great night.  I am thankful for the appreciation speeches that the LG people gave me... I thank God that through my sharings & the little little things that I had done, it had blessed them in certain ways. This is what that will always assure and encourage me that I have live a life worthwhile, to impact & inspire the lives of people around me, for God.

Yep, had been such a great 2 years. I am really blessed, very blessed. Though had been really challenging and made me broken in many areas, this is always true: God is interested in our character more than our comfort. I felt that in these 2 years I encountered God and knew Him in a much deeper way, more than I had ever known Him. New revelations, new understanding of His goodness and grace especially.

And also, can 1 person make a difference? Indeed definitely.  My LG leader, En Qi, is a real example. Only 25, yet her faith, her passion for God, for Oxygen ministry, for the international students really touched my heart a great great deal. A good leader can really make a whole lot of difference. And I pray by His grace, I will continue to be such a leader, and even better.

Thank you En Qi! You are really amazing!

Last night LG really ended late, very late! For the first time, we left Eva's place at close to 12 am!  Thank God En Qi and David drove all of us back home. Then when I reached hostel, finally I had the chance to talk to Audrey!.. This girl huh, has been so busy till we haven't spoke for a long long while.  But I'm glad we had a good catch-up, and also said a prayer for one another. Wow, I was really touched to see how she is growing in God. She only just came to receive Jesus into her life this year, and I always wanted to have more fellowship with her, but our time-table just doesn't fit. But God has been amazing, and has been touching her heart bit by bit, day by day. God really has His ways... Salvation is indeed in His hands.

Audrey Loo! I'm going to miss you so much!

This bidding farewell thingy really dampens my heart.... But I guess, this is what building relationships is all about. When emotions are triggered, means that sowing has been done in a person's life. This kind of relationship is much better than just "hi & bye" relationships. So I should be thankful, that we have been a part of one another's lives according to His timing, to His plan. God just make our lives so much more interesting, so much more meaningful, isn't He? :)

Last but not least, I also want to thank God that I am able to give Getting Started BS to Eva & Ann. My oh my... there is just such joy for me whenever I can give BS to teach the Word! They felt blessed by the lessons, I felt even more blessed to be sharing! Though it's going to be kinda rush... got to finish the remaining 8 lessons in 2 weeks' time, I pray that we will indeed finish the series and they will have a stronger foundation in God. It's always so encouraging to see young people like them to be hungry for more of God!

3 weeks remaining in Adelaide! Excited for the next phrase of my life.... Though things seems uncertain for now, I'm sure God will guide and lead my steps. Because He is a good God. :)