| GRACE + EXAMS = PEACE |
[Wednesday
November 11th, 2009 at 9:15pm] |
When we get so caught up in the midst of exams, it's ever so rare of never we stop and remember the grace of God. It's the first paper I'm going to sit for. It's the last set of my final exams I'm going to sit for in my academic life (for now). On every eve of my exam, the standard phenomena would be a "study non-stop" mode - I don't have time for anything else. Absolutely nothing, but studying. And on this ocassion, it's a very different experience altogether. I do admit there was once in the entire day that I felt as if that i had absolutely no time to do anything else but study. But other then that, thoughts of how God has been so graceful to me throughout this pre-exam period just flooded my thoughts. From being able to borrow my Development Biology textbook from the library for 4 days (it's only meant to be on overnight, non renewable loan) to how blessed I've been throughout my stay here in Melbourne.
Textbook situation: It's just so amazing how God knew precisely that I needed a length of 4 days to be able to "use finish" the book and I was given exactly that amount. The amazing people I've encountered here in Melbourne and the friendships I've made. My mum coming during this period which i initially thought was a pain but have come to appreciate her presence. To how the weather has cooled down so that it's productive to study at home without having to sit next to the window (it has been crazily hot the past 5 days here in Melbourne). To how He has calmed my hear and His continual reminder that His grace is enough for me.
And so i say the grace of God :)
This is our God
Hillsong
Your grace is enough
More than I need
And your word I will believe
I wait on You
You're near again
And you spirit make me new
And I will fall at your feet
I will fall at your feet
And I will worship you here
Your presence in me
Jesus left them there
By the power of your word
I am restored
I am redeemed
By your spirit I am free
And I will fall at Your feet
I will fall at your feet
And I will worship You here
The feeling You gave all for us
Surrendered Your life upon the cross
Great is the love brought up for all
This is our God
Lifted our life from death to life
Forever our God is glorified
Certain the king rescued the world
This is our God
And I will fall at Your feet
I will fall at Your feet
And I will worship You here
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| FULL STOMACH. |
[Tuesday
October 20th, 2009 at 6:17pm] |
ive been showering aftr ive eaten recently and so! i decided to find out why the wise man's tale of showering aftr eating is bad for you! and this is wht i found..
Digestion requires good blood flow and digestion generates heat. If one takes a warm shower, does exercise or goes for a swim, the blood needs to be diverted to the skin surface for cooling purposes. This interferes with digestive process and you can end up having a stomach ache, can faint or even have a heart failure if you are weak.
Though most people would see no ill effects having showered right after a meal, but weak or old people can have a different reaction. So a healthy habit is to wait for about 30 mins after a meal before taking a shower.
quite interesting! :D
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| put to tears |
[Monday
June 8th, 2009 at 9:48am] |
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everybody, really everybody has been so awfully sweet and nice.
i really really so so touched.
and the bright side of exams if that you really see the extra goodness in people.
:')
they must have been God sent :)
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| home is where the heart is |
[Monday
June 1st, 2009 at 8:28pm] |
i miss home.
(as weird as this may sound) i miss studying outside at the dinning table.
i miss sunday lunches aftr service.
i guess you dont knw wht you're missing until it's taken away from you.
and then you suddenly realise.
nostalgic's the word.
now that mummy's in new york.
az mum and i are all in separate countries.
and i miss home ):
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| ITS ALL OVER NOW |
[Tuesday
May 26th, 2009 at 9:39pm] |
note to self: i MUST finish my essay by tomorrow afternoon 4pm. it's a MUST. i suddenly feel motivated to finally post up snapshots of melbourne but i can't and it's soooooooo annoying! i'm sleepy :(
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| our God is an awesome God |
[Thursday
May 21st, 2009 at 8:03pm] |
i was so distracted or rather uncomforable studying (from eating so so much) that i thought i'd take a break, so i started scrolling through livejournal updates on my friends page. and as i was reading, it's dawned upon me how certain things were at the back of my head and i could identify with what they wrote (and these were people whom i know and shared bits of my life with in a way :) and i began to realise 'hey, that's me or i can so relate to that (now or in the near future)'. yea and if you're wondering who im talking about, it's you grace and sunwantan!
as i was scrolling down and started to read, firstly it was really heart warming to know that not one, but (at least) two of my friends (one in sg and one in london, although far away from me by distance) but sitll come to know that there is an awesome God in this world. I dont think if i hadnt encountered God would I have changed so much, grown up so much and matured. All credit really goes to Him because it's not only myself who actually see these changes over the past years but comments from the people ard me actually supports it. And i guess I've never ever shared this with anyone or at least with a non-christian friend whom i'm close to. or even to someone who has walked further and further away from God. I guess I not only need to find the right opportune but more, the courage to share. 'cos i've been wanting to share or explore on christianity with a few but dared not to. and I'm just really glad before I left and in the midst of it all, I came to know that sonia (yes you dearie) was attending church on a regularly basis and accepted Chrsit into her life :)
Okay i've drifted away from the point i wanted to make. Back to how i cld identify with my friends. Gracie feels blessed that she gets her internship with Apple and they even granted her 3 weeks off! And it really struck me that even though i'm as blur as sotong wht i'll be doing in the (very near) future or wld i even get to 'pick' my job with the current economic situation that I could really count and rely on God because our God's a faithful God, He provides and He will never forsake us. And for suwan-y! how she actually pulled through her exams and in the midst of it she had tons of TLC, in the form of help in her studies, food from her friends (it's a chore to have to cook whn you study okay!) and the countless amounts of wishes and uplifting & encouraging bible verses that she received all through preparation and up to berfore her paper. And ah huh! It so evidently shows me how God will see me through it all, wether it's the killer exams or whn i graduate and try to find a job. Where wld i be located even, here in Melb? another part of Aus? or would i be going back home? well well. i'll know in his time and in his time, all things are b-e-autiful :)
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| home |
[Sunday
May 3rd, 2009 at 7:59pm] |
I was reading/just read one of those notes people tag you on facebook.
and i read this,
"17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? - right now, monie. :("
(if you don't knw, tht's wht my whole cell calls me)
and i nearly cried :'(
okay. i teared. 'cos i'm so touched.
and on one of those odd days tht i miss home,
aka today
it makes me miss home even more
knwing tht im missed by people close to heart.
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| meak in this cruel world |
[Tuesday
April 7th, 2009 at 1:30pm] |
I'm in my school's library now and I'm supposed to be studying for tomorrow's quiz but thought i shld just do a quick update or actually just to ramble (not really rambling actually).
I don't know how some people can be so mean and cruel and un-nice to others. 'Cos i really suck at it. That's not a bad thing I know. But I just find it so difficult not to care, to just turn my back on things and leave. I don't understand how some achieve it. Okays but the point is I can't be that person. I can't just walk away. I can't just stop caring 'cos I appreciate human relations and sometimes maybe too much.
I can't be mean even if I think I'm supposed to be.
I know I love people a lot.
And I'm not home sick but i do miss home.
Somehow the past 2 days has just been filled with lots of random captures.
To the botanical gardens.
To the time when i had my last meal in SG.
To really just random places of where i grew up/spend time at that I can't recall or pinpoint at now.
Okays, i feel much better now.
Funny how sometimes it bothers me that i care whn i shldn't be.
HUUUR.
i bet i don't make sense to a lot of you.
but unless your in my shoes.
okay so anyhow if you've read all tht i've verbal-ed diarrhoea.
thanks :)
i can't wait for test to be over.
i can't wait to go for wednesdays jog.
i can't wait to bake with stellie wellie.
i can't wait to meet up with moz.
i can't wait for janice to come.
i can't wait for easter camp.
i can't wait to be able to have time to skype with my mummy and sis.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR TMRW 10AM TO BE OVERRR :)
lovelovelove.
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| i <3 studying |
[Monday
April 6th, 2009 at 7:02pm] |
okays i guess i decided not to lock this space unless it's something really personal.
anywaysssss, first thing's first.
i hate studying.
argh hate hate hate studying.
i guess it make's it better tht i get a nice school.
lots of things to explore.
yummy snacks.
hangouts at friends.
hot cammomile tea and sweet potato soup on a cold night.
it's starting to get really cold here.
maybe i shld have went to UQ instead!
it's really freezing ass cold here (to me)
how am i gonna survive winterrrrrr. BRRRR.
i just a mid sem test.
MCQ if you're thinking MCQs are easy peasy.
this is so no there's like 5 tricky options.
well least it's over.
but there's quiz on wed!
i can't wait for wed to come.
least there's something to look fwd to..
BAKING :)
my kind of joy.
:)
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