Saturday, May 24, 2008
Super Coffee
So funny... Aaron Tan and I were at Carousel with some girls who were looking for girly gifts, and they went into a bra shop. Aaron followed after them and I was like. WHAT?!! Don't know why, but I went in after much deliberation, and you have no idea how embarrassed I was!! Bras to my left, bras to my right, bras to my front, bras to my back. But yeah, finally got Aaron out of bra-land and we headed for Gloria Jeans coffee.
I ordered a (most satisfying) white choc mocha, and when they asked for a name to go with the order, I decided that I would not use my real name, but just for the fun of it, I said my name was "Hiro" (: and the very friendly barista smiled and wrote as she repeated, "Hee-ro". I smiled back.
Looks like the hero's won his coffee! (:
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
His Favour
I move in His favour.
I live in His favour.
I walk in His favour.
How I wish everyday could be like today - highly successful.
I dun recall the last time I could describe a day as highly successful, but today was just different. I guess it's partly due to the fact that everything turned out well, from my Digital Media exam to my Screen&Sound studio recording. But it makes me wonder, if my day did not turn out like today, if every traffic light turned red on me, and every rain cloud flew over me, will I still be able to say that
'this is the day that the LORD has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it'?
Guess I have much to learn still, but i'm glad my God is a loving God, who is mindful of me (:
Well, tomorrow poses another challenge, LORD, but how will I react...? Here we go...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
the power of prayer
God has never failed to amaze me. Just perfect, He's such an awesome God. And for one thing, it really shows that when God wants something to happen, no matter what the circumstance, He
will make it happen. One such example was last Friday just before
One.
I had planned the day out nicely, albeit to my liking. I'd planned to get out of the house on time, get to uni, do our video editing exercise and be done by about 2 or 3pm and head straight to the lighthouse to help out with the set design. So yup, I thought that nothing could stand in the way of things.
But then it happened the very second I stepped out of my front door. My entire driveway was filled with branches, leaves... the entire tree! I literally shut the door, stopped to think again, and then went outside again to look. And yes, indeed it turned out that my very inconsiderate neighbour has decided she wanted to cut down her tree, which is in her backyard which is by our driveway (her house was in a corner lot and ours is the first house in the adjacent street) and hence the tree-cutters had to access her backyard via our front, and my car was just.. stuck! There wasn't even enough room for me to get out, I had to get the guys to move away some of the branches just so I could get through. Oh no, I thought, and shuddered at the fact that I had to take public transport in Perth (being so reliant on my own wheels). I had to reconfigure my plans...
So yeah, waited under the scorching Australian sun for the bus to arrive to take me directly to Murdoch University. Shan't complain too much as I doubt anyone will be interested in hearing it anyway, and besides, I waited only 15 mins, which is good for Perth standard. So anyway, got down to uni...
Met the group, yes I was late, but they haven't started anyway, and we just did our thing. By the time we were done, I realised that it was already 3pm!! Argh *panic* I don't have time to help with set design anymore if i'm even on time for band prac at 4. And the bus! Ohmy I needed to take the bus home first, how long is that gonna take, I wondered.
So I prayed.
I really didn't wanna be late. Everytime I arrive late for something my mood is always rather black cos I know i've left a bad impression somewhere. So yeah, I was anxious.
And just as I was walking towards the bus stop, guess who I saw. I saw fellow Agapean, Matt Ho! And I was thinking, Lord is this true? Did You really place Matt there so that I won't be late getting to the Lighthouse?? And lo and behold, Matt was indeed on his way home in Canningvale, and my place in Willetton was pretty much on the way.
Talk about WoW. My God is like. WoW.
And then you know the rest lor, got there on time, and God really stole the rest of the show. It was His to start with anyway.
You go God!
still... wow...
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Monday, May 12, 2008
8 weeks
Went swimming after uni today! Phwoarr my arms ache... which goes to show how long since I last exercised. Wish I could blame it on my busy schedule. Ok I will. Yah, it's cos i've been so busy at uni and all, I guess such things will have to wait.
HOLIDAYS ARE ROUND THE CORNER!! Woohoo! After my last paper on 13 June i'll go look for a good gym to join and get me a personal trainer. Time to bulk up, Jon. I'm just really so looking forward to the coming hols. Dun think i'll go back to Singapore, but am still considering making a trip down to Melbourne...? See how lah.
I also realised that because Murdoch's 2nd semester starts only on 4th August, that means that from the time I finish my exam till the next semester, I will be having an
8 week break! Goodness I never realised it was gonna be that long until I actually sat down to count the number of weeks I had. Man, one can really do a lot in 8 weeks. Maybe I can come back to uni all bulked up? Adopt a new look maybe? Hmmm... how exciting!
(:
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Saturday, May 03, 2008
the dawn is breaking
heh heh heh... second post of the day. I'm at Murdoch 24hr library blogging at this unearthly hour! Why...? Been studying of course!
Downed a can of redbull after cell and got here around midnight, and I must say it has been extremely conducive. I'm the only one left now, no one else to disturb me. Just me and my mp3.
Cell just now was great btw! I didn't have a very major role to take care of today. Aaron facilitated worship, Tina did icebreakers, Chris conducted Word and Jon C and Aron took care of refreshments. I just read out some announcements? Haha maybe a little more than that lah.
I dunno, but today's meet was really a chance for me to lay back in rest, watch things go round, and observe the respective ICs taking charge of their own responsibilities. It was almost like sitting back and watch your planted seed grow into a plant, and I really thank God for letting me be a part of all this. It's interesting and exciting!
Just like a Word I received through A.O., that it's like a tube of UHU glue stick, where you think that it's finished, but then God starts to twist the knob at the bottom and then reveals that there really is so much more that has not been unfolded yet! Wow!
So good to be part of this dynamic ministry, where i've been doubly blessed. Praise be to God :p
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how many men does it take to change a light bulb?
Today was Friday and thus I did not have to go to uni! yay. But I ended up just wasting time at home. argh stupid mazda. Is it so hard just to change one damn lightbulb??
K lah to be fair, I love my car. Not love love like loving a material thing, but hey it's my very first set of wheels, so WHY CAN'T YOU JUST STOP FALLING APART?!!!
Yup, the car's 14 years old this year and has done almost 200,000 kms, which is quite a bit so as you can probably imagine it has its fair share of problems. I recently sent it for servicing. The basic servicing costs the standard hundred over dollars and I told the mechanic to list out what needs to be repaired on the vehicle. Turns out at the end of the servicing, he listed down about half a page of repairs that need to be done, which includes minor repairs such as replacing wiper blades (which I changed myself and beaming with pride like a waxed apple) to air filter, power steering fluid flush, rear boot joints, CV joints as well as all four brake rotor and pads. Can it be done? Sure, all for about $3000 yeah sure.
I mean please! The old bomb only costs $3800 and i've already spent more than 2 grand on previous repairs. No way am I gonna go ahead with those repairs.
Here's the problem with Australia though. The parts may not cost that much to purchase, but what kills you is the cost that they charge for labour, just for the guy to repair it for you. Sure, the guy's skilled and all, but it's just costly compared to where I come from. Ah well, the pros and cons of living in Australia.
Which brings me to my next point: How many men does it take to change a lightbulb? Well, none apparently, because the lightbulb isn't even changed yet!! Here's what happened. Thursday night I thought i'd study with Angel so after we ate at Subway I went to Supercheap Auto and bought some bulbs and new wiper blades (I saved $$ doing this myself already). I spent a good couple of hours just trying to figure out how to remove the bulb alone, and even when Angel's two housemates came to help, they too couldn't figure out how it was done.
sigh.So back to Friday and in better lighting conditions now, I managed to change my blown parking light (yay) but I still haven't figured how to open the front headlight cover to change the bulb. Yes, the car is still driving one-eye blind. Even the car manual doesn't say how to do it!! Argh frustrating. I'm going to drive down to the mechanic this monday to see if they can help me out. Bah. They better not charge me lor.
But anyway, the car's running a lot better now after the servicing, praise God for that. Before the service it used to make this really loud scream (especially in cold weather) cos of some belt inside and dunno what other thing, but it's all sorted out now. And despite her age,
Her Royal Hotness (as christened by Amy Lee) runs like a beauty, and just like the stereotypical image of a man, I love my car.
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Thursday, May 01, 2008
First of May
Day after day, month after month, birthday cake after birthday cake, candles increasing in number with each one, and before you know it yet another year goes by and you think, "I can't recall when was the last time I cooked", and u start to quiver at the thought that u've been eating out almost every night. Such is the life of an overseas student.
But when it comes talking about days and times, one particular day of the year stands out and one cannot help but stop and think that there's something peculiar about it. It's not cause the Bee Gees wrote a song about it, not cause cricket was played in America for the first time on this day, the Philippine peso was circulated, Pluto given its name, not cos it is National Love Day in the Czech Republic nor even because it's May Day or Labour Day.
This day, simply and sensitively christened '1st of May' is a day always to be remembered because on this day 11 years ago, an event took place, one of both great joy and sadness at the same time. On this day, my 公公 (more affectionately referred as
kong kong) went to be with the Lord, while he rested on his bed in Penang, in the presence of his children and grandchildren, of which I was one of them.
I was eleven then, young, immature, unaware. I recall not crying right at the time of his passing. Perhaps at that time, what made me cry more was the sight of my mother crying, more than
kong kong's passing. And then it sank in. I will never see kong kong ever again, never hear kong kong ever again, walk with him, talk with him. So I cried. I never was that close to him. But I cried anyway.
But memories of kong kong still linger up to today. Memories like Penang hokkien mee and apom for breakfast with him in Penang, eating rice with dark sauce and pineapple, playing at the beach in Gurney Drive, his old Proton Saga and Honda Accord which made us all giddy, random paddle pop surprises, evening
gaigai to buy newspaper down the road. Even eleven years later, whenever we visit, we still call that place kong kong's house.
I guess some things never change. And only one thing remains. That kong kong is in heaven with Jesus right now. Do I feel sad? Maybe just a little. But do I feel happy? Oh for sure.
Thank God for salvation.
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