Randomness

All my life, I've never gotten a first when it comes to academics! The closest I've gotten was a second? Haha and that's like way back on my first test I've sat for in Primary 1, one that I vividly remember, probably cos it's the only better result I have.

For quite some time, my laptop here has been bugged by I have no idea what - a bug? a worm? a spy? I'm clueless when it comes to computers. Too many terms to come about knowing. Anyways, cut the story short, my lappy woudn't allow me to click on a link that I google search for peacefully. It redirects me to other site, anything but the one I want to look at.

Thankfully I had Dr Lemon Chang around to cure its sickness. After soo long was that finally fixed, I came home and did a random google search of my name to make sure everythings up and running ok. This was when I came across here, a Canning College(the skul Im at) newsletter for representatives and agents. Curiousity brought me to click on the link.

My name was under one of the two Yr 11 Scholarship. Now was I puzzled, for almost a whole year of doing Yr 12, I never knew this was there! All I recalled was being quite dissappointed when my result slip came end of last year and all it said was congratulations for being one of the top tens. I hoped for more, but that was the only letter that ever came through.

Mustering up my courage, I went and asked about it. Awkward man!! Told the International Office about it and truly enough the scholarship exists!! The lady searched through my files and confirmed that because I payed full fees for my tuition fees, they were going to refund whatever the amount the scholarship states! Soo cool!!!

I could have never done it and gone through last year without God and having Him place people around me to help keep me disciplined when it comes to studying. People like Li!! :) I thank God for you gurl!

May this lil story be an encouragement to both you, yes YOU and me that it is in God we find strength!

In this period of exams, may we hold on to His promises.

When the tasks in life seems impossible and life is giving you lemons, make some lemonade!

(as quoted from Fredda's blog)

Make sure you look in the right direction for strength!

"For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need"

(Philipians 4:13)

N whatever the result may be, this is not the end people. It is merely the beiginning! More faith? More time? More studying? Whatever the thought might be, to God be the glory forever and ever! Amen :)

Signin off: All the best!

Examss are hours away!

Somehow, I don't know how, I seem to be blogging most during exam time!!! Procrastination, please dissappear from my dictionary for now!! I beg you to poof!

God, grant me the strength I need to stay awake. Pray for Your wisdom to help me understand what I'm studying. Pray for dilegence to know what to focus on. Lord, help me see what I'm studying is for Your glory. I pray that in the end it will give You glory!

Stress where are you?? I'm supposed to be stressed!!!

Signin off: Sleepless nights and pimples, again I say hello to you

Drummer girl!

"Suppose to be studying" became much of my usual procrastination. But today was an enjoyable day I would say :) Chatting, eating lunch and meeting up people around Curtin Uni and acting like I'm part of the Curtin students. I think one thing that distinguish me from them is my super fluorescent pink backpack which is further exagerated with my pink wolly sweater! Hahaa No one can be worse than that man. I look like a pink panther whose lost its way from the filming studio. :P

My name was on the list as a back-up singer for OCF this week and I was pretty excited as it was something I havent done in ages. Literally AGES!! Kinda miss it actually. I'm usually on drums and I thought that wud be nice for a change.

Came to realize there wasnt much a change. Turned out there were two backups and no drummer :) Lols So I played. Loved it loved it loved it! Nothing feels better than grabbing a pair of drumsticks (not the edible type) and bang on drums! Love it more with Patrick with his cool ideas around.

The whole practice session felt like a gym session for me. It did not take very long for me to be stinky again. Yours is the Kingdom - is a song thats the ultimate calorie burning song man! Nontheless, I enjoyed every bit of it (Ok..maybe not the bit when the pedals weren't working). Guess the best wud be still being able to Praise God with these noises I make from banging. After all, who wud I be without You.

Thank you daddee papa God!

Signin off : Siong needs sleeep!

LC Retreat

I'm so suppose to be studying but who can stop posting about His greatness :) Lols Had LC Retreat last week, basically a retreat where the LC (local committee of OCF) come together for a retreat to discuss and plan for the year ahead.

Ours was at Willy's place this year round and being able to enjoy God's creation and at the same time sit still to listen to His voice was just amazing!!!

Lots of brainstorming were done within those few days and I believe coming up with the theme was one of the toughest. The funny thing was, each of us had ideas that were running along similar lines - on faith, confidence in Christ and equipping ourselves with the amour of God and reaching out. We had a few doubts on how faith can be a difficult topic to tackle and basically we had all these ideas but it was all a blur - this was Saturday night.

We were all pretty tired that night but prayer before that was just so enjoyable. One of our prayer was that God will refresh us by Sunday service the next day and lead us wherever He wants to lead us as we were pretty tired already then. Guess what? God did so alright, more than we could ever ask for.

My Sunday service experience started quite wierd for me in a way. We have never been to Every Nation Church before (except Willy) and we were already sweeping and cleaning up the hall in a primary school preparing it for service beforehand. I would say it really gave a feeling that we're part of the family in Christ even if it means we never met before.

They were a small congregation made up of probably 5 families mainly from Philipines and South Africa. I instantaneously fell in love with this kid whose around 4 or 5 from the Philipines, he was just simply adorable!!!!! Half the congregation were about the knee height and the other half were adults. One family even drive a nearly 3 hour drive from Bunbury just to come to church, leaving at 7am when the service starts at 10.This routine happens week after week :)

The service started with someone volunteering to start the service with an opening prayer and the pastor going up and reading the 3 titles of songs they were going to sing for that day. I was kinda confused at first to admit. They never had a worship leader in front nor did they have any musicians on stage. How and where would the worship songs come from???

The answer? A CD playing on the Cd player and an OHP projector to project the words for us to sing from. However sequence the Cd played, thats how many times they sang the verse and chorus and bridge. The funny thing was, worshipping God never felt so real.

It was now sermon time and Pastor Francco went up. Even with the title of his sermon, all of our jaws drop wide open.

Living the Life of Faith

Exactly what we have discussed! Even the key verses that we were looking at was exactly the same ones pastor used! Coincidence? I would believe it was God working. Pastor Francco actually only decided what he wanted to speak on that very Thursday before. Pastor spoke to us after the service and with the expressions we had during his sermon, he actually thought we were disagreeing with him or something. All 4 of us LC just had the shocked look as each of us were in awe. I believe boths side were super touched when we shared about it as pastor Francco himself had no clue what we were planning on and we on the other side had no clue what message he was going to speak on. It left most of our side with tears in our eyes as God really felt so real. It was as if He was standing right in front of us and leading our steps, assuring each step we take.

One word for what happened:

AMAZING!

However small that the congregation was, I find it was a meaningful one. It was one where you can see the genuinity of the Pastor and his burning passion to live for God according to God's rules and not his.

Btw, I fell in love with this fellow too. Her name's Salty, a fat cuddly cat who kinda sounds lik she has a sore throat when she tries to meow but that doesnt make her any less adorable!! :) She was sleeping with me on the bed one night :P


These are the four of us and hope that you can continue praying for us that we will continue reflecting the fact that its not about us but about God!! :)

I loved the way Max Lucado put it.

When God looks us and heaven's stagehands direct the spotlight towards the star of the show, I need no sunglasses as no light will fall on me.

Signin off: It's not about me

Changes

So long since it was last ever the same
Changes are everywhere
Looking at it is shocking
As the past still seem ever so real

I'm glad that many things are over
And yet I wish some could last forever
From breaking my heart into a million pieces
To letting me see the power of Your glory

Reminiscing the past
It was 18 years since my first breathe
and You've been leading my steps
through my joy and tears

Placing all my hurt in Your hands
Placing all the people I hurt in Your hands
Placing all that I am in Your hands
As in Your loving arms I belong

I want to glorify You
help me do so my Lord

Signin off: Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord..