A Fireproof Life

Wakawaka, i spent a total of 8 hours in church today. I think that is a new record...and along with that record, there was some serious God working in my life today. The words spoken to me have really impacted me, i feel way more motivated in my Christian life as well as in my personal life. I must say, i really enjoyed the entire day, spent in God's house, just being in church is awesome!!

Lifetracks:
......and i finally finished track 1. Haha, seem so late, should have started long time ago, but i do feel that it came at the right time. Cuz, Dan Lian once said that it is during the uni years where Christians drop out, and i believe that track one, being the basics for living a Christian life, really helped me to set foundations that will enable me to survive. They are the true foundations of a Christian life - essential knowledge for every Christian out there. There were also some points that was mentioned that was super relevant and now im equipped with awesome scriptures to fight the enemy and draw close to God. w00t!!. Also, it was awesome that our entire lifegroup was there - all deciding to take the step and all sitting in one row (well, most of us). Overall, a sweet morning, topped off with subway for lunch =]

ROAR kids:
I dont know why, but this service was different from the rest, it stood out. In praise and worship i was having as much fun as the kids and during game time, a girl next to me was super nice to talk to, she had many cool opinions =]. Also, during free play time, i was with a group of high school musical (HSM) fans, wheee..... i had lots to discuss with them haha. We talked about the relevant issues in HSM and why they thought it was such a good movie. I found that they really look up to the cast of HSM and that got me thinking how easily children can be influenced by stars in the media and how the actions of the stars easily impact on the kids' lives. Nevertheless, i had as much fun discussing HSM as they did =]. During c-group time, we had 3 different sheets for the kids to fill out, a "dear God" card (for anything they want to tell God), a "prayer request card" as well as a "thank you God" card. I read their responses on the card...and they were seriously touching. Some said thank you that God was always with them, able to help them during the lunch break and one also thanked God for the warm weather. I was awesome to see that they were thanking God for all the little things, and to see such passion in their hearts is super cool =]

2nd service
Met Adeline and Kristy in the bookshop, then met Eunice. We had a super good chat, and doing about 10 laps of the "street". We havent had a long chat in ages!! We then got ushered to the second row from the front of the auditorium, and i must say, the worship is much better there. i dont know why, but that was one awesome worship. The message too, was relevant and interesting.

Just went out for bball with bro, and now im here procrastinating studying for the test on mon. XD

Yesterday = eventful day, and it started during oral health lecture...

- during lecture: tied Mel's shoes to each other and to the table
- had heaps of troubles organising transport to and from city/dance class
- sat on the floor (of passenger seat) of Henry's car whilst Yan sat cross legged above me
and Amanda sat on the floor behind Henry's driver seat
- strange hip hop class
- once again on floor of Henry's car to the city
- had nando's for dinner
- bought ice cream at coles
- walked back to the halls with the gang, playing poke poke games all the way
- realised i lost my phone...called my phone, random guy picked it up,
and Yan/Ken/Harri went to pick it up
- watched 'rush' on tv
- went to ken's room to talk talk talk, until about 2am
- watched drama until about 3:30am.

Currently regretting not doing any work right last night. Bah, better get back to rural health =]

Would you believe me if I said
That we are the ones who can make the change
in the world today
Would you believe me if I said
that all of the dreams in your heart
can come true.....today...
would you believe me if I said
that life could be all that you want it to be
...today...

and if I had wings I would fly
'cause all that I need You are
and if the world caved in around me
to You I'd still hold on 'cause
Your all that I believe
and the one that created me
Jesus.... because of You I'm Free

Would you belive me if I said
that God can make miracles happen today
would you believe me if I said
that you don't need to
wait for the answer before
you step out in faith
would you believe me if I said
that nothin is ever impossible.. for God

Just live your life with God inside
you won't regret one moment of it
and give all that you can for God... for God

Good song, good lyrics, good riff: happy =]

Lookie, i found this:



Jericho, the best TV series? Totally agree...but currently pondering why they axed it. Hmm.

Thoughts:
- Watched equilibrium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equilibrium_(film) - note the gun kata section, impossible!) on friday. Interesting movie...isay: "a life void of any emotion...is a life not worth living".
- The best job in the world is working for channel 9's getaway
- The best place is up front leading p&w, listening to kids singing their hearts out to "Here I am to worship"

Ah mass procrastination atm ... exam tmr argh!!

Updates:

Christian Walk...a tad behind. Need to make a mental point to converse more with God and realise that i need to give Him FULL control...not partial control, not control when i need controlling, full control of my life. We've been studying a "Pray BIG" book at LG. I must say, it has really opened up my eyes to the meaning of prayer, and even tho, we have only just started, i love how the book allows for people to share their ideas. So far we have to learnt to Pray BIG, Pray about small thing, and Pray specific. I love my LG!! Note: need to contact Cameron to arrange transport. Argh, i still a tad disappointed that im not in Melb, could have done sooo much....but i know that God has me here in Dingo for a purpose >> i pray that no matter where i am, i can be a shining light =].

Drama...fated to love you ended about 2 wks ago (completely miss it!!). Good story, AC characters -- that awww feeling w00t. Also, totally binged watch "the seventh day", a honkie drama that aired in march. Pretty good drama (actually i got a bit bored when they went to the main characters, i thought that the supporting couple was waaaay funnier and watchable). Bitter/sweet ending tho. My no. 1 rule when watching dramas >> wait for it...let it finish airing!!! I didnt follow that when watching fated to love you i suffered badly! lol

Uni...waay behind with studying and assignments. Have to study a bit more and watch less dramas. I must say, i trying hard to survive this semester, mostly cuz i didnt like my grade for clinical prac. owell, must try harder, let the pass disappear and look forward - nothing is impossible! Funnily, i've been pretty happy lately...i dunno why. Maybe cuz im letting go of heaps of things (giving them to God) >> live life to the max. I've developed a couple of goals and at the risk of not achieving them....im gonna write them down:
1. Go on a missions trip by the end of next year
2. Lead/intern a lifegroup by next year
3. 4A's for end of year exams
4. Finish learning to play canon rock by the end of the year
5. Save up for a piano =]
Very big goals...sigh...owell, something to aim for. Aim big and if i fall short, at least i tried.

Need to get back to study or else one of the goal is not gonna be achieved lol.

Fav time (past 2 week):
Soccer/bball at WCC gym with 4 other LGs
Skiing at Mt Baw Baw
CG madness
Family chill time
Running like little kids, playing tiggy, cops and robbers, octopus, what's the time mr wolf at the park at 12am.

Prayer points for the rest of the week:
Bible lesson at kids church (im very anxious)
Work on saturday
Pray BIG
Exam on friday

This made me bawl...

Loving this song...

Wanna go here...

Uni memories...

Comic of the week...

ok..really have to sleep now..big study day tmr!!!

Holiday blog...long overdue...created ages ago >> http://a-fireproof-life.blogspot.com/2008/07/holz-fun-semester-break-08.html

- morning train (Mel, me, Ki, Katherine and Cathy): fun fun fun. Ki introduced me to Katherine, who's doing education 1st year. I found out that she lives in Springy, which is pretty close to me and has to travel very far everyday. Good endurance man! Laughter, eating and chatting >> what can make a better train ride?

-morning lecture: AV looked like a burgular at the start with a beanie on lol. Haha, but overall, not a bad lecture.

- morning /arvo: no prac class until arvo...so went home to eat and watch ep 22 of Fated to love you in chinese haha

- arvo prac: more pictures to draw, more random labelling and an attack by Mel and Damo!! I drew a vein and suddenly, from both sides, my drawing gets attacked. This is the final product: Sigh...reminds me of several spinal cord vertebra that were transformed into bunnies and butts last week. Good prac. Ally gave us a ride home and we talked about a ski trip to Mt Baw Baw...excited!!

- photocopying: well we were photocopying sth big. Borrowed Nhat's guild card..when i went to credit the card, the lady said a new card had to be issued and i had to sign the new card. I was oh no...i cant sign for Nhat. So i quickly wrote "N. Tran" and the lady was ok with it. hehe. So Lorry, Anna, Damo, Mel and I sat beside the photocopier while it photocopied. Lorry decided to tell us ghost stories...some were pretty creepy, esp the ones that happened to Lorry himself. There was one he told that happened in the streets opposite Novotel (in Glen Waverley), where Sam, David and Helen lives. It creeped me out!! Then Yan popped up halfway and we sat there until it was time for LARHC meeting.

-LARHC meeting: coffee (made by Damo-i hope i dont get diabetes) // elections: Doey = secretary, Damo = Dent rep, Ally = NSRHC junior rep // Pizza // short rural health doco

- Tute questions: Damo, Yan and Mel came over to cook pancakes. Partial failure >> a discus was made. 3.5 eatable pancakes were made haha. But the pancakes were quite nice. We started our tute questions. At first it was slow going, Yan making heaps of funny comments. Later when Yan left, we picked up the pace and got slightly distracted by the burninator and other random vids. Complement proteins made me a little stuck..with absolutely no help from the other 2 at all haha.


- Morning: Watched dramas again until tute class.

- Tute: One of the tasks was to do an oral report on how the immune system responds to a certain bacteria. Our group (Anji, Damo, Me, Yan and Mel) got thrush lol. And we made the only guy in the group do the oral LOL!! Damo was very nervous and slightly embarrased but it was great fun. Ally so guessed he was set up cuz i was laughing so hard XD.

- Clinical Prac: didnt do much. Pretty boring lecture. Borrowed Yan's Jap dictionary and wrote random words and phrases. Also watched Nhat do a little photoshopping.

- Lunch and Bball: We had about a 1.5 hrs break. So after lunch and Damo's birthday planning, we headed off to the gym to play Bball with the group. There were heaps of dent people playing and it was pretty fun and good exercise.

- Oral Health lecture: It was interesting. Terri, the lecturer, is not bad >> she tells jokes (purpose of pili/cilli on bacteria: so that they can comb it back to look more attractive LAWL) and actually explains everything quite clearly.

- Badminton: Yuin invited me to baddy. Went there with Mel and met Henry. Also met Bruce and Jason, who are 2nd yr pharm students, both from Melb and live quite near to me. Was playing with Mel most of the time. When we had to leave, Yuin suddenly appeared, thinkning it was 6pm but in fact it was 7pm LOL.

- Dancing: Henry, Nhat, Damo, Ken, David Trinh, Ally, Me, Mel and Yan all went dancing. We learnt a few new dances and i must say, it gets easier to learnt and memorise the more times you learn. I must say, we all got heaps better. Nhat's still randomly saying "rock, rock, 1,2,3" every now and then hehe.


- Morning prac class: decided to have a bit of practice and go to the oral health prac class in the morning. I woke up at 8am and thought it started at 8:30. Ahh...i rushed out of the house and txted Damo, asking if he was walking. He replied saying that he would walk at 8:30, hmmm, maybe he just woke up. So i rushed off to uni and when i reached the classroom, i reallised it starts at 9am. Silly me. So, i spent time in the library streaming youtube hehe. I then forgot about the time and went to prac class late and there ended up being no space left....sigh. Doesn't matter, cuz Nhat, Damo and I went to the library to do the oral health prac questions. Damo and I got the whole thing done w00t. Watched a bit to Dr Tran and Code Geass. Later, Yan, Ken and Lorry showed up and we studied/watched anime and drama/surf the net until lunchtime.

-Arvo: After lunch, we tried getting into the arvo prac class but got rejected again argh! Nhat drove me and Damo back to halls. Nhat went to Damo's room and caught up on Code Geass until ep 8 which is where i was up to. I watch ep 8 - 12 with them. lol, ep 11/12 is hillarious!!

- Soccer: Ally called up and invited us to soccer. Ki, Marianne, Annie, Nhat, Damo, Ally's friend (soz i forgot the name), Anji, Ally and myself played. Good good workout. Several funny moments but a great game overall.

- Dinner: Cooked hoisin chicken, tomato wombok and rice. ate while watching Virgin Snow, a korean/japanese movie.

- Code Geass: After dinner, went over to Ken's room. Nhat, Damo, Doey and myself went on a Code Geass marathon (ep 13-18). there was this one scene that made up laugh heaps LOL! Halfway, Sarah popped in to discuss birthday plans. Also, we got hungry and so Nhat and I went to Maccas in the city to get 60 nuggets (Mel style). The operator was "6 nuggets, ok". Nhat then said "60, six zero" lol. I think we held up the line a bit haha. Nevertheless, nuggets were eaten and more code geass was watched. Now we are all up to date.

- Post code geass: Ken, Nhat and Roman went to play Dota whilst Doey, Damo and I tried to figure out the bottom layer of the rubik's cube. I finally got it, i can do it :P. Damo, then pretended to be me to David Trinh, Yan and Grace. As if I write "ALL HAIL BRITANNIA" on msn. And he sent me 20+ email messages sigh. I liked the last one tho...very funny and absolutely random!


- Morning: got up at about 9am and played games on fb for ages. haha.

- Badminton: Yeh, baddy again today with Ally, Nhat, Damian, Ken, Harri, Henry, Yuin, Ki, Doey, Yan, Amanda, Jason. Damo came to my place early, cuz court was booked from 1 onwards. Baddy was good fun again, played a few games. Once again, being typical Damo, he stood there and let the ball hit him or the ground sigh. Ki, once again, is really good...have to work on getting her smashes. But other than that, a good solid 2.5hrs of workout.

- Pancake paradise: Didnt have anything to eat that whole day. We all went to pancake paradise after to eat. It was an all you can eat for 2hrs for $8. And there is a free $20 voucher for the person who eats 21 pancakes. At first everyone was very optimistic, but by the time we got to 5 pancakes...ugh. Yuin tho, did manage to finish 11 pancakes wow!! I ate 9 pancakes and beat Damian hehe. Pancake with ice cream is very nice :P. Nhat's ice coffee and Harri's spider looked nice too. Haha overall, we were all super full.

- Night: Nhat can over to play the brain game on computer for a while then later we went to Ken's room. Strange convo going on between the guys. I had to go back to my place but later went out with Nhat, Damo, Henry and Doey to maccas (again) to buy food. Later, they all came back to my place, along with Yan and Amanda, to eat and watch olympics. Rest of night was spent watching "stuff" lol.

Awww sooo kawaii. Chipmunks version of 九十九次我爱他, the intro song of 命中注定我愛你.

Today = free day. Hence today i didnt do much.
Actually i did some rural health this morning, which btw is super boring. But, owell, i did chose the course in a rural area so i can't help it.

Here's a quote i found randomly today on some malaysian food website (stumbled on it on purpose...or under favourites...you'll never know):
"Sarawakians are damn proud to be Sarawakians. No kidding. They get manic about their roots. When one Sarawakian meets another in a place other than Sarawak, they start going on and on in their own Bahasa Sarawak, much to the annoyance of non-Sarawakians. Patriotic, maybe. Maniacal, definitely."
Love it. Sawarkians love their home place... the kolok mee muhahaha. Well, just a little bit on Sarawak: its in east Malaysia (no comment) and some major cities and town include Kuching (capital city), Sibu and Miri. No, its not as developed as KL but i love my home town, Kuching. No, there are no trains and yes, you can get to the city in less than 10 mins. But the places to shop and eat make me feel at home.

Haha, moving on. Sam was asking about the "Proper toothbrushing techniques" video that i mentioned in LG. Here it is. Mind the lameness haha:

Fated to love you

We had a health science ball last week, which was not bad. The DJ wasnt that good (the final song rocked tho - Everybody by Backstreet boys :: Kaitlyn/Jenn> Hats off to the backstreet boys LOL). I got a cute little snowglobe with my name in it hehe. Facebook has heaps of photos so hop on there for more pics. Thanks Fee for the dress, loved it. Also, thanks to my housemate Bree for doing my hair :P

Haha, there maybe a combined dentistry ball with Melb uni soon...hmm i wonder how that's gonna turn out *claws come out*. Nah joking! Would be interesting and it'll be in Melb w00t.

One funny thing i randomly pondered on todai. When u talk to people on msn, there is usually a subject that you seem to always talk about. hmmm i wonder....

Aiya. Have so many things to do now: 1. Track down Yuin to get a new cube 2. find the working with children form to submit 3. find something black and white to wear on sat 4. get photoshop off Damo so that i can start colouring

Har, lah, so better finish off rural health and submit it. Oh, and happi birthday Sinwa =]

Okies, Dave Ng tagged me so here i go....sigh...

Rules:1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.3. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they got tagged and to ask them to play and read your blog.

Starting time: 11:01pm
Name: Rachel
Sister(s): nada (no my sis is not called nada lol)
Brother(s): Bryan
Shoe size: 6
Height: idk >> i think 160cm
Where do you live: The Retreat (Bendigo) or Knox (Melbourne)
Favourite drink(s): Teh C Peng (chilled milk tea), iced coffee
Favourite breakfast: eggs on taost
Have you ever been on a plane? Uh huh
Swam in the ocean? yea sure...ages ago tho
Fallen asleep in school? Yesh, very often
Broken someone’s heart? yep
Fell off your chair? Definately...i wont say why tho...embarassing
Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call? Nah, i'll watch drama while wait :P
Saved e-mails? yep...
What is your room like? Not too bad but lots of snack wrapers around XP
What’s right beside you? fridge, choc biscuits, tig
What is the last thing you ate? Mint choc biscuits "
Ever had chicken pox? Ya
Sore throat? Have one now!
Stitches? Thank God no.
Broken nose? Fighting doesnt solve anything... unless you dont have to fight lol. Nah, never had a broken nose
Do you believe in love at first sight? Nope
Like picnics? Depends...flies urgh...food yum :)
Who was the last person you danced with? Real dance - prolly Nhat. Disco dance: the guys and gals that went to the LARHC ball :P. But then again i dance with myself alot.
Last person made you smile? idk... um one of my housemates?
You last yelled at? pingu

Today did you…Talk to someone you like? yeah sure
Kissed anyone? and i just kiss random people haha...nah
Get sick? sore throat
Talked to an ex? Nah
Miss someone? yeah
Best feeling in the world? David took what im gonna say here: To love and be loved.
Do you sleep with stuffed animals? Yesh
Who do you really hate? hate...strong word that does not register. Love!!
What time is it now? 11:12pm

Randoms
Is there a person who is on your mind right now? yesh
Do you have any siblings? yeah, brother
Do you want children? Definately
Do you smile often? Definately :)
Do you like your hand-writing? Nope... it changes all the time, unknowlingly
Are your toenails painted? yep.
Whose bed other than yours would you rather sleep in? i quite like my bed actuallly
What colour shirt are you wearing? brown
What were you doing at 7:00pm yesterday? Watching dramas
I can’t wait till? Sunrise tomorrow
When did you cry last? Today
Are you a friendly person? yeah, i think. do u think i am?
Do you have any pets? nothing that grows
Where is the person you have feelings for right now? about 93 miles away (thanks to the 93 mile team for finding the distance :P)
Did the last person you held hands with mean anything to you now? my mum? yesh definately
Do you sleep with the TV on? no
What are you doing right now? listening to viva la vida
Have you ever crawled through a window? Uh huh. wont expand on the reason why.
Can you handle the truth? bring it on
Are you closer to your mother or father? ....
Who was the last person you cried in front of? brother, i think
How many people can you say you’ve really loved? um a lot..friends, family
Do you eat healthy? Uh no! LG: went straight for the chips and wedges. Sun lunch: KFC. Today lunch: potato cakes.
Do you still have pictures of you and your ex? sure, invisible in all the photos tho :P
Have you ever cried because of something someone said to you? Yeap
If you’re having a bad day, who are you most likely to go to? fridge...then God
Are you loud or quiet most of the time? semi-loud
Are you confident? depends in what.

5 things I was doing 10 years ago: watching pokemon, tiggy in playground, torturous chinese school, eating, sleeping

5 things on my to-do list today: Today is nearly over but whatever: Take a shower, somehow learn chinese so that i can watch ep 21, wash the dishes, tute questions, make pingu face the other direction

5 snacks I enjoy: heh heh... oranges, MnM's, ice-cream (yes, considered a snack for me), tim tams, honey coated peanuts

5 things I would do if I were a billionaire: tithe, invest, pressies, donate, travel

5 places I have lived in: the foramen, nz, kuching, melb, tent

5 jobs I’ve had: not that old to have 5 jobs yet...so far...cashier at HJ and dental assistant

5 people I tag: Jess, Damian (come up with ultimate answers), Janice, Sam Wong, Doey

W00t done!!

How I love weekends: relaxing and some what busy at the same time. My weekend started when we finished prac class on friday afternoon. Us Melbournians (including Mel who was born in melbourne on the 13/March) took the train back. Most of my train ride was spent transfering photos cuz Damian's usb kept stuffing up my computer! Baka! lol. When we got on the 737 bus, i was super sure that i saw Jenn, whoops, i mean Kaitlyn, leaving the bus but then i thought...she lives near me so why would she get off. Later i realised that she has a "lazy" and "not lazy" bus. The mitcham takes her right to her house whereas the croydon takes her to outside CityLife, then she has to walk in.

Well, LG was on that nite. It was a very intersting LG, the discussion was priceless - the different views and experiences that change and shape out views on Christianity. A few visitors came (Phil, Denooka and Kala) that provided interesting insight into the different opinions of non-Christians. All in all, it was an eye opener. Also, i lead praise and worship...it was scary but i had Jon's takashima (or something like that) guitar lol. Later we met Sam's younger (yes, younger...Grace) brother Gab who asked for world vision donations. And best of all...lovely wedges that Sam's mum made :P.

So Sat morning was spent working. And then met up with Yan, Amanda, Damian and Mel in the city. Since Yan was in melbourne for the weekend, we all met up in the city for a bit of fun...more like for a lot of food. All we did was ate ate and ate. Ichiban crepes were very nice > love the mango and ice-cream combo. Although mine kinda gave way at the end. We also ended up taking sticker photos. We were super noob and so didnt know what to do...but we kinda got it in the end. Trains on the glenny line wernt working that day so the bus ride back was long and cold. But Damo and i saw this one woman that got really angry at the connex people for making her take the bus haha.

On the 737, i met Kaitlyn coming back from uni. We had a fun chat, you know the girly stuff haha. I missed almost all of the second service but had a chance to catch up with Joseph Choong and had a super long talk with Isaac (mostly cuz parent we chatting away).

Sat night > went out for dinner with family, had heaps of fun chatting and then watched resident evil 1 at home. I thought that i was gonna be scared but then right after i watched drama so totally lost the scared feeling hahaha.

Sunday was spent relaxing and doing some household chores. Went out with bro to eata super huge lunch!! lol also dragged him to go shopping with me hehe. Sunday night: watched resident evil 2 and 3. Wha!

And so i woke up late today, missed the 4:59am train (yes, i travel that early). and just, by a bare 2 secs, caught the 5:29am train. Ran all the way to platform 7A at southern cross to get on the Bendigo train. sigh...early morning adrenaline rush. Watched dramas on the train haha. And now i just finished lecture and am going to prac class soon.

Rach out for now :P

My holidays

Ah that was a nice break. One month of holidays and im loving the no homework, no study feeling. I actually quite like working for a bit, it makes life more interesting, not that it isn't interesting already. And so, here i am in Bendigo again, and have covered 3 episodes of Fated to Love You, 2 movies (Blades of Glory; The Ruins) and countless YouTube Videos >> this was all in the past 9 hours >> sigh, maybe i should actually review what I did today in the Cells lecture...considering my lack of biology knowledge.

Well, before i get started posting other things, I just want to take time to commit the new semester to the Lord and ask Him for His guidance and wisdom as the semester progresses. However, I was thinking just recently, about my current situation in Bendigo. Yes, praise the Lord, I actually survived one semester out here in the sub-wilderness (yes, it is sub-wilderness because there is water around lol). I was afraid of the change even though i always loved challenges...it was slightly difficult to adjust but now that i look back, God has been guiding me throughout the entire time. Am currently chatting to Grace, what a funny coincidence cuz i was just about to write about her.

What i have realised is that God has planned this from far back. Grace and i weren't that close in yr 11, like for sure, i knew her but it was only in yr 12 that we actually became good friends, part of the fact because we both moved to Wantirna South. During bus trips we used to chat about how we would join lifetrax together, go on a missions trip, join the creative arts ministry, somewhat planning our lives after high school. We both wanted to do dentistry yeah we both got what we wanted despite being out here in Bendigo.

Now i realise how God has used Grace to guide me and help me here in Bendigo. He allowed both of us to become good friends in high school and chucked us in the exact same groups here in Bendigo...we have exactly the same timetables, both in this semester and last semester. I mean think about it, it's not everyday that two friends from the same high school, that take the same bus, the go to the same church, that live almost in the same place, that have the same career dream, that both go to the same university and both in the same groups throughout the entire year. Also, i think that despite having Grace here to help me, God has put us in different living environments >>> allowing us to have maximum impact in our surroundings.

So yeah, just to cap it all off. I want to thank God for a very very great and awesome friend like Grace. She has really been my pillar and security here in Bendigo, always a shoulder to lean on, always an open listener and a great pal to study with :P. She's been really awesome and i pray that God will continue to guide her and bless her abundantly. Finally, thank you God for keeping me safe and healthy.

So, now im totally high on caffiene (i think that's how u spell it). Hence im gonna reflect on the things in the past month or so that totally made life worth living, the friendships formed, the experiences encounted and the jokes that will brighten up anyone's day.

- mucking around with Damian and Doey on the Tomato: making funny pictures and reading Damo's very interesting "calculus answers" (all this was on the eve of oral health exam....supposed to be sleeping man)

- Seeing Damo's transformers collection....now i know what "passionate" really means :P

- Taking nature photos with other photo fanatics (i.e. Yan and Doey). ah the sunset, the night lights

- Life group, oxygen and church celebration meetings...my ultimate battery recharger

- Hearing the great news that 'someone' is going to church youth camp for the first time. Praise God

- Hanging out with Nhat, Doey, Damo, Grace, Yan and Mel in Melbourne city after the final exams...Ice Bar (one word, amazing)...movie (cant believe the guys actually watched that movie)...QV (with no one around)

- Watching the Hulk with Damian...no one else turned up and also the movie times were stuffed up...laughing at the Hulk's perfect dentition...p.s. there is an eye in the keyhole

- DFO shopping with Sinwa, Esther and Qian >> wanting that huge carbonated drink now :P

- Oxygen Camp!!! One word...Awesome. Partially conquered my fear of heights, gun fights, poker with Fee in Sam, Isaac, Michael, Jason and Andrew's room, meeting other awesome people. oh and tennis in the rain with Isaac...everyone left but we persisted lol.

- City chapel st shopping with Janice, Sinwa, Esther and Qian. And then oxygen, which Karleen came too!! Then fun fun movie sleepover...went through 6 movies, i think

- Jamming with my bro

- Talking with parent for hours about life and all

- Watching Narnia...then intersting dinner/supper afterwards (ah Dave...the cake was a killer). Then Michael's Chuck Norris jokes...funny as (for the people who understand them). Sam ordered this very interesting drink. Then Karaoke in Andrew's car...Me and Jenn singing backstreet boys songs. (btw thanks to Anthea for organising it and to Andrew for bringing me back home safely)

- Damo and me drawing dango pics on msn

- Hanging out with Grace and Ki at Orde House - then nice catch up and talk in Grace's room for ages...even trying to sleep and still talking

- Study session with Grace before the Dent Sci exam...well worth it

- ROAR kids...love em sooo much

- Reading the Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (B.I.B.L.E) - simple as that...the truth

Just finished Code Geass season 1...aiya...so many cliffhangers (just as Damain warned me about)...not i just need to get hold of season 2

lol i think i better sleep...or else i'll miss badminton tmr.

Whao...just amazing...mine are nothing compared to this ...

Well, oxygen was last night and i feel compelled to write a blog entry on the message that Dan Lian preached. It was an awesome message...one that really hits the nail on the head, very blunt and straight forward. Ok, even though i havent been to oxygen much, namely because of my current uni situation (Bendigo), i really enjoy oxygen. Despite missing the mosh pits in Epic, i find that the sermons in oxygen are waaay more applicable to my life...mostly in the way that it is delivered. In camp i already experienced the straightforward messages that really dig deep into issues of the heart and of Christianity in general and i found yesterday's message doing just that.

Dan Lian talked about Jehovah-jireh, the Lord will provide. This very word enables us to see that our God is one awesome God that will provide for our lives because we are his children. Using Abraham and Isaac's story Dan emphasised that God desires that we form a relationship with Him and rely totally on Him to provide for us. He is not some kind of "cosmic vending machine" that we can just use to get the 'particular' things that we desire but rather a loving God that wants us to grow and rely on Him to survive. Yes!! He will pull you through no matter what but the one thing that we have to realise is that he wants us to grow rather than just get everything we want. Here are a few points i learnt/realised from Dan's message:

- Subconsciously, a lot of people, including myself, use God as some kind of vending machine. I loved Dan's "cosmic vending machine". Yes, i did used to think that if we did something the right way we would get exactly what we wanted. But now i realised that God wants us to grow and mould into a more Christ-like figure

- God will provide when He thinks it is the right time. He might want you to wait and grow in your faith rather than just give you what u want. And His solutions might not come in the way that you expect it to be. He has your well-being in His mind and whatever that He does will definately allow you to be more Christ-like.

So. yea...there are a few things that have happened recently that i can really praise God for, not that i don't thank Him everyday for keeping be alive and joyous :P So...will do a post again soon...

Okay so...yes...Damian got everyone into Dango. I reckon if Damo ruled the would, the national anthem would be Dango and there would be life-sized dangos everywhere. Dango = sweet dumpling, from the ending of Jap anime Clannad. Here is the video off youTube:

And so, despite needing to study for psych exam, Damo and i started drawing Dango pictures using the handwriting facility in msn messenger, after a while, here's what we produced:

Lol...have fun guessing who drew what....hehe....

Currently in dire need:

- Blog update
- Dough/Cash/Money/Ka-ching
- a pager that keep reminding me not to stop eating lollies
- a faster internet
- Insight

Ok...the new Planetshakers album is playing on my computer now!!! Its awesome...especially since i was there when they recorded it ... much more significance XD.

Cuz it was all for LOVE. w00t - currently super happy :)