tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990331389706045112012-01-16T07:15:00.901-08:00In Christ, a New creation:)noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299033138970604511.post-12707108622908402652012-01-16T07:15:00.001-08:002012-01-16T07:15:00.909-08:00I stand amazed<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Chinese new year is here. CNY 2011 seems to far away. Barely remember what i did. And yes hitting 25 is pretty touche too! Lol giving evil looks to anyone that reminds me of qurater crisis. <br/><br/>And quarter crisis reminds me of....<br/><br/>Anyway, quite happy that i have 2 trips planned. January and february respectively. Both trips are quite near to each other really which makes it redundant. <br/><br/>Which reminds me of what FWG says about escapism. I think i spent 2011 escaping. How many countries have i been? Quite a number. Jackson made a point - i think u take plane more than bus. Lol <br/><br/>But this year, i believe these trips that ive booked is not to escape. Escapism is if i decide to accept the Masters from NTNU. I told a few people abt my application - and its funny their faces are. <br/><br/>Sure. I dont think ill survive there. 4 months of sunshine and nothing else. Jingxi says there is Northern lights. Goodness, these arent reasons why. Now after the retreat, i realise that despite my final round of application may come true - i might not take it up. The deposit can always get it back. <br/><br/>Bye escapism. I dont want to run away anymore.<br/><br/>Belfast handed me my presents yesterday. And surprisingly his best friend and mother had gifts for me too!! Awfully sweet and thoughtful of them both whom..i have never met. So now i have more friends in belfast! I think its simply mind boggling but pleasantly surprised. I have been a good host! ;p <br/><br/><span id='BB_SIGN_BEGIN'><img alt='BlogBooster-The most productive way for mobile blogging. 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It is abit heart tugging remembering how long the blog as been with me. a few years short of a decade. I was never a hoarder, but i am a tad too sentimental. but i did it hence this is the first post. :) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">2 weeks before the end of the year, after a inspiring deep chat with belfast over supper, i decided to write a 30 by 30 list. i,e 30 things to do before i am 30. Would probably post them up soon when i have the time. i did a couple of them already though - or rather have plans to do them. i roped in yang to write them too, and right after the new year, sitting at rochester park's starbuck going over each of our list. now that day was productive!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">the best thing that happened in 2011, is the "conversion experience retreat". By a sharp turn of events, somehow i made a trade off and ended up enrolling myself into that. the person who introduced this to me is Veron. i never knew her well...but i guess by God's grace - after procrastinating - i still ended up going for the retreat.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">it is a 4D3N stay in retreat conducted by one of Singapore's most renowed priest. i kept asking veron what is it like..and she refuses to tell me. there aint much to google online..and i went in feeling underprepared and not fully packed. lucky i wasnt alone. i went with david and gladys. and all 3 of us each feeling scared! because we do have other friends who went and everyone came out just telling us it is amazing, awesome and all the flowery language.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">at the end of it. it was AWESOME. AMAZING. AND SO MUCH MORE. Oh how blessed, the retreat ended on the Feast of Ephiphany. How apt. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The rite of reconcilliation set me free. The stations of the cross broke my heart - knowing how much Jesus suffered on the way to calvary. how can i be worth his blood? the many para-liturgy as part of the healing process - it dawned on me. i had the answers i was seeking. the people who i thought i can never forgive - no longer mattered. and i discovered exactly what was. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">i remmbered on the last day when i turn to my friend next to me, i said " i want to remmeber this high forever". </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">i want to remmeber how much i can feel that God loves me. how much everything is just perfect. not perfect in what i imagined for myself - but i feel contented in God's providence. I remember the last song we sand after the Thanksgiving Mass...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em>My chains are gone<br />I've been set free<br />My God, my Savior has ransomed me<br />And like a flood His mercy rains<br />Unending love, Amazing grace</em></div><em>- Chris Tomline - </em><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I am a new creation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">and i pray for God's grace that i will continue to be. :) i went online and bought 2 spiritual guidebooks. ^^</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/299033138970604511-1211983910676622257?l=mcgurl.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>:)noreply@blogger.com0