exam period is here. hence the even LONGER hiatus...

pls pray for me.

till then. i will update again :)

things have been busy but its been good nonetheless.
i really hope to go back to Sg and enjoy my break after exams. the swine flu situation is getting worse in melb. i dont wanna be quarantined...!

turned 22 about 2 weeks ago.
was a great and memorable one i would say.
firstly was cuz bestie Hui was celebrating it with me. :)
she came all the way from Sg for that. hahaha. and yes to tour melb of course.
but yes. we had a great time during her 10 days here amidst the crazy business of assignments going over the top and bogging me down.
it was good girlie time spent.

so anyways. the 22nd bday surprise was done by the OCF peeps who came over to my place early in the morning and surprised me w a cake and the mini treasure hunt for my presents from them. i was touched and its really greatly appreciated :)
love them heaps.!
then to lunch in the city.
it was basically a whole day affair.
had dinner w the 'family' at night over hotpot then back to the city for drinks at chi lounge.
pretty nice place.
i had a great 22nd. :)

the 10 days w hui here and going to places with her was good.
i felt quite bad initially cuz of my assignments i had to be in sch till late.
but thank God for great frens who brought her around for me.
glad she managed to tour melb pretty extensively.
but all in all it was good catchup for us :)
love her heaps!

so yes. assignments are still on. exams are round the corner. i need the strength to go through all of it.
Praise God for the sustenance and love most importantly.!

till then! will update more and w pics when i can. :)

p.s bro's turning 21 in a few days. wish i could be home :(

im back from Easter Camp at Portsea.!

one word to describe it all: AWESOME.
totally.

i came away from the camp just in awe of God's hand working in the hearts of His people.
vision of the camp being 180 degrees. i reckon to an extent all of us have experienced degrees to different extent of life transformations.
it was totally one of the best 4 days spent.
i love sorrento and portsea now..
loved the super nice choc croissant cake.. love the campsite. love the beach. love the camp in all.
it was just great to be there.

on another note. the camp has actually been a really challenging one for me personally.
leading DG for the first time. i was jittery at some point. and problems kinda cropped up here n there.
but at the end of the day. seeds are being sown. the girls were alright and friendly.
i had quite a good time getting to know new ppl and just hearing their views on God and christianity in general.
i was challenged to step out in faith and just to be bold in contending for my faith.
this has been an underlying message frm God to me over the past couple of weeks.
had Ps. Brendan prophesy that over me too after i got that word from Ps. Simone the week before.
so really. i've got something to work on this yr.
it's been really stretching me as a person and just fulfilling my potential in God.
it's smth really exciting for me too. stepping into this whole new chapter and enjoying the journey. i am ready to take it up.
rising up into a new level w God. exciting stuff!

anyways. camp was just really fun and i had a great time of bonding w the Caulfield peeps as well.
they've been a great bunch to be with. as usual. =)
since then.. friendships have deepened im sure.
so all in all. camp was like a place where frienships were made. God's presence was felt. and we all came away with memories to be kept :)

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tonight i was at Kelly's for her hsewarming party after the GSB class.
had a pretty good night. :) GSB unit was fun and really interesting.
dinner was great.

till then... easter break is over for me. didnt even start to be honest.
back to more work and slogging thruout the sem.!

update soon!

I'm totally looking forward to Easter Camp at Portsea this weekend!

this week was pure madness.
H bld became my 2nd home literally.
staying on till the wee hours of the morning doing crazy spreadsheets and staring at my computer screen till i'm almost seeing stars.
and the assignment is due thurs.
finally all's almost done as im updating my blog.
just gonna fine tune a lil here n there tmr morning and that's it.
it's my 1st assignment due for the semester. not sure of the requirements of masters and all.
def praying all will turn out fine.

for now... i really want to recharge and refresh myself at easter camp!
from then on.. its a mad rush all the way till end of semester alr. i dont get my easter break :(
anyhows.. im having fun amidst all of this.
church conference was AWESOME!
loved it heaps!

I'm activated to Lead the Change.! :)

till then..

Jesus loves me this i know! i can rest in Him.. i totally need it.

the weekend that passed was great :)

i had a fun-filled one at it.
on saturday. i was hanging out w the group in the morning. supposedly to be studying while the guys were gonna play soccer.
but obviously it didnt happen. by the time Nat and i got down to Caulfield. they were done w soccer. we had lunch in the end. then adjourned to Beatrice's to just hang out over cake and sweets.
Bea and i then couldnt take the heat and off to Chadstone we went. i needed to get prezzies for the bday girl too.
ended up.. she n i went shopping in Myers too. so much for just gg to get presents.
so anyways. at night i was over at Gladys' celebrating her 22nd w her Melb Uni frds.
was good catching up w Jessie too.
off to meet the rest of them for supper at DessertHouse later on too.
then jojo had to be around the city taking pictures of flowers. so Darrell drove her around in my car. we were like going arnd 24-hr florists looking for pictures for her assignment.

Sunday!
was the highlight of the weekend. i witnessed the baptisms of my 2 lovely sisters-in-Christ.
Jojo n Mavis decided to take that step of faith and commit a lifetime unto God.
Awesome!!! i love baptisms.
to me. they are always a moment of joyous transformations taking place as they commit a lifetime to God; serving Him all the days of their lives and just loving God.
was really touching as they gave their testimonies. and was a really joyous and emotional affair. :)
Later on, i had a good time at church too.
was really good as we ended the Controversy Series at church with 'Let's talk about Sex'
seeing God's perspective on this issue which society has changed and given a whole new light(a bad way) on this act which was meant to be a divine and sacred union which happens between a couple in a marriage context.
As questions were thrown around in Q&A and as Ps Corey & Simone answered them. i felt the whole event was very well-done.
it may seem to be a taboo topic to many in the church. but i feel that we have to hear what the bible speaks of it.
its nothing dirty. nothing wrong if carried out in the appropriate manner as God intended. :)

it will be good when Ps. Corey comes to speak at 'Sex it up' week at Uni 2 weeks after Easter. looking fwd to the response!

till then.! assignments are picking up and im getting busier w schwork amidst all the other things.
but its been good. im kinda enjoying it. just need to get on top of things more and make sure i dont fall behind.

i got my first car!!! :)
a burgundy red 1990 nissan pulsar..
its been great having it around. i feel more MOBILE.
no longer do i have to wait for the bus late at night and getting around is so much more convenient.
Thank God for this great deal! :)
i just collected it ytd at Carcity. have some stuff to get settled though. its an old car. thus the problems that come w it as well.
nonetheless. it been good.

school has been pretty alrights.
got all my grpmates settled. finding these 2 weeks of school a recap on the stuff i've learnt in undergrad and its actually great. i get a slow start.
before all the assignments start piling up in May.
and hui's coming then too!. im psyched to catch up w the bestie here.
all's going really well now i thank GOd.
OCF's seeing good increase. praise God!
orientation went well. Welcome night was a success :)
more to come.. bring in the harvest God !

2009's going awesome!

looking fwd to Activate Conference. Easter Camp and all the stuff i've got upcoming :)
update soon!

its back to melb again..
start of a new school year for me.
i just had my enrolment done in Uni today.
went through all the procedures and all.
tt's settled. got all my units and timetable sorted out.
looking at it.. ive only got tutorial for 1 unit while 2 of them are just lectures for 3 hrs (i dunno how am i gonna survive that) and 1 professional advancement course which doesnt have any contact hrs so far.
hope this semester will go thru well..
im waiting to see how the assessment and all will be like.
thank God i've got ppl doing it with me.
at least then i've got someone to share the stress with.
much as school life is already gonna be very different without Des n Justin, i thank God for putting ppl around me to spur each other on.
walking into campus today felt different. hit me w a pang of nolstagia.
but well.. im coping with being back here pretty alrights.
starting to adapt back quite smoothly.
looking fwd to the new sem beginning. =)