Saturday, February 25, 2006:
things i learnt in my 4 weeks in perth:
1. dont drink alot of water before you get into the car, cos once you get onto the freeway, you cant pee, there are absolutely no toilet stops along the way.
2. the weather fluctuates alot. it can be hot and suddenly cold. and once you put on a sweater, you feel hot again. irritating.
3. everyone is really polite. the people serving you in the shops would gladly get something for you even if you're not going to buy it, and even if the shop is going to close. must be because of the high wages they get.
4. school load is equally stressful and tough as it is in sg.
5. even though its the same price to call to melb or the other way around, no one calls me, or replys my msgs. how wonderful.
6. you know those name things you put on your nokia hps? if its on general mode, you can see the name of the suburb you're in. and when you go into a different suburb, it changes. its the ultimate!
7. that parents, who wanted to send me here, miss me so much. then why the heck did they send me here, when i could be perfectly fine studying at home, and not struggle with all the new stuff here? argh. i really dont understand.
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ytd we had powerhouse at the fga lighthouse. thats like a weekly friday night thing. and once a friday we have prayer mtgs, and thats what we did ytd. pray. and its really powerful to come to such a mtg, cos everyone is praying for something thats really important.
i never understood why some people are so against charasmatic churchs.. maybe its the speaking of tongues that gets people so afraid. but to me, i just think that its a way of worship to God, its like a close contact with him, and it is after all a spiritual gift. and does it really matter if people try to fake speaking in tongues? how would you know anyway.. to me all that matters is your own worship. just block everything out. even if you arent thinking about anything or praying, it just helps being in him presence, to feel protected by something. be in your own bubble, for once.
anyway. we were praying for the high abortion rates in aust, and for the leaders of the country.. and the pastor brought up a really thought provoking point. in
2nd chronicles 7:14 it says,
if people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then i will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and i will heal their land. he said something about how we shouldnt judge how wrong others are, because we ourselves have sinned as well, and we should confess before intercessing for others. like daniel. and someone said that you know, these pregancies are also difficult for these women to accept too, thats why maybe they choose abortion. and its not easy on them too, because there are many psychological effects that come with abortion. i just thought if we just stop to think about how these women and families feel, and instead of judging them with our "superior christian" morals and berating them for sinning, we should and be their friend, understanding their reasons for the choice, and gently guide them back to the Lord, by caring for them and showering them with our love.
its not easy being christian. its so hard to love in the way Jesus loves us. its so easy to fall into the trap of wanting fit in and be part of the popular crowd. dissing those people who are the outcast, and doing what the in people are doing. so much so that the real you gets lost admist the crowds of eager followers, and everyone just becomes mirror images of the popular people. its so hard to stand out and different, that you succumb to just being similar. partly the reason why i'm not going to try so hard to get an accent. (the other being its really tiring to the mouth, so i just revert back to the good ol' singlish)
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anyway, on a lighter note, english is getting relaxing. we're not doing a book anymore. thank goodness. as of next week, we're all movie critics, and we're going to do movie reviews on the film
about a boy. cool isnt it. (;
oh yes, another thought (sorry, i know its getting to you how long my entries always are). during econs when i got back my results (i thought they were terrible) for my test, i just couldnt believe that i'll get so low. i mean. out of the 25 marks, like 15 was mcq, and i thought with my superb mcq guessing techniques i'll be able to do slightly better than what i got. i never got so low over 25 before. and it was so easy to just say that my mom expects good results of me (partly true, she does), and that it'll come as a shock to her that i'll do so terribly. but i guess the more i thought about what i said, the more i realise that i'm the one with the high expectations of myself. i'm the one thats setting the mark. and maybe thats why i felt so terrible when i got back the results. sigh.
alvin's birthday party later. and i didnt get a present for him. hopefully he'll just be happy that i appeared. like esta said, i'm worth millions. teehee. (all these are church friends btw) i should stop now. enough of long wordy entries for you.
ps: its 2.30 now. see what effort goes into blogging. alot in the thinking process i'm telling you!
a shout of praise.
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