'Tis time...

Hello,

before I start writing posts about twin mountains with pictures again, I'll say that I've finally received my leffer of otter.

Till the scholarship is confirmed, I shall hold onto this letter... not physically since it's sent by e-mail. Hallelu-JAH

Thank Yous

To the many who poured unto me (some more personal, some less) birthday wishes and treats, thank you very much (be it a Facebook message, wish to my face or long-distanced call). I am happy. Thanks!

Now, after that DreamVillage week (Dream Village is the new premise of my church, Acts Church, and we've just had our clean up, set up, and then a memorable Groundbreaking service on 10-10-10), it's time to catch up on marking papers - which I must say, is a major turn off which I have to face. Hooha! I volunteered to be on choir and to help the clean up for that Grounbreaking Service. I had fun =p Being in the choir has given me an excuse (and no excuses not to ) to shop for long-sleeved shirts and ties of different colours and sorts, and I must say, I kinda like shopping for ties. It's easier than shopping for shirts anyway (given my thick neck, torso [BELLY] and large short arms). I am so behind time with my blog.

"I apologize, Furryturtle"

Furryturtle wails "It's too late to apologize.. it's too laaaaate"

What have I been up to?

In the last 9 or so months, I have been pregnant. Pregnant not with another human, but with ideas and a proposal for my future PhD project. Praise God, I have only moments ago, given birth (the baby is being examined by the Dr. right now.. Dr. Cathy). Procrastinate no more, you fool of 5' 2".

In the last 40 days, I have eaten no meat (or none knowingly anyway) because I participated in a 40 day prayer and fast program initiated by NECF (National Evangelical Church Fellowship) with participants all over Malaysia. Participation was entirely voluntary and choice of fasting too, was of my own choice. We were supplied with a prayer booklet for prayer items for each of the 40 days, with these items revolving mostly around the nation and her people's wellbeing. I've grown closer to God just spending this time praying nightly. I broke fast this afternoon by (intentionally) tasting my first bit of meat in 40 days, in the form of hot and spicy KFC. Thigh.

Throughout the semester periods of the entire year thus far, I have been mostly bogged down by marking reports. It's ridiculous sometimes. It was one of the causes for my lack of inspiration to continue my PhD proposal writing. But I guess knowing there's a deadline on the 22nd September did help my lazy procrastinating ass finish it up quickly. I had 9 months, and I did 60-70% of the proposal in the last 48 hours. Someone hit me. Students and their reliance on due dates. I must grow out of this. Pfft.

Joined a Christian movement organized by my church (Acts Church) called Campus Revolution (in Monash itself) and been religiously (hehe) meeting every Monday morning in campus for weekly prayers.. at ironically ungodly time: 0730 in campus. Considering the time taken for my morning shower and drive to campus, that would equate to me waking up at about 0630, but it's worth it. Hooha! Jesus! Also, we're currently hand-making bookmarks to be given out to students during the study week so that we can encourage temporary library residents from inclining towards suicidal behaviour. Heh =p That aside, I've met some really fun buddies (juniors, actually) to hang out with through this Campus Revo movement.

Speaking of church, I've joined the church choir and will be on probation for 3 months before I get confirmed. I just served my first session last Sunday on stage and it was fun. I didn't know I needed to wear a tie for the occasion and had to rob a friend's tie for that Sunday. Thank yous Jason Han =p I'm on this Sunday as well, and the colour code for clothes this Sunday is.... Black and Pink.

Lastly, it's the middle of the World Changers Academy (WCA) right now, a leadership conference organized by my church. I attended the first session and I must say, the speakers really do have some good stuff to impart. Reverend Khoo Hin Heong and Datuk Edward Ong. No time for me to sleep before the day starts, but I know it's gonna be good.

Really, it looks like I just counted my blessings =p

Hallelujah

Airport Adventures

Last Saturday, I was supposed to go watch That Awesome Gig (yes, that's what it's called) by a bunch of local bands who mostly have members from my church (Acts Church). I was all riled up over it and thought I could go watch it on time when suddenly, I received a call from a certain someone saying Sung Ah's (Justin's gf from Korea) flight was canceled. So as we stepped into the venue of the gig, jac, sook yin and myself decided to go rescue her from subang airport since she's stranded and her boyfriend's bout to board a plane.

After all,we did drop her there. Hehe.

So we finally picked her up after she managed to call me with an officer's phone at the airport (and after sook yin and jac got lost for awhile in the airport searching for her). While we all had phones, jac's had no battery, sook yin's too was running out (and I didn't have her number) and sung ah's somehow can't be accessed. That leaves my lil trusty phone.

Things took an exciting turn there. Sung Ah being new and foreign here understandably wanted to leave to her destination as soon as possible,so she found out there's another flight she could catch from lcct and we drove her there,just on time to get the ticket before finding out that flight too,is delayed -.- so we dined together in oldtown, a place she's been to twice in her two day stay in Malaysia. This was after her credit card transaction for the ticket failed and after jac paid cash for her hefty ticket too (of course she paid jac back after that).

All in all,she caught her flight and gave me a scare when I got a call from her late at night. First questions I asked were "did something happen again,are you still in malaysia?" I sked. Haha.

Well, at least I got to know her better rather than just awkwardly meeting her once and then briefly sending her off to the airport. Whew,we finished that night later than we should've if we watched the gig,but that's okay =D

I typed this with my phone. Hooha!

When the music fades....

like a salmon returning to his home,
uncanny but so surely,
stealthily, he returns in the cover of night,
to the very place he knows as home.

kindly unspoken but loudly known,
insatiable, infamous, intensive, intentional,
lightly inoculating this simmering cauldron,
like an alchemist brewing and bringing hell,
so goes the tale; the one who fell