I had a wonderful church service this morning. Rev. Liberty Savard was the preacher for today. She preached a message on binding and loosing prayers and about praying in sync to the word of God.
1. Binding our life to the will of God
2. Binding our mind to the mind of Christ
3. Binding our emotions to the balance of the Holy Spirit.
Wonderful message I thought! By the way, she will be holding a teaching seminar next week and the congregation was told that Singaporeans are flying down for the conference. I wonder who are the Singaporeans?.. Hmm.. tsk. tsk!
Taaa.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Friday, April 27, 2007
Stupid egg
I am furious now. Fluming over what happened an hour ago. Stupid Ang Moh.. Idiotic Ang Moh. They are such a disgrace to their race. Making themselves look bad infront of international people. Well.. I was driving back home and there was this car behind us. They started horning at us and tried to drive beside us. Somehow, the circumstance forces me to keep left followed by right and they have no way to enter. By the time we reached the traffic junction, they came beside us and threw a rotten egg at our window. SMACK! I thank God that it was not a stone. Really thank God for it!! When I heard first heard the sound, I thought there goes my window. We stopped over at Vicky's place and Yoke chye was kind enough to wash my car for me. The egg smell is still lingering around the car though.
On a happier note, we had a talk given by "Contact Singapore" today. I am really glad to know that they came all the way to share about "Living and working in Singapore" with all the international students. It was a nostaglic moment as we watched the short video clip on Singapore. There was this part of the video that featured our LRT system in Sengkang and I shouted out "Hey Sengkang". Opps. Over-excited!! Ms Bay presented a pretty sweet and pleasant talk and was really generous with her givings. They sponsored the food for the night and brought the whole SSA committee out for ice cream at Andy's gelato. Ooooo.. Free ice cream!
Hehe.
And then the stupid incident happened after the ice cream session. Stupid Ang moh..They must end my day this way!
Sigh.. there it goes again..Yet again, not all ang moh's are like that.. Most are nice! :)and really pleasant. I just happened to met some "Hoons" today.
Taa.. ti ti ti.. ......."Battery running low".... t.
night!
On a happier note, we had a talk given by "Contact Singapore" today. I am really glad to know that they came all the way to share about "Living and working in Singapore" with all the international students. It was a nostaglic moment as we watched the short video clip on Singapore. There was this part of the video that featured our LRT system in Sengkang and I shouted out "Hey Sengkang". Opps. Over-excited!! Ms Bay presented a pretty sweet and pleasant talk and was really generous with her givings. They sponsored the food for the night and brought the whole SSA committee out for ice cream at Andy's gelato. Ooooo.. Free ice cream!
Hehe.
And then the stupid incident happened after the ice cream session. Stupid Ang moh..They must end my day this way!
Sigh.. there it goes again..Yet again, not all ang moh's are like that.. Most are nice! :)and really pleasant. I just happened to met some "Hoons" today.
Taa.. ti ti ti.. ......."Battery running low".... t.
night!
Saturday, April 21, 2007
House
I'm in love....
With a house...
I'm hoping to move out at the end of this semester..
Oh.. Pls pray that I will be able to rent the house..
The house has a green roof..
And a tree full of red apples.
A hot house aka green house for growing vegetables
A shed for summer time
A garage big enough to put 2 cars.
A backyard big enough to build another house.
and my room.. (is not completed yet and hopefully potentially mine) has a walk in wardrobe and personal toilet. (I'll only be able to stay in this particular room for 6 months before the landlord's friend move in.. ohhhhh..)
And yes.. a kitchen that has yellow and green cabinets.
A toilet with oceanic theme. (decorated with seashells)
And yes.. green carpet too.
oh no..... I can't concentrate.. so are all my potential housemates.. Haha..
With a house...
I'm hoping to move out at the end of this semester..
Oh.. Pls pray that I will be able to rent the house..
The house has a green roof..
And a tree full of red apples.
A hot house aka green house for growing vegetables
A shed for summer time
A garage big enough to put 2 cars.
A backyard big enough to build another house.
and my room.. (is not completed yet and hopefully potentially mine) has a walk in wardrobe and personal toilet. (I'll only be able to stay in this particular room for 6 months before the landlord's friend move in.. ohhhhh..)
And yes.. a kitchen that has yellow and green cabinets.
A toilet with oceanic theme. (decorated with seashells)
And yes.. green carpet too.
oh no..... I can't concentrate.. so are all my potential housemates.. Haha..
Photos
Here are the pictures as promised.
Sorry guys, I'm too lazy to label each photo.. Got to study for the upcoming test on Monday.
Taa. ** Stress.....!! Pls pray.
Sorry guys, I'm too lazy to label each photo.. Got to study for the upcoming test on Monday.
Taa. ** Stress.....!! Pls pray.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Yeah
Yah.. My fly screen had been fixed yesterday by the Residential Support officer. It was nice of her to do that, even though it was beyond her duties. I'm going to write a letter of commendation for her. Haha.
Today was our Ecology field trip day at Rocky shore, Low Head. I'm still suffering from the over-worked calf and bruised toes. Today's lesson made me understand that being a Ecologist is not easy, especially so when you have to walk on such terrains. Even though it was a hard session, I thank God for the beautiful weather and not forgetting His beautiful creations. I took so many pictures which is going to take me very long to upload. I'm hope my camera is still working cause I was so excited about taking photos of the organisms, that I submerged the whole lens into the water. It makes me wonder for a while "Why the picture look so clear ah?. How come there is no reflection of the water?" Silly me.. The whole lens was in the water, hence no reflection la. I immediately remove the camera and tried to dry it up with my shirt.
Well.. Since it is going to take me a long time to upload the photos. I might as well tell you the interesting organisms that I saw.
Purple Sea urchins, Pink, Red and Orange star fish, Hairy Brittle stars (another kind of star fish), Pink sea cucumber, Black Sea slug, Cute mini crabs, Tube worms, Colourful segmented worms, Red Anemone, Electric GREEN Anemone and many more..
How I wish I can put all of them into my aquarium. Sigh. I can't.. cause I dun own a marine tank. Hiah..... Anyway, did I mentioned that a 11 year old boy spotted a fresh water jelly fish in Tasmania. The first-ever fresh water jelly fish been spotted in Tasmania.. Cool.. To me, I didn't even know fresh water jelly fish exist. It was featured in the newspaper yesterday. Haha.. Hmmm.. I can put this into my aquarium. Muahaha..
Next.. .. Did I mentioned in my last post that on the way back from Maria island. A dolphin was riding on the waves produced by our ferry. The dolphin was frolicking about as it followed us... How nice !!! No.. I can't put it in my tank.
Taa..
Today was our Ecology field trip day at Rocky shore, Low Head. I'm still suffering from the over-worked calf and bruised toes. Today's lesson made me understand that being a Ecologist is not easy, especially so when you have to walk on such terrains. Even though it was a hard session, I thank God for the beautiful weather and not forgetting His beautiful creations. I took so many pictures which is going to take me very long to upload. I'm hope my camera is still working cause I was so excited about taking photos of the organisms, that I submerged the whole lens into the water. It makes me wonder for a while "Why the picture look so clear ah?. How come there is no reflection of the water?" Silly me.. The whole lens was in the water, hence no reflection la. I immediately remove the camera and tried to dry it up with my shirt.
Well.. Since it is going to take me a long time to upload the photos. I might as well tell you the interesting organisms that I saw.
Purple Sea urchins, Pink, Red and Orange star fish, Hairy Brittle stars (another kind of star fish), Pink sea cucumber, Black Sea slug, Cute mini crabs, Tube worms, Colourful segmented worms, Red Anemone, Electric GREEN Anemone and many more..
How I wish I can put all of them into my aquarium. Sigh. I can't.. cause I dun own a marine tank. Hiah..... Anyway, did I mentioned that a 11 year old boy spotted a fresh water jelly fish in Tasmania. The first-ever fresh water jelly fish been spotted in Tasmania.. Cool.. To me, I didn't even know fresh water jelly fish exist. It was featured in the newspaper yesterday. Haha.. Hmmm.. I can put this into my aquarium. Muahaha..
Next.. .. Did I mentioned in my last post that on the way back from Maria island. A dolphin was riding on the waves produced by our ferry. The dolphin was frolicking about as it followed us... How nice !!! No.. I can't put it in my tank.
Taa..
Friday, April 13, 2007
Drunk
I was approached last night to drink again. As usual, I turned them down. The consequences this time round was high. A drunk lady came to my window and pulled off the whole fly screen, leaving me stunt. I rang up the student accomodation officer and reported the incident to her. I went to the accomodation office to log on a maintenance report this morning and was told that they will be able to repair it by Monday. Sigh.... So much work and so much problems. Yet, I will still praise You.. My Redeemer and Saviour. You are to be praise not based on circumstances, but for who You are.
Sad things aside, Mr and Mrs Ram are getting along fine. Signs of pairing up.. Hooray!
Sad things aside, Mr and Mrs Ram are getting along fine. Signs of pairing up.. Hooray!
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Easter Trip
I woke up at 5am on Monday morning to get ready for the Easter trip. There were so many preparations to be done. Library books to be returned thru' the "drop-in" hole and petty cash to be withdrawn from the ATM.
Andy and Edwin were the drivers for this trip. Thank God for them!! Seriously, it is not easy to drive the van and bearing the responsibility of having so many people on board.
There were students from Malayisa, Japan, China, Thailand and Singapore for the trip. It took us 2 hrs to reach Swansea and by that time, we realized that we'll not be able to catch the ferry on time for Maria Island. There was a change in plan and the majority felt that we should do Maria island on Tuesday instead. We de-toured our way to Coles Bay and while the group made their way to the "Wine-glass" Bay outlook.
Vicky, Yoke Chye and I decided that we should prepare the BBQ lunch at Honeymoon Bay so that others will be able to enjoy lunch after the walk. We had bbq Kebab, chicken wings and sausages with bread for lunch. Honey-moon bay is pretty different more shores, concerning the fact that it is made out of rocks instead of sand. The ecosystem of it is simply amazing and fascinating. I can't help but to take a few pictures of it.
Notice that there isn't any shore line made out of sand. It is termed as "Rocky Shore"
Little unidentified, shell-like stuff. They look pretty and shimmering under the sun:
The most fascinating thing about Honey Moon Bay is this little ecosystem. My camera is unable to capture the details of the organisms present in this system. There were shrimps, algae, kelps, small pelgagic fishes and bethos like the gobies. I wanted to bring the whole system home. LOL! I told Sarah that I would love to setup something like this back home. On a serious note, I know that I will never able to setup something as well as our Creator did.
After lunch, we made our way to the exact site of Wine-glass bay. It took us 2 hours by foot to reach wine glass bay. The hike was a tricky one and I never thought I will be able to accomplish it. The depth of the mountain was quite similar to what I climbed during our Cebu mission trip, but the journey was twice as long. There were no proper steps for you to climb but were barely made out of rocks. I was abit worried from the look of the height and my legs started to wobble when I made my way down. "Jelly-legs" from height phobia... I think the girls were much braver than me. Hahaha.
The journey though hard and tiring, was a fulfilling one. We were greeted by an adult Wallabee upon reaching the bay.
This is where we emerged from after the climb. I guess part of the reason why Wine Glass Bay retains its prestine state got to do with the level of difficulty in reaching it.
The whole group of us (excluding 5 of the students who were not able to make it over)
Sadly, we had to leave the beach very soon after reaching. It was important for us to make our way back to the other side before the sky darkens. A little pademelon bid us farewell before we made our way out.
We spent our night over at Bechino's Backpacker Inn and went Penguin spotting during the evening. I wanted to take pictures of the penguin but was told that it will blind them. We saw 2 isolated penguins. It was a rare sight since penguins are usually spotted in groups. Poor fellow, perhaps it had a similar fate to the "Happy-feet" guy. The sky was brighten by million of stars and Kiwamu, our Japanese friend said that part of it could be "Milky Way". I'm not sure about that but it does inspired me to praise God once again. We also got to see "Pot-hole" in action. I'm not sure why it is termed as a pot-hole when it is pretty much of a geyser. Perhaps, what we learnt during seconday school is wrong all this while or is it the same?
The next morning, we had to wake up much earlier to ensure that we made it to the ferry terminal on time. "Maria 1", our ferry to Maria Island took us 30 minutes to reach the island.
Many of the old-time structures found on Maria island.
Mrs Han's house (built in the 1900s) It served as a light house for ships and was an important structure during the war. It functioned as an out-post as well as a residential area for the commander.
The white sandy beach that led us to the "Painted Cliffs".
The inshore estuary area which connects to the sea. I know I'm bound to see fascinating ecosystem again.
Flowering succulents
Prints made on the sand by the gulls.
Beautiful valves.
Small, red little Anemone
I'm not sure what's this. Looks like red plums that are attached to the rocks.
Presenting to you the "Painted Cliffs" Pictures not done justice! Painted cliffs were cut by the convicts present on the island during the 1900s.
I was tempted to make it to the other side of the cliff. It required certain level of balance and agility. I made it half-way while Vicky and Sarah (Wonder women) ventured to the far end.
While waiting for them to return, I took picture of an ant. An ant on "Painted Cliff"!!! Ants are travellers and they reach many areas which many humans fail to reach.
Green algae and Acorns.
A dead crab
Some Contempory Art guys must have built this on the shore
We were bored too and decided to built a grave for the dead penguin.
Me enjoying a session of free foot salt-therapy
The only existing kangaroos in Tasmania; the foresterKangaroos. We saw a family of them.
I thank God for all the amazing creatures and landscapes. We made our way back through the easy coast where mountains and rivers are pretty much of the backdrops. Listening to my Ipod, I was able to relate to the composer's gratitude towards God for songs like "I could sing of Your love forever" and "Hear our praises". It is when the song connects to the heart and knowing what we are truly singing about, that brings a sweet offering to the Lord.
I thank God for the journey mercies and for the enjoyable time!
Andy and Edwin were the drivers for this trip. Thank God for them!! Seriously, it is not easy to drive the van and bearing the responsibility of having so many people on board.
There were students from Malayisa, Japan, China, Thailand and Singapore for the trip. It took us 2 hrs to reach Swansea and by that time, we realized that we'll not be able to catch the ferry on time for Maria Island. There was a change in plan and the majority felt that we should do Maria island on Tuesday instead. We de-toured our way to Coles Bay and while the group made their way to the "Wine-glass" Bay outlook.
Vicky, Yoke Chye and I decided that we should prepare the BBQ lunch at Honeymoon Bay so that others will be able to enjoy lunch after the walk. We had bbq Kebab, chicken wings and sausages with bread for lunch. Honey-moon bay is pretty different more shores, concerning the fact that it is made out of rocks instead of sand. The ecosystem of it is simply amazing and fascinating. I can't help but to take a few pictures of it.
Notice that there isn't any shore line made out of sand. It is termed as "Rocky Shore"
Little unidentified, shell-like stuff. They look pretty and shimmering under the sun:
The most fascinating thing about Honey Moon Bay is this little ecosystem. My camera is unable to capture the details of the organisms present in this system. There were shrimps, algae, kelps, small pelgagic fishes and bethos like the gobies. I wanted to bring the whole system home. LOL! I told Sarah that I would love to setup something like this back home. On a serious note, I know that I will never able to setup something as well as our Creator did.
After lunch, we made our way to the exact site of Wine-glass bay. It took us 2 hours by foot to reach wine glass bay. The hike was a tricky one and I never thought I will be able to accomplish it. The depth of the mountain was quite similar to what I climbed during our Cebu mission trip, but the journey was twice as long. There were no proper steps for you to climb but were barely made out of rocks. I was abit worried from the look of the height and my legs started to wobble when I made my way down. "Jelly-legs" from height phobia... I think the girls were much braver than me. Hahaha.
The journey though hard and tiring, was a fulfilling one. We were greeted by an adult Wallabee upon reaching the bay.
This is where we emerged from after the climb. I guess part of the reason why Wine Glass Bay retains its prestine state got to do with the level of difficulty in reaching it.
The whole group of us (excluding 5 of the students who were not able to make it over)
Sadly, we had to leave the beach very soon after reaching. It was important for us to make our way back to the other side before the sky darkens. A little pademelon bid us farewell before we made our way out.
We spent our night over at Bechino's Backpacker Inn and went Penguin spotting during the evening. I wanted to take pictures of the penguin but was told that it will blind them. We saw 2 isolated penguins. It was a rare sight since penguins are usually spotted in groups. Poor fellow, perhaps it had a similar fate to the "Happy-feet" guy. The sky was brighten by million of stars and Kiwamu, our Japanese friend said that part of it could be "Milky Way". I'm not sure about that but it does inspired me to praise God once again. We also got to see "Pot-hole" in action. I'm not sure why it is termed as a pot-hole when it is pretty much of a geyser. Perhaps, what we learnt during seconday school is wrong all this while or is it the same?
The next morning, we had to wake up much earlier to ensure that we made it to the ferry terminal on time. "Maria 1", our ferry to Maria Island took us 30 minutes to reach the island.
Many of the old-time structures found on Maria island.
Mrs Han's house (built in the 1900s) It served as a light house for ships and was an important structure during the war. It functioned as an out-post as well as a residential area for the commander.
The white sandy beach that led us to the "Painted Cliffs".
The inshore estuary area which connects to the sea. I know I'm bound to see fascinating ecosystem again.
Flowering succulents
Prints made on the sand by the gulls.
Beautiful valves.
Small, red little Anemone
I'm not sure what's this. Looks like red plums that are attached to the rocks.
Presenting to you the "Painted Cliffs" Pictures not done justice! Painted cliffs were cut by the convicts present on the island during the 1900s.
I was tempted to make it to the other side of the cliff. It required certain level of balance and agility. I made it half-way while Vicky and Sarah (Wonder women) ventured to the far end.
While waiting for them to return, I took picture of an ant. An ant on "Painted Cliff"!!! Ants are travellers and they reach many areas which many humans fail to reach.
Green algae and Acorns.
A dead crab
Some Contempory Art guys must have built this on the shore
We were bored too and decided to built a grave for the dead penguin.
Me enjoying a session of free foot salt-therapy
The only existing kangaroos in Tasmania; the foresterKangaroos. We saw a family of them.
I thank God for all the amazing creatures and landscapes. We made our way back through the easy coast where mountains and rivers are pretty much of the backdrops. Listening to my Ipod, I was able to relate to the composer's gratitude towards God for songs like "I could sing of Your love forever" and "Hear our praises". It is when the song connects to the heart and knowing what we are truly singing about, that brings a sweet offering to the Lord.
I thank God for the journey mercies and for the enjoyable time!
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