Pre-Australia

Time really passes fast. Here I am at LCCT again, waiting for my flight to Australia. Anticipating the photos that I am going to take, the places that I am going to visit, and most importantly, the people that I am going to meet. Gonna be an awesome vacation :)

Malacca Trip, and The Aftermath

So the story goes in such a way that a few weeks after going to Cameron Highlands, we went to Malacca for a two-day trip. 16 people. 4 cameras. One to four? Haha..

Apart from eating, we took a lot of photos. Too many I personally think. It's good to have a few cameras in a trip. I like to browse through others' albums rather than my own. No idea why. That is just me. Malacca is a nice place to walk around. The sky was so blue when we reached there. Such a nice setting for landscape photography. We stayed in an apartment beside the beach. The apartment was large enough for us to go crazy inside. Definitely suitable for 16 friends, of which some are really crazy :P

We ate a lot in Malacca. Visited the Pan & Wok for pork chop. Visited Mille Crepe twice; addicted to the cakes there I think. The cakes were really nice. Jonker Steet was as usual. The usual crowd, and the usual food. Had a very nice fellowship with the gang that night. Thanks to one of my friends, Yen Ming, for thinking of doing such a thing. A session where we talked our hearts out and said what we wanted to say to everyone present. We talked for around 5 hours. A new record I think. Hopefully there was no regret after the trip.

On a different note, I got quite close with a girl lately. From a friend that I seldom talked to, to a friend that I joked and chatted with, to a friend that I pour my heart content to. I am thankful for having a friend that can actually pull me out of my misery. With her, I experienced the feeling of having a Christian girlfriend. Not to say that she is my girlfriend. Still, the feeling is so nice. Having someone so close to you and yet worshiping God at the same time, with the same devoted heart. Aww..the difference is so great. And the best thing is, last time I didn't pray before I eat. Now, due to her influence, praying before I eat becomes a habit. I used to forget to do it, and only do it when I see people doing it. I guess having a relationship with a Christian really makes a difference after all. Well, the story ends here. ATU night tonight. I wonder how it will turn out to be. Camera Ready. Teehee :)

Ice Skating

Life is like ice skating. You fall for uncountable times at the beginning, and you get up every single time, tough and ready for the second fall down. Until one day you get so tired of falling down, that you tell yourself never to fall down again no matter what. At that moment, you make a vow to yourself, to be strong and ignorant of the tribulations and challenges in life, to strive and to never give up, to weather and to never give in. That way, you thrive.

Regret

I just want to find a place to shout my lungs out. Why is it so hard? When I thought I've gotten over it, Bang! It hit me right, it hit me hard, that things are never going to be the same again. I wish we can be friends again, but the thing is, how is it possible for you to act like nothing has happened between us at all? How is it that you can still smile and laugh in front of me like that? How is it that you can let go so easily? In the end I have come to decide that you don't deserve anyone's love. You don't. I wish we have not met. I wish I were not in this position, torn between wanting to forget and wanting to keep. How ridiculous is it that I am being tortured by someone who doesn't even care, who doesn't even realize that as she lives her everyday life happily, someone else is being ripped apart. I really really really regret.

Appreciate

Okay here I come crapping late at night again. Attended Re:Union by Acts Church last night. It was a really amazing conference overall. But I couldn't really understand the front part, where they invited some rock singers who sang songs that I could never catch the words even though I tried really hard. Pastor Kenneth said the performances were to show to all the people how much talents there are in the Kingdom of God. Well, maybe that explains. It was an amazing closing of the three-day conference, and the praise and worship session is by far, the longest that I have attended. The atmosphere was slowly built up little by little until it reached the peak, when the whole Stadium Negara seemed to be shaken by our praise. It was heart moving. It was astounding.

One week of no-class life ends tomorrow. Two assignments to be passed up next week, but I have not touched either of them. So cool. A test coming up, but the same thing applies. I don't even know which chapter is included. That's how messed up Summer Sem is. But well, I guess everything is gonna end in three more weeks. Sigh, time is really passing fast. Not anxious to go to the United States at all. I like the people here. I like the food here. I like the weather here. I like being here. Appreciate, appreciate, appreciate, is all that I can remind myself of. Be grateful for the past, be pumped up for the present, and be hopeful for the future. With faith, hope, and love :)