testing

i think a chapter of my life has come to a close.

i took a risk, or perhaps a leap of faith. in many things-stuff i've written abt this past year. things have changed. i have too.

for all the happy and sad memories that came along with it...i thank the Lord for that.

i don't think i wanna blog anymore. call me a coward but i wish to retreat into my protective shell once again. showing too much about oneself is a dangerous thing.

for all those who were there, standing beside me, thank you very much. i really appreciated it.

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." -Hebrews 11:1

how true indeed. :)

Our God is an awesome God.

i thank the Lord for the friends He has brought into my life.

I thank the Lord esp. for a friend. A friend whom You first allowed me to know as a brother, before giving me the opportunity to know him in special ways. the simplicity of the beginnings makes me treasure what we had and have at this moment.

I thank the Lord for blessing him with the gift of creativity. to be able to make plain things special.
the ability to write the nicest and meaningful poems, and the knowledge which he can impart on his counterparts. the ability to comfort others despite what he maybe facing, and the ability to be sensitive to those around.

I thank the Lord for his humour, and the joy he can bring to those around him. May He continue to bring smiles to others.

I pray Lord that You continue to watch over him, giving him the strength to carry on the hectic schedule of juggling many things at once. Grant him wisdom and perserverance to handle any problems or troubles he might be facing. Grant him a peace at heart and home, and that he would look towards You in all situations- be it happy or sad.

I pray for the people around him, May you continue to watch over them. Keep them safe for he loves unselfishly esp. towards his family. give him patience to see thru the many things that are taking place right now, such that at the end of the day, he can thank u and honor u for everything that has taken place.

Give him all the health n time to rest that he needs, so that he wouldn't be so tired. Undo whatever knots which may bring unhappiness or confusion that he might be facing.

lastly, I pray also for our friendship. that You would continue to bless it, and see thru it in anyway u want it to be, for everything lies in Your hands. May we continue to discover the beauty of everyone around us and between us, and to look for any positive attributes that each n everyone of us has been blessed with. Let us not be blinded by a person's quirks n negativity that he/she might have. Instead, we would treasure the very presence of them.

i thank the Lord for all the memories that you have allowed me to keep.

For the kingdom and power and the glory are yours, now and forever.

Amen.

six months ago i stepped outta my comfort zone and trudged thru the departure gates of ch*ngi airport with little preparation of wh*t to expect that lay ahead of me. call me stupid, ill prepared or brave...i just left n boarded the plane to sw*den.

now six months later im back. back and growing old.

sw*den was definitely not a mistake. the things i saw..the friends i made.. the environment...the lifestyle. it is really difficult to explain. but i loved it there.

but how i left from here to sw*den was prob THE mistake. many things i did not do although i should really have. what was i thinking then? ego? embarrassment? doubt? or was it just plain laziness? i can't remember. as i looked thru pictures of pre-sw*den days...all i know is that i regret it all.

something is wrong...

to anyone who bothers...
i'm back.

been moving around lately n have not been able to access the internet.
many interesting an experiences i have gone thru in the past wk.

one of the most memorable ones was the PISA experience.

an amazing thing that happened just over the weekend n today.

but firstly , i would like to thank everyone for intercessory prayers. for those who are in the know, it has been quite a depressing and hectic past 2 weeks that i have been having, as i had to settle many things all at once- the endless rants on flights, school, luggage and loneliness. but today, i was showed His magnificence...

this was what happened..

on friday i booked a flight from R*tterdam-c*penhagen on 29 june because i was due to fly frm c*penhagen to sing*pore on that day..i had sorta given up by then of being on waiting list for a later flight out of c*penhagen from any dates btwn 1-3 jul.

so i booked online..but an error page came out...saying that i shld contact the company to avoid double booking n to chk if it were successful. as it was sw*den's national day yest..i had to wait till today, tue..to call the company for confirmation. so i buzzed them..n guess what..I DID NOT BOOK THE ROTT-COPEN FLIGHT SUCCESSFULLY

so i was pretty flustered... n i went to the computer room to access the website to book the flight again (rott-copen)

but b4 i did that..i went to check my email...n to my utter delight..
i received one frm my mom saying that i got a flight from C*PENHAGEN-SING*PORE  on 1 jul....which essentially means

1. i did not need the 29 june flight to c*penhagen frm r*tterdam as i would now only leave r*tterdam on 1 jul to c*penhagen

2. the c*penhagen-sing*pore flight which i had been waitlisted for for eons n given up almost all hopes for, was now available to me. what i had been told previously was that it was overbooked..so there was a v v slim chance

3. n of course it also means..ill be back on 2 jul too ! haha. :)) <--i have a double chin now

AMEN ..i am really happy n grateful.thru these past wks n especially this 'episode' i can really see GOd's power.. with Him, indeed all things are possible...all these events were too coincidental to be labelled as coincidental if u noe what i mean.

i jus wanna encourage everyone to have faith in all we do n pray...because our God is an awesome God. Trust in Him always.

Hebrews 11:1- Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Gud välsigne dig

n see u soon everyone