Tuesday

I love the cool weather. Singapore's "snow" for the December season... hahaha. The wind's been blowing all day and it feels like about 24 degrees celsius. The colourful windmill that Elaine gave me for Christmas has come in handy. Actually, it's meant to be stuck in the plant pots but it makes do as a nice decoration as well. :) Looking forward to the New Year. I like this year much better than last year, well... mostly. :) The experiential learning in NP has made learning new subjects interesting, applicable and fun. I remember that I didn't want to go to NP initially because of the stereotypes about poly and all but I'm SO thankful and glad that God placed me in NP, if not I wouldn't have joined the Navs also. :)

Top 10 things I'm thankful to God for...

In line with thanksgiving on Sunday, here are my top 10 things that I'm thankful to God for. Actually thanks also to S.M. who reminded me to think of my top 10 thanksgiving items to God. :)

I thank God for...

1. Bringing me through 1 1/2 semesters of my first year in poly.
2. Sustaining the family 
3. Navigators!
4. Refining me 
5. That I didn't fall sick often, especially during times when I felt like I was falling sick
6. His Strength and Comfort
7. a balanced and more hands-on curriculum in PCS compared to last year
8. sorrow, despair, trials and discouragement through which I've drawn closer to God and learned to run to Him.
9. Awesome parents 
10. an unchanging, unfailing, loving Father :)  

Multi-tasking

At the adolescent stage, I'm supposedly able to multi-task quite well. But, I'm quite a single-task person... hahaha. I realise that I'm unable to listen to music while I do my work. Instead of focusing on the task I need to do, I would drift off to listen to the works of the music, especially Classical music.

Right now, I think I've only ascended 1/7 of the hill of assignments. 4 group projects due in January next year and 3 more individual essays, with one due this week, one next week and another due on the Christmas break week. Well, as the Bible says, I don't want to worry over all these assignments but just care about the worries of each day.


As the 1st stanza of Lina Sandall's hymn goes, "Day by day, and with each passing moment, strength I find to meet my trials here, trusting in my Father's wise bestowment, I've nothing to worry or for fear."

Wednesday

Right now, I'm feeling queerly tired to be nervous for tomorrow's speech and also submission of social psych essay. Perhaps, it's a blessing in disguise. LORD, please grant me the strength and energy to present tomorrow and speak, remembering all that I need to remember, for Your Glory. Amen.

Tuesday

It's raining cats and dogs right now. I love it when it pours so.:) The house is pretty quiet now, with Frans in Hong Kong...hope he enjoys himself there and is safe. Speech communications today was interesting and terrifying at the same time. No, I didn't present at all but the atmosphere was crazily flustering and nervous. But I really enjoyed listening to the speeches... especially to the MacDonald speech and how laughter is the best medicine. After the 2 hours, I feel quite informed with knowledge about different things... hahaha. It'll be my turn this coming Thursday. I hope that my audience won't be too bored and that I'll be able to connect with them. :) The past few days, I've been feeling extremely tired. Flat out. It must be that I haven't been resting well. There are 3 essays to complete. I think I'm only just embarking the hill, at the foot of the hill of assignments. Today during quiet time, I was encouraged by David's hope in God and how he turns to God before he turns to anything else. In 1 Samuel 30:6 I read that although David was in distressed, he was encouraged by God and drew strength from God. As for me, despite feeling distressed, I'm reminded that I can draw strength from God during this time. :) Phil. 4:6-7

Meanwhile, it's back to doing my Prejudice and Discrimination essay...

Rollercoaster ride

"God has not promised skies always blue,

flower-strewn pathways all our lives through;

God has not promised sun without rain,

joy without sorrow, peace without pain.

But God has promised strength for the day,

rest for the labour, light for the way,

grace for the trials, help from above,

unfailing sympathy, undying love."

- Kristone

I really love this little poem. My sunday school teacher gave me a postcard with this poem, through which I felt really encouraged. School has been a rollercoaster ride. New lessons seems to be taught at breakneck speed. I want to shout, "SLOW DOWN!" but the rollercoaster, being one, doesn't. Now, I'm learning to hang on and simply enjoy the thrills. Living by faith... day by day.

The Steadfast Love of the LORD never ceases

Sunset view from my kitchen window

Each day comes and goes. It has its challenges, its fun, joy, woe. But the steadfast love of the LORD never ceases. This week has been quite hectic but an enriching and interesting one with fun-filled and content-filled new modules. There's a lot to absorb. I've also been attending QT fellowship in the morning before classes start. I love spending time with HIM everyday and it definitely is an important start to my day! Thank you LORD for today.