We went fishing today! For 15min, cos we reached the place late. We went to a nature trail before that to feed birds but they didn't come down to eat from our hands like the last time.
Last night we went over to Dennis and Jan Adams' house for dinner and they were shared with aunty Maggie's family tips on living in Australia. Last couple of days we were mostly having lunches with the Kohs.. shopping around a bit.. I think I've been to Australia too often to call it a holiday. I wanna go visit new places..

2 Days left in the holiday and I'm having mixed feelings about going home. I wish I could stay on holiday forever but I know I gotta get back to life. And I want to too.

This trip was tiring. Trying. With a little fun injected here and there. But I know for sure that i'm gonna miss it. And i'm gonna regret not having tried to enjoy myself more.

We attended Crossway church this morning. The message was about what we wanted to do in the year to come. "The future is what we decide in the present, what we want to do with out past". The speaker said that many people remain in such disappointment with themselves for what they had done in the past that they are unable to move on, unable t forgive, thus unable to live. They're unable to make big decisions and commitments cos they're afraid that what has happened before might happen again.

There was an anology about a golfer who just hit a bad ball and even as he's lining up to hit the next, guess what he's doing.. " thinking about his last shot" of course. " don't slice the ball, don't slice the ball..." Guess what happens? He slices the ball! duh...

I dunno, I just kinda liked it.

One more. There's this dad who got into alot of touble with the law and as a result was improisoned and had little time for his family. He had two kids. One of which grew up to become exactly like his dad. The other however, became a really successful man, a family man, a boss of a multi-national corperation. When interviewed separately, on what inspired them to become who they were this day, guess what? They both gave the same answer. "How do you expect me to be anything other than the man i am today, with a father like that"

Oh another. From the bible. Peter and Judas Iscariot, both disciples of Christ. Peter denied Jesus 3 times. Judas betrayed Jesus to the roman soldiers. Both realised what a terrible thing they had done. But you know what? Peter decided to repent while Judas decided to let his sin eat and eat and eat away at his heart. In the end, Judas hanged himself. Peter, went on to live a life in Christ and bring glory to God in all that he did.

There's no such thing as a Christian who doesn't live a spirit lead life. Granted, we fall out of step with christ from time to time, but once we have accpeted Christ into our lives, he's always there to lead us and guide us whether you like it or not.

Photos up on facebook soon.

Praise God.

I finally completed training.
This means:

I no longer have to report to so many people.
I get to go home at 3 if I start at 0630.
I get to apply for leave.
I get offs for working on weekends.

I am now solely responsible for my own actions.

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My family is in Melbourne now. I'm going to join them on Mon!! I checked in online already. So excited!

God is really great! On wed, Aunty Maggie's family flew off. And I thought i wasn't gonna be able to see them off since i was working night shift. But Just nice CTO wanted to treat us to popeyes. And I was tasked to go along to buy it!! So i got to go to the airport and see them off! And then watch their plane fly off from my own control tower. wohooo!

Last night would have been kinda lonesome if not for sooooo many people who came over to cook and have dinner!! :) :)
My hands still smell a lil of onion. -_-"
But it was fun!! I feel so independent, shopping for groceries and then coming home to cook!
Thank you all who came!! I'm really glad that so many could make it!! :)

Stay-over at Lix's immediately after. Brought over the other 2 tubs of ice-cream which is still there now... hahahha. I was sooo tired i couldn't stay awake during the movie. But it was nice to see you guys again! Apologies for not being able to stay for lunch! I've got loads to do before I fly off on mon!!

Which is why i gotta go now!! byebye!! :):)
Oh happy Day!!

Chirstmas gathering with my extended family at Gong Gong, Po Po's place.
It was like any other family dinner this time. Nothing christmas-y about it at all. :(

We had to have it early this year since Aunty Maggie's family and mine were going away for christmas.

I really miss having christmas-y christmas-es. It only comes once in a year and I always look forward to it.. but...

This year we're not even going to put up the tree and all.. :(

Mum and Ben are gonna stay with the kangaroos for 3 months, Dad and I are coming back.
I hate globalisation and cross-border mobility.


I need sleep. Been going to work early so many times, weekends included.
At night I fight the dilema of staying up to relax, or to catch up with sleep.





I want heaven. I deam heaven to be a place we sleep 22 hours a day.
Haha.

I wonder..
In 20Years where I'd be.

Probably sitting in front of the computer.. blogging about wat it was like 20years ago..
When i was sitting in the army rover.. contemplating my future watching planes go by..

I dreamed I could fly a plane..
I dreamed I could cure animals and watch them bounce back to the life they once knew..
I dreamed I could earn a million bucks and still have time for my family..
I dreamed all my dreams came through while I sat at my backyard with family and friends..

I wish I knew all that there was to know and all that there was to come.
But then.. life would be boring wouldn't it.


I wish time could stand still when I wanted it to, and flash-by when i willed it so.

But then I wouldn't treasure all the beautiful memories I had a chance to create with some special other people, would I?

And I wouldn't be able to long for horrible times to be over quickly and look forward to more opportunities to create new memorise with such eager anticipation as I do now, would I?




It's the very fact that nothing lasts forever while we are in this world that we ought to treasure every moment as though it would be our last. It's this transient nature of things that makes the very life that we live, worth the living.