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i've been quiet for a while.. but that doesn't mean nothing is happening... so much is happening. So much happening in my brain and so much happening in the physical.. How do i even start. I have so much that i can tell but don't really know how to start. haiihhhh....

After the KK trip, i went to Singapore.. it was great. I went there for a mission - to be a spy. Zakky asked me: "Did i see giants or milk and honey?". My answer was "I saw milk and honey and the best thing was, i also saw my fellow Calebs or Joshuas which ever you like."

So much more is going in my heart and my mind.. i shall write in more details after all this Chinese New Year craze. Talking about Chinese New Year... you sure know it is around the corner when you suddenly see Pineapple tarts, Almond Cookie, Bak Kua, lots of Lollies, more pineapple tarts and more bak kua, boxes and boxes of mandarin oranges, drinks, beers and wine, hampers and hampers lying everywhere in your house. Yum... food!!! Hehe. For all you people in Melbourne, hmmm.. what can i say??

Actually, even without all these things, you will never miss hearing the super noisy 'tak tong chiang' songs playing everywhere reminding you of how near Chinese New Year is. I wonder how the workers in the supermarket can stay sane with those songs playing for the whole month!!! My deepest sympathy.

Two more days to the highlight of Chinese New Year - New Year Eve. Just like every Chinese New Year, I'm expecting to have a loud and rowdy dinner with most if not all of the 80 of us YapClan-ers. So exciting. The crowd should be make their way in starting tomorrow morning. My sisters are only coming back on Saturday.. that means i have to help mum prepare all the stuff.. (hey, I am not complaining). It's quite fun actually... erm.. to a certain extent-lah.

ok. thats all from me this time. Gong Xi Fa Cai everyone. Blessings to you all. May it be a fruitful, prosperous and purposeful year!!!

Season of Change

I am back!!! Back from KK, back from Life* Expedition International Retreat 06. I am so glad that i went. Luxurious resort, breathtaking scenery and fabulous seafood aside, i think the one thing that made this trip special and wonderful for me was the people and the connectedness of our hearts. To think that i was so not going to go just about 1 month ago, i am so so so thankful that i actually went. It was great and significant for me at this point in my life.

Before i went, i was a little worried and was mentally prepared for the changes that might have taken place in my relationships with my fellow beloved frens. I was prepared for the worse, getting ready to accept the distance and barrier that might have been created. You never know what could happen to a frenship after one whole year right?

I was wrong.... So wrong!! It was so wonderful to see my dearest frens again after a year. The connections were still as strong, if not stronger - the same heart, the same love, the same faith and the same hope. It was as if we were never apart. It seemed just like yesterday that we were in Melbourne, doing the journey together, sharing every bit of ourselves and learning to love. It was too wonderful for words and i am continually thanking God for lasting authentic relationships like this. Praise the Lord.

Having been back here for one year, i have always felt that i am in exile, away from home. i have spent a whole year 'wasting away' and allowing my Spirit man to go to a 'sleep' mode. It was painful and hard. This time to have my fellow expeditioners, people whom i have been doing the journey of Life* with, visting me here in exile, it was precious. The Spirit the carry reminded of how things could be and reminded me what home feels like. My heart was much encouraged and inspired. Something awakens within me. The seed of destiny and of purpose managed to once again pound on the door of my heart and there is no way i can ignore it. I feel alive again!!! and that is a great feeling!!!

i know that this year is gonna mark a new beginning for me. God has been preparing me for this and i am so looking forward to what is ahead of me now. It is a season of change.