what about the new year?

I was talking to someone this afternoon and he said he didn't feel like there's a new year coming and I basically said, and this is how i feel that its not so much of a new year with new beginnings but rather a new year that more of a continuation and I honestly feel this way.

All the things that have happened have for better or worse influenced me and helped make me who I am today. But looking back at everything, i have nothing but thanks to God for allowing me go through them and seeing the outcome of it all.

I took a big risk this year, something uncharacteristic of me. Switching courses and schools and moving from the familiar to the not so familiar. I just thank God that finally i get to study something i'm actually interested in. Not everyone get that privilege and its up to me to make the most of this season as a student to prepare myself the best i can so that when I pass from this stage I can move on to the next stage thats more demanding.

If there's one thing i think i have learned this year it would be what pastor Ryan shared in the camp and that's to give 100% in all we do, both in church and in wherever else we find ourselves. Be it in the office or in a classroom or wherever. I know this but it helps to be reminded for humans need to be reminded more than they need to be instructed :)

Whats for the next year? Well i'm not sure but like i said its a continuation yet its a chance for a new beginning, a fresh start, a new energy, another opportunity to make things better and move on with God. Honestly i want to make every effort to follow hard after God in everything i do so that by this time next year I will cringe when i think of what I wanted to accomplish.

Father i want to begin the year with you and continue it with you. Let me experience you a fresh in this new Year.

~shalom~

the beautiful union

We attended a wedding ceremony today. Aunty mee ting's daughter's wedding ceremony at Faith Methodist Church in the Hui Sing area.



So far its the second wedding ceremony that i've attended both incidentally in a Methodist Church. So it followed a familiar pattern.

I like wedding ceremonies, it marks the beginning of a beautiful union that God himself instituted. Its also an outward expression of the love and desires of a man and a woman who love each other and have desired to do one of the most unselfish things on earth; get married.



I like the proclamation of marriage as instituted by God and the vows, they're just so sacred yet these days we somehow find loop holes and the divorce rate is steadily climbing.

It made me think a little about how my married life would be. I know for a fact that I won't want to be divorced ever. No matter what because of those vows, and that proclamation and the fact that God is involved.

Recent events have opened my eyes to the reality that almost all problems relation to relationships can be solved quite amicably without resulting to anything rash and plain stupid.

Was watching a show and discovery home and health about these couple with 8 children and mentioned that i would like to have at most 3 children. My own family is made up of 5 children all talented in different ways with all totally different views in life and attitudes and that fine but i think i like a rather small family but maybe later on in life would love to adopt a few children like Mrs Pitt AKA Angelina Jolie seems to have done.

Marriage is something i look forward to but not anxious about at least for the moment. However I know some people who are over due to be married, ahem ;)

~shalom~

AVP 2

So on christmas day after the service we went to see AVP2. Not willing to just go back home and sleep on Christmas, i mean its christmas!

I watched AVP and thought it was an ok movie. Of course predator was way better with Arnie running around in the jungle with big guns and really sharp knives and stuff. AVP2 on the other hand pretty much sucked.

The story started out in space where an alien was running tests on other alien species and one of them escaped, killed him and crashed on earth where they went on a rampage killing every human they could find and using them as hosts to reproduce.

Then there was the alien who took it upon himself to eliminate the other aliens and any other humans in his way. Long story short, it just didn't make sense. It was just a movie about a bunch of people getting killed, beat up or beat up and then killed while there's the cliche chaos and no happy endings.

My christmas was good, the movie didnt spoil it but it earns a deserving 1.5/5 from me.

~shalom~

emotions

In the middle
in the midst of indecision
in contention
in blue
in dark grey
incompetent
in fear
in awe

unsure
unravelled
unrelenting
unbelieving
undeserving

On christmas day star movies showed the sound of music and the song ...these are a few of my favourite things described simple things that made one's life, that changed one's mood, that brought joy. I dunno why but there's still one word...

unresolved

I just wish I could

undo.

i'm sorry.

~shalom~

tagged by kimbuali

The rules are:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
2. List eight (8) random facts about yourself.
3. Tag eight (8) people.

1. I love to travel.
2. I don't act my age.
3. I love to watch planes fly by.
4. Miss my miri friends
5. I like fruits.
6. I enjoy doing things for people who will never find out. Call me weird
7. I love Nokia phones. I think nokia makes the best phones. Call me biased.
8. I'm never tired of the colour blue.

I TAG : lazy to tag.