Beijing's freezing air

北京。

Took these photos as i stroll around the streets. The weather is freezing cold and dry. Leave-less fig but looks extremely poetic. I felt i could almost appreciate every new sights i take in now and make a beautiful poem.

more to come....

it's balloon full of prayers

4 days of counting down, i'll be in Beijing, China with keat for an exchange programme. Its either i'm a little stressed over the preparation of the trip with all the important documents and of course the mood, or i've drank too much tea, yes, i fell in love with tea and the tanine in the tea has caused my brain to be overly active that i felt tired but i couldnt sleep. I'm beginning to feel the holiday mood yet i have another paper to sit for before i set off to Beijing. Maybe i'm just too worried about the snowing issue in the country. Well, this is my first winter and i certainly am nervous yet excited. But i knew God is there all the time. He will take care of us, so i should relax and rest in Him.

All i could express is that i'm thankful for God's grace. From the deepest valley to the mountain top, He brought us through. Many times i thought i would die half way, but nope, i did not. By God's grace, i'm still here. This morning has been a great one, the sermon, the lunch, the bros and sis. Everything is lovely in God's presence. This, i'm going to miss a lot for the next 6 weeks.

This few days had been mixed feelings : packing up, reminiscing, and pondering. It always happen during the transition of two extreme time and place; like being in totally another place in a very short time. Maybe, this is what we call cultural shock.

Not sure what's the status of my mind now..blurry, uncertainty. anyway, i'm going to hope for the best.

God speaks : Psalms 118

Psalms 118 : 13-21

"You pushed me violently, that i might fall, but the Lord Helped me.

The Lord is might strength and song,

And He has become my salvation.

The voice of rejoicing and salvation,

is in the tents of the righteous;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

The right hand of the Lord is exalted;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

I shall not die, but live,

and declare the works of the Lord.

The Lord has chastened me severely,

but He has not given me over to death.

Open to me the gates of righteousness;

I will go through them,

and i will praise the Lord.

this is the gate of the Lord.

Through which the righteous shall enter.

I will praise you, For you have answered me

and have become my salvation."

The Lord had been good to me with all His provision and mercy towards me. Let not my life be dependent on bread alone, but by every word that proceed from the mouth of God. God had been the comforter and the healer. I thank God for everything, trusting on His goodness. His mercy is new every morning. His grace is sufficient for us. In Him, we shall not be poor and weak, because when we are poor, He made us rich. When we are weak, He made us strong. What a wonderful Abba Father He is!

art craft

experiment with the materials and ideas for the coming exchange to B.J. Here it goes.

on a lighter note, thank God for His healing on my scapula bone. today it is not as painful as yesterday. Now i gotta buck up for my DELE exam tomorrow!

sarawak

i somehow didnt sleep well for the past few nights due to all the tensions of the final exams. i never like exams, except the empty schedule which allow me to take things a little slower and sleep a bit more than usual. but still, i'm always busy as there are many things waiting for me to settle.

today i somehow sprained my muscle, causing me to feel very tired and restless. There seems like something sharp poking me at the scapula area and i feel pain when i breath. Goodness. But nevertheless, i dont want the night to be productive just laying and feel sick so i randomly sketch something. There it go : Sarawak. Apparently, its my hometown and its a very romantic state with many interesting culture.

Many things been spinning in my mind. I hope the world is not treating me too harshly. I want to feel hopeful.

i thank God for everything, even for the backpain.

Listening to korean dance "I want nobody but you".

random

the view that i always view when i 'm day dreaming or tired of study and doing studio. (due to the sitting position and location of my pc).

3 years & the feeling of flying (away)

;) dedicated to chunkeat!

i'm been a little bit obsessed with hot air balloon lately. Even Owl City's Hot Air Baloon strikes me too! Hot Air Balloon makes me want to fly to somewhere far (with no exams!) , somewhere nice and lovely, with people i love, food i like, plants i fancy, somewhere i call it paradise.

Yesterday's paper was a terrible exam aftermath. The physics formula calculating the lift, reverberation time, sound, blablabla only made me feel weak. Wish Hot Air Balloon did really brought me away! *dreams*

Today is 3 years anniv with my sayang! but we're having exams hours later oops.

3 years already:)

thank God for His Love.

We loved for God love us first:)

a good day ahead ey? ;)