(sorry had to leave so suddenly just now. didn't want to be late cause it was already a made-up appointment.)
last Thurs i stayed at home whole day. was intending to prepare for my sharing in oikos. but in the end, i did other random stuff and maybe moved. so i achieved total of zero preparation progress. ):
val called at night, asking how i was doing. so nice of her to do that. if not for her encouragement and suggestions, i wouldn't have the confidence to share that Friday. i chatted with Sally and told her that i wasn't prepared. i asked her whether it's bad and she said yes. great. she just made me feel worse. ): but i trust in the Lord and believed i can. (:
on Fri, i woke up late as always in this holiday season, except on special occasions. i checked my e-mail box and went onto POJ website. listened to ko Iwan's sermon for the Sunday that i didn't attend. unfortunately the wrong recording was uploaded. hence i looked up my iTunes library and looked for any relevant sermon. got Pastor Kong's sermon on a piece of paper and read through it once more before getting ready for oikos.
i came late. blame it on me. the blur queen. i read Sal's message wrongly. City Gate becomes City Point. must be all that anxiety building up as the clock ticked towards 7pm. met William and Surya on the tram and they kinda encouraged me. told me i can do it. (: i believed God sent them to me that day.
in the end, i preached for 2 hours! (: was in awe of what God had done through me that night! hallelujah!
was i scared or nervous? definitely. i am lying if i denied that. i even asked ko Bp to pour me a cup of water! lol. i was like thirsty at every second. however, i put my fear onto the Lord and i totally am grateful and happy that i shared that week. feels really really great to be used by the Lord. (: i received many praises from Jinsern, Sally and Tito etc. felt really nice. we ate ice-cream too at ko Bp's house. yay!
then we ate dinner at Blue Sky. wasn't that hungry actually but just decided to come along. in the end, i ordered just a glass of ice milk tea. (love it!)
on Sat, i went to ScienceWorks with Tito, Sheila, ko Mar, ko Arwin, Valerie, William and Surya. it was like putting random people into one group and we were supposed to get along. at first, it's really hard to have fun with them. much awkwardness was around. and yet, all of us were still able to take up the courage and brought up conversations with one another. nice. (: i believed we become much closer and comfortable with one another through this outing together.
it was really funny that William found 2 $2 coins, 1 20cents coin and 1 10cents coin in the vending machine. William allowed me to buy with it Pepsi drink and himself too. hehe. (; ko Arwin displayed his knowledge at the "Imagination Factory". he explained to me how stuffs work etc. really great that he's there if not i would just not appreciate anything in there at all. all just a bunch of rusty gears and pulleys and machines? =.= our last stop was the Planetorium. i have to admit that i love it! (: i wonder how come ko Arwin and Valerie could sleep through it. it's too cool to be missed! and i paid 5 bucks ok! lol. (:
it was raining so heavily when we came and left. so heavy that ko Mar's umbrella wasn't functioning anymore. it was completely ruined. i was laughing my way to the train station just looking at the state of his umbrella. HAHAHA!!! and he gave up holding it over his head halfway and the rain was heavily draining him all over...
i slept all the way back to Melb Ctrl station. then i went back home to rest. forgot what i did that night. =.=
met Sal and Val on Sunday for church. Sal told me to help her translate at the back of the room. i think i did not help much. so difficult. listening to Pastor Barnabas and her at the same time. i couldn't even focus for the entire service.
then we ate at Mama Sichuan cause Big Mama was closed on Sundays! so lazy!!! ): there were Pauline, Ronald, Vincent, Steven, Sally and Valerie.
after that, we girls and Ronald took the tram to Bourke St Myers store. we bought ci Intan a notebook from the Oxfam Shop. it sells Trade Fair stuff. isn't that wonderful? gosh. it sure makes you feel like spending is not a sin. (: that night, i had actually promised Sally to watch Twilight with her, Val, William and Jinsern. but then when night came, Eric asked me to help move house. i just felt so tired after that. i told Sal i couldn't make it and she said i cannot not go because the ticket was purchased alr. so i kinda dragged myself to Melb Ctrl but the moment i saw them, i just felt really happy to be there with them. good thing i went. if not, i would be at home rotting. and to miss that movie would be sth worth regretting for.
on Monday, i went out with Fuihan to eat lunch together. the place is called Ramen Ya. i am so thankful i have a friend who knows so many new places to eat. haha. so this place has great Ramen supposedly. but i ate their bento. both tasted great. however the price is a bit over the norm. then we shopped at Diva and Sportsgirl. i bought like 2 rings for $10. a minibag for $35. met my brother Eric and shopped at DFO. i tried to get the white long shirt that she wanted at Country Road but there's none left. so i bought a bag for school and scarf instead. (: it was so fun i tell you. shopping is always my ultimate stress-relief! (: nothing beats that.
also we went to Myer cause Fuihan wanted to buy Ralph Lauren for her friend back in M'sia. unfortunately, there wasn't any ladies wear. so we walked to Collin Street to their main department store. an Indo guy attended to Fuihan. he was really metro. like the way he moved and talked and walked and stopped. you know. it's all of it. so obvious. hmm. is it only metro guys that will work in these kind of high-class stores? why?
Tuesday i went out with Fuihan again to the market in the morning and then to eat lunch in the city. Jap food again! (: *woots* i ate Unagi Bento. yumm...
then, we went to QV cause Fuihan wanted to get wine for her mother. but couldn't find any so we headed back home. i stayed at her place until 7pm. was entertained by her cheena housemates. they're so funny! (: and yesterday was the last time we had to move from Arrow! finally~ (:
today i woke up at 1pm? yep. hehe. exhausted from many days of fun fun fun! (: gave our ex-neighbour back her stuffs. turned out she wasn't alone. there's this another guy who came with her and immediately i recognised him. we shook hands and he said he thought he saw me somewhere before. i admitted i felt the same way too. lol. but we couldn't figure out where and when. haha. how small this world is! it was awkward at some point of time. cause i didn't know what else to say and they're like not making any conversation. i thought they'd just take their stuff and leave. so why weren't they asking me for their stuff? they just stood there and not make a move. i had to be the one to show them their stuff and you know, signalled for them to go? well, not in an obvious sense of course. that'd have been very rude. at half past 5pm, i went to Arrow to help Tania's friend view our apartment. there was not only one, but three of them. luckily i asked Eric to come along. so many of them! it's sad that they came when the house was still dirty. but they seemed to really like the place anyway. (:
bought food at Nasi Padang. had to wait for quite a while before someone appeared at the counter. the lady serving was really nice. man...i really miss padang food and the people (even the bad and the good).
watched Million Dollar Baby using the xbox. love it! (:
plans for tomorrow:
1. eat lunch with Eric
2. attend Xiaohui's graduation (i should, really)
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