26...

in that magical moment, time runs in fast forward such that a whole year crammed into an instant pounces upon it's unsuspecting prey-- me

dang i'm older. 26 is the new 25. talk later. ruminate now.

matters

just read an awesome post by a mate in spore. he was just sharing about how God worked different situations in the past to bring him EXACTLY what he desired. God even prepared other people in advance for my friend such that everything worked out superbly. and it's reminders like this that encourage me to keep trusting that God knows what he's doing. He does. I am convinced.

noticed I haven't written much about God and what he is doing in my life. so let me let you in.

so i finished reading two great books recently--
knowing God (J.I.Packer) and cure for the common life (Max Lucado). they were great books because while one book spoke about the necessity of knowing god past the superficiality of religion, the other showed me how i could practically live it out. through my job and life.

yet the word for me at the moment seems to be just wait. if u know me well, ud prob know i'm not most patient person. in fact, patient is definitely not a word that describes me (perhaps that's why i wanna b a doctor haha-- so i dun have to b the patient? haha ok slightly lameo i know) not to say i am not training/disciplining myself to be cos i am endeavoring to be so but patience is something i truly lack. anyway so to wait for this long... it had better been good and worthwhile i often think. but then if nothing else, i have to trust that God knows what he's doing-- even if all this waiting is merely to cultivate perseverance :]

so if u want to pray, please pray that i'll not take things into my own hands and forge ahead creating what I want. pray that I'll have the discipline and perseverance to wait this out. and the patience to b a patient no doubt. pray that Gods purposes would prevail quickly. pray also that all the logistics will work itself out. For clarity. For purpose. For focus. ah for hope to keep aflame in my heart and for the fire to keep on keeping on. i wanna run but feel entangled. pray for a breakthrough.

o I AM. wherefore art thou.


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25 going on 26

river fire 2010 from CD's house!

the chilli crab i cooked

my friends from jap!

.so technically only the riverfire is a september photo. the rest are aug ones. i'm just so lagging. and figured man i'm turning 26 soon. better write something. commemorate the younger days? :) haha watever.

have been rather pensive today. think it's a yearly reminder to think about how i am to live my life. and a yearly reminder that life is passing me by, aah! growing old rapidly. sucks.

this year will be different. this year i want to shake things up a bit.

maybe be more predictable and rooted.

anyway, here goes my wish list for when i finally hit the medium 26

(if you want to and happen to run out of ideas)

- world peace -

pray that Jesus will come soon and establish utopia. it's been sometime and i think the world could use some rest. especially since there seems to be more and more natural disasters. plus-- they seem to get nearer and nearer. like the recent earthquake in christchurch. ah.

- cash -

need to save to go to japan and stuff you know? especiallyu for the later part of next year when i'm thinking of staying there for a while. hmm...

- those dr dre earphones -

omg, they just transport you to a whole different world.

- polaroid camera -

have always wanted one but my practical side has never allowed such luxurious idiosyncracies.

- a new job -

need. shorter hours and more pay-- the same as probably half the world i reckon.

ah suddenly i feel so superficial. i think maybe. just wish me happy birthday and write a prayer for me. that would please me heaps more. :) and probably last longer than the above.

ah. need to get back to work soon. have think of how to use these not long not short lunch breaks to my advantage. hmm.. let me know if you come up with anythinkkk!