Hmm.

Know what? I've inspired to start blogging again recently. Even if no one knows. Let me get into a habit.

JC.

Oh NO! My assignment........

Hey everyone... i know i know.. i've been slacking off my blogging duties.. hey, gimme a break!=)
Well, lots of things have happened since i lost blogged..I'm doing great here, not to say there haven't been those ups and downs..those things are actually making my stay here great.. Well, Aus is really a nice place.. most of the people are nice, just got to learn to love everyone for who they are..

Thoughts: Well, since i've been here, i believe God's been opening up my teeny, tiny PJ boy mindset.. Lots of my values have been challenged and comfort zones pushed, but its really an eye-opener to live somewhere else and to learn how people function.. learning to adapt, learning to care, learning to change, learning to rise to the occasion, learning to give way, learning to blend in etc...and the good news is, I'm still learning!..Jesus has always been my strength, He knows us through and through.. well, like when i was down and away, and not speaking to Him as much.. He knew it all, He knew what i was thinking about..He still loves me..And thank God, He HAS brought me through.. so so much..that's the best part, and we end up firmer, stronger and loving Him more..

Haps: Well, as u prob know, something went wrong with my first, first Uni assignment..=).. i handed it in late..u know why?.. take a wild guess... .. - I was having lunch with my MATES!!! I just plain forgot about it!.. haha.. (watch the next sentence, it rhymes) I handed it in half an hour late, oh well; laugh it off, and there's another story to tell!! =) =)!!! Well, I'm settled in my church and doing my part in serving by playing the guitar for cell meetings.. Prayer group in IH is doing really, really well.. such an encouragement to know those guys..its great what God is doing in my life and the lives of my friends..And i believe that He'll do more.. He's just so amazing..His faithfulness is like the oceans, nvr fails.. And it just doubled from 5 to 10 ppl.. we're looking for more as well..=) yeap, so that's been good..

Actually just back from easter break..and the week before that i volunteered with a bunch of my friends to help set up drink stands for a fund run.. A fund run is like a marathon held for charity.. contestants pay to participate and some of the money goes to help less fortunate children.. its was one awesome experience!! more and those two when i get the pics from my friends..

Anyway, that's for now..

P.S. havent got the chance to catch up with lots of you online..drop me a mail at jcsy16@gmail.com..

lots of luv,
James.

Car Show Pics

Another late entry! Well, this isn't anything much.. Just some pictures from the Melb International Car Show i went to a few weeks earlier..mmm.. enjoy! Eden, Aaron, Andrew, and Ben Ong..look out for ure names below!





Shiny!



Shiny! Shiny!

Look what they did with the Gen2!

Aaron, this is for you.

Eden, go crazy over this..

Andrew, it's black..what more should i say?

And Ben, yes, this is an Alfa..

Well, as for me..I picked this ride.. Look at the middle man. =)

Be blessed!

Mumba!

Hey all..This is a bit delayed.. but last weekend, i went with some of my friends to Mumba Festival!.. Its an annual festival held at the Yarra River, right at the south end of Melb city..there were rides, food and most importantly fireworks! Basically you could call it a funfair..it was on both sides of the river..Well, the rides were really expensive, so we only went for one..That was enough though..The ride spinned so much that i had a headache all the way back home..it didn't seem so fun after that anymore.. well, here are some pics!









mmm..yeap. I've been learning a great deal here..there lots of time to think and reflect on life and myself..times i get to listen to God and deal with things inside of me..God's been real faithful and real good as He always is..Always there when i need Him, when i feel lonely and stuff..so praise Him.. Btw, my friends and I sort of re-started a prayer group for the Christians in IH..yea, praying that God will work through that..

so much for now,
James.

Car Show and Melb Aquarium!

hey..this week's been a relatively busy one for me. Basically with tutorials, assignments and classes. But their all packed into tues, wed and thurs.. so, I'm blessed to have fri(one class only!), sat, sun and mon off!

Well, I've slightly left behind on my studies already..well, will strive harder to do my best..after all, it's the major reason i'm here for! Yea, been catching up with my brother's again..that explains the title..I would have had loads of pics from the carshow..its just their in my bro's PC..so, yea..sigh..i actually took pics of some cars specifically for some of u back home..jst for fun! hehe.. u'll see what i mean when and if i get those pics up..

The Melb International Car Show was just a fun thing me and my bro Peter decided to do on a sat. Got to see lots of cars..honda's, mitsibushi's, BMW's, merc's, lambo's, chrysler's, alfa's (yes ben!)..it was okay..i mean i'm not really THAT into cars, but it was a fun time..hehe..we actually got free coffee from the Mazda stand becos my bro owns a Mazda..not to mention free expresso cups as well! heeeheee...

Now that was last sat. The following sat, which was yesterday, Paul (my eldest bro), Tai Sou(my sis-in-law), Emily, Bri(she got invited), and I visited the Melb Aquarium..It was fun, but i think Emily made it more fun for all of us..hehe..she kept going "Fish! Fish!" the whole time..well, she started saying the word "naughty" on that day too..hehe..which was pretty funny.. and she can call me "sei sok!" now..anyways, enuf about her..we saw loads of sharks, stingrays,jelliyfish, seahorses, seadragon, crabs..(hmm..how i wish i had a cam phone to take all those pics..I'm so gonna get one..)We also got to see the sharks and stingrays being fed by the divers, which was a cool sight..yep yep yep..ohya, u rmbr i told u Emm was using the word naughty that day? Well, when we got home and Tai Sou was going to carry her out of the car..She said "Mommy, naughty!" Haha.. that was really funny.. Kids say the darnest things..

k k..its been almost a month and some of u haven't seen my room.. so here a some pics:

I changed the sheets..nice?


Memoirs of a James..this stuff is from home..


This is where i study..


erm..just a sofa..


the communal sinks..where we say gd morning to ppl..


shared bathrooms..

God of faithfulness..

Oops, my bad..Hehe.. Was reading Brigette's blog and it reminded me of something God did for me over the week.

Well, it was my first one or two days of uni, and I guess I was feeling a little bit left out. If you dont know, I actually took the subject "Introduction to Hebrew and Jewish Studies". Yea, that class was full of Caucasians(Westerners), so it was a bit hard to make friends. Guess I was intimidated cause these people really know their stuff! They were answering questions and everything. Being Asian as I was, I hardly knew a thing..hehe..It was all that plus the fact that I was finding it hard to make friends and all. Even in IH, i was making friends with the M'sians but i have to admit it was harder to make friends with the Westerners.

So, it was Tues. Well, to say the least, I really wanted to make more and more friends, and meet more and more people. So that day before I went to Uni, i actually prayed about this and believed that it would be a good day. Well, to cut the story short, i actually got to make more than 20 plus brand new ppl on that day! Not to mention the fact that I got to know so many ppl better that day. Well, I really love meeting ppl and building relationships with ppl..so, thank God! All glory to Him for His goodness and faithfulness..I mean, what a way to answer my prayer! I never expected something like that and its great that He's given me so much mroe courage to go and meet ppl now.. well, its something I love and He's giving me that.. so praise Him!

First Week at Uni and more..

Hey! This was my first week at Uni. Man..i want a new phone so badly so i can just take pictures of stuff and post it on here..Right now my pictures are all wit my friends in their rooms, so its a bit troublesome.. Don't worry, I'll get them soon so i can show u guys what i've been up to.

So first week of uni was a bit awkward at first. Its mainly cause you walk into this lecture theater filled with ppl you dont know. There are like 300 students(I'm guessing) in the large theaters, so yeap, making friends with the ppl sitting beside me is a priority. Well, since then, i;ve been able to find ppl with same lecture times as me from IH, so we sort of end up sitting together. If you ask me, tutorials are better places to meet ppl. Basically, we have like 15-20 ppl in tutorial classes, and meet once or twice a week. Its an experience to have to do reading by yourself, remind ureself of assignments and stuff. Yeap. Its definitely a challenge.

I've been attending a few churches to decide which one I'll settle in. Went to Planet Shakers today and was at Crossculture(the former Swanston Street Church of Christ) on Saturday for an International Students Meeting. I've also attended my bro's church called CityLife. Crossculture seems really M'sian to me, and PS is definitely Western. My bro's church is sort of a mix between the two i guess. Well, going to join their cell groups soon, so i'm giving myself 3 weeks to make a decision. Its real interesting to go around and see the churches tho.

On the fun side! Yesterday, me and my friends went down to Lygon Street(an Italian street in the city) for a Ferrari parade sort of thing. Melbourne's gonna host the F1 race next weekend, so Ferrari had this demo on Lygon Street. We got to see old and new ferrari's displayed and they even got some drivers to drive the new F1 cars down the whole street, and at the end, they did a 360 spin. Now that was awesome..



Plus, IH had Commencement Dinner on Thursday. Well, basically we all had to dress formal and put on Harry Potter gowns. It was real nice though. After dinner, all the IH-ers walked to a cafe in Uni(in our gowns!)and had coffee and cakes. We were also given blue glowsticks, so everyone was waving them around and stuff. It was really fun.





Yeap..God has been blessing me with Christians friends here. So we''ve been trying out churches together. I really thank God for that cause it really is a blessing and a support. God's been my strength and my joy.. His love and care for us is so amazing and He is always so faithful to us. Yeap, so I'm doing good. And I'm praying and believing that i'll do better..for Him!

signing out
James!