after all, we 'can do all things through Christ who strengthens (us)' (phil 4:13)

finally started going for ypm. it's still amazing how God planned the way for me - from joining ypm camp last year (thank God vanessa was going too) and hence getting to know some people, to signing up for this year's (knowing He's going to do something wonderful), thru' the year receiving smiles and greetings from those few friends I got to know (assured they're really nice/warm people), going for service second week after os ended and having people like jasmine/abigail/estella (whom I met at some hoksvc-othersvcsi/cs lunch, whoah, what are the odds) to sit with, then for once, experiencing what cell's like (God's answer to my prayer to put me in the cell He wanted me to be in was thru' aunty evelyn's sudden coming up to me when I was in the toilet and said "can I transfer you to another cell? they need more girls"). we can never understand how He works, but He only works for the good of us. I'm really new to the youths and really am far from being well-acquainted with the people, but things will be alright...yes, they will right? it doesn't matter that I'm not as close to some people as others, because going to church andh aving any sort of fellowship is to really glorify Him. the purpose of life is to live a life pleasing to Him, lead a prayerful and worshipful life...yes yes. I'm certain.

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this is noteworthy: I almost fainted during praise and worship. what anyone can learn from this - don't take medication on an empty stomach, probably choose to rest if you're sick rather than go out and risk falling, eat breakfast. sigh.

anyway the next few days are gonna be really boring. I'm really bored and alone at home now. but it doesn't really matter. I'll just find stuff to do, and time will pass, quickly enough. hopefully. can't wait for ypm camp and christmas to arrive. and perhaps, some tentative bangkok trip. I'd really like to meet up with friends like clare, claudia (ong), maddy, sherri, petra, michele, gerou, choes, becks etc. soon...I miss mg :(

for now, shall continue with the mundane routine of life, just lazing around, reading, resting, thinking and whatnot. I never realised how empty I'll feel without having dad around tho' I'm always nagging him to get out of the house and get busy with work..maybe it's 'cause it's a sunday and he's never anywhere else but with me on sundays. I'm this bored because he isn't here to entertain me, but in batam with uncle stan/aunt eve etc! but alright, it's a good thing he's there, learning from unc stan's preaching and stuff. and the batam-ers get to be blessed by his message. so what's my 'loss' of dad for a day as compared to him being equipped with skills God wants him to be?

and not forgetting to pray that examiners/markers in UK are in good moods while marking our papers, extremely careful to not spill coffee over onto our scripts (thanks to neville for this suggestion) and are awed by our creativity. hahahaha