the tay family in South Australia

yay! having my parents here rockz my sockz manz! when they finally come, i realise how good it is to have pple to depend on and be concern for u... imagine 5 mths no one hurry me to sleep or shower... miss my mum's naggings! as in REALLY... haha. and my dad to finance me.. lol. jus kidding~

but anyway, really happy my parents and sister is here! long time since i talk crap w my sis.. despite the 10yr age gap, i think we click really well, either im super childish or she is super mature, i choose to believe the latter (: haha but she really GROWN in 5 mths, i estimate about 2 yrs tt she will be taller than me.... depressing!

my uncle's family is here too, and there is so many places on the itinerary, wonder how many will they actually go to... i took 5mths to clear all those attractions, and they gonna use 5 days!
but the highlight is going to kangaroo island this weekend! WOOHOO~ f.i.n.a.l.l.y.!!!! but unfortunately my parents need to go back earlier, so they gonna miss it...

ok, so much for thinking about holidaying when i have exams in 12 hrs.. HAHA.
thats probably in the minds of every exchange student.

X-cited (:

2 weeks to bye bye Adelaide and hello HOME(:

cant believe 5 mths is over just like that. its been an amazing journey being alone and surviving in foreign land! but i believed that God placed me out of my comfort zone for a reason and i thank God that i grew in the process. there are times when i really really MISS HOME, and feel quite alone and forced to be independent but thank God that He has been there, and "in every season, He is still God"...

top 10 things that i will miss about adelaide:

1) having my own room (own house in fact)
2) doing my own housework (erm.... ok, not all the time haha)
3) COOKING!
4) the weekend adventures (wineries, museum, the awesome art gallery)
5) almost free transportation
6) grocery shopping
7) the real friendly people
8) surfing
9) the free time!
10) lastly, THE FOOD

basically, to summarize: EVERYTHING............................... hehe

It is only God that deserves all the credit of how great this experience has been and i just stand in awe of how much He has protected me and blessed me. and how He had put people in my life to constantly encourage me and pray for me. Who am i to deserve all these! (:

excited that my family is coming over! woohoo.

Jeremiah 12:5

"if you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?"

A verse i feel speaks of perseverance and how we are indeed overcomers. That God has given us an ability far greater than we think it is. We can compete with the horses and manage in the thickets, but often enough, we give up at the smallest of failures. If only we see in God's perspective more!


When you think you CANNOT or you are a FAILURE or you are DOWN and OUT, read Romans 8:37 for God's reply (:

Romans 8:37 "No, in ALL things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us."

Mark 11:24

"Therefore i tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours"

the lazy wednesday afternoon

or more like "the lazy Joce on a wednesday afternoon"... i woke up today, not wanting to do anything.. maybe cos my heart is on holiday mood, my mind is clogged and my body is just stoning...

so i decided to watch slumdog millionaire! oh man.. such a good show(: and the thing i took out of the movie is to never stop believing... never stop believing in ur dreams and your plans... for some of us, its also about never stop believing God.

its jus such a good reminder to not give up on my dreams, which has been something that is on my mind recently...and i personally feel that one word summarizes the movie, that is HOPE. there is hope even if you have been abandoned, there is hope when you are left with no roof above your head, there is hope even when you live in the slums, there is hope even when you think there isn't.

and to me, this hope comes from and is in God(:

p.s. i have to add that the main actor and actress are SUPER GOOD LOOKING.... haha

my first choice for a holiday!

photos from thetravelerszone.com

one day i will set foot on this island! ONE DAY!

yahweh

"I AM WHO I AM" - Exo 3:14

this says it all.... (:

Isaiah 46:11

From the east I summon a bird of prey;
from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
What I have said, that will I bring about;
what I have planned, that will I do. (NIV)

I will call a swift bird of prey from the east—
a leader from a distant land to come and do my bidding.
I have said what I would do,
and I will do it. (NLT)


(: (: (: thank you Lord

I really really really want to be a wedding planner!

ok... i truly am bad at this blogging thing! i mean, i already been writing essays and reports for sch... and blogging = writing yet another essay! haha...

anyway, suddenly i have an urge to blog because i suddenly realise (or rather, more sure than ever before) that I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanna be a wedding planner!!!!! but yet, im super intimidated by what it entails! i dont think im capable enough to get myself involved in the most important day of a couple's lives!

then again, "our competence is from God" and i really hope that my plans are aligned with God's!! (:

ok, i will try to write an essay to summarise my exchange soon!! though i believe no one is reading this cos even i dont read it! HAHA.