Tuesday, July 29, 2008
It's 3pm and I am feeling soo sleepy! I have 4 8am starts this semester which means waking up at 5:45am but that's ok. I'm determined to become a morning person. Dont think my body clock has quite adjusted though but hopefully it will soon. It feels quite strange. I finished uni at 10 today because labs and tutes dont start until the 2nd week of semester. 10 must be the eariliest i have ever finished uni but i'm certainly not complaining.
So uni has started and life keeps going. This semester is going to be crazily busy. I really need to learn how to manage my time. With 25 hours of uni, church activities, mission trip preperation..not to mention uni work...my head is spinning just thinking about it. I also realised I barely go on msn anymore which is quite amazing.
Oh well, I enjoy being kept busy. I think right now...I need to keep myself as occupied as I possibly can. Must keep my mind off things...
I'll just end my post here. There is so much I wish I could say but I don't know how. It's hard when people don't understand...even I myself don't understand.
In my place, in my place Were lines that I couldn't change I was lost, oh yeah I was lost, I was lost Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed I was lost, oh yeah Yeah, how long must you wait for it? Yeah, how long must you pay for it? Yeah, how long must you wait for it? I was scared, I was scared Tired and underprepared But I wait for you And if you go, if you goand leave me down here on my own Well I wait for you Yeah, how long must you wait for it? Yeah, how long must you pay for it? Yeah, how long must you wait for it? Please, please, please Come on and sing to me To me, me Come on and sing it out, out, out Come on and sing it now, now, now Come on and sing it In my place, in my place Were lines that I couldn't change I was lost, oh yeah Oh yeah
posted @ 9:53 PM
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ANNONCEMENT: I'm on 3 now! i don't have to feel left out anymore coz you're all on 3 and i'm not. I proudly present to you my new phone:
It's the Motorola RAZR V9. I wanted it in gold since they didn't have pink but 3 only has it in black. grrr. it's still nice though! The screen on the front is a touch screen which acts like a short cut to play music and stuff =) Anyway, I've kept to the same number and everything so all good =)
I shall update on other stuff another time when I can be bothered and I'm in the mood
posted @ 3:27 AM
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
It has been 1 year, and today we remember.
It's amazing how one year can pass so fast.
Today we gathered as a family to celebrate, to remember and to place you in your final resting place.
4 flowers. one from each of your children.
Sorry, some people couldn't be there
Your 4 children and Rev. Don Everhart
Tonight is family reunion dinner where we gather together to celebrate your life. A servant of God, a dearly loved mother and grandmother, we learn from you, we remember you, we love you.
posted @ 10:52 PM
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yayy! i am home at last. I just came back from 2 and a half weeks of roaming and home sure does feel good. This is going to be a somewhat quick overview of my trip. If i went into detail it will be one very long post. Photos are all on facebook anyway.
On the 5th July, I took a train from Strathfield to Henty (a town just before albury). I had never ever been on such a long train ride before and had no idea where i was going. I couldn't stop thinking about what would happen if i managed to land myself in the middle of no where and slightly freaked out when i couldnt contact kat for the majority of the train trip because there was no reception. The train ride took 7 hours and the guy sitting next to me was completely antisocial and to top it off, the 14 year olds at the back of me were talking at the top of their voice and found it necessary to add the f word with every sentence they spoke..so i decided to entertain myself with the view outside and a book "Beautiful in God's Eyes" based on proverbs 31.
7 hours later i alighted from the train and was so happy (and relieved) that kat was there to meet me. From Henty station, we drove about 40 minutes to kat's farm, through roads i never ever knew existed.
You know you're in the country when you're driving and right in front of your car are a flock of sheep taking an afternoon stroll in the middle of the road .
...and along the nature strip...
It didn't take long before i found myself feeding lambs:
chasing cattle from the side of the road back to their paddocks...
Feeding grain to the sheep. I had never ever experienced driving with hundreds of sheep chasing from behind for food. Photos don't do this justice.
Hugging the dogs:
And just hanging out and enjoying the sunset with my dear friend kat:
It truly was an eye opening experience for me. I love the how people in the country are so simple minded and the way everyone within the small community know each other and look out for one another. Experiencing life on a farm also made me realise how spoilt and materialistic city kids are. Farmers do it very tough and to be honest, it took me 4 days on a farm to realise that. We see everyday on the news how much we need rain but we don't realise just how bad the situation is until we see it with our own eyes. I now think twice before I complain about my hair and clothes getting wet when it rains. We need the rain. God, we pray for rain.
On the monday we drove to Albury for Student Life MYC. The theme of the camp was:
"the truth"
The messages all focused on the importance of God's word and the importance of incorporating it into our everyday life. It was so amazing hanging out with other uni students from NSW and Victoria who love God and who all have a passion for sharing God's love to those who have yet to find it. It was a truly challenging week and probably the highlight of the week was going out onto the streets of Wodonga to live out and share our faith. My partner and I ended up having to evangelise to a couple who belong to cult (not that we knew they were from a cult at first). Christadelphians they call themselves. Anyway, that's another story in itself. Maybe i'll share it another time. We can only pray that God can one day open these people's eyes to the truth. Praise God that many people did come to receive Christ as their personal saviour that day. We truly rejoice. It was one awesome week of worship, learning, praying, evangelism, fellowship...
...and eating..
We then headed on a bus back to melbourne:
Got back to xinni's house and realised that I had taken somebody's luggage and that somebody had taken mine coz we had exactly the same luggage! ARGH! God forgive me because i think in those couple of minutes of panic I probably said a few words I shouldn't have. The girl ended up having to drive a long way to xinni's house and I can tell you...she was NOT impressed. I felt so bad..and it was at that moment that I wish I had my drviers licence.
Anyway...my 10 days in Melbourne pretty much consisted of eating A LOT and talking A LOT.
I felt so insecure when I walked into wesfield and realised I had no idea where i was going! I love the new westfield though! The foodcourt is definitely the highlight of the shopping centre. I spend a lot of time at that foodcourt this trip eating, catching up and camwhoring:
celebrating em's birthday and TGIF
Right..the rest of the photos are on facebook. Not uploading photos twice! It was nice seeing everybody again, espescially all the school people because I didn't get to see a lot of them the last time i was there.
There was something different about this trip though. Till now, I can't put my finger on exactly what it is. Maybe I have changed, maybe the people around me have changed, maybe it's both. I went back to Melbourne this time feeling like I was a visitor, it no longer felt like I was going home. Relationships have changed, feelings have changed...maybe I have moved on. I'm a different person to the person I was when i first moved to sydney half a year ago. Hopefully for the better...for the most part. Melbourne will always be special to me. The relationships I have made in Melbourne I will forever cherish and remember. Though friendships may weaken because of distance, people there will always be special to me. I am however glad to call sydney home now and it sure feels good to be back home. I am living a new life now with a lot of things ahead of me to look forward to. I'm slowly letting go of what I have left behind. I don't know if I have completely but I know I've taken my first few steps towards moving on. My heart is definitely here in sydney.
posted @ 3:42 AM
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It's the Motorola RAZR V9. I wanted it in gold since they didn't have pink but 3 only has it in black. grrr. it's still nice though! The screen on the front is a touch screen which acts like a short cut to play music and stuff =) Anyway, I've kept to the same number and everything so all good =)
4 flowers. one from each of your children.
Sorry, some people couldn't be there
Your 4 children and Rev. Don Everhart
You know you're in the country when you're driving and right in front of your car are a flock of sheep taking an afternoon stroll in the middle of the road .
Feeding grain to the sheep. I had never ever experienced driving with hundreds of sheep chasing from behind for food. Photos don't do this justice.
