i treasure

as each melbourne sunset and sunrise come and go, i find myself treasuring more and more of the time i spend with friends and melbourne. i treasure the friday mornings where i can sleep in before hitting the sameoldbuilding which is just a 20minute walk away. i miss the availability of nice cafes (seven seeds) at every corner of the block - not dead buildings that exist merely for a function, but lively cafes with nice&polite people who are ready to serve not just the coffee but also a smile & a 'how do you do?' i treasure the generousity of friendswhoareblessedwithcars - that they are willing to send me from places to places - even though it's just about 10minutes walk away. i treasure thatfridaynightthing whereby we come together as a group of God's children to worship,learn&fellowship - it makes the journey so much less lonely. i treasure the spontaneous events that we as youthful and carefree students can afford (l4d lan party/postsupperhangouts)...

and come saturday, i am thankful for the willingness of old friends who would come together from various walk of life, various parts of the city for a 3hourlong breakfast (accardia @ getrudge) - i cant thank God enough for thefriendshipgroup - thank you for kr,jc,hl&mi,je,mc,lo&sh,hy,jx,st&ra who made the effort to turn up, braving through windycoldmorning, nearextinctcarparkslots, highway&tolls etc - i think it meant much to everyone who was there. it certainly meant much to me.

i treasure popping in & out of the quirky shops that tells the story of brunswick st.

i treasure my church. i treasure this community that God has blessed. i treasure God, who is willing to humble Himself to close the gap to meet me. i treasure His grace & mercy. i treasure His faithfulness and strength that is shown through my wretched-self.

i treasure the asiansuburbs (glenwaverly) of melbourne - where cheap good shanghai food abounds, where hmm steamdumplingstasteohsoyummy. i treasure how everyone's so ready to laugh at the tiniest thing - pleasant light-hearted jokes thrown around the table. humor is so subjective, and it's so much easier when people are more lenient when hearing your jokes.

i treasure how we will go to the extent of imposing inconvenience on ourselves to walk/drive that extra mile for a friend. i treasure how we do care for each other's feelings at the end of the day.

it's such a wonderful world.