it's silly how i feel sadder as we grow older.

goodbye school, goodbye youth, goodbye ocf, goodbye friends.

every year we getting closer who we're gonna be,

it's time to celebrate the story of how we want to be.

while i m glad i am more disciplined than ever

i am also sad i am missing out on memorable events :(

happy birthday steven nonetheless :)

For every hill I've had to climb,

For every stone that bruised my feet,

For all the blood and sweat and grime,

For blinding storms and burning heat,

My heart sings but a grateful song-

These were the things that made me strong.

psalm 51

Create in me a pure heart, o God,

and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Do not cast me from your presence

or take your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation

and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

as trying as it may be, i am waiting for his 'immeasurably more'.

and thus concluded the final day of lectures. 5 exams, 2 assignments, 1 week of clinical placements. and hopefully, if i do pass, that will be all. God, please let that be all. the end of the marathon is so near.

one of these days, actually, one of those days after my exams, i will do a super mega emo post filled with pictures and captions, to remind myself of the life i had lived here in melbourne :) better try to remember now, than later. sadly, i might have already forgotten a big part of it.

a random thought.

haven't quite penned my thoughts here in a long time, perhaps because the pace of life has been so quick and so fast since... (i cant actually remember when?) the next two weeks are going to be more tiring, more difficult, more fast-paced. but i am confident things will go alright. although i cant comprehend logically how i am going to manage, but deep inside, there is a sense of peace, a reliance on God for Him to make all things right while i made a silent promise to do my best.

and lately, there is something about music and good songs that speaks to my soul. i often wish i know the language of music a little better.

cell retreat '09, a road to remember.

alex's brilliant idea of detouring to mount dandenong makes everyone very silly & happy! braving the cold for the wonderful view, fitting into the giant chair, miss marples, scary puppets in the toy shop, jumping/runing shots, pie in the sky, lolly shop. as it hails and it rains, we sped off to mornington in search of the sun.

a 5 minute break at this magnificent lookout, where only the braved ones dare venture out. against the cold wind that slaps the breath out of you, we took pictures 1,2,3.

day2. enchanted maze, reminds me of the movie enchanted! only that we attempted to make a music video to the song 'a whole new world'. laughters giggles confused directors. aren't we glad none of us did theatre studies? some enthu act-smart ones tried to challenge the real maze, only to fail. muddy soil, drizzling rain, brr, lousy weather, but still loads to thank God for.

check out our cell's crazy spice & ginger spice: lucy & audge

ended up with a barbecue that night. attempts to visit the hot springs failed, despite several calls & attempts to book :( anyhow, crazy ka-ra-o-ke session that night, with people getting high on music. especially david mafat and his yells of "air supply air supply air supply" no pictures, but loads of interesting videos.

day3: time to go, but we couldnt resist stopping by the beach. after all, what's a trip to mornington without going to the beach. one volleyball, ten people, many peekture shots. lunch at springvale, and back to the city.