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it was a good trip; a lovely one with v and i, strolling along the cobbled streets in the old town (and finding it so difficult to walk it!), braving the cold winds and freezing temperature with our earmuffs and thick five to six layers of clothing.. i still had lots of fun i guess (: though there were times we wished and hoped that a guy would be on the trip for safety issues and what not haha, for we had this scary moment of someone stalking us and almost following us into this dark park which overlooks the wonderful night view of stockholm city haha and we ran away NOT entering the park boohoo. we didnt give up though; we went on the last night! and took amazing photos like the last one above (:
anyway, i had this realisation once and again that, how can we NOT thank God for all these amazing sceneries, landscapes, places and people around us? felt that i am perpetually in many places of wonder, just secretly in awe of the beauty of the nature and environment around me all the time. i thank God for the sunny intervals in stockholm, which made the old town GLOW like literally a fresh page out of a fairytale story book. i thank God for the scattered white puffy clouds dotting the london blue skies on random days, which bring joy to my heart when i step out of house, despite the un-matching cold and crazy winds. i thank God for my housemates (though i never really tell them hehe shy), but i thank God for my crazy little ones in my house who brighten up my gloomy days of emo, pms, angst, stress and i hope i bring comfort and warmth in their hearts too when they are feeling shitty. lastly, i thank those back home in singapore who are constantly watching out for me, and sending me their love as and when i feel shitty. you guys know who you are (: somehow you guys just know when im down, or when i am not feeling very in place; it's as though we have some telepathy, or it's like a message from God telling me that hey, you are not so lonely and all sulky anymore!
this weekend, will be heading out of london city to sudbury court for ocf retreat, and i pray that my heart will quieten down from all the stress and work and whatnot that are preoccupying my mind these days, and listen to God and only God, and what He has to say to me. refresh my mind, soul and heart and bring me to greater heights with You, Lord (: and all my plans i will submit to You (:
anyway, just to summarise my plans for summer. all still tentative and not put to action, but yeah just to pen them down anyway:
#1: go barcelona for spanish lang courses for maybe 3,4 weeks?
#2: go beijing and attend summer school at peking uni?
#3: go costa rica or dominican rep for a 4 wk volunteering and adventure tour?
#4: my family might be coming up!!!! (:
#5: hiok might be coming up too!! (:
#6: charmaine said she, sarah and clara want to come up too?
#7: then with so many people wanting to come up, i might not go home then... BUT see how.. i might not be able to take it lol.
okay jiayou gina and jiayou everyone back home having exams (:
LOVE ♥