The time is 2.25pm on my computer clock. Let's see how fast I can finish this post. In actual fact, I should be attempting to do 3 papers due on 29th December, but I just got distracted. Here goes...
If I am not wrong, I can count the no. of Posts I have this year on 1 hand. Haha. Gosh, it really has been quite a while since i last posted... again.. as usual. It's all because of my super busy Semester, and the amount of stuff and responsibilities that I have to do. It's quite crazy really, I was just mentioning to my mother the other day that I have never felt so busy in my whole life.
Anyways, before I carry on the rants, I want to wish Everybody out there A BLESSED CHRISTMAS! Wo hoo! In a way, the world is in the celebration mood all because 2000+ years ago, Jesus was born, and it's because of Him, I am where I am today, Alive and Made whole. Joyful not because of the circumstances or because of who I am, but because of what he's done in Me. The impact of his Birth is amazzzzzzing!!!!
A few updates: Just came back from a youth camp from 8th-11th December. (Youth camp was great this year! God was reminding us of our purpose of TAke our City and generation, and letting us know that we are here for such a time as this! I feel as though God is moving the youth group from one level to another, and I am excited about the work he will be doing through us in the years to come.)
Just came back from a Long Awaited Family Holiday from 13th December - 22nd Dec. We went to Shanghai for 5 nights and HK for 4 nights. So it was quite an experience to see 2 major Asian cities in a period of 10 days, and how our Asian counterparts live their lives. I know I'm a bit biased, and my stay in Shanghai and HK might have been a bit to short to come to such a conclusion but I have to say Singapore is still my Favourite Country to live in. haha.
But a few takes on Shanghai - it's a RApidly (and i mean really rapidly) developing city. I think it's like China's CBD, except BIGGER and Rapidly Growing. Haha. But I also found it a city of huge differences. For example, I was on a street where there was a Huge, Pretty, Expensive shopping mall on one side, and A few shop houses (where Poverty can still be seen) and old people playing a reform game of Mahjong on the other side. I met people who offered Great Service, and also people who were pretty impatient. Oh ya, and I got to experience toilets without doors!! Amazing man... Thankfully i Chose the last cubicle where no one saw nothing. After that experience, the next day my mother wanted to go to the toilet, and she asked around the street if there was any "hao" toilet, and the man laughed and said there is no such thing as hao" toilet's around that area.
A few takes on HK - It's a busy country. I could feel it everywher i went. In the Mrts, in the shopping centres. Everyone moved at a fast paced, the MTR's (MRT's - as known in Spore) where very frequent but always crowded. The restaurants I went to were like Chinese fast food joints where they order your food the momment you seat, serve you really fast, and you find yourself out of the place in no time! Everything there is "fast fast''. heh. But i got to see some really senic sights of HK, like at Ocean Park, and at the Peak! Also got to experience a bit of the night life with all the colour and noise, and lastly, I got to experience the crowd in HK. To sum it all up, it was quite an experience. Haha.
So well, the time is now 2:49pm. I think i really need to get back to my studies, getting a bit nervous at the rate i'm going about accomplishing my work. Well, it's great to be back, might post the pics on face book, and maybe some here... and I will most prob blog once more b4 this year is over just to sum it all up.
God bless,
Esther.
I look to that day where my whole life revolves 360 around yours. With your grace, I'm working to it.
eStHer
10:25 PM
