happy belated new year! ok... its been ages since my last post i realize... so i'll make this one extra long to make up for it... haha

i can't believe its a new year... i can't believe time passes by that quickly! i've finished my first year of uni. and it wasn't anything like i expected... i don't mean that in a negative way or anything, it was just; different but good. haha JL asked me how i would rate the year out of 10... my response? well it was a 9.

haha i've already anticipated the risk of me becoming incredibly sappy and reminiscing over all the great times (which would take me ages) soooo... i won't do that... haha it doesn't seem necessary. those moments would be in no way as personal to you as they are to me. but all in all i'd describe this year as perhaps a turning point in my life.

i think its the lessons that i've learned... (or rather that i hope that i've learned so that i won't have to repeat them... haha) its i guess... discovering more of who i am...and who i want to be... (gosh and that didn't sound corny at all.... hahaha) but in all seriousness... finding that my identity is in Him and that above all... i am loved by Him... through the hard times and the great times. turning point.

while i was in hong kong, i went on the roller coaster ride called the dragon in ocean park. and i came to the incredibly profound and oh-so-original conclusion that life is like a roller coaster ride. haha yep. theres the obvious: ups and the downs... then you have then unexpected turns. moments when you find things have turned upside down and leaves you feeling disorientated. moments where you're completely freaked out and can't help the scream that escapes your lips... and you think to yourself: stop. i want to get off this ride.
but then there are those moments where you laugh and grin stupidly at the pure exhilaration of it all. and when you think about it, an Engineer has sat down and carefully planned each track and each turn. He's not only considered where you're heading, but your safety: those seat beats that keep you firmly in your seat... allowing you to defy gravity, making you feel secure... and perhaps lending you the courage to get onto the ride in the first place.


2007? it was great. again... i have no idea what to expect for 2008... i know there are going to be changes... challenges. but bring it on. hahaha i'm looking forward to it. unexpected turns, roller coaster rides? all part of the fun and brilliance that is life. =D
carpe diem. because its painfully obvious that life is short. before you know it the ride is over. so seize the day. and love every moment of it.

Labels: bible verses, learning, observations, ramblings, reminiscing

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