| Hi everyone :) yeahh i havnt undate this thing in a while...so much things to say: * December 25 CHRISTMAS ( my late Christmas update..) : yeah so, on that day, I did not go shopping for last minute Christmas presents or food..etc, nor do i hang out with my friends, instead i did something meaningful. I went with my church's small group to deliver sleeping bags to the homeless people around downtown houston. Understanding that when Christmas is around, they do not have warm clothes nor families around them to celebrate the holiday, but instead wondering around the street, searching for the next meal, the next place to rest for the night. ( I didnt get off the car though...adults think its sorta dangerous..) So we just hand it to them and drove off..( too bad we dont have enough sleeping bags so we have to avert some of the homeless people ) What really touches me though, was the kind heart they have, when saying "thank you" and " Merry Christmas", it sounded like they really mean it and they really do appreciate everything been given to them. I also saw the desperation in their eyes........that was the image that i cannot forget...... * NEW YEAR UPDATE: yea so, it's time to say good-bye to 2006, many things happened this year. I matured and learned, experienced the good and the bad, been through friendship crisis, dramas...etc. But what i really do appreciate though, is my friend and my familiy because they continuously provide me with care and support. Most importantly, this year improved my determination with my walk with Jesus Christ. I learned to use prayers to search for comfort and also to pray for others. Through praying, I speak to God and ask Him questions in order to serch for eternity and peace. I understand that His love for me is unconditional and unfailing. Even though there are times that life got so frustrating that I got apart from my Christian life...He is there for me and continue to bless me in every possible way. That is why I wanted to return and use the gift He provided me to join the worship team, to sing for Him, play for Him and to return it all to His glory. I am not going to say what exactly happened this year, like the good/bad events, what happened happened, there is no way we can turn time back and to restart things ( but seriously though, it would be really nice to have rewind or stop buttons in life..) I just want to use a thankful heart right now to appreciate everything that happened to me this year. Last but not least, I want to thank my parents. Even though sometimes I think they are annoying...etc but in the end I really DO understand that they love me so much :) and I'm really lucky to have them as my parents. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE :) |
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New Zealand is very beautiful and peaceful and people are very friendly. My mom once considering sending me there for school. You can see students in PE class are bare footed. You can even see people in malls like Galeria bare footed. Can you image that? They are nature lovers. New Zealand is determined to protect its enviornment, like, if you didn't claim bringing any food/plants into this country you could be fined like up to USD60,000. One of our friends was charged like USD6,000 for bringing an instant noodle (considered as food). 
I walked with them every morning along the seashore to see sails floating under the sunshine. Strangers said "hi" to you when they passed by. And camellias are fully blooming and trembling in the wind. 
I spent most of my afternoon playing computer/video games. You know what? My grandma is very skilled in some of those stuff cuz she has nothing better to do but play them all day long. hahahaha...
