Year of transition

March 25th, 2007

Year 2007 seems to hold a bleak journey ahead of me. This is largely due to the fact that I ll be leaving KL after living here ever since I graduated from NZ in 2001. It has somewhat became a home to me for the past 6 years with most of my friends are here. From my malaysian kendo friends to my current DUMC friends.

I m taking up a lecturing offer in Kuantan which is hard to resist as it comes with a scholarship to do my Masters. Have been struggling whether to go back to Kuantan — it is not particular my favourite place. My parents moved there from our hometown Penang in 1992, when I was Form 1. I spent 5 years there doing my highschool before leaving for tertiary studies back home in Penang and later to NZ.

Mixed feelings of going back….partly because I never really take Kuantan as my home…dont have many fond memories there. Another part of me is kinda relief because Ben is there and I get to see him everyday. It is tiring to maintain a long-distance relationship.

A huge part of me will miss my church friends and activities. They are like my family here in KL. And it is so hard to leave such a dynamic church where I grew spiritually so much. It is harder to leave another "family" of mine which is my Kendo gang. But I guess this is just like the other stages in my life where I moved on from one place to the other (college, uni, job), this is another stage at this point of my life. However, when I think of my new job in a new field (yes, I have always wanted to teach) feelings of excitement and anticipation come rushing to me. It is the rest of it, which I have fear in. I m not sure how am I going to cope in a chinese congregation church, not sure how to live with my parents again after 10 years living away from home, not sure whether my new-much-lower salary can sustain me comfortably :P Haha!

But there is one thing I m sure of, I know God will be there before me being my solid Rock no matter where I ll be. Everything may be constantly changing but God is still the ever same, the ever faithful, the same yesterday, today and forevermore.

Here on Your promises I stand, You hold my future in Your hands, My solid Rock, Almighty God, I put my trust in You.

Keeping updated

March 6th, 2007

The best thing about Friendster is u gotta see the recent happenings in your long-lost friends’ lives. I mean, where else can u be updated of most of ur friends in just a few minutes? It is great to see some whose status has changed from "single" to "in a relationship" (hehehehe…u know who u r) after years of blogging being single (this applies to only one friend :P) hahaha..

It is also great to see some who got married (love the wedding photos), some who travel probably 1/2 of the world n got herself a blond, tall boyfriend (wahahaha…yea, thats u, Pips :P) Especially on some friends who really changed ALOT (for the better, that is) since college/uni days. Totally amazing!

And WWF staff is banned from using Friendster! Such unfairness! :P

Blessed week ahead :) [keeping my fingers crossed that i wont get caught by the ICT team as i log off Friendster ----- for time being]