The Last Samurai

Caught the show on DVD last night, was quite filled with.."wow..the Japanese really know what it means by loyalty". Wasn't even concentrating on Tom Cruise, the Japs in the movie really stole the show, especially the young actors!
The movie portrayed slaying as such a glorified spiritual act. To me, killing another is murder, but of cos there are those that kill out of self-defense. I don't know, realised that am quite conflicted over this issue. But the bible does say, thou shall not kill...that's pretty clear to me.
Anyway, apart from the moral issues that i was pondering about, the movie did feel me with much respect for the Japs/samurais...the honour and cause that they all vow to fight to the end for. But then again, honour can also be misplaced...sigh...starting to contradict myself again!
ANYWAY...had a nice time, catching up with the girls yesterday, over coffee and cakes...this is the life! So blessed to have such good company and the time to enjoy these little moments of joy! Women can really talk...dunno why we have so much to yak about and so much to let out! Gonna miss this when i start work...but i am really looking forward to starting work in the child care...a whole new experience.
This morning as i was doing my quiet time, started thinking of my dear friends back home..really miss you guys still, all of you will continue to be my thoughts and prayers.

Am goin home...

Went down to Chinatown to book cheap tickets back home for December...and we are set to go home on the 19th December. Seating there and waiting for the agent to confirm our flight, made me day dream about home and anticipate that blessed day! Pathetic right! After 6 months in Sydney, am still attached to Singapore. Its hard to explain or express this longing i have to go back, not that i hate the life here in Sydney, but...
Was my grocery shopping day today, always feel a sense of achievement when i stock up the cupboards and fridge...the simple pleasures in life!
Visited Vicki's blog site just now, and it never fails to amaze me at how God has brought our paths to cross...its so timely...and thank You God for these friends that You have provided.
Another friend coming up today, Lloyd...another welcomed visitor!

My sis sent me a recent camp photo of the Young Adults group from my church back home. Looking at all the photos really made me miss them so so much! Sigh, all of you are still very much in both of our hearts and prayers...miss my sister so much too! Absence really really makes the heart grow fonder...Rebekah! Can't wait to see Ruth/Boaz soon!

A welcomed visitor...

Charles...yup we had another friend over to visit us, and this was a picture taken the night he was going to leave us, we were at Mrs Macquarie's chair, where you could see both the Sydney opera house and the bridge at the same time..it was freezing!! It was nice to have an old friend come to visit...made us miss home yet again...sigh

Another amazing experience at Port Stephens! This time a total change in landscape...it was sand, sand and more sand! REally felt like we were in the deserts! It was so so cool to try our hand in sand boarding, had a mini race, and its obvious who won! I must say that it was pretty intimidating at first, cos the drop was very 90 degrees! But after doing it a few times you just want to keep going up and flying down again..Never ate so much sand before...but the scenery again left us dumb founded with awe...

After following them for a long time, and seeing their fins poke out of the surface..these beautiful creatures took a final bow before they left us on their way. It was stunning, a creation of an awesome God. The majesty of the creature was just jaw dropping, everybody on board just gasped in delight...the scene was priceless...

Went to Port Stephens over the weekend to do some whale watching, and this was the beautiful view that awaited me as we took the boat out...

A truely beautiful experience with a treasured friend...South Head point @ manly. We wanted to capture the moment, but there was nobody who could help us out, so we attempted to do it on our own...not too bad, considering the shaky hands!

friends


Friends from afar. Had yet 2 other friends to come and visit our humble home. They demanded a home cooked meal as proof that i could cook! So i showed them! It was a nice warm fuzzy feeling spending time with friends from home. I miss home! Thanks for coming!

I've been truely blessed...

It has been some time...since i've dragged myself to the computer to share my thoughts to the worldwide web. I feel God's powerful hand upon me the last week...i am now employed and also accepted to further my studies. Its funny how a particular door closes while another opens wide...i've got an inkling that God wants me in this line of work. Thanks for the big hint Lord! After the week passed, i also realised how easy it was for me to let these blessings go by without much joy...the complicancy of man...
Had a really good friend over with us in our humble home too...it was refreshing catching up and hearing news from home. Today she has left for sunny Singapore and her absence is greatly felt, it always happens, but i thank God for the little reminder of home.
I just hope that i would be equally joyful when trials come by again. But for now, i'm at peace....

I love kangaroos (not!) but I want a dog now.