saying hi plus a bit more

after a hiatus of not blogging for 2 weeks, I decided to share a piece of thanksgiving in the midst of practising for worship.

A replied to the email I sent, and it was all good. She seemed grateful to me for being honest with her and she clarified certain matters. I am very thankful that all turned out well. And I am looking forward to taking our friendship up to a higher level. One thing that she brought up was the reason why we drifted apart. She said that I seemed to be very busy with my personal matters to spend time with her. I guess I would have to make a decision to share more about what I do with my time, and that might just mean coming out to her. At least she knows that the time I spent is not on fun and frivolous things over spending time with her.. Pray for wisdom and God's perfect timing. I have learnt that saying the right things at the wrong time is almost the same as saying the wrong things.

After the trip, I do feel more rested. Someone asked me, why Australia again and again. I guess it is the air, the humidity or the lack of it, the familarity; the way the shops are structured and built in every suburb, the long drives down isolated highways surrounded by the vast amount of empty land, the horses, lambs, cows along the way, the occasional roadkill which make me give a squeal nearly everytime ( and that amuses peeps, I dun know why), the bottleshops, the trips to the supermarkets and shopping warehouse; like I know which shops are bookshops and which shops are supermarkets and which shops are pharmacies and how David Jones and Myers are the equivalent of Robinsons and Tangs, how Woolsworth is the equivalent of NTUC and Coles the equivalent of Cold Storage, how Hungry Jack is the same as Burger King, the way the maps are drawn in the street directory, the scenery, the traffic system, just everything that reminds me about how relaxing every trip is for me.

This trip was a great one. It was a bit different because I didn't quite have a lot of alone time to myself, which is essentially the way I draw strength and refreshment through stuff like sitting alone in front of the ocean for some hours reflecting, reading, praying, worshipping. The trade off is precious though. Spending time with a group of easygoing pals, enjoying the sharing sessions, laughing @ silly things, at one another, being able to be real and authentic. It was just a beautiful and treasured experience and I would really like to do that again.

Need to pack and practise over 30 songs to play during the small group worship during M trip. The maxi cab comes @ 5.15a.m. to pick me up tomorrow. Shall blog more when I feel restless with the stuff I got to do. Ciaoz. Miss you all the gals heaps. Catch you soon.
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