give thanks, with a grateful heart pt2

the past few days have been pretty eventful.

many things and people to give thanks to the Lord for.

i shall count my blessings once again!

happenings

thank God for the silent retreat at the garden of remembrance on sat, which gave me a chance to find rest and take a breather from the cacophony of life.. restoring my faith and realigning my focus. not forgetting gareth's inspiring poem of praise which really spoke to me! those little but beautiful things of God's creation which we often take for granted.

thank God for hearing my cries and giving me a room in hall2, through yuhui and stephanie! i'm really really really thankful. though it seemed random & out of the blue, but i know it's not by chance. & i thank God this didn't happen right at the start of the sem, such that i was able to get used to hard core travelling. 'cause this gives me more flexibility! woah it's amazing how the pieces are starting to fit in.

people

thank God for wei! for so so so so so soooooo much i don't even know how to start putting them into words. but.. she's really a godsend. (: this sister makes me feel loved and the best thing is, she inspires me to spread the love.. to pass it on!

thank God for minh! for that message which gave me the courage to go for type class last thurs. for understanding my fear and reassuring me. (: i didn't expect it at all, so all the more i was thankful.

thank God for tp! for being a great study-in-adm-on-thursdays pal for the past sem! and for looking out for me with regards to travelling (i live quite far from the usual westies in church). esp that night after ahseh's 21st, when he wanted to travel further to accompany me and to be able to empathise with my travel sentiments. very very thankful for such a caring brother-in-Christ! (:

thank God for jac! who always responds to my shouts of stress and because i know we can always confide in each other! we were supposed to go for some CF event together. but in the end, we backed out and had dinner by ourselves. which turned out to be a great decision because we ended up deep in conversation for 2 hours in canA. ((: i really miss being roomies with her. & I'LL MISS HER LIKE MAD WHEN SHE LEAVES FOR EXCHANGE. )): sel: "i can't imagine what it'll be like without her."

thank God for sel! who gave her best to help me with the cambodia sharing despite her own load of work and stress; who went through the sharing with me despite her migraine on sunday. &&, all the HTHTs we always have! haha i still remember us deep in conversation in the midst of all the hooha around us during the methodist walk briefing (which didn't concern us thankfully). up till now i still find it amazing. (:

last but not least, thank God for papa & mummy! who are always understanding about my stressful school-life and lack of time to help out with household chores. sometimes when my bro or i want to help out with washing dishes, my dad or mum would say, "不要紧，让我们洗，你们去忙你们的。" little actions like these that warm my heart. sometimes my mum will brew/cook tonics for me, or come into my room to give me a massage. then i'll hug her when i'm stressed. (: aww man i think i'll miss them so much when i move into hall this time.

of course, there are more to give thanks for.

but these are a few for now. (:

lastly, i realise something..

meaningful relationships are really important to me.

and it takes two hands to clap.