Taoyuan International Airport なう.
Just sent the girls off on their flight and I'm waiting for mine in the evening. Long wait ahead. Not that it's all that bad - I get to have talk to myself and reflect on life. Thanks Chae Huah and Grace for lending me their books to pass the time. Thank God for my laptop. And thank God for the past 4 weeks! So many things have happened, so many things to give thanks for.
1. Limin in London
2. Smooth trip to Europe
3. Safety during the camp-out @ Narita
4. The girls arriving safely in Japan
5. Snow and Sakuras within two days! (story for later)
6. (very very mild) Earthquake experience
7. Safe flight to Taiwan
8. Meeting up with Deborah
9. Letting us escape the quake in Japan narrowly (by about a few hours)
10. God for being so full of grace and mercy and love towards us
That's pretty much my last 4 weeks in a nutshell. I don't think anyone reading this can see the spectacularism of all this unless they've shared my experience. The most amazing experience was probably the experiencing of snow (Winter) and seeing cherry blossoms in full bloom (Spring) over a span of 2 days. I kid you not. I thought it was a joke when Grace said in passing that it might snow when they come over; and I thought it a bigger joke when she casually-jokingly commented that we might see Sakuras the next day right after we witnessed snow. God is so humorous. Don't ever say never, man. That's my biggest takeout from this whole experience. The power of prayer is so real it'll scare you if you're not prepared. for it. People, be very careful of what you pray for!
And about the very talked-about quake. One happened in Honshu which sent tremors to the buildings in Tokyo 3 hours after we left Tokyo. And when the big quake happened, we were in Osaka, where we experienced a dizzying, slight tremor while we were in the aquarium. And that was all. God kept us safe throughout. If we'd left Tokyo a day or two later, or had decided to venture up north, or if the quake had hit Osaka instead of Tokyo... I don't know what would have become of us. But to quote Betsie Ten Boom: 'In God's kingdom, there are no ifs'.
And thank God for the people who cared to ask me if I'm okay!
I'll be back in Singapore for 2 weeks unless there's a change in situation that calls for any postponement or delays. Having a meeting with M on the 25th to discuss about this issue at hand. I don't understand how some people think. I don't understand how I think. I don't understand how I'm supposed to think. Gosh. Sometimes I think I'm such a self-centred b****. But while I'm back, I just wanna spend as much time with the people I love. It's really funny how things all worked out in the end. Whoever wants to know the full story, ask me. It's nothing as mind-blowing as snow and cherry blossoms in two days, but it's still humbling enough for me.
I wanna reflect on my life and rethink about it. I wanna live my life to the fullest and in a more meaningful way. Life's way too short. Think carefully about the figures reported by the media rising daily like stocks. You'll see that they're not just numbers. Those are lives which used to be flesh and bones, like us. How do you want your legacy to be like? I'm in no position to berate anyone on that topic. I don't have any rights; I've been wasting my life away for the past 21 years in many aspects.
New semester starting soon. Time to think about a change. Time to live a life bearing fruit. Time to wake up and be useful. Time to be a fisher of Man.
Thank God for my results. It's not fabulous, but enough to put a smile on my face and thank God from the bottom of my heart. I didn't deserve any of that - but His grace is certainly enough for me. And certainly, for you too.
God bless Japan.
Just sent the girls off on their flight and I'm waiting for mine in the evening. Long wait ahead. Not that it's all that bad - I get to have talk to myself and reflect on life. Thanks Chae Huah and Grace for lending me their books to pass the time. Thank God for my laptop. And thank God for the past 4 weeks! So many things have happened, so many things to give thanks for.
1. Limin in London
2. Smooth trip to Europe
3. Safety during the camp-out @ Narita
4. The girls arriving safely in Japan
5. Snow and Sakuras within two days! (story for later)
6. (very very mild) Earthquake experience
7. Safe flight to Taiwan
8. Meeting up with Deborah
9. Letting us escape the quake in Japan narrowly (by about a few hours)
10. God for being so full of grace and mercy and love towards us
That's pretty much my last 4 weeks in a nutshell. I don't think anyone reading this can see the spectacularism of all this unless they've shared my experience. The most amazing experience was probably the experiencing of snow (Winter) and seeing cherry blossoms in full bloom (Spring) over a span of 2 days. I kid you not. I thought it was a joke when Grace said in passing that it might snow when they come over; and I thought it a bigger joke when she casually-jokingly commented that we might see Sakuras the next day right after we witnessed snow. God is so humorous. Don't ever say never, man. That's my biggest takeout from this whole experience. The power of prayer is so real it'll scare you if you're not prepared. for it. People, be very careful of what you pray for!
And about the very talked-about quake. One happened in Honshu which sent tremors to the buildings in Tokyo 3 hours after we left Tokyo. And when the big quake happened, we were in Osaka, where we experienced a dizzying, slight tremor while we were in the aquarium. And that was all. God kept us safe throughout. If we'd left Tokyo a day or two later, or had decided to venture up north, or if the quake had hit Osaka instead of Tokyo... I don't know what would have become of us. But to quote Betsie Ten Boom: 'In God's kingdom, there are no ifs'.
And thank God for the people who cared to ask me if I'm okay!
I'll be back in Singapore for 2 weeks unless there's a change in situation that calls for any postponement or delays. Having a meeting with M on the 25th to discuss about this issue at hand. I don't understand how some people think. I don't understand how I think. I don't understand how I'm supposed to think. Gosh. Sometimes I think I'm such a self-centred b****. But while I'm back, I just wanna spend as much time with the people I love. It's really funny how things all worked out in the end. Whoever wants to know the full story, ask me. It's nothing as mind-blowing as snow and cherry blossoms in two days, but it's still humbling enough for me.
I wanna reflect on my life and rethink about it. I wanna live my life to the fullest and in a more meaningful way. Life's way too short. Think carefully about the figures reported by the media rising daily like stocks. You'll see that they're not just numbers. Those are lives which used to be flesh and bones, like us. How do you want your legacy to be like? I'm in no position to berate anyone on that topic. I don't have any rights; I've been wasting my life away for the past 21 years in many aspects.
New semester starting soon. Time to think about a change. Time to live a life bearing fruit. Time to wake up and be useful. Time to be a fisher of Man.
Thank God for my results. It's not fabulous, but enough to put a smile on my face and thank God from the bottom of my heart. I didn't deserve any of that - but His grace is certainly enough for me. And certainly, for you too.
God bless Japan.
1 comment:
you're so lucky to escape the earthquake!! and to fly away in time before the air tickets became something that 'money can't buy' literally.. glad you're safe!
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