2012 photobook.

 

My 2012 in colour:

Hallabong Land- where we ushered in the new year 2012.
The shortest countdown ever: "Happy New Year!!" *concusses*

Yearly trip organized by the school was cancelled this year due to 3/11, so they made it up by bringing us to a sumo match. 初相撲試合.

All-expenses-paid trip by the school to Taiwan.

Visited MBS and the amazing rooftop pool, courtesy of Asuka & family.

Celebrated 23rd in Hokkaido with churchies.

A1 concert! 10-year dream fulfilled - to see Ben life!

Wicked the musical.

Completed one round around the Yamanote Line on foot.

Countdown to 2013.

Many many other moments that I didn't manage to capture but they will be etched in my heart for a long time to come. 2012 wasn't a particularly exciting year, but it definitely wasn't a mundane one. I'm thankful for the new experiences, (re)new(ed) friendships and most importantly, that God kept my loved ones safe.

Some things stayed the same; but what we all need isn't necessarily change, but a Constant in our lives. With the rapid entrance and exit of people into and out of my lives, I've seen who are the ones who count. For that, I'm thankful for the people who have not stuck long enough because they've shown me very clearly the ones who have. Life is not a bed of roses, but it sure is as short-lived as fresh roses. Not going to bother making any resolutions because I just end up forgetting them anyway. May 2013 be a blessed and fruitful year for all of us!! (:

"Say not you cannot gladden, elevate, and set free; that you have nothing of the grace of influence; that all you have to give is at the most only common bread and water. Give yourself to your Lord for the service of men with what you have. Cannot He change water into wine? Cannot He make stammering words to be instinct with saving power? Cannot He change trembling efforts to help into deeds of strength? Cannot He still, as of old, enable you in all your personal poverty 'to make many rich?' God as need of thee for the service of thy fellow men. He has a work for thee to do. To find out what it is, and then to do it, is at once thy supremist duty and thy highest wisdom. 'Whatever He saith unto you, do it.'" --Canon George Body