FEELING BLUE

Feeling blue - my blog is blue color.

We are picking up mom in 6 hours time. I cannot wait (that's how much I've missed her! & dad as well... unfortunately dad cannot come now, but later on my graduation).

I'm REALLY tired now and also mixed with the excitement of meeting mom, not sure if I can sleep hehe.

Good night my blue blog!

*SIGH*

Having cleaned up my apartment last night until 3am (just too fun to be aware of the time), I told myself (before going to bed) that I won't be late for my 9am-ensemble class tomorrow morning. Guess what! (Yea.. you guessed it!) To be exact, I woke up 9 on the dot! Practically jumped out of my bed trying to think quickly what I was supposed to do first. Slowly but surely I picked up my phone and rang the rest of the ensemble group members. Both phones were off, couldn't be bothered I quickly ran into the shower and did a quick one. Didn't brush my hair just randomly tied it up (it turned to be nice messy-look! Haha...). Feeling quilty arriving at Uni by 10am, just made it to the final practice (it's a 2-hour class, thank God I still had the 2nd hour to attend).

Next time I won't warn myself of the worst possibility! It usually happens when you don't want it to happen, weird huh.. but it's somehow true. Well.. it's all my fault, why should I sleep so late?

Anyway... the reason I cleaned up my apartment is because my mom is coming over (how exciting!) and I needed to sort out my room so I can fit in 2 beds for her to stay in. I'll be very busy from today on until the weekend, therefore won't have time to do the sorting out and the cleaning up.

Inspite of what happened today, I'm just looking forward to meeting my mom and talking to her ALOT!!! :))

*It's a happy ending*

THE PROPERTY OF JESUS (JEnny SUSanti?)

"The property of Jesus" -> that's what was labelled on my pencil case (with all these different colours on each letter - pretty cute although some had faded away - still cute!) which I had been having/using it for the past 10 years or so (since my high school). Bought it at a christian store back in Medan and now I just lost it somewhere at Uni (I think) last week. Was quite dissapointed to have lost it because I really loved that thing. Funny, there's nothing fancy about that pencil case, it's got holes here and there, the zip didn't work quite that well anymore, it's at its very vulnerable condition.... yet still loving it. See if I can find it back this week, must be somewhere in one of the class rooms. If I end up not finding it, it might be the time to let go...

HAPPY TEACHER

Proud of my students for doing so well on their AMEB (Australian Music Examination Board) piano exams yesterday. 2 achieved High Distinction (A+) and 1 Honours (A). Well done!

Few incidents during this week which had showed me once more how much God truly looked after me so well. I couldn't believe what had happened and didn't think they were simply a coincidence.

Friends: keep trusting Him, He is never asleep, He watches every single step we go, He knows our needs more than we know we are in need.

WHO AM I?

By. Casting Crowns

Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart

Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are

I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
Vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours

Who am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love and watch me rise again
Who am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me

Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are

I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
Vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours

I am Yours
Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
'Cause I am Yours
I am Yours

SUNDAY @ THE BEACH

Pemuda peeps organised a BBQ @ Bronte beach on Sunday midday. The weather was beautiful, sweet!! 3 cars headed off to the location at around 12:30pm. We cooked, we ate, we talked and laughed, we played - played charades at the beach (was heaps fun, fortunately [yes.. "fortunately" hehe, I'm joking here ok] boy's group lost, they had to write "WE LOSE!" on the sand with their ass :D). Some people had to go to the afternoon service afterwards. But I went home, before arriving home, I went to Rockdale plaza to get some groceries from Woolies and then walked home. Felt pretty tired after that, managed to have some dinner and watched the X-factor, showered then on my bed I landed, and that was 8:30pm (if not mistaken), dozed off peacefully.

Very enjoyable day that I haven't had in a long time, really thank God for such an opportunity to go out there and have fellowship with one another.

Back to my Saturday....

Glad that I decided to go to Pemuda (struggling to either practice my piano or go to Pemuda), was being reminded again of Paul's message for us to imitate Christ's humility.

• By thinking the same - to have the same mindset that Jesus has (v. 2 ...by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.)
• By being humble - not competing with others (v. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.)
• By considering others - not only your own interests, but also the interests of others (v. 4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.)

How often do we seek encouragement but never encourage others; seek attention but never notice others; seek praise when we've done a great job but never praise others when they've done a marvelous work? As born-again-christians, we should initiate to love, initiate to encourage, and/or even initiate to rebuke our brothers and sisters when they've done something wrong. If everyone starts doing that, we'll never run out of encouragement, because it's a two-way thing.

~More Of Others & Less Of Myself~