prothesis : : purposed by God

Stirling Range

2008-02-01T14:37:00.000+09:00

I am here in Albany about 500km away from Perth sitting in a cafe waiting for Dawn to finish her two week long prac about 30km south of a tiny little town called Borden. I am really hoping that she will finish before 5pm since her parents will not allow us to drive back after dark and I've spent about 6 days in this area already.

Was here for 3 days last week and a further 3 days this week. Last week, I locked myself out of the car in Williams a town about 160km south of Perth and had to get Dawn's dad and her brother to come rescue us.

On another note altogether, my application for church membership at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church has been tentatively approved, not sure pending any further interviews. It will be a big step for me to finally move on from Wesley. It's was such a difficult decision to make but I believe it is important for my spiritual life.

This last trip back to Singapore has really taught me some harsh lessons and made me realise that Wesley YM is no longer "home". All that remains is memories, everyone's gone, perhaps there is a reason...

daylights...

2007-10-28T01:54:00.000+08:00

It's 1.54am now. In 6 minutes time, it will be 3am! It's my first time adjusting to daylight savings time. Last year, I was in Melbourne when Perth moved to DST (Perth introduced DST last year and started it later than the rest of Australia). I have to work in 5 hours time...

Thank you!

2007-10-26T16:22:00.000+08:00

Welcome to the new prothesis.net. It has been a long time. On 12 November, Dawn and I will celebrate our one year together. It has been a year full of ups and downs, but I thank God for blessing us with the relationship and opportunity to share our lives with one another.

On 20 July, I celebrated my quarter of a century birthday. Here is a long overdue thanks to Ruth, Weiyi, Leighton, Jill, Charis, Grace, Arthur, Deborah, Jeanette, Steph, Lindy + James, Chin Wee, Glenna, Abigail, Kelvin, Eugene, Jonathan, Bernice, Auntie Sally, Chin Hui, Kathleen and Clarence for the beautiful Poang armchair and card. AND, of course, to DAWN, for the side table and reading lamp, this is a present that I use for at least an hour everyday and really appreciate your contribution and friendships through the last year.

At OCF Murdoch, I assumed the role of president on 24 August and I am excited to be able to serve God and my campus in this way: making a difference in my sphere of influence. Since the beginning of this year, I have been attending Mount Pleasant Baptist Church together with some other members from OCF Murdoch and I will want to return to serving in a church ministries from next year.

On 17 September, I graduated with a Bachelors in Commerce degree from Murdoch University. It was a really great weekend as my parents, aunt and uncle, flew in from Singapore to share in the event with me. Indeed the three semesters have flown by so quickly but I thank God for His faithfulness through my studies and also for my Dad for providing me the hard earned finances. Thanks DAD! I am now in the midst of the honours program at Murdoch, supporting myself through part-time work at Woolworths Booragoon and researching my thesis on the difference in work-life balance of employees in large and small organisations.

I will be arriving in Singapore on 8 December '07 after attending the OCF AGM and Convention in Melbourne. I can't wait to be back!