saying that i was to go sleep. i cant. think i need some time to get used to it. (: so back to read emails. reply emails. and complete the blog entry.

was really tickled by how yuhan had signed off for her email:

"with much love,
your sheep who is also gonna be a da bu shi de zhang lang spiritually"

was reminded of the scene where i shared to em the analogy that, i hope to grow to be someone that is resilient to challenges. to be so persistent in what she sets out to do, despite obstacles.

so summing that up, it suddenly felt to me that the description fits the characteristics of a cockcroach. hahas. adaptable. persistent. and tough. i mean, positive characteristics of the pest that is. :))

hence, one of the principle that i hope to live by since then, was to be like how the saying goes, a da bu si de zhang lang, spiritually. whenever i see one, i am often reminded to be like it, in some way. before mortein takes over next, hahas.

today was a good day out at box hill. never had such an intense discussion about coffee beans like today before. i learnt from leo's spirit. he seizes every opportunity that he has to acquire new knowledge. and is always inquisitive and humble to listen to me, even though my life experiences and knowledge pales much in comparison to his.

and his help for the veg picking adds to me a touch of a fatherly figure, giving pointers on what to look out for in picking nice veg.

and thanks logan for the shout on lunch! and with leo saying grace in mandarin. and i seriously think david smiled more today. hahahs! cool.

and visit to a chinese christian bookshop was interesting. every material was in chinese. and the lyrics in the worship songs that was played in the background was meaningful as well.

bought a card for mum for birthday. it's really rare to get hold of cards with verse in mandarin, for me at least. and yeah, dad can read the card too since its mandarin. and more pass-it-on cards. nice pictures, and it was calling out to me to buy them. happy with my buys. (:

a great day. though tired, it was fruitful fellowship.

dinner was good too. finally we went into something new like curry. hahas. though its pretty idiot-proof type of prepared mix, at least we progressed to this from eggs and chooks. and more eggs and chooks.

and yeah! suet had this new recipe of dessert that they experimented with my bag of green apples that never seem to finish. batter and caramel and stuff. with the flour bought. and, the end product was good! i like sweet.

learnt from today's chapter, that true worship lies in faith, not in experience. when you feel abandoned by God, and you continue to trust Him just like Job, you worship Him in the deepest way. (:

and the beauty of everything is, He hadn't, and will never abandon you.

that's His promise, and covenant with you. (: