Time Lapse Part I

Alright, it's been about two weeks since I last blogged and some may wonder what's happened to me. I will summarize the happenings in three parts. Part I pertains to the pre-mid sem break craziness of assignment rushing and the econs test. Part II is the mid sem break itself (not quite a break; passed in a blink). Part III is about the end of the break and a sorting out of my confused mind.

PART I
So the last time I blogged was about True Love Waits on Monday Sept 21. In the week that followed, I rushed out my Political Science assignment. Worked through the night; finished it an hour before deadline in Si Yi's living room. Problems printing; it was out 40 mins before deadline. Rushed to uni, submitted the assignment with 5 minutes to spare. 
Began studying for econs test which was to follow in 60 mins. (terrible, i know. By grace I passed the test.) I had just found out 2 hrs before from David that it wasn't MCQ like I thought, and he wrote out a 'cheat sheet' for me. That sheet saved me, somewhat. What I learn from that experience is that (1) Econ1020 IS important. (2) It's darn easy. Study 1 hr before still can pass. (3) Since it's so easy, I ought to be doing really well in it.
After the test: dinner with Derrick (at this point I was about to pass out; hadn't slept for two nights and running a flu cos of the dust storm). We had a good chat about some of our concerns, thoughts, but it's all pretty confidential (though I remember the topics... I forgot about two thirds of what was said. Sorry, Derrick!). The night did not end there (to my dismay). Jon's household required manpower to move their new fridge, so there I was and turned out that only David + me + 1 other was enough for the job (For Honour and Glory, Ready to Strike). Reaching home was a joyful reunion with the bed.

Some pictures of the dust storm:

These shots were taken from my phone camera (pretty decent for a tiny little thing like that). Too bad I didn't have the D90 with me; these pictures do violence to the dramatic Armageddon feel of the storm. Pastor joked that Sunday about 'It's the End of the World! Jesus, take me!' gaaah! *Levitates*. -I just remembered, this is called the Rapture-



So that was Wednesday-Thursday. Friday I left for Nudgee on the JG Advance getaway. Refreshing experience; I really recovered my rest and had a good break there re-dedicating myself and seeking God. Some sharing within those from J7 who were there too.

Joy and Adeline

Joy prayed for me during the second night's ministry. Helped me regain perspective on God's direction for me.

  

 
The campsite had a nice man-made lake behind it with a trail around the exterior. Took a walk there with Adeline, Rachel Mok, Bernard Tang.

The big hollowed stump

Which I jumped into and Rachel took this pretty good shot

 

See how Bernard dwarfs Rachel

 

A bridge too

 

Eileen's pet Wallaby

 

See how tame it is? She's standing right over it!

 

Judah 7's Leaders, JGs and Tim Class members

Once again I had the honour of shooting the camp photo

 

My main takeaway from the getaway was:

1. Do not be easily shaken. Stand firm on your faith, or you do not stand at all: Isaiah 7:9; Luk21:19

2. It's God's will, not mine that will be done. Surrender to God.

3. Be still.

4. To obey is better than sacrifice. Micah 6:6-8; Joel2:13

5. Make myself available for God to use me. (this was confirmed today, 11 Oct 09 during my altar call at service).

And on that Friday before leaving, I was at the city with Si Yi and saw this:

This guy uses spray paints and round objects of various sizes to do his painting. Really beautiful work. I liked how he worked backward: painted the planets first, then the nearer one, then the asteroid-looking things, then the perspective of the planet we're supposed viewing it from. Vivid, blending colours.

OK so that's the first weekend. Stay tuned for the next part.