Gold Coast trip day 1

Arrived at the airport hours before departure and all I could do was wait, wait and WAIT. The flight took us about 7 hours to reach there. It was uncomfortable during the flight as the seat was in upright position for me to lean on. What to do, AirAsia cheap ma ^^
It is winter season in Australia but the weather was just too good to believe. Average temperature was around 18 degree celcius. (slightly cooler than Genting^^) As I didn't sleep well at all on the plane, the first trip was awfully tiring. Our coach driver brought us to Seaworld theme park and everything was about the ocean. It was interesting that we could watch dolphin show, sea lion show, polar bears, sharks and water acrobatic. Not to mention the roller coaster rides that is more thrilling than those in Malaysia ^^
Things in Australia are cheap IF you're working there. If you're spending RM in Aus with the exchange rate of 1 AUD= RM 3.1, a bottle of 600ml mineral water that costs 3AUD and a slice of carrot cake that costs 6AUD aren't cheap at all. Branded goods such as nike, esprit, adidas, CK etc. are seriously cheap. (more info on day4's post). I notice something that's different about their goods in Australia which is 2 products that are same can have different price tags due to their availability and year of production.
Australian are very friendly, helpful and courteous people where they would stop walking just for you to take pictures. Cars would also stop just for the pedestrians to cross the road while in Malaysia, you better run for your life before they hit you ! They really enjoy their lives and I think that's the motto of their lives. I could hardly see any stress on their face and they keep smiling even to strangers. Stay tuned for day 2 ^^

A groovy kind of love...

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
—I Corinthians 13:4-8a (NIV)

This verse describes the characteristics of true love.
These qualities can certainly be found in the person of Jesus Christ, and they can be found in all
truly loving relationships. The problem with trying to “find” love in our dating lives, is that too often
we don't look for these characteristics. Rather we look at physical appearance, popularity, or wealth.
These are not the qualities that God looks at and neither should we.

But the LORD said to Samuel, “…The LORD does not look at the things man looks at.
Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
—I Samuel 16:7b (NIV)

Love is best seen as devotion and action, not an emotion. Love is not exclusively based on how we feel.
Certainly our emotions are involved, but they cannot be our only criteria for love. True devotion will always lead to action—true love.

Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with ACTIONS and in truth.
I John 3:18 (NIV)

Christ was devoted to us enough to give his own life for us (Romans 5:8), even when he didn't feel like it (Matthew 26:39).

Sex is not love!
Our culture has taught us that sex and love are one in the same.
This is a lie.
Sex is a beautiful God-given activity that is wonderful when practised within the boundaries of a Biblical marriage.
Sex is the completion of the binding of two people within Biblical marriage; it is a God-given gift.

Thank you

Thank God for being so faithful and sustained all the strength and focus I needed for this semester's exams.

Thank God for all the friends He gives me who continuously support me in the areas of studies, health and relationship.

Thank God for all the circumstances that happened recently that I was drawn even closer to Him.

Thank God for my health that I'm still living and kicking and my body is only to be used to serve Him.

Thank God for everything that I have as everything comes from Him. He is the alpha and the omega. Amen.

I understand.

I understand I must love myself before I can love others.

I understand I must be open so I can open others unto themselves.

I understand I must be honest if I expect that of my friends.

I understand I must speak truth if I am to hear the truth spoken.

I understand that I must reach out to people if I am to be touched.

I understand I must share If I am to be given.

I understand my knowledge must be used if I am to grow.

I understand you must have freedom if I am to be free.

(Walter Rinder)

Hillsongs United LIVE in KL !!!

Date:	Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Time:	8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location:	Glad Tidings Petaling Jaya
Street:	No 6 Jalan 13/4
City/Town:	Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Contact: 012 387 9938

Hillsong United will be performing a LIVE concert at Glad Tidings Petaling Jaya.

Tickets at RM 50

Organized by Youth Alive Malaysia & Glad Tidings Petaling Jaya.

Waazzzup for this month ?

Well, finally i've ended our semester's classes last Friday and handed in the last assignment of this sem this morning.^^ Having study break now but still need to attend revision classes...
So upcoming challenges are our final exam, practical training and house-moving missions. Thank God for giving us a house that suits everyone's need (6 of us) in PJ. It's located in section 14 and it's near to UM as we'll continue our adventure there.
I'm not sure when i'll have the time to go back to my hometown and i really want to T.T Hope that everything can be settled as soon as possible so i can enjoy home cooking ^^ Ciao~~~

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