2 weeks have passed since my dad and relatives left Perth. where did time fly to?? it just passes like a blink of an eye. Well, i reckon that is good, isn't it.. cos it means that i'll be going back to Singapore real soon. Now, don't get me wrong. Im not as homesick as i was 2 weeks back.. (yes, im much better now) but tell me, who wouldn't want to go back home.. back to the place where your loved ones are..

thank God for family, friends and skype!! haha :D but seriously, yes. Thank God for family and friends. I don't think i would have been able to get through this homesickness thing if it were not for them.. the words of encouragement through skype/msn/emails, the prayers, etc.. indeed, God has blessed me with my loved ones, very blessed (:

met up with Eric, Isabella and Violet (they're here for a week), along with Yuexing, Angela and Jingwen for dinner tonight. It was a good time of laughters and chatting. Seeing them made me miss people back at church.. :/ but i'll be home soon. heh.

last week, i finally submitted 2 individual assignments and had a test. today, just had 1 presentation. well, it's going to be a busy month ahead. there's something on every week leading up to the exams, either a team assignment submission or individual assignment submission or test. and then, it's the exams!! :S gotta start studying..

37 more days to exams!! :S
51 more days to homesweethome!!!!! :D

For the past 5/6 days, i had a very enjoyable time spent with my dad, grandma, 3rd aunt, 3rd uncle and 4th uncle. They came over to Perth to visit me. It was really good to be able to see them once again after 2 months here, esp. my dad and grandma.

Seeing them, coming out from the arrival gate at Perth's airport, the joy in me is indescribable. Yet, there was mixed feelings inside me after awhile, cos seeing my dad, reminds me of my mum and siblings. They could not come as they need to prepare for exams and have to return to school for lessons during their sept 1 week break. I was happy yet sad. Wished that my mum and siblings could be here too. But i am thankful and contented that my dad is here. After all, one needs to learn to be contented with what one has and not "ask for a metre when given an inch"..

We went down south to Rockingham and travelled around.. The scenery was really beautiful and the food and places were nice too. But then, to say the truth, it wasn't really about the place that we stayed or the sunset that we saw or the sceneries or the food or the places that we went... It was the time spent with them. Every minute was so precious to me... (:

Now that they have gone back to Singapore.. of course, parting is always never easy for me. To say "goodbye" or "see you soon" is kind of hard. The feeling is as if suddenly, my pillars of support are gone again.. it's the feeling of being lost.. having to re-orientate myself back into the life here once again.. But then i know i will be fine after a few days.

As always, God knows when and how to place "cushions" for me.. I always feel better after talking to my mum on skype and also after talking to one of my close friend. And i would say, unexpectedly, I also received an email from my kor kor too.. his email was another timely reminder and encouragement for me. God truly knows.. He is my ultimate pillar of strength (:

There are a few things that i had to settle by myself here after my dad left.. which kind of made my head big.. I am someone who dislike uncertainties and dont really do well with changes.. But ive learnt as i have experienced God's grace time and again, that He has already taken care of the challenges before i even began to worry about it.

Saw this on Pamela's facebook status: "When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go. Only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He'll catch you when you fall, or He'll teach you how to fly." So the moral of it is, trust in the Lord and not lean on your own understanding. Indeed, not my understanding, for God knows what's best for me.

Now it's back to the busy school life, with a few assignments on hand and exams in 1.5 mths time.. Time to tighten up and, as my 2nd aunt said, "chong ar!" haha. and then in 2 mths time, i'll be back home on that sunny little island, Singapore, with all my loved ones (: