Victor Wooten
Amazing 'Amazing Grace'
Friday, September 22, 2006
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Day 2
of Uni and already I'm struggling... sigh... It's so difficult to go from a working adult to a full time student again. Especially when you're in a different country. the culture is different, cool and f- seems so overused here. The meanings have completely transformed in some cases. Body language here is also different, people here are really friendly, but they have a really guarded body language, as though they all wear a mask they don't want to drop. Ah well, I jus have to re-learn everything I guess.
So far, Uni is kinda stressful cos I've no friend which I've bonded with sufficiently to jus relax with. Everyday I'm evaluating my response, just because people here are different. Also, I feel as though I've been tossed off the deep end. I had a test on the first day which counts (2%) towards my final grade. The format of answering the math questions is also different. The christians here are also 3rd and 4th generation Christians, so unlike Singapore which has a lot of born again Christians, well... It's jus really different, their faith is more a theoretical one than one where God is beside them day by day. It's almost as though they've been told what to believe and they just believe it without experiencing it themselves. It's a completely new battleground from when I was struggling in my life or when I was in army.
Plus points so far though, is that I've managed to contact the Canadian version of campus crusade here, called Campus for Christ, and the facilitator seems like a really nice guys. He's a born again Christian, and wants to guide others to know what he knows. I want to do the same, but the balancing act hasn't really stabilised yet. Sigh, there're so many things to pray for. For aunt, for time, for the Christians in Canada, for my best friend, for my sis, for my parents, for my friends in similiar positions as mine overseas... The list is practically unending. Well, the good news for me is I don't need an air-con here haha, it's starting to get really cold. Hope I find the right clothing for the right weather haha. God bless to all yeah, will post more soon... I hope. :)
So far, Uni is kinda stressful cos I've no friend which I've bonded with sufficiently to jus relax with. Everyday I'm evaluating my response, just because people here are different. Also, I feel as though I've been tossed off the deep end. I had a test on the first day which counts (2%) towards my final grade. The format of answering the math questions is also different. The christians here are also 3rd and 4th generation Christians, so unlike Singapore which has a lot of born again Christians, well... It's jus really different, their faith is more a theoretical one than one where God is beside them day by day. It's almost as though they've been told what to believe and they just believe it without experiencing it themselves. It's a completely new battleground from when I was struggling in my life or when I was in army.
Plus points so far though, is that I've managed to contact the Canadian version of campus crusade here, called Campus for Christ, and the facilitator seems like a really nice guys. He's a born again Christian, and wants to guide others to know what he knows. I want to do the same, but the balancing act hasn't really stabilised yet. Sigh, there're so many things to pray for. For aunt, for time, for the Christians in Canada, for my best friend, for my sis, for my parents, for my friends in similiar positions as mine overseas... The list is practically unending. Well, the good news for me is I don't need an air-con here haha, it's starting to get really cold. Hope I find the right clothing for the right weather haha. God bless to all yeah, will post more soon... I hope. :)
Thursday, September 07, 2006
ok last of the pics
Lol, some random picsfrom all over the place...too lazy to put em all chronologically...

Kaze trying to shoot the photographer, lucky his aiming sucks and he doesn't have a gun.. so grabs the next best thing... and misses still...

Lol YM people in the midst of lousy lighting and taken with a sad camera phone haha, anyone can sponsor me an SLR? =D

YM again with Iz and mark in the middle...Intended them to take pics with another grp but they had to leave early... oh well... hmm I realize I dun have pics with jus me and Iz lol oh well..

Friendlies again... Looking somewhat normal...finally...

YM doin their usual 'looking anywhere but the camera' again haha

The peeg, me and daddy long hands haha... The three musketeers, super free, therefore play ball, pool, dota, crash at Andy's place, jam in church etc... All sorts of nonsense haha

Me and Aunt again haha, pretty ain't she?

Lol, some of the 02s63ers, those that didn'tleave early that is... :P

Last but not least Esther and Vanessa, the two blur little girls in the church haha... Heys, take care and stay safe yeah, I can't fetch the two of you home anymore, so please don't go home too late and all the best for ur studies!
OK that's all for now...whew,alot of pics uploaded, slowly browse through the whole lot yeah. Hey aunt, miss ya k? To the rest, I won't forget you, take care ,God bless and I'll be back. :)

Kaze trying to shoot the photographer, lucky his aiming sucks and he doesn't have a gun.. so grabs the next best thing... and misses still...

Lol YM people in the midst of lousy lighting and taken with a sad camera phone haha, anyone can sponsor me an SLR? =D

YM again with Iz and mark in the middle...Intended them to take pics with another grp but they had to leave early... oh well... hmm I realize I dun have pics with jus me and Iz lol oh well..

Friendlies again... Looking somewhat normal...finally...

YM doin their usual 'looking anywhere but the camera' again haha

The peeg, me and daddy long hands haha... The three musketeers, super free, therefore play ball, pool, dota, crash at Andy's place, jam in church etc... All sorts of nonsense haha

Me and Aunt again haha, pretty ain't she?

Lol, some of the 02s63ers, those that didn'tleave early that is... :P

Last but not least Esther and Vanessa, the two blur little girls in the church haha... Heys, take care and stay safe yeah, I can't fetch the two of you home anymore, so please don't go home too late and all the best for ur studies!
OK that's all for now...whew,alot of pics uploaded, slowly browse through the whole lot yeah. Hey aunt, miss ya k? To the rest, I won't forget you, take care ,God bless and I'll be back. :)
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