Tuesday, August 15, 2006  9:05 PM
Of fried mars bars and waffles
Every week, God puts me up to a new challenge. Last week, the thought of speaking to a few hundred people in church seemed impossible. This week, I've overcome that with His strength and guidance. I feel like He's stretching me more than I've ever imagined, putting me in situations that I could not have done on my own power and the me four months ago would have crumbled by this point. But I'm still standing and I'm growing daily, and I've never been more joyful. I could not have done it without prayer either - I'm so blessed to have all of you in my life; the ones who prayed for me before the speech on Sunday. You all know who you are, and you're the angels that God put in my life for a reason because you've been encouraging me, standing by me and seeing me grow every step of the way. Every day I delight in something new - this week I have to rely on Him once again to call the freshies and trust that He will draw willing hearts to Crusade.
The sloping grass patch on top of the ADM building has to be my favourite spot in school. With a waffle in hand, I sank into the carpet grass and delighted in the vast expanse of the dark night sky. From where I was, it seemed like the whole school was beneath me and I could only reach higher. We wonder why there seems to be an endless flow of conversation when the setting is perfect, when the breeze ruffles through your hair gently and when the sound of another's chatter fades away slowly. I'd call it one of those perfect nights where I couldn't ask for more.
I spent today shopping with Bo and what transpired over lunch at New York New York was a truckload of photographs capturing weird contorted faces and a free serving of Fried Mars Bar with ice-cream. When that combination sank down my throat, I forgot all about the forty-five minutes I spent waiting for my sandwich. One of those days that totally lifts your mood after heart palpitations after sitting through Hedwig's lecture (she is scary beyond belief, I'd say Chopra's evil twin is an apt description of her) - shopping at all my favourite stores and forking out just-received allowance, Bo walking into another person's dressing room, conviction to take up Cantonese lessons, Macdonald fries and never knowing how much we could eat at dinner until the combination of 'ha cheong kai' and 'ma po tou fu' came along.
I have a million and one things in my notebook to complete. I have scribbled dates, appointments, readings, homework and things to do in all the colours I own. I'm happy. I never thought those three sentences would go together, but it finally does.
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