trip to Mornington peninsular

Today,I went with my 2 secondary school friends and another friend to Mornington peninsular around an hour plus drive from Melbourne. it was rather cloudy when we set off around 11 am in the morning but it was sunny after we had our lunch. we had a mediterrean lunch with some nice white wine.it was rather pricy I feel but guess it was just an experience. Later on, we drove to sunny ridge and wanted to pick some nice strawberries but it was all picked up.we were pretty disappointed but later on we went to a very nice beach with nice clear, blue waters..the beach was not that crowded and it was really different from the beaches back home. I enjoyed the cool breeze and felt really good especially with the wind blowing on our face.
it was something different.
at around 4 plus pm, we drove back to the city. i went with a friend who was staying in the next street to a nearby eatery to eat nasi lemak. it was really delicious and i was satisfied with the nasi lemak and the teh tarik especially not eating rice very often since i came here.

Psalms 37: 3 to 4

my devotion verses to meditate upon on Wed, 4 march:

trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.

many times i struggle with unanswered prayers and desires yet to be fulfilled. The Lord led me to read these 2 verses this morning and I am claiming the promise that if i delight myself in the Lord, He wil give me the desires of my heart..
what does it mean to delight myself in the Lord?
to love GOd with all my heart, mind, soul and strength.to let no one else nor anything occupy the utmost importance place that is for God in my life..
May God help and empower me to delight myself in HIm at all times in all circumstances.

Rain in Melbourne

this is my third week here in Melbourne and yesterday was the first time I experienced the rain...I was walking home from school after an evening class and it started raining.It was not heavy rain and thank God my umbrella was able to help in the situation. But it was very cold and i came back home , warmed up my soup and had that for dinner..
Tonight, i am going with a few friends as part of the campus orientation to try Greek food for dinner..hope it will be nice and interesting...

ABC soup

my first attempt to cook ABC soup was a success. Just went to the victoria market this morning to buy the ingredients: potatoes, celery, tomatoes, pork ribs and carrots and onions.
it is a really simple soup to cook, guess the peeling of the potato skin and cutting up the ingredients does take a lot of time but the outcome is worth it..
i can save money and eat for my lunch and dinner..
wil try other soups in future..

things i wish to see fulfilled in my time in Melbourne

I think it be good to list down what are some of the things i wish to achieve in my stay here in melbourne in 2009 and trust God to help me see through these goals.

1) i hope to finish reading the Bible at least once in my stay here.
2) Do well for my masters course.
3) make as many international friends from different parts of the world from my course or in church or elsewhere as the Lord leads.
4) to be refreshed physically, emotionally, spiritually.
5) to grow in my prayer life
6) learn to be dependent on God at all times esp when i feel lonely.
7) brush up my cooking skills.
8) tour as many places as i can in my stay in australia.
may God help me to achieve all these.

end of my second week in Melbourne

The weather is getting cooler and it is very comfortable to sleep at night with this kind of temperature.I visited an AOG church today in Melbourne.I enjoyed the vibrant worship and really felt refreshed and uplifted after the time of worship. The pastor spoke from the book of Genesis about Issac and how we can prosper in times of diversity. I really thank God for this opportunity to come here to study in melbourne, taking time off from work to just reflect upon life and my purpose in my work. I also want to take this time to grow in my walk with the Lord, to read the Bible,strengthen my prayer life and learn to trust God at all times..
i am going to begin classes coming week. pray that God will give me His grace and wisdom to complete the course well.