Sporting Activities...memories...

Church Soccer, this was one crazy event.... I can't believe, ok, conclusion,
"a bunch of soccer deprived teens are willing to bath in mud in order to play the game they haven't played for like 3 months."

That was madness, I must stick to this point that our church team is lacking of commited defenders, is there really that much glory in going up to score the goal? Is glori seeking that fun? Errmmm oops, I meant "glory seeking"(side track: Glori seeking is joyful). Playing as a right wing back my natural position, yes I was able to cover the right wing rather well, but than I saw a traffic rush from the middle, which moved me to the role of sweeper and thats were the fun starts....all in all, games states, 2 corners concided, 8 goal saving tackles, 0 fouls commited, 3 fouls won, 7 successful crosses, 2 assist.
I can't believe, 2 assist, have the midfielders over commited themselves in trying to score that even a sweeper(last man) have to send the long balls in for the stirkers? Final score my side lost 2-3.

That was sunday, now for today's post, having felt a bit better from flu I decided to do something I did ever so often when I was in Australia. Get out into the open and sit there read or draw something, pray and admire the things around you....I see cars....girls...pretty girls in JC uniform, more pretty girls...*bish*....Ok fine! I see students walking home from school...than something caught my eye...this boy, will not in uniform, carrying a sling bag, with a jacket hang over the top of the bag...than I started to think....

A boy sitting in a room reading a book, listening to hyms played from his laptop, having a slight flu, using a green packet of tissue paper, feeling hungry and munching away a bar of kitkat, feeling lonely and looking up once in a while at a jigsaw puzzle of Winnie the pooh and friends, looking around the room, he sees a frame filled with writings one of the lines wrote "not so much to seek to be loved, but to love", his digital watch happens to beep and he picks up he blue sling bag, grabs his jacket which was hang beside his beret, puts it over the top of the sling bag and leaves for class...

Strange isn't it? how the slightest things remind us of other things...

A new year. A new Dan?

Ok its new year again, well whats going on now? Have I have new thoughts in my mind?

I still don't know, well, I'm typing this after reading several other people's blogs, and I've noticed how the people around have grown during this time when I wasn't around, it almost seem amazing, and also to find out how many of my friends are getting married.
Oh man, I hope my mom isn't reading this, please don't burden me with another person to take care of in my life when I'm not ready....its a really sucky feeling, and trust me the ego boost is NOT worth it. Seriously. A more biblical way of saying it would be "How on earth is God going to entrust me, a relationship with another person when I can't even keep up this relationship with Him?" Made any sense? So come chinese new year please don't ask me that irritating question I get every year "Got girlfriend or not?" you'll just be replied with a COLD look...

Having come this far, I guess its time get down to things, be a bit more serious about things, play a little less, drop that loud egomanica for the "chlo" I am , sounds like I should let that part of me which I'm so afraid of to exist again, I just pray it doesn't cause me stumble again.

New year resolutions....am I making any...NO....
How about a new year prayer? I know this is from a book mark, but the prayer of St. Paul wasn't originally from me either. And after know God's reply when we pray and really mean it...well, here goes....

Dear God,
Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The Courage to change the things I can, and
the Wisdom to know the difference.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven...
Amen..

Lets look back at last year as well, learning so much, praying for the special people in my life, stepping down as CGL for further studies, and I still can't forget that emotional day at the airport(yes ladies, the fact is out, I'm a guy that will cry). My first sem in Australia, my hunt for a church, hunt for a CG to go to, talking and learning from Tai Kok through MSN.
Of course not to forget, calling Lijun's handphone to wish Glorijoy happy birthday...yes yes I know Lijun you feel like kicking me for that. Giving Josh that surprise phone call when I heard how troubled he was, staying over at Tiffany's and playing mole as well...(next time don't want to play already, Shawn please take over)
Hmmm, maybe this time, I'll call Jane's hnadphone to wish Esther happy birthday amd give Jeremy a surprise phone call hehehehe.....
Coming back, seeing my family again, going to FMC again, knowing my results, winning a youth camp hat-trick, doing PA alone.

What more can I say, 2005 was a blast, lets see what God has install for me in 2006. More trials? More knowledge? I do not know, but what do I know?
I know that it is written "But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you." Therefore I need not fear....