祝你６０周年快乐！

今天，我的教会举行了６０周年的庆祝、感恩礼拜。我要在这里祝我的教会，长老会嘉恩堂，60周年快乐！但很遗憾，我无法到场跟大家一起欢庆。还好荣顺把礼拜的bulletin电邮给我了，所以我大概可以“想象”你们今天做了什么。。在bulletin里面，有牧者的话、诗歌、也有从50周年到60周年，我们教会所历经的一切。。我也读了一下。我为我的教会感谢神！但愿嘉恩堂每一年都能成长，成为一个更合神心意的教会！还有，７０周年的庆祝，我一定要到！不可以再错过了。哈哈。May God bless Abundant Grace Presbyterian Church richly!

Dear Father, I put AGPC in your hands. As we celebrate our 60th birthday, I pray that as members of the body of Christ we will live with complete lowliness of mind(humility) and meekness (unselfishness, gentle-ness, mildness), with patience, bearing with one another and making allowances because we love one another. We commit to be in the same mind　(united in spirit), sympathizing [with one another], loving [each other], compassionate and courteous—tenderhearted and humble-minded. We will never return evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, we will bless—praying for their welfare, happiness, and protection and truly pitying and loving one another. Father, Thank you that Jesus has given us glory and honour that You gave Him, that we may be one! For the many years ahead of us, may You lead us to become a stronger and powerful testimony for You! Father, may Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven! In Jesus’s most precious name I pray, AMEN!

--Blessings from xuewei from miles away! =)

Food+Crazy Night!

Last tues (20/11), me and weixuan went to eat at this restaurant “Croissants de France” at Ouchan..i ate lasagna while xuan ate baked rice..we both ordered the set meal which includes salad and soup (with garlic bread!) and its cost only 35 rmb (7 sing) per meal! So cheap and so nice..and the service is quite good too! haha, pics for u all to see again!

Then on sat, me, weixuan and duanhui had a super exciting night! We went to this place called 湖滨路to have dinner at AJISEN!! Hu bin lu is along the coast of xihu, and there are many restaurants and branded shops (eg, Hermes, Armani etc) and Grand Hyatt(!!!) along hu bin lu..but the main thing is, its along xihu, so its super nice! and the place looks super lots like Clarke quay la! =) and just nice there was a performance (music fountain) on xihu that night..so we watched it before going for dinner...

Hyatt along xihu..

the street i am talking about..hu bin lu..

look like clarke quay right?

Musical fountain!!

and this is Ajisen!

Contended duan and xuan

Happy me! Hasn’t eat jap food since we came china so we were really excited! I ordered unagi set for only 32 rmb! We ordered some side dishes too..and the whole meal only cost us around 46 rmb per person..thank God for nice and cheap jap food!

And now..very exciting stuff to share with all of you!! We went on to have another round of dinner at a restaurant next door to ajisen, and its PRIMA TASTE TRUE SINGAPORE CUISINE! Haha. The restaurant is so so so high class, but they are selling our hawker centre food stuff! To name a few, laksa, satay, chicken rice and deserts like ice kachang etc..so its quite funny…but nevertheless, we felt really 亲切 ! the three of us ordered carrot cake, satay and bobo chacha to share..but its not cheap! 60 rmb in total, for really small serving! Hmm..the taste of course cannot be compared to Singapore de, but close to le lah…but no matter wad, we were very contended already..

me and duan with our dear singapore food!!! awwwww...

Then we went shopping and then to sing karaoke! Haha.seriously crazy night! They call karaoke 卡拉鼠…cute name yea? But then u’ll ask me, what so crazy about it yea? Haha, the thing is, we actually sang till the next morning! First time liddat wor! But at first, I wasn’t very willing to stay overnight outside de..but then dun wanna “splash cold water” on duan n xuan..and plus sing short short while really not shiok enough..so ya.but okie la, I think its okie to relax once in a while..and since for the following few weeks, there won’t be much chances for us to relax le…will be concentrating on assignments and revision le! And guess this kind of overnight karaoke will only be a once in a lifetime chance (with poly frens) .yup.

okie, thats me singing..

杭州交通+延安路

交通情况
曾说过要跟你们分享杭州的交通。。这里的交通可算是相当的混乱。有交通灯也等于没交通灯，司机们只要看到没车没人，就会继续的行驶。不然就是，即使有人要过马路，他们只要能比你快，也还是会冲过去的。所以在这里过马路要特别小心。杭州车很多，而且司机的驾驶技术都非常纯熟、大胆，而且很快。如果他们在新加坡驾车一定会被烦死，新加坡人在这里开车也一定会被吓死。如果你在新加坡遇到再野蛮的司机，也一定至少比新加坡的司机好多。。以前在新加坡开车时，有时会埋怨有些司机驾车没有耐性，没有公德心，但来到这边后，我真的很appreciate新加坡的司机们了，也很怀念新加坡良好的交通秩序。。。但现在我们已适应了这里的交通，过马路也比较大胆了。但还是请你们继续为我在这里的安危祷告。
延安路
我们很喜欢到一个叫“延安路”的地方逛街。延安路就像新加坡的 orchard road，可算是市中心，有一排排的广场和购物中心。那里有一间地方叫做“银泰”，很像takashimaya..东西比较贵，而且还有breadtalk! Yes yes..breadtalk from Singapore! so excited to see it..last time when Rs came to find me, we went there to buy bread too! haha yea.
So here are pics for u all to see…..pics of 延安路, and the road conditions there..

Metersbonwe--big big shopping centre at 延安路..looks cool yea?

thought of showing u all pics of Y8 too..the bus which I mentioned..我们去很多地方都是以它代步的。无论到哪里，都只需要付2rmb。

"interchange" of Y8

a typical bus stop condition in hangzhou

me on Y8! haha.actually it was very squeezy..but didn't manage to take a pic of what it looks like..anyway, i feel like a sardin, it was super packed! can ask Rs too! he experienced it before! =)

Father, You are my Refuge and Fortress. No evil shall befall me – no accident shall overtake me—nor any plague or calamity come near my home. You give Your angels special charge over me to accompany and defend and preserve me in all ways of obedience and service. They are encamped around me. Father, You give me safety and ease me—Jesus is my safety!

--Prayers that avail much

Hangzhou Zoo+灵隐寺+永福寺

On Sunday, Me and a few of my classmates went Hangzhou zoo, 灵隐寺and永福寺 which is all around the xi hu area...it was really tiring cuz we were walking a lot..and really cold too!! My hands and feet were so numb that I couldn’t walk properly...ya..but overall, it was quite fun, though the zoo is not that well built la..but we saw panda! Wohoo.
Haha, so pics for u all to see!：

the zoo's map and a small me...

the bears in hangzhou like to sit, just like this

(from left: winnie, jingping, me and kehong) we got very amused by this little goat, cute isn’t it? And very tamed too..but heard the keepers say it bites! But don’t seem like to us lei...

and yes, highlight of the day!!! Panda! But it lied in this postion for very long! Seems real bored.. Really like 趴地熊 right? but thrilled to see panda in real life!

me and panda...

(from left: xuan, winnie, jingxian, jingping, me n kehong) winnie, jingxian and jingping are from the other class..but we all noe each other de..winnie n jingxian are super cool gals..and jingping is a funny guy, despite his serious looks..

then we went to 虎山 before ending our zoo trip..we were very entertained by 2 tigers who were fighting.........

then we were off to 灵隐寺! A place of worship and of great historical value..

me and xuan

me and xuan again =)

me and kehong, my classmate/fren/monitor..he's a nice guy..

大雄宝殿

weixuan,me, jingping and kehong at 灵隐寺...the background super nice right? anyway, we asked a angmoh to help us take..so nice to meet english-speaking people in China..

we visited 永福寺too, which is just next to 灵隐寺

me and xuan..

we all think that 永福寺is much much more peaceful than 灵隐寺, nice sceneries too...we climbed many stairs to reach here, really beautiful! So think its quite worth it!

yup, tt's all for my sunday trip!

新农村...

on friday, my class went out for another “excursion”, for the module 当代中国。We went to visit “三墩镇新农村”…it’s a district/area developed from 农村and for农民。If u are there, u’ll never believe that it is actually a place for farmers to live in..take a look at the pictures and u’ll know what I mean..


the whole area looks like sengkang/punggol area hor!! and the apartments too:

this is one of a resident's flat..owned by a granny and family..granny is so nice! she lets us come in, and even told us no need take off our shoes..so we all feel quite bad making her clean floor turn so muddy! guess she must have had a hard time cleaning!

i wanted to show u all more pics de..but cannot upload lei...so sian...

anyway, went out for the whole day today too! went to hangzhou zoo and some places of worship (temples)..ya..will upload pics for u all to see when blogger pictures upload starts working normally..yeah.

and i webcamed with my family(ah ma,dad n mum,Rs,my 3 uncles+2 aunties, aunt ruth n uncle daniel, cousins=esther/david/mark/damian, biaogu(dad's cousin)+leeane, who is my biao sao's daughter) during damian's 6 yrs old birthday party! this is the first time i see my family(other then dad mum n sis of course) online! and the first time i wasn't able to be part of my family's gatherings..its a little sad la..but yea, like what they say, i'll be back in 2 mths time and we can celebrate new yr together..and yes, we have so much time in the future..but still, thank God for the chance to webcam! now i really know, i miss them so much! these are the people who makes me feel loved since i was born till now..seriously from the moment i was born ok! haha.yea.for those who din know, i was delivered by my ah ma, at my ah ma hse, becuz i was too eager too to "come out" and so my mum couldnt make it to the hospital (Mt Alvernia, my birth cert printed Mt alvernia though) in time..yah lor.my ah ma sort of pulled me out by my shoulders..so i guess the 1st person i saw was my ah ma, maybe tt explains why i am so close to her..thinking of my ah ma makes me feel both warming and saddening! sigh.cuz she old le mah..someday she won;t be around..she herself say that often too..though i noe we'll still meet in heaven, but its still a little upsetting lei...but i noe ah ma would want to go and accompany ah gong, who went back to heaven 7 yrs ago..and to be with her twin sister, who is my laoyi, who passed away last year..this 2 person has been the most important people in her life..and she had experienced the pain of losing them..she is a strong lady, i must say..but i think she feels lonely deep in her heart, facing an almost empty hse (since my uncle has moved away after his wedding, and tt my 3rd uncle is out working most of the time..) everyday..think she must be missing the times when she and laoyi will chat on the phone, or the bickers that she n ah gong will occassionally have..haha.ya, now she has only her children and grand children to depend on. i noe how much she needs us.but for an old lady, think she's contended already..just by seeing that we are happy and that we can go back and eat the dishes prepared by her once in a while.still, i've promised myself that i will be filial to her and go her hse accompany her whenever i can..hope i can do smt for her! yup. thank you ah ma!

thank God for my lovely family too!

走了一半

对，我们过了一半的时间了！到了杭州71天，还有多65天就可以回家了。超期待！谢谢神的带领，让我平安无事地度过了一半。请大家为我祷告，让我更有信心走完以后的日子！过了这么多天，我有相当深的领悟。我回想到我们第一周时，我们刚到的时候，心情是多么的糟。容易想家。看到什么都能够想到新加坡。那时候，总觉得日子过得很慢，很不想跟朋友出去玩、去逛街，不想去吃好吃的食物，只想快快把书读完，然后回新加坡。后来当一切慢慢适应了之后，心情就比较好了。。开始会懂得“享受生活”，比如说，会去逛逛、找好吃的东西吃，跟朋友也常常闹在一起。想家的那种情怀已不再是痛苦，而是一种力量。在读书方面，虽然课业渐渐繁重，但因为心情比较愉快，所以还可以应付。接下来会更加辛苦，会有很多作业要交，之后还有5个科目的考试，所以我可能就不常blog了，但还是请你们多加为我祷告；让我可以应付接下来的学习，以及应付寒冷的冬天。现在杭州的天气可以算是非常冷了，气温平均在18度以下，那是最高温度，最低可以到单数字。相信很快就要到冬天了，可能还会下雪。要在寒冷的冬天预备考试，应该不容易吧。但我相信会是很好的体验。

今天下雨了，最不喜欢这种天气。为什么不能天天都有太阳呢？有太阳的秋天还不算非常非常冷，但下雨的秋天，却是让人冷得发抖。真不喜欢。希望雨快快停。太阳快快出来。

又一个星期过去了。。。

Another week has passed! We have completed 9 weeks of studies..7 more weeks to go! And 10 more weeks from home...its kinda fast isn’t it? Been here for around 2 mths le..so Thank God for bringing me through..

Fell sick 2 days ago..flu and sore throat..almost my whole class sick la..2 of my roommates sick too..so I think I gotten the virus from them..i feel quite terrible..cuz the clearing of nose makes me very dizzy..super nausea too..then the throat like burning, eat/drink/talk also pain..=( Pray tt I can get well soon!

Its been a tough week too..had my history test on tues..studied super hard for it..so many things to memorize..and wad came out was just a little portion of wad I have studied..argh! but thank God it was still manageable..yup..无论怎样，过了就过了！it was a relief for all of us la! But we din get much rest cuz we need to hand in one essay today..the datelines are kinda tight, esp after mid term..got many things to do! So pls pray for me k?

Okie…I need to go get some rest before I start working on the next assignment..its 哲学 homework..need to hand in on wed..yup. Take care people! Have a great weekend! =)

世界上最遥远的距离

星期一上“阅读与写作”课时，老师跟给我们看了这首诗，《世界上最遥远的距离》。以前看过第一段，但不知道后面几段。看了觉得挺有意思。在这里与你分享，好好欣赏！

《世界上最遥远的距离》

世界上最遥远的距离

不是生与死 而是

我就站在你面前

你却不知道我爱你

世界上最遥远的距离

不是 我就站在你面前

你却不知道我爱你

而是 明明知道彼此相爱

却不能在一起

世界上最遥远的距离
不是 明明知道彼此相爱

却不能在一起

而是 明明无法抵挡这股思念

却还得故意装作丝毫没有把你放在心里

世界上最遥远的距离

不是 明明无法抵挡这股思念

却还得故意装作丝毫没有把你放在心里

而是 用自己冷漠的心对爱你的人
掘了一条无法跨越的沟渠

你觉得世界上最遥远的距离是什么呢？

其实我觉得，世界上最遥远的距离，就是救恩明明已摆在你眼前，你却不原意接受它；耶稣就在你心门外，你却不愿开门给他进来。。。

Walk on Water

I was sharing a song with Dijie. And I wanna share it with u all too.

I was studying on Friday night when my fren next door (who is a Korean songs lover) asked me over to listen to a song she came across..this song is sung by a Korean Christian pop singer.. she heard the song, and thought that it was very very suitable for me to listen..nice song indeed! So wanna share with u all!

So go to this link to listen first please:
http://www.5nd.com/playcn/145645.htm

If cannot access, then go http://www.baidu.com/s?wd=walk+on+water+tim&cl=3 and click on anyone of the links to hear the song ok! Must listen!

Here are the lyrics:

Title: Walk on Water
Singer: Tim Hwang Young Min

unanswered questions I look
but nothing here
this searching of what
I am becoming isn`t clear
but You never give me up

all my failures
and all the mess I make
can never separate me
from the love You give
Your plan has no mistakes

I hear Your voice and
that`s enough for me to rise again
I will rejoice
in perfect strength I gain

Chorus:
even through the storms
and crashing waves
the goodness of my God
will keep me safe
so I`m taking steps on the water
for Your hand is holding me
every move I make will testify
Your miracles that none can deny
so I`m taking steps on the water
I no longer am afraid
You`re with me

Jesus You wipe the tears away
now I see
it`s a brand new day
Jesus You are the only way
I`ll trust and obey

even through the storms
and crashing waves
the goodness of my God
will keep me safe
so I`m taking steps on the water
for Your hand is holding me
every move I make will testify
Your miracles that none can deny
so I`m taking steps on the water
I no longer am afraid
Yes I`m taking steps on the water
I no longer am afraid
You`re with me
Yes You`re with me

isn’t this song lovely? As I was listening, every single word speaks to my heart, and before I noe it, I was tearing already =) 不是伤心的眼泪，而是感动/感恩的眼泪。Isn't God amazing? He’s telling me so much thru so many different people, esp my non Christian classmates! And I know that God wants me to share it with you.

Hope the song touches u and I pray that it would speak to ur heart, just as it did to me. Those in exams (As n Os especially), those facing troubles, those feeling far from God, those feeling hopeless, those who feels tt they can’t go on anymore etc, take steps on the water, and trust tt through the storms and crashing waves, the goodness of God will keep us safe. Amen?

谢谢你给我的幸福

星期一在杭州过了生日。这生日非常特别！我收到了一份非常特别的礼物。就是荣顺！=) 星期六他出现在我的hostel，给了我非常大的惊喜！我真的非常感动。
I was doing my homework when someone knock on the door..my fren opened the door and was like….“xuewei……..”..haha..then I turned to look at the door..and I saw Rongshun! I seriously thought I was dreaming! It took me quite a while to realize that he actually flew over here to give me a birthday surprise..so sweet right! He had it all planned weeks before and my teacher IC here in china and teachers back in Singapore all noe abt it..ya. I din even had the thought tt he would appear in person, so really really touched! Thank you dear!
Anyway, Rs was here for 5 days 4 nights..and went back on wed afternoon..though I was very happy to see him come,but I was even sadder to see him leave..but me now ok le..things are sort of back to normal liao..it was a good break for me too..i had fun bringing him to places and eateries which I badly wanted him to see =) it was a fruitful time spent..we went shopping for winter stuff..we went to ouchan..went starbucks..and to xihu!!! So cool..it was so nice to tour xihu again,with Rs =) we took lots of pictures too, close to 300 I think! Rs has really good photography skills!..so here are some pics we took..if u are wondering why we can take pics together, tt's becuz we were using timer! haha =)

both of us like this pic a lot!

and this too =)

And my frens celebrated my birthday for me too! They did it on Sunday, cuz they noe I would want to spend Monday with Rs.yup..it was another surprise! The whole bunch of them gathered in my hostel, and waited for me to open the door..(just like how AGPC youngsters surprised me few days before I leave for china)..i received gifts and letters too! my CHS mates are really nice people..Thank God for them!
By the way, Rs brought all ur letters and gifts from Singapore to me too! 谢谢妈妈、爸爸的两封信，还有一些灵修材料等！谢谢姐的蓝色jacket！谢谢my little damian 所做一张卡片(xuewei jie jie miss you so much too, damian! Thanks aunt ruth for being the “mastermind” haha) 谢谢 AGPC peeps的团契卡片and the nice nice wooden thingys from my cell! Super cute! 谢谢你们！and thanks to those who send me birthday greetings thru email and weisin da ge 's sms!! =) and of course thank you dear for making my birthday so memorable, and for coming over to spend it with me..真的很谢谢你！Thanks for your love and for your thoughtfulness! already missing you le, but as wad you said, I’ll be back soon! Wait for me ok? And last but not least, thank you Father for blessing me with these people, people who love me and who are willing to stand by me! God bless yea!

Anyway, just taken one paper yesterday afternoon..got another one coming up on tues..will be a super tough paper, so I shall go study le! Meanwhile, take care ppl!