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Just some updates and thoughts over the past week.

1. Realize that Facebook is the page that I patronize everyday. Too used to it, bravo to Mark Zuck, did he cast a spell? Genius Dropout Billionaire.

2. Have been going abouts searching for stuff that could possibly smuggle into Australia to amply supply me for a year. Ie, herbs and ginseng to brighten up my Chicken soup. What's next? For sure fooodddd, Old Town Coffee, and lotsa personal stuff.

3. Have been attending corporate prayer meeting on Thursday, Young Adult Fellowship on Friday, Church on Sunday weekly. What more? Old folks Bible Study on Wed?

4. Eat out is fun but Mama frowns. Officially starting 15th of January, everything hikes up due to the claim that the cost of production for sugar, flour and condensed milk has increased. A cup of milk tea up by 50cents. Even a math noob will know that is ridiculous. If a KG of sugar only perks up by let say a dollar, does that equate a KG of sugar can only make 2 cups of milk tea? Diabetes roars. Genius sellers. Consumers suffer.

5. Lovingly indulged not so in love (haha), but the Milkshakes. Kudos to my "Honey ABi".

6. Have been thinking of the year and happenings ahead in 2011. Bit anxious yet excited. Expect for more to come.

7. Saw a mama carrying a kid window shopping, whom by his age supposed to run here and there, but the kid is apparently, sick. See and feel the mama's love. Is that love, or at times, does she feel it as a burden? Mixed feelings. I believe she had sleepless tearful nights.

8. The fact of my hometown is that it is never safe walking out there in the streets. You always have to keep an eye and be vigilant of your surrounding. Fearful of snatch thieves, robbing and all that boils down to one issue - the Poverty Issue, or the gap between the rich and the poor. Who draws the line? I believe they rob for a reason, if given a choice, they would not want to rob. Morally and the conscience should tell them not to, but the pressure of the society give them a shot in the forehead. But that doesn't mean I am glad if I were robbed.

9. Sport is life. Keep it balance. Healthy lifestyle includes exercising at least 3 times per week. I do it 7/7. Hectic lifestyle in Aus is another story. Keep the momentum going so long it can.

10. Realize different pastors preach differently. They have different giftings, insights, understanding, eloquence, and more. Some pastors preach more on daily livings, some dig into the bible learning from biblical characters, some highlight the doctrines, some go into social issues, diversity. But one thing, they should be clear and firm with what they preach. To strengthen the faith not to cause confusion or to stumble. For me, how a message delivered can be deeply embedded, applied and remembered, it greatly depends on one's gifting. The weight of preaching.

11. Decided to write a note to my eldest sister and drop it like a bomb before i depart. Hope she can wake up before its hard to amend. God, grant me wisdom, and grant her a soft heart.

12. You are adorable, missing me, ain't you?

13. Should get discipline on reading and discover more of the Word.

14. Sometimes, you feel good when someone popped and you have a chat with him or her. Make sure they are your friends. Haha.

15. Queensland Flood, Brazil Landslide, USA Gunshots ... What's the hint? Thank God my abode is safe. Resilient Queenslanders. Expecting a war torn Brisbane in Feb. But I will still love you as it is.

Anna Bligh: "We are Queenslanders. We are the people that they breed tough north of the border, we're the ones that they knock down and get up again. This may break our hearts ... but it will not break our will." Man! U gotta love those words even if u are not a Queenslander!!

16. C. S. Lewis said "Aim at Heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you will get neither. " What are you aiming for?

17. Leaving for another day. Aroma of food is in the air.