1 Year Blogging Anniversary

As shown in the title, it's already 1 year since I started blogging. This is my 101st post, means that I posted 100 blog posts in one year (average 1 post per 3.65 days). When I just started, a lot of people told me that I will get bored of blogging and gradually gave up, but one year seems good to me. This post is a summary of my 20th year of life.

Personality
I'm still not comfortable with crowd and strangers, but getting better. Not that perfectionist anymore, I screwed up in most of my achievements (less kiasu). However, for the first time in my life I really missed something, I can't believe I'm thinking about Nilai life for almost 1 month after I graduate, I don't want to be any more sentimental T_T.

I guess I didn't change much, this is me in Aug 08 (left) and Aug 09 (right):

Spiritual
First of all, congratulation on my baptism in March 09. Attended a lot of conferences and workshops especially about worship leading. Through ConneXion Conferece, I learn more about real worship that will truly bring joy to serve The LORD. Also, I had this bible study in my campus, which is a very important support for me to get through this stressful campus life.

Finally, I shifted church, not totally. I'm still visiting Nilai Sunday Worship once in a while (quite often I would say), but now I'm mainly attending Cheras Baptist Church. This is my first time out of a student church into a family church, with children Sunday school, youth ministry, working young adults and parents. This is really what I'm not used to, a lot more to learn.

Academic
I'm pretty satisfied with the score I got for my diploma, but not in degree. Things are getting tougher, I predict if things go on like this I'll end up getting Second Upper for degree. I guess the 5 years contract of intelligent boost since form 3 has just ended :P. Anyway, I can't deny I'm learning a lot of things from Nottingham, although I'm not interested in Mechanical Engineering... still.

Musical
A new breakthrough is... I finally played on the piano, but I still consider myself a keyboardist. Didn't compose any new songs, but I'm more to rearranging now. Taking some worship songs and redesign the chords and melody is somehow a good training. Oh ya, I started adding vocals into my songs, it's kinda... bad now but working on it. Besides, I'm starting to seek the jazz in me.

Unfortunately, I considered giving up playing keyboard/piano for a few times this year. Although I'm still playing now but this won't be long, let's just see what will happen next :P. By the way, I only did 2 performances this year T_T (Night in the Stars and Cancer Awareness).

Network
Besides the main sidekicks that I'm still stuck with (everyone knows who Nelson & Audri are), I got to know a lot of people this year. Of course, as a student, I met a lot of coursemates that are truly enthusiast in Mechanical Engineering. The Bible Study group which we now called ConneXion Semenyih is also my gang in campus.

Nottingham Mechanical class & Bible Study Group:

Nevertheless, attending new church forced me to know the youth ministry there, they called it WinGs. Well, they're quite nice, I consider them as a taste of how childhood will be as a Christian, since I missed it.

Nilai Sunday Service changed a lot too. That's the thing about student ministry, old people go new people come. Anyway, I'm still glad with the new people there, and also some old faces that graduated and are currently working. I'm always proud of being part of Nilai Sunday Service, a place where I started everything, a place that makes up most of me now.

CBC & Nilai Worship:

Relationship
Hehe, a little bonus topic. Any breakthrough? Well... a bit. I have crushes on two girls. Basically, I define crush as a feeling when I enjoy spending time with them... and while talking to them I will think about... future(?). Anyway, I know I'm not prepared yet, and I can't take such things easily, so... I'll wait upon The LORD to show the right timing (means... I won't get a GF until I graduate OK~ blueh).

Furthermore, today is not only a blogging anniversary. I would like to dedicate this song to myself (just for fun) in significant of 5th Sep. Finally entering adult age liao... haiz... sad ah.

"Which is greater, the gold, or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?"
-Matthew 23:17-

Thank You LORD for blessing this year as I grow more towards You. Pray that You will continue to bless me with right heart to serve and also to overcome all the storms of life that will rush over me. With You in me, everything is possible. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.