Monday, 19 September 2011

it's been 6 days...

It's already 6 days that I've arrived in Bournemouth. I did a homestay for the first 3 nights and was staying at poole which is like 20-30min bus ride away from bournemouth. Poole is as lovely and beautiful as Bournemouth. You can see from the pictures online :). It's been great so far, meeting new people everyday, thou' its really just hi, where are you from, what course you taking and then that's it. Met like tons of people from many places but not like i remember them all. It's great fun thou'.
Oh one thing i hadn't mention is how interesting God is. On my way to the UK, i did a transit at dubai. I had like 5hr of transit time and I was like planning to read a book during that time. But God had a different plan for me. When I alight the Singapore plane at dubai, the lady sitting in front of me turn and just smile, i smile back. We were waiting to alight the plane. After alighting, getting check in again etc. I decided to find a place that i can crash for the next 3.30hrs (the whole alighting, walking in the airport and checking in took quite a bit of time)..anyway, i went to the area near my gate hoping to find like a place to sit, get a coffee and rest. I did, I ended up at costa, order food and sat down. Then I saw right across the table is the lady on the same Singapore flight as me. Well I just kept that thought and didn't do anything. Not until a family with kids and lots of stuff came near me trying to look for a seat..they found a 2 sitter seat and the mother sat down trying to feed the baby, 2 other kids just sat at the floor behind me..i have no idea what came over me (i believe it's the holy spirit) I went to the lady and ask if i could sit with her and gave my seats to the 2 kid. And so I did, she was nice to agree. I reminded her we were on the same flight and then we had small chats. It was during the small chats we realise that both of us are christian and we started talking about christian stuff. We shared stories and had a bond there, just right at the airport in dubai costa. It was like having a 2 person cell group. It was amazing. What was the interesting part is the enlightenment I got at the end of this whole incident. It was God sending her to remind me not to sway from my path. I had told God so many times that if production is the place he want me to be then equip me with the skills. And I've told myself that I want to make shows giving the right teachings, right moral. I want to be able to produce shows that touch the hearts of people. And I pray that I will not sway from that path. It's always easy to sway from paths like this. When you have to make shows that earns money and shows that most people want to watch. Well all I can do is pray. Pray that I will be constantly be reminded of my path.
I'm going to start church hunting this weekend. Will be joining 2 christian union mates to their church which is like 7-10min walk from my house. I've seen like one church also 7-10min walk from my place but that church has a different set of believes. Oh and a challenging part of my accommodation, right opposite and I mean just right in front of my window is a Jehovah's witness church. I don't think any of my housemates are christian but that's fine. They are really nice people. Well it's 6 days and I have 3 years ahead of me so it's still a long way to go. Gonna sleep now..it's freaking late.

1 comment:

  1. I love your blog layout!
    Haha, and I love how God is already creating new experience with you. Jia you for your church hunting, hope you like the one close to you. There used to be a JW just beside my hostel too ><
    And, I believe God places you in that house so you can be a testimony for Him, so shine for our Lord yea! Will pray for you! (:

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