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woke up at 1pm today.. the first non-alarm mornings so far this week =]. it was hard not to wake up when the sun was shining so brightly through the blinds.. i managed to catch my roommate trying his best to cover the sun so that it wouldn't disrupt my sleeping. =] thank you God for considerate roommates.

it was indeed a lovely day.. it got a bit cloudy when i showered, but when i headed outside for some meditation, the weather could not have been any better - a cool breeze with short moments of warmth from the sun as it peeked through the clouds.

went to the river again - the same spot as last week.. and it was great. 


Discipline of Devotion.

In prayer... in meditating on His word... in meditating on His rightful place as Lord of my life.

biggest smack on the head = not being prayerful lately.
i haven't been faithful in prayer this week possibly because i've gotten comfortable with life here, and have found a good group of friends to occupy my time... most of the time i don't even realise that i've gone through a whole day without praying and the consequences are now clear - my mindset is shaping to be one revolving around what i want in this exchange trip (where my money goes, my time, my thoughts, my energy... my tongue).

why do we pray? we pray not only because it changes our character, but because it also bends our will to God's will. 

for me, when i do pray, most of the time it is me confessing my sins... i know that i'm not the best behaved guy out there and sometimes i don't pray because i feel shame presenting my tainted soul to a God so holy...
however, when guilt and shame gets the better of our prayer life, the devil has succeeded in his scheme. 

to me, it's a glorious moment when i feel the liberation God gives me as i confess just how bad i've been, and the more i dig through my past deeds, the more liberation - and the more my heart is at peace.... because i then realise that my imperfect and sinful self is being transformed and taken care of by a God who is perfect and holy. when i pray, not only does it liberate me from guilt and shame; it also reminds me just how much i am in need of God.


this week i've been reckless with:
 - my speech (gossip, unwise with certain topics)
 - my behaviour around my friends (easily angered, immature, proud, lack of self-control)
 - my thoughts (Philippians 4:8)


today's quiet time was great, i really needed it..


when i got back to the dorm... it was time for dinner... i thought maybe i should stay in the dorm and eat in the cafeteria for dinner... but the others ended up convincing me to come out..



bibimbap $3. soooooo good.

Lyna being a derp.

after dinner, we had ice cream (buy 2 get one free) and headed towards Wangsimni plaza for a bit of shopping.

on the way there however, we bumped into Darren, a European exchange student who was waiting for his 2 (blind) dates (2 Korean girls). they were quite pretty and apparently blind dates have been quite the trend the past few days among the European exchange group.



Slizz uniform

.... you could say the statue was quite 'purr-ty'


 we visited E-Mart again for some supplies... i bought toilet cleaner and a bathmat.. whilst the girls bought toilet cleaner and washing stuff...

 and then i got a tiny homesick moment when i saw this...
apparently this brand is in the US as well.... wut.

ANYWAY..

that was my day basically... not too busy but still just as awesome because it was a day of rest.. another one coming tomorrow as we head over to New Harvest Church once again !! =]


Thankful: A day of rest, a day of realigning my soul and an enjoyed day altogether.

Prayerful: That I remain prayerful in all situations - the happy, the sad, the anxious, the angry, the guilty.

Dangers: Getting very close to my group... deeper personalities (including the more reckless ones) tend to arise in the midst of a comfortable friendship. Reckless ones especially among non-believers.