WHO KNOWS HOUSING CAN BE SO .. URGGHHH.. BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A BRIGHT SIDE TO THINGS :)


Consider it pure joy, my brothers whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking of anything.
- James 1:2-4 -


well ... being back in melbourne for bout .. ermm .. 2weeks? and wat have i been up to?? nothing much other than house hunting. and to no surprise at all.. it wasnt a fruitful one. it's SO FREAKING HARD to get a house!!!!!!!!!

seriously.. i had no idea getting a house can be so hard. i mean hello.. we are going to pay the rent .. and yea.. doesnt it matter the most? but nope .. to the people here. .. there;s more than tat .. loads of procedures and stuff.

FIRSTLY, you gotta check and make sure that the property is available.

THEN, you've gotta call or make arrangements so that you can get the keys or the tenants to allow you to inspect the house.

AFTER THAT, inspect the house! haha

IT IS THEN FOLLOWED BY.. submitting an application form to the office

DEPENDING on the real estate agents.. you will either be interviewed or somehow undergone a personality check

IN A FEW DAYS OR MINUTES.. you'll be notified whether is your application successful.

if not .. repeat the whole thing again.

yup..that's how it works.. but sigh.. sadly .. i wasnt one of the few lucky ones cos my application has been rejected. but it doesnt mean anything... well .. of course i was a lil disappointed and discouraged... but still i believe this is the year of jubilee .. like wat ps rusell has preached. God's favour is upon us. yes. all we need to do is just have faith :D how awesome is that!!!

honestly .. this process has been tough and being all away from your comfort zone and with no clue on where to start .. no housemates to be physically there to discuss can be frustrating and lost.. and when you dont have a car and you need to walk or catch public ... bus 11~ haha .. aint cool at all ... but glad and thankful that most of the time i have company.. and eventually .. a chauffeur returns :)but yea .. tat's not the point.. my point is that .. this house hunting thing.. has definitely .. make me learnt a lot!!!!

i've gone through anticipation, disappointment, frustration, excitement and even on the urge of giving up. but guess what? God is so good that He knows every single thing that you're going through. He will pick you up!

today. i was really lost and aimless. dint know wat else to do or wherelse to go since most houses i've seen and most of them had been taken. i was literally clueless, getting off the train station with completely no idea of where to go next or wat to do.. i havent been praying as hard though... i know i should but i'm just on the spot where i couldnt bring myself to Him. i felt no kick ..[ bad excuse indeed] and .. just felt so gross!!!! so .. bleh!

sigh. guess wat?? God understands. i was out of the blue listening to the radio with my phone .. trying to kill my boredom and distract myself .. then .. for the first time .. i heard a bible verse from the radio

James 1:2-4 duno wat version the radio uses but i'm taking this from NIV
Consider it pure joy, my brothers whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking of anything.

i think this version sounded complicated. the radio one was easier to understand. but generally. i was so TOUCHED and amazed. yes. continue to praise and find joy in the Lord when facing different circumstances and situation .. cos God is testing our faith and when we have gone through these stages, we will be stronger in character :) how awesome and timely was that!! thank you Lord. so cool.

truly God knows our needs and our weakness. i wanted to just give up and just watever..but then the next song was "dont give up" .. dint know such song existed .. but yea .. how coincidental was it? not at all. God has planned it. and i'm so grateful that He has shown me this verse to encourage me to just keep persevering and keep trusting in him. I DO believe that He will provide us with a better house and He has it all ready for us. yes. trust me. just wait and see! hehhee :P

thank you so much Lord Jesus. and also wanna thank all those who have been praying for me. thank you to mandy and kingsley for the awesome company. mak, heebs and sam.. you guys owe them too, especially kingsley for driving me around. thank you all who had tolerated, encouraged, supported and cheered me up. thank you :)[jimuis,boss and chinfei]

cant wait for my housemates to comeback :) :) thank you sam,mak,heeb,aunty amy,aunty jane,sam's mum,heeb's mum and all the parents for your help!!! i'll prolly be insane without you guys!

big thank you to my parents and family. glad tat sis is back but i'm sure she's not as glad as i am to see her back in melb. hehee :P love u guys LOTS!!!!!!!

suddenly .. i feel so blessed :)