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ocf 2007

2007-10-09T15:46:00.000+09:30

ok, due to my obvious lack of updating, this will just have to be a snapshot of the events that happened in OCF flinders this year...

Orientation at the beginning of the year... can't believe 8 months have passed since

Joel and me at the Pear Orchard, seems like we are gonna make the trip there an annual event. Thanks to all the uncles and aunties (they don't call them that here btw) who have been so hospitable

the food at Joel's surprise birthday party - the usual potluck galore. glad it helped chased his homesickness away

our outreach orientation event - Cockling at Goolwa. The sun was out, the water cool. It was simply perfect =)

basically all you do is get down and dirty, dig like your life depends on it

and then, poof! you find a cockle! =)

then u let the cockles soak in sea water overnight so they will puke out all the sand and you cook them! thanks Raymond for opening up your beautiful house for the night so we could eat fresh cockles!

i wonder what i was doing...

for ecamp this year, we went to this campsite near Victor Harbour. can't quite remember what the name was

it had this nice outdoor chapel which all the bible study groups fought to use for early morning devotions

the above pic is a lil dark so here is another pic of my wonderful group - 'Lydia', with Auntie Merrilyn. yes... i think Patrick arranged the groupings on purpose

patrick and myself, just before he got hit with flour

danwin is a really tall guy but you can't tell in this photo where the 2 of us are happily enjoying the apple crumble for dessert. this camp had good food i must say

the flinders group

all the camp participants

we were thinking Charlie and his angels... obviously Max is Charlie

Pat and Sarah, 2 girls i've gotten to know this yr

Andrew - my successor, this OZ guy whose mum is one of our advisors.

Lydia and Elizabeth(?) Our 2 groups joined together for the skit, in which I totally destroyed my reputation with my bimbo act. I really do wish to get the video before it gets circulated...

I guess great minds think alike - the 4 lyds of the camp

As you can see, the campsite has awesome views. Too bad i've yet to get the sunrise pics from my friend. Janice and Pat are here with me

"she ain't heavy, she's my friend" Betty ,who is always treating me like im her personal doll

ok... guess thats enough for today... will post more soon (i hope =P)

vids from Hillsongs 2007!

2007-08-31T15:14:00.000+09:30

hi everyone,

i know i've been terrible at updating my photos, but here are just some videos i took at the Hillsong Conference. Just so to share with everyone what the experience was like!

Here is Israel Houghton performing live at Hillsongs 07. When he and New Breed come on stage, the whole place just get on fire~

The following are just some clips of the closing ceremony, courtesy of Hillsong Dance team. As you can see, I got a privileged view of the stage. I loved the opening ceremony but I was too awed to remember my cam =P

Here is a typical worship session at the conference. We had this 4 times a day, 4 days in a row, lasting approximately 1/2hr each time. This was the very last session hence the falling pieces of paper. Kudos to all the volunteers who had to stay back and pick them all up!

barossa valley - 8 Oct 2006

2007-08-01T10:52:00.000+09:30

these are some memoirs of the trip we took at Barossa valley, the darling of South Australia. All you wine-lovers, this is a place you won't want to miss.

This pic reminded me of the verse: John 15:5"I am the vine, you are the branches..." Truly, we are nothing apart from Jesus

Cheers!

John, the tour guide whom I made friends with. He is 65 years old and uses MSN! =)

Above: qin and me
Below: the whole gang from the village who went for the trip in front of one of the wineries

pillar-hugging girls

can you find Singapore?

World's largest rocking horse. There was a picture of me sitting on a miniature one, but I decided against posting it to save my reputation.

Had lunch there. Its a toy factory, but guess what, the toys all had "Made in China" stamped on them. Lol.

The whispering wall. Pretty cool stuff - you whisper on one side and the other person at the other end of the wall can hear you. Something to do with the acoustics of the curvature.

Renee and myself, bracing against the wind.

At this wildlife park - Australia is full of them:

This little billy goat thought my camera was food.

Ain't these 3 guinea pigs cute?

Do you have any idea how hard it was to take this picture? This peacock was so shy and wouldn't show off his feathers whenever we got near him.

At a memorial...

posing... although it looks like i have a tummy =P

and posing somemore! A sneak to how 'flat' Adelaide is.

victor harbor

2007-02-09T15:33:00.000+10:30

although I admit Adelaide is a pretty boring place, it does have many pretty sceneries and one such place is victor harbor, which is approximately 4hr (? can't remember =P) away from the city.

taken sometime along the ride... clouds are pretty there

i like this bench. u cud just sit here the whole day to enjoy the view without a care in the world

why can't our sea be as gorgeous as this?

i believe we did take gp photos, but its all stuck somewhere in dennis' stockpile of photos

dan - the guy who organized the trip, being very sporting in posing for us. thanks guy! hez this wonderful person who has such a big heart for us international students. carry on shining for Christ!

climbing to the top of the world!(yea right...)

my lack of stature is further emphasized by the size of these boulders

i asked dan and rach to pose for me. its like 2 strangers admiring the same view, so near yet so far...

the little island is called granite island, where you can see fairy penguins. unfortunately we got there too late so it was too dark to see anything but we did spot a few and boy are they kawaii!

wildflowers in aust look nothing like the ones back home

it was springtime and victor harbor is very windy

i like this photo with the sun rays shining through.

it seems like a i've got a thing for boulders

have you ever seen the sky so pretty?

more villagers!

2007-01-16T12:54:00.000+10:30

ok, i did warn your about the photos not in chronological order =P

the mini celebration i had for my birthday last year. it was just me, rach and qin (+ alan). the 2 of them gave me such a surprise, i wasn't expecting it at all. it just seems like yesterday that i turned 20 and soon i'm gonna be celebrating my 21st.

potluck (yes again!) at lily's place - really miss my hk fren. plus mai as well - can't wait to see her again.

another international students gathering at qin's place. gosh, we're all turning into chefs!

the food

baked rice that rach n i made

desserts

can u see how satiated we look?

hallet cove

2006-12-23T17:59:00.000+10:30

This place is called Hallet cove, a pebble beach, in which the Liew brothers are so fortunate to have as their front yard. I want a beach house too!

we initially intended to have a picnic on the beach but it was too windy so we headed to the boys home.

making our own lunch

one of the winners of the sandwich making competition

n we played charades, found quite a few hidden talents

posing 4 a gp photo

OCF

2006-12-23T17:49:00.000+10:30

here are some pics of OCFers, the wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ who have become my family in Adelaide.

The new com... hopefully God will give us a vision for next year soon...

At the pear orchard, one of the churches gracefully hosted a barbie (Oz 4 bbq) for us. Sat on this truck that brought us round the premises. We are all real city bumpkins

My group at kairos - leadership training camp

and the ark we built, the game was really God inspired, I believe everyone brought home something valuable that day

OCF turns 50! Well at least in South Australia. We all dressed up (a lil overdressed I have to admit) and enjoyed ourselves. Cleaning up afterwards was really encouraging as everyone stepped in to do their part.

the 3 lyds of OCF SA

waterfalls

2006-12-23T17:36:00.000+10:30

ok, i've really got to get off my lazy bum or lift my lazy fingers to post photos. haven't been really dilligent huh? well, now that im supposedly on holiday, i dun have any excuse not to update my blogs...

i think my photos are really not in chronological order but here are the pics i took when i went to the waterfalls in adelaide.

The Morialta falls (someone correct me if i'm wrong)

Rach n me in the GIANT'S cave

a very 'professional' picture taken by mr dennis lo

I'm on the top of the world! haha... actually im just standing on a tree stump

the whole grp who went (L-R: dunno the 2 at the far left, but behind is Dan, a really nice gui who organized the trip, 1st row - rach, sarah, kai, me, dennis and hubert)

Cherry blossoms and asian feast!

2006-09-07T16:56:00.000+09:30

Many apologies for not posting any new photos for ages.

Just wanna share some photos when the cherry blossom trees were in full bloom. The flowers have now all wilted already =P

the road down the hill to school. will i still be walking along the same path next year? i don't know... too lazy to move but i can't take the inflating rent prices...

Had an international students feast at Qin's place last month. Ok, it was basically Singaporean and Malaysian food but we all enjoyed ourselves! We ought to do this more often, to prevent ourselves from getting homesick.

Ada, Hui juine and me

Pik yee, moi & Betty

International yr 1 speechies! =)

port adelaide

2006-07-15T20:58:00.000+09:30

i do realize that i have been neglecting this blog, and perhaps soon people will forget about it. anyway, here are some pics i took at port adelaide (went there during mid-sem break =P to look at dolphins, din see any dolphins but got cold and wet instead. lol.)

the stall where we bought our tickets. it was a public hol i think, it was just $2.50 per ride

the bridge from the cruise

a police boat cruising by

fishing boat?

me and the fishing boat. my hair is a mess no thanks to the wind

rach and i managing a shot when the wind dies down

Easter camp

2006-05-05T15:24:00.000+09:30

Have I blogged about Easter Camp? I think I have... Anyway here are the pics of the beautiful campsite...

Ok... this is the front of the campsite

side view... pretty isn't it?

various views of the games hall... i din use it much but some of them played soccer and basketball

this is eli playing table tennis in the games hall on the last day

the mural on the wall... i think its pretty funny

one of the cabins we stayed in

the room i slept in. there were 7 beds altogether. i took the bunk on the top left hand corner

where my group had our first devotion. it was so cold! but nice place to remind us of the beauty of God's creation... dun ask me who these guys were... i think the one seated was my mortal, but i can't remember =P

into the distance

at dusk

meals!

had really sumptous meals... with tea and supper on top of the 3 meals. i think i put on weight then. as you can see from the murals, this is a christian campsite

calvary

footprints

there were 2 other 'lydias' at the camp, but only one 'lydea'! haha...cheap thrill

city square

2006-04-20T15:33:00.000+09:30

Just some pics of the city... haven't really explored it though

Chinatown

and central market are where I always go to get groceries...

The view from Teresa's place... she stays so near to chinatown! No skyscrapers at all~

my first cup of cappucino in adelaide...

at this quaint coffee place...

with rach, tree and qin!

a 24hr pancake house where rach and i went with ignite & frenz

dinner or desert?

the silver balls in the middle of rundle mall - adelaide's orchard rd

choo choo train... its just for show... but i do want to sit on a real steam train one day

other random photos of shops in rundle mall

a fruit cart which happened to drive by

Life in uni

2006-04-18T12:10:00.000+09:30

This is a picture of a plane taken from my balconey I think.... only that you dun see the plane... we seem to have an awful lot of this down here. Someone told me that we're near some air base. There were times I thought they were some rockets.

A beautiful sunset... its easy to admire one here cuz there ain't any tall buildings...

The view from my bedroom window... Im staying in the display unit, so I sort of have the best view. Can you see the see from here?

My bed and bedroom when after I set it all up when I first arrived

One of the first meals Rachel and I cooked, that she was so proud off. It included: Her fave lotus root soup, par-boiled bai chye and satay rice (some pre-mix we bought at the supermarket).

The field next to Flinders Medical Centre. My friend from HK says she loves jogging and jogs there everyday!

Where we wait for the bus... its often this deserted so we always jaywalk.

The bridge above the gulley which I have to walk across to get to the main campus

@ the airport

2006-04-12T17:44:00.000+09:30

I know I should have posted this eons ago... but better late than never =P

At the airport with my family,

and friends

Really sorry I couldn't post this earlier, but don't worry more will come! I better head back home now before the sun sets...

HELLO!

2006-04-12T15:43:00.000+09:30

This blog is for everyone back home wanting to see how I am doing here over in Adelaide. Couldn't post pictures in my other blog so created one dedicated mainly to photos and updates from down under. So keep an eye on this blog! I will be uploading more photos in time to come.

P.S. Like my URL? So proud of myself to have thought of it. Hee~