His hand the wonders wrought

going to try and revive this this year

2013 was a pretty urgh year in some ways..so glad its out with the old and in with the new!

into, through, out of 

God of the mountain

Life is easy when you’re up on the mountain
And you’ve got peace of mind like you’ve never known.
But then things change and you’re down in the valley.
Don’t lose faith for you’re never alone.

For the God on the mountain is still God in the valley.
When things go wrong, He’ll make it right.
And the God of the good times
is still God in the bad times.
The God of the day is still God in the night.

You talk of faith when you’re up on the mountain.
Oh but the talk comes easy when life’s at its best.
But it’s down in the valley of trials and temptation
That’s when faith is really put to the test.

For the God on the mountain is still God in the valley.
When things go wrong, He’ll make it right.
And the God of the good times
is still God in the bad times.
The God of the day is still God in the night.

to get away
to recover
to rest
to make right
to figure out
to return
to make peace

the start

official teaching for the year is over!
exams. marking. post exams. o level invigilation.
and the school year is done

seasonal examinations setting
an unexpected verification
a mixbag of emotions
a brief respite
a return to the madness
a punishment (and a confession)
a certain news

its been one very eventful week!

not pining over what things used to be
not fixating on what things are supposed to be

but to make the best of times

where i learnt how to reciprocate the sincere hospitality we received last year.

its been a tiring 5 days of shuffling around with the crew
but i have enjoyed (most of) the experiences very much (:

visiting the spanking new gardens by the bay and getting into the domes. watching the nz-sg alliance coming together to rescue a lost kite. trudging through the cultural tour on saturday. playing with little T and being very amused by his antics. spending SO MUCH time with my colleagues and sharing all the laughs (really the highlight!). the tree top walk and crab dinner on sunday. the 2.5hr unnerving wait at the train check point. coordinating all the bus trips and having to deal with occasionally grumpy drivers. being told that our hospitality and sense of duty have been admirable.

now i just need about a week to recover from all the excitement

– appreciating how i’m at the age my jc ct was when she had to handle our boisterous souls. knowing the impact she has had in my life, and wondering if i’ll have such long-lasting bearing on my own students

– being served with an exit strategy and knowing that it is well-timed in ways more than one. even if it isnt easy to have someone else plan it for you.

– trying not to make the same old mistakes again

– sitting through a CM concert and enjoying myself at it (trust me..its growth)

for all the complexities of people relations
and times when i really do not know how i should respond

its You i need to honour
and the things that surround become shadows in the light of You