CNY'09

The Lunar New Year is about:
- Coming together as a family and catching up with each others' lives
- Cleaning up your room
- Eating to your heart's content (dieting can wait)
- Replenishing our financial reserves
- Renewing New Year resolutions (you get a second chance, how great is that?!)
- Reminiscing about last year and how you've changed

This year's celebration was more low-key for me compared to previous years.
The reunion dinner on my dad's side was held 2 weeks in advance.
We had to hold it earlier because we were going to eat out.
That got off to a bumpy start but it was alright.
The reunion dinner on my mum's side was on the eve of Chinese New Year.
We had steamboat!
I got to see my cousins so that was pretty cool too.
The 3 of us went into my grandma's room and started taking photos.

from left to right: yanling.alex.yanting

That was pretty fun, we haven't done that since the chalet 2 months back!
Day One of CNY started off slow...
Hehe actually we only had a dinner party to get to that night.
But before that, I learned a very important lesson: DO NOT PROCRASTINATE. PLAN EARLY.
Okay, the dinner party was awesome as usual!
The food was great.
I got to catch up with my aunt so yeah, awesome!
I ended the day by collapsing on my bed.
Day Two was more eventful.
Went to Grandma's to have lunch.
Before that, I underwent an origami crash-course by my 7 year old cousin.
After lunch, I watched some TV before helping another cousin with her math.
And I was enjoying it.
Went home and my family and I were eating Mac's when two other cousins and my uncle showed up.
Okay, that basically ends my Chinese New Year.

This Chinese New Year had a new meaning for me.
It was open-door season!
I would never have thought of this festive season as an opportunity to spread the Gospel.
I think the greatest thing about going to a new place is when you gain new perspective.
Going to COSBT is just about the most life-changing experience for me.
I'm not kidding nor am I exaggerating.
People think: "But you've been a Christian your whole life! How much difference can there be?"
That's so wrong.
Talking about living the life of a Christian and actually living the life of a Christian is so different.
I used to think I was living it but after joining COSBT, I realised that I wasn't.
To have God speak to you is amazing and to have Him use you for a purpose is beyond incredible.
I'm so glad that my relationship with God has been brought to a whole new level through this new environment.
It's here that I feel His presence strongly. :]
A big thank-you to Nissi GAP members for your encouragement and care!
God has blessed me with good influences all around as well.

Too grateful that words alone cannot express.





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