its 2.23 am and i'm still mugging..exams are up this week, hopefully I can do well this time round =)

Well anyway, somehow my perspective of things have changed slightly since returning from Japan..though its been a short trip, going over there has really opened my eyes to things I've never experienced before.

In Hokkaido, most parts of the island are left untouched by urbanization, which results in a very natural feel to the place. Time seems to slow down over there, the scenery over there's so beautiful that some places simply took my breath away...I'm glad I had personal time to myself during some of the evening's in Japan, and just admiring the scenery and reflecting on certain things in life was really a great experience that's something I know I'll never forget. =)

Well, now that I'm back, I do feel refreshed, but haha, like I told jocc, I still feel I'm in gear 1 when everything over here's moving at gear 4..=P its time to re-engage once again =)

But somehow, over the past few days, bus rides and train rides seems to be a totally different experience for me. In the past, going from place to place seemed like a mad rush, and during the journey itself, I would spend alot of time thinking about what to do next, what time should I reach and stuff. It just seems like everything's always moving a breakneck speed. During the past week, I've learnt to take a step back and take in the surroundings, and somehow as urbanized as our nation can be, there's still a beauty in things, in the way how nature and concrete blends together to form our garden city, how people go about their daily lives...it just makes me realize, that if we're willing to let go of all the things that we have to do just for a moment and be still, many times we will find the hand of God moving, even in the simplest and seemingly insignificant things...there'll always be a peace and refreshing that follows =) Its hard to do this in Singapore, given our culture and lifestyle, but if we try hard enough, its still possible. Like what Pastor Phil said, learning to do nothing's an art. How true =)

its been a long entry, that's all for now, take care ppl! =)