Monday, December 1, 2008

It sure as hell suck being stranded in the KL LCCT airport. My next flight is 5 hrs from now at 6.25pm. T_T But that 5 hours gave me plenty a time to reflect back on this year.

Well, honestly speaking, 2008 has to be the worst year of my life. Nothing went well at all this year.
1)Fail all subjects in first semester
2) My Walk with God is passive this year
3) Best freb Jack left for karlgoorlie
4) pretty sure i wouldnt do so well in semester 2
5) Cant, and fail to keep my household together
6)unsure of 2009, plus not sure if i'm able to get a house in time too
7) Misunderstandings with a certain group of people
8) watch helplessly at the disagreement between Joel and Gen .Worst part is not being able to do anything to patch things up
9) and the list goes on

Pretty bad year!! But in the midst of brooding over all this rubbish, i realise that there are equally just as much things that i have been blessed with this year.

1) Well i passed my 2007 papers and was able to move on to year2 in 2008
2) although i failed all my units in sem 1 2008, i passed 2 of it through the subs
3) although my dear brother is gone to karlgoorlie, i have found a bigger family, which is none other than you guys.
4) although i'm always financially challenged, God blessed me with a job at nando's
5) because of that job, i have a 24inch HD monitor, a ps3, and no more worries about not being able to eat properly.( bye bye instant noodles)
6) Again, i'm so blessed to have a family like you guys around me, cheering me up, cooking for me, and making sure i keep up in the race.
7) I have friends that could bring me around all the time.You know who you are
8) I've been challenged multiple times to rise up and stop avoiding responsibilities by a number of people as well. (you also jnow who you are)
9) and the Fact that i have andrew and angie at my side.Always concern for me, always watching my back, always welcoming me when everyone else rejects me.
10) I got robbed of my dinner instead of my life,my money and my virginity
11) Brothers like Greg to help me get through my days, be it as a fren who is ready to listen, a fren ready to advice, afren ready to game at any moment and also as a studying partner.
12) frens like Cinderella, garfield and piggy who are always giving me words of encouragement. Even though you guys think that i teach you through the edification every week, i honestly and humbly confess to you guys right now, that you guys teach me more in one day, than i could teach you in my edification in 1 year.I learnt alot more from you guys, than you guys from me.If ever my edification skills has improved, it is because of you and your support.
13) and finally, i wouldnt be half the man i am today if it werent for you guys.

Realising this, all the accursed rubbish that had befallen me this year, seem so small and irrelevant now. If there anything important that i've taken with me this year, it would be;
"God makes miracles out of the mess i made" or to better phrase it "God turns my mess into miracles".

So again thanks Ohanas for your support and encouragement.May you guys have a blessed holiday filled with the love.joy and peace of God. May nothing stumble you in your walk with God. As Paul once said," keep running the good race"

edit: i forgot to mention Charlyn in the list , Thanks old lady for ur frenship and for your " Mel, we need to talk" sessions. Also thanks for being such a blessing when it comes to transport. however so, i still insist ur cooking skills needs improvement if you ever want to find that Knight in shining armour. Even knights in shining armour gets hungry you know. :P

8 comments:

Doreen said...

Hey Mel....great to hear from you.Well....indeed we serve a God of Miracles....trust in Him alone...leave everything to Him and yes....u'll have a wonderful year ahead.Not saying problems won't arise...but you will know how to conquer them and learn from it...God bless you

We are different said...

Hi melvin,awesome 2008 year reflection and i cant wait to read your new year resolution for 2009...you can do all things thru Christ who strengthen;s you bro!! keep up the good faith and run the race for Christ...you an awesome brother and surely going to miss you if you moved to kalgoorie...have a good time back home and dont miss us so much ya....hahaha...surely going to miss you all and the best time in perth was going through moments with you all....God Bless...love andrew

We are different said...

Hi char mum, i hope that your not offended by melvin remarks...well i second him into saying that even the knight in shining armour will grow hungry and you will need to cook him good FOOD!!!....keep it up and don't have the fear of burning food...i believe that with more practices and a heart to learn and improve you will be a good cook (preparing you for the future)...we dont mind being your guinea pig till u succeed...hahaha...GB... andrew

Melvin said...

Lolz...it'll take more than tat to offend charlyn. She's one tough girl you know. :P i wouldnt miss you guys all tat much **tries to act tough**
Haha and thanks for your encouragement doreen. :P

angie said...

It sure aint that bad being stranded in LCCT for you, as mentioned in your post. Looks like our pretty boy here is being more transparent to the Ohanas. Way to go bro. Gonna cook for you before we kick you off to Kalgoorlie, and i am sure you will miss us, coz you know, we will definitely miss you, and miss poking you :) Press on

Melvin said...

lolz yada yada yada, u have all tge potential to be a mum! kekekekekeke
nah! i'll prolly miss u abit....justa tiny weeny bit!

angie said...

Hmmmmmmmm..,, Is that a compliment or oh.. i know what you will said *for you to know and for me to think*
I shall take it as a compliment then.
But i sure aint want you to be my son, coz i know you dont want me to be your MUM tooo.. You wont know what this MUM will do to her son.. :)
Tough love *only applies to Pretty Boy*

Melvin said...

and pretty boy here is all about rebelling!! :) :)
Nah! i find all the 'u my mother' or 'can i call u mum' thing extremely annoying and disgusting.It just seem wrong!!. i prefer if we were all brotas and sistas. more love there then anywhere else! :P wakakkakaka..