I've learned to appreciate Ps Victor Lim who has always been our pillar of strength and our counsellor in times of need

Everything is in the wrong order. Do bear in mind, the photos start from the bottom to the top.

Here's the gist of HK and Macau. Hopefully, you'd experience half of its wonders through these photos I've compiled.

There are countless moments in life which determines who we are as people in the mere future. They are those moments comprising of the good and the bad. All of which to strengthen us for the better.

Here's my moment. [2/3 - 3/3]

But before I proceed to the further details. Here's my past. [2009]

It was a different year. A year of change one could say. Moved up from the 2nd class to the 1st. Expectations on myself weren't that high, to say the least. All I wanted was to try my best. My class consisted of 34 or more people. All of them are highly competitive. But nevertheless, I told myself that all I needed to do was to try my best. Let no comparison take place between you and another classmate. But instead, do yourself a favour and work yourself up to their standard.

Test after test...examination after examination...I achieved grades which were far beyond my expectations. I accomplished the many goals which were left aside the years before.

I knew it was God. With His great and awesome power and His mighty strength. He has helped sustained me through my times of need, He has walked with me through my accomplishments and made them all an actuality.

But the months passed. The grades obviously got better and better. My reliability and my dependability on God decreased to such an extent where all my accomplishments were made known to me as a result of my own strength and not His.

Preparations went rather well. I managed a heavy load of chapters from all 9 subjects, plus a trip to Hong Kong which in turn made me start to slack. But all in all, I did handle it pretty well. The one thing that I didn't was depending on God for this coming test. I made it an effort to study as hard as I can knowing that the results will be the product from my own strength.

The second day of exam came, Math Test. Simple. Easy. Smooth flowing. Objective questions done. Subjective questions done. GRAPH that needs to be drawn with a total of 12 marks...I had at least 30 extra minutes to complete that graph. The questions for that graph was simple. I knew them all by heart. I could even recite the formula of how to solve it for you. Then we had to find the x values by substituting the y values. Just a substitution method which cost me 30 minutes cause my calculator couldn't calculate...I managed to draw the graph but not the straight line in time.

I lost a-plenty of marks that day. A downcast feeling just washed over me. I was disappointed. I was sad. I was mad at myself. It happened so fast that I questioned God over this matter. How He could have prevented me from losing those precious marks but He didn't.

Today. Chemistry paper. Again, I did my best. Revised everything at least thrice. When the exam arrived, I did question by question with full anticipation of the next. Objective portion done. I had at least 40 more minutes to spare for the subjective part.

Suddenly...a pain could be felt in my stomach. I thought to myself. Crap, not now. Not now for a stomach cramp. I whispered in my heart, pleading to God...Help me? Please not now? The pain got worse till it was overbearing. I had hardly enough concentration to finish up one long question. With whatever I had left in me, I just simply wrote what came to my mind first.

The answer consisted of 7 marks. I lost 7 marks through something as minute as a stomach cramp. Again, I continued on with my rants over how only things like these happen to other people and not me.

I complained to my friends, my mom and God. But I paused to think about Job's life in the bible. It is said God gave Satan the authority to do whatever he wants to Job's life except taking his life away. Satan stripped him off everything that he had. His possesions, his family, his friends, his SUCCESS, his integrity...

But all Job did was persevere and thank God for everything that he has done no matter how much turmoil he was in.

This convicted me so much till I didn't give another bother about the loss of marks during my monthly test. I should be thanking Him for what He's done. For how He has sustained me even more last year. Regardless of what happened today and yesterday.

But we ask ourselves..."Why do all these bad things happen to me?"

People may say..."God is making you strong. God wants you to overcome this weakness that you have so that you'll be ready for the next obstacle"

I came home today. With questions unanswered. This time, without switching on the tele for the first time after an exam, I read the book of Job quietly in my room. Hoping for a revelation from God.

I flipped the pages slowly one after another. To my dismay, nothing seemed relevant (That's cause I was skimming) Till this page where a paper shaped flame was placed inside. If I'm not mistaken, it was Justin's paper birthday candle flame for his marshmallow cake on his birthday last year.

Next to the paper shaped flame was a verse.

Sometimes we can't comprehend why these things happen to us. But there is always a reason behind it. I believe it was to change me to be a better person. I believe this moment was placed there to make me realize how I can never accomplish something without His help and guidance. I believe this moment was there to make me depend on Him more the next time I am placed in another situation as this.

Hopefully through all this, I've learnt my lesson that it is Him, I need to constantly put my trust on.

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