Settling In the Netherlands

Have not been blogging for the past 3 weeks. So many interesting things had happened and I have no idea where to start if I'm gonna fill all the blog gaps.

I'm now slowly settling in a town called Amersfoort in Netherlands. I've been in this country since 19th October, so far most of the people whom I met in this town are pretty nice and helpful, despite the fact that I absolutely know nothing about Dutch language.

UK and Netherlands have very different system in general, in terms of culture, lifestyle and even mentality, ranging from driving system, DIY rules (Blue wire is Neutral and Brown is Life, unlike UK), well-thought bicycle system, better garbage and recycle handling etc etc. Every single day I'm confronting new things and I'm sure I will have more things to adapt when I start working on Wednesday. Kinda of exciting to me so far and I'm certainly enjoying it.

At the same time, I miss London too. Such a weird feeling, I couldn't describe what I miss in London, it's like something is missing over here.

I guess it's because I'm only having proper conversation with my girlfriend for the past 10 days. Perhaps I need more friends !!!

Counting My Days

One week from now the courier people will collect all my belongings in London and ship them to Holland. I've done most of my packings. Now, I'm looking at my room, full of books, clothes, accessories and some memorable stuffs.

Frankly, I really want to leave behind all the stuff that I bought from this country. My concept is whatever belongs to this country should remain in this land, although all these neccessities have been my companions from time to time. I think that's the main reason why I gave away my personal computer. Kind of miss my PC, it's been with me for 6 years, during my up and down, my joy and sorrow, from undergraduate to Phd, from a naive student to a mature adult, from non-Christian to Christian, from blind to see, from deaf to hear, from death to life....

I thought it's kind of cool to bring just one luggage from London to Amsterdam, just like what I did when I first stepped onto this land 6 years ago.

Hmmm, it's even "cooler" not to bring anything with me, perhaps just passport, ticket and identity documents. Should I try?

Last Day in KX

Saturday and Sunday were my last day in King's Cross Fellowship and Service. To be honest, I have a lot things to say, a lot of mix feelings to describe, a lot of visions to share and a lot of contents to blog.

However, I just found out I have no idea where to start or what to write when I'm blogging. Perhaps I will post my writings in the "Bridge" (Church Magazine), so check it out if it's published.

I would like to express my greatest gratitude to everyone in the church. I do appreciate and enjoy the time that I spent in KX. In my opinion, living my PhD life but without the church life would have been a complete disaster, in contrast, living a church's life without the PhD life would have been more interesting I guess. Anyhow, life goes on and it's niche for me to move on. I do feel it's the right time for me to leave this country, to a totally different place and start all over again. Yeah, I mean ALL OVER again. Let's hope that this blog will continue to bring more wonderful inspirations, stories and testimonials after I start my "new" life in a new place.

Indeed, many ask me about my pre-feeling to Holland, I told them I'm excited. Of course, at the same time, I do miss all my fellows, friends and mentors in church a lot. It's quite similar to the feeling I had when I left Birmingham to London almost 4 years ago. The only difference is that I'm quite certain I will still keep good touch with this people in London after I left. Don't ask me how or why, it's from my spiritual instinct (well, I don't dare to say God told me). I really think there's a purpose for me to be in Holland, I hope : )

Sometimes I feel that my depart is for the good purposes to myself and to the church. Having said that, I'm regret to say that I do want to stay in the youth ministry in London with all my hearts and efforts. Anyhow, I trust this group of people will continue to improve, grow and finally settle in excellence.

From Malaysia to Birmingham, from Birmingham to London, and now from London to Amsterdam. I have no idea where is the next stop. I just pray that God will interverne with my life all the time and may it be a more and more fruitful life wherever I go.

I Need Strength

I really need more strength and determination in writing my thesis. This is so torturing !!

I will need to overcome this torturing process even after I start working. But I promise things will get better. I will be more discipline.

My supervisor told me I've got enough experiment data for my PhD work . Finally, it's a relief to hear that last week.

It's just like I've got all the puzzle pieces, and I need to spend a lot of time putting them together to form the big picture. It's not an easy job at all !!!

I know I can make it. Bear with me !!