@ UK Blessing

Yeah!!! My first blog.. after sitting on the idea for a year. Having more time on my hands now, I decided to start blogging. Hopefully it will not be my last post. Hehe..

Here is an update of the tour in Europe. Just came back yesterday. Went Amsterdam & Holland, Berlin, London. Everything was great!! The best of it all is that i am doing it with my sis!! What a long awaited and blessings filled trip.

1st stop: Amsterdam and Holland

Amsterdam is filled with lotsa architecture and the night seem always young to the locals and tourists. From the innocent food and tour to the not so innocent legalize drugs, sex, partying and getting drunk. We reach our hotel at average 12am every night. So much to do and see everyday. The free tour in Amsterdam show us pretty much about the history of the city. This photo was taken @ the red light district tour. The tour guide showed us the area and ended of with a free shot for us in the pub. The drink and low oxygen caused me to "white out" in a small squeezy supermrkt. My vision went from colored to white, everything was blurred!! It was super scary. Thank God that after leaving the supermrkt my vision was back to normal again.



We went to Holland the next day. Holland was filled with beautiful scenery and lotsa cattle and shady green pastures and of course their famous windmills. I'll let the photos speak for themselves.

2nd stop: Berlin

Berlin was fun and depressing at the same time. This is the fun and beautiful Berlin!! Things are much cheaper and affordable in Berlin compared to Amsterdam. The small truck is actually a motorbike!!! (Maybe i can tell my family that i wanna learn how to drive a "truck".. haha)

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Now the depressing Berlin. We went for the concentration camp of the Nazi. The tour guide gave us an overview of what happened in the concentration camp. The experience of how innocent people were tortured, humiliated and killed becomes real, totally different from textbook learning.

It reminded me what Christ had choose to go thru, the suffering, pain and humiliation He endured on the cross to save undeserving sinners like you and me. He did all this while we were his enemies and there is nothing we had done or can do to earn and deserve such great love. Thinking abt what He has done for us on the cross and also our daily lives should cause us to love Him more and more each day. Yet for me, my walk with God has been a daily struggle. My faith in Him is a classic roller coaster ride where it peak only at a short moment and I find myself back to square 1 again.

Last stop: London

The name speak for itself!!! Super experience city. View from London eye is relatively beautiful. Things to do in London: Eat, shop, sightseeing and sleep. Went to Harrods too. Bought some tin biscuits which cost close to S$90. I think that is the most my sis spent on biscuits. Thankfully the both of us not really interested in teddy bears. haha.. if not i think she will be super broke.

Coming back from London was quite stressful. I was praying very hard that we will not miss the coach back. When we reach the airport, the coach had left 5 mins ago and we had to take a cab to the next meeting place which cost us S$120!!! During this time of distress, i tried to include praises in my prayers. Initially I was thinking who can praise God in times like this, then i was reminded by what uncle JA says "God doesn't need us to praise Him, cos if man dun do it, the rocks can! Praising God is good for us". I started praising and thanking God of how He has guided us thru the trip. The prayer turn my focus from the problem to back to God and my unsettled spirit of distress became one filled with peace and joy, knowing that my God is in control of everything!!!


This is the end of our tour. Now I am back to Stockton where life is slow and boring. Shops close everyday at 5pm and most shops are closed on Sunday. I am home alone again longing for my sis return from work where i can continue my plan of disturbing her. haha.. We both realize that no matter how nice Europe is, nothing beats being home with family and church members. Hmm.. In the same way, we should all be longing for heaven as it will be our real home and our final destination. Praise the Lord for all his blessings, guidance and protection throughout the whole trip.

1. This world is not my home
I'm just a passing thru’
My treasures are laid up
Somewhere beyond the blue
The angels beckon me from heaven’s open door
And I can’t feel at home in this world anymore.

Chorus:
O Lord, you know I have no friend like you,
If heaven’s not my home, O Lord what will I do
The angels beckon me from heaven’s open door
And I cant feel at home in this world anymore

2. They’re all expecting me
And that’s one thing I know
My Savior pardoned me and now I onward go
I know He’ll take me thru’ tho I am weak and poor
And I can’t feel at home in this world anymore