The Dream School

Yesterday, we got a call saying that my sister and i got accepted at the school we've been wanting to study at ever since we got here in Singapore. I remember just listening to my mom's voice saying "Hello. Oh this is MI. (acronym of the school's name)" The moment i heard those words, my eyes became larger than they already are and a smile started appearing on my face. My sister was very confused since i only gave her a hand gesture, telling her to come closer to me so that she could listen to the phone conversation as well. Her confused face was so priceless! It made me crack up. Haa! I was all excited while she looked like a lost puppy. But anyway, i heard my mom further say words like "Wow! They got accepted? Oh thank you! When should they enroll? Oh they are already admitted? Okay we should report tomorrow?..." And when my sister and i both clearly heard those words, we started jumping silently, of course so that we wouldn't disturb their phone conversation, but we jumped like some retards who can't control themselves. Haa! Seriously, the feeling is unexplainable! We've waited for MI to tell us that ever since last September. It was so worth the wait! We thought we'd never hear those words. We thought it would be hard for international students to get admitted at MI, plus the exam that we took for international students was really hard (The Math questions were out of this world! Okay, that's a bit exaggerated, but still. Haa!). That's why it was that exciting to know we passed.

I've been searching up MI online ever since we were still living in Berlin. It was the first and only school i wanted to ever apply to and also get accepted at. The first time we visited MI to apply, i felt so so nervous that i dressed myself very nicely and did my hair in a girly but neat way to look presentable and to show how i really want to study at that school. I remembered being very stressed during the night because all i could ever think about was either me getting accepted there or not. I even cried when  we received the test results of the test we took for international students. I thought i didn't have enough points to pass. Furthermore, i knew that schools here are very hard to get into since they really base your entry on your grades and that they are very strict on that matter. My sister tried convincing me that  i passed and that it's all fine, but i couldn't get myself to believe her and still thought i really didn't have enough points. So after all the dreaming, after all the stress and tears, here i am now with a huge smile on my face. Very thankful and very happy.

Some pictures i took of MI. This school is gorgeous! 

Whatever decision i now make from this day on, i at least know that i made it. That i got into my dream school. And with this, i can make it as an inspiration to pursue a couple more of my dreams in the future. I will continue to dream high and also work hard to achieve things. 

Thank you Lord, for answering our prayers. Thank you Lord for giving us this much strength in us to go through rough patches but still be able to make it in the end. Thank you Lord, thank you. 

Dream high guys!

Tep

Amen to that!

I'm pretty hyped up about everything that has happened today! You know that feeling when you finally get to eat the food that you've been craving for for months already? Or when you finally buy that shirt you've been saving up for? That's how i felt today.

We went to a new church. Tita O, My parents' friend goes there every Sunday, and has mentioned how we can go there since we were looking for a Christian church. We've been wanting to go to that church since the end of December last year, however we only managed to ask about the location of the church just yesterday. And so today, my sister and i finally had the chance to check the church out.

Five minutes before the service was to start when we got out of the bus (though we didn't really need to take a bus since it was just a couple of blocks down the road. haa!) when we saw the big sign on the building that says "Grace Assembly of God". We got a bit nervous since we've never been to a new church by ourselves before. We didn't really know whether we should just walk in and sit on the chairs located at the back of the room or not. However, to my amusement, everyone was very friendly and kind! The others got up from their seat just to welcome us there. I really felt the warm welcome they were trying to convey.

The message being preached today at the church was very nice. It was about having faith in yourself and in God, despite the obstacles that may come your way. That in time, what's right for you will be given to you. Towards the end, the pastor asked who in the room is willing to know Jesus more. I raised my hand. At that moment, i knew i have never been that ready to do something like that before, to confess how eager i am to learn more about Jesus. I also started crying out of the blue. Tears continuously dropped from eyes as the pastor was asking us to confess our sins, ask for forgiveness, and to ask for a new beginning. At that moment, i felt very thankful and content with how i am facing today and how i am planning to face tomorrow. I felt genuine happiness.

To add up to that fulfilling happiness that i felt, my sister and i got to meet new friends! It feels great, knowing that i met new people my age who are pretty fun to be with, considering how i only met them for an hour or so. Like the adults who welcomed us happily, they too did the same. We played the Truth or Dare game to get to know a little more about each other. It was exciting knowing certain details i probably won't get to know in a usual one hour meet up with a new person. Hihi.

I got to fill my 2013 Jar Of Happiness today with my first entry! 

I hope more days like today will happen! I'm looking forward to filling my jar up with more amazing memories! I know i will be able to. God is good, all the time. 

Tep

Cheers to a new year!

Woohoo! It's 2013 beybehh! 

Okay seriously, i still get this crazy feeling where i can't believe another year has already passed by! I woke up this morning and was like, "Dayummm, it's the 1st of January already?!" But anyway, New Year's Eve was fun last night. We celebrated our first New Year here in Singapore! It was pretty different here though compared the New Years in Germany. It was pretty quiet around our place last night. No fireworks going on (probably 'cause people are prohibited to light up fireworks), no loud noises, no screaming for joy and laughters, and no loud music. The only huge celebration was happening in the city. It was kind of a bummer. But despite that, we managed to have fun ourselves. Chyeah, we always do. Haa! Just gotta think positive.

Okay, we didn't really do anything special, and it was just the four of us celebrating together. But as usual, we prepared some of our fave dishes, added some circle shaped food on the table (it's a filipino thing) and of course dressed nicely to show that we're ready for the new year. We also danced around while waiting for it to be midnight, and when it was already the New Year, we just went crazy! We jumped a million times (it's a superstition that when you jump on New Years, you grow taller. Haa!), and made loud noises. It was so much fun! If we had fun when it was just the four of us, what more if we have all our friends over aye? Haa! 

Wow, this is it. Time to change old bad habits and start afresh. Time to achieve all the things we've been wanting to achieve since last year. I have to admit, i am a little scared of all the things to come this year.  I know that there'll be new obstacles to go through and new happenings to experience. But depsite that, i will fulfill all the promises i've made to myself and my family. I will make them proud this year. I'll still be the old me, but i'll also instill in me all the things i've learned from last year. I'll be happier and wiser. 

Hope all our prayers will be answered in time, and i hope that amazing things will happen to everyone of us. 2013, Bring it on! 

Happy New Year y'all! 

Tep