so... orientation day finally arrives!
whats so good about orientation? (i mean.. can it really top western's o-week? this is just an o-day! lol)
well.. for one, its hillsong. i mean.. c'mon. =P
two, this journey has been amazing thus far. there's been some rough patches, and this humidity still sucks (expensive electricity = no a/c sucks =P), but its been good so far. definitely not something i could have done on my own. the support from everyone is just ridiculous! in a good way! not a single comment from anyone disagreeing with me coming here. 1 or 2 ppl thought i should've stayed at my job with the city, but there was nothing negative about me taking my education further, in the land of Oz!
one of the ppl who spoke at orientation, told us to stay off facebook, and not listen to what ppl had to say back home. she said that ppl will be disagreeing with you, and you'll be looking for ppl to agree with you. well... i dont think i'll have that problem. there's been nothing BUT support. there IS love in this world. =)
but anyways, back to orientation.
so we kicked off the day at 9am with worship in songs! SALVATION IS HEREEEEE! and "it's gunna be alright!" cus He is the "God above all my hopes and fears". then we went into Run (i recognized the drum beat right away. hahaha), Brooke Frazer's I Will Exalt You (didnt know this one. had to youtube it when i got home), then into Mighty to Save! Pst Lee Burns (the principal) came up, said a prayer, and we went into the chorus of How Great Is Our God. what a declaration! then Pst Mark Hopkins (vp of the college) shared a message with us on Jesus feeds the 5000 in John 6.
one particular thing that i really like was one of the profs said "we are here for you. and i will love you to life!" interesting take on things. y'know.. usually, ppl say they will do anything for you, even die for you. but this time, its "loving you so much that you will become alive.. in Him!" think about it. its an amazing thought. =)
another good quote... Pst Lee Burns was covering some ground rules, like smoking. and he says "smoking doesnt send you to hell, but it'll make you smell like it!" LOL oh GG.
Australia Day! Jan26. aka the aussie version of Canada day.
it was so hot, that my housemates and i caved. we turned on the a/c for the day. even if we each had to pay an additional ~$5 for the electricity, it was well worth it! felt so relieved!
we also chose to spend the day at home, bum around, not spend elsewhere. except for a/c. lol... fun. thats what happens when you're in a house of 3 canadians, 3 americans, and 1 swiss. hah!
not a very exciting day. ah well.
Enrolment is here!
today was a morning of information, forms filling, student ID picture taking, scheduling.... yeah! the admin stuff. my fave! (no sarcasm. haha). including signing a form of consent for my talents. it is now legally official. Hillsong has the rights to use my talents and my appearances on camera, on their dvds/album recordings/college promo :O i know! haha...
crazy huh... its actually happening! well.. not really. but a step closer. definitely excited for week 3 when classes will start! since this week was orientation and enrolment. next week, week 1, we start the intensive week. and that'll continue onto week 2. its not until week 3, that i'll get to start the theology and TV & Media related courses!!!
okay.. its currently 1:30am. and my brain has got the dumb. i just wanna go to sleep. =(
so i guess i'll reread this blog post 2mrw, and make changes if necessary. im losing the desire to write... for tonight anyways. this laptop on my lap is too hot!
No comments:
Post a Comment