Day 228: the busy don't stop!

so I've always talked about how busy i am.

but never really showed it.

so here's a look at just where I'm serving for the remainder of August and most of september (Sunday church rosters aren't out yet).

throw in Big Exo day, Encounter, filming my short film, classes, assessments, and fieldwork...

busy busy busy!

who knows what october's gonna look like... (got State Conference then too!)

but here we go. counting down the last 3 months of Sydney/Hillsong life! LETS DO THIS!

Day 223: Jesus at the centre of it all

so for those of you who went to Hillsong Conference 2011, or have been to a Hillsong service in between (including college chapel, extension services, youth, etc), you will have sung the song (or at least the bridge) of the song, Jesus At the Centre. (brand new song written by Israel Houghton like a few days before conference)

the lyrics for the bridge goes like this:

from my heart to the heavens

Jesus be the centre

it's all about You

yes, it's all about You [repeat]

and I've been questioning it since the day i heard it. i don't know why it took me so long. but like a month and a half later, i FINALLY understand what the lyrics are saying.

FROM MY HEART TO THE HEAVENS

that means from anything I'm passionate/thinking about, that is about myself (or personal/earthly desires) to God's will for me, His perfect plan, and everything else inbetween.

its pretty much a fancier way of saying "everything i do, whether its what i want or what God wants, or both".

JESUS BE THE CENTRE

He is to be at the heart of it all. He is the sole reason for anything that i do. (might have to reconsider some actions before carrying them out eh?).

made me question, does my life revolve around Jesus? do i schedule my life around devotions, prayer time, church time, Jesus time? and not the other way around? (i.e. slot in devos when i can)

IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU

because everything is about Him. not us. anything i do, isn't for me. but allowing myself to be used by God for His glory. not just allowing, but wanting to do it too. and it is ALL about Him. not just a fraction. not 90%. its 100%.

definitely a good reminder of a few of the key verses i live by:

1 cor 10:31

col 3:23

phil 3:8

JESUS!!!

PS. yes i am canadian and i spell it CENTRE. not center. but CENTRE.

PPS. autocorrect actually corrects it for me to "tre" =P

i think I'm ready to go home

so not sure if i mentioned this in previous posts, but i was thinking of staying a 2nd year here at hillsong college (if they do a 2nd year of TV, if not, then a very tiny lil possibility of going to pastoral)

but right now, i would like to go home.

Toronto will always be my home, no matter how much i like to (and dream of) travelling. its only been 8 months in Sydney but it feels like its been forever.

did time really fly by that quickly? not really. I've never been this busy and tired in my life. the days have been long. it just felt like how it did during my days at Western. when you enjoy what you're doing, sure you would like it to last and never end. or when you're tired and looking forward to that shower then sleep, only knowing that you'll be getting up again in less than 7hrs, its not that restful. some ppl have joked that its preparing me for motherhood, especially the days of a newborn. haha

but yeah... maybe I'm feeling homesick or something (thanks to looking thru old fb photos). but there really is a LOT to be done in toronto. maybe not necessarily all media/video/production stuff, cus some churches aren't even there yet. they just need (female) leaders for their youth. not a pastor, but just an older female figure. and all i have to do is to live my christian walk, and to care for them. or back at Harvest York Region. they need help in youth department AND the worship department. always in need of drummers. =) and i can also help with video too.

i have to say, what i miss most are the other annual events. like TC, CC, CCSA (softball season), going to the EX, snowboarding season, Jays season, first hope of the Raptors/Leafs season, family dinners, road trips with parents, etc. having grown up with it all my life (or a large portion of my life), its been weird not being a part of those things. the toronto canasian culture i grew up with!

starting to look AND apply for TV/production/broadcasting related jobs in TO. lets do this.

I'm ready to come home. =)

PS. but as per the previous blogpost's title, I'm still open to the idea of staying a 2nd year. changes happen. who knows. I'm not dead set on going home. but i guess its just where my head and/or heart is at right now. i don't even know. haha

Day 214: things don't go as planned

so this week has been crazy. as in major changes from what i had originally planned it to be.

Sunday:

no change. it was my fault. served at AMs, stayed at church til SNL cus i didn't wanna go home plus i saved good seats, then Lulu's bday party.

Monday:

originally? just 8:30-12pm class, then groundswell at 7-9pm.

change? arrival at school at 7am to open the TV door for GFX. ended up bumming at school for a college opener rehearsal from 5-7pm. then groundswell til 9pm. got home, the prep'd ProPresenter GFX til 11:30pm.

Tuesday:

originally? just class from 8:30-5ish.

change? arrival at school by 6:45am cus of technical difficulties, so now i was doing main screen GFX via my macbookpro. then got home that night to prep Wed's GFX.

Wednesday:

originally? serving at chapel on cam3.

change? GFX instead!

Thursday:

orginally? GFX @ sisterhood, class, meeting fieldwork specialist at 3pm.

change? trained someone for GFX (altho i had never done it in the CC before), class, fieldwork specialist never showed. i left school at 4pm.

Friday:

orginally? cam3 @ wildlife.

change? DIRECTOR @ wildlife!! :D

mm... hectic as heck of a week.

but glad i finally got to try directing.

didn't do as well as i would've liked. but since 3/4 of my cam ops are 1st semester students, first time doing camera, and didn't really rehearse much... cus the band didn't rehearse much. ah well.

i know i can't blame cam ops for everything, cus it can also be my communicating with them. but yah.

i deff would liked to have "told the story" better. spent a lot of my time just getting shots that would "look good" or "transitioned nicely". just need to overall think ahead and tell the story better.

good learning experience tho. hoping to get better with more practice (not that another directing opportunity is in sight) but hey... with so many changes. who knows?!!? =)

Day 213: never been busier!

so... its been a while since the last post.

and not cus I've been slacking. but I've actually been so busy my schedule was wake up before the sun does, get to school, do various TV stuff + classes, eat whatever i can buy that isn't too cheap yet still tasty and somewhat nutritious, do more TV stuff, get home long after the sun has gone, shower, devos, sleep. repeat.

until today, i honestly haven't done groceries since pre-conference intensives (aka mid june). been living off of food i buy, and have some frozen stuff in the fridge (i.e. meat pies, udon, sliced beef, chicken nuggets) and dried/air tight stuff (pasta + pasta sauce + frozen veggies + frozen garlic bread.) not that I've had much time to cook, hence didn't bother buying much groceries! no worries tho... still managed an apple here and there, drank juice instead of pop, chose salad instead of fries... =)

but yeah. its been hectic. maddd hectic.

its what i love doing. but I'm super glad that i have 2mrw off. my first day off of not having to be at school by 8am or earlier (including a 6:30am on Tues. DANGS).

i have also realized I'm on a streak of being at Hillsong Church every single day since i don't know when... classes Mon-Thurs, Wildlife Fri, Asian Extension Service Sat, and church on Sun.

blue walls and blue carpets all semester? pretty much. with the occasional trip to Norwest. I'm in the triangle. haha...

i don't know where this post is going. too tired to think. just wanted to jot down a bit of my recent life i guess. =)

anyways. its nearly 10pm. and I'm ready to pass out. (never thought i would say that...definitely never happened in Canada!). but yes. gonna go brush up, devos, then sleep. GOODNIGHT.