So...what's my report card for 2011?
Managed to dig out my journal...
"Checked":
- Choice Retreat made a considerable turning point for me and hence allowed me to communicate better and show more patience and love to my parents, and beloved, M.
- Supposed to go personal retreat but ended up at Vocation Retreat. It was not in my plans, but still it was a great retreat which opened my heart to many things.
- Successfully stepped back from music ministry and also trained potential musician. So glad that Beatrice is now on her own and able to provide the necessary musical support.
- Finished up my Europe photo album. But now I've got one more to go, the WYD/Spain album.
- Yeah, went WYD and travelled Spain.
- Attended EE with Moli
- Bought my long awaited baby - Korg digital piano
- Also got myself a great 2nd hand compact camera, Lumix LX-5
- invested in a couple of good shoes
the "unchecked":
- Family trip to S.korea postponed again. Nvm, 2012 it's gg to happen!
- Failed to learn how to make rice dumplings from mum. Try again this May?
- Exercise once a week - only fulfilled for the past 1 month while training for my ippt.
- To journal at least once a week. Haiz...I think I only journal during retreat and adoration.
Still, I think I'm blessed with so many things despite some of the "loss" and suffering that I went through in 2011. It's been a great year of learning, humility, discernment, spiritual milestones, steep learning curve at work along with increment monetary reward. And having just passed the IPPT awhile ago, I'm thankful that God blessed me with a healthy and fit body.
Picked out a heartening quote from one of my 2011 blog:
"You will find more peace in a vocation if you have a confident sense that you sincerely explored both primary vocations and finally chose the one that you feel called to." - Brian Butler
So for 2012...
here's my "bucketlist" (you never know when God will call...)
- Exercise weekly!
- Looking forward to a transforming and healing experience at my personal retreat in Chiang Mai in March
- To realize my handover plans in the Young Adult Ministry
- To be able to work out my plans to form a one-off catechism children's choir to sing for 1st Holy Communion Mass and a one-off catechism youth choir to sing for Confirmation Mass. Challenging but kind of excites me.
- If the time is right, shall attend CER.
- Looking forward to a memorable family trip to S.Korea in April/May...Spring!
- At work, to pray for yet another exciting and interesting project after my JCube is completed. (hopefully not as taxing)
- Good-to-have trips...go Tibet with Justin and Ivan.
- Finally, to take that leap of faith to make that Life's Decision.
Side track...
Hymns that I wish to be sung at my funeral Mass:
- How Great Thou Art
- Song of Farewell by Ernest Sands
- Ave Verum Corpus by Mozart
- Prayer of St Francis
- You Are Mine
- Psalm 27 - The Lord is my light and salvation
