Thursday, January 1, 2015

1 Jan 2015

First post of 2015. 
Before I take the big stride to live 2015 gracefully, I shall take this rare opportunity to take stock of 2014. 

Praise and Thanksgiving
- A new house, a new family, new responsibilities, greater appreciation of family
- Thankfully I did a birthday reflection and posted on 5 May 2014 
- Blessed with many overseas trips - Lombok, Yangon, Batam, Chiang Mai-7 fountains, Genting  
- Managed to sit for the Architect's PPE Exam
- Blessed with a truly relaxing low intensity 2nd high key ICT
- Managed to complete the NTU hostel project without much major hiccups and Client is very satisfied!
- Church of the Transfiguration project has finally made significant progress and will commence construction soon! More prayers needed to ensure timely completion. 
- Thanks to the proximity of the canal, I'm able to fulfill my minimum once a week exercise regime!
- Ever-growing and learning process with Moli of how to be a good husband and wife, to be models of faith. Learning to understand each other's love languages and effective communication. 
- Attending numerous joyous unions of friends..weddings! Though at times feeling the "wedding fatigue", it was still a good chance to catch up and good reason to let our hair down. Unforgettable dance parties at several friends' weddings. Bring back the mambos!
- Hosting friends at our humble abode and many enjoyable housewarming parties
- Able to chill in front of the tv on a comfy sofa and enjoying nice korean dramas with my wife. Simple pleasures.  
- Hugest thanks to my dearest Father in heaven for his healing hands on my dad who underwent a heart bypass operation and a liver tumour chemo. 
- Another new "baby"!! Thanks to my wife for initiating. Commencement of my cello dream! 

Hopes and Aspirations for 2015
- Able to connect with my cello and learn to play well, well enough to accompany at Mass by....Feast day?
- Children's choir? RCIY? Catechism? Young Adults community? Continue to stay in choir? Need more signs, discernment and prayer
- Realised the Good Friday Passion shadow play with the help of the youth community. Need to start working the script and playwrighting
- Europe trip cum honeymoon in April! Really hope no major work commitment will clash with this trip!
- Continue to build up my fitness and health and lower my cholesterol which hasn't come down for the past few years even though I've tried to control my diet. :(
- Put up more paintings/artwork to complete the look of the house.
- Hope that my team's morale and spirit will improve as the attrition rate is getting high and my boss is just too busy and worried
- Pass my PPE Exam and get my QP!
- Attend an annual retreat (either personal or couple)
- Fatherhood? God's will! Haha...but God's will only applies if one respond or is ready/willing. I think the sign points towards 2016....lol 
- Pray for a more patient, loving, purer and joyful heart that is able to love and receive love. With love (love = God), nothing is impossible!

Cheers to 2015!