God's gift of life.

i almost died just now. literally.

it was mostly my fault though, but it made me realize how precious life was, and made me ponder about the gift of life the God has granted us.

i was walking across a road to reach the bus stop on the other side. my earphones were on, and didnt see any cars. i thought it was all right to cross the road. i walked, and was half across, when i suddenly stopped short, and a white MPV-ish kinda car sped past right in front of me, right about barely a few centimetres short of knocking me off. i got a shock. i stood there a little stiff, watched the car drive pass, driver probably cursing and swearing at some idiot who didnt cross the road at the right time, and didnt look out for cars. that kinda car, going at that speed, could have easily killed me. wow. its a scary experience. then the whole way home on the bus i was just in thought.

how i would have just be gone there and then. then i pictured the aftermath, the scene that might have been. ambulance, blood, family in hospital. whoa. and i thank God for preserving my life by letting me stop there and then while that car sped past me, leaving me in shock, but nonetheless unscathed. Thank God. to all of you out there, watch the traffic before crossing a road, but more importantly, cherish life, and live it to the fullest. it shouldnt take you such an experience to realize that.

even though i'm not sure about my future, about where i'm headed after NS, about what course i'm going to apply for, i know its in His hands. that its all settled. whew. what a relief. for now i just have to focus on the here and now, and that is, IB.

on a lighter note, today was pretty boring, besides the fact that my replacement physics teacher this year is MR TERENCE CHIEW! yay! we are saved from impending doom. our class couldnt have been happier. the ray of hope shimmers ever brightly. other than that, its going to be a crazy term with all the deadlines for EVERYTHING. and here i am blogging heh. anyway, the other highlight was rehearsal. i'm starting to love dvorak9 more. cello sound must be zai. OH YES. there was MOULD growing on the cellos/basses. darn yucks. had to get toilet paper to clean it up and stuff. our guess was that the room was damp for some reason due to the rainy season, and somehow it started to grow. yuck. hopefully it'll stay dry now. otherwise today went pretty well.

so many things to do, so little time. how i miss the holidays, but well, doesnt everyone? haha. if i could turn back time, maybe i would do abit more of homework and slack less. but then again, maybe not. so it doesnt matter anyhow. hahaha.

its raining again. rawr.

and i'm off.