oh the wonderous happenings these days
i have been the most fortunate!

the past 3 weeks has been the most happening; undoubtedly the most fulfilling of my life! not only did i embark on my most expensive holiday to date, to nepal and india, i had the closest encounters with the coolest of all, Jesus! believe me when i say happening, i mean HAPPENING!
the 10-11days i was in nepal was simply breathtaking. well, other than the fact that sometimes it was literally breath-taking when we hurtled in phenomenal dashes up the mountain because we wanted to catch the sunrise, it was inspiringly awesome. the company was great and the scenery was extremely enchanting. imagine waking up to snow-capped mountains every day, overlooking sunrises that burst from the mountain peaks and rowing your little sampan out into the horizon of a setting sun (that is only if it doesn't start raining where your only escape is into the embrace of your Creator, God). i love nepal, i really do.

oh oh oh, it's like you're julia andrews in the Sound of Music, just that you don't have those irritating kids around you! such magnificent joys that can be derived from nature! we also water rafted in the himalayan waters where the rapids were almost too serene to marry our excitement; but all was made up for when we jumped into the chilly cold waters and swam to our heart's content!

well, india was good fun too; but only if you look at our nightly taidi and bridge sessions more than the activities we did. the few highlights and wow-factors of the trip has got to be the taj mahal visit and some rather spectacular looking structures. oh, and india was also interesting (not) because we could play "spot the most peeing men on the streets and win grand prizes!". and guess what the prizes were?! dettol; to wash your eyes with. GG.

but let me credit india for its gastronomical food that suited my palate more so than my friends'. loved the spices and the rich aromatic jasmine smell so much that i went on a northern indian buffet just this sunday night. we found cool places like sheesha and waves to satisfy our curiosity in real northern indian cuisine!

yet, as much as i enjoyed the holiday, i missed being in the fellowship of my bros and sisters who were in the midst of the E3 camp! i kept telling God that i don't want to miss out on the great blessings and encounters with Him; and my dear Father answered my prayers. i encountered Him face-to-face during the philip mantofa conference.

to be honest, i cannot find physical words to describe my beautiful experience with God. i can use 5 full paragraphs to poetically describe the wonders i saw in nepal and india; but our God is too magnificent to put into words. and let me tell you, that 5minutes with God far, far surpass that 5 paragraphs of great escapade. so friends, you have to taste this sweetness of God yourself; because there is no other way to do so.

i praise you, God!

[ed's note] photos to be put up soon! (: