昨日は凄かった！安息日だった。起きて朝ごはんを食べて天神にお祈りした。安心だった。あとで、教会にいて聖書を勉強して天神に礼拝をした。特別な時間だ。教会では賑やかだよ。殆ど二三十才だ。人たちは色々な国からだ。アジア人は一番多いだ。
午後に中国語の音楽プログラムに行った。皆さんはゴスペル歌を一緒に歌いった。中国語のローマ字「ピンイン」で僕は歌った。カラオケ見たいよ。楽しかった！家に帰ってのんびりした。夕方の六時にちょっと眠たかったらベッドに横になった。次、ミッドナイト！それで、寝られなかった。お腹が空いたら食べてまた横になったが、まだ寝られなかった。で、アイフォーンで漢字のゲームをした。聖書を勉強した。生活を考えた。
東の空はちょっと明るくなった。朝日を見たかったら町のヤラ川のとなりにサイクリングをした。五ドル札を見つけた！それから、川の橋の上に三人がいた。一人は危なく川に飛んだよ！二人友達は「飛ぶなよ！」といった。悪い時間だ。僕は三人でちょっと話した。一人はまだ危なく考えた。あと五分ぐらい三人は川を去った。安心だった。
自転車で公園に朝日を見た。きれいだったよ！帰って暖かい風呂を入った。外はちょっと涼しかったら風呂は気持ちだった。早く日を始めた。良かったね！
17 January 2010
10 December 2009
Don't Forget
Just finished sorting my room out after moving in to my new apartment. So nice to be settled! And, now that I feel settled and somewhat organised (apart from needing to get a bed and desk), my mind feels relieved and clearer.
I had some time to call a friend, and listen to one of my favourite songs... it's a Japanese song you can watch/hear here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX4M86YUAwA
Basically, the message of the song, I think, is when you are away from family and friends, it might be a bit lonely but someone is always with you. It's a really nice song, and, since I've just moved into a new place, it fitted in well with the video clip.
It's also given me time to think of my friends from Japan. I really miss everyone I met in Japan... kids, students, mum's and dad's, teachers, work colleagues, church members, people in the neighbourhood, people from the gaijin hangout group, people from travelling up and down Japan, and close friends who studied English & Bible together. I really I hope I can go back to Japan someday.
And, moving to this place has amazed me a little. It is very nice (quiet, very close to city, park-feel, nice view, plenty of light, clean, comfortable, tennis court, bbq, gym and pool), and in some ways I don't feel I deserve this.
I want to thank God for providing everything in my life, and for this place to stay. I want this home to be a place where God's Spirit can dwell, where people feel relaxed, where people feel accepted. I want to dedicate this place to the Creator God of heaven. I want to live in union with my Lord God.
I had some time to call a friend, and listen to one of my favourite songs... it's a Japanese song you can watch/hear here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX4M86YUAwA
Basically, the message of the song, I think, is when you are away from family and friends, it might be a bit lonely but someone is always with you. It's a really nice song, and, since I've just moved into a new place, it fitted in well with the video clip.
It's also given me time to think of my friends from Japan. I really miss everyone I met in Japan... kids, students, mum's and dad's, teachers, work colleagues, church members, people in the neighbourhood, people from the gaijin hangout group, people from travelling up and down Japan, and close friends who studied English & Bible together. I really I hope I can go back to Japan someday.
And, moving to this place has amazed me a little. It is very nice (quiet, very close to city, park-feel, nice view, plenty of light, clean, comfortable, tennis court, bbq, gym and pool), and in some ways I don't feel I deserve this.
I want to thank God for providing everything in my life, and for this place to stay. I want this home to be a place where God's Spirit can dwell, where people feel relaxed, where people feel accepted. I want to dedicate this place to the Creator God of heaven. I want to live in union with my Lord God.
07 December 2009
New Home
It's late at night and it's really nice to have moved into my new home and have my own bedroom. After being on the hop from Hiroshima, Japan to Melbourne, Australia over the last 4 months, it's a good feeling to have a permanant address and somewhere to call home.
I'm now living in Southbank (just across the river from Melbourne City CBD) right at the bottom tip of Australia's mainland. It's a nice large Australian capital city with 4 million people. This will be home for the next couple of years.
So nice to be home. Good night!
I'm now living in Southbank (just across the river from Melbourne City CBD) right at the bottom tip of Australia's mainland. It's a nice large Australian capital city with 4 million people. This will be home for the next couple of years.
So nice to be home. Good night!
20 October 2009
New Job
Began IT Support job at Vodafone Australia in Melbourne today! Thanks to my God for guiding my life. Melbourne will be my home for a while.
28 September 2009
Back in My Home Country
The sky so blue
The sun so bright
The wind so fresh
The air so clear
The fields so broad
The horizon so wide
The spaces so open
The feeling so free
The trees so tall
The flowers so colourful
The fences so long
The hills so rolling
The people so familiar
The language so easy
The food so congenial
The smells so homely
The moon so silver
The stars so bright
The night so dark
The silence so deafening
I am back in my home country... Australia.
[I (Brad) wrote this poem the day after I arrived back at my home in Australia after living in Japan for 2 years].
The sun so bright
The wind so fresh
The air so clear
The fields so broad
The horizon so wide
The spaces so open
The feeling so free
The trees so tall
The flowers so colourful
The fences so long
The hills so rolling
The people so familiar
The language so easy
The food so congenial
The smells so homely
The moon so silver
The stars so bright
The night so dark
The silence so deafening
I am back in my home country... Australia.
[I (Brad) wrote this poem the day after I arrived back at my home in Australia after living in Japan for 2 years].
Malaysia, Singapore, Cairns & Brisbane Photos
13 September 2009
Back in Australia!
Arrived back in Australia at 2am Friday morning in Darwin, just for a stop-over, spent nearly $10 on some nuts and a drink (too expensive!), and then made it to Cairns at 8am where I felt like I was back in my own country!
It's nice to be back! Familiar scenery, people, language, brands, towns, shops and everything (as well as food). Now, I'm in Cairns and I'm staying at my Richard and Beckie's (my oldest brother's and sister-in-law's) place. They have a lovely baby girl, nearly 1 year now. She's so cute!
I've been resting and relaxing well. Today, apply for a job online, and just chill out. Tomorrow, we'll all go and meet up with Jared, my second older brother and hang out for the day. I'll stay at his house (also near Cairns) and then catch a train from Cairns to Brisbane on Thursday morning, arriving Friday afternoon.
In Brisbane, I'll go to Big Camp, a Christian conference where I'll catch up with many, many friends from school days and church. Really looking forward to it!
For now, just chilling out, and refreshing after 2 years of work in Japan. Enjoying!
It's nice to be back! Familiar scenery, people, language, brands, towns, shops and everything (as well as food). Now, I'm in Cairns and I'm staying at my Richard and Beckie's (my oldest brother's and sister-in-law's) place. They have a lovely baby girl, nearly 1 year now. She's so cute!
I've been resting and relaxing well. Today, apply for a job online, and just chill out. Tomorrow, we'll all go and meet up with Jared, my second older brother and hang out for the day. I'll stay at his house (also near Cairns) and then catch a train from Cairns to Brisbane on Thursday morning, arriving Friday afternoon.
In Brisbane, I'll go to Big Camp, a Christian conference where I'll catch up with many, many friends from school days and church. Really looking forward to it!
For now, just chilling out, and refreshing after 2 years of work in Japan. Enjoying!
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