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Time's up!

Yep! I have just spent the past 12 weeks of my life in this country called "India"... has been fascinating, amazing, eye-opening, learning, absorbing, knowing, realising, understanding time of my life. I've been packing things and cleaning things up for the last couple of hours, it's 3AM and I need to get some sleep and get all the final admin things tomorrow. Catch my flight to meet Sam Bae at Changi airport in Singapore, go crazy around South East Asia, then finally head home.. very very thankful, very very excited.Yep! so from tomorrow, it is butter chicken no more! I'll hit back when I set my feet on the Melbournian ground again. :) Pray for safety and crazy photos in SEA!

Count Down!!

Out of 85 days I have in India, I now have spent 75 days and look forward to my last 10 days remaining in this fascinating, somewhat strange country. It has been a rather interesting experience. I've had some of the best times and also the worst. I've gone through spiritual droughts and highs. I've met some wonderful people, yet witnessed some very eccentric and frustrating human behaviours (including my own). Many people refer to India as, "the land of contrast" and I guess it's fitting for me to not only observe such a nation, but also live through these obvious contradictions and at the same time realising that I, myself, am also contradictory at times.

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? - Romans 7:14-24

Simply, realising how sinful I am isn't a pleasant experience albeit necessary. And I also know it isn't me who works, but God working through me, oh thank God. I'll probably stuff up really bad if I ever tried.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. - Romans 8:1-4

It's comforting to know that God doesn't change.

INDEPENDENC DAYTomorrow, August 15th is India's Independence Day. It's cool how India shares this day with Korea's 광복절 on the same day! I've got my India merchandise ready to go! :)

FarewellsAt its peak, we had about 75 interns here. Now we are down to less than 20. It is getting emotional with so many "getting-to-know's" at one stage and then so many "farewells" at another.

BAES IN SEA

Last not least. Before heading back home, I'm way too excited to travel with Sam Bae (again) around South East Asia. We will be covering Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia in 12 days and I'll be stopping over at Khaodee church in Chiang Rai to spend a Sunday worship service with the kids! This is going to be one memorable event!

Infosys Instep Internship

Hmm, this is somewhat embarrassing. Anyway, during my internship at Infosys, we filmed a new promotional video for Infosys Instep Internship program. I got to be a part of the video and well, it's out on YouTube now, so there's no hiding from it. So I'll just put it up here and let you be the verdict of it. Enjoy~! :)

Recovering...

Ouch. Got sick for a few days this week. It's definitely not a pleasant experience to get sick while being away from home, but I'm finally on my way to recovery. Four weeks to go in Bangalore, India and then the greater excitement awaits! Until then, work will pick itself up, prepare myself to go back to the Aussie life once again, back to my fourth floor PhD cubicle and mum's home-cooked meals. Facebook is making all other social-networking, emailing, message-board type sites almost obsolete! NOOO!!

Keralalalalalalalala....

So the all 70 interns working at Infosys decided to take an excursion to the city called Kochin (also known as God's own country because of its beauty) in Kerala. It was hectic organizing, but we had much fun and was a great chance to get to know others better.
Inside the overnight-Indian train. It's something you have to experience. The entire 12 hours....
Taj Malabar Hotel. The luxurious 'Infinity Pool' and messing around during the cooking lessons!
Cruise around with the Sunset Cruise...In front of Chinese fishing nets... (scoops the fish out of the sea!) Indian Chai time!!
The party train on the way back...

This weekend I'm heading off to Mumbai (Bombay) the craziest town of India! It's a city where the wealth and poverty meet, Bollywood movies are mainly produced, many Indian millionaires and billionairs live. YEE HAA!