One step at a time

I've finally finally FINALLY been promoted to 'Independent Driver' status. YAY! I'm not a bad driver (really!) and after having had my license for over half a year now I've been itching for my maiden solo voyage. And now daddy and mummy dearest have finally decided to let their little girl take the car out by herself :D

Drove to church with sis yesterday. Circled around trying to find a good parking spot before agreeing to this really nice, wide space right in front of church. But since side parking's not one of my better skills.. I mean, how can you be expected to master parking if all you've been trained to do is "Reverse until your shoulder's parallel with the curb, turn left and go until you see the yellow box, turn the steering wheel all the way to the right, back up so the front wheel's on the yellow line, then inch forward and straighten the little Kancil in an equally neat, little box" ?? It took some trial and error to get it right. Might as well put a big, neon 'NOOB' sign on the car. Or maybe not. 'NOVICE' sounds nicer. Haha..

We went to the Drive-Thru McD's (where else?) for lunch after church. Seriously, SJGC folks are the most loyal fast food patrons around. There's practically a whole congregation of us there every week. My mind's very accusatory now after consuming burgers and fries two days in a row. Oh well, can't be helped. There really aren't many convenient places for big groups to hang out besides the land of Happy Meals and golden arches. Stuffed myself, gave Shan - faster get your license lah - a lift back, then headed home. From Puchong to Subang and back again in one piece. Mission accomplished.

Sunday also marked the last TRU committee meeting of the year, also my last as a TRUer, as I was suddenly reminded by Simon towards the end of the meeting. It really has been a fast 3 years since I first joined the committee as Publicity Coordinator. Today, I'm typing out my last meeting minutes as Secretary. Looking back now, I think I've learnt a lot and grown in some ways, yet remain as immature and ignorant as ever in others.

In so many aspects I'm still just a kid. Guess that's probably one of the main reasons why I feel kinda reluctant to move on. I don't like being pushed out of somewhere safe, comfortable and familiar into a new environment filled with strangers and strange ways of doing things. Although in this case, the college group isn't exactly completely unknown to me. But still its hard to let go of something that's been so much part of my life and weekly routine for so long.

On the other hand, entering college and settling down into college life has been nothing short of an amazing experience. It's like so many pieces of His plan started falling into place all at once. The big picture isn't complete, of course, but the borders are forming. There are and always will be gaps opening up here and there, but I know they'll fill up over time. If He could give me such a great transition from high school to college, why not in other areas as well?


Thanks Dora and Uncle Cheng Tuck, for the class outing on Saturday. Another one of the many 'lasts' I've had in the past week.

There can be no end without a beginning and no beginning without an end. 'Lasts' are always replaced by 'firsts'. That's how we move forward.