School: Day #2; Bye grandpa

i survived! and oh, i got on the plane for boston the same day i arrived in LA! God is good!

unlike many of my students, i was in school for the first time yesterday. although i probably know more pple and well, know my way around sch better, it felt kinda weird to be meeting them for the first time. after all, school started almost 2 weeks ago! but i survived. it was a pretty much a breeze. i guess the teacher who covered me did a good job, and this year's kids are just great! of coz i've seen a couple of students i probably have to keep on eyes on. =p nonetheless, enjoying myself tremendously (if not for the fact i still have to re-make some tests; or adjust if you'd like).

my grandpa passed away abt 12 hours after i left singapore. i wasnt sure if he had accepted Christ but at least this time i know that i did my part. i know brother was almost certain it was in God's plans i was somehow delayed by my visa and stuck at home. =) then there are good friends. friends who prayed real hard for my visa.. and those who lent helping hands. viona wanted to go visit but i told her i didnt want to go after work and knock into my relatives because it would then be hard to share with my grandpa. kelly graciously met me at the hospital after sch and accompanied me & grandpa for almost an hour. we shared God's love in our (read: my very) limited dialect. for the most part, kelly could at least switch btwn hokkien and mandarin. we prayed. and shared a little. by God's grace, i could understand *most* of what my grandpa was saying and could also respond to some of his requests. i duno if he understood things, felt anything. or thought about God's love, but i guess it's all in God's hands. i do feel a little sad because he was my favourite grandparent - one who wasnt biased towards any of us.. i know a time will come when the dust will return back to the earth..