The Power of Prayer 祷告的力量

" 疲乏的，祂赐能力；软弱的，祂加力量。" 

赛 40:29

感谢天父让我在过去的一个月里深深地明白及体会这处经文。看了去年的Wushu Intervarsity 让我觉得那些参赛者都好厉害，个个都身手非凡，但我万万没想到我今年居然也有机会参加比赛 ><  一开始我觉得只用一个月的时间来学会一套传统剑术而且要得奖是没什么可能，所以就只抱着尽力而为，只求拿经验，不求得奖的心态来学。不过当我学到大概70% 时，我不再只是单纯的想拿经验，我想要得奖。在最后的一个星期里，几乎每天都半夜才回到房，要用超冷的水冲凉，带着超深的黑眼圈和眼袋上课，拖着疲惫的身躯过每一天，还要忍受着肌肉的酸痛，再加上刚生了一场大病，身体根本没完全的恢复。在比赛的前四天，师傅让我多练转剑，剑要转得快，转得美，因为我转的剑不比另外一位一起学习，一起参赛，但却学了一年剑术的朋友。而且，传统短器械的项目包括我有七个参赛者。所以，我不断的转，不断的练，但是我就是一直砍到自己。当时，我觉得非常压力。在那个时候，感谢上帝赐给我两位非常体贴及谅解我的室友。她们陪我唱了一整夜的歌，从最high、最吵的歌唱到最悲、最伤的歌。那一晚，上帝仿佛对我说，不要对自己有太高的要求，不要在意对手是谁，有多少实力，只管做好自己的本份。不要把输赢看得太重，总要享受过程，只要尽了全力，即使输了也输得问心无愧。所以，接下来的几天我都不想输赢，只想尽自己的全力把剑练好。

信是未曾看见，依然仰望十架，

信是完全交托，深知主已掌权，

我靠着那加给我力量的，凡事都能做，

或风浪或低谷，主平安在我心，

我靠着那加给我力量的，凡事都能做，

行在主的旨意，我凡事都能做。

这首诗歌让我有自信，相信无论发生什么事天父都会与我同在。感谢为我祷告及给我鼓励的家人、弟兄姐妹、朋友和两位室友。比赛的前一晚，我拜托我的两位室友和另外一位姐妹，我们四个人手牵手，一起同心为我明天的比赛祷告。她们的祷告和鼓励让我捡回我的自信去比赛，她们的祷告让我觉得平安和交托。


比赛当天，我根本没心情去看我的对手的表现，也没兴趣去听她们的分数。我就一直在那走上走下，动来动去。当司仪报告 “五号运动员，胡善美请进场。” 时，我就带着大家给我的自信和上帝加给我的力量把整套传统剑术给打完。看见评审给我的分数时，我真的吓了一跳。我居然能拿到8.00以上！总分是8.08！第三名！！！我简直不敢相信！！！！我那时的第一个反应就是“感谢神！”。上帝对我真的太好了！我的成就全是因为上帝的帮助、恩典和祝福。应当被称赞和高举的是祂才对，因为祂是葡萄树，我们是枝子；离开了祂，我们不能做什么。


现在比赛已经结束了，但我不希望就这样放弃武术。我一定会再接再厉，把武术学好，明年要是有机会还要再参加比赛，让别人肯定我！


最后，还要感谢一位非常重要的人，就是我的师傅！他虽然很忙但还是天天都抽时间来教我们，他宁愿自己几天没睡也要让我们把整套传统剑术练好，自己虽然受了伤还要硬撑的来教我们。师傅！我也许不是您最好的徒弟，但我愿意让自己不断的努力，向着那个目标前进！师傅！您辛苦了！！！

Chapter 2 ~

After 4 months of long break, I'm now back in USMKK with a new status. I'm in 2nd year now! Time really flies. I still can't really accept that I'm in my 2nd year hahaha... At first, I thought I will homesick till death after the long break, but no! I don't feel any homesick! This is so weird. I'm too busy for homesick. There are too many things waiting for me out there and I barely have time to rest, and this is only the first week of my 2nd year >< Well, hopefully I can settle most of the things by this month hahaha...

If you have followed my blog, you will know that I aimed for Dean List in my 1st year. Well, I made it! I scored 3.77 in my 2nd semester! Although my average CGPA is still not Dean yet, I will continue to study hard this year! It's just a little more hahaha!!! Aim for Dean List again this semester! 


When I get to know who are my new roommates, I was like "Hallelujah! Praise the LORD!". God answered my prayer after 1 year. I prayed for a Christian roommate when I was in 1st year but God gave me 3 Malay roommates. This time, I didn't pray for anything but God gave me 3 Christian roommates! T.H.R.E.E, 3! Other than that, I saw that God gave me a very important task, that is to bring one of my lost roommate back to God again. If the three of us can't even bring one lost lamb back to God, we are failures, totally! So, please pray for my us ^^. 


God let me understand 2 things in the beginning of my 2nd year. First, He listened to my prayer, but he answered it later, as He has a bigger and better plan for it. I must have faith in Him and wait patiently for His answer. Secondly, I now understand why God didn't let me be chosen for CONVEX and PPSL. I once prayed to God that if He thinks that I can cope with all the works then let me be chosen, otherwise just let others take my place. At last, I didn't get either one. I was quite disappointed and a little emo when I knew I've rejected by HEPP for PPSL. But now, I understand God's will. He has His own well-intentions, He really 用心良苦 hahaha... He knew that I will be very busy with other stuffs and so CONVEX and PPSL will make me even busier. Lesson learnt: Every decision God made is for our own good, and it is the BEST decision ^^.


Facing my 1st year Nutri juniors the other day really made me think of my first year. Full head of questions and uncertainties, asking silly questions, being shy towards seniors and full of complaints. I'm glad that I'm able to help them out ^^. Hope that all the 1st years are able to get used to this new environment and get to know each other very well. For the first time our Nutri course has 1st years, 2nd years, 3rd years and final years together! May our Nutri family builds a better relationship among each other. 


4 months is enough for me to lost all my stamina and flexibility. My wushu skills has regressed! I'm not as flexible as before, and I get tired very easily! Now that Wushu Intro Night is just around the corner, we have to practice every single day T.T My accumulated lactic acid cannot be replenished as fast as before and I'm having muscle pain now T.T Now I understand this long Chinese proverb which I don't understand before "天降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行指乱其所为，所以动心忍性，曾益其所不能。——《孟子》".


After all the long sharing, my goal for this new year is still the same, Dean List!!! Study hard, study smart and enjoy my uni life! がんばって。

水嶋ヒロ Mizushima Hiro

Recently, I'm quite addicted to a Japanese actor - Mizushima Hiro 水嶋ヒロ, his real name is Saitou Tomohiro 斉藤智裕. Well, many thanks to my room mate who introduced me this Japanese drama- Mei Chan's Butler メイちゃんの執事. I finished watching the drama in 1 night, I didn't slept for that whole night >< The drama was just too good! After that, I began to search for more of Mizushima's product and I've watch almost all of them LOL! 

Name: Mizushima Hiro 水嶋ヒロ / Saitou Tomohiro 斉藤智裕

DOB: 13 April 1984

Interest: Soccer

Language: Japanese & English

Education level: Faculty of Environmental Information, Keio University, 2008

Career: Fashion model, actor, author

Siblings: An elder sister (older by 3 years)

Spouse: Iida Ayaka 飯田綾香

His family moved to Zurich, Switzerland when he was 6 due to his father's job. 6 years in Switzerland made him fluent in English and developed interest in soccer. Then, his family returned to Japan when he was 12. Graduated from Keio University, he worked in a modelling agency, Gig Management Japan to earn money to study abroad, he was spotted and recruited as a potential actor by an acting agency, Ken-On. From there, his acting life begin. 

Dramas

1. Gokusen 2 ごくせん２+ OVA as Misawa Hiro 三沢ヒロ , 2005
    

2. After The Rain And Dreams 雨と夢のあとに(ep7), 2005

3. Brother Beat ブラザー　ビート as Yoshii 吉井, 2005

4. Pink Gene  ピンクの遺伝子(ep3) as Ikushima Mizuki 生島ミズキ, 2005

5. Kamen Raider Kabuto: God Speed Love 仮面ライダ as Tendou Souji/Kusakabe Souji 天道宗司/日下部宗司, 2006

6. The Right Way of Playing With A Girl 彼女との正しい遊び方 as Fujiki Takeshi 藤木武史, 2007

7. Our Textbook 私たちの教科書 as Yahata Daisuke 八幡大輔, 2007

8. For You In Full Blossom: Ikemen Paradise 花ざかり君たちへ:イケメン　パラダイス + OVA as Nanba Minami 難波南, 2007

9. Gutannubo (Gout Temps Nouveau) Drama Special, 2007

10. New Year's Card From The Sparkling Sea 美ら海からの年賀状 as Miyashita Kota 宮下幸太, 2007

11. Absolute Boyfriend 絶対彼氏 + OVA as Asamoto Soushi 浅元創誌, 2008

12. Room of Kingルームオブキング as Moriji/Mori Jirou 森次郎, 2008

13. My Handsome Butler/Mei Chan's Butler メイちゃんの執事 as Shibata Rihito 柴田理人, 2009

14. Mr. Brain ミスター･ブレイン as Hayashida Toranosuke 林田虎之助, 2009

15. Tokyo DOGS 東京DOGS as Kudou Maruo 工藤丸尾, 2009

Movies

1. Hatsukare as Ibushi, 2006
2. Lovely Complex ラブ★コン as Suzuki Ryouji 鈴木涼二, 2006

3. 100 Scenes of Love 100シーンの恋 as Kazuya 和也, Souta 創太, Youji 洋二, 2008

4. GS Wonderland GS ワンダーランド as Masamiya Shun 正巳屋シュン, 2008

5. DROP ドロップ as Iguchi Tatsuya 井口達也, 2009

6. BECK ベック as Minami Ryuusuke 南隆介, 2010

Dubbing

1. The Incredible Hulk as Bruce Banner, 2008

Book

1. Kagerou, 2010

CMs

1. Right-On: New Shiny Denim (Jeans)

2. Right-On: X-Wash (Sweater)

3. SEGA World Destruction (Game)

4. Panasonic P-07A (Mobile Phone)

5. Panasonic VIERA P-02B (Mobile Phone)

6. Bourbon Alfort (Chocolate)

7. Daihatsu Tanto Custom (Vehicle)

8. Suntory Hoyoroi (Alcohol)

9. Oronamin (Energy Drink)

10. Super Cup X 1.5 (Instant Noodles)

11. Mobage (Game)

Short film & MV

1. 10 Questions 10の質問

2. Girl Next Door: Silent Scream MV

After so many scenes, finally he found his interest in writing. He left his acting agency with his wife and started his writing career. His first novel, KAGEROU won the 5th Poplar Publishing Grand Prize for fiction in 2010, and he is trying his best to work on his 2nd novel. 22 February 2010, he married a Japanese singer, Iida Ayaka who then diagnosed with Grave's disease. Yet knowing it, he decided to stay with her as he said she needs someone beside her to take care and support her. However, there are so many rumors about their divorce nowadays. 

Really hope that he will return in acting as I really love to watch more of his films! Mizushima Hiro you are the best!!!! ><