i think i should pen/type this down.........

well, while it's still fresh on my head about the happenings for today..

let's start with going back home.. so i went to a party, and my last bus goes at 1016pm according to www.linjakas.fi
so i took the bus and, lo and behold, it doesn't go to my place.
anyhow, i dropped off as soon as i realised it's not getting anywhere near my place, and walked home. I've never seen the skies in finland at night as i'm usually home most of the time. as i was walking, the stars in front of me just jumped right in front of my fact.. i stopped to take a look at the skies above me. what a beautiful sight it was.. (well, i wished you were here with me too)
i just wanted to lie down on the grass patch to enjoy the starry starry night. i felt so lost staring into the skies. those stars were everywhere! lovely..
it's something that's almost non-existent in singapore due to light pollution.

i'm so glad this happened. i had the time to admire God's creation and i thought of what PS Glen said about stars and galaxies.. how big this whole universe can be. this is what God has created.

so anyway, earlier today during the marketing lessons, we had an interesting question which led to something 'extra'.

it started like this, 'I had a culture shock when i came here! the shops are only opened for a few hours on saturdays and they are closed on sundays!' so the teacher explained and i was kinda shocked at the reasoning too. i think it shouldn't be like this and christians are giving themselves a bad name! no wonder the finns doesn't really go to church even though it's a lutheran nation!

basically, companies/businesses in Finland have to pay taxes to the church.. it's a small amount i heard, but enough to go on a holiday to a mediterranean country for 1 week. you can say about 500euros? they are force to subscribe to a church and pay taxes.. no wonder tithes and offering in Finland are kinda 'as the Lord leads you to give'..
and some people who don't agree with such a law, will not pay taxes! in fact, they will even 'hate' the religion!
the topic went on and i was thinking to myself.. are we doing things to worsen situations?

no wonder all the evangelism doesn't really work here. people are led to thinking you just want more money perhaps..