Monday, December 29, 2008

2008 is coming to an end...

I can't believe the last time I blogged was 2 mths ago!.. hahaha.. work has taken up a big part of life.. and made me feel bad for having to work and not able to be a full-time caretaker of my mum.. which is the priority? *shrugs.. I guess it ain't important for now anymore..

interesting thing I read on straits times online.. there's gonna be a leap sec to end 2008.. we gonna gain a second.. how scientists determine that.. it just baffles me.. are we humanising too many of these nature things.. obviously God created this world etc..but man has to come up with all these different measurements.. it's just like man creating notes, coins - money.. of what value are they? what's USD, pounds measured against if we compare AUD and SGD to USD... stock market crashing.. investment becomes zero.. aren't these all created by us human? trying to "make the best out of our money".. how are they relevant when we die.. how are they relevant when this world comes to an end.. I wonder..

Article from Straits Times Online


Extra second added to 2008

WASHINGTON - THOSE eager to put 2008 behind them will have to hold their good-byes for just a moment this New Year's Eve.
The world's official timekeepers have added a 'leap second' to the last day of the year on Wednesday, to help match clocks to the Earth's slowing spin on its axis, which takes place at ever-changing rates affected by tides and other factors.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

I remember my affliction and my wandering,
the bitterness and the gall.
I well remember them,
and my soul is downcast within me.

Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:

Because of the LORD's great love
we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness.



Lamentations 3:19-23

Monday, October 20, 2008

Ephesians 5:15-21

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

my 24th birthday surprise on 22nd Aug 2008


1 Peter 2:12 (NLT)

Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbours. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honourable behaviour, and they will give honour to God when he judges the world.

Sunday, September 07, 2008

the 6th year

it was 7th Sept 6 yrs ago, on a sat evening, that I received Christ into my life. It's a really significant day in my life...So in marky's terms.. he calls it my spiritual birthday...

It's also the 1st time I manage to go to church since I came back to S'pore about a month ago and started taking care of my mum. I went to Yishun Methodist Mission again at Yishun GV, for the 2nd time this year.. becoz Simon Cheo is there and it's the nearest church I know of.. which I feel comfortable worshipping at.

It started off as a pretty good morning.. I had some difficulty getting up early.. but still in time to drive there.. I could easily bus there.. coz I have a direct bus.. but wasn't early enuff... Corporate Worship was awesome and I just had a great time soaking in God's presence. It's their missions month in church and it's so apt for me to be there...

I know I have my responsibilities so no intentions to stay there late.. after service, casually talked to Simon and Evon abit.. then he prayed for me.. I didn't want to hold him up.. so I left shortly.. and went to Northpoint to get some stuff from Guardian Pharmacy.. but to my dismay.. it's poorly stocked and no pharmacist around, so I couldn't get what I wanted for my mum.. I thot perhaps my mum wanted to eat some outside food that I can't whip out for her.. so I rang her and I take-away char kuay teow for her and hokkien mee for myself.. got stuck for a shortwhile at bodyshop coz they have some sale and I wanted to get some foot lotions and shower gels.. then I quickly make my way back to the car at GV Yishun... as I was exiting the carpark, which was not very tight but a lil. winding.. I was abnormally confident about my driving skills and didn't check as much as usual and the accident happened. Next thing I know I heard a scratching sound.. the back car door behind the passenger seat was scratched against the wall.. :| the BMW 745 Li that I'm driving got scratched.. aarrgghhh.. and I got pretty devastated and distracted.. and I almost had another accident along the way home.. it could be I'm tired I don't know.. but I think Satan is really hard at work to prevent me from going to church. after I got home, my mum was concerned about me.. and comforted me.. and said not to worry.. my dad was a bit unhappy which is understandable.. but later on in the day my mum said this morning when I was leaving for church she said she had this gut feeling about something is gonna happen when I go out.. and true enuff something happened. she wanted to stop me from going to church but she didn't want to appear to be unreasonable.. and she regretted not stopping me to go to church.. then all these wouldn't have happened.. *sighz.. (some bgd info, my mum is not a believer.. she's a staunch buddhist...)

Owells, I guess I have to get over this episode.. and move on.. and be more careful while driving in the future.. especially while driving such a big car.. but to be honest.. I usually will turn on the sensor and pay extra attention when exiting or entering carparks in singapore coz they are most of the time too tight for the car.. and maybe I gotta watch my attitude sometimes.. and not be over-confident... HUMILITY.. HUMILITY...

Saturday, September 06, 2008

Back from the Markets

So sad.. besides my dear marky.. don't think anyone have realised that I've updated my blog.. and change new blogskin.. my next aim is to create my own fancy blogskin.. the one I had previously was created by myself.. but feels a bit dull after a while..

As the title indicates.. yeah.. I've came back from the wet markets for about an hour.. my mum and I were there for about 1 hr+.. buying fishes, pork, veggies & breakky. Somehow I pretty enjoy these wet market trips.. better than when I was younger.. maybe it's the novelty.. haha.. NTUC, Cold Storage, Woolies, Coles.. they are sooo not authentic.. haha.. but according to the chinese saying 早起的鸟有虫吃 (the earlybirds get the worms)... I had to force myself to wake up at 7+am.. to go to the market.. bbbrrr.. I ended up only sleeping at about 4am.. coz I realised my tagboard wasn't working properly.. and I had to debug the codes of the blog.. and see where I went wrong.. which took abt an hr.. :P

Maybe just maybe.. I'll do some backlog blogging of some recent trips around WA... :P

Fresh Look

Hey all,

I think I've come to a conclusion that I spend more time changing my blogskin than I actually blog in the past yr! :P

Anyway, I really like this blogskin and decided to use it... spend some time editing & still need to do a bit of tweaking for it to be perfected.. but just bear with the little errors for now..

ie. if you click on comments.. you'll be directed back to the welcome page.. just click on the blog (which is represented by the pens) again and you'll come to the comments page thingy.. it works abt the same as archives.. so hehee.. as of now.. we just have to go the roundabout way..

I've spent abt 2 hrs just editing the skin to adapt to my needs.. and it's late now.. and I gotta wake up early to go buy fish at the market with my mum..

I promise with this nice fancy blog template.. I'll try to update more soon.. :P

Take care peeps.. and hope all of you have a blessed weekend ahead!

Monday, September 01, 2008

Monday, June 16, 2008

Random Thots

I love the warm sunshine in winter
but I dislike the hot sun in summer
I love the cooling & refreshing rain in summer
but I dislike wet & cold winter
(perhaps unless it's snow - which is rare too)

I reckon most pple are like me...
Liking what's rare and unique.

Times when you find it hard to grasp God's love for us

Maybe you can think it in this way:

The way we love the rare & unique
but comforting & warm sunshine in winter
Is just the way how God loves us...
Coz we are all unique & special

each and every individual
each and every creation

Monday, March 10, 2008

Ironic Old News

1st of all.. it'd be my report and photo from the doctor.. abt the *ahem lump.. it's a bit scarily big.. so in order not to gross you all out.. I'm not gonna post the picture on my blog.. I may consider sending you.. if you really want to take a peep.. :P



next will be my new acquisition of a white htc touch. hehe.. here's a picture from the website of how it looks like... it's really sleek.. and good.. wifi on the go!.. esp with free wireless@sg.. coolios




but the bad bit is.. I lost the original cushiony slip pouch that comes with the phone on my way home on sat nite :( so sad.. now looking for a replacement pouch.. I want the original one.. hopefully they sell it.. and it's not too ex.. gonna go funan again tmr after work.. to take a peep.. coz today most of the computer stores were closed.. they just came back from IT show and the stores were shut for unpacking.. :(

a bit of backtrack.. coz I've been "blogging" using my phone.. saving all my thoughts in the phone's windows mobile...& I shall just extract them now.. and stick it here...

5th March 2008

I had a strange dream this morning. Dreamt that I had a big & extremely loud quarrel with mum. So loud that the neighbours rang the police. They came & attempted to arrest me. But we denied we had a fight. Strangely it all took place @ my old place in AMK. : My mum and I were acting all chubby and good in front of the police.. but they still didn't believe us... so they kept coming back to try to catch me & I just kept hiding in different homes.. I hide in my ex neighbours' home.. which is strangely occupied by mark & his bro now.. & hide in another empty flat.. it kindaf ended there... with me hiding here and there.. and eventually I couldn't stand it anymore and wants to go surrender to the police...

what I got out of the dream is no matter how hard we try to hide from our sins, our wrongdoings.. our conscience will still prick us.. God still knows ... :P



6th March 2008

Left work on the dot today. Had dinner with joanna & qianling @ China square food centre. Had teppan salmon @ the jap place where pa & mi always bring us for supper. But it has shifted from bugis street to there & they only serve foodcourt style bento box. Still delicious nonetheless. :) Then we sat there and talk for a long while.. until I got hit twice by dripping water from the aircon. : So we left and walk around to find dessert place. To our dismay, there isn't really one around.. In the end we walked quite a fair bit.. till nearing Chinatown before we come to this hk dessert store which has a pretty corny name.. 记得吃 which is translated to remember to eat! It's pretty cool.. a bit pricey for chinese dessert.. but different from the normal sg ones.. quite an interesting experience.. :P It's always sooo nice & comfy just sitting around with friends.. and just eat and talk.. I love that... :)

We'll just end off with today... :)



10th March 2008

A girl by the name of Perryn was leaving today. God prompted me to pray for her during morning devotions but I hesitated till after work. At least I did it & I won't regret. :P She said she'll bear in mind the words that has been released. God spoke to her too about me & my prophetic giftings. It served as a comfort for me to know that God is close to me not only in Perth but also in SG & wherever I am & He'll likewise use me to be a blessing, use me as His vessel if I'm available, if I'll avail myself. :)


And it's ironic to call it old news... coz news is derived from the word - new.. *DUUHHH but they are not really that New information already.. :P

Monday, March 03, 2008

Strange

hahha... it's been kindaf weird the past 2 evenings.. not as if I stay in air-con room the whole day.. I only turn it on in the evening.. so that I can sleep better.. but after a while I feel pukish.. my mum thinks it's the instant noodles I ate.. :( I beg to differ.. I think it's the air-con.. lack of fresh air.. so last nite.. I turned off the air-con and sleep without air-con for the 1st time in singapore la.. (during this trip).. it was alright.. at least I could fall asleep.. and don't feel nauseous..

anyway, I'm gonna work as a temp staff at OTi Consulting.. where valerie and kathy are working.. hehehe.. they need temp admin staff.. so I'll be helping out there for the next 3 weeks.. getting paid 8 bucks per hr.. (*so little right in aussie terms.. but I guess in sg terms it's quite a fair bit... ) they are expecting quality work from me.. hahaha.. so from tmr onwards.. I'll be working in SG!!... tentatively I'm planning to go back to Perth on 22nd March.. which is immediately after I finish 3 weeks of work here in SG... :) Oh yeah.. the office is at The Adelphi (City hall area)... anyone onz for lunch or dinner???

Going to the doc at Mt Alvernia soon for my 430pm apptment.. for the biopsy results.. can't wait to see the photo of the cyst/lump.. think it's gonna be interesting.. hahaha.. hopefully it won't be gross... gonna go get ready now.. tata...

Sunday, March 02, 2008

New Looook

hehe.. I kindaf stayed at home most of the time today, meaning 1st March... that's after the whole sending mark off at the airport early in the morning.. (thanks to my dearest mum for sending me to the airport... she didn't even sleep the whole nite, coz she usually sleep in the morning... : )

arrive home around 10.30ish am after sending mark off and going to the markets with my mum... then I knocked out till 2.30ish pm... thot qianling was gonna come.. but in the end she changed her mind... so I was BORED stiff the whole day.. in fact I felt a bit unwell towards the evening time.. around 9+pm... maybe it's the whole lack of sleep, coz I slept only 2hrs last nite before going to the airport... *yawnz + boredom + lack of fresh air + staring too long at the computer screen + lack of water... anyway, I'm feeling much better now.. but I should go to bed soon... *grinz

I really like this new pic in the bgd... nothing fancy.. but it just means a lot to "us" - oh yah.. and 1st March was our "6 mths anniversary" - hahaha..

Anyhow, it's now 2nd March.. and I wanna wish my dearest Eunice who's a quarter of a century old now...



Happy 25th Birthday


May God bless you loads as you turn 25.. and prepare for your BIG DAY this year... May He grant you heaps of wisdom and favour in all that you do... I pray that you will continue to be mesmerised, surprised and amazed by Who He is each new day, What He is able to do and His abundant love and grace. ;)
In Jesus name, Amen!

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Yoo Hoo

*big wave*


hi all, it's 27th feb 2008...2 more days and it's weitian's birthday!!.. hahaha.. finally.. after 4 yrs.. she can celebrate her birthday on 29th feb... :)

well apart from that random piece of news.. I guess I'll just update everyone about my operation on my blog.. [in the future, i can refer back and remember.. hahhaa]

Anyway, thanks to all for your prayers.. thank God especially for answering prayers. God is good and I've been pretty alright thus far.. beside the hunger pangs before the op.. coz I was scheduled to have operation at 1pm.. and from 7am cannot eat.. so I just didn't eat anything since last nite's dinner.. which was tampopo ramen. *yums.. hahaha I had ken noodle house ramen for lunch... then wasn't satisfied with the egg... so came out with the excuse to bring mark to try tampopo ramen.. haha.. he didn't even order ramen.. he tried the stonepot curry beef.. which was *thumbs up.. we shared lah.. "half-half" [obviously, he had more than me.. that's why I'm "xiao pang" (lil. fatty) and he's "da pang" (big fatty)]

That aside, I didn't have my operation until 2+pm... coz my doc was operating on someone else before me.. think her op was scheduled to be 1145am.. and she only arrived at 1140am.. best lor.. supposed to arrive 1 1/2hrs before to do the paper work and be admitted into the day operation ward...anyway... came out around 1 hr later I think.. *shrugs.. well basically I regain consciousness ard 4+pm.. hugging snowy [my new puppy that mark gave me on valentine's day.. at least got something soft to hug - i can see all these ????? hospital can have pets meh?.. hahaha.. it's a soft toy.. :P] here u goooo.. must let you all see how cute it is.. that's why I bring it with me everywhere I go.. [obviously not the operation theatre la.. brrr] anyway, the moment I kindaf regain consciousness.. I started coughing... and was frantically searching for my phone.. but can't find it.. so search for my specs 1st.. coz my mum and mark are both nowhere in sight.. so I rang them.. then they came in to my bedside.. i thot drink water will curb my coughing.. hahaha.. drank too much.. then in the end.. felt bloated.. and puke all the water out.. :( maybe it's the anaethestic.. so they advise me to sleep somemore.. the next time I woke up it's 6+ already.. the nurse scared I puke again... so only gave me milo and khong guan biscuits.. i don't like khong guan biscuits.. but it's still good with milo.. wanted to eat mark's lexus biscuits that's with cheese.. but my mum don't let me.. boooooo...

anyway, there you go.. you get the geist of it all.. plain porridge from now on.. with veggies... next week then can start having fish... boohoohoo.. for a food lover like me.. haiz.. I guess then I can lose weight *grinz.. anyway, that's all from now...

sorry to those that I didn't tell you all abt my operation.. [esp. cuzzie shar, hooi meimei.. and the other fcc pple and scgs friends... didn't want you all to worry.. ] anyway all is good.. Praise the Lord... Hopefully the bruise and wound will heal well.. Love you all.. take care peeps!

*big hugs*

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

2 CoRinThians 1:3-4

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God."

*peep*beep

woah.. hahaha.. sorry for the stagnation of the blog for like hmmz... more than 3 mths.. hehe
I guess I just sort of lost the motivation to blog seeing that there's nothing very exciting.. and I'm just plain lazy.. especially when I was working.. I spent so many hours in front of the computer.. troubleshooting with pple.. I'm kindaf sick n tired of facing the computer when I get home.. and as of 3rd Jan - last thurs.. I've stopped working at Telstra Bigpond.. yeah.. pretty shortlived 3 mths.. but my 1 mth leave was rejected.. and I already had plans to go east timor and sg.. so my agency gave me the option to leave.. and I can re-apply to work there when I return from my trip.. it wasn't an easy option.. and had a lot of objections and different opinions from many pple with regards to me leaving my job.. but I believe God has better plans for me.. and it was a good 3 mths working there.. very interesting experience.. very good working experience I must say.. really tested my patience big time.. :P well, when I managed to consolidate more pics etc... then I'll blog again.. but anyhow I really thank God for all the special moments and experiences in yr 2007.. Looking forward to knowing Him deeper in 2008.. and seeking His plans for me in this new year... as of now.. well, I'll be away from Perth for a while.. Going back to SG on 10th nite.. will be in SG on 11th Jan -13th Jan.. then will be in Bali and East Timor till 23rd... then SG all the way till after CNY.. so catch yall later... qian tian joanna clarice.. let's meet up after I'm back on 23rd!?!..

*yawnz... bye for now.. hopefully will be back soon.. hahaha..