Friday, November 24, 2006, 1:23 am
amazed
My life has been filled with the loveliest of ppl that I've grown to love and have grown closer too as the months past. I wish I could show pics of this love but unfortunately I just upgraded to blogger beta and I screwed up my Hello photo blog thingy. my blessings....
baoyanLIYAcharissaEUNICEjoshuaCALEBedwinJOANNEjuneCINDYmarcusRYANweiming
Anw some sweet stuff that we've been through would be
-Dim sum buffet at cheap prices
-HK cafe
-MIND cafe board game playing
-JB trip... in which we call ourselves the JaBarians.. get it? hehehehe
I'm still....
-working at singapore pools
-giving tuition to my boys
-schooling... into my 2nd semester already.
-very much full of life and energy
-very busy from morning to night
-determined to go to KL for Historymakers 6ix from 18th-21st dec
-blessed with many friends who tell me they love n miss me
-missing all of them very much coz i dun have time to meet them
-a pious christian who had made many friends recently and created wonderful memories with them
im missing cherylEVEtireneSAMMImarcusHUIMINxiangjingSHUYUNcatherineHSIENZHUANsashi
RUSHDYchrystellaMARIANpreetiAISHA etc...
I wish I can meet all of you... but I have no time.. =(
Anw the yr is ending and every major retail mall in town has variations of the xmas tree. But one thing for sure ITS HUGE AND TALL. But I do believe that JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON. I dun understand hw christmas can only be about xmas trees. There is nothing to educate or indicate the true meaning of xmas. Xmas is nt only a holiday but a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
2006 is ending... and I look back at this veri incredible year and cannot help bt gasped at what has transpired for my life thus far. I wonder if any of you has made resolutions you nv kept.. bt I think every december is a time of self reflection of the yr. Like a postmortem of your life in 2006. Im satisfied with my life as of now and I think I have no deep regrets about wasting time because I NEVER set resolutions for the yr so I wun regret nt fulfilling them at the end of the yr.
Rather I like to look back at the end of the yr and marvel at the roads and hills and mountains I climbed this year and how much I've emerged a stronger person. Counting the little blessings I have rather than lamenting about the misfortunes of the yr.
I think its really impt what our heart n mind is focussed on. If we choose to be myopic and overlook or block out the good and focus and pay attention to the bad then we'll always be very discontented and unhappy individuals.
Treat yourself good coz you are truly unique. There can only be ONE you in this world.
One Amazing Grace.
That's me. =)
Sunday, November 19, 2006, 2:02 am
amazed
Randomly musing about my life..It's been a hectic november for me. Partly because of the dreaded exams. One has to take into consideration the fact that I haven been schooling for nearly two years prior to my current advanced diploma. So exams hasn't really been part of Grace's dictionary at all. Haven been meeting up with my old friends. Only cliche but sincere exchanges of imissyous repeated randomly during the week.
Juggling a few more tuition assignments now. Life has nv been mundane esp since I enjoy teaching now. Takes alot of patience and love and God in the picture to guide me through. Celebrated my daddy's, brother's and sisinlaw's birthdays earlier this month. Triple hooray... hehe.. And I am proud to present my very happy family.
My niece looking real happy...
My niece is a feminist. Because 1 min later in the arms of grandPA...
Hahahahaha...
I heart new churchie friends as well. Went for Dim sum buffets and midnight board game session at The Mind Cafe and supper etc.. I really believe that in every season of my life, Daddy God has NEVER failed to bring friends my way who can identify and cater to the season in question for my life. Every single one of them have become so priceless and absolutely precious to me.
Some of my PRECIOUS...
And for interesting musings... you can go to this blog
CLICK.HERE.for.Quirky.Fashion.of.Singaporeans
or for the layDees.. SHOPPING site for the boho-vintage layDee like myself...
CLICK.HERE.for.MamasVintage!!!
It's my current raving fav!! And I absolutely heart the latter because I have since purchased two dresses from them.
Woo hoo...
School starts next week. And I'm looking forward to christmas.
December- A time for loving, sharing and blessing ppl I love.
But for this coming new november week.. its JB, work, starting of school, tuition my boys and church.
Busy but not burnt. I hope.
=D
Saturday, November 04, 2006, 3:35 pm
amazed
You know how easy it is for a beloved child of God to fall out of the realm of feeling loved by God. Especially during this exam season for many, where you withdraw from the usual lifestyle of fun and carefree times with loved ones and friends. Sometimes, feelings and insecurities of fear, rejection and stress injects itself into our minds and poisons our thoughts. I know how much I procrastinate when it comes to remembering my notes despite the fact its only two exam papers. Can't bring myself to study and missed out on caregrp and bible study. But I know that Daddy God does not condemn me for not going for these. He is with me and in me even as I study and revise and His presence is so tangible in moments when I am alone and am just tired from all that revision. It was said a groan from earth reaches the throne in heaven. I truly believe that He has gone before me and experienced my trials on the cross. A done deal I say, and so are the exam papers. Sometimes, it must be a major breakthrough in our lives before we can say that God is present in our lives and loved us today. But truly it's the simple things in life that happen that we take for granted. In the small things that happen, give thanks as well. If you really take time to think, how has God showed that He loved you today? In the small ways?
For me, He loved me in the small everyday things that happen to me.
1) I tripped on a curb today and missed an oncoming passing car by like 3 inches.
2) He waited for me to reach home before the rain began.
3) I hit the snooze button for the 112th time today but a phonecall came at the precise moment to wake me up to study.
4) I received extra job schedules for work. Extra money!
5) I always reach work on time despite having to wake up really early though I sleep late.
6) The buses and trains always arrive on time and I always have a place to stand.
Daddy God is really present in our everyday lives but He doesn't spell it out loud to us all the time. Because true love doesn't boast.
He has given me the capacity to love because in the new testament the only commandment He ever gave us is to love our neighbours as He has FIRST loved us.
His love is everlasting. For God IS Love.
I have this t-shirt from 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
It says...
I feel loved today. =)
