Sunday, December 30, 2007
♥ 9:24 PM
The end of an era
A new church, new friends, new feelings.
I'm overwhelmed, but enjoying the whole new experience. Praise be to Daddy for the wonderful friends and cell members He has blessed me with.
Took family communion for the first time today before rushing off to Kwee's place for his little get-together (you've an awesome place dude!), and it was a really interesting experience.
My sincere thanks to Frank for the comfy ride to church =)
I enjoyed the long wait in the stuffy holding area with my cell, though I was too tired to actually make intelligent conversation - watching the horrific Man Utd-West Ham match the night before totally did me in energetically.
Brunch at a disappointing PS Cafe at Dempsey Place and a spot of lingerie shopping with my darling girls (Cheryl, Dawn, Mary and Su) preceded this, and the amount of walking I've done in my new heels today has rendered me unable to manage more than a pathetic hobble.
As 2007 draws to a close, I praise Him for His mercies, and for having heard my prayers. The ride hasn't been easy, but He has been with me, by my side, all the way.
So many unanswered questions.
So many perplexing emotions.
Is it wrong to miss you already?
*~and you'll never know till you get there~*
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
♥ 3:18 PM
All boxed up
It's the day after Christmas, and I am officially knackered.
But I really am so grateful to Daddy for the joy He has brought back into my life.
Ok, let's recall what I've done the past couple of days:
Midnight mass at unnamed Catholic church on Christmas Eve/ Christmas morning (thank goodness for Frank and his trusty Hyundai Accent) saw me turning in at 3am, and waking up again at 7 for no apparent reason.
For some strange reason, Frank's phone and mine are totally SMS-incompatible as we found out while seated in the cold pews of the church, thus denying me of a ride to the quaint church in Beng's neighbourhood.
Subsequently, there was service at a packed, and I mean PACKED Trinity@Adam (my gratitudes to Frank for his ride again - he can well become my knight in a silver Accent in time to come) at 11.30am, followed by lunch at Adam Road food centre with the zany bunch from Mimosa and Light.
Being seated at the same plastic table with equally plastic benches with ZY, Rachel, Carol, and later Jonathan, was really a whole lot of fun; I haven't laughed so hard in ages.
Post-lunch saw me rushing home instead of joining the rest at the Botanical Gardens, where I hopped into a cab, got home, showered and changed in rapid succession to await the arrival of the loves of my life.
Dawn, Suyin, Janise, Mary and Charlene - Cheryl couldn't make it this time around - made my Christmas complete. The laughter, and fun, the ecstatic hugs and squeals upon each honoured guest's arrival still brings a smile to my face a day on.
Love you all so much! =)
The next few days are pretty eventful too, with service on Saturday, brunch with the girls and family communion with aforementioned wacky bunch in the evening on Sunday, a house-party followed by watchnight service on Monday, and, finally, a combined early birthday celebration for Jan and I on Tuesday.
Of course, there are those job applications await my seeing to, but I have the assurance that my Daddy will provide, and provide He will =)
His mercies never fail, and I love Him so much more for that.
*~and you'll never know till you get there~*
Monday, December 24, 2007
♥ 10:41 AM
Mimosa
No, I'm not referring to the little charming vegetation which folds its leaves when there is some form of contact.
Rather, I am speaking of 64 Mimosa Walk, the venue of my inaugural meeting with my new cell members - and also the place where I left my desolate umbrella behind in an extreme show of carelessness.
It is always awkward when you're the "new girl", the interloper, the intruder. It is even worse when these people are undoudtedly more sophisticated, having already been a member of the scary working world for a few years now.
Thank God then, for their ability to open up and to accept me - albeit with a bit of reservation - just for the bumbling bimbo I can be at times.
Amidst Taboo, a soccer match, A LOT of food, and I Am Legend, new friendships were forged, and I was even presented with an unexpected gift.
No, make that GIFTS - I received one from Jonathan (whom I met for the first time last evening), and another from Frank =)
Will be joining them for a service tonight, and again tomorrow morning, and although my feelings are ambivalent as for now, I know that in all things, Daddy is a million steps ahead of me.
I remain surprised at my ability to feel.
Whatever that means.
*~and you'll never know till you get there~*
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
♥ 2:09 PM
Pearl of the Orient
Or so that's what the day-tour guide said Thailand's called.
Or so that's what the day-tour guide said Thailand's called.
Yes, I've been missing in action for a while, but inertia's a pretty powerful force to overcome.
It seems like I've kinda forgotten how to blog after a period of absence. Anyhow, here are some snapshots of Bangkok.
Arnoma Hotel Room 1712
The Hos at the Summer Palace
Some random shots at the ancient ruins of Ayutthaya.
Shoes and clothes and bags!
The results of 3 days of shopping
I wouldn't say that this is my favourite city in the world - Sydney still holds the key to my heart - but it sure was one interesting trip.
I wouldn't trade precious time with my family for anything in the world =)
*~and you'll never know till you get there~*
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
♥ 12:43 PM
Back to reality
The trip to Bangkok was an extremely timely wake-up call.
Daddy opened my eyes up to a whole lot of things, including the far-from-angelic person I'm allowing myself to become.
In short, let's just say that this family holiday brought out the worst in me, and I'm not proud of that. Not at all.
Pictures will be posted shortly; for now I just desire to sleep this whole weird stomach virus off.
Praise the Lord for seeing us through 5 days of chaotic traffic, heart-stopping taxi rides, and a really awful pilot coupled with turbulent weather.
*~and you'll never know till you get there~*