Archive for August, 2008

2 birthday gifts that touch my heart

The handmade card is from my buddy. Where can you find someone who will spend the effort of making a handmade card nowadays? Simple card but filled with lots of love, prayers & well-wishers.

The other gift is from my CG. Besides a love offering,they actually went to ask Dearie for pics of our wedding album & they found this mini booklet & got the shop to print our pics..Is so cute.. The mini booklet does not come in a pair but becos’ they love Dearie also, so he got one too..

Dearie,maybe you should consider hanging yours in the car… :P

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My first hand-made sushi

I had a “Sushi CG” on thursday,wanted the members to bond & fellowship together.
It was great & I think all of us do enjoy the attempt at making our own sushi but of course there are those who just don’t want to get their hands dirty & claim they are serving also… :P Serving to eat the sushi we prepared..

My members were saying that I seem to enjoy the wrapping. I think I made about 4 or 5 rolls of sushi..And I think I do have a little talent in doing it..And I enjoyed it…

Dearie had 2 full roll that I made for him… :)

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Boss by weekday,preacher by weekend

I went to color my hair today, in preparation for my Big Day. Went to this salon where one of our zone member worked at…I had a chance to chat with the boss as today is not as busy as the last time. We talked about SOT, preaching, singles not getting married, my CG & the challenges I face as a CGL, his involvement in preaching to a group of Nepalese who worked in Msia. Every weekend,he will drive for almost 3 hours just to preach, discuss & disciple these group of Nepalese.

He used to worked & stay in Nepal for 5 yrs,hence,he’s able to preach to them in Nepalese language. When I asked him if it was very tedious & inconvenient, he said “sometimes but thank God that He gave me a burden for them”. So with the burden that he has, no matter how tired it is,he will still do it. He really represents the marketplace ministry. A boss of a hair salon but preaching the gospel every weekend.

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Office Alone

Not Home Alone but Office Alone…

My whole credit team (us, credit collections, unsecured, SME) went for team-building at Pulau Ubin today. I’m not there cos I have no intention to get tanned or have any bruises on me. I know the gals in my team dragged themselves to go, I think they rather come office to work & face the mountainous pile than play Amazing Race. One of them text me & said that her legs are hurting from all the walking.. :(

So, I’m the “zhang duo zhu” today…I’m no pushover either & I don’t get “cheated” by sales staff who has no integrity or try to push me to give them any urgent approval. Without the rest of the team, the office is so quiet…

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I have a glimpse

While having dinner yesterday before we went for our leaders’ meeting,Matthew was sharing with me about his idea about the photo montage for my wedding. He say he very stressed also while doing it but I know that he just want to produce the best for me & Weng, giving us a beautiful piece of work of excellence & a story to tell.

Today,I had a glimpse of what it was…just a very very short glimpse of about a min of the montage/video…Is so cool & I love it…

So Matt,if you are reading this, I really appreciate it a lot…and your whole family who are all activated to help in my wedding…

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The common question these days

Can you guess it?

Yes, is “The Question” that most people asked me these few days…”Are you excited?” “Are you nervous?” “Are you counting down to the Big Day?”

Excited… Yes
Counting Down…Yes
Nervous… Hmmmm…Not really (yet)… hahhaa

I think I am probably one of those few brides who still seem quite relaxed though the Big Day is 10 days away. Though now is the most intense period where many things need to tie down,especially the RSVP list & next is the most problematic seating arrangement.. I don’t feel nervous yet…I think I’m pretty cool about it…Weng will probably feel more nervous than me & he probably tell you that I’m that kind of person that even if I am nervous,I can still act quite normal wan..I quite steady wan..chuckles…haaahaaa

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Is my birthday

The time now is 130am,just came back not too long after spending the whole day outside with the people whom I love.

Went for massage & facial with my buddy today. She needed a breather & I needed to pamper myself since is my birthday!!! We spend a few hours together,eating our fave japanese food & simply just talking about anything & everything…By the time we were done with our food & she running some errands,my darling has also knocked off.

I must really praise & thank my dear that he really spend effort this year for my birthday…I was really surprised that he didn’t ask me what birthday gift I wanted cos every year, he will ask & bug me,knowing that I’m a very practical person,preferring gifts that I can use…Not only that,he thought of the place to go as compared to last year where he will keep asking me where I want to go.. Well,he bought me a watch & a perfume.. :)

So he planned to bring me to have dinner at this restaurant at Marina South Pier where you can get to have the sea view, supposedly nice ambience.. But alas,when we reached there, the restaurant has CLOSED (it looks like it has been closed down)..Weng was saying that no wonder he called many times & nobody picked up the phone.

So, he decided to go Sentosa instead, hoping to find some exotic place to eat..But almost every single restaurant that we went is closed,even Cafe Del Mar (which supposedly is a hip & happening place)… Weng was alittle disappointed & he says that every restaurant seems to “fly his aeroplane” & considering that it’s a Friday.. Well,I told him IS OK…

To me,though I feel alittle sad that we can’t go the restaurant at Marina South Pier (not for the food but for the atmosphere), I do enjoy the process of holding each other’s hands & walking along just to find & search for the difference places that we can go.. I can choose to be unhappy over it or I can choose to enjoy the process..Sometimes,the destination is not so important but the process & the person whom you are with..
In the end,we ended up at Vivo,grab a quick bite at BK & went off to catch the show “12 Lotus”….

That’s it… Nothing fanciful…Nothing out of the norm…Though it rained almost the whole day but it did not dampen my spirit…Yeah,stepping into the next season of my life…and being at the crossroad of my life…

For all of you who has either sms me or wrote in my Facebook,just want to say a Big Thank You for remembering my Birthday & thanks for your friendship & the namelist goes like this:
Shuzhen, Linda, Andrew (msg fm India), Joelle, Joan, Joshua, RJ, Matt, Victoria, Bea, Andrew Mok (my wedding album photographer), Gary (HM’s hubby), Gene, Ah Fen, Clement, Matthew Han, Carrie…
(Was telling Weng that the whole world has msg me but sad to say, not my zone leaders)

For all who has blessed me with birthday gifts,a Big Thank You to…What have I received so far – 2 figures, a bag from the zone leaders, Espirit voucher & a handmade card from buddy, a very creative mini book filled with Weng & mine photos + love offering…

God has been good & faithful in my life & my prayers & wishes are as follow:
Ministry – hope to see fruits in my cg ministry where I can see growth by year end
Personal – hope to have a better paying job & a switch of career, financial abundance, family salvation,greater wisdom & anointing,strong marriage with Weng
Of course,there are others wishes but I shan’t share them here…haaahhaa

I want to thank my dear for loving me the way I am, accepting & embracing me for who I am…Darling,I know you will be reading this.. :) (cos finally, he has decided to read my blog despite the numerous times that RJ has told him too..heee..thks RJ)

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The poor role of a birthday coordinator sometimes

I was talking to one of my peers on Fri over msn,saying that we need to celebrate someone’s birthday in the coming week. So the reply was “Ok”… Then I asked, “So am I supposed to get my own present”? She went “HUH”… So I said, “Never mind if you didn’t get what I was saying”…

It ended up that I finally told her what it was when she continued to probe. She offered to get my present but I told her No since I knew that she is financially tight & the rest haven’t even given their portion of share in the zone contribution. She offered someone else, which I said “Is Ok.. I think I’m used to it already”…Cos nobody appreciates or probably remembers it anyway..and that’s the sad part of being the birthday coordinator sometimes” (and to think that I’m also the part-time administrator cum treasurer)… So, I said maybe I will go get my own gift (if I really have the time & if I can remember) & pass it to this peer before we start the meeting.. How sincere can it get…

I was contemplating of not even getting the gift but I can foresee how the situation will turn up cos someone happen to share the same birthday as me. He probably be the only one who will remember but then, he won’t think about getting someone else to get my gift cos’ he simply cannot multi-task & he probably trust that someone else will do the job. Imagine we sang Birthday Song to him & he probably says “What about Rachel?”… That’s why things will get blown up.

I’m still toying with this thought…Cos I still haven’t got time to get the gift… (To think that my buddy has already asked me for my wishlist)… What an irony cos these people are the ones that I see every week & supposedly, we are to fight together as one…It sets me thinking “where is the closeness & unity?” Is not just about the birthday but there is no sense of togetherness or oneness..

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The ordeal of a house

It started off as just a simple thought of visiting this flat for viewing,knowing in my mind that the COV will be beyond what we can afford. The exterior of this block of flat looks fine as it has undergone upgrading. Once we step into the flat,I went “WOW” (not for the positive) cos’ I can see the degree of extensive reno that is needed.

It is a 34 yrs old HDB 3 Rm flat located at just a stone’s throw away from my family home,at Geylang Bahru. To our surprise,the first person who was interested in the flat offered only $5K above valuation,considering that this area is central & conveniently located with provision stores,NTUC,wet market nearby.

So we just told the agent that we will wait & see,since the valuation report is not out either.

For the next 1 hour,my emotions went through a whole range of ups & downs – excited…to buy or not to buy…worthy or not worthy…within or out of budget…etc…etc…Plus,it does not help that the agent called & said someone offered $10K above valuation & wants to sign the option by 6pm.

That’s when both of us started to call our parents & friends to ask for their opinion…I like the location but not the flat itself…Friends said “don’t rush into it” especially when your are getting married next month & market is coming down soon…My real estate officer at work said that it probably take another 2 – 3 quarters before the price will come down.

The conclusion is — someone offered $14K & the deal was closed…Now that I sit down & write,I think it is not a bad thing that we didn’t purchase this flat..

Like what Bea says,if God can shows us one,God can show us others (and at a better deal with a better condition)…

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Leaving & Entering

Leaving a place of shelter & protection
Leaving a place of familiarity
Leaving a place where I am the princess
And stepping into a place of the unknown
Entering into a future with apprehension,fears and anticipation

With hope and expectation on one hand
But also with worries and fears on the other hand

Faith,this is when I need you

God,I still choose to believe in You
The perfect One who never fails
The One who will comfort me
The One who will uphold me
The One I can always run to and hide

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