Archive for December, 2008

Last Blog…for 2008 :)

Today is the last day & I must record down before closing this chapter in my life.

The following are what I have gathered this year…

1) People can turn courageous when being thrown into a corner of not knowing what to do when faced with a serious situation

2) People are still and really and will never be perfect – you do see the ugly Singaporeans, you do cross paths with people who will disappoint you, you do lose your faith in people sometimes.

3) People can be sweet – they do nice little things for you, they sometimes make your day just be their simple acts of kindness, love and encouragement

4) People learn from one another irregardless of age or seniority

5) I gotten married this year :)

6) This is the 10th year of friendship with buddy – the one who brought me to church and helped open up a life of destiny & future

7) This is my 3rd year in ministry as a leader

8 ) Stretching – in every sense of my being (work, family, marriage, finances, emotions, etc, etc, etc)

9) I meet some new people this year

10) I learnt a little bit more about parenting, thanks to my members

11) I tried to be creative

12) I am still as cool as a cucumber when I faced the enormous pile and volume at work. I still drop and go when I need to, well, work can never be finished.

13) I still stand by the principle that sales and credit don’t stand on the same side.

14) I am thankful for all the love, grace, that I have received from everyone

15) I am thankful that people & God still trust me. They still believe in me when I have doubts in myself.

16) I am thankful to all my friends who love and accept me the way I am.

17) I enjoyed every moment that I spent with my friends

18) I love Dear Dear just the way he is and appreciates every single thing that he does.

19) I am thankful that he is always by my side and my cheerleader when I am down

20) I know Dear Dear tries his very best to take care of me

21) Though I hope that the ministry produce much more fruits and growth, it has not turned out that way. So, I need to work harder next year.

There’s still a lot of other things about 2008…It’s been a tough and challenging year for me. Times of ups and downs. There were times of wanting to give up. But the bible says “Let’s not grow weary while doing good…”

My prayers for 2009 is:

- Closer and more intimate walk with Jesus
- Stronger prayer life
- Able to love Jesus and people more and more
- Maybe have a little one
- Stronger marriage
- A better prospects and better paying job
- Financial breakthroughs & blessings for myself & dear dear
- Growth in ministry, fruits that will remain, willing to be discipled and planted in the hse of God
- Family salvation

and there’s a whole lot more… We will always have prayer needs and request. Like the Koreans said, we pray because we all have needs in our life.

So, Bye Bye 2008 and Hello 2009.

May 2009 be a year of growth, blessings, prosperity, promotions and victories for the glory of God.

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A treat

One of my CG member just gave me a lunch treat earlier at Crystal Jade. I have always like their food & it was good fellowship.

Thanks Linda…

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Wet Xmas

It’s been a wet & rainy Xmas 2008 this year.

Good thing is it didn’t really dampen the mood though the feel of Xmas isn’t that strong this year. Probably due to the gloomy economy or the weather. It was still a joyous celebration in church, seeing many people touched by the love of God & giving their lives to Jesus.

Till now, I have not step into Orchard to see the Xmas lightings but my member was telling me that it’s not really that great. She said, “Oh,it was like many lights on a garbage truck lor…” I was like, “HUH, really??”..

Whether there’s Xmas light or not, Jesus is still the light of the world & I’m really happy that as a zone, we have 22 decisions made for Christ and I have 1 salvation decision in my CG. Praise The Lord!

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What mood am I in?

Probably is approaching year end…Probably I’m really stressed out by all aspects of my life…Probably I’m just in a melancholic mood…Or maybe I just want to “sa jiao”…

I’m tired & stressed out at work with the high volume that never seem to reduce & what’s more,the boss expects us to cover another team who is on leave. I’m concerned over the state of my mini…. I’m scared to know who is or who is not behind me in the mini…. I’m worried over the finances & various financial commitments that we have over the house,reno,furnishing,etc,etc. I’m unsure when is the career opportunity lies for me.

When I walked thru the malls, it seems that everywhere is having sale but yet I cannot buy anything. It seems that everyone is going away or planning to go for a holiday break,I asked myself, when can I go for mine?

How I wish sometimes I don’t have so many responsibilites. How I wish sometimes that there are no constraints and I can do wha I enjoy.

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Our wishlist

Dear Dear and I have been funiture-hunting in the last 2-3 weeks and it’s fun but tiring. We always need to plan our journey, note down the items, venues we saw it and the prices.

That day,we were just talking about the stuff that we have and what we still lacked and how are we going to get them cos we are very very tight. Dear Dear suggested me writing in my blog, even though I may not have that many supporters in wordpress as compared to multiply or blogspot and I don’t really know who exactly will read my blog. Still I decide to write this blog cos I believe God sees.

So, the things that we have gotten:
- Washing machine (blessed by Dear Dear Cg members who are re-locating)
- TV
- Fridge

Our wishlist:

- Sofa set with coffeetable
- Dining set
- Iron
- Microwave Oven
- Sound system
- Lights
- Ceiling fans
- CASH

If you feel led to bless, we feel led to receive too.. :P

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Friendship is built on love

I was telling buddy earlier during the leaders party that I haven’t buy her xmas gift yet. This year & especially tis season, is especially tight with the reno at new hse,furniture & furnishing stuff, BF,etc,etc…

So we decided not to give each other any xmas gift this yr.

I still felt a little paiseh & msg buddy that unable to get a xmas gift tis year & her reply was “our friendship is not built on gifts lah…”

Our 10 years of friendship has always been built on trust, love, care, concern, encourgement, helps, etc, etc and it will continue to be so…

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Horse racing

My credit department had our annual xmas party held at Turf Club (the one at Kranji) on friday. It was my first time there and I was a little excited about it. The place was huge & we commented that it seems like an excursion trip..

We booked the VIP room so we got a good catch of the horses and their jockey. Quite a number of the colleagues went betting on the horses. They gave this booklet on all the different horses – just that I don’t understand them at all. But I kept a copy of it for myself for memory sake cos I don’t think I will step in again.

Once the race gets started, it can really get very exciting and rowdy. People start cheering for the horse they bet on, even my own colleagues from the same dept betted and I also got excited & started rooting & watch the race in anticiopation.

It was a good experience (the food aren’t great as is buffet style).

Too bad I took the pics of the place and the horses with my not so great walkman phone & unable to upload pic cos I didnt bring my connection stuff to punggol.

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The man I love

I have always wanted to write & dedicate a post for hubby.

He’s so unique & special to me.

I’m always very thankful for the numerous times that he picked me & sent me home no matter how tired he may be. Just like today, I got locked up inside my parents’ place and I don’t have keys. The moment he reached punggol, he took the keys to my parents’ place to open the door for me, forgoing his dinner. This is a gesture that I always am thankful and appreciative of.

The times when he is the handy-man at home & I can count on him to fix stuff at home.

The times when he washed the toilet.

The times that he cooked dinner for me.

The times that he give in to my wimps & fancies.

The times when he will give me a massage when I pout.

The times when he helped with the house chores.

The times that he make me laugh.

The times when he said he believed in me.

The times when he encouraged me.

The times he stood by me when I’m sad.

The times that he rejoice with me.

The times when he give me a cheecky grin.

He’s generally a passive person but when being pushed to a corner, he will retaliate and spring into action.

He’s a quiet person by nature but when he speaks, the words and advice that he gives are words of wisdom.

He loves soccer very much and can stay up till the wee hours to catch his fave team playing.

He loves car so much that sometimes, I’m amazed at his knowledge.

Hubby loves food and he loves experiencing with food and trying out different receipes.

Hubby is someone who never keep track of his expenses until the he heard the sermon that Pst preaches (and also cos he’s married now, gota know the hsehold expense).

Hubby is so excited about our new house and started visualising how our new house is going to be ever since we paid the option fee. I think he has done a great job in settling the design & reno.

Although I always feel that I know hubby better than he knows me, but there have been occasions where I’m caught by surprise that he actually remembers what I said or like. Sometimes,he can even read my mind and know what I want to say or do. He also remembers the date we started knowing each other, the date that we got together officially.

Hubby always like to say this, “Is ok”..

This is my hubby – my best friend, my comforter, my pillar of support, my shelter. Just like what the bible says, “husbands are to love their wife,just as Christ love the church”.

Dear Dear, I know you will be reading this. This post is specially for you. Thank you for loving & accepting me the way I am. Thank you for always being there for me.

I love you.

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Frozen

Is freezing cold in the office.. On normal days,the aircon is already quite strong. Today, I think is ’superpower’ lor, plus is been raining the whole day yesterday.. This kind of rain got a name called “long life rain” – a literal translation from Chinese.

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Jerky Bus

Both the buses that I took to work and back to home today (Bus Service No. 3 & 27) are very jerky. Throughout the whole journey, I just feel that the bus drivers really “zum” break alot. It causes those passengers who are standing to lose their balance. As for me, I keep swaying from left to right since I’m sitting at those seats nearer to the exit (if u hv ever sat in the newer SBS bus,u will know what I mean).

I have never liked bus rides. If there is a choice, I will always go for the train.

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