keep walking

it’s not even 9pm and i’m barely conscious now.. with less than 5 hrs sleep last night, it’s really hard not to feel zombiefied.. gone are the days that i could survive with 1 hr sleep. -sign of aging-. but i know i can’t take a nap now cos i will just wake up at midnight and won’t be able to sleep after.. so.. well..

anyway, it’s been quite a fruitful weekend again.
managed to meet up with pearline!! yes, some things just don’t change. together with germs, we had a dinner at seoul garden. i think i ate all the vegetables and ‘balls’, not very interested with the meat. too oily.. too fattening.. lol.
it was a really good time catching up, really hope to meet again before she flies back
and yes pearls, if you’re reading this.. you’re in my top list of my wedding invites, so gotta make sure you can fly back in july haha.

and today is a good day bcos:
1) it’s the day that i served the Lord
2) an angel in disguise brought me breakfast ^^ siew mai!!
3) ps jeff reminded us again about biblical relationship and (personally for me) giving me assurance again. and yes, the funny mention on how merv started to set his eyes on me. LOL.
4) i managed to get my eyebrow trimmed, finally
5) i visited merv’s grandparents with 2 jars of cny cookies that i bought from randall (i’m sure they taste great). so glad to see they’re doing okay, it was a good visit.

one more week to go to a long weekend! and i think i’ll take leave on friday to make it even better.

the media crew (missing 2 ppl) had a dinner gathering last night.. after probably years talking about it. lol.
rachel generously treated us dinner at cafe cartel. as usual, i ordered the salad (cartel has the only salad i like)
it was just a short and relaxing gathering with us trying to get to know one another better, kinda fruitful.

sadly, no one brought a camera. we had to make do with mobile.. and the pic turns out really blur…

(from left) rachel, pris, me, jasmine, belle, yingching

honestly, my prayer for myself this year is to be more humble and serve with spirit of excellence. and yes,  be more patient.

on a side note, yann is taking one week mc coz of her hand foot mouth disease!! another week in an empty office.

we all need a good weekend, and i just had one.

first, i went over to eve’s place for a simple hearty dinner with her after work on fri. it’s a very homely date but i loved it. just slacking around, fish head curry and salted veg soup, tv and a comfy couch. stoned for hours, what else could i ask? lol

and today i managed to run a few errands.
got my hair cut after lunch (finally), bought my tics to go back to bintan for cny holiday, collected my wedding bands but left them there again for engraving.. they passed me the wedding pillow first though. lol… met up with charls at vivo and we went for a fun time shopping and dinner. i bought my wedding shoes ^^ so happy. i just thought it’s the perfect pair for me, thanks to charls who faithfully accompanied me walking around.. really enjoyed the chat, too.

she reminded me of one thing: brides have the right to be selfish hahha.. the key word is: as long as you like it.
it’s your day so it’s your choice how you want everything to be and no one has the right to criticize what you choose (from the date, to venue, to decoration, to gown, to guest list, everything)
woah. easier said then done though. hahaha.
God says others must come first before yourself rite?
but if you think about it, don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you. when it comes to your own wedding, i’m sure you prefer to have everything your way, not others’ way.
so, yes, have it your way. as long as it’s still within God’s way. lol.

6 mths to go, i’m suddenly feeling very nervous.. must be crazy.

lol. after so long, monopoly deal card is still the man.

while waiting to check in, we played 7 rounds in total and i won 6 of them. well, at least merv won the last one.. he could fly off feeling victorious
glad to know that he’s arrived there safely, i hope he won’t struggle too much in buying food since.. well.. his mandarin is hopeless.

anyway, i realized that i still have 8 face masks at home, maybe i should start spending more time at home to maximise them. not to mention those dvds and books that i need to finish.

gothere.sg has its own humorous way in giving ppl directions.

i was searching on how to go to a certain hdb block from choa chu kang mrt.. whether by lrt, bus or walk.. and this is the answer that i got:

Walk : 6 min
428 m
It’s just a short walk away. Come on, don’t be lazy, walking is a good form of exercise. Walk to xxx Choa Chu Kang Street xx.

lol. very personal notes.

today is my bday. well. technically it’s not… but since my bday this year will be CNY day 1 aka family day in bintan, merv decided to celebrate it in advance before he leaves for shanghai next week.
so… today is my bday. HAHA.

and lovely flowers started the day..

white roses for 28th

i used to say flowers = waste of money
but then again, my bday doesn’t feel complete without it now (eating my own words. lol) it always makes me happy receiving one.

we had a simple lunch and walked around city area (my first time entering st andrews cathedral.. lovely place to get married) before making our way down to bridal for my first gown fitting, which really made my day.
i realized today that bridal gowns are really pretty.
yes they are.
after requesting a simple elegant cut, jade (the lovely lady who has been serving us) chose about 5-6 gowns for me to try .. and they are all lovely ^^
i couldn’t be happier.. it was kinda tough to decide cos i wanted all. haha.
it’s amazing how a gown can make one looks different. thankfully, at the end, we decided on one.. no need MTM! yes, i think i’ve found the perfect one =)

homework by april: lose some weight

i’m really thankful to God cos few weeks back, we thought that i had to go for the fitting alone since merv was scheduled to fly off last nite, but since the trip was postponed to next week, he’s there with me to choose the gown today.. heee..

and we ended the night with something that is different.. lol.

taking the first flight

never thought i would try singapore flyer.
anyway, it’s really pretty up there, thoroughly enjoyed our 1/2 hour and i’m so so happy with what my new camera can do…

a bit of spore from the top

okay i think i’d better stop here..
lol. i guess it’s just important for me to journal down happy moments.. it reminds me of God’s faithfulness cos yes He surely is.

there’s down moment today but it’s nothing that God cannot solve. whatever happens in our lives, we’ll hand it to Him. trust.. and be positive.
thank You Lord ^^

we made a pact today

to celebrate our 100th month together

Saturday, 21 January 2017

LOL.

God proves to be good to the man who passionately waits,
to the woman who diligently seeks.
It’s a good thing to quietly hope,
quietly hope for help from God.
It’s a good thing when you’re young
to stick it out through the hard times.When life is heavy and hard to take,
go off by yourself. Enter the silence.
Bow in prayer. Don’t ask questions:
Wait for hope to appear.
Don’t run from trouble. Take it full-face.
The “worst” is never the worst.

Why? Because the Master won’t ever
walk out and fail to return.
If he works severely, he also works tenderly.
His stockpiles of loyal love are immense.
He takes no pleasure in making life hard,
in throwing roadblocks in the way:

i simply love the Word.

i’ve just wished my bro happy bday, he said thanks and asked me to write on his facebook wall instead -_-
it’s interesting how facebook wish is better than sms (which cost more cos it’s international). lol. addiction.

this week is going to  be a tough one in office with yann’s out in korea.. blessed gal =P
i started the morning by burning my pizza, put a wrong setting for the microwave.. which is seriously silly. the pizza turned all black and hard, beyond cure.
thankfully i didn’t ‘put all my eggs in one basket’, i still had another slice of pizza and managed to heat it up properly the second time hehe.. so i had a slice of pizza for breakfast. a super small one.

there are a few thanksgivings that i have to put down:
1) we have more or less found a place for short outdoor shoot for wedding
2) i’m finally paid for the ’small effort’ that i put on website design last month.. i can use the money for the upcoming CNY (going back bintan and all)
3) my uncle has received christ! ^^
4) was craving for pizza and i got the treat over the weekend
5) we found the perfect bible verse for the wedding (and marriage). well, it’s more like God gave it to merv.. and we agreed on it together

not gonna be fearful for this scary week in office.. gotta hold on to God’s promises cos He is faithful. jia you jia you.

i certainly didn’t know merv back then (though i’ve met him before in 2003 and he actually remembers)

but somehow as the camp photographer, he took a pic of my cg during the camp itself.

3.5 years later, he discovered this pic in his ‘database’:

camp 2006.. i think..

lol. amazing.

i love seeing old photos….