Nothing can I boast in.

At God’s perfect timing,

Christ died for fallen man.

He wore a crown of thorns,

Nails driven through his hands.

Christ willingly endured it,

To death he chose to go.

He broke his body for us,

Shed blood to make us whole.

Nothing can I boast in,

My life is scarred with sin.

My works are filthy rags,

No merit can I bring.

Yet mercy filled Christ’s heart,

Love took him to the tree.

It’s grace alone which saves me;

Christ’s blood that sets me free.

So if I am boasting,

I’ll speak of my disgrace.

For my weak self displays

The power of God’s grace.

Christ’s Spirit works within me,

In weakness he is strong.

So I look to my Saviour

To safely bring me home.

Anyway, I can't seem to get the html of this song anywhere - but it can be heard here. It is the most comforting to know that the Creator of the universe - and boy are those Aurora lights a magnificent sight - still holds me in the cradle of His hands. Like the grandest of hugs and the most comforting embrace anyone can be in. What else can I boast in, but His love for you, and me?



Jem's personal sharing of his grandma's passing during Saturday's singspiration made me think. I guess we're all still young and we don't really think much about dying because life is still awaiting to unfold before us. But there'll definitely be a time when frailty sneaks in to consume us... and the secure thought of safely returning into my Father's arms is a comfort greater than anything else.

That said, I do want to die a peaceful death... and hopefully not have to go through too much pain and blood and operations in my life... 'cos I'm really a wimpy kid at stuff like that. I should just adopt children next time. Don't have to give birth - it sounds way too scary. Zzz. Anyway, back to the point - well that said I guess if I do have to go through pain and physical suffering next time, I just pray that the Lord will grant me enough strength and perseverance and reminders of His unceasing love for me. I have the shortest of memories so may I be reminded at every moment that He still holds me safely in His arms! Can't wait to go to heaven - what a magnificent sight it'll be! Like, about twenty thousand times more splendid than the Aurora Borealis. And what a reunion it'll be with God and Jesus and praises all day long! Really, there is nothing else I can boast in.

Have a good week, y'all (:

Finding yourself.

Circle line FTW.

It has been a momentous occasion and I have to jot this day down! Hahahaha! After battling Le Bukit Timah Traffic Jam for the past 5.5 years, I made it to school in record time today! Left house at 7 and made it in time man! How awesome is that! I even got a seat on the train in the morning! (: Yayyyyyyy thank God (:

Allow me to declare my love for the Singapore public transport system. YAYYYYYYYYY. (Hahahahha I am so blogging like a 18 year old. Whatever.) Anyway, when public transport is not annoying that is. It's seldom annoying la, except that one time when I waited exactly 1 hour for bus 157 to arrive.

Anyway. Behold, the glorious orange circle that is reshaping the Singapore landscape and many little Singaporeans' lives!

Ooooooh. I just discovered this 'add caption' function.
Hahahahahha! I love the Circle line, and Blogger too. 

And this image was the first search result when I typed in 'SMRT map' in Google images...
Check it out man. Speculative MRT map of Singapore.
COE and cars will become a fragment of history with an MRT system like this.

I CANNOT wait for the Downtown Line to open! Perhaps my kids will go to one of the Bukit Timah schools next time (no pressure man, kiddo - if you're reading momma's blog twenty years' down the road mommy loves you just as you are) and they'll get to take the MRT to school! Can you imagine Mr Ken Yeow standing at the MRT gantry giving demerit points to the HC punks who are late for school? Cool stuff. Maybe the EZ-link card will automatically be scanned as late and the demerit point will be automatically given. No more hiding out at bus stops anymore! Hahaha!

Anyway. Oh yes, the Botanic Gardens station is absolutely wonderful. Who wants to go explore the renovated Botanic Gardens! We should head there for a team jog... I miss!

Okay my left ear has gone deaf and I want to chop off my nose it is time to hit the sack in a while. Adios!

YQ this is for you.

And I have cropped out the navigation bar so that I leave you hanging for a while as to what I typed in. Perhaps you will figure it out, I do not know. Now, do I annoy you? Because you tried to annoy me and failed? But ended up getting annoyed? Hahahahaha. Perhaps.

Little pamela baby tay, I love annoying you as well. Because your attempts to annoy me never work as well. Now you're annoyed. I know I know. What to do, little baby tay? Awhhhhh...

I made a new friend in church today! She's from Korea (: Lunch with Slou, Debs and Sung-kook (I'm not sure how her name is spelt) was funnnnnnnn. We should teach her more Singlish now and then, before she flies back! Haha!

The flu is kicking in. This awful sensation of a fever and coldsweat and a runny and blocked nose all at the same time is not fun at all. Off to bed now, goodbye.

Just discovered...

... Blogger's Dynamic Views.

You should check it out...
http://buzz.blogger.com/2011/09/dynamic-views-seven-new-ways-to-share.html

Granted, it does look like some of the tumblr/wordpress layouts that already exist now. But wahey. Blogger has found the fan in me again. The only thing that is annoying right now is the cbox spambots. Which post rather funny tags that I am rather tempted to respond to now and then. And spambots have the CORNIEST names, ever. It's silly.

Anyhow, I am impressed. (Y) Go and check it out, man! Dynamic views will be super awesome for the Blog Shop Dream at the end of the year. I am stoked!

Dear Blogger, how much you've grown over the years :') We have come a long way from those days of searching for decent blogskin html templates on blogskins.com because all the blogger templates were less-than-awesome. This is now sparklin' awesome! So proud of you man. (And yes, I am very much for the minimalist sleek.)




Just discovered. Hm.

Happy birthday, Yeo Shi Er Shannon (:

Dearest little one,

Here is a short dedication to you on your seventeenth birthday because nothing beats wishing someone on the actual birthday! Thank God your birthday's not over yet and I will henceforth commit October 4th into my head. (I'll try.) Will write a longer message on your awesome card okay... Which I am in the midst of making...

Anyway, it's been a good eight months plus of knowing each other. And it has been most wonderful having you in the team and having you as a part of our lives. You bring so much joy and laughter and inspiration to a lot of us. Thank you for touching my life! Even though you're a junior and a year and one month younger than me, I've learnt so much from you, and I am speaking from the bottom of my heart. Thanks for being so unabashedly being yourself - genuine, kind, funny, sensitive and mature. And loud. And auntie. And sporty and okay, I'll admit it here, you're kinda cool. Just a little. Hah. You get the drift.

Anyway, playing in the same line as you this year was really awesome. Thanks for being the feisty forward and the dependable shooter who helped the team put in so many goals! Next year, I will be watching your team from the sidelines - seeing you and your teammates put the ball at the back of the net one after another - and your old and rusty seniors will bring our pompoms and our little hearts that will be swelling with pride watch you little ones own your game. And I pray that Coach will still be around as our coach!

Besides that, you're more than a teammate and a junior - thanks for being such a wonderful friend. I am really thankful to have some seniors and juniors as my closest friends and thanks for being one of them. You are really special and gifted and talented girl so do continue to touch other people's lives as you have touched mine. I will write more on your card, when I do... The awesome paper is sitting on my table but I haven't got about making it yet. That's all for now. Have the most wonderful birthday, and an even more wonderful 17th year ahead. I love you very, very much, little one! Blessed birthday (:

With love,
Xiaoen (: