Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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four consecutive meals with a couple of my favourite people. conversations with my favourite web designer, who manages to crack me up every single time i talk to him. msn catchups with down under. snippets of perth and bali. laughing ourselves silly at memories of melbourne, great ocean road, a huge suitcase and a flight of stairs. trading kickboxing for mudpies.
who cares if work is such a bummer?
we made a memory at 11:40 PM
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
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the past 4 days in bali were absolutely amazing :)
not only was it a really good break - away from work, the hustle and bustle of city living, technology (i stayed away from the internet and my handphone) - it was also a holiday that taught me a great deal (God chose to reveal Himself like never before as i took time off to just unwind).
it was also a very happy reunion with my camera and FX lens :)
will blog in greater detail once i get my thoughts and photos (all 1654 of them) sorted out :)
we made a memory at 12:22 AM
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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i was telling ven xhin how i go through very weird, random phases. there was the “i want a netbook” phase, even though i already have a laptop (and would probably never touch my netbook), simply because netbooks are sleek and easy to carry around (and travel with).
and then there was “i want a canon compact camera”, nevermind the fact i already have two dslrs sitting in my camera cabinet, as well as a nikon compact camera which is in its dying throes.
currently, i am in an “i think i want an iphone” phase, which is majorly annoying because i don’t know what i’d use it for. i am no avid facebooker, i hate touch screen, i probably wouldn’t download and/or utilize 99.9% of the iphone apps available. the only thing it is good for is resolving disputes (every time ber and i disagree on something, he’d whip out his iphone to google/wikipedia the disagreement in consideration. and, may i add, i’m usually the one who wins =P), and we already have ber’s iphone for that. not to mention practically every single person i know has an iphone, and the thought of me having one as well is just plain boring.
what got me into this state? i was surfing lonely planet’s website, and they were making their iphone city guides available for free download to those stranded in europe because of the volcanic ash. my immediate thought? “oh no, I NEED an iphone! WHAT IF i get stranded in an airport!?” (like that would even happen in the first place ><) yes, i admit to driving myself up the wall at times.
the only thing standing between me and the paradise called bali is 4 hours of work. unlike hui, i will not be online whilst i’m there (=P) so i’ll catch you after my sun, sea, sand and rice terraces adventure! ^^
and in case you were wondering. no, i did not get either the netbook or the canon compact =P
we made a memory at 11:07 PM
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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so i was in some sort of a funk the previous week, which i have thankfully gotten out of.
all of us experience days where we feel down in the dumps for absolutely no reason whatsoever, so i'm just tossing out a few ideas on how one can get out of that deep depressive hole.
- read your bible
- up your time with God
- blast worship music (and sing along?)
- encourage someone
- celebrate someone else's miracle
- serve
- be generous
- remember how far He has brought you
- list down the things you ought to thank Him for (but have taken for granted)
- scribble down your favourite bits of scripture and memorise them
- remember what He has done for others and that He is faithful (ie. you will see your miracle come to pass as well)
- fix your eyes on Him (and not your current circumstances)
- in other words, take the focus off yourself (because when the focus is on ourselves, what we lack, what we have that we don't need etc, we tend to continue in our downward spiral)
- fellowship
one of my cellies brought this up the other night at cell.
Psalm 23:4a
"even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death..."
the bible uses the word "walk". not "camp". not "apply for permanent residency".
whatever you are going through, it is temporary and it will pass.
though just to clarify. my funk last week wasn't the result of a stroll through that valley in question =P
thanks for prayers :)
we made a memory at 11:56 PM
Monday, April 19, 2010
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"the greatest way to lose a touch of God is to become familiar with what He is doing."
-- Pastor Christine Caine
we made a memory at 1:03 AM
Sunday, April 18, 2010
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i am immensely blessed by having the sort of parents who would sit down with me at 2am in the morning just because. and then go on to talk till 4.30am (and then panic because i have church the next day).
what i love most about them is their ability to see the bigger picture (most of the time) and give advice based on their decades of experience on this planet.
as their daughter, there are times when i expect them to side with me and/or approve of all i'm doing. but being pretty impartial people, they point me to the things i can't see simply because i don't currently have the benefit of a vantage point.
and i think this is the case with people who genuinely care about you. those (in stasha's words) who care enough to offend. the people who see the things you don't, and act in accordance to your best interests.
pastor steven wrote an amazing entry on the buffer people in our lives. he talked about having people who care enough to stand in your way so as to protect you from your worst enemy - yourself.
i love that entry. and i love how every single time i start digging a pit for myself, there will be people who would reach deep and yank me out of it.
to my very own buffer people. thank you. :)
we made a memory at 11:21 PM
Friday, April 16, 2010
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hello from melb!
touched down today at 6+am melb time. didn't sleep on e plane at all. except for e 30mins tt i dozed off. just can't get to sleep though i was super tired. had 2 hours of sleep jus now b4 heading out for lunch. now back again to rest. hopefully can get enuff sleep for tml! (though i dunno where are we going la. probably to some market. haha)
time to rest b4 going out for dinner!
see ya!
we made a memory at 2:31 PM
Thursday, April 15, 2010
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dear God, i am really really really tired.
the intensity and frequency of satan's attacks (a relapse of flu, friction in relationships and bad dreams that have been plaguing me for the past 5 nights) can only mean You are on Your way to doing something big in my life.
i really want to be all You've called me to be.
but i'm really so very tired.
help me find rest in You tonight.
we made a memory at 12:09 AM
Monday, April 12, 2010
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this very special girl is worth a million mentions :)
for the joy and sunshine you bring into my life. for brightening up my day with a simple ^___^ (did i get it right?) on msn. for all the ups and downs you've shared with me. for all the words of encouragement you've breathed into my bleakest moments. for all the prayers you've prayed for me. for making me unable to end a msn conversation with you.
i love you heaps. (there, i broadcasted it =P)
and on a random sidenote: mr enoch lee! go study! =P
we made a memory at 12:16 AM
Saturday, April 10, 2010
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my travel schedule for the next two months.
end april - bali (personal)
mid may - khabarovsk and vladivostok (work)
end may - possibly brunei (personal)
xD
ps: russia's temperature is still in the negatives. T___T
ps2: i added the "possibly" in front of brunei to get a reaction out of ira =P
we made a memory at 3:11 PM
Friday, April 09, 2010
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i would give anything to be by your side, right this moment.
i don't know how i'm going to sleep tonight.
we made a memory at 12:25 AM
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
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my colleague was handling visa applications today, and one of the russian agents sent her a photo of a tourist which was unacceptable (his head was cocked to one side in the photo). the russian agent then said she would photoshop the photo and half an hour later, she emailed my colleague with the following, "please see new head attached".
we made a memory at 10:05 PM
