I parallel parked!

I thank God for helping me parallel park for the first time since I passed. Plus I parallel parked on the right, and I was never taught the right cos in driving school, we only parked on the left. Haha... Always took the easy way out of finding vertical lots. This time I didn't have a choice cos all the white lots were parallel... Ok, I had help from a friend who told me when to stop etc, but hey at least I managed to do it... Heehee... I thank God for the friend who could help! Heehee...

Brain doesn't seem to be thinking very fast today... Hopefully the afternoon will fly by and it'll be the weekend! Whoopee doo! Happy!

The weekend's here! =)

I told myself since I was early at work, I'd blog first... But I sat down and started working... Urhh! Finally managed to tear myself away from work and start thanking God for what He's done in my life.

I thank God for:

1. The yummy pasta in mascapone sauce with salad that my sis cooked last night... very yummy
2. Chilli flakes! we bought a bottle n it really spices up my food! heehee
3. A wonderful night's rest... Feeling nice and refreshed this morning
4. His protection
5. A by-line!!!!!!!!
6. Helping xiang finish his first draft for his dissertation
7. A nice colleague who helped me buy economical noodles for my lunch yesterday... saved money (it was only $1.80!) and allowed me a 40min nap during lunch hour... hehee.. yes i eat fast when I want to
8. A friend who taught me the usefulness of tracking my expenditure... It's really amazing how tracking helps limit unnecessary spending... I stopped tracking for a few months, and sad to say I don't know where my money has gone... haha... not say very jialat lah... but i know i can use my money better... (btw, eliza.. that friend's you!)

Yup, will end here and start working... Heehee.... have a fantastic God-filled weekend all!

A week full of work

Been busy of late at work... But it's all good... However, quite a bit of time is spent on the comp at work so when I come home I really don't feel like turning on my comp.

So here goes my list of thanksgiving since I last blogged:

1. Safety
2. Managed to complete certain tasks at work
3. Helping Xiang get through a large chunk of his dissertation
   
4. Was able to bless colleagues with curry puffs yesterday
5. Finding the necessary assessment books for my tuition kid
6. Having the wisdom to buy some buns for breakfast so that i won't have to go hungry in the mornings
7. A good time catching up with an old friend on Monday
   
8. Not being exhausted beyond recognition with activities on every night...
9. It's Thursday! Weekend's coming!
   
10. Being able to book badminton courts for both my cell on Sunday, and my gal pals on Saturday...
    
11. He held the rain while I was travelling back from J8 after lunch to office... It was drizzling at J8, and I prayed to ask Him to hold it cos I really had lots of things to carry and voila! When i reached my stop (only 4 bus stops away), i wasn't drizzling at all! Then slightly later on in the afternoon it poured... =)
12. Helping daffy through her first few days of practicum and helping her through her very first lesson
    

Yup... Gotta go do my stuff now... Keep thanking and praising! =)

Exhausted. But happy... Very happy

My feet ache, my arm aches, my thighs cramped up like twice each, left side of my back cramped once, felt stinky and smelly for four hours, forgot that parking is free on sundays BUT i still thank God for:

1. Such a wonderfully, superbly, action-packed time at badminton after cell today
   
2. Each one of those who joined us for badminton today.. they are (in no specific order)
   
3. Mervin
4. Huifen
5. Daffy
6. Eliza
   
7. Ling
8. Yuyun
9. Dewi
10. Dewi's bro, dunno how to spell his name
11. Weixiong
12. Alvan
    
13. Eliz
14. Yup there were 12 of us! Heehee.. and the wonderful thing is that we're meeting again next Sunday! Pray i can get the courts for them please!!! =)
    
15. That despite my cramps i'm ok now and the pain didn't last that long... =)
    
16. That i learnt pilates and i know the specific stretches needed
17. I bought a cheap second racket so more pple could play
18. Yummy and nice cozy dinner at bk with some of them after the game
19. Air-con... am sitting in the cool comfort of my room with the air-con on
20. Helping me when i hand-washed some of my clothes just now
21. A sweet time with my sunday school students at macs for lunch
22. My sis who will help hang the clothes later
    
23. Safety as I drove to church and back today
24. The short but good worship practice i had with mervin and melissa today
25. Helping me improve a little in badminton and for wonderful friends like daffy who teach me so patiently how to do certain shots and when to SPLIT heehee
26. Xiang was there for me this morning when I was feeling upset
27. The wonderful weekend I've just had
28. My cell... We prayed for church today
29. Eliza... that even tho she had a sore throat, she still served with her all, and that God sustained her voice throughout
30. Giving soooooo many things to thank Him for

He's just so amazing... Ling and I were talking abt who created eyebrows... God! I realised that eyebrows are so impt... U see, me vain... so me pluck... so now when i play, it gets quite jialat as the salty perspiration gets into my eyes and stings me... never had that problem before cos always had eyebrows in the past... then we talked abt eyelashes.. and how it keeps out the dust... and how fingernails seem to grow out of nowhere... He's just so creative and amazing! I mean like wow! Who'd think of creating such things? everything's so perfect... The system He's set up is flawless... Any fault is by man's itchy fingers as we interrupt what would have otherwise been perfect...

Yup... so God is good... All the time... =) I'm so thankful for all that He's blessed me with... I hope that you'll also be able to sit back and ponder of all the good things He's done in your life... Cos truly... when u sit back and think... The blessings always outweigh the problems... Always... If u were to just thank God for every working vessel in your body, it'd be enough to outweigh your problems... and yet, outside of our physical body, we've got many other blessings too! so start counting... cos it doesn't stop! =)

Badminton is fun

Haha... played badminton with my neighbour today... It was so fun... will be playing again tomorrow with my wonderful cell members... plus got other church friends joining us too... so that's wonderful.

I thank God for

1. my day out with Kristin (my neighbour) =)
   
2. protecting us while playing
3. letting me be able to restrung and redo my racket grip
4. letting there be an affordable racket (extra so that my friends who haven't got one will be able to play when we meet)
   
5. letting there be affordable tube of shuttlecocks
6. tomorrow! cos there's church, sunday school, cell and badminton!!! woohoo
7. helping me and kristin get home just before the rain
8. helping me choose my songs for next sunday's worship
9. friends who filled my johari's window! if you haven't, fill it in for me please http://kevan.org/johari?view=emay
   
10. the high possibility of playing badminton with kristin again next sat
11. a relaxing evening eating dinner and watching tom and jerry kids vcd (lovingly bought by xiang)
    

ok.. off to talk to xiang... =)

It's Friday!

I thank God for:

1. Helping me through the rather tiring week
2. Helping me complete some of my work in good time yesterday
3. My friend's safe delivery... Baby and mum are safe! =)
   
4. Laughter - had a laughing fit on Wed at work... something started me and I couldn't stop... Just kept laughing and laughing.. haven't had one of those in a long time now
5. Xiang's understanding
6. A yummy lunch at kfc with colleagues that was filled with laughter
7. The ability to drive
8. My tuition kids... they do drive me a little kookoo at times... but they're still sweet... one of them's new, only taught for a month plus... pls pray that i'll be able to help him get better in his studies... they're really not fantastic....
   
9. Saving me from the dog at my tuition kid's house.. somehow when the dog got loose of all the people around, he ran straight for me... it was the most enormous shizu! hahah... yeah right.. okok... so it wasn't very big... but it was the licking sort and that really eeks me out! heehee...
   
10. Meeting up with two dear gal friends on valentines (consecutively)
11. Being able to make some colleagues smile with a simple valentines day gift
12. Letting Xiang receive my valentines day card... thought he wouldn't get it in time but he got it on the day itself =)
    
13. The weekend! It was a blast last weekend... (i thank God for this earlier but when I think abt it, i can't help but thank Him again!)
    
14. This weekend... Meeting up with my neighbour tomorrow... =) after many failed attempts in meeting up, we're finally meeting! heehee... and guess what? we're gonna play badminton! yes, i'm really very serious abt badminton
15. Convincing my gang of 4 to play badminton next saturday! hahaha....
    
16. My family... We have our squabbles and all... But ultimately i love them to bits!

Photos as promised

Today I thank God for friends like you who come here to read about what I have to share! =)

God created these beautiful flowers. This same God created you... If He can create such a flower, you definitely look just as beautiful in His sight (probably even more so)

Winnie n me at Great World TCC, 9 Feb 2006. The food was nice! That little red blob in the bottom right hand corner is a stressball in the shape of a heart... a V-day gift from her! so sweet hor! =)


Photos from Staff Appreciation Night (10 Feb 2006) Me posing in my new top! one of the 70% off ones

Simon, Wendy, Judy & Me (with my huan zhu ge ge head dress!)

Me n Andy (love his outfit!)

Me, Anna, Jasmine, Wein

I'm one blessed girl

This is from my darling!

*smile*

almost 8 hours of sleep

I thank God for

1. Almost 8 hours of sleep... think I haven't done so many things in a span of a weekend for a really long time so was completely zonked last night
2. Xiang... it is after all valentines... I thank God that he's safe, he likes his new flat very much, has good friends in london, has learnt to cook wonderful char siew, he's gymming regularly, he's eating healthier now, he finished most of his essays way before they were due, he loves me
3. Letting my mummy really like the little gift i made her for valentines day
4. Waking me up even before my alarm rang
5. Letting tuition go by smoothly last night
6. Daddy who came to pick me up from tuition last night
7. Letting time pass by fast during work
   
8. Letting me have short chats with Xiang almost every night before I sleep
   
9. Letting this be the last valentines that Xiang won't be here to spend with me
   
10. Ling - she got me a book i really wanted and like very very very much!
11. Helping me get the badminton courst at delta for this sunday's session with CG! woohoo!
    

lots n lots n lots of things to thank God for

Hello hello! Missed a day of blogging... but all's well... here's my long list of blessings!

I thank God for

1. Helping Wp pass her driving test! woohoo! wtg girl!
2. Having really nice char kuay teow at beach road with my colleagues
   
3. A wonderful saturday
4. An enjoyable movie with my friend Angela - watched Walk the Line
5. A sumptuous chef's salad at cafe cartel (my friend's treat! so nice of her)
   
6. A brand new outfit!!!! Cost of t-shirt - $8, cost of bermudas - $24.90, cost of bag - $39.00 Cost of spending evening at east coast park watching crabs crawl around at the breakwater, finding a real live hermit crab, eating yummy food at ecp hawker centre, watching the fireworks at city hall with a dear friend - priceless
7. A wonderful night's rest despite such a tiring day
8. Being able to wake up at 7plus this morning
9. Nice macs breakfast with my family
10. Being able to expand a new pair of shoes and it's so nice and comfy now
11. Yet another fun-filled two hours at badminton - i love learning badminton... to improve each week (at least i think i am) is so fun... and it's such a challenge... in a good way... =) =) had a smashing time
12. For bumping into old friends and one of them's joining us next sunday!!! woohoo!
13. For new badminton shoes! real cheap too... only 29.90.. usual price was 39.90
14. For eliza... she gave me a nice card, a pretty bracelet, a lovely magnet and we're meeting up this tuesday!!!!!!!! plus she's joining us for badminton next sunday! me so happy!!!!!!
15. For eating cute chicken..haha... some famous chicken at clementi lah.. it was yummy...
    
16. Letting me catch my train even tho it was only a minute away... managed to sprint up in good time...
    
17. For letting us play badminton without any injuries
18. For an excellent bath! feel nice and clean now
19. A card from a church auntie
20. For letting the latest church baby wake up so that i could oogle at him (he's been sleeping all this time on sundays so i never saw his eyes till today)
21. For some many things to thank Him for!
    

Whew... there really are many things to thank God for.. and if you're feeling down, remember, count your blessings.. when you know how many things there are to thank God for, you'll automatically feel a lot better... =)

I have pics from my staff appreciation night but gotta rush to talk to xiang before i'm off to bed.. will try and post the pics soon! pray that i'll have time to do that! =)

Met up with 1 friend, several more to go

I thank God for

1. My meeting with Winnie last night... (will post pictures when I have the time)
   
2. Waking me up when my alarm rang cos I needed to pack for my Staff Appreciation Night (I skip my pilates tonight...)
3. His blessings
4. Jessica's comment (thanks girl... miss u! when r we gonna meet up? u were supposed to arrange it! graduate already right? no excuse!)
5. The yummy birthday cake (remember the one in my earlier entry? Well, it's really really really really nice! Heehee...
6. A great night's rest... was so tired yesterday just zonked out once my head hit the pillow
7. The shopping spree i had yesterday while waiting for winnie... bought 6 tops and a dress for only $121.00... I know that's a lot of money but for 7 outfits that's a really good bargain... the shop was having up to 70% but i only purchased the 70% ones... Haha... The dress was $79 and i got it at $16!!!! plus i bought a pair of hush puppies... 20% off... really need a good pair of cushions pumps... so yes... bought a lot yesterday... I'm not a true shopper... but lately I've grown to appreciate 70% sales very much... plus the shop was empty cos it was only 5plus (praise God for letting me have knock off time at 5pm!) so yup!!!!!!
   
8. Survivor exile island tonight! heehee...
   

yup... gonna stop here... gotta time my video recorder plus eat breakfast... *hugs*

There's so much to thank God for

Yesterday was such a lovely day... I think I haven't had such a lovely birthday before. It was simple, yet full of love, joy, smiles and laughter. I've had really nice birthdays... But none of them were perfect from morning till night... I thank God for such a wonderful 24th birthday and for the many birthday greetings from my friends. If you were a part of my day yesterday, be it in person, in sms, in msn, in comments on this blog or in thoughts, thank you. =)

This morning I thank God for...

1. A good night's rest after a long and exciting day yesterday
2. The many presents and surprises He gave me
3. Letting me meet up with 9 friends over the next two weeks
4. Xiang - that even though he's so far away, he sent me such a lovely card and present
5. Tonight's dinner appointment with my dear friend Winnie
6. Not having tuition tonight! haha... nice rest
7. More-than-a-year-old tops that look pretty enough to draw nice comments
8. My family - they started my birthday with such a nice cheerful morning and ended the day with such a nice dinner and fun time taking photos
   
9. My dad who happily greeted me this morning by saying 'Happy Birthday!' hahhaha...
   
10. The thirteen friends who wished me happy birthday via sms... Thanks for remembering and taking the time to msg
    

It was indeed a wonderful day!

Today was a beautiful day... Just to share my day with u in pictures!

Me on my new exercise ball (from parents), new watch (also fr parents) n my new necklace (from my sis)

Me, Jasmine, Anna, Jenny, Wein, Greg (My colleagues)

Daffy met me to give me a slice of home-made lemon meringue after work

Dinner at Jack's place

Cutting my black pepper tenderloin

About to eat my yummy steak!

At home with cake

Just posing for fun with flowers

Card n brooch from Xiang

Ok... tired.... =) will go sleep now! =)

I turn 24 today!

It's official. I'm now MID twenties... no more early twenties... Cos 21-23 is early, and 24-26 is mid! so I was told by my sis... haha... anyway, had three birthday presents this morning... Will post pictures later today...

My sis got me the pretty pendant from Citigems that Ruxin wore in Love Concierge (recent 9pm Channel 8 drama serial). Haha... Was so surprised. She said that I'm the small heart and she's the big heart! =) Haha... It's pretty! Wearing it today... The success of product placement!

My mummy bought me a very nice elegant CK watch.. but i knew of this since dec... haha... cos she told me... it's very nice and has a black face unlike my other watches which are white...

And i had a surprise from my parents.. they bought me a reebok exercise ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yay!!!!! so happy.. now my pilates can have more variations at home.. we spent a good deal of time pumping it up this morning.. haha...

ok.. gotta get ready for work..

p/s Xiang, thanks for calling dear... was in a rush and was feeling headachy when u called cos my door was closed and no air! and thank you verrrrrrrrryyyyy much for the present, the card and the song! I still laugh when i think abt the song.. haha... miss u dear!

A brand new day

Good morning! It's a brand new day... =) So many things to thank God for...

1. A good night's rest
2. Letting me have some relax time watching TV last night
3. The wonderful dinner mummy prepared
4. A good time chatting with Xiang last night
5. Letting me be able to arrange not one but three meet-ups with friends I haven't seen in quite a while
   
6. Waking up early enough to do pilates
7. My newly packed book shelves that allows me to choose my books so easily now! =)
   

Hmm... it is indeed a beautiful day... =) Looking forward to it...

A sweet surprise & Fun fun fun!

It has been an excellent day! For the first time in months I was able to reach church at 10am!!!! Now why is that a big deal? Cos I'm normally in at 7+, 8+ or 9am at the very latest for worship practice or preparing for my sunday sch class. So it was such a treat to be able to dally at home till 9.40am!!!! Woohoo! Such an amazing experience! I've forgotten what it's like to reach church punctually at 10am. Haha... Plus I wasn't involved in worship today so I was able to wear jeans!!!! Such simple things that many take for granted! Heehee...

To make the day even better, my dear friend Daffy made a chocolate pie... i was anticipating the pie cos I knew she made it yesterday cos she told me... but what I didn't expect was the candle and my cell singing happy birthday!!!! I was very very very happy and very very very touched... got such a nice cell!!!! See below! and the chocolate pie was very yummy indeed! =) =) =)

(Pic 1) Me n me choc pie! (Pic 2) my wonderful cell! To make the day even better, mervin, huifen, daffy n I went to play badminton at clementi sports hall. It was sooooooooooo fun... I'm really beginning to enjoy badminton very very very much... Here are a few shots taken.

(pic bottom) Daffy n I in the toilet! Me use timer!!!! (pic top)Huifen and Daffy looking like they want to fight

(Pic 1)Mervin doing his stretching (Pic 2)Mervin in action!

Crazy shot

Last shot taken for the day.... Used timer again! I'm getting a hang of this!

So all in all it was a grand day...

I thank God for

1. Letting me have a relaxed morning
2. Having a lovely cg who celebrated my birthday
3. Wonderful two hours of badminton
   
4. Yummy dinner cooked by mummy
5. Ang Pow for birthday
6. Great work out
7. Figuring out how to use the timer and flash for my camera
8. A wonderful weekend
9. A brand new day tomorrow =)

p/s can't figure out how to do the photos properly.. weird layout i've got! haha

CNY meeting with my gals

I've been blessed with three darling friends. We've been friends since sec 3/4... We used to have such fun times hanging out at Holland Village... We'd take tonnes of neo prints! On a whim I just dug out all my neoprints... these are just those that i took with this bunch of gals... I've got tonnes more!


Heehee... anyway, the really big one near the bottom left corner was taken in a photo booth with hannah..







I found this neoprint while digging out the above ones!
This was the first or second neoprint that xiang and i took... haha... not as a couple but just as friends! prob sec 4 or jc time already... can't remember... heehee....









So just now went out with the gals... here's a pic of the four of us...

Ning, Me, Hannah and Mag

Everyone turned up casual.. Oops! except me... ah well... wore it for cny third day... so figured i'd wear it once more before sending it to the wash... well, we've been friends for 8+ years now... friendships do indeed need to be watered and I'm glad our friendship hasn't faded with time...

Didn't take any photos this cny... i usually snap snap snap all my nieces and nephews... just wasn't in the mood this year.

sigh... feeling rather sian... but i shall still count my blessings...

1. for letting me win three out of three pool games
2. for keeping the weather so fine cos it looks like it's gonna rain soon
3. for not letting me trip in my long skirt
4. for a nice lunch at marche
5. for the weekend!
   
6. being able to book the badminton court at clementi for two hours tomorrow
7. for friends to go play badminton with
8. my sight
9. my hearing
10. my voice
11. my ability to taste
12. to touch
13. to laugh
14. to love
15. to breathe
16. learning sign language
17. the phone so that xiang can call even when he's so far away
    

Suaku

After blogging my first entry, I realised I didn't know how to come in again... Clicked around and ta-da!!! I'm here again!

Here are my blessings since this morning's post,

1. I reached work punctually
2. Had a nice two dollar macs meal after recovering from indigestion
3. Got two more ang pows from my nice nice colleagues!
4. I found out how to blog on blogspot! heehee

First Entry

Hello hello! Hmm... Started this blog to tag on a friend's blog. Oh well, but it'll be different from my other one... this one's centred on what the Lord has blessed me with.

He's blessed me with...

1. Jesus
   
2. A loving family
3. Wonderful, God-fearing, caring boyfriend
   
4. Great colleagues
5. A tremendously fun and closely-knit cell group
6. My gang of 4 from MGS
7. Close friends from different chapters of my life

Ok! Gotta go now... Work time!!!! =)