daddy's in hospital

although my daddy's in hospital, i thank God for

1. letting his infection subside a little since morning
2. keeping me safe as i drove to and from hospital the whole of today
3. the availability of parking lots
4. for the many friends who came to visit daddy
5. the caring nurses and doctors
6. daddy's cheerfulness

so please pray that my daddy will recover fully and be up and about as usual again. That there'll be no complications and that he can sleep well at night cos he needs to sleep at a 45degree angle to keep the infection from swelling up.


found out a colleague passed away last night. =( she was battling breast cancer. so please pray for her family as they deal with the loss of their loved one. we can only find comfort in knowing that she knew the Lord and that she's now with Jesus and without pain anymore.

discipline

it's so easy to lack discipline.

sometimes i try really really really hard to keep at things. and inevitably i slip up.

then it's an arduous task trying to get back on track.

and yet at the back of my mind... or should i say tucked away in a lil corner of my heart, i know that when i start my day right, and ask God to teach me how to lead my life, things ALWAYS get better.

get better may not translate into problem/issue disappearing into thin air, but the way i look at it, makes it that way.

today my pastor shared abt how we need to shut the doors to paths we've trodden on in bad habits/ungodly ways and start a new path...

i hope i'll do my bit and turn to God everyday, every hour, every minute if necessary... to rely on God fully is quite a difficult thing to do. always like to do things on my own strength. and yet once my perspective shifts and i see God as the centre, i've always got renewed strength and vigour to carry on.

so if u're like me. stuck in a path you know u shouldn't be taking. u CAN go back, block it off. and start a new path. this time start the path right with God as your guiding factor. =) Spend time with Him daily, talk to Him often and read what He has to say. I realise when i fail to build my relationship with Him, i find it hard to know what is right in His eyes cos i dun know what's in His eyes. the world has full of temptations. But the Bible says that God promises us that He will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear.

God and discipline. that's what i need. in all aspects of my life right now.

side-note: yes my hdb first appt's over! =) appealing for something at the moment. pls pray that things will go smoothly. it's less than 8 months to my wedding which will make the start of a life-time commitment! =) =) =)

050508 =)

If any of you are wondering why that date looks familiar, yes it has been exactly a year since I said 'Yes' to Yi Xiang's proposal.

Yesterday he gave me such a lovely surprise. I had two back to back meetings in church after service. After my first service I asked quite a lot of people if they knew where Yi Xiang was. But no one knew a thing. Noticed Wayne wasn't around so figured they went to lim a kopi or something. well, I was right abt the Wayne bit, but never did I expect Wayne to be his partner in crime as they secretly drove out to Novena just so that Yi Xiang could present such a lovely bouquet of roses to me after my meeting. I was so surprised! More than pleasantly surprise. It's hard to surprise me cos I usually anticipate quite accurately when I can expect a nice gift or even a lil gift.

So this one was such a surprise! Heehee...

We had a nice dinner at a little Japanese restaurant in the evening. But what i really enjoyed was being able to talk to him. As in really talk to him. =) We've been rather busy of late, especially the poor guy who's been working till late these last couple of weeks, so sometimes meaningful conversations are tough to maintain.

Thanks Xiang for making yesterday so special! =) =) =)

Side issues:

A)
Childhood friend got married on Saturday. I cried when he did. Yes the groom and not the bride broke down in tears when HE thanked his parents. but it was so sweet... having known him for so long. always knew his family meant a lot to him... I'm so emotional! Lol... after the ceremony, my wedding emcee-to-be happily quipped "You better make sure you have a jiemei in charge of your make-up!" Before I could even sputter out my answer she asked "Make sure you have waterproof mascara" and before i could respond fully, she added "and eye-liner!" so those of you who are coming to my wedding, pls bring good quality tissue! this bride-to-be is likely to need it...

B)
After dinner yesterday, taking the lift up to my home, i asked xiang, "do you really think i'll cry at our wedding?" without a moment's hesitation "yah..." oh well, hopefully i tear prettily then!

C)
This coming Saturday's our first appointment with HDB. Please pray that everything goes smoothly. =)