the rainbow connection

A rainbow always remind me of God's promises and goodness in my life. seeing one always make me feel happy and re-affirm the God's presence. He is around and He is everywhere.

hung out with Jerel and Jason for lunch yesterday. its been a long time since i last caught up with Jerel too... miss the west days. its also to thank God for the feb ess too. throughout the process of preparing the services, we learnt many valuable lessons and we praised God for that :) many things are changing, yet one thing remains constant- God's presence and help.




After a full lunch, i headed up to amk to meet with my family. i am never a big fan of jewellery, yet, i have to choose a gift set for my wedding. after looking through a few sets, everything seems to look the same. haha! this is daddy and me. we were bored after i made my selection choice and the 3 ladies are looking at the jewellery... no wonder, "...a diamond is a woman's best friend..."

from left: ku ma, ah yi, aunt jane

Miss L&M

last week, we celebrated Livi's birthday. the chocolate cake that germs bought is simply.... AWESOME! Thanks germs! its a great time of catch up too, with evelyn in town too!
something random, we were chatting and commented of how love can make you radiant and flourish with a glow... just look at yanyan! :P
ooh! two strangers kinda crashed our photo! how fun! :) something random again, ooo.... i like germs' top! nice nice~

DEYI

Do you know that i was from Deyi Secondary? :p
recently i found back several of my secondary school friends through facebook. fun memories....
Can you spot me? ;p
these two pictures were taken in my sec 4 days. the above picture was my class kakis. maybe it would be fun to have a reunion gathering after so many years... :)

25 and above club

A few of us went for a steamboat buffet dinner at Bugis just now. It was a fun time together, makaning and chatting. Its 15 bucks per pax and it offered free flow of drinks.

We simply love Gideon! Its fun to be around him.

After the dinner, we were so full and we decided to try a game at Left4Dead. yahoo! Here's a shot while Dennis was queuing up to get PC seats.

Sharlene is all in black - black top, black pants plus her new pair of black heels! Hot! *whistle*

Daniel is flying to Taiwan for a family holiday this weekend. Soon, he will be going to Germany for his overseas program.

Gideon demo-ing to be the Hunter, Dennis tried to mimic the Smoker.

A big THANK YOU to the FALL hiphop drama team!!! :)
from left: Joel, Jian Hao, Jason & Joanne. (ooo.. the 4 Js) They worked really hard in putting the drama together, many many hours of rehearsals, memorising their lines, improving their acting skills, etc.
It was Jason's first time coming up with the story plot and directing the drama. It was also Joel's and Jian Hao's first time taking on acting on stage. you guys served with such excellent and joyful spirit.
Also, big big THANK YOU to Dennis and Yushan who came in to help the actors too ^^
Who can forget about the shimmering/ all-glitter lit up stage too! Brillant idea of the Decor team for piecing together many CDs for the stage backdrop :D

After a busy day, i headed down to Pasir Ris to meet up with Roy to do our grocery shopping for our Vday dinner. We are quite noob at cooking but decided to go with that option as its cheaper and fun too. We did pan-fried salmon & some steamed broccoli and carrots plus clam chowder soup. We watched an old film on dvd "Interview with a Vampire" starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. hehe. (Pitt is soo young and dashing!!)
It was a very simple celebration for us, but its meaningful because we are also preparing for our big day too. i love how Roy leads our relationship by his love for God's Word. a short abstract from the pink card he gave: "...i pray that God will help me to understand more and more about the highest standard of His love described in 1 Corinthians 13 and apply it to our relationship..." it just reminds me of the 3 Ps Shirls said in her recent blog entry...

Priest, Protector, Provider

HP colleagues

I got to know Kristin and Henry a little bit more when we were tasked to plan the Christmas party last year. Its really fun knowing them as we are all fresh graduates from Uni and HP is our first job. These photos were taken at my farewell lunch, both of them were nice to treat me to Sakae. Keep in touch, guys! :)

a step closer to cosplay dream

come come paradise! is kakashi's only and favorite novel.

Livi san from Konoha village.

Shirls Yagami

heartbeat

"Love is the root of missions; sacrifice is the fruit of missions."
Roderick Davis

Its February!

February is soon here, after the cny festive season and i almost forgot about my blog! *gasps* the above picture was taken with Roy's niece, Tanya, a sweet little girl. we hung out together on day 1 afternoon when i went over to Roy's late grandma place to pai nian.


This is Rendy! Another niece of Roy. (at his age, he has a few nieces and nephews le...hoho!) we took with Rendy's poloroid camera.


Last Monday, a few of us had dinner with Joanne who is leaving for her degree studies in Perth tomorrow morning. i am very surprised and blessed by her wedding gift for us! she couldn't join in the wedding celebration coming May, yet she thoughtfully bought us a gift. Thank you, Joanne! i'll be praying for you in your next venture over at Perth.

spelling Grace

from nursery school onward we are taught to succeed in the world of ungrace. the early bird gets the worm. no pain, no gain. there is no such thing as a free lunch. demand your rights. get what you pay for. i know these rules well because i live in them. i work for what i earn; i like to win; i insist on my rights. i want people to to get what they deserve - nothing more, nothing less.
yet if i care to listen, i hear a loud whisper from the gospel that i did not get what i deserved. i deserve punishment and got forgiveness. i deserve wrath and got love. i deserved debtor's prison and got instead a clean credit history. i deserved stern lectures and crawl-on-your-knees repentance; i got a banquet- spread for me...

forgiveness is not the kind of thing you count on an abacus.
God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.

"What's so amazing about Grace" by Philip Yancey.

"... joyful in hope, patient in affliction and faithful in prayer..."
this was what i've been praying for the entire last week. it has been a fruitful week of starbucking. i've grown closer in prayer and my level of trust has increased too through a few eventful happenings these weeks. last Friday's Cpm, Saturday evening's Clm & Sunday morning's Minops Cg were really great and lengthy times of worship and praying. these 3 things have been ringing in my mind- prepare our lives, prepare our base camp, prepare our leadership.
i am quite lost for words now. all i can say is i am very grateful to God :) for the little things He surprised me with.
as CNY approaches, i also look forward to a good long break. to continue to ruminate, to catch up on the wedding planning and....... i want to start some reading on Lonely Planet! *jumps* Yesterday, i was browsing through some Lonely Planet books in the bookstore and i got so captivated by the many beautiful spots around the globe.
a few of my ex- west cg mates came over to Funan to surprise me after my meeting last night. it was a good short catch- up, its encouraging to hear about how they are doing now and all.
and........ Happy Birthday to my daddy! :) Mei and i shared a prezzie for him and we'll order pizza for dinner later to celebrate his 55th birthday.

save the hair

yesterday was my good pal, Simun's wedding. we have known each other since secondary 1. it was a touching moment when Ong Heng, her hubby went down on his knees during the couple's thank-you speech in front of 700+ guests at swissotel padang ballroom. of course, Simun was moved to tears.
i was privileged to be their mc for the night & as lovely the night was, i was very nervous inside. I really want to give my best for my friend's wedding & thus, kind Ruiz agreed to help me with my makeup and hair. we were pressed for time as i needed to standby on stage to announce the march-in of the couple. we realised we need pins and clips for my hair too. thank God for Roy and Davin who went to buy them. I'm really thankful for their help! after the whole thing, i'm even more convicted that image team is so so important. every little details counts for the big cause! :)

a greater Gift

He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?

during a call with roy last night, he shared about what he learnt more from the verse. often, we acknowledge that we are gifts to each other. but actually, a deeper understanding is that God is the gift in our relationship. Because of Him, we are able to come together... Because of Him, we are able to love & forgive... Because of Him, we are able to serve and correct... and many many.

Romans 8:32 - 160509

30 mins to knockoff

jasminwangshuzhen says (4:54 PM):
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* super girl. says (4:55 PM):
yaog is in class
jasminwangshuzhen says (4:55 PM):
ooo..
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MinOps Thanksgiving 08

MinOps, we've been through thick and thin together for the past 3 years. It is also my joy to be among you guys too. God is faithful & i am fully assured that as we yield ourselves to Him, He will make Himself real to us too :) Onwards to 09! Lets root ourselves deeply in the Word as we serve. Luv, Shuz