Shove and push

Oh but the thrill of it!

If i count correctly, the last time i probably went to one was maybe about 10 years ago, and that was crazy! Lots of pushing and shoving, complete with the musty smell of the hotel carpets and stuffy-ness of bodies just trying to get out of each others' way.

Today's wasn't so bad though, lots of room to walk and roam, people were quite civilized and waited for a window to open before stepping into the line to check-out stuff. Still! The thrill of it was still there....look, see, pick, buy! :) nothing like good retail therapy....the items being cheap were a definite plus!

*happy*

p/s: I love reading God's word because its filled with His promises...just today this popped up at me...

"He will guard the feet of his faithful servants...." 1 Samuel 2:9

And in a context where Hannah is praising God for giving her a son from a barren womb, this verse really does mean more than it says - this lady knows what she's talking about because she's experienced it!

Taipei here I come!

I've been really blessed this year (and it's only April!) and one of the blessings I count is the opportunity to go on a work exchange program to Taipei. It does look beautiful doesn't it? :)

Sometime towards the end of May, I'm heading to what was once a lake centuries ago to spend almost two and a half weeks learning, helping out and sharing what knowledge I have (apparently I'm supposed to be educated enough to be able to share some best practices! *shiver*) with my counterparts over there. I'm both equally excited and scared at the same time - hweeyen hates presentations and is shy! And although Rachel calls me a crazy churchtype, which essentially means part of what's inbuilt in my character is the ability to make friends easily, I worry that it's going to be a bit tough to communicate or have them like me enough to speak to me - yes, I'm a banana, non-chinese speaking Chinese :)

Okay, so for the most important part, I can say, "Chiu Ming ah!!!!" to save my life but apart from that, my ability to converse in mandarin is limited to ordering food and erm...yes, that's pretty much it.

I'm comforted by the fact that my colleagues over there speak English (of course!) because a large part of our clientele are MNCs, but yet, there's just something about travelling to a foreign country and needing to adapt within the first couple of days. For all I know, by the time I actually settle in, it'll be time to leave - such is the nature of business trips. I don't know how my girlfriends do it!

Nonetheless, Taipei here I come... :)

Mental note: buy or borrow english-mandarin dictionary from someone....

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On another note, I've had this album for so long but because it was in another format, I procrastinated in converting it....I just found this such a gem.

Brooke sings....

When the world is falling out from under me
I'll be found You, still standing
When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees
when time and space are through
I'll be found in You...

Brooke Fraser - Shadowfeet

Enjoy! :)

Happiness!

I love making people happy :)

Enjoy babe!

I love comics!

A friend sent this link to me....kinda cool :)

hahahaha....do you guys really think that when you go shopping with us?!?!?!

Another Saturday spent...

I like the way I spend my saturdays, there's something to be said about predictability because its comforting to know that the things I'm doing isn't causing me to rush or rack my brains to write something for someone else...or dealing with people who have big ego problems.

Picking up on the latter subject, that's what I spent my last two days doing - trying to be responsible and make things right for what needs to be done for my "big" event next week. After all the big dramatization from supposed directors, I'm left sorely disappointed by their conduct, its sad because it just changes my perception of who they are and their integrity - you don't pick at the person, but you resolve the problem and trust me, even a little kuli like me can tell you this is nothing to shout about. Sad...

So back to saturdays, i like that I get to sleep in, I like that I attend vocal lessons after, have lunch with Jon, get some errands done, got to church, attend service, go for dinner, play boardgames and sleep - I like that i get to do the things I like.

That really pretty much sums up my Saturdays - well at least for the past one month. Predictably. I love boardgames. I love playing boardgames with people. No, it's not the run-of-the-mill monopoly, scrabble, etc (although those can be fun given the right crowd), ping me if you'd like to find out more. But on a whole, I just like that I get to spend Sat night with friends playing boardgames! Yes, i think i've repeated that too many times in one post....

And it's 1.10am, which perhaps explains why I'm rambling on about predictability and boardgames :) Tomorrow, is another matter altogether.

Sunday, bring on the Monday! RAAAAA.....

p/s: Please continue praying for my mum, I thank God for His healing process has started taking place and now that she's move into a phase without meds, will need to pray that her immunity smartens up, tow the line and not cause trouble but help her heal. Really do appreciate the continued prayers, thanks!

Patisserie Rui is now open!

I went for what is probably my first patisserie blessing ever and it was fantabulous.

I loved being there and being able to support Crystal as she lives her dream - imagine that! She's been talking about this for the longest time and it really is coming to reality. In fact, she opened for business just yesterday.

We (me and a couple of my cellies) had much fun just hanging around, chatting, being guinea pigs and just tasting whatever we could get our hands on and trust me - everything's yummylicious!

We were a really blessed bunch to have Crystal in our cell, it has its perks you know! Almost every friday without fail when she's around, we'll get some sweet treat; cheesecakes, choc stuffed thingys, french choc cake...and even some things I can't quite pronounce!

She made a selection of them to taste for the blessing, not forgetting ofcourse, her own recipe, something she calls "Red Velvet"....

I say, if you ever get the chance, go there and grab some because it just melts in your mouth and makes you go all "ooh la la!"

So get in your car and go get some for yourself! hehehehe....

Go Patisserie Rui! Congrats again Ms. Chef Owner!