Strangers

"Once born into childlike faith, brimming with belief, typical people begin to lose their faith. Society mocks them. Their friends smirk. They come to change the world, but over time the world changes them. Soon they forget who they were; they forget the faith they once had. Then one day someone tells them the truth, but they don’t want to go back, because they’re comfortable in their new skin. Being a stranger in this world is never easy."
— Ted Dekker (Saint)

Really random thoughts

Do you ever wonder, if plants had feelings, what would they be feeling?

Do you think, if they could, they would compete to be the tallest plant around?

Do you think the rose grew thorns because some other plant was invading its personal space?

Do you think the coconut is excited that it can float and travel the world?

Do you think that the sunflower is secretly in love with the sun and hence it stares at the sun all day?

Do you think the lily pad enjoys providing a platform for the frogs that are tired of swimming?

Do you think the seaweed longs to get out of the salty sea water?

Do you think the grass actually detest humans for trampling on it?

I think it would interesting, if plants really had feelings and were able to communicate their thoughts. I can imagine them screaming out to us as we cut down trees for paper/firewood. I can imagine that old oak tree with a face, sharing its wisdom to those who seek it. I can imagine flowers singing as the sun rises and sleeping as the moon appears. I can imagine the trees being "asian" and competing on who would be the tallest. I can imagine...

For friendships made and pleasure shared..

Today was like one of the most awesome day ever (and so sad that we don't have a group picture of all 5 of us). But yes.

I thank God for really fun friends like them. I'm so glad that we are able to keep in touch despite being in different countries and that every time we meet each other, we become the same girl we were back in secondary school days and we just end up laughing so hard.

If only YT wasn't leaving so soon, then we can meet up again. But oh wells, I hope we really all save up for our trip and then we can like spend one whole week overseas together laughing our heads off at every thing (:

Only with my God(:

I'm giving my life for You

I'm giving everything to You

Not holding back but every part

I'm giving it all to You

Yesterday I sat in my car and had a really good talk with God. I told Him what was making me feel down and I thanked Him for bringing me to this place in my life - that even though it is bittersweet at the moment, I would have it no other way. I thanked Him for allowing me to get to know such people. I thanked Him for bringing me to OCF, for giving me the Christian support that I prayed so hard for in 2008 when I first came to Melbourne. I talked to Him about how my friends have been such an inspiration to me (N with his "building bill" project, BH with his working in a prison, etc.) and how I wanted to inspire others for Him. I started to understand better about the different seasons of life. I told Him that I trusted Him to make my 2011 even better than the awesome 2010 - I know He will bring me to higher heights this year.

Then the Lincoln Brewster song "All to You" started playing and I realised I'm learning how to give God every part of my life. That this is another "sweet" point to add to this bittersweet part of my life - that I'm learning more and more about how it is to have a relationship with God.

This is another chapter, another year. It's going to start bittersweet and probably ending the same way - but regardless, it is still going to be so phenomenal because God will be there the whole time.

1/1/11

Because it's the new year so it calls for a blog post! haha.

I'm very excited for 2011 because life is awesome and it's really exciting to see what God has in stored for me. For the past few hours, the only thing I can really think of is "I'M GOING TO GRADUATE THIS YEAR!!" That is not counting my 3 years of postgrad, but who cares. Haha. Everything about 2010 has been awesome even though it was a rollar coaster ride at times. So 2011 is going to be even better (: (: SO EXCITED!!!!

I'm a very happy girl now. Haha. I don't really know why. It's like inner-joy/peace; I'm like smiling myself silly.



And just for the sake of letting the whole world know, I LEARNED MAHJONG TODAY with my distant cousins - cousins I never knew I had. Haha. And I'm going to play with them again tomorrow. Oh happiness.

Why cook when you can create? :P

I was bored so I decided to make corn fritters. They were quite yummy I have to say and it's really simple as well. I think for every free day I have in Melbourne, I'm going to try a new dish. I want to attempt cereal prawns next, just that I can't seem to find curry leaves here in Melbourne..

And it kinda annoys me that the picture is not really in focus, except for that ONE tiny piece of corn -.- But oh well, I shall practice photography more then.

Happy Birthday Gerald!!

Lim, Lee, Loo

Remember when we tried to be exclusive and said that only people whose surname started with L was cool?

Haha can't believe I found this photo - evidence that we did the weirdest stuff together (: But anyway, I digress. Since I won't be able to be in Singapore to help scheme another one of your birthdays or attempt to blind fold you or get the hair dresser to style your hair in the whackiest way possible, you shall be given a blog post.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BESTIE!! You're finally 19 and WE ARE NOT OLD!

Can't believe we've been talking for 7 years. Hopefully 70 years down the road we will still be talking and laughing (over the same kind of crap) and staying as far from the mental institution as possible.

:D

Christmas isn't Christmas

This Christmas is different; not particularly good or bad, just different.

So while a million and one thoughts run through my mind, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE (:

Doesn't my cake look pretty? It's supposed to be a two layered red velvet cake with orange cream cheese frosting with berries, but the top layer kinda blocked off the second layer (which probably doesn't have enough icing). But anyhow.. PRETTY RIGHT? Haha. Hope it tastes nice.

Simple Pleasures(:

Those were the days - whereby a simple thing like face painting made you feel like a princess.

6am

The thought of waking up at 6am is kinda blegh.. Reminds me of secondary school days. It's kinda amazing how I managed to get ready in such a short time actually.

But hmm maybe I'm just lazy.. haha. Totally dreading waking up early, but I guess I got to befriend coffee once again.