:)

Goofy drinks coffee
And smiles Happily
As he watches Tv
By the old oak tree

Suddenly Goofy gets crazy
and throws all his money
Boy is he funny!

Everyone loves Goofy
Cuz he's always happy
Oh what a joy is he!

HAHAHAA. BYE!!

OucH..

Went for the GE run on sunday morning....

Though we only ran 5K and walked the oher 5K...

My whole body is aching like anything now.....

Havent exercised for the longest time...

Really very suan....

Takes great effort to stand up, sit down, walk up and down stairs...

What has happened to me?????? How come so unhealthy?????

Aiyo....

*GROAN*..............................

:)

Thank God for the long weekend!

This has been a long week.. Unintentionally, every night i was out! So by friday, I was almost half zonked out!

had a good time catching up with my good ole friends ade jass and fang... we talked till about 4+ am i think! hahaha.... :)

And jass has an amazing "library" at home! hahahahaha..... we all borrowed some books from her.... haha! Thanks jass!! hehehehe.... Will return u SOON!! haa ....

Actually, quite seh now still... going to sleep soon. hehe. I reached home about 3 plus, took a bath and went to bed...... but had a home visit at 6, so had to get up by 5 plus! went there half asleeepp.. hehee...

But! THe Lord really takes care of us... I went there feeling tired and quite hungry.... And in the end, the home visit turned into a dinner! hahahaa... joined the family for tze cha... very nice! super good food lah... got fried calamari, cereal prawn, kang kong, di ban toufu, curry fish head, pork chop... soup... wheeeeee... hehehee... PRAISE GOD!! hahahahahaa........

Thank you Lord.. :)

Dear Lord, Bless all my friends and family.... In JEsus name, Amen! :)

Great is Your Mercy

by Don Moen

Thank you for your mercy
Thank you for your grace
Thank you for your blood
That’s made a way

To come into your presence
And glorify your name
Lord I stand amazed at what I see

Great is your mercy toward me
Your loving kindness toward me
Your tender mercies I see
Day after day
Forever faithful to me
Always providing for me
Great is your mercy toward me
Great is your grace

Your promises are ages
Your love will never end
Two thousand generations
Your covenant will stand
Showing grace and mercy
To those who fear your name
Establishing your righteousness and grace

Great is your mercy toward me
Your loving kindness toward me
Your tender mercies I see
Day after day
Forever faithful to me
Always providing for me
Great is your mercy toward me
Great is your grace

This is a really beautiful song... coupled with the beautiful music that comes with it.... it's really beautifully written and speaks so much of the Lord's goodness... I thank God for Don moen! :)

Privilege of Serving - Ps Patrick Chew

Yesterday, Ps Patrick preached a really sincere and honest sermon.. (Ade, ur no.3 fav pastor! must go listen! haahaha.....)

Quite a few parts of what he said resonated with my own life..

He shared about having a heart of compassion... It is different from "serving".. Which is what has been on my mind... I constantly check with myself - am i helping them because it is my job, or do i really serve wholeheartedly? Until the Lord can trust u with his compassion, He cannot trust u with His power.

Be a fisher of man.... not a keeper of aquariams!! haha... this sounds so funny, yet so true and so apt! hahaa... THat is the bottom line.... Are we winning people for the Lord? Or are we just concerned with how our cell is doing.... and thats all? haa.... Lord, open my eyes, open my heart!

There was one part in the sermon that i almost teared... that was when he shared about uncle lee, the sick uncle that he had been visiting.. and passed away a few mths ago... Sigh, reminded me of Dulcie! Every part of the story was so so similar.. Even to the ending... But for Dulcie, it was not the 2 watermelons and kopi-po.. But a packet of belinjau crackers, haha... Her fav snack! hehe... But i thank God that just like Uncle Lee, Dulcie had also experienced the Lord even in her sickness.. And I'm sure she's in heaven healthy and happy now... :)

I realise that i get tired very, very easily... haaha... need to rest more! (Tho i feel that i hv been sleeping a lot leh... haha...) On a seperate note.... Emmanuel is so cute!!!! hehehehee....... Let me put a pic of him to thank him for making my weekend so happy! hee hee.

Have a blessed week........ :)

The Starfish Story

One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.

Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”
The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”

“Son,” the man said, “don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!”

After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said…”I made a difference for that one.”

A rather heavy heart as i walked home today.. Suddenly the all familiar starfish story came to mind....

A different kind of happiness

This week, I was blessed with the opportunity to witness 2 instances of what i call "a different kind of happiness"..

There was one day that i went with a family to get some groceries.. They are poor. Even a roof over their heads is an issue.. Yet the children have this interesting resilience in them, yet this childlike happiness and humour in them.. As mother and daughter walked ahead of me carrying a matching kungfu panda bag, i couldn't help but smile..

Today, i met my boy and his family in town, unplanned! Super coincidence... A very happy and close knit family. Poor, very poor, in finances. Rich, very rich, in love. A smile from my dear boy just makes my day..

There are instances when i just feel like "why not i just give u more money and u clear some debts and so we start anew so ur problem is solved", but i know that this is far from the solution..

As i walk this journey of life, i realise that in a very large sense, the only person who can make a change in your life, is You.. Yes, friends can help, encourage, advice... God can protect, bless... But U have to be the one to decide... U have to be the one to ask for strength.. Even though it is cliche to say this, but it is true that trials make one stronger.

It is sad to see people hurting, searching, struggling.. Everyone has their own problems, struggles... Everyone goes through different seasons in life..

Life may not be easy, but Life needn't be sad, no matter what the circumstance..

One of my students families find joy even in walking in NTUC.... even if they dun buy anything..... Silly, u may say.... I'd say they are creative and know how to appreciate simple things...

I went to visit North light the other day. I received this key chain with this phrase: "We wanted to make a difference in the lives of the students but ended up making a difference in our own lives."

How true.. :)

Cut

Cut: The True Story of an Abandoned, Abused Little Girl Who Was Desperate to be Part of a Family: The True Story of an Abandoned, Abused Little Girl Who Was Desperate to Be Part of a Family

Haha, this was THE book that got me stuck to reading for 3 hours.... haaa... well, it's a real life story and i really needed to read something like that at that point in time to bring me back to the reality of what i'm doing at work.... hmm..

Well, it did rekindle some passion in me... though this is quite an extreme case... it's a good read.. haha, and i wanna read the other book written by her! I think she's quite amazing.... to give of her life to foster children... requires a lot of you.... hmm...

:)

Trip to Borders

Crow went to Borders today, unintentionally, to buy a notebook to pen down some stuff.

As crow was leaving after making the purchase, a book caught her eye..

And lo and behold, a miracle happened... hahahaa.. From that moment, till 3 hours later, crow was stuck to the book, literally.

And I finished it, all at one sitting, all 310 pages of it! Amazing right..... hahahaa...

(Well, if u know me, i HATE reading!! hahahahaa.... i always felt it's the most boring and tiring task for any one to do... HAHA! What got into me todaY????????????)

Hahaaa... so that's crow for you. Potentially rash and impulsive, with all sorts of weird ideas. HAha. Oh, did i mention i got so hungry when i was at page 149, that i rushed out to grab a burger, gobbled it down in 3 min, and hurried to continue reading???

HAHAHAHAA.

So, what is the book about?

Well, I'll blog about it another day. haha! Eyes are real tired after such a long read!

Good NighT! :)

Weapon In My Bag (My Mighty Shield)

Moments when I'm weak
Times when I may stumble
My mind's not clear to think
My Spirit can't press on
Lord I'm prone to wander
My will it lacks the strength
But you showed me that all the while
I've the answer to it all

My mighty shield is your word wrote out for us
Through it you showed us all
Your love your might your grace
Times when I am dry
You fill me up again
And Lord you guard me with Your mighty shield

Such a book of love
Filled with words of grace & wisdom
It can answer all life's questions
It's not just a book for my religion
I know the truth it holds
Yet often time it's just left in my bag
Far from my sight

O Lord please remind me
Of this greatly treasured tool
Written generations back
But every word stil holds

My mighty shield is your word wrote out for us
Through it you showed us all
Your love your might your grace
Times when I am dry
You fill me up again
And Lord you guard me with Your mighty shield

Teach me how to utilize
This weapon in my bag
Help me to use it more and more
To bless to guide to heal
May I understand O Lord
The truths you will reveal
O Lord I'll use
This weapon in my bag
O Lord I'll use
This weapon in my bag

- Crow, 6/10/08

Enough is Enough.

I hereby declare that I'm on a healthy diet from today onwards!

And I shall start and continue exercising!

Ok byE!

My Day

Selamat Hari Raya!

This greeting has much newer meaning for me this year as i serve in the midst of many muslim families. Boy, their devotion and discipline blows my mind. Maybe if i'm a muslim, i'd be better able to keep to my diet. (Alright, alright, let's start tmr. hahaha.)

Haha, well, so what did i do today?

My day starts from last night. We had our good ole team meeting, heard from each other and of cuz from del, shared about our concerns.. Well, what could i do without this family of mine.. Really thank God for that!

And then after that, Joanna, Phebe, Sara, Jacq and I were on the cab home... when out of the blue, mary arranged for supper. Hahaha... so to cut the long story short, mary, kel, sara and i headed over to our trusted HK cafe for a good ole supper session. hahahaha. (Oh, did i say i'm on a diet? hahahaha.) Well, it was a good time spent, even though all of us were really tired. Haha. What can i say... old friends, the best kind of friends. :)

And so Kel gave us a lift home (thank God for him!!) and after bathing (oh yes, i bathed! haha), there i was happily on my bed at 3am. Haha.

Expected myself to head straight to dreamland, but God decided otherwise. hahahaa. Well, just as well since i really wanted to get down to doing it too. Spent the next 2 hours just worshipping and seeking the Lord for my cell and this dear girl in my cell.... Dear Lord, i know i've told u this before.. But... yA! I really enjoy these intimate moments with u... I wish we could have it more often too... Hee. Will try! :)

And so, at 5am, crow headed to bed..... Thinking i'd wake up the next day at like 2pm..... But no! There i was wide awake at 9am! hahahaha. Silly me decided to check my office email, and i decided to be nice and do some report that my boss needed. Hahahaa. Talk about a public holiday! hahaha... but it's ok. it didn't spoil my day. haha.

And so at 12pm, i was done with my work, and lo and behold, crow decided it was time to go for a swim. HAHAHAHA. Yes. At the splendid timing of 12pm. hahahaha.

So yes, finally i got down to some exercise! ha! Swam 20 laps! woo! Happy. hehehe... But realised i really need to get a new swimming costume. hahahaa.

After my swim i had a relaxing time on the beach chair (or whatever u call it..).. Thank God it was not really hot. haha. And i got my cell word planned out for this month! At least one thing done... hahahaha.

Ok so headed home. Mum suggested going shopping. I agreed at first, but after 15 minutes, the tiredness from the swim came to me. HAHAAa.... "You all go ahead k....." haaaaaaaa.

And so, after settling some stuff, i drifted into deep sleep........................................ till 8pm. HAHAA.. woo!

Prepared some sandwiches for dinner, and ate it while watching this very heartwarming show "The Bucket List" dvd.. It's really good! Well, that's another story. HAha.

And now here i am, blogging my thoughts before the day comes to an end.

Yesterday, someone asked me what i was doing today. Nothing much, i replied. Haha, well, it might be nothing much to everyone else, but boy i must say i really enjoyed today! hahahaa....

Rest - What does it mean to u?

Good night!
:)