"The hand of the LORD was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry."
In need of some rehydration and wishing it was as simple as drinking litre after litre of water.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
To the glory of the One who made you
Today's Daily Bread reminded me of this song that I've been hearing over 98.5 FM for the past weeks. I can't help but feel happy when I hear this catchy song!
"Do we recognize that all our service is for God and so do our best at all times - even when no human authority is watching?"
No matter who your boss is, you are really working for God.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Two Birds of a Feather
Attended Jono and Ching's wedding yesterday. To sum it all up: perfect weather, beautiful bride, proud parents, awesome food, friends and family, great party - it was absolutely lovely! :) Weddings always make me all mushy inside..and make me really happy for the next couple of days.
This is only the fourth wedding I've been to in my life and I must say, one of the moments that I really look forward to at weddings is the the moment when the groom sets eyes on the bride for the first time in her wedding gown, as she makes her way to the altar. People always look at the bride and then never take their eyes of her after that because she's so beautiful, but I always try to catch the expression on the groom's face when he sees her. I think that expression of 'Wow.' and anything after that totally defines the moment and is worth catching!
I also look forward to the vows, because I'm always hoping to hear something original, written from the heart to each other. But so far, all the vows I've heard have been to repeat the same "...for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health..." passage, after the Pastor. Perhaps it's a Methodist thing. If given the choice, I think I would definitely like to come up with my own.
And then comes the exchanging of rings and The kiss. If anything, I think THIS is when things should NEVER be rushed. It's just my opinion, but I think there shouldn't be 2 millisecond pecks which would be over before they even started. Of course, I'm also not suggesting the new husband and wife get into a 5 minute awkwardturtle lip-lock session, I'm just saying they should both take this time to enjoy the moment and savour it as much as they can. After all, (Christian) weddings only happen once. And 2 out of the 4 weddings I've been to, the groom was too shy/paiseh to kiss his wife on the lips and kissed her on the cheek instead! Whattttt, no way Jose! I think alot of this has to do with our Asian/Chinese culture, where PDA is pretty much non-existent, especially among the older folk. Sure, it's weird to kiss your partner in front of a crowd, even weirder in front of your (and his/her) parents, but it's another defining moment and should definitely be enjoyed!
Oh, oh! Not forgetting, I love speeches! I think they add to the memorability and meaningfulness of the wedding. Whether or not it's a speech that the husband gives to profess his love for his wife, or a speech from the maid of honour/best man, or a speech from the parents to the pair or vice versa, it reflects the joy and happiness of the moment, gratitude, thanksgiving and unforgettable times. More often than not, these speeches are the things that bring up the emotions and tears and fishing around for tissues, not only for the couple and parents, but also the guests! I love speeches because they always tell me more about the couple, and makes me see how both the husband and wife were made for each other.
Last but not least, photos, music and food are a given, they make weddings that much more enjoyable. Especially if your guests are fans of all three. Like me.
So to conclude, yes, I am in awe as well of how much I have written despite meaning to only have a few sentences when I first started out with this post. Yes, I love weddings, and yes, they make me happy. :)
Now I just have to figure out how to answer this question that seems to be coming round more and more often everytime I go to a wedding: "So, when's your turn?"
This is only the fourth wedding I've been to in my life and I must say, one of the moments that I really look forward to at weddings is the the moment when the groom sets eyes on the bride for the first time in her wedding gown, as she makes her way to the altar. People always look at the bride and then never take their eyes of her after that because she's so beautiful, but I always try to catch the expression on the groom's face when he sees her. I think that expression of 'Wow.' and anything after that totally defines the moment and is worth catching!
I also look forward to the vows, because I'm always hoping to hear something original, written from the heart to each other. But so far, all the vows I've heard have been to repeat the same "...for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health..." passage, after the Pastor. Perhaps it's a Methodist thing. If given the choice, I think I would definitely like to come up with my own.
And then comes the exchanging of rings and The kiss. If anything, I think THIS is when things should NEVER be rushed. It's just my opinion, but I think there shouldn't be 2 millisecond pecks which would be over before they even started. Of course, I'm also not suggesting the new husband and wife get into a 5 minute awkwardturtle lip-lock session, I'm just saying they should both take this time to enjoy the moment and savour it as much as they can. After all, (Christian) weddings only happen once. And 2 out of the 4 weddings I've been to, the groom was too shy/paiseh to kiss his wife on the lips and kissed her on the cheek instead! Whattttt, no way Jose! I think alot of this has to do with our Asian/Chinese culture, where PDA is pretty much non-existent, especially among the older folk. Sure, it's weird to kiss your partner in front of a crowd, even weirder in front of your (and his/her) parents, but it's another defining moment and should definitely be enjoyed!
Oh, oh! Not forgetting, I love speeches! I think they add to the memorability and meaningfulness of the wedding. Whether or not it's a speech that the husband gives to profess his love for his wife, or a speech from the maid of honour/best man, or a speech from the parents to the pair or vice versa, it reflects the joy and happiness of the moment, gratitude, thanksgiving and unforgettable times. More often than not, these speeches are the things that bring up the emotions and tears and fishing around for tissues, not only for the couple and parents, but also the guests! I love speeches because they always tell me more about the couple, and makes me see how both the husband and wife were made for each other.
Last but not least, photos, music and food are a given, they make weddings that much more enjoyable. Especially if your guests are fans of all three. Like me.
So to conclude, yes, I am in awe as well of how much I have written despite meaning to only have a few sentences when I first started out with this post. Yes, I love weddings, and yes, they make me happy. :)
Now I just have to figure out how to answer this question that seems to be coming round more and more often everytime I go to a wedding: "So, when's your turn?"
Monday, August 29, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
My Weekend Dose of Daily Bread
Combining the lessons that I've learnt from Our Daily Bread for the past two days....
If you think it's possible to love your partner too much, you probably haven't loved enough.
It's a two-way street in a relationship: sometimes you give, sometimes you take. Sure, it's nice to be fussed over and paid attention to by your boyfriend/girlfriend, and it's nice to spend time together, but end of the day it's important to make sure that both sides have their own space to do the things they like/want to do/have to do. Like soppy dramas or shopping. Or like soccer matches or Starcraft or...soccer matches. Everyone's entitled to their own 'Me-Time' and learn to resist their 'Me-First' urges. So you miss your boyfriend/girlfriend because he or she is away doing whatever (doesn't matter what, what matters is that he/she is NOT there with you) and you put that down to, "It's only because I love him/her so much. If I didn't love him/her, I wouldn't miss him/her so much, right?!" WRONG. It's not love if you're stopping them from doing what makes them happy the most. It's not love if you're only thinking about yourself and what makes you happy. It's not love if you don't look beyond what you want and what's good for you, to what he/she wants and what's good for him/her. It's not love. How can it be love? (Of course, it's different if he/she makes no effort to spend time with you or makes you no. 11 on his Top 10 Priority List. By all means, get mad!)
Anyway, hiting the nail on the head: Christ-like humility equals placing our partner's needs before our own.
What I've learnt: It. Isn't. Always. About. ME.
God's love confronts and corrects.
Oh yeah, you can say that again. Probably the 1736th time it's happened, with me anyways. But thanks Lord AGAIN, for the timely reminder.
What I've learnt: God's love never fails.
(Hang on, but I already knew that! Hmm...xP)
Sunday, August 21, 2011
senso
Whether it was a joke, a semi-joke, or not a joke at all...
....it hurt.
now if you'll please excuse me i would like to go and sleep it off.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Wicked Weekend
I've just had one of the most relaxing weekends of the year! My friends and I call it the Pod Weekend Getaway. With absolutely no commitments (or well, no commitments that we wanted to think about, anyway =P), it was great to be able to sleep in, laze around and chill with some friends over brekkielunchdinnersupper, cardgames, drinks and movies...*sighs* if only time went by a bit slower! Alas, all good things must come to an end. And even if we don't end up having a real post-graduation trip at the end of the year, at least we had this weekend together. :)
The not-so-fun bit, unfortunately, was the drive down by myself. Before reading on, you must know that I have the tendency to fall asleep in the most random places at the most random times, and I'm quite prone to micro-naps while driving too. Sometimes blasting music through the stereo doesn't work. =/ So how on earth was I supposed to keep myself occupied during the entire hour's drive?!?! As ironic as it sounds, Wicked saved the day! One of my mates gave me a CD of Wicked The Musical soundtracks, which pretty much kept me awake, together with some lollies and a frozen coke. So there I was, laughing and humming myself silly to those songs on Kwinana Freeway all the way to Crab Manor and back. I now know the tunes of all the songs and I have a few favourite ones.
And because it was such a long drive down, I also had the opportunity to do some thinking. About the lyrics and the music. About the characters and the story. These are the few lines that particularly stood out, maybe because they relate to me, or someone that I know, or maybe because they actually make sense, or I just like it:
"kiss me too fiercely/hold me too tight/I need help believing/you're with me tonight/my wildest dreamings/could not foresee/lying beside you/with you wanting me/and just for this moment/as long as you're mine/i've lost all resistance/and crossed some borderline."
The not-so-fun bit, unfortunately, was the drive down by myself. Before reading on, you must know that I have the tendency to fall asleep in the most random places at the most random times, and I'm quite prone to micro-naps while driving too. Sometimes blasting music through the stereo doesn't work. =/ So how on earth was I supposed to keep myself occupied during the entire hour's drive?!?! As ironic as it sounds, Wicked saved the day! One of my mates gave me a CD of Wicked The Musical soundtracks, which pretty much kept me awake, together with some lollies and a frozen coke. So there I was, laughing and humming myself silly to those songs on Kwinana Freeway all the way to Crab Manor and back. I now know the tunes of all the songs and I have a few favourite ones.
And because it was such a long drive down, I also had the opportunity to do some thinking. About the lyrics and the music. About the characters and the story. These are the few lines that particularly stood out, maybe because they relate to me, or someone that I know, or maybe because they actually make sense, or I just like it:
"Don't wish, don't start
Wishing only wounds the heart."
"Unlimited, together we're unlimited
Together we'll be the greatest team there's ever been
Dreams, the way we planned 'em if we work in tandem
There's no fight we cannot win
Just you and I, defying gravity
With you and I, defying gravity."
"There's a girl I know, he loves her so."
"So much of me is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine by being my friend.
Who can say if I've been changed for the better
But because I knew you, because I knew you
I have been changed for good."
"Ev'ry so often we long to steal to the land of what-might-have-been
But that doesn't soften the ache we feel when reality sets back in."
Wicked. Possibly one of the best musicals I will ever have lived to watch. :)
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