yet another week has passed... and my blog is seriously in need of an update.

it has been hectic. i've been flying to and fro vietnam, ho chi minh city. sadly, for work and not for play. the only play i have in that city is night shopping after work. ok lar, there is also always the promise of good food, which i really thank God for coz i'm really particular about food... here's a little sneak preview...



it's quite fun to be travelling for business once or twice, just to have a glimpse of what life is like for those "frequent flyers". and i assure you, it is no fun. it's fun the first time... and maybe the second as well... right now, i'll be flying back for the third time tomorrow. yikes! and this time for four days.

but don't ask me where i've "played" in vietnam, coz the only place i'll be in the day is my vietnam office. haha. oh well... and at night, i'd recommend ben tham market. quite a touristy night market in hcm city. it closes at 11pm.


work aside, the past two weekends has been very very fruitful...

5th, 12th, 19th, 26th may - i've been attending SOL3 (school of leaders level 3) for the past 3 sunday mornings. i've learnt a lot during those lessons, especially about leading.. and being a supernatural leader. and above all things, i'm constantly reminded that being a supernatural leader is about walking close to God and being in a constant attitude of surrender. the fact that God is still all the more interested in the character He is moulding in me than what i can actually do for Him... coz at the end of the day, what can i really do? i have to admit that it's all by His grace and power.

19th may - as some of you know, i join SS & DK to teach tuition to some kids from SY's school on most saturday mornings. the last saturday we had some fun and games. i really enjoyed myself. i hope the two kids who joined us had fun too... though i know JH looked a little sad coz of her exams... poor girl...

we played ice breakers and captain's ball... what was really funny abt the captain's ball was that we all felt really "nua" that morning and someone said let's play "nua" captain's ball.

yeah right.

i was sweating profusely after the game... bleh. hahaha... but no doubt it was fun.

20th may - on sunday we had a QQS getting-to-know-you BBQ. it was fun. we played this really confusing wacko game and sang silly songs. hahaha.

23rd may - on a wednesday i met a shopping buddy, KX. hahaha... KX, you're my shopping buddy man... i realise that every time we go out we'd end up shopping!! it's fun. i totally enjoyed it =) (ehm... and i bought my evening dress already... guess where... you'll sure get it right =P)

15th-22nd may - i really enjoyed my last two weeks (excluding the duty travel)... not just because of fun activities but because i got to meet new people, catch up with friends and my kids. enjoyed talking to JA... according to her i'm the person whom she chatted with the 2nd-longest... what an honour! and DL, passed her maths exam!!! i'm soooo happy for her!! indeed God has been faithful and has heard our prayers! i pray that God will continue to reveal to her how much He cares for her.. =) joy..and i also called up the other kids... wanna spend more time chatting with my gals. to you who're reading this, believe it or not, i enjoy chatting on the phone with you!! =D

26th may - on saturday also spent some time with YF and WT.. here's a picture of a game we played at the net meeting.



wished more of them could come.. oh well...

and that night, i went for a balloon sculpting class. i thought i'd be scared of balloons but it was alright...it's not that easy to burst them. here's a picture of me in a hat i made. =P


27th may - yesterday i watched pirates of the caribbean 3! well, it was not bad... caught it coz i wanna know what happens in part 3. there's this like movie serial craze going on now... shrek, spiderman, fantastic four, harry potter.. phew... lots of movies to catch!

that's all for now... just felt like blabbering on happenings...

{ Monday, May 28 }

it has been quite a fruitful weekend last weekend... i attended jackie pullinger's seminar and also attended my second lesson of sol3 (standing for school of leaders).

jackie pullinger is a missionary who've been in hong kong (hk) for 40 yrs. she has been there ministering to the poor, namely the prostitutes, drug addicts and gang leaders. the testimonies are amazing. the seminar was so amazing. God really spoke with me and i'm sure with many others who attended. she reminded us again to remember the poor and she reminded me that God does have a special place in His heart for the poor and the needy. in fact, in the whole bible, especially in the old testament, it is always recorded that God will always urge the community to help the poor, orphans and widows.

"All they asked was that we should remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do" Galatians 2:10

looking at jackie and just hearing her speak makes me realise how great our God is. how loving He is... and i think through my journey and my walk with Him i sorta forgotten that. her care for the poor is just care for the poor. and i think her ministry reflects the very essence and the very heart of God. do we care so that we can bring others the gospel or do we bring others the gospel by caring?

"Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go I wish you well; keep warm and well fed", but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accomplished by action, is dead." James 2:15-17

how true... how true...

the gospel IS abt a God, who gave up everything He had, all His luxuries in heaven, all the powers He had, the same power that created heaven and earth, just to be where we are - to experience our pain, our rejection, our loneliness and our fears. that's Jesus... and the bible called him a man of sorrows, familiar with sufferings.

and when i look at myself, i truly can say that i am ashamed. ashamed of how i carried myself, how i spoke and how much i cared. i don't.

what's the point of having all these big events and having all these people come yet our heart is cold?

we have missed the point. we have missed God's message. and we have missed His heart.

how much of God's love do i really understand? as i reflected only did i realise that i've only scrapped the surface of His heart. i've not fully understood, rather, never really took the pains to.

you see, whatever we do (it's something we call ministry) must be accompanied by His compassion. if there's no compassion for the lost, i would say, forget it. don't do it. we're not here to prove any point nor are we here to do them a favour.

and in sol3, we learnt abt leadership... leadership is influence.

so how do i want to love? how do i want to lead? and i can confess today, i am afraid. i don't know what lies ahead. and that's when it calls for faith.. in the midst of our brokenness.. it's when i have run out of all my human intelligence juice then God truly manifests and awes me over and over.

i want to learn to trust Him. i want to learn to love people just like He did. He didn't love them to ask for something back. it's all about dying... dying to yourself... so that He may live in me. so that the world (ok, the world sounds a little too daunting... at least the people around me) can truly know that there is hope.

there's so much more i wanna say but that's the gist of it, which is already rather long...

just today, i was walking to my office... i saw a poor man. he's a beggar. the call came to me... i should do something... but i walked away.. coz i didn't know what to do. i remember jackie said, at least pray... so i did... i hope that God will show me what to do. if i see him again tomorrow, i'll update you...

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do you wanna know what's my childhood dream? it was to bring hope to the hopeless and healing to the dying. i wanted to become a doctor.. then i became a christian. and i found hope... but along the way, i lost sight of it.

thank you God, for showing me again... for reminding me again what drew me to You.

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thanks for tuning in.


"Preach the Gospel at all times. Use words if necessary."
Francis of Assisi

{ Monday, May 14 }

{ Friday, May 11 }

it was an odd day. like in the middle of nowhere. but it was a good break as well as a fun day. =)

went with JR24 to upper pierce reservoir park. it's my first time there and it's sooooooo beautiful. hubby and i were wondering how come we never thought of this place before for our wedding shoot.

at first i was very unwilling to go because i really dislike being sweaty and hot and all... but the day proved enjoyable. =)

thank God for good weather.. think He knows i dislike being sweaty and hot.. so it was cloudy, but still bright...

and PJ, he brought nets and bread.. guess for what.. to catch fishies!! i never knew that there're actually so many fishes and prawns inside the reservoir. the ones that we caught are nothing. they're real small teeny weeny fishes and prawns. i saw one family's, and they caught crayfish!! amazing ain't it?

and i flew a kite! that's my first try ever at flying a kite. it was fun. and there were this bunch of kids who wanted to fly kites as well so we let them. they're cute.. and couldn't get enough of the fun.. they got so carried away!! haha.

then we played silly dai di game... it was interesting man. got revolution one. haha. i must remember how to play it. it's well complicated.

and of course, there were other silly group games.

there were little kiddies there too and they're so adorable!! ooo.. i forgot to bring my phone out yesterday, which was a pity, otherwise you could all see what the park is like.

it's nice to be without your phone... no one could get to you... much like 20yrs ago... when you're out, you're out. pages weren't that popular then too.

it'd be great if there was an ice cream man selling us ice cream... maybe i should set up a stall there.

it's a nice family day... a day out with spiritual family. it's kinda different hanging out with a group of close friends. i mean, yes it'd still feel nice and we'll have fun if we did the same things but it's so different.

i remember the time i was at a leader's meet where pastor YC was talking abt friends and family. the difference between friends and family is that commitment is key in the relationships in families. among friends, we might lose touch, argue, get sensitive to comments and the relationship might just end there. but in family, it's different. there's commitment. and the commitment is made by choice. if i had a child, i'd be committed to him or her. it's my choice. yes, there're families out there that lack commitment... and that's really sad because that's not what God created families to be... a place of refuge and protection, love and trust.

so i give thanks for my family.. spiritual and physical alike. because God has renewed that idea of family for me.

and for those who're hurting, i pray, He'd do the same for you.

{ Wednesday, May 2 }