Can't wait to meet her.

3.3kg @ 6.11am on the 31st of May 2011 - A new addition to the family today..

The father just sent me this picture and she's lovely! She has so much hair and looks so peaceful in her mother's arms..

Change

Why is it that some people don't change?

It's been years and there are only brief periods with change then it goes back to normal..

Must I continue to love and accept eventhough they only run to me when they're in need?

Must I continue to follow-up and call to just say 'hi' if all I get are unanswered calls and messages?

Ding dong bell

A hairstylist friend of mine yesterday hinted that she would like to be the one to do my hair when my big day comes..

Then today, just like a couple of minutes ago.. My cousin drops me a message saying that she dreamt of me getting married..

I wonder if she saw my future husband's face..

Sun.Sand.Sea

The past two weeks have been hectic.. Work’s been ridiculously busy and every after-work day is just filled with things to do, people to meet.. My weekends are busier than my weekdays.. The whole month of April, every weekend was taken up.. I’m looking at my calendar for the month of May and June and every weekend has already been filled up.. Weeknights in May are also being blocked really quickly with just different items..

Much needed rest awaits.. 1 day to go…

Mask - Checked!
Fins – Checked!
Booties – Checked!
Snorkel – Checked! (Just bought mine yesterday – RM30 – low profile)
Sunblock – Checked!
Monopoly Deal – Checked!
Boat Transfer - Checked! (Phew!)

We nearly didn’t make it for the weekend though cos we forgot to book out boat transfers.. Plan was to just head to the jetty and buy our tickets as we always do.. Forgetting that it’s peak period and not knowing that Blue Water Ferry operator has monopolized the entire operations at Mersing and Tanjung Gemuk jetties.. I called them up yesterday to just check out timings of the boats and to my horror they told me that ALL boat are FULLY BOOKED! There is no possible chance to get a transfer for Saturday… That’s not acceptable.. Tried all other possible avenues including hiring a private boat (which is priced at RM2.5k per way – no way we’re using this route), calling up dive owner friends at different island to see if they had any ‘kaki’ in Tioman who could help us out but all these failed..

So after much negotiation with the operator, managed to secure a 230pm boat from Mersing jetty to Tioman on Saturday.. We’ll only probably reach the island at 430-5pm depending on conditions.. Whole day is lost! But I’m thankful that we even managed to get the 230pm boat.. Of course I had to pay up front the full amount.. Now we just got to pray that the weather conditions will be good and the boat won’t be cancelled or delayed.. We just have to now make the most of our Sunday and Monday there.. Managed to secure the last boat out from the island on Monday which is at 430pm so at least we have quite a bit of the last day to be spent on the island..

Best part of this weekend’s break – Free accommodation at Berjaya! I’ve not been to any Berjaya resort before but have only heard great news about it so am really looking forward to it..

Yes it's PD I'm talking about

When you think of clear blue waters, corals and colorful fishes - the one place that never comes to mind is Port Dickson..

I've always remembered PD to be muddy, teh tarik colored waters..

So when the man and a few other cellies went for a trip together the last time and said that the water in PD was now clear and they could even see corals and butterfly fishes when they snorkeled, I knew I had to go and explore it..

And explore I did..

They surely were right.. The moment we drove up to Blue Lagoon, the view was breathtaking.. Yea this is PD I'm talking about.. I love the ocean and anything to do with it.. And it's so great to know now we don't need to drive a good 5 hours before we reach crystal clear waters.. PD is just 1.5 hours away.. I really do hope that it stays this way..

We saw 4 full boats of snorkelers go out as well as a bunch of divers.. And we can only hope and pray that these peeps will not destroy the corals that have just begun to bloom..

I forgot to take pics but will surely take some on my next trip there..

Jump.. Higher

Easter is in 2 weeks... After a couple of years of break, I'm involved this year again.. Missed the first 3 practices and last night was my first.. To top that, I was the oldest in the dance group! These young ones are so energetic, agile and they pick up fast.. They're pretty awesome choreographers too I must say..

Was pretty nervous before practice cause I've not danced or stretched for sometime... It was difficult having to pick up the entire 2 verses and 2 choruses last night and learn up the flagging routine as well, not to mention a 'ballet' jump.. PKL does it so so gracefully! I'm still trying.. Look so retarded at times lol..

But all in all I'm thankful to be given this opportunity to serve Him.. To not take the giftings and talents He has placed in my life for granted..

The Easter 'production' this year is fairly simple compared to previous years, but I can see it all coming together.. It's going to be power-packed with the costumes, lighting and media..

But for now, I got to practice practice practice..

I'm a convert

That was the message I whatsapp-ed one of my cellie.. He immediate called me back.. He somehow thought I had converted out of Christianity.. lol.. We were previously having a discussion on F1 as yesterday was my first experience as was his.. So figured we were still on the same page.. Obviously not haha. What a relief it was for him to find out that I was talking about the F1 race..

Previously the mention of F1 would not excite me.. I even had a friend few years back who offered me tickets, pretty good seats but I declined, simply because I didn't understand what was so great about it..

But yesterday, I was blessed with some really really good box seats.. and so decided to go for it, plus the company was good.. :P

That was certainly not a decision I regret!

The adrenalin rush you feel, Oh boy, it’s exhilarating. We were treated very well, and I don’t think I’ve ever been treated that way before..

Went to the race without a team to support, ended up supporting Hamilton only cos he was such a hottie. He dropped from 3rd to 7th placing, but his teammate Button won 2nd place..

Stayed on for the night concert – Rain from Korea performed. He’s a good dancer, but umm that’s about it. Thought he was so full of himself. His songs were either titled “Rainism” or they had lyrics which read “oh rain, go rain, it’s raining, it’s raining” or he would have a backdrop of raindrops while he’s singing a slow number. Hmm many were actually jumping and dancing to his tune, including guys. I just enjoyed his moves but that’s about it..

Although we got stuck in the jam for hours and barely moved, or the fact that we had to walk quite a distance to the circuit from our carpark, the whole experience of yesterday was truly fun fun fun!

Next year, it’s ONZ! Maybe Singapore to check out the night race?

It's come, it's nearly gone

I had my first taste of receiving a bonus payout end of last month. I was pretty pleased with the figure I received and immediately did up some calculations on how I would spend and save it. Thought of the many things I’d like to buy for myself.

Surprisingly, I’ve not used any of it to pamper myself, neither have I bought anything for myself.

It went straight to tithes, paying up my credit card bills, taking parents out for a nice meal and buying them something, bought a gift for someone, Missions trip to Sri Lanka in May and the rest I put into savings.

It’s amazing how that sum has just dispersed so fast. It’s not disappeared entirely because a chunk of it has gone into savings.

I’ve been thinking a lot about building my savings again and have been working really hard towards it. Was talking to a certain someone this morning, and he said to try to put aside at least 10-20% monthly from my salary, that’s doable. Just need to budget well monthly and cut down on the usage of my credit card.

But as much as we may plan and budget, at the end of the day our priorities also has to be set right. Tithing has been a part of me since young. My parents taught me at a very young age to tithe. Even when they used to give me RM10, I’d put aside RM1 for tithing. So much so now that when I received my bonus, I could give the 10% and more to the Lord with a cheerful heart.

Everything I have and own at the end of the day still belongs to God.

Finally!

Got my OWD in 2006 and finally after 5 years.. *drumroll please* I'm an Advanced Open Water Diver!

Secured a really good deal during the last MIDE fair for my AOW course. However the catch was that I needed to do it by 31 Mar 2011, and since I was still recovering from pneumonia last year, I was only able to do it this year and decided the last weekend of Mar - which is also the tail end of the monsoon season.

Kin aka Mr Sotong said that visibility would sometimes be as clear as 10-20m and that weather will be spectacular.. On the contrary, visibility was an average of 1-2m on our dives and weather was bad!

But God was good as he gave us clear weather on the 2nd day there where we had to complete our last 3 dives.. That night however it rained so so heavily that it woke all of us up..

My buddy was battling a fever, nose block, ear block during the entire course.. I'm so proud that she managed to pull through and finish it..

Can you believe that we went to Perhentian Kecil but didn't head to Long Beach or eat our ikan bakar at Amelia's! That was just unacceptable la.. For those who've been there with us before, you know what we mean.. The last day on the island was supposed to be a chillax day at Long Beach but our 4pm boat got cancelled due to the bad storm, so we had to take the 12pm boat out.. Decided then to rent a motel room on mainland to shower, rest and eat before our 830pm bus..

We didn't see much on our dives and didn't really have a good instructor - Nothing beats Toby or Simon, so I hear.. Honestly I'm quite tired of Perhentian Kecil..

Time to explore other islands.. starting with Tioman end of April - but doubt I'd do any diving on that trip.. need to save up $ plus the crowd going are mostly non-divers.. So we'd probably just snorkel and chill by the beach.. Nevertheless, still a relaxing holiday to look forward to..

What's Happening?

I’ve been procrastinating lots recently. Don’t know why but just don’t really have the motivation to work as efficiently before. This is bad!! I've got to change.

I'm looking forward to the "Lat Kampung Boy' musical tonight with mum and colleague.

I grew up reading Lat comic books, only because mum loved them so it grew on me as well. Their comics were unlike others, rectangle in shape. I think I still have the collection at home.

Will be interesting to see how the musical will play out: Casted by Awie, Atilia, Douglas Lim, Omar bin Haji Abdullah, Jalil Hamid and Sandra Soghy, directed by Hans Isaac and Harith Iskandar.

To join or not to join

Should I or should I not? I've been waiting 2 years for it..

Your last dance, or your first ice-cream?

Just went crazy and ordered 8 tubs of ice-cream from The Last Polka. It's their 1st year anniversary and they're having a buy 1 tub of any flavour and get 1 tub of Horlicks ice-cream absolutely free. Why Horlicks? That's because it was the first flavour of ice-cream that they started out with long time ago and it was a hit! Since then they've experimented with all sorts of exciting new flavors including Teh Tarik.

Thanks Sarah for introducing me to this delicious ice-cream and all those calories haha. I wish they still had the mango flavor though. That was just heavenly!

I'm reminded

of His love for me this V-day..

I'm reminded that despite all the nonsense going on in our country and the accusations thrown around re Christianity and V-day.. My God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow..

I'm reminded that He loves me despite my shortcomings..

I'm reminded that eventhough at times when I may be unfaithful, He is faithful till the end..

I'm reminded that though my future may seem uncertain at times, I have a God who is certain..

I'm reminded that His grace and mercies are new every morning..

I'm reminded that I'm valuable, significant and secure in Christ...

I'm reminded that I'm loved!

Piano Lessons

Had my 1st piano lesson in a long long time yesterday.. When I was younger, I learnt piano up to the 4th grade however my syllabus was not so great in my opinion because at the end of four grades, I still didn't know how to play chords.. Can you believe it?

Then when I went on to learning guitar in my high school days, Vincent taught me the theory in a different way.. So one day I sat in front of the piano and decided to 'play' around with the theory that I learnt and voila.. a 'C' chord!

Of course my theory is rusty now as it's been so so long so yesterday LE came over to teach how to play 'church' piano.. I must say that the little background I did have really helped lots.. Hopefully in time to come, I'll be able to play a song or two beautifully..

*wink*

You can be his friend too..

Was driving to work this morning to the tunes of Israel Houghton's 'I am a friend of God'...
Such an amazing fact to know that I, Michelle Melissa Foo can be called a friend of God.. It's surreal..

You can be his friend too..
If you would only let him..

First of many

It's been a long time since I went camping. I think the last I went was probably in primary school.. Unable to secure a chalet for our stay at Pangkor last weekend, we decided that we'll camp by the beach.. It was a last minute decision and all the hotels on the island were already booked up.. God blessed us with good weather.. There was not a single drop of rain while we were on our trip there, that was really remarkable since it was raining everywhere else.. I must say that we had the coolest looking tent on the bay..

Saw beautiful sunsets on all our 3 days there.. Each sunset was different.. All breathtaking in its own special way..

 Saw my first ever shooting star.. First of many more I hope..



We slept under the stars on the 2nd night.. The boys built us a fire that kept us warm throughout the night.. Had the dogs and bats sing us lullabies to sleep.. not forgetting the karaoke down the bay or the 'entertainment' from our neighbouring tents.. If you can't beat those karaoke peeps, you join em.. Just not at 2am in the morning though..

Only downside to the trip was that the waters were really murky, although I must say that where we camp, we had the cleanest waters.. The locals there were so laid back that they were so disinterested in selling or serving us our meals..

I'm glad though that our campsite had toilets and a shower area.. Not the best or cleanest but thankful that we did not have to dig a hole in the jungle somewhere lol..

Camping.. was not the first, definitely won't be the last..

I'm a Joseph in the making..

All that I've gone through in life.. I've learnt to not question 'why'.. cos I believe that every experience, every tear that was shed, every heartache will be turned into something that I will use to bless His name..

It's so comforting to know that God sees the bigger picture of my life and that I need not worry what's in store for tomorrow.. Only to know that my life in His hands.. That whatever trials He may put for me, I will be able to surpass it as He will lead me through.. Just as He did with Joseph..

May my life be used for your glory!

He's Back!

It's been 2 weeks.. good to have him back at home..
He's been away for exactly 2 years.. and that time away has really drawn the family closer somewhat.. I'm glad to not need to say goodbyes on Monday mornings again knowing that I'll only see him on Friday nights..

Believe that this will a year of great changes in the workplace for him.. Lord let your favor flow...

Just like before

Last night it was amazing to see the 4 different zones come together.. Just like the old times in State.. with the addition of the International zone of course..

I believe it's only the start of something greater.. truly the Year of Transformation..

Lotsa prophectic words were shared yesterday with certain lives.. Exciting happenings and fulfillments of God's promises ahead..

Transformers!

It's been 11 days into 2011.. How time flies!

Just realised that this would be my first post for this year..

The thrust at GTPJ for 2011 is the 'Year of Transformation'. It was the Year of Favour last year and God certainly granted me favour in every aspect of my life.. Praying that His favour will continue to flow this year, and that I will be cautious not to take it for granted.

I'm excited about this year - excited about cell, ministry, work, family.. I'm looking forward to see transformation in all these areas but also realise that it has to start with me..

Been following the Daily Bible Walk plan with the church and it's day 11 now.. It's the NLT version and it's amazing to know that you can read the same verse a hundred times but how each time you read it, God just enlightens you with new insights and promises of His Word.. Hopefully I will have the discipline to continue reading the Word daily.. and finish the bible together with the church in 1 year..

Heart of Christmas

Date: 25 Dec
Time: 8.30am & 11.00am
Venue: Glad Tidings AOG (No.6, Jalan 13/4, 46200 PJ)

To celebrate this joyous season, GTPJ brings you a vibrant and original presentation. The Heart of Christmas welcomes you into a world of colour, laughter and love, revealing the true joy for the season.

As the year draws to a close, we invite you to join us in celebration for a heartfelt and meaningful Christmas!

You are invited to join us for our other services at the same venue too!

Christmas Weekend Service
26 Dec 2010 @ 8.30am

Watchnight Service
31 Dec 2010 @ 8.30pm – 12.30am (1 Jan 2010)

No goodies this year..

Every year I either bake cookies or cakes during the Christmas season.. The plan this year was to bake light fruit cakes, pack them up in cute little bags with a note to be passed around to those in the office and at church on Christmas day..

Decided to scrap that idea yesterday.. haha.. There's still so much to do.. I've got parents' Christmas gifts which I haven't bought.. So many more gifts at home which still needs to be wrapped and tags to be written.. Dress shopping.. So figured I shall not tire myself out this year.. and will just do without the cakes la..

It'll still be a lovely Christmas without the goodies.. (I'll just go over to my cuz house and eat em')

I'm loved!

"I can never escape from your Spirit!
I can never get away from your presence!"
Psalms 139:7
 
Was reading this passage and this verse 'jumped' up at me.. Such a wonderful knowlegde to know that our God will never let us escape from Him..

Bestest Cake!

I had the most delicious birthday cake this year.. Mum really outdid herself..

It was a chocolate sponge caked filled with hazelnut chocolate mousse and lazed with almond caramel crunches.. To top it with melted imported chocolate..

Yums!!!!

They're screaming!!!

So my calves, thighs and lower back are aching terribly now.. Was to tempted to take MC this morning cos I could hardly walk.. I don't remember the last time I felt this sore.. Did the insanity workout (or rather just the warmup) on Monday night and went walking/jogging at TTDI park yesterday evening.. It's been months since I've worked out like this.. thus the screaming legs!!

Today is definitely a rest day.. if I did anymore today I think I'd be kaput tomorrow!

On the bright side, I feel a wee bit healthier..

Good steal

Air Asia just started another promo (don't they always.. but I guess that's awesome for us) for period of travel from 1 Jan - 31 March 2011.

So I booked parents a trip to Bali.. Tembok Bali to be exact for sometime next March.. Although the flight was not exceptionally cheap, dad said to go ahead.. The resort looks so good.. Mum thought I was coming along haha but thought it would be nice for just the 2 of them to go for the trip without me..

Then I decided to check out flights to the island since I'm thinking of doing my AOWD by April next year.. One way flight was RM3!!! With the airport tax, insurance and shuttle service, I ended up paying only RM29!! What a steal.. and the price I paid for the aowd package with accomodation and transfer was also really good.. Got it at the dive fair.. Now just got to pray that the vis will be good and waters calm..

The purchase of the flight was made quite on the spur of the moment but I figured if I do change my mind I would only lose out on RM29 as compared to what I would lose if I book the flight later..

It's that time of the year..

Woke up this morning at 6am with a massive pull on my left leg.. This is the 3rd time I'm got it in a few months.. It was so painful.. you can't move, can do nothing and the pain just got worse.. Had to wake mum up.. First I thought it was a cramp but then it was just at one particular spot.. Mum says maybe I lack calsium or salt.. Time to go for that annual check-up..

I'm a year old here today!

Boy.. I've made it through an entire 365 days here.. although it seems way lesser cos time's been passing by so fast..

I'm very thankful to be where I am today because in the past 1 year here, I've accomplished more than I ever thought I would.. I've been roped into 4 big projects, of which 2 have already been rolled out successfully.. 1 for end of this month and the other sometime Dec.. God's been faithful as He's also brought into my path many good colleagues, those that continue to support me and make me laugh when days are gloomy..

His favor never ceases as well.. But favor from God is earned and I have to remember not to take that for granted.. Although His grace and mercies are new every morning, it's something to be conscious about everyday..

Lord, thank you for not once letting go of my hand.. that you've brought me through each day a victor and not a victim.. I look forward to the wonderful plans you have for my life, and commit it all to you. Amen!

Compliments from the Big Man

Our CEO posted on our internal blog and complimented our Virtual Career Fair project. Says that after he went to the fair, he himself felt like applying for a job.

Thank you Lord that you've brought us through the successful launch of the project, help us now to maintain it just as well.

I'm excited for tomorrow

Who's the Best Employer?

We won 'Best Employer in Banking & Finance' yesterday by GTI..
How cool is that! I'm so proud to be a part of this organization! Weeeee!!

Another cool note, our Virtual Career Fair was a hit yesterday!
We started at 10am and the site was flooded with hundreds of visitors the whole day long, till we even extended our time to chat with them from 5pm to 7pm..

It's a year long project, hopefully we'll get some really good recruits from it..

There was however 1 negative comment received yesterday.. sigh! Which the visitor decided to blast on our Facebook wall.. but we have responded to her... Apart from the 1 negative comment, we received countless positive responses!

I'm glad to be chosen to be a part of this inaugural virtual fair! Phase 2 & 3 to come in 2011!

Virtual Career Fair

So we finally go live today at 10am! A project a team and I have been working on since February, is finally going live!

I believe that we could have gone live earlier and but due to the changes in vendor etc it was delayed..

I'm proud to say that we're the first in South East Asia to have such a platform.. No doubt many other companies will follow suit soon enough but it feels good to be the first.. With the very limited publicity and marketing we have put forth, we've had a healthy amount of registrants already. Don't really know what kinda volume we'll be getting later from 10am today for the next 1 year but it looks promising..

If you are looking for a job, or knows someone who's looking for a job, get them to register and log on to our Virtual Career Fair... There's also opportunities for them to speak live to our recruiters from all across the region..

Mum got an order to make some finger food for an event today.. It's really God's blessing and favour that came around as she was offered quite a fair bit of $$ to make them.. These finger food that she's making comes really easy for her but she still puts in her all to make sure that the quality and presentation is up to expectation..

One thing that I really admire about my mother is that eventhough she's already an expert at all these cake making and decorating.. making flowers etc.. She still enrols herself in classes, buries herself in books to enhance and sharpen her skills.. With new techniques and equipment coming around, she makes sure that she's always up-to-date so that she can serve her customers the best she can..

My mum makes the most yummylicious CREAM PUFFS!

She packed some for me this morning to take to work.. Ooooo.. I'm just savouring every bite of it.. Careful not to get any cream left on the side of my mouth.. Heee...

Still Adapting..

It's been nearly 2 months now since we've multiplied.. and I'm still trying to get used to it.. I had to get used to the fact that I could no longer call up L to just help me out with stuff, or better still just take over the entire Fri for me.. It's definitely a good change.. but one I'm still trying very hard to get use to..

With this change comes new opportunities.. to let others into that 'part' of my life and to depend on them in times where I can't be 100%.. These past 7 weeks has definitely shown a growth in my relationship with the new peeps, building of trust and friendship and definitely accountability - both ways.. Greater things are yet to come!

Apart from that, it also caused me to reexamine myself.. To be more intentional and prepped up for Fridays.. no more being complacent.. There are days where we don't have enough peeps, sometimes just 3 of us.. but it reminds me that even the 2 others that make the time to come are worth it..

This week is a hectic week for me - at work as well as off work..

Lord, give me the strength to pull through..

Revisiting Chilhood

A few boys bought this the other day and I thought they were silly till I started to mess around with it.. It's so cool! Felt like I was a kid again.. Till YS poked me in the eye with one..

Wonder what it will feel like to play with one the bigger ones..

Bob Fitts Live in Glad Tidings PJ, Malaysia on 27th August 2010

27th Aug 2010 - Block your calendars! :p

I'd like to invite you to see Bob Fitts Live at Glad Tidings Petaling Jaya.

Bob Fitts started worship leading since his school days, and through time, his passion led him to become one of the most prolific songwriters and sought after speakers worldwide. Among the albums in which he is featured are The Lord Reigns, He Will Save You and I Will Bow To You.

Bob Fitts came down last year as well and was such a blessing to us last year during the Concert and Worship Seminar and I am really glad he’s coming back again to GT.

Date: 27 Aug (Friday)
Time: 8.30pm
Venue: Maranatha Auditorium

Come with an open heart and gain more than an experience!

Bob will also be at our weekend services
Saturday, 28-Aug at 5pm
Sunday, 29-Aug at 8.30am and 11.00am

If you wanna know more of Bob Fitts, or listen to some of mp3 demos of his previous songs, please click here.

What else could possibly go wrong?

Just a few days back I had the pleasure of catching up with some friends, people I had not hung out with for a long time.. One guy was sharing on how he had such a tough day, but through it all.. at the back of his mind he somehow felt that 'it would be ok'.. That faith kept him going on..

Everything that you could possibly imagine would go wrong for him on that day did.. It at the end of the day, just as he had had enough beating, and was expecting more.. the situation got turned around..

God showed him favor in all aspects..

The day ended on a good note for him and I was so encourage to hear despite all that he went through in just that one day, how he persevered and he didn't allow situations to deter him from his fatih and trust in God.

Talking about the people I miss hanging out with..

I saw 5 of them yesterday..

Jerome still remembers me.. He hugges me so tight it just made my day.. So manja la that boy.. And he was full of funny stories to tell.

Jaziel can walk... really fast! I can't believe I missed his first few steps.. Atteh needs to spend more time with him..

Amy's back! Just for 3 weeks that is.. Looking forward to spending a little more time with her..

I'm looking forward to going out like this again.. With you too Melissa! :p

We're Live

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People I miss hanging out with...

Live.. YES!!

One of the projects that I've been working on with a couple of other colleagues is supposed to go live today.. Oh well it was suppose to go live like 1.5 months ago, but due to some *circumstances* we had to delay it. Thank God for a favorable time frame from lady boss.. She's been really generous with us..

So yea, we're really hoping that our vendor will be able to upload everything and that we'll meet our target today..

Jesus.. help help us go live today..

No More Varie-TI

Roger Ti + Sarah Jane Cheong = Mr & Mrs Roger Ti!!

They are 2 of my closest friends and they got hitched last Saturday.. I was so touched to be asked to help alongside for their wedding.. It meant a lot cos they've such a blessing to me.. Through the years, whenever I needed anything.. anything at all they would be there for me.. So it was my turn to give back..

The team that was put together were also really awesome! Most of which were former cellies and others just really good friends.. Everyone was so efficient and pulled their weight for the wedding..

The whole ceremony was just so touching that so many teared.. some even flooded the carpet I believe lol..

God's brought them through many years and I believe that this is just only an awesome beginning...

May your lives as husband & wife now be an example to many just as it was when you guys were courting.. God has fabulous plans in store for you.. Continue to surrender and trust Him for everything..

Sarah - ABUNDANCE!!! =p

Can you count?

So I went swimming the other day.. It was kinda scary.. Who would have thought that I'd ever be afraid of going into the water for a swim haha.. But I guess after that experience, anything's possible..

Anyway, swam 22 laps with Zhi and Serena.. that's the most I've ever done.. so proud of myself hee!!!

Definitely not gonna be one time thing.. Maybe next week again?

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New Beginnings

It's been a long time since I posted something on this blog..
Been slacking!

Last night, I went out for dinner with the cellies.. What was suppose to be a meeting with just leaders became dinner + dessert with 10 of them!!
It was just a wonderful night of catching up and laughter.. not to mention the hilarious poses by some monkeys :P
I'm sure some of them will be posting up pictures on FB soon.
*reminder to self : untagged all pics that I don't look appealing in, thanks to a monkey!*

The cell's gonna multiply this coming Friday, and although it's a little sad to know that we'll be meeting in 2 different groups after that, I think it's more humbling for me because I realise that God's hand has so evidently been upon this cell. From the time we multiplied from our first cell in 2008, God has just been blessing us with new cellies, new converts and raising raising up leaders in the cell. It is surely 'not by might, not by power but my Spirit says the Lord'.

My faith has also risen to a whole new level. There's been many challenges along the way, but I thank God for His wisdom and the wonderful people He has placed to help and guide me through it.

It's a new season!

Day 8

Today's my 8th day in hospital.A stay which I thought would only be max 2 nights has now already turned to be 6 nights.

I was diagnosed with pneumonia sometime last week.Doc put me on one antibiotic which was not working.Then changed me on another type,which is about 10 doses.2 doses a day via IV.The first 2 hurt a lot but now it doesn't anymore,either the nurses have become more gentle or I've just gotten used to it.

Today's a beautiful day.. I woke up feeling good, and prayerfully it will last throughout.. Previous evenings I've been having fever..

I've only got 2 doses left..

Oh Lord, you're my greatest physician.. I surrender all to you.. Please clear my lungs and let your blood flow through my body...

Surprise!

Just when everything seems like it's falling apart and you're losing control.. God just amazes you... I love it when He does that.. =p

Have to continue to cling on to Him for wisdom and favor..

Confirmed!

So yesterday I got confirmed.. They backdated it to 19th May though cos that was my initial confirmation date..

But I must admit, a little doubt did creep on whether I was going to be confirmed, cos my Unit Head was away so I knew we would only sit down and talk about it after he comes back on the 24th May..

24th May came.. silence

25th May came.. silence

So I decided that if they hadnt said anything by 27th May, I would ask..

Then yesterday, my manager makes an appointment with me and says that they've been wanting to see me since 24th, but just have been too busy..

They gave me such a good rating and a lot of positive comments...

Praise God!
I'm confirmed! hahaha..

It's truly by God's grace that I've been blessed with such wonderful bosses.. Those that really look out for my wellbeing here.. Couldn't ask for better bosses.. and colleagues..

Some of my closest colleagues were rejoicing together with me yesterday.. I'm gonna go belanja them sometime in June.. when our work settles a little.. This month is just crazy!

To take or not to take..

I'm seriously considering taking my Advanced Open Water Diver license in July.. Don't wanna be stuck on land no more when the rest go for deep and wreck dives..

Downside, I'll probably need to do one Night Dive, something I'm not so hyped up about.. So dark... eeeerrrriiiieeee....

What's in store this week?

God’s been good! Just extremely amazing..

We now have cellies from different areas such as Subang, Bangsar, Cheras, KL.. It really does ease up the load on the others as now we have these cellies to help fetch those who need transport from these areas..

Last week was just great as well.. I met up with different cellies 3 week nights for dinner.. It was a good catch-up session and also to touch base on what’s been happening in their lives as most of them can’t make cell on Fridays due to work/classes.. Felt that I should do week night dinners with them more often.. This week and next week are a little packed for me, but will try to make one night for them at least..

We went to Chamang waterfalls on Sat.. Left as early as 740am cos it was labor day and my kiasu-ness hit.. Managed to get a wonderful spot and the whole falls to ourselves for a good hour before the crowd started pouring in.. The girls cooked up a hearty meal for the rest.. we splashed, swam, taught others how to swim, cam whored and just had a fun loving time in the falls for more than 3.5 hours.. Then went for lunch and headed back just in time to get a quick shower before service.. Was so glad to see all cellies back for service.. We were also graced by the presence of a few close friends and visitors.. 15 in all!

Am expecting another great week this week, in every area of my life.. ‘His grace and mercies are new every morning’..

Out!.. for now

My project which was initially approved got put on hold. I was pretty bummed about it when I first found out, also not helping that it was the first thing I heard as I walked into work 2 days ago. But as I spoke to another colleague, she shared her experience on how once her project got put on hold for more than a year, but was later rolled out again.

So I guess the top lady is going with the flow and hopefully, when all is ok, my project will be back on its feet again.

Meanwhile, I’ve been tasked to work on another project, equally as interesting as the first one so I’m pretty excited about it. But there’s a lot more work involved in this one.

But by God’s grace and wisdom I know He’ll help me pull through.

Wanna dip?

The cell and a few others are heading to Chamang Waterfalls, Bentong this Sat. We're all so psyched. Since it's a public holiday, the girls decided that we'll spend Friday night after cell and early Saturday morning to cook up a meal for everyone so that we can head straight to the falls to have a picnic hopefully get a good spot before the crowd comes in..

Glee Flashmob Dance KL - 8th May

http://www.gleeflashmobdance.com.my/

Pilates

I just came back from my first ever pilates class.. and I loved it!!!

Wonder if I'm gonna be sore tomorrow though.. It's been 1.5 years since I went to the gym, seems like there's more people there..

Met Sunee & Alex by chance there... so decided to head for dinner after class with them at Ming Tien.. Good catching up..

Looking to probably going to 2 classes weekly.. Commitment!!

Results

I've been falling sick quite frequently recently and so decided to visit the doctor for the 3rd time in this one week. My fever's been up and down this whole week and have been feeling so tired and horrible. I'm also just started my 3rd dose of antibiotics.

Doc did a mini blood test (super mini-she just pricked my finger and came up with a whole lot of numbers)

Denggi - Nope! Thank God. Don't wanna be getting it for the 2nd time. It's no fun. My platelet count was 145. If it's below 100, then it could possibly be denggi.

H1N1 - Nope! Praise God. My infection rate or something was way above normal.

Dehydration - YUP! I hadn't been drinking enough water over the weekend so I was terribly dehydrated.

Red Blood Cell Count - LOW! My count was way below normal. Not sure why though.

Doc said that I'm taking longer to recover this time cos I'm not drinking enough water and getting tired easily as my red blood cell count is low. Also the antibiotics that were given earlier did not work as they were not strong enough. I've been taking Augmentin for sometime now, so the milder antibiotics will either not work for me or I'll take a longer time to recover. So now I'm back on Augmentin.

I feel a little better today, but not 100% yet. I still feel a little weak and tired.

I'll probably go do a full medical work-up this weekend, or once I'm completely better. It's been a exactly a year now since I last did it.

Rocked it!

Yesterday I had to present the 2nd progress update for my project at HRMC.. (the meeting where all the big people in HR sit in).. And I was particularly nervous as the outcome of the project thus far was not in the direction that my director wanted to go..

So I prayed and prayed and prayed.. for favor most of all.. and that God would set the scene and 'soften' their hearts hehe..

And guess what.. God never fails to turn up! As I presented, my director said, 'Well if that's the direction that the Group wants to head in, then we'll just follow suit'.. Woohoo!! She was very pleased with the presentation and the content of it.. she then later went to my unit head, and told him that she was really happy that a lot of work has been put into the project so far and she's pleased with the update.. Thank You Lord for Favor!! That was a relieve..

Until.. until.. she goes.. 'Ok, I would like you to present this at the GHRC.. (the meeting in which our CEO and other top directors sit in) to update them on the progress..

Ggrrrrrr.... now I'm nervous again..

But I know without a doubt that God's gonna guide me through and give met the wisdom to answer all any/all questions that will be asked..

Thank you Lord for this amazing opportunity.. Help me to excel and bring this project to it's fullest fullest potential.. May your name be glorified..

*scratch scratch*

It's been so long since I've gotten my allergies.. Played with Buttons yesterday and voila - eyes and throat started to itch so bad, eyes became super tiny and red.. nose blocked!

You'd think I'd get better by morning.. but sigh! I'm at work now trying to breath through my mouth and trying so hard to not scratch my eyes..

Doesn't help that I'm still recovering from my fever as well..

Beloved

Beloved is definitely not to be missed!
I went for the rehearsal last nite, and boy have they put up a wonderful drama.
Come, be intrigued and amazed at the expanse of God's love for YOU - His BELOVED!

For centuries, the story of Jesus' birth, crucifixion, and resurrection has been told over and over again, accompanied by accounts of His miraculous ministry and those who chose to believe in Him and His saving grace; but little do many know about or have delved deeper into the roles of the host of angels who were close to Jesus in His mortal life.

Beloved, an Easter drama, aims to shed some light on the relationship of Jesus and the angels, their struggles, and how they played an integral part in fulfilling God's sovereign and perfect will in His life, so that He could overcome the grave and redeem us from the grasp of sin and death!

BELOVED - An Easter Drama
The greatest event ever since creation was about to unfold . . .

God was to reveal His purpose.

A purpose that ultimately showed His True Love … for You .. and Me

A Love so great that even the Heavenly Host could not fathom.

A Love so pure even Angels wept

Watch the unfolding of this Purpose

And witness a love so immense it stopped all of heaven

And changed all of earth

Details of BELOVED Easter Drama

2 April 2010 : 830pm - 1030pm
3 April 2010 : 5pm - 7pm

Location : No 6 Jalan 13 /4, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

FREE Admission

More Info : Call 603 7958 2777 or visit www.gtpj.com
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PREVIEW Photos

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Herbs, Plants, Fruits - all that's good!

I’ve tried so many different products to treat my acne.. figured I’d give Melaleuca a shot..

A lil on Melaleuca – They develop, manufacture and sell over 350 of the world's leading wellness products for your home and family. They carefully craft products you use everyday with the highest standards of safety, health, and wellness in mind.

They’ve been around in Malaysia for only 2 months now, and not all the products are shipped over yet, but will in the time to come.. I’m going to check it out this Saturday..

Creative and Looking for a Job?

My friend's company is hiring...

Hey all,

Delta Chi Innovation Sdn Bhd are currently looking for Web Designers & Programmers.

If you've just graduated, know a bit of flash, a bit of design, a bit of programming web applications, a bit of content management systems then I encourage you to apply.

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If you're interested, please call Kah Fai @ 012-3427548 or Roger @ 012-3087357.

*Fresh grad are encouraged to apply*

To ask or not to ask?

Someone recently said something to me.. And for the life of me, I couldn't figure out if she meant it in a positive or negative way.. and for a whole day, I was just thinking about it and it was driving me crazy.. Her comment surely didn't jive with everything else that I've been doing with her.. I thought that the next time I see her, I'm just going to ask what she meant.. But then again, I didn't know if that was the right move as well..

Then as I was driving to ATC on Sat morning, my mind was still swirling about it.. PJK was in the car with me and prepping for her sharing.. when suddenly she goes.. "you know, sometimes we just can't figure things out in life.. we just gotto move on and not worry about all the petty little things. Sometimes it's just not important to figure it out"...

Whoa! That's freaky man.. the way she just said that out..

But yea I guess God speaks and acts in mysterious ways sometimes and I love the way He just speaks through people and circumstances..

Sawadika

Last week, I booked flight tickets to Chiang Mai and Bangkok for my parents and I to go in July. It's been more than a year since we went for a holiday so I'm really looking forward to it.

Mum and I plan to go for a 1-Day Thai Cooking Class, in hopes to learn 6-8 authentic Thai dishes.. Yums!

I think we're really looking forward to the shopping, food and the MASSAGES! But most of all, the quality time together.

It's been a year

Last Wednesday marked one year.. How am I doing? I'm hanging in there.. Much better than I thought I would, seeing that lots has happened for others during this one year that I never thought would in such a short period..

Will I let that affect me? No Way! It did for a couple of days initially but I got over it when I realized that it didn't really matter anymore..

I think I've grown more in this one year, I've learnt to look for different qualities in people.. Realized that my 'list' isn't necessarily God's 'list' for me..

I'm so grateful for God's grace.. I'm only able to stand and get through this one year because His grace and mercy for me are new everyday.. And this is the grace that I need to hold on to for the years to come..

African CNY Bash

What do you think of a CNY bash with all Africans? That was exactly the scene yesterday at the cyber cell and I thought it was pretty cool.. The only Chinese you could see was Yeow Cheong, and me if that's counted lol. So like 1.5 Chinese in a pool of about 30 Africans.

I've missed the international cell a lot. I didn't realise just how much till last night. It's been months since I last visited cell due to different commitments and no cell being held end of last year. Missed the people the most. They're such a loving bunch, and not to mention crazy!!

PSP, Zulu & Sarah & the other leaders in cyber did an awesome job planning for yesterday. From the onstart, there was such a CNY feel to the party, from CNY deco and games to Chinese Fried Rice and Ang Pao packet tokens.. I'm so inspired now to prep some CNY tokens for our CNY bash this Friday, and with Friday being a public holiday, I got lotsa time to do so.

Maybe I should head to Old Town to get some lanterns and streamers as well to give it the CNY feel.. Hmm something to go discuss with my leaders.

I wish..

... yesterday never ended.. Sigh! Wednesday's here too fast..

I managed to do quite a bit over the 4-day holiday.. not all that I wanted that I planned for though.. but nevertheless quite a bit..

* Played boardgames with old cellies on Friday nite.. It was fun.. Been about a year since I last played with them..

* Watched 'True Legend' with parents on Sat morning.. Hmm not a good show.. Wouldn't recc it to anyone..

* Made toffee for my girls and packed them up in pretty lil packets with pretty lil pink & red bows

* Reunion dinner at Sarah's home.. She's such a sweetheart to invite me..

* First day of CNY visiting Jaylen in Rawang.. Good food and WII.. 'shake that hips'' lol

* Spend Valentines' Day with Khan.. and 'bolly girls' haha and got 'persuaded' into a sleepover..

* Cooked chicken varuval, rasam & katrika veg for parents on Monday..

* Worked on my art project.. Sigh! Still a long way to go..

* Lunch with Sue & Alvina on Tue... Took us about half an hour though trying to find a restaurant that was open.. We finally landed in Bandar Baru Ampang..

* Spend half a day at Little India in KL with Sue buying stuff, discovering Hanifa and drinking pasumpal tea with Gulab Jamun..

* Visited Nick & Sara's home and saw their tall baby, Nathan.. he's so adorable..

So I would say it was a productive 4 days.. Right right?? hehe

** Did anyone else notice how awesomely empty the roads were this morning?

Bob Kilpatrick

Saw this video on Sue's page.. I remember singing this song in my old church when I was young.. haha enjoy!



And this same Bob Kilpatrick will be coming LIVE to GTPJ on the 27th & 28th of Feb 2010..

Much Welcomed Break

I'm really looking forward to this long weekend.. Borrowed a new book to read.. "To Kill a Mockingbird".. believe it or not I've never read it before...

Wanna catch up on some baking.. I'm thinking of spending Saturday baking goodies for my girls.. Last year was Soft Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies.. What's on the menu this year?

This will also be a good time to 'try' and finish my art project that I started on 2 years ago.. I'm about 60% done.. I've bought the threads.. now just got to sit my butt down and work on it.. It's gonna be a beautiful piece once I'm done though..

I was also recently assigned to 2 new projects at work.. have to pray for wisdom & creativity.. Let those juices flow.. Amen! Probably spend a day working on that..

Many have already started travelling home last night I think or rather many are on leave today.. Cos I reached office in under 20 minutes! Bliss!

So yea, today's gonna be an awesome day cos it's leading up to 4 days of break!!!

Hopefully I'll be able to clear up all my work before I leave..

When?

I've said much..

Done much..

Now what?

Tulips.. Aren't they sexy?

Blessings Double Fold

So I finally got myself a new phone last weekend.. My SE K660i gave its last breath last Sun.. That phone gave me so much trouble in the last 1.5 years.. sigh! I shall not even get into it..

But yea, got this baby at a really cool price... There was a promo going on for that one day that I went to buy it (God's so good rite?) and I traded in my old phone..

Then my dad says that he'll pay 50% for the new one.. Something which I didn't expect as I was already prepared to pay the full price.. I love my daddy.. =) both of them..

So I'm still getting use to the keypad.. Can't type as fast or without looking.. hehe.. But I reckon with practice I'll be able to in no time..

I've also been meaning to get myself some new dance shoes cos the old ones are just too old la and not very appropriate for ballroom dancing..

Just last week at class I tried out the sizes and patterns and told the lady I'll come back the following week (yesterday) to get it.. So anyways, I went to class yesterday and guess what... They were clearing stock!!!! and all shoes were 50% off..

So I got myself 2 pairs for the price of one.. One was exactly like the picture above, except that it's coffee colour.. and the other one is red and slightly different in style..

So in just 2 days, I've received blessings double fold.. God never fails to bless as we continue to give and sow..

Weekend came.. Weekend went..

I was so looking forward to last weekend by it passed by in a flash!

Didn’t get to sleep in on both days but rather had to wake up like before 6am.. =(

On Sat, I had to attend a HR Business Plan Workshop at our HQ in KL.. Session started at 8am and lasted through to 11am.. I was not really looking forward to it, being a Sat.. its suppose to be my rest day but was glad that I attended it.. (not that I had a choice la.. it was stated pretty boldly that it was compulsory haha)

Being a newbie here and still not knowing lots about the company, the workshop really gave me an insight to it. Got more in-depth information about our Regional Operating Model and our organisation structure. Business plans for all the units in HR were shared and I got an overall view of the business plans instead of a limited view of my own unit's business plans only. At the end of the session, we were required to craft our own Individual Development Plan for our own personal growth in order for us to be able to support the department's strategic vision and to perform our duties more effectively – here I was able to state the different units/departments that I would like to be rotated in future, the trainings that I would like to attend, the different ad-hoc projects that I wanna be apart of. So it was a fruitful 3 hours. Plus point also the session was fun, not boring.. Our Group Corporate Resources Director lead the session, and my that lady dynamic..

So yea weekend started off with a great start.. But everything after that just happened so quickly.. More updates later.. Got to work now..

New Year, New Phone??

I seriously need to consider buying a new phone.. My SE K660i is DYING!!!
It's been dying for sometime.. in the 1st year of warranty, I sent it in to the 'workshop' bout 4 times..
It just hangs, goes on auto-off mode, inactive sim..
Now it's latest trick is to go on this 'demo' mode..
Takes me at least like 10-15mins to get it back on..
And the most annoying part is when I'm on the phone with someone, it just decides to switch off on its own.. and it takes forever to get back online..

Any suggestions on phones to get??

GT in Star Metro! - MCA Christmas Celebration

2010 - Year Of Favor!

Our church (Glad Tidings) have declared that 2010 is the Year of Favor!

What is Favor?

Favor is is different from Grace, although it comes from the same root word. Grace is undeserved, unmerited. But the Bible is full of instruction about how we can obtain favor. Favor comes upon those who are watching, waiting, praying, keeping His commands, walking in kindness and truth… All of these things produce Favor! We live in the Favor of the Lord through prayer, faith, obedience and perseverance. Our prayer life, our faith in God and His Word, our obedience to God and our perseverance all determine the level of God’s favor in our lives and church.

So for 2010, we urge you to read through the 10 Blessings below that the Favor of God will produce, and as it “hits” you, claim it for yourself in 2010!!

10 Blessings that the FAVOR of God will produce!

1.God’s favor can produce supernatural promotion and increase (Gen 39:21)
2.God’s favor bring restorationof everything the enemy has stolen (Exo 3:21)
3.God’s favor bring honor in the midst of adversaries (Exo 11:3)
4.God’s favor can produce increased assets (Deut 33:23)
5.God’s favor can give great and unsual victories even against impossible odds (Jos 6:20; 10:9,20)
6.God’s favor can give recognition and promotion even when you seem to be the least likely one to receive it (1 Sam 16:22)
7.God’s favor can produce prominence and preferential treatment, favor and kindness (Est 5:8)
8.God’s favor gets petitions granted, even by ungodly civil authority (Est 8:5)
9.God’s favor can change rules, regulations, even laws if necessary to your advantage (Est 8:5)
10.God’s favor can win battles you did not even have to fight because God will fight them for you (Ps 44:3)

Have a Glorious Blessed and FAVOURABLE year for 2010!!

** Thanks Daren..