Coffee bean + boiling water = sweet aroma

Patience. So I'll wait for the sweet aromaaaa

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Sunday Dinners



It all started when we decided to cook. Jac ain't much a kitchen person but she claims she can do maggi mee, so I roped her in to assist. Somehow, we would now take turns to prepare dinner on Sundays. Just last weekend, it was Elden's turn. So Dad agreed to help him out and indeed, a great dinner it was!

Here's a snippet to what we had:

Those at the table

Dessert!

And finally some candids... :)

She had her mouth full then. (hahaha)



Great Eastern's "Life is good" picture

Mom & Dad :)



Someone please Facebook the last picture! muahahaha...

And finally the little chef in the kitchen


At least there's a reason to be home early on Sundays now :)

Rice of the month:

- Healthy Rice
- Cheap and good
- Readily available at all NTUC Fairprice outlets
- Recipe: ...wait long long.

Shiok

Sunday, October 07, 2007

IMH



I M Happy.
"No..no..no...I can't do thurty dollars. Today I sell yuu 30 tomorrow I close down!"
No no no, my name's not 'happy'. Rather, I am Happy. And I am happy for several reasons. Of which, I am just going to mention one. I do not deny that many would speculate the other reasons... so... Happy guessing!
I have been really tied up at work. I may appear slack, yes I do appear to do so. Outward behaviour does not equate to inward feelings all the time. I'm talking with reference to my response towards work life balance. Physical tiredness is a job hazard for my line. Not just that, a bad throat seems to await me, lurking at some dark corners along a heavy week. Solution?
Water.
Staying hydrated keeps the throat alive as well. And as such, I have taken on the habit of buying mineral water from some Watsons, Guardian or any friendly minimart. Gosh, I have had the pleasure of resting from training this first week of October. That, of course, was fully used to prepare for the next 3.5 weeks of non-stop action. It's going to be packed and exciting! I will have my many first attempts in solutions which I have not trained before. It is exciting, too, because I'm into the 3rd month at HA. I hope I get confirmed.
It's a job I enjoy. My values are challenged. Not that this company carries a whole new set of values different from mine. In fact, they are similar if not almost the same. So why are my values challenged? A song I vaguely recall has its lyrics as such... "let my life speak loud..." Yeap, this part of my brain has goldfish memory. (Note: Only this part. Don't generalize)
So how should I let this life speak loud?
Obviously it's through speech and actions.
Human beings respond better to visual aids. In fact, it speaks louder at about 55% (loud) compared to mere speeches which probably deliver the same message at only 7% (loud).
I'm no longer a student. And I'm not entitled to enjoying student meals nor travelling at a student rate. I had to say no when a friend volunteered to help buy me a student meal. And yes! By the grace and sweet mercies of God, I was able to relinquish my joyful monthly usage of student bus concession. It took me quite a while. The cajoling of friends and people in the life group. But more than that, it was the conviction of God.
Well, all it took was a session with this class of students when I spoke about integrity. It's funny how God speaks even at the 'weirdest' moment. It was as though I'm preaching to myself about having a certain level of integrity. It gripped my heart and the picture of my student EZ-link card flashed before me while I continued speaking to them. And so, I decided. How can I be telling them to build a character of honesty, integrity and doing what is right when I am indirectly breaking the law? And so, the journey of 'walk to the train station' and 'walk home from the train station' begun... Yes, I have had days of perspiration and days with cool wind blowing upon my face.
God is so so good. I can't express enough through words. My heart is glad as I see His hand upon me in this season of my life. Having a knowledge of God purposefully placing me in an environment that I am in now, warms and assures me of my destiny ahead.
And I M Happy.

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