Living out Faith

Don't worry, there's nothing R rated about this post. Just some musings that I thought was a little amusing. So Babe arrived in HK last Tuesday night and he just left about 2 hours ago. It was nice having him here for the past 5 days. It would have been even more blissful if I didn't have to work on Friday night! But well, life is always perfect isn't it. But overall, it was a great time. And it was comforting to hear from Babe that he is still willing to head back to HK in mid Aug even though he might be headed back to HK without a job. His career does look very uncertain for him but I am glad that he understands and knows that God is calling him to head back for His purpose and in God's time, everything will fall into place. Anyway, back to the topic of rubber. Babe and I never really had the rubber factor in our marriage. We did use it once or twice when I forgot about my pills. But for the longest time, I've been on the pill and rubber never came into the pi...

Last Friday, I went to Manila for a short getaway with Pauline and her friends. It was a really good trip. It's been ages since I went on a girls' trip. Probably more than 5 years' ago when I was in Sydney doing my masters. It was really fun. On the roads of Manila, I was genuinely surprised that it was really clean and orderly. The nicer slums of Manila. Was told that there are worse slums and this is one of the nicer ones. Check out the lady washing her hair. Reminded me to be really thankful of everything single thing that God has so graciously showered upon me. I think this is Manila Cathedral. It's really beautiful. When we were there, there was a wedding. The living room of the hotel we stayed. Thanks to Babe's recommendation, it was a really nice place. We stayed at The Ascot Residence. Sharda and I showing off the pearls that we bought. Pearls are really cheap in Manila. Yes, you're not seeing triple. We bought the exact same pearls. Kinda went a litt...

Last weekend I was back in Singapore for a grand total of 40 hours. I went back for a belated Mothers' Day lunch with the family and also to hang out with Babe. Babe is kinda growing through a slight rough patch now. His eye is giving him quite a bit of worries. I realized Saturday night that I was only in Singapore for about 40 hours and I paid about HK1600 or slightly more than SIN300 for the flights. I wondered for a moment if it was worth it. And the verdict, totally worth every cent. It's hard to quantify money with time spent with family. Especially time spent with Babe. I love the short weekends that we have with each other. We seem to be more loving than before. It's hard to imagine that come this November, we'll be married for 8 years. A marriage is full of ups and downs and if I can choose again, I'll still choose Babe. Dana, my fellow sister in Christ in HK, believes that God creates a special person for everyone of us. And I totally agree with her. Littl...

When I was doing my undergrad and postgrad, I'd rather pay twice the rent, starve myself, shop less and do whatever it takes to live alone. I lived with people before, friends and strangers, but I never liked it. I hated making small talk with people when I come home or have to deal with anyone other than me. I know I'm selfish. Yes, very selfish. The only people that I can and could live with are my family. Maybe Eve or a handful of friends. However, there were times that I didn't wish that I lived alone. One of those times was when I was doing my masters. The water tank above my apartment broke and the water was dripping into my apartment and it was like 2 or 3 in the morning when this happened. It was frustrating, my tiny studio was almost flooded. But thank God, I had a wonderful landlord and she fixed everything up. But at that time, it was frustrating because I didn't really have anyone at home to help me deal with the mini drama. So last Tuesday, something like t...

It was Babe's birthday yesterday. I was just recalling and I think this might be the second time that I didn't spend his birthday with him in our married life. The first was when I was doing my masters in Sydney and yesterday was the second. I miss him. Yesterday I kinda had a sign that maybe it's really time for Babe to head back. I know it might sound silly but my fridge broke down yesterday. I came home with a pack of frozen chicken wings and as I opened the freezer, I was greeted with soft soggy packs of meat and puddles of water. My heart sank. My first thought, my organic meat! Do you know how much money I've wasted? Checked the fridge, shut it and then called the repairman. He came and told me, nothing's wrong, maybe I didn't shut it properly in the morning. Fine, took what he said. This morning, woke up with this strange stench in the air, went to the freezer and opened it, sure enough, strange colour of meat. Why didn't the fridge breakdown when Bab...

Babe flew in on Thursday on afternoon. As always, it is nice to see Babe and to spend time with him. This weekend was a good reminder for us. Babe came into HK with a heavy heart. He flew in with thoughts in his head and with thoughts from God conflicting with what he wants as well. I could see his struggle but I was powerless to help him. I understand his struggles in wanting to do right by God and at the same time being a good testimony. But I knew that God does things in His perfect timing and in His perfect ways, God works miracles. As we spent time today in church, we were strongly reminded of God's goodness and His will for us. It was nice standing in church, singing and praising God and being able to experience God's presence and sharing it with Babe. When Babe wanted to move back to Spore for work, I didn't stop him even though I wanted to and I knew that maybe that might not be God's will for us. I let Babe go knowing that God will lead him home. Some might thi...