Living out Faith

Blessed Christmas from the land of Disneyland. Can't believe that I'm back here with Babe after 6 years of our honeymoon. It really feels like Christmas here. Cold weather, Christmas Carols playing and Chritmas decorations. Really magical. We're a little jetlagged but kinda expected it. Couldn't really sleep last night and this morning, we were up by 7 in the morning and by 8.30, we already ate our breakfast. Babe is having a snooze now and when he gets up, we'll be off to Disney! Can't bloody wait! Oh, forgot to mention this, this is a great Christmas. Sharon had her little Gabriel and a very close friend in Hong Kong just got engaged! So excited for them! Can't wait to see these people celebrating new stages in their lives! Have a wonderful Christmas everyone and remember the true meaning of Christmas.

Finally, after months of waiting, Christmas hols are here! Yes! Finally! Can't believe it. We're leaving tomorrow for LA. We're going to Disneyland! Whoppeeeee!!!!! Can't wait. Going to spend 3 full days at Disneyland, going to take every single ride and eat heaps of churros and drink lots of hot chocolate, and spend Christmas with Eelynn, Jolynn, Bruno and Mike. Will meet up with Eve to. And then, we'll be off to Las Vegas. I'm just too excited! Really need the break. This is also a long awaited holiday with Babe. We haven't had a real vacation since we went to Lombok last Easter. He's been pretty busy with work. Can't wait to show San Diego to him too. Wished that we could have more time but I guess, can't complain. Anyway, if I don't get to blog before Christmas...... Have a Blessed Christmas and a Wonderful New Year ahead!

I've always that that happiness and joy was synonymous but apparently not. Interesting. Was reading a book recently about love and bringing up children and the author mentioned the difference between these two words. She wrote that happiness most of the time is momentarily, short-lived and dependent and motivated by external factors. Whereas with joy, it is internal and eternal. I was rather surprised by that opinion. I never really taught of it that way. And she went on to say that with joy, no matter whatever that happens, there's a peace and calm in a person. Joy stays in the person and it is not motivated by external factors at all. I thought about it and well, it is very true. The author wrote to say that it is far more important to raise the child in joy than to have the child seek for happiness. And when I think about it, yes, people seek for happiness all the time and most of the time, they find happiness in the wrong places and persons. And their happiness sometimes is...

I just noticed that it's already 15th of December and I've only 2 posts up this month. My posts has become a little more sporadic than I like. Well, to be honest, I've been busy.I rushing my last assignment for my class and yes, last assignment and I won't be taking any courses for a long time! Work has been a little busy recently too. But I'm enjoying it. We've got parents' day this Wednesday and so I've been working hard to get stuff ready. At the home front, all the moving and buying have finally died now. Thank God! No more moving and no more buying! Hopefully.....Our telly arrived with heater and oven. Obviously Babe loves the new telly and I love the new oven. I've not had an oven for more than 2 years and I miss roasting, baking and grilling food. Used the oven on Saturday night when we had our housewarming (will talk more about that later) and also used it to make my version of Asian sherperd's pie. Must say that Babe loved it. Didn't...

Sometime last week, one of my favouritest persons on Earth wrote about her heros on her blog. And she wrote about me being one of her heros. Sure I was flattered by it. Actually, way too flattered by it. But I wonder if I am good enough to be a hero or do I actually deserved it? She got me thinking about what she wrote about me. Ha, I'm pretty egoistic isnt it? She wrote that I inspired her with my strength to prevail against all odds and that I taught her optimism. What she wrote was truly very nice. I didn't realised that I had such an impact in her life. We both grew up together and understanding each other far better than anyone else to a certain extent. She watched me grow and went through the difficult times in my life without once thinking it was time to walk away. I appreciate her for everything. And yes, we fulfilled our childhood wish of becoming a bridesmaid to whoever that gets married first. I got married first and she was my bridesmaid. The most beautiful one, I ...

Yes, a morbid post. There are days that I just love being morbid and melacholic and today is just one of those days. Well, not just today. It actually started yesterday. At assembly yesterday, the principal told us that the pastor of our school went home after battling cancer. That got me thinking a little as he has four kids. First thing that went through my head was, 'How is his wife going to support their kids?'. But then a small voice spoke, 'Woman of little faith, God will always provide.' Yes, it hit me. God always provides no matter what happens. Today I was read about what the husband of the Singapore Mumbai victim said at a press conference and it almost brought tears to my eyes. He said that he waited all his life to marry her. Wow! Such words. I am glad that I found my soulmate, my one that is for me. But reading from what a man said of him losing his wife had me thinking and controlling my tears. The poor lady died a terrible death. They were just newlyweds ...