"A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man would have to seek Him, just to find her." - Unknown
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
night talk
It has been a dream of mine for years to own a herb garden. So, last weekend, I decided to go to the nursery and bought mint, basil and parsley for my terracotta troughs...ohhh was I excited :D I find it very appealing to grow your own herbs...I really like how in some cooking shows (eg. Jamie Oliver), the chefs use freshly picked herbs in their dishes!
Haha...it has been fun. Kind of like taking care of a pet, except you can eat them! Now, I just need to find some recipes that use mint.
Haha...it has been fun. Kind of like taking care of a pet, except you can eat them! Now, I just need to find some recipes that use mint.
ooook....stroll down the memory lane..
May 17th, 2005
yay...school was over! anniversary of the first day of summer break!
the four of us headed to....the Field Museum in Chicago!
I was pointing at where I am now, one year later. Ok, maybe a bit too "west".
hohoho...we are the 'blue man group'
[i am sitting at my desk and trying to get started on my report. gosh...i SOOOOOO don't want to go back to work.]
Monday, May 15, 2006
wishful thinking
is a song by ditty bops recommended by An that is stuck in my head right now. it's making me real giddy! today in lecture we had this guest prof with the wildest head of gray curls like a stereotypical mad scientist and somehow this song started playing in my head and i almost laughed out loud for some weird reasons.
wishful thinking...there has been a few rainy days recently, as winter is approaching. i have an umbrella that i hardly use. i don't carry it with me, even if i notice gray clouds forming or light drizzles before i leave my apartment. i always seem to make myself believe that the weather would turn good or the rain would stop once i step outside. hmm like the clouds would part and the sun would come out, just for me. as a result, last week i got to class totally drenched from head to toe and sat thru the 3 hours algo lecture with water dripping from my hair.
ok...i should get back to work...today i wrote out my 'to-do' list and it looked overwhelmingly long.
wishful thinking...there has been a few rainy days recently, as winter is approaching. i have an umbrella that i hardly use. i don't carry it with me, even if i notice gray clouds forming or light drizzles before i leave my apartment. i always seem to make myself believe that the weather would turn good or the rain would stop once i step outside. hmm like the clouds would part and the sun would come out, just for me. as a result, last week i got to class totally drenched from head to toe and sat thru the 3 hours algo lecture with water dripping from my hair.
ok...i should get back to work...today i wrote out my 'to-do' list and it looked overwhelmingly long.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Oh, Ma!
Friday, as part of Missons Australia, I went to help out at Myer doing gift wrapping for Mother's day! It was soo fun seeing what everyone was getting their mum....I've concluded that all mothers have tired feet, because most of the gifts were something like woolly slippers, foot spa, and foot message cream....
Anyways, I want to dedicate some blog space here for 2 very special women in my life.
My mum - my sunshine in the rain, my oasis in the desert..and my best friend. She exudes unconditional love and infallible encouragement in my life and i will forever be unable to write down in words her worth to me. I find that the older i get, the closer I am to her. Maybe it is because I finally understand her now :)
My grandma was a woman of God. A fine example of someone who fully surrendered her life to God and took his teachings completely to heart. She died when I was around 10. Although she only learned to read when she was an adult and graduated from college at the age of 60, she showed those around her that no one is too old to learn and she lived to spread His words.
She was a mother who had endured a lot of hardships throughout all her life (raising 6 kids on her own without husband) even until the very end, but she never once doubted God. Instead, her godliness radiated through her in every self-less way. How do I know her so well? I have her letters and diaries where she wrote down her deepest thoughts! Sometimes I wonder if I could ever become someone like her.
Even though she has long passed away, she still continues to surprise us. Year after year we find out more about her, some through words of her close friends and some by accident. For example, last time, my auntie's mother in law was hospitalised in this hospital supported by some Christian organisations. We were all shocked when we saw at the back of her door, the name of my grandma, meaning she had donated the funds to build that particular room in the hospital. What touched me the most was that even though she had been living in near poverty throughout her life, and saving money whenever she could, she was so generous when it comes to helping those in greater needs than her. No one knew about her donations, I guess she wanted to keep that a secret. I wonder how many people are willing to give away something of great earthly value simply because of their faith in God? Also, sometimes due to pride and arrogance, it is so hard to do good deeds without boasting about them.
"A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie." -Tenneva Jordan
To all the self-less mothers in the world, Happy Mother's Day.
Anyways, I want to dedicate some blog space here for 2 very special women in my life.
My mum - my sunshine in the rain, my oasis in the desert..and my best friend. She exudes unconditional love and infallible encouragement in my life and i will forever be unable to write down in words her worth to me. I find that the older i get, the closer I am to her. Maybe it is because I finally understand her now :)
My grandma was a woman of God. A fine example of someone who fully surrendered her life to God and took his teachings completely to heart. She died when I was around 10. Although she only learned to read when she was an adult and graduated from college at the age of 60, she showed those around her that no one is too old to learn and she lived to spread His words.
She was a mother who had endured a lot of hardships throughout all her life (raising 6 kids on her own without husband) even until the very end, but she never once doubted God. Instead, her godliness radiated through her in every self-less way. How do I know her so well? I have her letters and diaries where she wrote down her deepest thoughts! Sometimes I wonder if I could ever become someone like her.
Even though she has long passed away, she still continues to surprise us. Year after year we find out more about her, some through words of her close friends and some by accident. For example, last time, my auntie's mother in law was hospitalised in this hospital supported by some Christian organisations. We were all shocked when we saw at the back of her door, the name of my grandma, meaning she had donated the funds to build that particular room in the hospital. What touched me the most was that even though she had been living in near poverty throughout her life, and saving money whenever she could, she was so generous when it comes to helping those in greater needs than her. No one knew about her donations, I guess she wanted to keep that a secret. I wonder how many people are willing to give away something of great earthly value simply because of their faith in God? Also, sometimes due to pride and arrogance, it is so hard to do good deeds without boasting about them.
"A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie." -Tenneva Jordan
To all the self-less mothers in the world, Happy Mother's Day.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Monday, May 08, 2006
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
welcome to may
a change of template :) this feels more like me. and some brown to represent the season of autumn (fall). hehe
feels like so much going on in my life these days..so many decisions to make, lessons to learn, things to deal with. i just want to throw them all into my 'secret' closet and shut them away forever in hopes that no one would ever find them (kind of like monica's secret closet of junk that she kept from chandler in 'friends'). i liked that idea, and many times i had put things off for a later date thinking they would just somehow vanish into the thin air...but i know better now.
the other day, i planted 12 trees in lambert park in ryde as part of this 'earth week' event. never done that before...the only things i'd planted previously were daisies, pansies and tulips. rory and i have decided to go back to the park when we are 40 to see how they grow. i really hope one of my tree will become some kid's favourite climbing tree one day....or better yet, adopt a tree house! or i dont mind if it is simply someone's 'reading' tree..
i read a book when i as little about a girl who has kissed all different kinds of trees and how each tree has a special taste. she would pop some blackberries into her mouth and kiss a tree to leave a small dark stain..calling it a 'blackberry kiss'! hhehe
anyways, ever since that tree planting, whenever i walk to uni, or exercise in centennial park, i'd pay extra attention to the trees i meet. i really do feel inspired by some of the trees because they have purpose. they grow, bear fruit sometimes and multiply. you dont see trees trying to sell candies, because a tree does what it is supposed to do and it knows its purpose. they have their roots dugged firmly under the soil and they don't stumble or get intimidated by other forces. i want to be more like a tree..to grow with passion and fulfil what i was designed to do by God.
on another note, i think kids can be pretty evil...at sunday school last week, we were teaching the kids about 'trade-offs'..and we gave them a list of things they would trade off in order to get something else they want. to my surprise, this ten years old girl actually marked a big NO next to "to save a friend's life, would you give away your favourite CD/game collection?" and children are our future!?
ohh gotta get ready to go to uni now...will write more later...sigh..im not a fan of night classes...
feels like so much going on in my life these days..so many decisions to make, lessons to learn, things to deal with. i just want to throw them all into my 'secret' closet and shut them away forever in hopes that no one would ever find them (kind of like monica's secret closet of junk that she kept from chandler in 'friends'). i liked that idea, and many times i had put things off for a later date thinking they would just somehow vanish into the thin air...but i know better now.
the other day, i planted 12 trees in lambert park in ryde as part of this 'earth week' event. never done that before...the only things i'd planted previously were daisies, pansies and tulips. rory and i have decided to go back to the park when we are 40 to see how they grow. i really hope one of my tree will become some kid's favourite climbing tree one day....or better yet, adopt a tree house! or i dont mind if it is simply someone's 'reading' tree..
i read a book when i as little about a girl who has kissed all different kinds of trees and how each tree has a special taste. she would pop some blackberries into her mouth and kiss a tree to leave a small dark stain..calling it a 'blackberry kiss'! hhehe
anyways, ever since that tree planting, whenever i walk to uni, or exercise in centennial park, i'd pay extra attention to the trees i meet. i really do feel inspired by some of the trees because they have purpose. they grow, bear fruit sometimes and multiply. you dont see trees trying to sell candies, because a tree does what it is supposed to do and it knows its purpose. they have their roots dugged firmly under the soil and they don't stumble or get intimidated by other forces. i want to be more like a tree..to grow with passion and fulfil what i was designed to do by God.
on another note, i think kids can be pretty evil...at sunday school last week, we were teaching the kids about 'trade-offs'..and we gave them a list of things they would trade off in order to get something else they want. to my surprise, this ten years old girl actually marked a big NO next to "to save a friend's life, would you give away your favourite CD/game collection?" and children are our future!?
ohh gotta get ready to go to uni now...will write more later...sigh..im not a fan of night classes...
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