Good rest ...

Yesterday was Christmas and after the Lighthouse Christmas drama we went to Uncle Joo's place for fellowship. And i ended up taking a nap on the super comfy sofa!! haha just lay down and snoozed ... zzzzzzz

But! today had to get up early for half day work *sighz* ... then went for lunch with dad and grandparents at the lovely Boon Keng hawker centre *yumz* ... but on the way back there was a sudden heavy monsoon thunderstorm that most of the cars on the highway started turning on their hazard lights. So we had to detour at Bedok and stop at a multi-storey carpark and walk around the HDB shops ...

Thank the Lord for His protection in that dangerous weather!

Later came back to do some chores like washing my faithful LeSportSac bag that has been with me to many countries and through many walks of life hahaha. The bag that i can't bear to change because its so huge and convenient with specific pockets for different things. But sis nagged at me that i should get a more working looking bag, so i bought a white one as a Christmas present to myself LOL. its smaller and not many pockets but oh well, ladies and their accessories haha!

Then i had a REALLY good nap at 5pm till about 7 plus pm. Was praying quite a bit before I slept and just conversing with the Lord. I just rested so well that i woke up feeling really refreshed and recharged :)

Indeed, as the Lord said "Come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Thank you Jesus!

Year 2009 is coming to an end ...

The first part of December was real plain fun!!

First it was XQ surprise pickup at the airport with this SUPER HUGE banner haha. Then we went for her 21st celebration at East Coast Jumbo Seafood restaurant. YUMZ YUMZ!!

Next was the meetup on sat night for supper with uni friends at Terminal 3 tcc! We all VERY VERY long never meet up already haha. Luv all my friends!!

May everyone have a Blessed Christmas!! And always remember Christmas is the birthday of Jesus Christ and the meaning of Christmas is giving!!

But anyway, once Christmas arrives ... it will soon be the year 2010!! OMG when we hit the millennium in 2000, i never thought the 2-digit would come so fast!!! >_<

I would just like to thank the Lord for sustaining me through this year. Every year has its ups and downs, but the Lord is always faithful with His provision. And I find that after going through trials or tribulations, I would become more mature and complete as said in the book of James!! Lord, perfect my faith as I run the race before me!! :)

Basically the highlight of this year is my university graduation, lately its me finding my first job, and not to forget my wonderful trips to Desaru with cell group, Korea with Melissa and Canada with Mama! Thank You Jesus!

May the year 2010 be even filled with even more blessings by the grace of God!! For Jesus provides exceedingly, abundantly and more than our minds can EVER imagine!! I receive it, Amen!! ^_^

Christmas is coming soon! Happy Birthday Jesus!!

DON'T SAVE IT ALL FOR CHRISTMAS DAY

Don't get so busy that you miss
Giving just a little kiss
To the ones you love
Don't even wait a little while
To give them just a little smile
A little is enough

How many people are crying
People are dying...
How many people are asking for love

Don't save it all for Christmas Day
Find a way
To give a little love everyday
Don't save it all for Christmas Day
Find your way
Cause holidays have come and gone
But love lives on
If you give on
Love...

How could you wait another minute
A hug is warmer when you're in it
And baby that's a fact
And saying "I love you's" always better
Seasons, reasons, they don't matter
So don't hold back

How many people in this world
So needful in this world
How many people are praying for love

Don't save it all for Christmas Day
Find a way
To give a little love everyday
Don't save it all for Christmas Day
Find your way
Cause holidays have come and gone
But love lives on
If you give on
Love...

Let all the children know
Everywhere that they go
Their whole life long
Let them know love

Don't save it all for Christmas Day
Find a way
To give a little love everyday
Don't save it all for Christmas Day
Find your way
Cause holidays have come and gone
But love lives on
If you give on
Love...
Love...

I really like this song composed and sung by Celine Dion!!

JLPT tomorrow plus work exam!!

Really needed the Lord's strength this week cause its a very trying week! Tomorrow is my JLPT3 exam, Lord help me!! so busy with work so haven't been revising or studying much sighz. But i shall go with what i have, praying the Lord will give me wisdom and help me to remember all that i've ever studied!! And also wisdom to answer those questions that i do not know or i haven't been taught!!

And also more strength to study for my work exam! must score at least 85% then i won't be terminated ._. but the Lord would not put me in this job or even let me get it if He knew that i wont be able to handle it!! soooo ... Fear not Dawn, for He is with you. Be not dismayed, for He is your God. He will strengthen you, He will help you, He will uphold you with the right hand of His righteousness!! I LOVE Isaiah 41:10 !!! XDDDDDDDDDD

Anyway, its December again. the month of money fly away hahaha. Because December is not only mum's bday, but also pri, xq and js bdays!! And this year we are all 21 years old - meaning bigger presents! And Christmas is coming, so i cannot break my tradition of buying Christmas presents. AND December is the time for lotsa meet ups with not only close, but also long lost never see each other for the whole year friends. LOL but praise God i'm working now! so at least my pay offsets my expenses!! :)

On a lighter note, i was taking the bus 518 home from pasir ris the other day. And not many people take that bus, so I was alone when i hopped on at the interchange. And guess what? One of the buttons to press for the bell or the "Bus Stopping" sign was faulty!! So everytime the bus went over a hump, or the road was bumpy ... DING DONG!!!!

From the very first time it happened, it was at the interchange, so the bus driver knew it was faulty. Throughout the ride from the interchange to my house, nobody got on the bus and I was the only one. So for the WHOLE twenty minutes ride, DING DONG! ... then DING DONG! ... then DING DONG!! Then the poor bus driver had to keep looking in the rear view mirror to see if i wanted to get down. And everytime he looked, i had a shocked expression on my face, vigorously shaking my head and gesturing with my hand no no no no no. HAHA XD

Finally when the next stop was my house, i pressed the REAL ding dong, got up with my bag and stood at the door so the poor uncle knew that i wanted to get off hahahahahaha. i really pitied the woman who got on the bus at my stop HAHA!

Public Holiday 27 Nov 09

Sighz! Yesterday was SUCH a wonderful day!! Really enjoyed it, thank You Lord!!

Slept in for the first time in God knows how long haha, and managed to replenish all the lost sleep from getting up early to work!!

Then it was lunch with cell group members at Tian Fu steamboat buffet restaurant at Tanjong Katong. Not bad actually, the food was fresh, price reasonable, lotsa variety - and we youngsters just kept ordering hotdogs, fishballs, sotong balls, meatballs, crabsticks and beef for me hahahahhaa. Too much processed meat XD

It was a time of good fellowship! And I even got to hold/carry baby Lemuel for quite awhile and he didn't cry!! hahaha practice makes perfect. He started crying in Melody's arms though LOL! Then everyone suddenly wanted to eat durians!! So we car pooled and drove to Geylang for durian bingeing!! DELICIOUS - thank You Lord for creating durians hahahahaha

Had a good rest at home in the afternoon and watched the first episode of Jotei (Empress), another Japanese drama that I started to watch :) Later at night, went for dinner with Ling, XQ n her BF, for beef ball kuay teow noodles ... followed by desserts!! Namely honeydew sago (YUMZ!!), mango pomelo durian dessert (which i thought was quite gross) and some white fungus thingy (which i didn't like haha).

Then we headed up to Ling's house, where Ling, XQ, JS and I just totally made a fool of ourselves >_< LOL!! I can't say what it was because its supposed to be a surprise!! Basically we were doing a video and we can actually qualify to be comedians because our bloopers were so dang hilarious!! XDDDD hahaha Left Ling's house after midnight because of video editing, but shared a cab with XQ n JS to save midnight charges *thumbs up*

Thank You Lord for these two wonderful groups of people that bring so much joy to my life!! Luv Jesus and all of ya!! *muackz!*

Kevin and Anne Durant at Lighthouse Evangelism

Lurved the service today!! I attended the 3:15pm service with father, and ah jia di played the piano!! XDDDD Found the worship to be really REALLY good. I was bawling non-stop from the first note of the last song, "Still", till Jof told us to take a seat hahahahaha. Thank You Lord for that touch from You!!

Helped me alot, because I didn't realise that I was so troubled and stressed over my training. Found it so hard to absorb all the knowledge, and the bosses made it worse by testing us everyday with questions that made us all so stressed. Kept it all to myself and tried to fight the battle alone. I didn't even realise it myself!! Until the song "Still", then the Lord revealed it to me. Sobz sobz! Yes Lord, I will be still and know that YOU are MY GOD!!

The Durants' gave an excellent musical performance too! Really enjoyed it :) Although I found the trumpet mike was turned on too loud, felt like my ears were bursting haha. But Sister Anne Durant gave an excellent sermon about "A New Kind of Love". Felt very personally ministered by it.

Learnt that I should not be a wavering person (I am quite often), but to be ROOTED and GROUNDED in God's love!! And also not to TRY to love people as I love myself, because I really treat myself not very well haha. BUT to love others just as Christ has loved me!! And THAT'S saying ALOT hahahaha.

Most importantly, to forgive others INCLUDING yourself, 70 x 7 times EVERYDAY!! I find that I forgive others easily and readily, but I always beat myself up over every little thing! Dunno why, but I always feel like I am very selfish, so I always beat myself up over that. BUT! People always tell me that I am very giving, so what's my problem seriously? Most of my quiet time I tend to pray for others, but what's wrong with praying for blessings or binding the bad stuff for yourself? I just need to forgive myself for being so selfish last time and that the Lord will continue to give me a selfless spirit :)

Also, Sister Anne Durant said that we should approach our Lord Jesus BOLDLY!! Do you see yourself as a worthless person and why should God help/listen to you? She said "What determines that something is valuable? The price that someone is willing to pay, right? Jesus has paid the ultimate price by shedding His blood for you, and He feels it was SOOOOoooo worth it." So everyone stop seeing yourself to be worthless, because you are VERY valuable in God's sight!!

JCS exams over, on to JLPT!

Yay! JCS exams are officially over today!! Really thank the Lord for helping me through all the different parts of the exam. Namely composition, grammar, listening, dictation, kanji and oral exam - spread out over a period of about 2 weeks.

It was quite tough and tiring because this week was my first week at work. And its not officially work yet, but training actually ... which is even tougher because you have to absorb knowledge for eight whole hours (minus lunch time haha). But the Lord has been faithful and merciful in answering my prayers for strength from Him! :)

Because not by my own might or power, but by the spirit of God!! Throughout this whole week I was claiming the verse "The joy of the Lord is my strength" from the book of Nehemiah too. So that really helped ^_^

Anyway, need to start revising for JLPT on Dec 6th! Apparently there are some stuff that JCS has not taught that is in the JLPT syllabus. I'll do my best!!

In the meantime, praying that all my family and friends will receive salvation and abundant blessings on each and everyone!! Let us all run the race together, till we see His face!! :)