Food tasting =)

Hee hee =p just came back from wedding banquet food tasting.

Forgot to tell my 2 sisters about it and Wenjin's overseas...6 of us ended up eating food for 10. We had to pack the food home of course.

Thank God the time was pretty good. Our parents get along pretty well...that's a blessing I must say.

Thank God I managed to find a dear friend to help me with decor on the wedding day! Phew...a big load off my mind!

It's wonderful to know that there are many friends who are more than willing to help out on the actual day. I really want to be able to relax on the actual day especially since the timetable will be very very packed.

My dear helpers, I trust you guys to know what's best ya! =) hahaha

2plus months away...pretty soon huh! The good news is...we have just reactivated Project Getting Married..so to friends who worry about our marriage prep: We are really really starting to prepare.

All praises be to our good and gracious Lord!

I was really ill on sat..thought I would not be able to lead worship and bible study on sunday..but guess what? Our good Lord heard my prayers and removed the cold from me. God really cares.

Workload's still pretty heavy...keep thinking about taking a long break...would that be possible? Hmm...

Many friends who usually lunch with me are either leaving the profession altogether or moving to Raffles place..sob sob sob =( Looks like I will have to start finding new lunch kakis!

Okie dokie! Time to zzzzz......one of the best times of the day.

A tiring week..

Been physically quite ill this week...rather weak I must say. But I think I am starting to recover. Slightly better today.

Worship prac was good... Worked with wonderful musicians...Kelly, Weiyang, Junxian and Michel. You guys are really cool! Really gifted I must say... the music was good...I loved it!

Time with brothers and sisters is always refreshing. Looking forward to the weekend. Looking forward to some good rest..(as usual) haha... =)

Lots of people have been asking me about wedding prep.. haha..haven't been doing much actually...but well, we will get started again!

Thank God! HDB sent us a letter informing us that we will be receiving the keys to our flat soon. NOt much time for renovation I must say. 2 months..hmm...is it possible? Just praying to our good Lord that everything will be in good time...then we don't have to move here and there and everywhere.

God is good all the time!

A meaningful reflection

=) It's been a restful week so far...not because I have no work to do but because I have learnt to take things more lightly. What's the point of getting myself all stressed up...there is much more to life ya =) Thank God..

Had a good time with English worship team today at Iris' place. Sometimes we just need the time to hang out together, get to know each others' daily lives..connect with each other. Afterall, ministry is not just about getting things done, it's about loving God and loving one another. We shared about our hopes for worship team...I hope we will see our individual dreams come through as we put in our little efforts here and there.

Felt quite sad about something though... On my way home, I realised that I have been neglecting the most important person in my life because of the lack of time and deliberate effort. I was reminded once again that all relationships need maintenance. Relationships build through time and meaningful communication. Life in Singapore is just too hectic and it's so easy to neglect the important people around us. But I like what Kelly said today, "We can make a choice!"

It's a good wake up call for myself. I shan't take things for granted...

Everyone of us has deeper needs..spiritual and emotional. It's easy to overlook them because we are too caught up with daily tasks. The more insensitive we are, the more hurts we cause to those we love.

Love cannot be felt without concrete actions... =) Time to do something about it!

A meaningful reflection for the day...

Slow down the heart beat...

Lately, I have been working on a "Slow down the heart beat" project. Basically, I have been learning to relax and to work at a much slower pace. Afterall, career can never be as important as my health right?

Thank God, it's working... I feel much better now. The challenge now is to keep a low-stress lifestyle as much as I can. Haven't been eating well though... been eating quite a bit with colleagues hahaha..got to start eating grass again! haha

Been thinking quite a bit about the path ahead... should I continue to work as a lawyer? Or should I do something else? Time flies, I am hitting my one year mark as a lawyer...hmmm...what lies ahead of me? The hectic lifestyle is one big problem...but I do find the job meaningful.

Eh...guess I will just continue to pray and ask the Lord to direct my steps. Afterall, His plans are always higher than mine.

Moving into married life soon.. err..that's going to be another major adjustment...why do we have to start thinking so much more as we grow older? haha =) Why can't life be simpler and easier?

Ah well...shan't think too much, afterall, his grace is more than sufficient!

A STEP AT A TIME!

Mission trip was AWESOME!

Just one word to describe the mission trip...AWESOME!!!!

We met so many people on the trip and quite a number of them made the most important decision of their life! It's the first time I saw so many fruits borne out of a mission trip. It's really quite a number... hahahaha =)

The trip was really fun because of the people. Everyone on the team was really really really nice...we lived in perfect harmony over the past few days.

I stayed with 3 ladies (who have teenage children)...and it was quite fun! They took good care of me and I really enjoyed their company.

Uncle Tianjing gave me timely advice on my health and that sort of saved me...Thank God for the timely healing.

I also had a very good time working with Yongsen, Fenfen, Yingliang, Shuqing, Kelly & Justin! They are so so so funny...really a crazy bunch of people (including JUSTIN hahahaha!)...but also very fervent when it comes to God's work. They added so much joy and laughter to the trip.

This time round, I really witnessed the fact that God has given S-Word many gifts. Although everyone's job scope was different, everything pieced together like a nice jigsaw.

God has been WITH US! We all know that and experienced the joy of working together with Him to touch lives.

Well.. I managed to get some rest for my physical body and nourishment for my tired soul! All praises be to our MIGHTY KING!

I want to and I believe I will make a trip back there again... coz nothing beats knowing that you are doing what is most important in God's kingdom. The harvest is plentiful but workers are few.

I love S-Word! I LOVE JESUS!

He is the ultimate judge...

I learnt something new again from my 2nd trial as a lawyer.

From the first trial, I learnt that God is with me in my work and that with courage and faith, I can see justice done in a case.

Now...the 2nd trial...the outcome was not what I hoped for. The person I was doing my best to help eventually lost...I thought I would be utterly disappointed with God, but no...I prayed that I will surrender the outcome to Him.

Although the final outcome was not what I hoped for, when I spoke to my client and heard his encouragement, I felt appreciated. He did not scold me for not winning the case, neither did he sound very negative. Instead, he thanked me for fighting all the way.

So what did I learn? I learnt that there will not be perfect justice in this world because it is made up of imperfect humans. Judges and lawyers are imperfect and do not have perfect knowledge. How should I perceive my profession? What does God require of me? How should I walk along?

To do justice, to love mercy, to walk humby with my God.

I cannot promise anyone justice, but I can fight for justice! haha =)

Oh well...more lessons to come. I know that the ultimate Judge of all knows everything. One may escape in this lifetime but definitely not in the lifetime to come.

Apart from all that, I made some boos boos here and there lah..super obvious that I am new. So err...got to learn lah!

Still packing at this hour when I am flying off tomorrow morning..crazy..

I NEED SOME GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD REST...