Praise God!

I'm so bloated now after being fed with Secret Recipe's Ultimate Chocolate Indulgence(I think the name is correct). And I'm supposed to be on diet. Sigh...I wished Jane was there to help me eat that big serving of cake just now. I was obliged to eat that sinful slice of cake you know? (No, it's not that i don't appreciate food or what) So don't blame me or look at me funny when you see me with my extra kilos round the waist, face, hips or anywhere else.

Things that made(or still are making) me smile:

-Perfect college timetable which didn't clash with ANY of my teaching (first time!)

-Compliments from friends

-Superb results from one of my violin student who sat for her violin exam 2 months back. (she had a high distinction which left my jaw opened for several minutes)

All these wouldn't have happened without God's grace and blessings. I was just praying the other day that God would please show me the meaning of life. All sorts of Sunday School answers came to my mind. No! that's not what I wanted. I already know the doctrines and stories from others. But I've not experienced it myself. I only know how to SING 'God is Good, All the Time' but yet not experience it myself. I'm still searching but God has slowly showed me some things bit by bit. I guess you can't really define the meaning of life without experiencing it first hand. It's not about me, myself and I. Not how well I'd do on this Earth. It's what God has planned and in store for you. The thing that I've learnt so far is about coming back to the Creator. It's so vital to go back to your roots. Where you came from and etc. And it's even more heart warming to recognise that the person who created you is still alive and living! Not only that, He is beside you all the time. Pastor's sermons on Hebrews are so relevant and timely.

I hope I'm not saying all these because I'm in a happy mood. In the future when I'm going through rough patches, I hope I'm able to read this post again to remind myself of God's goodness and faithfulness. And what Uncle Nick shared last Saturday was also very relevant to all that I'm going through now. Truly, a person reaps what he sows. But somehow, I have this pessimistic feeling in me. Often in my life, good things and bad things come in batches. After the good things have past, the bad will follow. Oh well...sometimes you wished you could just make the clock stop ticking and freeze the moment.

reflection.....

It's nice to read your own blogs sometimes. I did just that before typing this post. A sense of joy and also stupidity were felt. Joy because finally the events and things, which you thought were so scary and unbearable during those challenging times have actually came to pass (Thank God!). Stupid because you actually blog about such(petty and unimportant) things! Haha...oh well....I'm not sure how many of you bloggers who are reading this will nod with me in agreement.

My holidays are coming to an end. Come Tuesday I'm officially starting my last semester for 2nd year. The mere thoughts of having assignment deadlines and crazy teaching/studying schedules send shivers down my spine. I figured that's part of life, isn't it? Anyway, in a few months time when i'm able to look back, I'll thank God sighing with relief again. And the vicious cycle goes on and on.

Overnight prayer meeting was not too bad as what I thought. But the after effects were pretty terrible as it took me almost 2 days to recover from the lack of sleep. But I'm sure God was there to hear our petitions and prayers.

I was feeling so gloomy and depressed today that I went shopping again. Haha...recently I find joy going shopping alone. It's a relaxed experience as you do not need to worry about what your friends are gonna comment about what you're gonna purchase. I finally found what I wanted and needed all this while. And the best part of it was just right before the mega sales ended. I wish each and everyday there'll be mega sales going on and you can buy things on bargains. Believe me or not, I was looking for those items for like 3 months! So you could imagine how happy I was when I finally managed to get my hands on those items. Oh well, there's a season for everything. A season to save up and also a season to spend! haha.......