Black Gold

This is the most wonderful time of the year

I really like Christmas. The songs, the gatherings with the people I love, and the food. Hahs.
During this season, everything just seems better. It's as if whatever hardship you experienced in the past 11 months is no longer significant and you just want to celebrate. Like everything can wait till Christmas is over. Like it really is magical.


Or maybe it's just me.

Of Weddings and Photos

You know how sometimes there are certain things you only like to do with certain people only because you just know that it will not be as fun with others?

Well, I like to attend wedding dinners with my relatives. It's one of those rare times when we can get together as a family. But I think we really got carried away taking photos at my cousin's wedding in Sept. The worse thing is, we totally ignored the bride and groom. I think we took more photos than the couple.

我寻找爱，因为它能使我欣喜若狂。这种喜悦之情如此强烈，使我愿意为了几个小时的喜悦而牺牲生命中的其他一切。我寻求爱，因为爱能解除孤独--那个可怕的孤独像是一颗颤抖的心灵站在世界的边缘注视着下面冰凉、毫无生气、望不见底的深渊。

I want to go on a holiday!

Preferably to Italy!

Recently I have been having this deep deep hankering to go for a holiday somewhere. I've just been feeling so itchy and fidgety. You know? It was probably brought on by my sister's recent trip to the U.S. Plus, from Facebook, it appears that many many of my friends either are overseas on exchange, or went somewhere for a vacation. I want that too! I would lurrve to go somewhere to live for a while, although I know I'll miss Singapore like crazy.

Japan next year seems so far away. I need something this year. Anywhere.

Do you mind...?

I realise I have not written in a long while. Write, as in more than a paragraph long, other than taking down notes in class or filling up forms kind of write. I miss penning my thoughts, telling stories and even scolding ppl in words. I haven't been updating the blog regularly, and when I do, I'm uploading photos. Nothing wrong, I know, but I just miss writing. Guess that's one of downsides of Facebook and Twitter.

This reflection was actually brought about by playing Sims 3. Weird, I know, but it did. The characters in the game can actually write novels and sell them to earn some money.

Anyways, I have a question. What do you answer when someone starts a question with "Do you mind"? If I ask you "do you mind if I take this chair", what would you answer? Yes or no?
I experimented this with a cashier one day. She was asking if I would mind topping my bill about 50cents more to donate the excess to a charity. And these were her exact words, "Do you mind if I top up your bill to $20 blah blah blah?" I decided to reply, "No". And guess what, she returned me the 50cents. The same thing happened in Dome the other day. I really meant, "No, I don't mind." Why do people ask questions in the way that will not get them the answer they want?

The Icing Room

My sister and I decided to get a cake for my mother on her birthday from the Icing Room last month. It was really quite fun decorating the cake! Plus the cake was quite tasty.

If I were a Pharisee

Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) is studying the Gospel of John this year. After 4 months of study, I really wonder which way I would have gone if I were a Pharisee. Would I be Nicodemus? Or be part of the rest of the Pharisees so bent on getting rid of the one Man who dared to rebut their teachings?

I would wonder from time to time if I would be a believer if my parents weren't. Would I have believed in what the Bible says? Sometimes I find it hard to process the idea that all the Bible stories actually did happen many many years ago. Like there really was a flood that nearly wiped out all mankind; the Red Sea really did part; Mary really got pregnant without doing it; and Jesus really did die and resurrected.

But then, I guess it really just comes down to one thing, faith.

This is what happened when my sister borrowed my scissors but didn't return it to my pencil box.

I am back.

I am back. After a 6-month hiatus from blogging. Sooooooo MUCH has happened. The evangelistic event in church, Christmas, New Year, Chinese New Year, Boat Asia and many many other things that were enough to killlll me.

But I also took a trip to Shanghai and Hangzhou that I enjoyed. 7 days of escape.
The trip made me want to do a solo travel. The only thing holding me back is mealtimes. It really is kinda sad to eat alone. Furthermore, I like to try different dishes. I only want company when eating. :D

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I used to get post-show blues after Boat Asia. I got it again this year. After working day and night for a few weeks, you just let go and don't feel like doing anything.

Right now, I so look forward to doing nothing for more than two days. To have nothing on the agenda of the day, nothing to plan for, nothing to worry about and nothing to organise. How nice.