Wah Liaozzz...

This week (when it's barely over).. I've had people asking me this "ARE YOU PREGNANT?".

Whenever they say that I will question "Why? My tummy very big huh?" and they go "NoNoNo.. because..." (Check out the following responses:-

1. You eating sour plums mah ...

[Wah Liaozzzz.. that was given to me by my colleague who went to K.L recently & she knows I eat her sour plums to stay awake during 3pm at work!!]

2. You are wearing flat shoes which we have not seen you wore to work before.. especially consecutively for 2 days!

[Wah Liaozzz... I injured my toe once.. so I started wearing flats.. and I went to HK and bought 3 pairs of flats la... so I'm wearing it!!]

3. You looked thinner (their assumption of morning sickness & all that jazz that an expectant mother can't eat], you are eating sour plums..

[Wah Liaozzzz... I looked thinner (which I obviously don't think so) cos I just recovered from a bad bout of flu mah]

Win reh lor... Hehe.

It makes my hands itch to wanna post up this statement on facebook -> "Priscilla is expecting.....the weekend to arrive soon" or something along those lines to just see how many will throw tomatoes at me for being cheeky.

When I came back from my honeymoon, my Mum asked me "So how? Wu bo? (Have or not?).." I was like HUH? And she went on saying "Grandma also asked leh.. Grandma say cousin SO&SO married liao now expecting you know.. ".

I just rolled my eyes to China, sighed and walked away.

When I say something to the CG or my friends these days like "Guess what?" or "Good news!!!" their response is all the same. "You're expecting?". =.=!!!

Folks, fyi... babies do not come cheap. They consume more than an aeroplane for fuel, they can be noiser than sitting next to the wing on an aeroplane. They wail through the night and they crap on you just when you think they are cute.

Besides... no babies for the next 1 to 2 years for me eventhough the 4 months maternity from work may be nice BUT STILL, I'll have to work by looking after my child. So Hello!!! I JUST got married about 5+ months back! No babies for NOW...

Besides, like I always say "a kid.. (me) can't have another kid.."

I have a feeling alot of people would be bombarding me after this. Now, why can't I just order babies online via Amazon or something.. then it would be less painful!!!!! The thought of going into labour is like yikes!!!!

I'm Falling On My Knees...

*Hungry, I come to You for I know You satisfy

I am empty but I know Your love does not run dry

So I wait for You, so I wait for You

I'm falling on my knees

Offering all of me.

Jesus, You're all this heart is living for

Broken I run to You for Your arms are open wide

I am weary but I know Your touch restores my life

So I wait for You, so I wait for You*

This song describes me to the point recently.

During worship today, I fell on my knees and balled my eyes out in front of my God.

Not sure why, I started confessing all of my sins and asking God to help me and cleanse me through & through. I felt so small before a mighty and powerful God.

Yet... the first words I heard from my mighty and powerful God were loving words "Do not give up on me just like I have never given up on you". It was there... I started crying like a broken tap. It's been a looooooooong while since I was broken, since I was not holding back, since I experienced Him at such expanse.

I know for sure at that moment, when I am broken & with a contrite heart before Him, He will be able to do a new work in me, He will be able to 'shape' me as to how He wants my heart to be, now that it is broken. A good friend once told me 'when life gets down hard on you until you are on your knees, that's the best position to start praying'. That phrase got stuck on my head. =)

It's true like the song 'Hungry (I'm falling on my knees)' when the lyrics say

"I am weary but I know Your touch restores my life..."

How can I do without You God, the lover of my soul?

I'm falling... in love.. all over again ..

and I wait for Him to do a deep and new work in me.

Summary of recent events...

Let the pictures do the talking... lol..

From the most recent events:- latest...

Having fun at the uber fun HPL Premier League Finals + Game On Carnival .. Ink took this shot of me floating! Ha!

and...

recently, after CG one night, had fun photo shots @Inky's uber cool home studio

I'm luvin it!! Excellent shots there, bro! Heee.. I am excited for our outdoor shoot!

Then there was our CG, MustardSeeds' first SOW event at the Southern Ridges walk! Pris G. & Andrew organised an exciting walk with games & prizes and handled all logistics too for our CG. It was fun & we had a great time this National Day. Well done again, dynamic duo Pris G. & Andrew!!! Here are some pics:-

Group shot of MustardSeeds & our friends!

Henderson Wave walk... really interesting and amazing how using wood the structure can turn out like this!

Then we walked further and went to Canopy Park... Many interesting things to see here. There is the wizard of Oz garden. Look at the lion behind us! In the pic below, 2 Priscillas are enjoying themselves here! Actually, if I use my husband's surname as an initial.. I will also be Pris G. Hahaha. The pretty Priscilla beside me is Priscilla Gan... the really capable sister who organised this amazing event with her beau Andrew! =)

This is supposed to be Dorothy of Wizard of Oz.. not a witch ok.. Look carefully at her skirt, and see if you can spot anything unusual?

Close up on Dorothy's skirt... (It's Chanel lor.. don't play play ok.. no wonder the wizard of Oz was afraid of her.. and the lion, the tin man and scarecrow were all following her!!!)

Bubbly Vanessa in green, me in the middle & the one with the lovely smile is Reina in white

Oonie & I taking a rest (Eh, 9km walk leh... no joke can!!! heheh) at sortof a 'garden day bed'.

Interesting colours of plants used as a wall deco...


This is Hort Park

Couple ponds?

All the ladies of the day!!! We enjoyed ourselves thoroughly!!

Next event, the day before was Marsli & Albert's Wedding, so here are some pics of Oonie & I after the wedding when we had nothing to do and were also waiting for a cab to head home.. lol:-

Oonie & I @the wedding banquet (all shots were taken using his mobile)
While waiting for cab, Oonie whipped our his mobile again to snap pics.. lol

(See my manga shine hair under the light? wahahahhaha)

NEXT!! Yes, more events... hehehe... we had a fabulous time at Austin Hills Golf Resort where we had a unit retreat in J.B. So again, let the pictures do the talking:-

I like this pic of Reina & I ... =) We've both come a long way.. thank God for binding us in His love!


Luv this group shot... hehehe..

We had a series of jumping stunts ... here are just some pictures... hehehe... it's good to be jumpingfor the fun of it... Adults can jump too okayyyyyy! Lol..

Ok, the "don't know how to pose already but still wanna pose" shots... hahaha

Prior to the unit retreat, Chris & I met up with Wansheng for dinner (Joo chiat Char Kway Teow!!) & our long postponed durian feast.

The boys bonding and giving their grins as a sign of approval for the char kway teow.

As for the durians, well we read Ps. Jeff's blog recently about 'Cat Mountain King' durians and went exploring.. So.. this is the supposedly infamous 'Cat Mountain King' durians. Rumoured to be extremely creamy and once you taken this, you won't want other types of durians... and some internet ppl blogged that its from Pahang apparently.

I must say that the Cat Mountain Durians are pretty good. BUT.. there is a catch..

Although we finished the entire 3 durians ourselves except for the 'freebie'... it was kindof a "bittersweet" experience. Not just the taste of the durians that were bittersweet... I'll tell you why.
The durians were bitter sweet... but we paid a WHOPPING 200 BUCKAROOS for these spikey things as we were obviously doped by the seller.. (He was carrying his 'parang' of a knife when he told the boys who picked the durians that they can't back out after opening the durians to try.. - which was also at his suggestion that they open the durians to try...) Oh well.
After this.. we had our fill with durians.. but we all left our arms and legs behind at the durian stall and had to crawl back to our car to get home. When we left the crime scene, apparently.. other victims were eagerly taking their seats at the table, awaiting for their arms and legs to be chopped off too. No wonder they say after you eat Cat Mountain King (literal translation from it's mandarin name) durians.. u won't eat other types of durians.. firstly no more $$ to eat other types and after being amputated of your hands and legs... u can't eat any other types anymore. Hahaha..lesson learnt.. bring yourmothers who does regular marketing to buy durians.. We are pretty sure that they will be the ones 'amputating' the durian sellers and still be able to walk away with more than they bargained for. *MEOWWW*

The Nerd & His Treasure

I read Germs' blog entry few days back about her recent encounter on nose nuggets.

TODAY, I am gonna blog my own personal encounter too. Speak about coincidence!!!

After work, I decided I will make a mini trip down to Vivo City to get some stuff and also buy the Kolo mee for my parents to try since I am going back to visit my parents tonight. So I boarded a bus from my work place and I was happy to note that the bus was relatively empty. Yay!! I get to sit mostly wherever I want. So I sat near to the exit and sat on the aisle seat of the bus.

Few stops later, while I was fiddling with my ipod... a nerd came on the bus and when there are SOOOOOOOOOOOOO many seats he could choose from, he chose to sit next to me and squeeze in to the window... HELLO???!!!! I repeat .. SOOOOOOOOOOOO (count the 'Os' can!!) many seats, he sat next to me. Aku tak tawu man ...

Don't be mistaken, usually I won't bother who sits next to me that much. BUT when he started to use his finger and dig for 'gold' in a disgusting fashion where the jaw is open and he is digging as though the booger is stuck up near the brains and like its legal and oh-so-cool... urgggghhhh... I could feel my tongue foaming.

As I am typing this my insides are churning just recollecting the scene earlier... bleah...
So after what seem like eternity, Mr. Nerd finally nail that booger (literally...hahahaha) and got it out. If you think my ordeal was over, think again. To my bewilderment, he started twiddling his booger in between his fingers as though he is trying to feel or decipher the texture of it. ARGHHHHHHHHH...... *help*

At this time I decided I should really change to another seat in case he flicks his booger and it landed on me. *SHUDDER* Just when I was contemplating to do so (cos I am about to alight already), the nerd went for another treasure hunt and this time in less time than the first, he got his treasure, added onto his previous collection and started twiddling BOTH boogers in his finger. *SHUDDER*SHUDDER*

At this point, I reached my stop and I reached out for the handle bar that was near the exit to tap my EX link card. Suddenly... I was being paranoid and thought to myself that perhaps another treasure hunter had committed the same act and smeared it onto the pole. *Puke*

For those of you out there who wanna nail ur booger, PLSPLSPLSPLSPLS.... use a tissue or at least do it discreetly and just throw the darn thing away ... NOT flick it away but onto a tissue and dispose the tissue. PLS DON'T FONDLE IT AS THOUGH IT IS REALLY GOLD!!!!

Obedience is better...

(Warning.. long entry)

It's been interesting the last two weeks. Let's just say that almost everyday starting last Friday, I had to make certain decisions about certain things.

Yes, we do make decisions everyday of our lives and maybe it's not something big. But the last 1 week plus or so, the Lord reminded me how some of our decisions border on fine thin lines and even a tiny decision can cause a whirlwind result if decided wrongly.

The decision making process is always gruelling. My uni good friend, Serene tells me so and I totally agree. The last few days, I had to make certain decisions and like I said earlier, making a decision about something is not easy. So I pondered and I quizzled my close friends, I talked to my loving husband who is ever so supportive and I prayed and talked to God about all these things. Still, there was no peace about some things.

I had no peace because I think my mind doesn't tally with what the spirit of God tells me.

Y'know how the human side of you wants to take certain actions to set things right? Well, that was me this week.

I watched a lot of movies this week. Hellboy on Thursday and just last night it was The Dark Knight-[side note: Heath Ledger was really excellent as a joker. In fact I thought even Christian Bale was a really good batman and so was Michael Caine as ALFRED the BUTLER (Oonie, I got it right this time ok!!)]

Both movies kinda spoke to me especially Batman..(What?! Some of you maybe rolling your eyes to China going how can a movie like Batman and especially Hellboy speaks to you?!). Again, the Lord showed me how our decisions border on fine thin lines.

To shed some light on how the movies spoke to me... well, for Hellboy, he's a demon.. yeah and in the movie he made a decision to protect the humans eventhough the humans scorn his looks and rejected him cos he isn't human. As for Batman, it showed me that there is always the good and bad in people but its what side do we wanna choose to believe? The good or the bad that makes a difference. It doesn't take alot of effort to choose to believe the bad in people to be honest.

Prior to watching Batman last night, we attended the Go Forth Missions Conference and again the Lord spoke to me through Rev. Dr. Loren Cunningham's sermon about the character Joseph in the bible. In short, I didn't realised that the bible never indicates that God is the Father of Joseph eventhough he was from the lineage of Abraham and that God always say He is the father of Abraham and Jacob. In our eyes or rather in mine, Joseph has always been a smart and successful bloke, able to handle the entire Egypt well in his duties as second in charge. Yet God never says He is father of Joseph cos Joseph's one decision of making his boss, Pharaoh into the wealthiest country then, actually turned God's dream for Joseph into a nightmare for the Israelites years later.

This morning, I was listening to some music and basically chilling out while I vegetate. After one music track ended, it went onto the next track and instead of a nice soothing soundtrack, it was a sermon from John Bevere and again it spoke to me. Coincidence? I don't think so. Things have been happening so aptly of late.

As I began to listen to the sermon, I realised that with the latest decisions I need to make, I have not come to God with an obedient heart. It's more of "Ok, I have a situation here God, what do You want me to do about it? What?! Okaaayyyy... Riiiight... Thanks, but no thanks" And I should be coming to God with "God, I have a situation here, despite my own emotions, my thoughts and my plans, etc. I will obey what You want me to do about it.." Ouch.. my flesh hurts and tugs. Heheh.

Again, I'm reminded obedience to God is better than sacrifices. And I rather obey for the long run than to make the wrong decisions that border on fine thin lines in my shortsightedness. Obedience is not exactly easy or erm even joyful sometimes, and many a times the test of obedience comes very subtlely without us knowing. But I know one thing for sure.. (Philippinas 4:7)"7the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Once more, I've fallen deeper for Him.

Summer 2008

Summer 2008

Rising oil and food prices seem to be occupying the news these days. The increase of oil prices leads to of course, several things increasing as well such as our electricity bills. So this summer... to save electricity... I decided to chop off my hair. HUH?! Hahaha. Well, lame excuse. Truth be told is that I've looooong wanted to cut my hair but cos I permed it in Japan I tried to make the best of my SGD 45 worth for as long as I can. =P

Not too bad, considering that I kept it for a good 3 months when the stylist in Japan said the curls would only last max 2 months. So I went for my haircut and came out prolly half a kg lighter with my hair all chopped off. No more curls... no more long hair which = less maintenance, save time, save shampoo, save conditioner, save water, save electricity, save $$$ money on shampoo and conditioner, can wake up later. Hehehehe. See? The instant benefits that came along with me short hair. So here's a couple of pics of me short summer 2008 hairdo:-

Ta-Dah!!

I'm luvin it... (Ba-da-da-da-da... )

On a slightly separate topic, summer weekends seem to zoom past me and it's like when I am just about to enjoy the weekend, it's over. I think what I really dislike about going to work as a working female is...what should i wear to work... Well, in a few hours that question's gonna hit me again.. I beta crawl into bed now.

What's New?

Ahhh... it's been sometime since I last blogged. Trying to blog again like right now seems kinda weird. Weird because there's so much to say about what happened the last few months from March'08 yet my mind is lost for words and I'm not sure where I should start.

Ok, I'll pick up from where I trail off in March then. Hehe.

So yeah, what's new?

1. I got married to a fabulous bloke. He's funny, smart, loving and most of all, a treasured gift from God. =) I shan't say anymore in case it becomes bias.

2. I got my hair permed in Japan (I lurve Kyoto... for SGD 45!) Did I say I love Kyoto? hehe.

3. I shifted out from my parents' and moved in together with my in-laws, into our little lovenest.

4. I have to take a new route to work and to town ...and a new route back from work to home too. Hehe. Which also means I have a new wake up time since I live further away now from the office. My husband drags me out of our bed every morning when it's time for me to prepare for work. When I say drag.. picture this.. him literally dragging my lifeless body out of the bed while I clinged on to the bedsheets..

5. I eat breakfast regularly now because my lovely mother-in-law prepares breakfast for my husband and I. Hehehe... I know... very blessed!! And I don't deny it. =)

6. I am getting used to people calling me or acknowledging me as "Mrs., Mrs. Goh, Mrs. Chris Goh, Mdm Tham (On second thought I don't think I'll ever get used to Mdm Tham..STOP SINGGERING PPL!!!)".

7. IslandHope has become 2 groups now and our group is now called Mustard Seeds! We have a new vision for our caregroup and I believe that God is already at work in our new caregroup!! Hallelujah for the very sweet spirited people in my caregroup too. =)

8. Just last week on the Sunday of June 29th 2008, my sis-in-law accepted Christ into her life!! Praise the Lord for her salvation!! I'm so glad God moved her heart and she made the decision to cross the line!! So that's one 'new' Christian in the Kingdom of God. Indeed He is faithful!

9. Intimacy with God recently has taken on a new level... in short I would say its knowing He is there and He is faithful and gracious eventhough I don't feel He is there sometimes. There's a new excitement bubbling within my spirit eventhough my old woman's body agonises at the excitement of what the Lord is going to do in my life, in our cg, in 2008. I think the verse "Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" is aptly just that in my case.. the flesh is also old. Heee..

10. If you haven't noticed... yeah.. it's a new blogskin ... The girl in the cactus suit is Sabochan, a character from Tokidoki. A latest craze of my best bud Joan who with some of her colleagues created the website for all the Tokidoki fans and she infected me with this craze too. Simone Legno who created Tokidoki and characters like Sabochan, put children into cactus suit because he thinks that it is a good way for kids to protect themselves from being hurt since they are very innocent. I quite like Sabochan so I used her as an icon in my blog. Also, cos she is in pink!! Lol.

11. I added 'Learning, Changing, Becoming' across Sabochan as a reminder to myself that I need to learn, I need to change and become the person God created me to be. Hehehe. =)

Well I think 11 points quite summarised the last few months of things going on in my life. Right now... it's already July and I cannot wait for our trip to H.K soon for the LC!! Hehehe. Ok, I gotta get OFF the comp now cos I have been sitting here the last 3 hours playing with the comp for my new blogskin. =) One thing that is not new and instead getting old... MY BODY!!! Lol...

Until then...

17 Days To Our Big Day

Dear Blog,

It is about 17 days to my wedding day as of today. So many things to do and so many things on my mind. We've both made really good progress the last few weekends, catching up on the outstanding things for our wedding and with our little love nest. More importantly, God moved greatly on our behalf when it comes to making arrangements for our honeymoon.

As it is the Sakura or Hanami Festival during our intended honeymoon dates, it is really tough to get accommodation in most parts of Japan and even arranging our tickets was not smooth sailing. But praise God! He moved and before we know it.. voila! We're going to Japan for our honeymoon!! Hurray!

As each day closes and draws me nearer to our wedding day I can't help feeling a little uncertain of the unknown, a little anxious for the actual day, a little (well it's more than a little in fact) excitement dancing inside me that we'll be going for our first travel together as Mr & Mrs. Heee.. Amidst all these feelings, I need to be level headed as there are other aspects of my life that still needs to go on - such as adults' camp, family, work, etc.

Speaking of family, I cannot help but feel that I will miss my Mum very much when I am married. I do intend to make an effort to spend time with her to catch up even after my marriage. It's just that deep down I know that I will really miss her and I suppose that is good cos to me.. it means despite me being a rebellious daughter since young, deep down I know that I love her very much. I am not sure if other brides-to-be feels this way too and hopefully this is normal, not because my period is drawing near and I am feeling emotional.. hehehe. =)

A number of people told me that I should just smile and be a radiant bride on my actual day and not be bothered about any hiccups if any. I'll heed that advice. =) I know I am not seeking or asking for a perfect, flawless wedding... but I do hope (ok, don't laugh!!) that the Lord will be there on my wedding day, as if He too is on the other side of me when my Dad walks me down the aisle and 'gives me away' as He too is my Father, my heavenly Father. =)

Some other things I really hope for is for my friends, family, helpers, etc to all have a good and fun time too. I believe their smiles will also bring a smile to my face too and add on to my happiness, just knowing that they enjoyed themselves. I mean, there is only so much perfection or a flawless wedding can do...other than pleasing me.. and perhaps only me and a few others... it can't make everyone have a good time and I know that not everything is under control at all times. I commit this aspect unto the Lord's mighty hands!! =) Only He can create perfection!

As I continue to make through each day, I pray that the Lord grant me strength and cheerfulness for the days left, leading to my wedding day, to have the wisdom to run and operate other aspects of my life like work and adults camp. In addition, I want to make it a point to praise Him at all times regardless of the circumstances simply because He's awesome and He loves me. Hehehe.... and also.. I am so so SO blessed by many of my friends and family who showered me with love and support through this period of preparing for my wedding. I really appreciate every single thing they have done for me, for Chris & I and for our wedding.

For now.... it's bedtime... to be a radiant bride.. hahaha.

Bride-to-be,

Consolidation of events...

**Consolidation of events...**

Oh wow! It's 2008 now. Hehehe. Oh well, here's a consolidation of events through pictures. Let the pictures do the talking...hehe. Here are some pictures that I took recently (except those of myself...which are taken by Oonie...=) ) that I like pretty much, esp those at the Museum.

Last Sat 26th Jan'08, we went to the National Museum to catch the Greek Masterpieces from the Louvre. =) Oonie's idea. Swell notion I think. =)

We were hungry, so we went to this uber cool place at the museum call 'Muse' for our brunch. Here's some pics I took while waiting for my food!

Pretty chic ya?

I like this pic below very much...

All day breakfast anyone?

Moi..taken by Oonie of cos... =)

Oonie!

I'll post up some of the Greek masterpieces on the blog... if I manage to get down to it.. hahah.

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Last year, I bought a new cake mixer out of a spur of a moment... hehe... and Oonie and I baked our Oreo cheesecake... and a blueberry cheesecake. Very very yummy I must say.. Hehe. Here's the Oreo cheesecake.

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One of the gown fitting sessions with Martini G for our upcoming wedding...

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While checking out a place for our wedding photoshoot last year, we came across these... I like!

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One of the pics I took during Oonie's birthday celebration last year... hehe.. again while waiting for our food to arrive.

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Christmas teambuilding event for our department... squeeze balls!

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Oonie with one of my Christmas gifts - speech bubble! Cute!

That's all for now...see... one blog entry consolidating and depicting my previous months activities ... hehehe...