twenty & six

more candles on the delicious homebaked triple layer chocolate cake made by E. <3

So i have just turned twenty-six over the weekend. It was a wonderful birthday weekend celebrating with friends and of course, finally spending it with him for the first time! 

Thank you for your thoughts and little surprises (although i've spoiled some of the surprises! haha...) Initially i was thinking of baking a really huge layered cake covered in frosting and sharing it with friends. Only to find out from him that he was going to bake one for me. Aww... hehe.

Also, thanking all my family and friends who have made me feel so loved with their warm wishes and gifts and presence. It was a strange nice feeling to be receiving so much that it was kind of overwhelming!

I whispered a prayer on my birthday morning thanking God for His love and grace, and all the blessings He has poured out to me. It was a time for personal reflections and i really needed this time & space.

(for more birthday photos, please head to my facebook page.)

it's about time

Alright, after more than a year of missing in action, i think it's about time to pick up where i've left.

I've forgotten the joy of blogging and often times busyness is the lame excuse i gave myself. I have not set my eyes on this blog since my last post in Sept 2012. Yep, it's been a long time. Perhaps i thought i've moved on from blogging world.

With the thought of using this space to document the random crafts and findings and my recent adventure in oil painting, i hope this would motivate me to do more things with my hands. That this would open my eyes to the little things surrounding me, to observe and absorb the wonders of life and art. Also a place where i could share with you some of my interests in art, design and creative people!

Also thanks to my friend, Overflou. Recently she has started blogging again and somehow it has this effect on me..and led me to trace my route back to this blog covered with dust.

So, (blowing off the thick layer of dust), welcome back to myself. haha...

Here we go again.

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O Holy Night

Jesus we adore You

Jesus we celebrate You

You are the Reason for the Season

You are the Source of all Joy

You are the Greatest Gift 

All Glory be unto Your name

Luke 2:10-11

Wishing all my friends
 a Blessed & Safe Christmas
& 
A Joyful
New Year!

O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O night, O Holy Night , O night divine!
O night, O Holy Night , O night divine!

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
O'er the world a star is sweetly gleaming,
Now come the wisemen from out of the Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friends.
He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger,
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!

Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains he shall break, for the slave is our brother.
And in his name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
With all our hearts we praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we,
His power and glory ever more proclaim!
His power and glory ever more proclaim!

twenty-four

Turning twenty-four.

Looking back on the past one year, I am truly amazed by the grace of God. Through the ups and downs, I have tasted His goodness and faithfulness. Glory to Him.

For the days ahead, i just want to hang on to His guiding hand. I want to be teachable and submissive. I know   without Him, life has no meaning. I want to truly live life. 

Lest we forget

We sang this beautiful song 'Many Colors Paint the Rainbow' as a choir on Easter Sunday. The music & lyrics still linger in my ears. Two of my friends got baptized too on such glorious day! Praise the Lord!

Anzac Day

I was driving down the freeway this morning when i saw a digital signboard saying 'Lest we forget'. Thousands of people were at the Anzac Day memorial service at Kings Park.  A time to remember those who sacrificed in the wars. Hats off to these courageous veterans.

photo source here

My heart is full of gratitude remembering and just appreciating the ups and downs in life. Moments cherished.

Lest we forget.

Six Hours One Friday

Good Friday

A time to ponder upon the Greatest act of Love. A King that would die for an unworthy me. I am eternally grateful for this Gift of Grace.

"But he was pierced for our transgressions,
   he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
   and by his wounds we are healed.
We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
   each of us has turned to our own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
   the iniquity of us all."

-  Isaiah 53:5-6



You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

- Romans 5:6-11

He chose to walk the road out of His love for you, and me, down the Via Dolorosa all the way to Calvary.