exceeding joy!

(chel, this space is for u!)

congratulations to US!

home sweet home

the parents r finally herrreeeeeeeee
well they have been in melb for a week but they r finally in my house.
bye bye cooking and cleaning for 2-3 weeks. muahahaha

its been so fun. tho i must admit intially i didnt really know how to go about my daily life. as in, ive been so used living away from them, being independant, doing things at my own pace yada yada. now tht they are here, i dont know how to go about the things i usually do. its no longer just me but us. i'm getting used to the whole family thing once again :)

being with family only screams one thing- major eating sessions!
yup, we have been eating, a lot!

dinner @ grandma kimchi
their beef is to die forr. so juicyy yum!

this is breakfast ok

but i still prefer my cereal for breaky

yumchar which my dad nearly fainted when he saw the bill

came up nearly to rm500

see, should let us pay :) dollar for dollar more value

family with kevin

last sat, we went up to mount dandenong and had lunch @ miss marples!

definitely the best quiche i've tasted by far. gotta love eggs and bacon!

it was too lovely a day to stay at home. perfect time to go to the mountains! we went to feed some birds and tht is when i discovered something new bout my sis- she loves birds.

feeding the birdies @ grant picnic ground

birdy wannabe

the birds eat all day long. people feed it all day long! suddenly i was reminded of this verse, 'if God feeds and clothes the birds of the air, what more me'. the birds didnt ask to be fed but it was being fed. subtle reminder from Him :)

i cant wait for our philip island trip this sat!

sherrr, i miss u
wish u were here with us
love u so much!
xoxo

la di dum

i've got another interview tmr :)

revival doesnt come easy. esp when its dead. unlike this blog, i'm still very much alive and kicking. much has been happening to me and to the ppl ard me. chel's parents came and went. pegs parents are here now and mine is coming next thurs. all our graduation dates are one week after another. when i graduate, it will also be chel's bday. how full on can one month be?

anyways how am i you ask? ok. not fantastic. not awesome. just ok. going with the flow of a lot of things. so much uncertainty. so much patience involved. so much waiting. so much of everything but too little action. i detest when the same ppl ask me the same questions like 'how is ur pr going' a gazzilion times. when i do get it, u'll know it. same goes for my job. yup, i'm still working at a cafe in uni. almost got an accounting job but they decided against it. so i'm back to applying for more jobs.

i see everyone ard me receiving their miracle except me. in a weird way, i still feel at peace. in the midst of all the small talks going on in my head, i know mine is on its way. when i pray for someone to get theirs, i feel i'm one step closer to mine. like my urbies. omg their amazing. the last 2 weeks, testimonies after testimonies have been rolling in. i cant wait to see all u guys this tues for some major praise session.

so wht do u do when u have no hope left?
can you live a life without hope?
wht then becomes of u?

i can't see the light at the end of this tunnel. but the light guiding my path now is sufficient.

ANYWAYS on to less depressing topics :) i'm so happy for pegs coz her parents brought goodies for her! i think they packed the smell of msia here too. coz really my house really smells like a home now. both literally and figuratively! :)

still standing

waiting to hop on tram no 2 towards perseverance street

life at The Den

i worked a grand total of 46.5 hours last week. waking up at 7am every morning and staying till 6pm everyday aint fun BUT the many joys ie moolah i got in return is countless. in all honesty, yes customers do annoy me. yes i'm annoyable. and yes i annoy ppl :) i've come to realise that i'm quite a kang cheong spider also. i need to wake up by 7am in order to bath, check my email and eat breakfast before leaving the house at 7.35am to catch the 7.42am bus. and i NEVER fail to wake up 10-15 min before the alarm ring because somehow i'm scared i won't hear the alarm or my handphone will fail on me -_-. another thing is, when i reach the bus stop before the time the bus is scheduled to come, i will ask myself, did i miss the bus? did the bus leave me? then i proceed to stand up and check if there is any sign of the bus up the road. i'm such a worry wart.

anyways

i actually want to share bout 2 ppl tht i love muchos at work. one is B and one is D. BEEDEES! hehehe -_-

B is not only my colleague but also happens to be one of my best girlfriends. i look forward to weds and thurs coz that's her shift. i remember making a passing comment to my manager once, oh yay, bel's coming in tmr' and i just smile and walked away. our boss calls us the gossip central coz we talk too much and laugh too loud. and he always say that belly should be at one end (the juice corner) and i should be at the other (the hot food section). tho we dont talk much during work but knowing tht she's there gives me a peaceful feeling. the updates, stories and sharing times during work may be short or just a few words here n there but it seems to have more quality then pointless chatters on the phone.

i will always remember the funniest thing you ever said to me. remember how i was complaining that i felt the last wind in my season blew and left? and you said, 'but lily, melbourne is always very windy. you dont know what will happen'. definitely a classic moment :) what i like most bout her is that she's down to earth. her advise is not put in 'holy' terms per say but practical realistic ways. belly, i love u muchos. to me, ur real, ur a soloman to me and ur nothing short of what i could ask for in a friend.

D on the hand is very 'protective' of me. somehow someway. every guy that i talk to, i will have weird stares from him demanding who he is. nice in a way to know tht there is someone looking out for me. dont really know whether he means it not but i shall take it at face value :) ok fine i admit tht i like to nag him A LOT bout his actions or the way he lives life. but i cant help it. thts coz i care and i die die oso must say it. hehe. the thing with him is that he listens to me and never ever tries to shut me up. he just says, 'you dont know wht ur missing out on' and i go, 'YOU dont know what ur missing out on' haha. i know that there is a certain depth to this friendship coz the awkwardness that appears when being silent disappears.

don, i have no idea y u were so cranky last friday but after the incident with u n the 2 girls, i can't stop smiling and laughing to myself. i constantly asked myself how on earth can we be so gamn YET so different. by far, ur the most generous guy i've met and i'm glad our path crossed. tho it maybe for a season but i'm still glad it did. n btw, ur such a stud n i cant stand it! haha

other than friends, i look forward to fridays after work coz we'll have sandwich basketball in the kitchen with the boss. his fav line is, 'double up or nothing'. i always end up laughing till i have stomach cramps. and not to forget, friday is payday!