Teenie!...

my new found travelmate and photomate!.. *grin* Her name is Teenie-Grey.

Ice Cream!.. :D

I like this picture very much.. :D

I have decided!..

I have come to a final verdict.. I think!.. and feel peace when I have decided. Focus on the here and now. and I shall not head home for now, not even for holidays until God opens the door.. More at peace once that is settled. *grin*.. So, friends back home, I won't be seeing you guys any time soon.. Either next July for good or ??? only God knows... when.. *wink*

Psalm 84:10..

Psalm 84:10 (New Living Translation)

 ¹⁰ A single day in your courts
      is better than a thousand anywhere else!
   I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God
      than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.

do I mean it wholeheartedly? 

when you say "don't care".. do you really mean it?..

or is it just an easy phrase to use?.. or is it a substitute for expressing that uncertain feelings?.. but it doesn't really mean that we don't care any more.. or does it? I wonder.. 

I recognise that different people use different phrases to express different things.. Therefore, the same phrase may not express the same feelings for different people. Now, wouldn't that makes things really confusing? It just brings communication to another level of complication.. hmm.. 

Just a random thought that I have today. *grin*

Me & English afternoon tea.. *wink*

this is what I call enjoyment of life! my kind of tea.. :)

what more could I ask for?

I am in love!..

gotcha!.. in love with God's creation..... *grin*

do enjoy these photos.. *wink*

my fairy-tale land... and this is real!.. *grin*

this is really a glimpse of the peace of God that I have been experiencing.. it is amazing that pictures speak what words couldn't express.. *dreaming*

how much is too much?

I just have this question in my mind today... especially after an interesting conversation this morning. Just boggles my mind what people are going through in their lives. Everyone of us have our own struggles and issues and yet lots of people need support.. and how do we balance in giving the support.. What would Jesus do in this? That's my prayer today as I reflect and pray. May God gives me the strength and the creativity to know how to respond that pleases Him. 

Matthew 26:41

'Stay alert; be in prayer so you don't wander into temptation without even knowing you're in danger.'

In The Message, Eugene Petersen paraphrases the words of Christ in Matthew 26:41...

Dinner on 04.05.10..

Why is this dinner so special? lol.. well, coz I actually find this meal I cooked so unique.. hehehe.. and I am so happy with it.. making the white sauce from scratch.. using double cream.. chopped garlic.. mushrooms.. prawns... cheese... butter... tee-hee-hee.. and of course, my final touch with the mixed herbs!.. I think I am pampering myself way too much!.. lol.. *wink*

My first 5-miles walk too!.. lol..

after the BBQ... 10 of us went on a 5-miles walk... and I managed to take some lovely lovely pictures along the way.. I was really tired at the end but it was well worth it.. *grin*

Stratford-upon-avon Canal..

Yellow.. yellow!... (rapeseed flowers, it is called)

Lovely, isn't it? :)

I thought this is really sweet... :)

lastly... me!.. trying to climb this.. lol.. 

I had a great time.. love the countryside.. love seeing many different things.. love to see all sorts of flowers.. animals.. and I managed to conquer a 5-miles walk!.. lol.. *wink*

My first BBQ of the year.. :)

Yup.. first BBQ... with my fellow C-groupers.. Weather was rather unpredictable, however, we did have some good sunny moments!.. lol..

I was just posing besides the BBQ equipment and the master chef managing the equipment.. (btw, he is my C-group leader)

Group picture of everyone... great weather to take a group picture.. hehe... but not everyone was there though..

all the meat!... hehe..

and the rest of the food...... (roast potatoes.. rice salad - both are my favorites... kebab.. buns... drinks)

and of course, without fail and it is a must!.. we ended with puddings and ice cream.. this is the English way of a meal.. *grin*

My second BBQ is coming up soon.. think it would be in June.. and then, there will be another one in July.. hehehe.. 

Tiramisu-making success!..

this is the final product... :) Made it with 3 other girls.... and I learnt some important lessons about "shouldn't over whisk double cream or egg whites, else they will become destabilise and break"... Never know about this before.. hehe.. Well, hope to make again soon... hopefully, then, it would be better!.. hehehehhe........  

the Big Church Day Out... May 29th, 2010...

yippeeee..... goin on a bus too!.. lol... looking forward to this as we are going to have picnic.. worship.. and lots of jumping... lots of girly chats... lots of photo-taking... Please pray for sunny weather... thank you... *wink*

Bye bye...

I waved bye bye to Mr Procrastination.. well, more like, cast him out in Jesus' Name last night.. and today has been so fruitful for me.. able to get on with my work.. *grin* I think I have to keep at it.. Praying and asking God to help me to overcome this everyday.. to build the good habit of discipline... 

Good night.. :D

Everything in its Time...

Got this song from a friend whom I met only once.. Spent one weekend with her and others... and this is the song that she would be using for her wedding march in a week's time... so sweet.... and what a lovely girl she is... even though I do not know her that well... 

Everything in God's time.. :) This song just touches me.. hehe.. *grin*

Sometimes I wonder what lies ahead
How long till my hunger is fed
They say it's hard to make it in this part of town
So many people on this merry-go-round

Some folks try astrology
Some turn to crystal balls
To find an answer,
To get through it all
I just fall on my knees and I try to pray
In the silence I can hear Him say

The river runs and the river hides
Out to the ocean and under the sky
I promise you, the answer will come
Hold on to patience and watch for the sign
Everything in its time

I often feel like I'm two steps behind
Somebody must have moved that finish line
There are a thousand reasons
Why I should give up
But I'm stubborn in the things I believe

The river runs and the river hides
Out to the ocean and under the sky
I promise you, the answer will come
Hold on to patience and watch for the sign

'cause maybe there's another plan
One I still can't see
A little surprise, like your love in my life
Funny how time changes how we see

The river runs and the river hides
Out to the ocean and under the sky
I promise you, the answer will come
Hold on to patience and watch for the sign
Everything in its time
Everything in its time
 

Procrastinated again?

think this is really my biggest enemy..... and I know I have failed tremendously the past few days..... procrastinated and procrastinated..... ish... it feels like I am having a disease or something.. 

but there is HOPE!.. I know I can overcome it with God's strength.. 

Well, here I go again.... get up and try again.. Pray for me, ya... *grin*

Sandwich?

Just a picture of the tuna-mayo sandwich I made and other food that we had for the picnic.. didn't have time to do the egg-mayo sandwich... Timing calculated wrongly today!.. lol.. more photos coming up.. hehe..

A question in my heart that is answered & re-affirmed...

Question is "Why am I still in the UK?"...

Pleasantly surprised to be finding myself reading this reflection this morning in this link....
http://thebcec.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/why-am-i-still-in-the-uk-by-junny-chan/

and from there, I found myself writing the below comment for the write-up...

"be a missionary for England? hmm.. interesting phrase and food for thought..

Thanks Junny for your reflection and sharing... This is the exact question that I have been asking the past weeks/months...... how interesting that I am to find myself reading your reflection today.. It is like.. a re-affirmation in my spirit... of what God has been saying..

Read two books recently.. one by Martin Goldsmith and the other by his wife, Elizabeth Goldsmith.. was truly blessed and encouraged by their writings..particularly, the one written by Elizabeth... (titled God can be trusted).. Amazing stories... and I haven't met this couple yet.." 

And speaking of which, I remembered that before I came over to the UK, this same couple was in DUMC (my church back home).. but I didn't get to hear them... and this time, when they were in Birmingham, I didn't get to go and hear them as well.. However, their books, in God's special way, came to me!.. and I had the privilege of reading them and was truly blessed!..  now, am listening to Martin Goldsmith's sermon online.. 

http://thebcec.wordpress.com/sunday-messages/

Indeed, there is that affirmation in my heart today.. at this very minute... *grin* God is good, all the time!... :D

That day will come..

Praising God while I wait.. Praising His Awesome Name as I wait.. Serving Him and His people.. there are so much to learn, to do.. to serve... to grow to be stronger in Him.. and before I know it, that day is here!.. *grin*..

*inspired by the song I am listening to... well.. the same one in my previous scribbling*