am i ready??

"I can read the Bible a hundred times, read Lady in Waiting fifty times, but if my heart is not ready to give Him my desires, nothing in this world will help. Therefore it is for those who are ready to give the King all their dreams, desires, and wishes and go with their “Naomis” to the unknown that they will find in the end God’s promised land. Such following may look good to us or not - but God, His ways are perfect, and He protects those who hide under the shadow of His wings. We must trust God during our time of waiting, during moments of loneliness, and must fight the best we can with God’s help to guard our hearts, for from our hearts come the issues of life.”

- Keren, middle eastern single girl
(adapted from A Man Worth Waiting For)

happiness

just spent some time listening to RiverLife sermons. and it makes me feel very very happy. i feel so much closer to home, and i realised it's so easy to connect with the speaker even being so far away, either by watching him (ps phillip huan) on video or listening to him (joachim) on itunes. =)

joachim really made me laugh non-stop. so embarrassing cuz i'm in some common area. and laughing and smiling retardly to a computer is a no-no. anyways, i especially love the part after he cracked a joke and said something like "joachim is back! too bad" hahaha. yeah and we're all happy you're back joa! so happy you're back in action, alive and kickin. "after i tell a joke, jing en will roll her eyes, but because it's so dark, i cannot see!" hahahaha. still so proud of it. can't wait to hear more funny stories =P

about 2 more months and 1 week before i get back to the sunny island Singapore. not much time left, guess i gotta get my priorities straight too. did up my list already and i'm pleased. it's going to be an exciting 2 months here in cold and rainy pennsylvania. (it's like 9degrees outside now.. and it's in the day O.O yikes)

also spent some good quality time skyping with car in the morning. never take for granted the special ppl that God has given you. never take for granted how good friends are always there to lend a listening ear. and how they never judge you no matter how terrible you might be.

i love fridays! where it's just me and God <3

BOSTON

playing a fool at brooklyn park with new york city skyline as the backdrop

reaching for the pretty FALLing leaves at HARVARD!

church of science

church of science entrance

some of the superbly beautiful building in Boston

our yummy dinner. a treat of a lifetime! <3
okay guys. that's all i can manage. my eyes keep closing even as I update here...

"bringing Boston to you =)"

quek shi yun!

omgggg. i'm FREEZING! i don't believe it's only 11degrees. i feel like it's 5 degrees or even 0. hur! i've got a 2-3 page response paper due later, and here i am blogging. but i realise, this is how i work. getting rid of all the random things, then focus on that. i kinda work under stress. i am "stressed" that there is no more time cuz i have class till 345pm and I have to do this by 7pm but i can't bring myself to start.

anyways, i am really thankful to God for placing such lovely people around me to care and love me and encourage me. Thank you girls! carissa toh, quek shiyun, charmy, abby and shiwei! I thank God for you all, for giving me you.

this is a special shout out to ah yun!!! shiyun. you really know how to make me laugh and feel so comfortable sharing with you! you are my authentic friend. hahas. not only can i seek your counsel, but i can also play and talk rubbish with you. i like! i like your email updates tooo! even though you blog a lot. =P andddd i just wanna say i TREASURE you a lot! a lot a lot. <3

status

i'm quite intrigued by how a vague facebook status can attract so much attention. and amazed at how ppl can comment without having a clue of what's going on in your life. take no offenses, of course i was prepared for people to read it and do with it as they wish, for i did post it up on facebook. but i'm still surprised. i guess i didn't quite expect ppl to respond to it, cuz i was giving a shout out to myself to be strong. hahas. ohwells. i'm not making quite a lot of sense.

read a book called forgotten God by francis chan, senior pastor of cornerstone church in simi valley, california. he wrote in one part of the book: the decisions we make next year will be profoundly affected by the degree to which we submit to the Spirit right now in today's decision. which is so true, cuz we always pray for God's will in our lives, but forget that it's the everyday decisions we make today that will lead us there. it is the daily walking and communion with Christ that matters. nothing matters when you know you are walking in step with him. it's like the blind being led by the arm of a trusted friend, one step at a time. every day matters. i should start getting this right.

you worry about what's ahead of you, and you keep asking God what's next? what's next? what's in for me in 20 years time. you want to know what it'll be like, cuz you fear the unknown. that's kinda how i feel. forgetting that i have the Holy Spirit, walking BESIDE me and guiding each step of the way. forgetting that i am never alone, never forsaken.

that being said, it seems like i "know it all". like i am getting revelations. not really. and sometimes i wonder, do the writers who write, and the pastors who preach etc, know wad they are talking about. cuz i'm pretty lost.

today's prayer

I desire to live for you.
Let me not quench the Spirit today
Instead, may the fire of God consume me once again

1 Thessalonians 5:19

sailing the chesapeake bay

sorry i've not been very consistent this sem. there's something about america that makes me blog less. maybe cuz there are alway things to do, places to go. and somehow, time slips away and you find yourself not having much time to do stuff. actually i do have a lot of time for myself, but. LAZY LAH!

last week i went on my sailing field trip down south east to the eastern shore of maryland, chesapeake bay. it took us 5hours plus to get there and we left on thurs evening and came back on sunday night. it was really really fun and i had the time of my life there!=) esp the 2nd day when we went out on the skipjack and sailed the bay, caught crabs, cooked 'em and ate them on board. i also got to eat freshly shucked oysters! mmmm yumms. for more pics, just go check out my fb =)






i'm going on another field trip tmr to the harrisburg portion of the susquehanna river. hopefully the weather holds up and it won't be too cold tmr. my tolerance for cold is getter lower and lower. a sign that singapore is my HOME. hahaha.

i've been reading a book: forgotten God by francis chan. it talks about us forgetting about the Holy Spirit. though i would say i've experienced the power of the Holy Spirit and i know a lil abit about it, this book is reaallyy reminding me of the certain basics that i've forgotten and how in certain ways i've quenched the Spirit (1Thes 5:19). the choices i make in life aren't really for me to make. cuz i will almost certainly make the wrong choices. but with the Holy Spirit's guidance i will be able to make the God choices. as i read, i keep wondering about how other people and myself included say stuff like: God led me to do this, God told me this, He spoke to me, He showed me. and i wonder if it reaaaaalllllyyyyy did happen. i know they did, but sometimes i doubt myself too. won't it hurt God sooo much if we put words into His mouth.

amazon here is sooo convenient and cheap, and as much as i'd like to buy books for anyone who wants, i might not be able to. but if u really want, just tell me okay? i miss all of you back home. =)