FIRST ROLL.

i sent my first roll of film to be washed today. 

QARAH moment for me cause she was a genius at removing the film and replacing it with a brand new roll.

will only get it in 3 working days though, and im leaving on Mon. 

oh well, guess i have to wait till i'm back to see what was captured. 

counting down to BKK :) 

xoxo 

BBF :)

.post BBF.

i talked about it here. 

BBF is here. 

see it here! 

xoxo

SWEET CHRISTMAS :)

the sweetest Christmas :)

xoxo

the b'day aftermath.

had a fun-filled day on my birthday, doing 3 of my most favorite things. 

sleeping, eating and spending time with my family :) 

there was another reason why i counted down to today, though. 

in anticipation, bated breath, albeit with sweaty palms, i headed to look for JASON. 

yeah, no one else but JASON. 

because he had the power to determine if i could/couldn't choose. 

the color.

of my spankin' new black bird fly. 

yeah. i still cannot believe it, till i hold it in my hands to concede that it isn't but a dream. 

a very good friend blessed me with it and i am still reeling from shock/surprise. 

alas, they didn't have the color i want but Jason was kind enough to order in one for me. 

thank you for favor, Jesus! :) 

my film is waiting for my new camera to arrive but meanwhile i will experiment with a two-frame camera jojo got me for Christmas. 

i don't usually open stuff before Christmas - i am traditional that way, still waiting for the actual day to open up all my gifts just cause i like it. 

but this one i had to, because she insisted. 

couldn't blame her cause she got it months back from korea, just for me. sweet :) 

xoxo

:)

i had a happy day today cause it is my special day :) 

will talk more about it soonest.

xoxo

F21 @ 313

i have a short attention span but i can shop for hours. 

F21, yes four stories of all her glory has opened; like finally. and i got to visit today. 

walking out empty handed would be an injustice. 

not to her. but to me. 

my sister turned her bag upside down and squealed with excitement. glee, maybe. 

at the bottom of the giveaway recyclable bag was inked, "John 3:16"

i was stunned. 

either the store was Christian or the bag company was. 

i have no idea. 

but maybe i didn't feel as guilty about my spoils anymore ;) hah!

xoxo

POP POP POP - i HEART BUBBLE WRAP

heart bubble wrap!

xoxo

MAX LUCADO

Christ in Me

by Max Lucado

Like Mary, you and I are indwelt by Christ.

Find that hard to believe? How much more did Mary? No one was more surprised by this miracle than she was. And no one more passive than she was. God did everything. Mary didn't volunteer to help. What did she have to offer? She offered no assistance.

And she offered no resistance. Instead she said, "Behold, the bond- slave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word" (Luke 1:38).

Unlike Mary, we tend to assist God, assuming our part is as important as his. Or we resist, thinking we are too bad or too busy. Yet when we assist or resist, we miss God's great grace. We miss out on the reason we were placed on earth-to be so pregnant with heaven's child that he lives through us. To be so full of him that we could say with Paul, "It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me." (Gal. 2:20)

What would that be like? To have a child within is a miracle, but to have Christ within?

To have my voice, but him speaking.
My steps, but Christ leading.
My heart, but his love beating
in me, through me, with me.
What's it like to have Christ on the inside?

To tap his strength when mine expires
or feel the force of heaven's fires
raging, purging wrong desires.
Could Christ become my self entire?

So much him, so little me
That in my eyes it's him they see.
What's it like to a Mary be?
No longer I, but Christ in me.

From Next Door Savior
Copyright (Thomas Nelson, 2003) Max Lucado

NAIL ART -

i went for my very first mani/pedicure today. 

it was a pretty enlightening experience i would say. 

being waited on and pampered isn't something you get used to in a moment or even a day, truly. 

or at least i wouldn't. 

i am pretty much hands on and am used to doing these things myself. 

but Your favor was upon me and the owner of the shop did my nails for me. 

maybe i just really needed to sit still for a few hours and do nothing. 

yeah. just maybe. 

xoxo

IN LIFE & DEATH.

and so in 7 days i've encountered 2 births and 1 death and connected with good friends. 

tragedies & celebrations, are poles apart - yet somehow draw people closer together. 

- selah - 

and so in 7 hours i've encountered 2 lives before death was allowed to set in. 

i was reminded about why i am doing what i was doing. 

an email from a friend telling me how he envied what i was doing. because the work of my hands impacts lives. a text from a friend said the same thing the night before. 

it's funny/amazing how Daddy God always knows when i'm teetering over the edge. 

how he always sends something, someone to reach out and pull me back before i fall.

i rest easy, knowing that You're watching over me. 

keep watching, Daddy. 

keep watching. 

xoxo

HYBRID FLYBIRD -

oh will i get me a flybird this Christmas? 

p.s. i've waited all year to get one and still haven't made up my mind. 

xoxo

rainbow lolly -

i am still wondering what this lolly tastes/would taste like. 

yummmmmmmm :)

xoxo

DIM SUM GIRLIES -

and so we finished our tarts in orchard & decided to head elsewhere. 

happy early dim sum with the girls and we prayed for the fats to go to my good friend KL because he is super nice and won't mind :) and can definitely use some of it. well, he already knows about this because i've already told him. he just laughed it off. 

i seldom do things like that & usually keep it short & sharp. honestly :) 

love the otah & scallop siew mai. the char siew rolls too. 

xoxo

BIRDS NEST -

my mummy bought bird's nest from BKK back for me. 

loves :)

xoxo

THE FRIENDS STAND -

another one of my favorite days cabbing to my favorite place. 

church. 

i passed a marathon and something caught my eye. 

not the banners. not the barricades. not the fancy brocade of a vest the police were wearing. 

oh, it was what i'd affectionately call: the friends stand. 

all along the way, the long treacherous route were clusters of people. 

holding clappers and cheering the runners on. 

oh wow, i thought. it was only 10 mins shy of 730am and they looked like the dawn of day. 

waving enthusiastically, they clapped, cheered, whistled, reassured, encouraged. 

all for one motive - so that the participants will never give up. 

i call them the friends stand for one reason. 

they remind me of the friends i have. 

love that. 

there are times i stumble and fall, but they are there to pick me up. to see that i press on. 

there are times a fleeting thought throws me off guard and when i contemplate throwing in the towel, they remind me the reason why i'm doing what i'm doing.

and i couldn't ask for more. 

not just them but i see Jesus cheering me on, in the stands. 

the firm, strong yet tender look in His eyes that tells me everything's gonna be alright. 

i am super blessed because of my Savior's love for me. the love of my family & friends. 

xoxo