super unproductive today in terms of crafting problems to meet the deadline on mon instead, i've uploaded photos from vietnam into facebook, check out places to head for high-tea with the girls on sunday and surfing away
i only managed to do up an outline of what i think should be included in the problem statement and 6P apart from that, i just can't get down to writing them out. argh.
pretty much in holiday mood
//posted by ivy @ 17:28//
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
blogging from the hotel lobby enjoying ourselves so far.. and this is our last day here leaving tmr afternoon.
im definitely coming back here in future; the place is great pace is slow, everyone is really friendly in this hostel we're staying and amenities is sufficient for comfortable stay shopping is good too.. i've spent quite a bit and mostly on food!
a waste that i don't have the chance to hang out in the coffee joint to enjoy reading a book because our stay is too short but i did go for a drink in the highlands coffee place. yummy coffee. =)
resting now before heading out to the night market and for me, massage and dessert along the streets tonight is a must before we leave we've been sleeping late every morning.. no alarm so just pure waking up after more than enough rest
wheeee. i want to come back here! =)
//posted by ivy @ 18:10//
Monday, February 23, 2009
woohoo! flying off with celine to ho chi minh in 3 hours' time back on thurs night.
my new contract starts on 23rd march.. one month from now alright time to finish packing and get going tata
//posted by ivy @ 12:12//
Saturday, February 21, 2009
saw this picture as janice's profile photo in facebook
and i'm so amused by the photo
it shows my tickle-me-elmo being emo, and staring at the living room window!
today's "fellowship" session went quite ok
the whole group were present for dinner, and wendy and jon leow came as well
all the food were cleared! yay! =)
thanks celine, for helping me out in the preparation today
and wendy, for yesterday!
//posted by ivy @ 00:20//
Thursday, February 19, 2009
a change in plan over the weekend i submitted the official letter yesterday evening it was approved this afternoon and processed the request i have has been taken note of as well all i need is to wait for the contract
took half day today to prepare dinner for the JW-ers, namely jonathan, wendy, reginald and cindy a simple time of catching up at a homely environment and not like the usual, in an eatery outside
meeting a long-time colleague for breakfast tmr his last day of service and he has been here for a long 6 years gosh. i have been here 3 years 7 months, and it's tiring.
//posted by ivy @ 22:25//
Saturday, February 14, 2009
at several crucial turns in my life, i am always ministered by a song and it never fails again this time
when God drew me back to Him in secondary school, it was the song "So you would come"
when i couldn't catch a glimpse of my future, my graduation and possibly the need to retain in JC2, it was the song "You are so faithful"
when i was broken-hearted after JC2, it was the song "He will carry you"
when i felt terribly stressed during my university final exams and yet having to serve in youth weekly, it was the song "Lord i offer my life"
as i sat in office today and felt so uncertain about my decision, the song came. it was "Trust His Heart"
i'm truly amazed at how God ministers at the songs He put in my heart
//posted by ivy @ 00:54//
Friday, February 13, 2009
"Trust His Heart"
"All things work for our good Though sometimes we can't see how they could Struggles that break our hearts in two Sometimes blinded us to the truth Our Father knows what best for us His ways are not our own So when your pathway grows dim And you just can't see Him Remember you're never alone
God is too wise to be mistaken God is too good to be unkind So when you don't understand When you don't see His plan When you can't trace His hand Trust His heart
He sees the master plan And He holds our future in His hand So don't live as those who have no hope All our hope is found in Him We see the present clearly But He sees the first and the last And like a tapestry He's weaving you and me To someday be just like Him
God is too wise to be mistaken God is too good to be unkind So when you don't understand When you don't see His plan When you can't trace His hand Trust His heart
He alone is faithful and true He alone knows what is best for you"
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what a timely song a song which ministered to me so much at this point in time where i'm unsure of things i'm reminded yet again that God holds the master plan and I have to trust His Heart
//posted by ivy @ 17:42//
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
in-laws and his younger brother came over for dinner on saturday evening i was rather tired after that so didn't go ahead to watch late night movie with the rest of them whom i discovered, ended up not going eventually
i still want to watch the show though! benjamin burton.. heh. i want to catch bride wars too.. ahh, too many shows to watch
yesterday was a simple day i dreamt that i had fried kuey tiao for a meal so after i woke up and washed up, i went for a quick grocery shopping to fairprice to grab the needed ingredients plus a packet of tang yuan since it's yuan xiao jie
we both had fried kuey tiao for lunch then i did some ginger and red date broth for the tang yuan to be consumed in the afternoon as tea-break dinner was at swensens as we had some vouchers to be used up fast grabbed some items from fairprice again and now, there is chin chow drink in the fridge too!
//posted by ivy @ 11:39//
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
is it just me? i don't understand.
//posted by ivy @ 13:37//
Sunday, February 01, 2009
tiring sat GB in the morning and thankfully, i had a list of games to tap on for the next few weeks so it was simply a matter of randomly choosing a suitable game for this morning
simple lunch at JP with cindy and candice before i headed home for a oily afternoon! prepared 6 dishes to feed 12 people.. wasn't easy with my very limited cooking utensils and not much space to work with managed to churn out: - braised chicken wings - beef stew - steamed cod fish - dou miao - sambal prawns and squid rings - egg tofu with minced meat sauce
friends started coming at 6.30pm sharp and eventually everyone who said they were coming turned up, so wasn't a waste of much food it was a simple gathering of friends aka house-warming aka makan session to catch-up etc. hubby had his diver friends over while i had my uni friends and one secondary school friend over
small world; two of them sort of knew each other and started chatting away my friends were soon entertaining themselves although the two group didn't know each other initially that gives me time to clear up and wash up while they carried on their black-jack, bluff, tai-dee session
later today is steamboat and the young adults are dropping by tmr will be a small group of colleagues from work ahh. shld be simpler to handle though i think i dread the aftermath of steamboat!
//posted by ivy @ 00:40//
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