Online recipes in blogs...

are so GOOD! One which I just chanced on and liked immediately, because of it's simplicity...eatzybitzy....and her pictures are well taken

Christmas is..

COMINGGGG!!......how do I know? I saw the christmas decorations at Orchard Road last week whilst going to Tanglin Mall to meet M. Haha!

It's a declaration that christmas shopping NOW begins! Buying gifts for family, friends, colleagues, etc. Will anyone and everyone appreciate a hand-made card and not one which is commercially printed?

For sure, there's more to Christmas. A time when everyone hears through songs in the media, in shopping centres that Jesus Christ was born into this world, God becoming flesh and Jesus is the Saviour of the world in the end. Does it just go through one ear and out the next for those who haven't or don't want to consider the good news of what God has done for them, his enemies, of which I was one of them too?

There's definitely more to Christmas then what the world thinks it knows
http://www.moretochristmas.com

Thought I'd attach pic above which looks quite christmassy. Took it in Finland during summer (Sep 06) using close-up mode on Nokia N73. An attempt to exercise some photography/artistic flair =)

Motivations...

...needed for everything we do?

God is light >> motivation to not sin against our Creator God?
1 John 1:5 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20john;&version=31;

God is love >> motivation to love others because he first loved us when we were his enemies?
1 John 4:16 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20john%204;&version=31;

gifts from God...

which are both gifts of life and gifts of talent/skills...

Check out my school-mate's son. He's 5 years old and he plays the drums! Amazing enough! More amazing is that he's got rhythm, not out of synch! Seems like he imitates his parents and how they're involved in music ministry. Such is modelling to a child. They observe and follow. Disciples are made that way....just like Jesus' disciples following him and imitating him.

http://drummerboydavy.blogspot.com/

Video craze...

Durian and 3 yr olds




Ilona tells of God the creator


Samuel and tractor


Presents received by Kerrs' kids from Uncle & Aunty Kweh


Candles blown when Jessica turned 1 yr old

My first video upload...

an amazing achievement of being able to upload a video!!

Amateur recipes

are always amateur...here goes the search of how to make $4+ coffee at a cheaper price...

Latte:
1. Warm a cup of milk in microwave
2. Add 2 teaspoons of coffee powder and stir

Mocha:
1. Stir half cup of coffee powder and water
2. Add milk til cup is full
3. Add milo powder and stir

Refreshing salad

which became a success after one try. It's fool proof man! Need somewhere to record it down, hence thought this is a good place. Credit goes to Marc and Lay San for feeding it to me =P

Dressing: olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, red onions thinly sliced, pine nuts or walnuts
Ingredients: spinach, oranges sliced round

chinese new year...

a political time? "How can that be?" some would ask (my non-C colleague did). Well, if you're like me who say wrong things at wrong time, struggling to understand why people are all so caught up with prosperity which they think they can control by words they say and things they do. Sigh. Then there are protocols to follow, ie, younger must visit the older, must have reunion dinner at hubby's side of the family, must bring two oranges & not 1 orange or anything else, the marrieds must give ang pao to the singles regardless of how old they are, etc. During this time, the complexity of people is just enlarged (there's another word to describe, but can't find in my limited vocab). And the complexity is tainted with sin (rebellion against God). Ah-ha! You asked "what has sin got to do with it?". Just have a ponder about all the scenarios/situations amongst family/friends. If people could be simple and treasure the relationships, disregarding whether people behave a certain way, wouldn't that be wonderful? Reminds me of the pharisees in the bible who keep seeing others being unclean outwardly, yet forget that their hearts are not clean either.

I'm just going to have a quiet night with my parents, though possibly an argument or two might erupt, and doing the laundry or housework might happen, but just to be with them and appreciating what God has given to me, which I can't ask for more. I do love my parents, hopefully just the way God has loved us, demonstrating via Jesus' death. It's amazing how obedient Jesus is to God - how we were meant to live. oops! Am I diverting? hehehe...i should endeavor to be focus =)

Ok, have to rush off now. See my cha-bo's blog (http://cantgetwatiwant.blogspot.com/2006/01/larry-cucumber_26.html)! I too love Larry the cucumber! Gave her a bookmark which had some words behind saying "God's way is the best!"