Faith Noodles

My mum has been working round the clock lately. I've noticed distinct lines of fatigue appearing on her face. I'm so glad she's decided she's in dire need of a holiday and NOW, my mum and sister will be going back this Saturday to MALAYSIA. They're both as happy as larks =) And here I am.. (shamefully) wishing with all my heart that I would be able to go back too. I know I can't - I can't for very simple reasons. One being the fact that I need to stay here to prepare for my tests after the break. Another being I am needed at Easter Camp - I am bringing a friend, and it won't be nice to just leave her like that and 'cabut' to Malaysia =) Haha. cabut. And camp's just the place where I'll get to build friendships with people, help build people up, and at the same time, be enriched myself. But, God, why am I in this doleful state? It's my third year here. And I still miss home like the first day I arrived. God, encourage me! I won...

As I was stroking Tammy while she was eating, it just struck me how completely in love I am with her. This 2-months-old destructo German Shepherd pup has me tightly wrapped around her muddy little paw! Because of Tam, I have become the slowest text message and facebook wall post replier  on earth ! It was so nice watching her munch happily on her puppy food whilst I stroked her, and I stopped to think about that verse in the Bible in 1 John 4:"God is love". He is the  very essence  of love. I mean.. look, I'm just a girl who is just drenched with imperfections; I make wrong choices, think wrong thoughts on a daily basis - and here I am, so in love with my pup. Then, I thought about something radical:  Wait a minute ,  what if God loved me as much as Mel and I love Tammy! What if He watches me as I eat & tries to tell me how much He loves me even during meal times? What if He sits with me and calms me down till I'm sound asleep? What if He consta...

A wise 14-year-old said this to me yesterday after I spent half the day gulping down strong emotions:  "Cheh, you have to smile  as hard as you can  till your eyes grow really small so that it'll be harder for your tears to fall out." Daddy, thanks for blessing me so much with and thru all these people! Now I'm going to wake my sister up by singing "O Christmas Tree" into her left ear! *inserts a villain-ish laughter here* Heheh.

Today, I got serenaded by one of the elderly residents at work!  Aww.. He was carrying a coffee cup to me and started singing to and for me "yes you're lovely,  with your smile so warm "  Awww. he's such a sweetheart, isn't he? *Grins* He's too old for me though. Haha.   Oh, and this reminds me of what happened last year. My church invited this 20 something year old Christian singer and turned the church service to a cafe style setting and he was just singing for us the whole time, there was no sermon.. just singing and food. =) And after singing a few songs. He pointed at me and told the church that he was dedicating the next song to me. I was shocked  but pleasantly surprised, more than that actually. Lol. And adding to the fact that he was easy on the eyes, I felt so giddy, in a good way though. =) okay  that's  enough ,  you sound like a high school girl . Ahh.. incidents like these just makes a girl feel so.. special! 

I just finished a major biology test! Wheee! Just fell into one big heap of elation when it was over. I've a test in 2 weeks but that can wait awhile. Need to enjoy myself nw and going to the cinema for the first time in ages.  I've been so bogged down lately by this intense pressure of wanting to get into medicine.  Few weeks ago the pressure was so intense the dam just burst aft my bio lab. We were making a model of a human embryo, it was fascinating and fun, you get to use a special clay and all (felt like kindy!), we even had background music. However, it was an assessment, and towards the end.. when time was almost up, I found I had looped my embryo's  vein over it's kidney and to redo it would take some time, and the vein was so narrow I just made a mess of it when I tried to repair it so I got shooed away by the lab assistant without repairing that vein. I think that lab was abt 5% to my overall mark. That isn't much right? But I had a major Bio test t...

I have two tests in a week. Physics is one of them and I don't get Physics.  I have Biochemistry comprising 40% of my total mark the day after. Plus, I need to study for my Reproduction Lab. And I haven't gone thru much. Groaaaaaaaaaaan. And I have other responsibilities and activities to attend. I feel like giving up. I don't wanna work so hard.. why do I need to work so hard? why? why? why? why? Here's why. Because I serve a God who loves me. And He's gonna help me thru this. It's not gonna be easy but I'm gonna come out alright. And because He loves me I wanna give back to Him. And this is one of the ways I can. I will not, I cannot give up.  Help me Dad to serve you with joy, not grudgingly! 

I said I needed inspiration eh? I've got all the inspiration I need.. Today I went to work at the Retirement Village again. After serving dinner to the residents (that's my fave part! Hee), I was washing the dishes while my colleague cleaned the coffee machine and put the table clothes to wash. We've a wastemaster in the kitchen where you can throw soft food into and  I threw the minced meat into the wastemaster. Way to go, Abby. So after cleaning the trays, cutlery, plates, bowls etc and putting it into the dishwasher, I turned on the switch that activates the wastemaster. Normally, the food thrown into it would go down the wastemaster and it grinds it. But noo, this time it didn't happen because "someone" threw the mince down the wastemaster.  The wastemaster was now half-full with orangey water (must have been the custard; the water is supposed to go down, not stay there), and bubbly lumpy.. alright, let's not go there, I shall spare you the...