O Rejoice in the Lord

"God never moves without purpose and plan"

As a Christian, my belief is that God is sovereign. He is in control of everything and everything happens for a reason.
Below are the lyrics to one of my fave songs "O Rejoice in the Lord". When I sing this song, I am encouraged to know that God watches out for me and I am never alone.

It reminds us that God is directing our paths and that He makes no mistake. It's all part of a bigger plan, a master plan to mold us and refine us.

'O Rejoice in the Lord'

God never moves without purpose or plan.
When trying His servant and molding a man.
Give thanks to the Lord though your testing seems long;
In darkness He giveth a song.

O rejoice in the Lord
He makes no mistake,
He knoweth the end of each path that I take,
For when I am tried and purified,
I shall come forth as gold.

I could not see through the shadows ahead;
So I looked at the cross of my Savior instead,
I bowed to the will of the Master that day;
Then peace came and tears fled away.

O rejoice in the Lord
He makes no mistake,
He knoweth the end of each path that I take,
For when I am tried and purified,
I shall come forth as gold.

Now I can see testing comes from above,
God strengthens His children and purges in love.
My Father knows best, and I trust in His care;
Through purging more fruit I will bear.

O rejoice in the Lord
He makes no mistake,
He knoweth the end of each path that I take,
For when I am tried and purified,
I shall come forth as gold.

I Know They Are The Parents But...

Does it mean they have the right to go through your stuff?!
ESPECIALLY when u are already of working age and earning?!

One of the unhappy things in Singapore is the serious lack of privacy and independence. It's not that living in Australia's any better but at least I get privacy; my own personal space and freedom. My own place, my own freedom (my own car!)

Back in Singapore, everytime I come home, I open my door to my room and I feel like something's amiss but u can't quite put my finger on it; It's like I was violated when I was asleep. Why?! Does it mean that they are the parents and I am living under their roof that I have NO space nor privacy of my own. I cannot have my own voice and have my say in things?!

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My Journey into a New World

It has been almost 20 years since I could see clearly without the assistance of optical aids.

And this time tomorrow, I would be able to see again with near perfect vision like when I was in primary school.

It is exciting to say the least. Life changing in fact.

For those who do not wear glasses or contacts, you would not be able to know the full extend of the difficulties of being visually impaired. Esp in sports or when I was serving my national service in the army. And oh, thank God for digital cameras, if not, I'll still be having difficulties with the viewfinder (adjusting the diopter) when I take pictures. (but binoculars will still be a problem)

Well, come this time tomorrow, no more! I would be able to play contact sports, go swimming (diving even), night hikes, with less inconveniences and a huge improvement in the quality of life as well as quality of vision!

LASIK can mean new freedom -

• freedom to change the way the world sees you
• freedom from the time-consuming, day-to-day hassle of glasses or contact lenses
• freedom to play sports without the inconvenience of glasses or contact lenses
• freedom to go on holiday and to work without worrying about your eyesight
• freedom to wake up during the night and see clearly

Contact lens intolerance, tired of wearing glasses, and lifestyle activities that are inhibited due to glasses or lens wear such as outdoor sports like golf, football, water sports or hiking...these worries will be a thing of the past!

Spectacles are cosmetically unappealing for some. There is a degree of distortion when looking through the periphery of the glasses, the field of vision is reduced and on leaving a cold room/bus, moisture can fog the glasses and blur vision for a few minutes. Hence glasses are unacceptable for certain careers. Contact lenses require motivation with great attention to hygiene during insertion and removal, failing which sight - threatening infections may result.

LASIK overcomes all these disadvantages.

Here's to freedom!

Meet up with 'Mummy' & the rest...and some reminiscing

Note: backdated entry...supposed to be posted in July!

Met up with Jaz aka 'mummy' today

I also met up with Lilian, Huiya, Mindy, and Shan (who joined us after her dinner)

We met at City Hall MRT (bad place to meet pple i tell u, itz like the whole Singapore congregates there...itz worse than Orchard man!)
We went to Din Tai Fung (DTF) @Raffles City fer din as we din know where else to go (that is not overly crowded).
It wasn't as fantastic as the one @Paragon...(btw, why this time the Adelaide reunions all at DTF ah??)
The veggie (spinach with garlic) was salty (much saltier than the one @Paragon) and the dumplings were quite bland leh. Not consistent wan...fail!


Later, Shan joined us and we all headed to Menotti for desserts! Finally! Can go there. Been wanting to go there since my dinner with Kay @?Ricciotti
The desserts were good! I esp liked Sofiato. The tiramisu was a let down though. And the gelato? Cannot beat Lygon St (Melbourne) lah!

Then Shan and I took the MRT home. It was good to have company as the train rides are usually super boring. Even better was there an opportunity to exercise by being a gentleman and walking Shan to her home. ahhhh...I miss the times when I wld go fer walks with frenz in Adelaide when it was winter esp. mummy, shan, jason, gillian, amanda and fangyi, jie and yellow. I love walking after dinners and I wld drag (some of them) out of the comforts of their heated rooms and away from their beloved column heaters! haha...those were the days. I missed it so.

sigh...

Best Birthday Pressie!!!

Gosh...as I write this, I am still can't get over the good news!

hey...I am still hyperventilating since I read my email...so stay tuned for more details of the pressie I got! Yet to confirm so can't release too much info...

Let's just say, I can start buying more stuff real soon...

Live 11 Years Longer

A Cambridge study came up with this formula for longevity. Apparently small actions count and one can add up to 11 years simply by doing the following:

- Give up smoking (+5years)
- Moderate exercise, 30mins sessions 3x per week (+3years)
- Eat five servings of fruit and veggies a day (+3years)

A Blessed Birthday Post

Blessed Birthdaeeeee tooooooo meeeee!!!

(TRIED SO HARD to forget my birthday but fiends, erm, i mean friends kept reminding me...)

Discouraged

I initially wanted to blog abt my weekend but something happened when I got back home just now and I am extremely depressed and discouraged now.

I can handle it well when life throws at u difficult situations one by one. However, real life is not like this but many problems can come at you altogether at ard the same time (or accumulate over time!).

I have been telling myself that I love what I studied and believe that I can do well in my field if given the chance. But right up till now since I came back from studies, I have not been given a chance to prove myself, sadly but realistically, I feel that I am judged on my one big failure and it seems to pretty much condemned me to a sad state I am in now. It's been nine months and I am nowhere closer to working in the industry I have passion for now than I am before my postgrad studies.
Doubt is so insidious. It really eats you up inside if u feed it. I try and I tried so hard to encourage myself, telling myself to cheer up and look on the bright side. but i see none. Well, there was more light at the beginning but that has slowly dimmed into almost darkness.

Should I go on and keep striving towards being a dietitian in a nursing home, keep believing that health promotion is my calling? or just give it up and just do something that pays? anything.
Isn't that's what many are doing? Not many are chasing their dreams. Many are just stuck in the doldrum of just working and carrying out their responsibility to earn and support the family at the expense of their dreams and ideals. After all, can dreams or ideals feed you?