A Change Will Do You Good

So too for all of us.

Its transition time - shifting, morphing, transforming.


Its time to rise up!

Are We Done Yet?

These past weeks saw me working up myself into a fine big P-a-n-i-c, as I started imagining boogeymen endings for things that have not been done yet.

Exams: I'm gonna fail! No time to study (busy panicking mah)! Haven't covered the chapters properly!
Wedding: We're gonna limp through the ceremony without alot of things, and no presiding Pastor to marry us! *cue dramatic music*
New home: Its still a mess!
Everything else in the world: Its just all WRONG!


The actual state of my mind was clearly questionable, as I flitted from one minor panic to another (and another) until they cluttered my mind and heart (resulting in seriously real episodes of 'omgithinkimgoingtofaintnow') to the point of exploding.

But with a little bit of quality rest and clear mindedness, everything falls into place...

Exams: Do my best and stop wasting time panicking! Even if I did fail the test, I will re-sit until my ICSA is completed.
Marriage: What me worry? The hall deco may go up in flames, no presiding Pastor takper...because God is here with us, emotions may go into a sudden funk, but what the hey.... its our 'big day', so what? We're getting married (yay)!
Home: I did what I could earlier, the rest is his problem for now. Lols.
Everything else in the world: Nothing was ever perfect in the first place, we do our own bit to improve our living, relationships and planet.

Not too bad after all, eh? :)


Now on to the kitchen! Panic takes up loads of energy. :p

Praise God! :)

S'wonderful to journal consistently again.

YES! :)

Finally, absolutely totally out of it!

*victorious jig*

Praise the Lord! :)

Now to remain calm and indifferent IF nasty words are said again.

Wheee!! n_n

Badminton! :)

Yeay!

Had 2 rounds of badminton tonight. So out of shape, but it was good. n_n



Maggie: I miss the games with Zul, Pak Lah and Mizi!

Peace at Last

You know that point in time, space and emotion where you are totally at peace over certain situations?

I reached that point recently.

Not because I felt that I am 'holier' or better than others.

I guess I just reached complete acceptance and gained real closure over that silly event.

Giving thanks and praise to the Lord for healing my heart and re-filling it with love, joy and hope! n_n

Gong Xi Gong Xi!

Happy Chinese New Year! n_n

Annoying Cold

Apart from that, I've been pampered and spoiled rotten for the past few days. n_n

I Spy with My Little Eye...

... a set of shiny pink plastic QWERTY keys! :D

Another early Christmas pressie, this one is from my dearest. :)

My first QWERTY handphone, from CSL.
Belilah barangan buatan Malaysia! n_n

My dearest told me that its a toy for me to play with, until I get my new handphone.


Let's see how long this unit will last under my not-so-gentle handling. ;p

Early Christmas Pressie :)

A sweet & thoughtful gift from my dearest's parents. n_n

So Full!

Both literally and figuratively. :)

I love this long weekend! n_n

So Not In The Mood

If you asked me right now whether I am sure that this is what I really want with my life, I can't.

I feel tired.

And unappreciated.

Could be just the popular 'female-mood-swing' at work.

Or not.


Need more sleep.


But first, off to the kitchen to bake a batch of cream cheese cookies. :)

My Precious....

An iron-on froggy that has dangly legs! :D
Courtesy of Nic

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

We (Mummy, Daddy, Lynn, Nic & I) had a belated birthday celebration for Daddy last night at Tony Roma's (Cineleisure, Mutiara Damansara), and this was what we had:

Bread with a yummy garlic spread


Fried Mushrooms


Nic's Ribs and Steak Combo


Lynn's 1/2 chicken


Daddy & Mummy's Beef Slab


(I was overexcited and forgot to take a photo of my pasta before devouring it)

Yummy, no? :)

To cap the sumptuous dinner, we surprised Daddy with a cake.

But I think we were more surprised than him.

Because the very sporting crew members gathered excitedly, then sang the birthday song with gusto as they placed the blazing cake in front of Daddy:

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to Daddy!
Happy Birthday to you!

Daddy is a stickler for privacy, so to honour the man's principles,
the 'black bar' is placed in this blurry photo.

We kidded that Daddy had extra "children" all of a sudden...all because they sang according to the message that was written on the cake [Happy Birthday Daddy! :)]. *grins*


Maggie: A zillion thanks to my dearest for organising and buying dinner! *muaks*

Funky Thursday

Lesson learned yesterday: Don't EVER arrange any other appointments on Toastmasters Club nights! @_@

Due to the day's accumulated stress and preparation for our contest, I panicked over not being on time for my other appointment before my turn to speak came.

So I left.

And made a lot of my Toasties worry about me.

Maggie: Never again...

Funny Day

Well, it was something of an emotional roller-coaster. :)

1. Breakfast with family, shared jokes I learned last night - Peace & joy
2. On the way to the half-day class I was waiting for almost 4 months ago - High
3. Hear some people being sarcastic as I walked past - Slightly deflated, tried not to let it get to me by taking Pingu's advice, and.....success! :)
4. Entering the half-day class - Higher than a kite
5. Blow-BLOW-blow! - Higher than ever
6. Received sms from Pingu - happyhappy
7. Lunch & catching up with some girlfriends - relaxed, happy & calm
8. 3-minute chat with Pingu --> (n_n) happy
9. Quiet time - peace, joy & direction
10. Power nap - t.k.o.
11. After power nap - refreshed! :)
12. PCP - rejuvenated
13. Worship - Yay!
14. Sermon - awake, entertained, educated, and also went into zone-out (and moody pumpkin) mode after I heard the M-word being preached. Yeeeee....!
15. Drive home - tired, feeling a bit sick, thinking of Pingu
16. Call from A.M. about our colleague's son's death - slight shock, empathy for colleague (felt like crying over her loss), decision making mode.
17. Banking time - No feeling. xp
18. Chat with Pingu again --> (n_n) x 10PU
19. Dinner - Yummy in my tummy! :)
20. Blogging - Saja nak report. :op

Maggie: Don't kill me!

Happy Weekend & Other Jambalaya

Two whole days, and my heart is full and almost bursting with happiness. n_n

Wish there was more time for that, but all good things have to make way for the working week.

Oh, and I bought a Korean-made silver ring (y'know, the cheapo ones that look expensive) for my right pinky.. nice and shiny... can blind other lunch-time pedestrians by reflecting sunlight off it, if I wanted to. *evil cackle*

I'm so looking forward to doing a proper 3 day fast & prayer... I missed the previous round. :\

EGAD!

I'm turning into my mother!

From his reactions and my (intended) actions.. we kinda resemble my parents 'reacting' toward each other.

Yup, there is definitely a chunk of humour in here. *grins*

A Little Cheer

Got 4 CDs just now.

One Alicia Keyes CD.
Three CDs from the "Loungin' " series.

Hurrah. n_n

The Day God Blessed Me Greatly

"You need to change the digit '9' to '2' on this flyer."

"Okay."

"For this whole stack."

"How many are there?"

"Five thousand."


Yikes!

There I was, priming myself for an evening's movie screening with my cell members, and I got this in the early hours of the work day.

Feeling pretty deflated, I readily admitted defeat by sms-ing to Amy that I wouldn't be coming for the movie after all.

Being the woman of faith that she is, Amy responded that she would pray for me.

And wonders upon wonders, I was able to complete half the amount of flyers in good time for the movie. Yay! Praise the Lord! n_n

The best part was that the Lord ministered to me with two scenes in the movie:
i) The arguement where divorce was strongly implied. When Caleb shouted that he doesn't get any RESPECT from Catherine, it brought back not-so-fond memories of my relationship with my Ex.
ii) When Caleb's dad communicated to him through the Love Dare book that the habits that destroy a relationship e.g. hobbies, gambling and pornography. Felt such a huge sense of release then. Wow! :)

I'm glad the Lord declared His love to me today by clearing the path so that I could watch the movie.

And I know that the person sitting next to me was ministered to as well.


Isn't God just marvelous? n_n