every blessing You pour out, i'll turn back to praise!


just look at the beauty of it! breath-taking ay? taken 27 may 5ish in the evening. lurve it!


suuuuuper adoration! blessed be the name of the Lord! the maker of heaven and earth.


i will soar on wings like eagles.. for my broken wings are mended.

{.Your love is extravagant.}





happy burfday mrs kangta!! ur so in korea now, but pleeeaseee read this!

{.Your love is extravagant.}





yay! peekchures finally. dinner with my my favourite onion at raffles hotel! i shan't mention the kuku-iest thing i did.

{.Your love is extravagant.}




i can't live a day without You, Lord.

theses days the temp is like droppppping to 4 degrees. suuuper cold.

last night was friday nite live at FCC. I didn't have the motivation to go, I felt so reluctant. But I remember this article I read, which is to always open revenues of which God can speak to you. So, yepp, with this in mind, I went. When I arrived at the place, sometimes i feel so individual that I wasn't needed there. I kept thinking, what in the world am i doing here? It's like i'm fighting away thoughts that keep popping in my head. I prayed for my heart to be a santuary, to be prepared to receive truths.

Alright, i guess i'm socially disabled. I see everyone around me, strangers. The people I know, are busy preparing for the service. I'm here, stumbled. It really made a difference when cheeks said i'm so glad you're here, even tho it was what the MC suggested. Like what uncle jeffrey goh will say.. turn to ur neighbour and say "i'm so glad you're here." I always thought it's just so redundant, but this time, this night, just a simple sentence, or a word of encouragement can lift someone up, and bring about a smile. It did, and i'm really glad i went.

During prayer, this word just kept appearing in my head. "Release." What a simple word, that spoke miracles to someone. Release the burden, release the worries, release all assignments, release all fear, release all tiredness, release all pain, release. Just release it all to Him, because my El shadday is here to save the day! =)

so easy said, but not so easy done. If only you would just release, you will be freed.
To know and believe is one thing, to really trust and do it is another in itself.

I guess, what matters most wasn't the message itself, but the experience of just being there filled the essence of it. in fact, i don't recall what the message was. oops. haha. i only remembered 2 words. Discern or else be Deceived.

{.Your love is extravagant.}






{.Your love is extravagant.}




alamak!
it's wednesday already.
yesterday, i cycled with cheryl, lydia and eunice along East Coast Park, headed to Gelare for half-priced waffles! shiok! then we exercised our way to geylang for durians. yum yum!

the real thing.. we were at the gym for sports class, doing our warm-ups on the bikes, of which we had timings and stuff la.. so in order to motivate ourselves, it's gelare we're heading to!! yay. heh. The lesson was on kickboxing.. we had to put on what look like the D24 uncle's gloves, and then place the kickboxing gloves over it! haha. The things I do to make life so much more enjoyable! =)

i havent had my daily dosage of ten hours of sleep for the longest time. Amazing for these few days are so much more fulfilling than the rest of my other days. I guess sleeping less means alot more time to do stuff!

yawns!

{.Your love is extravagant.}





while doing spss at the lab at 5pm...
and at 6pm... you can barely see anything

the day is getting shorter.
the warm is evaporating away.
i just don't wanna say winter is coming..
but i hope it delays.

{.Your love is extravagant.}




it's raining
it's pouring
the old man is snoring

phrase of the day: why can't you see freedom is sometimes just simply another perspective away.

food for thought: baskin robbins!!

can't believe i've been so zonked out these few days, and having an aching butt and a terrible lowerback ache. finally network management project is done. it's been a tremendous brainy workout learning new programs within a short period of time and being masters of it. phew! it's over.. one more step closer..

just left with market research report and presentation and networt management's show & tell presentation and that brings me closer to the holidays! YAY!

my exam timetable.. prayer needed.
14 june - network management
17 june - asia in the world economy
19 june - foundations of asian business
23 june - market research

ina, i can meet you after my paper on the 23rd.. which apparently ends kinda late like 4pm, if ya still in perth by then.. haha.

strength. discipline. wisdom. stop eating so much. pink in health. yepp yepp.. that's what i will be! yes yes, Rachel is sooo gonna work hard.

I can't live a day without You
Lord, there's no night and there's no morning
Without Your loving arms to hold me
You're the heartbeat of all I do
I can't live a day without You
-Avalon

{.Your love is extravagant.}




earwaxx of the week. Kutless - Draw me close

Draw me close to You
Never let me go
I lay it all down again
To hear You say that I'm Your friend

You are my desire
No one else will do
'Cause nothing else could take Your place
To feel the warmth of Your embrace
Help me find the way
Bring me back to You

You're all I want
You're all I've ever needed
You're all I want
Help me know You are near

Yes.. I really really near You near, to feel Your presence everywhere I go, cuz I am nothing without You. There's just so much more to know about You that it isn't enough. I wanna grow deeper in love with You. The deeper the better, to reach the stage of contentment.

Somehow, we as humans know and acknowledge that You are the Jehovah Jireh who is able to provide all our needs but we are just afraid to give it all up cuz we fear that we may not be able to have that standard of living we want.

Help me to trust and obey You with a child-like faith, even in these times of mugging, and being buried under piles of deadlines. I wanna feel You close to me. Capture me again and never let me go.

p.s. i played tennis for 2 hours and immediately ran 5km without any pit stops last evening. What an achievement! =) However, i felt, it wasn't me. God gave me the strength to keep going, never giving up, a 'no stopping' road sign reminded me! He's so awesome, there's just so many ways of Him trying to speak to me. One of the pleasant surprises I look forward to each day.

And I can't say i overcame my fear of deep blue seas, but i managed to walk to the blue house at swan brewery and knock on the door with the help, and bribe of ernest. Great achievement. i mean it's funny how we have the spirit of power within us but yet we still have phobias contained within and fears. what a shame. lousy me! These days, i'm being put through face to face with my phobias.. i'm learning to trust Him.

I need to exercise my spirit of discipline. 1 tim 1:9 Time to be a mugger!

{.Your love is extravagant.}





i miss you!

{.Your love is extravagant.}





this is as good as its gets ayy.. that's jianyang, the salsa dance pro.. i shan't say much or else he'll kill me.

{.Your love is extravagant.}





the collage thingy abit off! haha.. i'm supposed to be mugging and ya, i'm so sleepy and cold so to stay awake, i'm playing with picasa. lol

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on the left, is debra who voice is like eva cassidy and she just released her second album. suuuper cool ay! the one on the right is from australia! yes!

{.Your love is extravagant.}





cultural night...

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{.Your love is extravagant.}




sel made me do this... rawr!

01) What is the phone brand?
Nokia

02) What are the last 3 digits of your mobile number?:
925

03) What does the 2nd message in your inbox
say?:
“Thank you mommie love you too".

04) Who’s the first person who comes up under the
letter M?:
mark.. haha. photoshoppe mark, my mimesweeper game partner!!

05) Who’s the last person you rang?:
steph

06) Who was your last missed call from?
Justin

07) Who’s the 2nd person who comes up under D?:
dorcas, my little sista.

08) What does the last message in your inbox
say?:
Nokia phone setup.

09)Who comes up under J?:
Jerline, Joette, Josh, Joys, Justin

10) Go to your Sent Items - what does the 5th
message say?:
apparently, i don't have a 5th message cuz i only have like 4 sent msges. whahaha

11) Who’s the 4th person who comes up under S?:
service balance

12) Who’s your network provider?:
Optus

13) How many messages are currently in your
inbox?:
5

14) What do you have as your background:
cookies that elaine made for me.. i posted the peekchure in my previous post.

15) Who’s the 2nd person who comes up under R?:
Recharge

16) Who do you have on speed dial 3?:
ehhh.. i don't use speed dial

17) If you’re on Pay as you Go, how much credit do
you have?
erm.. wait i check $24.93

18) Who’s the first person who comes up under C?:
cass! hahaha. cass the food commiE.

19) How many bars of signal do you currently have?
erm.. mine is not by bar ley. it's about 45% of batt left

20) What do you have as your main ringtone.
One of the default tones that came with the phone. Called Dawning. It's so irritating that it makes me pick up the phone asap. I need some nice ringtones!!

So am I supposed to tag people to do it?

Ok.

Here goes.

chriSs

na*

ernest

cherie

joy.

rawrs! i didn't think this would end so fast.. i was starting to enjoy it. ohwells, back to project! =)

{.Your love is extravagant.}




It is only a tiny rosebud, a flower of God's design;

But I cannot unfold the petals with these clumsy hands of mine.

The secret of unfolding flowers is not known to such as I.

God opens flowers so sweetly, when in my hands they fade and die.

If I cannot unfold a rosebud, this flower of God's design,

Then how can I think I have wisdom to unfold this life of mine?

So I'll trust Him for His leading each moment every day.

I will look to Him for His guidance each step of the pilgrim way.

The path that lies before me, only my heavenly father knows.

So I'll trust Him to unfold the moments, just as He unfolds the rose.

Annoymous

{.Your love is extravagant.}





this is a collage i did for a cat's assignment. yepps, supposed to be for cultural night, where i have to do a presentation on my lifestyle in singapore & my lifestyle in perth. Apparently, they said 2 photos only.. i'm know i'm narcissitic.

{.Your love is extravagant.}





it's placed like practically everywhere in school to encourage people to walk walk walk. suuper cool ay. i think they shud place it on the roads in singapore. haha.

{.Your love is extravagant.}





this is matilda bay.. and that's my worry tree, where i hang out all my worries. This is the nice view of the calm sea and the colourful sky. when all breaks, these remain. love & peace.

{.Your love is extravagant.}




what do you do when you have too much to think of which you wish to cast aside?

1)play tennis
2)talk to God
3)go for a drive
4)take a walk
5)have ice cream

wells, i did option 2 and option 4. Apparently, there's no one to really play tennis with, no car to drive, and i didn't feel like having ice cream. i miss my black honda civic. rawrs!

i don't know why i'm even blogging.. but i just wanna rant. i havent been sleeping well, my eyes hurts from crying out loud, i'm in no mood to eat, and the food makes me sick.. imagine potato and rice for dinner yst. i'm not in a complaining mood or neither do i feel like complaining cuz it worthless.

i just wanna be where i ought to be. to do what i ought to be doing and doing everything right for the right purpose, ever pleasing the only one.
alright.. friend calls me for lunchie now.. cyaaa

{.Your love is extravagant.}




Yay! i had yummy baskin robbins today.
the flavour: world class chocolate with waffle cone!

woohoooo!

=)

{.Your love is extravagant.}




current playback: united live's came to my rescue.

i called
and You answered
and You came to my rescue
And I wanna be where You are
You restored my life
And filled me with joy
A joyful faith
Without you i'm completely incomplete

my whole life i place in Your hands
Your mercies are new every morning
I just wanna dwell in Your presence
For You are my desire
As i raise my hands in worship
I know You are here with me
Your presence is near
Your eyes that sees the whole earth
Captures me again

You racked up the past
And settled it once and for all
Thank You for the opportunity to say
Yes, I trust You.
Thank You for Your grace
In giving my this gift of tongues
Thank You for making me whole
Restoring me
Healing me
Giving me hope
Filling me with joy.

God of wonders,
You are love.
You are more precious than gold or silver
In my life, be lifted high
Teach me Lord,
the art of losing myself
to have You more and more in my life.

I wanna live this faith.

{.Your love is extravagant.}





ernest surprise birthday at his lab on 11th slightly past midnight.

{.Your love is extravagant.}




current song in my head: homesick by mercyme

You're in a better place, I've heard a thousand times
And at least a thousand times I've rejoiced for you
But the reason why I'm broken, the reason why I cry
Is how long must I wait to be with you

I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now

Help me Lord cause I don't understand your ways
The reason why I wonder if I'll ever know
But, even if you showed me, the hurt would be the same
Cause I'm still here so far away from home

I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now

In Christ, there are no goodbye
And in Christ, there is no end
So I'll hold onto Jesus with all that I have
To see you again
To see you again

And I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
Won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
Won't you give me strength to make it through somehow

I've never been more homesick than now

it's not that i'm homesick la, i'm njoying myself here in good ol perth. but this song just speaks so much that my heart wanted to say like a week back. It's funny how so many people said the same thing to me yesterday.. "the most important thing is that your enjoying yourself, you are right?".

haha. i'm not a mugger la, so worries not, my dear friends. alvin here thinks i'm like a shopaholic and like everyday playing la, suuuper slacker. but hey! i got good time management ok! or rather i think it's God's grace that i'm able to be so slack, i wouldn't wanna be stressed, it's such a not so nice word, you know.. like i'll get skinnier, and i just wanna wack some balls in the court and i'll be like so lifeless and dead that even ur stupid jokes won't bring a sunshine unto my face. so ya, think of me as a princess who's always having fun!

i feel like buying a car, a honda civic or sukuki swift, and like drive to city beach now! taking the bus is like horrendous!

{.Your love is extravagant.}




the paradoxx: when we think we know so much, there's just so much more we need to know.

like market research, i'm learning it all over again. the fact that i have to attend lectures that are like words playing over and over again in my head.. i think i know it all, but today, i decided to attend the lecture and i'm thankful that i did cuz i learnt new stuff like chi-square which is like suuuper confusing la. but at least i know i'm learning something new everyday. =)

chatted with na* and looks like most of them are working already. so fast, they hit the next crossroads of life making the decision to work their life away. actually, i'm sort of looking forward to it. thinking out loud, i wanna work at ac neilsen, heh. i lurrrrve market research la. but then again, i guess it would be dependent on whether i'll be doing honours in MR. and i also heard that ac neilsen means tough work, all day and all night and good pay. heex. i'm willing to take up the challenge. =)

oh wells, ask me what i wanna be when i grow up and where i wanna work after i graduate..

recently, i had a few clumsy incidents.. like (1) i slammed the door against my finger; (2) instead of poking the fork into the chicken, i poked it into the pot and it got stuck; (3) and i locked myself out while trying to open the door for jerline. so in the end, i managed to get inside cats, but we got locked out of prescott. suuuper dumb la.

and i baked coooookies yesterday. heeex. happy lil me.

my current favourite snack is...

arnott's tiny teddy honey flavour!!

and guess who appeared before me after dinner today???
shereen and john.. they just arrived yester evening. power la. super surprised to see them.

i wanna make full use of the spirit of discipline and love. i wanna be a mugger, but i think i'm quite slack. haha. evelyn pass me ur powers of mugging! and i hope to wake up early especially on mondays.

alright. what a beautiful day!

{.Your love is extravagant.}





some of the cookies i made the other day.. sunday.

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When you relinquish the desire to control your future, there will be happiness.

{.Your love is extravagant.}





i can do all things thru Him who strengthens me! i am rach armstrong!

{.Your love is extravagant.}

i miss hammie fatsy's owner. i relish the times we spent hours in the lab with qiuying and chriSs. day in and day out just writing our reports. i miss you, shawn. even tho we were never in the same project group, nor the same class. Needless to say, you were always there for me to punch you when i'm stress, always there to accompany me while rushing our reports and just there irritating the hell out of me with your super not funny lame statements, and always there to pig out with me at mr teh tarik! i really cherish your friendship.. ahh. how i wish u were here so we can go lab together and go mad during spss and just rock the whole lab with our marketing nonsense.

it's so weird how we always take everything for granted, and only cherish it when everything's no more.

{.Your love is extravagant.}




no matter how things may look like to you,
no matter how the situtation is,
be it big, scary, ugly, dirty or the impossible..
that is just what it seems.
it maybe there to prove your worth,
to show you that your meant for so much more
& nothing ever feels the same without you
or it may be there to bring out the best in you.

trust in the Lord for He will make your paths straight.
which He always have done
and always will do.

thank you Lord for the fiercesome dog incident to know no matter how unworthy i am, i am still loved by You. It doesn't matter how vulnerable i may seem cuz when i am weak, there's where You will show urself mighty and that perfect love cast out fear. =)

i was at matilda bay enjoying the serenity and a dog came up to me and nodded as if it wanted to tell me something. even tho i have a shitzu, it doesn't mean i wont run if it comes nearer. but surprisingly, it threw the ball onto the ground and look at me in the eye. hmmmm.. am i supposed to pick up the ball? i wondered.

the ball looking all so gooey, covered with dirt. all i had to do was to pick up that ball and throw it, so simple and it would make the dog happy. isn't it the same as certain situations in life?

just pick up the ball and throw it.. but many a times the focus is not on how simple the task is but the tendency to focus on the gooey, the dirt making it all so difficult, and causing fear instead. so why not just take the ball and throw?

i did, and the dog came back over and over and over again. you bet i had fun? of cuz i did! =)

{.Your love is extravagant.}




it's amusing how my dad used to say that i shouldn't be out alone. "always bring a friend with you, no friend then bring your sister for your own safety."

heavy headed
pillow flooded with tears of fear

i just wanna be in Your presence
lost within Your beauty

the first being to live in fear
or come what may and live life as if it's the last.

the end is nearing
i can feel it
rushing through my skin

life is defintely
meant for so much more

the night was young
i was sleepless

i know when i'm weak,
He is strong

i choose to live the latter.
of which not many had the opportunity.

the vulnerability
the lost-ness
it feels lonely
no one understands except You

someone to talk to
someone who understands
someone who's there
is just hard to find

i know i'm rambling
the deepest
that hurts

a 0.5 probability lies
between the waking up to see the next sunrise
or just dreaming rainbows in my sleep

the thrill of letting go
and climbing up all over again

the pain engrossed in drips of blood
that moment remembered

to just live for another day
an angel said.

from dictionary.com
live
v. lived, liv·ing, lives
v. intr.
To be alive; exist.
To continue to be alive: lived through a bad accident.
To support oneself; subsist: living on rice and fish; lives on a small inheritance.
To reside; dwell: lives on a farm.
To conduct one's life in a particular manner: lived frugally.
To pursue a positive, satisfying existence; enjoy life: those who truly live.
To remain in human memory: an event that lives on in our minds.

from rachel.com
live meaning there's hope! =)

{.Your love is extravagant.}