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obviously my table was fooling around! but who cares?! we were having lots of fun!
celebrated my bestie’s bday on 19sept09 at orchard central mall’s heaven’s loft. heaven’s loft is a nice alfresco chill out place. but the food is pretty expensive, so we only ordered drinks. bee managed to get a few of us to share 6 scopes of ben and jerry’s with her, much to her delight!
we flew back a christian audigier top from usa just for her!
samuel, bingren, bennie, charming and i went to a ktv at serangoon garden to continue celebration after celebration at heaven’s loft.
highlight of the night at ktv was when charming sang “poker face”! =)
my mind was in another planet last evening and i had difficultly concentrating in class.
then an sms came this is what a lovely angel wrote:
“hello gerry! random but thanks for being a model superwoman in my life! 
was just thinking you need to juggle work, studies and ministry and i only need to focus on my studies, God’s challenge for me in life is peanuts compared to yours, really think you’re strong! thanks for being such a great motivation! love you loads! i mean it jia you tgt!”
God knows our every moment.. like when we are struggling and need an encouragement, He sends an angel along not just to brighten up the darkness but also to remind us that He is omni-potent, just right there with us.
doesnt this just gives you the reason to push yourself harder and say “yes, i can do it..” ?
=)
let’s remember that none of us are perfect.. our family, friends, cg members, colleagues, etc etc
here’s a heart warming story to remind us to love those God has placed in our lives:
when i was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. and i remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work.
on that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. i remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! yet all my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom, and ask me how my day was at school.
i don’t remember what i told him that night, but i do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite! when i got up from the table that evening, i remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the toast. and i’ll never forget what he said: “baby, i love burned toast.”
later that night, i went to kiss daddy good night and i asked him if he really liked his toast burned. he wrapped me in his arms and said, “debbie, your momma put in a hard day at work today and she’s real tired. and besides—a little burnt toast never hurt anyone!”
in bed that night, i thought about that scene at dinner…and the kindness my daddy showed my mom. to this day, it’s a cherished memory from my childhood that i’ll never forget. and it’s one that came to mind just recently when jack and i sat down to eat dinner.
i had arrived home late…as usual…and decided we would have breakfast food for dinner. some things never change, i suppose!
to my amazement, i found the ingredients i needed, and quickly began to cook eggs, turkey sausage, and buttered toast. thinking i had things under control, i glanced through the mail for the day. it was only a few minutes later that i remembered that i had forgotten to take the toast out of the oven!
now, had it been any other day — and had we had more than two pieces of bread in the entire house — i would have started all over. but it had been one of those days and i had just used up the last two pieces of bread. so burnt toast it was!
as i set the plate down in front of jack, i waited for a comment about the toast. but all i got was a “thank you!”
i watched as he ate bite by bite, all the time waiting for some comment about the toast. but instead, all jack said was, “babe, this is great. thanks for cooking tonight. i know you had a hard day.”
as i took a bite of my charred toast that night, i thought about my mom and dad…how burnt toast hadn’t been a deal-breaker for them. and i quietly thanked God for giving me a marriage (friendship) where burnt toast wasn’t a deal-breaker either!
you know, life is full of imperfect things…and imperfect people. i’m not the best housekeeper or cook. and you might be surprised to find out that jack isn’t the perfect husband! he likes to play his music too loud, he will always find a way to avoid yard work, and he watches far too many sports. believe it or not, watching “golf academy” is not my idea of a great night at home!
but somehow, in the past 37 years, jack and i have learned to accept the imperfections in each other. over time, we have stopped trying to make each other in our own mold and have learned to celebrate our differences. you might say that we’ve learned to love each other for who we really are!
for example, i like to take my time, i’m a perfectionist, and i’m even-tempered. i tend to work too much and sleep too little. jack, on the other hand, is disciplined, studious, an early riser, and is a marketer’s dream consumer. i count pennies, and jack could care less! where he is strong, i am weak, and vice versa.
and while you might say that jack and i are opposites, we’re also very much alike. i can look at him and tell you what he’s thinking. i can predict his actions before he finalizes his plans. on the other hand, he knows whether i’m troubled or not the moment i enter a room.
we share the same goals. we love the same things. and we are still best friends. we‘ve traveled through many valleys and enjoyed many mountaintops. and yet, at the same time, jack and i must work every minute of every day to make this thing called “marriage” (friendship) work!
what i’ve learned over the years is that learning to accept each other’s faults – and choosing to celebrate each other’s differences – is the one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting marriage (friendship) relationship.
and that’s my prayer for you today. that you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your married life (friendship) and lay them at the feet of Jesus. because in the end, He’s the only One who will be able to give you a marriage (friendship) where burnt toast isn’t a deal-breaker!
went jb again! this is my 3rd trip to jb this year if my memory didnt fail me. the usual agenda during the first 2 trip was to lunch there, shop, massage, buy dvds, dinner and chill.
this time, our purpose there was to accompany doreen for her gown fitting. oh well, actually to be k-pos!
the guys had their own agenda. so bennie, carrie, bee and i were at the bridal shop with doreen, jasper and karen.
anyway, after the gown fitting, bennie and i had a good foot massage! we fell asleep there and now i am hooked to foot massage!
i bought some dvds for my mom and some of us made our way back to singapore. i am glad we came out early as bee and group was stuck in a very bad jam!
i am yearning for another holiday now. i have 15.5 days of annual leave left plus 2 more days from my roadshow next month. that’s a whopping 17.5 days to year end! i want another getaway trip! whee!
i love my life!
had a very fun time at the gatherings- the food, the colours, the people, the conversations and all sorts of updates!
i have officially turned 26!
yet the fact that i am already in my late twenties has not hit me deeply. i am still feeling so young and full of life! whee~!
thank you for the countless greetings and well wishes via sms, bb pin and facebook!
thank you for the
- many vouchers (capitaland, starbucks etc) i have received (yes i am a very practical person) from cg and yt1 team!
- surprised ben and jerry’s waffles from daniel ang!
- ck eternity moment purfume from chc admin department!
- high tea treat at carousel and mj complilations from my colleagues!
- makeup case and a very unique handmade book from e478!
- a so-gerry-jacket, accessories and a scroll from e404!
- loewe key pouch from my beloved gang of friends (what would i be without you guys..)!
- levis jeans from my dearest boyfriend (yes he brought me shopping.. see i am that practical..)!! but above the gift and flowers, it’s the time he spent with me =)
because of you, i know i am loved and blessed from above =D
met up with bao bao and claris last night at raffles city- before claris goes into the delivery ward next month and start her confirment!
bao bao and claris were my poly mates and we met when we were freshmen. we were 17 then and 9 years have passed.
cheers to this friendship!
met up with wendy tonight. it doesnt matter if it’s baby and diapers talk, relationship, finances or ministry advices.. cos it’s always good to just share, talk to her and hear from her.
missed those days..
more of such to come =)
had an awesome meeting with rev phil pringle in the morning. now is the time when God will answer prayers.
helped out at recept after service and was thinking to myself the weather was fantastic for picnic with the zone at ecp.
gave limin bs at burger king and the weather was scorching hot!
however, rain clouds covered ecp by mid afternoon and there was a heavy downpour! the wet weather program saved the day though, heh, and we celebrated pst zhuang’s bday way in advance which caught him by surprised! yay!
left ecp and friends to meet dearest and samuel for movie gran torino- a show which depicts the dark side of life.
