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Good Vibrations 07
We got to see Beastie Boys LIVE last nite at Fort Canning Park!
We got complimentary tics to Good Vibrations 2007 from Don (Kinemat). Real sweet of him. Unfortunately they can’t admit infant in arms so we had to leave baby at home (yah… we were actually going to bring her!). Thank God Kel n JY very kindly babysat for us (so brave! heh…).
The event was actually from 4pm but because of baby’s schedule and me still directly feeding Sophie, we had to work around it. We left about 9plus after putting Sophie to sleep and got home abt 2am! It’s been super long time since we’ve been out on our own so late! Super exciting!
I’m not really a Beastie Boys fan, James is. But I really enjoyed the casual atmosphere, much better than being in a club. Saw a few people that i haven’t met in ages.
Funny how people that i know or saw more than 10 yrs ago in Uni/clubs STILL are partying and still look the same. Maybe just more jaded or look a bit more wrinkled. But it’s like as if 10 yrs didn’t go by at all?!?
OH…… and i got to see Rosalyn from Girls Out Loud. Ok i don’t know her but i think she’s quite funny. She’s the same off stage. I like that.
Shawn’s bday dinner
We celebrated Shawn’s bday at Portebello’s, a little quiant mexican rest along Killiney Rd last nite.
The food was very good but pity the portions were so small. We managed to finish 4 main courses plus 1 starter pretty easily amongst ourselves. The sangria was EXCELLENT. I almost finished a glass by myself but had to hold myself back or else Sophie will knock out. Heh.
She was nicely asleep in her pram throughout dinner. She took a while to fall asleep. Always that last struggle. Whine whine, pacifier falls out, put back in, whine whine… all that for about 2-10 mins (depending) and then she’s asleep. That night she slept for almost 1 1/2 hrs in there while we had dinner. So good to have dinner in peace… Heh. I think it’s been a great thing that her bed time is 7plus coz when we’re out for dinner, she normally falls asleep.
The taxman is here
It’s the time of the year to file our taxes again!
Well, i thought that since i’m not working, i don’t have to do it anymore BUT i forgot that i’m supposed to help James out with the finances. That essentially means that i’m also responsible for filing our corporate tax! Ah……
So i spent the whole morning trying to call up different government agencies to figure out the difference between LLP, Pte Ltd and sole proprietorship, what we need to submit, how to submit etc…. and i realised that I CANNOT imagine what we’ll do without the internet! Of course i still had to call them up coz i was just too lazy to read everything on the websites.
It didn’t take very long to finally figure it all out and compile the info.
I actually feel very good doing something different from reading baby books.
Side note, last nite we started our spring cleaning. First up, we wiped out our entire cupboard. The rule is that james n i will only keep 30 tops n 10 bottoms each. We’re junking the rest n will buy new ones. Anyways i can’t fit into my old clothes. Next is the kitchen.
Er i thot i asked for a racing car?
OKie, more photos coming up… actually if you wanna see more pics, just click thru the photos, it’ll lead you to our flickr site. A lot more pics of Sophie… heh…
HE is my everything
Few years back when i was in YWAM i had this revelation:
When I used to sing He is my everything (… He is my all, He is my everything both great and small, He gave his life for me, Made everything new, He is my everything, Now how about you), I used to think of it in terms of sacrificing my life at the altar SO THAT Christ becomes my everything.
BUT then, i realised that the song was more about CHRIST is my everything, whether or not i did anything. He is my rock, my provider, my friend whom i can call in the middle of the night, my Father who is always listening, my Guide, my strength etc.
In knowing that, it made me want to surrender it all.
(I had to write this down because it came back to me this morning as I was listening to Dr Mary Tay’s sermon on The New Season)
I was so HUNGRY this morning. I’ve not been EATING consistently. When i go for service, it’s so hard to concentrate. Not because of Sophie (she’s norm asleep) but somehow just can’t. Quiet time has also been hurried and mindless. A some point even heartless. Time with the Lord has been reduced to saying grace and praying with Sophie before she sleeps! Argh!!! I tell myself, i’m adjusting BUT this is taking a bit too long. Feels like i’m fasting from the Lord!!! So I was really HUNGRY and kinda just grabbed whatever i could and that led me to our good old SJSM site (Thank you JEN!).
God has been speaking but I’ve just been too dull to listen. It took JY over msn n a random call from J last nite to REMIND me that God has called James and I to deeper things. And we’re just sitting around doing nothing, apparently. But nothing is never really nothing coz in His time, everything will be made beautiful. But I don’t wanna drift away. I wanna stay close. Esp now that the Lord is seemingly speaking LOUD AND CLEAR!
Listen up LIMS.
Not by my strength
I say AMEN and AMEN to this. Taken from MUFHH.
Our calling is not primarily to be holy men and women, but to be
proclaimers of the gospel of God. The one all-important thing is that
the gospel of God should be recognized as the abiding reality. Reality
is not human goodness, or holiness, or heaven, or hell— it is
redemption. The need to perceive this is the most vital need of the
Christian worker today. As workers, we have to get used to the
revelation that redemption is the only reality. Personal holiness is an
effect of redemption, not the cause of it. If we place our faith in
human goodness we will go under when testing comes.
Paul did not say that he separated himself, but “when it pleased God, who separated me . . .” (Galatians 1:15).
Paul was not overly interested in his own character. And as long as our
eyes are focused on our own personal holiness, we will never even get
close to the full reality of redemption. Christian workers fail because
they place their desire for their own holiness above their desire to
know God. “Don’t ask me to be confronted with the strong reality of
redemption on behalf of the filth of human life surrounding me today;
what I want is anything God can do for me to make me more desirable in
my own eyes.” To talk that way is a sign that the reality of the gospel
of God has not begun to touch me. There is no reckless abandon to God
in that. God cannot deliver me while my interest is merely in my own
character. Paul was not conscious of himself. He was recklessly
abandoned, totally surrendered, and separated by God for one purpose—
to proclaim the gospel of God (see Romans 9:3).
Babies Cell Group
Yay! Ming Li finally revived the mum and babes group!
We’re going to be meeting every tues morning at her place. So far there are 5 mothers n 4 babies born in last year. One more if Alinna can make it. Everyone is from church.
I really enjoyed myself coz all we did was talk about our babies! Hahah… can’t do enough of that. It was also good for me to meet other mothers who have older kids to ask questions n all. Felt so encouraged after.
See Sophie trying to hold Evan’s hand. Actually i think she thought that Evan’s hand was a toy. Hahaha….
Sophie the Bookworm
My little bookworm loves to hear me read.
It’s like she understands. Look at her! That really encourages me to read to her.
On this trip, we went to Borders (apparently the largest Borders store in the world) and bought Pippi Longstocking, Richard Scarry’s Polite Elephant, First Book of Sushi and a little book called Yum Yum that can be attached to her pram.
Pippi Longstocking is one of my all time fav characters. I’m so looking forward to introduce Sophie to all my fav books. I tried doing that w Rachel but she didn’t take to reading. Sigh… Hopefully Sophie will really love books like we do. Polite Elephant was a book i picked up at Borders about …. the elephant who says please n thank you. Heh. Must start early… i don’t like rude kids. Heh. And we couldn’t stop ourselves from getting the meaningless First Book of Sushi. Hahaha… It’ll help Sophie to get used to Jap sounds and like sushi too. And Yum yum is just to introduce Sophie to different eating sounds since she’ll be starting on solids soon.
I love books and I hope Sophie will too!!!
Sophie’s first trip!
We went to KL over the weekend!
It was so simple n affordable! The package cost about $150 per person, inclusive of the bus ride (to n fro) and 2 nites stay at Federal Hotel. The best part was that we got to stay in a suite. Shiok! James’ parents were really nice, they gave us the better room. So sweet…
I was quite apprehensive of going at first coz I wasn’t sure how Sophie will be, esp being enclosed in the bus. But going there in the morning, she did quite ok, sleeping in the sling most of the time, only waking up to feed. At one point she was even happily sitting next to me looking out of the window. She was fussier coming home coz it was evening time. The other poor passengers. Heh.
We shopped, ate, shopped, ate. I actually put on 1 kg!
My parents in law helped to carry n look after Sophie most of the time so James n I got to shop on our own quite a bit. Such luxury… But didn’t buy much lah coz it’s still as ex as S’p so no point. But it was nice just window shopping too. Bought a pair of emerald green shoes, 2 tops for CNY and books from borders for Sophie.
Sophie’s such a clown. She can be fussing and fussing and once we get back into the hotel room and put her on the big wide bed, she starts smiling and laughing. ?!?! So strange… but very cute. I think she just likes the space and cannot stand being in the sling for so long.
It was generally a good experience. We’re ready for Brisbane! Heh…
Sophie meet Evan
Hung out w Genie at Vivocity with our babies. Each time the babies met, one would be sleeping. So finally got them both awake at the same time… heh heh. Evan is so cute! I love her chubby cheeks. She looks like Cabbage Patch Kid.
Online friends
Flickr has been giving me problems. Can’t seem to upload pictures. !!!! That’s why i’ve not been bloggin. I’ve been wanting to upload the pics of the coffee time with the sept mummies i got to know on the forum. Unfortunately Sophie fell asleep 5 mins after saying hi. Heh.
It’s a bit strange making online friends again. Haven’t done that since i was in Uni! But it was really nice meeting up them after chatting online the past few weeks. It’s interesting that most of the mothers are first time mothers and are 30plus. Heh i don’t feel that old. I really enjoyed chatting about motherhood and checking out each others’ baby gadgets. Heh. Was really eyeing J’s nursing bib. Super cool.
Looking forward to the next meeting at DB’s house!