Offline

Dear people, I'll be offline from today until the 16th of June. Moving house and internet is cut off until Thurs, but will be in Italy. So, see you! Byes!

Mess

Pack!

What a slow process of packing. So much garbage around the house, it's just amazing what one can collect over a year. And I've thrown out a garbage bag load of things earlier this year. Sigh.. well, can't wait to move to our new house! And get everything reorganised, since it's almost like starting fresh again, without the garbage. Hopefully this time, there won't be another phase of garbage collection. Hmm.. so many "garbage" words used in this paragraph too.. argh..

Value Meal

Just enough

What can you do with €4.85? Have a good filling meal at McD, eurosaver menu =) 2 Hamburgers, 1, Curly Fries, and a medium chocolate milkshake. Mmmmmm~~ it's more filling than having a value meal proper and all you get is a gas drink and some scrawny yellow fries. Combined, my meal here is more bulky. More for less.

In The Gazebo

The Gardener brought me to a gazebo,
He sat me down and smiled,
All around me was glistening stardust,
I stared in awe and wonder,
What's that?
The fragrance I had smelled before,
It was like floating in a galaxy,
in a dream,
The Gardener held out His hand,
And the stardust began to swirl,
in the center of the gazebo,
They concentrated in mid air,
A bright ball of light,
emitting the fragrance,
The Gardener smiled and blew softly at the light,
I gasped,
It was the flower which He burnt,
when we were walking in the garden,
He took it and held it to me,
"It is yours. You let me take it, and that, my child, is faith and honour.
Keep it, cherish it, for I can see that you will love it,
forever."
He closed His eyes, and the bloom flew into my heart,
I looked at my chest and saw it living and glowing.
He said,
"Follow me, and I will show you how to tend to your blossom."
He smiled,
He took my hand and we started walking again,
this time, with the flower in my heart.

jien

Numbers

Count-count?

Yikes..it's been a long time since I saw a finance-type document. I'm supposed to be learning how to drain a hill, build drains, digging for drains, and irrigation. But behold, my class assignment for my crop production class is counting Gross Margine/ha, Breakeven Grain Prices, and a write up of profitability of the wheat production for the year. HAHAHA... interesting =) Medical student in an agriculture class learning about irrigation and having accounting thrown at him~

Screenshot of Excel assignment sheet.

Knives

Trusty and Hardy

Here, my two kitchen companions. Trusty worn Tesco knife and Henckels =) I love that Tesco knife because the angle of the handle suits my hand very well, and the blade is tough. However, the handle has deteriorated and it has nicks now, needs to be sharpened now and then. Nevertheless, good for cutting up chicken, through small bones. Ah, Henckels is like a razor. How thin do you want your onions? =) hahaha.. enough said. Hope it lasts 10 years without blunting.

Top: Tesco knife, Bottom: Henckels

Dog

It's Bobby =) and Bear =)

Thank You~~

10th April 2008

Thank you guys for making my day! =) really appreciate all of you =) surprised me in G109, Newman Building ~

Evangeline, Cindy and Chong Ling made this cake :) Hebat!

Bean bag! Thanks guys! From Sam, Charles, Ryan, Alwyn, Terh Ren, Cindy, Chong Ling, Hui Yee, Sophie.

Bear has a new friend =) haven't named him yet =P From Cindy and Charles.

Some of the guys =) from left: Ken, Alwyn, me, Terh Ren, Cindy, Mag, Vikki~

Hail

Ice rain

Ice falling in April? Weirdness.

In The Garden

In the garden, I walked
holding hands with the Garderner,
He showed me flowers which had amazing hues,
blooming everywhere we passed,
I saw an interesting flower,
shades of intriguing colours,
I plucked it and turned to the Garderner,
He smiled,
then I heard cawing,
A crow swooped down swiftly,
and snatched the flower from my hand,
Teary-eyed, I looked at the Garderner,
He smiled,
He took my hand and we started walking again,
the warmth of His hand comforted me,
Then I saw another bloom,
with patterns beyond intricate,
I plucked it and turned to the Garderner,
He smiled,
then I heard cawing,
A crow swooped down swiftly,
and snatched the flower from my hand,
Teary-eyed, I looked at the Garderner,
He smiled,
He took my hand and we started walking again,
the warmth of His hand comforted me,
After a while, we came to a bush,
I looked at the Garderner and asked,
"Where are the flowers?"
He replied,
"Smell. Follow the fragrance and you will find it."
I closed my eyes and stayed still.
I began to smell the fragrance.
I followed it, falling in love with it every slow step I took,
I still couldn't see it,
When the fragrance was strong, I looked,
There it was, the flower,
I stood amazed,
It wasn't like any other flower I have seen so far,
in the walk through the garden.
It was beyond comprehension,
I plucked it and turned to the Garderner,
He smiled,
This time, there was no cawing,
I held the bloom close to me,
enjoying every moment with it,
its fragrance and its beauty,
The Gardener came up after a while,
He said,
"Would you burn this for me? It has greater fragrance that way."
I looked at him with tears streaming down my face,
I said,
"Why are all the flowers taken away from me?
Why can't I keep one, especially this one that I love so much?"
He replied,
"Do you trust me? Are you ready to let it go for my sake,
that I have tended this garden from the beginning?"
I wept,
and held the flower to Him,
He took it and in his hands,
the flower was consumed by a blueish green flame,
He was right,
A greater fragrance filled the atmosphere,
The ashes rose to the sky,
It glistened like star dust,
The Gardener hugged me, and said,
"You have been obedient to Me, and you have respected my decisions.
Walk with me, I have much more to show you.
For all you know, that flower might bloom again,
or there will be many more of its kind out there,
in this garden of Mine.
I will show you which will be yours to keep,
Trust me. I'm the Gardener."
I wiped my tears, looked up and smiled weakly,
He smiled,
He took my hand and we started walking again,
the warmth of His hand comforted me.

jien

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Chickens

Stuffed

Have a look at our freezer. Those are the meats for a weeks dinners. =D Cool ya? haha... 1.8kg birds stuffing the freezer.

Poultry~

Dear Brother

For my brother. Make this your prayer.

"Give ear to my words, O Lord,
Consider my groaning.
Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God,
For to you I pray.
In the morning, O Lord,
You will hear my voice;
In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch."
Psalm 5

"Hear my cry, O God;
Give heed to my prayer.
From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For You have been a refuge for me,
A tower of strength against the enemy.
Let me swell in Your tent forever;
Let me take refuge in the shelter of your wings.
Selah.
For You have heard my vows, O God;
You have given me the inheritance of those who dear Your name.
So I will sing to Your name forever,
That I may pay my vows day by day."
Psalm 61

"Just as you do not know the path of the wind and how bones are formed in the womb of the pregnant woman, so you do not know the activity of God who makes all things."

Ecclesiastes 11:5

God bless you. Be strong and trust Him. Remember Philippians 4:6-7:

"Be anxious for nothing, but everything in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

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I'm Like A Bird

Fly, fly, fly~

Dangerouscat's depiction of me:

=P

Sweet Prayer

Little Lark's Song

This is her prayer when I felt dry:

Guard my heart O’ Lord
As so that I do not lose sight of You
That my senses may not be blinded by the world
Empty rituals that bind my praise.

Allow my spiritual act of worship rise to You, my King
A pleasing aroma that wafts sweetly
A powerful weapon that pierces all darkness
A gentle song that lights up Your face.

As I pick up my lyre and lift my voice
Let it be from my soul that cries out
Blind my eyes but unveil my heart O’ Lord
That I will see naught but You.

Let my deeds be of You, for You and from You
My service pure and true
Let not pride and arrogance be near me
As I joyfully sing to You.

For my Lord, You see the hearts of men
As they lay bare before Your throne
You delight in the praise of the righteous
But abhors the lies of the hypocrites.

So draw me into Your inner courts my Lord
Part Thy veils for me, I plead
That I may enjoy Your lovely presence
And forget all that is of me.

(For Jien, in times of worship)
Posted by dangerous cat at 4:12 PM

Thank you, little lark =)

Fish!

Pomfret

Recently, we found that buying white pomfrets aren't that expensive after all. It's about €2+ for a frozen fish. It looks small, but it's a pomfret! What could get better than this~ well, fresh fish would, but that's too far fetched. And yea, that's our steamer from Tefal =) Boils the steaming water faster than any kettle.

White pomfrets

Tefal steamer =)

Leaves

Babies

As I mentioned in my last post, here's Annie and Marrilyn =) They smell gorgeous..taste even better~ Worth my €5 =) my babies.. mmmmmm.. Try frying bay leaves with Sharwood noodles =P

Annie (l) and Marrilyn (r)

"Then God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you.." Genesis 1:29

mmmmm~

Healthy

Experiment which was mmmm~~

Suddenly had the urge to try to cook and serve properly for once during my Easter break. So, here's what I whipped up: Couscous with prawns and parmesan, and seabass with truffle flavoured olive oil and pine nuts. Love my basil and bay leaves which I got from Tesco. Potted. And Cindy named them Annie (basil) and Marrilyn (bay leaves). My babies. Muaks~

Couscous!

Seabass with pine nuts!

Back!

Epiphone

It's been a long time since the last post =P busy busy busy.. and of course laziness. Never mind, behold! Revival of the Garden =P

Ah, at last, managed to borrow John's guitar again, his black Epiphone acoustic. Right now, had the sudden urge to pick up picking and playing lead, so here I am practising scales. Difficult but satisfying =) Hope this little spark will not die out soon. Let's see, what am I dreaming of? Fender? Far fetched. Anyway, as Fender said, Stop Dreaming, Start Playing!

My adopted baby =)

Epiphone!

Hoo-ah!

War!!


The coolest pic I've ever been in! We went to war and made it back alive haha.. Yea, paintballed at Crossfire, Co. Wicklow =) Superb fun crawling, hiding, shooting and being shot at~

Headache

Grrr...

On Old Olympus Towering Tops, A Finn And German Viewed A Horse.

CN1 to CN12!!!!! Cranial nerves causing a headache.