Friday, August 25, 2006

Plenty of Men to Go Around

Like many of my Christian girl friends, I used to complain about the seemingly decreasing number in single Christian men. "There just isn't enough of them to go around" and "How am I supposed to get married when it's so hard to find a Christian man?" were my constant cries. Then I'd go through the "what if I never get married" phase (if you know me well and are reading this, I know you're nodding!)

But thanks to a friend (who's equally guilty of 'complaining'), some light has been shed and what I thought was a fact, I now see is a falacy. My faith in the prospects of possibly finding a man has been renewed So, to all you single Christian women/girls who think you'll never be able to find someone, perhaps THIS would be of help. Enjoy:

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Day Trips Around Auckland

Every Sunday for the past few weeks Dad's been taking us around the city for sight-seeing, although there hasn't been very much to see becasue of the crummy weather. Albeit, thankfully spring draws nigh and it just so happen, last Sunday I visited a marina and oh, the view was AMAZING! I saw lots of sailboats, ships, yatchs and everything else that fall under the category of water transportation. I cursed myself for not having my camera that day...argh!!!

But I do plan on asking for a revisitation. In the mean time here are a few things I saw at a park last week (yeah, it's gonna be like a show and tell, except there's not gonna be any telling). Enjoy!



...and finally, ny fist and MUCH needed pair of boots!

I was never much of a shoe person...untill five days ago. I walked into the shoe store that day and now I've decided that I wanna own almost every pair of shoe in that store! Wait till my cash comes in! Till then, all I can do is look at them....sigh.

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Learning to Adapt

Warning: This MIGHT be a long post- seeing as how I've not updated in quite a while

WOW!!! So much has happend in these few days and quite frankly, I'm not sure where to begin. Should I start with the weather (for real!)? Perhaps I should start with the the amazing beaches I've seen so far (which is just the tip of the iceberg!)... Maybe I should whine about the fact that till the very end of leaving Malaysia, I NEVER got to have my last bowl of authentic Penang Char Kway Teow and Bak Kut Teh!

Well, whatever it is, I know I've a lot to be grateful for and I eagerly await the Lord to show me what He has in mind for me and I certainly can't wait to go SHOPPIIIING (as Joel would so nicely say it) in Auckland City. It's funny how I'm not missing home, but I am missing my friends and family very dearly. To all of you who I didn't get to see, I'm so sorry but I promise to come visit first thing upon returning. And to all of you who did spend my last few weeks with me, THANKS FOR MAKING THEM MEMORABLE! (Gosh, why did that soundlike I was already dead?!)

On adapting to this side of the world, I haven't made much progress, but then again it's only been 9 days...

...the weather is dreadfully horrid! Now, I'm not one to talk about the weather like how some people use it as small talk but seriously, this is just argh!!! Because it's winter, it rains, shines, rains again, then like after an hour it shines again and then without warning it rains again and well, you get me. I live a mere 10 minutes away from the beach but I've yet to set foot on one because of this crummy weather. I SO an't wait for summer and since it's been a horrid winter, the residents predict a fantastic one!

...the water is another thing I'm gonna have to get used to. It's hard water so it makes my hair all rough and tangled up. I guess I'm gonna have to et one of those live-in conditioners...and I trully understand the meaning of skincare now. Man, I need like, a hundred different creams so my skin doesn't dry up...it's irritating, I never used to take THIS long to get ready for bed and I can't go out anywhere without putting them on coz I'll come back all dried and get myskin all peeled. Yuck! I wake up every morning with a cold nose and I get cold feet (literally) despite wearing socks and I sure as heck am not used to wearing so many layers of clothes! Did I say I can't wat for summer?!

After all that whinning, I must say that the Auckland weather has its upside: Double rainbows. I saw an absolutely gorgeous one last Sunday on my way home from church (Church here makes me miss YC!). Gosh, it was an amazing sight- two completely different rainbows right next to each other! Iwish I had a camera with me then.

So, now that I can't go to college just yet and I can't get a job I've been pretty much at home, getting in touch with my culinary skills and learning how to make my bed with the help of Martha Stewart (for some reason, NZ telly don't seem to be big on Oprah, thought they have Tyra Banks and Dr. Phil (eek!)). It's not that I've never made my bed before, it's just that the beds here are more complicated...there's more than one layer after the bed sheet- probably due to the weather. You have the protective layer, the fited sheet, then the flat sheet after which comes the duvet (or better known as the comforter) then some fancy-shmancy layer of something and one more thing I frgot. The pillows are a whole different matter!

On another plus side, Mexican cuisine is much easier to get here and for a much affordable budget. Enchillatas (hope I spelt it right) and Fajitas, here I come! Ciao, mates! (haha, how contradicting!)

Saturday, August 05, 2006

Goings-On...or is it Going-Ons

Wow, it's been exactly a week since my last post and gosh, thise whole week has been nothing short of a whirlwind! So many last-minute errands to run- believe you me, selling a house is hard work, despite having lawyers to help you with it! And since the house is sold, we've finally vacated, as of last monday so it's not been the easiest thing to get internet connection. But it's not like I've been homeless since- I've been bunking at one of my aunts place...

Anyways, so much has happened in the last few days and in about less than 48 hours, a lot more is going to happen. I can't say I'm not excited, because I trully am. I'm thrilled at the fact that I'm embarking on a whole new journey at this phase of my life. I think the timing couldn't be anymore impeccable. But the reality of me not being able to spend time with my loved ones is just...well, sad. I'm not gonna be able to pick up the phone and say, "Mickey, I'm bored and I'm coming over to watch a movie" or send out mass text messages saying, "hey girls, lets go to Chillis, I need my fix!" to my gal pals as and when I want.

Like last night, we had a girls' night in and at dear ol' Mickey's and decided we'd make dinner. For once, we were all there together (once you leave school, meeting up on a regular basis is very hard to do, all the more if your friends happen to be halfway across the globe)- the cynical I'm-never-getting-a-boyfriend (but turned out to be the first among us to get one!) one, the mweeble, the fruit basket, the first-day-of-school partner in crime, the cheeky/sassy and sweet all at once one, the I'm-getting-bored-with-work/life one, the kindergarthen teacher- all of us. It reminded me of how much fun we had in school and how crazy it can get when a bunch of 19 year olds (and one almost 18 year old...hehe) got together. I'd forgotten what it was like when we'd get together and pig out and well, you can't exactly do that with just anyone...Serena, i'm sure you know what I mean...

Man, I'm sure as hell gonna miss the whole lot of you...

Then last weekend, I had lunch with another one of my dearest and wisest friends. By wise I mean old...haah! Well, not old exactly, just oldER I guess. But then again, I'm one of those people who has people who are married with a children and people who're at least 7 years older than me as friends. I sometimes find them to be the best of pals simply because they don't always tell you what you want to hear. They'll give you what you NEED to hear and not many people are daring enought to do that. So, to all my oldER friends (those 22 and above), words cannot describe how much I value you and how much I've enjoyed every one of our chats. Thanks for being honest!
So anyway, we got talking and I will always remember what she said about finding the one- it should always be my prayer that God will complete me and find me a man that compliments me...Yeah, it may sound trivial to some but I don't expect everyone to understand that.

Ok, so here goes...I'm off to the land of sheeps tomorrow. Thanks girls for dinner, song and drinks. I love you fellas to bits! It's good to know that you'll be only "Two Steps Behind"

Walk away if you want to.
Its ok, if you need to.
Well, you can run, but you can never hide
From the shadow thats creepin up beside you.
And, theres a magic runnin through your soul,
But you cant have it all.

(whatever you do)Well, Ill be two steps behind you
(wherever you go)And Ill be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around and Ill be two steps behind.

Yeah, yeah.
Take the time to think about it.
Just walk the line, you know you just cant fight it
And take a look around, youll see what you cant find,
Like the fire thats burnin up inside me.

(by: Def Leppard)