This Christmas

I want to be UNDIGNIFIED!

I will dance
I will sing
To be mad
For my King
Nothing Lord
Is hindering
This passion in my soul

And I'll become
Even more undignified than this
Some may say, "It's foolishness"
But I'll become
Even more undignified than this
Leave my pride, by my side
And I'll become
Even more undignified than this
Some may say, "It's foolishness"
But I'll become
Even more undignified than this
Than this

La, la, la, la, la, HEY!
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, HEY!
La, la, la, la, la

It's all for You my Lord!

Great to be back!

Blue skies for Day 1, stepping out of Crown Jewel Hotel

Refreshed is the girl who just came back from Penang. The trip was great!! Alright even though I fell sick on the last day carrying a box of Kleanex everywhere I went, it was great! The food. The company. The whole trip.

Here's a photo of the company! Carolyn, me & Yvette!

My notions of Penang, before I went, was that it was more of a kampong, not so urban place. Which, if you overlook the endless rows of condominiums, hotels, shopping centres, would be quite right. I mean it's not Singapore or KL but it's urban in its own right... and less polluted (which was fantastic).

Expected to do more beach activities there but our direction became more land-based. We didn't even step foot on the beach! Still, sightseeing was great! We took the buses around the island, walked a whole lot, ate & shopped.

The trip has changed my personal outlooks on things somewhat. For one, I've learnt that my feet have the ability to take me for long long walks under hot weather conditions just to find & eat the most famous Penang Laksa. We literally walked for nearly an hour!! Walking down Penang hill and making a V up another street coz' the stall was located near a temple opposite Penang hill. It was crazy! But we were blessed to chance upon stairs & stairs of shops leading up to the temple which gave really good prices!

Another was the great search for Penang's famous Tau Sar Piah shop - Him Haeng. The Haeng family actually has a few outlets calling themselves Seng Haeng, Kim Haeng etc. but Him Haeng is the Mother of all shops & sells the freshest Tau Sar Piah, made on the spot. Our sources came from all the people we met in Penang haha! We literally dragged boxes of it in a huge rice bag from Penang to KL to Singapore. Never thought local delights could be this heavy!

On a whole, I thank God for making this trip so enjoyable, for the people He has brought to us & for keeping us safe & well going there & travelling back even though for a moment we thought we were left stranded in KL. Haha!

So I'm back, refreshed & excited! Christmas is coming! Glory to our new born King!

On my way

to Penang!

If you're reading this at 10pm on a Tues night, I'd already be on the first coach out of here! Been waiting for this trip like for ages. Going with my chums from TCD (inspired by all of us wanting a vacation somewhere soon). No idea what's in store & this would technically be my first Asian trip, parent-less, so kinda excited & yet on high alert.

The rainy weather in island SG hasn't been of much encouragement to the days leading up to the trip. Praying hard weather will clear there & we'll get plenty of sun for beach activities. Also hoping to cross over to Langkawi for a day trip! Forecast says it's showers with thunder over several areas but oh God... please be merciful! Haha!

Past week has been busy (as usual). Think most memorable & relaxed day would be the Carehut Family Camp'07! The best out of it all was the fellowship with my colleagues & seeing the children break out of their shell. Really think that the unfamiliar environment does miracles in revealing a child's character. Placing 35 kids in NIE all split into groups outside their usual click. Yup. Definitely out of their comfort zone. Fantastic! Anyways was really happy to see some of the kids take up leadership after all the months of being overshadowed by others.

Hmm... there are actually plenty of updates but I'm kinda lazy to type them all down. Haha!

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Have a blessed week! =)