I was in a shopping mall this afternoon, browsing in a bookstore when the Muslim cashier (sole person manning the entire store) told me she would be closing at 4pm to go perform her prayers. So I made my selections,...
Today I'm aching from the misadventures of yesterday, have developed a sore throat, almost lost my voice, AND ended up working although it's supposed to be a public holiday (yesterday, a Sunday, was Labour Day, so today is a 'substitute'...
I read on Mark La Roi's blog that two Americans were arrested in Putrajaya (Malaysia's administrative capital) on Apr 25, for allegedly distributing Christian literature. [Click for more] The arrest was apparently reported in one of our local papers too...
I don't really like to think of "what ifs" because I feel that's a futile exercise. Like, what's done is done and nasi sudah menjadi bubur, y'know? (A Malay saying -- literally translated: "the rice has turned into porridge" --...
After the fifth session with my counsellor on Sunday morning, she sent me back with some "homework", which involved reading the Bible every day and trying to listen for whatever God wanted to say to me through the text. And...
I have the most wonderful lovely housemates in the entire world. They help me clean. What more can I say? You see, cleaning is not my favourite thing to do (understatement of the century!!). Therefore, it amazes me that anybody...
That is so me. I walked into a Christian bookshop last week not knowing they were having a sale, and came out $460 poorer. Of course, I could console myself by saying that I bought Bible commentaries -- always...
Yesterday morning I accidentally knocked my assortment of perfume bottles off my dresser and onto the floor. Well, it would have to be the floor, wouldn't it? Where else would they go? Fortunately, nothing shattered. Unfortunately, one of the perfumes...
You know Bob, whom I like to call my "tech support"? We first bumped into each other on a Christian bulletin board/forum-type thingy in late 2001. There were a lot of Americans on the board, so when I saw the...
Yesterday in church, my pastor mentioned Cassie Burnell, the 17-year-old girl who died in the 1999 Columbine shooting in Colorado, USA. In case you don't know the story (where have you been?!), two high-school students went on a shooting rampage....
Just so you know, there's a real post below this one :P Anyway, for those who've wanted pictures of my new hairstyle... okay, it's not so new now, but still -- these pics come courtesy of Portugese blogger David Costa,...
I terminated my membership at my gym today. I haven't been in since December (gasp) so what on earth am I paying the $150 every month for?! Obviously that experiment turned out to be a huge failure. I'd thought that...
Do not really have time to write anything of substance coz I've been setting up a new blog -- yes, ANOTHER one!!! I think this is my fifth... or sixth... I'm not sure. I know, I know, I'm insane. Was...
I had a truly horrible afternoon. First, I was driving to a work assignment and I took a wrong turning and got lost. My petrol gauge was hovering perilously near empty. I only had two dollars in my purse. The...
The guy emailed me for the first time today ;) I'd thought he was not going to email, since it'd been so long since Mom told me about him. About three weeks ago she called and said his uncle had...
While we're on the topic of relationships... I asked my housemate Sock Hui, who works in IT support & development, whether she would consider being together with a guy who isn't IT-savvy. I mean, what if he's one of those...
I'm so pleased coz this morning I tried on one of my favourite dresses and I could fit into it! I haven't been able to wear it for about two years now. *dances around madly* People have been noticing that...
Yesterday I got a letter from my company saying that I've been promoted! Yippee! I'm so happy, especially coz the appointment is backdated to Jan 1, and salary arrears will be paid together with my May salary. Wow, extra cash...
Yesterday the first thing I did when I woke up was to log onto the Internet and start searching for ice-breaker games. Coz I had cell group meeting that evening and I was in charge of coming up with an...
And now I can't find my car registration card, which I need in order to renew the road tax. Arrrrgh. Wednesday is the start of a new month -- let's hope June will turn out to be much less calamitous......
I've done a lot of variations of the Myers-Briggs personality test, but never found a definition that I thought was "me"-- until now. I found this funny especially because it hit the nail on the head when it comes to...
This morning as I was driving to the office, a traffic light turned amber, then red, so I stopped. Now you know there's usually at least two lights, one at the left side of the road (because we drive on...