peace . love . joy

happy (late) christmas & happy boxing day, y'all =]

the carnival on 23rd went great!
the turkish ice-cream sold like hotcakes and pple realli had fun (i hope)! the turkish guy who came down to do the ice-cream-mess-with-your-head act had fun too, watching the kids and other more matured patrons squeal and scream when he pulled a trick on them =D

the childrens' party was brilliant =]
i know the dancers and the puppeteers had fun! it was realli amusing to see the kids mimic u: i was pushing up lose strands of my hair (the shorter strands wldnt stay tied up, wad with all the jumpin and bouncin) in btwn moves and sm of the kids followed me =D *so cute*

CHRISTMAS was *how do i put this* God blessed and graced.
i woke up with a sore throat and runny nose (think i'm getting a cold), and i had to argue and debate my way thru one irritating p6 so he wld cooperate and deliver his lines. had to get the costumes right for my p6s, last minute fittings for the kings' crowns and gowns, go thru the whole thg twice (with lotsa glitches), rushed my mary, joseph & lil Jesus into their costumes and out into the tent. i was realli worried the whole thg wldnt go well enough, and i'd be disappointed. more afraid that a.Mag wld be disappointed *i realli dont wanna disappoint her*. in the end, the mike wasnt available for my soft-spoken girls who stil wldnt throw their voices after all the training, the music cld not be played as backgrnd cos the actors' voices cldnt be heard over the stereo, sm pple forgot their lines (AND didnt know how to improvise), baby Jesus cried when Mary spoke, but GOD was with us thru it all. i know that for a fact because more thgs cld have gone wrong, i cld have thrown a tantrum and be totally childish and upset, the kids cld have lost interest, but hey! none of that happened =] all of the "cld haves" remained "cld haves", Thank the Lord~!!

had pizza with my mother's side of the family for lunch (didnt help my throat one bit: woke up this morn with phlagm, runny nose and chills), aren wldnt stop singing the nickelodeon's version of the twelve days of christmas! it was cute at first, but believe me, a 5 yr old babbling on and on and on more or less incoherently about the first 5 days of the twelve because he cldnt remember the other days is kinda nerve-grating.

anyways, i wanna thank:

• cindy, daena & puiki for the mousepad with my name in GOLD =D *AAA*
• a.Mag for the realli cute snowman hook =] (smhow i really luvvit..i think i'm a lil off these days..getting happy at the littlest thgs)
• a.Jaslin & u.Bernard for the red&black bee on a swing
• TIM~!! for the lemon-lime scented BUBBLES & the christmas CD both wound with GOLD ribbon =D (thanks sooooooooo much, tim!!)
• u.Noel, a.Christina, jaryl, jeshua for the candle & badge ("always picks the right moment : beware! she packs a punch!" indeed =D)
• u.Albert, a.SiewPing, victor, calvin & joyce for the bodyShop bath thg: CRANBERRY~!! gosh, how'd u guys know i love cranberry??!!
• u.BK, a.Rosie, Shawn & joash for the lovely earrings =]
• u.MC, a.LL, rachel, Rebecca & daniel for the funny coin purse =x
• a. Puaylin & gang for the cool notebook (mebe instead of saying "PEACE!" we shld say "GRACE!" when we greet each other nxt time)
• a.Shirley, u.SY & (the infamous) AREN for the game tree thg =] (mummy & daddy allows us to go stay over one more time for mahjong b4 school re-opens *YEA*)
• u.Tiong, a.KweeTheng & Iryssa for the chocolates (which i cant eat *sob* cos my eyes'll turn red)
• u.Tony, a.Maureen, Angie & mark go-go for the soft bag =D

man, this is like sm Oscar speech, HAHA!

i like it when school's not open. i'm free to do as much as i want and spend as much time as i want in church for God. i know that God is everywhere and not just in church, but in church is where i KNOW i can find other christians who love Jesus and strive to be close to Him. i think that's what i'm looking for: Christian friends whom i can talk to and be with and be encouraged by and encourage in return. we really arent meant to be alone and try to walk the christian walk alone, thinking that all we need is God beside us. that is NOT WRONG in itself, but think again: how does God speak to us? He speaks thru the Bible, thru our thoughts, thru OTHER PPLE. dont shut one of God's avenues of reaching us up by not talking to and mixing with other pple of God.

everyday shld be Christmas! then all of us wld put on our best clothes, go to church happy and alive, putting in all our effort and giving our bests to Jesus in lil thgs we do like sitting in the pews listening attentively, dancing for God, singing carols, acting...that's wad it shld be =] kinda like renewal time..

thank you, God, for Christmas. thank you for Jesus. thank you, Jesus, for the Holy Spirit. thank you for calling us, unworthy and unclean, to be Your children and people. we fall away ever so easily, and are weak. and yet, You still love us so much. that's why i love You, Lord. i try to return Your love, that which is so great. i can only hope to return it fully, though i know i cannot. i am really thankful for Your grace and mercy. i dont deserve it. thank you for gracing the carnival, and christmas celebrations. i pray Lord, that You lay Your healing hand on those of us who are tired frm the events, those who are recovering frm illnesses, and those of us who are sick. i pray that You heal us completely. thank you for putting pple in my life to encourage and push me on. thank You for knowing me and loving me. i pray that You teach me to be more like You each day and strengthen me inside. thank You Lord for everythg You've given me. Amen.

Happy Boxing Day, all =]