Sun shining thro' my clouds...

Haha, my clouds are clearing, even as the weather in singapore improves somewhat, with the sun peeking thro', shining thro' ... juz hav to endure thro' this wet period.

So fast, Christmas is over in a *blink* of an eye ... even though it's still the same seconds, minutes, hours and days passing by, as the earth faithfully rotates round the sun ... sunrise, sunset ... day and night ...

before i blabber on and on ... here's a couple of my thanksgiving for this Christmas..
1. Thank God for another year of Grace ... i'd my ups and downs but hey, it's part of living ...
2. I'm thankful for health and sustenance, for me, my loved ones
3. I'm surprised at the gifts that new friends have prepared for me ... yummy cheesecake included ;)
4. Thankful for the lessons learnt ... in all areas of my life.
5. And ... especially Thankful for a special some one ... a new beginning =) ...

even as 2007 comes steadily to greet all of us, i wonder what's ahead (don't I wonder every year what's ahead of next?!) ... Be ready for ups and downs ... it's part and parcel of living a life, one that's worth living that is ...

Gambatte! Press on ... together.

Feeling somewhat like the rain

my soul feels like pouring ... juz like the weather in singapore right now ... pouring what? ... outpouring of feelings ... feeling somewhat down, juz like the rainy days ... coincidence perhaps how things turn out juz as the weather turned lousy?

hopefully ... the weather will turn for the better in the days ahead ... patient endurance once again ... as long as one holds on to hope, life is worth living anytime ... sure feel sad if i'm to give up on hope ... or God ...

Christmas ... Joy to the World, the Lord has cometh ...

Finding Joy This Christmas ...

"In Christ alone, I place my trust ... My source of strength, my source of hope, is Christ alone..."

Well Radiated & Compressed

Finally did the IVU couple of days ago ... kinda screwed up in the preparations (cos I was not informed of the preparation procedures by the clinic that booked the appt for me at the specialist clinic :(..) ... the last i did this was more than 10 yrs back. According to the doc at the clinic, technique is relatively unchanged ...

Prep procedures:
1. TOTAL Fast from the night before till morning (includes NO water ... so that the kidneys will absorb the fluid quickly when they insert the needle and BIG syringe of fluid in my veins)
2. Empty bowels totally in the morning
3. I was well compressed by a wrap like device that basically is trying to squeeze my kidneys into position for a good "Picture" aka X-Ray.

Despite the lack in prep, the doc assessed that I can go ahead with the IVU ... I was definitely well - radiated ... i lost count the number of times that I was X-Rayed (wonder if my next generation is affected ... hmm...) ...

The only discomfort is perhaps the needle that was stuck in me for a pretty long time (so that kidneys can absorb the contrast agent sufficiently) ... and being compressed for a similarly long period of time ...

boi was I glad that to finally eat my brunch after the 2 hr appt ... no mood for work the rest of the day though ...

*fast forward* to saturday ...
- This is a quiet wkend ... stayed home fri (alone most of the time, my mum dad n bro is more happening than me for once, all came back ard midnite)
- Another day at home on sat ...

Qn: did I accomplish much during this period of "rest" ... well ... did something though I could have been more fruitful ...

Yr coming to an end ... 2007 is looming ... i think, it'll be pretty interesting days ahead for me ... something new is brewing ... Hallelujah :) ... akan datang eh.

Getting back to where i was a mth ago ...

Sure feels good to be back in sg after being away for 34 days in the sunny land downunder :) ...

Thank God that all are back safely in sg ... despite:
1. many were first timers there, it was challenging n stressful making sure all are able to adapt to the environment, drive the BIG vehicles (manual transmission!) ...
2. making sure the girls can drive the Toyota Landcruisers ...
3. some had car skidding encounters, but no accidents *phew*
4. some wallabies jumped across our paths, but no roadkills (except for one little one :()
5. some fell sick *cough cough*
6. some were cranky ...
7. weather was hot mainly

Thank God the support was successful and all are happy with the results and achievements ...

I'd the time on a sunday to go to a local church at yeppoon (Wesley Methodist Church), people are nice and service is simple ... message was gd too from the local pastor in the small church, urging the people to be ready for Jesus' 2nd coming ...

i brought the guys ard the places too ... going to sunday markets, sight see a little here and there, feed the free-ranging animals at Cooberie Park (wallabies, kangaroos, emus, chickens, ducks, peacocks, koala, a little white pony, donkeys, cassowary ...) ... and of cos, some time lying in the sun at the yeppoon beach ...

It was a good 3 day break at Gold Coast too after the work phase ... went to Dreamworld (played the exciting rides) .... and of cos, shopping and eating ... the funny thing is, we only went to the beach on the last morning before we headed back to Brisbane for our flight back to sg ... drove a pretty cool car as well, Ford Falcon XR6, very good pickup, but not as fuel efficient as I'd like it to be ...

tink it'll take me a while to get the photos from the many cameras that snapped tis and tat (and me of cos) ... tis is one of the rare trips that I didn't take many pictures (had to borrow colleague's digicam) ... wonder if i shd go hunt for a new cam to replace my faulty one ... kinda cash-strapped now, one too many bills to settle after the trip ...

Now, it's time to orientate back to life in sg ... it's gonna be Christmas soon (so fast!) and 2006 will be ending soon ... now, how wld it end? Good I believe ;) ...

Getting ready for ... Christmas :)