Everything has its run

Once blogging was all the rage. It was cool to have a site dedicated to all your rants or ramblings, a site embellished with fancy widgets and layouts - a characteristic of the tech era...

Today, I think many, if not majority have abandoned blogging and moved on with their lives. Time has passed, blogging had it few minutes of fame, everything has its run and we move on.

Nonetheless, we live and breathe on.

Here's to 2012!

lo and behold, a post!

It's amazing how I've left my blog completely bereft of life in the last few weeks. It's also surreal how I see time as weeks now, as opposed to days, hours or minutes. 

Some weeks are painfully slow, some weeks are fast. Some were unforgettable, others amazingly close to my heart. 

A verse that spoke to me recently:

A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. 

People curse the man who hoards grain, but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.

Proverbs 11:25-26

Sharing is such a beautiful thing and is a lesson I've yet to fully grasp. May God lead me towards a life spilling with generosity. Generosity in love, hope and faith. 

And because I'm random like that, this was a group dinner last week with church friends.

Yummy asian cuisine ^^

Current read: Moby Dick. Olden day prose is fascinating and hilarious sometimes.

meow

There seems to be an endless amount of streets and quaint little places in Hong Kong! 

But I'm really starting to miss SG. The food, the people, my bed.... While there's only 5 weeks left technically, it feels like a lifetime to me. Especially on a Monday!!

See you soon, SG!

psalm 127:1-2

Unless the LORD builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.

Unless the LORD watches over the city,
the guards stand watch in vain.

In vain you rise early
and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat—
for he grants sleep to those he loves.

inspiring

Charm can be deceiving, and beauty fades away, but a woman who honors the LORD deserves to be praised.

Proverbs 31:30

Read the above verse for devotions today and was really roused by this. 

Beauty and attractiveness, since the olden times, has always been a defining factor for women. From the revered beauty of Queen Cleopatra to the troves of fashion models idolized by teenaged girls today, women seemed to be valued very much by their sole appearance. 

For those who aren't born looking like Angelina Jolie or Jessica Alba, making the effort to beautify oneself is a must. Ever heard of the phrase, 世界上没有丑女人，只有懒女人?  

And while the world continues to see beauty as the most important aspect, God tells us that honouring Him, loving Him and fearing Him precedes our outward appearance. He knows us inside out and sees so clearly the dreadful state of our sins but never once has He stopped reaching out to us. 

While we worry about whether we have put on weight or whether that annoying pimple looks obvious or not, He sees the inner state of our spirituality as more important and longs for us to look to Him in all that we do.

May we put God above all else and experience his presence is every minute, every second!

Avenue of Stars!

Popped by Tsim Sha Tsui for dinner last week and decided to do some sight-seeing at the Avenue of Stars!

The view there's fantastic, but the real Avenue of Stars exhibit was disappointing... Most of the celebrity panels on the ground was either not handprinted or are of stars that I've never heard of before. But still, it's worth a trip there, for the amazing view! 

food again

Here's some food pictures again! Pastor Yuyi passed me some laksa maggi mee while she was here and I finally got to taste it today :)

Landlord was kind enough to let me use her cooking utensils!

Steamy...

Waiting impatiently for the water to boil!

While this may not look good, the ramen was better than I expected!

Some enoki mushrooms as garnish!

大功告成！

OM NOM NOM NOM

And on Saturday, I went to Hokkaido Milk Dairy Restaurant again! It's my third or fourth time there and I'm contemplating going again. I think I'm addicted! *slaps forehead*

My gosh their iced coffee is soooo gooooooood!

Their scrambled eggs are just the right degree of runny inside and pepper is a must-sprinkle.

That's butter on the bread!

And the highlight! Their macaroni-in-soup!

ZOOM IN DA PHOTO!

Thick slices of charsiew and their soup base is creamy without getting gelad. 

Gonna stuff myself silly while I'm here! :x