De Racket speaks

Yes, Eileen her highness herself made me blog this *ahem ahem*, so i shall do as told :)

POLL
Topic: Is Eileen fat?
a. Duh
b. NO!
c. Crazy ah!?
d. A little

Eileen:" Mel, go blog (jokingly of course). So that when people see me, they'll refrain me from eating too much." People, when you see Eileen, shove food down her mouth! DENG EILEEN, even a cat eats more than you do! So you better start eating like a normal person, or I'll make you gain 20kgs and haunt you in your sleep. DO YOU HEAR ME!? I mean, read me *pai seh*. Hee hee.

Your highness. All hail! :D

Thankful

I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet.

Ancient Persian Saying

Birthday boy

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday sleepy head
Happy birthday to you

Presenting sleepy head

Hee hee. Please don't kill me! It was Ed's birthday yesterday and just wanted to say thank you for all that you do. We drive each other crazy sometimes but at the end of the day, i know that you put up with me alot and put a lot of effort in making things work between us. I couldn't be more blessed to have you around. Have a blessed year ahead :)

Smile

A smile costs nothing but gives much.

It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give.
It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.
None is so rich or mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it.
Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away.
Some people are too tired to give you a smile.
Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.

Author Unknown

In Christ Alone

In every victory
Let it be said of me
My source of strength
My source of hope
Is Christ alone

Here I come

Melly made it!

Melly made it!

Melly made it!


*Various loud instruments crashing together dramatically and rather unprofessionally*

Okay, I just can't resist saying it ONE more time. I MADE IT! Whooppieee... Well, it's not like I made it to the top of Mount Everest or anything, but I made it to college. Hee hee. I managed to apply to KBU Kolej Bandar Utama today, as it is the open day for the college, and got the offer letter on the spot. So in 2 weeks time, I will be far from my honeymoon days, mouldy hair, and starting to kick butt. I really want to do well, all thanks to the handsome boy's face on the College's newsletter saying he made it to Oxford. KBU -> OXFORD. Solid... I think the thing I like most about the College is the field "like those pretty big ones with huge autumn-looking trees that make it look like those in Western countries", and Centrepoint next to the campus! McDonalds, here I come! Hehe. Okay, enough with the food. Anyways, I'm really glad in making it into college. It's another turning point in life, and I really hope to enjoy every minute of it while it lasts :) . But mostly, thank you God. I wouldn't have made it without You.

Kolej Bandar Utama

No, this is not me. Neither is it the "handsome boy from Oxford". Well, at least I don't think it is.
P/s: Look out for the dramatic storm-sky.

The "random" of the day
Question: What "tree" has people staying in it?
Answer: Country
By Eddy Yew
The original from The Chee sisters

Fuming

How well do you actually know me before you say those things? How well do you know my spiritual life?

Bubblegum shake

My mum made us a protein shake, which actually helps replenish all the nutrients we lack. I repeat, ALL. So it comes in 5 different flavors - vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, tropical fruits and cappuccino. Thus, we opted for strawberry. Nice huh... BUT... It tasted a little weird and my mum decided to add dragon fruit to it. AND THUS... It ended up tasting like bubblegum. And it's not very pleasant. I don't think I'll enjoy eating bubblegum after this. Hmm... Sigh. I am thankful for the protein shake though. Thank You God for protein shakes! :D

On bended knees, still

You're speaking, and I'm listening. I hear Your assurance. I know and am thankful that I can trust and lean on You. And it'll be okay. You're right here, and that's all I need.

I'm excited to know what You have installed.

On bended knees

Lord, I need You... Would You come to save me, again... :(

Mengejar HadirMu

I believe that God has been reminding me and constantly prompting me saying "Mel, remember me. I'm here. And I miss you". Its really foolish of me to think I'm better off without God. Without the striving, the endless trying, the questions without answers... Trust me when I say, its not any better. But God is faithful and has constantly reminding me of how He brought me through the past and has been there. Sometimes it got too overwhelming that I couldn't see. But thank God that He is teaching me and reminding me of His goodness, especially through people, when they speak of Him and even just now, when I was reading someone's blog. It reminded me of the simplicity and joy of serving, loving and walking with Him. And I miss that. I miss being where You are.

Lord, I just want to lift everything to you. My dreams, desires, my Isaacs', my security, every step i take and every decision, my life and my all. May You use it for Your glory.

Its not about me, but about You. Help me not to be self-centered, but to keep my eyes on You.

Mengejar hadirMu

Dekat padaMu itu rinduku
Setiap kataku Kau pun menunggu
Tak kusangka kutemukan satu kasih yang abadi
Kini kudatang dan kubawa hidupku

Memandang wajahMu
Mengikuti kebaikanMu
Mengejar hadirMu
dalam hidupku

Membawa sembahku
Menyatakan kebesaranMu
Mengejar hadirMu
dalam hidupku

Essential needs

Okay, I suck... I think I need to go for communication lessons... Cos I really suck at it. And in so many other aspects too... I need many lessons... *Sob sob*

Ice-cream maniac

*drum roll*

... ...

Ta daa!!!

Okay, I've just had my ever-so-indulging McDonald's strawberry sundae! It's the 3rd time I'm having ice-cream this week, considering the bucket of ice-cream from Baskin Robbins on Monday and another bucket from Tesco on Friday. Well, good thing i had Ed to share them with me. Hehe. Ow man... My two-month-old belly is going to turn to three months very soon. Tee hee hee. I should really learn to control my appetite. All the hard work from jogging and the sore legs after that has gone to waste :p

Kris Allen vs. Adam Lambert

Okay, I still like Kris' version of No Boundaries better than Adam's. Maybe not as oumph as Adam's version, it somehow sounds more genuine to me. Though he didn't sing it very well during the finale performance as due to the key being too high for him. But still... Adam is definitely better when it comes to vocals and originality. But i guess I'm not very crazy over every song ending with the screams. A bit predictable and to an extent quite used to it till it doesn't feel so oumph anymore. Okay, maybe it's just me. Anyways, back to the topic, yeah i still stick to Kris on No Boundaries. Nothing is going to shake me!


*Note: this is about the song preference, and not the winner.

Anyway

Everyone wants something, may it be making a difference/ fighting cancer/ being someone's husband or wife/ being Oprah/ the feeling to be needed/ being respected/ something to believe in; even some to forgive, and some to forget... There is always a sense of hope in all of these. And when there is hope, there is always a risk of that not becoming a reality. And so some will give up, some even not bothering to pray anymore. Even as Christians, life doesn't always go smoothly. But sometimes all we need is faith. That we can make it, and we'll make it through. That what we want in life may not be what God wants for us. So we need to trust in him. I found this song very encouraging. So hopefully by sharing this, it can be an encouragement to others as well.

You can spend your whole life building
Something from nothing
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway

You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway

God is great but sometimes life aint good
And when I pray
It doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway

This worlds gone crazy
And it's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway

You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
And in a moment they can choose to walk away
love them anyway

God is great but sometimes life aint good
And when I pray
It doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
Yeah I do it anyway, yeah,

You can pour your soul out singing
A song you believe in
That tomorrow they'll forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway
Yeah sing it anyway

I sing
I dream
I love anyway

By Martina McBride
Album: Waking up laughing

My best buddies

I miss you guys a lot..

My family aka Lao bu . Da jie . Er jie

Jin May

Atuk Adam

Cucu Saba

A SMALL blessing

My mum, a friend of hers, and I went to Ikea for breakfast this morning. It was 9:30a.m. and we rushed across the street from McDs, through the IKEA entrance, up the escalator, towards the counter AND....................


We didn't make it.


Apparently all the rushing took us 5 whole minutes and so free coffee jadi tak jadi. Anyways, we (dissapointedly) got our food, payed and proceeded to one of the tables. Once we reached our table, a teenage girl came over and said to my mum "hi aunty, do you want coffee? Someone gave me a voucher (which was the voucher for free coffee for Ikea members) but I don't drink coffee", in which my mum accepted. I was watching the girl as she happily raced off to join her other two friends who were waiting for her nearby. As she reached her friends, all 3 of them looked really happy and exchanged hi5s, then happily walked off. *Note: It was the 'good' happy look, and not the 'muahahaha' happy look. So yeah, i somehow feel blessed by this. Its like a little kindness goes a long way :)


And, yes, we finally got our one cup of coffee. Well, the just the cup actually. And milo :D