trick or treats?

Happy halloween day !!

El'z throws this pumpkin to you ! (picked that line up fr facebook). I drew this some months back. Somehow halloween reminded me of pumpkins, children, sweets and most of all, family & fun... (no we dont' celebrate it here. so i only know halloween thru' the tvs.). I posted a bigger pumpkin picture here.

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p.s- oh no, i am supposed to study.

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p.p.s - i got the best halloween gift ever !!! rashes crawling all over me ! hideous red pimple-like spots. imagine going trick or treats with this... 'woa, that's a great mask ur wearing' ;p

the last thread

finally i got a break ! October was pouring heavily on me. work & studies.

bees are busy

and so was it like in the office before the dinner

Today seemed like a day of reminiscene...

I went to mom's school to print some stuffs. It was like a walk to remember. The canteen chair I used to hang out with my girl friends every recess time was still strong in dark blue. As I walked through the corridors, I recalled lining up to class...(or never really lining up)... the garden - reminded me of where an injured owl was found. A long lost friend took it home....his mom said he'll call home each day to ask about his owl. not her. (using coins. we weren't blessed with hp at that age). but it died of internal bleeding. :(

Had lunch in a coffee shop which flavors permeated me back to my younger days in Penang. A hawker was conversing in hokkien with a customer... Penang = hokkien. and i ate a hot bowl of claypot noodle. Dad used to asked for an extra empty bowl, so that he could 'air' the hot noodles in the plate for me...

I'm starting to miss him now. His being away somehow brought us closer though. Ytdy, mom, dad and bro did a group msn talked. Mom narrated to me. She was happy. msn and emails are not her thing thgh. now it's. :P

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I thought of my longings while sipping on my sizzling yee mee...

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* I wish I can pick up some vietnamese or Burmese so that I can communicate to the foreign workers that does a pit stop at our church. There's a pool of them just waiting to be harvested. They're working & living behind our backdoors and we're not tapping into it. Meanwhile P'kash flew back to India to look for a wife. (prays he finds a good one). I was glad we made him our friend. I've always have a thing for east asia. If I've reached my expiry date for... u know what la, i think i might like to live and work around east asia. (not as missionary thgh)

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* I wish to have more time to draw. I am thinking of my 'creation piece' which i haven't put colors on it; and a wind-up toy. I am also dreaming of traditional toys...made of wood & cotton... you can touch it, feel it...

resisting the wind

Resting. droopy.

I feel like the dragonfly in the pic. Btw, I still got alot of practice to go when it comes to dof.

I won't be blogging much in Nov. (I hope). Would like to spend some time to recollect myself for a while...Plz remind me, if i fail to not listen to myself. :)

I need to stop typing as well. I mite be suffering from rheumatism or is it arthritis. my 10 fingers' joints have been aching since 2 days ago. when i drive or not flapping it.

grace upon grace

i'm sitting in front of the screen right now. With a glass of fruit juice and my office attire. (stinking a bit). Trying to unwind before bed.

These few weeks have been wild. Like murphy's law. Anything that could go wrong, went wrong. My sos prayers seems as if i'm dialing the wrong number.... but as i reflect upon the good things that i can count on, grace seems to carry me, layers upon layers, like my society's dinner anniversary theme "Grace upon Grace".

Last Saturday I went to Bangsar. twice. (don't ask me how I ended up returning there twice. i'm not a patron there thgh). I'd free drink in Starbucks and a nice chat with my kor kor. I was ranting away about how i feel about not being weighted proportionally. He said i'm much bigger than that. I guess he's right. It's aways good to give without counting.

Later i'd dinner with my good friend S'na. S'nas liken my big sister. One of the rare feel whose advice i just absorb like a sponge. We chat. And I called it a happy day.

happy to have free treats. Duno why i'm so happy with free treats. think it makes me feel special :P
happy that i brought 3 items below fifty. (happy in shopping = getting the things u want below your targeted price)*
happy to spend a weekend with people i love
happy to know that i'm free to give freely
happy to realize i've been blessed with great friends in life.
Happy for grace shown

Grace. I remember calling for help to heavens once. my 2nd year exam period and a last minute assignment deadline. S'na offered to help me with my assignment. i didn't ask her :)
At work this week, LM and WL ask me share my load. I didn't ask them either :) they're such great relieve to me ! thanks :)
Some friends volunteered to come in office to help. I duno why so much help is pouring in without me asking. Heavens has blessed me with many hands.

I'm glad. Now i'm licking some ice-cream. I will sleep and hope the morrow brings a shower. Rain to wash all the muds and ugly bits away.

I'm gonna take a shower. Goodnight.

* i can't believe myself. But I'd fallen in love with a deep purple top. they ran out of stock. i took white instead. And I got a chilli red shirt. this is so not me.

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what i saw

Went to Camerons over the raya weekends for ibridge camp. Here's what I captured :

orange petals

a pink rose

more roses

a weed

red impatiens

a friendly cat
another of her cat friend invited herself on my lap without asking

Strawberries

me & some friends sneaked out for breakfast at my friend's shop. her parents made great pancakes. we were treated with free strawberries

Some thoughts for the camp :

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regrets :
- my people shots were horrible though. Most of my indoor pics turned out dark or blur. think my flash and camera aren't communicating too well. That's coz the master didn't read the flash manual.

- not seizing all the lovely flowers that popped out my way into my cam. it was raining quite a bit and i was hoping for morning sun.
- din have much time to make strangers -> friends

- not leaving my worries of tmr behind. today find me fine tuning my psd pics before sending it to printers & a paper to study for.

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some smiles :

- catching up with ol' friends.

- lovely weather and people

- strolling around the town. wish i had ventured more. blame the rain.

- i got some faith and idea boost jst listening to our speaker's testimony. (his conversation stories burst out like a leaking pipe)
- I brought roses at rm 10 for 3 bouquets. happy :)

the last brick

the most precious building material that David left Solomon was a brick of advice


"...My Son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve Him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to Him, He will accept you; but if you turn away from Him, He will abandon you for ever. You must realize that the Lord has chosen you to build his Holy Temple. Now do it - and do it with determination.

...be confident and determined. Start the work and don't let anything stop you. The Lord God, whom I serve, will be with you. He will not abandon you, but He will stay with you until you finish the work to be done on his Temple." (1 Chronicles 28: 9-10, 20, Good News Bible)


- Bible Teaching for Kids 1st and 2nd Graders Learner Guide. 2007 Lifeway Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. p64