One of the reasons why I love my job...

http://www.daydreamisland.com/

I'm going here for a five day company internal conference. A much needed break for both the company and my own spiritual rejunvenation!

On Saturday, we are going on this as well...
http://www.cruisewhitsundays.com/

Am I really Boycotting the site?

No lah! Just that so much has happened that I feel exhausted even thinking about it let alone blogging about it. But amidst all that is happening, I feel I should log it down at least as a form of rememberance.

Many things have been happening in many fronts of my life. So much so that it gets too overwhelming. A jumbled mesh of thoughts, action items, spiritual warfare, follow ups and internal struggles. And to top it all off, now we are faced with a decision whether or not to move to Sydney for a while for work. I have been thinking about this but did not realise that we now may have to decide real soon.

Backgorund: I've been working in Sydney for the past 6 weeks, travelling there every monday and coming back every friday. Macham army... Throughout the whole project I've been thinking if we can go to Sydney to experience the buzz for a while. I won't lie, opportunity is greater there and the money is better too. For both Kat and myself.

However, all through the Sydney project journey, I have been fighting demons EVERY day there. At all fronts! I think Sydney decays me bit by bit... One can argue that when Kat comes over with me and we call Sydney for 1-2 years, things will change. I don't have to battle that much (spiritually at least)...

I've been deeply depressed and fallen a lifetime ago... I don't think I will go back to that hole. But the thought of being there again is scary... All these may sound serious and as if I'm in over my head on something... You know what? I prayed to God that if it is indeed that something I need to tackle and that indeed it is an issue, that he will show me in his message last sunday. And guess what? It was about Psalms 13. And yes it was God talking to me! I know he is there and I know he is in control.

I guess currently stuff in my head is similar to the state of what Gary is going through... Confusion, fear, sadness, loneliness... But I took courage that God is there. He lifted me on Sunday, and I know that though I don't know His purpose, I know it will be good.

I guess I'll end with thanksgiving... Thank God for His graciousness in my career. And answering all my prayers, cries and pleas and showing me that He is always there... Although His answers may not be what I agree with or understand. I know He is real and I am encouraged by that. I'll press on!

Caramel Cheesecake Yogurt

what do you do when you miss your hubby and he is off somewhere in a beautiful island enjoying himself?

i have caramel cheesecake yogurt.

i love yogurt. especially greek yogurt.

and he likes the caramel cheesecake yogurt from this yogurt shop that i always go to.

so while he is enjoying himself, i get to have my favourite food and have that sense of closeness to him. yummy!!

Pilgrim in this world

i do not blog much nowadays. not that life is not interesting or nothing is happening.

more so, a privacy issue. thoughts that i know when written get unneccessary comments.

work starts to get busy here. the busy season for audit has officially started. i am onto my first listed client and finalising it today.

mervin has been travelling quite a bit to sydney. his boss popped the question about getting us to move to sydney. there are more money and therefore more hours in the job if we go. there are logistics issues such as our current house, mervin's cousin, the dogs and our parents.

had a chat with pastor's wife on sunday about it. was reminded of our purpose in this world. we thought about moving and analysed it in the worldly way - money, house, renting, mortgage, dogs etc. where is God in all of these? moving to sydney does it in any way, help to extend God's kingdom?

having some down days here. some issues that needed to be sorted out.

thanks for all encouragements and prayers. thank God for His blessings as He has been blessing us abundantly in every possible way. pray for love, peace and joy for all those in Him. most importantly, love.

sad day

it is a sad day for me.

have this heavy load in my chest. hopefully, it will be gone soon.

i have prayed already, just have to learn to have faith.

Money

money is almost always the root and the cause of disputes, quarrels and sins.

it is sad.

Trivia 101

alright, answers to some of your questions about Moo Moo.

1. she is a whippet. she looks like a greyhound, just that she is a miniature version of a greyhound.

2. she is not as lazy as a greyhound. it is a known fact that the smaller the dog is, the noiser it is, the more active it is.

3. she is 1 and 1/2 year old. she is not a puppy greyhound.

4. she has grown to her full size. she is about 10 kgs now. she is smaller than a standard whippet.

5. she needs to wear a coat in the winter as whippets have short coat and they have low body fat so they get cold.

6. she does chew things and dig the garden. but she usually only chews her toys and dig the sandpit that we just built for her.

7. she is generally pretty quiet.

8. she is very attached to me. according to Merv, if i am out of the room and even Merv is in the room, she will whine just because i am out of her sight.

9. she loves to cuddle up to Katie or me when she sleeps.

10. she is rescued from the pound by a rescue organisation. apparently the previous owners kept her in a rented apartment illegally and the landlord found out and they have to surrender her to the pound.

11. she is called Moo Moo because that is the name that she came with. we were just too lazy to change that.