• 310109

† that the 1st mth is over “safely”

† fellowship time during 1735 tea, walking in ikea and at su's and beyond

† little baby chee-le

• 300109

† it's friday

† clients j and a are out on urgent biz trip, so we got additional couple of days to work things out. (but I'm still stressed)

† having the luxury of eating in places that I won't pay to go myself.

• 290109

† realising more and more abt myself because of some things I said. I never knew I had such thoughts until I started analysing the things I say

† being able to share simple humour with 5-is-fine. not too kind since it's triggered by e headlines of john updike's passing... but their replies just made me smile. some memories are better cos they're shared

† for my ultra memory of things that happened. Thank God for memories though sometimes nobody thought such things existed.

† darling xixi. she just speaks better and better each day, and is so ultra lovable. <3

• 280109

† having received angpows frm e team. hee. just like that feeling of being treated as a 小辈 that they are giving their blessings to me

† I like my boss, which really makes things better.

† another gym session that left me tired and soft. once january ends, it'll mean I'm one mth into my start afresh live healthy 2009

† getting a little bit more used to retreating into my new found shell :)

† bumping into chai ying and took e bus ride together. amazing tat we can still maintain such long conversation

• 240109 - 270109

† family trip to batam. the time we spent together, the fun we had... the potential of running away every cny being a new family tradition... oh yah! the first experience of letting our own fireworks in the sky

† sleeping loads after I'm back. can sleep even more though. heh..

† being sian that I haven't rested enough and tmr is a workday. at least I have a job to return to... plus it's not a job tat I hate.

† having an msn conversation with kj, which leads up to us meeting up soon

† the internet. that it links us up with pple we otherwise wouldn't have contact with...

• 230109

† everyday when I stock take what to give thanks for, I realise e very fact that I'm alive to think abt what to give thanks for is in itself a huge thanksgiving item.

† mooz check found that there's no scary problem. :)

† being appreciated though I'm just doing what I'm paid to do

† lunch with ty. just happy to have a friend like her.

† cell. enjoyed myself today. though nothing spectacular, I just liked the simple fellowship

• 220109

† for managing to take bus to work

† meeting with jess yet again

† buying myself a present. :)

† watching tv

† the not so thankful is tat mooz gotta go back for a check. but thankful tat erjie can go with her. and thankful tat medical facilities so advanced now tat we can check stuff in our body. but most of all, thankful for letting me know tat watever it is, I know You are in control, and all things work for e good of those who love Him.

• 210109

† no major screw ups at work. really really thank God!

† learning how to take even more initiative at work to pre-empt pricing and all. good try. :)

† body still aching frm yesterday. means I really did exercise my close to useless body yesterday

† family "reunion" dinner... talkin abt e kao lolly and casting. I enjoy talkin nonsense

• 200109

† fresh memory of two yrs ago and before that

† gym and body aches, and a slight improvement compared to session one

† dinner with jess (again) and plans for another one

• 190108

† another monday dinner with jess :)

• 180109

† to still be in choir, and am reminded that God is always my shelter

† grandma. that she loved, and after 2 yrs, the memory of her and God's wonderful intervention is still so fresh in my head

† xixi. God took away a person I love a lot and gave me another one. love how playing with her at garden of rememberance always cushions the pain

† catching up on sleep. what was meant to be a short nap frm 6plus turned out to be a long 7hrs sleep. and now it's still 2plus, which means I can sleep even more (though I'm not sleepy at all)

• 170109

† time with mooz and erjie in e afternoon

† sharon. that she's in my life, that she's going into another phase of her life

• 160109

† mooz scan didn't see any negative results

† liyue. I love them

† walk session :)

• 150109

† free cab home cos ot till late

† ot-ing. cos I still got a job

• 140109

† still being alive to count another day of blessing

† having my phone which allows me to do this in bed just before I sleep

† yet another workday gone without too much hiccups

† being able to sleep luxuriously with blanket and aircon, and my 3 pillows + a bolster.

• 130109

† eating trail. cheese hotdog at tangs, egg salad frm isetan then takoyaki at taka. yum

† the gd weather... for e 2nd nite where I'm wandering alone

† learnt how to deal with loneliness. or rather learn how to accept reality

† receiving an lv wallet... not so much e gift, but the kind tots. i rather have something cheaper tat I will use though. hee

• 120109

† feeling positive though I just burnt my wallet more

† cool evening weather that totally changed my route

† nice yong tau foo. I really enjoyed it.

† realising I'm enjoying moments by myself more recently.

† the exhibition in e esplanade tunnel. it's been a long time tat I connected with myself so much. it's nice getting in touch with my feelings and realised how much I love artistic expression.

• 110109

† finding a 主日学 class that I'm happy to go to

† wisdom pain subsiding fair bit during choir

† eating real food for dinner, and also a home cooked meal

† reaching e end of 11 jan, thus concluding the 11 jan issue

† seeing jess in church

† having e possibility to do e teach eng thing :)

† being alive

• 100109

† meeting up with 5 is fine after close to a yr, and enjoying their company. also nice to see how they have moved on in life... playin e present game... having shared memories tat never fail to amuse us. and, at least one person from occasion to occasion remember all e things I remember so I know it's not my imagination.

• 090109

† not too pain gums

† ba ku teh supper :)

• 080109

† spending a whole day doing nothing but playing with xixi

† taking a nice long afternoon nap

• 070109

† for safety and comfort of my first extraction

† for pple who care enough to pray.

† mc. thank God!

• 060109

† still alive on e 6th day of e yr

† getting to go sleep now

• 050109

† the love behind the extra tofu dish cos I'm coming back for dinner

† praying with the team again :)

• 010109 - 040109

365 days of thanksgiving

i read jess' and think she's really got this wonderful idea.
i just thought, if you give thanks everyday for just one thing and record it down... then come next yr end, you'd realise that you've got 365 things to give thanks for!

jess (if u reading) don't care what you think cos this is really a good idea that i'm going to copy. heh heh. i like! girl, at least i give you credit back that this is originally your idea. hee. =p

====
010109
- counting down the year in church - and seeing so many pple at 1735 party. that the "young ones" want to befriend the "old ones"; the fun; laughing at the lulur cream....
- evening at the kwans' - sharing and stock taking of God's goodness

020109
- personal time - at tcc & during the unnecessarily long NR bus ride home

030109
- attending AYC training - to realise what i really want during the short 2 minutes when lixin prayed for me.
- celebrating xixi's monthday at west coast park

040109
- nice choir song during service. amazing grace. and nice choir song in practice, Jehovah is my rock for 2 weeks' later. =)
- instant noodles with mayo + half cooked egg

====
days of thanksgiving
for short DOT, so I'll symbol it with a dot •

may I learn to dot all of my days :)