more damage

made a trip to Laine's today.
They r having storewide 40% discount.
the store was so packed with craft frantics
who could not resist the good deal
so you can guess my damage... ouch!
i hope i can get down to making some more stuff soon
but work seems to be piling and its so overwhelming.
wish i can just have a longer break... *sigh*

more pictures of the xmas gifts I made

boxes! :)

end of holidays...

holidays coming to an end.
I can feel it totally when i went back to work today.
though its not officially starting yet, the amount of work is like "oh gosh!"
I can imagine how busy next year is going to be already.
next year is going to be really a whole new change -
with new workload & expectations.
dunno if its really what i want or what God wants me to do
guess will just have to trust Him that He is in control.

will upload some of the pics of the pressies i made.

big alpha for my sis

Krabi 2007

Krabi was a really beautiful place for relaxation & water sports.
we did kayaking at mangrove and caves,
speed boat to phi phi for snorkeling,
board games galore,
and also makan lots of good food.
Has a great time with my cell group :)

a picture of us at bamboo island - a nice island with clear waters
but a bit too much to pay 200B for.

we took a speed boat to Phi Phi Island and the islands are so pretty.

the fishes that we saw at Phi Phi... they really love to eat bread.

Phi Phi Don - stopover for our lunch

another one of those islands we saw at Phi Phi

we went hot spring at Thailand too... :)

Thank God for a safe and relaxing trip.

countdown to christmas

Realized that I haven't been posting much recently.
December is really a busy season for me.
After being away for holidays for more than a week,
I have tons of things that need to be done.
1. having to go back to school to prepare work and cca
2. super busy making all the xmas gifts (80% done)
3. running many errands before school starts again
not forgetting all the xmas & new year celebrations that are held.
its reallie a super duber busy December!
i posted some pictures of the stuff i made. :)

woody xmas tags for my sister's friends

tags & pegs for my church friends
which will be attached to sweet treats

i love this rose peg i made :)

{bangkok}

was in bangkok over the weekend.
must say it's a reallie tiring experience.
cos too much shopping! :) we had to go for massage every night.
as usual, i visited all my fav shopping spots.













my first stop is Loft. Loft is reallie irresistable and things inside is like *wow! so nice*.
but of course, the pricing there is also that wow too. :)
see the lollipop in aw's hands... its reallie giant!











of course, we had our Phai Thai and Tom Yam noodles there.
its really nice and super spicy. i love the teddy bears in the right picture.
we are at Siam paragon - this huge shopping place that is so x.
can you spot where I am in the picture?










we popped by MBK too... as usual, its super crowded.
but managed to get a few stuff there :)













my fav shopping place - Chaptuchak.
I only have a few pictures cos too busy shopping and
trying to squeeze through the massive crowd.
we are there for 7 hours and my legs nearly give way.
guess old liao, cant shop that much. :(








Siam square - the happening shopping place. its reallie pretty.
wish Singapore has such pretty shopping alleys
which plays music on their streets.











on our last night, we had dinner at MK Trendi Restaurant.
it serves steamboat at affordable prices.
It is very nice and tastes great!










the new airport. its reallie nice and all the big brands are there.
thank God for favour, cos we were upgraded to biz class for our flights.
actually, didnt buy much from this trip...but enjoyed the short getaway :)

ideal habitat

this is a really accurate picture of my ideal habitat.
overlooking the sea, with hilly mountains
the windmills & ferris wheel makes my heart skip a beat.
wish such beautiful sight will greet me whenever i sit by my window.
i found this pic on this site.
Japan.

perspectives

love this series of pictures from this artist.
just looking at the pictures brings me new perspectives.

Water baptism

it's reallie a day of celebration as we celebrate ll's water baptism. :)

guess being *young at heart*, we had great fun laughing at all the silly baptism jokes.
with ll's hubby playing with a towel like we are at some hot spring.
but it's an enjoyable time indeed.
most importantly witnessing a important event of ll's life.

group photo after the baptism

3 cool gals - one is reallie cold :)

me & bao

pegs frenzy!

made many magnetic pegs recently.
cos i was *hired* to help to do up some xmas pressies. :)
-for a small fee-*hee*

{flower series}

{ribbon}- i love the simplicity of just having a ribbon

more flowers

{xmas pegs} - Xmas theme pegs - Ho Ho Ho

hope it will brightened up the special someone's xmas :)

An accomplishment or a dreaded inevitability?

Finally finished the book - Can you keep a secret? by Sophie Kinsella.
I've started reading my next book - P.S, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern.
I found this portion really interesting or rather timely...
It talks a little about ageing.
Getting old should be an achievement and a challenge to us.
Though ageing is something we wanted so much to avoid.

I begin to understand that very much after a series of events that happened.
How often when we celebrate birthdays and
we dread it so much to remember how old we become.
That perhaps it has become a dreaded inevitability?
Yet when I see how fragile life is...
I truly think that to live to a ripe old age is a blessing indeed.
Perhaps we are so overcome by ageing that
we forgot that God is extending His blessings with each new year.
Indeed, my blessings in Christ is countless.

Transient life

life is transient.
if life is taken away due to sickness, i understand.
if life is taken away due to crime, i understand.
but what if life is taken away with no exact reason...
i doubt i can ever fully understand.
how often we live our lives carelessly
perhaps its a timely reminder
to treasure what we have
to live as if it's the last
to hang on to what we believe in
cos tomorrow might never come...

home sweet home

spent a full day at home today.
it's really nice just being at home
especially for working people
who hardly can have that special privilege.
i did a whole lot of stuff at a relaxing pace.
i managed to catch a short nap,
sun my wardrobe, surf the web for designs inpsiration,
make two boxes and a frame,
finished up my 3 page writeup.
later will do some planning and reading.
I enjoyed my time spent at home.
its really relaxing... :)

met up with a particular group of my secondary friends.
they r the ones whom i spent most of my school time with 13 years ago.
think we all look and remain much the same as before,
except for some hair style changes. :)
i see how time flies past & thirteen years went pass just like that.
think it is so important to treasure the pp ard us
before this life is taken away from us.
i read in a blog recently that
*life is more important than work*
had a good time catching up with each other.

encouragement

Keep your lives free from the love of money
and be content with what you have,
because God has said,
"Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you."
So we say with confidence,
"The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?"
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you.
Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Hebrews 13:5-8

sneak peek

some of the stuff I have been making recently - boxes & magnetic pegs.













not too sure if I can sell them though. a bit unsure. :?

think I have this big *weakness* for pattern paper.
Every time i see new designs, i simply can't resist getting some of them.
This is one of my favorite brands - Scenic Route.
I really love the colours and the simplicity of the patterns.
I am using them for some of my christmas projects. :)

so lovely! wish there are bags made of these patterns.

gnomes

i love these little gnomes. saw this pic as I was surfing online.
they really brightened up my day.

Went back to clear up my workplace today.
Though spent 5 hours and threw away one huge trash bag of papers,
I am still not done yet.
guess I will need to make more regular clearance
of my pile of papers next year.
made a trip to mwl & diaso today... big damage again :(
but I am quite looking forward to making more stuff tonight :)

I put up my white board at my desk.

though holidays are here, my work never seem to end.
*xianz*
I love reading this blog.

Lazy Wednesday

today was raining really heavily.
so ended up continuing my crafting adventures. hee.
made two more xmas pressies, which makes a total of 5.
I also made more magnetic pegs for gifts.