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received an email from aubrey,
it was a really good one.
not going to share the whole article,
as it is a very long one.
these are the words that i really would like to share:

happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD.
painful moments, TRUST GOD.
every moment, THANK GOD.
[by rick warren]

no matter what moment you are in,
you only need to remember one thing
God is always with us.
praise Him, seek Him, worship Him, trust Him
and THANK Him.

welcome, marc inooka!!

mel has been waiting for this new addition to the family for soooo long.
and marc inooka finally comes on 28 january 2009.
congrats to the innoka family!! :)

mixed berries chocolate dessert cake

cake base is from taste.com.au
it doesn't look like the original recipe
as i burnt the top of the cake,
and so i covered with the whipped cream... = =+

it actually can look better than that...
if i put the choco powder before i topped the berries...
so, next time i know what to do.... :(
hope simon likes the cake.

happy birthday simon!!

>> click here for the cake base recipe

CNY celebration

this year the CNY falls on australia day,

and happens to be on monday,

and so, we have a long weekend :)

awesome!

did not have a big celebration,

but to join family and frens for dinner.

date: 2009.01.24

jay's birthday!!!! happy birthday jay~ :)

i went to mei's home for dinner

she and joanne made us yummy bak kut teh (肉骨茶).
(and i forgot to take pictures!!! > <)

i made them japanese cheese cake for dessert.

hehe, this is not sally lah...
sally went to her fren's place wor! haha
this is sausage dog, russell
this is a 人細鬼大dog...
need to be trained.... = =+

date: 2009.01.25
having a big big dinner with cherry's family and her frens.
i felt so bad that i did not help much for the dinner,
as i had to sort out and plan something for the rest of 2009
and it looks feasible :)
thanks mei and jon, hehe

was really a big dinner,
cherry was not happy that 9 people can't even finsh one plate...
but there were 11 plates!!!
haha... was really a good dinner!

look! crystal grows so much
and she smiled at carmera!!!
it's not once, she knows you are taking pictures of her!!!
smart girl!

date: 2009.01.26
happy australia day!!!
happy chinese new year!!!! hehe
double happiness man~ ;P
did not do much...
i baked a cake for simon's birthday...
however, i burnt the top.
no choice but have to buy whipped cream tomorrow
and cover the ugly part... hahaha = =+

then, i had dinner with uncle ronnie and hennie at thai orchid.
ya, we had thai to celebrate chinese new year...
but it doesn't matter, right?
the main thing is to reunion with the family mah...

:: thai orchid ::
a: 1898 logan rd, upper mt gravatt, qld 4122
p: (07) 3849 6388
f: (07) 3849 6388
e: eat@thaiorchid.com.au
w: http://www.thaiorchid.com.au/contactus.html

In Better Hands - Natalie Grant

It's hard to stand
On shifting sand
It's hard to shine
In the shadows of the night
You can't be free
If you don't reach for help
And you can't love
If you don't love yourself
But there is hope when my faith runs out...
Cuz I'm in better hands now

It's like the sun is shining
When the rain is pourin' down
It's like my soul is flying
Though my feet are on the ground
So take this heart of mine
There's no doubt
I'm in better hands now

I am strong
All because of you
I stand in awe of
Every mountain that you move
I am changed
Yesterday is gone
I am safe
From this moment on...
And there's no fear when the night comes 'round
I'm in better hands now

It's like the sun is shining
When the rain is pourin' down
It's like my soul is flying
Though my feet are on the ground
It's like the world is silent
Though I know it isn't true
It's like the breath of Jesus
Is right here in this room
So take this heart of mine
There's no doubt

[www.lyricsdomain.com]

this is playing in my ipod for the last few days.
coz it reminds me, i m not alone.
and i m in better hands, the hands of my Lord, Jesus Christ :)
there is no more fears, but hope.

movie: Revolutionary Road (2008)

a pretty sad story.
understanding between husband and wife..
different dreams, different views...
being realistic or unrealistic...
being a responsible parents...
emotion control...

>> click here to visit official website

movie: Bolt (2009)

yup, i watched a kid movie.
but it was good!
and i love bolt!!!!! ^ ^

>> click here to visit official website

ladies only brekky

the ladies...
the food...

this is my french toasts with fruit

turkish bread with poached eggs

aussie breafast

the drinks...

:: espressohead ::
a: 169 boundary st, west end, qld 4101
p: (07) 3844 8324

this is fresh food salad that i had this arvo after church.

super yum!!!

wonton mee by nadyne

after a long break, cell group officially back on track. :)
nadyne made a good start of the year,
by making this yumilicious wonton mee~
this year, we will do more sharing than teaching.
actually, sharing is kind of teaching~
as you can learn something from others :)

em... i am not good at sharing...
as in sharing my experiences/thinking...
but i do love to listen people's words. :)

4 days in sydney

date: 20090110-13

to be honest, i am not a fan of sydney.
too crowded... the city is a bit dirty...
people are not very friendly...

however, one thing i like is the old buildings and statues.
where you can hardly find in brissy.

since this is not a holiday trip,
i didn't go many places.
and most of the time, i was in the city.

praise god that over these few days,
my colleague, brenda, offered the accomodation.
the weather was so nice.
the things i had to do went smoothly.

the happiest thing was on the last day in sydney
i met nicholas james vujicic,
and talked to him!!!! :)
he is a person always has faith in god
and is a very strong person
awesome!!!

took so many pictures these four days.
if i bought my charger, i am sure i will take much more.
here are some~

>> see more on fb :)

1m long pizzzzza!!

the first cell meeting for this year.
we decided to have a social cell to catch up with everyone
during this holiday period~

so we decided to go to have italian~~
as most of us are really sick of having asian food already...
haha...

here we go~~
(pardon me, most of the pictures are very blurry...
don't know what happen to me... haha)


personally, the pizza was not really really good.
the base was a bit dry, maybe it's me
but the topping was good though.

this is the 1m long pizza.
we ordered two~
eight different toppings ^^

:: arrivederci pizzeria ::
a: 1/1 park road, milton, brisbane qld 4064
p: (07) 3369 8500
f: (07) 3369 8322
w: www.arrivedercipizza.com
e: info@arrivedercipizza.com

trading hours:
Monday - Thursday: 11am-10pm
Friday: 11am-11pm
Saturday: 11am-11pm
Sunday: 11am-10pm

movie, movie, and more movie!

have been watching lots of movies during these two weeks...
i tell you, it's a long long list...
of coz not all of them are nice...
but so far, there is only one wasted my time to watch... haha

1. Pride & Prejudice
2. Mama Mia
3. Hell Boy - The Golden Army
4. The Day the Earth Stood Still
5. Madagasar Escape 2 Africa
6. The Holiday
7. Constantine
8. The Spiderwick Chronicles
9. Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events
10. The Passengers
11. The Twilight
12. Taken
13. 10,000 B.C.

the crappy one goes to........
the day the earth stood still!!!!
it really makes me stood still!!!!! = =+

the movie bug still growing...

happy 2009!! ^ ^

the first sunrise in 2009.
beautiful!!! :)
wish you have a wonderful year ahead! ;)
xoxo

>> more photos on facebook :)