March 11 Wednesday Church Group Meeting

Not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves. 2 Corinthians 1.12.

The principle of Christian living is to rely on the will of God and not on one’s cleverness, to depend on the grace of God and not on our own wisdom. This is a lesson we need to learn. Suppose some action is put before you, but you do not know whether to do it this way or that, or not at all. You have no idea which is right. So you begin to deliberate on the effect of whichever action you may take. If you do it this way or that, what will people say? You therefore try to be clever. How? To say or to do that which will meet the least problem and avoid the most opposition. By following this policy it means you have forgotten that God’s children do not live on earth by human cleverness. To be a Christian is really quite simple. You merely ask one thing: “God, what do You want me to do?"


So many decisions in life that I battled with on my own or pestered my boyfriend about.. I wish I had asked God first! Life would have been so much easier!

God would have probably hindered my from that 3000 Zunic 'donation' I made... tsk tsk tsk

Everything seems to fall into place now,,, I see the pattern of my mistakes.. I should put a post it in my wallet and credit card...

and right now...

God, should I go to Rockwell on the weekend to visit the Urban Bazaar?
God, should I go to Megamall on the weekend to visit the Crocs 80% sale?
God, should I even consider buying a FitFlop?

the best thing to ask God on a daily basis: God, should I eat this? God, should I buy Starbucks? God, will eating or drinking this make me feel better? God, should I sleep or go to the gym?

God, what do you want me to do?

Lemon Chicken

Alone on a Friday once again..

After class, I went to Paseo Center to try and eat at Teriyaki Boy but it was closed already. It was fortunate that North Park was still open. I've been craving for Lemon Chicken for quite sometime now.

I had Lemon Chicken, 1 cup rice, fresh lemon iced tea and house tea :)

Yumm yumm!

1st Week...

Today officially marks 1 week since Aldrich left for the U.S.

So far I'm doing fine...especially during weekdays where I'm kept busy at work.

My first dilemma arose last Sunday when I was at the mall.. no one to stroll around the mall with while seeing other couples happily walking by.

My next dilemma was just this Friday. I had a meeting at school till 9pm then I didn't know where to go afterwards.

I'm still adjusting... I hope I can live through the next 3 months or so :(

one step at a time

So many thoughts.. so little time
So many things to do... so little time

~have to read mktmgt article for our presentation
~have to choose pictures for the scrapbook
~have to complete my budget template and plan

waaah and i still want to enjoy, watch tv, sleep and all that

hay i have to take things one step at a time.

poor rihanna.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Tired...

Dear Blog,

I'm quite stressed these days from having to meet some deadlines and quotas at work. It's odd coz it's not really that challenging but I just come home with aching shoulder blades and feeling really tired!

This year, working out at the gym is not that much of a chore or a requirement anymore since I've used up (read: expired) my 1:1 PT session at Fitness First. Now, I just go to Greenhills branch during Saturdays and sometimes Tuesdays, where its more spacious and there's hot yoga and pilates classes.

Schoolwork on the other hand will probably pile up as the weeks go by. I have Marketing Management classes on Monday and Financial Management on Thursdays. Both my teachers in these 2 classes are experts in their fields so what they bring to class are insights which could not be learned or read in any textbook. This is also the reason why we, the students are expected to read on our own. Good luck to me!!

I hope I can still spare some to go to our Wednesday church meeetings...sigh. If not, then maybe next semester again for me where I'll only have 1 class a week for the Refresher.

Thoughtful Night

Fully Booked rocks! I never thought any other bookstore would even have The Ten Day MBA by Silbiger but amazingly Fully Booked has 1 copy of the book displayed on the shelf when Powerbooks told me that it was out of stock for 25 years already and would have to be requested by special order! What the..?!



Anyway, I'm really happy! Figaro Cafe Mocha Lite to celebrate :) yummmm



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Don't you feel that sometimes you wish you were doing something else besides your current work?

I try to avoid having that feeling because I know where I am in now isn't really my dream job. It isn't really what I'd like to do...

Oh well...all for the money.. all for the future.. I hope I can get out of the rat race and really do what I want in my life.

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I wonder when I can wear this? I hope in 3-4 months! haha :p

2009 New Year Resolutions

Food/Health Related

1) I commit to not succumb to impulsive, mood-related and peer pressure eating (e.g. sweets, chocolates, pakain, pansit, starbucks coffee)

2) I commit to stay on a phase 1/2 Soutbeach diet (good carbs, protein, veggies, dairy)

3) I commit to exercise regularly - which means going to the gym at least 2x a week. In cases when going to the gym is not possible, I commit to do Winsor Pilates in my room at home

4) I commit to lose at least 5lbs every month (ideally 8lbs)


Expense / Money Related

5) I commit not to purchase things that I cannot afford to pay immediately using my credit card.

6) I commit to substitute expensive coffee (e.g. Starbucks/ Coffee Bean) with cheaper alternatives

7) I commit to stick with the monthly budget that I have planned for expenses

8) I commit to save money on a staggered basis for future expenses


Behavior/Habit Related

9) I commit to be more conscious of my thoughts, actions and reactions

10) I commit to be more patient and not lose sight of the goal in exchange for temporary 'here and now' comforts

11) I commit to listen attentively during class time

12) I commit to sleep early and not get addicted surfing the internet / watching television series

Goodbye, David Cook

I suddenly don't like David Cook.

Well, his music at least.

It has been whispering to me even before when he announced that he'll have rock album. I'm not really a rock person.

I liked his Analog Heart album but I did cringe at some ear splitting tracks.

I bought his self-titled debut album but have only listened to it once - after buying it.

The craziness, obsession and infatuation as worn off.

I'm sorry David. I'm not a fan anymore, but I'll always support you. hehehe. I loved and will always love your version of Always Be My Baby.

I'm a pop girl at heart :p

P.S This also means that I'm not going to the concert. A bit sad, after announcing to the friendster world that "I'm gonna be be in front row on January 27th, 2009" Right now, I don't even know if the concert's pushing through or not. Oh well, so much for that.

The Book Thief

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak



Poignant book. It takes you back to the early 1940s during Hitler's reign in Nazi Germany. The author gives you a magnifying glass to look inside what's happening at Munich, at Molching, in Himmel Street and find the humanity amidst pre-judgment brandished over Hitler followers at that time. People were brainwashed by Hitler..but not all of them were.

The book thief is a beautifully raw and sad story of the life of a little girl - her angst, her sorrow, what makes her happy, what motivates her, her friendships and what shaped her to become the woman that she is. (was).

I wished this for our office Kris Kringle and I liked it very much! Reading this over the holidays was a great wake-upper for my long lost book reading soul. It has been awakened and I just bought another book - The Time Traveler's Wife :) Ah, the joy of reading. I feel like I've retrieved a lost part of me by reading again and I didn't have to use an SQL query. hyuk hyuk hyuk.

P.S. The book thief is told from Death's point of view --but not a turn off at all.

Home Sweet Home

It's Christmas! Lots of presents to unwrap, lots of food to eat but the best thing is spending all those moments with the family :)

Ah, i miss my house! HOme sweet Home!

Come January, it's back to being a 'bedspace' again hehehe