Just rattling ...
Sigh* this muscle ache and cough is taking much longer than usual to recover =( making me a bit "retarded" in my thoughts and writing ... can't even write for the last few days coz I'm just so "conquered" by the discomfort, irritation and pain ... lacking in inspiration also =(
Anyway, I was supposed to post the picture of the butter garlic lobsters (my friend finally found the pix!!) we had at Phuket - somehow I just couldn't get the pix into the "Retreat" post, so I'll post it here - wonderful memories of good times together. Are you tempted at all? =p
The other pix that brings back memories is this "Drunken people crossing" sign which we spotted along the streets of Patong - all of us were laughing at the sign, and wondering "Is it drunken people crossing ... OR CRAWLING?" =)
Other than these pix that brought back memories of good times, I was also reminded of my experience in Hillsong Conference 2003, Australia, when I attended a church service at the East end yesterday - except that yesterday's experience was a much, much smaller scale, compared with the conference at Sydney SuperDome. However, it does make me wonder, "How does churches like such manage to attract so many people - the hall is BIG, and the ushers had to keep bringing in chairs because all the seats were filled up." Why is it people flock to churches like these, but yet for a lot of other churches, they come late, and with very sloppy attitude. What or where went wrong?
The other "highlight" of the week was chapel in school - having missed it for the last 2 months or so, I suddenly cherished and embraced it so much - looking forward to spending the time in God's presence with the girls. A colleague commented, "It's usually like this, we don't learn to appreciate what we have until these things are taken away from us ..." - how true! And of course, I got to catch up with a good friend over lunch after he spoke at chapel. Thanks for lunch and for hearing all my grouses! =)
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down,his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!" Eccl 4:9-10
Thank God for giving us friends that we can share moments in our lives with :-)
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