D&D (Part 2)

More picture of the night. Time flies, happy time passed, only the memory left. People come and leave, today they are here, tommorrow they are somewhere else. Hope we can treasure every minute we have. Cheer up, friends! Let's look forward!

Different Christmas

It's a tiring week for me. It's a very different Christmas this year. My schedule was very packed. We have to clean the house first day. I had spent 2 hours to clean the shower room and toilet. The next day, I have backache. Maybe, I am getting old or I am lack of exercise.

On the second day, we were busy choosing and buying furniture and electronics appliances. I have bought a bed frame with the pulled out, side table, wardrobe, dresser cabinet and mattress. It's quite exciting, when I start visualizing how my room will look like after putting all the furniture.

Although it is a tiring job, I was enjoying the process and feel satisfied after settling all the things.

My new room- Purple dream

This is my new room, painted in light purple. It makes the room looks brighter and spacious. Do you know how did it look like before. It was blue, it looked awful. The job is not done yet, I still need to buy furniture.

Company Dinner & Dance

We have our company dinner & dance at Pan Pacific Hotel this year. It is a nice place and the food is nice also. Here are some pictures of that night

Dessert Time

Dessert again. Pastries is one of my favourite, I like to try different pastries, i.e, cakes, cookies, bun, bread...

Let me recommend the almond pastries. I bought it from Tao Payoh central. I can smell the frangrance outside the store. It attracts me to go in and buy a few piece. It really worth the price, around $1.80 each. It really taste good, especially the blueberry one.

Next is the chewy junior. The appearance look like donut but it is chewy. There is chocolate cream in the puff. But I think I like donut better.

Last but not least, I went to a Chinese restaurant at Tanjong Pagar with my sis. We have ordered red bean cake and glutinous rice dumpling for dessert. We usually have the red bean cake for dessert in chinese wedding. This is also one of my favourite. I think this is the best red bean cake I have ever tried. The skin is crispy, and the red bean is very rich. The glutinous rice dumpling is equally good. But one thing we have to quee for the meal. The choices of the food is not many but tasty.

Almond pastries- Blueberry & Chocolate

Chewy Junior- Blueberry & Double Chocolate

Chinese Red bean cake

Dessert @ Bakerzin

It's so sinful to have dessert, especially having it after 9pm. But I just don't care as I like to eat dessert. Me and Elaine went to Bakerzin at Vivo City after shopping. Our favourites are Hazelnut Milk steamer with rose buds and chocoloate warm cake. This time, we also ordered dessert tapas, which we can choose 3 different kind of dessert in petite serving.
They are hot chocolate shooter with vanilla ice cream, chocolate & caramel ice cream with hazelnut rice crispies and caramel panna cotta. Among these 3, we like caramel panna cotta. It is creamy, taste like custard, and it is coated with a layer of coffee cream on top. Yummy!

There are wide range of dessert, should go next time and try out the others.


Warm Chocolate Cake

Hazelnut Milk Steamer with Rose Buds

Don't Give Up!

It is an encouraging story. I always get encouraged when I read the story. There are a lot of ups and downs in our life, but don't give up, as the Lord never give up on us.

One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality. .. I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.

"God", I asked, "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"

His answer surprised me... "Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?" "Yes", I replied.

"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I to ok very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.

He said. "In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit." He said. "Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant. ..But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."

He asked me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots". "I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you." "Don't compare yourself to others." He said. "The bamboo had a different Purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful." "Your time will come", God said to me. "You will rise high" "How high should I rise?" I asked. "How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return."As high as it can?" I questioned. "Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."

I left the forest and brought back this story. I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you. Never, Never, Never Give up. For the Christian Prayer is not an option but an opportunity.Don't tell the Lord how big the problem is, tell the problem how Great .