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Mimosa
Termed as a "sensitive plant", the leaves responds to any form of touch/heat etc, by closing up.
Did a little research out of curiosity.
"Hitting the leaf hard with the flick of a finger will cause the leaf to close in the blink of an eye whereas a gentle touch or modest heat source applied to leaflets at the tip of a leaf will result in a slower response and the propagation of the stimulus along the leaf can be observed."

Don't we close up when we get hurt?
During a conversation with Giana a few weeks ago, I realised that I have built a self protective wall.
To protect myself from getting hurt.
And in doing so, I prevented God from healing me from the hurts I grew up with.
In the rooms of my heart, where "I locked the door and threw away the key".

Reading the book Captivating allowed me to realised a lot of things that I have been living with.
When often, girls are termed as too much of "sensitivity" "emotions", too little of "femininity".
We don't realise that sometimes we are relational to the core, because we are created to reflect God. God is relational to the core.
However, most of us, we are not living as what we are created for.
We don't reflect God's beauty and glory as the way we should.
That's why pursuing to becoming more like God is an exciting journey.
I enjoy walking with Him and walking with the people He placed in my life.

I am so glad that I realised my heart "problem".
HAHAHA, a hardened heart.
I want to be vulnerable to others. I want to give genuinely without holding back.

I totally agree with this.
"To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it careful round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements, lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket - safe, dark, motionless, airless - It will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. The only place outside Heaven where you can prefectly be safe from all the dangers of love is Hell." (C.S Lewis, The four Loves)

I am so thankful for the people around me that God placed for me to love, and also those who love me!

(I just read Giana's blog.)
It is indeed how amazing this friendship has progressed.
I do treasure it alot.
And I definitely love her alot. Like alot. HAHAHA.
It is awesome to have someone who loves you the way you are.
She never fails to cheer me up when I am down.
I enjoy the times we share insights from books we read, when we share our encounters with God, when we share our struggles, when we share our hurts, when we see each other growing in the Lord.
Even the times when we quarrel, or get irritated with each other.
It's always assuring to know that after that, we can be honest to correct each other!
She blesses me in the way I lack. The many times you say you wanted to treat, though I refuse, I feel God's love flowing through you.
And for me, that's sufficient.
:]
I want to continue walking with you on a journey to know God more.

Another person, SZQ.

Had a fun and fruitful day with her at Sentosa.
Shared lots.
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And there are so many others that I love as well.
God is GOOD! with a captial G!
ALL THE TIME.

I am looking forward to having a fruitful week!
Excited for TPM tmr.
Enjoy your week.
<3

I found this rather adorable.
So "Did you smile today?"
I did.
And I really want to do so everyday, I want joy to fill and overflow in me!

It hadn't been a fruitful week; If anyone would to ask me.
Pretty much,watched drama and spent time catching up.

Camp over the weekend had been great though.
I have never felt this way with the girls before.
The connectedness and the genuine desire to want to know each & every one of them better.
It has never been this intense before.
& I am so glad that I felt it this time round.
Truth experience was a good lesson learnt.
A word "Respect", would have made a big difference in the way things turned out.
:]

A significant mention would be a chat I had.
It was much of a faciliation of my thinking.
I wonder "do we attempt to understand people at all?".
There must be a root problem behind everything.
And I have always been trying to understand/find out through my own methods.
I "deal" with her, thinking that "I just need to be more firm, and it will work"
It isn't working.
I realised I have been just practicing trouble shooting.
Towards her, I have not put in my best.
I have not taken down my lens, to look at her the way God looks at her.

Don't I realise that God loves everyone equally?
We need to be thinking people.
Not with our own wisdom, but with our heart.
A heart that's connected to God.
:]

When it's so easy to lose sight of what's important with all the distractions,
I want to set my piorities right.

A pretty kueh.

I believe life's this beautiful because of Lord Jesus Christ.
The very reason I want to smile and anticipate to the things life will bring about.
:]

Till then.

I like this song!
"The wise man built his house upon the rock (x3)
And the rain came tumbling down.

The rain came down and the flood came up (x3)
And the house on the rock stood firm.

The foolish man build his house upon the sand (x3)
And the rain came tumbling down.

The rain came down and the flood came up (x3)
And the house on the sand went SPLAT!

So build your life on the Lord Jesus Christ! (x3)
And the blessings will come tumbling down.

The blessings will come down as the prayers go up (x3)
So build your life on the Lord!"

Interesting eh. How true is it!

*BEAMS!*
I started work at my dad's stall.

And after work on the first day, I visited science centre with my clinque.
The trio








We were greeted at the entrance by this.
It ROARS; LOL.




I know I want that. HAHAHA


Going to science centre makes me slip into the state of a teacher.
LOL. It is so educational,a good excursion spot.

Viruses; Georgina included as one. LOL.








My fav photo.




This crab is BIG. I think at least 3 palms put together.


A closer look would show you hundreds of beautiful sea shells.


A "plastic surgery" machine
A reconstructed Doreen. HAHAHA


A machine that "drums out" the rate of our heartbeat


This chair reminded me of the capital punishment topic mentioned in Bible study.




Ending off with an unpleasant (very) photo.
*Goosebumps*


To be honest, a visitation to the science centre weren't as interesting as I thought.
BUT the company makes the difference!

I really thank God for them in my life.
This clinque is
(Quoted from ther, dor, geor)
where..
It is our comfort zone.
high pitch voices are heard (right beside your ear)
V honest (& hurting at times) comments are made.
We eat & get fat together.
We are in different courses, schools, cell groups.
We hang out.
& connect.
<3

This week've been great.
James 1:2-3
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
This speaks perfectly of what I need to be doing.
I still say I trust.
:]

Cell group & Service soon.
Looking forward.
:]
Cya Peeps.

The botanic garden trip!
Starting off with the "must-take-every-time-you-come" photo,
with the gate -.-"


Weather of the day: Rainy :(


Joke of the day: HUA CHAI ZAI NIU FEN SHAN
which means, flowers are being planted onto waste/shit.


The peeps. <3


The very things we went to appreciate; God's goodness!
The swans and whatever birds there, and the flowers were simply beautiful!
We saw black swans too.
Nature always remind me of God's love.
The thousands (or more) of species of every kind, animals, insects, flowers, leaves etc.
It's simply amazing.


That shot.


This photo was taken in Misthouse. Special.


&Yes, this was how I spent my first day of my holiday!
Followed by a very amazing TPM in the evening.
God spoke, and His love overflowed.
Just like how Pastor D describled, using a shovel and pouring on us so much blessings, that we won't have enough space to contain them all.

Humility, Obedience, Righteousness
These were the three main points that were echoing so loudly in my mind.
The exact things that I need to be working on.
Have you ever credited yourself the glory that's meant for God instead?
I did.
When we pat ourself on our back, saying what a job well done.
Did we remember to praise and thank God, the very creator of the created things which means we ourself?
And don't we often fall into the trap of feeling more superior or righteous than someone else?
When we actually don't have any righteousness to talk about.
The "I" in me have grown big over time.
Thank God that He always speaks at the right time.
:]
& Yes, for the very thing that I did not want to do so much, I obeyed.
& I am so glad that I did.
:]

The rest of the days were rather fruitful as well.
On a random note, on wed, I realised that Bus 700 cater to the suntec bus stop only during peak hours. And to think I waited there foolishly during office hours for 1 hour plus. -.-"
So now I know.
:]

Oh well.
Have a fruitful week ahead, peeps!
:]