Saturday, February 27, 2010

27th Febryary 2010 saturdae

With the back to back non stop stuff that's happening lately, God has been telling me it is the little things that matter, not the big things.
It's not the things we do when everyone's watching, but what we do when nobody watches.
It is the troughs that matter more than the peaks, it is the hard times that make us strong, and too much of easy times make us WEAK. (Strangely, we aren't weak because we're defeated, huh? Complacency makes us weak, you could say.)

"Hai yo Aisha, why you blog so religious wan? So boring edi laah!"

Sorry loh brader, it's not my religion. It's my lifestyle :D

Ok! Gotto go sleep now! nights.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The kind of freedom He gives

Kita bebas berenang ke hujung lautan
Ombak-ombak tak kenal makna kekejaman
-Mia Palencia (Sayang)

Sunday, February 21, 2010

back!

Seenamon updated with one pretty turqoise number!

Principles of Finance test this week, covering four chapters o_0 and so much more to do! but i must not panic! phil 4:13!

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Once, online, I saw a post on how a photographer said the love among people is not only seen in the front, but also from the back. And testing this out during Li June cheh2 and Darryl's wedding last weekend, it's true!

Friday, February 19, 2010

february 19th

Some strange stuff while shopping:

The Body Shop is selling a range of body and hair shampoos which they used to produce in the 80s! The bottles are made from 100% recycled PET plastic (<3) and check out the flavors they have: Fuzzy Peach, Green Apple and my favorite, BANANA!
Banana is only available in shampoo and costs RM40 per bottle. And it's limited edition, so you probabaly won't see it very much.

Fresh laundry scented candles @ Ikea! No, seriously. Baby blue, dark blue and white candles.

VCDs are super cheap! Which is why mum is stocking up on it wherever she sees it. LOL


...yeah, that's about it.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Becoming Esther

I got this from my email, and want to share it with all you readers!



"A wife of noble character who can find?..."

"...She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." (Proverbs 31)


Before a girl's turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments prescribed for the women, six months in oil of myrrh and six with perfumes and cosmetics. And this is how she would go to the king... (Esther 2:12-13)


I have always been amazed at the kind of preparation that the future queen Esther had to go through before she was able to come before King Xerxes. Would any of us want to go through twelve months of beauty treatments before meeting the man of our dreams? Probably not, but then again, imagine the possibilities. One year set aside for one sole purpose - becoming all you can be for the one you love the most. Precious time to cultivate beauty, to make an investment in education and etiquette, to strengthen virtue, and build character.

The preparation of Esther reminds me of that precious time between the awakening of desire in a young woman’s heart to share her life with a mate and the moment she walks down the aisle. For many, this time of preparation is seen as nothing more than a time of waiting. Single women often see themselves as sitting on the shelf while life passes them by, or as sitting on the bench while others play the game. They do not realize that they are wasting the most important time of their lives, they are robbing themselves of great joy and reward, they are robbing their future husbands of a more virtuous woman, and they are robbing God of a servant through whom He desires to do great things.

As Esther had to be prepared before she could be queen of an entire realm, so the woman must be prepared before she can embark on one of the most important and difficult callings in life - marriage and motherhood. Esther had to learn the ways of the kingdom to which she belonged, she had to learn the manners of court life, the intellectual, emotional and spiritual challenges of high position. To put it simply, Esther had to be transformed from a young lady into a queen before she could wear the title and fulfill the role. In the same way, the single Christian woman must learn the ways of the Kingdom of Heaven before she ever unites with the one that God is preparing for her. She must be prepared intellectually, emotionally and spiritually, not by court attendants in some pagan temple, but by God Himself, His Word, and by other godly women who have been prepared before her.

Singleness is not a waste of time or a sitting on the sidelines, but a time that God has set aside especially for the woman, to make her into what He wants her to be, and to use her in ways that just might be impossible after marriage. Singleness is a time in which a woman is to cultivate the virtues that pertain to being a woman of God, so that she can offer to her future husband and the world something more than just a pretty face.

Remember in your singleness that you are not the only one single, but your future husband is passing through the same stage as you. Would it not be a terrible thing to finally meet the man who is to become your husband only to find out that he has used his singleness to serve God and to prepare himself to be a better husband for you. And yet you did not use the freedom of your singleness to serve the Lord, nor did you take advantage of the training that God offered you? Would it not also be a terrible thing to realize that your husband spent his days as a single man praying daily for your needs and the work of God in your life, while you neither prayed for him, nor responded to the grace of God that was given you as a result of his prayers.

It is a wonderful thing when God blesses a woman with a husband. That special someone who is just perfect for her in that he has been carefully and thoughtfully designed by God to be united as one with her. It is such a joy for the woman to look back and remember how God enabled her to wait on Him and that He was faithful to bless. It is still an even greater joy for her to know that her time as a single woman was also a time of seeking God and being faithful to Him and His purpose. That she did not for one moment wish to flee that state, but desired only to trust in God and wait upon His gracious sovereignty. By no means is it a tragedy to be a single Christian woman, but the way of the world has once again infiltrated Christianity with the false idea that it is. One of the greatest lies is that if you do not "have someone" or are not "actively looking", there is something wrong with you. Another lie is that the single woman should be dating around as though looking for a husband were the same as shopping in a mall. Still another even stronger lie is that the single woman should be giving her affections away indiscriminately so that she may be more experienced. And know what to do when she finally finds the man of her choice.

My dear Christian, it is a lie and an affront to God to say that experience is the best teacher, when in fact it is God who is the best teacher, and though the world.s motto is .live and learn,. the Bible.s advice is .learn and live.. You do not need to be experienced, you only need to be knowledgeable of what God has said and obedient to it. You should not be looking for the man of your choice, but should be waiting on the man of God.s choice. And when he comes, it will not be past experiences that will make your marriage work, but past chastity, purity, and godliness. We should hide our faces from the ways and experiences of this wicked world and look upon only those things that God has placed in the path He has prepared for us.

God knows exactly what you need and He even knows the desires of your heart better than you do. God loves surprises. He does not want you to be looking for your husband, He wants to bring him to you, and probably at a time you least expect it. If you disobey this advice, as so many other women before you, and take it upon yourself to look for a mate, you may find someone, but chances are that someone you find will not be the right one. As women, our nature desires the company and companionship of a man. This is from God and therefore good.

But at the same time, we are wrong to think that death will be the result if this need is not fulfilled. Needing another as a companion is not like needing to take your next breath of air. That is, you can survive without companionship, at least until God has done His perfect work in you. Remember the Scripture.God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.. (1 Corinthians 10:13)

I have found that there are two primary reasons why someone "desperately" needs someone else. First of all, it is because they do not know God as they should. Is God not the God of all comfort? Is not Christ the exalted Lord who fills all things everywhere? Then why do we complain about how empty and alone we feel? Could it be that God extends our time of singleness so that we might find our life in Him and learn to be complete in Him? If we seek to be married because we feel that a husband will fill our lives or will in some way make us complete, we will be sorely disappointed in our marriage. No man, no matter how Christ-like could ever take the place of God in our lives, to think such a thing is pure idolatry. If we are not filled by God now and complete in Christ in the present, then not even a marriage made in heaven will be able to change our emptiness.

The second reason for desperately needing someone in our lives is plain selfishness. When we need someone in order to feel loved, or when we need someone so that our feelings of loneliness might dissipate, then we are wanting marriage for all the wrong reasons. Marriage should not be looked upon as an opportunity to have our needs met, but as an opportunity to meet the needs of another. If we have not learned to take our own needs to God, then we will probably overwhelm our husbands with our own needs and be unaware of his. I have known Christian women who spent their days consumed with their own needs and constantly lamenting about why God had not brought someone into their life. But why should God entrust a godly man to a woman that is absorbed in herself and her own needs, and does not use the freedom of her singleness to serve God and prepare herself for His purposes? Such a woman would have little to offer a godly husband!

My dear friend, being single, like being married should be considered a very special and enjoyable time in the providence of God. It should not be considered a mere circumstance or a curse from which one should try desperately to flee. Being single is a time to learn of God and of ourselves, a time to discover who we are in Christ, and to grow in Christ likeness. It is a time to be zealous for good works and involved in ministry to others. Being single has a magic of its own that should be enjoyed in its time because once passed it may not return. There is nothing quite so sad as a woman now married who regrets what she could have been and done with her life while single. All was lost for the sake of hurrying to be married without consideration for the plan or work of God.

Every season in life has a beauty and wonder of its own. My prayer for all single Christian women is that they might enjoy their time in spite of the lies of the world. That they might be demanding and not settle for anything less than the perfect will of God. That they might wait patiently on God who is the giver of every good and perfect gift. That they might be like Esther, using whatever time God deems necessary to make them beautiful on the inside and out.


Becoming Esther
by Charo & Paul Washer

Screwtape Letters & The Case



Read read read! So much goodness in this set of letters from the devil to his apprentice/nephew! xD Have not reached the end yet though.

I should, must, will and shall spend less time online and more time reading! Since the discovery of Facebook, the time I spend reading has reduced drastically till the point where I couldn't even finish Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass under 3 months! And that book is really pamphlet thin, you know.


And also!


These kinda books just has to be read.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

sony world photography awards 2009 exhibition



-Seesters+1 cous and me
-Petronas Gallery (or as the government would want us to call it, Galeri Petronas), KLCC
-Sony World Photography Awards 2009 Exhibition


The exhibition was very boom-boom pow. Below are some entries which attracted my attention:




David Zimmerman (USA) L'Iris D'Or Winner





A haunting and monotonously melodramatic picture of the deserts in the US, highlighting the problems the deserts are facing: ever increasing population pushing the boundaries of nature.

I like this collection very much! It depicts a very still place, but impactful as well.



Dustin Humphrey (USA) Commercial-Advertising Winner
(Click to view full image)


Dustin Humphrey specialises in surf photography. Here, he took these pictures for a Jamaican surfing team, or a clothing brand. I'm not too sure. But they are awesome all the same!



Claire Martin (Australia) Amateur Winner



"Tony has been addicted to heroin for 25 years. He contracted AIDS as a result of his addiction and his health is rapidly declining. Here he eats cream pie that I bought in an attempt to get him to eat"

Doesn't this picture just break your heart? It certainly did mine. Tony lost his wife to a drug overdose and his children to the state.



Tamany Baker (UK) Fine Art-Conceptual & Constructed, Winner







The photographer's cat, apparently, brought in all these "gifts", which inspired the photographer to take pictures of them in a composed environment, mainly with fresh flower petals and leaves. I think it's marvellous. The animal by itself would be depressing and sombre, a symbol of death, but the use of the still-life flowers balances it out nicely by symbolising all that is life-color, vigor, and freshness.




All the winners have more than one entry/picture. You can find it online or at the official website here.


-all images were googled. credited to the photographers themselves. click on images to see source.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Thursday, February 11, 2010

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The number 3 button on my phone has been spoilt for quite some time now. Cannot type D, E or F in sms-es. LOL

And if you guys hang out with me quite a lot, you'll know that my phone slides out of my pouch on a regular basis, whereupon it falls on the floor with a dramatic "PING!" (i love that drama queen of a phone).

And at home it tends to fall to the floor. Thank God for the protective plastic casing; that breaks the fall a little bit. xD The camera and all seems to work fine though.

It was very easy to use. Sony Ericsson's layout is foolproof, so when I got my new phone I was upset cos EVREYTHING WAS SO MUMBO JUMBO to kolot me. So I delayed using it till...tomorrow.
Also I got to be more careful. The new phone looks fragile.

Thank you mummy for the new phone! And most of all, thank You God!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

February 10


http://iamblessed.tumblr.com/

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

no kidding!

Oh man! This is HUGE. Why there was no title connoted to it, I don't know! But I do definitely know that this is it. This is a season I've been prepared for.


keep pressing on,
and know that whatever God is doing in your life
he has a purpose. God is intentional.
He is [definitely] making something amazing out of your life.
just let go, trust Him, live life beautifully
and stay strong even when things seem to be against you.
because if God is for us, who can be against us?
-richelle


Richelle is someone I don't know, but her stuff on her blog INSPIRES. And this one in particular speaks to me. Innit amazing how God can reach past geographic boundaries to speak? And all we've to do is just LISTEN.



Isaiah 12:3
With joy you will draw water
from the wells of salvation.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

bah man

"Lord, you are good and your mercy endureth forever,"


There was this one question in camp posed by one of the preteen boys that got me thinking "BAH MAN why are you asking that?!" 'cos it was such a =__= question.

The question was,

"Who created God?"

Like, how are you going to answer that question without being theoratical?

But Ps. Daniel gave the best answer I've heard so far. It did not refer to the scriptures, but it was very true in a way. He said (though not in the exact words),

"The problem with us is that we always think on a basis of time. Everything we do is determined by time-our past was like this, our present, and our future. This timeline basis does NOT apply to God. God does not live in time. TIME LIVES IN GOD."

And THAT got me thinking. History, time, milleniums, revolutions, past, present, future-all these things live in God.
The timeline structure that we use to learn everything by, that we use to measure our lives by-that is a small part of God!


There is so much more to Him that I really cannot grasp, it slips out of my mind. All glory be to God.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

chez cat, caterpillar, and a pair of legs?!

Best birthday cake ever?! I think so :d




If i'm not mistaken, this was from happythings.tumblr.com.

tru, dat

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courtesy of graphjam.com


How true is that?!

this polka dot will go places

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I made a bow! :D

The idea came to me while in environmental science class today.

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One of my close friends will be leaving to the land we call Down Under soon. It has been a dream of hers ever since I was introduced to her a few years ago. Lots of us are already feeling sad because she will be leaving for quite a period of time, and she's been *such* a pillar of strength among us. Also it helps that she has a very active funny bone. Haha!

Everytime I think about her not being here for so long, I feel overwhelmed and sad. At the same time though, I am immensely happy for her and my heart really feels her joy; because one of her many dreams in life will finally be realised! How amazing is that! :D Hah. God truly will make a way, where there seems to be no way.

She might not read this, but this is for her. Su Ling! So Long! We love you so much. We're going to miss you. You're going to have the time of your life there.

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I better go start writing that farewell letter now xD

no country


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It was movie night yesterday. Mum bought a few VCDs at a cheap price. They weren't pirated by the way. We find piracy an insult against the creative arts industry and believe that creativity deserves to be accredited and acknowledged. Also, pirated DVD quality is startlingly horrible nowadays.

Anyway, one of the VCDs was the Oscar-winning No Country For Old Men. I find horror movies not scary and laughable, almost a waste of money, in fact - but this movie has the ability to make me grit my teeth and sit at the edge of the seat. Phew!

The acting was very well done. And the ending is just so gah! If you think Sepet was open ended, well, this might be the same.

I think we're watching Flashdance tonight.

the actors studio academy carnival @klpac, sentul

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:D Look at the awesome stuff they're having, man! Salsa! Belly by Nanci! Acting for teens by Joanna Bessey no way!

This is so exciting. I've been looking out for this kinda event! PTL yo.

More info here

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Paper Lanterns

Chinese New Year is almost here! These miniature paper lanterns in various colors are sure to brighten up any atmosphere.











I have no tutorial pictures here, but here are the instructions.


So how you do this is, you get a piece of rectangular paper. I had mine at 2 inches by 4 inches.

Fold it in half lengthways, and then in half again, the other way round.

Cut incisions at the folded part, but not all the way through!

Open up the paper.

Bring the edges to meet one another, gently push it by the edges to the middle and glue the edges.

String the lanterns together with a thread. You're done!


This craft is simple enough to not have instructions anyway :P

Happy Tuesday!