everyday is a struggle against my own flesh, against the lies and doubts of the evil one, persevering in and through God's words and His victories. What can i do but equip myself with His words; when i fail or doubt, what i can i do but lay down my pride, and run straight to Him who lifts my spirits up...

pressed, but not crushed.

This song has been stuck in my head the whole day! Me and Ben just break out singing it randomly.

woke up early to catch the solar eclipse on TV with my mama. Anyways, it was really awesome and amazing! the backgrounds in the TV just turned dark suddenly! It reminded me of how great God is.. and also how at the command of His word, the very possibility of darkness overshadowing the Earth (in the end times) is totally possible. Immediately i ran and hid under my blanket, awestruck and some sort fearful, but at the same time amazed, recalling that i am indeed fearfully and wonderfully made!

God magnifies His glory in and through His creation, and i was so in awe at His glory today! but I tink it's quite sad how in the end people turned to worship the sun, or worshipped their own gods like how the Indians were chanting and praying to their own gods beneath the sky..

Oh! and to add to the exciting couple things that we are currently doing, i cut Ben's hair today! :D I cut my niece's hair yesterday..so we decided to cut his hair today, planning to drive to get a crew cut if i fail my mission ;) quite cool hor! anyways, it turned out ok, and we both are happy after the cut! though cleaning a bathroom filled with hair wasnt fun! YAY! we should always do exciting, unforgettable things occasionally! hehehe! and it turned out to be a money saver! double YAY!

Tuesday:

We decided to go swim today! then after that we attempted to go to the food court at E2 to try the HungryJacks place which was featured on 8days. ermmm... it was ok only lah! haha. i feel abit cheated.

left to check out some books at 'Baptist Books' , located between United Square and Novena Square, along the tour agencies and the pubs. Pretty good selection of books :D and there was a sale! YAY! hahha. i bought nothing cos i was on a budget tho.

after that, back to babysitting and resting our tired and unfit bodies, then off to the talk on Dinosaurs and the Gospel by Mr David Prentice at Jericho! Was happy that there were quite a few visitors! WOH! i tell you, the talk was pretty mind blowing! it was very scientific...alot of terms that i cannot and will not be able to memorise -.- but in general he debunks many myths and hypothesis of scientists..there are mainly 2 groups of dinosaurs, differentiated by the pelvic bone structure, though many giant reptiles which were mistaken as dinosaurs. and he also showed that through his archaelogical finds all over the world and also records of paintings in history there were indeed such animals. And he gives clear, biblical and scientific explanations..

some interesting facts:

- Even in recent history, and currently, there are evidences of giant, massive reptiles in the deep forests of such as that in Zimbabwe.

- he had found bones of 34000 dinosaurs all in a meandering pattern, in river deposits in China, implying that they were likely washed off (and drowned) in a river, pointing to the existence of a world wide flood.

- the DNA of the human gene is only getting more damaged over the centuries, and it could probably just last a few more centuries. But in the beginning, God had made Adam with that perfect DNA , which was able to continue this lineage until now...

- in the book of Job there were mentions of 2 specific creatures - Behemoth and Leviathan.








And he told us how God was telling Job of how great He was. And after this, Job finally came to his senses, and stopped blaming God and repented and recognised God as He was.

- contrary to popular belief and what the media has portrayed, the T-rex is actually not a giant, carnivorous animals that chases its prey quickly (like in Jurassic park). Given its size and bone structure, the fastest it can run is approximately on 20km/hr (!) and even though the teeth of the T-rex is long, half of it was covered in its gum, so it would be unlikely that the T-rex ate giant animals. It is predicted that it likely eats very small animals or is a savage hunter. Heh!

- When God commanded Noah to bring a pair of each species of animals, it was possible for dinosaurs to be there because a baby dinosaur hatched from its egg is about the size of a chicken.

oh there are so much more things! also about fossil layers! and i could just go on and on!!!

His conclusion was very simple, and he concluded with the Gospel... how the magnificent God could make every bit of the Earth and the galaxies, and at the same time make that dna that runs in our bodies... And yet He loves us and offers us His Son so that He can redeem us..

Talked to him abit while he was preparing to leave- He will be returning to U.S to teach Physics and Chemistry- but not Creationism because it is forbidden to talk about God in school, and he talks about the ironic fact that the people in China gladly welcomed him to talk about Creationism...

Ben had the car for these 3 days, so instead of staying at home the whole time babysitting, we actually moved our asses hehehe!

Monday:

went to Iluma, the new mall at Bugis. I really liked it! A lot of walking space, not crowded like the malls nowadays. And it's mainly catered to 20- 30s ...that's me! haha. Personally i tink it's quite an otaku ( something like japanese addict) place, but i liked the rest of it ;)




Lunch at a noodle place, pretty nice....taste like you mian in wanton soup with fried chicken cutlet :)







We've been trying to be more exciting as a couple and do some crazy things! So when we grow up we will remember.

we always laugh at boyfriends that try to catch soft toys for their girlfriends cos it's always in comics! heh. anyways we decided to try it. so Ben was supposed to get 1 for me! but he failed, and instead i caught it myself. HA HA HA. I screamed and jumped around to celebrate! i used 2 turns only ;) Ben gave up after his 2 turns. :D








We caught a 3d show about the underwater world! $5 for a 5-8 min show?(alot cheaper than sentosa!) it was really pretty awesome, there were only the 2 of us in the station, so we could just say and react however we wanted. sometimes the shark came to eat us, i was irritated! but it was great FUN!









and then we ate ice cream at Marbleslab creamery. I didnt really like that they refused to give me the kids size cos 'you couldnt taste it well because it's too little an amount'. So i was grumpy! Anyways, as i expected of an American brand, it's too sweet for me -..- but i did tink that the quantity was quite value-for-money , but errm it's really too sweet! they should invent Asian ice cream!







Wanted to go Tecman to get some books but the Bugis roads are really tricky and ERP-fested.
( it was a one way road so if you u-turn and then you pay ERP again! RIDICULOUS! ) so we figured that we should just head home. and i being the homie is EXTREMELY tired after walking ard for such a long time haha.

was taking a nap the same day with my niece when Ben suddenly told me that he has an exciting plan! (cos we hadnt plan anything for dinner) so randomly he wanted to go to that giant Ikea! -.- so i also excitingly followed loh, not everyday that we are so excited, we're usually nua.

Anyways, i found out that kids stuff is very cheap in Ikea! (maybe becos there was a sale? i donno) i bought 5 bibs which cost $3.50, 3 good quality kid bowls for 4.90. quite cheap! :D and i also bought for myself a swivel chair -.- $39! i very happy, now i finally have a chair with a backing! There's relief for my aching back! :D









Was a fun day! come to tink of it, i hadnt had such an enjoyable day since the holiday and i am very thankful for it! :D and of cos the company makes all the difference :)

Today we had a great time of worship - something happened which never happened before : someone got touched by the Holy Spirit and fell during worship itself ! hmm, we were shocked but we continued playing and praising God. The sweet, gentle yet powerful Spirit. Things are never the same, and i believe and pray that it will never be the same...

Seek and desire for God's presence.

We are expecting more things to come :)

Today we were privileged to have David Prentice to give us a clear exposition of creationism, evolution, and the Bible. Very interesting facts .. Of course we all know that evolution is just a hypothesis, but Mr David made very clear his arguments, with strong biblical foundation and scientific facts . He has 2 master degrees, and is a certified professor in Chemistry, Physics, biology and so on, i can't even remember the list -.-




Some interesting facts.. just a small glimpse of what i learnt:

-The presence of seashells, and the fossil layers, even at the top of the highest mountains in our world, Everest and Andes, is evidence of the world wide flood that God had revealed in Genesis.

-the elements found in a human's body are all the elements found in earth, because man were made from dust of the earth.

-God took a rib bone from Adam's body to create Eve, and man didnt lose that rib bone, but amazingly, the rib bone is the only bone in the human's body that can regrow.

- He also gave a detailed analysis of fossil layers, and it is a lie that it takes millions of years to make fossil layers - lab experiments show organic matter being fossilized in a matter of just 5- 20 years, which are universally agreed among scientists.

- He also gave a detailed analysis of the ape and man bone structure and its history. painstaking going through each species of apes and monkeys and generations of man - show conclusively that and ape is just and ape and man is man, no evolution involved, but the bones of humans did become smaller and weaker over the years.





Ultimately he reminds us that we are in the end times, and that the deceiver has his plans to deceive many from the Lord, reminding us to hold fast to God's word, and that He is the only one that can save. He also sadly mentions of a high % of Christians leaving the faith (in America) in college because of the introduction of subjects such as evolutionism, and they leave God because they placed their faith in their professors, and what is seen, but not in God.

actually, to me, the most amazing thing about him is that he is a holder of 2 master degrees in science, but he count his status worthless, his knowledge in science worthless, but with faith, placed his trust simply in God's word, using what God has given him, humbly teaching around the world, equipping the Church and bringing the truth to those who are living in darkness.

you can visit his website here : http://74.185.192.97/

He'll be teaching on dinosaurs this tuesday, 7pm at Jericho, do come if you're interested! :)

not a shoe buyer, but i really like this pair of shoes! they are crocs, and i've seen reviews that they are really comfy. But i dont see it in the Singapore stores. Dang it!

Harro! just got back from prayer meeting, just the 5 of us, but it was a good time, and we were encouraged by God's presence - He was there to speak to us and through us... a meeting in God's presence is lifting and encouraging, while a meeting without Him is lifeless and dead.


ooh! me and ben went to Orchard Central today to see see look look - i am quite happy to have the time to go out, dress nicely abit- babysitting at home makes me ah-sohy! Erm, the shopping complex still quite empty, and the escalators are so scary! too high!!! i am afraid of heights so i have to stick to the walls. Wanted to find a foodplace, but in the end, we still felt that eating at s11 in bishan will be more value for money -.- hahaha. so we ate meatball soup at bishan s11. It's very nice!


Yesterday we had dinner with Dan and Kat, it was very nice,they are one of the married couples we really look up to! And thanks to Kat, i now have many dinner dresses!YAY!!!! i am starting to outgrow my 18-20 year old gowns -.- :D

randomly decided to cut my hair so i cut my hair in the afternoon, now i have bangs! i very happy! cut hair by myself= save money! hehehehe

Was trying to find the movie title for this particular movie, which we had missed, but we just couldnt remember the title.

so i googled first, 'movie indian american', no results... then 'romance comedy indian american', viewed images and walah! there it was ! hahaha.

it's 'The Other End of the Line' lah. hahaha