rendezvous part II

Picture from my KL trip, the Petronas Twin Towers behind KLCC.

blessings!

Recently I'm counting my material blessings, and I realize that I'm so blessed! Since last year, it's been like my heart's desires to have 1) an MP3 player, 2) a new handphone, 3) a digital camera. Haha! Sounds greedy huh. I am not really a tech-gadget person, but I feel that these are things that will "enrich" my life lor, haha... Now I didn't pray day and night for these things. I hope to have all three but I don't want to spend thousand over dollars on them. But God is just sweet! He knows our hearts' desires & He loves to see that smile on our faces when we receive from Him.

So late last year, out of the blue I received an Apple iPod that comes as a free gift! Later as I understand it, the free gift was supposed to be an iPod mini & it was wrongly printed as iPod. But then the company honored what they had promised & so I got my iPod. Praise God! It came so supernaturally I almost couldn't believe it.

Then last month, there was an IT show going on & there I got my very first digital camera, a Panasonic FX-7 5.1MP camera. I like to think that this camera is a dream of many as it is compact & yet packed with features which I find friendly & easy to use. The screen is huge, 2.5". The pictures are super crispy clear & I am very very impressed with the mega OIS function which acts as double stability for taking pictures. It is the best thing about this camera! No more worries about how your hands may shake while taking pics. This camera is a dream come true for me & I thank God for it & for the means He has given me to own it.

And then, 2 weeks ago, He blessed me with a really good deal for my latest handphone, a Nokia 6020, for less than $100 bucks. Oh mann, some shops are selling it for over $300! Without contract it is $500+. It is quite a simple phone for simple ppl like me but it comes with camera & video recording function. And the phone is tri-band, which is something I'm looking for. Now you must understand that after buying my digital camera I kinda felt a little "less rich" & I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a phone. But I want it to come with a camera, hehee (greedy huh, again). And so when I found out about this deal, I was really happy. I got a phone that meets my needs & I saved quite a bit of money!

So yeah, in 4 months' time, I have got all these material blessings. And I thank my Father for them. It just reminds me of Psalm 37:4 to delight yourself in the Lord & He will give you the desires of your heart. And my Pastor always say when you run after God's righteousness, His blessings run after you. I don't understand a lot yet but God has been blessing me already. My Father is good!

run lah

I went to MacRitchie Reservoir for a 4.2 km run with my colleagues this evening, and I'm glad I made it successfully! :p Praise God. I have never run that long distance in the past & so I'm really happy that I can complete it. Boy, it's been years since I last ran in MacRitchie. But the jungle is pretty much the same, the monkeys are still there too, haha... we went there for a "trial-run" as my company will be having a cross-country run at MacRitchie this saturday.

I signed up for the run because I have been lazy for too long, not exercising. And I don't like that lethargic feeling. I used to run in the gym but running outdoors feels very different. Terrain, weather, the air, all different. But I realise that running outdoors is fun in its own way. I enjoy the sceneries, the sweating out, and also the team spirit which is a great source of encouragement. After starting to run outdoors, now when I think of running on a treadmill, it feels like a hamster to me, haha.. oops gym fans pls don't be offended...

Anyway, it really feels gooood to be exercising. You feel more alive & you sleep better, really. And I begin to genuinely enjoy it & not doing it because I have to. I hope to keep this momentum going & continue exercising after the cross-country. Oh God, please help me not to be lazy... and bless us with good weather & a great time this saturday. Thank you Daddy!

movie obsession

Over the last week I watched 3 movies. Plus one on DVD. What the heck was going on, I dunno. Friends jio, just go.

Hostage. Wow, thriller. I almost regretted watching it midnight. After the show ended at 2 plus I was still wide awake at 4 plus, chatting with my friend. I like Bruce Willis. My friend said it wasn't as good as Die Hard, I didn't watch Die Hard so I'm not sure.. But I thought Hostage is pretty good. There's plot, there's actions, there's emotions.

Miss Congeniality 2. Sandra Bullock is a wonder. Her posing as Jeff's mother & as coco with agent Fuller as Tina Turner was really... funny! :) And of course she's supposed to outwit all the other FBIs to find the kidnappers & rescue her 2 friends. And oh yes, Las Vegas is beau--tiful.

Wedding Date. It's about this girl Kat, who hires a male escort Nick, to pose as her boyfriend at her sister's wedding, because her ex-boyfriend's gonna be the best man at the wedding. The actress is beautiful, actor is a hunk (plus points to me). Heart-warming romantic comedy.

And I watched Hitch on DVD at my friend's place. Ok, it's original, from overseas. Hitch is a date doctor & while helping his client to woo the girl of his dreams, he got into some trouble with his own date. I missed some portions while chasing down the kids at my friend's place... but still, it's another light-hearted comedy.

Suddenly I realize I've been watching quite a few comedies, maybe it's for destress...