Wednesday, October 28, 2009

A very expired posting....my Europe trip "10 things".

did these few weeks back and wrote in my journal...
but procrastinated till now to post it up.
October flew past just like that and
November is right at our doorstep.
Wish i could do more and yet
Hope that I could have done less.
Heck! Just move on.

10 things I liked about the trip:
1. Allowed me to complete the Book of Genesis & embarked on Exodus.
2. The yummy breakfast & freshly baked bread and pretzels. (in Germany esp!)
3. The emotional moment I had @ Infant Jesus Prague Church during Mass.
4. Able to relinquish some romantic moments with the gorgeous, disturbing her and smacking her a**.
5. Able to open up new doors to our relationship.
6. Villach to Salzburg train ride. The Alps! *drools*
7. Fantastic hosting by Markus & a fabulous dinner at his parents' place.
8. Organ concert in Prague & seafood dinner in Venice.
9. Completing a sketch of Florence...my fav city.
10. Being inspired & moved by the life of the saints while visiting their basilicas and crypt.
10.1 Austrian Trains! World best transport.
10.2 Angels in disguise that came to our "rescue" in Prague and Berlin...giving us directions.


10 things I disliked about the trip:
1. Disagreements in decisions & choices.
2. Vienna! Utter disappointment.
3. Hordes of tourists...esp those with trademark flags & umbrellas. Run away from them!
4. Inconsiderate dorm-mate in Florence and a snoring orchestra in Vienna.
5. Falling sick in Vienna.
6. Cigarette smoke! (smoking is allowed in restaurants)
7. Forgetting to pack my two 250ml packets of Italian red wine into my check-in luggage. End result: dustbin.
8. Queuing up/snatching shared bathroom at hostel.
9. No blanket @ hostel happy days.
10. Unreasonable entrance fees to certain attractions and churches.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

You Know Better than I

Genesis 37 to 45.
Story of Joseph, his dreams and his brothers
the first story in the book of genesis that made me tear from the heart

And watching it reproduced by Dreamworks on DVD
Made those characters come alive
And this great song teaches me a lot about our life
Our Christian way of life
And I love this scene when the song is sung
With joseph trying to revive a dying tree
And eventually it grew and bloomed.

Enjoy the song and lyrics.

I thought I did what's right
I thought I had the answers
I thought I chose the surest road
But that road brought me here
So I put up a fight
And told you how to help me
Now just when I have given up
The truth is coming clear

Chorus 1:
You know better than I
You know the way
I've let go the need to know why
For You know better than I

If this has been a test
I cannot see the reason
But maybe knowing
I don't know is part of getting through
I tried to do what's best
But faith has made it easy
To see the best thing i can do
Is to put my trust in You.

Chorus 2
For, You know better than I
You know the way
I've let go the need to know why
For You know better than I

Coda:
I saw one cloud and thought it was a sky
I saw a bird and thought that I could follow
But it was You who taught that bird to fly
If i let You reach me
Will You teach me.
(Repeat Chorus )

For, You know better than I
You know the way
I've let go the need to know why
I'll take what answers you supply
You know better than I

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Weddings....

Back in Melaka over the weekend.
My prettiest cousin was getting married.
Some random thoughts that came thru my mind
while i was stoning and waiting
for the banquet to start.

1 hour
average waiting time for a banquet to start
About 25 tables on average
10 people per table
250 people in total
250hrs
10days of time spent in total
to wait for a banquet to start!
Food...
one table one fish
And tt's 250 fishes.
And probably 250 chicken.
And 10%-20% of that will be wasted.
...

Friday, October 2, 2009

thoughts in progress...

25 days of backpacking
different parts of Central Europe
quick a lot to take in
back to the swing of action now
the life of a Singaporean
on the island of modernising Singapore
In the comfort of our homeland
Safe among the rest of the
disaster-stricken Asian region
One whole chain of earthquakes, typhoons and tsunamis
What is His message to us?