Bye bye Papa

Dear all,

My dad's gone home to be with the Lord.

We thank God he was water baptised this afternoon ... just in time.

I wasn't tho ... in time, I mean ... to catch his last moments.

I was late by a few minutes.

Am a bit envious of Jon, as he came out just in time to see Dad's last breath.

But I'll be okei. 

I'm comforted by the thought that I'll see him in heaven.

And that I've told him all I wanted him to know.

I heard he passed on very peacefully, with none of the struggling we were expecting.

And now he's got a smile on his face.

So we're all glad that he's gone on to a happier and better place.

I imagine that now he's finding Jesus lovelier and more loving than he expected. :)

If you'd like to come for the wake, services are on Sun and Mon, 8pm at Blk 44A Marine Crescent.

The cremation will be on Tues morning, 9.45am at Mandai Crematorium. 

We'll leave Blk 44A at 8.30am.

My family and I noticed, the cremation is exactly a month before his berfdae. :)

off the cuff

Shar is basking in the coolness that the monsoon season brings.

Shar is keeping her eyes and mind on the King.

Shar wants her dad's cough to BEGONE!

Shar wants to lose some weight. Just a tad. So my pants fit nicely again. :P

Shar can't wait for Asia Conference!

Shar beseeches everyone to hold her back from that Charles & Keith bag and that Zara dress. Oh, and those Muji noodles. Haha. 

Shar is grateful.

Shar is happy at the thought of Christmas. Already! :) 

Shar wants laughter in her life, everyday. HO-HO-HO! 

reservoir in the city

Guess what, it takes my family 40 mins to settle down for a dinner!

Hahahahahahaha....

Guess who kept track. :P

We celebrated Jon's and Uncle Richard's berfdae last night.

You can catch the pics on my facebook.

After dinner, I finally went to check out Marina Barrage!

I like the HUGE grass patch and the concept of it.

It's so fresh JX said he can smell the dung. Haha.

I tot it smelt more like bird food.

The place needs more cafes and chill out spots, basically more air-conditioned spots.

Cos last nite was suuuuuuper hot and humid! 

It made me miss Melbourne's Docklands leh.

Or rather, the tot that I can sit and chill whole day by the waters.

In a temperature that does not entice your pores to open. :P

Sorry Jim and Zhen for going first without u two, but we went to er ... recce the place! 

Hee hee. We'll def go for our picnic okei ...

When the dung settles, it'll be nice to sit on the grass.

Walking over it last night, I was reminded me of when we were in Israel's Bedouin Desert.

Here's a psychedelic pic I like.

But because I know it's photographically sucky, here's another one a kind soul took for us using his tripod.

You know how sometimes, you are so engrossed by what's on tv, you don't realise that where you are standing, you're blocking yr family members?

Then they go, "Oei! You transparent ah?!"

Well, in this photo, I really almost am.

 

This is such a tourist shot.  Haha. 

photo-fun-yah

Jon Obi-Wan-nabe.

Never thought I'd be on display.

i found photos taken earlier this year

When Dad was in hospital, everyday was a long day...

This is what we resorted to doing, in between his awake moments and visitors.

Playing BABY mahjong! Haha.

Look how busy Jon is, having to sneak bites of his lunch in between his turns.

My bro good-looking hor? 

hee hee hee hee....

I was doing my work at Starbucks until I looked up and realised my bf was tired out by the story of the phenomenon that was almost called Googol. 

And here's me on the opposite side....

Haha. :P

happy girl

Isaiah 54:4 (MSG)

"Don't be afraid--you're not going to be embarrassed.

Don't hold back--you're not going to come up short."

Job 22:27 (NLT)

"You'll pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfil your vows to Him. You will succeed in whatever you choose to do, and light will shine on the road ahead of you."

I was praying about something today, and I got my confirmation for Arise and Build at the same time.

And now, I'm soooooooooooooo excited I can't stop smiling! :D

Cos I am all ready for Arise and Build!

*Boing!* That's me jumping around in my buzz. Hee.

I remember giving a most significant amount for A&B last year.

To say all my previous giving paled in comparison is an understatement.

I wondered if I was actually giving in the past years! Hahaha.

This year, God spoke to me to give a certain percentage of my salary, and the total amount kinda made my eyes bulge -- a considerable task considering the size of my eyes. :P

It was a scary percentage, a definite increase from last year. 

But I was also reminded of what I reaped in this year, which I feel sure is a harvest from my giving last year (yes ... and also a starting build up from all the giving in the past many years).

Not once in any month of 2008 has my tithe been merely based on my gross salary.

Meaning I've been paying more tithes in every month cos extra income and blessings have been pouring in. 

So, 3 John 2 is true.

"Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers."

Then, I was also reminded of what happened in my family.

It's true that my dad is sick, and my whole family has had to juggle taking care of him with work etc.

BUT! 

He got saved in this year!

We got all the idols removed from my house too.

And, now my mum has not only rededicated her life back to God, she's even recently been baptized in the Holy Spirit and prays in tongues!

She prays for my dad EVERYDAY.

My mum is a faithful woman. :)

And of course, there's getting attached this year too.

As Ps. Yong and 11,720 other ppl have said to me, I'm very blessed to have JX.

I think so too!

Hahaha! :P

Sidetrack: Credit goes to KK and YL for matchmaking us. :P

(I'm saying this here, just in case anyone who is reading this blog is approached by YL with a matchmaking prospect ... trust me, go for it. Heh heh.)

Anyway .... So, Psalm 35:27 is also true!

"Let them shout for joy and be glad,

Who favor my righteous cause;

And let them say continually,

Let the Lord be magnified,

Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant."

Prosperity is not limited to finances--it includes happiness, health and peace. 

Honestly, I never thought I would come to such a place.

But I've seen it: God does reward His people.

I told my mbrs that I've never felt so blessed in all my life, as I do in this year.

And you know what, I was on the bus today feeling absolutely blissful at the thought of all these.

And then, very HUMAN-ly, I started thinking I should just get myself prepared for in case tough times and trials suddenly come man, 'cos how can life be such a blessing?!

Hahaha....You know, like be all suspicious when things go too well that kinda thing? :P

Then God reminded me of James 1:16-18 (MSG) ...

"So, my very dear friends, don't get thrown off course. Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle."

Haha ... 

So, with a promise like that, what's a girl to do but just be merry? :)

Of course, I have more testimonies up my sleeves, but they shall be revealed in due time.

Suffice it to say that for now, I am compiling them for the time when I will stand on stage to share my ooh-la-la testimony! 

p.s. You heard it here first! :)

have fun anytime u want

Giselle Lauren Omar

Wheeeeee!

Turning into a wax figure

Me and 2 other fishes 

Star couples at Keppel Bay

John goes, "So Krystal, what would you like to order?"

Jayson goes, ".... Will you marry me?"

You can't see it but he's down on his knee and THE question is on the plate surrounding the cake. :)

Those are John's fingers forming the heart-shaped mistletoe. 

Haha. 

You can't hear it but we are all screaming and cheering our lungs off and every head in the place is turned towards our table.

My CG knows how to get attention, no worries. 

Haha.

The Screening Room

I finally got to go!

Carol and I sat in the Moo chairs, which were on the other side of the room today.

They were screening the Korean flick "Le Grand Chef" which we both really liked.

It was sensitively well done enough to draw tears and laughter from both of us.

And they way they cooked ... Wah. :P

I like shows where they zoom in on the cooking...

We were watching the trailer playing on the screen while waiting for them to start, then someone clicked on the remote and we found ourselves staring at a DVD MENU screen.

Haha.

We looked at each other ... "Pay $20 each to come here and watch DVD?"

Hahaha.... It was fun tho.

We did say however, the next time round, we should request for the white armchairs in the pic foreground.

We secretly went to test them out after most of the people had left and they were much more comfortable (sad to say) than our Moo ones, even tho I couldn't stop stroking the Moo fur. :P

We also checked out the rooftop terrace on the 5th level.

Which is nowhere near as tranquil as it looks in this pic man....

I was hoping to discover another nice place to CHILL.

But I could barely hear my own thoughts as the music was blasting so loud!

It followed us all the way as we were escaping downstairs oh-so-quickly.

Shachew the "I-lurf-finding-new-places" then goes, "Let's try walking this way okei? If I'm not wrong, it's a bridge of some sort that leads to Club Street then to Tanjong Pagar MRT station."

Cos the other day as I was going to meet Derek, Remy, Regina for a TP catch-up at Beng Hiang, I walked past this doorway-looking thing that said "Ann Siang Hill Park Entrance."

"There's a PARK here?!"

I was already running a little behind time, so I only managed to walk in a little way to catch a glimpse of it.

I told myself I'd check it out some other time and hurried on to join them for yummy kong bak. :P

So Carol and I took the route that led us past the back of shophouses, some sort of bridge down a mini-hill and eventually came out on the other side of the Ann Siang Hill Entrance!

Along the way, we walked past no lesser than 10 men, and no women at all. 

I think we also passed a nightclub entrance in the middle of nowhere.

That explains why we didn't choose to continue along this route ... 

Cos even though it was the more scenic one, it would have taken us further and who knows how many other men we'll meet along the way.

That's a feat to be repeated when we are walking with the men in our lives who can go "Haiiiiiiii- yah!" while we scream our lungs out in case anything happens. 

So .... we turned right instead and hopped down the stairs (Carol traipsing carefully in her new ostrich skin boots) ....

And before we knew it, we were at the main road heading home! :)

I'll definitely go back to Screening Room ... but must either go early to chope the good seats or reserve them.

Wanna head back to Ann Siang Hill to check out Books Actually too. :)

Yawn. 

It's back to work for me.

Something's exciting is in store for tomorrow! :)