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Ok, I spoke too soon. Was ill today due to dehydration and rested at home. But at least I wasn't down while the project was going on. So, yaay

Had ample time to catch up on my reading and reflection. One of the revelations I had today was that no matter how close I think I am to a person, there are still many, many facets of the person that I do not know. Therefore I cannot assume I know where they are coming from. And to always practice reflective listening.

A case in point - in my family, when it comes to food, we pretty much eat what we want when we go out. If someone doesn't want to partake the main dishes on the table, he can always order something else on the menu. So when a group of friends wanted to eat steamboat and I didn't feel like steamboat that day, I told them to go ahead and order steamboat while I get something else from the menu. To my amazement, they quickly discarded their plans to eat steamboat and we ended somewhere else, despite my protests that I'm totally ok with watching them eat steamboat. I was sure that the restaurant had other things on their menu.

I felt rather weird about the whole thing. But upon reflection, I guess in my friends' families, they probably make it a point to ensure that everyone will enjoy the main course TOGETHER. So the next time I join that particular group of friends for makan, I better eat what they are eating or just meet them for drinks later.

And to add icing to the cake, a close friend got the revelation that God put us together because we have specific weaknesses that rub on each others' nerves. This is so that we know we are not so great after all and still have things to deal with. When this person shared this with me today, we burst out laughing. Nothing like God's brand of humor to put the spark back on a good friendship.

All in all, it has been a great day. Flu and all

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Finally, a mini lull after all that craziness at work. Got some time to plan on what to pack and get for my holidays at the beach next week. And to take stock on the busy flurry that was my life in the past weeks.

I knew I couldn't function well if I had not disciplined myself to sleep at least 7-8 hours every day. The past couple of weeks consisted of me flying about almost everywhere in the Klang Valley shooting almost everything in sight, participating in endless meetings and spending hours in front of the 'puter writing and designing promo items. And also the very fulfilling and heavy Elijah House classes on the weekends. Since I couldn't catch up on rest during the past few weekends, I had to make sure that I go to bed before midnight and try not to read or do anything exciting just before that.

It was quite tough for this perennial nightbird who would rather do anything and everything else at night except sleep. What I missed most was staying up till wee hours in the night with a pen poised on my notebook to capture the stuff that crosses my mind. To sink deep and lose myself in a good book. I suppose the latter should be done in moderated doses. Too much of anything is not good for anyone. And so, I take heart in the verse that while everything is permissible, not everything is beneficial. Factoring in ample sleep time daily is essential.

Because of the deliberate steps taken, the adequate rest I had helped stave away the nasty flu bug that would have hindered my work seriously. Plus I want to go on my holiday with great health on my side to enjoy the sun, the sea and the blue blue skies.

Maaaan, I can hardly wait!

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When will I next have a lazy Sat morning to indulge in Bah Kut Teh and great conversation with a good friend again? When???

Man, has it been nearly a week since I last blogged????!!!

How scandalous! How atrocious! How appalling!

It seems that I've been squeezed and pressed from almost every side lately. And usually when this happens, one of the first things to drop off my schedule would be time with friends and recreation (blogging included). And basically anything that I think would not collapse if I were absent. Which is the sure-fire way to burnout. Thankfully, I managed to intentionally cordone off one evening for some me-time. I switched off my phone and caught up on my sleep.

There were other things I did to bring some semblance of peace and sanity in the chaos that is going around me due to the pressures of work. While waiting for the lights to turn green, I would drink from the wise words of God expounded by Oswald Chambers. It's amazing really how the precious passages prepared me for the challenges ahead. I would read a profound chapter one day and having the opportunity to apply what I learned a day or two later. Talk about daily bread - this is way cool.

My friends accomodated by meeting me for meals nearby or at the location of my company's foody outlets. Bless their hearts! On the left is a pic of sweet ST and I having macha ice cream yesterday at the Japanese shabu-shabu restaurant. We wanted to celebrate some momentous breakthroughs that happened in our lives recently. I'm a great believer in celebrating the important stuff in life no matter how busy I get. For one, it keeps the heart thankful and joyful. And a thankful and joyful heart is the perfect antidote to counteract depression whenever one is full of stress.

So yeah. When all this busyness at work and Elijah House comes to a lull soon, I want me Bah Kut Teh and lazy, lazy weekends to recuperate and recharge. That's something I'm really looking forward to. Oh, and that beach holiday, too

Photo on the top by Sunflower - the good friend with great conversation on one lazy Sat BKT morning

D and A were having a bleh kind of week. I felt rather bleh as well after hearing some bad news of a friend. So we decided to meet up at our usual haunt after work yesterday.

Towards the late afternoon, my colleagues announced that there will be a food tasting session at the desserts place at the place my chums and I were supposed to meet! Coincidence? I think not. I shared the good news with my buddies and we zoomed our way there.

So there we were, surrounded by sweet treats - about 14 different dessert dishes and 4 smoothies to share amongst us three. Our faces lighted up like Christmas trees. Wouldn't yours be surrounded by glorious treats which are free of charge? Heheheh...

Twinnie joined us way after we left the desserts place but we were so glad to see her. DATA was together again. Our joy was complete

Pics taken by D. Please excuse the presentation because it was taken after we dug into the sweeties.