SIMPLICITY ! ((:

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

1:26 AM

Yesterday I just convinced myself, what's going on today?! Argh.

Really hate it when e heart says a different thing from the head. Leaving it to God.

Today I prayed this prayer: God, if it is Your will, let the feelings grow to the point that it will overwhelm my heart, so that I will know it is from You and it is Your will. Otherwise, take away all those feelings to the point that I would feel nothing at all. Absolutely, nothing.

Result: Still feeling a lot, but not yet overwhelmed.

So then I realised, God doesn't work that way, does He?

...thepurplegirl...

Sunday, September 25, 2011

9:51 PM

Alright, I have officially remove those links of my friends' blogs whom hardly visit and is already not updated or e link is broken. :D

Today I got a cheesecake recipe book from MPH using some $20 voucher I got from my assistant director at work. Heh. I truly aspire to make one of e best cheesecake ppl have ever tried in their entire life. HEEHEE. Oh, and hopefully I can master making macarons someday too! Cheaper way to enjoy life at it's best!

Anw, kinda convinced myself that yes, I'm really thinking too much. So that's tt for now.

God will light my path and guide the way I'm suppose to take. <3

...thepurplegirl...

1:27 AM

So I created a list of 100 criterias in the ideal man I want for a husband.

My friend said that she went to tell her friend about this list and apparently her friend thought that the list was rather ridiculous and ask me to go to Mars to find such a guy. Well, technically speaking, firstly, Mars doesn't even have a single man. Second, if you don't meet at least 75 % of the criteria doesn't mean no one is this world is able to. I understand that no man is perfect, thus it wasn't even included in my list that you need to be perfect for me to marry you. But if I am going to marry you, at least I know that you are someone of character, values, attitude and habits which I would come to love.

Then, i thought to myself, "If I were to narrow my list down to 1 single criteria, what would it be?" Simple. Point no. 100: Fear of nothing except God. I believe that once you are truly a God-fearing man, you are a true man. One who would want to live by faith and develop the 9 fruit of the spirit, to want to glorify Him in every way, every aspect of life. You will bear the 9 fruit of the spirit which really cover most of my criteria. Loving, faithful, peaceful, joyful, gentle, good, patient, kind and has self-control. You will not do things that will not glorify His name, neither will you act in ways that does not reflect His glory. If you don't get how point 100 actually summarise my 100 points, here's my 100 points for reference...

1 Christian

2 Smarter than me

3 Academically more inclined than me

4 More mature than me, not by too much

5 Older than me

6 Taller than me by at least half a head

7 Heavier/Bigger-sized than me

8 Does sports

9 Knows a musical instrument

10 More spiritual than me

11 Has leadership qualities

12 Financially independent

13 Tanner than me

14 Independent

15 A sense of humour I can understand

16 Patient

17 Must be able to tolerate my nonsense

18 Loving

19 Decisive

20 Must want to lead in the relationship

21 Non-judgmental

22 Balance between people and goal oriented

23 Loyal

24 Faithful

25 Gracious

26 Does not smoke (best is don't like smoke also)

27 Does not use vulgarities

28 Not addicted to coffee/alcohol/drugs/internet games/anything bad for health

29 Daring

30 Strong character

31 Free-spirited

32 Gentleman

33 Practical

34 Romantic

35 Full of surprises

36 Knowledgeable

37 Loves children

38 Wants to get married when I am 23-25 years old

39 Witty

40 Pleasant looking

41 Can give a sense of security

42 Can give a sense of protection

43 Time conscious

44 Punctual

45 Joyful

46 Not violent

47 Not moody

48 Reasonable

49 Logical

50 Consistent

51 Has a vision

52 Has a goal

53 Cannot be messier than me

54 Organised

55 Has self-control

56 Morally upright

57 Understanding

58 Teachable

59 Learns fast (hopefully same speed or even faster than me)

60 Adventurous

61 Attentive

62 No bad breathe

63 No body odour

64 Has a good grasp of the English Language

65 Not curly hair

66 Loves japanese food

67 Has a proper biological clock

68 Put others before self

69 Dares to be unglam

70 Natural

71 Can cook

72 Tech savvy

73 Enjoys baking

74 Can sing

75 Can compose songs

76 Healthy physically

77 Healthy mentally

78 Healthy orally

79 Good personal hygiene

80 Neat

81 Knows how to prioritise

82 Not just a sweet talking guy

83 Persistent

84 Generous but understands the value of money

85 Courteous

86 Filial

87 Well-mannered

88 Able to see the bigger picture

89 Able to see the details as well

90 Ability to have crowd control

91 People listens to him when he speaks

92 Knows when to play and when to be serious

93 Wise

94 Trustworthy

95 Contented, but faithful

96 Good money management

97 Doesn't snore very loudly

98 Good sense of fashion

99 Loves animals

100 Fear of nothing except God

Really. Besides the physical, abilities and technical points. The rest, are really, Christ-like characteristics. And it is our duty as a Christian, to want to be more and more like Christ each day.

It may seem like I'm asking for a lot. But in reality, all I'm asking for, is for you be really have a God-fearing character. Because, that's all really matters, and all that it takes to shape you to that ideal man of every girl's list.

...thepurplegirl...

Monday, September 19, 2011

1:05 AM

So far the past week I've been feeling kinda burdened. Feeling things I should feel, thinking thoughts i shouldn't think. Especially right now, at this age. My purpose is to serve God to the best that I can, and all the rest of my heart's desires will be added on to me.

Somehow, after last night's prayer, I felt that peace coming back into me heart. No longer feeling so heavy-hearted and guilty. No longer worrying about things that does not exist. No longer thinking too much about some stuff.

I'd rather no one reading this right now. I'd rather be able to fully express myself here. But I know, what on the web will forever stay on the web. So I'd rather write the real intimate feelings in my diary. I thank God for letting me know Him and having a relationship with Him, for giving me the grace to take control of those random feelings of anxiety, excitement and nervousness. for bringing peace into my heart once again.

Thank you God, I love You, and I know that You love me too! <3

...thepurplegirl...

Friday, September 16, 2011

5:16 PM

Hello world.

The blog has been dead for over a year, but I am still alive. LOL.
Well, I just suddenly feel like blogging again.

SO, what's going on in my life now? I'm currently a Senior Assistant Executive (Scholarship Coordinator) at Public Service Commission (PSC). I'm just on this 6 month's contract before I continue my studies in Psychology. My plan now is actually to study in SIMGE's University of Wullongong BSc (Psychology) for a year starting in Jan 2012. Haven't been confirmed a place yet, but rather confident of it. The site of SIMGE stated that with a Diploma in Psychology from TP would allow me to have 2 years advance standing for the 3 years Degree course. So it'll just take me 1 year to get my degree! It'll be w/o an honours though.

Then upon completion of this deg, I have a few plans.
If possible;
Plan A - To get an honours degree from University of Melbourne
Plan B - To get a Masters degree from New York University
Plan C - Go to School of Theology for 7 months before furthering my studies (either Plan A or B)

If all else fails, God will make a way for me.

Yes, now I am definitely a faithful believer of Christ. I have backslided before in the past, but I have already slide back to His love 2 years ago. Never regretted it. Although there has been times when I feel like sliding again, but I chose to be faithful, for His love will never fail me. I thank God I'm still attending church and cell group meetings regularly. Now I'm yearning for His presence in my life more than ever before.

God has blessed me with a ministry I call home (Drama Ministry) and recently another which I felt I calling is to be (Choir Ministry). In the different ministries I experience different levels of the presence of God. The strongest so far is still when I serve in DM.

God is the one who has blessed me with my current job, as well as the opportunity to perform in the Halloween show at USS in Oct. It will be my first ever show in a public place, not as a singer, but an actor.

I thank Him with all my heart and I pray that you will be able to know my God someday. Amen.

...thepurplegirl...

Sunday, August 08, 2010

5:42 PM

Some tips from The Diet Solution Program regarding SLEEP influencing WEIGHT LOSS.

The worst part of all, is after just 1 day of sleep deprivation I started reaching for chocolate and sweets for a quick pick me up. (Oh yeah, now you can relate.)

How does sleep (or sleep deprivation) affect your weight loss efforts? Believe it or not, the impact is huge!

Here are just a few reasons why sleeping may be the missing link to your weight loss efforts:

1. When you're tired, it is so much harder to make healthy choices. I'm not sure if this is more about psychology or physiology or a combination of both. However, I know I have experienced it firsthand. When I get a good night's sleep, sticking to my regular exercise and healthy eating routine is a cinch. But when I'm sleep deprived, I somehow think that chocolate and sugar will make me feel better. The truth is, it never does! It actually makes me feel worse. Much worse, because the blood sugar highs and lows makes me more tired and cranky than before I ate the sweets. (Nothing is worse than a cranky Isabel. Well, maybe cranky Zyndie is worse, but who am I to say?).

2. Now for some science. Researchers from several separate studies have found a link between sleep and the hormones that influence our eating behavior. Two specific hormones are involved. Ghrelin is responsible for feelings of hunger. Leptin tells the brain when it's time to stop. When you're sleep deprived, your ghrelin levels increase at the same time that your leptin levels decrease. The result is an increased craving for food and not feeling full (a hormone disaster as far as staying on track with a healthy eating plan). Nothing is worse than craving food and being hungry at the same time.

3. Many people don't know this, but your body adjusts itself based on your circadian rhythms and the amount of sunlight outside. Without getting too deep into the science, these rhythms and light tell your body to physically recover approximately between the hours of 10pm-2am and to mentally recover approximately between 2am-6am. If you aren't getting to bed until 12am, you are missing out on 2 crucial hours of physical repair. This can result in all sorts of aches and pains that do not get better, no matter what you try. I have seen clients relieve bad backs and aching joints by just getting to bed by 10pm. I have even seen people get smarter by sleeping til 6am (ok, I made this last statement up, but wouldn't that be great?). All kidding aside, I have seen people act consistently sharper when they are well rested.

How are you going to get a good night's sleep to ensure you are not sabotaging your weight loss efforts?

Here are a few tips for getting a good night's sleep:

1. Don't watch TV before bed. You may not realize how fired up the news or your favorite TV show gets you before bed time. Instead grab a book or your favorite magazine and read in bed. This works wonders, especially a good fiction book that will help you forget the day's events.

2. Cut your caffeine intake early in the day. An afternoon coffee or tea can still be racing through your blood stream at 10pm. Cut out your last caffeinated beverage by noon. This includes all coffee and teas (except herbal teas). Once you catch up on your sleep, you won't be so dependent on your afternoon java kick.

3. Avoid sugar before bed. (You were avoiding sugar anyway right?) Consuming sugar right before bed leads to a blood sugar roller coaster ride, potentially waking you up in the middle of the night due to a blood sugar low.

4. Put your work away before bed. There is nothing worse than a racing mind before bed. Crunching numbers and reading work documents right before bed may lead to dreams about work (or nightmares). End all work at least 2 hours before bed. If this is not possible for you, you may need to reassess your work schedule a bit.

Whatever the adjustments are for you, remember, sleep may just be the missing link in your nutrition, exercise and health regimen. Stick to your Diet Solution Meal Plans and tuck yourself in at 10pm each night.

...thepurplegirl...

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

6:34 PM

I had durian after dinner some time early this well.

yum yum.

Then I went to IKEA to have meatballs and salmon with him on Monday (if i didn't rmb wrongly)

I forgot to take picture before eating so this is what is left of the meatballs when I remembered to take picture...

yup, jus a small piece of potato. HAHA

oh, and here's the salmon. It's really nice...

He sent me home last night. We were walking through some HDB flats in search of a cash deposit machine... And we saw this SUPER CUTE CAT!

It was standing so still at the lift lobby I thought I was some cat statue that no one wants.

But it started to move abit, so i realised tt it's a real cat. HAHA

I took a few pictures. It's eyes are like so innocent la...

(apologies for the lousy camera work)

I like the way it put it's tail at it's paws.

SOOOO CUTTEEEE

HEEE!

Then we saw another 2. They look like a couple. And were sitting down beside each other like a couple. But when I tried to walk closer to take a picture of them both, one walked away. ZZZ

They were kinda like of the same colour.

We saw a total of about 6 cats last night.

1 more was of a 'messy and dirty' dark-coloured fur, the other 1 was sitting on the child sit of a bike. SUPER CUTE! But I didn't manage to take a picture of it. Then e last one was a black cat with yellow eyes lying at the side against a wall. COOL CATS. =D

Today shoe did this during criminal psych lecture. I think she was too bored...

Everything's just one connected line. =D

After lecture I went for lunch at bistro with linjia, then to the library to do my application letter, then met up with WP for IAPS consultation (was feeling elated after that), met him and forgot that I already had lunch, so I kinda ate again, accompany him to get cake for his boss, then he bought me this (with me saying no)...

just cuz i said tt it looks really pretty. This cake is literally sweet. And emotionally as well. (was feeling even happier after meeting him) Then went for driving, then came home to have HF project meeting. OMG.

LONG LONG DAY.

and it shall end HERE.

P.S. An hour with you feels like 5 mins. A lifetime with you would be equivalent to 12 lifetimes. :)

...thepurplegirl...

Saturday, July 17, 2010

1:51 PM

AHS.

Finally can update my blog. Couldn't go for service today cuz of my back ache. =(

The only functional parts of my body are my head, fingers and toes.

So I can only make full use of them by staying home and doing my work, but I thought I might as well do an update since I'll be staying home today.

Anw, just some pictures I thought of sharing here.

That day I had good food. (actually I have good food almost everyday, but anw...)

KONG BA PAU for lunch and dinner.

strawberry cake from breadtalk for desserts

(seriously, only my mom would be willing to spend such money on such indulgence so often)

I would only buy such indulgence once in a while. SERIOUSLY.

SALMON AND TERIYAKI CHICKEN BENTO for lunch the next day.

yum yum.

Then there are other random stuffs like these..

This is a baby cricket at my house floor the other day. If you've been to my house and seen the floorings, you should be able to tell the proportion of the cricket to the floor from this pic. =D It's abit of a zoom in I did with e phone cam. =D

(did i mention that I love my phone's camera?)

So the cricket is actually really really small. Like the size of your pinky's fingernail. =D

Oh, and previously my very cool friend did this very cool effect to my name.

She is not emo.

HAHA

She is this (refer to picture below)

I meant the 2nd meaning of the word "bibliolatry"

HAHAHAHA! I think she's weird, but in a very awesome way. :)

Oh and previously I got asked how many bottles of nail polish do I actually have.

I didn't know it myself till I did a count a few days ago.

I have 60 bottles.

I would still like more. (though I have no idea how to squeeze them in here already) =)

Anw, this is my latest manicure design I did for my own fingernails...

Colourful to the max! =D

Right. So that's about it. The updates.

Back to present.

Yesterday was NAPHA test.

This is my result.

Sit Ups-38 (A-5)

Sit and Reach-46 (A-5)

SBJ-190 (B-4)

Shuttle Run-11.9 (D-2)

Inclined Pull Ups-20 (A-5)

2.4km-16.26 (E-1)

I got a total of 22 pts total but can only get a bronze cuz of my 2.4km run. =((((((((

If I got a D i would have gotten SILVER ALREADY CAN?! zzz

Anyway, I ended up with lots of muscle aches.

Practically my whole body la.

My mom helped me to massage last night and put the muscle plaster b4 I went to slp.

Anw, after the test I went to 18chefs for dinner.

Then I finally got my new water bottle!!!!

YAY!

So pretty right? I love the fact that the main colour is purple and the design includes animals! =)

That's about all I guess.

Gotta do my work now.

P.S. I wanna go overseas with you someday...

...thepurplegirl...