Lesson of today

Selflessness takes a lot of courage.

A day in the life of..

This road. is so crazay.
Was asked by friends to be hand-model (HAHA) for their video project but today when I really took a good look at them, my reaction was "Why my hands so ugly one?"

hahahahhahaha

Stains of acrylic here and there. Pen ink. Paper cuts.
Wanna know what I've been up to then just take a look at my hands and they'll give you a pretty good idea.

By far the best week yet for this semester. I've had so many ups and downs just in a few days.
insufficient sleep and unbalanced diet. everyday go class for sure will meet my classmates looking half awake and half wishing they're awake. I suddenly feel that these years of studies will really make and change me so much. Hopefully it's still for the best! Good thing is, I can still hear people say to me," you still look pretty alive" Hallelujah really only can praise God. hahaha.

I want the weekends! I want that extra hour!
so many books to read
so many emails to reply
so many new songs to explore
so many things to clean up on my table
so many people to talk to
so many things to move because we are moving houses in two days time
so many fruits to eat
so much rests to take

Blogging helps pull me back to sanity in a way. Calms my stormy thoughts too.
Back to work!

:D

Behind the lovey dovey

Spent an afternoon with Mrs-Lip-to-be today and I got to catch just a glimpse of how couples who are getting married are like. Hahaha.
She is a woman of independence, joy and humility. Whenever I'm around her I'm just infected with her cheeky yet mature behaviors. 
I got to see that when two people are joined in this beautiful blueprint of marriage, one simply does things for the other no matter how inconvenient or challenging it is.
There is always a giving hand and a taking one. Each taking its turn to do the opposite regularly, too. 
An eye for details on the things that the other might have missed, and gently (or sometimes more sternly) point it out and fix it together. 
Making a conscious effort to not remain ignorant and comfortable of the things that are slowly wearing and tearing. 
Always thinking far for each other. 
Always setting a God-glorifying example to the people around them, especially the younger ones, like me. Bahaha.

Those are just a few that I can name. I enjoy seeing her grocery shopping. Haha is that weird. She encourages me along the way, while her actions are in sync with what she advises. Thank you for spending your time to do all these little things with me. I'm excited to see you walk down the aisle on July! :) 

What cuts remind me of.

Two cuts. Same day. Different occasion. Same thumb. 
Urghh what is thisssss. One from cutting board. The other time, got cut by paper. 
Honestly this has never happened before so I took a picture and am now writing about it. Kinda exciting! HAHA :)
I'm unto fun projects this semester. point of purchase display design, english scripted dialogue, FASHION SHOW, malaysia's heritage project and maneh more. 

though we're always complaining that there's too much work and dried up from designing, truthfully I believe we still enjoy piecing our artwork together. At least for myself this much is true :) 
At times I do feel like crying when i hear deadlines, but I can't deny that I'm in the right place for now.
What I do and like to do may appear small and silly to some, I'll still choose to give in my best. 
My purpose is not small. Every move of my hand on the canvas yearns to speak so much more than just colours and shapes. 
Hopefully one day it will really be heard! :)
My help comes from the One who breathes life into me, my life is His and I'm humbled to have Him use it as He wills it. 

A lil' cut and bruise ain't gonna bring me down!

Skip along.

Holding a grudge is too much work.
wears out the soul and sinks you deep into a dark place
so I'll choose to be lighthearted and let things go
When bad things happen, just shrug it off and say 'oh well'
Because I have a big God, I can just brush it off my shoulders 
focus on what's important and worthy, right? :)

My God is soooo big. I see no end to His grace.
I believe I can do it!! 

Praying and meeting

Oh let my heart fear you, Lord, and not anything else that disguises to be You. They may seem to satisfy me now, but God teach me to value things that don't expire but are everlasting. Stop giving in to my own selfish and fleshly desires but surrender to Your tender calling. This is my prayer tonight. My heart sings thank You Lord :) 

Adventures. No kidding.

I took one huge step (or many little steps) closer to my family few days ago. There was a slight argument between us that, now as I reflect back, was God's beautiful way of bringing something greater out of it. I was heartbroken from the words they said. It ached so much to bring me to my knees before God and surrender it unto Him.

And guess what. We talked it through and every misunderstanding and unsaid words were all laid out. Finally. And it felt so good. By His love that bonds us, reconciliation could take place. God knew my heartbreak, but at the same time He also prepared the remedy for it to be able to testify and rejoice Him at the end. *TEARS OF SWEET JOY!!*

He knows what it takes for us to become stronger as a household. and I praise Him because we can pull through every big or small obstacle as our family worships and glorifies the same God together. What a way to experience His mysterious ways of working. And yet I'm only scratching the surface of it :)