A Glimpse of Me

it’s probably the worst wedding in malaysia that i have attended so far. it was in bukit jalil golf and country club. when we reached the place, the parking place was far and it was still a rough surface. i told my husband that this friend didn’t care about his friends and guests because the guests had to walk very far. when we entered the hotel, the ushers led us to the pool where the wedding ceremony was going to be held. the ushers showed us to our seats… which was in front. we were sitting there nicely when one of the ushers apologized and said if we could move so they can give the seats to the important person in fga  church because they realized there wasn’t any seats available for her anymore. well, what to do… they prepared 100 chairs for 300 guests! so the family literally stood up while feeling hot and sweaty. imagine a pool wedding at 10 am.

the good thing was, my boy needed to go to the bathroom. we went to the nearest one .. only to be told that only members could use the room. i asked where the other bathroom was. the receptionist just pointed me  to another direction and said “there, next to tennis.” my gosh i couldn’t even see where the tennis court was. so i asked again where, with a hint of irritation in my voice this time. another lady told me where the tennis court was… in Malay. i just left and decided to find where the tennis court was myself.

My husband followed me when he saw we were going to a different place. Finally we found the tennis court and the bathroom. Next to the bathroom was: the nursery! Hehehe. You know what we did? we went inside the nursery room. it was cool there because the aircon was on. and stayed there the whole time. hehehe. that time also, i had a terrible headache so my husband told me to just rest a little bit.

when the wedding ceremony was over, everybody went inside the hotel. that was our cue to go out of hiding. And went with the crowd to the hotel for reception. how naughty could someone get? but indeed, it was the most disorganized and most unprepared wedding i have gone so far. if they were on budget, why couldn’t they just do it in church? church wedding is a lot better. but of course, it must be their ideal wedding… pool wedding. they should just think of their guests and prepared chairs for everybody so that even though it was in broad daylight, and the wedding was under the sun, everybody could at least sit down and enjoy the ceremony.

having said all this, God was still gracious. i told peter that even though they didn’t care about their guests when they planned/organized this wedding, God’s grace was still on the wedding. i think i have said this many times in my blog: God loves weddings! (when the wedding actually started the place became cloudy. it was still very hot, but at least there were clouds to cover us from the sun). God loves it when we honor Him, and obey Him before we journey into marriage. And God’s grace was on the guests as the hotel served great food!!!

(and I am hoping that nobody from fga church stumbles upon this blog. LOL!)

I just took a quizz about “Which Mighty Woman of the Bible Are you Like?” I was surprised to get my result. Hehehe. I am most like Esther! OhMyGosh! Couldn’t believe it. So I asked my hubby. He confirmed.

For the LORD delights in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory.
Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them.
Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.

Psalm 149:4–5

Do you feel in your heart that God delights in you? This passage says that God actually enjoys who you are. He is thrilled with you as one of his people—especially as you trust in him humbly. That just makes God want to crown you with all kinds of honor and victory. Can you let this honor become a cause for rejoicing, even as you lie down for the night? Sweet sleep can come with this kind of meditation.

Talk about inventive! You’re one of those people who has a special way of seeing a problem, wrapping your head around it, and squeezing out a solution that’s nothing but pure genius. So what if you never won at the science fair (but congrats if you did). The fact is, you have a mind made for experimenting. You enjoy a mental challenge and like creating — whether it’s a new invention for the sake of invention or something that solves people’s more immediate problems.

Don’t have crazy hair like Einstein? Don’t know a Bunsen burner from a test tube? No sweat. Maybe you’ll discover a cure for cancer. Maybe you’ll be the first human to set foot on Mars. Or maybe you’ll figure out how to safely make landfills evaporate.

Whatever you do, with a brain like yours, you’re bound for scientific greatness. So get going! Fame and fortune await! The world’s still waiting for someone to create that triple-chocolate, fudge, ice cream cake with zero calories! Or shoelaces that don’t fray at the ends, or headphones that automatically adjust for outside noise factors, or rainproof-breathable fleece, or…

There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise:
Ants—they aren’t strong,
but they store up food all summer.
Hyraxes—they aren’t powerful,
but they make their homes among the rocks.
Locusts—they have no king,
but they march in formation.
Lizards—they are easy to catch,
but they are found even in kings’ palaces.

Proverbs 30:24–28

Apply these characteristics of wisdom in order to any venture to become successful. Ants display foresight. They work at the proper time to prepare in the proper way for the future. Hyraxes (rock badgers, perhaps) are not themselves powerful, but they put themselves in an environment that provides the natural protection they lack. Locusts are organized, another essential for success. And lizards are fearless in choosing their environment. So to live wisely, you need foresight and planning, you should partner with those people and environments that possess what you lack, you need to be organized, and you should not let fear of your own limitations hold you back.