perorate \PUR-uh-rayt\ , intransitive verb:
1.To conclude or sum up a long discourse.
2.To speak or expound at length; to declaim.
source: dictionary.com
i think it is me. i speak too much.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
is one enough?
forty-five minutes doing nothing is boring, especially if you have restricted access to the wonderful world wide web and the most entertaining thing available next to you is the radio in steri room. i tried to be good and went to the front, offering myself to see an emergency but there is no one to see. so back to thumb twiddling and web surfing.
since i can't open fb i went to visit theage.com.au, and occasionally they have interesting links. i found another page to check out if you're like me, have plenty time to waste before you are allowed to head to lunch or maybe just plain tired staring at emails or numbers or notes or whatever you office people do at work and needed something different to look at.
http://www.theuniformproject.com
this NY chick is attempting to wear the same dress for 365 days and so far she's up to day 111 and is doing great. and what's better it's not just for fun, it's for charity. it got me thinking, would i be able to do the same? living on one dress? however when i opened the website, i found that she accessorised the dress up with different stuff each day: scarfs, tops, hats, socks, shoes. so you will still need a huge wardrobe afterall :P it'll still be fun to follow though.
i've pasted the link on the sidebar of this blog as well.
enjoy this little find~
since i can't open fb i went to visit theage.com.au, and occasionally they have interesting links. i found another page to check out if you're like me, have plenty time to waste before you are allowed to head to lunch or maybe just plain tired staring at emails or numbers or notes or whatever you office people do at work and needed something different to look at.
http://www.theuniformproject.com
this NY chick is attempting to wear the same dress for 365 days and so far she's up to day 111 and is doing great. and what's better it's not just for fun, it's for charity. it got me thinking, would i be able to do the same? living on one dress? however when i opened the website, i found that she accessorised the dress up with different stuff each day: scarfs, tops, hats, socks, shoes. so you will still need a huge wardrobe afterall :P it'll still be fun to follow though.
i've pasted the link on the sidebar of this blog as well.
enjoy this little find~
the big M
oh how i love melbourne~
stumbled upon this yesterday at work. here are some of my favourites:
- When everyone knows where a bar, cafe or restaurant is you no longer want to go there.
- You know Sunshine, Rosebud and the Caribbean Gardens are not as good as they sound.
- You felt betrayed when you discovered Melbourne was not the only place in the world with trams.
- You think the slogan on our licence plates should be "Melbourne. The Coffee Is Shit Anywhere Else", "Melbourne. Go To Sydney. We Hate Tourists" or " Melbourne. What School Did You Go To?"
- You've been to the Royal Melbourne Show and the scariest ride is the train home.
- You don't judge people on their looks, wealth or status but on the bread they buy, the coffee they serve and the newspaper they read.
- When you hear the word "Easter" the first thing you think of is the Royal Children's Hospital Appeal and Zig and Zag. And then you quickly think of something else
- Cup Day. Gambling at 9am. Drunk by noon. Broke at 3.20pm. Asleep by 4pm. Hungover at 5pm. All while at work.
have a good laugh coz you might find some actually describes you!
stumbled upon this yesterday at work. here are some of my favourites:
- When everyone knows where a bar, cafe or restaurant is you no longer want to go there.
- You know Sunshine, Rosebud and the Caribbean Gardens are not as good as they sound.
- You felt betrayed when you discovered Melbourne was not the only place in the world with trams.
- You think the slogan on our licence plates should be "Melbourne. The Coffee Is Shit Anywhere Else", "Melbourne. Go To Sydney. We Hate Tourists" or " Melbourne. What School Did You Go To?"
- You've been to the Royal Melbourne Show and the scariest ride is the train home.
- You don't judge people on their looks, wealth or status but on the bread they buy, the coffee they serve and the newspaper they read.
- When you hear the word "Easter" the first thing you think of is the Royal Children's Hospital Appeal and Zig and Zag. And then you quickly think of something else
- Cup Day. Gambling at 9am. Drunk by noon. Broke at 3.20pm. Asleep by 4pm. Hungover at 5pm. All while at work.
have a good laugh coz you might find some actually describes you!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
10 little things that makes me happy
(in no particular order)
1. good weather, blue skies and sunshine
2. lush green grass to roll on
3. flat whites and lattes and mochas
4. when someone on my blogroll updates his/her blog
5. hugs when i need cheering up
6. a day off with no errands to do
7. jamming and singing
8. making someone's day :)
9. babies smiling at me
10. sleeping in!
1. good weather, blue skies and sunshine
2. lush green grass to roll on
3. flat whites and lattes and mochas
4. when someone on my blogroll updates his/her blog
5. hugs when i need cheering up
6. a day off with no errands to do
7. jamming and singing
8. making someone's day :)
9. babies smiling at me
10. sleeping in!
i'll move on
This road that I'm taking twists and turns.
My life my chance turning dreams into reality.
Down this path faced with so many things.
Sometimes I feel like giving up and turn away.
Can't seem to go on. And I've been thru' this before.
Now where am I? Where do I stand? A little lost here.
But I'll remember. All those times you've bought me thru'.
I'd be a fool to give up cos' the goal is near.
I'll move on I'll go on. Lord I will take your hand.
And you will guide me along. Survive thru' this storm.
So I say, come what may. I'll hold on to my hope.
Yes, I will walk down this road.
And my passion drive will lead me on.
Here I am. Once again caught in the rain.
Looking back I've come so far. And I want to carry on.
Take a step a little time It's alright.
Even thru' this rain, I want to smile again.
Don't hold back now. And i've been thru' this before.
Now where am I? Where do I stand? A little lost here.
But I'll remember. All those times you've bought me thru'.
I can feel the sun shining down on me.
Here I am, Here I am. Lord I will take your hand.
And you will guide me along. Survive thru' this storm.
So I say, come what may. I'll hold on to my hope.
Yes, I will walk down this road.
And my passion drive will lead me on.
(Olivia Ong)
i started my week in high spirit, which did not last long. i started today feeling crap, for reasons better left untold. but you know what, i left work feeling uplifted, not only because the nurses were in good mood today work felt enjoyable, nor because sis found cheaper tickets for our flight home, nor because apparently the webmaster at work does not block twitter like they do facebook, but also because all these things reminded me of how much God cares for me, His marvelous way working through all these silly happiness in life to put a smile back on my face. Lord i will take your hand :)
My life my chance turning dreams into reality.
Down this path faced with so many things.
Sometimes I feel like giving up and turn away.
Can't seem to go on. And I've been thru' this before.
Now where am I? Where do I stand? A little lost here.
But I'll remember. All those times you've bought me thru'.
I'd be a fool to give up cos' the goal is near.
I'll move on I'll go on. Lord I will take your hand.
And you will guide me along. Survive thru' this storm.
So I say, come what may. I'll hold on to my hope.
Yes, I will walk down this road.
And my passion drive will lead me on.
Here I am. Once again caught in the rain.
Looking back I've come so far. And I want to carry on.
Take a step a little time It's alright.
Even thru' this rain, I want to smile again.
Don't hold back now. And i've been thru' this before.
Now where am I? Where do I stand? A little lost here.
But I'll remember. All those times you've bought me thru'.
I can feel the sun shining down on me.
Here I am, Here I am. Lord I will take your hand.
And you will guide me along. Survive thru' this storm.
So I say, come what may. I'll hold on to my hope.
Yes, I will walk down this road.
And my passion drive will lead me on.
(Olivia Ong)
i started my week in high spirit, which did not last long. i started today feeling crap, for reasons better left untold. but you know what, i left work feeling uplifted, not only because the nurses were in good mood today work felt enjoyable, nor because sis found cheaper tickets for our flight home, nor because apparently the webmaster at work does not block twitter like they do facebook, but also because all these things reminded me of how much God cares for me, His marvelous way working through all these silly happiness in life to put a smile back on my face. Lord i will take your hand :)
Monday, August 17, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Colossians 3:17
and whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Mondays don't suck anymore.
Mondays don't suck anymore.
Friday, August 14, 2009
intermezzo~
today's a gorgeous day! blue sky and sunshine! i walked to work as usual this morning and found the grass glistened with dew under the sunlight almost like someone had dusted them with diamonds (reminds me slightly of r-patz glittering skin in twilight). and there were only very slight breeze, unlike the usually ill-mannered melbourne wind.
i have to go out in the sun!
that is why we're having lunch at vietnam today.
heehee~
i have to go out in the sun!
that is why we're having lunch at vietnam today.
heehee~
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
footprints
2 Cor 3:1-6
often we are trapped in the business of ministry that we forget the real passion of JC. and the same trap ensnared me for the past couple of months. increasing responsibilities and seemingly neverending religious activities drifted me away from the original purpose, until one of my respected senior helped me to straighten up again. think about this, you might seem like the busiest person in the whole church, but has everything that you've done, done any good for anyone?
quit being hypocrites with all our religious duties and start putting some heart into whatever we are doing. don't put JC to shame by saying we do things out of love for Him yet we do not act like it.
v.3. "you show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of human hearts."
a true ministry will leave marks. and those marks are not the compliments you received on how good you were in leading worship, how beautiful your voice were when you sang at that Christmas service, how hard working you were during the tough moments of the church pilgrimage around the CBD. the marks we leave are supposed to be in the life of the people we touch with our ministry. how hearts were changed to know JC, how lives were led from despair into hope.
touching lives through our own life.
those are the footprints i want to leave in this life.
Lord help me.
xoxo
allie~
often we are trapped in the business of ministry that we forget the real passion of JC. and the same trap ensnared me for the past couple of months. increasing responsibilities and seemingly neverending religious activities drifted me away from the original purpose, until one of my respected senior helped me to straighten up again. think about this, you might seem like the busiest person in the whole church, but has everything that you've done, done any good for anyone?
quit being hypocrites with all our religious duties and start putting some heart into whatever we are doing. don't put JC to shame by saying we do things out of love for Him yet we do not act like it.
v.3. "you show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of human hearts."
a true ministry will leave marks. and those marks are not the compliments you received on how good you were in leading worship, how beautiful your voice were when you sang at that Christmas service, how hard working you were during the tough moments of the church pilgrimage around the CBD. the marks we leave are supposed to be in the life of the people we touch with our ministry. how hearts were changed to know JC, how lives were led from despair into hope.
touching lives through our own life.
those are the footprints i want to leave in this life.
Lord help me.
xoxo
allie~
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
from facebook
1. What time did you get up this morning? 6.30, then realised there is no need to cook more rice for lunch
2. How do you like your steak? medium
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? the latest harry potter, been itching to watch public enemies, johnny depp is such a heart-throb
4. What is your favorite TV show? that ridiculous channel ten quiz, talking bout ur generation, oh it's on tonight!
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? melbourne
6. What did you have for breakfast? coffee
7. What is your favorite cuisine? japanese
8. What foods do you dislike? capsicum and olives
9. Favorite Place to Eat? back at home when the land is flowing with not only milk and honey but also semanggi, soto, sate, gudeg and the likes
10. Favorite dressing? i don't really eat salad
11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? i don't drive either
12. What are your favorite clothes? dresses
13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? japan
14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? 1/2 full
15. Where would you want to retire? no idea, dude...
16. Favorite time of day? night time
17. Where were you born? surabaya
18. What is your favorite sport to watch? motoGP and formula 1
19. Who do you think will not tag you back? question invalid
20. Person you expect to tag you back first? question invalid
21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? question invalid
22. Bird watcher? only in spring/summer/warm autumn days, in front of state library, while rolling on the grass drinking coffee and sunbathing, usually there are a lot of seagulls and doves, so... the answer is actually no
23. Are you a morning person or a night person? morning, i stop functioning around midnight
25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? yes! we're back at Ballantyne!
26. What did you want to be when you were little? an archaeologist
27. What is your best childhood memory? climbing the mango tree in our backyard and playing with my puppies
28. Are you a cat or dog person? dog
29. Are you married? not yet
30. Always wear your seat belt? of course
31. Been in a car accident? no, and don't want to be in one
32. Any pet peeves? grammatical errors and misspellings
33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? mushrooms
34. Favorite Flower? roses
35. Favorite ice cream? green tea
36. Favorite fast food restaurant? if i have to choose... maccas
37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? haven't even taken any
39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? genpants
40. Do anything spontaneous lately? i'm quite the planner but i got the burst once in a while, the latest one would be going out for souvlaki a couple weeks ago, it wasn't planned, i just got home then went online then neighbour nudged me and asked if i wanna go out (again) but i said yes
41. Like your job? liking it so far
42. Broccoli? yum
43. What was your favorite vacation? laos 2007, it feels good to give
44. Last person you went out to dinner with? eln
45. What are you listening to right now? i remember by hopenfaith at youtube
46. What is your favorite color? black
47. How many tattoos do you have? zilch
48. How many are you tagging for this quiz? question invalid
49. What time did you finish this quiz? 6.12pm
50. Coffee drinker? chronic
2. How do you like your steak? medium
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? the latest harry potter, been itching to watch public enemies, johnny depp is such a heart-throb
4. What is your favorite TV show? that ridiculous channel ten quiz, talking bout ur generation, oh it's on tonight!
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? melbourne
6. What did you have for breakfast? coffee
7. What is your favorite cuisine? japanese
8. What foods do you dislike? capsicum and olives
9. Favorite Place to Eat? back at home when the land is flowing with not only milk and honey but also semanggi, soto, sate, gudeg and the likes
10. Favorite dressing? i don't really eat salad
11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? i don't drive either
12. What are your favorite clothes? dresses
13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? japan
14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? 1/2 full
15. Where would you want to retire? no idea, dude...
16. Favorite time of day? night time
17. Where were you born? surabaya
18. What is your favorite sport to watch? motoGP and formula 1
19. Who do you think will not tag you back? question invalid
20. Person you expect to tag you back first? question invalid
21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? question invalid
22. Bird watcher? only in spring/summer/warm autumn days, in front of state library, while rolling on the grass drinking coffee and sunbathing, usually there are a lot of seagulls and doves, so... the answer is actually no
23. Are you a morning person or a night person? morning, i stop functioning around midnight
25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? yes! we're back at Ballantyne!
26. What did you want to be when you were little? an archaeologist
27. What is your best childhood memory? climbing the mango tree in our backyard and playing with my puppies
28. Are you a cat or dog person? dog
29. Are you married? not yet
30. Always wear your seat belt? of course
31. Been in a car accident? no, and don't want to be in one
32. Any pet peeves? grammatical errors and misspellings
33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? mushrooms
34. Favorite Flower? roses
35. Favorite ice cream? green tea
36. Favorite fast food restaurant? if i have to choose... maccas
37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? haven't even taken any
39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? genpants
40. Do anything spontaneous lately? i'm quite the planner but i got the burst once in a while, the latest one would be going out for souvlaki a couple weeks ago, it wasn't planned, i just got home then went online then neighbour nudged me and asked if i wanna go out (again) but i said yes
41. Like your job? liking it so far
42. Broccoli? yum
43. What was your favorite vacation? laos 2007, it feels good to give
44. Last person you went out to dinner with? eln
45. What are you listening to right now? i remember by hopenfaith at youtube
46. What is your favorite color? black
47. How many tattoos do you have? zilch
48. How many are you tagging for this quiz? question invalid
49. What time did you finish this quiz? 6.12pm
50. Coffee drinker? chronic
on understanding sacrifice
it crushes, it breaks your heart, yet you go ahead and say,
"Lord, it's Yours."
"Lord, it's Yours."
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Lord of lords
God has an uncanny timing. never early and never late. it was only two days ago i complained that ministry is getting too overwhelming. this month, there is no such thing as sitting in the "audience". there is always something to do every week. translating, singing, more translating, more singing, and to be honest my human mind thought that this is too much, that i need at least one week of break from ministry. there is still absolute joy in serving the Lord, however the sloth in me argued that i deserve rest. i was about to email each department heads for mercy, thank goodness i am a total procrastinator, i haven't gotten up to do it yet then i heard today's sermon. allie, there shouldn't be any bargaining or any limit in serving the Lord. it's not yours anyway, it's His. do what you can and even more, weekends and weekdays.
thank you Lord for the new understanding. You are the Lord of lords and the Lord over my life :)
Godbless y'all~
xoxo
allie
thank you Lord for the new understanding. You are the Lord of lords and the Lord over my life :)
Godbless y'all~
xoxo
allie
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