Started a new blog at http://musesurf.blogspot.com More user-friendly than here.. =) see ya there!

Wonder if you took time to read Pots of Honey? I did today... and almost everyday at the start of the day. It's the first page i'll go to, when I open all my applications. However, today i oni had the chance to read it now (at lunch) cos was at meeting the whole morning. "to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ." - Eph 4:12-13 I'm very disturbed recently, by the conflicts that seems to be never ending, and i hear myself complaining that the other party is not listening, hearing but not listening. Why so stubborn one!! But I also wonder, am i too stubborn? Do I always want to be right? Am I hearing and not listening too? Am I being difficult...? I do not know how to work out the situation, I want to... at the end of the day... pursue the course which God wants, not what I want. However, I find that I do not know how to handle the situations... I do not know what He wants... I'm just confused. In the midst of all these... I'm losing my peace. Am I losing sight that all God wants is for us to build up until we all reach unity in the faith? Am I causing disunity by this...?

Do you have the habit of making new year resolutions? I don't... cos i always dont see them through, or i forget about them within a week. haha... horrible right? This year is a little special, I start it when a theme. FCBC's team. Year of Victory. Victory is definitely easier to remember than resolutionSSSS... isnt it? 2006 has been a year of many trials for me, and i think it's the year which is most painful for me. Not in the bad sense of painful, for every painful trial that the Lord put me thro, a part of the "old self" died. This year, I want to theme it as a year of victory, so that in this new yr ahead, in every trial that God places me in, I'll remember to pray for a breakthro. During last G12 mtg, when I hear my fellow sisters share abt the Lord's goodness in their lives, how they saw bonuses come in unexpectantly, how the Lord provided a new home for this to-be-bride, I was very encouraged by the Lord's goodness and provision in their lives. This will be a year of many breakthro'...

Happy new year folks! May you have a blessed yr ahead! =)

A friend introduced this farnie video to us during our mahjong session last fri... haha i think it's kind of sad-cute-sweet thing... here's to share with you!

Pastor said today that Christmas is all about ME. If it weren't for me, the person of Jesus Christ would not come on this earth, if weren't for me, He wouldn't have to be crucified. On this day, 2,000 yrs ago, Jesus was born, all for me. & U... who is reading this. :)

(think my blog has ceased visitors, so if anyone is reading... keke.. Blessed Christmas!)

I received a special letter this Christmas, and would like to share it here:

"You probably can't imagine the love parents have for their children, but you need to know that it is constant and unconditional.

Nothing can change it, and it never, ever goes away.

A parent's love is there through the discipline and the disagreements; it's in every action and every decision.

Unfortunately, it isn't always apparent or obvious, and sometimes parents make mistakes or wrong decisions. we try to do what is best and fair, but we don't always get it right.

Emotions, moods, fear and love get it in the way. A fierce desire to keep our children safe, often causes us to say "no" when you are begging for a "yes".

Parents must keep the past and future in mind with each choice they make, knowing that children often see only the "now" and are not always aware of consequences and temptations.

Our goal is to help you become all you can be so that you are safe and happy now and can live a fulfilling and successful life in the future.

Hopefully, someday you'll understand, but until then, know that you are a special person -

One who is precious, cherished, and most of all... Loved."

Thank you Father.

Oh... last update was in July. hahah that's scary... it's already dec!! So fast! Christmas is almost here!!

I'm lobo-ing in the office now... in my cube.. which is about 4 times the size of my previous workstation in "that conference co.". And I have a cubicle all to myself... actually at first the 'high I' me felt a bit lonely. haha... but now i kind of enjoy this privacy. I think I'll miss it when we move to comcentre. Heard that we won't get cubicles already... "that conf co." style of openness... back to square one. haha... maybe then i'll be wishing for my privacy back!

Nothing much has been happening this past wk since I joined. Today marks my one week anniversary with the red brolly! *pops champagne* (Ok, imagine. I ain't got any champagne in my cubicle. haha) Has been a pretty eventful week... Looking at the SITEX fair... some aggressive marketing to kill the green monster. (did you see the latest advertisement on TV? haha... the green monster going "I'm fat" then the red guy going "I'm smart". Haa... I thought it's a little obvious. Hmmm...) Trying to make sure my lappie doesn't explode on me... (i'm still praying. it looks like it's going to...) sitting through meetings where most of the time they're gossipping (no fair, i dont get to sit in proper meetings. :()...

I'm most thankful to God for this job... the favor that He granted me during the interviews (my director is not the most friendly person on this planet. *grinz*), the change of plans from retention marketing to product marketing... and they willing to bring me in despite my lack of experience! On top of it... i'm getting a lappie, a private workspace, a new phone, my phone bills paid by the co, broadband discount... solid marketing experience (which involves ATL, BTL, 4Ps... blah blah). I can't ask for more!

Me: "Hello, Serena here"
Receptionist: "Serena, there's a man looking for u. Come now, he's v rude."
Me: *shocked* "Looking for ME?!?!" (I sure am not expecting anyone!"
Receptionist: "Yes, you, serena right. You. come now la, okok? Bye."

I went out bewildered. At the reception... she handed me a table bouquet! Clear glass, orange gel with orange little marbles, and topped with 20 peach roses on top. *wow*

Me: "You sure it's right person? Who gave it to me?"
Receptionist: "Haha... right what. it says Serena from marketing"
Me: "Eeerrrr..." *opens card*

Reads:
"Today would be a better day..."

Bewildered... walks back to my desk and then one colleague spotted me (I was super discreet le...)
J: "Wow! Who gave u flowers?!"
All looks at me.
Me: "I don't know!"
All: "Woooo......"
Me: "Sssshhhh......"

Let me go take a photo of it tomorrow and post it online. I'm very very surprised... and called the florist to check who sent. apparently, they called back and say sender wants to remain anonymous. -_-""

Whoever it is... Thank you. & tell me who u are! haha

Bim: I didn't delete my blog. I just MIA-ed. haha

Buerne: I went on a 2 mth hol. =) now got nice sun-kissed skin!

Hurray! : To all Italy fans!!! *yay*

Class of 2006: Happy commencement eh?! *winks*

Not that I think much class of 2006 pple will read my blog.. haha but commencement is really once a lifetime, and i'm glad i went. How many times do u see a few hundred pple in the same clothes as u? For once, it seems like uniforms on campus. haha... biz ad's uniform is no longer mini skirts and birkens... it's dark blue gown with white sash.. and square hats!! all looking smart in oversized clothings!

My parents were there... i'm thankful. Though they made sure they were at last 10m from each other -_-"". I'm proud of the grp of friends i made the last sem i was in school... somehow, the "newest" friends are the friends i still keep in contact with. perhaps we all had a "senior" bond abt us on our last sem... the last few pple left on campus that hasnt graduated, those who did double major & yet not in honors - although i don't qualify in these grounds. haha. i enjoyed the friendship and camaraderie we shared. Thank you all!

Yay... tomorrow is friday! This week seems to pass exceptionally fast, probably cos it's a 4 day work week. & it helps that I've been busy this week. Last week, I've got NOTHING, & I really mean NOTHING to do at work, such that I'm actually helping people to do work! I was extending my services to Kaz, the other marketing exec at work cos I've got absolutely nothing to do. & then this wk... busy my time past thurs and tomorrow is friday!

I was really pissed at work on wednesday. Early in the morning, i had to be 'cleaning auntie'. I'm not trying to be demeaning, it's juz so so irritating. I was assigned the task of updating the numbers board in our office. This board states all the conferences that are coming up for the coming month(s) and states how many bookings each conference received each day. When I was first assigned the task, I was asked to paste the conference title on the board, with scotch tape. Alas, when I took the tape out on tues evening, i realised that the sticky tapes left sticky marks on the board which looked really ugly. I brought nail polish remover to clean, and the senior exec was KB-ing the whole time abt how easy it is with lighter fluid. But she cannot clean cos she got nail polish on. "It's very easy one, just take the wet tissue and soak it with lighter fluid. Then it will come out one. SEE" *sticky surface comes off with black patch* Yah.. I had to clean off the black patch. So pissed.. spent 2 hrs cleaning. & then comment again "it's neater to print out and paste. maybe this time we use blue tack" Yah, the person doing the job is me lo. Easy for her to say.

Yday we shifted seat. & now, instead of being able to tok to me, she literally has to shout if she wants to talk to me. & that's what she did. Commanding me to listen to her instructions when I was walking past her, commanding that I pick up the phone when I didn't (which wasnt my fault. she called my ext but my phone is not ringing. the lines got screwed up. Blessing in disguise) She usually distributes the mail for the department, and now, she just told the receptionist to pass to me to distribute. Apparently, it's autocracy. Not democracy.

Sigh. As much as I think she's damn irritating... I still gotta work with her. I guess stress either brings out the best, or the worst in people. I think it brought the worse in me many times aleady... I'm glad she doesnt have to be my best friend. I just got to work with her. Oh Lord.

After the Da Vinci talk by Pastor Victor on sunday... I decided. I WANT TO READ DVC... like... NOW!! hahahaa & now I found myself FORCING my hands to put down the book, and FORCING my eyes to be shut, and FORCING my mind to stop thinking about the mystery!! It seemed to awaken the part of me that enjoy books.. when I was a little gal in primary school, i was surrounded by friends who were extremely well versed. They read NOVELS (like adult novels!) in primary 4.. amazing.. and they'll use bombastic words (which i'll secretly go home and check out the meanings from dictionary. haha) Those days were the beginning of the reader in me... I'd bug my parents to buy me books. & the funny thing was my mum promised books for me only if i do well in school. So I am motivated to study hard, cos I want to read... hahaa. Usually, i find parents buying loads of novels, books for their children, forcing them to read more. Wat an irony.

Anyway, back to my DVC story. Really intriguied me from page 1. Now I can understand, why DVC is such a hit. Like ps vic mentioned... the dvc touched many topics... from maths, astrology, religion.. to architecture.. arts... paintings... literature... history... I'm ashamed by how little i know. He suggested to "take a red pen and highlight things in the novel which you know is not true". Other than what he mentioned to be "facts", I seem to not be able to counter what is written in the book cos' I don't know the facts!

The bible says.. to always be ready to give a reason for the hope I so profess. I somehow always thought that it means to have a testimony you're ready to share... now it has a differernt meaning. It means to know enough to be able to explain and distinguish between fact and fiction! The plot is so well written... sometimes it's really so easy to just take what is written in the book as fact!

For those who havent read it... pick the book up. I give it 4.5 stars out of 5... and i'm only halfway thro... haha

I've planned.. my nx book will be the truth behind DVC... and the Case for Christ. I've been wanting to read the Case for Christ for sometime alr... just nv pick it up. For whatever reason.