With the Holy Spirit

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Came home not long ago with my mum driving dangerously on the roads in a bid to ease her mind that I won't get molested or raped by taxi drivers.

Today was great!!!!! Oh my gosh lah. I got myself acquainted to the small dainty arab streets that I've long forgotten about until recently when my friends brought me there to have dinner and supper. Yesterday saw us having prata, mutarbak and chicken wings after Martin's session at Our Lady of Lourdes where the talk he gave on intercessory and spiritual warfare helped me tremendously in getting myself ready for tomorrow's intercessory and ministering at Immaculate Heart of Mary for a retreat. Man! The mutarbak was goood!!! But I think the one at "Zam Zam" nearby Our Lady of Lourdes is the best.

After all the shopping, my jie meis and I went to "Ice Monster" place just nearby Bugis street to have the mixed fruits ice and the mango sorbet ice. It was sooo good!!! The mangoes were so darn deliciously sweet and better still, it was a sinless healthy afternoon tea that we had. After which, we headed to Pahang Street, just beside Arab Street to settle in for Middle-east cruisine at Amirah's Grill. But that was not before we went on a 'tour' around Kampong Glam to relive our oriental memories of traditional knick knacks that they sell to the tourists. The things there were so unique and cute!!!

And food at Amirah's Grill was oh-so-delicious. We were in first heaven at "Ice Monster". Middle-east, caribbean-styled cruisine only brought us to second heaven. My first time eating that and one of the best foods my taste buds ever laid on. It beats eating at Jack's Place or Pasta Mania I tell ya. And! It's worth the price. In fact, so economical that it's hardly believable. Plus! The ambience was so oriental and so cool!!! Yes I'm gushing at the restaurant...I just cannot help it 'cuz it's really THAT good. And I saw a man smoking "sei shua". I never knew what the heck that was till my mind came to the realisation of traditional roots. "Sei shua" is how you pronouce the actual word. Forgive me for I know not how to spell it. It's a traditional way of smoking where they use this gigantic thing that looks like the traditional lamp and people smoke through it using some liquid substance and tobacco using a long pipe that connects to it. It was so interesting!

Hmm. Well, aside from food, I had a really good time with my friends during prayer sessions yesterday at Our Lady of Lourdes and at Eugene's. Not only was I enriched and nourished by them through the Word of God, I realised that there's so much more for me to learn and I'm enjoying and rejoicing every baby step I'm taking in growing my faith. Yes there are challenges and tough roads where the rocks I trample on seem so hard and painful on my feet, but even so, I still want to go on - praying that the crosses that I have to bear will not seem so heavy as it really is by the grace and mercy of God.

And true enough, the days leading on to tomorrow's big day took a toll on me when I was faced with challenges that put my heart to test, and patience that nearly gave way if not for the help of the Christian community, and especially for Phae who accompanied and talked me through last night till 3.30a.m. Sorry girl...and thank you so much!

I pray that tomorrow's session will be a day to remember for all the participants for the NTU retreat at Immaculate Heart of Mary. The greatness of God abounds and only He alone can make what seems impossible, possible. For God will make a way when it seems that there is no way.

-Yours truly ;