The HUNT for wenn's presents!
LOL
(haha! *run away*)
(MOOOOOOOO... ...)
I know He'll be waiting for me at the finish. =)))
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He said He'll never let me finish alone! =)))
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He said He'll never let me finish alone! =)))
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Jenny's Pearls
Author Unknown
The cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them, a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box. "Oh please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?" Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of little girl's upturned face. "A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00. If you really want them, I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday's only a week away and you might get another crisp dollar bill from Grandma."
As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted out 17 pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores and she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. McJames if she could pick dandelions for ten cents. On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace.
Jenny loved her pearls. They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere - Sunday school, kindergarten, even to bed. The only time she took them off was when she went swimming or had a bubble bath. Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her neck green. Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story.
One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny, "Do you love me?" "Oh yes, Daddy. You know that I love you." "Then give me your pearls." "Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess - the white horse from my collection. The one with the pink tail. Remember, Daddy? The one you gave me. She's my favorite." "That's okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Good night." And he brushed her cheek with a kiss.
About a week later, after the story time, Jenny's daddy asked again, "Do you love me?" "Daddy, you know I love you." "Then give me your pearls." "Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my baby doll. The brand new one I got for my birthday. She is so beautiful and you can have the yellow blanket that matches her sleeper." "That's okay. Sleep well. God bless you, little one. Daddy loves you." And as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.
A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her bed with her legs crossed Indian style. As he came close, he noticed her chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek. "What is it, Jenny? What's the matter?" Jenny didn't say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With a little quiver, she finally said, "Here, Daddy. It's for you." With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny's kind daddy reached out with one hand to take the dime store necklace. And with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny. He had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up the dime store stuff so he could give her genuine treasure.
So it is with our Heavenly Father. He is waiting for us to give up the cheap things in our lives so that he can give us beautiful treasure. Isn't God good? Are you holding on to things which God wants you to let go of? Are you holding on to harmful or unnecessary partners, relationships, habits and activities which you have come so attached to that it seems impossible to let go? Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the other hand, but I do believe this one thing... God will never let something disappear without giving you something better in its place.
We saw this petrol station that we think it was quite interesting!
Well, it was interesting because, usually petrol stations are by themselves.
We don't usually see petrol stations as part of a building...
And that is the interesting part! And that is why we acted like suangku and took a picture of this! (lol)
We then visited busy busy New York!
(just that when we were there, it didn't seem that busyyy...)
You know, where you see TALL skyscrapers/buildings, unique architectures, people dressed in office clothings/suits/etc.
(well, I could have taken a picture of the streets to give a better representation, but since I didn't, so this picture is the BEST that I have!)
We passed by this really poshy sandwich place...
My guess is they probably only sells sandwich since it's 'SIMPLY SANDWICH'
But we really like the signboard!
Think it's really creative!
But it would be nicer or I guess, so much funnier if there were teeths/mouth that was going to eat the words there...
(haha)
We dropped by Shanghai, China. And this is the eatery also known as, 茶馆.
But, i guess maybe it was given a western flavour or for people that can't read chinese???
The signboard has to have hanyu pinyin, so that it's read
cha kuan even.
And btw, 茶馆's hanyu pinyin should be cha2 guan3...
not kuan.
(hah...)
People were so friendly, they opened the door to greet us!
We can really feel the warmth of the place!
('cause of the afternoon sun)
(haha)
We came to Japan as well!
Why is this Japan?
Well, you do see the sakura blossoms decor on the glasspanes don't you? =D
The desserts looked REALLY DELICIOUS MAN!
We were probably alr drooling standing outside...
(haha)
WE WILL BE BACK HERE AGAIN!
THIS TIME TO EAT THE DESSERTS THO!
=DDDD
After a tiring day of travelling... (actually a few hours)
We finally landed in Hong Kong and came to The Joy Family Life Centre,
where we finally rested our tired feet.
(I don't have a picture for this... Maybe we were so tired and happy about reaching our destination, I forgot to take a picture. heh.)
It was a hilarious and fun day out!
Maybe we'll be out on another expedition soon!
sooooo...
CHECK BACK SOON FOR UPDATES!
(LOL)
Kieran:" No la, no la, we very good friends actually..."
(Hehehe)
Haha... I can't remember why Bro Wai was making that face.
heh.
THIS CAKE LOOKS AWESOMELY DELICIOUSLY!
and of course taste GREAT TOO!
=D
Jojo: "Don't take picture of me!"
GROUP SHOT!
Grace: "Something I vomited out???"
Meghan: "Nope. It's a beautiful heart for you!"
(haha)
ahhhh... nothing is like basking under the warm sun in an afternoon in Fort Canning.
(hahaha, actually, it's really hot...)
Methods of cooling down.
1. Getting Kevin to fan.
2. Drinking a cup of F&N Grapes.
After a game of Charoodles...
A more funny version of group shot!