Nail art and other stuff

Was too busy to paint my nails these last 2 weeks....
And I so needed a pamper myself moment today.
There was some voucher for express manicure somewhere in Georgetown....
I ended up doing gel manicure and a simple pedicure that's now a bright fuchsia
(both ideas that had nothing to do with the voucher).

The beauty on my fingers are a total contrast to the bright funk on my toes.
And my toes were done by a male manicurist, which was plain awkward.
There's always a first to this changing world, I suppose.

I was being indecisive over what flowers to paint.
Ended up getting those 3-D stickers.

Was surprised the lady was so patient with me.

Especially as I directed where each flower and how the leaves should go on my nails...

Weeeeeeeee..........!!!!!!!!!

Painted nails lifts my spirit up.

Oh! And on some random note:

Bon Odori fireworks was awesome!

~Seriously just so thankful (#184) for the parking spot so close to the Esplanade.~
Couldn't have had it without the right timing.
Giant balloons.
Cosplayers.
Yukatas!
And the little girls all dressed up in traditional costumes.
Kawaii to the max!!!!


Chocolate muffins from Continental Bakery is superbly awesome~!!!

UB Happified

The smell of caramelized onions wafted through the room.

*happy happy happy happy*

Advanced BPM

I woke up this morning doubting if I was ready for the training course today.
And as I showered, all of a sudden I remembered.
Simply put,

#182 I desired not for just an octave, but two and received just what I desired.

A dream, a desire that's been buried for some years came alive today.
The incredible leap, where others before me have gone one octave before going on this training today that's like a two octave difficulty.
And even though the span is wider and tougher, He's made it all happened.

There was just this total delight in telling my colleague;

"I just gave birth".

in a whisper of excitement and awe at what I've accomplished.

Today was a reminder that He's still in control of my future.
And I needed it as clouds of i'm-not-where-i'm-suppose-to-be have started nibbling at me recently.

Things I'm glad about today...

#179 Silencert talk, talk and talked~~~!!!!
I'm as joyous about this as if someone mute could speak.
Was just blown away with the abundance of words spewing out all morning.
I know I've been making progress with this one, but today seems like a great breakthrough.

#180 Slave driver wasn't mad.
After spending 16 hours soaking in miserere nobis, I still couldn't get it right.
But the tears shed was only for what I perceived to be a failure, a disappointment.
Which wasn't what mattered in the end.

#181 To just been somewhere where you are told to be still and receive.
It was timely considering what went on in the morning.
I went along thinking I was redeeming myself with Slave driver that way.
Instead I heard the still small voice during worship and just felt everything was over now.

UB was open...

ON THE DAY WHEN I JUST HAD A CHICKEN FOLD-OVER FOR DINNER!

*pouts*

I can imagine God's laughing up there.

And,

It's only a burger!

Isn't it?

A time for everything...

3.30pm

A time to just leave everything behind.

I'm so thankful for the phone call.

The pleasant reminder.

To an otherwise pretty crummy day.

~
After all these years, you'd think I'd handle it better.
Yet, it still gets to me when sardonic words fill my screen.

Goodies are here..

Super weeee!!!

(Thankful #176)

In great condition.

The damage?

Way less than what my OPIs and Nicoles have cost me.

~

(Thankful #177)

And its the oddest thing to receive some tiny gifts from someone you very barely know.

For one right deed which I feel was nothing.

Like, you just do what you gotta do.

Because God is in control.

Why the fuss about it?
But anyhow, I'm delighted with the gesture all the same!

够安慰 (Sufficient Comfort)

用你给我的翅膀飞
我感觉己够安慰

Using the wings you've given me to fly

I sense sufficient comfort

I know.
This is like gibberish coming from a banana.
The song was from some randomness in my laptop.

Yet it touched something inside this morning.

0.0
It wasn't awkward.
The prayer just flowed into my mind.
Even though I still can't get my 'CHU' pronunciation right.
Pig vs God, go figure.

And,

This is just who He is.
More than sufficient for us.
Giving us His unmerited favor.
Wanting us to find comfort in Him.

Wings are such things that aerodynamics have to be right for the flying to be right.

And what He has given us,

has the right lift and drag ratio for the lives we live.

Song I was stuck on was 'Wings'.
That lift and drag ratio stuff was in extension to Wing on wiki.

UB was not open...

Sometimes the greatest disappointment,

comes from expecting too much of something.

But, Lord. 

It's only a burger!

Isn't it?
T_T

Delights

A team is only as strong as its' weakest link.

Today's thankfuls

169 Accepting dad who read through the agreement without negativity.

170 Sweet, sweet sound of violin returned.

171 Not eating steamboat all by myself last night.

*had written a longer explanatory post for each of the above but Mozilla swallowed them. T_T *

172 Had company walking the whole stretch of promenade last night.
Been meaning to do it for such a long, long time.
It was peaceful watching the gentle ripples of the sea in the dark.

173 Three Cantonese words that are way better than the word [cougar] I have in mind.

174 One of the Silencerts talks and answers back now.
Huge improvement! One more to go now, yay!!!!