The Life You've Always Wanted

is that statement powerful or what? this is paradise community church's (a place i now call my spiritual home) theme.. and today, they had New Friends Dinner! for all the newbies.. the food was absolutely superb, we were treated to a 3 course meal *yummy*


and they transformed the cafe to look really fancy and all..

entree :) popiah! haha.. but then, i only ate 1/4 of that.. cos.. sigh, i'm just too slow..because i had like 3 ulcers (which i highly suspect was h------z induced stress ulcers), and i started with the bread roll, so the moment i took the first bite of this crispy spring roll, it was time for our little tour arnd the church..! sigh.. and when i got back, it's gone! boohoohoo~

main course, roasted chicken breast with mushroom sauce. i attempted eating the corn like any prim and proper lady would do, but err didn't quite turn out the way i wanted it to be.. i was using the knife to get the kernels out but cutting it down vertically.. makes sense right? but first cut *squish, splash* onto chris' england jersey.. he gives me the glare.. *oops sorry!* 2nd & 3rd went quite smoothly (and gracefully if i may add) the 4th one.. *squish splat* droplets of corn juice flew onto his jersey for the 2nd time! aiks~ *ok ok sorry sorry* the 5th cut ended everything when the corn rolled down to my lap, and down the floor! can u imagine how embarassing that was??!! *sigh* and the ironic thing is, ps matt just asked us to tell our neighbour abt our most embarassing moment, and now i have TWO! (nvm the fact that i have more than TWO, the person beside me didn't have to know)

finally, for dessert, chocolate & vanilla mousse with berry sauce.. super duper yummy! but yours truly JUST had to embarass herself @ every course.. y'see, chris doesn't like berries, so being the good girlfriend i am, i help him to eat the berries la.. except......... as i reached for the fork, scoop the berries, and in one swift motion bring it to my mouth, one little drop of sauce decided to try parachuting downwards.. and guess where it landed? chris' fingers! -_-" *turns a shade of beet red* i'm officially the biggest klutz in all adelaide, australia and probably malaysia too. someone, help me~!

anyway, we had a little tour arnd the church and there was introduction to ministries.. it's amazing how they cater for all walks of life, from the very young to the very old, to different groups of kids, to the needy, to families, to students (even international), different interests, they have their own school of music and college of ministries which you can complete via correspondence.. the part of the building that i liked the most was the kidzone! it's like a little toys'r'us! they have starry ceilings and noah's ark!

starry starry night

see noah's ark? and other 3d bible story murals were all over the place. they even have x-box there! i wanna be a kid again........

the highlight of the dinner was the history of how it came abt and the church's vision, purpose, and core values.. paradise - ordinary people living extraordinary lives.. i'm glad i'm attached to a great church! it really helps to kickstart my yr here.. and like ps ashley says, we're like seeds, we need the right environment to grow.. and the church is God's house.. and those who are planted in it will flourish.. :D i'm excited.. yay!

other side tracks.. went to the central market today.. and yup, got one conclusion to make. vietnamese are authentic and original people. cos we had vietnamese beef noodles today and it was absolutely lip-smackingly delicious! they're actually proud of their dishes, and painstakingly made it as close as to what it should taste like.. compared to the chinese food here which sucks!!! (the closest to home is wah hing but it's a bit pricey) chinese are only interested abt the money, they're willing to change the taste to suit the tastebuds here. *sigh* i guess that explains why 9/10 people who drives a benz here in adelaide are chinese! they sooo know how to make money. tsk tsk..

oh yeah! and i bought a dress.. for only aud15!!! :D woohoo........


actually it looks quite cacat here la. and i forgot to rotate the pic.. sorry if u get a neckache after viewing this. hehehe...

and we also went to the casino today. i came up with 2 conclusions:
1) you can only gamble if u're super duper rich.. otherwise.. u look quite pathetic. with 4 chips in hand..
2) gambling is VERY addictive. from the way i see people take hundreds and hundreds of cash even after they lose like 20 chips of aud 20.. they still continue to buy.. hoping *fat hope* that they'll win.. and place dumb bets??? like triple 3 (cos the returns are 190x) but so what? the chances of getting a triple 3's like.. 0.00000000012%?

anyway, me and chris bought aud20 worth of chipS (which is actually only 4) hahaha.. so sad. we were actually doing quite well initially (by well, i mean breaking even.. we lost 15 gain 10, lost another five, gain 10. then in the end still 20) haha.. soo... we decided to play black jack in the end. and we lost aud 20. gambling's bad for u !!! it really is!! but it was just for the fun of it.. haha.. we got a free coffee & tea.. applied for an 'action' card that entitles us to a aud 9.95 international lunch buffet at this posh restaurant at the casino.. that was our main purpose actually! hahahah..

all in all.. it was a good break from the hectic week i had.. cardiology's over.. (and i can almost hear everyone breathe a sigh of relief on my behalf.. hahaha.. thank God i survived it!) next up.. renal.. not exactly my best subject.. but hopefully it'll be good :D oh but my love for cardiology stays no matter what the circumstances are..

have a great Sunday everyone!! :D