tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134897052012-01-31T20:10:20.152+08:00erin at homeErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.comBlogger9751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-65887242311074559992012-01-26T17:51:00.000+08:002012-01-26T17:51:54.439+08:00Still on the way to 25...
only 6 things accomplished, and we're already halfway to 25. Have not found the gold glittery polish, but replaced with a silver glittery one. Baked the mug cakes for three occasions, once for adrian, once for my growth group and once for the year end christmas party we had at our home. Won a few contests last year, including starbucks drinks and movie tickets. Painted a mural, decided i didn'tErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-34852919083987624782012-01-03T21:16:00.000+08:002012-01-03T21:17:18.000+08:0020122011 ended much better than it started.
My house is more of a home for the two of us now, after a massive cleaning session during my holiday in december, which involved emptying out all the contents of the kitchen, cleaning it out and putting things back properly, and lots of rearranging furniture in the living room.
A better frame of mind for the both of us, after the struggle to remain sane,Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-28205555702501944652011-12-22T10:03:00.000+08:002011-12-22T13:19:28.385+08:00Thursday's Tip: Two-Minute Mug Brownie
Tried this the other day with great results! I only had whipped cream then, but i think it would taste best with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It was also a little too sweet, i would lessen the sugar and cocoa.
4 tbsp flour
2 tbsp packed sugar
1 1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
Pinch salt
2 Tbsp canola or other mild vegetable oil (do not use EVOO)
2 Tbsp milk, coffee or water
In a Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-25995836788031911042011-12-15T10:10:00.000+08:002011-12-22T13:19:42.038+08:00good cheer at the millersErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-83941165992761202052011-11-16T22:34:00.001+08:002011-11-16T22:41:34.956+08:00Someone left my sour cream in the microwaveThe story of a frazzled kindie teacher is filled with smiles, glitter, pink, hugs and ickie things.
She is too busy to blog. Enough to post one picture.
Of her sister digging her nose. Muahahaha
Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-77662694938930534472011-10-05T19:06:00.001+08:002011-10-05T19:06:23.883+08:00laughs about languageI'm going through a strange phase of having to maintain excellent English when talking to the kids while learning basic spoken Chinese from their conversations with one another.
Speaking of English, here are some interesting things i've come across:
Typed by a guy who was involved in an accident: "...Got hit...mere death experienced..."
The kids read "I'll be" as "I got be".
It's interesting Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-61295823348835225172011-09-27T00:22:00.000+08:002011-09-27T00:22:11.631+08:00A boy and The LordA little boy told me today that he prays to Jesus every night, then Jesus will protect him.
So i asked him why do you think Jesus can protect you when you pray to him?
He didn't know, he's just doing what mummy and daddy tell him to do.
So i explained to him that Jesus is the Boss and Lord of everything, the whole world and more. That's why He can protect you. He's in charge of everything.
Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-38256605787466723152011-09-19T15:50:00.002+08:002011-09-19T15:53:04.478+08:00The dog days were gone for like... 5 minutes?And they're back.
These four months have been a record for many things:
The most we've ever talked about real and important things since the beginning.
The most honest we've ever been about everything.
The most time i've had to practice cooking and have a few steady recipes under my wing.
The most relaxed time i've had to actually sit down and think.
The most difficult work of sanctification.
Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-67229087367916720142011-09-12T20:08:00.000+08:002011-09-12T20:08:18.979+08:00No tips; but an updateLife has caught up with me.
I am now working in a kindergarten in our neighbourhood. The kids are adorable, but i hope i never hear another word about Angry Birds ever again. I think my chinese is probably improving. I have to try to understand what the kids are saying so that i know they are not up to mischief.
There are not very many nice shows on national tv to watch with a side of my Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-60463162936260684452011-08-31T10:00:00.000+08:002011-08-31T10:00:01.979+08:00Thursday's Tip: Really Random TipsHello everyone,
I'm actually not around right now, am at this conference, learning about the Providence of God at this very moment, but still here is my usual Thursday's Tip for you.
Tip number 1: I recently came across this really useful website, especially for people like me, who really have no idea. It's called stilltasty, and it gives you a guide to how long your produce and other food Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-52369856123441804712011-08-25T09:29:00.015+08:002011-08-25T09:29:00.764+08:00Thursday's Tip: Give gifts (without going over budget)We all have friends and family that we want to give something to, be it for their birthday, wedding, any other special occasion or even just to say "Thanks!". But the problem is... not a lot of money to spend. So how?
Here's my roundup of 4 affordable (but still meaningful) things you can do/find:
1. Bookxcess
This bookstore offers new books for much cheaper than the normal bookstores. Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-43600101929087658942011-08-19T12:03:00.000+08:002011-08-19T12:03:00.764+08:00need some inspiration to start cleaning?Play this game!
via method
Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-78182951520773366532011-08-19T09:37:00.002+08:002011-08-19T09:37:00.479+08:00A peek into the life
Well, after receiving my new camera from dad (thanks again, dad!), i had to test it out. Don't mind these lame shots, cos the rest of the house is messy, these were the only good parts *grin*.
Our shared office, but this particular corner is mine. Corkboard & Table: IKEA.
I only like to use this desktop to do artwork. It's superfast but doesn't have an internet connection =(
Spot the Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-74233040841390668072011-08-18T09:56:00.030+08:002011-08-18T09:56:00.584+08:00Thursday's Tip: Housekeeping schedulesI've decided to rename Thursday's Recipes to Thursdays Tips. That's because i revert so often to my usual recipes that i don't have that many new ones to give you, haha! Well, that and the fact that i have a number of tips to help whoever is a straight-from-mama's-house-to-your-own-overwhelming-household wife. All the rest of you clean and neat freaks, be gone! (just kidding!)
So today, i have aErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-40900684462876723652011-08-16T18:02:00.002+08:002011-08-16T18:03:41.174+08:00kristin stewart looks amazing here!
I can't believe this is her. She looks awesome even with her usual sulky moody face, seems to be more sultry and sexy here. Amazing what some big hair and smoky eye makeup will do.
Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-30986818652663794112011-08-12T14:17:00.001+08:002011-08-12T14:17:19.721+08:00Rest in the Providence of God
God says in Isaiah 45:7, “I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the LORD, do all these things.” Do you find it hard to accept what this verse says?
“Providence” is a helpful, if rather old-fashioned, term denoting the way in which God is in control of all events such that they are directed to fulfil his purposes. It’s something we Christians know in Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-85321645585921904212011-08-11T09:55:00.003+08:002011-08-19T18:46:58.950+08:00Thursday's Recipe: Meal PlanningThis thursday, no recipe, but a special on meal planning. What is that, you ask? That, is what you do when you want healthy homecooked food and also to save some money and time. Basically it's just planning for the family's meal for one whole week at a go or even two, so that you can make a master grocery list and go only ONCE to the market or store. See? So green, saves petrol from making all Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-29892223090826786022011-08-10T19:25:00.000+08:002011-08-11T19:26:26.553+08:00forget your sorrows, come on get happy...
I just really want to thank both sets of our loving parents. For all the support, it means so much to us. More than words can say.
And on a separate note, i want to wish my mum & dad "Happy Anniversary" again. It's not today, but still! I'm glad they demonstrate to me what commitment in marriage means, and thankful for the support my mum still gives me today, from rushed emergency Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-81417794328627500592011-08-04T15:41:00.003+08:002011-08-19T18:46:58.946+08:00Thursdays Recipe: Help! I don't know how to gut a fish!If you don't know how to gut a fish, here's a good video to show you how.
Another video from her, on how to make poori!
edit: i have tried this simple recipe, and it is as she says a very basic recipe. Slightly bland, can't quite taste the poori-ness. Next time, i might add a dash of ghee/oil, a pinch of salt, and a little milk to the dough mixture. Also, make sure your oil is hot hot hot! Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-58175853036776370672011-08-04T10:32:00.003+08:002011-08-04T10:38:01.645+08:00Out of the depths, O Lord, I cry to YouOut of the depths, O Lord, I cry to You
When I am tempted to despair
Though I might fail to trust Your promises
You never fail to hear my prayer
And if You judged my sin
I'd never stand again
But I see mercy in Your hands
So more than watchmen for the morning
I will wait for You, my God
When my fears come with no warning
In Your Word I'll put my trust
And when the harvest time is over
And I Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-87750200414895704602011-07-29T12:19:00.001+08:002011-07-29T12:19:25.838+08:00now i know why man created disposable plates and cutlerydo you know how fast the sink fills up with dirty dishes, used cookware and many other things that need to be washed within a days time before they stink up your kitchen? every time i finish washing the stuff in the full sink after lunch, i sigh a little with relief and relish the squeaky clean-ness... for about 2 hours max. Cos then the process starts again when dinner time rolls around!
a Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-22395076747603055062011-07-28T06:01:00.001+08:002011-08-19T18:46:58.933+08:00Thursdays Recipes: Tea cakes & how to varyI've learnt that the basic ingredients and method of preparations essentially are the same, and i've tried three variations with much success.
Lemon Drizzle Cake (from BBCgoodfoods)
225g unsalted butter (one stick is usually about 227g, i like SCS), 225g caster sugar, 4 eggs, zest of one lemon, 225g self raising flour. For the drizzle: Juice of one lemon, 85g caster sugar (the drizzle is Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-79517322297985446672011-07-21T17:18:00.002+08:002011-08-19T18:46:58.942+08:00Recipe: Nasi LemakHere's a recipe i tried yesterday, reasonably easy, adapted from a few recipes i saw online. I'm probably gonna put more recipes on my blog as and when i try new ones and figure out easy ways to cook so that those who need to know these things (like i did) don't have to search high and low for explanations for so many things. I'm taking a lesson from Julia Child's cookbook, to be detailed enough Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-78977238780945636282011-07-19T19:11:00.001+08:002011-08-19T18:46:58.938+08:00What's on the menu today and how to help your husbandThat's the question i ask myself (and get asked of) every day. Difficult to answer. Sometimes i run late, and end up buying food. Sometimes i decide to do something, then decide it's too hard (and i'm too tired) so i go back to my old reliable recipes (you know, like pasta... and pasta...). So i never quite know what's on the menu today. Sometimes you get lucky in my kitchen, if its a good day, Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-23680851095828192802011-07-11T11:47:00.004+08:002011-07-11T11:48:04.922+08:00This is my Father's world,
O let me ne'er forget
That though the wrong seems o so strong,
God is the Ruler yet.
This is my Father's world,
Why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King, let the heavens ring,
God reigns - let the earth be glad.
This is my Father's world,
a wanderer I may roam.
Whatever my lot, it matters not,
My heart is still at home.
Taken from a hymn, for these times.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-35485368492106142592011-06-23T09:06:00.007+08:002011-06-23T17:29:30.950+08:00goals are good. a new list for the new year.
Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-82683003541989317512011-06-22T06:51:00.000+08:002011-06-22T06:51:00.302+08:00versus
Math is easy / Design is hardMathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns, formulate new conjectures, and establish truth by rigorous deduction from appropriately chosen axioms and various definitions. / Design : No generally accepted definition of 'design' exists, and the term has different connotations in different fields. Informally, 'a Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-81662500523069498902011-06-21T16:52:00.000+08:002011-06-21T16:52:19.829+08:00real lovepeople say that hate is the opposite of love. other people say that indifference is the opposite of love.
real love is not separate from hate. it's not the opposite either. you'll only know what it means (or what it takes) to love someone when you hate them.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-72245750347179235832011-06-20T17:20:00.000+08:002011-06-21T17:21:26.007+08:00i'm 24
birthdays. always a bittersweet occasion. i only really officially achieved 11 things off my list. i moved in, threw a party, went on a couple of holidays, printed my favourite photos, read 3 classic novels, made a scrapbook, bought ugly betty and put up an inspiration board.
i tried documenting everything but you know, time and busyness catches up with you, which explains why i didn't blog Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-69945248040590983982011-06-16T15:16:00.000+08:002011-06-16T15:16:31.973+08:00Lessons learnt in being a wifeIt has been a week in education of young impressionable girls of the idealistic, optimistic and utterly stupid and untrue nature of their hopes and dreams of being a wife.
Being a wife means...
...Never letting go (even when you hate his guts sometimes)
...Staying alive (even though you'd rather die)
...Doing the dishes (even if its disgusting and gross)
...Talking (even in silent treatment modeErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-28984299684883372522011-06-02T02:40:00.002+08:002011-06-03T03:19:33.552+08:00why me?i am not a miracle workerErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-68708175875926841462011-05-12T12:18:00.000+08:002011-05-31T17:21:44.897+08:00Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.
(Matthew 7:3-5 ESV)Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-60946737615729536902011-04-27T17:06:00.000+08:002011-04-27T17:06:02.138+08:00bummeri dropped my hard disk and now all the pictures i have of singapore and india are the ones on my blog right now. i'm a little beyond upset over that and every time i think of "oh that was like that time we did that in... oh...(peeved silence)" but i've gotten over it (mostly, i think). i did go in a pursuit of anything and everything that made me happy again for a while, which ended up in Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-7721610851128584992011-04-13T12:50:00.003+08:002011-04-13T13:16:30.136+08:00Celebrating our 1st yearwe went over the waters for a short holiday. stayed at tune hotel in johor, commuted over every morning. i think we walked more than we have ever done, ended up with back pain, leg pain, everything lah. we didn't go to the typical universal studios. took the cable car ride to mount faber, walked to the henderson waves, which was awesome! saw the light and water show at marina bay sands, just Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-89224067556276091802011-04-06T14:27:00.004+08:002011-04-06T14:39:06.760+08:00Love the church: Do not speak what you ought not to speak....continued from "Women's tongues are evil"...
If we love Jesus's church, if we are part of the body of Christ, we ought to do all things in order to build it up, not tear it down. And that's why we ought not to speak out of turn, speak words that are useless and not helpful, not edifying, which is gossip, slander, malicious and only cause the church to be weakened. We are one body and ought toErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-59201647462377816072011-04-06T03:00:00.003+08:002011-04-06T14:40:15.507+08:00Women's tongues are evilIf only women knew how much damage their tongues can cause to the church, maybe then they would realize why it's better for us to be silent in church. I pray God for Your name's sake, for women to be better, more submissive, more wise, more Christian.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-62559152829041787352011-03-23T16:18:00.006+08:002011-03-24T09:18:59.126+08:00Holi HolidayWe had an awesome holiday in Chennai, India. Just family. People make it sound scary and weird, but it was surprisingly amazing! I loved the colors, the sights, cows and honking, especially the food. I wouldn't necessarily stay there my whole life, but it was good for a visit. Learnt alot about Indian culture too.
I tried to take as many pictures of Indian lifestyle, the real stuff. Didn't Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-69669690541602225222011-03-16T19:38:00.003+08:002011-03-16T19:48:49.788+08:00You know i've been reading about all these banning, banning people from preaching the gospel, banning people to say things as according to the Bible, banning people generally from having any sort of Christian opinion. Why is it okay for the rest of the world to have their opinions, make laws to express it or cancel laws that don't express it, and try to stop everyone else from opposing their Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-33503577648128503962011-03-07T18:04:00.001+08:002011-03-07T18:10:03.175+08:00Have thought about everything i mentioned before. It's not just a problem with the gospel. It's a whole framework of thinking that's wrong. I see how much work God needs to do in someone before they come to realize that they're not all that, they're not God and they need to submit. Thank you Lord for disciplining me in the many years that has built up to this moment. When the necessary things Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-9916175784479533382011-03-07T16:13:00.001+08:002011-03-07T17:40:27.762+08:00strength in God!some people think they are sinless.
some people also think its possible to try their best to be good.
some think that sinning against people is not sinning against God.
some also are obsessed with the fact that everyone in their life has sinned against them.
i think it's deluded.
only God is sinless.
No one is righteous, not even one.
And sin is defined as rebellion against the Holy God.
There Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-1235385838585083752011-03-07T13:41:00.000+08:002011-03-07T13:41:03.504+08:00What is thy only comfort in life and death?What is thy only comfort in life and death?
That I with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Saviour Jesus Christ; who, with his precious blood, has fully satisfied for all my sins, and delivered me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me that without the will of my heavenly Father, not a hair can fall from my head; yea, that all things Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-33151139832748078402011-03-06T00:00:00.001+08:002011-03-06T00:00:11.843+08:00midnight mumbles.127 hours taught me a lot about Isaiah. It's when man is led by their selfishness, arrogance and pride to situations where they're stuck deep in affliction and suffering, that's when man realizes they are no more than a speck on the face of God's earth and develop a deeper respect for God. You have to come to a place where you are face to face with the fact that you are nothing, you can't do Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-57566726708797528102011-02-23T17:15:00.002+08:002011-02-23T17:15:57.154+08:00the most beautiful vertical garden i've ever seenErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-33520466566073007032011-02-23T16:50:00.000+08:002011-02-23T16:50:11.828+08:00A bedroom for my six?Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-67686301300963029712011-02-23T15:15:00.000+08:002011-02-23T15:15:29.461+08:00Number 23 and number 4(again)I tried number 23 for a while. Growing a flower is not as easy as the three cacti i have right now, and the money plant that won't stop growing. It died. or is dying. But at least i tried. No pictures cos its not pretty hahaha. My next project is to propagate the cacti i have to make a vertical garden on my balcony.
In the midst of planning for number 4 : Go on holiday. yet again. Trying to Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-11704394680950446362011-02-17T16:14:00.000+08:002011-02-17T16:14:57.638+08:00in the face of deathIsaiah chapters 38-39 : Hezekiah the king is 39-40 years old, he's sick and he's dying. It's a pity to be so near death so young. God tells him to set his house in order or he will die. And Hezekiah is right when his response to that is to turn his face to the wall and pray to the God who holds all of life in his hands.
Its strange huh? In light of sickness or death, that's when man comes face Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-79702883744276293832011-02-17T01:35:00.003+08:002011-02-17T01:39:33.231+08:00me wisdomi am acting like a dog that returns to its own vomit. repent, repent. turn away now.
wisdom = God who created everything with wisdom and order. wisdom = God who in spite of human sin and folly, works out his wise plan for the whole earth.wisdom = God who reveals his plan in Christ, the wisdom of God.wisdom = God, who teaches His people to live wisely in His ways.wisdom = me now being transformedErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-77071294789568351662011-02-09T10:40:00.002+08:002011-02-09T10:42:18.027+08:00BHLDNThe prettiest wedding site ever!
(Anthroplogie's new bridal collection)
via stephmodo.comErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-38442229815546589932011-02-08T13:07:00.008+08:002011-02-08T13:19:36.499+08:00awesome stairs!If i had stairs in my house, i would have these!
Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-34244774531167259782011-02-02T12:30:00.000+08:002011-02-02T12:30:19.434+08:00Just one thing this chinese new yearThank you to everyone who has been giving me angpaus in the past years, rest assured that it has been put to good use. (except for maybe a teensy bit) You have paid to support me and my family's ministry in my church CERC, so thank you ever so much for all of it!
It is my dear hope that the angpaus i give out this year will be put to the same good use as well. I leave you with this proverb, Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-66728949550811728322011-02-01T11:20:00.000+08:002011-02-01T11:20:37.853+08:00Iced lemongrass juiceUber yummy! And really easy to do too!
a handful of lemongrass sticks, washed
6 tablespoons of sugar
10-12 cups of water
one lemon, grated zest and juiced
Stick everything into a pot, bring to a boil, make sure the sugar is melted, then turn fire down to low heat and leave it for 1 1/2 hours. Yep! It's that simple. You'll get a really refreshing drink at the end. Try it! Makes about 10 cups of Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-49012100478287732132011-01-28T16:29:00.000+08:002011-01-28T16:29:25.247+08:00typography alphabetThe Alphabet from n9ve on Vimeo.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-51064283693565201542011-01-04T01:23:00.000+08:002011-01-04T01:23:10.994+08:00Number 19 : We love Ugly Betty!
Adrian and i love this series! It's really too bad that it ends with the fourth season. We love to watch it, to observe the values and lifestyles of the rich and famous Mode people and also the ambitious not-so-rich in Queens. We bought two series' as each others' Christmas presents. Hopefully someone revives the series into a movie or something.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-90013408886584410782011-01-03T16:26:00.000+08:002011-01-03T16:26:30.030+08:00Number 3 : Throw a housewarming party
Done!Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-41169649748412994882011-01-01T11:39:00.000+08:002011-01-01T11:39:35.468+08:00Happy New Year!This marks the beginning of 6th year of me writing here and i'm excited to keep going. It is also the first Christmas and new year Adrian and I will be enjoying as a married couple. And this Sunday will be the first party at our first home! I'm very excited to have everyone over. The house is not really complete to my liking yet, but the fairy lights and decorations are up and it all looks so Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-25574146297923913012010-12-10T20:23:00.000+08:002010-12-10T20:23:07.837+08:00I want a planner like this!
MINI PLANNERS from Moleskine ® on Vimeo.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-41995749560422468532010-12-07T19:38:00.001+08:002010-12-07T19:38:52.048+08:00Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-25822548753305128702010-12-01T11:53:00.000+08:002010-12-01T11:53:00.448+08:00
Of all hypocrites, grant that I may not be
an evangelical hypocrite,
who sins more safely because grace abounds,
who tells his lusts that Christ's blood
cleanseth them,
who reasons that God cannot cast him into hell,
for he is saved,
who loves evangelical preaching, churches,
Christians, but lives unholily.A Puritan prayer from the book Valley of Vision.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-46982542519072357722010-11-22T22:17:00.000+08:002010-11-22T22:17:35.455+08:00It's Hug Your Designer/Artist Day!I think there needs to be some love sent to all designers today. Love, love, love. Hug your nearest designer right now!Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-23503034694649523232010-11-22T15:54:00.006+08:002010-11-22T15:56:21.309+08:00trailer for james and the giant peachJames & the Giant Peach Movie Title Sequence from Amy Yip on Vimeo.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-76331621553637393352010-11-12T01:29:00.000+08:002010-11-12T01:29:07.445+08:00For the Lord disciplines the one he loves...I am of the opinion that God intends for those whom he has saved should continue in fighting sin and being holy as He is holy. He made us good (as in the Creation) but due to our own deliberate fault, we rebelled and have been ever since. Now that we have been reconciled through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus, it would be really terrible to persist in sin, it's almost like we're crucifying Jesus Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-33537393206027070502010-11-11T01:13:00.001+08:002010-11-11T01:18:36.731+08:00Jerome and Robyn... you're so cool!decide where you wanna go in life and make decisions that lead you TO THAT. and never think that the grass is always greener the other side. A very wise woman once told me,"the grass is not greener on the other side, its greener where you water it." ~littlemissecstatic
Can't say it much better than that. Recently i have been encountering commitment phobic people and i realize that this is exactlyErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-2453709196293564262010-11-08T13:21:00.001+08:002010-11-08T13:27:20.819+08:00i was going to cut my hairthen i saw this photo and now i've changed my mind. i just spent 3 days at a beach resort without seeing more than an hour of the beach. it was great! solidifying how Scripture is Scripture because God said it. He has spoken through the prophets and in these last days through Jesus Christ. He doesn't speak through any other way other than Jesus Christ, not cos of limitations, but because He has Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-49743898627360682342010-11-01T08:23:00.001+08:002010-11-01T08:24:32.515+08:00The act of creatingvia Drawn!Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-78738293132973194662010-10-26T18:42:00.001+08:002010-10-30T02:34:45.983+08:00shortbread cookies
Tried this recipe today, from Tastes of Home. So far so good, have kept all the nicer looking ones and chewing down on the burnt ones (a tip for you if you're gonna try it out : don't roll it out too thin, thick is better!) The little heart shaped ones are so cute! Got the cookie cutters from Ikea. Can't wait for Adrian to try it!
I'm starting to really enjoy making food! especially since now iErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-45839273557466125872010-10-22T11:54:00.000+08:002010-10-22T11:54:46.390+08:00consistencynow and again i observe people commenting on how relationships are not like they used to be, in the old fashioned days, people actually thought of marriage when it comes to dating, more thought and care used to be put into considering who might be the right person to date and people used to involve others in helping them make a good choice as opposed to a singular, personal (who cares who else Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-4930507847929562352010-10-21T10:50:00.001+08:002010-10-21T10:52:08.391+08:00Holiday
It came and went. A took 3 days off, cos we both needed a short break. A teeny tiny honeymoon if you wish. We went to Genting, Melaka and the last day at home. Chicken rice balls, satay babi, and rollercoasters. Still getting thrilled by the space shot, just from thinking about it. Come to think about it, it wasn't much of a break nor was it relaxing, but it sure was fun =P
I miss the time weErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-4232613408005514992010-10-21T01:01:00.000+08:002010-10-21T01:01:53.207+08:00Trust and obey, no other way to be joyful in JesusA is studying the bible, preparing for tomorrow's growth group.
The house is in a bit of a mess, cos we're moving some furniture around.
The warming bit of the moving process has got to wait.
E is sitting here typing away on her blog, thinking about herself. Obedience is joy, joy is obedience. Why is that so hard for my mind and body to grasp? Nothing more apt than 'our bodies are given to Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-9080798994837804202010-10-18T12:03:00.000+08:002010-10-18T12:03:24.953+08:00Dancing handsErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-83469608845959371502010-10-18T09:58:00.000+08:002010-10-18T09:58:43.625+08:00still messy
But it's slowly getting there. Home status is not too far away.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-38062573568826472752010-10-10T14:41:00.000+08:002010-10-10T14:41:49.988+08:00sundays are coolestIf the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. [19] If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
although when i am in the world, full of sin and hate (including my own), it never fails to make me wish we were already in heaven. But while i still remain Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0Pjs 7, 46150 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia3.063501 101.6151813.0628315 101.61426900000001 3.0641705 101.616093tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-21513069922062197692010-10-01T14:19:00.000+08:002010-10-01T14:19:30.507+08:00my homei would like to blog more about my new house, but the internet connection is limited (which means no pictures). Streamyx will only be here next week (i hope)!
I've barely finished unpacking (more like just begun). I have so many books, i could build a whole house made out of books.
The house is mostly complete, minus a proper kitchen worktop, a couple of study tables and more armchairs in the Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-53023465458377191962010-09-23T14:08:00.000+08:002010-09-23T14:08:53.568+08:00I finally have the keys to my house. I call it house cos it doesn't feel like home yet. I have many ideas for the place but not quite enough money to completely overhaul it. one day at a time. one room at a time. for now, it's livable.
moving is a (delicate ears won't like this word). man, i'm now slowly recovering from the dust invasion in my lungs. i wish i could clap my hands and everything Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-72636219271797910022010-09-08T11:49:00.002+08:002010-09-08T11:49:20.973+08:00Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-16021977539421144252010-09-03T09:24:00.002+08:002010-09-03T09:24:54.210+08:00Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-14591879225663524982010-09-01T16:03:00.000+08:002010-09-01T16:03:29.803+08:00family day
happy foundation day CERC! Our family has grown now.
The sunday meeting was fantastic! The intensity was thrumming through the air, it was almost like a wedding. After a whole year of hard work, it's good to remember that above all, the glory we seek is from God, and that glory belongs to God alone. And that marks the beginning of another year of service.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-53583425100520763022010-08-26T16:23:00.002+08:002010-08-26T16:24:53.117+08:00adorable wedding videoMax & Margaux Stop Motion from Shark Pig on Vimeo.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-49878975567942860452010-08-19T16:07:00.001+08:002010-08-19T16:09:01.968+08:00on the right trek
photos from last saturdays jungle trek. i didn't think cats like beaches, but i realise it must be like a gigantic kitty litter pan for them. disgusting.
i didn't feel the leeches. It was like an episode of CSI. Mozgard works very well.
I guess i don't hate the outdoors as much as i thought.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0Gopeng, Perak, Malaysia4.454752573127432 101.192922592163094.444056073127432 101.17833159216309 4.465449073127432 101.20751359216308tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-21044312462345535342010-08-13T16:45:00.000+08:002010-08-13T16:45:04.761+08:00
we celebrated jazi boy's birthday on saturday.
filmed a little, played more on sunday.
made chilli from this recipe for adrian's lunch today. needs more salt, but is as tasty as its name. tons left over still.
going to gopeng tomorrow. working day trip.
tired tired tired.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-28534627513483310402010-08-11T10:32:00.000+08:002010-08-11T10:32:21.537+08:00The kedgeree for 50 went over smoothly, phew! was such a total whack in the dark. If anyone's interested, the recipe : here.
My hard drive is MIA (A took it to the office). Feel like i lost my right hand.
There's been good news about the house (never as good as i'd like, but better some than none) and so i'm back on house decor research.
Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-44042562011144717042010-08-06T17:00:00.001+08:002010-08-06T17:00:04.565+08:00classically inclined i really enjoy reading classics, and when i saw these in the Collins series going for only rm9.90, i couldn't resist. I was hard-pressed to find one i didn't have though, i already have most of them in my collection (Collins seems to only have the more popular classics available).
i'm done with no12 now. although it doesn't really count til i actually finish them. I'm already halfway through Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-34998442728761558502010-08-05T16:44:00.001+08:002010-08-05T16:44:00.143+08:00hookedam currently hooked on m&s foods. haven't tried these two yet. i totally blame ms robyn for giving me this addiction to cranberry & orange cookies and redcurrant puffs. although they are super yummy, i really like the clean & simple packaging. they tempt me to buy them just by sitting there on the shelf, looking pretty!Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-28850138654775023802010-08-05T09:48:00.000+08:002010-08-05T09:48:00.456+08:00yummersseeing how i'm cooking more these days, i've collected a few recipes here and there, some really good ones (like these two up here - English onion soup and kedgeree, both by Jamie Oliver) and some that i want to try in the future. So far, i've tried a lot of western dishes so i'm hoping to see how i fare with asian dishes soon (although kedgeree is kinda indian, so i think that counts, especiallyErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-24054437727734712782010-08-04T11:43:00.000+08:002010-08-04T11:43:00.461+08:00working on no6Finally, the honeymoon album. It was the best time ever. And i'm glad to have these in physical form to look at and remember the great times we had in Penang. Even as we're planning honeymoon no2 now (we gotta do it before the kids come!) nothing beats Penang man. I'm turning these photos into a scrapbook, as soon as i unpack in Unit 8 (no2 on the list!) cos my crafting materials are all packed Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-29585662723954176562010-08-04T01:43:00.000+08:002010-08-04T01:43:17.656+08:00elementary, my dear watsoncrossing off 1/3 of no12
After reading The Adventures, Memoirs and Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, there is no way i'm not reading The Hound of Baskervilles (and hopefully soon A Study in Scarlet too). I love these green paperbacks by Penguin, not only cos they're so cheap (only RM8.50!) but cos they're so pretty! Penguin offers a great variety of classics, and i'm slowly collecting. I also have Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-84513486283407823382010-07-29T09:05:00.000+08:002010-07-29T09:05:00.304+08:00pretty fontsCan anyone identify the font for Levi's Jeans?Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-5364126469147027632010-07-28T18:57:00.003+08:002010-07-28T18:57:00.323+08:00number 14 is first I printed them all out on glossy photo paper, all resized to 4x6 inches. I feel so happy looking at these photos... Brings back memories.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-68341039937081267912010-07-28T01:50:00.002+08:002010-07-28T03:04:41.149+08:00Glossing over it
It's hard to find beauty in the normal things in life. Maybe that's because we usually just gloss over them. Totally walk on by without even noticing.
I think it's the same with reading the bible. Recently, i've been learning how much i gloss over everything, thinking i know it all already so not really paying attention. I need to be humble.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-63310940356938067832010-07-19T17:51:00.001+08:002010-07-19T17:52:12.444+08:00a walk to the park
My legs still hurt from the saturday jog. I so need to exercise more. After that, we lunched at the flats, a really strange place to find a restaurant.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-52219661888871367252010-07-17T01:45:00.064+08:002010-07-20T18:48:03.066+08:0024 before i'm 24I figure goals are good for the soul. Keeps you from being lazy no? Of course i have many more goals than these, but well, these are things i hope to achieve by my next birthday!
Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-85147343481873829152010-07-08T02:14:00.002+08:002010-07-19T16:59:00.934+08:00Taken a couple of days before my birthday.
We went to see Toy Story 3 in GSC Premier Gardens. Was very comfy, couple seats. A splurge for us.
The pancakes i made the other day. Super fast and super yums.
Cut his hair today. I love doing that, playing with his hair, i mean.
Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-39979001054486531912010-07-06T22:48:00.000+08:002010-07-19T16:25:07.610+08:00To add to my resume, i did pancakes yesterday and kedgeree today! The kedgeree smelled nice, but i haven't tasted it. It's Adrian's lunch tomorrow. The cooking was not too hard, the shopping was horrible. Haha. Who knew Worcestershire sauce is Lea & Perrins... Who knew leeks are not spring onions, and who knew that they're called bawang bakung... Who knew you can't find haddock fillets unless Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-65451068173146704082010-06-30T22:15:00.000+08:002010-07-19T16:25:07.611+08:00making food for everyone makes me happybut only once in a while. Today i mixed spaghetti with garlic, onions, capsicum, ham and mushrooms with a generous dollop of rosemary olive oil and herbs. Added baked tomatoes to that and topped it all off with a healthy strawberry yogurt with shortbread. Yums! I also tried a tea infusion with my new pot today : Lemon and Mint tea. My husband very lovingly ate and drank it all up and said it was Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-13296268073514655052010-06-29T17:40:00.000+08:002010-07-20T09:21:51.815+08:00envysometimes i envy jerome's freedom, but in all honesty, i don't think i can handle it. sitting here trying my best to concentrate on sorting out all the art dept stuff that has gone wonky since my 3 month break. Having to move all my stuff as well, in light of moving into the new house soon, is not helping. Housework looks so much more attractive these days. That said, its not like I'm home that Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-84917235899472966462010-06-23T12:27:00.001+08:002010-06-23T12:29:44.453+08:00tonight's gonna be a good night!
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http://bit.ly/d0WkeKErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-54225984328276762682010-06-21T16:31:00.000+08:002010-07-20T10:49:36.383+08:00Why Your Church Doesn't Feel Like A FamilyErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-55954764997452639772010-06-20T00:54:00.000+08:002010-07-19T17:00:06.460+08:00It's a new yearIt's that time again, to thank God for another year lived on earth, doing His work and pray for more to come. So many changes has happened since the last year. I got married, started working, moved with the church into the new building, and on and on and on. It's a really happy birthday this year, after the streak of unhappy birthdays stopped in 2009. And it's really funny too, cos it's not any Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-58441167049725403392010-06-18T04:05:00.015+08:002010-07-19T17:00:26.339+08:00sometimes typing is easierAdrian has been lavishing gifts on me for my birthday. First, a Zee Avi cd which i've been gushing over a while now and now a Wacom Bamboo Pen tablet! I've been yearning for one ever since i did the little comic for CERC camp in 2009. It's so helpful, still taking some getting used to, but overall it's great! Can't wait to churn out more lovelies with this thing. I'm practicing by inking a tiger,Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-28812574450799277542010-06-15T14:36:00.001+08:002010-07-19T16:42:13.433+08:00while sipping mint coffee...I watch my little plants grow everyday, and it's just lovely, although i started off with four and now only two are successfully growing. I tried to grow dill and sweet marjoram but i have found that they don't take very well to our weather. Parsley is doing really well and my mint, well i just bought it in a ready pot from a nursery. It's amazing! I see the hand of God more and more in the Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489705.post-36466784406188205282010-06-10T09:32:00.001+08:002010-07-20T10:49:36.385+08:00I was reading this article called "Taming the tongue" on Boundless, re-reading actually and this short line popped up at me.
Simply having the freedom to do a thing doesn't justify doing it. Being able to discipline oneself for the benefit of others is the very essence of maturity.It's mainly referring to people using the freedom of speech to justify using colorful words in speech, where the Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987213423474310781noreply@blogger.com0