Whoa. So it is the last year of the year of 2008. It is indeed, 31st December 2008 today. My heart skips a bit everytime I think of the year coming to an end. So many things to reflect upon, so many resolutions to make for year 2009 and everything just overwhelms me.

I believe the whole city would be jammed packed tonight. Despite the so-called economy recession. Who cares? The youngsters are still having fun partying away in clubs. I beg to differ in this point of view. Yours truly would rather be sleeping or spending more quality time ushering in the new year. Not puffing or drinking away..

So how are you counting down the new year?

Maybe you should do it with with Orient watches. Exquisite stuff.

The internet has always been a great tool serving my curiosity and yearning to search for things.

I remember some 8 years ago when I was in my teenagehood, some random friend of mine (I believe his name was Kenny) introduced a song called ‘Hou Lai’ to me. I am chinese illiterate and back then, the internet was not as booming as it is now today.

Guess what. After some time of going everywhere crawling the world wide web, yours truly finally found the song. Back then, I was still using Winamp to play my songs.

Yup, t’was the day before the Windows Media Player comes to picture.

Anyway, my point is really about the power of information technology. I am currently searching something for a few weeks now. At first, everything was futile. But now, I am almost getting there (I think). I am not entirely sure if the information I obtained is accurate but looking back, the internet is indeed a very powerful tool.

During my secondary school day, I used to be like the Miss Love Consultant among some of my peers. It was quite odd because this is a girl who has never been in relationships yet acting like an expert.

Today, I am pondering the meaning of this word ‘crush’. People use it so loosely nowadays. I was reading some articles about people experiencing crushes.

n.

1. The act of crushing; extreme pressure.

2. The state of being crushed.

3. A great crowd: a crush of spectators.

4. A substance prepared by or as if by crushing, especially a fruit drink: orange crush.

5. Informal

a. A usually temporary infatuation.

b. One who is the object of such an infatuation.

6. A decisive or critical moment or situation.

7. The process of stamping or crushing grapes for wine.

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[Middle English crushen, from Old French croissir, of Germanic origin.]

But best of all, I like to quote this from Lashinout;

“You make a crush sound like the plague”

Reminds me of yersinia pestis.. back to studying!

Alright. I have to admit that I didn’t have much hope when I purchased this cd. I just purchased it to support the local Christian music scene. I know how much effort people put in.. so the least I could do is to support by buying the original.

Anyway, since this Steve Leong is from my church DUMC, I thought all the more I must support lah. I bought it at the Burning Bush shop in the Dream Centre for RM30.

After putting them in my Creative player, I had them on during my jog this morning.

My, I am tremendously touched and blessed by the songs inside. Instead of the usual Fly.FM I tune in which plays Katy Perry’s every hour, a change to this album on my player really refreshed me. I really love the hymn ‘I know who holds tomorrow’. The lyrics speaks to me, speaks of me..

I Know Who Holds Tomorrow

I don’t know about tomorrow;
I just live from day to day.
I don’t borrow from its sunshine
For its skies may turn to grey.

I don’t worry o’er the future,
For I know what Jesus said.
And today I’ll walk beside Him,
For He knows what is ahead.

Many things about tomorrow
I don’t seem to understand
But I know who holds tomorrow
And I know who holds my hand.

Every step is getting brighter
As the golden stairs I climb;
Every burden’s getting lighter,
Every cloud is silver-lined.

There the sun is always shining,
There no tear will dim the eye;
At the ending of the rainbow
Where the mountains touch the sky.

Many things about tomorrow
I don’t seem to understand
But I know who holds tomorrow
And I know who holds my hand.

I don’t know about tomorrow;
It may bring me poverty.
But the one who feeds the sparrow,
Is the one who stands by me.

And the path that is my portion
May be through the flame or flood;
But His presence goes before me
And I’m covered with His blood.

Many things about tomorrow
I don’t seem to understand
But I know who holds tomorrow
And I know who holds my hand.

I met up with my former roommate back during the college days. We were in Jaya Grocer when I saw Nescafe and I was just reminded of the college days when I was so addicted to the 3-in-1 instant coffee. I realised how much I have changed. I have gone black.

No pun intended.

The me today prefer French press or espresso machines to the instant-oh-so-creamy-so-sweet coffee in packs. I think this is part of maturing and blooming into a woman. I start to appreciate the bitter taste of the coffee. Bitter reminds me of the sweeter things in life.

Now, do you wish to go black as well? It is calorie-friendly, you know.