Things happen and you wonder why? I believe no matter what happens, it happened for a reason. It may not be one that you can comprehend or imagine. You may never find out why it happened. You may never want it to happen. But as God beautifully said it, "all things work together for good to them that love God" - Romans 8:28. So when you wonder why it happened, it happened for a good reason.

Things happened and you wish it didn't. And you wonder how 'bad' things can happen and they still work together for good? But that is what faith is about, isn't it? "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." - Hebrews 11:1. So when you can't imagine why it happened, believe and trust that something good will eventually come out of it.

~ floor plan ~

~ come back in 2007 for the "after" look ~

We arrived at HDB Hub at about 4pm on 25 Oct 2006 to complete the transaction for our flat. The procedure is as such: we had to buy fire insurance at the AIG counter, proceed to the HDB officer's room thereafter to sign some documents and then the seller will handover the keys to us. To our astonishment, the AIG guy processed our fire insurance for a 3-room flat instead of a jumbo flat. We brought the mistake to his attention and he checked with his senior but they came back with no answer for the blunder as it was reflected in their system that the flat that we bought is a 3-room flat!! Goodness gracious me!! We paid for 1x 3-room flat and 1x 3.5-room flat! And the fact is that the previous owner already owned the flat as a 2-unit-combined jumbo flat. It should already be reflected in the system as such. By then, it was already almost 4.30pm and the counter will be closed at 5pm sharp... you know how govt offices close on the dot rite?! So we started panicking... the transaction can't be completed without the fire insurance! Our appt with the officer is 4.15pm and we're still in queue to meet her at 4.40pm! Are we gonna have to make another appt to come back to complete the transaction?? Oh man!! Thank God the officer finally called us into her room at 4.50pm and started helping us get things going the right way..

In the midst of this whole saga, God started pouring blessings on us! The many haze-ful and rain-less days came to an end with a mega downpour.. God is good and He is faithful. While we were panicking, He reminded us of His love, His supply and His blessings! Thank You Father!!

Finally after an hour of feeling like we-dunno-if-we-gonna-get-our-keys, the transaction was completed at 5pm and we received the keys to our dream house!! And in 2 months, our dream home will become a reality... I simply can't wait!!! Well right now, it's the start of the hectic period of juggling between work and the renovation. And it doesn't help that it's the year-end annual planning period... oh man!! Thank God for Calvin... he's gonna be the I/C for the reno...

we've received confirmation for the 2nd appointment date with HDB to get our keys and the approval of the deferment of our wedding date. We've been waiting for almost 3 weeks now...

Praise God! We are allowed to defer our submission of the marriage cert a year later!! (Normally, you have to submit it within 3 months of getting the keys to your flat)
We've fixed our wedding date on 29 September 2007. So, my dear Teo family, please make sure you guys are back in Singapore by then! :)

We're getting our keys on next Wed. I'm soooooo excited!! We're gonna be proud owners of our dream home!! Calvin's been a real darling!!! He has been taking care of almost everything concerning the house.. Thank you baby... what will I do without you??

I remember about a year back, Calvin & I went to East Coast for a run and to spend the afternoon. We were chilling out in a hammock when we had our first prayer together.. we prayed for God to bless us with our dream home! Thank You God!! Thank You for answering our prayer! Thank You for blessing us so exceedingly, abundantly! Everything we asked for, You gave...

It's been half a year since our last dive trip!! And I MISS THE SEA!!!!

With so many things lined up in our calendar, diving is the last thing on the list for now... Calvin and I made plans to go Sipidan in Sep/ Oct this year, but the plan was shelved after he popped the question.. Well, of course I would rather shelf the diving plans to make way for bigger, better and more important plans.. ;)

Just went online to nyp website to check on my application. "Unsuccessful" is the answer. Nonetheless, I know my God has the best plan for me and He will chase the blues away. God, show me the way and lead me.

I've been thinking about my career, my future. Is this what I wanna do my whole life? Meaningless bitching just to get things done; enduring the constant lying from behind me; dealing with many brainless people around; managing demanding requests every now & then... actually, come to think of it, things seem to be getting better EXCEPT for the constant lying. Have you ever met anyone who lies through the teeth & thinks everyone else can't see through those lies? Have you ever met anyone who consciously, subconsciously and unconsciously lies ALL the time? I happened to have met someone like that and my endurance level is undergoing massive tests right now!! How can anyone live without INTEGRITY??

Anyway, I've got soooo many beautiful things happening in my life right now, and that BFL just ain't gonna affect my beautiful life! :)

Mood check: COOL