Hi March! by Mari

First time at The Dyak with Lyn on Thursday!

My first Dayak meal ever ever. Especially LOVE the soup!!))) 

team mates \m/

 Mike is always funny!

Kinda like Contemporary Issues class, tho it deals a lot more with factual stuff than usual.

Its March! I AM EXCITED! and no, not that February sucked or anything. but because it went by too well and i am just excited for more goodness! I have been having really good days... Second week of uni, i'm absolutely loving every bit of it! both work and the people i have been meeting :)

One and a half years ago, my mom bought this ring for me to remind me to live a life that is right and praiseworthy. Tonight, along with a few other friends, I got to meet the founder of the organization who produced those rings!! Our conversation with Julie Hiramine was so inspiring!)) Looking at her life, it all started with believing. If you want to see your dreams come to life, you gotta first believe in it with all your heart. You've got to believe in it before anyone can.

Let your heart drive you to your dreams.

My legs are still hurting from the jogging sessions! but yeyehhh it only means something is happening! :D My muscles are probably not liking it. never mind, who likes changes anyway?

Lets go!

Ear Candy

so good

Happy Leap Day

Love from mom :] First time being in a mall shopping with her again after so long...

it means so much more than all of the above. :]

The most fruitful Sunday afternoon ever, since i came back to Kch.

half an hour jogging and an hour and a half of swimming. FELT. SO. GOOD.

28.02.2012

BABY SHEEP IS BORN!!!! )))

It felt sooo good seeing the whole flock, near or apart, rejoicing over the same news, sharing the same joy.

So glad i joined this family. Once a sheep, always a sheep!

Discovered somewhere new with Kay today :] 

First jogging session with the girls!! I'm so excited about this whole jogging plan!!

I'm pretty sure it would last, with Jasmine in the picture!))

Happy meal Dinner/Supper with Andrea))

Closest thing to a sheep gathering right now!...

& typing this just made me realize that when she leaves......... i'll be the ONLY sheep left in Kch.
nooooo :(

I woke up this morning thinking it was already the 29th! and i was like ohhhhhnoooo! Baby Nathan will only get to celebrate his birthday once in 4 years! how sad... I'm glad i got it wrong! :)

Being a leap day today, it reminds me of Pastor Matthew's first sermon this year- about how everyday we are living and breathing in is an extra day. Accompanied by that feeling i had when i left the hospital last Friday afternoon. I remembered feeling so blessed for something i so often took for granted: being alive and healthy. Spending one morning in the hospital reminded me that there are so many people in the world struggling and suffering through their extra days, or worst, living their last extra day... 

That made me look at life each day as a blessing, as precious.

There are so many blessings around us waiting to be discovered. Imagine how awesome life could be if we are careful enough to notice each and every one of them.....

When the dog bites

When the bee stings

When I'm feeling sad

I simply remember my favorite things

And then I don't feel so bad

Queen Mari the First

♥ Valentines Day ♥ 

it was wayyy more than what i expected! i've got to celebrate it with sooo many people this year :) i had seafood with a bunch of #neveralones. We had the best crab in Kuching! I got the best news from Shelby that she's coming down to meet us in Melbourne this June!!! Oh and the best part was of course my valentine!! Her name is Eva♥  I went for lunch at memories with John, Zareth and Mich, and a little toddler called Eva walked up to me and tried to climb onto my chair. So i carried her up and shared our fries with her and then she refused to leave when her mother came to get her. I was immediately in love!!! )))) too much love! 

Diana's surprise birthday party!! ))) i love this night!

my 2008 gang! its been sooooooo long since we hung out like that.

Doug left this morning! we will miss him but I'm really excited about what he's getting himself into! i can't wait to see the new him in 9 months...))

my new friend Jasmine! :)

First day of the semester!

it was such a good first day! i woke up at 6 and survived til now, with a half an hour nap in between. Such a day has never happened ever since the end of last semester. Anw, it was so nice meeting new faces, and of course my old classmates again! ))) #theotherextraordinarythings: Andrea who is #neverupearlyenoughforlunch drove me for the first time today! and.........for LUNCH! i gaya-edly showed off when i saw dawson today. He was like "whoaaaa she can wake up meh????" #queenmarithefirst 

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Hello. I just realize how its been two weeks since my last update. February has been sooooo wonderful to me!!!!(besides being the only child in the family again #imissrachandisaiah) i have been too blessed. I have my book of blessings kept next to my pillow, i just love it when its time to update it every night. It makes me feel so lucky to be living this life. :) 

Anw, I realize how hard it is to blog without pictures. My camera is currently living in Melbourne with my sister. And this has caused the level of wanting an iPhone to explode within my heart. I have some more pictures in the camera michelle temporarily blessed me with, but i haven't got the cable to free them yet. I miss my camera dearly. So sorry for the unpleasant looking pictures, i am personally still trying to accept and love them too :(

I'm so tired but still feeling excited! I've got so many things to say, but i guess i'll leave the serious deep deep stuff for the next post. :p 

goooooodnight!

There's room for everyone in this world if everyone makes some room. –Nora (Pete’s Dragon)

Blushed!

One of the things i can't believe happened. Had two shoots with Blushed Photography last weekend. It was more fun than i thought! It was really fun working with Narmit and Eileen, they are so easy to get along with! And I think they have a really beautiful family, they get to do what they love together. Bestest life! oh and from far, i think we look pretty lesbian-ish/ scary. heehee

I still can't imagine myself ever getting into a wedding gown again. (whispers: those pretty cylinders you have to walk around in are extremely heavy x.x)can't imagine adding on heels. :O


blessed.

Mountain Tops

So we're already almost halfway through February. I have been really really enjoying February so far. God has been so good to me and my family. Angels walking right up to our doorsteps, seeing my wildest dreams come alive... I can never imagine such things happening to me. I have to remind myself over and over it ain't a dream anymore. And i'm sure its only gonna get better if i have God on my side! :)

My favorite thing to do these days is to count my blessings. How can i do anything but praise?

If the storms of life they come
And the road ahead gets steep
I will lift these hands in faith
I will believe
I'll remind myself
Of all that You've done
And the life I have

-Love Came Down