Cooking & Baking out!

Today, i went to dear's house just slightly before noon to bake my mom a mother's day cake and dear specially cooked lunch for me.

He cooked spagetthi and it was SPLENDID. It was absolutely yummylicious...especially with my favourite cheese he added. heez. look at the pictures! and the spagetthi was tangy and just right! i even wanted a second helping! and i suggested dear to set up a stall or smth when we retire..then he can cook spagetthi and i can cook my jap curry. haha!
















thanks darling for the wonderful lunch! looking forward to our combine cooking next week. chinese meal this time round with dumpling soup! can't wait! ooohh..i'm getting in love with cooking! its fun fun fun! i love to eat haha.

And while dear cooks lunch for both of us, i baked my mom a chocolate cake, of course with dear's help. Can't do it without him! Thanks dear for all your wonderful ideas! This cake is really special. Let me tell u how special it is.

At the top layer of the cake, there's molten milk chocolate that dear specially used microwave to make and we chilled the cake so that there's a layer of pure chocolate on top. Then those yellow stuff are biscuit crumbs after crushing some biscuits. The cake is made of 2 layers...between these 2 layers is a spread of jam with some berries. Within the cake, there's oats with caramel. wow! It's really rich! My mom, together with my aunties found it quite nice! I learnt a lot from dear during this baking session! wanna try baking again! =) Anyway, i'm really glad my mom is happy..thats most important! Hope she likes the bag and card i'm giving her tmr too =)













Today's cell group was quite meaningful...it made me think of my own personal testimony, and how God has brought me to today, the lessons that He made me learn throughout my life. As i hear of how God has led my fellow cell group members through their life, i must say...God is really so amazing. In each of our lives, He has so intricately weaved each incident, each circumstance such that we can experience His love through every struggle, every pain, every joy. It's just so heartwarming to see how God has touched each of our lives. =)

Today was also my first time talking to my parents about religion stuff. As my dad drove to my cousin's place for dinner, i was asking my mom about her beliefs, about God. It's only till today that i truly understand how she perceive who God is. And as i encourage my parents to go for cell group, and i hear about their unwillingness, it's then i found out their fears and the reasons why they do not want to join a care group. Frankly speaking, I've never really got the guts to talk to my parents about such issues...it's only today, and i do not know why. I just had the courage and urge to talk about it...and as i look back, i really feel it was God leading me through. He gave me the strength and that single conversation, though short, has made me realised a whole lot of things. I can't imagine what would happen to my family if they do not accept Christ! I've got a mission to do! we all have our own missions to do! and as we go out to spread the gospel to our friends, to people away from Singapore, let us not forget our biological family! They're so very important to us too! Do pray for my family to be saved =)

My grandma will be 88 years old next sunday. On the way out of my cousin's house, i was just looking at my grandma. Her legs aren't straight anymore, they are twisted..her bones are corroding and she's suffering from osteroporosis. Her hip bone has lost the curvature and it hurts whenever she walks. She needs a wlaking frame to walk and her face and skin looks reallhy feeble. She doesn't drink much water for fear of peeing as she can't control her bladder anymore. She's a really strong buddhist, and she probably doesn't get to live for very long anymore...she can't hear properly and she can't speak english. Sometimes, i really wish she would accept Christ but she's really stubborn and strong headed. I just pray for God to do a miracle. My grandma lives with my auntie and both are really strong headed and intolerant of each other. Their consistent stubborness has led to "cold war" for several years now, and it's really quite painful to see them quarrelling, shouting etc. Yet both refused to give in or show love to each other. Sigh. My family, aunties, especially my mom has been extremely tolerant. I know how hard it is to live with my grandma, and i understand my auntie's position too.

Yet, it's really my heart's desire to see them loving each other for who they really are...after all, we're one family! I just hope slowly, but surely, that God will guide me and use me to make this family a 'household of faith'. =)

I know my grandma can't live much longer...perhaps a couple more years..i wonder if she's scared of death. How do you perceive death? Is it something fearful? Is it something you're avoiding? To me, life on earth is short compared to life in eternity. Death is just the beginning of life in eternity..and thats what we christians are all looking forward to. isn't it? but before we enjoy the harvest, we must reap and spread the Good News (Gospel) in a way that is pleasing to God.

Each of us can make a difference to this world..if only we believe. =)

Thank God and darling for a wonderful day.

Happy Mother's Day! It's 12.08am now! I love my mom! Thank God for her!