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We have been talking about planning an outing ever since four to five months back... but we soon found out that it was really hard for our free timeslots to coincide... but yeah. Finally. :)

It was quite an amusing sight a couple of weeks ago when I was corresponding with both 3sa and sMonSter in windows messenger... in separate windows. In one we were discussing the surprise lunch that the guys were to prepare for the gals... and in the other we were discussing the surprise birthday dinner 3sa's planning for sMonSter. So there sMonSter was telling about not letting the gals know... and on the other we were planning how to lure him to a suitable dinner place where many more people would be present to give him a surprise.

It's a privilege to be part of two surprises knowing that both would be surprised that day. Haha...

Oh. It happened... today. :P

The guys met up to get the ingredients for the surprise lunch in the morning and then we proceeded to Markudesu's abode for the preparation. Markudesu prepared the pasta, sMonSter did the salad and I tried to make sandwiches. Haha. Thankful it turned out alright! Wholemeal pita stuffed with fried bacon, honey glazed chicken shreds, vine tomatoes, salad lettuce and a thin slice of philadelphia cheese toasted for a couple of minutes... not bad lar. Not chao da (burnt). :P

And so it was a good lunch at Sentosa. It was a great time just hanging around... walking about... then we settled outside a Coffee Bean stall at the tram station and played a few rounds of "Settlers of Catan". I've heard of this game quite some time back but never really got to play it... nice game!! If I ever get to purchase any board or card games... Settlers should be one of the first I'll get. Haha...

Then we walked around... took some photos... then decided to be silly a bit and took some silly photos... Haha. Then we walked some more till we reached time to proceed according to the birthday surprise plan. The queue for the bus out of Sentosa was tremendously long... so we ended up walking to Vivo City.

It kind of reminded me of KLCC in terms of the use of space. Anyways.

We "decided" to eat japanese food "in the end" and "found" Akashi at the basement. Hur hur. sMonSter went in and asked for a table for six... then he started seeing familiar people within his line of sight. Hahaha...

CHENG GONG! (Success!) :P

Haha... yep.

Really thankful for today.

Markudesu and sMonSter are two brothers I never had. Above and beyond the company as friends, their passion for God and for youths often served as wonderful encouragement and nourishment for me over the years, to know that we're never alone in this journey... to know that we'll all be around, especially in times of need. And it's still rather amazing how we kind of got attached at around the same time... Hehe. :P

Really appreciated the time walking Char home after everything ended. There were some thoughts overhanging... but thankful that she was there to just lend a listening ear.

Getting into a relationship really isn't easy... and I'm just thankful for where He's gotten us thus far. There are real issues to tackle, the future to think about... to know that the scope of this relationship actually extends beyond just the two of us but it emcompasses practically the people around us.

For the very first time in a very long time... I feared for the future. It's not that I'm not trusting God enough... for He's never failed looking at track record. But somehow there really are many uncertainties that lie ahead... responsibilities to undertake... burdens to shoulder... some seemingly too huge for me to take.

But there's comfort in all that He's revealing to me recently... and going through the "Experiencing God" material with Jj and the dg every week proved to be really fruitful personally.

"You never know the truth of any situation until you have heard from Jesus..."

"... Can you trust Him with the other half of the story?"

The other half that has yet to be revealed. The other half that has yet to come to pass.

I wrote down on a piece of blank page on my written journal the list of spiritual milestones in my life dating all the way back to 2001 when I prayed to receive Jesus in my heart... and all I can see is His faithfulness through all the highs and lows of my life.

And now I realise that trusting can still be a very difficult thing to do... especially when the future's clouded with uncertainties.

But I have learnt too... that trust is a decision.

And I've decided... but I also know that this decision has to be renewed moment by moment, day by day... that He will empower me every step of the way.

Haha... apologies that I totally veered off. :P

Yep.

:)