In Motion

It's been a while since I last posted, but so much has happened. =D First off, JWern passed his defense last Wednesday - woots! It took a few weeks of cramming and late nights, but it all paid off in the end. While he was busy cramming, I was busy hatching a plot to throw him a surprise party at small group. Everything came together so well! I love the fact that his defense was on a Wednesday and that my small group (that meets on Wednesdays) loves parties, so it came together with minimal effort on my part. After the whole defense thing, we took a week off to celebrate life. We had a delicious dinner at NanaSteak based on recommendations from our friends, explored Jordan Lake, tried Dame's Chicken and Waffles, and went to the Duke Gardens (TULIPS!). In between, I still went about my regular activities meeting up with friends, so I was pretty exhausted at the end of that week. No pictures because they're all on FB. =P Now that JWern has officially passed his defense, we

Last week was a testament to how God provides ever so graciously. At first, I was worried because I had nothing on my schedule and JW had to start working overtime to prepare for his defense. Read: Boring week with no one to talk to and nothing to do except read. But praise be to God, my schedule filled up spontaneously - toy shopping with SoY, shopping with friends, shopping with JW, dinner out with JW and EF. I also made dumplings (gyoza or potstickers) for the first time ever with a few Chinese friends. At the end of last week, I was so happy tired. "Happy tired" can be likened to the state after exercising where you're sore all over but feeling good about it. It's not an official adjective (yet) but it's my favourite state of being. =P This week is another one of those without JW (he will be present physically but absent mentally) as he preps for his defense next Wednesday.  However, I now have a few more goals - compiling my own cookbook (which really mea

I recently finished up my Coursera course and am in the process of waiting for it to be graded by someone from ASU. This also means that I'm not as busy as I used to be and need to fill my time with productive things again. Sigh. Another 3 more months of this (or more, depending on how long it takes me to secure a job in Malaysia). I hope I can stay sane and not waste my time on trivial pursuits. It's hard to refrain from judging myself on the days I spend hours reading some book or engaging in a hobby. =P And there are also those days where I feel like I haven't talked to people in a while and I should , but I don't WANT to, you know? Today is one of those days. Maybe it's just a mood that will pass, but while I'm waiting for it to pass, I should also do something meaningful with my time. Like watch some Tim Keller videos or something. =P It's funny how I can have a super productive morning and yet still feel like I'm wasting my time if I have a f