And my eyes were opened...

The previous weekend has been pretty good, or should I say that it’s been ‘great’? Heh. I stayed over at Aunty Evelyn’s house since last Friday & came back to uni just this morning…gegegege…

Well, it was kinda fun lar, though slightly stressful. Having 2 young kids in the house just isn’t the most pleasurable thing… *sigh* Ok, ok, I’ll try to love kids more la.

Friday

CG went well. Junior led worship this week. He did improve as compared to the past 2 weeks ;) Keep up the good work, Junior.

I’ve decided to shut-up & allow the others to speak during group dynamics/sharing. It didn’t work. Uncle Sam felt that I’ve been very quiet & made me speak. *sigh* I told them that I didn’t want to speak cos when I do so, the rest will be extremely quiet after that. I rather keep quiet then & allow the others to speak up. Well then, I opened my mouth & spoke my thoughts. As expected, all eyes were on me & there was silence after that. It’s as if what I said hit them straight & made them think. Bah.

Saturday

Anyways, I was asked to lead in Sunday’s worship service & was kinda freaked out since it was my first time. It was somewhat stressful as well. I couldn’t get any musicians as almost all of them are away for either zheng’s bro’s wedding, or some business in KL, or either that, they’re working on Sunday. The only person left could play the guitar, but sadly he could not keep tempo. Aiya… then how can he help me la…? :( I played the guitar alone, with Aunty Evelyn & her brother, Calvin, as my back-up singers. Right. Sounds as if the church is really in need of people to serve in the worship & music ministry. Bah.

I spent the Saturday morning sleeping in & waking up at late morning to do my PSM work. Lunch was erm…what did I have for lunch that day??? Gosh…I’m getting more & more forgetful! Bummer. (after 5 minutes)

AH! I remember now!! The whole family went to Kuantan Parade for lunch & grocery shopping! I remember spending quite some time lining up at the ATM machine to ‘rob the bank’, & spending even more time to get the stuff for Yo from the supermarket. By the time we left for home, it’s almost 3pm already. Time really flies.

I spent Saturday night at home with the kids & Aunty Helen. The kids & I had pillow fights & loads of fun in the bedroom while Aunty Helen had her time off. Oh no, here it goes again… I can’t recall what I did for dinner! *bangs head on table* (after 10 minutes of stressful thinking) ARGH…now I remember. I had dinner at home cos Aunty Evelyn cooked!!! *slaps forehead* Oh, that was my first home-cooked meal for the week. Gah. It was good la.

Oh no no no… I spent Saturday morning with Rachel, Calvin’s girlfriend!! Not just to do my PSM work… aduhai. She’s the same age, but she definitely looks older than I am. Rach has been working for 4 years d, & I’m still studying. Ah. It’s not my first time meeting her, but it’s definitely my first time sitting down & chatting loads with her ;) I had fun. Geh.

Sunday

I led worship this day. Erm… it was not too bad, though with some mini boo-boos here & there, like the sequence of slides, the lack of ppl to help handle the LCD til I had to get Kevin to help me (he’s never handled the LCD before), and slight hiccups with the transition of songs. Ah well, first timer, can guar…

We had lunch at Medan (biasa lah), and I spent the afternoon chit-chatting with Aunty Helen, while Aunty Evelyn & Uncle Jeff went out to get durians! Yum-yum! It was a WONDERFUL time of chatting. I’ve never imagined myself spending so much time talking to an aunt so much older than I am. She shared her experiences & pain, while I did alike. It was just nice. I’ll never forget the details & the lessons that I’ve learnt from that chat-session.

I spent the rest of the evening snoozing. I did try to do up more of my PSM work, but it didn’t work. I was way too tired to do so. Oh, Sook Theng called today, & we had a GREAT time catching up as well. Ah… I miss her! My movie-kaki! It’s good to hear her voice once again, & I hope to see her back in Msia soon ;)

The night was spent with Aunty Evelyn & the 2 kiddos. Aunty Evelyn decided to bring us all to Megamall for dinner, & Nichol got to choose what she wanna have for dinner- Kenny Rogers. *pengsan* Not cheap le. The portion is shockingly small (I expected a much bigger portion…greedy me) & the price for it is what I call over-priced. *shakes head* We jalan-jalan & had quite a fun time together before heading home.

I had a nice time with those kids…somewhat. The only thing is that I couldn’t really sleep well again cos Nichol was kicking me at night & Aunty Evelyn came into the room twice to get (bancuh) milk for lil Phoebe (who’s 2 years old) in the middle of the night. Kesian them. I made a conclusion that I’m certainly NOT prepared for such things i.e. wake up umpteen times to get milk for the child, AND have my own kids. Bah. Living in Kuantan has certainly opened my eyes to what it takes to have a family. *shakes head*