Maybe it's the skies' way of reminding us of the significance of today, but no, the light should shine shouldn't it, so we are reminded of hope. "Hope strengthens. Fear kills." So i hope the heavy raindrops have pounded away the dust, the grime, the morose, and tomorrow the sun will emerge brighter than ever.
Luke 23:46 Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last.
Today's sermon was about letting being willing to let go of our problems/suffrage, which is of course easier said than done.
It was a queer Good Friday today, as I visited three different places of worship, and went to the crematorium. (Though the two temples i visited in chinatown were more like tourist attractions) Ran through the rain multiple times to get to Maxwell Food centre, and then rushing back to Chinatown MRT by myself alas getting drenched, lost, and all around pissy.
On the train to Chinatown, I got extremely freaked out by this doll a girl was playing with. Toys for kids these days are seriously screwed up. This doll looked like a bratz doll but was blue, and cried tears of blood and fiery red hair with rainbow highlights and two horns (i mean ears?) sticking out. And if that doesn't sound weird enough, the girl basically stripped the doll and put a plasticine dress on it, and ripped off the dolls' feet? I couldn't help but stare as the girl kept playing with the dolls' hair, just like how we would a barbie, all in all getting very worried for this generation. Is this the type of mass-produced toys of late? I don't even dare to google photos of the doll to show you because all i can think of is typing "blue doll" or "doll with blood tears", and we all know how screwed up google images can get. Why are we all worried about how barbie dolls project an incorrect ideal of a woman's body to young girls, when there is preposterous, might i even say demonic, doll being mass-produced for little children of this generation? This seems to me like a much greater problem right here. What the balls manufacturers, I'm truly disturbed.
Sorry I had to get that out of the way, this post was supposed to be happy and about good food. We can get back to that topic again.
Went to Sushi Bar (at Far East Plaza) today, and the food was so fresh! There was a long queue even half-an-hour before the restaurant opened, which i guess is testament to how good the sushi is there. The dishes are simple, not extremely inventive, but decent enough that I can understand the hype.
Scallop Carpaccio
Salmon Aburi Roll (Best)
Sirloin Steak (100g)
Then Crystal's post sums up the next part of the day! Checkit here:
Then i rushed to Aljunied --> Mount Vernon Crematorium, where we started to stalk gurkha's. Stalked gurkhas barbecueing, stalked gurkhas running (they were everywhere! (:), stalked gurkhas playing soccer.
Since it's still close to qing ming period, there were a lot of people there burning paper money and paying their respects to the departed.
(overexposed)
Imagine white ash wafting along the breeze, drifting upwards like upside down snow in this backdrop.
Ended the day watching videos of times past (aka 90's and early 00's).
I have one thing to say. Don't believe the bullshit people tell you about how blood is thicker than water, that you're never alone because you have your family, that your family will always be there supporting you and will never give up on you. If you think that you start taking them for granted. No, your family has NO OBLIGATION to love you, but they still do, and this love can just as easily be shifted, so never ever think otherwise. Treasure every second they hold you, every second they beam proudly at you, every moment spent.
Kids, if you have grandparents that raised you, go to them, knock on their door or give tham a call. Don't wait until they are halfway across the continent, across the damn freaking ocean before you regret not cherishing them, because by then they stop unconditionally loving you. Don't wait until things are "awkward"(or so you think)(you know its a problem when you are awkward with your family). Don't for once think that their love is forever because only God's love is forever, everything else is a gift. Once you lose it you lose it, this love can just as easily shift to another family, because after all, family is not just blood. Learn from me folks, don't be afraid to make that emotional connection, stop making surface relationships with people you see everyday/year/month.
If you ever wanted to reconnect with your relative, or anyone really, do it now.
(i don't even take my own advice)
On a happy note, i love love love the vamps.
this post is as messed up as my trains of thought
HAHA
x
wern
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