Thank you God!

Even though it is not quite yet Thanksgiving, there are many things that I am thankful for as I had the chance to have a time of reflection during tonight's prayer meeting.

1. God

2. Mom, Dad, brother, and sister (My family!)

3. Joel

4. Friends

5. Church 

6. Having the chance to learn as a student :) Hmm...yes, I like school.

7. Life!!!

8. My personality 

Yes, this is just a quick outline, but I will be back to expand and elaborate on each when I have time, maybe over Thanksgiving break. Perfect :)


Hmm...I crave chai latte since it's so cold....yum

Seeing the African Sunrise

Many years ago, during the tender age of eleven and twelve, I used to see the African sunrise out of my window. It wasn't because I was in Africa, but as I lay in bed, before getting up to watch Saturday morning cartoons, the view outside my window looked something like the picture below. 

African Sunrise

No, I didn't see the view just once but several times, and each time I see it, I prayed asking God if this was the calling He had for my life, to one day see the real African sunrise. As I gain more experience living life in this world, I have come to realize how much less I come honestly before God and pray about where He wants to lead me. As a child, I had a lot more faith in God to lead and guide me, but now, in the midst of transitioning from a teenager to a young adult, I find that I listen more to my own logic and reason than what God has to say. 

Now as a sophomore in college, it is almost time for me to make the decision of the route I want to take in life, in terms of my career. I need to admit this is a very tough decision, especially for a girl who tend to doubt herself and have a hard time letting go of her own plans because she wants to live a semi-comfortable yet exciting life. As I shared this struggle in my small group this past week, my leader shared a passage from the Bible with me, which really spoke to me despite its familiarity. 

"So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' ³²For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. ³³But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ³⁴Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." -Matthew 6:31-34

Looking back at my life, there is so much that God has provided me with. Just as I have to come back to the Cross each day and remind myself of how much God loves me by sending his only begotten Son to suffer and die for our sins, I have to remind myself each day God is faithful and He will provide for me. 

I am not sure if waking up each morning under the African sunrise is what God has called me to do, but I have faith that God will lead me to where He wants me to be and that will be the best plan for my life because He is my Creator and He knows me best. 

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." -Proverbs 3:5-6

Grand Opening of the Blog!

Yes, calling it a grand opening might sound silly, but I believe we should dedicate a day to the significant decisions we make in life, whether it is the decision to marry the love of our life or follow the One who has forgiven us of all our sins. So, welcome to my life, a life which has been deeply shaken by the truth that Christ loves me, when I truly do not deserve this love. I hope through reading, I'll not bore you but you'll be able to get a glimpse of my struggles, my joys, and I guess, my life. 

Warm Bubur Chacha
(Made from scratch under the instruction of Chef Dean from Sunrice Academy) 

Iced Bubur Chacha from Kopitiam (Plaza Singapura)

So you might be wondering why the url of this blog is icedbuburchacha.blogspot.com. Well, it was definitely not a hard decision to make the name of this dessert (bottom picture above) the name of this blog although there were some runner-ups, such as sunnyafternoon (unavailable), mintytealeaves, or milkandhoney (also unavailable). However, icedbuburchacha is the perfect name and here are the reasons why.

1. It's so colorful!

Iced bubur chacha is a popular local Singaporean dessert that is made with a base of finely shaved ice covered with yam cooked to the right tenderness , soft sweet potato, colorful jelly, and chewy tapioca cubes, and drenched in sweet coconut milk. Yum, writing this is making my mouth water. There is also another version that is warm and classified as a sweet soup (top picture above), which is perfect for cold, winter days, but that's never the case in a country with year-long summers, so I prefer the iced version. This dessert is a good reflection of how my blog will most likely be, a mixture of posts covering a wide spectrum of topics.

2. It's extra-chewy deliciousness!

For tapioca fans, you need to try these tapioca cubes! I find them chewier than the spherical ones since they have are bigger in size so you have more to chew on!

I think that's it for today but there'll undoubtably be more posts of food, especially desserts, and much more :)