Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Weekend Retreatfor those who have been looking for me through the long weekend, sorry~ was overseas. went over to malacca with mom and church for a short weekend away from the bustling city life here in singapore. when we first arrived at the hotel, the lobby looked pleasantly pleasing. however, when we went up to the rooms, we realised that the hotel wasn't well kept as we thought. the running water was rusty and orangy in colour. from my memory, i have been eating fried fish, scramble eggs and fruits every meal. we gota change our rooms and change our menu towards the end of camp and all was good. my bed was the best! couldn't resist taking a shot of it!

went for shopping and night shopping along Jonker St on saturday night. we ate bowls after bowls of CHENDOL! i may be exaggerating here, but yeah~ had 3 bowls of chendol during this trip.

i was able to spend quite an amount of time admiring the nature and taking shots of all that was beautiful to the eye. took a stroll down the beach with some friends and was able to capture the beach shots. wow! the view was just marvellous.






the most rewarding thing i got from this retreat camp was the time spent listening to the speaker, who spoke on family life and relationships. perhaps the things she spoke about touched the inner strings of my heart--my concerns, my fears, my hopes and my regrets. marriage isn't the most romantic and beautiful thing in life. it takes effort, mutual commitment and communication to make marriage work. it isn't easy, especially when beauty fades, will love still stay? yes--true love will stay, if God is in the picture.
~gracie left a note at 9:45 am