ch 11

J taught me a new word today: ensconce
definition: establish or settle someone in a comfortable, safe, or secret place
I like to think of it as a sanctuary. Kind of like the secret dwelling place in ps. 84.

all i want is

uninterrupted sleep. Ever wished you could shut your brain down for 5 mins and let it go into a deep sleep, wake up and feel rejuvenated?
I stole this encouraging verse from C.
But one of the greatest stresses in life is the stress of waiting for God. He brings fulfillment “because thou hast kept the word [...]

done

Friday afternoon, I drove to Atlanta after lunch. It was totally impromptu. I had to think through some things and I’ve been going back and forth in my mind trying to come to a conclusion. I needed to make a decision really soon about where I’d be moving to and by narrowing down my options [...]

dr. seuss says:

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.”

guess what?

Singapore’s ‘carrot cake’ is featured in the May issue of Gourmet magazine. Interesting eh? I got my copy in the mail today and was flipping through it. There was a photograph of a Malay/Halal stall in Geylang Serai with a few Muslim men in the foreground. It says that Singapore is famous for it’s street [...]

hearing

Mozart’s sonata in C brought me back to my piano playing days. It has been so so so long since I’d played that piece. I stopped playing the piano after I came over to the US. Started off as a piano minor and then switched because I had to relearn music theory in American terms. [...]

chapter 10

The 2-day retreat was a good way for all of us to learn about the company—the history, culture, mission statement, clients, processes, understanding why we do what we do, and getting to know each other better. I enjoyed it thoroughly. I thought it was important for a company to have such a retreat because it’s [...]

grilled scallops

chapter 9

We’re having our company retreat tomorrow and Friday. It’s going to be in town but at different locations downtown. Everyone’s been busy preparing for it. B & I are in charge of games, so we made our own G|P game cards. We had fun shopping for fun prizes today. We met an elderly lady who [...]

a $60 million deal

I was flipping through yesterday’s WSJ at the breakfast table this morning when this article caught my eye. It was about Singapore Airlines awarding its $60m advertising account to TBWA instead of Batey Ads. I also found out the Batey Ads (Ian Batey) was the one who so successfully created the SIA girl image & [...]