Summer Recap

August 19, 2013 ~ Sophie ~ 6 Comments

The other day, I was mulling over the fact that summer is totally over and gone when I realized it has been one of the best summer holidays I have ever had. I was blessed beyond measure. Seriously. I am not trying to brag in any way but I just thought it would be great to talk about what the Lord has done.

When summer started, I was a little…err… frustrated. I wanted to(besides having to wake up really late and watch movies endlessly….well sort of…) maximize all the opportunities so that when I look back, I will always remember it as one of the best. I prayed hard to God to open my eyes for any opportunity hanging around. What I didn’t know was that I totally wasn’t prepared for the outpouring of blessings that would follow.

I got two jobs and that was just the beginning. I refused to be bored(which, by the way, is hard!) so I busied myself with the two jobs, blogging, crocheting and some crafty DIYs (which I will be sharing soon) and a lot of brain storming and thinking for the future of me. Sounds like a handful! Before I knew it, the three months were over .

I was sad. A good kind of sad(is there such a thing?). Sad that if the summer holiday was a tiny little bit longer, I could have done more and organized my thoughts better. That maybe somehow I could have accomplished more. It happens to all of us, but hey time is time and it is valuable and it can’t be brought back one it is gone.

To make the long( probably boring) story short, Summer was one of a kind. The jobs I took up earned me tuition for the next semester, a personal digital camera(yey more images now ha!), great friends and acquaintances and a fresh outlook on life. It is more than I could ask for or had imagined. I am so grateful. Grateful to God for blessing me beyond measure. I can’t wait to see what this other half of the year will bring.

Oh yeah, I also got this gorgeous vase for free!

How was your summer?

🙂

Sophie

PS: Sorry for the picture overload… I had to summarize this as much as possible.

Lets Talk: Asian Food

August 14, 2013November 25, 2014 ~ Sophie ~ 5 Comments

There is something about Asian food that is so comforting…like comfort food. Seriously. Asian food is the kind you can indulge in and not feel guilty at all(…well almost).I have had a privilege, in this short life of me, of tasting different Asian dishes and i can testify that they are worth trying.
What captures me the most are the flavours– the sweet, the spicy , the hot , the sour, the sweet and spicy and the way they are prepared. The rich culture behind every dish and the ingredients used. The magic is also in the people behind every dish that is prepared with skill, vigour, love and celebration of culture.
I came across this site (thank goodness for the internet!) and all memories flooded back. I remembered the instant noodles that helped us survive high school and impromptu hungers! The bihon, the kimchi(if you tolerate hot food, it’s quite tasty!), the tapuki, the gadogado, the chicken adobo, the curried egg, the noodles, the sushi(yep real raw sushi..ate it once and it was nice), and all the coconut treats. I could go on and on. Point is Asian food is amazing, homey comforting fulfilling and yet still artistic.
I have been fascinated by food ever since I was little(does that make me a foodie?) and my goal is to at least taste food from every country with God’s grace and discovering Indochine Kitchen has made it easier to achieve this. That means I will be trying out new recipes. Yey!
What have you discovered lately?

🙂

Sophie

Hope: When Everything Else fails (part 1)

July 29, 2013 ~ Sophie ~ 5 Comments

It’s the end of July and this means my summer time is officially over. I know it’s a sad moment. No more late night movies, waking up at mid-day (gasp!), and procrastination to the highest degree! But it’s going to be a new school year. A chance to start over anew and make the most out of everything.

When this year started (ok, before it even started), I was hopeful. Very hopeful that everything was going to turn out the way I want(and don’t blame it on the new year’s resolutions mood!). I guess I was a little( ok. Very, very) over ambitious and I got disappointed. But you say ‘hey it’s ok…I mean that’s life right?!’ You see I am the kind of person who gets really frustrated when I know I could be doing something instead of wishfully thinking. I believe in letting out that creative monster or else it will keep nagging.

As much as I believe things happen for a reason, there are times when I am a bit skeptical(very skeptical) and always want things to go my way, the way I have planned them in my head. In this life we have been taught to take everything in our control and I mean everything. And when our plans don’t work out the way we exactly imagined them, we throw tantrums, question our existence and purpose and everything else involved.

It’s after this disappointment what one wonders ‘What now? Where will I go from here?’ And in the midst of all that despair is where a little glimmer of hope comes in. we begin to understand that we can’t fully take control of everything we want to and around us and that we need to put our trust in God and let Him take control. I realized after this step is taken, things start to make sense. And I have to say that it is definitely not easy to simply put our trust in anyone…someone because we have all been betrayed at one point in our lives. But putting our trust and faith in God is a sure guarantee that he won’t fail us. He is our Creator, knows us from the inside out and knows what’s best for us.

This year I am learning to trust in my Heavenly Father and to have hope. I know I cant control everything. Life has to happen but I will try my best to have hope and faith. It’s not easy but I believe that by His grace I will succeed.

What are you struggling with lately?

🙂

Sophie