Coming in to land

Life just gets too busy sometimes...

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:54:13 -0700

It's been TOO long since I've blogged, but you can't really blame me. My life gets a bit busy sometimes, as I'm sure it does for the rest of you aboutlifers.

I don't even have much time to write now, so here's a brief summary:

- I'm REALLY looking forward to watching The Apprentice tonight. Can't believe we're near the end. If you love the show, tell me who your favourite is to win!

My work here is done

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:15:02 -0700

It’s over. My work here in Asia is done (for the time being at least!). I’m currently killing time in Singapore airport as I wait for my flight to Thailand. It’s 6am and the airport is just beginning to wake up. Jeni, Frances and I spent the night on the sofas of Starbucks, grabbing a few hours of sleep before the air-con woke us all up and prevented our slumber from continuing. I’m pretty tired, but can’t say I’m particularly bothered because for the next few days I will be fully relaxing, getting all the sleep I need to rejuvenate.

Asia Pacific Trip - Part 2

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:33:55 -0700

Wednesday 2 April...

It’s approx. 6.30pm and we’re winding down our first full day in Manila. Both Jeni and I slept really well last night – no signs of jet lag – and it’s been a fairly restful day.

We rose at 8.30am and greeted the new arrivals, the wonderful Miss. Schuberg and Mr. Sales, over breakfast. It was so great to see some familiar faces! While Emma and Matt took a trip to the (unfinished!) conference venue, Jeni and I went to the Alpha office to catch up on emails. A quick fire of all things important, then it was off to meet the lovely Andrea for lunch!

A day in the life of…

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:27:08 -0700

(This was actually written on Tuesday 1 April, approx. 8pm.)

Me. Land. International Conferences Events Coordinator, a.k.a. Globe trotter. It’s Tuesday 1 April and I’ve just embarked on the biggest trip of my career. I’m feeling a mixture of emotions. Excitement, nervousness, anticipation, tiredness, weariness and therefore on the very edge of my tether…

I saw three in two days...

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:47:42 -0800

...Celebritites that is. And it's becoming quite a pattern. (But when living in London, I shouldn't at all be surprised to spot them fairly frequently!)

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Steve Jones, the T4 presenter, standing just off Hammersmith's main shopping street on Monday! I'm currently doing a First Aid course in the Hammersmith area, so had popped into the centre to grab some lunch when I glanced over and recognised a face. Immediately after my double-take I realised who it was and proceeded to get rather star struck!!! I was whispering in an excited tone to the girl I was with who it was, but she didn't know his name or face! A few more girls from the course followed behind us and when they had caught up I pointed (subtly, of course!) towards Steve and explained who he is, yet none of them knew him either! I was very disappointed not to be able to share my excitement with anyone!!!

Does anyone remember PETRA?

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:03:15 -0800

Hahhhaaaa!!!!

I don’t know the majority of aboutlifers' conversion stories, but for those of you who were Christians in the 80s, do you remember the Christian Rock band, Petra?!

Just stumbled across them on youtube. Brilliant! I used to love this group and listened to them on holiday car journeys all the time!!

Good ol’ 80s rock ‘n’ roll!

I'm SOOOOOOO excited!!!!

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:11:31 -0800

I am so incredibly excited that I'm heading to the snowy mountains tomorrow!!! Woooohoooooooooooooooo!!!

I don't usually get so passionate and excited about going on holiday, but there's something about the mountains and the snow that gets to me. It's totally exhilarating to be out in the fresh air and surrounded by the most beautiful scenery, and enjoying it all with my dearest friends.

Merry Christmas one and all!

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:20:21 -0800

Just wanted to wish everyone on AboutLife a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! Here's to hoping that you enjoy the festivities and don't eat too much that you can't move on Christmas Day.

(Hope you like my picture - it's amazing what you can whip together in 10 minutes with microsoft paint!! ;-) )

Almighty Trust

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:30:51 -0800

I gave the talk at my staff meeting last Tuesday. I had really encouraging feedback so I thought I'd share it with you all! Unfortunately you won't be able to see the DVD clip I used coz I don't know where I can get it from, plus I wouldn't have a clue how to upload it anyway!

Here it is....Hope you enjoy!

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Good morning everyone!

Just for Mum

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:42:29 -0800

Gosh. I've been off AL for quite some time. I spoke to my mother last night who told me that she's been frequently checking my blog to find out what's currently going on in my life, but nothing has been appearing.

Well, it's not because my life is boring, nor can it be attributed to Facebook. It's merely because I'm so busy! I thought life might return to a 'normal' pace again after the Peru Conference, but alas that's not the case. Work is crazy busy and as always, the term running up to Christmas is the busiest socially too.

Wedding Thriller Dance

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:59:23 -0700

It's amazing what you can find on youtube. I just LOVE this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=OPmYbP0F4Zw

And you've gotta give them credit - they must have worked hard at learning all the moves! As a huge MJ fan, I can tell you this is the exact dance in the original video. Brilliant!

Funny creatures

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:04:25 -0700

Human beings are funny creatures.

During my lunch break I witnessed an old lady barge straight into another lady walking in the opposite direction because she was too stubborn to move out the way! There was plenty of space for the old lady to move, but she expected the other woman to move aside instead, even though it was more difficult for her to do so!

Then about 30 seconds later a very polite builder said 'hello madam' to me and smiled.

We need another housemate... again!

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:45:51 -0700

Hey guys,

It's back to hunting for another housemate again. I don't know what we're doing wrong to chase them all away...!

Please could you alert me to anyone who might be interested. Here's the blurb:

EXTREMELY large unfurnished double room (with built-in wardrobes) available in Christian household to share with 2 guys and 2 girls. Kitchen, Lounge, Garden, 2 bathrooms. All modern amenities: internet; dishwasher; microwave; washing machine.

It's been a little while...

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:29:31 -0700

Feels like I've been off the radar for some time.

Over the past seven weeks or so, ideas of what to blog kept creeping into my mind but I never got the chance to write them down and now the moments have passed. Two weeks out the office with limited access to a computer meant little communication other than face-to-face, which is no bad thing. In fact, it did me the world of good!

Hey, by the way...

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:39:04 -0700

...I forgot to let everyone know that we've found a new housemate!

Thanks everyone for praying. God is so faithful! As soon as this guy entered through the front door we just knew that he was the right person to fill the room. Really looking forward to having some 'fresh blood' in the house too! - That should keep my life interesting for a few more months at least! ;)