Monday, October 22, 2007

Yee-haw!!


Last week we had a Japanese Exchange Day - the grade 3 and 4's from Penang Japanese School came to visit us for the day..(next year, we go there..) so of course we had to put on a song and a dance for them..!!
Our theme was country western, as you can see:)) We set up different stations such as apple bobbing, line dancing, butter making, ect.. to introduce them to some of our ol' western/American ways! The kids loved it.. and the teachers?? Well, I had NO problem getting to bed early that night!

It's mid-semester, meaning first report cards have just been finished, we have parent teacher conferences this week, and well, we are feeling the fatigue on a LARGE scale! Man, I miss those English 2 week half term breaks!! (so jealous they are all on holiday now!!) We have been going straight for 9 weeks now, and we have 8 more to go.. no breaks.. except a long weekend in November! I know we have a nice long summer and fairly long Christmas break (though it's shorter this year:( ) but I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel yet!! Two months today, and I'll be leaving on a plane.. to somewhere.... ccccold!!

Monday, October 08, 2007

Time to retreat..

This past weekend, I went on a ladies retreat from my church up to the Cameron Highlands. Awesome doesn't even begin to describe it! We 29 of us) took over a beautiful guesthouse in the heart of the highlands, where the weather was COOL!! Yes, no hot, humid, sticky weather! It was an amazing time of really going deep... the speakers spoke from their hearts, and touched every one of us. There were lots of tears, lots of laughs, and a whole lot of bonding :) I really didn't feel like coming back to "earth" and back to the routine, mundane life again!
I'm not one to recommend books quickly, but if you haven't read "The Shack" by William Young, I would highly recommend going and buying it now! It's an amazing book that will change your life! Trust me!


Before the mist came in...

And after the mist came in..!!