Just completed a four-day Nomura Equity Forum at the Fullerton Hotel.
It definitely was a very fancy affair, I felt very glamorous, though obviously also very out of place, being one of the youngest participants.

It's my first time attending a professional forum, being immersed in a culture where top CEOs hobnob, set up one-on-ones, try to sell their companies to investors and persuade people to buy equities and commodities. (and many many other things which have abbreviations that are too complicated to remember.)

I definitely found myself getting temoted by the luxurious and worldly lifestyle they enjoy, where people are constantly at your beck and call, your meals are culinary works of art (I was too embarrassed to snap pics of my food. But here's a brief list: caviar, poached salmon, lemon squid, grilled sea bass with Mediterranean vegetables, cod, grilled chicken with spanish rice, chilledvanilla parfait, tiramisiu, chocolate fudge-type thing, all spread across 4 days, of course.), and you are chauffeured to all your destinations. Had to really talk to the sisters about struggling with the worldliness. Don't get me wrong, it's great to be successful, and I know God has great plans for us, but I just have to be really careful about not getting obsessed over it.

Am feeling a bit overwhelmed right now, cos just heard that D will have to repeat his 7 cycles of chemo all over again. Just when we thought he was gonna complete treatment in time for semester to start.

I think I really need to learn from the spirit of Job and stop questioning "why", but focus on the response instead, Amen.

Just came back from an awesome Sunday!
Had Bible study with Sen after service, and as usual, Joyce was working her magic. Thst's why I love sitting in studies - getting convicted all over again.

Then I managed to spend time with Van in the evening. Makes me miss the days when she was, errr, more "available". Hee. It's been a while since we just had a sisterly couple of hours together just chatting and catching up. I think I really needed that, so, Amen!

Have resolved to blog more regularly so as to give myself an avenue to reflect, cos I think I tend to be too focused on activities and filling up my time with things to do that I forget about the initial purpose. Plus I may be feeling alot for a moment, but because I don't spend enough time on reflection, the issue just whizzes past and I fail to learn anything from it. And when I look back, I can't remember exactly what happened, what my reactions were and so on.

And also because my linguistic skills are deteriorating. (See, had problems spelling that...)

Anyhoo, just wanted to explicitly remind myself to remain Christ-like in all areas of my life, especially in school and at home, and to really live out a life that is presentable to God.

Things that I NEED to accomplish this month:
-Continue with bible study
-Finish Stanford Research paper
-Blog and reflect regularly
-RAG
-DND
(and all the other things on my Resolution List at the beginning of this year.)

Hm, ok, Reflection of the Day: I think I am a goal-oriented person, who also cares about feelings, which leads me to be arrogant in my frustration at the way meetings are being carried out, whether in school or in church. As to how I am going to respond to this trait. uh. Don't know yet, but I have an inkling of the direction I need to take ;)