Went to Shanghai and back

17th Aug, 4pm. Am standing in front of a painting in my hotel room. My brain took quite some time to decipher what the painting was all about. Believe me, 5 and half hours of flight does cause permanent damage to your brain.

At last, the realization descended on me, it was a drawing of the famous pearl tower standing proudly across the Huang Pu River of Shanghai. And yes, i was in Shanghai of course.

This is where i stayed for the rest of the 4 days 3 nights.

This is what i had for breakfast, at a small cramped oven like chinese restaurant: chicken porridge, yao char kuai which is two times the length of my chopsticks and of course the infamous siao long bao. Total damage to my pocket, RM3.40 for 2 person, AMAZING!

This is what i eat for lunch for two subsequent days. Instant noodle, done in 4 minutes, guarantee satisfaction. The weather is simply too hot for me to wander around hunting for lunch. With the summer sun brightly shining at 40 degrees Celsius, you'll be soaking wet by the time you found a decent restaurant with proper air conditioning.

Ps: Dont go to Shanghai during this period of time, you will come back look like a charcoal


This is one of the restaurant we went for LUXURIOUS dinners. A restaurant which serves great SOUP!



And guess what, i've ate puffer fish! and its not bad at all. In case you dont know, puffer fish carries poisons and its not edible unless its being cleaned and handled by licensed cook in Japan. In Shanghai, the puffer fish was reared in ponds and was manipulated hence it doesnt carry anymore poison.



This is the chinese chap fan in 'KFC' style, served while its still steaming hot, within 5 mins! No one can beat chinese when it comes to efficiency

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Neither here nor there

God put the Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years before they entered into the promise land.

Sometimes, i asked myself. Am i still in the wilderness?

Not just in the spiritual context, but in this earthly body as well. How mature am i? How meaningful is my life now? how well did i fulfill my role as a daughter to my parents, a christian to my fellow brethren, a fiancee to my love, an elder sister to my brother.

Am i still wandering around when i am suppose to do things i should do? whining and complaining when things get tough? sway and distracted easily from my goal and purpose?

The recent family issue and on going house renovation issue had shaken the core of my confidence. Suddenly, i am neither here nor there. Seed of doubts was planted and blossoming. I'm no more certain about the calling, the purpose, the goal, the direction, the vision, even the sights which was crystal clear to me before. And the scary thing is, without all these, there is no yardstick to tell me how well i did, there is no boundaries to tell me whether am i still on the right track.

Pastor Chuan shared something about faith last week: faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. I certainly cant see anything now, nor i know whether my hope is certain. Maybe i just lack of faith.

I wonder how long more this 40 years gonna last.