On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me...

I just found out something interesting. Apparently there's a religious symbolism behind the Twelve Days of Christmas...

Religious symbolism of The Twelve Days of Christmas (The 12 Days of Christmas)

1 True Love refers to God
2 Turtle Doves refers to the Old and New Testaments
3 French Hens refers to Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues
4 Calling Birds refers to the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
5 Golden Rings refers to the first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.
6 Geese A-laying refers to the six days of creation
7 Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments
8 Maids A-milking refers to the eight beatitudes
9 Ladies Dancing refers to the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
10 Lords A-leaping refers to the ten commandments
11 Pipers Piping refers to the eleven faithful apostles
12 Drummers Drumming refers to the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed

 

Taken from: http://www.carols.org.uk/the_twelve_days_of_christmas.htm

Christmas Party away from Home!

I successfully made turkey! ahhaha... following are photos of my christmas party.. thank you all for coming and hope you all had fun! Merry christmas!







I'm glad to be able to share christmas with great friends like you!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone and a happy new year!

Will update on how my turkey is progressing.. ahhah

White Christmas?

I'm dreaming of a white christmas.... just like the ones i used to know...

I don't think i'll be getting a white christmas this year. No snow from what i see in the forecast. But today is very very foggy, probably as close to a white christmas as i'll get, just not in snow format. ahha..

I'm wearing three layers now and still feeling cold. From a friend's suggestion, i should go out and gather wood to burn to keep warm! ahha... I would do that, if i had a fireplace.

I can't study properly as well.. I think i'm burning too much ATP to keep warm, when i should be metabolising ATP for brain activity. Think that's why my brain is shutting down. Someone help!

Update: Make that 4 layers...

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Today went to mass and Fr Chris was saying something about trust. And how hard it is for us as humans to trust someone. To put ourselves in a vulnerable position in front of someone else and put ourselves in a position to get hurt by them. Something to think about: God sent His only son to us to save us. He placed His son in the family of Mary and Joseph. What does this say about God's trust to us as humans? Maybe we should try and reciprocate the same trust towards God. Thought-provoking statements by Fr Chris.

PhotoHunt: Light

It's the time of the week again! How fast saturdays just come rushing by. And this week the theme is LIGHT!

Below's a picture of the famous Loch Ness on a sunny day. I love how to sun is reflecting on the surface of the mysterious Loch Ness.

A photo taken a couple of days ago in the Market Square of Nottingham City. Christmas lights!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas season

As most people would know, this is my first christmas away from my family. I thought that I would have a hard time being away but it's not so bad. It really helps when you have great friends around you, enthusiastic about celebrating christmas for the first time. It helps when we get together to make gingerbread men (even though it too so much energy to mix the dough properly). It helps when we plan a christmas dinner together and all of us come together spreading christmas joy.

Even though it is cold and miserable here, even though i am far away from much loved family, even though I wish to be at home surrounded by family, I'm glad that i'm surrounded by good friends here, relieving some of the loneliness i feel sometimes.

So, thanks Pui San and Yan Leng for the fun time we had making gingerbread men!

It's only a few days more to christmas! Merry Christmas all!

btw.. tomorrow's the shortest day of the year! and also the winter solstice. can't wait to eat glutinous rice balls!

Nottingham and Gingerbread men

Here's a picture of the lake on a foggy day!

Us taking pictures in Nottingham Castle grounds.. there's nothing much there except for the museum. didn't go on the cave tour but will go the next time!

Us having buffet lunch at Flaming Dragon!

Taking pictures with the night view of christmas lights in Nottingham city.

ok.. doing all sorts of famous poses that people usually do... and i feel like an idiot doing this..



Nativity scene! but it's not as good as the one we always have in St Peter's Church.

Faith!! look.. your shop! Y didn't you tell us you have a shop in Nottingham?


Gingerbread man making session! It's all handmade! No machines for us, no sirree... And we mixed the whole dough for over 3 hours!

Cutting out shapes!

Puisan says that that is me... here is where she dares to gimme a straight short hair cut!

Representation of us! From left to right: Me, Yan Leng and Puisan.. haha

Puisan's snow man

More photos! (there's music so if you don't want to listen to it just off it.. just trying to set a christmas mood) hehe..

also photos on facebook here