A Tale of Two Sisters

Well done to my sister Ching-Yee for surviving the 30 hour challenge set by London College of Communication! Thought I'd show give some support and encouragement by making a little card for her.

2 Samuel 6:14

A response to my passing my International Dance Teachers Association qualification! Thank You Jesus for making all things possible! I couldn't have done this without Your grace and Your strength. I didn't expect to pass this, having left this last minute and running away from it all. But you showed me that You have not given me a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind. You also showed me that I can do things though You and that You will never give me more than I can handle. 

I thank You that You are a creative God and You inspire so many of us. You use so many things to speak Your love language to us. You made the stars to shine brightly at night. You make a beautiful sunrise every morning as I do my paper round. You put people around me who love me and demonstrate Your love. 

Lord, I am not sure where I'd be if You were not by my side but I am very grateful that You chose me to be Your daughter. I do not know what the future holds but it is a journey and I rest assured knowing that Your plans are perfect.

Praise You Father!

Lots of love,

Your daughter.

Hurrah! My sister has survived 2 decades on earth...almost!

So...my sister will be 20 in 2 weeks. For reasons unbeknownst to me, she is celebrating her birthday in advance. I was not invited but no, I will not take the bait. Last year's birthday kareoke with family and school friends was a bit awkward.

Anyway, here are some presents her friends bought her and I thought I'd share this with you!

Finger printing yes please! Ah man. I can't wait for Ching-Yee to open the plastic film and use it so I can experiment and turn my fingers into all sorts of colours!

Gotta hand it to the Japanese, they certainly have a knack for creating all things cute and functional! Note the cutlery with the faces, stored in the lid so it is not contaminated by the food. Also allow me to draw your attention to the moveable partition, which gives you more choices to what variety of foods you want to put in it.

This just makes me want to drop everything I'm doing and start designing cute household items...for about 5 minutes before I get a grip and remember why I do what I do.

再見!

A shop to feast your eyes on

Ok so as I was walking from my friend's house today I came across a really nice shop. I didn't  go in, otherwise I'd get frustrated that I can't afford to buy anything.

No, I was good and stayed outside. I couldn't help but admire the window display though...

Look at the cute teapot and cup necklaces on the cake stand!

I especially like the white tee with the bear saying "Will sing for honey". 

If I ever manage to get my hands on some printing equipment, I would really like to start screen-printing things again. That'll be the day!

Safe

This is what happens when you give an illustrator a dance to choreograph...

Still lost in the lyrics!

Easter post

Baaaaaah! It's been long since I last posted! Apologies for my inconsistency. You must forgive me, things have been a bit hectic where I study and I've put this blog on the backburner. Now I'm here!

Wow so my last post was in January. A lot has happened since then...

We've had the annual Jubilee Fashion Show and this year's theme was Dare to Leap. Hats off to this years Yotties as they've done an excellent job in upping the ante.

I myself really enjoyed it from a CAA perspective. We only performed one dance and song so I was able to sit in and watch the second half. So proud of them! When the urban dress category walked on it brought back so many memories of last year's show. They put me in this dungaree/cain rows ensemble - fix up look sharp init!

Also had the You Rock kid's club in Feb. Had the privilege to lead the drama team and teach the rules to the kids. In all honesty I didn't really expect much as I never really liked kids all that much. YOT last year slowly restored my love for children but still I would probably choose old people over youngsters. But hey see how God works! I loved every minute of You Rock. Seeing the production and all the departments work together - the music, dance, drama and art - really made me proud and the look on the parents' faces made it all worth it. We are walking in the legacy now as 4 of the girls are now doing the Pulse dance club - that's a 50% increase in the space of a fortnight! God is good!

Also sat my dance exam - thank goodness! Man, it's been a thorn in the flesh since day one and really something I've had to wrestle with. The exam was on tuesday and I didn't really truely begin to do the written work until the friday before. It was a frantic rush, I danced most of saturday, the slot in sunday afternoon and monday. I'm not quite sure how I did it but it must have been in God's grace. I was cutting music on GarageBand monday night (or tuesday AM, however you look at it) and printed off my portfolio an hour before my exam. Talk about cutting it fine! Thankfully the external examiner told me to perform the dances I was most familiar with. I must say I'm very glad that I actually took the exam. It was definitely playing on my mind not to do it. Then I remembered that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil 4:13) and God has not given me a spirit of fear but of power and love and a sound mind (2 Tim 1:7)

If I am a daughter of the Most High, why should I live in fear? If God gave me the strength to run a half-marathon last year, why can't He give me the courage to take this dance exam? I questioned why I agreed to doing the IDTA. At first it was just because I had the opportunity and it's always good to have a qualification but actually, it has the potential to impact more than just myself. With it I can teach dance in any dance school across the globe. It can enable me to do more in the Pulse dance club. Who knows? Maybe God will use me to spread His message through the medium of dance. 

Finally, we also had the CAA production, the content of which I am not allowed to say. All you need to know is that it'll be worth the wait! I have to play characters that are very demanding roles. I have to depict emotions which are very draining. It has been such an incredible journey and really forced me to reflect who I am on stage and off stage. I feel so proud of my fellow CAA students, staff and leaders. It's been a hard slog but it's totally worth it and I wouldn't have it any other way.

That's Creative Arts Academy term 2 condensed into a few paragraphs!