To the Praise of His Glorious Grace

this is a song that i have been listening to while doing my work. i love the first stanza :)

With astonishing mercy and power;
in accord with His pleasure and will

He created each planet, each flower,
every galaxy, microbe and hill;

He suspended this planet in space
to the praise of His glorious grace,

To the praise of His glorious grace,
to the praise of His glorious grace. 

Providentially ruling all things
to conform to the end He designed,
He mysteriously governs and brings
His eternal wise plans into time.
He works out every step, every trace,
to the praise of His glorious grace,
To the praise of His glorious grace,
to the praise of His glorious grace.

Long before the creation began,
He foreknew those He’d ransom in Christ;
Long before time’s cold hourglass ran,
He ordained the supreme Sacrifice.
In the Cross He removed our disgrace,
to the praise of His glorious grace,
To the praise of His glorious grace,
to the praise of His glorious grace.

We were blessed in the heavenly realms
long before being included in Christ.
Since we heard the good news, overwhelmed,
we reach forward to seize Paradise.
We shall see Him ourselves, face to face,
to the praise of His glorious grace,
To the praise of His glorious grace,
to the praise of His glorious grace. 
this is probably the best way to present some of the photos taken at sungei buloh. mostly creepy-crawlies here, which im not a big fan of, but just seeing how they live under the providence of God is just so breath-taking. look at the second last photo. it is an ant's nest, created from fusing two leaves together. isn't it just amazing what the Designer of this world can do?

happy children's day!

im glad children's day is (almost) over but i reli enjoyed preparing for it with PP :) somehw, we kinda like this "factory-style" making of little things for people...its quite satisfactory and meaningful la! :)

i tot i did a tutorial here but now that i look at it, it does not seem very helpful, so i shall elaborate more. the materials i used can be found here..i also bought "made with love" bronze charms which i purchased from Lai Guan Beads Mart (also at People's Park).

to use the shrink plastic, you first need to learn how to print on an A5 sheet of paper:) thats easily done using PPT. after clicking print, go to properties and change the paper size :) test print on a draft paper first!!remember also to print it 20-30% brighter (use your own discretion) because the colour becomes more solid after shrinking:)

cut cut cut the different rectangles up (i fitted 9 per sheet). punch the holes at the corners and cut curved edges if you like. then, put to bake while keeping a watchful eye on it. the moment it stops moving/shrinking-turn off the oven/toaster! let it cool/harden,hook up the handphone strap with the charm and you are good to go!~

p.s. i need to make a few more for some students who popped up! i make it in batches of 9 and ive got so many empty "slots". would u like one, or give a friend one? let me know if you do! i can customise the message at the back too~ if not, it will read: "Its a joy to have you in my class :) Happy Children's Day!"