thoughts

discernment in what I hear, what I observe, what I learn.

packed schedule. ottawa, retreat. rest, work, rest.

ending of this year, 感想. 感谢.

G.E.M

SHOOO MUCH FUNNNNN!!

今日超級開心＆勁好玩

Yaayyy! First official concert! And it was G.E.M's concert at Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Thanks to wonderful friends who drove and got us tix, Tai&I were able to enjoy a wonderful show by a talented young singer :)

This pretty pic is taken by Tai♡

^^ We sat in the 'floor' area so we got wristbands! yay!

So the night started out with transportation to STC, then waiting for the guys to get candy haha We then start out our journey to the Hershey Centre! Yumm! haha and I found out that they do sell hershey candy at the hershey centre, though I didn't take a pic ><

Anyhow, before going in, we grab a couple of things - i.e food, gifts, light thingys to wave around xD - then we sit and see a couple more familiar looking people from church! Turns out nearly the whole row (about 8 seats) were bought by acquaintances haha sweeeeet!

The arena wasn't really full in the end tho, the major areas that can see her are filled, but a lot of the side ones weren't, but oh well, people missed out!

So it starts! And I try to take pics...tho security was pretty tight, they went to everyone who held up something like looks slightly similar to a recording device. A little annoying, but fine >.<

Her voice is crazyyyyy good! So strong and controlled, shoo aweshummmmm :) amazing performances by her tonight, memorable ones being You Raise Me Up, 情人，The Voice Within....actually they were all shooooo gooooooood xD The dancers were amazing too! And the place was so cold! We were sitting above a rink, and because we were in the middle section, we were basically on the ice, except with wooden boards between us -.- But it was still very enjoyable hehe

Then the night goes on. She performed 'You raise me up' with a very 感人的故事. It was a story regarding her family, her grandma specifically, and it was beautiful - full of memories, hopes, and lessons.

At the end, when she came out for the encore performance, she invited the floor people to go up, and she even came closer. I got to see her up close and she's really tiny lol but nice skin :)

haha sounds like i'm a crazy fan, no, i'm not, just this once :D

Anyhow, wonderful night with wonderful people :)

Mini Pecan Tarts♡

Rejoice, Always Rejoice

19 brothers and sisters declared their faith in the name of Our Lord! 

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Mini Pecan Tarts~

Yummy mini tarts that can be eaten alone with ice cream ^-^

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups packed brown sugar
• 4 tbsp melted butter
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

1. Pastry: Cream butter/margarine and cream cheese.
   Add in flour and mix well.
2. Filling: break the eggs in a large bowl, do not beat.
   Add in brown sugar, melted butter, salt, vanilla extract, and pecans.
   Mix well.
3. Make pie shells by taking out small chunks of the pastry and flatten it out, making a pie shells sort of shape. Place into mini cupcake tin.
4. Fill the shells with pecan mixture.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for ~ 30 minutes / until delicately browned.

Enjoy while it's hot! ^-^