God's Beloved

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Let's forget about the calories and just enjoy the night. Its great catching up with friends of 14 years over good food & great conversation. Next time we meet up, let's go for the dessert we didn't make it today. 😋 (at Supply & Demand Orchard Gateway)

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That's something I've always believed in. But I am seeing a closed door being opened. So, do I leave it close or do I open it and see what's behind the door? Someone said "if it's the right door but not at the right time, a door that was once closed will be opened later." So, is this a better door? Hmm. #forthought

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Happening live now. Lounging by the pool, listening to me before you playlist with my awesome #jaybirdx2 and reading after you. It's my first fiction book, it better be good! Life like this, I'm thankful.

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Day 16: Awesome Journey • Thankful to these people who contributed to my awesome 3+ years journey here in this firm where I've grown, learnt and made awesome friends whom I'm determined to hold close to my heart. I've thanked enough via my farewell cards & gift, and also bid goodbye countless times and yet still staying around till past working hours just because I couldn't bear to walk away. 😔 • Thank you for being more than colleagues, for your love and concern towards me and you'll all be missed! It's rare to find a workplace to have people to work well with and laugh loud & hard together. I'll miss it all and bring the memories with me. I hope our paths will cross and we'll be colleagues again. My boss & friend told me "don't forget what you've learnt and we've taught you. Go there and do us proud." (I almost teared hearing these but ok, I will!) • Sometimes we leave not because we don't like a place but because we ought to outgrow ourselves & achieve more in life. Especially when God opens a better door, we just gotta take the plunge and see what's in store for us so we won't look back and regret not trying to enter the other door. And honestly, it's harder to walk away when you're in love with a place and taking a risk to enter another door of the unknown. But my colleagues all told me they'll miss me but are happy for me because I've made the right decision (one even told me "congratulations" lol!) So I shall just take comfort in this. 😁 • Take care my dear friends till we meet again. I'll miss all of you so much because my heart aches each time I look back and realise I've left. But in life, the constant change is change and departures are inevitable. There comes a time to bid goodbye. Till we meet again. And lastly, thank you for everything. • Now, I gotta close this chapter and look ahead to another chapter that's awaiting me. Though I worry and fear but I believe I'll be fine and in good hands because since God leads me there, His grace will bring me through. To a better future ahead~ I'm curious how it will be! • #100daysofhappiness #100daysofgratitude #clarice100dayschallenge #daysofclaricebeingadesigner

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Day 3: Thankful for nice people. Received a farewell gift from my friend at work. He seems to understand my taste pretty well. He says "open it now, I want to see your reaction. It's expensive and I hope you'll like it. It's just so you. I think it is a very practical gift and it is beautiful." Opened up to a lacquered pink with gold inlay bottom tray. It's so pretty when 2 of my favourite colors come together. He says gold is his favourite color too. He said "I saw it long ago and thought of you so I got it custom made for you. I already ordered and today just go down to collect only." He expected me to be so touched and cry.. I was very touched but more of upset that I'm leaving. 😢😭 And before he left, he said "我對你那么好，你真的要走meh?" Told him I throw letter already but now don't feel like leaving and he said go tell our boss, he sure let me stay. Lol!!! I think no one will appreciate a "tray" as a gift.. no one except designers. Come on designers, tell me you do? Cus when I showed non-designer friends and hub this, their reaction is "huh.. food tray? For what?" HAHAHAHAHA. #100daysofhappiness #clarice100dayschallenge "Gratitude is where you notice the little things and where you constantly look for the good, even in unpleasant situations."

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Happy father's day! Opened our house to my beloved family and managed to surprise dad to a crab feast! And chubhub is just funny to hold up a floor lamp so I can shoot a nice photo of the food. Hahaha! #whatgoesbehindascene

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Gotta love our helper. It keeps our house clean everytime without us lifting a finger. Haha. #shaneclariceabode

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I love receiving parcels. I know age has caught up with me when I've been spending more on home accessories than clothing. Sneak preview of some lighting I've purchased. One thing I like about Chubhub is he is always fine with my decision and respecting what I like. And, I really really REALLY love that make up lamp! It works as a make up mirror and table lamp. Renovation is getting real. Money is constantly going out but our hearts are filled with thankfulness. While opening these parcels, Chubhub suddenly say "thank you God for giving us this private house. He really loves us so much. Even though this place has been empty, but anywhere with you, is a home to me." 😍😘 #hedoesntknowsweettalk #onlysaythingsfromhisheart #thankyouGodforthishusband #shaneclariceabode

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It's good to have friends in office.. especially fun and crazy ones. Who exchanges earpiece together and do silly things like walking farther and farther in office shouting "still can hear? still can hear me?!" to me across working colleagues just to test how far his wireless Bluetooth can go. 😂 He told me over lunch "go see if you can find such colleague like me in your new office. But I think you cannot find. Go there make friends with correct people, bad people you siam. Give me floor plan and tell me the people then we bitch. I sure a lot to bitch to you so now we can bitch about 2 different offices & people." LOLLLL. Seriously. He's someone I've never expected to be so good friends with but now, as days are counting down, it's getting harder to bid goodbye. #daysofclaricebeingadesigner #iwillmissthesepeoplemuch #beenanawesomeoneyear

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Each passing day is getting more emotional. For once, I hope time could stop. It was a very tough decision. I cried when I tendered and I lost sleep reconsidering my decision again after my boss persuaded me to stay. But eventually, I chose to go. People ask why I decided to leave when I've been happy here. I can only say I'm someone who is "contented but never satisfied". I look for better things and I feel we need to climb higher and achieve more things in life. It's funny how people start to share their heartfelts/ opinions of you only when you're leaving. It's only when I've tendered then I got to know in my boss's eyes, I'm someone with potential. In my colleague's eyes, I'm someone important in this studio who can do a lot more than just designing. And in my colleague/friend's eyes that I'm someone who jokes / hears him out and will miss me when I'm gone. I've got no idea how my next journey will turn out and if it will be a better place. I'm purely taking this huge leap of faith and trusting in God. Simply because that's where He leads and I'll just follow. I've asked God for reassurance several times to ensure I don't get His plans wrong. God shut all other doors and only opened this door, which led to something better than what I've hoped / prayed for. Then God assured me again that this open door is where I should go when He answered my 2nd prayer. Upset, heartbroken, can't bear to part but God knows what is best. "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 #daysofclaricebeingadesigner #notlookingforwardtolastday #notcountingdown #amazing1yearwiththem #total3yearsinthisfirm

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So in love with my #dorothyperkins oversized tote bag! Super huge and light. Can store all my stuffs for work! Haha. Love the colors too.

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Every weekend when we're back home, this is one of the things hub will do. He will sit in the balcony talking and singing to all the plants. 😂 glad most of the plants are growing up so well. #greenfingers #shaneclarice

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I thank God for another year older, another year to spend & grow old together with you. #shaneclarice

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After so long, i finally made my own lunch to work again.

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My big 3 presents from hub. Gadgets overloaded. Super love them but of course, I love the giver more. 😊😚 #overlyblessed #thankyouforthelove #ifeelold #tellmeidontlookmyageplease #shaneclarice

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06.06.16, another phase in life. Thank you hub for planning an awesome birthday for me. #shaneclarice

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From #shaneclariceabode vegetable farm! You know marriage has changed you when you feel satisfied shopping for kitchenwares, homewares and now, planting products. You spent time googling on growing plants and ended up creating your very own vegetable farm. 😂 lastly, these leaves are so pretty as they have heart shape leaves. ❤