the cake shop across the road
Today, we celebrated my friend's birthday.
There's this new cake shop across the road which my mom told me about. And apparently they don't have very much business. You know the usual: Wah wonder how they're going to survive in such an ulu place. Where to find customers? But my mom also said that they're a christian cake shop. Because she saw this sign on the wall which said something about Jesus being the bread of life. And she spoke to the boy tending the shop and he said they close on sundays because it's the sabbath! So I decided to support them! I will be a customer!
(Just like the cafe next to it, when it first opened, I went there to eat. Then one day I saw this sign in the toilet, by the way, the toilet is super nice, if got chance I bring you. Anyway, I saw this sign in the toilet which read: ask and u shall be given. Wah! Christian toilet. So everytime I go eat there, I will say grace and then pray for God to bless them with business so they won't close down! The shops across the road have a habit of closing down. And I'm so happy that they have alot of business nowadays! There was one Saturday, I actually saw people queueing to get in to eat! Wah I was jumping around the house in joy! Do not be mistaken, I don't have a share.)
So for today's birthday celebration, I ordered a chocolate cake from across the road! And got it delivered on Saturday.
We had a simple birthday celebration today. We watched a dvd then we cut the cake and sang the birthday song. A random thought crossed my mind: Wah this is not very fun, especially not for a 13 year old birthday girl. But after cutting the cake, she actually said that she found the whole thing very heartwarming. And that she has never really celebrated her birthday like that before.
Wow. How foolish I was. So many times, we think that we need an extravagant display. Fireworks. A huge crowd for the party. A grand band. Stuff like that that will sweep people off their feet. But alot of times, what touches the heart cannot be perceived by the naked eye.
I also choose to believe that her heart was warmed because of the cake. If there's such a thing as an anointed cake, today we ate an anointed cake. Because it came from a shop which dares to be different. A shop that chooses to believe that Jesus came to give us the bread of life.
There's this new cake shop across the road which my mom told me about. And apparently they don't have very much business. You know the usual: Wah wonder how they're going to survive in such an ulu place. Where to find customers? But my mom also said that they're a christian cake shop. Because she saw this sign on the wall which said something about Jesus being the bread of life. And she spoke to the boy tending the shop and he said they close on sundays because it's the sabbath! So I decided to support them! I will be a customer!
(Just like the cafe next to it, when it first opened, I went there to eat. Then one day I saw this sign in the toilet, by the way, the toilet is super nice, if got chance I bring you. Anyway, I saw this sign in the toilet which read: ask and u shall be given. Wah! Christian toilet. So everytime I go eat there, I will say grace and then pray for God to bless them with business so they won't close down! The shops across the road have a habit of closing down. And I'm so happy that they have alot of business nowadays! There was one Saturday, I actually saw people queueing to get in to eat! Wah I was jumping around the house in joy! Do not be mistaken, I don't have a share.)
So for today's birthday celebration, I ordered a chocolate cake from across the road! And got it delivered on Saturday.
We had a simple birthday celebration today. We watched a dvd then we cut the cake and sang the birthday song. A random thought crossed my mind: Wah this is not very fun, especially not for a 13 year old birthday girl. But after cutting the cake, she actually said that she found the whole thing very heartwarming. And that she has never really celebrated her birthday like that before.
Wow. How foolish I was. So many times, we think that we need an extravagant display. Fireworks. A huge crowd for the party. A grand band. Stuff like that that will sweep people off their feet. But alot of times, what touches the heart cannot be perceived by the naked eye.
I also choose to believe that her heart was warmed because of the cake. If there's such a thing as an anointed cake, today we ate an anointed cake. Because it came from a shop which dares to be different. A shop that chooses to believe that Jesus came to give us the bread of life.
posted by staplerholepuncher at 7:00 PM
1 Comments:
Many times we find that what we may take for granted...birthday cakes, friends, family, our social support network is what others lack and therefore crave for.
My fav movie and book of all time- The Lord of the Rings, and in particular, the Fellowship of the Ring strikes a chord here. Everyone wants to be part of the Fellowship; everyone wants to have a purpose in life, friends (not just the superficial ones), but the dependable ones, the ones who stick with you through the good times and the bad, who will stand by your side and fight with you and for your, cover your back...Deep down inside, I believe that everyone is quite lonely, it just depends on whether people will want to admit it.
I love the Lord of the Rings, because it so succinctly and beautifully illustrates the truths in life...
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