Elaine in Melbourne

Church services

Second visit to Assembly of God Richmond (AOG Richmond)’s service on 8 March 2009 – It was my second visit and it is a church that is very similar in service structure and worship style to FCBC. It was great to worship God with familiar songs, such as ‘Run’ and ‘Magnificient’ along with the learning of new songs to worship Him. There is huge ethnic diversity in the congregation, so it kinda feels like a mini United Nations :)

First visit to Planetshakers City Church’s service on 8 March 2009 (a church many of you FCBCians will be very familiar with) – A much younger demographic, with the congregation mainly in the late teens to mid-thirties, quite similar in this respect to our Youth services. Very dynamic worship and preaching. It was like Youth service front few rows throughout the entire auditorium.

I enjoyed both churches, and am planning to visit a few more before deciding on the home church where I will base myself. Please pray that I will choose wisely, so that I will not only grow in the church I decide upon eventually, I am also able to serve and be a blessing.

MAKAN…

Vegetable omelette (with potatoes, onions, bell pepper, mushrooms, etc) that I cooked last week – among others which include fried rice, spaghetti, stir-fried vegetables, sushi rolls and even bak kut teh (albeit using Prima Taste meal packet, but still an achievement nonetheless)… never have I cooked so often in my entire life! Quality and taste is not restaurant-standard yet, but ‘the best is yet to be’!!! More shall be reported on this, as I progress towards culinary greatness…

…and Makan sessions

Eating out in Melbourne is great, be it ‘ang-moh jiak’ or asian cuisine, and here are just a small sampling of photos to prove it!

Coffee and mixed berry cheesecake at a cafe along Degraves Street

Hainanese Chicken Rice at Coconut House along Elisabeth Street

Iced lemon tea and Teh Peng

Nasi lemak with curry chicken – the sambal has ikan bilis!

Oh bliss! Satisfying my craving for local food (Mary, we’ll go on another makan session similar to the one we did with Huiling and Jessica in Chinatown last year when you visit me in June ok? I guarantee you will be able to satisfy all your food cravings even though you will not be going back to Singapore in the hols).

What’s makan without makan kakis? Here are just a few of them :p

More on this also in future posts!