today...
Thursday, 13 September 2007
It is when we are weak that we are strong in God
My day today is pretty amazingly interesting by my standards. Normally I wouldn't blog about my day here but today was just an incredible day to be shared...
First it started out really crappy...because I got to sleep late at 2am and had to get up relatively early to get to uni and do some things. Mum called me from China and said that she bought me a new camera - which I should be happy about - until she told me that she bought me the 350D! Wah I didn't even ask her to buy me a camera and she went ahead and bought me one from Singapore without informing me. Then I got really annoyed because it wasn't the camera I wanted! I wanted the 400D hai yoy and she got me the wrong camera again!!!! arhhh... the salesman was telling her this and that and that the 350D was more expensive than the 400D even though it's an older model... which is wierd and shouldn't be... but I don't know!!! I don't like the 1.8" screen on the 350D I need a BIG LCD screen!!! *sigh* I guess I should be appreciative since my parents are trying to do something nice for me... and they said it was a gift too, so then I should appreciate it more and stop thinking too much... afterall, I can't even take nice photos that well!
So then off to uni I go and it's raining cats and dogs... and then half way driving, I realised that my sister took the umbrella out of my car... hai yoy! I have no umbrella, got to uni and had to run in the rain and got all wet! *sigh*
So then.... I'm walking walking and wondering why the heck my pants got big water marks on them. Can't be because of the rain right? So then I look in my bag and almost all the water in my (was) full drink bottle has emptied out into my bag!!!! All my documents and my phone were swimming in my bag!!!! ahhhhhhhhh.... so I stop on the side and had to tip all the water out. I went to the bathroom to wipe down the insides of my bag and I had some red ribbon in the pocket of my bag. As it was wet, I went to squeeze it, who knew that all the ink would run... so now I have red-inked hands! *sigh* Worse still my phone died with all the water that went on it....the screen turned blank and I couldn't do anything about it and it wasn't able to recieve calls! My beloved phone - if you knew me, you'd know how much I love my phone no matter how old and ancient it is! *sigh*
So then I was in a foul mood, I had to leave uni around 11:30am to get to work and to get posters printed at the copy place just outside my workplace. I wasn't terribly happy and usually when I waltz into the copy place to chat with Allan I'm usually bright and cheery... but then I just couldn't be cheery after how my morning went. He was with a client/friend, so I sat on his couch and wait for him to be finished. Then he called me over and asked to look at my artwork and he introduced me to his friend Terry. So then we opened the files that I needed to print and Allan asked me how much I wanted to print,
I said "50 copies...10 of each."
then Terry piped in and said "50 only?!"
I said, "I can't afford to print anymore, I'm really on a tight budget" *sad face*
then he said to Allan, "Arh print her another 20 and charge it to me!"
*weiwei has shocked face* wah really? ... *speechless* "Okk...."
-Insert- Allan says something...
Terry says, "Arh, I'll just sponsor all her printing!"
-Insert- Allan says something...
Terry says, "Arh, I'll just sponsor all her printing!"
*weiwei has mouth wide open and even more shocked*
talk some more... then weiwei decides to mention that we have banners too!!!
Terry asks "how much?"
I said "$ X amount...."
Terry says "ok I'll sponsor that too. Yup no problems"
weiwei is stoked and shocked to the max! "ARE YOU SURE? uhhh ok.... *speechless* I didn't know what else to say at that point because he really took me by suprise and I lots of things were running through my head. He didn't even ask me about MCW and what was it about or how I was going to promote, he was just like, "yeah I'll sponsor you"
Then I said, "Err... maybe you should speak to my friend who is in charge of all the sponsorship."
Then Terry said, "Aren't you part of marketing... that should include sponsorship?"
I said, "Oh I'm only doing all the brand awareness and promotion"
So then called Ming...asked him to speak to the fella...and sort out all that.
Then had more chats with Terry asking him about his company and all and what they do... then he was telling me that he wanted more brand awareness for his company and he wanted to get his logos out there. I'm like "oh I see, do you have a marketing team?" and he tells me, "I'm all it! I'm the CEO, in charge of sponsorship and marketing" I'm like, "Whoo... ok then."
Then he tells me he's having a meeting with all his executives on Friday to discuss these marketing matters. He asked me if I've ever done any consulting? I said, "I'm a fresh graduate and I don't really have any experience" then he says, "Nahh it's alright, just come along for the meeting and give your thoughts and ideas and input!" I'm like, "Uhhh... ok...." staring blankly at him wondering what he just asked me to do! "Give us a call on Monday and I'll introduce you to my Communications Manager whose been delegated all this work..." I'm like, "Oook" And their office is in Canning Vale!!! WOW... so close to home.
So then Terry had to go and I was talking to Allan and he was telling me how lucky I am and how I was just at the right place at the right time. I don't believe in being at the right place at the right time, even though the thought of that sounds nice. I believe in God and God's perfect will and timing for everything.
After what happened yesterday in regards to sponsorship, our spirits were dampened and I really really prayed about it. I asked God to really see us through and I told him that I trust that he would do something! All the way in the car to uni and to work, I was just praying and praying and trusting and trusting that He would overcome everything and all the obstacles that we had in our way. Then Isaiah 41:10 popped into my head. I could only remember the first line... Do not fear... something something something...so I kept on thinking about that verse and kept on trusting. Then while at work, I read another passage I'd written in my diary,
"When we arrive at the end of our own strength it is not defeat, but the start of tapping into God's boundless resources. It is when we are weak that we are strong in God."
I really believe that and God really showed himself to me today. I really trusted that his gracious hands would be upon us. So I found out how much Terry decided to sponsor us in the end and wow, I got the shock of my life to say the least. I knew it was not by my own doing that we got the sponsorship - but it was by God's grace that I was there at the right place and at the right time according to His will.
So what started out to be a crappy day has opened doors. Oh and by the way, I got home from work and hair dryed my phone... and it's working again!!! But still a bit funny with some of the functions. The buttons aren't that good... but still usable for the time being until I get the D900i!
So that's my amazing day!
Picture: Taken at Burswood park for Nic's farewell when he's was going to China
today...
@12:02 am
bye bye~