Just came back from church after seeing the youths off to camp, not just la . . .about 2 and half hours ago to be exact and received word that they have reached the destination safe and sound. . . thank God for journey mercy. To those at the camp, may your hunger for God never cease and that this hunger multiply as you mature and feed this hunger to the lost.

I was asked by blog owner if I could write something in his absence and as usual did not dare promise as I am a person of few words. So here I am making a grreaaaat effort. . .what can I write/share?. . . I was thinking through the happenings in my quiet life these few days and maybe will try share a little testimony. A testimony of how good our God is.

I often feel that testimonies must be impressive, must be huge as in WOW!!! . . . and I make this HUGE mistake often . . . my testimony not powerful enough to impact people’s life, so no need la, no need to testify or share. This is so silly of course because God does not need my help to promote His Greatness. He just need me to communicate to others how much He is alive in my life and leave the rest to Him.

Here goes the little testimony: I needed to drop by a pharmacy which i frequent and parking is impossible during the day unless i double parked which i would rather not. (I have something to share or educate about double parking, . . after this testimony ya!). As I was turning the corner I prayed, “Father please supply a parking space, thank You Father, Amen”. And Lo and Behold (this expression is one of my pastor’s favorite) I quickly thank God, there was a space just two shops away from the pharmacy entrance and since it’s a side lot so I needed to reverse park.

I engaged my gear to reverse and started moving slowly and suddenly. . .a car came round the corner and stuck its front into the space with the ‘backside’ of her car sticking out!! (obviously she could not park properly without reversing in). Of course I braked and stared at the lady who came out of her car looked at me and went straight into a sanitary shop. I could not believe my eyes nor could i believe that people (some more a lady wor) would do such a thing (am i too ignorant??), in fact I was shocked and stared at her until she disappeared into the shop. Its like the lady was telling me when she looked back, “you can stare all you want, i ain’t moving my car”.

I was indeed upset, but God is indeed good!!… He provided another space a little further in front and some more shaded one when a car pulled out. Those staying in Kota Kemuning know how tough it is getting a parking space during the office hours around the shop lots opposite the lake. God not only answered my prayer once, He did it TWICE!!! Thank You Father for your providence again and again.

Now the double parking thing. . .this happened in SS15 (Subang Jaya) shop lots area, the stretch between Maybank and Public Bank. I parked I think less than 10 minutes and found a car double parked when I needed to move off. So I did the usual, honking and looking at any one that would wave an apology, to my dismay no one appeared to claim the car. The shop personnel where my car was parked right in front, told me that I need to hold my horn down, but being the introvert I am, so malu and could not bring myself to do that so the normal honk honk honk continued (doing the honk honk thing already so embarassed la how to hold the horn down). I was stuck for about 40 minutes and it was sooooooooo hot in the afternoon and my blood was like beginning to boil though every few minutes I disappear into my car to cool down.

I cant remember what prompted me to look at the dashboard of the double parked car. . .there was a name card and i proceeded to dial the number. “Hello, is your car this and this and so on number?” “Yes, I blocking your car is it?, ok I am coming out now”, that was the response. A man appeared from Public Bank, just about 3 shop lots away from where I parked. I asked the car owner why didnt he come out when I honked for the last 40 minutes, without a word of apology he replied, “you should have called me earlier” (what happened to if you double parked you must be on the look out or be alert for anyone honking?).

I was like boiling mad and to this day I still do not know where my calmness came from (my guess it must be from my Father in Heaven) when I stood there and asked him, “you double parked. . . I honked. . . and I bodoh because I didnt know I was supposed to call you. . . from the name card you left on your dashboard . . . to kindly move your double parked car.” “So its my fault that I didnt know the present trend of double parking!” With that I got into my car and waited for him to move his DOUBLE PARKED car out of the way.

That incident was about a year ago, so fellow drivers if ever your car is blocked by a double parked car, please please take a look at the dashboard for a name card and number to call. Otherwise, you will be just like me, bodoh and get myself worked up and ended up being my fault too for not being trendy enough where double parking is concerned!!. . .as I mentioned that was about a year ago, now got new trend ah? Anyone . . . got or not?. . .educate us/me please.

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