"We Are All Prophets Now"

I am officially suffering from withdrawal symptoms. Flash Forward! Oh, I need ABC to air Episode 4 like right now (okay, make that the entire season).

© Ron Tom/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

For those not in the know, Flash Forward is the newest series premiere rolled out by ABC Channel in the U.S. It tells the story of a global "black-out" for a brief two minute and seventeen seconds, where during this time, human beings see a flash forward or a vision of what they will be doing or what they will become six months on. Some see what they don't like, some see what they don't understand while some others don't see a thing and wonder if they will still be alive. And during that "black-out", there was massive world wide destruction: planes are dunked and cars crashed and humans drowned.

Amazing show. Most of all, it got me thinking. I'd admit that at some points in my journey through life, I'd asked God, "Why can't You just let me know in advance what will happen, so I can stop worrying, stop bothering, stop fearing, stop asking You for a wish that will never come true?"

So in an unexpected way, the show gave me my answer. Or rather, God made it obvious through the brilliance of the novel writer (the original plot came from a book) that we human beings, in our finite (although sometimes we naively believe infinite) state of intelligence and emotional capacity, are not able to comprehend. We are simply not able to deal with this "knowing". We will end up living our lives according to the "future"; frightened to death if it's something we don't wish to see; consumed by what we know and perhaps living each day trying so hard to avoid what is to come.

What if you knew that six months down the road, your marriage will end? When all seems fine and dandy with your spouse at this moment. What if you knew that ten years later, you will die in a car crash? What if you long all your life for a spouse, but twenty years later, you see yourself living and dying alone? What if all your life you longed to get out of poverty, but you know that five years later, you will still be living from hand to mouth, worrying unceasingly where your next meal will come from?

Will you still trust God, that He knows best? Will you still love Him?

It's funny; it's just a show, they say. A sci-fi flick. But I say the Lord speaks through medium you don't expect, through people, events or shows that you don't imagine He ever would. And I feel very satisfied with my prayer answer today. That He has shown me so clearly, through a Very Awesome Show, that He knows best. A Lot Better than we give Him credit for.

In other news: I love cravings. Nah, I mean I love satisfying cravings. Aren't we carnal creatures, all. Here are some of my favourite cravings, when satisfied (of course) as they usually are almost daily. :)

I LOVE Real Coca-Cola.
The Lovely Darling Sits Happily Half-Drunk on My Office Computer.
(Don't be too appalled by the Hello Kitty ornament)


Manhatten Fish Market @ Central Rocks.
Could not resist polishing off all ze fries!

Sure made the Very Lengthy Wait in the car for the Mass Lantern Walk to pass us by, all worth it.
(Seriously though, Mass Lantern Walk in the middle of roads smacked all across Chinatown, on a Saturday night? What were the organisers thinking?)

Hearts and Love to Moi Dark Chocolate. What would I do without you?


The Best Matcha Ice-Cream (that you could get from a supermarket)
Mmm..


Surprisingly Good!
Fresh, fresh, FRESH Sashimi @ the Jap place beside Asian Kitchen at Raffles Place
(Sieve for a Memory Me forgot the name again)

To satisfied cravings!

xx
claire