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Bye blogger

2009-04-01T14:19:00.001+08:00

Bye blogger, it's been a good 6 years.

I've moved to LJ. Let me know if you want my blog address thanks.

Unlocked

2009-03-26T23:02:00.002+08:00

I locked my blog for a short period of time because, I posted something when I was feeling rather down and didn't want too many people to read it.

Ah well, the post is gone now anyway. I've been thinking of switching to livejournal for the longest time, but i'm just too lazy to make the change :)

Rainbow :D

2009-02-26T00:53:00.002+08:00

It's amazing how taking time to reflect and appreciate God's Creation can make things so much better.

I was feeling rather stressed today, and slightly irritated too, when I looked up and saw a beautiful rainbow. It wasn't complete, but that sight brought an immediate smile to my face, simply because it reminded me that God remembers His promises and that He never fails us :D

All of a sudden, it seemed stupid of me to feel so stressed and irritated; after all, what reason did I have to feel that way? If I were to just focus on the things that really matter, there wouldn't be a need to even feel so upset. Why coop myself in my misery, when I'm surrounded by everything that God has created, which should remind me of what a glorious and majestic God He is? Indeed, our God is great - He alone can make things so much better :)

Anyway, I'm so tired now, after spending another 2 hours settling flight details and all. Haha, planning for a trip is a real headache!! I can't wait for the 24th of April :D

Build This House

2009-02-15T23:26:00.003+08:00

The past week's been busy, and it's gonna get busier, but there have been so many instances which remind me of how of God is faithful and sovereign. I've also been reminded of the need to pray, pray and pray. Most importantly, to find rest in God - to spend quality time with Him daily and feel refreshed by His strength :D

We sang this song during service today. The lyrics are so meaningful, and I pray that I'll sing them from the bottom of my heart.

Build This House

All I have and all I am is Yours
There's nothing that I have on earth
that doesn't come from You
I lay aside my pride and worldly worth
To serve You is the greatest thing that
I could ever do

For unless You build this house
I am building it in vain
Unless the work is Yours
There is nothing to be gained
I want something that will stand
When Your holy fire comes
Something that will last
And to hear You say 'Well done'
Giving glory to You Lord
Glory to You Lord

So easy to desire what others have
Instead of seeing all the gifts that You have given me
So help me fan the flame which You began
And burn in me a love for You that all will clearly see

For unless You build this house
I am building it in vain
Unless the work is Yours
There is nothing to be gained
I want something that will stand
When Your holy fire comes
Something that will last
And to hear You say 'Well done'
Giving glory to You Lord
Glory to You Lord

Psalm 127:1
"Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain."

P.S. I'm going to Switzerland! Something to look forward to after mid-terms, projects and assignments are over :D

For The Sake of Christ

2009-02-05T23:44:00.001+08:00

Philippians 3: 7- 11 (:

7 But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ–the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. 10 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,11 and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.

Almost

2009-01-13T00:06:00.001+08:00

So live your life and do what you got to.
It's only at night when I really miss you.
But the morning comes - bringing a new day and everything seems to start over again.

Almost - Jennifer Chung

A Meaningful Christmas :)

2008-12-26T12:27:00.002+08:00

I have no idea why I'm suddenly blogging so much again, but I guess it's cos I wanna testify of how God has been working in my life :)

It seems like news has spread fast, and many people know about what happened to me recently. Thanks for encouraging me in one way or another :) Amazingly, I'm getting over it, cos God has opened my eyes to why it had to happen, and how we can glorify Him better this way. Thank you Lord for making this Christmas extra special, and for teaching me so much during this period :)

Christmas was really meaningful this year, because I was involved in Celebrate Christmas In Singapore (CCIS) as a tour guide. Esther and I paired up, and got to share The Christmas Story with some passers-by at the Christmas Village outside PS! Doing that reminded me of how we should celebrate the true meaning of Christmas - God's grace and love towards us - amidst the festivities and hype of the season. After all, Jesus is the Reason for the Season :)

The Serangooners also had a wonderful time at Ollie's house, counting down to Christmas together! We shared about our lives, and the many lessons God has taught each of us this year. :)

Christmas Service was full house as usual - a few of the CFers came to visit too :) I received a number of cards and letters this year, many of which brought a smile to my face as I read them :) As Kenji mentioned in his blog, "it's funny how you really feel encouraged by the little things that others do for you but you aren't aware that the little things you do for others really encourage them :)" I totally agree!

Alright, I've to get prepared now to go off for a CF Year 1s gathering at Sara's, followed by 89ers Christmas Party at Theodore's. Their houses are just one lane away from each other, how convenient :D

P.S. The year is coming to an end! :( I've got lots of reflections to do for 2008. Man, it's been a crazy year :)

It's A Christmas Thing

2008-12-21T00:40:00.003+08:00

It feels so surreal now that the Musical's finally over - part of me misses performing and seeing the smiles of familiar faces in the audience, while the other part of me is just glad that there'll be no more tiring rehearsals that burn my weekends away.

Thank God for the hundreds of people that showed up on both nights of the musical. Just pray that He will work in the lives of those who have yet to know Him personally :)

Looking back, it's really by God's grace that everything went smoothly for the musical. I remember being very hesitant when I heard about the idea of preparing for a musical within a short span of 2 months. It seemed impossible to be well-prepared enough for a good performance, especially when most of us were really new to this whole musical thing. I guess this is where God taught me that everything we do is in His Hands. One thing that encouraged me throughout this process was that there was a lot of prayer involved. Without God, we can do nothing. Relying on Him to oversee the entire musical was what enabled us to improve over the weeks of practice :) thank God for providing people like Grace and Aunty Foong Lyn who stepped in to coach the choir and helped us improve in different areas! :)

Thank you to everyone else in church who's been involved in the musical in one way or another, including those who were not directly involved, but have been praying for and supporting us :)

On a side note, regarding another issue (I'd like to refer to it as a "pruning process"). I thank God for providing me comfort through His Word and through the friends He's provided for me to talk to. You guys know who you are :) thanks for being there, love you all lots :) I guess things are getting better, but just pray that I will get through this with His strength.

Okay, it's getting late and I've ushering duty tmr so I gotta wake up extremely early! I can't wait for tmr though, cos I'll get to play Taboo (with my new Taboo set!) with my AG after service! Yayness. Alright, goodnight!

Scarred (for life?)

2008-12-14T22:59:00.000+08:00

Scars (Stronger for Life)
Corrinne May

I just want to run
Just want to hide away
Close my eyes to your gaze
Just want to leave
Don't want to hear them say
"You're no good at this"

When the world swirls with naysayers
Broken wings and torn pages
The road ahead
Drowning in my tears

Break me open
Tear me down
Into pieces
Broken crumbs
On the ground
You can mould and shape me
In your image
Breathe your life
You know I need it
Scars make us stronger for life

Losing myself
Gaining it back again
Forging strength from weakness
All that I am
All that I'm meant to be
Melting in your hand

Let the world swirl with naysayers
Pickled hearts and sour faces
What is real is what I cannot see

Break me open
Tear me down
Into pieces
Broken crumbs
On the ground
You can mould and shape me
In your image
Breathe your life
You know I need it
Scars make us stronger for life

Cut away
All within me
That won't bear fruit
Cut away
All within me

Cut away
All within me
That won't bear fruit
Cut away
All within me

Break me open
Tear me down
Into pieces
Broken crumbs
On the ground
You can mould and shape me
In your image
Breathe your life
You know I need it
Scars make us stronger

Scars make us stronger for life

Another song in my head now: Worlds Apart by Jars of Clay

Take my world apart, Lord.

Christmas Trees & Cupcakes

2008-11-30T22:57:00.003+08:00

YF camp is in a week's time! I'm looking forward to that. :)
CF camp is in 2 day's time. I'm not really looking forward to that. I think I'll be homesick :(

Today started out really badly, particularly cos of accumulated tiredness, and also because I was so nervous when doing the publicity performance :( ah well, I guess things got worse after that cos of many other things that were bothering me. But nevermind about that for now.

Putting up the Christmas tree with my Dad today reminded me of how my brother and I used to love decorating the tree together. It was something to look forward to each year - we'd get really excited, even decorating the staircase railings for the occasion, making the entire house oh-so-Christmassy :) I'd always look out for the special glittery strawberry ornament, and would be sure to hang it somewhere conspicuous. This year, I did the same, except for the fact that my brother wasn't around to decorate the tree with us since he was at a soccer game. Nonetheless, I enjoyed putting up the tree with my Dad, something that we haven't done together in about 2 years :)

Not only did I spend quality time with my Dad today, my Mum and I also spent time together baking cupcakes! It was our first attempt at baking cupcakes, so they didn't turn out as good as I had hoped. The texture of the cupcake's good though, so we're motivated to try again :D hopefully the icing will look better next time. :)

Anyway, exams are finally over! A very busy December's coming my way.

2 Corinthians 12:9
"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."

Ooooh an update!

2008-11-23T01:16:00.003+08:00

I just read a passage from Our Daily Bread which totally reminded me of certain situations that have happened recently. Haha, people from church can read it here. (I doubt anyone still reads though. Haha) I guess ultimately we really have to be a church of one heart and one mind, but it's sad how people choose to protect their personal preferences over demonstrating the love of Jesus to a watching world. :( Ah well, I shan't talk about such 'touchy' issues on my blog :)

Anyway! Musical rehearsals have been pretty fun! Spent my entire day out today, cos I had SYFC drama stuff in the morning, followed by musical rehearsal, YF, then musical rehearsal again. Although I didn't get to study for almost the whole day (exams are in 3 days! :( ), it was really satisfying cos I had fun at all 3 programmes :D

SYFC drama was fun cos we did Matthew's skit, and we ended up getting really into our roles with like girly catfights and all. Haha! Also had devotions after that, where we learnt how we shouldn't bury opportunities that we have to share the Gospel (something I'm totally guilty of). It was based on the passage on the Parable of the Talents, but quite interesting cos of the new insight!

My mum fetched me after that, so I had some time to study AS before choir rehearsal from 2 - 4 pm. Speaking of which, I'm really really really scared for my AS exam on Tuesday. I didn't do well for my mid term, so I have to do well for finals. But but but I'm not confident that I will :( oh well, I'm just gonna try my best and trust in God! It's difficult though, cos I feel like in school, there's this pressure to do well, just because everyone else seems to be doing well and excelling in all the mods. The competition's just crazy. Arrghh. A few weeks back, I was so stressed that I broke down. Thank God that my parents were there to comfort me, and to remind me that it's not all about chasing after grades. Talking to them made me feel better :) I've been learning a lot from CF too, about how we are ultimately Christians who happen to be students, not students who happen to be Christian!

Okayyy I've digressed too much. Back to choir rehearsal, we practised the last song for the musical - "Welcome to Our World". It's combined with "Emmanuel's Light", which is like a jazzed up version of "O Come O Come Emmanuel". It's pretty cool :) but difficult to sing because of all the long breaths we have to take, and the fast speed of the song! This song is gonna take lots and lots of practise to master. Pray for us!

YF was good too cos we had 5 different workshops as a form of closure for our theme - Abide to Grow. Sarah and I were the station masters for the "Pyramid Game" station, where the yfers had to take turns to describe phrases relating to worship, prayer, bible study, fellowship and quiet time. It was kinda like Taboo, so most of the groups got pretty high playing it! Haha. I had to leave YF early though, cos of the next musical rehearsal from 6 - 9pm.

So anyways, the stage set-up for the musical is pretty cool! Justin and his stage crew did a good job in transforming the front portion of the sanctuary - adding a stage, partitions for backstage and all. After the musical dry run, I went to the fellowship hall to chill with Sam, Andrew, Joy and my bro! Haven't chilled with Sam & Andrew in the longest time, so it was good catching up and laughing together again :D

Hahaha I think I'm typing and rambling too much. Guess I'm still high from all the activities today. And erm, Joshua Tang, aren't you glad that you finally have a post to read! Haha :D

I don't wanna study anymore :( but I have to! One more week till exams are over :D December is gonna be an extremely busy month for me (I hardly have any free days), but I'd much rather be busy with activities that have nothing to do with school! So I'm happy, cos I can take a good break from school during the month of December :D (I could go on to talk about how uni life is nothing like JC/Sec sch days and how much I miss MG and AC, but I shall leave that for another time)

Lastly, before I forget! Publicity for our Christmas outreach musical!

Zion Bible-Presbyterian Church presents...
It's A Christmas Thing
19 & 20 Dec 2008
7pm? 7:30pm?
4 Bishan St 13

(Haha sorry I don't know the exact time yet, but book these dates and invite your friends! :D)

Lord, make me like You

2008-11-05T11:46:00.002+08:00

May the mind of Christ, my Savior,
Live in me from day to day,
By His love and power controlling
All I do and say.

May the Word of God dwell richly
In my heart from hour to hour,
So that all may see I triumph
Only through His power.

May the peace of God my Father
Rule my life in everything,
That I may be calm to comfort
Sick and sorrowing.

May the love of Jesus fill me
As the waters fill the sea;
Him exalting, self abasing,
This is victory.

May I run the race before me,
Strong and brave to face the foe,
Looking only unto Jesus
As I onward go.

May His beauty rest upon me,
As I seek the lost to win,
And may they forget the channel,
Seeing only Him.

2008-07-02T06:40:00.000+08:00

Haha once again, it's been so long since i've posted! I'm blogging from the airport again, this time using my phone, while waiting to check in for my flight to Melbourne :D

I'm waiting for Nana to arrive now, and soon we'll be on our romantic journey to Melbourne! HAHA :) It's gonna be so much fun, meeting up with Christine and all :)

The past few weeks have reminded me how i'm so very, very blessed. Like Daryl said, i didn't merely celebrate my birthday - it was a Lydia Season. Haha! The different people i celebrated my birthday with on different days, the wishes, thoughtfulness of friends, laughter, smiles, made my birthday period extra extra special :) thank you EVERYONE who wished me, or celebrated my birthday with me. You know who you are, and i love you all so much for that :)

One of the sweetest things i could ever ask for for my birthday was something i found out yesterday. I wouldn't say it was totally unexpected, but it sure was the best thing that happened that day :)

Well well, photo updates soon i suppose! Or you could just check out facebook :)

I'll be back in six days :) might update this blog while i'm over there if i have the time!

Off to NY!

2008-05-23T23:15:00.002+08:00

Haha i'm at the departure lounge now, about 5 more minutes till I board the plane! Can't wait to watch many movies and eat airplane food. HAHA. I'm one weird person who actually thinks that airplane food is nice. One thing I don't like about plane rides is the effect on my skin and hair! Ah well, but it's still exciting to travel once again :D

Boarding time! Hahaha will be back soon :)

THE decision?

2008-05-18T14:25:00.004+08:00

I don't think anyone really visits this blog anymore, but I shall just update cos I feel like it! Haha anyway, i'm now really torn between nus and smu =/ I only applied for these two unis, but I don't know which one to choose! I have less than a week to decide, since I'll be leaving for US this friday and will only be back on 5 June, which is after the uni acceptance deadline! This is probably one of the most major decisions I've had to make ever, since it concerns my future and all. I'm so scared i'll make the wrong decision and end up not enjoying my uni life or something. I've been praying and praying, but still no clear answer and still don't know where to go! :( People from both unis have been persuading me and brainwashing me, and so have my peers who've already made their decision on where to go. Haha. Ah well, I guess it's time to shut out all the brainwashing and opinions, and really look to God for direction :)

Anyway, thank God for the long weekend! Well, Mondays are actually off days for me, since I'm now working in church, so I guess it's kinda a loss for me. The only difference is that more people get to enjoy this long weekend with me :D BBQ cum stay over tonight with some of the YFers! I'll only be able to join them pretty late though, cos I'm going for Sam's choir concert before that. She mentioned that it'll be entertaining, so I hope it's good!

Yesterday, the Serangooners had an extremely satisfying meal at Carnivore! No photos to post now, cos all of them were taken with David's camera. It was the first time we enjoyed such a good meal together, but I guess we can only do it once in awhile! We had a THREE HOUR long dinner, indulging in a huge variety of meat, vegetables and fruit! There was even fondue to top it all off :D Had a great time catching up, sharing and stuff.

FIVE MORE DAYS to US! I realised that I'm actually gonna be missing out on quite a lot of activites during the period that I'm gone :( Will miss everyone in Singapore! Haha I wish my brother could go for the trip with us, but he's lousy and gonna be stuck in Tekong with his recruits =/ Ah well, thinking about the wedding and the shopping still makes me excited though! :) I'll start shopping for SCHOOL! Hahaha new clothes, bag, notebooks and all :D

Okay, I shall scoot off to do other stuff now, before I leave to meet my YD girls for dinner before Sam's concert at Esplanade :)

Quote & Highlight of the Day!

2008-05-13T22:32:00.003+08:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Conversation between Sam Tan and I, talking about him and his plan to lose weight.

Me: So what's your target Sam?
Sam: To get all the babes?
Me: No, I meant weight loss and by when.
Andrew: wtc??!

HAHAHA these two guys really crack me up when I'm with them. Please study hard okay you two, you guys can do it, and I'm praying for you :D

HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY

Webcamming with dear little Ern See, and Su Lian, who are all the way in Beijing!

Posing with our bears! (This was before I plugged in my mic, so I had to chat with them using msn)

Spamming "winks" and emoticons. Isn't she adorable? :)

Alrights, time to prepare devotions now. It's gonna be a pretty long foodie day tmr - breakfast & devotions at Macs, followed by lunch meeting with PArts pple [Timmy & Kenneth meeting Randy and the rest!]. Haha it'll be a meeting of the Bosses for me, Boss from PArts and Boss from church :D

Oh oh and before I go, I can't believe I'm leaving for US in like, less than 2 weeks! I bought both my dresses yesterday (yay yay :D), now gotta get accessories and stuff! It's becoming more exciting now as I think about it - it'll be my first time attending a wedding in the US! My cousin's wedding :) They're gonna have the typical traditional US style wedding that you watch in movies, with the father-daughter dance and all. So cool! I love weddings :)

Okay I don't know why I was suddenly inspired so blog so much, but anyways maybe that'll make me blog more often from now on. We'll see :)

my sweet happy ending?

2008-04-11T00:16:00.003+08:00

i watched Definitely Maybe with Nana today, my first movie in awhile! okay, i guess the last movie i watched wasn't that long ago - i last watched The Leap Years with Serene! sigh, romantic movies and love stories one after the other. sometimes watching these movies makes me wish that my love life could turn out so sweetly too, but it's all so idealistic eh? then again, just like what was shown in Definitely Maybe, the road to that sweet happy ending comes with lotsa heartaches and pains. haha oh well, i wonder what my story will be.

the post before the 3rd month anniversary

2008-04-03T12:57:00.003+08:00

i got a notice from mr stepover gallery recently that next next sunday would mark the 3rd month anniversary of my blog being stagnant! such a random observation eh? i didn't think people still visited this blog!

anyway, i decided to finally get down to writing here again since i'm pretty free now. i do have a private blog where i write most of my thoughts down, but you know, some thoughts can't be shared with the rest of the world :)

the last time i blogged was at the start of Project Serve. now that it's already April, my Project Serve term has come to an end! i think one of the most important lessons i've learnt throughout this period would be that even as we are all called to serve God, our days are numbered and precious, thus we should plan our time wisely and acknowledge the urgency of sharing the Gospel! i'm so thankful for the entire experience, for the lives we came into contact with. for the supervisors, fellow project servants, students, everyone! thank God for all of them :)

went back for staff meeting on monday, which is like a teaching session on the first day of each week. we learnt more about the Sabbath and keeping it holy, which is something i feel i must learn to do. keeping the Sabbath holy is an expression of our love for God! it's not merely about physical rest, not about relaxing by entertaining ourselves, not merely about attending church. rather, it's a time for closing the loop, clarifying our vision and intimacy with God! essentially, it's about spending time with God and reflecting on lessons learnt throughout the week! it's more about solitude with God than anything else. i admit that i haven't been doing enough of that, which is probably why there were times at which i was extremely irritable for no particular reason. the quote, "A rest-less work will produce a restless person", given by the speaker, is something i can totally identify with. i guess there were times when i had pretty bad mood swings cos of my lack of rest and lack of spiritual reflection and intimacy with God. thank God for the message, for speaking to me through it! now that i see the light, i've committed it all to Him, and am going to take the next few steps WITH HIM :)

well, the past few weeks have been the most slack this year, and i'm enjoying it for now. besides going back to EH occassionally, i've been catching up with different groups of friends, which has been really great! thank God for the blessing of friends :) sadly, there's a silly thing called University which takes everyone away - causing us to say bye to dear friends who go overseas to pursue their studies. next week marks even more farewells, as another group of guys head off to NS. yikes, everyone's leaving and busy with life! most people my age are now occupied with their jobs and other activities. i guess it's time for me to get one soon :) i may take up an internship in church, but we'll see how that goes. either that or giving tuition to primary/secondary school kids. haha, we'll see!

You must increase, I must decrease, Lord

the new year and more

2008-01-13T15:13:00.000+08:00

well, i decided to post a blog entry today, after leaving it stagnant for about a month or so! the past 2 weeks have been pretty busy and activity-filled, cos i've started working! i guess it's not totally work though, it's more like a 10-week Christian programme called Project Serve by SYFC. i'm really glad that despite my indecisiveness, i finally chose to sign up for it. one of the reaons why i didn't wanna join was cos i didn't have any other friends who were interested in joining with me, and i didn't wanna go alone. however, i thank God for the many new friends i made at last week's camp (2-5 Jan), plus the other friends i made along the way :) it's been a great experience so far, with new things to learn each day from the teaching sessions, and new skills to pick up! i also enjoy the warmth, the fellowship and the overall caring environment that SYFC provides :)

anyway, the December holidays flew past yet again! the many, many activities (YF camp, carolling, barbeques, sleepovers, movie marathons, wii parties, etc) made the hols seem much shorter than they really were. i'm glad i had that much time to slack and be totally carefree! 2007 was a good year overall, although there was As and all. my faith in God strengthened during the exam period, simply cos i knew i had to depend on Him and no one else. the year ended well with Watchnight Service, where i sat in to listen to others share their testimonies of God's faithfulness. praise God for working in their lives! :) we entered the new year in the presence of God and fellow brothers and sisters-in-Christ, which i find especially meaningful :)

well, this year's a totally different year for me, with no school to begin with. i have to pay adult fare now, which just totally sucks :( haha oh well, i'm sure many empathise with me :) i miss seeing my school friends everyday! then again, i'm glad i have Project Serve to look forward to! it's gonna be tiring as the weeks go by, so keep us in prayer yeah? :) i'm looking forward to dinners with many friends whom i've gotta catch up with too :D

gonna get some rest now to prepare myself for the week ahead!

prom!

2007-12-07T22:55:00.000+08:00

i think this will be my last post in a long while, since i'm heading off to YF camp next week! prom was on monday, and it was pretty fun!

i met Sarah at 1230pm to do our hair at her salon at Gardens. thank God my hairstyle was nice! i loved the way it looked, the total opposite of the horrible hair trial i had the week before! yay thanks Sarah :D when Sarah was almost done with her hair, my mum drove me to town for my free make up appointment at the Shiseido counter at Taka. the service there is not bad, so if any of you need free make up services, call up Shiseido about one week in advance to make an appointment! it was kinda weird cos after she was done with my make up, all i could say was 'thank you' - i couldn't pay her or anything! Kai did her make up there too, afterwhich we both got a lift from my mum to Shangri-La. we spent the rest of the time chilling in our hotel room, camwhoring and all, since we had about 2hours to spare before prom started.

by the time everyone else arrived, it was already 7.40pm! we went down to the ballroom just in time for the start of the programme. as usual, the first dish was the only time whereby everyone was at the table. at all other times, people were going around the ballroom taking photos with as many people as possible! photo-taking was fun, although i really hate flash! :( some of the shots were so close-up that they made me look unglam. rahh. anyway, it was nice seeing everyone all glammed up! :D there were so many pretty dresses and interesting outfits. i suppose that's one thing special about AC's prom - most people actually put a lot of effort into dressing up (plus many have the money to do so), so it makes the whole place a lot more colourful and hmmmm vibrant?

i'm glad i went for prom, cos it dawned on me on that night itself that it was the last time i would see (almost) the entire cohort gathered together. furthermore, we got to see everyone all dressed up! it was a good night, and i enjoyed myself lots :)

i went for post prom too, which was pretty much an eye-opener. it was my first time clubbing, and possibly my last time too. i personally don't really fancy that kinda dancing, and would rather spend my nights more productively. i'd prefer a pub anytime, listening to good music and just chilling with friends :) in any case, it was an exciting night out, and an interesting experience! i saw the other side of many people, and at least now i've had the experience of what clubbing's all about.

we only headed back to the hotel at like 5am plus. thank God we had booked a room! at a very reasonable price of 2 rooms for $295 thanks to Eileen's dad :) Joyce and i went kinda high and took many retarded photos together :D hahaha. we only slept at 730am, and woke up around 11am.

anyway, the past few days have been pretty slack! had dinner with the Serangooners at Chomp Chomp, Bible Study and sleepover at Sarah's house, Sarah getting stuck at my place cos of the rain (we ended up doing really retarded things like webcamming with Zhen!), and workshop group leaders meeting at Gardens today, followed by Amanda's birthday dinner!

YF camp is next week! very soon the holidays will be over :( i need to start thinking of what i'm gonna do next year! ah well, that's all for now i guess. photos are on FACEBOOK, since i'm a bit too lazy to upload all here. haha.

i've been dreaming of a true love's kiss

2007-11-26T02:40:00.000+08:00

i haven't been here in such a long while, it feels kinda weird blogging again! to make up for the lack of updates for the past few months, this post is gonna be really image heavy! i guess another reason would be that i'm kinda lazy to write so much :)

anyway, i'll let the pictures do the talking on some of my post As activities :)

End of exams celebration! [15 Nov]
window shopping for many hours while waiting for Gina to finish her history paper, commenting on negative externalities due to the number of smokers along orchard road, crazy hair dos, delicious chicken wings from some chicken shop at Cine, Stardust!, last day in AC uniform, lovely friends, wonderful company :)

our post As movie marathon at Sarah's house [16 Nov]

cooking soup, making ice cream, watching 3 and a half movies, drinking thai express wine, camwhoring, walking out to Gardens circus at 3am plus with Sarah's dogs for protection, laughter, smiles, nice chats, great company :D

Family dinner at Sakae Sushi [17 Nov]

half a dinner treat by my brother, lots of sushi, bishi bashi and shooting game at the arcade, Gameplan!, finding our way to the correct exit at 11pm plus in J8 after the movie, feeling totally exhausted but thankful for the family outing :)

HK/Shenzhen trip with my parents [19-23 Nov]

5 days away from Singapore, lots of walking, boring tours to herbal/mineral/jewellery museums, night markets, cheap deals, S$2 shoes, exploring shopping centres, taking the mtr which is so similar so the mrt, getting sick of the crowd in HK, communication barrier cos i can't speak cantonese, discovering Krispy Kreme!, bringing back 8 boxes of doughnuts for family and friends, watching Hairspray again on the way back from HK, good quality time with parents, missed my brother who couldn't go with us :(

very random, but my geisha is wearing my shades! :D

at Window of the World in Shenzhen

more Krispy Kreme, different outlet :D

we took this photo cos it reminded us of the photo we took two years ago in US...

the pile of shoes from which i dug out my S$2 pair

Small group fellowship tea preparation at my place! [24 Nov]

early morning food preparation for our west coast outing, making new friends - Joel and Joash, peeling eggs - practise makes perfect!, tasty egg mayo, making our own lunch, sharing doughnuts, small group bonding :)

YF outing to West Coast Park! [24 Nov]

fellowship with YFers, good weather, teaching Justin actions to his action songs, worship, sandwich game, 3 legged-turned-individual-but-still-exciting game, capture the flag, 'body parts' game, guys doing bimbo cheer forfeit, ultimate frisbee, apple team, lots of running, macs milo and limeade, free water refills at macs, beautiful sunset, bus journey back, Timmy's surprise birthday celebration, one of the best YF outings ever :)

they look like they're praying, but they're actually playing polar bear!

the guys getting ready to do their bimbo cheer (oh my gosh, i think i need a manicure!)

Serangooners Krispy Kreme party at my place! [24 Nov]

pple pang-sehing last minute (ie Ollie), funny youtube videos, Amanda checking out Facebook for the first time, Sarah and David meddling with my Facebook account, trying out new Krispy Kreme flavours, camwhoring, signing of guestbook for fun, chatting, laughing, more outings to come :)

the cheena pose

Val's birthday celebration! [25 Nov]
birthday surprise ruined by Sam, Val acting surprised, pigging out on cake and doughnuts, piggy birthday card, class lunch at Cartel, Moh Han treating us even though we insisted on paying, huge portions of food, window and 'grocery' shopping with Val, trying out scents and body lotions at Mark's & Spencer, buying real jewellery for the first time, watching Enchanted with Val and Sam!, singing along to the catchy tunes after the movie :D

Val posing with ALL the items we bought at Carrefour :D

pretty christmas lights in PS

phew, this post sure took up a lot of my time! the songs from Enchanted are still stuck in my head :) it's so late now, and i really should sleep cos tmr's gonna be a day full of shopping!

we'll survive

2007-09-19T19:01:00.001+08:00

reply to tags!

daddy: haha i think it's Vicki you saw! she was at the MWS soccer thing too
kaiyi: yayy haha i love hairspray! :)
mich: ooh! i'm not going japan anymore though! haha i'm going to hk with my parents
mings: yepp :) hope prelims went well for you!
rahh: HAHA i thank God for a bimbotic, retarded, silly muthu friend like you :D
keziah: khooo! yes you should have gone! yeah i remember you added "the nicest kids in town" the the a3 soundtrack right! haha the songs are sooo nice :D
nana: i'm not a mugger! haha you mug so much more than me man! official IB mugger huh :)

i feel kinda lazy to update my blog! i just came back from school awhile ago cos i stayed back to study today. sometimes i feel it's more productive studying in school, cos my afternoon naps tend to become slumbers, which is a real waste of time!

anyway, we got back our prelims results last friday. my results aren't fantastic, but i thank God for the grades that i got. considering the amount of effort i put into studying for prelims [i had no time to cover the entire syllabus!], i don't think i deserve some of my grades. in any case, it shows that He has been ever so faithful, and i really thank Him for showing that He was with me during the entire period, and will continue to see us through. i improved by like 2 grades for econs, which is very encouraging cos i'd always been borderline passing! i guess it shows that i have some kind of hope in econs after all and have to work hard to achieve my desired grade! haha.

the road to As is not gonna be easy, but we're all in this together! with God watching over us and friends by our side, we'll survive it.

"Voice of Truth" by Casting Crowns

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of faith it takes to climb out of this boat I'm in
Onto the crashing waves

To step out of my comfort zone
To the realm of the unknown where Jesus is
And He's holding out his hand

But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
The waves they keep on telling me
Time and time again.
'Boy, you'll never win!'
"You'll never win"

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
And the voice of truth says "Do not be afraid!"
And the voice of truth says "This is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of strength it takes to stand before a giant
With just a Sling and a stone
Surrounded by the sound of a thousand warriors
Shaking in their armor
Wishing they'd have had the strength to stand

But the giant's calling out my name and he laughs at me
Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
The giant keeps on telling me
Time and time again "boy, you'll never win!
"You'll never win"

But the stone was just the right size
To put the giant on the ground
And the waves they don't seem so high
From on top of them looking down
I will soar with the wings of eagles
When I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
Singing over me

I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

last first day of school

2007-09-10T18:35:00.000+08:00

well, today was the last first day of school for us J2s, and we only have about a month left before we officially graduate. it's quite depressing, and i think i'm actually gonna miss AC. i'm gonna miss meeting my friends on a daily basis, without having to arrange to meet up and all. i'm gonna miss talking to friends during common breaks, studying together at the hub/void deck, whining and complaining together, or just being crazy. ahhh the emo-ness is getting to me! one more month and there'll be no more official school :( as much as studying for A levels is no fun at all, the support from teachers and fellow friends (or A level sufferers) is really encouraging. after all, my friends are what i go to school for :)

so much has happened in the past week! i've got many photos to upload from all the events like SFC, sleepover at Vicki's, Changing Room, ACJC Open House etc etc but i can't do so now cos it's terribly time-consuming.

to summarise, there's so much to thank God for, especially for the turn up for SFC! so many newcomers :) and it's amazing how God stopped the rain! many of us were worried when it started raining immediately after we left the sanctuary, but well God is a great God and He answered our prayers by stopping the rain after a short while! Kai, Joyce & Liting came and we won 2nd place for girls floorball! haha it's quite hilarious, and no one believes it cos i don't look like the floorball type. our group wasn't even sporty, with the exception of Kai. haha anyway, great job girls ;) Sarah & Matthew came for Changing Room, and i hope they enjoyed themselves too!

wednesday was the post-fast party at Colleen's house, so i decided to stay over at Vicki's house too since they stay in the same condo. it was great fun - we studied together, and camspammed too thanks to multi-shot function my camera has :P

on saturday, a few of us went for Open House in our sec school uniforms! we were getting a few weird stares from some people, but it was overall quite fun too.

thank God for AC, thank God for friends :)

MG teachers & friends! :)

2007-08-31T22:08:00.000+08:00

i really thank God for today, and wanna thank Him especially for the people who made my day :)

Nana, Ting and i went back to MG today to visit the teachers in our MG uniforms! the celebrations this year were kinda grand, cos they had President Nathan gracing the occassion! the primary school girls were extremely cute, holding up colourful cards that read "Mr President Welcome", and waving their MG flags enthusiastically. it was such a joy to hear the familiar MG screams after each performance, so unlike AC concerts whereby people are usually quite 'stoned' during concerts. [well yeah, depends on which performance too i guess, but i feel that the atmosphere during such concerts in MG is just better :)]

like secondary school days again :)

the little girls with their little flags!

anyway, we went up to the staff room to visit the teachers and they told us they had a duty for us ex-students - to be their groupies! a group of them, including Mrs Choo, Ms Tan & Ms Kek, were members of this rock band, and wanted us to be their groupies and cheer for them like crazy during their performance! the whole thing was so impromptu, but really fun nonetheless! at the start of their performance, about 10 of us ran to the front of the stage and started cheering for them, waving our hands in the air and repeating the song lyrics! (they were performing 'You give love a bad name', so after each time bad name was played, we'd shout 'bad name!') haha it was so retarded, but very fun :)

us with Mrs Choo & the khong guan biscuits!

Ms Tan the rock star!

these pri sch girls are so adorable, they actually set up a picnic mat in the middle of the concourse!

ah well, i just realised that i forgot to take photos of the cards we made for our MG teachers! we gave them cards with tea bags attached, and the words "Thank you for TEA-CHING us" haha thanks to Nana for her genius idea :D

after hanging around for a little while more, we headed to Venezia for lunch with the intention to do work. however, since the service there was so bad, we went to KAP to study instead. Mey joined us at KAP, so it was finally four of us together again :D we went to taka Crystal Jade for dinner, and then took neoprints together! haha i haven't taken neoprints in ages! i personally feel that it's only fun taking neoprints with MG friends :D after all, we've done the most crazy things together, and we've seen each other in our silliest moments. since the 4 of us were finally going out together again, the first thing that came to my mind after dinner was taking neoprints to 'celebrate'!

looking at the neoprints made me feel so nostalgic, especially cos Nana, Ting and i were in our uniform. it made me miss MG a whole lot more, and reminded me so much of our Sec 3/4 days. ahhh i miss MG so much. i could go on about all the things i miss about MG, but i shan't. in any case, if you're an ex-MG girl currently reading this, i'm sure you'll be able to name similar things that i miss, things that many of us can relate to :) okay i don't like using the term ex-MG girl, cos after all it's "Once an MG girl, Always an MG girl". MG will always hold a very special place in my heart, more than any other school in the world :) thank you dear Nana, Ting & Mey for making my day today!

the crazy times :)

well speaking of teachers day, we celebrated teachers day in AC yesterday. the ogls performed a song to the tune of 'Are you gonna be my girl', which was pretty retarded cos so many of them didn't attend the rehearsal, and we were just doing random actions and stuff! haha but it was fun too.

present to Mrs Saw from our class

Kai, Joyce, Gina, Zhen and i watched Ratatouille too, which was definitely worth the 5 stars! Remy (the rat) is so so cute! if such a cute rat existed in real life (one who can actually cook!), i'd surely want to own it! sadly, rats are actually really dirty pests :(

silly shades! we were the 3 blind mice. haha

oh, i've yet to mention our ice cream story! yesterday, while on the way to Carrefour (at PS - where we were watching our movie), the guy from a jap ice cream stall asked us if we wanted free samples of ice cream. he 1st gave us one flavour, then started giving us so many free spoons that we felt kinda bad! as we were kinda full from lunch and had time to spare before our movie, we told him we would go back again to buy the ice cream just before our movie. the 2nd time we went back, we realised the ice cream cups didn't have covers, so there was no way we could sneak the ice cream into the cinema. we told him we would go back after the movie. after the movie, we didn't disappoint him, and went back with the intention of finally buying the ice cream. after taking a long time to decide what flavours to get, we realised we were short of cash! we told them we'd go to withdraw some cash, then go back again to buy the ice cream. so FINALLY, the 4th time we visited them, we were ready to buy the ice cream! we finally decided to get strawberry and milk tea flavours, both of which had a very refreshing taste. the staff were really friendly, and treated us really nicely cos we visited them so many times! they were giving us sample after sample, even offering to put all the flavours in one cup and give it to us. in the end, the girl gave us an extra extra large scoop of strawberry ice cream and only charged us the price of a single scoop! haha they gave us quite a lot of milk tea ice cream too.

our 'single' scoop of ice cream. only $3.80! :D

well yeah, the past few days have been good. tmr's gonna be exciting too cos it's SFC! Kai, Joyce and Liting are coming for floorball! i'm not sure if there's another all-girls floorball team playing but aiya, just whack! haha i hope they'll have fun too :)

pray for good weather tmr! and good fun and fellowship :)

post-prelims life

2007-08-27T23:07:00.000+08:00

prelims are over! :) since the terrible two weeks have passed, i won't talk much about it anymore cos there's more exciting stuff to blog about!

Kai, Joyce, Gina and i headed to Bugis to celebrate the end of prelims (well for Gina and i at least, cos Kai & Joyce still have physics mcq tmr). poor Liting couldn't join us, and missed out on all the good food we had at Breko! after lunch, we headed over to bugis street for a little shopping (retail therapy!),where i bought a pair of shorts :) the rest had stuff to do after that, and i was kinda tired, so i went back home to sleep!

i met the Serangooners for supper at Ice3 that night, and i think it was the first time we had full attendance! Sarah, Amanda, Dee, Mag, David, Ollie and i :) haha it was kinda funny, cos just as Sarah, Mag, David and i were leaving serangoon mrt, we bumped into Ollie and invited him to join us! Dee met us at Ice3, and Amanda joined us later after all her shopping. haha. Sarah and i shared cookies and cream with baileys! super good :D i think the baileys made us quite awake, so we decided to go to Amanda's house to watch movies after our supper. we ended up talking till like 2am though, and by that time Amanda was kinda tired, so Sarah and i just watched one movie and went to sleep at like 4am? haha.

okay, i don't wanna make this blog entry so long so i shall fast forward to today!

the highlight of today: Sam, Sarah, Val, Lincoln and i met to watch Hairspray! it's like the best movie ever man, super super good. this movie has a stellar cast - with experienced actors like John Travolta & Michelle Pfeiffer and a very charming (read: cute!) male lead - Zac Efron! haha there were many incredibly hilarious parts too, and "romantic" scenes with John Travolta and the husband character which kinda made us squirm in our seats (imagine two guys dancing together as husband and wife!) overall, it was a movie which made me very happy, and most importantly, made me laugh :D i'm so glad i could watch it with you guys! haha we should have more of these movie outings man :)

after the movie, i met Mel for like the first time in a gazillion months, to accompany her to econs tuition for her first time! today's class was so small, like only 10 people. i guess it's cos everyone else is having prelims now. in any case, i met two other people from SR (1st 3 months) there! it was great catching up with Mel too, after not seeing her for so long :)

haha so anyways, post-prelims life has been good! there's a little voice at the back of my mind telling me to start studying soon though, cos i know i wasn't fully prepared for prelims and gotta catch up. so yeah, i'll get started on it soon. no official lessons for me till the end of september hols, so that should give me ample time to do more revision. the next thing to look forward to this week would be teachers day celebration, plus going back to MG on friday! since AC's celebrating one day earlier, Nana (who's gonna pon her school's celebrations) and i will probably go back to crash MG's teachers day concert! exciting exciting :)

till then, have a good week everyone!

just another week

2007-08-18T00:20:00.000+08:00

a whole week of prelims is over! so far, GP was okay but i have a bad feeling about my other subjects! i guess lit was alright too, but i'm pretty dead for geog & math, and don't have too good a feeling about econs. gotta work extremely hard for my paper twos! just 3 more papers on wed, thur and fri and then i can celebrate :D the celebrations will only last for awhile though, like maybe a day or two, cos after that i gotta get back to mugging, or i'll never be able to finish studying all my geog notes!

Kaiyi, Liting and I went to Holland V after our geog paper today for dinner at Crystal Jade Xiaolongbao, followed by ice cream at Cold Rock. we were initially craving for pizza, but found out that Spizza had shut down! :( however, the good food at Crystal Jade & the ice cream kinda made up for our lack of pizza :) it was nice spending time with them too, and taking a break from all that studying throughout the week.

well anyways, throughout this week i've received a number of encouraging smses from friends wishing me all the best for prelims - be it at the start of the week, in the middle or at the end (like messages i received today or yesterday). although some of them seemed quite random, i just wanna thank you guys so so much, and wanna let you know that i really appreciate it :) it's so encouraging to know that even as i go through this period of exams, there are friends out there praying for me, and ultimately, my Heavenly Father watching over me. thank you guys! :) and thank you also to my friends who've been around me in school, or have been good sms buddies, for just being there for me :)

i'm so looking forward to the last day of As. i was talking to my parents just now, and suggesting places where we can fly off to immediately after my last paper. since i end my papers super early (15 nov!), i should probably take advantage of my early freedom and fly off somewhere to celebrate! haha. so yeah we're thinking of either japan, korea or hongkong. i was thinking of going to tokyo disneyland too, but it won't be fun without my brother! i guess i'll think about it, but for now it's time for me to sleep :)

i sound super happy in this post, maybe it's the exam stress. haha.

for His glory

2007-08-13T20:35:00.000+08:00

please read the following story! it's a true story on the recent bridge disaster in Minnesota, and the miracle that God performed in this situation. recently, i've been reading the Cat & Dog Theology. the main point of the book is to teach us that God does everything for His Glory, for all things were made through Him and for Him. this situation serves as a reminder that God allowed a disaster such as this for His Glory.

The Miracle of an Obedient Heart at the I-35 Bridge"

People were going around me—about 20 feet away from the bridge. That's when it snapped—[the bridge] broke down and crashed. I saw 2 cars go off the bridge, and I was like...'wow!'"

BCN Exclusive by Aimee Herd (August 10, 2007)

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a very special account of a miracle that happened the day of the recent bridge disaster in Minnesota. This is the testimony of a young man named Matthew who is not a stranger to the voice of God. The part of his story that I found most remarkable was the fact that his obedience to God ended up saving the lives of many others, who otherwise could've just ended up another statistic in this tragedy.

Matthew's account made me wonder: do we ever stop to think of the lives that are affected by our obedience to the Lord? Not just our own—though we know the Bible says blessing comes with obedience to God—but also the lives of those around us. Every one of us is affected by another's actions...but can we actually save lives (even unknowingly) just by doing what we know God has asked us to do? Read on...and you'll see a perfect example of this kind of obedience to the Lord. –Aimee Herd, BCN.

(Brooklyn Park, Minnesota)—Wednesday, August 1st, seemed to be a day like any other in the St. Paul, Minneapolis area. But at 6:05pm—in the midst of rush hour traffic—the busy Interstate Bridge that joined I-35 with the city of Minneapolis suddenly broke apart and fell into the Mississippi River.

There have been many accounts already, which have pointed to the grace and protection of God in the midst of such tragedy.... Due to the construction on the bridge, the traffic was not at the normally full flow, or speed. There was a train riding underneath the bridge at the time, which may have stopped some of the collapse. And then the school bus, filled with 50 children that rode the concrete on the way down during the collapse, and didn't tip over—all the children were saved. (Photo: AP)

And then there is Matthew's testimony of God's protection. What happened to Matthew (last name withheld) on the day of the bridge collapse is nothing short of miraculous and amazing!

After being contacted by one of Matthew's family members, to inform me of his story, I later spoke with Matthew directly. First I asked him go back to that moment, before the bridge collapsed, and explain everything that happened next.

"I was coming home to take a shower, and then pick up my friend across the I 35 W. bridge," Matthew recalled. "I was headed into the city [of Minneapolis], it was bumper-to-bumper."

"I was praying and talking to the Lord, and the next minute the Lord gave me this vision. In the vision [the bridge was] shaking—it started to snap and broke through. I saw two cars go off the edge into the Mississippi. Then, [after the vision] I said, 'What is that all about Lord? You need to talk to me.'"

"God told me to 'STOP!'" (I was 100 feet away from the bridge)

"He said, 'You need to stop right there.' I said, 'Lord, there are cars behind me,' (There were about 100 people in the line of traffic behind him, and many had begun honking their horns at him). But God said, 'That's okay, you need to stop.' So I stopped. And then the Lord said, 'Look.'"

"People were going around me—about 20 feet away from the bridge. That's when it snapped—[the bridge] broke down and crashed. I saw 2 cars go off the bridge, and I was like...'wow!'"

"At first I was sitting in the car waiting, thanking the Lord, because it could've been me on that bridge. Then people came up to me and said, 'Thank you.'"

"I got out and looked from the side [at the collapse]...it was traumatic seeing what happened. And then the police told me to go back in my car and turn around."

I asked Matthew what he was thinking at the moment he saw the bridge begin to break...

"I was realizing that the Lord is awakening [His people] and saying, 'Listen to Me, you need to listen to Me.' I realized that if I [hadn't] listened to Him, I would've gotten on that bridge and took a ride."

"After that I called my friend and told him I couldn't pick him up because the bridge broke through. Then I went to the Holy Spirit conference [that was happening nearby] and worshipped the Lord!"

I then asked Matthew, "As you look back at what God spared you from that day, and at what happened with the bridge, what immediately comes to mind?"

"When I look back," said Matthew, "I realize the Lord has a calling [for me], and He's preparing me to be obedient and ready, and to know it is 'time to roll'...and to know who Jesus is."

Source: Breaking Christian News (Exclusive)

encouraging verses

2007-08-11T22:12:00.000+08:00

Isaiah 40:30-31
"Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary,they will walk and not be faint."

Matthew 11:28
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

Colossians 3:23
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men"

and, my favourite passage from Psalms

Psalm 121:1-3
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;

these verses remind me of the Casting Crowns song, "Praise You In This Storm". indeed Lord, help me to continue to praise You and keep close to You even as i go through this "storm". to all fellow stressed-out friends, persevere! i'll keep you all in my prayers.

council investiture

2007-07-16T15:40:00.000+08:00

i'm in school now, and my eyes feel really tired! gotta blame it on the super strong air-con at the NL where i had econs tutorial just now. i was freezing cold even with my sweater on, and was so thankful to step out of the NL and into the hot sun.

today marked the beginning of the 32nd Student Council's journey. as i watched the 31sts walk down the aisle at the end of the investiture, it didn't come as a surprise that many of them were crying. it sure has been an eventful journey for many of them, and i'm certain that they have learned a lot in the process. i remember not feeling very confident of the 31sts initially, as i felt that they were unable to live up to the standards of the 30ths. however, after witnessing the many events they have planned and the effort they have put in for each of these events, i can truly say that i am proud of the ACJC 31sts and appreciate their service for the past year :) i myself felt like crying when i saw them walking down the aisle (accompanied by really emo music), but nahh i didn't. i figured it would have been stupid to be seen crying cos i'm not even part of the 31sts :p

THANK YOU 31sts :)

i may be biased in making this statement, but i have full confidence in the 32nds! (with an ex-co that's MG dominated, including President & Vice-President :D) so all the best guys, and may your council journey be a memorable one :)

okay, time to reply some tags:

Yidiot: hahaha yeah yeah i only like it cos it's cute and pink! so unlike you :p
Shawna & Serene: yeah the poster's really funny right! haha
Shubha: i wonder if we'll really organise it! haha. but i wanna wear my MG uniform again :D
Rach: haha okay bimbo :D
Sharmeen: i'm no pip! mean, mean sharmeen.
Rahh: i know you love the video! cos i'm in it :)
Daryl: HAHA ehhh i don't know!
Shawna: so cool! i wanna play with your wireless phone too!
Anand: haha. yeah my brother is like publicising my blog on his blog now!

alright, geog revision lecture in 30 min! hope it's useful :)

2007-07-08T20:48:00.000+08:00

i visited my brother at OCS today! for the sake of my brother who wants to view the photos using the computer in his bunk, i shall blog a little and post a few photos.

isn't this such a cute poster? :D

my brother the Officer Cadet

the computer with internet access! these OCTs really live the good life man

except for the fact that the toilets have no doors!

but still, they get a koi pond and a fountain with lights that change colours at night. HAHA

family <3

the bimbos? hahaha

3 of them again

we wanted to take a photo of Alethia being retarded and looking at the tree!

Kor and Rachel

i think that's my brother's wing. it's green with PINK windows. how weird.

the confidence jump

the 3 umpies (i think that's what they call themselves?)

the cockroach that totally scared Alethia and my mum!

the tower! we climbed all the way up (274 steps!), cos the queue for the lift was sooo long!

view from the tower

haha okay that's all for now, time for me to leave, in pursuit of Great Expectations.

of birthdays, presents and friends

2007-07-06T22:25:00.000+08:00

the past two weeks of school have been pretty tiring! prelims are a mere 38 days away, and i've still got so much to revise! sometimes i just scare myself cos it seems impossible to cover the entire syllabus. furthermore, our school hasn't even finished teaching us yet!

well, there are about 3 or 4 memorable events that happened over the past 2 weeks that i shall blog a little about.

firstly, the TWO birthday surprises for Lizhen which we managed to carry out successfully! hahaha. the first time was a day before her birthday, when Lizhen agreed to "go shoe shopping" with me. that silly girl made me wait for more than an hour before we could carry out our surprise! haha anyway, while we were walking out of school, i asked if i could take a look at her new specs, which was the cue for Sarah & Janene to capture her from the back and blindfold her! so yes, we blindfolded her and cabbed down all the way to amk's New York New York! Sarah & David were silent the whole time in the taxi, so Lizhen had no idea who else was in the cab, and totally embarrassed herself by singing stupid songs and saying silly things :P we finally took off her blindfold when we reached NYNY and we all shared a humongous burger :D

the next day, on her birthday itself, we caught her by surprise AGAIN by blindfolding her, and then led her from oldham wing to the void deck, where she had to step on balloons and eventually got smashed with her ice cream "cake" twice :D

being retarded in the taxi

surprise at NYNY

June babies! i wrote the '18' with chilli sauce :D

the first smash!

the second smash!

haha :D

the day after Lizhen's birthday, i went to Vivo with Kai after school, with the intention of just grabbing some presents for the CF comms (on behalf of the subcomm) and then heading back home. however, it took me so long to decide what to get for them that i spent almost 3 hours there! wanted to get them something meaningful to thank them for all the effort they've put in, plus the present had to be within budget too. haha.

presents for senior comm

presents for junior comm

after the CF handover on friday was LoveMG!! :D i was pretty undecided as to whether or not i should go for it, but i'm glad i went for it in the end :) the worship was good, and so was the message. plus, it was wonderful worshipping together again as one MGS, hearing the "angelic voices of MG girls" :D (as one pastor aptly described it at a chapel service a few years back) it's a pity that not many people from my year went for LoveMG, but i did meet a few others whom i'd not seen in a long while and it was great talking to them again.

the next day, i had CIP with Val at Kovan, where we spent the entire morning and early afternoon sorting canned food and other food items. i never knew there was such a variety of canned food! haha i totally wasted my Barker carnival coupon though, cos i was too tired and lazy to go for the carnival by the time i was done with CIP.

the day before yesterday, Shubh and i met up for the first time in a gazillion years, together with Vicki & Clean. we brought Shubh to Crystal Jade since we all felt like eating there, except for Shubh who had an "insane craving" for Subway. haha at least she agrees with me that the hot & spicy la mian which we shared tastes good :D had a good time catching up with each other and laughing like crazy :)

love you girls loads!

i was extremely tired at the start of today, having only slept at around 2am. we watched An Inconvenient Truth during GP, which was informative but would have been better if i was more awake! PE today was somewhat bearable and not as boring, as we played floorball and somehow Hannah and i were quite enthu about it. haha. there was CF after school, which was refreshing as always! two seniors came back to share their testimonies, and reminded us about God's faithfulness :) Li Lin, David, Gareth and i had to cab back cos Li Lin and Gareth couldn't reach home too late, and we kindly took a cab to split the cost with them :P too bad we couldn't have our Serangooners supper today cos all the rest couldn't make it!

i guess this super long post makes up for the lack of posts over the past few days eh? i'll have to refrain myself from going online too often for the next month, and study study study!

my 18th!

2007-06-24T22:32:00.000+08:00

thank you to everyone who made turning eighteen such a wonderful experience :)

to all who wished me in one way or another (sms, call, friendster comment, email, personally)

Mum, Dad, Kor, Amanda Sie (Birthday twin! :D), Sarah Tan (Bimbo!), Ting, Joyce, Mel Chua, Nana, Vicki, Sam Tan, Shuhui, Valerie, Josh Goh, Chunny, Joey, Sara-Lynn, Josh Tang, Edric, Jerry, Clean, Josh Cheam, Liting, Han Lin, Minn, Christine, Dan Lee, Kaiyi, Genia, Kaofu Sonny, Keziah, Kenji, Amanda Lim, Kerri, Mingliang, Melissa (Cousin!) Serene Lee, Godma, Alvin, Sarah Tan (Ah Lian!), Laura (Lin Sister!), Gina Chan, Gina Chua, Lizhen, Sakor, Job, Pris, Valentia, Mich Tan, Laura (Cousin), Jing Cheng, Joy, Bob, Sharmeen, Yuxin, Justin Cheong, Alethia, Dillon, Justin Tan, Carey, Daniel, Char Koh, Jessica, Samme, Mingxiu, Bing Jian, Heng, Joanna, Dior, Candice, Shubh, Skyler, Jolyn, Mey, Jia, Sarah Chan, Dwong, Joel, Jason, Andrew, Jasmine, Julia, Jeannette, Jiayao, Marcus, Lincoln, Kymberly

THANK YOU :D

special mention to the following groups of people who made my birthday extra extra special:

Mum & Dad for the card, the angbao, the steamboat lunch, the pizza, the cakes (sweet secrets tiramisu & NYDC cheesecake! :D), the flowers!

Kaiyi, Joyce, Gina, Liting & Shuhui for the many, many pink presents hidden in the locker and presented to me after econs mock. thank you also for the wonderful company at Haagen Dazs, enjoying the (not-so-worth-it) fondue! :D

Vicki, Val, Sam, Andrew, Jason & Joel for bursting into my room at 1230am and surprising me (okay although i kinda suspected it :p) with the huge princess balloon, half chocolate half cheese (?) cake, the birthday board & the ATM machine i've always wanted!! hahaha. thank you so much for spending the first few hours of my 18th with me! thank you Vicki for planning it all :D it was fun having you guys around till around 2am :D thanks for sacrificing sleep! (or gaming, or mugging)

Nana & Ting for the candy machine, the card and the present that Ting is holding onto :) and of course for being such wonderful friends :)

Nana, Vicki, Clean, Minn & Jia for coming over for the steamboat lunch! it was so great having you guys over and catching up on each others' lives, chatting like old times. we really stuffed ourselves huh! eating for practically 3 whole hours :) thank you Minn & Jia for the lovely pink-framed collage and Clean for the heart-shaped donut! thanks Nana, Vicki & Clean for staying on the watch Bring it On and accompanying me at the mrt while waiting for the others to come (Clean, send me photos! :) )

Lizhen, David & Dillon for coming over at night to celebrate with me! thank you Lizhen for planning the surprise at the void deck, complete with a birthday sign and sparklers! a lovely way to end my birthday :) oh and thank you Sarah for really wanting to be there, but not being there! Haha :P

Janene & Carol for the card & the delicious looking strawberry chocolates!

YFers for celebrating with me & Junipher on saturday, together with all the April, May & June babies :)

Kor Kor & Sarah Tan Bimbo for the extremely cute Forever Friends bear! i hug it when it study now :)

Julia & Jasmine for the pretty pouch which i'm now using as my wallet! :)

Jeannette for the butterfly earrings :)

what made my birthday itself really special was the fact that i could spend the entire day with friends whom i love - from church friends to MG friends to AC friends. of course, i thank God for my family too, especially my parents who sacrificed a lot to make this birthday a special one for me :) thank you God for making me :D

Zion's Jubilee

2007-06-17T23:31:00.000+08:00

i'm back from church camp! this camp has truly blessed me, as i'm sure it has for many others. i went for camp mainly for a good time of fellowship with my fellow brothers and sisters-in-Christ, and also to take a break from normal life in Singapore. however, i have gained so much more than that, and that includes experiencing a camp where God's presence was so real. seeing the whole church gather together to worship and pray and receiving affirmation from the adults on what the youths have been doing is really encouraging. i'm especially thankful for the 24/7 prayer chain initiated by Zhi Wen, which reminded all of us of the importance of praying for the church, and as a church.

there's just something about staying in hotels that makes me happy. maybe it's the familiar smell (most hotels seem to smell the same!) of being on holiday, being away from the clutter of my room and away from reality. Val, Pris, Sarah and i managed to do some studying in the comfort of our hotel room. sadly, quite a lot of my afternoon breaks were spent in the hotel room mugging away (or at least trying to), so i didn't spend as much time with the other YFers. however, i'm still thankful that i got to know my fellow YD friends better through camp :) we were visited by the group of younger girls (Serene, Lynette, etc) nightly, and feasted on cup noodles, Reese's peanut buttercups and more!

i didn't get to join my group for all the discussions this year cos i'd committed to helping out with kids games. although i was kinda upset about missing out on discussion, i don't regret the time spent with the kids. they're extremely adorable, and made Val and i feel like celebrities on the second last day, cos they wanted our emails, phone numbers and addresses! haha and of course we took lots of photos with them too :)

Val, Sarah, Gillian and i did "graveyard duty" for the prayer room on the last night (or rather, friday morning) from 2-3am. we decided to spend the time praying individually, and spend our own quiet moments with God. even though an hour's duty in a quiet room may seem long, that hour seemed to pass really quickly!

i was touched by all who shared their testimonies on the last day. this time, sharing of testimonies seemed to be more spontaneous than ever, which just goes to show how God has worked in the lives of so many campers. praise God for that! thank God also for at least two salvations at camp! :)

this camp has truly drawn me closer to God and reignited my passion for Him. to God be the glory, great things He has done!

Behold He comes, riding on the clouds

Shining like the sun, at the trumpet call

Lift your voice, it's the year of Jubilee

And out of Zion's hill salvation comes!

birthdays, lunches, and more

2007-06-09T22:13:00.000+08:00

each time i start counting down to my birthday, it gets slightly depressing cos counting down to my birthday is like counting down to the end of the holidays! :( which also reminds me of the little amount of time left i have to study and catch up with my work, as well as prepare for prelims. i think having no mid-years isn't such a good thing for us, cos there isn't as much of a motivation to study hard and actually cover the syllabus to be tested.

well speaking of birthdays, Ting & i celebrated Nana's birthday last week! gave her the brownie which i baked for her (my first time on my own! i really wanna bake more), personalised shrek ears & a pretty balloon! had lunch at Hip Diner by Billy Bombers at Cine, followed by Shrek 3 and some shopping :) hope you enjoyed your birthday, dear!

birthday brownie!

Nana with her balloon & personalised shrek ears

the kind waiter offered to help us take a photo :)

Sarah and i met up on monday, with the intention of studying together. however, we made a terrible choice by going to Vivo to study, and got distracted by all the shops there! instead of studying, we ended up doing these gel-art things which i decided to make for Nana & Mey for their birthdays :) it sure brings back memories, cos the last time (and the first time) we did it together was 2 years ago on Mey's birthday itself! sadly, the shop ran out of many important colours like white, beige and red! Sarah and i had to do lots of mixing of colours to get better colours. haha, long story! sorry Lizhen for pang-sehing you and not watching Pirates :(

Princess for Mey & MIFFY for Nana :)

2 years ago!

anyway, the past week hasn't been very happening cos i've been going to school practically everyday! the new wall is looking good with all the beautifully painted tiles :D

OGLs!

Serangooners!

Our God Reigns :D

class lunch yesterday was quite poorly attended, with only 9 out of 23(?) of us. we tried our best to make our $16.90 at Yuki Yaki worth, but ended up with too much food! since we were afraid they'd make us pay extra ($5 for every 100g of food!), we deliberately cooked some of the food till it turned chao-ta and couldn't be eaten, hid some of the food in between plates, and gave the rest of the sushi to the guys. good thing they didn't catch us!

alrights, i'm gonna be MIA for the next week cos i'll be in Malacca for church camp! i'm taking it as a good break from life in Singapore, and hoping that it'll be spiritually refreshing :)

CF camp

2007-06-01T00:15:00.000+08:00

so much has been happening, but i've just been too lazy to update! anyway, i survived the whole week being alone at home. in fact, i really enjoyed the freedom and independence :D my parents arrived back home at around 12am plus on monday morning, with like 2 whole boxes of food!! they were really huge boxes containing stuff like Reese peanut butter cups, cranberries, maple syrup butter, beef jerky, chocolates, etc etc. plus, they bought me lots of other stuff from AE, Old Navy & Icing by Claire's too. yay :D how i wish i could have gone with them! many of my friends were commenting on how i should have just flown to Canada with my parents and skipped a week of school. oh well, i guess that's not really possible anymore since they're already back anyway!

last friday was Thematic CF, which the subcomm was in charge of planning. i thank God so much for seeing us through the entire event, and that the whole thing went smoothly :) Nana also came over to my house on friday night, so i had wonderful company at home :D thanks dear!

alright, on to more recent events like CF camp, which just past and was really good! i was initially a tad bit reluctant about going for CF camp as the date drew nearer cos i was really tired after a whole week of waking up super early and reaching home kinda late. i didn't even start packing till like 12am plus on the day of the camp itself! however, i'm really glad that i went for the camp cos it sure was spiritually refreshing, and i truly benefited from it.

this year's camp theme was For God We Live. the camp theme song, "Everyday", holds so much more meaning each time i sing it now, cos yes i wanna proclaim that it's for God i live every day! the thing i like about camps is also the fact that we are away from our normal lives, away from the many distractions we face each day. going for CF camp reminded me of how important it is to seek God each day, and listen to what He has to say. sometimes it's just so easy to choose to do other things that seem more important to us, and we get all worried and stressed for nothing, because we end up not hearing God's voice and what He wants to say to us. Lord, help me to always put You as the centre of my life and remember that You are my First Love :)

i'm thankful for the friends i've made during this camp, and friends i've grown closer to like Sarah! the games were fun, food was good, fellowship was great, worship was amazing! Sarah and i also won the "Most Bimbotic Award". HAHA oh man, so so retarded, i'm sure Sarah deserves it more than i do :P a huge THANK YOU to the CF Comm for planning and organising the whole event - you guys did a great job! :) more photos more photos...

Sarah and I making use of the multi-shot function! but ahh so blur!
the guys capturing Gareth & David on the last day! hahaha
part of my group, Hebron!

TODAY, i met up with Joyce & Liting and brought them around my side of the country - Gardens! they were like two blur West-siders exploring the wonders of the East. we managed to do a little bit of studying outside Haato, followed by sting ray for dinner at Chomps with Liting! yay, after introducing them to Gardens, they both agree that it a really nice place and don't mind going there again even though it's kinda far from their houses :D

okay, it's been a long post, and tmr's gonna be a long day cos it's NANA's birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANA my dear, i'll see you in a few hours' time :D

freedom & independence

2007-05-20T22:41:00.000+08:00

yesterday marked the start of my week of freedom & independence, cos i'm gonna be home alone for a week while my parents are in Vancouver. my dear over-worried mum kinda informed many of my aunties and uncles about their absence and asked them to look out for me. just tonight itself, i've received phonecalls from 5 aunties and uncles asking if i'm safely back home, whether i'm afraid of being alone at home/locked all the windows and doors/eaten my dinner, etc etc. it's really thoughtful of them to be so concerned about me, but i'm actually really doing fine :)

staying at home alone has made me realise the little things that my parents have to take care of daily, like ensuring that the door and the windows are locked every night, doing the laundry, ironing my uniform, throwing out the rubbish and all. i guess it has made me more appreciative of what they do for the family, and i suppose i should help around more too :) for now, i'm like the queen and the maid of the house!

i'll probably blog again at the end of the week, and update on how it has been!

new cam!

2007-05-16T18:46:00.000+08:00

i love my new camera! it's a canon ixus 70, and my dad bought it at just $29 cos of some special credit card bonus :D that's like $500 cheaper than the usual price of the camera! after waiting for so long and doing 'research' on which camera model's the best, i finally decided to get a canon one, and my dad willingly bought it for the family.

anyway, i guess life has been pretty much normal the past 2 weeks. on top of the usual school routine, i've gone to support various matches like AC-RJ rugby & AC-NJ hockey girls, completed my last ever napfa (HOORAY), made trips to Vivo, watched Spiderman 3 and The Parent Trap (again! on tv), and met up with Vicki to study. yesterday was like the first time i'd seen her in ages, almost a month i think? it was the first time this year that i stepped into kap, and it sure brought back memories of our Sec 4 days which were spent mugging there.

i love you babe! we forgot to take a picture together! haha

she borrowed my phone to send a message & wanted to use the VERY HUGE FONT. haha

well, i brought my camera to school today and had fun using the multishot function! some of the photos are kinda unglam, so i shan't post them here :P

ahh next week is gonna be slightly different, cos my parents are flying off to Vancouver! i'm still deciding whether to stay over at Vicki's house for the week, or stay alone at home. the latter would mean having to wake up on my own every morning and going to school by train, while the former would mean having to drag a whole suitcase of clothes, notes and other essentials to Vicki's house. oh and Joshua my daddy offered to let me stay at his house but he's gonna make me PAY RENT, so no thank you :D haha.

alrights, the books & the food are calling.

reminder from madam today: 89 days to prelims!

labour day holiday

2007-05-01T15:10:00.000+08:00

labour day today! finally the long-awaited holiday, a lovely break from school :) i feel like such a pig cos i just woke up about ten minutes ago, and it's already 3.10pm! the reason why i woke up sooo late is cos i didn't sleep the whole of last night! we had our Smugglers Sleepover, where we finally got together to watch Death Note 2, plus V for Vendetta! so the smugglers (serangoon muggers hahaha) present were Sarah, Mag, Amanda, David and I, and we all gathered at Sarah's house to MUG (nahh just a little little bit, although Sarah and I hardly did anything) and watch movies! her house is like full of snacks - had fun digging out all her random food from all around the world :P we were pigging out on Ben & Jerry's while watching the movies too!

the english subtitles for the Death Note 2 dvd we had were horribly inaccurate, so we resorted to CHINESE subtitles, and had Sarah & Mag as our translators. the rest of us couldn't read them fast enough to understand what they were saying! Amanda fell asleep halfway through the show, and slept like all the way till the next morning. a few of us wanted to play monopoly after watching Death Note 2, but since David insisted on watching V for Vendetta, we did. haha he was the second one to fall asleep during the movie though! it ended up being only Sarah & I watching the show, but she fell asleep for around 20 min too, so for a moment i was the SOLE SURVIVOR watching the movie alone.

sleepyheads!

anyway, after the movie was over, Sarah and i left the 3 pigs sleeping on the sofas, while we embarked on a really exciting journey - to her rooftop! haha it was her first time climbing onto her rooftop too, and we had to climb on her brother's bed and through the window just to get to the rooftop. unfortunately, it started raining just a while after we stepped on her roof. if only we could have spent more time out there, cos the morning air was really cooling and refreshing. decided to snap a few pictures, then get back into the house for shelter.

us on the rooftop!

after that, we started taking really stupid pictures, making use of the multi-shot function on her camera. hahaha we were like crazy camwhores at 6am plus! all the photos are with her now, i'll post them when she sends them to me.

when the rest finally woke up, Sarah stayed at home to rest, Amanda went back home, while the rest of us went to prata house for breakfast. we didn't spend that much time there cos we were all kinda tired by then, and wanted to go home and rest too! so yeah, i slept from around 9.30am to 3pm, although i had planned to wake up at 12! oh well.

i guess it's time for me to finally get started on my work now. isn't it ironic that LABOUR day is a holiday? doesn't make much of a difference to many of us students though, cos we still have to study. thank you Sarah for opening your house for us to sleepover! i had an especially great time doing all that crazy stuff with you in the wee hours of the morning. more sleepovers next time, when we have time :)

You have been so good to me

2007-04-22T23:37:00.000+08:00

i've ordered my white iPod video :) can't wait for it to arrive! well, i decided to get it cos it's more worth it than a nano - it can store so many more songs (plus videos!). there goes a $328 burn in my pocket! (my dad's paying 100 bucks) haha oh well, i gotta start saving up again cos i'm so broke.

anyway, friday was truly a TGIF kinda day. the day didn't start off too well cos i was feeling really moody for no reason! however, after telling God how miserable i felt and asking Him for strength for the day, things started to look up :) PE was pretty fun cos we played table tennis, and every time the ball was hit in some funny direction, we went slightly hysterical. after school, i had a refreshing time of praise & worship during CF. truly nothing beats being in God's presence and worshipping Him together with fellow brothers & sisters-in-Christ :)

i had something to look forward to after CF, and that was meeting up with Nana & Ting! 2 friends whom i treasure so dearly, and friends that i'm totally comfortable with. ahh i don't wish to get all emo again, but i really do miss the times we spent together in MG. it's so different in AC, where sometimes i'm just so bothered by what others think about me. it's hard not to care when you're placed in that kinda environment, and while i try convincing myself that what really matters is what God thinks of me, i still struggle with this problem. yes i miss MG and all my MG friends :(

anyways, we had dinner at Thai Express at Vivo, where we shared all our food! we satisfied our many food cravings by ordering the phad thai talay, pineapple rice & tom yum soup! plus Nana treated Ting & I to drinks :D thanks dear! the banana milkshake at Thai Express is very good :)

our food!

SAY ~~CHEESE~~ TOMATO :D

we headed to the rooftop after dinner, and just as we were about to go to Daiso (everything $2 shop!), the monorail to Sentosa caught our eyes! feeling absolutely bored and random, we decided that we wanted to take our first trip ever via the monorail to Sentosa. HAHA so just imagine 3 girls still in uniform, going to the ticket counter out of pure randomness, and buying monorail tickets to enter Sentosa at 9.30pm on a friday night! hahaha everyone i told thought we were crazy, but we enjoyed it :) we didn't stay at the beach that long though, cos we were all pretty tired by then. thank you dears for the friday night out, cos you two really made my day :D

YF workshop yesterday was good! thanks to the YF comm for the amount of effort you guys put into planning it :) heh i think i could identify with the "Home" part the most, cos of the many situations they portrayed which were similar to how i act in my own home. i need to improve my attitude and be more patient cos i don't wanna lead a double life. hmmm Sarah, Amanda and i were acting really bimbotic during the "Classroom" & "PE lesson" parts - sorry to the rest of the group if you felt that it was weird! hahaha but it was quite amusing :p

well, here's a song that sums up my past few days, cos God has indeed been so good to me. i've been listening to the Paul Baloche album quite alot and i love his songs. although some of the lyrics are simple, they're really meaningful and speak to me. go listen to it if you haven't before :)

You have been so good - Paul Baloche

You have been so good to me

I came here broken

You made me whole

You have been so good

You have been so good to me

How can I thank You, there is just no way

How can I thank You, Lord, how could I repay

For Your kindness, for Your tenderness

For Your constant Presence here with me

You have been so good to me

I came here mourning, You gave me joy

You have been so good, You have been so good

You have been so good to me

You have been so good, You have been so good

You have been so good

So good

Thank you Lord for being so good to me :)

many random happenings

2007-04-15T23:08:00.000+08:00

so i sent my brother off on thursday, and the first thing we saw when we reached Tekong was this super emo sign:

haha, there were all these patriotic signs and quotes everywhere, reminding them that they were fighting for the country and all that. we started with a tour of the BMTC, which is fully equipped with king koil beds and an air-conditioned recreation room with a mini pool table and tv! but well, i guess us visitors only get to see the good side =P

hmmm oh we met Sebby there! HAHAHA. he was the only one out of his whole platoon to STICK out his head so that he could see us, and he was the only one grinning so widely (imagine a really bright white smile in the midst of really stoned faces) while marching with the rest of his platoon. it was quite hilarious man! well, he noticed us cos i was in my AC uniform, which was oh so prominent. haha.

anyway, we got back our PW results on friday! i really thank God for my A, yet i feel sad for those who didn't do as well. i know of friends who were really hardworking, yet their grades don't match their efforts. as for the great disparity in the number of distinctions among JCs, i wonder if the schools themselves are to blame, or whether it's biasness of the external moderators.

saturday was a great day cos i met up with LIMIN TAN TUTU! my dear 226174! haha that's her code name now :D it was the AC guitar concert which brought us both together again, after not meeting each other for like almost a year? i'm so glad we could still talk about everything and anything even after not seeing each other for so long :D for more details on everything we did, read her blog! which includes details on our super random trip to Vivo for supper cos i forgot to bring my house keys! heh.

okay, this has been a really disconnected entry, cos i'm just trying to sum up everything that's happened the past few days. it's almost midnight and i still have geog and econs homework to do! ah well, homework calls!

~~pink iPod nano~~, white iPod video or black iPod video?
TAG ME TO GIVE ME YOUR OPINION!
although i'm most likely gonna get a white iPod video :)

Off to the Army my brother goes

2007-04-11T21:55:00.000+08:00

This post goes out to my brother, who is going to the Army tomorrow!

This photo was taken today, under lousy lighting with my phone, at some Japanese restaurant at CHIJMES where we went for family lunch

Feeling like a good sister, I decided to write him a song. Or rather, modify the lyrics of a certain song (Haha hmmm. Only a few will understand why I used this song. Those who don't, haha too bad! :p) and dedicate it to him. Be warned, the modified lyrics are really retarded! Some parts may seem off if you just read them. You gotta sing it to feel it! HAHA. Only the master lyricist (yours truly) will know how the modified song goes :D I recorded myself singing a snippet of the modified version, but it's too embarrassing to let anybody listen to it! :) In the meantime, enjoy reading the lyrics and try singing along to it...

Oh Say You’ll Miss Me
To the tune of "Don't Say You Love Me" by M2M. Lyrics modified by Yours Truly

I saw you today, I got a shock
You were sitting right there, with no hair at all
Oh no hair oh
The next thing I know you’ll be at Pulau Tekong
You’re going off, you got-ta say bye
Say bye right now

You’ll be gone for 2 weeks, I think I’ll miss you
No brother at home, oh dear me what to do
With no you
The truth is I know I will surely survive
It’s possible, believable
I will so survive

Oh say you’ll miss me
When you go to army
I know you really love me
For writing this song
Don’t say I’m crazy
But smile if you are happy
I’m so not gonna be mushy
What happened to your hair so bushy?
Haha, so out of point…

You’ll be fed very well, oh so well
Sleep 7 hours, ain’t that oh so swell, very swell
Take care my bro
I don’t want you falling ill
Trust in God, and you will survive
You will so so survive

[Chorus]

oooo, haha you’re going to Army
Haha you’re going to Army

Oh say you’ll miss me...

When you go to Army Army

The card I made for him!

See you in two weeks' time, Kor Kor!

Stained Glass Masquerade

2007-04-08T20:14:00.000+08:00

Stained Glass Masquerade - Casting Crowns

Is there anyone that fails
Is there anyone that falls
Am I the only one in church today feelin' so small

Cause when I take a look around
Everybody seems so strong
I know they'll soon discover
That I don't belong

So I tuck it all away, like everything's okay
If I make them all believe it, maybe I'll believe it too
So with a painted grin, I play the part again
So everyone will see me the way that I see them

Are we happy plastic people
Under shiny plastic steeples
With walls around our weakness
And smiles to hide our pain
But if the invitation's open
To every heart that has been broken
Maybe then we close the curtain
On our stained glass masquerade

Is there anyone who's been there
Are there any hands to raise
Am I the only one who's traded
In the altar for a stage

The performance is convincing
And we know every line by heart
Only when no one is watching
Can we really fall apart

But would it set me free
If I dared to let you see
The truth behind the person
That you imagine me to be

Would your arms be open
Or would you walk away
Would the love of Jesus
Be enough to make you stay

B&J free cone day!

2007-04-05T22:38:00.000+08:00

YAY I WANT :D now who wants to date me for ice cream? :)

thanks Serene for sending the email to me! hahaha

mum's bday and term exam results

2007-04-05T16:22:00.000+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MUMMY! we're going out for dinner tonight to celebrate my mum's birthday :D today's a good day, cos it marks the end of the school week and the start of the long weekend. Good Friday and Easter! this week was REW, where we had a special programme lined up to reach out to and share the gospel with the rest of the school. i'm really encouraged by those who indicated that they wanted to accept Jesus as their personal Saviour. Praise God cos it was truly Him working in their hearts :) pray for follow-up too!

anyways, i finally got back all my results for term exams!

GP - B
Geog - B
Lit - C
Math - C
Econs - E :(

it's really by God's grace that i managed to pass everything, considering the fact that i only started studying one week before terms? i thank God especially for my GP and Lit grades, cos i personally felt that i was gonna do quite terribly for GP, and i've always been getting a D for Lit! this time, i managed to get a C, and our teacher said that a C's not bad already :) my grades didn't improve much at all for Geog and Math, which means i gotta work much harder to get my As. our geog teacher told us that the distinction rate for geog is decreasing nationwide! yikes. oh well. as for ECONS, the subject which i find interesting but can't seem to score for, i seriously need to put in a lot more effort!! rahh. i doubt i've gotten higher than an E for any major Econs paper, perhaps the highest was a D?

haha well, i think some of my grades may drop when they calculate the overall grade and include our scores from term 1! A level year is so tiring :( BUT, i'm not gonna give up cos i know i can do it with God's strengh. speaking of which, i haven't actually been studying since the end of terms, which is a bad sign cos once i slack a little it's hard to get back on track. someone please motivate me to start studying again :)

oh yeah, i forgot to mention that my family went to Esplanade to watch The Phantom of The Opera on sunday (april fools'!). the musical was really good! the set was amazing, voices were excellent and overall i really enjoyed it. AC held their band concert on the exact same day at Esplanade too, so i bumped into quite a few friends cos Phantom & Muse (band concert) ended at same time. yesterday, Kaiyi & i went for ACSian Theatre's West Side Story, which was pretty good. Dee & Glory performed really well!

ooh i went for the AC-SA water polo match last thursday! ironically cos a certain SA polo player asked me to go. haha cheering for our schools was quite funny, cos when the SA people cheered it sounded so much like AC too! try it, and you'll know what i mean. haha yes Justin you played well, but AC won :)

i kinda realised that i haven't blogged about Sam & Andrew's birthdays, which were pretty eventful cos we surprised both of them! hope you guys liked your surprises and i guess i'll post the pics another time cos i'm too lazy to do so now :p meanwhile, go to Vicki's blog for some pics of Sam's birthday surprise. that's about it for now, have a great long weekend :)

the pain in my ear!

2007-03-27T20:16:00.000+08:00

today wasn't the most fantastic day in school, cos my middle right ear was hurting the whole day, making it hard for me to concentrate during lectures and tutorials. i don't even know why it was hurting, but the irritating pain in my ear made me feel a little nauseas too. sorry to those around me if i seemed really moody the whole day! i was so tempted to take a pink slip and go home, but thank God i survived till the end of the school day, and mum came to fetch me at 3.50pm. till now, the pain isn't totally gone! :( i'm gonna wait for my daddy to come home and ask him what's wrong. it's probably something minor and something linked to me being sick the past few days, but i wish the pain would go away!

anyway, i haven't got back a single paper yet. we're getting back GP tmr, and hopefully math too. i was hoping to at least pass math, but when i asked my math teacher if my math paper was okay, she said "not really" so HMMM. we'll just have to wait and see.

to celebrate the end of our papers, Val, Sam and I headed down to the grand cathay to watch Music & Lyrics. it's such a sweet, romantic show and i love it! i had the next two days off since i had no papers, so i spent the first free day at home watching tv and doing really brainless things like playing The Sims and other computer games. i know, such a waste of time! but i'm probably not gonna have a chance to do that in a long while :p i also watched Step Up! good movie, great dancing :)

on thursday, the CF comm and subcomm went to west coast park for a little outing! it was a wonderful day spent out in the sun, fellowshipping and getting to know the rest of the CFers better. it was also my first time playing spiderweb catching, which is extremely fun!! we played guys vs girls, with girls starting at the top of the web and guys starting from the bottom. sad thing is that it caused a me a pretty bad blister on my left hand, which hurt so much when i showered, but thank God that it's almost 100% healed now :)

on top of the spiderweb!

all of us :)

the secretary and her assistant! ice ice baby :D

uhuh we were supposed to act dao

Lizhen and i burst out laughing after taking this shot!

<3

thursday was a day of firsts, cos it was also my first time eating at Sticky Rice at Gardens! went there for dinner with Sarah & David, and stayed there for almost 2 whole hours. i think the waiters and waitresses were pretty amused by how long we took to decide what to eat, whether to have dessert, and the amount of time we took to settle the bill!

friday was a pretty eventful day! so eventful that i think i shall just blog about it another time. it's time for me to catch up with some MATH, cos i don't wanna be so far behind and have a hard time catching up again.

This road that we travel, may it be the straight and narrow
God give us peace and grace from You, all the day
Shelter with fire, our voices we raise still higher
God give us peace and grace from You, all the day through

one more day!

2007-03-19T21:41:00.000+08:00

ONE MORE DAY TO FREEDOM :D

Happy 18th, Sam! i'm looking forward to my supper treat after my terms! :)

more updates on Sam's birthday and everything else that's been happening during the hols, after my terms! [which is tmr! yay]

holidays are here!

2007-03-10T22:17:00.000+08:00

thank God it's the holidays! very sadly though, i'll have to spend the whole holidays studying cos of the dreaded term exams on the first day of the new term! our ~~very nice~~ exam timetable is such that i have Geog AND Econs on the same day, and Lit AND Math on the same day too! my hand is so gonna die from all that writing, especially on monday with Geog and Econs.

we had to go back to school today for Geog lecture! i didn't feel tired or fall asleep a single time during the lecture, even though it was for two hours! must be because i slept early the night before, at around midnight, which meant that i had almost 8 hours of sleep :) i shall TRY to sleep earlier from now on, so that i'll be fresher and more alert especially during lectures and tutorials. our principal also told us that during this holiday, we should EAT & SLEEP, which is exactly what i'm gonna do! not excessively of course :D i have to fit in all that studying too. hoho.

anyway, i went on a Potong Pasir food tour today! haha David intro-ed me to some of the food in his area and we ate SO MUCH. had like beef noodles, followed by ngoh hiang to satisfy his ngoh hiang craving, then went back to the beef noodles coffee shop for fried ice cream! the ngoh hiang at the jacksoon food centre is really nice and cheap! apparently my mum and dad know about the place too, but they'd never brought me there before! and i never knew that Potong Pasir was such a foodie place, with quite alot of good food around that area. i shall go there for supper with my family one of these days :D

after that, my parents fetched me and we went for my brother's SYFC graduation thingy. his ministry, PArts, danced to "We're all in this together" from HSM! so cool :) all of them were really energetic and laughing like crazy! the presentation on all the various ministries under Project Serve was quite interesting, and i might consider joining after As, just that i don't know which ministry to join.

we were late for YF cos of the graduation thingy, but managed to listen to half of Zhi Wen's message on the "Wonder of Salvation". it was a good reminder of God's greatest gift to us, the gift of salvation. Vicki couldn't go for YF cos she was busy! i miss you babe! Sam & Andrew were bullying me the whole time after YF man, and Wilfred said he would protect me but he always bullies me too! even my own brother started bullying me together with them! what a nice brother i have man. haha. Andrew just doesn't believe that i speak better chinese than him cos i got a 'merit' for oral, whereas he got a 'pass' :D

haha anyways, tmr's gonna be a very busy day, with two family gatherings after church! dad's side in the afternoon to celebrate my cousin's 21st birthday, and mum's side in the evening. since the whole of tmr will be taken up, this means that i have to study really hard from monday onwards! no more time to waste man. these are the things i have to accomplish during the holidays:

1) Study!
2) SLEEP
3) Study
4) SLEEP
5) Recover from my illness
6) Do QT in the morning, start the day with God :)
7) ~~Shop~~ (i wish. there are so many things i wanna buy, like a NEW CAMERA!)
8) Study!
9) SLEEP

yeah there isn't much to accomplish. i'm gonna have a very boring holiday. alright, toodles.

Arts Night

2007-03-03T00:01:00.000+08:00

Arts Night 2007 - JIVE IN

too lazy to blog, just a few pictures first!

CNY & School Day

2007-02-25T16:44:00.000+08:00

CNY wasn't too bad, did the usual stuff on the first day - Dad's side first, then Mum's side at night. we played more mahjong at my uncle's house, and this time i won more games! i got to see my second cousins at my grand aunty's house, and they have grown so big already! we also watched a video of my aunt's wedding (which i couldn't attend cos i had GP & Econs promo papers to sit for!). everything looked really grand (the flowers for the dinner itself cost more than $10,000!!), but it was really different from the kind of weddings i'm used to witnessing, cos this wasn't a Christian one and it was held at a bar? or some place in a hotel.

on the 3rd day of CNY, the Smugglers met up and visited each other's houses! this time, our group expanded and consisted of Sarah, Amanda, Dee, Ebel, Daphne, Chris, David, Guoxi & myself! a pretty good mix of East-siders and West-siders. i only joined them for the East-side houses though, cos i had to do some work in the morning. we went from Potong Pasir to Gardens, and finally East Coast, where we enjoyed the cool breeze and nice view from Chris' balcony, then headed to Parkway Parade for dinner. it seemed like all we did at each house was eat, talk and get ang baos! hahaha but nonetheless, we enjoyed ourselves :) we even did the mass dance at Amanda's house, which has a really good sound system! i only reached home at around 10.30pm, which probably explains why i was so tired the next day in school. heh.

on the way to Sarah's house, 9 of us squeezed into her car! the guys were like suffocating at the back :p

Sarah & I!

David & Guoxi attempted to tie Daphne's hair with the chopstick...
and after many attempts, the result was not bad at all!

haha well, our group shots are with Amanda, so i gotta wait for her to send me the pics!

yesterday was YF School Day! i wore my MG uniform again, and me wearing it resulted in fellow ACSians complaining about me not wearing the AC uniform. but muahaha too bad, my loyalty lies with MG, and the MG uniform is so much more comfortable! :) the workshops were good, and made me reflect on how i've been living my life as a Christian in school. Kristine's workshop was the most thought-provoking one, where she read out a few common situations that happen in school, and asked us to write what we know we should do, and what we would actually do. most of the time, the things i "would actually do" were those that were wrong, and it made me feel so guilty. Lord, please help me to live a life that's glorifying to Your name, so that i can be a good testimony for You.

ooh i played the eraser game with Sarah, Sebby, John & Daniel yesterday after YF! yes i'm kinda kinda deprived cos it was my first time playing, and i kept losing! heh. Sebby was so good though, he didn't kill me and gave me many chances cos i'm his fellow AC friend! hahaha.

my brother is somewhere on the way to Malacca now! he's on a mission trip together with the rest of the project servants from SYFC, PArts. please pray that they'll have a safe journey there and back, and that they will be kept in good health! i pity him cos he won't be in Singapore to collect his A level results, which means that my parents are gonna collect it for him. heh so scary :p

anyway, i've blogged enough, so i shall not waste my time here anymore. time to do something more productive!

the long CNY weekend!

2007-02-18T00:51:00.000+08:00

the long CNY weekend is here! thank God for this break, which i also have to use to catch up with my schoolwork. speaking of which, i rejected OGL-ing for O2 cos i'm quite far behind for a number of subjects, and O2 is so super near terms :(

anyway, today was a relaxing day spent with the Smugglers! [those of us in AC who live around the Serangoon area - Amanda, Sarah, Dee, Mag, David & myself]. although the initial plan was just to meet for breakfast at Macs, we ended up going to Haato for ice cream, chilled out there for awhile before going to Dee's house to watch Death Note! i finally got to watch it :D now i really wanna watch Death Note 2. oh! i met Edric, Justin, Elyssa & Kristine at Gardens too! haha such a coincidence, they walked past us while we were sitting outside Haato. my parents fetched me from Dee's house, afterwhich we headed to my uncle's house for steamboat dinner! i played mahjong with my cousins again :D i only won one game today though. rahh. we're gonna play again tmr, so i hope that i get better tiles then! heh.

so yeah, today was different from the past two days, which were really tiring. yesterday, i walked practically everywhere around town in search of new clothes. thanks Kaiyi & Vicki for accompanying me :) Lizhen too, who went shopping with me the day before! oh yes, our class had the "yu sheng" thing during contact time before the CNY concert! haha thank you JOSHUA for shredding the carrots, cucumber and everything for us!! see your big name there, we appreciate your effort k, daddy class rep :D the yu sheng was really tasty!

there you go, our yu sheng :) this was before adding the salmon

warming the salmon! haha

a few of the AA4 girls

oh well, i'd better make good use of this long weekend. it's just a few more weeks to terms! happy chinese new year to all who celebrate it :)

Feel the Love <3

2007-02-14T21:08:00.000+08:00

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! :D

yesterday was really fun, cos Joyce, Kaiyi, Gina & Liting came to my house to bake cookies for our classmates and friends :) baking is like a really good bonding activity, and it's always a pleasure to see the end result - delicious, scrumptious cookies!! we baked both honey nut joys [with sprinkles!] and chocoloate chip cookies, and packed them into pretty bags for our friends. okay, the baking process!

starting with the honey nut joys!

our first batch of burnt [and rejected!] honey nut joys

yum yum :)

chocolate chip cookie dough

peek-a-booo

baking in progress

the master chefs

the final result!

the extra cookie heart that we baked for ourselves :)

C is for Cookie...

and it's good enough for me!

today was the day of looove. i was greeted at the gate by Ren Kiat, who was one of the councillors giving out pretty little roses and greeting us a happy valentine's day! the entire school plus the hall was nicely decorated with hearts everywhere. also, the atmosphere in the void deck was really good, with love songs playing in the background (AC FM!), balloons and flowers all over, smiles on everyone's faces, many people going round exchanging gifts, flowers, and all tokens of love :)

it was my FIRST and LAST Valentine's Day spent in AC, and it was all good. thank you everyone for the flowers, chocolates, sweets and all! and a HUGE THANK YOU to the 31st Student's Council for the tremendous amount of effort you guys put into making this day such a success!! you guys are the most efficient councillors, cos as far as i know, we were the earliest to receive our inter-JC flowers among the rest of the JCs. yeah, i was pleasantly surprised to receive the flowers the moment i stepped into the hall for assembly :D

the Vday concert after school was pretty entertaining, where we saw people like Boyao showcase their singing talent! hahaha. Nana & Ting came to visit too!! well, they blended in quite well cos they changed into their MG unis, so they were like fake J1s. haha. i was supposed to go CNY clothes shopping with Nana after the concert, but by the time the concert ended, it was already pretty late, so we decided to just go to Ice Cube instead! David, Amanda & Sarah joined us too, but we all ended up eating prata at RK Eating House and were too full for ice cream after that! Nana and i wanted to go grocery shopping! (or rather, just walking around NTUC) we didn't spend much time there though, cos David's mum was arriving soon and we had to go. it's okay Nana, we shall have another hot date soon! thanks for being my HOT HOT date today NANA dear :D and TING! it was great catching up with you today. you have been hiding dirty little secrets from us!! haha tsk tsk tsk.

anyway, today was a day well spent, and i'm in a happy happy mood :) for now though, it's back to finishing up my math file so that i can submit it tmr!

feel the love, yo

Love ACtually!

soaking in the Vday spirit

bubble balloons!

my teddy bear balloon :D

Daddy & Daughters! and the cute little 'message in a bottle' he gave us!

they were competing to see who could blow the biggest one!

that's my favourite PINK GERBERRA! thanks Pris! :D

Gina's propsing to me!!

Syang acting cute/shy!

Quan thinks he looks so cool!

with erm, 1/5 of the OG! haha

Han Lin thinks he's very cool too!

candid shot!

this was our attempt...

to take a scandalicious shot!

NY & Cat High!

hmmm hmmmm

finally! the shot was taken :)

guess who came to visit!

with my fake J1 friends. haha. dearest Nana & Ting :)

spot the chocolate wrapper rose that Kaiyi made for me!

my flowers :)

pretty pretty <3

my daddy

2007-02-11T23:04:00.000+08:00

i love my father. he knows when i'm in an irritable mood, and even though he doesn't know what's bothering me (and knows that i don't feel like sharing), he hugs me and tells me that he loves me, and that God loves me even more. like just now, he reminded me not to let the evil one put bad thoughts into my head, and gave me the verse:

1 Peter 5:7 Cast your cares upon Him because He cares for you

ermm on msn! haha. my daddy is so funny lah, he has msn and i'm the ONLY person on his contact list. sigh! haha. i love, admire and respect my father, and i hope that my future husband will be like him :)

anyway, i was browsing through the photos on my com, found these random pics and put them together! this is my CRAZY FAMILY. we were so high after watching Saturday Night Fever (the musical)! hahaha :D i think that was like in 2004? thank you Lord for blessing me with my family :)

someday my prince will come

cross country plus OG outing!

2007-02-07T21:30:00.000+08:00

cross country today was good! it was the first time in my life participating competitively, cos Li Ting, Shu Hui, Yukee & i were sabo-ed into joining last minute, since there weren't enough girl competitors from our house! hahaha. we took up the challenge, and i had my dear running buddy, Li Ting, beside me throughout the run! it was a good experience, and i actually felt i had a reason to run the 3.5km, since i was getting points for my house! we also agreed to participate since it's our last cross country ever. oh! before that, Joyce, Gina, Li Ting & i went to Giant and took really stupid shots with MILO cos of our new MILO house tshirts. ahaha. TCT - The Champion Team, brings out the champion in you. yeah, so lame :p i can't believe i paid 10 bucks for that shirt! rahh

we felt such a sense of achievement after completing the whole run, and happily helped ourselves to the milo from the milo van :D after cheering, prize presentation and all, i met the OG kids plus Char & Syang, and we all went to Venezia! :) tsk tsk tsk, i think our OG is getting more and more scandalous ;) anyway, it was lovely meeting up with my dear OG again, and spending quality time with them. i'm gonna miss them if they leave after first 2 months! hopefully most of them will choose to stay on. all the best for your results guys! :)

Joyce, Li Ting, Gina & I chilling out before the race

advertising for milo!

that's how much we can drink in one gulp! yeah yeah

champions!

Tan Chin Tuan - The Champion Team (in case you're wondering what's up with the milo)

before the race!

after the race! with our milo :D

Shu Hui & I are really proud of our number tags!

Heng Bin, Li Ting & I - TCT members!

my running buddy!!

my dearest Scylla at Venezia! :)

everybody say "awwww"

someone is oh-so-proud of his sec school! haha

ahemm. Jing Chen's secret love for hello kitty!!

we love kodomo strawberry toothpaste!

ooh yes, Justin and i went to collect the 89ers jerseys yesterday, and they look fabulous! so cool with the black base and gold print. haha, thank God that the jerseys turned out great, and thanks to Wen Hao for designing the logo! oh ya! Li Ting spotted me at Queensway, and when she called to ask if i was there, she went "Are you at Queensway? Did you just go up the escalator with your indian friend??" haha! she mistook Justin for an indian! oh dear dear. poor him. heh i guess it's cos she was too far away and didn't see him clearly lah. haha.

my jersey :D

1989 - Perfect Timing :)

well alrights, i have to bathe now cos i'm still stinky and dirty from the run. we should go running more often, it keeps us fit, happy and healthy. now i sound like an ambassador from the Health Promotion Board. hoho.

friendless person

2007-02-05T00:35:00.000+08:00

some people are just so desperate and have no life! like THIS PERSON who sent me a message on friendster and asked if i was a lesbian?? that's the most retarded thing on earth okay. i didn't feel like replying, but just told the person no to make sure she didn't get the wrong idea. then she claimed she was just joking, and wanted to be friends with me cos she found me "attractive". i told her i wasn't gonna accept her friend request cos i have noooo idea who she is. her profile is locked and there are like totally no photos of her. SHE IS SO DESPERATE FOR FRIENDS MAN. she claimed that she's from SMSS, now in HCJC, after i told her that i didn't want to be friends with her cos i have no idea who she is. then, i told her i wasn't gonna accept her friend request unless i at least knew how she looks like. and guess what she replied me? she said in her last message "then u just F*** Off" like OOKAY. you're the one who's so desperate for friends in the first place. she's such a weirdo. haha i'm not that bothered by her. i'm quite amused actually. poor friendless person!

home alone

2007-02-04T16:22:00.000+08:00

sometimes it's nice being home alone. with no one to nag at me, the house to myself, good music in the background, and time to reflect. yet on other days, being at home alone can be rather depressing, especially if i'm feeling stressed or upset, and need a friend to talk to. i guess that explains why i don't like going home early after school, cos i'd rather spend time with my friends before going back home.

i've been at home alone for about an hour plus already, after coming back from lunch. so far, the only things i've done are: 1) take a look at my miserable wardrobe, reminding myself that i need to go CNY shopping! 2) made myself a delicious cup of milo dinosaur :D it was my first time making my own milo dinosaur, and boy did it taste good! well, i also took time to think about other things. about how people change, and how sometimes we feel that we can't relate to them anymore. it's weird, i guess. sometimes i feel like i don't fit in anywhere anymore. it doesn't help that emo songs are playing on my iPod now. maybe it's just me.

a whole week

2007-02-03T23:32:00.000+08:00

haha thanks everyone for your comments on the emails! i know they're really retarded, i posted them here for pure entertainment :p

anyway, i realised that i haven't posted about last week's Prayer & Praise. there was a thanksgiving session for the Youth Ministry held after YF last week, and it was really good. it was encouraging to hear the testimonies of those who went up to share about how YD, YF or YW has blessed them in many ways. although most of us were upset when we first heard the news about the closure of YW, this thanksgiving session reminded me of how God has His reason for everything He does. even though there's no longer YW, the Youth Ministry as a whole still has so much potential, and each and every one of us has a part to play to help it grow. yes, i'm excited to see what God has in store for us :D

well, my week has been pretty alright, except for the fact that i was extremely tired by the end of the school day on monday and tuesday. i think it was cos of my contacts which were irritating me! tuesdays are the most tiring - we have around 6h of lessons altogether, with only an 1h break plus another 20min one sometime in between =/

on thursday, i didn't feel like going home immediately after school, so i met Vicki and her acsi friend at Holland V! he had to go back to school after that, so we decided to follow him back and visit Nana & Kez at the same time. we saw Peter training hard for rugby, but he didn't see us. we also saw Theodore, who was so blind that he didn't see us either. wahaha. not to mention deaf, cos he didn't hear Vicki when she called him!

a CANDID shot of us using the super powerful hand dryer at the IB building.

Nana, Me & Vicki at the poolside :)

hmmm Nana came over to my school the next day! cos she ended school early and i was having my super long break. it was quite funny cos she either blended in with the J2s (cos she was wearing her AC pullover), or she could have been posing as a J1 (cos her pure white uniform colllar could have given her away). brought her to the library, where we all studied hard!

yesterday's CF message was on Evangelism. there are so many evangelistic events coming up! like Only Love, a CF event in conjunction with Valentine's Day, which will be most likely held on 8 Feb, 4.45pm at the viewing gallery. come come! there's also Garage, a concert organised by SYFC, held on 9 and 10 Feb. my brother's performing!

the time of fellowship after CF was good, and so was the delicious pasta cooked by Mrs Tan :) stayed back till like really late, cos David & Lizhen had to do some filming for the Only Love promo video. haha i can't wait to watch the edited video on tuesday! we were chased out of school at around 9.45pm, cos they were gonna lock up and all. anyway, when we reached outram park station, David had this sudden urge to go to Ice3! it was a really random thing, but we decided to go in the end. and and! while walking to the bus stop outside serangoon mrt, we realised that we were really near Mag's house! so we called her and asked her if she wanted to join us for ice cream. she sounded quite disappointed that she couldn't join us cos she had bio spa the next day :( so sad! but we managed to see her from the bus stop, cos her room was like the only one lit up and we saw this small figure waving. haha! we shall have some serangoon muggers outing one day. i tried the cookie crunch ice cream at Ice3 - sooo yummy :D and yeah, fattening too =/well we were really tired after that, so both our mums came to fetch us at around 11.30pm. heh.

today's YF was a message on The Trinity. initially, i thought it'd be stuff i already knew. well yes, i knew about the Father, Son & Holy Spirit. however, learning much more about it today got me slightly confused! we discussed a bit about it during small group time, and the words in the notes that Pastor Eddy photocopied for us kinda 'comforted' us - cos it mentioned that The Trinity is something incomprehensible, and we can only be amazed by how powerful our God is :) i guess the gist of the message was that when we worship, we have to remember that we are worshipping God the Father, Son & Holy Spirit, and not just one of them alone. even if the song seems to be directed to 'God' only, or 'Jesus' only, we should really be worshipping The Trinity. The Father, Son & Holy Spirit are of the same substance, equal power and glory, but each of them have different roles to play.

so yes! it's getting late, and i have yet to touch my econs notes when my econs test is next tuesday! oh, we are gonna collect our jerseys on tuesday too! i hope they turn out nice nice nice :D

all for love

2007-01-26T23:58:00.000+08:00

there are days when i feel reluctant about going to school, and today was one of them. i felt really tired in the morning, and didn't think i could survive the long day in school. however, things got better and i really wanna thank God for making the day good after all! i thank Him for granting me the strength to last the day :) and for the friends in school who made it better!!

spent the 3h40min break with my dear girls - Joyce, Gina & Liting! Kaiyi had hockey stuff to settle, and Gina left halfway to meet -ahem-. haha. we talked about lotsa stuff, and i think i was kinda high and hyper :p PE was fun too cos we played TENNIS! it's so much more fun than badminton, cos it's fun whacking the tennis ball :D

well, i went for CF after PE, and this song that Carol led during worship really touched me. it's a reminder of God's love for us. no matter how many times we fail Him, He'll be there to pick us up, and to forgive, because He loves us SO MUCH.

All For Love - Hillsong

All for love the Father gave
For only love could make a way
All for love the heavens cried
For love was crucified

Oh how many times have I broken Your heart
But still You forgive
If only I ask
And how many times have You heard me pray
Draw near to me

Everything I need is You
My beginning, my forever
Everything I need is You

Let me sing all for love
I will join the angels song
Ever holy is the Lord
King of Glory
King of all

All for a love a Saviour prayed
Abba Father have Your way
Though they know not what they do
Let the Cross draw man to You

thank God for CF and for the CFers!

Mings, Christina & I camwhoring after CF!

sweetie pie :D

last week, when i visted Kez & Nana!

Lyd & Nana!

the khoo khoos!

<3

did you ever talk to God above?

2007-01-26T00:58:00.000+08:00

okay, i just finished working on my GP project! my group of friends and i are always rather known for doing last minute work :p anyway, i was brushing my teeth just now, and at the same time thinking about some stuff that's bothering me (i don't know why i was thinking so much when i was brushing my teeth! haha).

well, i realised that the only way to solve the problem was to leave the matter in His hands. i had this sudden urge to talk to Him and tell Him every single thing because i know He's the only one who will really understand, and the only one who will be able to solve it. this song came to mind (while i was still brushing my teeth!) and it spoke to me cos the words are really meaningful:

Did you ever talk to God above?
Tell Him that you need a friend to love
Pray in Jesus' Name believing that God answers prayer
Have you told Him all your cares and woes?
Every tiny little fear He knows
You can know He always hears
And He will answer prayer

You can whisper in a crowd to Him
You can cry when you're alone to Him
You don't have to pray out loud to Him
He knows your thoughts
On a lofty mountain peak, He's there
In a meadow by a stream, He's there
Anywhere on earth you go,
He's been there from the start.

Find the answer in His Word, it's true
You'll be strong because He walks with you
By His faithfulness He'll change you too
God answers prayer

lovely lyrics huh? simple, but really meaningful and true.

well okay, i'm gonna talk to my Big Daddy now :D goodnight!

HAHA

2007-01-21T22:51:00.000+08:00

HAHA i'm currently using my dad's computer, and was just browsing through the really old documents stored in here, when i found these super random emails that i wrote like, 6 years ago! when i was 12 years old? they're highly spastic and i wrote them out of pure boredom. and also to entertain my family of course HAHA :D

caution: extremely spastic post ahead

Email #1
Sent on: 26/11/2001
Subject: Lavadeelala

Christmas is here. Let us sing the song, "Lavadeelala". This song has been sung by people worldwide and it means a lot to me. The meaning of this song is about a little girl by the name of Lava touching other peoples' hearts by doing good deeds. The meaning of the song title, "Lavadeelala", is "Lava touches our hearts". Here are the lyrics:

Kabooshka le le Lava,
Lo bingka geya jaja.
Kaing ya mor ya daila,
Mooboosh ha la dee bam.

Lava sebiem dee saya,
Lotoj kai ley moria.
Seepi hilot dee fafa,
Doloti kee ra.

Hatu ge na Lava,
Lava dee lala.
Lava dee lala,
Lava dee lala.

i told you i was bored! these words have totally NO meaning at all, i made the lyrics up by myself! HAHA. when i found this, i burst out laughing, showed it to my dad, and we both cracked up. then i started looking for the rest of the emails. heh heh.

Email #2
Sent on: 18/12/2001
Subject: Bangkok was once a Kramantari

Dear all,

Here's a little update on Bangkok.

According to my research, Bangkok was once a Kramantari. The population was 2 men and 1.21 women. There was 0.87 boy and 2 girls. I hope this will help you in your work and studies. Let us continue to hope that Bangkok will soon become a Hamalatini.

Yours Faithfully,
Mausoka Sami Grati (aka MSG)
Professional Bangkok researcher

once again, the weird words have absolutely no meaning! wahaha

Email #3
Sent on: 19/12/2001
Subject: Bangkok daily newsletter

Here's a little more information about Bangkok. After living here for almost 69 years, (since I was three) I have learnt a lot. I'll share with you my experiences with each e-mail i send you.

36 years ago, on 14 March, I spotted a dead cow on the road of Bangkok.

27 years ago, on 26 Novemebr, I sang a Thai song in front of 69,000 people. The song was called "Bangkok Susaliya Grimanto"

Just yesterday, I met with an accident. I broke my right leg, had 7 stiches on my forehead and my face was disfigured. Miraculously, I have recovered fully already! Even my face has morphed to its original shape!

Overall, Bangkok is a beautiful place to live in. It is a place where you can encounter many intresting situations.

Yours Bangkokly,
Mausoka Sami Grati (aka MSG)
Professional Bangkok Researcher

okay, i have no idea why i was so fascinated with bangkok! i haven't even been there before! hahahaha

Email #4
Sent on: 20/12/2001
Subject: Bangkok newsletter

A very good evening one and all! Once again, it's me! MSG! Professional Bangkok Researcher!

News Update

1) Today, my pet cow, Cowdung, gave birth to baby cow, Pongkatong! Isn't it cool?!?

2) Today, my great-great-grand aunt, MooMooSuKia, came to Bangkok for a visit! She's 106 years and 9 months!

Yours Moo-oooly,
Mausoka Sami Grati (aka MSG)
Professional Bangkok Researcher

yeah, and that's the end of the Bangkok Daily Newsletter! i suspect Mausoka Sami Grati (aka MSG), Professional Bangkok Researcher probably died or something. hahahaha. sorry for such a retarded post :D

but behind all this retardness, my heart is aching inside

300th post!

2007-01-19T12:22:00.000+08:00

i'm currently in the school com lab, supposed to be working on my GP project since i'm having my ~~wonderful~~ 3h40min break! interestingly, this is my 300th post in this blog!

oh, and while researching on the topic of advertising for my GP presentation, i found a person with the same name as me, and whose surname contains my favourite colour! haha yeah check it out:

"Lydia Pinkham was one of the true success stories of personality branding. Her family used her name and image to promote their patent medicine in the 1800s. The product was incredibly successful. Women wrote Lydia for advice - often the company would reply (Lydia herself was uninvolved). Even after her death, the company kept up appearances, continuing to answer letters addressed to her by consumer"

yes yes, very random - just goes to show how bored i am now. anyway, this week has been a pretty good one, despite it being tiring as usual. i met Jerry for dinner on tuesday, and he brought me around his potong pasir area. i finally got to explore the not-so-ulu side (at least to me) of potong pasir! it was a good time of fellowship, and it was something i looked forward to after a long day at school, and for him, after a long day at work! ahhh something really stupid happened to me though - i dropped my phone in prawn noodles soup!! yes, my pretty new phone! so extremely dumb of me huh? thankfully my phone's working fine, although it still has some chilli powder in the small areas! HAHA.

on wednesday, i managed to catch up with Nana and Keziah! walked over to acsi after school to meet the both of them, and we took some retarded pics and videos :) haha i miss doing all the crazy, retarded stuff with you guys, like we did in MG! anyways, Kez went for training after that, and Nana and i went to Vivo for lunch. the place was unbelievably empty! i guess it's cos it was a weekday, and everyone was either at home, school or work. shared a cup of Ben&Jerry's with her :D yay! did a little bit of window shopping, tried on clothes at Forever21, and bought Val's present! by the time we left Vivo, it was like 6.30pm? didn't do much work that day cos i was oh-so-tired!

oh well. anyway, seems like many people around me are feeling emo these days. yeah, including me. and sometimes i wonder why i even let myself feel this way, cos i guess i do have a choice whether or not i want to let certain issues affect me. like whether you even care. i guess you don't :(
but then again, sometimes it's hard not to think of it, and i just let these things bother me. i wish i didn't dwell on them so much, and i wish i learnt to let go of some stuff. learning to let go is one thing, and learning to trust in God to take control is another. ultimately, i think i should just surrender all my worries and insecurities to Him, and let Him take charge.

Psalm 37:5
"Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass."

post-orientation blues

2007-01-13T12:48:00.000+08:00

i am still suffering from post-orientation blues! orientation was seriously one of my best experiences ever - from making friends with my fellow OGLs, to having the responsibility of taking care of my dear 19 OG kids and seeing them bond over 4 days, plus seeing the passion the J1s have for AC especially during mass rally!

SCYLLA, you guys really put a smile on my face, especially when i see you guys sitting together at the void deck! all the wacky, crazy things you all do and oh my i cannot believe you guys have started mugging!! treasure your first 2 months alright!

yesterday was a great day to catch up with the OG, when some of us went for Movie Under The Stars! too bad it was raining though, so we had to watch Click at LT4. the response was overwhelming - practically every OG was there, i think! it's really cool watching a movie together with the rest of your schoolmates, when we all laugh at the stupid parts together, and cheer at the end of the movie and stuff. after the movie, Char, Wei Xin, Jane, Han Lin, Jing Cheng, Crystal & I went for supper at Holland V! we went to Starbucks, but only Char and I bought stuff! the kids were like busy playing cards TSK TSK. haha :p

speaking of movies, SARALONDE OGLs went for a movie outing on monday too! when they declared it a day off for all OGLs :D went to BK for breakfast, and most of us watched night at the museum, while a few others watched death note 2. haha we tried mugging after that (catch up on work!), but it was too hot outsides Macs so i went home to rest and study instead.

anyways, it's only been a week but there's already so much work to do. there's a geog test next week which i'm totally unprepared for :( have to start studying after lunch.

oh yeah, the CHALLENGE OF THE YEAR: not to go online on weekdays!
i'm proud to say i've been keeping to it :D

one more thing to look forward to this weekend: Camp Comm meeting! to plan for camp echo :) miss you all, see you all on sunday!

the ACSperience. red, blue, gold, watch it unfold

2007-01-07T21:10:00.000+08:00

i miss orientation! i miss my OG Scylla! they're the best group of J1s ever, and i'm so glad that we bonded so much over the past 4 days. on the first day, Syang, Char and myself were pretty disappointed cos the group was SO quiet and all of them seemed so soft-spoken! things got better the next few days, and everyone started warming up to each other. our OG also managed to learn the couple dance in one day!! yay i'm so proud of you guys :D finished teaching them the dance on friday, and then we headed off to play more games.

yesterday's OG time really helped to bond the group even more, when we travelled to New York New York together for lunch! thanks Char for recommending the place :D Syang first tried to trick our table with his 'green tea', which was actually candy floss dissolved in plain water! the rest of us decided to do the same to Davin who had gone off to the toilet, and when he came back, he drank the whole glass of candy floss water, thinking it was yellow cos of the lemon! hahaha. and our dear OG treated us OGLs to lunch, refusing to go for campfire if we didn't let them pay. thanks dears!

us at the void deck before our outing

my table!

the other table!

oh oh! we passed Godiva on the way back to the MRT, and i was like telling Syang that i really wanted to try the chocolixir. he asked if i really wanted it, and i said i would like it if he treated me. guess what? he really did! so nice for once :D heh heh kidding, but yeah! Char and i shared the dark chocolate chocolixir, and the staff there were so friendly. when they saw the group of us, they smiled and went "Ooh, JC orientation. enjoy your JC days!". and when we left, the guy wished us all the best for A levels. haha. we shared our drink with our OG too and all of us were like on sugar high! especially Jing Cheng lah. haha. ooh speaking of which! Scylla, here's the photo we've been talking about. abit blur, but adds to the mystery of this scandal ;)

back in school, Saralonde got all our faces painted with red, blue and gold stripes for campfire :) while waiting for the programme to start, we played retarded games like "the fly went to the ____, to the ____, to the ____. where did it go next?" i took awhile to guess it but finally got it cos it's exactly like the silly MRT game! heh i think some of them still haven't guessed it yet :p

the part i liked best about campfire was mass dance! especially the second time when they increased the speed of the music, and everyone was dancing at extreme speed. heh. after campfire, we had OG time. our super super super sweet OG gave us OGLs a stack of letters from all of them. was really touched by their words, and was practically smiling to myself when i read each of the letters.

Scylla OGLs :)

overall, i thank God so much for giving me this opportunity to be an OGL. He's been so faithful, allowing me to get pass the OGL interview, as well as go for make up OGL camp so that i could go for the Chiang Mai mission trip as well. it's been a very enriching experience, and what i've gained from it is exactly what i told the councillors during the OGL interview what i wished to gain. it was wonderful to see my group bond, i'm thankful for the many new friends i've made, and also for the chance to serve the school.

this has truly been the ACSperience i didn't get to enjoy last year, considering i was only here for orientation 2. going through this orienation has also reminded me of how great our God is. we had such fantastic weather on ALL days. like from day 1 to 3, it only rained at night, after games and mass rally was over. on sat night, the crucial night (campfire!), God held back the rain the entire day, and it didn't even rain at night so we could continue with our campfire. praise God :D also, i've also been reminded of the fact that i'm very blessed to be in AC, in a Christian school, where we start off and end the day with prayer, giving all glory to God. thank you Lord!

red, blue, gold, watch it unfold

SCYLLA :D

orientation 07

2007-01-04T22:36:00.000+08:00

orientation has been good! really thank God for holding back the rain the past 2 days - it only started raining after games and mass rally was over! Saralonde is the best clan around and i'm proud to be part of it :D Mag told us that we were the loudest yeahh :D my OG kids were pretty quiet on the first day, but i guess that's normal cos they're still new to the school and all. however, everyone got down and dirty today and more of them starting opening up. really thank God for that :) Scylla's the best!

that's us :)

i'm really sunburnt man. i'm like red like a lobster! was in the sun practically the whole day today, cos i was game mastering in the bball court for 2 hours, then i joined my OG and they were dancing in the sun! goshh. haha. after that we played all the dirty games and everyone was mudified.

oh! look who came to visit! haha i'm like standing so far away from her cos she refused to let me touch her. heh. someone acting cool wear MG uniform and all :p

anyways, besides orientation, i have been well entertained at home too! haha.

by someone playing guitar for me on webcam...

and acting retarded...

and another acting cute...

hahaha yeah yeah webcamming is fun :) alrights, i'd better go off soon cos tmr's gonna be another long day!

2007, hello!

2007-01-01T23:54:00.000+08:00

BLESSED NEW YEAR :)

i used to wish people a "blessed christmas" and "blessed new year" instead of "merry" and "happy" because people in church did that, and i would follow them. however, the significance of the word blessed became clearer to me this year. i feel that wishing people a blessed christmas and new year holds more meaning to it, because we are not only wishing them a joyous and happy time, but also for God's blessings to be upon them.

so how did i usher in the new year? by going for watchnight service :) when i was younger, i only went for watchnight because i had to, although i would have much rather watched the countdown on tv. now that i think about it, those shows on tv are purely entertainment. what better way to enter the new year than to spend it in God's presence and in the fellowship of brothers and sisters in Christ? after watchnight service, we went for supper at ice cube! so my first meal of 2007 was very berry strawberry ice cream :D the people there must have thought we were crazy cos we were making so much noise! Julia's theory was that we were speaking so loudly cos we were competing with the background music! cabbed back with my brother, Edric & Elsa after that and reached home at 2am plus.

so my first day of 2007 was pretty normal... until something happened at night!

i was *ahem* diligently going through econs online lecture slides when two crazy people gave me the shock of my life! i turned around and guess who i saw? andrewfuzhilun and samueltanjunwei! tsk tsk tsk! they were supposed to be studying at Sam's house, but decided to give me a surprise visit. that was like at 10.30pm? those evil people called my bro and asked him to open the door so that they could surprise me. haha :p anyways they went crazy playing guitar in my bro's room, acting gay in my room, and webcamming with Jerry & Vicki! haha. oh well it was fun having real friends around, not just online friends like that brian guy on eco solo! heh.

very sadly though, i wasn't able to go for the A3 class party today!! :( :( :( cos i have lots of work to do, and i think i really need to stay up now to continue with econs. the closing date is tmr and i'm waaaaaay behind schedule :( need to go to school again tmr for clan meeting!

to end this post...

Psalm 121

1I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

i was thinking about this psalm today, partly because Justin showed it to me during watchnight service yesterday, and it reminded me of Chiang Mai. Uncle Victor challenged all of us to memorise the psalm by the end of our stay at the Christian Home of Love. we did, and although it's not so fresh in my memory anymore, the first 3 verses are significant to me because they're the 3 verses that my dad smsed me in sec 3 (or sec 4?) when i was really worried about my exams. i was comforted by the verses because they promise that God is always there watching over us, and will always be there to help us. let's start this new year knowing that the Lord will never leave us nor forsake us :)

2006, goodbye

2006-12-31T01:17:00.000+08:00

today at YF (or actually yesterday, since the time now is 1:17am), many people were asking each other if they were going for watchnight service or not. at first, i thought it was still quite far away, but then after awhile i realised that watchnight service was just a day away! for now, it's just a few hours away. it didn't occur to me that it was already the second last day of the year!

i think i say this practically every year, but the year has really gone by super quickly. this year has been a drastically different one for me, and i've had many different experiences. i don't think i'll do a detailed recount of the year right now, cos i have to sleep soon. i just decided to post something on the last day of 2006, cos i may not have time to do so after church. (i'll probably be in church rushing last minute homework!)

anyway, stepping into JC was a whole new experience for me, as i have mentioned before in previous entries. the whole drama of being posted to SR - hating it so much initially cos everything was so unfamiliar, and then starting to like it cos of the new friends i made. friends really do make a difference, they're what i go to school for. entering AC was a totally different experience too. it's unlike MG in many ways, thus i still had to adjust to it. thank God for the new friends i have made in AC too, and next year's time for me to welcome the new J1s!

i also got to know many YFers better this year, and got more involved in church activites. serving God in these aspects has brought me closer to Him, and He is indeed a great and mighty God who is faithful at all times :) i've forged closer friendships with fellow YFers, and made more new friends too. i also went on my first mission trip to chiang mai this year! speaking of which, i really miss chiang mai. i just read my brother's blog, and here's what he posted:

"i miss chiangmai.
i miss the rides on the back of the 4X4.
~~i miss riding pillion on robert's bike.~~
i miss the 'refreshing' baths.
i miss alethia's landmines.
i miss the fried chicken wings.
i miss the sound of the bamboo creaking beneath my feet.
i miss waking up at 5am to do qt in the quiet of the morning.
i miss the misty mornings.
i miss drinking hot milo at 6am to keep warm.
i miss the fire.
i miss hearing children's laughter fill the air.
i miss playing soccer with the boys.
~~i miss farming.~~
i miss putting on 5 layers of clothes, a sleeping bag and a blanket, and feeling all snug when going to bed.
i miss sway-dee.
i miss the children. the friendships made.
i miss the way they are thankful for every little thing.
i miss how the children are always filled with joy, even though we are the ones with the 'better lives'. we should learn from them."

i striked out two of the things he mentioned, cos i didn't get a chance to ride on the motorbike, and didn't go farming! heh. other than that, i can relate to everything else that he said, and they're the things that i miss so much too :( i wanna go back next year.

oh well, i should stop dwelling on that and move on with life back in singapore. i hardly did any studying the whole holidays, which makes me very dead for my As, which i know requires loads of preparation for. so yes. after orientation, i have to do some serious studying. i feel like ending this post now, cos i'm like not typing in proper sentences and my thoughts are so disjointed. heh. goodbye 2006... it has been a very eventful year indeed!

CHRISTMAS!

2006-12-25T16:12:00.000+08:00

BLESSED CHRISTMAS! :)

i have so much to update on, especially chiangmai trip, but i don't have much time to blog in detail about it now cos i have to rush off for family christmas dinner soon! i'll be really busy the next few days too, so i'll just do a quick photo post first.

the trip to chiangmai was spiritually refreshing, and i was very encouraged by how disciplined the children are in their spiritual walks with God. i also really love the Christian family environment in the Christian Home of Love (where we stayed for 4 days), where they start off the day with personal QT at 5.15am and morning devotions at 6am. the slower pace of life is definitely something we can't find in Singapore now, where everyone's too caught up with school or work. other than playing with the kids, we helped to paint some signages, and the guys went farming! i also got to know my fellow team mates better! :) we even got to do some shopping on the last night, when we were back in Chiang Mai city, and explored the night market till midnight. heh.

went for caroling almost immediately after we came back from chiangmai, which was fun but tiring. i love singing Christmas carols :) the next day, i went to witness Vicki's mum's baptism at bukit panjang methodist church. got to catch up with Vicki too!

Christmas service today. was talking to Serene, and we both agree that Christmas is really a very special holiday, different from the rest of the holidays throughout the year. it's a time when we remember God's love for us by sending His Son Jesus, and it's a time when you see families getting together, and you can just feel the warmth and the joy that Christmas brings :) Christmas is also about giving! just like how God gave us His Son Jesus. gave out many gifts after service, and thanks everyone for the presents and cards too! :)

okay, photos now! the photos are totally not in order though, cos i have no time to arrange them in blogger. it's too troublesome! shall just post them according to how they were uploaded. haha.

Sam, Andrew & Me! today after Christmas service

Me & Serene!

Justin, Sam & Andrew gave me the same card! super coincidental lah. hahaha

on the ride home with Sam. haha!

in chiangmai city, on the last night when we stayed in a hotel. GUESS WHO!

okay i shan't say who, to protect this person's identity. heh

hehe another cute hairstyle! sarah!

crazy me drank ice blended peppermint mocha from Starbucks in the freezing weather! endurance challenge man :D

my bro & i warming our hands at the fire!

Vicki & I at her mum's baptism

with Amelia at her mum's baptism

all of us at Christian Home of Love :)

Lin Lin! their cute daughter

Lin Lin & Sarah! going to school

one of the signs we painted

beautiful sky :)

God's wonderful creation

sending the children to school

pretty Sarah!

bbq steamboat buffet dinner on wed night!

Evangel!

fried chicken from the market! it's sinful

Justin, Brandon & I plus John on the horse!

crazy guys doing push ups. haha

Lois & Maine painting the signs

lovely view from the plane

the home

:)

mama pig & piglets!

the girl's dorm. with mosquito nets!

haha okay, this is like a super summarised version of the whole chiangmai trip. it was a really good one, and i really thank God for the opportunity to go there and experience what life there is like. i wanna go back there again! thank you Justin, Maine, Lois, Alethia, Nicklaus, Ying Quan, Brandon & my brother for making the trip so much fun too!

YF CAMP 2006

2006-12-17T22:08:00.000+08:00

okay, i shall just make a short post before leaving for chiangmai. my flight's like at 6am, meaning i have to be at the airport at 4am, so i gotta go sleep soon!

anyway, YF camp was really tiring, but i thank God for this experience of being in the camp comm and working together with the best camp comm ever! :) it's through this camp that i truly experienced God's faithfulness, power, might and strength. i learnt that He's really the one in control of every single thing. no matter what problems we have, big or small, we should bring them to Him and He will take care of it.

Matthew 7:7
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you"

it'll take me too much time to go into detail about the miracles and prayers that God answered, but do ask me if you wanna know more :) thanks to everybody who made this camp possible!

right now, i'd like to thank YF CAMP COMM 2006 for everything we've been through together the past few months!

KENJI - our dearest camp commandant. the "nicest sweetest hottest camp commandant in yf history"! [i quote maine's tag on your blog. haha] yep, thanks for being the best camp commandant ever, and for being so so nice and encouraging the night before camp, when i told you about the problem i had about the night workshop. what you said made me feel much better, thank you so much! you did a great job!! :)

JOE - our wonderful CO-camp commandant! i am so sorry for typing your position wrongly in the camper! heh. you did a fantastic job as CO-camp commandant! i'm glad i got to know you much better through being in the comm with you. you're one funny, crazy guy who always makes people laugh! yay and i'm sure you were happy to be 'Lydia' for one day :D haha. thanks for being our toilet hero too :) JOE COOL!

SERENE - my "(fill in the blank)" buddy!! haha bathing buddy, sleeping buddy and a lot of other stuff buddy!! thank you for helping me out so much before and during camp, and for laughing along with me at the silly things that happen :) thanks for helping me out when i couldn't supervise the dinner/supper duties too! and for helping me make the thank you cards! we're buddies for life man. haha :D

SARAH - sarah tan ah lian! haha kidding :) thank you so so much for always helping me with making milo and syrup drinks! for never failing to offer your help after message to make drinks for the rest, even though it was really tiring. thanks also for having to sacrifice time with your group during vespers too, to make milo for supper! i really, really appreciate your help and couldn't thank you more :) i've also got to know you much better through this. you're no longer just "sam tan's sister" to me, but a good friend, and i really thank God for that :)

ANDREW - andrew fu! the one that i refused to do Games with! hahaha kidding. but anyways, thanks for being there to talk to, and for making all of us laugh in the middle of night with your silly comments and crazy antics! heh. don't break your specs again ah! if not you'll have to talk to people with your head tilted the whole time! haha. don't take all that teasing to heart okay, we're all just teasing in the name of fun, and you're a great friend :)

VERNON - hello ahmad! heh heh nahh you're not the ahmad, but the really helpful Vernon who drove out with me everyday to buy food! yay thank you so much for helping us! i really, really appreciate your help and your generosity! :) thanks for the care and concern that you showed the camp comm too, by ensuring that all of us took our daily redoxon tablets, and our brands essence of chicken! heh. it was fun grocery shopping with you, but stop stealing my strawberry hello panda from me!! haha :p

JUSTIN - my other fellow 89er! haha you ah, copy me by bringing 3 SA shirts when i brought 3 AC ones! haha. anyway, it was great working in the camp comm with you too! always giving me that weird stare ah, the one that you always give other girls too and the one that Audrey imitates well! tsk tsk. haha. i remember how during the first few meetings, we would write stupid messages to each other. haha so naughty lah. haha. i don't have to say much here lah, i'll be seeing you in a few hours' time!

ALETHIA - the greatest treasurer & secretary ever! always equipped with her pretty white mac! haha. thanks for being so efficient and sorry for bugging you with food/tshirt money! you're another crazy one that's always rolling on the floor in fits of laughter! hahaha thanks for adding fun to camp comm meetings too! :) i'll be seeing you in a few hours' time too!

JOSHUA - the log guy! thanks for helping me settle most of the food log stuff, and also for reminding me about some important stuff for food! and also for cracking everyone up with your really lame and cannot-make-it jokes. haha :D you're a really wonderful and experienced log guy! thank God we had you in the comm too :)

yay that's all for now, i really really have to go to sleep cos it's 10:50pm and i think i feel a fever coming. or maybe it's just the lack of sleep. please pray for us!! will be back on 23 Dec :)

off to camp i go

2006-12-09T23:34:00.000+08:00

YF camp starts tmr. Lord, please bless this camp and may everything go according to Your plan.

it's gonna be one tiring week! Lord please grant us Your strength.

crazy vicki

2006-12-08T00:03:00.000+08:00

HAHA this is Vicki going crazy!

first, she gives me the perverted look

then, she shows me her 'sharp chinny'

next, she shows me her butt! hahaha

and then she becomes so shy that she has to cover her face with her FENCING MASK.

then she shows me her boobs! hahaha no no, it's actually a FENCING CHEST PROTECTOR

and erm. look at what she's doing! TSK.

HAHAHA. thanks Vicki for being such a great stress reliever :)

camp drawing near

2006-12-06T18:56:00.000+08:00

the past week has been busy, busy, busy with camp stuff and all! ahhh camp is so so near now, must really pray for God's guidance to be upon us as we finalise the details of camp. please keep the camp comm in prayer! pray especially for good health of the members :)

anyway, yesterday was the start of our 'camp comm retreat'. thanks Vernon for opening your house to us! his house is nice and huge man - i think the ground floor alone is bigger than my house itself! heh. we actually met in church in the morning, where we continued making props for games and all. headed to his house in the afternoon, when everyone started slacking - playing com games and watching whose line is it anyway! hahaha. Sarah got me addicted to silly com games again! :p oh, did i mention that i was really well-fed? dinner was really good, plus we had CHOCOLATE CAKE specially baked for us by Michelle, Charmaine, Joey, Megan & Alicia! we were like digging into the cake at 1am plus? heh :D thanks girls! so yeah we continued our meeting at night, till about 2am plus when everyone became quite zombified.

[i can't seem to upload the picture of the chocolate cake!]

had chocolate cake AGAIN today for breakfast, plus some other stuff..then had to go to school to take photos with my co-ogls, Shengyang & Charmaine! we all just got to know each other, but they're both really friendly so yay :) oh, plus we're all going for make-up camp together! phew. went to Vivo with David after that to check if they put our 'ACJC' serviettes (refer to previous post if you have no idea what i'm talking about) on that pillar decorated with other serviettes, but noooo they didn't :( rahh! we were supposed to study after that but eh we ended up just walking around and talking to friends. heh.

anyways, i'm back home now and feeling very tired! i'd better get back to settling camp stuff soon..arrgh i hope i'm not falling sick.

dance dance!

2006-11-30T21:52:00.000+08:00

i'm really tired from all that dancing today! haha made a last minute decision to go to school to learn the couple dance AGAIN (although it wasn't my clan's turn!) cos i'd totally forgotten all the steps! well good thing i went, cos i know the steps much better now. yay. the challenge now is to actually teach my OG the dance. haha. it's really fun though! we danced from like 9.30am to 1.30pm? haha. Sonia and i were just randomly dancing while waiting for David to finish doing his stuff, then we went to Vivo for lunch! to satisfy my Ben & Jerry's craving :D we decorated the serviettes so nicely, i hope they put it up on the wall soon! lookie look

our pretty design :)

HAHA. take a look at that green cancelled out 'R'...go figure what it means :D

OH! i went for a really good dinner with my family at this brazilian restaurant yesterday. it's called Carnivore something something and the food is superb!

this reminds me of the YF dinner party we had last week which i haven't blogged about! Vicki hasn't sent me the photos yet though, so i'll update more on that soon. haha.

this is such a disjointed entry! anyway, i'm webcamming with Vicki now cos my dad just bought me a new webcam!! YAY :D

note to self

2006-11-29T00:38:00.000+08:00

Dear Lydia,

Please get started on your holiday homework because, as I'm sure you already know, time is running out, and you have lots of homework to complete! Here's a list of things you have to do which you have hardly started on:

Econs online thingamagic (There are many, many slides to cover. Plus there's a test!)
5 GP essay outlines
GP Compres
GP newspaper articles
Read Great Expectations
Lit poem exercises?
Study for that silly Geog test on Hydrology
Math tutorials (And filling in the blank spaces in your Definite Integrals notes)
Revise, revise J1 work!

[Ahhh is there more? =/]

So. What on earth are you doing online when you have so much work to do?? You should either be sleeping, or getting started on your work! In this case, you should immediately stop chatting with friends and go to bed since you have to wake up at 7am tomorrow to be in school at 9am! Time to be more disciplined and manage your time well!

Writing this out of utmost concern for your welfare,

Lydia

nana loves me :D

2006-11-26T00:12:00.000+08:00

haha awww NANA loves me so much! :D

-*shawnananana! says:
rawr!! hahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha
-*shawnananana! says:
i'm trying to be happy!!
-*shawnananana! says:
then can do faster!!
-*lyd says:
hahahahahahaa
-*lyd says:
you're doing work now? ?
-*shawnananana! says:
yepp!!
-*lyd says:
then u shouldn't be online my dear!
-*lyd says:
you'll get so distracted!@
-*shawnananana! says:
no i wont!!
-*shawnananana! says:
i need the internet to help me research anyways!!
-*lyd says:
hahahaa okieokie
-*lyd says:
anyawy i'm going offline soon so i wont be a distraction to you!
-*lyd says:
although i guess it'll be hard for you to get me off your mind
-*lyd says:
HAHAHA'
-*shawnananana! says:
awww so sweet!!
-*shawnananana! says:
HAHAHAHAAH
-*shawnananana! says:
wow!
-*shawnananana! says:
you know me soo well!!!
-*lyd says:
of courseee!!!
hahahaha
-*shawnananana! says:
wahahahahahahahahahahaha

hahaha oh well, she just can't get me off her mind. ahaha. i'll blog about today's YF soon! we had a dinner party and celebrated Val's birthday :D

cycling with Vicki!

2006-11-23T23:59:00.000+08:00

my blog is quite outdated, and quite alot has been happening!

last saturday, i went onboard Doulos for the THIRD time, this time with the YFers! we were treated as 'special guests' and got to go on a tour of the ship :D didn't stay at the book exhibition for long cos it was sooo hot and stuffy! got off the ship, took some photos, went into Vivo to enjoy air con and get drinks, then headed to Holland V to celebrate Tim's bday! the parents ordered ALOT of food, and i found out the PIG'S NECK is a very nice dish :p haha. went shopping with my bro and cousins at FOS after that, and each of us bought 2 new tops! :D

Vicki, Michelle, Me & Nicole!

89ers plus a few others

doesn't Edric look oh-so-gay with the 2 small bottles of strawberry milk??

yesterday was a pretty fulfilling day too. i woke up early in the morning to meet Vicki at dhoby ghaut at 9.30am, then went to ECP with her to cycle! that's something we've both been longing to do for a very long time. we tried calling some others to join us but they all weren't free, so we had our romantic time together :) hahaha cycling is really fun, and cycling with just one other person is good too, cos we get to talk about stuff and cycle at the same time :) we cycled all the way to Changi, and stopped there to take lots and lots of pics! took many pics on the way back too, cos the scenery was so beautiful. after cycling, we went to her aunt's house to wash up and have lunch, then went to PS to ~~attempt to~~ study. heh. Justin joined us at Starbucks for awhile, then both of us had to go to Gardens for chiangmai mission trip meeting! i'm quite excited about meeting the kids and...farming! haha

random shot of random pple.

and so the cycling journey begins!

she loves cycling too

i wanna be on that plane now!

Me & Vicki

whee!

finally a shot with both of us in it!

this way to ECP

beautiful scenery

she cut out the coconut trees!

do not litter!

taking a big step!

running away

she's SO GREEN

we just love these mirrors huh

we had to climb such a steep hill!

we attempted

to study

someone feeling shy?

today, i was a lazy pig again. woke up at like 11.30am, then went to Gardens at 1pm for camp comm meeting. once again, the guys were being totally gay! hmmmm. took a bus down to Bishan after that for YF comm meeting. 2 meetings in a day! Serene was going a little bonkers hahaha :p

here's scandal part 2 of camp comm! names will not be mentioned to protect their precious identities HAHA. let's call them BLUE guy, RED guy, WHITE guy, YELLOW guy, RANDOM guy and RANDOM girl.

so BLUE guy and the RED guy were enjoying their time together...

when WHITE guy came along...the third party!!

RED guy became scared of BLUE guy...

so BLUE guy found YELLOW guy for company...

then, WHITE guy appeared as the third party AGAIN!

meanwhile, RANDOM guy was trying to SERENade RANDOM girl

but RANDOM girl was quite freaked out and rejected him :P awwww

HAHA okay. funny stuff. i love the camp comm :)

doulos and shopping at vivo

2006-11-17T23:32:00.000+08:00

today was a fruitful day :) i met different groups of people and bumped into many friends (Gail, Amanda, Melissa, LEEMEY!, my brother's soccer friend, Lejing, Florence, Rachel, Renette). i also made 2 new friends! Jackie & Rebecca (not sure if i spelt their names correctly) and erm i'm really sorry for withdrawing from the jap tourist thing! heh didn't feel like doing it cos i wanted to go for the Doulos programme.

anyways, i met Serene, Linus, Julia, Marcus, Wenhao, Kenji, BJ, Justin, Bob, Michelle & Vicki for lunch at kimsanleng. Sam was sleeping like a pig at home while poor Andrew couldn't make it in time, and even got prank called by us! :p haha. after lunch, Vicki and i made our way down to VivoCity to meet Colleen. we travelled from bishan to harbourfront to potong pasir and back to harbourfront since we were so early and had nothing better to do! oh! i saw pretty pretty shoes at this shop at J8, and some really nice ones at Tangs too. hmmm trying on clothes at Zara, Esprit & Pull and Bear was fun. too bad we didn't get to try on more clothes at the other shops cos i had to meet my YD at 5.45pm. i wish i could get that pair of shorts from Pull and Bear, but they cost $59.90 (!!) which is so beyond my budget, and i'm so broke :(

us at our pit-stop

Sam, Rebecca, Gillian, Serene, Jackie, Moh Han and i went for the get_a_life.com programme on Doulos together. many youths from different churches came together for the programme, and God's power was really seen through what happened during worship! there was a blackout in the middle of our worship session, and everything went off (lights, air-con, mike etc). we continued praising and worshipping Him with our songs (it sounded nice acapella too :D), and the amazing thing is that the lights and all came back on IMMEDIATELY after our worship session ended! thus the programme could carry on. praise God :D managed to go to the bookshop again too, but didn't buy much cos i didn't have that much cash with me. i'm going again tmr though! i really wanna serve on Doulos one day, maybe after As or something.

Doulos!

my holidays have been pretty activity-filled, and i can't believe that the 3rd week of hols is over!! it feels like i've been going out almost everyday. although i have been enjoying myself, i do know that need to get started on my holiday homework and revision cos i'll have absolutely no time to complete my work in Dec! oh well.

i've math tuition tmr :( i'm looking forward to meeting YFers tmr and we're going onboard Doulos AGAIN for a special programme. afterwhich, i'll be going to Lamianxiaolongbao to celebrate my cousin's birthday!

OOH. Go HERE to find our what happens during our camp comm meetings....HMMMM :p

fast & furious!

2006-11-15T19:26:00.000+08:00

MUAHAHA. Mey & Nana came over today and we watched High School Musical AGAIN and made really, really retarded videos! one of them was a music video to Fast & Furious...which kinda inspired my brother to send me HIS retarded video with his friends. SO HERE IT IS :D the videos that Mey, Nana and I made are for PRIVATE viewing only though :D

Vicki's bday sleepover

2006-11-14T21:41:00.000+08:00

so many things have happened since i last blogged! i have a feeling this is gonna be a really long post, but there's gonna be pictures too! haha.

anyway, i went to Vivo like 3 times in a row last week! so i've been there a grand total of 4 times, when i actually told myself that i was quite bored of Vivo the second time that i went there (with Mel & Jwen). i went there with Sam & Andrew the day before Vicki's bday to shop for some presents for her! haha both of them were like gaying around again lah, and they even ran away from me when i was distracted by that computer game in Toys R Us! tsk tsk. we managed to get her some interesting presents, and i bought Pods from Candy Empire too! hahaha.

Andrew standing proudly with his wallet, which he almost lost at Carl's Jr!

they were really amused by the 'noodles' and almost wanted to buy them!

hmmmm...Saaaam...haha

the next day was Vicki's bday! spent the morning/afternoon with my parents, and went to Vivo AGAIN cos my dad had never been there before. we went on board Doulos too! the last time i went there was like 7 years ago? only had time to go to the bookstore for a little while before leaving for Vicki's house!

after slacking around her house for awhile (and going out to rent two dvds for FREE :D), everyone started to arrive! the attendance was pretty good cos we initially weren't very sure who was gonna turn up. there were 11 of us altogether - Vicki, Michelle, Sam, Andrew, Justin, Edric, Bob, Jason, Wenhao, Brandon & myself! Justin, Edric & Andrew were the last ones to arrive, so the rest of us started on our pizzas and High School Musical before they came. all the guys were complaining about HSM - the only guy who actually likes it and had watched it before is Edric! haha they were complaining about Troy Bolton being gay when he's so not. they just don't know how to appreciate our kinda shows :p Sam & Bob were commenting on the "surround sound" system when Michelle & I started singing along to the songs, cos we were like sitting beside both of them. heh.

the excitement started when Justin, Edric & Andrew arrived! they surprised Vicki with her birthday cake, and i had to try very hard to distract Vicki and prevent her from going into the kitchen while Sam & Andrew were preparing the 'other' cake to smash into her face. haha. so evil, but all in the name of fun :p poor Vicki was whining about getting pimples cos of all that cream that Andrew rubbed into her face! heh.

Justin presenting Vicki with her present!

i had to get her to pose many times with her real cake to distract her!

and then came the cake to be smashed in her face!

hehh

oooh look who's in the background

cake-filled face :p

Brandon & Wenhao started a pillow fight!

the other movies we watched were Harold & Kumar (hahaha), Mean Girls (Sam & Andrew soooo wanted to watch it), White Chicks and 50 first dates. we also played block catching (actually, hide and seek), when all of us sneaked out of the house while Andrew was distracted by the computer, and then called Andrew and told him he was the seeker! hahaha. then we played Vicki's 'Uniquely Singapore' Monopoly which lasted from...1am to 5am!! haha. started out with Vicki, Val (her sis), Brandon, Bob, Justin, Sam, Edric & me, but Vicki, Val, Bob and Sam soon got tired of the game so it was left with Brandon, Justin, Edric and me. we combined forces towards the end of the game so that it would end quicker, and Edric and i became super super rich cos Brandon & Justin kept landing at our hotels! wahahaha. so yeah so won :D

look at all that cash! and that's Brandon & Justin's pieces on the green areas with hotels :D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR GIRL :D

i slept from 6am-9am, and had to go to school for some silly briefing which only lasted half an hour! left her house at 10am and went back at 12pm. haha. then all of us had a nice time chatting at the dining table together with Vicki's sisters :) the gardeners left earlier cos Michelle had YF worship rehearsal, while the rest of us just chilled at her house for awhile more before cabbing to YF.

Edric's so vain. he took a picture of himself to check his hair in the morning =/ tsk!

today today, i went shopping with Vicki! haha and we were both satisfied cos we bought something each :D i bought a top, while she bought a top and skirt. oh yeah! went out yesterday after geog lecture too, and i bought a pair of cute flip flops for $3.80! haha yay :)

we tried on KIDS CLOTHES! haha. and yes, that KIDS jacket is too big for Vicki. haha

chilled out at Starbucks :)

okay this has been an extremely long entry. i shall go off now to entertain Vicki who's downstairs watching TV. and have fun to all those who'll be at CCAB camp! someone must teach this boy to be less ego...haha

«Ðåvîd Wºñg» «» ® [†§F†] [C.G. FL] letgoforHisglory says:
have fun for the next few days without David
«Ðåvîd Wºñg» «» ® [†§F†] [C.G. FL] letgoforHisglory says:
oh wait
«Ðåvîd Wºñg» «» ® [†§F†] [C.G. FL] letgoforHisglory says:
u can't
-*lyd says:
HAHA
«Ðåvîd Wºñg» «» ® [†§F†] [C.G. FL] letgoforHisglory says:
bbut it's ok
«Ðåvîd Wºñg» «» ® [†§F†] [C.G. FL] letgoforHisglory says:

TSK!

SBSC outing

2006-11-08T23:13:00.000+08:00

yay, i got to meet up with my dear friends today! first met Jiawen and Mel at Vivo, then went to Starbucks to chill! haha Mel took like super long just to finish her small cup lah :p then we began camwhoring again! went to the rooftop and played in the water for awhile, then continued walking around and camwhoring. haha. taking pics at toys r us was fun! Jieting & Peisi then joined us for dinner, but sadly Mel had to leave! and Goldie couldn't make it at all today :( Jieting brought us to Breko for dinner, where we enjoyed delicious pizza and smoothies. the ambience there is really good too. very romantic! :) haha i'm really glad to have met up with these girls after not seeing most of them for like...7 months?? alright, now i shall just let the pictures do the talking...

me, jwen, mel & jt!

lil penguins we bought for each of us :)

colourful doodleboard!

that's us on teevee!

polly pocket hair xD

mirror mirror

we love our sunnies

the romantic rooftop

me & mel

in the water!

love you dearie :)

peisi, jieting, lyd & jwen!

OP over!

2006-11-06T17:03:00.000+08:00

OP is over!! :D haha yay i can finally kiss goodbye to PW! thank God that everything went fine, and i think our moderators were very entertained by our OP :p haha they said it was good! i'm just really glad that it's over. we really gotta thank Mr Rama too cos he gave us lots of good advice.

now i can truly look forward to all the activities coming my way. haha. December's gonna be pretty packed for me, with YF camp from 10-16 Dec, mission trip to Chiang Mai from 18-23 Dec and OGL camp from 27-28 Dec. rahh it's such a pity cos i can't make it for the main OGL camp from 18-21 Dec due to mission trip. oh well oh well. this mission trip's gonna be my first one, and i really hope it'll be meaningful and fulfilling :)

oh yeah, Nana, Ting & I went for Beauty & the Beast on friday and it was really, really good :D good job Glory! and Dee, Ryna, Tong Si, Amy...everyone else who was performing :) silly, silly me didn't check the tickets properly, so i thought the show started at 7pm when it was actually supposed to start at 8pm! we were one hour early and looking like retards waiting at the theatre :p heh when we finally realised that we were crazily early for the show, we headed over to UE Square for dinner at delifrance. my parents fetched me after B&B and sent me to Kenji & Tracie's birthday chalet! haha i arrived just in time for the birthday song and opening of presents. some guys played soccer, then 89ers played bingo, some of us played heart attack, polar bear etc. fun fun but i felt super sleepy due to the many late nights i had been having (ahem: PW!), so i went to sleep from 6am-9am. had to leave pretty early the next morning cos i had PW meeting in school. haha. the more i talk about it, the more i feel so glad that the two words "PW Meeting" will never exist in my vocabulary again :D

alrights, here are some pics of my camwhore mei & i at Xiang Un's house. haha

P.S. to all those taking Os & As - all the best! it's gonna be over very, very, very soon :)
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" Philippians 4:13

P.P.S. that verse (Phil 4:13) reminds me of Prayer & Praise we had for YF on sat. thank you Zhi Wen for leading. it was really refreshing, and i could just feel God's presence during worship. going for the Prayer & Praise session also helped to remove the tiredness from me, and i also enjoyed the time of sharing and prayer with Michelle :) Praise God!

P.P.P.S. i just realised that i haven't been replying tags. so i shall start replying now!
Joe: yoyoyo i linked you too :D
Chun: i miss you too dear!! we must must have A3 gathering soon :)
andrew: haha stop bullying girls lah, and i'm so not removing the pictures. haha
kenji: hahaha andrew just loves you too much man. haha :p
joyce: i love too dearie! haha school would be different without you
khoo khoo 2: you're in china now!! rahh i miss you KHOO come back soon for our A3 party :D
andrew: i'm so sorry about your slipper!!! heh
GiLLiE: heh oh dear i think we took the pic by the time you left! so sorry
val: hahaha yeah but he does huh? haha
yidiot: hahaha yeah she's in china now man! must jiang hua yu haha.
mings: haha it was nice bumping into you yesterday! all the best for your op :)
David: haha funny ahh :p
shawnana: thank you dearie!! i hope i pass haha
cahcah: haha thanks! yep the party was fun :)
yidiot: yeah haha A3 should have costume party or something eh!
daddy: HAHA oh man daddy you're so ego lah
khoo khoo 2: no prob khoo :) HAPPY SWEET 17 once again and have fun in china!
SANDRA: haha that's great, all the best for Os ya :)
andrew: hahaha i'll give you one to try next time!
joyce: haha MUAHH :)

halloween party

2006-11-01T21:08:00.000+08:00

yay our class halloween party was great fun! went to Kaiyi's house to prepare food and dress up, and arrived at Xiang Un's house at around 830pm? haha the party was supposed to start at 7pm! :p going to his house felt like some class chalet, cos it's his second house, and it's so bare, with only 2 white sofas in the living room! anyway, we finally filled our starving stomachs when we reached and went crazy taking photos! Xiang Un called Joyce, Kaiyi, Gina, Liting & I the "Oompa Loompas" while Boren calld us The Click 5? haha. after awhile, staying in the house got boring cos we were all so looking forward to going to town in our costumes!

we met Hee Hee while walking towards the bus stop! haha i seem to ALWAYS bump into her! anyway, there was only one other passenger when we boarded the bus, so we had practically the whole bus to ourselves! wahaha. we took the bus all the way to The Cathay only to realise that it was closed and that there were no midnight movies, so we managed to take the last train back to somerset mrt and went to Cine! it was only around 12am at that time, and the next movie timing was 1.50am, so the girls camwhored & chatted to kill time, while the guys played dota -_- oh yeah some people along the streets went "happy halloween!" when they saw the group of us walking together in our costumes! haha

3 tourists from phillipines approached us to ask something about Taka, which resulted in Gina entertaining them with a whole lot of info about Singapore and other stuff too. haha. also met David who was with his 1AD1 gang, and i had such trouble spotting him in the darkness although he was in a white jacket! haha k actually i was just looking in the wrong direction. anyways, we headed to youth park to slack for awhile more before the movie started. we'd intended to watch either Death Note or The Prestige (the two movies that i really wanna watch!) but since some in the group had already watched it, we ended up watching DOA - the stupidest movie ever! seriously, it's the most nonsenical and brainless movie i've ever watched. the whole thing is like some computer game, just real humans fighting. i kept dozing off cos and only woke up at the start of the credits! haha so retarded.

everyone was so tired and COLD (freezing cinema) after the movie which ended at like 3.15am, so we split ourselves into 4 cabs and headed back to the house. after removing contacts/make up, changing and all, some went to sleep (mainly the guys - *ahem* pigs) while the rest of us just slacked around the living room. Joyce, Gina, Joshua, Boren and i were so bored that we played a game of Upwords. haha. Boren kept making stupid words like "metx" and other lian words just to get rid of his his letter X! haha. Joyce, Gina, Liting and i didn't sleep the entire night!! we went out of the house to try to see any form of sunrise (but yeah quite stupid of us to think we could cos his house is in the west. haha) at like 6.20am. i then had this idea of taking jumping shots by the poolside, which really woke us up and made us so much more energetic! then Joshua came to kaypoh and became our photographer :D haha Joyce attempted to push him into the pool cos he almost wanted to push me in! tskk.

the four of us left pretty early while everyone else was still sleeping, cos Gina & Joyce had to be in school early and i had to go back home for tuition at 10am! i love walking along old holland road in the morning, reminds me of last year when Vicki and i took a 1hour plus long walk from school to sixth ave and back to school :) anyway, we had breakfast together at one of the coffee shops before going separate ways. ahaha i was dozing off during tuition and my tutor could tell i was really tired, so he let me off early. slept from 12pm all the way till 830pm!! heh

okay okay. now it's time for photos! there are more that i wanna post, but blogger doesn't let me and it's taking too long, so i'll post the rest next time!

our class! Joshua commented... "whoa, this is even better than normal school day attendance!" haha quite true :p

crazy chefs and waitresses!

look at our dessert - SLIME with OCTOPUS EYEBALLS. wahaha

FAMILY (plus Liteng. hahaha) Daddy the MIB and Mummy the pretty cleopatra :)
Xiang Un the gay chinaman!

the guys

Kaiyi!

AHHH!

Vampire Sabrina surrounded by us with our GARLIC. haha

awww doesn't Gina look cute in Liteng's geisha costume? :)

we met Hee Hee!

the whole bus to ourselves! (the only other passenger kindly took this photo for us :D)

our nails!

Amirah! she really scared some guys at Cine when the lift door opened :p

Boren is so NOT scary. haha

jump jump!

alright...more next time!

BBQ.VIVOCITY.DAISO

2006-10-31T00:49:00.000+08:00

some photos from combined YF bbq on saturday! practically all the photos were taken using Vicki's camera, so my supply of photos are limited man. go check out her blog for more pics :)

me and Nicole

LV !

Sarah and me!

Sarah and the Khoos

Justin, me and Vicki

some 89ers

Michelle and me!

my bro, me, Vicki, Edric. we didn't even know they were behind!

TODAY, i had to go to school for PW. RAHH. travelled to school with David, and he was so blur that he made us rush in and out of the train at Outram Park cos he thought he'd left his shoe bag behind when i was actually helping him hold it! tsk! the mrt doors were like gonna close on us man. haha it was super retarded. anyway, our 2nd OP dry run was quite okay, but our group has like loads more work to do now! after PW, Kaiyi and i went to HOUSE OF COSTUMES to search for stuff for our class party tmr. we didn't rent anything in the end cos everything there's so expensive, but we had fun taking pics with the different hats :D we met Joyce & Gina at PS after lunch, and managed to get our materials from DAISO! man, it was my first time shopping there and i love that place. 2 bucks for each item!

after that, i met Vicki and we went to VIVOCITY to meet a few of the 89ers. it was my first time at Vivo too! the rooftop is a nice place to hang out man, we were like camwhoring on the rooftop while waiting for Edric and Justin to arrive :p i don't have all the pictures now cos once again, everything's with Vicki. so i shall just end this post with a photo of us at dinner!

yay. i'm tired.

last J1 day

2006-10-26T20:47:00.000+08:00

my goodness, i can't believe how quickly the year went by. my J1 year passed so much more quickly compared to any of my secondary school years, and right now we're the seniors of ACJC! this year has been very different, both academically and non-academically, and i've gained many new experiences from it. i'm not one who particularly likes change, so adjusting to the new schools i was posted to (SR first, then AC) was not very easy. i was separated from my friends, taken out of my comfort zone. however, one very important lesson i've learnt from this is that through this 'separation', we learn to appreciate our friends more, and truly treasure the time we spend together. i've made new friends, forged stronger friendships with my 'old' ones, and look forward to meeting new ones.

so we received good news on the last day of school - our whole class is moving up to J2 together! praise God :) today we also (kinda) bid farewell to our GP teacher who has taught us for the past 5 months, cos she isn't sure whether she'll be posted to AC next year. why is it that just as we were warming up to her, she has to leave? rahh. so many teachers are leaving next year, including our very funny PW teacher! mann, i just wish our J1 year could have lasted longer! J2 is 'no joke' man, we're gonna have tests in the first week of school! i really need to be disciplined and practise proper time management, cos i don't wanna end up doing last minute studying like i did for Promos, and end up getting all stressed up for no reason =s now i understand the importance of doing consistent work in JC, just like how my ex-tuition teacher advised us last year. A Levels is a whole different league from Os, and to excel in it requires so much more! we're now competing with the best, and it's scary.

well anyways, stayed back again after school to chat with a few of my friends in the void deck. just as we were about to leave, i noticed something very interesting on the table that we were sitting at!

HMMM. looks like our camp commandant had many secret admirers during his school days huh? :p haha. messaged him to tease him about it, then ended up meeting Justin & Kenji at Queensway for a very, very short while. took a long bus ride home from Queensway, where i managed to get a good nap :)

alright, someone please remind me to start studying for my Chinese AOs which are in a week's time! i've got a whole stack of worksheets to be completed, 10 chapters to study, chengyus to learn, shuyus to read through, and on top of that, OP to prepare for! hohum.

please also uphold the camp comm in prayer as we have faced unforseen circumstances, and are currently looking for a new campsite. please pray for strength and wisdom as we plan for the rest of the camp's activities too. also, do mark 10-16 Dec in your calendars! keep those dates free for YF Camp 2006 :)

okay, that's all for now.

us with our GP teacher

P.S. Mey, Nana and I saw Jade Cole (from ANTM) along Orchard Road sometime last week! we didn't think it was her cos well, what are the chances of her being in Singapore?? she also looked slightly tanner than what we remembered, so we kinda dismissed the thought of her actually being Jade. however, today's URBAN confirmed that she was in Singapore, so we actually saw her in person! haha that's pretty cool :p

void deck talk & dinner

2006-10-24T23:16:00.000+08:00

i like the feeling of being free from studying for promos, and not having to worry about homework and all. i do know, however, that i need to start studying again soon, or i'll die trying to catch up with the syllabus next year! anyways, i'm enjoying my freedom while i can. i'd intended to head home after school yesterday cos i was feeling pretty tired. however, PW ended late due to our OP trial, and it was raining so heavily that we couldn't walk out of school! Joyce, Gina and i ended up just chatting in the void deck, enjoying the cool weather. then Shu Hui joined us, and we started playing really retarded games! haha. i think Shu Hui's prediction was correct too, cos she predicted that the rain would stop by 4.20pm, and if i'm not wrong, it kinda did! haha. we chatted till like 5pm? super fun :)

after that, i met a few of my church friends at PS. we were supposed to watch The Prestige, but ended up just having dinner instead. i think it took us almost half an hour before we actually started ordering! the Cartel pple must have been rather irritated with us cos we were laughing really loudly at really random things. heh. dinner was good, the fellowship was good, and the time we had after dinner was good! cos Vicki and i managed to drag the guys to take neoprints! wahaha. Sam and Andrew were gaying around since the start of dinner, and they were totally gay while taking neoprints lah! haha. so much for not wanting to take neoprints in the first place :p anyway, here's evidence :D

yes anyways i really had fun yesterday! to quote Vicki...
"i really had a good laugh yesterday. its those kind of pure and innocent fun that i really enjoy myself the most!!! i think lydia n i probably embarrassed ourselves like 1 million times by laughing and speaking really loudly and showing those bimbo cheer for andrew to see i seriously enjoyed myself alot last night."

haha the guys are so gonna kill us for posting the neoprints on our blogs, but nvm it's all in the name of fun :)

thank you God for the friends you've blessed me with!

wet games!

2006-10-23T00:49:00.000+08:00

haha, Nana inspired me to blog again cos she just told me this silly joke on msn that made me laugh out loud! :D

anyway, i've finally completed the dreaded I&R, so i feel accomplished. let's hope it gets accepted tmr!

saturday - WET GAMES at YF! it was the day i totally laughed and screamed my heart out - haven't laughed and screamed so much in a long time, seriously. screamed every time a whole bucket of water was splashed on me, thanks to ahem, ahem and ahem. i think i was splashed with a whole bucket of water more than ten times! getting wet was fun though, although being drenched from head to toe is so unglam. haha :D i was in fits of laughter after dinner, cos of all the silly games Sarah, Sam, Andrew, my brother and i were playing! i think we were making a little too much noise at S11, but we just couldn't help laughing :) haha.

sunday - camp comm lunch at PIZZA HUT! including a road trip in Joe's car there and back. haha i think pizza hut is such a rip off! the portions are so small and so not worth it. i enjoyed the company of the rest of the comm members though :) to make up for the not-so-nice pizza hut pizza, i asked my dad if we could order CANADIAN PIZZA for dinner. he agreed! so yay we had delicious meat lovers & canadian classic pizza for family dinner :D that's pizza for two meals of the day, so unhealthy :p

heh anyways, it's getting late and my bed looks inviting...sleep is good :) hurray hurrah to the 3-day school week!

results

2006-10-21T11:21:00.000+08:00

i feel so distant from some people now, and it's not a nice feeling at all. what happened to the times when we were so close and got along so well? maybe all those things you said were empty promises. now i hardly even know what goes on in your life, and everytime i try to talk to you, you don't really seem to care. neither do you seem to care about what's going on in my life. why is it that it's always me following you and listening to you? i guess you have found better friends who understand you better and get along better with you. i'm sorry if i haven't been a good enough friend to you. i miss the times when we were much closer and spent more time together.

anyway, thank God that promo results were okay. i think i do not deserve some of the results i got, because of how unprepared i was for the paper. my results are definitely far from spectacular, but i'd expected to do worse. then again, it's God's way of showing how much He loves me, and how He's been watching over me the whole time. thank you Lord :) i really hope that the whole of AA4 gets advanced/promoted together!

now, now...PW is calling me, and i have not started on I & R! rahh.

prayer&praise

2006-10-19T01:08:00.000+08:00

Mid-Week Prayer & Praise led by Cheng Hui and Rachel today - glad that i went for it. it was a refreshing time, just singing praises to God and talking to Him.

dinner with Sarah was good too. we shall make it a monthly (or twice a month?) thing to treat each other okay! haha.

Shepherd of my soul
I give You full control
Wherever You may lead, I will follow
I have made the choice
To listen to Your Voice
Wherever You may lead
I will go

sometimes things get so busy and i feel so helpless and useless, but Lord please help me to trust in You and place everything in Your hands...

the week

2006-10-15T23:13:00.000+08:00

hmmm quite alot has happened since the last time i updated, like outing with Mey, Nana, Ting & Jiayi, AC games, AC open house etc.

tuesday
went out with Mey, Nana, Ting & Jiayi to celebrate the end of Mey/Nana/Yiyi's exams and of course just to spend time together. john tucker must die was gooood :) plus, we enjoyed a nice lunch at crystal jade, followed by dessert at NYDC. we discovered the potato salad at NYDC, which is simply heavenly - definitely gonna order that the next time we go there! oh, i also repaired my iPod! although the guy had to clear all my songs cos the file was corrupted, it was worth it cos now it's perfectly fine, and repairing it didn't cost a single cent. heh i think we entertained him quite alot with our conversation too. haha. we were supposed to go to VivoCity, but decided to go there another day when all the shops are open. it's always wonderful when i meet up with my MG friends. no matter how long we haven't seen each other, it's great how we feel so comfortable around each other and can go totally crazy together. yayy i love you all lots :)

wednesday
AC games! started out pretty fun, with our class (combined with AA1) winning another class 22-11 in captain's ball, and Joyce and i taking part in a crazy game of twister. i guess things didn't go as well towards the end of the day, and some unpleasant stuff happened. oh well, hope things will be fine.

thursday
decided not to go to school cos i just didn't feel like facing anymore unpleasant stuff, so i stayed at home the whole day. but it was good! cos as Justin said, i was efficiently allocating my time, doing stuff for camp. haha. Joyce and i also felt more 'peaceful' by staying home. heh i guess it was a good break from the 'drama' happening in school.

friday
preparation for open house! after helping to set up the CF booth, a few of us headed to Sonia's house to bake cookies! after slacking around watching A Cinderella Story for awhile, we started on our mission of baking 600 cookies! i don't bake very often, but i re-discovered the joy of baking through this :) haha. it got pretty tiring towards the end of the day, but i enjoyed the time of fellowship we had, and it sure was good to hear pple comment on our cookies at open house! i thank God for the CFers, who are a really friendly and warm bunch of people who share a love for God :)

look at the interestingly-shaped cookies we made!

our final products :)

saturday
open house! was giving tours practically the whole day, and occasionally helped out at the CF booth. the performances were good, and giving tours was fun but tiring. was really tired at the end of open house, and i think i still haven't recovered from the tiredness! heh. went for YF after open house, and had a short time with my small group, where we made some commitments. yep, let's remember to keep to our commitments and also keep each other in prayer yeah?

sunday
camp comm meeting today was rather long, but productive! and also a good time of fellowship. camp comm meetings are always injected with laughter, from the crazy stuff that random members do, which really helps to bond us more as a comm. i really thank God for being given the opportunity to serve with this comm, and pray that whatever we do will really glorify Him :)

well i guess that's the summary of my week. i have no idea when we're getting back our results, but i'm not exactly looking forward to that day! but whatever it is, everything is in His hands so i really gotta learn to put my trust in Him. heh.

meet up with jia!

2006-10-09T21:31:00.000+08:00

today was a great day, and i feel so accomplished cos my room is so much neater now! :D i had to stay at home today cos my dad wanted me to pack my room before going out with friends and all. Vicki called me at like 10am and said that she wanted to come over to SLEEP! hahaha funny girl :p so anyways it was good cos she kept me company while i was packing my room! she spent like 2 hours sleeping though! hahaha. i seriously took the whole day to pack my room cos i was packing so slowly, but i had motivation to finish packing by evening - cos i was gonna meet Jia for dinner!

oh! i forgot to add something funny that Vicki and i did today :) you see, i went to fetch her from buangkok mrt, and when we met each other along the way, she suggested that we go to the showflat of the condo that's like just 3min away from buangkok! hahaha. we were like contemplating whether to go in or not, cos we felt so weird as we're obviously not potential buyers! hehh but the nice lady let us in to "just look around". HAHA :D showflats are fun! i've always liked visiting showflats. i know, cheap thrill :) and and another thing that made me happy's that my Dad agreed to buy us Ben & Jerry's today! yay so now there's New York Super Fudge and Chunky Monkey in my freezer :D

heh anyways so yeah we met Jia at compass point for dinner after that! haven't seen dear Jia for ages man. it was great catching up with you dear, although we must must meet up again soon and have our badminton session okay! :D miss you lots lots.

tmr's gonna be another fun fun day cos i'll be meeting Mey, Nana & Ting and we're gonna watch John Tucker Must Die! finally! hahaha i'm so looking forward to it. oh yes, watched Rob-B-Hood together with Vicki, Andrew, Justin, Edric & Theodore on friday - it's really funny, and the baby's so cute!! it was like my first time watching a jackie chan movie, cos the guys wanted to watch it. i kinda forgot that it was gonna be in Chinese! but it was good nonetheless :)

whoohoo and now to end off a wonderful day, there's gonna be America's Next Top Model tonight! i've been deprived of it for the past 3 weeks or so due to mugging for promos so yeahhh can't wait to watch it tonight :D

haha and here are some of today's retarded photos :)

moving on?

2006-10-08T21:36:00.000+08:00

promos are finally over :) no school on monday and tuesday for me, gonna take this time to catch up on lost sleep as well as catch up with friends!

hmmm. sometimes it feels weird to see how everyone's changed - maybe a not alot, but significantly enough. maybe i'm scared to see how everyone's moving on, and sometimes i wonder when it'll be my turn. then again, i'm afraid to move on, to move to that stage in life. however, i know that it's in His hands and i really just wanna leave it all to Him. His timing is perfect, and He knows what's best for me. i'm really thankful for the friends that i have now, for the friends who care and the friends whom He has blessed me with. thank you Lord :)

sometimes things are just so confusing...

mug hard!

2006-10-02T19:29:00.000+08:00

mug hard!
4 down, 2 to go.

GP
~~H2 Econs~~
~~H2 Math~~
~~Chinese~~
H1 Lit
H2 Geog

putting things into perspective

2006-10-01T22:15:00.000+08:00

hmmm talking to someone yesterday put certain things into perspective, and now i understand why certain things happen. thanks babe, you know who you are :)

anyway, i've survived 2 promo papers, and i've got 4 more to go. thanks to everyone who's sent encouraging smses/letters, and all the best to all those taking exams now too!

here's a really beautiful and encouraging song, Voice of Truth by Casting Crowns :)

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of faith it takes to climb out of this boat I'm in
On to the crashing waves

To step out of my comfort zone
Into the realm of the unknown where Jesus is
And He's holding out His hand

But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
The waves they keep on telling me
Time and time again, "Boy, You'll never win!"
"You'll never win!"

But the Voice of Truth tells me a different story
The Voice of Truth says, "Do not be afraid!"
And the Voice of Truth says, "This is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe
The Voice of Truth

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of strength it takes to stand before a giant
With just a sling and a stone
Surrounded by the sound of a thousand warriors
Shaking in their armor
Wishing they'd have had the strength to stand

But the giant's calling out my name and he laughs at me
Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
The giant keeps on telling me
Time and time again, "Boy, You'll never win!"
"You'll never win!"

But the Voice of Truth tells me a different story
The Voice of Truth says, "Do not be afraid!"
And the Voice of Truth says, "This is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe
The Voice of Truth

But the stone was just the right size
To put the giant on the ground
And the waves they don't seem so high
From on top of them lookin' down
I will soar with the wings of eagles
When I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
Singing over me

But the Voice of Truth tells me a different story
The Voice of Truth says, "Do not be afraid!"
And the Voice of Truth says, "This is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me(calling out to me)
I will choose to listen and believe(I will choose to listen and believe)
I will choose to listen and believe
The Voice of Truth

I will listen and believe
I will listen and believe
The Voice of Truth

I will listen and believe
Cause Jesus you are the Voice of Truth
And I will listen to you
you are

such an immensely short update! i've got photos to post, but shall leave that to after promos. haha. 5 more days to the end of promos!

random review

2006-09-24T19:35:00.000+08:00

this is pretty hilarious! i was just googling stuff for PW and all, and googled "lydiakhoo" out of boredom. the first result showed this review i wrote on Amazon.com 5 years ago!

You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Greatest Parties VHS ~ Mary-Kate Olsen & Ashley

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
REALLY NICE! March 2, 2001
I like this video! The best thing is that it's 3 in 1 so you don't need to buy 3 videos to watch all three of them. This video includes Sleepover, Birthday and Mall Party. They're all really nice! Mary-Kate and Ashley were also soooo cuuuuuuutttttteee when they were younger! I totally love them!

HAHA. i don't even remember writing that review! hahaha. here's proof. this is so weird :)

anyways, camp comm meeting today was rather fruitful. we missed you, Kenji & Sarah!

study hard everyone, and take good care of your health! :)

acjc mega sale

2006-09-20T20:22:00.000+08:00

there was a MAD sale in school today!

Joyce, Kaiyi, Liting & I queued for like TWO HOURS just to get these!

see what this photo's missing? yeah, the very nice RED shirt! by the time it was our turn to place our orders, the red shirt had run out of stock! boohoo. we started queuing at like 1.25pm, when the sale was supposed to start at 2pm. heh and there were a number of pple there already. this sale really showed the kiasu side of acjc students man! haha. but rahh so many pple started cutting our queue, so we got pushed quite far back :( we started out very near the front, but ended up around the middle of the queue! oh well. it was super stuffy and we were squashed like crazy man. i desperately needed fresh air!! by the time we got out of the queue, all of us were so super tired and perspiring like crazy. i still don't have my red shirt, but oh well what to do!

i still think it's weird that the council decided to hold this sale now, like just before promos. we felt quite stupid queuing up for so long just to get the shirts. heh but they're limited stuff, and everything was selling out SO quickly. next time please just give us order forms so we all can get the tshirts we want :D

fun-filled birthdays on a friday

2006-09-15T22:17:00.000+08:00

what an embarrassing week it has been! i embarrassed myself BIG TIME yesterday, and another time today! haha. yes, the most embarrassing thing happened to me yesterday, which i shan't mention here cos it's not meant to be revealed to the entire world. haha. i told Joyce, Kaiyi, Gina & Liting about it during GP (our first period) this morning, and they couldn't stop laughing at me! haha. but it was great starting out the day with such laughter :)

we celebrated Gina and Boren's birthdays today! it was so fun seeing their reactions to the presents we got them :D haha we gave Gina a barney bolster, and Boren a "halal hamper". hahaha they're both inside jokes really, so i guess you won't find it funny unless you know the meaning behind the presents :) HAPPY SEVENTEENTH, GINA & BOREN! :)

Boren's reaction to the "halal hamper"!

him posing with his present!

Gina with BARNEY and egg tart (her favourite)!

us enjoying our green tea cake :)

anyways, we had fun camwhoring during PW! or rather after PW, cos we practically missed the whole PW lesson due to printing of our WR at the library x) that made my day, just taking crazy pictures with my friends.

JOYCE my dear mei!

i know, we look so retarded.

a funny family potrait. hur hur.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GINA!

what you staring at?

still staring?

from the shorties to the (slightly taller) tallies

celebrating the end of PW lesson :)

after school, i met Justin & Edric at Kovan to get some stuff for outreach. haha so sorry i was late! Edric was commenting on how extra Justin & i looked, cos he's from SA and i'm from AC, and the whole area was filled with pple from like SR and PL. haha. then we headed to Gardens cos they had BS at 7pm, and i was gonna meet Vicki for dinner :) after the guys left, Vicki and i chilled out at coffee bean. Gardens is a really nice place to hang out man! we're gonna make it a point to go there more often, especially after promos. haha. Andrew joined us at coffee bean for a little little while. thanks babe (Vicki, not Andrew!) for the time we spent together today. i love you!

well, i guess i should go finalise my logistics for Outreach tmr, and then get some work done. thank God that Sab & Liting agreed to go for Outreach :D really pray for the smooth running of the programme, and that the newcomers will learn something from it!

the dream that won't come true

2006-09-11T00:20:00.000+08:00

i had this dream where it was the start of term 4, and we were all back in MG, happily greeting each other along the corridoor. i was so excited to see my MG friends again, to be together with them as the Class of 2005. if only that dream could come true...

~~back to school tomorrow~~

combined bp yf

2006-09-09T21:18:00.000+08:00

yes, the BEAUTY QUEEN blog has been revived! thanks khoo khoo 2 :) it's now updated with the beauty queen's hip picks! :D the khoo khoos are so totally proud of Christine the beauty queen! yay!

heh anyways, we had Combined BP YF today! i was initially quite hesitant about going cos it'd be a whole day thing. after praying about it, i decided to go since it'll be a good opportunity to interact with the youths from the other BP churches. i was planning on leaving early, but didn't feel like doing so in the end. the games were fun! and the song "we are one in the spirit" is like stuck in my head now. haha. thanks to the organising comm for the many months of planning and the tremendous amount of effort you guys put in :)

the bus ride and car ride home was fun. my parents gave Val, Sam, Andrew & Joey lifts home, and sent Marcus & Shermaine to the MRT. Andrew was once again very entertaining. HAHA. couldn't stop laughing at the various silly stuff he did. and Sam kept going on with his "kiiiidiiinng" lingo. haha.

well, i guess i'll keep this entry short and sweet cos i've got other things to do, like prepare for promos which are in 3 weeks' time. ARRGH!

outing, chilling & fine dining

2006-09-06T23:11:00.000+08:00

today was a good day, although i feel extremely guilty for not studying much! i tried studying before meeting some of the 89ers at Queensway, but didn't get very much done. heh. anyway, Michelle, Bob, Andrew, Justin, Edric, Jason & I met at Ikea for lunch before heading to Queensway to check out jersey stuff. yes, lots of interesting events happened along the way, most of which has got to do with Andrew =p haha okay but i feel bad for suaning him so much, so i shan't post it here.

after walking around Queensway looking for shoes and checking out jersey prices, i met Vicki at Raffles City. chilled out at Starbucks and did a little bit of studying and catching up with each other. thanks for being there babe :)

highlight of today was at night, when my family went out for dinner! my dad had some $200 voucher for any of the hotels at Raffles City, so he brought us to Jaan, this restaurant on the 70th storey of the hotel :) the last time we dined there, we went to the 69th storey, so this time we went a level higher! haha. the view from the top is pretty amazing, and we got a window seat! it was a really fine dining experience, with the nice ambience and good food :) i had this lobster dish which was really really delicious! although my dad had the voucher, he still had to pay like $150 plus. haha thanks daddy :) oh yes go here to have a look at the view from the restaurant.

on the way back home, my brother and i went crazy in the car! we were like camwhoring with
TWO cameras! it was just so retarded man. so here are two collages of the photos taken from our two cameras! heh. oh man, i think i'm really gonna miss my brother when he leaves for NS at the end of this year or next year. i'm gonna miss having him around at home and doing crazy things with him. like i think he's one of the few guys who will actually watch High School Musical and singalong with me too! hahaha. hello he's like 18 years old =p wahaha. and yes although sometimes you can be so mean to me, you're actually a very nice brother. i know you are reading this now - AREN'T YOU TOUCHED? :D

love you himbo brother!

another random day

2006-09-05T22:23:00.000+08:00

today was yet another day spent in school. human geog lecture today, no doubt far less interesting than physical geog lectures! but i was kept entertained during the first part of the lecture, cos i was typing stuff on a Macbook Pro! haha copying that chunk of wordy stuff from the powerpoint slides. during our break, Joyce & I did what we do best - camwhore in the toilet! :D

so here's proof. there's more, but i shan't post them all up here. oh yes, today was the first time many people saw my new hairstyle, and once again there were mixed reactions. some said i look retro, some said i look taitai (??), some said it's nice, and others just said it's really short! and yes many people couldn't recognise me from the back :p i still miss my long(er) hair, i can't wait for it to grow back. haha.

we were let off half an hour early, so Joyce, Valentia, Liting & I headed to Holland V for lunch. since Val & Liting had to rush back to school, Joyce & I decided to have a romantic date at Crystal Jade! haha okay actually cos she had the craving for Crystal Jade, and i being the nice sister i am, followed her :) it was my first time trying the roast duck & chicken congee, and it's really good! camwhored lots more there and oh man...some really embarrassing stuff happened on the way back to school! heh.

studied with Joyce in the STI till around 6pm. i must say it was pretty productive :) Nana entertained me on the way back home, thanks for calling dear! although you tricked me into making me think you weren't gonna call. haha.

anyway, probably gonna meet the 89ers tmr to get our jerseys, followed by dinner at the top of Westin hotel with my family :)

our very weird attempts

at being emo

i really love this shot :)

what's your secret?

Joyce loves me!

and i hate to say goodbye

my oh my! i need to study!