I'm a fan!
I'm not sure if you guys can access the blog without having to register an account.. but seems like Fiona Xie blogs there too.
Anyway, I'm very impressed by his entries.. He gets to go places and he's very recognised in the Entertainment industry, from the Chinese to American, well that's already big isn't it. He'd share photos of his trips, food, thoughts and even family, really interesting.
Entry about his dad's birthday
http://www.alivenotdead.com/daniel/Happy+Birthday+Dad--profile-122533.html
Entry about his trip to Suzhou - I didn't know there are sex museums in China!
http://www.alivenotdead.com/daniel/Rivers+of+Suzhou-profile-100951.html
Link to a search engine for a good cause
http://www.alivenotdead.com/daniel/Search+for+Good-profile-113656.html
http://www.ethicle.org/
Enjoy!
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
:: April Fool's Day ::
7 years ago I organised an April Fool's party for my Sec 1 class.. It was at my house back in Clementi, and I had water bombs prepared and some Trick Blood (u remember those packets of funny stuff like a fake finger with a nail "pierced" through it?). Lemme try to recall who turned up: Weiting, Shermaine, Shuping, Sebastian, Yong Teck... =)
Then we went over to Ginza Plaza in the evening for dinner at Mac's. I played an April Fool's prank on a stranger.. I went up to some malay boy and asked him why he took my money.
After that we went to play in the arcade. We were playing Daytona when that malay boy came in and disturbed me while i was playing.. After that game i realised my wallet, placed in front of me, was gone! I kept cursing that boy. When I went home, I told my dad.. he asked me what i had in my wallet, i told him got Cashcard, ATM cards, phonecard, bus pass, and 10¢. When he heard me say "cashcard", he got so angry he slapped me!!!
Anyway after a while I got a call from the information counter in Ginza Plaza, they told me that my wallet was found. Great!
The money, cashcard etc were gone but my ATM cards and bus pass were intact.
That was really an awful April Fool's Day. I've had a phobia of celebrating it since then.
I still dun understand why my dad reacted so strongly regarding the loss of my cash card.. as if there were a lot of money in it. i think at most there was $5? To date he must have lost more than 50 cashcards already lah! Always leave it in his motorbike's IU and never check... i stopped carrying cashcards since i graduated from poly - i had to use it for library services. They are sooo hardly used.
Today I got a call from a foreign lady - at first I thought it was a client that my indian colleague couldn't handle. Then this lady asked me what bus she could take from her place in Tanjong Rhu to Tanglin Mall. I can't really understand her through her weird accent - can't tell where she was from. So i told her to check out www.transitlink.com. haha..
Happy April Fool's Day!
Then we went over to Ginza Plaza in the evening for dinner at Mac's. I played an April Fool's prank on a stranger.. I went up to some malay boy and asked him why he took my money.
After that we went to play in the arcade. We were playing Daytona when that malay boy came in and disturbed me while i was playing.. After that game i realised my wallet, placed in front of me, was gone! I kept cursing that boy. When I went home, I told my dad.. he asked me what i had in my wallet, i told him got Cashcard, ATM cards, phonecard, bus pass, and 10¢. When he heard me say "cashcard", he got so angry he slapped me!!!
Anyway after a while I got a call from the information counter in Ginza Plaza, they told me that my wallet was found. Great!
The money, cashcard etc were gone but my ATM cards and bus pass were intact.
That was really an awful April Fool's Day. I've had a phobia of celebrating it since then.
I still dun understand why my dad reacted so strongly regarding the loss of my cash card.. as if there were a lot of money in it. i think at most there was $5? To date he must have lost more than 50 cashcards already lah! Always leave it in his motorbike's IU and never check... i stopped carrying cashcards since i graduated from poly - i had to use it for library services. They are sooo hardly used.
Today I got a call from a foreign lady - at first I thought it was a client that my indian colleague couldn't handle. Then this lady asked me what bus she could take from her place in Tanjong Rhu to Tanglin Mall. I can't really understand her through her weird accent - can't tell where she was from. So i told her to check out www.transitlink.com. haha..
Happy April Fool's Day!
Monday, March 31, 2008
:: A Visit to the Dentist ::
Haaa i'm ashamed to say that I haven't been to a dentist for YEARS (some of u may be blushing reading this, if u're like me, afraid of the dentist!) but now i can be proud to say that i've just been to one! haa.. on Saturday morning.
It was certainly a BLOODY (with and without 'and') painful experience. Expensive too.. *sniffs* but it's worth it la. Dental services are HEALTH services right? I came out of the clinic with my teeth (nerves) feeling sore =( They look pretty (with and without 'and') clean though. =)
Had chicken rice for lunch with my cell, i was chewing painfully. Shirley Bong joined us and i was asking her about Tung Ling.. as much as i am keen, i don't think i'll go for the coming term anyway.
Hoping to go for Family Camp come June, but can't find roomies.
It was certainly a BLOODY (with and without 'and') painful experience. Expensive too.. *sniffs* but it's worth it la. Dental services are HEALTH services right? I came out of the clinic with my teeth (nerves) feeling sore =( They look pretty (with and without 'and') clean though. =)
Had chicken rice for lunch with my cell, i was chewing painfully. Shirley Bong joined us and i was asking her about Tung Ling.. as much as i am keen, i don't think i'll go for the coming term anyway.
Hoping to go for Family Camp come June, but can't find roomies.
Friday, March 28, 2008
:: Good Friday, Easter and stuff.. ::
Haiya, Faith hasn't sent me pictures of the food we cooked.. hehe but anyway. Went to church last Thurs with my dad, it was Maundy Thursday. I think my mom called it Moody Thursday. LOL. I think i was dazed out after the time of worship - i almost don't know ALL the songs. felt weird. Rev John Sim led us through an "experience" with our 5 senses with objects that help us ..umm, understand more abt dunno what la.
1. Cotton puff soaked in nard, the perfume Mary used to wipe Jesus' feet
2. Ash, to remind us how dirty our sins are. (and water to wash our fingers after we touched the ash)
3. Peppermint - at least that's what I think it is. It's a herb meant to cure insomnia, bad breath.. but anyway the purpose is to let us taste the bitterness and yet goodness of the herb.
4. Love letter to write to our Lord - I went to play with Noah at this point.. hee
5. Wafer and wine for Holy Communion
Did I miss anything out?
Good Friday
Had to wake up early.. ooh.. packed my bag to go Faith's house for stayover but I hadn't told my mom yet, haven't really seen her. haa..
Was doing projection with Liesbet. Hope the slides background pictures weren't too cheesy.
After that went for lunch with cell grp at Popeye's @ The Singapore Flyer!! wooo... first time around that area. Looks like a zoo. Popeye's big man. Felt as if I was at the Expo. >.<
Then played with Servio, chatted with Zane, etc.. Pastor also knows I plan to go on a mission trip already.. haha.. after a while I walked to Marina Sq to look for Faith and her cell pple.
Had dessert at.. MOF. Gabriel said MOF stands for Ministry of Food, I didn't believe him!! lol. It's Japanese ma, thought MOF would be some cool Jap name. But it's true. ha.
Chatted for a while then Faith and I left to head for her place. Kinda lazy to go downstairs to buy ingredients to cook, so we cooked instant noodles with whatever we could find in her fridge. It's well-stocked okay.
Sat
woke up late.. haa.. actually i sorta woke up already but just lazy to get up. Kinda felt Faith's dog touching me. I'm not one who likes to fuss with dogs. I'm a cat lover. Guess that means I don't like to give a pet too much attention.
Soon it started pouring heavily. And it was time for lunch. we decided to cook macaroni with cheese, but i needed milk, so i went downstairs to buy. the end product was YUMMYYYY!!! so inspired by how easy it is to prepare and cook. =)
Played Sims 2 as Faith recommended me to play, she was guiding me along to create new Sims. haha I shan't tell u the names of the couple I created. =P
Didn't do much for that day, and then it was time to prepare dinner. We went to buy ingredients and cooked beancurd, long beans omelette, and i fried misc stuff like crab sticks, cuttlefish ball, and pork nugget. keke..
didn't want to watch tv, so i went to play Sims 2 again!! aiyo.. played till 10+pm! went to sleep cuz we gotta wake up early the next day for Easter Sunday service.
Easter Sunday
almost couldn't wake up. hehe.. hurriedly packed up and we left the house. Got to Boon Lay bus interchange and met Andrielle, then we took train to Clementi, hoping to catch the shuttle bus, but we missed it!!! owww.. we were discussing holiday plans on the train. hehe.
Met Jingying, Theodore and Jane at Clementi bus stop. They were also hoping to catch the shuttle bus, but after Jane called the office she told us it had left already. Sigh, so we shared cabs to get to church. Reached on time. =)
I miss services at Loke Cheng Kim hall. =(
after service we had a time of breakfast.. so-so nia la. haa.. my mom didn't look after the cup of tea i had halfway.. =(
And then the games started. Went to watch Captain's ball, since my cell girls are playing. M'kk actually named the team MKK Plus El! Jac was so touched she had to play hahahaha..
It was time to serve food for lunch.. dunno y it's so tiring. i remember working as a "cleaner" before at a fast food restaurant at the Night Safari and after a few hours my co-workers told me my face was very red, and i just felt super drained. i am so lousy.
wanted to join my cell to eat together, but after i got my food i lost them. sian. so i joined MKK and then left with my dad.
went home to sleep. then went out for dinner with my parents and shopped for groceries for cooking. =P
Mon
Supposed to start Thai lessons but it was postponed to a week later. So i went home to cook - Macaroni with cheese! hehe.. mommy gave me 70 marks. =)
Tue
went to Bishan to watch The Leap Years with Swee Yi. Hmm.. i think it's okay la, not as bad as many pple say. Never believe reviews. :) But Swee Yi commented after the show that because the story is based on a book, it's strong, but screenplay is weak. I went home and thought about it and found it true. You understand the story through dialogues, not really by things happening around that give hints. I love My Girl (Thai movie). Lotsa thought put into it.
Anyway, after the movie, we went to a coffeeshop nearby so I could finish up my dinner. Chatted for quite a while and then we went home. =)
Wed
went home to cook Macaroni with Cheese again, trying to improve it as well as just to fill my tummy. Didn't eat lunch cuz i had heavy breakfast..
Thur
Went to meet Persis at Dhoby Ghaut, wanted to take bus to Marine Parade, but she decided to take cab down. whoa.. peak hours, very chor leh. Bought a bouquet of flowers - with 1 stalk of sunflower. =) so secretive sia.. haven't got to what i was going to do.
Reached the Church of Singapore on time. Joseph and Hiong Yee just reached too. Then we went up to the Chapel.. wanted to find seats, but we saw Phei Phei, so i presented her flowers. It was her graduation ceremony from Tung Ling! =)
I was impressed by the worship team and stage setup.. The pple look like they're in their 20's.. Hmmm.... the drums was "cut off" by glass panels.. which i find sounds weird because the sound comes from the speakers rather than from the stage itself. Don't really know the songs except 1 or 2 by Chris Tomlin. =)
Rev Dr Isaac Lim preached.. 3 points as "a good Methodist" (he said so himself!) haa. From Matthew 24.
1. God is great - very simple. Don't expect the ordinary, but the extraordinary! Jesus died, that is ordinary, ...but also He rose again! now that's extraordinary.
2. God is there. Jesus assured the two Marys that He would go ahead of the disciples to Galilee. Remember that in our ministries there may be ups and downs, but God is there ahead of us.
3. God has a mission. What else do you think Jesus died for? Rev Isaac noted that all 4 Gospels end with the commission - probably worded subtly, but they all state God's mission.
Really felt that the graduation ceremony was very heartwarming, that the students really bond together very well as they cheered for each other..
After the ceremony Persis and I went downstairs for the light refreshment.. hmm yummy efu noodles! Then Phei Phei introduced her good friend, Margaret, from Myanmar to us. Persis would be bringing her to Praise service on Sat. =)
Then Phei Phei and Margaret accompanied me to the bus stop. I feel so drawn to the Katong area..... Felt nostalgic. I want to come back often =)
PP asked whether I am interested to go for the course in Tung Ling during my few months of break... I'd probably first heard of Tung Ling from Chris, Shirley and then Vincent, like 2-3 years ago? before that I have never heard of it, moreover thought abt going. Hmmmmm....~ this experience today is probably God's way of showing an opening??
1. Cotton puff soaked in nard, the perfume Mary used to wipe Jesus' feet
2. Ash, to remind us how dirty our sins are. (and water to wash our fingers after we touched the ash)
3. Peppermint - at least that's what I think it is. It's a herb meant to cure insomnia, bad breath.. but anyway the purpose is to let us taste the bitterness and yet goodness of the herb.
4. Love letter to write to our Lord - I went to play with Noah at this point.. hee
5. Wafer and wine for Holy Communion
Did I miss anything out?
Good Friday
Had to wake up early.. ooh.. packed my bag to go Faith's house for stayover but I hadn't told my mom yet, haven't really seen her. haa..
Was doing projection with Liesbet. Hope the slides background pictures weren't too cheesy.
After that went for lunch with cell grp at Popeye's @ The Singapore Flyer!! wooo... first time around that area. Looks like a zoo. Popeye's big man. Felt as if I was at the Expo. >.<
Then played with Servio, chatted with Zane, etc.. Pastor also knows I plan to go on a mission trip already.. haha.. after a while I walked to Marina Sq to look for Faith and her cell pple.
Had dessert at.. MOF. Gabriel said MOF stands for Ministry of Food, I didn't believe him!! lol. It's Japanese ma, thought MOF would be some cool Jap name. But it's true. ha.
Chatted for a while then Faith and I left to head for her place. Kinda lazy to go downstairs to buy ingredients to cook, so we cooked instant noodles with whatever we could find in her fridge. It's well-stocked okay.
Sat
woke up late.. haa.. actually i sorta woke up already but just lazy to get up. Kinda felt Faith's dog touching me. I'm not one who likes to fuss with dogs. I'm a cat lover. Guess that means I don't like to give a pet too much attention.
Soon it started pouring heavily. And it was time for lunch. we decided to cook macaroni with cheese, but i needed milk, so i went downstairs to buy. the end product was YUMMYYYY!!! so inspired by how easy it is to prepare and cook. =)
Played Sims 2 as Faith recommended me to play, she was guiding me along to create new Sims. haha I shan't tell u the names of the couple I created. =P
Didn't do much for that day, and then it was time to prepare dinner. We went to buy ingredients and cooked beancurd, long beans omelette, and i fried misc stuff like crab sticks, cuttlefish ball, and pork nugget. keke..
didn't want to watch tv, so i went to play Sims 2 again!! aiyo.. played till 10+pm! went to sleep cuz we gotta wake up early the next day for Easter Sunday service.
Easter Sunday
almost couldn't wake up. hehe.. hurriedly packed up and we left the house. Got to Boon Lay bus interchange and met Andrielle, then we took train to Clementi, hoping to catch the shuttle bus, but we missed it!!! owww.. we were discussing holiday plans on the train. hehe.
Met Jingying, Theodore and Jane at Clementi bus stop. They were also hoping to catch the shuttle bus, but after Jane called the office she told us it had left already. Sigh, so we shared cabs to get to church. Reached on time. =)
I miss services at Loke Cheng Kim hall. =(
after service we had a time of breakfast.. so-so nia la. haa.. my mom didn't look after the cup of tea i had halfway.. =(
And then the games started. Went to watch Captain's ball, since my cell girls are playing. M'kk actually named the team MKK Plus El! Jac was so touched she had to play hahahaha..
It was time to serve food for lunch.. dunno y it's so tiring. i remember working as a "cleaner" before at a fast food restaurant at the Night Safari and after a few hours my co-workers told me my face was very red, and i just felt super drained. i am so lousy.
wanted to join my cell to eat together, but after i got my food i lost them. sian. so i joined MKK and then left with my dad.
went home to sleep. then went out for dinner with my parents and shopped for groceries for cooking. =P
Mon
Supposed to start Thai lessons but it was postponed to a week later. So i went home to cook - Macaroni with cheese! hehe.. mommy gave me 70 marks. =)
Tue
went to Bishan to watch The Leap Years with Swee Yi. Hmm.. i think it's okay la, not as bad as many pple say. Never believe reviews. :) But Swee Yi commented after the show that because the story is based on a book, it's strong, but screenplay is weak. I went home and thought about it and found it true. You understand the story through dialogues, not really by things happening around that give hints. I love My Girl (Thai movie). Lotsa thought put into it.
Anyway, after the movie, we went to a coffeeshop nearby so I could finish up my dinner. Chatted for quite a while and then we went home. =)
Wed
went home to cook Macaroni with Cheese again, trying to improve it as well as just to fill my tummy. Didn't eat lunch cuz i had heavy breakfast..
Thur
Went to meet Persis at Dhoby Ghaut, wanted to take bus to Marine Parade, but she decided to take cab down. whoa.. peak hours, very chor leh. Bought a bouquet of flowers - with 1 stalk of sunflower. =) so secretive sia.. haven't got to what i was going to do.
Reached the Church of Singapore on time. Joseph and Hiong Yee just reached too. Then we went up to the Chapel.. wanted to find seats, but we saw Phei Phei, so i presented her flowers. It was her graduation ceremony from Tung Ling! =)
I was impressed by the worship team and stage setup.. The pple look like they're in their 20's.. Hmmm.... the drums was "cut off" by glass panels.. which i find sounds weird because the sound comes from the speakers rather than from the stage itself. Don't really know the songs except 1 or 2 by Chris Tomlin. =)
Rev Dr Isaac Lim preached.. 3 points as "a good Methodist" (he said so himself!) haa. From Matthew 24.
1. God is great - very simple. Don't expect the ordinary, but the extraordinary! Jesus died, that is ordinary, ...but also He rose again! now that's extraordinary.
2. God is there. Jesus assured the two Marys that He would go ahead of the disciples to Galilee. Remember that in our ministries there may be ups and downs, but God is there ahead of us.
3. God has a mission. What else do you think Jesus died for? Rev Isaac noted that all 4 Gospels end with the commission - probably worded subtly, but they all state God's mission.
Really felt that the graduation ceremony was very heartwarming, that the students really bond together very well as they cheered for each other..
After the ceremony Persis and I went downstairs for the light refreshment.. hmm yummy efu noodles! Then Phei Phei introduced her good friend, Margaret, from Myanmar to us. Persis would be bringing her to Praise service on Sat. =)
Then Phei Phei and Margaret accompanied me to the bus stop. I feel so drawn to the Katong area..... Felt nostalgic. I want to come back often =)
PP asked whether I am interested to go for the course in Tung Ling during my few months of break... I'd probably first heard of Tung Ling from Chris, Shirley and then Vincent, like 2-3 years ago? before that I have never heard of it, moreover thought abt going. Hmmmmm....~ this experience today is probably God's way of showing an opening??
Sunday, March 23, 2008
:: updates March so far ::
just a bit of backtrack of happenings for this month:
9 Mar Sun
MCG prayer meeting at Ruth&Clifton's place.. mainly pray for Gail's trip. Our MCG is macam a ladies' ministry, we talk about issues like childbirth, housekeeping and stuff, also because Ruth is giving birth to Naomi soon. =) wahaha..~
actually from Sengkang very convenient for me to go home.. but that day i didn't plan to go home yet wor. Planned to meet swee yi at PS. we had dinner at Pastamania - got new menu! and then we went shopping.. I bought 2 CDs!! U2 Singles and Linkin Park Minutes to Midnight. i like the U2 album =) then the Linkin Park... the album got a "What I've Done" distorted version.. i forgot abt it and put it into my MP3 player.. i thought my player low batt or going to spoil sia. LOL. ya i still got a lot of CDs i wanna buy. hehe.. though i know that i'm gonna be financially tight, yet... haiyo.
14 Mar Fri
yeah some photos as i go along.. Planned to meet swee yi for movie, but no more suitable timings for L: Change the World le. So i decided to meet Judy for dinner instead, then go for the Mosaic Music Fest. Just then Shirley realised that i'm also going, so we decided to meet. Anyway after a lot of complicated discussion, i decided to meet Shirley for dinner at Marina Sq, then go watch Olivia Ong perform.
meeting Shirley for dinner at Marina Sq foodcourt.. she brought 2 cupcakes for me!! =D
That's the Olivia Ong Quintet - now i know quintet means a five-piece band.
cool decor at the Mosaic Music Fest 2008
after that.. about 10pm the band finished their 45-min+encore performance, so Shirley went back, while i went to the outdoor concert to look for Judy who was with her colleagues and their friends. There was some rock band from Australia called Violet (i think) performing.. i found it too loud so i walked away and found Judy hanging out with her ex-colleague at the back. Then after hanging around we decided to go Clarke Quay to chill out. we actually took cab there! haa..
Went to Attica to club... and i met my idol DJ!!!!
Have you ever wondered where i got my nick from? That's DJ Jensen and DJ Gemz (chiong one). =)
He was very nice to treat us to a bottle of Smirnoff Vodka. =) he also joined us when we played finger guessing game.. DJ Sebastian was there too.. (Power 98 deejays)
actually i think the music at Attica is quite terrible.. a mix of retro, trance, pop.. what is that!! felt tired so i left earlier. Caught the night owl bus. Cheaper than cab =)
15 Mar Sat
woke up really late.. haha...
anyway, at cell grp, Malcolm surprised the girls with bouquets of flowers for us!!
haha he really put the rest of our cell grp guys to shame! LOL
i think it's really sweet, and kind of him to think of using the leftover flowers from his cafe (from an event), repackage them and give it to his cell girls! like, throwing them away is such a waste, why not use them, though they are left over, to bring joy to others and make someone else's day?
after cell, i went home, cuz i forgot that i was going to Wanling's bday chalet after cell.. went home to change into something nicer. managed to catch up with her a bit, as well as other exclassmates. I was surprised to see many pple from DMD, i thought she only invited Junhao, Kenn and Edwin, and the rest of her guests would be her clubbing friends, colleagues etc. Actually they arrived later la, think they expect to get drunk and stayover one.
next day i brought my parents to Downtown East again for dinner.. cuz there r so many new eating places over there!
lately... Watson's got sale.. everywhere got sale!!! =D
Just went to stayover at Faith's place over Good Friday - Easter Sunday.. will blog about it later, with pictures! =)
9 Mar Sun
MCG prayer meeting at Ruth&Clifton's place.. mainly pray for Gail's trip. Our MCG is macam a ladies' ministry, we talk about issues like childbirth, housekeeping and stuff, also because Ruth is giving birth to Naomi soon. =) wahaha..~
actually from Sengkang very convenient for me to go home.. but that day i didn't plan to go home yet wor. Planned to meet swee yi at PS. we had dinner at Pastamania - got new menu! and then we went shopping.. I bought 2 CDs!! U2 Singles and Linkin Park Minutes to Midnight. i like the U2 album =) then the Linkin Park... the album got a "What I've Done" distorted version.. i forgot abt it and put it into my MP3 player.. i thought my player low batt or going to spoil sia. LOL. ya i still got a lot of CDs i wanna buy. hehe.. though i know that i'm gonna be financially tight, yet... haiyo.
14 Mar Fri
yeah some photos as i go along.. Planned to meet swee yi for movie, but no more suitable timings for L: Change the World le. So i decided to meet Judy for dinner instead, then go for the Mosaic Music Fest. Just then Shirley realised that i'm also going, so we decided to meet. Anyway after a lot of complicated discussion, i decided to meet Shirley for dinner at Marina Sq, then go watch Olivia Ong perform.
meeting Shirley for dinner at Marina Sq foodcourt.. she brought 2 cupcakes for me!! =D
That's the Olivia Ong Quintet - now i know quintet means a five-piece band.
cool decor at the Mosaic Music Fest 2008
after that.. about 10pm the band finished their 45-min+encore performance, so Shirley went back, while i went to the outdoor concert to look for Judy who was with her colleagues and their friends. There was some rock band from Australia called Violet (i think) performing.. i found it too loud so i walked away and found Judy hanging out with her ex-colleague at the back. Then after hanging around we decided to go Clarke Quay to chill out. we actually took cab there! haa..
Went to Attica to club... and i met my idol DJ!!!!
Have you ever wondered where i got my nick from? That's DJ Jensen and DJ Gemz (chiong one). =)
He was very nice to treat us to a bottle of Smirnoff Vodka. =) he also joined us when we played finger guessing game.. DJ Sebastian was there too.. (Power 98 deejays)
actually i think the music at Attica is quite terrible.. a mix of retro, trance, pop.. what is that!! felt tired so i left earlier. Caught the night owl bus. Cheaper than cab =)
15 Mar Sat
woke up really late.. haha...
anyway, at cell grp, Malcolm surprised the girls with bouquets of flowers for us!!
haha he really put the rest of our cell grp guys to shame! LOL
i think it's really sweet, and kind of him to think of using the leftover flowers from his cafe (from an event), repackage them and give it to his cell girls! like, throwing them away is such a waste, why not use them, though they are left over, to bring joy to others and make someone else's day?
after cell, i went home, cuz i forgot that i was going to Wanling's bday chalet after cell.. went home to change into something nicer. managed to catch up with her a bit, as well as other exclassmates. I was surprised to see many pple from DMD, i thought she only invited Junhao, Kenn and Edwin, and the rest of her guests would be her clubbing friends, colleagues etc. Actually they arrived later la, think they expect to get drunk and stayover one.
next day i brought my parents to Downtown East again for dinner.. cuz there r so many new eating places over there!
lately... Watson's got sale.. everywhere got sale!!! =D
Just went to stayover at Faith's place over Good Friday - Easter Sunday.. will blog about it later, with pictures! =)
Monday, March 17, 2008
:: Discipline ::
i forgot to apply a layer of moisturiser and eye cream before i left house yesterday... and my face felt painful whenever i wasn't in the shade. my eyes also looked terrible. :(
but i learnt something.. you've gotta be disciplined to take care of your body... one-time application of eye creams don't make your eyes look good, but regular sleep and a discipline of applying eye cream regularly do. Similarly, to slim down, is not to skip a meal and that's it, but it's a long-term, conscious habit.
And i think that's the word God has for me for this season. :)
but i learnt something.. you've gotta be disciplined to take care of your body... one-time application of eye creams don't make your eyes look good, but regular sleep and a discipline of applying eye cream regularly do. Similarly, to slim down, is not to skip a meal and that's it, but it's a long-term, conscious habit.
And i think that's the word God has for me for this season. :)
:: How To Stop Blame And Find Your Personal Power ::
Regarding my earlier post i realise i have been blaming people, no matter what other people do, why should i allow it to stumble myself? Why expect others to set an example for me when I should be more concerned about myself setting an example for the younger ones in church?
And I've been blaming myself for past decisions... I need to learn to forgive myself and move on.
Do bear with the lengthy-ness of the sermon below... I've already removed illustrations!
And I've been blaming myself for past decisions... I need to learn to forgive myself and move on.
Do bear with the lengthy-ness of the sermon below... I've already removed illustrations!
How To Stop Blame And Find Your Personal Power
By: Bo Sanchez
People like to blame others for their own mess. And society supports this bankrupt pattern of thinking!
Are you blaming others or are you taking charge?
You Can Be Successful! The only thing that’s common to all successful people is how they respond to failure: They take charge.
Every successful person in the world responds to failure positively. They bounce back. They don’t whine, complain, or blame. Instead, they stand up and fix it. They take responsibility.
Unsuccessful people, on the other hand, are Expert Blamers. They will never take charge. They will never say, “I’m in charge. Depending on what I choose, my life can be very beautiful or very ugly.” Because addicts believe that others are to blame for their problem.
Expert Blamers blame three favorite things…
1. Another Person
2. The Devil
3. God
First Favorite Thing To Blame: Another Person
Adam and Eve represent all the Unsuccessful People in the world. Because they were Expert Blamers.
When God asked, “Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” Adam said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
In other words, the woman is to blame!
And if you study history, men have always blamed women for everything that has gone wrong in the world. (I think the scientific word for this phenomenon is Jerkhood.)
What’s the truth?
Many of the problems of this world are really a problem of manhood.
Larry Crabb says the same thing. He says the world is in a catastrophic mess right now because of one sin: The silence of Adam. (That’s the title of his intriguing book.) He says Adam didn’t protect his wife Eve. Instead, Adam remained silent. He should have said, “Sweetheart, what are you doing talking to that slimy Mr. Snake? I’m your husband and I will not just stand here while he’s lies to you and robs you. I will protect you. Stand back while I whack that creature on its head.”
Men have not taken responsibility for the spiritual life of their families.
Men have not been aggressive enough to care for their wives, their children, and their communities.
What do men do? They earn the money and do nothing else. Thinking that’s all there is to being a man, they live their own little selfish life with a beer bottle in one hand and a TV remote on the other.
When You Blame Other People, You Give Them Your Power And Become Powerless
Second Favorite Thing To Blame: The Devil
In the Garden of Eden, these words were spoken: Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
After all these centuries, nothing much has changed. People still say, “The devil made me do it!”
There are people who find the devil hiding behind every corner, tempting us, oppressing us. People like blaming demons for everything—a flat tire, a migraine, a sick child, a divorce, a loss of job, a business failure, an adulterous relationship.
But here’s the truth: the Devil operates on borrowed power.
Whose power? Yours. Unless you give your power to the devil, he will have no power over you.
Because his power is based on a lie. Because his power is based on your fear.
The more fear we have of him, the more power he has over us.
Friend, here’s the truth: You have power over the devil.
Why? Because you’re a child of God.
Chisel this on stone: Blaming the devil for our problems is useless.
Stop doing it.
In fact, he likes that you blame him. By making himself bigger, he has power over your life.
Instead, by your courage to take charge, you will free yourself—and others as well.
Third Favorite Thing To Blame: God
Adam said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
What was he saying? That God—who created the woman—is to blame!
When you blame others, when you blame the devil, and when you blame God, you’re saying, “I’m a helpless victim of circumstance. I’m not in control. I’m not in charge.”
Learned Helplessness
When I was in Indonesia, I rode an Elephant for the first time. What an experience to be on top of that beautiful animal.
But here’s what amazed me more: How could a 6-ton beast be held captive by a flimsy rope tied to his foot? All he had to do was sneeze hard enough and the rope would snap. But like a tiny puppy, the elephant would just stay there.
Later, I found out why.
When the elephant was a tiny baby, that rope was strong enough to hold him captive.
At the beginning, little jumbo pulled and pulled against the rope—but all in vain. Finally, the baby elephant concluded that all effort was useless.
So even when he grew in size and power—and can now actually cut that rope with a careless jerk of its foot—it won’t. Why? Because the rope isn’t tied to its body. The rope is tied to its mind.
This phenomenon is called “Learned Helplessness” and it doesn’t only happen to elephants. It also happens to human beings. After many failed attempts, we give up. And we blame the rope for our misery.
Friend, what are the ropes in your life?
Remember: It’s not tied to your body. It’s tied to your mind. So you can’t untie it in reality without untying it in your mind first.
You can do that only through the opposite of Learned Helplessness… Learned Power!
If there’s such a thing as “Learned Helplessness”, then there’s the phenomenon of “Learned Power”. God has supplied you the power to change your life—you just have to discover it within you.
Learned Helplessness happens one day at a time. Learned Power happens one day at a time too.
We need to depend on God alone. I’ve also met Christians who tell me, “Bo, I’ve tried my best to stop my sin. It doesn’t work. I’ve tried ‘willpower’ Christianity and failed miserably. So I’m now just surrendering everything to God…”
Hey, that’s fine—if “surrendering” means depending on God. He is the source of all blessings.
But listen well: God’s infinite blessing will have to flow through a channel, and one of His major channels is through your will. Because God works through your choices.
And by the mere fact that He gave you freewill, don’t you think He wants you to use it? Or is it some sick tool He gave you to prove that no matter how much you use it, it won’t work? (Gosh, if that were true, God is cruel.)
The Bible says that you are blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world[3]. I believe that. And I believe that includes the power to decide to change your life one day at a time.
Break The Rope One Strand At A Time
If I tied a single strand of thread around your two hands, would you be able to break free? In a snap, right?
But what if I tied your hands with one hundred strands of thread—would it be as easy?
No it won’t. Brute strength would be useless. You need a strategy: You need to cut one piece of thread at a time. It’s the same thing with a bad habit. You have to do it one day at a time. Tomorrow, do the same thing. And the next day, do it again. And pretty soon, you’ll be cutting the last strand.
Friend, you’re not helpless. You can change your life!
You can change your Spiritual life.
You can change your Family life.
You can change your Physical Life.
You can change your Financial life.
Starting today!
If You’re Not Going To Blame Others, Should You Blame Yourself?
Nope.
God is not in the business of blaming people.
God is in the business of loving people, forgiving people, and giving people abundance.
If you have a fault, accept it.
If you have sinned, admit it.
But never condemn yourself!
Instead, take responsibility. Take charge!
When you take responsibility, you don’t blame and condemn yourself.
Because condemnation won’t heal you. Judging yourself won’t heal you. Taking a guilt trip won’t heal you. Shaming yourself won’t heal you. Only love will. And by taking charge, you love yourself.
Shaming Doesn’t Work
Listen carefully: Shaming someone does nothing to make that person better!
It doesn’t work when we do it on our children.
It doesn’t work when we do it on our friends.
And it doesn’t work when we do it on ourselves.
A Different Kind of Examination of Conscience
For years, each night, before going to bed, I would do what the Church called an “Examination of Conscience”. I would scan my entire day to see if I committed any sin. I would then ask for forgiveness and go to sleep.
For years I was doing this practice, but deep within, something was telling me there was something lacking. Today, I discovered it was God speaking to me, telling me that my Examination of Conscience was pathetically incomplete.
Today, I now realize that if it’s a complete, full-bodied, authentic Examination of Conscience, I should first search for the times when I did right before I search for the times I did wrong. When was I good today? When did I reflect God’s face today? When did I love others today? When did I love myself today? When was I able to serve and give and share?
Because that’s how God thinks about me. He’s not a Platoon
Sergeant preparing his troops for a military parade, inspecting for lint on my uniform and mud in my boots. Like the Father who welcomed the prodigal son who came home from working with the pigs, He embraces my dirt, my mud, and my pig stench. He puts a royal robe around my shame. He throws a welcome party for me. He loves me.
And then He’ll give me a bath. He’ll remove my dirty. He’ll remove my mud. He’ll remove my stench.
We’ve got it all wrong. The primary focus of an Examination of Conscience is not sin. The focus is receiving love. And that love will heal my sin.
Because what we focus on grows. If I focus on my sin only, it grows. But if I focus on my good, the good grows in me. And it grows so much that it replaces the bad within me.
Let me end with these powerful words:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light not our darkness that most frighten us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God?
Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you.
It is not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
---Marianne Williamson
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
:: Hebrews 12 ::
I think that Hebrews itself is a commentary.. The writer is a Bible scholar who knew his Jewish history well, and is using his understanding of the Scriptures to prove truths about Jesus.
In chapter 12, verse 3 I find great encouragement: Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Jesus endured pain on the cross, and suffered humiliation by the very people who hung Him there. Throughout His life we also read that there were always people trying to oppose Him, His words and actions. They were leaders of the Jewish temples! They knew the Word of God well and yet still ignorant of its meaning. They were sinful because they did not accept Jesus as who the Word says He is.
As I was thinking of that verse, very sadly the people I consider "sinful" were actually some people from church. I don't understand.. they acknowledge their weaknesses very openly, which is supposedly a step towards repentance.. and then? they acknowledge it again and again and people just laugh off the seriousness of it. Isn't it their fault for causing me to judge them? Hmm.. argh. Sometimes I grow weary of checking my own walk and lose heart of keeping the standard when everyone else seems to not be living up to the standard also.. Like many years ago I started drinking because someone from church drinks, and everyone else just teases him about it. Ya la there shldn't be condemnation but there shld be some form of discipline...? Am I warped or what? Is it very selfish of me to expect others to set an example for me?
P.S. During Sunday Prayer Chris shared Psalm 73... guess that's some kind of encouragement ba. I'm not supposed to compare my walk with other people, but... that's how I am, always comparing with other people.
verse 7: Endure hardship as discipline
I've been stressed out last Fri night, thinking about the things I have to sell in order to survive 3-4 months unemployed, with driving lessons and trips to finance. Yet at the same time I'm telling myself that God provides. He has called me out of my job, He will help me through. It's gonna be hard knowing full well how much savings I have and that it's gonna run out in 3 month's time. I have to discipline myself in terms of spending. Hmm.. but Jac suggests that I don't have to restrict myself so painfully.. indeed, I ought to enjoy this time of rest and not stress myself out.
verse 11: No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Think of it this way, after the 3-4 months, I would emerge stronger, with skills in driving, cycling, a new language, and experience in overseas missions!
In chapter 12, verse 3 I find great encouragement: Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Jesus endured pain on the cross, and suffered humiliation by the very people who hung Him there. Throughout His life we also read that there were always people trying to oppose Him, His words and actions. They were leaders of the Jewish temples! They knew the Word of God well and yet still ignorant of its meaning. They were sinful because they did not accept Jesus as who the Word says He is.
As I was thinking of that verse, very sadly the people I consider "sinful" were actually some people from church. I don't understand.. they acknowledge their weaknesses very openly, which is supposedly a step towards repentance.. and then? they acknowledge it again and again and people just laugh off the seriousness of it. Isn't it their fault for causing me to judge them? Hmm.. argh. Sometimes I grow weary of checking my own walk and lose heart of keeping the standard when everyone else seems to not be living up to the standard also.. Like many years ago I started drinking because someone from church drinks, and everyone else just teases him about it. Ya la there shldn't be condemnation but there shld be some form of discipline...? Am I warped or what? Is it very selfish of me to expect others to set an example for me?
P.S. During Sunday Prayer Chris shared Psalm 73... guess that's some kind of encouragement ba. I'm not supposed to compare my walk with other people, but... that's how I am, always comparing with other people.
verse 7: Endure hardship as discipline
I've been stressed out last Fri night, thinking about the things I have to sell in order to survive 3-4 months unemployed, with driving lessons and trips to finance. Yet at the same time I'm telling myself that God provides. He has called me out of my job, He will help me through. It's gonna be hard knowing full well how much savings I have and that it's gonna run out in 3 month's time. I have to discipline myself in terms of spending. Hmm.. but Jac suggests that I don't have to restrict myself so painfully.. indeed, I ought to enjoy this time of rest and not stress myself out.
verse 11: No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Think of it this way, after the 3-4 months, I would emerge stronger, with skills in driving, cycling, a new language, and experience in overseas missions!
Sunday, March 09, 2008
:: MSN spaces ::
please click on the link on this entry title to go to my MSN spaces where I will be posting photos of trips, events and people etc. I think i've reached my monthly quota, but do look out for that space every now and then!
i'm not one who publicises my blog links especially this blog, but i won't mind anyone linking me. =)
p.s. when my entry title is purple, that means it's a link!
i'm not one who publicises my blog links especially this blog, but i won't mind anyone linking me. =)
p.s. when my entry title is purple, that means it's a link!
Friday, March 07, 2008
:: Fusion 2008 ::
today i took leave to go back to NYP to visit my juniors. It's Fusion again! =)
Went straight to the DFV booth to find weiting first. then they started playing Monopoly. haha.. so i went around collecting nice namecards =P i act like i'm recruiting designers.
saw a few familiar faces, glad that there this junior, Gerald who remembers me and my name!! woah! also saw zishen, perry, amanda, jonathan... and Mr Eric Tan, who also remembers my name! =) They all know me as Angel anyway.. very easy to remember. =) i only collected mostly IM pple's namecards because animators' namecards are not as impressive as their animation works. (trying to sound politically correct so as not to offend anyone) there's this Interactive Media (IM) girl's works and enthusiasm put me to shame. argh...what have i been doing?!!?
other than that, there's nothing in school to do.. i think it's the holidays for them.. i wanted to eat late lunch, my fav minced pork thick beehoon at the South Canteen Noodle Hut but it's closed. the place where Food Junction used to be is now Kou Fu. I noticed minor changes in the school, but overall, it's still the same feeling. felt as if i just graduated not long ago... in fact, i still feel like a NYP student. =)
Went straight to the DFV booth to find weiting first. then they started playing Monopoly. haha.. so i went around collecting nice namecards =P i act like i'm recruiting designers.
saw a few familiar faces, glad that there this junior, Gerald who remembers me and my name!! woah! also saw zishen, perry, amanda, jonathan... and Mr Eric Tan, who also remembers my name! =) They all know me as Angel anyway.. very easy to remember. =) i only collected mostly IM pple's namecards because animators' namecards are not as impressive as their animation works. (trying to sound politically correct so as not to offend anyone) there's this Interactive Media (IM) girl's works and enthusiasm put me to shame. argh...what have i been doing?!!?
other than that, there's nothing in school to do.. i think it's the holidays for them.. i wanted to eat late lunch, my fav minced pork thick beehoon at the South Canteen Noodle Hut but it's closed. the place where Food Junction used to be is now Kou Fu. I noticed minor changes in the school, but overall, it's still the same feeling. felt as if i just graduated not long ago... in fact, i still feel like a NYP student. =)
:: breaking news ::
Today's Daily Bread message (i got it from Facebook): Drop your nets and follow Jesus.
Congrats to myself on my new-found freedom. =)
Wahaha my mom booked me for a holiday in Bangkok before even confirming with me.
Things to do during my time of freedom:
- Paint my walls, buy new display cabinet, redesign my room
- go Bali with Faith and anyone else interested to go?
- go Tioman with Andrielle (not sure if she's asked anyone else)
- focus on learning driving
- learn cycling
- exercise!!!!!!
- revamp my blog and website
- visit the library
- visit my sis
- mission trip
i'm enjoying it =P
Congrats to myself on my new-found freedom. =)
Wahaha my mom booked me for a holiday in Bangkok before even confirming with me.
Things to do during my time of freedom:
- Paint my walls, buy new display cabinet, redesign my room
- go Bali with Faith and anyone else interested to go?
- go Tioman with Andrielle (not sure if she's asked anyone else)
- focus on learning driving
- learn cycling
- exercise!!!!!!
- revamp my blog and website
- visit the library
- visit my sis
- mission trip
i'm enjoying it =P
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
:: =) ::
on Tue (27 Feb) i went to Vivocity to shop for a GUESS wallet. WAhahaha so shiok. it's not for me though, it's for Bec, who put it number 1 on her birthday wishlist. =) this time there's only her, yun and me meeting up, cuz kwek and belly are overseas for Uni exchange. We first went to Aji by Hanabi (Jap restaurant), but after we were seated we realise the food's not really affordable. We ended up having dessert only. i had red wine apple with ice cream. yummy~ Keke.. Then we went to another Jap restaurant in the basement. Woaaaahhh i feel like eating everything. Ordered a bento that has sushi, fish, fruit, etc etc. =D after eating we just stayed to chat lor. haha bec asked the question "when are you getting married" since kwek was not around. haiyo~
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Went to watch Jumper on Thurs. Wanted to catch Kung Fu Dunk on Wed, but suddenly dun feel like watching it in cinema. After movie Lin Feng and i went to Billy Bombers for dinner.. once again, after being seated i felt like we should have gone Pasta Mania instead. in the end ordered cheese fries, soup of the day, and waffle ice cream. Jialat must really control my spending man! My dad left me 7 missed calls while i was in the theatre, scared me to death when i checked my phone after that la! thought what happened. Swee yi also called. We've patched up. =)
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My house smells good now... cuz on Sat i went to buy air fresheners with my parents. Haha bought a lot, one for my room, one for theirs, one for my dad's toilet.... shiok. think i got fettish for air fresheners. i keep buying every few months. i'm interested in Ambi Pur's Lavender Breeze, but the one i saw at Sheng Siong probably contains CFC :(
No drums for this week's service. Partly due to the runaway terrorist, Nat was called back to camp and the other 2 drummers weren't able to make it. I think we've just had a taste of what is to come.
After worship prac Judy called.. she wanted to eat steak at Hog's Breath Cafe... so i went to CHIJMES to meet her. I shld have boarded the earlier bus instead of waiting for the one she was on? Cuz she ended up missing the last order timing. We went Paulaner Brauhaus instead. oh i am getting fat, with a beer belly. that's gross.
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Yay very happy, received 2 very important emails last night. One is regarding a Thai language class opening, and it's in March! Well, timing's tight, but doesn't seem to be clashing with anything. I was waiting for it since last year ...Oct? That time I got a reply that the new class would only start in Feb this year, but seems like it was delayed till March. Well, better than never.
I'm trying to get more people to join me. Please contact me if you are interested. Thanks!
The other email I was referring to, is from YWAM. They finally got back to me regarding their short-term mission trip programme, but it's during the year end, and seem to be for youth TEAMS. that doesn't seem to be in line with what i wanted, but see how la.
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Caught up with a JI ex-classmate, Nicolas, just found him through Facebook. Hmm sensitive to use the term JI, but i was referring to Jurong Institute, which is no more. I really enjoyed my first three months there... Got to know people from all kinds of schools.. haha.. that guy very funny one.. he had a malay gf back then, who is also our classmate, and we were teasing them (in a curious way la). Brings me back those memories...
Went to watch Jumper on Thurs. Wanted to catch Kung Fu Dunk on Wed, but suddenly dun feel like watching it in cinema. After movie Lin Feng and i went to Billy Bombers for dinner.. once again, after being seated i felt like we should have gone Pasta Mania instead. in the end ordered cheese fries, soup of the day, and waffle ice cream. Jialat must really control my spending man! My dad left me 7 missed calls while i was in the theatre, scared me to death when i checked my phone after that la! thought what happened. Swee yi also called. We've patched up. =)
My house smells good now... cuz on Sat i went to buy air fresheners with my parents. Haha bought a lot, one for my room, one for theirs, one for my dad's toilet.... shiok. think i got fettish for air fresheners. i keep buying every few months. i'm interested in Ambi Pur's Lavender Breeze, but the one i saw at Sheng Siong probably contains CFC :(
No drums for this week's service. Partly due to the runaway terrorist, Nat was called back to camp and the other 2 drummers weren't able to make it. I think we've just had a taste of what is to come.
After worship prac Judy called.. she wanted to eat steak at Hog's Breath Cafe... so i went to CHIJMES to meet her. I shld have boarded the earlier bus instead of waiting for the one she was on? Cuz she ended up missing the last order timing. We went Paulaner Brauhaus instead. oh i am getting fat, with a beer belly. that's gross.
Yay very happy, received 2 very important emails last night. One is regarding a Thai language class opening, and it's in March! Well, timing's tight, but doesn't seem to be clashing with anything. I was waiting for it since last year ...Oct? That time I got a reply that the new class would only start in Feb this year, but seems like it was delayed till March. Well, better than never.
I'm trying to get more people to join me. Please contact me if you are interested. Thanks!
The other email I was referring to, is from YWAM. They finally got back to me regarding their short-term mission trip programme, but it's during the year end, and seem to be for youth TEAMS. that doesn't seem to be in line with what i wanted, but see how la.
Caught up with a JI ex-classmate, Nicolas, just found him through Facebook. Hmm sensitive to use the term JI, but i was referring to Jurong Institute, which is no more. I really enjoyed my first three months there... Got to know people from all kinds of schools.. haha.. that guy very funny one.. he had a malay gf back then, who is also our classmate, and we were teasing them (in a curious way la). Brings me back those memories...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
:: picture time ::
Early Bird: Cat wants some free drinks
Madam Wong should be around this area...
Old Skool - i love old haunted-looking buildings!
Obar at night
Butter Factory - Dance floor's closed on Ladies' night?!
UV 'chops' as mentioned in my earlier post :P
:: Chicken weekend ::
Last sat shared word at cell grp on 1 Timothy 3. Not an easy topic, but the guide book was really helpful.
I'm a deacon - are you? =)
After cell we went for dinner at Bukit Timah, some chicken rice stall near Al-azaah (dunno how to spell, lol). Went to Woodlands to meet Judy after that. She wanted to bring her Thai director colleague along to Night Safari, but he turned up and told her he can't go cuz he's sick. So we went ahead lor. There wasn't a straight bus from Woodlands as expected, it only operates on Sundays and Public Hols. :( So Judy and I had to change bus to get there. Good thing I ate already :P By the time we got there it was 8.30pm.
Cheryl and Sweeyi and another guy, Junwei were there already. We are all ex-staff of Bongo Burgers at the Night Safari. Got staff discount. :) Ordered chicken wings, Judy's fav. And chicken nuggets >.< and pasta.. A pity i can't finish it. Chatted till quite late, then we headed to Ulu-ulu, another restaurant there, to look for their ex-colleagues who got transferred there. Oh one of them is cute, but taken. aww.. haha.. He treated us to drinks. wahhh i drink until wanna puke. =x oops. I only had Iced Milo! :P
Then about 11pm we decided to leave, passed by one shop and decided to take a look. It's Night Safari ma, so the lighting is very dim, ultra-violet light. Judy and I were very amused when we saw our DoubleO and Obar 'chops' still on our arms... Hoho we never wash off properly... I'll post pictures when I get home lata. :P
Took bus back with Cheryl... by the time we reached AMK we have already missed our last bus to Sengkang, so we had to take cab. Parents were not at home - they went on a fishing trip without me. :(
Woke up early Sun morning for MCG prayer meeting. then we sat together during service. After service my cell grp went to Jeffrey's house for housewarming. Very nice place!!!! Penthouse at the Quintet wor~ (i heard Queen Tech actually, lol) bought honey-roasted chicken steak and had lotsa chicken. Jeffrey's mother cooked different styles of chicken and fried chicken wings (i abstained from that) for dinner. =x What a chicken weekend. Spent the whole afternoon playing Puerto Rico (boardgame). Not very healthy when I didn't sleep much the whole weekend.
I'm a deacon - are you? =)
After cell we went for dinner at Bukit Timah, some chicken rice stall near Al-azaah (dunno how to spell, lol). Went to Woodlands to meet Judy after that. She wanted to bring her Thai director colleague along to Night Safari, but he turned up and told her he can't go cuz he's sick. So we went ahead lor. There wasn't a straight bus from Woodlands as expected, it only operates on Sundays and Public Hols. :( So Judy and I had to change bus to get there. Good thing I ate already :P By the time we got there it was 8.30pm.
Cheryl and Sweeyi and another guy, Junwei were there already. We are all ex-staff of Bongo Burgers at the Night Safari. Got staff discount. :) Ordered chicken wings, Judy's fav. And chicken nuggets >.< and pasta.. A pity i can't finish it. Chatted till quite late, then we headed to Ulu-ulu, another restaurant there, to look for their ex-colleagues who got transferred there. Oh one of them is cute, but taken. aww.. haha.. He treated us to drinks. wahhh i drink until wanna puke. =x oops. I only had Iced Milo! :P
Then about 11pm we decided to leave, passed by one shop and decided to take a look. It's Night Safari ma, so the lighting is very dim, ultra-violet light. Judy and I were very amused when we saw our DoubleO and Obar 'chops' still on our arms... Hoho we never wash off properly... I'll post pictures when I get home lata. :P
Took bus back with Cheryl... by the time we reached AMK we have already missed our last bus to Sengkang, so we had to take cab. Parents were not at home - they went on a fishing trip without me. :(
Woke up early Sun morning for MCG prayer meeting. then we sat together during service. After service my cell grp went to Jeffrey's house for housewarming. Very nice place!!!! Penthouse at the Quintet wor~ (i heard Queen Tech actually, lol) bought honey-roasted chicken steak and had lotsa chicken. Jeffrey's mother cooked different styles of chicken and fried chicken wings (i abstained from that) for dinner. =x What a chicken weekend. Spent the whole afternoon playing Puerto Rico (boardgame). Not very healthy when I didn't sleep much the whole weekend.
Monday, February 25, 2008
:: Doubts and regrets ::
Here is the email article which triggered my own reflection below:
The devil has been using both against me, especially recently. I forgot to pray before my driving lesson and found that I've been depending on my own strength. I end up feeling frustrated and anxious, wondering whether I will get my licence by the time of the test in July.
I've been looking back a lot on the past recently too.. Regret this choice, regret that action etc.. Suddenly felt very stupid (i've always thought of myself as a wise decision maker). like the major decisions like, choosing to go EM2, River Valley, poly, not getting a degree, getting hooked up with the wrong guy, refusing to learn swimming and cycling when I was younger.. etc. Yet at the back of my mind something tells me I shouldn't look back in regret - but to take it as a lesson for my life ahead. Have you ever experienced, while thinking about the past, another voice tells you not to, at the same time? Like really simultaneous.
I'm feeling a lot of things now, but I can't seem to put them down in words, neither can I comprehend it.. I just feel.. heavy.
I have thought through before quite many times why I refused to get a degree, but there are even more times I wonder why and I regret. When I hear my sec sch friends go for overseas exchange with their Uni, when they go for long holidays during their school break, and I find myself doing OT, wondering when can I ever take a 1-week leave... you know how that feels?
Relating it to yesterday's sermon on What to do with Dissatisfaction, haha indeed I am dissatisfied with the way things are now. I have been tempted to join the paper chase and the rat race, but somewhere inside me I know that's not my purpose in life, I certainly don't want to look back at my life when I reach 50, wondering what the heck have I been doing. Gee, I don't want to win a Long Service Award in a company!
And so I have made up my mind to do something about it, it's now just a matter of when.
We must always take things to the Lord in prayer. Especially regarding important decisions when we do not know what to do.
A lot of the time our own intelligence just will not suffice. True wisdom comes from union with God. God makes us wise and complete.
God knows what we need and He WANTS us to ask Him!! He will bring forth the answer. Then we will need to receive it.
The Lord will not mock, taunt, ridicule or reproach us when we go to Him for wisdom. He gives liberally. It will be clear and sincere. It will be easy to understand. It will make perfect sense!
The Lord will not disapprove of us for asking. He will not laugh at me for asking. He will not humiliate me for asking either. Remember, He wants me to ask!
He will give me the answer. However, I need to ask in faith, nothing doubting.
Once I have heard from God, I must CONTINUE on believing that I have and not waver concerning what to do. I must have confidence in making decisions.
The waves of doubt will keep knocking you over if you let them, or if you continue to let them. We will often become agitated or confused when we become doubt minded. Not approaching God when you know you need to can cause depression, or you might sense a lack of direction. Once you have seen the problem and now you realize you have to make a decision, and even when you know the right one, doubt will cause you to think, "Did God really say?"
This is one of the devil's favourite lines. This is the one he used on Eve in the garden. It actually caused her to make the WRONG decision! Doubt can exhaust you, because it flings you around. The devil gets to throw you around in the ring, as you wrestle with him (See Ephesians 6).
The devil will beat us up. So, as you can see, doubt will give the devil a foothold. It gives him permission to beat us up if we follow its path (or rather, if we stay at it's doorstep, or it's intersection). We don't really get anywhere when we doubt do we? Doubt will thump us with repeated blows. It can be agonizing to hang around with doubt, or let doubt hang around with you!!
The double minded man in unstable. He is unable to settle down in his mind. He is unable to conduct his life in faith!! An unstable person cannot stand. A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand!! (Find scripture).
Someone who is unstable will often go the wrong way (or no way at all - he can't make up his mind remember!) Or, he will often make a decision but keep on doubting it. Therefore, he will not gain any confidence in what he does, or for that matter, who he is. He will not learn how to make bold decisions for God, or in life, and will not learn to take risks when he needs to.
An unstable man is unable to continue on in his journey with God in an ACTIVE AND UPRIGHT POSITION! That is why doubt always accompanies unbelief!! They have so much in common! The double-minded man cannot therefore, conceive and set down in any worthwhile purpose in faith. Instability will hinder your progress with God. It will hinder the progress of your faith walk.
Doubt robs you of your faith, and confidence! So, stop letting Satan use doubt to push you around. Step out in faith, even if you make a mistake, trust that the Lord will re-direct you if you do! Believe that you HAVE heard from God, you will never learn to hear his voice in your decisions if you do not step out once in a while.
"And having done all that the crisis demands, STAND FIRMLY IN YOUR PLACE... " See Ephesians 6, Amplified Bible Version.
LEARN TO BELIEVE IN YOUR OWN DECISIONS. IF YOU ASK THE LORD FOR WISDOM, HE HAS GIVEN YOU THE ANSWER
Mark 11:24: 24 Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. (KJV)
James 1:8 (GW) A person who has doubts is thinking about two different things at the same time and can't make up his mind about anything.
James 1:8 (KJV) A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
James 1:8 (MsgB) adrift at sea, keeping all your options open.
“Faith is constancy in believing God”
Unstable implies an incapacity for remaining in a fixed position or steady course, and applies esp., to a lack of emotional balance*. (This was a dictionary meaning, cant remember which one, think it was Encyclopedia Britt anica)
* The devil will use the emotions (or lack of them) to try and convince you that you have or are going to make a wrong decision, thus keeping you in a double-minded condition.
Continue to believe, no matter what doubt says, Amen
Lord, Help us to believe and not to doubt, Lord help our unbelief. Lord we believe and receive your wisdom, you have given it to us in our spirits, by the Holy Spirit. We ask and believe that you have already given us the answers we need to make wise choices in life.
Thank you Jesus for hearing our prayers, in accordance with your will, you desire to give us wisdom, so we receive it,
In Your precious name, amen.
The devil has been using both against me, especially recently. I forgot to pray before my driving lesson and found that I've been depending on my own strength. I end up feeling frustrated and anxious, wondering whether I will get my licence by the time of the test in July.
I've been looking back a lot on the past recently too.. Regret this choice, regret that action etc.. Suddenly felt very stupid (i've always thought of myself as a wise decision maker). like the major decisions like, choosing to go EM2, River Valley, poly, not getting a degree, getting hooked up with the wrong guy, refusing to learn swimming and cycling when I was younger.. etc. Yet at the back of my mind something tells me I shouldn't look back in regret - but to take it as a lesson for my life ahead. Have you ever experienced, while thinking about the past, another voice tells you not to, at the same time? Like really simultaneous.
I'm feeling a lot of things now, but I can't seem to put them down in words, neither can I comprehend it.. I just feel.. heavy.
I have thought through before quite many times why I refused to get a degree, but there are even more times I wonder why and I regret. When I hear my sec sch friends go for overseas exchange with their Uni, when they go for long holidays during their school break, and I find myself doing OT, wondering when can I ever take a 1-week leave... you know how that feels?
Relating it to yesterday's sermon on What to do with Dissatisfaction, haha indeed I am dissatisfied with the way things are now. I have been tempted to join the paper chase and the rat race, but somewhere inside me I know that's not my purpose in life, I certainly don't want to look back at my life when I reach 50, wondering what the heck have I been doing. Gee, I don't want to win a Long Service Award in a company!
And so I have made up my mind to do something about it, it's now just a matter of when.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
:: Clubbing ::
sinful entry.. haha =x Warning: Don't read if you don't want to know this side of me. (don't you know i've got split personalities?)
last night i went to Mohamed Sultan Rd to look for Judy for dinner and clubbing.. she's just working opposite doubleO. I subscribe to doubleO, Obar, Tiveli, Butter Factory edms but never visited them before, neither did i know where they are exactly. lol. Oh and i walked to Mhd Sultan Rd from work, passed by Chin Swee Rd and I LOVE CHINATOWN!! so many cool old buildings! Must bring camera and explore that area again.
Judy ended work later than expected so i walked around first. Love the old buildings there too! We had dinner at Maru Korean BBQ. Expensive, but just try la. dunno y this month i nv control my spending leh. Food's good... portion is just nice. but next time i really shouldn't eat such expensive meals before drinking man. this is a general advice to all. went to explore doubleO, Obar and Butter Factory.. sat on the swings outside Butter Factory and chatted till about 10pm before we went back to Obar to look for Judy's friends.
I realise we share a same regret regarding our YEP trip to Thailand 3+ years ago. Yeah i drank and got high that time too. I also regret getting involved with some guy from the team (do i see eyebrows raised?). It was partly because I was 3 weeks away from the family of God, I slacked in my quiet time and only prayed together with the Christians in the team when there was some hauntings reported. Someone took photo of herself at night outside our rooms and ya. Guess what she saw.
okay back to last night. well, i was expecting to get myself high and crazy (why else would i go clubbing), so i didn't control my drinking. Oops. had probably 5 vodkas, 1 whiskey, 1 tequila.. urgh.. the thought of alcohol right now turns my stomach. i think i always enjoy toilet trips when i get high.. cuz i get to chat up other girls.. hahaha.. Abt guys.. disappointing la.
Took cab home.. reached before 2am. Threw up my $25 dinner (I will never do that again.) Thank God I am still able to wake up on time today, I had some time to sober up. Still felt sick, but by lunch time I felt hungry - that means my digestive system is working again.
Last year I went clubbing only once.. and I think that's my quota for the year. (don't try to hold me to it - clubbing is not = drinking =P) that's it. no more clubbing till 2009. LOL. If you never heard of my clubbing history..... I used to club often before the legal age, probably once a month? Once I turned 18 i stopped clubbing, partly because my clubbing kakis and I were busy with sch, partly because I errr.. decided to be good. (Judy sings "ha leh lu ya") hehe.. my personal convictions in this area isn't that strong la. i'd go when i'm invited (eg. my bro's dj competitions). it's errr.. an improvement already ba. i wonder whether i will ever declare abstinence in this area.
last night i went to Mohamed Sultan Rd to look for Judy for dinner and clubbing.. she's just working opposite doubleO. I subscribe to doubleO, Obar, Tiveli, Butter Factory edms but never visited them before, neither did i know where they are exactly. lol. Oh and i walked to Mhd Sultan Rd from work, passed by Chin Swee Rd and I LOVE CHINATOWN!! so many cool old buildings! Must bring camera and explore that area again.
Judy ended work later than expected so i walked around first. Love the old buildings there too! We had dinner at Maru Korean BBQ. Expensive, but just try la. dunno y this month i nv control my spending leh. Food's good... portion is just nice. but next time i really shouldn't eat such expensive meals before drinking man. this is a general advice to all. went to explore doubleO, Obar and Butter Factory.. sat on the swings outside Butter Factory and chatted till about 10pm before we went back to Obar to look for Judy's friends.
I realise we share a same regret regarding our YEP trip to Thailand 3+ years ago. Yeah i drank and got high that time too. I also regret getting involved with some guy from the team (do i see eyebrows raised?). It was partly because I was 3 weeks away from the family of God, I slacked in my quiet time and only prayed together with the Christians in the team when there was some hauntings reported. Someone took photo of herself at night outside our rooms and ya. Guess what she saw.
okay back to last night. well, i was expecting to get myself high and crazy (why else would i go clubbing), so i didn't control my drinking. Oops. had probably 5 vodkas, 1 whiskey, 1 tequila.. urgh.. the thought of alcohol right now turns my stomach. i think i always enjoy toilet trips when i get high.. cuz i get to chat up other girls.. hahaha.. Abt guys.. disappointing la.
Took cab home.. reached before 2am. Threw up my $25 dinner (I will never do that again.) Thank God I am still able to wake up on time today, I had some time to sober up. Still felt sick, but by lunch time I felt hungry - that means my digestive system is working again.
Last year I went clubbing only once.. and I think that's my quota for the year. (don't try to hold me to it - clubbing is not = drinking =P) that's it. no more clubbing till 2009. LOL. If you never heard of my clubbing history..... I used to club often before the legal age, probably once a month? Once I turned 18 i stopped clubbing, partly because my clubbing kakis and I were busy with sch, partly because I errr.. decided to be good. (Judy sings "ha leh lu ya") hehe.. my personal convictions in this area isn't that strong la. i'd go when i'm invited (eg. my bro's dj competitions). it's errr.. an improvement already ba. i wonder whether i will ever declare abstinence in this area.
:: my first driving lesson ::
my first driving lesson was supposed to be on Monday, but it was postponed to Tue due to some last min arrangement. I took half day leave on Mon already and I decided not to change it. So, I decided to go swimming. My dad didn't have work that day, so we had lunch together, had the famous crayfish hor fun - i dun find it that awesome anymore.
Then he gave me a lift to Comfort Driving Centre at Ubi (i dun like that place, so inaccessible!) to apply for PDL. I think that day i took my BTT the PDL application counter wasn't open, so I had to make an extra trip anyway. I just had to apply before my first practical lesson. I queued for 3 ****** hours. if i had known it would take so long to reach my queue number i would have gone Safra Yishun to swim first and then come back for my turn! k la i wasn't that impatient at the time, although i did wish i could do that.
So happy when I received my PDL. =) went to Safra Yishun for my swim, it was less than an hour, cuz my dad received last minute notice to go work. took bus home with my arm muscles aching.. think i exerted too much force when swimming and pulled them. i was sitting in the jaccuzi pool at first, then i decided not to disappoint myself by spending my half day leave just like that. So i went to "swim" (i dun really know the correct techniques to swim, neither do i know how to keep afloat except by staying in the 1.2m pool). heehee.. i will definitely die in the open sea.
On tue i went for my first driving lesson after work.. wasn't that excited / anxious that day, quite calm about it. but actually now i realise i was so gan chiong i didn't even ask for my instructor's name! lol. i didn't know what to expect on my first lesson la.. nv do research... then as the instructor pointed out parts of the car and asked me like, what's the odometer, technometer for, etc, I said "dunno". haiyo. he drove me to a secluded area of Sengkang (near Ruth & Clifton's place) and for a moment i wondered if i could trust him. lol.
halfway thru the lesson i took over the driver's seat and oh my, i drove!! haha i still can't believe he actually let a road hazard drive on the road. i did countless rounds around a field. i think everyone reading this must be thinking u want to knock my head, of course i'm driving in a driving lesson. but i think i wasn't thinking that day. after a few rounds i stalled the engine, i got confused with the pedals and freaked out everytime i see a vehicle behind me. boy was i glad when it was time to end the lesson. After the lesson i was simply in a daze. Driving requires concentration and coordination. I wondered whether I heard and answered all the questions my instructor asked me while i was driving. lol
Then he gave me a lift to Comfort Driving Centre at Ubi (i dun like that place, so inaccessible!) to apply for PDL. I think that day i took my BTT the PDL application counter wasn't open, so I had to make an extra trip anyway. I just had to apply before my first practical lesson. I queued for 3 ****** hours. if i had known it would take so long to reach my queue number i would have gone Safra Yishun to swim first and then come back for my turn! k la i wasn't that impatient at the time, although i did wish i could do that.
So happy when I received my PDL. =) went to Safra Yishun for my swim, it was less than an hour, cuz my dad received last minute notice to go work. took bus home with my arm muscles aching.. think i exerted too much force when swimming and pulled them. i was sitting in the jaccuzi pool at first, then i decided not to disappoint myself by spending my half day leave just like that. So i went to "swim" (i dun really know the correct techniques to swim, neither do i know how to keep afloat except by staying in the 1.2m pool). heehee.. i will definitely die in the open sea.
On tue i went for my first driving lesson after work.. wasn't that excited / anxious that day, quite calm about it. but actually now i realise i was so gan chiong i didn't even ask for my instructor's name! lol. i didn't know what to expect on my first lesson la.. nv do research... then as the instructor pointed out parts of the car and asked me like, what's the odometer, technometer for, etc, I said "dunno". haiyo. he drove me to a secluded area of Sengkang (near Ruth & Clifton's place) and for a moment i wondered if i could trust him. lol.
halfway thru the lesson i took over the driver's seat and oh my, i drove!! haha i still can't believe he actually let a road hazard drive on the road. i did countless rounds around a field. i think everyone reading this must be thinking u want to knock my head, of course i'm driving in a driving lesson. but i think i wasn't thinking that day. after a few rounds i stalled the engine, i got confused with the pedals and freaked out everytime i see a vehicle behind me. boy was i glad when it was time to end the lesson. After the lesson i was simply in a daze. Driving requires concentration and coordination. I wondered whether I heard and answered all the questions my instructor asked me while i was driving. lol
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
:: TAP2008 ::
Thanksgiving. Appreciation. Planning.
I thank God for the gift of singing harmony.. Although last year during TAP if i didn't remember wrongly i received an "award" for most improved harmony ..or something like that.. the gift was actually exercised after Worship Conference. People did come up to me and encouraged me about my improvement, after services since that event. All glory to God, and I use the gift to worship Him.
I really appreciate Shirley a lot for all her efforts put in for this ministry.. Rostering, projection (even got workshop conducted by her!), Psalmist Resource Corner (she was often there during our meetings to input ideas and feedback, and also often email us regarding Integrity Music news), and of course her main role as a keyboardist (the list goes on). Our relationship wasn't that good at the beginning when I first stepped into Psalmist, but I'm glad I matured. =) Thanks for opening up your house to let Andrielle and myself to practise singing.. Actually I wasn't the active learner - it was Andrielle, I really should have added that when we were appreciating everyone.
I think God has really given me a confirmation regarding my personal New Year Resolutions - because it is quite in line with the ministry's Planning for 2008. Quite - in the sense that this is the year of strengthening, especially in terms of skills for me. Sure, I don't see myself leading worship - at least not in Singapore - but I agree that we should be leaders for every batch, and that I am the only '86 in Psalmist (i'm quite sure).
And we ended off with a BBQ dinner!! Whee~ my parents are there too, at Signature Park condo.. So surprised to see them. They were here for their cell grp's CNY gathering. but i didn't go off with them cuz my dad could only send 1 person home and, between my mom and I, it will never be me.
I thank God for the gift of singing harmony.. Although last year during TAP if i didn't remember wrongly i received an "award" for most improved harmony ..or something like that.. the gift was actually exercised after Worship Conference. People did come up to me and encouraged me about my improvement, after services since that event. All glory to God, and I use the gift to worship Him.
I really appreciate Shirley a lot for all her efforts put in for this ministry.. Rostering, projection (even got workshop conducted by her!), Psalmist Resource Corner (she was often there during our meetings to input ideas and feedback, and also often email us regarding Integrity Music news), and of course her main role as a keyboardist (the list goes on). Our relationship wasn't that good at the beginning when I first stepped into Psalmist, but I'm glad I matured. =) Thanks for opening up your house to let Andrielle and myself to practise singing.. Actually I wasn't the active learner - it was Andrielle, I really should have added that when we were appreciating everyone.
I think God has really given me a confirmation regarding my personal New Year Resolutions - because it is quite in line with the ministry's Planning for 2008. Quite - in the sense that this is the year of strengthening, especially in terms of skills for me. Sure, I don't see myself leading worship - at least not in Singapore - but I agree that we should be leaders for every batch, and that I am the only '86 in Psalmist (i'm quite sure).
And we ended off with a BBQ dinner!! Whee~ my parents are there too, at Signature Park condo.. So surprised to see them. They were here for their cell grp's CNY gathering. but i didn't go off with them cuz my dad could only send 1 person home and, between my mom and I, it will never be me.
Friday, February 15, 2008
:: i wanna watch this ::
Death Note Marathon
The battle of wits continues exclusively at GV Plaza & GV Grand!
Catch the popular DEATH NOTE, DEATH NOTE 2: THE LAST NAME and DEATH NOTE SPIN OFF - L CHANGE THE WORLD in the DEATH NOTE MARATHON!
Date: Friday, 22 February & Saturday, 23 February
Time: 8.30 pm
Ticket Price: $29 per pair (includes free flow of popcorn & drinks)
anyone didn't catch Death Note 1 & 2 also?
Let me know if you can watch with me!
The battle of wits continues exclusively at GV Plaza & GV Grand!
Catch the popular DEATH NOTE, DEATH NOTE 2: THE LAST NAME and DEATH NOTE SPIN OFF - L CHANGE THE WORLD in the DEATH NOTE MARATHON!
Date: Friday, 22 February & Saturday, 23 February
Time: 8.30 pm
Ticket Price: $29 per pair (includes free flow of popcorn & drinks)
anyone didn't catch Death Note 1 & 2 also?
Let me know if you can watch with me!
:: Standard Chartered Marathon 2008 ::
ARGHHH I didn't know Hong Kong also got Standard Chartered Marathon!!! And it's on the coming Sunday!!!
Note to self: Must take part in Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2009!!!!!!
Note to self: Must take part in Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2009!!!!!!
:: my Valentine's Day ::
Haha had a wonderful night... =)
Planned to go town to take photos of Vday decorations, if there is. Couldn't find any and ended up taking photos of cool old buildings. Guess this year Chinese New Year overrules!! but before I even reached Somerset, my girlfriend called!! Haa.. cool.. Judy was on the cab when she saw me walking outside PS, looking for Vday shots, so she called me and asked me whether I wanna crash her date or not.. lol
Oh I bought a Creative MuVo T100 during my lunch break.. hehe.. my first Creative product. It's kinda cheap, $69 for 2GB, well within my budget. It's cheap because there is no led screen indicator to tell you which song you're listening to - kinda like iPod Shuffle. There was hot pink, black and white, and i got the white one. Goes well with my iBook ma. lol. I even asked the salesperson whether it's compatible with Mac, because Michael's Creative mp3 player CRASHED my iBook before!!! I studied the specs for a while and went back to ask the salesperson abt the battery, how to charge, etc. Interesting, it charges itself when connected to the PC. hmm.. this charging process sounds familiar. I bought it because i needed a higher capacity thumbdrive, and I'm open to getting one that has dual (or more) functions.
Back to the "date". =) Wanted to get flowers for Judy before I took bus to meet her, but it was erm costly because of the special occasion and I didn't have enough cash. =( Met her and her date at CHIJMES Hog's Breath Cafe and ordered a set "Love of my life", hmm but we ordered a 3-persons set, so it shld be called "Love of Our Lives" lol. It's damn expensive!! $64 per person!!! For Vday?! Each item took very long to arrive at our table. =( haha..
After that Eric had to leave - he had to book in tonight. So Judy and I walked to Millenia Walk Paulaner's Brauhaus for drinks. Yay there was a live band tonight - just for us, lol. One of the vocalists was quite lame as she made an announcement.. "Be careful not to cross the line tonight, if not, nine months down you'll be celebrating Children's Day at a Maternity Ward.." Hur hur hur. I think a lot of lives are conceived tonight. Hahaha.
Took train back.. yay.. I can never remember the last train timing for NEL.
Hmm.. Judy was shocked by an sms on her way back... hope she's feeling better today...
Planned to go town to take photos of Vday decorations, if there is. Couldn't find any and ended up taking photos of cool old buildings. Guess this year Chinese New Year overrules!! but before I even reached Somerset, my girlfriend called!! Haa.. cool.. Judy was on the cab when she saw me walking outside PS, looking for Vday shots, so she called me and asked me whether I wanna crash her date or not.. lol
Oh I bought a Creative MuVo T100 during my lunch break.. hehe.. my first Creative product. It's kinda cheap, $69 for 2GB, well within my budget. It's cheap because there is no led screen indicator to tell you which song you're listening to - kinda like iPod Shuffle. There was hot pink, black and white, and i got the white one. Goes well with my iBook ma. lol. I even asked the salesperson whether it's compatible with Mac, because Michael's Creative mp3 player CRASHED my iBook before!!! I studied the specs for a while and went back to ask the salesperson abt the battery, how to charge, etc. Interesting, it charges itself when connected to the PC. hmm.. this charging process sounds familiar. I bought it because i needed a higher capacity thumbdrive, and I'm open to getting one that has dual (or more) functions.
Back to the "date". =) Wanted to get flowers for Judy before I took bus to meet her, but it was erm costly because of the special occasion and I didn't have enough cash. =( Met her and her date at CHIJMES Hog's Breath Cafe and ordered a set "Love of my life", hmm but we ordered a 3-persons set, so it shld be called "Love of Our Lives" lol. It's damn expensive!! $64 per person!!! For Vday?! Each item took very long to arrive at our table. =( haha..
After that Eric had to leave - he had to book in tonight. So Judy and I walked to Millenia Walk Paulaner's Brauhaus for drinks. Yay there was a live band tonight - just for us, lol. One of the vocalists was quite lame as she made an announcement.. "Be careful not to cross the line tonight, if not, nine months down you'll be celebrating Children's Day at a Maternity Ward.." Hur hur hur. I think a lot of lives are conceived tonight. Hahaha.
Took train back.. yay.. I can never remember the last train timing for NEL.
Hmm.. Judy was shocked by an sms on her way back... hope she's feeling better today...
Thursday, February 14, 2008
:: touching stories ::
Two touching stories I read on someone else's blog:
Moses Mendelssohn, the grandfather of the well-known German composer, was far from being handsome. Along with a rather short stature, he had a grotesque hunchback.
One day he visited a merchant in Hamburg who has a lovely daughter named Frumtje. Moses fell hopelessly in love with her. But Frumtje was repulsed by his misshapen appearance. When it came time for him to leave, Moses gathered his courage and climbed the stairs to her room to take one last opportunity to speak with her. She was a vision of heavenly beauty, but caused him deep sadness by her refusal to look at him. After several attempts at conversation, Moses shyly asked, "Do you believe marriages are made in heaven?"
"Yes," She answered, still looking at the floor. "And do you?"
"Yes I do," he replied. "You see, in heaven at the birth of each boy, the Lord announces which girl he will marry. When I was born, my future bride was pointed out to me.
Then the Lord added, 'But your wife will be humpbacked. ... [more]
And another touching story...
"Can you please stop coming to my school again; each time you come, I hate it; I become ashamed of myself to have you as my dad". "But why, son" asked the Dad. "Among all my friend I am the only one with a Dad that is not a graduate". He went on to say "You are the only one who never comes in a car to take me home after school", "You" he continued "...are the only Dad that no one amongst my friends ever pray to have". "You are not rich; you are not a graduate; you are divorced; you are without humour". All the while, the father in disgrace, couldnt utter a word to his dearest little boy but wondered in his heart if the boy ever knew how much He loves him.
One faithful day, the young boy had a dream and saw himself walking in a thick forest with his Dad and they were having a good talk. In the dream again, this time, the talk seem to be ... [more]
Moses Mendelssohn, the grandfather of the well-known German composer, was far from being handsome. Along with a rather short stature, he had a grotesque hunchback.
One day he visited a merchant in Hamburg who has a lovely daughter named Frumtje. Moses fell hopelessly in love with her. But Frumtje was repulsed by his misshapen appearance. When it came time for him to leave, Moses gathered his courage and climbed the stairs to her room to take one last opportunity to speak with her. She was a vision of heavenly beauty, but caused him deep sadness by her refusal to look at him. After several attempts at conversation, Moses shyly asked, "Do you believe marriages are made in heaven?"
"Yes," She answered, still looking at the floor. "And do you?"
"Yes I do," he replied. "You see, in heaven at the birth of each boy, the Lord announces which girl he will marry. When I was born, my future bride was pointed out to me.
Then the Lord added, 'But your wife will be humpbacked. ... [more]
And another touching story...
"Can you please stop coming to my school again; each time you come, I hate it; I become ashamed of myself to have you as my dad". "But why, son" asked the Dad. "Among all my friend I am the only one with a Dad that is not a graduate". He went on to say "You are the only one who never comes in a car to take me home after school", "You" he continued "...are the only Dad that no one amongst my friends ever pray to have". "You are not rich; you are not a graduate; you are divorced; you are without humour". All the while, the father in disgrace, couldnt utter a word to his dearest little boy but wondered in his heart if the boy ever knew how much He loves him.
One faithful day, the young boy had a dream and saw himself walking in a thick forest with his Dad and they were having a good talk. In the dream again, this time, the talk seem to be ... [more]
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
:: Friendship Day ::
i lost a friend a few years ago.. i wonder if it was something i did.
was reading her friend's (i heard they were in a clique) blog, then i thought of her, and tried to search for her blog to read... feel like we're total strangers now.
and to think that we were close buddies back in sec sch... sharing dirty jokes (oops!) and suicidal woes and stuff.. and few years back, i asked her abt her relationship with her then-gf, i suppose i was too crude about it, well since we were so open before... she was uncomfortable to talk abt it with me.
i'm trying to recall whether it was because i broke her trust by telling our class abt it (did i do that?) and another even long ago incident...
if what i did caused (or partly caused) her to become what she is today, ...i am such a bitch.
Wonder if we can become friends again? Happy Friendship Day tmr...
there's another thing about her friend's blog and Vday which i'm wondering to blog or not.. because I would have to be very open about it. Hmm...
was reading her friend's (i heard they were in a clique) blog, then i thought of her, and tried to search for her blog to read... feel like we're total strangers now.
and to think that we were close buddies back in sec sch... sharing dirty jokes (oops!) and suicidal woes and stuff.. and few years back, i asked her abt her relationship with her then-gf, i suppose i was too crude about it, well since we were so open before... she was uncomfortable to talk abt it with me.
i'm trying to recall whether it was because i broke her trust by telling our class abt it (did i do that?) and another even long ago incident...
if what i did caused (or partly caused) her to become what she is today, ...i am such a bitch.
Wonder if we can become friends again? Happy Friendship Day tmr...
there's another thing about her friend's blog and Vday which i'm wondering to blog or not.. because I would have to be very open about it. Hmm...
Friday, February 08, 2008
:: sick ::
Started the new year sick.. dunno is it because of the excessive workload these days?
2 Feb Sat
Asked ting to come stay over my place, and go to church service together =) Chatted with her till 3am, about relationships, about our beliefs..etc.. i know i shldn't stay up till so late, but we were catching up, as well as talking about heartfelt issues, it's worth it.
3 Feb Sun
managed to wake up on time though i slept so little, sometimes the less i sleep the easier i find it to wake up on time. bought dim sum breakfast with ting, and lin feng whom we bumped into at Potong Pasir mrt station.
this is the first time ting went for a church service and i know how hard my cell group welcomes visitors. but i'm glad Rev John Loong's msg is so apt, as in, some churches are ironically an unwelcoming place for newcomers, but hope that they realise that it is a place where we give and take, and lots of forgiveness take place.. and also, that it is imperfect.
ting, not that i want to change ur beliefs overnight, just wanted to show u my church life and friends.. glad that u came. =)
went to Old Airport Rd with cell grp for lunch.
4 Feb Mon
hard to fall asleep and wake up early. need to take some time to switch back to normal mode.
5 Feb Tue
skipped prayer meeting.. still got a lot of work to do.. very tired already.
6 Feb Wed CNY eve
My boss declared half day thru sms. whee~ but can't leave yet.. still need to finish some work. =( made my indian colleague stay back with me to do work till 3pm haha i'm so bad. i didn't tell her it was half-day, because if i do she would sure zau first lor. Slacker.
on the train home i felt very terrible in my stomach as well as my throat.. got headache and fever. i thought i was going to faint.. then at around Serangoon station i blacked out. managed to stay standing and i don't think i was going to fall, but i couldn't hear or see anything. thank God that a lot of people were alighting at that area, i scrambled to find a seat as soon as i regained sight. woah what a scary feeling.
got home and slept. woke up for steamboat reunion dinner. and mahjong after that. didn't have appetite to eat but just made myself eat. my throat hurt a lot.
7 Feb Thu
woke up quite late hahaha.. shiok la. actually i dunno what sickness i have.. fever, headache, bloody phlegm, stomach bloatedness.. ? didn't take panadol cuz i dun believe it helps, thought the headache would go away, but didn't leh.
took bus with my mom to my (dad's side) uncle's place for visitation. everyone was there already.. hehe. still didn't have appetite but, still ate. then the adults started talking about family politics so i went upstairs to watch Animal Planet. Dragons were found by archaelogists??
hitched a ride on my aunt's husband's taxi to my jiugong(grandma's brother)'s place at sengkang. met some new people.. then my dad came after work. after that took bus home. slept somemore. really need to rest a lot man. the headache just wouldn't go away.
steamboat dinner again, an attempt to finish yesterday's leftovers.
2 Feb Sat
Asked ting to come stay over my place, and go to church service together =) Chatted with her till 3am, about relationships, about our beliefs..etc.. i know i shldn't stay up till so late, but we were catching up, as well as talking about heartfelt issues, it's worth it.
3 Feb Sun
managed to wake up on time though i slept so little, sometimes the less i sleep the easier i find it to wake up on time. bought dim sum breakfast with ting, and lin feng whom we bumped into at Potong Pasir mrt station.
this is the first time ting went for a church service and i know how hard my cell group welcomes visitors. but i'm glad Rev John Loong's msg is so apt, as in, some churches are ironically an unwelcoming place for newcomers, but hope that they realise that it is a place where we give and take, and lots of forgiveness take place.. and also, that it is imperfect.
ting, not that i want to change ur beliefs overnight, just wanted to show u my church life and friends.. glad that u came. =)
went to Old Airport Rd with cell grp for lunch.
4 Feb Mon
hard to fall asleep and wake up early. need to take some time to switch back to normal mode.
5 Feb Tue
skipped prayer meeting.. still got a lot of work to do.. very tired already.
6 Feb Wed CNY eve
My boss declared half day thru sms. whee~ but can't leave yet.. still need to finish some work. =( made my indian colleague stay back with me to do work till 3pm haha i'm so bad. i didn't tell her it was half-day, because if i do she would sure zau first lor. Slacker.
on the train home i felt very terrible in my stomach as well as my throat.. got headache and fever. i thought i was going to faint.. then at around Serangoon station i blacked out. managed to stay standing and i don't think i was going to fall, but i couldn't hear or see anything. thank God that a lot of people were alighting at that area, i scrambled to find a seat as soon as i regained sight. woah what a scary feeling.
got home and slept. woke up for steamboat reunion dinner. and mahjong after that. didn't have appetite to eat but just made myself eat. my throat hurt a lot.
7 Feb Thu
woke up quite late hahaha.. shiok la. actually i dunno what sickness i have.. fever, headache, bloody phlegm, stomach bloatedness.. ? didn't take panadol cuz i dun believe it helps, thought the headache would go away, but didn't leh.
took bus with my mom to my (dad's side) uncle's place for visitation. everyone was there already.. hehe. still didn't have appetite but, still ate. then the adults started talking about family politics so i went upstairs to watch Animal Planet. Dragons were found by archaelogists??
hitched a ride on my aunt's husband's taxi to my jiugong(grandma's brother)'s place at sengkang. met some new people.. then my dad came after work. after that took bus home. slept somemore. really need to rest a lot man. the headache just wouldn't go away.
steamboat dinner again, an attempt to finish yesterday's leftovers.
Friday, February 01, 2008
:: tough week ::
Phew.. what a tough week.
28 Jan Mon
Started working on a digital imaging job.. It's on print today.. Should be out by evening or tomorrow? Check out the large 19-metre banner on the CTE outside ComfortDelGro. I did the truck. =D I'm okay doing it but I didn't realise it was going to be a large-format banner when I accepted the project.. thought it would just be on the web. So, I had to ask around my ex-classmates about how to give a quote for this project since I have never done digital imaging in this company. kinda under-charged. Well, my boss always under-charges his clients anyway.
29 Jan Tue
Supposed to meet up with Raffles today.. but I totally forgot about it! I didn't write down in my planner and didn't even keep in touch with them since our last meeting. Terrible.. And I was still rushing the digital imaging ad so I couldn't go. (We arranged it at 10am the last time, and they called at 10am whether I remember about the meeting and can make it at 11am.) I feel so bad..
Was complaining that i STILL haven't received my pay and bonus, but after work i went to check my bank account and felt glad that they're in already. Finally! =D
30 Jan Wed
Continued rushing the DI project, took half day leave actually, but with last minute changes I only left office at 2.30pm without having lunch. Went to the bank to check my passbook as i was unable to update through the machine. Got a new passbook - new design. Cool!
Went home and realised my dad has reached home too. Went for late lunch with him and then went back to rest. Once he knew that i was going to take my Driving Basic Theory Test he told me what to look out for, and as we went out for lunch he showed me road signs and what they mean (sorta like a refresher). hehe..
I was listening to Norah Jones (oh i haven't touched that CD for a long time) and trying to calm myself down to take a nap. Then i saw an sms from my colleague about a bad news at work. :( the cd i burned for the courier to send to the advertising agency for the DI project was lost. prayed about it, i put in my namecard - not exactly my usual practice - so it must have been for a reason. I was unable to do anything about it anyway, so it was just a perpetual worry in my head as i tried to take a nap. i feel so stressed these few days i take longer to fall asleep. :(
Dad drove me to Ubi.. waited for me as i took my BTT. I PASSED!!!! haha can't stop smiling to myself as i walked out the test room. Well, BTT is not a very big deal, but it's a small step toward reaching a bigger goal. My cell grp people those who drive keep telling me, BTT cannot fail one leh, don't fail ok. haha..
Went to church with my dad for some seminar on Feng Shui. Interesting to learn more about the origins and realise nowadays some people are just following traditions without understanding. Why can't you put money plant in your bedroom? Common sense & Science tells us that plants absorb oxygen at night to respire. it would be bad for your health. And a lot of things like that.
31 Jan Thu
Praise God! The cd that was lost, was found by the courier! I'm relieved.
OT... until 10pm ahh.. Ok la i feel quite joyful today so I'm not complaining. It's gonna end SOON!!!!
28 Jan Mon
Started working on a digital imaging job.. It's on print today.. Should be out by evening or tomorrow? Check out the large 19-metre banner on the CTE outside ComfortDelGro. I did the truck. =D I'm okay doing it but I didn't realise it was going to be a large-format banner when I accepted the project.. thought it would just be on the web. So, I had to ask around my ex-classmates about how to give a quote for this project since I have never done digital imaging in this company. kinda under-charged. Well, my boss always under-charges his clients anyway.
29 Jan Tue
Supposed to meet up with Raffles today.. but I totally forgot about it! I didn't write down in my planner and didn't even keep in touch with them since our last meeting. Terrible.. And I was still rushing the digital imaging ad so I couldn't go. (We arranged it at 10am the last time, and they called at 10am whether I remember about the meeting and can make it at 11am.) I feel so bad..
Was complaining that i STILL haven't received my pay and bonus, but after work i went to check my bank account and felt glad that they're in already. Finally! =D
30 Jan Wed
Continued rushing the DI project, took half day leave actually, but with last minute changes I only left office at 2.30pm without having lunch. Went to the bank to check my passbook as i was unable to update through the machine. Got a new passbook - new design. Cool!
Went home and realised my dad has reached home too. Went for late lunch with him and then went back to rest. Once he knew that i was going to take my Driving Basic Theory Test he told me what to look out for, and as we went out for lunch he showed me road signs and what they mean (sorta like a refresher). hehe..
I was listening to Norah Jones (oh i haven't touched that CD for a long time) and trying to calm myself down to take a nap. Then i saw an sms from my colleague about a bad news at work. :( the cd i burned for the courier to send to the advertising agency for the DI project was lost. prayed about it, i put in my namecard - not exactly my usual practice - so it must have been for a reason. I was unable to do anything about it anyway, so it was just a perpetual worry in my head as i tried to take a nap. i feel so stressed these few days i take longer to fall asleep. :(
Dad drove me to Ubi.. waited for me as i took my BTT. I PASSED!!!! haha can't stop smiling to myself as i walked out the test room. Well, BTT is not a very big deal, but it's a small step toward reaching a bigger goal. My cell grp people those who drive keep telling me, BTT cannot fail one leh, don't fail ok. haha..
Went to church with my dad for some seminar on Feng Shui. Interesting to learn more about the origins and realise nowadays some people are just following traditions without understanding. Why can't you put money plant in your bedroom? Common sense & Science tells us that plants absorb oxygen at night to respire. it would be bad for your health. And a lot of things like that.
31 Jan Thu
Praise God! The cd that was lost, was found by the courier! I'm relieved.
OT... until 10pm ahh.. Ok la i feel quite joyful today so I'm not complaining. It's gonna end SOON!!!!
Friday, January 25, 2008
:: CNY is coming! ::
15 Jan Tue
Supposed to have PRC meeting after work, but it was postponed, or rather, cancelled. my dad then called to ask me to go to Beach Rd for dinner. had claypot rice. i never liked claypot rice. so tough to chew and smells burnt. i dun like burnt offerings. i dun like toast either.
16 Jan Wed
Had a meeting with Raffles clients.. learnt a lot through the meeting, regarding eDM (e-direct mailers), you know, the kinda thing you receive in your email when you enter your email add in the If you wish to receive latest offers and updates box.
felt more drawn towards.. advertising design rather than web. hmm.. in the wrong company? think so. started to surf the net for eDM designs for inspiration, ended up surfing for local design firms. hmm.. after i get my bonus, and then see how. i think my butt has been stuck in my seat for too long. felt as if there weren't any other design companies around (until i started to surf the web in that direction) also starting to feel frustrated abt my job (my colleagues, some current projects, my boss, employee benefits etc)
anyway. after the meeting it was lunch time. went to Raffles City Shopping basement, hoping to find some good food. bumped into kwek, who was reluctantly going for lunch with some friends. (oops!) i ended up buying Chippy's British Takeaway deep fried chicken cutlet in Cheesy curry.. yummm.. also bought Strawberry & Cream frappe from Gloria Jean's. i needed coffee actually, but couldn't resist the name of Strawberry & Cream.
after work i went to Chinatown Point to shop. bought 3 bottoms. China brand, but looks ok leh. the last time i bought made-in-china bottoms the buttons (ornaments) all started to drop out one by one. trying to refrain myself from wearing them before CNY!!
17 Jan Thur
went to watch I Am Legend after work. $6 at Cathay!! haha very scary wor.. i was hiding behind my jacket most of the time.
18 Jan Fri
Bought a Panasonic tripod stand for my camera for $36 and went around Chinatown taking photos.
Chinatown Point
Yay! Singapore is going somewhere in advertising!! This is projection media. COOL~
What other festive season can you find a long queue for BBQ PORK!
Can you tell that he's really still? (Hint: Everyone else is moving!)
Hmm Mickey Mouse & Friends for Chinese New Year. Brought to you by Hong Kong Disneyland maybe. (taken with use of tripod stand)
How can a CNY photoshoot go without taking the busy streets of Chinatown? Not so many people yet. At least there's still walking space now.
19 Jan Sat
woke up earlier than last week for my eTrial. but still late. haha.. took bus, and it took me an hour to get to CDC. really. i booked 2 hours session but could only take one. next time i will not book early morning sessions. i am so not a morning person, especially now at night i try to catch an episode of Heroes. hee.. i'm at episode 19 of Season 1 now.
Had brunch with my mom at Hougang and then went home to rest for a while before going for cell grp.
We had dinner at Adam Rd food centre and then went to Ben's house to watch Little Miss Sunshine.
20 Jan Sun
Combined service. had breakfast with parents at coffeeshop. cell grp went to AV for lunch. AV... makes u think of AVocado.
went to play with Servio hehe.. he was showing us his toys lor.. so cute. i like watching kids respond to questions, find it marvellous. watched The Rabbit-proof Fence. interesting..
had dinner with my parents at Kovan Kobayashi. then went to The Next Phaze to watch some people perform. one of the guys look like one of my poly friends. cute. ;)
24 Jan Thur
this whole week very uneventful. haha.. Other than visiting Chinatown with my parents and buying toiletries on Tue.. nothing much.
after work i went to Kadaloor (bet u dunno where it is!) to do waxing. hhaahaha.. honestly i can't stand my leg hair since i was young lor.. finally PLUCKED up the courage to go for waxing. :P the ..beautician has a lot of certificates hung on the wall, helping me feel that i can trust her to do a good job. boy, it was definitely painful and took more than an hour! after that my skin had red patches, but by now it's ok already. i dun feel hairless or naked (i felt that when i shaved the first time). cuz there's still fine hairs and i'm FINE with them there.
i also tried a self-heating face mask by Garnier that was on offer in Watson's. very fun, really feels warm, until i entered my parent's aircon room to use their bathroom. lol. i think it works, as a deep cleanser. seems to have removed my blackheads.
Gosh i am becoming so vain.
25 Jan Fri
everyday i get pissed by my colleagues over silly mistakes. haiz. So blur and careless! got the cheek to ask my client to let him know if he missed any important detail, after i told him to CHECK through. and another thing, my client told him to download some pics, and he didn't even bother to ask what they are for!!! he didn't even tell me about them, that my client had told him to download (i was supposed to use them). argh!! i really need to cool down..
Supposed to have PRC meeting after work, but it was postponed, or rather, cancelled. my dad then called to ask me to go to Beach Rd for dinner. had claypot rice. i never liked claypot rice. so tough to chew and smells burnt. i dun like burnt offerings. i dun like toast either.
16 Jan Wed
Had a meeting with Raffles clients.. learnt a lot through the meeting, regarding eDM (e-direct mailers), you know, the kinda thing you receive in your email when you enter your email add in the If you wish to receive latest offers and updates box.
felt more drawn towards.. advertising design rather than web. hmm.. in the wrong company? think so. started to surf the net for eDM designs for inspiration, ended up surfing for local design firms. hmm.. after i get my bonus, and then see how. i think my butt has been stuck in my seat for too long. felt as if there weren't any other design companies around (until i started to surf the web in that direction) also starting to feel frustrated abt my job (my colleagues, some current projects, my boss, employee benefits etc)
anyway. after the meeting it was lunch time. went to Raffles City Shopping basement, hoping to find some good food. bumped into kwek, who was reluctantly going for lunch with some friends. (oops!) i ended up buying Chippy's British Takeaway deep fried chicken cutlet in Cheesy curry.. yummm.. also bought Strawberry & Cream frappe from Gloria Jean's. i needed coffee actually, but couldn't resist the name of Strawberry & Cream.
after work i went to Chinatown Point to shop. bought 3 bottoms. China brand, but looks ok leh. the last time i bought made-in-china bottoms the buttons (ornaments) all started to drop out one by one. trying to refrain myself from wearing them before CNY!!
17 Jan Thur
went to watch I Am Legend after work. $6 at Cathay!! haha very scary wor.. i was hiding behind my jacket most of the time.
18 Jan Fri
Bought a Panasonic tripod stand for my camera for $36 and went around Chinatown taking photos.
Chinatown Point
Yay! Singapore is going somewhere in advertising!! This is projection media. COOL~
What other festive season can you find a long queue for BBQ PORK!
Can you tell that he's really still? (Hint: Everyone else is moving!)
Hmm Mickey Mouse & Friends for Chinese New Year. Brought to you by Hong Kong Disneyland maybe. (taken with use of tripod stand)
How can a CNY photoshoot go without taking the busy streets of Chinatown? Not so many people yet. At least there's still walking space now.
19 Jan Sat
woke up earlier than last week for my eTrial. but still late. haha.. took bus, and it took me an hour to get to CDC. really. i booked 2 hours session but could only take one. next time i will not book early morning sessions. i am so not a morning person, especially now at night i try to catch an episode of Heroes. hee.. i'm at episode 19 of Season 1 now.
Had brunch with my mom at Hougang and then went home to rest for a while before going for cell grp.
We had dinner at Adam Rd food centre and then went to Ben's house to watch Little Miss Sunshine.
20 Jan Sun
Combined service. had breakfast with parents at coffeeshop. cell grp went to AV for lunch. AV... makes u think of AVocado.
went to play with Servio hehe.. he was showing us his toys lor.. so cute. i like watching kids respond to questions, find it marvellous. watched The Rabbit-proof Fence. interesting..
had dinner with my parents at Kovan Kobayashi. then went to The Next Phaze to watch some people perform. one of the guys look like one of my poly friends. cute. ;)
24 Jan Thur
this whole week very uneventful. haha.. Other than visiting Chinatown with my parents and buying toiletries on Tue.. nothing much.
after work i went to Kadaloor (bet u dunno where it is!) to do waxing. hhaahaha.. honestly i can't stand my leg hair since i was young lor.. finally PLUCKED up the courage to go for waxing. :P the ..beautician has a lot of certificates hung on the wall, helping me feel that i can trust her to do a good job. boy, it was definitely painful and took more than an hour! after that my skin had red patches, but by now it's ok already. i dun feel hairless or naked (i felt that when i shaved the first time). cuz there's still fine hairs and i'm FINE with them there.
i also tried a self-heating face mask by Garnier that was on offer in Watson's. very fun, really feels warm, until i entered my parent's aircon room to use their bathroom. lol. i think it works, as a deep cleanser. seems to have removed my blackheads.
Gosh i am becoming so vain.
25 Jan Fri
everyday i get pissed by my colleagues over silly mistakes. haiz. So blur and careless! got the cheek to ask my client to let him know if he missed any important detail, after i told him to CHECK through. and another thing, my client told him to download some pics, and he didn't even bother to ask what they are for!!! he didn't even tell me about them, that my client had told him to download (i was supposed to use them). argh!! i really need to cool down..
Monday, January 14, 2008
:: Happy New Year 2008! ::
haha overdue post.
19 Dec Wed
Haha forgot to mention.. met up with clients for lunch at Peach Garden Restaurant Novena~! Their treat, for my one-and-a-half years of hard work for their company monthly edms! =) food is good.
that's like Wasabi prawn in a(n edible) basket.
and then HK the next day.
27 Dec Thur
Not much work to do.. Clients on leave. Lalala~
Went to Bernice's wedding dinner after work.
everybody started strolling in and the aunties were chatting loudly while she and the groom were saying their vows and all that la, so rude!
Nice place though.
30 Dec Sun
After service went to Serangoon market for lunch with cell grp, and then went to Compass Point to buy present for the gift exchange later. And bought 3 CDs!!! wahaha...
Falalala~ Post-Christmas shopping at Metro =)
Took a short nap and asked my dad to send me to Jeremy's place for our cell group Christmas gathering. Dinner was not bad! Except that it's too spicy. Played some games and then we had our gift exchange.
After that we went up to Jem's place to have dessert and to chat. went home about 12+am.. Jem was driving and Xiao Quan helped to keep him awake. haha..
31 Dec Mon
Late, very late for work! OMG. woke up about 10am. wahlaoz. Thank God my boss was not in. I changed bag and didn't bring my office keys. wah sianz.
Wasn't able to stay back cuz i was on duty for Watchnight service. My sister's friends came from Phuket and brought some stuff for me. But i was unable to meet them despite trying to arrange last minute. Went home, had dinner with my dad and then went to church.
5,4,3,2,1...Happy New Year 2008!!
went to Bedok for supper with cell grp, and then went to Jem's hse to hang out.
1 Jan Tue
Holiday!!! whee~~~ Haha went home in the morning! Slept for about 3 hours before waking up for brunch with my parents. Went home to sleep some more. Supposed to go play mahjong with Judy, but i pang-seh-ed her.. Tired sia. Had dinner with mom at Suki Sushi at Punggol Plaza!!! and then took bus to Compass Point to meet Judy and Carl for more food at Swensen's. =) hahaha.. played some arcade games at Timezone and then went to see motorbike with them somewhere in Sengkang. Cool... i wanna learn to ride motorbike and buy a scooter!!
2 Jan Wed
Cut hair near my workplace after work. Decided to quickly cut before prices rise during Chinese New Year period. Felt inspired to cut like weiting and serene's style. And very sian of my current hairstyle. Also went to buy hair dye to colour my own hair after that. Not very obvious leh. =x
3 Jan Thur
I actually bought bedsheets from Metro and finally I unwrapped it to use! =) my dad fell sick so he had to sleep in my sis' room, so i moved back to my room (i went there for a few days cuz i washed my bedsheets and didn't have time to put the new one on.)
4 Jan Fri
Asked weiting to come over to my workplace, cuz there's been 2 kittens who kept meowing very loudly near my office, very poor things. i also dunno how to care for them.
We went for dinner first at 2nd floor of my office building, Hong Lim Complex. I actually seldom eat there during lunch, cuz it's always packed. No point going down for lunch early because there are always people.
We played with the kittens for 3 whole hours. =) they kept mewing very loudly, but we managed to calm them down a few minutes in between and they fell asleep, between our thighs!!! so cute!!!
Sorry it looks obscene but ...it's warm enough for them to find comfort. awwww....
7 Jan Mon
Went to watch movie with Diana and Elisa. National Treasure 2. Nice!! Very cool and funny. After that Diana and I took bus to airport to meet the cell group to welcome Jieling back. I decided to go home on the last bus, because the next day i gotta work, and after work i gotta go for prayer meeting. The bus doesn't stop at my bus stop, so i had to walk 3 bus stops home. Tired~ yawns.
Weiting went to my workplace to take the kittens to SPCA.. won't be seeing them around anymore, but at least they would be better off there (or anywhere else).
8 Jan Tue
Prayer meeting after work. Not bad, a lot of youths turned up.
9 Jan Wed
woo~ happening week man. out the whole week, today went to Novena after work. very busy at work actually. my colleagues are supposed to finish a website by today, while i was supposed to help edit the graphics. Only left office about 7.10pm. Supposed to meet Bat at 7pm at Novena, to get stuff from him from my sis. She bought bags and bikini for me from Bangkok =) After that went to Revenue House to meet ting. Went to the Hong Kong Cafe nearby for dinner. wooo~ 2 of us shared some dim sum and noodles. nice =) then we went up to her office to chill out. such a nice place!!!!! feel very inspired to do up my room leh hehe. also feel very inspired to move out so i can redecorate my "own house". woohoo~
i very scared to go home late cuz cab fares is ex man. also scared to wake up (too) late for work. managed to catch the train home. =)
10 Jan Thur
after work went to Boat Quay to meet Wilson, who's back from Australia for a holiday. Actually we're not very close friends la, so was a little not sure what we're gonna chat about. But he's really nice to talk to la. From religion to politics to future plans..
Had really expensive dinner at ...err.. one of the restaurants there. Then we went over to Jazz @ Southbridge for some drinks. Missed the Happy Hour. oww... oh yah forgot to explain how i got to know him. I think it's through Wanling, his smoking kaki during poly year 1 sem 1 (he quit DMD after 1 sem). Yeah, i almost forgot that he smokes.
He had to fetch his friend at the airport, so we left at 10.30pm. He offered to send me home by cab on the way. =)
11 Jan Fri
not very motivated to work cuz... i haven't received my bonus for 2007 still! Do I not deserve it or what!!!
went to meet Yun, Belly, Bec, and Kwek at Vivocity. Had dinner at Hog's Breath Cafe and then dessert (ice cream fondue) at Haagen Dazs. Wah u can imagine my expenditure for the week. Belly was going to fly off to France for exchange. hmm~ uni students nowadays.. shiok sia. Kwek sent all of us home =) of cuz everytime they'd be going, "ah niao why u live in a place where no birds lay egg?!?!" lol. hope to be able to drive soon so i won't have to trouble people to send me home!
12 Jan Sat
Woke up almost late for my driving E-trial. it's a... something like mock test for my Basic Theory Test end Jan. took cab to Comfort driving Centre in Ubi =( that's $7.20 wasted.
Out of 6 test papers i failed 3 and passed 3. 84% 84% 82% 94% 94% 90%. Passing mark is 90%. wahlaoz. Suddenly not very confident of passing my BTT already.
Wanted to take bus 87 back, but i then realised i left my ez-link card in another bag (that's the trouble of changing bags) so i paid by coins. i think i really wasn't thinking - it was only 10am. i alighted at Hougang, and walked all the way home from there. Took me about an hour. And blisters on both feet. =( felt really stupid. Enjoyed the walk home at first, but after a while my feet hurt and i felt damn sian cuz i was walking home not by choice anymore.
When i went home i almost wanted to notify Tricia that i can't help out as runner for the 3-on-3 Bball later. But decided to go in case they're shorthanded. Maybe most people didn't notice but i was limping. =(
Of cuz the SAJC BASKETBALL team won the finals la~ our church people not so zai lor hahahhaa.. =P
Went to Crawford lane for dinner. I had only enough money for the meal. Badly overspent this week!
went home to sleep while the rest still went to Jeffrey's place for boardgames. But i didn't sleep immediately after i reached home la. Ironed my clothes.
13 Jan Sun
Had breakfast with my parents near church. Left the house earlier than them but reached much later, cuz i missed the LRT and MRT; i was still limping. Because of my blisters i had been walking in a weird way to avoid causing more pain, and so I hurt other parts of my legs. =(
Lunch at Mac's with half my cell grp. The other half were having chicken rice. -.-" we tried to hurry the cell grp to move off for lunch, but it doesn't work, it causes us to split up.
went back to church for cell group meeting, to talk about our future.. and then i blanked out and started to tear when it was my turn to share. shit. felt really tensed up and so embarrassed and couldn't stop myself. argh.
managed to calm down.. and then we went to Ben & Jerry's at The Cathay to watch Jem and Matthias perform.
After that went home. It was pouring VERY HEAVILY. my mom refused to go out for dinner and i refuse to buy back for her. hahah.. my dad offered to buy back for us. i accidentally complained about the food when i realise i shldn't be complaining. =x watched Aliens vs Predator. Anyone interested in Part 2 in theatres now?
Packed my room and got rid of some magazines. Some as in, very little, compared to the stacks of magazines i bought. =P
14 Jan Mon
PMS day 2. Woke up and my dad asked me to go for breakfast. He drove me to work, but he decided to go by Defu Lane that area. Passed by Comfort Driving Centre -.-" and then we had breakfast at some lousy place. Heh. Asked my dad to help me pick up something from the Post Office delivered to me on Sat but no one was at home.
Really very pissed at work. Haiz. Prayed that God will help me find joy. Really felt like i was going to die of high blood pressure or something.
Ended work at 8.30pm, sinced I promised some clients that i will show them something by today. Oh well. by then i was looking forward to going home, to open the parcel from Asian Geographic. =)
And then.. on the train home i saw a cute guy. Saw him before... felt myself blushing and was trying to control myself from smiling to myself lol. =D Maybe that's the joy i was praying for. Haha.
19 Dec Wed
Haha forgot to mention.. met up with clients for lunch at Peach Garden Restaurant Novena~! Their treat, for my one-and-a-half years of hard work for their company monthly edms! =) food is good.
that's like Wasabi prawn in a(n edible) basket.
and then HK the next day.
27 Dec Thur
Not much work to do.. Clients on leave. Lalala~
Went to Bernice's wedding dinner after work.
everybody started strolling in and the aunties were chatting loudly while she and the groom were saying their vows and all that la, so rude!
Nice place though.
30 Dec Sun
After service went to Serangoon market for lunch with cell grp, and then went to Compass Point to buy present for the gift exchange later. And bought 3 CDs!!! wahaha...
Falalala~ Post-Christmas shopping at Metro =)
Took a short nap and asked my dad to send me to Jeremy's place for our cell group Christmas gathering. Dinner was not bad! Except that it's too spicy. Played some games and then we had our gift exchange.
After that we went up to Jem's place to have dessert and to chat. went home about 12+am.. Jem was driving and Xiao Quan helped to keep him awake. haha..
31 Dec Mon
Late, very late for work! OMG. woke up about 10am. wahlaoz. Thank God my boss was not in. I changed bag and didn't bring my office keys. wah sianz.
Wasn't able to stay back cuz i was on duty for Watchnight service. My sister's friends came from Phuket and brought some stuff for me. But i was unable to meet them despite trying to arrange last minute. Went home, had dinner with my dad and then went to church.
5,4,3,2,1...Happy New Year 2008!!
went to Bedok for supper with cell grp, and then went to Jem's hse to hang out.
1 Jan Tue
Holiday!!! whee~~~ Haha went home in the morning! Slept for about 3 hours before waking up for brunch with my parents. Went home to sleep some more. Supposed to go play mahjong with Judy, but i pang-seh-ed her.. Tired sia. Had dinner with mom at Suki Sushi at Punggol Plaza!!! and then took bus to Compass Point to meet Judy and Carl for more food at Swensen's. =) hahaha.. played some arcade games at Timezone and then went to see motorbike with them somewhere in Sengkang. Cool... i wanna learn to ride motorbike and buy a scooter!!
2 Jan Wed
Cut hair near my workplace after work. Decided to quickly cut before prices rise during Chinese New Year period. Felt inspired to cut like weiting and serene's style. And very sian of my current hairstyle. Also went to buy hair dye to colour my own hair after that. Not very obvious leh. =x
3 Jan Thur
I actually bought bedsheets from Metro and finally I unwrapped it to use! =) my dad fell sick so he had to sleep in my sis' room, so i moved back to my room (i went there for a few days cuz i washed my bedsheets and didn't have time to put the new one on.)
4 Jan Fri
Asked weiting to come over to my workplace, cuz there's been 2 kittens who kept meowing very loudly near my office, very poor things. i also dunno how to care for them.
We went for dinner first at 2nd floor of my office building, Hong Lim Complex. I actually seldom eat there during lunch, cuz it's always packed. No point going down for lunch early because there are always people.
We played with the kittens for 3 whole hours. =) they kept mewing very loudly, but we managed to calm them down a few minutes in between and they fell asleep, between our thighs!!! so cute!!!
Sorry it looks obscene but ...it's warm enough for them to find comfort. awwww....
7 Jan Mon
Went to watch movie with Diana and Elisa. National Treasure 2. Nice!! Very cool and funny. After that Diana and I took bus to airport to meet the cell group to welcome Jieling back. I decided to go home on the last bus, because the next day i gotta work, and after work i gotta go for prayer meeting. The bus doesn't stop at my bus stop, so i had to walk 3 bus stops home. Tired~ yawns.
Weiting went to my workplace to take the kittens to SPCA.. won't be seeing them around anymore, but at least they would be better off there (or anywhere else).
8 Jan Tue
Prayer meeting after work. Not bad, a lot of youths turned up.
9 Jan Wed
woo~ happening week man. out the whole week, today went to Novena after work. very busy at work actually. my colleagues are supposed to finish a website by today, while i was supposed to help edit the graphics. Only left office about 7.10pm. Supposed to meet Bat at 7pm at Novena, to get stuff from him from my sis. She bought bags and bikini for me from Bangkok =) After that went to Revenue House to meet ting. Went to the Hong Kong Cafe nearby for dinner. wooo~ 2 of us shared some dim sum and noodles. nice =) then we went up to her office to chill out. such a nice place!!!!! feel very inspired to do up my room leh hehe. also feel very inspired to move out so i can redecorate my "own house". woohoo~
i very scared to go home late cuz cab fares is ex man. also scared to wake up (too) late for work. managed to catch the train home. =)
10 Jan Thur
after work went to Boat Quay to meet Wilson, who's back from Australia for a holiday. Actually we're not very close friends la, so was a little not sure what we're gonna chat about. But he's really nice to talk to la. From religion to politics to future plans..
Had really expensive dinner at ...err.. one of the restaurants there. Then we went over to Jazz @ Southbridge for some drinks. Missed the Happy Hour. oww... oh yah forgot to explain how i got to know him. I think it's through Wanling, his smoking kaki during poly year 1 sem 1 (he quit DMD after 1 sem). Yeah, i almost forgot that he smokes.
He had to fetch his friend at the airport, so we left at 10.30pm. He offered to send me home by cab on the way. =)
11 Jan Fri
not very motivated to work cuz... i haven't received my bonus for 2007 still! Do I not deserve it or what!!!
went to meet Yun, Belly, Bec, and Kwek at Vivocity. Had dinner at Hog's Breath Cafe and then dessert (ice cream fondue) at Haagen Dazs. Wah u can imagine my expenditure for the week. Belly was going to fly off to France for exchange. hmm~ uni students nowadays.. shiok sia. Kwek sent all of us home =) of cuz everytime they'd be going, "ah niao why u live in a place where no birds lay egg?!?!" lol. hope to be able to drive soon so i won't have to trouble people to send me home!
12 Jan Sat
Woke up almost late for my driving E-trial. it's a... something like mock test for my Basic Theory Test end Jan. took cab to Comfort driving Centre in Ubi =( that's $7.20 wasted.
Out of 6 test papers i failed 3 and passed 3. 84% 84% 82% 94% 94% 90%. Passing mark is 90%. wahlaoz. Suddenly not very confident of passing my BTT already.
Wanted to take bus 87 back, but i then realised i left my ez-link card in another bag (that's the trouble of changing bags) so i paid by coins. i think i really wasn't thinking - it was only 10am. i alighted at Hougang, and walked all the way home from there. Took me about an hour. And blisters on both feet. =( felt really stupid. Enjoyed the walk home at first, but after a while my feet hurt and i felt damn sian cuz i was walking home not by choice anymore.
When i went home i almost wanted to notify Tricia that i can't help out as runner for the 3-on-3 Bball later. But decided to go in case they're shorthanded. Maybe most people didn't notice but i was limping. =(
Of cuz the SAJC BASKETBALL team won the finals la~ our church people not so zai lor hahahhaa.. =P
Went to Crawford lane for dinner. I had only enough money for the meal. Badly overspent this week!
went home to sleep while the rest still went to Jeffrey's place for boardgames. But i didn't sleep immediately after i reached home la. Ironed my clothes.
13 Jan Sun
Had breakfast with my parents near church. Left the house earlier than them but reached much later, cuz i missed the LRT and MRT; i was still limping. Because of my blisters i had been walking in a weird way to avoid causing more pain, and so I hurt other parts of my legs. =(
Lunch at Mac's with half my cell grp. The other half were having chicken rice. -.-" we tried to hurry the cell grp to move off for lunch, but it doesn't work, it causes us to split up.
went back to church for cell group meeting, to talk about our future.. and then i blanked out and started to tear when it was my turn to share. shit. felt really tensed up and so embarrassed and couldn't stop myself. argh.
managed to calm down.. and then we went to Ben & Jerry's at The Cathay to watch Jem and Matthias perform.
After that went home. It was pouring VERY HEAVILY. my mom refused to go out for dinner and i refuse to buy back for her. hahah.. my dad offered to buy back for us. i accidentally complained about the food when i realise i shldn't be complaining. =x watched Aliens vs Predator. Anyone interested in Part 2 in theatres now?
Packed my room and got rid of some magazines. Some as in, very little, compared to the stacks of magazines i bought. =P
14 Jan Mon
PMS day 2. Woke up and my dad asked me to go for breakfast. He drove me to work, but he decided to go by Defu Lane that area. Passed by Comfort Driving Centre -.-" and then we had breakfast at some lousy place. Heh. Asked my dad to help me pick up something from the Post Office delivered to me on Sat but no one was at home.
Really very pissed at work. Haiz. Prayed that God will help me find joy. Really felt like i was going to die of high blood pressure or something.
Ended work at 8.30pm, sinced I promised some clients that i will show them something by today. Oh well. by then i was looking forward to going home, to open the parcel from Asian Geographic. =)
And then.. on the train home i saw a cute guy. Saw him before... felt myself blushing and was trying to control myself from smiling to myself lol. =D Maybe that's the joy i was praying for. Haha.
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