Having STM these few weeks. I'm in a state of confusion almost all the time. What's wrong with me?!
19/7
On Jinny's early birthday celebration, it was so fun. Jinny. Sarah, Siew Yen and I lunched at the Sizzlers and sang k-box after that. It was real funny when we had to rush to the MRT to catch the 'last' train. But we were really happy that she was so delighted by our presents( I hope it's not self-denial) and we all stayed over at my house. Chatted all the way to 5.30a.m. in the morning. Religion, boys and life were our topics for the night. Mainly girl talk if you wanna ask me.
MAdness...
20/7
Slept like a pig the whole day. Actually, on the contrary. I just said that cos that what people would normally do I think. I did housework and made a skirt! I just got into the mood Then I slept after that. So weird right?
21/7
Drove my mum and neighbour to the florist to get ready for the following day's SHSS founders' day. Got lost on the way.
22/7
Help mum at SHSS founders' day while she stayed at home because she was on MC. Met Mingjie there. He was helping out as the parade commander. Felt really redundant after awhile when i couldn't do much anymore. Saw my Band juniors and felt a little sense of pride in me even though presently I totally had no connection to them what-so-ever. Hence, I left and went to Orchard to meet Dorcas for dinner.
23/7
Had a badminton game with Sarah, Jin and Siew yen. Lunched at food court in Toa Payoh. The Ramen was so spicy but "shiok"!
25/7
Got up really early and met Sarah and her friend, Michelle for their matriculation. Waited for her for almost 3 hours. While she was at it, spent about an hour cleaning my hostel room and arguing with the committee there. Just some unhappiness brought forward from the situation of the hostel conditions and what have you I guess.
Went for the Medical Checkup with Sarah and it took forever!
Finished everything at 5.30p.m. Was supposedly going to be fetched by my sister at that time...but she came at 7.30p.m. instead. Complicated case...
Busy week? To me, it was...my body just ached at the start of everyday. But oddly..I just wanted to turn to Him more. It pushed me to rely on him and ask Him for strength. I got it at the start of each day through prayer. I really have no idea how I was going to survive up to now just relying on my own strength. Just call it Amazing Grace.
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Sunday, July 17, 2005
IDAKI camp 2005
That's it. I'm a burnt chicken. Don't ask me why chicken...it just sounds better than burnt pig or what have you. It just associates better since we always seem to think about Kentucky fried chicken..
OK...I'm mad.
Anyway, yeah..the camp.
As I was saying, i'm so tan I really look like another race now. First day ay camp was kind of boring. It was better at night when we did and trust walk combined with fright night. It was not bad lah...Especially the make-up. I did manage to recognize one or two of my AOGLs and OGLs. hah....
The following few days was quite fun. We had station games at West Coast Park on the 2nd day and then beach games and Amazing race in Sentosa on the 3rd day. WE were initially leading for the first few days up to the beach games. However, we started to backslide for the Amazing race part. We came in LAST. Sad...But true. But we really had fun!It sort of bonded us more. Especially where the part where darkness started to set in and we were almost lost trying to find the way back.
Well, we got the prize for the most 'garang' group. Don't really know what that is really...I asked and got 'fierce' as the answer. I'll just take it as that.
Here is a picture of my group taken by my AOGL. Hopefully I can dig out more from the rest.
OK...I'm mad.
Anyway, yeah..the camp.
As I was saying, i'm so tan I really look like another race now. First day ay camp was kind of boring. It was better at night when we did and trust walk combined with fright night. It was not bad lah...Especially the make-up. I did manage to recognize one or two of my AOGLs and OGLs. hah....
The following few days was quite fun. We had station games at West Coast Park on the 2nd day and then beach games and Amazing race in Sentosa on the 3rd day. WE were initially leading for the first few days up to the beach games. However, we started to backslide for the Amazing race part. We came in LAST. Sad...But true. But we really had fun!It sort of bonded us more. Especially where the part where darkness started to set in and we were almost lost trying to find the way back.
Well, we got the prize for the most 'garang' group. Don't really know what that is really...I asked and got 'fierce' as the answer. I'll just take it as that.
Here is a picture of my group taken by my AOGL. Hopefully I can dig out more from the rest.
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Varsity Christian Camp
When I just returned home from this camp. I felt as if I didn't really gain much from it. It was only after talking to Dorcas about it I realised I actually learnt so much. It was only at that moment that I realised the meaning of being hungry for God's word. The feeling where you think it's never enough to know more.
The whole experience speaking to Dorcas not only reflected what I went through and learnt at the camp, I also gained knowledge know knowing Dorcas at a higher spiritual level and because of that gained a spiritual buddy. It's so amazing what God gives you and sometimes you just don't even realise it.
I've been a super passive Christian occasionally teaching and helping out in Sunday school. Perhaps it's time to do more. But for those of you who knows me, I got this serious problem about committing myself to things. Not that I'm always unfaithful or anything. It's just the inability and lack of confidence in the things I do that prevents me from starting many things and proceeding into things with a tad much caution.
But I'll definitely make it a point to attend the CG (contact groups) in my hall as much as I can.
About the Camp. Well, I can say it was fun in a mild sort of way. I was the only freshie that came in SDE. And for the fun parts, we didn't have very intensive and sweaty games. We did play many lame games that was really funny and it did build pure and totally innocent bonds within the group. I would emphasize innocent is because when I got back home, the subsequent outing with friends brought me to realise that in camps people usually look out for distinctive future partners or hunks. Maybe it never crossed my mind...OOPS. Seriously!!
But all I can say that I was blessed to have such nice people in my group! There was this guy that looked like Jeff Wang who run really really fast and another girl that looked like my cousin, Jac, who was so sweet and sisterly. And then there was Ryan my OGL who was so funny all the time. I also met a Hildan, Mingjie, there. It was such a coincidence.
All of them were so funny and nice.
Really want to point out that I was glad I went with Sarah to the camp. The importance of a friend with you in a camp really helps to relieve lonliess alot especially for the first few days... Was so glad Sarah persuaded me to go to the camp with her. Thanks SARAH!
So I'll sort of dedicate this post to my group members, namely:
1)Ryan (OGL)
2) MeiHua (OGL)
3)Li Jia
4) Eliza
5)Mingjie a.k.a Habakkuk
6)Benjimin
7)HaoWen
8)Danielle
9)Daphne
10)Sharon
Thanks guys (even though I'm q. sure U pple will probably not be reading this) for making this camp such a great one!
The whole experience speaking to Dorcas not only reflected what I went through and learnt at the camp, I also gained knowledge know knowing Dorcas at a higher spiritual level and because of that gained a spiritual buddy. It's so amazing what God gives you and sometimes you just don't even realise it.
I've been a super passive Christian occasionally teaching and helping out in Sunday school. Perhaps it's time to do more. But for those of you who knows me, I got this serious problem about committing myself to things. Not that I'm always unfaithful or anything. It's just the inability and lack of confidence in the things I do that prevents me from starting many things and proceeding into things with a tad much caution.
But I'll definitely make it a point to attend the CG (contact groups) in my hall as much as I can.
About the Camp. Well, I can say it was fun in a mild sort of way. I was the only freshie that came in SDE. And for the fun parts, we didn't have very intensive and sweaty games. We did play many lame games that was really funny and it did build pure and totally innocent bonds within the group. I would emphasize innocent is because when I got back home, the subsequent outing with friends brought me to realise that in camps people usually look out for distinctive future partners or hunks. Maybe it never crossed my mind...OOPS. Seriously!!
But all I can say that I was blessed to have such nice people in my group! There was this guy that looked like Jeff Wang who run really really fast and another girl that looked like my cousin, Jac, who was so sweet and sisterly. And then there was Ryan my OGL who was so funny all the time. I also met a Hildan, Mingjie, there. It was such a coincidence.
All of them were so funny and nice.
Really want to point out that I was glad I went with Sarah to the camp. The importance of a friend with you in a camp really helps to relieve lonliess alot especially for the first few days... Was so glad Sarah persuaded me to go to the camp with her. Thanks SARAH!
So I'll sort of dedicate this post to my group members, namely:
1)Ryan (OGL)
2) MeiHua (OGL)
3)Li Jia
4) Eliza
5)Mingjie a.k.a Habakkuk
6)Benjimin
7)HaoWen
8)Danielle
9)Daphne
10)Sharon
Thanks guys (even though I'm q. sure U pple will probably not be reading this) for making this camp such a great one!
Monday, July 04, 2005
Utter Boredom
Went for a wisdom tooth operation n the third and man was it a complicated surgery. Andrew took only 10 minutes for his to be taken out and mine tool a solid 30 mins. What's worse was that amidst the anesthetic, I could feel slight pain while my dentist was at it. While my brother came out of the room with a whole tooth taken out, mine had it's crown separated from it's roots and was taken out in 5 parts! Boy was it bloody.
Well, utter boredom was because of this operation, I missed an outing a Galilee frens with Sarah and Jin, a gathering with old secondary school friends watching movie and eating at Seoul gardens and a supposedly impt camp briefing for IDAKI.
I couldn't believe I gave all these up for a stupid op. That caused me so much pain n consumption of medication in the past 3 freaking days. I couldn't step out of the house lest I was mistaken as a rolly polly.yeah...N did I mention all meal this past three days were porridge, porridge and more porridge?..Talk about variety
Tomorrow, I'll be heading down for a camp called the Varsity Christian Camp. I'm in a group called Elska. According to the leaders who contacted me thru email as well as the phone, it means 'love' in Norwegian. cool...
My face is still swollen, hope it gets better tmr.
I'll definitely still be having porridge in the menu...
Well, utter boredom was because of this operation, I missed an outing a Galilee frens with Sarah and Jin, a gathering with old secondary school friends watching movie and eating at Seoul gardens and a supposedly impt camp briefing for IDAKI.
I couldn't believe I gave all these up for a stupid op. That caused me so much pain n consumption of medication in the past 3 freaking days. I couldn't step out of the house lest I was mistaken as a rolly polly.yeah...N did I mention all meal this past three days were porridge, porridge and more porridge?..Talk about variety
Tomorrow, I'll be heading down for a camp called the Varsity Christian Camp. I'm in a group called Elska. According to the leaders who contacted me thru email as well as the phone, it means 'love' in Norwegian. cool...
My face is still swollen, hope it gets better tmr.
I'll definitely still be having porridge in the menu...
Friday, July 01, 2005
sorry..Photos are here
For the rest of the photos, click photo album. Thanks!
The Empire State Building
The Lincoln Memorial ( This is where Forest Gump filmed one of their scene here!)
One of the more reputable cathedrals. Very strict security!!
World Trade Centre was once here. After 9/11 it has now become Ground Zero. You could really feel the spirits of the dead just standing there...
One of the many Canada Parliament houses.
Niagara falls from the view in USA.
Niagara falls from the view in Canada(both).
The Empire State BuildingThe Lincoln Memorial ( This is where Forest Gump filmed one of their scene here!)One of the more reputable cathedrals. Very strict security!!World Trade Centre was once here. After 9/11 it has now become Ground Zero. You could really feel the spirits of the dead just standing there...One of the many Canada Parliament houses.Niagara falls from the view in USA.Niagara falls from the view in Canada(both).
