Family

i love family gatherings...esp. christmas and new year ones

The chit-chatter of catching up on each others' lives, the screams of little cousins running all over the house, the smell of delicious food rising into your nostrils, and because it's christmas, the beautifully wrapped presents sitted below the christmas tree...
It's certainly a wonderful sight.












I anticipate every gathering almost everytime.
But this year's Christmas gathering was one that was rather special to me. I had someone with me to share with me the wonderful feast not only for the eyes but for the tummy as well...yum yum.

We had games for the children, dances by the children for the adults, as well as food ( which by the way, consisted of chilli crab, KongBaBao, pumpkin soup, BBQed prawns and chicken and much much more!)

Family is something that I hold close to my heart. They are the ones that see you through and know you well. Your bad habits can't be hidden from them. Like how some people though adults would still bite their nails, suck their thumbs to sleep or even watch cartoon network...
Your family would know...

Perhaps one little lesson to learn from here is never to step on their toes?

Christmas

Christmas In Heaven

I see the countless Christmas trees around the world below with tiny lights like heaven's stars reflecting on the snow. The sight is so spectacular please wipe away that tear for I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear but the sounds of music can't compare with the Christmas choir up here. I have no words to tell you of the joy their voices bring for it is beyond description to hear the angels sing. I know how much you miss me, I see the pain inside your heart for I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year. I can't tell you of the splendor or the peace here in this place Can you just imagine Christmas with our Savior face to face? I'll ask him to lift your spirit as I tell you of your love so then pray for one another as you lift your eyes above. Please let your hearts be joyful and let your spirit sing for I am spending Christmas in heaven and I'm walking with the King.

Wanda Bencke"copyright 1998"

What lies beyond

There's always a time when....
we seem to bypass all the things around us never have time to stop and think.
we are seemingly doing so well we forget who gives.
we seem to forget and think that money is able to get us anything. Even to the extend to being able to buy us happiness...
we also seem to have periods in life where we think we are living by our own rules.

I realised that occasionally, after such periods, I feel drained no matter how long that period of elation lasts.

Sometimes
even though we need someone to bring our heads back from the clouds, we need someone to bring us back up there again 'cos we know we can't live without being up there.
we need stops in life to keep us going on, we still need a little spark after that to ignite our engines again.
we realise that we have God-given person just beside us that has always been there all along, we really need someone to open our eyes to know if we are really cared for or have we been booted aside and left in this world all alone.
you know you always have the Someone that always looks over your shoulder before you cross the road and reminds you to listen to your conscience and help out that helpless old lady crossing the road...
It's more than just being safe and taken care of like a possessed little bird with broken-wings, it's the feeling of a eagle with wings spread free heading towards the sunset knowing what lies beyond.
there is just that veil over our eyes that warps our world and we try to make sense of it all. It's always better not to think too much...
It's better to just know if we have a someone.

For what it is...

I feel so blessed... SO BLESSED the past few days.
I celebrated my birhtday with MJ, with Dorcas, with Sarah, Jinny and Siew Yen and tomorrow with Verna, Violet and a few other peeps.

So far... I can genuinely say that I've received the best presents anyone could have. The things I have received are not of anything tangible. They are of those that comes from the heart.
Every single one of my friends who celebrated with me showed me how much love a friend can give and get.
These are the times I feel I have much to learn as a friend. As cheesy and cliche as all these sound, all I've said are true.


















From MingJie 3 surprises that came from the heart with so so so much effort. None of which were bought.


From Dorcas, knowing my brand conscious weaknesses, endowed me with an expensive gift.


















From Jinny, Sarah and Siew Yen - It wasn't the 2 gifts that touched me but the effort they put in to make the day such a fun and great one. Though I was embarrassed, I felt I haven't had so much fun in a long time.


For these people, I really Thank the Lord for it is only is His power I am able to receive and take part in such blessings. I know that friends are special gems and sometimes we, at least for me, tend to take them for granted. Even in such blissful times, I feel that I have learnt and seen certain aspects of relationships God wanted me to see. There is definitely the need to be more aware of the things around me to remember how

progressing...

Woke up this morning without a goal in mind.
Though I have a list of things to do,
I just feel like a potato couch.
Perhaps this I what I call restlessness.

Finished my exams not long ago,
I squint at the clock before dawning on my specs,
For the fear of being late.
Being late for what?!
Perhaps withdrawal symptoms is what I'm experiencing.

However, when I turn in my heels and look back,
Perhaps this is a much needed rest.
A semester of work to do had seemed like just yesterday.
A time to rest, a time to heal,
Perhaps this is what I really should do...

"Bullocks to you" catching up,
"To the thrash bags" you old pile of checklists,
Just wait and see,
I'm going to start to have some sinless fun.

To the Father in Heaven that I love so much,
I'm here to receive your word,
with obedience and humility.
So VCF Anntic, Here I come!
There is no Perhaps about that

Ok...Im going off for Anntic camp from tomorrow till the 10th.
Details coming soon!

Paradox : Busy chilling

So busy enjoying myself the last three days. Straight after I ended my exams, I got down to some serious chilling.

Tuesday
Went out with Sarah, Jinny and Siew Yen for a classic Pizza Hut Lunch straight after the last paper. We sat there for 3 hours just chatting away. As usual, Jinny had her share of stories. I'm still traumatised about her horrific details about some stuff she said...
*sits in a daze obviously trumatized*
After the satisfying lunch, we went GV Plaza and watched 'Just like Heaven'. I felt that though the show was sweet, it was very cliche for most parts. But Jin! haiz...GO read her blog. Hahaha...

Learnt a decent game of pool skills from MJ in Tampines after that. It was quite fun la. But don't want to admit to him. :P

Wednesday
This day was my Physical workout day lor!
Went to school in the late morning for lunch and started working on my hostel room a.s.a.p.
You see, I had to move out of my hostel room due to some vacation stay stuff going on during the hols. Anyway, I'm moving to another room next semester 'cos my roomie is moving out. Sad..I loved how my room was orientated to the road. There was more privacy lo...

Jogged with MJ in Pasir Ris Park for a stunning 3.2KM after that. 3.2KM non-stop leh. 3.2KM non-stop leh!!
It's been a year since I ran already so even though 3.2KM doesn't seem like a feat, to us, it was a feat for me! Think the last time running was training for Hockey or something. It was definitely the company lo... as Sarah and Mj always say. Thanks MJ!

Thursday

Went to the Science Centre with Sarah today to visit 'THE ART OF STAR WAS" exhibition. I am recommonding anyone who is reading this entry to go visit it! It was so so so so FUN! There are three places I will highlight about the place.
First was the FOYERING. The FOYERING ROOM where videos are played back and sounds are recorded to fit the scenes. Sarah and I fooled around with it and laughed till our stomach was aching (at least for mine).
The next was the Star was GYM ROOM. There were many interactive games in there. There was this game where the Brain activity was measured by a band around the head and some electron and neuron movements. And from these two elements, our brain waves could move the ball on the table without any direct contact with it. I round the first round and after a tough battle of the brainwaves, Sarah won the second round! haha...Apparently, from this game I learnt that Sarah don't think much! haha...Jz joking la. To know what I really mean just talk to me. I'll tell you. Hahaha..

Went with Sarah to Tecman to buy some materials and I got a book called Iron man for my Mum's Birthday. Sarah's recommendation. It's about this Paster who was this gang head in the past. A living testimony. Anyone interested contact me yah? Be glad to lend it to you with my MUM's permission...

Met MJ in town for shopping then a movie after that. He was late because he was up to some Mysterious business. But had so much fun with him. He was like Sarah..so accomodating to my slow walking pace due to muscle ache with compliments to the 3.2KM jog the day before.
Watched 'Chicken Little'. It was hilarious! We were laughing so estatically. Esp. me i think.

The chilling so far was all with no regrets. I enjoyed every minute of it.
SHIOK!

mid-exam activities

I have absolutely no idea why i decided to revive this blog in the midst of exams. Perhaps I just trying to protest against all the bitter jittery.

Got photos from Sarah on the ones we took on her birthday along with the museum trip. VEry Nice...Especially the photo of her and her Sheep. HAhaha~

Anyway, 2 papers down and 2 to go. Sorry, it's difficult taking my mind of eventhis exam stuff though I'm staging the protest.

check-exam-list

• Building Materials
• Ideas and Approaches to Architecture
• History and Theory of Architecture
• South-East Asia: Changing Region

I feel ready because I've studied. But yet I don't! aargh...

I hardly had enough time for today's paper. Other than that, I thought it was alright.The paper the day before was horrible. I don't know if it was mental block or what. My brain just had to die on me of all times.

Yay! meeting MJ for supper tonight. Hope he doesn't fall asleep after his badmintom game!

SurpRise!

I met a chicken little
who became the love of my life

I turned into a hamster thereafter
Man, have i got to exercise.

Wad the??

What happened?

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.

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.