Its Christmas time!

I caught the Christmas mood last week when CHC had our ever-first candlelight service. I've never been to one before so it was really quite an experience. The whole hall was lighted up in candles and the scene was so nice, we sang carols and I was immersed in the Christmas mood. Then came Monday and the office was buzzing with activity cos we were looking forward to the half-day on Friday. Besides that, my boss treated us to a hearty lunch. Then on Tuesday, we had turkey, a cheese platter, a gourmet platter, a sashimi platter for lunch. The bonus was that we could drink during office hours! Woohoo! When Wednesday came, I started receiving presents. I was really touched because I was only in the office for a month. My colleagues were really nice and I received good and practical gifts. By today, I've already received 10 gifts! That's a pretty good record isn't it? I think its the first time I receive so many gifts for Christmas. Hohoho... I received that much gifts but I also bought a lot of gifts too. Went to Toys R' Us yesterday. I haven't stepped into it for years, but when I went in, I bought 9 toys! I think its the first time I bought so many toys at one go. In fact, I felt a little gross for buying so many toys! Haha... Anyway, the office had Christmas lunch today and I was fully fed again. Very full... Well, here's wishing all my friends: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Twentysomething

Ok... I haven't reach twenty something yet, I'm still in my early twenties but I really love this song by Jamie Cullum. I dun wanna say much but I'll just let the song/lyrics do the talking. It echoes my sentiments right now...

"After years of expensive education
A car full of books and anticipation
I'm an expert on Shakespeare and that's a hell of a lot
But the world don't need scholars as much as I thought
Maybe I'll go travelling for a year
Finding myself, or start a career
Could work the poor, though I'm hungry for fame
We all seem so different but we're just the same
Maybe I'll go to the gym, so I don't get fat
Aren't things more easy, with a tight six pack
Who knows the answers, who do you trust
I can't even seperate love from lust
Maybe I'll move back home and pay off my loans
Working nine to five, answering phones
But don't make me live for Friday nights
Drinking eight pints and getting in fights
Maybe I'll just fall in love
That could solve it all
Philosophers say that that's enough
There surely must be more
Love ain't the answer, nor is work
The truth elludes me so much it hurts
But I'm still having fun and I guess that's the key
I'm a twentysomething and I'll keep being me
THESE ARE THE DAYS
These are the days that I've been missing
Give me the taste give me the joy of summer wine
These are the days that bring new meaning
I feel the stillness of the sun and I feel fine
Sometimes when the nights are closing early
I remember you and I start to smile
Even though now you don't want to know me
I get on by, and I go the extra mile
These are the times of love and meaning
Ice of the heart has melted away and found the light
These are the days of endless dreaming
Troubles of life are floating away like a bird in flight"

Absolutely irritated!

What's the problem with middle-aged man nowadays?! I don't want to generalize but I am not the only one feeling it... Came home straight after work today and was feeling absolutely rotten cos I was so bored and my friends weren't free. Had dinner and sat down to watch tv. Wanted to watch Superhost cos my JC junior was in it. Changed my mind and switched to Ch 5 to watch Extreme Japan cos I haven't caught an episode of it since it started to air. I was barely halfway through when my father started mumbling and complaining that he paid for SCV, and that I was wasting his money by watching local channels! I mean, what's the point? Star movies was showing Vertical Limit which I had watched before and HBO was showing Rome which I had no interest in. If he wanted to watch other programs, he could have said it and not start complaining about how he was wasting his money. Worse still he kept on mumbling. When I watched the Star Awards on Sunday, he was doing the same thing too! How irritating can that be?! And when I was having dinner, he complained to me about the pianist Melvyn Tan who didn't do his NS and how he managed to escape it. Then he kept on complaining and said that the SAF personnel didn't have a good explanation blah blah blah.... For goodness sake, I dun want to have anything to do with it! All I want after a day of work is to relax and live in peace with no one humming at my ears! Man shouldn't be nagging and he has to do that! I am absolutely irritated!!!!

Bored, bored, very bored...

I am very tired and very sleepy... And this is so strange, it shouldn't be this way. I am being paid to read the newspapers and stare at the computer screen everyday and yet I feel tired. Charlene is bored... Literally bored to tears... I am so bored being coop up in an office, facing the computer screen, reading newspapers and being stuck in a routine. Can life get more boring than this? I am so amazed... I seriously wonder how long can I stay sane this way without pulling my hair out? Haha...

Finally met up with Hui Juan after 3 weeks. We didn't see each other for 3 weeks! Can you believe it? We miss each other like crazy lor. I can't believe it... Anyway, shopaholic started ringing bells in our heads once we went shopping... Haha... Had lotsa food yesterday, we ate sotong and gyoza from Old Chang Kee, then we had ramen, and after that we had ice cream. Yummy! A lot of calories? Dun care lah, eat already then say... Anyway, the food was like a reward to us for working hard... Keke...

Met up with Justin for lunch also... Really miss the guys at fin-exis... Glad that JP is finally out of BFC while Justin has 2 more months. Work hard my friend! Miss you guys like crazy! And I wanna go ktv with JP! Inject some life in me man!

Power packed weekend...

I had a tiring but amazing Sunday yesterday. It was just amazing although I suffered from a lack of sleep afterwards. First of all, I woke up before 7am and started getting ready for church. Why? Cos my favourite preacher, Pst Phil Pringle was in town! He just became a grandad but is still as suave as ever! Besides being suave, he is just as creative, humorous and strong in the spirit as he always has been. Anyway, I went to two services back to back and it was just awesome. He preached on the topic of "making room for God" and indeed, sometimes we can just be so held up in our daily affairs that we fail to make room for God and allow all things to take precedence over Him. So we've got to adjust this mentality. God is above all things and after that we should do what we have to do. After service, I went all the way to Marvin's house at Serangoon. We had a worship session and it was just amazing. There was a strong presence of the Holy Spirit and God spoke into my heart. It was a refreshing and spirit-filled session. And after that, I went all the way back to Jurong West again for choir practice. Well, its the big move in 2 weeks time and we had to have a combined practice to know our new team and arrange the reshuffling of the choir. The wonderful thing was that we worship once again and Mark was there to share with us about Sun's progress. It was just amazing! I will still be in team A but will be working with new people and for me, it is my privilege and honour to be able to serve God in the choir and on the platform. Although the day was long but I truly enjoyed myself and was glad that I was soaked in the presence of the Holy Spirit.

I've Got It!!!

Ta da! I've got it! I've got it! I finally got the job that I had been waiting for... Since resigning from Fin-exis about 3 months ago, I started looking for a new job. I went for numerous interviews, send dozens of resumes and had a few offers. But none of the offers were really that good. In times like this, it is really difficult to get a good deal. Not that I am choosy but I did not want to jump into any job and find myself disliking it in the end. Just as I was wondering if the company was still considering me, they finally gave me the call! And that's it! I received a formal offer from Mindef. Yes! I am a civil servant now. Started work on Tuesday, and so far so good. Although it is too early to tell how my working life will be but I just feel that this is something exciting. Everything seems to be like a blur but now it means that I have some money for the festive season! Woohoo!

Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire

That's it! That's it! I am never ever never ever going to watch movies in the afternoon during the holidays again! Had the first encounter during Emily Rose and now Harry Potter! The kids were noisy, irritating and I really felt like throwing them out of the cinema. When the show started, a bunch of girls sitting on the same row as me started screaming! Hey, I know you are excited but you don't scream, you whistle or cheer but not scream. Moreover, its not as if you are the first ones in S'pore who watched Harry Potter. Thousands have done it before you, you do that if you watch the premiere or at 12am on 17 Nov. Arrgh...

Anyway, back to Harry Potter. This is really the darkest movie yet. If you think The Prisoner of Azkaban was dark, this is even darker. Harry finally faces Lord Voldemort and it was a a battle of past hurts and wanting to destroy Lord Voldemort. And as usual, Ron provides the funny moments and Hermione is getting prettier. The triwizard tournament is really interesting but it was manipulated and that's how we get to see Lord Voldemort. One thing that stands out from the Harry Potter movies is its CGI, it never fails to impress. But this movie has too many characters, as such, none of the actors really had a chance to maximise their acting skills. I thought Katie Leung (as Cho Chang) had a large part in the movie but she only appeared in a few scenes. But I guess there might be more in the future. I've got a strong feeling that I will watch The Goblet of Fire again... Hehe...

Potter Mania... Emily Rose... Balcony

Its the Potter mania! Went to CineLeisure yesterday and they were having a gala premiere of Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, and on Sunday I caught the preview of it on HBO. Exciting! The entire 5th floor of CineLeisure was filled with Potter posters! Everywhere you turn, its Harry Potter, even the lift! Gosh... It's big time Potter mania!

Anyway, I went to watch Emily Rose yesterday. Had been wanting to catch it since I saw the trailer a few months ago. The only complaint about it was that the cinema that I was in was noisy and full of screaming girls. They scream at every little thing and they screamed more and they screamed louder than Emily herself. Irritating? Yes, I was. But back to the movie itself, I totally agree with what Father Moore says, "Demons exist whether you believe it or not". To me, its totally true. Besides, I feel that this movie has an effect on believers and non-believers. Sometimes, people just want to believe in facts not possibilities, like the prosecutor, Ethan Thomas. He is a man of faith but does not believe in the spiritual possession of Emily. Are there Christians like that? Yes, there are, to them, facts are facts, faith is faith and either one should not cross each other's path. If there are believers like that, you can be sure that non-believers think likewise. But I certainly hope that this movie has open up your mind and give you the possibility that things beyond the natural do happen.

Lastly, its about the Balcony in Heeren. The Balcony is a new bar that has just opened in the Heeren. I really love the ambience and concept of the place. It is a nice place to chill out and hang out with friends. But I had some problems with the menu. Because the lights were dim, I didn't the notice the dot between 13 and 5 and I thought that a cheese platter costs $135! Haha... Expensive cheese ah? Hehe... It was $13.5 and my eyes played tricks on me! Anyway, it's a nice place to hang out in, perfect for those after dinner kind of thing...

Reading books published for years..

Arrghh! This computer is still in my brother's room! Irritating!

Alright, either I am going to sign up for a recontract with Singnet or I would be forcing my way to get this computer back into my room again...

Anyway, I just finished reading Sex and the City. You must be thinking, "Charlene you crazy ah? This book has been out for so long and you just read it?" Yes, sometimes I can be this slow but I watched the tv series first and then I decided to read the book. I am always like this, the same thing happen to The Lord of the Rings too, but who cares?! Well. I actually prefer the tv series for Sex and the City to the book. The tv series made it more interesting. But the book also gives you insights to the life of New York singles. Nice book but I will stil recommend the tv series to you. *wink*

Korean Madness

Ta da! I am back! Where was I during this period? No, I wasn't away but my "goody" brother (See the inverted commas? Yah, that's how good he is!) shifted the entire computer to his room from mine! Why? So he can have it on for days! Its literally days! Arrgh... So angry and I can't blog cos I don't want to stay long in his messy bedroom. I will get frustrated when I see the mess! Yes, that's how neat I am!

Anyway, back to the topic. Korean Madness. I know the Korean breeze has been blowing for the past few years but I have never fallen for it cos I still love Jap drama serials and Takuya Kimura. Not that I dun love him anymore, but now is the Korean fad for me. The first Korean drama serial I watched was All About Eve and that was in fact a few years ago. But I just love this show! I watched it, in fact, I dunno how many times, maybe at least 8??? I dunno and dun call me crazy! Anyway, the Korean madness started when my mum watched Jewel in a Palace (大长今). I didn't follow the serial through but caught only excerpts of it but those excerpts got me hooked. But... Its a 70-episode serial and seriously, I've got no patience to watch it cos its 50 vcds! No patience means I watch here and there... Haha... Then my mum bought the Honey Jin Citron Tea, its a honey drink with bits of citron in it, and it's very expensive! $12 for 560g! At the rate that we are drinking now, its a goner within a week and honey is suppose to last you for a few weeks! Then I went out and had my first taste of Korean food! Yummy yummy! I had a bulogi beef set and it was awesome! Furthermore, my mum's order of kimchi soup was shiok! Sour and spicy! Love it! Looking forward to more of it cos my mum is going to make kimchi! Hohoho...

Btw, the computer is still in my brother's room.... Arrgh.... Irritating...

Blogspot, here I come!

Hohoho.. It's still early for Christmas but I think I am slipping into the mood alrdy. Anyway, after months of doodling, I finally shifted my blog here. Of course Hui Juan tried and tested it first... Keke... Speaking of Hui Juan, not only did we shifted our blogs but we also ended up using the same templates. And when we didn't contact each other for one whole week, we were doing the same thing - watching drama serials! Gosh... As if we have telepathy...

Anyway, I finally shifted. Got tired of blogging through Friendster and was also concerned with the emails that Friendster would send when I update my blog. Dun wanna be accused of spamming! That's all for now but I will seriously try (if I can figure out the html text and stuff) to make this blog look better... Ta da... So, just wait lah...

TCC

Simply love the TCC at Circular Road (its near Boat Quay)! Its a double storey outlet and the second storey simply is fabulous! There are couches and beanbags and you just simply sit on the floor and nua... Seriously, there were people who slept on the beanbags and man, they really sleep! The snacks are wonderful and I simply love my ultimate hazelnut frappe. Its nice place to hang out or chill out with friends. Ambience is nice, food is good and a great place for relaxing and reading magazines. What more can you ask for?

Seizing The Moment

Pastor Tan preached the message of "Seizing The Moment" in the weekend services this week...

"To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven..." Ecclesiastes 3:1

Yes, there is always a time for everything. When we pass through different phases in life, there are different things that we are doing in that season. It is a period of transition and it can be something new that we are stepping into.

Then He spoke a parable to them: "No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved. And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new; for he says, 'The old is better.'" Luke 5:36-39

You know what? God is a forward moving god. He doesn't remain stagnant but He always looks forward. He doesn't dwell in the past nor does He look back at the old times. But that is the problem with many of us, we always dwell in the past. The thing is, we got to look forward and stop dwelling on the past. The past is good but the future is even better. Old wine does taste better and when you try or drink something new, you might not like it immediately and you may start criticising it but new things are always better. The future is always better. When we are in a period of transition, we may not immediately like the new thing we are doing but that's because you have been comfortable. In this case, you have to make the shift from your comfort zone. We may take some time to adapt but isn't it always better? Start looking forward and seize the moment!

This is so true, isn't it???

Received this email from a friend... Does this apply to you?

Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world is in the condition it is today...

Funny how we believe what the newspapers say but question what the Bible says...

Funny how everyone wants to go to heaven provided they do not have to believe, think, say, or do anything the Bible says...

Funny how someone can say "I believe in God" but still follow Satan (who, by the way also believes in God)...

Funny how you can send a thousand 'jokes' through email and they spread like fire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, you think twice about sharing...

Funny how the lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene pass freely through cyberspace but the public discussion of Jesus is suppressed in the school and workplace...

Funny, isn't it?

Funny how someone can be so fired up for Christ on Sunday but be an invisible Christian the rest of the week...

Will you share this with people you care about?

Or not?

Zoo...

I went to the Singapore zoo today! Before you start saying anything or try to question my sanity, stop. I say stop! Haha... Yep, I went to the zoo and that's a fact. But the truth is, I haven't been there for at least 10 years. Honestly, I can't remember when was the last time I went to the zoo, I think it was in lower primary. I didn't even know what the zoo looks like anymore! Anyway, it was a fruitful trip. Took pictures with lotsa animals and I still love the penguins and the polar bear. But the giraffes aren't as tall as I imagine them to be. Ok, I guess they are too young, only 1 year old... I like the fragile garden but I am still afraid of coming into contact with the butterflies and I didn't get to see the full glory of the peacock. In any case, I still prefer the safari that I went to in Thailand. It was a drive in zoo and you could have full contact with the animals. I had to wind up my window before the camel could stick its head into the car! That was the most interesting trip because it was up close and personal with the animals. For the zoo, the animals are still largely kept in enclosures and its hard to take close shots of them. That's my only complaint though...

Shopaholic

I just finished reading the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella... What can I say? I think it is a must read for every girl! It is hilarious and I honestly believe that every girl can identify with it. The things we do when we go shopping, how we try to rationalise (or find an excuse) for our purchases and how we can never have enough of bags, shoes, clothes, make-up blah blah blah... Its like we are shaped up with these. How our clothes must match this bag and that pair of shoes etc... Haha... Anyway, this genre of books is call Chick Lit. It deals with every day life - work, life, friends and shopping. It might seem shallow but these books makes you happy cos everything works out just fine for the character. It ain't that smooth-sailing in life but it gives you hope that everything will work out if you just persevere and work hard. So gals, go ahead and read a Chick Lit, it does helps and it can get addictive and that's why I am reading so much now...
PS: Kudos to Hui Juan for introducing chick lit to me... Heh...

Who's your superstar?

I saw one of the Chinese papers today. It had a hotline that allowed readers to voice their feedback and I saw an entry which made me angry. The reader was responding to Project Superstar. He said that next year there will be many disabled persons participating in the contest because they just need to rely on sympathy votes and win the contest. Now, what was that suppose to mean?! If he was just taking a dig at Weilian, I am fine but he practically referred to all persons with a disability! That to me is demeaning, and it just shows that he looks down on them! With Weilian wining Project Superstar, I know that there is a lot of feedback. Some people think that he won on symapathy votes. But I absolutely don't think so. Perhaps this was true in the initial stages of the contest but when Weilian proceeded to the semi-finals, I don't think this was the case anymore. Alright, he may not have the best vocals but essentially this is a contest based on the votes of the audience. In my opinion, will you be willing to spend 2 months of your time and spend so much money on just sympathy knowing that none of the money goes to Weilian? I don't think so. Besides that, if he really depended on symapthy votes, I don't think he would have won the contest with such a big margin. Frankly speaking, Weilian has mass appeal. If you look at the other contestants, it is true that some of them have better vocals but most of their fans are teenagers. But for Weilian, he has supporters from the youngest to the oldest. And not to forget, his supporters from listening to him singing at the MRT stations. For those of us who have heard him sing at the MRT stations, we know that he has a voice that touches the hearts of people. Every time when he sings at the MRT station, there will be lots of people surrounding him. The only time that I stopped to see buskers would be listening to Weilian and the little boy that played drums outside Paragon. So for those who are still sore over Weilian winning the contest, grow up and stop behaving in a childish manner. I know that this is Project Superstar and each one of us has a criteria who is befitting of a superstar, someone who is good-looking without disability. Weilian does not meet the qualities but he still won because he won the hearts of the people. He can't see but he sees and sings with his heart and that makes the difference. He might not be as successful as other singers but at least he tried. How many of us is that willing to go for our dreams like him? He had to withstand criticism and brickbats on national television but yet he showed a positive attitude. He marched on with all the criticism and emerged as a winner. He showed me what is 残而不废.

Happily ever after

Inspired by Hui Juan, I started to read girly books. Yes, yes, yes... Charlene finally started reading them and majority of them has to do with romance so Charlene is reading romance too... I bet a lot of people is going to find this amazing. I was never a person who read books on romance. I go for thrillers and mysteries. But sometimes I just need to get in touch with that girl factor within me too. Haha.. After reading one such book, I realised why girls can get hooked on it. Yes, we still believe in 'happily ever after'. Call us hopeless romantics or whatsoever but sometimes we just want to indulge in such things. Moreover, all fairy tales have that ending. Perhaps we just choose to believe in this, the fact is: life or reality is harsh. When we read such girly books, it makes us happy because they always have wonderful endings. It gives us hope that we will have a happily ever after with our prince charming...
Anyway, the vcd for Initial D is finally out. Buy it and you can get magnets of the four stars. Time to swoon over Jay Chou again. Hehe..
PS: Hui Juan, I will give you the Edison magnet... Keke...

Days of my life...

Its been a good 3 weeks since I blogged... I know I wrote a blog on 8 August but it wasn't just enough to express how I felt at that time. So this blog is going to backdate till 1 August which of course is my birthday (*wink). Well, I had a fantastic and bad birthday, I know it sounds ironic but I really don't know how to describe it. It was a fantastic birthday because Joshua treated me like a princess. He celebrated my birthday a day earlier by surprising me with a bouquet of flowers, bought me a jacket which I really liked and treated me to an awesome dinner at Surf and Turf in Suntec City. If you want to have steak and seafood, get great value for your food, Surf and Turf is the place. Now, why was it a bad birthday? Well, I was suppose to meet Hui Juan after work that day to celebrate my birthday. In the end, I cancelled it beacuse my mum wanted me home for dinner. So I was expecting some good food or a favourite dish. However, it was disappointing. I reached home only to find out that my mum had nothing special for me. There was no red packet, absolutely nothing. At least, my dad still bought me a birthday cake although it wasn't my favourite flavour. To make things worse, my mum rebuked me for spending too much money when I wanted to borrow money from her to pay my tuition fee loan. I know I have to pay for it out of my own pocket because this is my own education but currently I do not have the means and that's why I wanted a loan from her. In the end, it was a no from her and I ended up crying because I was rebuked by her and because I had such a disappointing birthday at home. Lesson learnt? Never talk about money with your family members, it just won't work out. To add salt to the wound, it seems that everything I do nowadays never seem to please her. I don't know why so I just attribute it that she is having her menopause and some women do get cranky at this stage. I know this seems that I am washing my dirty linen in the public but please allow me to vent my frustration...
Next, it is regarding my work. It was a good 3 weeks in fin-exis advisory. Each day over there was maximized to the fullest and I never felt so busy before. It was also a constant struggle to balance between work and my other commitments. In a nutshell, my capacity has been stretched for the past 3 weeks. However, I made a life changing decision today. I decided to resign from fin-exis. Perhaps, I didn't really know what I wanted. Right from the start when I decided to be a financial adviser representative, there were oppositions and yet I decided to go ahead with it. Perhaps I was blinded with the thought of making more money than my peers and just went ahead without careful consideration. To start with, I was never really interested in the financial sector, perhaps it was the only job available to me back then or perhaps I was just too lazy to look for a job. In a sense, it was like the job was waiting for me. I didn't have to go through any interviews nor did I send in my resume and perhaps that was why I jumped into it. But reality starts to sink in when I began the training. In the end, I realised that this isn't what I want, at least for the next few years. I see this job as a good career switch for me in the future but as for now, I want to try something else. I want to pursue my dreams, my interests and to find my calling in the marketplace. Yeah, it took a lot of me to finally realised this. I had spent hundreds of dollars for the financial modules and to apply for my FAR license. Lesson learnt? Never jump into anything without careful consideration and follow your heart. When I spoke to Lindy, Peiying and Maggie on Friday, they told me that the most important thing is that I should be happy. Although I might not have the highest pay but the most important thing is that I should enjoy my work. I love words more than numbers and that was it. The decision to resign wasn't easy either. I loved the place, the environment, the friends that I had made in fin-exis even though I was there for only 3 weeks. I know its going to be hard to find another working environment like the one they have in fin-exis. There are Christlike values over there and nearly everyone of them has a high level of integrity. Its hard to find such an environment in the corporate world. Nevertheless, I know that I am following my heart now. I might not have a better financial headstart but at least, I am happy...

What a Week!

Hmm... It has really been a hectic week for me. Firstly, I started work on Monday (which is also my birthday!). But it was really alright lah... So I was working all the way from Monday till Friday. And in between the days, I also had to make time for tuition and choir practice. So practically, I was reaching home late every night. And it is really tiring, so far I am still trying to adapt to it. From Friday till Sunday, there was Festival of Praise and CHC's 16th anniversary in the Singapore Indoor Stadium. I was singing for all sessions and it was really awesome though it was tiring. My company also had an "Amazing Race" on Saturday morning. And I was really tired from the running, anyway, my team was the winning team! Yea!

Anyway, I just wanted to share about the FOP. This year is by far the best FOP I've ever attended. Hillsongs and Delirious, two of the most renowned Christian bands came and we had an awesome time praising and worshipping God. As for me, it is a privilege to be able to serve on the same platform with them. Then it was CHC's 16th anniversary. I thank God for putting me in CHC and the past 7 years has been the most phenomenal time for me. I thank God for placing me in great church and I know that there will be another fantastic 16 years to come! Thank you Jesus!

My Wish List

It's my birthday next Monday and people are asking me what I want, and so they tell me to write it on my blog... Ha.. So here I am with this wish list. To prevent duplicated presents, please do communicate so that I won't end up with 2 similar presents... Haha... Well, I could have some shopping vouchers. Vouchers for clothes and shoes, cos I'll be starting work soon so I'll need some nice working clothes. Next, I would like to have a new wallet. The one I am having now is getting too old. Then, perhaps I can have a bag? Yeah, I have a weakness for bags and currently own, erm... I lost count of them... I have a new bag every birthday so this year shouldn't be an exception right? Maybe Joshua won't buy bag cos he thinks I have enough so the rest out there, perhaps you can think of it... Hehe... And how about a book or books? I like to read, any genre except romance. Fave author is Paulo Coelho, if you want to get me a book written by him, please ask me first cos I have most of his books. Ok, I guess this is the most bu2 yao1 lian1 blog I've ever written. But people ask me to write what I want on the blog mah...

Photo taking at the Esplanade

Met up with Hui Juan, Christine, Zhiyi and Sahira to take photos today. Daniel was suppose to come but he didn't turn up, must be sleeping... Anyway, we went to the Esplanade, yeah, some might squirm at that thought, but you don't have a choice right? Singapore is only so big and the Esplanade is the icon of Singapore. There were lots of people taking photos over there too... Putting that aside, it was really good to meet up with the girls, haven't met some of them for quite sometime... While taking photos, we realised that time has pass by so fast... It only seems like yesterday when we going through orientation. I remembered that we were wearing the Samsung sponsored T-shirts for flag day and the auntie in the foodcourt thought we were Samsung factory workers, we also left orientation halfway to go shopping in Orchard and we won the best OG that year! Wow... Now everything seems so surreal... And suddenly we were reminded of our age when Christine commented that by next January, she would be turning 23. Yeah, she's a January baby so it seems that it is quite fast while all I am thinking is about turning 22 in August... Haha... Time flies ah...
Oh, Hui Juan and I are behaving like twins too and maybe we just think alike. We wore the same colour combination today. And the shirt that I had on, she also has the same one in a different colour which she almost wore out today! I think the next time before we go out, we have to tell each other what we wear, just in case...

Arise and Build 2005

The weekend is over, but over the weekend, it was a special moment for all of us in City Harvest. With the grace of God, we built Him a house in Jurong West, but 3 years later, we have now outgrown the building and so a bigger dream has burst forth. For those who are clueless, Arise and Build is a fund-raising campaign that CHC has embark on to build a new building "in the marketplace, for the market place, to penetrate the marketplace". Its not just about building a building but it is about building God a house. As I sat down in the main audi on Friday night, my mind began to wander. I tried to recall how many times I have pledged, I started to recall how much I have pledge, and once again, I recalled what God has spoken to me about this pledge. How much was I going to give? Its not that I didn't plan but God has an amazing way in working through you. Sometimes you think that the amount has been decided, but when service starts, suddenly a still small voice will speak to you. That was what happen to me. As I sat there listening to Pastor, the Holy Spirit spoke to me, prompting me to increase my amount not just by tens of dollars, but my hundreds! For a moment, I was thinking if it was really the Holy Spirit but yeah, it was Him. I started to calculate but somehow I felt there wasn't a need. If He has spoken, then let it be to me according to His will. Tears began to well up my eyes even before I started writing the pledge card, by the time I was finished, my tears were just flowing. I wasn't crying because it was too much of an amount to give and it wasn't because I couldn't bear to part with my money, I was crying because I was giving my precious. Nothing is ever precious to God if it isn't precious to you. I didn't know what faith it took to write down that amount in the pledge card but if God has spoken, then He is going to bring it through me...

The end of a beginning

Woohoo! I've finally graduated from NUS! After writing countless essays, attending or skipping tutorials and lectures, photocopying tons of reading and 3 years of having lunch in the Arts canteen, its finally the day I end my period of study, at least for now... Had my commencement ceremony (NUS wants to call it commencement instead of convocation) in the afternoon, it was just like a mad rush. Calling Hui Juan to check if she had arrive, rushing to change my academic gown, making sure that the mortar board won't fall off my head and running to and fro to take pictures with my friends. It certainly was hot wearing the gown... Anyway, the ceremony was very boring, just reading out names and clap, clap, clap. Nevertheless, I know my parents are proud of me. Felt like they waited for a long long time for this... Anyway, Hui Juan was very sweet, she bought a bouquet of flowers for me when Joshua didn't... Haha... And we finally took photos together, so now we complete everything that we wanted to do together... Thanks babe for the wonderful 3 years in NUS!
As I finished this phase of my life, I started to reflect and I realise that this pursue of my degree is a journey that started 6 years ago when I was just doing my 'O' levels... Yeah, it didn't start when I enter uni, it started at my 'O' levels. At that point of time, I was right down in the pits, having the worst moment of my life. I had backslidden and nothing was going well. My studies took a turn for the worse and suddenly, the dream of going to JC was so far away. Nevertheless, God didn't give up on me. He rescued me from the pits and since then, I have not looked back. He revived that dream, gave me the confidence and the vision. Through ups and downs, there were times that I wanted to throw in the towel, but somehow, I managed to hold on... I don't know how, I don't know why but its the grace of God. Now that I've graduated, my life journey is not going to end here. I believe that there will be greater things in store for my life and that's why (quoting from Sir Winston Churchill): Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."

Where does my papa money go?

Yes, the question is where does my papa money go? If you have been reading the papers lately, you will surely know about the defamation suit that NKF filed against SPH, only to withdraw it on the second day of the proceedings. So what's that? Anyway, I believe that many people, not only me is very upset at NKF. Ok, before I start rattling on and on, let me get things straight. I have nothing against NKF. They've done a pretty good job in helping patients with needs to subsidise their dialysis, have prevention schemes and increase the awareness of kidney failure. These are really beneficial for society. Problem is, why can't they be transparent? So it took 3 times for the CEO to finally reveal his salary. So how how much does he earn? Gasp! $25k a month and 12 months bonus! Now that we are suffering from donation fatigue, is he willing to donate his bonus? Plus there are so many NKF charity shows a year. Now it makes you really wonder, how much of your donation really goes into helping the patients. The CEO travels first class, drives a mercedes, and they have taps that cost $900 plus! Furthermore, they have enough funds for 30 years, so why did they say that its only enough for 3 years?! Yes, I am irritated, super irritated and upset. Why? Because my father has been donating to NKF monthly for the past 10 over years. It started from $5, then $10, then $15 and now $20 a month. That means $240 a year! And my papa does't earn much ok. So where does his money go into? I am fine if the CEO earns $25k, and travels first class. Cos he is CEO mah, so these must be fitting of his status. But a 12 month bonus? It ain't fair when the public donating can't even get a 1 month bonus! And to think that he is enjoying a 12 month bonus?! And why do they need taps that cost $900 plus?! The one at my house costs only $100 plus, can you imagine? With that money can buy much more taps! I know the NKF wants to create the best environment for their patients but if much of their funds comes from public donations, then they should spend it wisely not lavishly. They can have excellence but it doesn't mean that it has to be expensive.

Initial D

Ok ok... I am finally writing about Initial D. I promised Hui Juan that I would write about Initial D so I am writing it now. I went to watch Initial D with Hui Juan, and you can imagine? I booked tickets to watch Initial D! Its my first for a Chinese movie. Come to think of it, Initial D is the second Chinese movie I watched this year... Normally dun watch one... Anyway, talk about booking tickets, I was quite, no, it should be very irritated with Shaw's booking system. First of all, you have to set up an user account to book tix. When you finally log in, you dunno where the screen is, there is no indication, to play safe, I booked seats in the middle row. Anyway, I was quite sceptical before I watched Initial D and Joshua thought that I was watching it because of all the handsome leads. But no, it isn't. Before (notice: its "before") I watched it, I didn't like Shawn Yue's moustache, I didn't like Edison's attitude, I didn't like Jay Chou's "zhuai-ness" and I didn't like Anthony Wong's critical attitude. Anyway, that was before the show. Everything changed after I watched it. Yes, women are fickle... Haha... Only Shawn Yue could pull off a moustache like this, you can't imagine it on Edison or Jay. And yes, Edison is really good looking with that dimpled smile, and Jay Chou is really stylo. Imagine lah, driving only with one hand without a care of what is really going on... Oh man! Super cool! Ok... Enough about the leads. You have Chapman To, Kenny B and Anthony Wong, put them together and they provide all the laughter in the movie. It isn't a comedy but having them in the show provide all the jest. And its one the few shows that had me laughing from beginning to end... Anyway, I started liking Jay Chou again after the movie... Hehe...

Batman Begins... War of the Worlds...

Arrgh... It seems that I can't keep a updated blog... I can't believe that I writing what I have seen in 2 weeks in one entry. Unbelievable... Anyway, let's start from Batman Begins. Well so far, I think this is one of the best Batman movies. Ok, I only saw the ones starring Val Kilmer and George Clooney but this is the best among all 3. The whole movie has a very dark feel... Everything is black and on the dark side... But at least its more human, and this Batman is the only superhero who has no super powers so it seems to be more humanized... Haha... I can't remember the rest liao...
War of the Worlds... Ok, so it is starring Tom Cruise... Actually, I was more interested in watching Dakota Fanning. She's a very young actress but she can act very well. I loved her role in Man on Fire with Denzel Washington. She is simply dazzling as an actress. But this movie kinda downplayed her acting skills. Throughout the show, she was screaming most of the time and her screams are really shrieking! Anyway, this show was more family focused. Tom Cruise was essentially acting as super dad saving his children, so everyone disappears and they survive. Still a little bit unrealistic lah cos he was acting as a dockyard worker in the show. But I take my hat off the author (can't remember his name) of War of the Worlds. He wrote the book in 1892 and his imagination is just amazing! Its more than a 100 years since the book was written and we only see it on the big screen now! So you can imagine what kind of imagination he has at the 19th century when technology was still not so advanced yet... Amazing...

The Zahir

Wow... Its almost two weeks since I last wrote a blog, that's pretty long for me. Anyway, there are a few things that I want to write, but I'll start with "The Zahir" first. So if you are reading my blog, you can keep a lookout for my next few blogs. Well, "The Zahir" is Paulo Coelho's latest book. Paulo Coelho is my all time favourite author. Among all his books, my favourite is "The Alchemist". If you've not yet read this book, go and read it! I promise you won't be disappointed. Anyway, back to "The Zahir"... When I first saw it, I marvelled at the thickness, it isn't those hundreds of pages kind of book, its just that I realise his books are getting thicker and this is the thickest ever since I started reading the books by Paulo Coelho. Actually, this book is dedicated to his wife but I feel its also a little bit of Paulo Coelho's autobiography, there are just some reflections of his life. Anyway, this book tells of a man whose wife disappeared all of a sudden without leaving any trace. She simply disappeared, but the thing is... She didn't die, she was waiting for him somewhere else. As she was waiting, the man started looking for her. The man went through a lot, disappointment, disillusionment but at the end of it, he came to realise and understand what true love was. Because of his search for her, he came to realise the power of destiny and also what it means to really follow your heart. I know this sounds like a love story but for me, it is not about the romantic part, I mean, it never was romantic. More importantly, it was the journey and it just reflects life itself. There are many things that we will go through in life, but each trial is a stepping stone, through every problem that we face, we learn to solve them, when we fall, we learn to pick ourselves up. Sometimes, the most important thing isn't the destination, it is the journey because the destination can be a source of motivation but the journey itself teaches us lessons that we will remember for life...

Interesting Story...

I received this interesting email from a friend...
Jesus and Satan were havimg an ongoing argument about who was better on the computer.
They had been going at it for days, and frankly God was tired of hearing of all the bickering.
Finally fed up, God said, "THAT'S IT!"
"I have had enough. I am going to give you a test that will run for two hours, and from the results, I will judge who does the better job."
So Satan and Jesus sat down at the keyboards and typed away.
They moused
They faxed
They emailed
They emailed with attachments
They downloaded
They did spreadsheets
They wrote reports
They created labels and cards
They created charts and graphs
They did some genealogy reports
They did every job known to man
Jesus worked with heavenly efficiency and Satan was faster than hell.
Then, ten minutes before their time was up, lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, thunder rolled, rain poured, and of course, the power went off...
Finally the electricity came back on an each of them restarted their computers.
Satan started searching frantically, screaming:
"It's gone! It's gone!" I lost everything when the power went out!"
Satan stared at hi blank screen and screamed every curse word known in the underworld... but Jesus just sighed.
Meanwhile, Jesus quietly started printing out all of his files from the past two hours of work.
Satan observed this and became irate.
"Wait!" he screamed. "That's not fair! He cheated! How come he has all his work and I don't have any?"
God just shrugged and said,
"Jesus saves..."

My job...

I'll be graduating from NUS on 14 July. Finally... After so many years of studying, its time for me to enter into society and start working. So after receiving my exam results at the end of May and having decided then that I would not continue my honours year, I started looking for a job. Well, I can't say that I was looking actively as I already had in mind what I would be doing... Anyway, I finally met my JC tutor on Monday. He's working as a financial adviser now and that is precisely the line of work that I had in mind. So, I met him up on Monday and on Tuesday, I went to the office to register for the exams that I needed to take to qualify as a financial adviser. There are 3 modules that I need to take and I need to pass all 3 modules in one month. So I need to start mugging again... Heh... Anyway, if you are thinking of getting an insurance policy anytime this year, could you please hold on? Wait for me to pass my exams, become a financial adviser and you can be my client. I will gladly serve you...

Mr and Mrs Smith

I went to watch Mr and Mrs Smith last Friday... At the end of it... Well, the show is just about hype. 15 minutes into the show and you can understand why Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston had a divorce... Just watching the way how Mr and Mrs Smith met and got to know each other in the show and you get the picture... Other than that, I can't remember what the whole show was about... In the end, both of them had to kill a large number of assassins that had been sent to kill them. And so Mr and Mrs Smith worked together and shot them, and both of them were not hurt at all... Its kind of exaggerating... Anyway, hopefully the next two movies I'll be watching won't disappoint me... Looking forward to Batman Begins and War of the Worlds...

Extraordinary Emerge 2005

Emerge is a youth conference that is organised annually by CHC since 2003. This is the third year running and the theme for this year's Emerge is "Extraordinary". And it has really been an extraordinary conference. The standard for the various competitions is getting higher and the performance for every event is getting better. Indeed it is really moving from glory to glory! Putting aside the competitions, the music, the songs, the dance, what struck me the most was the presence of God. We can have the testimonies, the sermons, the praise and worship but without the presence of God, the conference would have boiled down to nothing. Words can never describe the presence of God. At the end of the conference, I know that whatever has been done or said isn't the focus, but the focus is just about the presence of God. Worship is not about the songs we sing, its not about how well I can pray, its not about the music, its not about how well I know the Bible, it is just about GOD. It is coming back to the heart of worship when nothing else matters except God. Essentially, it is a time for me to renew my pledge of love to God, and its a further confirmation that I never ever want to be away from His presence. For the rest of my life, I never want to turn away from Him...
As I sang "I never know how much it cost to see my sin upon the cross", it took on a new meaning. I knew it cost God everything to have Jesus on the cross but it really makes you think why would God want to do that. It is His love for us and He chose to gave His only son. His magnitude of love is indescribable, so on one hand I knew that it cost God everything but on the other hand I really didn't know how much He gave and sacrificed so that I could be saved...

Beloved Hated Israel

"Beloved Hated Israel" is a book written by Rev. Dr. Ulf Ekman. He is a pastor from Sweden. What makes this book interesting is that it is written about Israel, about the Jews. The land of Israel is a controversial topic. It generates much discussion and sometimes, heated debate. Nevertheless, through this book Pastor Ulf writes about the history of Israel, its problems and its future. The Jews are a chosen people of God. Through this book, Pastor Ulf has further my understanding about the Jews, and given me insight as a believer. I don't want to say much about this book but I'll let the words do the talking... Beloved Hated Israel is a must read for every believer.
Sentences/phrases in the book that have impacted me:
"Backsliding is really nothing other than a lack of gratitude for what the Lord has done."
"Be they Communists, Muslims or secularised politicians - no one has the right to prevent someone else from praying."
"In the biblical sense, the Jews are a prototype, an example of all mankind's journey through life and its dealings with, escape from and return to God."
"This is why anti-Semitism is so dangerously irrational. When it strikes out at and hates the Jew, it is striking itself. The hate it hurls against the Jewish people is a destructive self-haterd, which is essentially a hatred of God and a dark rebellion against God's love."
"The Holocaust is a showroom of horror, exposing our perverse ability to excel in concentrated evil."
"The motive of everything we do must be genuine love, and that love is unconditional."
"...I help Jews return home to Israel because a Jew once helped me. In fact, He saved my life."
"The higher the calling, the greater the opposition and suffering. But this will be followed by even greater glory."

Touched by an "angel"...

No no no... I didn't see an angel... See the quotation marks? The "angel" is my boyfriend - Joshua. Since the beginning of the year, I wanted to get a MP3 player. Joshua knew about it and offered to buy one for me. Of course, I worried that he would spent too much money. But that's the problem with girls, we worry about this yet expect the man to do it. Haha... Anyway, months passed and nothing happened. So... I got a little tired of waiting and didn't really expect anything from him. But... Just as I was getting a little disappointed, he gave me a surprise! Yes! He bought me a MP3 player from Creative! It is in my favourite colour - red! And yes... I am touched by that gesture...
I am touched because he bought me a MP3 player...
I am touched because he spend money on me...
I am touched because he bought me something that I wanted...
I am touched because he sacrificed his sleep to buy me the player...
I am touched because he sacrificed his time to make me happy...
I am touched because he sacrificed his money to make me happy...
I am touched because he gave me a surprise...
So, what more can I say? Thank you dear! *wink*

Post-production

Hmm... I guess its about more than a week that I wrote something... Anyway, its my blog so I can write whenever I want... Haha... Sounds domineering eh? Well, I guess I was quite privileged today. For those who don't know, I am in the choir ministry in CHC. Normally we would have choir practice on Wednesdays. However, there was no choir practice today. All I remembered was that in the late morning, Idy (my choir IC) smsed me and told me to go for the church recording. And surprise surprise! The venue of the recording studio was just 2 bus stops away from my house! Alright, besides that surprise, I find it quite a privilege to be part of the post-production of the church's latest worship album. During the live recording in April, I was having my exams. I wanted to go to the live recording so badly that I was so disappointed when I found that the dates clashed with my exams! I was really really disappointed and I kept on whining about it. I whined and whined till Joshua could not take it. It didn't help that Joshua could go for the recording as part of Strikeforce and I couldn't. I remembered that during the first night of the recording, I was at home studying for my papers. Halfway through, I started to wonder what the congregation was doing in the recording, what were they singing etc... So sad... Anyway, back to post-production. It was my first time in a recording studio. Daniel and Leah Pringle (Pst Phil Pringle's elder son and daughter-in-law) were there to monitor us (the choir). We recorded a few songs. Some songs were difficult, some were easy. For some songs, we had to keep singing and singing again so that the notes/keys/parts were correct. It was a fun process although quite a few of us became quite hungry at the end of it. I dun think anyone (besides recording artistes) would have the chance to step into a recording studio at all, so it was quite an experience for me. Well, although I didn't make it for the live recording, at least, I played a little role in the post-recording process. I guess that makes up for that loss... Thank you Jesus! *wink*

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

At the stroke of midnight, I was at CineLeisure waiting to catch Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith at 12.30am. It was a long wait... Anyway, when the show started, the audience in the theatre were very excited, they started clapping their hands and cheered loudly... Haha... My favourite character? Its not Anakin or Obi-wan. You won't believe it! Its Yoda! Yes, I know he is digitally animated, and he is green but isn't he amazing?! Strong with the force, sharp and with a wave of his hands, bam! The droids fall... Haha... Anyway, the maker of the film is more impressive. George Lucas. How many directors can boast of having a saga of 6 films? We have a lot of trilogies - The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, Infernal Affairs etc but not much or no saga except for Star Wars. Its quite amazing, 30 years and 6 films and it started even before I was born... Haha...

Tuition blues

I've been a part-time tutor for 3 years, took on this job to supplement my allowance. But its a tough job... You have to face all kinds of children and sometimes spoilt brats. But you don't have a choice... This year, I had a difficult boy who has a short attention span and very impolite as well. Anyway, the kids have finished their exams so the main thing I am concern with is how well (or bad) they have done for their exams. So, I went for tuition today. The first thing his mum said when I entered the house was that the boy had failed his Mathematics. Alright, I got a shock. None of my tuition kids had failed before. So I thought, perhaps he was just a few marks away from passing... But... Horrors of horrors, he had less than 35 marks! I didn't expect that he would fail by such a huge margin! Needless to say, that was a major shock! Well, as I said he was a difficult boy... Or were my expectations too high? I mean, since January I've telling him to memorise his multiplication tables and till now, he ain't even sure of his 2 and 3 multiplication tables! That's a long time. You can't say its difficult because my other kids of the same level as him have memorised all the 12 multiplication tables... Hai... Tell me how lah...

Kingdom of Heaven

Went to watch Kingdom of Heaven last night... My boyfriend keeps thinking that I want to watch Orlando Bloom but the answer is no. I like Orlando Bloom as Legolas the elf in LOTR because he had blond hair, blue eyes and pointy ears. So perhaps I just like Legolas not Orlando Bloom. Haha... Anyway, the show was about the crusades set in the 12th century. The Holy Land had been seized and people from Europe went there in search for a better life or for redemption. Many of the crusaders in the show kept saying that "God wills it", if "God wills it" they will fight, they will kill... But at the end of it, you realised that many of them are fighting for their own honour, their own glory, their own greed. It was never out of a cause for God, it was for their own personal glory. Because they wanted glory, they wage war with disregard to the lives of the common folk. All these were done in the name of religion, in the name of God. Orlando Bloom acted as Balian, towards the latter half of the show, he took on the responsibility to defend the Holy City. Although he surrendered Jerusalem, he did mentioned that the kingdom was in the head and in the heart. Somehow, I feel that this is quite true. Things don't die when they die physically, they die when it is no longer in your heart and mind. In our walk with God, we cannot see God physically but we can feel Him. We cannot see His kingdom physically but His kingdom should be in our hearts and minds and with our spiritual eyes we can see it...

Pst Phil Pringle

Pst Phil Pringle (yes, its Pringle, but he ain't the owner of that potato chips company) is my favourite preacher. I first heard him preach when I was 15 years. Its been a long time since. He is a carrier of God's presence. Besides that, he is an anointed preacher, a creative person. Want to know how creative is he? He is colour blind but yet he can paint! He has art exhibitions and he gets people saved through his paintings! He also write songs and his church is one of the most creative churches in the whole world. Its amazing how God puts His creativity in Him and use Pst Phil for His purposes. I mean God is Elohim, creator God. With Him, comes creativity, productivity and ability. It is His creativity that enables people that are colour blind to be able to paint. Ain't He amazing?Pst Phil was the one who got me convicted in committing to God. Back then, I was just a restless 15 year old attending church every week and not having a serious attitude towards God, it was just religiosity. But Pst Phil came for a 3 night seminar. I attended the first night and I was awed by him. I remember that I only wanted to go for one meeting but somehow I felt led to attend the meeting on the third night also. In the end, I went and sacrificed a friend's birthday barbecue. But I was so glad I went. That was the first time I experienced God's presence... When I backslided, the first thing that got me going to church again was Pst Phil. He was in town and a ex-CG member invited me. And I went. And the rest is history. From then on, there was no turning back. That was the start of an adventure with God. Through different trials and testings, I continued to trust in Him. Pst Phil sowed that seed of faith, commitment and trust in God into my life and that was all I needed. And I have never regretted that decision since... This week, he is back again for a seminar and weekend services. It was an amazing first night. It was just about the presence of God. That tangible touch from the Spirit. It will bring forth greater things and I believe that for the next few sessions, I will continue to be awed by the presence of God... Amen.

Technology nowadays

I guess technology nowadays are really shortlived... When their time is up, their time is up! I am quite a careful user of things and I dun change my things frequently... But apparently... Take for instance, my laptop. It has a warranty of 3 years. It will be another 3 months before the warranty is up, but recently it had a hardware malfunction. Hui Juan's laptop also had problems, she had a trojan and her usb drives were not functioning. So we brought our laptops for servicing today. And we were not the only ones. In front of us and behind of us, people were getting their laptops serviced. Amazingly, all of us sent the same model of laptops for servicing! It only tells you so much uh? I also had a problem with my printer, used it for 3 years already and it went dead on me 2 days ago. Sigh... So it spells change! But I guess it can't be helped... technology is moving so fast. Manufacturers can only produce products that won't last too long. If it lasts too long, no one will buy new products. Moreover, I guess we are fickle as well. We always want the latest gadgets, no one wants use something obsolete. That's the irony...

Girly me... Divergence...

I bought a skirt while out shopping yesterday. Yes, its a skirt. For those who know me well, I seldom wear skirts. its once in a blue moon that I wear a skirt. Anyway, I wore it out today with a nice feminine pink top. So overall, I was very girly. One of my girliest ever. That's quite a breakthrough though... Keke... Attended service today and Jian Ming came. After that, Joshua, Jian Ming and I had a fun time talking about airheads. It was really funny. We met up with Kirby as well. Wanted to watch Kingdom of Heaven but it was 2.40am! Anyway, I watch Divergence today. Wanted to watch it since it opened and finally... It has a strong cast, all the big names. I am quite amazed at Aaron Kwok's acting. First time I see him act so well. Quite different from his usual roles cos he was acting as a loser cop. Didn't know that he can handle this kind of role. Next few movies I wanna watch? Star Wars!!!! Can't wait for it to open...

Rainy day

Okie... Its a relaxing day today... The heavy rain helped to cooled the temperature and it was just amazing to see the rain after weeks of super duper hot weather. I did some shopping on my own today and bought a nice skirt! And yeah, its quite feminine, something that has not been in my wardrobe for a while... Haha... Also started to catch up on my Bible reading although I doubt that I can finish reading for the month of April. Nevertheless, I am going to try to complete my Bible reading for the month of May and eventually for the year! Will be having Pastor Raymond Mooi for service tmrw... Looking forward to it...

Buzzing day...

Well, I had a fruitful day today although at the end of it I was quite tired... I slept at almost 4am and was woke up by my mum at 7am. And yeah, she gave me a real shock. She had to rush my dad to the hospital cos he was having an acute abdominal pain. Of course, that was really scary. And I just couldn't sleep after that so I started praying fervently till the burden was lifted before I began to sleep fitfully again. But I gave up at 9.30am and decided to wake up for the day. But thank God, my dad was ok. He had a gallstone so he was just given some medication and 3 days MC. Praise the Lord! I am just glad that it was nothing serious. Anyway, after that, I decided to spring clean my room. It had been very messy since the beginning of April and I was just waiting for the exams to be over so that I can clean it up. Well, it was hard work though. I ended up spending a whole day springcleaning. I only ended at 9.30pm! So it was 10 hours of work! But my room is clean and neat now and it looks pleasing to the eye. I am a neat freak so this is extremely important. Keke... But I really do appreciate my dear for coming all the way to accompany me after his night shift. It was a surprise and it was really sweet of him to do that so that I won't feel alone and keep worrying about my dad. Thanks a lot dear dear!

Exams over galore...

Alright... Its 3.26am right now... Usually I'll be asleep ny now, but I just dun feel like sleeping tonight... Muz be too excited... Haha... I just finished my exams today and I'm still feeling excited and extremely happy! Went out right after that to a KTV session with Hui Juan, and we had a great time singing and singing for almost 4 hours! Juan is my best pal in NUS. I dunno how we hit it off but hey we have remained good friends over the past 3 years, going and skipping lectures, me 'nua-ing' in her room during my free periods... Keke... Gonna miss her when she graduate... Well, I should probably try to sleep, hopefully I can... Gotta pack my room later in the day, its way to meesssy!